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This is our last issue of
the semester. See you in
the spring. Our first
meeting wi 11 be
Monday, Jan. 15, at 7
pm and our first issue
will appear on Jan. 26.
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EDITOR·IN-Cttm: MEACHAN
LAMARRE
ASSOCt.\Tt EonOR: ERtN HAIOC
Ni;ws Eo1rOR: JO£ CLOCK
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Fu.TURES EDITOR: COR£Y LONG
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LAMARR.E
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The Pioneer Log is funded by
your student fees. Balmer entertains with last lecture
The Last Lecture series
continued in November
with Political Science
professor Don Balmer, and
the topic of the millions
and millions of minutes
that everyone chooses
how to spend in their life.
Balmer shared anecdotes
from his own experience
and gave some advice to
the students who came to
hear him speak.
by Sarah Hill
The L'ls1 ·tcc1Urc Series con.­
tinucd in November with an cn.-
1c1'taining1 mspiring :rncl anti•
do1al speech '"Spending Your
Millions and Millions• by Poli1i­
cal Science prorcsso·r, Do·n
Balmer. Professor Balmer has
been teaching ,n Lewis & Clark
for 50 years now and lam sure
thac he has been fcaiure(l m the dcscrihcs how nQL :u 1cnding c6l•
kgc was 1101 a choice. h was ex•
pccted.
Balmer covered nt least six ar­
t·as where we shold<l invtst ot1r
millions of minutts. The first b
in cduc:1,tion of course. He com­
mented on Sl\ldc1us who were
somewh;u less lhan foc-1,.\scd and
st1ggcstcd 1ha1 we get as mueh as
possible out or college while we
are here bcca\1sc we will ne:\'Cr be
together wi1h this group or
people again. His seriousness is
alwa)'S broken with a comment,
··or c.:.oursc 1lla)1be th:\l is :I good
thil1g?"
The second suggcsnon was
i1wcsting in fomily. Ano1hcr was
uwtsting in people and ideas.
Bijl,ner ~nd his wire took in chil•
dren and his invc.suncnl in idc;:1s
led to organizil1g Liu: lnrgt:Sl mi­
grant workers study in the 'S0's,
which led t0 lcgisl:uion being
drafted LO prOLcCt the workers.
lnvts1ing in friends was high <)II
his Hst. He told stories or travel•
ing around 1he world and alwa.ys
Political Science professor Don Balmer has been teaching at
Lewis and Clark for 50 years.
Pioneer Log more than a fow
Limes. Balme·r's lecture enter·
lainecl a co-zy audience in lhe
Copeland main lounge warmed
by the crackling fire. He ex·
plained LO the crowd that no
maucr what you \lo you will
have millions and millions LO
spend -millions or mimrres that
is!
Dr. Balmer rc0cctccl on his
lire amt ho,v he chose to spend
his millions or minutes. As he
shared stories from his life. and
also offered advice on how we
might inves1 our millions or
minu1.es. Back in the forties,
"when all of Lhe music was pleas•
ani and posllive,. he describes
meeting his wife and how ar1er
fifty years of marriage they still
agree: that they knew it was right,
right rrom the start. Money was
tight in the beginning with four
boys under the age or six but he s1aying wllh one friend or an•
other.
Balmer also 1alkecl abou, the
1ime he invested in church, cv-­
eryone chuckled at his jokes
about the liberal church bu.t the
lmpqrlanl aspect was the c()m ..
munity. Last bu1 certainly not
least for Dr. Balmer i$ the invest•
ment in politics. lnvolvcme.nt
from his point of view is or the
greatest value. 50 years as politi•
cal science professor have not
driven him rrom thespon; upon
a visit to nawaii he found time
10 sit in on 1hc state legislature.
Each suggestion and invest­
ment advice that Balmer gave
was highlighted his sarcastic
sense or humor. TI1c au\liencc
was cmcruined an\l gasped each
time he joked about age and
death.
Take a class from him quicl,,
you have a 101 10 learn!
2 Pioneer Log December 1, 2000 Omran Tour discusses Iraq sanctions
by Teresa Kurtak
This last monday cve:1111ig,
November 20, you may have
nmicccl a 1ar_ge-~ ytUow school
bus parked 111 front of
Templeton, The bus is part of
,he-.. Omran l3us Tour"' ;:i c:ollcc·
tivc dfon of"Voic.c:i in 1hc \Vil­
dcrncss· (VtTW) ,ind the
"Middle East Children's Alli­
;u1cc" 10 end lhc cc.onomic s.1nc•
tions on lrnq. Accompanied hy
Peace Ac1ivis1s from VITW. ihc
bus has bc<:n making i1s way up
the west Coast,stopping nt high
schools, churches, and college
canipuscs: collec1ing school
soprlics tobc taken 10 Iraq, and
giving lectures and presenta­
tions on the affct1s of the sane·
1ions on lraql civilians.
The bus 1s namtd ;lftcr
Omran. a 13 year old Iraq, shep• ,, ____ _
According to Iraqi
figures, since 1998
over 300 civilians
have been killed and
over 800 injured.
There are bombings
about every 3 days. ___ ,,
herd who was killed in May last
year by a US cluster bomb while
he was watt,bmg his sheep.
Man}' people may be un:\w~,rc
that the US comi,w;1lly bomb$
Iraq. In fact, the last bombing
w.-15 November 11'1": Pour dul­
clrcn and 1hree leachcrs wen: in­
jured when 1he1Tschool wash11.
According lo lraqi figurcs,since
1998 over JOO c1v1lians have
been killed and over 800 in­
jured. There arc bombings
about every 3 days.
VIT\V is-3n non-pron1 orga­
mza1ion committed l6 ending
the s:mctions through peaceful
and non-violent acuon. The. or­
ganization began in 1991 anti
from 1996 IO today h:ts sent
over 30 de.legations to Iraq, vis­
iting hospirnls ,rnd schools,
bringmg in rdicf, and 1rying lO
documem 1hc situation as ii is.
Kaihy Kelly, the rounder or
VlTWand Dan Halliday, fonncr UN secretory in charge of 1he
lraqi I llrmrmitarrnn Rchc.·I. who
have worked closely 1ogrthcr tQ
end the s.111<:1ions were noiui­
natccl this last )'Car for the Nobd
Peace Prize £or 1..hc.ir effort~ to
help 1he lr:iqi people, Sevcr:11
month~ ago, Kelly visllcd U:wiS­
& Clark College. I lcr calls for
:tction during her brown bag
)unch misct.l uncr{'St among Sf\'·
c-ral Sludcru.s who dcddcd 10 lil·
vile chc "Omrau Tour" 10 c:1111•
pus.
1'hough l he prcscn 1.11 um I h~
group gave was not cxtrc1rn.:I)'
well attended. it w~1s q1.1i1c 11nc.r­
csting au<l thooghL pro"oking.
Every one or 1hc "Pcac.:i t\c1iv­
is1s" present hac.l been on <ldtg:\-
11ons 10 lratl, courting large fi1,rs
and 10 years imprisonment for
lhcsc illegal ai:1ions. Also present
al the pn·scnlation was~n lraqm
woman doctor who was in Ku·
wan during 1he Persian Gulr
Vi.t,.1r.
It w~s qunc s:hockmg 10 hear
both hers and other's dcscnp•
uons or what was and 1s happcn-­
ing in lrnq: 1cstnnomcs of hos­
pital wal'ds filltd w1th dying chd­
tltscn, many of whom were suf ..
re ring from lack or proper mcd1-
ci11{'S, not bcc;1usc or S:H1ch1m
tlussrin stockpiling 1lu.:m, hu1
because the s.:inctions cornmiucc
was withholding them. Appar•
cmly just ,,s US votc-r:ws .lrc ex•
pt'ncndng ··Gu Ir \V;1r Syn­
drome""~ so arc ln1qis. Dunn,g 1hc
conn1c11 The US used missiles
covered in radioacli\lc Depktct.l
Ura mum. Iraqi c.Joc.-LOrs C!,Lim:nc
that ahout hair the population or
Iraq is al risk of <lying from the
effects of this subs1ancc. The
connection between Depicted
Ur:1.nium and 1hc huge mcrc.·ase
in c-:.mctr and birth dcform111cs
has nOl been proven aud lnH1i
clocwrs have not hctn allowed
1hc c.quip111{'nt needed fot LC.Sl­
ing.
There was not 3 large S\lu.k111
a1.1cruJ;1,ncc nor w:1S lhcrc a large
inpouring or don;11ions 01· desire
for ~CLion, bm the to1.ir 11uro­
clorcd ~1 diffcrc111 vcl'sion of ,he
Iraqi situalion and ma<lc a small
step towards swaying public
opinion on a largely
unpubhcizcd struggle:.
Street Roots comes to
campus to help homeless
by Susan Rivera
For ,hose of you n<>t ramiliar
with lhis fantastic newspaper,
Street Roots is Ponland's only
newspaper that gives voice 10
those who arc; or who have
been, homeless, Only a few
years old, Sc reel Roots currently
has a readership or 12,000 and
conlinues 10 grQw. It does not
try to romaniicize nor vilify. but
instead talks frankly about
various issues addrtssing those
,vho live on the streets.
including addictions and
mental illness. In addition, a
section or each issue is devoted
to pocLry and art. According to
Jack Tafori. the submissions
editor. Sireer Roots, which is
wholly operated by those who
arc or have been homeless, is a
creative outle, which helps \0 nol only provide empowerment,
bu1 also an al lcmative tQ I heir
currcnl sHua11on. The
newspaper cos, $ 1.00 (hu1 you
can always gwc more) and the
vendor receives S0.75 for each
i.ssue he or she sc lls. So keep
your eyes open on the first and ,, ____ _
Street Roots is
Portland's only news­
paper that gives voice
to those who are, or
who have been,
homeless.
'' third Wednesday of each month
outside of 1he Bon. Trail RQom,
or Watzek ror Mike Broderick,
o\lr Street Root~ vendor. '=======~--N ews======Pi=on=e='er=L=og=
SAAB SCOOP Air quality concerns Fir Acres
by Buzzy Nielsen work cut 0111 for it Lhis Sunday by Jessica Burton --:---1=,,-, vacuum dust collec1or that was men! had requested that the
Well, folks, it's been a long when we review 1he In January 20U0, a laculty 1>ktccd in 1hc shop is not strong building receive regular clc:tn•
litnc since last we spoke, and I apph<'a1ions. Stay posted forthe member with an office located enough to capture all of the dust ing, and regul"rly scheduled
havt some cxciling news lo rcsul1s of whm's sure to be quilC in the Fir Acres Theatre com· particles from sawing heavy ma• mopping and vacuuming ln the
rcpor1. Firstoff,rnngratsgooff a lively meeting. plainedofhcahhproblcmswnh terial such as wood. He also blat1< box every two w<'cks,
10 Jason Huff and Julia Swanson, So have you ever wondered symptoms such as factal swell-points out the problem that the people hke Bceny say that 1hey
Bi re hill. This b10chemis1ry cluo JUSl how SAAB works? ing. In April, 1hc identic,11 symp• shop contains more than a few do no1 sec the results. Renn inc
was awarded $300 1wo weeks lr11crested Ill its minucc liulc toms occurred wi1h ano1her saws tha1. at t11ncs can all be in cleaning or Lhr building th<l not
ago to bring LC alum Mary Keir deiails? If so, 1hcn I have a Thea1re department employee use at the same titne. The single begm unul this past month. Bob
10 campus to speak on her challenge lor you. Near 1he and were reponcd 1o 1hc LcWJs 1)0r1abled,,s1 collccwrcould not Tomlin s1mes, "Fir Acres Theatre
groundbreaking research on gram applications, SAAB has &Clarkoccupalinnalhcahhand provide a vacuum for all of 1he 1s unique in that !l's the onl)•
AIDS. Herc al LC, we naturally copies of ns rules of procedure safe1y officer, Bob Tom Im. Once different acuvities that can goon bulldlng on campus with an m•
get plenty of mfo on the social posted. 1'hesc rules govern us the connecllon was made 1hal in Lhcshopandsomcevengoso dustrial operation (the proper•
anti polil1cal 1111plica11ons of in all 1hat we do. CurrenLly, we 1he only commonality between far as LO call 11 useless. Ano1her ties shop) directly m the center
Al DS, bu l wha1 about I he are rn 1hc process or revising 1hc two individuals was 1ha1 they qucslion raised is whetherornot of offices, s1ud1os, classrooms,
chemistry behind it> these rules to help us belier help had both been exposed 10 con-1his portable dust collector is a and stage areas. There is ve_ry
Jason and Julia hope that 1ha1 you, , he s1uden1 body, on di1ions in 1he theatre, others solution to the probktu of air limited segregation of 1he shop
Ms. Keir will be :1blc to answer academic, tutoring. and gram ·with similarsymplomscame for_. qualiLy or if il is just a Band-Aid air and thal or the rcsL or the
tha1. Check 0111 her visit on mailers. Why clon·1 you grab a ""-"d :IS well. Students who had 10 wha1 the real problem might buildjng". Bccny s;1ys th1s is CX·
Monday, December 41h, the clay copy of those rules and iakc a also been working in the theatre be. actly the reason there should
afl@r Al DS Awareness Weck. Ms. gander at them. Afterwards, ,r office and black box reported The black box also received a have been romine cleaning go·
Keir will be speaking in a you have any suggestions on symp1oms1hey had experienced full cleaning with a hcpa• ing on even before the current
number of classes and will also how to improve them, I'd in the past such as chfficuhy vacuum, which has a high effi-problem arose.
