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1996-04-01

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LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE'S STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER 1
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liW FEATURES FORUM SPORTS
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Students protest against administration
fective in communicating the message that the
group was concerned about student voice
being heard ... [butj views on LLE didn't come
across." by Joe Grossman
pproxlmately 60 students
showed up at a silent dem
~nstration on Saturday, April 13 to pro­
test the proposal to grant Limited Law Enforce­
ment (LLE) powers to Campus Safety. Although
the effort to put LLE into effect had already been
tabled until next year, the ultimate outcome is
still in the air
The protest was organized in response to a
memo from the administration to the LC com­
munity outlining the possible benefits of LLE,
which would give Campus Safety officers some
legal police powers. The ASLC had already
voted against the measure 9-0, and students had
written 161 letters against it. As a result, the
memo was perceived by many students as an
attempt to force the issue and disregard the stu­
dents' opinions.
Word came out the middle of last week that
the demonstration would take place on Satur­
day morning.April 13. This was to coincide with
a major prospective student event at which ac­
cepted students for the 1996-1997 school year
were here with their parents to see the campus
and listen to students, faculty, and administra·
tion.
Protest organizers hoped to clearly, but
un!ntruslvely, tell admitted students and their
parents thilt there is a significant lack of student
111put Into mnjor decisions made on campus. It
was decided that the protest would be silent, in
order to symbolically represent the student
plight, and to respect, rather than assault, the
admitted students and parents.
The demonstration began at 9:00 outside the
chapel, where p!O!,pective and parents were wel•
comed by President Michael Mooney. Protesters
waited outside the chapel with signs bearing such
slogans as "Students should be seen and not
heard". After about thirty minutes, parents left
the chapel for their own panel discussion with
faculty and staff in the Council Chamber, while
their children asked questions or a panel of stu­
dents in the chapel.
Protesters waited about twenty minutes for the -~
He also said that the administration's deci­
sion to shelve the issue was prompted mainly
by the student outcry and the announcement
of the demonstration. 'Toe student percep­
tion of the [memo from Michael Mooney l was
'this is not good, we're being used.' When
Mike heard of the protest... he was not con•
vinced that LLE was the best thing to do.•
However, the issue is far fro.m dead. One
Campus Safety officer stated that, despite the
fact that seve.ra.l Campus Safety officers per·
sonally oppose LLE, it is probably inevitable
that it wjlJ go through eventually. The officer
said that is currently the rule, not the excep• •
tioo, in American colleges and universities,
and LC will probably succumb in the next rew
years. The officer added that certainly not all
Campus Safety officers personally oppose
LLE. photo by Laura s.nson
Concem«I st~nta protest outside the Chlpel durfng
the admitttd students program on Saturday, April 13. In the officer's personal opinion, LLE would
impede Campus Safety's abilities to stop
crime on campus. The officer said that with
LLE powers, Campus Safety would probably
cease to make regular rounds through residence
halls, entering the dorms only when a problem
was brought to their attention. This would make
it more difficult to prevent crime on campus, U a
bit easier to punish it. parents' panel to settle down before going to the
Council Chamber, where they held up signs out•
side ihe windows before silently making a swift
stroll through the chamber during the discussion.
Demonstrators then returned to the chapel, en­
tering briefly to make their presence and their
cause known. They exited the chapel after a few
minutes, waited for the prospectives to 6Je out
and see the protest one more time. Around 10:30,
the rally dispe~.
During .ind after the protest, prospectives and
thefr parents seemed surprised by the demon•
stration. One parent was overheard saying
"We've heard plenty of what the i.taff has to say;
I wonder what the students think.• Many pro­
spective students expressed concern over the
safety or life on campus, suggesting a possible
miscommunication of the intent of the protest.
Dean of Students Michael Ford called the pro­
test "thoughtful. respectful I thought It was ef• When asked about the likelihood of the mea­
sure being pas.~ed during summer vacation,
when there are no students to oppose it, Ford
wanted to put to rest "concerns about it being
passed over the summer when no one's looking:
it's not going to happen ... If the community
doesn't want it, and you impose it upon them,
it'll be counterproductive."
Still, the protest seems to have wonsomethlng
more important than a delay of LLE. The ad•
mlnistratiQn heard the studentt: and responded,
unlike in previow; disputes, such as the ones over
the semester system, the two-yeM residency re­
quirement, and the .KLC move.
High-tech theft calls LC security into question
"We have theft every
year .. we've got a lot or e,c­
pensive equipment up here
It's sometime!; tempting for
people-to take things," s.'\id warning, urging community
members to report suspi­
cious dealings. by feff S/1aw R ecent thefts of com
puter equipment
have certaJn mem-
bers of the Lewis &. Clark
community wondering
about how well secured the
campus is against high-tech
theft.
"It's a serious problem on
college campuses every­
where," said Campus Safety
Supervisor Suue Hunter.
"lt's on the rise. Since the
world is becoming more
computer-oriented, they're
hot items."
Assistant Professor of
Mathematical Sciences Jeff
Ely found out just how hot this year, when his Silicon
Graphics Work Station. val­
ued at about $12,000, was
stolen.
"It was stolen right out of
my office (in Albany)," said
Ely.
The thief or thieves tam•
pered with the door on the
far West side of the bwlding.
entered t:he main portion of
the Math Department, and
entered room 126 by force,
probably by kicking in Ely's
office door
This theft is probably the
most expensive of a sedes or
computer equlpment thefts
this year, including the theft
of memory chips from c:11r-tain machines. Measures are
being taken to ensure that
the trend does not continue.
Hunter said that the thefts of
RAM chips !tom the
Throckmorton computer
labs have forced the place­
ment of motion-sensitive
alarms..
Hunter couldn't verify
that tates of theft have made
a drastic rise, though she did
say that anecdotal evidence
hinted al increased propen­
sity for computer theft on
campus. "I'm oot sure if
theft or computers h.,s gone
up. Jt certainly seems like
there's been more than usual
this year," said Hunter. Hunter.
The new Wat:zek library, in
particular, has been a prob­
lem area for the~ accocding
to Hunter. "It's a brand new
building. lt'sopen24 hours,
so you're gonna have 24
hours of problems," said
Hunter.
Ely warned that he never
considered himself a target.
acknowledging that "of
course, nobody ever thinks
its ever going to happen to
them." Hunter echoed the uvou always want to re­
port suspicious activity to
us .. .! always tell people to
use their sixth sense," said
Hunter. She empha.sized
that it is best to be a little
wary and trust one's in­
stincts in order to prevent a
potential theft.
Though It took a few
w~ks of inconvenience, Ely
now has his Work Station
back. Now, all he expresses
wishes for is the capture of
those who made off with it
in the first place. 2 APRIL 19, 1996
ASLC debates harsh new budget
'tLC update
by Matthias Fripp
The ASLC student council this
week faced the first fallout from the
previous week's marathon budget­
trimming session. College Outdoors
director Joe Yuska "hit the roof"
when he heard about CO's new bud­
get. College Outdoors is funded in
part by the ASLC In addition to fees
they collect for trips and funding
they receive from the college. Last
week the ASLC council trimmed
budgds of a number of organiza­
tions by an as-yet-unrevealed
amount, in order to avoid running
a deficit next year.
College Outdoors received a large
part of the cuts, and is one of the
only organizations to have been in­
formed of its new budget. Council
members were hoping the college
would pick up some of the funding
difference, but Budget & Finance VP
Charles Turner says Mervyn
Brockett, Vice Dean of the college,
declined to do so. Turner says that
when the council was planning bud-
,
April 11: A theft was
reported in the
Pamplin Sports Center
mens locker room.
