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2005-11-01

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Volume 70. Number 9 F nday. November 11, 2005
Pastry chef Everybody was Tae Kwon Do fighting
at the Bon
arrested
by Kevin Stark
Srrange sights have are becom­
ing customary with rhe dining
halls ar Lewis and Clark. Bon Ap­
perir offers festive dinners to spice
things up for the srudenrs. The
most recent special dinner was a
carnival, accencuaced by cotton
candy, pretzels, and a plerhora of
other carnival foods. They even
had a ring ross char offered gold-
6sh as; prize ro lucky parcicipanrs.
Bur on the Friday before Hal­
loween there was a srrange sighr
that wasn't festive or planned by the
Bon officials. The pastry chef for
the LC branch of rhe Bon was ar­
rested and charged with 20 separate
counts of sex abuse, according ro
an arricle printed in the Oregonian.
On Friday, Ocrober 28'h, the
Symonds was ar­
rested while at work
on campus [as a
pastry chef at the
Bon Appetit at LC]
and stands accused
of 10 counts of first­
degree sex abuse
and 10 counts of
first-degree sodomy.
charges were filed against Daniel
Symonds, 43, who was employed
as rhe pastry chef ac LC. Symonds
was arrested while ar work on
campus and stands accused of 10
coums of first-degree sex abuse and
10 counts of first-degree sodomy.
The charges involved cwo boys ages
8-15 who Symonds had allegedly
been mentoring as pare of a Port­
land-area community program.
According ro che article, the inves­
tigation began in September when
a victim cold detectives that Sy­
monds had abused him more than
a decade ago. An article on KGW
com suggested that the victims
were all friends. The organization
through which Symonds allegedly
mer his victims is Portland lm­
pacr, a nonprofit agency chat pairs
adult role models with children.
According co the Oregonian ar­
ticle, a Multnomah County judge
SEE "CHEF,' PAGE 2 f'tfTO BY NOAA GAY
Students in Lewis & Clark's Tae Kwon Do physical education class practice this ancient Korean martial art two times a
week. Tae Kwon Do is also a club sport at LC. See full article on Sports page 14.
State of the Student Government Address
by Craig Gilden
Lewis & Clark's student gov­
ernment has a new look this year
with the addition of che Activities
Congress. The new govero.menc
scruccure, along with ASLC's pri­
orities for rhe upcoming year, was
discussed in front of a group of
Lewis & Clark studenrs and faculty
last Wednesday, Nov. 2. Speaking
in the Council Chambers as a part
of the first ever State of the Stu­
dent Government Address, several
members of ASLC explained how
this year's government is organized
and the goals they hope co achieve.
The inaugural address is re­
quired under the new ASLC by-laws, which were voted on by
the student body last spring.
"The event is an opportunity for
interested students to learn about
student government and how they
can gee involved," said Activities
Congress head Maura Ross ('06).
"This is a new type of outreach char
is something this year's studenr
leaders are committed to. We are
trying to collaborate with other stu­
dent groups and chis was our way
of briefly explaining what we do."
ASLC is made up of the ex­
ecutive council, which consists
of elected and appointed stu­
dents who head the different as­
pects of student government.
This year ASLC has also added the Activities Congress. The cre­
ation of the Activities Congress
makes ASLC more representative
and allows more students to get
involved in the government and
decision making process. There are
multiple represencatives from each
residence hall as well as off-cam­
pus representatives who will get
a chance co have input concern­
ing • policy and various program­
ming issues. The large number of
members will also make it easier
to relay information to the en­
tire student body and make sure
that everyone can get their opin­
ion heard. The Activities Congress
will also work with ocher campus
clubs and organizations co try and increase student involvemenc.
The Congress is divided into six
different commissions so char it can
best serve the diversity of student
imerests. The student audits and
the general accounting commis­
sions deal with monetary matters
and how funds are discribuced. The
cenrral planning and congressio­
nal student organizations commis­
sions are in charge of organizing
and planning campus events. The
publicity commission is jusr like it
sounds: ic provides publicity for up­
coming events. The general movie
and music commission handles
booking musicians for on-campus
events as well as running the movie
SEE °COLLEGE," PAGE 4
Multicultural and Gender Studies Symposia
In part two oft~ thre~part series on symposia, we The Ray Warren Multiculcural chan just a plaque in a classroom."
focus on the Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium Symposium came into existence "I would nor be here if nor for
and the Gender Studies Symposium. The Ray War- jusr lase year. Ir is specifically dedi-his strength, tenacity and generos-
M I • I S • ·11 b • W d cared to Ray Warren, rhe beloved ity of spirit," Webb said. "He was ren u t1cultura ympos,um w, egm on e nes- c d' die fEch . 5 d ul d c. 1 h h d . roun mg eccoro mc cu enc tr y a won enu man w o a
day, November 16 and run through Friday, Nov. 18. Services. Warren died last spring. a tremendous impact on the lives
by Lexie Briggs
posium "We wiil be looking ar change "He was still alive ro dedicate itto of so many scudenrs as LC. Re-
from many different perspec- him," said Carmela Vibiano ('07), a membering him is a way of hon­
Ray Warren Multicultural Sym-rives including curriculum and srudem co-chair of the symposium. oring his legacy and the many
the arts," said Lisa Webb, the di-"We had a banquet for him and gifts he gave ro Lewis & Clark."
rector of Ethnic Student Services. his wife and we made a video with Unlike ocher symposia, the Ray The newest of all the sympo­
sia, the Ray Warren Multicultural
Symposium is having irs second
anniversary next week. This year's
theme is «Rhythms of Change."
Ir kicks off on Wednesday with a
presentation by Ed Edmo, a cele­
brated scoryreller, poet, playwright
and consulcanc ro the Smithson-The symposium will conrin- students, administrarion, and fac-Warren Multicultural Symposium
ue on Thursday with the keynote ulty sharing cheir experiences with is nor tied specifically to any one
speaker, Ron Takaki. "He is an in-Ray. le was a coral surprise for him." academic department. The Ech­
ternarional scholar and a pioneer in "Ray had been here for so long nic Student Services department
the field of erhnic studies," Webb and had contribuct>d so much, we rakes on most of the responsibil­
said. "He is one of chose rare schol-wanted something that celebrar- ity for planning the symposium.
ars who nor only understands dif-ed his concribucions- hi~ life and The symposium is srruccured
ferent cultures, bur also the inter-legacy," said Tracy Nguyen. "We around a keynote speech, along
ian on Native American culture. sections chat exist between them." wanted to do something more SEE 'SYMPOSIA,' PAGE 4 2
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HEARD. News the Pioneer Log, November 11, 2005
SAAB helps direct Chefi bail $20 million
future of college
by Lexie Briggs
Who is really in charge of rheaca­
demic furure of the college? Ar mosr
schools, the Prcsidenr, the Deans,
and rhe faculry hold the mosr sway
over the academic program. Ar LC,
however, rhe Srudenr Academic Af­
fairs Board (SAAB), a branch of
rhe ASLC, allows srudenrs more
conrrol over d1eir own education.
SAAB is an organizarion com­
posed of one srudenr represenrative see ir come full circle and be such
a force for students," Graham said.
SAAB was voted into crearion
in I 982. Ir began with rhe hope
char the board would fosrer more
inceracrion bcrween srudcnrs and
faculry, encourage srudcnt in­
volvemcnr in rhe educational
process, and promore indepen­
dent srudenr-morivaced projecrs.
" AAB has become a well-re­
specred board campus wide," said
Meredirh Price ('07), the currenr
"SAAB allow[s] students to Vice President
for SAAB, in
email. "Ir
fostered conduct cutting-edge research."
-Meredith Price ('07) an
has
departmental
uniry by spon-
from each academic department
and is involved in a variety of pro­
grams and activities. In addition ro
being active participants in college
discussions regarding curriculum,
general education requirements,
and faculty retention, SAAB has
ocher responsibilities. le runs the
popular peer-curoring program and
awards several thousand dollars co
students each year in grant money.
SAAB grams fund everything
from a research trip ro Africa to
collect rare spider venom co re­
search about Irish rraditional mu­
sic, from the origin of rhe banjo
ro rradicional sea shanrics, and
even the presentarion of a paper
on micro-credit loans in India co
the Eastern Economic Association.
Lase year, SAAB granted $3,000
to bring Canadian General Ro­
meo Dallaire ro speak abour che
Rwandan Genocide. Ir cost abour
·$I 0,000 to bring Dallaire ro cam­
pus. GAB, rheChapel,andAmnesry
Inrernarional helped wirh expens­
es. Dallaire donated his speaking
fee ro a scholarship fund for a stu­
dcnr from Rwanda, who will begin
anending Lewis & Clark nexc fall.
"SAAB was incredible," said
Michael Graham ('06), who helped
ro bring Dallaire to campus. Af­
rer the ralk, Graham ralked with
an alum who was on the founding
board of SAAB. "He was amazed to soring deparr­
mental meerings, solicited ben­
eficial srudent inpur on faculry
retention and senior experienc­
es, and crearcd rwo programs
unique ro SAAB/ referring co
the curoring and grant program.
Overall, SAAB has a functioning
budget of $52,000. These funds are
divided inro four grant areas: re­
search, conferences, visiting scholar,
and arts expression. Since its in'cep­
tion, SAAB has granted more than
$879,000 ro over 800 projects.
"Nor only does SAAB allow
studenrs co conduct cutting-edge
research," Price said, "it also gives
srudents real-world experience
by emulating the grant processes
used by large nonprofit organiza­
tions." Srudencs must presenr cheir
proposals before the Board, which
then determines their funding.
Already rhis semester SAAB has
allocarcd funds co bring Dr. Saskia
Sassen from rhc Universiry of Chi­
cago co speak on campus, funded a
scudenr's trip co artend chc Ameri­
can Asrronomical Socicry meet­
ing in Washington, D.C., and rwo
studenrs' arrendance ro a Physics
conference co discuss rhe chaotic
nacure of Auid dynamics, as well
as over $9,000 in research grants.
"SAAB has allowed students
co explore the world in a way char
would be impossible in jusr abour
any ocher inscicurion," Graham said. CONTINUED FROM
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issued Symonds
with a million
dollar bail for
each separate
counr of sex
abuse reaching
a coral of 20
million dollars.
He remains
in custody.
"\xle rt
ally wanted co
make sure we
knew where
he was if more
charges come
forth," said De­
ceccivc Lee Gos­
son. The article
suggested rhar
rhe police sus­
pecred ch ere
may be more
vicrims, be­
cause Symonds
was associated
wirh ocher or-
ganizarions
involving chil-Daniel Symonds, former pastry chef at the
Bon Appetit at Lewis & Clark.
dren in the metropolitan
[Symonds] made
great pastries. area.
Bill Masulo, the General Man­
ager of the LC division of Bon Ap-perit, said char he had never seen
anything thar gave him any suspi­
cions abour Symonds. He added
char he made great pastries. Ma­
sulo said char as of now Symonds
is no longer employed by the Bon
at LC, but rhar his future with Bon
Apperit would be decided by dis­
crier and regional managemenr.
ASLCUpdate
News from SAAB:
The Arts Expression & Research grant deadlines have passe~ The
last day you may rurn in an application for a Conference grant is
November 23rd. Please contact saab@lclark.edu with any ques­
tions, or look at our website (www.Iclark.edu/org/asldsaab.hrml).
News from the Activities Congress:
Check our the Hip Hop Show, Friday, November 18th
at 9pm in Stamm. The show will feature Nate Me-zmer,
Kevin Eleven, DJ Manni Black, MC Jihad, DJ D-Sryles,
Greyskul, and THC.
Attention Congress members and interested parries: The nexr
General Meeting will be Wednesday, November 16th at 6:30pm
in Thayer. See you there!
Outside the Bubble
compiled by Tim Kelly
A state of emergency has been
declared i.n France, where au­
thorities are unable ro calm the civ­
il lmrest rhar has been raging across
the country for nearly two weeks.
The French government has taken
this step only twice since 1955.
The riots are generally rhoughc co
be a response co the racial discrimi­
nation and chronic unemploy­
ment chat have bred alienation and
resentment in the grim housing
projects of the country. Although
their response co the Bush-led war
in Iraq caused many American co
view the French as timid and inef­
fectual, an observer need only look
at the picture of torched cars piled
on cop of one another co realize
chat the citizens of France know
how to riot with the best of chem. Of
course
any civil unrest in
France pales in compari­
son co the insurgency
that continues to
plague Iraq. Recent
anenrion was once
again been drawn to the
Hussein Trial when a Bagh-
dad ambush killed a defense lawyer
in the rrial and seriously wounded
another. If the current scare of af­
fairs in Iraq is still not under con­
trol enough co ensure the safery
of rhe most important trial in the coun­
try, rhe
prospect of
regaining any sort
of stabiliry in the near
future is quire grim.
If civil riors and
the crummy scare
of affairs in lraq ap-
peal co the inner liberal
radical of most LC scudencs, they
will also be pleased with the out­
comes of a series of elections chat
rook place around the country on
Tuesday. Democrats cleaned up
big in off-year elections from New Jersey to California, sink­
ing the candidate who embraced
Presidenr Bush in the final days of
the Virginia governor's race. They
also rurned back all four of GOP
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ef­
forts to reshape state government,
including a measure which would
require girls under 18 seeking an
abortion to notify cheir parenrs.