be giving -:1 formal prc:scntallon apprccfalc your inpul. 1r you'd brc:uhing and a series or Tash es, ciency par1itula1c air filter and The heart or 1hissi1uation re-
or her research. like 10 come in and lalk about facial s,vclling. and hives~ removes 99.7% of the matter. IL volvcs around Lhc facl Lhat s1u--
SAAB's rcsc:nch irnl nt thein.-or any ac.:1dcmic 1n:utc:rs, As or October 19. lCSting was was then swcp~ with a Static elcc-dents, staff, and faculty we.re
deadhne has come :me! wilh ii for Llrnt mautr! -my door is conduciecl by the EBI (a com-1ric cloth and was Anally swept breathing fiberglass and mher
came J 3 slellar research open. My office hours arc pany con1rac1ecl hy ,he college) with an absorbent we1 wipe. The yct•to-be-determined particles
applications rcc1u<sting nearly Tuesday, l l.30-2.30. and tha1 ruled om a number of con• cleaning did make an immedi- that have proven to be hazard­
$26,000 m funding. With its Wednesday, 10.30-3.00. Until 1aminants, but 1hc causative ate difference, bu1 no sooner ous to one's health in the tltrec
measly S 11,000 research budget, next week. I bid you all a fond agent has yet to he revealed. Dr. than a few days after the clean• mon1hs lt took to find a possible
SAAB will ccr1ainly bavc HS adieu. Michael Kay, who was con.. ing LOOk place, there were once. source. When il was discovered
Crime Beat
November 16, 2000
In the rarly morning hours
a Cnm1rns Safety Officer on
routine-palrol in1crrup1ccl Lhe
theft of a TVNCR fn)m 1he
Math Skllls Lab in 1he
Academic Arca. The TVNCR
were recovcrtd and the
suspects fled when I hey
encounlcred the C,unpus
Safety Officer.
A M,irijuana call in Alder.
November 17, 2000
An alcohol viola1ion in the
women's restroom at Pamplin
Sports Complex during the
basketball game.
November 18, 2000
A medical mil in Spruce. A
student fell and cul himself. He
was trnnsporH.'c.l w Oregon
Hct1hh Sciencts University.
A swdent living in Plau had
his wrndow broken out in the
middle of Lhc njghL Someone
threw a bowl at the ,vi_n<low.
Campus Safety Officers
assisted RcsidcnL Assistants in
Spruce with an alcohol
violation.
November 19, 2000
Alcohol violation in the
parking lot ,u the Law School.
November 20. 2000
A £ire extinguisher was
discharged causing damage in
1he Corbell House a, the
Franciscan Renewal Ce1Hcr.
November 21, 2000
A Marijuana call in Alder.
A FaciJiLies elec1 ric powered can was taken from the
r:r~\ncisrnn Rcntw:'1.I Ccnler and
dcposilcd in 1hc. ravine between
Copeland and Plan-Howard.
An overturned clumps1er
was dis<:ovcrc.d h}' the Grounds
Crew in the Lower Campus
area.
Broken willdows were
discovered in the hc11 towllr at
Lhc Franciscan Renewal Cc1ucr.
;\ m~rijuana call in
l-larufcld.
A nre extinguisher ,vas
discovered discharged in 1he
Ch'1pcl at 1he Franciscan
Rcnewi,I Center.
CTnfriti was discovered in
the sr: Slail'wcll of Miller.
Novc mber 22. 2000
Graffiti was disc.:ove.rccl in ;1
building in the Albany
Quadrangle.
November 26, 2000
Graffiti discovered in the
rncn's res1roon, in Fir Acres
Theatre.
Theft of food from the Fields
Dining hall during the night.
Threatening graffiti found
was discovered on 1he door or
a Resident Assistant. It LOok
place sometime over the
Thanksgiving break.
November 27, 2000
Theft of an Olllsicle ash try
al the Tcmple1011 College
Center.
Theft or CD player, CDs and
a dock rroln 3 private office al
1 he Law School. Lrac1ecl by LC to review heahh tlgain reports of dust build•up. that dangerous working condi­
data regarding fiberglass expo• Tomlin said that Lhc filters were Lions existed in those ,treas, no
'' --------- in .. good c:onc.lition", but will be '' _________ _
I would think this cleaned regardless. The entire
building has yet to be cleaned.
situation would Afterthe bulk of Lh.e cleaning
qualify as a very process was implemented. the
air still seemed 10 be or poor
serious liability and qualnyand 1hehcahh issues did
safety issue for the not go away. On October,Joyce
College and merit Beeny reported 1hal ye, another
stuclen1 was experiencing hcal1lt
Sc;>me urgency espe- problems. Ahcr working tt1 the
cially with the recur- .Black Box OS a light open11or for
rence of symptoms the one acts, Lhe student woke
this fall. up with such swollen eyes that
she was unable: to open them,
Joyce Beeny and lower facial swelling. She is
9191 also asth1mitic and suffeted an
sure, found that the mos1 li(e(y unusually severe auack 1J1c fol­
contamin~nt responsible for Lhc lowing day.
symptoms reported art airborne An inspection was conducted
panldes or fiberglass <:oming :.tnd the arc-:.1 wns reporttd as h:w~
from the prop shop. Because r,. ing a build up or dus1 1ha1 may
bcrglass has an absence of mi-contaia parLidcs offlbcrglass. It
crobcs, tbc-involvcmCnl or lung was noted that 01hcrarcas of the
problems would be ruled ou1. theatre had a problem or dusL
But, diffieuh y breathing, accumulation as well. Sine• the
scr.:u<..~hy throats. ilnd a naring op bl:,ck box is used 3s a dance­
of asthma auacks has ::1lso been space. students were in every
nolcd as being~ result of work­
ing long periods in the Theatre.
Bob Tomlin reports, "The
properties shop routinely ems,
saws, and forms srnge seHings
made rrom Owens-Corning Ex­
truded Polystyrene. This mate­
rial is 94-1 00% nberglass. • Erick
Wilk, 1he foreman or the prop
shop, howtvcr, says 1ha1 1he
shop docs no1 cut polystyrene or
use fiberglass in any wa), He says
that Styrofoam is used in 1he
shop on occasion, btn 10 his
knowledge. lhisdoes not comain
fiberglass. So, the qttcst ion re­
mains that if it is fiberglass par­
ticles that are causing the health
issues and iL is not coining di­
rectly from the prop shop. 1hen
what is the acwal source?
Facilities Services installed air
deaning devices such as ponablr
air fillers and contracted Skyline
Buildmg Maintenance to thor•
oughly clean the areas of the
building tha1 were. though1 to be
the mosl affec1cd. The problems,
however, didn't improve much.
According to Wilk, the poraable day, in direct <:ontac.:1 wiLh the
ground {which w:ts covered in
clust) and reporting 1he same
problems of difficulty breathing
and skin react ions.
Stephen Weeks. head of the
theatre department, and Ton,lin
arc comilllting to work together
ill solving this problem. bu1 it is
no, being handled <1uickly
enough for some. Joyce Beeny,
who has been directly involved
in the struggle to improve the air
quality of fir Acres since the last
April, is frus1m1ed ,vith the is­
sue. •1 would think this siwa­
tion WO'ltlcl qualify as a very se­
rious liability and s,ifc1y issue for
the College and merit some ur•
gcncy cspeciall}' with Lhc recur~
rcncc of symptoms this fall. I'm
dissappoin1cd that 1his problem
has 1101 hecn addressed or sup­
poncd appropriately a1 the 1op
level of our aclministr3.1.ion. I've
lived in 1his building for 22 years
and am well aware of hs record
or inconsisLent mamtenancc nnd
housekeeping."'
Although 1hc theatre clepan-There are questions
concerning whether
or not these issues
could have been
prevented had the
building had regular
cleanings or inspec­
tions. ___ ,,
public noti[ication was made.
Beeny made a requested a posted
notice of building-related health
issues, but her requcs1 was de­
med. \Vhen asked nbou1 1his re~
quest for notification, Tomlin
replies. '"As 10 notificaoon, we
did review the cleamng plllns
wi1 h 1hc dcpanmen1 chair." Why
Stephen Weeks dicl not then take
aclion Io notifr I hose using I ht~
bu1lcling 1s unknown. Ah hough
dancers were displaced and
moved inlo whatever spact
could be fonnd, indcpendcm rc.­
hc.arsals for other everHs1 among
them the dance cxtr;1vaganz.1 ..
were still going on.
Tomlin says that at 1his point,
there is no need for a notirica~
tion of possibly hazardous air
c1ualily. There are questions con­
cerning whet her or not t hrsc is~
sues could h:wc been prevented
had the building been regularly
deaned and insptctcd. Concerns
have also been raised about 1hc
quality ,,f the inspection follow•
mg complaints las1 April, or
whether 1hc current problem is
being handed properly. Tomlin
says thaL he doesn't know when
the last time the air ducts were
deaned in Fir Acres, but main ..
tains 1hai 1hey were found 10 be
in good condition. The mos\ re­
cent <liscovtry, however. reveals
a deterioration of fiberglass in
the insulation 1hroughou1 1he
entire building. 1r this is.as some
suspect. the source of 1hc prob·
1cm, ,hen a more serious ;1nd
immcdiale response will be re­
quired oft.he aclminisLration.
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Who needs a relationship?
by Mel Almquist q111rcs a constanl dialogue wilh 1hosc 1ha1 we compromise wi1h
Al lhncs we mus1 fight to dis-oncselr and an almost const~nt others. Being :1lonc is 1he begin­
tinguish sclr from sodc1y, motive reassessment of 1hc lire we have ning of the most precious rcfa­
fro111 pressure, our pcrs,,nal per-chosen for ourst1vcs. Many uonship lO be ro-i1ncd :u 1his
ccp1ions rrom 1hosc of <Hhcrs; people reaffirm 1hcir idcnii1y s1agc of life: 1hc rel"11onship
wt~ SC'1rch for the extra energy to through cxtcnor "'mirrors" .suc.h with one's sclr.
guide ourselves through, buc as appcar-;lncc, success. grades. Al no poin1 in life do we stop
when we come u () shon. the lcn... f ricnds and often I heir partner. dcvclopmg our relationship with
dcncy is to look t0 someone else Lovtis a blessing and il requires ourselves and il is 1he only rcla•
for help. The cmo1ional charge sacriricc, bu1 how can one begin tionsh1p 1ha1 we arc bound to
1hat1sprocurcdbyarela1ionship LO sacrifice somc,hing one hru; within 1l11S lilt1111te. 11 is rrom
is cncrgiting, gralifyint and noL yet established? Develop- lhisstrong base. 1his love for self
completely addicLivc. A large mem of 1hc self ca1111ot be re• ""cl explora1ion of aloneness
portion or ihc popula1ion finds placed with development of a that powerful rcla1io1iships with
lht culmination oflife in ;mother relationship. The tri.ck is that the others arise.
person and the beginning of 1hai dcvclopmcn1 <)[ a rdationship ,s There,irc 110 requirements for
tulniination of1cn begins hi cQI-often more accessible ~rnd com-beginning a rclalionship whh a
lcgc: however, 1hesc rcla1ion- ronablc, of1c11 mimicking ,he person. Perhaps 1here will al­
ships arc 100 ofoen founded upon ques1 for idcn111y. ways be a degree of "unprcp"r•
"neediness• mo her than a true College is full 6f uneertaint)': cdncss" 1ha1 hallmarks 1hc ad­
capaci1y l0 develop meaningful it seems ever)' Sludc1H vcn1urous naLUrc of love. How ..
inumacy. changes-if noL jusL a Huie-- ever. our grtaltst communica•
Perhaps relationships arc our from year 10 )'Car. In all 1his iions 10 1he o,11sidc ,vorld and
_gr<:atCSl Leachcrs-in every in-change, lhcre is fear. ;rnd in all to 01hersare those that originate
,craction, there is something to rear, there ls loneliness: U,c over• from our own self-sufficient be­
be lcan'lcd. From the time we arc whehning unctrtail'll)' of self and mg. Neediness ln relationships.
