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Volume 64, Number 2

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1999-10-01

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Volume 64, Number 2
Intolerance surfaces
by Erin Halek
Las1 week was 1he second
mec1ing of Umtecl Sexualiucs.
\Vhcn members amvcd Rl open­
mcc11ng headquarters 111 the
bnscmenl of Manznn11a Hall.
they found the phmsc •Fags Go
Away· scrawled on the door. v1s-
1ble 10 any pnsse.-by nnd n clear
declaranon ,h,n Lewis & Clark's
problem of homophobia has not
been put to rest.
"The room was already 01>en,
but ,he door was closed. and 1
saw thai wrlucn on our door,
and I came 1mo the mccung and
sald. 'What arc we gomg 10 do
about 1ha11'" So said Ale1a
Dmmc, a sophomore who was
among the first 10 find the graf­
l\ti. •1t was. and s11II as very dis­
tressing and shows th3l this
campu~ isn't as a<.:ccpling as we
all wish II wns. And it bothers
me 1ha1 we're the first gmup Ion
campus I 10 confront lhis issue."
Other members echoed 1ha1
while 1hc group nics to supply
support and Slay active on lhe
campus, ,hey somcumcs feel less
lhnn wckome.. ••You're :lcccpted
as long as your not ostcnta­
nous,• said Jdf Crowell, a sec­
ond )'Car member of 1hc group.
-.As long a.s you don t
lhr<·atcn," snld Lindsay Emmer.
a sophQmor«: :rnd active member
or 1hc group.
Oc1mls arc sketchy, hlll ll lS
bcHevecl thot the pcq>etr .. ,1or is
known. This r>erson', or persons'
nmnc(s) luwc not been released. but. aceorclmg to group mcm•
bcrs who were in ,ouch w, 1h the
invcsuganon, the maucr 1s be.­
mg clcah wu h IJy the Res,dem
OJTcctor of Forest and the Rcsi•
elem Ass1s1:1nt ofMnnzann:i.. The
Urmcd Scxuahucs rncct rn the
basement of 1hat dorm.
While the group LS d1s1rcsscd
about the recent vandalism, they
think 1ha1 this 1s the work of a
few mcl1v1duals and not rcprc•
scntalivc of the campus as a
whole. "Just because a very vo•
cal minority docs somclhing that
geLs nouccd doesn't mean 1ha1
1hey represent the entire cam­
pus," said Joanna Staebler­
Kimmcl, a freshman.
"II speaks more abou, the
homophobes !lhan anyone
else)," said Crowcl.
The group says 1hat they will
not allow this incident 10 silence
them. Ralhcr. 1he plan is ror itt•
creased visibility on campus.
mclucling eduauional programs,
pms. signs. and ol her visible
messages of suppon 10 be avail­
able Ill studenlS, and lcuers 10
1 he editor of the Pio11ccr Log and
possibly Tiic Orngoniatt
United Sexualities rcma.in.s
hopeful 1ha1 1his Is Lhc work of
only a few people. nnd that il CM
serve to bring pcopk wi;tthcr
around lhis a11ack. "This is 1he
first really bla1an1 piece of
homophobia l'vc seen." s:tid
Joann'1 Staehler-Kimmel. "I
1hmk th:tL ,f people knew nbo111
il, nll)Sl or lhcm would be very
upset And thal's a good thing," Friday, Odober 1, 1999 http://www.1c1ark.ed0/-piolog
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Rising sun greets onlookers
by Meagltao Lamarre
As many as 20 slUdents and
facuhy members ga1hcrcd on
the Manor House lawn on
Wednesday morning 10 watch
the sun rise directly over Mt. Hood. The sun appears 10 rise
righ1 behind the moun1ain 1wice
during 1hc year -once in Lhc fall
as it heads soul h for I he winier.
and once in March on the murn
The sun, rising in the east behind Mt. Hood, is reflected
on the walls and windows of the Manor House. To see
the sun, let alone Mt. Hood, at the end of September is
a rarity here in Portland. irip lO I he nonh. Chances for
seeing th1s specu,cular sight
arc besl in 1hc fall when 1hc
clear skies arc more frequent
than Inter m the spnng. Al­
Lhough the prime viewing
time has passed, 1he ncxl few
days will offer cornparably
exquishc views or I he sunrise
10 ,hose who don'1 mind SCl·
ting thciralanns a linle early.
The c.nrly mommg hours
of Wedncsdny mommg were
• bc,nuilully crisp nnd dear,
• offering a bn llianl view of I he
rismg sun 10 1 he two dozen
onlookers According to Pro­
tcsso, l:van Williams, 1h0><
observers conslitlllc 1hc brg­
esl group ol sun-spouers h,:S
seen In he, ,even years here
al 1hc college.
Alumni and current students protest local Starbucks
by Colin J. Beck
Lewis 61 Clark alumni and cur­
rent ,tudcn1s gJ1hcrcd on Sa1urda),
Seplcmbcr 25, al lhc corner of SW
Tcrw1lhger and T•ylor's Ferry 10
proltsl the new S1orbucks coffee
shop The pro1cs1ers waved signs
proda,mmg: •s1arbucks a1e my co f­
lee shop": ·Down w11h 1hc cm•
plrc!". and "Honk 1f you ha1e
Starhucks". There were many honks
and yell, from passing dnv<rs,
secmmgly in supporl of 1hc prolcsl.
lhc prt11cs1trs c.,plaincil their
acuon as 1uHi4consumerism and
:1nti-cnrpora1ism. Jessica Roberts,
'991 .said .she was concerned by
Sinrbucks' "preda1ory nml an11-com­
pc1i11ve business prac1lccs." This
sc111imcn1 was echoed b)' Ray
Kenny, a p3ssing driver who had
stopped and Joined 1he pro1cs1. •1
don't approve of their markc1ing
Slralcglcs: said Kenny, which he
had observed in the panern of
S1arbucks locn1lons in Lake Os-wego. Marianna Rhchcy, '99, added
tlm big corpora lions "promoLC 1 be
homogenization or our country.-
Of course, not cv,ryont wel­
comed the prolcsl. Several p,ssing
drivers slopped 10 argue wilh tbt
acnvists. One driver ydlcd 0111 his
window as he p:ISSC<l, ·Go to lhas­
sia!" To which J protester yelled
b.,ck, Up yours• rm o comm,el~
lnsi<lc the Storbuck< the r~c1ion
was far cnboer. Though 1hc employ•
ccs of the coffee shop hod no com­
mclH, 1wo customers said, ·\Vr.
slopped because of Lhc pro,cs1;•
they wan1<d to show their suppor1
Greg Jackson, of 1hc Mmopoli­
lan Group, which is Starbucks' pub­
lic rela1ions firm for 1he Oregon/
Idaho region, confirmed that several
·regular tustomtrs" had come in to
show 1hcir support [or 1hc comp311)'
Also, Ryan Wisc. '99,oncof 1hc pro­
tcs1crs, no1cd 1h:u "lolS of 1l1iny­
some1hing white m•lcs arc defend•
ing the corpora1ion."' Another LC
alumnus.Josh lkrczm, pomlcd ou1
Lha1 •u's funny how 1he people wi1h
SUV-sand cell phones never honk
Im support)."
However, Jackson refu1cd lhc
claims aboul S1arbueks' busmess
pmc1ices. "We selec1 l0<:a1ions for
,he same reason everyone else
tlocs." Jackson said, specifically
•,1slbili1y and 1raffic flows." Ht also
noted "'lhere are businesses on t\'•
cry corner" at lht inlersectlon. PHOTO II'( Af)!k.fW DAil.Y AN0 lM.1lYSTR:£t.OW
"It's not that Starbucks is the evil empire, but there is
definitely some partnership between them and Big Brother.
Is it a coincidence that there are Starbucks on every street
corner? I think not."
as quoted m the Pioneer Log, Feb. 12, 1999 Jackson also d,spdlc<l notions
Lhm S1orbucks 1arge1> 111dcpcnden1
colleeshops. "Business picks up for
e,·eryone· when a S1arbuck. opens,
said Jackson He says I h,s os because
Smbucks helps 10 ·mcn:asc coffee
knowledge" m • n<ighborhood.
Even lo~-al coffee n:10,ler,; hcnetll
S1arbucks also "gives back a 101
10 1he communuy" through dona•
1ions ,md L'nvuOllmenrnl clean-up.
sa1dJ11ckS<Jn ,111 S1arbuckscmploy•
CC:5 arc c.11ltd .. p,mncrs'" But one­
supporter whu Shlpped tn suppon
of 1be proleSl said 1h31 she worked
tor S10rbucks for ten rnomhs and
1ha1 lS "1en monlhs ol my Ille I c,m
never get bock·
Though the pro1cs1crs' signs en•
cour.iged people to "Te .. ch your
children 1hc evil ol greed," Jackson
dn,mcd 1hn1 S1arbucks 1s nol JUSl a
greedy corporal 10n because II ts
"pubhdy held, and anyone can bu)
shares m 1hc c.:ompany,.
Jackson concluded hy s,,ymg
that 1hc 11c11vists were ·ntcc people"
and "responsible" m 1htlr pro1cs1
lie also •ddcd I ha1 S1orbucks sup•
pons free speech. But lh< pubhc
rclauons ploys do nol conv111ce cv•
eryone. Holding a sign 1ha1 read,
"S1arbucks doesn'1 pay child sup­
pon," Jessica Robens revealed h<r
reason for pro1es1ing, "Though rm
not hopeful 1ha1 lhis acllon will do
any1hmg. I do care a 101 abou1 1ht
issue behind h." c::::Pi:::::on==ee="r=Lo:::2:g======N ews========~
Shuttles provide transportation for students
by Brenna Stuart & Gene Wixson
For most s1uclcn1,s who live in
the dorms, those big white vans
which pull up periodically out­
side of Templeton arc just a pari
uf the scenery. Transporunion
10 nncl from class 1s the least of
1he conccm.s of on~campus sn1-
clcn1s However, formanyofthc
uppcrcl:issmen lucky enough 10
hvc off-C"Jmpus, those Blue Star
va"'-, panicularly lh< Eas1-Wes1
,hu11lc route, arc a vital f'ltrl or
1h,· daily t'ommu1e.
The Ea.1-Wcs1 shuulc is in its
1rial year here a1 Lewis and
Clark. According to Gene
Wixson, ASI.C l''residcm, who
played an ms1n1menrnl role In
gc111111, the shu11lcsiancd, 1herc
wns a great need for this service.
"We feh pretty ccna111 t hn1 11
wuuld be successful, 1hn1 1hcrc
was sufficicno demand for it,"
srnted Wixson. The shuttle
serves neighborhoods to the ens\
and west of c:ampu~. including
Sellwood, Mountain Park and
John's Landing. Without the
shu1 tic, man)' SI ucknts would be
forced 10 go through n dizzying,
1 imc t.:onsuming process of
transfers through the Tn-mc1
sys1c.m.
For this reason, ~,\1dc1,1 com­
muters welcome the shuttle.
/\ccorcling to Erk Mnssol, n se­
nior who lives in Sdlwc,od and
makes use c,f the East-West
shm1lc. ii is ascrv,cc that is long
overdue. ··swdcms have been
living In Scllwood long before
I've been here." says Masofr. "I
had a f ncnd get I, 11 by a car
riding his bike 10 sc.hool last
year. So. that wouldn"t have h~p­
pened if they'd had 1heshu11lc."
The idea of a ncighborhoriil HUTTb
STOP
shutlic is not a new one. Early
in the school's history an old
panel van was used to transport
stuclcnLS from 1hc Burlingame
area when I he area was poorly
served by the mass 1rnnsi1 of the
lime.. The shuulc idea was re­
vived by the Coalilion Advocat­
ing Transpor1atio11 Sensibilities
(CATS) during the debates over
the Huston field 101, In the
spring of 1998, the Transporta­
tion Advisory Group (TAG) In­
cluded a neighborhood shuule
as one of the recommendations
for dcve_loping an effective
Transportation Demand Man­
agement program. This was
:m1ong many of the TAG recom­
mendations 1ha1 the Executive Council chose to not implcmcnl
When the parking fee bcg,m In
January of 1999, a shuulc serv­
ing areas where many srndents
and staff live was not included
as pan of the transponn1ton
plan.
