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Volume 67, Number 1
Apathy, disinterest plague America says Nader
by David Oppenheim
After his nearly two-hour
long speech "' the Pamplin
Sports Center on Sunday, Oct. 6,
Ralph Nader moved 10 the
Manor House for a post-speech
banquet. The festivities, which
wrapped up Nader's day on cam­nauonal lrade agreements and
support dic1a1ors ,hat can pro­
vide child and serflabor 10 1hese
American compan1es or their 1n•
te.rmcdiau~: contractors m their
na11ve lands because we don\
like 10 do st directly. Finally.
wha1 we need to do Is decide if
we are going ,o be parncipams help or hun this apathetic genera•
Lion?
, ader: What about the claim
that even those Americans who
fully participate in the demo­
cra1ic process of governmentjUSI
aren't being heard? The publicly
financed news agency Democ­
racy Now reponed 1ha1 Congress
1s being Ooodcd with
thousands upon 1hou­
snnds of ami-war let-
ters. However, T/,e
New Yotl: Times today
reported that if they
were gomg 10 vole on
a War Resolu1ion Act
today, II would pass
75-25 ,n the Senate. pus, included an in­
formal round1able
discussion where he
candidly addressed
the questions and
concerns of SOPA
members present a1
the banquet. The
Pioneer Log was able
10 catch up wilh him
and ask or few of iis
own questions as the
discussion and ban•
quct wrapped up
Not one to chann or
be charmed by a
clumsy college re­
poner, Mr. Nader gave
fonhrigh1. remarkably
lengthy responses 10
each question_ As he
spoke, Mr. Nader
moved closer and
d<>S<"r11>thcfm111 oft,,..,
5<lll, d;spcm1dy trying
10 convey the mgency
nncl lmmedia1e impor­
tance of his rheionc.
Pioneer Log; Many Counter LO surveys
done by Democracy
Now there :ire ,he
polls, and the polls are
very m1sch1evous
Polls arc enem1_s:s of
democracy, because
the way to ask the
question will dcier­
nttnc the answc.~ The
ques,ton is asked ,vith­
out any pred1ca1e of in­
formation. For ex­
ample: Sadaam
Hussein 1sa brutaldic-
1ator, he's used poison­
ous gas, rnvaded Ku­
wau, should we ovcr-Former presidential candidate and consumer
activist Ralph Nader's speech at lewis & Clark
Oct. 6 was followed by a reception at the
Manor House. 1hrow hnn? Sure, llut,
you :i.sk should we ovcnhrow him ,r
there an:Amcncan casualues? Oo\\11
(the polll goes. Do you think we
should overthrow hbn i[ we have no
allies. should WC overthrow h,m ,r
there IS the likelihood of domcsuc
tCJTOrism os a boomtrJng? Down H
goes again Sec what I mean? (But I
members of Congress adhere 10 polls, peopk have made note that you an!
vague abom foreign policy. Will you
pleasecbrify exactlywh.,t )'Ourfor­
<ign policy is?
Nader: The pnnciples of
United Stales foreign policy
should be to dedica1e our re­
sources 10 the be11crmen1 of 1he
world, and our own enligluened
self Interest. That means instead
o[ spending b!llions of dollars on
weapons systems designed
solely for union hostihties, we
attack global infec1ious dise.,ses
and clean up contaminated
drinking w:ner. We would save
millions of lives for just a few
dollars of what each weapon
costs. We don't dc,•01e enough
resources to waging pc.ace as
compared to war. We have 3
$400 billion defense budge,, and
only a few million dollars is senL
towards the disarmamem parlor
the Pentagon. Waging peace
means hav;ng a lot of skilled
people. negotiators and conOict
prevention, and expanding imer­
national law, imerna1ional tribu­
nals. We stop becoming a major
exporter of weapons systems
and munitions because it hap­
pens 10 be good business. There
are • 101 of kids being blown
apart by our landmines. We
shouldn't suppon repressive re•
gimcs. With dictators you've got
10 leash our muhi-na1ional lcor•
poratlonsl, who are \\11ling 10
endorse any government 1ha1's
going to give them a mining con•
tession or contract. You·ve got
to say 10 Lhesc multi-nationals
and this whole global-corporate
NAFTA thing that we are not
going 10 adhere to 1hese multi-in lmportani mtemotional trca-
1jes or simply naysayers; Kyoto
!Protocol), Small Amis Agree­
ment, Pro1ec11011 of Children
Agreement, Proiection of Lhc
Rights of Women Agreement, all
of these and others we're
just. .. nowhere. We're the most
powc.rfol nation on earth, but
we're not leaders.
Pioneer Log: Lei's talk abou1
yo111h culwre in America,
There was a massive peace pro­
test here in Portland on Oct. 5.
They es1imated nearly 12.000
people a11ended, bm probably
only 5-10% or 1he people
present were part of my genera•
tion. Why is youth culture in
this country so apathetic 10 the
world around 1hem?
Nader: They have grown up
in a world 1hat tells them 10 shut
up and entertain themselves.
There's a pa1ronizing older adult
culture Lhat is offensive to me.
We have shown tha1 high school
s1Udenis with proper supervi­
sion can advance justice, can
write reports1 can testify, can do
the things that only adults are
supposed to do. 11 rnkes too long
10 grow up In America. Also
TV-remember, I was pan of the
pre• TV generation. 111en then: was
Lhc black and white TV generation,
then there was the color TV gen•
eration, then there was 1he MlV
generation, then there is the Beavis
& Buuhead gener.uion, There too
many stupid things to look at, to
Uivializc and titi!L1tc the youth of
socie,)' This rnms youngs1crsinto
onlookers rather than doers.
Pioneer Log: How docs the eclu­
cational systcm, as it isin place now. TIOI constituents.
Pioncc.r Log: Do you ,hink
people simply don't want 10 rnke
pan in the dcmocrnt1c process be­
cause their voices just aren\ heard?
Nader: Yeah, bu1 Lhat'.s like
quitting in 1.he micld.lc or a bas­
ketball game because you're be­
hind. That's no, acceptable, be­
cause there are too many ex•
amplcs of success throughout
our history, and there would
much more success if the drop•
outs didn't drop out. We have 10
be a litlle impatient with people
who say "I'm 1101 turned on by poli­
tics." f[ you don\ mm on politics,
politics will tum on you. We should
demand a higher level of maturity in
this country. The his10ry books are
open to be read, the bloodshed, the
horrors of Lhe past when people ba­
sically le, power be concentr.1ted. 11
can happen agnin.
Pioneer Log: Do you think the
war on Iraq is inevitable?
Nader: Bush is getting what
he needs. Things .ire foiling in
line, Congress, nex1 week the UN.
Unless he It.is some son of surprise
attack, we have about three
months. But see, three momhs is
all that's needed. All that's nettled,
is for his polls 10 St.'\fl 10 go down,
then Republican party say "whoa,
hold on.• Unfonunaiely. we
should have started this e,1rlicr. l:e welcomes ~acJer
ofctvic pitttlcipatiop in 1.he demo­
a:,dcp~, Al tinu:sshaiplycmi-
6n SuJiday. Oct:: 6, 2002llalph c:al or the niass, publics"<lp(lthetfc
Natl<ll;@®e in:frQllt <if neafly two stlll<xon demQCT11cyartcl£<im<!raie
thousand students-, faculty ancl greed, Nader tXlolled the need for
mcinbers ot !he pQ&U ... • ll1on: d,ic ooucadon to increa.se
Al.tlioughnot ftlJedlo 1e1pacityas v01er twnournnd awnrene,,s qf"th~
-,\\!'.tu o~izei,; h.,d hop&!, tho:;e rt'.'U 1$$Ues111lland.•
prescntall'm.1tP,lin$pQ1tsCtr11erfo, N:,der also spoke on the gr,wc
Nadt(s SJ>(edl \\'cre,adan)ant in dilngerof Ul!i soJfolAnicricnn puh­
thcit~•P)l(>n; lbr-.yhat tru:,p<irciuu:i\ tic telc'1SJon and tadlo rurwa•es 10
GrtC/l:f'3m' ca11didtt1: had to sa1 n~-.ssivc oorpoxatemtc«'.SlS, :i.s~1ng
Nadcr spoke for 1\e:ltly two-1\61lis. •Why don't w~ d1arg1: thi,T/V. aod
on a wi<lt V<lrtcty of topics u1tltid- rndlostauons fin dll~c01111uyl n:m?
