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Volume 70, Number 3

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2005-09-01

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Volume 70, Number 3 ~~-~--~~--- Friday, September 16, 2005
LC football season will not include league games
by Kevin Stark
All varsity athletics seasons ar
Lewis & Clark begin the same
way: with a meecing -a meer­
ing ro discuss the season, previ­
ous seasons, team sentiments, and
a plethora of other team-related
icems. Meetings are a way of life in
athletics, especially football, where
the players go ro daily meetings
co watch films and discuss plays.
So when the Pios rumbled into
the locker room for another team
meeting last week, rhey had no
suspicion rhat this meeting would
be the end of their regular season.
It was the meeting in which Pio­
neer football's recently appointed
head coach Roger VanDeZande
had ro sir hi~ players down and
explain co them rhac their football
season's conference schedule was
suspended due ro safety concerns.
Specifically, the believed chat a
roster of rougWy 30 players would
be unable co finish out the season.
To put rhis in perspective, the Pios
would be facing teams with rosters
of 80-120. Competitor schools
PLU and UPS acrually have more
quarterbacks on their rosters chan
the Pios do healthy lineman.
The decision was made by Pres­
ident Tom Hochstetrler with the
recommendations of Steve Wallo
(Athleric Direccor), Mark Pietrok
(head athletic trainer), and Roger
VanDeZande. Wallo said that the
decision was "100% for the safety
of the students" and that they were
trying to decide "how (to] treat
our student athletes the best." He
said that while the Pios can com­
pete now, the roster could become
coo small co concinue a few games
down the road given the nature of
football and che injuries it causes.
And while ending the season in
chis manner is hard, it would
have been much worse to can­
cel it halfway through rhe season.
A commission is being held ro
discuss how LC can turn the foot­
ball program into one that nor
only has a large enough roscer, bur
one chat can be a contending team.
The commission will be discussing
issues from recruiting, finding stu­
dents that fit the high level of aca­
demic profile at LC, conference
issues (specifically should the Pios
stay in chis conference or become
independent), and enrollment
procedures. VanDeZande said he
hopes the commission will deliver
a «definition of what we expect in
a foorball program and a viable
SEE 'FOOTBALL,' PAGE 3 PHOTO BY KEVIN STARK
LC football players Ian Hooper ('08) and Nick Bjork ('08) are depressed by the cancellation of their regular playing season.
New Dean of the College
welcomed to LC community
by Lexie Briggs
After Curtis Johnson's retire­
ment from the position of Dean
of the College lase year, rhe col­
lege began an intensive search
for a new dean, finally hir­
ing Julio de Paula in August.
The college had over a hundred
applicants for the posicion of dean.
A search firm narrowed the pool of
applicants. The dean search com­
mittee, made up of several faculty
members and rwo students, began
whitding down che selection fur­
ther. Six were invited co Pordand
for interviews, and three finalises
for the job finally came co cam­
pus during the spring semester co
interact with rhe campus and che
commun.ity. The rhree finalises
(a hisrorian, an economise, and a
chemise) had meetings with sraff
and students, including public PHOTO COURTESY LC WEBSITE
Julio de Paula is Lewis &
Clark's new Dean of the
College.
lunches, dinners, and a reception.
"No one could accuse us of do­
ing chis 'behind closed doors' or in
a 'cabal,"' said Robert Eisinger, the chairofchesearchcommittee. "The
process worked," Eisinger added.
"We were very interested in
several candidates from the be­
ginning," said Janice Lochner,
a member of the search com­
mitcee. "Julio was one of chem."
Julio de Paula, originally from
Brazil, emigrated to the U.S. in
1976. He got his bachelor's de­
gree ar Rutgers University and his
doctorate from Yale University.
He taught chemistry at Haverford
College for more than ren years.
"I feel hopeful chat we have
an ambitious individual who
has energy, a can-do attitude,
and brings experience from an­
other weU-rhoughr-of liber­
al arcs college," Lochner said.
De Paula's international back­
ground came into consideration
during the selection process.
SEE "DEAN,' PAGE 2 Bikes on
the Raz
shuttles
by Carmen Krol
As of Aug. 29, 2005, bicycles
have not been allowed inside
Lewis & Clark College shuttles,
a change in Raz Bus Company
policy that has created a hose of
frustrated professors and srndents.
Raz Bus Company, which sup­
plies all LC buses and shuttles,
was audited by the Department
of Transportation, according
to LC Director of Transporta­
tion and Parking Mark Morgan.
This department informed Raz.
chat having bicycles in the pas­
senger compartment was illegal.
Mark Morgan has received sev­
en inquiries as of Monday, Sept. 12
concerning chis new policy. Many
LC commuters feel that they have
SEE "BIKES," PAGE 3 ~---News----! lPioneer Log
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2 Friday, September 16, 2005 Binge ........................ not as
common as believed
by Kelly Garbarino
Newfound freedom, a three­
day weekend and readily available
alcohol proved co be a danger for
Lewis & Clark College's newly ar­
rived first-year class. The campus
was lie up with lights and filled
with wailing sirens as a few over­
zealous parciers were taken to the
hospital for alcohol poisoning.
Director of Campus Safety Bill Curtin says th.at while this
was a "dramatic beginning to the
year," it does not reflect any new
or increasing trends in alcohol or
drug-use on the campus, buc "was
typical first year behavior." Alco­
hol poisoning and out of conuol
parties have recently attracted in­
creased media coverage and are
increasingly on the minds of wor­
ried parenrs. College students have
SEE "DRINKING," PAGE 3
Dean: de Paulis inter-.
national background
brings diversity to LC
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
"The whole time we were think­
ing of affirmative action. le was
not dominating rhe discussion, but
it was considered," said Eisinger.
"It's great to have somebody
who understands what diversity
is, a person who will bring sig­
nificant first-hand experience
with diversity," said Lochner.
Traditionally Deans of the Col­
lege have a wide variety of aca­
demic backgrounds. Recently, the
deans have included an anthro­
pologist, a biologist, and a politi­
cal scientist. Eisinger noted that
rhe search committee intentionally
avoiding focus on a particular field.
"Being a dean is an exceptional­
ly hard job whether you are an an­
thropologist, a chemise, or a politi­
cal scientist," Eisinger said. "Dean
first, departmental loyalties second."
De Paula, with his background
in chemistry, may bring a fresh per­
spective co the adminisrracion. "As
a scientist, it is great co have anoth­
er new scientist," said Lochner, a
fellow chemise. "In a sense it's very
nice in that in explaining things to
him we can cut co the chase. We
can move forward in planning dis-cussions quickly because we have
a common base of knowledge."
Because De Paula is relatively
new to the college, his interactions
with students and staff have been
brief. His address at Convocation
is che only direct contact many stu­
dents have had so far. Since Convo­
cation mainly involves first-years,
however, rhe majority of students
may not have even seen him at all.
"I liked his Convocation
speech," said Tom Wingerd (09). "I
lll)ed the way he presented it. It was
a cad long, but he brought up im­
portant points about energy con­
servation and protecting resources."
"Other people have told me
ir was unique," said Caroline
Hayes ('09), "bur I have no idea
because I have no point of ref­
erence. I was confused by the
whole concept of Convocation:
suddenly I was sitting in the sun
and people were giving speeches."
Overall, however, the reac­
tions to Julio de Paula were posi­
tive. "I wish him well in the
endeavor," said Lochner. "To en­
courage the faculty co come to­
gether to further the academic en­
vironment under his leadership." Textbook prices
have skyrocketed
• 1n recent years
By Kelly Gabarino with
.Josh Silvennan
A single bead of sweat runs
down your temple as you heft
your purchases onto the coun­
ter; you try not to look as they
are rung up. The blood drains
from your face as you hand over
your credit card. Your "would­
you-like-fries-wich-rhat" sum•
mer savings is decimated with a
single swipe, all courtesy of your
friendly colJege textbook pub­
lisher and his bookstore goons.
Yielding to pressure from tried to cake a stand against
the price gauging by establish­
ing a student book swap. Ac­
cording to the Co-op's Stu­
dent Exchange Coordinator
Kelly Rogala, "the book swap
is still a process in che making."
While they do have a nice web­
site constructed (www.lccoop.
org) on which to pose books,
students have been slow to re­
spond t,o the new service, due in
pare to insufficient advertising.
The failure co extract early
book lisrs from professors is
another hindrance to rhe book
swap and other al-
On average, textbook
prices have increased by
twice the rate of inflation. ternative sources
of textbooks. Ben
Schifman ('07)
believes he would
have saved sig­
nifi.cantly had he
students, parents and special
interest groups, Congress con­
ducted an investigation this
summer on the rising p,rice of
textbooks. According to the re­
port, textbook publishers have
been increasing their profits
by bundJing books with un­
necessary instruccional sup­
plements and increasing the
frequency in which they pub­
lish new editions, forcing stu­
dents to buy new books in­
stead of recycling used ones.
None of this is news ro stu­
dents who have been feeling the
pinch of rising book and tuition
costs for years. On average, cex,­
book prices have increased by
twice the rate of inflation, caus­
ing prices to triple since De­
cember 1986. Tuition and fees
have increased by 240 percent.
The student run Co-op at
Lewis & Clark College has received a book list from his
professors in advance. "IfI got
n1y booklist ahead of time, I
could buy my books back on­
line or swap them with other
students, leaving me with more
money to buy ramen," he said
Getting bookliscs co $tudencs
in advance was a major issue fot
James Atkin and Rhett Tatum's
ALSC presidential campaign.
"We are trying to make access
and cost less prohibitive to stu­
dents" Atkin said. "[A book
list] simply increases competi­
tion." Atkin sent out emails
this summer politely suggesting
that professors send book lists
co their students, but few stu­
dents appear to have received
such information prior to arriv­
ing on campus. "Some profes­
sors do send ouc Uses. We wane
them to do it on an aggregate
level or get a policy;" Atkin said.
Outside the Bubble
compiled by Tim Kelly
Here at LC, we often live far coo
complacently in our licrle bubble.
The New York Times around cam­
pus are tremendously helpful for
staying informed, but for chose of
you who rarely make it past the
front page headlines (if you make
it rhar far) we introduce chis weekly
feature about important events you
might have missed. Check in here
each Friday, and keep up to date.
