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Activists invade Board of Trustees lunch
by Alec Metz
On Friday Feb. 19. approxi-
1na1cly 70 pcoplr crowded
around Lewis & Clarks board or
trustc.cs as they ale lunch in
Sramm dining hall wirh n few
focuhy members and students.
The pro1cs1crs were there on
lkhalf of rhc Service Emplo)•ecs
lnrcrnarional Union l.ocal 49,
and Jobs with Jusrice. who arc
fighting to unionize LC Janitors.
According 10 the SEIU, Skyline,
the janitors' employer. has so far
proved very hosrlle towards any
anempl 10 unionize. SEIU orga­
nizer Emile Jorgenson sto1ed
that Skyline • ... waged • vicious
war to stop the workers from
h:wmg :i union.'' und cued a sua­
tistic that more I han one ou1 ol
s;v1•n janitors (thirteen in all)
hove hrcn ln,d 111'1 fNm Skyline
for unmn acuvnics.
\t ,1hou1 12.30 on Fmlay, al­
ter a ralh· outside Templeton, tht:.
protN.t<rS shppeu qmcll) mu,
tht.: tru-.tt:c._ lu111.h ..1.nd ~IIr­
roum.lcd lhc: dmt•r:; l hr r,rmcst•
er~ 1hen l.\llnchcd into ., sum ..
marv of~k\·lme'.s acuv111cs In thl
bs1 t"''' momhs The student
dmL~rs ~m1tcd tllL' prok~~or!I 1H
lhl' t~lbll'~ sct:ml'c.l unu.1m(urt
.1blc, :rnd the trustees c-1thi:-r
looke,l.1ngrv 01 lnughcd Buuhc
pr11t..::3tcr.,, rl'm3mctl 1i.:1tcr.1tmg
1he1rclcm.1nd lor trust« mvolvc­
htcnl rn pressur111g !lk) lme to
n-totnu:c I he 111110n
An nlumnn from 1980 "ho
ldcnuficd herself as Barbara
spoke first to 1hc tnistces. Then
Professor Han-L.andsburg ol the
econom1cs clcpanmcm sta1ed that the issue wasn't whether one
was .... Jororagaanst umons, but
rhe ngh1 to lorm them.·
Jorgenson told lhe crowd that
l hey were not there 10 debate,
but 10 make the trustees awaJ'c
or the Jamtors· current snuauon.
Sevcml of the trustees 1mer­
rup1ed. nsking how mnny ol 1he
pro1c>1crs worked at the school
\nether trustee, when 101d ,hat
~kv1ml' wns ,nunucl.111ng 11s
\\Orkcrs. veiled 1h01 the protcs1-
crs were m11m1daung h11n A re-•
urcd N,,nhwcs1ern School or
L\\, proh:ssor Wa II er lln1w11
.1mc Jonh fr1..un du· proH·st .mcl
'!"\poke in <leicn.)c of lhc protc~l·
ers ;ind the JnnHur~. Alter the
prOIC"-l, Brown slated chru the
qm·snons and comments voiced
by du· 1wo lrnslCc~ were ,nane
and mapphc:,blc ancl sa,d he he•
hcvcd the board of trusices was
.. .much mo1c ,cspons1blc 1han
the 1wo who spoke
In the gronp or protesters
were alumm members, current l'HQTO) r( tDM M!l.19
Protesters interrupted the Board of Trustees' luncheon on
Fnday, Feb. 19. The trustees had mixed reactions. including
recognition, amusement and anger.
unJ past lacult,• 1n1.:mhcrs ~m­
dcnts. former pn11ors members
ol rhe Portland chapter ol Jobs
wllhJus11cc, Js well as rcprcsen•
tames of SEIU ~lost apparent
were the alumn, ol I.C. one ol
whom said he was ashamed of
LC's neutrnl stance,
The s,hool, ofl1cial pos,11011
on a Janitors union hns been
ncutml so for, oa the basis 1h01 11 1s ::,kytmt: ~md nm IIH· :s-1.:hool
who employs ,he Jlm1lur>. rhe
po1m or the pro1es1. according
to Jorgenson, w~ lo nusc the
adnun1?:.1ra1mns awareness of
1hc issue and lorcc 1ht..· ~,hool 10
lnkc n stnm.:c 1.lri whet he-, or not
Skylmc has nctccl fo11ly m re•
g:ird, 10 the possible lormalmn
ol ., umon Whet her the protest
was cffc<.nvc remains to be seen
Student elections lack candidates
by Colin Ryono
When student< cast their bal­
lots for ncx1 years i\SLC Coun­
cil on fuesday and Wr.dncsday.
rht)' will have 10 choose rrom
one of 1he smallest field, or can­
didates In years There ,,re onl)
ttn cand,datcs, as compared 10
15 l:is1 )'Car
The p1,siuon.< for t\SLC Presi­
dent, Vice President lor Student
Orgamzat ions, ;snd Pet~r Review
Board Chief Justice .11c uncon­
tested, 1 here IS no candidate for
Vice President of Student Atn­
dem1c Affairs Two candiJatcs
3re m the runnmg for Vice Prcsi•
dent orBudget 6r Fmancc Kaue
Phares and Libby Spencer. and
five arc runntng fnr 1hc three stu­
d.ent rcprescntall\'e posuions.
Gma Kanagawa, Wend)' Leith.
Molly Parsons. Nikki Thomp­
son, andJcnnlrcr Wegmann. All
the candidates except curm11
ASLC Prcs1den1 Gene Wixson
and Clucf J us11cc canchdatr
Emily Payne arc rirs1-year stu•
denis Besides Wixson, no cur­
rent ASLC Council members arc
running for rc•clcnion or other posil ions. Everyone will be go­
ing overseas.
I recruited really heavily.
spoke 1odasscs. passed out tons
of petitions, and go, no n·•
sponsc." \V1xson said. ¥.1"ixson
said I ha1 he 1s f rustra1cd nnd has
no idea on why lhcrc arc so tcw
cand,cla1es. • I feel we've done
evcrvlhmg nght: Wixson said.
"I think we've been visible. al­
though l'nr sure there's certainly
more we cnn do.
Wixson sa,d th:n he thinks
the lack or cand1da1es is a direct
indic.lllon or the unw1llmgness
of the LC community to parHCl•
pate in otar version of democracy.
"Thi.s will arfecl the \'Oler turn­
out There's no pa.'is1on lu vote
no chrTcrcnl platfonns, no com­
pe1111on.• Wix-son said Last
)'ear's i\SLC elect ions were shad­
owed by controversy III th< sub­
sec1ucnt /\SLC Prcstdem run-off
Wixson namrall) d1cl 1101 wam
anr • repeat ol 1hat. bu1 would
have hkcd to run agamst some-•
one. "Ideally," Wixson said,
"there would hnvc been three
Cllnchdotes !or every pos111on •
Elcrnons Chair Gmger Beck also expressed her chsappomt­
ment, but m:1.1nLa1ns opunusm.
·t would have liked to sec twice
as many people run,' Beck said.
but she added that perhaps wuh
the i\SLC Prcs1den1 pos,uon spe•
cthcally, no one volunteered 10
run ag,unst Wtxson because 1hcy
thought lw has been doing an
excellent Job tl11S year. Be.ck has
been very impressed by her Elcc­
uons Commission's ho.rel work
1l11s ycarand ,s d1sappo1med tha1
their hard work )Sclded so few
rcsuhs. Beck acknowledged tha1
some students may sec 1ha1 the
i\SLC Council positions nil rake
an immense amount or dcd,ca•
uon and rnne, and 1ha1 poten~
ual candidates were poss,bli
scared nway bi• that com1111t·
men1 As lor nearh all the can•
d1dn1cs bcmg r,rst year s1udems.
Beck feels 1hnt ,he first•ye:1r stu·
dcnl.S th LS year arc ln.-mcndOllSly
energetic :md really all'-t0\1:, to
get mvolved-c~pcc,ally the le·
male populat1011
"I think 1ha1 ll's tragic that
there Is not more m1crei;t m m
volvcmc111 11\ swclcm govern•
mcnt, thnl there aren't more people who want 10 make a ch[­
rcrcncc or wnnL 10 mflucnce how
their school is run.· said
Meaghan L1marre, thr sole can­
d1da1e for Vice President tor Stu­
dent Organrzauons. ·t think 1ha1
pan of II LS thnt ASLC 1s not as
v1s1blc as tt nught be on campus,
1n the sense 1h~u nS work sorl of
appears 10 be behmcl closed
doors I rl11nk ,hat maybe stu­
dents lecl hke ASLC lS not very
mnucnual, because 115 work is
frequently paperwork and other
org:tnizauon:il work," Lamnrrc
said about the low number ur
cand1da1es.
Wixson rcluses 10 let 1he
small showing !or I he elccuon
get tum down He says ,hat he
n1111<1pa1cs 1hc oppommuy for
nnprovcmcm m the Coun~1l's
proc.C!>SC~. He wi,nts to have
"er.tty nc"( 1dens· from next
yenrs Council Despite the low
amount or cand1dnlc.s. \V1xson
statcs.snulmg, "'rm s1i1101mm1~
uc I'm alwnys opttmls1u.- '
l he clecuons will be hdd on
March l nnd 3. w11h a polhng
1ah!c o,11s1de W"rzek library
lrom lO am to➔ pm. I nternati on al
Fair celebrates
diversity
by Gene Wixson
The 1999 lnternnrional Week
will be an cxiravaganza of
people, events. exhibns, .111cl
shows from srouncl the world
The highlights of the week m­
clucle guest speakers, ln1erna-
1ional films. a theater show and
a fa,r covering a v:1r1e1y or
cvenl.s
Opening the International
Weck will be the one-person,
highly-acclannecl prcsent:111011,
"Faces or i\menca• that a11cmpts
10 look al the diversity found in
our own country The show in­
vestigates modem muluculLUml
issues within Amcnca lOday.
The Lrn,s & Cl.irk ln1crna-
11onal Film Fcsuv:,I will als,i run
throughout the week Nm 10 bo
confused with th\· 7'lorth\\C"it
film rcstlvul ut do\\ nw,,•n Pon
l.rn<l 1h1s I< spunsor,d br the
lns1iuue for the Stud) of Amen­
can Langu:tg.r :tnd Culture
(ISALC) and Kl.C. and will bnng
1 4,reign 0hns tn campus Con•
cctvrd b, !SAi.<. Instructor
N:inn• Da\11CS the rc~11v.11 IS an
.111cmpt ll bnn~ 11,!,!.l'llwr HI
LILHL> lr,nu 111;..1 pn hi-.1111 Jm.l ih.
unt.lcrgr:.duatr -.1Uden1 bod,
• There ,s nothing so mn:iz:m~ as
., s111dcn1 bemg rulfillecl hy sh:11•
ing an a~pccl ol 1 hc1 r com mu
mt} arid culture. Oav,cs ,n,d
Ddth Amcncan ond forctJ.?,n sw
dents havl' been orxnmzL"d Ulh)
subcommmccs responsible tor
orgamzan~ the weeks events
lntern,uonnl Weck will cul•
mmate m the 34th Annual ln­
tcrnauonnl b:ur fc:nunng an ex­
panded i<>od court, concert, and
events (or a \'nne1y o( age~
Templeton s1udcm ccmcr an<l
many other locauons around
campus will be lransformcd into
1ntenln1ional gathenng center.,
tor students, staff and alunm1
This will be the largest l111cmn-
11onnl S1udcn1s or LC (l~LC)
CVCOL or the yc:1r. The foir ,..,..11
run fro,n 11 10 3 on March 6
"We alre,1cly have over 1hrcc­
hundrccl people mvolvcd m the
plaMmg process: said Soclna
Samoranayahe. ISLC Vicc-rrest­
dent Students arc involv«J In
planmng rood booths, pracucmg
trnd111onal dance. rchc>rstng
mu:,1cal prcscntauons and .u­
r:mgmg the rnsh,on sho" She
went on m cxpl:un how the) had
attempted to go "all-ou1• last
year. but we1·c stymied hy th~
lack of planmng part1ctpatl,1n hy
Amcnc;in sLUdcnb nnd an mad­
equate budget I his year 1~1.C
has rcct.'.'1vctl ~,dd1uonal fumhng
from the General Allo<.•tmns
llt>nnl and has made a re>l cf111rt
to involve all ~1udcnt.S on cam~
pus.
or1cn u ha.s secmcJ more
like mtcrmuional stu<lenb 1.,n
dlSpl"y." S11td Hujj.11 N:1daraj.1h
111 .in ,1cldrcss 10 the leaders of
all stuclcms groups
Febrwlfy 26, 1999 Pioneer Log 1 =Pi=on=ee=<rL=o~g======News=========
News Briefs
Plattform Reform
_by Emily Strelow
Wha, was once a bus1lmg
scene, rich with a pool (as m
billiards) subcul1ure playing
for honor, is now a s1ill and
s1agnan1 space, w11h chalk
dus1 seuled m 1he corners.
The Pla11form ,s sLTuggling
wilh a steady decrease m
pro lit m the last several years.
ManagerQumn Slobodian
a11es1ed to 1heir struggles ex­
plaining that, "receipts are
down from last year. Some
weekends we make as llule as
S l." Kelly Hoover, Resident
Dtrector for Plau Howard,
speculates that compeution
from the Rusty Nail is respon­
sible for 1he decrease in
Plaufonn auendance. "(The
Rusty Nail and the Plaufonnl
compete with each other,·
she said_ "Also, if they didn't
have 10 pay £or student labor
they would make money.
Right now neither one is
making money.•
The Rusty Nail, on the
other hand, seems 10 be at
least breaking even. "Rus1y
Nail receiptS arc Ltp." said
Andrew Daily, a Rusty Nail
empli,yee. Slobodian aurib­
uted the rising popularity of
the Plau£om1's leading com­
petitor 10 a recenc addition 10
the Nail when he said, "the
lure of the TV is magnetic."
ASLC 1s currently consid­
ering • proposal to form a
Student An Ctnter 10 replace
1he existing Pla11£orm. I[
plans proceed, the space
could poten1ially be rcmod­
clcd ova Lhe summer l0 in­
clude a darkroom, ballet bar
and mirror, a wheel for pol
lluowing. n piano, and spa.cc
ior drnwing.
Nevertheless, there are
obstacles to such a major
renovation. 1-toovtr explained.
the necess.·uy steps for put­
ting it inLo action. "The re­
modeling wou Id need a sub­
stanlial amounl of money.
There would need 10 be new
lighting, plumbing (£or the.
darkroom(. carpcLing or 0ooring, and the rcmo,•al of the
kitchen. Also, part of the cost of
remodeling would indude get­
ting kitchen equipment for the
Rusty Nail 10 make all the food
the Plaufonn is responsible for
nowadays.• Associate Dean of
the College, June Jones, and
Dean of the College, Jane
Atkinson, arc In charge of the
final decision.
