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2006-09-02

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Volume 71, Number 3 Fnday. September 29, 2006
the
Lewis & Clark College's Student-Run Newspaper
1 SDS offers a political alternative
(and they get arrested in the process)
pg. 12
Reed College President weighs in on SAT score debate [News 5]
Republicans, Democrats and SOS (are you right, left or lefter?) [Forum 8, 9]
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S"l'U().11:,rt' liff.S. Co-op: The Rusty Nail's illegitimate child?
by Daniel Cochran
CopdaJ1d's Rusty Nail was orig­
inally a student ... nm cenrcr aiming
co provide srudcnt.s with a refuge
from da~ and studying, a niche
rhe Co,op 6Us 1ocl3y. Ax rhe Nail,
Lewis & Clark students could rock
om to loca.l ba1,ds, sit in on a drum
circle or eveh grab a bite co eat.
However, ar rhc end of the 2004-
05 academic year, the RU$ty Nail
,bm down shop following a joint
decision betwetn Residence Life
and Smdent Activities.
According co Sachiko Vidou­
cck, Director of Residence Life, ,he
tnain reasons the Rusty Nail was
discontinued '"were the low num­
ber of srudcncs who ,ook adv,ncagc
of the venue and that it was: not
,elf-sufficient." Vidourek claimed
th,11 the Rusty Nail "brought in
concens. bands, spon.sorcd stu~
dent musicians. in addition to be·
ing an eatery."' but 1hit ir was also a.
.. money drain," and that the origi­
nal agreement between Residence
Life ,md those in charge enricled
self-suf!iciency.
Adam Sanchez ('07), an ad­
,·ocatc of the now dormant .. Save
the No.iJ" carnpaign. wrorc to Resi­
dence Life earlier this year regard­
ing the Nail. • [Residence Life] fo­
ClL<ed narrowly on the problems
chat could have been solved, These
complaiotS had validity, but they
douded ,he Nails many positive
conrcibudons co a construe.rive sru..­
dent's social life, never adequately
acknowlc<lg<-d by rhe Residence
Llfe staff:' Sanchez said.
However, David Roscng,ud,
Resident Oi.recror of Foresc, stat­
ed otherwise: "The Nail was shut
down because the peop)!; in charge
were no longer raking care of it,
and they were nor serving d1e gen­
eral inreresr of the scudem body.
1l1ey were also in massive violadon
of health code-there was often
ro1ting food in rbe kitchen."
Rosengard said that the "Save
the Nail" camp•ign, Like cbc R<1sty
Nail ies<lf, l,cked '"fficienr leader­
ship. "If they had a coherenr mes­
sage, chey could have saved chc
Nail. Tucre \vere conflicting in­
terests among those calling for irs
reinstatement. [e's easier ro book
shO\Y'S now with C-impus Events in
charge, anyhow."
Of course, o,her srudcm-run
organizations srill exist, like the
Co-op (located in che bottom
floor of Tamarack). "l11e Co-op
has a different feel," s•id Roscn­
gard. "You could have coffee, mcer people, talk with a professor, (all)
io addition to having shows. 1he
Nail really only had shows. When
they weren't doing 1hem, ir wasn't a
special draw."
Erik Tylek Kenenburg ('08),
the. org.rniz.ational development
coordinator for the Co-op, agreed.
"rhe Rusty Nail focused on per­
formance and had a smaller ro1-
lowiag, whereas the Co-op is a
multi-use :,-p~~e rhat carers to many
groups," s•id Kenenburg. He :,Jso
attribu1cs the success of the Co-op
10 a well-managed budget: "We
use our money ro bring in bands,
and che coffee shop is completely
sclf-sufficienr. We made about
$1,000 last year."
To avoid the unsru1i1ary
conditions tl1at rhc Rusty
Nail faced, Ketrenburg said
that "one of the Co-op coor­
dinators ralked about proper
saniradon methods with Bon
Apetire workers." Howeve.r,
Kcm.·.nburg was hesitant co claim
char the Co-op was a better-run
organiuuion: "We're likely ro
face the s.,me problems the N•il
did if we lose administrative sup-­
porr, so hopefully we keep mak­
ing money."
The futility is nor wicbpuc a
future, according co Vidourek.
... Scart.i.ng last year and co1uiou~
ing this year, it's a space rhar sru~
de.ms can rt.serve for progr.tmming.
So for example, there's a yoga clw
scheduled on some days, md tbe
Copeland Residence Life staff plans
events as well. There are plenty of
slots available." PMOTOSV NATKAMB. 11.ASSEY
Much like its former home, the Rusty Nail, this Golden Axe
was dirty, dysfunctional and ultimately abandoned.
Lewis & Clark 'Spotlights~ women & girls
by Yan Chen
Lewis & Clark .Jumni Joleen
Fuller ('04) and Annme Klioc•
felrer ('97) were rhe fcamres
of los, llmrsday's Spo,lighc on
Women an,1 Girls held io Thay­
er at ooon. Srudem Leadership
oud Service host Spoclighis co
introduce <liffecenc ways of get­
ting involved in the Portland
community.
Thls program assists women
and children wiclt housing and
food until they arc able 10 srand
on chcir own two feet, and pro•
vides access ro suppon groups.
I-Jome Free also offers a 40 Ii.our
dome$tic violence. trJilting pro­
gram four times a year) and aH
insrrucmrs arc expert.s in the
field. The nex, 4session .st.ms in January. "It was ,·eally valu­
able to experience the issue and
see women in crisis in the real
world,'' said Fuller.
Klin<felccr ('97) is ,he Ex­
ecutive Dlreccor of Girls 1 nc~ of
Norchwcsr Oregon.Girls Inc. be­
gm locally in 1998 and serves all
girls ages 8-20. 1hey provide dif­
ferent school-based cmpowern,ent
programs every season.
·fhey also offer core services for
u-c.isk g.icl~ a11d advoacc a positive
setting for girls in rhe communit)'•
'Theil' ,rained ,·oluma:ts deployed
all over the city ar( diverse both in
~•gc and in race. They 1.va1u wom­
en to be scrong, sm:trc. and bold.
lhcy have rrmny internship posi­
tions available, and interns receive
credit for their work. "We've •lways been fueled by
LC onergy, and S<ill depend on
it," Sll.id Klinefelter.
, "People don't rt'.Jize rhat 30
percenr of sexual aSS3ttlc vic,ims
are girls under die :i.ge of 11.
Ninety pcrcenr of girls in tho
program :m: victim& of so:-u:U ~­
sauh," she ooncinud.
April is Sexual Assaulr Aware­
ness moat.h ;md Occober is
Domestic Violence Awareness
monrl1. Fuller ,nd Klinefelter
under,;rand char college students
do ,,oc ha\'C cndJeS-\ a.nouncs of
Lime on tbeir h~mds ,o make a
regular commitment, but for a
one time nf'fuir, chey have pack­
ets ,vailable with flyers and post­
ers ro hand out wich rega.rd..~ 10
the events of each monrh. ,
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Admissions Department formats policies
to fit times, evolving academic climate
by Kristen Ludwigsen
Tue admissions process at Lewis & Clark
CoUege means more than just grades and
rest scores. A record number. 4,698. offirst
year srudenrs applied for admission at LC
for ,he 200(>-07 school year, coming from
over 1,600 bigb schools across the nation
and around the world. In a<ldition, there
were 303 u-ansfer applicoms. Of 1he thou­
sands diar applied, 2,744 srudems were ac­
cepted and 516 enrolled.
Making the dccisioo of wbo is acccprcd
and wbo is declined is no easy msk, bur the
Dean of Admissions Mike Sexton, along
with d1e Admissions $raff. arc optimistic
,hat they are doing d,eir )obs well and keep•
ing the facu.lry conccnr with their decisions.
A posidve aspect of more students ap­
plying ,o LC is that the Admissions Depart­
ment is able ,o look or a very srrong pool
of applicants. ·rhey can be more selective.
A few years ago. rwo out of chrcc·scudcms
were accepted and now char ratio is less than
six out of 10. "\Y/e are more selective, bUL
we are enroUing about the sa_,ne :1.mount of
people so we-are enrolling be1rer scudenrs/
said Scxron.
This comes with help from the faculry
themsdves. Jcrusba Detweiler-Be-dell, as-si.stant professor of psychology, i.s the chair
of' the AdmjssiOJlS and Financial Aid Com­
mittee. Derwciler-(\edell and a committee
of faculty and srodenrs-work to sec admis­
sions policies with r.bc Admissions Office.
"We as a body convey to ltl,e] Admissions
Depanrucnr what types of things we 1stluc
and those then are cr.u1slared into whar rhey in high school: for example, raking Honors
and Ai> courses is crucial. Exrrarurricular
acrivicies and other oppormnirfos smdcnrs
had an· aJso importanr factors.
Anothrr key component indudcs :J stu­
dent's backgrot1nd. Faculry members have
expressed the need ro enroll srudent$ char
bring some,hing new co the rablc: •one
are looking for
when they
make admis­
sions. \Y/c. arc
looking for
scodents who
are r~lemed
as well as aca-­
demically ,al­
cmc-d and get
involved i..n im­
portant leader­
ship skills." strong value of chc
"One strong value of the fac- facuhy as. whole
ul 1 l d f it a diversity of stu-
Although ty as a W 10 e is a iversi ty O denr e,pcricnces
student experiences and back- and backgrounds.
We think rhar chc
grounds. We think that the col-college is enriched
l h d b by having not just
ege is enric e y having not one type of indi-
. f • di "d al" vidual," soid De-JUSt one type O ln VI U • rweiler•Bedell.
-Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell "Many of the Snt•
_____________ dtncs who come
to Lewis & Clark
the average GPA of the 2006-07 admitted
students is 3.7 and the average SAT score
is L289, more is taken ituo :.ccounr whe11 it
comes 10 being acccpred ar LC. Grades arc
still imporran~, scrvir,g mainly as -a predic­
tor of academic success. Other important
factors include ,be calibcc of courses taken value c-ngagemcot with 1hc broader com­
muni1y :md :u:e inrcresred in 1he study of
diff'erc1u culrures :ind i1uernario1lal issues.it
Only accepting studcnL< wi,h high GPAs
and high SAT scores co,Jd make for a bor­
ing, homog:cnous class. Scxcon poimcd out.
The faculcy-run committee also sdee<s
Peace and Politics subject of Sri Lankan
Parliment member's second lecture
by Hans Goertz
Lewis & Clark alumnus and
member of ,he Sri Lankan Parlia­
ment Sagala Ramayaka spoke on
campus this pas< Monday about
the con~inuing etlrnic co11Aicc in
Sri Lank>. 'TI,c lecturc'MISo follow­
up ro his speech lase week on Sri
Lanka's response to and ongoing
recovery from the 2004 tsunami. known as the Tamils and lived sep•
amdy from rheir Sinhalese hoses
in .. dtate communilies." l 959 assassination of Sinhalese
Prime Minisre.r Bandaran:iike by
Tamil assoclarcd terrorists. While
his assassination led ro tl1c dcv
tion of the world's first fumalc
PM, the first signs of all-out con-
6ict followed chc auack. rhe IO recipienrs of ,he Nedy scholarship, •
highly competitive scholarship that provides
cuirion all four years of college. Selecting the
Neely scholars, said Detweiler-Bedell, opens
cy<$ co just how r.,len1ed and srrong"'.,ppli­
cants are.
In rhe 2005-06 academic year, chc com•
mim.:-c on Admissjons., Awacd.s and Acadcm~
ic Scanding (MAS) conducted a sdf-srudy
co determine whether it was the: righ1 idc:.i
to bave all of those rhings being regula,ed
by a s.ingle coaunince of four fuculcy mem­
bers and cwo srudenrs selecred by the sru­
dent government.
A proposal was made to break off into
smaller groups and the Admissions and Fi­
n:lncial Aid commicree- wns creat~. :The
Admissions and Financial Aid comminec.
consistS of Oerw·eiler-Bedell as chairman,
Professor of Biology Gary Rcincss, Assistant
Professor of Japanese Bruce Suttmcicr. stu­
dent Shaoe Rivera ('09}, SextOll and Glendi
Gadd.is of the financial aid office. The mem­
bers of the co,nmirree arc now able co focus
on ju.st admissions and financial aid. Dcc­
wcikr-Bt-dcll is both excit<-d and optimis­
ric for the future admissfons policy and rht
new and improved committet. They will S\.-1.
1he policy a1,,ain this year.
Ratnayaka, who graduated from
LC in I 993, illustrated the long­
sr.anding conAict bec,-.•een Sri Lan­
ka's rwo most prominent groups:
"[he Sinhalese and Tamil Tigers. A rifr i>eiwcen the rwo groups
arose when the Tamils we-re .se•
lected for Civil Service jobs in che
colonial government over their
Sinhalese coun,~rpan>. In 1948
Britain wichdre,v i<S colortial ad­
miniscr.u ivn in Sri Lanka, leav­
ing behind a power ,•:icuum in the
country; The Tamil minority group
(around 10 pcrcc□t of chc pop,Ja­
tion) that had beco accustomed to
a polic ical voice during colonialism
found themselves suddenly pushed
to the periphery by the Sinhal<$e
majoriry. following independence,
the Sinhalese-dominated govern­
menr passed lcgislacion t0 discn·
franchise Tamil plao<ation workers
and establish Sinhala as r-he only
offidal language. ''lbe conAicr srlU conrinues co-­
day despite inrcrna~ional tntcrvcn­
cion and repeated ancmpts from
both sides 10 bury the hatchet.
Former Sri l.ankan PM Wick­
rcmesinghe equ.lced his country:S
sc:uch for peace 10 a rose, suess-­
ing that "One must first have the
patience to rravc;:rse the long and
thorny srem of the rose, before
the hountics of its fkw .. ·er can be
reached.• z. _ __,/§ -=="
According 10 Ramayaka, d,e
ongoing coofliet dates back as early
as I 03 BCE, when Sn Lanka was
bricffy caprured by Indians from
,he Southern region of Pandya.
Some 80,000 of these Southern
lndian:S were later brought into Sri
Lanka during British rule to work
on d',e colo1tial sugar plant.uions.
11le lndbn immigranrs became Ramayaka idcn,ified che rurn•
ing point in the conflict as cbc: In ending his lecrure, R.,rnaya•
ka expressed hi$ belief that d,e end
of Sri Lanka's rose stem is Ol."3r, bur
tbat it will take a "whole-beaned
effort ro 6nally achieve such an
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·••S7>ooll LC joins Portland in march against AIDS
by Nathanael Massey
Lewis & Clark studcmS, many
of them members of tl1c scvdent
groul' Unisex, joined a morch of
thOu$ands in downrown ('>onland
lase Sun,L,y for ,he 20th annual
A.I OS walk, a massive fundraiscr
for ,hcCascadcJ\10S Projecc.
