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2002-11-01

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LC debaters face off with Brits over the ICC
by Beka Feathers
On Monday, Nov. 18, the
Lewis&: Clark Forensics team
welcomed their British national
counterparts to campus for their
second annual debate. The
event, which was open to the
entire campus, pitted LC Foren­
sics members Paul Bingham and
Nathan Whmaker against Brit•
ish national debaters Anna Kirk
and Richard Osborne.
The trip to Oregon marked
the encl of Kirk and O~bome's
I 7-su11e American tour. in
which 1hey debated against col­
lege debate teams across tbe
country.
.. (tS quite. an honor tha1 we
have them here," said LC team
member Shelby Long, who in­
troduced the debaters. "Debate
is a way that we can transcend
these different cultures and it's
a way that we can get along with
everybody.•
Although, the subject of the
debate was the relevance of an
International Criminal Coun, an
issue that has caused tensions
between the United States and
man)' European coumries, both
LC and the British duo seemed
to have plemy of time for
friendly bantering outside the
topic.
"(The British 1 share a long
cultural bond wi1h !America];
said Osborne. "You gave us Walt
Disney you gave us Elvis, and l'J-IOTO IV MAGGlt O'tUR criroes, because they witnessed
them," said Bingham. "The ICC
strips jurisdiction from where
the crimes happrned."
The LC debaters also warned
1ha1 the ICC m1ght be detrimen­
tal to peacekeeping operations,
,r tl1e US was afraid American
peacekeepers could be called
to account for their actions,
especi.ally by malicious par­
ties.
"We got involved in Kosovo,
but we might not gel in I next
Lime] if we have the fear of be­
ing tried undllly," Bingham
said.
Whittaker felt that, in addi­
tion, the court depended too
much on having rational actors
on all sides of a situation.
The Lewis & Clark Forensics team hosted the British National Debate Team Monday,
November 18. The debate addressed the relevance of the International Criminal Court. "!The !CCI is based on the
assumption that actors are ra•
tional," he said. "'Now, it seems
to me that i£ someone is com•
mining genocide and war
crimes, they cannot be called
you gave us Britney Spears. We
gave you John Lennon--and you
shot him."
"When we wert thinking or
ideas for topics for Lhe debate,"
said Whittaker, a senior at LC
and in his 8th year of debate,
·we thought of things like 'Why
beer should be se_rved cold' and
·we hate the French more than
you do' ...
Beyond the jokes, however,
both teams quickly settled into
debate over the ICC and the Bush administration's refusal to
participate in its creation. Kirk
and Osborne, speaking for tbe
existence of such a coun, ar•
gued that the ICC would pro•
vide a consistent. permanent
foundation on which to rest
judgements, and that the US
had nothing to fear from such
a court if its soldiers had com­
milted no war c.rime.s.
·1t·s a court that deals with
individual responsibility as a
justice mechanism," said Kirk. In addition, Osborne argued, rational. !The !CCI deters Inter­
the Un.ited State's consistent re-vention and it ultlmatc.ly allows
fusal to take part in the court was .,.genocides to continue."
hurting its reputation abroad. The debate lasted an hour
• "This is a dream the world is and a half, with a question-and­
engaged in, and the US is not," he answer period for the audience
said. at the end. ll was considered a
Bingham and Whittaker, oppos- success by both participants and
ing the court, contested that the audience members.
ICC would take away the power "lthinkanexchangcofviewsin
of local systems of justice to pun-any civilized format is always pref­
ish perpetrators of crimes. ernble," said President Micheal
"Local organizations are much Mooney. who served as Speaker of
better equipped to deal with the Housdonhedebate.
CSAW sponsors 4th Hunger Awareness Week
by Jovanna Schussel
The 4th Annual Hunger
Awarenes!-i
wee.k just
wrapped up at
Lewis & Clark
College.
Throughout
the wetk,
Lhcre were: nu­
merous and
varying oppor­
t uni tics for
students 10 ge,
a glimpse of
life as a home­
less person in
Portland and
to get a beuc.r
understanding of the hunger
that surrounds us.
With signs up throughout
campus with the catch phrase
"Are You Hungry'", many stu­
dents invested Lime LO find out
more. Runnmg November 18-
21. there was an exhibit or an
by studenLs of p:ear, a nonprofit
youth program, panel discus­
sions by communily me·mbers,
and a hunger banquet Thursday,
Nov. 21, as a culmination of the
week's events.
Officially titled, "A Call to
Action: lnclividual Responsibil-ity, Accountability, and Action,"
the week kicked off Sunday af­
ternoon. with an off-campus
venture ex­
ploring "Pov­
erty in Or­
egon & the
Prospects for
a New Social
Justice.•
Theanex­
h i bit ion
opened Mon­
day and ran
through
Thursday.
Also on Mon­
day, there was
an open­
ing night
panel discussion, headed by
representalives for organiza•
tions around Portland who
provide services to the hun­
gry and homeless of our city.
On Tuesday night, there
was anoLher panel, this time
headed by actual members of
the homeless community.
This gave students the op•
ponunily to see a different
side of homelessness; not as
the nameless. nalionwide
epidemic, but as the story of
struggles of Lhe individual per­
son. Wednesday's discussion was
"How Poverty Effects Children
and Schools," which gave yet
another angle on the problems
that face the community.
"We are in a bubble," said
senior Lara Law ... \Ve don'l
have any idea what it's like to
be out on the streets.·
The Hunger Banquet was
held last night, bringing a week
of educational awareness to a
close. As the participants en•
tercel, each was given a card
that was to be their income for
the meal to come. These in­
come cards were an accurate
representation of actual Port-
land incomes. Depending of
the income that you had, you were treated to anything from a
four-course meal to a bowl of rice
that you had to eal
with your hands.
while sitting on the
floor.
The an exhibit,
which ran all week in
Stamm, was showing
the artwork of home­
less youth who are as­
sociated with the p:ear
program.
This program, ac­
cording to their mis­
sion statement.
.. builds positive rela­
tion.ships with home•
less youth through
education. an. and
recreation to affinn
personal wonh
and achle\•e mean­
ingful and
healthier
lifes1yles."
At p:ear, home•
less youths form
l5 to 22-years-old
are provided with
resources to com­
plete their GEDs,
explore artistic av­
enues, and receive
0nancial aid for education. They
also take outdoor trips, play sports, and maintain a garden.
The an that was displayed in
Stamm was for sale, with prices
rangmg from around $20 up to
$ 100. At p:ear gallery, located at
809 SW Alder, one can see more
examples of the art produced by
these talented young people.
Photography, ceramics, col­
lages, and painting arc just some
of the mediums explored by arts
in the p:ear gallery. Paintings are
done on metal, glass, fabric, and
a whole rage of other material.
Topics for the painting range
from mythology to abstract art
and social commentary.
The week of awareness was
sponsored by the Centtr for Ser­
vice and Work.
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student fees. French professor wins national award
b E. H . k Aas-Rouxparis (OZ-rooks- voices around ,he world are heard. live in national and imerna•
Y rm aic puh-REE) is a native of Algeria, As a legacy, I wam my smdems 10 tional scholarly circles in her
French professor Nicole Aas• and came to the US in 1962 af-become beuer people for having field, holding posiLions on Lhe
Rouxparis has been named 2002 ter Algeria gained independence learned abouL other peoples, other executive b-Oard of the American
Oregon Professor of Lhe Year by from France. She earned a Ph.D cultures and other issues. Lt pleases Council for Qufbec SLUdies, Lhc
the Carnegie Foundation forthe In Romancelanguages from the me 10 sec theirse.nse of discovery." I n,ernational Counci I of
Advancement or Teaching and UniverslLy of Oregon in 1984. "Nicole teaches with passion, Francophone Studies, Lhe
Lhe Council for Advancement Her research focuses on 20''· animaLion and knowledge," says American1\ssociation o[Teach­
and Support of Education century French and Sara Sluszka, a junior French ers of French and Women in
(CASE). Aas-Rouxparis was se• Francophone literature, empha- studies major. "Her support and French.
lected from among 12 nominees sizing minority voices 111 the high expectations will be in0u- Dean of the College Curtis
from nine institutions in Oregon. French-speaking world. enual after graduation in my Johnson said, "The CASE award is
"I want my students to be ere- •Asa legacy, I want people to work with the l'eace Corps." a most impressive award, and iL is
alive with language and learning. remember thaL I Introduced Stu• CASE and the Carnegie Foun-given quite deservingly to a m1ly
I think there is a creative urge in dents to areas of the world dation awarded four naLional outstanding and gifted Leacher. Year
every studenL and I like LO help where they could learn about and stale winners in 45 states inandyearoutNicoleisranl<edby
that come out," said Aas-themselves through o,her cul-and the District of Columbia. ourstudentsamongourveryfinest
Rouxparis in an imerview. turcs," said Aas-Rouxparis. •1 i\as-RouxpaTis was one of 422 teachers, and that is saying some-
TheCamegicprogram,v.isestab- want people to rememberthaL I faculty members nominated by thingspedalaCollegewithsomany
lishedin 1982. TheL'\StLCwinner am someone who is passionate colleges and universmes outs~inding,eachers.lamdelighted
of the aw:ud was History professor about culLural identity and throughout the coumry forherandverypleased for the Col-
Stephen Dow &>ckham in 1992. strive make sure thaL minority i\as-Rouxparis has been ac-lege."
