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Volume 70, Number 6

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2005-10-01

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Lewis & Clark College's Student-Run Newspaper
Volume 70. Number 6 -----~-~~-~ Friday. October 14. 2005
Trimet
line 39
by Abi Kurfman
Srudcnrs ac Lewis & Clark
College currently have rwo op­
cions co ger downrown or con­
nect co pans of Porrland beyond
Palacine Hill: the school-com­
missioned shunles or Trimer Bus
Roure 39. On Thursday, Sepe.
29, chree Trimer officials held a
meeting in rhc Council Cham­
bers to discuss the future of line
39, one in a series of community
meerings in the area the 39 serves.
Line 39 is whar Trimer calls
a "low performing rouce." Ap­
prmrimardy 31 people board a
Trimer bus during an average
hour on a weekday, wirh an av­
erage operating cost of $2.43
per boarding ride. However,
the 39 only averages nine board­
ers, and coses $8.21 per boarder
in the same average hour period.
llie cost of diesel has been
rising, and every increase costs
Trimer substantially more.
"Every 15 cem increase coses
[Trimet] two million dollars," said
Jon Joseph, wbo works for Trimer
in marketing and service. These
coses are reAecced boch in the recent
rise in bus fares and in Trimer's ex-
«we aren't here
to eliminate the
route. We're here
to look for ways to
increase ridership."
-Patry Fink
amination of roures like the 39 chat
have a low-performance record.
Trimer, however, wanced to
make one thing clear. "We aren't
here ro eliminare rhe roure,"
said Trimer service planner Pa1-
ty Fink. "We~re . here ro look
for ways ro increase ridership."
However, many 111 atten­
dance had come ro the meer­
ing wirh a different impression.
"I rhoughr [the 39) was in
immediate jeopardy of being
cancelled," said Laurinda Mar­
cello ('06), one of rhe hand­
ful of LC undergraduate stu­
dents who attended the meering
of 25-30 srudems, staff, work­
ers and commllllity members.
Trimer has nor guaranceed
10 preserve rhe 39. "They don't
want co ralk about eliminaring
the route and they don't wam ro
ialk about keeping it," said Mark
SEE 'BUS," PAGE 3 Limited areas for skateboarders to ride
A Lewis & Clark student rides his skateboard down a sidewalk near the Grassy Knoll.
by Rachel Schiff
Skateboarding is condition­
ally permitted both in Portland
and on rhe Lewis & Clark cam­
pus. Yet rhe LC skateboarder of­
ten runs into problems, and must
travel ro a nearby skare park.
The LC Pathfinder srares rhar
skateboarding is only allowed on
cement areas of campus, which excludes almost all roads and foot
paths. The pathfinder goes on co
say, "Lewis & Clark skateboarders
wiU primarily use the cement area
in front of Pamplin Spores Cen­
ter and will limit skareboarding
accivicies co lace afternoon hours
(after 4 pm) and on weekends."
The situation is reversed in
downtown Portland. 11,erc, skate­
boarding is prohibited on cement sidewalks and stairs. bur permitted
on the streers. Pordand is one of
die few dries in which skateboard­
ing is.legal in che downtown area.
However, skateboarders say that
limiting downtown skateboard­
ing co the streets effectively limits
most skateboarding downtown.
"We are allowed co skateboard
on che streets downtown, buc it's
definicely ac our own risk. Who
Lew-is & Clark Bicentennial
by Carmen Krol and
Christie Wright
ln order to celebrate the rwo­
hundred year anniversary of the
Lewis and Clark expedition, Lewis
& Clark College has been hold­
ing annual symposiums and per­
forming projecrs outside of rhe LC
campus. ham, professor of hisrory, Stephen
Tufte, professor of physics, and
Elizabedi Safran, professor of geol­
ogy, will be featured in this series.
Publication
Lewis & Clark College pub­
lished in 2003 "The Literarure of
the Lewis and Clark Expedition; newspaper articles covering the
event. The exhibition has already
visited the Jefferson Library in
Monticello, Virginia, as well as
~ther prestigious libraries, and is
currencly in Denver, Colorado.
Rivers Symposium
The 2005 symposium, c.-nricled
"Rivers," ran
Through
these proj­
ects, the
College
hopes ro
enlighren
the aca­
d cm i c William Kittredge encouraged the audience to
i_magine the Columbia or Snake River as Meri­
wether-. Lewis and William Clark would have from Sep­
tember29 co
Ocrober I.
lhis sympo­
sium's rop­
ics cemered
around the seen it, or like a "moment of celebration."
community and general public
about rhe implications and hisrory
of the expedition, and ro bring na­
cional recognition ro rhe College.
Radio Program
Scarring on Ocrobcr 21, OPB
on NPR will be hosting a 13 part
series about rheexpedirion. This ra­
dio program will cover copies much
broader rhan just che expedition
-such as 1acive American medi­
cine practices and comparisons of
the expedition wich rhc comem­
porary space race. Srephen Beck-A Bibliography and Es.say.'· This
book contains an extensive bib­
liography of the expedition. The
essays arc written by Beckham.
Traveling Exhibition
Along with tbe orhcr programs,
materials of rhe Lewis & Clark ex­
pedition owned by the college are
raking a rour throughout the na­
tion. The materials have been on
tour since 2003 and will continue
until 2006. This world-class col­
lection includes portions of rhe
original journals as well as historic rheme of
rivers: how rivers influenced rhe
original expedition and how rivers
sciU in8uence American sociery co­
day. This symposium is designed
to show "history through various
mediums," said Sherry Manning,
director of Bicencennial Programs.
lliis year, these various mediums
included liceracure, arc, and poli­
cies. Professors Rachel Cole (Eng­
lish), Rishona Zimring (English),
Stephen Dow Beckham (Histo­
ry), and Elizabeth Safran (Geol­
ogy), all spoke at the symposium.
SEE 'BICENTENNIAL,' PAGE 3 can skate char fast? Ir's dangerous.
You either get in the way of bikes
or cars -bo1h can hurr you," said
McKeevcr Donavan ('09), who re­
ceived a S60 ticket earlier this year
for skating on the sidewalk while
waiting for the Pioneer E.l<prcss in
Pioneer Sqmm:. The policeman
who iave Donavan die citation
cold him rh,H there was no skace­
boa rdiog allowed downtown, on
rhe streets or anywhere else, al­
though rhe law scares 01herwise.
"There's definitely a scereo­
rype of what a skateboarder is.
He thought I was a young punk.
)e's prejudice,'' said DonavaJi.
On campus, LC skaceboarders
said rhey encounter less resistance,
despite being restricted co small
cemem areas. Skaters find that if
rhey a.re considerare. they a.re nor
bothered. "I usually manual down
the path from the Chapel piist the
Library and the Dovecote." said
Clay Shank l'09). This path is nm
cemented, and technically off lim­
its for skateboarding, but Shank is
rarely confronted. "People don't
usually react co me, bur I say ex­
cuse me and rry ro be police."
Although skateboarders are nor
always hassled on campus, they
are limited by LC's lack of skat­
ing faciliries. "Basically, the only
SEE "SKATEBOARDING,'
FEATURES PAGE 6
TypeO
blood is
needed by
Red Cross
by Kevin Stark
lhe Red Cross paid a visit ro
1he Lewis & Clark Campus on
Wednesday Ocr. 5, encouraging
srudenrs co start their Fall Break by
giving a lirrle bit back ro the com­
munity. Beginning ar 8:00am, stu­
denrs wirh appoinrments, and sev­
eral walk-ins, donated blood and
plasma ro rhe association, co be dis­
cribuced mainly ro local hospitals
in areas around Portland experi­
encing shortages of dona red blood.
Sixteen co rwenry LC students
were el<pected ro rake p~rt in the
drive, which had rwo differenr
donating srations in Srarnm Din­
ing Hall. Each donation could
help up to three pariems in need
of a blood rransfi.ision. The blood
can either be transfused as whole
blood, benefiting patienrs with se­
vere blood loss. or separated into
SEE "BLOOD,' PAGE 3 2 - thePioneerLog,October 14,2005 ~~~~~--------- --------------
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HEARD. LC Debaters place high in early compe­
titions at Lewis & Clark, other colleges
by Anne Swift
Debaters from across the western
United States converged on Lewis
& Clark over Fall Break to attend
the LC Pioneer Invitational, one of
the most important debate tourna­
ments in the Northwest and LC's
third tournament of rhe season.
"I t was a great tour-
nament competition
that was efficient,
fair, and gracious
and competitively
successful for LC."
Steven Hunt
"Ir was a great tournament com­
petition that was efficient, fair, and
gracious and competitively suc­
cessfuJ for LC," said coach Steven
Hunt, professor of communication.
The team of LC Debaters
Meredith Price ('07) and Blaine
Demon ('06) • finished as quar­
ter-finalists in the competition.
Twenty-eight reams competed in
the tournament, including seven
LC entries. Individually, Price and
Denton were ranked as rhe third
I PHOTO BY TRACY ERICKSON
Members of the Lewis & Clark Debate team prepare for their competition during Fall Break.
and fifth speakers respectively
out of a total of 143 competitors.
Local schools attending rhe
evenc included Willamette Uni-
versity, University of Puget
Sound, Washington Univer-
sity, Pacific University, Portland State University, but reams came
from as far away as UC-Berke­
ley and Rice University in Texas.
"This year's team is doing very
well, especially considering we
had three very strong graduat­
ing seniors last season," said Price. Earlier this semester, the debate
ream also participated in a rourna­
menc at Willamette University. Ar
that tournament, the high-scoring
LC speakers were Andrew Wilson
('07), Blaine Dencon ('06), Aar­
on Dawson ('08), Meredith Price
('07), and Kelly Garbarino ('08),
who placed first, third, fourth,
fifth, and ninth respectively. At the
Willamette tournamenr, four LC
teams made ic co the semi-finals.
LC judges for rhe tourna­
ment included Hunr and de­
bare coaches Kyle Hunsick­
er and Travis .15£nnedy.
At rhe Reed lournament, which
took place from Sept. 24-25, 33
reams from nine schools competed,
including seven reams representing
• LC. Arrhe evenc, LC alumnus Paul
Bingham ('05) acted as a judge.
LC alumni wbo were i11volved
with the debate program dur­
ing their years in college are cur­
rendy pursuing careers across
rhe coumry as attorneys, teach­
ers, professors, and federal judges.
PHOTO BY TRACY ERICKSON
The LC Pioneer Invitational is one of the most important debate tournaments of the year. Future speech and debate events
include a t0urnament at th.e Uni­
versity of Oregon on 0cc. 14 and
a competition hosted by the Uni­
versity of Puger Sound on Ocr. 21.
compiled by Tim Kelly
The death roll has climbed
ro 20,000 in Pakistan in che af­
termath of an earthquake that
devastated that region last Fri­
day. Bad weather kept aid our
of the affected region for several
days, hindering the rescue efforts.
The German elecrion, whose
outcome has been an ongoing
battle for several weeks, finally ap­
pears co be coming co a conclu­
sion. Angela Merkel, the leader of
Gern1a11y's main conservarive party
announced a deal on Monday chat
would allow her to become Ger­
many's chancellor in a coalicion
governmenr. She would be the first
woman to hold the top leader­
ship position in Germany, which Outside the Bubble
is cur-
re n c I y
Europe's
biggest and
most economi-
cally powerful country.
