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The Pioneer Log: Lewis & Clark College's Student-Run Newspaper
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Volume 64, Number 1
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1999-09-02
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Volume 64, Number 1
In Memory
Katie Mills
Ka1hcnnc S.B. Mills. a
junior, passtd away last
week an ~ lreak :tCciden1
overseas Kalle was spend
injl 1hc scmcsLcr In
San1iago, Chile wilh a pro•
gmm through the Center
for lntcrrtational Educa
tional Exchange. A double
major in Hispanic Studies
nnd Sociology-Anthropol
ogy. Katie"s ,kath came as a
great shock to the Lewis &
Clark community. Many
swdcnts were visibly upset
when 1hcy learned of Katie's
death. Plans arc being
made for ~ memoriol ser
vice for Katt~. For more m
fonnn til>n or If vou would
hke to conmbu1e, please
contact Mark Duntley,
Dean ol the Chapel We at
the Pioneer Log would like
10 express our condolences
10 the friends and fomtly of
Kalle Mills. We WIii be
complling information 10
run a special me mortal for
Kaue; If you would like
contrib111e your thoughts
or memories, please send
them to the Pioneer Log at
campus box 121.
Alcira Sevilla
AlciTa Sevilla, who
worked as a housekeeper in
Copeland Residence hall,
was killed tn • car acciden.1
on Sunday, September 5,
while she was u-avehng in
California Sevilla had
been with Skyline Buildinl)
Main1eaance for 2-1/2
years. She will be missed
by not only her co-workers
hut also by many students
of Copeland Hall. Origi
nally from Hondouras,
Sevilla has three children
who currently live in
Hondouras with her par
ents. Money donated by
ASLC and President
Mooney's office and other
contributors was sent lO
help defray funeral costs.
Further 111onc)' was col
lected and sen, 10 Sc"illa's
family 10 help with care or
her chtldren. A memorial
ms held in her honor on
Tuesdoy, Scp1embcr 2J m
Copeland_ Lewis & (lark College's .s1udenL-run newspaper Pres. Wixson, page 4
Friday, September 24, 1999 http://www.ldark.edu/-piolog
'' Grassy knoll'' nears completion
Summer destruction leads to fall beauty
by Morgan Keller
Walking around Lewis &
Clnrk from class 10 dass, to
Templeton, or to the residence
halls, you will probabl) pass by
"new, v;\St, green :1rea m the cen
ter ol cnmpt1s between 1hc
Manor House and 1he
Zchnt haucr Sw1mm1ng
Pa,ilhon The "grassy knoll as
some LC students arc already
calling II, ts currently a "no
walk-zone". but should be fully
developed in the near future
when smclcnts can begin cxplor·
mg its many functions.
The b1r1h of the knoll was 1101
{In ovcmigh1 o<:currente. Prest•
dent Mkh:iel Mooney didn) jus1
rub :i lamp. wish for a knoll. and
hove It appear 10 everyone's har
pincss The proJ<Ct was a very
me11culous process th:11 fol
lowed 1he LC ma>tcr pl.m ~r
1991 The plan evolved from .t
board made up of numcrou;
people coucerncd wtlh LC's fu
ture, such a, 1hosc who work tn
the Mnnor House profc,sors.
MUdtnt\, ,tnd c.:ommunuy mcm•
her\ a_,;: well However. ll w.is F:1-
L'llit1cs Pl3nner Mtthacl Sestri,
who spearhe:idccl the gr:issy
knoll projcc1 and did ht, very
best iu pl~n as 11111c impac1 on
LC's natur.11 environment as pos
sible.
No1 C\•eryonc who has wit•
nesseJ the cvolu11on or 1hc
grassy knoll would agree 1ha1 h
wa:. an auspicious endeavor.
Though the area where 1hc knoll
rests used 10 be a parking lot. in 1 he process o( dtggmg H up nnd
expanding 1he a<ea for 1hc knoll
to fit. ucc:i had le> be cu1 down
and vege1a11un uprooted This
dcd;1on lo lmp:1c1 some of LC's
rusuc bcamy w:1s very contm•
vcrsrn1 and seemed UllJU~I 10
,omc vf las1 years stud,·n1 body
who w1111cssci.l I ht t:irnag1,;_
Nam y Curran of the lntem,1-
11onal Aflairs tlcportmcn1 re
called ,me girl who had gmdu
:ited a few days hefore 1he dev
astation began-She cumc In to
hcr\lfftce, 1hrew two rhododcn
drons on her desk and sobbed,
'this IS all !hats left.· The gtrl
1old Curran how cxrncd she was
10 show her grandmolher, who
had come to her graduation, the
beauty of her campus, only 10
chscover some of her l:worltc
flowers were gone Curran also
no111.cd ano1her girl who gur oIT
her hike one day followmg the
aflcmrnlh and laid d<lwn on one
or the Slump, hkc ,he was try-1n_g to heal ,he 1n:t!'s wound
There wen: other s1udenl5 ;1s
well who were s:,d and angcn:d
by the att and scnl e-mails rn
Scstnc :ind Faclliues Manager
David L,gcson. Howcv.:r ,lflcr
:m m1.:rv1cw wuh <;cs1r1c II he•
e:tmc evident th,11 the sacrtf,cc.
,hough unwa111cd. woulJ be re
deemed wuh ., new .ind beautt
lul cnmpus cp1ccn1cr for LC s111-
1kn1s .,nd the prollfcrn11on of
1rees and vcgc1ation arouncl the
knoll •nd 1hroughout the cam•
pus.
Sestric explained the 1hrce
purposes of 1hc new grassy
knoll The firs, and foremost
was ·10 recopturc the heart of
c3mpus as 3 pcdcs1nnn place by
cs1ablisl11ng a dcstrcnblc area for
smdcnlS while pushmg the cars
10 the pcrimctcrof 1hc campus.•
Secondly, II w:i_~ "to serve in fo
ciln:ulng wheel chair access to
and from lower campus \\/4th •
more direct route and smoo1hcr surf.ice." u1>1 ol .,II, "the knoll
was designed LO ,crvc many pur
pOSC!> for smtlcnu; fl t.·;m be ,1
place where '.ttudcnts c:in puc on
concerts, toss a Fnsbct or Ju~,
bask in 1he sun while studying
In add it ton, the gra,~ will he du
rabl,· lxcmsc ti i, hkc ,tn ath
lcti< field w11h an underlying
,tratum of sand This w:1y ll will
""' tum tnw n btg mud-hole ltl<e
lower campus whc.n thr rams
begin
But how doe.< the bcndtccnlc
of the knoll jusury the bane that
occurred prior to Its e.si,1bhsh
mcn1? First of all, the proJcct
rcmo"cd ont half acre of pave
ment, which ts 22,000 square
feet and roughly the size nf the
first Ooorof1he Wauck Library,
and replaced ii w11h n heau1iful
grassy area h was 1hc ommprcs
em pavement thnt wnsailing the.
trees nnd vcgeiatlon and mamng
see knoll, page 3
Felled lumber at LC's new glade angered some students and faculty.
Partovi remains at LC through 2004
The controversy
surrounding the IA
professor is resoved
through award of senior
lecturer position
by Erin Haick
This school year marks lhc
continuing career a& lewis &
Clork of lntcrnatfonal Affa,rs
teacher Cyrus Partovi, as well as
his second time as the recipient
or 1he Pamplin Society's Teacher
of 1he Y,,ar award. The decision
to re.tam Partovi puts the cap on
a semester-long controversy
which engulfed thestudem body
Inst year, though some ques11ons
remain nbout Lhc:
adn11n1stra1ton's handling of the
problem.
Cyrus Partov, oucnded LC
graduoung m 1967, and btcr
gmduoted from 1hc rletcher
School of Law and D1plomocy.
Though Par1ov1 has not been
awarded a Ph. D .. he docs have
cx1cns1vc field expc.ncncc, hav ..
mg served as Foreign Affa,rs
Advisor 10 1hc former Crown Pnnce of Iran for several years.
He la1er rc1umed 10 LC and be
gan te:ichmg m the lntemauonal
Affairs department. Currently,
he teaches five ebsscs and ad
vises thiny s1ude111s. a foirly
hgh1 load in mmparison 10 past
years, where he has ad,•ised u,
cxces.~ o( s1x1y s1udc111s. In nd
di11on, he advises the Model
Uni1cd Nations, a Monday-only
practicum offered every semes
ter for one credit.
According 10 a policy insti-
1u1cd in 1997, visiting professors
wi1hout a Ph. D. may s1ay for a
three-year term, with a possible
extension or thTee years, total
mg no more than six years. Ac
cording 10 the college admm1s-
1ra11on, this polici• exists 10 prc
ven1 visttmg prolessors from be•
1ng ass,gned an exccss11•ely
heavy coursclo~d. as well as to
ensure I hat the college has 1en-
11 rc-ir:1cked faculty nicmbers
whenever possible. At 1hc umc
or t hts new po hey. several teach
ers w,thout Ph.D.'s were. given n
Scmor Lecturer posttton. allow•
mg thcnl 10 co-ntmuc 1cachmg
because of extensive ume spen1 at this college, or the belief that
1hey were irreplaceable to the
college. This position ,v:15 of
fered 10 several teachers withom
doctorates a1 Lewis and Clark.
including Chana Cox and David
Becker.
Cyrus Panovi, however, was
not offered a Senior Lecturer
position, and this exclusion of a
person with such unique field ,, ___ _
I would hesitate to
call this a "reversal"
since it more closely
reflects an evolution
in the relationship
between the college
and Mr. Partovi.
Curtis Johnson
Dean of Social Sciences/
Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr ..
Professor of Government '' experience wns respons1hle for
mobi1iti..ng s1UdenLc-. m several
conferences wtth Lhc:-admmi.strn~
tion, including an open fonun
w11h President Michael Mooney and Deans Jane Atkmson and
Michael Forcl.
As reponed In the Pioneer
Log on March 5, 1999. Dean
Atkinson defended the
aclmm1slrat1on~dec1s1on by say~
mg, • A tenured professor has
cenain expectations. The Col
lege docs not base ns hmng
stralcgies on who has success m
the classroom.• Many smdcnlS
expressed fmstralion with 1he
results of 1he forums. "The SIU
dents were very persistent, bm t
don't know if 1hclr op1n1ons
were really heard," said En11ly
Erwm, • jumor "The lwhulcl
Lhing was absurd," smd James
Chrisue. a freshman.
Cyrus Panov1 rcLurns lo the
l111crnn11onal Aff:urs department
and LC undc.ro mo<lincd ~emor
l.rcturcr sLatus. which 1ndu,h:s.
l n four year conn.1et 11s ~r
lecturer begmmng F:ill 2000
ond endmg
Spnng Z004
2 the tcach,r1g or lWO semes
ters of lnven11ng Amcnca,
United States
see Partovi, page 2 =Pi=on=e=cr=L~og~======News==========
IA Professor Partovi offered
senior lecturer position by LC
Partovl, from page 1
Foreign Policy, Middle East
Politics, US Government: Na
tional Politics
J. a maximum of 30 advisees
Panovi will be teaching In
venting America, although his
name is abse1n from the list of
professors inside the class
reader. Additionally, Partovi will
no longer be teaching any Intro
duction to ln1erna1.ional Affairs classe.s, though no reason for
this decision has been given a1
this time. Dean Jane Atkinson
was una\•ailablc for comment,
although Curtis Johnson said,
"The college saw a way to ret.lin
the valued services of Mr. Panovi
by reassigning the majority or his
teaching from International Af.
fairs 10 other programs and
disciplines where needs for
additional tcachingsLalT existed.
This satisfied the college's con
cern thai visiting faculty not be kept on indefinitely in any given
department under the designa
tion "visi10r.,. I would hesilatt
10 call this a ·reversal" since it
more closely rc0ects an evolu
uon m the relanonship between
the college and Mr. Panovi."
Amid the u·proar last year. it
went unreported that Partovi
was named the Pamplin Society's
Teacher of the Year for the sec
ond time. Originally named in
1995. he was again recognized
as an outstanding member of LC
last year. The Teacher of the Year
is a pres1igious award. and is
awarded throlllgh an exhaustive
process involvmgstuclem nom1•
nation and consideration by 1he
Pamplin SoC1ety. "IThatsl good
10 hear. He's an excclkm profes
sor,· said Erwin. lt1srarctowm
the award more than once.
P:1r1ovi 1s "a valuable asset to
this college and the community,"
S:lidjcnnifer Walleri, an Interna
tional Affairs ,najor who gradu
ated last year.
This is echoed l,y Sam am ha
Sellers. a freshman member of
the Model UN.
"He's got a 'lot of energy and
drive," she said,
Students at last year's emotional forum with the President
and Deans of LC. IL is obvious that the resolu-
1ion to last year's controversy is
well-received, but some students
still question why the conclu
sion was prolonged.
ASL~ Update
Approval of Board Shuttle Solutions road 10 campus. In response, by Meaghan Lamarre
Members Thonks in part Lo funds allo-Council voted 10 provide the use
catcd by ASLC last year, the LC of the ASLC van during the peak
shuttle service is expanded this hours or 7 10 9 am and 10 spend
year 10 include an East/Wcs1 up 10 $5000 for a student driver.
Shuule serving 1he areas of The council hopes that this will
Sellwood and Moumam Park. suffice to meet the demand for
At its first mce11ng this year, the 1he East/West Shuule. Council vo1.cd 10 approve the
names submiued by Emily
Poyne. ASLC Chief Justice, as
members of this year's Peer Re
view Board.
Council also voted 10 ap
prove, a1 the request of Katie
Phares, Vice President for Bud
get and Finance, members for
the General Allocations Board. Council voted to spend an acldi•
tional $500 on a bike rack for
the East/West Shuule. The bike
rack, provided in response 10
concerns raised by a number of
undergrad and law school SLU•
dents, was installed for its first
run on Monday, September 20.
Due to its overwhelming
popularity, the East/West shuulc
has been unable 10 ca.rry all the
students who wish to ride il,
leaving some unfortunate SlU·
<lents 10 walk up Taylor's Ferry Addressing Campus
Tragedies
In response LO the tragic
death of student Kotc Mills.
Council vo1cd 10 send lcucrs of
condolance to her family on be
half of the students of Lc,vis &
Clark College.
The Counc-il also agreed to
send its condo1ances as well as
$500 10 the family of the recem ly
deceased Alcirn Sevilla.
News Briefs
LC drops to third tier
Lewis & Clark h:,s dropped
10 "third-tier• school ,n U.S.
News and World Report's col
lege r;uingsystcm. LC'sactual
academic r,uing has no1
chongcd from last year, bu1 the
magazme narrowed the range
for ·sccond-uer• schools. A
school's tier placement results
from 1hc overall rating given
by the mogatine. For LC, the
mam shortcoming a.ppc.-ns to
be In the quality of facilities.
including donnitorics, With
1hc narrowed categories in ef
fect, LC has now dropped be
hind other schools 1n the re•
gion like Williamcllc Univer-s11y and the Untvcrsny of the
Puget Sound.
Smoking Policy
According 10 Jon Eldridge.
Director of Residence Lile. "the
smokmg polic)I 1s not new, JUSI
rcv1sc<l for ccnam residence
halls.· The biggest change 10 1hc
smokmg policy on compus 1s
1hat smokers arc nm allowed to
smoke wi1hin lWCnty-l1ve rec, of
Stcwan, Odell, and Akm halls.
In accordance wnh the Oregon
Clean Air Acl and 1hc new re
search abou, 1 he effects of sec
ond-hand smoke, ,he adnunts•
tralion has also asked that smok
ers use their best judgment when
2 Pioneer Log September 24, 1999 smokmg near building doors.
Jon Eldridge also mcmiontd
1h01 1he number or SltldClllS
who request rooms in which
1 hey can smoke has decreased
(last year 25-30% requested
smoking rooms). resulting in
a decrease in smoking noors
in resident halls. "IL is our
hope tha1 in two years the resi•
dent halls will be smoke-free.
However. 1 homgh we do not
want to d1scrimHlt1te against
smokers. there are health and
s:1fc1y issues 10 consider.• For
now. Residence Life is lening
1he residence halls decide
whc1her or no1 smoking 0oors
arc necessary. ~ Crime Beat
courtesy of Gregg J. Wanclak, Campus Safety
Sept. 11-18, 1999
September 11, 1999 staff member chased the
Graffiti was found in Plau. white male subject. catching
\.Vrittcn in green marker on up to him in front or Lhc
the wall next to room 118 was, Manor House, The staff mcm
"Hclp me. I'm looking for my ber and the subject argued
beer" The graffiti wasactu.1lly momemaril)• hcforc the sub
discovered on Sept. ➔. jecl pulled a book from his
September 13, 1999
Thirteen films were found
Lo be missing during an inven
tory in the SOFA office. There
was n.o forced entry and it was
unknown how long the lilms
had been missing or when
they were taken.
September 14, 1999
A student in Co1,eland E
wing was transported to St.
Vmcem's hospital by ambu
lance after a friend discovered
a pos.<iblc sleeping pill over
dose and called 911.
September 15, 1999
I\ visitor accidentally put
his hand through a window m
the Monlcith room in
Templeton cuuing his wrist
and 1humb. The visitor de
cided 10 seek h,s own mcdi-
cal assistance.
September 17, 1999
A Watzek Library siaff
member heard the alarm at
the front entrance and saw an
unidentified white male run
down the library stairs. The pants pocket and returned it
10 the staff member. The staff
member returned to the li
brary and had no further con
tact with the subject. The
subje.cl was wearing a green
ball cap. worn backwards, a
while •-shirt, and green cam
ou0age pants. I-le may ha~c
been accompanied by a fe
male with short black hair
and a pierced lower lip with
jewelry in the fonn of a silver
ball, lnvcs11ga11on suggests
the subjects may have been
from Recd College.