)'Oung. we learn by in1cracrlng s11rrounding. It is natun1l that seems 10 be 1hc nianifcs1ed ill­
witb those who surround us, students would reach out to e~1ch ness of poor sclr-com1m,mica­
learn;ng to comrnunicate and other. fonll bonds and begin re-1ion.
m.tintalJ'I thai communication. lationships. Perhaps as relation• Neediness arises from I he
Our Hrst lessons c9111e from our ships have been the gteaicst lack of "aloneness• and the op•
parcn1(s) who ,each us righL teachers from Lhc beginning. pressivc presence of loneliness.
from wrong, providing 1hc SI"· they will lead us 1hrough 1hesc There is no1hing wrong and e,•­
bili1y and suppon needed. We all tumultuous years. crything wonderful abou1 rel)'•
begin "s helpless crcatUrcs 1hal On 1hc 01hcr hand. perhaps ing on olhers, learning [rom
require nurturing, bm do we 1hey arc iJ,a1 which 1hc word them and enjoying mu1ual ex­
ever leave 1his state? The role of implies: "LO rela1e• to 01hcrsou1 istcnce, but do yourself 1he,
"caregiver" and •support-giver• of desire for grow1h and under- honor of being comfortable
is pMscd on from parent 10 s1anding raLhcnhan need. The.re alone firs 1. Rela1ionships arc
teacher or Teligious figure to is a cure for loneliness and it is beau1iful, ,here is no negating
companions LO close life-long called "aloneness": the imprecise this, bu, docs ,his bcauly derive
friendsandeve111ually1o"stable s1ate or knowing 1hat being from someone else or does it
partner. alone•in thesenseorbc.ingsingle derive from us? Our gre.atcst
However~ there is or1en not a or simply in Lheabsence 9r close communication is with our•
poinl al which 1hisroleispassed friends-docs 1101 indicale a lack selves and 1his is perhaps the
on 10 1hc individual: at wha1 of meaning in one's life. Being mos1 magnificenl 1hing 10 share
point arc we expected 10 be <wr alone is an opportunity 10 un-with another person: a union
own support providers? ldentily derswnd one's own personal based on desire Lo explore rather
is difr.cuh 1<> cs1ablish and re-rns1cs and ideas separa1e from 1han a need 10 susLain.
Calling a spade a spade
by Dusty Hoesly
The vasL majori1y of Lewis
and Chirk College s1udcn1s arc
whi1c, ,niddlc-10-uppcr-middlc­
class, high•scoring, involved in•
dividuals. This camp11s is fairly
involvc<l politically, a,1,hough
mosl s1udcnts are seemingly sta4
1us-quo. The ha.rdcorc liberals
arc n1os1ty loudmou1h, intoler­
anl ignoramuses. They play
three ignoram monkeys to con­
scrvalivc vicwpoinlS. Also. the
conscrva1ives arc inhibited. un­
informed ninnies. further, I
1hink 1hal 1his campus is a lot
more conservalive than either
the Pioneer Log reports or stu•
<lenLS '1Tt willing to admit.
Wha, arc ,he majori1y or LC
stucle..1lls an>•way? R,ich white
kids pmcncling 1hat they don't
come from w""h hy families, 1h•1
the)' don't W<lnt to keep the
money 1heycam. thal they aren't
here to either increase their pos1•
gra<luatc eaming potcnual or to
escape real jobs that much
longer. They speak volumes
abou1 the evils of globalization,
deforesta1ion and ho1n.ckssncss,
meanwhile forking_ ove-r so1nc
1wcn1y 1housand dol!Rrs per year
(plus eigh1 ,housand dollars for
all 1hosc rrcshman and sopho­
mores Ii ving, on canJ pus wi l h
meal plans) 10 allcnd a priva1c
liberal ans college. Or, rather.
their parems P"Y for ,his. Arter having suucd th~ll lhC
vast m"jorily of LC studcms sre
h)'pocri\es. obviously 1101 uni­
vcrs"li,ing the m;111cr br rrying
to peg every student, 1 would
like 10 1urn 1he tack.
Yes. kt:S lun, the conclcmna~
tion on its head. \Vha1 is wrong
with being whi1c? Or middlc­
class? Or paying hchily for a
small. privaLc lib~ral ar1s college
e.cluu11 ion? (All at I he h"nds of
cagcr-10-hclp parcn1s?) We can·,
change skin color. or socio-eco•
nomic backgmuncL Lcl's sec a
show or hands from those SlU­
dcnts who w,rnlcl quil 1his
school, aucnd community col•
legc and 1hen s1atc college, or
qui1 college al1oge,hcr. and work
10 feed 1hc hungry and save the
rainrorcsts. while educating
yourself ltbcrall)' at 1he public
library.
There arc lhrcc criteria for
spoiled brats: 1) they gel wha,
they wartl, usually somc1hing
dumb: 2) 1hcy don't apprccia1e
wha11hcy gc1; al\CI 3) 1hey don't
know 1hc value of money. Most
studcn1s here ge1 wha1 , hey
want. Probably a sizc,1blc por•
i1on apprccla1cs what 1hC)' gc1.
Doub1rully few undcmand 1he
value of money.
D011'1 you want your kids 10
be able lo aITord the school you
now anencl1 to be able to give
lhcm this option, Obviously
cxcellenl schools (name recog-
4 Pioneer Log December 1, 2000 ni1ion) Mc expensive. Tod"l'• so
are cars and ·houses. How can
anyone afford 1hc down pay•
mcn1 on a reasonably priced
$160.000 home unless Lhey get
a good college degree and get a
good job that pays well and have
their pareni.s help them in these
endeavors? Wnhout pa.remal fi.
nancia.1 help we woul<l all be in
more massive. debt than we prob­
ably Jre now, I wonder ltow
man}' s1udcms aHordcd their
ov,tn rirst car or would have been
able lo do so wi1hou11heir par•
C111S.
There is no reason t0 reel
guilty aboul laking 1he mone1ary
resources your parents arc only
100 happy and cager to provide,
as long as you .1rc genuinely
gra1cful and you value ohe finan­
cial sncrifice they arc making.
The .. liberal" in •liberal arts
and sciences" does not rcJcr lO
political affinities, bu1 ra1hcr 10
:, rounded, non-lechnical cduca­
lion. Pcrh.lps we arc confusing
this concept. S1111, Lewis ""d
Cl"rk's professors mainrnin a
leftist be111 (as they should, t
1hink). And so 1n Inventing
America ,ve learn LO hate whhe.
male, wealthy hcLcrosexuals for
causing millcnnia's worth of deg•
radatlon and suffering, Most slu•
dents come t0 school where I hey
arc t.aughl to lune themselves~
for 1he.ir skin color, for 1heir
socio-economic background. Flying Objects
A personal account of campus dodgeball and drugs
by James Christie
linagine thal-)-,o-u-·,-e-,-va~1-k-h-,g :uoun<l c:,inpus, or if you're. con•
l'incd to a wheelchair prc1cnd lha1 you're rolling arotmd campus.
You might be on yow· w:1y 10 class or .iust wandering about the
campus w ,~,kc in lhc acsthetlC pleasure: or it. Then t1 0ying object
comes shooting a1 you which through lhc quickness ot your rc­
ncxcs you manage to dodge! Grnmcd, one would expect for an
cvern like 1hiS-to occur :i.t least once n year. In densely populated
nrca.s like our dormitories., objccls such as lcnnJs balls, Frishccs,
eggs, car keys, poucd pl:1n1s, liulc rurrl' animals, plas11c icons of
Catho11c saints, etc. arc constaruly thrown iJllO the air. Al lcas1 once
a year one of these 1ypcs of object~ will come close 10 h1i11ng us. II'>
just one of those facts of life (or ,n least dorm life) tha1 we all h~we
lO hvc with. I mca11 who hasn't seriously nincd wi1h lhc 1clctt of
convert mg 10 Catholicism after a h11lc p1"s1ic St.John fell ouo 1he
sky and humped 1hcm on 1hc head?
Even m non-populated arc;1,s such as the forest, the desert. or
Wyoming WC slill ca11'1 escape 1hc rear or h,wing l'andom nymg
objcc1s striking tcs.
YCL what 1f this-fact of hfc srnns happening murc th,m once a
yc;u? \\fh,u 1f n's sH,rlS h~1ppcning five times n scmcstr.1· (or to you
non-ana1h majors ten times a year)? You'd start thinkmg I here was
c.crrninly somelhing: wrong or ahnormal wi1h Lhc vopulntcd arc-:.s
where all 1hesc 'close cncoun1crs• with random nying ohJct:IS have
been occurring. Thb is cxacdy wha1 has been happen mg tu me lhis
fall semester. rvc been ~llrnos1 hit wkh a random 0ymg ohjecl five
1imcs ii-us semester w!lilc. on campus and every tlmt 11's with a dif•
lcrcm object. These random llying objcc1s include a ncrr [0(11hall, a
soccer ball, a Frisbee. a hackie sack. and a hippie. All of lhcsc ob­
jects have cornc within inches ol hit1,ing me.
What's wrong with Lc,"•is & Clark? \Vhal makes our campus So
diHercrn from 01her populated areas tha1 forces each and every one
of us 10 constanoly fear 1h"1 al any second a rnndom nying objcc1
might smack us? The answer lO 1his question is drugs. The rcaSon
why Lewis & Clark h"5 an abnormally high amounr of random
objcc1s nying 1hro11gh lhe air is bcc;1usc or the rampant abuse of
illegal subsLanccs on our cmnpus. Let me explain. All of the obicc1s
that almost struck me where projec1cd into the air by" hippie (or
al lcas1 somebody who wore raggedy do1hcs and looked like Lhcy
rarely 100k showers). Ori 1op of this none of the hippies not teed me
when they threw ,he objects in my direction. I know 1his because
(a) l ca.n't 1magmc a hip(?iC in~cntionallr throwing an object at ru1•
01hcrpcrson out or spilc (unless 1ha1 l)erson works for a company
tha1 chops down irces) and (b) each time ar1cr I ci1her dodged out
1hc way or caught the object 1hc person who projec1cd it said to me
"Oh ... :,h ... sorry dude ... I didn'1 sec you ... ah ... coming."
Except that one time when it was a hippie hJmscl f who was I he
object 1ha1 almos1 collided imo me. In 1ha1 ins1a.ncc 1he hippie apolo­
gized for almosL injuring me by saying .. Wow ... th~l was.s-o cool!
r1n going lO ride down the lxmis1er or lhc stairs and gc, llung in 1hc
air ar1cr I lose my grip again." Clea.rly 1hc reason why the h1pp1cs
didn,l notice inc un1il the object they threw or prujcc,cd imo 1hc
air almost hit me was hccausc they where stone.cl. There is not an­
other logical rc"5on 1ha1 I can 1hink of to explain this horrible l;tck
of pcrc.cption. Now I'm not saying 1hat using marijuana or playmg
ca.1ch is bad. Wha.1 I am s-ying is that comhimng the two ,s bad.
Going 10 a place 1ha1 01hcr people oficn walk through such as a
hallwa)' (all of the times I almos1 go, smacked occ(ITrcd m a hall­
,,...ay) ar1cr smoking a bowl can be considered inconsiclcnuc. Sinl'C
being in such a Slate would inhibit one's nbilily w·pctcewc the olhl•f'
inchviduals walking through 1hc hallways. Also one's hand-<)'C co­
ordination isn't ttl it~s bcs1 when one is sLom:d. So even ,r aJ,c stoned
hippks had no1iccd me t s1ill could have goucn sm,ck uni111cn­
tionally.
I'm not asking the hippies of Lewis & Clark 10 give up their
precious 111:uijua11a or, he fun filled pas, ti me of projecling objects
m10 1hc :iir. Wha, I'm asking is that the hippies of Lewis & Clark
soop smoking a bowl before 1hcy go propel 1hcsc objects since l'rn
sick of almost gtuing hn. One of these days my hgh1ing fas, ,·e­
tlexes (thal I've been rorccd 10 develop in order LO a.void Lhc hordes
or women consta111ly couning rnc) arc going lo foil h) save me rmm
these random projec1ilcs.
The Mystery Box
See Lhfs box? Put anyLhi11g in hert you want; ii~ a11 a11011y­
n1ow; forum for you, the LC commu11i1y n1c111ber. Send all sub­
missions to piolog@ldarh.edu with the subjea "111ysoery box•.
Platt-East (third floor) Naked Time Rules
I. Everyday is naked d"Y· S<, CELEBRATE!!!
2. No naked food handling.
3. No naked bush whacking.
"4. No naked push-ups.
5. The Sleeping bag has 10 be zipped as for as your ding••·
ling (I.here are excepuons). =========Forum=r=====~·=on=ee=rL=o~g=
Letters to the Editor
Womyn's Center Opening
Fint1tly, kminiSlS ;11 Lewis &
Cl:nk ;\re digging ()UL a pcrma•
ncnt space, [or ~hcmsclves. \.Vhik
Smr'lc people migbl rccognitc
fcinii,isrn as 11 ..... luxury ... a
movt~mcnt 1.hal has invisible de•
fonded and $Upporlc<l."' our cv•
cry tl'l()vc, other :ire doing lheir
best NOT to fed so mv1S1hlc
(quo1a1u,n from "'The Other
Gender" m last week's Piolog).
