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2002-11-01

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Lewis & Clark Colleges student-run newspaper
Frid~y. Nov.ember 8, l-00~
GAB allocations controversial
by Sierra Jenkins
The General Allocauons
Board (GAB) has come under
fire ,his semester for a number
of funding decisions which have
inspired debate over broader is­
sues associated with the board.
Three of GAB's most debated
decisions have been bow LO deal
wtth Kyoto funds, whether to
lund part of Nader's appearance,
and how much rnone.>• to allo­
cate to Blac_k Student Union for
Black History Month activities
These decisions have called into
quesuon how GAB and other
pans of ASLC should funcllon.
Should GAB be responsible for
lunding major spcnkers that
come 10 campus? Who should
receive GAB money? How Lrans­
parcm should GABmeeLingsbc?
GAB IS p,trt or ASLC. llS pur­
pose, according 10 tlS Rules of
Procedure, is 10 allocate funds
for eve.nts and ~\e:uviues over UH!
year pUL on by both charten:cl
and unchartered studcm groups.
GAB is allocated money by CBC
and also receives all money lcf1
in studem group accounts at I he
end of the year. The board 1s
made up of up 10 twelve mem•
bers who arc appointed by the
Vice President .of Budget & Fi­
nance. Trevor Looney holds that
positjon this year. GA8 reviews
applications for funding on an
ad hoc basis over the course of
year and any money not distrilr
uted returns to the ASLC ac•
count
BSU, administrative loLcrvcn•
Llon and board transparency
issues
When BSU put in their appli­
cation for SJ0,000 10 help bring
prominent ac1ivis1.Kwasi Mfumc
to campus and 10 fund Black
History Month, their applkauon
was tabled for two weeks due lO
Inadequate time for debate and
a lack of infom,ation, BSU pro­
vided additional information at
the third meeting.
In between tl1e second and
third GAB meetings, BSU
apporoached Shane Osienneler
as well as Jon Eldridge, and re­
quested that they be allowed 10
s12y for the entire meeting. In the
past, GAB procedure has been
thnt the applicants pn:sent 10 the
board and then leave the room
during discussion and voling.
The minutes record debate dur­
ing this time; only the names of
who voted yea and nay are omit­
ted •nd the minutes are posted
the subsequent week for any stu•
denl to sec.
Ostermeicr and Eldridge both
expressed 10 Looney that they
would like 10 sec GAB become
more transparent and that all
pans or the meeting shouJd be
open However, as an ami of su1-
dcnt-run govcmmcm, GAB docs
not have LO respo11d 10 pressure
from the administration, nor
[rom the board's advisor. Looney
s.1id that Ostermeiycr saw no problem with BSU remaining for
the entire mee1 ing.
In response, Looney sent
GAB members an email prior 10
the next meeting, stating that
there might be some changes in
procedure.
About a dozen BSU members
anendcd the Sepl. 31 GAB
meeting. Al the Slllrl or the
mceting,.according,10 the min­
utes, Trevor Looney agreed 10
allow BSU 10 stay in the room
during the discussion, although
they would not be allowed to
speak unless a question was
posed to them
Concerns were raised that it
was a very large sum of money,
that CBC gave BSU so little in
the first place, and that it is hard
to award money when the board
doesn't know how much OLher
groups will give.
BSU president, Nicole
Alexander, said that she saw the
discussion getting "kind of
tense" at this poinL
GAB member Johanna Appel
moved tog<> into e.xecu Live ses­
sion, whi11h requires that every­
one leave the room e:.ccpt the
board. 11 passed 7-3 with lab­
staining. Executive session is
the. boar~ .right .acGOuilng to
the rules of procedure. Many
BSU members were angry that
they were sent from the room.
"If we h.1dn't have been then:
to show our support, they prob•
ably wouldn\ have given us that
money," said BSU member Liz
Posey.
"There see lots of reasons
that I went imo an executive
motion," Appel said "It was a
unique situation in which we
had neve, had people in our
meeting before during discus•
sion. I think It's hard for any•
one when it's a small school and
you ba\>I: to make the decision
with the people standing right
there while you'n: discussing.
Some of these people are in my
c.lasses or arc friends of mine."
"In previous meetings, hav­
ing people leave the room dur­
ing the discussion and VOling
was never a question. Thal·s
why it was controversial for us.
We were put into a unic1ue situ-­
ation. !This change in proce­
dure) wasn1l n GAB decision.''
she added.
Looney said, "'It wasn't be­
cause it was BSU. We would
hnve been uncomfonable if it
was lacrosse or soccer club."
A number o[ GAB members,
including Looney, pointed out
that the question of allowing
applicanlS to stay in the room
for lhe debate an.d the voting
had never been a problen1 in
GAB history. GAS has since
looked at ilS procedures. They
have always sent applicants 0111
of the room, operating under a
sort or unspoken executive or~
dcr. The board does not plan
10 make all proceedings open
at 1h1s point.
GAB member Kelley Swenson, said "I don't think it's
possible to make fair decisions
when lhe people >re right be•
hind you, no mauer who it is. I
think lhe decision should be
presented as a board, not as an
individual decision."
Looney pointed out that the
minutes are posted, so if anyone
questions the dec.ision, thcycan
look at the debate and approach
GAB members later.
13SU emailed Looney 1he next
morning, requesting GAB's re•
sponse. GAB's even1ual decision
was to award BSU SSOO 10 bring
Mfume to campus.
6SU also said that the min•
ULCS weren't posted quickly.
Os1c.m1cier said that diffen:nt
schools have different policies
regarding election or appoint•
mem or members and the open•
ncss of meetings. At the Univer•
sit y or Nebraska, which is pub•
lie, the university is considered
pan of the state so all of its prp.,,
cccdings an: completely open.
GAB runctlons more like a cor­
pora1e board, which he says is
not bad as long as people un­
derstand how il functions.
GAB's minutes are currently
more detailed than they are re•
quired to be by Robert's Rules of
Order which doesn't require 1hat
member's names and debate on
topic be recorded. However, be•
cause GAB votes by yeas and
nays rather 1han by ballo1,
Robert's Rules requires 1ha1 each
member's name be recorded be­
side that person's vote.
ASLC president, Ethan
Chut kow, and VP of Budget and
Finance. Trt\lor Looney, have
been talking aboul having an
open meeting to disCLLSS GAB
procedure whid1 will hopefully
take place this semester.
Michael Moore, Nader and
bringing big speakers
Another Issue which GAB
addressed this year is fundlng
big speakers who come 10 cam•
pus,
GAB has traditionally been
where students for fonding for
major speakers, becasue LC
does not currently have an
honorarium for this purpose.
Students can't ask for money
from CBC because CBC only
distrib111es to chartered groups.
Ostcrmeicr said that an
honorarium would function like
an endowment and would fund
two speakers a year. The money
brought In from ticket sales
would go back into the endow•
mem so th.11 eventually the fund
would bc self-sustaining. He
noted that a lot more discussion
needs 10 t.nke place before this
could happen
Michael Moore's engagement
last year set a precedent for
bringing a big speaker to cam­
pus each year. GAB voted unani­
mously to provide Sl0,000 £or
the engagement.