Namrc lent ber blessing to the
cause and grncc.-d ,11archers ,vith
one of the most beautiful days of
,he season.
1l1c goal of the walk was chrce­
fold, according co members of Uni­
sex. First, co support research on
rhc snidy and tre,umen1 of the dis•
ease; St..-cond, ro rnise awareness of
Lbe prev:1le.nce of AJ DS in commu­
oiries around chc world; and last,
though pcchaJ>s foremost, ro re­
duce the. stigma surr◊tlttdi11g 1hose
who live with Al OS.
"The push to end A10S did a
r<:olly good job of making J>COJ>le
scared," said John \1"agncr ('09).
71tc fear factor has gjvc.n rise to the
isolation and prejudict of people
wich NDS, he said.
A group of over 1wemy LC scu­
denrs, organized by Unisex mem­
ber Georgia Lewis ('08), made PHOTOS BY CODY RAMEN AND KATIE SUGARMAN
UJ> a fraction of the I 1,000-per­
son march. They comribmed over
$300 ro rhe $300,000 d1ar was ul­
rimardy raised by the cvcnr.
"In terms of money ~lOd par­
rjcipation. we did bener this year
than last;' said Lewis. "I just wish
1h:it people could have seen thar
we were dlere cogcthcr, as a group.
Nexr year we'll have to make' t­
shins."
The marcb w:os prt-c.luded b;­
(w(> hours of performance, speak•
ers and displays by local groups.
Mose of che displays were cduca­
riona), with many g~-arcd cow·.i..rds
d1ildrcn.
"J\ huge part of the evenr is for
kids;• said Lewis. "hS re.ally about
education.n
~n,c time allowed groups (0 sign
in and offer donations. and gave
SAFER (Srudenr Advocating For
Equal Righrs) co-founder Alli Weis
('08) an opporruniry for her group,
whid1 she described as me politi­
cal ,ving of Unisex, to connt-ct wid1
chc local Portland action move­
mcnr Srndenr Rights.
"Ir was a wonderful network­
ing opporruniry," she said. She has been invited co one of rhc group's
,neerings· latc.r this month,
Comparing thi,s year's march to
chose of tl,e post, Lewis expressed
a few regrets. "Ir felt smaller chis
yeor,' she said. Also, many boochs
attached costs co chc butrons and
pins J>rcviously disrributed free of
charge. "I wish they'd bring back
chc Al OS quilt," she said.
Wag11er agreed. "It's so tangible,
and really does a good job of rCJ>rt­
sencing the cnormicy of the sico:.1-
cion," he said,
Unise~ and SAFER are rnrning
their (lttemion ro che school$ an ...
nual Coming Our Weck, a widely
popular evcnr sponsored by che
cwo groups. They are also working
on a campaign co mke issoc widl
rhc Red Cross's exclusion of gay
donors.
Photos, upper left and clockwise: Marchen
cross the Burnside Bridge in droves; a fountain
provides relief from the heat of the day; stu­
dents represent the LC community; a volun­
teer shepherds marchers through the Portland
streets; the event spans the river's West side;
Portland citizens tum out to show support. • _rh_e_P_io_n_e_er_L_o_g_, s_e..;p~i_e_m_b_e_r_2_9_, _20.;.0.;.6 _________ .... k@Jg ... ____________________ ..;5;;;..
: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • : Reed's President defends
• SAT sacred • cow
• • • • • • • • Spawned of freedom: Salmon nation
Advocacy group or country? •
• by Katie Walter
• L'lSt week Colin$, Diver, Prcsi•
dent of Reed College, once again
• publicly decried the manipulotion
• of average college SAT scores. His
siaccment~ appeared in rhe Sep. 18
• i~ue of the New nrk Timt'J.
• Diver addressed SAT score ma-
nipulation in the November 2005
• issue of the Ar/antic Momhly, but at
• By Peter Beland • that cimc his primary targets were
"Where is Salmon Nation?" Os• schools that fuiled co report low
• The citizens of the Salmon Na-censibly, it is ,J,e waiershed region • scores from "foreign srudencs, 'leg-
• rion, a salmon protection advocacy in which s:.1lmon live, from \\1/ash-• acies\ recruhed ath.1cccs, or mem-
• group, hosted an evcnr called "Ex-ingcon ro Alaska. bers of ocher 'special admissions'
Unction Scops Here" on Seprem- "Cltiv:ns" are those who sup-• caiegorics."
• bee 19. Salmon Nation's goal was pon the improvement and in-• ln his sr:;nemer\t 10 the Times,
tO mise awareness of r.he precarious crease of funned salmon regula- Diver ~ccused colleges of inAaring
• position of wild salmon. 'lhe event ,ions and ,be eventual removal of• average SAT scores by cR-ating ad•
• fearurcd post•spawned cooked darns in such areas as the Colum--• missions options in which the ap•
• salmon co cat, informatjon booths bi1 River. plicanr is noc required co submit
for other advocacy groups, :i gi-le appears chat relations be-• SAT information.
• ar>t inAatablc salmon and "salmon tween Salmon Nation and the US • Lewis & Clark offers an appli•
man.'' were put to t.hc test at .. Exrincrion catioo oplion called r.hc f>onfolio
• While the free grub was enjoy-Scops Kere' wheo a young girl • Path,_ ~vailable. through College
• able, the cvcm offered other things of four, rrue patriot tbac she was, • Adm1ss1ons. wb.1cb a.Uows students
• ro chew on as well. The speakers, srnbbed and punctured ,he giant to submit graded work in lieu of
inclucljng David James Duncan salmon with an American Aag. • SAT scor<.'S.
• (author of 77,, River \11/hy). pro- On a more serious aote, rhere • 'The Portfolio Parh oprion has
• vided a bounty of information that arc many simple thing$ th:ac ,hose been offered since 1990. a time-
shined light on ------------ who do not • when maldng test scores optional
• wha_t Salmon Those (damn) farn1ed claim Salmon e was still something fairly new.
• Nanon feels Nacion citiicn· LC is one of over 730 schools
arc direly over-salmon and those ship can do. tbat do not require SAT scores, ac:-
• looked prob- co help wild• cording ro lhe Nacional Cenrcr for
• lems: Those ( damn) dams. salmon, rhus Fair & Open Testing.
(damn) farmed -------------- improving chc • 'fhe orga.nizacion. also Jmown
• salmon and thost (damn) dams. qualiry of fish they ear as weU as• as Fair Test, "works co end che mis­
• Under the do1.en or so ,cnts help che nacivc cribcs who rely uses and Oaws of srandardi.zed rest•
one could find numerous advocacy grt-atly on chei r sale. • ing ,and tO ensure chat evaluation
• groups. including ··target Global Using decergen« and other • of srudents, teachers and schools is
1 \Varming," a coaHt.ion of hunters chemicals c.1n conraminarc sen~ fair, open~ valid and educationally
and anglers that seek l'O eviscerare sirive warersheds. Onc of the • beneficial."
• global worming-mernphorically ·,wenry-fivc fish-friendly deaning • LC Dean of Admissions Mike
1 $peaking, that is. While less than solutions" th3c helps reduce chis Sexton said that about duce per
educational, the giant salmon and damage is co mQP your floor wirh • c.enr of srude.nrs currently enrolled
• "salmon man"-an old man stum~ skim milk. Thil'\k of it th.is way: • have done so through the Portfo-
• bling about in a rubb<r fish suir-skim milk is cheaper ,ban Orange lio Pach, and chat out of those o,Jy
provided some lighr-heartcd enter• Clow and you may ger some free• half chose nor to submit their SAT
• "1ioinent. yogun our of the deal. • scores.
• Salmon Nation's website (www. According to the h.clpfuJ car• • Sextoll also expressed a firm bc-
~1lmonnarion.com) resembles roon "Sally the Salmon,' re-ad-lief rhac the school should offer an
• more the website of a sovereigll 1,a.-ers learn char, due co ani6cially • a.lcernacivc to standarditcd testing,
• tion than ~n advocacy group, but dyed flesh and the discharge of a • which he thinks does not always
is still very informative on $3.lmon small city's wortb of excremeru- accurately reAecr academic: pmen-
• Narion's mission. In their "Decla· one fish furm : 7,500 people_• tial for prospe'Ctive students.
• racion of Salmon Nation,' Salmon funned fish :tre a load of crap. • Average SAT scores arc one of
Narion cites gross ignorance and Salrnon Narlon is just one ex-the many factors used by US 1Vew1
• populatiott surges in ,he past 100 ample of the numerous advocacy• & World Report each year in coin•
• years as the reason for labeling organizations chat exist in the • piling their Ii.st of "'Americ:t's Best
11thc human presence in Salmon Portland ar~. Indeed, a few min-Colleges." School administracors,
• Nacion ... fas) ... an invasive spc· ures 00 chc net or a rarlclom flyer• who daim char ir merdy fo~ters
• cics." could open up many Portland ad-• conformiry and number manipula-
'This begs one co wonder. voc:1cy oppormnicics. cion, almoSI univcrsaUy dc,-spisc the • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0
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Some schools arc Inflating the SAT scores of their students. Tho polfcy, as
well as the value of tho tests thomselvos, are at issue.
US Nrws ran.king sysrem.
Diver charged SAT optional
schools with adopting their admis•
~ions policies for chc sole purpose
of manipulating average scores,
and thus their US N,ws ranking.
ln the afore.mentioned article
for the Atlantic Monthly, Diver
made a sratcment (against the US
News ranking system) that could
easily be applicable 10 SAT oprional
admissions: ''Olle•siic-6ts.all rank­
ing schemes undermine chc insti­
mcional diversity chac characrcciz.cs
American higher cdueat.ion."
Michele Tolela Myers, president
of Sarah L,wrence College, wrote
a response co Diver's article in the
Times calling Diver's conjectures
.. cynical."
Sb, explained that Sacah L.,w­
rcncc has forsaken the submission
of SAT scores altogether, and tlm
tlie two classes thar have becn ad­
mitted in this fuhion thus fur are
"jusr as impressive as their prede­
cessors."
Sarah ~,wrencc's srn.nce is ex­
actly \.Yh:n one would expect from
Diver himself. considering that
Recd does nor believe in posting
grades and refuses to fill out the
questionnaire sent 10 d,em by US
News & W<irU Rtpurt each year. Critics might question why
someone like Diver, who is con­
stam,ly concerned with educational
diversity and innovation. clings lO
the tradition of the SAT srandard­
i1.cd assescmcnt tests. DOC$ the one
percent of LC srudenrs enrolled
sans SAT scores really affect rank­
ing scores drnmacically enough co
warranr rhe: accusations chat Oivtr
is making? Perhaps other schools
enroll fur greater numbers of Silt•
dents this way.
Diver said it is a matter of ce­
liabilicy. "Jc does seem to me char
if an ever larger number of schools
are reporting SAT scores for only
a sclf-sdected subscr of their sm•
denrs, tbe urilicy of school-based
aver~ge SAT score data is clearly
diminishing.:" he said ... An observer
simply cannot know bow represen­
tative a particular school•s average
SAT score really is :tnd, therefore,
cannot intelligently compare char
school co any orher school aloni;
chat particular dimension."
However, witb more aod more
schools making SAT score submis•
sioo optional, rhis may be a moot
poim.
'lite SAT dimension for school
comparison may have to become a
thing of rhe pasr. .. 6 ... ____________________ ..... , .. jn ..... ., ________ th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_,_s_e ... pt_e_rn_b_e_r_2_9_,_2_00_6
Editorial Board
The editorial board is comprised of Forum Editor
Jonathan Frochtzwajg, Ben Brody, ALny Pombo,
Juan £spinet and Nic~i Hoffman.
Let's fu.cc it-the Piu­
neer Log is ob<.1m as geo­
crous wirh complimenrs
as Scrooie McDuck wirh
his ,·wim ming pool of
gold in Dud, Tnks. And
,bough we ge,1crally dok
ouc our acerbic cri1icism
in ..:qual portion to ~11,
i(s undeniable char Resi•
der,ce LlfC ha.s rl'ccivcd
a he;iping i,erviog of our
llack over the yc:irs. Bu, TI1e new furniture
in Templeton goes
to show how a little iocrcas~ in die number
of swdents lounging or
srudying in the formerly
forsaken spor. Voi/.l­
insrnnt increase in com•
muniry and qualiry o(
life . .1nd all jc cook ,vas a
lirrle sprucing. No pric­
ey Templcmn upgn'l<le
necessary. gussying up can go
a long way in creat-
ing community lhc new fuminue
in Templcron a.oJ dse•
thi.s week. we fclr props were io order fol'.'
that oft-dispamged deparrmenr_
Studcms who have recently s1 rolled
thro\lgh Teruplet00 may have noriced a
snbde chsnge in the foyer, courtesy of Res
Life. Where rhere h3d previously been old
ugly furnirure scarrered randomly abour
tbc room there is now new spiffy furni­
rure armngcd in four cozy clusters. 1l,e up­
gmdcd furniture bas aJso UCcn cropping up
in dorm lounges, where they've delioirdy
rurncd drab inro fab.
ibc new furnirure is not, howeve.r, just
aesthetically improving rhcse common
areas. It's. well. making them common.
Where,s befon.:, the Templeton foyer had
been a place where ~pie passed througli',
it has now become a place where people
stop . .sit. ~md serck down. We've nott-d .an where e«mplifies ,he
point thar c\.·en minure changes co com­
mon spaces can greatly improve them. And
while we laud Res Life for thdr success in
rhis p:rnicular' project. we would also like ro
suggesr rhar much remains to Ix done. The:
fumirure in rhe lounge~ of Forest. Platt.
aad other halls remains sub par. Pool tables.
missjng cquipmcnr languish in rhe b:·H;e­
mel'lt of How~rd and cbe recreation room
in Easr. The b:.s<:ment of Copeland, wirh
its gaping empty sp,ce and lonely arcade
games, is a sorry specracle. lhe subterra­
nean gym in Srewan is a joke.
Luckily, all of these places can be en•
hanced as e.,sily as the Tcmplcron foyer was.
