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Volume 65, Number 16 • the
1oneer
Frida , A ril 20, 2001
Construction
update
Smoking
Policy
~qt
Shane l./.t--------4
Ostermeier ~ ~
Jubilee
2000
New hires in Crew,
Basketball, and
Swimming arum
Lett r
Arts
Summer
concert special:
Travis!
Dido!
Patti Smith! =Pi=on=ee=h•r=Lo~g~======N ews=========
CO\ltlt
GAAPH!C ART BY Ef(IN HAICK
. the Pioneer Log
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NlEtstN, Coov HoESlY, MICHAEL
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Cor>v Eo1TORS: ANDHfw ZAHLER
CoMPUWt SPtaAus1/Wn
M,UTllC ME,',CHAN l.AMAIUH
AoV1so": PmR CHI-.USTENSON
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The Pioneer Log is funded by
your student fees. Campus cha.nges
smoking policy
by Erin Haick
lewis & Cbrk College 1ns11,
1u1cd a change m 1 he on-cam•
pus smokmg policy 1his year.
Ahcr a fonnn held las1 spring
10 discuss smoking, 1hc College
has revised 1hc policy 10 pro
h1bn smoking whhin 25 fce1 of
any College bmldmg.
The new smoking policy
rc;ids·
The College lakes seriously
ii:, obligation to provide a safe,
healthy environmcm for fac
ulty, staff, s1udents. and gucs1s.
The College ls guided by 1hc
Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act
in efforts to provide an appro•
priate: work and learning cnvi
ronmen t Recognizing that
smoke from 1obacco products
hns dircc1 adverse effects on
1he health f smokers and non
smokers, and responding lO
growing concerns expressed by
employees and s1ude111s,smok•
ing is 1101 pcnniucd: inside or
wi1hin 25 feel of ,my College
building; inside any College
,1chiclCi nnd in other dcstg•
natcd nonsmoking area.s.
The new pohcy sets a 11nn
limit of 25 feet from all college
build mg: before 1hc new pohcy.
only a few bmldings on campus
had s1rlc1 gmdchnes for srnok
ing d1s1.1ncc Jon Eldndgc,
Denn ofS1udcms, explained 1hat
1hc College is merely following
Multnomah Coun1y laws.
which recemly banned all in•
door smoking cxccp1 inside a
smoke shop or pnvotc resi•
dcncc. Reprcscntauvcs from the slu
clcm body. Fnc1li11cs Services. I he
ASL( pres idem, and 01hcr cam•
pus reprtsenuu1vcs partic1patcd
m a walkabo111 11,a, led 10 the
placcmcn1 oi new ash rcccp1adcs
m heavily trafncked nrcas of 1hc
c:unpus.
One concern vou~cd at 1hc
smokmg forum was I he possible
cons1ruc11on of nn ahcrna1e shel
ler tor smokers away from doors
and awmngs. The new pohcy
docs 1101 address d11s concern,
and admnustrators have no pl.ans
IO b,rild such lhmgs "The idea
of scuing up shelters leads 10 n
very visible scgreganon of
people," Richard Bt11cga, Assis•
iant Vice PTI:s1dcn1 for Fac1l111es,
said. "Exactly how we cle:il w,11
be dcnh wuh over un,c"
Jon Eldridge emphasized I ha1
·a lot of inpu1 ,md open discus•
sion went 1 nto the cl 1scuss1on It
was not arn all-or-nothrng sol11-
11on M)' hope is 1h,11 people
won't o.tssumc 1t 1s un(·hangc
ablc"
Michael Ford echoed 1h1s sen
timent, and advised studcms
concerned abom 1hc weather 10
"bnng an umbrd la.•
8e11cga noted tlm ash urns
have been put rn lif1een plnccs
around cr1mpus ,o accommodate
1he new smoking policy These
urns am be found acljnccnt 10 the
Plattcau, :agams1 ,he Alum111
Circle lmndrarl, next 101he kiosk
in 1he 'l hc:a1rc counyard. and
next 10 I he picnic u1bk under 1he
birch trees by Odell. A complete
hs1 of si1es can Ii.: picked up from
F:1c.ili1ies Services. SAAB SCOOP
by Buz:zy Neilsen
Greetings everyone, and
welcome 10 the ftrsl or what
wdl be a regular ins1allmc111
about your link 10 academics,
1he Smdem Academic Affa[Ts
Board (SAAB). My name Is
Buzzy Nielsen, Vice President
for Smdent Academic Affairs,
although if you really wan1.
you can .Jus1 call me 'The
SAAB Guy.· Anyway. 1h1s col
umn 1s meant 10 keep you up
dated on SAAB, our programs,
and any 01her thmgs or aca
demic imeres1 10 you includ
ing the Cumculum Comm11-
1ec, developments m 1he aca
demic calendar, and even a few
highlights of some cool rc
s.;arch projects some of you
om 1hcrc arc domgl
For 1boseol you who don'1
know (heaven forbid I), SAAB
LS a part of ourstudcntgovern
mcn1 here. 1he Associa1ed Stu
drnls of Lewis & Clark
(ASLC) The Board 1s com
posed of one rcprescn ia11vc
from every academic depart•
rnent on c.ounpus who commu
mcatcs your mtorests during
<mr various discussions about
academic LSsucs. In add111on
SAAB admmis1ers two very
unique pro~ams th31 I 1hmk
y'nll 1mgb1 Uke.
Firs111rr. have you ever been
mnnped by some tough calci1-
lus problem, had a hard time
cranslaung a difficult foreign
1~x1, or been comple1ely losl
lr)ing to 0gure out what the
heck that philosophcrwassay
ing? Well, one of SAAB's pro
grams can help yo\\. Our Sill· den1-10-studc111 lUl0nng pro•
gtam hM proVcn very pc1pular
in years past. Each one of you
could get two free hours of tu•
toring per week per class if you
so desire. and we have 1u1ors
mall of 1he departments. Al
though the 1u1onng program
isn'1 quJ1e off 1he ground yet
1his year, keep your eyes open.
If you're 1mcrc.s1cd. comac1 the
SAAB Tmonng DlTector.
Brendan ·wilson. al
1ucoring@lclarl<-edu or x7l55.
So bQw abou1 1ha1 second
prognun, you :isk? Well. fhs1.
let me ask you a quesuon. Do
you have a cool acodem1c
pr0Jec1 you'd llkc 10 dol
Maybe you knuw 1his awe
some kcl\lrer you'd ltkc 10
bnng 10 campus. Well guess
what? We can help you there.
100I Every year, SAAB awards
about $40,000 m gmnts 10 stu
dents domg vanous :1,cadcnuc
pr0JCCIS tncludrng research,
bnngmg vrs111ng schqlars 10
campus.going to conferences,
or putung on performances.
SAAB also hos equ1pme.n1
avar.lnbk for checkout to s1u
den ts domg projects. Grant
apphcanons and fund111g
guidelines arc availnblc Olli·
side of the SAAB office m
Templeton.
So are you intrigued yet?
Thmkmg about applying for a
grant? Maybe you need or
would like to ben tutor. Heck,
you ,might even want to be on
1 he Board I Whatever lite GISC
may be, please feel free 10 con
lll<Lme at saab@ldark.edu or
x7l55. I'd love 10 hear from
you! Herc's 10 fln0thcr great
year of s1ude111 projects!
Construction refigures campus
by Erin Haick
In 1hc las, weeks of las1
school year, co11struc1ion began
for 1hree new dorms a1 1hc old
site of the Hucldlcs1on houses
By May. 1he houses were co111-
plc1dy gone, and work began
laying 1hc foundaiions for 1hc
new dorms, which Dean of Stu
dents Jon Eldridge describes os
"an Italian villa over 1he hills·
Richard Bc11cga, Assistnnt
Vice Prcsiclem for Facih1[cs, c.,.
plains 1ha1. while major work
may 1101 be disccmable 10 1 he untrained eye, a great deal or
work has been accomphshcd
1h1s summer m dorm constn1c•
1ion. ..F1rst, therc1s the
dcconstrucuon or lhc
Huddles1on houses and cleaning
up the sne. Then we had plumb
ing. elcc1ncal feeds, s1orin sew
ers, and lounclauon work pu1 in,
• he said.
While arch11ec1s planned 1he
cksign around keeping as many
ex,sting trees 111 place as possible,
some trees had 10 be removed.
Eldridge points out, however,
1ha11he 1rees did siay w11hm the
LCcommunily: "Thc1\rt
Dep.artmcm go1 some for
projiccts, and some were
mlllcd for campus
projCCIS or used for n re
wood [n 1he Residence
I !alts.·
The three new donns
will duster up 1he 11111 in
the .:same area as Forcs1
and Hartzfeld, bu1 be
tween 1hc three build
ings, every,hrng from a
caft✓eoffce shop, copy
shop. and rec area will be
with.in walking distance.
The Huddleston houses were the first to
go in the new dorm construction. A glade with frisbcc
fricndly landscaping and
a basketball court has
been planned for 1hc area
bordered by 1hc new
donns. The t\i.'W dorms themselves
will rca1urc apar1men1-s1yle
housing in on aucmpl l0 im•
prove retention in on4c:nmpu.s
housing.
In the coming months. tours
or 1hc si1c will be offered :ind
dctaikcl mfom1:11ion on ho,v LO was rcrnodlcd with new sprin•
klers, bathrooms, and the rooms
fined with coaxial cable. Fir
Acres Theatre was complc1cly
re.insulated, repannclcd, and re
painted in response lO concerns
about mold I ha1 surfaced los1
year.
Current construction has been focusing on laying the
foundations of the new dorms and installing plumbing and
electrical feeds.
:ipply for hous.ing in 1hc new
h:,lls will be made avnilablc. Ad
diliunally, s1t1clcnts i111crcse1cd
in working 10 determine 1hc
i1ems 10 be s1ockcd in I he new
conven1e.nce store will be
sough1.
However, new dorms :ire
only I he most visible of many
projects and Improvements that
went on over the summer.
Bencga reports 1ha1 Odell Hall \1/mch.)\\'S were added rn S(•v~
er.ii of 1he Olin and Bio-Psych
classrooms. and the Zctubau(-r
Swimming Pavilion had more
insula1ion -added ~nd a new roof.
Bcucga also po1111cd ou1 that
the remodlemg on Boley Law
Library a1 the Law School
opened a few weeks ~go, and
subs1an1ial complenon of 1hc
addition is expected an Novcrn•
bcr.
2 Pioneer Log September 8, 2001 =-====-===Features-=-=====~=·00=w=wg=
Shane Ostermeier: poster
boy for student involvement Student Life Interns
focus on diversity
by Erin Haick with in the pas1, and it's impor
tanl to reach across those div1-
by Erin Haick
A new fore graces I he office
of the DireclOr ofSmdeni Alfairs
at Lewis & Clnrk College. Shnnc
Ostcrme1er hegms work at LC
nhcr only l.,st year hmshing Ins
grndu:uc work wu h n m:1stcr's
dei:rec 1ll Student Alfairs and
Higher Education Admmistm
tion.
'One or the biggest nppcals or
the pos11.1on was returning LO the
Nonhwc-st,"' Ost~rmc1cr. who is
or1g1nolly from lduho, si11d
"This Job fits my mtcrcsL< ond
cxpcncnccs ... And Oste.nncicr's
cxpcncnccs speak of greal m ..
volvemcnt wuh student lifo
throughout his own college ca•
rccr.
·t started college as a wall
flower, but ahcr ,1 bit go1 m•
volved through a 0oor mceung
:ts a Floor Rcprcsenta1ive m 1he
rcsidcnc~ halls." Os1crmc1er
s:tid. This ac11\111y proved a natu•
ml fit. and by 1he end of his
sophomore year. he was elcc1cd
Prcs1den1 of 1he Residence liall
Associauon. OstcrmcicrS was
elected as a Senator 10 the Sw
clen1 Council dunng lus junior
year of college. and elected pro
1cm by Ins peers. Senior year
found OslcrmcJcr working as
Progr:nn Board Director. n po.s1-
uon s1m1lar 10 ,he Smdcms Or
i:antzcd for Ac11vi11es (SOFA) P1iOTO rt fRIN HA1CX 1hal hi, job makes
h1111 a resource for
students ra1hcr
than director or
what they do. "I'm
the aypc or guy
who w11I never
make a change
wHhl)lH consulung
the s1uden1s who
w,11 i>e affected. hi,
called studen1 or
ganizations for .,
reaf.O'n-l'm not :1
dictator!"