[n d1e afrermarh of Ka­
crina, Bush pledged 'bold
action' to confront the
problems faced by Amer­
ica's poor in terms of health care,
housing, jobs and race. In a rapid
reversal, many conservative leaders
have said rhe failure of the response
calls for a different rype of acrion.
Sruarr M. Butler, vice president of
the Heritage Foundarion, says that spend­
n g
cues co bal­
ance relief ex-
penditures should
focus on 'failed poli­
cies' such as Medicaid
and food stamps. Rep­
resentative Mike Pence
(R-IN) called cax reduc-
tions for the prosperous
a key to fighting poverty. (Some
notable critics have described this
sort of thin.king as more disgusting
and repugnant than their kitchen
Boors rhe morning after a parry.)
Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela has continued his
rants against the US Bush ad­
ministration. For the past several
weeks, Chavez has been announc­
ing that his country musr ready
itself for possible invasion and
his own potential assassination ac
the hands of che U.S. Ir is unclear
whether this is a political strategy
aimed at increasing domestic sup·
port, the result of a paranoid mind,
or if Chavez actually has evidence
rhar has led him to believe this
tbreat is real enough to require
massive military and militia mo­
biJization. 1l1e cause for Chavez's
concern may lie wid1 celebriry tel­
evangelist Pac Robertson, who re­
cently suggested on his television
show chat America should assas­
sinate the presideoc of Venezuela. • ht,h
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Bicentennial: West Blood: plasma, platelets and red
has "deep intricacies'' blood cells separated from blood
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
The Hoffman Gallery showcased
environmental photographers and
American Rivers -a rivers advocacy
group -held a workshop in con­
junction with the speakers' presen­
tations. Two featured speakers at
the symposium were Portland au-Lewis would have seen them, or
like a "moment of celebration."
The date of rhe lecrure, Septem­
ber 30, also marked the anniversary
of the Corps of Discovery's triumph
over the Bitterroot Mountains.
Humanities scholar Clay Jenkin­
son described chis leg of the Lewis
and Clark expedition.
The stereotypical West does
not cover the deep intrica­
cies that truly characterize
this region of America. Timothy Egan,
New York Times jour­
nalist and author,
-spoke about charac­
terizing the West, in
particular the North­
west -as Meriwether
thor William Kittredge and jour­
nalist and author Timothy Egan.
President Hochstettler described
Kemedge as an "author and hu­
manise" in his introduction co Fri­
day morning's lecture on "Rivers as
Metaphor." K.itteredge, winner of
the PEN West Literary Award for
his essay collection entitled Own­
ing ft All, spoke mostly on rivers
as symbols of return and renewal.
He drew on his experience as
a young man escaping co Mon­
tana from southeastern Oregon.
The rivers inspired him there.
K.icm~dge criticized the waste­
ful American culrure that has
historically threatened the envi­
ronment. He said that even the
most innocent actions, such as
failing to pickup a beer bottle,
have unintended consequences.
Rivers also symbolize accumu­
lations of power, he said. He en­
couraged the audience to imagine
the Columbia or Snake River as
William Clark and Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark had tried co do. He said
chat the stories that have been cold
about the Northwest are false. He
had been trying to find a relation­
ship with che Columbia River, hop­
ing chat such a relation might final­
ly characterize the Northwest, and
related his idea to looking at rhe
Colorado River, where a multitude
of towns exist, each with
their own identity. Egan
further emphasized char
che stereotypical Wesr does
not cover the deep intrica­
cies chat truly character­
ize this region of America.
The Rivers Sympo­
sium allowed contempo­
rary scholars co explore
the American landscape of
1803 and relate it back to
rhe landscape of 2005, said
thesymposium'sorganizers.
"We are able to
talk about things that
still live with us co-
day," said Manning.
Bus: many rely
on Trimet w-hen
Raz isn't available
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Morgan, LC director of Trans­
portation and Parking. When
he sent out the e-mail to the stu­
dent body announcing the meet­
ing, Morgan said he was "giving
information as it had been pre­
sented co [him] by Trimer," and
that "their plans ar that rime [ear­
lier in the summerl had been co
eliminate the bus in September."
The meeting was framed as an
exchange of ideas about how to
potentially increase the number
of people riding tne.39. Trimer
brought ~everal potential alrera­
tions to rhe route, and took feed­
back from chose in arrendance.
A perition from the Bon Apecir
workers, many of whom rely
on Trimer, was offered as well.
"I don't know what I'd do if
[the 39] weren'r there," said Brie
Gibson ('07), who atrended the
meeting since she relies on Trimer
when "che sburcle isn'r available­
its coo full, or too lace" or not run­
ning since rhe school isn'r open. already provides half­
priced monthly bus passes
and poses Trimer sched­
ules in several key loca­
tions, is considering ways
to address this concern.
"Maybe we should post
the schedule for the 39 at
rhe same place we pose che
shutcle schedules," partic­
ularly for chose weekend
hours when the Pioneer
Express is overfLJI, and
the 39 is running. hesaid.
"You've got this op­
rion [for $ I.60 ]," said
Marcello. "lf you want
something clue's re­
liable, try raking ir."
Riding Trimer bas
ocher benefits. since even
rbougb "the 39 doesn't go
downtown," said Gibson,
"ir's nice to already have
the bus transfer to go co
ocher places in Portland
and not j~1st downrown." CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
different parts: plasma, platelets,
and red blood cells, which could
be given to three separate patients.
The benefits of plasma dona­
tions are for patients with severe
liver disease, char while "anybody, everybody,"
could donate, the Red Cross was
specifically looking for type 0
blood, which is the most versatile
blood type for donations. Clark ex­
plained char all of human blood is cause clumping in the blood, pro­
ducing potentially fatal problems.
Type O blood is unique because
it is compatible with all otl1er types
of blood, so a donation of type 0
blood can be used in a patient with
type A, B,
clotting de­
ficiencies Dr. Matt Clark, one of the two doctors in
~:rns.se~: charge of the drive, said that while "anybody,
shelf life ol_Sf everybody," could donate, the Red Cross was plasma
about one specifically looking for type O blood, which IS AB, or 0.
Unfor­
cunacely,
a patient
with type
0 blood
can only
accept do­
nations of year. Red J: d
blood cells the most versatile blood type ror onations.
are donated
to patients with chronic anemia or
acute blood loss, with a shelf life
of about 42 days. Platelets are for
patients undergoing cancer ther­
apy or recovering from organ or
bone marrow transplants, bur only
have a shelf life of about five days.
Dr. Marc Clark, one of the cwo
doctors in charge of the drive, said
E
2x2 type o.
similar, but there are some distinct
molecular differences separating hu­
man blood into four different blood
rypes: rype A, type B, type AB, and
type 0. When a person is in need of
a blood donation, their blood type
must be determined in order to
find donated blood that is compat­
ible, since mixing blood rypes can Another, larger blood drive will
be taking place on October 25 in
Stan1m from 8:00am -I :00pm.
Donors can sign up for dona­
tions by emailing Kelly Hoover
at Hoover@lclark.edu. Informa­
tion regarding eligibiliry for do­
nating blood can be found ar
www.redcross.org/donate/give/.
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An issue voiced repeatedly was
a lack of information, specifi­
cally for rhe law school, but also
among undergraduates. Mor­
gan_, who said char the College To provide feedback
about the 39 or receive
more information, Joseph
or Morgan can by contact­
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Reflections of a Facebook addict
An avid Facebooker digs
behind the face value of
a popular internet pro­
file network, talks about
Oregon Trail, and tries to
justify her stalking
by Sarah DiSabatino aucomarically generated reminder Finally, be firm; do not succumb to
will prompt me ro wish.her a happy the desire to appear cooler by hav­
birchday. Subsequeocly, she will be ing 546 friends instead of the 40
thar much happier tomorrow and I or so who actually know you. Face­
wi.lJ feel more like a decent human book friends should be just that:
being. friends. The degree of friendship
Spealcing of decency, l have can be sorted out in-gasp-real
developed this habit, which I call life.
"Facebook sralking". Much less AJl this leads ro a poinr of self­
harmless than the real thing, doing reflection. Who am I crying ro im­
Thank God for Facebook. FirSt some dececcive work on the rela-press? Will someone really not like
things first: if Myspace and Face-cionship scarus of ocher people is a me if l list Creed under favorite
bookgor in a fight, Facebook would perfect excuse ro procrastinate. music? (Ok,/ would not like me if
completely annihilare Myspace's Besides, my philosophy is: if I listed Creed under favorire music,
ass. Myspace cannot compere with they post it, I can read into it. One bur just the same). lr all falls under
the witty intricacies --------------------------- this rrend of dis-
ofFacebook. Where Who am I trying to impress? Will some­
else bur Facebook playing ourselves
on the internet
in rhe hopes that could I be parr of one really not like me if I list Creed under
the group that pays . . ?
homage ro che besc my favonte mUSlC.
elementary school
computer game ever played? The
group, "I tried ro cross the river
and my fucking oxen died" express­
es che true anguish of losing those
confounded beasts after my enci.re
family has died of dysentery, I am
our of food, and I have no more
bullets for hunting. Myspace could
nor drum up that kind of nostalgia
brought on from many a session of
Oregon Trail, which demonstrates
its inherent inferioriry-that and
Myspace is essentially a greasy on­
line dating service that masquer­
ades as a clever method of intercol­
legiate connection.
Back to the point-Facebook
has formed a new element of so­
cialization on campuses across the
country.
Th.is handy nmyork of college
students, alumni, and now high
school students, provides a basic
scream of communication between
people who would normally strug­
gle to keep in couch. Easy as check­
ing email, l can keep up with high
school and even middle school
friends from all over the place. For
example, Facebook informs me
that tomorrow fa my cousin's birth­
day. Thanks Facebook! This simple,
Editorial Board might question the freedom of in­
formation that Facebook provides,
but ro a large extent, members
share this information because they
wane me ro know it (or at least that
is what I will rel! the cops). Never­
theless, there is a certain psychology
behind how one wanes ro appear on
Facebook, and l love investigating
it; the prime example, the friend
count.
There is such a thing as too
many Facebook friends. What con­
stitutes a Facebook friend? Those of
us who are avid Facebookers will
understand the dilemma of choos­
ing friends. Do I only count the
gang of people who tolerate my
presence, or can l befriend the hot
European kid who once borrowed
my pen lase week?
There are a few basic rules of
etiquette to consider. Stop being a
friend whore by requesting friend­
ship from everyone with whom
you vaguely recall interacting. I sec
a standard of at lease a five minute
conversation or consistent class­
room banter. By all means reject
that person from Kansas who is
randomly requesting a link to LC
in their "Other Schools" column. we can connect
co other people
through some
shared passion for a book, band,
or political belie£ LiveJoumal and
biogs are evidence of this. Face­
book even attempts ro establish
this connection for me by calculat­
ing in some mysterious way my so­
ciaJ network. lo 0.003 seconds, ten
people come up who are connect­
ed ro me through a common in­
terest of friend. This search engine
demonstrates chat I am in face, not
alone. Despite the fact that Face­
booking and internee surfing in
general require time spent alone,
most of us seek an alternative
means of interaction that is neither
absolutely better nor worse than
regular means of social intercourse.
Therefore, we want to put our best
face forward in any online profile
in the event that someone who re­
ally matters comes across our Face­
book entry.
I admit, I am conscious of my
Facebook image, but part of me re­
alizes that if I am sp_ending more
rime on my pro.file than real face­
co-face interaction, then my Face­
book profile is the least of my wor­
ries. In the meantime, I need ro
update my favorite music list ro
include Arcade Fire.