Please note: Due to che brev­
ity of this article, and che weekly
scope of the coverage, most stories
are covered in a superficial, and of­
ten irreverencly humorous manner.
If your interest is piqued, please
consult larger news sources for
more in-depth or serious analysis.
On September 11 'h, Americans
remembered the terrorise attacks
char gave chis date long-lasting im­
plications, while simultaneously grieving over a fresh and equally
devastating mass uagedy. What
most weren't aware of was the ma­
jor news going on in the world's
second largest economy, just across
the Pacific Ocean, where Japan's
incumbent Prime Minister Ju­
nichiro Koizumi won reelection
in a larger-than-expected land­
slide. In doing so, he not only
shattered che idea chat Japan was
on the verge of maturing into a
two-party rule (the opposition
Democratic Party had made sever­
al gains in recent elections), he also
received a powerful mandate for
the controversial changes he wishes
co make in the Japanese postal sys­
tem, which is nothing less than the
world's largest financial institution.
During his past four years in office,
Koizumi reinvigorated his party's
image through tremendous media
savvy, and pushing forward young­
er, mostly female, candidates to ap­
peal more co young, urban voters. Violence in Northern Ireland
may seem almost as frequent as vio­
lence in the Middle East. But rhe
Protestant mobs rioting in Bel­
fast have created the worse vio­
lence the area has seen in ar lease
seven years. The violence began af­
ter the government banned a Prot­
estant parade from going through a
Catholic neighborhood. They were
annoyed about this, and decided to
procesc ... wich automatic weapons.
Exact body counts have not yet
been reported, but at least 30 police
officers have been seriously injured.
In Iraq, at lease I 50 people have
died from a massive series of suicide
attacks in Baghdad on Wednes­
day, even as President Bush spoke
to the United Nations General As­
sembly abouc the dangers of terror­
ism. In ocher Middle Ease news, Is­
rael has pulled its last troops out
of the Gaza Strip, and Palestinians have begun co move into che area.
Mocher Nature's power was
witnessed as Katrina devastated
communities in and around New
Orleans. On September 71\ the
forces of civilization struck an­
other world-famous coascal party
city. Outside of Rio de Janeiro,
a ship collided with a pier dur­
ing docking maneuvers and spilled
at lease 2,600 gallons of petro­
leum inro Guanabara Bay, dam­
aging the local fishing economy,
and hurting the fish even more.
At home, Washington D.C.'s po­
litical circles are preparing for turn­
over after FEMA's Michael Brown
resigns, presumably over his, mis­
management of che New Orleans
crisis. Ar rhe same time, Supreme
Court confirmation hearings for
John Roberts are moving forward,
and it looks like Roberts will have
smooch sailing into his new post. ----News----
Football: players
upset and angry
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
plan to achieve rhis definition."
This decision mirrors the larg­
er controversy ar LC of how to
respond to the decline of inter­
est in athletics. LC alum and
former middle-guard Bill Akers as everyone else." He even con­
fessed rhac the main reason char he
came to LC was co play football,
and that if the program fails to re­
turn, so might he. For the seniors
there are no ifs; chis' would prob­
ably be their last season of football.
The manner in
"Even as a freshman I've
bonded with the whole team.
It hit us (freshman) as hard as which their lasr
chance co barde
.in the black and
orange was taken
has left a bitter
taste in players'
1 " everyone e se. mouths. Julian
-Jonathon Bielawicz ('09) Gordon ('06) a
right-guard and
member of the
('67), has been to every football
game since '78 as a fan and vol­
unteer, and has witnessed rhis de­
cline first hand. "It has been a long
process. I feel for the kids," he
said. Akers cited several LC home
games in which the visiting ream
had a larger fan section than LC.
Studenr Kelly Rogala offensive line had chis to say: "I
just wane co emphasize char I feel
cheated by the face chat che team
was left in the dark while the dis­
cussions regarding our upcom­
ing season were going on. We ace
all realists and can accept th-at it
might not be in the school's best
COS) felc the the decision
"may be an indication of
the attitude the school
harbors rowards football."
Former head coach of the
Pios Tom Smyrhe had a
much more scathing cri­
tique in Tuesday's Portland
Tribune. He was quoted
as saying "I found ic espe•
cially humorous rhac the
AD (Steve Wallo) and the "As a senior it makes
it harder, because it
seems like this decision .
is for the future, and for
us there is no future."
-Brad Boggs ('06)
current president (Thomas Hoch­
stettler) issued scatemenrs about a
concern for the football players ...
This is a place that hasn't been con­
cerned about football players for a
very long rime" (Portland Tribune,
Sept. 13 2005). In response, Van­
DeZande said, "My own experience
proves that all the people I've met
on campus are genuine and car­
ing -staff. adminisrrators, profes­
sors, fellow coaches, students, and
alumni. We all wanr what's best for
the students. So many people on
campus are new in just the lase year
or two -and so many people are in­
cerested in our situation. There will
be fresh ideas and positive input
,ibout our program. I'm looking
forward to the furure. Of course,
we wane an increase in school spir­
it, camaraderie, and teamwork." interest to play all the games on
our schedule, bur to deliberately
exclude the. people who ace most
affected by any decision made is
disrespectful. Whether this falls
on our coaches or the admLnistra­
tion can be debated, but ultimately
members of -the team should have
been consulted on the maccer."
All Conference corner Brad
Boggs ('06) had aspirations of Drinking
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
long had the reputation of being
binge drinkers, which is defined
by rhe National lnstitute on Al­
cohol Abuse and Alcoholism as
consuming five or more drinks in
a row for men and four or more
in a row for women. They warn
consequences of such behavior
include being eight times more
likely to miss a class, fall behind
in schoolwork, gee hurt or injured
or to damage property. Of course
the most serious of possible con­
sequences is having a potentially
fatal reaction from overdosing on
alcohol, a.k.a. alcohol poisoning.
However, recent research by
Dr. Dennis Thombs of Kent St;ue
University suggests that most col­
lege srudents don't drink as heavily
or as often as the stereotype that
people label them with would sug­
gest. Conducting his study over
a 15-week semester, Dr. Thombs
measured students' blood alco­
hol concentration co find, on av­
erage, that it was below intoxica­
tion at a low co moderate level.
Using che traditional definition
of binge drinking, five drinks for
men and four for women, these
students would have all been clas­
sified as binge drinkers, and one­
of-rwo college students in the
United States would be considered
bingers. Dr. Thombs feels the term
is being inappropriately applied
co a majority of students and said,
"chat's a serious problem because
it reinforces the mispercepcion
char students are drinking much
more than they really are and ac­
tually contribmes to the problem."
From a telephone survey con­
ducted across twenty-four cam­
puses using a definition of binge
drinking developed by physicians,
it is estimated that Jess than .05
percent of college students in the
United Scares wUI binge drink .in a
year. This data is a far cry from the
reckless partier stereotype often
hyped up by mainstream media.
Capitol Hwy. Bikes: racks lVi1l be
installed on buses
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
not been properly notified of
the change. Alexandra Smith
('06) bikes in from Southeast
Portland and then t;tkes the Pio­
neer Expres,s tQ the college. She
checked the Transportation and
Parking website at beginrung of
the semester and found no in­
formation about this new policy.
It therefore came as an unwel­
come surprise when she was in­
formed about the policy c.i)a.1.1ge bus and supervise the passen­
ger placing the bicycle on the
rack. Morgan hopes to avoid
this requirement by install­
ing television cameras on the
back of the bus so the driver
can watch the rear bike rack.
Mo.-gan has sent his plans to
Raz and is awaiting a reply.
One concern brought by the
company that sells the racks is
that the racks might not fit
properly on the smaller shuttle
from the bU$ drivef. -~------------
'When .R.li Sue Suss­
man (3n1 Year Law) was
interviewed about'. the
bicycle policy, she had
not ~card about it be­
fore. She also claimed
that she had received
no infor£Qarion about
this new policy. She
expressed concern
about getting stuck at The plan calls for the
placement of a new
three-bike rack on the
front of eacli bus and
rnoving the old two­
bike racks to the rear.
school because a Raz bus would
not be able to take her bicycle.
The shuttle schedule on­
line makes no indication of
any change in policy from last
year. Morgan recognized that
the passengers of the buses we.re
not properly informed and
hopes char if another change
of policy occurs, Raz will be
more responsible in inform­
ing the campus community.
Meanwhile, Morgan is try­
ing to ameliorate the situation
by installing new bike racks
on each bus. The plan calls
for the placement of a new
three-bike rack on the front
of each bus and moving the
old two-bike racks to the rear.
In order to have a bike rack
in the rear, Oregon law states
chat rbe bus driver must exit the buses. Morgan hopes that Raz
and LC will be able to figure
out how co mscall the racks
properly on all of the buses.
Mark Morgan is predicting
that the new bike racks will be
ihstalled within a few weeks.
Even though th<; cost has been
unexpected, he does not foresee
the cost of the new additions
co the shuttle sysr,em to cause
problems for chis year's budget.
He suggested chat those who
commute to school use the Tri­
Met, which also has bike-racks
and runs to LC. One can get
to LC from downtown by tak­
ing the 12 and then switch­
ing to the 39 at Fred Meyer's
on Barbur .Blvd. Though a
small fee is attached with us­
ing TriMet, Morgan believes
tbe cost is worth a safe bicycle.
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503-246-PAPA Delivery or Carry-Out ..,.______ _ ____ _. Those most supremely affect­
ed by chis decision are the players
on rhe roster roday. For chem it is
more than just nor being able ro
play a couple of foorball games.
All year they have poured time, ef­
fort, and dedication into this pro­
gram. Arriving on campus weeks
in advance to train from sunrise
to sunset ro endure five grueling
90-minute workouts a week dur­
ing the off-season on top of their
regular school work load -all this,
only ro have all their season dis­
banded in a heanbreaking minute. continuing his
football career
in Europe, bur
without any
Conference
games under
his belt he has
chance of being
named AH Con­
ference or All
American, hon­
ors char would
have helped his
chances enor­
mously. Speak­
ing eloquently
on behalf of rhe
ocher seniors,
Boggs said, "As
a senior it makes
it harder, be­
cause it seems
like this decision
is for the future,
and for us there
is no fucure." ----· ---------- -~ -"'---.... ..,_f K
! 2 Large ~!
