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• the
1oneer Voting is Feb .
28-29th, in the
Library from
9am-4pm Collectible
ASLC
elections
issue Le·wis & Clark College's sLuden1-run newspaper Results announced
on Feb. 29th at
8.30pm in the
Rusty Nail
Volume 64, Number 12 Friday, February 25, 2000 http://www.lclark.edu/-piolog
ASLC candidates address issues at election forum
ABOVE: Junior Andrew Daily, candidate for Student
Representative, told the crowd a story of French students
and workers organizing to bring down DeGaulle. Daily
argued for a radically reorganized ASLC student council
that abandoned representational government for "a
loosely federated system" of student groups.
LEFT: Sophomore Colin
Gulley, a write-in candidate
for Vice President for
Student Academic Affairs,
demonstrated a table-top
tap-dance routine as one
example of student projects
that SAAB overlooks.
RIGHT: Freshman James
Christie, candidate for Chief
justice, called for a more
humane approach to peer
review and a laissez-faire
alcohol policy for residence
halls. LEFT: Over 100 students
crowded into Stamm for a
debate between candidates
for ASLC student council.
The candidates met to
explain their platforms and
answer questions from the
audience. The amount of
interest in this year's
election is the greatest in
recent memory.
ABOVE: Sophomore Dan
Kroos (left) and freshman
Ben Stoddard took very
different stances on the
position of Vice President for
Budget and Finance. Budget
experienced Stoddard
favored keeping current
student council structures.
Kroos called for cutting back
"nominal positions" in
student government and
repeated a Party promise to
abolish student council
salaries. ABOVE: Presidential candidates Joe Bielecki (left) and
Travis Litman (right) shared their positions on the future
of ASLC student council. Litman, a member of the Party,
and Bielecki both recognized the need to remain flexible
in the event of a mixed Party and status quo council.
ABOVE: Are we seeing double? No, both Cody (left) and
Dusty Hoesly (right) are running for the position of
Student Representative. "The Party will make sure you
are happy," Cody said.
RIGHT: Sophomore Willow
McCormick proclaimed her
write-in candidacy for
every position at the
forum. McCormick
avoided direct statements,
letting her propaganda (" I
reject student government.
I support the Party") and
other Party members
explain her position.
To Party or not to Party: a biased guide for the unopinionated
ideas for our SAAB, verync::uive
indeed. He said that he was pan
or the writing or the ruks for
SAAB. and that he saw loopholes
for improvement, so al.I in till a
good choice. Brandon Marsh,
the party representative for
SAAB, wasn't very serious. He
seemed 10 take the interests and
academics of the student body
into an hones1 consideration in
his proposal. However, Marsh
see.med unprepared to answer
questions that he was asked
right on the spot. commentary by Austin Wor1<
I mean for this aniclc to act
as a completely biased look at
who you are voting for, and what
they stand for. 1\rter the forum,
I had only one thought: To Pany
or not 10 Party. I went to the fo.
rum because I didn't have any
relationship with those that l
may be choosing to lead me.
When l kit, I felt the exact same
way.
The first representatives 10
speak were the candidates for
President or the ASLC. The first
10 speak was Joe Bielecki. Joe
had some very good ideas and
policies 10 speak or, including a
need for more open, and more
publicized ASLC meetings. He also was a finn believer in a more get things accomplished for ev
uniCied school . and a win-win eryone here at LC. faculty and
situation for all students or LC. staff included (okay. everyone
Me was p)ll on the spot as the aside from Michael Ford). All
first person 10 speak in front of al'ound, Travis seemed LO be more
the over one hundred person separated from the party. He com
crowd, so he seemed 10 shake in bined good ideals, with humor,
ltis boots a liule. However. look and a very amiable persona that
in his direction for results and will~ a plus in negotiations with
personal auention. The next to the Board or Trustees, and
go was the ever-so-publicized Mooney, U necessary. The next
Travis Litman. Travis, who person LO speak was Julia Davis,
looked like the chosen leader £or who said absolutely nothing the
the Pany. h:,d a lot or good things entire night. Do noL vote for her.
10 say. Dressed very nicely in a She seemed to sit and laugh at all
black suit with a yellow tie, those who took their positions
Travis spoke about a rejuvenated seriously. When asked questions.
ASLC under his presidency. He and given time to speak she
wants to start from the ground rudely responded ·no comment".
up. and work with the students The next person was a complete
and for the students in order 10 joke. so much so that I almost forgot her name, bul she is run•
ning, for everything as a write·
in for the Party. Don't bother.
She :,\so responded very coldly
by saying ·• I finnly believe in
the Party, and I now forward
my questions 10 Travis
Litman·. Travis subsequently
denied comment £or every
question. Good idea Travis.
The next group 10 speak
were the candidates for VP Stu
dent Academic Affairs (SAAB).
All or the serious candidates.
not couming \~iillow, we.re tak•
ing their jobs very seriously.
Manhcw "Buzzy .. Nielsen was
articulate and well prepared.
He read quotes !rom I he auto•
mobile company Saab's web
she. and included them into his Next was the Candidate for
VP for Budget & Finance. O,rniel
Kroos, Lhc Party represe.mativc~
was horrible. He seemed like the
see guide, page 2 ~fioo~ru~L0=======Elections===-==-===
An open letter to the students Biased election guide
a letter from Michael Ford
I wruc at the editors' mv1La ..
110n regarding the ASLC clcc-
1 ions IH.~x1 week. I've been
around awhile. bu1 I've never
seen anything qultc hkc "The
rany·. a loosely affihatccl group
<>f students who, b)' their own
nclm1ss10n, '"conclesccnd to run
for ofTtce, 10 engage in ,he Op•
press1on of the ballol box. sold)'
to destroy the system from m
s,de" 1,s hard 10 tell if ,hcsc s1u
clen,s are ideologues. Just hav
mg some fun, or if the)' truly
mean wha, they say smcc they
profess 1.he ·use of absurd ism as
:'I legiumatc form of socml and
poUtical pro1es1. •
I've read the ten poim • Alpha
Ma111les10 of the Party" I've seen
rhe numerous "Pany'' posters.
I've read 1hc "death 10 govcrn
mc.m"' mantm 111 the Pioneer Log
election guide. ,, __ _
Since the adminis-dida1cs, the clec1ion will not au-mcni.,,. Every sluden1 club nnd
tornatically dismantle student org:mi:a1ion on c;1mpus, evtry
government. Be prepared for ., duh sport, College OULdoor:,, sill·
yearlong process which will dcnl mcdia,andSAAB,1lldcpcncl
likely include a referendum LO on studcm fees and a legitlmatc
llbband the rcpreseniaeive form mechanism 10 ;1dminiseer tho;c
111 student government, 10 be fees. Much of what 111.tkes up the
replaced with some son of "de-rich 1:ipescry of student life on
volvcd authority and a loose fed-camp,e. b supported through ehc
,·r:ued system". The new "l'Me)'" student fee aJlocaeion proccs,
system would 1hcn need 10 1·c-which Is no" entirely in the hands
seine! Lhc ASLC bylaws whh the of siudcnt.s.
Board orrne.tccs, and in so do• I hope )'OU will ask ·ran)'"
ing would ab,mclon 1hc hard-candidates how the) plan 10 ad,, ___ _
I hope you will ask
"Party" candidates
how they plan to
administer student
fees if they are
elected. Consider
what this campus
would be like with
out SAAB tutors
[or] SAAB grants.
Consider a campus
without a mecha
nism in place to
fund many club
sports which en
hance student
lives. '' minisecr student fees if they are
elected. Wha1.proce.ss will they
have m place 10 insure fair and
cqulrnblc dis1ribu1ion of your
fee,? Remind them 1ha1 there is
no1hing in their ten-point mani•
fes10 to address lbb fundamental
issui.:. No1 a word.
Take a look :11 the ASLC wch
page or the student handbook 10
get • sm11pling or what ASLC has
done for swdent> Ju.st this year
( heLp://www.lclark.cd u/-aslc).
Considerwha, this ,·a111pus would
be like "'ithout SAAB tutors,
SAAB gnrnes for student research,
perfomrnnccs, conferences, and
visi1ing scholars. What krnd or
campus will we have wi1h no
stoble runding base for the three
swdent nm 5)'1l'l>0sia annwtlly
Environmcnrnl Mfoirs, Gendtr
l.SSUC"!t. and lnte.rnauonal Affair~.
Consider a campus wi1ho\ll a
ntcclmni.sm in place 10 fund mnny
club sports which enhance SIU·
dent lives
tration is by defini-· fough1vicloriesofpriors1udcn1 · ' f • kadcrs who worked diligen,ly I've worked for over 20 yc;us
wi1 h lhis sutdcnt gcwcrnmem ns
ttn advisor, and I've pcre"ionally
seen I he dedicated work of count•
less studem leaders who toil he
hind 1hc scenes 10 fully par1ki
pa1c in governing this College.
.. Parnr'" candidates make a mock
er)' of thb legacy of quality lcad
ership1 responsible decision m,1k
ing-:ind 1hough1.ful governance by
sunlcms. for students. ti On, SO me SO rt O '10 insurcstudenl rcprcscntalion
evil empire ("the with virtually all faculty com-
N S I f P , m111cc.s and with the Board it-ew a em O Uri-self.
tans") exercising
"police powers"
over hapless stu
dents who are
"treated like chil-It's hard LO tell what I he
"Pany" aherna1ivc might look
like other than a free-for-all In
which s1uden1s, focuhy tllld staff
would be •expected to partici
pate". Will the faculty be ,·c
quircd 10 abandon eheir gover
nance bylaws 10 do so? I< the adIf you voec for "Pany· candi
dates, you endorse those whose
purpose is 10 dcstrO)' wha, you.
ehestudems, have built.And 1ha1
truly is abs,ml, becnuse it just
doesn'1 make nny sense. guide, frorn page 1
l--c-c-,--.,,.---c--,-buUy from !ugh school wl\o
decided 10 join somee hing
nt:.w and exc1ung, but in
stead kicked hunself so hard
in the ass 1ha1 he will have
uoublc walking down 10 the
library 10 vote. He adn11L-
1ed accepting seudc111 fees
for a JOb for winch he did
notl1ing. Not a good cb.oice.
l.evcl-heaclcd Ben Stoddard,
;1, '"write in," maintamcd hJS
compo,ure throughout a
grilling by Party enthusiasts
in the crowd. In aclcliuon.
he It.as experience, oppoSt!d
to Kroos who ,s by his own
admission ·'just angry." Ben
Stoddllrd is rhc man.