Stnall clubs deserve our tnoney
One of the benefits of scudenr
life ac LC is che number of ways
you can get involved. Groups
on campus range from knitting
ro soccer, human righrs inter­
escs co Legos-and if by some
chance a group does nor exist for
your particular passion, creati11g
~ group is as simple as finding I 0~
people who share your interest
and filling our a cbarrer applica­
rion. Few ocher schools in the
country make it this easy co pur­
sue what you love.
Bur because it is so easy ro
create a chartered srudent group
at LC, it's possible for some sru­
dencs ro charter groups that will
do lirrle for rhe college commu­
nity. However, rhe answer co th.is
problem is nor Ct) limit student
group budgets or make it more
difficult co create one.
le is dear from our experi­
ences ac LC char some groups
exist more ro gratify individual
students than co share passions
and interesL~. Other groups are
erroneously accused of doing
just rbac due co d1eir small size and subtle role on campus. This is
particularly crue in the dog-ear-dog
wocld of che student group budget­
ing process, where any group's loss
is another's (sometimes significant)
financial gain. Groups char con­
tribute co rhe community in less
visible ways are accused of para­
sitically sucking money away from
other groups char could use ir in
more obvious ways.
We chink that the correlation
between dub budger amounts and
student participation is a bunk way
ro regulate how rhar club conrrib­
ures co rhe community. Instead,
srudenr groups should feel the obli­
gation from each ocher ro make sure
rhar chey conrribuce positively co
campus life. Groups musr remem­
ber that cheir 6rsr responsibility is
co serve LC students-nor promote
the private hobbies of rheir own
members.
'Jhe way to achieve chis lofty
goal lies in che efforrs of all scude11c
groups ro ensure that other groups
are contributing ro the community
the way their charters promise they
will. There is an organization re­
cently created under the ASLC
bylaws char provides the ideal
setting for this sore of debate.
1he Congressional Student
Organizations Commission
(CSOC) is a body founded
under che Acriviries Congress
chat's scared purposed is co be
"responsible for presenting th~
in cerescs and advising rhc se­
lected heads of all srudenc or­
ganiz.arions." CSOC, which
will begin meeting in a week or
rwo, should rake rhe lead on is­
sues of student groups, prirrici­
pacion, a11d the campus com­
munity.
The issue of scudenr group
parricipation is a rouchy one,
made more volatile by the
ever-looming presence of finite
funding.
Bur healrhy debate among
groups about their role ac LC
can only lead ro a campus com­
munity char benefits as much
from student groups as groups
benefit from the welcoming en­
vironmenr of LC. The Hamster s ueaks
Idea of torture is kill­
ing the hamster softly
Bush's threat to allow toruture must pass through
some legislative hurdles, but in the end it may
cost the U.S. its humanity
y Matt Savage
Sometimes
you pick up the
paper, glance ar
it nonchalantly,
and then keep
------ drinking your
coffee. Ocher
times, you look at che paper, and
are horrified bywhatyou see. You
gee a siGk feeling to your stomach,
one chat transcends ideology and
politics. Your reaction to an a.c­
tide pits at your very core, ac your
very humanity.
President George W. Bosh is prisoner of war in Vietnam.
"Many of my comr~des were
subjecred to very cruel,.very in­
humane and.~ degrading ere.at,
ment, a fow of chem even umo
death. But every one of us-ev­
ery single one of us -knew and
took great strength from che be­
lief that we were different from
our enemies." Ninety senators
joined Senator McCain in back­
ing the amendment.
The White House defended
Bush's posirion because they did
not want to "tie the Pre.~idenr's
hands in wartime~. Nine other
senacors showed support for
the President's potential veto by
The amendment would state that "cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or pun­
ishment" should not be used against any­
one in United States government custody.
threatening to veto an amend­
ment that would ban the use of
tomu-e by US soldiers and orher
personnel.
The amendrtrent was adlied
ro a defense spending bill worth
$440 biUion. The fanguage states
tha, "auel. inhuman oc deg(ad­
J.ng treatment or punishment"
should not be used against any.
Oije ip Vni}=ed States government
custody. It would apply to tl\.ose
who are imprisone<I oot only in
American, but in oyerseas prisons
~kc Guantanamo and in Iraq.
rt would also require all Ameri­
can soldiers to use interrogation
techn..iques approved by the Anny
field manual.
lhe-amendment was added by
Senator John McCain, who was a voting against che amendment.
Many predict that: the amend­
ment will have a harder time
p~ing in the House.
It amazes roe '"that we even
need an admendment of this
kind. One of our core_priociples
as Amerians, as humans, is that
'We live in a society free of this
form 0f crudr,y. lt is something
that was abolished long ago; a
t~rib{e memory that t0J1Ures
those wl'io have survived it. Ev­
ery day, Amer'.icans wake up
knowing that while their lives
are .difficult bur they will never
have to face this kind of inhu­
manity,
1 fear the day when this is no
Ion er true.
fiXCePTlONAL the Pioneer Log, October 14, 2005
ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHANIE BEECHEM
The "pussification"
of the .Atnerican tnale
-----Or, Buck up, metrosexuals -----
by Stephanie Beechem
The pussification of che Ameri­
can male, indeed. Details maga­
zine's latest cover st0ry celebrates it;
I abhor it.
..Tiu! subhead on the Details
piece reads, "ln che past five years,
the chest-chumping alpha male has
given way to a softer, gentler, and
better-groomed beta boy. America
should be grateful." They cite post-
9/ l l George Bush as the last rem­
nants of the old guard masculine
American male, blowing shit up
and clomping around in cowboy
boors, bloated on the power trip his
conquests afford him. But now that
the hubbub immediately surround­
ing 9/ l 1 is gone -and, with it, the
nation's fascination with the uber­
rnasculine fuefighter-slash-police­
man-s1ash-''American hero" -the
era of che smarter, softer, mecrosex­
ual man has truly begun. And, in
che following pages, Details blatant­
ly hawks this variety of the enlight­
i;ned mecrosexual. It celebrates the
transition from Coors to Michael
Kors and smiles at the rampant
spread of well-read, well-informed,
moisturized, exfoliated, plucked,
suited-and-scented American men.
I would agree with chem save
for one ching; I am surrounded by
rhese smarter, softer, heterosexual­
cum-merrosexual men, and they
make me want to puke. I am talk­
ing abouc the far end of the spec­
trum, to be sure-rhe Lacoste-
• wearing, golf-playing, Louis
Vuitton wallec-cartying, frappuc­
cino-drinking, • eyebrow-plucking
new American male. Granted, char
is pretty e.."<-treme. Bue chis pussifi­
cacion extends furrher inward than
you know. The tight-panes-wear­
ing, relemlessly pretty rocker boys
with gorgeous haircuts standing in
dumps in from of the library. The
kid in my economics class with the
chrcc-sizcs-coo-small, upturned­
collar baby-blue polos and tanned,
hairless, b~by-oiled muscles. The
boy a girl in my building dated last
year who Naired everything.from his
neck to his knees. The boy who lives
downstairs and asks to borrow my
roommate's hair dryer for some sort
ofV0-5 conditioning rreatmenc. Here is what I think. That the
"chest-thumping, alpha male" old
guard sh0tJd be smarter is a giv­
en; Details gets chat right, at least.
George Bush's uber-athletic, blow­
shic-up cowboy swagger would be
acceptable if it were just smarter. It
is the softer part of the equation­
the polo shins and exfoliaring
creams and chest hairlessness-I
cannot stand.
1 mean, maybe it is my raging,
cestoscerone-sens1t1ve hormones
talking, but I w0tJd Llke all chose
smart, enLlghtened, American beta­
male boys co forget about che blow
dryer and obey their basic instincts
from time ro rime. 1 do not want
a regression to George Bush's mind­
less chest-chumping, bur I also do
not want co have kind, docile cof­
fee dares across from meticulously
dressed and scented pretty boys ei­
ther. My hormones are still suck­
ers for rhac brazen, swaggering, al­
pha male attitude; I still wane to
be shoved hard against a wall and
taken, for chrissake. Perhaps the
frappuccino-dri nki ng, seventy-C\vo­
dollar-polo-wearing set is up co the
cask, bm I wou1d nor know. The
idea of it is just coo silly.
I suppose what l an1 arguing
for is a sore of enlightened macho
man. A man who reads Bukowski
and drinks h.is coffee black and puts
on whacever's clean in the morn­
ing. A man who shaves every third
or fourth day, a man who has never
even heard of Michael Kors. A man
who jumps off bridges inco coursing
rivers without .any thought co the \ welfare of his clothes, a man whose
prim,1I, screwing-shit-up chaos is ac­
companied by a hearcbre-aking qua­
si-intellectual manifesto. In short,
rhe enligbcened American cowboy
of my dreams.
Alas, rhis enlightened American
cowboy is a rare bird, indeed- not
char he was ever common. Form­
nately, he exists outside the realm of
alpha males and beta males, Lacoste
and Dior Homme, in an untouch­
able place where swagger meecs
smarts. This is the direction the new
American male should be headed.
Where be sh01Jid not be headed is
the beauty salon, the Louis Vuitton
boutique, or the golf course- un­
less he intends on firebombing. In ''Tie~ Teachers," it's
the rhetoric that counts
In regard to the leccer that
appeared last week, in wbich
the ter:m "tie-teacher" was
termed "incendiary" and "en­
gendered," we would also like
to express an opinion: just
stop. This is the sort of politi­
cal correctness that inhibits,
rather than advances, public
discussion.
The metaphorical use of
ties could imply a wide-range
of ideas: patriarch)<, frivolous
capitalism, a keen fashion
sense, che business world, a
soul-crushing bureaucracy,
and so on. In the hands of a
skilled rhecorician, an egg­
plant cou1d serve as a meta­
yhor for the socioeconomic
situation of Guatemala. In
borh cases, however, the11ccual
implication of the metaphor
lies in the context in which .it
is used. When Jesse Jackson
said: "Our Bag is red, white
and blue, but our nation is a
rainbow," his metaphorical
use of rainbow was not ip·
herently gay, although given
the right context>, it certaiJ:lly
cou1d have referred to homo­
s~uali cy. Similarly, in the edi­
torial in question, <1tie-teach­
ers" is unrelated to patriarchy
or maieness; instead, it -very
dearly refers to dressing up. Ir
suggests a correlation between
professors who take their jobs
seriously enough to dress up­
whether male or female-and
the creation of a structured,
efficient, and effective class­
room atmosphere. ~ether
this metaphor is accurate is
debatable, but whether ic en­
genders the discussion is not.
In che end, we feel it
is your letter that engen­
dered this discussion when
you erroneously eogt;n­
de.red the use of ties. Women
can, and do, wear ties.
Alejandra Marquez ('07)
and Joe Baku ('07)
"A few flaws" with Josh
Silverman's "American
Girls"
In regards co Josh Silver­
man's piece in che September
30th issue about not liking
A.t,nerican girls who visited
other countries, he brings up
an interesting issue, but hi$
article has a few flaws, two of
which. I wou1d like to point
our.
Firsdy, though I have not
stayed in another
country as long
as Mr. Silverman,
I was abroad this
summer, and be­
tween such inci-
dents as loud Rus-
sians, French boys
who spit off of bal-
conies, and drunken
British Yobs (all of
this in Austria and
the Czech Repub­
lic, which they were
visiting), I would
vtoturc co say that
allcoudscsiAp­
mal can be ~ annoying, especially when in large
groups. Mr. Silverman's isolation
of American females in particular
seems to pai.nt a somewhat decep­
tive picture ,hat all ocher sorts of
tourists are betrer behaved.