With receptiveness to student input,_ attcn ..
don ro detail, crcaciviry, and effort, Res Life
can transform these areas into places truly
shared by the Lewis & Clark communiq,. The Fighting Hamster
by Matt Savage
"The devil casTie
here yesterday, right
here. le smells of sul­
fur still today, chis
cable char. I ·am
now standing 10
front of"
Thjswas pare of a speech
Hugo Chavez, prcsidcnr
of Vene-tuela, made at
rhc Unired N:uions
that brought giggles,
gasps and loud applause
from the usually digni-
fied bure.iucracs, for-
eign ministers -and
world leaders ar the
United Nations lase
week. This is the
kind of ;uni-Bush
rhetoric char infu-
riates me.
le reminds me of
anti-war protcsrors
that held up signs corn•
paring !'resident George
W. flush co Hider. Yes,
Bush has been a bad president who
has lead the US inro a war rhar has killed
cens of thousands of Iraqi civilians. However,
flush did no, kill 20 million people, nor did
he pursue genocide against six milJion. He
also is not the Prince of Oar.k.ness.
11tcsc over-the.-,op remMks discredit
those who have lcgicimatc and rarion::'11 criti­
cisms of chc Bush adminismu.ion, and ,hey
make him look l>e,rer by comparison. \'(lhilc
bis remarks succeede<t in geuing Chave-t the
attention he usually would not gee ac 3 fo­
rum of this cypc, rhey will probably alienate
moderares like myself who disagree wirh the
governing scyles of botb Busb and Chavez.
1,0,h embrncc economic policies 1ha1 I 6nd
cxcrcmc. and borh bend rhe rules oF democ•
racy.
Cbav<.-is commcncs arc also indicative
of a we.lcoine trend ia Latin America. Latin
America is no longer the complacent little
brother to Amerids foreign policy goals.
Under die guise of fighring communism,
,he U.S. successfully toppled democrarically
elected socialist govcrnmcnrs with rhe sup­
port of many in the US. Without the specter
of communism for rhe American public to
fear, these efforts have Aoundered (although
Plan Colombia nill continues).
Chave-, is no, Fidel Castro (although he A ..
ILWSTIV.TIC)f 8Y QIJLY 6UXK
is dangerously dose ro ch:'lt conunu­
rlist leader). He has ensured more revenue
for a C<:m:ral governmcnr aad social progrtuns
wirhour osing the scare co take conuol of pri•
varc property. He has strengthened his grip
on power mostly rhro~1gh sm~rt policies and
genuinely belping rhe poor of Venezuela,
while bending rhc rules of democracy and
freedom of the press every uow aud then.
Chavez has also given an al1crnativc mod­
el for govema11ce in Latin America. Some­
where bcrween the radicalism of Castro and
(he socialistic-capitalism ofBrazil's Lula (Luiz
lnfoo Lula da Silva) is Chavez's model,. This
k is a model that many of Catin America•s
poor would prefer to the Free Trade Area
of the Americas embraced by mos, of Larin
America"s political elite. Like NAFTA and
CA.FT"A l>efore it, this "free trade agreement"
would eliinin:ne tariffi and proccccions on
Larin America expons witl1ouc eliminating
,he billioos thar the US spends on subsidi,­
ing corporate agriculrure. While 1 don't ad­
voc..'lce the Rci.•olucion. free uade agreeme11rs
like rhe FTM arc clearly unacceptable.
Yes, Chave-,'s remarks were uncalled for,
unjusr.ified and borderline asinine. Howt-vtr,
ifhc: hadn't said them, I wouldn't he writing
obou, bun. • _th_e_P_io_a_e_e_r_L_o_0~", .. s_e_p:.,r_e_m_b_e_r_2_9_,:.;2;.oo;.;.6;.,_ _________ ,.j■fj11 .... ._ ____________________ ...;7_
After Coup, Forecast for Thailand Unclear
Surprising rhe world Oil Sepr. l9 .. the
Royal 71,ai Army sraged a coup on ,be
government of Prime Mlni.stcr 'Ihaksin
Shinawaira. The army swiftly seized control
of ,he government ofll,,.iland and declared
maniaJ law. ParUamem has been djsso)vcd,
the Consr.iUltio11 is suspended, cabinet mcm~
bers have been arre.(ced and rhc up~coming
elections are aow posrpoocd. ln addition ,o
rheir comp1crc sci1,ure of govtrn1nc.ru, rhe
Royal Thai Army bas suspended che righrs of
media outlets, censored !lnd arrested inflam ...
IH3t◊ry journalisrs. and banned protests or
assemblie.< of more rhan 6ve people.
Tliailand, a country wbicb had been ac
peace for 15 years, was dealing wirh a ye-.r's
worch o~ political on rest roored in con Rices
between PM Shioawacra and his political op ..
ponenrs. Rumors of a milirary coup had bctn
heard throughout the world but the Thai
military, lead by General Sonchi Boonyar:ug­
lin, avidly denied chem.
Despite the army's dismissal of a govern ..
tn.eJ\t take-over, in hindsighr. there was p1cn ..
ry of evidence. 1he firsr sign of fissure =e
when che 1nilicary djsmisscd about l 00 mid­
level officers who wen.: k.uown supporters of
chc theu curr.enr governmtcru. 1his occurred
on Julr 20. Shordy ,,fter rhi$, in August,
taok.1-,vere seen moving around Bangkok,
in accordance with what the army labeled a
"planned exercise." Finally, at the begiruling
of U\js montb, five military officers who were
iJJ membcfS of th~ Thai "counter--insurgen ..
cy command" were arresred after an all<.~l.-d
bomb threar.
The ensuing coup fonunatdy was blood­
less and is said to be temporary, but, as al­
ways, was met with mixed rcacrions. lhe
United S<ares, an a.lly to rhe ejec.ted Thai gov­
eri:tmenr, released a srace:mcnc saying it was
"disappointed" by Sonthi's actions, which
had ''no jusd6carion." China, 011 rhe other
hand, dcclarc .. -<l its neutral.i1y and mainrained
,1 policy of noo•inrerference, while Austra­
lia vociferously denounced c.he Thai army's
,ake--ove.r.
To appease chc i.mcrnational comino­
niry-and allay the fears of many, rhe Royal
Thai Army released irs firsr sratemenr of ex­
planation. on ,he morning of Sepe. 20. In it,
rhey pr<1claimed the removal of rhe Thaksin
go\•ernmem and Ulat the ,.constitution, the
Senate, the House of Represenr-.ttives, rhe
Cabinet and the CoosrirutionaJ Courr h.1vc
aU been dissolved." The reason for ,heir im­
mecliare dismissaJ of cite current regime is
anributM to "the carcrak-cr prime:' minister
!who] has caused an unpr<-cedcnted rift in
society, widcspre:td corrt1prion, nepodsm
and interfered in independent agencies, crip­
pling diem so they can nor funcrion ... [he]
also repearedly in,sulred the king." \XIJ1ile ol>­
viously iris a good thing that Boonyaratglin by Ben Brody
is asscn.ing his power in cbe name of the people. ic doe.~ leave one to wonder if defending the
people and Ult King m_;,y be:~ COrlflict of interest.
Thailand's King, Bhumibol Ad,dyadcj, has come out in support of the coup and lloonyar:ir­
glin. On Friday, Sepr. 22, ,he King took parr in a ropl, publicly broadcast c,remony, which
formalized his support for Boony:irargliu's reform group called chc Adminisrrativc Reform
Council (ARC). ln a collu.sion that probably occurred more off scene rhan on, ,he ARC has
promised not 10 dimjnish royal power and will allow the King co remain head of s<ate.
fr1· addition to this gu:tr:Ul(ee, the ARC also promis('S to appoint 3n interim prime fnin*
iscc:r wilhin f".\'0 weeks of their coup. While ,hjs may seem 1ike a good thing, it is imporranr
co remain leery of political figuies who are appointed. No doubr rhe new prime minister will
simply serve as an extension of Booayaracglin's will.
Oocc the new prime minister i.s appoinrl!d, rhe ARC says at will rdinquish ir.s power.
Their goal is che: creati0ll of a civili:1n government and the new prime minister's role will be
the preparation of1-hailand for its rc:rurn to dl"mocracy in a yt'3r's rime. In this time rhe con­
stitution will be amended and national elcccions made re,dy for Ocrober 2007.
In regard ro the new interim prime minister, it is being reported rhat former Central Bank
Governor Chatumongol Sortakul is likely to be appointed. '1ne British-educated tcdmocrat
led tht Bank of'Thailand from 1998 to 2001, when he was sacked by Thaksin in a dispute
over incerest rate poliC)•.'' reporrcd Reurers ne,vs agency. He is accredited by rht Post news­
paper to have .i.mplc fisc:ll and monecary expertise. and is ,vcll rcg"Jrded by d\e inrernational
commUi1iry. 1 he appointment wilJ be announced on Sept. 30.
Regardless of the appoinrmcm, tbc wbo!c process plays like a farce, acted for ,he sole
purpose of mollif)•ing international concern. Gelleral Soonyararglin deposed Thai.land's
cxiSting leadership and "rrcsted chose who objected. He then aUaycd his country and the
world by saying tha.r he was not concerned wich ruling Thailand, merely concerned for the
(MACRO)
A weel<ly piece ,har focuses on large-scale
is.mes.
l.lliS1'RAJ10N S't EMlV 8lOCK P"Ople. He will srep down in rwo weeks and
jppoior :.l new primt' minister, who will ere,.
31e a new constiturion and government thac
suir ,he people bcrrcr. Bu, what if they don',?
Or, whar if they don't according to Genern.1
Boonyaratglin? 1l1e fuel is, there is nothing
stopping hiin from walr7..ing back inm ()arHa~
ment the 1)e.Yt rime he doesn't like something
and repeating the whole process over. Should
he be allowed to? That is up co the people q(
1hailand, a11d rigbr now their re:tcrions h:tve
be-en hard co gage.
This is che 1s•coup ·n,ailand has endured
since World War 11 and it is possible ,hat the
new ARC was cxpccrc.,,d, cvt·n welcomed.
However, the harsh rules put in place by rhe
ARC co •·ensure the constit\1tional monarchy
is ftrnctioning a.frer reforms ha\•e been com•
ple,ed~ prevent cit,iicn~~ &om voicing or giv­
ing any show of disapproval. According ,o
CNN.com, "more than 100 prorcstcrs defied
rhc ban on public gatherings a,id denounced
tbe coup, gathering in small groups Friday
outside a Bangkok shopping mall." How­
ever, thi$ gathering w:t.s quickJy shut dowa
and any further artemprs ro protest the ARC
have gone unnor.iccd.
Former Prime Minister Shin:_hvacr.-t has
urged his milirary to c,JI immediate elec­
tions, but in reality his control of the situ ..
at.ion has been reduced to mere press .state­
ments. When the coup occurred, he was in
New York preparing a speech he was going
co give t0 the United Natious. He now has
gone to London where he said he would be
taking a "deserved resr." His final word.s ,o
his nation urged "all panics co find ways and
means (O rcconciJc and work toward nati6rmJ
reconciliation for the sake of our king and
country."
lbc siruation in Thailand changes hourly
and the polirical varianrsarc deeply complex.
As such, forming an opinioo on this ,·opic is
tric~1'· Should 8oonyaratglin be allowed t0
ovenhrow the government? To many in the
imernatioua.l community, he: should. Foreign
Muslims proclaimed his take .. over an. end to
lslainic insurgency. and ochers .said the old
government was corrupt in its dealings and
squandered mucb of the countries money.
The best judgment in my mind L~ ro wait
for &,pc. 30, when the ARC has promised ro
step dowll. and evaluate cheir actions then.
The situation in 'lbaHand currently is upset­
ting for many bumanirarians and civil rights
advocatts, bur, in the long run, compuJ ..
sory cohesion could bring Thailand fururc
peace and p(Osperity. On the other hand, if
the ARC does nor keep cl1cir word and civil
rights are nor returned co cbc people, thaa it
would seem a nor-S<rgood government h:is
lx--cn repla«-d by a well-me:rning oppres.<ive
go\'crrunenc, leavi1lg dle people off no better
thai\ chey sc:arre<J. _8 _____________________ ....... @•jnj11 .... ________ th_e_P_. _io_n_e_e_r _L_o_g_, S_e_p_t_e_m_b_e_r_2_9_, _2_00_6
LEWIS & CLARK
HASA
REPUTATION AS
BEING ONE OF
THE MOST
POLITICALLY
ACTIVE
SCHOOLS
IN THE
COUNTRY.AND,
CERTAINLY,
IT WOULD BE
HARD TO
ARGUE THAT
THE CAMPUS IS
NOT
INFUSED WITH
POLITICS.
THE SHEER
NUMBER OF
ACRONYMS
HERE-SLAM,
SEED, 0 LU, BSU,
NSU,ETC.-
SPEAKS TO THIS
POINT. THIS
SEMESTER,
THREE NEW
GROUPS HAVE
JOINED THE
FRAY. THEY ARE
EACH
NOTABLE
ADDITIONS TO
THE
COMMUNITY
FOR THEIR
OWN REASONS.
THE PIONEER
LOG ASKED A
REPRESENT!-
TIVE FROM
EACH OF THE
THREE GROUPS
TO SPEAK FOR
THEMSELVES. THE NEW KIDS ON THE
by Adam Sanchez
Lewis & Clark Srndems
for a Democratic Sociery (LC
SOS) is a chapter of i:hc rap•
icily growing radical movement
Sruden rs for a Democratic So­
cicry (SOS). SOS began in ,he
1960s, using civil disobedience
and culmral upheaval ro guar­
::unee a.JI buman beings rhc:ir
right to a life in a democratic
system rhlt would allow diem
to achieve i:heir full potential
as human beings. rcgardJess
of sexual orientation. religion,
crhnicity, race, gender or class.
As we enrer a new millennium,
LC SOS aims to continue that
6ghr agajnsr war, imperialism,
economjc iacqualicy. racism,
sex.ism, ho---resenracivcs have for chC' mosc
pare rncirly ;\greed on issues
such as che Iraq \Xlar, Immi­
grants R;ghrs, GLBT Righrs,
a more progressive rnx, wd­
fure, hea.Jthcarc. corporate
regul:trion, milicary spending
and so on. \Vhile voting for a
green parry candidate migh,
be throwing away your voce,
so is vori11g for a democrat or
a tepublica.n if you wane to sec
any change in the system. It is
organizing noc vocing that has
historically changed tl,c world,
won us protrcssivc gains and
moved us tow;u-ds a more dem­
ocratic society. You can sec this
wich the labor 1-novcineru of
the reeilS
and cwen­ mop hob i a
and rhe
increasing
attacks on
worker's
rights and
benefits.
C u r •
rently SOS
is a local,
regional,
national
and inrcr• sds cics, chc
CivJ R;ghcs
Mover11cn c
of the six­
ties and rhe
feminist
movement
i_n the scv­
enries, just
ro name a
few;
national
network of
Student activists who arc dis;
ench::uued 'with the current bi­
partisan electoral syste,n. We
arc drawn rogcrher blSCd on a
commitment ro education, ~c­
tion rather than rhetoric and
participatory democr:K)'. Par•
cicipatory democracy is the be­
lief thac decisions are not valid
unless all concerned participate
acti,•ely in reaching the dcci•
sjon. \Xfc reject rcprc-scncadvc
democracy like our western po•
licical sysreins on the grounds
that small cliques and vesced
interests commonly domin:ue
Western parliaments and con ..
gresses.