After tl1a1 came the can
didates for VP for Studcnl
Organizations. Freshman
Micah Saul, who was the
Party rep., wns a grea1 can~
dida1e. He was very serious
abom gMng personal ,men
tion, and funding 10 any and
all SLUclenc Organizanons
here at LC. Very good, mid
very cnistwonhy. Micah's
opponcm. freshman Jillian
A. Schmidt, was also an hon
est. hard working candidn1e,
She has held studenc gov
cmmem-iype positions and
rrady 10 1acklc anything.
The <'l!ndidatcs seemed to
agree t luu VP for SO should
give more a11cntion lo help
ing studem groups organize
eve.n1s.
The Chief Justice candi
cla1eswere unlt1ue 10 say 1he
least.Jaines Christle was ebe
f,r,;1 10 speak. He was blunl,
but sincere in his concerns
for a more humanitarian
Peer Review Board (PRB),
He seemed to be highl)• In
volved and in dlsagreemcnl
wiLh 1l1r currcn1 reer Re
view Board (on which he
sits), and is ready 10 make
dn1s1ic changes. The next
candidat~ was In Italy. but I
heaTd he was a grcal guy.
Dave Smith, who was being
dren." ministration considered a .-----------------------represented by Dan Metcalf
{former Chief Justice), ls ap
parently very honest, and will
take his stuff seriously. ·Dave
Smith is an average guy, with
an average. name. and a hope
10 please the students,"
Metcall said. Dave also has
been on the PRB. Tough
choices once again~
The last debaters were the
s1udenl represe111ative cn11di
da1es. Party members ln
cludedjefferson L1fTe)•, Dusi)'
Hoesly, Cody Hoesly. Willow
McCormick and Andrew
Daily. Non-party members
were Lindsay t<ohn. and J.
Andrew Keeler. The l'any
represenrnlives were saying
smart thmgs right up until
the polm when Jefferson
Laffey, Cody Hoesly. and An
drew Daily revealed 1hal they
will be abroad next term.
Thal takes care or I hem.
which ,s unfor1unace. because
all Lhree would have done a
good Job. Dusty Hoesly was
sman aod wiur. he-knows
what bu11ons LO push. Lind
say Kohn came across as very
quiet and reserved. She talked
about a closer student body,
mainly through the use c,f
more forums, and all-sLUdcnL
gatherings like Casino NlghL
J. Andrew Keeler will be
President of tl1c US in .1boul
20 years. so I suggesL you give
hun a chance. He is ready to
work, and 1s very smarL and
org,lmzcd
The <:Mdidntcs all spoke of
school fundmg, and a more
unifled LC. The probleJn was
that nobody put forth a plan
with the po1enual to accom•
plish ll1aL When I spoke to
James Christie ar1crward, he
said, "God, LhaL was re,1lly
emotionally dr.1ining." lie
was right, even as a spectator
I noticed heightened ecnslon
from beginning to encl The
voe~ is 1ough, and I wish the
best of luck 10 all candidates,
except Willow.
____ ,,
Let's assume they mean what
the)• say, and that they wam Lo
chsmantlc 1.he representative
form of governmen1 which stu
dents have crafted over Lhc
ye~rs. u student government
winch part1cip:ucs in vinually
every aspect of College govcr
n:mcc. including representation
on the t\oard ofTmstces. This is
a studcm govcrnmcn1 widely
respcetcd and led b)' hard work
mg elected and appomecd s1u
dcnts who care deep I)' about this
place. pan of the staff in this com
m unity? Apparenely no1,
sloce tJ1c :ulministration is,
bj• definition, some SOrl or
cvU empire {'"the New Salem
of Puritans") exercising ·po
lice powers" over hapkssseu
den lS who arc "treated like Pick the Party poster!
H1st0ncall)', students here
h:ivc cons1stcntl) embraced a
rcpn·senumvc form of govcrn
mem, and while 1hcy have rcor•
g:mizecl Lhcmsclvcs from Lime to
time, 1her have done so in Lhc
framework of n Mrcprcscntati\'t ..
model. ASLC operaecs in accor
dance with 11s bylaws which
were approved by 1 he Board of
Trt,SlCCS in May l 996, insuring
1hr1L students will remain .. at the
table'" as dcc1s1on.s are made.
This is whal "The Party" calls
"your imposed infantile sta1Us".
If slUdcncs elect "Party" can• children.•
1 se.riousl)' dottbt 1.ha1 stu
dents will approve a plan 10
I hrow away an cffecllvc s1u
dcn1 government system for
I he sake or a "de-ath to gov
cr-nm ent'" mnntr:.1 wilh no
thougherul ahcrnativc. IJUl if
you elect "Party" candidates,
wc·11 go down I hn, road and
sec what h.1ppens.
What about stuclcn, fees if
Party cand1da1es sweep the
election? Alloca1ion of s1u
dcnL fees for 2000/01 will be
made by Lhc currently elected
student go\lCrnmenL As you
probably know, the College
collec1s $95 per semcsLer
from each full 1in1c student,
and those funds (approxi
mately $325.000 Lhis year)
are. administered b)' student
government through pro
cesses ie develops and imple-
2 Pioneer Log February 25, 2000 The South
Su••orts The Party.
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mn~OilO~o
Join Th• Party. I love to PARTY
It
Test your knowledge of politics at Lewis & Clark College. Which one
of these posters was created by the Party, and which was posted by
an imposter? Answer to be posted on the <le.soapbox> newsgroup.
Log on to find out. The Party's ideologue stands up and shouts
commenta,y by Cody Hoesly
I apolog,ze.
I believe tha1 the mass exo
dus mcm Party candidates made
rrom 1hc debate Wednesday
nigh, was a bad decision This
Is because il alienated many stu~
<lent, who h;id hcgun 10 gc1
caugh1 up in the idealism 1hc
Part) cand,<la1cs share but ln
,iead were lcfl hanging. The 5tU·
den1s were cager to join the
Party, yet the)' needed 10 lm11"
more What is the Pony almu1?
Wha1 docs a l'al'l)' fumrc mean?
I will explain my vaew of the
Parl), withou1 1hc <lciails, he•
cause the) cnn be worked out
artcr the changes occur. No, .,II Panr members share
Ill)' vll'ws. Again. th~u is onr or
1he key aspects (If 1hc Party, ev
eryone should pursue their own
goals. In fact, 1hcrc has hccn a
lot of 1ha1 on Palalinc 1-1111 ofla,r
more than this school has cx1ie
riencccl in at least 1wo years.
Since 1hc conccpJion of the
Party, lns1cad of ,he usual apa•
1hy and mono1ony LC is known
for, 1 here has been dcbmc, dis
cussion. inquiry and cxci1emen1
1ha1 is ano1hcr chief love of 1he
Parly.
Regardless of whc1her 1hc
ParLy wl,L< all ,-rndc111 council
srats or nonl'. i1 has a.ch1cvcd
maJl) of its main obje.:-1ivcs. I
hope th:u :tftcr 1hc clcc1ions, af
ter ncx1 year even, and every
yc:tr. C\'cry clay, 1ha1 1he vualil)'
this college ancl these swdcm,.
.. ,re experiencing will remain.
Council will not be 1hc encl of
1he Party, 11 was 1101 1he begin•
ning; iL is a me-ans for action
fhosc 1ncmbcrs of ,he Party
who arc running for office arc all
ac1MsL~ and 1hcy will conLinuc
10 seek posill\'C change •• LC
regardless ur whe,her 1he)' nre
vmtd in or not. That is why 1he
l'arl)' will be having a victory
celebration 1hc night the win-ning candidates are announced,
no maucr the outcome-we feel
confident 1ha1 council will no,,1
be more responsive 10 stutlem
issues. We feel s1udcn1s will be
-more involveu will, council. A
movement h3!io becu started. Noa
1hat 1hc.~ an: laurels 10 place on
our heads. for as of)'Ct, no1hing
has been done.
Now ls I he time: to sec radi
cal change. The s1ude111s are
s1anding. Even 1he non-Part)'
candicl:itcs n.rc nclvoca1lng
change. Lets see ac1 Ion. Lets sec
'' Now is the time to
see radical change.
The students are
standing. Even the
non-Party candidates
are advocating
change.
'' the women's center. Lets see the
Vote C1f No Confidence in
Michael 1',>rd, I've never read
one. Lets see 1hose alcohol poli
cies changed. L<1s rcc)'clc those
old pos1ing guidelines as the
Write-in candidate for VP for B&F-
I am llen S1oddnrd and I am
running -a~ a \\'TILe•in candi•
dale lor Vicc-Prcsiden1 for
Budge1 & Finance. I am run
ning because I see no 01hcr
adequate candidalc. I sec th~
posilion of Vicc-Presklcn, for
B & F 10 be one of the mos1
impor1an1 pc.hiLiun.s in our
SlUdcnl govcrnmcn1. ASI.C
currently has :, hudgc1 of
roughlyS325,000, ,1 ponion or
which needs 10 be adequate!)•
dislributcd 1 h rough 1 he Gen•
eral Aiiocalions Board
(G.A.ll.), which 1he V.P. for ll
& F i.< ,espon<ible for chair•
Ing I find myself. llen
Stoddal'd, 10 be 1he mos, com•
pc1e111 choice for Budget& Fi-
1urnce Vice•Pre.sidcnL l h:ivc.:
proved 10 be a valuable ,·e
sourcc 10 s1Udcn1s 1hrough my
political ac1ivi1y. a1hlctic acLiv-
11)', and s1uclen1/ASLC/Admin-
1stra1ion go~bctwce:n relation
ship. I am current!)• Adminis
trative ,\ssistnnt to tl1c S1uclcnc
Organizations Vice Prcsidcm
.md a S1udcnt Rcprcscnrntive.
I know 1he sys1c111 well and I
have proven to be cxu·cmely
ucdicatcd 10 1hc s111den1S'
well-be Ing.
Part of 1hc reason as 10 why
l :un running is be<" .. .1use 1 am Write-in candidate. Ben
Stoddard
agains1 tn)' opposition's stalr
mcnts (see ,he "Party" manlfcs10
circulated \'ia e-mail and the
"Voter Guide" found in Pio Log).