Another objcc-
1lve of Ostcnncicrs Shane Ostermeier is the new director
of student activies. goals is 10 Increase
t:onununacauon be1wccn stu•
dents. fncuh)', and the adminis
trn1ion. He rc0eci,,. 1ha101 Idaho
S1a1c University. wi1h its large
stude1,1 body, lnck of commum
ca1ion was ,t problem. Mc hopes
to alleviate I his problem by pro
viding source sheets and u1iliz
ing Lhc intcmcuo spread lnfor
mation on events planning and
,camwork. director, and 111 change of a bud
get orSS00,000. In his 0fth year,
he was elected student body
president, pursuing only three
crcdi1s of coursework but 11,:'ln
agmg a budget ors1 million. In
his fmal year a1 the Un,vcrsuy.
he intemcd in the Office or the
Dean of Student Affairs. ·t did
cvcry1hrnga student could do ,n
the Un1vcrs11y, ond really en
joyed it all.•
Coming mto n new posiuon
that direc1s 80-ocld student
groups presents some unique
cha I lcngcs. and Os1crmcicr s.1ys
his lirsl goal 1s 10 "learn and
understand I he s1uden1s I'm here
10 hclp-1tS them d1a1 arc going
to iake student affairs 10 new lev
els. I'm JUSI a guide." He stresses When 1101 on I he joij,
Ostcm,eier considers gcuing om
and hiking in nnnirc as one ol
his most enjoyable hobbies. "l
love music, ranging from classi
cal 10 rap. Jus1 depends on my
mood-if coum-ry m\1sic is on ill
my car, iL means I'm depressed,"
he.said, "And I'm~ huge, huge,
huge, huge spores nut. I JIISl love
sports, even golf!" S1arung 1h1s year. five stu
dents "'111 hold in1crnsh1ps in
Studcni Life •• Lewis & Clark
College- The program seeks 10
mvolvc more st udenls 111 lead
ership posllloru. ~round c;tmpus,
and trah, 1hc,n m cvcms plan
ning, pcercounsehng. and com
munny leadership.
The new intern posi1ions
were created wilh several goals
m mind: firsL, 10 improve under•
graduate re1e1111<111 nt I he College
nncl 1n 011-<'ampus housmg. Ad
d11 ional it;idcrsh,p posi11ons
have been crc-,ucd to :1l1ow more
!..tudc.n1s 10 gam cxpc.nc.ncc in
both leadership and w11h1n 1hc1t
dcpanmcnL lasLly. the progrnm
will focus on unprovmg and ex•
pnndmg diversity programs on
campus. and idcnuly,ng ways to
improve colluborouon between
S1udem Life departments.
The five mtems this year are
Nikki Alexander in Elhnic Siu•
dent Services; J olcen Fuller in
1he Center for Service and Work;
Rachel Wieland m Residence
L1fe;Jason Smith m 1he lnterna-
11onal S1ude111 Services (and
workmg ptim:mly wnh third
culture students); and Ti,mlin
Sanders-Garren m S1udcnt Ac•
11vi1ies The coordina1or forihc
program 1s Shane Os1em,eicr,
the new Direc1orofS1udem Ac
tivities.
"They're here to help \b col
labona1c w1tl11n 1ht: areas, some. ..
thing the chv1sfon has s1ruggled s1ons ... s.ud Osten11eier.
The program will have o
broader focus of efforts and nl'
fec1 a broader group than hall
rcs,dcncc ass1Stnnts. Unhkc RA\;,
who receive room nnd board as
compe.nsanon for their service,
Lhc mtcrns will only have how•
tng provided "h's more ltke :m
mternsh,p, focusing on plan
mng. experiences, ancl unclc.r
srnncling, nncl trymg 10 g1"C a
really in-depth c.xpcricncc m
how s1udcn1 life works,"
Eldndge s.11d
The mum focus I his year w1 II
be clivcrsny programmrng
"We're lookmg 10 crea1c a pro•
grnm 1ha1 provides cl1vers11y
cduc:mon ... Os1cnne1cr s.11cl.
The firs, semester will locus
on mtemauonal cultures, while
the second will focus on Amen
can culture Ostenneicr cnv1-
s1ons culture n1ghcs-"Dinner
w11h food from 1he c11hurc, 1hen
a prcsc111anon or speaker dis
cussing 1hc issues \\11h 1he cul
lure in qucsuon." He also w;lnlS
to mcorporuu: dancers. cuhural
pc1formers "10 help cduca1c Slu
denLs on what lhe culLUrc 1s
nbou1. The program 1s 1herc io
educate and for1 her discussion
'Q.r dwersily on our campus ,.
Both Elclndgc and Ostcrmc,cr
stressed 1h01 with a new program
such as thi~, the SlUdcms 1n
volvecl are m n umque pos111on
10 shape the program for future
years.
Benefit to raise awareness of third-world debt
by Erin Ha.ick
Lewis Gt Clark will host a
bene[it for the Jubilee 2000
campaign Friday, ScpLcmber
21 •• 7:30pm and 10:00pm.
The benefit will feature n COil•
ccrn and guest speaker, and
hopes to raise student aware
ness of "an tsSue I.hat nffcct.s
everyone·
Jubilee 2000 is the imcrna
tiom1l movement lo c.,nccl the
unpayahle debts of 1he w()rld',
poorest countries to mark the
new millennium, described by
the World Bank ,IS "one or 1he
mosl dlectlV< global cam
paigns ever seen•.
Jubilee 2000 highlighted
the appalling human COSl of
the high levels of unpJ)'abh:
dcb1 in 1 he world's poores1
counlrics, calling for a major
wrile-<lff of cleb1 as a w;w Lo
mark the new mlllenn,;.m,
With roots m lhc Biblical con
cept or Jubilee, the campaign
gathered ~n enormous global
movement 1,r charlLieSc,
c:hul'chcs, businesses. trade
unions nnd high proCile lig11-rcs
calling on the world's r1thes1
nauons. the GS, 10 1ake uction
In M:t)' l998, 70.000 people
formed a va,t human chain
around the GS lc.,ders as 1hcy
mcl fn Bmningham. England.
Slmiillr numbers did the same
al the followmg ycar'ssumm11 ln Cologne, where. 1ht GB agreed
a limited step forward to provide
deeper canctllalinn. A year later,
.isJubilet 2000 amassed a worlcl
wtde petinon of 24 million sig-
11a1ures, President Bill Climon
announced the cancollation of
100 per cent of 1h.r debts owed
10 tl\e United States by some of
1hc poorest couniri.,,<- a position
cvcmualli• adopted by 1hc rest of
the G7,
Despite the progress made
and the glowin!l mbutcs at I ht
end of 2000. It was cle.1r as tht
mlllcnnnun ended 1hat the cam
poign had not yet .tchievcd its
goal~ ro 1ake Lhc camp01gn's
work forward, Drop the Debt
was establisl-\ed ,1s a shon-tenn
lnltiJulve aurung 10 win deeper
de_b1 cancelJa1IQn and a New
Deal on Debt by the nme of 1he
GB s11mml1 in Genoa, Italy, m
July 2001.
J11SL how did LC gcL invtllved
wnh Jubilee 2000' Mtchacl
Ford, Lhe adnnnis1ratJvc ,ng.1-
nizer for the event, crtdits stu
dent h1volveme111.
"Last sprint, a flrs1-year stu
den1 named A,uy Ullis came fnto
my o mcc and $aid 1 hnt she
wamcd tn bring ill to oimpus.
hr said • I a.~kcd her why . .md
she 1al~d about Bonol; mvolvc•
mc_n1 whh Jubilee 200-0 l sa1d
1ha1 I d1dn·1 l.hink we could get
U2. but 1lmt I'd be ,•ery Inter•
tsted In bringing ., loc<1l group I
Pt-tOTO COU~TIS'I' CAM,US. tiff
Michael Allen Harrison and Aaron Meyer
will perform at the Jubilee 2000 benefit. for a benefit 10
bring I.his idea to
campus."
Ford looked
im() 1 he Idea, and
sugges1ed bring
ing violinisl Aaron
Meyer nnd pianist
Michael Aaron
Harrison "They
had pfayed for the
DJlai Lamo when
he w3S here, •nd
had wriue:n some
~ongs abou1 pc.1ce
and social Justtcr
for the occasion."
Ford notes,
however. that
Bono will be mak
ing an apptorancc.
Ford's daugh1cr
gradua1ed from
Harvard l4Sl
spring, and Bono
was 1hc class
speal<er t\ video of
his speech at the
occasion will be
pan or 1.he benefit.
and the tape w,11
be pl:\)•cd nt 1he
Mail Room In pre
cecllng cl.1-ys Lo
bring ~1 u,nuon 10
1 ht event. Addi
tionally, Septem
ber 19 will seeju
bilee Oregon
present a program about deb1 rtlkf, w\tb ~ fea-
1urcd $pcaker. Susan Hager,
I.he mother of a smdcn1 In
jured in the protests ni Genoa,
wi II discuss dcb1 relier and
what II means 10 Sj)ciety as a
wbolc.
"This issue tics in with the
overwhchmng probkm of
AIDS, the IMF, th• World
B:mk, and issues of globallz;i
tfon.' said Ford. 'When
pl:Ople hear whnL Bono said 01
gracluation-'for everi• dollar
or US ovrrse:is aid to coun
tries, nme dollars comes back
m drbl paymcnt'-it connects
wil h everyone ...
"This should be an evening
of wonderful musk from mu
sic-fans who .. ,re comm1ucd to
world peace, which really im
paclS everyone., satd Forcl
Net proceeds from 1lcke1
,sale,-(any profits after musi
cians' salaries and 01hcr ex
penses) will go 10J11bilce Or
egon More informmlon 011
the goals.and workings of Ju
bilee 2000 can be found ~,
their new web ~ill!, hllp://
www_drop1hedcbl 0tg.
"Drop the Debt" Benefit
Concert: Friday,
September 21. Agnes
Flanagan Chapel,
7:30pm and 10:00pm.
$10 general, $8 LC
employees and alumni,
$5 current LC students.
September 8, 2001 Pioneer Log 3 Pioneer Log Forum========
Letter from the President
by Cody Hoesly
He)'!
Herc's a little message from
your ASLC President, working
as cve:r to improve lifo m this
college. School started. There's
a 101 of room 10 get mvolvccl, do
cool things, make a difference,
or just have fon. So check out
your studem•run groups. orga ..
mzations and eve ms. A]so. there
arc many positions open to work
wilh adminis1ration, srnff, fac
ulty, and other students to make
cvcry,mc$ experience. ;u Lewis
& Clark more enjoyable and re•
warding.
He.re at ASLC Council, we've
go1 lots of things coming down
1hc pipeline; ma)'bC you're inter· cStcd 111 learning more? Just
write 10 <ask@lcl:irk.edu>, call
x7152, or stop by our offices,
located in Templeton nex110 the
Info Desk.
This year were workmg un
(and some or 1hese ideas arc
brand spanking new) lhc folh>w•
Ing Items so Lhnt we can hc11cr
help you 10 help yourself to a
bet 1cr educauon and beucr good
times here at LC:
:E Keeping Trailroom
hours ex1emlcd, as 1hey were last
year. that means you need to
make those hours profitable bi•
buymg food there late at night;
l: Extcndmg Mail Room
hours~
:E Looking at Shut1lc
hours. to make sure 1hcy'rt" lhe.
best for students;
L Looking at the Parking
and Transpori:uion situation in
general;
l: Lookingat theSmokmg
Policy and seeing if i, works. and
where smokers can still smoke;
L Creating a Free Wall for
student expression on campus;
:E Trying to de,•elop a
bridge between s1udcnts and
Laughing Horse Books, a local, ntdcpendent bookseller;
:E lnpu11ings1udem opm•
aun into funhcr work on 1hc
M11s1c:r Plan. includmg new con•
s1mc1ion, the recently purchased
nunnery, and more:
:E Creating a Sharcholckr
Rcsolurion T:askforce. 10 ensure
ethical stock purchasmg at LC;
L Going Climate NcutrJI,
meaning thait Wl' don't have a
negative impact on the environ•
rnent;
I Ensuringjusticc for our
janitors:
L Enacting online grade
retrieval;
L Decurat Ing lhe Dubach
Corridor ofTcmple1on with stu•
dent art:
L Discussing I he PE
gradmuion rcquiremcnl. and
perhaps inst~uuing a new com•
munlly service grad require•
mcnt;
L Adopling a highwai• in
1he name of ASLC;
! And. modernizing SIU·
dent government anc.l making it
more efhcient from year to Y'"''·
Have fun,
Cody Hoesly
Your ASLC Presidcn1
Jubilee 2000 brings the
harsh realities of third
world debt into sharp focus
by Michael Ford . -' "When people around the
world heard about the burden of
debt 1ha1 cmshes the poorest
countries. when they heard tha1
ror every dollar or government
aid we sent to developing na•
11ons. nme dollars come back 10
u.s an debt service paymen1s.
people got angry"
-Bono, lead singer, U2,
Harv•rd Class Day address.June
9, 2001
During his speech at Harvard,
llono had • great deal to say
nbou1 1 he issue of Thml World
debt relief. 1he world-widcJub1-
lcc movement 10 cancel the debt
ur 1he mosl impovcrishcd coun-
1rles, and his role as a rock star
identified globally with this is
sue ..
LCTV will air Bono's speech
in its entirety (15-20 minutes)
durmg the week of September
17-21 ns pari or"Drop the Debt"
week at Lewis & Clark College,
The \'idco will be shown near lhe
mailboxes In Templc1on
1hroughou1 each day.
Stop by. ll's worth your time
and will open your mind 10 one
or the most critical social justice
,s.•mes of our time.
On Wednesday, September
19, 7:30pm, In the CQuncil
Chamber, "Drop :he Debi" week
continues wilh a forum on Third
World dcb1 fcawring PSU pro
fessor
Veromca Ou Jon, speaking on
"The Sociology of G lobaliza·
tton.· Dujon will highlight glo-balization ond third world debt
issues in tcnns or their "'ne1 cf•
feet" in Kenya, Columbia, Bra
zil. and L:uin American coun•
tries.Joming Oujon will be Mrs.
