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Volume 70, Number 12

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2006-01-02

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Lewis & Clark College's Student-Run Newspaper
Volume 70, Number 12 Friday, January 27, 2006
Co-Op
• moving
to Tem­
pleton
by Anne Swift
Despite internal division, rhe
Lewis & Clark Student Co-Op is
scheduled to move into the Tem­
plernn Scudeni Center at the be­
ginning of next semesrer.
"We will be moving our of
Tamarack at the end of this semes­
ter and inro Templeton when next
year begins," said Organ izarion
Development Coordinator Erik
Keuenburg ('08).
The move> was decided 111 a
voce on friday, Nov. 11. In order
for measures co be passed, Co-Op
members muse approve chem with
a two-rhir<ls majority. While the
vocc satisfied these conditions, it
was close, and it lefr cerrain mem­
bers of the Co-Op unsatisfied.
To correct this problem, mem­
bers are considering re-voting on
the issue sometime in the near fu­
ture. While some disagree with
this tactic, most are in favor of such
action because it would allow stu­
dents currenrly involved with the
Co-Op to have a part in determin­
ing the furure of the organization.
Supporters of the re-vote ci re new
coordinamrs and members as rea­
sons for allowing new voices ro be
heard.
"There are advantages ro stay­
ing in Tamarack; the sense of com­
munity and history is there. Still,
Templeton has certain benefits,
like sinks and betcer access co up­
per classmen and professors," said
publicity coordinator Krista Beer­
ling ('09).
·n1e Co-Op's move is contin­
gent upon specific renovations to
the Thayer areas, whLch were pre­
sented in a proposal lase spring.
·n1e Capital Project Committee
will hear the Co-Op's proposal in
early February. Renovations would
include the installation of sinks and
a way co secure the vicinity when it
is nor in use. Ac its current location
on the first Boor of Tamarack, the
Co-Op does not have a sink, which
has proved problematic in the op­
eration of its coffee shop.
"The scudencs did a very good
job with the proposal. Some minor
changes need to be made with the
help of an architect, but we are on
the way to summer renovations,"
said Campus Planner Michael Se­
stric. LC loses Dean of Students, Southern Ore­
gon University gains VP for Student Affairs
by Craig Beebe
Dean of Students Jon Eldridge
will leave Lewis & Clark ne.xr week
for a position as Vice President for
Srudenr Affairs at Southern Oregon
University, Provosr Jane Atkinson
announced in an email to rhe cam­
pus community on 'lhursday, Jan.
12. Eldridge's last day on the job
at LC is Janu:uy 31, with his new
position ser co begin a1 the small
public school in Ashland on Febru­
ary 15.
'1l1e announcement provoked
some speculation about why El­
dridge was leaving, including a few
rumors about him being forced our,
but such rumors have proven co be
unfounded. Indeed, Eldridge's de­
parture is cmircly of his own choos­
ing, and he said he is only switch­
ing jobs because rhe new position is
such a grear opportunity.
Thar doesn't mean he isn't sur­
prised char he is getting such :rn op­
porru nicy, however.
13ur rhar has been a trend for El­
dridge, who said in a recenr inrer­
vicw char he had never expected lO
become Dean ofSmdencs as quick­
ly as he had, after he joined che LC
staff as Director of Residence Life
in 1997. Bur he said chat his expe­
rience at LC was critical co his abili­
ty co ger che job at SOU. "Without
LC, I wouldn't have had che oppor­
runiry at SOU," he said.
Eldridge's list of accomplish­
ments at LC is extensive. The rela­
tively new apartment buiJdjngs are
at the top of that list. Eldridge was Dean of Students John Eldridge was instrumental in the construction of the apartments.
hired when they were first being
conceived and played a critical role
in their construction and the pro­
grams needed co make chem a suc­
cess, Atkinson said.
Bur he also has contributed ro
campus life in many orher ways,
she said, includjng diversity issues,
expansion of health and wellness
programs, and judicial matters. In
char lase category, Arkinson said,
Eldridge was exceptional because
he chose co handle disciplinary is-sues hip1self, rather than delegate
the rc::~ponsibility ro another per­
son.
Indeed, many students will like­
ly remember his cask as disciplinar­
ian the most. Bue Eldridge insists
that he never saw char cask as his
key responsibility. "1 meet with
mor~ students about non-disciplin­
ary issues" chan rusciplinary issues,
he said.
He emphasized chat the Dean
of Students position is primarily a supportive position for students,
not a disciplinary one.
"That is how I hope people will
see the Dean," he said, although he
added chat he believes char "inap­
propriate behavior should be chal­
lenged." He also conceded that he
would not miss rhac cask in his new
job.
Eldridge does hope he can con­
tinue being very involved with stu­
dents. Doing so will be possible ar
SEE 'ELDRIDGE,' PAGE 2
Music coalition nailed for one month
by Josh Silverman
The typically sedacc Rusry Nail
was transformed into a true n'ti.tsic
venue lase Sarurday night, with the
world-famous Epoxies headlining
a rock n' roll parry that has caused
quite a hangover for the Activities
Congress Music Coalition. Due co
alleged contract violations during
the concen, the Music Coalition
wi LI be suspended from the Rusty
Nail for one month. According co
Direccor of Residence lite Sachiko
Vidourek, the Music Coalition
did not clean up properly after the
show and failed to curb alcohol use
during the show.
Copeland Resident Direccor
Jenn Crowder said she rerurned co
the Nail Sunday morning co find
trash on the floor, red party cups containing alcohol, and empty al­
cohol comainers in rhe trashcans.
She took chis as evidence char the
event contract was nor honored,
citing arride III which scares,
"Group is responsible for remov-Yer according ro Music Coali­
tion Chair Ben Schifman ('07), the
show's impact on the Rusty Nail
was "negligible." "The place was
noc spotless when we arrived, and
the place was nor spotless when we
"The place was not spotless when we
arrived, and the place was not spotless
when we left."
-Ben Schifman ('07)
ing crash and recycling to outdoor
receptacles, sweep/mop/vacuum
after the event and returning the
space ro its original condition" and
Article V which scares, "Alcohol is
not allowed in rhe venue or on the
grounds surrounding che venue." left," Schifman said, adding chat he
made a "good-faith effort" to dean
up rhe venue. Activities Congress
Speaker Maura Ross ('06) noted
thar a Skyline Building Mainte­
nance crew cleaned che Nail the
next day as scheduled. Additionally rhere are concerns
over the validity of the alcohol
violation accusations. Schifman
said that the evidence of alcohol
violations were circumstantial and
based entirely on alcohol contain­
ers found the following morning.
Moreover, he believes he held up
his end of rhe contract in this re­
gard. "Ir is my policy that if I see
people drinking I either make chem
get rid of their alcohol or leave."
Vidourek said "If lchc music co­
alition] thought there would be an
alcohol problem, they could have
spoken with [director of student
acrivities] Robbie Fung" in order
to develop a strategy co curb alco­
hol use.
Not all students agree with chis
view. After hearing of the Music
SEE 'NAIL." PAGE 2 ~2~~~~~-------' -the Pioneer Log, January 27, 2006
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TRINGS JUST NEED TO BE
HEARD. Eldridge: Johnny Reopened bridge re­
duces cotnfllute tifile Blackjack may
fllake one last
appearance
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
SOU, which with 5000 studenrs
is still qui1e sm,dl, especially for a
public school. As the Stare of Or­
egon's liberal arcs-focused public
school, rhe academic environment
will be similar to IC.
Bul Eldridge said he anticipated
some interesting new demograph­
ic. ar SOU. For one rhing. the
school anracrs a mosrly regional
pool of srudcnr.-. Por another, rhe
student bo<ly is older rhau l C's,
with a median ,1ge uf around 24.
AnoLher di&rencc will be
SOU's setting, in a small southern
Oregon town rnosr widely ~own
for its Shakespeare Festival and 1101
irs urban environmenc. 13ur dur
excited Eldridge, who has two small
children d1ar he will enjoy raising
in a small town. In addition. his
wife, Trish, went to SOU for her
graduate work, and they have fam­
ily in rhc area, so the town is nor
alien to him. Eldridge said he also
will nor miss the commute. and the work he had
done for LC, and said
1ha1 replacing him will
be difTiculc. "Jon has
done a remarkable job
as Dean of Srudents,"
she said.
11,e search for :i new
Dean of Students will
begin ,uon, \he ~aid. af:
cer all concerned groups
arc included in outlin­
ing whar th<' character­
istics of a good furure
Dean will be. One
pare-of char process is a
meeting on Thursday,
Jan. 26, which i, :titer
pres, rime for d1is ar­
ricle.
1l1e move comes ar a rime of
major upheavals in top leader­
ship ar LC, and did provoke some
speculation rhar Eldridge was be­
ing forced out, or d1ar ar least this
move was part of a "changing of
the guard" from an older leader­
shi p--wirh former President Mi­
chael Mooney leading the way,
being followed more recently by
former Dean of the College Curcis
Johnson. Eldridge denied d1ar was
the case. He thought some of the
speculation about·a forced resigna­
tion was due to the late announce­
ment of his new position-over a
month after he had finalized rhe
job with SOU. Atkinson said rhar
advertisements for rhe
LC position would
be published in rhe
Chronicle of Higher
Education and od1er
publications and web­
based services frequent­
ed by those looking for
jobs Like this. Candi­
dates will visit campus
during the spring se­
mester, she said, and
she hoped that the suc­
cessor would be picked
by the end of the se­
mester rn start some-The bridge connecting Howard Hall with the es~te gardens has
opened after n_early seven months of construction.
As to the "changing of the
guard" theory, Eldridge said sim­
ply, "People come and go." He
emphasized that had this particular
position not come up when it did,
he would be happy co continue
working at LC. "This was the right
position in the right time," he said.
Provost Atkinson had nothing
but the highest praises for Eldridge rime this summer.
She said the new Dean of Stu­
dents will have many new challeng­
es, among chem a growing need of
inregracion of studenr-relared ser­
vices, such as connections between
the Athletics program, the Chapel,
and other student services, and also
between faCtnty and student sup­
port staff.
Atkinson said she was not really
surprised by Eldridge's departure.
"Jon is a very strong young pro­
fessional," she said. "When you
have someone like that, it's nor sur­
prising that there are going co be
people recruirfog him."
She added char Eldridge had been very fair and honest about his
search.
For now, Eldridge is getting
ready to pack up his office, work­
ing to sell his house-he jokingly
asked if this reporter knew anyone
who was looking-and looking
ahead to his new job.
One area that at lease one student
was concerned about was whether
Eldridge would make an appear­
ance at next month's Casino Night,
where his work as a card dealer is
legendary. When asked about it,
Eldridge seemed surprised, as if he
hadn't really thought about it. But
after thinking for a moment, and realizing he wouldn't be yet work­
ing at his new job, he said it was a
possibility.
"1l1ey don't call me John­
ny Blackjack for nothing," he
laughed.
Also leaving with Eldridge is the
Stewart Nurse legend, which has
also become well known because
of his storytelling. Eldridge said
he hadn't decided whether co des­
ignate someone co conrinue telling
rhe scory, bur in any case he had
two pieces of advice for current and
future students in that regard.
"Good luck and beware," he
said.
Nail: lack of fllusic venue concerns students
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Coalitions suspension, KLC Sru­
dios General Manager Josh Thorn­
gren ('06) said, "l don't think that
drinking beer on campus is some­
thing students should be policing.
Thar is why we have Campus Safe­
ty and Residence Life."
1l1e even tsar the Rusty Nail have
exacerbated the already strained re­
lationship between Residence Life
and music organizers seeking co use
the Nail as a music venue. Official­
ly, che Nail is pare of the Copeland
complex and events must therefore
abide by all Residence Hall regu­
lations, including its alcohol and
quiet hours policies.
Ross explained chat many in the
Activities Congress ''were nor com­
fortable with the [event] contract
co begin with," bur they under-scood that "it was the only way to
use rhe venue." She called the one­
month suspension "excessive" and
added char she was "sorry we have of student groups. This is why it is
so important thaL the Nail be lefc
clean afcer the show, according to"
Crowder. "The Nail needs to be
"I don't think that drinking beer on
campus is something students should be
policing. That is why we have Campus
Safety and Residence Life."
-Josh Thorngren ('06)
young, motivated students who
want co plan events for campus,
and char that their efforts are being
threatened by this suspension."
Residence Life has made ir dear
that it does not want co make the
Nail a dedicated music venue, but
rather a space open for multitude clean for the next group," Crowder
said.
The lack of a dedicated mu­
sic venue has been major concern
for students. Former Music Coali­
tion Chair Adam Sanchez ('0?)and
Thorngren have repeatedly voiced
the need for a space "for srudenrs co be loud" at Templeron Center
Renovation Committee meetings.
Likewise, Epoxies fan Thomas
Broz ('08) noted char the Satur­
day's show was "really good for
such a small venue," bur added that
"if [LC] were able co have a dedi­
cated music venue, it could have
been a lot bener." He explained
tha L though the Epox_ies usually
have an extensive light show, their
clever use of guitar-mounted lasers
ar the Nail made rhe best of a less­
th:m-ideal sercing.