The presidcm's office con
tacted Campus Safety 10 re
port sexually explicit chalk
drn,vings between Bodine and
Albany. A request was made
to Facihtics to remove the
chalk drawings.
September 18, 1999
The window in the interior
access door 10 the Health
Center was found broken
dunng a rou1ine check by
Campus Safe1 y, There was no
sign of unau1hori.zed entry 10
the Health Cen1er and the
door was still locked.
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"Fighting the Good
Fight" Freshmen crowd in Glade creates pedestrian environment
by Caroline Hieb
Lewis &: Clark reached its
lull capacity this fall as ii wel
comed 521 freshmen 10 cam
pus, the largest class of the
decade.
The college received a
smaller number of applica
tions last year than it had in
previous years. A slightly
higher percentage of students
were accepted 10 make up for
the difference. However, of
those admiuecl, 25 percent ac
cepted admission, a larger per
centage than was predicted.
The 22 percent increas.e in
size over last year's class was
nol the intention or the admis•
slons board. "Quantity was
not our goal," said Michael
Sexton, Dc:in or Admissions.
"But the academic qualny lof
the new students} 1s just as
good, and our minomy num
bers went up."'
Many factors cont ributcd
10 the larger number o[fresh
men this year. According 10
Sexton, LC ha_, had a general
increase in momentum in re
cent years. This is also 1he first
yrar that Environmental Stud
ies has been offered as a full
time major, and Ponland con•
tinues 10 get good press na-
1ionwide.
flnancial packages were
sen, out earlier last spring
with the bulk or awards sent
Olli by April l. Thls gave SIU
dents the time they needed 10
make their decision. The
package also bad a clifferem
fonn leucr. ~lt may sound
trivial, but financial aid causes
a good deal of anxiet)•." s.1id
Glcndl Gl3dclis, Director of
Financial Service,;_ ·we made
It easy 10 understand for par
ents and students."
The college devoted a lot
of time 10 ,ecnming students
tn California by hostmg dm-
r• ..., ""'"°"'"• '""'"· tive smdems. The recruiting
efforts resulted in a large in
crease of students from Cali
fornia this year. With 103 stu
dents in all, they make up
nearly 1/5 of the freshman
class.
The large number of fresh
men ca1tsed several changes
around the camp1ts. Accord
ing 10 Michael Ford, Dean of
Students, professors were
added for the Inventing
America course as well as in
the Foreign Language and Bi
ology departments.
Residence halls also under
went changes. "It's been more
complicated." said Jon
Eldridge, Director of Resi
dence life. "We're still a few
lstudentsl over capacily.•
Three guest rooms and two
small lounges in Stewart were
convened 10 dorm rooms this
yca.r.
Many dottble rooms were
also bemg used 10 house three
students. •we started with l2
tnple-doubles and we're clown
to one/ said Sandy
Bo11cmilkr, Director of Resi
dence Services. The students
In the remaining triple-double
made the choice for them
seJves.
Becca Chandler, Tori Price
and Joanna Cintora are shar•
ing the doublr room in Odell.
Cintora said she was surprised
when she first arrived on cam
pus, but now likes their liv
ing arrangement. •Everything
is working out really well,"
shcsald.
While LC can accommo
date the large freshman class
this year, Sexton maintains
that the college h:ts "no desire
10 get larger.' The benefit of
the larger class this year will
come next yearns 1.he admis
sions board can be more se
lective in their choices. They
hope t0 keep ,he school closer
10 1800students m the future_ knoll, from page 1
their natural environment.
Even if the workers who were re
moving the parking 101 could
have done so without touching
the trees 1ha1 surrou,ided it, they
would have drastically and det
rimentally affected the vast root
structures of the nearby trees,
which stretched below the pave
ment. Second of all, LC arborists
examined each of the trees that
were subject to being cut tlown
and verified the health of the
trees, the great majority of which
were diseased and would not
survive in the future. The trees
were also diagnosed as second
growth, rnostly fir trees planted
after the entire estate w$ logged
in its y_oungest years. Thirdly,
,he vegctallon that was uprooted
such as the Japancs.c Lilacs and
the Oounshing rhododendrons
were transplanted 10 another lo
cauon on campus. Lastly. and
most importantly, the cnurc area
between the chapel and the
grass:y knoll where I he trees wcrt
felled and the vegetation up
rooted, will he replanted wuh in
digenous species by next sum
mer.
Scstnc has been very ac1lvc in
Lhe past in prcserv-ing trees on campus. He encouraged LC 10
spend $50,000 10 save three big
1rccs b)' the southwest corner of
the Watzek Library. He was most
aggravated by the parking lot,
which was put in twcnty•five
years ago and has done the most
damage to the area. "The park
ing 101 should have never been
built in the first place. If it
weren't for that we wouldn't be
having this conversation right
now.' He, 100, felt bad about the
trees and vegetation that had to
be removed in making room for
the glade, but he stressed, "We're
planting more trees and vegeta
tion than we're taking away ...
Scstric is very interested in
student input concerning the LC
campus but secs the dilemma lo
be that: •s1udcn1s who make a
difference in the plans do nm
experience the results, future LC
smdents clo. It may be that the
studen1s who w11ncss the result
:,re not pleased wuh the decision
others pm In cemcnl four years
ago."'
He also pomted 0111 that stu
dents ore often 100 busy wuh
their own studies ancl activmcs
lo have lime to all end meetings
conccmmg foture plans. He em
phasized, •11 takes an mordinntc
amount of time to plan these endeavors. h's like a part-time
job.'
Currently, Scstric is planning
a few monumental endeavors
including a new social science
building and new residence halls
at the south end of campus 10
au rnct more juniors and seniors
10 live on campus. However,
gelling his own web page so he
can inform the people of LC
easier on the latest plans con
ccrn;ng facilittcs lakes prccc ..
dence at this point in time. If
you arc cager 10 speak 10 him of
the master plan or any other plan
concerning the campus you can
talk 10 him in his office in the
a11ic of the manor house and sec
the plans In person. He is very
affable, likcss1udcnts .• md has a
great view of Mt. Hood.
As for the "grassy knoll" or
"glade,"' h still remains name ..
less Ses1ric believes that some-
time this year its character will
surface and give.11 a suiting name.
depending on lls use. I[ you
thmk ol a great name that you
would like considered you can
e-mail President Michael
Mooney or Sestrk
Though trees [ell, even the
Lorax would agree Llm1 a tern•
porary sacrifice has m,1dc LC
even more bcautifu1.
SAAB Update by Katie Thomas
Tlie S111de111 Academic Affairs
B"ard 1s a branch of ASLC and ,s
composed oj one siudem rt:presen•
tarh•e from ead1 department and
/>rogmm 011 campus (se!f-dcs,gned
majors arc wc.fconu: ro join as
well) Each yct1r I hr Boal'cl
11wmds nrarlyS'I0,000 of s111dc,11
ncti\lH.)1 Jr.cs ro suuJcnis in /our
gram catrgoncs: rcscllrclt, pr.r•
fonnanu. v1siimg sclwJar. cmcl
conference grams For more 111• Jormmfon ora1Jplicaiio11s, tontacr
K<11ie Thoma< (VP for S111dcn1
Acadw11c Affa,rs) ill
l11homas@lclarh.cd11.
Th,s week Jill Teasley was
awarded $295 10 3tlencl n con
ference or the Amencan Musi ..
colog1cal Soc1c1y 31 Brandeis
Universny m Waltham, Massa
chuse11s. Sh, w,11 be a11endmg
lhc conference m order 1oa11cnd :1 session 3.boul ,he din,a1e for
female musical creauvuy aL 1hc
tum•or•the-century as well as a
workshop on writmg women
into music his10ry. a prOJCCI
which she plans 10 undertake
w11h her scmor lhes1s in the
music clcpnnmc111 Jill hopes
;ilso 10 be ncccp1ed 10 present her
paper 31 1h1s year~ Gender Sym
po5nun.
September 24, 1999 Pioneer Log 3 Pionee'rLog Forum========
Overcrowded campus? Overstretched earth
by Andrew Zahler
Though 1101 11nmcclia1rly ob
vious. we're feeling 1hc t:runch
or one of Lhc most pressing chal
lenges facing humankind ::tn<l
lhc l;:nth nght here on t)ur prc:
c,ous Palatine Hill. The problem
Is overpopulation, and I'm going
t<) 1dl you 1h:u II could he worse.
Gran1cd1 t <._.;,n understand
lrus1rauon l)vtr longer Imes,
ovcr-c.:apacny dorms, lim11cd
parking and 1igh1 ly packed class
rooms 1ha1 we as a comrnunity
fac,· 1h1s year. But w11h the can h's
population hiumg6 billion, you
cnn he sure 1 ha1 people else
where arc rcchng rrom even
stronger 1nd1c.·a1ors or ovcrpopu•
l!lthm.
for example. the New Yvrlt
Timrs reports th:u the popula•
110n of lndb now cxcccc.ls one
bdhon (Aug. 5, l999). With a
101:11 land area of 3.287 .263
squ:uc kalomctcrs. 1h.1t equates
lO a population density of ap•
proximately 304 Indians per
square k11omc1cr. In ll1c Umtcd
S1a1cs, our popul:111011 1s a li11lc
over 270 million. \:Vilh a 101al
lall<I area uf 9,372,610 square k1lumc1crs. our population is
slgn,ricantly less dense a1 29
Americans per square kilomcu:r.
The scvcnly or our situation on
campus, let alone in 1hc United
States. pales in comparison to
lndiaS siurntion.
That is 1101 LO say I hat our situation on campus. let alone in
the United S1a1es, is pcrfce1.
Most or1he complk:uions on
this campus. rrom definitively
larger class sizes 10 lines that
simply appear longer, can be
tr:i,·ed to the almonnally large
freshman class. But if we as n
When it comes to toilet paper,
LC sure has it rough
by Erica Sebastian
I ma)' only be a mere fresh
man, hu1 I know my loilc1 p:1-
pcr. And it docsn '1 take a rocket
sc1cn1ist lo no1icc Lewi~~
Clark's TP dilemma. either. T~c
big question 1s: what's up whit
the one-ply? Do these people
think they can pull the wool over
my eyes, someone who has hccn
using 1oilct paper [or over IS
years now?
I'll give ,he school a l,111<
c-n:clu, as 1oilc1 paper 1s a com
phra1cd 1hing, ,uul I realize.-1ha1
a lot of cffon must go mto choos-
111)! 1 he perkct wll. Firs, ol all,
there is 1cx1urc. which r:tnl!,CS
:111ywhcrc. lrom ~OO-i('-downcd•
pillow sol,,~) s;mcl•papcr rno~h.
I ncc<l nol 111cm 10n which one 1
woulcl d11..1osc for my own toin
for1. Then Wt hove lO lhmk
,1hout color. D1.l 1 want pl:itn
wh11L·~ P.1~t+.:I ~rccn> ,\ prcuy
cmhmulcrcd llur:il p:111<·rn> Al
u:, .,II C\•l'l)·om· \\ .11u, Io ht' c11-
1t:rt.unc·tl In thl' 1ohn
llu.:1c 1:i-, nl course, one mon:
vcrr nnpo11:,n1 l;,ctor, mw tlrnt
has 1 he nbil II v w 111:,kc or brc:, k
your h~1hroom cxpcrknrc. the
th1tknc~. (No. l'm scrulUs, tJu'-
1, .1 l:n~ clcal.) Y1:s. the 1hickm.-s....i,
tt1L.1nlng two•ply or one-pl)' (1h.:
k111d )''"' tJn sec through). I'll
gtvL' \'lllt ., h11k f11nt: unc LO!-.l~
11.'::i, I l;1vc11'1 n,1t1tctl 11 rn your
dorm\ ha1hrooin? You·rc the
uni)' one
N(~w. ll1)' dorm rotJm .is lll)'
hous.:. Ill)' ncighhur!t .trc my
fomil)', and 1h,: h:uhrooms tuc.
well, mmc 100. I'd lik" 10 1h111k
tha1 my own mo1hn wouldn't
nsk c;msing me p:.lin just to save
:., kw pennies :11 the drug store.
From wh:1t I've heard about the
r:i1c of change in this school, it
looks like we "'")' be dealing
wi1 ht his huge, m~tssiv(·. behind .. I
Hill
PIUSh
dncatcmnt, probkm lor ljUllc a
while s11II Th:11 1s whv I've dc
n<lccl to come up w11h some
sneak)' hulc maneuver:.. 10 gc1
:1round 1hc system 1n an allcmp1
to ,1.vu1d 1hosc uns:111srvmg h.11h
roo111 momrnts. ,, ____ _
From what I've heard
about the rate of
change in this school,
it looks like we may
be dealing with this
huge, massive, be
hind-threatening
problem for quite a
while still.
_____ ,,
My foremost recommcncla
tion would be 10 look the prob
lem square in the eye and coin-pl:un. cOlnpimn, complain \Vh1>
k1wws? Some far olf clay some
one 1mgl11 hstcn He, k. I kn,m
I don't want Lo tkal wuh tin< lor
the next four rc.nrs
Ou1 uuul something dot:~ ge1
dune.md they go b.1ck 10 th,·uld,
cmnlortable 1w11-pl)' sy,1c111,
1ak1: m.11 lcrs lnlo y,n1r own
hands for I hose or ytlu who
hnvcn't 1hough1 of 1h1s nlrcady.
iry pullingou1 :i sheet lrom both
rolls. top and bo11om, 10 make
yot1r very t)\VII t wo-pty paper.
You should fmd 1ha1 it's just the
right 1hil'kncss, 1hough 1hc soft
ness factor might still be bck•
111g. II 1hn1 du"sn·1 du th(' trick
ror you, pick up " roll ol )'OU r
own at Freddy's and put i1 on 1he
school's tab. And if you're slill
having probkms, have Momm)'
write an angry lcucr, citing spc
cmc examples or jUSl why her
kid •wishes he went 10 Recd."
4 Pioneer log September 24, 1999 FORUM U:CTION AAT BY STFV[ rvm
community need this ovt:r
crowding 10 appreciate firsthand
1hc larger problem of world over
popula1ion, Lhen let me be the
nrs1 10 congratulate the admis
sions office on bringing in so
many new s1ucknts. I also hcarl•
ily encourage Mkhacl Scxlon
and lhc admissions t.:rcw 10
double, triple or even quadruple
the size of next year's <:lass.
W,· must understand I ha1
ovcrpopulattt)n is ntH :'l problrm
II is problems. Issues such as
AIDS, global wanning. resource
depiction, dvil unrcsl, women's
rights and the standard o[ living
in ckvcloping ('Oumries provide
tangible evidence of the muhi
face1cd challenges wrought by
overpopulation. We can only
expect Lhcsc iSSUC'S to become
more pressing a.s lhc canh's
J>Opula1ion hits seven billion,
eight billion, and beyond.
On 1he international level, we should take advamage ol this
milcstont· year to educate our
neighbors ;incl ourselves on the
issues facing our r:,pidly expand
ing population. Thr non-pron,
organirntion. Zero Populal1011
Growth (ZPG), recently
launched IIS "Y68," or "Year or
Six Billion." campaign an.d can
pl'Ovidc ddin111ve and timely
informa11on. The web-friendly
can access this source al http://
www.Y6B.org. ,, ____ _
I heartily encourage
Michael Sexton and
the admissions crew
to double, triple or
even quadruple the
size of next year's
class. _____ ,,
On the local level, we should
all try our best 10 be courteous
an,1 ,·onsideratc in light or
crowded conclilions at Lewis &
Clark. At the risk of sounding
desultory. I'll simply say be pa•
ticnt in long lines. be <1uict n1 l:uc
hours and in the libr:iry. Jnd be
aci:cp11ng ol t:rowdctl d:.tS$ ..
moms
1 realize 1ha1 living three 10 a
room in Odell is less than ideal.
But living 304 to a square kilo
mclcr in lndia rcprcscnLs a
grc,1tcrstrc-:ssonspace, resources
and well being. Skyrocketing
population growth will bring
forward global and local chal
lenges. We should at least edu
cate ourselves and know wha1
we're up againsl.
ASLC chief extends
hand to new students
by Gene Wixson
J would likr lO welcome c:u:h
of you hi 1hc start or anolhcr
school year UL our hne msmu-
1iun Wi1h the large-<1 entering
t.lrtss in n:rcnt lnstory 1hcrc i,:; a
c.c.a cJI unknuwn faces as we all
rush tt• dn.s~ every tl.,y. I would
hkc 10 cntollr.lgc c.1.ch of you LO
take-the l i ,nc· 1 o gt:t lo know
mhc, me111bi:1·s dr lhl' 1:.unpus
t:ummunity and flncl uut more
.;1hout them.
l rcrommcmJ that )'OU go and
IJlk tu rom profr.ss.,r; 1h1rmg
their ufficc hours, even ii you
don·, have any sprciht l1ucsuu11s
3bout the cln.;.s, Takt.• tht umc
each day 10 make I.cw,< & Cl.lrk
:.'I place thnt rou know nncl :1rr
pr,,ud of No• In a silli•. pubhc
rd:uions son of way, but as a
community of imh,•icluals you
art' proud 10 mtcract wuh on
pcrson:tl. i ntcllctlua), nncl cmo•
I innnl tcvcls.
While W(' arc ltllking about
gr11 mg t0 know oltr t\Hnpus I
would like w bncny explain our
smclcnt government. Every stu
dent enrolled in t·l;isscs is a
member of the Associated Stu•
dcms of Le,.1s & Clark (ASLC).
Ever)' spring you elect indi
viduals 10 rcprcsem you as the RU rHOro
Gene Wixson is the 1999·
2000 ASLC President
Smdcn1 Council. nn<l w1.· work
hard 10 do the hcsl J<>h "c arc
mn ncl:uctl to do.