Archaeologists in Israel said
they have found what might be
the earliest known specimen of
the Hebrew alphabet. The ABC's
(or aleph-ber-gimmels) were found
carved into a limestone boul­
der and thought co date back co
about the l O"' century BC. Lin­
guists across the world rejoice ar
this opportuniry co make their
field of study even more arcane. 3 ~th,:e;;.P:,.i;,,;;o;.;,;n:,;;;e,;er:..L~o,i,g,:,., N;.;.;;;o~v.;,e;.;;.;mb;.;;e,;.r.;,1.;,l_,, 2;.0;,,o_s __________ -.;(:IVl_i.... ___________________ _
Student Co-op ponders move
from Tamarack to Templeton
PHOTO BY JOStt SILVERMAN
Co-op baristas serve coffee and work hard to make you feel at home in their space.
by Rosi Moffet
Currenrly, rhe LC Co-op is
housed in lower Tamarack, a
space char has, through significam
amounts of rime and work, been
transformed from an ordinary
classroom into a comfortable space
with all the character culcies ranging from washing dish­
es and hands to providing drink­
ing water. The space in Templeton
would provide a sink, bringing rhe
Co-op a big seep closer co com­
pliance with sanitation codes.
The Co-op is working with
the student body co try co trans-Furthermore, che central loca­
tion, while ic is farther from For­
est and Harczfeld, would make che
Co-op more convenient for off­
campus students, not co mencion
students in ocher residence halls.
Noise restrictions would be less of
a problem as T emplecon does 001
have quiet hours;
of a cozy coffee shop.
The windows and doors
look our over Pac-Man
lawn, and the Co-op
has seccled into ics place
as-Q central arcracrion
between che Hartz­
feld and Forest com­
plexes. Events are held
chere more and more Most Co-op members feel like fewer people would
be bothered by
nighttime concerts.
Glass doors sur­
rounding the coffee
shop would allow
scudent access co the
lounge even when they can overcome whatever lack
of chillness a space in Templeton
presents and are in favor of its more
logistical benefits. the coffee shop is
closed. While there
commonly as students' awareness
and enthusiasm grows over time.
Students who are unaware of the
concerns abour Tamarack as a loca­
rion for che Co-op may have come
ro view ic as a permanent residence.
Of the one hundred or so Co-op
members who had che opportunity
co voce on future location, 30 did,
and 21 of chem voted co move che
Co-op. The face chat only about one
chi rd of the members chose co vote
could possibly reflect a high num­
ber of undecided people. This is nor
surprising as there are many things
co consider regarding the move.
There are issues with each space
and concerns abouc rhe move it­
self. One of the most interest­
ing of chese is the objection to
T emplecon as the cemral corpo­
rate and administrative building,
which conflicts with the Co-op's
des.ign as an independent alterna­
tive co chat aspect of the school.
Mose objecrions co che move
have co do with students' doubt
chat any room in Templeton
could ever become the chill hang­
out space char the Co-op is now.
Some people wpr_ry char the con­
ceprion of T emplecon as an aca­
demic building may make scu­
dencs reluctant co spend any more
of their leisure rime there. Along
with chose concerns, the absence
of a lawn and a general lack of
character and ambiance seem co
some co be unsurpassable obstacles. form Templeton imo more of a
student center instead of an aca­
demic building and the center
of che corporate administration
of che school. This plan includes
the centraLzation of many stu­
dent offices in addition to the al­
ready present KLC, the Pioneer
Log, Princshop, SEED and the
Womyn's Center, among och­
ers. This plan also includes the
re-possession and revitalization
of Templeton by LC students. would be no Pac-Man, srudents
would have access to the now rare­
ly used center courtyard, though
smoking chere is prohibited.
All of chis depends on whether
or not the proposal to renovate
Templeton is passed. If it is not
passed, the Co-op will remain in
its current residence, and if ic is,
then the Co-op will move into
T emplecon in the fall and we will
see whether it has the power co
be just as cool then as it is now. Riverdale voters ap-
prove property tax
by Craig Beebe
Voters in Riverdale School
District, many of whom are
Lewis & Clark College students,
narrowly got the votes needed to
pass a property rax levy for River­
dale's cwo schools on Tuesday.
665 of875 votes cast were in
favor Measure 26-75, which re­
newed and increased a propercy
cax Levy paid by Riverdale prop­
erty owners. Only 210 votes
were cast in rejection of the levy,
according co the Multnomah
County Elections Division.
This amounts co 76% of votes
cast in favor, and 24% opposing
Though char may oot sound
like a narrowvicrory, intricacies
of Oregon elections law made
the vote much closer overa.11. A
supermajorityis required co pass
rax increases in odd-numbered
years, meaning that 50% of eli­
gible voters must actually cast a
ballot, and a further majority of
those votes cast must be in favor.
While the latter requirement
passed easily, only 51 % of eligi­
ble voters in the school disrcicr
vored-875 of 1706 registered
voters-making i,rs margin of
victory appear a lircle more slim.
'This may be due to the face
char a large percentage of eligi­
ble voters in the Riverdale Dis­
trict are registered as LC cam­
pus residents, as LC falls within
the boundaries of the district.
School Board Presidem­
elect Steve Klein said pare of
the problem may be srudenrs
who registered on campus, then
graduated or went overseas, bur
did nor inform the elections of­
fice of their change of address.
Ballots mailed to those sru-dems in Oregon's vote-by-mail
system would then be marked
undeliverable and returned to
rhe Elections office, d1ough
rhose students and ex-students
srill counr as eligible voters in
the Riverdale School Discricr.
Klein said 166 baUors had
been marked undeliverable and
rerurned co che elections of­
fice, likely due ro these prob­
lems. Our of 581 LC students
and former ~-rudenrs registered
as on-campus residents, that is
a fairly significant percentage.
Srill, Klein said he and
ocher supporters were "ex­
tremely ecstatic," and thank­
ful for rhe participation of LC
studems, wirhout whom rhe
levy would have failed due to
a lack of voter participation.
"I can't say enough positive
rhings about the scudenc gov­
ernment," Klein said. Student
government leaders were accive
in voter drives, tabling with
community members and even
running a phone bank co gee LC
srudenrs to mail in their ballots.
Klein said he hoped that chis
mighr contribute to fostering a
better relationship between the
LC community and the neigh­
borhoods that snrround ir. "lsee
chis as an opportunity," he said,
noting that various students
work for neighborhood resi­
dents and rhat Riverdale's com­
munity also uses LC facilities.
He said diat the school
board had invited ASLC Jead­
ers to an upcoming meeting,
hoping to continue such a pro­
cess of community-building.
"A berrer communi-
ty and better discussion
benefits us all," he said.
Many Co-op members, how­
ever, feel like chey can overcome
whatever lack of chillness a space
in Templeton presents and are in
favor of ics more logistical benefits.
This is demonsccared by rhe 2 l -ro-
30 vote for the move. Righc now
the co-op does not have a sink,
which presents a number of diffi-PHOTO BY JOSH SILVERMAN
Several students relax on a couch at the LC Student Co-op as they do their homework on a weekday eve_ning. _4 __________________________ @t4VP ...... ________ th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_,_N_o_v_e_m_b_e_r_1_1_,_2_oo_s
Russell Banks at Lewis & Clark
Fiction writer from first-year syllabus speaks on his dream for an
etiological myth of Creolized America
by Abi Kurfman
A chapel full of LC students,
primariJy first-years, attended
a lecture by scholar, Russell
Banks on Monday, Nov.?. The
lecture was citied «Shifting rhe
Compass: Towards a Creole­
American Literature" and gave
the students che opportunity to
meet and discuss with the author
of ''Who Will Tell cbe People,"
a prominent anicle in the In­
venting America (IA) sylJabus.
Banks is an academic, older
gentleman whose warm, me­
lodic speaking voice soothed
the drowsy audience, and
when he roused the cha­
pel in a hearty chuckle, it
was almost one of surprise.
Banks discussed the effort of
Americans to find their iden­
tity in rhe aftermath of Sepr.
11, which fo.r many, was the
American flag. He said Amer­
icans need a way to identify
with each other, as well as clar­
ity of purpose. This led to a few
scathing remarks about rhe in­
ept words used by our current
adminisrration co cry and fill
this void. There is "Noc much clarity, at least of language, nor
at the Pentagon at least," he said.
Banks spoke with humor. and
made countless allusions to orb­
er writers and thinkers-James
Baldwin, Maxine Hong Kings­
ton, WH Auden, Ralph ELiison,
Shakespeare and Duke Elling­
ton, co name a few. His exam­
ples spa,rked laughter: the phrase
''Enduring Freedon1," which,
interpreted as ic actually reads,
makes it appear that freedom is
something that one must endure.
He identified one of rbe prob­
lems faci,ng America is our lack of
a unifying story. He said every na­
tion needs a scory of who rhey are
and how they became-a story that
galvanizes the nae.ion into a whole.
The American narrative must ad-,
dress rhe issue of rhe African Di­
aspora, he said.. America fannoc
defu1e herself separacely from the
story of slavery; because this story
has colored. all of our existence.
Banks added that die stories
we have today address only the
origin myths of separate sections
of people, of different hyphenate
groups, and thar these will not
lead us cowards any sort of healing.
"We seem unwilling--or un-able-to cell a simple story of
our origin," he said, advocating
a story that connects instead of
separating. By separating our
scories, Banks said Americans
trivialize each. Writers cannot
try to wr.ice merely whar they
have experienced, because "we
ace, uniquely in the world, a
natively creolized country."
After his talk, a few students
had the opporrunity ro ask him
questions. The questions chal­
lenged che idea.~ Banks posed
and looking for clarification.
These questions, as ~ell as
conversations be had with stu­
dems after the lecrure, both
before and ac the hook sigo­
i.og reception in Frank Ma.nor
H'.ouse, were ''usefol and in­
teresting," he said. He added
that the unique opporruniry
to talk ro a group of students
who had all read one particu­
lar essay gave him the oppor­
tunity co "rethink some ideas
[that werel five years old for
me." He said he is thinking
about expanding these ideas
into a small book-shore, bur
with enough space ro be quite
clear about what he means.
Symposia: 25th Gender Studies
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
with panel sessions, performances,
and the Race Monologues. The
Race Monologues actually ourdates
the symposium. Originally part of
the Martin Luther King Day cel­
ebration, this interactive student
presenracion highlights the unique
cu1rural experience of every per­
son and focuses on a more com­
prehensive understanding of race.
Despite its status as the young­
esr and lease well known of all the
symposia, the Ray Warren Mul­
ticultural Symposium has ex­
perienced incredible success.
"We put last year's symposium
rogecher in a month and a half,"
Nguyen said. "We to rally changed all
our speakers in Augusr. It was pret­
ty different because we didn't have
a faculty advisor assigned to us."
"We were still trying co learn
the ropes last year," Vibiano said.
"It will become part of the LC
culture, just like all the ocher sym­
posia," Nguyen said. "Last year
and chis year, our rhemes were cre­
ated with che idea in mind that
we wanced to incorporate every­
one rather than singling them out.
We waared ro have a commu­
nity-wide forum. Someone's go­
ing ro make sure that it happens."
"The aluml'I i had paved the way,"
Vibiano said. "A lot of people don't
know that we did11't have Manin
Luther King Day off four years ago."
Webb was oprimistic about che
possibility of considering collab­
orative projects with other sym­
posia. "We would look forward to
working with the other symposia,"
she said. "There are many overlap­
ping themes and working together
would only improve our programs." The Gender Studies Symposium
The Gender Studies Sympo­
sium will celebrate its rwenty­
fifrh anniversary i_!l March. Its
theme will be "Body Language:
Sexualities, Identities, and Time."
Like the Environmental Af­
fairs Symposium, the Gender
Studies Symposium follows a rela­
tively loose and inclusive struc­
ture. Throughout the three-day
symposium, several panels, work­
shops, performances, round table
discussions and more traditional
academic presentations run simul­
taneously. le hosts an art show ev­
ery year, exhibiting student arc
nexr to that of professional artists.
"It's structured, whiJe there's this
sort of exciting chaos," said Kim­
berly Brodkin, the faculty advi­
sor for the symposium. "We have
three main focuses: academia, ac­
tivism, and the arts," she said. "We
like to cry ro balance so that we
don't have cwo keynote speakers in
any one of the highlighted areas."
This frenetically paced sym-.
posiurn is the biggest in terms of
the sheer number of events it to
which ir plays hosr (approximately
35 chis year). "The only reason it
works is because we have so much
student involvement," Brodkin
said. "They do everything char
needs to be done: coordinating,
planning, scheduling and so on."
"We helped fill in rhe blanks," said
Becca Norman ('07), one of the stu­
dent co-chairs. "If che panels aren't
filled then we go out and fill them."
The Gender Studies also
uniquely involves students within
the structure of che symposium
itself: rhere are studencs on sev­
eral of the panels and studencs have the opportunity to submit
and present academic papers.
"You'll go to a panel and there
will be people from across the
country and a student from LC,"
said Kare MerriU ('06). "It's a re­
ally good experience for students."
"I can't cell you how many stu­
dencs said char this was one of the
mosr defining features of their
undergraduate careers," Brodkin
said. "These things were so im­
portant in terms of their careers
and how they lived their lives."
The Gender Studies Sympo­
sium acrual1y ourdates the Gen­
der Studies minor. The first sym­
posium rook place over two days
and included four sessions. It grew
fast, however: in i r's fifth year it
was already a three-day evenr.
The symposium has played hose
to many famous names, includ­
ing Sherman A1cx.ie, bell hooks,
novelise Dorothy Allison, and the
Guerrilla Girls. lr has also includ­
ed distinguished professors from a
multitude of fields: History, Phi­
losophy, Sociology, Communica­
tion, Biology, English, Theater,
Chemistry, and Anthrnpology.
"I always learn a lot more
in the three-day symposium
than in a class," said Norman.
The symposium also prides it­
self on its ability ro appeal to a
wide variety of people. "Even if
right off people aren't really inter­
ested, people should look at rhe
program," Norman said. "TI1ere
really is something for everyone."