'though the event concracr cites
a one-month suspension from all
residential spaces, Robby Fung said
char Residence Life would review
Music Coalition applications for
use of che Co-op as they come in.
The suspension from the Nail will
be lifted on Feb. 21. _rh_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o,_g..,, J_a_n_u_ary...__271111,_2_00_6 __________ 11111111i;M,,¥ _____________________ 3_
Nevv RD vvelconied at the
apartments and Hartzfeld
knowledge of academic
by Kevin Stark . advising into che frame-
The Lewis & Clark communiry
welcomes new Residenr Director
Nichole Moniger, replacing long­
time Apamfeld Resident Director
Melanie Love. Moniger is excited
about rhe opportunity to excel
here at LC. though she acknowl­
edges char Love's absence has left
"big shoes ro fill." Residence Life
Director Sachiko Vidourek com­
mcmed char the position has a de­
fined structure, but that Moniger
has been making her own positive
mark on rhc HamJeld and Resi­
dence Life staff as well as the cam­
pus.
Moniger is a graduate of Uni­
versiry of Michigan in Ann Arbor
with a degree in psychology, where
she also obtained Masters in so­
cial work. She also has rwo years
experience as an RA at University
of Michigan as well as a year as an
Assistant Hall Director, a position
similar to the RD's at LC except
wich supervision.
After a year as che Assistant Hall
Director, Moniger interned at che
counseling center at U of M and
then did chree years of academic
advising. Moniger admits after
three years of academic advising
chat, "a pan of me was anxious be-PHOTO BY KEVIN STARK
Nichole Moniger is the new
Resident Director of the
apartments and Hartzfeld.
cause when you arc our of a field
for a while you can become a bit
rusry, but the transition has been
easy."
According co Vidourek, our
of an application pool of roughly
25-30 people, Nichole stood out
chrough "her experience and rime
spent at colleges and che variery of
her experiences."
While Moniger "is sciU in the
cransicion stage becoming adapted
to che culture and area," she even­
tually wouJd like co collaborate her work of her position as
Residence Director.
Moniger is also ex­
cited about che live-in
aspect of job ac LC.
sraring that being parr
of a community is parr
of the amaccion. The
community has been
accepting of her. She
and her husband have
received cards and even
a plarc of brownies
from che students.
Resident A~siscanc
Katelyn Silver '07 said
chac Moniger "has a
good sense of humor
and is really cute." Sil­
ver jests playfully char
Mon iger has an accent
bur won't admit it, and
added chat Moniger is,
"Caring and excited
about her work here as
an RD."
Vidourek men-
tioned chat alJ of Resi­
dence Life is excited
about Moniger and has
responded well with
the change in che posi­
tion.
LEED Gold given to Howard
by Taylor Camfield-Bron­
stein
Howard Hall has been awared
r.he Leadership in Energy and En­
vironmental Design (LEED) Gold
Cerrificarion from rhe US Green
Building Council, which encour­
ages environmentally conscious
construction and to ''promote inte­
grated, whole building design prac­
tices."
The LEED certification process
involves a rating system in which
poims are received in six categories:
Sustainable Site, Water Efficiency,
Energy and Atmosphere, Materi­
als and Resources Design, Indoor
Environmental Qualiry, and Inno­
vation and Design Process. LC was
certified "Gold," the second-high­
est honor possible.
Many technologically advance­
ments contribute co Howard Hall's
sustainable design. The building is
designed co collect and filter scorm
water runoff, which is scored in rhe
reAecring pool and used for irriga-cion around campus. l11e plants
and soils chat surround the build­
ing naturally filter the runoff. The
plumbing fixrures are designed co
maximize water efficiency within
che building and reduce che bur­
den on municipal water supply and
wastewater systems.
More energy efficient design
features include the daylight dim­
ming and occupancy sensors char
save eleccriciry and rhe raised-floor
displacement ventilation sysrem
which results in slighcly cooler
air constantly displacing warmer,
stuffier air .in the rooms.
An aeschecic accomplishment in
che design of Howard Hall is that
every occupied area of Howard
Hall has some sorr of view outside
and has natural light.
Oregon Secretary of Scace and
chairman of che Oregon Sustain­
abiliry Board Bill Bradbury com­
menced on Howard Hall's environ­
mental achievemems during che
inauguration of President Hoch­
steccler, seating chat he is "graceful co chis institution for its
leadership in sustainabil­
iry issues." l11is is in line
with Campus Planning's
philosophy of "inregrac­
ing environmentally re­
sponsible development
practices into its con­
struction program."
There are ocher build­
ings on LC's campuses
that share LEED Cerci­
ficarions in addition co
Howard Hall. Albany,
Roberrs Hall, and Wood
Hall on che Law School
campus have all been
scored and certified by
che LEED Green Build­
ing racing system.
According co LC
campus planner Michael
Scscric, "Howard Hall
anchors the academic
quad and sers up focure
redevelopment chat will
define che undergraduate
academic zone."
Co-Op coffee brewer recovered
by Jonathan Frochtzwajg
and Josh Silverman
A Bunn Brewer coffee maker
which was discovered missing from
the Co-Op Saturday, January 21
was returned chis Tuesday by Cam­
pus Safery officer Arlen Nishida,
concluding a tense few days for Co­
Op staff and volunteers. Director
of Residential Services Sandi Botte­
miller discovered che coffee maker
oexc co the Copeland Bl2 class­
room, cocooned by a bed comforter
bur in otherwise good condition.
A note pertaining to the cof-fee maker's disappearance was lac­
er found under the door of KLC
Radio studios. "This is to !er you
know chat the 'hippie,' leftist pro­
poganda [sic] hypocrisy will nor
be tolerated any more," che note
said. "fl'** the profit making, com­
mercialise 'Co-op."' No one has
yet claimed responsibiliry for the
theft.
Coordinators who were in che
Co-Op as lace as Friday evening
reported that boch missing items
were still there when they left. On
Saturday afternoon, however, the
items had disappeared. Co-Op Coordinator Erik Ty­
lek Kerrenburg sent
ouc an email co alJ Co­
op members shortly
thereafter asking for
any help in recovering
che stolen items. On
Tuesday, another email
was sent out thank­
ing Campus Safery for
their help.
Wich its essen-
tial equipment back
in place, cl1e Co-op is
scheduled co open on
Monday. I _4 ____________________________ #,ji,j11 ___________ t_h_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_· _L_o_g_,_J_a_n_t1_ary ___ 2_7_,_2_0_0_6_
Walking a 'Ihin Line:
Weight resolutions are no way to start a New Year
by Stephanie Beechem
M y sis_ter Katie was diagnosed wit~ sev_ere restrictive ~­
orex1a when she was a freshman 1n high school, and tt
almost killed her. At the height of her illness,, when she
was finally hospitalized, she weighed seventy-two pounds
and had a core body tem_perature of ninety-two degrec;s. This holiday
season, she had her sixth seriou~ relapse since she was diagnosed three
years ago. She's seventeen years old now-a senior in high school­
and when we put her on the scale in early January, almost exactly three
years after that first hospitalization, she weighed an even 85 pounds
wearing all her clothes. Her goal weight is 95 or above.
For someone who's healthy, it's
impossible ro conceive of being
eighty pounds and feeling fat­
and ro conceive of how someone
with so much going for her could
be so unbelievably sick. Katie is a
4.0 student, a dance champion, an
AP whiz, and one of the smartest
and most hardworking students
I've ever known. She is my best
friend. She can be wildly funny,
imaginative, spunky, and terribly
caring.
She is also, unfortunately, one
of the unhealthiest people I've
ever met. She is self-delud­
ed, destructive and dia-
bolical. Her entire per­
sona changes when she
relapses. She becomes
visibly rigid; she walks
stiffly, talks stiffly, sits
with her spine exactly
so. She becomes cure
and conrrolling; she
lies. Ar restaurants
she scans and re-scans
the menu, methodically
determining the lowest
calorie option. As I ear
crab dip at holiday parties,
she sips iced tea and eats
pretzels. You cannot imag­
ine the torture and bewilder-
ment of sitting next to her and
watching her do it.
Though I don't understand
many aspects of anorexia, I've
become more and more con-
'\
ii vi11ced, as the years pass, that there
is a genetic componem of the dis­
ease-a certain gene that predis­
poses certain people ro eating dis­
orders. I, roo, dieted when I hit
high school, wanting ro rake off
some of my baby fat, and I still eat
healthy-bur I also ear the foods
I love, and not always in modera­
tion. My ten-year-old sister Jodie is
the same way-we both love food,
would both ear steak every day if
we could. I'm convinced, too, that
it's not the media-all the bone­
chin models splayed across fashion
magazines, rhe skinny actresses you
see on TV-but that elusive ge-aliry, f chink it's become an even
more entrenched parr of her life
than ever before.
So you can understand why I
hare people who resolve, as they en­
joy rich holiday foods, that they'll
"take it all off in the New Year." For
god's sake, if you like food, thank
your lucky stars for it. For Katie,
food isn't something ro be savored,
it's this gigantic problem she has co
deal with, this unnecessary punc­
tuation in her day. She will never
be able to enjoy a nice meal in a
restaurant, ro indulge in a lircle too
much cake on her birthday. And
it is important ro do both of these
Unfortunately, Katie's disease has a way of
polluting a meal, or an entire room-so
you can understand the heightened ten­
sion created by all of the "Lose weight in
the New Year" television and radio and
print ads that flood the public conscious­
ness during the holiday season: exercise
equipment, gym memberships, Slim Fast,
Jenny Craig.
neric factor that determines whose
diets will rake over their lives. By
some slight of hand, Jodie and I
have been spared, and I'm thankful
for it every day.
Unforrunacely, Karie's disease
has a way of polluting a meal, or
an entire room-so you can under­
stand the heightened tension cre­
ated by all of the "Lose weight in
the New Year" television and radio
and prim ads that Rood the public
consciousness during the holiday things-to be able to enjoy ochers'
company during a lazy dinner, and
ro err on the side of excess from
time ro time.
; l. season: exercise equipment, gym So, this New Year, don't feel so
bad about having that having that
second slice of pie at dinner, and
don't think char you need co lose
ten pounds to look great. Being
around Katie this New Year was
infuriating, bur it also made me
thankful for how very very lucky
I am: for all the blessedly simple
meals in great restaurams I will en­
joy th is semester, for the face chat
my problems are ordinary and, for
the most pare, transirory. For Ka­
cie, it may be a new year, bur it's
the same old battle. s:X-memberships, Slim Fast, Jenny
\ Craig. This holiday, every ad was
t· yet another reminder of the fact
\ that my sister's disease has nor im­
'\proved at all in three years-in re-
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The anti-cool demographic sells out to
alternative marketing schemes.
Or, she dares to critique Ad busters' attempt at ethical capitalism
by Christie Wright
I've recently been engrossed in a book called PopCo by Scarlett
·1 ho mas. 1he scory is about a losr geek who has found herself work­
ing for a coy company interested in marketing itself ro hip alterna­
tives. The book, che company, and the character are all concerned
with wol. Alice conveys her frustration ar the popularization of
1111-cool by asking, "How do you identify yourself as someone who
doesn't fie in when everything you could possibly do demarcates you
as someone who docs?"
It's a conundrum rhar speaks co a lot of twcnty-somethings who
h:we t<)und rl1emselves rebelling against mainstream culrure only to
be relegated to a different kind of marketing and consumerism chat
has irs own rules and confined scrucrure. Ac least it's a conundrum
rh:ir speaks LO me.
"Ihcre are certain things char alternative rnarkering has pro­
grammed me to do: buy my organic, vegan soup ar Whole Foods,
drink fuir trade coffee, make 'zincs. have co-op memberships, shop ar
American Apparel and subscribe ro Adbuster's. This sruff is marketed
to my demographic: rhe socially conscious college srndent. I, like
most of my generation, have an expendable income and a credit
card-rhe formula for rhis cxploirarion. I know ir's nor a
coincidence.
Bue I defuulr ro these rhings anyway. Why? Well-when
it comes markcring-indusrry has penetrated me as much as
che Nike cusromer. I coo am a corporate whore, and while
I may be able to jusrify spending money at American
Apparel, I ulrimarely ask myself the same shallow tJUes­
rion rhac any Gap customer would when picking our a
r-shirr: "Will I look good in this?"
And American Apparel, just like Gap, cries its hard­
est to convince me 1har I will. 1l1ey do rhis through ad­
vertising-by using models and banners rhar convey a new
culture of cool-a culrnre of 1m-cool. A culture which allows me
ro indulge in all my vanities wi.thour feeling like I'm contributing to
consumerist fetishism.
The problem is, lam contributing. And so are you.
Our demographic, like every demographic, is subject to the mar­
keting industry. And they've figured us our. A recent New York Times
article reported 1hac rhe advertising industry has declared rhe "30-
second TV commercial obsolete." 1l1e industry has begun to infil­
trate biogs, podcasrs and online message boards in order ro promote
new products by "word of mourh" advertising. The idea is to infil­
trate a community, find a couple well-connected people who can rave
abour a product and warch rhe buzz spread like a virus. This method
requires less work, rime, and money then, say, a minute of air-time
during a 4:00am Lifetime Television matarhon.