In our own political system,
democrat and republican rep-
LEFTER J o i n
this grow­
ing radical
movement if you want ro start
co really change chc world. Lo·
cally, Recd College, Univcrsiry
of Oregon, Lake Oswego High
School, 13co1na C-On·untu1jcy
College, Universiry of Puget
Sound and Evergreen Scare all
have SOS chapters and more
are Starting every day. Tue re•
gion:ll and nacional srructu.rc
will be builc from che bortom
up in the next year so h is an
incrtdlbly exciting time co ger
involved. We hop<: you wJI join
us in our eff'ort to empower our
communhy :md create a social­
ly jusr and equitable sociery,
through participatory democ­
racy, direct action. community
building and education.w
( by Nick Wirth
For those of you who have no,
yer heard, ,he College Democrats
arc back ac Lewis & Clark. 11,is
year we will cake an active. rol~ on
Q'lmpus in ~dvocating our valu~
and ideals and encouraging sru­
denrs to suppotr I he Democr:uic
Parry. We on:er die opportunity
for any srudcnr, regardless of
their inten.-scs or their schedule,
fO parricip:Ht and make a djffcr­
e11ce in rhe electora) process and
co help improve rhe future of our
country. Our formation comes ;u
-a tUne when [ fed many srudcnrs
have grown cynkal or apathetic
cowards politics in general. How­
ever, ir is more important than
ever for students co parricip:ue in
politics.
Wii:h an election looming
01\]y weeks aw:)y, there is much
ar st3.ke for ,he
fururc of our
country. We
fu.ce a vast ar­
my of issues
d1is Novem­
bc r: d,e I raq
\Xla.r, terrorism
and national
sec1,1rity, heaJth
care, energy
independe11ce,
global warming and edurntion
(to name bu, a few). All of chese
issues will have long-lasring im­
pacrs on our n:ufon and on us in­
dividually. ihis is ::i criciaJ time
for srudencs co be involved in the
electoral proc.css.and co make our
voices heard. College Democrats
aims co do just thar, campaigning
on '?"'Pu.I and around Portland
and encouragint other LC Stu·
dents to be active in politics.
Unformnardy, d,erc are many
Students here who have grown
cynic::J of governmcnc and i:hc
entire political process. They are
noc without their rea.(;on.s. The
past several years have noc btt,1
kind to progress. Shorrsigh«-d·
ness, dogm>tism and <l.ishoncsry
have ~IJ beon suples of politics
LEFT. in recent years. As :l resulr, some
srudenrs here feel that American
politics i.s inhcrcndy flawed-char
it does not work for them. Tuey
believe thar p:wicip:uing in poli~
tics docsn'r maner-1har rhey etn't
make a difference.
Nothing could be further from
rhe tn.uk I will not claim that your
vore will single-handedly determine
d1c ourcome of an electio,1. How­
ever, when twenty srudentS SJ>end
even one weekend going door .. co ..
door i11 a doscly contested race.,
they sran ro have an impact. le may
noc be immediate and i, 1)1:1y nor be
obvious, bur ic wiJI make a differ­
ence. If you arc aaivc. resolute and
patient. your voice will be heard.
Cynicism, however, wjll never result
in progress, not will ap:uhy or con­
ceit. If you do nor participate in ,:he
political process,
you arc complicit
in its outcome.
At tf1e same
time, politics need
not be as Aa,"·ed as
manyscudencshere
believe. As Sena•
<Or Paul Wcllstonc
once said: ··rolirics
Ls nor abour pow-
er. Policies is not
abouc nioney. Politks i.s nor abour
winning for tbe sake of winning.
Poliric.~ is about the improvement
of p<..-oplc's lives. lc's about advar1c.­
ing chc cause of peace and jusrice in
our country and chc world. Politics
is about doing well for the pcopl,."
lhis is whac the College D<:mocratS
stand for: caking an acri..,·.:. role in
advancing the qualiry of poGrics and
government for die bcnc6r of all
Americans.
I wholeheartedly believe chat ,he
Oemocraric P::irty has done morr
to further the callse of progress in
chis nation than any otbcr group
of people. It was a Democrat who
signed the Civil rughcs Act inro
law, a Democrat who pm forth chc:
New Deal and a Democrat who jn-
1<-grnrcd me Armed forces. Ir was a _,1_1e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_,_s_e_p_r_e_n,_b_e_r_2_9_,_2_0_0_6 __________ i•i••••• ..... _____________________ ..;;9;_
VOT.ING BLOC(K)
More thaa a cemul')' and a
half ago, in a ,ochool house in U­
linois, the People of cl1is union
gave birth ,o the Rcpublidln
Pa,,y, ~ party dedic.ned 10 end­
ing rhe cyranny of slavery ,nd
preserving the Unired Stares
of America, In I 860, Abraham
Lincoln carried chis parcy's ban•
ncr into the Prtsidential dcc­
rion and became ,he 6m Re­
publican ro hold the Office of
Lhe Presidency. Sinct: char cime,
the Rep~blic•n Party has been
dedicated to the prcscrvadon
and proliferarion of the cause of
Liberry.
We believe in popular SQver ...
eigncy, We bclic,•c char the gov­
cr.nmcnr derives ics jusc powers
from me COl1$Cnt of the gov­
erned, :md (har our elecred lead­
ers are responsible ro che peo­
ple,
\Y/c believe in rhc free•
dom of the individu­
~tl, and that I bis
Democrat ,-.•ho cn­
do<Sed the 19"' Amend-
1nem, a Democf.l,r who de-
feared fuscism in Europe and the
Pacific and Democrats who c.stab­
lish(-d the minimum wage, Pell
Gr3ncs, the N:1tional Parks Ser­
vice, food scamps, Social Security,
the Pe.,ce Corps •nd Medicare,
Among rhese are some of rhe great
acbjcvcmcnts i0 the hjstory of
our natioit, ;md they continue ro
imptove peoplls lives. r have no
doubr thar it wiU be Oemocr:us
who continue to advance equal­
ity, opportunicy and conscience in
thjs country.
This year, the CoUege Demo­
cr:us will be back at LC in force,
\"(le will organiu,1 we wiU cam•
paign, we wiU vote: and we will do
everything in our power co fur­
~1er the cause of progress. In such
-an imporcaor election, I hope thar
all students will sock to make their
• \'Oiccs heard and considtr joining
the CoUegc Democrats, by David Merryman
freedom is derived nor from law or
other creations of humanity, but
rather is inhertnt ro human.icy and
Lhe state of nacure.
We believe ,hat all people have
an equal claim ro chis freetlom,
Regardless of rac,, creed. gender,
sexual orientation. polkical ideol•
ogy, disability or any ocher disfin ..
gub·hing feature or ch:iracrc:ristiC.
:ill human beings h:lve a 1\:1tural
claim ro liberry rhar oughr not to
be infringed by ocher humons, or
by the sta<e.
\Y/e believe in a suong national
defense, 1·1te 1hrear of ryr,nny is
never fur off. ;ind as such America
muse be ready co confront and de•
fear all chose who would threaten
freedom in chis world.
We believe in ,he rule of law,
Freedom does 001 i1,dude rhe free-
tih Pit
dom to cause harm to ochers, and a
good and proper government must
ensure an orderly and safe society.
We believ-e rha1 1 here c:11l be l'10
civil liberty wichour economic lib­
erty. The free market is a critical
component of a frne sockt)•, :md
no people "''" be free if the gov­
ernmem pmhibics rhem from con­
duc1i,1g crade,
We believe f"n privare property.
Ownership of land and a home,
and the abili<y 10 pursue the same,
is key ro rhe independence of •n
individual or F.tmily,
We believe in me family, le
doe.sn·c take a village co raise a
child, nor docs it rake • govern­
menr. \Vhcn the s1:1re r.-.kes fron\
pare.nL~ che role of raising. children,
the difference between ch3ricy and indocrrinatioo becomes iudis~in­
guishablc,
We believe that a free people
muse be suspicious of their gov•
eromenr, and chat the bcsr check
:igains1 cyra1rny is a vigorous :md
poli,ically involved ciri,.enry,
We believe in che right of
P<"•ceable citizens to keep and
bear arms ... n,c govtrnrncnr can ...
not Ix ar the side of a citizen
whenever danger ;1rises, .\nd every
cirh.en should h:we rhe righ110
keep a.rms for chei r defense and
rhe defense of their community.
We believe tbat the govera­
me,u that governs best is the
governmenr rhac governs least.
Government has no inhcrenr wis•
dom, no natural righteousness. le
is merely an agent of tbc people,
and therefore should not use the
force of law 10 compel the people
co action_, or keep dlem from be,.
nign pursuits.
We believe fo all this and
mort. but we recogniic that Hkc:
all ofhun1aniry ,,•e are imperfecr,
and full shorr of our ideals, 1he
diversity of our party is ccsc:amcm
co our willingness to work ,vich
others for me common good, to
debare :i..nd compromise so ~ to
come closer ro che righ1 oo the
imporcam questions of d,e day.
To ,his end, College Republi­
cans cx.iscs co increase awarcn<-'ss
of the ideas and positions of the
Republican Parry, and ro pro,,ide
.an avenue through which con ..
cerncd scudems can cffccr real
change born on-and off-<:ampus
through :icrivism and volunteer
wotk wi.rh poliric.11 c.1mpaigns.
\Vie do not t;xpecc co be rhe
largest politial group on am pus,
nordowcc:xpccr char wcwillshifi­
l.ewis & Clark very fur right on
the polirical spectrun,. However,
we do intend ro change rhis cam•
pus by providing an avenue for
right and center-right students ro
express themselves without ftar
of rcrribucio1\ or ridic\lle. or just
hang our with people like them,
RIGHT The
Mooney
***
This week's award goes
to ...
by Helen Hunter
1 shower regularly, Or at least
I &a before I moved into For­
est, Afier four years of boarding
school in Ohio, I never thought
I'd have a worse bathing experi­
ence, At thOI school, I showered
in rubs diar in seconds filled
widl my own filth in barhroom.s
where Lights turned off aucomaci­
cally after eight minu«-s, l~ving
me with shaving battle wounds
for yea.rs to Forest's showers.
an e.wesdropping Lewis & Clark
:1lum11us s.1.id cha( rhc Foresr shO\V­
crs were the same in his first•year ar
the College-in 1989, Everyounce
of hope for their repair crushed, I
reali,,c<l thot the showers have been
burning LC scudents for ,he ma­
jority of my lifetlme,
As a freshmao whose home is
2500 miles away and whos, besr
friend is studying on cheoth,rcoast
of America, the
come. How•
ever, even
with chose
obsmclcs, I
did11\ mind
barhillg ar
chat school
much, Contrary co common fnisrrnred feel­
ing .l gel From
crying co avoid
the scorching
ware.rs of the
shower and
thus gerring
me chills by
bathing iu its
icy aftermath
is co1nically
pathetic, Tak­
ing away the
calming solace
of the shower
:.u,d replacing For me
residen rs of
Foresr. step­
ping inco
the: shower conception, it seems
as though smelly kids
don't congregate co
Forest as a haven for
means ini-
tiating a
game of "hippies": the Forest
complex generates its
malodorous popu­
lace.
Russian rou•
lcne, where
whenever a coiJer is Aushed or a
fuucer is turned on i.11 the entire
builtling, sc3ring wnter can and
will shoot from rhe no,.ile ro
scald your vulnerable skin, Of
course, the boiler cri~ co remedy
tbis by, in C"\YO or chrec seconds.
1wiuhing ov,r t(J arctic kmp~ra­
tum, m,king ir alf cbe more dif­
ficult 10 suck ir up and actually
gcr iaco tbc flow of water. Just as
one trit:s to lather, rinse and re:•
pear, the Forest showers follow a
similar p:mern: sc:ild, frttu_ and
repeat.
When asked when the show­
ers would sec some accencion
from the ma.in re nan cc crew, a
For<:St RA answered reluccanrly
char rhe problem would be dealt
with .;when they ha\'e che mon•
cy,. and when "more imporranr'
things were fixed first. However,
overhearing our conversation, ic wirh yer an•
other aspect of
college life I'm unsure about is just
mtan. l don't know if I want t0 live
in a world where even showering
is srressfi,1, I ,hough, chis was rhe
WesrCoast.
I am dangerously close to dis­
continuing standard daily shower­
ing, because with the showers in
chis condirion, it jusl isn'l worrh ir.
l reali1.e thar I would fir in jusr fine
if I opted ro shower oaly once or
cwicc a week; however, I have to ad­
mit that I simply value cleanliness,
Co1urnry lO common concepcio1\.1
ir seems as ,hough smelly kids don't
congregare co Forest as a have.n for
"hippi<.-s:" the Forest complex gen•
cr.ucs ics malodorous popu.Jacc. As
l'm sure LC doesn', \vanr a homo­
geneous student b<xly known for
rheir parchouJi ... wearing, poncho-­
sporting. non-showering types. ic
shouldn't ignore th.is promotion of
student grossness. _1_0 _____________________ ... @iuM!l·IA-
Apple's marketing rechniques target the young and
hip-including studenrs at LC
By Angela Webber Illustration by Emily Block
U pon arnv1ng on campus this fall, first-year Lewis &
Clark students were confronted with a reality they
hadn't anticipated. "They were giving away iPods
at almost every [New Student Orientation] event,"
said Jill Bonanno ('10). Indeed, iPod giveaways served as
incentives to attend Infonnation Technology presentations
and activities such as Bingo and che improv performance.
Where djd these iPods come from? Some of rhe give.1·ways
c..1.mc from inside the Information Technology dcparcmem,
soid Compu,er Consuhant Elizabetl1 Yo,u,g. an cmploy,-e
in n: bur "full.ds 10 give away iPods On campus were [also]
provided by an Apple represeorarive:.'1 In fucc. d1e "'Comedy
Sponz" improv pcrform:rnce was enrirely sponsored by Apple.
Apple's presence at LC. however, is not limited co New
Student Orientation. Sophomore Jolm Wag11er1 through vid<.."O editing. photo organizing
and musivcreatingsofrwarc, shows
Apple's t:ics to .. crcath•e expressfoa,"
said Young. There is :ilro an cxJremc
focus on markering iPod$. The "M2jor
in Mac" campaign provides a rebate
on an iPod wbcn a college: student
purd."'5<$ a new Apple laptop.