MLK Day returns to Lewis & Clark
by Maggie Oyler Live was LO receive an enrire day This year students will attend planning the service along with
off of school. a half-day or classes. Classes will members of6SU. A gospel choir
This year, Le,vis &: Clark Col- •we had quite a long discus- be roughly Lhirry minutes long,' from New Beginnings Church
lege will celebrate Martin LuLher sion in regards 10 the mauerand and will include a briefintroduc- will be presem. There ,viii also
King's Day for the first time since asked the students LO come back Lion 10 the class. The afternoon be African American dance and
1992, when the college switched this year," said professor Rich-,viii be a celebration of Martin a candle lighL vigil in remem-
from terms 10 semesters. ard Peck, who was a member of Luther King. brance of King.
The idea 10 recognize the holi-the committee last year,and this Planned activities include a In 2004, students wiU receive
day began with BSU (Black Stu-year is its chair. speaker and two discussion an entire day off or school. The
dent Union) in spring or 2002. This year the commi11ee dis, groups. A chapel service will be faculty will review Lhe day and
Nichole Alexander. the cussed the matter and agreed 10 held in the evening. Mark decide whether to change their
organization'$ president, led the a half day of classes and a half-Dun1ley, Dean of the Chapel, is decision.
battle until its actualization on day celebration. Since Manin
November 5••. The campaign be-Luther King's Day is the first day
gan wiLh an intense petitioning or spring semester classes. the
scheme. Students tabled in front committee was worried that Stu·
of Field's Dining ~tall for days dents simply would no, come Crime Beat
requesting other students to fill 'back on Lime. compiled by Bill Curtin
out petitions. For any large decisions, ,he facili1ies
The petititioning gathered facul,y is required 10 vote on the
369 signatures, roughly l/3 of the matter. The next s1ep was re­
studem population last year. ceiving a passing vote from the
"'Next, the members of the BSU faculty.
met with Shane Ostermeier. D1-"Everyone was for ,he eel­
rector of Smdent Activities. and ebration." Peck said, "but at
Ray Warren, Associate Dean of what level? Many faculty
Swdents and Director of E1hnic wanted the full day off." Once
Studen, Services, before ap• aga1n, Alexander was asked LO
proaching ,he Curriculum Com• come back to the next meeting.
mi11ee. On Nov S"' the faculty passed
With Ostermcierand Warren a modified version of the pro•
behind her. Alexander made a posal.
prcse.ntation to the Curriculum '"h was Stich an awesome
Committee. The original objec-feeling," Alexander stated. November 11, 2002
Theft of a jacket from law li­
brary
Graffiti in East Hall
Graffiti in Odell Hall
November 12, 2002
Stolen computer
Dubach Lounge from
November 13, 2002
Harrassing phone call to resi­
dent
Stolen vehicle bauery Olli or November 14, 2002
Harrassing phone call to resi­
dent
Students contacted for alco­
hol violations
November 15, 2002
Disorderly conduct b)• a Stu·
dent near Pamplin SporlS Ccn•
,er
November 16, 2002
Swdents conLacted for drug
violations
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College promotes
fear by not disclosing
information
So lhe underwear 1h1er has
been caught. Good. Now we can
g" back to our nom1al lives.
Bui wait; did everyone on this
campus even know that some­
one wa.:,; enlcring Copeland and
Howard donn laundry rooms 10
steal mostly women's underwear,
for weeks. before he was caughll
Did the college preside111 send
out emails 10 1 he ,vhole sniden1
body 10 condemn this rash of
thefts and warn the students
about the situation? Diel the
residence life staff post warnings
in every laundry room explaining
,he threa1 and encouraging stu•
dents 10 look out for each other?
No. I live on campus in the
new halls, :incl I saw no signs
around campus until after the
perpe1r.11or was caught; the signs
posted about the crime en1irel)1
avoided specifics. I only heard
abolll 1he 1hefts from a fellow
studcm in class.
Wh)• was 1he 1hef1 of under•
wear rrom dozens or swde.nts
kept so hush-hush?
Missing underwear may seem
no more than an in<:0n\lenient
prank when it happens once or
twice. Bui when hundreds of
pairs of mostly women's under­
wear continue for weeks to dis­
appear from lhe laundry rooms,
it is more than a praak.
This crime creates :1 cuhurc
of fear and suspicion. The dor­
mitories, the very homes o(hun­
dreds of students. ore no longer
safe, and students mistrust each
other. Students were afTaicl 10
leave their laundry alone in the
machines, ycl Lhcy were also jus-
1ifiably afraid 10 wni1 in 1he base­
ment alone.
The theft of clolhing fr,1111
\i.•omnn :.:ifter ,voman is, no less
than sexual harassment of the
female population at 1hc school.
The crime was clearly ln­
Lendcd lO show power over Slu­
den1s hy instilling fear. Soon
enough, the seriousness or the
crime bcc;1me evident, and )'Cl
vic1ims were left wondering if
they were alone; if the college
was doing anylhing about it;
why 1hcy were chosen. Only lhe
victims 1hcmsc1vcs were miking
about 1L
The.college community is not
hdped hy keeping such cven1s
a sccrc,. Many students. even
those living on campus and at
risk or being victimized, were
1101 infom1ed of the crimes ac­
tively 1aking plnce. S1udcnts who
,vcrc unaware Qf Lh~ thefts coulcl
hard!)• be looking out ror lhe
othe:r members of 1hcir commu­
nity.
I am glad 10 know 1ha1 the
underwear t.hief was not a stu-­
clcnt; that gives me some hope.
Bul ii is s1ill scary Lo know that
people from off-campus with
malicious iment can be present
on campus for weeks, victinfrz­
ing dozens of students, and we
don't even hear about it officially.
h is "ery scary to kno,v th3t stu­
dents themselves can harass and
in1imida1e 01her members or Lhe
communit)', and that we don't
hear about it officially. The
administration·s silence about hate crimes and sexual harass-
mem on campus is pute com­
plicny w11h the crime and the
culture that allows it.
Audrey DeCo,rrsey
Play's torture not
limited to middle ages
In this semester's mainstage
play The Hour becween Dog and
Wolf, tl1cre are several scenes
depicting 1onure me1hods used
during the Middle Ages. As I sat
in the audience w:Hchll'1g
Regnier talk us through the
stages of water torture- pinning
the pnsoncr down, holding his
mouth open, forcing sail water
down his throat -a though,
came 10 me: this still happens
1oday. This, and other medieval
me1hods, are used by the Chi­
nese gove.rnn,ent on a daily ha~
sis in their persecu1ion or Falun
Gong praclitioners. Take the
case of Mei Yu Ian for example. a
female Falun Gong practili0n<'-r
from Beijmg, age 44:
Ms. Mei Yu1an was arrested
and arb11rarily dctaine, merely
be01use she did Falun Gong ex­
ercises in from of her home. Ms.
Mei. along wi1h 01her detained
Falun Gong pracliuoners. went
on a hunger strike asking for
lheir unconditional release and
the right 10 practice Falun Gong.