The Transportation and Park­
ing Committee (TPC) w.1s
fonned in early 1999 10 address
issues I hat might a rise in I he
new 1ranspor1alion program
While it was ccriainly no1 in­
tended 10 be an advocacy orga­
nizauon, TPC members Natl,an
Baker and Wixson were joined
by law student Brent Poster in
compiling the fies, scriouss1udy
regarding the feasibility of 1hc
new shuulc. Ahc.r collecting over 600 surveys documenl;ng
neighborhood densities and
"likeliness to ride a shuule"
numbers. the three completed a
proposal for the TPC suggeStmg
two possible routes. ln April of
I 999 the TPC, earned by the
four student votes, agreed by a
it-J margin to recommend lhc
shuule proposal 10 the Execuuvc
Council.
A[1cr secang no acuon on the
shuttle proposal, the ASLC Stu•
dent Council voted to supply the
van and commit $12,00() from
Studenl fee money 1ha1 would
normally go 10 fund s1ude111 ac-
11v111cs, They feh strongly thnt
the shuttle should be run on a
1nal basis and were w1llmg 10 pm
1hc1r money bchmd 11 Most
members of thcTPC:igrecd wnh
1l11s ASLC move, but felt 1ha11he
shu11lc should appropnotcly be
fonded usmg money l'rom I he
transportallon budget, "It clearly
should be funded by parkmg fee
money." rcslated Wixson. Stu­
dent advocates for the shm tic
hoped that th1Sacuon by the S1u­
dcm Council would help force
the Exccuuve Council i1110 com ..
mining College rcsoucccs 10 the
proposal,
In late May, members of the
Tl'C met with the Executive
Council to discuss the proposal
President Moo,ney mtcrrup1cd
the prcsen1a11011 to lei them
know 1ha1 they had already de­
cided 10 fund ,he shunlc on a
one-)'ear trial basis and ii was
only 1he details 1ha1 needed 10
be worked out. WiXSQn~stiH sur-
111:iscd,py,J,ow,cas,ily,1,he r~solu­
tion was rcachC<l conuncntccl,
•we were fairly certain th,n this
shu11le would be successful. TI1c
major obstacle along the way was the reluclancc of the Execu­
tive Council to [und the effort,
We felt that we needed to push
them 10 that decision."
Mier only four weeks of op­
eration, ini1ial figures indic:uc
that 1hc shuttle will be success•
lul. Wixson no1ed that both the
TrC and the E>:ecuuvc Council
have failed to define what would
be "successful." hu, hopes 1ha1
1hc ridership levels show how
great the demand is. So for, the
shuttle is averaging 167 riders a
day. 111 fact, the shuule hns been
so successful that ASLC was
prompted 10 offer a second van
dunng peak hours, as well ·"
$5,000 from slllden1 fees"' pay
for its optrnt 10n. This was not
necessary clue w a thoughtful
rcrou11ng CJf l he Pioneer Express
during those heavy use hours,/\
bike rack was also recently
added to the shu11lc van, again
usmg money from the student
fees.
Hopefully, the overwhelming
popularity of the shuule will
encourage ahc ExecU1ivc Coun­
cil 10 allocate use parking [cc
revenue 10 pa)' for ils opcrauon
in future years. Accordmg to
Michael Surface, Parking and
Transpor1n11on Manager, the. fate
of the shuule is still unccrtam:
"It is 100 cMly to say 11's a fan­
tastic success ... We don't do
things like that around here." In
response lO crilicism 1haL the
shunle 1s • long overdue and
highly necessary service to pro­
vide sn,dents, Surface said. "1
don't thmk 11s a maner of waH•
'ln&loofong,or,bomg•too oadr­
the shuttle Is 1n place and II ts
working well," Yet 1hc success
or the shuulc suggesLS thn1 i1 1s
mdcecl dcsir«I
ASLC Retreat focuses on goals for upcoming year
~
by Gene Wixson -------
In the past the ASl.C Student
Cou nc.il re1rca1 has <>ften been
used as a 1imc for members 10
ge1 10 know each <llhcr beuer.
have a weekend off-campus and
dnnk a bunch of beer Th,s year,
the Council commuccl last year's
trend of usmg the time 10 focus
on goals and set a group agenda
for I he upcoming year. ·Tm re~
ally glnd that you have focused
on makmg I his an alcohol free
even\.'' said swdcm rcprc.scma•
11vc Molly Parsons when asked
for her (cehngs about the retreat.
Aru.·r arriving a, the coast on
Friday night, the Council en­
joyed a pancake breakfast and
then got down to busmcss. Set•
ting Studcno Council goals for
the year was first priorily on
everyones mind. This was a new
group of officers, each who had
been elected for diffcrcm reasons
and wanting a different agenda
10 be addressed over 1he course
of the year. The remaining morn­
ing and pan of 1he afternoon was
clev<>1cd 10 hashing om the few
things 1hat 1he Council .as a
whole wanted to focus on for ,he
year. A variety of issues were dis­
cussed and friendly debates were
had about what 1hc role of stu­
dent government at Lewis &
Clark College should really be. Sec sidebar for the goals that Stu­
dent Council has decided they
should focus on for 1hc year.
Following the goal selling
1non1ing a brtnk was taken and
the group took a hike 10 a large
suspension bridge nnd a tall wa•
Lcrfoll Everyone enjoyed the
peaceful spot while several ol the
members sampled the water tor
sw1m1111ng temper:uurc. Hall
Council Liaison Joe Bielcckt and
President Gene Wi:<son were
startled by the frigt<I wn1cr and
quickly exited. Soon. they all
rcwn,cd to discuss the Hems re•
maining on the agenda.
Ln the evening Council dis­
cussed technology purchases
and what should be funded ou1
or the depredation fund. They
then moved on 10 discuss costs
of the ASLC van and what ap­
propriate rates for both student
groups and clcpanmcnlS should
be for van usage. After taking
into account the increasing price
of gas in Oregon and motor pool
charges for their vans, Council
made the difficult decision 10
raise their rates to $0.65 per
mile. a S0.10 increase but still
signifieanlly lower than either
rcmal vans or the motor pool.
While s1ill in a financial mind
sc, 1hc Council discussed pay
rates for elcc1cd members and
other students paid for ou1 of
2 Pioneer Log October 1, 1999 PHOTO IV GC.NE WIXSON
ASLC Council members gather at the annual retreat. This
year's event was more focused and had an alcohol-free
environment, unlike years past.
s1udenl fees including the me­
dia heads, SOFA employees. and
ISLC officers, The decision was
made to raise stipends by 5%, the
maximum allowed in the by­
laws, and continue the discus­
sion later about how much each
position should he getting paid,
Aftergeuing the pay issue settled
the differences bet ween the Gen­
eral Allocations Board and the
Cham;r and Budget Commission
were discussed. A common con­
sensus was reached about how
to sucamlinc some of those ac•
tivities and 1make each of the boards function more effectively,
Final issues of discussion
were community events indud•
ing the NCC] walkathon, a pos•
siblc care paclrnge program and
the community fonnn sc.rics. All
in all it was a productive week•
end that allowed time for mem­
bers 10 get to know each other
bcuer. but also sct some pnxlue­
tive goals for the upcoming year.
Questions or concerns for the S1u­
den1 Council? Mcttings are every
Monday al 4:40 PM in Geary or
1/,ey can be reac/,ed at
<a.dc@lclarli,cdu>, ASLC Goals
1999-2000
• promote
communication and
cooperation between
student groups
• co-sponsor a series
of community issue
forums and speakers
to really examine
relevant issues
• help to make
Templeton Center
and Dubach lounge
more useful to both
students and student
groups
• improve the
technological
capabilities of both
council ancf selected
student groups and
media through wise
use of depreciation
funds Student art center
to open promptly
by Caroline Hieb
Lcwls & Clark studcnis will
St'IOn have a new locauon to ex­
ercise their ar1is11c 1alctt1s as the
stm.lcn1 an t:.ciucr opens in ~arl)
Ocioocr
The SlUdcnt art center, the
"Pluucau.·· has been under con­
stmc1ion since July l and will
soon <)pen its doors 10 the LC
community. Cons1ruc110n was
expected 10 h:we been com­
pleted by the swn or the scho,,l
yt::nr. but projects .. somcunlcs
take longer than expected," cx­
plaincdJon Eldridge, Director or
Residence Life. 111cc that n's so close by." she
~.ucl
Hoover has hccn workrng
w11h Eldridge junior Anna
Sahm, and sophumorc Marlana
Ornntcs m 1he orgnmzauon or
the art cl·ntcr
Salim, an nrts ndministmuon
major, was hired as the general
manager, nnd Orantes as the cc­
rnm1cs ntnnngcr. A phou, tab
111an•ger will also he hired. S,hm
also hopes hl hrmg in live mod•
els [or drawing •nd will hopc­
fullr start a theater group.
Students livmg m the visuul
and performing ans floors m
Platt West have divided intosul,.
commntecs; to work on ans ex•
hihi11ons and I heater groups. • ,(1
ll't ltOCKV (AMPBfll The Platteau is loc-:.11cd in the
basement of Plan where the stu­
dcni-run ca1cry, The Plaufonn,
used tcJ be. The Plau form and
the Rusty Nail were lmth losing
money annually. h was hoped
that by closing the Pla11fom1, the
Rusty Nail would get more lmsi­
ness from thestudcntsand come
closer to breaking cve.n in its
budget.
Plan-Howard Resident Direc­
tor Kelly Hoover had the initial
idea for the an center last spring.
She had heard the difficulties of
studcms trying to get into art
classes ancl also needed a new
use for the space where the
Plattform had been. The Plaucau will be open 10
all LC students who have at•
1cnded an infonnation session
with one of the managers. It will
be open 24 hours a dny with a
card swipe entrance. Students
who have aucnded the inforn,a­
tion session will be able 10 swipe
their ID ca_rcl for entrance.
Salim will have office hours
from 12:00 to 2:00 in the art cen­
ter every Tuesday and Thursdar
for stuclcnlS who wish to ancnd
:m information session, After multiple delays, the new concrete steps outside the Manor House opened for
pedestrians this week. The finishing touches involved installing custom-made
handrails that David Lageson, the Director of Physical Plant/Operations at the Law
School, said had to be cast several times due to errors. The stairway near Pamplin
Sports Center that connects the new service road and the old pedestrian path
opened this week as well.
"!The Platteaul will be great
for those students who aren't an
majors, bm have some interest
in photography, ceramics, or
dance and ,,,ant to pursue their
interests . ., Hoover said. The
Plnueau will offer ncccss 10 a
photo lab, ceramics, a kiln, ea­
sels, drawing horses, a dance
space and a lounge.
Freshman A nnic Thomas is
·excited 10 get a chance to do ce­
ramjc,s" in the new space .. It's The Pla11eau could take pres­
sure off or the highly demanded
an classes on campus. On the.
other hand, it could stimulate
even more student body interest
in the arts.
Hoover hopes 1h,11 the an
ccntc_r "will aUow people a place
where tl1cy [eel free to come in
and express ,_hcmsclvcs ani.sli•
cally wu hout 1hc-acadcn11c side."
Eldridge 1s already an1ic1pa1-
mg a lot of use for Lhc art center.
·1•111 looking rorward to this
grca1 new opportunny on cam•
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Pioneers open debate season
by Jared Hager
This last weekend the Lewis
& Clark debate team began the
1999-2000 intcrcollcgiaic dehatc
season in Bellingham, Washing­
ton at \.Vcsu:n, Washingwn Uni•
vc-rsit)'· Over 25 teams competed
from 7 different Northwest Col-
legcs. LC brought ➔ teams, in•
eluding a mix or new nncl VCl•
rrnn debaters. The yc-ar's te-am
fc.1111rcs returning debaters Nick
Hcs1crberg ,Jared Hager. Alcava
Sayre and Owen Znhorcnk. as
well as several new races. The
entering freshmen, Amy
Collingc, Brad Cole, Katie
Mkka, Chris Phan, nnd Krishn1a
Pars,,cl mnkc this the largest de­
bate squad in y,-ars, Despne the
current size or the team, thC)' arc.
searching for more students in•
tercstecl in collegiate forensics.