See Funding, page 2 . . ., s
by rttmp1ivestrikeon, ~!Sil.Ill·
lletl fp~, "Ir ~ r.ue tlfar
F ddam H\IS$ein :i\>] fttsJ c;la~
McGovern 0,8 • jl,{cC°oll'Cm~d. tie later
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d)ruows vcace •,:;mse 1ec' .~cture was
pc;ice WJlb W11t.S:el{;' fotmer lleyl)nd1hi:,Btltwai~ S<l!lawrs at
&_n:nor Mark Aatfield (ll;.O,e.} UWI~ Qar'k lttttlt1'! seJt~
said. HatFtel~ a tewis & Qar-1( which 11,1e1uat1S fonn~.senawrs
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s,pb~c;,I\, McGovern $aid t\lf t fQuodalion,
Selection of GAB
members was faulty
by Sierra Jenkins
Vice-President of Finnnces
Trevor Looney did not follow the
Rules of Procedure in appointing
the General Allocations Board at
the start of this year. GAB Rules
of Procedure specify lhat "the VP
for B&F shall advertise openings
for 1he GAB positions to the en•
tire student body through the ap­
propriate media.•
Looney appointed this year's
board without ad"ertising the
positions to the student body.
Upon assuming his position this
fo 11, Looney e-mailed the list of
interested swdcnts thu he re­
ceived from the previous VP.
The interest list was primarily
comprised or previous board
members.
"l'"e been on GAB and l didn't
even n:ceive the email," said GAB
member Vanessa Arriola "I heard
from other people."
The only new application
came from an applicant who had approached Looney last spring.
Everyone else on the lloard had
previously served on GAB and
merely resubmitted their appli·
cations 10 Looney this fall.
Members often serve more
than one term on GAB.
Liz Laricr, a board membc.r
for three years, s.1id that having
exp~cnced board members is
good because It makes the board
more cohesive, but that a disad•
vantage is that it can also make
it seem harder to get on to GAB.
After appointing the board,
Looney received additional ap•
plica1ions which he turned away,
because the available positions
had already been filled.
"In retrospect, I should have
advertised from the beginning,"
said Looney. "I didn't know the
position well.•
A GAB postion has recemly
opened up, for which Looney
said he will now accept applica­
tions. A pplicarions can be la ken
to him at the ASLC ofnces
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U.S. to do so. J\SLC polled the
s1udcn1 body as to whether they
would support a $10 fee In­
crease 10 make the school
Kyoto-complianL Of the 40% of
studenLS who vo1ed, only 16%
opposed the fee increase. How­
ever, the Board of Trustees did nary awards, but last year the
board had nearly S20,000 left
over. They looked at ,he stu•
dcl\t poll and chose 10 allo­
cate $17,000 10 ,he Kyo,o
Pro1ocol group.
"(Our funding decision!
wasn't based on us wanting to tioned whether the. money
should go 10 purchase offsets.
and not be used for evenlS sm­
denis can attend.
•1 want tha1 [money] ,o go
to clubs I'm going 10 be able 10
be a pan or:· s.,id GAB member.
Vanessa Arriola. This fall, SOFA asked for
S10.000 to help fund Nader, bui
GAB did no, award 1he organi­
zation any money. SOFA did no,
come to ,hem before deciding 10
fund ,he speaker, and ,he min­
utes of the meeung refleC1ed ,hat
GAB felt that SOFA needed to
work within ils exis1ing budge1.
It had commiued ii.self to Nader.
and needed 10 adjust ils budget
10 accomoda,e this. ,, _______ _
In fact, of the chartered student
groups that received funding from
CBC both last spring and the year
before that, 10 groups had in­
creased budgets, 9 had decreased
budgets, and 4 had the same bud­
get. _________ ,, Many s1udem groups were
under the Impression that their
budgets had been cut to fund
Kyo10.
Wilh an average budget of
$50,000 or less, GAB can', afford
10 shell ou1 between LO and
25,000 dollars 10 bring ,hese
speakers 10 campus each year,
and many members of GAB don't
feel that thtS ts the purpose of ,he
board.
Uz larltr, who has been on
GAB for three years, said ,hat
tJ1e money for an honoranum
should come from CBC. She re­
membered Lhat CBC unempted
10 esrnbhsh a fund iwo years
ago but people never med 10
use it as il was not well-publi­
c1zed.
Kyo10 Protocol nnd CBC Fund,
ing
Last year was an unusual year
m ASLC budge1 and [mance.
Julian Da\llrcmom-Sm11h 1mro­
duced an miuative 10 bavc LC
buy off,sets wonh SI 7,000 that
would make 1he college comph­
am with the Kyo,o Protocol. LC
would be the 0rst college m the not pass 1he increase as s1ude111
fees.can', be raised for a spcdlk
purpose,
In asirangc 1wis1, 1he money
endc·d up coming out of CBCs
budget last spring. CBC had a
budget ofS335.000 from which
they .1lloca1cd funds for ASLC,
s1ud.en1 media, chartered stu­
den1 groups. dub spons and a
number of annual events and
S) mposia. After individually re­
viewing each group, the board
sees If l1 has s1ayed within iis
budgc1 and makes necessary
CUIS.
Usually I.he board for ex•
ceeds us budget in prelinu-
Faculty searches
~suspended
dtcrtase in s1ude111 S>llsfoctlon
by Erin Halek w11h ,empomry versus I enure-
1 n October, by direction of the 1rnck faculL-y performance.
Academic Council, two ongoing He also noted th•t employ•
,cnure-track faculty searches Kfg temporary hires 10 1r.ach
were poslponed for a year. The classes is a common prneuce
pos111ons affected are lmroduc- when professors take sahbaiical
1ory foreign language posi1ions or lead oversea, programs.
In French and Spanish "Facully never compl•ln
Budget considerations were when someone teaches classes
c.lted as the reason for the can-when 1hey'rc overseas," he said
cellatlon of these searches. With Thenumberoflenure-o·-ack fac­
l he pinch of a rccesslon-levc I ulty has increased in the last decade
economy on the national level, fium around lOO up 10 ~,e cum:01
LC is only one of many colleges figure of ne:irly 150, while 1he stu­
across the nation 1ha_t have cu1 den1bodyofLCh.,s<kcreasedfrom
back on faculty poshlons and 2,000101,700,meanmgthatLChas
new building construction. a higher ratio of tenure-track fnc-
Cons1rucuo11 of the Howard ulty-to--studenLS than ever before_
Soc.la! Sciences building will con- Mooney explained I hat
tinue as planned. nearly all the endowment
Planning begins In budget growth, which currently fuels
consideration early, and faculty about thirty percent of the
positions are chronologically first Colleges operating costS, has come
in the planning stages. from increa.s<?d giving. Tuition in-
Mooney no1ed 1ha1 LC is 1101 mases have s1ayed barely above
In as serious a crisis as 01her in• inll1don Wi1hadiffirultcconomy.
stimlions such as Duke University, gifLS h.we gone down.