Jng CQ'IJ.)91"4\e ~ihty. 'P('esl-(thcrurwavesl arc,:tfternll,P!-!bhc
tlcpJ lllWlS Wl\t' on terror. civic ro-domah1." coni.inulng, •there ~re
5tJO~bflil)i':ind the tn«lin 11e111ly 15,000,000 CQl!cge studem.s
The ~1, whl\'l't lllTI 11eir ly m !his c911ntry. Wi!.h all die shows
full hOllt o,·cnJme, f()(tlsed on on lV. why is there no1 one30·
!he (:Qllntlc:ss rnmes "'4it the mas-nunu1e prognrrn a week \l.edlQ>1N
sive «mglo1nem1~ coll)Qra110,,s Jrl \Q wl,;n 1$ gomg on fb1 wms or
!ht US ,:oinlllli ~rl), scruvhandsrude:ntanteCCllsl on cok
"Sl<lckholclets, ttie public1mel'- legc OU11pusesl"
t-'sSJn WT])Ora!io~ "'1,veno power jie fo11$hed l,,y reitti,iting die
over ,.ik,t they ◊l'l!l e."t:tpt 10 b\cy 'impos;1ance of pobli~ pmtidp.,uon
and sel4t(l(k." Nadetsl;ltei:t: •~ Jn govunmtnl, CS{JeCL.tly on CQI•
bil!< t6 Cban!f-Wby do\\'\! g,,~e~ lcgi\ Cl\m~ ery consutuuonrtl tight excluding • •Who ,vould •;I.ill if we linaUy
the fifth /\Il!endmcm to co~ ),okc up tO our <ivlt duoo;I" he
tlo11S' On7 h,mw, btil'IJ111 sll6tlld ,tSl.<ed. •t ihlnk you know the ~n•
jJe allow\!d1o pankle-iic ill gO\'Cl'tl-' swu, !Do not l waste }'Olll'lwtnues
U1<'11J,n~1 corporanom!" getting over pcrsotW p!l)bfems yo,1
Nader outlined tlfe neeq lbr a should ljave gotttll (Iver m your
newpubUc{nten:si ,n 1bcCl>Cr':'""lv- ndolescence. ll is time to wake up
ing world l11cludlng 1he lltXl.-SStty ns a socie1. :•
Oregon Students for
Utah Wilderness
plan Day of Action
by Anna Brones
On October 21, Lewis &
Clark wiU join with 20 other
college campuses across the
country LO promote awareness
for the pro1ccrlon of 9 million
acres or public lands in Utah.
The Oregon S1uden1s for
Utah Wilderness group on
campus is taking part in the na­
tion.al Day of Action, no1 only
to promote Awareness but also
to ask Senator Gordon Smith
for his cosponsorsbip of the
American Redrock Wilderness
Act.
The Act, which currently has
162 cosponsors in the House of
Representatives and 17 in the
Senate would designate 9 mil•
lion acres o[ public la.nds in Ut.'lh
as Wilde.mess. Wilderness is the
highest grade 1ha1 a land can get
and it meaos Lha1 it is completely
closed off to any dis1urban.cc
from outside sources. but open
to public eojoymenL
"This issue is very important
to me because public lands are
very overlooked in America,"
junior Kym Stchwicn-Sn1ith
said. "People don't know that
they arc part owners in public
lands.•
ln the las, 1wo years, 3 mil-lion acres have been destroyed
in Utah due 10 leasing for ex•
1rac1ion. This includes but is
no1 limited 10 oil companies.
The Ac1 would pul a stop to
this immediately and leave
those lands alone, letting
them attracL people not
money inves11nents.
On the Day of Ac1ion a group
will be out wilh 400 pos1cards
to be signed and delivered to
Senator Gordon Smith, who cur•
rently is strongly opposed to the
act. Bm 1he Day or Action is no1
only about pushing for his cO•
sponsorship.
"In my perfect world Gordon
Smith would change his mind
and become a radical environ•
mecntalist ," S1chwien-Smith s.'tid_
"But this Day of Action is not
o.bout Gordon Smith. it:S abou1
every person learning abou I the
issue."
The Day of AcLion will be a.
chance for students to learn
about and begin to protect
lands that are technically
theirs. The group hopes 10 raise
awareness whhin the commu•
nity.
"We might only be 400 post•
cards but we're a lot more 1han
that, we're concerned students,"'
Stehwie.n-Smlth smd.
Pioneer Log October 18, 2002 . the Pioneer Log
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NEWS Eo1TOR: 8EKA FEATHERS
FORUM Eo11oa: CHARLIE
BLACKMAR, CHIUS RvAN
FiATURES Eorroa; Liz HUMMER,
JovANNA SOiUSSEL
Aars EorroR: AARON l.ANOAIJ
SPORTS EDITOR: JOHN KOEHN
CALINOAR E:o1TOR: ERIN HA!Ck
C0Nnueu11NG w,urea.s: Lazv
Acx~R. DAVID OPPE.NHEtM, MAGGIE
0vLES
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The Pioneer Log ls funded by your
student fees. SAAB
SCOOP
by James Christie
Are you working or planning
to work on an exciLing research
project, bUl you can't find the
funds to complete it?
Well. applying for a SAAB re­
search grant might be the an­
swer. SAAB awards Sll,000 per
semester to studenlS for self­
monvated research. Self-mou­
vated research is defined in
which you "provide th.e energy,
impems. and motivation/' This
does not include research done
on behalf of faculty members.
In the past, smdcnlS have ap•
plied for SAAB research granlS
for independent study projeclS,
senior theses. and senior
capstones/keystone projeclS. To
apply for a grant you must be a
full-time student (12 credit
hours or more) and be in good
academic standing (cumulauve
GPA of 2.0 or more). Grani
funding can be used 10 cover
travel, meals, services, equ1p­
mem/books, and expendables.
Addinonally, grantees are re­
quired 10 present the resullS of
the.1r research in some sort of
open forum to the. LC commu~
nity.
Research applications are
due 5:00pm November 8th in
lhe SAAB Office.
In other SAAB news, SAAB
fllnded senior Noah Manos
(An) to bring ceramic artist
Josh Deweese, lhe an director
at die Archie Bay Foundation,
the 'Mecca of Ceramic Ans', to
-LC on October 1st to present a
full day workshop. During the
workshop Mr. Deweese showed
SlUdcnlS his unique and amnz•
ing technique at making some
or the most beautiful ceramic
pots & jars on eanh.
SMB also awarded two Con­
ference Grants. Senior Julia
Boehm (Psychology) and jun­
iors Anisa Goforth (Psychol­
ogy), and Talia Ullmann (PS)'­
chology) were funded to
present their paper on the as­
sociations between journaling
and individuals idenliflcatlon
with past traumatic Hfe cvcnlS
to the 2003 conference of the
Society for Personality and So­
cial Psychology (SPSP). The
three were invited to present
their research by the Society.