Jonathon Bielawicz ('09) of
the Pios was clearly shaken by the
move. uvery, very unfair is the
first thing that comes co mind,"
Bielawicz said. "Even as a fresh­
man I've bonded with the whole
ream. It hit us (freshman) as hard The Pios
first non-con­
ference game
will be played
at LC, Sac.
Sept. 17 against
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Friday, September 16, 2005 3 4 the Pioneer Log, September 16, 2005 Forum
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Editorial Board
"Don't Ask Don't Tell" rubs ' Editorial Board wrong way
To Portland's Sixth Army Re- This is nm tolerance. This is :1nese invesrigarions take
serve: a political compromise that al-on che characteriscics of witch-
The Pioneer log edirorial sea ff lows homosexuals co die for the hunts, alienating the troops
has decided not co i:un advertise- U.S. Milicary while perperuac- from each other and desrroying
menrs that encourage recruit- ing the scigrna against many of military cohesion, the opposice
mem inco the U.S. Military. We icssoldiers. BeingaGLBTadvo- aim of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell,"
no longer feel comfortable sup-care and being patriork should -Other Western miliraries.
porting an institution which em-not be mutually. exclusive. including the UK in 2000, have
ploys a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Weoppose·'Don'cAsk, Don't' removed bans on GLBT individ-
policy we believe is socially dee-Telr on the following grounds: uals without backlash, and we ad-
rimental, an embarrassing waste -Since GLBT service mem·- vocate that the US do the same.
of rax dolJars and ----------------------- -1his policy le-
unconscitu tional. The military could save millions of gicimizes the pre;-
we are protest- udice against the
ing this policy by dollars if it puts an end to draconian GLBT commu­
refusing any and f niry and perperu­
all payments from investigations O service members' pri-ates the idea d1at
the u:s. Mili_tary. vate lives. At a time when the military homosexuality is
We will continue a sign of weak-
to ban these ad-budget is ballooning and recruitment ness. lntereS(-
vertisementS un- ingly, rhe "Don't
ti! the military lS down, these investigations strike Ask, Don't Tell"
implements a new us as a particularly poor use of funds. policy admits chat
policy that open-_________________________ homosexuals are
ly acknowlcdg- just as fie to serve
es its GLBT members. bers are nor allowed co dis- as heterosexuals, yet it legiti-
The Pentagon's own Rand close their sexuaLiry co anyone mizes a pervading belief in the
Report concluded char homo- affiliated with the military, military that the opposite is true.
sexual service members could let alone a commanding of- -The policy violates the
be smoothly integrated inro the ficer, they are not protect- First Amendment's right ro free
U.S. military. Despite spend- ed from sexual harassment. speech, as it is content-based cen-
ing $ 1.2 milJion on research- -The fear of being reported sorship. William B. Rubenstein
ing the successful integration as a homosexual can be exploit- points out on July 20, 1993 in
of homosexuals in foreign mili-ed as a cool co blackmail service rhe New York Times that "Don't
caries and providing numer- members. This fear is a huge Ask, Don't Tell" permits speech
ous guidelines in how to do the deterrence for homosexuals to revealing heterosexual orienta-
same in the U.S. Military, che report on peers and command- cion, but forbids rhe same type
report was kept out of circula- ing officers. This is b,eneficial of speech revealing homosexual
rion until after the enactment of for neither the service mem- orienration. uThis is content-
''Don't Ask, Don't Tell." bers nor the military as a whole. based censorship, like permitting
We ac.knowledge char che -The military could save Christian soldiers co identify their
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" poli-millions of dolJars if it puts an religion publicly, bur not permit-
cy was a compromise between end to draconian invesriga- ting Jewish soldiers co do so."
GLBT advocates and conserva- rions of service members' pri- We conclude with a rhe words
rives who were trying to enact a vate lives. At a time when the of the Sixth Army Soldier of the
complete ban on homosexuals military budget is ballooning Year, Jose Zuniga written in the
in the military. The policy was and recruitment is down, these New York Times: "For govern-
drafted by Colin Powell and ap-investigations strike us as a ment to place a scamp of approv-
proved by President Bill Clinton particularly poor use of funds. al on discrimination of any sort
in 1993. It states chat military "We've tried [Don't Ask, Don't is to make a mockery of the very
commanders will not pry into Tell]. I don't think it works," values it asks its citizens co up-
the sexual lives of gay or bisexual said Republican House mem- hold and its military to defend."
men and women as long as these ber Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. "We
members do noc disclose their investigate people. Bring chem
sexualiry. Gay or bisexual service up on charges. Basically wreck
members are subject co discharge their lives ... People who've
upon discovery of their sexuality. signed up to serve our country." The Editorial Board is composed ofjosh
Si/ven11a11, Stephanie Burhum, Christie
\Vright, Sarah DIS,1b11ri110 1111d Lexie Briggs t Forum
The "other" opinion ...
What you do for money, honey
or, In Defense of Marrying for Money
by Stephanie Beechem
I first met my father's boss at
a company-wide holiday parry. I
was dressed in something slinky, how I'd never thought of his
well-co-do lifestyle as the gate­
way to something more exorbi­
tant and glamorous until then.
And then I didn't think abour
I suppose it really depends on how you
envision your marriage paying out. Do
you want to be paid in children and love?
Or do you prefer the sort of payment that
will buy you half the outfits in this Sep­
tember's Vogue?
clutching a glass of expensive
champagne in one hand and a
very tiny beaded clutch in the
ocher, and I was effervescent.
The dress and the drink and the
,atmosphere of the whole affair­
I could do no wrong. I was six­
teen, a junior in high school,
and dating a very noncommittal
Serbian exchange student whose
name I still can't pronounce. I
was, in ocher words, unimagin­
ably, staggeringly bored. And
here was chis man, a married
sixry-cwo year old executive in
an enrirely different phase of his
life, listening to my silly scories
with a sort of maniacal rapture. it for a whole year, until word
came chat he was getting a di­
vorce. And then I started weigh­
ing my options. To be or not co
be? To marry for money, or not?
The first and most com­
manding angle to examine is,
of course, the economics of
the situation. One of the goals
of the economise is co apply a
monetary value to a commod­
ity that isn't rypically thought of
in dollar values-for example,
an hour of time. Spending an
hour playing video games might
mean an hour not spent work­
ing a minimum wage job, which
would mean that the cost of chat
hour is, more or less, $5.15-
the federal minimum wage.
And though my knowledge of economic sense than emotional
(and chat might say something
very important about me, since I
know very little at all abour eco­
nomics), chis might be a bit of
a biased argument on my part.
Bue consider the views of fa­
mous romantic essayist Wi.lliam
Godwin, who in 1793 wrote of
marriage, "The method is for a
thoughtless and romantic youth
of each sex co come together, co
see each ocher, for a few times
and under circumstances full of
delusion, and then to vow eternal
attachment? What is che conse­
quence of chis? In almost every
instance ch_g find themselves
deceived. '!hey are reduced to
make the best of an irretrievable
mistake." It is, as current divorce
rates in the United States would
attest, a mostly accurate state­
ment about the fate of many mar­
riages. Godwin goes on to write
that "marriage ... is a monopoly,
and the worst of monopolies."
Of course-and rather em­
barrassingly-Godwin eventu­
ally married. But I can't help
but agree with his ideology. To
endure all the emotional and
psychological mess of a mar­
riage based on mutual affection
seems a silly decision to make
if you have the abillry to real­
ize the entire value of ten fifty­
year-long marriages by simply
joining assets and approaching What I didn'r know ac that
parry was that his company­
which he started forty years ago
in his basement-was about co
be bought by a scientific con­
glomerate based in California for
the grand sum of three hundred
and twenty five million dollars.
1 learned chis fact, and more,
with each company parry­
spring flings, summer picnics, an­
ocher holiday soiree the following
Christmas. And each time, the
atmosphere and the food and the
drinks and my outlandish outfits
created a mood in which I could
project a sort of superhuman,
otherwocldly version of myself­
the glamorous and charismatic
and terribly important version
of me, a self that faded consider­
ably under the fluorescent lights
at my giant public high school. Then I started weighing my options. To
be or not to be? To marry for money, or
not?
Ultimately, che boss and 1 en­
joyed each other's company so
much at those gatherings chat we
scarred going ro midday lunch­
es-me, a senior in high school,
dressed co the nines, fleeing my
cafeteria routine for a dark back
booth ac a glamorous Italian bis­
tro ac one in che afternoon. I once
offered co pay, co wltich he re­
plied, "Honey, 1 could spend ten
thousand dollars a day for the rest
of my life and never break even."
Which was crue, bur some-economics is rudimentary, per­
haps this idea could be extend­
ed to ... say, marriage. What is a
marriage worth in dollars? What
do all the sex, family picnics, chil­
dren, joint checking accounts, va­
cations, and mortgage payments
add up to, in t~e end? Disregard­
ing all the goddamned..,roman­
tics who might insist a marriage
is "priceless,'' lee's say a marriage
is worth twenty million dollars
over forty or fifty years. What
if, when you married a man, you
married into a sum more than
ten times chat amount? Would
you rather spend fifty years rais­
ing kids, paying bills, and sleep­
ing and eating side by side with
someone you may or not really
love, in order ro realize chat val­
ue? Or would you rather jusr
take the cash value of the thing?
Which brings me rather re­
luccantly to the emotional aspect
of this dilemma. As I have more the thing as a business venture.
I suppose it really depends on
how you envision your marriage
paying our. Do you want to be
paid in children and love? Or
do you prefer the sore of pay­
ment chat will buy you half the
outfits in chis September's ¼gue?
Oh, goddamn it all. I'm nine­
teen years old, going to a four­
year Liberal arts college and major­
ing in English, or-as Kure Fosso
would say-stories. My brain,
when l leave chis place, will be
worth something like one hun­
dredand twenty thousand dollars.