Unknown suspect(s)
removed items from an
unlocked locker. Loss
is approximalely $60.
April 13: Unknown
suspecr(s) broke out a
window in a Campus
Safety vehicle, causing
approximately $200
damage. The investiga­
tion is continuing.
April 13: An at­
tempted theft was re­
ported at the Book­
store. No items were gets, Yuska told them that the ASLC
funding was needed for new equJp­
ment, but that College Outdoors
could get by without it Tumer says
that Yuska is now talking about be­
ing unable to run NSO trips next fall for several council positions, includ­
ing moving the ISLC representative
into the same office as other student
representatives, despite the objec­
tions of some ISLC members.
Currently, the ISLC representative
College Outdoors Director
Joe Yuska "hit the roof"
when he heard about CO's
new budget.
and stopping maintaining an ASLC­
owned van which CO often uses.
Council president Cory Curtis
says the ASLC will not change its
mind. He says the council wiJJ ex­
plain the reasons for the cuts to
Yuska, but say that CO didn't
present Itself well in the beginning
and the council can't go back and
change the funding decisions.
Earlier in the meeting, the council
voted to change the office locations
taken. However, there was
damage to the security
gale.
April 13: A verbal dis­
pute between 2 students
occurred at Plact Hall. A
report was taken.
April 14: An intoxicated
Sludenl broke out a win­
dow in Howard Hall. A
report was taken.
April 14; Unknown
suspect(s) gained access to
lhe Manor House. The
builcting had been secured
for the weekend. The
foyer area outside of the
President's Office had been
ransacked. No damage. •
April 14: A non-injury
ve.hicle hit & run was re­
ported to Campus Safety. shares a small office with the Com­
munication Board Chair, and the
other student representatives share
a large office with the VP of Infor­
mation of Programming. The VP of
Budget & Finance shares an office
with the SAAB VP. Under the new
plan, the Communication Board
chair will move out of the ASLC of­
fices, the ISLC representative will
share the large office with the other
student representatives, and the VP
of B&F and the new VP of Student
Organizations will move into the
small office. The position of VP of
J&P has been eliminated under th.e
ASLC's new bylaws.
Council members said the moves
are necessary In order to have the SO
VP in the same office as the VP of
B&F, and to provide for the most ef·
ficient use of space. They also sug­
gested that having the ISLC repre­
sentativeshare a large office with the
other studen1 representatives might
help to build communication be­
tween the ISLC and the rest of ASLC
Sever.il visibng TSLC members ar­
gued against the move, saying that
the ISLC representative is already
short of space, and often needs to
have meetings with ISLC board
members, meetings which might dis­
hub the other student representa­
tives. They said that the ISLC is par­
ticular! y busy for two months of the
year du ring which th.ey organize the
international Fair.
Council members said that the new
office will be bigger and better than the ISLC representative's current
office, and that the ISLC has no
cause to complain. They also said
that the ISLC representativ,
should only have enough spact
for his or her work with ASLC,
not for the entire ISLC board or
membership. They also suggested
that the ISLC tends to object to
any change from the status quo,
After tl1e vote in favor of the
move, council members and tllf
ISLC visitors decided that it
would be a good idea foe the two
boards to get together and work
on building a better relationship
before the semester ends.
Later in the meeting, the co1111•
cil approved a new Academic In•
tegrity Policy that had been
worked out by the SAAB board
and faculty. If the faculty ap­
proves it, the new policy could be
included in the college catalog for
trial use next year. The council
ended the meeting by discussing
new rules of procedure to help
tighten up the elections processu,
the future.
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• ltkinson urges students to use resources
by Jeff Slinw
ean of the College Jane
Atkinson is conce_med
that students aren't effec­
;tly utilizing her as a resource.
~r having witnessed what she
:isiders a communication break­
.wn, Atkinson worries that "there
,channel here that students need
use, and they aren't using it. H
Oue to a restructuring in the
,Uege's administration, Lewis &
luk is no longer operating under
t Departments of Student Affairs
,d Academic Affairs, as the Log re­
irted earlier this year. cerned about the Executive Council more involved in the LLB debate.
dealing with Limited Law Enforce- "Sl\ldents were not using me as a
ment. I am in a pOl>ition to repre-resource ... and that's unfortunate. If
sent undergraduate students had just articulated their
students ... Michael Ford reports to concerns to me ... ilJ am contacted, I
me," Atkinson said. "My concern can be effective. Ifl'mnotcontacted, "What I sensed was that students,
even in positions of leadecshlp were
still operating under the old struc­
ture of Student Affairs and Aca­
demic Affairs," Atkinson stated.
She called for more activities like
brown-bag lunches to foster com­
munication between students and
administrators, noting that earlier
this year, such arrangements were
discussed and tested. Still, Atkinson
says she has come to terms with the
fact that students will not always use
lhe expected channel~. "My concern is that no student, during all the
months this discussion on LLE has been going on,
has approached me on the matter."
-Jane Atkinson
Atkinson, as Dean of the College
rves as a member of the £xecutive
JUncil, where she is in a position
mfluence institutional policy re­
JIiting the College of Arts and Sci­ns. It is in this capacity, she says,
it her office could have been uti­
~ during the recent controversy
;er Limited Law Enforcement
.LE}.
'The students were ver con-is that no student, during all the
months this discussion on LLB has
been going on, has approached me
on the matter."
Atkinson stressed that she could ad
as a mea.ns for student concerns to
be voiced on the Executive Council.
She speculated about whether a
great deal of controversy couldn't
have been avoided had she been
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which to rely," said Atkinson.
Atkinson said she realized that
students were busy, and that this
may have hade adverse effects on
communication efforts, but also
noted that other factors, such as a
yea.r u.nder a new administrative
structure, may have exacerbated
existing problems. "What I'm realizing now is that I
can't depend on the initiative of stu­
dents to do it (maJce contact I,"
Atkinson said.
In summary, Atkinson appealed to
those students who are among the
active to utilize her position as a re­
source.
"It saddens me that students who
want to have a say ... don't see that
there are routine, mundane, legiti­
mate cha.nnels for making one's con­= known," she said .
Students bypassed by
administration by Noel Johnson to go back to the drawing board. The six seniocs that make up The committee imm .. ediately. looked
the Commencement Com at other options, and had someone
mittee are quite frustrated lined up , while Atkinson took the
because the administration ulti-liberty of asking for President
mately overstepped their plans to Michael Mooney's help.
pick a graduation speaker. Accord- The committee's second choice fell
ing to Shelby Uritz, the committee through, but they found someone
is formed each fall, and has had else right away, Sarah Weddington.
problems since its creation. "Our Weddington atgued for abortion in
goal this year was to give it our all -Roe v. Wade at the tender age of 25.
we had an incredible wish list." Jane Uritz spoke with Weddington'~
Atkinson, who convenes the com-agent to make sure that the speech
mittee, claims that the students had would not be a talk about abortion.
high expectations that were virtually The agent assured that Weddington
impossible to reach. would discuss "global leadership.H
It was important to the students The committee was very happy to
to have a woman this y~r. because have Weddington ata priceof$4000,
of the majority of male speakers in $1000 less than they were ultimately
the past. Two weeks before spring allowed to spend.