Such an honor is rarely be­
stowed upon undergraduates.
The thesis of their paper, 'Writ­
ing about a u-aumacic life event
allows an lndividWII to more
closely Identify their sense of
self with lhe event' argued that
this wriling leads to heallh ben­
efilS. The three performed their
research by making their test
subjects keep jollrnals.
Another Conference
Granl was awarded to junior
Maggie Sullivan (Political Sci­
ence) and Junior Joleen Fuller
(Sociology). The two wiU be at­
tending the 15lh annual Con­
ference of the National Studcm
Campaign Against Hunger and
Homelessness. The two wlll use
the knowledge they learn from
this conference to improve LCs
annual Hunger and
Homelessness Week, which
they coordinate.
2 Pioneer Log October 18, 2002 § zp
Crime Beat
provided by BIii Curtin
October 8th
Medical call in Stewart Resi­
dence Hall -smdenL transponed
to the Oregon Health Science
University
Motorcycle accident in front
of Odell Residence Hall -no in­
juries
October 10th
Vandalism to sprinkler heads
and lawn damage just south of
the new Residence Halls
Theft oflockcd bicycle from
News Briefs
by Pioneer Log staff
Banner disrupts
Symposium Panel
Tuesday session of the En­
vironmental Affairs Sympo­
sium was interrupted by a 100-
foot-plus banner declaring
"Don, blame forest fires-Log­
ging desiroys" dropping from
outside Council
Chambers.The speakers dur­
ing this session included Max
Merlich, the current VP of for­
est work (or Columbia Heli­
copters, a helilogging firm op­
e.rated in the US, Canada, and
southeast Asia.
Mcrlich had initially tried to
back out of the symposium
upon learning of the other pan-West Hall bicycle rack
Violation of College Drug
Policy in Manzanita Residence
Hall
A microwave oven was taken
from the Manor House kitchen.
October 11th
Vehicle accident al
Tenvilliger Circle -Portland Po­
lice responded
Violation oft he College Drug
Policy in Ponderosa Residence
Hall
elislS.
"They waited to the end, and
he had a chance 10 give his view,"
said Julian Dautremont-Smith,
the coordinator for that session.
•we did have a naiional politi­
cal leader here I Merlin E. Bartz,
the Special Assist.ant to the Un­
der Secretary for Natural Re­
sources and Environment, U.S.
Depanment of Agriculture!. so
it was important to lobby him
while he was hue. It was far
more respectflll u1an interrupt­
Ing by chanting, given tha1
somelhing was inevitably going
to happen."
"The method could be ig­
nored. It dropped, people
cheered, and it was ignored by
the speakers," concluded
Dautremont-Smith. An additional violation or the
College Drug Policy in Ponde­
rosa Residence Hall
October 12th
Violation of the College Drug
Policy in Plau Residence Hall
Violation of the College Drug
Policy in Manzanita Residence
Hall
October 13d,
Theft of clothing from the
Laundry Room in Copeland E
wing
Homecoming signs disappear
Homecoming signs promot­
ing Purple 19 disappeared over
Fall Break, giving only a scant
weeks publicity for the event.
The signs, which were put up in
Templeton, the library, and t.he
Throckmorton pos1ing board
were professionally produced
and cost $480 for five signs.
Sierra Santoyo, Head of the
Homecomi.ng commiuce, says
she has talked with
maintainance and library work­
ers, and that they are as puzzled
as she as LO lhe disappearance of
"huge purple posters."
"Who wants stupid purple
posters, anyway?" asked
Santoyo. "They'd look better on
my wall, and we'd really like
1hem back."
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Nader's visit sparks
political awakening:
Or, how I
discovered
politics are more
important than
"The Simpsons"
by Charlie Blackmar
Poli1ics is a runny thing.
Some people pay anemion 10 ii
like it was 1he Superbowl, World
Cup final, and game seven or 1he
World Series all rolled in10 one.
Howeve.r. for others. politics is
Huie more. than a waste of time
that interrupts "The Simpsons•
with election returns.
Over the 18 years of my e,­
is1ence 1 have fallen inlo 1his
lauer ca1egory. I can tell you
more about Springfield Mayor
Diamond Joe Quimby 1han
about any local polilician from
back home. I care more about
Bart's aniics than any piece of
legisla1ion every introduced on
Capital Hill Every Lime election
returns interrupt '"Simpsons"
reruns l throw a tantrum. Not
just any old tantrum, mind you­
·my untrumS arc more like the
kicking and screaming Olympics.
For 18 years of m)' life l was
blissfully unaware of politics.
Now, thats nm 10 say 1 was com­
pletely ignorant. I could tell you
who the president was--Al Gore. Plus I knew 1ha1 the Bush guy
he defeated had 1he brainpower
or a monkey on speed.
Two Sundays ago when I
made making the long hike from
Forest LO Pamplln 10 hear Ralph
Nader sptak, I was like a toddler
about to lisu,n to Dr. Suess [or
the fLrsL time. Now, I was more
1han prepared. Sucking on my
pacifier with mr mi11ens pinned
10 111)' jacke1, I 1hough1 I was
ready for anything good old
R.1lph had to 1hrow at me.
I was wrong.
·1r you go 1hrough a week as
a cilizen wilhou1 doing any­
thing, you·re weakening our de­
mocracy."
These words hit me prc11y
hard, and 1ha1 is an undersmc­
mem. 11 was as if Lennox Lewis
had just delivered an uppercut
to my chin and Mike Tyson was
chomping down on my car for
Su.nday dinner.
All it 100k was one senicncc
to make me rethink my entire
political existence. I now real­
ize 1ha1 polilics affects ever)'
facet of my life. Instead of sit­
ling around and letting polilics
whiz over my head like Super­
man, 1 need to pull ou1 some
kryp1onile and take pan in the
process.
ln the last week I have acni­
ally been poli1ically ac1ive. I
look tl,c Lime 1.0 call the White Mouse, and write my rcprescn­
tati"es. I even 100k part in a pro­
test aga.inst the President's posi­
tion or Iraq.
Ln my opinion, if the U.S. a1-
ucks Iraq, we automaiically be­
come the worlds biggest hypo­
crites, right in front of Jerry
Falwell and the RIM. We pos­
sess the very weapons of mass
destruction we fear in Iraq. We
claim t.o be the world's moral
lcade:r, yet. we :ire about to
l3unch a preemptive strike
against a sovereign nation. I find
1 his more upseuing than "The
Simpsons" being imerrup1ed for
elec1ion re1urns.
As a college s1udem, my ide­
als are at their peak. This I need
to take advamage or this oppor-
1unit.y, I cannot allow myselr 10
s1and around inactive while
Washington destroys 1he coun­
try I lo"c so muc.h.
Obviously i1's not press-s1op­
ping national news, but I have
had a polilical awakenmg. I
ha,,e made it om of my crib and
Lhrown away my pacifier. I am
ready to be an active citiz,:n'ilnd
make a difference in the poli1i­
cal process. Personally. I do nol
know of a better way to s1an
being polhically ac1ive 1han by
staling 1hese historic words.
"HOMER, BARNEY 04: fixing
America's problems one beer at
a Lime.."
Covert racism afflicts GAB
The most pervasive fom, or
racism does not come in 1.he
shape of individuals with bad
inten1ions, but in the way in
which while people (and insti­
tutions run by them) perpe1ua1e
racism unknowingly.