T fully intend on complement­
ing that intellectual investment
with another sensible invest­
ment-nothing so goddamned
messy and tragic and unfortunate
as a marriage based on "circum­
stances full of delusion." So here's
ro three hundred and rwenry five
million dollars wortl1 of cham­
pagne wishes and caviar dreams. The Scientific Truth
about Katrina
Man Savage ('08) in his
editorial "Global Warming
behind Katrina's Wrath" sug­
gests that hurricane Katrina,
and its horrible effects, are
the result of the global warm­
ing. Savage is in good com­
pany. For example, global
warming journalist Rob
Gelbspan has made similar
claims (see www.heatisonline.
org). Howe.ver, at least for
the time being, the scientific
evidence cannot show this. and character, but then again,
maybe you didn't play weU
with others as a child. We all
came here for rhe liberal arts
experience. Guess what. Ath­
letics are part of the diversity
of experiences you can choose
to explore here. And your not
liking it has no bearing what•
soever on its value. Wherh­
er you like it or not, <hose
students who participate in
athletics are, on the whole,
healthier and better for it.
There's something to be said
for going out on tbe field and
Whether it was in little league, high
school or a NOLS course, the major­
ity of the student body learned some­
thing valuable from physical effort
and teamwork. Liberal arts and sports
are both about being better than we
were. We know this, and we stand
with our athletes.
-Nathan Hughes ('06)
Here is an analogy. Sup­
pose yeu have a coin biased
60% heads and 40% tails.
Thus, the ratio of heads to tails
approaches 60:40 as the nwn­
ber of tosses increases without
Umit. Now, on a single throw
you get heads. Question:
Can you infer that this throw
comes u,p heads because the
coin is biased? No. The rea­
son is that bias concerns
sequences of coin tossing
and not any particular coss.
Similarly, climatologists
cannot say any particular
hurricane resulted from glob­
al warming. However, com­
puter simulations do predict
that global warming will in­
crease sea surface cempera­
cures and chus the intensity
(though nor the frequency)
of hurricanes. Nor only is ir
"controversial for environ­
memalisrs" to claim char Ka­
trina has resulted from global
warming but it is controver­
sial for climatologists too.
Jay Odenbaugh
Dept. of Philosophy
Envkoomental Studies
Long Live Sport
In rather heroic kick­
chem-while-they're-down
fashion, a number of stu­
dents have suggested tbat
spores ac Lewis & Clark go
the way· of che 2005 Pio­
neers football season. For
chis, I have two suggestions:
go co Reed or gee over your­
self. 40% of the student
body participates in one or
more varsiry, club or intra­
mural sports. So what if we
don't win? Acbletics is more
than that. You may not
think much of rhe defense
chat sports foster teamwork discovering what you are re­
ally capable of. And there's a
lot to be said for the humil­
ity of giving it your all and
losing. So the nexr time you
think anyone cares that you
don't like athletics, go watch
the crew team practice and
ask yourself if you've got chat
kind of determination. And
the next time you walk in
late to your 9AM pouting be­
cause you have such an ear­
ly class, remember chat the
girl with the wet hair next to
you swam a mHe an hour be­
fore you started hitting che
snooze button. Try respect­
ing hard work and intestinal
fortitude instead of scorning
it. While this may be .1 good
time to reevaluate our finan­
cial priorities within athlet­
ics, don't for a second think
chat Pioneer spores are on the
chopping block, or that any­
thing you have to say about
it will change that. 'Whether
we play sports, bike obses­
sively or climb mountains,
the majoriry of students at
this school respect what a lit­
tle physical exertion brings
to their lives. Don't mistake a
lack of attendance wjth a lack
of respect. While Reed may
have something going on aca­
demically, they are without be-­
cause chey thought that spores
didn't have anything to offer
rhem. Whether it was in little
league, high school or a NOLS
course, the majority of the
student body learned some­
thing valuable from physical
effort and teamwork. Liber­
al arts and sports are both
about being better than we
were. We know this, and
we stand with our athletes.
Nathan Hughes ('06)
the Pioneer Log, September 16, 2005 5 Features----
Wal-Mart hits a wall in Sellwood-Westmoreland
a single person who is in fa­
vor of chis project, not one,''
wrote one local resident.
Public officials have also
expressed concern. Portland
Ciry Commissioner Sam Ad­
a.ms was the first to jump into
the fray, writing an open let­
ter in July co Wal-Marc CEO
Lee Scott. "A successful local
economy depends on a syner­
gy created by small and large
businesses. They are com­
plimentary, supporting a di­
versity of jobs and incomes,
prospering because of each
other," he wrote in che letter,
" ... a Wal-Ma.re Supercent­
er decimates this balance."
Two county commis­
sioners have since fol­
lowed suic and published
open lerrers of their own.
As ic stands now, the proj­
ect is in limbo, said NASAW
spokesman Mazz.,'l. Though
Wal-Marr possesses rhe lease
on the sire, ic has not yet filed
for building permits. Until
then, it is uncertain how the
scenario will play our. But
Mazza said char NASAW plans
ro continue its campaign by
spreading publicity on rhe is­
sue. He also said an outreach
efforrwouldconnectthegroup
with local students, including
chose at Reed College and LC.
A Sellwood-Westmoreland resident protests the impending construction of a Wal-Mart store at SE Tacoma and SE
Mcloughlin Blvd. Wal-Mart has faced such resistance in many perspective locations due to its controversial policies. He was insistent on the im­
portance of che project to LC
PHOTOBYCRAIGBEEBE students' lives, even if "they
never come back ro Porrland,"
and was "sure [the groupl will see
by Craig Beebe
Sellwood residents, many
of whom are Lewis & Clark
College students, may have a
new neighbor come fall 2006.
Wal-Mart, the oft-maligned
and heavily criticized retail
supergiant, has signed a lease
for a 3000-foot retail store just
outside the neighborhood's
limits.
In response, neighborhood acciv~
ists have dug in for a long bartle
and, if pasr Wal-Man conrroversies
are any indication, things may get
dirty.
The Sellwood neighborhood,
more properly known as Sell­
wood-Westmoreland, has long
been a prime location for LC stu­
denrs, along wirh orher like-mind­
ed people. Locared directly across
che Willamette from LC, students
are only a shore drive, bike or bus
ride ro campus. Rents are also rela­
tively low as rhe neighborhood sits
outside the more expensive, Haw­
thorne district, known for its large
population of young, hip residenrs.
LC students have long inhabit­
ed the area, populating Victorian
sryle houses and apartment build­
ings on wide, tree-lined streets.
The neighborhood is also well
known for an array of interesting
shops and restaurancs, including a
large grouping of nationally Famous
antique shops known as Antique
Row. There are also restaurants in
the area like the renowned sushi shop Saburo's, which attracts crowds
on the corner of SE Milwaukie
and Bybee, in rhe heart of the dis­
trict known as Westmoreland.
Bur according co many in rhe
neighborhood, the construction of
a Wal-Mart could ruin the unique­
ness of SeUwood-Wesunoreland,
clogging its streets with traffic and
choking out smaller niche shops, a
trend which has been observed in
ocher places where Wal-Marc has
opened scores. Some neighbors have
joined together co form Neighbors
Against A Sellwood/Ardenwald
Wal-Marc (NASAW), a registered
nonprofit group. Its signs, adver­
tising its website, ,vw,.v.NoSell­
woodWalmart.com, have appeared
throughout the neighborhood,
in shop windows a.nd front yards.
Group spokesman Dave Mazza
said there are currendy 50-60 per­
manent members of the organiza­
tion, though "a couple of thousand"
of people have signed a petition op­
posing the construction. The per­
manenr members, he said, are most­
ly members of the communiry, with
support from local businesses in
rhe form of publicity for the cause.
According to the "facts" section
of the website, Wal-Marr signed
a 90-year lease for a sire ac SE Ta­
coma and SE Mcloughlin Blvd.
111e two streets form a critical in­
tersection for the company, as Ta­
coma is rhe ma.in road lnro Sell­
wood from West -Portland and the
neighboring town of Milwaukie
to the ease, and Mcloughlin (also
known as Oregon Stare high-
6 the Pioneer Log, September 16, 2005 way 99E) is a fast four-lane route
connecting the entire east side of
Portland's metro area. Compound­
ing this, the site is also one of the
lase open spaces available for large
development in che city limits.
NASAW leaders fear char con­
structing a Wal-Matt at the sire
will back up traffic on Tacoma,
which recently began a new Street
Plan to make itself
more conducive to pe-
destrian traffic. They
claim it will cause
traffic jams on rhe
Sellwood Bridge and
Mcloughlin as well.
Their concerns are
much broader, how­
ever. Mazza said the
group is opposed ro
rhe construction of a
Wal-Mart anywhere.
Indeed, he said, they
are opposed to the very
business plan of the
company. "Wal-Ma.re
has built a business
based on exploitation,"
he said, "exploi ration
of workers, exploita­
tion of the environ­
ment and exploita-
tion of communities."
The Sellwood-proach to the planned devel­
opment, and has been hearing
residents' comments without
ta.king an official stance as of yet.
Meanwhile, The Sellwood
Bee, a local monthly newspa­
per, has published a plethora of
letters on the plans, with most
writers moderately-to-virulent­
ly opposed. "I haven't talked to more students gee involved," he said.
ln the meantime, NASAW plans
ro show a PBS Frontline documen­
tary called "Is Wal-Marr Good for
America?" at the Moreland The­
ater at 6712 SE Milwaukie Ave., on
Thursday, September 22, at 7: l5pm.
A $5 donation will be collected, and
rhe screen.ing will be followed by a
question-and-answer session. Stu­
dents are urged co attend, Mazza said.
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* Distracted
Insightful interactions with
everyday thoughts
by Craig Beebe
Strange things happen in
college. That is probably a
greater undersratemenr than
uHemingway was a depressed
alcoholic," but stiU. borh state­
ments hold true. It is what
you might call an axiom, so
true that we occasionally for­
ger how central it is ro our lives.
And just like the frequent
reaching for the whiskey by a
certain literary luminary, things
can get strange fuirly often as we
snake ch rough semesters together.
There are certainly rimes when
chat strangeness gees especially
apparent, however. When chat
happens, you become awed by
more than jusr the event itself
bur by che mere fa.ct char things
have gone in such a way ro as co
bring you to che spot you are at
The strangest
thing was the
people I was with,
the craziness that
we had ended
up in the same
place after years of
knowing,and not
really knowing,
one another.
and the thing you ace witnessing.
One place where strange
things happen is in a corn maze.