"'h seems
"1l b ll' f, k h' , like most 1ey seem co e se 1ng some sort o gee -c 1c Pe OP I e
Apple way of life instead of advertising their produces." ~;.0 7~~~ "1id
-Cary Young(' l O) Hi,omi Masui ('IO),
________________________ ______ '"rnore U,::al\ I exp«rnd."' /
a company called Volt Technical Services, is employed as
aJ1 "Apple Campus Rep." According co chc Apple wcbsiie,
the objecti\'e of a Campus Rep is to "be extremely visible -
on (his/her] campus ro evangelize the Apple brand among
srudcms. parenrs~ foculry and staff and i1ls1in.1tions."
Although \'<7.,gner cannor speak as a direct spokesperson
for chc corporation, he is indt-cd glad ro "cvangdi1.e" Apple
products. such as Macimosh computers ... Macs arc incredibly
weJl-suired for lhe educ;."ttiOn environment,"· he said.
He explained his role as. ~m:1king sure everyone knows how
awCSQme Apple is." This is Wagner's first year as LC', Camp\J.<
Rep; a law school scudc~r filled chc posi,ion lase year. Wagner
couldn't explain his job much further tha□ thac, oor wby LC
metitS so mud'l focused marketing. It is clear. however, that
tl1c college srudenc is a iarg« audience for Apple produce.:.
One current TV campajgn, for C.'<ample, depiclS a squ:itt:_.
stodgy middlc,agcd man (representing a PC) and a "hip••
lookiJ1g youth (representing ao Apple). The commercials show
the Apples as being adapmble and cool, and the PC as having
:in :ibuodancc of problem.s. "Macs are depicled as compucers
you don't have to be 3 complere geek co use,ot s:tid Young,
"'while PCs are more associated with work or btL5inesses."
S<:veral ocher campaigns rargc, chc "young and hip" audience.
For example, the "ilife suite.• a g,:oup of programs including Srudcm.s have a mixed
rcaclion to the abundance of Apple's marketing. '"I
fed that it's rnodcra«ly distressing," said Cary Yow,g ('IO},
a devout Mac user. "1'hey see111 to be selling some son of 'gc-ck•
chic' Apple way of life inste.1d of odvertising cl,eir products.
h's kind of overwhelming; their 3ch•enising makes me \\'3.nl
The objective of a Campus Rep is co
''be excre1nely visible on campus to
evangelize the Apple brand."
-Apple.con1
to go buy chick-rimmed glasses and listen co 1l1e lbermals.'
"It's • litde bit creepy, because ,hey use so much ad"misiog,
and it so blamncly mrgecs a certain group;' 5'lid Julie London
('10). ·1 like their programs, bur I don', like their adverrising."
Al1..hough the aggressive mark~ting may dissuade some,
Apple docs have a strong physical presence on campus.
l_n addition ro being tbe personal computer choice
of many srudents, Apples are used iJ1 the LC Biology,
Psychology and Fore.ign La.nguage Lobs. s:,i.d Wagner. the Pioneer Log, September 29, 2006 ... 1h_e_P..,io.,n_e_e_r_Lo...iigoi ... s_e,.p,.te .. m_b_e_r_2_9_._2_0_0_6 ________ ... 4i,e@•/•jij .... _____________________ 1 __ 1_
The helpful people
behind Watzek's useful
technology
By Roxie Cannon
You've walked into the same library for the past
two, three, even four years. It's been your stalwart
companion, a haven from your obnoxious room­
mates and a good place to cuddle with an old vol­
ume of Chaucer.
Every good Pioneer can agree thar ,he Aubrey R. Wauek Librnry is always ,here as a
solid refuge.
Solid and crusrworchy?Yes. Smgna11r? Defini1ely no,. According ro Dan Kelley, Warzck's
Coordinator of Outreach-and ln.su·uc1ion, "[srudenrsl rhink they know whar a library is­
but it~ cbanging.' The library has become a dynamic place. Dusty card caralogues have
been digitiz.ed, online music and archives stand at every student's fingertips and librarians
are consr:uuly keeping Ufrto .. darc ,vith chc latest in Googlc-;.1.ge search engines so that they
can help any neophy,e ,hat comes along.
"If we use [,his technology] wisely,• said Kelley, '\ve can make ir much easier for our
parron.s co take advaurage ofiL
The rechnology of \'(l.1t1.ek isn't ,he only underlying perk ,o the place. Look around at
the people. 1 he ones behind the desks, namerags on their chesrs-people you might ignore
as you scurry co a eompurer co finish one of your sundry essays. It's 1hese people's jobs ro
keep all of the ,ethnology and n-sources that you rely on coming. Take, for example, Refer­
ence Librarian Kare Rubick. After graduaring in 1992 with a degm: in anthropology she
learned that she could gain ;1 Master's Degree in Ubrary Sc:icncC'. Yc.-s. one can Master in
Dusty card catalogues have been digitized, online
music and archives stand at every student's finger­
tips and librarians are constantly keeping up-to­
date with the latest in Google-age search engines.
being a librarian.
It's more compkx than you'd ex~cr. Lihr:uics come in three main cypcs: Public . .spe­
cialty (archiv~. ctc.l and academic. Each kind of insrirudon rcquirc.--s a diftCrenr set or in­
rellectual anJ social knowledge, ranging from Chine><: arc history to the proper siding for
your house. Learning ro search for and organize knowlcdg, is a difficult job.
After Rubick gained her Mastds D<-gree in 1995 from Simmons College in Bosron, she
came back co Portland .md rraliied how(ompcririve rhe marker was for librarians. The first
job she cook up was in a public library, l:uer joining fhc Warzek ere,.,,,
Dan Kelley's srory is slightly different, bur has a similar undenon,. He gcaduaccd with
a Bachelor's in Hisiory and Journalism from Lewis & Clark Colltj!c in 1\195 ond ende<l up
gening his Mas1er's in Library Science fcom Univc:rsil)' of Maryl:md, conveniently near the
Library of Congress. He then returned to l'ortlan<I, 100k up a joh as a librarian ar Portland
Stare University. moved to a public library and then ro Reed. He finally sctrlcd at Wart<k
in 19'98.
Both like to describe the library as a wdcomini,1 place for students. aud they emphasi1.e •
rhe willingness of librarians to aid srudcnt5 in 1hcir ~rc:hes for imponanl documents.
However, che welcoming doesn't stop at schoLuly eAOn-.. Kelley poimcd out chc social
evcms of the library. as well, indoding che :rnnual rock concert in January. Last yc-.u,
Wanek audition,-d and then ho>l<d bands that played everything from Shah-,pcarean rock
to funk to clcetronic.,.
Rubick pointed out 1he social dynamic she s«'S in her experience of being a, libr.1ri:ln.
l'eoplc of all sorn come in and our of the library, looking for a v"rieryof thini.<-Public rela­
tions is a narur.tl pan of chc ~itastcr's in Library Science, because the library ls there for chC'
people co ,ake advanmge ofit.
lbc place is much more than just a refuge, alrhough char's one of its m,ny posirive
aspec,.s. Warick srands as an cver~changing place that's corl.smnrly digirizing, bur never
lacking in grcac people 10 assist students. LC's neighboring
community holds
affluence and celebrities
Dunthorpe, Portland's richest neighborhood,
1s home co actor Danny Glover and Willamette
Week editor-in-chief Mark Zusman
By Liz Holliday
Some srudenrs are oblh•ious co rhc community chal surrounds campus. With the
RA.Z shurcle mainly C-!,!cring trips to Fred Meyer and dow111own Pordand, ic's easy co
forge, about rhc community in becwe.,n. Portl,rnd's "Hollywood Hills of the north can
be found just miles from campus in the Ounthorpe neighborhood. lbar's right, ct-al life
cdcbritk'$ live only momencs away from campus. The Dumhorpc residence list re:id.s like
o who's who of rhe B-list.
lrs best-known resident would have ro be acror and director Dann)' Glover. Ocher
residents include Linus Bent-dice (Finnish software engine.,,) and Mark Zusman (Ediror•
• The average Dunthorpe home price was
$610,000 in 2000 although Danny Glover re­
portedly spent an estimated $1.3 million on his
Dunthorpe ho1ne.
in-Chief of Willamette Week), ro name a few.
Proof of Donthorpe c.10 be seen in elderly joggers sponing stylish wind jackers wi1h
their ;animals in cow around campus. lhc average price of a house in Dunthorpe coses
quire rhe pretty penny-over twice ,hat of the normal asking price in Pon land. According
10 metro-region.org. the avcrag, Dunthorpe home price was $610,000 in 2000, alrhough
Danny Glover rtportedly spent an es,imated $1.3 million on his Dunrhorpc home.
This neighborhood is loca,ed on rhe wesr side of the Willametrc River bctwt<'n Lewis
& Clark and la,ke Oswego, five minures from downtown Portland. Dunthorpe prides
itself on secluded plots of land where privacy is held in high regard. It is rhouglir of a.< one
of Pordal'\d's most affiucnc and <.:xdusivc neighborhoods.
Software c;ngineer Benedict said, "I actu.,lly like having sruff nearby, even though I
never go to ic. I like having a small downrown, and I like knowing rhac I could, if! wanted
to. do things. That makes me happy."
Not only do residenrs live in Dunthorpe for rhe escape from city life, bur Dunthorpc's
eduearional sysrem is known throughout the «-gion foe being exceptionally strong. Self,
proclaimed by Riverdale High School's website as "uuly a unique experience for srudents."
che school has "a strong sense of oommuniry, activities and sporting events [thacl arc wcU
suppocred by parcms an<I residents of Dunchorpe."
The average Dunthorpe home costs twice as much as the average Portiand home. 12 -----the Pioneer Log, September 29, 2006 ............__________ --------
ere
OU S
LC-SOS members are arrested outside Senator Gordan
Smith's office in the ·name of civil disobedience
S..n Oo·wm no) p.,Uq>ate1 in the-sit-in .a.1 Sc:rmor Gordan Smith·s of60.'.
Pon.land polict csc:oned four LC suadt:nu: lO :i h..-dding cdl. S1udcr1u wtrc
der:1.incd for i coupk hours before 1hcy were g.iw:n d1arions and ttltl.SOd.
OpJH1filt' µgr. Ad.am &anchn ('07) and Frazier l.arikr ('07) participate in
tbe$h•in. by Kevin Stark photos by Jocelyn Stokes
On 'lhursday, Sept. 21. members of Lewis & Clark Col­
lege's nt:wly formed actjvist group, u.-wis & Clark Smdcnrs
for a Democratic Society (LC-SDS), gathered with a hand­
ful of LC srudenrs ;ind local :onti-wor protesters ourside of
Portland's World Trade Center lluilding, the site of Republi­
can Senator Gordon Smith•s offices, co insisr rhar he sign rhe
.. D<.-claration of Peace." 'The Declaration is pan of a natioo ...
wide movement calling for the p:ssation of conflict in Iraq
and the prompt withdrawal of U.S. troops.
After rhe protesrersfailed ro provoke a response from the
Senator's office, the Ponla.nd Police Depanmenr drew :l line
across the pavcme:m, scpar.ui.ng che crowd inro trespassers
and protcsrcrs, illc-gal and kgal, and singling out nine indi­
viduals on cl,e wrong side of ,he linc-iaduding LC.SOS
members frmr Lanier ('07), Mary Sacl<ley ('09), Sam
Downs ('JO) and A,la111 $.,nche-t ('07)-ro be culled and
placed in cl1e back of a police paddy wagon.
The rtprescntarivcs of LC-SDS complied peacefully a.,
,hey were arrested, spending the afternoon in holding cells
before beiug cited for trespassing and rek-ased, and left the
""$ration wic.h the knowledge that their own bold Une-,sym­
bolic at least-had also been drown. ··-we wcnc peacefully,
rt-speccfully." said Lanier.
The lssue:
For the members of LC.SOS and ,he orhcr Portland ac­
tivist groups involved in the protest-including Civil Resist
Portland, Oregon i>e:tce Works, CodePink Pordand, the Bud­
dhist 11eace Fellowship, rhe Portland Catholic Worker Com­
munity and American friends Service Committee-mote
was ac stake rhan a citation or an.afternoon behind bars. lllc
protest, oneoFmany held nationwide on Sept. 21 in support
of the Declaration of Peace, insisted thar Smi,h and other
legislaton sign rhe symbolic decl,uouion and pledge tbei,
commicmenc to ending U.S. involvement in lr:tq.
Flyers distributed on the LC campus announcing rhe pro~
test and an accompanying student snikc rhapsodil.M, "lhe
Senator sitS idly by as the casualties pile high, the suffering of
the people of lrnq grows, ou.r secudcy is weakened, and our
treasuries rurl c,ity."
According ro a press rclea.~, rhc dcdarnrioo requests
Congress to "establish a rapid and concrete plan for peace
in Iraq," with a timetable for uoop withdrawal and military base clo.surcs1 1.he esrablishmenr of a process for security and
rcconsuuccion and a shift in financing frorn milirary ro hu.
man nt-cds.
The pledge also asks members of the Honse and Senate to
support pertinent legislative bills. A:; of Sept. 21. Rep. Earl
Blumenauer (0) was the only member of the Oregon dt:lega­
rion to sign rhe dcdaration.
Even staunchly ami-war Rep. David Wu (D) has not
signed tht pledge, although in a June press release he srared,
... We art fighting a war on terror, a war we did not stare or
choose. Bui ro use I har war as either juscification for a war in
Iraq, or 3: re.1.wn for sraying, js wro,1g.1',
Critics of lhe proresr are quick to write rhe evenrs off at a
futile gcsrurc, given Scnaror Smirh'ssca.nce on the war in Iraq
and past voting rt-c:ord. Smith voted "no" in June on Sen ..
are Amend_1nent 4442, whicb wouJd requite the President to
withdraw troops from lroq by July 2007. In• Sp<..:ch defend­
ing his posi1ion ► Srnid, scared, '•AJ Q:'!ed:'I isc6oming on us ro
set a dare. le ls for that reason l will vore againsr :my Amend~
mcnt char secs a date." and criticized his "colleagues on t:he
other side" for heated rhccoric.
Indeed, SmitJ, was not even in tl1e building during the
prores-r lasr 1-hursday. Not only were the nine protesters in­
volved in me sit•in unable co enter the Se11::1cor's office, but
rhcy didn'r even get inside the building. lluilding security
and police forced the sir-in to take place near an escalator
outside. No rcprcsc.mativcs from Smith's office came down to
:iddress tl1c protesters Ot their concerns.