I know that racism exlis and
operaies around me all of the
time. On • day-10-day level, it
mostly appears 10 me as glim­
mers out of 1hc corner of my eye,
and when I look 10 name ii, It
vanishes. I was smacked in the
face by institutionalized racism
as I sat in on a recent GAB meet­
ing regarding the Black S1ude111
Unions request for money for
Black Hist0ry Monih, and bring­
ing Kweisi Mrume (the head or
the NAACP) 10 Lewi.s & Clark
College.
I want LO acknowledge right
off the ba1 1hat there were a lot
of technocratic reasons why
GAJJ may ha"c had a hard lime
deciding whether or not 10 fund
1hc BSUs gran1. And I also know
1ha1 in the end, GAB dcddcd 10
give $8000 10 the BSU. But I
would like 10 take a s1cp further
and really look at the race issues
that were involved during the
process.
When I have talked 10 white
people who were not there about
why I thought the process we
wem 1 hrough was racist, they
have asked me, "well what did
1hcy say?" as if racism is only
apparent by bigoted s1a1cmcnis.
I find it difficuil to anicula1e the ways in which Institutionalized
racism was presen1cd there. I
hope tha1 I can do ii jus1ice In
this anicle.
First or all, ii is inherently
racist for while people 10 decide
wha1 programming is important
for people or color. How could
we expec1 Lhal board LO I ru ly
unders1and the importance of
Black History Momh in an edu­
cation sys1em where every day
is while his1ory month? How
could we expect them 10 under­
stand the importance of bring­
ing a national leader o[ the black
community 10 LC, when leader­
ship from people who look like
them has been something they
have been Laugh1 10 take for
granted?
Secondly, I believe that a lack
of accountability is a symp1om
of a racis1 institution. The GAJJ
board was no1 elec1ed, nor is
1he.re any appeals process for the
decisions 1hose 1en white people
make.
Given this inherited struc­
ture, 1here should have been an
overt race analysis. h could have
helped that group evaluate how
1heir own prejudices and priori-
1ies affected 1heirabilily 10 make
a good decision.
Not only was 1here no race
analysis, there was a toial inabil­
ity to have an open conversation
about how race factored lnio the
decision making process. After
a rcw minutes of s1iltcd co1wcr­
sa1ion individuals on 1he board said that. they did not know how
to cvalua1c what these. e.ve.nts
were "worth," and visibly
s1ruggled over words dealing
with diversity and race on our
campus. A mo1ion was made to
go into executive session (the
only condi1ion under which the
board is allowed to discuss fonds
in priv:ne). Six ou1 or 1en people
voted 10 clear 1he room so they
could discuss their opinions on
the maue.r in private.
As a white person, and a
member of the BSU, I had an in•
1eres1ing experience in tha1
room. I could identify with ev­
ery while person on the board.
I was afraid to talk about race. I
was afraid to admi1 1hat I migh1
be in a situation that has racist
implicalions. 1 s1ruggled 10 find
my own voice and to speak when
I saw rac.ism being perpetuated,
by myself, or other people.
This is the first time that I got
a glimpse or what i1 would be
like to have my white privilege
Laken away in a racist institu­
tion. While people have always
had1he power 10 make decisions
forme,and 1he privilege 10 avoid
mce. I knew, that evening, with­
ou1 dealing ,vith race issu~s head
on, a decision could not be a fair
one. I also knew 1ha1 I couldn't
say a 1hing aboul ii when I was
leaving tha1 room (even 1hough
L wanted to scream). All I could
say was ·,hank you •
-Nina Narcllc Civil liberties not
so inalienable
after all?
by Seka Feathers
For all of you watching our
diminishing civil liberties ,vi1h
a wary eye, heads up.
In a dehacle li11le publicized
outside 1he region, Governor
James E. McGreevey of New Jer­
sey is seeking legisla1lon that
would enable him to re.move
New Jersey's current poet lllure­
a,e, Amiri .Baraka, from offlc.e
due to a con1ro.versy over a poem
Baraka wro1e.
Baraka's poc.m, entitled
"SOmebody Blew Up Amedca,"
was wriue.nshonlya[terSe.pt.11
and attacks America's long his­
tory of oppression of rninori1y 1ribunals, our nation plunged
in10 war at the. whim of a single
person, -and our 1ax dollars spent
pursuing P"'lY drug dealers wilh
1he same in1ensi1y and equip­
ment. used to apprehend inter­
na tlona l spies. Is that not
enough t.o convince. the Ameri­
can people that thei.r liberty is
at stake, or will we wait until we
are issuedlD cards nnd arc forbid­
den 10 leave our ltomes to a.ct?
We cannot sit back content­
edly any longer, certain t.bat the
government will iron out all our
problems wit.hout a siogle con­
sequence on our pan. We can no
longer trust ou.r elected officials
10 work for our benefit wh.Ue
groups suclt as
A fr i can• ,, _______ _
Americans
1 and Native
Americans. IL
also sugges1s
1ha1 the lsradi preserving
Liu: f rec do ms
we hold dear.
With this at­
tack on
·sarakas right
to express his
views, repre•
sentalive de•
mocracy In
Americ.:1. may
have received
a fai.,I blow. We cannot let this
incident in NJ slip by
as though it never
happened, not unless
we want to wake up
one morning and fihd
our news media cen­
sored and our books
burnt. ... governmcnL
had prior
knowledge of
the auack on
the World
Trade Ce.nter
and instructed
iis foreign na­
Lioruils 10 stay
ltome that day. E v e n
more 1errify-
---------- '' ing, af1er a
Nine monthsafter writing.1he
poem, llaraka was named poet
laurea1e of New Jersey, an honor
that comes ,vith a S10,000 s1i­
pend. Three weeks la1er, he read
the poem aloud at. the Dodge Po­
etry Festival.
Ther, was an 1mmtdiate out­
pouring of criticism from the
New Jersey government. The
Presidem or the State Sena1e
termed the poem "outrageous,
anLi•Semetio1 and anti4Ameri­
ca11' a.nd caJJed for Baraka to re­
sign. Baraka refused. And in re•
sponse, a bill has been Intro•
duced thal would. permil 1he
governor to not only remove
Baraka from h1S position, but to
choose all future poet laureates.
Does anybody else smell
something fishy here?
Last Lime I checked, a poem
falls under thel)rOtection of lhe
Firsl Amendment, and toStTip a
poet of an honor such as p(m
laureate and then 16 place the
power to choose all future poet
laureates in the hands of one
person smacks of censorship.
What happened ro freedom of
speech in New Jersey? ls that.
just. the next of our civil liber-
1ies to be quie1ly erased? And
where are we going 10 draw the
line, if not here, if no1 now? The
scandalous behavior of the New
Jersey legislature is no isolated
incident., but the latest in a string
of bills and laws designed 10
erode 1he freedonts granted us ln
the Bill of Rights,
We, thro~gh Congress, have
already consented 10 have our
records searched, our e-mails
read, o\lr telephimes tapped, for­
eign nationals tailed and arres1ed
,vith l111le or no prior ev1de11ce,
then tried m secret by nulitnry few small ar­
ticles, the issue faded off the na-
1lonal screen, never even mak­
ing the ftont pages of The New
York Timts. This hardly seems
the way 10 t~~an issue s6 cen­
tral 10 the values and ideals of
our nation?
Are we now about t.o lei our
government dec-ide what we
should and should no1 s.1y or
think or write, solely because h
expresses an opinion different
from Lhe one the White House
wishes 10 show the world? is·
that the trap the American
people have fallen Into?