The recent populamy of the
V'lSuaVPerfonnmg Ans noor in
Plan is another noted mo1ive for
transforming the Plaufonn from
a rarely visited room full of
couche.~ imo a po1entially rock­
ing art center. Hoover said, .. The
Plaufonn is a good size and is
connected to the Visual/Per­
forming ans floor which has
been very successful this year.
Theres such a demand for a dark­
room . .,
Currently. the Plaufonn is
stlll open at 8 p.m. dally serving
cookies, nachos and such, 1he
pool table relegated to loneli­
ness.
Lower carpool fees
by Katy Davidson and
Gene Wixson
As a result of a Board o(Tn1st­
ees vote this week, next year's
carpoQlers can 1ake a breath of
fresh air-and save a handy $25
in the proces.s. Beginning next
fall, the new carpool fee will be
lowered from $100 10 $75 a se­
mester.
The Executive Council rec­
ommended this change to the
T,ustees following the unani­
mous votes of both the Student
Bar Association and the ASLC 10
lower the carpool fee,
The $75 ree was originally
proposed by students in a meet­
ing last year. This time around,
the administration admitted
they had made an error they
wanted to conect.
AL the meeting, 1he Trus1ees
also discussed how well the
community's driving habits had
changed since the introduction
of the parking fee. They agreed
there are fewer cars on campus
but. in tum, less re\•enue than
expected. This means that plans for a
parking structure are still in ef­
fect. but they have been moved
down on the pnoriL)' list. behind
significant upper campus im­
provements and a law school
expansion. This summer. Lewis
& Clark will also mm 2/3 acre
of land currently used for park­
ing mto green space.
New Environmental
Group
Students are organizing a
new environmentally focused
group at school within the next
few weeks According 10 one of
the organizers, nndcrgraduatc
Evan Holl, the group will focus
on issues that attempt to remed)'
I he effects of environmentaJ mis•
use. An example of I he planed
1acncs is cutnng back on paper
products Lo reduce demand for
logging.
Accordlng 10 Hoh. the main
purpose of the group is not to
challenge the other environmen•
tal groups on campus, but rather
to add another type of environ­
memal domain for s1uden1S to
work. All projects will attempt
to have a direct effect on the LC
community. An mformal meeL-
111g will be next Wednesday.
March 3. The group will be
meeting at 7 pm by the mfonna­
tion desk m Templeton. Any
questions can be directed to
Evan Holt at ehoh@klark.edu.
Beyond the Hill­
world news briefs
by Kate Pham
New Carissa still out at sea
As of Wednesday, 1he New
Carissa remained stuck on 1hc
Oregon'beach, waillng for the
Coas1 Guard and salvagcrs to
tow its damaged bo.~ section olT
the beach. Crews have spent the
past few days auempting to
pttmp an estimated 130,000 gal­
lons of oil olT the wrecked ship
onto tanks on the shore. Fight­
ing gusty winds, hail, and a
kinked hose, the crew worked
through the weekend and Mon­
day 10 pump as much oil as pos­
sible.
~~ ASLC Update -! J by Colin Ryono
lntematlonal Fair Update
ISLC Representative Sadna
Samaranayahc has been
working hard on pulling to•
ge,her Lewis & Clark's an­
nual International Fair. In­
vitations have recently gone
out 10 the surrounding neigh­
borhood. ISALC students are
writing shniliar letters to
Por1land dignitaries, thereby
practicing their English skills.
Personal invitations we.re sent
0111 10 LC's faculty and s,aff.
Bon Appcth will feature culi­
nary theme nights in 1he near
fmurc and an International
Film Festival will be held in
the Council Chamber. Peer Review Board
In his week!)• repon, Peer
Review Board Chief Justice Dan
Metcalf stated that they have
been hearing additional cases of
parking permit fraud. Three
such cases were heard at PRB's
Monday meeting. Me1call ex­
pressed his onnoyance and frus­
tration with the recent trend and
has decided 10 actively encour­
age that the new parking ruks
be followed. The sanction is•
sued by PRB for such offenses
has been consistent: ten hours
or community service plus a for•
mal warning for 1he studeni.
Metcalf was asked whether 1here
are plans to increase 1he penally
2 Pioneer .log February 26, 1999 if the trend concinues and some
discussion on 1his was heard.
SOFA/KLC Proposal
Caroline Johnson of SOFA
nncl Andrew Daily of KLC at­
tended Monday's meeting with
a proposal that SOFA and KLC
combine funds for a huge end•
of-the-year music festival. Usu­
ally. SOFA puts 1ogether a big
encl-of-the-year event and l<LC
organizes the Sunburn fe:stlval,
but this year, they hoped 10 bring
a more popular headliner band.
(in additional to other actS) with
the amalgamation of their funds.
The total cost of the bands 1hey
want to bring was $8000. They Tobacco case opens in
Portland
This week marked the
start of a SI 10 million law•
suit against Philip Morris.
The plaintiffs are the wife and
children of Jesse Williams, a
smoker of Marlboro cigarettes
for over four decades. Follow­
ing a recent case against
Philip Morris in which a
former smoker was awarded
$51.5 milllon, the case could
become part of a new trend
of successful lawsuits 1ha1
hold tobacco companies ac­
countable for the health ef­
fects or ,heir cigareues.
Guilty verdict in murder
case
Last Tuesday.John William
King, a white man Erom Jas­
per. Texas, was found guilty
of murdcnngJames Byrd.Jr ..
an Mrican-Amencan man, by
dragging him LO his death
behind a pickup truck The
jury 1s now hearing evidence
on whether King should be
sentenced 10 life 11npnson­
men1 or the death penalty.
Prosecutors presented cvi•
dence of King's plots 10 form
his own white supremacist
gang and his r:icist attitudes.
In a le11er he tried 10
smuggle to another clef en­
clants while in prison, King
said, "Regardless of 1he out­
come of this, we have mnde
history and shall die proudly
remcmbe.rcd if need be~"'
9 out of 12 l<ienow's
stores will close
Kienow's Food Stores, a
Portland grocery chain
founded in 1908, will close
nine o[ils twdvestores in the
ncx1 few weeks. The an­
nouncement surprised many
shoppers who f requcnt the
smaller-sized grocery stores.
In November, Kienow's was
sold 10 a California real estate
1n1s1. Three stores in South­
east Portland, King City. and
St. Johns. will remain open
for \i.n "indefinite" period.
Kienow's employed about 250
employers at lhe time of its
salt last year.
also plan 10 aclveniseoff-campus
with the encouragement 10 bting
canned food donations. After a
few questions. Council unani­
mously approved SOFA and
l<LCs proposal.
Water Dispenser
Studcnl Representative
Brenna Dorrance has been dis­
cussing the Idea of installing a
pure wa1er dispenser in Dubach
Studcm Lounge with Michael
Ford af1er receiving a comment
card abou1 the possibili1y in one
of the ASLC Sugges1ion boxes.
The ASLC Council discussed the
idea and possibili1ies at length
before motioning 10 postpone Crime Beat
courtesy of Gregg J.
Wanciak, Campus Safety
February 16 -22, 1999
February 16, 1999
A sn,clcnt in Howard
accidentally cu, her knee
with a knife and '\'35 1rans­
poned 10 OHSU by private
vehicle.
At about 5:00 pm a
student walkmg near the
Forest residences fell to
the sidewalk in a
narcoleptic s1.au~ and was
1ransponed to OH5U by
nmbuln.ncc.
February 17, 1999
,\ tall, 1hin, while male
was seen by a physical
plant employee spray
paintinggroffi1i on thcsiclc
of Evans. Shortly afcer­
warcls. similar graffiti was
found on an exterior wall
at Templeton and on a Bon
Appc1i1 von
February 18, 1999
At about l 2: l5 p.m.,
graffiti wri11cn in black
ink, smting .. Reagan's non­
sense hun America," was
found on the wall just out•
side Pamplin room JO
Bc1wccn 7:00 p.m. and
8:00 p.m., a student left his
belongmgs ln an unlocked
locker ln the Pamplin
men's locker room, When
he returned after workmg
0111, he discovered $33
missing from h,s wallet.
February 19, 1999
At about 12:50 p.m. 11
was reported that someone
had urlnOLcd in a desk
dr:iwcr in KLC, damaging
several CDs.
At abouL 4:43 p.m. graf­
lili was round on the foot­
bridge between the cs,atc
gardens and the residence
areas.
At about 7:10 p.m. a
duffel bag and running
pants were rcponecl s,o!cn
from an unlocked locker
in the Pamplin men's
locker room.
appro.,al or a pure wa1cr dis­
penser in Dubach for 1he res,
of the academic year 1ill 1he
next mceung, pcndmg for•
ther research on the subject.
Trustee Meeting
A mceung between the
Board or Trustees apd the
ASLC Council ,s planned.
Suggestions were heard about
what should be 1hc major
subject of discussion a1 this
mec1ing. These suggestions
mcluded talking about the
residence halls (including a
tour), the subject of faculty
mention and the possibility
of a campus day-care. ..
11,,, . . . ========Foru m=======P=ion=ee="r=Lo~&,
OSPIRG: student resource or outside lobbyists?
commentary by Michael Crump
and Dan Metcalf I
Our SOClely ls raced with trc~
mendous problems Lhat arfeci
every student al lewis & Clark.
as well as the wider communtty
beyond Palatine Hill. Special in•
tercs1s-likc the chemical and
banking industries-use their
immense resources 10 pre.serve
1ht:ir ability to pron, from pol­
lu1ion and destructive monopo­
listic practices, all at I he expense
of the general public good.
OSPIRG has been active in
addressing lhese concerns and
!ldvocatingour fU1urcat the state
and national levels. Their clfort.s
arc a key dc111cm of the ac1ivis1
tommunil>' on nnd otr campu5.
OSPIRG has been ahlc to defend
our cnvironmem and C<lmmum-­
tics through Lhc combmcd work
or their s1a1cw1Cle advocacy and
the vo1ces of swclents on cam­
pus. We support OSPIRG be­
cause dtc1r actlvmes provide stu­
dents ""'h the opportunuy 10 be
involved wuh direct poliucal ac­
tion. The more ~ware we become
of the issues that OSPIRG rcp­
rescnls, ,he more we feel the
need to come ouL :.u,d support
us ca1npus m1sslon. 1\s studcm
group coordmators. we have
wol'kccl w11h OSPIRG leadersh,p
and seen the efficacy of thc,rnc-
11,·1sm. And at a school 1ha1
prides 11seU on applying ,he lib­
eral ans and sciences rn chang­
mA our world, OSPIRG docs so
wu h great success.
Environmcma1 dcgrad:u1on,
consumer np-offs. :md ,he <·or•
rupuon ol our democracy .1rc
JllSI a few of 1 he problem, that
have :1nsen with 1hc ovcr0ow ol special interest cash into our
political process. This is why
studentS voted u, form OSPiRG.
By pooling a small ponlon of our
student fees with smdcnts from
across the Slate, we ha\!e created
a tool to tum back the tide of
the special interest assault. \.Vith
a staff of professional advoc:ues,
attorneys. and orgnnizers. ,vc
can face up to the special inter­
ests and win.
OSPIRG hns a long history of
such vic,orics. \Vhcn polluters
in Eugene threatened to pu 11 the
wool over the public's eyes abo111
their increased dumping into
our waterways, OSPI RG raised
the grassroots support 10 dcrcat
them. When the banks threat­
ened 10 raise their fees again, dc­
spne record profit.s, OSPIRG ere•
atcd hard-hitting report.s 10 shed
lhc hglu on lhis consumer out•
rage. \Vhcn Lhc oil and auw m•
dus1ncs launched a well-funded
anack on our dean aJT protcc-
11ons, OSPIRG built the coahuon
to send them packmg.
Many of these vIc1ones were
won because students had the
resources 10 stop special 1mcr~
csts on 1he1r own turn-in $3.
1cm. or Washington, D.C.. for
example. As 1ndiv1duals we will
never lwvc chc resources to take
on the four largest oil compames
alone. We could never stand ur
to Exxon's clumpmg, or shine the
light on Wells Fargo's profns, or
c,en blow 1he whistle 011
Weyerhauser's slash and bum
prawces in order LO fight those
special inLcrcsts and win. vie
must hm•c srndcn1 rcprcsenta•
110n on a h1ghcrlevcl. So we ask
that you iom us m the fight for
the pubhc m1crcs1 hy v,11111g
yes• lor OSPIRG. ,, ____ _
We support OSPIRG
because their activi­
ties provide students
with the opportunity
to be involved with
direct political action. _____ ,,
,, ____ _
This is not a group of
students that listens
to our concerns and
tries to improve our
community, it is an
outside lobbying
group that wants to
use us to further its
own agenda. '' commentary by Ben Kalm, Ean
Koenig-Price, Oscar Leeper,
David Severson, and Adam
Smith
Each spring, the qucsuon is
pul before us of whc1hcr or not
10 fund OSPIRG If wnetum an
affirmntivc \10te. we are agrecmg
to pay that organizauon what,..
ever sum of money they dc­
mand-S12.750 1his year-for
the 'privilege' of ha,.,ng an
OSPlRG ch11p1er at our school.
H we return a negatwc vote,
OSPIRG chooses 101>ack up and
leave. In effect, this big name po­
h11cal lobbying organiza11on ,s
trying 10 sell us something. and
we get to vote on whet her or nol
we want 10 buy 1hc product
In light of 1111s undcrswnding,
consider , he followmg ques­
twns:
• ls 11 a coinc1dencc th.ti
OSPIRG has become more vis­
ible ,n the m1ds1 of elec11on
we.ck?
• Why must OSPlRG gtt
$3.75 per student per semester
with no <:ompromtsc (1he1r way
or the highway)?
• ii OSPIRG ts Sllldcnt nrn,
why do they have a paid coordi­
na1or makmg Sl6.500 a yc:n?
• Why docs OSPI RG need
S 12,750 a year when SEED can
work w11h less than $500 ( 15
ccn1s per stUdcm pers-cmcstcrH
• Other student group, go
1hrough budget and chorttr
comm1ss1on review, ,\ hy is
OSPIRG exempt>
It ,s the basic •s~ump11<>n ol
OSPIRG that they arc ,l great
bcnc.fn lo our campus. but upon what foundation docs lhis n:s•
sumption rest? Wh:11 docs
OSPtRG rc.Jlly provide-what ,s
the product we're ge11 ing for our
money? The answer is nothtng
not already available 10 us We
have our o,,1n env1ronmcn1al
group (SEED) and an cnv,ron­
mcntal siuclics major 1ha1 both
operate independently ol
OSPIRG. Addi11onally, Wa1zck 1s
an excellent place 10 find mfor­
mauon on jus1 abom anything
t\nyonc can read the news. look
up their congressional represcn­
t:uivc and wrilc a letter. Who
needs OSPIRG's help!