J n response, Downs poioted ouc that the actioa was more
symbolic, and char although ideally they would have liked
to have Smith sign the dedaracion, it was noc expected. She
pointed out that most protc::scs arc symbolic and rhac, uJci ..
marcly. their goal wa.s co inspire ochers co raise their ,•oices.
LC-SOS:
lr seems rhe Ii ne rha, LC-SOS and the ocl,er protesters
drew can be extended past the sidew•lks of dowtHOwn Port­
land and onto the campus of LC, bringing with ir a plea for
action and a condemnation of passivity. Before the prorest,
Downs and Saclclcy censured the LC smdcnt body; calling
d,e on-c.1mpus am,ospherc one of apathy despite the Col­
lege's reput3don as a poliricaUy :let:ive campus. Ocher student
activist groups on c.1mpus often voice die s.11ne C(H)lplaiJtt. the Pioneer Log. September 29, 2006 ----- 13 ----------------------- ----------------
"When progressives spend so much time putting tlJ.eir efforts into getting people out
to vote for a candidate who is not going to change anything, they are wasting time
that they could be spending making real change, i.e. organizing against the war. .. "
Ocspirc chcirarrescsand cicarions, Downs, Sackle)~ Lo11nicr
and Sanchez were back on campus ar the end of the day, and
said that they hoped that shows fellow srudcnrs that political
activism doesn't need to be frightening. Sad<lcy pointed our
chat a cit.·uion and a court date is a .. slap on the wrist" when
compared ro die consequences of civil disobe<Lience in ocher
countries. She called prorescing empowering arld arl .. obliga­
tion."
According to the group, LC-SOS has bigger ideas for po·
lirical ac1ion chis semester, and membi:rs arc quick co poinr
our char the war in Iraq is rlOL rhe only issue the group hopes
co address, dting environmental action and civil riglus,
among others. ln addition, Sanchez shared his goal of LC­
SOS becoming an umbrella group for some of rhe orher ac­
tivist groups on campus, such as Srudcnrs Engaged in £co.
Defense (SEED) and che Student Labor Action Movement
(SLAM).
"It's a.bsurd char the accivisr groups are so spli1 up/' he
sajd, PoLitical Activism and Vo~g:
Critics of LC-SOS focus on their choice of civil disobedi­
ence a.~ a means for poliricaJ :JCtivism, and are quick to attack
SOS for their posters discournging voti11g in fuvor of orga·
nizcd procesr.
Sanchez offered insight imo che "don't vore, organize."
posrers via email, writing, .. ~fbosc were put up co ger peo•
pie ro sron d)inking," and corui1rncs, "Since d1c CHncon era
rherc has been such a huge emphasis by progrcssiv<-s on get·
ting young people and working dass people ro vote, wirbour
anyoncs·ropping to think abom why they don't.,.
Sanche7-stated his belief ,ha, many disillusioned non-vot•
ers don't believe that '"their life wili change no maner who
they vore for.• He added, •The truth is that the Democrats
have failed, and conrinue ro fuil ar providing any sorr of a real
alternative to questions on rhe [raq war, immigr.tn($ rights,
GLBT (gay. k-sbian, bisexual, and transsexual! righrs, a more
progressive tax, welfare, hcakhcare. corporare regulacion.
inilirary spending; the list just goes on." --Adam Sanchez ('07)
S:Ulchez corHinue<l, .,;When progressives spend so much
.time purring rheir dfons imo getting people out ro vorc
for a candidare who is nor going ro change anything, they
arc waning cimc t.har they could be spending making re::il
change, i.e. organiz.ingagainsr the war, GU.ff righr,s."
Sanchez 6nisbed by discouraging voting in favor of orga­
ni1.arion undJ a rnore democratic society is achicv<.-d, Sanchn
said. "lhis is a general feeli11g amongst many who organize.
for SOS." buc nor rhe organi1..ational sr:mce or £he srancc of
every mcmbcc,
For example, Sacklcy said, "'I think char voting is one of
r.he easiesi: forms of action d1ar we can cake." Sacklcy contin ..
ued, "'1 person~Uy think it's irresponsible and ignoram nor ro
take advanrage of lvo,ingJ: Sackley continued, "I think it's
important ro vorc and organi1.e.,., '
Sacklc..-y docs, however, agree wirh Sanche1. oirhar many
constitticncs arc doing a poor job oflcning their represenra•
rives know where they sland." _1 ___ 4 _______________________ !ie,M•Mu ...... ________ 11_1e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_,._",_s_e_p_r_e_n_1b_e_r_2_9_,_2_0_0_6 .th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_Lo_.g_,_s_e_p_1e_m ___ b_e_r_2_9_._2_0_0_6 _________ 4i,ei§•i•jo~--------------------•1 __ 5_
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CLARKIES VS. REEDIES ~!~
by Maia Penchansky illustration by Emily Block REED
The constant feu.cling between Lewis & Cla.rk College and Reed College leads us to the inevita­
ble question: "Why do they hate us so much?" Mutual aces of rivalry and friendly "terrorism''
have left the bitter caste of competition in our mouths. But why do they hate us? And why do
we hate them? These questions have no real historical answers, but the resentment between Reed and
LC cominues to f1ourish.
Where did it begin, on'e might
wondtr. What is chc dominating
faetor in such a feud? Many agree
rhat they :'lre unfaud by the com­
pericion and Lhar this is simply u
ddkulous disagreement beC\veen
;ocks.
"l have met very few Rccdies
,vho dislike Lewis & Clack." said
Erin McCowtn, Reetl Hall Advisor
(thar's an RA in Reed ralk).
~Lt's only chc sports reams/• said
Reed first-year Alex Fleming.
Bue yet the rivalry continues.
Perhaps ir branches from Reed ,1:u­
dents' perpemal belief that rheir
srndcnt body is in fact smaner.
\Xlith acceptance pcrcemagcs for
Reed in r.hc high forties and I.hose
for Lewis & Clark in the higb 6f­
ries1 rhcrc doesn·~ seem t0 be that
much mat~iaJ to back 1his one u_p.
However, ,be insults keep Bying.
•1 thittk Lc•wi,; & Clark is for all
rhe people who couldn'r gcr into
Reed," said Reed srudenr Serh li­
ras_hima.
"Yeah." said another Rcedie,
Megan Baker, "Thar's prerry much
a common belief here."
What do the "Clar­
kics" (y,ah, rhar's
what we're nick-
named across the
river) think of
Reed sruden rs? Do
we harbor rhe same.
feelings ·of superi­
ority?
"1 rJ1iuk Recd
seems a. loc more
high srress than
Lewis & Clark,•
said LC Residenr
Assistanr Steffen
Bernard {'09), •Al­
rhough 1•ve never rhere."
This seems to be a repeating
1heme 1.hroughour borh parties'
iasulcs. Over and over again we
hear thar Recd is indeed rhe more
clema11ding school-for ex.ample:
"For Exploration and Discovery,
we have to re.1d Genesis, Exodus
• and Manhew/1 sajd the Cl:ukie;
"Oh ycab, we ha\'C to read Genesis,
Exodus. Leviticus, Matthew, John,
ecc ... '' said rile Reedie. \'(lith every
srarement or Facebook a11ack, Reed
defends ,heir school by con11nuni•
eating just how much work they
have 011 their plate compared co
ours. We l,ite back with "So what!
\Y/e1re more refa.xed dl:rn you!» ;rnd
soon.
And how docs a Rt:<'d•
ie relax after a. hard
I ' / week of studying and exams? \'\/ich
a dose of acid, of course! Recd sru­
dents arc known not only for their
academically demanding schedule,
but aJso for rheir inrense love of
hard drugs and alcohol. Drugs arc
so prevalent on the Reed campus ,bat Clarities seem to actually Fear
Recd ar uigh,, preferring ins,cad ro
so ic.k wirh ,be basic college Friday
night illegalities.
.. From whar. I know," said a LC
student who preferred co remain
anonymous. "[at Rcc-d] people
walk around oaked all the cimc,
climb up light posts and just gener­
ally ger sconed our of their minds."'
Even the Reed College Official
Guidebook is a linlc ha,,y on the
issue of illegal drui;s and w1dcragc
drinking. With statemenrs such as
"'fhe College encowages all mem­
bers of the Reed CQmmuniry 10
be-come familiar wicl1 rhc hcalrh
ond legal aspects of drug and al­
cohoi use and to make informed
dec:i$ions regarding rheir own be­
havior" printed ambiguously in
the drug and alcohol policy of rhe
school, is ir really a wonder why Reed has sl1ch a reputation?
Rt"d srudcnts defend these ac­
tions by once again repeating the
C)(tCnt of their schoolwork.
~we party hard bec•use we
srudy harcl," said Baker. And dw
just abour sums up rhe ge11eral rep­
utation of Rctd in seven words.
Wi J, the return of Lewis &
Clark football thjs yea, and rhc
overaU Pio pride Lh,t can be felt
throughout campus, we've gonen
ourselves a bir of a peppy rcpura•
rion. \VhiJe our hippie image re ..
rnair1s inracr. when compared ,o
schools such as Roccl we could
very well be dressed head-r(Hoe
in Pio gcar1 shaking our pom­
poms. Upon visiting rhc campus,
i1 is common d,ac a Recd studcuc
,n.iglu say1 "'\Vow! You have a foor­
ball field! That's weird!" How,:ver,
upon waJking around campus, chat
Recd srudcm would see
that we arC" not si.mply a
jock school, but we also
have our fill of Teva­
wearing vegetar-i:rns.
But ,hen. l~d students
would probably make
fuo of ,har as well.
·n,e resentment be-­
tween LC and Reed
seems 10 be fueled by
little playful argu•
mcnts racb('r than
imen.se, hcau;d dis­
agree,nc.nts. Our
sirnilariries
seem co rise
actually been over Aside from the Willamette River and the mutual hatred, what exactly separates Lewis & Clark and Reed College? above our
differences,
leading us
to wonder
if rhis isn1r
simply an•
ocher case
oF sibling
rivttlry. _1.._6 ____________________ ~.._ _______ t_he_P_io_n_e_er_Lo_g:;.., ... s_e.;.p_te_m_b_e_r_2_9.;,,_2_00_6
Creating community
though creativity
by Nathanael Massey
Lewis & Clark's newly-emerged Art
Club will mark its place on 1he campus map
o.e,xr week wirh an exhibirion of campus
community an, on display Monday, Oct. 3
in the Plattcau.
-rhe purpose of ,he exhibit-and rhe
ccmral focus of che
club itself-is 10
provide an oul1et for
crea1ive expression
chrough which all
members of LC c,n
communicate and
participate, sajd
~nior dub members
A$hequl Haque ('07),
Ryan Miglavs ('07)
and Erik Bengtson
('07).
"'There's a lot of
ani.stic pocentia.l
and creation going
on around campus
that isn't organi1,cd
or shared," Bengrsor1
said.
"One thi11g [die
clubl \Y:'l1us is to be
open to everyone,"
said Haque.
ll1e un-rhemed Srartcd last full and formally esrablished
in 1he spriog, ,he Arr Club's goal of uniting
community chrougb cn.-ativiry is contingent
on che structure of the dub i1$elf.
-I hey stress ,heir identity as a community
organi1 . ..1cion, srrucmrcd bur casual.
'"1lle gre:u thing
abour grassroors
organizations is that
they don·, force
organiz..uio'l on
people," said Miglavs.
"They're I here ro
organi7..e existing
passions and to acr
as -• tool for self­
improvemenr.·•
Bengston aJso said,
'"if your communi1y
doesn't communicate
and share chen
you have a
conlmunity ...
'Inc dub has
exhibit is open PHOTOBYRVNfMIGI..AVS
to all m<.-<lia, &om Art Club exhibits at the Co-op. enjoyed a fu.ir dose of
srudent participation
in t:hccommcnccmcnr
of the semester, with a
good rumour ar rheir
6rn meetings and
ovcc I 00 sig11atorics
expressing imeresr
at the Pio Fair, said
pho1os 10 pho1ons to
performance arc. and welcomes fuculty and
sralf conrribu1ions as well, M iglavs said. lhe
exhibit-:1gai11, like the club irsc)f-docs
wharevcr parcicipanrs want it co do. Haque.
The club wams ro e.xpar)d irs role rhis year
in a n}lmber of ways. ~nwy want co connect
wich the greater Ponland co111mm1iry and
the local arr sce,1e, they s~id1 :uld potentially PHOTO 8Y JOCElYN STc»cE'S
Eight members of Art Club congregate in the Platt!!au, where the club is
preparing its first community art exhibition for Monday.
bring locaJ anists and artwork to LC.
Currently there is lesss1ude111 in..,·olveme1,r
in rhe J'>l:meau rhan in the paSf. So here on
campus they hope.· to rcvh•c the Platte:m as a
student art center, said Haque.
Arr Club is also roying with the idea
of a less formal projc-ct in ,he future, said
Bcrigtson. Something decorarivC, visible and
l:ls1ing, rha1 any member of che community
could conuibmc ro over cimc.
In addfrion, they have coml'nu,,ic.ued
with Apple Compucers, which has shown
inrerest in sponsoring an exhibition and could provide a range of prizes.
The dcadJine forsubmi~ions ro the exhibit
is roday. 'fhe dub will look at submissions
Saturday and Sunday and. ,hough ,hey may
not have room for :;111 of the work submilred~
they said their flrs, prioriry is reprcscnring as
many anises as possible.
They welcome anyone who w:uus 10
partidp:ne in che evaluation or scrup
processes.
To submh,
(rmiglavs@ldark.cd11),
or lkngston (elb@). cont.act
Haque Miglavs
(kahaque@)
Pirates arrrr dirty
by Stephanie Beechem
In honor of the 1st Annual Pordand Pirate Festival this pasr weekend, a
couple of roommates nursed :.1 couple of drinks and wacched. I~ an en.rirdr
jronic; :wd humorous and arcisric way, "'Pirates ... And we ain'c talkin' the
G-r.tted sruff Mom took your little brother 10. "Pira1cs" is one of 1hc
higbcst budget XXX Aicks ever made, and ii comes (eh) complecc wid1 a
full cast of dirry-6g11rarively, literally-,eamen and ,heir spectacularly
stacked crew of wenches, decked out like Johnny Depp groupies
aboard chc most convincingly rendered ship ro ever ser sail in
che ,he aisles of C.'tStle Supcmore.
