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Lewis & Clark College's Student-Run Newspaper
Volume 70, Number 13 ~---------- Friday, February 3, 2006
bell ho~ks LC students form envoy to Washington DC
protnotes
literacy
by Nat~anael Massey
bell hooks, inrernarionalJy ac­
claimed scholar, poet, aurhor and
reacher, spoke Wednesday in che
Agnes Flannigan Chapel. She ad­
dressed an emocionally charged
full house on the issues of racism,
sexism, homophobia, and the "im­
perialisr-capi ral isc-whire-suprema­
cisc-parriarchal domination" of our
modern world.
Before she spoke, hooks was
welcomed on stage by a very per­
sonal incroducrion by Lisa Webb,
Director of Ethnic studem services,
She addressed an
emotionally charged
full house on the
issues of racism,
sexism, homopho­
bia, and over all
"imperialist-capital­
ist-white-suprema­
cist-patriarchal
domination" in our
modern world.
who described Ms. hooks as "the
woman who cleared a space for me
at the feminist cable."
hooks, in rum, began her
SEE "HOOKS," PAGE 2 PHOTO COURTESY ZIED MANA!
Zied Manai, Sahar Abu El Fath, Greg Caldwell, Soniya Deshmukh, Ashequl Haque, and Dorra Zairi at the PLUS conference.
by Nathanael Massey
Since coming to Lewis & Clark
ar the begining of last semseter,
Dorra Zairi ('07), Zied Manai ('07),
Sahar Abu El Fath ('07), Soniya
Deshmukh ('07), and Ashequl
Haque ('07) have represented Tu­
nisia, Egypt, India, and Bangladesh
within the Lewis & Clark commu-niry. The five are participants in
the second generation of Parmer­
ships for Learning Undergraduate
Studies (PLUS), a program funded
by the U.S. Department of State.
PLUS was implemented by the
Bureau of Educational and Cultur­
al affairs a year and a half ago, and
sponsors students from the Middle
Ease, North Africa and South Asia ro enroll in U.S. schools.
The program culminated last
wee~end with a four-day seminar,
bringing all 175 PLUS stude~ts to­
gether in Washington, D.C. for a
series of speakers, workshops and
cultural fairs.
For rhe five LC students, things
kicked off even before they arrived
in the capital. ln Denver lncerna-tional Airport, halfway through
a journey which began at three
o'clock Thursday morning, they
had their first reunion: a multi­
tude of PLUSers, reconnoitering
from schools in the western scares,
were already milling through the
rerminal. There were "waves on
waves,'' as Haque put it. "All the
SEE 'PLUS," PAGE 2
Lewis & Clark debaters continue Workshop addresses
to dominate NW conference global warming issues
by Kevin Stark
Lewis & Clark College's de­
bate team concinued its tradition
of dominance over the Norrhwest
Forensics Conference this week­
end when the ream was awarded
the first place grand sweepstakes
award for best overall performa nee
in 2005-06. The rournamenc took
place in Bellingham Washington at
the Wesrern Washington Universiry
campus. The Pioneer debaters beat
out colleges and universities ranging
from Alaska to Washingron, from
Oregon to Northern California and from Urah to Montana and Idaho.
Ocher cop performing schools were
Whitman, Universiry of Oregon,
Universiry of Washingcon, Univer-
" ... our team excels
at all levels."
-Tracy Erickson
('09)
siry of Puget Sound, and Linfield.
Tracy Erickson, and Scorr
Cheesewright, both freshmen, ranked in the cop ten debater/
speakers of the year. Erickson
commenced, "This proves the
strength of our program
here at Lewis & Clark. For
two new students co come
into rhis school and place
in the top ten individual
speakers in rhe NFC shows
that our team excels at all levels."
Ghazal Sharifi ('06) also placed
in the top ten debater/speakers of
the year. LC debaters have nor
dropped below second place in the
NW Forensics Conference in the
last decade. by Nora Gay
Lewis & Clark College hosted
the Northwest Climate Education
and Action Workshop last week­
end, Portland's first in four years.
The conference was geared coward
raising awareness about global
warming.
Professor of Economics and En­
vironmental Studies Eban Good­
stein has been concerned with the
effects of global warming in the
Pacific Northwest, focusing pri­
marily on the loss of snow. He has
scudied the reduction of snow in the Cascades and its elfect on the
summer water supply, which influ­
ences agriculture production and
salmon populations. Through the
Green House Network, the non­
profit organization he helped or­
ganize, Goodsrein has held confer­
ences around the country focusing
on similar economic and ecologic
consequences.
The LC environmental studies
program, directed by Goodstein,
organized the workshop with the
Green House Network. Speakers
included K.C. Golden (Climate
SEE 'ECOLOGY," PAGE 3 J;Pioneer •
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ntlNGS Jl)'ST NEED TO 8.£ HEARD. the Pioneer Log, February 3, 2006 ----------
hooks: works to bring PLUS: workshops,
back "impartial love" panels, dance held
bell hooks spoke at Lewis & Clark on Wed., February 1.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
speech by complimenting Webb
as a champion of justice in an era
where ir is sorely lacking. "lr is an
imeresring rime in our nation,"
said hooks, "There is a tremendous
amow1t of hopelessness abour in­
jusrice ... and about our ability to
change ir." by meering them on d1eir own.
hooks amibuted her own ex­
panded horizons almosc entirely to
books, and rhus lireracy in rhe ed­
ucational system was an especially
poignanr topic in her speech. At a
ciroe when black males are i ncreas-
i ngly che lease lirerate porrion of
She wem
on to speak
abour her
spiritual, ac­
ademic and
acrivisr work
ro bring back
an idea of
"impatrial A lack of ability to
read is "the most es­
sential problem in our
education." our society, she
said, a lack of
ability ro read is
"rhe most essen­
rial problem in
our education."
While hooks
herself was un­
falteringly genu­
ine, personable -bell hooks
love" to a
Chrisrianiry where spiricual com­
munity, once rhe foundations of
progressive acrion. has become a
rool of rhe religious right. She also
spoke of the need ro connect with
rhose whose ideas we comesr, nor
by bringing chem ro our lcvd, bur and engaged, che
emotions behind her words r,rnged
from disbelief to anger to awe. Ac
rimes she herself seemed overcome
bv che con rent of her srories. 111e
audience hung on her every word,
raising applause often co recognize
a sringing point. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Americans looked very confused,"
said Deshmukh. "You couldn't see unity like that
anywhere else," said Deshmukh.
"It was a sighr.''
Saturday rhe students attended
another series of panels and work­
shops, capped by an awards cer­
emony. PLUSers from the first
generation-:-chose recruited a year
and a half ago-were rewarded for On ~urival in DC rhey were
created to a nighc rour of the monu­
ments, and later found chei_r way
into Eastern themed clubs al)d re.s­
taurams, where they fought farigue
wirh .. shisha and Arab pop music. In
rhe morning 'l"
dark, C\Vellt)' "You couldn't see unity
four hours like that anywhere else." high academic
accomplish­
ment, and
al I srudcnrs afrer the trip
began, they -Soniya Deshmukh
returned ro received cer­
rificares of
their hotel
ro sleep.
Ac nine o'clock the nexr morn­
ing the day's schedule opened with
a welcome by Thomas A. Farrell,
Deputy Assisram Secretary of Stace
for Academic Programs, followed by
one of cbe trip's bighlighr: A lead­
ership seminar lead by Ambassador
Edward Gnehm. Jr. Gnehm served
as ambassador ro Kuwait during the
firsr Gu.If War.
Anorher highlight came char
evening. The students themselves
put on a culrural fu.ir iJ1 which they
presen red their country and some of
ics culture to the other srudears and
program affiliates. Many wore rra­
dirional cloths and broughr wharev­
er objects from their home nations
char rhey could carry wid1 them.
A video taken of the evcnc shows
a scene something like chis: every­
where you look, figures are decked
in the rich colors of Tunisia, Mo­
rocco, Egypr, and many ocher coun­
tries; what little can be seen beyond
the smiling fuces and turning bodies
is decked our in artifacts from thou­
sands of miles co the Easr; everyone
is laughing and speaking at once in
three d.ifferem languages at an in­
credible volume-and nor always
undersranding each ocher. as Abu
El Fath pointed om-while in rhe
middle of rhe room young people
are dancing in a ring, hand in hand. parrici parion.
l11e program ended Saturday eve-
11ing.
Greg Caldwell, the Direcror
of International Scudenr Services,
accompanied the LC students co
d1e seminar and was, according ro
chem, a huge source of envy among
the other PLUSers. "People were
coming up to us and saying, 'Who
is that guy, he's so nice,"' said Zairi.
"Since we came co LC he has been
something of a futher for us." added
Manai.
Caldwell returned die senti­
ment. "These students are trea­
sures," he said, speaking for nimself
and other fuculry who have encoun­
tered the live.
CORRECTIONS
In rheArrs &Entertainment
section of out last issue, the ar­
ticle "Three LC bands rock
Warzek" incorreccely quoted
a David Gleason. The actual
band member of Officer Funk
is named Dylan Gleason.
I 11 the Features section of
our lasr issue, the arcicle "Meer
d1e new profs" incorrectly fea­
tured George Skipworth as a
new professor.
Outside the Bubble
by Tim Kelly
George W. has been busy these
last couple of days. His appoinr­
menr of Supreme Court Justice
Alito was confirmed by Con­
gress this week and the Supreme
Courr finally has a full, nine-per­
son roscer. Mud1 like a baseball
squad, they are finally able to rake
rhe field wichour being short­
handed. Surprise came with Ali­
to's handling of his first case. This
was a death penalry case in Mis­
souri where che prisoner, a man
named Taylor had a sray on his
execution char the scare was trying
to ovem1rn. Alito actually sided
with the liberal contingent of the
court. Desperate liberals across
rhe country allowed themselves
to hope char perhaps Aliro was se­
cretly on rheir side all along, bur
merely played at being a conserva­
tive to fool El Presidenre.
The President also jusr gave his
State of the Union address. This annual
speech to
rhe Congress
is so revered rhar it
has been copied by every­
one from the great and
mighty Ar-nold (Srate of
rhe Srare address) all the
way down ro James At­
kin himself. Tn his speech,
Bush laid our a much less am­
birious agenda rhan in previous
years, and did nor suggest many
new proposals or policies. He did
however draw artencion ro Ameri­
ca's need co seep up irs science and
technological research and called
for an increase in qualified high
school math and science teachers.
Whed1er chese science ceachers will
be teaching lnteUigent Design or
Evolution was noc discussed. The
comment
abour rhe need
for increased scien­
tific spending seems
co indicate that this
administration is rec­
ognizing the potential
threat of other nations
whose power is rapidly
growing. Furrher evidence
of this came from rhe Pencagon.