To tonure 1hem. the guards
force-fed these practitioners
with ovcr-S..'\turatcd sah water.
On the morn mg or May 17.
2000, lhe guards once again
dragged Ms. Mei out of her cell
and force-fed her. Her screams
could be heard from the sur­
rounding cells (Falu11 Gong Re­
port. pg. 24).
In the play, we see the pris­
oner. Frnntois Villon, survive
1h1s mnure. Ms. Mei was not as
fonuna1e; she died on May 22,
2000.
in the play. we see that
Fran~ois Villon is a controversial
character -we are not sure if he
murdered Sem1oy or noi, and if
so wh~t his mo1ives were. In
co;mast, despite wha1 the Chi­
ntsc govcmmem would have us
believe, Falun Gong prac1hio•
ners arc peaceful and would
never harm anyone. They sim­
ply wa111 to be allowed 10 prac­
nce a mind-body-spirit prac1ice
1hai has enabled lhem 10 become
healt h1er. more comp:.ssionate
people. And yc1, over 1he pas,
three years. 1heir peaceful ap­
peals have lime and Lime again
been mel with fierce brutality. As
we speak. hundreds of thou­
sands or Falun Gong praclilio­
ncrs arc detained in various la­
bor camps, prisons, and memal
instiLUtions, tormred and beaten
for refusing 10 give up their be­
lief in Falun Gong and the prin­
ciples of tm1h, compassion, and
tolerance.
ForLunately, unlike in the
Middle Ages. today there are
mechanisms through which 1he
voices or the vic1i1ns or torture
can be heard. The Amnesl)' In­
ternational chapter a1 LC has
recently been revived, and we
hope 10 do jus1 1ha1. To join,
comae, Michael Graham or me,
and 1>erhaps we can pull the
world out of the Middle Ages
once and for all.
Sarah Cook CBC funds Kyoto
before other clubs
Do you know where all the
con1ro,,ersv over the CBC's de­
cision 10 ru'nd kyo10 01me from?
Last year all swden1 groups 1ha1
wanted to receive funding went
through the CBC. A few weeks
after presenting a budge, ancVor
charter request lO the CBC all
student groups received a letter
in Lheir mailbox. These leuers
seems lO have been completely
overlooked or misinterpreted so
far. I believe it is a crucial aspect of
the entire issue surrounding CBCs
decision ll1a1 needs 10 be addressed.
I was involved in 1he charter­
ing and budgeting process for the
Men's L~crosse Club and I re•
ceived a leucr sent from the CllC.
Dear Mens LAX:
We arc pleased 10 infonn you
that your group l1as been cluir­
tcwl, 1111d has a budget for tltt
2002-2003 school yearof $1,300.
Please t1ote ihai most studenl
groups did not re-<:eive their
minimum budget CCCl\lfSI he ..
cause of hudgetary <:onSJra.ims.
A loss of money from las, ytar does
not necessorify indicate c1 poor <lJJ­
plicution or CBC pn:sentation.
The decision 10 allocate mouey to
a student group depends on CBC~
interpretation of fiduciary neces­
sily. and availabilily of funds.
We would also like to announce.
1ha1 CBC has allocated $17,000
10 become the first Kyoto emission
complian1 school in 1/ie world dc­
sp,1, 1Jte Board of Trustees r<fusal
w grant a Sl0 student (Jee} in­
crease. Tl1e Charter and Budget
commission felt 1ha1 1he Kyoco
emissions vote, heJdJanucuy 30-
Feb,·iwryJ'", was a cle.arnwnclatr
for its allocation mid thw found
it necessary rofactor t_his into the
101<11 l,udgeL As II rcsult.furtl1er
strain h11s bctn placed upon 1he
ASLC budge, li111i1i11g cl1e Boa,.d~
ability w i11rrcasc funding 10 stu­
dent groups.
Titan II you for participating in
this ywrs CBC and we wfsh you
all good fud1 ht the coming year.
lf you /w,•e questions pertaining
to your budget, pltascfa:lf""' toco,,.
lilet, l.al:i11 Soldate or Dylan Parl:ins.
This is a word for word copy
of I he lcuer I received in March
2002, wilh key pans in bold. I
believe this le11er cxpliciliy
sta1cs lhat the CBC had decided
10 fund K)·OL0 before dis1ributing
funds lOSLUdent !,'l'Ollps and clubs.
Many srnde111 groups and
dubs felt they were given inad­
equa1e budgets. They also did
not feel that the sludeni vo1e 10
increase fees manda1ed the allo­
ca1lon of $17,000 from CBC 10
1hc Kyo10 Protocol out of the
curreni budge1. When this issue
was brough1 up at a forum last
year, CBC's verbal posit ion was
,hat 1hey had funded groups as
1hey saw fil and then had enough
left over 10 allocate $17,000 10
Kyoto compliance. There is a
clear discrepancy here between
the CBC's position in the lcuer
and the position of CBC given
at the fon101, I am nol going to
comment on how or why this
discrepancy occurred. I just
\'-'anted lo make sure that its ex­
istence be known because I don\
believe 1hal many sludems are
aware or il.
Mika! Sherman Are you there God?
It's me, James
by James Christie
As many of you have no•
ticed, this column, "Are you
there God? h's me James" <or
whatever my bloody column
Is called. l didn't name iL On.e
or my edilors slapped the title
on one day and it stuck).
hasn\ appeared ln the L'lSl two
Issues or the Log. In response
10 this. many of you have come
up 10 me and complained.
"Where was your column.
James?" these people have
said 10 me in high-pitched
voices of uuer suffering.
"I looked all over the Log
for hand instead of discover­
ing your beamiful column
that serves as-a sp1ri1ual iron so';irce of our inrn;r despair. ure can be like that some­
tJmes. You're suffering and then
a fireman, an "'A"' ona midte.nn,
or a smile from a physically at­
Lractlve member of the opposite
sex (or same sex or ge.rbil) res­
cues your disheartened .spirits.
This causes you 10 put aside for
the time being, the unbearable
lightness of being alive (oh
when will ii end!) so that for a
few brief [lee1ing moments
you're. able LO savor the petty
joys of life. You prance through
fields of sunshine, LI')' on pairs
of exciting underwear while gig­
gllng with your friends, or use
your tongue to cause another
person 10 make funny noises
and damp their thighs tighter
lung 10 my '' _______ _
pain-filled crown. around thy
soul." I It was caused by an fr id a y
found the affliction that haunts comes again
crap one I d t ;md you open
usu a 11 y or wil one ay or- you your mall-
1\nds m I.he ment many of US. box 10 find the
pi One er This great demon is Pio Log wait·
Log. What Ing for you.
gives! l called -Thesis! You tear It
wanl 10 __________ '' open like a
read James Jewtsh four-
bloody Christie!?? year-old on Lhe eighth nigh, of
( By the way, I personally <;hanukah knowing that, unlike
don't lhink what the Log usu-las, week, there has 10 be a col­
ally prims is crap. This is just unut by James Christie inside
what people told me. I woulcJ:.. Just wailing for you 10 consume.
ne.ver use the word •crap" lO But nooooooo, the column
describe the Log's content. isn't there.
Instead I'd use the words, 'Did thQse evil bastards al
"Erin Haick") the Pio tog. refuse lo prln1
First off, I woula like l0 James' column for a second time
apologize for !.he incalculable in a row?" you ask full of ~age.
suffering (or joy) my column's Actually, no. Last weeks ab-
absence has caused you. sence of James' column was
Secondly, L would like 10 caused by a horror much greater
explain 10 you.1hereasons be-lhan •. Pio Log editor. IL was
bind its absence. caused by an affliction lha1
For starters, two weeks haunts or will one day 1onnen1
ago I subniiued a column 10 many _or us. .
the Log. In that piece I re-This gre.at demon 1s called •
quesled that our school Ii-Thesis! . . .
brary start 01rrying pomog- !,James Ch!15ue, am wriung
raphy. ln it, I made many athcstS forsoc1ology/anthropol­
clichtd Jokes-about Dean ogy Lhis semester. And oh, let
Curtis.John.son, the Womyn's me lell you, how horrible lt is.