However, ufu:.n the vcr)' c,tu•
dcn1s we rcpn:scn1 know vc.r}'
hulc about wh:n we dll h 1-. a
rari1y that any~mc ever suggc>tl.S
10 one uf the clcctccl olficcrs ~
rc:11is1k J>rOJCCI 1ha1 we could
work on lll improve life here '1t
LC. This means ell her 1 hal we
are not doing enough to m.1kc
ourselves ava1labh.· or you arc . .,,
not '!l!>ing enough to rind ou1
abow liow 10 make our campus ,~I ,'
a beucq,lace.
Member participation in any '" ' . see Wixson, page 5 Wixson welcome
continued from page 4
orgnn1za11on or soc1c,y lh:u
slnves 10 be clcmocrauc 1s esscn•
t1al Abe Lmcoln once said that,
"Dcmocrncy 1.s the go\'c.rnmcnt
o[ the 1•coplc, by tho people, lor
the people Wh,k 1h1s ,s ,is
o,•t:ruscd :\S l\t101cs cornc the
ASLC 1s no dtllcrent, tor beuer
or worse, lh:m any other dcmoc•
n.H.y. \Ve need mpul from SlU•
dents 10 do our Jnbs succcsslully
and t<l cover 1hc 1ssue:s 1mpor•
tnnt to you. ,, ____ _
The ASLC is no differ
ent, for better or
worse than any other
democracy. We need
input from students
to do our jobs suc
cessfully and to cover
the issues important
to you.
_____ ,,
In t.hc past I have seen the
S1udc111 Council take proactive
sumc.ls on issues and work to re ..
solve issues with the administrn•
110n. I hope 1hal we can continue
10 work on issues or real impor•
mncc and serve as ndvocates for
the smdcms on a variety or lev
els Our other mam rcspons1b1I~
ity ,s collecting a student Ice o[
S95 per s111dcn1 per semester
and then alloc.111ng 1ha1 fundmg
10 smckm groups, mcclm, club
sports, SAAB granls and other
Jcuv111cs ,ks,gncd to improve
student Ille a, Lewis & Clark
We cx:m'lrnc our rund,ng care
fully, stnvmg 10 mn,m,1111 l1scal
rc,pons1b1h1y wlule also funchng
ac11v111cs 1h01 will bcncf11 1he
students ol LC. I feel I hat we do
a good and foir Job or allocating
thlS money. but ,r you have any
questions of where 1his monc)·
is gomg. pl,•a,,c nsk us.
Our meetings an;;: always open
,rny student, faculty or srnff
mcmher who wishes to 3llcnd
and bring up an tSsuc or concern
Our mectmgs arc held every
Monday in the Geary room start•
111g at 4:40 p.m. We also make
ever)' allempl 10 keep our web
site current <hllp://
www.ldark.edu/-aslc> ttnd wel
come any emails 10
<aslc@lch1rk.edu,.
In nddition, each S1uden1
Council omcer holds posted of•
nee hours during the week and
would be cxdtcd to discuss is
sues of conccm, give recommen
dations about cbsscs, or talk
about the best bike routes in the
city. l encourngc you 10 drop by.
get involved and help make this
an extraordinarily successful
year at LC.
EotroAS•IN•CHu,: Colin J. Beck, Meaghan Lamarre
Niw< E0tro•s: Rocky Campbell, Janelle Lamoreux
FoRuM Eo1Toa: Andrew Zahler Pionier Log f<Aru•u Eono•: Aaron Blackwell
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$,om EotToo: Dusty Holden
CAu~oAa Eo1ToR: Hillary Panzer
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Nicole Kolb, Oliver Tuholskee, Erica Sebastian. Gene Wixson
Cort EotTo•s: Peter Berkhout, Hillary Panzer
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http:/ /www.klark.edu/-piolog A skeptic predicts variations
on the death of the Glade
PHOlOffY 11088'l ltO'V
When the ropes go down, pranksters, frisbee jocks and moles could be among those
avenging the death of this tree, an evicted resident of the area now housing "the Glade."
by Andrew Zahler
I like the knoll. I enjoy Its ra
dioactive green luster, It's bo•
som-likc roundness and, above
all, its tender grass.
Unfortunately. as soon as the
ropes are removed and students
become bored enough, the knoll
could find its da)ls numbered.
Scenario numR,cr one: Death
by pranksters. The mound, in.all
by Steve Tune or its pristcnc perfection,
scrr.runs otn "\l;lndalize met"' 115
a well-known foe, that college
s1 udcms show an impressive
propensity for becoming ex
tremely intoxicated. And drunk
people like 10 do stupid thing,,
like pour weed killer on grassy
surfaces 10 make obscene and
immature. reJcrcnc:c-s 10 ccr1ain
administrators.
Scenario number Lwo: Oc:uh
by recreational $pOrtsLcrs.
Whether it was the [risbcc play
ers or the folks playing tackle
football in the rnin, the im
promplll a1helc1es on campus
absolutely demolished the lawn
on lower campus last year. What
makes us think a li11le slope is
going 10 deter them from doing
1hc same to the mound? Even
1hough most of the frisbce chas
ers don't wear shoes, or dean
clothes for that mailer, when the
rain comes the knoll will stand
no chance against impeding
stampedes.
'c Scenario number three: the.
moles cometh. We could soon be
treated 10 watching facilities scr• vices chast. the~e little lawn•
desicr.uing vannims all over hdl
and gone, much like Bill Murrny
in Cadclys/111'1,. I personally am
looking forward 1,1 the nnimal
rights protests 1lrn1 will cn.ip1
when 1hc groundskeepers t:tke
out their first rodent with the
prc.<surc washer.
1\s aurnctive as the .. Glade"'
:1ppcars with its majestic manor
house backdrop, its planners
showed 11aivlty in ovcrcs1im:1t•
ing lhe malurity or ccnain rncm8
bers of this campus. I honestly
hope that the pranksters, frisbee
-players and rodents of this c:,m
pus show enough respect 10
leave the knoll alone for us all
10 enjoy.
If for no other reason, respect
the amount or money 1ha1 went
into this project. As long as those
cosls arc now sunk, we might as
well enjoy 1 he end product, even
if the same money could have
gone 1owarcl such [rivolous ex•
pcnditurcs as hiring faculty,
funding scholarships or splurg•
ing on working computers for
the Dubach student lounge.
Keep the torch of
liberty burning
Exercise free speech;
write to the Piolog
Send email to <piolog@lclark.edu> or snail mail to box 121
Would the bastard who took our
grey key box from the Pioneer
Log office please return it?
Thanks.
September 24, 1999 Pioneer Log 5
" .•. Pioneer Log Features=~==
Students relax with two new mediation clubs
Feeling bushed? Two new
meditation clubs show
that with a little breathing,
everything can be Zen.
by'Ollver Tuholske
h~ less than a month into the
schonl year, but Lewis & Clark
,tudcms arc alrcad)' bcginmng
to feel s1 rcssc-<l. However. ull a
lrazzlccl sturlcnt has 10 du for an
ou1lc.•t 1s reb"', t:lkc ,, <lcep
hren1h .. md t:hcck l)\JI the new
mcd11anon dubs.
David TwccL -a ~ophomorc. Is
the founder and or~.1mzer of th~
/en Sangha dub n Buddh1st
mcdu:mon grou1, Twcc1 s1.1nrd
1 he , I ub m pnm<le nn oppor1 u
n11r fur I.C\,1' & Clark s1utlcnts.
lau,hy and ,1.111 10 be exposed
10 llucldl11~1 med11.111on While
1hrn: ;Irr rchg1ous dcmc111s to
,he mcdila11on Tweet sa,tl that
1>nc doc;;n'1 have 10 be ,1ff1lrn1ed
w11h ,ln\ pan,cular beh('I sv~tcm
io prnu1cc u
"h c; ~• wa-. ol 1ookmg nt yow
hlL· wuh dnnt). :md bccommg tt
more sc11•;1\v:1rc Jnd compas~
~mnn1c pnsun Twee, s:ud
l he Zen Sangha dub had tb
hrst 111e,·1mg on Tuescl.ty. ~cp1
14 1r1 1h,· C.hnpel, nnd fcaturecl a
1alk by Zen pnes1 L1uren liogan
liugan, who has prac11ccd Bud
d1usm ~mcc he was l9, cx
plmncd the anc1cm I radmon of Buddhis1 meditation.
"The process of mcclha1 ion ls
to take our mind's eye and Ill
mquirc deeply inh> our heart's
:isp1rallons:: to nsk the true pur•
pose o( our life The essence of
mcduauon ts to bnng 1he mmd
in10 1he prcsc111 moment. to
reach our life-energy," Hogan
soul
'' The process of medi-
tation is to take our
mind's eye and to
inquire deeply into
our heart's aspira
tions: to ask the true
purpose of our life.
Lauren Hogan
Zen priest '' Hog~m s1ntc<l that mcdtt.11Jon
Is a way 10 tkar the poisons ul
haired greed. angc1 am! igno
mncc frnm one'~ 01111d He sau.J,
·'When we arc in m~c.lito.tlon,
lookmg deeply 11110 our rmn<ls.
we begin 10 sec ho\\ 1 ncred1hh
umquc and 11npor1an1 each or u.s
IS.
l he group will meet a, 8 p.m
every Tucsda)', Twce1 said thal
he plans to schedule regular
talks by local Zen pncs1s 01 1 he
weekly mce11ngs.
Student researchers create
cornucopia of new data
by Aaron Blackwell
While ,he ram wasted 1hc
summer for many. 1wc111y-Lwo
I..C swdems spcm the umc in Lhc
01,n Physics nnd Chcn11s1ry
Build111g or 111 ,he held. work-
' ng on summer research nncrn•
ships wnh fncuhy m Physics,
C.hcnuslry and Biology. Their
work w111 be prcst'1Hcd a1 a
puslcr conlcrcncc c.1n Wcclncs•
da}. !>c1llcmbcr 29th. 1111hc hm
tlmn 01111 lounge.
StudcnL"i worked closely w11h
l.u:ulty on proJCC:I'\ ranging £rom
"C..,ntrul of Chaotu, Huid l'luw."
., pr<>Je<l undcrtnkcn by Ahson
Smile>· w11h To111 Olscn.10 Lmcl
"') Rmk>.James Tucker.Jeremy
Wilson ,md Dr Bc1hc Srnlcnars
work nn A Fluorcsccnl.C M1•
uo~<'J!) Swdv "' l'rntcm Tral
hck1ng
~llll tllhcrs were 0\11 m lhc
wc.1rld .-,uc.:h :is Sh:non l.hin and
Hoh Mu.,rnrclla who cx;Hmncd
1hc w,11cr quah1y m Tryon Creek
wnh l'rolcs..,or E\'nn v..·1lhams. or
M.-iry Bnlkc-r and L'lutj1 Mjthcc
wh,, were lead hy Paulcllc
81crzych11dcl1 '" Cascnck licad
uu thr Oregon 1:m1st ,o :,tudy 1hc
m+1n;1:g.rmL'lll af ahc \Vc!:tlcrn
Blue Viole,
"II \\ .1.i; ., grca1 c.\.pcncrh:c to
get tu lc~1rn how real ,cknti:,l!,
wurl,," ~:11d senior Nick Pcrcr.,
whosf work mvoh•ed "The Hy
drolysis ol Organophospha1e
PcsLJc1dcs Parathion and
Paraoxon by 1he Met•lloccnc
Cp2MoCl2." Pereras work re•
la1es directly 10 the degradauon
of deadly ncuro1oxins used as
pesticides or weapons.
Other projects have impor-
1an1 relevance to real world problems. Sunon Sponlx:rgs re
search w11h Dr.Janis Lochner on
-. .. Ihc Loc:aliz:uion :rnd Tmnspon
of 1PNEGFP in Rat H,ppocam
pal Neurons," rcl:ucs directly to
bram devclopmcnl, and possibly
w S\1ch t..lisc;tScs as Ab:hcimcr:S
or l':1rkinson's. Jona,han 8cn
H•mon. Robert Broadhurs1,
David Gck,crc. Clark Kirkman,
,rnd Jens Machc's work with
cluslcr computmg w,11 increase
the computing power of Lcw,s
and Clark.
Most or the s1udcms spent ten
wceksworkmg on their prOJCCIS.
Over 1he course or Lhc ~ummcr,
,,II o( 1he smden1 were required
to give a .. lunch-1111w 1alk" m
winch 1hey pn:scmcd thc,rwork
h, u1hcr students.
'I w-Js able 10 s.-e ., 101 of other
people's (JrOJ<.'<.'lS m process. "
commcm,.-d 1':u1r Cbrkson. a
Junior phys1c, ma1or
.. :,pcndm~ umc wnh Olhcr
s1udcms workrn_g on ch"crsc
JHOJ<.>ClS was very valuable
nolcd N:1srccn lt1as \\ ho hrid
been workmg wnh Dr. Deborah
Lycan on ·1iwcs11gauons of 1hc
~tress Induced Pheno1vpe ol
\'arl •· m yeast
The !-iUmmcr research wris
funded m part by a gra111 by Dr
John S Rogers ll1her funds
were proqtfrcl by 111d1v1<hrnl
grant:. to C:"1.d1 prulcssor. from
souTLcs such as chc Nmumal Set•
c.ni;c Found:auon
As, culm,nm,on of 1heir re
search. each stuclcm prepared a
poster which summnnzcs 1hc1r
work. These posters will be pre
sented a1 a conference on Wed ..
September 291h, from 4:30 un
til 6:00pm. The general pubhc
is invited 10 :mend.
6 Pioneer Log September 24, 1999 Students who wish to explore
meditallon whh noreligtouson•
enrnlion should 1ry 1he Mcdita·
lion Soc1c1y. The Society was
ac1ually founded last year hy
sophomore Sim.1n Sponberg
through Free llmversily. bu1 this
1s us flrsi yc:,r ;1s a chartered
duh Like 1\vcc1, Sponberg
founded the Society 10 Introduce
the t.C commun;I)' 10 1he hcn
<f11s ol mcd11a11on.
Sponhcrg sa,d that while the
mcd11.1tions his group pracuccs
arr Buddhis1 m nrig111, 1he) arc
1101 practiced m .1 Buclclh1s1 lnsh-
1on The mcd1ta11ons arc spcc1f1-
cally designed for people who
an; nut Bt1dc:lhis1 11r who a« not
rehgiuus a1 all
'Zen BmJ<lht~m ptJ!.llu·s .s
.,pn1lu. ~cl nr mcc.ha11on-. l.lur5
an: nmrc mirodtu.tcH)·. "'unple1
a11d ,1raigh1for\\a1tl Zen "
more rnmphc,11~d Sponhcrg
-.,ul
The. ~n<.:1cn· practlcl'~ 1wu
lom1> of metluaikon 1hr Mimi•
lulnc,s of Brea1 h,ng and the
Menn llh,wnna or··cuh,,,.,11un of
Lu"mg-Kmtlnrs,, " The Mmt!
fulness of 8rt:11h1ng lnwlvcs
bl.'c.;onung aware-of imr's breath
Sponberg said 1ha1 by laking
.t fr,1,, moments 10 contenlrntc
on brcalhmg, people c:m culll•
vale a, .. ·,ucness ancl become
more foLtLSed on their 3C:llons
nnd their consequences The
Mew Bhava.na is .an exercise in cul11va11ng compass10n for other
hvmg beings.
"The goal of 1he Meditation
Sodcty LS 10 prov1dc a commu•
n11y rn which 111chv1duals can
develop 1helr awareness, focus,
relaxation and wisdom.·
Sponbcrg said Sponberg said that he hopes
10 promote cuhural awarcnr.-.ss
1hrough guest speakers and dis
cussion. The Mcduation Soci
ei )' will hold HS meet 111gs on
Wednesdays and Thursdays a1
7:30 p.m, m the Chapel mcct-
111g room.
why say it twice
when once will suffice? "(Jee I wisfi I were a man so I cou{cf
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September 24, 1999 Pioneer Log 7 i::::Pi=·o=n=e·e="r=L=o:2g=========Arts=============
Spaceships and Lesbians
This year's One-Act
performances will prove to
be an unique and
exhilerating display of
student drama.
by Aaron Blackwell
On September 30th, the
Lewis & Clark Thc:urc Depart
ment will onLc agam pn·scm nn
evening l\f Onc•J\tts Perfor
mance< will be repeated on (k
tobcr ls1 ~ncJ 2nd in the Fir
Acres black box theatre
Pln,·mg this year arc Dcfy111g
G,muy by Jane Anderson, nnd
Springflmr, by Mana Irene
Fornes. D,fy111g Gravily is <li
rectecl by guest direcrnr Jeff
Meyers: Springtime by LCscmor
Alex Reagan.
Defying Grt1vi1y is an cxam1-
na11on of the wreckage left by the
I 986 Challenger Shut1le clisas•
lcr. llcliko Arndt, Lhis semester's
tl1ea1re publicity manager, de
scribed the play as, "This poi
gnam and sometimes humorous
one act depicts the days before
and alter lift-off where whncsses
from near, for, and I he distant
reaches ol ttme struggle 10 deal
wuh guilt and loss and to find
hope in even the most terrible
of disasters." Defy mg Grav11y
stars Barbara Teixeira, lldiko
Arndt, Micah Saul, Zack Ross.
Kate B.,yley, Alexa Reynolds, and
Brad Slitz.
Springtime was wrntcn by
Cuban-Amcnean ph1ywnght
Man" Irene Fornes. It tells a love ,, __ _
This poignant and
sometimes humorous
one act depicts the
days before and after
lift-off where
witnessess from near,
far and the distant
reaches of time
struggle ot deal with
guilt and loss and to
find hope in even the
most terrible of disas
ters.
lldiko Arndt, theater publicity
manager.
_____ ,,
story between two women in the
l 950's v,a a senes of shon, pho
tographic scenes. 1llustrating
il-nporrnnt moments in tJ1cir re
lationship. Sp1iltg1imc stars Col
leen Patterson and Kelly
Sullivan.