The topic for the l 999-200
debate season is: Resolved that
the U.S. Fedcrnl Government
should adopt n policy of Con­
s1rucuvc Engagement, including
the immediate removal or all or
nearly all economic sanc1ions
with one or more or the follow-ing srnu:s: Cuba, Iraq, lrnn,
Syria, or North Korea.
The scrimmage at WWU is an
annual cvetH that brings to4
gcthcr NorthwesL schools in a
fricncll)' wann-up for the up,
coming season. The first desig­
nated tournament will be held
October 7th at LC: all arc invited
to pan icip:nc and/or watch.
Competition started >I 2 pm
and the Pioneers were ready. Af•
tcr the first two rounds 011 Fri•
day, the teams of Cologne/
Hcstcrbcrg and S•yrc/Hager
were 2-0, cn,ising over Gonzaga
University ond the University of
Oregon. The other teams had
some hard luck, facing teams
wil h more experience and droir
ping both rounds 10 f111ish 0-2
each. The final four rounds took
place on Saturday. The team of
Collinge/Hcsterberg got the
tough morning draw against
Whitman College and the de­
fending National Champion Jes•
sica Clarke, and dropped on a
close decision. Sayre/Hager won
their first two rounds, but then experienced some more diffi•
cuhy, but managed 10 pick up
two rounds by the end of the day.
The team of Phan/Micka was still
geuing accustomed 10 college
level debate, but got some good
cxpericnce and arc looking for­
ward to the LC tournament two
weeks from now.
In the end, LC placed two
tc:uns and three speakers i 11 1he
top five ovcrnll. Amy Collingc
took fourth speaker.Jared H•ger
took third, and Nick Hcsterberg
wok second. In the overall team
rccol'd, the ,cam()[ Sayre/Hager
took a respcctahle third place,
and Collinge/Hestcrberg took
.second. with identical re.cords or
five wins to one loss. Whllman
100k first pince overall with an
undefeated record and the 101>
individual speaker. Looking
nhcad 10 October, there is the 1.C
tournament, followed by the
University of Oregon tourna­
ment in Eugene. t\VO weeks later.
and then the two senior ttams
are off 10 Harvard Univcrsity for
the annual tournament over Ha1•
debated Whitman and lost on lowecn weekend.
their Mfim»tive. Colc/Zahorcok
. ASLC Update
Club Sports Uniforms agreed to change this policy, allow-
It has generally hcen a po hey I hcse uniforms and preV1ous Coun-ing ASLC funds 10 pay for up to half
that ASLC fundsshould nol be used cil members have agreed that funds of uniform cos1s. Council agrees
towards the purchase or unifonns should not coverunifom,s because 1ha1 uniforms afe a fundamental
for club sports teams. In the pasl, 1 hey disappear over the years. 1>art of club spons and a valid use
ii has been difficult 10 keep track of In a rccen1 ,,01c the Council of smdcnt funds. ~Crime Beat
courtesy of Gregg J. Wanciak, Campus Safety
Sept. 11-18, 1999
September 21, 1999 September24, 1999
An au empt was made to An <>bsccnc phone call was
gain entry inlo a basement'•• left on voicr maH fn the /\ca•
room in Pondcrosa. The room dcmk Affairs offitc :u the Law
was being used [or the annual School.
"Phone-A-Thon" The door­
knob was damaged from the
:,ucmptcd forced entry.
A firccx1inguishcr was dis­
charged in the third floor
lounge in Howard which set
off the fire alarm. Portland
Fire Bureau rc'Sponcled before
they could be advised or the
nature or the call.
September 23, 1999
Graffiti wriucn in black
marker was found in the men:S
bathroom at Griswold Sta•
chum. At about L;t 5 am several
phone calls were made to a
dorm room in Spruce. To 1hc
fomale students who an ..
swcrecl, lhc caller asked qucs-
1iono; ahom lhcir breast size,
To tnalc studcms who rm ..
swcrcd, the caller made threats
or physical harm.
September 25, 1999
Students returning from an
orf-campus party 1orc down
several carpool parking signs
on campus. A witness 1dcn1i­
l'ied two or the studcms who
admittc<l their involvement lO
Campus Safety.
byKatie~o~AB Update-
T/1c Student Madc111ic Affairs
Bo,uri is a bra11cl1 of ASLC thm is
composed of 011e s11,dr111 rcpr<'sc,1-
uuivc from tacit divarmu:nt (Old
111ogm111 011 campus (sclf-tlc<igned
urnjors nrc wclco111c to join 0)
well). Earh yc,,r rhc Bollrd
awards al,0111 HO.ODO of student
,wiviry fees 10 srudrnrs In fou,
grant catcgoric:'i· rc$can:h grant'i,
p,;rformancc grants. \'!Siting
\CJiolur grants, mid confen:ucr
grm11.s SAi\B i~ alw, yo1u voicr
rn .shufrni uctulrmic. c,ffair:,, so
t:onwc1 your dc1wnmcnr~ SAi\8
rcprcwuarivt if you liavc prob­
lems or suggesrfons. For more fn•
Jormmfon o,· aµpUcnlions, contc,ct
Katir Thoma< (VP /t1r S111dc111
Ac11dc111ic lljfairs) 111
l:tliomas@lcla rk .cdu.
The deadline for perfom,ancc
grant applications was on Mon~
dar the 27'", but because o[ the
early deadline 1his semester, the Board has decided to continue
10 •ccept adcltLional grants [or
review on a rolling basis each
week after funds have been al­
located to the granlS that have
alrcad)' been submitted. At 1h1s
week's mcc11ng, the Board
awarded Ruxy Lazorcscu $676
10 :mend the European Studies
Con[crencc in Omaha, Ne­
braska. Ruxy will be presenting
her paper entitled "Leftovers
from the (Leauscscu Regime:
Orphans and Orphanages 11\
Romania. N Ruxy has t.lonc re~
search 1hrough a previous SAAB
grant on the range or problems
resuhmg from sub-standard or­
ph•nages including HIV-related
heah h i.ssues and social mtc.gr;1-
Lion or orphans. I I is an honor
for her 10 rtprcst.n1 LC :u a con­
ference with a mainly profes­
sional constilltcncy. Congr:uu•
lat ions, Ruxr !
Odober 1, 1999 Pioneer Log 3 Pioneerlogl:======Foru m=========
Shuttle seavice needs reshuffling
Current
schedule makes
for difficult
commute
by Brent Fontana
There arc a 101 of issues 1hn1
rnllcgc s1udc111s have 10 dc"I
wnh a1 school. Problems wu h
professors, follow students, and
even whh 1hcmsclvc.s can be al-
111os1 100 much for students w
deal wnh. This problem ,sonly
compounded by 1hc lac1 1ha1
s1udems also need 10 wri1e pa­
pers and do homework. Csscn-
1ially. ii ,s 1ough 10 be young and
not working for a living,
Bui there 1s ano1hcr, darker
d«lld on 1hc horizon. Recent
events m 1.hc Cnmc-Be.at may
have many of you 1hink111g 1hai
1l11s has somelhmg 10 do wi1h
the fact 1ha1 Reed s1Udcms arc
atlempung w steal our library
one book at a t nnc. I know LhaL
because Ret:d lS an enigma 10
1110s1, c.:omhrncd wu h I he as­
sumption th:u Recd stuclcms arr evil and lar more lnp 1han the
Lewis & Clark Pioneers, 1he
conclusion that Recd 1s out to
gel us 1s a rauonal ;1ssump1ion
lO make.
Ye1 1here ,s another, far
grcaicr 1hrea1 10 Lewis & Clark
s1uden1s 1han 1he Evil Empire
rcsidmg across 1hc river. Thai
threat is ''The Achmnistmtion's"
at1cmp1s t0 keep sl\ldems from
school. I know 1liat 1his 1erm 1s
a Huie vague and all encomp.tss­
mg There are 1wo reasons lor
1his. The lirs1, I .tdmil. 1s my
fauh I don'1 know who. cxac1ly.
,s 111 charge of making the clcci•
s1ons regarding du. park111g
pohcy. The second ,s 1hat ,hey
know who 1hcy arc :md 1ha1 is enough for me.
h seems tha1 the administra­
uon IS trying to get nd or SIU·
den1s by making ii vlflually im­
possible for off-campus s1Uden1s
10 get 10 and from school. We
now have 10 pay for p3rking.
Howc,·cr. ii is still less expensive
to splil a carpool pass 1wo ways
1han 10 1ake 1 h.e bus for a scmes-
1er. Bu1 1hc carpool pass is use­
less when 1herc is no place 10
park.
Rcnovauorn on campus has
removed man)' parking spaces
and none have been added.
Even though parking always
seem,; plen1i111I p.car the dorms,
1hosc spaces arc reserved lor
rcsidcnLS. It 1s 1101 as i( orf-c-:-un-pus .s1udcnis 3ft going lO rnkc
on-c:11npus sLudcnts' spaces:
sophomores should be in class
by Lhen and since they live on
campus their cars wUI already be
parked in a space.
For ,hose who cannot find
parking a1 1hc school. even if
they are willing 10 pay 1hc park­
ing fees, 1hc school crca1cJ a
shunlc sys1em 1.0 ferry s111dcn1s
from various poims in Portland
10 1he campus. A brilliant idea.
but Oawed for 1wo reasons. The
£irst is th:u there arc certain
times when many studcnLS get
out of cl3ss a1 the same time.
This.•crc:uc,;. o,·c:rcr.o~Yd.i-11g on ,
shuules and pcopkarc even re­
fused passage. Obviously being forc::c<l Lo wail for the next
shuule is more 1ha11 a Ihde in­
convcmcnt.
The inconvcni<:nct becomes
awful when, for example, ◊nc 1s
unable w fit on 1he crowded 3:30
shuttle to downtown and has tn
wail for the 5:10. This brings
us 10 1hc second naw: poor
scheclulini. When s1udcn1s
have o 3:30 10 five class, a 5: 10
shmtlc makes sense. llul if a SIU•
dent works or has a meeting and
misses the 3:30 by five 111in111cs,
lhen he has 10 wail until 5:10 10
gel .1 ride downtown. This ride
will not arrive downlOwn until
5:30. The amount of rime wait­
ing for d1c shuttle could seri­
ously complitalc an mdiv1dual's
plans for the cvcnmg.
If 1hc shuulc ran more often.
life would be belier. Overcrowd­
mg would be down because
people m1gh1 be more willing 10
wait if another shuttle is com•
ing m the next rif1ccn mmu1cs
10 " half-hour. Other people
who missed·a shu11lc would no1
h:we to change their evening
schedule around wailing for the
nex1 bus. Also, people may de­
cide 1ha1 1aking their cars and
paying for gas is more 1roublc
1han i1 is worih it1hcycould 1ake
a shuttle that nm whenever Slu­
den1s need ii. We already pay
over twenty Lhot1sand dollars ln
udtion. h doesn't seem 100
much 10 ask 1ha1 if 1hr adnums­
tration limits our ability to park
on c;,m11us. 1hey. could prov,clc
convenicmt ahcr-nauves. Or
maybe lower 1he wi1ion.
Visiting professors fill space, leave void
A cal I for better
screening and
evaluations of
temporary
professors
by Meaghan Lamarre
Imagine 1hc following sccnano:
11s I he first day of classes and you're
really exd1cd abou1 gelling 111101ha1
So/An doss 1ha1 you've heard so
rnuch about You su down in 1hc
clrissroom and learn d1a1 ,he cs-
1ecmed Prolcssor So-and•so will no1
he 1e:,ch,ngSo/lln 675 because hes
on <11bba11cal s1udy111g 1hc nugra-
1ory pannns of ,\rnc:m swallows
(w11h -and \VHhout coconuts). Su
msteacl, you gel so,nc greenhorn,
lrc-sh,ou1.of-collcg(' 1nslructor who
dorn,·1 appear old enough 10 be oul
ol college, lei •lone 1each111g JI one
Worse. you m1gl11 gc1 a m1ik spin­
ster or :i prolcssor who ca11'1 rrmcm•
her her own n:imc, lc1 alone whtu
shes supposed 10 be 1earhi11g. In either case, )'ou're no1 cng.1gcd 10
1hc cdurnttonal experience you
were :muc1patmg from a fine:, pn­
v:llC liberal an.s 1ns1i1u11on likt ours.