Center a.nd gangbangs. But lo You work, work, work, and feel
and be.hold, the Logdedded l~cyou'regettingnowhere. You
not to prim lt,
This broke my hean
into a thousand Liny pieces -
much like how your heaTI
was broken, two weeks ago,
when you exciledly Look the
Pioneer Log from Qut of your
mailbox, and flipped 10 the
forum secrion 10 get your
weekly dose of spiritual
Zoloft a la reading "Are you
there God? Its me, James•
only 10 find it missing.
And like me, this piercing
In your heart caused you 10
weep. You, like l did, cried,
sobbed, whimpered, moaned,
pan1ed, sweated, sniffied, and
licked the bouom or an ice
cube tray so your 10.nguc
could get stuck on ii I.he
pain for us was unbearable.
IL even got 10 a certain point
where we asked ourselves if
we would ever be able 10 use
our tongue again appropri­
ately, be IL 10 talk, lick an ice
cream cone, or plcasuTe
someone. But then the kind
fireman removed 1he ice cube
tTay and we soon forgot the research. -research, research, -an<l
feel like you're not learning any­
thing. You write, wriu,, write,
but feel like you're repeating
iourself over and oveT again.
Thesis is a demon that never
leaves you alone. lls just like
herpes. hs all fme and dormant
when you're calm and you
thinking you'
re doing great! Butlhen you
geu1resscd lhinkingabout how
you haven't wriuen about the
elhic of consumption or the
work ethic in the 19th and 20th
century yet and you ~tan blis­
tering up all over again.
So instead or writing a col­
unm las, week, I wrote 20 or 30
or! don\ know how many pages
on the colonial American work
ethic and I'm not even near
where I want 10 be in my lhesisl
I need Lo get back LO "'l'itlng
abou1 how the ethic of con­
sump1ion lay dormanl within
the colonial American work
e1hic. W\sh me luck. 1'11 tty 10
keep on 6nding tinit In between
my thesis 10 write these columns.
But rm not promising anylhing.
November 22, 2002 Pioneer Log 3 =~o~n~~~rL~o~g======Forum=========
Should Lewis & Clark fund the Kyoto Protocol
Pro: FAQs about the Kyoto Initiative Con: Keep our money
by Julian Dautremont-Smith
Why is Kyoto compliance for
Lewis & Clark a good idea?
Last year, I.C\\~S & Clark pro•
duced 21 .000 tons of carbon di­
oxide. In this way, LC Ls directly
comribming 10 decreased crop
yields, increased e.xtinction,
more exlreme weather events,
reduced access Lo watc.r, and loss
orlife as well as land due 10 rls•
ing sea levels. We have an
obligation to
[uture gen•
erations to
take re•
sponslbil•
lty for our
a.ctionsand
reduce. our
contribu•
tion to global
wam1ing.
Doesn't this take money
[rom on-campus studem
grou1,s?
Not necessarily. I respect
concerns about student groups projectS we would be funding
have additional social and envi­
ronmental benefits beyond emis•
sions reductions Lhal on .. ·campus
projects often lack. For in·
stance. in addition to reducing
carbon dioxide, the forestation
projects provide wildlife habirn1
a n d importanl eco-
logi•
losing money to fund Kyoto and. cal services
therefore, if Poll 2 .-eceives ma-like clean water and soil stabil•
jority su11port, I pledge 10 worh it y. Purchasing offsets is a
wid1 student government to get a complement to on•campus ac•
studcnlfce i11m:aseof al least $JO tion, not a substitute. It allows
per student so 11t111 budgets do not us to reduce our emissions in the
nctd to be tlll to fund Kyoto. Las1 shon run while we work for long
year, 83% or votingstudcnissup• run behavioral ,tnd tecbnologi•
ported a proposal 10 raise annual cal change on campus. As we
student fees by Sl0 per student reduce our emissions on-cam-
10 fund K yo LO comp 1i an ce. pus, we will need to buy less and
However, the Board of Trustees less offselS every year. ln any
did not approve the proposed fee case, the college will conLinue 10
increase because they were op• make on-campus improvements
posed to the automatic "ear• -<o reduce its energy costs. It
marking" of funds for a specific ,vould be silly to use student fees
expendh11re and wanted all 10 fund on-campus projects 1ha1
funding 10 go t)irough the regu• the adminis1ra1ion could under•
lar budgeting process every year. take anyway. The offsets we are
They suggested that, if proposed buying [rom the Ch male Trust
this year, 1hey would support an provide real emissions reduc•
unlinked fee increase. There• tions and come only fron,
fore, I feel confident that we will projects that would not have
be able to get a fee increase and happened withom the Climate
Kyoto will not come at the ex• Trust's funding. Meeting Kyoto
pcnse of student groups. with on-campus emissions re•
Why offscisl Shouldn't we be ductions would take longer, cost
focusing on on•campus emis• many times more, and would re•
sions reductions? sulL in less social and environ•
Buying offsets is preferable 10 mental benefits I han purchasing
focusing on on-campus emis• offsets.
sions reduc1ions because we get Why should the college take
better quality ennsslo115 reduc• a srnnce on a poHtical JSSue?
tionsata lower price. LChasal• This ,ssue is first and fore•
ready made significant strides ,n most about personal responsibil·
energy crficicncy. As a result. on• ity and taking acuon to mnigate
campus emissions reductions arc pollution for which we are di·
becoming increasingly expcn- rcctly responsible. It thus is a
sive. Moreover. the offset moral issue, not a poliucal one. The Kyoto target was picked be•
cause it is an already esiablishcd
and recognizable 1arge1 that
other prestigious colleges such
a.~ TurtS and Cornell have com·
milted LO meet (the)' haven't met
It yet) The target is doable and
appropriate for LC's current cir­
cumstances. T~king responsibil-
ity for our pollmion is not the
same thing as runding a
random cause. As pollut•
ers, we have a respon­
sibility 10 reduce our
emissions. In con­
trast, LCs1udents
are not directly
responsible
[or other
problems
and there•
fore it would
not make
sense to ad­
dress them
withstudem
fees. Also, student [ees al•
ready go to student groups
with political leanings. Finally,
it is impossible to be neutral on
1his issue. Spewing 21,000 tons
of carbon dioxide Into the atmo­
sphere every year without taking
any responsibility for it Is also a
political act.
Why aren't contributions vol­
untary?
tr contributions were volun•
1ary, we would not be able 10
guarantee Kyoto compliance.
Then, many people who might
otherwise be inclined to give
would have less incentive to do
so since they know LC wouldn't
neces.sarily be able 10 meet a spe•
cific goal. There is also a ten•
dency Lo •free-ride" and al•
though it may be worth $10 to
someone 10 have LC meet the
Kyoto Protocol, they might not
give money because they think
someone else will give enough
money. Most people think it is
okay for the govemmem 10 regu•
late pollution emissions from
factories and most people recog•
nize 1hat '"vo1untary" regulauon
or1cn doesn•t work. ln the same
way, it would be a m1swke: 10 al•
low people 10 avoid taking re•
sponsibility for their pollution.
Will anyone care if LC meets
Kyoto?
Definitely. The effort has al•
ready recieved men11on in ,he
Los Angeles Times and the USA
Today and was praised on the 0oor
of the House or Reprcsemauves. on campus
by John Koehn
Before wc hurry off and pass
1h1s mmaiive, I would really like
10 see an m1elligen1 drnlogue
happen. "Kyoto" 1s like a
buzzword on this campus
When sa,d it elicits some krnd
of knee-jerk reaction from a
1113J0t1ty or students who would
sacrifice limbs [or anything
Kyoto related. i encourage you
all not to be lcmm,ngs with re•
speCl to ,he issue \\1e now l:t.ce.
Please make on imelligent dec1•
s1on 001 based on the larger
Kyoto issue as it relates 10 na-
11onnl poli1ics, bm • decision
based on how this is.sue applies
10 the local campus of Lewis &
Clark. Some of you might not
agree that there is a difference ,
but there is an inherent differ·
cncc that must be consiclc.rcd.