Officials there have just released
a sracemenc expressing their con­
cern char rhe Chinese develop "che
forces necessary co provide for their
genuine security needs and nor go
beyond rhar." The US is eager co
avoid any showdowns with China
over Taiwan or any orher poincs of
conflict.
Bue if you are being overcome by rhe sinking sensarion chac
our counrry is squandering
away its superpower status and
heading downhill, rhe best Lhing ro
do is rake a heavy dose of patriotic
percocer. A&E provided just that
for their viewers this Monday wich
"Flight 93." This program cL:ew
5.9 million viewers, making ic
rhe most watched program in rhac
channel's history, and confirming
what mosc of us already suspecr­
cd: the period of silenr reverence
drnt Hollywood has grudgingly
held about the events of 9/ ll is
over. The door is open for all sores
of TV and movie adapracions. If
you rhoughr Ben Affieck was great
in Pearl Harbor, jusr wait: I give
it a year or rw6 before he is some
down-on his luck, buc ruggecUy
handsome New York firefighter
whose girlfriend left him ro go be
a big hotshot working in the World
Trade Center, while having a secret
affai_r with Josh Hamerr who is fly­
ing our co go visit her on a plane
char gets hijacked. Have they no
shame?!?!? II .th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o1111g .. ,_F_e_b_r_u_a.,.ry __ 3_, _20_0_6 _____________ 1.a~.--
Booklists available online
• / /www.ldark,.edu/-coop/
by Laura Sbordone
Students can now access the rides of
many of their classes' books online at rhe Co­
op website, allowing studenrs co begin order­
ing books from alternative venues before the
school year begins. However, only 31 of the
151 Lewis & Clark College professors ar have
posred rhe rides of required texts online.
This improvement co the book-buying
process began with an ASLC letter co the
Dean of the College, Julio de Paula. VP of
SAA Meredith Price ('07) was vocal in her
desire for faculty support and participation
in the booklisr project ar faculry meetings
lase fall. Ultimately ic was decided that pro­
fessors would post their booklists on a vol­
untary basis.
Some professors were reluctant to partici­
pate, expressing concerns over the possible
negative effects of the booklist on rhe cam­
pus bookstore. Ochers scared chat chey did not wane to be locked into reaching certain
books by supplying their lists coo early.
Yer throughout the fall semester many
students a.nd faculry took the initiative to
impress upon hesitant faculry just how vital
they felt such a booklist was. Evencua!Jy,
43 professors complied their bookliscs, al­
though 12 of these failed co make the final
booklisc published on the websice.
ASLC's actions have prompted action
on che pare of che Barnes and Noble-run
campus bookstore, which has pledged co
publish its booklists online scarting Fall
2006. Barnes and Noble college bookstores
on other campuses have already had their
booklisrs available online for quite a while.
Why not at LC? ASLC Presidenc James
Arkin responded that the bookstore did
not publish the LC's booklisc online be­
cause there had been no vocal demand be­
fore. "The incentive [for the bookstore] just
wasn't there," he explained.
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Ecology: grassroots effort
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Solutions), Chris Hagerbaumer (Oregon
Environmental Council), Jenny Holmes
(Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's inter­
faith Network for £arch Concerns), and
ocher likeminded citizens from various non­
profits. They gave talks and workshops dis­
cussing anything related co clean energy or
climate change.
Mike Tidwell (Maryland Climate Action
Network) gave the keynote speech on Fri­
day: "How co Change the World: Building
a Grassroots Movement for Clean Energy."
Tidwell wrote a book ·predicting the likely
impact of a Hurricane Katrina-like disaster
three years ago, Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life
and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast.
Tidwell, whose experiences include par­
cicipacion with a successful grassroots move­
ment in the Maryland/Virginia area, dis­
cussed che means for dealing with global
warming. Aside from writing books and
• making films co support his environmental
causes, Tidwell has also managed to Live us­
ing energy conserving sources in a.n afford­
able way.
Students from all over attended the con­
ference, from Middlebury co UC Santa Cruz
co Portland Stace Universiry. About a dozen
LC scudencs participated, including Anna Brones ('06) who also works as a Regional
Direcror for che nonprofit 2020 Vision.
The group is working on Project 2020,
which Brenes said is "focused on engaging
students and demonstrating the connection
between oil dependence and national securi­
ry as well as the environment." The Project's
goal is ro spread the pledge to halve oil use
by 2020.
"We are a national grassroots effort with
studencs all over the country, and chis semes­
ter we are-,hosring a bunch of different Oil
Securiry co~ferenc~vhich wiU involve Oil
Shockwave simulacions," said Brones.
At the conference, Brones also worked in
a session with students to discuss campus sus­
rainabiliry and other environmental issues.
"We want co enable st~dents to feel like
they are a part of a larger communiry effort
across different campuses, because in doing
so, we are better able co make change."
lnteresringly, the timeliness of the work­
shop comes jusc weeks after six former En­
vironmental Protection Agency chiefs criti­
cized che Bush administration for its failure
co act on global warming. Global warming
continues to be an issue of the present and
increasingly of the future, and workshops
like last weekend's are promoting educac.ion
and action. 4
DISTRACTED
Insightful interactions with
everyday t;houghts
by Craig Beebe
lt's true: in Ii fe there are ti mes
when we feel as if we are going in
circles. Go to class, study; sleep,
have a weekend off, cake a final,
write a paper, cake a break, and go
to class again. And on and on. .
Those circles and cycles of life
can seem depressing, especially al
rhe beginnfog of another semes­
ter in the midst of the darkest
days of Oregon winter. Perhaps
now more than ever, life seems an
endless looping of the same old,
same old.
But l \Va[lt to speak coday in
defense of going in circles. In­
deed, 1 argue that there are rimes
when we should accept circles
and even embrace chem.
I'm calking, of course, about
roller skating. And if you havedt
been roller skating in a while, I
suggest giving it anorher shoe;
you may be reminded of how fun
going in circles can be.
Last weekend, I found myself
with some friends at the roller
rink at Oaks Park. 'The park itself
is over a hundred years old, hav­
ing been opened in 1905. Pore­
landers used to ride the trolleys
down to its gates. Today, its little
roller coasters, Tilt-a-Whirls, and
Ferris wheel seem quainc, making
one smile, not smirk.
Though most of rhe rides have
been closed for the winter, the roll­
er rink is open seven days a week,
year-round. I've been.meaning to
go for years, and when the oppor­
tunity arose to celebrate a birth­
day there this weekend, there was
simply no way I could refuse.
The rink is a ceUct of earlier
days when roller skates were jusr
about rhe coolest tbing around,
and, entering into it, one is sud­
denly inclined to agree. from the
huge pipe organ above the rink to
the old guy playing in a windowed
room along one of the walls, the
rink looks as though nothing has
changed 1J1 80 years.
Except, perhaps, the clienrele.
On my visit, I encountered what
may be che strangest mix of peo-pie I've ever seen under one roof.
SmaH children, anxious parents,
teenage lovers, sketchy old guys,
Goths, hipsters-all of whom
were enjoying the thrills of wear­
ing shoes with wheels and circling
a hard wooden floor.
Bue even if the persons coming
through have changed, their en­
joyment of the activity-and, I'm
sure, the varying degrees of e>:pet­
tise of the skaters-has changed
little. Some glided with ease, as
if on air. Ochers, like myself, were
a Htrle more awkward, learning
slowly to bend our knees and ger
used co the idea we had ro work
a little harder co stop than we do
when walking.
The small childten were the
mosr dangerous of'course. mainly
because they were so unpredict­
able. Some of them were expens,
inc.luding one small child whose
roller blades were larger than she
was, as one of my friends pointed
out. She twirled like an Olympic
skater, surely co che en:vy of many
orhers there.
for most of us, gifted or nor,
che thrill of gilding across the
B.oor, combined wirh the terror of
falling, provided an exhilarating
and ultimately pleasurable after­
noon. 1t was an escape from the
co.ncems of theses and readings,
noc ro mention the persistent gray
and wemess of the world outside
the rink's small windows.
And when we ~merged from
that time capsule of a building,
iJ'ltO the blowing mist and rain
that hammered P.or.rland last
weekend, 1 thi.nkeach of us wa~ ar
least a little rejuvenar;d~"'We redis­
covered a bit of the pure joy that
comes from being goofy and free,
and from the simple escapism of
an afte,r:noon i.n a roller rink.
Mosr importantly, we discov­
ered chat going in circles isn't as
bad as it .might seem sometimes.
At least when there's a pipe organ
playing above you and you've got
wheels attached ro the botcom of
your shoes.
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not your everyday bool,store. Features the Pioneer Log, February 3, 2006
When words fail, the Writing
Center offers a helping hand
by Nathanael Massey
The Writing Center's business
has not slowed noticeably since irs
relocadon co Albany Quadrangle
at the beginning oflasr year; mem­
bers of rhe Lewis & Clark com­
munity still crickJe steadily past
rhe Dean's and Study Abroad of­
fices. They come from all walks of
academic life and rhe projects rhey
bring with chem vary from schol­
arship applications co daily essays
co senior theses.
"What our visitors have in com­
mon," reads one Writing Center
pampl1let, "is char they rake rheir l
education seriously. They aren't PHOTOBVNORAGAY
satisfied with the scacus quo; chcy Developing the writing skills of individual students through
wanr ro learn more abour wriring peer consultants stands as the prinicple goal of the Writing
and ways co improve cheir skills." Center, which is newly located in the Albany Quadrangle.
l11e emphasis of the sessions is who acr in a condescending man-pick our from verbal communica­
predominardy placed on the dev-ner coward chose who utilize the rion wbat a writer may be srrug-
lopmenr of writing skills. "We \'v'riring Center. gUng co get our in written form.
don't spend much rime at rhe me- ''We aren't there co patronize L1 addition ro learning co listen
chanical level," explained Susan you," Oorhoudt said as a counter actively. the students revi~w basic
Hubbuch, Director of rhe Center. ro chis fear. Rather, student con-grammar and clarification rech­
"Mosr of our time is spent talking sulrancs are there as a peer sound- niques. The freshly-trained sru­
abour what the srudenr wants to ing boards, able to relate tO con-dents who graduated from Hub-
say and dealing with _____ _::::_ _______________ buch's class went on dury
their organization and Consultants spend time con- at the beginning of rhis
rhecoric." ferencing with the writer, ask- week.