"What's phenomenal about all of
the symposia is that LC has chem,"
said Brodkin. "Ic'ssuchasmallschool
to have chis abundance of educa­
tional opporruniries is incredible." Mentbers of Student
Bon Conunitee chosen
by Nathanael Massey
Seven applicancs were approved
by members of ASLC to partici­
pate in the Srudenc Bon Commit­
tee on Monday, Nov. 7, marking
one of the final stages in the Com­
mittee's development. Modeled on
the Sm<lenr Library Commitree,
the SBC's intencf'ed function is to
mediate berween Bon Appetite
and d1e student body. Those stu­
dents approved are firsr-years Kier­
si Burkhart and Nathan Tubman,
sophomores Madeline Tuson­
Turner, Taylor Camfield-Bronstein
and Matt Savage and juniors Dani!
Semenov and Robert McHugh.
ASLC also anticipates the par­
ticipation of one ISLC represen­
tative, and Eric Franz ('06), the
ASLC First-Year Advocate, was of­
fered co sit on the board ex officio.
If successful, rhe Student Bon
Committee mighcsucceed in many
areas where d1e previous feedback
sysrem--one of writing comments
and posting them on the wall-has
failed. Bill Masullo, d1e Bon Ap­
petite Manager for Lewis & Clark,
said that responses by individu­
als are often more emotional than
helpful. Masullo, who is involved
in almost every aspect of Bon man­
agement from speaking with local
vendors co writing menus, stressed
the Bon's commitment to adjust
to rhe LC communiry's needs, bur
"the Bon," he said, "can only work
with students if students come
up with something reasonable."
A committee would be able to collect student inpur and focus
its attention on the most preva­
lent and widely voiced issues, said
Rhen Tarum ('06), Executive Vice
President of ASLC and central fig­
ure in the creation of the SBC.
1ssues regarding the Bou arc
currendy brought forward and
discussed by a General Bon Com-'
mircee, composed of staff from
Student Life, the Provost's office,
and other campus branches. Pre­
viously, a single student, most
recendy Ryan Lidsrer ('06), has
represented the in rerests of the stu­
dent body. Lidster resigned from
the position chis year, and it is rhe
plan of chose involved ro post a
member of the SBC in d1e vacan­
cy. "[Thar member] will serve as
rhe represencacive to r.he General
Bon Appetite Committee," said
Tatum, "and as liaison to ASLC.~
Some of rhe issues that Lid­
ster raised, and rhat the SBC wi11
probably cake up, included an im­
proved sack-lunch system, a meals­
per-semescer as opposed co mea1s­
per-week food plan system and
helping the studenc body under­
stand the Bon's high catering coses.
The SBC is made up of students
who utilize the wide range of the
Bon's services. Because firsr-years
and sophomore students make
up the majority of the Bon's cus­
tomers here ar LC, those student
groups are overrepresented on
the committee, said Franz. Mem­
bers of the committee would re­
main from year to year, estab­
lishing a hierarchy of seniority.
College: ASLC's plans
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
library, which allows students to
check out a wide variety of movies.
President James Atkin ('06)
sees tremendous opportunity for
che Accivicies Congress ro be in­
corporated into student govern­
ment. "This body has a wonder­
ful opportunity to revolutionize
srudenc involvement on this cam­
pus-to bring more people and
more opinions into the fold and
ro berrer represent and advocate
for the needs of our students."
The State of the Student Gov­
ernment Address also gave ASLC a
chance to outline their plans for chis
academic year and to let the Lewis
& Clark community know their
priorities. The ASLC has already
addressed a number of problems
faced by students. Arkin listed lim­
ited print balances, high cost and
limited availability of textbooks and
the distribution of the New York
Times and "/he Oregonian as prob­
lems thar ASLC has found or is in
tl1e process of finding a solution for.
Although ASLC is proud of
these accomplishments, they are
still looking into a number of is­
sues to improve the Lewis & Clark
community. Among the topics
discussed at che address was bet­
ter collaboration between the law,
graduate and undergraduate com­
munities. ASLC is already in talks
with each of these campuses co find
ways that there can be joint events.
"There is much the students of our three campuses can learn from
each other," said Arkin, "and we
hope to help facilitate that process."
Two of the main focal points for
ASLC will be improving alumni
involvement and creating a better
student center. LC currently suf­
fers from low alumni participation,
which is something that ASLC
would like to change. "Alumni who
are strongly connected to Lewis
& Clark can be instrumental in
helping graduates of this insticu­
cion find their feet in the working
world. The College can contin­
ue to help its students long after
they have lefc campus," said Atkin.
What co do with Templeton has
been a main issue facing cbe cam­
pus this year and the address con­
tinued char theme. Atkin talked
abour rhe necessiry co balance short
cerm changes with a long term plan
for the furure. Mainly he believes
that the srudenr center needs ro just
be more student friendly. "A stu­
dent center should be a place where
students come to congregate, co
meet new people and ro experience
the essence of a col,ege experience."
Overall, tl1e fitsc ever Stace of
the Student Government Address
accomplished ASLC's goals. Seu­
dents along with members of che
administration are now better able
to grasp what the LC student gov­
ernment is all about and know the
direction char ASLC is going in
tl1is school year. "The event was
definitely a success," said Ross. .._....,.=------------------------------ ---
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l Volunteerism is lazy; you bum
----- or, your volunteer efforts are misguided -----
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by Johnathan Frochtzwajg
Jf there's one thing that Intro to Sociology has taught me, it's that nothing
is right in this world. Everything I already knew was wrong with society
is even worse, and there are a whole bunch of catastrophes J. didn't even
know existed. "Isrn"s abound- including some that I didn't even know ex­
isted (ableism? heterosexism?). In shore, a bumper crop of problems waits for
the next generation of social entrepreneurs.
In a way, this inspires and challenges me. The
daunting position char the human race finds itself
in has done less ro discourage nJe than to make me
decide I want to major in So/An, join organizations
like OPP (Organization for Peace and Politics) and
Amnesry lnr'l, and work cowards a career in journal­
ism. Another result of my exposure to the world's
woes has been rhe development of a stubborn, new
life perspective that causes me ro lose patience for
activities that do nor in some way have an impact
on sociery or create the potluck, volunteers need to examine rhe roor
causes of poverry and determine the most effecrive
and realistic way co mobilize against chem. Other­
wise, rheir efforts on the micro level will be fleec­
ing and ultimately pointless. Every day, the divide
between rich and poor grows and more people slip
below the poverry line, go hungry and come to rely
on cbariry like Potluck in the Park and Operation
Nighcwarch. Volunteers need ro address the issues
that lead co the need for these organizations before
the organizations be­
progress.
From rhis per­
spective has grown a
strong disdain for vol­
unteers-people who Volunteering is like urinating come inadequare to
solve even local prob­
lems of hunger and
destitution.
-give their rime obses­
sively to organizations
like Habitat for Hu­
manjry, the Red Cross
and the Salvation
Army and consider in the ocean. It gives you and a
select few around you a warm
feeling, but in the end you're left
standing in soiled seawater-and
everyone else is still cold. Ac rhe speech he
gave at LC last month,
Portland's mayor,
Tom Potter, likened
writing newspaper
editorials to urinating
in one's pants. It gives
their contribution to
sociery complete. Now, before all the angry volun­
teers rush to the nearest computer in a fir of rage to
angrily peck out a livid response to chis article, let
me establish rwo caveats co my annoyance. (1) I do
not doubt these people's good intentions, nor do I
accuse them of volunteering solely for their self-sat­
isfaction. (2) I do not mind if these people are vol­
unteering because they find it worchwhlle, fulfilling
and pressing to attend to the immeruace needs of
individuals.
That being said, it does drive
these people stop there. Go­
ing to Potluck in the
Park to help out is
a nice gesture,
and it will
certainly fill
some poor
homeless
person's
empty
stomach.
But in
addition
to their
work at me crazy when you a warm feeling at
first, bm in the end you're just a soiled, discontent­
ed person. l'd exrend this analogy co volunteerisrn,
with the following amendment: Volunteering is like
urinating in the ocean. It gives you and a select few
around you a warm feeling, but in the end you're
left standing in soiled seawater-and everyone else
is still cold.
Volunteers: your passion and desire to help is
appreciated, but your efforts are misapplied. Keep
one hand ladling soup to that hungry woman, bur
with the ocher do research. Keep one hand painting
that Habitat for Humaniry-subsidized house,
but with the other wield a protest sign. Keep
one hand planting
trees and pluck-
ing weeds,
bur with the
ocher write
a letter to
your repre­
sentatives in
government.
OK, now
go wri re your
angry rebut­
tals.
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Captain Planet, he's a hero. These kids? They just have too much time (and dirt) on
their hands. If they really wanted to make a difference, they would seek systemic
change instead of making a mud rocket.
M B 50 words or less on a subject of your
Ystery OX choice, submitted anonymously (it's a
Mystery Box. stupid!)
It is fun being a hypocrite just
to piss people off. Guest Editorial Kurfinan's article
narrows gender views
by Tyler Noonan
In her article "Sociery neglects
idenciry of white males," Abi Kurf­
man argues thar, in che ever-evolv­
ing study and discussion of gender,
men-particularly white men­
have been neglecred. While Kurf­
man's conclusion has some merit,
her argun1encs leave much to be
desired.
Ir is possible that Kurfman sim­
ply had different experiences my­
self when she was growing up. J
think growing up mosr of us saw
tl1at young women were (and are)
not "encouraged" co play with
trucks as much as dolls. Indeed,
at best there seems to be indiffer­
ence on ,the part of parents when it
comes to what their licrle girls play
with. Additionally, she claims chat,
"if a girl wants to play football or
wrestle, she can't be stopped." This
is simply false. While there have
been several cases in the lase decade
or so where young women have
been given equal access to male­
dominared spores, chis is scilJ not or a man gay?
Perhaps I am being unfair co
Kurfman. Let us assume what
she meant by man and woman
chroughouc her article were men
and women who are heterosexual.
Even if we grant chis, it is srill nor
clear char rhere is any "meaning" in
any of rhese categories. What does
it mean co be a heterosexual man?
Well, whar does it mean to be a
heterosexual woman, or a lesbian,
or gay, or transsexual or transgen­
der? The belief d1at there is a par­
ticular meaning inherent in gender
is itself the problem facing our so­
ciery today. By assigning meaning
to gender we creare a limited view
of what gender is, thus pcrperuat­
ing gender-related biases and big­
otry.
I. do not mean ro be ungraceful
to Kurfman. She has brought to
light an issue chat, as I've already
sraced, is of great importance. The
face of che matter is chat gender
studies has largely neglected her­
erosexual men. Let us assume char
there is in face neglect, for it seems
Kurfm_an seems to be calling for well-de­
fined gender roles ( the only understanding
I can make of her use of "meaning"). This
will only further narrow our views of gen­
der and further neglect individuals.
as unstoppable as Kurfman would
have us believe.
I also do nor understand her
claims that young women are
"caught thar [cheyl can be equally
aggressive, equally intelligent and
equally successful as any man, and
chat anyone who tells [them] differ­
ently musr be challenged." Indeed,
I believe chis is precisely one of
the most contentious issues facing
feminism today (though l do not
mean to imply that feminism is a
single coherent movement as Kurf­
man does). It would seem that not
all young women are caught these
things, and char is what much of
the feminise movement has focused
on changing.
Ar many poincs in Kurfman's
article she argues chat there is a
"meaning" inherent in one's gen­
der. This is not limited to men for
she states rhac, "Feminism has ren­
ovated our understanding of what
it means robe Women [her italics]."
She also claims char, "We look at
what it means co be Woman, Lesbi­
an, Gay, Trans." It seems Ms. Kurf­
man is confounding gender and
sex. Cannot a woman be a lesbian, Kurfman does so. Let us also as­
sume char chis neglect is unjustified
(though I think both of these points
are up for debate). By continuing
ro neglect heterosexual men gender
studies is in danger of ft.mher os­
tracizing them co the point of mak­
ing these men disgruntled.
As if this weren't enough, Kurf­
man seems to be calling for well­
defined gender roles ( this is the
only understanding I can make of
her use of "meaning"). This will
only further narrow. our views of
gender and further neglect indi­
viduals. This view is also in danger
of being in line with separate but
equal, if we are ro understand all
genders as being equal but having
difrerenr roles.
As a man l can say that I do not
want ro be a cowboy, or a "metro­
sexual;" l simply want to be who 1
am. The categories of heterosexual,
Caucasian, middle class and male
are limiting enough to my identiry.
Let us not furrher complicate the
issue by narrowing my (or anyone
else's) options further. Rather, lee
us expand our definicions of gen­
der and sex. 6
Sports houses: LC's
attempt at Greek Life?
Or, let's get this party going
by Sarah DiSabatino
"C hug! Chug! Chug!" We have all heard it. Wheth-
er it was in Animal House or in our own kitch­
ens, that kind of party dialogue is familiar-especial­
ly as college students. Since LC has no Greek life,
one would think that we do not know how to party,
right? Wrong. Instead of sorority car washes and frat
house wars, we have sports teams.
Mose of che athletic teams have
a house (or ac lease some upper­
classmen on the ream have a house)
where they occasionally throw par­
ries. Every weekend, l have invari­
ably heard, "Aie you going to the
[insert sports team) party?" These
parties occur close to campus and
usually are open co mosc people.
Who needs the Greeks when we've
goc the liberal arts achletes?
LC is obviously a few shades
away from the big university so­
cial scene, but this is a good thing. least not all the time.
Ok, so che sports houses have
parties. Big deal; what does chis
mean? The college has a close knit
community, and it purposely avoids
creating a Greek system co cause di­
visions between irs snidencs. If any­
thing, that would only worsen the
athlece-non-arhJece rift we already
see on campus. In face, the sports.
parries allow athletes and non-ath­
letes co mingle in a social setting
that does nor revolve around yester­
day's practice or last week's game.