Ir's cheap and ir works. Take Facebook, for instance. Apple Stu­
dents, a Facebook group scarred and maintained by Macintosh, has
over 60 members at Lewis & Let's call alternative advertising or the counterbrand what ir is:
sheer marketing, promotion, product placement, raw consumerism.
We srill "can't think,'' we're still buying-we've just chosen a differ­
ent brand.
We have ro. We are a culture of brands-we identify with what
we wear, read and watch. Even socially conscious consumers are
forced ro rely on analogs-or messages char we receive from rhe com­
pany about a product. These messages may rell us that the brand
is "good" because it doesn't exploit sweer shop labor or that it's fair
trade. We can't possibly know
Clark alone that are promoting
Apple products across campus.
The Pabst Brewing Company
didn't even have to start irs own
group. PBR is Gassy has over
170 brand-loyal students who
are advertising for rhe beer free
of charge. lr may seem funny,
probably even typical for a col­
lege campus. But that's be­
cause ir's supposed ro. Thar's
how brand loyalty works.
In che "Big Ideas of 2006"
issue of Adbusrer's, a magazine
dedicated· ro the idea of anti-... when it comes m·arketing-industry has
penetrated me as much as the Nike cus­
tomer. I too am a corporate whore, and
while I may be able to justify spending
money at American Apparel, I ultimately
ask myself the same shallow question that
any Gap customer would when picking
out a t-shirt: "Will I look good in this?" everything about every business
or product we give money to. So
we use tools like Adbusrer's co fig­
ure these things out for us. If we
agree with rhe magazine's ethics
and values, we'll purchase prod­
uces from companies they sup­
porr, like Patagonia, FedEx, or
British Airways. Ir's like a politi­
cal parry for consumerism. We
vote down parry lines.
But we've taken these alterna­
tive marketing schemes too far.
We've made chem icons-infor­
mation to use in order to identify '-., ads, antipreneurs, anri-corpo- , ..
rarism, and a method of ethical capitalism char rhey call culture jam­
ming, James MacKinnon writes rhar our media-sarnrared society has
made ir so "we can't think." He describes advertising as " ... a glut, a
poison rain, a shirsrorm; ir's an unprecedented, escalating assault on
mental clarity and our connection ro what we know ... to be real."
Bur Adbusrer's is contributing to this media clusterfuck too. They
promote their own ami-brand, Blackspot, as well as ;i slew of compa­
nies that they support. ·1hc Blackspot sneaker is advertised in almost
every issue of Adbusrer's and it's all over their website. ·they place
photos of models explicitly wearing rhe shoe next ro messages like,
'''rhis is nor about Right ;ind Lefr, this is a war between the mind
and the senses, between rhe Buddha's and the Devils, :i war :igainsr
the Self."
Naomi Klein describes Adbuster's' magazine as less than a "cul­
rure-jamming clearinghouse than J home-shopping network for ad
busting accessories." She writes rhat culrure-jammer "root boxes.''
which are used ro promote "Buy Nothing Day," arc ironically for sale
on rhe magazine's website. ourselves. Think about the first
questions you ask someone you've just mer. 1l1ink about how you
judge rhat kid who comes co class wirh a Starbucks latte every morn­
ing or the girl wirh the Timbuktu bag. Sec? Ir doesn't matter if rhe
brand is alrernarive or mainstream-it still speaks to us and ir still
promotes an image.
A friend informed me char ifI didn't subscribe co some sort of con­
sumerism, I'd be boring. Thar's the vacuum rest. He's righr. Whar
would we ralk about? Where would we go? What would we do?
Probably not a lot.
Adbusrer's, American Apparel, and similar companies are actempt­
ing to promote a means coward ethical capitalism. 111ey are a way out
for chose of us who understand rhar we are living in a capitalist cul­
ture and there's not a 101 we c:an do bur give in to our consumerist
tendencies. After all, it's what America has raised us LO do.
So do I want you to put down rhe beer you're drinking because
you've been programmed to drink ir? No, drink the beer. Buy the
clothes. Ear rhe food. Subscribe to the culture. Jusr be aware of your
own hypocrisy. • •
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Indulge in award shows for
laughter, gossip and bad dresses
< ~ttt M W6~
by Katrin Gibb
The Golden Globes have fallen
on hard rimes. No one seems to
value awards shows anymore, bur
Llie Golden Globes seem to be rhe
lease appreciaced. While the masses
have begun to lose interest in this
three-hour event, l have only grown
more attached co die coverage. In
chc past, I was satisfied knowing
diat the awards show had at least
this one fairhfol viewer, but I have
begun to worry about che furure of
my dear awards show if ir contin­
ues to lose an audience. My anxi­
ety has inspired me to creare a brief
list in order ro fully explain to you,
die prime demographic for prime­
rime television viewing, die reasons
that rhe Golden Globes are che
most fulfilling rhree hours you can
spend in front of a television set.
"' Fashion Flounders
One of die mosr enjoy­
able reasons for watching
the Golden Globes is diar
you c.in laugh at celebri­
ties and rheir unforrunare
attire. Lord knows how
many rimes my clod1es have been
scoffed :ll, and now is my chance ro
do che exact same thing co some of
die highest paid individuals in che
film industry. While 1 know this
will seem cruel to some, it can also
be seen as a way ro commiserate
widi celebrities. While 1 never wore
a purple dress with so many layers
diat l looked like Ronald McDon-
The Hamster ·ud es ald's b'ig fuzzy\purple rriend, Gri­
mace, as Michelle Williams did, I
can still chuckle and remember rhe
time I wore red pants with big dai­
sies printed on chem.
Celebrity Crushes
While this may seem like
the reason a 13 year-old girl
would ward1 rhe Golden
Globes, it holds rruc for all
ages and genders equally.
It goes without saying chat
the film industry has attractive in­
dividuals. So, while nor everyone
might find Jason Lee or Heath Led­
ger particularly attractive, I know
char there is some celebrity char
you will find aesrhcrically pleasing.
Acceptance Speeches
Many of the acceptance
speeches may seem lame,
especially if you don't like
<PPing girls wallow in their
own fame and rears, but
. jusc one funny moment
during a speech can make
che enrire three hours worthwhile.
For example, this year in his ac­
ceptance speech, George Clooney
briefly mentioned die corrupt lob­
byist Jack Abramoff, concluding
wirh rhe rherorical question "And
who'd name a kid Jack, with a last
name char ends with 'off'?"
Connections with Late Night
-, Television
, --~ For die nights following
any awards show, aU late
night programming will
comment on celebrities,
their clothing, and the winners of awards. If you wane
ro understand Jay Leno, Conan
O'Brien. or David Lerrerman's
jokes, it is a muse to watch any
and all awards shows. While you
may think diat their jokes are
funny enough without watching
rhe awards show, realize that you
are on rhe outside or an inside
joke when you are doing so.
, , 11,., Footage
1 While modifications in
the coverage do noc occur
"""ry year, rhere is often
some event rhar ,causes
an adjustment of camera
angles, a vocal censor, or
a nudity censor. ]lie nudity cen­
sors arc usually most memorable
(the 1974 Academy Awards wich
David Niven joked, "lsn'r it roo
bad that the only laugh chat man
wiU ever get is by scripping off his
shores and showing his shorrcom­
ings?"), bur rhere was a camera
adjustment chis year char seemed
in some ways equally comical.
When Drew Barrymore was an­
nouncing an award, the initial
shoe was from die waist up; how­
ever, the camera shot was quickly
changed to a shoulder and face
shor so rha1 her sans-bra, frumpy
dress would he appropriate for all
viewers.
While the Golden Globes
may have become dull to some,
diere are still numerous reasons
to be engaged, to laugh, and to
save my award show from being
canned.
Hamster has mixed feelings for Alito
by Matt Savage
I'm not totally sure what· to
make of Samuel Aliro. While he
would nor be my first choice for
die Supreme Court, he is certainly
berrer than Harrier Miers. Be­
cause I have not heard a compel­
ling reason for why he should nor
be confirmed, I offer my endorse­
ment of Samuel Aliro as associate
justice of the Supreme Court.
Many of you will probably dis­
agree with my conclusion, arguing shift co the "right" char many Llber­
als fear, I do welcome a shift away
from rhe lefr, rowards die depoliri-.
zarion of die courrs. I would vore
in favor of a woman's right ro an
abortion, or for the protection of
endangered species. Bur I agree
with many conservatives rhat it
is up to the scares co protect rhese
things, nor rhe courr~ or rhe federal
government. Many fear that Aliro
would overturn Roe v. Wade or the
Endangered Species Act's powers to
protect species that are not part of law of Roe, the judges wrote char
this is derived from a fundamen­
tal right to privacy that, while nor
explicitly written into the con­
stitution, is ncvcrd1cless part of
ic. I do not find diis argument
reasonable, and view the Roe v.
Wade decision (and it's predeces­
sor, Griswold v. Connecticut), as
a dangerous breach in the division
of powers between the legislature
and chc judiciary. It is die role of
rhe srates and the federal govern­
ment to make laws, not courts.
di<ln'r that Aliro will shift
rhe balance of the
court to the right,
which ts prob­
ably true. I do
not feel char this
is an appropriate
reason to reject a
nominee for che
Supreme Court. vote for
George w.
Bush, and
there prob-Many fear that Alito would overturn Roe
v. Wade or the Endangered Species Act's
powers to protect species that are not part
of interstate commerce, and frankly, I
would welcome it. ably is no one
he could en­
dorse that I
would agree
widi politi­
cally. But is
not the responsibility of the Con­
gress to ensure diar nominees that
agrees with them politically or will
interpret laws in such a way that
wid1 help or hurt a certain politi­
cal interest. AJito certainly
has the knowledge, the experi­
ence, and the ability ro join the
Supreme Court, yet the majority
of the Democratic Caucus will
probably vote against him.
While I do not welcome a interstate commerce, and frankly, l
would welcome it.
If one looks at the Constitu­
tion, one would be hard pressed to
find a constitutional right to abor­
tion widiin it's text. In the case _th_e_P_i_o_n.ee_r_L_o_g .. ,_J_a_n_u_ar_y_2_7_,_2_0_0_6 ___________ i•ll"'•
Editorial Board
Departments should use stu­
dent interests for recruitnient
The Sepcember 9"' issue ol thr
Pioneer Log reponed how the in­
curn ing first-year class was on av­
erage academically superior. ar­
guably hotter, more fushionahle
and into cooler inclie bands than
any cl:iss on campus. As infor­
mation ahouc the upcoming firM­
year class begins to trickle in, we
can only report thar I he trend is
only gening worse for chose of us
already feeling the pangs of ob­
solescence. ~t
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The data is in on this year's
Early Action applicants. Typi­
cally the school receives between
700 and 900 applications, but
this year the Office of Admis­
sions reports rhat it has received
l ,032 applications. Additionally,
regular applications are up 20%
from this time last year. Dean
of Admissions Mike Sexton re­
ported that the academic profile
of students admitted early action
is slightly better than pervious
years' early action pool. An artistic interpretation of the obselete class of 2006.
It is rime that we swallow our
pride and admit that as LC's na­
tional stanrung improves, so too
does the strength of our degrees
-and off the backs of more intel­
ligent, harder workings students Decker, Senior Associate Dean of
Ad.missions.
Trarutionally athJecic coaches
have been very proactive in their
recruitment practices, often writ­
ing letters and personaJly calling
potential students. Some academ­
ic program leaders, notably Steve
Hunt of Forensics, have been very
successful in their recruitment ef­
forrs.
We would like to see ocher de­
partments emulating chat type of
energy and commitment to re­
cruitment. A phone calJ from a
As this school improves in national stand­
ing, so too does the strength of our de­
grees-and off the backs of more intel­
ligent, harder workings students than
ourselves, no less. in order ro formula.re recruit­
ment strategies. We applaud
these efforts. Our music pro­
gram, with its sizable resources
and stellar staff, has huge -and
quite frankly uncapped -poten­
tial.
But we should be wary that
we don't get too specialized. LC
should not go so far in its re­
cruitment efforrs as to jeopar­
dize scudencs' ability to explore
new interests. The vast majority
of LC's extracurricular activities
should remain accessible to stu­
dents wishing to try something
differenr.
Walk-ons should be encour­
aged in all spores, and recruit­
ment should extend to students
al ready attending this college.
A collection of excellent indi­
vidual programs does not make
an excellenc liberal arts college,
------------------------- especially if there is no commu­
than ourselves, no less. There­
fore we alJ have an interest in en­
suring char LC continues on this
path.
One major way in which the
school can continue attracting
more-qualified students is for
the inruvidual academic depart­
ments to take a greater role in the
admissions process, something
the Office Admissions strongly
encourages accorrung to Emily professor, coach, or ream member
goes a long way. The Office of
Adrnissiohs offers a list of admit­
ted students' contact information
along with their self-reported in­
terests. We strongly encourage the
various departments and organiza­
tions on campus to utilize chis re­
source.
Some departments are doing ex­
actly thac. The Music Department
has been meeting with Admissions
::.....,.