This means char a: Appointments at the
consultants spend rime ing questions, orrering sugges- Center are currently avail-
conferencing witb the tions, and letting the writer sort able by sign-up in AJba-
writer, asking ques-through their own thoughts. ny or can be arranged by
rions, offering sugges- telephone. The process
cions and letting rhe itself is changing, how-
writer son through temporary collegiate issues. ever; Hubbuch has designed a new
their own thoughts with the added During her rime at the Writ-website for the Center and hopes
help of having someone ro listen i.ng Cencer, Oothoudt has worked co have it up by the weekend. The
chem. with many students bur claimed new site will feature a list of avail-
The Center is staffed by Hub-her greatest and most stressful chal-able appoinrmenrs as well as an
buch and a group of undergradu- lenge was helping a Senior Eco-email signup syscem.
ares who she has rrained as peer nomics Major t0 revise his thesis Regardless of how you prefer to
consultants. Hubbuch's reason- rhe day it was due. sign up, head on over co Northwest
ing for sea.fling the Cenrer with Before Oothoudr could meer Albany che next time writer's block
students, said consultant Deanna such a challenge, she had ro ger threatens your sanity.
Oorhoudt ('06), is that consultant trained. The training course re-For more information on the
and consulted are operating on the quired of all consul rams, entitled Writing Center, go to http://www.
same level. Pracricum-Tucoring, teaches peer lclark.edul~writingl.
A common fear, however, stems consul rants to be a active listeners Emily Hellmich contributed to
from rhis shared level; consultants above all. This skill allows them co this article.
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Giving it ~p: Abandoning ship on the
argument over what is and isn't virginity
Born Again Virgins? Neither the Holy Spirit nor the Vaginal Rejuvenation
Institute can revirginate·that vagina
by Nathanael Massey
"Define sex" has become, thanks
to former President Clinton's ca­
vorting, a joke, and a nice way of
saying shut up and stop overcompli­
cating common sense issues. How­
ever, as the numbers roll in on the
rising frequency of oral sex among
teens, the question of "what con­
stitutes sex" has bubbled again into
a heated and widespread debate.
Some researchers speculate char
oral sex is being used increasingly
as a shield for virginity, substitut­
ing the.former in order to avert the
loss of the latter; but what exactly
distinguishes oral sex from "giving
it up?" How is "sex," in the most
generally accepted terms, djscin­
guishable from all the other facets
in the cosmos of sexual possibil­
ity? To answer this question, I sug­
gest going back co the source -lee's
figure out virginity and go from
there. through oral sex, then we
can probably discount
second base as well. l(jss­
ing is right out. I think
most people would gener­
ally agree that virginity is
lost through the physical
ace of pegetration. With
women, che line is easy
to draw-virginity exists
while the hymen is intact,
and is lost when the hy­
men is broken. Or is it?
Oddly enough, chis
may no longer be argu­
ably true. Through a sur­
gical procedure known as
hymenoplasty, the hymen
can, in fact, be repaired­
" ... as if nothing ever oc­
curred ... " boasts the Laser
Vaginal Rejuvenation In­
stitute of New York. The
Institute does nor, however, claim
chat virginity is restored, and I
chink chis distinction is impor­
-------------------- tant. A woman
Through a surgical procedure
known as hymenoplasty, the
hymen can, in fact, be re­
paired-'' ... as if nothing ever who has under­
gone hymeno­
p lasty cercai nl y
doesn't fulfill the
Online Medi­
cal Dictionary
definition of a d ,, occurre ...
As a disclaimer, I wanr co em­
phasize char virginity is, to my
mind, an abstract concept contin­
gent on personal belief-as,-much as
fact. Ultimately," what it means is
up to you. But let me give you a
few chjngs to chew over.
If virginity cannot be lost virgin as "[One)
who has had no
carnal know!-
edge of a man." The knowledge of
sex is still there, whatever condi­
rion the hymen is in.
If it can't be restored physical­
ly, then the loss of virginity must
not be fully dependant on a physi­
cal aspect, for women or for men.
How about rhe spiritual? Christi-anityToday.com contends, in op­
position to the L.C.R.I., rhar "You
can lose your physical virginity just
once ... [but) spiritually, it is quire
possible co scare all over again." The
process is similar co chat of becom­
ing a Born Again Christian-by
conversing with God, you emerge
revirgi,nated through the Holy Spir­
it.
This makes as much sense to
me as religion in general, which is
to say I don't understand it on any
level. Except, maybe, the level of
choice, which I can deal with.
Defining virginity, as I said be­
fore, is a matter of personal choice.
Ir must be, since it's neither purely
physical nor spiritual. And it's not
enough to unite che two under the
contention chat "virginity is lost
through experiencing sex" since the definition of sex is itself ambigu­
ous.
Why not go further and say
char loss of virginity-whar is con­
stituted, or when ir occurs-musr
likewise be a matter of choice?
Hell, for all I know, you can
choose co have sex and not lose
your virginity, or offer it up to
someone you've never touched but
love anyway.
It makes more sense co me than
Born Again Ch.riscians, or why
anyone would wane to undergo
hymenoplasty, but those, coo, are
matters of choice. It's your body,
your spirir, your decision.
I don't often argue for ambigu­
ity, but in chis case, I think a need
for acceptance overrules a need for
clarity-especially since the l.ine is
far from clear anyway.
Breaking the chastity belt is a challenge for
those raised with religious fundamentals
by Val Hunsinger
The when, how, whom and for
what reasom of sex are difficul c
questions for most. For rhe major­
ity of my life, however, sex was a
piece of cake; it just didn't ex.isr. I
was born into a religion where sex
didn't play a pare in my life because
my life had already been laid our
for me. I was to double dace ac 16,
fall i.n love with a returned mission­
ary at 18, happily marry in a big
white temple and then pump out
more followers. This was supposed
to land me the "fairy tale" ending.
My life would be one of mechani­
cal abstinence, eagerly following
and never questioning the invisible
chastity belt of my religion.
Indoctrination began early. My
childhood best friend and I wanted
our happy ending, so we promised
we wouldn'r kiss anyone until our
wedding day. The church made
chis pretty easy. Interaction with
the opposite sex was very limited.
I would attend church dances with
boys, but these dances were heavily
chaperoned by god-fearing adults
who would ensure char you didn't ger too close to rhe opposite sex by
putting a Bible berween rhe rwo of
you when rhere was a slow dance­
needless co say, freak dancing and
raves ,vere unimaginable. Modes­
ty was a given necessity to prevent
premarital sex. I wore shorts and
skins ro my knee, and of course no
rank tops and bikinis. All R-rared
movies were off limits as were most
PG-13 movies, especially sexually
explicit ones.
Masturbation wasn't neces­
sary or natural. Guys were told
to not rake long showers and to
keep their hands over the covers
at night and chat sometimes their
"factories" would accidentally pro­
duce too much semen, but co not
worry. I never had Sex Ed, which
was seen as unnecessary when you
are not planning on having sex un­
til you are married. I accepted my
ignorance as an evaluation of righ­
teousness.
So why and when did I "rebel"
and seep away from che comfort­
able shelter of my chastity belt?
The seal began to crack when I
fell in love with an agnostic Jew
and completely broke when I went to college. An integral pare of rhe
religion is daring someone of cl1e
same faith, which I had found bor­
ing. Deciding to dace a nonmem­
ber brought on rhe church's wrath.
Showing up to church with a hickey
prompred the nosey churchwomen
to surround me like hens with of­
fers ro cake me to Planned Par­
enthood. My mother would con­ricle published by Arlmitic Mo11th­
ly called "Are You There God? It's
Me, Monica", rhe sexual history
of America is explored, specifically
in terms of young girls. American
values toward sex have transformed
from sex after marriage, to sex af­
rer love, to many sexual parcners.
Based on a study done by rhe Na­
tional Center for Health Statistics
stantly ask if I was --------------------
petting-a term
from the 50's rhac
you should look
up. While most
parents encourage
their kids to finish
school and then My childhood best friend and
I wanted our happy ending, so
we promised we wouldn't kiss
anyone until our wedding day.
marry, my parenrs
were begging me
to gee married when I told chem I
was going to Maui with my boy­
friend. The list of my experiences
could go on.
Although I'm no longer a mem­
ber of the religion, I am thankful
for this upbringing. I have since
explored my sexuality and have
realized that although chis shelter­
ing seems really bad things could
have been worse. Recently in an ar-it is reporred char a quarter of girls
aged fifteen and half of girls aged
seventeen have participated in
oral sex. These trends are literally
fucked up. Although I recognize
the potential corruptness of reli­
gious practices toward sex, we need
co evaluate the trend of our very
free explicitly sexualized American
culture and the direction in which
it is going. _th_e_P_1_·o_n_e_er_Lo_.,g_, F_e_b_ru_ary __ 3_, 2_0_0_6 ___________ j,j11111 ______________________ 7_
What'$ your risk history? MTV commercials and
HN test results inspire sexual health manifesto_
by Christie Wright
M TV's news correspondent, Gideon Yago, was tested for HN to pro­
mote MTV's own sexual health campaign, think. Now, when MTV
launches a campaign on a sexual health issue, you know you should be pay­
ing attention. And you should really be paying attention when the Piolog
decides to cover that same sexual health issue.
While MTV has been working with the Kaiser Family
FoLmdarion since 1997 and has a boccomless pie of celebrity
hoses co use ac their disposal whenever they chose co promote
an issue, the Piolog has me. And in a vain attempt co mimic
Yago, I was also tested.
About 40,000 people each year are diagnosed with HJV in
rhe United Scares. This number is relatively low compared co
the amoum of people diagnosed with Chlamydia (3 million)
Gonorrhea (700, 000) or Genital Wans (6.2 million). Still,
the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported in June char
rhere was a 25 percent increase in Americans living with HIV
berweeh 2002 and 2003.
I had known these facts for a long rime, but l found myself
trying to recall chem as I wandered imo the Health Center
one Monday morning. I had decided the previous week char
gening rested would make a grear article for the sex edition
of the Piolog and so l was here to make an appointment-in
the name of journalism of course!-and maybe come back in
a day or rwo to actually go through with ic all. Bur after I
had explained my journalistic intentions ro rhe nurses ar the
from desk, they asked if I wanted co rake the cesc right then
and there. if rhey need the results disclosed for an overseas program.
The charge goes on your student accow1t, and regardless
of which test you choose, blood is drawn in the Health
Center.
I was led ro a different room and introduced to Marilyn
Nycum, the alleged blood-drawing queen. The process is
the same as donating blood-except Nycum rakes way less
than the Red Cross. I don't know how exactly she did it,
bur she was able to gee the needle in one of my veins on
her first try.
l was impressed. 1l1e entire process cook about 20
minutes. I would know in a week.