Plundering, I suppose, is a timck-.s delight, which is 1he
closest theory l'vc gor t0 cxphtin why so much money was sunk inro
this wct,rnd v,ild cinemaric fear. You'd be hard pressed co find a more
seamless sequence of low•lighr bdow .. dcck piratc-oo-pir.'ltc action
in any orber film. To my dismay there ,veren', any unorthodox
applications of peg legs or horny back-talking parrots, bur 1hc
last scene does involve some wench-on-wench action and cwo
strategically placed lit candles. A,ghh! is right. _lh_e_P_io_n_e_e_r _L.,og_,_S_e_p_re_m_b_e_r _29_._2_0_0_6 _______ 11111111111111. .. _________________ 1 __ 7_
PHOTOCC'tJRTESYORSYMPHOM.ORG
Stravinsky's ballet "Petrouchka" will be the third part in
the series entitled "Out of the Ordinary" at the Symphony.
Oregon Symphony
go~s out of the box
by Kit Shields
Ihe Oregon Symphony will present an
eccentric line-up of concerts chis October,
featuring dirty poetry, audience participation
and, of course, cellos and che like. The
month opens with "Out of the Ordinary," a
twisted cake on che works of three
composers.
First up is ol,N~ughry Limel'ick.s"
from Rodion Shchedrin, one of
Russia's premier Llving composers ..
\Xlb.ile ''Naughty Li1netic~" is111t
an exact crans1acion of tbc Russian
citlc, the rhymes promise to be
positively vulgar, even for the
most potci;•mourhed symphony
cnthusiasrs.
The concert wiU also include
•H3rold in lroly," a four .. movemem
symphony by French Romanric
composer Hcccor Bcrlioi, ,.,•ricten
in 1834.
Tue third part is Russia □
compoS<:r Igor Stravinsky's
"Perrouchka." a baller chat is d,e
Russia □ equivalent of chc story of
Pinocchio. 11,is ballet, completed
in 1911. will feature a special
appearance by fighting puppets.
Next, The Pointer Sisters will put
the wfim" back in "'sym-fun-y" wi[h
a series of shows Oct 7-9. The trio
had more than 30 hlts on the US
pop cham in che 1970s and • 80s,
including perhaps most famously,
"I'm So Excited" in 1982.
As additional enrenainmel1r,
d,e ord,esua will also perform
themes from awesome cdcvision
shows and movies such as c.11,c
Simpsons,tt "Srar \Y/ars" and "'Harry
Potter."
Uruguayan Conductor Carlos
Kalmar, who is the music director
; of the Oregon Symphony, reunites
with violinisr Jennifer Koh on 0cc.
14 and 16 to perform a conccrto of
pieces they recorded 10ge1hcr from
Leos Janacek, Karol Szymanowski
and Johan □cs Brahms. The Oregon
Symphony website said, "Janacek's
music speaks wirh a very personaJ
and render •mice, and tbc coucerc
ends with the warmth of Brahms."
Now, doesn't rhar sound nice?
Finally, for che cud of October
is "DiJferenc Every Time/t and ies
a Mozart marathon! The concert
offers selections from Wolfgang
Amadeus Mouirt, an homage from
Messiaen, and-here's the cool
pare-improvisations by pianist
Robert Levin on 1he,11es suggested
by the audience. When else will you
be allowed-nay, encouraged-to
shout inanitie., in a big fancy
rhearer?
The Lewis & Clark Colkge
bookstore has discounted tickets
for srudonrs at $10 for boch •ou,
of the Ordinary" on Sunday, Oct.
I and "Different Every Time•
on Sunday, Ocr. 22. Discounted
tickers are limited, so get tbcm
while you still can.
The Oregon Symphony is
located a, 923 SW Washington.
For more dnails 011 upcoming Or­
egon Symphony tvenu, vi.tit www.
orsymphony.comlconcerts. 'Lovestoned' on the ne~ JT
by Stephanie Beechem
Thre<: ou, of every four college-age girls have seeo
Justin Timberlake live-really. A hand count at a
r<'Ctnt LC dinner parry confirmed this: three out of
che four girl.s presem h:ld seen an ~NSync concen. aud
one of ,he three had also seen JT in solo performance,
at chc embarrassingly late age of 17. 1'hosc arc serious
numbers, which ll13kes Jusrin Timberl:tke's sophomore
aJbum F,,1ureSex/U)l)eS011nds a serious martcr.
Equally serious is the CD's 6rst single "Sexy Back,"
which is one of chose pop songs ch:1:t, 110 injner how
you uy. just won't be ignored. Ir's on rhc strength
of dtis single alone mac Timbcrlake's Fur,mS,.,;/
1.,,v,So1111ds sold 684,000 copies in irs first week of
release, and ic1s been number one on chc !}illboard
Hot I 00 for tlte past four w,-cks. The song is so sexy
ic pr:icticalJy d,robs. )T's voiee-slighdy altered, a bir
more robotic chan usual, bur as sulrry and sweet .ts
cvcr-gLidcs cfforclcssly over a synch-y cacophony of
raps ::lild whirls and grums. No one m:,y know whar
he means when he says, "Tm brlngin' sexy back," bur I
know it makes me want to move.
Oh, go11e. gone is the Timberlake who wore
b;1ggy jeans and jerseys and pop and locked through
tbe Supcrbowl halftime of legend. On me cover of
Putu"Srx he smashes a shiny sil~cr disco ball wearing
a slim parent leather loaFer and a skinny black suit,
a la Dior Homme by Hedi Slimanc. Gone arc dtc
<lire<:tionlessly boppy tunes like •Rock Your Body"
Llur marred his otherwise impressive and subscamial
debut, Ju.stified, in 2002.
11,ar album was, by pop standards, bod, smart and
funky, and ,he moSt promising solo debut of a '90s era
boy band member-but FutureSex is ouuighc srylish.
In tl,e delightful~• funky •sexy ladies," Timberlake
beckons his *'sexy ladies,. to ~wa.lk rhar body. ralk rhac
body," while Timbaland rasps •Sexy. sexy, sexy" over
che cop. lt sounds silly bur it's a seductive com~
Timberlake's high sweer voice, Aecked wirh just a him
of Southern rwang and Timbaland's mellifluous low
growl work undeniably well cogethir. His presence
on the album is a much needed counrerpoinr co
'Timbcrlakc's high. saccharinc--swc<.-t falsccco.
StylisticaUy, Timberlake may have ,raded his rr:ick.~uir for an acrual suir, bur this is sciU a heavily
hip-hop flavored album. It's a sound, I suspect, in
which Timberlake feels inhcre □tly comfortable; he
doesn't rnake a ~fogle mi.ssrep c>n the fascer urban rracks
on rhe CD, like "Lovcsconcd" and "Chop Mc Up."
ln "Chop Mc Up" he si□g,s, "Little lady, you got me
screwed up off your melody,'' and he holds ,he first
syllable of •melody" just a second longer tban you
e:xpccr-and ic works. 11-ie track then cuts agafo to
Timbaland's low raps. Ir's a choppy delivery on cop of
a chunky bcac-and what might have been terrifying
and overdone somehow carries.
l}utt he srrengch of h1t11rtSex might just as well res<.
counre:rinndtivdy enough, on its ballads. As anyone
who's ever listened to a bad pop albwn knows, the
ballads are the diciest parr of die opera6on: flagrantly
unnec.essary melisma, cringe .. worrhy lyrics and enough
sugar-coaccd st·ntimcnr to rot teeth.
Tin,berlake indulges. itshould he noted, in all three.
Bur, somehow, his and"'fimbaland's adepmessat mixing
lyrics witb a delicious hodgepodge of uncxpocted
bc.ars, voices and 1r-Jnsitions S-Oinehow buoys 1he tracks
above the super .. saturated, overwrought sentiment. of
traditional pop album ballads.
·n,e S<:eond single off the CO, "My Love; is by all
appearances jusrsuch asong'-'an utterly uncom plicared
dcclarndon of love chat culminates in a marriage
proposal ("'There's just one thing I need from you / Say
I do,.)-ugh!-buc, stunningly, ic:'i the mosr affecting
song on aU of FutureSex. The beat plays on a slighr
rime delay in relation to the music, giving che track a
funky, fururisric base, and Lhe background is ftJI of all
sorts of unprcdicrablc blips and snarls and chumps chat
bre:ik up the sticky sweerness ofTimberlake's voice.
lc's this crack, I chink, even more rhan '"SexyBack/'
chac serves as a reminder char Timberlake is, in a
completely UJtironic way, an c:<tremely talenred ~,rti.sr.
Onl)' a highl)' skilled crafcsman could sculpt and layer
and oflscc tht'Se lyrics-snappy pop lyrics, co be sure,
but pop lyrics through -and through-inro a 1rack so
emincmly li.srenable 1hat I heard it rhl'ee times inside
of two hours on the radio chis week. Serious numbers.
I know-and three out of four girls can't be wrong. .l:...8;;;:. ___________________ ._ ______ .;.th.;.e;...P.;.io_n_e_er_L.;.o,.,;g;;;,_S.;.e .. p_1e_n_,b_e_r_2_9_,_2_00_6
Ptt0f08YSTEPHA..'a: BEEQEM
Providing readers with more
by Rachel Schiff
Powell's Ciry of Books offers Pordand
readers more than jus·r reading marcrial.
On almost any given night, you can 6nd an
3uthor reading his or her work in rhe $tore.
Tonight at 7:30pm, Thomas Hager will be
reading from and sign.ing copies of his book,
7/u Demon Under the Mirrosedpt, a chronicle
of rhe bacieria s,~fa. Sound boring? Hager
cl.urns char Nazi-discovered sulfu won World
War U for the Allies. He also says thar sulfu
revolurioniied medicine. and rhus affccced
indjvidual Hves, the corporate world and
politics.
Powell$ also sponsors authors for whom
a reading is nor enough. Cult figure and B­
list acror Bruce Campbell (Army•fDarlmm)
i.s one of tbC$e authors. Powell's has given
Campbell reign of Baghdad Theater
tomorrow night ar 5:00pm. "fhe aud10r of If
Chim CouU Kill and Mak, love! 71,e 8rurt
Campbell Way will sl,ow= h.i.s struggles
in Hollywood. ff you are looking for a
rype of cheese the Bon doesn't serve. visit
Campbell at the a,gdad Theatre a, 3702
S.E. Hawtbome Blvd.
Monday, Oct. 2, beings young autbor
Isaiah Wilner to Powell's at 7:30pm. \Vilncc's
latest book, 7he M,m Tim, Forgot, i.s a juicy
biogroph)' of Briton Hadden, who Wilner
touts as the rrue founder of die once-edgy
'fime magazine. In 11u Man nme Forg(Jt, \V.lncr cells the story of how Hadden's work
cre..1dng Time was .stolen by a friend after 3
tragic early dcatb0 chronjcling the magaz.inc's
futc alter chis berrayal.
Jack Hart, managing editor of 1he
Oregonian aod acclaimed writing coach,
comes to Powell's on Tuesday, Oct. 3
ar 7:00pm. to promote his approach 10
non .. ficlion writ~lg. He wilJ dispense: tht
vc.ry advice that guided several Oregonian
reporters in writing PuJjczer Prize .. winning
ankles. H:lrr's book, A Writeri Coach, also
gives tips on how co avoid \\.Titer's block and
procrastination, visitors unwekome co aH
college srudeots.
To,ueetany number of renowned authors.
visit Powell's at J 005 \VI. Burnside. A PioLog staffer recommends ...
Books that kick your butt
by Theresa Priebe
// illustration by Jonathan Frochtzwajg
We arc yow1g! We are college studen1s! Life is
good, eh? Now ima(;inc gcning slapped in the face
with the dearh of rwo parcnrs only a month apan from
tach ocbcr a11d being given custody of an cigh1-year--0ld
child. As Dave Eggers purs it," ... chadoss is accompanied by an
undeniable bur then of course guile-inducing sense of mobilicy, of
info1i1c ftOSSibiliry, having suddenly found oneself in a world with
n c i c b c r Aoor nor ceiliog." A Hrartbrraki11g \\?ork of Staggering Geni,u-is
a memoir by Dave Eggers chat plunges into th.c reality of a man crying co g-ec
hi.s fooring in life afccr bis world has been mrned upside down.
Eggers begins his book by describing the slow and painful death of his mother. He takes us
1 h.rough detailed descriptions of scomach cancer in its entirety and is nor shy about rdling us
exactly whar his rhoughts are. no nrnner how 1norosc they may be. Eggers does not say much
about his futhcr'.< death because, as he states later in his book, he did not feel as dose ro hi,
father. J]ie details of lus dead, are vague and a lime mysrerious.
Afrer rhe de,uh of both his pa.renrs, Eggers depicrs hi.s life of trying to be a young hipster in
San Francisco while also juggling single parend,ood and gerting a job. His days are filled wirh
auempt.s co get his magaLinc, Might, up a.nd nanning. His nightlife consists of crying to fiod
some lovin' (as mos, 21-ye.u-olds would like ro) while consrandy worrying that the baby,i11cr
back ac bomc with his brother, 1'oph1 wilJ turn our to be a criminaJ with an impressive knife
oollee!ion.
Toph Ls the yo1mgest child iu the Eggers family, and he serve.< as rhe sole reason Eggers
keeps his feet on che ground ar all. Ir is Toph who keeps Eggers sane throughour rhe book.
\Vhile mosr go home afo.·r a dace to concemplate whet her they played their cards right or nor,
Eggers's head is fillet! with thoughts such as "Maybe someone else killed Toph dnd the baby­
sittn'.1 hadn't though, of 1ha1, bu, of cours<:!"
The memoir documents Eggers"'s change from a 21-year-old with more responsibility rhan
he knows what ro do witb ro a man wirh real life experiences and tenacity. \Vhat makes
AHW'OSG diffcrenr from your average •caterpillar turning iaro a butterfly' sore of memoir
is d1at Eggers manages ro avoid the sap. He relJs his cUsu·essiug story in a satiricaJ )'Ct direct
manner. 'There is not one page in this memoir that's nor worth readir:ig. From the copyright
informarion to the back cover, Eggers keeps you enthralled.
le is incredible, it is disgusting and ir m.akes me want tO paint accion figures on my walls
(if yQu read tl1e book, you'U understand). Eggers is in his early rwenries througho~t the book,
and while he does have a lot of baggage to carry, he doesn't forger tlm yes, he is young, ,rnd
alJowed to act accordingly. His style is sporadic :md sprinkled with random outbursts of
"MOTHERFUCKERMOTHERFUCK!"
Now, rm not going ro let rny ~mdying love for Dave Eggers push you imo·rhiokii)g chat
he's Aawless. Sadly. he is nor. Alrhough his book is, indeed. a work of s·taggering genius, ,here
are rhiogs he could improve on. Throughout the memoir1 ir becomes obvious ,hat Eggers
js not confident in his work, :ind he often breaks out of his narrarive voice to whine about
his lack of writing sk;lls. In ,he extensive acknowledgements section (which is completely
necessary ro read), Eggers rakes the time co confe:15 his self-consciousness about his book for
a page and a half.