which ex-pec,s 10 cut up 10 twenty The rationale for postponing
faculty positions in the ne-<t year. [acuity searches comes because
"We're In a difficult circum- dcc.lsions abou, facuhy salaries
slllnce ourselves, and we have 10 and expenditures are some of
be cautious." he S11id. the firs, i1emsaddresscd In bud-
Al the faculty meeting in Oc-get c:reation, coming in Novem-
1ober, Mooney described the cuts bcr of LCs fisc.1I year. Decisions
as "symbolic." a tum of phrase about lui1ion and fees are set in
which wasquicklycnticized. He February, and the final budge,
stresses 1ha1 the phrase was mis-is proposed 10 the Board of
lo1<rprcted -•This Is a fairly Trus1ees for approval in May.
modcs1amoun1or moncycompan:d Mooney stressed that Lhis
with the big piClure," he said. decision "will not h.,veamajorlm-
Mooney said. •1 don't think pactons1udenlleaming," and th.11
thai an lns1ruc1or is the same as 1he administrallon was always
an adjunct," a.nd said that ,each-working to get moo: tenure-track
ing cvalua1lons hnve indicated no facuhy in the classroom. fund Kyo10, but on 011rs1andard
evaluation," said Trevor Looner,
VP of Budget and Finance. "We
thought, 'Well. the students
voted. They wanted this 10 hap­
pen·•
Julian Oautremont-SJnith,
head of 1.he group which advo­
cated implemen1i ng I he Kyoto
Pro1ocol. came under fire be­
cause students had vo1ed 10 raise
fees, no1 take lhe money ou1 of
the current budget L,st year, he
gave 1he mone)' 10 GAB w11h 1he
u1tdersunding that Kyoto would
apply for it tbi.s year. The deci­
sion on Kyoto funds was pu, in
GA11's hands, bltl GAB ques-Director of S1udem Ac,iviues
Shane Os1em1eier said much of
1he confusion came from the
wording of the leuer thai CBC
sent 0111 10 s,uclenL groups. The
lener seemed 10 say thni CBC
gnve as much money as they
could to everyone although ,hey
did not give everyone their op­
nmal budgcis, and then 1hey JUSl
hap~ned to have all this money
for Kyo,o.
• In pohucs, percepuon 1s re­
alny," said Os1erme1yer
In fan, of the chartered stu­
dent groups tha.1 received fund­
ing from CBC both las, spnng
and the year before I hat, 10
groups had mcrcas,,d budgets. 9
had decreased budgets. ancl ➔
had the same budgec.
Recemly, GAB decided 1ba1
the Kyo,o Pro,ocoJ wou Id need
to repoll ,he currcn1 s1Udents
to assess wheiher 1his newest
version ol 1he s1udc111 body
s1ill supports the mi1la11vc
The vo1e is se1 for late Novem­
ber.
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Cigarettes: to smoke or not to smoke?
Got a light: why I smoke ,, ___ Put it out: why I don't smoke
by Maggie Oyler
I started smoking because I
wanted 10 be cool.
I didn't get add1c1ed after my
firsL drag. I was a varsny cross
country runner. and I realized
1he hindrance that smokmg
n11gh1 poss1billly have on my
performance. So, l coughed my
w a y
through a
cigare11e
every now
and then.
After se•
nior year, I
was fight•
mg with
my parenLS,
and I hated
my cross
country
coach The
main thing
all the au•
thonty figures m my life lectured
me to never star1 was smokmg.
So I sumed smok111g at every op•
ponun11y.
Although my reasons for 1ak•
mg up a cham smokmg hab11 are
no, ,he bes, 111 the world. I
would venLUre to say they are
fairly 1yp1cal.
However, I don't feel likeqmt•
ung any time m the near future.
The after class c1gare11e IS a light
at the end of the tunnel The af­
ter sex c,ga,eue 1s, by far and
above, the most relaxing tnO·
mem possible. The after meal
cigareue is a great way 10 chill
·with your fnends before your off
to do more homework.
Smoking am be broken down
into t,vo runc1ions for me, One
is social A great way 10 meet new people 1s 10 use the good
ol' "Can I borrow a hghtcr?· and
then proceed 1010 a great con•
versatlon. It!; a way for everyone
10 come together dunng a mght
of fun, or everyone 10 consol
each other dunng a mght of
study,ng. If you're by yourself
and want a little company, there
is always someone smoking
somewhere who 1s willing 10
talk.
Smokmg 1s also men\al.1 use
11 to force myself 10 do ,he things
I need \Odo. My reward for fin-
1shmg Ln1s ankle, yep, a aga•
rc11e. If mr bram is hurting from
studymg a Liule 10() much, a
cigarene allows me a breathe of
not so dear air 10 refocus my·
self. If I just need 10 get away
from an annoymg Sll uation, I
can always use the clgt1rcue
cxscusc..
The only reason I'll qunc any
time in the near ruwre Is the
rather 1igh1 money si1ua1ion. So
anyone who reads this, l don't
hnve a cigarette to bumb you.
Well, fine, maybe ... but they're
Clgarcues Cheapers' generic
brand. The after class ciga­
rette is a light at the by Charlie Blackmar
end of the tunnel. I have don• a lot of interest-mg'like smoke, I also happen to
enjoy my lungs. My lungs have
been good 10 me. They keep me
alive and even take m enough
oxygen 10 allow me to run very
short distances on occast0n. I
have no desire to stan bombard•
ing them w11h toxins. Plus.
something 1ellsme that my lungs
would not be 100 fond of me if I Th ft • ing things during my 18 years ea er sex ciga- ofexis1enct. .liowever,smoking
rette is by far and a cigarcne is not one of them.
above the most relax- What's the point?
ing moment possible. Thal linesnmsupall therea-sons behind why l refuse to
The after meal ciga- smoke. Now.I do not thinklhat
retie is a great way to smoking is some 1er-
f d riblc evil. Nor do gave the:m cancer.
These are all
chill with your rien s I believe that I
before your off to do
more homework. the common
_____ ,,
Point
Counter
Point ,, ____ _
Now, I do not think
that smoking is some
terrible evil. Nor do I
believe that I am a
better, more moral,
person than smokers;
quite frankly, I am
not. I simply see
smoking as a point­
less activity that of­
fers no real benefits. _____ ,, am a bc1tcr1
n, o r e
mo r a I, sense reasons
behmd why
I find
person smoking
t h a n pointless,
smokers; _ M o w ;
quite ~ ever,
frankly, I there is
am not. I o n c
simply other,
see smok- very per-
Ing as a sonal, rea•
polmless ac- ---.....-- son behind
livily tbat offers why I have never
no real benefits. touched a cigareue. I
Smoking burns have seen the terrifying er-
through a persons money faster fects of smoking first hand.
than my Jeep chugs gasoline. As On New Years day l 994, my
ii is, I am already a poor college father died shortly arter return•
student. The last thing I need is lng from his morning run. The
a nicotine addition 1ha1 causes reason for this was the result or
me 10 fork over four dollars, for years of chain smoking. Al•
a pack of cigareues, two 10 three though he had given up ciga­
times a week. relies a few years before, he had
In addition 10 finances, I have :...already significantly damaged
no desire to smell like a walking his lungs. On 1ha1 tragic New
chimney. I enjoy the fact that Years Day, they simply gave out
during those rare weeks when I and triggered a massive he.art
get around 10 doing my laundry, a11ack 1ha1 took his Ille.