He statro:; that his mollo Is
"Deo1h 10 govcrnmen1 and death
10 ASLC." Now, perhaps this is a
joke. If so, his entire campaign
is a joke, for he offered no other
personal opinions in the "Log··.
or any vision for a better systrm
following 1he de.uh of govern•
men I. Despite his arrogant nura
and utterly ig.nontnt uppcarnnce
a1 the candida1c forum, he fol•
lows the '"Pan)1"' for, nnd wuh,
no apparent pu11iosc. Mis u11erly inuecisi"e and foolish srn11·
mc::nLS are products <.1f an or
ganization. if )'OU c;1n call it
sud,, an organization thal
Ben S1oddard sirongiy op•
puses.
During 1he candidate fo.
rum, my opponent informed
1he crowd 1hat he was able to
be paid S250 while doing no
work for some unmuned Slu
den1-f ec funded group lie
1hcn a11emp1ecl 10 Jus1lfy his
own ethicnll)' questionable
actions and explain why Lhis
makes him a good cand,daie
for elected office. 1 his son of
logic myslines me. 11 is pre•
ciscly this SOfl or ,rrespon
siblc bchll\'ior tJ,at I plan 10
work agnirts1 as Vicc•Presi•
dcm for Budget and Finance.
L[ elected I w,11 work for a
simplified budge1ing process
and strive ror enhanced riscal
accoun1abil11v. All s1uclcn1
fees need 10 he managed m a
though1fol way, possibly dif
forcnt from curren1 policy, bul
cenainly not according to the
"Pariy" plan, or lack ,hereof.
On Mon<lny and Tucsda)1• re
mcm bc r to write-in Ue-n
SLocldord for Vice-Prcsiden1
of Budget and Finance.
Thank )'Ou.
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Voting is on Monday, February
28 and Tuesday, February 29
from 9 to 4 pm in the Library.
Election results will be announced
on Tuesday, February 29th at
8:30pm in the Rusty Nail. waste pulp 1hcy arc. I want 10 get
lll)' hands 011 3 model or the
MasJCr Pbn and move 1hc li-
1,rary around an<l see whrn it
looks like down by 1hc rose gar
dens. Lets divesL.
In 1he end, the Party Is more
1han 1hc candidates. Indeed
there :uc man)' mcntbers of the
Party, including women. who
will make these changes ltt1p1,cn.
llecau.~e 1hcr hold the same ba
sic tenants a11 Pan)' mcmhcrs
hold: 1hc right to rrccdom of
opinion, the right to active :tncl
li"el)' tlcbatc, the righl to knowl
edge. and 1he right 10 dircc, ac•
tion.
Do you hold those same ba•
sic c:onvictious as well? ~Vel
come to the Pany. Get pas1 1he
candidates (the) are 1101 every•
1hing) and get 10 tl1c issues (1hey
need )'Our ,111c111ion). and nbove
ult, 10 1he results (you need
Lhcm). Do not sit until )'OH h:l\1e
your studcm center. your new
dorms. until you arc s01 isfiecl
with how your student fees arc
spent, umil Ltwis & Clark ,n.
._.,titutcs .and enforce~ a 1h·mg
wage (kecpsuu,ding!), umil you
have pcrsonnlly spc,ken wi1h
your studcn t council, ,1111 ii you
lu\OW who is on 1he Peer Review Ooal'd, un1il you can name at
least nve 1mstecs and wh:11 the)'
do for you, un1il )'OU are confi
dcn11ha1 evcrythmg you believe
in, you are working for and re
ceiving, and tha1 you1 peers arc
cxpcriencmg 1.hc same.
And 1hcn you can s,1. And
1hcn get up aiain, for there is
more work 10 be done.
Some of the
Party's tenets
1. No posting guidelines
2. Divestment from
harmful corporations
3. Vote of No
Confidence In Michael
Ford
4. living wage at LC
5. Looser alcohol policy
6. Model of the Master
Plan made available to
students
7. Open ASLC Council
meetings
8. Redefinition of
Campus Safety's role
Party member calls
for ASLC reform _.,.
commenta,y by Daniel Kroos
In an upconung ASLC elcc•
11011 1ainicd 111 slander and co•
hcslon, s1Uden1s of Lewis &
Clark College will be hard
prcs.sed to an$'vcr the raw 4ue:s-
1ion posed by 1he dark horse
candidmes of 1he Parl)" "Who do
you wanl 10 control your school?
S1UdenL, or Adminis,racion?"
Thisc.iucs1ion has been 1hc bone
in 1hr throa1 of ASLC, and 1hc
ad1111nistnu..ivc- puppet mas1crs
who Lru)y control thh.; institu•
Lion.
Judging b)' 1he incessant
s1oncwalllngand slander linked
both dircc1l) and indirectly to
1bcsc reprcscn1a1ivcs of fa.scism
on campus. ii becomes dear that
1hc Ld1is1 liberal views of the
Pany poses a serious th real lO an
adminis1racive structure which
so 1igh1ir grips 1hc reins or SIU·
dent power. The Party wishes to
use 1his )'ears election as a men
suring s1lck by which the stu
dcnc.s can be prcsenll'..tl ,,1ith n
clear alternative ticket to lhc
names of facdcs,, com placcnt
ASLC candidates thaL seem 10
l\ood 1he ballot year after year.
If elected. the P,trty wants 10
r:,dicalli• reform ASLC and i1s
image on campus. I\SI.C should
be run by the studenl.S n nd in 1 he
interests of Lhc student com mu•
nlly here a1 LC. Students should
go"crn campus lifo wltho111 1he
inllucnce or hindrance of ad
ministrative figurehead.s. This o(
course is viewed by many as a
radical mrn from the years ol
ASLC being run by Michael
Ford's ")'es-men." The Party
agrees a.nd as a result has faced
a barrage or obsiatles laid down
by a fearful adminislrntive
branch.
ln a recent e-mail 10 all Resi•
denl Assis1an1s and Resident
Dircc1ors, Michael Ford. Dean of '' ASLC should be run
by the students and
in the interests of the
student community
here at LC. Students
should govern cam
pus life without the
influence or hin
drance of administra
tive figureheads.
'' Studen1s, implied 1ha1 campus
leaders should encourage their
residents to \10lc anti~Pany ln o
recent Pi,inecr Log aruclc. ASLC
Presldcn1 Gene Wixson used
spin doctor 1ac1ics to ahcr 1he
perception of the Patt)•:S views
on abolishing s1Udc111 govern•
menl. In addition, the 1>arty has
been forced 10 walk a Ligh 1 rope
of strict clcc1io11 pro1ocol. de•
spite the endless cffons of lls
various opponeni.s 10 debunk us
leftist pla1fonn on 1he basis of
1cchnical viol:itions of elecuon
procedure. Finn.II), an msuhing
and di>1as1cful smear campaign
has been crcc1ccl by s1udent.s in
support of opposing Pam can•
didates as a las, <.Inch effor1 10
,n,1ke a mockery nf 1he Party.
Yet the Part) seeks 10 end all
Lhcsc pcm squohblcs br chal
lenging an)• and all of its oppo
ncnls 10 address Lh<: issues chc
Party stands for, 1101 just bad
mouth The Par1y candida1es. I
be1ie,1e that when Lhc students
of LC scrutinize the issues
hrought up in 1his campaign. i1
will become evident tha1 1he
Party3 political agenda bes, smts
the interests or the LC commu
nity by lnves1ing ASLC author•
ity back into 1he hands of the
students.
February 25, 2000 Pioneer Log 3 =Pion=eer====::!Log===f / ecti ons====
In defense of
ASLC: a call for
thoughtfu I ness
commentary by Molly Parsons ,rrongest push when tl1e College
;1dminis1ra1iun s.1icl h would not
Wi1h all of the hoopla sur-dc:11 wnh rnndom s1uden1s and
wunding this year's ASLC Coun- \\Stntecl to deal with student gov
cil dcction, I feel It is relevam cmment. The ,ice pn:siclen1 for
1n pllinl ., ftw l111ngs um sluclcnt academic affairs, Erin
Every studc111 on 1his campus Bnilc)', was personally respon
b a pan of ASLC; ASLC is the siblc for discussing 1he Issue
entire :tludcnl body. \Vhhoul a whh lhe :,dminisHauion 10 nego•
:,ludcn1 bod)' Li:wb & C1;uk ti.tte ;1 positive resolution. Many
College would 1101 e,isL So membcrsofCouncilwerelleeply
maybe ii would be .1 good idea involved in Lhe issue until it was
to nbolbh ASLC so that none of resolved.
us would need 10 complain In a perfect world 1heStuden1
nholll adminis1ralion, lov-1 pro• Council would not havt to
ressor :;al::iries. or 1he 1reannen1 worry abou1 its administr:uivt
of custodial srnff. lluL that'.s no1 du1ics. However. members of
going to happen. To remind ev• bo1h 1hc currcm and past Coun
Cr)'one: regardless of what posl• dis feel 1ha1 s1udcnts should be
1ion a candidate is running for, in charge of s1udcn1 fees. But as
non< of the Council positions there is currently no viable way
h•vc 1hc au1hority or ahilil)' 10 10 shif1 il,osc rc.iponslbilities to
abolish ASLC. 1he Student anothcrbod),Councilmtts1con
Council. or LCsstu<len1 govent• tinue 10 tlcvott Lime Hl adminis•
mcn1 If anyone on our t:am• tr:11ivc nuutrrs. Thebc mnucr::i
pus-btuclents, staff, or fac-range from appo1n1lng stuclcn1
uhy-i~ lmerestcd in an issut rcprc:,cntt1LiVl':S to a dozen l'ac•
that 1hcy bclie"c S1udcn1 Coun- ul1y committees to man:1ging :1
cil should address 1hcn 1hq• $325,000 budgc1. ,Ind any stu
h:l\'C 1hc opporwnity to allcnd dcm inrnlved wi1h :my of 1he
the weckl) Council meeting,. more than 30 sLUclen1 groups on
Council mec1ings are open 10 campus would agree 1ha1 bud
anyone who wan1s 1hcir opinion gc1i11g ftncl p11pcrwork is nn mt•
to be heard. porrnnt mauer if ii allows rhcm
I don't think 1hn1 nrnny tocontinue.
people, including ma11y candi- No s1Uden1 government is
dates, realize wh111 c><actly the perfect. And 1herc b no reason
SLUden1 Council is or docs. Th~ 10 fear change. We should 1101
,ISLC Swckm Council Is largely .-~be cri1.ital of a candidate because
administrntivc. The president, • thC)' appear to oppose the cur-
1he "ice presidcnlS, and 1.hcchicf rcn1 Council. But we should
justice all ha"e imponantdu1ics keep in mind if a candidate's
and responsibilities that allow opposi1ion is cons1ructivc or
s1udcn1 groups and activilics to poin1less. There is alwa)'S room
run smoothly on our campus. ror improvcmcrn and we musl
Thestudcn1 representatives have remember the difference be
spctifk responsibilities and arc Lwecn impnwemcnt and useless
mainl)' focused at tying LC's sn1-change. Every s1udem should be
dent hocly together. as aware of campus issues as any
In a perfect world the S1udcm C,>uncll candidate ,Ind if )'OU
Council would have ~• more do not kc.I you have Lhc lime.or
powerful voice regarding 1hc the energy to be in\'Olvcd, 1hcn
various poli1lc:il issues 1ha1 arise you must look 10 Council mcm
on our campu,. Though, that i5 bcrs for help.
just a.., much of a job for the stu• \.\lh('.n it ~omcs time to cnst a
dents of LC as ii I< for 1hc Siu• ballot for the ASLC S1udcn1
dent Council. People question Council elections, everyone
why Council did 1101 hnvc a mu<I keep In mind the needs of
stronger voice on the issue of our campus. \Ve need student
Jus1icc for Janitors. Although groups and nc1ivitics, we need an
Swden1 Council did 1101 make a adminismuivc body to hnndlc
specific s1a1ement on the issue, the details that allow studcn1
many members of Council wcrt groups to function smoothly,
very involved. By pooling their and we need a voice to the ad•
resources <L" Council members, ministration on m;tucrs that af•
they provided much assistance feet every one of us.