break, the graduation speaker they Meanwhile, Mooney asked the
were depending onJ Madeleine Boai:d of Trustees if they knew of
Albright (US ambassador to the anyone to come speak for gradua­
UN),canceled, and they were forced contin11ed 011 page 10
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Student act1v1sts
Sportswear out of Burma
by Jeff Sl,aw United Nations, US State Depart• the BAC added, "While Columbia
ortland activists working menl and numerous Independent h.1s chosen to place human rights
with the Burma Action human rights group~, the Burmese over profits, there are other busi­
Comm, 11ee (BAC) have army roubnely prachces rape, torture nessessupportmg the d1ctatorslup.
won a major victory. Portland• and murder in repressing all demo-Osh-Kosh and Nautica are report­
based clothing company Columbia era tic freedoms. edly sourcing from Columbia'j
Sportswear is the latest American Matt Donohue from BAC said "Co-former supplier, which also is tied
corporation cutting all business lumbia is dearly responding to the to military purchasing. London
with Burma, according to a letter information it has recel\red on the Pog and Leslie Pay are reportedly
from the company released on oppression in Burma, and the mien-manufacturing in Burma and con­
April 2nd. Brian Schmidt of l3AC sity of opposition to doing business tributing to the oppression.''
acknowledged the role university that finances the 'South Africa of the Schmidt continued his list of so­
students, and Lewis & Clark stu• 1990's'. The Burma Action Commit- ciaUyirresponsiblecompanieswith
dents in particular, can have in Jo-tee and activists across the country the snack-food giant Pepsi-Co, and
calized activist efforts. welcome Columbia Sportswear to the more.
"Burma is the South Afnca of the growing list of socially-responsible "Pepsi-Co, Unocal and Heineken
companies that have left Burma 1,tn• also side with dictators, All three
til democracy 1s restored.'" companies provide financing and
Schmidt said that this eflort show~ support for Burma's Junta, and
what kind of impact students can Heineken in particular is tn part­
have, and expressed hope that LC nerslup with Burma's military pro•
students would expand their m-curement division. ¥.'hen w!ll these
volvemenl. CQmpanies learn?" Schmidt said.
"The recent victory regarding Donohue concluded "The victory
Columbia's decision to withdraw In winnmg Columbia'ssuppor1 for
from Burma shows how LC students democracy is one we could not
can have an Impact on human rights have had without the support of
on the other side of the planet. many Oregonians on this issue. We
Thanks to those students, a very bru-look forward to a similar victory in
taJ dictatorship is short tens or hun-Congress, which would take us a
dreds of thousands of doUa.rs in long way towards making Burma
funds for its military. That was just the next 'Free South Africa'."
anappetizer.lhopeLCstudentswW The uproar over Columbia's
now sink their teeth into the Burma business in Burma began in No­
movement," Schmidt said. vember 1995, when BAC con•
' Denig named many LC students
While Columbia customers frolicked... who lent their efforts in theColumbia
1990's and more than anyone it is
university students that are mak­
ing that a reality. From Harvard
students kicking Pepsi off campus
on nne side of the country, to Lewis
& Clark students providing the ma·
1or1ty of the 'people power' at Co­
lumbia Sportswear demonstrations
on the other side, students are mak­
ing a difference," Schmidt said.
LC junior Brad Denig, who is also
affiliated with BAC, credited the
efforts of a number of Lewis &
Clark student activists as essential
to the successful efforts of the cam-
paign. campaign, such as Grace Baek.April
Bertelson, Paul Cress, Kanoa-lani
Withington, J.C. Garrick, Emily
l3ridewell, Jeff Shaw, recent LC
alumni John Skelton, and renowned
community activist Jon Brier. I
tions m several cities, retailers in•
duding the giant Recreational
Equipment Inc. (REI) told Colum•
bia to stop sending them clothing
made in Burma. Demonstrations
increased in number ahd in force.
as graphic photographic evidena?
of Burmese military atrocities~
came public. REJ officials agreed
to examine the whole issue further
on in late March at a meeting at­
tended by members of the Seattle
Campaign for a Free Burma and
the Burma Action Committee. Co­
lumbia announced its withdrawal
by the end of the week.
Burma is a Southeast Asian
country whose prosperous post•
World War 11 democracy was
l!llded by a coup in I 962. Decilde:.
of economlc catastrophe and hu­
man-rights violations were chal­
lenged by a student-led uprising
in 1988, which was put down
through thousands of deaths and
through the forcible shutdown of
universities for four years.
After the uprising, Burma's dic­
tators renamed themselves the
State Law and Order Restoration
Council (SLORC). SLORC
promptly engaged in wfde-scale
forced labor, rape, extortion, and
crackdowns on human rights and
political activity, targeting of mi•
nority ethnic groups and religions,
• -- BAC representatives said that
Columbia's action ls a boost for the
activistl>, who are no,v kick.mg off
a campaign to get Oregon congres•
sional support for the Burm.a Free­
dom and Democracy Act. The act
would end trade until democracy
is restored to Burma. The Portland-based supplier of a
wide range of outdoor and recre•
ational clothing had faced a growing
consumer boycott over its investment
in Burma, one of the world's most
repressive military dictatorships. 1n
a letter to the Portland-based Burma
Action Committee, Donohue con tin•
ued, "Oregon-based businesses have
signed on the message placing hu­
man righ~ ahead of blind econom:
ics. Realizing that a global economy
requires global responsibility, these
companies are respecting the wishes
of Burma's elected leaders calling for
businesses to stay out until democ•
racy is restored." ... Burmese citizens were stabbed, beaten, and killed.
In the letter, Columbia stated
"After reviewing business issues
pertaining to our production ln
Burma, the company has decided
to termmate our operation there."
Columbia discovered, after much
prodding from activists and an in•
vestigation, that its nominally pri·
vate partner m Burma was in fact
at least partially owned by the Bur­
mese army. Thi~ was reportedly a
factor in its decision to stop produc­
ing clothing tn Burma, since accord­
mg to reports by the ·•11 is now even more important that
Oregon businesses do not face unlarr
competition from other companies
that think dleap labor ma ~lave-state
is more important than human rights.
The Burma Freedom and Democracy
Act will stop this from happening.
We look forward to the endorsement
of the entire On.~on delegation for
the bipartisan Senate bill, along with
its House counterpart, Donohue
said
Snll. othercorporationsconttnue to
flout the boycott of business in
Burm,,, which ml!<lns the SAC has
more work to do. Bnan Schmidt ot firmed that Columbia was domg
business in Burma, and together
with other activist groups around
the country, asked Columbia to
withdraw. A nation-wide cam•
paign began in earnest in January
when Columbia 155ued a statement
saying it used an independent con­
tractor in Burma and planned to
stay in the country. In late January,
BAC determined that the contrac-
tor, Segye Myanmar, was partially
owned by the dictatorship's de­
fense ministry.
Columbia Sportswear said they
were concerned about the n<'W in·
formation, and that they planned
to send an investigative team to
Burma. faced Wlth rising media
publicity and activist demonstra-devastation to the environment, in­
cludmg the S11'.<ifl elimination of the
last great teak forests in the world,
and government complicity in
heroin trafficking, are all among the
charges placed on Burma's military
by activist groups, USCongress,and
the US State Department.
For more information on Burma•
related projects in O~gon, students
and concerned citizens can contact
Burma Action Committee, a Port­
land-based grass-roots organization.