The truth 1s that OSPIRG
takes for more rrom us thtm II
gives. The orgamzation demands
th:u we par for a coorchn:nor
whose job a ,s 11> try to tell us
wh.u LO do~ml how tot.lo u. Tins
IS llOl a group or s1uclents that
listens to m.rr concerns and 1rics
to improve our communuy, it 1s
:m 0U1s1dc lobbymg group I hat
wants to use us to fonherits own
agenda Surely they have the
right 10 try 10 propagate their
message. bm I hey have no right
10 demand lhat we fund that .1c-
11v1Ly, and they ccrtaml)' don't
have the right to try to masquer­
ade as a student group to gam
our sympa1l11e.s
ASLC relics on a system of ac­
colmtahtluy They mainrn111
rcfor<ls of spending and review
each studer11 organizauon an-
11\>'1 lly helnrc grant mg., hudgct
and chartec renewal OSPIRt,"
exempt from this procedure 11ml
doesn'L disclose their cxpcnd,­
tures 11, ASLC. This is our up­
portu n 11) to send OSPiRG :,
message nf clisapprn\',tL
Vote for au.:ou1t1ab1l11)
Voll' No
Student government needs an active membership
commentary by Andrew Daily
It's 1hn1 time ul year :ignm,
folks. When the air is cnsp with
1 he smell ol pain I pens. and ev­
ery avaibbk postmg surface is
plas1ercd with thls Oyer aml that
ad. Yes, dear readers, 11's cl1.:c110n
Iintc :1gni11, that annual cer­
emony where we arc herded like
sheep (or perhaps lambs ... ) to
the pulls 10 cast 011r,•otcs for m1-
den1 office And, ontc again, I
ponder the qutstions: wh) do we
vote, and what ror, do WC \'Ole
10 make a "difference." or be­
cause It is one more college
ntual> What, cx:ictly, is the point
or student govtrnmcm., 1 ntcrcst­
ing qucsuons that tvokc. mtcr­
esung answers, and even more
Interesting analyst<.
Mmm, let's approach these
one ::u a time. \Vhy do we vote,
and what for? This one seems 10
merit the most obvious answer:
because each vote makes a cllf­
fercncc. This might be true in the
mitropolitics of collegiate elec­
tions. bm ii scen1s to obscure a
deeper explana11on. In reality, it
seems 1hat we: are indoctnnatcd
to vote. to bcHevc that our indi• 7
,,_
ASLC is the smiley­
faced puppet that
tells us what the
administration is
going to do to us,
and why everything
will be okay. ____ ,,
viclu;.11 voice mauers. From c-or­
lies1 childhood, dections ancl
democracy are integral pan of
the school experience; every
year, like clockwork. ,ve elccl
class presidents and swden1
council members. And every year we look back at the end ol
tht vtar. as the new elections
role ;round, and wonder exactly
what lt was they accomplished.
We are steeped in these tradi­
tions to train us Lo be citizens,
10 learn to exercise our "priv1 ..
lcgc.• What we vole for is not
for Individual leaders, but for a
system, a 1w,,-ccntury old self­
perpetuating tradition, that pre­
fers 1101 10 be questioned, 10 have
us weaknesses examined. Ne\1er
mind that we live in a republic,
not a tlcmocra,y; !ts the percep­
tion 1h:u we live in a dcmocn,cy
that matters. Studtnt elections
rcinlorce 1h1s perceptual llaw.
Moti\ltHion behind us, we
must tackle the larger issue
what is the point, the roisoJ1
d'c!tr,: of student govcrnmcn11 I
had long bcHcvcd that it was a
training ground ror rmurc hu•
reaucr..HS :md paper•pushers, the
fllc-cabine1 chcta1ors that per­
v:tde every corner of our tripli•
cate society. However. I came to
the conclusion (rcvelnnon?) that
student government varies fr(>m
school to school. Elccuons m
grade school arc a popularity
contest, those in high school a
pork barrel contest.and those 111 collcge ... wcll, what arc those in
college? It seems that student
government at the college level
could he man)' things, could cs­
tahlish itself in a unique pos1•
tion, but often doesn't
What is studcnl government
here at LC, what is ASLCs pos,,
tion? Ahcr cardul considcr­
a1ion, a few well-placed c111es­
tions. a consensus formed in my
bram. ASLC, analog1cally speak•
ing, is the snulcy-faccd puppet
lha1 tells us whaL the nd1ninis-­
H-auon is go111g to <lo l0 us. and
why e,•erythmg will be okay.
Tlns 1s not an auack on our cur•
rcn1 student government. or any
of1hc 111d1v1dual ml'ml~rs~ thC)'
have done an excellent job try•
ing lO break out of the secrelnrial
net that entangles 1hcn-'I. 111s 1he
1racli11on, albeit recent. that d,c­
tatcs that LC stuclem i;ovcrn­
incn 1 Is 10 manage studcnl
groups and suck 10 such press­
ing 1Ssues as better coffee in 1he
Trail Room. The councils pmen-
11,I nctMSt role as been reduced
10 mund:mc. mid-level aclmm1s­
trauvt du11es, analogous 10 lhc
Depanmem of Agnculiure.
But 11 docsn'1 have 10 be 1l11s
way: there are no provlS10ns that ASLC assume such a subscrvt•
cn1 role. As one ex-Council
member told me, "Studc111 gov•
cnnncnt should be orgamzing
protests. v01c1ng student con­
cerns, not expl.tinmg awa)' 1l1c
acuons of M ichacl Mc10ncy or
the Board of Trustees.• After all,
isn't 1ha1 the point or swclcm
govcmmcm' To cx1st as a sepa­
rate power s1.ruc1Ure to offsc1
that of the nclnnnismmnn? Yes,
they can cooperate and work
1ogcther. Inn musI our elected
leaders net as 1he cheer)', human
burfcr bc1wcen the adm1111Stra-
11on and the s1udem lx,dy?
So. next week, 1hmk about
t hcsc C)'mClsms. but mosl of :-.ll,
1 hm k about AS I.C's role ,n I he
school, and what you want that
role to be Elect leaders who will
chnllcngc the cxisung sIruc1ures,
and press for ,he clcmnnds of 1h,
studcm body. Because 1f the stu­
dent hody .1g11n1es for thb
change, I'm sure thnt ASL(
would be more than happy 10
oblige. The elections nex, week
should decide the trnicctor)' of
the siudent body, not who will
win the privilege 10 kowtow bl'­
fore the ~,dmmistration for th(.
coming year.
February 26, 1999 Pioneer Log 3. =Pio=n=ee=rL=o:Q:g======Forum=========
Mission Impossible game complete hypocrisy
commentary by
Hillary Snodgrass
t\s educated, well-rounded
studcnls 1.1f thc world. we would
all ngrcc that hyp11cnsy IS one or
1 tu-i-nos, detestable :lnd p<:rv:1-
'-ivc fat1hs.m the wide pantheon
known as human vice. Sure tt:S
not as bad as secret experiments
involving an nmoral corpor•
auo,\'s dispers,11 or large a111011n1
or rodhuloti omo an unsuspecl­
ing population of isla11d-bo11nd
•llorigincs. l·lypocnsr is disturb­
ing m 11s frequency rather drnn
tts mtcnsll y.
I'm sorry lo say I h:u. while
rcadmg the 1llus1nous Pioneer
t,>g Inst week, I hnpJX'ncd to find
~1 nonce ol hypocrisy. It wasn't
nn exposure of chscovcred hy­
pocrisy. or repcnIance for a
hypocriuca1 acl. You. too. may
have read this. and not rcahzcd
the mhcrcm evil This no11cc
slates. and I quote: "Mission
Impossible expands LO all the
dorms.hunt and be hunted ...
Watch your b,ck. but have lun
clomg 1L'"
for those of you who do not
know. M1.ss1on Impossible 1s a
murn11on or the trachuonal LC
Man~. which apparcnlly wasn't
perverse enough 111 its obiec­
tivcs. The g•mc is played like
lh1s: par11e1panlS receive a hie
(Polaroid photo) on another
dorm c.iuz:cn, and then 1hey arc
s.ipposcd 1 n kill I ho1 person hy
puumg a sticker on him or her
without IX'mg observed by any
wn ncsses They then take 11vp
the 01 her persons dossier alld
hu1\I dow11 that person. Who­
n•er has the 111os1 n1t"s at the end
wins.
I Object ror several reasons.
First •nd foremost, 1his is a per­
version or the spirit of Mission '' First and foremost,
this is a perversion of
the spirit of Mission
Impossible, which is
based on cunning,
intrigue, and stiff,
immaculately­
groomed men in
suits. _,,
Impossible. which ,s based on
cunrnng, intrigue. and stiff, Im·
maculatcly-groomccl men 1n
suns. Secondly. u:wis & Clark
College ,s supposed 10 be a b•s­
uon or 1hc cxpanded-for-polill•
cally-corrcCl•dcmocrac1cs hu•
manist ctluc, a noble plulosophy
,n which humnn life. EVERY
human hfc. ,s potenually beau•
tiful and ought to be rcspec1ed.
My th,rd objecuon concerns ln­
venu ng A mcrtca. Please don't
stop reading. lnvcnung t\ merica
teaches us that our great nanon
w•s founded on the principles of
life. libcny, and the pursuit ol
happiness. If the bes, entertam­
menl we can come upwi1h 1s the
wamon murnuon of murdenng
our rellow Amencans for an m•
s1g111f1canl malcnal pnze,
doesn't th:it dcv;iluc the found­
ing principles or the United
States? Poim four is thai (de.<pitc
guns being illegal in this version
of Mission Impossible) I 1hink
1he NRA is somehow involved.
and that is maximum ochous
l was under , he-impression
1 hat most people on c•mpus
firml)' hclie,•e that "If you aren't
outraged, )'OU aren't paymg .-tl-
1em1011!"' [ read that on 1he wall
of a h,throom stall in Watzek,
,nd I've since heard it rrom the
mou1hs of many LC stuclents,
E0troRS-1N-CH1Ef: Matthias Fripp, Angela Nusom
N,ws ED1rn•s: Jennifer Cranfill, Rocky Campbell
fOflUM EonoR: Colin J. Beck P. the 1oneer Log FuruRES EonoR: Meaghan Lamarre
ARn Eo1roR: Ryan Wise
s,om EoJTo•s: Lyndsey Wilson-Williams. Marisa Quinn
PHoro EDITORS: Andrew Daily. Emily Strelow
CAttNOA1t EonoA/ Au1s,: Mike Skrzynsk1
Sv,,10R SrAFF W111nu; Katy Davidson. Kate Pham
s,m WR1ms: Joe Collver, Andrew Daily, Ben Eichenberg.
Antonia Giedwoyn. Kelly Hayashi, Kim Howard, Caroline
Johnson. Mark Jones, Kale Keck, Dave Kolek. Candi Lemon,
Alec Metz, Carolyn O'Connor, Colin Ryono. Hillary
Snodgrass, Emily Strelow. Kaysie Studdard, Erin Warmck.
Gene Wixson
Co~nuaunNG Wtunru: Michael Crump, Ben Kalm, E.an Koenig•
Price. Oscar Leeper. Dan Metcalf, Dav,d Severson. Adam
Smith
Co,v EDITORS: Meegan Thompson, Hillary Snodgrass
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4 Pioneer Log February 26, 1999 most notably So/An majors. In a
coumry thal values human £rec~
dom. the freedom to hve the life
that one chooses. free from per­
sccutton and wrongful death, at
an insLitution dedicated 10
teaching us studems the differ­
ence bet ween right and wrong
and 1he wrong[ulness of stand­
ing aside and !ruing others com•
mil wrongful acts. in a st uclcn1
body where rnitny are <lrawn to­
ward 1he peaceful ethic or 1he "hippie" lifestyle. docs it not
seem just a bu l1ypocr111cal that
LC ,s allowrng the pretended
slaughter of us charges?
How can any resident or mag­
ntficem Copeland sleep at ntgl11
wu h such evil though1s bemg
led m10 l11s or her co-res1dems?
I-low can ,he 111hab1ta111s or
eharmmg Plan-Howard siand by
and t\llow the insULUllOn which
promised to 1each them The Ra•
tion•I Way reward depraved wannabe a.ssassms for reigning
the act or murdcrl What's next.
a comest m which LC·crs dress
up as hcromc adcliecs, and the
most convincing .. shool•up!t
rou11nc wrns? Or maybe n £aux•
orgy ol unprotected sex would
be worth lookmg 11110. L1d1cs
and gemlemcn. 1h1s 1s a serious
rnaucr. The nolicc wlcl us to
watch our bricks, but I'm asking
you all 10 look •head to your
fmurcs. End the hypocrisy now.
Letters to the Editor-
Plattform brushes with big
time
I was pleased to see Jason
Anderson and the rest or Wolf
Colonel getting good press in the
Ans section or the Pioneer Log.
but the 1itk ·Rock band moves
from Planform to the big time"
is• little misleading. While the
Pl,nform can, in no way. be clas­
sified •s "the big time." it is
hardly some hole in the wall cafe
completely removed from ,he
Portland music scene
I wns listening Lo 1he club list­
ings on thc__raclio yesterday and
all but a small handful of the
bands phiying in Portland clubs
tha1 nigh, had graced the
Plaufonn stage. mos1 within the
last six months! Cerrnmly. no
one has dreams and aspirations
or "someday playing the
Plaufonn." but the seedy under­
belly of Plau-Moward residence
hall is actuall)• a complc1cly lc­
g1tlmate and respected local
venue.
When LC s1udcms see 1hat a
band is playing ror rrec some­
where on campus, they seem LO
think 1hat we mus, have scraped
this group off the bouom of our
shoe. In real it)', the Plaufonn or
1hc Rusty Nail has spcnl • por•
llOII or YOUR studem fee 10 ll:1)'
a. touring or local act lo perform
ruranyonc interested. There has
been n pcrform:rncc in the
Plaurorm .:1lmos1 tv('ry single
week smce ,he bcg111nmg ofSep­
l~mber, hut we c.;omctinws ge, more vlsuors from off-campus
than students. It's upsening IO
look orn on a performance by a
band that LC has paid for and
sec a crowd of students from
Recd.
We don't lure bands ,hat play
weddings or bar mhZ\1ahs; these
:,re talented, cn:ativcl)' diverse
musicians who may or may nol
break int() the mainstream scene
in the nex1 frw years. ln my
hometown, I used LO frequent a
coffee house where Nirvana had
played 10 a crowd or four bored
gen•xcrs 1.>efore 1hey m,de it big.
Don't let ,hat kind or opportu­
nity pass you by rtght here on
campus.
With our ASLC budge, all b111
gone this year and an uncenam
foturc for the Plauform next
year, isn't ii time you slopped by
to sec the Portland's most prom•
Ising bands (lnduding Wolf
Colonel) for [rec instead or shell•
Ing out a hefty cover ch,rgc to
sec the_in at Satyricon, La Luna,
Crys1,il Ballroom or some othc.r
venud I petnion the Pioneer
Lug and 1he student body a,
large Don't sell 1he Pl,uform
shon.