Tickets for the One-Acts go
on sale Monday September 27,
and arc available for one dollar
to the Lewis and Clark Commu
mty. Box office hours arc 1-5
Monday-Friday. and one hour
before the show on performance
nights. The shows on Scptembcr
30th and October 2nd both be
gm nt 8:00pm, while on Octo
ber 1st shows begin at both 7:00
and 10:00pm. For lnron11ation
call 768-7495.
One-Act Performances
will take place in the Black
Box Theater.
September 30th at 8:00pm,
October 1st at
7:00 and 1 0:00pm,
October 2nd at 8:00pm
Arts
Lewis & Clark College
Guillermo Gomez-Pena
Performanee artist, writer, cultural commentator
Sarurday, September 25, 7:30 p.m.
u:wis & Clark Collcs:e
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
S12 1,.-enl!r',d; SIO senior cltUcru.
Lc"·b & Clark :1lwnni und empk,yees,
imd non-~wis & CL,rk: Hudcnu:
$.) Lc.-wis & Clark srudcnu.
Tickets ;l\'ailabl'" by 1.":llllin~ extensi(ln 7960.
"G6mez•Pefta use.s theatrics to
erase bordtrt. His lnvtnlivt tliorts
10 create a hybrid cullure have won
him International atclalm."
-IJ,S -& WOtltl R,pott
8 Pioneer Log September 24, 1999 .. ' Vertical Horizon's newest LP
is what the radio wants
by Erin Haick
rorgct the Founrnln of Eter
nal Youth. Mus1cinns todny ore
looking ror the 'Foun,ain of
Eternal Hc,oks" and II sounds
like Vcrncal llon:on has l01ind
it. On their lirst maJor-lnh,I cf.
fort. Evcn•t/11111>: You \Vani. the
band imbues every one of its
eleven songs w11h such
catehmess that the listener has
no cho•cc bm to be swept away
on this towcnng \\l':lVC of glisten
mg pop music
Verncal Honzon l131ls from
,he Boston area of the Eas,
Coas1, where u began as a duo
of guitar and vocals. On this
disc, the sound ts more fully
0cshcd om wnh gunar, bass. and
drums, but these mstrumcms
Men't used in any rcvoh.monary.
or even unusual. way.
The album leads off wuh "We
Arc•, also the first single. And
these people waste no time get•
ting t0 that title hook-six sec
onds into son,g, and there's the
chorus. A catchy, dnvlng chorus.
That... won't. ... get ... out ... or..,
your. .. brain. After listening to
lhc song twice. and chen sing
ing It the entire weekend, I was i,flJtZ9
I"
,, ___ _
The band imbues
everyone of its eleven
songs with such a
catchiness that the
listener has no choice
but to be swept away
on this towering
wave of glistening
pop music. _____ ,,
ready 10 drop 10 my knees and
beg for mercy. Smgcr/guuartst
Matthew Scannell's pleasant
voice 1s similar 10 Livc·s Edward
Kwalcyk, and on ,he last song. "Shackled", hack up vocal 1st
Keith Kane 1, ,tllowed 10 sing
lead, and the song 1s dd1nuely
better for It. Other tune. ntcluJc
the thk track, "Everything You
Want" a nice kc)'bt1nrd-hcavy
dilly about pcrfcwon In that sig
nificant other and "You're J
Goel", w11h Lhc chorus "You're
a gotl/ancl I am not/and I just
thoughL you should know"
I like 1111< man ,1lrcad)',
This talcm for catchy songs
ls the band's sa,•ing grace, be
cause, unfortunately, most of
popular radio nght now 1s a
great morass of cinchy songs.
and it will be easy for Vemcal
Horizon to get lost. While •we
Are• has a dark, slightly ques
tioning 0avor, the rest of the
songs arc low-key, powcr-pop
[olk numbers that sound like
they could have been written by
any other band. And forge11ing
for a minute the fact that the
band is wildly derivative (which
they arc) and don't show many
plans 10 expand their sound
(they don't), gcuing this album,
or even another single, to stick
out in the minds of the record
buying populace will be a chal
lenge.
Want to see a movie?
The Pioneer Log is offering free
movie passes to those who are
willing to provide us with a movie
review.
Interested?
Story meetings are on Monday
nights at 6pm in the Pioneer Log
office.
more white space.
more writers needed. Check out the upcoming concerts in Portland
by Erin Haick
Venues
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside
Ohm
31 NW 1st Ave.
Roseland Theatre
8 NW Sixth Ave,
Portland Meadows
(off Interstate 5)
9/22/99
Jeff Beck WI Dwight
Slade
Portland Civic Audito
rium
Godspeed You Black
Emperor wl Labraford
Crystal Ballroom
$8
9/23/99
Manic Street Preachers
Aro.Space
21+
Israel Vibration w/
the Roots Radics Band,
Morgan Heritage
Roseland Theatre
9/24/99
Bonnie Raitt, Jackson
Browne, Bruce Hornsby,
Shawn Colvin wl David
Lindley, Wally Ingram
Portland Meadows Collective Soul wl Pound
Roseland Theatre
$22.50
Holy Modal Rounders w/
Gary Ewing Light Show, the
Freak Mt. Ramblers, Jim
Boyer and Bingo
Crystal Ballroom
$13
9/25/99
Pele Juju, Big Brother and
the Holding Company wl
Everyday Dirt
Crystal Ballroom
$16
Leftover Salmon w/ Yon
der Mt. String Band
Roseland Theatre
9/26/99
Leftover Salmon wl Yon-
der Mt. String Band
Roseland Theatre
Alan Parsons Proiect
Aladdin
9/28/99
Mike Watt w/ Heavy
Johnson Trio, Sunset Valley,
and the Drones
Crystal Ballroom
$8
Ben Folds Five w/ Train
Roseland Theatre
$18.50 9/29/99
Tricky wl Stroke, DJ
Genaside 2
Roseland Theatre
$15
9/30/99
They Might be Giants
Aladdin Theatre
$20
5 Fingers of Funk and
Disco Biscuits
Crystal Ballroom
$8
10/1/99
Robben Ford wl Anders
Osborne
Aladdin Theatre
10/3/99
Joydrop wl Other Star
People
Roseland Theatre
10/5/99
Branford Marsalis
Roseland Theatre
21+
five o'clock people
Sponsored by: 10/6/99
Tori Amos
Theatre of the Clouds
10/7/99
The Mighty Diamonds
and the Twinkle Bros. wl
special guests
Roseland Theatre
10/8/99
Blinker the Star wl Lael
Leroy and the Loved
Roseland Theatre
21+
The Radiators wl
Motherhips
Roseland Theatre
21+
10/9/99
Widespread Panic
Salem Armory
311 w/ special guests
Roseland Theatre
$15
10/12/99
Type O Negative w/ spe
cial guests
Roseland Theatre
10/13/99
Lenny Kravitz w/ Smash
Mouth, Buckcherry
Rosegarden Arena
TAMM 10/15/99
Ben Harper and the In
nocent Criminals
Theatre of the Clouds
10/16/99
Mary Black
Aladdin
Lucinda Williams wl
the Bottle Rockets
Roseland Theatre
$22
10/17/99
Family Values Tour w/
Limp Bizkit, Filter, OMX,
Primus, System of a Down
Rose Garden
10/19/99
Moxy Fruvous
Aladdin
10/20/99
Echo
Bunnymen
Aladdin
10/23/99 and
Kelly Joe Phelps
Aladdin
10/26/99 the
John Popper Band wl
special guests
Roseland Theatre
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Grass to astroturf: a sign of the times
by Dusty Holden
Wilh 1hr next millennium
quickly approaching, timts have
no choice but 10 change. And as
humankind continues 10 muhi
ply and exert heavy demands on
resources, many people look 10
advances in 1echnology to pro
vide answers for a shrinking
planet.
While Asiroturr. as a technol
ogy. is now a few decades old,
I he most recent advances in ar•
1ificial grass have taken root in
Lewis & Clarks new s1a1c-or-
1hc-ar1 football field.
Why artificial grass? Because
it's 1hc bes, way to make 1he
mos1 use or limited play space.
1ha1s why
The new field was con
s1ruc1ed wtth 1he idea 1ha1 ii will
supporl n wide range of activi
ties.
"Everybody is very excited 10
have ii." LC a1hlc1ic director
S1cvcWallo said. "As1ro1urf isn'1
1hc h.:s1 thing in everyone's mind
10 play on. bu I I 1hink I hat ev
eryone uri<lcrs,ands what an ad
vaniagc il is ror us to have il. h
would probably take four natu
ral grass fields for us 10 :1ccorn
mnda1c our total dcpanmcn1
needs.•
Al a 101al cos, of S 1.3 million
doll:irs, 1he new field mcluclcs
avcrucal drainage system de
signed 10 combat the downpour
or rain that is sure 10 fall. "Right
now, you could literally run 1he
hose on the new field ond ii
would no1 puddle," Wallo said.
Take n look at the brigl11
green carpet and whnt )'OU doJU. ...
sec ,sits underbelly. Rather than'
din ~md rocks and worms and
S\.H.'h. lhc ar11'1c1al grass rests on
3.5 inches of rubber, nve inches
ol 1>crmcable asphnl1 and six
mchcs or aggrcgaic rock fhis
arulicml drainage S)'Slcm is far
supenor to 1hr nmural roundn
Hon that was pl:iccd under the
1>lcl grass fichl m 1hc mid-1970s
The prtc~ tag 1ha1 c:1mc with
1he n<·w f,d<l may seem a bit
spencly, bm not wh('n cornp:.rcd
10 what NCAA Oh 1s1on I
schools spend on similar
proJects The Unavcrs11y of Or
egon. lor c.xamplc, 1.s consu.lcr
in!! a ntw muh1--m1ll1on dolhn
grass hdcl :ind s1ad1u1n 1h.11
would be used tor only >1x 1001-
baU games .1. )'Car. 01 cour:,,c
such nn ..:xpt"lldllttrc would onl)
acid IO the 1111 II ions I he U of O
ulrc,,d)' spends on pramce f:tclh-
11cs
One concern commonly asso•
c1:uc<l with Astrouirr involve~
lnJuncs. ll )'(Hi h.1vc tu he
sl:1mmcd 10 1hc ground br J
lumbcrmi: lmcbackcr or Sll'cak-
111g lrcc-s:1fcty. would )'OU rather
luml on :.1ruhc1al rnrf or in the
mud?
Accordmg 10 Wallo, there 1s
no conclusive evidence- that
As1ro1urf leads 10 more mJunes
than namral grass.
Smchcs by the Athle11c Tmm
rrs Na11onal Assoc1a11on. he
noted. only prove I he obvious, ,, ____ _
Astroturf isn't the
best thing in
everyone's mind to
play on, but I think
that everyone under
stands what an ad
vantage it is for us to
have. It would prob
ably take four natural
grass fields for us to
accomodate our total
department needs.
Steve Wallo
Athletic Director _,,
that turr burn IS lhc onl)' injury
1h:1.t occuts wuh grc:Htr fri:
ljucncy on nn ar1ificial surface
\\"1th the ln1crcs1s of many in
1t111,cl I he new field IS designed
LO w11h~land conunurtl ~c by .1
number or programs for n pcnod
ol ,1bou1 )0 yc,irs.
For now. the only llmilation
the !acid 1s the number of <lay,
hght hours. The projcu origi,
nully Included lights but they
\Vere nxcd for reasons havolvmg
tnnc. ptrmlts and monc)
.. Lights arc our next s1cp,"
Wallo S31d ·'Lights will reallv
make 11 a user-lrienclly s1Lua11on.
11 would mul11ply cxpcmenirnlly
1hc hours of use .md make ,he
held much more cost dTccuvc. •
The possible addiuon ul
hghts will be rcv,sitccl in ~nuthcr
year or two. "ll would really
magnify the 1111pac1 the field has
on the cmnpus,"Wallo said.
10 Pioneer Log September 24, 1999 L&C 's new 1.3 million dollar astroturf football field replaced the old grass field that was
constructed in the mid-70's. It is specially designed to withstand the weather conditions
with a high-tech vertical drainage system of rubber, permeable asphalt and aggregate
Visit one of tllese local branches lo sign up for the Studenl Combo and receive a free T-shirt:
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ffee T·th"10lttt erv,s ll/1)99 ~Aistoceaa~a:CCUllwlormclil ~ IOreetn\l tit [.1tffl,tdHO'ltOH CUSlDffltt1111'11~-Volleyball coach preaches
teamwork and hard work Upcoming home games
Volleyball
by Dusty Holden
Is cffor1 evcry1hing? Well.
maybe nol everything, bm it cer
Utin ly seems important when
you listen Michelle Peterson,
Lewis & Clark!; new volleyball
coach, talk about her coaching
philosphy.
"l want to make sure that we
play hard, prac1ice hard and
compe1c hard." Pe1crson says.
"If we can do 1ha1, 1hen positive
1hings will happen, win or lose.
If you don't have tha1 ou1look,
then I 1hink you arc barking up
1hc wrong tree."
Co-captain Kasey Cordell
says she and her teammates un
derstand and accept 1he
preachings of the new coach.
'We expect 10 do well," she
adds. "We have 1alcnt, and I re
ally think 1ha1 il's a matter of
how hard you wanl 10 work. We
have a 101 of peole giving II their
all in practice and in the gym."
The importance or 1eamwork
is another conccp1 shared by
both 1he players and coach. Erin
Coms1ock. another LC co-cap
tain, says , ha, volleyball as a.
game is all aboul ··working in a
team selling, dealing wi1h issues in a group and gelling along 10-
ge1hcr."
Peterson, who competed in
1wo NCAA 10urnamen1s as a
player in Montana. talks also
abou1 the possible rewards or
good 1cam chemistry. ·we need
10 pull 1he group 1oge1het, 10 be
one unit, moving towards one
goal, 10 shoot for 1hings 1ha1 we
haven't been able 10 do in the
past." ,, ____ _
I want to make sure
that we play hard,
practice hard and
compete hard.
If we can do that,
then positive things
will happen. If you
don't have that out
look, then I think
you're barking up the
wrong tree.
Michelle Peterson
Head Volleyball Coach _____ ,, Last Friday nighi's Nonhwcs1
Conrerence opc:ner against
Whitworth didn'I go as planned
for Lhe Pioneers. Lt was one or
1hose nigh1s when nothing
seemed 10 go rig'.h1. "We jus1
didn, show up 10 play," Pcierson
notes. '1Wc lost in three
siraight."
On Saturday ar1crnoon, how•
ever, the Pioneers turned in a
rnuch more. compe tilivc cffon at
Whi1man. Up 10-2 in 1he four1h
game, LC had a chance 10 even
1he match a, two games apiece.
lns1ead, the Missionaries rallied
for a 15-13 victory 10 close ou1
the match.
"A 101 or ii has 10 do wilh be
ing young and somewhat inex
perienced." Pc1crs:on says.
Peterson, who gained coach
ing experience al the high school
ranks in Montana and in Colo
rado al Ad~ms S1a1e College
(NCAA 11), commends her
squad for continued improve
ment. Still, she challenges her
Pioneers to reach for 1hc nex1
level. ·we are gelling beuer all
,he lime, bu, I'm ge11ing lired or
just geuing bwer. • Friday, September 24th
LC versus Pacific Lutheran University
7p.m.
Saturday, September 25th
LC versus Linfield
7p.m.
Football
Saturday, September 25th
Griswold Stadium
1:30 p.m.
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September 24, 1999 Pioneer Log 11 publick occurrences
fritlay SOFA Cinema presents the Overseas Information
September 24 Disney movie A Bug's Life Session in the Council
at 7:30 and 10:00 pm In Chamber at 3:00 pm.
the Council Chamber.
Arts Alive Performance: Tuesday
Volleyball vs. Pacific Guillermo Gomez-Pena September 28 Lutheran University at 7:00 performs his solo act
pm in Pamplin Sports Borderstas1s at 7:30 pm 111
Center. the Agnes Flanagan
Chapel. Student admission Chinese Medicine and Drum Circle at 10:00 pm in $5. Acupuncture interactive the Agnes Flanagan Chapel lecture and demonstration
Sunday presented by Jeff Gould in Football vs. Simon Fraser the main lounge of Untvers1ty at 1 :30 pm 111 September 26 Copeland Hall at 7:00 pm. Griswold Stadium.
Concert by Five O'Clock
Potluck 111 the Park People in Stamm Dining Saturday volunteer opportunity. Room.
Sq~tc1nber 25 Meet at the Information
Desk in Templeton at '1:00 Rogers Science Program
pm. Inaugural in Olin lounge at
4:30pm.
Saturday in Service Mondav U.S. Army Recruiter at volunteer opportunity: ,
11:00 am at the TCC Friends of Trees. Meet at Se~cmbcr 27 A /cove Table outside the the Information Desk 111
Templeton at 8:30 am. bookstore.
U.S. Golf Association
Volleyball vs. Linfield Fellowship information
College at 7:00 pm in session at 6:30 pm in
Pamplin Sports Center. Thayer II .
... .
instant recall.
12 Pioneer Log September 24, 1999 Wednesday Friday
September 29 October l
Rogers Science Program One-Ad Plays in the Black
Inaugural Dinner at 6:30 Box at Fir Acres Theatre at
pm in Stamm Dining 8:00pm.
Room.
LCTV Friday Night Movie
Volleyball vs. Willamette 111 the Council Chamber at
University al 7:00 pm In 8:00 pm.
Pamplin Sports Center.
The Open Bookcase in the Football at L/nfield College
in McMinnville at 1 :30
Bookstore at 3:45 pm. pm.
Thursday Volleyball vs. Colorado
College at '1:00 pm in
Scplcmher 30 Pamplin Sports Center.
Volleyball al Pacific
Lutheran University at 7:00
One-Act Plays In the Siad< pm.
Box at Fir Acres Theatre at
Light the Night Walk for 7:00pm.