In my 1hrce semcs1crs a1 Lewis
& Clark, l have been in 1he pos1-
11on or 1h1s 1ll-fa1ed s1uden1. SIUck
wi, ha sub-par v,silmg professor on
three occasions. In 1he llrst ins1ance,
I paid 1he hundreds or dollars for
1hc eigh1 required books (none of
which could be sold back 10 1hc
bookston: for mon: 1han S5. mind
you). was1cd 1hrce hours a week In
listemng 10 a poor lwurcr praule
on and on \lnlil the automa1ic-scn•
sor liglus went out in the room. and
didn, learn much ol anything.
In l he second case, I au ended the
first few days of class. anxious w
learn amazing dungs from tht
Rodney Dangerfield look-alike who
was v1snmg rora semester. Much to
my disappoin11nen1. 1hc kc1urc.
gll'en each day differed so linle from
1hc previous lec1ur, 1ha1 I found
myself experiencing dcJ~ vu ms1ead
of l he in1cllce1ual enligh1cnme01 I
had a111ic1pa1cd. Subsequently, on
,he fourlh day or class (and. coinci­
dc111ally, my fourth 1n11c hearing the
same kc1urc), I marched down to
, he rcg,sirar's on,ce. add drop shp
filled ou1 and ready 10 hand 111 10
,he p.,uent !aches behind 1he desk.
Luck was wnh me 1h.u 1ime: I heard
1hc horror s1ones ol ncar-dc-~nh ex•
pcncnrcs from sheer boredom from
those poor souls who neeMd 1hc
dass 10 ft11 a rt."c1mn:m~m or were
unable 10 drop 1he wrciched class
for 01 her reasons.
My 1h1rd rurHn wi1h :1 vrsnmg
4 Pioneer Log October 1, 1999 professor involved a class I was very
-c.1gcr 10 1ake, m a sub1cc1 of grca1
interest 10 me. Unhappy wuh my
schedule a her prc-regis1m11on 1111 he
foll, I fought hard aga111s1 many ca­
ger freshmen 10 secure my place on
1he class rosier. I purchased 1hc
seven required 1cx1s, charging an-
01her hundred dollars 10 my ac­
coum. and aucnded the second day
of class (having missed 1he first on
accoum of scheduling conniC1S).
Though no1 panicularly impr,sscd
wilh 1he professor's casual de­
meanor and apparent lack or knowl­
edge on 1he subjec1, I refused 10 be
1>reJudiccd by my previous experi­
ences with visiting prorcssors and ,, ____ _
I heard the horror
stories of near-death
experiences from
sheer boredom from
those poor souls who
needed the class to fill
a requirement or were
unable to drop the
wretched class for
other reasons.
'' ga1•c , he cl:,ss the ol' college try. One
class was cancclec• due 10 L.abor Day
and then. rihcr :mending univ two
class<s. lo and f>chold. 1 he magical
acid drop pcnod was over.
On 1ha1 rirsl day of class after 1hc
fa1dul dcadlmc, I was so misembly bored. disillus1oncd abou1 the sub­
JCCI which had in1eres1ed me so
grcally and pessimistic abou1 the
future of 1he class 1h01 I again made
1ha1 1rek up 10 the regis1mr's omcc.
This 1imc. however. lhe consc•
qucnces were more dire: because 1he
add drop period had passed, I could
no1 jus1 drop the class bu1 had to
-withdraw· and suffer 1hc unfortu­
na1c consequences of a big, fa1 "W"
on my uanscript. Furthermore. ii
was 100 late 10 add another class,
and so l also had a gaping hole in
my schedule. Bui all was no1 los1; I
kepi 1he 1ex1booksand, in my spare
1imc tha1 semester, read and stud·
iccl the infomiation on my own. I
:1m convinced 1hat 1 karncd more
1han I would have had l remained
111 1hai abominable class-
llf1er 1hese unfortunate experi­
enc<s, I'm lef1 10 ponder from whn1
source 1he college dmws its visi1ing
professors? Do 1he)' have 10 go
through some kind of interview'
Does anyone ever observe these pro­
fessors before 1hey're JIISl up and
hired by the college? There's a loi
to be said for in-class (M!Tformancc
~nd. while 1he. VI.Slllllg prorcssors
I've hod could boas1 dtccnl crcden­
uals, they all left a hulc u, be de­
sired m the das.sroom arena. \Vha1•s
1norc, )'OU would have 1hough1 th111
1l11s lack or lccrnnng 11bili1y and
dmnsma would h,wc been no11cc­
ablc dunn~ the hmni; process.
Much 10 1he d1sappoi111men1 of
many students. these profossors
were lured anyway.
Therefore. I ask wha1 can be
done once they :trc lured? Admn~ 1edly, these professors are of1cn on
con1rac1 for shori periods of 1imr
and 1 hus. if 1hcy turn ou1 10 be a
mis1akc, 1hey wo11·1 ~ hired again
br 1he college. Bui 1ha1~ a quarter
of a s1Uden1s class load for one sc-
111cs1er was1ed on a class 1augh1 by ,, ____ _
While the visiting
professors I've had
could boast decent
credentials, they all
left a little to be de­
sired in the classroom
arena. _____ ,,
an inro1npe1c111 professor. Shouldn'1
there be a way to evaluate these pro•
rcssors bclore a whole semester is
wasted with them?
Perhaps I have been 100 hasty in
m)' judgments. I know many s111-
dcn1s who •re happy whh l heir vis­
iling professors. Some even hke
these professors bcucr 1ha11 some of
thtir tt".nured colleagues. I rcw,inly
<lon·1 mean to suggest 1haL everyone
should s1ay away from 1h,se 1•is11-
ing professors But for me. as well
as 1113uy of my fellow dassma1es.
the cxpcricnct.s with visiting pm ..
lessors hove no1 ~rn plc.1San1 Jntl
I would like 10 offer my condolences
to .iny fellow students who arc cur­
rcn1ly suffering through a class
wltich has turned ou1 to ht less than
the academic heaven 1hey cxpec1cd. Revealing real issues behind the US News nosedive
by Brenna Stuart sa1isfae1ion wilh 1hclr college still pass 1he day aw:iy gazing :11 is going. cn1s, and not enough 10 ,mpnwc
f-irs1, a distutbfng focl: mos1
of 1hc new students whom I
spoke 10 m the Orsi few weeks
here scemc<l strongly cnt husccl
•bout the college, "Oh yeah, I
love LC. The campus ,s so
prcny." these respondcnts 10 my
informal survey would reply.
The words "third 1icr school• experience. The Man doesn't John Buck sculptures. And docs the US News <1nil \¼>1/tl Re• the qut1h1y of hie for ,hose of us
want you t0 know this, but l 9 iircally mailer lf only 78 pe.rcent po,r people may do a lame, SU· who arc already here. So let's not
percent ol iirst-year s1utlcn1s of1hefacuhyhcrchavefull11me perhcial job of crniqumg col-gc1 al.I cnrnged and hum down
doni rcwrn for another year at positions? Col,umbia anti leges, bu, they hove still man-1he US News c111d llo\)rltl Rcpori
LC. Thai means 1hat one of cv-Marvard can have their "aca-aged 1t1 hnng a very important headquarters; aft<:r ~lll, 1sn'1 1hat
cry Ovc of us woni be here next dcmic excellence"; here at LC, grievance to light. I con·, help jus1 whai The Man w,mis us 10
year. This docs not look good. we clon'1 need 11. We've got grass b111 11011cc that The Mon spends do? From where I'm sionding,
13111 let me remind )'OU of my ancl forests and roses. and some• a 101 of resources on landscap• alop 1h1s luscious l'al,rnnc Hill
own, more in1i1110Jc survey or times even a link bit of sun. I ing 10 make iLsclf look good 10 Es•.~••· the rcsponsibilny seems
student satisfaction. The major- know exactly where Ill)' $28.000 prospecuvc students and por-10 he elsewhere.
tlidn'1 seem ll) have occu.rrccl to
1hem Which, I am about ll'.I ar­
gue, 1s cxac1ly what the admin­
istrators (let's just call them "The
Man" so tha1111)' argument will
really rile people up) want us 10
think. That is why some in­
depth analysis on 1hc whole U.S. ~~~m~~ ~;;~?sa~l:~~~d;~~; -----Letters to the Ed·1tor
came here because The Man scm
1 hem prcny brochures plum full
of statements such as "lush pa­
la1ial scning" or "breathtaking
forest views• aml happy pictures
or rose gardens and evergreens. ,, ____ _
The US News and
World Report people
may do a lame, su­
perficial job of critiqu­
ing colleges, but they
have still managed to
bring a very impor­
tant grievance to
light. Thus, these students could
hartlly be described as dissa1is­
ficcl. j'ust look around you. Arc
there n,H sprinklers running,
day and night, rain or shine, 10
ensure thot 1he lawns s1ay every
bit as green as promised? Do the
roses not smell as sweet as they
looketl in the brochure? And arc
there 1101 workers laboring away
even as I write 10 provide uswi1h
a new grassy little hill? Have you
failed 10 notice the sculptures
going up omsicle the arl build­
ing? Herc we arc, living in this
vcriiable Ulopia of visual and ol-
__________ ,, factory pleasures and US News
News and World Rcporr thing is
required hcforc we all tell them
just where 10 stick their Third
Tier r:11ing. Let's firsl take a look
at some things their rating sys­
lCm may have missed. has the nerve to 1cll us we're
wasting our $28,000?
According 10 the U.S. News
rcpon, Lewis &t Clark students
rcpi,rt a rc\111\vcly' l<h~ Tcvcl df' I ju>, 1akc ii all in stride. So
wha1 if the soap in my bathroom
is watered down because, ac­
cording 10 the RA, they only ge,
one refill bucket each semester?
Who wants clean hands any­
way? And,w.ho ,can~s l[ l can11
gel into any .,, dass.!s?' 1 can
Correction
-1
r )..1st week, 1hc Pio11«r log used I his torch
graphic, the logo of the LC Olympics, in an
advertisement for lc11crs to the cdilor,
inadvcnamly viob1ing ,he copyrigh1 or the
graphic. The Pioneer Log regrets 1he error.
EonoRS•IN•C•m: Colin J. Seek, Meaghan Lamarre
Niws EonoRS: Rocky Campbell, Janelle Lamoreaux
Fo11:uM Eo1to11:: Andrew Zahler
Fmum Eo110R: Aaron Blackwell
Aus EonoR: Laurel Brauns
S,oan Eonoa: Dusty Holden
CAU.NDAR Eo,1011:: HIiiary Panzer
l'l<oro Eono•: Angela Kearney
A,Tim: Klas Holmlund, Steve Tune Pion'.~er Log
COflro11u11•c Wa1Tm: Brent Fontana. Jared Hager, Erin Haick,
Caroline Hieb, Morgan Keller, Daniel Ruprecht, Erica
Sebastian, Brenna Stuart, Oliver Tuholskee, Gene Wixson
Co,v E01ro.: Hillary Panzer
GaAMMAl fAsan: Peter Ber'khout
Atwons1NG MAN•Gttt.: Aileen Clymer
CIROJLATION MANACER: Peter Berkhout
COMPUtt-A SPtc11,us1: Brent Fontana
WnM•m•: Linnea Jean Thompson
Aov,soa: Peter Christensen '"
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The Plon•tr log is lunded by your student lee.. United Sexualities
resp Jnds to act of hatred
and vandalism
Did you know di:u ignorance
exis1s on our campus? Well, i1
docs. On Tuesda)', September
21, 1999, l, Ki to Alvarez.and the
01hcr Unilc«.1 Scxualhics mem­
bers found the following wri11cn
on I he door of our dub office in
the Manzanita basement:
"FAGS Take l'ln.g Down"
The message rc.fcrs 10 a rain­
bow nog 1ha1 hangs in the win­
dow of this ofncc. I believed I
was in a place where I could feel
safe and secure in my iden1ily.