While I didn't think I had anything to worry a~ouc, I
couldn't help bur feel a lictle ... well, weird. I am a sexually
acrive rwenty-year old female who uses birch concrol, tests
annually for ST!s and knows the ins-and-outs of safe sex.
1l1at srated, my sexual resume isn't entirely flawless. How­
ever, I still had no reason to believe that any of my sexual
partners had lied co me about their sexual health and histo­
ry. Bur what if one had? I could imagine the conversations
l would have to have if che test did come back positive and
the chain of evenrs that would
1 gulped. "What? Like, take
blood right now?" They nodded.
Ir's not chat I'm afraid of nee­
dles. I'm just a horrible blood­
g.iver. I've cried re donate blood
on numerous occasions and failed
every single time. I had to get
blood drawn at the doctor's office
last March and after unsuccessfully
digging around with a needle in
my arm a couple times, the nurse
gave up and had to draw blood I am a sexually active twenty­
year old feJllale who uses birth
control, tests ann·ually for STis
and knows the ins-and-outs of be sec off because of my results.
My partners would have to ralk
to others with whom they had
had sexual conracr -creating a
ripple effect that would be life
changing.
MTV used to have these
commercials where two part­
ners would be getting iron and
right before they actually did ir,
one would ask' the other abouc safe sex. That stated, my sexu­
al resume isn't entirely flawless.
from che back of my hand. TI1is, needless to say, was unpleas­
ant.
Nurse Ann Whjting assured me rhat I'd be okay. She said
the Health Center was lucky to h::ive a wonderful medic..,!
technologist who was a geniu.s ar the art of drawing blood.
My difficult veins would be no march for her.
So I relented. J wa~ instructed to fill ouc a form that asked
the typical questions of an individual getting a.n HIV cesr:
ethnicity, previous tesr history and risk history. For 14 bucks,
the stare of Oregon will rest your blood anonymously. The
Health Center also offers a $30 dollar test thac srudenrs rake getting reseed. Of course, he or
she would agree and some message would appear about
how sexy it was to get rested before having sex. That may
be true in some high-contrast. silly camera angle. scripted
way, but in real life, sex was che last thing l wanrcd in che
moments after my tesc.
And if you start reading about HIV and STDs in gen­
eral. you'll probably feel rhe same way.
For insrance, rhere are over a million reported Ameri­
cans living with HfV. The CDC reporrs char nacionally,
167.3 per I 00,000 adults and adolescents (chose 13 years
or older) are living wich AlDS. In my home scare of Ida-ho, thac number is 25 per 100,000. In Oregon it's 87.6. In
New York it's 417.9. 25 percent of HlV positive individuals
don't know it. Symptoms may not appear until over 10 years
after infection. Having one STD puts an individual at risk
for HIV infection. Receptive parmers are ac bigher risk for
HN infeccion than insercive partners during penetrative in­
tercourse.
And the big one: while antiviral medications can slow rhe
progression of HIV and avoid the onset of AfDS for some­
time, there is no cure.
1 begin to feel like knowing will be like getting my virgin­
ity back.
When I walk into the Health Center a week later, I remind
myself that this is a mere formality; I have no reason co belkve
chat I have HN. All I wanr is reassurance, and once I get it, 1
promise co be more sexually responsible.
A nurse rakes me behind rhe counter and insuucts me to
wait in a chair while she finds my results. As I wait, I have co
remember thac che answer I wane is "negative," which is coun­
ter intuitive. I say ic over and over in my mind as rhe nurse
approaches me wirh a piece of paper wirb an imprinc of the
state of Oregon :it the cop. She asks me if the identification
number on the paper matches the number on the card that
che Health Center had given me when l took che resr. lt did.
She showed me the results. NEGATIVE.
Ripping the bandage off my arm was the most painful part
of my experience. _8----------------------------••ll•IH_.,_ _________ th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_,_F_e_b_ru_ar_y __ 3_,_2_006_
Residen~e halls are an obstacle
for students' sexual endeavors
Or, a Catholic school girl finds home among icky showers, sex-locks and moans
down the hall which aren't always conducive to studying
by Sarah OiSabatino
Sex. Sometimes it is the unspoken subject,
and other times it is the one topic we can­
not ignore, tugging at our loins and brains like
a relentless, teething puppy.
[n the case of college dorms, sex
silently echoes in rhe halls and the
walls withhold their secrets wirh
bated breach. Or maybe that's just
the couple nexr door. horny roommate can be even more
of a nuisance. Being perperu­
ally locked our of rhe room while
Jane and her boyfriend go at it like
jackrabbits is frustrating, especial­
ly if ir is during stressful times in
rhe semester. I don't care if your
boyfriend is visiting PHOTO BY ,REBECCA GCll.OSCIM)T
to love. As college srudenrs, we are
the demographic rhar is targete<l
for rhe "sex sells" advertising, and
we do not hesitate in indulging
ourselves.
No one will question char the
idea of the college experience has
garnered a repu ration as a cesspool
of sex, booze, and drugs. Every­
one has a story to tell, or ar least
somebody else's story to tell. Sex
is another pare of college life. Of­
ten, it is what makes college such \'v'hen l first arrived in my co­
ed hall (with coed bathrooms),
the presence of testosterone over­
whelmed my defenseless, Catholic
high school demeanor. Who am I
kidding? My essenrial reacrion was
"BOYS!" College was like a whole
new sex cheme park, and I had an
all day pass. from Yale, you don'r
need co lock me out
to make tea for your
naked, fi1gly boy­
friend on rhe morn­
ing of my Calculus College was like a whole new
sex theme park, and I had an
all day pass.
As many srudenrs -including
myself -noticed, sexual endeavors
in rhe dorms can be quite difficult
and uying. Shagging in rhe dorms
requires a certain bit of discretion
(or nor) and ingenuity. In order
to avoid completely pissing off the
roommate, coirus should rake place
at convenient times -say, when rhe
roommare is off at a swim meet.
Unfortunately, chis requires plan­
ning and can take tbe exciremenr
our of a sponraneous afternoon
quickie. If cl1:1r is the case, hurry up
and unzip, because your roommate
could be back ar any moment.
If discretion is indeed a con­
cern, showers are an excellem op­
rion. They provide privacy, nud.iry,
and the sound of nishing wartr co
drown out any gasps of pleasure.
111e drawback is chat showers are
icky, so a pre-cleaning may also be
necessary.
J n dorm rooms, playing some
music to muffle the moans and
ocl1er noises -yes, you can hear rhe
knocking of the bed against the wall
in the next room -is a good way ro
maintain privacy. Finally, if rhere
is a se.x lock, use it. Double pro­
tecrion is the best protection. Life
as a sexually acrive college student
, may seem full of opportunities, but
it also poses many challenges.
On rhe other hand, having a final. Anyvny, the -----
main idea is to be conscientious of
the person sharing cl1e room.
Dorrns also offer litrle variety.
May I suggesr a friendJy, competi­
tive poi11t system: award poims
based on location and partner, giv­
ing more points for creative loca­
rions and unlikely partners-for
example, boning a kindergarren
reacher in the chapel is worth
more points than screwing
a guy in the room­
mate's bed. Per-
verse? Maybe,
bur don't say
you weren't
thinking
about ir.
While sex
distracts the
mind of many
a college student,
some rum to the
I nterner ro invesci­
gare further. For ex­
ample, ever wo119ered
if you are a '"Deliberate
Gentle Love Dreamer"?
Many students put aside their
reading and rake one of rhe many
personality tests that the website
okcupid.com ofrers, which can
yield che previously srared re.suits.
These rests can detect whar kind
of lover you are or who you likely a pivotal poinc in many of our
lives. Sure, d1ere are times when
rhe awkwardness overcomes us, or
the door was lefr unlocked, or your
partner's roommate left rhe video
camera on, but in the end, sex is
an essential parr of self-discovery.
We learn from it, and we get berm.
Now pur rhat Oil your resume.
IUUSTRATIOII BY JESSE FOX-NYSTROM .1h_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o.g
1111,_F_e_bru_a_ry_3_,_2_0_06 ___________ i,j1ij11 _____________________ 9_
First tiflle sparks long terfll pat­
tern (a football player interlude)
by Stephanie Beechem
T he only way I know to explain Andrew is through his car: a
beautiful souped-up white Acura-deep purple bucket seats,
gigantic subwoofers in the trunk-that he loved above everything
else. Most nights we just buzzed around the city in that car, the
obnoxious pretty young things we were, the bass going so hard I
could lean back in my seat and feel the hum of the music and the
throttle and my own savage lust throb upwards along my spine.
l was fifteen; he was a foocbalJ player: older,
tanned, muscled, spectacularly cocky, birterly com­
petitive. Our relationship was centered squarely
around competition-bowling, foosball, pool, wres­
rling-for whac we called "Anyrhings," in which rhe
winner could literally make the loser do anything
he wan red. We weren't parricularly crearive in chose
ransoms, bur that wasn't the point. During the
week he would come over to my house after prac­
rice in all his sweaty workout clorhes and rake me
on the legendary green couch i_n my basement, his
hand clamped over my mouth.
By rhe rime we finished daring-a few intense
monrhs wedged right in che rnidclJe of my sopho­
more year of high school-Andrew had built up a
cache of at least five Anythings, and even chough
our relationship had ended, he called me regular­
ly over the next two years co redeem chem all; as a
fierce competiror l had no choice bur ro honor my
Sex-and love, for that mat­
ter-shouldn't be comfortable
or careful.
word. There was a certain heated reverence in his re­
appearance, as if we were simply honoring the bawdy
connection we had when we were fifteen by mimick­
ing, once more, ics hard, ardent screwing. tension and imensity of their ;mention.
When Andrew graduaccd, he and I essentially
fell our of concacr. He joined the Army and moved
t0 Georgia. And then, last winter break, our of rhe
blue, he called ro cell me that he was engaged, ro a
woman he met in rhe Soucl1.
They were, as 1 recall, married the following
swnmer, and I srumbled upon their wedding an­
nouncernenr that July, in the back of my local pa­
per. 11,ere he was, enshrined in newsprint, smiling
down at some prerry brunette-a married man.
l sea.red at it for a long rime, as if I'd stumbled
across an announcement char aliens were about to
colonize rhe planeL l wasn't jealous, or sad-I'd
long since relinquished any romantic affection for
the man-bur there l was, four years after An­
drew, still having casual trysts with football play­
ers. .I mean, not just football players necessarily,
but football players in function-uninrelligenc aJ1d
one-sided men who couldn't keep up wirh me in a
lor of ways, but who loved me simply and wholly
and withour question. There was a comfort co char
kind of relacionship, and char kind of sex, chat l'd
never really given up. There had been aberrations
in char general design, ro be sure-men who chal­
lenged me and pushed me, men who appreciared
finer things rhan cars-burl knew, sraring down at
that photo, char l had .a terrible penchant for slid­
ing into men who were too easy for my own good.
l chink that what's hard about sex isn't .finding
it; what is hard is finding someone who will keep
speed with you, and it's easy to slip into something
rim isn't challenging simply b~cause ir's there. l
don't regret the maJl)' football players, literal and
figurarive, who have dorred my life; they represent
years and years of broad shoulders and easy nigh rs
and calm reassurances of my own intrinsic value.