Susan Hager, parent or a student
injured during recent protests in
Genoa dunng the G-7 meeting.
On Friday, September 21,
Michael Allen Harrison, piano,
... > Agnes l'lanagan Chapel, at 7:30
p.m. and 10 p.m. Their rcper·
toire wm include song., they per•
formed for I he United Nations
nnd I he 1999 World Peace Con•
fercnce in The Hague, Nether•
,L,nds, and their original eompo,
sitions pcrfom1cd ai the May,
2001 Portland visit of His Holi
ness 1hc Oalai Lama. Tickets for
each concen may
be purchased 01
1he LC Books1orc
or a1 the door for
$5/LC student;$!!
LC employees;
$10 general pub
lic.
Before, be·
,ween, and allcr
1he concerts,
)•ou'II have an op•
portumty to learn
more about what
you can do per
sonally 10 make
your voke heard
on Lhe rela11on•
ship of Th1Td
World deb1 io
what Bono calls
'the c,•cryday ho
locaust ,ha1 is Al
rica-25 million
HIV pos111ves who
wil I leave bchmd
40 million /\I OS
orphans by 2010
in sub-Saharan
Afnca alone.•
Bono's work with Jubilee 2000 was the
initial interest in the campaign to drop
third-world debt This 1s not
Afnca's problem
alone, It is a glo•
bal problem 11 IS direct!)' rcla1ccl
10 Thtrd World debt And yes,
we.: can <lo s.omeLhing ahoul u
Wemus1, and Aaron Meycr'95, violin, will
perform two benefit concerts for
Jubilee Nc1work Oregon in
4 Pioneer Log September 8, 2001 by Erin Haick
Well, it's come 10 this An•
other year, another year or
Piolog. And every year comes
with a new commitment to our
goals, whatever lhosc may be.
My goals for 1his year arc to
involve more people with the
Log 1han ever before. Some•
times, in 1alking 10 people, l
find that they think 1ha1 the
Log IS somehow closed to
them .. l can·t write'" or '"I don't
kno,v what 10 wriLc. about" arc
lWO of the mos1 common re•
sponscs
l w::tm to assure everyone on
this campus 1h:11 nci1,hcr of
these stau:mcnts sholtld rcs1 rict
you from spettking your mind
In the ncwspap<'r, Writers have
editors 10 help 1heu,. and our
Monda)' story u,ec1ings of1cn
cn<l with more SlOrics th3n
people to write them,
l h<'lic"e, wholc-hcancdly. in
the idea of 1he cnmp11s news
paper as a voice for discussion
and o force for change I be·
hcvc whole-heartedly In the
freedom of speech, m showcas
ing e\•cry vicwpoun so chat.
while not everyone 1mglu agree Letter
from the
Editor
with ever')' idc:i, everyone
might learn somc1h1ng from at
lcas1 one idea.
I think 1ha1 L.c,vis & Clark
1s • comfortable placc--100
comfortable, in fact. Comfort
hreeds sl oppincss; ii breeds
grand ideas 1hm ma)' not every
facet thought out, simpl)' be•
cause, being a comfonablc
place. 1hc holes in 1h>1 logic
were never challenged.
So I resolve this year to ch:tl·
lengc the administration, to re
port fairly. accura1cly, and im•
partially on the decisions
haJ1dcd down that alTert our,.
the s1Udents'-daily lives.
But l also want 10 challenge
you, the studem, to step ou1-
sidc 1hc comfort ,ouc and have
your ideas challenged and
s1rcni1hcncd. [;very college
s1Uden1 should leave here be
ing able 10 defend themselves
in a argumcnl, and I think that's
a ,kill thlll lsn'I making ii rrom
cxpcricnc.:c tL, aCLion.
So l wan1 10 challc11gc 111)'•
self 10 produce a more tlSeful.
rclcvanl paper, !Jut I wanI lo
challenge you, 1he reader, 10 do
some:thmg with tbosc ldcas.
even ,r all II is IS disagree.
Lei 1he year bc,zml
Self-destructive games
by Casias Fritas
Perhaps you ha,•c conrem
plated 11. Perhaps you have no1
Regardless, 11 is• ques11on fun
damental 10 greater sclf-undcr
s1anding: what games do I play?
Usage of the pronoun "I" is
csscmial 10 the phrasing of 1he
qucs11on. By .. gamcs" the author
uf this ariiclc docs not rercr u,
any ronn or a1hlc11c compcllli<ln
Ra1her, she allu~es tu the rcpcti·
11ous behaviors, 1houghis and
experiences a person allows to
limit his/her hfe.
I only began earnestly rumi•
nating this past summer on the
games I pla)' in my "so-called
life."
Do not lei me tnislcnd you
ai1y rurihcr withou1 explaining
that every game has two side.i:i,
and one person nets out bo1h
sides or the game
All of these games. in essence,
boil down 10 one core game: 1 he
right-wrong game.
People don't want to be m the
•wrong" game (e.g. the secure/
insecure game, the acccpumcc/
rcjcctlon game). but 1he key is
1ha1 they will insist on being
right about being wrung. This
may seem a bit confusing.
Let us assume I ha1 you play
the wonhincss/unworthmt:ss
game Perhaps you were m,1 In·
\IJtCd to a party.
Perhaps ii lwppens more I han
once. You 1hcn gc1 to say. "Sec,
I'm righ1. l 1old you I am worth• less. No one ever i nvitcs me to
Lhcir parties,'' In oLhcr words,
you get to be right about bcmg
wrong.
To name a ft.·w, I p1a>' a wor•
tl,incss-unwonhmcss g;nne, 1hc
unwor1hincss hcmg 1ht: roo1 of
mos, of my tllSCCUrlllCS and
doubts; an optimism (to hide)
fear game, which I use to sub
due some of the harsher rt"alitics
in my life; my personnl favorite
1s my game of giving to the pomt
llf self-<lcplct Ion.
As a ma11cr ol foe 1, I play hun
dreds of games I would specu
late I ha1 )'OU probably dt> :ts well.
During times when l am more
centered in who I am I rind my•
self pl•)'mg I hcsc games less fre
quently
There is nothing wrong with
playing games, so long as we
become aware or them By un
dcrs1a nd ing how each game
serves u.s, we allow ourselves the
option to c11hcr continue pby
ing, or LO end Lhe game. l.s it
bcncr10 be righ1 or !(wing (wi1h
yourselr and others)?
I encourage you now to pause
and nsk yourself the following
questions. "What gnmcs do I
play, and how do 1hcsc games
.serve me?"
You may surprise yourself
wuh what you Cin,L Leave sp;,cc
for sclf.forg1vcncss :1ncl embrace
your answers wflh an open
mind. It Is your hfL~hoose 11,
live it by your own rnles (LC
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September 13 at 6:00pm
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September 8, 2001 Pioneer Log Pioneer Log Arts ~~== ====
Giving name and face to
Scotland's '' Invisible Band ,,
by Corey Long
This past June. 1hc Scouish
rock quartet Tmv1s released us
third studio album T/,c Invisible
Bm1d. This album was the fol
low-up 10 1hc bands first suc
ccsslul North Amencan release.
l 999"s The Ma11 Who. Trn,;is
then embarked on a world tour
10 promote 1he album co-head-
1 llling w11h English smger/
songwrucr Dido. The 1our
s10ppecl m 10 Toromo's Molson
Ampuhcarre on 1hc evening of
July 3 The sphere of omngc 1hat
was the sc111ng sun 1ha1 mgh,
combmcd wnh 1he oddly com
forung dark clouds 1ha1 bor•
de red n crcmed 1 he ideal back
drop for Trt1vis's showcase of
wh:u one Toro1110 disc JOckcy
called .. the perfect warn, sweater
on cool summer nights album·
T/1< /11vrsil,lc /fond, named for
the band's self-perceived
"ummportancc .. and absence
lr01n Top 40 airwaves. is a dc
p;nwrc from the sound Travis
has nnplcmcnted on llS previous
albums, For a band 1ha1 once
declared 1n song 1hai all 11
warned lO do was rock, Lhc mel
low. acous11c. lyric and melody
based songs on 1h1s album are
surpnsmg but not clisappo1m•
mg. Lead guitarist and AC/DC
addict Andy Dunlop 1radcs m his
foa pedal for a ban10 ol all
1hmgs, and :1hnos1 every 1mck is
based around a combination of
acoustic rhythm guitar and key
board I h.11 cflcc11vcly calm on~
wilhout being n11Stakcn ror
m,ddle-aged soft rock. Whar
1his albums s1rcng1h, ,s, how
ever, 1s 1hc lyrics and scduwvc
melodic styling of Travis front
man Fran Healy. Likt Coldplay's
Chris Matlin, tlcaly has th:11
voice 1hn1 makes every word
sound hcanCeh. not to mcnuon
bcaut1ful wtthoitt sounding
whmey or tonured like Rob
Thomas loves 10 do. His 1alent
is magnified by his ability 10 pen PkOTO COORUSY ROU!HGSTOHf.CC™
Travis' Fran Healy on stage, while co-headlining with Dido.
achy, e-mouonal, ycL oplnmstic
lyrics discussing everything
from life philosophy in '"Side''
and '"Pipe Dreams" to childbirth
in '"Flowers in the Window.•
None o[ the purity of Hcaly's
voice or the tightness of TravisS
sound as 3 whole was Jessencd
o[ stage. Not only did 1hc songs
from The /11visibk Bmul (along
with those from Tltc Man \Vho)
come across well, but the con
cert also was heightened by the
incredibly good time 1J1e band
members we.re h3ving on srngc.
Healy was overtly chauy with
the audience cliscussmg his new
baby, and the meaning bchmd
1hc lyr1cs of ·slide." Bc1wccn
these convcrsauons and lus tr:td·
mg drop kicks with Dunlop. he
was singing his ass off and win
ning the n13J<>rlly or an audience
ll1at may have not even been
there to see l11m and his fellow
Scots.
Travis's set consisted or thir
teen songs. Mlghhghts included
Tibia"s firs, smgle "Sing" the gor
geous '"Wr111ng 10 Reach You"
rrom TMIV. the well-known
'"Why Docs i1 Always Rain on
Mc?" and •Side." The b1ggcs1
surprise or the mgh1 was how
Travis closed the sci. Arter an hour and a half of smooth,
windy ballads, the band left 011
a lead heavy uotc by playing the
hidden track lrom TMW, a bm•
Lal clee1ric piece called "Satur•
day Night." Ah hough it did no1
fit the ambience Travis had
maintained throughout the
(':\•cning, such n closing served
to show Toronto that band has
teeth, despiu: their willingness
to conceal them.
Tht fact that Travis went on
before Dido llcssenc<l the expe
rience ro a sniall effect; 1he first
band out on a. co.headlining 1our
always scents a.s though II is
rushing 10 gel 1hrough a sci 1ha1
always feels 100 short. Tm vis was
far :mcl awa)' lhe better act on
this mgh1.
One almost rch £or Dido. hav
ing to follow. Ncvcnhclcss,
Travis fans got their m<>ncy•s
wonh on 1his mgh1 as 1hcy did
wi•h the band's new album. ln
the song "Smg, • Healy preaches
1h01 "the love you bnng won·,
mean a thing unless you smg."
Travis docs, and docs 1t well.
And the love 1he band bnng,, 10
both its shows and us albums ,s
abundant, genuine :\nd gcncr·
ously given. Mow rcfrcshmJ.t 1s
1ha11 Patti
Smith:
straight
~~ from
~ the gut
by Erin Haick
l saw Patti S1mth the other
night (August 5). And I have
seen pure rock and roll, I have
seen barcly•con1rollcd insanity;
I have seen the sllLff that legends
arc made of
Belorc any1hmg else, some
ddm111ons :.1re m ordc-r: Pa11i
Smuh doesn'l pl:1)' ·rock;" she
doesn't play ·punk"-she pla)'S
Rock and Roll. of that raw.
unconuuncd vancty tha11s r~ncly
seen anymore. Smilh rcscmhlcs
a grandmolhcr (she is over l1f1y)
wirh her graying. unkempt ha.ir,
i r grandmothers came as skinny,
weathered, wiry people who
seem LO contain so much energy
tha1 the air around tl1c111 ,mist
be hot wuh the excess In the
heat o( the moment. In the
clutch o[ the pllrc energy of her
songs. Paul Smilh Oails around
1hc srnge like a Greek fury on
acid.
Playing m front of• projec
tor screen. surrounded b)'
candles and the a,r 1h1ck w11h
incense. 1hc Paui Smith Group
opened ~so You Wnnna he a
Rock and Roll Siar," followed
closely by ·Redondo Beach' and
"K11nbcrly,- bo1h from her first
nlbum Horses. (And anyone who
hnsn't heard 1h1s .,!bum really
n~cds tot.lo lhcmsclvcs a f:.wo1
and give a hstcn,} Ncx1. ,he au
chcncc was 1rca1ccl 10 pan of
Gmsbcrgs "Howl: 1hcn more
songs.