Local contacts with SAC include
Matt Donohue, (503)786-9517
Brian Schmidt, (503)236-9776,
brischnudt@aol.com, or Brad Denig,
x8627, denig@lclark.edu APRIL 19, 1996
lerbert ·Schiller addresses
C community
By Alliso11 Smit!,
n Tuesday, April 16, at
7:30pm, in the Coun
di Chamber, Herbert
er, the Professor or Emeritus
University of San Diego, m•
~ the LC community that we
ormed and affected by the
rate packaged conscious•
.. that bombards our minds
'l\ all media sources. The
:,plin Society of Fellows invited
~l!r when they felt he was the
1 qualified person to address
most widespread questions
the LC community has. Sier talked of the mystery
the shift m who America
for many of her social prob­
. He said that before World
tn, people blamed big business
rontrolling consumer goods/
~ucts and trying to :;ell useless
~simply for a profit. Through
('(!lents such as the Populists
S Progressives, Americans
!ited to d155emmate the power
lie "big businesses# so that they
~ldn't be taken advantage of.
~w Americans don'[ know who
~me. Schiller said that we may
realize it, but we have no con­
over the way our minds are
pg shaped, especially the mln~
routh America. Corporations
a.~ lime/Warner (who owns
r Broadcasting, CNN, etc.), f,ey (who owns ABC and nu•
IOUS radio shows),
ltnghouse (who recently
~ht out CBS), GE (who owns
~-who owns NBC), FOX (who
iwned by an "international cul•
~ vandal''), and Southwestern
(who recently acquired Pac
rist which forces USWest to
a partner and altogelher
e;, the whole structure of the
T Corporabon) dominate ev•
int of information that we re­
. They have specific market­
Ullentions that we are largely
aware of because they are re­
to us through popular media.
n we take time to evaluate
t these media, namely: music,
~ion, movies, radio, and shop­
malls, are composed of, we
!hat they are nol the mdiv1du•
• expressions that they appear
, rather they are saturated
iffid built upon the selling in•
ons o{ these large corpora•
said that we have no legal re­
ag,unst the bombardment of
pervasive ad campaigns by
mabSi\•e corporations. He
that people need to realize that
and every one ot our con­
ll.Snl!!'<SCS are changing because
subtle, yet huge invasion of
n\l.'dia He said thi!t to dis~m••
tlu~ power, we need to" return to our hist0I) as a
people ... one tea•
ture that we can
take 1ustifla ble
pnde in ... ( there
h,we been! many
occasions when
inJividuaJ
groups and
movements ...
have resisted, 1lp•
posed and actu­
ally been able lo
have their conv1c­
hons stick." We
need to keep in
mmd the power•
ful effects th.1.t the
Populisl~ and the
Progressives had
and we need to
form powerful,
organized group~
to oppose the ef• Herbert Schiller spoke to a standing•room only
crowd Tuesday
fects these corporations are having.
Schiller raised the question, 'Why
isn't their concern about material
that goes into our minds; material
that eventually comes down to cre­
ating our col\SClousness?' He made
it obvious that we can not escape
this material, it is everywhere. He
said that the purpose of thfr, infor­
mation 1s to g11111 a profit for the cor•
po ration that owns the smaller guys
who run the ads and sell the prod·
ucts. It has, in a sense, created a
#corporate culture."
The problem is we, the people,
have no control over the corporate
culture. There 1s no way to censor
this kind of subliminal, yet largely
present information bllCau~e of a Tell.'«lmmunicalions Bill that opens
the public to the-influence of these
large scale companies. The bill takes
away all controls on what can be
said and done in terms of market-
1J1g; essentially advertising has be­
come a "free market" operated by a
very wealthy and powerful few.
They decide what gets put into the
media because their goal 1s to make
money; there is no incentive for
them 10 put things into our minds
that won't induce us to buy the
things that they market.
When Schiller finished his lecture
around 8:30pm, the audience stuck
around for another <IS mmutes to ask
questions. There was almost a full
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Get hap-hap-happy with Brain Candy
By Brett Beach
,wing caught only
neeting glimpses of the
.!icclalmed
Kids in the Hall comedy group on
televiSJon, r had no idea what to ex­
pect with their big-screen bow, Brnm
Cn11dy. judging from the stunned
reactions of those in the audience
around me, ncilher did their long­
time supporters. Part skit-sketch
hybrid and part indescrlbable In­
sanity, the movie makes a deliber­
ate attempt to carve out Its own
niche in the marketplace. What ex­
actly that niche is I still have no idea,
but perhaps Paramount Pic!ures
should consider releasing it with the
tag line uSometh.ing to offend every·
one." That may not be an illustri­
ous achievement, but the abillty'of
Brnm Ca11tfy to constantly deliver on
that promise is, in a sick and twisted
way, refreshing.
The plot (which rs both wildly
diveregent and yet more contained
than one might expect) concerns
Rori tor, a pham1eceul:ical company
so desperate for a new product to
replace its long-time hit Stummies,
that it rushes into mass distribution
the somewhat untested creation of
nerdy scientist Chris Cooper. The
drug 1s termed Gleemonex, and in
ih. ability to C.'lil up one's happiest
memory and allow it to be replayed
over and over, it can be seen as an
extreme version of that other picker­
upper, Prozac. Pretty soon the ma-
1or side-effect of the drug, a teeny
problem involving happiness-in­
duced comns, is discovered, and generating interactivity with the
screen. As for me, I'm still won•
denng about that cop who ap·
pears to have some odd fetish for
toasL .. it's just that kind of film.
( .. ·1/2)
Pio log "Whal the hell were
they thinking!" Selection of the
Week
The Kids In the Hall make their film debut in Brain Candy As an example of what kind
of ftlm it takes to sink an entire stu•
d10, look no further than Celling
Away With M11rdu. As one of a
dozen film that Savoy Pictures
managed to unload after it went
under and had to declare bank·
ruptcy, the plot couJd ha,•e tried
to be even more offensive than
Bra111 Cn11dy. Considering that at
the center of ii is a character who
may or may not be ,, Nazi mass
murderer, this wouldn't be so dif­
ficult, except the filmmakers
hedge their be!$ and the result is a
mild black comedy with little Chris must decide whether to lis­
ten to his conscience and go pub­
lic, or stay filthy rich and oblivi­
ous.
Of course, that simple plot
description ignores about98% of
the characters and 100% of the
plot sidelines, which involve both
those affected by the drug (in­
cluding a suburban family man
who is oblivious to his homo­
sexuality though everyone else
has accepted it, and the unfo,rget­
table Cancer Boy) as well as the
corporate heads delirious with
thedntg's Ill success (upon read­
ing Drug Variety, Lhe president of
Roritor exclaims, "We kicked
pencillin' s ass!"). For those un­
familiar with the.Kidssty17 it can
best be approximated as nothing
is sacred-anything goes. The five
members of the group (Dave
Foley, Mark McKinney, Bruce
McCulloch, Norm McDonald,
and Scott Thompson) play about
five-six roles each In the film,
many in drag, and what is per­
haps most surprising m Lhe 61m
is how they refuse to settle for the
easy gag of simply having a guy
in a dress and expecting it to be funny, All of their lemale creations,
from the lonely widow who is the
first test subject of Gleemonex to
Chris's co-worker who has an im­
mense crush on him, are as fleshed
out as the male roles (and consider­
in_g that
th.is is just a
frantic la ughs
and even
less inter-
comedy,
there is a
surprising
amount of
depth in­
volved in
the charac­
teriza­
tions). ... with its odd musical Inter­
ludes, dialogue that stays
lodged in your brain, and trippy
special effects sequences, this
is the 90's answer to The
Rocky Horrow Picture Show. e s t .