The basic issue as I under•
stand it to be is whether the SIU·
dent government is should
spend student funds t0 purchase
offsets (which s1ill con[use me)
LO make the campus compliant
with Kyoto standards. At this
current junclUre:, the issue is not
whether being compliant with
Kyoto Is a good thing. The issue
Is should LC be compliant and
i[ so how should it be compli•
am? (Where should 1he money
come from and how should that
money be spent?) I have [our
major problems with funding
1he Kyoto offsets.
L. 1 do not believe that iL is
the appropriate function of Stu•
dent govcn1nienL
2. I believe that student fees
should not be used to pursue a
political agenda, even if a major­
ity or students find that agenda
desirable.
3. I bc.lieve that this has the
potential to be a slippery slope
further into political issues.
4. I believe that offsets are not
the besl wa)' lO environmentally
help our school and tha1 the
money could be belier spent.
The basic mandate or student
government is lo direct student
funds in a manner that is mosl
beneficial 10 stuMnts. Students
contribute money with the ex­
pectation that the money "~II
thc.n be distributed amongst the
various clubs ~nd act;vlties on
campus. I would ra1her see our
money spent to bring speakers
10 campus. or to be11er fund the various student groups or stu•
elem projects. I sec ASLC as
needing 10 use smdent funds for
sLudents, on campus.
Some students might not find
this issue poluicjl m ncuur..; bm
I assure you that It is. W111t that
in mind, it is 1101 appropriate for
student fees 10 be used for po­
litical means I encourage all of
you 10 consider this issue from
the opposite end or the political
spectrum. h would not be JUSt
to use s1udcnt funds for a con•
servat1ve project similar Lr>
Kyoto offsets, and it is not ap•
propnatc here. Politics ought to
remain separate from 1hc bnsic
dcmcnts of our education and
education system, For us to en•
gage in a pollucal agenda, even
ii the majoruy of students feel iL
is an acceptable agenda, IS in her•
ently wrong and sets a danger•
ous precedent.
Once we open this door1 it
will be quite dlfficuh lo keep it
from Lime and again being
opened, depicting our student
funds. When wedecidcthat, for
whatc,•er reason, it is alright 10
spend s1ude111 [unds off-campus
for a political purpose. we run
the risk of doing this again and
again. I would rather sec our
money go to programs, facilities.
computers, and a variety or 01her
good on campus tha1 arc not
political and nim to serve the
community as a whole. Let's not
open our student purse t0 out•
side interests 10 suck it dry. Let's
protect OUR money for OUR
student groups and campus pro­
grams.
If, as a mm pus, we decide that
we need 10 be clolng more 10 help
the environment, then let's do
that. But let's not spend our
money on this •offset" program.
Why should we spend our
money so that someone else can
help the earthl Let's do it our•
selves. I'm sure that if we use our
collective intelligence we can
find a bc11er way 10 help the en•
vironmcnt lhan Lhcse "'oITscts."
Let's keep our money on our
campus and make It a heller
place in 1he process. Don't take
the easy way out and pass the
buck to someone else. Let's l:tke
respons,hility and use our pre•
cious student runds to help the
Lewis & Clark communiLy.
Don't pass the buck, and don't
pass this il''litiativc.
Love, sex, and the art of conversation
by Cullen Brady &
Patrick Neighom
Deare & P.
I have a roommate who is
a chro1tk masturbator, What
do I mean by chronlc? He
likes it often: early in the
morning (thank you, bu1_ 1
have my own alarm clock);
after lunch (he calls il "nap•
ping"); and again as I'm (all•
ing asleep. Let me also add
that he a\so finds the time 10
take two long showers a day.
How do I tell him I absolutely
cannot deal with this any•
morel Scxikd in Stewart
Patrick: You obviously must
confront hiDI soon. But this guy
sounds like a pro. Even if he
reduces his emissions by 50%.
you're still going to be op•
pressed. This calls [or a multl•
pronged splution. Strongly con­
front. See if you can get him on
an e.xe.rtisl! routine. Consider
moving out (Stewart??). But
most ofall, k4'ep a positive out•
look. Consider this an oppor­
tunity to spend less time in your
room and to meet new people.
Whatever course of action you
take, it can't be worse than the
bind ou're in now.
4 Pioneer Log November 22, 2002 Cullen: OcarestSIS, You need This week's coverage con· the stacks? The Pamplin
to just confrom your roomma\e, cems 1he most pr4'mlum M lo-Room sportS nice furniture,
tcJI him your issue, and viola! cations 10 lie with. that special and a fcre.place. Can't get the
The combtnation of his embar• someone. Forget the tired. old keys? Not Lo worry. The de-
rassmcnt and yourcon£ron~1tlon standbys: the Manor House, sened corridors or microfiche
will end the •noisy controversy.· lower campus, c.ic. We know provide for endless research.
Be JlOlite and respectful, be· our readers deserve better. And the last time we
causeweallknowthatyoutoo, For starters, the Wom}"n's checked, the 4'levator in
on occasion, have mangled the Center Is primed with pr91ec• Miller wasstlllgiyingouL [tee
mango when no one is around lion (and I think we know who rides-up and down (you get
(and don'tsayyou never have!). winds up 9n top}, l'repare your-the picture). Oh, the hu•
Anyway, hol)esty does work. self for some hands on equal• manllies ... And if nothing
WC:re taking a break from lei• opportunity exploits. Then else, bounce some balls ove.r
ters to bring you some rich COV· again, if that's nol your cup of in the gym.
erage of sex on campus. We've Lea. roll down to the Health Remember to keep writing
recent!)' gathered e.'<tensh•4' data Center -featuring a quick, no• Cullen and Patrick with your
on the topic, and it's time to hassle dean-up with tear-off, issues and comments!
share the wealth. a er sheets. Feelin rand in sexadyjce,@wjlchnail com. r
======Features====Pi=·on=ee=rL~og=
Photo of the
Week
Bad luck for seven years ...
Senior Brad Slitz and sophomore Josie Perlson
were just begging to have their pictures taken
as they hung around the mailroom one rainy
day. Brad insists that everyone come to the
LC mainstage play, The Hour Between Dog
and Wolf, running again this weekend. He
might even sing and dance in the rain, 1·ust
to get people to come. Well, the umbrel a is
a good start, even though it will cost him
seven years of bad luck. That's dedication! Nichole: Making a difference
by Maggie Oyler paign to observe Manin Luther shop and found h very helpful"
King Day on campus. The holi• Nichole observed.
Senior Nichole Alexander day has never been celebrated The workshop focused on se•
makes things happen. Once she before, and Nichole's hard work curing jobs and developing m•
decidesthere is a need for a pro• (along with that ofothers) made 1erview skills and networking
gram, she creates that ,----,-------,,---,-,......,-~-----~~ abilities.
program. Once she be- Nichole is also in•
licves that Martin Luther volved in the mentor/
King Day should be eel- mcntee program on
ebrated, she fighLs for its campus. This pro•
observance. Nichole gram pairs incoming
doesn't sit around think- minority students,
ing, "What if ... '" Rather, students originating
she forces her dreams into from small towns or
cxi.slcncc. Sludents from c.x-
Nicholccame to Lewis tremely rclig,ous
& Clark College from Los backgrounds, wllh an
Angeles, CA. During her older student to de-
junior year in high velop a supponive
school, her college coun- friendship.
selor told her about One "My dream is 10
Voice, a nonprofit schol- set up a reception for
arship service for low m- minority students 10
come, undcr-reprcscmed 1alk 10 nunortty
minori11es. The service
1 __ .....;;:,,.;>,~ graduatesoflcwlS &
helped hen,11h herappli- ., ,__.-:-, Clark," Nichole said.
Calton CSS3)'S and offset With ,II or 1h1s,
the application recs. L---:-:---.. Nicholes1lll manages
Through One Voice, she to make time for aea-
was able 10 apply 10 Olli demics and will be
or state, private colleges. graduating as a psy-
After visit mg the campus, PHOTO IV MRONVAfIDtN!LRG chology major this
and upon being accepted Despite her busy schedule, Nichole (center) spring. She has tent•·
to the school, Nichole still makes time for her friends: Timmie Roach 1ive plans to move to
decided to attend LC. (right) and Quiana Washington (left). Dallas, Texas with
"The transition to the _,, her boyfriend after
school was difficult," Nichole it possible. gradua1ion. She. wams to au end
said. "You le.,rn a lot about your• "When 1he vo1e passed for it phannacy school and is taking
self, and who you really are.." 10 be celebrated, it was the most the necessary classes to be ad-
Once here, Nichole im• awesome feeling," Nichole re• milted.
mersed herself in the fllack Stu• membered. .-With all o[ these activities,
dem Union and became an Eth• But that's just one item on does Nichole ever have time 10
nic Student Services-intern. Nichole's list of accomplish- rest?