10 Lhc studcni activist groups I urge each and every student
involved with the Justice for 10 keep in mind our needs and
Janitors fighL Regarding Cyrus 10 vote as responsibly as 1heyc.,
Par1ovi's posllion last spring, !)CCI Student Council memhers
Council was able 10 provide the 1.0 be. A response to the Party
commentary by Meaghan
Lamarre
Firs1. I feel I hat ii is lmpor-
1:1111 10 clarify I ha1 1 his piece of
work is my own opinion and
does not renect 1he views of 1he
organi?a1ion.s of which I am a
pan, namely ASLC Execu1ivc
Cr,mncil and The Pioneer L<>g.
I would lilu· tn 1hank 1hc
rany ror rnhang student aware ..
m:s.s of some: i~!>cUCS on our cam
pus. I will readily :,dmil 1ha1 ii
is hccause of the P:trl) 1hat there
we.re ~o m:my people: prcscn1 at
1he debates and 1ha1 there have
1,ccn so many posi,, on soapbox
reccn1ly. I will also admil tl1nt the
P:1r1y hns ,ucccdccl where ASLC
Execu1ivc Councils have foiled
for years past, and 1hat is in in
creasing the awarcnes, and par
ticip~11ion or students in stuckm
government. Let nw point ou1,
however, t h:11 this b no, for lack
of trying. Thb year's Council,
and Co,rncils in Lhc past, have
,c1 "increasing 1.hc visibility of
ASLC Council" ns a 1>rl111e goal,
I 1hink what we didn·t reali:c, is
1lrn1 ii rake, someone (or a
group) who proposes "fucking
shit up· to rcall)• grab stuc!ems'
aucniion. rhis is n shame ,md I
am sad 10 :1dmil thut such an
a1>1>roat·h is 1he only 1hing 1ha1
hns worked to compc1e with I he
apath)' on 1his campus.
It was mcmioncd al the de#
bate 1ha1 1hc Pany has csscntiall)'
lit n flrc un<ler ASLC Council. I'll
even ad1nit Lh;tt this is 1ruc. Bm
we have found ourscl"cs on Lite
clcknsivc, having LO fight against
accusa1ions 1h:u "!,"en people
who arc overseas could be more
cffccrivc 1han this year's Coon•
cil has been." I beg 10 differ. In
facJ. I'm insuhed. I would pro
vfde examples of all the t.hings
1ha1 Council has accomplished
bm I don'1 feel that would beef
fective. I realize that Lhe Party's
point Is 1hat Council has no1 ad
\'OCatcd for studcm tonccrns. To
this. I mus, ask. hov .. • can )'OU
condemn us for not responding
to )'Our concerns when you
hn\lcn't voiced Lhcrn. ci1hcr by
auending meetings, mce1ing
with Council members individu
ally, or snbrnining comment$ to
the sugges1ion box?
I also recognize 1he Pany's
point of view tha1 ASLC Coun
cil takes a ra1hcr supplicating
approach when dealing with the
Adminis1ra1ion. \Ve have been
accused of holding 1he hands of
the Adminis1 r.uion and of being
1hcir "puppet." While I won'1 go
as far as Lo say we've been
anybody's puppcl, I agree that we
often operate with 1he attitude
that we need to cooperate with
1heAdminis1ration. Call me con-servatlve. but l (and I think I
speak for other members of
Council here) 1hink that in or
der 10 ge1 anything accom
plished on this campus. you
have 10 go through, 1he right
channels. That includes present
ing your ideas m a professional
manner. being \\1tlling to com•
pronusc and, lc1'sadmiL ii. there's
some occasionnl brownnoslng
involved. Bui 1l11s 1s govern
ment: tlus 1s bureaucracy: llus is
poliucs And u's how things
work. I applaud the Pany fol' its
,deal ism, 1luu it think that it can
change this tru1h about the way
1hings arc. But somehow, I JUSt
can\ picLUrc M1chacl Mooney
listening 10. much less submit-
1ing to the "demands" of any
ASLC offlccr who says "Fuck
you. Mike" or presents his or her
ideas m :\ny wny 01hcr than 1hc
acceptable. professional manner
with which issues arc currently
handled.
As I havesa,d, I understand a
number or I he pos111ons aclvo•
catccl b)• ,he Pan1•, Whai I don'1
undcrsLand, howt•ver, 1s how
1 hey can lllHtganc I ry1ng to
change nn orgamza11on nbou1
which they know very li11le. A~
far as I can tell, Party members
hriven'I done much research
nbout the pos11ions they may be
filling. I wonder If llrnndon
Marsh has been tO a SAAB mtel-
111g. Mas D;,nic.l Kroos ever been
10 a GAB meeting? Dues Micah
Saul know how the Chancr and
Budgc1 Process works? Ho\,) can
you argue 1ha1 the instltu1ion
needs change when you don't
even know how h opera1es?
Since the Parl)' has aclmi1ted 1ha1.
dissolving ASLC is unlikely. if
no1 impossible, don'1 you 1hink
tl1at the Parry members ought to
have some icle:, or how the cur•
rent system work5 since they're
going 10 have 10 function within
il?
Furthermore, although many
P:ir1y members expressed n de
sire to conununicntc wiLh sw
dcn1s ubou1 the issues, they were
conspicuously absent al the end
of, he clcbaie when the noor was
opened rn ~tudenLs with any
questions for 1he candidates.
Presidemial candidate Travis
Litman had said earlier, "Mayl:>e
the prcside111 should go 10 1he
people." Instead, he went back
Lo his room wi1h his fish, leav•
ing only Jefferson l~1ffey 10 field
questions for 1.he Party. If Part)'
members get elec1ed, I wonder
if we can expect a repeat perfor
mance of this disappearing acl.
These are some of my con
ccm.s about 1hc Parry. I hope that
you'll consider these issues,
think for yourselves, and vote
accordingly nex1 week. Charge to
the Party
commentary by Peter Berkhout
I cqngratulate the Pany fur
creating 11 com roversy and get ..
1ing s1Udems i111erestcd in their
own nITairs. But Party members'
conclucl individually and as a
group raises question:, in my
mind if we wanl ahem nrnmng
anytl1ing.
I think the Part)' candidates
wasted the best chance they had
by submilllng what they did for
1hc Voters Guide. I think they
wasted their bc:-.tchnntc at a real
dialogue \\~th studenb by k:w
ing 1hc c,mdld:rtc dcb:uc early.
Andrew D:tily, Jefferson
Laffey, nnd Cody Moes!)' mi.srep
rc.scmcd themsel vc:, ns viable
candidates when all 1hrce arc
phtnnlng to be overseas for pan
or all of next year und thus c:in-
1101 fulfill 1heirdu1ies, ifdectecl.
This le:1ve.s l)usty Moesly, Andy
Keeler. and Lindsay Kohn. Dusty
didn'1 rc.tlly shoot himself in the
foo1, Keeler 1,resented himself
with experience and ideas, and
Kohn was itager to be involved
:md vo,al
Daniel Kroos .1dmi11ed 1h:u
he accep1ed 5250 from :1,,uden1
group for cluing nol hing. Js Lhb
1he guy we wanL in charge of the
$325,000 budget? lie won't
ldenlif)' Ilic people actually wast
Ing the student fees. bu1 tries to
pin IL on ASLC Counci I mem
bers, who arc not directly in
charge of media salaries.
"I'm JUSI angry." said Kroos.
Is he angry at himself? Ask him
abolll his plan to repay I ha1
$250. "I'll pay myselfS250 (from
s1uden1 fees! when I win d1is
clcciion, and 1·hcn give ii back
10 s1uden1 fees/' promised
Kroos. Tn this I SO)': Ben
S1oddard.
Party e:ondidatc Brandon
Marsh showed only 1hat he c:m°L
hold a candlt 10 Buzzy N icJscn's
cxpcri('ncc or wit.
Micah Saul said he's agai11s1
apathy. Well who Isn't? 01her
than 1ha1, he basically matched
wha1 Jillian Schniit.11. (and cur
rem council members) has said
3bout 1he VP for SO pos11ion.
The man who fared 1hc best
for 1hc Party was the man who
'-aid the lease: Tnwis Litman.
Other 1han quoting his nsh. his
Pany affiliaoion .seems like the
wors1 1hing abou1 him. In thr
case of Party siudcnl reps.
U1man as prez means new Party
reps appoimed 10 replace those
who can'I serve.
My question for Party mem
bers: wh)• wail rill ncx1 )'car? If
you're for real, start now. Come
10 tho ASLC Council mec1ings.
Voice your opinions. See if ii
works before you denounce i1.
The Voter's Guide is available
online, complete with each
candidate's personal statement
and organizational experience, at
http:/ /www.lclark.edu/ ~aslc/
elections/ The Pioneer Log regrets that, due to space
constraints, not all opinions could be in
cluded in this issue.
More opinion pieces can be found on our
website at http://www.lclark.edu/-piolog/
The opinions contained herein do not re
flect the views of the Pioneer Log.