Sm11h shared her op,mon ol
cell-phoncs-'·some people
should have ·cm-like cloc1ors.
or parcn1s w11h small children. ur Michael S11pe," hclmc bor•
r()wing n roacl1cS mmld and in
viting the c:r()wd lo sing Happ)'
B1r1hciny lcl her son J.,ckson
(wl11.,.l c-ontribuLcs a gu11:1r 5olo
on her latest album, Cung Hu)
Poetry from Wilkun Ulakc mtra.
duccd "Bo)' Cried Wolf". and
"Gone Pie" was filled w11h a sul-
1ry, swnying 1t•mpo
Alier h,uing songs rrom
nearly all albums and covering
songs peers 1hc Rolling Stones
and n Jerry Garcia tnlnue song,
the sc, closed w11 h the first song
from her first a1hum-a ragged,
sexed-up tovcr or Van
Morrison's "Gloria." llowling
through the chorus wi:h the
bancl, icad by former MC5-mcm
bcr Lenny Kaye, speeding
through the Hcry tune, Smith
most resembled a force or pure
n;1turc.
The band rcwrncd for an en
core. lending on wuh a power•
rul, gut .. churning cover or
Nirvana·s "Heari-Shnpccl Box·,
:md lollowcd by '"About a Boy."
Smith"s rnbmc to Kun Cobam.
wriucn in response io his
Bleach-era tune ''Ahout •Girl•·
The rncorc. which m11s1 have
consis1cd of l'ive songs. never
s1oppcd for a break or a pause
or breath. Smuh le, her fa
mously poltucal side out cx
horung lhc crowd LO commum
cntc and join forc.:cs and make :.
!xncr fuwic than 1hc one on 1he
horu:on.
Leaving the conccn was like
lcavrng n 1wo-hour sohd work
out-dra111cd. cxhnus1ccl. and
u11crly cxhilaraicd. I s1ragglccl
home.
Gallery presents art commentary as social action
by Erin Ha.ick
The Gallery or Contempo
rary An will demonstrate an
in acnon in the new exhibit
which opened Thursday. Sept,
6, "Suikcl Pnntmakers as So
cial Critics" explore.s the role
or anis1 as social acttvtst, and
the use of printmaking as 11
100! for mising awareness and
consciousness.
The show, which features
l.ilrry Clark, Barbara Kruger,
and David Wojnarowicz
among iLS 28 featured contem•
porary artists, also includes
histork,11 prints by Francisco
Goy., ro,d Robert Mo1herwell.
"The power or the plint as a
means for social or political
commentary d:ues back 10 the
sixteenth century when Mat•
tm Luther nailed his 95 The
ses agalnst the sale ol indul'
gences LO rh• door or the
Whtcnburg church In 1517," Linda Tcsner, director of the
Gallery, said.
•1ssucs rising from the abuse
of power infonn all of I.he works
m the cxhibmon," Tesncr said.
"Whether the work IS in shock~
response to a smgular evem or
conveys a more universal horror
felt when we recognize the depth
10 which humanity can fall, each
work helps 10 estobltsh mcanmg
m the otherwise mc.omprehen
slble events or hurna.n life..•
"These pnnLS arc as much
cxpencnced os they arc viewed,
1llloMng us, along wuh tl1e an
m. 10 bear Wlmcss 10 the fail
ings and {railues of our times.'
Tc.mer contlnucd.
The power of pnn1 m~klng
has been acuvc Lhroughout the
centunes-18••-century En
gland found William Hcnth, Wt!•
Jiam Hogarth, and James Gillray
attacking pohticians and ar1s10-
c.ra1s, while Goya chtomcled the
greed and superstluon 1ha1 fu.
6 Pioneer Log September 8, 2001 eled ,he Spanish tnqmsinon.
The French Rcvol11Lion was
cloomnemed by Granvtlle (a
pseudonym £or Jean Ignace ,, ___ _
These prints are as
much experienced as
they are viewed,
allowing 1us, along
with the artist, to
bear witness to the
failings and frailties of
our times..
Linda Tesner _____ ,,
lstdorc Gerstd) in series 1ha1 dis
torted hullllln figures LnlQ sur
real arumal cancauues.
The 1wen11elh century has
als9 produce,d the same use ol
prlntmnkutg. with Kollwit= re-cording war-torn Europe. and
Jose Posada cn1>c1z10g 1hc
struggles ol' his nanve Mexican
people.
Contemporary anists 1acklc
topLcs such as racial and sexual
discnminanon, urban v10Jencc,
domesur; abuse, and 1he threat
or nuclear war _and annual nbuse.
"Da"id WoJnnrowu:z's hean•
bre;.,,kingly poignant pho1os1ate
was created only one year before
his early death 10 Al OS." Tesnc_r
said.
"Included. 100, m this cxhi
bnion are works t1L1tsome.bow
trnnscend a cultural Lime and
pince.and reveal a depth o( com
passion toward the human con
dmon." she conunucd. • For me,
1his ts true of Nancy Spero~ 1991
prml "B.11lad or Mone Sanders.
the Jew's Whore,' 1n which a
stmnglcd young woman ts J\IX·
taposed with a poem by Benold
Brecht.
"The intllge was taken from a photograph found in the
pocket of a German S.S of
ficer a, the. end of World War
II-an event separated from
the. making of llus prim by
more thnl) t5 year~"
A wide variety of 1ech
mquc IS on exh,biuon, rang•
mg frQm crchmg and wood
cutl' 10 photsmt, c1bachrome.
nnd pho1ocopymg. Tesner
pomts 0111 lhe varic1y of
methods by no11ng Peggy
Diggs' pnms on commercial
gift wrap and MoreJli's use or
bed shce.LS.
"And m a stroke of com
pletely democrauc nccessib1l-
11y, Larry Miller'<; 'Geneuc
Code Copyrights' are avail•
able 10 anyone for tree on the
m1eme1." Tcsner said
The Gallery of Comempo·
rary An ts open llam•+pm
Tuesday-Sunday, The show
will run through Sunday. Oc
tober 21. Smith moves
from softball
to basketball
by LC Sports Department ---
Missy Sm1Lh, head coach of
both the women's basketball a□<I
soft ball programs :11 Lewis &
Cl:irk College for I he past five
sea!ion~. will .:u1 back her duu~
for the 200 l-l002 season m con•
n•1Hralc on wc1mc11's haskc1h:11l Smith has cot1chcd the Pioneers'
soltball team for eight seasons
1'htsl11f1111 coaching respon
sibility, announced July 23 by
Director of Athletics Steve
W:illo, will allow the al11lctics
,kpar1mc111 the ncx1bilny t<l lure
a full-umc he:id softhal I coach,
while giving Smith the umc to
locus chrcctly on women's ha,
ke1hall
"It's a tough decision to
make, .. Smi1h said. "V-lc h.tvc n
grc:n grou1> ol young players m
softball 1hnt will help make it an
1::u.y tmns1t1on for a new cmtch.
This m!lvc is rcall)' a wm-win for
c.1ch program "
Over I he paSI dgh1 seasons,
Sn111h's softball teams have
s1eacl1l)' unproved. rnppcd with
., 22-18-1 overall and an 11-10
Nor1hwc.sl Conference record
t Ins past spring.
The L&C athlct1ts dcp:1r1-
111cm ~mnounccd 1hat iL will he
gin ,,n immediate search for
S1111th\ softball successor
An army approaches.
An army that covers
everything in its path.
The ivy is coming.
Otto Sack Day 2001
Join the fight.
Reclaim our campus.
Sept. 29. Sports=========Pi=·on=ee=='rLo=:=Q:::g_=
r--= v~ I LC hires Spillane
/ ~ to head men's &
women's crew
by LC Sports Department
Lewis & Clark College has
hired Tessa Spillane as lrs head
coach for men's and woments
varsity crew, according to an
annotmcement made July 26
by Associate Dm:ctor of Ath•
letics and Physical Edutalion
Judy McMullen.
Spill•ne has served as the
novice crew coac-h nnd a.ssis
tanl varstty crt?w coach al
Mount Holyoke College smcc
1997. She earned a bachelor's degree in History rrom Mt.
liolyoke in 1995 and a masters
degree In Exercise and Sport
Studies from Smith College in
1999.
"This is a very exciting time
[or the spon or rowing, and I am
thrilled to have this opponunity
to help Lewis & Clark erew
strengthen h.s position In colle
giate rowing."Spillanc said "I
nm a!St'I really looking fonvard
10 Joining 1he athktics depart
ment at Lewis & Oark."
"Tessa comes to us £-ro1n an lnslitution and an area of lhc
country with a proven row
ing tradldon," McMullen
said. "She has crealed a
dominant novice program a1
Mt. Holyoke and been in
stnunenral in the SU(:cess o(
community rowing pro
grams lrt South Hadley.
Coach Spillane is enlht1sias
lically committed to building
a strong rowing program at
Lewis & Clark. and T am
confident sb.e will succeed m
that undcrrakmg."
Sellman named swimming
coach, aquatics director
by LC Sports Department
The Le\\·is & Clark :11 hlcucs
dc.par1111cnt :tnnountccl Augu~L
l the luring of Matt Sellman as
hs new mc:n•s-.u,d women's
swimming coach .md u1rcc10r of
aqua1ics. accordmg 10 chree1or of
!tt!tlctics-Su:.,•c._ Wal19_
Sellman comD Io Lr:wis &
Cl•rk lrom Pacific Lutheran
University (PLU) in Tacoma,
Wash. where he served as the
assaslant men's and women's
swunming coach and aqun1 ks
supervisor sinct l999. lie cur
rently serves as the aquaucs di
rector and head tnaslers swim
coac.h at the Bellevue Club in ~
Bellevue, Wash.
Sellman holds a bachelor's
degree lrom Pacific Lutheran
:rnd a master's degree in Educa
tion from 1he Un1vers11y of
Findla)• iJl Findlay, Ohio. I-le was an ocarlcmic and athktk All•
American at PLU from 1994-
1996, and was named PLU's
1996 Jack Hewins Man or Lhc
Year in Sporis
., Scllmnn said he L< excited to
be the new sv.iimmi.ng coach for
1he Pioneers. ·rm looking for
wf'rc.1 lo b1.1ild~ng,a new tradiuon
of excellence. wuh the swim
ican,s at Lewis & Clark."
..Mtllt bnngs w11h h1111 a
wcallh of compe1111ve swm11mng
experience and knowledge or I he
Nonhwes1 Conference,'· Wallo
s..1id ... His enthusiasm and per4
sonali1y arc a perfect Iii for 1he
Pioneer swim 1eams and the en•
Lire ath lctics staff.•
e!
We need sports writers!
We need people who know the inner
workings of the athletics department
and enjoy going to a game. All in the
line of duty, of course.
First meeting Thursday, September 14, at 6:00pm
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September 8, 2001 Pioneer Log 7 publick occurrences
Friday
September 7
Johannah Sherrer Memorial
Ledure, 4:00pm.
Students of Color Barbecue.
Picnic Area, Lower Campus,
5:00pm.
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
Saturday •
September 8
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Ari,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
l\.1onday
Septe1nber 10
Student paychecks
av11ilable in the cashier's
office.
Gubernatorial Campaign
lntership for Beverly Stein.
Templeton, outside
bookstore, 11 :00am.
"Strike/ Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
Tuesday
September 11
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm. Wednesday
September 12
Student Activities Fair.
Templeton, Stamm Room,
4:00pm.
Volleyball VS. Puget Sound.
Pamplin Sports Center,
7:00pm.
"Strike/ Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
Thursday
September 13
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
Friday
September 14
Last day for add/drop, CR/
NC and registration
changes.
•strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Co.ntef(IP.Ofil,Y. Art,
11:00am-4:00pm ..
Saturday
September 15
Cross-Country LC
Collegiate Invitational.
Mciver Park, Estacada,
10:00am. Football vs. Occidental.
Griswold Stadium, 1:30pm.
Volleyball vs. Cal State
Hayward. Pamplin Sports
Center. 7:00pm.
•strike/ Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :O0am-4:00pm.
Sunday
September 16
·strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :O0am-4:00pm.
Monday
September L 7
Rosh Hashanah.
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :O0am-4:00pm.
Tuesday
September 18
CSAW Volunteer Fair.
Templeton, Thayer Rooms,
11:00am.
Rosh Hashanah_
•strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :O0am-4:00pm.
Wednesday
September 19
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :O0am-4:00pm.
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Oucurences are due
by Tt1ald~y at
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8 Pioneer Log September 8, 2001 Thursday Wednesday
Seoten1ber 20 September 26
•strike/ Printmakers as Volleyball vs. Willamette.
Social Critics. Gallery of Pamplin Sports Center,
Contemporary Art, 7:00pm
11 :00am-4:00pm. John S. Rogers Summer
Research Poster
Friday Conference. O/,n Lounge,
September 21 4:30pm.
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Arts & Ideas "Seasons of Contemporary Art.
Peace• Benefit Concert. 11 :00am-4:00pm.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Yom Klppur
7:30pm and 10:00pm.
"Strike! Printmakers as Thursday
Social CriUcs. Gallery of September 2 7 Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm. "Strike/ Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Saturday Contemporary Art,
September 22 11 :00am-4:00pm.
Yom Kippur.
Football vs. Pomona-Pitzer. rridav Griswold Stadium, 1:30pm. ,
•strike! Printmakers as September 28
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art, "Strike! Printmakers as
11 :00am-4:00pm. Social Critics. Gallery of
Sun<lay Contemporary Ari,
September 23 11 :00am-4:00pm.