These parties are not what we see on TV,
where some guy is carrying around a keg
or someone is shouting ((I am a golden
god!" before jumping off the roof into the
pool. Well, at least not all the time.
Frat houses rend co allow only girls, Perhaps sororities and frarerni­
not guys, co come co their panjes. ties have their merits, like engag­
Why would I wane co go co a par-ing in community service and rais­
ty that does nor let me bring my ing money for special causes. They
guy friends? Ar those schools, ir is also offer a built-in social network
all about who you know. At LC, ir char can help members when they
precry much depends on whether start their careers. )3esides nepo­
you can get there or nor. cism, however, all the people who
For the most part, LC parties are I know involved in the Greek sys­
not that exclusive. Some may limit cem devote their Lives to it. All their
che amount of invitations chey pass friends are Alpha Bera Kappas, or
around, and sure, you might have whatever, and anything chey do is
co buy your own beer, buc it is not sponsored by their house. A liberal
like Jimmy is excluded because he arts education includes sharing your
doesn't play football. The parties as-education with all kinds of people,
sociaced with LC reams have been not just those who had the extra
fun and low key. Even the ones that cash co pledge. Maybe the reason
do gee a lirde crazy are appropri- chat spores reams cend co have the
acely so-like the ones on special closest thing co fraternities and so­
occasions such as Halloween and roricies is that they want chat kind
finals week (hey, we all need ro un-of shared experience only without
wind, right?). I know the people at having to pay dues. Additionally,
the parry, or ar least have seen them athleces can spend time with people
around. And I definicely don't have outside their spores circle-such is
co worry about any skecchy recruic- che beauty of LC.
ing parties a la Colorado Univer- So the next time you think about
sity. These parries are nor what we making fun of the "jocks" hanging
see on TV, where some guy is car-around Pamplin, instead thank
rying around a keg, or someone is them for the rockin' party last Sar­
shouting "l am a golden god!" be-urday. And by the way, you prob­
fore jumping off the roof into the ably owe chem for all that Pabst.
pool. .Well, at ~ . i
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The typical frat house is crawling with Greeks and geeks. Masturbation .is the socially
responsible way to redirect
that sexual feeling
Masturbate your prob­
lems away. It's a suresready
way of relieving any kind of
sexual tension. Afrer all, usu­
ally, every form of tension,
no matter how much super­
structure ls roppled upon it,
is usually sexual in nature.
So, by all means ... mascurbace
yourselves into lethargy and
don't lift a hand to donate
money co anyone or any­
thir,g, because one's libido is
useless with such delusions
of altruism. And if you take
the point seriously that soci­
ety is a massive infrastrucrure
built around arranging ge­
netic pools and erasing oth­
ers, then you will be, to some
extent, lessening this harsh
oppression and cycle of dis­
appointment and dismay. If
you have an urge co have sex
with a woman or man beside
you, remember that .sex. is
dangerous because you could
embarrass yourself if you're
not confident, and confi­
dence is usually an illusion
once it is assessed. by ocher
people in the throes of co­
ital interaction and outrag~,
Only self-loathing and ,mas­
ochism would erupt from
such things. I urge you co
relish in the aesthetic of your
genitalia, and rend co do the
socially safe thing.
-Joe Goodman ('06)
Ban.ks leaves something to
bcdesin:d
I felt chat having a contem­
porary fiction author stuck in
the middle of mostly primacy
source documents from the
1700's was pretty st.range. I
wasn't impressed by Russell
Banks' article initially for vari­
ous reasons (most due to un-the Pioneer Log, November 11, 2005
founded conjecrures) and went
to his lecture to figure out why
it had been included as texr ma­
terial.
I still don~ know. I didn't feel
he responded well co student:
questions, or made rus position
on racism in America or the true
"creolized" American myth and
the African Diaspora more per­
tinent co the Inventing America
curriculum. However, he seemed
more intent on selling his new
book than providing the means
for a ~thy discussion of his es-
say. \,,_
J think it is a great idea ro
have authors defend their own
work firsthand. I don't however
believe char Russell Banks was a
very appropriate choice. I don't
know if this was an attempt co
spice up the text or create an In­
venting America 'sensation', bui
I lefc feeling disgruntled, cacher
than ready for a good conversa­
tion on the subjects mentioned.
Our tuition money could bave
been put co better use.
-Lynnae Griffiths ('09)
Male answers Beecbem's call
As a rarity on the Lewis and
Clark campus, and by that 1
mean a good 'ole fashioned, red
meat eating, tesrosterone,.laden,
hairy-faced, sex hungry Ameri­
can man, I found Stephanie
Beechem's October 14 editorial,
"The Pussification of the Ameri­
can Male," comforting and well­
timed. Noc co mention VERY
sexy.
I for one am straight-up
pissed off co see that the once
macho, powerful and not-so--clo­
quenc spolcesmen of my gender,
such as Steve McQueen, John
Wayne, and Ernest Hemingway
(OK, eloquent in thac particu­
lar case) have been replaced with
men that I would barely consider
boys. These Bera-Boys that are
currently defining my gender
are, as Beechem notes, pussies.
l do not wane plucked, shaved, Naired, exfoliated, suited,
Lacoste wearing whimps selling
their brand of masculinity co
American women -American
~omen who, for the most pare
crave, for whatever reason, these
pussified "males."
Shir, it is about time for
women to realize their complic­
iry in this quagmire of gender­
bending idiocy. On this cam~
pus women, for what I argue are
asinine reasons, want to jump
these skinny, long-haired, well­
dressed Beca-Boys:-And ic pisses
me off. There is no shortage of
pussified men on this campus,
so give up on their emotional,
latte drinking, Ani Difranco
listening asses and come back co
the wo,Ld of gemtlne masculin­
iry.
Don't get me wrong, I un­
derstand the problem with the
typical image of macho-men
-stupid1 blow-shic-up, machine
heads that spend their cime
equally between Hustler, Sports
ILiustrated and Car and Driver,
mainly because there are big col­
orful pictures and not coo many
words, along with plenty of ads
for their favorite beer, usually
Coors.
Yeah, thar stupidity sucks,
but nor all of us macho me,n
play into such a stereorype.
There are those morons among
us1 but there are also those of us
who drink good beer with pride,
shave infrequently, wear whatev­
er i$ clean (or at least looks and
smells clean) and read the New
York Times.
l for one, am one of rHese
macho, testosterone-laden,
hairy, beer--guzzling, blow-shit­
up, red-meat eating, plays-with­
knives American men that also
happens to read things li~
Jhe .,-It/antic and Bukowski (as
Beechem suggesrs) and watch
movies chat aren'.t .limited ro
Rambo (although the Rambo
trilogy is fucking awesome!)
-Aaron Hersch ('08)
DQn't bother with the Piolog
One of the greatest strengths of American
civic society is the ability and duty to question
and criticize authority. Although we might like
to chink that the media is beholden to cor­
porate interests and chat your average voter
watches Fox News like it's C-Span, in reality
most people on both sides of cbe political spec­
trum actively exaroine current events and the
news sources they came from. This critique is
perfectly healthy and indeed a responsibility of
all citizens, there is a line that should not be
crossed. That Line, my friends is the Pioneer Leg.
Frankly, sending letters criticizing every view,
often those in the editorial section, serves no
point.
Let's examine this issue a liccle further. First­
ly, consider the fact that this is a college news­
paper for a total student body ofless than 2000.
Basically what I'm saying is that almost no one
reads the Pwneer Log. We've seen the stacks of
chem lying around, spread across the floor, and
Bowing out of the recycling bins. When peop.le
read the Pioneer Log more often they're readjng
to see if they're me.ntioned in a You Caught My
Eye, rather than what one person thjnks of Ul­
timate Frisbee.
Secondly; because this is a private liberal arcs
college, che average Lewis & Clark student is
much smarter, becrer informed and more opin­
ionaced than your average American. Although
Harms' article on wearing fur is a funny as all
gee our, ic really doesn't change my opinion on the subject. And I really doubt that anyone else
read the article and started to slaughter the squir­
rels on campus ro make a new hat. You may feel
that your views have been attacked, misconsnaed
or insulted, but remember no one really takes it
seriously.
Which Leads to another reason to just chill our:
discourse rarely solves anything. While changing
language usage may have serious political and cul­
tural impacts co a linguist, nor many people :real­
jze char. Sure obscenities and some slurs should be
kept our of newspapers for an aura of professional­
ism, but quibbling over pronouns and adjectives
is inane. All in all chose who read the Pioneer Log
should be given more credit for being able to figure
our char just because a "mankind" slipped into an
article doesn't make it inherently sexist, and odds
are no one else noticed.
So 11exc time you feel a deep desire to write a
lerrer ro the Pioneer Log criciquing how chey wrote
an article or what exactly they said, remember chat
irs pointless. With so many other pr6blems in rhe
world, if you can find the time co analyze the Pi­
oneer Log Like an English major reads Joyce, then
you need co volunteer rnore and actually do some
good for the world. The Pioneer Log should be kept
as a forum for the staff co report and for people co
birch about their opinions without fearing reprisal
from half a dozen offended groups. And remember
people, ics called satire.
-Thomas Broz ('08)
Solicted to write about the Pioneer Log 111th_e_P_i
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The Hamster fights I.
ILLUSTRATION BY JESSE FOX-NYSTROM
Yoplait yogurts, ice cream bars and tampons have all been snatched from dorm rooms
and kitchens. We blame male sexual frustration, and those bitches stole my cheese!
Food theives moved by libido
---- Or, hide your tampons, girls! The boys are coming!
by Katrin Gibb
Two weeks ago, ten of my de­
licious Yoplaic yogurcs were stolen
out of my dorm's communal re­
frigeracor. While I wouldn't have
minded one or cwo of my yogurts
disappearing, having ten of my
twelve yogurts stolen on the same
day I bought them pissed me off,
co put it delicarel}~ Who the hell
steals ten yogurts?
I know you may be chinking I
should just gee over chis since ev­
eryone has food stolen our of dorm
refrigerators, but I refuse co. Maybe
if this was the first time ir happened
I would nor care. Bue over rhe past
year and a half that I have lived
in Copeland I have had ice cream
bars, juice, tampons ru1d now ten
yogurt containers stolen. l wish
char jusc once someone would steal
the moldy noodles that l forgot co
clean out of rhe fridge.
While all of the occurrences
around having these items srolen
are unique, the two most bizarre
are che ice cream bars and the tam­
pons. My ice cream bars were scolen
last year, and I didn't even notice
they were gone umil my then-ob-noxious neighbor and his even
ruder friend came into the Cope­
land main lounge and threw one
of them at me. Ar the rime I hated
these two moronic boys with every
core of my being. But now I just
feel sorry for chem. I truly believe
char these rwo idiotic Neanderchals
steal food because they are angry
that no girl will have sex with chem.
Freud was the one who drew par­
allels between food and sex, and I
am only furthering his thoughts.
It's the cliche in movies char girls
ear huge cubs of ice cream when
their boyfriend breaks .up with
them, and my new understanding
of dorm refrigeracors is that stupid
college boys steal food &om them
because they are sexually frustrated.
1l1ey can't get sex so they steal girl's
food insc~ad and gee some perverse
sexual joy our of eating the phallic
shaped ice cream bars.
• However, in rhe mystery of the
disappearing tan1pons girls would
have co be the culprits ... or would
they? Lase year, all of che crunpons
in my floor's bathroom were sto­
len. 1 run nor miking about a mea­
sly five ·or six tampons, I am talk­
ing abouc 20-40 rrunpons. Who the hell needs that many tampons?
While my initial thought was some
sleazy girl who was visiting one of
my male neighbors came imo my
bathroom and proceeded to steal
all the trunpons, I later began co
consider the possibility rhat maybe
one of the obnoxious sex deprived
males stole them. Either way, [
again believe that stealing these
feminine hygiene products was an
acr of sexual aggression. Afrer all, if
you can't have sex wirh a girl you
might as well sreal her tampons.
When my yogurr was stolen
two weeks ago, l was bewildered. I
am living on an all-girls Aoor where
everyone seems extremely friendly,
and no one seems like the rype that
would suffer from firs of kleptoma­
nia.
1l1at's when I realized that sex­
deprived boys search out food. They
are so angry ac not getting any that
they will rravel to the al I-girls Aoor
to make sure they strike at those
who refuse chem sexual pleasure.
[n the end, I j usr feel sorry for
chem. Food is a poor substitute for
sex. Unless it is Better-Than-Sex
Cake, but I now know nor co leave
thar in my refrigerator.
Riots in Paris echo both French and American history
police have been ~red anckhun­
dreds of rioters are in jail. by Matt Savage
While the
streets of Paris
are ablaze and
anarchy reigns
throughout
France, many
of us here in the
stares are lefr in
cusbelief. Whar is going on? Why
1 cud chis happen? What is the so­
lution?
Two French youths of Norrh
African descent were evading the
police for a minor crime and were
e/ecrcocured in the process. The
evenr was all over the news and
sparked rioting. Thousands of
cars have been burned, dozens of The riots have continued for
over two weeks, with no end in
sight. The siruation of young Mus­
lim youths in France is similar to
the situation of many young mi­
norities here in the United Scares.
They are discriminated against,
isolated from their homelands and
have a di.fficulr time advancing in
society. This kind of hopelessness
and frustracion led to .rioting in
America throughout the 60s and
70s, and srill occurs today (like the
posc-Kacrina or che Rodney King
riots).