Cameron Hays, Plall form
Manager
Photo Union thanks art
department
I wns happy to see 1he article
conccrnmg tl1c LC Photo Union
In last WC'ck·s raper. h wns .l gqod descrip1ion or our s1ruggle.
plans and activuie-s. Something
that l did nol stress in the inter­
view done lor the article is the
support given to u.s b)' the .1rt
dcp,rt mcnt. The tdca or n Slll·
dent-run darkroom on campus
rirst became a legitimate. poss1~
bility when Robert Miller do­
na1ed enlargers and other equip·
mcnl ror that purpose Without
Lhis equipment we would not be
In a position 10 build our
planned darkroom I think its
impor1an1 that the LC students
know tha1 this project has re•
ceivcd support from the aca­
demic photography program
here on campus.
Cory Muldoon
The Pioneer Log re­
ceived ):t:Veral leUUl to
the editor conccrnrng 1hr
OSPJRG lm,e tins wed:,
on both sides. Unforw­
natdy thrrc is nor mom
this wcdl or any wed: tn
1ir11,r e11f of rhcm \Ve
rhanl: the/Lewis & Clail,
communi(y fortl1cir inter•
est rn rlus isstcc, aud ho11c
that LC rfo<> no/ l011,c
bad: ruio ih ,wrmt,I 11e1-
theric upttthy Plellsc re•
mt·mbe,-clwt lcua~ tu 1l1r
r,liw, must be fetcivr,I by
1i,(·,tlay 11igf11 wcl, week,
m1tl should rnd1uk rwmc
wul cuntllc.t t,ifo1 mot mu l =====Featu res=======Pio==nee====='rL==:O:=_og
Kilburn's past and present on display at LC
~ HIiiary Snodgrass
Combine the sincere bcwilder­
ncnl of Lewis C.irroll's character,
llict. with 1hc wll of playwright
'1111> Stoppard, add a heap of Wll­
.m1 ll111lcr Yeats' nostalgia and a
!nh of Beethoven's neurosis anJ
~•·ve got Sh;twn Kilburn A se•
1ior cnglish and 1hca1cr double
1UJOr, Kilburn has established
m,clf at Lewis & Clark ns acre­
f.Drof cx:lcnsive imagin:ttion and
,lnnmblc Industry.
Kilburn came lo LC from
\lodcsto, CA where, as he said,
lt"mupcd around and dabbled In
1.!,r.i1cr • By dabbhng, he meant
f =i he performed such roles as
'1/.0. Gant in Looi, Ho111,w11rd,
!Agd. a play based on Thomas
Nolfc's novel, and a farcical pa­
.:iarch In a 1akc-ofl of Moliere's
'lcapinr. He also did a little direct•
mg.
His directing abilities debuted
• LC last semester with A lfo11,I
l!ul, of tl1t· Scco11<1 Stugc, a one
0:1 pl.ty by Peter Barnes. A Hand
i1uh "dealt wuh 1hcmcs 1 was
jMCl'CStcd in: the power of words
lal liberate and nnpnson. The ir­
responsible use of fai1h as n weapon, and as a hberator,· said
Kilburn. The play wa, about an
mqmshion into witchcr:tf1 sched­
uled 10 end with the cxccu1ion of
an lnnoceni woman unnl the
woman Jnttounccs 1ha1 she is, in•
deed, a w11d1 and w11I curse all of
the men involved. In the encl the
wmnan, u fervent Catholic, frees
herself hy using her lnqu1si1ors'
fear nnd 1gnorn11cc nga1ns1 1hem.
The play is memorable for its nch,
vivid, and ofu:n absurd language..
"I was," Kilburn decl:ircd, •com­
pletely enamored \\1th the lan­
guage il ,,,:\S written m."
llS nice when a thrcc1or can be
passionate nbou1 a play, but n's
downnght impressive when he
cnn a1so create or act wilh the
s:uni: passion. When he arrived al
LC, Kilburn said he was "prima­
rily imcres1ed m acting. Then, as
1 did more, I found that 1 enjoyed
playwriting and directing more."
He was in Tit< Cherry Orrliar'll last
year, and will he playing Mr.
Jansenlus in SMASH, starting
March 4. He will also be prCSClll·
ing a new play thnl he wrote,
caJled Dmm,s ofScarbo11do, as his
senior project for theater. Earher
tins semester. his play TrlHh 1s
Strangcrappearecl in an c:xh1bition
of studcnt•wnllcn one act plays.
Stephanie Wm,. who directed it, '
FH0101Y !(SSE SY.OH
Senior Shawn Kilburn, seen
here at rehearsal for
SMASH, will direct-his own
play, Dreams of Scarabondo,
as his senior theater project.
said ·The play SCI an open ro,
rum to self-discovery for those
involved ... ln this way Shawn
has achic,•ecl something 1ha1
many playwrights can only SI nve
for." Watching his work per­
forincd \Yilhout has guidance
was "kind or an intense, scary
cxperiencct said Kilburn ... l was
clefm11c.ly moved by the cmo•
tion.nl intensity mvested 111 u.''
Orrams of Scar/,ondo. which
grew oul of an aucmpt lo wntc
a play about alchemy, should be
in1crcs11ng. h is 1hc f1rs1 1imc that Kilburn will be dircc1ing h,s
own nu1tcnal. I lc calls this procluc•
thm an .. 1:xploro1ion of the 1cx1 in
pcrforml.'lncr," and II is a rich 1cx1
at that. Pnrlially sci in an i;-x1raor•
dinary reality nnd partially ,n a
vivid drcamscJpci 1 t follows one
man's blundcnngs m n world be­
mg mampu lated by separate fortes.
Dream~ 1s a color£ul ~xhib111on or
K,lburnS trademark humor nnd
origmali1y.
l<1lburn's aucnuon lo h1s crart
was mfinenced m part by a play he
performed m while on the London
overseas mp m I he spnng ofl 998.
The piny, Femhcrs. wa,; "good for
Lwo rc:-tSons.11 made me realize 1lun
I chdn'1 have 10 settle for roles as
nn ncwr and 1r l hdvc wnncn
somethmggood I shouldn't let any-
1hmg s1op me, because 1101hmg
Slopped th1s woman from -pulling
on lh1s lravcsty or:, procluc1ion. ''
Whtie m London, Kilburn also
hnd an 1mcmsh1p at the Young Vic
Theater. a weU~known org-anaz:u ion
dcchca1ed to ge11mg non-theater­
goers lnvolvcd in 1 healer. The in•
lernsh,p mostly mvolved office
work, and helping""' b props and
set changes for the two shows
which were then runmng i11 rep.
-Bn1 Kilburn was also able to talk
with people In different depart•
mems m 1he orficc, :m<l 10 an as-s1s:tanl dircetor who discussed
methods nnd 1hconcs of produc•
lion w11h h11n. He lo11nd 11 a
mcmornble and helpful expert•
c-ncc.
Once he returned lO LC Ill lhc
foll of 1998, Kilburn launched nuo
The Hand Wttdt, and also sci 10
work on h,s En11hsh scnwr theses.
Hr says Lhac lns scmrn:1r-Wri1c.rs
of I he I 930s-wh1eh was 1:mgh1
b)• R1shon• Znnnng, was ":t ltnlc
odd," because he was the only
mah.: ma d;,,ss uf l2 He wrote his
thesis on l-11lda Dooh11le's 3•p>rl
poem Tr Hog)•, :md 11s as.sod:u1on.s
with 1he works of Sigmund Frcutl
Rese:1rching and wntmg the thr­
s1s while chrcc11ng lhc on.: aCL wolS
"difficult" Kilburn ,.11d w11h tt
slight gnmacc But he!, con11nu­
rng w1th directing, and 1;1k111g un
l8th ccnltiry literature course and
an advanced fiction nnd pocny
workshop. Smee he's been :n LC,
Kil bum has had poems publlsh«I
by LC's literary review.
While he is unsure 1:1boltl what
10 do wtth his skills m the future,
whether 10 take them 10 graduate
school or 1ry them out In the 'real
world' he is sure or one thing.
"Brooding has gonen me where I
am today," he ,n,d and hes COil•
1ea110 go wherever else ii (ancl his
considerable ialeni) ,viii take him.
Master Plan outlines future of LC's JJacademic village"
ly Colin J. Beck
There ,s always much talk at
Inns & Clark about the "Master
Pbn", but •here is little explana•
DOnof what it acn1ally entails. The
~ter Plan 15 the framework for
ldtvelopment or 1hc LC cmnpus,
originally drnftcd 111 l 991
!hough offidallr n LO year plan,
Mfilhncn1 of its goals will prob­
,bly toke much longer
Michael Ses1ric, LCs Fac1hne.•
Pl.tnncr. explains tha\ 1he Master
Pl.tn dh•ide, 1hc Cl\111[)\IS inw rour
b,slc "zones 1he L.,w School;
ccntrnl ca11111us, including
fanplc1on and the Manor House.
1hc rcsu.ic-mrnl area~ and an "':i.ca-landscapmg and expans,on or the
libr;iry. Central campus will sec
new landscaping and bcner walk­
ways for pcdeslnans. Over ilme,
mos, or lhc current res,dcnual
halls will be replaced w11h smaller
dorm s1rw.:ntres, perhaps orga•
n1zcd into a few rooms around
t·ommon areas. and a new studcm
umon will be built on the site of
Plan-Howard. The ·acadcnnc vil­
lage• will sec lots of change, be­
ginning with the much-:muci•
pMccl parkmg structure, ,, new
Social Sciences bullcltng, ,tn <S·
pan.<1on oft he Olm Physics-Chem
Bmldmg, and new bmlding, fot
1hca1cr1 mu51c an<l the gntduate
school l\odine-BioPsych bulldmg
f'H010 COVRT(SV Of fACIUTIES Pt.ANNING
LC's Master Plan features, at the center, D, the existing fish
fountain. The building to the right, F, is Albany. To the left of
the fountain, C, are new social sciences buildings. Further to
the left, A, is a new parking structure. Over the summer, the
parking lot near Watzek Library, B, will be landscaped. At the
right is Olin, G, and the proposed expansion. At the top, E,
Me new buildings for which the use is still unspecified.
dtnuc village.• Each pan of the
ompus will be rev11alizcd In ac­
cordance wilh its primary use.
Plans for 1he Law School include wi11 be used as "swing space"' as
new constructions occur. eventu­
ally being 10rn down, makmg a
renovated Albany the center of the aca<lcmic zone.
LC can expect some go:ils to
be nnplemcnted soon. Thisstun­
mer some of the lundscoping
nround the Manor House will be
completed, the football field and
1rack rc1>l:tced, and some or 1he
landscapmg anti expansion work
nt the Law School done. In 1 he
next year or two the parking
strucwre will be built, which will
:illow 1he parking lots around
campus 10 be built or landscaped
over. In 1he "academic village•
the Olm ex-
pansion for The new buildings will be an­
chored by Miller and Field,. which
wert completed Lwo yc;.,rs ago The
archncctural s1ylc of these 1wo
buildings, in keeping with the li­
brary and the Manor House, will
tletcrtnine 1he style or 1hc planned
improvements. ll will be a relief 10
remove the uninspired temporary
hu,ldings from ca1111>us.
Scstnc cmph11Sizcs ,hat 1hc Mas­
ter Plan is )USl a rnimework .. md
tha1 nothing jc; set m stone How­
ever, the-re nre problem,c; in gcuing studcnl inpu1, us well as having
the: plnn ~vo1vc u., meet changing
needs. Sestrk would like 111 have
forums and suIVcys to gauge s1u~
dent opinion. but these have met
with limned success In 1he past.
Although the Master Plan is a
ten ycM plan, m rcahty, the con­
srrut:tion will tJ.kt! far murc than
ten years hl complete. Tu si:c cv~
crything finished Sesinc said that
we should tome back "in u1 lc,ISI
1wcn1y 10 thirl)' years."
all science~
and the Sc>clnl
Sciences
b111ld1ng will
prohnhly br Last chance to call!
1hc hrs1 con-
~ 1 ru c I u, ns,
h1111cfully
t11rnplc1ctl
wi1h1n fivt·
year, In till'
rcs1dcntml ,IT·
tas of campU$
the new Slu-
denl union
will be con­
structed first
10 create a fo­
cal poinl ror
the cvcn1ual
smaller dom,
clus1ers.
When these
i m provc­
mcnts arc
done depends
on the of
availability or
financial re•
sources.
Eventual
plans also In­
clude lm­
provcmenls
along PaJaune
Hill Road. You can't remember what your parents look like ...
You need to send home your dirty clothes ...
And you want to spend some quality time with
Mom and Dad at Family Weekend '991
Share Family Weekend '99 with your parents. Partake of culture and
cuisine at the popular International Fair, and choose from a variety of
activities on copies such as nature, philosophy, pottery, campus history,
and science. We've already sent your parents a letter and brochure
inviting them to campus March 5 to 7. The rest is up to you!
Questions' Call 503-768-7955.
Mike Teskey '85
Executive Director of Alumni and Community Relations
Lewis & Clark College
Family Weekend >99
Lewis & Clark College
March 5~7
Februarv 26. 1999 Pioneer Log 5 =P=io=n=e=ei-=L~og!:t==========Arts==============
A Valentine's Day with a glamorous rock band
by Caroline Johnson
This week's review leaves the
hood,e and highwatcrs world or
indic rock for the bright lights,
body guards, and, Janunau:
passes of mams1rcam corporate
rock. for Valcnilne's Day I was
taken to the Salem Armory to
ancnJ the LcvlsSno-Corc Tour.
When we pulled ,mo the ar­
mory lot around 9:30 ;i.m. I
asked where I he t.:onccrt was
going 10 be held, since there was
nothing around us except for
barren lots. an old hangar where
the "Auto Enthu_siast's C1,1s1om
Car Show" was being held, and
a dilapidated beige brick build­
ing. The answer: "the brick pile,"
I don't know whose brillia111 idea
it was to rcplact racks or 3Ul0•
m::nic wcnpons- an<l explosives
w11h phenomenal bands such as
Radiohead. The acoustics arc
horrendous and it feels like
you're hiding lrom commie 111-
vaders when )'Ou'rc inside. lts
only rcc!ccming v1rtuc 1s the foe,
1hat 11S lhe only venue within an
hour or Portland 1hai can hold
over 1.500 people for bands Lh,!t,
can't sell L3,000 ticke,.s at the'
Rose Garden. All 3,500 11cke1s.
by lht way, were sold om more
than a week before the show.
I had the privilege or meet•
ing the Evcrde;,r crew as they
emerged from thc,r sleeping
comp:1.nments on the bus. There
are 12 bunks on 1his bus ► as well
as two lounges. a mim bar. Nintendo 64. and s.,iellite cablo
from New York and LA. The
beds have screens 10 keep the
sleeper held in, and resemble
cocoons. These. men, however,
were [ar rrom being buucrnics
when they emerged. Scl'UITy ond
groggy from partying m Scmlc
the night before, they grunted
'nice to meet you's'" my way be•
fore heading over 10 sec the Stage
orgamze the gear. I think roaches
arc one or the few groups left
that keeps those ponytails that
reach hatr way down their backs.