my clothes smell like a fresh For all I know smoking could
spring shower. I honestly have be the most wonderful thing
no desire to replace that smell evcr and offer an Incredible
with the wonderful aroma of buzz. However, I have no lnter­
freshly smoked clgare11es. est in finding out If this is the
Not only do I enjoy not smcll-case. After all, what's the point>
Jammie session!
ft•Ff :t•>:J#il
Now at Kmart
re
Th• •hlff of We
November 8, 2002 Pioneer Log 3 =flo=n=ecr=L~o2=======Forum========
Does LC have its priorities Election results
straight? Academics take a and why you
back seat as college cuts costs should be happy
Everyone. knows we're. in an
economic downturn -the Or­
egonian regularly splashes num•
bers about the horrible Oregon
unemployment rate across the
front page. So ii should come as
no surprise that LC, along wlth
nearly every private lnstitutlon
across the country, is being
forced 10 trim the fat -make It a by Erin Haick
Perhaps It was only me, but I
came to Lewis & Clark College
because of the excellent scholas­
tic opportunities olfercd. (Well,
that and the fact that the Col­
ltge olfered me the most finun•
cial aid. Let's get that out of the
way now.) Regardless of the
beauty of the
campus or the
diveISlty of the
Sludent aclivia
lies, l came 10
LC because ii
afforded me
the opportu­
nity 10 engage
with top­
notch profes­
sors in sruoll
classes. lean, mcnn,
learning ma ..
'' -------- chine and
h h make every
Thus, rat er t an dollar COUIII
make cuts in the Or al least
expansive landscap- thaL's what
b k you'd think.
ing or cutting ac Instead.
Arts Alive, we decide we've decided
to gut the heart of to cu1 ,he fac-
this institution, simply ~~~~u:!"~~~~
/\nd even
though Dean
of the College
Curtis
Johnson said,
•the nc:,dcmic because it's most uhy salary
convenient. Who'd considerations
come up Hrst
have thought that chronologl-
academics would be Cally in budget
th f t t t consider-e lrS O go a an a1·1ons. While programs at • t·t t· f h' h this institution lnS I U IOn O lg er I understand
are the most learning? the. reasoning.
important __________ '' it still seems
thmg" at faulty.
Wednesday's Curren 1
faculty n1ee1ing. recent budget- studiesstre.ss that while adjunCL
ary decisions have made it dear professors will probably always
that this is not the case. By can-be a pan of higher education.
celing (sorry. postponing) two Whilesomeof1hoseadjunc1sare
ongoing searches (or faculty in ftne, talented Individuals who
the introductory positions of are wonhy of a full position on
frc.nch and Spanish, the ad min• .,.-their owo merit, lt"-nurc•track
istratlon and the /\cademic faculty are always preferable 10
Collncil show that when the go-temporary professors.
inggcts 1ough, it's beuer 10 keep President Mooney cites
the cosmetic face of the College teacher evaluations which show
intact, e,•en if that face is hol-that adjunct professors are as
low inside. well received by smdents as per-
How international
are we really?
People on this campus think
Lhc)• arc so intemation:11 'Ne
have the international awareness
dorm, study abroad Lrips, and an
inte.rmuional affairs major. But
when h comes to international
vnlues, how international are we
rrally? Mos( s1ttden1s here come
from places In the Umted States,
and some haven\ even traveled
abroad. lt's easy to think we are
lnte.rnational, but it's harder 10
actually prove it.
It seems like every week we
have some group proclaiming it
their special country's special
week of spedalness. Like this
week, supposedly "French
Week_. Oo la la! Posters a.re
hung around campus, events are
planned, but come on now I
saw one of those French Club
people eating a frnnkfuncr tbe
other day, and we all know
frankfurters conte from Ger­
many, not France.
lf those French Club people
acttLally cared about France,
they'd be livmg there right now,
or at least be speaking French all
cllly and not shavmg their arrn-pits. l[ they're not gomg 10 do
something all the way, then they
shouldn't eve.n try 10 do it. Even ,r they think they'd rather live
here and share another culture
wich complacent American col­
lege students
Last week m the Pio Log.
Lizzy Acker made a very origi­
nal pomt, (hat all those damn
htppies should either ride their
bikes 10 school every day or else
just shut up about their poliu­
cal beliefs and wear Target
clothes like ,he res, of us.
The same goes for irnerna~
tional-lovers. If they're no, seri•
ous enough about their foreign
country of choke to be living
there, then they should wear the
American nag every day and smg
"America the Beautiful" con­
st:rnlly. lt only makes sense.
They are not fully livmg their
international values. so they
shouldn't even try LO defy the
behemoth of American cultural
hegemony.
Let me state this agam, for all
you tofu-eaters and Frenchtes
who dtdn't get the message yet:
if you have any opinions that
challenge the status quo, then
you should live the rreakish, ex-
4 Pioneer log November 8, 2002 manent posutons However,
the draf1 report of the Commis­
sion on Teaching says just the
opposite On page 20. the COT
writes that if a faculty mem~r
leaves on e.-..:tended research
projects, "students may be
taught by less-experienced and
commuted adjuncts."
,\dditionally, it doesn't take
a rocket scientist to make con­
ncc1 Ions between temporary
facuh)•, student uninvolvcmcm,
and low sluden, rc,cn,ion.
Many freshman ~•ke introduc­
tory language classes, and it's
crucial in the first two semes­
ters that freshmen connect with
LCs wider experience. Whife
an adjunct may come in and
hold office. hours, it's unlikely
that a new Student might run
into that adjunct Spanish pro­
fessor in the Trail Room.
Additionally, by hiring on a
class-by-class basis, all continu­
ity between classes is lost A
French 101 student may get a
different professor for French
201. A freshman needing a let•
tcr of recommendation will
have fewer choices of possible
professors. And by virtue of
their transitory status. it's im ...
possible to ask upperclass stu•
dents about a particular
professor's teaching style in
prepam1io11 for a class.
Thus, rather than make cuts
in the expansive landscaping or
culling back Arts Alive, we de­
cide to gut the heart of this in­
stitution, simply because it's
most convenient. Who'd have
thought that academics would
be tj}e first to go at an institu­
tion of higher learning?
1rem1St liCc Lizzy and I imagine
you all must live, or else Lizzy
and I ,viii write scathing anides
about your hypocnsy. You got
that? For example. if you're not
a good enough journalist 10 be
wriung anides for real newspa•
pers like the New York Times or by Chris Ryan
On Tuesday November 5th,
Americas finest wem about fol­
rtlling their civic duty and voted
for political changes. Well, not
really, since few changes look
place.
Even after negative cam­
paigning on the part o( chal­
lenger Bill Brndbucy; frozen food
giant incumben1 Gordon Smith
retained his office Bradbury ap­
pealed that if were not for those
1as1y 1aqllitos and
fabulousflshsLicks, Smith would
have no redeming qualities.
Ln the Orgcon gubertorial
mce, ud Kulongoskl rolled over
Kevin Man.nL-c after locking up
the crucial bowling vote.
Almost all incumbent candi­
date.< managed 10 lock up their
re-election bids. Over half of Or­
egon initia1tves failed. Those
that passed include: Measure 14
(removing historical racial refer­
ences from the constitution)
Measure 15 and 16 (seismic up­
grades), Measure24 (alloMng II•
censed dentists to install panial
dentures), Measure 25 (raising
minimum wage from $6.50 10
$6.90), and Measure 26 (ban­
ning per-signature petition pay­
ment).