IU!l&l II
I -
~ ~ nity or cohesive academic iden­
tity. It is clear rhar cl1e school is
becoming increasingly attractive
to a larger portion of college­
bound students. This is why
it is imperative that individual
departments take advantage of
this momentum and act now to
boost recruitment. A lot of us
already feel like lumbering ru­
nosaurs already. Go ahead and
make us trilobites.
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On the RAZ-Line! 7
A ¼ice from the Underprivileged:
Wealthy stereotype bur­
dens the working student
by Carmen Krol
Being part of the upper middle-class
seems to be a characteristic that has been
associated with the Lewis & Clark Student.
More than once my professors have assumed
that I come from a family that is more than
able to pay for my education here. I was
quick to correct chis notion and point out
that, thanks to many of the endowments
that the school receives, as well as the thir­
ty percent of the student population which
pays full tuition, I have been able to go to
Le, but by no means does this mean that
my family can contribute to my education.
This stereotype about my wealth has frus­
trated me several times and, hopefully; there
are other students who agree with me.
Be<;ausi o.f the tecem start of
the semestet, buying textbooks is
the-fuse idea Jhat comes n> mind
in relation 1:0 this stereotype. J
have found mat I ·ca,o. save a lot,
;ind I tn~n · a Iott .of ntone,y by­
bu~ng my books onliJle. ASLC.
and tb4 C0,,op have tried to lielp
Stl.\dent~ throµgh the weh$ite
[B)odk [S}wap, where prof~ors
qn post their bpoklists before the
Sf:3t'.t of~ semester.
Perhaps ~ue to a laek of pub­
licity, many • prof~SSQfS did not
oonrribure ro this website. One
_professor offere,cl an-Other expla­
.ria.tion as to wpy Nof~~ might
be U.Qwilling to c-giv:e 01,1t boo.ldiscy •
ea,ly. A, concern has arisen that store.
Another thillg char has
ticked :me off ls making sched­
ule· arrangements with • olg.ers
at the colfoge. I h.J.YC-co work
and sa do a lor C>f other scudepts
he~ just so ,ve can stay at this
college. However~ SOII)C f!C0Ple
d0,n't seem to un?ie~tand this.
On.a fi:w'-OCcasions, I hav°e pro•
fessors who were unsympathetic
to my schedule. and un)Villtng to
.tna,ke arrangements to rneec at•
11nother time. One rime 1 ha<!.
,a professor oecclme ,lllnoyed
beca~ a gicoup of students
co:uli:,idt: arrange wh~ we could
all m~et because we were eitlier
at anow.erc~orworkin,g. Ot
I can utide,rstand. tgring .to p·reserve a
business on-dunpus, but why should I
have to pay extra money in order to help
it? Don't I already:pay enough. to, go to
this school? :At the very least, I will be
'paying for it slx months after I graduate.
the bookstore on campus might
be jeopardized if seudents ate
able to buy tbeh books early;-I
cap. 'gnderstand crying to pre­
§Crve a business on--cantpus, but
why ~houltl 1 have ro. pay extra
money jn order to help it? Don't
I ;Ut(!ady pay enougl:l to go to this
schooll At £he v.e.ry least, I will be
('aJing fot it. sit roomhs after I
graduate:. . • . •
Two pf my f~icnds .who go to•
the City U'niversicy ofl£Jew York:
H~ter get rheir syilahi before rho
semeste,r starts so they can.. buy
their books wherever. thfy want.
To tell. you the truth, I feel that
when a. professor js unwilling, or
perhaps forgers, to :give out boo~
• lists early, rriy life 11s a student is
being jeopard.iz.ed. faery: dollar
that I hate to lu:lod out co boo~
a11d materiakdoesn'cme,an that I
can't go tQ char f()yk eoncen next
weekend that I really wal)r to go
to? it often me;µi.s th'at I have
-t0, scra~ corners at the grocery centimes.,. coo, the fact that 1 five
off-campus has be.en me.t with •
indi.ffetence. One; of the main.
re.asons that 1 do liye off-cam­
p~ is that I don't; have t9 pay ~­
much money.
One particular incident that
struck me about chis issue was
lasty¢at' when the student body .
was v6ting OJ:l'inc,rea$ing student
oody fees. On the ballot, one
sruder,rr who was against these
fees made ip.e comment chat
increasing them jus·t wasn't fair,
that nor allofus could afford it.
Well, apparently her opinion was
ove.rlooked in ord,er to save the
student g(oups· lll$tead of saving
thefood on ha table.
So, please, all tllatl'm asking
you as a rcailen especially a read­
er who dQes.~Ot have the same
~,nee as me, 1s to be sympathet>­
ic to chose of us wb:ci cadt call
mommy and da~dy every time
we . roeils. up wlm our die.eking
accounts, • 8
Meet the new profs
compiled by Anne Swift
Benjamin David
Assistant J>rofcssor of Art
11 isrory
Dissertation: "Relations of
P:iiming and Writing in Fif­
teemh-Cenrury Siena"
Aceas of specialization: Western
art hiswry with an emphasis on
early-modern Italy
Hometown: Bloomingron, Indi­
ana
Reason for coming to LC: liberal
ans communiry
George Skipworth
Assistant Professor of Music
Aceas of specialization:
Symphonic/operatic conducting;
vocal and piano composition
Hometown: Hillsdale, OR
Reason for coming to LC:
missed the Northwest
Elizabeth Stanhope
Assis cam Professor of
Mathematics
Dissertation: "Hearing Orbifold
Topology"
Aceas of specialization: Differ­
ential geometry and spectral ge­
ometry
Hometown: Sparks, Maryland
Reason for coming to LC: cam­
pus and Portland communiry Susanna Morrill
Assistant Profe:;sor of Religious
Studies
Dissertation: "White Roses on
the floor of Heaven: Nature and
Flower Imagery in Larrer-Day
Sainr Women's Literature, 1880-
1920"
Areas of specialization: Religion
in America
Hometown: Boston, MA
Reason for coming to LC: em­
phasis on studying religion in
Karen Gross
Assistant Professor of English
Dissertation: "The Lives of the
Dead: Biography and Medieval
Humanism"
Acea of specialization: Middle
English literature, medieval ltalian
literature
Hometown: Kansas Ciry, Kansas
Reason for coming to LC: small
college atmosphere and good
srudy abroad program
James Prt,ctor
Professor of Environmental
Srudies and Director of
Environmental Studies
Dissertation: "The Owl, the
Forest, and the Trees: Eco­
ideological Conflict in the Pacific
Northwest"
Aceas of specialization:
Environmental science;
nature, science and religion;
environmental ethics
Hometown: Canyonville, OR
-Features the Pioneer Log, January 27, 2006
Eleven ne\V Saudi students add
to LC's international diversi
Six of the 11 Saudi students gather for a photo at the International Students' Reception
Banquet. These students are helping to strengthen U.S.-Saudi ties while studying English.
by Nathanael Massey spring.
11,e scholarship sponsors a full
four-year academic rerm plus an
additional preceding year during
which students strengthen their
English language skills. This is the
students' first and immediate cask,
said Anas Al Ocaibi ('09). After a
year in LC's language program, six
will leave to other colleges, and two
will go on to graduate work. Five,
however, will remain enrolled in cies berwecn the US and Saudi Ara­
bia. In the years before 9/11, he
said, the College generally boasted
a notable population of Saudis, as
well as a number of students from
the United Arab Emjraces.
As the numbers of applications
versus successive enrollment indi­
cate, the application process was
not free of complications. In re­
cent months, rwo of rhe rhree U.S.
embassies srarioned in Saudi Ara-Only a handful of Lewis &
Clark students recognized the holy
month of Ramadan chis fall, high­
lighting a dynamic which has af­
fected colleges nationwide. For the
last four and a half years-since
rhe events of Sep tern ber 11, 200 l,
and rheir aftermath of frenetically
heightened securiry-Muslim stu­
dents, and chose hailing from Mus­
lim countries, have been bia closed down, leaving
--- only one to process a huge
Colleges around the nation are number of Visas. Those markedly scarce within
the US.
Political tensions, regaining some of chat rich- who applied early were the
only ones co receive their manifested in measures
like the U.S. Patriot Act,
have elevated the visa and
immigration procedures
from process to ordeal,
discouraging many pro­
spective srudenrs and
inhibiting che rerurn of
others. ness this semester with the documents in time forcheir
arrival of five thousand govern- departure, said Otaibi, and
even chose were lucky.
ment-sponsored Saudi Arabian Arrival in the U.S. came
students, recipients of a schol- with a new inconvenience.
Upon landing in JFK air-
arshi p awarded by the Saudi port in New York, the
Colleges around the Mission, a newly instated ini- students were decained as
"persons of interest," ques-
nation are seeing this tiative.
trend reversed chis semes­
ter with the arrival of five
thousand government-sponsored
Saudi Arabian students. The sru­
denrs are recipients of a scholar­
ship awarded by the Saudi Mis­
sion, a newly instated initiative.
The scholarship will cover the tu­
ition costs, along with a sripend
for living expenses, for the first five
thousand Saudi students who suc­
cessfully enroll in US colleges.
LC received applications from
roughly 50 students, 11 of whom
have successfully enrolled for the LC's undergraduate progran1.
According co Greg Caldwell, Di­
rector of International Student Ser­
vices, the program was announced
in Saudi Arabia shortly after a meet­
ing between the recently instated
King Abdullah and President Bush
during April of last year. The polic­
ical implications of such an action
seem obvious, as Zied Manai ('07)
observed. Caldwell also noted chat
the influx represents nor a new, bur
a reinstated initiative to srrengrhen tioned haphazardly, and re­
leased after seven hours of
waiting.
Such racial profiling is regularly
practiced in airports, said Manai,
who arrived in the U.S. from Tu­
nisia last year and had a similar ex­
perience.
Luckily, the unfortunate expe­
rience in the airport has not dis­
couraged the 11 students about all
Americans. When asked his tal<e
on Americans, A.nas noted, "le is
surprising how friendly people are
here. Everyone is very forward in
rheir inreracrions with you."
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. . the Pioneer Lo 27,2006 Features
A savvy student's guide to the
best caffiene joints in P-town
by Sara Caldwell
The days of studying are upon
us once again. On campus, there
are nooks and crannies where
studying can be done, but some­
rimes the need to get off campus is
more than overwhelming.· lf that's
1he case, you're in luck; there are
plen ry of places off-cam pus t har of­
fer rhe perfect studying setting.
lf transportation is a problem,
downtown Portland offers an ar­
ray of good coffee shops and tjui­
cr places. For example, Portland
Coffee House is a haven for many
Lewis & Clark srudems. It is 1he
most easily accessible off-campus
cofFee house. Perks are chat it is
busy wirh many srudenrs and char
it is open lare, 1101 10 mention the
cafFeine and location (ir is only a
block away from the Raz's down­
town stop). With 80+ teas available, Tea Chai Te offers taste and style.
another great place to srudy espe­
cially foe coffee conaisseurs. "lf you
like coffee, you should know about
this place," she claimed
Located on SE Division and
SW 3rd, Stumptown is also a good arrached, is Coffee Time. Coffee
Time offers the same menu as Port­
land Coffee House, bu1 the armu­
sphere differs; it is small with dim
lighting and maze-like with plenty
of cozy places to sic in. Located
on NW 21st, Coffee Time is Georgia Henley ('09) said she
loves to "sic at the bar and warch
people walk by as as J do my
homework; it's much more in­
teresting than sirring in the li­
brary just srudyi ng."
With the benefits of wire­
less Internet, ocher studying
srudencs, and "good coffee,
comfy couches, and people watch­
ing," Portland Coffee House is a
great srudy destination. "Explore Portland; make
[a coffee shop] your own."
-Sarah Compton ('06) rhe perfect spot for lace-night
cramming and is open unril
2:00am daily.
Bur when 2:00am is just
nor late enough and the
Watzek couches are dantoo
gerously , there is a 24-hour coffee
shop on NW 23rd called Old Phar­
macy Cafe. With pleny of searing
and food choices, Old Pharmacy
Cafe is a great choice ar any time of
day or night. Be advised, however,
char the screetcar does not run past
12: l 5am. So unless you wane on
spending the whole night there or
walking the 20 odd blocks back to
Pioneer Square, plan accordingly. If there happens co be enough
time to venrure around the city,
Sarah Compton ('06) suggested
Common Grounds Coffee on SE
Hawthorne.
"Ir has good lighting and
enough cables so char it is condu­
cive to studying." It also has great
baked goods and homemade soups
according to Compton. The only
drawback: it closes at 9:00pm.
In addition, Compton recom­
mended Stumptown Coffee for
l hail from the great state ofTex­
as, where chis Chrisrmas broughr
temperatures hovering around 80
degrees. I love the sun, tl1e heat,
and the (dangerous) lack of rain.
Alas, the environment of Or­
egon, altl1ough lovely, provides
none of these commodities. As
such, I am forced to find new, cre­
ative ways ro satisfy my thirst for
warmth.
I've fow1d char one of my fa­
vorite methods is tanning. While
this may seem strange to some crit­
ics uneducated iQ such marrers, it
makes perfect sense'. In Texas, tan­
ni11g is accompanied with risks of
skin cancer, hear stroke, and lob­
ster-dome.
Tanning in Oregon has pro­
foundly differe"r effects. Th.us, you
can enjoy all the fun with minimal
risk to your delicate, ivory skin.