Hell, if it worked in '89 why not
'99?
I manogcd 10 keep myself
busy, bet ween homework and
beating the pants off or Soul
Coughmg's sound man Larry in
rounds of Daytona racing. Al 5
p.m. rather than the accustomed
8, we watched the
new episode or the
Simpsons and
headed over 10 c.,­
tcring. l wasn't too
impressed, in fact
I was ha,,lng llash­
l»cks 10 the Bon
when DJ Twin?
rrom Redman sal
nex1 10 me. He
nodded.
The bus soon
became a mad ..
house or Rolling Rock as the
roadies' rncnds showed up. 1 re-
1rea1cd 10 the Evcrdcar dressing
room, which was empty slncr
the band wasn·t due to arrive
until 8. The doors opened at 6.
!cuing Lhe kids who had been
waiting in the cold since 4 that
ar1emoon rush co claim a spot
next 10 the stage DJ Spooky hit
the turntables at hair past and
warmed up the crowd be.fore
Redman 100k I he stage at 7,
I was looking forward 10 see•
mg 1h1s ace because my friend.
Mr. Muldoon, had been show­
mg me h1s Redman unperson ..
a1ions all week. When I heard
the crowd roar I kfL the dress-mg room and wove through 1he
crowd up to the srngc The lUm•
tables were playing wha,
sounded like a Joan Jett sample,
and a deep sinister laugh shook
the armory. They were decent, a
beuer spectacle than a qualny
hip hop group. Picture five avid
pot-smokers, higher Lhan a kite,
shouung •1r you dci,'l smoke get
the f•ck out! If you don't !'-ck
gel the r•ck out!•, and assorted
\1~riations that ,heme. A 101 or
the kids in the audience were
into II. replying enthusiastically
when cold, ''Everybody say r•ck
ye:th1" However, it seemed
preuy obvious that lllOSl or the
kids were there 10 sec Soul
Coughing and Everclear.
Redman wrapeed up his set with
a spin-off or a Sugar Hill Gang
classic, and DJ Spooky took to
spinning once again while Soul
Coughing's crew prepared the
stage.
I returned 10 the dressing
room 10 re:td some more-M;1rx
before Soul Coughing began, but
soon Everclcar and their encou­
rage or fomily and friends ar­
rived. For those or you tmfamil­
iar w11h the. new and improved
Everdear, which has doubled in
size since the band s1aned out.
on Tim/Kerr, the line-up Is: Art
Alexakis, Croig Manioya, Greg
Ekland, Davie Nipples. Brian
and Justin. I don't remember
their last names. but Brian and
Davie played 1oge1her in the
once great Portland band Sweaty
Nippks.
Amid,;t Lhe chaos An walked
o,,er and 1ntrod1,1ced himselr,
welcoming me. and Lhanking me
for mviting him 10 speak at
Lewis & Clark in April. He or­
krcd me some Sour Patch Kids,
which he admlls bemg terribly
addicted to, bm was horrified to
discover that Monqul had mis­
read the order and supplied 2 lbs
of Punch~flavored sour straws
instead. He wandered off while
I met Craig and Greg, who goes
Choir director teaches ecstasy
by Jill Teasley
According to Steve Pe1er, di­
rector of Lewis & Clark's choir,
Capt.Ila Nova, music IS Llne or
two e.usy ways to reach ecstasy.
The other, he said, is illei;al for
him to teach. Yet even if he had
the choice, Peter would likely
suck with music. As a child In
Nebrnska, Pe,cr disco,•crcd that
he could reproduce on piano
wha1 he heard on the radio: his
delight in 1h1s ability prompted
him to lcan1 music theory ::md
play keyboard in rock bands. As
an undcrgraduale music m:1jor
he got llret.l ol gigging in bars,
aml reahzmg lhat •voices could
do what hands d,,: he decided
to study choral concluccing. "l
w:lntt.:d to share my love fnr
music wnh as many people 3S
possible, and tducauon see.med
the best wav to do l111s,"' Pc1cr
ha.< told Ca1;.,1Ja Nova,
Peter has cenainly been suc­
cessful. Since receiving his Mas­
ter or Music degree at Wichita
Stace University in 1982, he has concluc1ed choirs at scverol high
schools in both Km,sas and Or­
egon, reaching hundreds or stu­
dent.s. In his present position ,11
Portland's Cleveland lligh
School, Peter has created an ex­
cellent choir program. When he
began there in 1988, there was
only one small choir. Now
Cleveland has four choirs wuh
,1 total or 150 singers. which is
over ten perc.enl of the student
population; the top choir has
won state finals several limes.
With support ror music educa•
1io11 in Oregon public schools
dwindling. Peter is even more
dclcrminc<l to ingrain an appre•
ciation o( music in his students:
"I really want to make sure mu ..
sic is there for the people I'm
around,'"
Now with LCs choir during
regular director Gilbert Seeley's
sabba11cal, Peter has more
people to mspire than ever. His
dcdicauon 1s appreciated; sing•
crs anticipalc his pat1cm, en1hu•
s1:.lstic arrivul every Tuesday and
Thursda)' afternoon. Last fall
6 Pioneer Log February 26, 1999 Peter directed LC's female,
voiced choir, Vox Angclis, but
due 10 decreased enrollment in
both choirs this spring. the two
merged. Interest in choir al the
College nuctuatcs every sc.mcs•
tcr due LO overseas trips. gmdu•
ations, one! Sllldenc schedules.
hue there is always a core grou1>
or singers wherein quallt)' is
fairly prcd1ctablc. Anotherchal­
lcngc is that singers come in
from all different levels, in the
present group, a1 lc..asl one pcr­
stin had never sung hefore last
fall, and others have been swdy­
mg voice serious!)' since middle
school. Now into the new
groups fourth week togcchcr,
Peter is very impressed. "Every­
one is reading so well 1his spring,
way beyond my expccta1ions, •
he remarked al last Tuesday's re•
hc,usal.
When asked about his aims
for Capella Nova's spring season,
Pe1er mcmioncd this matter o(
reoding along with some other
tlnngs. The beuer they can read,
see Choir, page 7 by "Buddy" 10 eliminate confu­
sion.
Art soon returned carrying a
hc:irc-shaped box or chocolates.
He picked through them, toss•
ing Lhe gross fruh navorcd ones
in the trnsh, then turned and of­
fered me one. I told him that I
couldn't eac chocolate with nut.s
in it. He then proceeded co ex•
amine each one, cracking open
the ones that looked suspicious,
and finally handing me one that
he found acceptable. I took a buc
,111d mack a face I-It cook the
remaining half, gave ii a lengthy
inspection, holding it close 10 his
C)'C, and finally handed it back
10 me saying. "It's onl)' nougat.
You're safe. See's chocolate Ls
beuer. I like See's.•
I had just finished the other
hair when I was whacked in the
head by a giant purple balloon.
Arts six )'Car old, Anna, hml just
introduced herself 10 me. We
became preuy good buddies,
playing toned-down tag and
making fun of people. I heard
Soul Coughing starting their set
and made my way out into the
wings of the stage.
from start 10 finish Soul
Coughing was electrifying and
fantastic. The)' are one of the
most innovative: and unique
bands on mainstream radio.
The)' combine funky dance-hall
drum beats, jazzy upright bass, tool effects and melodics on Lhc
synthesizer. rock guitar and un­
usually animated vocals. The
vocalist, M1chnl Doughty.
dances. paces and leers at the
audience, with a hand behind h,s
back,.
Soul Coughing passed om pct
names 10 , he :1udicncc m honor
of Valcnune's Day, Half the
crowd was '1snookums", the.
other hair "pook1e· and "honey
bear". One d151111guishing fea­
ture or this band's show is the
series or synchronized black and
while cartoons that pla)' on a
giant screen behind , hem. One
highlight of the outstanding Soul
Coughing set was when Redman
stumbled on stage He was
standing dose to me smoking,
rocking out, then srnncd to wan­
der 1owards the stage, Judgmg
from c he bass player's reaction­
he almost fell over laughing-he
wasn·c expected. Doughty didn't
miss a bcal, and threw his hands
in 1he air.
Redman's imprcn1ised cameo
showed exatLly how adaptable
the band is. They love 10 play
:my time, and It shows. When
they were cold chat the Sno-Corc
show n11gh1 be canceled in Boise,
they decided 10 drive up any­
way and play at any club 1ha1
will let them. That's how the
music industry should be.
While the stage was bcingsel
for Evcrdear, I went back 10 the
dressing room where the band
was wanning up. Right before
showtime somebody threw .in
Sir Mix-a-lot and the band shook
1hcirboo1ies to "Baby Got Back".
Who would have I hough, that
the thirty,somethmg Gap-com•
mercial band lovecl 10 sing "I like
b,g butts :md I can not lie, you
other brothers rnn't deny ... ?·
Everdcar took the stage and
the crowd went bczcrk. The set
was prcuy good. I can't say I am
much of an Evcrclcar fon, but I
was glad to hear a few tracks
see Sno-Ball, page 7
Burnt by the Sun, a delightful and poignant Russian
film, will be shown on Tuesday in the Council
Chamber as part of the LC International Film Festival.
The 1999 Lewis & Clark
International Film Festival
MONOAY
Keila: The Heritage of the Griot • (Burkina Faso, 1995)
To Live• (China. 1995)
TUESDAY
Pather Panchal! • (India, 1954)
Burnt by the Sun• (Russia, 1994)
WEDNESDAY
Nasser '56 • (Egypt, 1996)
THURSDAY
Shall We Dance?• (Japan, 1996)
My Left Foot • (Ireland, 1990)
All UmN 6:)0 (f,ru l!ltn} •t1d ,:oO btcon<I l!l,n) New director leads mainstage play Levi's Sno-
by Hillary Snodgrass
From deep within the world
or mid-terms, methods, and the­
ses. hS difficult to imagine what
actual careers might be like. Pro­
fessors arc often the only con­
tact we have wit~ prorcssionals
in our fields, but they arc still
:mached to cdutation. Vlsuing
director and 1<acher Rachel Katz
Carey generally works outside of
the cducauonal sphere. wuh real
world experience and. even be1•
ttr, rctll world success A Revolution in the making she d1ree1ed such pla)'S as Paula
Vogels' Desdemona, Hn1cher's
Vandals, Calderon's lift· Is a
Drwm. and Shaw's Misa!!lancc.
Upon rccch'ing her MFA, Katz
Careys career kepi right on mo,•­
lng. She joined 1hca1er simple,"
Seattle-based 1ouring company
consisting of five actors. She
adap1cd Mikhail Bulgarov's
1930s 350-page long magic re­
a I ism novel 'fh, Afasrc, &
Mmgariw into a 95-minutc-long
louring show. \Vith more th3n
30 ch:trnc1ers, including Satan,
Pon11us Pilate. Jesus, talking
bl:,ck cals, and mn<lmcn, and
only five actors 10 act :111 o[ these
pans, Musta plays like a recipe
for disaster. However, il played
to Sca11le, Adelaide, Australia,
and Charleston, SC, rankmg in
the top ten at vir1ually every fes­
tival, and being named Best Play
at the Adelaide Fringe. Bal I presents
glam of
corporate rock
Tlus semester, Katz Carey fills
,n !or Stephen Weeks while he
,son sabba11cal. She teaches ,he
Acung 111 class. which focuses
on classical tradmo.ns. r:mgmg
from Sophocles 10 her favorite,
George Bernhard Shaw. She is
also dircc11ng LC's mainsiagc
production, SMASH (sec 111sc1}.
Katz Carey befncndcd writer
Jerfery Hatcher while working
wnh l11m ai The Playwrights'
Cenier in Minneapolis. She
fondly describes Hatcher as 1hc
"bas1ard child" 1ha1 playwright
Noel Coward and Shaw never
had. The s,r,uing. a presl1glous girl,5
colltge on lhe edge of 1l small lown
in England. The charactt"r~ Scn1&rt.
p~ssionate men and women wi1h
scent agendas.and hidden fdcntiti.ts.
The ploc 50me1hing big Is aboul to
happen a1 Alton Colkgc, -and lt. will
changf. thtse girls' Uvts forrver. ls il
u ne-\,.. teen honor mo\'ie In 1be vem
of the .SCilf)' olnd willy Scrcuml
Hardly. SMASH ts an adap~tlon or
George. Bernhard Sha.w~ Cc!1rly no\-d part. wrlltcn shoner. quicker
spcc:cbcs. more .accessible lor the :au­
dlt.nte and ~lighLly eas.iec on the ac­
tors. ·SMASM, .. says ac:tor Starr­
-Ah.rtns (Mr» Wil~n) •ts a J;i.nguage
intcn$i\'c. production.· 1n a shnp1t:
convcl'S11tion. the ch.ar.aclct~ often
have p:magraphs at ,1 time 10 s..,y. :and
thcrc :uc often many l11yctt 10 u
1lnglC' st-mencc-.
On top of d\1n, SMASH will be
pr~cnted In dialect. It ls, :af1er ,II,
set in Engl:rnd. und fea­
tures ii coupk or diffu­
cnt class dialects. Kau
Carey bclic\'I.":!> 1h:H,
nuher th.an impeding
dialogue, 1hc acccnLS
will tnakc n mort IUIIU·
ral h WJ.S writtcn m En•
ghsh, rather 1han Amer•
lain~English, and the
difference 1s nouc,eablc:.
There are 5 m:alc
ch:11ractcrt and 5 fe­
male. tach vivid and
distinct. ·The womco
in this play, .. 511,ysdircc-
1or Rachel K:11.2 Carey
tmphllically, "arc: 01ag•
mOccnt·, ;and 1he m:t!t""
clu,r~etcrs hold 1hcir
own. Tht scnpl nans
Sidney through :a g;ium.­
lct o( shui.tions. Sno-Ball, from page 6 ------
from their firs, record \Vc1rltl of
Noise. The best pan or 1hc show
was when £or an encore ,he bancl
dcc,ded 10 cover 1he old AC/DC
song "Sin Cit)'"
An shouted, "/\re ,here nny
Evcrclcar fans in the house?"
and. of course. every 14 year old
kid screamed. He 1hcn asked,
"Who wants 10 ge1 up and dance
with Everdcar?'' This must be a
reg11i:ir thmg, because all of a
sudden all or these kids whipped
om signs reading "It's Ill)' binh­
day• and "Pick me•. They got
ahou1 30 kids 111> on 1he s1agc,
bm l1rst fa1d down some rules:
·0011'1 f•ckm" push us off the
s1age and don't r•ck wnh our
sh*c"" Preuy s1raighlforwarcl,
SMASH will open in March
after ~,n abhrcviated rehearsal
pcnod. Nonnally, LC 1nai11s1age
shows rehearse for c1ghl weeks,
b111 SMASH will premier arter
only six weeks, in ;-m '1Uempt 10
avoid splilling rehearsals wi1h
Spring Break. KaLz Carey noted
1ha1 professional shows gener­
ally get four weeks of rehearsal
time, bu1 actors aren't also full•
time students. However, Katz.