Much 10 the dismay or any­
one who might hnvc an interest
in whether they are ingesting
toxic homones, measure 27 (la­
beling of genetically modified
foods) was dealt a crushing de­
feat. '' ----------l
Curious George
scored the trifecta a
Republican-controlled
House, a Republican­
controlled Senate and
his brother returned
to the governor's
office in Florida. _____ ,,
In the naliona.l arena. Elec­
tion Day resulted rn a glorious
rrsuh for anyone nam~d Bush.
Curious George scored the
1rifec1a: a Republican-controlled
House (1hn1 has increased
its margin). a Repub-
1 ica n-con uo llcd
Senate and his
brother returned
to the governor's
office In_ Florida.
The president
now has the mw
materials needed
10 m.ove his
agenda through
Congress
in the last
two years
of his
term. Po­
litically, the
presi6ent has nev~r been more
powerful than he is now -nor
as vulnerable.
In a logic that may seem
twisted 10 u:wis & Clark SIU•
dents and conservatives alike,
Democrats sec Bush!;; trifecta as
their b<?st bet In '04. Bush now
has ,an unchecked _gove.mmt!ltl.
That means voters will hold only
one party respon~ible for the
governments success or failure,
In pa-rricular the head of that
p,ny.
The public: gave their popu
lar president what he wanted, n
Congress dominated by his own
party. Now he has to produce. If
he doesn't, he can, blame Demo­
crats.
Congratulations, Rep11bl!­
cnns, Looks like you win in
2002. I wish L was a son-of-a_.
the Onion, r.====---==================:====:=~=~71 then you ob- O R T O N P vlously T H E A B
shouldn't be
writmg at all
because no
one wants to
read your
trash?
Oh, wait.
P.S. My
compliments
to Erin Hatck
nnd Alexa
Reynolds for
writing excel­
len I amclcs
(on 1he C/\P
and Chris­
ttantty at LC)
thal are worth
their space m
prmL Se.n•
ously.
-Audrey
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Photo of the Week Got dance fever? Here's the cure
by Erin Haick Wave of Adam & the Ants, the karaoke bar is a night of non­
post•punk of Joy Division and stop goth club hus ... over and
PHOTO COURTUY V.V.W \.CtAAX.EDU Some n11ght say that the Cure, and ,he updated over and over again Nicknamed
Porda11d'snighulfekavessomc- electroclash of Miss Killen and Skinny Puppy Night, you'll
thing LO be desired, but they are the Hacker and Ladytron, with ne\,er want for old-school Oavor,
obvio,isly just notlookrng ln the a liule Suede, Oasis, and Blur even with newermatcrhtl mixed
right places. We have routed out thrown into the mtx, Oscillate is in, from Covenant·s "Dead Stars•
some somewhat obscure and in-d1e place for all thmgs Anglo, Up to a remix of Sting's "Oesen
credibly entertaining dance to three DJs 1ag•team songs and Rose." While the material can
clubs for all of you 21 and overs sets, and plenty of seating and get repetitive quic.kly (though
looking for a fun mght out on tables give rest 10 the weary some recent sets of cunlng-edgc
the LOwn. dancer. Benefit from the un-Industrial and electronic hove
Lola.~ Room known, and drag your friends off been well-received), Embers is a
Midden under the Crys• grea1 night for letting the
tal Ballroom, but equipped feet do the walking, and
wiLh the same OoaLing the mind the zoning out
dance noor, Lola's Room free, 110 NW Broadway,
offers one or Lhe more 9pm-2nm
popular Friday 111ghts s=~~~:=~ The Ohm around w11h 'Shut Up and The Ohm, a Arabian
Dance.' The the.me night.. Nights•style nightclub just
OJ Greganous' love note to across Burnside. rca1ures
Here comes the bride! the '80s m all their glory, Portland-famous trip-hop
plays everything from the Dahlia on Tuesday nights,
Bangles to the Cure, from with Ben and Ravi spinnlng
Who is that, um, "blushing" bride there, you
ask? None other than our own Dean of the
College Curtis Johnson. When you see him in
his buttoned-up suit everyday, it's hard to
imagine the fun sense of humor lurking
underneath. But then, that's what Halloween's
all about. Johnson, Terri Banasek (left) and Rosie
Felton (right) paid homage to the now defunct
Portland Church of Elvis, while other LC staff
members got into the spirit as well. With groups
of the Powerpuff Girls, the Wizard of Oz kids
and the Addams Family wandering around
campus last Thursday, Halloween was a great
time to have a camera! Madonna and Michael house and Lrancc before
Jackson to "Bust a Move.· and after. The trendy-25
Once described as "b1gh social set can be exhaust•
school, but only this time mg, but once Dahlia comes
everyone's cool, and so are m.-~• 1..--llJI ....::=:!::.J on and your mind is swept --h d . ~JO COUftTfSY W\\W,GfTJVWJ.Ci(i.,o~, b r lk y~u. 5 ut Up an. Dance Forget school for a while and dance the away Y Jenni er Vo ·ers
olfers tunes late 11110 the . Fi f rtl d' tough, street-smart songs
night, and McMenamins mg t away at one o Po an s many and top-notch clectronica
brews on tap. The dance dance <;lubs. from Keith Schreiner, the
Ooor f\lls up quickly and theres 10 Oscillate co prove how hip constant jockeying for status
virtually no seating. but that you are 10 Portland goings on. fadestothebackground.Getout
might only encourage yo4 to You might even get parking in and support Dahlia before 1he
jump up and bust a move. $3, Lhe Iott $3, 332 NE San Rafael rest of the country gets a due
1332 W, Bums,de.10 pm. Street 10pm-2am and gobbles them up. The.n, you
OsciUate Embers' goth night can really prove your status by
Oscillate, the recently opened If yourtaste runs more to the being able to saying, "l was
Bntpoplelectrodash night, is the med and trUe goth dass,cs, head-_ there, back in the day ... • $5, 31
Thursday mght draw at the lC over to Embers' Wednesday NW 1st Ave., 9pm, with Dahlia
Mummy. Drawing [rom the New nights. Sm shed bchrnd the on at llpm.
A walk on the wild side of spring semester classes
by Jovanna Schussel dent. which the students and i wrestle their o,vn opera at the end or the everyday • newspapers, maga•
But if you're sick of looking with texts we are translating,• term. 1.ines, signs, posters· are all de-
In case you spent last semes•
,er taking requirements and
other boring, umnspired classes
(and didn·1 we all), spring se•
rnester 1s the time for you 10
break out and take a class that's
o liule more une~-pec1ed and
unpredictable. You don't have to
be a major to enjoy the eccen•
mc, poplllarand downright fun
classes that follow, and the van•
ety of disciplines guaranLees
you'll find something to spark
}'OUT inlcre5L
And what beuer subject to
cxdlc you Lbw the study or why
things are the way they are. Sci­
ence may remind you or high
school, but Lewis &-Clark Col-
1,ge offers a wider range of
choices to fulfill the lab science
requirement.