Secondly and more imporcanc­
ly is an issue Mr. Silverman him­
self skimmed when he complained
of girls wearing "sweatshirts loudly
displaying the expensive tmiver­
sity their mommies and daddies
are paying for". Hardly all Ameri­
cans can go co such universities.
The girls he saw more .likely be­
longed to the category of spoiled­
rich-brat. Though most countries
have these, they are particularly
numerous in che United Scares. Sil­
verman's observation should have
b~n an alarming awakening ro
the rise of an aristocracy-nouveau
brought about by om current scyle
of capitallsm. ln ocher words, he
saw something chat is socialiy sig­
nificant, bur failed oo see rhe sig­
nificance itself, and focused instead
on its superficial symptoms.
Jeffrey A. Hayes ('08)
Anime gets no respect
l agree with your opinion that
same clubs should be respon­
sible for their own dub's funds. I
do nor, however, share your vit;w
that people shouldn'r watch an­
ime. Were you saying something
as racist as all cartoons from Japan
are bad? Ir is-jusc rude to publicly
insult someone else'$ interests. l'm
no expert on anime Of anything;
there are only 3 anime shows that
1 watch (and two of them are from
the same direccor). Yet, how could
a rype of cartoon that brought us
Cowboy Bebop be as bad as you
claim? Before 1 conclude I should
mention, with it being one of the
three that I watch, that there are no
Naruto DVDs for sale (in the US
at least). A little face checking never
hun anyone.
Jesse Heiman ('09)
Demolish Templeton,
seniors!
While most of us in the class
of 2006 have thus far successfully
denied the impending doom that
is graduation, there is one decision
we have to make now. That deci­
sion is how we want to be remem­
bered as a class. In ocher words, it's
senior gift time. Remember chat
email you deleted from the senior
gift committee? 'fhey wanted you
to go vote at hrrp://klark.edu/org/
aslc/srgifr.hrml. You should go
there. Bue instead of the scholar­
ship or the s,mall contribution to
thjs or chat, lee's do something dif­
ferent. Let's start a fund to pay for
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the sustainable demolltion of
Templeton Student Center.
Granted, the $2,006 we
will have co scrounge to come
up with won't even pay for the
demolition of those annoying
mailboxes. Bur tllis is a princi­
ple-based thing, people. This is
a serious proposal. Our class has
seen the opening of the apart­
ments and the opening of How­
ard hall along with cbe renova­
tion of A1bany Quadrangle. In
the last few years, we have seen
an updare ro cheMaster Plan for
the campus and members of our
class have invested time and en­
ergy with the sustainable dorm
project. In shore, we have seen
the beginning of a profound
change in the campus: a change
for a susralnable furure. Right
now, the campus planning of­
fice is mulling over a number
of options, which include the
renovation of Templeton or its
complete replacemenr wirh a
from-the-ground-up srudenr
center where Plan/Howard now
exists.
This gifr, though modest, can
be a signal for the planning of­
fice that we support chis new,
susca,inable and unifying plan
for the campus. Om encourage­
ment in the form of our Senior
Gift is precisely the memory we
Want to leave behind. 1bougp
we al1 have a strange sort of
quirky love for Templeton, we
will also nor be sad ro see it go.
Jt's the square peg in the round
hole. ~at's more, rhis propos­
al is distinct. You might say it's
distinctly us. One-year scholar­
ships have been done. Funding
a symposium has been done. No
one has ever done anything like
this. Also, consider the boost to
srudent enEbusiasm. We could
collect change outside the Bon,
or in front of the Trailroom.
Noc only seniors, but all stu­
dents would be much more like­
ly to throw change in a bucket
labeled ~Demolish Templeton"
than "Senior Gift."
It's harsh, bur you have to ad­
mit, it does have a certain ring
to it. And, in the words of John
Ruskin ... sort of: 'When we de­
stroy, lee it not be for present de­
light (though we should enjoy
it). Let it be such work as our
descendants will thank us for,
and lee us think chat a time is
co come when this empty space
will be held sacred because our
hands have emptied it, and chac
men will say as they look upon
the labor, and the wrought sub­
seance of that space, See! Th.is
our futher.s did for us!
Nathan Hughes ('06) _6 _________________________ J¥n11@ ..... _________ th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_giliii,i,,,o_c.to_b_e_r_l_4.,, _2_oo_s
Aw-esorne alum: Blumenauer reminisces about LC
by Lexie Briggs
In what wiU hopefully be a semi-regular feature,
the Pioneer Log has decided co interview several no­
table alumni. After five weeks of phone tag between
Portland and Washington, DC, Lexie Briggs got an
interview with Congressman Earl Blumenauer, the
Representative from Oregon's Third District in the
House of Representatives. Congressman Blume­
nauer graduated from Lewis & Clark in 1970 with
a degree in Political Science.
During Blumenauer's years at
LC, the country and rhe campus
were undergoing a period of in­
tense political and social change.
"There was a great deal of politi­
cal churn," Blumenauer said. "This
was in the height of rhe Vietnam
era, right when the protests scarred
and we had people being drafted
inco a war rhac they had great res­
ervations about. The civil rights
movemenc had just been peaking,
and the environmental movemenc
was just beginning. Ir was an excit­
ing time to be on campus."
Back then, LC was still a Pres­
byterian school. "l think they had
just recendy discontinued the
mandatory chapel when I arrived
in the lace sixties," Blumenauer
said. "My first protest was against
spending lots of money for a new
chapel-there was a very heated
campus debate about whether char
made sense to spend money there
before we equipped the library. In
all fairness, the money was proba­
bly donated for the express purpose
ofbuilcling a new chapel."
The Agnes Flanagan Chapel was
completed in 1968 and dedicated
in 1969. George and Agnes Fla­
nagan donated approximately half of the roral cost of the
building.
Even though the
college was more con­
servative then than
it is today, it was still
a nimpressively lib­
eral institution "The
preponderance of the
campus was against
the war and voted
against Nixon,'.' Blume-Blumenauer (left) and Congressman Greg Walden, Oregon's Third
nauer said. Congressional District, on a five day, 41-mile hike around Mt. Hood.
During his college lowerthevotingagefrom2l to 18. the U.S. House of Representatives
years, Blumenauer witnessed sev-"It was a natural transition for me in 1996. He is the founding mem­
eral intense local races. "There were to make sure that students could ber of che Bike Caucus and has
two very heated Senate races and a vote, not just work on campaigns. been known as the "Johnny Apple­
comentious Democratic primary," I spent about half my senior year seed" of livability (he co-chairs the
Blumenauer explained. "Eugene traveling around Oregon, cam-Task Force on Livable Communi­
McCarchy bear Bobby Kennedy in paigning for the voting age to be ties).
Oregon primary exacdy one week reduced to 18," Blumenauer said. While he attended LC, Blume-­
before Kennedy was assassinated. "A year after my last Political Sci-nauer enjoyed the Aexibility the fac­
It was the first time a Kennedy had ence course, I was on Capital Hill ulty provided, which he feels gave
ever lost a presidential primary in testifying about the voting age." him the opportunities to shape his
any scare. Locally, many people After graduating, Blumenauer world-view. "The LC experience
on campus supported Republican continued with his political work. permitted me to combine inter­
Mark Hatfield for the Senate be-When he was only 23, he was elect-escs and activities. For instance, I
cause he was against the war. The ed co the state legislature. He went was debating on the debate ream
Democratic canclidate was more on to serve on the Multnomah and it wasn't about winning a tro­
liberal on other issues, but in favor County Board of Commissioners phy or two (which was fun), but
of the war." and was elected Portland's Com-I was dealing with foreign policy in
While ar LC, he spearheaded missioner of Public Works. a way cbac accually blended in with
tl1e successful Oregon campaign co Blumenauer was first elected co my studies."
Tom Potter, mayor of Portland
Community Visioning and the Future of Portland
Tuesday, October 18, 6:30 p.m.
Dan Rostenkowski, former congressman (D~Ill.)
Politics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Tuesday, October 25, 6:30 p.m.
David D. Laitin, professor of political science at Stanford University
Hard Targets: Evidence on the Tactical Use of Suicide Attacks
Thursday, November 3, 6:30 p.m. "Ours was nor a campus chat
was insulated from the world,"
Blumenauer added. "One of the
things I think LC did well then
and conrinues to do now is to
help students branch our. The op·
portunity to be able ro rake it our:
not just think about it but really
change the world was something I
really appreciated."
Though he graduated three de­
cades ago, Congressmart Blume­
aauer remains connected to the
College cominunity and campos.
"I cry and be in classrooms at Lewis
& Clark several times a year and I
look forward co meeting with che
students who are here for the DC
semester."
"I've been very impressed with
the students chat I've had a chance
to visit with and work with," he
added. "Over the years, I've had
a number of interns who have
come our way from LC. I'm very
impressed that the quality of aca­
demics continues to improve. The
physical development of the cam­
pus is impressive. I chink· it's ter­
rific."
His advice for current students
is to take advantage of the unpar­
alleled opportunities LC offers.
"Stick your toe _in and actually have
some clirect involvement in poli­
tics: there's no substitute for it. As I
say, it'll make a difference no mat­
ter what people end up doing with
their careers. People are finding
that they change career directions
now two, three, four times. This
is something that will equip you,
no matter what you end up doing,
whether you do ic now or whether
you do it later."
Arlene w. Saxonhouse, professor of political science at the University of Michigan
Free Speech, Shameless Speech: Socrates and a Democratic Paradox
Thursday, November 10) 6:30 p.m.
Lewis & Clark
College
' Lewis & Clark College, Templeton Student Center, Council Chamber
Admission is free. For more information, call 503-768-7640.
Daily visitor parking permits are available for $3 at the entrance marked Information.
This series is supported in part by a grant from the Arkay Foundation.
www.lclark.edu the Pioneer Loo, October 14, 2005
DISTRACTED
Insightful interactions with
everyday thoughts
by Craig Beebe
Many college srudem-s r.o~
day, panicularly those who li.ve
in Portland, are devotees of the
Thrift Lifestyle, the conviction
chat0ne should buy most of ones
things, whether clothes, futnicure.
books, or even food, secondhand.
Thus people are seen frequenting
Goodwills, Buftalo Exchanges,
and Red Lights all around this fair
ciry, not to mention the prolifera­
tion .of yard sales and garage sales
througho.ut che -summer, and the
many used bookstores that popu­
late both sides of rhe Willamette.
('There are even plenty of Grocery'
Outlets for those who 1ike ne'1£­
used food.)
I have always been approv­
ing of this practice, and certainly
participatpi;y in it as well. (Does
anyone remember last spring's
colum°'on 1h.e BiAS?) Bu,t 1 have
finally taken it to the next level.
1 have discovered Thrift Lifestyle:
Xtreme Edition. And I have re­
turned, ~y encouuged by t:he
things 1 hav.e seen.
Okay. l didn't discover,k And
it's not all that e;g:reqil}. But this
new light shining is indeed a neW
way of Jooking at shopping for
miff other people own,td. fµr­
thermoie, it tllighc change the
way you look,at being thrifty.
1his summer, a few of my
friends discovered the phenom­
enon known as the Estate Silk.
They b;gan anending tl1ese ~in~
about once a week, it seemed,
and they would invite ll\e to
come along. I have to admit, I
was intrigued. I mean, they were
finding pretty cool things: old
board games, furninue, even an
I ice bucket that one might use in
a bar, if oae had a bar.