Yes. the memality ofliving upon
the hill and in the LC bubble got
the OCSl or me, until Tucstlay. h
is easy for us to overlook ind~
dents which occur beyond our
daily lives. By writing this sia1e­
me111, I bring 10 your aucntion
that haired and ignorance exists
here at Lewis &t Clark College.
These two obstacles will prob­
ably never go away, but we as a
community ,should not let this
incident go by unrecognized.
Recognizing ourfc ars should be
enough to incite concern and
support, especially I hose fears
which directly imp.act our fellow
community members.
Uni1ed Scxuali1ics mc,ins no
offense by our display or the
rainbow Oag. Wha'I exactly docs
the rainbow Oag signif)'l The
mconing or the Oag is diversity ond ,he celebr.nion of divcrsi1y.
Diversity exis1s on our campus,
whc1hcr it is religion, race.
creed, or scxualily. No one
should have 10 hide her/hnnsclf.
Therefore, in support of these
,,alues, the rainbow Oag will he
lcf1 in place, bo1h 10 represent
the diversity found wilhin our
dub and I hat which exists
throughout our college. United
Sexualities can be reachetl at
us@lclork.edu, or anyone may
a11cnd our mce1ings, Tuesdays a1
6 pm, as the club is i111endetl as
an alliance between people of all
scxuali1ics and genders. United
Sexualities is a group formed by
and for Lewis &t Clark commu­
nity queers, gays, lesbians. men,
women, slraights. bisexuals, an<l
transgcndcrs. 11 is ;rn ac1ivc
group, a social awareness group,
a support group, and a social
club. The organization is invh•
ing of all peoples and all hack­
grounds. 1 r 1.hcrc arc concerns,
a forum can be set up where
opinions can be voiced in a non ..
vio1cnl way.
We should all be concerned
by such behavi<Jr. Violence and
Ignorance c,cists on this campus,
but everyone is responsible for
creating change.
One or the missions of our
organization is to orchestrate
1his change. Tha.nk you for hear•
ing my concerns aml those of
everyone lhis action irnpaclS.
Kilo Alvarez, Asst. Coord.
United Sexualities Green Corps seeks to
protect national forests
from destruction
Despite wha1 nrnst peo1>lc
think, a foll 80 pcrcc111 of our
nouional forests remain unpro-
1cc1cd and over half ol the na­
tional forests have been damogcd
by logging, oil ond gas dcvclo1>·
me111, and mming. In fact, the
national forests already have
more than 383,000 miles of ac­
cess roads in them. This is more
than cigh1 times the length ol
our ln1crs1a1c highway sys1cm
anti enough 10 circle 1hc Eorth
15 1imcs.
To add insuh 10 injury. 1hc
American taxpayer pays 10 build
these roads. In fact, in 1997, the
na1ional fores1 timber sales pro•
gram operated at a net loss ol
over S 1.2 billion.
These n.·maining forests arc
,important sources of rccrca1ionf
wlltllife habitat, ond dean drink­
ing water. the Clin1on Atlmin­
is1ra1i<111 is currcn1ly devclopmg
new rcgul:11ions for road less ar·
c...1.s. so now is I he c hnc co urge
Senator Ron Wyden 10 do every•
thtng he ran to prevent c-rnr
roadlcss areas lrom being dcvtl­
oped. Yoo can call hull loc'<llly a,
(503) 326-7525. You can also gc1
involved by a11end111g Green
Corps meetings Tuesdoys at 7
pm
Emily Coulter, Andrea Ross,
Green Corps Media leaders
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Odober 1, 1999 Pioneer Log 5 =~00=w~~~==FeaWres==--======
Environmental activism spreads its branches
Maluski determined
to save Eagle Creek
by Laurel Brauns
Interest in c.nvironme.nt.al is•
sues has long bct'-n a part of the
collec1ivc consciousness of
Lewis & Clark s1udcn1s. Many
express this through involve­
ment in Colkgc Outdoors, a
major in Environmental Smdies
or like one student, leadership
in an off-campus enviromncnta1
activist group. Ivan Maluski is a
part of the Cascadia Forest Re­
vue, a group that is curremly
LC Student Ivan Maluski is the
leader of the group Cascadia
Forest Revue.
committed 10 puuing an end to
logging at Eagle Creek.
E.a,glc Creek is a pan of the
Mount Hood National Forest
near Estacada. The 6,500 acre
area that was recently sold is in
the south fork of Eagle Creek
and contains mos\Jy trees that
are between 100 and 150 years
old. With some older trcts
reaching 500 years of age, Eagle
Creek is a prime example of an
old-growth forest. Old-growths ,, ___ _
We can really change
the world out there. It
is not going to get
changed here on
campus, we have to
look at the bigger
picture.
Ivan Maluskl _____ ,,
nre in particular need of pro1cc-
1u>n because they sustain an eco­
system that provides a place for
thousands of different species 10
nourish that could not grow in
• new forest. As a forest grows
older, fallen trees and leaves co,H
the ground. cre.aung nutrienlS
for 1he soil. In addition. trees
grow taller and provide a multi­
layered forest canopy. which is
an ideal ho1nc for many animals.
Aside rrom the mystical
h<-au1y of these forests, there arc
numerous concrete reasons why
11 should not be logged. Thcsale
ClllS into 1.2 miles or home
range For at least one known pair
or spoued owls. Perhaps even
more 1rag1c. cm ting this area. \Vlll
remove I .032 acres of possible
habnats for other fnmilies of tins
endangered species. Th1s wil­
derness 1s also a pan of the
Clackamas River watershed, •
resource that has been used for
Portland's backup drinking wa­
ter m years past.
Many wonder how such a
1mvcs1y could oc_cur. especially in a National Forest. Perhaps
most people arc under the false
impression that "National" For­
est means a "protected" forest, a
place that the government has
promised to safeguard against
human destruction. Unfortu­
nately, this assumption could not
be farther from the truth.
In 1994, the Northwest For­
CSL Plan was an agreement that
sought 10 reconcile the demands
of environmentalists and the
expectations of loggers. The
plan failed in the sense that ii did
not reduce environmental dam­
age 10 the extent 1ha1 is needed.
For the loggers, they were dis­
appointed that they now must
adhere to certain limits and regu­
lations. The worst part of this
political baule was a rider that
was passed in 1995 entitled "The
Salvage Rider" which gave the
Nadonal Forest Service a period
of immunity from any legal chal­
lenges concerning the sale of
National Forests. Environmen­
tal groups were barred from any
legal prosecution during this
time. The idea behind this rider
was 10 "salvage• any diseased
trees that could possibly infect
neighboring trees and forests. In
rc.ality. this simply allowed for
more lc!lal'ilcl,!_ruc1!bn';,f' tltc
forest's vital ecosys1em. As a re­
sult of this legislation, thousands
of acres of Eagle Creek were sold
to Vanpon Manufacturing Inc.
sixteen days before the rider ex­
pired in December of 1996.
Enter the activist group
Cascadia, led by such ac1ivis1s as
LCs very own Ivan Maluski. The
most sensationalized aspect of
the organization is the tree-sit­
tings, a fom, or pro1es1 1ha1 at­
tracts media attention nnd
thereby alerts the public LO a
very serious but often ignored
environmental issue. In speak­
ing wiLh Maluski, one gets the
sense I hal there is a lot more.
going on in this group then
building tree forts. He explains
that such •c,vil disobedience·•
comes after various ,:11 lcmplS to
work wi1hin the legal frnmc•
work Members of Cascadia at•
tend the meetings of the Na­
tional Forest Service in order to
cotnmtuiic:nc the hazards of log­
ging. They arc also directly in­
volved in court cases which pro­
test forest sales. Maluski says
that the difference between
Cascadia and other rnvironmcn-
1al groups is that "we take it •
few steps further." They arc not
locked into simply functioning
within the sys1en1 and have a
genuine belief that the "corpo­
ration dominated" system Itself
needs 10 change. In cases like
the Eagle Creek 1i111bcr sale, In
which 1hcy are barred from any
counroorn confromation, they
musl protest in other ways.
Maluski is • ronncr student
of Reed College who completed
two i•cars bc!ore 1aking some
, imt orr to pursue his environ­
mental interests. He came lO
see Eagle, page 7
6 Pioneer Log October 1, 1999 Green Corps puts the stop on roads
Green Corps, the newest
environmemtal group on
campus, aims to put a
stop to the creation of
new roads which cut apart
our wilderness and disrupt
animal habitat.
by Gene Wixson
America currently has only 5·
10% of its old growth forests re­
maining and most of our Na­
tional Forests are fragmented by
extensive road systems. Cur­
rently the Forest Service owns
and maintains 383,000 miles of
foresl roads, a figure that is eight
times greater· than the US inter­
state highway syslem. E.xis1ing
roads and n cw logging. roads
frngmcni cco.sys1ems and make
survival of endangered species
less like.ly. With these concerns
in mind. a n.t.w cnvironmenc.al
organization rus started al Lewis
& Clark.
Green Corps was founded
nationally by David Brower, Lois
Gibbs, and 1h,c late Cesar Chavez
who hoped 10 help create a new
generation of environmental
leaders. This year we. have a
Green Corps Intern, Kim DeFeo,
who will help Lewis & Clark
' $(udetulfooi:s tf1cir a(1cl1'iid!l oh' how 10 get a national roadlcss
area policy.
Currently the Forest Service
is operating under a 1empornry
moratorium on building any
roads in large roadless areas.
However. most of the Oregon
forests arc cxcmptt'-d from this
ban because of Clinton's North­
west Forcsl Plan. Soon the mora­
torium will expire and the For­
est Service will be free lO build
additional roads in currently
roadless areas to harvest Limber. ,, ____ _
I believe in saving our
forests. I love our
woods and see this as
a good way_ to make
sure they ate npt
sliced into little bits by
even more roads.
Julian Dautremont-Smith _____ ,,
The student activists of Green
Corps want 10 see this stopped
and have made II a focus of their
Heritage Forest Campaign. •1
believe in saving our forests. I
love our woods and sec th.is as a
good way 10 make sure they are
"not sliced ii\1\, llulc bits by even . ' more roads." explained Julian
Dau1rcm.on1-Smi1h, a studenL
who has been actively involved
with Green Corps since their
inception.
In discussions with Green
Corps members they stated their
primary activities as auempling
10 raise awareness for the prob­
lems with our current forest
policy and then lobby leaders
like Senator Ron Wyden 10 in­
cre.ase federal protection for Na­
tional Forests. Following a
moratorium on road building in
National Forests. they hope 10
sec aU 1im.bcr harvests on na-·
tional forests stopped. "I think
that stopping timber harvest in
National Forests is a real possi­
bility." said Dautremont-Smith.
It is with this kind of enthu­
siasm that the members of Green
Corps begin th!$ new group at
Lewis & Clark. IL remains ti) be
seen if 1liis cnt~usi•sm will , , r
translate into real action or in­
creased protection for our Na­
tional Forests. "I know very lit lie
about the group, but I wish lhem
the best," stated Ivan Maluski. a
student well known for his own
forest a_ctivi,sm.
If you are interest<d in gelling
involved with th, group, they have
matings every Thursday night at
7;00 PM In Miller 208.
Active·• students plant a SEED
by Erica Sebastian
,,. Students Engaged in Eco•
Defense (SEED) is a student­
run organization that focuses
on improving eovironmenlal
conditions: both on and off
campus. The group was
founded th.rec years ago by a
small group of student activ­
ists and has since gniwn to a
group of over 50 people.
Since its founding. SEED
has been involved in many
t.vcms and issues and accom•
plished a great deal bolh on
and off campus. Last r.11, lhe
"Garden of SEEDcn' was
formed. Located behind the
Olin Physics & Chemistry
building, the garden has be­
come a space for the whole
community 10 go and learn
about organic gardening and
enjoy its food. The group also
worked last year with the Bon
Appetit stafi' 10 begin recycling
in the Bon. Instead of throw­
ing the large food cans into
landfills, crushing and recy­
clrng these cans is now a
work-s1udr JOb.