E.nvironmental Geology
(GEOL 150) gives you a chance
to get your hancls dirly and learn
abouL tl1e history of the environ­
ment ll1n1 surrounds the at the ground, tum your sights Kugkr explained e.nthusiasLi- "Opera is the most outra• signed,andaftertaking this class
skyward in Astronomy (PHYS cally. geous and raucous drama that I can understand Lhe methods
105) wilh Professor Thomas And how are those 8-credits humanity has invented- and concepts that are going
Olson. You'll spend class of inLemational affairs classes and its often in ltali,n!" = into 1hem."
time gazing at the ~ coming anyway? A great way to exclaims Beck. "Suspen• said junior Liz
s~•rs in the school~ , r stan getting those out of the sion of all logic is re- Hummer.
observatory (that :..:. s" way is to take Middle East quired." If you're
dome thing on I Politles (IA 290). from the If you still have looking for
the top or Olin) !;h~ . CC master of the subject. Sc-the inkling to per• ·,:;.;;;,;:;;; so me th III g
and le.aTning mor lttturer Cyru5 Partovi. form music, Music wii h less of a
abqut supemo• •'"" "-- -· l As2002graduatcLeigh Pcrfonnancedasses \a~~ commitment,
vas Plus, the r; Johnson said or her four are your tickeL The- though. why noL
course futrills / , years at LC, "My favorite ses "ncrgetlc classes ...,.-,.""" pick up a I·
Lhepeskymath class fwasl Middle East don'ttakeupu1ctimc .,.._...,,.,,,.. .., __ credit class 10
requirement • ~ Politics ,vid1 Cyrus PanovL of a 4-credit class, and fulfill your Physi-
just don't tell - flt) blew my mind, warped you can explore music from cal Educationcredlt?Nixvolley-
anyonc that it's f F.'3I r my reality, and assaulted my around the globe. in courses such ball and sign up for something
easier Lhan algebra. \ I senses." as, African Mbira Class (MUP different like Country Western
Speaking of re- If that sounds a bit 100 in-125), West African Rhythms Dance, Poekalelan (Indonesian
quirements, many people prob• tense for you, you can always Class (MUP 136), African Ma-Martial Arts), or Skiing/
ably look at ,he language require• earn International sLUdles credil rimba (MUI' 138), Raga & Tala: Snowboarding.
ment at LC w11h some degree or by taking Introduction 10 World Music of India (MUP 139), or Lastly, if you have space and
disgusL Well, if you are tired of Muslc (MUS 105), taught by Ghanaian Music and Dance feel ilke trying something truly
Spanish, French, or any or the Professor Gilben Seeley. Not (MUP 150). off-the-wall and unique, con­
more typical languages. why not only do you get 10 spend your For those more interested in sider The Art of Tea in Japanese
try learning Greek' class time listening to awesome communicating visually mther Culture 1 (EAS 156).
licllcnistic Greek 102 is be.ing global music, but than musically, Grnphi'c Design A 2-credit c.lass with no prc-
LC campus with
Professor Eli:.a­
beth Safran. taughL next semester by you co.me 1r,!~~~~:...'-_.,......_ I ·;s a great intro-requisite, it covers famous tea
~-... Professor Robert Kugler. out of the ducLion to the masters, rituals associated with
"Geology is
more hands•on.
You get to out into
thr field and
Sludy whal you
live around It's
applied scien<Ce •
)'OU see where
things flt ln
rather than rcad­
mgsomcLhing in
a book." com­
mented sophomore Josie
P~rlson, current Geology stu-With a prerequisite or s cm cs Le r world of art, tea, and the interrelation or tea
Greek 101, not cv-sounding i't::;l(l(a"t; Professor in the Japanese eulture. Iksidcs,
cryonr will be able like a cul- I-leather Watkins wouldn't lt be fun to tell your
to ta.kc the course, mred expert )o.-':~~r"'iJ teaches founda• friends that you go to a class en•
but 101 is some- on music tions or design• tirely devoted 10 this common
thing to keep on the r r o m .,........,, composi,ional (and now trendy) drink?
llst for next fall, aro11nd the balance, the rcla- Yes, we should take college
Reading old, some• world. ,ionship between senously and fulfill all of the
Limes biblical ,e~'ts and For those with the inclina- negauvc and positive space and geneml education and maJor re•
digging for meaning in tion 1ow,1rds fome, Opera from the Interaction between images quirements, but how about a
this ancient language Mantua LO Beijing (MUS 276), and text. having a little fun white we do
am actually he q,titc ex-with Professor Nora Beck may ·Graphic Design has really It? Don·, be afraid to go out on a
citing. be I.he right course for you. The changed the way I look at Lhe limb and try someLhing dlffer­
"Classes tend to be a bit class will write opera lyrics. world. When you think about it, ent; you never know what you
more like 'Greek labs' during plots, compose m,isic, and stage all the communication we see might learn.
November 8, 2002 Pioneer Log 5 Pione'er Log Arts====
LC's Gernot Blume melds worlds in ''Soundings''
by Erin Halek
German professor of music
Gemo1 Blume will take the stage
in Evans Music Buildmg tonight
to present his world music per­
formance "Soundings • The
composer's pieces, which draw
on such diverse genres as jazz,
classical, and world music such
as Javanese gamelan. The per­
formance will also include com­
positions from last year's
Mainstage Production or Mother
Courage and Her Children, for
which Blume composed a new
score.
Blume will be joined by an
Impressive rosier or Portland
musicians, Including members
or such groups as I he Oregon
Symphony and Pink Martini, as
wdl as percuss1onis1 Obo Addy
and LC's own organist Lee
GarretL
Blume's spcclalty is
e1hnom11sicology. which in­
cludes studies in Balinese and
Javanese gamelan and Wes1 Af­
rican drumming, as well as more
traditional Western classical and
contemporary sounds. "Ulti­
mately, 1he music is the texture of my own imagination, .. said
Blume. •11 reflectS the intercul­
tural life Journey I've bad dur­
ing the past 14 years that I've
lived in America.•
'The lille or the performance,
"Soundings," comes from ,, ____ _
This approach to art is
perhaps one of the
most significant con­
tributions to the fur­
thering of a new
musical aesthetic.
-composer James Newton _____ ,,
Blume's conception of 1he mu­
sic as a cross sec1!on of styles
from across 1he world, or dif­
ferent ·soundings." It will In•
elude the diverse sounds of
Ghanian drum, Irish whistle,
slide didgerldoo, and electric
guitar and 01her traditional
Wes1em instruments. In addi­
tion, poet.ry by Blume will be
read during the show.