4 Pioneer Log February 25, 2000
1oneer Voting is Feb .
28-29th, in the
Library from
9am-4pm Collectible
ASLC
elections
issue Le·wis & Clark College's sLuden1-run newspaper Results announced
on Feb. 29th at
8.30pm in the
Rusty Nail
Volume 64, Number 12 Friday, February 25, 2000 http://www.lclark.edu/-piolog
ASLC candidates address issues at election forum
ABOVE: Junior Andrew Daily, candidate for Student
Representative, told the crowd a story of French students
and workers organizing to bring down DeGaulle. Daily
argued for a radically reorganized ASLC student council
that abandoned representational government for "a
loosely federated system" of student groups.
LEFT: Sophomore Colin
Gulley, a write-in candidate
for Vice President for
Student Academic Affairs,
demonstrated a table-top
tap-dance routine as one
example of student projects
that SAAB overlooks.
RIGHT: Freshman James
Christie, candidate for Chief
justice, called for a more
humane approach to peer
review and a laissez-faire
alcohol policy for residence
halls. LEFT: Over 100 students
crowded into Stamm for a
debate between candidates
for ASLC student council.
The candidates met to
explain their platforms and
answer questions from the
audience. The amount of
interest in this year's
election is the greatest in
recent memory.
ABOVE: Sophomore Dan
Kroos (left) and freshman
Ben Stoddard took very
different stances on the
position of Vice President for
Budget and Finance. Budget
experienced Stoddard
favored keeping current
student council structures.
Kroos called for cutting back
"nominal positions" in
student government and
repeated a Party promise to
abolish student council
salaries. ABOVE: Presidential candidates Joe Bielecki (left) and
Travis Litman (right) shared their positions on the future
of ASLC student council. Litman, a member of the Party,
and Bielecki both recognized the need to remain flexible
in the event of a mixed Party and status quo council.
ABOVE: Are we seeing double? No, both Cody (left) and
Dusty Hoesly (right) are running for the position of
Student Representative. "The Party will make sure you
are happy," Cody said.
RIGHT: Sophomore Willow
McCormick proclaimed her
write-in candidacy for
every position at the
forum. McCormick
avoided direct statements,
letting her propaganda (" I
reject student government.
I support the Party") and
other Party members
explain her position.
To Party or not to Party: a biased guide for the unopinionated
ideas for our SAAB, verync::uive
indeed. He said that he was pan
or the writing or the ruks for
SAAB. and that he saw loopholes
for improvement, so al.I in till a
good choice. Brandon Marsh,
the party representative for
SAAB, wasn't very serious. He
seemed 10 take the interests and
academics of the student body
into an hones1 consideration in
his proposal. However, Marsh
see.med unprepared to answer
questions that he was asked
right on the spot. commentary by Austin Wor1<
I mean for this aniclc to act
as a completely biased look at
who you are voting for, and what
they stand for. 1\rter the forum,
I had only one thought: To Pany
or not 10 Party. I went to the fo.
rum because I didn't have any
relationship with those that l
may be choosing to lead me.
When l kit, I felt the exact same
way.
The first representatives 10
speak were the candidates for
President or the ASLC. The first
10 speak was Joe Bielecki. Joe
had some very good ideas and
policies 10 speak or, including a
need for more open, and more
publicized ASLC meetings. He also was a finn believer in a more get things accomplished for ev
uniCied school . and a win-win eryone here at LC. faculty and
situation for all students or LC. staff included (okay. everyone
Me was p)ll on the spot as the aside from Michael Ford). All
first person 10 speak in front of al'ound, Travis seemed LO be more
the over one hundred person separated from the party. He com
crowd, so he seemed 10 shake in bined good ideals, with humor,
ltis boots a liule. However. look and a very amiable persona that
in his direction for results and will~ a plus in negotiations with
personal auention. The next to the Board or Trustees, and
go was the ever-so-publicized Mooney, U necessary. The next
Travis Litman. Travis, who person LO speak was Julia Davis,
looked like the chosen leader £or who said absolutely nothing the
the Pany. h:,d a lot or good things entire night. Do noL vote for her.
10 say. Dressed very nicely in a She seemed to sit and laugh at all
black suit with a yellow tie, those who took their positions
Travis spoke about a rejuvenated seriously. When asked questions.
ASLC under his presidency. He and given time to speak she
wants to start from the ground rudely responded ·no comment".
up. and work with the students The next person was a complete
and for the students in order 10 joke. so much so that I almost forgot her name, bul she is run•
ning, for everything as a write·
in for the Party. Don't bother.
She :,\so responded very coldly
by saying ·• I finnly believe in
the Party, and I now forward
my questions 10 Travis
Litman·. Travis subsequently
denied comment £or every
question. Good idea Travis.
The next group 10 speak
were the candidates for VP Stu
dent Academic Affairs (SAAB).
All or the serious candidates.
not couming \~iillow, we.re tak•
ing their jobs very seriously.
Manhcw "Buzzy .. Nielsen was
articulate and well prepared.
He read quotes !rom I he auto•
mobile company Saab's web
she. and included them into his Next was the Candidate for
VP for Budget & Finance. O,rniel
Kroos, Lhc Party represe.mativc~
was horrible. He seemed like the
see guide, page 2 ~fioo~ru~L0=======Elections===-==-===
An open letter to the students Biased election guide
a letter from Michael Ford
I wruc at the editors' mv1La ..
110n regarding the ASLC clcc-
1 ions IH.~x1 week. I've been
around awhile. bu1 I've never
seen anything qultc hkc "The
rany·. a loosely affihatccl group
<>f students who, b)' their own
nclm1ss10n, '"conclesccnd to run
for ofTtce, 10 engage in ,he Op•
press1on of the ballol box. sold)'
to destroy the system from m
s,de" 1,s hard 10 tell if ,hcsc s1u
clen,s are ideologues. Just hav
mg some fun, or if the)' truly
mean wha, they say smcc they
profess 1.he ·use of absurd ism as
:'I legiumatc form of socml and
poUtical pro1es1. •
I've read the ten poim • Alpha
Ma111les10 of the Party" I've seen
rhe numerous "Pany'' posters.
I've read 1hc "death 10 govcrn
mc.m"' mantm 111 the Pioneer Log
election guide. ,, __ _
Since the adminis-dida1cs, the clec1ion will not au-mcni.,,. Every sluden1 club nnd
tornatically dismantle student org:mi:a1ion on c;1mpus, evtry
government. Be prepared for ., duh sport, College OULdoor:,, sill·
yearlong process which will dcnl mcdia,andSAAB,1lldcpcncl
likely include a referendum LO on studcm fees and a legitlmatc
llbband the rcpreseniaeive form mechanism 10 ;1dminiseer tho;c
111 student government, 10 be fees. Much of what 111.tkes up the
replaced with some son of "de-rich 1:ipescry of student life on
volvcd authority and a loose fed-camp,e. b supported through ehc
,·r:ued system". The new "l'Me)'" student fee aJlocaeion proccs,
system would 1hcn need 10 1·c-which Is no" entirely in the hands
seine! Lhc ASLC bylaws whh the of siudcnt.s.
Board orrne.tccs, and in so do• I hope )'OU will ask ·ran)'"
ing would ab,mclon 1hc hard-candidates how the) plan 10 ad,, ___ _
I hope you will ask
"Party" candidates
how they plan to
administer student
fees if they are
elected. Consider
what this campus
would be like with
out SAAB tutors
[or] SAAB grants.
Consider a campus
without a mecha
nism in place to
fund many club
sports which en
hance student
lives. '' minisecr student fees if they are
elected. Wha1.proce.ss will they
have m place 10 insure fair and
cqulrnblc dis1ribu1ion of your
fee,? Remind them 1ha1 there is
no1hing in their ten-point mani•
fes10 to address lbb fundamental
issui.:. No1 a word.
Take a look :11 the ASLC wch
page or the student handbook 10
get • sm11pling or what ASLC has
done for swdent> Ju.st this year
( heLp://www.lclark.cd u/-aslc).
Considerwha, this ,·a111pus would
be like "'ithout SAAB tutors,
SAAB gnrnes for student research,
perfomrnnccs, conferences, and
visi1ing scholars. What krnd or
campus will we have wi1h no
stoble runding base for the three
swdent nm 5)'1l'l>0sia annwtlly
Environmcnrnl Mfoirs, Gendtr
l.SSUC"!t. and lnte.rnauonal Affair~.
Consider a campus wi1ho\ll a
ntcclmni.sm in place 10 fund mnny
club sports which enhance SIU·
dent lives
tration is by defini-· fough1vicloriesofpriors1udcn1 · ' f • kadcrs who worked diligen,ly I've worked for over 20 yc;us
wi1 h lhis sutdcnt gcwcrnmem ns
ttn advisor, and I've pcre"ionally
seen I he dedicated work of count•
less studem leaders who toil he
hind 1hc scenes 10 fully par1ki
pa1c in governing this College.
.. Parnr'" candidates make a mock
er)' of thb legacy of quality lcad
ership1 responsible decision m,1k
ing-:ind 1hough1.ful governance by
sunlcms. for students. ti On, SO me SO rt O '10 insurcstudenl rcprcscntalion
evil empire ("the with virtually all faculty com-
N S I f P , m111cc.s and with the Board it-ew a em O Uri-self.
tans") exercising
"police powers"
over hapless stu
dents who are
"treated like chil-It's hard LO tell what I he
"Pany" aherna1ivc might look
like other than a free-for-all In
which s1uden1s, focuhy tllld staff
would be •expected to partici
pate". Will the faculty be ,·c
quircd 10 abandon eheir gover
nance bylaws 10 do so? I< the adIf you voec for "Pany· candi
dates, you endorse those whose
purpose is 10 dcstrO)' wha, you.
ehestudems, have built.And 1ha1
truly is abs,ml, becnuse it just
doesn'1 make nny sense. guide, frorn page 1
l--c-c-,--.,,.---c--,-buUy from !ugh school wl\o
decided 10 join somee hing
nt:.w and exc1ung, but in
stead kicked hunself so hard
in the ass 1ha1 he will have
uoublc walking down 10 the
library 10 vote. He adn11L-
1ed accepting seudc111 fees
for a JOb for winch he did
notl1ing. Not a good cb.oice.
l.evcl-heaclcd Ben Stoddard,
;1, '"write in," maintamcd hJS
compo,ure throughout a
grilling by Party enthusiasts
in the crowd. In aclcliuon.
he It.as experience, oppoSt!d
to Kroos who ,s by his own
admission ·'just angry." Ben
Stoddllrd is rhc man.