SEED was actively involved
with last fall's environmental
canvassmg [or Measures 6'I
and 66, lWO important envi­
ronmental measures lrom last
year's ballot. They have also
organized speakers, films, and
01her events during their three
years on campus.
A mam goal for lh1s year is
10 sec 100% recycled paper in
, he copy machines and prim­
ers m the library. This project PHOTO IY /1."K"taA tlAAh"EV call-ins, and cdu­
{'lltion, they will
act as guardians
over the area and
try to ensure that
these areas do not
get logged in the
fuLurt., but rather
remain in the
-public domal11.
They will also try
to increase cam­
pus awareness
about local for-Something organic is growing in the
"Garden of SEEOen."
has been in progress for sevcrnl
years now through other orga­
nizations lil<c OSPrRG and En­
vironmen1al Foo1prin1 Groi,ps
from Environmental Studies
201. During Fall Break, the ,, ____ _
The garden has be­
come a space for the
whole community to
go and learn about
organic gardening
and enjoy its food. _____ ,,
copters on 1he first noor of the
library will be filled with Eureka
100!, a post-consumer recycled
paper. Though Lhere will be a
slighl increase m price, their
hope ,s that people will choose
the more earth-friendly paper.
This fall, SEED ,viU be adopt­
ing a plot of wilderness oear
Mounl Hood through the Or­
egon Nalural Resource Council's
Adopt-a,Wilderncss program.
Usmg protests, letter 0writing, esLry issues.
Other projects include the
conlmuous work on the .. Gar•
den or SEEDen," increasing
environmental awareness on
campus, creating an Envin,n­
mental Resource Center next.
10 the cash machine in
Templeton, and introducing
inorc organic produce 10 the
Bon.
Thi"hi,rg-of geW,rg Involved
wrth SEED? Now is a grccu
time to $tarL Comt participate
in tl,e activilies 011 October J 2,
the Day of Six Billion, the day
tl,e global population reaches
six bill/or,. Checl1 0111" garden
//arty a,ry Wednesday at 3:00
be/1i11d Oli11. and ger dirty
pla11ti11g. the wi11rcr crop a11d
lcomhtg alx>ut dtt world of g11r­
dening. Prove ro the adminis­
tration rltoc you want ro sec
positive change by choosing tire
Green Copy machine in tht li­
brary. ,,, addirlon to these up­
coming cv,,us. SEED also lws
meellngs each Tuesday at 7:00
PM in dre Cmmdl Chambers. Cascadia Forest Revue dances to support the environment
by Morgan Keller
On 5"turday, September 11,
L.aurclhurst Park filled with
people cager for good music. £rec
food, and environmental libera•
tion. The day-long, free festival
held in the grassy heart of the
park, mcL all Lhe hopes oft hose
who aucnded. The event was
planned to raise support for the
immediate protection of the
Eagle Creek Wilderness. lnfor•
maLivc and inspiring speaking
about Lhte dangers prcscn,cd to
the Eagle Creek wild.cmcss and
other parts or the NorthwesL's
natural cnvi.roninc.nl was com•
bined with unifying, cross-cul•
mral music, convincing those
E~§!!d f!::~
Lewis & Clark for the envi­
ronmental studies depart­
ment and access to the law
school. which specializes in
environmental law. He has
Ileen involved in Cascadia
Crom the beginning and he
makes an ideal SJ)<?kesl;"'rson
for the o~ nization becau.ie_
' of his klloWledg~ 'or ti,i is­
sues and tlts'abillty lO 'sptak
about them dearly and elTtc•
lively. The vision of the or­
ganization involves outffilc.h
and education. There is a
philosophy that while expe­
rienced members are neces­
sary, the group Is ·always
loolti11g for people to get in­
volved. To students who are
genuinely interested in envl•
ronmental activism Maluslti
says, •1 would encourage
people to get involve<! in otJ­
campus aclivism'bec:ause we·
can really change the world
out there. II is not golng 10
get changed here on campus,
we have to look at the,bigger
picture.• Ivan particularly
stands beh-ind Cascadia be·
cause the group deals \vith
specifics; they don't beat
around the bush with useless
environiqenul jargon.
•some CO\'ixonmental issues
arc so serious today. We need
to think of radical solutions
instead of dwelling on re•
fonnisl ideas or protest..
There are various aspects
of this group for students
who are interested. The full
name of the organization is
the Cascadia ForesL Revt1e
because or the acuvist
•show• that is perfonnecl ev•
cry thi rel Thursday of the
month. The main purpose of
this is to educate people In a
fun way about rhe gToup's
primary issues. later this
month the gatherings will
(hopefully) mov" from the
SE Multicultural Center to
the Flying Saucer Caft on SE
21" and Division. Maluski
welcomes any students who
wish to auend the group's
mecungs at Cascadin office
on SE 16'" and Clinton at
6:30 every first and third
Wednesday c.1ch month.
It is easy during the col•
lege years to become dis•
heartened with academia and
to experience disconnection
wuh the real world. Perhaps
Maluskll; story can serve an
example Lhat il is possible to
make a dilTerence in the real
world1 who took pan in the dance to
resist for themselves and for gen•
cralions to come.
The dance began at noon on
a beautiful sunny day. Charimba.
a band of marimba players, be·
gan by playing lively, long, and
chiming songs while many
people perused the train of
tables covered with information
concerning each environmental
organization represented at the
festival. Besides free infonnation
about each of the environmen­
tal organizations there was free
food donated by local busi•
nesscs. The food table had cv•
erything from doughnuts to
vegan burgers. In addition, ex­
perienced climbers gave free
climbing lessons with safe ropes
behind the stage until the dance
was over,
After Charimba,Jim Page, an
acoustic guitar player accompa•
nied by his friend, a mandolin
player. played what his farts have
come to call, "politically charged
folk.• Page's lyrics in particular
coincided perfectly with the
ambiance of the Resist Dance.
Carolina Pumpstation, a blue•
grass bani!: [ollowed'Pagc with
a,S<lOthing,set and then Breath
of Lightning, an cdcctic acous•
tic band, woke the audience up
with the.Ir Scaulc-grunge sound.
After Breath of Lightning's set a represcnlalivc from each envi•
ronmental organization spoke 10
Lhe audience of their cause.
Among the man)• coalitions and
organizations that spoke were
the Cascadia Forest Alliance,
Pacific Green. Resistance
Against Genetic Engineering, ,, ____ _
After "Butterfly"
everyone felt inspired
and danced to
Obediah, a reggae
band who jammed
until the stars were
out and the "resist­
ers" were swaying to
the Jamaican beat or
drinking warrm, chai
tea. _____ ,,
Save Our Wild Salmon, the
Rainforest Action Network, and
the Oregon Natural Resources
Council. All of these represen­
tatives, who spoke reverently of
the need to fullill their causes.
were the perfect precursors for
Julia ·suuerfiy" iHill.
Julia "Buuerfly: whom 1nany
of those who auended the Re­
sist Dance came to hear speak,
captivated the audience at 7:00 ,,. pm. Speaking 1hrough a telt•
phone from her "pod" in
Humboldt County of Northern
California, she was heard
through the loud speakers on the
stage. "Bullerfiy," who originally
adopted her nationally known
pseudonym to protect her real
name like other activists, has
been tree-silting 180 feet up in
a 1,000 year old redwood since
December of 1997, She has been
visited by celebrities such as
Bonnie Raiu, Mickey Han, and
Woody Harrelson and has been
covered by CNN as well. She im•
bued the crowd though her cell
phone with a voice powerful and
soothing. like Maya Angelou.
"1lunerfiy• addressed the bane
that is threatening our natural
world and emphasized the need
for unity in saving whaL is left
of nature for now and for the
future. At the end of her speech
she read a poem and repeated
over and over In her moving
voice, .. We are d2ncing lO the
rhythms oflife!"
After "Bunerfly• everyone felt
inspired and danced to Obediah,
a reggae band who jammed un•
111 the SIJlrs were out and the "rt·
sisters• were swaying 10 the Ja•
maican beat or drinking warm
chai tea. The Resist Dance was
put on by the Cascadia Forest
Alliance. Since the end of April Cascadia has stopped ddoresta•
tion by trec-siuing. They have a
"pod" erected in an area barri·
cadccl by the Forest Service. The
alliance, led by LC student Ivan
Maluski has been resisting the
logging in Eagle Creek for 155
days. Maluski. along with Regna
Merrill of the Oregon Na1ural
Resources Council, have already
met with the owner or the en•
dangered Eagle Creek area.
Adolph Henrich. Hertrich, who
is also the owner of Vanport
Manufacturing bought the plot
of land from the Forest Service
in 1996. In their meetings he has
agreed with the environmental
organizalions that there arc too
many old growth trees slated to
be cut. U.S. Scnat0r Ron Wydcn
is also a factor in saving Eagle
Creek. He has the power to help
stop all logging in Eagle Creek
and has already mentioned to
the Forest Service that he wants
to •c.ancel the timhcr sale at
Eagle Creek."
If you arc intel'l!stcd in learn•
ing more about proruring our
natural ~nvironmtnt in Eagle
Crttk, in the Northwtsl, and/or
nationally you can go lo Gr«n
Corps meclings Thursday at 7:00,
auend weekly SEED mtttings at
7:00 on Tuesdays. call the
Cascadia forest Alliance at 241 •
4879, or talk to Ivan Malusl1i. . .,,
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October 1, 1999 Pioneer Log 7 _Pi_·o_n_e_er_L_o_g..._ _________ Arts--------------
by Laurel Brauns
John Buck. a mas1er sculp1or
and prinlcr, will unveil 1wo l8-
foo1 bronze sculp.urcs as well as
n gallery cxhibilion 1his coming
Oc1obcr The cxhihition in­
cludes much of Buck's recc111
work. While this display docs
nm officially open until October
7••, it is qmtc J>Ossiblc 10 take:,
peck through 1hc window of 1hc
gallery to view some of John
Bucks fasdna1ing woodcarvings
and or course. 10 view the new
statues.
Buck's talent with woodwork­
ing becomes apparcn1 when you
sec his dc1ailed sculptures. He
con1ras1s various images in his
different works such as books,
shells, globes, 1hc human form
and musical instruments 1hat
bo1h function on the symbolic
lcvd as well as I he subconscious.
Buck docs no1 a11cmp1 10 explain
these symbols, but Instead asks
the viewer to in1crprct them
1hrough 1hcir own lens of per­
ception. The jux1apositions he
creates have an eerie. dream-like
quali1y,
The images 1ha1 he has ex­
pressed in his works crea1e a
surrealis&ic story tha1 nts H>•
gc1hcr like a puzzle. Linda
Tcsner. 1hc dircc1or of 1he Gal­
lery of Contemporary Ari a1 Pij()TO BY AHCillA ICl,'Rkf'I'
Two daunting bronze
statues, crafted by John
Buck now stand outside of
the Gallery. Lewis & Clark College, believes
1ha1 Buck's work func1ions like
music. "While Buck's work is
highly rcpresen1a1ional, his vo­
cabulary of imagery is 1101 meant
to be spcciHc. His combination
of visual symbols are, in foci,
more like 1he language of music
1han of literature,·• She also said
thai Buck views 1hc world, "wilh
1hc exac1mg eye of a scientist
and lllls h,s swdio and home
wi1h objcc1s 1ha1 engage him.·
How did John Buck develop
his incredible talents? Buck has
had a very inter('s1ing artistic
background. Although he may
seem like a 1ypical wcs1em
.. wood whinier," he was actually
born in Iowa. Bo1h his fa1her and
his grandfath-cr were arna1eur
woodcarvers, which is perhaps
where Buck fir51 gained such
passionate interest in this ari
form, His educa1ional back­
ground includes a llne ar1s de­
gree from the Kansas Ci1y Ari
lns1i1meand5chool of Design in
1968. In addition he earned a
master's degree in education
from the Skowhegan School of
Sculpture and Paiming m 1971
and a masters degree in £me ans
from 1hc University of Califor­
nrn a1 Davis in 1972. Dcspile all
his education and acclaim
1hroughoui the an world. Buck
lives a quieter life. He resides on PHO'JO 8Y ANC.ltAXWHfY ,, ____ _
Buck does not explain
these symbols ... The
juxtapositions he
creates have an eerie,
dream-like quality. _____ ,, a form just outside of Boze.man,
Montana and is busy raising his
1wo sons.