The 2002-2003 school year is ments. She also began a career • Don'l call me after
the second ye.tr that Nichole has dcvelopmem workshop for mi-10:00pm-[ try to shut down by
served as prcsidem of BSU. This nority students. then," Nicole remarked.
year, she spearheaded a cam- "Students enjoyed the work- A well-deserved rest indeed,
Saying good~ye to Thaxter, Throckmorton, and Edmonds
by Erin Halek
With the imminent
destruction or the temporary
buildings Thaxter,
Throckmorton, and Edmonds­
Lewis & Clark College last
Saturday took a moment 10
renect on those names and the
former professors behind them.
A crowd or nearly one-hundred
alumni gaLhcrcd in Stamm
Dining Roon, to commemorate
the professors who. :tS many
repe:ited, had literally bmlt the
College wnh their own hands.
Bcnjamm Tha,,aer, Professor
of English and Biolog)' from
1939-1952;1\rthur
Throckmorton, Associate
Professor of History from l 950-
1962: and TJ Edmonds,
Professor o[ Business Administration from 1947-1960,
clearly left their students with
lire-changing experiences. At the
Decommissioning Ceremony,
fonncr students spoke about Ben
Thaxter's love or the outdoors,
An Throckmorton's infectious
love o[ history, and TJ Edmonds'
love the Snack Shack,
Benjamin ThaxLcr came we.SL
in 1899, stopping In Missouri ror
a position at Sou1heas1 Missouri
State Teachers College, where
he met his wife, Katherine
Young. The two made a visit to
Portland In l906, and he and
Katherine [ell in love with the
Northwest's beauty. Released
from his teaching contract in
Missouri, Thaxter cve.ntually
became principal o[ three grade
schools, including Couch,
where hesrnncd the um nature
,--------------, s1,udy course in Portland.
PHOTO COU.RJESY AWMNI sm.AnONS
Benj· amin Thaxter, Professor of
Eng ish and Biology, 1939-1952 Thaxter jomed the
focuhy or LC when It was
still called Albany College
and was located in re.ntcd
buildings in downLOwn
Portland. After the
rcsigna1 ion of President
Green following the l945
attack on Pearl l·larbor,
Thaxter was asked by the
Board or Trustees to serve
as both dean of students and
acting prcsidenL
When Morgan Odell came
in as president the next year,
Thaxter stayed on and
helped Albany move to 1he
Lloyd Frank estate. Thax1er
taught classes in Shakespeare and ueld biology, and frequently
took students on cross-country
hikes around Lhe new campus.
Even after retiring in 1952,
Thaxter stayed at LC as the
unofricial groundsman and
keeper of the Rose Garden In
lower campus.
Chuck Charmquist, a fom1cr
student, wrote that "his deep
rascinat ion with anything
outdoors coupled with a
ffi010 COVltT(.SY AlUMN.1 ftflAllONS
Art Throckmorton, Associate
Professor of History, 1950-1962 Interdisciplinary Humanities/
Western Civilization program,
which he created along with
Donald Balmer. He came to LC
in 1950, and died twelve years
later, still teaching. In the
meantime, Throckmorton
published one book and was
actl\'E:: in numerous hisLorical
societies, emphasizing history as
the center or all liberal ans
knowledge.
Ken Owens, class of 1955,
said that, upon coming to LC,
.. wilhin two weeks, I knew
exact!)' what i wanted 10 be -
Art Throckmonon." Owens
described him as "a 1eacher
with great command in the
classroom, by his prese_nce and
the intellectual strength o[
what he was teac:hing."
Pro[essorTJ Edmondswas
no less striking.
"When I think about TJ
I Edmonds). 1 recall a fairly tall
man in n lwecd jacket and a
craggy hand hold.Ing a
cigarette, with ashes holding
on for dear life," said Keith
Burns, the ASLC president to
the class of 1954.
"I'm still amazed we're all
alive after inhaling all that
second-hand smoke,· he TJ Edmonds, Professor of
Business Economics, 1947-1960
Administration. He joined the
faculty in l947 and taught for
thineen years.
Edmonds focused on the
communicaLion between people
in his Business Administrntion
field. Bums recalled, "He said,
•Write it how you would speak
10 the person. Remember, in
business, 'you' comes before the
leuer '1. "'
boundless energy caused him 10
become one of naLUre's greaL
friends and early advocalc.s in
Portland.'" joked. AL a memorial service in
1960, Dr. John Anderson sold,
.. TJ was a real man who met and
experienced some or the dcepe_r
dime.nsions of h1,man e>is1ence
-of sorrow and rnental pain~ 1he
dubeues of human relations -
known to few men."
Arthur Throckmorton,
associate professor of history,
was most renowned for
i~1plementing the. Edmonds was born in Ohio,
where he e.,rned a law degree.
But a passion ror teaching led
him to New Haven, CT, and Erie,
PA, before coming 10 Ponland
during the Depression with the
Federal Emergency Relief '"He had a love-or life, more
again or pcople ... or individuals
in all 1heir strange varie1ies and
uniqueness," Anderson finished.
November 22, 2002 Pioneer log 5 Pioneei-Log Arts====
3/5 Compromise returns to LC for fourth show
by Joe Sixta
The garage band. an Ameri­
can pastime for millions of ado•
lescents across the nation.
Though most bands never go
anywhere, many look back with
nostalgia on those days: at first
many play poor imitations of
Green Da)', Nirvana, or whatever
else is cool at the time. Then, in
high school, these bands
might sLan to write Lhci r
own songs. many with Huie
success. Graduarion then
comes and the band falls
apart, like so many other
bands before them have
and so many after them
will.
Except for the enigmas.
Every once in a while,
there's a group that defies
the laws of garage hands
and stays together. J/5 Compro­
mise is one of these bands. Not
only have they conllnued to play
together, but they have also con­
tinued to diversify their sound
and skills. 3/5 Compromise is a
solid jazz band composed of 5
college-age musicians (three
black and 1wo white; hence the
reference 10 the law regarding
the status of slaves established
at lhe Con.sthutional Conven•
Lion). Like many jazz bands to•
clay they're good, they"re dedi-The youngest one in
curls: clockwise from
top left, Drew Shoals,
Chris Hardin, George
Mand is, Harrold
Roberts, Aaron Landau
cated. and the)'
keep improving.
3/5 Compromise
began playing to­
gether in high
school. In January
of 2000 drummer Andrew
Shoals and sax player Chris
Hardin. along with guitarisl
George Mandis fonned a band
and quickly recruited bassisl
Aaron Landau. The quanct be­
gan practicing in Manclis'base­
mcnt and performed first for Lewis & Clark In
April of 2000. The
band continued re­
hearsing and went
on LO win a
citywide competi­
tion later that summer. After six
months of being together they
played in the Annual Cathedral
Park Jazz Festival-the biggest
jazz festival in Portland-and
played there again the following
year. In order to really floor their
audiences they rccrttited pianist
Kevin Kline's '' Emperor's
Club'' nQt worth joining
by Nicholas M. Sola
Teachers not only leach stu•
dents. bul are Laughl by lhe SlU•
dents ln the new movie, ·The
Empcror·s Club"', William
Munden (played by Kevin Kline)
is a classics teacher at a boy's
boarding school who learns a
va.lunble lesson from a 25-year
conOict w;1h a sludem: some
people. no ma11er how promis­
ing ,hey might he, are real jerks.
This 1s a good lesson. Only thing
is I hat most people don'l tnke 25
years 10 find this out.
This is a refreshing message
from a prep-school Olm I hat tries
to be a mix between l wo supt;:~
nor fllms: the feel-good
"Goodbye, Mr. Chips• nnd lhe
darker ··Dead Poels Society".
The mix of films doesn't work.