Or, more specifically, the Maize,
on Sauvie Island. This little
gem of a good time is just barely
north of Pordand, and right in
the midst of a nwnber of you­
pick farms specializing in every­
thing from pumpkins to dahlias.
Go ac night, cerrainly, when
cbe maize is dark and ominous.
If you're lucky (as some friends
and l were) you'll get mist blow­
ipg around on the dack drive in,
and the air will have just enough
bite to send chills down your
back. This is rhe sore of place
where you're st~re you're not re­
ally scared, but you mighr be,
and rim seems. ljke the point.
Although the staff were kind
enough co provide some small
due cards, in the form of multi­
ple-choice questions giving dLrec-
1ions (in subjects chat included
Star Navigation and Scriptur­
al Quotes), we found it far bet­
ter wichouc any direction at all.
The strangest thing of all was not che antics of my friends and
myself. or the eerie glow of che
corn stalks against a backdrop of
distant ciry lighrs, or the crescent
moon peeking over the tops of
the field to continually remind
us which direction we were go­
ing. The strangest thing was the
people 1 was with, the qaziness
char we had ended up in the same
place after years of knowing, and
not really knowing, one another.
I theorize this will get worse (or
better) throughout my senior year.
Take last weekend. With­
out going into coo many de-­
rails-and being sure to protect
the identities of a number of
people who may nor want that
revealed-I can without any res­
ervation say thac another night
chis weekend on the Pioneer Ex­
press, full of dozens of people
singing "Happy Birthday" loudly
and not, er, very harmoniously, co
a gentleman celebrating his 21"
birthday; rates up there in terms
of oddities I've seen at college.
1 wasn't surprised by the sing­
ing, because I've done that be­
fore. And although it was weird
that they kepr asking me co write
about the night in this space,
that's not what I'm talking about
either. I'm talking about the
company: a mixed bag of crazy
people chat had all come togeth­
er because of one friend chat we
all had in common. In chis Face­
book era, that might not seem
strange, at least not co first-years.
Bur chis was different. Some
of the folks I'd known since
freshman year (and we were
called "freshmen" back then),
ochers I didn't know at all. But
here we were, one traveling par­
ry, bothering Raz drivers, talk­
ing coo loudJy, making a ruck­
us, and having a great time.
J don't chink I'll forget it for a
while, though I ber I remember
better than some people there chat
night. (You know who you are.)
Anyway, if you're interested
in that Maize, check out ~
pum_pkinpatch.com. It's open
until 10 on Friday and Saturday
nights, and don't worry-if you
don't get out in rime, they come
get you. I know from experience.
Oh, and beglnoing late Oc­
cober they start doing a H~unted
Maize. According to one of the
high-schoolers working there the
night we went, ic's "pretry cool,"
so you might wane co pay a visit
and get lost yourself. Look up
the website for more informa­
tion, and you can figure out
what sore of weird stuff happens
foe yourself. I'm not talking. Templeton plans put on hold
by Kelly Gabarino
A labyrinth of dimly lit rooms,
pipes hanging down from the ceil­
ings and unused student space.
Welcome tO Templeton, Lewis &
Clark's infamous studenc union
building. "Adhoc planning deci­
sions," as put by campus planner
Michael Sestric, have left us with an
architectural blunder large enough
drive its designers out of business.
Borrowing money from ch.e
Federal Housing •• and Home
Agency, the first phase ofTemple­
ron was completed in January of
1958. It replaced an old war sur­
plus building char served as a din­
ing hall, and was undoubtedly an
improvement, but the building
quickly feU behind che increas­
ing demands of rhe studenc body.
Over the next five years, rwo
additions were slapped on, nearly
quadrupling the size of the build­
ing. Thirteen years ago, campus
officials once again recognized
the failure of the building's space
and design to meer rhe needs of
the school. A master plan for the
college was developed in 1992
co bring direction co construe­
don projecrs on campus. Ir was decided then that Templeton
should be seriously renovated.
This plan was revised six years
later when it was decided that Tem­
pleton should be replaced complete­
ly and moved ro the current loca­
tion of rhe Platt-Howard residence
hall. Another six years down rhe
road and a srudy was commenced
that produced a 129 page feasibil­
iry report char included four differ­
ent plans to just renovate the exist­
ing structure for price rags ranging
from five ro 6.fteen million dollars.
So far, all this planning has
amounted ro Student Financial
Services moving across the hall
and the Office of the Dean of
Students, Studenc Activities, Stu­
dent Leadership & Service Pro­
grams, and the Director of Col­
lege Outdoors moving downstairs.
According ro the Director of
Student Activities Robbie Fung,
the plans for any major renovation
"have been shelved" and Sescric
esrimares that scudencs can look
forward ar least another couple
yeact; of "re-examination." Cam­
pus officials are in obviously in a
difficult position. After "cursing
[their] predecessors," Sestric and
the campus planning commit-tee want ro make sure that what­
ever physical plan of action is tak­
en with Templecon is consistenc
with the College's academic plan.
But one has to think, no matter
how incomprehensible the layout
may be, at least previous administra­
tions cook some sort of acrion. Cur­
rently, 1empleton is so far behind
char rhe dining and kitchen facili­
ties are only designed ro accommo­
date a srudenc body of six hundred,
and laughing about its layout has
become a favorite LC pastime.
However, Sesrric's hands are tied
until serious fundraising is under­
taken. Sestric has a few low cost
ideas to help enhance the building's
character, including moving the sm­
denc-run Co-op into the building.
He also believes chat the in­
creasing number of applicants
and better retention of students
will help both the attitude and fi­
nancial capabilities of the Col­
lege. All these are positive signs
for Lewis & Clark College, but if
officials do not keep up with stu­
dent e.xpeccarions, these demand­
ing consumers could go elsewhere.
Love ir or hare it, it looks
like Templeton will continue on
as a landmark on rhe campus.
Style Source:
----Tim macroft
by Rebecca Goldschmidt
Name: Tim Marcrofr
Year: First-year
Hometown: Eugene, OR
Favorite Color: Blue. I love blue.
Tell me about your outfit, Tim. Starting with the hat.
I've been looking for a Fedora for some time now. I've always loved '
the men's sryle of the l 920s-the long trench coats and men's vests.
The slacks-well, slacks are where it's at. I usually wear these black
leather dress shoes when 1 wane co look srylish, they're functional
and look good at the same time. I like amusing t-shircs. My shirt,
"Goe Jesus?" I just find it hila.rious chat a religion that takes itself
so seriously would use a campy marketing ploy ro recruit new
blood. And che piece du jour-the tail. ..
Ah yes, the infamous tail.
l wear the rail because if it is not unique, it is at the very lease
rare. 1 like that, first of all, and second of all, it serves as a
conversation piece. I've become a minor celebriry, known '
as "the guy with che rail." My RA cold me char kids at PSU
know me as "the guy from LC with the tail."
That's actually why I wanted to interview you in the
first place. Where did you get it?
From Oregon Leather Supply.
Do you think it was meant to be worn or you just place
it where your supposed tail would be?
Probably the second one.
Is there anyone on campus whose style you admire?
I don't know names, but I walked up co a girl today who
was wearing a red corduroy waistcoat and matching red
velvet skirt. I liked that a lot. I don't go for the hippie look
or the run-of-the-mill Abercrombie look.
Who do you model your style after?
Um, there are elemenrs of sryle from lots of things. Just say
the great and powerful coyote. No, Gene Wilder in Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory.
Any last thoughts you'd like to add?
My tag line--"Life, love, villainy, and velvet." Which is more is
less my feelings of rhe world of fashion in general. PtiOTO BY RE8ECCA GOLOSCHMIDl
the Pioneer Log, September 16, 2005 7 -Arts & Entertainment-
DePaoia's Strega Nona pertinent after all those years
by Craig Beebe
We all have those books
that we hold onro from our early
childhood. Perhaps they aren't
physically close ro us, anymore­
maybe sirring on a dusty shelf back
ar our childhood home-but their
srories and lessons stay close to our
hearrs, ready to spring up again
whenever someone makes a certain
reference, or when we happen
to wander into the children's
books section of Watzek Library.
Though these moments may be
rare, the freshness of memory
can be surprising when ir rurs.
Such a moment recently
happened in Portland, although
most likely did nor notice.
Tomie DePaola, author of Strega
Nona and various other beloved
children's books (though few seem
to remember anything besides
Strega) stopped in Portland as part
of a long book-signing rour. The
purpose of the tour is a newly
published book, bur judging from
the lines on Saturday ar Powell's,
the people who came out-adulrs
and children alike-were more
interested in getting other books
signed. (So much so rhar the
hapless Powell's employee, already
unpopular after announcing that
"Tomie was going to be late," as
he was signing a number of the
store's back copies of his books,
had to further inform the restless
crowd that Tomie would only
sign one copy maximum of any
book ocher chan his new one.
Yikes. Thar's cause for rioting.)
The most popular of DePaola's
many books, in hands and in conversations, is of course Strega
Nona. Thus it seems fitting that
we reopen discussion on this classic
work-winnerofa Caldecott Honor
Award, the highest recognition
for an illustrated work-and
give it the space it deserves.
The story tells the tale of Big
Anthony, a man almost as hapless
as that Powell's employee, as he
does domestic work for Strega
Nona, a respected and modest
elderly woman living in lraly.
Anthony has a problem with
curiosity: in particular, a desire ro
understand the workings of Srrega
Nona's magic pot, which can cook
infinite amounrs of spaghetti. So
when Strega Nona leaves Anthony
wacching her house while she
leaves rown for a bic-specincally of DePaola, who-according
to che Powell's employee, had
messed his hand up pretty badly
because of all that drawing.
I loved that book as a child.
Now, though, with years of liberal
ans education behind me, I realize
that Big Anthony is plagued by an
unrecognized and untreated mental
disorder. His srory is a tale of
domination that involves a society
char refuses ro recognize Anthony's
need for help and instead chooses
to chastise him for his failure ro
"do the righr thing." Furrhermore,
Anthony's drive for food might
be a result of more than jusr
curiosity, bur likely stems from the
severe poverty he is experiencing,
as an invalid in said society.