They would invite me co come
along, but always something
would prevent me from going.
And I have to admit, 1 was a hie
bothered by the notion, asw~ll.
I w;is bothered primafily be­
cause of what an Estate Sak really
is. UnlikeGoodwlll, where r9u're
purportedly buy,ing clothes peo~
pie don't want, and doing it £or a
good cause, and unlike yard sales,
where yo.ire just hdping people
dean out their junk~1illed houses,
&tatt Salts are something else.
You're oot clearing out arty­
onu house. You're cl.wing out­
their lives, I mean, this is dead
p,oplls Jlujf. Sometimes you're
dofog it because the dearly de­
parted has debts to pay before his
or her estate can be passed on to
mativcs. Other time$ it's because
oobody in the family particularly
wants any of chi$ stuff, Either
way, it can ~ a bit creepy.
But rccendy, I overcame any
misgivings on the subject and fi­
nally attended my Mt C$tat~ sale;
It was a rainy Sa,nu:da.y morning
over break, and as my companion
and I arrivea ac the North Port­
land houst wbtrc the--s,Jc was
to take pJaa:, a line had already
taUChed out the fronc dooc and
dawn die driveway, (ru ~ a
1llm five minu.tes pa$l ten, when
tLude w.as fo hcgjn~)
'The people waiting '9ICtt. ab interesting lot: some older, a
few quite strange, and a number
of younger people like myselt
though the others were a bit ni{>­
per rhan I, if l may say so. We
waited quietly, eycept for two
men excitedly going on about
how theye:njoyagood life: appar­
ently, by keeping their wives and
daughters happy. ("If my wjfe is
happy, my life is happy," said one
man, as his spouse emerged from
the small house with. an atmful
of Junk and the: cwo headed for
their truck. Interesting phlloso­
ph,y, that.)
Anyway,, as my co,mpanion
and 1 enten:d the ru>~ and shut
the door beliind us--0nly .a lim­
ited aniouiu -of people were al­
lowed into the cramped space .i,r
once---,We beounc instantly im­
mersed w a Ju~rd/treasure
ch,csr, depending on what ynur
parcjailar persuasions a~~ Far
beyond any Goodwill or Salva­
tion Anny thrift store,, this wµ
'3 house filled wall-c ~ Yfjth_
mostly roid-c.entwy artifacts, in­
cluding Elvis clooks, Dr. Pepper
qips, a ,variety -0£ old came~,
and plenty of clothes th.it I swear
smelled a bit foul, All around,
peQple were picking at, things,
smeijiqg diem, andgrec&Ly grab.,
bing, 6lling their amxs with stl4ff
and occasio,nally ~ding one of
the few-apron-wearing attendants
scram~Hng for boxes that would
appc,u from cne barhi:oom.
LucWly, this estate. sale did;n't
cake place because sornebody­
died. alleviating my fears of be­
ing visited by gi1ostS who partic­
ularly enjoyed the flatware l had 1
bought. lnsread, ir was the result
of rhe split of the house's own­
ers, OJlC of wholT) runs a collect-:
ible and antique store and appar~
ently had gone a bit overboard.
(Though the house was fail of
stuff, one attendant said 60%
had already been cleared. Yikes.)
1n the end, I wenc away Wirh
the aboYC-mentioned Hacwarc,
a pean'Ur tin, q:lOJ?$ticks, ,and
a $4 si::t of 1928 pamrhlets en­
titled "The Key To Culture," oy
one Joseph MtCabe, And as my
companion 'atld r hurried otir of
the house and back into the grey •
Pordancl afternoon, i:Ushing past
the greedy eyes of:tf\osc still wait­
ing to get in-I swear some of
them werewilling,to jump me fur
t}i.ose 25-a:nt tho'psticks~ I made
an important reali7..ttlon.
Eswe sales, w"hether caused
t>y death or misfomi:ne~ are ~tu­
ally a n~ry:panofour matRet
culrure. At least they can be. funs
if you get past the smelLy itemS
and the conscant naggin~ voi(lC
that ~s y<)u you'.rc dest;ined to
be a padcrat, too.
Seriouslyi though, the effort
has some payoff.. Especially when
you .nnd our char chose pamphlets
for which you paid four Bucks
might: acrually be: wof.th SQme­
truJ}g. Now that's W<>rfb ri$king a
few~lioscs.
If yo'l/iY intrmted ehetk otlt
q-pig.rlist or 'Jhe Oregonian's dasri­
fods set:'lifm e71nJI week. Features 7
Dominican Republic activist
speaks against multinationals
. cans because private, often inrerna- come back to the coumry or their
by Haley Tripp rional, corporations control them. own communities, but rather go
People crammed into the sru-He repeated the word "privations, ro repay the external debrs. The
dem Co-op Monday nighr, Occo-privations, privations," co further interests on these debts imposed
ber l 0, co hear social leader from impress the corporate seizure of the by th~ World Bank and the IMF
che Dominican Republic, Victor very term, which has transformed are "eternal" according co Geron­
Geronimo, speak about corporate rights into property. imo, and "impossible co escape."
globafo..acion and ics implications Not 01lly are Latin Americ.'l.n He expressed frusrracion with the
for the citizens of the United Srates, cirizeos deprived of daily essen-IMF, whose regulations say rhe
Larin America and the world. tials, particularly in Geronimo's Dominican Republic "can oot, by
The event was sponsored by the own country in the Dominican Re-definition, have a·deficit,'' yet wesr­
Orgaoization for Peace and Policies public where the poverty race is an ern countries, such as che United
(OPP), along with rhe Economic, incredible 65%, they are also de-Stares, have massive national defi­
Sociology/Anthropology, Hispanic prived of rhe means ro attain these cits that remain unquestioned.
Studies and Latin American Studies essentials. Jobs in the Dominican "Does this not seem ridiculous,"
departments. Geronimo, a journal- Republic pay approximately 18 Geronimo asked, "chat the US in­
ist, lawyer and alum of the Aurono- cents an hour. Comparing that sises on rhis [the IMF deficit policy
mous University of Santo Domin- with the minimum wages of <level- for the Dominican RepubUc) buc
go, has been active in popular and oped countries such as the United cannot comply?'' He left the ques­
social movements since 1981. As a Scates and juxtaposing it with the rion with the crowd.
member of the Coordination Team high cost of food in Latin America, In the course of the evening
of Popular Union and Drivers Or-and Geronimo said he feels more Geronimo criticized various neo­
ganizarions, he led several protests than juscified in asserting that, "It Uberal and free trade policies as
and strikes against the neo-liberal is a difference that is a crime and major causes of poverty in Latin
economic policies of the lnterna- a murder." America and around the world.
tional Monetary Fund (lMF) from He explained char people in the But, ultimately, he wanted to com-
1997 to 2001. Dominican Republic often have to municate che issue as universal.
Also a member of the National collaborate just co obtain food, and "Tue misery is rising in che United
Directory of Unity and Struggle even so, Geronimo said, "they will States as well," Geronimo said, nor­
Coordination, Geronimo recently cell us 'we have two days without ing problems due to multinational
directed the rwo most influential eating."' As more resources and outsourcing. The system causes
general scrikes in the lase twenty social services are privatized and agitations on alJ sides and io ev­
years of Dominican Republic his-more people are employed by mul-ery country Geronimo said, "And
roryagainst the IMF, the Free Trade tinarional corporations, Geronimo so what we have is a social bomb.0
Area of the Americas (FTAA), said, "The misery in our communi- Geronimo's mission is to raise
the inter-American Development ties grows ever greater." awareness and begin to change in
Bank (IADB) and ocher interna- A huge pare of the problem, ac-sustainable ways before that bomb
tional banks. FinalJy, Geronimo cording co Geronimo, is the inter-goes off.
is the General Facilitator for the national community's insistence He hears the excuses ac home
Convergence of Movemencs of that the Dominican Republic and and abroad-people are too busy
Peoples of che Americas (COM- ocher Latin American countries re-with families and jobs. But his talk
PA), an organization chat unites pay their foreign debcs. ''It is a debc was greatly aimed ar reminding his
popular movements-religious, we've paid many rimes," Geronimo listeners, "Life is only going ro be
srudent, women's, ecc.-againsc said, "a debr that is immoral and ii-more difficult comorrow.0
corporate globalization. Geronimo legal" He wc:nt on ro explain rhat For /he next OPP speaker see i11
is com mitred co envisioning and the huge raxes citizens pay do nor Public Occurences (on back µage).
implememi.ug sustainable alrerna­
rives for developmenr.
As the dimly lit Co-op filled
co iL-s brim with people squished
on couch~'S, serried on che Boor,
or hovered against rhe walls, a low
murmur charged the air with antic­
ipation. Finally, a clear voice broke
through the electric hum.
"I'm very happy co be here,"
Geronimo began, "very, very hap­
py." Moving quickly co the sub­
stance of his talk,. Geronimo in­
troduced a list of "privations," or
essential aspects of human society.
He considered these to be health
care, education, social security anii
resources like electricity, pointing
out that such necessities are not
accessible co most Latin Ameri-POSTER BY ANNIE BRUL
Geronimo spoke Monday about multinational corporations.
Skateboarders search for space
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place we are allowed co skare is
Pamplin, which is by no means
adequate in comparison co other
sports faci1ic1es," pointed out Rory
Sullivan ('08).
Portland is home co dozens of
skate parks, many of them famous
for cheir facilities. Unfortunately,
getcing to most of these parks is not
always easy.
A short bus ride away, Burnside
Skate Park is the only park easily
accessible co chose wichour a car,
bur although Burnside is accessible
to all LC skacers, it is not usable
for many of them. "I can't skate
there. l'm not chat good," laughed Donavan. Burnside is known for
its cough verticals and intimidating
atmosphere.
Shank goes to Burnside, bur is
apprehensive. "It's a little intimi­
dating to go co Burnside because
everyone there is better than me,"
he said. "They all know the park
really well."
Whed1er the LC skater has a car,
or is bold enough co cake the bus to
Burnside, they all seemed co agree
that a skating area must be estab­
lished on campus. "They should
build a licde half pipe somewhere
sheltered so we can skate when it
rains," said Shank.
Sullivan suggested an i.ndoor area. "They should give us a sound­
proofed room in che bowels of some
building. We could build our own
ramps and scuff," he suggested. "A
small covered mini ramp would
serve the same purpose for us as
the basketball court outside Tama­
rack does for ocher achJetes. And ir
would probably cosr less to make."
With regards to building facili­
ties, Donavan said, "It'd be kind
of cool if they gave us a club and
budget." When asked who would
provide the money and materials,
Donavan paused, then responded,
chuckling "I don't know. Going
with the stereotype, skaters aren't
ones to make a club and do this." Arts & Entertainment
Arts in my town: Eugene, 0 R
by Stephanie Beechem
I like co chink of Eugene,
Oregon. as one of rhe last great
hippie frontiers. A friend of
mine once described the city
as rhe place where all the Dead
heads came after rhe Dead got
dead, and on the whole thar's
pretty accurate. I could explain
the counterculture tile of my fair
home ciry with a couple thousand
words, but here it is i.n a nutshell:
after Ken Kesey's death in 200l,
the Eugene Ciry Council ereeted a
srarue of him in the main square.
He's practically our patron saint.
l moved into Kesey territory
when l was thirreen, from the
South-patron saint Faulkner. For
a girl who loathed "The Bear" and
"A Rose for Emily" and slogged
dutifully through As I Lay Dying,
it was a welcome transition. Kesey,
who grew up in Eugene's sister
city of Springfield and graduated
from the University of Oregon in
I 957, was still alive and kicking
on a farm ;use outside rown, and
his disciples were everywhere.