There are
stretches
t h a t
shine,
mainly
involving
the rela­
honshi p
I'd be
h a r d -
pressed to say if anybody beyond
fans of the Kids would even want
to venture a peek at it, but it defi­
nitely ha.~ a shot at attaining cult/
midnight movie status. In fact, it oc­
curred to me the other day that with
its odd musical interludes,dialogue
that stays lodged in your brain, and
tr1ppy special effects sequences, this
ill the 90's answer to TJrc Rocky Hor­
ror Prct11re Shotu. Perhaps all that re­
mains is for a (ew fanatics to start subplot
between
lead Dan Aykroyd (playingan cl.h·
ics professor who is a mite upset
that said Nazi is living next door
to him) and doctor Bonnie Hunt
(who emerges with her sloll and
reputation as an actress and come­
dienne intact). Their scenes to­
gether manage to briefly tran­
scend the muck and make one
wish lhat the film had been .ibout
them. Otherwise, unless you have
a JOnes to see Aykroyd have sex
Peterson graces campus
By Alliso11 Smith
obert Peterson, a former En
glii;h professor at Reed and
University of San Fran-
cisco, read his observational and
subtly witty poetry on Wednesday,
April JO, at 8pm, in Armstrong
Lounge. His dry humor and po­
etry, self-described as "superficial
but lrue" and upassing though~",
came through to his audience with
a spart.1n and humble style
Peterson was introduced by
Vo!J'O Rull;ala, who reg,,rds Peterson
as one of the finest poets around.
His honors mclude winner of the
National Poetry Series, and winner
of the Amy Lowell Travcllng Fel­
lowship. Peterson was quick to re­
veal his dry humor when acknowl-edging that April is National Po­
etry Month; he said that even
though April has been set aside
for poetry, he would continue
writing throughout the rest of the
year.
He lived In Taos, New
Mexico, for awhile. Some of his
poetry was influenced by his
natural surroundings, particu­
larly the nearby Pecos mountain.,.
Other poems include reminiS(mg
about playing baseball with the
neighborhood kids in the sum­
mer, and another poem \Vils ti tied
"Love". Peterson said that he
called th1:-p(\Cll\ "Love" for lack
of a better desC1"iptive word.
Then, he went on to say that most
of his poems are about Jove in one way or another.
Peterson ended his reading
with a series of untitled poems simi­
lar in style to Haiku. He offered to
sign his books, two of which he was
selling. A couple people got their
books signed and people left havmg
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Annoyed students
ignored once again
To President Mooney,
We are "ot.ni; to air a grievance
which we have with the ndmin1&tr.1lton
of I.ewe, & < 'lark This gnevance ts in
regards to tru, commenc:ement speaker
who was chosen for lhi:, 1/llar'S gradua­
bon cen>mony. We were all members of
thecommtml.'efflent speaker comm11tec.
We devoted our hme and our energy to
choosmg a
speaker that
we felt were dt!iCltded. As we under,;tood the
proces,. u the first candidate declined.
we woulJ ,1>k ll'te wcond, and then !ht
Uurd. and so un. When we attempted
to make additional ~uggestions, we
were told th<•re was not enough lime to
pursue those sugg~llons, or President
/1,tooney did not h,1xe ,:onnections to
reach the dti,,ired peiwn. Som!! of the
people we
suggested,
such as
would best
repre;,ent Uie
interests of
our fellow
students
However, the
speaker se­
lected wa, "There was no choice. T e r r y
Anderson
(US hostage
in Lebanon)
andJocclyn
Elders
(former US There was no consulta­
tion. There was no stu-
dent voice. "
D.l!J. our
choice, nor
were we con.sullied below the decision
was made.
At th" begtMing of i.,~t oemestcr,
our committ<....,, iilong \\1th Dean of the
College, Jane Atkin,,on. CQmput'd a list
of p<>ssible speakers we wanted to Ul•
vile. In early October, the first person
on our list was iJI\ ired. However, after
we dlscovered that she was unavailable,
the suggested speakers on the rest of our
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Editor-s-in-c_hief
MoH Shermon
Jeff Show
News
Morn, Hondley
Merry Womer
Opinion/Editorial
Noel Johnson
Arts
Rebecco Seeber!
Sen Horfst
Sports
Jamie Diomond
Publick Occur-­
rences
Ryan Lee
Photos
Maqone Dizon
Loura Benson Surgeon
General).
were even
qu,.,,lloned as lo their worthiness of re­
ceiving an honorary deg-ree from Lewis
& Clark. Furthermore, when we found
contacts. and a,•a,lability of speaker,;,
our efforts were not even cons1derecl.
On April I, we were sent an e-mail
Wonrung us that Peter Ueberroth had
agreeed tospeakatgraduatlon. He was
not a suggestion from anyone on our
committee, in fact, his nnme b.id ne,•cr
Reporters
Rebecca Seeber!
Gustov Cizon
Motthios Fripp
Brett Seoch
Mott Doily
Amy Rfchorcls
Joe Groumon
Artists
Ryan Lee
Mike Skrzynski
Ads
Antssa Beosley been menHoned before we were m•
formed of the decision. We were never
asked if we, as students, wanted to in•
v1te hun to speak. The decision was
mnde with no consultnt;on from our
committee Yet, when the deosion was
announced to the faculty, It was an­
nounced a.~ the "studenL~ choice." There
wns no choice. There was no co,~ulia­
tlon. There was no student voice-
We an? not ~aying that the$1udents
on the commitr~'\l should have final ap­
proval or veto power of ,1 speaker. Nor
are we saying that only student sugges­
tions for speakers should be considered.
What we are saying 1s thM Peter
Ueberroth is not a choice of the
committee's, and shou Id not be por-f O R U M
t:rayed as such.
We would recommend, that in the
future, several changes be made to ttus
system. If the administration would like
to c:laim that the spe.il«,r IS the students'
choice, then the)· m~t actually mnkc 11
the students' choice. Otherwise, let the
administration do the decision makmg
on their own Md do not claim that the
,audentsare mvolved_ The selection ttus
year-wru. not the.student choice for com­
mencement speaker and should not be
c:laimed I\S one
Si11cerely,
Hisiya Beppu, Carrie A.
W11itlock, Ala1111a Moore,
Slre(by Uritz, and /011 Rotl,
You call that art?
To tl,e editor,
I •at u, the Trail Room h.lving lunch
the other day ,1nd I nottet'dsomepeoplc
b\lilding a deck on the lawn. ~ was
rather puu.lmg so I dec1dL>d to pursue
ti further and figure out why they were
bwldmg such a thmg.
Som my pursuit I discovered th.ii
tl w.1s p,,rt of the Arts Alive• seriCl' I
never actuall)• saw the art is! iUld I spt:nt
qwte a bit o! time stanng out the wm­
dow procr.istmatlng. It looked liJ..c
mostly ort ~tudent& and the ceram,cs
professor. What tS thtS tlung that ,,; supposed
to be art? It looks like a deck 10 me. and
lam usually ru, art HtanH i r \'Ou will Per­
haps the bigger question tS why we paid
someone to make .i deck 6n the lawn?
Wasn't there li0m111h1ng b;!tter we could
have spent th,1t money on?
Don't get me wrong. l lovP the Art:,
Afiwl l>l.'ne~ especial!) the N\.., Afrikan
Amencm ffallet, ,md that WClman who
made thl! concretl! &CUlpture a few year..
ago, But why ,, deck?
Sincerely,
Tracy Rodda
Peeved? Offended? Oppressed?
Annoyed about life in general?
Irritated by something we've
published? Write a letter to the
editor. It'll appear right here
on these very pages!