Saturday
•strike! Printmakers as September 29
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art, Volleyball vs Colorado
11 :00am-4:00pm. College. Pamplin Sports
Center, 7:00pm.
Tuesday Otto Sack Day. All day
September 25 Sunday
"Strike/ Printmakers as September 30
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art, "Strike! Printmakers as 11 :00am-4:00pm. Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
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Construction
update
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Policy
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2000
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The Pioneer Log is funded by
your student fees. Campus cha.nges
smoking policy
by Erin Haick
lewis & Cbrk College 1ns11,
1u1cd a change m 1 he on-cam•
pus smokmg policy 1his year.
Ahcr a fonnn held las1 spring
10 discuss smoking, 1hc College
has revised 1hc policy 10 pro
h1bn smoking whhin 25 fce1 of
any College bmldmg.
The new smoking policy
rc;ids·
The College lakes seriously
ii:, obligation to provide a safe,
healthy environmcm for fac
ulty, staff, s1udents. and gucs1s.
The College ls guided by 1hc
Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act
in efforts to provide an appro•
priate: work and learning cnvi
ronmen t Recognizing that
smoke from 1obacco products
hns dircc1 adverse effects on
1he health f smokers and non
smokers, and responding lO
growing concerns expressed by
employees and s1ude111s,smok•
ing is 1101 pcnniucd: inside or
wi1hin 25 feel of ,my College
building; inside any College
,1chiclCi nnd in other dcstg•
natcd nonsmoking area.s.
The new pohcy sets a 11nn
limit of 25 feet from all college
build mg: before 1hc new pohcy.
only a few bmldings on campus
had s1rlc1 gmdchnes for srnok
ing d1s1.1ncc Jon Eldndgc,
Denn ofS1udcms, explained 1hat
1hc College is merely following
Multnomah Coun1y laws.
which recemly banned all in•
door smoking cxccp1 inside a
smoke shop or pnvotc resi•
dcncc. Reprcscntauvcs from the slu
clcm body. Fnc1li11cs Services. I he
ASL( pres idem, and 01hcr cam•
pus reprtsenuu1vcs partic1patcd
m a walkabo111 11,a, led 10 the
placcmcn1 oi new ash rcccp1adcs
m heavily trafncked nrcas of 1hc
c:unpus.
One concern vou~cd at 1hc
smokmg forum was I he possible
cons1ruc11on of nn ahcrna1e shel
ler tor smokers away from doors
and awmngs. The new pohcy
docs 1101 address d11s concern,
and admnustrators have no pl.ans
IO b,rild such lhmgs "The idea
of scuing up shelters leads 10 n
very visible scgreganon of
people," Richard Bt11cga, Assis•
iant Vice PTI:s1dcn1 for Fac1l111es,
said. "Exactly how we cle:il w,11
be dcnh wuh over un,c"
Jon Eldridge emphasized I ha1
·a lot of inpu1 ,md open discus•
sion went 1 nto the cl 1scuss1on It
was not arn all-or-nothrng sol11-
11on M)' hope is 1h,11 people
won't o.tssumc 1t 1s un(·hangc
ablc"
Michael Ford echoed 1h1s sen
timent, and advised studcms
concerned abom 1hc weather 10
"bnng an umbrd la.•
8e11cga noted tlm ash urns
have been put rn lif1een plnccs
around cr1mpus ,o accommodate
1he new smoking policy These
urns am be found acljnccnt 10 the
Plattcau, :agams1 ,he Alum111
Circle lmndrarl, next 101he kiosk
in 1he 'l hc:a1rc counyard. and
next 10 I he picnic u1bk under 1he
birch trees by Odell. A complete
hs1 of si1es can Ii.: picked up from
F:1c.ili1ies Services. SAAB SCOOP
by Buz:zy Neilsen
Greetings everyone, and
welcome 10 the ftrsl or what
wdl be a regular ins1allmc111
about your link 10 academics,
1he Smdem Academic Affa[Ts
Board (SAAB). My name Is
Buzzy Nielsen, Vice President
for Smdent Academic Affairs,
although if you really wan1.
you can .Jus1 call me 'The
SAAB Guy.· Anyway. 1h1s col
umn 1s meant 10 keep you up
dated on SAAB, our programs,
and any 01her thmgs or aca
demic imeres1 10 you includ
ing the Cumculum Comm11-
1ec, developments m 1he aca
demic calendar, and even a few
highlights of some cool rc
s.;arch projects some of you
om 1hcrc arc domgl
For 1boseol you who don'1
know (heaven forbid I), SAAB
LS a part of ourstudcntgovern
mcn1 here. 1he Associa1ed Stu
drnls of Lewis & Clark
(ASLC) The Board 1s com
posed of one rcprescn ia11vc
from every academic depart•
rnent on c.ounpus who commu
mcatcs your mtorests during
<mr various discussions about
academic LSsucs. In add111on
SAAB admmis1ers two very
unique pro~ams th31 I 1hmk
y'nll 1mgb1 Uke.
Firs111rr. have you ever been
mnnped by some tough calci1-
lus problem, had a hard time
cranslaung a difficult foreign
1~x1, or been comple1ely losl
lr)ing to 0gure out what the
heck that philosophcrwassay
ing? Well, one of SAAB's pro
grams can help yo\\. Our Sill· den1-10-studc111 lUl0nng pro•
gtam hM proVcn very pc1pular
in years past. Each one of you
could get two free hours of tu•
toring per week per class if you
so desire. and we have 1u1ors
mall of 1he departments. Al
though the 1u1onng program
isn'1 quJ1e off 1he ground yet
1his year, keep your eyes open.
If you're 1mcrc.s1cd. comac1 the
SAAB Tmonng DlTector.
Brendan ·wilson. al
1ucoring@lclarl<-edu or x7l55.
So bQw abou1 1ha1 second
prognun, you :isk? Well. fhs1.
let me ask you a quesuon. Do
you have a cool acodem1c
pr0Jec1 you'd llkc 10 dol
Maybe you knuw 1his awe
some kcl\lrer you'd ltkc 10
bnng 10 campus. Well guess
what? We can help you there.
100I Every year, SAAB awards
about $40,000 m gmnts 10 stu
dents domg vanous :1,cadcnuc
pr0JCCIS tncludrng research,
bnngmg vrs111ng schqlars 10
campus.going to conferences,
or putung on performances.
SAAB also hos equ1pme.n1
avar.lnbk for checkout to s1u
den ts domg projects. Grant
apphcanons and fund111g
guidelines arc availnblc Olli·
side of the SAAB office m
Templeton.
So are you intrigued yet?
Thmkmg about applying for a
grant? Maybe you need or
would like to ben tutor. Heck,
you ,might even want to be on
1 he Board I Whatever lite GISC
may be, please feel free 10 con
lll<Lme at saab@ldark.edu or
x7l55. I'd love 10 hear from
you! Herc's 10 fln0thcr great
year of s1ude111 projects!
Construction refigures campus
by Erin Haick
In 1hc las, weeks of las1
school year, co11struc1ion began
for 1hree new dorms a1 1hc old
site of the Hucldlcs1on houses
By May. 1he houses were co111-
plc1dy gone, and work began
laying 1hc foundaiions for 1hc
new dorms, which Dean of Stu
dents Jon Eldridge describes os
"an Italian villa over 1he hills·
Richard Bc11cga, Assistnnt
Vice Prcsiclem for Facih1[cs, c.,.
plains 1ha1. while major work
may 1101 be disccmable 10 1 he untrained eye, a great deal or
work has been accomphshcd
1h1s summer m dorm constn1c•
1ion. ..F1rst, therc1s the
dcconstrucuon or lhc
Huddles1on houses and cleaning
up the sne. Then we had plumb
ing. elcc1ncal feeds, s1orin sew
ers, and lounclauon work pu1 in,
• he said.
While arch11ec1s planned 1he
cksign around keeping as many
ex,sting trees 111 place as possible,
some trees had 10 be removed.
Eldridge points out, however,
1ha11he 1rees did siay w11hm the
LCcommunily: "Thc1\rt
Dep.artmcm go1 some for
projiccts, and some were
mlllcd for campus
projCCIS or used for n re
wood [n 1he Residence
I !alts.·
The three new donns
will duster up 1he 11111 in
the .:same area as Forcs1
and Hartzfeld, bu1 be
tween 1hc three build
ings, every,hrng from a
caft✓eoffce shop, copy
shop. and rec area will be
with.in walking distance.
The Huddleston houses were the first to
go in the new dorm construction. A glade with frisbcc
fricndly landscaping and
a basketball court has
been planned for 1hc area
bordered by 1hc new
donns. The t\i.'W dorms themselves
will rca1urc apar1men1-s1yle
housing in on aucmpl l0 im•
prove retention in on4c:nmpu.s
housing.
In the coming months. tours
or 1hc si1c will be offered :ind
dctaikcl mfom1:11ion on ho,v LO was rcrnodlcd with new sprin•
klers, bathrooms, and the rooms
fined with coaxial cable. Fir
Acres Theatre was complc1cly
re.insulated, repannclcd, and re
painted in response lO concerns
about mold I ha1 surfaced los1
year.
Current construction has been focusing on laying the
foundations of the new dorms and installing plumbing and
electrical feeds.
:ipply for hous.ing in 1hc new
h:,lls will be made avnilablc. Ad
diliunally, s1t1clcnts i111crcse1cd
in working 10 determine 1hc
i1ems 10 be s1ockcd in I he new
conven1e.nce store will be
sough1.
However, new dorms :ire
only I he most visible of many
projects and Improvements that
went on over the summer.
Bencga reports 1ha1 Odell Hall \1/mch.)\\'S were added rn S(•v~
er.ii of 1he Olin and Bio-Psych
classrooms. and the Zctubau(-r
Swimming Pavilion had more
insula1ion -added ~nd a new roof.
Bcucga also po1111cd ou1 that
the remodlemg on Boley Law
Library a1 the Law School
opened a few weeks ~go, and
subs1an1ial complenon of 1hc
addition is expected an Novcrn•
bcr.
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Shane Ostermeier: poster
boy for student involvement Student Life Interns
focus on diversity
by Erin Haick with in the pas1, and it's impor
tanl to reach across those div1-
by Erin Haick
A new fore graces I he office
of the DireclOr ofSmdeni Alfairs
at Lewis & Clnrk College. Shnnc
Ostcrme1er hegms work at LC
nhcr only l.,st year hmshing Ins
grndu:uc work wu h n m:1stcr's
dei:rec 1ll Student Alfairs and
Higher Education Admmistm
tion.
'One or the biggest nppcals or
the pos11.1on was returning LO the
Nonhwc-st,"' Ost~rmc1cr. who is
or1g1nolly from lduho, si11d
"This Job fits my mtcrcsL< ond
cxpcncnccs ... And Oste.nncicr's
cxpcncnccs speak of greal m ..
volvemcnt wuh student lifo
throughout his own college ca•
rccr.
·t started college as a wall
flower, but ahcr ,1 bit go1 m•
volved through a 0oor mceung
:ts a Floor Rcprcsenta1ive m 1he
rcsidcnc~ halls." Os1crmc1er
s:tid. This ac11\111y proved a natu•
ml fit. and by 1he end of his
sophomore year. he was elcc1cd
Prcs1den1 of 1he Residence liall
Associauon. OstcrmcicrS was
elected as a Senator 10 the Sw
clen1 Council dunng lus junior
year of college. and elected pro
1cm by Ins peers. Senior year
found OslcrmcJcr working as
Progr:nn Board Director. n po.s1-
uon s1m1lar 10 ,he Smdcms Or
i:antzcd for Ac11vi11es (SOFA) P1iOTO rt fRIN HA1CX 1hal hi, job makes
h1111 a resource for
students ra1hcr
than director or
what they do. "I'm
the aypc or guy
who w11I never
make a change
wHhl)lH consulung
the s1uden1s who
w,11 i>e affected. hi,
called studen1 or
ganizations for .,
reaf.O'n-l'm not :1
dictator!"
Another objcc-
1lve of Ostcnncicrs Shane Ostermeier is the new director
of student activies. goals is 10 Increase
t:onununacauon be1wccn stu•
dents. fncuh)', and the adminis
trn1ion. He rc0eci,,. 1ha101 Idaho
S1a1c University. wi1h its large
stude1,1 body, lnck of commum
ca1ion was ,t problem. Mc hopes
to alleviate I his problem by pro
viding source sheets and u1iliz
ing Lhc intcmcuo spread lnfor
mation on events planning and
,camwork. director, and 111 change of a bud
get orSS00,000. In his 0fth year,
he was elected student body
president, pursuing only three
crcdi1s of coursework but 11,:'ln
agmg a budget ors1 million. In
his fmal year a1 the Un,vcrsuy.
he intemcd in the Office or the
Dean of Student Affairs. ·t did
cvcry1hrnga student could do ,n
the Un1vcrs11y, ond really en
joyed it all.•
Coming mto n new posiuon
that direc1s 80-ocld student
groups presents some unique
cha I lcngcs. and Os1crmcicr s.1ys
his lirsl goal 1s 10 "learn and
understand I he s1uden1s I'm here
10 hclp-1tS them d1a1 arc going
to iake student affairs 10 new lev
els. I'm JUSI a guide." He stresses When 1101 on I he joij,
Ostcm,eier considers gcuing om
and hiking in nnnirc as one ol
his most enjoyable hobbies. "l
love music, ranging from classi
cal 10 rap. Jus1 depends on my
mood-if coum-ry m\1sic is on ill
my car, iL means I'm depressed,"
he.said, "And I'm~ huge, huge,
huge, huge spores nut. I JIISl love
sports, even golf!" S1arung 1h1s year. five stu
dents "'111 hold in1crnsh1ps in
Studcni Life •• Lewis & Clark
College- The program seeks 10
mvolvc more st udenls 111 lead
ership posllloru. ~round c;tmpus,
and trah, 1hc,n m cvcms plan
ning, pcercounsehng. and com
munny leadership.