However, we must appreciate
Before he realizes what is happening, the
entire house, and then the town, is over­
run with noodles, which is fun for awhile
until one remembers that noodles without
sauce are just, well, bad sauce.
instructing him nor to use the
magic por-Anthony says the
magic words and gees the pot
cooking. Before he realizes what
is happening, che entire house,
and then che town, is overrun with
noodles, which is fun for a while
unril one remembers chat noodles
without sauce are just, well, bad
sauce. Luckily, Srrega Nona returns
in time to save the day. Poor
Anthony is left eating the noodles.
There are also plenty of nice
pictures, drawn by rhe hand the subtle reversal of power that
is on display here. Srrega Nona
is a strong woman in a heavily
patriarchal society, stepping outside
the typical bonds of respect chat
were generally granted ro women
at that point in time. She also is
unashamedly a «magic woman,"
and the religious authorities
have failed to act on what would
almost certainly be heresy. Magic
pots? Where is the practice of
established religious practices and
confessions, including penance
BOOKS THAT KICK YOUR ASS
A semi-regular column of epic, quixotic, extraordinary, and/or morbidly good reads
Roach probes sticky situations
by Valarie Hunsinger
There are some books that
people just can't handle. Mary
Roach's Stiff. 1he Curious Lives of
Human Cadavers is one of chem. structure under the skin. The liquid
from the cells gee becween the layers
of skin and loosens them . .As they
progress you see skin sloughage.
Then of course the maggots arrive."
While accepting the gruesome
lc's the sore of book rhar will make nature of postmortem bodies,
the skin crawl even if you are
only remotely squeamish, the sort
of book chat will automatically
make you nauseous.
Roach opens with her lease
gruesome and bizarre situation, by
presenting a medical anatomy class.
But then, without warning, you are
vividly experiencing cadavers being
chopped by guillotines, crucified
like Jesus, eaten in China; all of a
sudden, cadavers are having head
transplants, being reincarnated
as compose and dropped in land
mines. Before long you are reading
things like, "lt starts with the body's
own enzymes, earing at the cell Roach also recognizes the strange
heroism of the cadavers and the
people who work with chem.
Cadavers have saved countless Jives
by helping investigators understand
plane and automobile accidents.
They have improved almost every
modern surgical procedure, from
heart transplants to facelifts. They
provide crime scene investigators
with tools co study decomposition
in murder cases and facilitate
militaC)' rests concerning the
stopping power of bullets.
By the end of the book you will
also know an incredible amount
abour the hisrory of corpses: King
8 the Pioneer Log, September 16, 2005 l>tolemy's tolerance of autopsies
in 300 B.C.E., the face that
18th century Scottish medical
schools could pay their tuition
wim bodies instead of cash,
the lucrative business of body
snatching, the embalming­
fluid companies that once
sponsored best-preserved body
contests. These are jusr some of
the examples, without giving
away too many gory derails.
Stiffs footnotes were my
personal favorite. These savory
tidbits of death were way too
valuable to overlook. Roach's
dark love of macabre tales
of death and decomposition
and her scrupulously detailed
descriptions are a treasure for
anyone wich morbid curiosity.
Her book leaves no crevice
or body cavity unexplored. I
give it cwo rotted thumbs up. for the evil pot that Srrega
Nona possesses in her home?
Clearly, DePaola is trying
tO give us a more nuanced view
of a society that's not as different
from our own as we'd like to
believe. Without going into
other possible motivations for his
work-we might want co consider
a Marxist approach, with labor
usurp'ing the power of capitalists (in chis relationship, Srrega
Nona)-we must appreciate the
complexities DePaola has written
into this small story. There have
been many Big Anthonys in the
world of yesterday and today,
but there are comparatively few
Strega Nonas. Thus, we musr
ask: who will stop the magic pot
from overflowing as it is n9w?
Oh, d°id I mention
he draws nice pictures?
PHOTO COURTESY PICA.ORG
Artist Rosana Cramson's photograph is featured in this year's
Time-Based Art Festival. The festival runs through September
18 at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA).
Yes! Titne-based art
by Craig Beebe
You may have seen the
posters hung around town this
summer-the ones showing only
a pale, Bjork-esque woman whose
head is resting on a scale, her gaze
slightly averred, proclaiming
the basic message that "Time­
Based Art Is Happening."
The event these posters refer
co is the Time-Based Put Festi.val,
presented by the Portland
Institute for Contemporary
Art with a whole host of other
sponsors, which by the time you
read this will be almost over.
Running from September 9 to
Sunday, September 18, the festival
consists of 18 stage performances,
five films, and a number of
lecmres and other events all
related to performance art ..
Though the genre itself
is often derided-I recall a
particular scene of 1he Big
Lebowski-this particular festival
has been well received over irs
three-year history in Portland.
The Willamette Week, which
refers to TBA as "Portland's arty
parry,~ published a full guide to
the events in last week's issue.
Venues for the festival are
all over downtown: northwest
and east Portland, in theacers,
community centers, srores, even
Pioneer Square and window displays at Nordstrom. Though
most performances are nor
free, a typical fee is about $15
per event, with some larger
ticker packages available.
There is performance by
someone named Meow Meow
this Friday night, performing
a piece called "My mouth is a
wonder/my mouth is a whore/my
mouth is an open wound," which
clearly sounds interesting enough.
Saturday's lineup includes
a string quartet playing in from
of projected close-ups of skin, a
dance performance by Fluid H~g
Hug and a concert by acclaimed
Seattle vocalist Sarah Rudinoff.
Sunday tho 18'\ closing day
of the festival, includes a
comedy duo called Lone Twin.
Most events occur on
multiple days, and there are
many more than can be described
here. Visit the Portland Institute
of Contemporary Arc's website
(www.pica.org) for more
information, including ticketing
and location derails. There are
also phoros of artists' work.
"TBA is ten days of a million
timely moments,'' proclaims the
festival's website. With seven
days passed since this paper has
been rusrribuced, char leaves
300,000 moments left, which
may be worth your attention
and a bir of your time, too. c..
-Arts & Entertainment-
Ketchum and Burns new exhibition a one-two punch
by Stephanie Beechem
The first new art exhibir
of the school year opened last
Thursday at Hoffman Gallery on
campus. The rwo-part exhibit:,
"Sourhwesc Alaska: A World
of National Parks and Wildlife
Refuges," a series of narure
photographs by Robert Glenn
Ketchum; and "Biodiscourse, n
a set of mixed-media pieces by
environmentalist and artist Robert
Bums, premiered ro a buzzing
roomful of art enthusiasts from
the Lewis & Clark community.
J was there, of course, stuffing
myself with opening-night cheese
and honeydew melon. Feeling like
I lacked rhe jargon and experience
and goddamn chutzpah necessary
ro review an arc show, I srarced with
Kerchu m's nature photographs
because-well, at least I knew
what rhey were. I could rell char
Burns' mixed media pieces were
going ro cake 5ome serious rime
and research in service of the
most basic underscanding, and l
was feeling, as always, quite lazy.
Kecchum's phorographs
PHOTO COURTESY REBECCA GOI.OSCHMIOT were raken entirely in southwest
Alaska, and-according co a nearly
composed manifesco abour the
goal of rhe projecr-the elthibir
is intended ro draw rhe public's
atren1ion to the ecosystems
chreacened by a dramatic rise in
oil, gas, and mining developments
in the region. The land where
these photographs were caken-a
region of sourhwesr Alaska chick
with wildlife refuges, scare parks,
game sanctuaries, national park
preserves, and wildlife habitat
areas-is essentially under siege.
Kecchum writes, '']bis elthibic
has been creaced to encourage
consideration of these issues, and
imroduce che viewer to the wild
beaury chat presenrly is Southwest." A lone visitor stands against a pillar at Lewis & Clark's Hoffman Gallery and surveys the nature photographs of Robert Glenn Ket­
chum. Ketchum's photographs are one half of a two-part exhibit with artist and environmentalist Ryan Burns.
"Wild beauty" hardly captures
the astounding range and richness
of these photographs: rivers so curvy
they seem to have been folded in
on themselves, the soaring peaks of
behemoth snow-caked mountains,
the dense autumnal brush crowded
around a dark pond. Even the
rides are interesting-"Difficult
Terrain for Overland Travel," for
instance, is not only a charming
tide bur a surprising, colorful,
'(@ delicately calibrated image.
My cwo favorite phocographs
from rhe exhibirion were "Fish
Paths and Caribou Tracks," a
simple overhead shot of what is
presumably a river but-because
of rhe way it was shot-looks like a
bottomless black crack in the earth,
the sort of interminable chasm that
could swallow you whole. lhe
other photograph is "Full Moon
Rising, Kanerok," and it is an eerie,
surreal shoe of a moon rising over
a range of mountains. le isn't the
subject of che photo that's surreal,
bur the lighting: the strangely back­
lit bushes, the spray of light across
the water low in the frame. It's
the sore of night that would have
a werewolf howling at the moon.
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ffo\(~l
I
FREE\\ LCID lhc astoundingly rich color
and composition of Kctchum's
photographs srand in stark contrast
co the ruddy look of Ryan Burns'
mixed media pieces in the next
room. To make rhesc images,
Burns drove an old, refurbished
ambulance deep inro the
Northwest wilderness to find clear
cues, and arranged and glued layers
of paper across the srump. As he
drags a heavy black wax crayon
across the paper, the individual
lines and ribs of the scump
transfer through. The process is
akin co dusting for fingerprints:
sensirive and precise, capturing
the tiniest cracks in the trunk.
The size of some of the trees
that Burns uses in "Biodiscourse" is
shocking. The
biggest piece
in the show is
"Unricled­
W es c er n
Hemlock,
estimated age
458 years,"
is essentially
floor-ro­
ceiling and
at leasr seven
or eighr feet
across. This
cree, if its
enormous
rrunk is any
indicarion,
muse have
been a giant.
And as
pleasurable
as this piece
is co look at, it's sad, coo, to realize char
ir was crcared in response ro
the desrrucrion of such an epic
rree. Thar's whar Burns' arcwork
is supposed to do, ir seems-co 500, a display of high arc which
perperuaces the dominance of
form over conrcnt and reduces
anisric creaciviry co marketable
commodities." Crowded around
It isn't the subject of the photo that's sur­
real, but the lighting: the strangely back­
lit bushes, the spray of light across the
water low in the frame. It's the sort of
night that would have a werewolf howling
at the moon.
draw our attention ro rhe gigantic
loss incurred by these clear-curs.