Umbrellas arc also a useful de­
fense. While many stoic northwest­
erners mock the southern trans­
plants rhac use chem, chese friendly
liccle buggers provide scylc and uril­
ity. Noc only do rhey keep you dry,
but cl1ey also act as perfect accents
to those oh-so-cute raincoats. I rec­
ommend the polka-dotted or ani­
mal varieties. place for people watching and a
change of scene from the aver­
age-coffee shop. Unfortunately,
Srumptown Coffee also closes ac
9:00pm.
If tea suirs your fancy, check our
Tea Chai Te. 11, is place is trendy, as
is the rest of its NW 23"' neighbor­
hood. Tea Chai Te has an array of
over 80 teas, including the popular
bubble, or boba, rea. Nearly all rhe
people that are sitting down here
are students studying, making it a
great place to get some work done
although only until 1 0:00pm.
Nearby, bur wich some coffee
Corning from California, where
sunshine is nearly ubiquitous, l
find rhar the overcast rainy days
in Portland are a welcome respire.
No pesky rays of sunlight filter
through the blinds co wake me up
early. In fact, the cloudy days cre­
ate che perfect ambience for an af­
ternoon nap.
lf che lack of natural light is get­
ting to you, there are always the
artificial alternatives of UV lamps
and extra lighting for the dorm
room-aside f?o.r, the cannabis
closer, of course. Also, there is lirtle
need to wear smelly sunscreen.
Perhaps the best thing about liv­
ing in the Northwest, however, is
the face chat there is a lor of rain.
We learn to cherish the sunny days
even more. When che clouds fi­
nally break, we break our the beach
towels and soak in some UV good­
ness.
In California, I gee bored of
the sun. I know nor everyone is
as blase about sunny weather as I
am, bur at leasr the days of sun­
shine that are few and far between
can make us appreciate the natural
charm of Oregon, rather than take
for granted that we live in a virtual
Eden oflush, green beauty. As you can see, there are many
places all over the city to gee a caf­
feine fix, so take Compton's advice
and "explore Portland; make one
your own."
Unlike rhe ocher rwo lovely la­
dies giving our advice, I do not
come from a climate with exces­
sive sunshine and sauna-like tem­
peratures. I do, however, agree that
the rain is a nice, even welcome,
change. I'd even go as far as to say
I prefer it.
Lee me explain.
I am from Minnesota, the land
of ten thousand lakes, an ex-wres­
tler governor, Post-lrs, Prince, and
most of all, snow and cold.
But I hardly need to inform
you all abour Minnesota; you've all
seen Fargo. What I do want to say,
however, is this: one fabulous way
of dealing with tl,e rain is perspec­
tive.
Just think: it could be -30 and
the precipitation falling incessant­
ly outside your window could be
snow. Imagine trudging to class in
that gray and brown (and occasion­
ally yellow) sludge. Not fun.
Plus, take a look at what the
rain gives you: green all year round.
Thar's an acural color versus the
brown and white so prevelenc in
my homeland.
So it's all perspective in the end.
Take what you have and appreciate
ir. Rain over snow? You betcha. 9
·orsTRACT'ED
Insightful interactions with •
everyday thoughts
by Craig Beebe
It's happcnini once again, just
as it does at the srarc of every se­
mester: among rhe usual throngs
rushing fro.m class to class and
ducking out of the .lacesr on­
slaught of rain there are a few doz­
en who look slightly da1,ed. a little
confused as to whether this is re­
ally the place they'd meant oo be.
Some are jiist a linle. more
wide-eyed or have that distant
l.ook in their eye.~. TI1ey are being
hugged a little harder than most
by friends that have nor seen them
for a while. Some are wearing just
a litcle him of where they've been
recently; perhaps some especially
sparkly jewelry or a scatf or shirt
rhac seems far too coknful co be
the producr of an American com­
pany.
Yes, srudencs are returning
from their overseas and off-cam­
pus pr:0grams. 1hey have re­
turned from sojourns in Afri~~.
China, New York, Europe, and
,especially dose ro my' heart, In~
dia. And cetu,rning, they are re­
newed and I would guess more
awestruck by the worJd in which
they live. 'they are foU of stodes
and. diei.r Fac:ebook aceounrs are
full of photos. ~n1ey are -so· much l
oldetihah one setn.esteI ago .•
And t oF course, run insanely
jealous.
Okay, well maybe nor insanelj
jealot1s, but I am at least. a little
wo.re than. a tdfle en,v'ious. ~t's a.
rath:er seffish enxy. t! tl)ean, i've
h~d my ,dianee on an overseas.
progrnn-India, ·F:ill ;200~,-..and
l"Mis in the.same wirle--eyed ~on,­
drous sr.are. when 1 rerurned.
There w,isn't any of that new­
fangled.,Jacebook: back in ch:9se
-days to show off the photos, :SO I
had co hire uns\1$peci;l.Qg friends
and family into hours-fong slide~
shows of what m,ust have,seenied •
to Thero. {ike every ricksh.1w, red •
fgrr, a,iid I!WS<J~e in the whole
Subcontinent.·
rve go{ nothing co be fealous
'about, right? But I can't help it;
looking ar these photos of people" who1ve been away feels .almost like
a weird sore of rorture-by-nostiil­
gia, especially in case of the India
kids bur extending through all the
programs. Each one produces a
distinct thirst for me: the desire to
have that e,"-cicernentonC:e again of
being somewhere else-. co rasre che
dffferem foods, SOJ.dl che smdJs.
even experience the cukure shock
and rhe scares once agaio, if only
ro be :ible to wake up each day
and-experience the wonder of be­
ing rhere.
T want to know chat ag-ai.n,
And while I can pa.rti'ally experi-
Students have re-..
turned from so-
journs in Africa,
China, New York, .
Europe, and India.
And returning, they
are renewed and
awestruck by the
world in whkh they
live.
ence ir through looking voyeuris­
ritally through the photos of my
fellow Facebook users, somehow
tbar makes those experjences
seem so much ·further away, ic
tnak:es-my skin ptick with a most
intense form of ,nostalgia and,
oddly en.ough, hom~sickne~.
. To all those who -are return­
ing-and es~ially you India
Mds-congt<1tul;itions on yo~r
journey and welcome back. May
you endure these first few weeks.
of "normality" as well as you en­
dured .those months away.
• As for me, l'r;n going ro make
'do for the time being, searching
our the more exotic corners that
Portland has to offer; I clo believe
chere are many corners left ro dis­
tovet. here, indeed endre narfons.
My passport will Rave to wait a
little fongetfor 1ts next starnp.
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From far and away, students return to tell their tales
by Craig Beebe
Last semester, Lewis & Clark sent students
to a number of locales, including East Af­
rica, India, China, Europe, Japan, Latin
America, and New York City. As with any
change in environment, students who went
on these programs were forced to grapple with
new experiences and culturaJ shifts. For these
students, a return to campus for a more ((nor­
mal" semester will mean a new set of shocks
and readjustments.
Overse:is and Off-C.1mpu5 Pro­
grams director Larry Meyer was
upbea1 abour the success of the Fall
2005 programs. He said rliar LC
studenrs are generally recognized
by their program hoses as "easy to
work wirh." chat, for the most pare, rhey had
avoided severe c.:ulrure shock, ma­
jor illnesses and olher problems.
One participant on rhe In­
dia program, who asked not ro be
named, was moscly happy with his
experiences in India, chough he
said that rhe chaos and disorgani­
zation of foreign travel, close quar­
ters, and hectic schedules could be
challenging. "People overseas like ro work
wirh our srudenrs," Meyer said.
LC students are generally seen as
exceptional in their desire co truly
be• good citizens overseas and ro
avoid the designation "coutist," he
said. "The India program was all
about dissolving comfort zones,
challenging crirical points and a
rest of patience ... I learned thar
comforr zones can be arbitrary and
non-rational," the participant said.
"I learned rhat, in many ways, rhe
world is a small place, and that, in
a certain sense, each person's ac­
tions and decisions affect every-Students of the 2005 East Africa trip learn about local practices and aquatic environme~Yt,Wsc~~~
One program in which students
work hard co avoid that designa­
tion is the India General Culture
Study, said Professor J.M. Fritzman
(Philosophy), who co-led the Fall
2005 program with Lindsay Mau­
rer ('04), who was a program par­
ticipant herself in 2001.
Indeed, Fritzman said, viewing
the program as an academic expe­
rience and not as a vacation was a
major part of students' acceptance
for the program. In interviews in
Fall 2004, pocencial participants
were asked two questions. First,
students were asked if they could
work well with a group in a stress­
ful situation, as craveling in a popu­
lous narion like India can often be.
Second, students were asked
whether they viewed the program
"as a vacation or an academic exer­
cise," said Fritzman.
Ulrimately, Fritzman said he felt
the right studencs were picked for
rhe program.
"They were intellectually an<l
actively engaged," he said, adding one."
East
er Ken
pleased
well. Africa program lead­
Clifcon (Biology) was
with his program as
"We had a remarkable
group ... they all got along re­
ally well and worked together to
make che most of their time in
East Africa," said Clifton, who is
on sabbatical in Auscrali,1. this se­
mester and commenced via email.
Clifton said that this year's Af­
rica program was unique because it
included a significant biology com­
ponent as well as a general culture
component. Students were split
into two groups based on their in­
terest, which gave each a unique
experience tailored co their specific
academic goals.
•
a . ~
' . Megan Clark ('06), who was a
participant in the General Culture
section of the East Africa program,
said the program helped her pur­
sue some of her own inrerests. Af­
ter spending most of che semester
"I learned that, in
many ways, the world is
a small place, and that,
in a certain sense, each
person's actions and de­
cisions affect everyone."
-India program student was a very eye-opening experience.
Overall, Clark was happy with
rhe program. "I wouldn't change
much," she said, with the exception
of possibly having more indepen­
den r study time. "Ir was a well-or-
ganized trip."
Clark was especially
pleased with how well her
group was able co get around
without feeling like courists,
which she admitted was re­
markable given their status as
a large group of Americans in
an African nation.
The hardest part of her
trip, she said, was discover­
ing that it was harder co fulfill
her desire to work ro elimi-
nate suffering and poverty for local
people than she had expected. For
one thing, she realized she needed
more experience, such as medical
training. together as one group, the biology
and general culcure sections split
late in the semester, and Clark and
other general culrure students wenc
co Nairobi co have home-stays
with Kikuyu fan1ilies. There, they
worked on independent projects
related to their final papers.
Clark spent time volunteering
wirh a slum school, which she said She also discovered the role char
finances play in charirable work,
and how a lack of money prevents
a lot of help from getting co cl1ose
who need ir.
"Without fund­
ing," she said, "you
can't get things
done."
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returning fropro­
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cl1ose that becan1e
very close through
travel in foreign
countries, is keep­
ing some sem­
blance of unity
after a return co
campus. Clifton
said char he did not
expect such an is­
sue would arise for
his students.
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$13.99
Delivery or Carry-Out "Given the co­
hesiveness of the
group, I don't
chink this will be
an issue," he said,
He added that
he hoped co have
students over ro his
house for chapat­
cis and curry after
he returns from his
sabbatical, some­
thing that he hopes ro continue after leading future
trips.
In che pasr, returning programs
often gave some sore of presenta­
tion to the campus as both a cap­
stone co their trip and a contribu­
tion of their knowledge ro campus
life. Such a tradition has been
largely discontinued, however.
Meyer said chat tradition­
which was once a requirement­
has been discontinued primarily
because it was nor seen as fully suc­
cessful. He said the hope now was
that students would more organi­
cally contribute their experiences
in classes and the College's various
annual symposia.
He added, however, thar his
department was working co create
a new component co off-campus
programs, in which scudenrs would
mainrain websites while away, up­
loading photos and sharing ex11e­
riences with Incernet users around
rhe world. He thought such a pro­
gram might be useful as a way to
do "cross-continent sharing," even
berween students on different pro­
grams at the same time, "while it's
in place and when it matters," he
said.
LC's off-ca~pus program is a
decades-old tradition that is quire
unique because of its participation
rares, Meyer said. Close ro 55 per­
cent of graduating LC seniors have
participated in one of the school's
programs, he said, compared ro a
national average of eight co ten
percenr. Additionally, LC sends
a larger percentage of students co
non-Western nations rhan is typi­
cal.
Meyer said the department was
looking at adding new programs
in the future. One new program
that is scheduled to go through is a
Vietnam program in the 2007-08
school year. A return ro Cuba and
a new San Francisco program are
also under consideration.
"We are trying to accommodate
rh_e interests of sruden ts," he said,
although he added that certain lo­
gistical consideracions--<lifficu1-
ries in getting visas, finding local
contacts, and also sociopolicical is­
sues--can make chat task more dif­
ficult.
For more information go to http://
www. lclark. edul-overseas/. the Pioneer Log, January 27, 2006 Wd1t1~1#i,fotiM11111f¥i11 ■--------------------l-llllllllil
_Vaulting into the future at the Hoffman's Utilitarian
by Christie Wright
I never rhoughr I'd be able to
reference William Sharner in an
article abour ceramics, bur rhe
Hoffman Gallery's new exhibicion
has given me an excuse.