In conirnst 10 his humble
lifestyle.John Buck's works have
appeared in numerous soln ex­
hibitions staged across 1hc
Uniled S1a1cs from lionolulu 10
New York since 1974. He has
also received a number or hon­
ors for his talcm includmg 1hc
Nntional Endowment for the
Ans Individual AnisLS Award in
1980 and a Na1ional Ar1ists
Award in 1984.
Perhaps 1he m,>s1 significam
par! of the exhihhion will be 1hc
impressive hronz.e Slructures
1ha1 will reside 1~rmancn1ly out­
side 1hc Gallery for years 10
come as a lasting mark ofBuck's
1imc a1 1his school and a rcpre•
sentaiion of our school's dedica-
11011 10 an. For years s1uden1s
and faculty alike wlll walk by
1hcse s1ruc1urcs on a daily ba­
sis, pondering 1heir sLrangc
forms. This fixture will also
scrv·c to enhance 1hc overall
beauty of the campus and a11rac1
fumrc studenLS and pa1rons. The
sculp1urcs were generously corn•
missioned by Harold and Arlene
Schnilzer. The Gallery opening
and unveiling of Lhe sculptures
is on Oc1ober 1°•, at 5:00pm. If
you like the scu.lpmrcs, the gal­
lery display is mus1 sec.
Performer ~xplores border cultu-res.:~.-. ~ .. Once again, SOFA
by Janelle Lamoreaux •, enterta,· ns s·tudents Lewis & Clark's Ans Alive!
S<!rics kicked off Friday, Sep1. 25
w11h Guillermo Gomez-Pena.
This spoken word prc-scnrntion
shook 1hc Agnes Flanagan
Chapel wilh an m-your-facc po­
ct ic display cn1i1lcd
"Borders1a.sis: Border l'ulp S10-
r1es."
Originally from Mexico Ci1y.
Gomcz.-Pcna is a well•known
cultural commcntator/pcrfor.
ma nee ar1is1. ohen nppca.ring on
Naiional Public Radio. "My ac1
ls indescribable, so 1hcy call me
a pcrrormancc artist," he
claimed, referring to his vague
tide.
His perfor111ance revolved
around an lnspcc1ion of Nonh/
Sou1h lntcraclions and stereo-
1ypes. Gomez-Pena's one and a
half hour monologue 10uched
on 1he effects of globaliza1ion, •
quickly spreading 1rend where
1radc. ~ommun.ication, and cul•
niral borders arc fading rapidly.
The ac1ual contcn1 of the pro­
gram ranged from a irip imo "1he
conceptual zone,"' lo sarcastic
Spanish mini-lessons, 10 blum
illus1ra1ions of such issues as
English-only legisla1ion and rac­
ism.
During the "conceplllal zone"
segment. "he was puuing issues
ou1, but no1 presenting solu•
lions, jus1 saying 'that's how it
is"." commented freshman Galen
Clark. Gomez-Pena posed many
realis1ic situations and asked
audience members to visualize
his dcscrip1ions, He then took
on various personas. reliving
conversalions with a definite <
Guillermo Gomez-Pena performed live at the Chapel ast
Friday night
livelihood, His dialogues often
gave no sohu,on. lns1ead, 1hey
t-ast problems 11110 1he crowd.
perhaps 10 capmre 1hc audience
and inspire them 10 thlnk and
ac1 towards soluuons on 1hcir
own.
"I thmk his message was
powerful for rnos1 people 1hcrc,
but 1 couldn'1 relate 10 1he way
he presen1ed ii. His sense of hu­
mor didn't agree wilh mine.'"
s1a1ed LC s1ude111 Leia Peuy.
Guillermo Gomez-Pena pre-scnted dis1mc1 pcrsonali1y and
abrup1 humor, which evoked
diffcrcn1 reactions from audi­
ence members. He 1read rugged
boo1s through was1e high-con­
fhc1, wilh an unsophistica1ecl
approach.
More Ans Alivcl prcsen1a­
tions will continue to entertain
1hroughou1 the year. Next in line
is 1he Ger, Allen Trio, which
boasLS of pianisi Geri Allen, 1hc
only female musician 10 be
awarded thcJazzPar Prize.
8 Pioneer log October 1, 1999 Events for the f al I semester
by Katherine Bovee
This-year, the staff of 5111-
denLS Organized For Activi­
ties (SOFA) is working to
bring in a wider variety of
e111enaimne111 as well as to re-,, ____ _
Later this semester
SOFA will host Mr.
LC, a male beauty
pagent. ____ ,,
vive past Lewis &: Clark ua­
ditlons. SOFA is an ASLC­
sponsored group that receives
budgeting 10 nm regular so­
ciaJ and t.nle.rtainment pro•
gramming on-campus. This
year's staff is ·comprised of
SOFA director Jelena
Obradovic, adminis1ra1ive as­
sistant Megan Locher, dittctor
of music Caroline Johnson, di­
rector of movies Derek
Oldham, and publicity man­
ager Katherine Bovee. SOFA
also uses volunteers to help
plan and publicize shows and
work at special cvenLS.
SOFA will continue to
bring new movie releases to
the Council Chambers every
Saturday evening and to bring
local and na1ional music
groups on campus. Upcom-ing Saturday movies include
A Simple Plan and Tht Shin­
ing. The foll music schedule
tncludes bands working in
genru 'ranging from rock to
funk. punk, ska. and reggae.
Bands are broughL from both
the. na1ional circuit and
Portland's own music com­
muni1y, often induding mem­
bers that are LC ai11ms. On
Friday, Oc1ober 15, SOFA will
bring back the LC 1alent show
and later in the semester. will
host Mr. LC, a male beauty
pageant. For more informa­
tion, contact sofa@lclark.edu.
call ext. 7139, or stop by 1hc
SOFA office loca1ed in
Ttmpleion across from the in­
formation desk.
SOFA's Annual
Talent Show:
Friday,
October 15th
Go to the
SOFA office
for details KLC'S fall lineup of Disc Jockeys and Shows
Monday
8am-9am Ivan: Mornings with Ivan
Give wake up c.,lls, pla)' a n11x of college rock and scvcncics
lolk. Weather rc1)orts and daily events •nd annuunccmenL<.
lpm-5pm Nicole and Willow: Hateline
Hate girls' Hate hoys? Fuck that noise' Call some people who
h:nc cvcr)'onc, L1s1en to the music or the halt grc:us~ Tune in.
\\'c'II help you nurture your anger mto pure RAGE!!
6pm-8pm Nicole: What the Funk?
From Bis t n the Bee gees to Buddy Holl)'. anythmg one! every•
thmg 11, keep your body movmg and your party groovin! You don't
~Sten to 11, you dance to It silly!
8pm-10pm Coo/ Papa T and Dmitri Gonzalez:
COME AND GET IT!
Cool Pa1,a T pms his soul pole d<>wn your carholc while Dmitri
wrcs1lcs wuh his manhood.
10pm-12am Erik: All Things Leopard
A show for anyone who's ever worn leopard print. An obnox•
lous mix o[ Ska. Swing. Rockahilly (Psychobilly), Surf, Punk.
Lo1mgc. and 50's rock. Listen if you love it, listen if you hate it. or
Just suck on a razor, I don't care which.
Tuesday
2pm-4pm Ben: Mist.er Robot Goes Traveling or on
Vacation
Pla)ang only the dopcst new hip hop. Strcsslng qualitv MC\;
•nd producers. Nowack beats or lyrics-I'm lookmg to educate LC.
6pm-8pm Unset Greene: Jazz Relief
Two hours of Jazz. Blues, nnd Soul. Miles to Mingus. Otis Redding
10Joshua Redman. A broad range of acccssiblcJau and jarz influ­
enced music. A perfect way to slow down the day and digest a
hearty Bon dinner.
8pm-10pm Chris Jones: Takemura
instant recall. Brit Pop, Tcchno ,&: Experimental noises prtmaril)• lrom Europe.
YO!
10pm-12am Martina: Sonic Explosions in the Night
Mainly old scl,ool rock ·11· roll wuh a psychedchc flavor wuh
perhaps some funk ~nd 80s thrown mto 1hc mix.
Wednesday
8am-9am Ivan: Mornings with Ivan
2pm-4pm Martin: Sack of Dead Chipmunks
lmagmc what would happen 1f you took 3 robo1 ;1,nd mscncd a
microphone imo ils grinding screech mg guts. Oh. and some space
lounge 1hrown in 10 boot. Hosted by a panel of super in1elligcm
space monkeys from space.
8pm-10pm Travis: News, funner than ever before.
A discussioa/fonmn for concert events, 1he news you don'l hear,
etc. Wilh lhc occasional rocknroll tune 1hrown in for good mC..'\­
surc.
10pm-12pm Shear Dix: All you need to know.
12pm-2am Will
The Funklacular. Fabtabulous. trip irap dabulmLS adventures of
Baron Von Will.
Thursday
2pm-4pm -·ry Ehlers: The Wobbly Rail Revisited
Music by the like:.'" Lou Recd, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen. and
Pink Floyd. •
6pm-8pm Rosalee: Raisin' the Roof With Rosalee
A wide variety of hip-hop/rap music. Including 80's, 90s, wcll­
known. and less well known.
8pm-10pm iarah: \J~ B9<;k an.d Pop •
Music from s11ck VK lriends as Ash. Belle & Sebasmm, Pulp,
and Radiohcad. 10pm-12am Jarrat
Coincidence
To lr:.rnsccnd Lhc many per·
ccptlons of 1hc 1llus1011ary world
1hrough the one eye love, fo.
euscd on all, 1s to nuain the true
pcrcep11on Listen 10 all types of
percepttons held by various an-
1s1s and how they express their
percept Ions.
Friday
8am-9am Ivan
3pm-4pm Andrew Daily:
Indy Rock, Dude
4pm-6pm Dusty: Of'
Man Withers' Radio
Programme
Saturday
2pm-4pm Kiel: The Kiel
"Hard as a Rock" Moses
show.
A range of ahcrnativc and
classic rock ranging from Zep­
pelin 10 Pcarljam 10 Pink Floy<L
Sunday
8pm-10pm Willow:
Wonder Willow Hour
The best show ever! Lt5tcn
and be a slar!
Upcoming concerts
around Portland
by Erin Haick
Venues
Crystal Ballroom- 1332 W. Burnside
Ohm-31 NW 111 Ave.
Roseland Theatre-8 NW Sixth Ave.
Portland Meadows- off Interstate 5
10/1/99
10/2/99
10/3/99
10/5/99
10/6/99
10/7/99
10/8/99 Robben Ford wl Anders Osborne
Aladdin Theatre
The Toasters wl Easy Big Fella
Glass factory
$10
Joydrop wl Other Star People
Roseland Theatre
Branford Marsalis
Roscfand fheairc
21•
Tori Amos
Theatre of 1he Clouds
The Mighty Diamonds and the Twinkle Bros.
Roseland Theatre
The Radiators w/ Motherhips
R,>seland '01c:urc
October 1, 1999 Pioneer Log 9 .. ~~~oo~e~e~rl=o~g!=:.__:======Sports===========
Cross country team off to a running start
by Daniel Ruprecht
Thanks lO a po1cnc mLxlurc
of talc111 ;111d depth. the L,·w1> &
Clark rucnS ;md womens cro!ls
coumrr 1cam~ itrc: off tn a strong
i;;lart :ar1cr thclf r,rst two TilCCl,!\
lun1or Chm Moyer led 1hc
Piom.:cr men'$ tcnm 10 a 1hncl•
place fi rush •• the LC I nvllo-
1lonal 1hrcc weeks ago, taking
home a sccond-ph1rc individu:,I
finish wuh a sparkling time ol
25:56, JUSI 13 seconds ,,IT the
couTSc record. Sophomore Neil
\Vcnrc was 1 he: ncx1 Pioneer
across 1he lone In eigh1h place a1
2 7·06, followed by senior
Theron Brown :u 27·43.