Bur there is a key difference be­
tween rhe situation of American blacks and French blacks. America
has had racial ptoblems through­
out its 300-year history. Most Afri­
can-Americans have ancestors chat
have been here for those 300 years,
while many whites have ancestors
who immigrared only a few genera­
tions ago.
But France has had a relatively
homogenous population for over a
thousand years. Rather rhan stress­
ing diversity and inregrarion for
racial minorities, like in America,
rbe French focus oo assimilation.
The observation of racial and cul­
cura/ differences is frowned upon
in French culrure, which is demon­
srrared by their refusal of affirma­
tive action policies and their ban-ning of the Muslim headscarf
This rior is a representation of a
much larger problem. For the first
time, many countries in Europe
have significant immigrant popu­
lations, and Europeans don'r know
what to do. They are appalled by
their memories of what Americans
did when we were confronted by
the same problems, which leads co
complete denial tbac they, coo, arc
racist.
There is no silver bullet for chis
problem, and an end to the rioting
does nor mean an end ro racial ten­
sions in Europe. Europeans must
come to terms with, and embrace,
their growing racial diversicy. They
need to change their perception of what it means co be Europe­
an to one based on ideals rather
than pigmentation. Despite che
tension between our cwo soci­
eties, Europe has a lot to learn
from our successes and failures
with race relations. But, in the
short rerm, rhe violence needs
co stop. No degree of isolation
or helplessness jusrifies violence.
Being violent will uoc bring re­
spect for African-French youths;
it will only breed more fear. As
cheesy as ir sounds, cbere needs
to be healing, undersranding and
love cowards orher Frenchmen,
not hatred. And Muslim youths
need a better role model than
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Awesome Classes: LC students reveal some of the
most interesting, intriguing, & engaging courses
Compiled by Craig Gilden, Ben Waterhouse, & Haley Tripp
COMM 200: Mass Media Messages, Design and Analysis
When major projects include waccb.ing Dumb and Dumber and making a shore celevision
show endded Dmwing far Dummies, you know d1ac chis class won't be boring. If you have
ever been interested in what che media is all about then chis is the class for you. It looks at rhe
basic principles of what goes on in prim and broadcast journalism. The only requiremenr is to
have raken Comm J 00, so even if you· are n.ot a media dock, earning four credits for playing
with cameras and talking into a headset isn't all bad either.
ENG 224: Literatw:e and History of the 1960s
If you cake one class from John Callahan during your rime at LC, make it chis one. Lit­
erarure of the 60s is your best chance to see Callahan in his element, reminiscing about the
good times he had with the likes of Ralph Ellison a11d Eugene McCarthy. The reading is
good, the history is fascinating, and rumor has fr char Professor Callahan throws a wild pacey
for the class just before finals.
SOAN 324: Anthropology ofViolence
Why take a class so depressing that it will rake an entire summer before you can scand to
watch another sad movie? Because it gives you the opportunity co srudy all of the stuff that
your high school history classe.~ only hinted at. You know, the important stuff the Holo­
caust, genocide in Rwanda, the partition oflndia, the aftermath of the atomic bombs in Ja­
pan. Plus, you get co read about Demonic Males. A seriotts course, bur enlightening too. ENG I 05: The Art of the Novel
This is a not class for those who wane an easy A. It is not a throwaway elective for people
who liked English in high school but found another passion in college. Don't let the course
number fool you-Lyell Asher's Arr of the Novel is a rigorous examination of the develop­
ment of the novel in English, with a Jot of reading, a fair amount of writing, and .lacs of
quizzes. Bur: it's also fascinating and fun. Asher is one of the most entertaining professors
at LC, and the insights into the history of literature chat he has co offer are well worth the
work chat the class requires. Furthermore, the reading list is like none other: Austen's Pride
and Prejudice, Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness ef Being, Cervantes' Don Quixote. and
Nabokov's Pale Fire are all sure bets. Take it! Just remember chat it's not Bio l 00.
BIO 100: Perspectives in Biology ,
I know what all you Social Science, Hurna.o.ities, and English majors are thinking: how
could biology possibly be fun? Bur Perspectives in Biology caught by Pamela Zobel-Thropp,
is incredibly interesting, yet painless. You get to learn about all of che latest scientific ad­
vancements from srem cells and cloning to Genetically Modified foods to HIV and viruses.
lf you chink biology is irrelevant to your life or your major, Zobel-Thropp's class will make
you think twice. Lectures are visual and inreracrive with daily power points, occasional vid­
eos, and frequent quescioo and answer (Pamela is always open to questions). And if you're
afraid oflab, don't be. le might be hard to imagine, but Zobel-Turopp makes advanced labo­
ratory procedures fun and easy; how would you like ro sequence your own DNA? Plus, lab
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that residents express themselves
OUNGES SPORTS A HOMEMADE E
Native American speaks of hope
by Nathanael Massey
Musician and storyteller Scotti Clifford spoke in
the South Campus Conference Center Thursday,
Feb. 3 to a small group of faculty, staff, and commu­
nity members as part of the Missing Pieces & Whole
Stories conversation series.
Ar rhe invitarion of che Lewis
& Clark Ethnic Students group,
, he performed a~in lacer thac af­
ternoon in Tamarack lounge. Clif­
ford's presentation on Thursday
encompassed h.is experiences about
life and spirituality as a Lakota In­
dian in the modern world.
Clifford, soft-spoken and sin­
cere, opened boch presenrations
wich the same words: "Who's heard
of Wounded Knee? Thar's where
I'm from. Thar's where the ghosc
dance took place, out i11 the bad­
lands." The subject of his home­
land-souchwesc South Dakota­
was che central focus of Clifford's
presentation, though copies ranged
from Sancana ro love in college ro
UFO sightings. "I talk in circles,"
said Clifford, "Bur l always come back to what l was saying. You ger
a bigger pictur~at way."
The picture was at tul;les har­
rowing, such as when he talked
abom che dwindling traditions of
his spiritual community. Today,
only forty percent of Clifford's res­
ervation practices traditional Lako­
ta spirituality, due in part ro the in­
fluence of western culrure, and due
also to restrictions of traditional
cusroms, he said.
One example he spoke of re­
garded the limits faced by the tribe
on their harvest of traditional med-
1c111es. "In che olden days there
were one-hundred and ninery-sev­
en species of planes we used i_n our
ceremonies," Clifford said. "Now
we use maybe nineteen." Mose of
these plants are found in the Black Hills, an acea sacred co many
tribes, but the gold-rich hills are
currently under private owner­
ship.
Overall, his presentation car­
ried a strong message of resilience,
of holding on and coming back.
To scare off with, Clifford empha­
sized that you've goc to have the
courage to be honest wich your­
self, co love who you are. He ex­
plained chat loving yourself comes
down to compassion, compassion
you can in turn extend co some­
one else. If people could mascer
courage, honor, love, simplicity,
and drink enough water, he con­
cluded, we'd all be a lot berter off.
The conversation series, which
is sponsored by che Oregon Cen­
ter for Inquiry and Social Innova­
tion, began last year with a focus
on issues pertaining to che Mid­
dle East, but has since expanded
tO encompass other subjects. le
will continue nexc monrh with
Joe Presron Smith, a veteran pho­
tographer who has been work.ing
in Iraq. Analyst speaks about
US oil dependency N RD C by Stephanie Beechem
Ann Bordecsky, a policy analyst with the Air and
Energy Program of the Natural Resources Defense
Council (NRDC) spoke to a group of about thirty
students in Council Chambers lase Tuesday.
Her presentarion, enrided "Se-IO million barrels per day by 2025.
curing America: Solving Oil De-Only rhis drastic reduction will be
pendence with lnnovarion," fo-enough to signi£canrly slow the
cused on the Unired Scates' oil environmental damage caused by
addiction and the problems it liter-our oil consumption.
ally and figuratively fuels. Since the United Stares accounts
"The rwo major crises of our for a fourth of the worlcl_'s oil con­
time are terrorism and global sumprion, rhe cask of reducing the
warming," Bordetsky said. "Our impact of oil use on the environ­
oil addicrion threatens our health menr falls heavily on this cowury's
and rhe environmenr, burdens the shoulders.
economy, distorrs our foreign pol­
icy, and makes us as a population
more vulnerable."
The challenge, Bordersky be­
I ieves, is char there is a Lack of
narional leadership and a poli ti­
cal stalemate in Washington thar
makes it nearly impossible for re­"The transportation sector of
our economy accounts for ov<;r 97
percent of our country's rel.iance
on oil," Bordestky said, "and it ac­
counts for 32 percent of our harm­
ful carbon dioxide emissions."
Since there are very few alternatives
for fuelling auromobiles and other "smart growth" options-like small,
multi-purpose business and living
spaces in cities that can help coun­
ter the effecrs of sprawl will also
help reduce the need for automo­
bile transporration. Decreasing au­
romobile use, or figuring our alter­
native ways co fuel the automobile,
will be a giant seep forward in de­
creasing the United Scares' overall
dependence on oil.
As it is, the increasing demand
for oil from an ever-more-voracious
United Scares and a rapidly indus­
trializing China are forcing devel­
opers to assess resources formerly
considered roo expensive to invest
in, such as the car sands in Cana­
da, oil shale, a11d coal-to-fuels pro­
cesses. These sources of fuel are nor
only just as environmentally dam­
aging bur also much more difficult
to extract, increasing their overall
impact on the environment.
form legislation
to make irs way
from concept to
implemenrarion.
Legislation man­
daring fuel econ------------------------ "Large scale in-
"The two major crises of our time are vestment in these • d 1 bal Q 1 methods will make it terronsm an g O warming. ur oi exrremely di~cuJr to
addiction threats our health and the srabiLlze the climate,"
omy standards
and renewable environment, burdens the economr, 80rdetesky said.
d r 1 d Of course, it is
istOrtS OUr 1oreign po icy, an ma es a difficult cask for
fuel standards
is on che books,
bur the need for us as a population more vulnerable." many students to im-
Ann B d k mediately decrease
ever tigh rer stan-
dards has become
a more imperative goal as even
more wilderness areas and reserves
are being plumbed for their oil re­
sources.
"The United States alone con­
sumes twenty million barrels of oil
per day," Bordestky said, "and the
only way to cue down is co make
achievable oil savings targets." Oil
savings legislation would mandate
the United States reduce oil con­
sumption by 2.5 million barrels of
oil per day wirhin twenty years, and
eventually reduce consumption by - Or etS Y their dependence
gas-fueled machinery, the demand
for gas is inelastic-and unrelent­
ing.
The only way to reduce our
rransportacion-r~lared gas depen­
dence is to "retool incentives for
the auto industry ... ro develop
hybrids, flexible fuel vehicles, sus­
tainably grown biofuels, and more
efficient tires and moror oil," Bor­
dersky said.
Reformatting our cities ro in­
corporate more accessible and
flexible transportation opcions­
buses, lighr rails, subways-and on cars, and fight­
ing for reduced dependence on oil
can often seem like a futile cause.
Bue Bordecesky insisted that small
changes are crucial in order ro help
the greater cause.
"Use your car less, if you can.
Economize by combining small
trips into one trip. Use buses or
bikes when you can," she said.
"AJso, write your senators. Write
when there's a bill on rhe table, and
write when there isn't. Students
can make a difference if they make
small changes."
For more infom,ation or to sign
up for mailing lists, visit the Natural
Resources Defense Council website at
www.mdc.org. DISTRACTED
Insightful interactions with
everyday thoughts
by Craig Beebe
fo's no secret that I love the
New York T,,mes. As a wannabe
journalist myself, how can I fail to
appreciate the great old (formerly)
Gray Lady? I am well aware that
its reporters have been known co
make errors, some quite famous,
b1.t5 as a "paper of record," a level
of familiar~ with -rhe fones is
a degree of cultural capital that
makes anybody feel rich.
Moreover, it's no secret char
many other people at our school
Llke the Times, roo. Personally, I
chink that's great: it assists in dis­
course, raises awareness on certain
issues, and gives people things to
hit th.eir friends with as they pass
one another.
Unfortunately, however, so
many people Like the nmes that it
is gening nearly impossible for me
ro acquire my dose of long head­
lines and impressive maps and
graphics. When I get to school
each morning-admittedly some­
what late, around 10:00-they
are a11 gone, leaving behind a less
desirable stack of Oregonians, un­
touched and avoided by mosr stu­
dents on campus.
Ac that point, taking pity on
my disparaged local newspaper. I
will take a copy. Still, 1 scavenge
a bit through the dregs of the
Times.
Ir's what I find in those dregs
that surprises me. It's always the
Business Day section and the
spcrts section that are left. Some­
times I'll find nearly the whole
paper, but not the Arts section.
Then, I'll find the Arts section in
another rack somewhere else on
campus, excised from the rest of
the paper.
What's going on here? Appar­
ently there is some sort of selec­
tivity going on around campus. 1
suppose that I'm pleased-at least
1 gee some or most of the paper,
and I'm not opposed to digging
rhrough the reject pile to do that,
as much of a news junkie as I am.
Bue ac rhe same time, why
would somebody cake pieces of
rhe paper but not the others? Isn't
chat missing the point of hav-ing such a great resource? I can
somewhat understand eschew­
ing the sports section in Favor of
more news, but why pass over
Business Day?
If you think nothing interest­
ing happens in business, what
about Wal~Mart's recent scandal­
ous benefits memo, or the on­
going battle over subsidies and
bailouts for the airplane and auto
industries? In some ways, thac
scuff is more directly influential
ro our lives rhan a lot of the poli­
tics and such in the news section.
As for the people wlw only
rake theArts section, or who cake
the whole paper only for that sec­
tion, I know why you do it. It's
the crossword, isn't it?
Now, I am a bit of a crossword
aficionado myself, so I can under­
stand the feeling that you need
to get at it each day. Thar's great.
I don't wane to be in the way of
chat endeavor.