··The Emperors Club" is unongi•
nal and denvauve or the lWO
lllms menuoned above. with thts.
Also. it is unclear what the
film ts supposed 10 be about. At
Limes, n's about Hunderl, simi­
lar 10 ·Goodbye, Mr. Chtps". At
Limes, it's about lhe students,
who have hijmks similar 10 Dead
Poets Socicly. At times. it's about
both the students and Hundcrt,
once again, similar to "Dead Po-acid suspense lO both Julius C.1e­
sar scenes, which could have
bee_n as boring as the rest of Lhe
film jf not for a competent di­
rector.
Kline. who had previously
worked with Moffman in
"Soapdish" and "A Midsummer
Night's Dream·. Just goes
through the motions, making
?HOTO COtJRHSV UN1V(IISA.l PICTURU This is nol surprisrng that I he
scnpt is a problem considering
that scriptwriter Neil Tolkin's
previous scrccnwriting effons
have been the terrible Macaulay
Culkin velnclc. "Richie Rich·,
and the s1up1dly fun Pauly Shore
film. "Jury Du1y·. h's amazing
that anyone in Hollywood al­
lowed 1h1s guy lO wrtte a sen•
ous screenplay. , William Hundert (Kevin Kline) prepares students for Shakespeare.
The script is clkhed. Enough
with ,he visual jokes abom old
people nc>1 being able LO work
basic modern 1cchnology.
Enough wl L h the scene where
someone is making fun of an•
other guy, not realizing 1he other
guy is right behind him/her. h's
aa1azing that audiences pm up e,s Society". This might 1101 be
such a problem if II wasn't for
Hunclcrl's arregular voiceover.
Smee Munden narrates the ac­
uon tn Oashback. one would
expect h1111 to remember only
what he was prescm at. Yet, lhe
audience sees things 1hal
Hundert wasn't present at, lhere­
fore. there would be now way he
would know it, Once again, h's
amazing that audiences pul up
with these illogical narratives.
Director Michael Hoffman
does the best he can with the
script. Hoffman finds a way 10
6 Pioneer Log November 22, 2002 one suspect that he's doing
Hoffman a favor by actil1g in this
movie. Allhongh Kline is an
overrated actor, he c01.1ld have
done a niuch bener job on this
movie.
If it wasn't for the Fact that
this movie was unoriginal. i1
might be worth watching.
Maybe its a good thing for the
audience that there are m least
two superior boarding school
dramas out there. Skipping "The
Emperors Club" would give the
audience 10 a chance to catch up
on classic movie watching. liarrold Roberts, and since then
they have continued to play gigs
throughout Portland and the
Northwest. They released their
first CD (simultaneously en­
titled ·Gang Music" and "A
Circle or Fists") in July of 2002,
though they were featured on
many OLher compilation CDs
prior to their own debut and
were even included on a na1ion•
ally rckased CD.
In the summer or 2002
the band decided 11, get
serious abouL their music
and tried Lo hrcak into
Portland•s music scene..
Playing one or two gigs a
week they learned first­
hand how difficult it can
be 10 make i1 as profes­
sional musicians. In plan•
ning for the upcoming
snmmcr they [eel bc11er
prepared for how much work it
will take and know which mis­
takes to cwoid.
Today jazz bands are good:
they have 10 be. Since pzz-un­
like many genres-generally
doesn't have tJ1e force of radio
be.hmd h1 jazz musicians work
hard 10 attract a wide range of
audiences. In the process. many
have ended up creallng a won­
derful sound. Di ffcrcnt styles­
of John Coltrane and James
Brown. or Weather Repon and Ja111iroquai-are of1en hlcndccl
togclher as if they were one.
While radios blast away simply
structured songs by one-hit
wonders, modern jazz musicians
play sounds that leave audiences
blown awa)' by their funk.
3/5 Compromise has 1ha1
great sound, and is enjoyable for
any listener regardless of his or
her preferences. There is a lot of
skill and musical know-how in
this band, and it comes through
in their pieces-most or which
are self-penned. They play a
wide rnnge of styles including
funk, :uomic jazz., hnin, a liule
soul, and the ever classic eleva•
tor music. The band has a solid
instrurnental base. and Lhe alto
sax of Chris Hardin overlays
with ease everything they play.
Fnclay mght's show will be
the fourth on campus for 3/5
Compromise, Lhough the first
since Januarr '01. If you like
jazz, go see this band at 8 pm. in
the Nail. If you like funk, go sec
1b1s band at 8 pm t11 lhe Nail. If
you are trying 10 figure out how
to lmprcss n Slgnificant other,
take them 10 see thts band at 8
pm in the Nail. If you like
simple. bonng pop h11s built off
two chords, don't go Friday
nigh1-1he rest of us will be at the
Rusty Nail. The show will be
free.
Korn/Disturbed rock
Portland Coliseum
by Charlie Blackmar lishcd them as • fixture in the
------------ alt-.netal world. As "Got the
I left Portland's Memorial Life" closed, confetti was shot
Coliseum Monday night in the off as smoke washed over the
middle of a heated argument coliseum.
wilh my friend. For a change, AILhough Kotn's set was ex­
we were 1101 arguing about cellent, a few problems were vis­
nmndane issues such as which ible. Korn at ti mes annoyed the
Simpsons episode is the best of crowd by repeatedly holding the
all time; instead, we were dis-final few notes of songs for up
cussing who put 01i a better 10 a n,inute. Also, they had long
show. Korn or Disturbed. lloth breaks between songs to allow
put on an incredible show for switching instruments. This is
a nearly packtd house. understandable. but at limes it
Korn, taking thc stage lo a lowered the crowd's energy level.
crowed still energized from Korns set benefited from the
Distnrbed's set. got o[f to a fast energy provided by operters 0is­
st,m with •Here 10 Stay." off 1urbed, who played a crisp, tight
1heirnewalbum U11101<chablcs. fifty-minute set. From thei.r
During the course of their opener "Voices," 10 a terrific fi.
hour-and-a-half se1 ·Korn nale of "Down with the.Sick•
pl,yed 111a1crlal that spanned nc.ss," "Prayer," and "Stuplfy
their entire career with songs Disturbed." ,hey inrusecl the
ranging from "Blind All the c.oliseum with livel!ncss.
Way• to "Thoughtless' with In lhemiddleoftheirsct, Dis­
numerous classics inb<:tween. turhed lead singer David
Standout songs Included Draiman addressed the crowed
• Alone i Break." from "Un• and explained the cover of their
1oucha.bks," a.nd "Freak on a new release Believe. The cover
Leash," [rom •follow the is emblazoned with a symbol
Leader.· "Alone lTlreak," sent that isa combination of the pa•
chills down the spines of ev• gan Pentecost., Christian cross,
eryonc in 1be audience as Jewish Star of David. and Islamic
frontmanJonatbauDavis·eerie crescent moon. With all the
,•ocals washed over the crowd. power of a revivalist preacher.
"Freak on a leash" was aided Draiman c.,plainefl the theme
by a huge video monitor above that is seen throughout Btlicvc:
the stage that throughout the religion should unite the world.
night showed both concen He called upon the crowd lo
clips and video footage includ• unite as brothers and 10 make
ing the Oight of a single bullet the world a bcuer place.
from Freak's music video. All in all. both bands pul on
Korn capped 1he evening off an inqed{bleshow that was well
playtng an encore of "Shoots worth my moaey and far more
and Ladders," and "Got the enjoyable than a Monday night
Life,'' the songs 1ha1 esiab-spent doing homework. ===========Sports=======~=on=e=e=rL=o~g~
Lewis & Clark sails again
by Milo Mitchel
Sailing a1 Lewis & Clark is
being 1ransformed by 1he emer•
gence of a new fieei of collegiaie
racers, The Pira1es of Pala1ine
Hill. Now wi1h the help of Na­
tional Laser Champion Kerry
Poe and the Portland State Uni­
versi1y (PSU) team, the pira1es
have already raced in two con­
secutive regattas and are train­
ing for spring. The LC sailing
team is geared towards all levels
of sailors. from the leisure sailor
10 the foul weather pirate, and
instruction is always available
for the inexperienced. LC's
unique partnership wl1h PSU
has also provided 1he sailing
team with the opponunhy to
become a nationally competi1ive
1eam. PSU team captamJeff Cau­
sey has been instrumental fn the
formation of the LC team, and
has helped LCs.iilors refine their
theory and technique. "I'm really
impressed with the LC team, I
know there are lots or new sail­
ors who have just dived in lli1-
erallyl, and are doing really well"
said Jeff.