The ex.hibirion, which is
entitled 7he New Utilitarian:
Ev:amining Our Place on the
Motherboard of Ceramics, features
ceramic an thar explores the fusion
of day, new media and 2 J" century
cechnology. While many of the
arciscs explain how tedrnology
has added a new dimension to rhe
creation of r~it:ir arc, some chose
ro explore how technology has
changed culrural notions of arc
and how rhac has affected rheir
work. 1he messages arc mixed:
some sculptures depict che change
as a positive influence ro rhe realm
of art while others are simply
disillusioned abour how rechnical
society has become.
MargareL Realica's work is
an example of rhis ambiguous
reaction. Ar first glance, her work
looks like a pile of broken coys:
wire5 protruding from different
forms. porcelain pillows, various
mechanical rools siruaced atop a
plexiglass base. Bur Realica ha.~
created something fuscinacing. worth it. She-incorporates natural
elements into her arr, which she
juxtaposes wich industrial pieces to
create an eerie senciment that one
could noc exisr disconnected from
the ocher.
McMullan's work looks more
like what typical gallery visitors
would imagine when they heard
the phrase 'ceramic arc.' He utilizes
abrupt contrast in a number of his
pieces; placing very derailed figures
next to amorphous forms, bright
colors next co white and definite
lines next co blank space. Even
rcxrure is subject to change from a
glazed and finished figure ro a raw
and abandoned one. Images that
look like they are out of 7hrough the
looking Glass are also incorporated
into the ceramics, sometimes
conrradicting the forms they are
painted on. What results is a
layered piece of work cl1ac cricks rhe
eye-che first impression of each
piece is hardly whar is really there.
The piece is one thing as a whole
and it is somerhing else entirely
when dissected.
The work chat stands our
the mosr in the gallery is Garth
Johnson's "Moon magic: the
future is not as good as ir used ro
be" and rbar's because it looks so
kitschy compared ro cl1e chought­
out form. of rhe ocher arriscs. l'm
Johnson has taken commemorative plates
that depict Star Trek characters (original
and Next Generation), Captain Future,
John Glenn, the Columbia space ship,
Haley's comet and other sci-fi memorabilia
and decoupaged other images and media
on to them.
My favorite piece is called "The
Reconnect." Like the others, ic
is a jumbled mess of porcelain,
plexiglass and various electrical
pares. l11e only color is red, which
dives deep inco the plexiglass ,
creating a rel3eccion char has a
startling effect. Realica's arrempc
to explore deconstruction through
reconsrruccion demands patience
from the criric, bur her work is supposed ro like this piece-it's
everything a disiUusioned academic
could wane: Johnson has taken
commemorative plates that depict
Scar Trek characters (original and
Next Generation), Captain Furure,
John Glenn, the Columbia space
ship, Haley's comet and ocher sci-fi
memorabilia and decoupaged orher
images and media onto them. l11e
effect is Captain Jean-Luc Pica.rd
PHOTO BY REBECCA GOLDSCHMIDT
This Utilitarian piece makes a continuous dripping noise. PHOTO BY REBECCA GOLDSCHMIDT
Two visitors to the Hoffman Gallery's The New Utilitarian look at Garth Johnson's "Moon
magic: the future is not as good as it used to be." The exhibit runs through March 12.
holding a ridiculous looking space
gun. A series of plates dominates
che middle of rhe piece and po mays
Captain future in an epic barcle
with some sore of space monster in
order to save a distressed female.
Somehow rhe effect is lose
on me. A decoupaged Spock
just seems typical. I mean, rhere
is a message here. Bue while I'm
supposed ro gee nostalgic and agree that we live in a desensitized society
and that our imaginations were
becrer in the past and rhar we were
more passionate and hopeful about
rhe furure back rhen, I can't help
but feel that it's been done before.
Johnson'sanemptto revivenosralgia
for a better time is limiting-the
piece just isn't saying much more
rhan what has already been pointed
our about how technology and media are impacting contempora1y
culture.
Also, Johnson's forgetting
something. If you're going to rry
and comment on how cbe furure
was bercer in the past, you damn
well berrer include Captain James
T. Klrk. If a~y singular rhing
embodied the pasr's hope for the
furure, ir was certainly William
Shamer.
Musical vigil celebrates King
by Wendy Dwyer
A gospel groi1p and a
New Orleans-based jazz. band
gathered in Agnes Flanagan
Chapel lase Monday, Jan. 16
ro honor the life of civil right_~
activisr Martin Luther King Jr.
The celebration, coordinated
by cl1e Black Srudent Union,
the Office of Ethnic Srudent
Services, and the LC Diversity
Cluster, was entitled "Reflection,
CommicmenL, and Action: A
Vision for Change at Lewis &
Clark College.''
The celebration began at
7:00pm wirh an. opening prayer.
Seeing as Dr. King was a pasror,
the evening followed a loosely
spiritual theme; along with the
jazz band and gospel group,
there were readings of excerpts ' .,.. .. from Dr. King's famous speeches,
a keynote address by President
Tom Hochsterder, and a rendition
of ~we Shall Overcome" during
a candelight vigil. Many students
attended as well as members of the
Portland community.
Many calemed speakers
participated in the celebration,
including Resident Director Justin
leak, who gave his incerpreration
of rhe ''I Have a Dream" speech.
The highlight of the everli11g,
however, was definitely the • two
bands. The Remember the Hope
Christian fellowship Gospel
Group and the Devin Phillips &
New Orleans Sn:aight Ahead jazz
band played a few songs becween
rhe speeches and were exceptional.
The gospel group consisted of
t\vo women vocals, a male vocal,
a guitarist and pianist. They are a
traveling group whose mission is to reach out to people of all walks of
life and spread the Word.
The ocher group, rhe New
Orleans Scraighr Ahead jazz
band, ls one of many musical
groups rhar were relocated to
Portland after Hurricane Katrina.
l11e program they are sttpported
by is called NO1A2PDX, a
Portland-area business sponso,·ed
orga11i1.:uio11 rhac provides travd,
housing, insuumencs and work
opporcunicies for over twenty
New Orleans musicians.
New Orleans Straight Ahead
was a tr.eat to listen co, and a. great
cause to support. lf you'd like to
find our more abour their music,
their members, and rhe program
they are involved in, NOLA2PDX
maintains a website you can visit
(http://www.nola2pdx.com) co
find more about where' they play
and if you wouldJike ro help. .., 12 W4fifi;l§i\t4tGO;t;,M,i ■ the Pioneer Log, January 27, 2006
Writer goes ape-shit on King Kong Decemberist singer .
Jackson's film feels like
an unchecked pet project
by Wendy Dwyer
had two excruciating
experiences during Winrer Break.
One of them was playing three
consecutive board games with my
family while my sister refused to
speak to any of us. The olher was
walching the newest King Kong
movie. King Kong is a long movie.
So long, in fact, rhar it makes the
rhird Lord of the Rings movie feel
like a movie short.
1l1ere aught LO be rules against
I.erring renowned directors have free
reign of their per projects and not
keeping them in check for quality
purposes. After finally finishing rhe
painfully dull trio of newest Scar
\'qars movies from George "too
spoiled to care about plorline and
characters" Lucas, you would chink
we would've learned our lesson. So
why did we ler Peter Jackson, who
,,.as responsible for dragging our
a book so long that the audience
coUeccively cried "Let rum be. king
already!'' make a three hour long
epic based on a movie?
The saddest rhing is rhar if
weren't for the lt:ngrh ir might have
been a good movie. 111e graphics
as always were phenomena.I; the
acrors, though uncomfortable in
:.,1,eir very different roles, were
tolerable. lr didn't make much
sense plot.line wise, bur would you
r<"ally expect that much from a
movie abour a giant monkey? The
problem seemed co sprout from the
fact Jackson was pressured to make
a movie exactly like the Lord of the
Rings adapted from a movie that
is Auff already. He tried so hard to
stretch it to those three hours and
seven minures rhar he gor sloppy
and ruined the whole experience w; a screef'!stiot fr9m Peter Jackson's 2'005 r-ema e.
for a.II of us. Everything was too ro be rhar after running around being closed for the Depression. Ir
much. being chased by ugly natives, was such a treat to watch a movie
Jackson's Kong is sickeningly dinosaurs and giant apes for an completely devoid of computer
faithful to the original movie. There hour we had to sit through being graphics; these days l'd gladly trade
were many of the san1e exact scenes attacked by giant insects. Really, rhe less realistic clay animation and
in this movie as t_here were in the weren't the dinosaurs enough? Then camera rricks for rhe cop-out rhar
l 933 version. Ir seems --------------------- is CGI. Ir's a good movie and
he asked himself what It seems [Jackson] asked himself nor just in the siUy way that
he was giving the h h . . h . old adventure movies usually
movie that was new W at e was g1v1ng t e movie are. 2005's King Kong offers
••0~ •ie older ones
and he had simply that was new ... and he had simply nothing new and norhing
better ilian the original in
answered "more,'' as
shown expertly in the
focc rhar instead of answered 'more'... twice its length. lf you're
Kong fighting one T-Rex he fought
three. Everything tried the patience
of rhe audience. Soft sections in
New York that were supposed ro
beef up rhe characters and adhere
us to them only led us to ask why
rhe hell we were sLill in New York
and haven't gorcen on rhe boar yet.
When we finally did he only tried
our patience again by leaving us coo
long on the _boar, too long on the
island, and too long in New York
again. '.l11ere were odd character
developments in ultimately useless
charaCLers, including 1he black first
mate that had a mysterious love
for Heim of Darkness. And <lon'r
even gee me scarred on the woman's
relationship with ilie ape. There
were a few instances that I gave
the movie up for lost for being
too much, one of rhem being the
ridiculous scene of d1e woman ice
skating with Kong. The other had throughout the movie we were
ex.peered to watch minute long
reaction shoes from every character
and every circumstance. There were
so many of those slow expressions
of shock and awe that if you cur
them out alcogerher you would be
left with an only reasonably long
movie almost entirely without
Naomi Watts.
I can't tell you how much
more I enjoyed the original King
Kong from 1933. Perhaps Jackson's
purpose was ro accentuate rhe
original's goodness because
l cerrainly was much more
impressed and relieved ro watch
che original after seeing Jackson's
monstrosity. Ir was such a relief to
see a movie lull or adventure scenes
that neither horrified nor tired
me. The time spent ar the island
didn't feel overblown; there were
no watery scenes about Vaudeville feeling the urge to watch a
movie about a giant monkey,
go back to rhe beginning and skip
the newesr rendition. Ir'Ll save you
a couple doUars and an hour and a
ha.If of reaction shots. plays solo at Aladdin
by Nora Gay
Did you know that the Aladdin
1l1eater used to be a porn house?
l certainly didn't, that is, un cil
Colin Meloy of the Porcland-based
band The Decemberisrs informed
his adoring fans last Thursday,
Jan. 19 ar his solo show. Acoustic
singer Laura Veirs, also going solo
from her band the Torrured Souls,
opened. PHOTO BY NORA GAY
over the stage and starred his set
with some Decemberists dassics.
With his drawling voice, he kept
the crowd entertained nor only
with his music bur also wit.11 his
wit, albeit a bir random. (Hence,
our education on rhe origin of rhe
Aladdin 'Theater.)
The rest of the set included
more Decemberists songs, a song
from Meloy's old band Tarkio,
and covers of rhe British folksinger
Did you know that the
Aladdin Theater used to Laura Veirs had an
interesting sound -a
melding of folk, country
and pop, complete
with a drum machine be a porn house?
and live recordings of
her guirar or voice ro
create a harmonizing effect. I say
interesting, because while 1 rhoughr
she was talented, her sound wasn't
much for me, and she didn't have
much of a srage presence. Maybe
chat's a lot to ask for a solo singer, Shirley Collins. Meloy released si.x
Collins covers in a tour-only EI~ A~
it was just Meloy with his guitar,
each song sounded even more
folkish and his uniquely vibrating
voice could resonate more easily to
our ears.
Although I'm a big fan, ·The atmosphere
was relaxed and almost
1nmnate throughout,
probably due to the dim
lighting in the seared
theater. His band mares I thought Meloy tended
to sound pretentious with
some of his lyrics. and members of his
former indie label Kill
bur Meloy seemed to have no
trouble wirh rhar.
Although I'm a big fan, l
thought Meloy tended co sound
a bit pretentious with some of
his lyrics, bur intelligence is his
trademark. And it was quire
endearing that night. Meloy took Rock Stars were also in arrendancc
at ilie show, as Meloy referred to·
them with some of his jokes and
comments. He finishes up rhe solo
tour i.n Virginja, and will rejoin
"The Decemberisrs back il1 Port.land
ro record a new album for Capitol
Records in April. H T BYRES
LC band Officer Funk plays their set at the Watzek Rocks! concert last week.
Three LC bands rock Watzek
by Jonathan Frochtzwajg
An eruhusiasric curnouc of LC
scudents showed up ac che library
last Thursday for the 2nd annual
Waczek Rocks! Concert, an event
chat cums traditional notions of
che library as a quiet study space on
ics head. The open area just inside
rhe from gates was turned into
a dance floor populated by a mix
of punks sporting mohawks and
eccentrics sporting orange, polka­
dotted coveralls, and for the next
two hours this motley crowd was
encercained by an equally motley
trio of bands. As one band member
put it: "1l1is ain'r your Mama's
library."