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Fight the power! APRIL 19, 1996 g
Wilderness and the American Mind
To)tl1e Editor,
I gues.< I <hould have lls·
lcr1l-d t,:, Hans, my 6' 4" 240
round TA when he told me we
were ~un-lo ~pill if we tried to
canoe 'the canyon,• But how
could l re.:;ist? All the student:.
were watching ru,d the rumor
of our proposed feat had
spread to fellow wilderness
tmvelers and a pair of Ojibwe
Indians perd1ed on a ocMby
dlf(. When strangers gather In
• wilderness one lhing is for
sure: an accident has occurred
or lh..-re IS the joyous possibil­
ity that an accident will occur
iSld they will get to -1t. We
were that pos,,ib1hty and then?
Wol5 no turmng back nQw. In
seconds, we slipped out of the
passive eddy and 111to the t0r•
ren1 of the unforgiven. The an­
gry water spla.shed over the
gunnels blinding our ,,u,w and
weighing down the bo.1t. Yet, ,IS
we nc,1red the Impenetrable
wall o( water m the ne,tr dis·
tance the vast wilderness be­
came a ,till point. The ,ound o(
rushmgwatcrdLsappeared mtQ
silence and humbly we bowed
down to the wildness of the
nver. Accepting 1lS role as
t~acher, nver turned us side­
ways, IHted the canoe to the
limit of Its gravity bound break­
ers and spit us into the sky to
allow us ,m inumate look at its
murl\y depths. There was
beauty In that brief moment
and meaning in those depths.
River is always teaching.
For a brief moment, I loo
became part of river. However,
while dver 0ows without re­
stramt into the unknown, I found mysclr moving ever
closer to some very real and un­
romanhe boulder. I no longer
wanted to be nver; l wanted to
be river ba:nk! Flailing madly I
made my way to the o( loons competes only with the
pack howls of timber wolves
£or the evening spotlight, Un­
der the big sky of the lake re­
gion and amidst the iU\cient
granites and greens tones of the similar mishaps. 1 fashioned
my failure as but one of many
dating back to Piene a.nd
MacKenzie in the late 1700s.
However, judging from the
laughter comi.ng from the op-
Canoeing in the boundary waters are David Adams and Grant Crosby.
shore's edgeFrom the bank I
watched as my left shoe 1.ra,•­
eled merrily down the rapid~
and into geologic hl,,tory .ind
a future archaeologist';, sketch
book. Dnpping wet and some­
what embarrassed, I look so­
lace sessions that were deter­
mined by the dsing and setting
of the sun ns opposed to dot­
matrix print-outs.
Adorned locally as the
'singing wildern.ess,' the Min•
ncsota/Canadian border is a
place where the mournful cry Canadian shield, Lewis &
Clnrkstudentssought the Intel­
lectual and expedenllal origins
o( the wildemes.. idea,
This w~s, after all, a rapid
often menboned in the 1oumal
entnes of the early French-Ca­
nadian voy.1geurs as one 'hun­
gry for the cargoes of men's ca­
noes.' As far as l was con­
cerned, my shoe came to rest
atop the lost coins and medal­
lions of some of the greatest ca­
noeists that the world has ever
known who happened to have posite side of the river, my stu•
dents and the two Ojibwe In•
dians seemed to t\kc a differ­
ent angle on the whole sceoe. I
guess my dripping wet frame
pfoced me more m the wet rat
family than m the company of
voyageurs. Nevertheless, J
whistled a hearty voyageur
tune to keep my spirits up,
emptied the aluminum shell
and prepared for another run
at river. I nillL"Cled on river's
teaching and concluded that
while some lessons come through grace, this was more a
lesson 111 getting what you
asked for.
This was but one of
many wilderness experiences
that I treasure as I reflect on the
summer of 1995 and think
about the times shared with
LC. students enrolled 111 the
foUN:redit Wilderness and th..­
Amcncan Mind course. !!or
eighteen days, we traded our
book bags for dry sacks and a
sterile class~m for a million
acres of pnstine waterways l.n
Minnesota's Boundary Waters
Ca.nae Area Wilderness. As a
result, lectures became dtSCus­
sions, plastic desks were trans•
formed into ca.noes.
A.~ a Lewis & Clark alum­
nus (1992) Md iru.tructor o!the
Wilderness and the Arneric.m
Mind course, I uwile you tojoln
me for 18 days of wildernc.,
travel and lnqwry in this very
special region. Four credits of
upper division credit are a,•arl­
ablc through both the SCAN
a:nd History departments and
course dates run from July 28-
August 14. Please co.ntact
Robin Jnme.~ in the Summer
Sesslons office for more infor­
mation about program •pecif­
ics. A program information
meeting and slide show or the
1995 Boundary Waters Pro­
gram will be held on Monday,
Aprn 22 at 7:30 f>.M. In the
Council Chambers of
Templeton. Please contact me
(Oavid Adams) at (503) 625-
6053 for program speafics.
Sillcerely, David ,\dams
Comm Board shafted in budget allocation
ong Ii ve the ASLC
budgeting proce,,!
Once again, the
ASLC executJv~ council ha,,
produced a finalized budget
that boggles the mmd of any
cognitive Lewis & Oark stu­
denL Before going into the fi­
nal budgetdecis1on,ASLC told
ead\student and charter group
lhal they were ~"Uttlng budgets
seven percent ,\cross the board
lnwrestinglv. ~evernl groups
were cut quite a bit more than
seven percent: College Out­
door" lost 72 p,m:ent o/ la,t
year ·s budget. /SOC lost 33 per·
cent. the Plattform was cut 30
percent, and the Rusty Nail will
operate with 22 percent of the
budget it had IMt year. (At the
same time, the total amount ru.~
located for Charter grou~ in•
crea.o;ed this year from 524,905
to 526.815, including BSU's 14
p,,ro-nt 111cre3!>e 1n funding
from la.st year·~ wm ) In fact,
mQSI groups on theCommuni­
C'iltJons 8o.ud offered to be cut
the suggest,-.:! amount How­
ever. m complvmg with their
direc11ons, we may have set
OUtSClves up for further loss­
Jive ot eight of th,. media groups 111 the Comm Board re­
ceived less than theJr 'minimal'
.proposed budgets.
In these budgeting dco­
s1ons, ASLC has shown a onlv
partial re~pect illld ncknow 1-
edgme.nl of the groups and
media thal contribute to the
quality of life at Lt.•wis & Clark
College. But more impor1anUy,
the l:J(CCutive council ha!o con­
tinually shown n lack of under•
,tanding of the work we do as
media groups. nus IS
evident not only m arbi-ners). We put money into our
contingency budgets yearly, 111
order to protect ourselves if
ge.,r is damaged, stolen, or sim­
ply breaks down. And suice
11011e of our groups have had a
'rolling' budgel to work with,
we have not been able to add
lo our contingencies in the few
years we have not had trouble
with eqwpment As a council,
ASLC l1rs1 decided that all
groups should base theu con• 1.11$J)CCtlOn, it 1s clear that for
KLC. the Log, or PTP/LCfV
(wluch have thousands of dol­
ln.rs invested in computers,
lights, microphones, Md edi­
tors), the suggested five percent
would protect these groups for
little more than a lost stapler,
or perhaps a coffoe mug.
However, ASLC did not
even grant w. 4 paltry five per•
ccnt-conllllgencies were later­
ally cut for all Comm Board
trary cuts of necessary
compon,ml5 (PTI' I
LCTV's 'off campus
printing' budget WIIS re­
duced from S500 lo
$200-th.e di!(erence be-
1 ween pr111tlng and
copying seven color fly­
ers throughout the ye."lr, "ASLC has shown a only
part;a/ respect and sc~
knowledgment of the
groups and media that
contribute to the quality of
life at Lewis & Clark." groups. This lS trou­
bling due to the above
JSSuCS, hut more so bc­
CllilSe of the theoretical
Implications of the cuts
Even if our groups are
able to function (and
note the use of the use
o( the word 'function.'
as opposed to 'operate
and only three), but in
ASLC's d(!nial of the budgetary
significance of the ·cont111-
gcncy· hne item.