I nvisihHhy ls c·x:'H.:t ly wha1 fcmi•
nis.1s have been figh1ing; the ab~
st·nce of womyn in so many -a~4
pct ts of pub I ic hfc. the rclcga­
Lfr)n or "womynS 1ssucs"' 10 bed­
rooms and back alleys and si­
lc;nct. rcminis1n is not caging
men, or any other gender (this
is more than just ~\ two way
s1rct1), hut d('constructing the
rlorms tha, hurt people of all
gcudtrs and eolors. The ere•
ntlons of 1hc \~'omyn's Ccnicr a,
LC ,viii he a w~y for womynS
"okcs 10 be rornmUy rc-prcscrucd
on campus. bul more impor­
tanll)•. iL will be a resource tcr'l-
1cr. Scheduled 10 open Oct. 6. i!
is 1l1L' rcsu It of a siruggle forrcc­
og.nilion and ,he abilily orfomi•
nis:LS to be11 er serve oae ::tnolhcr,
1he specific needs of womyn,
and the connnunity.
for yt;:HS, the ft;miffiSl com­
munity :n LC has hccn dis­
joi111ccl. A rcw yc:usago, a group
c,,llecl Adam's Rib had a room in
Copeland. bu1 imcrest was losL
:ind fcminiSlS, once again.
Slancd over. Like many passions
fl:l a school wht.:rc people c.:an
only dedit:ue a ccnam percent
or their lime, remtnisl forces
have often fallen to the fringe.
Porrnna1ely, last ye:ar Susie
Cohen coordinated a group 10
discuss ,•lomyn 's issues and talk
~bou1 the possibili1y of a
womyn':- center. We ca.lied \he
group Hypatia, al"icr 1hc legcnd­
.1ry pJ-nlosophcr, musician, art ..
ist, m:uhcmatician and wriler
from lhc :1ncient Egyp1lan cil)'
of Alcxanclna. Her symboi c,,n
be used [or womyn to uni lC in
sis1erhood and deal with a world
1h.at sill 1rca1s womyn u.nrairly.
<lcspiLe suppo.sed social
pro.grcss. h is a way fo_r men ~o
ex.amine how ma.sttiline privi­
lege hdps perpeLuaLe it1c<111ali1y.
and for a 11 people 10 look for
methods of shaping cul1urc and
socic1y 1101 ruled by 1>a11iarchy.
This year, we began Hypatia
with 1he goal or finally establish­
ing a womyn's center. Now, we
are proud co :.rnnounce l11a1 LC's
Womyn;s Center will be located
downstairs in Tcm1>le1on by the
Trallroom. in 1he office thai pr<·
ciously belonged 10 CSAW, and
Lhen The Sign Shop. This semes­
ter Hypmia also sponsored a visit
by 1hc Feminist Majori1y Foun­
da1ion. and as soon as lhc ccn-
1cr;s up and running, it plans to
work on more projecL'i. These
might include improving lhc
position of womyn in U.S. pris­
ons. sponsoring the Vagina
Monologues, helping LC fin·
prove iLs sexual m1sc.ondutt
policy, aiding womyn in Af­
gh.,nistan, a11cndingan anarcha­
kminisl conrcrencc in Eugene
and working with Take Back Lhc
Nigh1, In addilion 10 Lhe Fcmi­
nis1 Majori1y Foundalion,
Hypatla has also been linking w1lh ~he Girls luiliativc Net•
,vork, NARAL, Pl::mncd Parent·
ho()<l ,he Gender Srudies Sym·
posium andJUSTICEll,C. Once
we h"vc a tcnLcr, it will be much
CJSicr lO organize our vancty of
llllCl'CSl$1mcl mcl hods lO service
the tommu11ily1 :-rnd maintain
cominuily into die £uturc.
We recognize 1ha1 bo1h
Hypatfaand tbc ccmerare works
in progress, at,d should act in a,
way I hal best smts lhc nctds ol
hs members and I he LC <:ommt1-
nhy, \Ve rccogmze thal there arc
a variety of fcminis1s and fcmi•
nisms working for social ch"ngc
and hope to support a multiplic•
i1y or cn11cal perspet1ives. A,s we
open the cc111cr1 we hopt lO pro•
vidc a safe place for womyn 10
relax, grow wi1 h, e<lurnte, advise
and support one m1other. The.
cc-mer will have a Ubrary and art
supplies lO encourage critk-n.1
:1nd anislit expression about
gender issues. The: center will ac1
a.s an ac.h•oc~Ht for gender cqual­
hy, and provide resources rcl­
cv;:1nt lO womyn's issues. This
,viii include infonn:uion and as­
sisrnncc abou1 rape-and sexu::,;I
assault, sexual harassmenl,
womyn's spi'riLuality, eating <lis­
ordcrs, contraccplion, abortion.
STDs, pregnancy. womyn's
health issues, relationships and
domestic vio1encc. The center
would also be a place lO hold
numerous chscussion groups
covering a wide range or topics.
and encouraging people to speak
ouL and share their pcrspec1ivcs.
ll will be a space forall-womyn's
discussion and men1.oring
groups, as well as a place for all
feminists lo come 1ogclher.
"Hypatia thanks CVC.l)'Onc who
1s helping ma~e 1h15 dm1m • rt·
ality,,mcl invites the college com•
munity lO join us in celebration
or the wo111yn's ccmcr when we
open il in early December, Then,
stay a while. open your niincl
and use il 10 expand Lhe minds
of 01hers, include feminist pcr­
spcc1ivC's, and create a more cq­
ui1able a1ul more beau1iful
world.
Sincerely. 1\my Colling<
Gender Issues
lt was with great joy 1ha1
rc-ad Melissa Almquist~ artic.k
·the 'Other Gmder•, Her $en•
sitivc and acc;ur.HC cdilOrial ar~
ticulatcd one of the mosL over•
looked problems in modern
American society: 1he.dchuman­
iz~uion, stcreotypinca1ion, and
lndoc1 rimu ion of men. l l would
be redundant 1.0 reiterate. her
poin1s in lhis lcucr, hut I would
acid LO ii my personal experience
as a man. \\fhilc women's roles
have ch:mgcd drama1ically since
,he begi1rning of the feminist
movcmclll, men's roles have re­
mained h1rgclys1a1ic. Media con­
linues to sodalizc us into tradi­
tional male r9lcs, while socieLy
ls changing to v'lew masculinil)'
as something of :m anachronlsm.
Men have two oplions: subscribe
1◊ 1he media portrayal of mas­
culiniL y and hide. rron, an unfor­
giving sodet)', or abandon the
very things that nt~lke us men.
Ms. Almquis1 gets i1 righi:
"Socic1y must come io ·realize
lhat equali1y ca.n no, be achieved
by femin1zing incn. Men have
their own construction wilh a rich base Lh~l respccl and uncler­
Sl;;'lnding. nunuring and cxplo­
r~uion" The enigma or man, un­
der the prctcp1s of cquah1y, is as
deserving ol a1tcn1ion of 1ha1 of
woman." 11 could no, be bcilcr
SHUCc.1,
Jules Kopel-Bailey
The Piolog 's ad policy
This ltucr is a response to an
advert istll\Cnt ~ hat you placed
on the ba.ek ol your Nov. t71h
1ssue. The small box said: LOSE
WEIGHT & GAIN ENERGY,
and provided a phone l'H:11nher
where. presumably,, one could
!urn 10 do ilm son of lhing. 1
was curious. :so I gave lhc com~
pany a call. and wha1 I learned
shocked ;md clis1urbcd me. This
company makes money by
teaching you how 10 comrol
your eating habils, balance food
according lO your mctr1bolism 1
and inlC.gratc ~ regular exercise
pattern lnlO your daily routine.
I found ii cxiremely dist:istcful
1ha1 1hc Piolog wo,,lcl prim an
-ad rrom such m1 unscrupulous
company. buuhc more I I hought
about it, the more I realized you
guys need money from any
source yoc. caLl gel. 1 guess 1ha1s
undersiandable, bu1 free speech
should have limi1s. So I think in
the future, before )'OU run any
ads, you should <-:,II each siudtnl
individually io sec if the pro•
posed advenlsemeni might or­
fend him/her In any way. I think
1ha1 would save A LOT of balty­
hoo in the fornrc.
Sincerely. Clifion Fels
Piolog stands ground
Kudos to 1he editors and staff
of 1he P10Log! I tnth11sias1ically
1hrow my suppori in 1heir deci•
sion to uphold their aclvenising
policy 10 public scrutiny ("Di­
vcrsi1 y and Advertising: the
PioLog Polk)•: Vol. 65, No. 7).
I believe 1his sentence speaks
volumes of 1'hc issues a1 large
lh:u "re prevalent in 1hc most
rcccm issue:: " ... But as members
of 1hc Pioneer Log s1aff, we rec•
ognizc ihai it would be unc1hi•
cal not 10 prin1 nn advC'nisemcnt
of opinion simply because it was
unpopular" (pg. 4). This is no,
10 say I endorse the AICF; I
would take a bulleL, however, to
uphold 1hdr rigln LO free
spccch-regardl<>< or who ,hey
are. 1t is out rcspo11sibiliLy as
cilizcns and students lO expose
and weed ou1 1he bullshi1, no,
Lhc edi1ors. 1 feel ii is impcr«­
rivt for all ideas 10 enJoy an open
for\lm, for a number of reasons:
not 1hc least is rinding out orga­
nizations like lhis even exist­
and that people suppon lhcm,
b9th wi1h their 1ime and money.
Our exposure lo hale groups
across 1hc coumry can onl)' fuel
adamant opposition to 1hcm. liny or the issue$ is shit-<.::mncd.
Besides, doing your homework
would delay gratH1Ca1ion1 and
you may c.ven question your
eotwictions afterward!
NO\V, l lJ ndcrsmnd 1 am lrcad•
ing in dangerous w~ucrs wnh
1hcsc gross gencraliza1ions. By
no means am I_ lrymg 10 wrilc
olflibcral cnvironrncnial. polili·
cal. l)r social auitudcs and act iv•
ism-indeed, I share m.any ofll1e
same conccn1s. \Ve do a Sr'il,1C
dlsservkc to jusnce, however, by
discounling clissendng view­
poilus. ·1 1hink it was (I. very
$hrcwd :md ncce..'iSary decision
10 devo1c this la1est copy of 1he
Pio Log lO this issue, for it is 1i111c
to rise ~.tbou1 this -and ac1 like
1mly cnUghtcncd lihcral anss111•
dents. lfthtrcisoncthinglhavc
learned hurt Lhat I value 1hc
mos,. ii is tha1 no1Jli11g is black
and white-just shades of gray,
ii you look deep enough. And
only afier we decipher 1htsc
shades of gray, by sorling 1hcm
out and org~tnltmg 1hci'r origins,
can we-rnke an educaled stance
in line. with our own belids-­
\\rilll 1 he undcrstaocUng Lhal olh•
crs, coming rrom different per•
speclives examining ,he same
shades, can assume opposing
opinions. No one is right, ii all
lht foe1s arc s1raigh1. h is all
open lO interprernLion.
Si□cercly,Jcd HaupL
What happened to the
ethics?
We need clar\fication of 1hat
which was lef1 unprinlcd in 1hc
k.ucr LO i he editor" Are we wel­
come a, Lewis & Clari<." We
wish 10 know why 1he signature.
lisl of Lhe. lcutr was not com­
pkie.
Lamarre wrong1y compared
the Pioneer Log 10 1ht Orego­
nian. Unlike The Oregonian. the
Piolog is not depcndenL upon
paid :ulvenisemcm lO cominuc
p11blicauon. This means Lhat
some discretion can be made.
·;,nd 1s made, by the Piolog s1aff
in the selection or advcnise­
mcnlS. ln choosi'ng to print the
A[Cf aclve.rlisemcrtt in the Nov.
3 eclilion and 1101 tha! of the
Open Debate on lhc Holocaus1,
1he Piolog Slaff clirecdy co,ura­
dicted 1hcir policy of commi1rnl
·10 lhe free and anicula1c ex•
prcssion ol ideas• (p. 2). Whal
will il be: free or censored ex•
pression? uvcrlook·c;d. ln the No"cmber 3
edi1ion or 1hc Piolog, th,s dis•
claimer box on page 1wo s1a1ccl
thaL 1he Piologs1alf"rcserves 1he
right 10 refuse 10 pn111 any ad·
vcniscmc111, submission, or ~r­
tidc lhalclocs nol mcc1 ihe ethi­
cal sLandard~, .. " of the news­
paper. On 1hc 17th of Novem­
ber. in this S:.llllC box, ll,e word­
ing was changed 19 poslhu­
mously validaic the Piolog's
vagucntl pohcy. The \vord Helhl­
cal" was Clll from thcthsdaimer
w11..hout memion or this cha.n.gc
in Mc:.lghan Larnarrc·s response
artidc or :mywhcrt. 11"1 the news•
paper. Noi only is this a hypo•
critical low blow to the writers
of 1he le11cr 10 lhe edi1or. but i1
makes us doubt the lcgttimacy
or 1hc Pio log. Worded as i1 now
is. 1he Piolog h.tsno ~thical swn­
darcls.
r\my Lillie. Lucas t\rtoverdc,
Cai h dnt Magelssen
From the Editor
There are a rew sicucmems in
the above letter which we would
1 ih. 10 address, We recognize
lha.1 h is ralhcr uncommon to
respond 10 le11crs 10 1 he editor
in the same lssue in which they
appear. H(>weve-r, we feel it 1s
ilnporrnnt to respond to 1hcsc
issues in a timely nlanncr as. Lhis
is <mr 'lasl issue. o[ the seme.ster,
Space. litnitalions were our
r,rimary reason for nol pri111ing
all 1he names associated wi1h 1he
lc11cr. Secondly, we do noL fed
lhM p..:.titions belong \n \ht \c\-
1crs to the cdi1or sce1ion of 1hc
paper. Submissions or 1his na­
ture may be belier served by an
adveniscmem\ whkh :ire rrc.c w
s1udcn1 gToups. Our sclcclion of
which names to print ,vas based
solely on the order in which 1hcy
were. rccel\fed and was in no way
lntentlcd LO weake·n the lc1tcr or
to exclude specific endorsers.