Carey doesn't feel she's had 10
change her tactics 10 direcc stu ..
de.n1.s: "I don'l tend 10 treat stu­
dents much dirferemly than pm­
fessionals. • PHOTO IV JUU SMITH
First-year student Kali Freeman in
the mainstage production SMASH He lt:t\'CS Hcnric.tta..
pl,ycd by lldiko Arndt,
20 mtnulesafle, 1n~rry­
lng hct. ln.-dvt-rtcntly
stdUct:'i a girl during a "fhr Masrer & Marg11rita will
come 10 Portland on March ➔ for
one perfonnancc at Recd Col­
lege. 21A, a one-man play writ­
ten and performed by Kevin
Kling, which Ka1z Carey ,s also
direcLmg, will have an open
dress rehearsal on March 6. The
three shows are '"as different as
1hcy can be," but also very fo.
miliar, as she has known Kling,
Hatcher, and the M11srcr c,1s1 for
years. Bnan s1ood on a riser behind
1hc drum kn and jumped down
while hiuing his cy1nbals 10 start
the song, which happened 10 be
the one orr 1hc Romeo andJulic1
soundtrack. The kids were hav­
ing a blast. I was laughmg, and
1 was only watchmg.
While not 1he firs• lime she's
directed undergraduates, Katz
Carey bc.licvcs I ha1 ii would be
less beneficial for students for
her 10 direct 1hem differently
than professionals. After all, "if
they're wanting 10 work as pro­
fessionals, this is great cxperi•
encc." Shc expects a lot from stu•
dents. but does realize that they
have much more to do than
SMASH. Ahrens. who plays Miss
Wilson in SMASH, says. "She's
no, 1he kind of clircc1or who gets
upsc1. She's surprisingly under-The U11so<1aJ Socialht Set in 1910,
ii fol1ows Sidney Trcfusis (Jacob
8lumr.r), i;1n ;:irlstocr.uic socialisl­
yd. 1h10 is a con1.ntdiction-who
leaves his br:md new bride,
l'ltnnc,u1, for the aforementioned
glrlscollegc in ordn to lake-over:ind
s1an teaching soclilism. Thai way.
an undercover 1cv-olulion can begin
In whleh the $0Clali.st graduates can
marry influential tntn ~nd, using
their fcutlnine wile$, !;Lan com·crt•
Ing 1he world from the home.
SMASU lsn'I )'(Ii.Ir 1,wcnagt-, 1u.rn­
of-1hc-ctmu.ry drawing room com­
edy. Write-r Jdfcry Hatcher's wit dlC ..
(ers f.rom Sh1w·s in only one notice­
-able rejpcct: hc has, for the most
standing." Her broad range of
experience has prepared her for
almost anything.
Katz Carey~ list of credentials
is impressive. She star1ed as a
summer intern at The Play­
wrights' Cenler, where Kent
Stevens, a director she was work•
ing wnh, recognized her talent.
In 1991 she was given her first
clirec11ngjob. The play. Lanford
\1/ilsonS l3urn This. was. as K:'llz
Carey says, a ·b,g s1mkmg lrn."
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ends 1,1p handcuffed to i tu tray
wtulc his rc\'olutlon marches pasL
It's a ·re.iUy Cun. clever kind o( soipL
h lu.s a nict St.USC' of completion to ✓
II." ~ys Sh:iwn t<Uhum, who plays
Mr. jansC'nius.
Shaw was never .1fraid to cri:uc
.sman charact,er.s. and neither is
Hatcher. The a.mu.sing follies do not
dctl\lC.l from the-inll'lligcnCt': or the
pliy. nor do,es Lhc: (n1c:U1gcnce: dull
the humor. tn ihon, SMASH db­
pcnSd-whh modem sit-com dun11)..
ing down. and )'Ou'll Ix gh1d ror It
SMASH opens ln Fir Acres The­
ater ~farcb ◄• T'ickel$ go on -$a,)(
M,i,:h l.
The sold-ou1 run was namocl one
of the ten best shows of l991 by
Lhc Minneapolis Star-Tnbune.
She went on 10 direct a range of
pla}'S m the Min ncapolis area,
including liarold l'inter's The
Caretal,u. Tennessee Williams' JI
Streertar Named Desire, and
Molierc's Schoo! For Wives., and
received several accolades.
In 1994 K'1l2 C1rcy was ac­
cept eel lntO the Universil)' or
Wash-mg1on's Master or Fine
Arts progr:11n1 wlnch 1s
so compethive that h
accepts only two stu­
dents per year. There, While 1h1s may be 1he busi­
est shc·s ever been. wuh three
and a hair hours of rehearsal a
weeknight for SMASH, as well
as weekend commutes to Scaule
for rehearsals, Ka1z C'1rcy main­
tains. "You should have as many
differem experiences as pos­
sible.· She doesn't, however, s.,y
that ,hey all need 10 be happen­
ing at the same time.
Aside from her chaotic sched­
ule, she recently married Nicho­
las Carey, a software designer
rrom Seaule. His profession, she
adrnitS, isan "entire mystery" to
her, as hers is to him. Bui. "we
both enjoy taking things apart
and pulling 1hem back 10-
ge1her." and in 1ha1 way they
completely understand cnch 01h­
crs' work,
SMASH IS all abo,u decon­
struccion and rebuilding, and it
should be a delight 10 watch ,he
direc1ion of 1h_is Shaw aficionado
who is. as her friendJcffHaicher
says, ":1 woman wise in her gen­
..:r,nion." After 1hc show there was a lot
or conuno1ion while the band
cooled off. An asked me 10 lake
care of Anna while 1hcy me, with
1he press and signed amographs,
It was just mt, an exhausted six • " year old asleep on my lap and
the dnimmer, Buddy. who was
coughing on ,he 01hcr couch, He
was so sick he could hardly
walk, but somehow had man­
aged LO pull of the SCI.
In the dressing room I wi1-
nessed the other side of rock star
IHc, the part where you fight
with your wife about the gucs1
list, arc nagged by your fornily
for making lhcm wait while you
"have your ego pencd" b)' the
press.
Finally, il was time lO go
home. Art scooped his liulc girl
off my lap, thanked me for help•
ing, and promised to gel in LOuch
when he was back in town. I
can·t say ii wai the bcsl show I've
ever seen, blll a good time none
, hdcss. Verdier Gap models like
big butts.
Choir sings British works
Choir, from page 6
play or smg music a, sigh,,
the faster they will !cam the
ins and outs of1hc piece. Pe­
ler is "'really aggress'l"c'" about
reading. he says: "sigh1-rcad­
ing is no1 reserved for a few
people-for anyone who
wants lo lc;1rn il, it's lhere."
To help wi1h sight-reading
and its sidekick, car-1raining,
Peter works with the choir on
solfegc, a 1one-ph1cemcn1
teaching method involving
recogni1ion of hand mo11ons
for each note of the scale. Pc•
ter has developed tenms el­
bow in his left ann due to his
diligence with solfegc, so now
he uses his right am1, a sign
for choristers of h1s cleclica-
1 ion. This spring, Pe1er says,
he is also working on gcning the choir LO be more expres­
sive and to smoothly mcorpo­
ratc new rncmbcrs, wlth the
goal or bcmg more vl3ble as a
group, more ··chorally con­
vincmg."
This spring l'e1cr has cho­
sen an all-British repertoire
for the choir, pieces tl1a1 he
has "always wamcd to do m
t•ndem wilh each other ... I
like the Hteraturc for us vari•
Cl)', for its wonclerrul trtacltc
wildness: it's very playful," he
1old ,he Pioneer Log. Froll1
Ralph Vaughan Williams' "In
Windsor r ores,.' wh,ch IS
sometimes JUlHlan1 and
somc111nes tongue-111-chcck
(hard 10 pull off when sing•
mg), 10 Gus1av Holst's spa­
cious adap1a11on or I he Cor­
m sh folksong "1 Love My Love .. , lo John Ru11cr's
rhy1hm-1w1s11ng "1\vo Song,
from £'ivc Childhood Lyr­
ics", Lhc rcpeno1re 1s dc­
mand ing and rcwardrng.
Capella Nova sianed off 1he
spnng sing111g LC composer
Joseph Waters' ·sulphur­
Crcstcd Cocka1oos•. in Janu­
ary. Leaming Waiers' piece.
winch invokes three differ­
ent keys simultaneously and
rcqllires expert 3lltntion to
rhy1hm, was a milestone for
che choir. Si11gers arc now
pu11ing sharpened skills 10
work on the new reptrt01re.
and Capella Nova, under
Sieve Peter's i01elligen1 guid­
ance, may soon be ready for
ecstasy. Audiences can wit­
ness 1he ecstasy on April
l5lh ai 8 p.m. in the Chapel.
February 26, 1999 Pioneer Log 7 :::::P=io=n=e·=er=L=o~g?-:==========Arts==============
Besieged attacks the eyes,
but delights the ears
by Ben Eichenberg
An hahan mov« 1hrcctcd h)
lkrnardo Bcnolu<·d? Well wor1h
chcckmg out! I had some prcny
high cxpcctallons t•f lksir.~cd,
Bcrtolucc.:i's ncwcs1 movie, be•
,11usc he has chrcctcd some 1m­
prcss1vc movies, 1he best of chem
bcmg The La.st Empnur (winner
of 9 Ac:1dcmy Awards® in
l'l87)
Hr has also recent I)' dircc·tcd
Li11lr Bu,/d/w (1993), 5wrlrng
nc11U1y (1995), ancl Tlic Slrr/1,r,
ing Sl:y ( L990). I-laving jus1
spent five months in Italy I was
gettmg nos1:ilg1c jus1 chinking
abou11t, sol wns hoping 1hm 1his
would be one or those good,
nnsy, Italian mvcm ions
My c.,pcc1a11ons were panly
lulfillcd: ii was <lc0111tdy ansy.
hm I'm 1101 sure h was guod The
story begins in i\fnca. Shon
spuns of violence g1vl' 1hc nn­
prcssion of a s1crco1ypical Afti­
can dictn1orship 01,prcssing hs
people. There 1s no meaningful
di:tloguc for the '1rs1 ten minmcs
of 1hc nlm.
Brnolucd relics upon vlsu"I
queues and the deductive pow­
ers of his audience. which 1s-ac:­
t11ally refreshing :1ftcr the typ,­
,.,11 fare that the American film
indusu-y spoons oul.
Almost from lhc hcgmnang,
however~ l noticed that thc,::di1-
ing was poor. Sometimes the-re
issomc1h1ng 10 br smd for an1s­
uc or novel appro:1chcs to c<lit­
cng I kept 1hn1 m mind for the
first 20 nunu1cs or so. Then I
by Carolyn O'Connor
Mucho Macho
TIIB /.lmehllllfB Unit
·---)
rhr'SI!' glly-,. Mr wonlt ,l li,h·n C\'l'tl
1houih 1hc-) h~,·c a fn.•.1km· horribk
01-1.mc Mudu:; ~forho5 debut .1lhum
'rhl· Llrnth(lu,c Lmk on \VnJa
Records (Bls, lkan:nly. ((,riwr-
shup) i~ pn.·11,• groo\ln', tt', 11 mlx­
,un· 01 clisco, 1rrp-ho1> nm] <l,1ncc
They h;1vc: be'-'u pl.aced m the l)lg­
bc.u" genre :slang w11h 1hc Chcn11,
,·.ii 8ro1hcrs .ind Nonnan Co,)k
Tlus album is very catchy .uuJ, onu­
a.ga1n. wonh o hs1en 10.
Mooo 0uTCIJME You <a11'1 ln·lp bu,
muvr ~Orne pan of your hod)• 10 1 ht·
rhy,hm ... \'cry c-a,c-hy.
Palll Westerberg
8ulu/ne Cr1tif/c1tlotl
·--)
Westerberg, the former Rcplntt"•
mC"nts leader has rdeastd his third
solo 11lbum There have been nuxcd
u:v1cws for 1hls ;tlbum bt1wc.cn bC"·
Ing Wcstcrbcrg·s best work yet to
"ch." Personally, I don·, feel tlm his
1.ilcms have chongcd. From 1ht con­
ccn I s-:iw 6 years ngo 10 "Smcame
Gr;uific;mon", \Vcstcrbcrg is sull ol'
\V~terbcrg, This album i< o bil bor•
mg :u 111ncs. bu1 11 feels genuine.
\Ves1crlwrg5 energy is still app;1rcn1.
Describing 111$ new release,
\Vcs1t"rbtrgs:1ys th.11 it's "fucked-up ,,_
Bertolucci relies upon visual queues and the
deductive powers of his audience, which is
actually refreshing after the typical fare that
the American film industry spoons out.
dccidcJ that 1hqerky cu1-awnys
111 ,he m,ddk ol close-ups could
cw, p1>SS1bly have enough anis­
tic.: ,•aluc 10 mcru 1hc unpleas­
nnrncss thal my eyes cxpen•
cnccd.
f-'rom Afncn, the movie fol­
lowed ils nuun t·harac1er
Shnndurai, played by Thandic
Ncwwn (Beloved), on her n,gh1
from 1rngecly to a 11fw life en
Rome Tl;erc she fmds she! 1cr m
return for her services as a cll'an•
mg lady for :m cccemnc and re ..
dus,vc Englishman, Mr. Kmsky,
played by David Thewlis (Scvrn
)'c,rrs ftt Tibt."f)
The a,,ing was a liuk too 'beg'
a1 mncs, and 1here were. some
unntc('ssanly drnm:Hk mo•
mcms. Thcwlis was good as a
wetrd, :mtisoc1al piano pfoycr
struggling IO deal properly with
people. Newcon, on 1hc other
hand. wasn't vcr)' believable.
The best part oft he film w.s
chc music When Shanduroi
comes 10 Rome she bnngs a lung
her own music. Mr. Kmsky oc­
cupies all of his lime whh his
piano, ics his sccurny blanket
/\II da)' long he pla)'S Mozart,
Bach, Bcc,hovcn. ,111d Chopin
The notes swirl around hls
house and down a wonderful '' sp1ral Slaircasc to the-room
where Shandurai lives.
There II meets her native Al­
rkan bca1s. s1Uff that makes you
want 10 dance and )•ell. The clash
between these cwo styles rcnccts
the 1ha1 between African and
European cultures. In modem
da)' Italy. this clash 1s pro•
nounccd as Afnc,ins Ooocl its c11-
1es lookmg lor a be11er life.
The sc11ing for 1his mov,c ,v,is
sp<"crncuhu an old townhouse
on the Spamsh Steps. right ,n 1hc
middle of Rome The mov,c chd
a great Job of commumcating 1hc
cmhusiasuc energy of that part
ol Rome. The sening and 1hc
music were 1he best parts of 1hc
movie. and by 1hemselvcs they
make l his movie worth seeing.
The ploc wasn) homble. but
nt the same nmc n wasn't grea1.
Ir you can ge, over the cdiung.
1h1s movie is bcauuful IO 1he car
as well as 1hc eye.