Blume received his BA from
Dark comedy in
Bishop's ''Shadows"
by Btb Feathers bestselling first trilogy, "The
When dark fan!asy is men-lllackJewels; which relates the
doncd. do you think of vam-story of a duk queen who
pl.res, malevolent forces of evU. comes to power In a society
seductive, hall-clothed maid-nearly destroyed by a creeping
ens, and fits of debauchery? ~int that has rolled ou1 the
Do you envision rake-thin, core of the land. However, h
scraggly-haired Goths huddled dol!S possess a lively storyline,
in corners with mysterious, believable characters, and
ominous-looking books, a Bishop'stn1dcmarkauendon to
manic gleam in their eyes thidetailsofemQtion.
whenever they look up? Shadows and LlilbL ond Its
ls your first reactlon, "What predeussor. The Pinars o( 1br
is dark fantaSy?" fillrld, arc hardly devoid of hu-
Well, for all or you who mor, something characterlsli·
haven'1 read or don't under- cally lacking in dark fantasy.
stand dark famasy, author Anne Wflh such chancters as two
Bishop has something even 1he Fae at1e111p1ing to pass as hu­
most wary reader should enjoy. man In places where their
Bishops newest book,~ glamour magic has no effect. a
QWS and I Ieht.-is the s~cond in thieving dog, and a horse that
her latest trilogy, which follows won't move unless it issung to,
the story of an anclen1 nee the reader can always expect
threatened by a dark menace even the most depressing parts
from a distant land bant on de-of the Stolj' to be lightened by
stroying not only the people a po<>r joke or comic situation.
who have the gift, but all those Bishop\ integtlltion of ro-
who oppose IL mnnce is subtle, present w!th-
'rhe story is• classic tale of out overwhtlm!ng the story,
a rightful minority .u,empting and sexWII scenes irt carefully
Lb convince " stubborn and spaced, unlike many darl\ fan­
prtjudiccd majority. And while tasy novels which ooze gmphic
the Fae resist the effol'lS of ilie ~ex.
witches and their few Fae a!Ues, So, nex1 tlnte you feel llke
the danger grows ever greater exploring a new genre, or Jus1
as the power of the enemy Tcadingsomethlngthatwillap.
waxes- pall your "nonnal" friends, give
The •nr Aiainn" trllogy is Bishopuniquestyleofdark fan­
nornearly so srrong as Bishop's tasy a try. lions 10 the further­
ing of a new musical
aesthetic:
The openrng
p i e c e ,
"Bruckensch lag
(Crossover); ably il­
lustrates Blume's in­
terest in mixing mu­
sica I styles. The piece
combines Western
piano, Javanese
gamelan, and the
music of 1he Ghana­
Ian Ewe people.
Wriung about 1h1s
piece, Blume satd
that "I am interested
in exploring how
these worlds can co­
exist, overlap, and
interact.'"
LC Music Professor brings his friends for Friday's "Soundings" h's 1h1s cultural
and 111us1cal interac­
uon that will saturate
the California lns1ilute of the
ArtS. and comple1ed his Ph.D. m
ethnomusicology from the Uni•
vers11y or Michigan. He has re­
ceived numerous awards as well
as 1he accolades of his peers.
"[His music[ blends World Mu­
sic, Blues and Jazz. and Euro• pean class1cal music in a way
that understands the u111queness
of each of 1hcse languages and
their ability 10 co-exis1 on a new
cultural plane; said James New­
ton, a ftJlow composer. "This ap­
proach to art is perhaps one of
the most significant contribu-Blume's concert premiere and
make his a show no1 10 1111ss.
•soundings" will be held in
Evans Music Building, and will
begin at 7:30pm. Tickets arc free
for students and Sl0 for the
c.ommuniLy, and are available at
the college books1ore.
Get over yourself--he's good
by Aaron landau
I've been saying it all along:
good pop is under-appreciated.
Too many people in college dis­
card any,blng glossy and popu­
lar 1hese days, tOSSing aside pro•
fesslonal songwrl1ers, super•
producers and big labels in fa.
vor of poorly written indie-rock.
They forge, that whe1 her
someone's music is selr-penned,
independently produced and
disa'ibuted out of a trunk isn)
wonh a clime if the music sucks.
But shouldering the nuts•
and-bolts work ccnainly helps.
No1 because credibility some­
how Improves one's sound, but
rather because employing an
army of big production names­
as is generally the trend in big­
label pop-1ends 10 produce
music 1hat falls 10 the lowest•
common-denominator, smo1h­
cring any one particular artist's
contribu1ion So Justin
Timberlake, in an a11emp1 10
move beyond that gli1tery cage
of•NSYNCseuro-pop,scems 10
have found a happy medium:
dllch the boy-band. sum writ­
ing your own tunes and, Lo be
safe, employ 1he two most
badass, monolithic names In
pop production
The result has paid off well.
Umbcrlake's "Justified" comes a
bit mott mature, more coherent,
and more R&S-orlented than
anything he's done. The lead
single "Like I Love You• is com-fonably ca1chy, ye, far more ar­
ticula1c in its sharp hip-hop/
acous1ic sound (thanks to the
Neptunes) than any1hing the
Glitzy Five could ever have re­
leased. And though the_ narrow,
easy-on-1he-ears melodics or
"Cry Me A River" won't cn1ch
anyone off-guard, the consis•
teni.ly innovative production of
Timbaland-mixing soft choirs
wilh his signaLUre minimalist,
crunchy synth-bcats-brings
TRL some flavor IL could dcsper•
a1tJy use.
And beyond reaching farther ally meets the same bouce-btat
pitfalls tha1 have kept popular
R&B so bland this )'ear, bu1
when he hits, he hitS in wa)'S far
more crca1ively sure-foo1ed than
anyone should expec1 From one
who not 100 long ago lei Ri.ch­
ard Marx pen his work.
Don't ge1 your hopes up; 1hi
is still very much a pop album.
But so was Michael Jackson's
"Off The Wall" (an obvious in-
0uence); so were 1he Beatles. So
was Frank Sinatrn.Jus1 stop wor­
rying abou1 whos watching you
and listen.
out into
hip-hop
and R&B
territory,
Tlm~rlake
Is also
reaching
deeper into
the roots­
pulling up
lnneivisions­
era Stevie
Wonder in
1 h e
rhumba
b a I I ad
"No1h1ng
Else," and
a heahhy
dose or
Prince's
post-disco
funk in
"Rock Your Interested in Law School?
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Pio football stumbles again
by Zach Mann
With nothlng to lose, the Pios
lost more lhan their shins in one
o( the mos1 de\i.lstating loses in
Lewis & Clark foo1ball history.
If not for the ob,•ious talent of
this year's squad, a lopsided loss
10 a powerhouse 1eam would be
accepted. But not this year.
Undefeated should have been
the tcnn 10 dcsctibe the Pios two
weekends ago. Two losses by
one-poinuarnished u1e!ro1her­
wise ferocious start LO the 2002
season. A swagger no1 seen since
the Reagan administradon was
in each step of the motivated and
rejuvenated Pioneer football
team. When tival PLU sauntered side the heads of their oppo-
into town, an upset was being nents. They undus1and lha1
spread around campus. An early their adversary may be psych­
Pio lead collapsed when a sec-ing themselves out before step­
ond quarter let down openned ping onto the field because of
for 1he visiting Lutes, crushing the Wildcats ranking and pres­
all hopes for a Pioneer victory. tige. Once the game is decided
On the other band, nationally within the minds of the athletes,
ranked Lin field, who put up 21 they may as well 1101 even play.·
unanswered points in the fim This may not be the only rea­
quancr, weren't 1es1cd or pushed son for the Pioneer loss. al-
10 their limits like the Lutes though surely a contributing
were. They created a colossal f2-factor. Another fac10r was the
0 halfume lead with nothing but poor performance by Lhe of­
lowered heads on the Pioneers. fcnsc. 58 total yards were gained
This game was not indicative on a season low 40 plays from
ohhe talent and skill of lhe Pios, scrimmage. The Wildcats, who
bul more a showcase of Linfields had I.he ball almost t\vice as long
experience and ability LO get in-and racked up 8 times more to­
-tal yards. owned the time of
possession. Looking past off en•
sive s1.1Lis1ics, most discourag­
ing was the first downs racked
up by LC. Two of their 5 first
downs came on successive pen­
alties on I.he game's first drive.