Most groups on the Com­
m unl~allon• Board h.ive a
good deal L>f mon~y invested m
~iveequ1pment (whether
tn th•• lomtL>l c,omputer.., c.un­
t!l'll>, m1King board.,. or ~can-tmgenc,cs on five percent of
their total budgets. This pro­
posal ls. in useU, problematic
bcc.-.use ii •~sumes that a11
groups have equipment worth
similar .unount.s o! money, and
that each group ha, ,1 congnt•
ous numbt'r of pi«rs ol equip­
menL Even on the mo,-t cursory adequate) y') with the
money that has recently
been dwindling (since the 1994-
95 school year Comm. Board's
budget has faUcn from $87,715
to '570,768.35), we are uncov•
er,"<! 10, any po"-stblr mL<for­
tune5. No. as media groups WI.'
do not characterlsticaUy lose
$40,000, bu1 we still musl be
prot«l~il for ~ damages ,ve mny, at any time, mcut
On uur budgeting materi­
als each year, therearecolunlllS
for 'Minimum.' 'Regular.' and
'Optimal' budgets. Perhaps we
can save money by cutting
down on paper costs and just
eliminate the latter two budget
options-ASLC ha.~ continu­
ally shown that they are only
intere:.ted in encouraging work
done at a 'minimal' level l.n
light of this, 1t is astonishing
that the studc!lt media groups
produce work o( such a com­
parably high quahty. When you
pick up this edition of the Pio­
neer Log. for example, be
nwarc that the budget the
group annually receive.~ does
not even pay for yearly prl.nt­
ing co:;1$!
Comm Board groups (W­
crnry Rcvm,,, Yearbook, KLC,
Polyglot, PTl'/LCI'V, Syu~a.
Mcrid11111, and the Piom:~r Log)
co.ntdbute to LewlS & Clark
proportionately more than we
itremonctarilynllorn1ed.ASLC
does nnt acknowlL-dge this con­
tribution in thc·1r approved
budget lor the 1996-97 school
year.
11,e St11dcnt
Conununicatious Board APRIL 19, 1996 10
students bypassed
co11ti1111ed from page 3
graduation. When the committee
infonned Atkinson of their decision,
Atkinson decided against
Weddington, claiming she would be
too polarizing. like the Christian
speaker last year. Atkinson was un­
sure if Weddington was worthy of
an honorary degree, which is what
a graduation speaker earns.
One of the Trustee members
knows Peter Ueberroth, who will be
our 1996 graduation speaker. He
was CEO of the 1984 Olympics in
Pasadena, founded a project to re­
build the city after the LA riots, and
is the fonner commissioner of Ma·
jor League baseball. Atkinson said,
"We were very fortunate to have
Ueberroth come through for us.n
Uritt and most everyone else in
the committee felt like theiJ-job for
the year was a waste of time. They
found someone they thought would
be great, and for the right price.
Shelby claimed, ''Jane will probably
say she came to our rescue because
we weren't active enough, and that's
what makes me angry. Are we s~p­
posed to invite someone who
doesn't ruffle feathers? Who says
Ueberroth won't polarize the audi­
ence?"
Atkinson claims that she under­
stands the committee's frustration.
However, 'The point is, by honor-mg Weddington, what are we say­
ing to the members of the commu­
nity that are not pro-choice?" She
points out that one of the members
of the committee, Alanna Moore,
wrote a letter last year to the admin­
istration complaining about the ex·
elusiveness of last year's speaker.
Atkinson says that Moore had a very
good point, and they were going to
strive to not make th.e same thing
happen this year. She says,
"Weddington is an outstanding law­
yer, but we2houldn't invite some­
one provocative, but instead some­
one who will be inspirational for the
entire audience."' She went on to say
that Weddington may speak on
other issues, but she is honored for
her achievements in society, there­
fore her prO<hoice stand carmot be
ignored or pushed aside.
Urltz assures that she is excited
to have Ueberroth at graduation
(even though it's a male once again),
and her anger and frustration is not
directed towards him in any way.
The point is that they worked hard
and got no payback. "Why don't we
just get rid of the student commit­
tee? Let's just put it in the hands of
the deans if that's how it's going to
tum out." Atkinson says she prob­
ably will ask the junior class in the
future for suggestions, and have the
administration make the final de<li·
sion.
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Locations
Recomended By
The Pio Log.
10. "Bowling"-
takes place at the alley,
preferably while pick­
ing up a split.
9. "Shopping"-any
aisle is up for grabs,
our favorite is the meat
section.
8. "Classroom"­
best in seats with the
built in writing board
for lower back support.
7. "Weight Room"­
this venue allows for
use of the best exercise
of then1 all, the CLEAN
AND JERK!
6. "The Bon' "-in­
side the massive vats of
gravy before the
Thanksgiving meal is
always a crowd
pleaser.
5. "The Trail Room"
-This locale is re­
served for trains only;
01.ultiples of three or
more are prefered.
4. "Financial Aid Of­
fices" -Cuz hey,
they've been humping
you so long, it's time to
spread the sexual
wealth.
3. "Library" -great
for study breaks and
even better to get some
while you e-mail!
2. "Career Services"
-if you're good
enough they might
hook you up with a
good job, and you can't
beat the newnick
name.
1. "The Tennis
Bubble" -iJ you can't
have a good time 80
feet above the court,
then you're just miss­
ing the ball. APRIL 19, 1 996 11
LC Track & Field strikes back
The men and
women of sum­
mer post some
high finishes at
the LC invitation.
How many confer­
ence qualifiers
can we have on
one team?
By Buck "Top' Rame11
The annual Lewis & Oark lnvita•
tional features some of the top com•
petition in northwest track and field
year-in and year-out. This year, the
Pioneers began their move to join
that group. The LC men's team fin­
ished 3rd In the standings (109
points) -outscoring Southern Or­
egon State College, Portland State
University, Pacific University, and
Northwest College. The women·s
team posted a 4th -place finish with
87 points, not far behind 3rd-place
Southern Oregon. Them men's tlurd
place effort was the best ever at the
LC Invitational, and the women'$
4th was their best ~mce a 3rd place
BY JAMIE DlAMOND
Hey all you pre-final students and
studentsess out there and welcome
back to another fine week here on
old Palatine Hill-street-blues.
Tued of finals getting you down?
Saddened by that uncontTolJable
urge to drop a class? AJe you just
sick of the daily grind? Well, I've
got the cu.re for yo1.1. Don't drop out,
don't fail that final; just do what I
say and you'll come out shinning
like a '97 dime.
It's all about procrastination and
what it can do for you. Especially
in times like these when there are so
many important tests and papers to
get busy on; that's when our little
friend, PROCRASTINATION,
comes in so handy.
First act like you have no assign­
ment and or paper that is due, how­
ever, mark down on your calendar
when it is or when it is due. In the
meantime, go about your daily busi­
ness or lack thereof in your ordinary
fashion. This way you will not build in 1991.
The LC men came out of a two­
week slump and posted 8 personal
records and 9 season ·s bests en
route to the 3rd-place finish. Dis­
tance man Ben Cornett won the
1500m run with a personal record
3:59.84, nearly two seconds ahead
of the 2nd-place finisher. Cornett
also grabbed 4th place in the 800m
with a season's best 1:57.25, which
also places him 4th among all NCIC
competitors. His time in the 1500m
is 2nd in the conference this season.