The lmcrnauonal Film Fcs­
uval t.s bcgrnnmg co wmd down,
so ilS urne 10 get out and see the
movie..~ whlle you c:m
The las1 day of the lcsuval 1s
Sundny, 1hc 28th. Brsirgcd plays
at chc Guild The3leron the 271h
at 9· 15 p.m.,ancl the 28th a1 2:30
p.m.
KLC's LATES
f..,lk mu<k I rcspct'I ,my1hmg thb,
m:m ,ln1.·s how t.:ould yuu nm whcu
he rn, nccl down playing tht mou­
~ur;,I b.1tl for ~linn,"-;u1a·-. new ~O\' ..
n-n('l1 j~)t •Th,· Uody Vt>n1urn1
Tht•n ·'R-1111, he p.1:--...,1..•<l ur 10 play for
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Mooo Otncow Gol1tl mus1t.: for 1 lu}'.t'
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JeDyroll
Hep CIIJ Holiday ,_ .. _,
Oravo. bravo. bmvo I w:'5 g1,•,~n
this CO w11h the u11dt!'Cit:mdmg1h:;u
11 w;1s a sk:i. album {Rt•updatc.
Carol>•n docs no1 dig sb.). I hs-
1c1wd to this CD bn,cmg mrsdf. bul
wh.il UIJ I fin<l? No1 ~ka, bt11
swing .. ;u ont.:c sunHur. and very
<li[lcrcnt Wowl Jellyroll has per•
fcctcd o1d school swing, This CD is
lounge/swing, VCI)' relaxing and
YN)' t'ool Bchnda Bl;,lr has a voice
llrnt JUSt stops your hc-ari. \Vow
ogam! Jellyroll performs songs by
Louis Jordon, Slim Gaillard, and
Sleep)' John Es1cs and does NOT
pm 1ht'5c works toshamt ... diffcrcm
sound from the orlglnal.s. hut 1hc
nc.-w sounds arc qmtc i,1_mazing. H
you JU$1 hslC:n 10 the first song .. Five
Guys Named Moc· you'H be
hooked, no1 only because It swings,
bu1 alo;.o bcc;a.usl". In 1he nudstofthc
rrpcmc<l "Boot)\ •lloo,y. add.,· back­
up vocals by Puul Mehling and Steve
Dckronc, 1hey rnndomly throw 111 a .. Boot\-Marlfu.i.11.1" .ind 1he11 J
·oooty wil'c-h.1 tl.1uglu.th' l lu,1r
Jellyroll
Mooo OUTCOME Li.~11:nm~ to this al­
bum you r;m sec 1ht• c:.n10kv room
hHrJ w11h men in zoot ~uu~ anc.J
w,,mon with hclow lht' knee shms
.md1.:utcli111L•h.11<,, ,,•cry,vi.:ryg,OQJ
UCCK BREAKDOWNS
Oleander
FBbruary Son , ___ ,
Olc-:mdl~ 1s namecl after 1he l1ighly
poisonous oleander plant in North•
cm Califor111t1 l sec 1h1s being
n•mod ,, "Bui: Chp" by MTY, 1101
1hat "Bun Clips'" arc rcaHr a com­
pliment. MTV would dig S:acra­
mcmos Oleander. wuh ifs Bush•
t:squc style of \'Oca1s and lou<l, fa:;1
ruc:k rl1y1hm
TbeEl'lies
M,,-R,y
--l
This five: piece band from Rich­
mond. VA. has been around for four
years. They h;.vc a song, on the
·BASEkc1b,11" sound1rark. This
band ls interC'Sling because no one
c-an 1dcn11fy their musical s1yle Th<'
Ernlcs use the b:.s1r h:i.ss. guitar,
druin->, bu1 :ii.so add turn1nblcs,
i:i1xo1>honc Joel ,1 1rumbone .. _nice
ch;lngc.
8 Pioneer Log February 26, 1999 Office Space shows
the new Judge
By Hillary Snodgrass
Offlu Spau, 1he new live•
ac<ion release rrom Mike
Judge, cre.,tor of Beavis and
Buuhead is riding the transi­
tion wave which recently de•
livered South Park creators
Trey Parker nnd Mau Stone to
ti wider audienc.:c. Unlike
BASElwba/1, however. Office
Space manages 10 fuseJudge's
gross-out humor with rcttllty.
For a movie about the li11Jc
guy taking revenge on I he big,
bad guys. this is uncxpec1.edly
pltasant.
Ron Livmgs1on (Swingers)
heads the cas, as Pe,er Gib­
bons, a computer program­
mer al 1henonclcsclip1 corpo•
ration lnicech. Peter is 11nsat•
isfied with his work and has
reached a pre-mid-life crisis
peak His workplace friends,
Michael Bolton (David
Hennan from Mad TV) and
Samir (Latdines Aj•)' Naidu)
arc also upset, bu, don't want
10 lose their jobs by speaking
up.Judge has cast some fabu­
lous ch.arac1er aclots as the
'"superiors" in this movie.
Gibbons' boss. Bill Lumbergh
(Gary Cole from American
Gothic), has 1he mos, irtita1-
ing speech pattern possible in
a human being.
There is also a pair of co11-
su han1s, both named Bob
(John C. Mcginley from Pla­
toon and Clteers' Paul Wil­
son), who arc cu11ing-back
the o[{\ee. As the mediocrity
in Peters life gets om of hand,
his girlfriend Anne (In living
Co/or's Alexandra Went•
worth) takes him to an ·oc­
cupational hypno-thcrupist".
At the appomrment, Peter re­
alizes that for ,he rest of his
lire he doesn'c wane LO do any•
thing. Paradoxically, for the
rest o[ 1he movie, he
nonchalantly changes his life
as well as the lives of others.
ln a leisurely manner, Pe-1er ptcks up a waiiress named
Joanna (frfends' Jennifer
Anis1on). She also ~as work
iSS\,cs which develop parallel
10 Peter's. and are h1ghhgh1ed
with more ridiculous co•
workers. Peter impresses 1he
Bobs wlch an honest evalua•
tion of lnltcch and bis role
1 here, and gets a promouon.
Meanwhile, Sam,r and
Michael lose thc1r ;obs. Ou1•
rnged at thb IDJUSUce, Peter
and his friends haich a
scheme 10 get back a, the
company.
Throughout all of 1his is
Milton (Stephen Root from
News Radio), ~ mumbling,
nervous employee who is
gem ly p11shed around umil
he ends up working in a stor­
age room wichouc a paycheck.
Office Sf1aCe is based on ~ se­
ries of animated shorts 1ha1
aired on Saturday Nigh< Live
a few years ago underihe thlc
of Milton. Milton is even more
abused and less capable of
improying himself than Peter.
but in this mo"ie the little
guys win.
Office 5pae< could easily
have fallen into 1hc trap of
many revenge comedies {can
you say Dirty Work?) by over­
doing its gags and under-de­
veloping it.s characters. But
w11h scrong, performances
from some of the cnost versa•
tile talent on TV today, it
doesn't just noat, ii mes. The
Dr.:w Carey Show's Diedrich
Bader is hilarious as Gibbon$'
neighbor. Lawrence. Anis1on,
the "big'; name of the movie,
seems a little nae. probably
because it's hard to be the
'straight man' In a movie like
this hilarious and surpris­
ingly op1imis1ic.
Office s,,ac. is rated "R"
because of language. brief
svmality,and the fact cha, the
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Remembering men's basketball from 50 years ago
This month marks the
1948-49 Lewis & Clark
basketball team's 50th
anniversary of their
first championship
season
by David Andrew Kolek
The old saying goc.< 1ha1 you
om do a million 1hings with
111ne, but the one 1hing you can
ncl'cr do Is io go back. Though I
would ordinarily agree ,vi1 h such
in adage, a group of cx1mord1-
nary men will ddy iii-. wisdom
1his Sa1urday ai Pamplin Sporis
Cen1er durmg half-tune of 1hc
men's basketball game
Al that time.several mcmbt·rs
of 1hc 1948-49 lewis & Clark
basketball tc:im will come Olli
1ogc1her to celebrate the 50th
nnnivcrsary of their champion­
ship sea.son.
Big deal, you say, until you
tonsider lhat it was this 1,c:un's
triumph over the rest of the
NWC a half-cenniry ago 1ha1
captured LC's first conference
championship-in any sport!
Dean Sempcn. 1 he modest cap•
1ain of 1h1s squad is qu,ck 10
point ou1, however, thnt "the
track team followed us up in the
spring of ·49 ""'h a champion­
ship 100!"
It was a form:.llivc umc for Lhe
college. •s well "s the nauon.
when Sempert and his fellow
Pioneers brough1 the champion•
ship 10 the school. The school
had onl)' recent I)' co111plc1ed its
evolution lrom Alban)' College PH0f0(.0VRTlSY Of D£AHS(Mll£Rl
Lewis & Clark's 1948-49 men's basketball team won the first Northwest conference
championship for the school in any sport.
in Albany. Oregon, 10 its present
location and name-or Lewis &
Clark College.
Many of the players that com­
posed 1he championship sc1uad
had gone through a personal
evolution or their own. Several
of ,hem, includlngScmpcri, had
put their lil'CS on hold 10 serve
thcircountf)' in the armed forces
during the Second World War.
After returning from 1!11s lifc­
ahering cxpcnence lL is easy LO
unclcrstand why most were \!try
interested m grnlng on with the
hves 1hcy had left behind, As
Semper! said, ··We were all vcrr
serious .ibout our sLudics. No
one was fooling around.'' Despite 1he emphasis the)'
placed on their studies, these
men still found time to play bas­
ketball. Led by LC athletic leg•
end Coach Eldon l'ix, these men
brough1 balance and maturity 10
their games.
They had a s1rong from line,
led by LC Hall of Farner Bob Pol­
lard, who, along with Scmpcn.
constituted a fom,idable scoring
threat down low. Their hcighl
was perfectly complcmen1ed by
the speedy ball-handlers Roel
Downey and Merri1 Kelsay.
As Sill 1-lulen 1>f Tile o.-ego­
ni,m observed ··with four definiu:
scoring threats. opponents can't
risk concemraung clcfons1Vc ac-1 ion against Pollard, or
Semper1. .. lf Lhcy do, Downey,
!Gordon! Mills. or KclSt1y, sm­
gl)' orin concert. arc liable to run
wild.• The whole team did run
wild, all the way 10 a NWC
championship Ofty years ago 1his
snonth.
Sempert, who eventually
wcm on to coach the mens bas­
ketball team at LC for 26 years.
remembered that there was a lol
of support for L he team as it
made its run "''A'e had a good
following for Lhc ball games. I
think thi:te. was a IOl of pndc 1n
i1.''
After 1hcir years at LC. all of
1 he players moved on 10 bigger and bc11t·r 1hings, while still
keeping m touch lrom mne 10
mnc w11h their former te:am•
mates "We'\'c hnd las11ng friend•
ships front 11. Some of us s111l get
1ogc1lu-r to play gull."
Many nf these lasting friend­
<h1ps will have o chan<e to be
rekindled even more this week•
end when several of the players
come together for tht h3lr-limc
reumon. Though some m.ay nol
be able 10 make it to Pamplin,
those expected 10 aucnd include
Semper!, Downey. Kelsay, Mills,
I lal Ellmers, J. Meml Peterson,
Arnold Thomas, Bruce ::>muh.
Fred \Vtlson :and even 1cam
man;1ger Clif Wells all 1hc w;1y
from Silver L,ke, New llnmp­
shtre.
So ,I you arc plannmg on at­
Lending one of the! Lwo home
games th1s weekend. be sure lO
check out ,he Saturdn)' match
between the currcnI LC squad a.s
they take on Whnman College.
At halr•umc. you will haven rare
opponumty to watch 1111,c-move
backward for a momem ns mem•
hers of the 1949 NWC champ•·
onship rcLUrn to ,,alaune 1 li11 to
reunite and remember.
ln a time of rampant con,­
plamts and cymc1sm about the
.. hardships" we students suffer
here on palatial Palatine Hill, the
unabashedly posnive words of
Scmpcrt ny in 1he race of all that
neg'Atl\·ity. Speaking about LC
Sein pen simply sta1ccl: .. lt was a
great school then, and 11·s • great
one now ... Spoken by a true: ·p10•
nccr" for all Pioneers.
Mother Ruckers kick butt Track & Field team
keeps it strong The women's rugby
team plays a sport
unlike any other, packed
with violence, mud and
singing
by Ben Eichenberg ------
Why clo the women at I. C
prac11ce 111 the mm nll week and
then give up their Saturdays to
play this spon1 1t can'1 be the
glory or ,he fans. Not 100 many
people show up for the home
games played al area elementary
schools. Most people on this
campus can't even undcrst:.tnd
the rules or the game. let alone
go so far as 10 revere the play•
ers. [(can't be beller1hnna poke
m the eye, because lrom what I
hear that happens so111c11mcs.
Along w11h sprarned ankles.
bruises 1he size of your average
dmner plalc, :rncl numerous
other mmor discomfons (mmor
to the players, anyw:1y) there
don'l seem 10 be too many acJ ...
vantages to playing I l11s gruel, ng
spon. Nevcnhclcss, the dedi­
cated members of LC's worncn's
rngby ,earn staunchly suppons
1hc1r sport. saymg u·s ,1,•or1h 1he
exer11on.
"I really hkc 10 play sports,
and I wamed 10 try something
1ha, I'd never done before,' sa,d
8e.cca Dragul, a sophomore ln-
1crnnuonal Arla1rs mUJOr."11 was
a toss up bt'lwccn rugby :ind
crew, and you htwc to gel up too
early 1r you're on the crew ,cam."
Drag,11 jomcd the team l )'C.trs ago and has really enjO)'Cd it. "I
Ccel like ll helps get rid of aggres•
s1on," she said, "plus, I jus1 hkc
10 play m the mud." Dragul said
thai ii is lun walking into her
room covered 111 mud and see#
mg the strange looks she gets
from her roommates.
Freshman team member.
Mcaght1n Lamarre said ... 1
wanted LO get some exercise and
play in the mud. The greatest
thing abou, rugby: she comm­
ued, "is that uftcr a pracuce or a
game the convcrsalion goes
someihing like this: ·oh my ribs
hurt so badly, and my knee 1s
bleeding. and boy did I get tack•
led hard today ... I love rugby!"'
Sasha Raupp. • Junior, had
1h1s 10 say abou1 her sport: "it ,s
far less rcstricuvc 1han other
spons m what you can do wnh
)'0Ur body ... when )'OU arc iry•
ing 10 get a ball from someone
there arc not many rcstncuons
on how you c-an go abom <lomg
it." So 1he: consensus sccrns to
be 1ha1 rugby 1s fun because you
ge1 10 h11 other people hard, gel
hn hard, •nd get all muddy
"!>ome people think 1ha1 rugb)'
1s LOo rough." Raupp said, .. but
I t h111k that 1s because people
have lost their fonh in the con•
s111u110n of the human body"
The players also noted the
1mporuu1cc of coachmg. "'Mm·•
mg• coach IS vi1al 10 1he health
of a 1e,un," Raupp said, "Nobody
hkes IO 1ake orders from I heir
teammates ...