The new intern posi1ions
were created wilh several goals
m mind: firsL, 10 improve under•
graduate re1e1111<111 nt I he College
nncl 1n 011-<'ampus housmg. Ad
d11 ional it;idcrsh,p posi11ons
have been crc-,ucd to :1l1ow more
!..tudc.n1s 10 gam cxpc.nc.ncc in
both leadership and w11h1n 1hc1t
dcpanmcnL lasLly. the progrnm
will focus on unprovmg and ex•
pnndmg diversity programs on
campus. and idcnuly,ng ways to
improve colluborouon between
S1udem Life departments.
The five mtems this year are
Nikki Alexander in Elhnic Siu•
dent Services; J olcen Fuller in
1he Center for Service and Work;
Rachel Wieland m Residence
L1fe;Jason Smith m 1he lnterna-
11onal S1ude111 Services (and
workmg ptim:mly wnh third
culture students); and Ti,mlin
Sanders-Garren m S1udcnt Ac•
11vi1ies The coordina1or forihc
program 1s Shane Os1em,eicr,
the new Direc1orofS1udem Ac
tivities.
"They're here to help \b col
labona1c w1tl11n 1ht: areas, some. ..
thing the chv1sfon has s1ruggled s1ons ... s.ud Osten11eier.
The program will have o
broader focus of efforts and nl'
fec1 a broader group than hall
rcs,dcncc ass1Stnnts. Unhkc RA\;,
who receive room nnd board as
compe.nsanon for their service,
Lhc mtcrns will only have how•
tng provided "h's more ltke :m
mternsh,p, focusing on plan
mng. experiences, ancl unclc.r
srnncling, nncl trymg 10 g1"C a
really in-depth c.xpcricncc m
how s1udcn1 life works,"
Eldndge s.11d
The mum focus I his year w1 II
be clivcrsny programmrng
"We're lookmg 10 crea1c a pro•
grnm 1ha1 provides cl1vers11y
cduc:mon ... Os1cnne1cr s.11cl.
The firs, semester will locus
on mtemauonal cultures, while
the second will focus on Amen
can culture Ostenneicr cnv1-
s1ons culture n1ghcs-"Dinner
w11h food from 1he c11hurc, 1hen
a prcsc111anon or speaker dis
cussing 1hc issues \\11h 1he cul
lure in qucsuon." He also w;lnlS
to mcorporuu: dancers. cuhural
pc1formers "10 help cduca1c Slu
denLs on what lhe culLUrc 1s
nbou1. The program 1s 1herc io
educate and for1 her discussion
'Q.r dwersily on our campus ,.
Both Elclndgc and Ostcrmc,cr
stressed 1h01 with a new program
such as thi~, the SlUdcms 1n
volvecl are m n umque pos111on
10 shape the program for future
years.
Benefit to raise awareness of third-world debt
by Erin Ha.ick
Lewis Gt Clark will host a
bene[it for the Jubilee 2000
campaign Friday, ScpLcmber
21 •• 7:30pm and 10:00pm.
The benefit will feature n COil•
ccrn and guest speaker, and
hopes to raise student aware
ness of "an tsSue I.hat nffcct.s
everyone·
Jubilee 2000 is the imcrna
tiom1l movement lo c.,nccl the
unpayahle debts of 1he w()rld',
poorest countries to mark the
new millennium, described by
the World Bank ,IS "one or 1he
mosl dlectlV< global cam
paigns ever seen•.
Jubilee 2000 highlighted
the appalling human COSl of
the high levels of unpJ)'abh:
dcb1 in 1 he world's poores1
counlrics, calling for a major
wrile-<lff of cleb1 as a w;w Lo
mark the new mlllenn,;.m,
With roots m lhc Biblical con
cept or Jubilee, the campaign
gathered ~n enormous global
movement 1,r charlLieSc,
c:hul'chcs, businesses. trade
unions nnd high proCile lig11-rcs
calling on the world's r1thes1
nauons. the GS, 10 1ake uction
In M:t)' l998, 70.000 people
formed a va,t human chain
around the GS lc.,ders as 1hcy
mcl fn Bmningham. England.
Slmiillr numbers did the same
al the followmg ycar'ssumm11 ln Cologne, where. 1ht GB agreed
a limited step forward to provide
deeper canctllalinn. A year later,
.isJubilet 2000 amassed a worlcl
wtde petinon of 24 million sig-
11a1ures, President Bill Climon
announced the cancollation of
100 per cent of 1h.r debts owed
10 tl\e United States by some of
1hc poorest couniri.,,<- a position
cvcmualli• adopted by 1hc rest of
the G7,
Despite the progress made
and the glowin!l mbutcs at I ht
end of 2000. It was cle.1r as tht
mlllcnnnun ended 1hat the cam
poign had not yet .tchievcd its
goal~ ro 1ake Lhc camp01gn's
work forward, Drop the Debt
was establisl-\ed ,1s a shon-tenn
lnltiJulve aurung 10 win deeper
de_b1 cancelJa1IQn and a New
Deal on Debt by the nme of 1he
GB s11mml1 in Genoa, Italy, m
July 2001.
J11SL how did LC gcL invtllved
wnh Jubilee 2000' Mtchacl
Ford, Lhe adnnnis1ratJvc ,ng.1-
nizer for the event, crtdits stu
dent h1volveme111.
"Last sprint, a flrs1-year stu
den1 named A,uy Ullis came fnto
my o mcc and $aid 1 hnt she
wamcd tn bring ill to oimpus.
hr said • I a.~kcd her why . .md
she 1al~d about Bonol; mvolvc•
mc_n1 whh Jubilee 200-0 l sa1d
1ha1 I d1dn·1 l.hink we could get
U2. but 1lmt I'd be ,•ery Inter•
tsted In bringing ., loc<1l group I
Pt-tOTO COU~TIS'I' CAM,US. tiff
Michael Allen Harrison and Aaron Meyer
will perform at the Jubilee 2000 benefit. for a benefit 10
bring I.his idea to
campus."
Ford looked
im() 1 he Idea, and
sugges1ed bring
ing violinisl Aaron
Meyer nnd pianist
Michael Aaron
Harrison "They
had pfayed for the
DJlai Lamo when
he w3S here, •nd
had wriue:n some
~ongs abou1 pc.1ce
and social Justtcr
for the occasion."
Ford notes,
however. that
Bono will be mak
ing an apptorancc.
Ford's daugh1cr
gradua1ed from
Harvard l4Sl
spring, and Bono
was 1hc class
speal<er t\ video of
his speech at the
occasion will be
pan or 1.he benefit.
and the tape w,11
be pl:\)•cd nt 1he
Mail Room In pre
cecllng cl.1-ys Lo
bring ~1 u,nuon 10
1 ht event. Addi
tionally, Septem
ber 19 will seeju
bilee Oregon
present a program about deb1 rtlkf, w\tb ~ fea-
1urcd $pcaker. Susan Hager,
I.he mother of a smdcn1 In
jured in the protests ni Genoa,
wi II discuss dcb1 relier and
what II means 10 Sj)ciety as a
wbolc.
"This issue tics in with the
overwhchmng probkm of
AIDS, the IMF, th• World
B:mk, and issues of globallz;i
tfon.' said Ford. 'When
pl:Ople hear whnL Bono said 01
gracluation-'for everi• dollar
or US ovrrse:is aid to coun
tries, nme dollars comes back
m drbl paymcnt'-it connects
wil h everyone ...
"This should be an evening
of wonderful musk from mu
sic-fans who .. ,re comm1ucd to
world peace, which really im
paclS everyone., satd Forcl
Net proceeds from 1lcke1
,sale,-(any profits after musi
cians' salaries and 01hcr ex
penses) will go 10J11bilce Or
egon More informmlon 011
the goals.and workings of Ju
bilee 2000 can be found ~,
their new web ~ill!, hllp://
www_drop1hedcbl 0tg.
"Drop the Debt" Benefit
Concert: Friday,
September 21. Agnes
Flanagan Chapel,
7:30pm and 10:00pm.
$10 general, $8 LC
employees and alumni,
$5 current LC students.
September 8, 2001 Pioneer Log 3 Pioneer Log Forum========
Letter from the President
by Cody Hoesly
He)'!
Herc's a little message from
your ASLC President, working
as cve:r to improve lifo m this
college. School started. There's
a 101 of room 10 get mvolvccl, do
cool things, make a difference,
or just have fon. So check out
your studem•run groups. orga ..
mzations and eve ms. A]so. there
arc many positions open to work
wilh adminis1ration, srnff, fac
ulty, and other students to make
cvcry,mc$ experience. ;u Lewis
& Clark more enjoyable and re•
warding.
He.re at ASLC Council, we've
go1 lots of things coming down
1hc pipeline; ma)'bC you're inter· cStcd 111 learning more? Just
write 10 <ask@lcl:irk.edu>, call
x7152, or stop by our offices,
located in Templeton nex110 the
Info Desk.
This year were workmg un
(and some or 1hese ideas arc
brand spanking new) lhc folh>w•
Ing Items so Lhnt we can hc11cr
help you 10 help yourself to a
bet 1cr educauon and beucr good
times here at LC:
:E Keeping Trailroom
hours ex1emlcd, as 1hey were last
year. that means you need to
make those hours profitable bi•
buymg food there late at night;
l: Extcndmg Mail Room
hours~
:E Looking at Shut1lc
hours. to make sure 1hcy'rt" lhe.
best for students;
L Looking at the Parking
and Transpori:uion situation in
general;
l: Lookingat theSmokmg
Policy and seeing if i, works. and
where smokers can still smoke;
L Creating a Free Wall for
student expression on campus;
:E Trying to de,•elop a
bridge between s1udcnts and
Laughing Horse Books, a local, ntdcpendent bookseller;
:E lnpu11ings1udem opm•
aun into funhcr work on 1hc
M11s1c:r Plan. includmg new con•
s1mc1ion, the recently purchased
nunnery, and more:
:E Creating a Sharcholckr
Rcsolurion T:askforce. 10 ensure
ethical stock purchasmg at LC;
L Going Climate NcutrJI,
meaning thait Wl' don't have a
negative impact on the environ•
rnent;
I Ensuringjusticc for our
janitors:
L Enacting online grade
retrieval;
L Decurat Ing lhe Dubach
Corridor ofTcmple1on with stu•
dent art:
L Discussing I he PE
gradmuion rcquiremcnl. and
perhaps inst~uuing a new com•
munlly service grad require•
mcnt;
L Adopling a highwai• in
1he name of ASLC;
! And. modernizing SIU·
dent government anc.l making it
more efhcient from year to Y'"''·
Have fun,
Cody Hoesly
Your ASLC Presidcn1
Jubilee 2000 brings the
harsh realities of third
world debt into sharp focus
by Michael Ford . -' "When people around the
world heard about the burden of
debt 1ha1 cmshes the poorest
countries. when they heard tha1
ror every dollar or government
aid we sent to developing na•
11ons. nme dollars come back 10
u.s an debt service paymen1s.
people got angry"
-Bono, lead singer, U2,
Harv•rd Class Day address.June
9, 2001
During his speech at Harvard,
llono had • great deal to say
nbou1 1 he issue of Thml World
debt relief. 1he world-widcJub1-
lcc movement 10 cancel the debt
ur 1he mosl impovcrishcd coun-
1rles, and his role as a rock star
identified globally with this is
sue ..
LCTV will air Bono's speech
in its entirety (15-20 minutes)
durmg the week of September
17-21 ns pari or"Drop the Debt"
week at Lewis & Clark College,
The \'idco will be shown near lhe
mailboxes In Templc1on
1hroughou1 each day.
Stop by. ll's worth your time
and will open your mind 10 one
or the most critical social justice
,s.•mes of our time.
On Wednesday, September
19, 7:30pm, In the CQuncil
Chamber, "Drop :he Debi" week
continues wilh a forum on Third
World dcb1 fcawring PSU pro
fessor
Veromca Ou Jon, speaking on
"The Sociology of G lobaliza·
tton.· Dujon will highlight glo-balization ond third world debt
issues in tcnns or their "'ne1 cf•
feet" in Kenya, Columbia, Bra
zil. and L:uin American coun•
tries.Joming Oujon will be Mrs.
Susan Hager, parent or a student
injured during recent protests in
Genoa dunng the G-7 meeting.