Leukemia at Waterfront
Frank Manor Celebration Park. Meet at the
in the Armstrong Lounge of Information Desk in
the Manor House at 6:00 Templeton at 6:00 pm.
pm.
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Volume 64, Number 1
In Memory
Katie Mills
Ka1hcnnc S.B. Mills. a
junior, passtd away last
week an ~ lreak :tCciden1
overseas Kalle was spend
injl 1hc scmcsLcr In
San1iago, Chile wilh a pro•
gmm through the Center
for lntcrrtational Educa
tional Exchange. A double
major in Hispanic Studies
nnd Sociology-Anthropol
ogy. Katie"s ,kath came as a
great shock to the Lewis &
Clark community. Many
swdcnts were visibly upset
when 1hcy learned of Katie's
death. Plans arc being
made for ~ memoriol ser
vice for Katt~. For more m
fonnn til>n or If vou would
hke to conmbu1e, please
contact Mark Duntley,
Dean ol the Chapel We at
the Pioneer Log would like
10 express our condolences
10 the friends and fomtly of
Kalle Mills. We WIii be
complling information 10
run a special me mortal for
Kaue; If you would like
contrib111e your thoughts
or memories, please send
them to the Pioneer Log at
campus box 121.
Alcira Sevilla
AlciTa Sevilla, who
worked as a housekeeper in
Copeland Residence hall,
was killed tn • car acciden.1
on Sunday, September 5,
while she was u-avehng in
California Sevilla had
been with Skyline Buildinl)
Main1eaance for 2-1/2
years. She will be missed
by not only her co-workers
hut also by many students
of Copeland Hall. Origi
nally from Hondouras,
Sevilla has three children
who currently live in
Hondouras with her par
ents. Money donated by
ASLC and President
Mooney's office and other
contributors was sent lO
help defray funeral costs.
Further 111onc)' was col
lected and sen, 10 Sc"illa's
family 10 help with care or
her chtldren. A memorial
ms held in her honor on
Tuesdoy, Scp1embcr 2J m
Copeland_ Lewis & (lark College's .s1udenL-run newspaper Pres. Wixson, page 4
Friday, September 24, 1999 http://www.ldark.edu/-piolog
'' Grassy knoll'' nears completion
Summer destruction leads to fall beauty
by Morgan Keller
Walking around Lewis &
Clnrk from class 10 dass, to
Templeton, or to the residence
halls, you will probabl) pass by
"new, v;\St, green :1rea m the cen
ter ol cnmpt1s between 1hc
Manor House and 1he
Zchnt haucr Sw1mm1ng
Pa,ilhon The "grassy knoll as
some LC students arc already
calling II, ts currently a "no
walk-zone". but should be fully
developed in the near future
when smclcnts can begin cxplor·
mg its many functions.
The b1r1h of the knoll was 1101
{In ovcmigh1 o<:currente. Prest•
dent Mkh:iel Mooney didn) jus1
rub :i lamp. wish for a knoll. and
hove It appear 10 everyone's har
pincss The proJ<Ct was a very
me11culous process th:11 fol
lowed 1he LC ma>tcr pl.m ~r
1991 The plan evolved from .t
board made up of numcrou;
people coucerncd wtlh LC's fu
ture, such a, 1hosc who work tn
the Mnnor House profc,sors.
MUdtnt\, ,tnd c.:ommunuy mcm•
her\ a_,;: well However. ll w.is F:1-
L'llit1cs Pl3nner Mtthacl Sestri,
who spearhe:idccl the gr:issy
knoll projcc1 and did ht, very
best iu pl~n as 11111c impac1 on
LC's natur.11 environment as pos
sible.
No1 C\•eryonc who has wit•
nesseJ the cvolu11on or 1hc
grassy knoll would agree 1ha1 h
wa:. an auspicious endeavor.
Though the area where 1hc knoll
rests used 10 be a parking lot. in 1 he process o( dtggmg H up nnd
expanding 1he a<ea for 1hc knoll
to fit. ucc:i had le> be cu1 down
and vege1a11un uprooted This
dcd;1on lo lmp:1c1 some of LC's
rusuc bcamy w:1s very contm•
vcrsrn1 and seemed UllJU~I 10
,omc vf las1 years stud,·n1 body
who w1111cssci.l I ht t:irnag1,;_
Nam y Curran of the lntem,1-
11onal Aflairs tlcportmcn1 re
called ,me girl who had gmdu
:ited a few days hefore 1he dev
astation began-She cumc In to
hcr\lfftce, 1hrew two rhododcn
drons on her desk and sobbed,
'this IS all !hats left.· The gtrl
1old Curran how cxrncd she was
10 show her grandmolher, who
had come to her graduation, the
beauty of her campus, only 10
chscover some of her l:worltc
flowers were gone Curran also
no111.cd ano1her girl who gur oIT
her hike one day followmg the
aflcmrnlh and laid d<lwn on one
or the Slump, hkc ,he was try-1n_g to heal ,he 1n:t!'s wound
There wen: other s1udenl5 ;1s
well who were s:,d and angcn:d
by the att and scnl e-mails rn
Scstnc :ind Faclliues Manager
David L,gcson. Howcv.:r ,lflcr
:m m1.:rv1cw wuh <;cs1r1c II he•
e:tmc evident th,11 the sacrtf,cc.
,hough unwa111cd. woulJ be re
deemed wuh ., new .ind beautt
lul cnmpus cp1ccn1cr for LC s111-
1kn1s .,nd the prollfcrn11on of
1rees and vcgc1ation arouncl the
knoll •nd 1hroughout the cam•
pus.
Sestric explained the 1hrce
purposes of 1hc new grassy
knoll The firs, and foremost
was ·10 recopturc the heart of
c3mpus as 3 pcdcs1nnn place by
cs1ablisl11ng a dcstrcnblc area for
smdcnlS while pushmg the cars
10 the pcrimctcrof 1hc campus.•
Secondly, II w:i_~ "to serve in fo
ciln:ulng wheel chair access to
and from lower campus \\/4th •
more direct route and smoo1hcr surf.ice." u1>1 ol .,II, "the knoll
was designed LO ,crvc many pur
pOSC!> for smtlcnu; fl t.·;m be ,1
place where '.ttudcnts c:in puc on
concerts, toss a Fnsbct or Ju~,
bask in 1he sun while studying
In add it ton, the gra,~ will he du
rabl,· lxcmsc ti i, hkc ,tn ath
lcti< field w11h an underlying
,tratum of sand This w:1y ll will
""' tum tnw n btg mud-hole ltl<e
lower campus whc.n thr rams
begin
But how doe.< the bcndtccnlc
of the knoll jusury the bane that
occurred prior to Its e.si,1bhsh
mcn1? First of all, the proJcct
rcmo"cd ont half acre of pave
ment, which ts 22,000 square
feet and roughly the size nf the
first Ooorof1he Wauck Library,
and replaced ii w11h n heau1iful
grassy area h was 1hc ommprcs
em pavement thnt wnsailing the.
trees nnd vcgeiatlon and mamng
see knoll, page 3
Felled lumber at LC's new glade angered some students and faculty.
Partovi remains at LC through 2004
The controversy
surrounding the IA
professor is resoved
through award of senior
lecturer position
by Erin Haick
This school year marks lhc
continuing career a& lewis &
Clork of lntcrnatfonal Affa,rs
teacher Cyrus Partovi, as well as
his second time as the recipient
or 1he Pamplin Society's Teacher
of 1he Y,,ar award. The decision
to re.tam Partovi puts the cap on
a semester-long controversy
which engulfed thestudem body
Inst year, though some ques11ons
remain nbout Lhc:
adn11n1stra1ton's handling of the
problem.
Cyrus Partov, oucnded LC
graduoung m 1967, and btcr
gmduoted from 1hc rletcher
School of Law and D1plomocy.
Though Par1ov1 has not been
awarded a Ph. D .. he docs have
cx1cns1vc field expc.ncncc, hav ..
mg served as Foreign Affa,rs
Advisor 10 1hc former Crown Pnnce of Iran for several years.
He la1er rc1umed 10 LC and be
gan te:ichmg m the lntemauonal
Affairs department. Currently,
he teaches five ebsscs and ad
vises thiny s1ude111s. a foirly
hgh1 load in mmparison 10 past
years, where he has ad,•ised u,
cxces.~ o( s1x1y s1udc111s. In nd
di11on, he advises the Model
Uni1cd Nations, a Monday-only
practicum offered every semes
ter for one credit.
According 10 a policy insti-
1u1cd in 1997, visiting professors
wi1hout a Ph. D. may s1ay for a
three-year term, with a possible
extension or thTee years, total
mg no more than six years. Ac
cording 10 the college admm1s-
1ra11on, this polici• exists 10 prc
ven1 visttmg prolessors from be•
1ng ass,gned an exccss11•ely
heavy coursclo~d. as well as to
ensure I hat the college has 1en-
11 rc-ir:1cked faculty nicmbers
whenever possible. At 1hc umc
or t hts new po hey. several teach
ers w,thout Ph.D.'s were. given n
Scmor Lecturer posttton. allow•
mg thcnl 10 co-ntmuc 1cachmg
because of extensive ume spen1 at this college, or the belief that
1hey were irreplaceable to the
college. This position ,v:15 of
fered 10 several teachers withom
doctorates a1 Lewis and Clark.
including Chana Cox and David
Becker.
Cyrus Panovi, however, was
not offered a Senior Lecturer
position, and this exclusion of a
person with such unique field ,, ___ _
I would hesitate to
call this a "reversal"
since it more closely
reflects an evolution
in the relationship
between the college
and Mr. Partovi.
Curtis Johnson
Dean of Social Sciences/
Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr ..
Professor of Government '' experience wns respons1hle for
mobi1iti..ng s1UdenLc-. m several
conferences wtth Lhc:-admmi.strn~
tion, including an open fonun
w11h President Michael Mooney and Deans Jane Atkmson and
Michael Forcl.
As reponed In the Pioneer
Log on March 5, 1999. Dean
Atkinson defended the
aclmm1slrat1on~dec1s1on by say~
mg, • A tenured professor has
cenain expectations. The Col
lege docs not base ns hmng
stralcgies on who has success m
the classroom.• Many smdcnlS
expressed fmstralion with 1he
results of 1he forums. "The SIU
dents were very persistent, bm t
don't know if 1hclr op1n1ons
were really heard," said En11ly
Erwm, • jumor "The lwhulcl
Lhing was absurd," smd James
Chrisue. a freshman.
Cyrus Panov1 rcLurns lo the
l111crnn11onal Aff:urs department
and LC undc.ro mo<lincd ~emor
l.rcturcr sLatus. which 1ndu,h:s.
l n four year conn.1et 11s ~r
lecturer begmmng F:ill 2000
ond endmg
Spnng Z004
2 the tcach,r1g or lWO semes
ters of lnven11ng Amcnca,
United States
see Partovi, page 2 =Pi=on=e=cr=L~og~======News==========
IA Professor Partovi offered
senior lecturer position by LC
Partovl, from page 1
Foreign Policy, Middle East
Politics, US Government: Na
tional Politics
J. a maximum of 30 advisees
Panovi will be teaching In
venting America, although his
name is abse1n from the list of
professors inside the class
reader. Additionally, Partovi will
no longer be teaching any Intro
duction to ln1erna1.ional Affairs classe.s, though no reason for
this decision has been given a1
this time. Dean Jane Atkinson
was una\•ailablc for comment,
although Curtis Johnson said,
"The college saw a way to ret.lin
the valued services of Mr. Panovi
by reassigning the majority or his
teaching from International Af.
fairs 10 other programs and
disciplines where needs for
additional tcachingsLalT existed.
This satisfied the college's con
cern thai visiting faculty not be kept on indefinitely in any given
department under the designa
tion "visi10r.,. I would hesilatt
10 call this a ·reversal" since it
more closely rc0ects an evolu
uon m the relanonship between
the college and Mr. Panovi."
Amid the u·proar last year. it
went unreported that Partovi
was named the Pamplin Society's
Teacher of the Year for the sec
ond time. Originally named in
1995. he was again recognized
as an outstanding member of LC
last year. The Teacher of the Year
is a pres1igious award. and is
awarded throlllgh an exhaustive
process involvmgstuclem nom1•
nation and consideration by 1he
Pamplin SoC1ety. "IThatsl good
10 hear. He's an excclkm profes
sor,· said Erwin. lt1srarctowm
the award more than once.
P:1r1ovi 1s "a valuable asset to
this college and the community,"
S:lidjcnnifer Walleri, an Interna
tional Affairs ,najor who gradu
ated last year.
This is echoed l,y Sam am ha
Sellers. a freshman member of
the Model UN.
"He's got a 'lot of energy and
drive," she said,
Students at last year's emotional forum with the President
and Deans of LC. IL is obvious that the resolu-
1ion to last year's controversy is
well-received, but some students
still question why the conclu
sion was prolonged.
ASL~ Update
Approval of Board Shuttle Solutions road 10 campus. In response, by Meaghan Lamarre
Members Thonks in part Lo funds allo-Council voted 10 provide the use
catcd by ASLC last year, the LC of the ASLC van during the peak
shuttle service is expanded this hours or 7 10 9 am and 10 spend
year 10 include an East/Wcs1 up 10 $5000 for a student driver.
Shuule serving 1he areas of The council hopes that this will
Sellwood and Moumam Park. suffice to meet the demand for
At its first mce11ng this year, the 1he East/West Shuule. Council vo1.cd 10 approve the
names submiued by Emily
Poyne. ASLC Chief Justice, as
members of this year's Peer Re
view Board.
Council also voted 10 ap
prove, a1 the request of Katie
Phares, Vice President for Bud
get and Finance, members for
the General Allocations Board. Council voted to spend an acldi•
tional $500 on a bike rack for
the East/West Shuule. The bike
rack, provided in response 10
concerns raised by a number of
undergrad and law school SLU•
dents, was installed for its first
run on Monday, September 20.
Due to its overwhelming
popularity, the East/West shuulc
has been unable 10 ca.rry all the
students who wish to ride il,
leaving some unfortunate SlU·
<lents 10 walk up Taylor's Ferry Addressing Campus
Tragedies
In response LO the tragic
death of student Kotc Mills.
Council vo1cd 10 send lcucrs of
condolance to her family on be
half of the students of Lc,vis &
Clark College.
The Counc-il also agreed to
send its condo1ances as well as
$500 10 the family of the recem ly
deceased Alcirn Sevilla.
News Briefs
LC drops to third tier
Lewis & Clark h:,s dropped
10 "third-tier• school ,n U.S.
News and World Report's col
lege r;uingsystcm. LC'sactual
academic r,uing has no1
chongcd from last year, bu1 the
magazme narrowed the range
for ·sccond-uer• schools. A
school's tier placement results
from 1hc overall rating given
by the mogatine. For LC, the
mam shortcoming a.ppc.-ns to
be In the quality of facilities.
including donnitorics, With
1hc narrowed categories in ef
fect, LC has now dropped be
hind other schools 1n the re•
gion like Williamcllc Univer-s11y and the Untvcrsny of the
Puget Sound.
Smoking Policy
According 10 Jon Eldridge.
Director of Residence Lile. "the
smokmg polic)I 1s not new, JUSI
rcv1sc<l for ccnam residence
halls.· The biggest change 10 1hc
smokmg policy on compus 1s
1hat smokers arc nm allowed to
smoke wi1hin lWCnty-l1ve rec, of
Stcwan, Odell, and Akm halls.
In accordance wnh the Oregon
Clean Air Acl and 1hc new re
search abou, 1 he effects of sec
ond-hand smoke, ,he adnunts•
tralion has also asked that smok
ers use their best judgment when
2 Pioneer Log September 24, 1999 smokmg near building doors.
Jon Eldridge also mcmiontd
1h01 1he number or SltldClllS
who request rooms in which
1 hey can smoke has decreased
(last year 25-30% requested
smoking rooms). resulting in
a decrease in smoking noors
in resident halls. "IL is our
hope tha1 in two years the resi•
dent halls will be smoke-free.
However. 1 homgh we do not
want to d1scrimHlt1te against
smokers. there are health and
s:1fc1y issues 10 consider.• For
now. Residence Life is lening
1he residence halls decide
whc1her or no1 smoking 0oors
arc necessary. ~ Crime Beat
courtesy of Gregg J. Wanclak, Campus Safety
Sept. 11-18, 1999
September 11, 1999 staff member chased the
Graffiti was found in Plau. white male subject. catching
\.Vrittcn in green marker on up to him in front or Lhc
the wall next to room 118 was, Manor House, The staff mcm
"Hclp me. I'm looking for my ber and the subject argued
beer" The graffiti wasactu.1lly momemaril)• hcforc the sub
discovered on Sept. ➔. jecl pulled a book from his
September 13, 1999
Thirteen films were found
Lo be missing during an inven
tory in the SOFA office. There
was n.o forced entry and it was
unknown how long the lilms
had been missing or when
they were taken.
September 14, 1999
A student in Co1,eland E
wing was transported to St.
Vmcem's hospital by ambu
lance after a friend discovered
a pos.<iblc sleeping pill over
dose and called 911.
September 15, 1999
I\ visitor accidentally put
his hand through a window m
the Monlcith room in
Templeton cuuing his wrist
and 1humb. The visitor de
cided 10 seek h,s own mcdi-
cal assistance.
September 17, 1999
A Watzek Library siaff
member heard the alarm at
the front entrance and saw an
unidentified white male run
down the library stairs. The pants pocket and returned it
10 the staff member. The staff
member returned to the li
brary and had no further con
tact with the subject. The
subje.cl was wearing a green
ball cap. worn backwards, a
while •-shirt, and green cam
ou0age pants. I-le may ha~c
been accompanied by a fe
male with short black hair
and a pierced lower lip with
jewelry in the fonn of a silver
ball, lnvcs11ga11on suggests
the subjects may have been
from Recd College.