Because our national borders
have been violated and 1he se­
curity we took for granted
breached, shall we condemn dis­
sent and relinquish 1he rights 10
free speech, free press, and free
assembly we have cherished so
long? We cannot let this inci­
dent in NJ slip by as though it
never happened, not unless we
want to wake up one morning
and find our news media cen­
sored and our books burn,.
This is a crucial time in
Amertcan history. If the Ame1i­
can people withdraw from the
political process, allowing those
already in power to run the
show, we are los1. Helpless. we
,viii see our freedoms st.ripped,
our wishes ignored, and our
dreams sha11cred fa the £aceofn
totalitarian govemmem whose.
only wish ts t.o preserve Its own
wealth and power.
Ihc question focfng us now
is one repeated over and over ln
Baraka's poem: Who will s1and
up for freedom? Who will take
responsibiht.y for past crnnes?
"Who and Wh11 and WHO
who / Whoo and
Whooooooooooooooooooooot•
October 18, 2002 Pioneer Log 3 =Pio=ne===er=Lo::::2:g==== Advertisement=======
Beyond the Beltway:
Senators at Lewis & Clark
In order to educate young citizens about the importance of the
United States Senate's advice and consent function, the Pacific
Northwest Political Science Association, thanks to a generous
grant from the Arkay Foundation, is proud to announce an
unprecedented lecture series of distinguished former Senators:
Bob Packwood (OR) Thurs,Oct 31 @7 pm
George McGovern (SD) Mon, Nov 4 @ 7 pm
Mark Hatfield (OR) Tues, Nov s@ 3:30 pm
Paul Simon (IL) Wed, Nov 6@ 7 pm
Eugene McCarthy (MN) Fri, Nov s@ 3:30 pm
Place: Lewis & Clark College
Council Chambers, Templeton Student Ctr.
We encourage you to mark your calendars for what promises to
be an exciting and rare opportunity to engage with our country's
leading public servants.
Media inquiries: Tania Thompson, (503) 768-7961.
wwW.AdviceAndConsent.org
4 Pioneer Log October 18, 2002 =====Features Pioneerlog
Watkins boosts graphic design Photo of the Week
by Liz Hummer
There's a new addition to 1he
Lewis&: Clark An Deparunem,
but you may noc have noticed.
That's because her laid-back
wardrobe and D:msko clogs al­
low Heather Watkins to blend
w11h ,he student body. But don'1
lee her youc hful appearance fool
you; she LS, 1hc new Visiting As­
sistam Professor of Graphic De­
sign. and she's loving her job.
·1 really, really love the com­
bination of designing and teach­
mg, • says the Sonora, CA native.
•1 think 11 enriches the experi­
ence of bod1. •
This enthusiasm is energizing
the Graphic Design depanmem
and llS smdenLS.
"She's a breath of [resh air. I
feel like she has a very good
knowledge of design, and she's
very approachable. I'm defi­
nitely learning more than ever.'
I I says Alexis Marzolf, a senior
Graphic Design major.
Watkins, 33, brings several
years of teaching experknce, and
even more professional experi•
ence, to her position at LC. She
received her BA In both Classi•
cal Studies, with an emphasis in
An and ArchitectUre, and En­
glish /!;r World Literature from
Pitzer College in Claremont, CA.
After college Watkins moved
to Portland, motivated by fond
memories of the city and its cool
weather from her childhood.
"A lot ofmy work during that
time was related to wri1ing, p\lb•
lishing and editing for some lo•
cal weekly magazines," Watkins
remembers . .iMy main interest
has always been a combination
of verbal and visual communi-
cation."
Her intercslS were n,1nured
with classes in book ans, pho•
10graphy and letter press at the Oregon School of Ans&: Cra.fls.
where she was also working in
che Public Relations depanment
as publications coordinator.
"And after three-and-a-half
years of work, I was able to put
together a portfolio of an work
and design work, a11d I wan1ed
to push myself into a slightly dif­
fe_rcnt professional realm that
would allow me to design and
teach design," Watkins recalls.
This led her 10 enter the MFA
program in graphic design at
Rhode Island School of De.~ign
in 1998. After two "intense"
years at RISO, where she also
had a teaching fellowship,
Watkins moved onto a one-year
1eaching position at the Art In­
stitute of Boston at Lesley Uni­
versity. She also taught at the
MassachusctLS College of Arts.
She returned to the North­
west last year and spent her time
developing her professional de­
sign practice and her own stu­
dio artwork. After stabilizing for
that year, and having seen an
announcement for the LC posl•
tion, "'returning to teaching was
very appealing,• says Watkins.
She feels strongly that stu­
dents should learn the art of de­
sign, yet remains open to the
possiblity of individual incerests.
•1 think it'.s really lmportam
for )'Oung designers to develop
a broad set of skills 10 commu­
nicate on lots of levds, to un­
derstand boch the technical as­
pects of the prac1ice and have the 'Tis the season for midterms that is!
This student is. diligently studying on the steps in
Miller; have you oeen doing the same? No one
is saying that midterms are fun, but study hard
and remember to look on the bright side: at least
they aren't finals -yet.
lem coming up with ways to ac•
1ivate different ideas and inter•
estS in students.•
Watkins also sees che various
applications of graphic design.
"it's really about learning a
visual language, and I chink be­
ing able to read and speak in that
language is importan1 because
our culture is very visual.• have some personal interest in,
so it tends to be ans-related or
non-profit," Watkins cxplalns.
Her professional focus is on
book and prin1 design, with
projecLS ranging from limited
edition fine press books to com­
mercially printed. mass-dis1rib­
ULed projects, including posters,
brochures and invitations.
At LC, Wat kins keeps busy
teaching Graphic Design I, 2.
and 3, and advising the senior
projects in graphic design.
. . . . . ability to work with people,"
With her enthusiastic teaching style, Heather Watkins Watkins says. "Design is about Meanwhile, she's al;o work­
ing on her own visual contribu­
tions to society in the form of a
project for the Muse um of Fme
Ans in Bos1on Lh•t entails de­
signing a series of ca1alogues i:;
feature highlights of 1he work in
the. museum!> collec1ion, "Design is all abolll problem
so1v•ing. it's aboul transl:ntng
ideas into form, and those skills
can be applied really broadly,"
says Wat kins. breathes new life into the Graphic Design program. everything. so I have no prob• "I try to seek out work that I
Clothing Guru finds Portland fashion treasures
by L12 Hummer out on the town, this ls the place. of trendy used clothes and buys clothing and accessories up• DESIGNER
I'm -sure we'd all agree I hat
geumg dressed for closs 111 the
morning \ISually emails rolhng
om of bed, chrowmg your hair
up, and putting on the first p•ir
of Jeans (or Carharts} and shin
that comes uno view.
There just tsn'1 reason (or
nme) enough to get dressed up
for most days a, Lewis&: Clark.
But tomorrow 1s ,he l-lomecom•
1ng Dance. one ol' the few op•
ponun1t1es to get dressed up
(for Lhose 111clined 10 do so),
and what do you have lO wear?
Since your closet probably
contains mostly Jeans, khakis,
thrHt store T-shirts. and
sweatshirts {as well as a few
remnants of the nice clothes
your mom made you buy in
high school), why not head out
on ,he 1own for some shopping?
In the fashmntsLa spirit that
is 100 often mis.<;;ng on this cam­
pus, here's a list of local stores,
each catering to different styles
and price ranges, to inspire you
10 add a little pizzazz LO your
wardrobe-boch for tbe special
event this weekend and for
those rare days whe..n fashion
comL'S to forefront of your mind.