As usual, strong man James Tay•
loroutdid impressive fields in both
the shot put and the discus .
Taylor·s 1st-place throw of 49"6" in
the shot-put was a season's best and
gave him a 2-foot cushion over all
NC!C opponents. In the discus,
Taylor spun for 150' O" and another
first-place award. Taylor also has a
2-foot bulge over his nearest com­
petitor in the discus as well. The
Pioneers other thrower, Keith
Ochoa, un.loaded a PR 168' 10· jav­
elin throw to earn his highest fin­
ish ever, 2nd place.
Cletus Coffey returned to action
after sitting out the previous two
meets due to a hamstring pull and
posted a first-place finish in the
long jump with a season's best
21'10". Coffey should have time to
qualify in one more event (in addi-tion to the 100m dash} the 200m
dash. In his best time of the season,
23.32 on Feb. 24th, he was just .18
shy of the conference qualifying
time (23.14}.
Rounding out the great perfor­
mances were Kris Fay, Josh Brace,
Aaron Gibbs and Sara Bos. Fay's
200m time of 22.90 is 2nd amongst
conference members, and his 400m
mark is 10th(51.30). Brace set PR's
in the 110mhurdles(16.66), the400m
hurdles (1:00.04) and the triple jump
(39'.75"). Gibbs qualified for the
NCIC meet with a season's best­
high jump of 6' 1.25·• earning 3rd·
place and also leaped a PR 40'
2.25"'for another 3rd place. Bos
eclipsed both of her freshman
records in the 100m and 200m for
the third week in a row. Bos is 4th
on the NCIC list in the 100m and
9th in the 200m.
Finally, jumpers Raina Kiewel,
Karen Bureker and Liza Getches
took to the air posting outstanding
marks for the season and meet.
Ki ewe l's long Jump of 16" 9.5" is fifth
in conference and her 3511 "is sec­
ond overall. Bureker has aldo quali­
fied in both the long and triple
jump. Getches is tied for 9th place
in the conference in the high jump
at 5' 1".
Tired of stressing about
tests and papers you should
have no business stressing
about? Kick back and learn
how to take it easy the
HEALTH TIP WAY!
up wanted stress and you're far bet­
ter rested for that all-nighter or cram
session the day before the test. long gone through the hallowed
halls of Pioneer lore. Bullshitting
is not only accepted but even en-
Especially in times like these
when there are so many impor­
tant tests and papers to get busy
on; that's when our little friend,
PROCRASTINATION, comes in
so handy.
Second, learn how to cheat and
learn how study groups can lessen
your study load e\cponentionally.
Through the proper use of study
groups it is as if there are 6-9 of you
and they are all doing your work.
Third, and most importantly, iS the
art of filler and bullshitting. This
technique has been used by LCers couraged by the instructors here on
the hill When wrilting a paper, or
taking a final, it is recommended
to stop researching or studying and
start bullshitting. It's quick and
easy and helps out later in life.
So you go with your new found
techniques and best of luck in the
weeks to come. Until next week:
TOGA, TOGA, TOGA!!!!!!! A P R I L 19 t o A P R I L 25
I 9
Tuesday mourning on Friday evening
Veteran LC band Mourning Tuesday does
the Plattform thang at 9 pm. Free.
More than motion
The Fir Acres main stage is the site of an Ex­
perimental Performance in Dance
and Theatre. S6 general, $3 senior citizens,
alumni and non-LCers, Sl for us here in
Mooney land.
8 pm. With a repeat performance on Saturday,
same bat-time, same bat-channel.
Real organic
Making use of th.e unique organ acoustics of
the Agnes Flanagan tonight is Joan
Lippincott, and you can get in for $10
general and SS students. 8 pm.
Be a bloody buddy
Sign up for the Blood Drive that will held
at Stamm Dining Room from 11:30 am till the
end of the day.
Dance to a dirf erent tune
Come on over to the Metro Police Club (816 SE
Alder) to pickup a few Irish ceili dance
moves to add to your vast booty-shakin' reper­
toire. With guests, the bagpipe tootln', flute
blowin', fiddle playin', guitar strummin' Seattle
band Oontarf. 8 pm, with dance Instructions at
8:30. $6 admission.
Uoocerta alloora da chnrcha
The innovative vocal chamber ensemble
CappeUa Romana performs the North
American premiere of British composer Ivan
Moody's much-acclaimed oratorio Passion and
Resurrection. At the Holy Trinity Greek ortho­
dox church (3131 NE Glisan), 8 pm, with
student tix available for $9 at the door or at
Oassical Millennium and Ethos Boo.ks. Pre­
concert lecture and refreshments at7 pm.
Get burned!
0' The annual KLC·
sponsored concert "{y Sunburn featur-1' ing Alphabet Soup,
the Mermen, and Dub NaJ"COtic, gets cookin' at the Academic
Quadrangle (down by Bodlne and
Throckmorton). The festivities also include a
second stage and OSPIRG Ea.rth Day stuff,
among other things. Free. In case of rain, the
scene moves to Stamm. 12:30 pm.
Gamelan gaJore
Listen to a free Javanese Gamelan con­
cert at Evans Auditorium at 8 pm.
Saturday night movie
Sabrina is the
SOFA Cinema
feature of the
week.1\,•o
showings, one at
7:30pmand
another at 10 pm.
Free. LCl'V
premieres.
Spirit time.
Chaplain Mark Duntley serves up one fine
evening service at the Agnes Flanagan at 6
pm.
Seaior recital
Jessie.a Currier plays on her clarinet for
you at Evans tonight at 7:30 pm.
lnuroational ensemble
A free World Music <;oncert will be held
in Evans Auditorium tonight at 1 pm, featuring
Javanese Gamel an, West African drums,
Ghanian drums, African Marimba, and Indian
Si tar. l to 4 pm.
Sonnets in action
Powell's Books (1005 W Burnside) continues its
Literature in Performance series, wherein local
actors present the writings of great authors,
with Keith Scales' •Of Strange Shadows:
the Mysteries in Shakespeare's
Sonnets." 7:30 pm at the Purple Room. Free.
Wilderness and the American ~lind
4 credit summer course on Canadian border slide
show/meeting, 7:30 pm, Council Chambers. Reed professor of history Ed ward Segal speaks
on "Revisionism Revisited: Recent
History Writing oo the Cold War" as
part of the Contemporary lntemational Affairs
senes. In the Armstrong Lounge of the Manor
House, 4 pm. Free.
Feel tho wind in your face
The Lewis & Clark Wind Ensemble
performs for free tonight at the Agnes Flanagan
Chapel, 8 pm. • •
tere s a Lop10, ongi~L.
A panel discussion entitled Living With
Breast Cancer welcomes survivors and
health experts to Ta.marack Lounge, 8 pm. Free.
Black is haok
Frontman o( the sadly now-defunct Pixies
Frank Black returns to tour for his third
album at La Luna (215 SE 9th). Tix are SlO and
available at Ucketmaster outlets. 9 pm
showtime. Opening will be Jonny Polonsky.
Lewis & Oark professor of economics Martin
Hart-Landsberg explores •Korean Unifica­
tion: Rejecting the German Experi­
ence," as part of the Asian and Pacific Studies
series. At Evans Auditorium, 7:30 pm, hee.
Verbal on herbals
Licensed acupuncturist Carmen Curran talks
on Chinese Herbal MedicineatTama-
rack Lounge, noon. Free.
Remot~-lree uilevision I
The procrastinator's best friend, the LCTV 72-
hour Film Fest begins again in the Council
Chambers, 5 pm.