The opening band, Officer
Funk., was a multi-insrrumeotal,
wildly dressed group of LC students
who began by inviting the crowd
ro "get down," and chen launched
inro renditions of such classics as
"Superfreak" and "Superstitious",
as well as contemporary hits like
"Lady Marmalade.". Expertly
combining keyboard, trumpet,
bass, guitars, flute, and drums,
the band quickly warmed up
the crowd, encouraging them to
dance. According to Avery Welkin
('09), an onlooker, "Officer Funk
was just about the grooviest tunes
coming our of this library since .. .f
don't know when!"
As the second act, DATLOG,
rook the stage, rbe mood cooled considerably. Using only a laptop,
keyboard, and sundry electrical
equipment, LC scudent David
Gleason ('06) quietly manufactured
beats chat occasionally dissolved
into spastic noises. DATLOG's
ambiem electronic n1usic didn't
steal che show, bur ic provided an
interesting backdrop for mingling
and conversation among the
crowd.
An untraditional and
unexpected ace, che rappmg number ac which Shakespeare's
work could be found (PR 2754).
The band then launched into cheir
energetic, synch-driven brand of
metal/punk. They began wich a
one-cwo punch of songs lifted from
Macbeth, then moved on ro a cover
of an Iron Maiden song, a ballad,
and an ode to Caliban, a character
in 111e 'fem pest. The crowd seemed
entertained by boch che band and
rhe mini-mosh pie of devotees
thrashing about in front.
duo Daughters of the-----------------
American Revolution,
provided surpnsmg
comic relief for che
crowd during the nexc set
change.
They had only
enough time to perform
one song inspired by che
frequent chefcs of jackets
on campus, but it was a Simms ... prefaced the set
by providing the library
call number at which
Shakespeare's work could
be found (PR 2754). The
band then launched into
crowd-pleaser.
As the show's final
band, Dagger of che
Mind, rook che stage,
che MC declared that their energetic, synch-driv­
en brand of metal/ punk.
cheir band was probably "the only
band where you can head bang and
gain, rather chan lose, brain cells."
The group, started by Jason Simms
('06), brings to fruition an idea long
due by combining the bravado of
metal music wich che melodrama
of Shakespeare lyrics. Simms, an
English major, ever conscious of
citing his sources, prefaced the
set by providing the library call Dan Kelley, the library's
Outreach Instruction Coordinator,
said chat che concert is organized
by a Library Marketing Colleccive.
Bands had to audition for a spot
in tl1e concert by demo cape, and
only chree were chosen. By Kelley's
estimation, this year's concert had
a bigger rumour and more dancing
chan last year's. Toe concen, he
said, is likely co return next year.
PHOTO BY HASSAN RADHEYYAN
LC's Dagger of the Mind-Matt Sticker, Jason Simms, Jeremy Young, and Nikolai Danil­
chik-did double duty last week, opening for The Epoxies at the Rusty Nail (above) and
playing at Watzek Rocks! Dagger mania! 13
Happy Birthday,
Williatn Stafford
by Stephanie Beechem
William Stafford, who would
have turned 92 this month, was
alive and well at the Lake Oswego
Public Library's William Stafford
Binhday Celebration last Tuesday,
January 17, where the Friends
of William Scafford, many of
Stafford's Lake Oswego neighbors,
and several local poets-including
Lewis & Clark's own Jerry Harp and
Mary Szybist-read their favorite
Stafford poems and reminisced
about the man's legacy and life in
Lake Oswego, the state of Oregon,
and beyond.
I was feeling particularly alive
myself, having biked there in the
dark in a rrue Oregon downpour,
arriving at the library with my
hair plastered co my head, heart
pounding, legs soaked. Bue I
was especially proud ro be at chis
particular reading, as Stafford
himself lived in Lake Oswego for
many years, and had even been
there for the Lake Oswego Library's
dedication, reading a poem he'd
written for the occasion. And he
had, after all, taught at Lewis &
Clark CoUege-otir college!-from
1948 until 1980, years before I was
a thought in anyone's mind.
Jerry Harp began his reading
wich a personal anecdote abouc
Stafford. "I was reading Passwords,"
he said, "and I had some questions,
so I called Information and got his
phone number ... when he got on
che phone I asked, 'ls this William
Stafford the poet?' and he said, 'I
guess so."' The audience laughed.
"It was a pretty humble response,"
Harp said. He then read Stafford's
"Artist Come Home."
1l1e next poem was "Emily,
This Place, and You," followed by
"Thinking for Burky," "A Child's
Face in a Small Town," and "You
Reading This, Be Ready." Szybist
read "A Bi rd Inside a Box," and then
one of her own, "Via Negaciva."
After a few more poems, moderator
Clem Stark ended with a more
comical Stafford poem, "First
Grade," thar opens, "In the play
Amy didn't want to be / anybody;
so she managed rhe curtain. /
Sharon wanted to be Amy."
Then, Stark invited the
audience ro come forward and
read their own favorice Stafford
poell}s or share memories of him.
Several audience members stepped *
~
forward to the podium co read­
"Remembering," first, and then I
didn't recognize any of rhe poems
uncil "Ask Me," which scans, ever
so carefully, with the line "Some
rime when the river is ice ask me
/ mistakes I have made." At those
words I felt an unmistakable surge
of recognition, che kind cl1at makes
a person mist up a bit, and I reached
down into my bag for the poem I
had brought. Once it was clear
that almost no one else was going
co read, I srood up and made my
way to the podium. I looked out
over the faces-I was che youngest
person in the room by ac least
twenty years-and though I might
have felc our of place, l didn't.
'Tm a sophomore at Lewis
& Clark College chis year,'' I said,
"and I'm obviously too young to
have any personal memories of
William Stafford, bur I fell in love
with him when I read Passwords
as a freshman in high school." I
paused, and chen said, "I picked
chis poem because I rode here in
che rain on my bike, and it's titled
'A Day to Remember."'
And as I read the opening­
"l'm standing at Lakeside Drive
wich my bike"-I could feel my
hands shaking with whar was either
nervousness or lingering wetness
from my bike ride there. I could
feel my heart. I read, "I didn't
think anybody would care / if I'm
lonely, a bicycle in traffic, young
/ and hence guilty, some kind of
oddity nobody/ would have." And
1 knew, then, as I read those words,
that ic was the least I could do to
celebrate what would have been
the 92"d birthday of chis man l had
known-not personally, like many
of the people in the audience, but
cenainly intimately-for all che
long and treacherous years since
my freshman year, this man whose
poems I had loved so terribly and
grandly.
"A Day to Remember" closes
like chis: "[ belonged. le was 1935,
chc day I became saved and a citizen
of the world." As I read rhar last
line, I smiled, folded up che poem,
and walked back to my scat. Ir was
January 17, 2006, the birthday of a
man who once walked che paths of
che college where I now walk. As
the youngest person in the room,
I might have been "some kind of
oddity," but l knew-I belonged.
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pcom1ng
Events Men's Basketball:
Jan 27 @ Puget Sound 8:00pm
Feb 3 Whitman @ Pamplin 8:00pm
Pios score overtime victory,
and possible playoff berth
4 assists per comest
including 20 points,
LO board~, 6 assiscs
and 2 sreals against
rhe Lures.
Wirh nn legiti­
mate big man or
inside game, the
Pioneers success this
past week was cen­
tered around cbe
three-point ball. The
Pios, no strangers ro
life beyond the arc,
continued ro live
and die by the three
-and the living was
good.
Jeff Christenson ('08) locked down defensively during the Pios win. Lone senior and
by Aron Phillips
anything ro you? le sure does
when it comes to Pioneer basket­
ball. Winners ~f their last four
games, rhe LC Men's Basketball
program has lee everybody know neers have been fueled by the play
of his dassmares Jeff Christensen
('08) and Thomas Tillery ('08).
Christensen has stepped up and
assumed a scarring position for the
Pioneers in their last four games (all
victories) and responded rremen-captain Ryan Wells
('06) single-handedly gave che Pios
che victory on Saturday going 8-L 4
from the land of plenty, finishing
with a game-high 26 poincs in 44
minutes of action. Wells' deep, off­
balanced three with a defender in
his face lace in overtime was not
rhey are a
force co be
reckoned with
in the North­
west Confer-Tillery ('08) [had] two double-doubles and the
game winning shot in overtime to defeat PLU only incred­
ible, bur also
clutch.
Although
ence chis season. With che NWC's
new playoff format -which allows
for the top three teams to compete
in order co receive a tournament
birth -tht Pios (9-8 overall and 4-
4 in conference) are well on their
way to making a run at a playoff
spot.
Overcoming the season-end­
ing injury co sharp-shooting guard
Mark Rabinowitz ('08), fresh off
his first career double-double of20
points and IO rebounds, rhe Pio-dously. As a scarcer, Christensen has
averaged 17.8 points, 3.8 rebounds,
and 2.8 assiscs per game induding a
career-high 19 poims, going a per­
fect 5-5 from the floor in Friday's
70-57 road victory over Linfield.
Tillery too has been uns~oppa­
blc, recording two consecucTve dou­
ble-doubles and the game-winning
shot in overtime to defeat Pacific
Lutheran 94-92 on Saturday. In the
past four games, Tillery has aver­
aged 16.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and Wells came
through in overtime, David Berg­
gren ('09) allowed the Pios co
get that far. After siccing out two
games, Berggren cried to shake off
his rust on Friday (going a dreadful
2-12 from dee~· and it appeared to
work.
Wich under a minute to play,
Berggren drained a three ar che cop
of the key co tie the game and send
it co overtime. Berggren ended the
game going 5-14 from deep with
19 points. Swimming:
Jan 28 @ Willamette 1 :00pm
Swintnters win at
honte, lose to UPS
by Sarah DiSabatino
·111e Pioneer swim team emerged
wirh victories at their final home
meec on>Friday, bur lose close races
in Tacoma as Pu~t Sound handdci
rhe women d1eir first loss of rhe
season.
The final home event for the
swim ream drew quite a few LC
supporters as both the men's and
the women's teams our-swam the
compecirion. The women's ream
handily defeated Mills College
151-48 and Pacific Universiry 142-
51. The men also saw success by
defeating Pacific 110-50. Standouts
for the women's team were Lindsay
Nixon ('09) and Koy Collier ('09)
who both earned a pair of wins in
their respective races.
Collier blew away the competi­
tion in che 200 IM by finishing 21
seconds over the next competitor.
Nixon also won rhe 500 free and
the 200 free. ln the men's meet, Par
Murray ('09) performed well with
wins in 200 IM and the I 00 breasr­
suoke and Justin Murray ('08)
picked up victories in d1e 200 free
and the 100 back. Other standouts
for che men were Nick Benedecci
('09) and Mike Craycor ('06), who
won rhe 50 free and rhe 500 free,
respectively. Mills placed second in
the meet, edging ouc Pacific with a
final of92-89.
Sarnrday was a d.ifferem story,
however, as the Pioneers faced stiff
comperi1 ion from Pu gee Sound at
d1e Loggers' lase home meet in Ta­
coma. This might have been due co
the fact that the Pioneers were wea­
ry from the previous night's event.
Anne van Gessel ('06), who picked up a win in che 50 merer freestyle
on Friday, felr ''tiresome a.nd very
nervous" rather than "energetic
and confident''. during che previous
night's race. Th~ Pioneer women
were previously u ndefeacecl, but
d1e back-to-back meets might have
played a P.art in their Saturday per­
formance against Puget SOLmd.
UPS did indeed prove co be a
rougher competicor. ·n1e Loggers
picked up win after win in each
of rhe women's races, rhe only ex­
ceptions being the 200 individual
medley and the 200 fly, which were
won by Nixon. Puget Sound won
with a final of 138-67.
The men's races went similarly,
as the Pioneers placed behind the
Loggers in most of the events. Law­
con won che only race for rhe men
in the 100 meter freestyle. ll1e final
in the men's meet was 137-50 with
UPS on rap.
ll1e final evems of che swim sea­
son include a match up with Wil­
lamette in Salem on January 28 at
I pm and the Northwest Confer­
ence Championships at Pacific Lu­
theran in the King County Aquatic
Center in Federal Way, Washing­
ton, which cakes place on ch.e week­
end of February I 0-12.
Boch the men's and women's
teams hope co perform well at rhe
end of the season. For the women's
team, the single loss is not a blem­
ish on a perfect record, bur a hurdle
co make them stronger.
As van Gessel said, ''With rhe
right mind sec, our ream will be able
co show the other reams a thing or
two about bow great the LC swim­
ming program is."