The presidcm's office con
tacted Campus Safety 10 re
port sexually explicit chalk
drn,vings between Bodine and
Albany. A request was made
to Facihtics to remove the
chalk drawings.
September 18, 1999
The window in the interior
access door 10 the Health
Center was found broken
dunng a rou1ine check by
Campus Safe1 y, There was no
sign of unau1hori.zed entry 10
the Health Cen1er and the
door was still locked.
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"Fighting the Good
Fight" Freshmen crowd in Glade creates pedestrian environment
by Caroline Hieb
Lewis &: Clark reached its
lull capacity this fall as ii wel
comed 521 freshmen 10 cam
pus, the largest class of the
decade.
The college received a
smaller number of applica
tions last year than it had in
previous years. A slightly
higher percentage of students
were accepted 10 make up for
the difference. However, of
those admiuecl, 25 percent ac
cepted admission, a larger per
centage than was predicted.
The 22 percent increas.e in
size over last year's class was
nol the intention or the admis•
slons board. "Quantity was
not our goal," said Michael
Sexton, Dc:in or Admissions.
"But the academic qualny lof
the new students} 1s just as
good, and our minomy num
bers went up."'
Many factors cont ributcd
10 the larger number o[fresh
men this year. According 10
Sexton, LC ha_, had a general
increase in momentum in re
cent years. This is also 1he first
yrar that Environmental Stud
ies has been offered as a full
time major, and Ponland con•
tinues 10 get good press na-
1ionwide.
flnancial packages were
sen, out earlier last spring
with the bulk or awards sent
Olli by April l. Thls gave SIU
dents the time they needed 10
make their decision. The
package also bad a clifferem
fonn leucr. ~lt may sound
trivial, but financial aid causes
a good deal of anxiet)•." s.1id
Glcndl Gl3dclis, Director of
Financial Service,;_ ·we made
It easy 10 understand for par
ents and students."
The college devoted a lot
of time 10 ,ecnming students
tn California by hostmg dm-
r• ..., ""'"°"'"• '""'"· tive smdems. The recruiting
efforts resulted in a large in
crease of students from Cali
fornia this year. With 103 stu
dents in all, they make up
nearly 1/5 of the freshman
class.
The large number of fresh
men ca1tsed several changes
around the camp1ts. Accord
ing 10 Michael Ford, Dean of
Students, professors were
added for the Inventing
America course as well as in
the Foreign Language and Bi
ology departments.
Residence halls also under
went changes. "It's been more
complicated." said Jon
Eldridge, Director of Resi
dence life. "We're still a few
lstudentsl over capacily.•
Three guest rooms and two
small lounges in Stewart were
convened 10 dorm rooms this
yca.r.
Many dottble rooms were
also bemg used 10 house three
students. •we started with l2
tnple-doubles and we're clown
to one/ said Sandy
Bo11cmilkr, Director of Resi
dence Services. The students
In the remaining triple-double
made the choice for them
seJves.
Becca Chandler, Tori Price
and Joanna Cintora are shar•
ing the doublr room in Odell.
Cintora said she was surprised
when she first arrived on cam
pus, but now likes their liv
ing arrangement. •Everything
is working out really well,"
shcsald.
While LC can accommo
date the large freshman class
this year, Sexton maintains
that the college h:ts "no desire
10 get larger.' The benefit of
the larger class this year will
come next yearns 1.he admis
sions board can be more se
lective in their choices. They
hope t0 keep ,he school closer
10 1800students m the future_ knoll, from page 1
their natural environment.
Even if the workers who were re
moving the parking 101 could
have done so without touching
the trees 1ha1 surrou,ided it, they
would have drastically and det
rimentally affected the vast root
structures of the nearby trees,
which stretched below the pave
ment. Second of all, LC arborists
examined each of the trees that
were subject to being cut tlown
and verified the health of the
trees, the great majority of which
were diseased and would not
survive in the future. The trees
were also diagnosed as second
growth, rnostly fir trees planted
after the entire estate w$ logged
in its y_oungest years. Thirdly,
,he vegctallon that was uprooted
such as the Japancs.c Lilacs and
the Oounshing rhododendrons
were transplanted 10 another lo
cauon on campus. Lastly. and
most importantly, the cnurc area
between the chapel and the
grass:y knoll where I he trees wcrt
felled and the vegetation up
rooted, will he replanted wuh in
digenous species by next sum
mer.
Scstnc has been very ac1lvc in
Lhe past in prcserv-ing trees on campus. He encouraged LC 10
spend $50,000 10 save three big
1rccs b)' the southwest corner of
the Watzek Library. He was most
aggravated by the parking lot,
which was put in twcnty•five
years ago and has done the most
damage to the area. "The park
ing 101 should have never been
built in the first place. If it
weren't for that we wouldn't be
having this conversation right
now.' He, 100, felt bad about the
trees and vegetation that had to
be removed in making room for
the glade, but he stressed, "We're
planting more trees and vegeta
tion than we're taking away ...
Scstric is very interested in
student input concerning the LC
campus but secs the dilemma lo
be that: •s1udcn1s who make a
difference in the plans do nm
experience the results, future LC
smdents clo. It may be that the
studen1s who w11ncss the result
:,re not pleased wuh the decision
others pm In cemcnl four years
ago."'
He also pomted 0111 that stu
dents ore often 100 busy wuh
their own studies ancl activmcs
lo have lime to all end meetings
conccmmg foture plans. He em
phasized, •11 takes an mordinntc
amount of time to plan these endeavors. h's like a part-time
job.'
Currently, Scstric is planning
a few monumental endeavors
including a new social science
building and new residence halls
at the south end of campus 10
au rnct more juniors and seniors
10 live on campus. However,
gelling his own web page so he
can inform the people of LC
easier on the latest plans con
ccrn;ng facilittcs lakes prccc ..
dence at this point in time. If
you arc cager 10 speak 10 him of
the master plan or any other plan
concerning the campus you can
talk 10 him in his office in the
a11ic of the manor house and sec
the plans In person. He is very
affable, likcss1udcnts .• md has a
great view of Mt. Hood.
As for the "grassy knoll" or
"glade,"' h still remains name ..
less Ses1ric believes that some-
time this year its character will
surface and give.11 a suiting name.
depending on lls use. I[ you
thmk ol a great name that you
would like considered you can
e-mail President Michael
Mooney or Sestrk
Though trees [ell, even the
Lorax would agree Llm1 a tern•
porary sacrifice has m,1dc LC
even more bcautifu1.
SAAB Update by Katie Thomas
Tlie S111de111 Academic Affairs
B"ard 1s a branch of ASLC and ,s
composed oj one siudem rt:presen•
tarh•e from ead1 department and
/>rogmm 011 campus (se!f-dcs,gned
majors arc wc.fconu: ro join as
well) Each yct1r I hr Boal'cl
11wmds nrarlyS'I0,000 of s111dc,11
ncti\lH.)1 Jr.cs ro suuJcnis in /our
gram catrgoncs: rcscllrclt, pr.r•
fonnanu. v1siimg sclwJar. cmcl
conference grams For more 111• Jormmfon ora1Jplicaiio11s, tontacr
K<11ie Thoma< (VP for S111dcn1
Acadw11c Affa,rs) ill
l11homas@lclarh.cd11.
Th,s week Jill Teasley was
awarded $295 10 3tlencl n con
ference or the Amencan Musi ..
colog1cal Soc1c1y 31 Brandeis
Universny m Waltham, Massa
chuse11s. Sh, w,11 be a11endmg
lhc conference m order 1oa11cnd :1 session 3.boul ,he din,a1e for
female musical creauvuy aL 1hc
tum•or•the-century as well as a
workshop on writmg women
into music his10ry. a prOJCCI
which she plans 10 undertake
w11h her scmor lhes1s in the
music clcpnnmc111 Jill hopes
;ilso 10 be ncccp1ed 10 present her
paper 31 1h1s year~ Gender Sym
po5nun.
September 24, 1999 Pioneer Log 3 Pionee'rLog Forum========
Overcrowded campus? Overstretched earth
by Andrew Zahler
Though 1101 11nmcclia1rly ob
vious. we're feeling 1hc t:runch
or one of Lhc most pressing chal
lenges facing humankind ::tn<l
lhc l;:nth nght here on t)ur prc:
c,ous Palatine Hill. The problem
Is overpopulation, and I'm going
t<) 1dl you 1h:u II could he worse.
Gran1cd1 t <._.;,n understand
lrus1rauon l)vtr longer Imes,
ovcr-c.:apacny dorms, lim11cd
parking and 1igh1 ly packed class
rooms 1ha1 we as a comrnunity
fac,· 1h1s year. But w11h the can h's
population hiumg6 billion, you
cnn he sure 1 ha1 people else
where arc rcchng rrom even
stronger 1nd1c.·a1ors or ovcrpopu•
l!lthm.
for example. the New Yvrlt
Timrs reports th:u the popula•
110n of lndb now cxcccc.ls one
bdhon (Aug. 5, l999). With a
101:11 land area of 3.287 .263
squ:uc kalomctcrs. 1h.1t equates
lO a population density of ap•
proximately 304 Indians per
square k11omc1cr. In ll1c Umtcd
S1a1cs, our popul:111011 1s a li11lc
over 270 million. \:Vilh a 101al
lall<I area uf 9,372,610 square k1lumc1crs. our population is
slgn,ricantly less dense a1 29
Americans per square kilomcu:r.
The scvcnly or our situation on
campus, let alone in 1hc United
States. pales in comparison to
lndiaS siurntion.
That is 1101 LO say I hat our situation on campus. let alone in
the United S1a1es, is pcrfce1.
Most or1he complk:uions on
this campus. rrom definitively
larger class sizes 10 lines that
simply appear longer, can be
tr:i,·ed to the almonnally large
freshman class. But if we as n
When it comes to toilet paper,
LC sure has it rough
by Erica Sebastian
I ma)' only be a mere fresh
man, hu1 I know my loilc1 p:1-
pcr. And it docsn '1 take a rocket
sc1cn1ist lo no1icc Lewi~~
Clark's TP dilemma. either. T~c
big question 1s: what's up whit
the one-ply? Do these people
think they can pull the wool over
my eyes, someone who has hccn
using 1oilct paper [or over IS
years now?
I'll give ,he school a l,111<
c-n:clu, as 1oilc1 paper 1s a com
phra1cd 1hing, ,uul I realize.-1ha1
a lot of cffon must go mto choos-
111)! 1 he perkct wll. Firs, ol all,
there is 1cx1urc. which r:tnl!,CS
:111ywhcrc. lrom ~OO-i('-downcd•
pillow sol,,~) s;mcl•papcr rno~h.
I ncc<l nol 111cm 10n which one 1
woulcl d11..1osc for my own toin
for1. Then Wt hove lO lhmk
,1hout color. D1.l 1 want pl:itn
wh11L·~ P.1~t+.:I ~rccn> ,\ prcuy
cmhmulcrcd llur:il p:111<·rn> Al
u:, .,II C\•l'l)·om· \\ .11u, Io ht' c11-
1t:rt.unc·tl In thl' 1ohn
llu.:1c 1:i-, nl course, one mon:
vcrr nnpo11:,n1 l;,ctor, mw tlrnt
has 1 he nbil II v w 111:,kc or brc:, k
your h~1hroom cxpcrknrc. the
th1tknc~. (No. l'm scrulUs, tJu'-
1, .1 l:n~ clcal.) Y1:s. the 1hickm.-s....i,
tt1L.1nlng two•ply or one-pl)' (1h.:
k111d )''"' tJn sec through). I'll
gtvL' \'lllt ., h11k f11nt: unc LO!-.l~
11.'::i, I l;1vc11'1 n,1t1tctl 11 rn your
dorm\ ha1hrooin? You·rc the
uni)' one
N(~w. ll1)' dorm rotJm .is lll)'
hous.:. Ill)' ncighhur!t .trc my
fomil)', and 1h,: h:uhrooms tuc.
well, mmc 100. I'd lik" 10 1h111k
tha1 my own mo1hn wouldn't
nsk c;msing me p:.lin just to save
:., kw pennies :11 the drug store.
From wh:1t I've heard about the
r:i1c of change in this school, it
looks like we "'")' be dealing
wi1 ht his huge, m~tssiv(·. behind .. I
Hill
PIUSh
dncatcmnt, probkm lor ljUllc a
while s11II Th:11 1s whv I've dc
n<lccl to come up w11h some
sneak)' hulc maneuver:.. 10 gc1
:1round 1hc system 1n an allcmp1
to ,1.vu1d 1hosc uns:111srvmg h.11h
roo111 momrnts. ,, ____ _
From what I've heard
about the rate of
change in this school,
it looks like we may
be dealing with this
huge, massive, be
hind-threatening
problem for quite a
while still.
_____ ,,
My foremost recommcncla
tion would be 10 look the prob
lem square in the eye and coin-pl:un. cOlnpimn, complain \Vh1>
k1wws? Some far olf clay some
one 1mgl11 hstcn He, k. I kn,m
I don't want Lo tkal wuh tin< lor
the next four rc.nrs
Ou1 uuul something dot:~ ge1
dune.md they go b.1ck 10 th,·uld,
cmnlortable 1w11-pl)' sy,1c111,
1ak1: m.11 lcrs lnlo y,n1r own
hands for I hose or ytlu who
hnvcn't 1hough1 of 1h1s nlrcady.
iry pullingou1 :i sheet lrom both
rolls. top and bo11om, 10 make
yot1r very t)\VII t wo-pty paper.
You should fmd 1ha1 it's just the
right 1hil'kncss, 1hough 1hc soft
ness factor might still be bck•
111g. II 1hn1 du"sn·1 du th(' trick
ror you, pick up " roll ol )'OU r
own at Freddy's and put i1 on 1he
school's tab. And if you're slill
having probkms, have Momm)'
write an angry lcucr, citing spc
cmc examples or jUSl why her
kid •wishes he went 10 Recd."
4 Pioneer log September 24, 1999 FORUM U:CTION AAT BY STFV[ rvm
community need this ovt:r
crowding 10 appreciate firsthand
1hc larger problem of world over
popula1ion, Lhen let me be the
nrs1 10 congratulate the admis
sions office on bringing in so
many new s1ucknts. I also hcarl•
ily encourage Mkhacl Scxlon
and lhc admissions t.:rcw 10
double, triple or even quadruple
the size of next year's <:lass.
W,· must understand I ha1
ovcrpopulattt)n is ntH :'l problrm
II is problems. Issues such as
AIDS, global wanning. resource
depiction, dvil unrcsl, women's
rights and the standard o[ living
in ckvcloping ('Oumries provide
tangible evidence of the muhi
face1cd challenges wrought by
overpopulation. We can only
expect Lhcsc iSSUC'S to become
more pressing a.s lhc canh's
J>Opula1ion hits seven billion,
eight billion, and beyond.
On 1he international level, we should take advamage ol this
milcstont· year to educate our
neighbors ;incl ourselves on the
issues facing our r:,pidly expand
ing population. Thr non-pron,
organirntion. Zero Populal1011
Growth (ZPG), recently
launched IIS "Y68," or "Year or
Six Billion." campaign an.d can
pl'Ovidc ddin111ve and timely
informa11on. The web-friendly
can access this source al http://
www.Y6B.org. ,, ____ _
I heartily encourage
Michael Sexton and
the admissions crew
to double, triple or
even quadruple the
size of next year's
class. _____ ,,
On the local level, we should
all try our best 10 be courteous
an,1 ,·onsideratc in light or
crowded conclilions at Lewis &
Clark. At the risk of sounding
desultory. I'll simply say be pa•
ticnt in long lines. be <1uict n1 l:uc
hours and in the libr:iry. Jnd be
aci:cp11ng ol t:rowdctl d:.tS$ ..
moms
1 realize 1ha1 living three 10 a
room in Odell is less than ideal.
But living 304 to a square kilo
mclcr in lndia rcprcscnLs a
grc,1tcrstrc-:ssonspace, resources
and well being. Skyrocketing
population growth will bring
forward global and local chal
lenges. We should at least edu
cate ourselves and know wha1
we're up againsl.
ASLC chief extends
hand to new students
by Gene Wixson
J would likr lO welcome c:u:h
of you hi 1hc start or anolhcr
school year UL our hne msmu-
1iun Wi1h the large-<1 entering
t.lrtss in n:rcnt lnstory 1hcrc i,:; a
c.c.a cJI unknuwn faces as we all
rush tt• dn.s~ every tl.,y. I would
hkc 10 cntollr.lgc c.1.ch of you LO
take-the l i ,nc· 1 o gt:t lo know
mhc, me111bi:1·s dr lhl' 1:.unpus
t:ummunity and flncl uut more
.;1hout them.
l rcrommcmJ that )'OU go and
IJlk tu rom profr.ss.,r; 1h1rmg
their ufficc hours, even ii you
don·, have any sprciht l1ucsuu11s
3bout the cln.;.s, Takt.• tht umc
each day 10 make I.cw,< & Cl.lrk
:.'I place thnt rou know nncl :1rr
pr,,ud of No• In a silli•. pubhc
rd:uions son of way, but as a
community of imh,•icluals you
art' proud 10 mtcract wuh on
pcrson:tl. i ntcllctlua), nncl cmo•
I innnl tcvcls.
While W(' arc ltllking about
gr11 mg t0 know oltr t\Hnpus I
would like w bncny explain our
smclcnt government. Every stu
dent enrolled in t·l;isscs is a
member of the Associated Stu•
dcms of Le,.1s & Clark (ASLC).
Ever)' spring you elect indi
viduals 10 rcprcsem you as the RU rHOro
Gene Wixson is the 1999·
2000 ASLC President
Smdcn1 Council. nn<l w1.· work
hard 10 do the hcsl J<>h "c arc
mn ncl:uctl to do.