My English teacher was
one of them, although she was
closer to him than most; she was
married to Merry Prankster Ken
Babbs, Kesey's best friend and the
central character in Tom Wolfe's
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
Lessons were often accompanied
by personal stories of Kesey: his
legendary fake suicide, his years of
hiding from che cops in Mexico, rhe
vase amount of substances he and
his entourage consumed, the" Have
You passed the Acid Test?" cards
the Pranksters passed our in their
consciousness-expanding heyday.
Kesey isn't the only literary
celebrity ro come our of Eugene.
Though lesser known, Richard
Brautigan-the author of Trout
Fishing in America, The Pili vs. the
Springhill Mine Disaster, and In
Watemielon Sugar-went to my
high school in the sixties, when
North Eugene High School and
South Eugene High School were
simply "Eugene Hjgh School."
Like Kesey, he was a bir of a radical;
Trout Fishing in America is like
nothing I've ever read. His poems,
too, are profoundly and comically strange-sort of like Eugene irself.
The psychadelic and rhe strange
lives on every weekend at Eugene's
Samrday Markee, where pot smoke
wafts freely. and dreadlocked
radicals play didgeridoos and bang
on bongo drums, and local artists
peddle rheir wad.-y wares: endless
varieties of jewelry, hemp bracelets,
homemade candles, kaleidoscopes,
tie-dye underwear, junk art, even
"freshly picked rainbows" (a piece
of wood with long multicolored
strings attached). Palm readers
plumb rhe mysreries of the past,
present, and future right next
to a vender selling parchouli rirled "Youth, Bcaury, Old Age."
lr was, in shore, three steel hot
dogs. One was dark and a bit
tarnished, the middle one was
pristinely shiny, like a mirror, and
the third was completely overcome
with rust, with orange and blue
overtones. It rook me a minute ro
sort it out, sranding there with my
silly little notebook. Ultimarely
r warmed ro rhe whimsical
approach-the ability to chink of
youth and beaury and old age in
terms of hot dogs. Hey, why not?
Another characteristically
'Eugene' piece was Michael Kerns'
"Umicled,'' a computer genera.red
I can't help but grin when I think of it,
my little town, where great loads of psych­
adelics pass hands in the high schools and
rainbows are available for the picking and
Sometimes a Great Notion is on the tip of
' everyones tongue.
incense next ro a vendor selling
giant plates of fragrant Pad Thai.
In terms of more mainsueam
arc, the most anticipated arts
event is without doubt che annual
Mayor's Art Show, a showcase of
che best local artisrs that kicks
off during che art-and music­
filled Eugene Celebration in early
September. This year it's running
from September 9 to October
20, and l dropped by while I was
in town for Fall Break. lt was,
as always, a strange consonium
of mixed media, photographs,
traditional and not-so-traditional
paintings. This year, to add to the
mix, the show organfaers decided
ro include a bir. of Live media; in
ocher words, a woman dressed
like an elf with bright red hair
Lurks around the gallery during its
open hours, standing in a corner
or talking to visitors, hair blazing.
l thought it was a bit silly myself,
as her presence wasn't particularly
political or artistic. I'm not opposed
to standing around in a gallery
all day dressed like a Christmas
elf, but don't tel1 me it's arc.
I had a few favorite pieces in
this year's show, one of which was inkjet prim of two space-age
tin men with strange, grotesque
faces, standing around in a barren
iandscape full of tree srumps. As
if char isn't weird enough already,
they're balancing-get this-a
yellow smiley face ball between
them on two long yellow sticks. l
know, ir doesn't make sense to me
either-bur, somehow, that's the
point. The smiley face is a tiny,
senseless ray of optimism in a bleak
landscape, and rhac's all it has to be.
I think of Eugene in
much the same way-a ray of
optimism, however ridiculous and
impractical, in a bleak American
landscape. l can't help bur grin
when I think of ir, my little rown,
where great loads of psychedelics
pass hands in che high schools
and rainbows are available for
the picking every Saturday and
Sometimes a Great Notion is on
the tip of everyone's tongue.
Kesey once said, famously,
"Man, when you lose your laugh
you lose your footing," and you'd
have to be crazy not to laugh at
the fresh rainbows and sreel hot
dogs and strange inkjet prints
co be found in Eugene this fall.
PHOTO COURTESY JAC08S GALLERY
The 2005 Mayor's Art Show flier advertises Eugene's most prestigious arts event. In addition
to photographs, mixed media pieces, and paintings, there is a live exhibit in this year's show.
Drop by the gallery from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and observe an 'artist' in her natural habitat. the Pioneer Log, October 14, 2005
Fugue is resounding
by Abi Kurfman
1 walked into the Miracle
TI1eacre in Sourheast Portland
Thursday of Fall Break, and I
walked in with high expectations.
l was to see Elliot, A Soldier's
Fugue, a play by prize-winning
playwright Quiara Algeria Hudes,
My expectations were high
for many reasons. First of all, l
love the theatre space. Lt se.·us
abotlt 60 people, so any seat in che
house makes }ou feel close to rhe
actors. I have been close enough
to actors to reach out and couch
them with a mere flick of the
wrist. The small, Aar stage space
is efficiently and effectively used.
ln addition, I loved the last
p1ay I saw by Hudes and the
lasr rwo plays directed by Olga
Sanchez, who directed Elliot.
The expressive piece about the
impact on a single Puerto Rican­
American family of serving in the
US military for three generarions
did not disappoint, although it did
nor surpass expectations, either.
Eltiot is a soldier's "fugue" due
ro its structure, which mirrors the
musical sryle of the same name
where multiple variations on of
the central theme are played in
counterpoint. This scrucrure,
though confusing at fuse,
ultimately succeeds in beautifully
expressing the family's story.
The central character, Elliot,
is the most contemporary and
the most compellingly portrayed,
thanks to acror John San
Nicolas. Elliot is a young man,
our age or a bit younger, whose
experience is in the Iraq war.
Nicolas' portrayal of Elliot's
transformation is vividly realistic. His description of war experience$
and his painful discovery of th.c
sil!1ilariry of his father's rime
serving with che Marines in Korea
are riveting. The scene I found
most imriguing in the emire
play was the subtle and tangible
inrerview of Elliot by rhe 1V
news while he is home. That scene
opened many questions which
nibbled on my brain afr~r the show.
The pl,iy_ is abour more .tpan
just Elliot's srory. lt is a gFaphic
emotional and physical landscape
following four family members'
descriptions of war, death,
love and fear. Elliot is not in a
vacuum-the stories of his father,
his grandfather and his mother ail
play counterpoint. As poetic and
simultaneously realistic as they
all were, however, the only point
where I was moved to tears 1vas
i.n one of Elliot's last monologues.
l was moved throughout
the play-but never co bursting.
The cempo and the balance of
the play separare ic from the
realms of both weepy melodrama
and propagandizing 'bear-you•
over-the-head' antiwar drama.
Instead, the tasteful and very
human exploration of serious
themes is undefinably enjoyable,
especially with the laughter
the playwright incorporates in
a subject as heavy as the pain
of war. Hudes is damn funny.
le is a play co see. Ir is relevant,
contemporary, meaningful,
cross-generational and powerful,
even if the pace can fall on
occasion and Grandpop hasn't a
trace of a Puerto-Rican accenr.
Ir runs this weekend (Friday
and Saturday at 8:00pm), and
srudent tickers are a reasonable$ l5.
Hitting the high note
by Kim Greenberg
This year, Lewis & Clark
College has its very own,
brand new a cappella group.
"Ir's always been a dream of
mine to bea part of a group like this
in college," says Morgan Shaw-Fox
('09), founder of the new group.
Upon discovering the
lack of an a cappella group on
campus, Shaw-Fox decided ro
start one himself. So far, che
group has fourteen members.
"I helped srarr one in high
school, so srarting one here [at LC]
hasn't been that difficult," he said
"\Y,/e don't sing classical choir
music," says Shaw-Fox. 'We're
more into the well-known songs,
like The Red Hot Chili Peppers
and jazz. I'm hoping to make it
more performance and less choir.''
Shaw-Fox's plans for the
group include solos for all the
performers, a wider variety of
songs, and T-shirts. In the future,
he hopes 'to amacr more m~n co
the group and find a piano player.
"These are all things
we're working on. People
know they can contact me • if
they're imerested, so I'm not
coo worried," Shaw-Fox said.
In the past, lack of
organization and poor group
cooperation created problems for
LC a cape.Ila groups. Although the group relies mostly on Shaw-Fox
for organization, the group's ability
to work together in deciding what
songs to sing and who performs
which solo is a major factor in
determining the group's success.
'1 mostly just want it to
be a fun and crazy experience.
l hope we succeed, but it's
mostly up to the students.»
The group's first performance
is chis Saturday at rhe Rusty Nail. the Pioneer Log, October 14, 2005
Museum: linger where you can
by Laura Content
The new Mark Building of
che Portland Arr Museum was
previously a Masonic Temple, bur
after $4.5 million ro purchase the
space and $40 million co renovate
ir, the site has. become a tribute co
modern and contemporary art. The
rejuvenation of rJ1e grand historical
building has added a much-needed
venue for modern arr in Porrland,
bringing ma11y pieces long held in progress though the museum co
parallel developments in modern
arc. As you move up me Aoors the
lyricism of Monet's "waterlilies" and
the liveliness ofToulouse Laurrec's
dancers in rhe Impressionist wing
will carry you into me collection
of prominent art critic Clement
Greenberg, and into the sh.ift from
cubism to colorfield painting.
Be sure co catch the ink Pollock
drawing and the stark, minimalist
stripes of Agnes Marrin. Also
Architect Ann Beha designed museum go­
ers' progress through the museum to paral­
lel developments in modern art.
storage into light and providing
space co display contemporary
collecrions and exhibitions.
Enter through the
underground gallery linking the
new build.ing to the old. Architect
Ann Beha designed museum goers' look carefully in stairwells, where
paintings can be hidden among the
maze of Aoors and open-air spaces.
The series of galleries housing
the photography collection offers
many porrals to history, from
Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Farm Worker," co a gold print by Edward
S. Curtis of Narive American men
on horseback, which seems to
have a holographic appearance.
Still moving through time,
che museum exhibits its recent
contemporary acquisitions on the
third Boor. Lastly, on the fourm
floor, rotating shows highlight big
names in rhe current arr arena.
Be sure co see the exquisite "Sainr
Genevieve" by Kiki Smim, and
give yourself rime co read me
stories French artist Sophie Calle
collected, which is rhe first of
three shows in me coming year.
The museum has flung its
doors open ro me greater Portland
communicy from now until the
J 6m of Ocrnber, so take advantage
ofa great deal and visit the revamped
space. Amidst the crmvds and
within che maze of the stairways
and passageways, rake time to
appreciate the gems the museum
has co offer, and linger where you
can. This is just the beginning.
All the cool kids are doing it:
going ga-ga for Zadie Smith
by-Carmen Krol
The New York Times and
me New Yorker, as weU as other
presug1ous sources of literary
criticism, have been going "ga-ga"
over Zadie Smim's newest novel,
On Beauty. Luckily for Portland's the speech of forty year-olds as
well as teenagers with surprising
accuracy. The audience could not
help laughing at the forty-year-old
British man who was impatient
with the slow-speaking Nigerian
and me American teenager
trying to talk with ganster Hair in
order co have have "street cred." characters who range in ethnicity
and interact deeply with each
other. In response co this question,
Smith explained that black
characters who were able co find
similarities with white and ocher
characters was a good thing. "I
don't understand why blacks don't
want to be normal," Smith said.