Claremont College won the
1ca111 1i1lc wilh ➔2 poin1s, while
LC's Nonhwcs1 Conference op­
ponent George Fox nipped 1hc
Pioneers for second place, 71-
80.
On the womcn·s side. Helen
Tamineln w:,s the top finisher for
the Pioneers with a time of
20:07, followed by Talia Eps1ci11
(20:36) and Emily Erwin
(20:57). The women's team fin­
ished seventh wilh 185 points.
welt bch10d firs1-placc
Claremont's score of 39.
The race was held a1 LC's
hom.: course a1 Mcl"cr-State
Park near Esiacadn. The Pio­
neers will get the chance to race
1hcrc lwicc more this season,
first a11hc NWC Clmmpionsh1ps
on Oct 30 and :igain two weeks
later at the NCAA Division 11 I
West Regional mee1.
With 11 teams competing,
1he 1lurd-placc finish was an ex­• cuing one !or 1hc Pioneer men
In fact. Coach Onvid Ft., s"ys the
team 1s m 1hc huni tor 1hc con•
krcncc 1ule -rhc mC'1fs t:onfcr•
~nee r.1.cc 1~ wide op<-n this year, ..
fix ,.rnJ "The 1cam looked
,trong a, the LC lnv11a11onal,
bca1ing NWC nvnls Pac1f1c
Lu1he:rnn. \Vhitman, Pacific, and
Linf1cld. We narrowly missed
George Fox." he said.
The P,onccrs were in Pasco.
WA, the following weekend for
1he Big Cross lnvilanonal. Com-
'' The men's conference
is wide open this year.
The team looked
strong at the LC
invitational, beating
NWC rivals Pacific
Lutheran, Whitman,
Pacific and Linfield.
David Fix
Head Coach
Cross Country _____ ,,
pcting whhout #2 runner \Vcarc,
who had a scholarship commit­
ment, 1he men uamed ma solid
si..ih-ploce finish in a field of 17
teams. many of which give ath ..
lc1ic scholarships. Mayer once
again led 1he men in 27;31, fin­
ishing 1c111h oul of 136 mnncTS.
Brian Schocnenman, Brown,
Andrew Ault and Ian Townley
rounded ou1 1hc scoring five £or
the Pioneers.
The women's team finished
ninth. wilh the five scoring nm-Junior Chris Mayer led the Pioneer men's team to a third
place finish at the LC Invitational three weeks ago, taking
home a second-place individual time, just 13 seconds off
the course record.
n'trs finishing together in a rc­
markobly tight pack. Cecily
Pingree was 34th in 21:13. and Tammcla, Colleen McGraw,
Erwin and Eps1cin all fimsheci
within 25 seconds, a ume spread which fix tlcscrlbcd as '"amaz­
ing· I le saltl the group now
needs lO conu·ntnuc on muvmg
up 111 1 he Held and take s1gh1 on
NWC opponents George Fox,
Whnworth and PLU
fix smtl 1 he t 11nc..s 1t1 Pasco
were subslnn11aJI)' slower th:10
the previous week due to a chal­
lenging course antl 1hc fac1 1ha1
the men acmknt:dly ran a de-
1011r of abou1 300m
Wi1h 18 men and 16 women
running 1his sc;ison, LC's 1999
tC'1m is the biggest in school his­
tory, and Fix is cxcncd about 1hc
groups 1olen1 and depth. He s.11d
Mayer and Weare arc among 1hc
conference's top runners. and
1hey arc-backed up by a 11gh1
pack of Pioneers to round out
1he scoring five. This large group
of potential scorers provides 1he
dep1h 10 ensure 1ha1 if one or
two runnc.rs has a bad day, the
team w-Hl not suffer.
•'The women's team is young
a.nd inexperienced but has a lot
or potential," Fix said. He hopes
to sec a leader tmcrgc: from the
team·s ranks :.rnd emphasizes
1ha1 coniinuing to run in a tight
pack 1s crucial to the womens
success.
After stopping 10 catch their
breath last weekend, the Pio•
ncers will sec action agam to•
tnorrow at the Willamette Jnv1-
ta1ional in Salem. With over 600
runners scheduled 10 compc1e,
1hc r.1c::e is the biggcs1 collcgia1e
cross cqttnJry meet in 1he Wes1
and will give LC's teams a heller
idea of where 1hcy stand agalns1
NWC nvals.
Chickenskins dive for the disc Climbing club reaches
for greater elevations uSkin to Win" cheer is plan for success
by Dusty Holden
Co uni less numbers of ul-
11ma1e frisbee games have
been played down under,
not in Ausiralia, but on the
Lewis & Clark lower cam­
pus. Competition has al­
ways been fierce but
friendly. Players have ga1h­
cred and games have been
played. mostly on ,he spur
of the mome111.
More recently, ,hough.
several dcdica1ed individu­
als have brought more orga­
ni.zanon :lnd some rules Lo
the ga1nc, giving rise to a
new frisbcc club team called
the Lewis & Clark
Chickenskms.
A heavy focus on win­
ning IS not what dnves the
Chickcnskins. however.
Many players emphasize
Lha1 they play 10 have fun.
Imagine Lhatl Tossing 1he
disc around, enjoying each
other's company and 1he
great outdoors is whaL
makes the Chic kenski ns
tick, or cluck.
This team is definit.ely
not lacking in spirit. There
is evidence in Its pre-game
cheer, titled "Skin to Win." It goes something like this.
"When I say ro1isscrie, you say
gold. Rotisserie gold I Rotisserie
gold! When I say extra, you say
crispy. Extra crispy I When I say
skin, you say win. Skin Wln!"
In whal stands as a gu:at in­
justice. 1his rallying cry has yet
to boost the iroops to victory. So
far this fall they have lost their
firs, two ma1chcs. But after los­
ing 13-0 10 a Portland club team, ,, ____ _
Frisbee is a lot of fun
because it combines
athleticism, finesse
and partying.
Ari Brice
Chickenskin
team member _____ ,,
Lhey were much more competi•
tive las, weekend in losing to
linl1e.ld by a slim 15-13 count.
The ,cam has three more
matches planned, 1wo against
Recd and a rematch against
Linfield. Arter 1he first of the
year, they hope 10 go to Corvallis
for 1he Spring Sectionals and 10
Humboldt County.
So, wha< the heck is u.ltima1e
10 Pioneer log October 1, 1999 frisbce? Co-ed dub teams
play seven-on-seven whh a
stack formation (a single
Ok line of 1-eamma1cs) 10
begin play. The field is 70
yards long and 40 yards
wide with five-yard end
zones.
The basic idea is to
move the disc down field
bypassing 10 teammates. A
stall count of ten is allowed
to hold the frisbee before
possession is relinquished.
Picks similar to those used
in basketball are illegal.Ex­
cessively rougb. contact is a
oo•no. but because every•
one has the right 10 the
(risbee, some coniact is in­
evuable. Since there arc no
officials present, players
call I heir own games. using
an honor syslem.
Ari Brice, a Chickcnskin
ff I here ever ,vas onc.1 says
ultima1e frisbce is a "a lot
of fun because it combines
a1hle1icism. finesse and
partying.•
or course, the honor
system and the prohibition
agains1 excessively rough
con1ac1 applies to tbe par­
Lying that follows the _play­
ing. by Oliver Tuhulskee
Imagine finding yourself sev­
eral hundred feel off the ground,
clinging to a sheer rock face.
Sweat drips clown your face.
)'Our muscles ache\ and the force
of gravity feels unusually strong.
The only thmgs preventing you
rrom tumbling ln10 the yawning
abyss arc your fingers, toes and
a 9mm nylon cord. Sound like
run?
It docs to members ol the
Lewis & Cl!lrk climbing club,
which was started last year by
LC students Aaron Bergad.
Drake Mchlan and Mall
Westbrook.
.. We wanted 10 throw 10-
gcthcr a little group 1ha1 rould
climb from an ins1ruc1ional
s1andpoin1," Mchlan said Last
year about -15 people showed
in1ercs1 In 1hc group. The club
held several "ground schools"
that taught chmbing fundamcn•
tnls, knots nnd climbing eti­
qucne The dub also made 1rips
10 a local rock gym, Although
no outdoor trips have been
iakcn. tbe club ls gaining mo­
mentum. This year 140 people
signed up :tt the activities fair
and Mchlan cxpec1s a1 least half
to pariicipatc actively in the
club.
The goal I his year is Lo I ravel
"' area crags. such as Smilh Rocks, which boasis some of 1he
bes1 chmbmg 111 Nonh Amcnca.
However, there ,s a holdup ngh1
now as 1hc dub wa1ts 10 be ch:n­
lCrcd.
ThC)• also have encou111ered
the incv1tab)c insurance prob­
lems Th,s is despite ,he fact that
rock chmbing ,s a sarc activuy
enjoyed by millions around 1he
world. h docs have a reputation
of being only for reckless thrill­
scckers, n fact that, in our liti­
gwus soc1el)', clocs not bode well
for a college climhmg club.
Even s1ill, Mchlan said he
cxpec1s 1he club 10 receive its
charter in 1hc spring As more
people whh 1n1crcs1 and experi­
ence JOll1, the dub will be able
to expand 1ts activ111cs
The ch,b oRers rock d11nbmg
to people ol a II abih11es. from
bcgmncr lo CXJJCrl The tno or
founders 1s knowledgeable and
experienced. Bcrgad and
Mehlan each have four years of
climbing under 1hcir bchs. and
Wes• brook works as a profes­
sional mouniain guide m Colo•
raclo.
.. Climbing is a gre::u sport. h
provides lhc opporiunuy 10
challenge both the m111d and
body," Bergad so id.
People who wish to gft more
in/onnation ca11 contact Btrgml or
Meli/an ar x8480 and Wes1brool1
al x836i. Write for the Pioneer Log
October 1, 1999 Pioneer Log 11 publick occurrences by Hillary Panzer
Fn<la~
October l
Volleyball at Pacific
University at 7:00 pm.
One-Act Plays in Fir Acres
Theatre in the Black Box
showing at 8:00 pm.
Admission $1.
LCTV Friday Night Movie
in the Council Chamber at
8:00pm.
Light the Night Walk for
Leukemia at Waterfront
Park. Meet at the
information desk at 6:00
pm.
Saturday
October 2
One-Act Plays in Fir Acres
Theatre in the Black Box
showing at 7:00 pm and
10:00 pm. Admission $1. AIDS Walk in downtown
Portland at 9:00 am.
Football at Linfield College
in McMinnville at 1 :30
pm.
Volleyball vs. Colorado
College In Pamplin Sports
Center at 2:00 pm.
SOFA Cinemas present A
Simple Plan in the Council
Chamber at 7:30 pm and
10:00pm. Saturday in Service
volunteer opportunity:
Friends of Tryon Creek
from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Meet at the information
desk at 8:30 pm.
Sunday
October 3
Gay and Lesbian History
Month Movie in the
Council Chamber at 7:00
pm.
Monday
October 4
Internship Workshop in
Templeton in the Geary
Room from 3:30 pm to
4:30pm.
Visit one al U-.local brancl1es to sign up tor Ille Student Combo and receive a tree T-shirt
7615 SW 13th Ave. 7410 SW Oleson Rd.
12 Pioneer Log October 1, 1999 Tue-.da)
October 5
Peace Corps information
and interviews in
Templeton In the Geary
Room from 8:00 am to
5:00pm.
Wednesday
October 6
Volleyball at George Fox
University in Newberg at
7:00pm.
U.S. Army Recruiter at the
table outside the Bookstore
from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Girls Initiative Network
information meeting from
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in
Dubach.
Thursday
October 7
John Buck Sculpture Public
Opening in the Gallery of
Contemporary Art.
Friday
October 8
College Forensics
Tournament in the Thayer
Rooms in Templeton at
8:00am.
Get It In
To submit
activities and events to
Publick Occurrences
send information to
Box 121 or
e-mail
piolog@lclark.edu no
later than Monday
to be in the Friday issue
the same week.
The Pioneer Log
"We're fighting the
good tight. "