There are more subrle
scacements to be found in rhese
pieces, coo, if you're willing ro
look hard enough. Collaged
underneath che black rree rubbings
are Roor plans, srreer maps, ciry
1..oning chans, Multnomah Counry
erosion control spread sheets,
and blueprints. It's a statement,
I speculate, on the fact that these
beautiful trees are being converted
into things. Buildings and dries
and giant Reddaway trucks
are voraciously consuming our
forests-and yet, in Burns' pieces, all
the Roor plans and blueprints look
so tiny and ridiculous compared co
the simple magnitude of one tree.
One of the best pieces in Burns'
elthibic is "Untitled-Redwood,
estimated age I 87 years." While
searching rhrough ic I found these
words inlaid: "Fifrieth National
Bourgeois Art Exhibit: from the
personal collection of the fortune these words are trucks, municipal
maps, and several man-made
landmarks. On the lefr side of the
piece, a large, prominent "$59" is
painred. All ofit seems to say: look
at what man can do to man. Look
at these gorgeous trees being rurned
inro "marketable commodities."
Anorher of my favorites,
"Untitled-Redwood, esrimated
age 200 yearst has a picture of whar
appears to be rhe founding fathers
collaged in wirh the Roor plans,
zoning charrs, and city planning
diagrams rhar populace many of
Burns' pieces. Why the faundillg
fathers? I rhought, grinning to
myself. For me che image of all those
awkwardly suited and searched
and wig-wearing men standing
around making policies was prerty
goddamn absurd. Maybe, in a more
serious vein, Burns sees rhe dear-
curring and conversion of trees
and rhe surrounding ecosystem
as more than a little absurd, roo.
the Pioneer Log, September 16 2005 9 ----Sports----
Cross country posts personal bests at LC invite
by Rachel Schiff
Women
The Pioneer Women picked
up their second win at Lewis &
Clark's 6k Cross Country lnvi­
rational ac Mciver $race Park on
Saturday, Sept. 10. An impres­
sive eleven of the Pioneer's fif­
teen runners set personal records
and three Pioneers were among
the cop ten finishers.
Team capcain Carla McHac­
tie ('06) came in third with a
personal record of 22:34. Tam­
ma Carleton ('09) finished just
rwo seconds after McHanie,
snacching fourch place, breaking
rhe first-year record she set just
one week before. Laura Sbor­
done ('07) took seventh place
with a personal best of23:04.
It was a really good day for
just about everyone," said Me­
gan Pfeiffer-Hoyt ('07), who
nearly missed finishing in che
cop fifteen, "It seems like people
are more motivated. We have a
lot of new girls with a lor of tal­
ent. Things bode well for a really
great season."
Lasr Saturday's home meet
was indicative of chjs team's
promise. The Pioneers won the
nine-team home meet with a
low score of 44 points. Linfield
came in second with 63 points,
and George Fox followed with
65 points. "Ir's always good to win. We haven't won our own meet
since 200L," said Head Coach Da­
vid Fix.
"What we lacked lase year was a
front runner. Now we've got three,"
said Fix. "Behind the front runners
we have a large pack of juniors led
by Therese McCaffrey." The junior
class, the team's depth and much
of its strength, starred with a good
first-year and rough sophomore
year. "After a summer of training,
they've come back as dHferent run­
ners," said Fix.
The Pioneers' real test comes
this Saturday, Sept. 17, when the
team faces eight of the nine confer­
ence teams at the Sundodger Invi­
tational in Seattle, Wash. "We've
been running against the lower half
of our compecicion. Now we are
moving up," said Fix of the next
meet. The team, infused with new
talent and supported by consider­
able depth, will no doubt rise to
Saturday's challenge.
Men
Ar last Saturday's meet, the men
proved that they, coo, are a force
to be reckoned with. The Pioneer
men placed third in the meet with a
score of 82, following Corban (53)
and Liofield (74). Ty Mears ('06)
finished rhe 8k course in just 26:22
to cake seventh place. Team cap­
tain Alex Henry ('06) cook ninth
place with a rime of 26:28. While
rhe seniors led the ream, new run­
ners proved themselves. Daniel McDuff ('09) shaved a minute off
his time from Saturday Sept. 3's
Boxer Rebellion Invicacional, ro
finish in 22nd place with a time
of27:30.
The Pioneers performed quite
well, despite missing several run­
ners. After nursing various ten­
dons and muscles, several of these
runners will return ro boost the
ream rhis Sacurday in Seattle. Af­
ter spraining his ankle, a recov­
ered Wes McQueen ('06) will
join leading runners Mears and
Henry: Promising new runner
David Berman ('09) will also re­
rum after healing a minor knee
injury. "We!ve been doing really
well without these injured run­
ners. With them, we'll hopefully
do even better," sajd Fix.
While it is still early in the sea­
son, the ream is already lookjng
toward che final conference meet.
"In our sport, it all comes down
co the conference championship
day. The standings in that meec
will determine ic all," said Fix.
"We want co stay healthy, build
confidence and peak righc ac that
conference meer." Fix is counting
on rus experienced front-runners
ro secure third place in the con­
ference.
"This year our strength will
be in our seniors. Ty [Mears]
and Alex [Henry] have finished
in the cop ren in every race. You
need those low, single-digit places
Golf fairs well with top
players abroad for season
by Craig Gilden
A question chat often comes
up in spores is what is the hard­
est thing to du? I have always be­
lieved char hitting a curveball
was rhe hardest fear in athletics.
While I still am unable to hie
a curveball, which is probably
the most significant reason for
rhe downfall of my baseball ca­
reer, I have changed my mind
on what is the most difficult fear
in sports. After attempting co
become a golfer, 1 now believe
rhar hitting rhac lirde whire ball
scraighc is the hardest feat.
Luckily for all of us, I do nor
play golf here at Lewis & Clark.
However, rhe fa]j se,ason has re­
cen cly gotten underway for che
men and women who can read
a putt and hit che ball down the
fairway. The men's ream will be­
gin the fall season wirh a ros­
ter of rwdve golfers. Tue ream's
4 '-.rt
I co-captains will be Austin Wiley
('06), who is considered one of the
best golfers in the conference, and
Nie Beaudoin ('07). Scorr Hymen
('08), who was one of the top first­
years in rhe conference a season
ago, will also be returning.
Some of che cop newcomers
will be firsr-years Daniel Sloan and
Charlie Watson, borh of whom
will compete for spots on rhe travel
ream. The top six players will make
the travel team for the spring tour­
naments. be a blessing for rhe ream because
ic will give some newcomers op­
porrunicies ro gain experience.
Coach Maryjo McCloskey sees che
fall season as a "building" time for
her team. By the time spring rolls
around, the Pios should be ready
for the competition. ''The ream
should come on strong when che
entire squad is back in action," said
McCloskey.
The cop golfers in che fall for
rhe Pios are Tessa Diebel ('06)
and Kelly Terrell ('08). 1n the first
The team should come on strong when
the entire squad is back in action.
-Coach Maryjo McCloskey
One serback for rhe men chis
fall will be the loss of cop player BJ
Abe ('OS) who is studying abroad
in India chis fall. Coach Rick Mc­
Closkey sees chis as a potential pos­
itive for the spring, "his departure
from the ream will allow us co play
several new players and give chem
much needed college tournament
experience prior co rhe spring sea­
son." Wirh rhe addition of Abe in
che spring, the Pioneers should be a
compericive team in the Northwest
Conferel1(.I'.' this season.
The women's team will be short­
handed in the fall with three of che
besc players overseas. This could tournament, which cook place on
Monday, Sept. 12, Terrell placed
sixth and Diebel placed eighth. The
women's golf team has placed sec­
ond in conference for che past three
seasons and will look co continue
that success rhis spring.
The home course for Pioneer
golf is the Oregon Golf Club, which
has hosted rhe Division I Nacional
Championship. The Pios will also
use the Oswego Lake Country
Club for practkes. Having access
ro both these privare clubs will be
a huge plus for the team. The Pios
will be competing in five tourna­
ments this fall.
1 0 the Pioneer Log, Sept. 16, 2005 PHOTO BY VALARJE HUNSINGER
Cross country team members work hard both in and out of
direct competition. LC women placed 2nd and men placed 3rd
at this past weekends' LC invite.
to score well in cross country." Al­
though seniors lead the team this
season, chere are several young
runners who ensure che team will
nor falter next year. "We have a.n
infusfon of freshmen that will help
the team for years to come," said
Henry. The Sundodger meet in Seattle
this Saturday, will pose boch first­
years and seniors against crucial
conference rivals. The team is feel­
ing very positive about the progress
of all the runners, bur, as Fix said;
"The real proof is in the races."
Athlete Profile:
SoottMoyer
by sarah Moon
Buthday: Sept. 18
~rt: Football sort of: but ir's
compliq.ted, all me a half~tjn;ie
athlete
~rite color: Blue
Footlte movie: "Maverick!'
Pre,-pme rituaWsupentitions:
None
Whexe cfo you see you.tsdfm
ten yw:an? Making a difference i.n
pe0ples lives and in my comtnu­
nii;y by being a, reacher.
Whit is your favorite so~
PeoI?le that know me know I love
lors of songs, so for this J'll say
"Higher and Highe," by Jackie
Wilson
Favortk quote: "To be a leader,
you have ro make peopte wane
to (qllow you, and nobody wants
to follow somebody who doesn't
know where he is going." Joe
Namath.
'Wh,at are some other interesa
yoll"enjoy outside of athletics?
Making people,sJnile, music,
poeuy, ~oJunteering.
What are your tliree,moat im­
portant possessions? My:,box of
letters_, my 64-pack of €rayol~
crayons. m.}'.' books
Who is your roli modell Whyl
My father; l scellis strength and
w~~ and. J call love him PHOTO BY SARAH MdcW
and leam from rum.
Why did you come-to LC? Tue
preppy Abercrombie & Fitch
srudent body.
Who is your favorite profes­
sor? Wh~ Pr9f. Holzwarth, he's
funny in a very nerdy way, he's
a cowboy fan and,he's genu.ioely
nice person.