Smith's literature buffs, me
aumor payed a visit
last Thursday co
the First Unitarian
Church downtown.
She read an excerpt
from her latest novel, The audience could not help laughing at uniqueethnic
perspective the British forty-year-old man who was suggestsanew
h h l aki N. • lens through
impatient wit t e S OW-spe ng 1genan which co view
and the American teenager trying to talk the world. answered questions Instead of
from me aud'.ence, with gangster flair... dwelling on
and graciously ___________________________ the wrongs of
signed copies of her Afi:er Smith's reading, the racism, she cultivates me differences
novels, wh.ich also include The audience asked a variety of literary of all of her characters and even
Autograph Man and White Teeth. and personal questions, ranging pokes fun at them. The beauty
Z.-idie Smith read from from her method of writing to of Zadie Smith's writing and her
her latest (and already critically her favorite day-time television person is that, even considering aU
celebrated) novel On Beauty for show. One of the most important the complicated dilemmas of life,
about rwenty minutes, imitating questions asked, as it relates directly humor is still possible. Perhaps
the various accents featured in ro all of her novels, was about if we all smiled and laughed as
the book: American, British, rhe criticism she has received for much as she did in rJ1ar hour in the
and Nigerian. Her expressive "normalizing blacks" in her works. Unitarian Church, rhe world would
reading and writing captured Smith's writing is well-known for be as beautiful as it is in her novels. 9
At the poet's house
by Katrin Gibb
What first caught my eye in
professor Jerry Harp's collection of
poems Gatherings was a reference
to Cary Grant. While l will
be the first to admit that such
references sit well with me, Harp's
collection speaks co my pensive
side and my movie-star obsessed
side. Ir is a combination berween
me conversational language and
rhe resonant, haunting elements
in each poem that makes Harp's
collection so fuJ_fiJling to the
inner poet and philosopher.
One of my favorite poems
in his collection is "Staying at
the Poet's House." The poem
begins with a vivid description of
a neighborhood. The colloquial
nature of Harp's wrnmg is
recognizable in rhe narraror's
description of rhe setting:
"Squirrels bristle across / Bricks
and moss stains / Under benches."
Harp's wrmng is disarmingly
simple, but digging under his
simple syntax and word choice reveals a surprising thematic depth.
The poem's description of a
woman's knowledge "which musr
be / Old, very old'' continue~ to
illustrate the informal language;
although the language may be
simple and colloquial, it also bas
a remarkable, understated power.
The repetition of me word "old"
resonates in my mind as the
narrator realizes his knowledge
"can't compete with her[s]."
The poem turns darker near
me middle as rhe narrator separates
himself from the neighborhood
(which he claims is not his). This
section of the poem speaks to all
aspiring poets; it represents the
forlorn view of not being able co
compete with the great poets. The
line "I just hang around, sometimes
/ Lurking in these dark rooms"
illustrates the narrator's struggle
co identify himself as a true poer.
Gatherings is a thoughc­
provoking collection for aspiring
poets and casual readers alike. lt
doesn't intimidate or condescend;
instead, it invites you into a a place
chat feels, surprisingly, like home. -10
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Update
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Basketball travels-abroad Pro,,goes coach
by Sarah Moon
As the basketball season gees
under way, Lewis & Clark head
basketball coaches, Bob Gail­
lard and Juli Fulks are ready
for an exc.iting new year. The
coaches continue to exemplify
dedication and passion as their
role as teachers, motivators, and
as lovers of the game. Noc only
are they commirred to the stu­
dents and athletes on our own
campus, bur both agreed that
contributions outside of the LC
community is crucial.
With "Understand the
Game," Gaillard and Fulks
spent September 24-Ocrober
2 in Kuala Lumpur, Ma.laysia.
A group of basketball person­
alities were chosen from rhe
United Scares and led by for­
mer NBA scar Declef Shrempf.
Ir was funded partially through
a federal grant from the United
Scates Department of State's
Bureau of Educational and Cul­
tural Affairs. The group with a
mission ro use basketball as a means ro open up doors for com­
munication and ro build positive
relarionsliips with rhe people of
Malaysia. "The Detlef Schrempf
Foundation is based on bringing
worthwhile events co children. Ir
is an ongoing effort on the foun­
dation's part and coincided well
with the state department's quest
for public relations and goodwill,"
said Gaillard.
Gaillard had made a similar
international mission to rhe Phil­
ippines in 2003, and was excited
for the opportunity to crave! ro
Malaysia. His trip ro Malay­
sia was similar ro his trip to the
Philippines in terms of what rhey
attempted ro accomplish, but
Malaysia was more city oriented
while many of the places he vis­
ited in the Philippines were in re­
mote areas.
In partnering with the Malay­
sian National Basketball Team,
the group held coaches' clinics
and hosted two yourh basketball
camps. The group was well re­
ceived as Americans, said Fulks.
"The National team, the coaches, and the children were wonderful.
They were exceptionally gracious
hosts, and it allowed our team ro
use basketball as a means co inte­
grate cultures, build relationships
and teach the game of basketball."
Although the focus of the pro­
gram was on basketball, the team
made visits ro orphanages, hospi­
tals and offered charitable dona­
tions in attempts ro help the un­
derprivileged youth. "Understand
the Game" also rnakes efforts co
help improve rhe lives of under­
privileged youth. "It's a privilege co
be able ro impact the lives of those
who are less forcw1are than ours.
To see a child smile because of the
cloches we donated, or because of
the time spent playing with them
was truly rewarding," said Fulks.
Impacting others can be im­
pactful for one's set( "We were
forced ro count our blessings and
view life from a very different per­
spective," said Gaillard. Gaillard
and Fulks said they are grateful
for the experience and hope ro be
involved in the program's furure
plans. by Lexie Briggs
Justin Baughman has had an
illustrous career as a professional
baseball player in both che ma­
jor and minor leagues, as well as
a coaching position with the Ana­
heim Angels. He joins the Athletics
department as rhe new head base­
ball coach for the 2006 season.
Baugh man began his college ed­
ucation at LC in 1992 and played
on the baseball team for three sea­
sons. He still holds two school re­
cords for stealing bases. In I 995,
he put his academic career on hold
when rhe California Angels drafted
him. He played his rookie season
1998. After sitting our che 1999
season wirh a broken leg, he played
most of the 2000 season with the
Angels.
Baugh.man graduated in 2001
from LC. After finishing his play­
ing career in 2003, he has spent che
last two season as a hitting coach
for rhe Angels.
Baughman is excited ro take the
head coach position. "It's an op­
porcunity to come home all year round, to stay in Porcland, and ro
stay in baseball," he said.
Baughman expects experience
with the major league to influence
his coaching. "It's a different game
in the majors, a faster game," he
said. "You don't gee away with che
mistakes that you can at the college
level."
Bauhman has hjgh hopes for the
coming season with the baseball.
"The ideal goal is ro win the Na­
tional Championships".
Sneak peak at self-coached LC Ultimate-
b Al L k. nity of players. "It's basically all who come less regularly. The expe-College, which players feel is excel-rices because they find that it is a
y yssa ar m I " d 1 1 f ti I I c th c bl • • about rhe peop e, sai Tom Wing- rience eves o 1e p ayers vary, in em practice ror eir upcoming more comcorta e env1ronmenr m
With rwo weeks to go be-erd ('09) about the draw to the an environment that welcomes all. tournaments in the mo.st comped- which to ger some good exercise.
fore the Ultimate (Frisbee) team sport ar Lewis & Clark. Next week ____________________ However, Frisbee attracts others
scares their competitive season,
both the women's and men's
teams are enthused about how
the season has been going so far
and excited about their upcom-lhewomen'steamstartedonlya the women's Although Frisbee players are because it's an easy sport ro learn
year ago, while the men's ream has U I c i m a t e and the people on the ream are so
been around for six years. The ma-ream is re-serious about their sort, they also happy to include others. Stepha-
jority of the players on th.e worn-ceiving out- nie Sexton ('08) said, ''I've actually
en's team began playing when they side coach-form a supportive and under- never really been good ar sports un-
ing tournaments. came ro Lewis & Clark, and there ing from rwo d f l ti! this."
The teams meet twice a week are many players new ro the sport members of Stan ing community O p ayers. Recent scats from Fall Break re-
in an environment that is rela­
tively relaxed for a competitive
team sporr. Although Ultimate
players are serious about their
sport, rhey also form a support­
ive and underscanding commu-
Interview by Sarah Moon
Sport Golf
Year in school: Sophomore
Major. Undecided, but: chis year as well. the elite Pore- suited in the men's Ultimate ream
Both of the reams are self-land women's team Schwa, who tive Ulcimate Frisbee area i.n che coming our victorious after a game
coached and extremely self-moti- coached last fall. US. against Porcland State University.
vated. Within both teams .there is While chei.r official season hasn't A majority of the players are This 15-6 win was particularly im-
a "core" group of players who come begun yet, the reams have had reg-also on other LC sports teams, pressive due to the fuct that many
co every practice, and then many ular Friday scrimmages with Reed such as soccer, but come co prac-players were gone for che break.
Athlete Profile: Joseph Bae
chinking of Biechemistry
Th.eaost interesting that mCM1t
l_)C()ple dQo't know about you:
fve lived in South Africa for
I O years before I came to LC,
and iu South Korea for 9 years
before that;. l am considered
ro be a TC'R., a lh:ird Culture
Kid.
no you have any pre--game
rituals?: I only Joined the team
recently, and amstiU a beginnet,
so I don't have one yet.
~at .is one dream you wish to ach;.eve in YQDr lifetime? I
would like ro buy my parents
something big, something. Jlke
a trip oversees for example. A
small gift for all chat they have
done for ,ine.
Other inrerests: R.eading,
Learojng to play tbe guitar
Favorite bohk? Wb;y?: J don't
have a specific favorite book,
but I do love good detective
novels (cg. Sherlock Holmes). I
always, liked puz't.les, and these
15ooks keep ~e guessing until
fheend. Favorite thins about Lewis
and Clark College? Why?: I
Jikc the small class size. Jr allow~
more dJscussion within classes,
and better foculcy~srudenr
interaction so that it is easier to
get help from your professors
when you really need it.
One place you wish to visit
and why?: I would certainly
like to go back to South Africa,
and/ or South Korea one day. I
would like to see m,y friends
again, and to see hQw rhe place I
Qnc~ knew has changed.
When you wen: little, what ciid you want to be when you
grew upl: A doctor. I was ju,sr·
fascinated by che whole fi1,:ld of
medicine, and still am.
Most valuable poaession~
Why?: I would have to say my,
computer. Besides the fact thar
it makes my schoolwork a lor
easier, tt also helps me stay in
touch wjth those -wbo are fat
away.
Fawrite quote?: "The only
thing con.stanc is change" the Pioneer Log, Sept. 30, 2005
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Break marks a change in ride for Paddle C.aptains
by Nathanael Massey
Riddle me this: What do studying in
Watzek and cruising river rapids in
a paddleboat have in common? Answer:
Absolutely nothing! Little enough, in
any case, to constitute a suitable change
of pace for the fourteen Lewis & Clark
students who partook in this years' Col­
lege Outdoors' Paddle Captain Clinic.
The Clinic, which rook place
over a stretch of four days-from
the eve11in.g of Wednesday, Oct.