L1.stly. there is the team mtn• tal11y. ·1 really like ,he ,cam
pan: Dragul said, "we all get
1oge1 her nnd sing songs."
Whether the smging comes be­
lore or after 1he dnnk-offs 1s
unclear. So v1olcncc. mud,
and s1ng1ng. "The next best
thing 1s the bragging nghts and
the stones you ge, 10 tell :,t the
Bon," Lamarre said.
\Vhat abom mcasunng up to
1he men's 1eam? .. The difference
between girls and guy"s rugby is
1ha1 the girls and gi1ys play on
one team and the guys play on
1he other," Raupp said. Then she
:,dded, "The guys arc sometimes
bigger." According 10 Dragul,
the guys usually tape up their
heads so that their cars clon'1 get
ripped off slightly more often
than the girls do During
Lamarrc's firs1 g:mu· she qucs­
uoncd the tape. When her team·
rn:uc responded that it was so
they d1dn, ge1 their ears nppcd
off, L1m.1rre said .. ,h;111s c, good
one ... wnh, you weren'1 kid•
ding, were you?"' Lamarre said
·rugb)'°s a scary ganw."
As wuh mos1 duh spor1s. it
1s diff1cuh to keep women's
rugby going every semester.
They don'1 have a field, Sll I hq•
have w arrnnge to use the facili­
ties of areJi schools Funding is
m1mm;1I ;tnd most of the urga­
nia:lng has to he done br the
players. "Many ol us rcJli)' ilk,·
the team bm do not havf t hf
ume w devote ttJ tt:, hou..;cke.cp~
mg," Raupp s,ud, "we jus, want
10 show u I' nnd pl.,y • by Marisa Quinn ---
The LC track & held
1cam traveled 10 George
Fox, Saturday. rcb. 20, 10
compete at an open non•
scoring meet. The Polar Bear
All-Comers had an cmhus1-
astk turnout.
For the women. Chris­
Lina Oonchower clommntccl
the jump evcnis with a daz­
zhng nrsi place finish 1n the
mple Jump•• 34' 75", and
a 5th plllce finish m the long
jump at 15' 1.25". Done­
hower followed up her jump
cvems wnh a 5th place fin­
ish m the 400-metcr dash.
Maren Mol mboc pla.ced 71 h
111 the longJump, 3rd in the
mple Jump, and 6th m 1he
110-meter high hurdles.
Ch nst ic Olsson placed 3rd
rn 1hc pole vault at 9'2" and
8th m the I DO-meter dash.
On the men's !itidc, ~enior
Aaron Gibbs placed 3rd In
the high jump nl 5'11" and
91h 111 1he 400-n1e1er clash
The distance team added
depth to 1he men's 1<a.m.
Chns Mayer led 1h~ way
whh a 3rd place fimsh In the
3000-metcr r1111 m '1:04 68,
and an unprcsswc 2nd place
111 1hc 5000-mcter run In
L5.32.80, Following Mayers lead. Neil Weare plated 3rd
m the I S00•me1er and 61h in
the 3000-mctcr run.
Chns Maycrand Christ ma
D~1nchower were nolecl a.s
NWCA1hle1cof1hcWeek for
the week of Feb. 15-20.
Tomorrow. 1hc:: leam 1rnv•
els to PLU for the NWC Rc­
luy Cotnpeution a1 11 a.m.
PI-IOtOCOUl'IUV Of SlD
Distance runner Chris
Mayer was noted as NWC
Athlete of the Week.
February 26, 1999 Pioneer Log 9 Internationa{Week :Jvl.arcfi 1-7
Monday. :M.arcfi 1st
• Jayanese/Xorean :Joo£ at 'Bon :Ayyetite,
dinnertime
• "Portla:nc£Tai/io" Tailio 1Jrumming (jrouy.
'11iis .'Asian groUJJ is rumorec£ to Ge tfi.e
fwttest tfi.ing running in 'Portlanc£ an£
seelh to foster greater awareness an£
enfiance·ment of .'Asian cuCture in J\fortfi
:A.merica. 7:15pm. J'feufs Vining 1wom.
• :Ji6nfestiva(:feature :Movie in Counci[
Cfianwers •
'Tuesday. :M.arcfi 2na
• Come an£ play C'RICX'ETin tfie· afternoon
·witfi tfie Internationa( Stwients, Cocation
'113:A
• Inaian/:Mfo[c[(e '.Eastern :Joo£ at 'Bon
:Appetite, dlnnertim.e
• )Vf{[ & Co·mpa:ny present ":J.'A.C'ES 0:J
.'A.:M'E'Rlc.'A.", a one-person sficnv aeafing
·witfi tfie issues of mu[ticu[turalism in
:America. toaay. This sfiow,perform.ec£Gy
:Fran ae Leon, talies nine cfiaracters, eacfi
of c£ifferent geograpfiic fieritage, tfirougfi
a jouniey on an {nvestigatian c£eaCi.ng
·with tfie face of :A·merica today. It is
cfescri6ec£ in tfie Los :Angefes Times as "an
inspiring an£ poignant proauction".
Sponsorec£ 6y tfi.e 1J{acl?. Stuc£ent 'Union,
'Diversity :Awareness ana'Etfinic Stuaent
Services. 7:00 ym in tfi.e Cfiape[
:Aamission free.
• :Ji[m :festiva[ :feature
'Weanesday. :M.arcfi :f'a
• 'East .'Asian/ .'African :Jooa at 'Bon
:Appetite, dinnertime
• :Ji[m :f estiva[ :Jeature 'Iliursday. :M.arcfi 4th
• 'R:ussia.n :f ooa at 'Bon :Appetite,
ainnertime
• :Jiim :f estiva[ :f ea.ture
friday, :M.arcfi 5th
• 'Euroyean/ Latin :Arnerican :Joor£ at 'Bon
:Appetite, dlnnertime
Saturday. :M.arcfi (J1i
• 34•~ .'A.nnuaf Lewis & er.ark Internaticma[
:fair "Togetfier 1Ve )Vi{['R.fse'' ll:oo -5:00
y:m
Incliufin.g:
• cu[tura[6ootfis: 11-1:30, Temyfeton
• foot£ Gazaar: u-2:00, Sta1'nm
• cu[tura[ concert: 2-4:00, Cfiape[
:Attractions
• Inc£onesian (jamela:n ye·rform.ances
• LC :African :MarimGa (group
• :Martial :Arts cfe1nonstration 6y renownec£
form.er,vor{i;[cfiampion
• Canay ffoss, face pa.inting, 6a[[oons for al[
to enjoy
• Cu[turefun tfi.ings to yartal?.e in: Jnaian
:Mena/ii, Japanese Tea Cerenwny,
Origa-,.ni, :Mi.ddie 'Eastern.yercussion,
Ta6(a & Sitar aemonstrations, Cots of fun
stuff for l?.ufs
• 'Rajf(e ticliets/<jift certificates to
'Part[and's finest etfi.nic, gourmet
restaurants
• Veucious gourmet, intern.a.tiona[ cu(.sine
preparec£ from arouna tfie war{i;[ Gy/ LC
stucfents, for your enjoyment
• :fashion sfi.cnv gala: 1Vitness swirfs of
cofor, exotic classics an£ cliic aesigns of
tradltiona[ origin from a.rouna tli.e war{i;[ In celebration of International Week ...
ISALC and LCTV present
The, 1999 Lewis & Clark International Film
Festival
in the
Council Chambers
International Week begins with an lntemational Film Festival sponsored by the English Language Institute (lSALC) and LCTV. This festival is
collaborative effort 10 promote cross-cultural awareness and understanding among students and community members
The festival runs from March I st through 4th in the Council Chambers. Two movies will be shown on each night at 6:30 and 9:00 ... with the
exception of Wednesday when there will be only one showing at 6:30. Free and open 10 the public.
Free and open to the public
March 1st (Monday)
6:30 KEITA: The Heritage of the Griot
(1995, Burkina Faso, 93 min.), Directed by Dani Kouyate
This is the story of a djeliba (a historic storyteller) who comes from the countryside to the
home of Mabo Keita, a young school boy, to teach him the meaning of his name. The meaning is
revealed in a story of Mabo's distant ancestor -the 13th century founder of the great Malian
trading empire "Sudjata KeYta•. Mabo is so interested in the story that he loses interest
in his school work, bringing conflict with his teacher and his westernized mother.
9:00 To Live (1995, China, 143 min.), Directed by Zhang Yimou.
From the same director as Raise the Red Lantern, To Live opens in a smoky gambling den in
1940's China where a drunken man runs through his family's foftune, losing their ancestral
home and all their possessions. This staggering loss proves to be their salvation ... and
the first step in a thrilling odyssey of survival that takes them through war and revolution,
love and loss, tragedy and triumph. - March 2nd (Tuesday)
6:30 Pather Panchali (1954, India, 113 min.), Directed by Satyajit Ray
One of the greatest directors of modern cinema, Satyajit Ray became an instant success with
his debut film, Pather Panchali. The first Indian film ever to become a hit in the West,
Pather Panchali is the moving story of a rural family cursed with bad luck. The father is a
dreamer and poet while his hardworking wife struggles to feed the family. Durga, a free-spirit
and petty thief, brings tragedy to the family in a moment's carelessness. Awarded many prizes
at film festivals all over the world.
9:00 Burnt by the Sun (1994, Russia, 134 min.),
Directed by Niki ta Mikhalkov
winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and the Cannes Grand Jury Prize, Burnt by
the Sun is an unforgettable story of a Soviet war hero whose happy family is suddenly targeted
by Stalin's secret police. Nikita Mikhalov directs and stars as Colonel Serguei Kotov, a hero
of the revolution who is spending the summer in the country with his young daughter, his wife,
and her eccentric family. A lyrical film which tells the indelible account of a man dedicated
to family and fatherland, cruelly destroyed by political paranoia.
March 3rd (Wednesday)
6:30 Nasser '56 (1996, Egypt, 142 min.), Directed by Mohamed Fadel
In thoroughly entertaining fashion, Nasser '56 gives an idea of what it means for a small
Middle-Eastern nation to dare to defy the world's superpowers. That's exactly what then
President -Jamal .1\bd El-Nasser -did in July 1956 when he boldly orchestrated the
nationalization of the Sue~ Canal. This insightful docu-drama relies on a masterful use of
real black and white footage.
March 4th (Thursday)
6:30 Shall We Dance? (1996, Japan, 119 min.), Directed by Masayuki Suo
An audience favorite at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, Shall We Dance, tells the story of an
accountant stuck in the commuter rut between dull work and missed family life. On an impulse,
the shy accountant begins dance lessons and enters the world of competitive ballroom dancing
where ordinary people find freedom and are elevated out of the doldrums of everyday-life.
9:00 My Left Foot (1990, Ireland, 103 min.), Directed by Jim Sheridan
My Left Foot, the most acclaimed film of 1990, features Daniel Day-Lewis' academy award
performance as Christie Brown, a man who triumphs over impossible odds to achieve greatness.
Academy award winner for best-supporting actress is Brenda Fricker as Christie's mother -
a woman who through her undaunting faith and love gave Christie the support he needed to reveal
his creative greatness to the world. Based on Christie Brown's true life-story.
Sponsored by ASLC. Films complimentary of Trilogy Video -2484 NW Thurman publick occurrences,,M;k,Skey"~'
Friday
Feb. 26
Presentation: The Changing
Roles ol NATO presented
by Lt. Col. Harmul Hager
of the German Army and
LI. Col. Terrence Loveridge of
the Canadian Infantry
at 4:30 pm in Bodine.
Live Music with Soul
Function at 9 pm in Stamm.
Orum Circle at 10 pm
in the chapel.
Saturday
Feb. 27
Faculty-Student Bowling
at 2 until 5 pm at Tigard
Bowl. Free, s,gn-up at the
Info Desk in Templeton. Reception and Poetry
Slam at 7 pm in the Gallery
of Contemporary Art.
SOFA Cinema presents the
X·Files: Fight the Future at
7:30 and 10 pm
in the Coundl Chamber.
SOFA Club Stamm features
Chris Fonseca, differently­
abled comedian with a
unique humor
at 8 pm In Stamm.
Sunday
Fcb.28
SOFA Cinema presents
Deep Impact al 1 pm
in the Council Chamber.
lecture by Tim Wise
dicussing Affirmative
Discrimination al 7 pm
in the Council Chamber.
r .. Brought to you through the collaborative efforts of
the Hall Council Presidents ...
... Soul Function, a jiving, grooving, funk band from
Eugene that is guaranteed to rock your mind. This band
will be playing on the 26th of Feburary in the Stamm
Dining Hall. All LC students are cordially invited from
9pm to 12 midnight, for a night they'll always remeber
Bring a friend and all your dance moves.
On March 10th the Student Alumni Association
(S.A.A.) is hosting an event called
"Trading Places," where a student
"trades places" with LC President Michael
Mooney. For the first half of the day, President
Mooney will accompany the winning student
to his/her classes and other daily activities.
The student will then accompany Mooney
downtown to attend a board meeting. The
winning student will be chosen by a raffle on
Wednesday March 3rd (the winner need not
be present). To get your chance to enter
the free raffle, sign up outside of Bon Appetlt
or the Trail Room on Monday or Tuesday.
12 Pioneer Log February 26, 1999 Recital by Christina Fitzgerald
including works by Handel,
Shumann, and Saint-Saens al
7:30 pm fn Evans.
Monday
March 1
Philosophy Symposium
about Private Property and
the Environment at 1 pm
in the Council Chamber.
Physics Colloquium
focusing on Molecular
Magnetism: Chemistry Meets
Physics by Ben;amin Kalm '99
at 4 pm in Ofin 204.
International Film Festival
with Fifms at 6:30 and 9 pm
in the Council Chamber
sponsored by
ISALC and LCTV. Tuesday
March 2
International Film Festival
with films at 6:30 and 9 pm
in the Counal Chamber
sponsored by
ISALC and LCTV.
Faces of America: one
person play on today's society
tl1rough the eyes of
Generation X at 7 pm
in the chapel.
Wednesday
March 3
International Film Festival
with a film at 6:30 pm m
the Council Chamber
sponsored by
/SALC and LCTV. Presentation by Dr. Nancy
Kele on Global Warming.
Kyoto and Sustainable
Development at 7 pm In
Bodine 300.
Thursday
March 4
Euro-New Currency of the
World? by Prof. Hart­
Landsberg and Prof. Alison
Felter at 3 pm in the
Copeland Main Lounge.
Discussion about Racial
Awareness on campus at 6:30
(tentative) 111 the Counc,/
Chamber.
International Film Festival
with films at 6:30 pm at 9 pm
,n the Council Chamber.
Main Stage Play: Smash by
Jeffrey Hatcher at 8 pm In Fir
Acres Theatre.
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