Bur ir's about time I punched my own weighL, and
quit ferreting around for rhe incellecrual cowboy of
my dreams among boys whose only purpose is to
serve as mirrors to my own oversized ego.
Charles Bukowski wrote, "Careful people and
careful poetry exist only long enough to And so I confess: in high school l dated football
players-a lor of chem. Andrew with the Acura was
first, and best; J losr my virginity ro him, fell half in
love with another, slepr wirh a couple more. -n,ey
were, for rhe most part, lewd, unmocivared, and
complercly one-dimensional-but chey were also,
on the flip side, lively, funny, and uncannily warm.
There was no end to rhe validarion of being with
rhem. They had never read rhe books l had, never
worked hard on papers or cared abouc rhei.r classes;
they were roorless and, from an academic srandpoinr,
worrhl~ss. Bm they had an incredible devotion to
each ocher and, as l soon discovered, ro me. There
was no end of loving rhc girl l saw reflected back
in their eyes. In rheir presence I trafficked in ~ore
rhan coldly inrellecrual conversation, like l did with
my own friends; to chem I was nor just a brain but a
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The Hamster ets off
Hamster applauds our
horny U.S. forefathers
by Matt Savage
This week, instead of my usual
insights into politics, I ro contin­
ue with the theme of chis forum
section: sex. Living in America,
we have a large diversity of sexual
rights, from looking at pornogra­
phy in public libraries co having
anal sex with other men. The fol­
lowing is a summary of some nora­
ble Supreme Court cases chat have
a.llowed Americans to do what we
do best!
Roth vs. United States (1956)­
Alchough ic had come before the
court before, this was a landmark
case in determining whether ob­
scene material was protected by
the first amendment. Before chis
court case, even books like The Sun
Also Rises were banned in many
places because they were deemed
obscene.
McLaughlin v. Florida (1964)­
This case ruled chat laws prohibit­
ing unmarried, interracial couples
from habitually living in and occu­
pying the same room in the nighc­
rime is unconstitutional unless
they apply to couples of the same
race. This case more or less upheld
the constirutionality of interracial
sex.
Griswold vs. Connecticut
(1965) -This case ruled char laws
against chc distribution of contra­
ceptives are unconstitutional. This
established the consrirurional right
co privacy, especially in rhe bed­
room.
Loving vs. Virginia ( 1967)-Any
race-based restrictions on marriage
were deemed unconstitutional.
Stanley vs. Georgia ( 1969) -
This case ruled chat the mere pos-session of obscene material in one's
home is not a crime.
Baker v. Nelson (1972) -First
time that same-sex marriage came
before the court. The Supreme
Court upheld a lower court's deci­
sion chat srates could rescricr mar­
riage licenses to heterosexual cou­
ples.
Miller vs. California (1973) -
This case gave us our current defi­
nition of obscene material. For a
publication to be considered ob­
scene, it must appear co "the aver­
age person, applying contemporary
cQJI1munity standards" ro appeal co
che prurient (purely sexual) inreresr,
depict sexual conduct in a patently
offensive way, and lack serious lit­
erary, arcisric, political, or scientific
value.
Roe vs. Wade (1973) -A wom­
an may have an abortion during the
first trimester of pregnancy and laws
prohibiting this are unconstitution­
al This was lacer upheld in Planned
Parenthood vs. Casey in 1992.
State of New Jersey v. Saun­
ders (1977) -A stacuce prohibit­
ing sex between unmarried persons
is unconscicucional. However, the
ruling only applied to vaginal in­
tercourse berween members of che
same sex.
State of Idaho v. Holden
(1995)-Laws banning consensual,
private oral sex between married
persons is unconsticucional, because
it infringes upon the conscicucional
right of privacy.
Lawrence vs. Texas (2003)­
Laws char ban anal sex are
unconstitutional. Accordrrig ro
current case law, any sexual activity
(oral, vaginal, or anal) occurring in
private between consenting adults
(unless done for money) is consci­
cucionally protected!
I hope that Y.ou all enjoyed the
history lesson. Nexr time you gee
it on, you remember to thank our
horny forefathers and mothers for
aU of our consricurionally protected
sex'tlal righcs! Wh I'm saving it for marria e
by Anna Rodgers
fve never had sex. And l'm not going co have
sex until I'm married. No, I'm not crazy, or ugly,
or antisocial, or callous. Ir was a cough decision for
me co make, and I had co chink about it a lot. Bue
I'm glad I've confirmed co myself why I'm waiting
for my future spouse, and it's not for any of chose
pat answers like "no unwanted pregnancy" or "no
STDs," although rhose are desirable side benefits.
For me, rhe decision was much more personal.
I see sex as rhe most inrimace physical gift chat
you can give co another person. Beyond kissing and
making out and orhei kinds of physical contact,
sex is rhe pinnacle of human interaction. I think
chat there's no greater physical pleasure, and I also
chink that there's no deeper way co physically express
your feelings toward someone. [ W6t
th'e0otfre'r'opiriibn°on°camp6s-
co demonstrate that love. Sex rums into a giving
thing. And as you both give yourselves co che ocher,
then you not only receive fulfillment from letting
the ocher person know how much you love them,
but you also receive the love and sexual pleasure
that che ocher person is giving co you. Double your
pleasure!
If sex is rhe vehicle that I can use co convey
my emotions to the person char l love, chen why
would I wane co give anyone else a ride? Words can
be empty, but so can actions, if there's no passion
behind chem. And if f've slept with locs of different
partners, rhen sex ceases co be a way to show true
love. 1 clearly wasn't in love with all of rhem, or I
would have made rhe commitment of marriage to
chem.
Why should my spouse believe me when I claim
think we humans like co use the
sense of couch co demonstrate
co ochers, in a concrete manner,
how much they mean ro us. It's
like a confirmation of our words,
whicl1 are so often hollow.
Sex is the peak of physical
demonsrrarion of love; ir goes
beyond a simple hug or peck
on the cheek. I don'r think
anyone doubcs sex co be a much
more serious gescure, carrying
greater meaning chan chose other
demonstrations of affection. [I] f you don't love your partner, then sex
is all about taking. The point of sleeping
with someone is to take physical pleasure
for yourself. But when you love a person,
then having sex with them is a way to
demonstrate that love. Sex turns into a
giving thing.
Maybe you started co disagree with me back
there when l was talking about sex as if it were more
than just physical pleasure, buc also an outward
demonstration of inward love. Now, I know that
sex feels good whether or nor you love che person
rhar you're having it with. Bur think about chis:
if you don't love your partner, then sex is all about
taking. The point of sleeping with someone is co
cake physical pleasure for yoursel£ Bur when you
love a person, then having sex wirh rhem is a way that rhe sex I'm giving is a demonstration of my
deep love if l've given ir to others in rhe past without
the love attached? Sex is the mosr precious gift I can
give to anyone, so why would I want to go around
dimibucing it haphazardly?
I wanr sex co be a special thing chat only J and
rhe one I love above all others share with each other.
Jc will be my way of showing chat I love that person
more than anyone else, which is why l will save this
special gift for my spouse alone.
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Wellness director weighs in on LC sexual health
by Melissa Osmond
Sexual Partners: One of rhe
common myths about college life is
that students are having a !or of sex.
According co the American College
Health Association's National
College Health Assessment, spring
2005, 26.1 % of college students
reported no sexual partners in
che lasr school year. Ar LC that
percencage is 28.5. Compare
that ro the perception chat 98.9%
of LC students had at least one
parmer last year. LC students who
chose co be sexually acrive average
less chan 2 partners during the lasr
school year.
Condom Use: LC scudems who
are engaging in sexual activities are
safer when ir comes ro protecting
themselves. 61 .6% reported using
a condom the lasr rime they had
vaginal imercourse (compared ro reliable methods of conrracepcion,
such as withdrawal or "nothing" are
not favored as often by students at
LC (8.9% and 1.8% respectively).
In addition, almost twice as
many LC students report using
emergency contraception (EC)
than the national reference group.
According to the Health Center on
campus, chis may be explained by
an increased knowledge about EC,
and greater accessibility on campus
and in the Porrland area.
What is rhe meaning behind all
these sraristics? In general college
students believe rhac everyone else
is engagi11g in what is culturally
perceived ro be "rypical" college
behavior, such as heavy drinking,
and having sex often and with
many partners. The reality is rhar
a majority of students are not
involved these risky behaviors. LC
smdents who are sexually active
In general college students believe that
everyone else is engaging in what is cultur­
ally perceived to be "typical" college be­
havior, such as heavy drinking, and having
sex often and with many partners. The
reality is that a majority of students are
not involved these risky behaviors.
48.9% from other insrirurions),
and 33.8% reported condom
use rhe lase time they engaged
in anal sex, compared co 24. l %
nationally.
Contraception: Smdencs also
report a higher overall use of
reliable comraceprion. Condoms
and birch control pills were the
rop two methods students chose co
avoid pregnancy, which are 98-99%
effective if used correctly. The lease rend ro have fewer partners, use
protection against pregnancy and
sexually transmitted infecrions
(STls), and many are involved in
monogamous relationships. This
cranslaces into fewer negative
consequences related to choices
srudenrs make regarding rheir
sexual health. However, it still
means char there are a minority of
smdems who are engaging in risky
sexual behaviors. Based on che NCHA,
approximately 1 o/o of LC students
experienced an unintentional
pregnancy lase year. According
ro the American Social Health
Association, I in 2 sexually active
persons will be infected with an
STI by che age of 25. More than
half of all people will have an STI
in their lifetime. And of the 15
most common STls, most do not
h;tve noticeable syrnpwms. Some
of these are curable some are nor,
though all are treatable.
These sratemenrs are nor meant
ro scare sexually active people
into abstinence, and you won't
find graphic pictures of active
STis posted around campus. The
purpose of explaining these risks
is co provide accurate information
so that students are able co make
informed decisions regarding their
behaviors. lf one in two sexually
active people will conrracr an STI
by age 25, chances are rhac you or
your partner may be that one. STls
are quire common, and though
social stigma and emotional stress
still accompany newly diagnosed
individuals, testing, creacmenc, and
supportive professionals can help.