TRENDY
forever 2 l (Pioneer Place,
503-24l-048B, Lloyd Center)
This brigh,, white store on the
top 0oor of Pioneer Plate is
crammed foll of trendy tops.
pants, skins, dresses and jack­
ecs, all for shockingly cheap
p-rices. The q\lality isn't stellar,
but if you're looking for a flirty,
sexy or skimpy outfit for a night Charlo1te Russe (Clackamas yourcired 1hreads, but it also fe.a-s1airs. Most items are under $20, Mi111f & Lerw (823 NW 23rd,
Towne Center and Lloyd Cen-tures vintage and retro fnshions and lots of trendy sneakers and 503-224-7736) This store is full
ter) This 1s s1milarto Forever 21, (for guys and girls). The prices T-shirts can be combined wilh o[mny dresses. and even tl1ough
bu11he racks are mQre organized are reasqnable for some grea, the more unique vintage items they arc designed morefor warm
and the clothes are less scattered, finds. Try on some wigs or retro Good ole thrift sto,·ts (Value wc.11her, they can easily be lay­
making for a qwcker shopping motorcycle helmets, or get your Village, Goodwill, St. Vincent ered with a cardigan 10 fit the
experience. Head herdortrendy picture taken in the old-school dcPaul) ( various local ions Portland weather After reading
pieces, bm keep m mmd thnt lhe black&: white photo booth. around Portland -check the your fashion magazine, you can
clothes runsmallcnhan nomial. Magpie (520 SW Nh1tl1, 503-phone book) Never forget to find the same labels • Tocca.
Exp,-ess (all local malls} Yes, 2 2 O • ~------- nr..,,-----, harness Diane von Furstenberg and Mon
1hc trendy types from lugh 0920) 1he raw PetitOiscau,1onamcafcw-a1
school usually shopped here, bu1 One of power this local boutique. The prices
1h1s store can be good in small I h e of the may be unrealistic, but it's fun
doses. Basiqeans.and more mi-neatest, d i r , • and inspirational to browse.
lored shins, sweaters and jack-m o s t cheap Pol1c,ft1Cc (128 SW 3rd, 503-
ets that reflect the trends arc well or• ~ clothing 294-0445) Over0owmg with fa.
some of the finds at Lh,s mall ganizcd "-- ~ \. at the bds like Marc Jacobs, Cacharel
s,aple. The pntesare higher he.re vintage omni• and Mint, and 01hersmallcr, up-
and they're no, always worch it., shops L----::::::;;;:~~~~- ■iii present and-coming designers such •s
so keep in mind what you're around, th i r f, Fake London and Evisu. ,his
willing to spend. 1 h i s s Io re. store brings a caste oflarger fash-
Ltrner New l'orh (Lloyd Cen• r a i n • G o o d Ion dcs1inarions like NYC and
tcr) A bit more price-conscious. b o w • for blaz-London 10 Portland. Again, you
Lerner New York carries neat, colored e. r s mny have 10 save up :l couple
tailored clothes for half the price. st o re ( which monchs of work-study checks 10
Good forbasiesandjob-hunters. a r - ifflrnnltiTrm can run buy anything In here, but it's
RESALE, RETRO, and/or ranges ,. rr om wonhgeuingaiasteofthevari-
VINTAGE t h e i r Even just window shopping can be fun $ 5 o . ety of fashion out in ,he world.
Buffalo Exclumge (1420 SE re t r o around Portland -especially for shoes! $150 in •scaplane(3352 SE Belmont,
371h (offHawchorne). 503-234- treasures by decade, 1hen by depanment stores compared 10 503-234-2+09) Saving the best
1302, .new location at 10th&: color, which always helps dur-S4-7 here), basic skirts/panes. forlast,thisisclefinitely1hemos1
Burnside) There are now two of ing chat treasure hunt that we comfy guy's sweaters, and the interesting and unique shop on
chis well-known West Coast re-call vintage shopping. Come occasional rare concen T-shirt. thJslist. Morelikeagalkry1han
sale chain, an·d the rotating mer-here for some unique items that 1here isn't much over $10 a1 any a retnil store, chis is where local
chandise makes them a must for you'll never see someone else store. And for those looking for fashion designers scll their ere­
frequent visits (for both guys and wearing around campus -orthe fancy c.lothes on a budget, it's at ions alongside the work of lo­
girls). You can find jeans and city for that mauer. Even if you worth browsing 1he fonnalsscc- cal artists and musicians. Come
tops from traditional scores for don't b,uy anytliing, it's s1ill a fun cion, where you may find a beau-here to admire the 0ttid designs
half the retail price, or discover history lesson in fashion. tifol skin attached to a hideous of Seaplane co-owner Holly
hidden vincage treasures. Also Rel rend Th ,.,ads (931 SW top. ;\ quick snip wllh the scis-Stalder, or pick up a $ l2 pack of
bring the clothes tlm you never Oak, 503-916-0000)This score sors and a liule Fray-Check. and iron-on felt pate.hes shaped like
wear to sell for cash or trade. offers new items from urban no one ,viii ever know! And you missiles and dachshunds by Ge,
Red light Clothing Exclwnge fashion labels on their first floor get Lhe added bonus of saying. Felt Up. Or just come down 10
(3590 SE Hawe home, 503-963- -Paul Frank and Fine, for e.x-when asked where you found explore and support the work of
8888) This store has mountains ample -and vintage, secondhand ,hat divine item, "I made it!" the local creative community
October 18, 2002 Pioneer log 5 Pioneer log Arts====
World-class poetry brought
to Armstrong Lounge
by Jovanna Schussel
This coming Tuesday (Oct.
22). Morton Marcus, a world­
renowned contemporary poet,
will be reading rrom his work in
Lhc Armstrong Lounge of the
Manor Mouse.
Marcus has written seven
books of poetry and one novel.
His poems are printed in more
than 75 anthologies throughout
the world and more than 400 of
his poems have been published
in literary journals. Most
recently he published Sho111i11g
Down the Silence: Verse Poems
1988-2001.
Marcus was bom in 1936 in
New York City. He moved 10
CalHomia in 1961. where he
taught both English and fllm at
Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA,
and presently lives in Santa
Cn1z. He has won numerous
awards for his poetry, including
Lhe Anist of the Year Award from
the Santa Cruz County /\rts
Commission.
By ethnicity, Marcus is
Russian-Jewish, and much of his
work has been innuenced by,
among other things, great
Russian writers, such as Amon
Chekhov and Fyodor
Dostoevskl. Mis work is intensely r-=====s;;;;-;
emotional, with
word play and
running
metaphors. He
uses rich
imagery that
comes alive
when read
aloud­
especially when
read by Marcus,
who gives
readings all over
the world 10
captivated
audie.ncc-s.
An excerpt
from one of his
poems, entitled
"The Scducllon
of Lhc Trees,•
gives a good
representation or
the intc·nse
cmoLion of I his
lyrical poec
Each night the tress imirare rl,e
birds they see flying <111ri11g tl,c
day.
They choose the darlmess so
they won't be seen Jla1ipi11g and
flo1111ci11g lfhe elcp/1anls with t/,e
souls of ballcrint1$.
He's an intriguing personality
and a great poet who is wonh a hule of your Tuesday mght. The
reading will take place in
Armstrong Lounge at 8:00 pm,
and e.veryone from the Lewis &
Clark Community is welcome.
It will be a great opportunity to
hear some poetry and take a
break from the drudgery of
normal class work.