After tl1a1 came the can
didates for VP for Studcnl
Organizations. Freshman
Micah Saul, who was the
Party rep., wns a grea1 can~
dida1e. He was very serious
abom gMng personal ,men
tion, and funding 10 any and
all SLUclenc Organizanons
here at LC. Very good, mid
very cnistwonhy. Micah's
opponcm. freshman Jillian
A. Schmidt, was also an hon
est. hard working candidn1e,
She has held studenc gov
cmmem-iype positions and
rrady 10 1acklc anything.
The <'l!ndidatcs seemed to
agree t luu VP for SO should
give more a11cntion lo help
ing studem groups organize
eve.n1s.
The Chief Justice candi
cla1eswere unlt1ue 10 say 1he
least.Jaines Christle was ebe
f,r,;1 10 speak. He was blunl,
but sincere in his concerns
for a more humanitarian
Peer Review Board (PRB),
He seemed to be highl)• In
volved and in dlsagreemcnl
wiLh 1l1r currcn1 reer Re
view Board (on which he
sits), and is ready 10 make
dn1s1ic changes. The next
candidat~ was In Italy. but I
heaTd he was a grcal guy.
Dave Smith, who was being
dren." ministration considered a .-----------------------represented by Dan Metcalf
{former Chief Justice), ls ap
parently very honest, and will
take his stuff seriously. ·Dave
Smith is an average guy, with
an average. name. and a hope
10 please the students,"
Metcall said. Dave also has
been on the PRB. Tough
choices once again~
The last debaters were the
s1udenl represe111ative cn11di
da1es. Party members ln
cludedjefferson L1fTe)•, Dusi)'
Hoesly, Cody Hoesly. Willow
McCormick and Andrew
Daily. Non-party members
were Lindsay t<ohn. and J.
Andrew Keeler. The l'any
represenrnlives were saying
smart thmgs right up until
the polm when Jefferson
Laffey, Cody Hoesly. and An
drew Daily revealed 1hal they
will be abroad next term.
Thal takes care or I hem.
which ,s unfor1unace. because
all Lhree would have done a
good Job. Dusty Hoesly was
sman aod wiur. he-knows
what bu11ons LO push. Lind
say Kohn came across as very
quiet and reserved. She talked
about a closer student body,
mainly through the use c,f
more forums, and all-sLUdcnL
gatherings like Casino NlghL
J. Andrew Keeler will be
President of tl1c US in .1boul
20 years. so I suggesL you give
hun a chance. He is ready to
work, and 1s very smarL and
org,lmzcd
The <:Mdidntcs all spoke of
school fundmg, and a more
unifled LC. The probleJn was
that nobody put forth a plan
with the po1enual to accom•
plish ll1aL When I spoke to
James Christie ar1crward, he
said, "God, LhaL was re,1lly
emotionally dr.1ining." lie
was right, even as a spectator
I noticed heightened ecnslon
from beginning to encl The
voe~ is 1ough, and I wish the
best of luck 10 all candidates,
except Willow.
____ ,,
Let's assume they mean what
the)• say, and that they wam Lo
chsmantlc 1.he representative
form of governmen1 which stu
dents have crafted over Lhc
ye~rs. u student government
winch part1cip:ucs in vinually
every aspect of College govcr
n:mcc. including representation
on the t\oard ofTmstces. This is
a studcm govcrnmcn1 widely
respcetcd and led b)' hard work
mg elected and appomecd s1u
dcnts who care deep I)' about this
place. pan of the staff in this com
m unity? Apparenely no1,
sloce tJ1c :ulministration is,
bj• definition, some SOrl or
cvU empire {'"the New Salem
of Puritans") exercising ·po
lice powers" over hapkssseu
den lS who arc "treated like Pick the Party poster!
H1st0ncall)', students here
h:ivc cons1stcntl) embraced a
rcpn·senumvc form of govcrn
mem, and while 1hcy have rcor•
g:mizecl Lhcmsclvcs from Lime to
time, 1her have done so in Lhc
framework of n Mrcprcscntati\'t ..
model. ASLC operaecs in accor
dance with 11s bylaws which
were approved by 1 he Board of
Trt,SlCCS in May l 996, insuring
1hr1L students will remain .. at the
table'" as dcc1s1on.s are made.
This is whal "The Party" calls
"your imposed infantile sta1Us".
If slUdcncs elect "Party" can• children.•
1 se.riousl)' dottbt 1.ha1 stu
dents will approve a plan 10
I hrow away an cffecllvc s1u
dcn1 government system for
I he sake or a "de-ath to gov
cr-nm ent'" mnntr:.1 wilh no
thougherul ahcrnativc. IJUl if
you elect "Party" candidates,
wc·11 go down I hn, road and
sec what h.1ppens.
What about stuclcn, fees if
Party cand1da1es sweep the
election? Alloca1ion of s1u
dcnL fees for 2000/01 will be
made by Lhc currently elected
student go\lCrnmenL As you
probably know, the College
collec1s $95 per semcsLer
from each full 1in1c student,
and those funds (approxi
mately $325.000 Lhis year)
are. administered b)' student
government through pro
cesses ie develops and imple-
2 Pioneer Log February 25, 2000 The South
Su••orts The Party.
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Join Th• Party. I love to PARTY
It
Test your knowledge of politics at Lewis & Clark College. Which one
of these posters was created by the Party, and which was posted by
an imposter? Answer to be posted on the <le.soapbox> newsgroup.
Log on to find out. The Party's ideologue stands up and shouts
commenta,y by Cody Hoesly
I apolog,ze.
I believe tha1 the mass exo
dus mcm Party candidates made
rrom 1hc debate Wednesday
nigh, was a bad decision This
Is because il alienated many stu~
<lent, who h;id hcgun 10 gc1
caugh1 up in the idealism 1hc
Part) cand,<la1cs share but ln
,iead were lcfl hanging. The 5tU·
den1s were cager to join the
Party, yet the)' needed 10 lm11"
more What is the Pony almu1?
Wha1 docs a l'al'l)' fumrc mean?
I will explain my vaew of the
Parl), withou1 1hc <lciails, he•
cause the) cnn be worked out
artcr the changes occur. No, .,II Panr members share
Ill)' vll'ws. Again. th~u is onr or
1he key aspects (If 1hc Party, ev
eryone should pursue their own
goals. In fact, 1hcrc has hccn a
lot of 1ha1 on Palalinc 1-1111 ofla,r
more than this school has cx1ie
riencccl in at least 1wo years.
Since 1hc conccpJion of the
Party, lns1cad of ,he usual apa•
1hy and mono1ony LC is known
for, 1 here has been dcbmc, dis
cussion. inquiry and cxci1emen1
1ha1 is ano1hcr chief love of 1he
Parly.
Regardless of whc1her 1hc
ParLy wl,L< all ,-rndc111 council
srats or nonl'. i1 has a.ch1cvcd
maJl) of its main obje.:-1ivcs. I
hope th:u :tftcr 1hc clcc1ions, af
ter ncx1 year even, and every
yc:tr. C\'cry clay, 1ha1 1he vualil)'
this college ancl these swdcm,.
.. ,re experiencing will remain.
Council will not be 1hc encl of
1he Party, 11 was 1101 1he begin•
ning; iL is a me-ans for action
fhosc 1ncmbcrs of ,he Party
who arc running for office arc all
ac1MsL~ and 1hcy will conLinuc
10 seek posill\'C change •• LC
regardless ur whe,her 1he)' nre
vmtd in or not. That is why 1he
l'arl)' will be having a victory
celebration 1hc night the win-ning candidates are announced,
no maucr the outcome-we feel
confident 1ha1 council will no,,1
be more responsive 10 stutlem
issues. We feel s1udcn1s will be
-more involveu will, council. A
movement h3!io becu started. Noa
1hat 1hc.~ an: laurels 10 place on
our heads. for as of)'Ct, no1hing
has been done.
Now ls I he time: to sec radi
cal change. The s1ude111s are
s1anding. Even 1he non-Part)'
candicl:itcs n.rc nclvoca1lng
change. Lets see ac1 Ion. Lets sec
'' Now is the time to
see radical change.
The students are
standing. Even the
non-Party candidates
are advocating
change.
'' the women's center. Lets see the
Vote C1f No Confidence in
Michael 1',>rd, I've never read
one. Lets see 1hose alcohol poli
cies changed. L<1s rcc)'clc those
old pos1ing guidelines as the
Write-in candidate for VP for B&F-
I am llen S1oddnrd and I am
running -a~ a \\'TILe•in candi•
dale lor Vicc-Prcsiden1 for
Budge1 & Finance. I am run
ning because I see no 01hcr
adequate candidalc. I sec th~
posilion of Vicc-Presklcn, for
B & F 10 be one of the mos1
impor1an1 pc.hiLiun.s in our
SlUdcnl govcrnmcn1. ASI.C
currently has :, hudgc1 of
roughlyS325,000, ,1 ponion or
which needs 10 be adequate!)•
dislributcd 1 h rough 1 he Gen•
eral Aiiocalions Board
(G.A.ll.), which 1he V.P. for ll
& F i.< ,espon<ible for chair•
Ing I find myself. llen
Stoddal'd, 10 be 1he mos, com•
pc1e111 choice for Budget& Fi-
1urnce Vice•Pre.sidcnL l h:ivc.:
proved 10 be a valuable ,·e
sourcc 10 s1Udcn1s 1hrough my
political ac1ivi1y. a1hlctic acLiv-
11)', and s1uclen1/ASLC/Admin-
1stra1ion go~bctwce:n relation
ship. I am current!)• Adminis
trative ,\ssistnnt to tl1c S1uclcnc
Organizations Vice Prcsidcm
.md a S1udcnt Rcprcscnrntive.
I know 1he sys1c111 well and I
have proven to be cxu·cmely
ucdicatcd 10 1hc s111den1S'
well-be Ing.
Part of 1hc reason as 10 why
l :un running is be<" .. .1use 1 am Write-in candidate. Ben
Stoddard
agains1 tn)' opposition's stalr
mcnts (see ,he "Party" manlfcs10
circulated \'ia e-mail and the
"Voter Guide" found in Pio Log).