There are a lot of misconceptions
regarding resting for STis. Mose
people assume that when they see
their doctor for an annual exam
that they will aucomacically rest if
you are sexually active. The reality
is char some clinicians will test for
a few STls, while others will not
w1less you ask. Also, rhere is no
such thing as one single rest for all
STis. Some require only a swab or
uriue sample, while a blood sample
is necessary ·for ochers. Tests also
vary in cost. for example, a rest
for chlamydia is relatively simple
and cheap, while testing for HSV
(genital herpes), can be very costly,
especially if an active infection is
nor present. However, if you are <?/em1f !M ~
L. Within the fast school year, with 3. ff you have had vagirutl intercourse,
how many partners, if any, have you what method did you or your partner
had sex (oral, vaginal, anal)? use to prevent pregnancy the last
0 patrnei:s -28.5%
1-39.0
2-17.2
3-9.0
4-2.5
>5-3.8
2. Within the fast school year, wich
how many partners do you think the
typical student ar your school has had
sex (oral, vaginal, or anal)?
0 parcncrs -1.0%
l-19.5
2-44.1
3-23.9
4-4.7
>5-G.7 time? (Since multiple responses were
possible, more than 100% may be
included in the results)
Have nor had vaginal -23%
Birch control pills -41.9
Condoms-43
Withdrawal- 8.9
Spermi<:;ide- 3.2
Ocher methods -4.3
Nothing- 1.8
4. Have you c:ver been reseed for HlV
infection?
No-69.7%
Yes-27.1%
These scansucs were obtained through the American College
Health Association's Narional College Health Assessment, which
was administered electronically in April of 2005. The results apply
only co the Lewis & Clark student body.
interested in gening tested, talking
with your health care provider is
important. Based on your hiscory
and risk exposure, they can suggest
which tests are right for you. The
Heah,h Center on campus can
provide more information.
Finally, discussion about
sexually rransmicced infections
(ST ls) is fundamental in developing
healthy and positive relationships
with partners.
The majority of STls are NOT
life-threatening, if diagnosed and
created appropriately. However
some STis have few or no
symptoms, thus mru1y are spread
by people unknowingly. Even
if you have no history of STls, gerting tested if you've been sexual
active is important, especially
when starting a sexual relationship
with a new partner. Discussion of
STls with a new partner may be
uncomfortable-chis is perfectly
normal. The fear of shame and
rejection can be overwhelming
enough ro forgo char conversation.
Though wouldn't you wane a new
partner ro tell you if they've been
infected?
For more information abour
sexual heald1 statistics on campus,
STI testing, rreatmenrs, or genera.I
health behaviors of rhe LC
student population, please comacr
Melissa Osmond at x7l 12, or
mosmond@lclrk.edu.
Seven highly recommended places for Peking
by Rebecca Goldschmidt
After extensive scientific re-
se-.irch and experimenracion, I have
concluded that rhe following loca­
tions are quite suitable for the par­
riciparion in all and every sex ace
known ro man.
Academic Buildings: Totally,
cotally forbidden, yer corally, ro­
rally awesome. Don't be scared,
jusr go super lace at night and do it
quickly and stealthily. Ninjas often
make good partners. Don't leave also acceptable and very fun, jusr
avoid creepy truckers and station­
wagons full of kids.
Hore! Rooms: When you're
traveling and can actually afford
ro sray in a Motel 8, do ir. And
do ir while you're there. No one
cares char you're doing the horizon­
tal polka because everyone else in
the hotel is doing ir roo. Plus, you
don'r have co clean rhe sheers after­
wards.
Outside: Often cold, bur in
summer is a muse. Bring blankecs
and nothing else. Or don't and do
-------------------~, it in rhe grass or
Road head is also acceptable ... 'on the:'-1.wing set
, . • in che playground. JUSt avoid creepy truckers and Avoid dog poop ar
station wagons full of kids. alJ ':.r_scs. Parties:
evidence, bur if you do, make it ex­
tremely obvious ro make a point.
The Car: Classic teenage make­
our-leading-co-doing-ic spot. Yes,
it's a small space, bur that makes
it even hotter. Park somewhere in
an industrial district during a hoc
summer day, open the doors, and
fuck rhe brains out of che other
person. Keep condoms in pockets
behind the seat or in middle con­
sole for emergencies. Road head is Drunk hookups
are often regrettable, but hey, carpe
diem! The cop floor of houses is
reserved for these kinds of things.
Find an unoccupied room or clos­
et. Holding up the line for the
bathroom is not cool, although
you are allowed one ger our of jail
free card.
Shower: Water can be hard be­
cause it de-lubricates fluids and
when it gees pushed up in there ir's
not particularly pleasant. Bur done right, shower sex can be steamy,
and just soaping your ocher up
can be even steamier. Use natural
soaps co avoid irritation-LUSH
cosmetics makes a fabulous body
wash called "Flying Fox" char you
must use co set the mood.
At Work: Boning on the confer-ence table is so hot righr now! Just
imagine having meetings in there
afterwards and thinking about
what previously went on where
your boss is currently sitting.
Also possible for blue collar
workers, particularly if you have a
key ro the cafe, restaurant, record store, etc.
The Zoo: Bring our the animal
in you. Go in the winter when no
one's there and check our the pen­
guin house ... among other things.
Or sneak behind the scenes when
ic's busy for a quick walk on the
wild side. 12 •,i.fiti•i¥idf=ii&d 111it=hi■ the Pioneer Log, February 3, 2006
A million little lies? An Oprah
Book Club selection takes the heat
by Anne Swift
0 n Sunday, Jan. 8, The
Smoking Gun published an
online article based on a six-week
long invesrigarion James Frey's
A Million Little Pieces, an Oprah
Book Club selecred memoir that
has sold in excess of 3.5 million
copies. The Smoking Gun alleged
char several elements of Frey's tale
of drug addicrion and crearmenr
were extremely exaggerared, if nor
completely untrue.
The invesrigarion and ensuing
hubbub surrounding rhcse charges
has become a spectacle within che
American media: Frey and Winfrey
became, seemingly overnighr, the
subject of nighrly news conferences
and numerous arricles by the New
10rk Times.
So whar's all che fuss abouc?
The discrepancies include Frey's
experience in jail. [n the book, Frey
claims he spent three months in jail
related ro felony charges. Police
reports, however, have confirmed
rhar Frey paid a small fine for a
drunk-driving ticker bur spent less
than one day in jail. Additionally,
the final climactic moment of the
memoir, in which Frey emerges
from rehab ro find d1ar his lover
has commicced suicide, is under
dispute.
Although Winfrey initially defended the author in a Jan. 11
call ro Larry King Live, on her Jan.
26 show, she berated Frey for his
misrepresentations and demanded
fuU explanarions about rhe rrurh of
specific situations.
Frey ioitially held char the
discrepancies between his book
and acrnal fact shouldn't matter
because the basic ideas of the book
-the difficulties of overcoming
addictions and viciously repetidve from fact, most memoirs require
char the reader have faith in che
author's experiences.
Or do they? The 3.5 mLlJion
Americans who read A Million Little
Pieces did nor read ir as a handbook
ro drug rrearmenr. fr is nor a piece
of medical literature or srarisrical
information. These readers were
looking for entertainment, which
they gor. The dispute over ho\V
much fiction is acceptable in a
memoir is frivolous. Memoirs
are books published in order co
provoke thought and provide an
outlet from rhe everyday humdrum
of life. Occasionally, they are used
by authors to gain awareness of a
specific cause or hisrorical evenr.
However. even these works are
presented in a way char makes
them appealing ro mass audiences.
They play on emotion and reader's
reactions, and chat's why readers
read them -to feel. To learn.
Regardless of whether a work is
officially considered a memoir or a
novel, irs function is the same. For
the American public co recoil from
rhis face is simply co witness che
American public deluding itself.
When does a memoir become a novel?
cycles of drug abuse -were
true. Even Winfrey deemed "rhe
underlying story of redemption" in
Frey's book as more imporranc rhan
specific faccual discrepancies.
Winfrey larer recanted J1er
statement, however, and miJlions
of American turned on Frey, crying
our against his manipularion of
their emorions and, perhaps more
importantly, d1eir pocketbooks.
The conrroversy over Frey's
"memoir" has returned public focus
to the age-old question of, When
does a memoir become a novel?
When does ir marcer?
This debate brings the greatest
problem wirh rhe modern memoir
into the daytime spodighr: we
don'r ever really know if it's true.
Although poJice reports and medical
records can distinguish Frey's 6crion Americans aren'r interested in a
blow-by-blow account of real-life
situations; that's what textbooks
and journals are for. The literary
world is above all a romanticized
representation of our • everyday
world. Ir cannot be criticized for
deparring from real life.
As for Oprah? In a rru.ly
shameless move cowards protecting
her book club from any further
criticism, she recently selected
the award-winning Night by Elie
Wiesel, who is a Nobel Peace
Prize recipient and continues to
work rowards the remembrance
of the Holocaust. Ir's an utterly
uncontroversial and disappointing
move from a woman ac the helm
of one of che most relevanr and
influential book clubs in the
country. Mozart opera
performed at LC
by Kristin Gordon
January 27•h, 2006, was Mozart's
250'h birthday, and Lewis & Clark's
Evans Auditorium royally regaled
the composer with an evening
feantring his I 790 opera, "Cosl Fan
Tune," ("They're All Like That" or
"School f2r Lovers"). The six main
singers came from :ill across the U.S. "' under the direction of Keith Clark,
wirh rhe newly formed Northwest
Performing Arts Festival Orchestra
and the; Pacific Universiry Chamber
Singers providing chorus.
The comedy opera, wirh srory
written by famous librettist Lorenzo
da Ponce, porrrays Ferrando and
Guglielmo, rwo lralian gentlemen,
as rhey decide to test the fidelity
of d1eir fiancees at rhe provoking
of Don Alfonso, rhe cynic. Sisters
Fiordiligi and Dorabella, the
6ancees, first rebuff che advances
of the genrlemen outrageously
disguised as Albanians, but the
girls later succumb to the opposite
suitor's charm. Despina, rhe
mischievous maid, also helps out
in the plotting by disguising as a
docror and rhen a lawyer ro aid the
men's alibis. All is revealed ar the
end when rhe ladies plan ro marry
the handsome Albanians, and the
final moral of rhe srory is co laugh
and rejoice at life's absurdity.