However, ufu:.n the vcr)' c,tu•
dcn1s we rcpn:scn1 know vc.r}'
hulc about wh:n we dll h 1-. a
rari1y that any~mc ever suggc>tl.S
10 one uf the clcctccl olficcrs ~
rc:11is1k J>rOJCCI 1ha1 we could
work on lll improve life here '1t
LC. This means ell her 1 hal we
are not doing enough to m.1kc
ourselves ava1labh.· or you arc . .,,
not '!l!>ing enough to rind ou1
abow liow 10 make our campus ,~I ,'
a beucq,lace.
Member participation in any '" ' . see Wixson, page 5 Wixson welcome
continued from page 4
orgnn1za11on or soc1c,y lh:u
slnves 10 be clcmocrauc 1s esscn•
t1al Abe Lmcoln once said that,
"Dcmocrncy 1.s the go\'c.rnmcnt
o[ the 1•coplc, by tho people, lor
the people Wh,k 1h1s ,s ,is
o,•t:ruscd :\S l\t101cs cornc the
ASLC 1s no dtllcrent, tor beuer
or worse, lh:m any other dcmoc•
n.H.y. \Ve need mpul from SlU•
dents 10 do our Jnbs succcsslully
and t<l cover 1hc 1ssue:s 1mpor•
tnnt to you. ,, ____ _
The ASLC is no differ
ent, for better or
worse than any other
democracy. We need
input from students
to do our jobs suc
cessfully and to cover
the issues important
to you.
_____ ,,
In t.hc past I have seen the
S1udc111 Council take proactive
sumc.ls on issues and work to re ..
solve issues with the administrn•
110n. I hope 1hal we can continue
10 work on issues or real impor•
mncc and serve as ndvocates for
the smdcms on a variety or lev
els Our other mam rcspons1b1I~
ity ,s collecting a student Ice o[
S95 per s111dcn1 per semester
and then alloc.111ng 1ha1 fundmg
10 smckm groups, mcclm, club
sports, SAAB granls and other
Jcuv111cs ,ks,gncd to improve
student Ille a, Lewis & Clark
We cx:m'lrnc our rund,ng care
fully, stnvmg 10 mn,m,1111 l1scal
rc,pons1b1h1y wlule also funchng
ac11v111cs 1h01 will bcncf11 1he
students ol LC. I feel I hat we do
a good and foir Job or allocating
thlS money. but ,r you have any
questions of where 1his monc)·
is gomg. pl,•a,,c nsk us.
Our meetings an;;: always open
,rny student, faculty or srnff
mcmher who wishes to 3llcnd
and bring up an tSsuc or concern
Our mectmgs arc held every
Monday in the Geary room start•
111g at 4:40 p.m. We also make
ever)' allempl 10 keep our web
site current <hllp://
www.ldark.edu/-aslc> ttnd wel
come any emails 10
<aslc@lch1rk.edu,.
In nddition, each S1uden1
Council omcer holds posted of•
nee hours during the week and
would be cxdtcd to discuss is
sues of conccm, give recommen
dations about cbsscs, or talk
about the best bike routes in the
city. l encourngc you 10 drop by.
get involved and help make this
an extraordinarily successful
year at LC.
EotroAS•IN•CHu,: Colin J. Beck, Meaghan Lamarre
Niw< E0tro•s: Rocky Campbell, Janelle Lamoreux
FoRuM Eo1Toa: Andrew Zahler Pionier Log f<Aru•u Eono•: Aaron Blackwell
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$,om EotToo: Dusty Holden
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http:/ /www.klark.edu/-piolog A skeptic predicts variations
on the death of the Glade
PHOlOffY 11088'l ltO'V
When the ropes go down, pranksters, frisbee jocks and moles could be among those
avenging the death of this tree, an evicted resident of the area now housing "the Glade."
by Andrew Zahler
I like the knoll. I enjoy Its ra
dioactive green luster, It's bo•
som-likc roundness and, above
all, its tender grass.
Unfortunately. as soon as the
ropes are removed and students
become bored enough, the knoll
could find its da)ls numbered.
Scenario numR,cr one: Death
by pranksters. The mound, in.all
by Steve Tune or its pristcnc perfection,
scrr.runs otn "\l;lndalize met"' 115
a well-known foe, that college
s1 udcms show an impressive
propensity for becoming ex
tremely intoxicated. And drunk
people like 10 do stupid thing,,
like pour weed killer on grassy
surfaces 10 make obscene and
immature. reJcrcnc:c-s 10 ccr1ain
administrators.
Scenario number Lwo: Oc:uh
by recreational $pOrtsLcrs.
Whether it was the [risbcc play
ers or the folks playing tackle
football in the rnin, the im
promplll a1helc1es on campus
absolutely demolished the lawn
on lower campus last year. What
makes us think a li11le slope is
going 10 deter them from doing
1hc same to the mound? Even
1hough most of the frisbce chas
ers don't wear shoes, or dean
clothes for that mailer, when the
rain comes the knoll will stand
no chance against impeding
stampedes.
'c Scenario number three: the.
moles cometh. We could soon be
treated 10 watching facilities scr• vices chast. the~e little lawn•
desicr.uing vannims all over hdl
and gone, much like Bill Murrny
in Cadclys/111'1,. I personally am
looking forward 1,1 the nnimal
rights protests 1lrn1 will cn.ip1
when 1hc groundskeepers t:tke
out their first rodent with the
prc.<surc washer.
1\s aurnctive as the .. Glade"'
:1ppcars with its majestic manor
house backdrop, its planners
showed 11aivlty in ovcrcs1im:1t•
ing lhe malurity or ccnain rncm8
bers of this campus. I honestly
hope that the pranksters, frisbee
-players and rodents of this c:,m
pus show enough respect 10
leave the knoll alone for us all
10 enjoy.
If for no other reason, respect
the amount or money 1ha1 went
into this project. As long as those
cosls arc now sunk, we might as
well enjoy 1 he end product, even
if the same money could have
gone 1owarcl such [rivolous ex•
pcnditurcs as hiring faculty,
funding scholarships or splurg•
ing on working computers for
the Dubach student lounge.
Keep the torch of
liberty burning
Exercise free speech;
write to the Piolog
Send email to <piolog@lclark.edu> or snail mail to box 121
Would the bastard who took our
grey key box from the Pioneer
Log office please return it?
Thanks.
September 24, 1999 Pioneer Log 5
" .•. Pioneer Log Features=~==
Students relax with two new mediation clubs
Feeling bushed? Two new
meditation clubs show
that with a little breathing,
everything can be Zen.
by'Ollver Tuholske
h~ less than a month into the
schonl year, but Lewis & Clark
,tudcms arc alrcad)' bcginmng
to feel s1 rcssc-<l. However. ull a
lrazzlccl sturlcnt has 10 du for an
ou1lc.•t 1s reb"', t:lkc ,, <lcep
hren1h .. md t:hcck l)\JI the new
mcd11anon dubs.
David TwccL -a ~ophomorc. Is
the founder and or~.1mzer of th~
/en Sangha dub n Buddh1st
mcdu:mon grou1, Twcc1 s1.1nrd
1 he , I ub m pnm<le nn oppor1 u
n11r fur I.C\,1' & Clark s1utlcnts.
lau,hy and ,1.111 10 be exposed
10 llucldl11~1 med11.111on While
1hrn: ;Irr rchg1ous dcmc111s to
,he mcdila11on Tweet sa,tl that
1>nc doc;;n'1 have 10 be ,1ff1lrn1ed
w11h ,ln\ pan,cular beh('I sv~tcm
io prnu1cc u
"h c; ~• wa-. ol 1ookmg nt yow
hlL· wuh dnnt). :md bccommg tt
more sc11•;1\v:1rc Jnd compas~
~mnn1c pnsun Twee, s:ud
l he Zen Sangha dub had tb
hrst 111e,·1mg on Tuescl.ty. ~cp1
14 1r1 1h,· C.hnpel, nnd fcaturecl a
1alk by Zen pnes1 L1uren liogan
liugan, who has prac11ccd Bud
d1usm ~mcc he was l9, cx
plmncd the anc1cm I radmon of Buddhis1 meditation.
"The process of mcclha1 ion ls
to take our mind's eye and Ill
mquirc deeply inh> our heart's
:isp1rallons:: to nsk the true pur•
pose o( our life The essence of
mcduauon ts to bnng 1he mmd
in10 1he prcsc111 moment. to
reach our life-energy," Hogan
soul
'' The process of medi-
tation is to take our
mind's eye and to
inquire deeply into
our heart's aspira
tions: to ask the true
purpose of our life.
Lauren Hogan
Zen priest '' Hog~m s1ntc<l that mcdtt.11Jon
Is a way 10 tkar the poisons ul
haired greed. angc1 am! igno
mncc frnm one'~ 01111d He sau.J,
·'When we arc in m~c.lito.tlon,
lookmg deeply 11110 our rmn<ls.
we begin 10 sec ho\\ 1 ncred1hh
umquc and 11npor1an1 each or u.s
IS.
l he group will meet a, 8 p.m
every Tucsda)', Twce1 said thal
he plans to schedule regular
talks by local Zen pncs1s 01 1 he
weekly mce11ngs.
Student researchers create
cornucopia of new data
by Aaron Blackwell
While ,he ram wasted 1hc
summer for many. 1wc111y-Lwo
I..C swdems spcm the umc in Lhc
01,n Physics nnd Chcn11s1ry
Build111g or 111 ,he held. work-
' ng on summer research nncrn•
ships wnh fncuhy m Physics,
C.hcnuslry and Biology. Their
work w111 be prcst'1Hcd a1 a
puslcr conlcrcncc c.1n Wcclncs•
da}. !>c1llcmbcr 29th. 1111hc hm
tlmn 01111 lounge.
StudcnL"i worked closely w11h
l.u:ulty on proJCC:I'\ ranging £rom
"C..,ntrul of Chaotu, Huid l'luw."
., pr<>Je<l undcrtnkcn by Ahson
Smile>· w11h To111 Olscn.10 Lmcl
"') Rmk>.James Tucker.Jeremy
Wilson ,md Dr Bc1hc Srnlcnars
work nn A Fluorcsccnl.C M1•
uo~<'J!) Swdv "' l'rntcm Tral
hck1ng
~llll tllhcrs were 0\11 m lhc
wc.1rld .-,uc.:h :is Sh:non l.hin and
Hoh Mu.,rnrclla who cx;Hmncd
1hc w,11cr quah1y m Tryon Creek
wnh l'rolcs..,or E\'nn v..·1lhams. or
M.-iry Bnlkc-r and L'lutj1 Mjthcc
wh,, were lead hy Paulcllc
81crzych11dcl1 '" Cascnck licad
uu thr Oregon 1:m1st ,o :,tudy 1hc
m+1n;1:g.rmL'lll af ahc \Vc!:tlcrn
Blue Viole,
"II \\ .1.i; ., grca1 c.\.pcncrh:c to
get tu lc~1rn how real ,cknti:,l!,
wurl,," ~:11d senior Nick Pcrcr.,
whosf work mvoh•ed "The Hy
drolysis ol Organophospha1e
PcsLJc1dcs Parathion and
Paraoxon by 1he Met•lloccnc
Cp2MoCl2." Pereras work re•
la1es directly 10 the degradauon
of deadly ncuro1oxins used as
pesticides or weapons.
Other projects have impor-
1an1 relevance to real world problems. Sunon Sponlx:rgs re
search w11h Dr.Janis Lochner on
-. .. Ihc Loc:aliz:uion :rnd Tmnspon
of 1PNEGFP in Rat H,ppocam
pal Neurons," rcl:ucs directly to
bram devclopmcnl, and possibly
w S\1ch t..lisc;tScs as Ab:hcimcr:S
or l':1rkinson's. Jona,han 8cn
H•mon. Robert Broadhurs1,
David Gck,crc. Clark Kirkman,
,rnd Jens Machc's work with
cluslcr computmg w,11 increase
the computing power of Lcw,s
and Clark.
Most or the s1udcms spent ten
wceksworkmg on their prOJCCIS.
Over 1he course or Lhc ~ummcr,
,,II o( 1he smden1 were required
to give a .. lunch-1111w 1alk" m
winch 1hey pn:scmcd thc,rwork
h, u1hcr students.
'I w-Js able 10 s.-e ., 101 of other
people's (JrOJ<.'<.'lS m process. "
commcm,.-d 1':u1r Cbrkson. a
Junior phys1c, ma1or
.. :,pcndm~ umc wnh Olhcr
s1udcms workrn_g on ch"crsc
JHOJ<.>ClS was very valuable
nolcd N:1srccn lt1as \\ ho hrid
been workmg wnh Dr. Deborah
Lycan on ·1iwcs11gauons of 1hc
~tress Induced Pheno1vpe ol
\'arl •· m yeast
The !-iUmmcr research wris
funded m part by a gra111 by Dr
John S Rogers ll1her funds
were proqtfrcl by 111d1v1<hrnl
grant:. to C:"1.d1 prulcssor. from
souTLcs such as chc Nmumal Set•
c.ni;c Found:auon
As, culm,nm,on of 1heir re
search. each stuclcm prepared a
poster which summnnzcs 1hc1r
work. These posters will be pre
sented a1 a conference on Wed ..
September 291h, from 4:30 un
til 6:00pm. The general pubhc
is invited 10 :mend.
6 Pioneer Log September 24, 1999 Students who wish to explore
meditallon whh noreligtouson•
enrnlion should 1ry 1he Mcdita·
lion Soc1c1y. The Society was
ac1ually founded last year hy
sophomore Sim.1n Sponberg
through Free llmversily. bu1 this
1s us flrsi yc:,r ;1s a chartered
duh Like 1\vcc1, Sponberg
founded the Society 10 Introduce
the t.C commun;I)' 10 1he hcn
<f11s ol mcd11a11on.
Sponhcrg sa,d that while the
mcd11.1tions his group pracuccs
arr Buddhis1 m nrig111, 1he) arc
1101 practiced m .1 Buclclh1s1 lnsh-
1on The mcd1ta11ons arc spcc1f1-
cally designed for people who
an; nut Bt1dc:lhis1 11r who a« not
rehgiuus a1 all
'Zen BmJ<lht~m ptJ!.llu·s .s
.,pn1lu. ~cl nr mcc.ha11on-. l.lur5
an: nmrc mirodtu.tcH)·. "'unple1
a11d ,1raigh1for\\a1tl Zen "
more rnmphc,11~d Sponhcrg
-.,ul
The. ~n<.:1cn· practlcl'~ 1wu
lom1> of metluaikon 1hr Mimi•
lulnc,s of Brea1 h,ng and the
Menn llh,wnna or··cuh,,,.,11un of
Lu"mg-Kmtlnrs,, " The Mmt!
fulness of 8rt:11h1ng lnwlvcs
bl.'c.;onung aware-of imr's breath
Sponberg said 1ha1 by laking
.t fr,1,, moments 10 contenlrntc
on brcalhmg, people c:m culll•
vale a, .. ·,ucness ancl become
more foLtLSed on their 3C:llons
nnd their consequences The
Mew Bhava.na is .an exercise in cul11va11ng compass10n for other
hvmg beings.
"The goal of 1he Meditation
Sodcty LS 10 prov1dc a commu•
n11y rn which 111chv1duals can
develop 1helr awareness, focus,
relaxation and wisdom.·
Sponbcrg said Sponberg said that he hopes
10 promote cuhural awarcnr.-.ss
1hrough guest speakers and dis
cussion. The Mcduation Soci
ei )' will hold HS meet 111gs on
Wednesdays and Thursdays a1
7:30 p.m, m the Chapel mcct-
111g room.
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September 24, 1999 Pioneer Log 7 i::::Pi=·o=n=e·e="r=L=o:2g=========Arts=============
Spaceships and Lesbians
This year's One-Act
performances will prove to
be an unique and
exhilerating display of
student drama.
by Aaron Blackwell
On September 30th, the
Lewis & Clark Thc:urc Depart
ment will onLc agam pn·scm nn
evening l\f Onc•J\tts Perfor
mance< will be repeated on (k
tobcr ls1 ~ncJ 2nd in the Fir
Acres black box theatre
Pln,·mg this year arc Dcfy111g
G,muy by Jane Anderson, nnd
Springflmr, by Mana Irene
Fornes. D,fy111g Gravily is <li
rectecl by guest direcrnr Jeff
Meyers: Springtime by LCscmor
Alex Reagan.
Defying Grt1vi1y is an cxam1-
na11on of the wreckage left by the
I 986 Challenger Shut1le clisas•
lcr. llcliko Arndt, Lhis semester's
tl1ea1re publicity manager, de
scribed the play as, "This poi
gnam and sometimes humorous
one act depicts the days before
and alter lift-off where whncsses
from near, for, and I he distant
reaches ol ttme struggle 10 deal
wuh guilt and loss and to find
hope in even the most terrible
of disasters." Defy mg Grav11y
stars Barbara Teixeira, lldiko
Arndt, Micah Saul, Zack Ross.
Kate B.,yley, Alexa Reynolds, and
Brad Slitz.
Springtime was wrntcn by
Cuban-Amcnean ph1ywnght
Man" Irene Fornes. It tells a love ,, __ _
This poignant and
sometimes humorous
one act depicts the
days before and after
lift-off where
witnessess from near,
far and the distant
reaches of time
struggle ot deal with
guilt and loss and to
find hope in even the
most terrible of disas
ters.
lldiko Arndt, theater publicity
manager.
_____ ,,
story between two women in the
l 950's v,a a senes of shon, pho
tographic scenes. 1llustrating
il-nporrnnt moments in tJ1cir re
lationship. Sp1iltg1imc stars Col
leen Patterson and Kelly
Sullivan.
Tickets for the One-Acts go
on sale Monday September 27,
and arc available for one dollar
to the Lewis and Clark Commu
mty. Box office hours arc 1-5
Monday-Friday. and one hour
before the show on performance
nights. The shows on Scptembcr
30th and October 2nd both be
gm nt 8:00pm, while on Octo
ber 1st shows begin at both 7:00
and 10:00pm. For lnron11ation
call 768-7495.