Defense helps upset undefeated Pacific Lutheran
by Hunter Franks
Coming into the Pioneer's
women's hoops game against rhe
Pacific Lutheran Lutes (l 4-2, 7-
1), che Lutes had won rwelve in a
row and were playing flawless bas­
kerbalJ. 111e Lutes were also un-Pioneers would nor look back. Af­
ter the Lutes tied the game at two,
rhe Pionc::ers went on an l l-4 run
and would lead for rhe entire first
half. They kept their lead by play­
ing solid defense and execuring the
offense co perfection. The Pioneers
forced 1wo jump balls on defense lne Pioneers closed out rhe
half strong, increasing their lead ca­
nine, and looking as rhough they
would cake the momentum into
the locker room at rhe half, bur
che Lures Mallory Mann made it
35-29 when her high arching half­
court shot found the hoop with
defeated in confer­
ence, so the Pioneers
wem inro cheir game
against PLU last Sat­
urday night knowing
char it was going co The Pioneers refused to come out
and play the role of the lesser team.
Instead they played with the same
rake something spe-defensive intensity in the second half
cial For chem co pull
off a win. that they had shown in the first. Lime running out co
end che half. -n1e Pio­
neers had co wonder if
rbey had not seen the
besr d1e Lutes had co
offer. The Lures had
co wonder where the
kind of play was that
had gorcen chem a
13-1 record. Boch The Pioneers ( I 0-
7, 6-3) began the game with a
message char they would reinforce
throughout the night: cough physi­
cal play and hard-nosed defense.
After the Lutes got control of che
tip, Kimberly Kiccell ('09), who
ended up with six assists and four
steals, swooped in on an unsuspect­
ing Lute guard and stole the ball.
·1nen she dished the ball down­
court co a sprinting Allison Farr
('08), who laid it up and in for the
6rsr two points of the game. The early in the game as well as amass­
ing a total of eight blocks through­
out the game.
Perhaps the biggest testament co
rhe Pioneers physical play and sci­
Aing defense was the fact that chey
made the Lutes shoot with the shoe
clock winding down on the major­
ity of rheir first-half possessions.
lllis made it very hard for the Lutes
co get off good shoes and resulted
in PLU making only 33 percent of
their shots in the first half. questions would be answered in
the second half.
The Pioneers refused co come
out and play d1e role of the lesser
ream. Instead they scarred off the
half with the same defensive in­
tensity that they had shown io the
first half. Farr had two blocks co
scare the half, bur picked up her
third foul and had co sit, leaving
the Pioneers weaker defensively.
The Lures took advantage of
Farr's inside absence, taking the Allison Farr ('08) and Crystal Castle ('08) go for the rebound.
lead for the first time at 45-43 just
two minutes after Farr, who ended
up with 18 points, left the floor.
The lead would then change hands
five times until Crystal Castle ('08),
who had her second-straight dou­
ble-double with 16 points and 10
rebounds, drained a three co make
it a 61-58 lead with 3:42 remain­
ing. The Lutes cue the Pios lead
co 66-65 with one minute left, bur clutch free throw shooting and re­
bounding helped the Pioneers hold
on for the 69-65 vkrory.
Ar the sound of the final buzz..
er, the Pioneers players went crazy,
and deservedly so, since it was the
first Pioneer victory over the Lutes
since 1995. If the Pioneers can
continue to show defensive inten­
sity like they did against the Lures,
they will go nowhere bur up. pcom1ng
Events S arts
Check for Upcoming Spring
Sports Events 15-
Women's Basketball:
Jan. 27@ UPS 6:00pm
Feb. 3 Whitman m
Former LC great
returns as coach PioLa:x falls in season opener
by Craig Gilden
The fastest growing spore in the
nation is lacrosse. Today more kids
than evn are using lacrosse sticks
instead ofluseb,ill mi1 ts for a g;ime
of catch with dad. Lacrosse com­
bines athleticism, coorrunacion,
and pure physical violence together
for ,t game that re~embles hockey
on grass.
L1erosse has always been popu­
lar on the East Coast, bur I he cra­
dirion has made its way across che
country. Athletes arc drawn ro ics
aggressive .1nd hard-h.irring nature,
yet rhere is ~l ill a place for che ~mail­
er player who can use his quickness
co be effective offensively.
Garnes also routinely reach
double digit scoring, unlike spores
such as soccer and hockey. which
have yer co draw big audiences in
America in part because of minis­
cule scoring.
Here 011 the Lewis & Clark PioLog's own Kevin Stark ('08) lays out a Linfield defender as
the LC club Lacrosse team, Piolax, play in the Rose Garden.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MELISSA DUDEK
Foreman led the Pios to the Final Four in his college days. can1pus, inreresc in lacrosse is ris­
ing to new heights as well. Boch che
men's and women's reams will com­
pete ar rhe club level rhis semester
facing ocher colleges from across has certainly found che experience
to be a memorable one. "To play
in a professional arena is amazing
for any college team, especially one
from a school of our size. Now add barrle as Linfield and LCI traded
big hies. Alchough PioLax ended
up on che shore end of a 9-5 score.
there are a number of brigb_r spots
d1at the ream can highlight co go­
by Chris Peterson
When members of the Lewis &
Clark basketball ream walk down
the halls of Pamplin, it is hard for
them to miss one of their coaches'
pictures and accolades plastered
over rhe walls. Dinari Foreman had
a distinguished playing career on
Palatine Hill and has remained a
member of the school community,
working as an assistaiH coach for
the past four seasons.
Coach Foreman played basket­
ball for two years under head coach
Bob Gaillard, earning NAIA all
American honors his senior year
as the second leading scorer in the
country. The Lewis and Clark bas­
ketball ream won two Northwest
Conference Championships and
advanced to the Final Four and
Sweet Sixteen during Foreman's ca­
reer as a cdllege player. He gradu­
ated in 1995 with a B.S. in com­
murucacions and went on co play
cwo years of international ball in
Germany.
Admiration and respect for LC
Room: Copeland E-22
Men's Basketball phenoms Da­
vid Berggren ('09) and Nick 1hi­
crry ('08) showed off their rooms
in the Piolog's first edition of LC
Cdbs.
ln this section, the lives of ath­
letes are highlighted by catchl11g a
glimpse of where they catch their
Z's, ''watch mo,vies", and chill out
when they are not practicing.
PHOTOS BY ARON PIIIL\,lPS and head basketball coach, Bob
Gaillard, brought Coach Foreman
back co Lewis and Clark co cake on
the position of assistant coach. "I
love Lewis & Clark, chat's why I'm
here. Playing here was awesome."
One of Coach Foreman's goals
is to become a head coach, and be
believes char he is gaining valuable
experience under Coach Gaillard,
whom he calls "one of the best
coaches in the world." Coach Fore­
man would like co emulate his for­
mer mentor. "I wane co be the best
coach I can," he says, "Why not
learn from the best?"
Regardomg chis year's team,
Coach Foreman said, '"We are very
young. We wane co improve each
player individually." He stressed
that expectations this year are co
grow ai1d mature as a cean1.
"Expectations are for rhe guys
co learn, we don't have a win-loss
goal." Coach Foreman believes
that the Pioneer basketball pro­
gram can grow into a force in up­
coming years. "We are building
coward high expectations," he said. Oregon and Wash­
ington. PioLax, the
men's ream, will play
four games ac home
this season and hope
rhac students will --------------- ing inco che resc of the
Both the men's and women's lacrosse season. Ethan Weston
('07) supplied most teams will compete at the club level of rhe Pio offense,
this semester facing other colleges picking up a hat trick
with three goals.
come OU[ co see what from across Oregon and Washington.
the game of lacrosse is all about. -----------------------Defensively, the
Pios stood strong,
with goalie Rafael
Cuevas ('08) making a number of
impressive saves. The nine goals al­
lowed do not rell the full story as
Cuevas was peppered with numer­
ous shots from a strong Linfield at­
tack. Although lacrosse is new co the
Norrhwesr a major srride has been
taken co increase the popularity of
the spore in Portland with the ar­
rival of the Lumber]ax, a pro ream
that plays their games in rhe Rose
Gai·den. 1l1e LumberJax feature
some of the best players in the
game.
This pasr Saturday, however,
the Lumber]ax was not rhe only
ream to play in the Rose Garden.
Prior to the professional event, LC
and Linfield rook center stage in a
march char marked the beginning
of the season for the Pios.
Playing in the Rose Garden will
be an experience that members of
PioLax will have for a lifetime.
Co-President Mik Fuller ('08) that we are simply a club ream rhac
has lirde practice time or fan base,
ic's simply awesome!'' he said.
"This game was very dif­
ferent from how the team
will be playing during
the season. Indoor lacrosse
is very different from out­
door and thus the styles
of play are differenr. One dis-
tinctive difference is who
the major shooters will
be for Linfield and how they play on
ground balls. Otherchan that, we will
need co work hard on our
own offense and abiliry to cre­
ate shots, as well as transitions
from offense co defense and defense
to offense," added Fuller.
The game itself was a physical
c'You gotta have a
PlayStation, a sys­
tem playin' the cuts,
dean [Egyptian cot­
ton] sheets for the
females, a television
and a fridge:'
"Wh atyousee PioLax never quit despite falling
behind and actually outscored Lin­
field in the fourth and final period.
PioLax will look forward to getting
anod1er opportunity against Lin­
field later chis season after getting
more rime to practice.
However rhe rest of the season
unfolds, the members of the la­
crosse cean1 here at LC will always
be able to look back on Saturday
and remember the time they got to
play in a big league arena.
here is 15 pairs
of fresh Nikes.
They don't usu-
, ally leave the
shelf. I only
wear each pair
about once ~v­
ery other week.", "We usually watch movies because
cable is $180. We watch all the Spike
Lee joints like 'Do the Right Thing'
and 'Clockers' and movies like 'Fresh'
and 'Juice.' Also, anything with De
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What's going on
this week ...
Fri., Jan. 27
Moving Groups
From Conflict To
Collaboration
The Center for
Educational Leadership
invites you to attend
its Inaugural Executive
Leadership Forum:
uMoving Groups
from Conflict to
Collaboration." J.
Scott Rutan, Ph. D.,
will be the featured
speaker. "Moving
Groups from Conflict
to Collaboration"
wiH explore group
dynamics and team
building, establishing
trust in groups, and
distinguishing good from
destructive conflict.
Executive leaders from
education, business, and
social service agencies
will benefit from this
Forum.
8:30 AM-3:30 PM
Albany Quadrangle,
Smith Hall
Cost: $150
***
Doing A Thesis This
Semester?
The Writing Center is
offering a workshop
designed for seniors who
will be engaged this
semester in a project
that will require them
to produce a long paper.
In this workshop we'll
approach such projects
from the perspective of
the demands they place
on you as a writer and a
researcher.
3:15 PM
John R. Howard Hall 121
***
Weekend Conference
on Clean Energy
Solutions to Global
Warming
This weekend-long
event, sponsored by
the Environmental
Studies Program and the
Green House Network,
kicks off with "How
To Change The World:
Building A Clean Energy Movement", a talk by
Mike Tidwell, Executive
Director of the Maryland
Climate Action Network,
on his efforts to start a
grassroots clean energy
network on the East
Coast. The conference
continues Saturday with
various other events. E­
mail eban@lclark.edu for
more information.
7:30 PM
Olin 301
***
Cose fan tutti
Astoria Performing Arts,
in cooperation with
Lewis & Clark College,
is proud to present
Mozart's comic operatic
masterpiece Cosi fan
tutte in a semi-staged
concert version. Sung
in Italian and narrated
in English, this opera
couples the musical
genius of Mozart with a
vibrant young orchestra
and soloists. Tickets are
available at the College
Bookstore, through
the Astoria Perform.iQ.g
Arts website: www.
astoriaperformingarts.
com, and at the door.
7:30 PM
Evans Music Hall,
Auditorium
Cost: $25 general/free
students
Sat., Jan. 28
Ski Bus #2
Hey snowriders ! Are
you looking for a way
to escape those spring
semester homework
blues? Take a day and
tear up the slopes of Mt.
Hood! Student Activities
Congress, Ski/Snowboard
Club, College Outdoors,
and the PE department
have teamed up to
off er seven Saturday
ski shuttles to Mt. Hood
Meadows ski area so you
can do just that. See
College Outdoors for
more info.
All day! Tuesday, Jan. 31
Is Progressive Policy
Possible? A Discussion.
Cynical about
government? Jefferson
Smith of the Bus Project
and John Charles of the
Cascade Policy Institute
will present different
views (progressive and
libertarian) on the
question: Is Progressive
Policy Possible? This
discussion takes place as
part of Economics 365,
but is open to the L&C
Community.
1:50 PM
John R. Howard Hall
. 255
Wed., Feb. 1
An Evening With bell
hooks
Kick off Black History
Month by seeing bell
hooks speak right
here on LC's campus!
bell hooks is among
the leading pu9lic
intellectuals of her
generation. Although
hooks is mainly
known as a feminist
theorist, her writings
cover a broad range
of topics on gender,
race, teaching and the
significance of media for
contemporary culture.
She strongly believes
that these topics can
not be addressed
separately, but must
be understood as being
interconnected. hooks
will speak in the Chapel
and her talk will be
simulcast in Council
Chambers
7:00 PM
Flanagan Chapel
Cost: $5 general/free
w/ LC ID
Thurs., Feb. 2
Red Cross Blood Drive
Donate blood! Email
hoover@lclark.edu for
an appointment, and
expect your session to
take 1 hour.
8:00 AM-1 :00 PM
Templeton Student
Center, Stamm Dining
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