It's been years since the boa1-
house blew off the LC salling
dock in a typhoon, but the LC sailing t.eam never quile recov•
ered from the loss of all their
equipmen1. Now that the dub
has been chariered by the Char­
tering and Budget Committee, a
new budget has revived the spon
from its slumber and its looking
for recruits. The team now at­
tends practice with PSU twice a
week at the Willameue Sailing
Club, with 1hc expertise of coach
Kerry Poe, who encourages LC
10 attend. Prac1ice race courses
are se1 up, and after the race the
two teams discuss theory and the
rules of right of way. The prac­
tices are a chance Lo learn sail­
ing skills 1ha1 will last a lifetime,
and sailing 1heory 1ha1 applies Lo
vessels of all sizes.
The Pirates were abl.e 10 take
pan in 1he last two local regal­
las of Lhe fall season, Universi1y
of Oregon's Ou1law regatta and
PSU's invi1e. Both of 1hese evenis
took place at the. Willameue Sail­
ing Club. These races amact
competitive schools; those in
LC's district are Washington
State University, Western \\lash•
lngton Universi1y. University of
Washinglon. University of Or­
egon, and Portland State Univer­
sily. During the spring season the team will have 1he oppor­
tunity 10 race in regattas across
the country, provided a team is
able 10 1rain 1hrough 1he win­
ter. The Pirates are no1 fair
weather sailors; m fac1, they are
even equipped with wetsuits for
foul weather.
The Pira1es of Palatine Hill
have big plans for the future.
but 1hey are lacking in one key
ingredient: panicipation. "They
need some more imeres, for the
coming years" said Jeff.Jeff has
only been racing for three years,
and asa freshman i1 hasn't taken
hlm long 10 become PSU's top
sailor. "Sailing is the mosl di­
verse sport I can think of, i t:S
su·per challenging, and it's a big
menial game for everyone in­
volved" said Jeff. Tbe variety of
different boats 10 sail {Lasers.
CFJ's. and Capri's) along with
the cerebral na1ure of the sport
makes racing unique and en~
gaging for all [IS par1icipan1S.
Anyone who is mterested
in flnding out more about
1he sailing club and team
can e-mail Milo Milchel a1
mitchel@lclark.edu.
PHOTO IY RJCH,\110 AUSTIN
LC sailor Pete Wolkin (left) is at the helm on a CFJ, the official collegiate racer. Robert
Irving trims the jib out on the Willamette River.
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Tuesday, December 10th
Men's Basketball
LC vs. Evergree State
7:30pm S:oorls
Saturday, Dece ber :if st
Women's Baske all ~
LC vs. Evergree State ~
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LC Sports Report
Football ends season proposed y,ears ago, bas faced
For the third year in a ro'IY, resistance from members of
the Lewis &t Clark PioneeIS the neighborhood commu­
flnished their season with a 3-nity. Lewis & Clark College
6 record. After a loss in their has recently submined a
final game by the score or 35-proposalto the city of Pon-
7, head coach Mike Fanger's land seeking to add lighting
coac~ing record improves t9 to Griswold. The co0ege held
an o1eraU 9-27. -an open house with members
In the 2002 season there of the community regarding
were; some positive qualll.les. lighting plans on November
Quarterback-Trent Thompson Hth.
passed for a total of 1,990 LC remains sensitive to
yards, ran for 5"65 yards and concerns or the; community
scored a to1al of'22 touch-yu mafnwns the necessity
downs, for Ughting for the fleld. As
R;unningback Mickey the field issbared bynumer­
Rosendahl rushed for 423 ous team sports and daylight
yards and scored 8 IDs. Nick hours limit the amount 9(
Bodeman had the most available time, LC claims that
recieving yards with 686 and ligh11ng would allow for the
1ied wilh Mau Jackson for the expansion or athletic pro­
mos! recieving TDs with 5. grams such as women's soc­
Chris Stokes led the defense cer.
with 105 tackles. David Wanh Griswold Sta ti um sea1s
101aled 5 sac.ks for the season, 3,600. In 1999 the £ield was
Also, congratulations are in renovated and the track was
order for the Pioneers four• resurfaced.
year seniors. Michael
llolenbaker K.C. Fike. Mau
Jackson, Rusty littsey, Luke
Speckman, Chris Smith,
Tyler Svenson, Ricky Vahl,
David Warth. You.r fellow sllJ­
dents arc proud or your ~edi­
ca,ion and your hard work.
Thank You.
Good luck LO the 2003
Fighting Football Pioneers.
Lights for Griswold?
The cver-polular issue of
constructing lights for
Griswold Stadium ls again
making news. The idea, first Peterson calls it quits·
AfLer four years as the
heacl coach of the Lewis &
Clark College Volleyball pro­
grnm and an overall wm-loss
record of 6°86, Mlc:hclle
Pe1erson ts stepping down
from her posinon.
The Lady Pioneers llad
their mos1 successful season
m years 1ltlsseason, finishing
with a 4-22 record. LC will
begin a search foY • new vol­
leyball coach soon. The Pio­
neers flmshed the 2002 sea­
son with a loss at home 10
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November 22, 2002 Pioneer Log 7 publick occurrences
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Sock & Shoe Drive.
Mentor-Mentee Program:
Roller Skating. Oaks Rinks
Roller Rink, 6:30pm.
Mainstage Production: The
Hour between Dog and
Wolf. Fir Acres Theatre,
7:30pm.
Sasha Callahan & Sara
Stalnaker, violin and cello.
Evans, 8:00pm.
3/5ths Compromise.
Rusty Nail, 8:00pm.
"):IlUfU.I\
.. ,, <. f-
Sock & Shoe Drive
Brave New Works music
ensemble. Evans, 7:00pm.
Mainstage Production: The
Hour Between Dog and
Wolf. Fir Acres Theatre,
7:30pm.
1-,
Sock & Shoe Drive h1tsch1,
l'\o 11 1)C , ,
Sock & Shoe Drive.
Brown Bag Lunch:
Emergency Contraception.
Templeton, Thayer,
12:00pm.
Palatine Hill lntermurals
2002 Thanksgiving Turkey
Trot. Zehntbauer
Swimming Pavilion,
3:00pm.
' L ...... 1 .J .. ,
Sock & Shoe Drive.
ASLC meeting. Templeton,
Thayer, 5:45pm.
1 lnh'.'>d3)
n ' 11l ""
Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break
Sock & Shoe Drive
Cappel/a Nova Concert. ,..
Evans, 3:00pm. .:,l l,.
Thanksgiving Worship
Service. Flanagan Chapel,
5:00pm.
~1onday
Ncwc111bcr 25
Sock & Shoe Drive.
Birth control information
session. Odell Main
Lounge, 8:00pm. Sock & Shoe Drive
Mnnday
Dccc1nbcr 2
Sock & Shoe Drive
Alternative Gift Fair.
Templeton, Trail Room
Alcove, 11 :00am. fue:,d,1y
)1 cm 1er Cl
Sock & Shoe Drive
Alternative Gift Fair.
Templeton, Trail Room
Alcove, 11:00am.
Kwanzaa Feast. Templeton,
Stamm, 6:00pm.
Inventing America lectures:
Juneteenth. Lecture by
John Callahan. Miller 105,
7:00pm.
I ,cl I
J " • ,c 'I
Sock & Shoe Drive
Effective Time
Management Templeton,
Stamm East, 9:30am.
Alternative Gift Fair.
Templeton, Trail Room
Alcove, 11 :00am.
ASLC meeting. Templeton,
Thayer, 5:45pm.
Faculty meeting. Miller
105, 3:15pm. •
Alternative Gift Fair.
Templeton, Trail Room
Alcove, 11 :00am.
Percussion Recital. Evans,
8:00pm.
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Last issue of the Pioneer
Log for 2002.
Alternative Gift Fair.
Templeton, Trail Room
Alcove, 11 :00am.
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