Favorite spon to watch: Ex­
creme table cennis
If )'Ou~• stuck on ag island,
what three things would you
want to have with you? A pawer
generator, a TV and a whole lot
1:>f sleeping pills for when the
ppwer ran 01,1r.
Where is your fa~rite vaca­
tion spot? Colliding Rivep,; great
swimming plaee with rocks and
rapids, and it's near a great small
town restaurant.c.uled Munchies.
Who is yourfawdte super
hero? Buzz Ljgh~ear. He has a
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Rock climbers challenge themselves to new heights
competing against is yourself
and it builds strength," said Jessie doors activities because you're
sure to have a great experience. "j
think College Outdoors is a great
PHOTO BY BECKY JONES
Scaling the technical walls of Stoneworks Gym, Jessie Nystrom­
Fox ('09) discovered the rewards of a less traditional sport by
competing against her own strength.
by Becky Jones
''On belay?" "Belay on." If
these words mean nothing to you
then you have yet to experience
the thrilling world of rock climb-ing. Last Saturday morning, at an
hour when most of the campus was
scill in the blissfully ignorant world
of sleep, several adventurous and
highly motivated outdoors enthusi­
asts drug their hung-over selves to
the van for the College Outdoors
Athkte
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started a pre-game tradition of
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ds to remind oursdves to ftxps
rougho11t the game.
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Yellow labs Introduction co Rock Climbing
trip at Stoneworks Gym . The
students were raught the basics Nystrom-Fox ('09).
Those words opportunity to meer new people
It was a lot of fun because
afterwards I felt like I
knew all of the basic tech­
niques and I felt proud to
know how to do all of the
tricky knots. couldn't ring more and to have fun,"said Kaitlin
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into competitive
spores but are look­
ing for a challenging
way co stay in shape,
then perhaps giving
chis is just the spore
for you.
Otherwise, be ducrion Rock climbing class was
a lot of fun because afterwards
I felt like. I knew all of the basic
techniques and I felr proud co
know how to do all of rhe tricky
knots." So if tricky knots don't
gee you going, cry looking inco a
backpacking, white water rafting,
or mush.room clinic available co
you this fall! -Kaitlin Brotemarkle ('09) sure co check out
ocher College Our-
of the spore and then spent am­
ple rime practicing on the walls
of the gym. Later, che climbers
were set free to scale the higher
heights with the help of a be­
layer.
Rock climbing is a challeng­
ing venture nor suitable for the
faint of heart. However, the stu­
dents on this particular trip were
nothing short of pumped about
going back.
"I've been looking for a sport
char I can really get into because
I don't play other traditional
spores. Rock climbing is great
because the only person you're PHOTO BY VALARIE HUNSINGER
Last weekend, this group of rock climbing posers hoped to one
day become a part of the thriving and very hard-core LC rock
clmbing population.
lntramurals: time well spent
Looking for a fine way to improve your mental capacities? It's been proven that
intramurals can actually make you smarter! Also improves social skills and
keeps you fit and healthy! See answers below!
by Craig Gilden
I like spores. That's just me.
Whether it's playing a pickup bas­
ketball game or some soccer wirh
my roommates, I find sports are a
fun and relaxing way co spend some
time. Unfortunately for me, I was
also born with the short Jew genes.
Therefore, while I may Like to play
basketball, my lack of size and over­
all athletic ability will never allow
me co further my career beyond a
friendly game in rhe gym.
This is why J look forward co
inrramurals. lntramurals give me,
and chose like me, che opportunity
to show off our skills in a non-com­
petitive environment. However, my
intramural experience thus far has
been less than I would have hoped
for. 1 have seen basketball games
gee canceled because of lack of par­
ticipation and soccer be reduced
co solely a one-game event because
there are not enough people co ac­
tually have a league. There seems
to be a fear of ream sports here on
campus .
I believe that intramurals can
grow here at Lewis & Clark. While
many students di.sassociare them­
selves with spores here, most stu­
dents have played some kind of
ream spore in their lives. Remem­
ber freshman year of high school,
playing on the soccer or softball
team? Well, here is your chance to
relive the glory days; inrramurals
offer the opportunity to put on
those sneakers or cleats one more
rime. This time there are no prac­
tices or conditioning, only a chance
co show your old coach char you re­
ally were varsity material.
Inrramurals also give you the
opportunity ro meet new people. I know, you already have so many
friends, bur do these friends play
intramurals? If yes, then how can
you be missing our on the tre­
mendous bonding experience
intramurals can provide your
friendships? If no, then wouldn't
it be a valuable experience co rry
something new and meet people
chat you normally do not hang
our wirh? This is what college is
all about, crying new things, and
if you haven't played any intra­
murals yet chen you are missing
something from your college ex-and getring a good night's sleep."
Physical fitness increases your
concentration and energy level
which will make you a more pro­
ductive student while studying.
Exercise also reduces scress levels
and will just make you feel berrer
about yourself. There are no nega­
tive aspects co physical activity,
only positives.
Participating in intramurals will
give you a good workout which
will help short rerm and long cerm
health, bur also will allow you co
become a berrer scudem. lnrramu­
rals equal better grades. Taking a
---------------- srudy break ro do some
Intramurals equal bet- physical activity will give
you that much-needed ter grades. Taking a study energy burst and also
break to do some physical give you more concen­
rrarion while studying.
activity will give you that lncramurals will make
you a better srudent; it's much needed energy burst science.
d al • There will be a vari-
an SO give you more etyofincramural oppor-
concentration while study- tunicies offered chis fall.
Inrramurals coday in­
ing. Intramurals will make elude Ulrimate Frisbee,
b d • > and they will continue
you a etter StU ent; lt S throughout the end of
science.
perience. This is the time co cry
everything once, so what is there
to lose in giving intramurals a
chance?
Intramurals are good for you.
Being active is one of the most im­
portant aspects io living a healthy
life. According to Princeton Uni­
versity, and they have some prercy
smart people over there, exercise
helps you, "accomplish ocher
goals for the day, such as studying rhe semester. For the
hoops fans among you,
there will be a basketball
league as well as a one-day courna­
menr in October.
A new addition co the intramu­
ral lineup will be fursal, which is a
game similar co soccer but played
indoors. Table tennis, 3-on-3 vol­
leyball, and the always-popular
Turkey Troe will also be held rhis
semester.
So instead of procrastinating for
an hour by looking at theFacebook,
gee involved with an intramural.
the Pioneer Log, Sept. 16, 2005 11 --Publick Occurences--
Friday
September 16
12:30 PM
Agnes Flannigan Chapel
National Day of Prayer Vigil for
Hurricane Karrina Victims
3:15 PM
Doing a Thesis This Year?
JR Howard Hall 123.
Come to terms with rhe facr that
this one long paper wilt define
your college experience. Learn
how ro cope with intimidation • IC
and strategics to develop a topic
you're interested in. FREE!
This session will be repeated on
September 20 at 4:30
3:30PM
The Iraqi Constitution and
Islamic Law: What's at Stake?
JR Howard Hall 302
6:30 PM
Friday Night Ultimate Frisbee
Lower Field (Above the Field)
7:00 PM Women's Volleyball vs.
Whitman
Pamplin
Saturday
September 17
12:00PM
Women's Soccer vs. PLU
2:00 PM
Women's Volleyball vs.
Whitworth
6:00PM
Football vs. Occidental CoJlege
Pamplin Stadium
Come support the 2004-2005 Pio
football program as ir rakes on
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0 Barbershop by Justice
2 5% Student Discount Occidental. Show your school
pride and Auent the orange and
black! And you rhoughr football
didn't exist ar rhis school. .. Go
ream! Go!
FREE!
Sunday
September 18
7:00AM
Ra.ce for the Cure
Downtown PDX
Join the 37,000 Oregon racers
dedicated to finding a cure
for breast cancer. If running
isn't your thing, volunteer
by contacting the Student
Leadership Office. Spore the
pink bracelet to show your
support.
12:00PM
Tour De Portland
Wane to learn how to ride your
bike around Porrland? Meer at
Templeton ar noon on Sunday
9/ 18 for a guided bicycle tour
of Portland. You determine the
destinations: if you want co see
art galleries, concert venues,
coffee shops, or anything else,
we'll show you how to bike there.
Bring your own bike and helmet!
FREE Outside Templeton
Student Center
12:00PM
Women's Soccer vs. UPS
1:30 PM
Potluck in the Park .
Tuesday
September 20
12:00 PM
Happy Contitution Day!
A panel of College and Law
School faculry will discuss rhe
history and practice of Supreme
Court appoinrmenrs and rhe
likely impacts on constitutional
inrerprecacion of rhe pending
nominarions to replace Chief
Justice Rehnquist and Justice
O'Connor.
FREE Agnes Flanagan Chapel
3:00 PM
International Tea Hour If you are a fan of tea, then chis is
the place co be! Stop by rhe foyer
near Council Chambers and choose
from a variery of ceas from around
che world.
FREE! Templeton Srudenr Cencer
Foyer (Near Council Chambers)
3:45PM
Poetry Reading w/ Jerry Harp
Bookstore
FREE ,,,.
4:00PM
Part Time Job Strategies
Albany Quadrangle 207
FREE!
Wednesday,
September 21
12:00PM
Careers in Foreign Service
COLLEGE SURVIVAL TIP FREE!
Smith HalJ
3:00PM
Civic Engagement: Putting
Theory into Practice
4:00PM
Face to Face: Cultural Identity
FREE! Thayer
8:00PM
The Joint
Flanagan Chapel
The Joint is a Contemporary
Christian Worship Gathering
for any and all srudents, staff or
faculry. It is a Jo inc event between
OFCS and lnterVarsiry Christian
Fellowship on campus. le is
student led oportuniry to bring
students, scaff and fuculry who
share the fairh.
Cuts and Coloring for Men and Women
Open Mon-Fri 9-7 and Sat 9-5
Located Near Campus @ 8439 SW. Terwilliger
(503)-452-0901 ASKING THE
FOLKS FOR MONEY.
THEY WANT TO GIVE.
YOU JUST HAVE TO HELP THEM REALIZE IT.
Free Wine and Beer for those 21 and older
Health. Naturally
Dr. Susan Roberts
Naturopathic Physician
Specializing in Women's Health
25% Student Discount
Located in John"s Landing
4004 SW Kelly, Portland
(503)-224- 7744
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