One-Act Performances
will take place in the Black
Box Theater.
September 30th at 8:00pm,
October 1st at
7:00 and 1 0:00pm,
October 2nd at 8:00pm
Arts
Lewis & Clark College
Guillermo Gomez-Pena
Performanee artist, writer, cultural commentator
Sarurday, September 25, 7:30 p.m.
u:wis & Clark Collcs:e
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
S12 1,.-enl!r',d; SIO senior cltUcru.
Lc"·b & Clark :1lwnni und empk,yees,
imd non-~wis & CL,rk: Hudcnu:
$.) Lc.-wis & Clark srudcnu.
Tickets ;l\'ailabl'" by 1.":llllin~ extensi(ln 7960.
"G6mez•Pefta use.s theatrics to
erase bordtrt. His lnvtnlivt tliorts
10 create a hybrid cullure have won
him International atclalm."
-IJ,S -& WOtltl R,pott
8 Pioneer Log September 24, 1999 .. ' Vertical Horizon's newest LP
is what the radio wants
by Erin Haick
rorgct the Founrnln of Eter
nal Youth. Mus1cinns todny ore
looking ror the 'Foun,ain of
Eternal Hc,oks" and II sounds
like Vcrncal llon:on has l01ind
it. On their lirst maJor-lnh,I cf.
fort. Evcn•t/11111>: You \Vani. the
band imbues every one of its
eleven songs w11h such
catehmess that the listener has
no cho•cc bm to be swept away
on this towcnng \\l':lVC of glisten
mg pop music
Verncal Honzon l131ls from
,he Boston area of the Eas,
Coas1, where u began as a duo
of guitar and vocals. On this
disc, the sound ts more fully
0cshcd om wnh gunar, bass. and
drums, but these mstrumcms
Men't used in any rcvoh.monary.
or even unusual. way.
The album leads off wuh "We
Arc•, also the first single. And
these people waste no time get•
ting t0 that title hook-six sec
onds into son,g, and there's the
chorus. A catchy, dnvlng chorus.
That... won't. ... get ... out ... or..,
your. .. brain. After listening to
lhc song twice. and chen sing
ing It the entire weekend, I was i,flJtZ9
I"
,, ___ _
The band imbues
everyone of its eleven
songs with such a
catchiness that the
listener has no choice
but to be swept away
on this towering
wave of glistening
pop music. _____ ,,
ready 10 drop 10 my knees and
beg for mercy. Smgcr/guuartst
Matthew Scannell's pleasant
voice 1s similar 10 Livc·s Edward
Kwalcyk, and on ,he last song. "Shackled", hack up vocal 1st
Keith Kane 1, ,tllowed 10 sing
lead, and the song 1s dd1nuely
better for It. Other tune. ntcluJc
the thk track, "Everything You
Want" a nice kc)'bt1nrd-hcavy
dilly about pcrfcwon In that sig
nificant other and "You're J
Goel", w11h Lhc chorus "You're
a gotl/ancl I am not/and I just
thoughL you should know"
I like 1111< man ,1lrcad)',
This talcm for catchy songs
ls the band's sa,•ing grace, be
cause, unfortunately, most of
popular radio nght now 1s a
great morass of cinchy songs.
and it will be easy for Vemcal
Horizon to get lost. While •we
Are• has a dark, slightly ques
tioning 0avor, the rest of the
songs arc low-key, powcr-pop
[olk numbers that sound like
they could have been written by
any other band. And forge11ing
for a minute the fact that the
band is wildly derivative (which
they arc) and don't show many
plans 10 expand their sound
(they don't), gcuing this album,
or even another single, to stick
out in the minds of the record
buying populace will be a chal
lenge.
Want to see a movie?
The Pioneer Log is offering free
movie passes to those who are
willing to provide us with a movie
review.
Interested?
Story meetings are on Monday
nights at 6pm in the Pioneer Log
office.
more white space.
more writers needed. Check out the upcoming concerts in Portland
by Erin Haick
Venues
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside
Ohm
31 NW 1st Ave.
Roseland Theatre
8 NW Sixth Ave,
Portland Meadows
(off Interstate 5)
9/22/99
Jeff Beck WI Dwight
Slade
Portland Civic Audito
rium
Godspeed You Black
Emperor wl Labraford
Crystal Ballroom
$8
9/23/99
Manic Street Preachers
Aro.Space
21+
Israel Vibration w/
the Roots Radics Band,
Morgan Heritage
Roseland Theatre
9/24/99
Bonnie Raitt, Jackson
Browne, Bruce Hornsby,
Shawn Colvin wl David
Lindley, Wally Ingram
Portland Meadows Collective Soul wl Pound
Roseland Theatre
$22.50
Holy Modal Rounders w/
Gary Ewing Light Show, the
Freak Mt. Ramblers, Jim
Boyer and Bingo
Crystal Ballroom
$13
9/25/99
Pele Juju, Big Brother and
the Holding Company wl
Everyday Dirt
Crystal Ballroom
$16
Leftover Salmon w/ Yon
der Mt. String Band
Roseland Theatre
9/26/99
Leftover Salmon wl Yon-
der Mt. String Band
Roseland Theatre
Alan Parsons Proiect
Aladdin
9/28/99
Mike Watt w/ Heavy
Johnson Trio, Sunset Valley,
and the Drones
Crystal Ballroom
$8
Ben Folds Five w/ Train
Roseland Theatre
$18.50 9/29/99
Tricky wl Stroke, DJ
Genaside 2
Roseland Theatre
$15
9/30/99
They Might be Giants
Aladdin Theatre
$20
5 Fingers of Funk and
Disco Biscuits
Crystal Ballroom
$8
10/1/99
Robben Ford wl Anders
Osborne
Aladdin Theatre
10/3/99
Joydrop wl Other Star
People
Roseland Theatre
10/5/99
Branford Marsalis
Roseland Theatre
21+
five o'clock people
Sponsored by: 10/6/99
Tori Amos
Theatre of the Clouds
10/7/99
The Mighty Diamonds
and the Twinkle Bros. wl
special guests
Roseland Theatre
10/8/99
Blinker the Star wl Lael
Leroy and the Loved
Roseland Theatre
21+
The Radiators wl
Motherhips
Roseland Theatre
21+
10/9/99
Widespread Panic
Salem Armory
311 w/ special guests
Roseland Theatre
$15
10/12/99
Type O Negative w/ spe
cial guests
Roseland Theatre
10/13/99
Lenny Kravitz w/ Smash
Mouth, Buckcherry
Rosegarden Arena
TAMM 10/15/99
Ben Harper and the In
nocent Criminals
Theatre of the Clouds
10/16/99
Mary Black
Aladdin
Lucinda Williams wl
the Bottle Rockets
Roseland Theatre
$22
10/17/99
Family Values Tour w/
Limp Bizkit, Filter, OMX,
Primus, System of a Down
Rose Garden
10/19/99
Moxy Fruvous
Aladdin
10/20/99
Echo
Bunnymen
Aladdin
10/23/99 and
Kelly Joe Phelps
Aladdin
10/26/99 the
John Popper Band wl
special guests
Roseland Theatre
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Grass to astroturf: a sign of the times
by Dusty Holden
Wilh 1hr next millennium
quickly approaching, timts have
no choice but 10 change. And as
humankind continues 10 muhi
ply and exert heavy demands on
resources, many people look 10
advances in 1echnology to pro
vide answers for a shrinking
planet.
While Asiroturr. as a technol
ogy. is now a few decades old,
I he most recent advances in ar•
1ificial grass have taken root in
Lewis & Clarks new s1a1c-or-
1hc-ar1 football field.
Why artificial grass? Because
it's 1hc bes, way to make 1he
mos1 use or limited play space.
1ha1s why
The new field was con
s1ruc1ed wtth 1he idea 1ha1 ii will
supporl n wide range of activi
ties.
"Everybody is very excited 10
have ii." LC a1hlc1ic director
S1cvcWallo said. "As1ro1urf isn'1
1hc h.:s1 thing in everyone's mind
10 play on. bu I I 1hink I hat ev
eryone uri<lcrs,ands what an ad
vaniagc il is ror us to have il. h
would probably take four natu
ral grass fields for us 10 :1ccorn
mnda1c our total dcpanmcn1
needs.•
Al a 101al cos, of S 1.3 million
doll:irs, 1he new field mcluclcs
avcrucal drainage system de
signed 10 combat the downpour
or rain that is sure 10 fall. "Right
now, you could literally run 1he
hose on the new field ond ii
would no1 puddle," Wallo said.
Take n look at the brigl11
green carpet and whnt )'OU doJU. ...
sec ,sits underbelly. Rather than'
din ~md rocks and worms and
S\.H.'h. lhc ar11'1c1al grass rests on
3.5 inches of rubber, nve inches
ol 1>crmcable asphnl1 and six
mchcs or aggrcgaic rock fhis
arulicml drainage S)'Slcm is far
supenor to 1hr nmural roundn
Hon that was pl:iccd under the
1>lcl grass fichl m 1hc mid-1970s
The prtc~ tag 1ha1 c:1mc with
1he n<·w f,d<l may seem a bit
spencly, bm not wh('n cornp:.rcd
10 what NCAA Oh 1s1on I
schools spend on similar
proJects The Unavcrs11y of Or
egon. lor c.xamplc, 1.s consu.lcr
in!! a ntw muh1--m1ll1on dolhn
grass hdcl :ind s1ad1u1n 1h.11
would be used tor only >1x 1001-
baU games .1. )'Car. 01 cour:,,c
such nn ..:xpt"lldllttrc would onl)
acid IO the 1111 II ions I he U of O
ulrc,,d)' spends on pramce f:tclh-
11cs
One concern commonly asso•
c1:uc<l with Astrouirr involve~
lnJuncs. ll )'(Hi h.1vc tu he
sl:1mmcd 10 1hc ground br J
lumbcrmi: lmcbackcr or Sll'cak-
111g lrcc-s:1fcty. would )'OU rather
luml on :.1ruhc1al rnrf or in the
mud?
Accordmg 10 Wallo, there 1s
no conclusive evidence- that
As1ro1urf leads 10 more mJunes
than namral grass.
Smchcs by the Athle11c Tmm
rrs Na11onal Assoc1a11on. he
noted. only prove I he obvious, ,, ____ _
Astroturf isn't the
best thing in
everyone's mind to
play on, but I think
that everyone under
stands what an ad
vantage it is for us to
have. It would prob
ably take four natural
grass fields for us to
accomodate our total
department needs.
Steve Wallo
Athletic Director _,,
that turr burn IS lhc onl)' injury
1h:1.t occuts wuh grc:Htr fri:
ljucncy on nn ar1ificial surface
\\"1th the ln1crcs1s of many in
1t111,cl I he new field IS designed
LO w11h~land conunurtl ~c by .1
number or programs for n pcnod
ol ,1bou1 )0 yc,irs.
For now. the only llmilation
the !acid 1s the number of <lay,
hght hours. The projcu origi,
nully Included lights but they
\Vere nxcd for reasons havolvmg
tnnc. ptrmlts and monc)
.. Lights arc our next s1cp,"
Wallo S31d ·'Lights will reallv
make 11 a user-lrienclly s1Lua11on.
11 would mul11ply cxpcmenirnlly
1hc hours of use .md make ,he
held much more cost dTccuvc. •
The possible addiuon ul
hghts will be rcv,sitccl in ~nuthcr
year or two. "ll would really
magnify the 1111pac1 the field has
on the cmnpus,"Wallo said.
10 Pioneer Log September 24, 1999 L&C 's new 1.3 million dollar astroturf football field replaced the old grass field that was
constructed in the mid-70's. It is specially designed to withstand the weather conditions
with a high-tech vertical drainage system of rubber, permeable asphalt and aggregate
Visit one of tllese local branches lo sign up for the Studenl Combo and receive a free T-shirt:
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ffee T·th"10lttt erv,s ll/1)99 ~Aistoceaa~a:CCUllwlormclil ~ IOreetn\l tit [.1tffl,tdHO'ltOH CUSlDffltt1111'11~-Volleyball coach preaches
teamwork and hard work Upcoming home games
Volleyball
by Dusty Holden
Is cffor1 evcry1hing? Well.
maybe nol everything, bm it cer
Utin ly seems important when
you listen Michelle Peterson,
Lewis & Clark!; new volleyball
coach, talk about her coaching
philosphy.
"l want to make sure that we
play hard, prac1ice hard and
compe1c hard." Pe1crson says.
"If we can do 1ha1, 1hen positive
1hings will happen, win or lose.
If you don't have tha1 ou1look,
then I 1hink you arc barking up
1hc wrong tree."
Co-captain Kasey Cordell
says she and her teammates un
derstand and accept 1he
preachings of the new coach.
'We expect 10 do well," she
adds. "We have 1alcnt, and I re
ally think 1ha1 il's a matter of
how hard you wanl 10 work. We
have a 101 of peole giving II their
all in practice and in the gym."
The importance or 1eamwork
is another conccp1 shared by
both 1he players and coach. Erin
Coms1ock. another LC co-cap
tain, says , ha, volleyball as a.
game is all aboul ··working in a
team selling, dealing wi1h issues in a group and gelling along 10-
ge1hcr."
Peterson, who competed in
1wo NCAA 10urnamen1s as a
player in Montana. talks also
abou1 the possible rewards or
good 1cam chemistry. ·we need
10 pull 1he group 1oge1het, 10 be
one unit, moving towards one
goal, 10 shoot for 1hings 1ha1 we
haven't been able 10 do in the
past." ,, ____ _
I want to make sure
that we play hard,
practice hard and
compete hard.
If we can do that,
then positive things
will happen. If you
don't have that out
look, then I think
you're barking up the
wrong tree.
Michelle Peterson
Head Volleyball Coach _____ ,, Last Friday nighi's Nonhwcs1
Conrerence opc:ner against
Whitworth didn'I go as planned
for Lhe Pioneers. Lt was one or
1hose nigh1s when nothing
seemed 10 go rig'.h1. "We jus1
didn, show up 10 play," Pcierson
notes. '1Wc lost in three
siraight."
On Saturday ar1crnoon, how•
ever, the Pioneers turned in a
rnuch more. compe tilivc cffon at
Whi1man. Up 10-2 in 1he four1h
game, LC had a chance 10 even
1he match a, two games apiece.
lns1ead, the Missionaries rallied
for a 15-13 victory 10 close ou1
the match.
"A 101 or ii has 10 do wilh be
ing young and somewhat inex
perienced." Pc1crs:on says.
Peterson, who gained coach
ing experience al the high school
ranks in Montana and in Colo
rado al Ad~ms S1a1e College
(NCAA 11), commends her
squad for continued improve
ment. Still, she challenges her
Pioneers to reach for 1hc nex1
level. ·we are gelling beuer all
,he lime, bu, I'm ge11ing lired or
just geuing bwer. • Friday, September 24th
LC versus Pacific Lutheran University
7p.m.
Saturday, September 25th
LC versus Linfield
7p.m.
Football
Saturday, September 25th
Griswold Stadium
1:30 p.m.
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September 24, 1999 Pioneer Log 11 publick occurrences
fritlay SOFA Cinema presents the Overseas Information
September 24 Disney movie A Bug's Life Session in the Council
at 7:30 and 10:00 pm In Chamber at 3:00 pm.
the Council Chamber.
Arts Alive Performance: Tuesday
Volleyball vs. Pacific Guillermo Gomez-Pena September 28 Lutheran University at 7:00 performs his solo act
pm in Pamplin Sports Borderstas1s at 7:30 pm 111
Center. the Agnes Flanagan
Chapel. Student admission Chinese Medicine and Drum Circle at 10:00 pm in $5. Acupuncture interactive the Agnes Flanagan Chapel lecture and demonstration
Sunday presented by Jeff Gould in Football vs. Simon Fraser the main lounge of Untvers1ty at 1 :30 pm 111 September 26 Copeland Hall at 7:00 pm. Griswold Stadium.
Concert by Five O'Clock
Potluck 111 the Park People in Stamm Dining Saturday volunteer opportunity. Room.
Sq~tc1nber 25 Meet at the Information
Desk in Templeton at '1:00 Rogers Science Program
pm. Inaugural in Olin lounge at
4:30pm.
Saturday in Service Mondav U.S. Army Recruiter at volunteer opportunity: ,
11:00 am at the TCC Friends of Trees. Meet at Se~cmbcr 27 A /cove Table outside the the Information Desk 111
Templeton at 8:30 am. bookstore.
U.S. Golf Association
Volleyball vs. Linfield Fellowship information
College at 7:00 pm in session at 6:30 pm in
Pamplin Sports Center. Thayer II .
... .
instant recall.
12 Pioneer Log September 24, 1999 Wednesday Friday
September 29 October l
Rogers Science Program One-Ad Plays in the Black
Inaugural Dinner at 6:30 Box at Fir Acres Theatre at
pm in Stamm Dining 8:00pm.
Room.
LCTV Friday Night Movie
Volleyball vs. Willamette 111 the Council Chamber at
University al 7:00 pm In 8:00 pm.
Pamplin Sports Center.
The Open Bookcase in the Football at L/nfield College
in McMinnville at 1 :30
Bookstore at 3:45 pm. pm.
Thursday Volleyball vs. Colorado
College at '1:00 pm in
Scplcmher 30 Pamplin Sports Center.
Volleyball al Pacific
Lutheran University at 7:00
One-Act Plays In the Siad< pm.
Box at Fir Acres Theatre at
Light the Night Walk for 7:00pm.
Leukemia at Waterfront
Frank Manor Celebration Park. Meet at the
in the Armstrong Lounge of Information Desk in
the Manor House at 6:00 Templeton at 6:00 pm.
pm.
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