Thirdly, as advertising pro­
vides a necessary source of
f1,mtls, ads arc a necessary cvU.
And as such, feel it only c1hical
10 acct.pt ;di opinion ,,ds, not
simply those we feel good about.
As we have said before. we pre­
fer t() err on the sidl' of inclu•
sion.
\Ve wam 10 reaffirm our com~
mitmcn110 1hc rrcc and :1rticu­
la1c expression or ideas whhin
our pages. The Holoc~ustad ref•
ere.need abo"e did not 1tlCCl our
qualifications as "aniculaic: as
its content was blaian1ly false.
As swclem.s of a liberal ans
education. we appear all too eaa
ger 10 "ialk 1hc ialk." As a se­
nior, however. I have seC'n fottr
years of double siandards upheld
in , he rhetoric cs1>ol1secl by my
"enlightened" fellow classmates.
It is a classic example of 1he "Me
Firs~• America11 standard, a st.1.n­
dard we appear so loaLh to: in
our eagerness to place ourselves
in the moral righ1, in-dep1h scru• This policy conrusion has
caused us to questioi1 what ex ..
acily the standards of the Pio log
are. As 1hc smclcn1 body is 1he
main financier of the Piolog. it
is only righ11ha1 the s1uclcm-nm
newspaper accurately rc-prcscn1
1hc s1andards of the student
body. Such gToss misrcprcscma­
tion of our student values was
manifested in ,he xc1\ophobic
A!Cf advcniscmcnt of the Nov.
3 cdi1ion. h1 order to clarif)' the
misunderst.mding of Piolog
siandards. we strongly sugges1
1hal "offer a wri11cn explan3•
tion -and/or lisLing of tht stan­
dards that it uses lO control lhc
conic.nl of the newspaper.
Most imponantly. there was
a signifitanl change in wh,u Ms.
Lamarre refers to as ,he "infor­
mation box•· that musL not be. L--.s1ly, we recognize th\.'. (',<­
isting confusion surrQunding
our policies~ The. removal of the
word "ethiml" rrom 1hc infonna­
tion box was not intended as a
"hypocri1ical low blow'"bu1 ,vas
a change we fcl1 appropriate -ar­
ter discussing among the Slc,rr
the issues misecl after the AICP
ad placemen.I. Perhaps we
should have been more cxplidl,
but we ditl u1en1ion lh:-11 "lwe
have made efforis 10 clarify our
policy in the inforn1atio11 box•
ill our last 1ssuc" The change ,vas
1101 made 10 "posthumousiyvali·
dale the PiQlog'.s vague "d
policy• lllll 10 rcneo our procc·
dul"CS, However. lhis drnloguc is
helpful -and we welcome lhe in·
pt.al or srndems as we. continue
lhis dialogue. at our meetings in
the coming semester.
December 1, 2000 Pioneer Log 5 ======Pione======='erlo2:=g =The Party Scene==
Pot on campus: a drug haven
or just another college?
,, __________ _
I didn't come to LC for the hippie culture and
to smoke pot all day, but that's beside the
point. It's not healthy to do drugs. If people
want to get high, they should just listen to
some Bach. ___________ ,,
To party on campus ...
by Joe Clock
When people ask me ,r
Lewis &Clark is a party
school, I generally respond
Lha1 i1 is 1101. at leiisl 1101 com•
parcel 10 some of 1he stories I
ha,•e heard from other cam•
puses. In an effon 10 find out
if my experiences re_OecL the
1rue donn life experience, I
s1aned asking questions, and
found Olli a little biL about Lhc
pany scene in I he dorll\s or
Lewis & Clark, especially
Pla11-Howard and C9peland.
According 10 one RA,
people start panyi11g in th<.
donns on Wednesday night,'
and the parties generally in•
volve drinking or smoking
pot, rarely moving to harder
dmgs. Donn parties also gen­
erally do 1101 get 100 big. In
1he relatively small rooms of
Pla11-Howal'CI, groups of ten
people or more generally be•
come 100 loud. causing RAs
10 bre.1k up the parties. How•
eve,·, the quads and six packs
in Copelancl ,1 low larger par­
ties. Two sophomores recall
parties of as many as fifteen
to 1wen1y people in
Copeland's quads. The sepa•
rate bedrooms and more air
space in quads also make it
easier for people 11> smoke
manjuana without being
caught Lhan in rooms. in their dorm rooms withouL
getting caught, and that 1heir
more demanding academic
schedules keep them from par•
tying as much as freshmen.
The RA I talked to also em•
phasized the role that RAs play
in breaking up parties in the
dorms. lie said, "If someone
walks through with a hrown
paper bag chances are there's
beer in it, and an RA can ask
to look in it or an RA can say
n's just a brown paper bag. RAs
nre jusl looking to make sure
everyone's safe, they generally
don't mind if people d1ink as
l<.>ng as they arc smart abo\lt il .....
The people I 1alked 10 did
not kn<Y,v as much about For­
est and SOA as Pl.an-Howard
and Copeland. They agreed
Lhat Stewart, Odell, and Akin
arc kno,,01 for being quic1. A
rreshman resident of Stewart
said, "1herc is no partying
!drinking or drug ,,sci Lha1
goes on in Stewart,just a lot of
baking, board games, and ru­
mored vampire gain es." Many
lormer residents of Platt·
I loward move 10 Forest, and
take some of the parties with
1 hem, but I was 1101 able to find
out a lot about Forest's party
scene.
There is clefil1itely a party
scene in Lhc dorms or Lewis &
Clark, and according 10 one
Copeland residen1; someone
who knew where 10 look could
fi11d something going on al­
most any night of the week.
While dorm panics arc not
nearly as large or active as off
c.ampus parlies. and Lewis &
Clark is not a party school, as
the RA I 1alkcd 10 said, "The
party scene in 1.he dorms ... is People party as much in
Copeland as they do in Plan,
but Plau has a reputation for
being more rowdy. The RA I
talked 10 attributed this repu­
tation 10 1he fact that nearly
all the residents or Platt arc
freshmen. He said, ''Fresh­
men don'l know hov,.-to break
the rules without geuing
caught when i.hq first _.,.:,..._ healthy."
get here, so 1 hey
tend to be pretty ?..
loud." He also li
mentioned lhat
freshmen make
mistakes like walk,
ing around the hall­
w:1ys with beer more
1ha_n upperclassmen.
lie mentioned that uppcr­
da$smcn know ho",1 to pany
6 Pioneer Log December 11 2000 by Erin Haick
15 pot a problem al Lewis &
Clark'
The Priucewn·Rcvicw appar­
c-1Hly thinks so. naming Lewis
& Clark top honors for "reefer
111;1d11css1
' in i1s annual colkgl'
mnkings gttidc. LC ranked sec•
011d only 10 Recd College. ltow­
cvcr, Dean of Stu<lcuts Jou
Eldridge doesn'l tbink wc'vr
reached the crisis point yet, al•
lhough he acknowledges ilrnt
LC has a problem.
Marijuana use on college
campuses is ·a W('ll•lmown oc•
currcnce. The <lrug is used coasl
to coast in colleges, and accord-
1 ng Lo a rcpo,·t by Harvard
University's School of Publtc
1-lcalth, i.s incrc:1sing. 1n a survey
or 14,000 college studen1s from
1993 lO J 999. researchers calcu­
la1ed that pot use is up 22% na­
tionwicle 1 wi1 h tht biggcsl jump
in use-1hosc who had used the
drug tn the 30 days prior tO the
survey-rose rrom 12.9% in
1993 to 15.7% in 1999. Re•
searchers believe thrll drug use
is beginning in earlier yc.ars and
continuing in tbc college anno•
sphere.
This report 1"luls coo1ncr l he
annual report or the Partnership
for a Drug-free Alncrica\ re­
leased Nov. 27 The nonpron1
group said tha, ovcr.111 lccn use
or marijuana has decreased from
4 J % las1 year 10 40% this year.
"I do think i1 1s a prohlem,"
says Jon Eldridge. "Any lime a
stud en l blacks out, p1ckso nght.
ge1s assaulted, is physically in·
Jured, nusses or fails a dass. or
withdraws from the scrnester
because of 1hc use or alcohol or
,other drugs. ii is a problem .. • Mc
noted ,hat all or 1hc above OC·
curred last year.
Bu,. Eldridge
•we don't have a
suuallon on our
hands. I've worked
al four
schools
i 11clud1ng
LC, ancl t don't
1hink alcohol and
other drug use 1s
sign1ficanlly
grca1er here
:ll man)' other schools."
Marijuana use crosses lradi­
tional social clique lines. Despile
publ1c perception that "hippies"
are ,he primary marijuana users.
Eldridge says his experience in·
die.ales LhaLcasual marijuana use
is nol limned lO one or a few
social groups.
Chief Justice of the Peer Re­
view Bo:1rdJamcs Chnstie con• curs
.. If my memory :,crvcs ,nc
nghl. the int.l1viduals sccin to
come-from prctly much c,1cry
ste-rcolyp1c:1l group on crim­
pus."
The reasons pcopk use ..:Oil·
trolled substance.
such as m:1r11ua
"'"' alcohol arc
plcx, Eldridge :,ai
peer prcssu re.
s1rcss. and a •
d1clion as n:a­
sons for use. "There ccr-
1.un ly 1s, across our
counlry. :1 cuhllre ,hm
promotes 1hc USC or.,. c o •
ho! by young people. The pro•
motioa or 1'CSl)onsiblc use
!doesn't ha11pcnl nearly as
much.''
Eldridge also bdkvcs that
s1mltnl ovcrcslim:uc lhc amount s,ancc issuc..-1; occur th~m .nc sub•
mH,cd for cliscip1111:.'lr)' ~..:11on .
"Anyone who does :mythmg
illegal, cspcctall)' tf it's somc-
1 hi n g h,1b1tm1I like manJuana,
go, ng 10 be coven
about 11,"' he s,,ys,
"Mos1 of Lhc pm
smoking 1h:11
goes on
dot!-n't gc1 rcp-oncd
bcc.1usr ol ll1c
pn:cau11ons
smokers rnkc."
"Those who
Sl~11,ccs uc.ually make
choices that do not rcsull in
dangerous or 01hrrwise nrga·
tivc ou1comes," Eldridge s:11d.
"Mosl only pcnochcall)• kcl the
cffcc1s of Lhc molivalion clrain
thaL m,-,rijt1~rna causes for rcgu•
lar users. tt
T ree Years o Num ers
Reported Alcohol
Violations, 1998-200
Fall 1998 129
Spring 1999 86
Fall 1999 71
Spring 2000 56
Fall 2000 60
of drinking ~nd smoking going
011 around ,hem.
'"A large number of our slu­
<lents r"'rcly or never consume
alcohol. An even higher number
rarely or never use manjmma,"
he sald.
Cases or alcohol or drugs 011
campus arc disciplined through
the office or Rcsidc11cc Life, 1hc
Residcn1 Dircc1ors, and 1hc Peer
Board,
Act<mling lO the
Pathfinder, the
College prnh1bi1s
11 n lawful use, sale,
purchase, lransfcr.
possc.ssion,
nnnu(-nwc,
cl1s~rihut1011 or
dispensing or alcohol
or other dmgs by
sLudcnts and
employees on College
property, except ;,!> expressly
pennit 1ed hy l:tw. The l';ul,findcr
goes on 10 note th,11 any drug­
rclalE!·cl paraphernalia :He
prohibited on campus, buL 1ha1
LC is a "regulated" campus,
meaning that alcohol is allowed
as long as applicable laws arc
followcxl.