But if you don'r want the
whole paper, why not try the Or­
egonian? It actually has the same
crossword in it each day, buried
in the Classifieds section. It also
has another crossword, Sudoko,
and Jumble in ir, too. Thar's a
puzzlehow1d's dream! So why
not leave the Times for the rest of
us, in its full glory?
I'm not char worried about nor
gerring ,my Times. in the morn­
ing; I can read most of it on my
computer. Bur in the interest
of maintaining a maximally in­
formed student body; 1 hope that
we can all devote a litrl<. more
time to reading the newspaper.
All of it. Otherwise, none of us
are getting even a fraction of the
whole picture.
And iflikc me, you never seem
to gee a paper, cry d1e Oregonian.
k's nor as bad as rhe omnipresent
unread stacks of them seem to in­
dicare.
I'll do my best to rry ro con­
tinue to be satisfied with the O's
olferings. The only option is ro
gee ro school earlier. I'm nor sure
how likely chat prospecc is. It's
dark in rhe mornings now.
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Portland street painter revels in urban decay
by Christie Wright
A run-down tuxedo shop in
southeast Pordand hardly seems
like the ideal streetscape for an
utist. The marquee in front of the
shop says CRUISING WHITE
DINNER JACKETS $59 and
has been that way for years. The
mannequins in the window
are dusty and the parking lot
is overgrown with dead weeds.
Weather torn red and white Hags
stream across the building. The place
looks deserted and forgotten. David
Shratcer, however, sees the dated
blue building and thinks character.
Shratter has worked in the
Watzek library as the assistant
supervisorof the circulation desk for
the past 14 years, bur his real passion
is painting. Not just painting, bur
meet painting. Shratter's latest
series of paintings depict local
buildings like convenience stores,
the tuxedo shop or the Le Happy
Creperie in the Pearl district.
Each painting has a distinct
feature to which Shratter is attracted.
The buildings are worn down
and many have been forgotten.
"It's my aestheric ... what
I'm intuitively drawn to," said
Shratter. "What that [aesthetic]
is right now [is] buildings that
are in a stare of decay. They have
layers of age revealed through the
paint peeling and chipped bricks."
His attention to detail brings
out the aspects of the buildings
that are normally overlooked.
The paintings all focus on
some sort of sign. For instance,
Shratter spent almost two weeks
intricately painting the cigarette
and beer ads that cover the 8-
ln-One Market on Belmont.
"There's something about
the signs that appeals to me," he
said. "I think the signs help to
define the character of the place."
This series of urban landscapes
isn't the first for Shratter. He
began street pamtmg in 2000
when he was asked to draw
some sketches for a potential
commission. While _he didn't get
the commission, he was inspired.
Shratcer had spent the
previous seven years focusing on meditative still life paintings­
one of which is showcased in the
Tacoma Art Museum. He had
painted landscapes before, but only
in the countryside. Street painting
was a new experience. "It was
kind of daunting to think about
painting in public for me," he said.
"[My] other paintings were made
in very isolated environments. I
just decided to try one and do it."
His first srreetscape was in the
Pearl district. He stood on a loading
dock and painted. "I just fell in love
with doing it-both being outside
and being in the city," he said.
Shratter's first set of streetscapes
was painted in industrial areas like
Old Town, China and the Central
Eastside. The buildings look old,
gritty and abandoned on the canvas.
Shratter pays careful attention
to minute details such as graffiti
and power lines. At one point he
shied away from painting these
things. "Now I'm interested in how
they're part of the environment
and how they help to create that
environment," he said. "They don't
have to be ugly. It's all about how you
look at them. It's an interpretation."
This past summer, Shratter
began a new series of streerscapes
that were different from his previous
paintings. Instead of focusing on
abandoned buildings, Shratterchose
co paint more active parts of the city.
'Tm drawn to places where people
are working and living," he said.
With more activity came more
interactions with the people who
populate the street. Many are curious
about what he's doing. "When I go
and stand on a corner, I'm entering
into a world that is ... contained
and ongoing in which there are
people who are a part of that world
every day and I'm not," he said.
But after days of painting on
a street corner, Shratter finds that
more and more people will converse
with him. Each interaction is
different. Some people critique
his painting while others notice
elements that they've never seen
before. "One woman pointed out
that I had forgotten to paint the
'dusty ledge' on a windowsill," he
said. "She was quite right and I was
stunned that I had been looking at PHOTO COURTESY OAVIO SHRATTEII
David Shratter's rendition of the 8-in-One Market on Belmont. Notice the cigarette post­
ers mounted in the windows of the market and the skewed right-turn-only sign.
chis building for almost two weeks
oblivious to that dusty ledge."
Part of Shratter's attraction to
street painting was the individuals watch them create their work."
While some of Shratter's
contacts with the public are
delightful and brief, others are
"One woman pointed out
that I had forgotten to paint
the 'dusty ledge' on a win­
dowsill," he said. "I was
stunned that I had been
looking at this building for
almost two weeks oblivious
tb that dusty ledge." more profound.
Tlie woman who
informed Shratter
about the "dusty
ledge" tried co kiss
him after she offered
her critique and one
man bet Shratter an
"eyewash" ifhecould
guess where Shraccer
"got his shoes."
These experiences
have inspired an
entirely new project
for Shratter, who
is applying for
he came into contact with. Some
would just pass by and look at
this painting while ochers would
stop and converse with him.
"I would have these
interactions with people while I
was painting that [I found] very
stimulating," he said. "An artist
doesn't often have the opportunity
to interact with people who not
just view their work but actually a grant that will enable him to
publish a book that juxtaposes his
paintings with anecdotes about
the people he met and experiences
he had while street painting.
"When I tell people of my
experiences, they're often intrigued
by it because [the experiences)
are intense," he said. These short
narratives wiU add a new layer to the
paintings and will give the viewer the opportunity to learn more
about the environment in which
the painting was created. He hopes
co cake off the summer months in
order to paint when the Portland
weather is most predictable.
Shracter says that street
painting breaks down barriers.
"I think there's something really
attractive to people about painting
on the comer," he said. "A painter
standing on the sidewalk next to his
easel is an invitation for interaction."
Shratter will call the book
Strut Painter-a title that he also
calls himself. "Working in this way
provides an opportunity for people
to watch the creative process," he
wrote in his grant proposal. "They
see a painting progress slowly as
it moves from ugly co beautiful,
back and forth, repeatedly until
its beauty peaks ac completion."
Two of Shratter's latest
streetscapes, including Mr. Formal,
are featured in a show entitled
"Next" at the POX Contemporary
Art Gallery in the Pearl District.
They will be showing there until
December 3. For more information
visit the POX Gallery's website.
Jarhead uses inaction for impact
by Natalia Spampinato
Have you ever wondered what
the life of a United Scates Marine
at war is like? Perhaps you are
picturing a violent and gory battle
where men are attempting co kill
as many of cheir enemy's soldiers
as possible. Or maybe you see the
glorified image of pauiotic soldiers
fighting for all that is good. Either
way,farheadis an eye-opener unlike
any ocher war movie I've seen.
Based on the memoir by
Anthony Swofford (an alumnus
of Lewis & Clark), Jarhead cells
the story of the young Swofford,
played by Jake Gyllenhaal, and his
experiences as che third generation
child in the armed forces. It
begins with Swofford's brutal
training to become a Marine
sniper. The difficulties that these men are put through cause us
to question why anyone would
sign up for such a thing. How
does Swofford answer? "I got lost
on the way to college," he says.
Finally, the Marines are called hot desert with nothing to do.
On their 1751h day of doing
nothing, Swoffo~d and his spotter
Troy, played by Peter Sarsgaard,
finally get their chance for action.
They receive an assignment to
to fight in
the first
Persian
Gulf War
and get
che chance Instead of "kicking some Iraqi ass,"
the marines are left in an extremely
hot desert with nothing to do.
co put
their sniper skills to work. To get
hyped up, they watch Vietnam
War films such as Apocalypse Now.
Then they are left in the desert
for over five months to guard the
oil fields. Instead of "kicking
some Iraqi ass," as an officer
informed them would do when
they reached the Persian Gulf, the
marines are left in an extremely take out an enemy officer and gee
the shot set up perfectly, but just
before making the kill, they arc
ordered to stop by the an Air Force
officer who already has an air raid
under way. All of the Marines'
training and time culminates in
this moment, where getting this
one shot would validate their
experiences in boot camp and in SEE 'JAAIEAD: PAGE 13 12
Kids' stuffi I don't think
we're in Kansas anymore
The Piolog's resident film buff and all around buff guy Josh Silverman
takes a second look at some of your favorite "kid's" films
Colin Powell and Paul Woitowitz save the world
from "aliens" in 1996's Independence Day.
by Josh Silverman
lmupendence Day: rarely
does a movie come along
that so accurately defines
a generation, so perfectly
articulates the attitudes, the
fears, the very zeitgeist of our
times; even rarer is when such
films are found not at the art
house film festival but rather
on the big screen, grossing
$797 million worldwide.
It's not as though the
creators of this film got
together and said, "You
know, we should make a
film that defines the way
the U.S. conducts military
operations." But it did. So
aliens (read: terrorists) attack
various parts of the planet.
While recognizing that this
is a global problem (the
film did have the obligatory
Coca Cola commercial
-style montage reminding
the viewer that, yes, even
non-Americans are affected
by aliens), the U.S. is the
only country with the guts,
the brains, the goddamn
masculine bravado to beat
this alien threat. Hell,
we'll defeat the aliens on
AMERICA'S Independence
Day! The U.S. President will
save the day! The rest of the
world, get in line and shut
up, 'cause the United Peking
States is going co save your
sorry ass! Subtle it amt.
What's scary is that
chis film came out in
the summer of '96, long
before our engagement in
Iraq. What vision these
filmmakers had. Side note: blackmail, infidelity (who can
forget the famous "patty cake"
scene?),greed,andmurder,Roger
Rabbit reveals the underside
of pre-war Hollywood.
But where the movie really
shocks is in the clever way it
cackles the issue of race in the
entertainment industry. The
movie is loosely based on the
1981 Gary Wolf novel, Who
Censored Roger Rabbit?, an
allegorical tale about minority
contract workers in Hollywood,
"coons," who worked for
exploitively low wages and lived
in the ghetto "Toontown."
With this new information,
the love-hate relationship Eddie
Valiant has for coons suddenly
takes on a very poignant
racial dynamic. The all-coon
Vaudeville performance with
a human-only audience is
nothing but biting satire.
And the way Jessica Rabbit
has to use her body to get
what she needs from humans
-well, this sure ain't kids stuff.
Wizard of Oz: we might
as well set the record straight.
Author L. Frank Baum's of
1he Wonderful Wizard ~f Oz
did not intend his book as a
political metaphor. Instead, the
connection between The Wizard
of Oz and populism was made
by the school teacher Henry
Littlefield and published in the
American Quarterly in 1964.
While it may not have
been intended by Oz's author,
this reading is pretty darn
compelling. A parable about
America at the turn of the
century, the Farmer and
Tin Man represent the wise
but na'ive farmer and the
The aliens are finally beaten dehumanized factory worker
by the cunning Jew and respectively, the Cowardly Lion
Fight Club as Calvin and
Hobbes ... Try this on for size. A
highly anxious, maladjusted of-
fice drone makes up an imaginary
friend who is a hundred times cool­
er than he is.
bad ass black dude. Yes! is Democratic presidenciaJ
Roger Rabbit OK, so candidate William Jennings
we all know chat che Disney Bryan, che silver slippers (as
film Who Framed Roger chey were in the script before
Rabbit is not quite kids scuff. producers turned them to
Using film-noir conventions ruby slippers with the advent
as che vehicle for a story of of Technicolor) represent the •4flft:5¥iiit4 16111tii@ii■ the Pioneer Log, November 11, 2005
PHOTO 8Y MARW.NA WILES
Portland pop group The Decemberists played to a packed Roseland theatre on Novem­
ber 4 after finishing up a national tour.
Decemherists play Roseland
by Ben Waterhouse
Portland pop sensation The
Decemberists celebrated their
returnfromatwo-monthnational
tour last Friday with a sold-out
concert at the Roseland Theatre.
Colin Meloy and the gang
were at their most playful for
the homecoming gig, which
was filmed for an upcoming
silver standard, the yellow brick
road represents the gold standard
(the path all blindingly follow,
but which leads to nowhere),
and finally the great Wizard of
Oz, President Grover Cleveland,
or Republican Presidential
candidate William McKinley,
depending on who you ask.
Oh, and for even more
Wizard of Oz fun, watch the film
in sync with Pink Floyd's Dark
Side of the Moon. Just hit play on
your CD player as the MGM lion
begins its third roar. And if the
links seem a bic tenuous, perhaps
your THC levels are a bit low.
Fight Club as Calvin and
Hobbes: I read, about this one
on the internet, so it has to be live DVD. They finished their
boisterious set with the crowd-
pleasing "Mariner's Revenge
Song" --despite Willamette
Weck writer Amy McCullough's
protests--and even added a
giant whale puppet to the mix.
Opening act The Minus Five's
Scott McCaughey joined the band
for a raucous finale jam, adding
his own experienced blues licks to
true. Try this on for size. A highly
anxious, maladjusted office drone
makes up an imaginary friend
who is a hundred times cooler
than he is. A highly anxious,
maladjusted 6-year-old makes
up an imaginary friend who is a
hundred times cooler than he is.
They fight with their imaginary
friends and people wonder where
their curs and bruises came from.
They treat their imaginary friends
as scapegoats for their actions,
blaming broken lamps or, say, 40
tons of nitroglycerin in a parking
garage, on the actions of their
imaginary friends. And in the end,
deep down, they wane co be just like
their imaginary friend. Fight Club
is Calvin and Hobbes all grown up! The Decemberists' farnillar blend
of fiddle, organ, and guitars.