1. 'Ihe Liars' Club (Mary
Karr)
2. Angela's Ashes (Frank
McCourt)
3. Oh the Glory of It All
(Sean Wilsey)
4. Madame. Secretary
(Madeline Albrighc)
5. Diary of Anne Frank
(Anne Frank) As this performance was the
concert version wirhout sets
and very minimal costuming,
rhe hilarious body language and
convincing emotion exhibited by
talented Daniel Pager, as Ferrando,
and Sean Anderson, as Guglielmo
helped bring cbei.r cliaraccers ro
life. Konstanrin Kvach provided
a strong and stable voice as rhe
bass Don Alfonso. Colleen Brooks
played a passionate, well-animated
Fiordiligi, while her "sister,'' Anna
Jablonski, had a good voice, bur
lacked facial expressions rhac made
for an uninspiring Oorabella. Amy
Hansen sparkled as the hilarious,
cross-gendered, Despina, and
when disguised as rhe docror and
lawyer, sang in impressive false
voices. 1he orchestra had issues
with coordination within the
ensemble ar points, but balanced
and supported the si_ngers weU
throughout rhe opera.
The evening concluded with
coffee and birthday cake bearing
Mozart's name for all celebrators
at rhe concert. The evenr
was sponsored by Northwest
Performing Ans, and had rwo
more performances of the same
material on Saturday the 28'h in
Astoria, and again on rhe 29'1, at
Pacific University.
6. A Heartbreaking Work of
Staggering Genius (Dave
Eggers)
7. My Life (Bill Clinton)
8. Running with Scissors
(Augusten Burroughs)
9. Lucky (Alice Sebold)
10. A Year of Magical
'Thinking (Joan Didion)
D. 3,2006 S orts 13-------------------------pcom1ng
Events Swimming:
Northwest Conference Championships
Feb. 10-12 PLU All Da Women's Basketball:
Feb. 3 Whitman @ Pamplin 6:00 pm
Feb. 4 Whitworth m
One on one: the Castle sisters create a double threat
by Aron Phillips
After celebracing their 20rh
birthday this week, LC Women's
Basketball players (and twins) Crys­
tal and Shawna Castle ('OS) have
competed with each ocher or along­
side one another for rheir whole
lives. "We are very cornperirive, so
we have always tried to be bercer
than the other," said rhe Casrles.
While chis may have made life
hard for their parents, che Castles'
competitiveness and determination
has paid dividends on (and oft) the
courr.
So far this season, the rhird­
place Pioneers (10-8, 6-4 NWC)
have been off to an impressive stare. Afrer winning only one ·conference
game lase season, rhe ream has al­
ready won six with three weeks left
to play.
"Last season was a buiJding year
where we were young and just ger­
ring experience," they said. "This
year we have more experience -we
already have a year under our belrs
wich whac was an entirely new sys­
tem. Our hopes are to finish in rhe
top chree and go co che playoffs.
AJso ro gee bcrcer and build up che
program so we can dominate in the
years co come."
Thac dominacion has already
started. On January 24, Crystal was
named the Northwest Conference
Player of che Week for her efforrs
Shawna Castle averages 9 points and 4 rebounds a game. in a pair of Pioneer upset vicro­
ries. Crystal posted back-co-back
double-doubles against Llnfield
and Pacific Lutheran. For che sea­
son, Crysral is averaging a team­
high 12.5 poincs and 6.1 boards
per game ro go along with 34 as­
sists and a team-high 48 steals.
Shawna is no slouch herself. Thar they played on an organized team
was in 5th grade. While from a per­
sonality srandpoinr Crysral con­
siders herself more "loud and vo­
cal" and Shawna more "quiet and
laid back," both girls believe rhey
arc "outgoing and loving." On the
court, however, it is a different sro-
ry.
same weekend against Linfield aJ1d "My game is best described as
Pacific Luchcran, Shawna was in-aggressive, focused, inside and our,"
srrumenral in the Pioneers victo-...$,aid..Ccy.sra_!. "Don't think, just play
ries combining for 26 roincs;,P'j e and do -have no fear and kick ass!"
rebounds and five steal~· die two Shawna de. scribes her game i~1 com­
games. \ _ parison ~·selfless." "I'm a spor-up
Since last year:\<lrys a and shooter," say"'Sh~na. "Inside and
Shawna have ~~ed their our, I play with ~mposure and
individual scat line !~ rtg\fds to grace -ir gets the job done."
points per game, elcl-goal~ "We have been playing rogerher
cenrage, free-rhro p\rcenrage, .for so long that we know each orh­
rebounds per game, assist o tum-er's style of p.l,ay~;i.nd usually have
over ratio and steals. n or e for a good sense of where each orhcr
the twins to be whe they e is on the court." Their coach Juli
today, they had to wor on their li~ded, "They have a 6th sense
game -a lot. And who better to on the Boor ... that often leaves the
praccice their moves on than some- opponents literally a step behind."
one with the same height, weight, As sophomore starters, Crystal and
and dinner cable. Shawna have provided leadership
"Growing up," they said, ''we for rhe Pioneers this season under
were so competitive that things al-second-year coach Fulks -a young
ways ended in a fight." When asked team without any seniors.
who would win in a one-on-one ''The Castles are both individu­
match, they responded: "We don't ally very raJented basketball players
really know 'cause we could never and big components to our team's
finish a game! le aJways turned inco success," says Fulks. "It has been
a bloodbath." extremely rewarding watching their
Crystal and Shawna started development over che first rwo
playing basketball rogether in el-years, and with their work ethic bet­
emenrary school, but the first cime ter thi11gs are still to come."Owing Crystal Castle leads the
Pios in scoring and steals.
to this, rhe Castles are encouraged
about their continued success -es­
pecially after this season.
"Our hopes for the next rwo
years are roger to the NCAA finals,
graduate and continue building re­
lationships," they said. As for Life
aspirations, the rwo have equalJy
impressive goals. "My career aspi­
rations are co become something in
the medical field like a registered
nurse or an athletic trainer," said
Crystal, "and hopefully one day
coach basketball."
"My career aspirations are to go
co graduate school," said Shawna,
"and also co work with animals."
Cheerleading squad leads a newfound school spirit
by Hunter Franks
Lewis & Clark has experienced
a resurgence in enthusiasm for arh­
lecics this year. Nor only are mosr
spores improving performances
from last year, bur more people are
coming our to see athJetic evenrs,
and there is renewed enthusiasm
present ar many sporting even rs.
This enrlmsiasm has been head­
lined by a new cheerleading squad
that helps pump up the crowd. The renewed passion chat LC srudencs
have been showing for Pioneer ath­
letics has also led to discussion of
forming a pep band.
~The cheerleading squad consists
of six LC studenrs: Whimey Bard
('08), Becky Corcoran ('09), Laura
Wright ('06), Olof Benediksdotcir
('09), Kelsey Westling ('08), and
Abby Klein ('09).
The group was scarred by Bard,
who transferred to LC ac the begin­
ning of rhe year. On hearing rhat there was no checrleading squad.
She considered implementing the
program herelf; once she heard
that rhe football season was being
cancelled she wenc ahead with the
idea.
"The football season being can­
celled gave me even more incemive
to make a squad to increase school
spirit," said Bard.
Bard rook the proposal of a .
cheerleading squad to the Arh­
leric Department, who approved
PHOTO BY ROMEO UMUUSA
Cheerleaders led the crowd at halftimes of the basketball games vs. PLU. rhe idea. Bard then made Ayers ro
encourage people co tryout. About
20 excited students showed up and
showed off their moves co earn a
spot in rhe group, bur many of rhe
girls were unable co find time for •
die practices, and the squad ended
up with only six girls.
However, these six have a pas­
sion for cheerleading char brings
crowds to their feet. They have
also built a solid bond that en­
ables them co perform confidenrly.
"Checrlcading takes a lor of rrusr
and chemistry, especially when do­
ing srums," said Corcoran.
1l1ey have built this bond by
hours upon hours of practice and
by spending time together. When
the squad was first determined,
all of the girls got together for ~
"Cheer Nighr." They watched the
well known c:heerleading movie
"'Bring Ir On" and ordered pizza.
Since char night, they have all come
together as a squad. and it shows in
their pe~formances.
"Ir rakes a lor of hard work
and dedication, but as a squad we
worked together and it turns out
that everyone is very commirred co
making a wonderful cheer squad,"
said Bard.
Currently, rhe cheerleading
,quad can be seen in rheir Aashy
black and orange uniforms ar all
basketball games and swim meets.
They have come up wirh a lor of
Pioneer cheers and choreographed
all of rheir moves.
Curremly, they are only able to do simple stunts because of a lack
of people. If rhey had more people,
especially some guys or stronger
girls, they could do more complex
stuncs. This is one of the reasons
they will be holding tryouts in the
spring. The squad hopes to find
new members ro help make rhem
rhe best cheerleaders they can be.
Next year, cbe cheerleaders wane
to cheer ar football, soccer, basker­
ball, and baseball games, volleyball
matches, and swim meets.
Another showing of the in­
creased school spirit on campus
is the possible formation of a pep
band ro perform at athletic cvcnrs.
The De:m, Julio de Paulo, has be­
gun the early stages of trying ro
form rhe band. Lewis & Clark
currently hires local high school
bands to play :u football g:uni::s.
'"I find exciting rJ,e prospect of
using the musical talents of our
own srudencs to provide a more fes­
tive atmosphere at football games
and ocher evenrs," said de Paulo.
De Paulo has ralked wid1 rhc
music department and interested
students, bur the band is still very
much in rhc planning srages. De
Paulo urges all iorcrested students
ro contact him.
More and more students are
showing enthusiasm for LC sports,
and the cheerleading squad and
possible formation of a pep band
arc just two examples of the way
the LC community is showing
their support and passion for Pio­
neer athletics. 14
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Events Men's Basketball:
Feb. 3 Whitman @ Pamplin 8:00 pm
Feb. 4 Whitworth @ Pamplin 6:00 pm the Pioneer Log, February 3, 2006
Spring Sports
Softball: Feb. 12 Concordia @ LC 1 :00 pm
Rowin : Feb. 12 Indoor Er Race
Spring Break Ideas At Hood, the snow-is sick, man
..
PHOTO COURTESY COUEGE OUTDOORS
College Outdoors participants in Santa Cruz, California.
by Craig Gilden
Have any exciting spring break
plans? Does hanging around cam­
pus or Porrland seem too mundane
for your visions of spring break
grandeur? lhen College Outdoors
is the place for you to go ro find an
exciting alternative to the typical
week oflaziness or partying.
College Outdoors is sponsor­
ing three week-long trips for rhe
upcoming break: rhe Santa Cr112
Island Service Project, Utah Can­
yoneering and Backpacking, and
the California Surf Clinic.
Unfortunately, rhe Santa Cruz
lsland and Urah rrips are already
sold out, so those interested in ei­
ther should make sure ro pay ac­
tenrion next year and ge1 signed up
early.