Christie believes more sub-Reported Marijuana
Violations, 1998-2000
Fall 1998 19
Spring 1998 11
Fall 1999 25
Spring 1999 17
Fall 2000 32
"liowcvcr, l corumuc 10 sec
s1udcn1s who let al<.:ohol and
other drug use get m the way of
1hcir sLuclics, ihcu athklic~.
land I their hcahh and well-be·
ing." ht" said.
l'!lclnclAc rcqu.in:s <;tt1ckn1s
found responsible ror alcohol ~r
drug violatt0ns lo wrhcri rcllec•
non paper di1ocussing the inc1-
dem in qucsuon and ,heir use
or Lhc subs1ancc. Onr such t·s­
s,1y co111amccl the following.
"If someone 1s ,rying mari­
juana for Lhc rirsl t11nc, m :,11
hkdihood tht)' wtll cnf")' lhtm·
srtlvcs, Thai is nOl where the
problc111 wuh lhc drug occur~.
If I ever have children, there ts
out n1ajor clown fall to ,he usage
of ma11juai1a 1 hat I wi 11 1101 kt
Lhcm forget: man1,rnna 1s :, mO·
liv:uion assassin."'
"Ii is the one thing tha1 has
caused me to reevaluate whether
the pleasant reeling achieved hy
using m_anjunna will cvcry be
won h 1 he motivat ion:tl snuggle
1 hal ensues with its usage."
"l do not condone the usage
or ularijuan;.l in any form, nor
will I cvc_r <.:ondcrnn those who
use il. lt is a personal choice
which can only i-1ilpact the user." ,, _________________ _
I think that marijuana is used everywhere, but there is a greater
majority of marijuana use here at LC compared to my former school
(the U. of Arizona). There's also more hallucinogens here. __________________ ,,
,, _________________ _
I'm excited that I got to see a bong and how it worked. __________________ ,, The Party Scene=Pi=oneer=---=-Log
l~'~a-n-in-te-re-st-in-g-pa-ra-do-x-th-a-tp_e_op-le-a-tt-hi~s The drug scene: an intelView
school are so concerned with the environment
but not necessarily with a healthy body, as
conveyed by the use of marijuana.
'' ... or off campus?
by Jessica Burton
I 1hmk 1ha1 parnes a1 LC
arc strange. [fl had never hecn
10 another college I would
have 1hougl11 1hat LC parties
wcrcdifferenL rrom what 1 had
expccltd college panics LO be.
buL I would have cvcmu,illy
accepted 1hcm as being nor­
mal. Bu,. since I did have Lhc
privilege of going IO ano1hcr
college during my four years
of s1udying1 I soon rcaliztd
1h:u LC is Lotally dys[une-
1ional when il comes lO p~rty­
ing.
I personally avoid g~ing 10
any pany ,hat is within walk­
ing distance or LC (this means
1ha1 the rreshmcn will he
there). However, just 1his
weekend I broke my code of
cll11cs and ended up at a
friend's house jusl clown the
stree1 from campus. As I was
gcttlng out of the car, a group
or underclassmen came walk­
ing down Lhc s1ree1 and I
he,1rd one or them say, 'Mey.
this looks ltke a pany." Af1er
thaL they just kepLcoming and
coming. Nol lO sound Hkc a
senior who lhinks she is too
cool for underclassmen, bu1
the panicular underclassmen
tha.t come 10 these panics have
dcmonsu:ucd their inability 10
refrain from acling like col'n­
plc1e idiots. My personal fa­
vorilc was 1 he girl who
couldn't gel up off oflhe bath­
room Ooor. I have already been
through the whole "gel so
wa.-.ted and obnoxious at par•
lies 1hat l don't even know
how lO walk any longer'"
thing. I don'1 need to witness ii all over again while Lam 1ry­
lng to have a good time. And L
don·, hke 10 baby-siL.
I've also found that it's use•
ful ao avoid fomball panics, or
somebody's house that I don·,
personally know and who is
advenising more Lhan one keg.
Th is just inviLes all of Lhe an­
noying people 1ha1 I would
never personal!)• choose lo
hang out with. There is a rea­
son why we don'1 have Frater•
nilks. Now. I have lo come
clean. f'reshman year I had my
slew of LC panics where I
chdn'1 know a single soul, was
overly excilcd to have free
beer, and probably acted like a
s1upid bitch. Bui, I am over
thal now. and so many o[ those
who you will encounter at LC
parl ies are not.
Because our school is so
small you would think that
Lhcse parties would be a good
way lO inlCUCL and ge.L lO
know 1he people that you see
everyday. Bui, qui1e the oppo­
site usually occurs. You go to
the pany, chal wilh the people
}'OU know. and Slay wilhin
your group of friends. You see
all or 1he people you walk b)'
on campus every day, sit nex,
to in biology, and smoke ciga­
re11cs wi1 h outside 1hc library,
but you s1ill don't converse
with Lhem or make an cffon to
become friends. This ts why, I
1hink1 Lhal most sludenLS at
LC, once 1hey turn 21, stop
gomg 10 pardes and s1nr1 go­
ing ou1 to bars. You mighL as
well go somewhere and mctt
new people insLead or going
somewhere where everyone
looks familiar, bul refuses 10
gcL 10 know you. by James Chrstie ------
Pioneer Log rcroner James
Chrisnc caught up w11 h l wo
Lewis & Clark drug users and
imervicwcd them .1bou1 ho,"'
they saw 1he drug scene a1 our
college and how drugs have af­
fcclccl their cxpcn- ence here.
f'ori he sake .,f
anonyn111y 1hc
male inc er•
v1cwcd will be
called $Lan while
I he female will be
named Sally. During 1he inter­
view I 1101iccd that Sally ap­
peared 10 be under the in-
n ue nce of something.
Th,s ll'IOSL likely ac­
counted for why she
didn't say much during the
inlcrvicw.
As you can tell from 1he in­
tCr\liCw n:mscripl I was very i_g­
noran1 abou, 1hc drug scene on
campus before 1 condu.ctcd the
hnervicw.
Pioneer Log: Whats the drug
scene like he.re nl Lewis &:
Clark?
Stan: Well i1s 001 as big when
comparc<l to those at larger uni­
vcrsilics. People jusl tend to use
marijuana. ecstasy, and shrooms
here. People do a lot or mari-·
juana here. A lot or marijuana.
Sally: I heard 1ha1 some
people use needles in Pla11.
Pioneer Log: Peo1>le do
heroin in Platt?
Sally: VVell I would assume
so.
Pioneer Log: Do )'OU do
heroin?
S,an: No, I prefer 10 do po,
myscll I do II aboul four limes
a week.
Pioneer Log: I lave you ever
done any 01 her l )'[)CS or drugs
before?
S1an: l'vc done shrooms a few
umcs. I remember last yc,r there
was a sh rooms shortage on cam­
pus_ A lot of my rriends wcre11'1
Vox Pop 100 happy because of 11. I also
sm,>ke c1garc11cs, especially
icrringt0ns.
r,onccr 1.o~: Why do )'OU
smoke pot?
S1an: It's a 111cc release. Noth•
ing mcl k,ws me ou1 as much as
sparking a doob,e. It's also good
WO)' 10 meet people. It's also
something my friends and I can
getting together
Wilh them in or•
de r lO smoke a
bong. Some
people take show-do 1oge1hcr. I
enjoy
ers: some people have
o loL of sex. I like 10 take drugs.
Pioneer Log: Where do
people usua11y smoke on cam­
pus?
Stan: Well I hear 1h01 • lot or
people do it i11 ~larufrld or un­
der 1hc water tower ;u lhe Nun­
nery. Yu1>. 1hose nuns don't have
~ due whai goes on ,her<:.
Pioneer Log: The nuns
moved ou1 at the end of Oc1<>­
bcr. They don't Jjvc the.re any­
more since il's a parl nflhc earn­
pus now.
S1an: Oh.
Pioneer Log: Have you ever
goucn laid because of drugs?
Swn: No bu, I've made out
wiLh a few people while on
drugs. Pot doesn't gel Lhc juices
flowing as much as sornc oLhcr
1ypcs or drugs.
Pioneer Log: I low or,en do
you l3kc showers?
S1an: Once every other day.
,,~----
1 find the non-drug
users to be more
interesting because
they have all their
brain cells ... non-drug
users find other ways
to keep their lives
interesting. What's your
addiction?
''
"Astro-Glide"
Niels Zellers, Jr.
Computer Science
Lucas Balzer, Sr.
Computer Science
Liz Franczyk, Soph.
Hispanic Studies "Diet Coke"
Sara Vreeland, Sr.
Psychology/Communication
"Beer"
Dan Metcalf, Sr.
International Affairs
Joe Collver, Jr.
English "Tobacco"
Owen Agnew, Jr.
English Sally: You take showers 1h~1
much?
Sum: Yes I do.
Sally: That's a waSLc of w:11cr.
Pioneer Log: llas your drug
use ever affected your SlUdics?
SLan: Well I have :1 3,6 ,o I
would say no. I c•lw;.1ys get rny
studies out u[ the way belore I
do drugs.
Pioneer Log: Mow would re­
spond LO lhc sta1crnen1 ''I'd
ralhcr give hugs than drugs''?
Stan: Well, I'd rather smoke
ou1 then give people hugs
because then we would all
be mellow. Bemg mel­
low ,s imponant.
Why be upset
when )'OU can be
relaxed?
Pi oncer Log:
D o you have any
funny stories you wan1
share. from when you
where on drugs?
Stan: Well one time
ITI)' r ricnds and I WCnl lO
smoke ou1 in the ba1h­
room because my roommaLe was
asleep. So we wenL 1n10 the
showers and s1ar1cd smoking
ou1. Then a RA walked in. We
had 10 turn on the showers and
pretend 1hal we were taking
showers. I didn't really mind get­
ting my clothes soaked.
Pioneer Log: Have you ever
had a "bad 1rip" whi.le ou drugs?
S1an: I've never had one bu1 I
hall a friend who was w•alking
around wilh a Im of iabs of acid
in his puckcl wht\c he was drink•
mg a coke. Mc somehow tripped
on so111e1hing and spilled 1hc
coke 0111◊ his pocket causing 1hc
tabs lO soak mto him, Yeah for a
week after that he 1hough1 he
was a glass of wa1cr. I le kept on
saying. '1don'11lp me over" in 1his
cuLc liute vmce.
Pioneer Log: Any1hing else
you w.1111 10 say?
S1an: Skucboarchng 1s nol a
,·rune nor 1s srnokmg bud.
"Green Tea
Chocolate"
Alysia Hayas, Sr.
Hispanic Studies &
,, ____ _
A lot of people don't
believe drugs are a
problem. They say
drugs will kill them
but they don't quit,
so they don't really
believe. _____ ,,
December 1, 2000 Pioneer Log 7 ,;::Pi=·o=n=e=er=L=o=!:g2'==========Arts==============
Ensemble Galilei
by Stephanie Rayburn
On November l7, 1hc En­
semble GaHki performance was
au ended by an :;'\Uclicncc of var·
led ages trnd music-al laSleS.
There were s1udcm~ [rom 1ht
music depar,mcm, sLUdcnlS who
pMLkipatcd in Quo Sack Day
(they received free 1kkc,s), and,
or course, the older folks who
regularly aucnd conccns such as
lhls <>nc, For ,hose of you who
did n6l aucnd, you missed out, n.1rnes or 1hc lnstnuncms they
played, you're even fur1hcr
'clhca<l of us.
Ensemble Galilci. as the
Lewis & Clrirk communhy saw
il. was comprised of five l:•dks
and a guest percussionist. They
lravcl around 1hc country, hop·
ing to keep the spirit or Celtic
and Shakespearean music :olive.
Their repcnoire included
fiddles, a Cd tic harp, a bcllows­
hlown hagpij)C. a \\1idc valict)' of
woodwind ins1 rnmcms. a string
--------------- inslrumcm l'allcd a
viola de gamba
which is a cross be­
tween a cello and a
gmtar, and percus­
sion instnlmcnLS in­
clucllng the
boclhnln, the tJltn•
bourinc, and I he
East Asian
cloumbck.
The Ensemble Galilei presented music
traditions from the British Isles, as well
as their own compositions. On a s1agc sur­
rounded by a filled
chapel and captive
audience, Ensemble
Galilci hrought the
marvel or medieval
Ccldc music 10 lire.
Their perrormancc
was so energetic and
inspiring thM 1hcy
brought the house 10
its reel CH their con­
dusion-wilh such
ardor 1ha1 they
played a long en­
core. ,, ____ _
Ensemble Galilei
brought the marvel of
medieval Celtic mu·sic
to life. Their perfor::·
mance was so ener­
getic and inspiring
that they brought the
house to its feet at
their conclusion _____ ,,
(although you can pick up their
CD at amazon.com).
If you can pronounce the
names of lhc insuumenLS they
played, you're one step ahead of
us. lf you can remember the While performing, the ladies
had such amazing st:tgc prcsenc;c
and character ,ha, they immcdi­
au:ly pulled ,he audience into
the energetic atmosphere 1ha1
they created. They explained the
history and lineage or their rc­
spccti vc insiruments whiJe
era.eking jokes and puning the
audience a, ease. The perfonn­
ers gen1Jincly appreciated their -·
audi.ence·s auentivc ancl positive
response 10 them and their love
for music.