The show was well-received by
the boisterous audience, who
sang enthusiastically alongside
Meloy's off-key ballads.
If you missed the show, don't
worry-while the band is planning
a brief European tour for this
winter, they are sU:Ce to be playing
some local dates in the new year.
Enter Susie Derkins, or should
we say, Marla Singer. Susie harbors
a huge crush on Hobbes. Calvin has
an irrational hatred for the girl and
cannot understand why Hobbes
allows himself to be flattered
by Susie's affection. Hmm ...
And finally their all-boys Get
Rid Of Slimey girlS (G.R.O.S.S.)
club is so close to Fight Club, I'm
not even going to belabor the point.
PHOTO COURTESY MOVIES.YAHOO.COi,! the Pioneer Log, November 11, 2005 •fflft.j nterta1nment 13
Dramaturgical Haws? Al Franken welcomed in PDX
Not in LC's Balcony
by Johnathan Frochtzwajg
TIJt Balcony by Jean Genet is
a complex play chat, though his­
torically plagued with dramacur­
gical flaws, was well executed by
che cast and crew of LC's Theatre
Deparrment lase Friday, Nov. 3rd.
Many audience members had
liccle idea of what co expect from
the play. Signs posted around cam­
pus were vague, and even Direc-
1or Stepan Simek's description in
a press release lase week was indis­
tinct. He characterized ir only as a
play concerned with power and the
images char represent and enforce it.
Entering rhe theatre, an un­
settling feeling was created by a
semi-obscured live Bishop (played
by first-year Mate Lundeberg) sit­
ting silently on stage. This unsee­
cling feeling persisted throughout
dte production. The plot centers
on a case of pitiful characters who
frcqueni a brothel where rhe very
accommodating mistress of the
house (played by sophomore Mad­
ison Gaynor) enacts their fantasies.
The opening scenes of the play
portray this role-playing and cake
jabs at inscitucions like the church,
the judiciary and the military. The
shocking nature of the aces cak­
ing place on scage is thoroughly
disconcerting for the audience.
As 1he play progresses, it delves
further into the ridiculous nature
of power and its fleecing, false na­
ture. The line berween the illusions
of the brothel and the reality out­
side blurs when, in the play's final
scenes, the plot descends, once
and for all, into che utterly bizarre.
Simek's adaptation of a play
1hat was originally four hours long
is excellent. The much shorter ver­
sion performed here at LC extracts
the core theme of the play, avoids
slow pacing almost completely
and removes most of the extend­
ed monologues and philosophi­
cal banter that purportedly flawed
the play in past performances.
Simek's attempts to modernize
1he play, however, were lacking.
Simek, using either dialogue or
the video screen char hung above the stage and flashed relevant im­
ages on screen, made numerous
accurate but heavy-handed refer­
ences co President Bush. The play,
in exposing the faulty basis of
power, already had anci-escablish­
menr undertones chat could be
extended co the Bush administra­
tion. To make these connections
explicit cheapened the production.
The quality of acting in the
play varied. Some members of the
cast-including bur nor limited co
Gaynor (Irma), Emily Kroman
('07, The Mare), Sage Howard ('06,
Carmen) and Heather Morowicz
('09, The Envoy)-played their roles
with admirable skill, immersing
themselves in cheir roles completely.
Others were less im-
pressive, sounding less in-
volved and more showy.
The most impressive quality of
che play was its visual component.
ll1e inclusion of che video screen
added a creative flair o~ modernity
co the scenes. The sec design, which
featured an awkwardly slanted stage
and a multitude of symbolic mir­
rors, provided the perfect setting for
the events of 7he Balcony co unfold.
Finally, the ridiculously
large costumes were quire ef­
fective in communicating the
false power of che wretch­
ed characters wearing chem.
In the play's program, Simek
wrote chat it is his belief char col­
lege theatre departments, free from
financial responsibility, should
tackle challenging pieces like 7he
Balcony. This reviewer wholeheart­
edly agrees. Though 7he Balcony
was certainly a challenge co put on,
the effort made by our department
is admirable. Students looking for a
strange and stimulating experience
will enjoy supporting their efforts
by going co see the production.
Jes run ends chis Saturday, Nov.
12th. Performances are nightly, at
7 :30pm. Admission for LC students
is $3, and tickets may be purchased
at the Fir Acres Theatre box office
from 1 :00-5:00pm on weekdays
as well as in the hour before each
performance. See the Theater De­
partment website for more details.
Bend subm.lssions to
(tiwrlght@:cla.rk.edu or MSC ~29, PHOTO COURTESY KIM GREENBERG
Piolog staff writer Kim Greenberg hobnobs with bestselling author and outspoken Demo­
crat Al Franken during his visit to Portland in late October.
by Kim Greenberg
Last Sunday, Portland
welcomed comedian, radio show
hose, bestselling author, and
Saturday Night Live Alumnus Al
Franken co the First Congregational
Church co promote his new book
7he Truth (With jokes) hosted by
Powell's Bookstore. Needless to
say, Franken was greeted with
open arms, hysterical laughter,
an_d thunderous applause. Franken
addressed copies from his book
as well as current political events
ranging from the current war in
Iraq to the issue of gay marriage.
"It's not about gay marriage.
It's about equal marriage and equal
rights. I don't understand how it
affects heterosexual marriage. In
fact, whenever I see a gay couple, I
chink 'where's the threat?'" he said co
another round of roaring applause.
In his new book, Franken
discussed his shock and
disappointment with che results
of the 2004 Presidential election,
a major theme in his book being
Bush's campaign of "Fear, Smear,
and Queers" co win as well as the
"mandate" issue that cakes up che
entire first chapter of his book.
When asked about the cone of years ago [when Lies, and the Lying
Lian Who Tt/1 7hem came out)."
That does nor mean, however,
chat Franken's book is solemn.
Franken is able co present a view
on the current administration
and present faces while still being
able co laugh at the situation.
There is rarely a page that goes
by char isn't laced with pure Al
Franken humor and sarcasm.
Along with much joking and children in the state of Illinois.
"Every ocher country
has universal healthcare.
Everyone is happier for it.
Why can't we have it coo?"
And yet che reading maintained
a comical edge, despite che serious
matters at hand. For every point
Franken made, the audience reacted
with a mixture of applause and
laughter. They listened, enraptured,
as he read a chapter about his father
"It's not about gay marriage. It's about
equal marriage and equal rights. I don't
understand how it affects heterosexual
marriage. In fact, whenever I see a gay
couple, I think, "Where's the threat?"
mockery, in his lecture Franken from his book and fell in love with
st~essed the need for nor only
democrats, but all liberals co
cake back the country from the
current corrupt administration. him even more when he opened
up for Q&A in the lase half-hour.
One audience member was so
bold co ask whether che rumors
"In order to cake our country of Franken running for Senate in
back, we need co show people that 2008 for the state of Minnesota.
we ha..:e a vision for our country While he did not state whether
chat will benefit everyone, not just it was a sure thing or not, Franken
the few. We're getting there. The did make it clear chat he will be
good things that are happening
in chis country are happening in moving back to Minnesota early
next year along with his radio show.
Truth, Franken made it clear chat the Scates, so that's a great start." "Liberals need their voice
back. They need co learn how co
speak up, be police, and be strong.
If I can't do chat, who will?" his book is "a lictle more serious Specifically, Franken talked
because we're living in a more about a bill proposing a universal
serious time than we were four healthcare plan for all chc
J~1!_~~d: not typical war movie
war, bur the opportunity is taken
away, showing che uccer uselessness
of the foot soldier in modern wars.
Rather than flashing the
bloody battle images of the typical
war movie char are designed co
show the brutality of war, director
Sam Mendes shows the futility of
war through sheer lack of action.
le leaves lhe audience asking why
money is going co support 1roops
chat are not even caking a major
pare in the war, and why these men should be 1orn away from their
families and their lives to be stranded
in the desert, doing absolutely
nothing co help win the war.
The film's entirely male cast,
except for a few minor female
roles, does an excellent job.
Gyllenhall plays Swofford as a
young, foolish, swaggering soldier
just wanting to use the skills he
aquired at boot camp. The scene
where Troy explodes at the Air
Force officer who has just taken away their perfect shot is indicative
of both Sarsgaard's skill as an
actor and the utter desperation
and futility of their situation.
Jarhead is not your typical war
movie. le portrays a side of modern
warf that che general public is, for
che most pare, entirely unaware of.
So whether you go see chis movie
co find another reason to hare
Bush, or to see Jake Gyllenhaal
in nothing but a Santa Claus
hat, Jarhead shouldn't be missed. ~1~4!!!!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!~--------------.;JJ.4l.t.- .... ______ t_he_P_io_n_ee_r_L_o_g_,_N_o_ve_m_be_r_l_l_,2_oo_s pcommg
Events Men's Basketball:
Nov. 14 @ Corvallis
vs. Oregon State Swimming:
Nov. 11 vs. Whitman@ LC
Nov. 12 vs. Whitworth@ LC
Two athletes, two addictions: Underground sport
rts d ir . can protect students spo an corree
Interviews by Valarie Hunsinger
Karyne Sander
From: Grants Pass, OR
Major: Math and
Sociology
Grade: Sophomore
Sport and position:
Softball-utility; Soccer­
Goal Keeper
Greatest accomplishment
in a sport:
Going to the s'1mi-finaJs.
in the Oregon State High
School Play-offs my: junior
year.
Pre-game rituals:
I shave my legs, go to
Starbucks and get a quad­
grande-vanilla-non-fat
latte, and then I go to
Noahs and get a six cheese
bagel heated up.
Hobbies:
l like to watch movies and
read
Singlt:/ dating and what
ike Craytor
Sport: Swimming
Major: :Psychology
Grade: Junior
Where are you from?
The other side of the
Willamette
When did you start
swimming and why?
I started last year after four
years of no sports. I wanted
to be P,art of a team again.
What is your favorite p~
a;bout swimming, best
event?
My favorite part is standing
on the block, ready te go, do you like ju the opposite
sex:
Single, I like guys
That look good in a pair of
Carhartts or Wranglers (if
they don't know what those
are need not apply).
Favorite thing about LC:
The campus is beautiful
and conveniently Jocat~d
between Portland and Lake
Oswego.
One secret about you:
I am addieted to two things:
Coffee and: Gilmore Girls
If you could time-travel
where would you go?
J; would go back in time
and prevent the mvention
of Barbie. It is a hQmble
doll reinstalling gender
ideologies and gender toles.
I truly believe Barbie would
not be a doctor if she was
not pretty.
Hero/role, model:
My nepli~w, he is thtee.
and trying to remember
what stroke Pm supposed
to oo~ Uike swimming the
100 fly because I never
thought I'd evet be able to.
Ypur favorite class or
teacher at LC?
Neuropsychology is
probably the most exciting
~g since recreational
nuclear war, so B~in and
BehaVaior would probably
be my favot;ite class.
Something no one knows
aboutyou? r have a secret constant
<!.ntving for coffee a.ad
donuts
Talenf(s)?
Sounq e,ffects. I do moo
sticks, animaJ noises, video
games, the.kazoo, and a
r.aging electric gl.\itar
Motto for life?
''We're all in this together"
and "Die ~ive" and •~ PHOlO<XllRTESY LEWIS & Ct.ARM~
Last dream:
A soccer shootout. l
stopped 4/5.
~in life:
To become a lawyer and
help kids get adopted.
Favorite music? Country,
if you couldn't figure it
out from the wranglers
and earhartts.
.Eacebook or. myspace?
Faceboek, Myspace is
oangerous and scary . .
Bon or 'l'railroom?
TrailroQm, but I pref er to
cook for myself.
shots of straight espresso
is too much•~
Wlio do you think you
were in a past life?
St. Augustine Qf ,Hippo
Rolempdel?
I never really had one
because I im far too
critical of peo,ple
If you could be
anywhere rigtit now and
doing any(li~ where
and what would it be?
I would be,in Munich
drinking some fiqe
beverages and playing
foosball with Tim Brown.
Pre-game (swim)
traditions?
My sister was a
cheerleader (the acrobatic
super athlete kind, net the
foofy whiny kind) and she;.
taught me a short routine.
lf I PR, then l w~ar a blue
vest with.jeans. PHOTO BY NORA GAY
Autumn Cool ('07) and other members of the Tae Kwon Do
class practice their protective while relieving stress
Tae Kwon Do focuses on self-defense
techniques, fitness, mental preparation
balance and flexibility, while also providing an
outlet for stress. However, in some cases the
class is so intense that many students drop
out due to the unexpected physical activity.
by Nora Gay
Maybe your roommate has pro­
tected you when you've needed de­
fense. Or maybe you've been im­
pressed by your classmate's ability
to be stress free. Or maybe you've
walked through Pamplin when the
Tae Kwon Do class was in session,
jealous char you can't kick or take
down your opponent like rhar.
Students take Tae Kwon Do, a
South Korean martial arr similar to
Karate, for these reasons and more.
One aspect rhac morivared Autumn
Cool ('07) to srarc caking rhis mar­
tial art was self-defense, and she's
been doing ir ever since her firsr
year in college. It's also great for her
health, both physical and mental.
Coo 1 get some awesome bruises."
The rigorous practice prepares
Cool and the other students for a
variety of situations.
"I know the body's weak
poincs-grab me by the collar and
you'll find yourself on the floor.
Ger me in a bear hug from behind,
and J'IJ either throw you over my
shoulder or drop and kick you in
the head, whatever I feel like at che
moment."