He statro:; that his mollo Is
"Deo1h 10 govcrnmen1 and death
10 ASLC." Now, perhaps this is a
joke. If so, his entire campaign
is a joke, for he offered no other
personal opinions in the "Log··.
or any vision for a better systrm
following 1he de.uh of govern•
men I. Despite his arrogant nura
and utterly ig.nontnt uppcarnnce
a1 the candida1c forum, he fol•
lows the '"Pan)1"' for, nnd wuh,
no apparent pu11iosc. Mis u11erly inuecisi"e and foolish srn11·
mc::nLS are products <.1f an or
ganization. if )'OU c;1n call it
sud,, an organization thal
Ben S1oddard sirongiy op•
puses.
During 1he candidate fo.
rum, my opponent informed
1he crowd 1hat he was able to
be paid S250 while doing no
work for some unmuned Slu
den1-f ec funded group lie
1hcn a11emp1ecl 10 Jus1lfy his
own ethicnll)' questionable
actions and explain why Lhis
makes him a good cand,daie
for elected office. 1 his son of
logic myslines me. 11 is pre•
ciscly this SOfl or ,rrespon
siblc bchll\'ior tJ,at I plan 10
work agnirts1 as Vicc•Presi•
dcm for Budget and Finance.
L[ elected I w,11 work for a
simplified budge1ing process
and strive ror enhanced riscal
accoun1abil11v. All s1uclcn1
fees need 10 he managed m a
though1fol way, possibly dif
forcnt from curren1 policy, bul
cenainly not according to the
"Pariy" plan, or lack ,hereof.
On Mon<lny and Tucsda)1• re
mcm bc r to write-in Ue-n
SLocldord for Vice-Prcsiden1
of Budget and Finance.
Thank )'Ou.
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Voting is on Monday, February
28 and Tuesday, February 29
from 9 to 4 pm in the Library.
Election results will be announced
on Tuesday, February 29th at
8:30pm in the Rusty Nail. waste pulp 1hcy arc. I want 10 get
lll)' hands 011 3 model or the
MasJCr Pbn and move 1hc li-
1,rary around an<l see whrn it
looks like down by 1hc rose gar
dens. Lets divesL.
In 1he end, the Party Is more
1han 1hc candidates. Indeed
there :uc man)' mcntbers of the
Party, including women. who
will make these changes ltt1p1,cn.
llecau.~e 1hcr hold the same ba
sic tenants a11 Pan)' mcmhcrs
hold: 1hc right to rrccdom of
opinion, the right to active :tncl
li"el)' tlcbatc, the righl to knowl
edge. and 1he right 10 dircc, ac•
tion.
Do you hold those same ba•
sic c:onvictious as well? ~Vel
come to the Pany. Get pas1 1he
candidates (the) are 1101 every•
1hing) and get 10 tl1c issues (1hey
need )'Our ,111c111ion). and nbove
ult, 10 1he results (you need
Lhcm). Do not sit until )'OH h:l\1e
your studcm center. your new
dorms. until you arc s01 isfiecl
with how your student fees arc
spent, umil Ltwis & Clark ,n.
._.,titutcs .and enforce~ a 1h·mg
wage (kecpsuu,ding!), umil you
have pcrsonnlly spc,ken wi1h
your studcn t council, ,1111 ii you
lu\OW who is on 1he Peer Review Ooal'd, un1il you can name at
least nve 1mstecs and wh:11 the)'
do for you, un1il )'OU are confi
dcn11ha1 evcrythmg you believe
in, you are working for and re
ceiving, and tha1 you1 peers arc
cxpcriencmg 1.hc same.
And 1hcn you can s,1. And
1hcn get up aiain, for there is
more work 10 be done.
Some of the
Party's tenets
1. No posting guidelines
2. Divestment from
harmful corporations
3. Vote of No
Confidence In Michael
Ford
4. living wage at LC
5. Looser alcohol policy
6. Model of the Master
Plan made available to
students
7. Open ASLC Council
meetings
8. Redefinition of
Campus Safety's role
Party member calls
for ASLC reform _.,.
commenta,y by Daniel Kroos
In an upconung ASLC elcc•
11011 1ainicd 111 slander and co•
hcslon, s1Uden1s of Lewis &
Clark College will be hard
prcs.sed to an$'vcr the raw 4ue:s-
1ion posed by 1he dark horse
candidmes of 1he Parl)" "Who do
you wanl 10 control your school?
S1UdenL, or Adminis,racion?"
Thisc.iucs1ion has been 1hc bone
in 1hr throa1 of ASLC, and 1hc
ad1111nistnu..ivc- puppet mas1crs
who Lru)y control thh.; institu•
Lion.
Judging b)' 1he incessant
s1oncwalllngand slander linked
both dircc1l) and indirectly to
1bcsc reprcscn1a1ivcs of fa.scism
on campus. ii becomes dear that
1hc Ld1is1 liberal views of the
Pany poses a serious th real lO an
adminis1racive structure which
so 1igh1ir grips 1hc reins or SIU·
dent power. The Party wishes to
use 1his )'ears election as a men
suring s1lck by which the stu
dcnc.s can be prcsenll'..tl ,,1ith n
clear alternative ticket to lhc
names of facdcs,, com placcnt
ASLC candidates thaL seem 10
l\ood 1he ballot year after year.
If elected. the P,trty wants 10
r:,dicalli• reform ASLC and i1s
image on campus. I\SI.C should
be run by the studenl.S n nd in 1 he
interests of Lhc student com mu•
nlly here a1 LC. Students should
go"crn campus lifo wltho111 1he
inllucnce or hindrance of ad
ministrative figurehead.s. This o(
course is viewed by many as a
radical mrn from the years ol
ASLC being run by Michael
Ford's ")'es-men." The Party
agrees a.nd as a result has faced
a barrage or obsiatles laid down
by a fearful adminislrntive
branch.
ln a recent e-mail 10 all Resi•
denl Assis1an1s and Resident
Dircc1ors, Michael Ford. Dean of '' ASLC should be run
by the students and
in the interests of the
student community
here at LC. Students
should govern cam
pus life without the
influence or hin
drance of administra
tive figureheads.
'' Studen1s, implied 1ha1 campus
leaders should encourage their
residents to \10lc anti~Pany ln o
recent Pi,inecr Log aruclc. ASLC
Presldcn1 Gene Wixson used
spin doctor 1ac1ics to ahcr 1he
perception of the Patt)•:S views
on abolishing s1Udc111 govern•
menl. In addition, the 1>arty has
been forced 10 walk a Ligh 1 rope
of strict clcc1io11 pro1ocol. de•
spite the endless cffons of lls
various opponeni.s 10 debunk us
leftist pla1fonn on 1he basis of
1cchnical viol:itions of elecuon
procedure. Finn.II), an msuhing
and di>1as1cful smear campaign
has been crcc1ccl by s1udent.s in
support of opposing Pam can•
didates as a las, <.Inch effor1 10
,n,1ke a mockery nf 1he Party.
Yet the Part) seeks 10 end all
Lhcsc pcm squohblcs br chal
lenging an)• and all of its oppo
ncnls 10 address Lh<: issues chc
Party stands for, 1101 just bad
mouth The Par1y candida1es. I
be1ie,1e that when Lhc students
of LC scrutinize the issues
hrought up in 1his campaign. i1
will become evident tha1 1he
Party3 political agenda bes, smts
the interests or the LC commu
nity by lnves1ing ASLC author•
ity back into 1he hands of the
students.
February 25, 2000 Pioneer Log 3 =Pion=eer====::!Log===f / ecti ons====
In defense of
ASLC: a call for
thoughtfu I ness
commentary by Molly Parsons ,rrongest push when tl1e College
;1dminis1ra1iun s.1icl h would not
Wi1h all of the hoopla sur-dc:11 wnh rnndom s1uden1s and
wunding this year's ASLC Coun- \\Stntecl to deal with student gov
cil dcction, I feel It is relevam cmment. The ,ice pn:siclen1 for
1n pllinl ., ftw l111ngs um sluclcnt academic affairs, Erin
Every studc111 on 1his campus Bnilc)', was personally respon
b a pan of ASLC; ASLC is the siblc for discussing 1he Issue
entire :tludcnl body. \Vhhoul a whh lhe :,dminisHauion 10 nego•
:,ludcn1 bod)' Li:wb & C1;uk ti.tte ;1 positive resolution. Many
College would 1101 e,isL So membcrsofCouncilwerelleeply
maybe ii would be .1 good idea involved in Lhe issue until it was
to nbolbh ASLC so that none of resolved.
us would need 10 complain In a perfect world 1heStuden1
nholll adminis1ralion, lov-1 pro• Council would not havt to
ressor :;al::iries. or 1he 1reannen1 worry abou1 its administr:uivt
of custodial srnff. lluL that'.s no1 du1ics. However. members of
going to happen. To remind ev• bo1h 1hc currcm and past Coun
Cr)'one: regardless of what posl• dis feel 1ha1 s1udcnts should be
1ion a candidate is running for, in charge of s1udcn1 fees. But as
non< of the Council positions there is currently no viable way
h•vc 1hc au1hority or ahilil)' 10 10 shif1 il,osc rc.iponslbilities to
abolish ASLC. 1he Student anothcrbod),Councilmtts1con
Council. or LCsstu<len1 govent• tinue 10 tlcvott Lime Hl adminis•
mcn1 If anyone on our t:am• tr:11ivc nuutrrs. Thebc mnucr::i
pus-btuclents, staff, or fac-range from appo1n1lng stuclcn1
uhy-i~ lmerestcd in an issut rcprc:,cntt1LiVl':S to a dozen l'ac•
that 1hcy bclie"c S1udcn1 Coun- ul1y committees to man:1ging :1
cil should address 1hcn 1hq• $325,000 budgc1. ,Ind any stu
h:l\'C 1hc opporwnity to allcnd dcm inrnlved wi1h :my of 1he
the weckl) Council meeting,. more than 30 sLUclen1 groups on
Council mec1ings are open 10 campus would agree 1ha1 bud
anyone who wan1s 1hcir opinion gc1i11g ftncl p11pcrwork is nn mt•
to be heard. porrnnt mauer if ii allows rhcm
I don't think 1hn1 nrnny tocontinue.
people, including ma11y candi- No s1Uden1 government is
dates, realize wh111 c><actly the perfect. And 1herc b no reason
SLUden1 Council is or docs. Th~ 10 fear change. We should 1101
,ISLC Swckm Council Is largely .-~be cri1.ital of a candidate because
administrntivc. The president, • thC)' appear to oppose the cur-
1he "ice presidcnlS, and 1.hcchicf rcn1 Council. But we should
justice all ha"e imponantdu1ics keep in mind if a candidate's
and responsibilities that allow opposi1ion is cons1ructivc or
s1udcn1 groups and activilics to poin1less. There is alwa)'S room
run smoothly on our campus. ror improvcmcrn and we musl
Thestudcn1 representatives have remember the difference be
spctifk responsibilities and arc Lwecn impnwemcnt and useless
mainl)' focused at tying LC's sn1-change. Every s1udem should be
dent hocly together. as aware of campus issues as any
In a perfect world the S1udcm C,>uncll candidate ,Ind if )'OU
Council would have ~• more do not kc.I you have Lhc lime.or
powerful voice regarding 1hc the energy to be in\'Olvcd, 1hcn
various poli1lc:il issues 1ha1 arise you must look 10 Council mcm
on our campu,. Though, that i5 bcrs for help.
just a.., much of a job for the stu• \.\lh('.n it ~omcs time to cnst a
dents of LC as ii I< for 1hc Siu• ballot for the ASLC S1udcn1
dent Council. People question Council elections, everyone
why Council did 1101 hnvc a mu<I keep In mind the needs of
stronger voice on the issue of our campus. \Ve need student
Jus1icc for Janitors. Although groups and nc1ivitics, we need an
Swden1 Council did 1101 make a adminismuivc body to hnndlc
specific s1a1ement on the issue, the details that allow studcn1
many members of Council wcrt groups to function smoothly,
very involved. By pooling their and we need a voice to the ad•
resources <L" Council members, ministration on m;tucrs that af•
they provided much assistance feet every one of us.