Their music was compnscd of
1radi1ional Irish, ScotLish, En•
glish and Welsh songs, as well
"s several au1hc111ic Celtic pieces
wri11en by ,he band members
Lhcmselves. This combin.ctlion
of modern and. folk tunes made
for a relaxing cvc.njng. Extravaganza will dazzle
by Colete Brandenburg and
Celeste Sipes
The fifth annual Dance Ex­
travaganza will be performed
this week in Fit Acres Theatre.
"What Is this 'Dance Extrava­
ganz.a?'' you may ask yourself.
Technically, iL~ a student per•
formed, choreographed, and
produced dance perfonnance,
hilt we like LO call h a rockin'
good time. It's elegance, sim­
plicity, chaos, ropes. downhill
skis, wild li[,s, rage. politics,
delicacy. a11d ferocity. This
year's production indudes six
very distinctpieccs ranging in
size from three 10 twenty-three
dancers, and in style [mm raw
emotion to a playfol allenlion
10 the pure acs1hc1ics of move­
ment. This year, tbe perfor­
n1ance wm no1 be held [n the
Black Box, and inevitably some
o{ the intimacy of h pieces per•
formed will be los1. This was a difficulLdecislon for everyone
involved in the production be­
cause of the aesthelic appeal of
the Black Box space. ~lowever,
the producers and choreogra­
phers chose to put health first.
The Black Box floor has
caused extensive injuries this
year to scvcrol dancers because
it is no longer cond11civc LO ,, ____ _
Technically, it's a
student performed,
choreographed, and
produced dance per­
formance, but we like
to call it a rockin'
good time. _____ ,,
ooncing. The noor docs not pl'O·
vidc the spring needed for danc­
ers t0 run, jump, or do any type
or physically demanding perfor-
The People have spoken
We have heard
I mances because ii does not ab­
sorb the shock or these move•
mcnLS. Because of 1hest prQb·
lcms, the performance ,.;I[ be
held on 1he malnstoge which
has a significantly large seal•
ing c:1pacit)' and thus more of
our community will be able 10
view the incredibly pieces cre­
ated this year. Additionally,
1hcmai11s1age space allows Lhe
production ro include more
sophistic,,\ed ltghling designs
th:ln previous years.
This aesthetically amazing
a,nd imellectually tan1alizing
production h.its 1he main stage
theater in Flr Acres Thursday.
December 7lh al 7:30pm; Fri­
day, December 8th at 7:00 and
10:00pm; and Saturday. De­
cember 9th at 7:30pm. Tick­
CLS go on sale Monday; Decem­
ber 4•• al 1:00pm in the Fir
Acres box office x7495 ticke,s
are $3 for LC community and
$5 for general public.
~:_ • r ,.. ---..,.
Free.
Listen for free tickets to such bands
as ... Buffalo Tom--Rubberneck-- 'vVailing
Souls--and others ... ;Tic.kets
KLC 104.l
www.klcradio.net Now, •
New Columns!
New this year, the Arts section wants to feature your favorite entertainment.
We've created three new columns to feature a favorite unknown movie, a truly
classic album, and yet another top-5 list of music you can't live without.
Desen
Island
1Discs -_,, O-·· Desert Island Discs is
collects the list of the top
five albums you'd take with
you to ... well, the next
Survivor auditions.
Please include your top 5
albums and a brief
explanation of why these
are crucial for life as we
know it. Treasure Vinyl Vault, which has alread kicked off. is a review
column for albums that aren't so new. Tired of Britney and
Backstreet? Do your history and find something truly
unique.
Video Treasure exists to spotlight those albums that no
one, not even the film nerds, have seen.
he Pioneer Log welcomes submissions or300 words or less for Oesen Island Discs, Video Treasure, and Vinyl Vault from all imcrcsted
tudents, staff, or focu hy mc1rtbcrs, The Plc.mcn log rf:sc:rvcs Lhc dght io cdi,for daru_y arid brc\'ily.. VAULT
8 Pioneer Log November 17, 2000 Arts Pioneer Log _ ==== =====
Mystery Tour
sti 11 boggles
the mind
' by Corey Long
"When. a man buys• 1rip for
a magic~1I 111ys1cr)' 1our, he
knows what lO cxpccL.hes guar ..
an1ccd the I rip of a life1imc, and
that's cxacdy wha1 he gets."
-opening narration or Magi­
cal Mi•s1ery Tour
Trip indeed. Pic1urc this, ff
you dare. You're in a rest~urnm
where acolkction of scantly clad
pcoplt:.·, some bcautHul, some
1101. arc crunchinglouclly on lc1-
1ucc, Mind-numbing lounge
mus1cplays in the back ground;
bla11ks1ares arc C\1crywhtrc.
Then you notice John
Lennon. He is waiting on one
of1hc 1ablcs,sponing a red sports
coat, hair grcasly slicked back,
with avacarH, lOOthy grin on his
face. The lady he is wai1ing on
is ra1hcr large and very loud,
Mr. Lennon is lising a shovel 10
load mouruains of spaghetti
ontoher plate. One after the
other, heap after disgusting
hc:lp, he never pauses and never
speaks.
Now imagine such a sccnano
after inhaling chc rruits of
)'0urroonumuc_'s bcsL pipe, if you
dare.
Segments like chis arc whac
make Magical Mys1cry Tour, 1hc
1967 rantasy television special.
produced and dircetcd by th<>
8ca1lcs. undoub1cdly chc best
(i1m lO w,\lch while under lhc
innucncc.
The key 10 truly appreciating
this IHm is to find a older copy.
recorded wilh a crackling rnono
soumhrnck ttn<l color that is a
liulc faded. Do not, under
;mycircumstanccs, tr)' to deter•
mine the film's ploc because
none exists. It is simply~, dell•
ciouSI)' random c()llcction or
drug and <lrcam imluttd bits 1hc
Bea1les threw 1oge1her 10 mess
wich yocir eyes a.ncl massage yo,1r
cars.
The film's only unifying fea­
ture is the idea chat all these
evcms take place during a bus
lOt!F: everything else is <:om-
Miss Arts?
~rts write
needed plcccly haphazard and unrelaccd.
Tour segments range from
Paul McCanney jumping aim•
lcssly alone through the hills of
France singing • The Fool on
the Hill" (do not watch 1his pare
ir you arc h,tvi ng a sour trip; Paul
looks very sad), 10 George
Harrison silting expressionless
and cross-legged i nsidc a white
ICLH. iii [rolll or a chalk-drawn
keyboard singing "Blue Jay
Way,"
Of course the best of chc mu­
sical bits is Lennon~ '11 Am the
Walrus.• Where else do you gee
10 sec the Beatles dressed up as
vanous sea creatures wilh John
sporting his lamous egg man
cap> Maybe abeller q11csuon
should be artcr smoking, would
sccmg 1his he d1c bes, idea?
Of course ii would. The cam•
era work in this n1111 is designed
to·nu:-ss up your mind to no end.
Fron, extreme dose ups or eye·
balls andjohn chewing food, 10
indicacions of a clcad Paul (the
black carnation in his lapel
durhing "Your Mother Should
Know") and love scenes between
the large sphageui lady and a
crumegconcd old man named
Mr. llloodvcsscl chcre is sh11ply
nowhere w l11clc. Ou, really,
would you warn ii anyother
way?
If 1 he film is not enough 10
occupy your drug-induced
evening (after all it isonly 60
minuccs). slip the soundtrack
inco your CD player. Check ou1
chc selection of 'singles· a, che
end, including "Strawberry
riclds," "Penny Lanc,"and "Baby
You're a Rich Man."
Close your eyes, pul on head­
phones. and just liscen 10
Lennon's voice and McCartney's
bass. Then, :tli(I only ,hen. will
your expereince be compluc.
The cggm~n in your mind and
the 'prc1ty little policemen' who
live in a row on lhc edge of your
becl will surely 1hank-you.
semester Wallflowers deliver top­
notch show at the Schnitz
by Erin Haick
Jakob Dylan was in a good
mood Friday night.
The normal!)' taciturn. black•
dad singer of the Wallnowcrs
bamerccl and shared wry obser­
valions with the audience when
the band played ac 1he Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Ha.II Nov. 17,
Opcn1ng the show wi1 h a
bang. ,he Wallflowers 100k the
minimnhsl si,agc and lei lhe
music clo the talking. Crisp ren­
ditions of 1he current single
"Sleepwalker" and "Some Flow•
Mike Ward put rock before
folk in the Wallflowers
sound Nov. 17.
crs Bloom Dead" showed che
roots rock crunch from Lhcir
new album Breacl1.
Organist Rami Jaffee took
center stage wuh .. Hand me
down• and the ghost!)' "leuers from the Wasteland." "Lcucrs•
exhibited an interesting com­
pari-son bcLwccn verses more
ethereal chan chc alb,nn original
and a chorus more juuing aod Again, chc lia,nmond organ
rtoated above the mix, lending
the song its peculiar grace.
The band closed their sci wi1h
"The Difference•, which was
Jakob Dylan bantered with the audience
and joked about the size of the audience. dedicated as a
birc hrlay song
and before which
Dylan pu llcd a fe­
male fan Lurning
2L onstage. The
e.ncQrc returned
without Dylan
mtd with guitarist
\,Var<l takin.g over
Cockncy-ac­
ccm<:d vocals on
Blur~ "Song 2". A
pumped-up
"Babybird" lol­
l,1wed, and 1.hc
nigh, closed with
a blis,ering,
good-natured
cover of the
Who's •-won't Gei
Fooled Agai ,, •.
which D)•lan in-
angular than the recorded ver­
sion. Guitarist Mike Ward also
100k ccmcr stage during several
up-1cmpo rockers. demonstrat­
ing his nuid, off-the-cuff playing
during songs like "Laughing ou,
Loud".
Dylan rambled abom his days
as an opening band and his
b:1ffiemen1 al popular bands who
refused 10 play their first hit be­
fore launching Into a clauscro­
phobia-biucn "One Headlight". iroduced as the song they wroce
chirty years ago.
A shudder-inducing opening
se1 rrom Evcrlas1 failed to inspire
1he crowd. despite 1he
performers pleas for ,he audi­
ence lo dance. However, 1.he
Wallllowers solid musicianship
,inll good-natured stage show
charmed the audience before the
b:.1.n<l was ytl ons1agc, and audi­
ence and band mainrnined chat
conncccion all nigh1 long.
o~~~,i~IIJ~~~~Y 0!~?;~,~~: !~,~ ~~-~~.,~~.~! ,m-
dd Travis Litman, SOFA Oirec- skirts, left alone perhaps wich at Nail; Armage on to cor, said, ''Singing, of course. is only an axe as your defense,
ensue a variable tem1, but it will be a and a drink as your faith."
by Erin Haick top-notch show." CMJ said, " Old Time Relijun
"They are definiccly on the sounds like a produc1 of the
In what surely promises 10
be I.he mosc exciting show of
the semester, K Record's artisLs
Old Time Relijun will play on
Friday night at the Nailwith
Glass Candy and the Shanered
Theater. Olympia based trio
OldTime Relijun features
members of the Microphones
and has a sound all theiro\\01.
Old Time Relijun is
Arring1on de. Dionyso (bass
clarinet/guitar), Phil Elvrum
(percussion) , and Aaron
Hanni.in (stand -up bass). L<, ,, ____ _
The uterus is the
origin of every hu­
man being, but it is
not an origin that we
can actually remem­
ber physically ... it
affects the way we
dream, it affects the
way we are able to
love other people.
Arrington de Dionyso _____ ,,
Sirena de Pecera shows the
band exploring their ethnic
roolS. and songs in Pormguese, Glass Candy and the Shattered Theatre will open at the
Rusty Nail on Friday. The band has recently released their
first independent 7-inch, distributed through K Records.
avant garde of the independent
music scene" he continued.
"The utents is the origin of
every human being, but it is not
an origin that we can actu,1lly
remember physically ... it affects
the way we dreatn, it affects the
way we are able to loot ocher
people" says Relijun rromman
de Dionyso, The band has never
been known toshy away from
the use or vi>id imagery in the
construction of tbcir songs. as
will certainly be cvidem on Fri­
day.
Writing in Puncture, Arluro
Diaz said, " This griuiness or
sound lends a good deal 10 1 he
immediacy lof the sound]-• open frontier, when backwood
folk was the music of everyda
life, blood and coanagration
were common thet'ncs. and mu•
sical fonns had not yet been se
in wax.• Indeed the folk-roe
stylings of the band show
through in theirvery ins1rumcn
cation which inch,des a stand u1
bass, bass clarinet, guitar an
percussion.
Glass Candy and the Shat
tcrcd Theatre open the show.