On Friday, September 21,
Michael Allen Harrison, piano,
... > Agnes l'lanagan Chapel, at 7:30
p.m. and 10 p.m. Their rcper·
toire wm include song., they per•
formed for I he United Nations
nnd I he 1999 World Peace Con•
fercnce in The Hague, Nether•
,L,nds, and their original eompo,
sitions pcrfom1cd ai the May,
2001 Portland visit of His Holi
ness 1hc Oalai Lama. Tickets for
each concen may
be purchased 01
1he LC Books1orc
or a1 the door for
$5/LC student;$!!
LC employees;
$10 general pub
lic.
Before, be·
,ween, and allcr
1he concerts,
)•ou'II have an op•
portumty to learn
more about what
you can do per
sonally 10 make
your voke heard
on Lhe rela11on•
ship of Th1Td
World deb1 io
what Bono calls
'the c,•cryday ho
locaust ,ha1 is Al
rica-25 million
HIV pos111ves who
wil I leave bchmd
40 million /\I OS
orphans by 2010
in sub-Saharan
Afnca alone.•
Bono's work with Jubilee 2000 was the
initial interest in the campaign to drop
third-world debt This 1s not
Afnca's problem
alone, It is a glo•
bal problem 11 IS direct!)' rcla1ccl
10 Thtrd World debt And yes,
we.: can <lo s.omeLhing ahoul u
Wemus1, and Aaron Meycr'95, violin, will
perform two benefit concerts for
Jubilee Nc1work Oregon in
4 Pioneer Log September 8, 2001 by Erin Haick
Well, it's come 10 this An•
other year, another year or
Piolog. And every year comes
with a new commitment to our
goals, whatever lhosc may be.
My goals for 1his year arc to
involve more people with the
Log 1han ever before. Some•
times, in 1alking 10 people, l
find that they think 1ha1 the
Log IS somehow closed to
them .. l can·t write'" or '"I don't
kno,v what 10 wriLc. about" arc
lWO of the mos1 common re•
sponscs
l w::tm to assure everyone on
this campus 1h:11 nci1,hcr of
these stau:mcnts sholtld rcs1 rict
you from spettking your mind
In the ncwspap<'r, Writers have
editors 10 help 1heu,. and our
Monda)' story u,ec1ings of1cn
cn<l with more SlOrics th3n
people to write them,
l h<'lic"e, wholc-hcancdly. in
the idea of 1he cnmp11s news
paper as a voice for discussion
and o force for change I be·
hcvc whole-heartedly In the
freedom of speech, m showcas
ing e\•cry vicwpoun so chat.
while not everyone 1mglu agree Letter
from the
Editor
with ever')' idc:i, everyone
might learn somc1h1ng from at
lcas1 one idea.
I think 1ha1 L.c,vis & Clark
1s • comfortable placc--100
comfortable, in fact. Comfort
hreeds sl oppincss; ii breeds
grand ideas 1hm ma)' not every
facet thought out, simpl)' be•
cause, being a comfonablc
place. 1hc holes in 1h>1 logic
were never challenged.
So I resolve this year to ch:tl·
lengc the administration, to re
port fairly. accura1cly, and im•
partially on the decisions
haJ1dcd down that alTert our,.
the s1Udents'-daily lives.
But l also want 10 challenge
you, the studem, to step ou1-
sidc 1hc comfort ,ouc and have
your ideas challenged and
s1rcni1hcncd. [;very college
s1Uden1 should leave here be
ing able 10 defend themselves
in a argumcnl, and I think that's
a ,kill thlll lsn'I making ii rrom
cxpcricnc.:c tL, aCLion.
So l wan1 10 challc11gc 111)'•
self 10 produce a more tlSeful.
rclcvanl paper, !Jut I wanI lo
challenge you, 1he reader, 10 do
some:thmg with tbosc ldcas.
even ,r all II is IS disagree.
Lei 1he year bc,zml
Self-destructive games
by Casias Fritas
Perhaps you ha,•c conrem
plated 11. Perhaps you have no1
Regardless, 11 is• ques11on fun
damental 10 greater sclf-undcr
s1anding: what games do I play?
Usage of the pronoun "I" is
csscmial 10 the phrasing of 1he
qucs11on. By .. gamcs" the author
uf this ariiclc docs not rercr u,
any ronn or a1hlc11c compcllli<ln
Ra1her, she allu~es tu the rcpcti·
11ous behaviors, 1houghis and
experiences a person allows to
limit his/her hfe.
I only began earnestly rumi•
nating this past summer on the
games I pla)' in my "so-called
life."
Do not lei me tnislcnd you
ai1y rurihcr withou1 explaining
that every game has two side.i:i,
and one person nets out bo1h
sides or the game
All of these games. in essence,
boil down 10 one core game: 1 he
right-wrong game.
People don't want to be m the
•wrong" game (e.g. the secure/
insecure game, the acccpumcc/
rcjcctlon game). but 1he key is
1ha1 they will insist on being
right about being wrung. This
may seem a bit confusing.
Let us assume I ha1 you play
the wonhincss/unworthmt:ss
game Perhaps you were m,1 In·
\IJtCd to a party.
Perhaps ii lwppens more I han
once. You 1hcn gc1 to say. "Sec,
I'm righ1. l 1old you I am worth• less. No one ever i nvitcs me to
Lhcir parties,'' In oLhcr words,
you get to be right about bcmg
wrong.
To name a ft.·w, I p1a>' a wor•
tl,incss-unwonhmcss g;nne, 1hc
unwor1hincss hcmg 1ht: roo1 of
mos, of my tllSCCUrlllCS and
doubts; an optimism (to hide)
fear game, which I use to sub
due some of the harsher rt"alitics
in my life; my personnl favorite
1s my game of giving to the pomt
llf self-<lcplct Ion.
As a ma11cr ol foe 1, I play hun
dreds of games I would specu
late I ha1 )'OU probably dt> :ts well.
During times when l am more
centered in who I am I rind my•
self pl•)'mg I hcsc games less fre
quently
There is nothing wrong with
playing games, so long as we
become aware or them By un
dcrs1a nd ing how each game
serves u.s, we allow ourselves the
option to c11hcr continue pby
ing, or LO end Lhe game. l.s it
bcncr10 be righ1 or !(wing (wi1h
yourselr and others)?
I encourage you now to pause
and nsk yourself the following
questions. "What gnmcs do I
play, and how do 1hcsc games
.serve me?"
You may surprise yourself
wuh what you Cin,L Leave sp;,cc
for sclf.forg1vcncss :1ncl embrace
your answers wflh an open
mind. It Is your hfL~hoose 11,
live it by your own rnles (LC
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September 8, 2001 Pioneer Log Pioneer Log Arts ~~== ====
Giving name and face to
Scotland's '' Invisible Band ,,
by Corey Long
This past June. 1hc Scouish
rock quartet Tmv1s released us
third studio album T/,c Invisible
Bm1d. This album was the fol
low-up 10 1hc bands first suc
ccsslul North Amencan release.
l 999"s The Ma11 Who. Trn,;is
then embarked on a world tour
10 promote 1he album co-head-
1 llling w11h English smger/
songwrucr Dido. The 1our
s10ppecl m 10 Toromo's Molson
Ampuhcarre on 1hc evening of
July 3 The sphere of omngc 1hat
was the sc111ng sun 1ha1 mgh,
combmcd wnh 1he oddly com
forung dark clouds 1ha1 bor•
de red n crcmed 1 he ideal back
drop for Trt1vis's showcase of
wh:u one Toro1110 disc JOckcy
called .. the perfect warn, sweater
on cool summer nights album·
T/1< /11vrsil,lc /fond, named for
the band's self-perceived
"ummportancc .. and absence
lr01n Top 40 airwaves. is a dc
p;nwrc from the sound Travis
has nnplcmcnted on llS previous
albums, For a band 1ha1 once
declared 1n song 1hai all 11
warned lO do was rock, Lhc mel
low. acous11c. lyric and melody
based songs on 1h1s album are
surpnsmg but not clisappo1m•
mg. Lead guitarist and AC/DC
addict Andy Dunlop 1radcs m his
foa pedal for a ban10 ol all
1hmgs, and :1hnos1 every 1mck is
based around a combination of
acoustic rhythm guitar and key
board I h.11 cflcc11vcly calm on~
wilhout being n11Stakcn ror
m,ddle-aged soft rock. Whar
1his albums s1rcng1h, ,s, how
ever, 1s 1hc lyrics and scduwvc
melodic styling of Travis front
man Fran Healy. Likt Coldplay's
Chris Matlin, tlcaly has th:11
voice 1hn1 makes every word
sound hcanCeh. not to mcnuon
bcaut1ful wtthoitt sounding
whmey or tonured like Rob
Thomas loves 10 do. His 1alent
is magnified by his ability 10 pen PkOTO COORUSY ROU!HGSTOHf.CC™
Travis' Fran Healy on stage, while co-headlining with Dido.
achy, e-mouonal, ycL oplnmstic
lyrics discussing everything
from life philosophy in '"Side''
and '"Pipe Dreams" to childbirth
in '"Flowers in the Window.•
None o[ the purity of Hcaly's
voice or the tightness of TravisS
sound as 3 whole was Jessencd
o[ stage. Not only did 1hc songs
from The /11visibk Bmul (along
with those from Tltc Man \Vho)
come across well, but the con
cert also was heightened by the
incredibly good time 1J1e band
members we.re h3ving on srngc.
Healy was overtly chauy with
the audience cliscussmg his new
baby, and the meaning bchmd
1hc lyr1cs of ·slide." Bc1wccn
these convcrsauons and lus tr:td·
mg drop kicks with Dunlop. he
was singing his ass off and win
ning the n13J<>rlly or an audience
ll1at may have not even been
there to see l11m and his fellow
Scots.
Travis's set consisted or thir
teen songs. Mlghhghts included
Tibia"s firs, smgle "Sing" the gor
geous '"Wr111ng 10 Reach You"
rrom TMIV. the well-known
'"Why Docs i1 Always Rain on
Mc?" and •Side." The b1ggcs1
surprise or the mgh1 was how
Travis closed the sci. Arter an hour and a half of smooth,
windy ballads, the band left 011
a lead heavy uotc by playing the
hidden track lrom TMW, a bm•
Lal clee1ric piece called "Satur•
day Night." Ah hough it did no1
fit the ambience Travis had
maintained throughout the
(':\•cning, such n closing served
to show Toronto that band has
teeth, despiu: their willingness
to conceal them.
Tht fact that Travis went on
before Dido llcssenc<l the expe
rience ro a sniall effect; 1he first
band out on a. co.headlining 1our
always scents a.s though II is
rushing 10 gel 1hrough a sci 1ha1
always feels 100 short. Tm vis was
far :mcl awa)' lhe better act on
this mgh1.
One almost rch £or Dido. hav
ing to follow. Ncvcnhclcss,
Travis fans got their m<>ncy•s
wonh on 1his mgh1 as 1hcy did
wi•h the band's new album. ln
the song "Smg, • Healy preaches
1h01 "the love you bnng won·,
mean a thing unless you smg."
Travis docs, and docs 1t well.
And the love 1he band bnng,, 10
both its shows and us albums ,s
abundant, genuine :\nd gcncr·
ously given. Mow rcfrcshmJ.t 1s
1ha11 Patti
Smith:
straight
~~ from
~ the gut
by Erin Haick
l saw Patti S1mth the other
night (August 5). And I have
seen pure rock and roll, I have
seen barcly•con1rollcd insanity;
I have seen the sllLff that legends
arc made of
Belorc any1hmg else, some
ddm111ons :.1re m ordc-r: Pa11i
Smuh doesn'l pl:1)' ·rock;" she
doesn't play ·punk"-she pla)'S
Rock and Roll. of that raw.
unconuuncd vancty tha11s r~ncly
seen anymore. Smilh rcscmhlcs
a grandmolhcr (she is over l1f1y)
wirh her graying. unkempt ha.ir,
i r grandmothers came as skinny,
weathered, wiry people who
seem LO contain so much energy
tha1 the air around tl1c111 ,mist
be hot wuh the excess In the
heat o( the moment. In the
clutch o[ the pllrc energy of her
songs. Paul Smilh Oails around
1hc srnge like a Greek fury on
acid.
Playing m front of• projec
tor screen. surrounded b)'
candles and the a,r 1h1ck w11h
incense. 1hc Paui Smith Group
opened ~so You Wnnna he a
Rock and Roll Siar," followed
closely by ·Redondo Beach' and
"K11nbcrly,- bo1h from her first
nlbum Horses. (And anyone who
hnsn't heard 1h1s .,!bum really
n~cds tot.lo lhcmsclvcs a f:.wo1
and give a hstcn,} Ncx1. ,he au
chcncc was 1rca1ccl 10 pan of
Gmsbcrgs "Howl: 1hcn more
songs.
Sm11h shared her op,mon ol
cell-phoncs-'·some people
should have ·cm-like cloc1ors.
or parcn1s w11h small children. ur Michael S11pe," hclmc bor•
r()wing n roacl1cS mmld and in
viting the c:r()wd lo sing Happ)'
B1r1hciny lcl her son J.,ckson
(wl11.,.l c-ontribuLcs a gu11:1r 5olo
on her latest album, Cung Hu)
Poetry from Wilkun Ulakc mtra.
duccd "Bo)' Cried Wolf". and
"Gone Pie" was filled w11h a sul-
1ry, swnying 1t•mpo
Alier h,uing songs rrom
nearly all albums and covering
songs peers 1hc Rolling Stones
and n Jerry Garcia tnlnue song,
the sc, closed w11 h the first song
from her first a1hum-a ragged,
sexed-up tovcr or Van
Morrison's "Gloria." llowling
through the chorus wi:h the
bancl, icad by former MC5-mcm
bcr Lenny Kaye, speeding
through the Hcry tune, Smith
most resembled a force or pure
n;1turc.