10 Lhc studcni activist groups I urge each and every student
involved with the Justice for 10 keep in mind our needs and
Janitors fighL Regarding Cyrus 10 vote as responsibly as 1heyc.,
Par1ovi's posllion last spring, !)CCI Student Council memhers
Council was able 10 provide the 1.0 be. A response to the Party
commentary by Meaghan
Lamarre
Firs1. I feel I hat ii is lmpor-
1:1111 10 clarify I ha1 1 his piece of
work is my own opinion and
does not renect 1he views of 1he
organi?a1ion.s of which I am a
pan, namely ASLC Execu1ivc
Cr,mncil and The Pioneer L<>g.
I would lilu· tn 1hank 1hc
rany ror rnhang student aware ..
m:s.s of some: i~!>cUCS on our cam
pus. I will readily :,dmil 1ha1 ii
is hccause of the P:trl) 1hat there
we.re ~o m:my people: prcscn1 at
1he debates and 1ha1 there have
1,ccn so many posi,, on soapbox
reccn1ly. I will also admil tl1nt the
P:1r1y hns ,ucccdccl where ASLC
Execu1ivc Councils have foiled
for years past, and 1hat is in in
creasing the awarcnes, and par
ticip~11ion or students in stuckm
government. Let nw point ou1,
however, t h:11 this b no, for lack
of trying. Thb year's Council,
and Co,rncils in Lhc past, have
,c1 "increasing 1.hc visibility of
ASLC Council" ns a 1>rl111e goal,
I 1hink what we didn·t reali:c, is
1lrn1 ii rake, someone (or a
group) who proposes "fucking
shit up· to rcall)• grab stuc!ems'
aucniion. rhis is n shame ,md I
am sad 10 :1dmil thut such an
a1>1>roat·h is 1he only 1hing 1ha1
hns worked to compc1e with I he
apath)' on 1his campus.
It was mcmioncd al the de#
bate 1ha1 1hc Pany has csscntiall)'
lit n flrc un<ler ASLC Council. I'll
even ad1nit Lh;tt this is 1ruc. Bm
we have found ourscl"cs on Lite
clcknsivc, having LO fight against
accusa1ions 1h:u "!,"en people
who arc overseas could be more
cffccrivc 1han this year's Coon•
cil has been." I beg 10 differ. In
facJ. I'm insuhed. I would pro
vfde examples of all the t.hings
1ha1 Council has accomplished
bm I don'1 feel that would beef
fective. I realize that Lhe Party's
point Is 1hat Council has no1 ad
\'OCatcd for studcm tonccrns. To
this. I mus, ask. hov .. • can )'OU
condemn us for not responding
to )'Our concerns when you
hn\lcn't voiced Lhcrn. ci1hcr by
auending meetings, mce1ing
with Council members individu
ally, or snbrnining comment$ to
the sugges1ion box?
I also recognize 1he Pany's
point of view tha1 ASLC Coun
cil takes a ra1hcr supplicating
approach when dealing with the
Adminis1ra1ion. \Ve have been
accused of holding 1he hands of
the Adminis1 r.uion and of being
1hcir "puppet." While I won'1 go
as far as Lo say we've been
anybody's puppcl, I agree that we
often operate with 1he attitude
that we need to cooperate with
1heAdminis1ration. Call me con-servatlve. but l (and I think I
speak for other members of
Council here) 1hink that in or
der 10 ge1 anything accom
plished on this campus. you
have 10 go through, 1he right
channels. That includes present
ing your ideas m a professional
manner. being \\1tlling to com•
pronusc and, lc1'sadmiL ii. there's
some occasionnl brownnoslng
involved. Bui 1l11s 1s govern
ment: tlus 1s bureaucracy: llus is
poliucs And u's how things
work. I applaud the Pany fol' its
,deal ism, 1luu it think that it can
change this tru1h about the way
1hings arc. But somehow, I JUSt
can\ picLUrc M1chacl Mooney
listening 10. much less submit-
1ing to the "demands" of any
ASLC offlccr who says "Fuck
you. Mike" or presents his or her
ideas m :\ny wny 01hcr than 1hc
acceptable. professional manner
with which issues arc currently
handled.
As I havesa,d, I understand a
number or I he pos111ons aclvo•
catccl b)• ,he Pan1•, Whai I don'1
undcrsLand, howt•ver, 1s how
1 hey can lllHtganc I ry1ng to
change nn orgamza11on nbou1
which they know very li11le. A~
far as I can tell, Party members
hriven'I done much research
nbout the pos11ions they may be
filling. I wonder If llrnndon
Marsh has been tO a SAAB mtel-
111g. Mas D;,nic.l Kroos ever been
10 a GAB meeting? Dues Micah
Saul know how the Chancr and
Budgc1 Process works? Ho\,) can
you argue 1ha1 the instltu1ion
needs change when you don't
even know how h opera1es?
Since the Parl)' has aclmi1ted 1ha1.
dissolving ASLC is unlikely. if
no1 impossible, don'1 you 1hink
tl1at the Parry members ought to
have some icle:, or how the cur•
rent system work5 since they're
going 10 have 10 function within
il?
Furthermore, although many
P:ir1y members expressed n de
sire to conununicntc wiLh sw
dcn1s ubou1 the issues, they were
conspicuously absent al the end
of, he clcbaie when the noor was
opened rn ~tudenLs with any
questions for 1he candidates.
Presidemial candidate Travis
Litman had said earlier, "Mayl:>e
the prcside111 should go 10 1he
people." Instead, he went back
Lo his room wi1h his fish, leav•
ing only Jefferson l~1ffey 10 field
questions for 1.he Party. If Part)'
members get elec1ed, I wonder
if we can expect a repeat perfor
mance of this disappearing acl.
These are some of my con
ccm.s about 1hc Parry. I hope that
you'll consider these issues,
think for yourselves, and vote
accordingly nex1 week. Charge to
the Party
commentary by Peter Berkhout
I cqngratulate the Pany fur
creating 11 com roversy and get ..
1ing s1Udems i111erestcd in their
own nITairs. But Party members'
conclucl individually and as a
group raises question:, in my
mind if we wanl ahem nrnmng
anytl1ing.
I think the Part)' candidates
wasted the best chance they had
by submilllng what they did for
1hc Voters Guide. I think they
wasted their bc:-.tchnntc at a real
dialogue \\~th studenb by k:w
ing 1hc c,mdld:rtc dcb:uc early.
Andrew D:tily, Jefferson
Laffey, nnd Cody Moes!)' mi.srep
rc.scmcd themsel vc:, ns viable
candidates when all 1hrce arc
phtnnlng to be overseas for pan
or all of next year und thus c:in-
1101 fulfill 1heirdu1ies, ifdectecl.
This le:1ve.s l)usty Moesly, Andy
Keeler. and Lindsay Kohn. Dusty
didn'1 rc.tlly shoot himself in the
foo1, Keeler 1,resented himself
with experience and ideas, and
Kohn was itager to be involved
:md vo,al
Daniel Kroos .1dmi11ed 1h:u
he accep1ed 5250 from :1,,uden1
group for cluing nol hing. Js Lhb
1he guy we wanL in charge of the
$325,000 budget? lie won't
ldenlif)' Ilic people actually wast
Ing the student fees. bu1 tries to
pin IL on ASLC Counci I mem
bers, who arc not directly in
charge of media salaries.
"I'm JUSI angry." said Kroos.
Is he angry at himself? Ask him
abolll his plan to repay I ha1
$250. "I'll pay myselfS250 (from
s1uden1 fees! when I win d1is
clcciion, and 1·hcn give ii back
10 s1uden1 fees/' promised
Kroos. Tn this I SO)': Ben
S1oddard.
Party e:ondidatc Brandon
Marsh showed only 1hat he c:m°L
hold a candlt 10 Buzzy N icJscn's
cxpcri('ncc or wit.
Micah Saul said he's agai11s1
apathy. Well who Isn't? 01her
than 1ha1, he basically matched
wha1 Jillian Schniit.11. (and cur
rem council members) has said
3bout 1he VP for SO pos11ion.
The man who fared 1hc best
for 1hc Party was the man who
'-aid the lease: Tnwis Litman.
Other 1han quoting his nsh. his
Pany affiliaoion .seems like the
wors1 1hing abou1 him. In thr
case of Party siudcnl reps.
U1man as prez means new Party
reps appoimed 10 replace those
who can'I serve.
My question for Party mem
bers: wh)• wail rill ncx1 )'car? If
you're for real, start now. Come
10 tho ASLC Council mec1ings.
Voice your opinions. See if ii
works before you denounce i1.
The Voter's Guide is available
online, complete with each
candidate's personal statement
and organizational experience, at
http:/ /www.lclark.edu/ ~aslc/
elections/ The Pioneer Log regrets that, due to space
constraints, not all opinions could be in
cluded in this issue.
More opinion pieces can be found on our
website at http://www.lclark.edu/-piolog/
The opinions contained herein do not re
flect the views of the Pioneer Log.
4 Pioneer Log February 25, 2000