The band has just puc 0µ1 thei
nrstindepcndcn1 7-inch. which
1s distributed by K Records
Litman described them as a "hiJ
i•oung band-the kids will lov
·em.·•
November 17, 2000 Pioneer Log 9 =====Pi.on==ee====rlo=12====Featu res=====
Zimbabwe trip harvests awareness and action
by Corey Long --------
''The first thing that I did
,:-rhen I got 10 01irnngwiza wr1s
sec a thca.1rc pcrformnnce-." said
Lewis & Clark scn10r Nikki
Reynolds. "The theatre 1s a grea,
way to ec.luctnc. In faca I waS-so
taken by the group I saw ver­
fonn, I ended up 1ravdling with
them."
The overseas program aL
Lewis & Clark C<>llegc offers
smdcnts opportunntcs like tins:
10 challenge their mncrsclvcs
and to question Lhe.is personal
beliefs and the truths they hold
by becoming aware or those ol'
olhcrs. Becoming immersed in a
cu.hure and climate complc1cly
different rrom that 10 which you
arc accustomed crc:ncs 1 he need
to draw npon resources that arc
seldom taxed and 19 find
strength usually 1101. needed.
This situ:,tiOI\ also provides Stu~
dents with the opponunity LO
trnly learn about themselves and
1hdr place i11 a world that usu ..
ally resides only in classrooms.
For those who srndied in
Zimbabwe last fall, the impact or
lhctr experience has evolved into
wha1 senior Joy Leising refers to
as, "a lffelong cominilmcm lO
social change." The group 111cm­
bers were clclennincd to ensure
Lhat their 1imc-in Zimbabwe
would not be forgonc.n or taken
for gran1ed a[1cr they returned
home 10 the sa[cty and privilege
or the Uni1ecl States.
One of 1heir first steps in
keeping this promis~ was to
bring the 1hea1re group Nikki
traveled wi,h lo Portland, The
group is a pan or 1he
Chitungwiza lntcgrn1cd You1.h
Survival Ahcrna1ivc Project
(CHIYSAP} in Zimbabwe,
CHIYSAP is a schoolingaherna-Live thm allows inipovcrishcd
-Zirnbabwcan students lO obl"in
skills ,n carpentry and dress
making. It also gives them Lhc
OJJporLu1111y to take part 1n dis­
cussions ab<,.lUl lhttr gender, so-~
ciCI)' and culture, In Zimbabwe,
mamstrearu schooling is colonial
in na1ure. lts rigid SlTUCturc or~
[ers hnlc opportunity for stu•
dents to develop a broader per•
spec11vc about subjects that 1cnd
m be ignored in a classroom set•
tmg.
The CHIYSAP theatre grqup
ac!dresses these issues through a
mixture or dialogica) 1StrCCt the•
mre' ,md traditional music and
dance. including marimba,
drumming and imbira, or ,hu1nb
piano. Perrormances are very
challenging and eonfronuuional
and always conclude witb a dls­
cussion be1ween the c-ast and the
a,1dience. These per[ormances
arc crrcc1ive because the group
is aware of the social problems
relevant lO Zirnbabwean sociely.
For example. one or the group's
skits asks 'what would yo11 do ff
child exhibited behavior associ­
ated with the opposite gender?"
Its dedication to prcscn,ing is­
sues like this In a dynamic and
realistic manner forces lhc <1,\lcli•
ence to draw its own conclu•
sions. As in real life, rcsolmions
are no1 always arrived al in these
performances.
1r all goes well, this group or
three men and three women will
brmg their unique. theatrical
slyling and importanl messages
to Lewis cSt Clark College as weU
as Ponl,1nd State University,
JclTerson High School, and the
Mall Oisch1na11 and Miracle
Theatres. The idea or CHl YSA P's
theatre ensemble making the
long trip over the Atlantic
seemed inconceivable at rirst, 8111 the tireless eITon.s of I he si u•
dents 1hat were affected by them
have made Lhc. drca1n a reality,
"Our commilt11c111 10 whaJ we
have learned mack us wanl to
bring the group Ito Portland],
says Leising. "The prospecl or
,heir visi1 is really amazing con­
sidering 1his 1s one ol the [cw
thncs a vcnmrc hkc 1h1s has been
rnkcn at I he College,•
"It was thcirldca; says Nikki
Reynolds, who was also on the
Zimbabwe trip. "They had asked
s1mlcms who had come here be·
fore al/om the possibilu y of Lhcm
visiling A1ncrica. ror those stu­
dents, the idea seemed too over·
whelming.\,
Ovcrwhchmng andced. Upon
their return fr9m Afdt~. these
Lewis & Clark students had to
devise a way 10 raise the $14,000
necessary to bring CHIYSAP 10
Pon land. This was no easy task,
but lhiscliligcnt group is well on
its way 10 meeting this goal.
They have already obtained of­
ficial sponsorship [rom the Stt1-
de111Acadcmic Affairs Board, As­
sociated S1uden1s of Lewis &
Clark, 1hc LC Gender Sympo­
sium, the LC GcnderS,udics and
Music depanments and the Arts
and Communica1ion High
School, as well as private dona·
lions and the proceeds from a
bencfi L concc.n.
The pr6jcct coincides with
1 he phllosophy that the overseas
studies program should produce
~n experience noL 1imi1cd 10 lhe
trip nsclf. 1t is <::tS)' 10 , hconze
and discuss themenis of the tnp
in th~ co1nfor1ablc surroundings
of a familiar enviromllcnL Ac­
cording 10 Reynolds. this is 1101
enough, To see the uip rrom just
an American pcrspcclivc does
not do justice 10 the importance
or I he experience.
Coffeehouse has groovy
name but crowded rooms
by Erin Haick
Rim.sky's Korsacoffec is prac-
1it'ally a legend around Portland.
ll consistently wins Best Coffee­
house ratings in Ci1yseareh and
the WillamClle Weck, Admit­
tedly; it's a nice place, but it's
ncv~ struck me as the perfect
coffeehouse 1ha1 everyone raves
about.
Another Victorian house­
turned coffee bar, Rimsky's docs
have a disunctivc aura. The ar­
ch.itccturc is beau,i!ul, and the
coustaoll>' changing inLerior de•
sign makes things interesting,
The designers have an amnity
for mannequins as inert bodies
greet visilors at the front door.
The stairwell and Lhe rcsl room
arc liny and would be dctrimen•
ial 10 chwsirophobics,
First-time visitors to Rimsky's
in the company of freqt1cn1 goers
""'Y fi 11d themselves fooled by
the rc,•olving tables. The dining
room fcalurcs lWO tables that
slowly move-so slowly, 1ha1 you
do11\ notice your drink has es­
caped until it is halfway 10 1he door, (No. I'm not saymg which
tables,)
The changing menu offers
coffee, 1ca, and fool'y driuks,
with a varying array of dcsscrlS.
While 1hese delicacies arc. won­
derful, ,here is not a huge vari­
ety. And, for the most part, solid
food Is not offered, Prices at
Rimsky's also tend 10 run hig,her
1han at other spots around town.
h seel'ns to me-Rimsky's was
probably a charming place a [cw
years ago, but now the secrc1's
out and the place is [requenily
packed. If a few tables were
elim1natcd or another room
added, 1he problem or such un­
desired llllimacy would be fixed.
But wilh so many tables and
bodies crowded Into so rew
square [eel, a busy night means
any hope of a private conversa•
tion is a lost cause. Additionally,
since there are only Lwo rooms,
when Rhnsky's hosts a musical
• performer, 1 ht sound comple,ely
domina1cs the room. When I vis-
11ed, 1 he woman spiritedly bang­
ing away on Lhc. grand piano in
the main room made my head
10 Pioneer Log December 1, 2000 thtob.
Encl verdict on Rimsky's: A
great place for a one•limc dace,
bu1 the mood, prices and
crowdedness do noL 111ake it 1hc
type of place 10 turn in10 a rrc•
qucm hangout. 1[ one had a linlc
more space and a liuk less noise
lhen maybe the revolving.,
shrinking tables might orrer a
1hough1provoki11g and more
meaningful expercince. "Decide
for yourself. Rimsky's
Korsacorrcel; is loca,cd at 707
SE 12th Ave. and Alder Si. Ge1
there before nine because 1ha1 is
when the revolving table fanat­
ics crave wicrd visual phenom­
enon and desserts the mos1. The CHIYSAP theatre group addresses important social
issues through a mix of "street theatre," song and dance.
"VV<:. were in contaCI wilh
1 hesc people and I his mack theo­
ries realizable (l>r us, but my
voice cannot read as well ~s
theirs docs: she danns. "The)'
arc the ones wh,, should be
heard. It has been difficult for
,his group 10 stay together and
pre.serve ils cullur<:. Your i111cr•
pre1ation or the world will never
be 1hc :;,,me a[1cr hearing their
voice."
Both Joy and Nikki were
quick 10 praise 1he c[fons or re­
tired Professor Emerittts or So­
ciology Richard t\da1ns. \\1ho was
1hc drh•ing [orcc behind 1hc
Zimbabwe program. ~le placed
greal emphasis on rcciproca1ing
the experience or 1he irip, Sw­
dcnls were required to slrnre
what ,hey had lrarncd upon
their re1Um.
.. Part o[ the funding rorDick's
prograni ~!lowed for hundreds or
slides. which were used 111 the
prcscnH"ions we gave-around
Ponlnnd," says Reynolds. lly
working 10 bring CHIYSAP,Jo)',
Nikki and 1he 01her s1uden1s involved arc nm only rcciproc.u•
ing their overseas experience.
they are taking 1hcir rcspons,hil­
ity 10 .. social change" to the ncxi
level. CHlYSAP's visi1 is a rd­
cvam way 10 hcl1> bridge the gap
lhal exists bc1wecn 1iau.011s in
different stages or development
and 10 confron1 issues Jike cul•
um.tl i rnpcria lism and I he pn!'S·
c.rva1ion or hcri1agc.
"Dick continuously spoke or
the challenge of fi rs1 and 1h1rd
world solidui ty.", says Reynolds.
II is dimcuh, and II requires 11
cons1an1 analysis of yoursclr and
your privilege.~
These SltldtnlS arc confront-­
ing this difficulty head-on. They
sec the need for issues hke the
gc.nclcr and c,tl t urc m dcvelop­
rng nauons to be examined.
These arc the issues CHIYSAP
focuses on. And lhc dcdicali6n
or Ll1cst• Lewis & Clarkstmlcnts
Lo ensure ,hat CHIYSAP has a
voice in 1his co1nmunity l'nakes
abundamly clc,ir their dcsil't' 10
promou: 1his awareness tooth•
crs.
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Holiday Gala: Holiday
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Holiday Gala: Open House
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Holiday Gala: Coffee
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Sunday
,December 3
Men's Basketball vs
Colorado College, Pamplin
Sports Center, 2:00 pm.
Potluck in the Park
Dowtown Portland, 2:15
pm.
Women's Basketball vs
Dominican, Pamplin Sports
Center, 4:00 pm.
Annual Christmas Carol
Sing Study Break, Flanagan
Chapel, 10:00 pm.
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December 4 December 9
College Pro Painters, Men's Basketball vs.
Summer Job Recruiter, Warner Pacific, Pamplin
Trailroom Alcove, 11 :00 Sports Center, 7:30 pm.
am.
SOFA Movie: Chicken Run,
Women's Choir Concert, Council Chamber -7:30
Evans Auditorium, 8:00 pm. pm.
Student Dance
Tuesday Extravaganza, Fir Acres
Decen1ber 5 Theatre, 8:00 pm.
United Parcel Service Job Lewis & Clark Chamber
Recruiter, Music Concert, Evans
Trailroom Alcove, 10:30 Music Building, 8:00 pm.
am. SOFA Movie: Chicken Run,
The Struggle for a Contract Council Chamber, 10:00
pm. for Pidsweet Workers,
Council Chamber, 7:00 pm.
Sunday
Thursday December 10
December 7
World Music Concert,
Dance Extravaganza Evans Music Building, 2:00
Fir Acres Theatre, 7:30 pm. pm.
Friday Portland Baroque Orchestra
presents Handel's Messiah,
December 8 Flanagan Chapel, 3:00 pm.
Javanese Game/an Concert, Dance Extravaganza, Fir
Acres Theatre, 8:00 pm. Evans Music Building, 8:00
pm.
Great American Film Series-
John Ford Westerns, Miller Tuesday
105, 7:30 pm. December 12
Jane Holtz Kay presents:
-•Curbing the Car, Cooling Internship Resources
the Planet•, Olin 301, 7:30 Workshop, Gray, 3:30 pm.
pm. Electronic Music Marathon,
Student Dance Council Chamber, 8:00 pm.
Extravaganza, Fir Acres
Theatr, 10:00 p.m. Wednesday
December 13
Holiday concert with band,
orchestra, and choirs,
Flanagan Chapel, 8:00 pm.
Last Day of Classes
Thursday
December 14
Reading Days
Friday
December 15
Great American Film Series•
Space, Miller 105, 7:30 pm.
Reading Days
Monday
December 18
Final Examinations
Tuesday
December 19
Final Examinations
Wednesday
December 20
Final Examinations
Th.mly
December 21
Winter vacation begins