5, to Sunday, Oct. 9-and along
eleven miles of ehe Deschutes
River, is one of College Ourdoor's
(CO) annual Fall Break events.
This year's trip was overseen by
Brocke Denegre, Logistics Manag­
er for CO, Cailin O'Brien-Feeney
('07), Maggie Crumet ('07), and
Ali Brown ('07-all sea.ff for CO.
Each day of the. venture con­
taio.ecLics own lessons and surpris­
es, buc as a general rule the morn­
ings began just after sunrise with
group srreeching and Crumer's
exertion-tasric calisthenics. These
were followed by healthy and vari­
ous breakfasts prepared by a circu­
lating Kitchen Crew, a run down
on ehe day's program and lecrures
on safery, technique and hydrolo­
gy by the four knowledgeable and experienced staff members.
After donning river gear and life
vests the group divided into crews
of four to seven and hie the warer.
The afternoon hours passed dif­
ferencl)' depending on the river's
mood-serene and hectic inrermjc­
tencly. 1he stretch of river spanned
by the clinic is nor particularly
moody, bur it holds a few surpris­
es-deep and calm one moment,
but the next as scattered and dan­
gerous as a symphony of broken
oboes. Through thick and chin the
novice crews paddled strong, often
taking on the role of Raft Guides
themselves.
The evenings closed with great
sarisfaction boarding on giddy de­
lirium. A mulciculcural fiesta of
dinner options quickly saced hun­
ger: Green curry Thursday eve­
ning, burriros Friday and Greek
salads on Sarurday, prepared by raf-
PHOTO BY NATHANAEL MASSEY
Participants of the Paddle Captain clinic over Fall Break
pose together on the banks of the Deschutes River. PHOTO BY NATHANAEL MASSEY
Paddle Captain Clinic members crash through one of the many crazy rapids they con­
quered after having learned the ropes and lingo of white-water rafting over Fall Break on
the Deschutes River. They also took home many important lessons applicable to land-life.
ters themselves.
The expedition came to a dose
Sunday evening as the parry assem­
bled back on campus for a final meal
of delectable garden burgers, a last
caste of the weekend's good com­
pany and cheerful reminiscence.
The moments recalled were unaru­
mously positive, bringing tO mLnd
lessons learned and experiences en­
joyed. "'01ere are some raisins in
my salsa," said Emily Henke ('09),
looking down at her plate. "Other
than chat, the weekend's been prerry
much perfect."
Many of experiences gained will
mean little to chose-affectionately
termed "Landlubbers'' by local pi­
rates-who have never sec foot in a
dry suit nor wielded an oar. For one
thing, there is a whole spectrum of
rafting lingo chat, to the untrained
ear, can sound as indecipherable as
£wok. Whar, for example, is a la.mi­
na.r flow? I'm still not sure. In any
case, many of cl1e excursions' take
home messages extend beyond boat­
ing communities and into modern life in general.
For instance, if you find your­
self out of your boat and caught in
a strong current, you should face
downstream and stick your feet in
che air. As councerintuirive as chis
may seem, it is the safest posture
wirh which to strike the large rocks
likely obstructing your path, as is
denoted by its name-the White­
water Safery Position. lf you find
yourself approaching a felled tree
or some ocher obstacle char seems
likely ro en crap you, do rwt attempt
to deflect it with your upmised feet!
Abandon the white water safety po­
sition! Swim aggressively cowards
the object and vault up onco ic.
You might still be entrapped, but
at least your head will be above wa­
ter.
Another imponanr lesson:
Don't dig coo deeply inco the
breakfast pot. Soggy French roast
lurks in low places.
Some of the river experienc­
es cannot be listed so concretely.
like the interdependence between crew and captain, akin to the in­
terdependence between mind and
limb; others are nigh on impossible
co transmit Ln words, though Jes­
sie Lazar ('07) did a fairly good job
when asked to recount her sense of
the weekend: "In all honesry, being
on rhe river was absolutely magical,"
she said. ''The power of the water.
the concennacion required ... the
exuberance of passing a rapid, and
being surrounded by energized peo­
ple.'' "It cook away all sense of rime.
There's only space.''
Four days is a relatively short
span of rime compared to cl1e weeks
and weeks of training commercial
raft guides go through, but, as rhe
sraff agreed at the close of clie rri p,
the progress made by rhe crews in
chose four days was substantial.
And Perhaps Kenneth Grahame put
it best when he said in The Wind in
the Willows, "Believe me, my young
friend, there is nothing-absolutely
noching-half so much worch doing
as simply messing about in boars."
Athlete Profile:Cassie Mets
lntervlew by Sarah Moon
Birthday: Aug. 12th, 1985 ' nickname I guess. My real'-name is
Catherine, but no one calls me that.
The most interesting fact that
most people don't .know abouc
you: I made the sailor's bracelet on
my wrist over two years ago ... is that
interesting or just gross? Well it's a
fact eitber way; ing really unusual. I close my eyes
and wor.k through d1e entire .race in
my hea.d until it hurts, bur yau'll be
hatd p,cessed to .find 4 coxswain that
doesn't do that.
Othet interests: Where to begin?
Traveling, climbing, hiking, back­
packing, horsebaek ,riding, sailing,
kayaking; reading, dance, music,
theater, playin& and watching other
sports, languages (eYen though I'm
horrible at rhc:m), puddle jumping ...
I've probably left a lot our. but that's
a pretty gQOd .list.
Sport: Crew Who is your f.lvoritc superhero?
Why?: Superman becatJ~ he's awe­
some! He can fly, he's super srrong,
bis eyes can make tire, he's classic ... I
mean, how could you not like Su•
perman?
lvodaelroAt'Whjtc Oneof tnyfa­
Nidmamcs: Well, Cassie is my Hawayp,e,,gaaaeritaaW: Noth• vori~ is a book called There Are No Children Here. It's a; sr_ory of two
boys grewing up in rhe projectS in
Chicago and it's an amazing story.
Fawrite vacation spot: There's
this tiny islaJ1d off the coast of
France and fraly called Corsica. It's
one of tbe most beautuul places I've
ever seen. I think I might live there
if I got the chance (or at least close
by!).
When fOU were little, what did
you want to be when you grew
upl: 0th.er than a ballerina and
roy big brother (doesn't eveq little
girl want i<> be her older brome,?) I
th.ink 1 wanted to be a vercrinarian. I love animals; unfortunately I don"t
have a similar love for science.
Most valuable posse$Sion? Whr,:
A physical ohjece l have a picru:re
of my grandpa and I walking on the
beach. I love that picrure. I also
have a ring that was given to me
by one of the best people I've ever
known. I c;m't wear it for fear of l0$­
ing-it.
Favorite quote?: lf 1 had to choose
one I'd say: "Love as tl;iough you
have never been bun befure. SJng as
though no one can hear you. Dance
as though no one is watching. 1m
a.s rbough heaven is on Earth." the Pioneer Log, October 14, 2005
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12:00pm: "Cooperation 11:30am: Tailgate and Contestation:
Participatory Extravaganza
Griswold Stadium Democracy in Brazil" Parking Lot Howard Hall 122 Food grilled to order
3:30pm MarchFourth and beer provided by a
the Marching Band local brewery. Need we
Albany Quadrangle say more? An alumni
weekend tradition. A Fellini-esque mix of
Mardi Gras mayhem, 10:00pm: Once Upon A afro beat, Mexican Weekend hustle, sultry samba,
big band, and gypsy Fir Acres Black Box
Riffing on the theme "A folk, MarchFourth, will New Frontier," writers get your ass shaking get three days to pen at the Environmental
Affairs Symposium final a script, directors
and actors get two celebration. Your high days to rehearse, and school's marching band audiences get one this ain't. chance to witness this
4:00pm: "Now that spontaneously exciting
they're all published, theatre event.
where next?" The •Nire'ri'4i~t~7 future of Dead Sea
Scrolls Studies
Miller 105
The Dead Sea Scrolls 7:00pm: Marie Myung-
Institute will address Ok Lee reading
the question of the Miller 105
scrolls studies' future Founder of the Asian
now that virtually all American Writers
the scrolls have been Workshop and visiting
published at last. professor at Brown
University Marie Myung-
8:00pm: Homecoming! Ok Lee will be reading
Crystal Ballroom from her new novel
It's like your high school Somebody's Daughter.
homecoming minus the
stupid homecoming Tue. Oct. 18
royalty popularity 10:00am: Road Trip
contest and everyone's Nation
legal. Plus bouncy Miller 102.
floors! Shuttles from Don't know what to do
campus to the Crystal with your life? Why
Ballroom will run from not hit the road with
7:45pm until 10:30pm. Road Trip Nation and
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will begin running information session at
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4:00pm: Fight
Sweatshop Labor!
Thayer, Templeton
The Organization for
Peace and Politics,
Amnesty International,
and the Co-Op bring
you Chie Ababd, a
former sweatshop
worker from Saipan, •
along with Valerie Orth
and Liana Foxvog, two
leaders in the national
movement for sweat-
free communities. The
PioLog advises you leave
the Nikes at home for
this one. And Chuck
Taylors count.
6:30pm: "Community
Visioning and the
Future of Portland"
Templeton Council
Chamber
Mayor Torn Potter will
be lecturing as a part of
the Civility in Politics
Lecture Series.
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12:00pm: JBT
Information Session
Templeton Council
Chambers
Promote
internationalization
in Japan's local
communities by helping
to improve foreign
language education and
developing int~rnational
exchange at the
community level. All
while you 're still trying
to figure out what they
hell to do with your life
after college!
3:30pm: Philosophy
Department Colloquium:
"Bight Beason in the
Meno" Howard Hall 258
Yon caughl my 7:00pm: Table Tennis
Intramural
Pamplin Sports Center eye ....
What could be better
than smacking your You: Mysterious guy in my
opponents around bio class
the table for the right Me: Hoping you will dis~
seer me on the dance Aoor at to own a Palatine Homecoming. Tonight. .. 8 Hill Intramural PM ... Cryscal Ballroom ... See Championship T- you there
Shirt?! Sign up:
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..... beard in ·1o;ver Po11do
'-- Me: Owner of tbe honest 7:30pm: Chvatal/
Kritzer Duo Concert crush on yotLr skeez
Shalom Flanagan Chapel
The duo returns to You: sexy cheetah Lewis & Clark's Agnes Me: wet dolphin
Flanagan Chapel with lee's gee iron!
their unique take on
chamber music for voice You: Long-haired Irish boy. and guitar. Me: Your Irish lass.
You sci.ll catch my eye after a
EJ!Jlli{!tris¥1@\M10 year together.
You: cute little girl with ;he
10:00am: Peace Corps rainbow vesc
Information Table Me: looking for a pot of gold
Trail Boom Alcove
You: Greasiest head in Harcz-
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Practice, Artisanal me: looking ro get some queso
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Representation in Upper Met you at a party Friday
Mesopotamia night. You got my number (1
chink) Miller 102 Call me about the Aowers.
7:30pm: Oregon You: bearded resident of
Repertory Singers Open Ponderosa
Rehearsal Me: looking for some
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The open rehearsal is
free and open to the You: My secret "Scotish Curie"
public. No tickets are Admirer
required. Seating is Me: Strapping young man
who wants to give you a ride first come/first served. in the count.ry Beginning at 6:45
p.m .. Gil will discuss You: From Malibu with 500 the concert and take dollars.
questions from the Me: Too nice ...
audience.
You: Good at Halo.
Me: Nor so good ac Halo, good
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