Andre Nickatina: CD out­
performs the performance
by Maggie Oyler
Dictionary: Memorable:
worthy of remcmb,·a11ct,
noteworthy. Andre Nickatfoa's
performance at the Roseland
Theatre on Saturday, October 2
was the antithesis of anything 10
remember. Nickatina--a
thoroughly West­
coast Bay-area
MC previously
known as Dre
Dog--had a blase
demeanor abom
him during the
e n t i r e ---~
performance. He w _._
recited lyrics --.. from memory, but -
didn't seem 10 .. ..,
care enough 10
put any emotion
into the show.
Nickatina acted
like he didn't
really want to be show wasn't all bad. His catchy
s1reet hh song '"Ayo" was
definitely a highlight of the
evening. The almost hypnotic
refrain detailing cocaine use ts
creative and definitely curiosity
picking, "Use-ta go ayo for yayo/
walk around with yayo/all in my that's what parental advisory
stickers are fo~
Local MCs B-Lcgit and Cool
Nuu .. 1wo of Lhesupponing acts,
were great. Ttiey gave more
aucmion to the audience than
Nickatina and sparked smiles on
my face. They also had a
charismatic stage presence
although the show in general
had a negative vibe that
inrringcd on my enjoyn1en1.
After they left the stage I was
more intrigued by the groupies
auempting (unsucce.ssfully) 10
nash the audience than by the
main act itself.
Nickatina's new CO Hells
Kitchen is, however, good
listening. Though he tends 10 fall
back 0111os1ereo1ypical thug and
d,:ug life lyric.,, they hide more
inslghful and
intelligent
lyrics about
his home-
town of San Ian Curtis on new
Interpol: "Hey, didn't
we already do this?"
by Erin Halek
Interpol's debut album, nm,
011 the llrighr tights, is not Joy
Division. Ignore all the other
m115ic critics who have called
the two bands one -nnd the
same-it's the Piologs opinion
that really mauers, That's not
to say that Interpol doesn't owe
much of ,heir sound to Joy
Division's haunLcd and
miserable post-punk. But they
owe just as much 10 mid-80s
ind\e bands like Husker Do
and late ·90s isolation experts
'Rad1ohead.
Interpol's quick!)• strum111ed
minimalist sound echoes their
predecessors of thirty years
ago, particularly 111 early album
tracks like "Obstacle 1" and
"POA." The band remains light
on their feet throughout the
disc, and singer Daniel
Kessler"s slightly wavering
voice imbues the music with
urgency, perfect for chose
harried foll days or pogoing
near the stage al the Blackbird. The band is equally adept
at slower ballads. Kessler's
slow moan on "NYC" Is a
perfect mix of anguish and
slight hope. The slower songs
also showcase lnterpols debt
to indie bands in song
structure and length. (Who
ever heard of a Joy Division
song five minutes long?)
For the most part, though,
Interpol keeps up-tempo for
their anguish. One standout
track near the end, "Stella was
a diver and she was always
down," Is framed as a live
performance and finds Kessler
emoting with his female
protagonist betore declaring
undying love. Turn on the
Brlg/11 liglus ls a carefully
crafted pfoce of rock that,
while owing much to their
predecessors, manages to be•
fresh -piece of music that
should have more staying
power than the average garage
band these days.
You now have plans:
upcoming arts events
by Aaron Landau
On SATURDAY: Homccom­
it)g is for high-schoolers. The
real action will be at ONCE
UPON A WEEKEND, a semi•
annual LC theater project. Am­
bitious writers gel 3 days to
compose a 10-minute play, and
even more. ambiti9us actors gel
2 ho1m 10 rehearse on Saturday
afternoon. Curtain pulls at
10:00pm. Black Box. Free.
On SUNDAY: Two birds, one
stone: be a hippie and rock
yogr socks off sim1.1ltaneously
at the BENEFIT FOR THE
CASCADE FOREST AI.Ll­
ANCE with The Everyone Or­
chestra. 8:00pm. Fez Ballroom
(316 SW 11"). Sl5.
On MONDAY: Think you
have jazz chops? Up-and-com-
1,!r5 sit in with the best o[ 'em
every Monday night at
Portland5 bestJAZZJAM at Lhe
Produce Row (214 5E Oak).
$2. On TUESDAY· Mister
MORTON MARCUS show­
cases his freaky freestyle now­
etry. .. er, something. At the
Am1strong Lounge at 8:00pm.
Free.
On WEDNESDAY: Find out
if Godfather of Soul JAMES
BROWN finally takes it to L he
bridge at the Keller Auditorium
(222 SW Oay). 8:00pm. Tick­
ets are S40 and up, but come
on, kids, it"sJAMES BROWN.
On THlJ,RSDAY: See LC's
Rian Lewis with Portland's
CROSST!DE at the Meow
Meow (527 SE Pine). They just
released their CD Scven1ee11
Nautical Miles and trust me,
kids, its well worth your ears.
6pm. Cheap.
On NEXT FRIDAY: Joe
Pesci's f unnJest movie-and
your Inventing America class
is foocln' ilie bill. MY COUSIN
VlNNY at 7:30pm in MHlcr
105. Free.
Lhere, and he didn't seem LO care
about the people who had spent
money LO a11end the show.
This a11i1ude might be Andre
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he is a talented rapper and the f'ICl\lRl COURltSY IHTUNfT
nasaVmusta been craze, yo.•
(Cocaine is something or a
nmning theme herc--Nickaiina·s
third album was entitled simply
Cocaint Raps.) It's not the best
message for the liule kids, but Fransisco, as
well as great
song-inLros
and tight
beats. Don't . , sweat 1t.
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6 Pioneer log October 18, 2002 ===========Sports=======~=·o=n=~=r=Lo=g_=
LC loses 41-40 at home Upcoming Pioneer Sports
by Chris Ryan
Lewis & Clark's potenl of•
fense supplied plenty of excite•
men, in what was another trade•
mark Pioneer shoo1ouL The Pio•
neers entered las1 S:nurday's con-
1es1 tied for first place in the
NWC. They left wilh a disap­
pointing record of 2-2. In from
of a half-filled Griswald stadium
the Pioneers bauled an explosive
Chapman University. On the
first pla)' from scrimmage
Chapman recorded a 71 yard
pass play that resulted in an early
and insurmountable clef'icit. The
Pioneers persevered all day, but
were never able to come within
closer than one poim. The final
score was 41-40.
Quick scoring was a reoccur­
ring theme for the Chapman
Cougars. In addition 10 the 13 second, one play opening drive,
there were other one play drives,
runs of 56 and 68 yards.
Chapman scored 21 of their 41
one points in a total of 48 sec­
onds.
The black shirt defense man•
aged 10 step up in the remaining
minutes of the fonh quarter.
Willi 3:53 10 go, the Pios trailed
by one. Linebackers David
Warth, Chris St0kes and Andrew
Bohaty registered several tackles
for loss before MJ Ballinger re•
turned an interception to the
Chapman 37 yard-line. Unfortu­
nately, three incomplete passes
and one delay of game penalty
later, the Pioneer appeal for a
third straight win went unan•
swered.
Sophomore Chris Stokes said,
"Next game we are going 10 play
Desperately seeking
a kicking game
commentary by John Koehn
Wilh four games complete,
the Lewis & Clark College foo1-
ball teams magic number seems
10 be "two." With a 2-2 record,
the team is only 1wo pomts away
from a perfec1 4-0 record. The
only rwo Pio losses thlS season
have each been by only one
point (21-20 ,n the season
opener agalnst Occidental Col­
lege and a 4 l •40 loss against
Chapman last weekend). Now
I'm not going 10 pretend like I
know how 10 run Lhe LC foot­
ball team, but if you ask me, we
sure could use a more reliable
kicking game.