Led by Nelson deJesus (Physical
Education & Athletics), the class
works on fitness, balance and Aex­
ibility. Besides working on tech­
nique, the class spends about half
the rime practicing sparring, or
s a i d ,
"There's
nothing like
shoucing
and kick­
ing people
when it "Get me in a bear hug from be­
hind, and I'll either throw you
over my shoulder, or drop and
kick you in the head, what-
comes ro
getting rid
of stress." ever I feel like at the moment."
-Autumn Cool ('07)
T a e
Kwon Do
is offered as a physical education
class two days a week and is also a
club spore on campus. The class is
comprised of both beginners and
returning students, as well as stu­
dents coming in with experience of
their own.
"About half of the beginners
rend to drop out after a couple
weeks, when they realize char we
actually WORK in our class," said
Cool, who is also che President of
the club. "It's really fun, bur you're
going ro sweat and you're going co fighting with an opponenr. They
also take a break from athleticism
to explore the arr ofTae Kwon Do.
Mitch LeYay ('07), who origi­
nally cook rhe physical education
class for exei;cise, also finds the
benefit of relieving his stress and
learning self-defense. He also likes
that it is a "do what you can" class.
If LeYay finds that he's "not
feeling well or just can't make it co
class for some reason," he doesn't
come back to class feeling bad, be­
cause "our needs come first." the Pioneer Lo , November 11, 2005 S orts 15
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Pamplin improvements still leave much to be desired
by Kevin Stark
As studenrs scroll through the
entrance halls of Pamplin Sports
Cemer they are reminded of the
years of rradicion and excellence
surrounding Lewis & Clark achlec­
ics. Black and white photos have
frozen LC athletes in moments of
glory from chc pasr century. "These
rribuces are to be displayed for stu­
dents to admire for years to come
along side rhe crophies char glorify
their victories. However, as stu­
dents wander further around Pam­
plin Spores Center rhey may find
less glorious reminders of athletic
fears from decades pasr.
A perfect example of this would
be the bleachers in the gymnasium.
While they may be symbolic of
years of excellence in college bas­
kecball, they have also been ar LC
since the rime che building was
consrrucced and barely meet safety
codes.
"The building was designed ar
a time when needs and issues are
very differenc chan chey are now,"
said Achlecic Direcror Steve Wallo.
The women's locker room is
a11ocher area in need of improve­
ment. According to Jon Welter, che Facilities and
Evencs Manager
at LC, with a big­
ger female crew
team and che ad­
dition of women's
soccer as a varsity
sport the locker
room is barely big
enough. Female
athletes agree.
"When com­
pared co the guys
locker room thac
has couches and a
sauna, ours seems
inadequate. Noc
every team has
their own rooms, ll
so it is very PHOTO BY KEVIN STARK
cramped and the The recently renovated weight room in Pamplin Sports Center.
lockers are barely
big enough to fir our soccer bags,"
said Katie Burnett ('08), a member
of the soccer ream.
Downstairs, the weighr room
facilities are another reminder:
things are changing. The school
just finished a rwo-year, $75,000
makeover of che work-ouc room.
According to Welter, the changes
addressed issues of space, the big­
gest problem within che Pamplin building, replacing 17 workout
units with only 10 top of the line
units. This was done in part by
combining squat, bench, and clean
units into one all purpose ma-
chine.
Comparing our weight room
with che facilities at similar
schools', Wallo said, "Quality is
good; Quantity is well behind rhe
majority of our peers. We have a tremendous lack of space." He
added chac most schools in the area
have racquet ball courts and either
rwo separate gyms or a gym and a
field house. For example, Linfield
College weight room is about the
same size as LC's (3,200 square feet
vs. our 3600), bur bas a separate
room for all. their cardio equip­
ment. Wallo did point out, how­
ever, char LC is one of the only schools with an encapsulated ten­
nis bubble.
This is the time for change at
LC, wich Presidenr Tom Hoch­
scettler in bis second year at LC
and having convened a, "rask­
force" co undercake an inquiry
into the strategic direcrion of the
college."
"We have proposed char we
Start tl1e renovation and redesign
of che building," said Wallo. While
nothing has been set in scone, the
renovation would address che
space issues ar Pamplin. Welcer
commenced char the bujlding is
in desperate need of updates. One
issue chat he broughr up was the
fact char chere are no elevators in
Pamplin, making it very dHficulr
for rhe handicapped to use and
enjoy the facilities. While nor spe­
cifically commencing on the reno­
vation in the Presidencs' "Whice
Paper," he said, "lf we truly be­
lieve in rhe complemencariry of
physical well-being with menta.l
agility, then we must take seri­
ously the challenge of establishing
for every member of the Lewis &
Clark community che opporru­
nity to engage in some form of
physical activity."
Wolllen's soccer has
a cofllehack season Mud may h~J1 f~ !.~ together
by Hunter Franks
by Chris Peterson
lhe Lewis & Clark women's soc­
cer ream finished their season wich
a 2-0 victory over Whirworch on
Thursday, Nov. 3 and a cough 3-2
loss to Whitman on Sarurday, Nov.
5. The Pioneers finished 7-10-3
overaJJ and 5-9-2 in che Northwest
Conference, earning chem sixth
place in cheir first year under coach
Lisa Unsworth.
The ream's strong defense and
leadership kepr rhe Pioneers in ev­
ery game and, with many players Lindsey Whitford ('09).
Saturday's final game against
Whitman was less successful. For
seniors Mihana Diaz, Whitney
Tuxbury and Meghann Paddock,
che last game of their careers was a
wild one.
The Missionaries cied the match
rwice before winning it wich un­
der cnree minuces co play. Hudson
scored the first goal of che march
on a pass from Lisa Housman ('08)
ar che 31 :42 mark, and Sarah Kief­
fer ('08) broke the 1-l tie with an
unassisted goal at the 63:01 mark.
________________ Bue Whitman responded to
I accidentally told my
friend afterward that
we had won, our team
played so well and with
so much heart that both goals and Krisren Ber­
ndt scored che game winner
for the Missionaries.
"l accidenca.lly cold my
friend afterward chat we had
won," Marissa Ticus ('08)
said, "our ream played so
well and with so much heart
that I fo~t we had lost."
Despite the t6~h loss,
the Pioneers can be proud of
the 2005 season. The ream's
--------------- 7-10-3 sixth place finish is I forgot we had lost.
-Marissa Ticus ('08)
set to return next year, the future
looks bright for women's soccer at
LC.
On Thursday, the Pioneers rode
co a 2-0 victory over the Whitworth
Pirates on a five-save performance
by goalie Nora Germano ('08) and
goals by Rebecca Conroy ('08) and
Allison Hudson ('08). It was the
ream's seventh shutout of the year.
"Our defense did a greac job win­
ning balls in che air. We were com­
municating and hustling well," said the best for women's soccer
since 1986, and improves on their
2-16-1 season in 2004. "This sea­
son we made great strides," Ger­
mano said, "We have a lot of talent
and we're only going to get better."
Unsworth credits her players
with accepting the new team phi­
losophy and expects the ream to
continue to improve. "All we need
is rwo or three players co be serious
contenders in the Northwest Con-
ference," she said. After a second place finish for
the women's and a fifch place finish_
for che men's reams ac the North­
west Conference Cross Country
Championships Lewis and Clark's
Cross Councry team turns ics sights
towards che NCAA West Regional
in Saler:n, Oregon on November
l2'i.. Ac the West Regional meet
the top two men's and women's rhree runners in the top eight but
the next highest finish was 29'h.
"If we can close the gap be­
rween • our third and 4-5-6-7
runners, which is very possible, I
think we could check Willamette
off our lisc and go to Nationals as
a team," said Carla McHattie ('06).
Getting to Nationals as a ceam is
the women's ultimate goal, bur if
they fall shore of chis they hope to
If we can close the gap between our third
and 4-5-6-7 trunners ... we can check
Wilammette off of our list and go to na­
tionals as a team. -Carla McHattie ('06)
reams will qualify to go to the Na­
tional Championships.
The women's ream, currendy
ranked 4,h in rhe West Region, has
a good shot at getting co Nation­
als, but they will have co compete
with three higher-ranked reams: a
Willamette ream char is a perennial
juggernaur and char topped the Pi­
oneers at the Conference Champi­
onships, a solid Claremont-Mudd
Scripps squad, and a Colorado
College ream that they defeated
earlier rh_is season.
One of the main obstacles in che
way of the women's team placing
first at the Regional competition
is the disparity between the top
three team and the rest of the Pio­
neer runners. "In Cross Country
che fuse runner and the lase runner
are just as important," said Tamma
Carleton ('09), who finished third
overall at the Conference Champi­
onships. Team scores are based on
the top five times from each ream
and at the Conference Champion-srill send several of their cop run­
ners. This would be possible be­
cause rhe rop four women chat are
nor members of che top rwo reams
also go to Nationals.
On the men's side, they will
look co carry their momentum
from what Head Coach Dr. Da­
vid Fix called their "best race of rhe
season" at rhe Conference Champi­
onships into the Regional competi­
tion. Alex Henry ('06) has been an
all-region runner every year of his
• collegiate career and will look to
continue chat trend this year. The
men's squad, anchored by Henry
and Ty Mears ('06), "will have to
step it up one more notch to land
a spor at Nationals," according to
Coach Fix.
He also said that the weather
conditions on the day of the race
could be a large factor char plays
into the hands of the team. If it
rains and is muddy it could be to
the Pioneers advantage because
they are used co chose conditions PHOTO BY SARAH DISABATINO
McHattie ('06) does her thing
and teams rhat come from warmer
climates are not. "Since we train in
Tryon Park, we a.re used to running
in muddy, slippery conditions,"
said Carleton. The mud could be
the ching that fills the gaps in rhe
LC ream because the ocher teams
will be hurt by the bruca.l condi­
tions. Another advantage the LC
ream has is their familiarity with
che course. They ran the course
only a week ago, whereas most of
the ocher reams that will be there
have never laid eyes on the course. ------
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Friday, Nov. 11:
7:30pm: "The Balcony"
@ Fir Acres
In the midst of a violent revolution, a
majestically appointed brotheJ caters to
the elaborate fantasies of men of all walks
of life. The brothel, or The House of
Illusions, alJows these frustrated little men
to reenact their fantasies of sex and power.
In a series of ritualistic masquerades, the
images of power mirror each other to the
point where the line between illusion and
reality becomes blurred. It soon becomes
apparent that, just like in the brothel, in
the political struggle outside the symbols
and rituals of power assume even more
importance than power itself. Jean
Genet's visceral and darkly comic vision
proves as timely today as it was when
originallv penned in 1956.
Saturday, Nov. 12
1:00pm: Volunteer with Friends of
Tryon
@ Law School
Join in a fun afternoon of tree and shrub
planting and weed removal with the
Friends of Tryon Creek and LC law
students. Tools are provided but make
sure to bring warm clothes! Tryon
Creek Park was created in response to
a sustained effort spearheaded by the
Friends of Tryon Creek. Since then, the
Friends have been instrumental in building
the park's trails and Nature Center and
. in purchasing land to expand the natural
area. To sign up for the event, stop by the
Office of Leadership & Service in lower
Templeton or email alina@lclark.edu
3:30pm: Educating and Counseling
Across Cultures; Strategies for Gaining
Multicultural Competence
@Rogers 220
How can we be effective educators and
counselors with students from cultural
groups outside of our own? Join us for a
discussion of our successes and challenges
as we work with an increasingly diverse
student and client population.
7:30pm: "The Balcony"
@ Fir Acres
8:00pm: Jazz Band Concert
@ Evans
A night of some amazing jazz acts.
Several combos will perform and will use
guest artists from the local club scene.
Free to the public.
Sunday, Nov. 13
2:15pm: Potluck in the Park
@Downtown
Sign up in the Student Leadership &
Service Office
8:00pm: George & Barbara Skipworth
Faculty Recital
@ Evans
Barbara and George Skipworth perform a varied repertoire .including songs of Franz
Schubert, cabaret songs of William Bolcom
and the American premiere of George
Skipworth 's Irish Songs for Soprano &
Orchestra
Monday, Nov. 14
9:00am: Grassroots Campaigns Inc.
Interviews
@ Templeton, Geary
7:00pm: Living with the Consequences
of US policy, a Nicaragua Photo/
Testimony Project
@ Miller 105·
What are some of the consequences of
living with a U.S. funded War? From
1985 to 1990 Paul Dix, a professional
photographer, documented human rights
abuses of the US-funded contra war. He
returned to Nicaragua recently to find
specific individuals he had photographed in
the 1980 's to obtain new photographs and
testimonjes.
7:00pm: Careers in Journalism
Workshop with Phil Busse
@ Miller 104
7:30pm: Lecture by Carter Revard, Dr.
Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Distinguished
Visiting Scholar
@ Council Chamber
Tuesday, Nov. 1S
7:00pm: Building a Saffr World:
Defining the U.S.-U.N. Relationship for
the 21st Century
@ Templeton, Stamm
As part.of "The People Speak 2005," a
·national discussion of important foreign
policy issues, a group of International
Affairs students at Lewis and Clark College
will address four important topics in the
relationship between the US and the United
Nations:
• Environment
• Poverty, Hunger and Health
• War and Conflict
• WMD and Terrorism
FREE REFRESHMENTS!
Wednesday, Nov. 9
All Day: Ray Warren Multicultural
Symposium
6:00pm Job Search Group
@ Howard 302
7:30-9:00pm Vox Tri-College Forum
@ Reed College in Kaul Auditorium
Reed College, Portland State University
and LC present a panel discussion on
The Supreme Threat to the Supreme
Court--Reproductive rights hanging in the
balance. For more information contact
corey@lclark.edu. Transportation wiJI be
provided!
Thursday, Nov. 16:
All Day: Ray Warren Multicultural
Symposium You caught my e_ye ...
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