The California urf Clinic rrip
srill has seven openings and is an
amazing opporcunicy for anyone
looking ro do something a lirde
different for ~pring break. The trip
will spend rhc week along the cen­
tral California coasr camping on
the bluffs jusr above the P,1cific
Ocean. Beautiful scenery is just a perk
of rhe trip; surfing is the main fo­
cus. The program is designed for
beginning surfers, so it does not
matter how much experience you
have.
lhe program will be guided by
staff from U.C. Santa Cruz and
all gear will be provided. The staff
will reach surfers of all levels how
co read surf conditions and choose
encry and exit points of the break,
along with all over techniques and
procedures related ro the sporr of
surfing.
Along with a daily dose of hit­
ting the surf there are numerous
trails for hiking and the city of
Santa Cruz, with its world fumous
boardwalk, is nt:arby. The trip fee is
$445, which covers all travel, food,
and surf equipmenr expenses.
If rhe surf trip is 110.r ~jng 10
work our for you, rhere are srill a
number of trips throughout the
rest of the semester to satisfy your
College Ourdoors fix. The lacesc
sign up daces are on March 10, so
make sure ro ch.eek ouc che College
Outdoor~ board ro sec if anything
peaks your inren.:st. by Kevin Stark
The peaks of Mounr Hood rhis
winter have been dusted wirh so
much fresh snow cha1 rhe rradi­
tional merhods of base measure­
menr no longer suffice. Due ro
rhe massive amounts of powder
thar have piling up on 1he moun­
tain, Mounr Hood ----of snow full.
To put rhi~ in perspective, lase
year ar this rime rhe mounrain was
fighcing to sray open due co lack
of :iccumulacing snow. lndeed the
mounrain was closed for much of
December and January, ro rhe cha­
grin,af the Lewis & Clark Ski and
Snowboard Cl'4'. quell rhe uneasine,s.
AJI of the uneasines~ and uncer-
1ainries rhat Hooper aJ1<l rhe rest of
the dub may have had have been
covered in mounds and mounds of
norrhwesr Oregon snow. "Ir's fuck­
ing up to yo_ur neck. YEAAAHH!!"
prounounced 'club member Dana
Crane ('08). Hooper said, "['ve
____ __ never ridden such
Meadows ski resort
now measures che
snow pack in fecr
instt::1d of inches. Dan West ('08) rated the snow a, amazing Northwest
snow. lcs rhick and
creamy like mac
and cheese."
This is a small
sign of rhe tre­
mendous ski sea­
son with which the
mountain has been
blessed. According "sick point sick on the sickster scale."
The weather this season has come as a
much-welcomed change after last years
dismal levels of snow fall. Norchwest snow
cha ractc r ist ically
tends to be damp
and thinker, unlike
other areas where
che snow is· light
to the Meadows website, the lev­
els of rhe snow-pack have reached
at the peak of the mountain an as­
tounding eighteen foor snow base,
and a whopping rhirreen feer ar
mid-mountain.
Powder days chis season have
been che norm as rhey have seem­
ingly ournumbered days without
fresh snow. Dan West ('08) rared
rhe snow a, "sick point sick on rhe
sickster scale." -fhe weather chis sea­
son has come as a much-welcomed
change after lasr years dismal levels Many members of rhe club were
skeptical about shelling our $600
for an individual season pass after
such a disappoinring winrer. Club
member Ian Hooper ('08) said, "its
hard enough to find time to go up
co the mounrain with all the school
work we have, and if cbere is no
snow, paying that much for a pass
can be a waste." Even caking ad­
vanrage of rhe of one of Meadows
many discount opporruniries, such
as buying the pass with a group or
before che season scares, did I irde ro and Huffy. The heady ski club has
been buzzing about the sensation­
al winrer that Mt. Hood has been
producing. The words of Ethan
Weston ('08), a club head and avid
skier and snowboarder, sum up the
feelings perfectly:
"I've never shralped so much
shralpie-pow-duch in the hisrory
of shralpy pow-duchland" Transla­
tion-the snow is absolutely incred­
ible and if you haven't already, grab
you gear and make the rrip up to
Hood. It's probably snowing.
Lewis & Clark
Campus Specials! wl
Large 1 Topping Pizza
$6.99
Capitol Hwy.
503-246-PAPA Delivery or Carry-Out --------- -~----... --~----_..., ________ .._ ____ --, .. ! 2 Large ;! l I j l 1 Topping Pizzas ! •
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I Delivery or Carry-Out ,_ .. ,.. -..---· .J L__~_D_elivery or Carry-Out Can the Seattle Seahawks actually win
the Super Bowl? There is only one way
co find out, and thats watch che game.
Mace Savage and the Activities Coun­
cil have teamed up co throw the Super
Bowl Parry of the century.
Where: Council Chambers
When: Sunday 2pm
Why: It's the freaking Super
Bowl, but if that is not enough
for you there will also be free
Papa John's Pizza and Buffa­
lo Wings. So come on down,
bring your
friends, and
watch the
big game.
• 3,2006 Sorts 15 ----------------
Tennis: Track and Field: pcom1ng
Events Women: Feb. 4 Oregon @ LC 12:00 pm Feb.25
. Men: Feb. ·17 LC 5:00 m Warner Pacific, Casade, & Concordia LC
"We weren't cool enough for the apart­
men ts. We want them to retire this room
after we leave. They should turn it into a
museum with a red rope and gold stan-
h• " c ions.
"These are
all our shoes.
None are Nikes
and we. wear
them all, all thf' . " time.
"'-vre h. w1 ave two
fish. Georgia
and Wonder
Boy. We also
have two label
makers. We la­
bel everything
in the room." Shacking up with
student athletes
ILLUSTRATION BY JESSE FOX-NYSTROM by Aron Phillips
Room: Odell 29
Home of Women's
Basketball player
Chloe Hansen ('07)
and Women's Swim­
mer Elissa Dingus
('07), this pad shows
LC how to live in
"The cin­
derblock is
a footrest,
chair and
table all in
one. We
spray paint­
ea 1t silver
shiny. Oh,
and that's
our 'Wel-
come Dog.'
He used to
live in my
closet."
PHOTOS BY ARON PHILLIPS style, which does
not necessarily mean
owning Nikes.
In this section, the
lives of athletes are
highlighted by catch­
ing a glimpse of where
they catch some Z's,
watch movies, and
chill out when they
are not practicing. II 16 the Pioneer Log, February 3, 2006 .!;...;:~-------------- ■imltt41wwtiii=HR¥ ■L------....;~-----------
What's going on
this week ...
Fri., Feb. 3
Four hand recital!
Kelly Meyer and Julie
Brown will be pounding
feverishly away (at
the Piano that is) to
the tune of Brahms'
Hungarian Dances and
more. Four hands, two
hot blonds, one grand
piano.
8:00 PM
Evans
Co-Op Birthday Bash!
A celebration of the
one year Birthday for
the Co-op. There will
be birthday cake, food,
fun, dancing, and a DJ!
It will be a wonderful
time-everyone should
come and tell their
friends about it!
8:00 PM-11 :00 PM
The Co-Op
Sat., Feb. 4
Ski Bus #4
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
offer seven Saturday
ski shuttles to Mt. Hood .
Meadows ski area.
Another shuttle runs on
Tuesday. See College
Outdoors for more info.
Moflday, Feb. 6
Law School Student
Forum for Planning Task
Force
The Planning Task Force
is using the "Pizza With
The Dean" event as a
forum to hear the Law
students' thoughts and
ideas about the future
of Lewis & Clark.
12:00 PM-1 :OO PM
Law School, McCarty
Classroom Complex,
Classroom 4
43rd Annual Arthur L.
Throckmorton Lecture
William J. Cronon,
a professor at the
University of Wisconsin,
Madison is lecturing on "The Portage: How to
Read a Landscape". His
talk will be followed by
a potluck at 5:30 p.m.
in Albany Quandrangle,
Smith Hall.
3:30 PM
Templeton Student
Center, Council
Chambers
Tues., Feb. 7
Graduate School Faculty
Forum for Planning Task
Force
The Planning Task Force
is using this forum as
an opportunity to hear
the Graduate faculty's
thoughts and ideas about
the future of Lewis &
Clark.
12:00 PM-1 :00 PM
Graduate School,
Conf ere nee Center,
SCCC 101
International Job Fair
Come to the
International Job fair
open to all students.
There will be employers
from different
international companies
and businesses discussing
internships opportunities
and current job
openings.
3:00 PM
Albany Quadrangle,
Smith Hall
Developing a Resume
and Cover Letter -
Workshop
Resumes and cover
letters are necessary
professional documents
whether you are
securing part-time or
full-time employment;
looking for an internship;
or applying to a graduate
or professional program.
This workshop will assist
you in .preparation of
these documents.
12:30 PM-1 :30 PM
Albany Quadrangle 207 Wed., Feb. 8
Oregon v. Gonzales Talk
with Steve Bushong of
Oregon DOJ
A talk on Death with
Dignity and Oregon v.
Gonzales with Steve
Bushong, Chief Trial
Counsel for the Oregon
DOJ's Trial Division. If
you are interested in an
inside look at one of the
most important Supreme
Court cases of this term,
or you would just like to
learn a little more about
what the Oregon DOJ
does, please join us.
12:00 PM
Law School, Wood Hall,
Room 7
***
CAS Student Forum for
Planning Task Force
The Planning Task Force
is using this forum as an
opportunity to hear the
CAS students' thoughts
and ideas about the
future of Lewis & Clark.
Anotherses~on, at the
same time ad place, will
take place on Thurs.,
Feb. 9.
3:00 PM-4: 30 PM
Miller 210
Black History Month:
Slam Poetry
Join the Black Student
Union for a night of
Slam Poetry as they
have invited two
Portland artists making
it big: visual and
recording artist Xaiver
Burton and Rochell
''Rodeezy" Hart, a noted
left-wing activist and
writer.
7:00 P.M.
The Co-Op
Avoiding the Freshman
Fifteen: How to Eat
Right in College
A student-run mentor
session open to all
student-athletes. The
event will include Bill
Masullo and Jon Miller
speaking on how to eat
right throughout college
and how to "avoid the
freshman fifteen." Free
Subway for all who
attend!
7:30 PM-8:30 PM
Templeton Student
Center, Council
Chambers ~
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Opportunities and
' Classifieds
Willamette Writers and Barnes and
Noble offer Kate Herzog Writing
Scholarships to student writers in grades
13-14. Scholarships from_$500 to $250
include attendance at Willamette Writ­
ers annua.l conference August 4-6th
in Portland. For guidelines:
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503-452-1592.
Entry deadline February 28th.
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