The band rcwrncd for an en
core. lending on wuh a power•
rul, gut .. churning cover or
Nirvana·s "Heari-Shnpccl Box·,
:md lollowcd by '"About a Boy."
Smith"s rnbmc to Kun Cobam.
wriucn in response io his
Bleach-era tune ''Ahout •Girl•·
The rncorc. which m11s1 have
consis1cd of l'ive songs. never
s1oppcd for a break or a pause
or breath. Smuh le, her fa
mously poltucal side out cx
horung lhc crowd LO commum
cntc and join forc.:cs and make :.
!xncr fuwic than 1hc one on 1he
horu:on.
Leaving the conccn was like
lcavrng n 1wo-hour sohd work
out-dra111cd. cxhnus1ccl. and
u11crly cxhilaraicd. I s1ragglccl
home.
Gallery presents art commentary as social action
by Erin Ha.ick
The Gallery or Contempo
rary An will demonstrate an
in acnon in the new exhibit
which opened Thursday. Sept,
6, "Suikcl Pnntmakers as So
cial Critics" explore.s the role
or anis1 as social acttvtst, and
the use of printmaking as 11
100! for mising awareness and
consciousness.
The show, which features
l.ilrry Clark, Barbara Kruger,
and David Wojnarowicz
among iLS 28 featured contem•
porary artists, also includes
histork,11 prints by Francisco
Goy., ro,d Robert Mo1herwell.
"The power or the plint as a
means for social or political
commentary d:ues back 10 the
sixteenth century when Mat•
tm Luther nailed his 95 The
ses agalnst the sale ol indul'
gences LO rh• door or the
Whtcnburg church In 1517," Linda Tcsner, director of the
Gallery, said.
•1ssucs rising from the abuse
of power infonn all of I.he works
m the cxhibmon," Tesncr said.
"Whether the work IS in shock~
response to a smgular evem or
conveys a more universal horror
felt when we recognize the depth
10 which humanity can fall, each
work helps 10 estobltsh mcanmg
m the otherwise mc.omprehen
slble events or hurna.n life..•
"These pnnLS arc as much
cxpencnced os they arc viewed,
1llloMng us, along wuh tl1e an
m. 10 bear Wlmcss 10 the fail
ings and {railues of our times.'
Tc.mer contlnucd.
The power of pnn1 m~klng
has been acuvc Lhroughout the
centunes-18••-century En
gland found William Hcnth, Wt!•
Jiam Hogarth, and James Gillray
attacking pohticians and ar1s10-
c.ra1s, while Goya chtomcled the
greed and superstluon 1ha1 fu.
6 Pioneer Log September 8, 2001 eled ,he Spanish tnqmsinon.
The French Rcvol11Lion was
cloomnemed by Granvtlle (a
pseudonym £or Jean Ignace ,, ___ _
These prints are as
much experienced as
they are viewed,
allowing 1us, along
with the artist, to
bear witness to the
failings and frailties of
our times..
Linda Tesner _____ ,,
lstdorc Gerstd) in series 1ha1 dis
torted hullllln figures LnlQ sur
real arumal cancauues.
The 1wen11elh century has
als9 produce,d the same use ol
prlntmnkutg. with Kollwit= re-cording war-torn Europe. and
Jose Posada cn1>c1z10g 1hc
struggles ol' his nanve Mexican
people.
Contemporary anists 1acklc
topLcs such as racial and sexual
discnminanon, urban v10Jencc,
domesur; abuse, and 1he threat
or nuclear war _and annual nbuse.
"Da"id WoJnnrowu:z's hean•
bre;.,,kingly poignant pho1os1ate
was created only one year before
his early death 10 Al OS." Tesnc_r
said.
"Included. 100, m this cxhi
bnion are works t1L1tsome.bow
trnnscend a cultural Lime and
pince.and reveal a depth o( com
passion toward the human con
dmon." she conunucd. • For me,
1his ts true of Nancy Spero~ 1991
prml "B.11lad or Mone Sanders.
the Jew's Whore,' 1n which a
stmnglcd young woman ts J\IX·
taposed with a poem by Benold
Brecht.
"The intllge was taken from a photograph found in the
pocket of a German S.S of
ficer a, the. end of World War
II-an event separated from
the. making of llus prim by
more thnl) t5 year~"
A wide variety of 1ech
mquc IS on exh,biuon, rang•
mg frQm crchmg and wood
cutl' 10 photsmt, c1bachrome.
nnd pho1ocopymg. Tesner
pomts 0111 lhe varic1y of
methods by no11ng Peggy
Diggs' pnms on commercial
gift wrap and MoreJli's use or
bed shce.LS.
"And m a stroke of com
pletely democrauc nccessib1l-
11y, Larry Miller'<; 'Geneuc
Code Copyrights' are avail•
able 10 anyone for tree on the
m1eme1." Tcsner said
The Gallery of Comempo·
rary An ts open llam•+pm
Tuesday-Sunday, The show
will run through Sunday. Oc
tober 21. Smith moves
from softball
to basketball
by LC Sports Department ---
Missy Sm1Lh, head coach of
both the women's basketball a□<I
soft ball programs :11 Lewis &
Cl:irk College for I he past five
sea!ion~. will .:u1 back her duu~
for the 200 l-l002 season m con•
n•1Hralc on wc1mc11's haskc1h:11l Smith has cot1chcd the Pioneers'
soltball team for eight seasons
1'htsl11f1111 coaching respon
sibility, announced July 23 by
Director of Athletics Steve
W:illo, will allow the al11lctics
,kpar1mc111 the ncx1bilny t<l lure
a full-umc he:id softhal I coach,
while giving Smith the umc to
locus chrcctly on women's ha,
ke1hall
"It's a tough decision to
make, .. Smi1h said. "V-lc h.tvc n
grc:n grou1> ol young players m
softball 1hnt will help make it an
1::u.y tmns1t1on for a new cmtch.
This m!lvc is rcall)' a wm-win for
c.1ch program "
Over I he paSI dgh1 seasons,
Sn111h's softball teams have
s1eacl1l)' unproved. rnppcd with
., 22-18-1 overall and an 11-10
Nor1hwc.sl Conference record
t Ins past spring.
The L&C athlct1ts dcp:1r1-
111cm ~mnounccd 1hat iL will he
gin ,,n immediate search for
S1111th\ softball successor
An army approaches.
An army that covers
everything in its path.
The ivy is coming.
Otto Sack Day 2001
Join the fight.
Reclaim our campus.
Sept. 29. Sports=========Pi=·on=ee=='rLo=:=Q:::g_=
r--= v~ I LC hires Spillane
/ ~ to head men's &
women's crew
by LC Sports Department
Lewis & Clark College has
hired Tessa Spillane as lrs head
coach for men's and woments
varsity crew, according to an
annotmcement made July 26
by Associate Dm:ctor of Ath•
letics and Physical Edutalion
Judy McMullen.
Spill•ne has served as the
novice crew coac-h nnd a.ssis
tanl varstty crt?w coach al
Mount Holyoke College smcc
1997. She earned a bachelor's degree in History rrom Mt.
liolyoke in 1995 and a masters
degree In Exercise and Sport
Studies from Smith College in
1999.
"This is a very exciting time
[or the spon or rowing, and I am
thrilled to have this opponunity
to help Lewis & Clark erew
strengthen h.s position In colle
giate rowing."Spillanc said "I
nm a!St'I really looking fonvard
10 Joining 1he athktics depart
ment at Lewis & Oark."
"Tessa comes to us £-ro1n an lnslitution and an area of lhc
country with a proven row
ing tradldon," McMullen
said. "She has crealed a
dominant novice program a1
Mt. Holyoke and been in
stnunenral in the SU(:cess o(
community rowing pro
grams lrt South Hadley.
Coach Spillane is enlht1sias
lically committed to building
a strong rowing program at
Lewis & Clark. and T am
confident sb.e will succeed m
that undcrrakmg."
Sellman named swimming
coach, aquatics director
by LC Sports Department
The Le\\·is & Clark :11 hlcucs
dc.par1111cnt :tnnountccl Augu~L
l the luring of Matt Sellman as
hs new mc:n•s-.u,d women's
swimming coach .md u1rcc10r of
aqua1ics. accordmg 10 chree1or of
!tt!tlctics-Su:.,•c._ Wal19_
Sellman comD Io Lr:wis &
Cl•rk lrom Pacific Lutheran
University (PLU) in Tacoma,
Wash. where he served as the
assaslant men's and women's
swunming coach and aqun1 ks
supervisor sinct l999. lie cur
rently serves as the aquaucs di
rector and head tnaslers swim
coac.h at the Bellevue Club in ~
Bellevue, Wash.
Sellman holds a bachelor's
degree lrom Pacific Lutheran
:rnd a master's degree in Educa
tion from 1he Un1vers11y of
Findla)• iJl Findlay, Ohio. I-le was an ocarlcmic and athktk All•
American at PLU from 1994-
1996, and was named PLU's
1996 Jack Hewins Man or Lhc
Year in Sporis
., Scllmnn said he L< excited to
be the new sv.iimmi.ng coach for
1he Pioneers. ·rm looking for
wf'rc.1 lo b1.1ild~ng,a new tradiuon
of excellence. wuh the swim
ican,s at Lewis & Clark."
..Mtllt bnngs w11h h1111 a
wcallh of compe1111ve swm11mng
experience and knowledge or I he
Nonhwes1 Conference,'· Wallo
s..1id ... His enthusiasm and per4
sonali1y arc a perfect Iii for 1he
Pioneer swim 1eams and the en•
Lire ath lctics staff.•
e!
We need sports writers!
We need people who know the inner
workings of the athletics department
and enjoy going to a game. All in the
line of duty, of course.
First meeting Thursday, September 14, at 6:00pm
Piolog office
September 8, 2001 Pioneer Log 7 publick occurrences
Friday
September 7
Johannah Sherrer Memorial
Ledure, 4:00pm.
Students of Color Barbecue.
Picnic Area, Lower Campus,
5:00pm.
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
Saturday •
September 8
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Ari,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
l\.1onday
Septe1nber 10
Student paychecks
av11ilable in the cashier's
office.
Gubernatorial Campaign
lntership for Beverly Stein.
Templeton, outside
bookstore, 11 :00am.
"Strike/ Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
Tuesday
September 11
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm. Wednesday
September 12
Student Activities Fair.
Templeton, Stamm Room,
4:00pm.
Volleyball VS. Puget Sound.
Pamplin Sports Center,
7:00pm.
"Strike/ Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
Thursday
September 13
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
Friday
September 14
Last day for add/drop, CR/
NC and registration
changes.
•strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Co.ntef(IP.Ofil,Y. Art,
11:00am-4:00pm ..
Saturday
September 15
Cross-Country LC
Collegiate Invitational.
Mciver Park, Estacada,
10:00am. Football vs. Occidental.
Griswold Stadium, 1:30pm.
Volleyball vs. Cal State
Hayward. Pamplin Sports
Center. 7:00pm.
•strike/ Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :O0am-4:00pm.
Sunday
September 16
·strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :O0am-4:00pm.
Monday
September L 7
Rosh Hashanah.
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :O0am-4:00pm.
Tuesday
September 18
CSAW Volunteer Fair.
Templeton, Thayer Rooms,
11:00am.
Rosh Hashanah_
•strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :O0am-4:00pm.
Wednesday
September 19
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :O0am-4:00pm.
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8 Pioneer Log September 8, 2001 Thursday Wednesday
Seoten1ber 20 September 26
•strike/ Printmakers as Volleyball vs. Willamette.
Social Critics. Gallery of Pamplin Sports Center,
Contemporary Art, 7:00pm
11 :00am-4:00pm. John S. Rogers Summer
Research Poster
Friday Conference. O/,n Lounge,
September 21 4:30pm.
"Strike! Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Arts & Ideas "Seasons of Contemporary Art.
Peace• Benefit Concert. 11 :00am-4:00pm.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Yom Klppur
7:30pm and 10:00pm.
"Strike! Printmakers as Thursday
Social CriUcs. Gallery of September 2 7 Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm. "Strike/ Printmakers as
Social Critics. Gallery of
Saturday Contemporary Art,
September 22 11 :00am-4:00pm.
Yom Kippur.
Football vs. Pomona-Pitzer. rridav Griswold Stadium, 1:30pm. ,
•strike! Printmakers as September 28
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art, "Strike! Printmakers as
11 :00am-4:00pm. Social Critics. Gallery of
Sun<lay Contemporary Ari,
September 23 11 :00am-4:00pm.
Saturday
•strike! Printmakers as September 29
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art, Volleyball vs Colorado
11 :00am-4:00pm. College. Pamplin Sports
Center, 7:00pm.
Tuesday Otto Sack Day. All day
September 25 Sunday
"Strike/ Printmakers as September 30
Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art, "Strike! Printmakers as 11 :00am-4:00pm. Social Critics. Gallery of
Contemporary Art,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
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