An offense will be the only
way a record over .500 is slill
plausible. Due 10 recent injuries
10 senior defensive lmeman
Rusl)' Lindsay and David
Wonh, the Pios musl move the
ball and control time of posses­
sion.
Rival Willameuc will host
the Pios this Saturday in Salem
and In the final game of the sea­
son. Whitworth wtll take the
Oregon Tmll along the Colum-
"'°'o couRtm °' Le ''"""'"'0•"''""" DEPAArMrm- bia River 10 llnlsh off the 2002
Freshman RB Marcus Lampkin tries to gain a few yards. football season at Gtiswold
Player profile: Luke Speckman
by Liz Hummer ball player • l'm always in the qmckly and there were no last•
Luke Speckman of ten seems
to bt the teller of 1all tales.
People know hnn ns a lour­
year football rla)'er can\ believe
he's an an maJor. Others see htS
large ofTensh•c-hneman s1a1ure
and are shocked if they see Mm
km11111g
Oh yeah, and 1f you ask him
nbout living m Africa as a child
wtth his m1ss10nary parentS, he'll
tell you about his mfon1 brother
being kidnapped by 1he family's
pet chimp
The most unbelievable thmg
ts that all of tins, and more, is
lruc..
"l'm 1101 1rymg to surpnse
anybody. I'm just being myself."
Speckman remarked.
Indeed, offensive lineman
Speckman 1s not a[raid of gomg
against the gram on the Le,vis
6I Clark College can1pus. No,
only is he the first football-play­
ing •rt major many art faculty
have encountered. his religiou.s
and political beliefs are atypical
on campus.
'Being a Christian and
poUtcally conservative on the LC
am pus Is as hard as being a foot• minority here: Speckman ob-Ing repurcuss1ons, e><cept that
served "But the opposition has his passion to play was build­
only made my beliefs stronger ing up ror this final season.
because I've been forced to ex-"Coming into this year we
amme them • had high hopes. because we had
Indeed. Speckman seems 10 a good senior class and a bigger
relish m the challenges 1ha1 roster than we've had in
come his wny awhile," Speckman snid. "Our
·one t.htng I love about play-close losses ha,•e been
mg a1 LC ts that evcryt.hing Is dissapomtmg, butLhe work and
stacked against us -we're the ded1cauon of the past three
underdog, but 1 thmk we h:we years has showed in ways most
more heart and dcstrc than any-people don't reaUzc. For ex­
on~. Our v1c1ones mean so ample, our quarterback Trem
much more to us because we Thompson has led Div Ill foot­
work hard 10 achieve them." be ball (nattonally) m total offen­
said. s1ve yards and our offense has
His most difficult experience been in the 1op 10 for 101al of­
may have been when he couldn't fens1ve yards for Lhe past 6
play for the second half of last weeks.·
season because of an tnJury. And Foo1bal1 has obviously been
wouldn\ you know 11.. Speckman 1mponam 10 Speckman during
couldn't even get tnJured m the his decade-long career, but he
conventtonal way. hasn't been caught up in stereo-
"Last Oc1ober, I got an orbital L)'pes and wishes others could
blowou1 fracture, which bas,-also see past them.
caUy means 1ha1 my eye socket "People carry bad stereo­
was broken m three spots. It iypes of football players, the
happened 1n practice when majority of which come from
someone decided that they're high school-and rrankly, lhere
thumb might look good in my are a 101 of HS football players
eye," he joked. who I wouldn't care 10 hang
Speckman recovered preny around with," he said, "But 1
ffiOTOS av OAVIO ro: AND lJZ HVMMf~ think for I.he most pan LC foot­
ball players are gre.it guys and
are easy 10 get along with."
Senior Luke Speckman is passionate about both of his
roles: as an offensive lineman and a creative sculptor. Speckman certainly proves
that football players don't al­
ways fit the mold Whether he's
out on the mrf mo,ving down
defenders, or is welding steel in
the sculpture studio, wearing
one of his hundreds of random
thrift store T-shirts and nip­
fiops, Speckman always brings
the playftil and une><pected to
both the football and LC com-
munity. U coming Pioneer S orts
Friday, November 8th
Volleyball
LC vs. PugetS
7:00pm
Saturday, Nov
Football
LC vs. Whitwo Sports
berr ~
1:00pm __ ~
Thursday, November lst
Swimming
LC VS. Cal State-Havut:ud
6:00p1n '--~
Basketball Preview
by Chris Ryan htnd.
Lewis & Clark shot a dis-
Head111g into the 2002-03 mal 27% from the floor and
season, the Lewis & Cbrk had d1£1icul1y covenng T3'
Men's Basketball team hopes Australian ~am Hams. When
to muster all tne nectssary reached for comment Coach
ingredients 10 defend their 13ob Ga1lard said. "Well, we
Northwest Conference title have three starter.s In
and earn another tnp to the Singapore, Spain, and Chile,
NCAA Division 111 louma• what did you expect?"
ment. According to pre- The challenge will be great
$Cason polls, LC has been this year for I.he Pio's. Vinu-
tanked 22 in I.he nation, af-ally every NWC team returns
\er finishing nlnth overall key players and all expect to
last year with an overall . be beue.r in 2002. Although
record of 24-6. • Lewis & Clark Is the derend-
The Pioneers fell shon, 1ng cha1np1on, Whttworth
however, In their opening llmshed first m the pre.season
pre-season game versus the Nonhwest Conlerence poll
Aust.rnlian lns1!lu1e of Sport Lmfield finished second in
(ak,, the Australi;m Olympic 1he poll behtnd Whitworth
development team). The and picked up two first-place
starting n~e !onhe Pio's was: votes. \Vi llameuc made a
F Tommy Magnuson, C StrOng run at 1hc NWC title
Kristofer Spter, G Danny last year and Puget Sound and
Winchester, G Mau S1aruey, Pacific Luthcron could be
G Nate Kn~banuck. Spier much improved. as will Pa-
led the team \\1th 23 points ct:f\c and George Fox
'1nd 9 rebounds. Mike The next LeWIS & Clark
Kirkham. off the bench, was men's basketball game Is
the second nighest scorer scheduled for November 22-
wllh 12 points, lncludlng 23 at the Scatde U1uvcrs11y
shooting 2--1 ft0m 3-polnl Cla.ss1c.
PHOTO couansv Of t.C SPOaTI INFORNJiTfON OEPAATMf.m
Senior Jay Jones celebrates after a kill during the Cal State­
Hayward game on October 27th. Jones had 11 kills against
the nationally ranket Cal State-Hayward team. The Lacly
Pioneers have their last home game of the season today
against University of Puget Sound.
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November 14 November 18 Festival: 12 Angry Men.
Miller 105, 7:30pm.
Faculty Recital -George Networking Reception:
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