To date 1his season, LC has a
50% success rate when going for
the extra point. Out of ten Lries,
the team has hit five of their cx­
ira points Kicker Ian Kidd has
hit those five, and missed four
1hus far. The alternative to kick­
ing.going forthe 1wo-polnt con•
vers:uion, is not a much beue.r
alternative for the Pios. The team
has a 40% success rate when try·
ing for 1he conversion, success­
fully scoring four om of the Jen
tries this season.
Now maybe the kicker isn't
1he mos, gloried of positions on
a football team, and he surely has
been 1hc subject of many jabs in
pop culture. The perennia I fool
of the gridiron, the kicker lives
and dies by hi.s success rate. His
job is fairly simple. Kick a
fieldgoal from the 20 yard line.
The average NFL kicker hlLS
98% of all extra poinLS and 72%
of all field goals. Al LC, we have
ye1 to attempt a daring field goal.
While I understand that the NFL
is quite different from Division
Ill college football, I still claim tbat we need a kicking game that
can be relied upon.
While armcha.lr quancrbacks
are infamous for claims of supe­
rior personal per!onnance, often
making outrageous claims like" I
can do bcner than that guy," in
the case or LC kic.king its more
than likely 1rue. Drunken mon•
keys could kick beuer than LC
has this season. I certainly
couldn't, but that's not the point
here,
Extra poinLS, or lack thereof,
aren't the only problem. LC has
at1emp1ed no field goals this sea•
son, and the highest average
punting for any game is 37,5
yards. LC is playing against
teams that punt an average of 50
yards. It may not seem like a big
deal, but those arc valuable yards
that can have a big factor in the
outcome of games,
The blame for LCs ,wo close
losses doesn't foll on the kick•
ers, but rather on the coaches.
Kicking has never been LC's
bright spoL Knowing this, the
coaches should have put a bit
more effort 11110 recruiting a
kickH this year, A consistent
kicker would have already been
quite valuable. We cannot suf.
fer any more one poinL losses.
Someone needs 10 flnd LC a
kicker.
If we keep playing with a 50%
PAT average, we might as well
spot our opponenLS seven points
at the start of every game, be•
cause that's exacdy what we :ue
doing when we play every week.
We cannot stand 10 lose by one
poim every week. LC's kicking
must improve beyond 50% if we
can ever expect to win more than
50%.
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Lewis and Clark did set sea­
son high statistics in r~shing
yards, rushing touchdowns, and
points scored. Quarterback
Trent Thompson rushed for 149
yards and Mickey Rosendahl
scored from 3 yards, 2 yards,
and twice from I yard out. Mall
Jackson led Lhe receiving core
with 119 yards and one touc.h­
down. Friday, October 18th ,
Volleyball
LC vs. Pacific Lutheran
7:00pm
Saturday, Olctober 19th
Football
HOMECOMING
LC vs. Macalester
1:30pm The Pioneers had a season
high three turnovers and foiled
to convert fom out of six extra
point attempts. IL appeared as
though a kicker by comminee
system was induced during
kickoffs. Friday, o!tober 25th
Volleyball
Next week's homecoming
game is against MacAles1erand
is scheduled to kickoff a< 1:30
in Griswald Stadium. LC vs. Pacific
7:00pm
Player profile: Jarrod Murrieta
by Zach Mann
Name: Jarrod Murrieta
Sport: Football
Age: 20-ycar old sophomore, 21 in December
Parent's Names: Roy'llnd Sheryl
Siblings: One, Elizabeth
Hometown: Prescou Valley, Arizona
High School: Bradshaw Mountain Bears
GPA in high school: 4.0 weighted, 3.8 unweighted
Previous Colleges: Arizona Western College
.{AWC), Yuma. Arizona "Hell hole of the United States."
Position on Team: Starting left cackle
Number: 77
Height: 6' 6•
Weight: 280 pounds
Amount of Wcighl Lost Since Spring: 80 pounds
Major: Communications
Favorite Music: Country, •1 am a hick at hearL •
Something that most people do not know about him:
•1 am very creative. l do a lot of
writing, poetry, and pla)ing the guitar.
Muppet Babies vs, Smurfs: Smurfs
F"'•orite Movie: "Anything whhJohn Wayne•
Political AfCiliation: Republican l'WOT0coumSYOflGV'O«rSIN~OitJ..tfMOff
Sophomore Jarrod Murrieta
gets tough from a strict diet
of cow Intestines.
GD currently in his Oiscman: Tim McGraw
Favorite Food: Mcnudo, "It is a soup with Ille Intestines of a cow.
As long as you do nm know what it is, you will think IL is great.•
\V'tll Fant.I vs, Adam Sandler: Adam Sandler
Favorite Hobby: Fishing
Summer Job: Fought the Rodeo Chcdeski fire that burned over
463,000 acres in Arizona.
Relational Status: Girlfriend, •but P•hh HIii does not know it yet
but ram going to marry her!•
Personal Mouo: •second place is just the first loser.·
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October 18, 2002 Pioneer Log 7 publick occurrences
Friday
October 18
Dakubetede Environmental
Education Program. Trail
Room Alcove, 11:00am.
Great American Film
Festival: Inherit the Wind.
Miller 105, 7:30pm.
Saturday
October 19
2002 Homecoming Dance.
Portland Art Museum Grand
Ballroom, 8:00pm.
Once Upon a Weekend. Fir
Acres Theatre, Black Box,
10:00pm.
Sunday
October 20
Cathol1c Eucnanst Chapel,
11:00am.
Potluck in the Park. CSAW,
2:15pm.
Monday
October 21
TCK and International
Students: lnvervlewing
Skills. Templeton, Gray
Room, 5:30pm.
Mentor-Mentee Program:
Time Management
Workshop. Tamarack,
7:00pm.
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October 22
Tuesday Music Hour. Evans,
12:40pm.
Annual Economics Pizza
Social. Miller 207, 6:00pm.
Morton Marcus Poetry
Reading. Manor House,
Armstrong Lounge, 8:00pm.
Wednesday
October 23
Portland Nonprofit Job Fair.
Portland Stale University,
10:00am.
Mary Stuart Rogers
Scholarship BanqueL
Templeton, Stamm, 6:00pm.
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lmrl h1bmdar Thursday Creal American Film
Festival: My Cousin
October 24 Vinnie. Miller 105,
Experience the Difference: 7:30pm.
Challenge
yourself ... Others are Mentor-Mentee Program:
challenged everyday. Cosmic Bowling.
Lower Campus, 9:00am. Hollywood Bowl, 9:00pm.
New School University Monday
Visitation. Trail Room October 28
Alcove, 11 :00am. WorRers tn a G/obalized
Securing a Job or Economy. Templeton,
Internship: With a focus Stamm. 4:00pm.
towards students of color.
CSAW. 6:30pm. Tuesday
October 29
Friday Inventing America Ledure:
Octoq_er 25 The Indian Invention of
Lutheran Volunteer Corp America by Stephen Dow
Beckham. Miller 105,
Visitation. Trail Room
Alcove, 11 :00am. 7:00pm.
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8 Pioneer Log October 18. 2002 Red Cross Blood Drive.
Templeton, Stamm,
11 :00am-4:00pm.
Applying to Grad School.
Miller 105, 4:00pm.
Mentor-Mentee Program:
Reading Workshop 1.
Tamarack. 6:30pm.
Wednesday
October 30
SOFA presents: Lloyd
Auerbach: True Tales of
Ghosts and Hauntings.
Council Chambers, 7:30pm.
Ledure/Discussion w1th
Annie Dawid. Listening
Heart Bookstore, 7:00pm.
Bassist & Vocalist Kristin
Korb. Evans. 7:30pm.