\X'hile chis habir can gee a little annoying rhrougbout che read, it does nor hinder rhe
overall fubulousnc:ss of ,he book. If you've got funcrional eyes, please read A ffeanbreaking
\17ork •[Staggering Genius. le can only do you good. Alter ,he 6rsc read, wait a while, and then
r¢ad it again. And if you srill need more Dave Eggers after char, fed free co chec.k out his larer
works You Shall Know Our V,/,,dty! and Now W, Ar, H1wgry. You must revise your life
by Stephanie Beechem
Ann Sealey describes William Stafford as~• wily:,nd quirky
and skeprical oprimisr," a "man of consc.ience," a "radical:'
and "the most 'invisible' celebrity I've ever cncoumert-d." As
for his writing, she says ... lt declares for itself' and for him:
pay ::urention. lisren more 1han you ralk, spend time alone
with your an, walk everyday, watch our for bureaucracy,
for groups who collect dues, [and] have ,he courage of your
gifts." •
Staley, alongside local poet and writer Paulann Peterson,
will explore William Stafford's writing and reaching methods
,his Saturday, Sept. 30, in • day-long workshop ac the
Graduate School campus entitled, "Stafford Studies: Crossing
Unmarked Snow." The workshop will be based acound
Sc3fford's 1998 collection of poems and essays, Crossing
PHOTOSBYSTEfHANIE BEEOCEM Umnarkrd Snow: Further VittllJ
on the \flriurS Vor.orion. The
title, Scak1' explains, comes
from an ear-ly paragraph in rhe
book wherein Srafford writes.
"Something did not C>ti.<t­
you make ic. You a.re utterly
responsible: Ouc of all che things
,ha, could be done, you choose
one thi11g. Whar rhar one thing
is. nothing else can tell you­
you come at it over unmarked
snow." F; • urther Views on th
Boch Ann Sraley-an adjunct
faculty at chc Graduate School's
Northwest \X/riring 1nstitute-­
and Diane Mc.Devin, who also
works at the Northwest \"<'ricing
Ln.stituce, cmphasiied ch:Jt the
workshop was appropriate for
teachers, writers, students,
and any interested communirY.
rnembers who wanr ro learn more
abouc Stafford and his wricing
and teaching tccbniques.
"Stafford de•eloped over
rhc years and believed in a very
'radical' teaching pedagogy;
Sialey said. "He did nor
issue grades. believing the
process freighted with power
issues, dogma, subjecrive
understandings. 'Question rhc
poet,' he says, and 'you question
a life.'" le w·as a philosophy he believed in his emire career.
One of che tenets of Srafford's wriring philosophy is that
che ,,.•ricer should write about whatever occurs H1crn-thc
sound of crickers our.side a window. the oce.1r1, a dream,
anyrhing rhat will scan the thought process. Stan..ing with
something ,oo broad or coo difficult, he bcliev<.-d, stiffes and
stiJts the Aow aod tone of the writing. In his essay "Reaching
inm rhe Well .. within "Crossing Unmarked Snow," he speaks
of crows "raising a ruckus in the big 6 r crt."CS across the street."
He continues, "'Then, o,1t of ,,owhere, I got a feelin(;.t a lonely,
dark feeling. What great looming evenrualicies lurked out
there in the dark?"
Staley a.rld Peterson phm on stattir•g Lhe work.~hop with
"Reaching into the \Veil .. and concinuing wirh the poem
"Sometimes, Reading." 11,c1' will slowly move through all
ibrec m:.-tjor sections of rhc: book: ""Encouruers with Poems,"
"'Making Poems," and "1'he An of "J''eaching_."' which opens
with these delicious lin~: "Certain people give off an electric
6eld. Near them, your h"ir stood up. All day ,heir bodres
lived cooped up in the linle cage of their cloches."
Many of Stafford's bc-sr poems begin with linlc sensual
detailslikethese-•·n,e Fann on theGreac Plains" openswid,,
"A telephone line goes cold." Or, the beginning of "Book
Rcvi<.·w: Kt:ats's Poems": "le is nor casual and meaningless,
the way/ someone puts down a book or takes it up."
Both Staley and McDevin emphasized ho,~ imporcant
it was, though. co bc.-from time to rime-casual in one's
wrhing. To smn a piece with a casua.J anecdote, versus a
more s:1lienr or significant tidbir, is ofren just whar is needed
to jumpsrarc a piece. William Stafford believed chis, and it's
by this philosophy that che workshop abides.
"A workshop is very different from a class," Srnley said. "In a workshop you ccach and learn 'by doing' ... (which) is
accomplished through writing and sharing and conversation.
chrough writing in communiry.'1
\Vriring and teaching cheorie.'i aside. ir seems like rhc
poinc of Stafford Srudics can Ix-st be summed up by a line in
Staffoi:d:S "'\'(/hat's in M.y Journal." In ir he wriLes of"P.1ges
you know exist/ but you c:rn't find them." There"s no bcuer
way co gee at chose pages than Stafford Studies: Crossing
Unmarked Snow chis Saturday.
Stafford Studies: Cros.,ing Unmarked Snow
Saturday, Sept. 30, 9:00am-3:00pm
South Campus
Workshop leaders: Ann Staley and
Perersen
Cost: $45
(Discoumed price for u ndergraduares) Paulann
Contact for information on bocl1 the day-long and
,be on-going workshop: Diane McDevirt, \Villiam
S~afford Center, 503-768-6162, mcdevitt@ldark.
edu or check our web site ar: hup://www.ldark.
edu/depr/wilsraff/
Required reading: Crossing Unmarked Snow:
Further Views on 1he \\',',·iters Voc11tion, by William
Stafford. From the Poets on Poetry series,
published 1998. =2=-o~--------------------~•\•itf_ ... ________ 1h_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_Lo_g;., _S-ep:.t.e_m_b_e_r_2_9_, _2_00_6
Club soccer plays on despite uncertainty with status
by Andrew Saunderson & Craig Gilden
Men's club soccer is back and cer is ,he issue of Title l,X. Cur•
ready ro ler people know it. L:.1s1
yc.1r1 as rhe school reveiwed rhc
srarus of ,he footboll program,
the men's dub soccer ream made
a strong push to become a varsity
sport.
L.1..u November the tea.m senr a
lerrer rn President Thomas l-loch­
srenler, Dean Julio de Paula and
the acblctic director at chc time,
Judy McMullen, asking for "sup­
port in beginning a process leading
10 rhe reinsra1cmcnt of the men's
varsiry soccer program."
Hochscettler responded rn chc
K-am in December with a letter in­
d.ic:Jdng that a thorough an:dysis
of the coses and bcncfirs of add­
ing n.rnn's soccer as a varsity sport
would rake place.
.. Among che issue.~ to be consid­
ered are lhO$C of rhc nccc:ssary per­
sonnel and financial resources, as
we11 as 1rade--offs with exisring sporr reml)• there is one more womcnS
varsity sport at LC than there ace
men's varsity spon.s. which to the
members of ,he team appears to be
a 41blaranr error."
"What really gets me is ,he
equalicy and Title IX." said Nu­
gem.
The issue of Tide IX appears
to be a bir more complex though.
Tide lX is an cducadonal ::imend•
menr char became part of ,he Civil
Righrs Act in 1972 and reads char,
.. No pcrs<>n in the Unired Stares
shall. on the basis of sex, be exclud­
ed from paniciparion in, or de.l'lied
1he benefirs of. or be subjected rn
disaimination under any educa­
tional program or acrivicy receiving
federal :1ssisrance."
As fur as athletics is concerned,
Tlrle IX says chat colleges receiving
federal funding (which LC does)
must have a proporrional number
___________________ of oppommities
"What really gets me is rhe
equality and Tide IX" -Kirk
Nugenr ('07) 10 che school's
enrollment.
Currently
LC has abou, a
60-40 r:nio of
men ro women,
progra,ns, if any, and the space and
scheduling· reqoiremems that the
new spore would impose upon us.
The is.socs are complex and will re­
quire a great deal of careful eonsid­
cr:,.rion,"' he wrote at tl1e tjme.
rl\vo of the tea.m's in:1in argu•
mcncs for the l~p 10 varsiry status
arc che growing oumlxr of players
and I he fuet chat Lewis & Clark
remains rhc only school in the
Non.hwcsr Conference withom a
men's soccer program.
Leading che charge is player/
co:ich Kirk Nugenr ('07) who be­
lieves there would be rrerne11dous
support from the student commu•
niry. "We had 45 guys show up chis
year. Ir's the second year in a row
we have our-drawn football and
we have no recruiting and 1'10 real
f\1nding," said Nugcni.
George Phillips ('08) said char
chis year's f\lfllOUl indkarcs the
popuhri<y and srrengcl, of the pro­
gram ... There are too many people
1101 ro take ir scrioosly. rn1is year we
,re going to [split rhe players up]
and have one rea1n compete in the
main league while another ccam
plaJ'$ in "norhec league." said Phil­
lips.
Anoe.her argument mad(' by the
team for bringiog back men:\ soc-while ,he srudenr-aihlccc popula­
tion is around 50-50. The expect­
ed increase in rosrcr si1,.e for both
football and men's swimming will
1ilr rhc numbers even further away
&om the ai,ns of liclc rx.
'TI-1c issue.s are ccrrainly co,n­
plex, something that new athleric
director Clark Yeager is well aware
of. One of his priorilies is ro puc
logcthcr a comprehensive review of
men's soccer's viability as a varsity
sport.
He exp<.-cts his rcvie,v ro be
done around the new ye.1r, when
he will then give his recommenda­
tion to Hochsrenler on whether or
not a ments soccer program should
be added.
~rhe rhrcc main aspecL~ of his
report will be budger issues. avail­
ability of fucilirics and how add­
ing soccer would rc!acc to Title LX.
Faciliries a.re a huge issue slnce rwo
varsity sporrs. as well as multiple
club reams, already use Griswold
S<adium. LC also has a contract
wicl, Riverdale Migh School thar •l-
10\v-s rheir ccams ace~ to the field.
However, Yeager is quick to
point out that :1 new field, as pan
of the college's master plan with
regards co all campus buildings,
is nor our of the question. lhere PHOTO BY ~TIESI..IGl.RlWi
The men's soccer team is hard at work this fall getting ready for games in the very com•
petitive Greater Portland Soccer Division.
is also the possibility of a varsicy
squad using an off-c.'lmpus field.
Y,-agcr also said ,har 1irle lX is
not an open ;.'Ind dose case either,
stat.i1,g chat he must .. assess the in•
teresl" of athletics belwee1, men
and women on ca.rnpus. He also
said char he is .. rully aware of the:
imcrest" i.n men's soccer on cam­
pus and will rake that inco accouor
when making his recommenda­
tion.
Nugent m:1de ir clear ,hat ir was
noc his goal co replace football as
a varsity sport, but that the sup ..
pon and competirivc justifications
for making mcn~s soccer varsiry are
present.
"\Y/e. play seriow; soccer. We
play in the Greater Ponland Soecer
Division, which is just a srep down
from rhe Portland premier league,"
said Nugent.
LC did have a varsicy soc­
cer squad in ,he past char walked
away wirh back-lo·back conference
championships in '88 and '89.
For now. alJ Nuge,u and the rest
of the member$ of the men's soccer
ream ca.11 do is play, and, wherher
cl1C)• are labeled varsity or dub,
rhey w:mr people £0 know chat they
can play at the highesr level. Scores & Standings
Football:
Colorado College 46 LC 3
Conf.
Willamttte 1-0
Puget Sound 0-0
Whitworth 0-0
Linlield 0-0
LC 0-0
Pacific Lutheran 0-0
Menlo 0-1
Volleyball:
LC 3 Whitworch 1
Whim,an 3 LC 0
Conf.
Lin field 5-0
l'acilic Lmhcran 4-0
Whirman 3-1
PugetSound 2-2
LC 2-2
Whitworth 2-2
Pacific 1-3
George Fox 0-4
WUlamcnc 0-5 Overall
1-3
3-0
3-0
0-2
0-3
0-3
2-2
Overall
12-0
l0-4
11-3
7-4
4-10
3-11
4-10
3-11
3-ll Soccer:
LC I George Fox I
Willamette 3 LC 0
LC 3 Pacific I
Wilbmene
Puget Sound
Whirworth Conf.
5-0
:H
3-1
Pacific Lutheran 3-l
Whir man 1-2-1
Gc-orge Fox 1-3-1
LC 1-3-1
Linficld 0-2-2
Pacific 0-4-1
Men's Golf: Overall
8--0-1
5-1-1
5-1-1
6-2
1-3-1
3-4-1
3-S-1
2-4-2
2-4-2
Paci6c: Pour Way Scores
Danid Sloan-81
Andrtw Herbert• 82
Ryan Cosgrove- 88
Zich Kearl-92
Women's Golf:
Wlldcat Invitational
Kelly Terrtll-98
Dw,a Freebu111• 120
I _th_e_P_io_,_,e_e_r_Lo __ g_, _s_ep._1_e_m_b_e_r_2_9_,_z_o_o_6 ________ ... §,rtllf-- .... __________________ 2 __ 1_
Big Dickman on campus: freshman begins his run
by Aron Phillips ,er cake 2nd pince, in lost fulls 4A -a reni;,rkable accomplishmcm for petirivent'SS rclarivc '° <he othc, U I, Compurer Science I, Compar..­
a1ivc Political Systems and fresh­
man S(Ol inar course Exploration &
Discovery. He describes hi msclf as \'(lbcn 5·11", 122-pound cross Boy:. Cross Country Scare Cham.. the young freshman. reams in tbcconfcrcm:e."
country runner Karl Dickman pior,ship. Ao amazing fear, consid- Running for chc Pioneers in rhe Dick.man's personal growth and
('10) arrived on carnpus 1..his full, erillg the fuct chat he's only been LC lnvitationaJ ac Mciver $rare dcdkation Sr~1rred chis pasr sum ..
his teamn,ares wondered if he was running for 6vc years. Park in E.st:lc:.lda, Ore., Dickman m.er. While livi11gat home in Bend,
losr when he showed up over 3 "'I rook up cross counrry my r:)n rt per$onal record. droppingrwo a place rhar Dickman called, "hcav­
week and a haJf after rhcy had al-frcsltmao year of high school/' said minures off his time from the wc..'<'k en on earth," the incoming fresh­
ready begun ,raining. Dickow,. ·1 rdly wasn'r aware before, finishing with a 27:32.40. man logged quite a bi, of mileage,
But soon after seeing hirn l'un, char I had much calenr. but I built Not sarisfit.xl ia the leasr wid) his churning Out about 30-40 mjles
and run exceprioilally fast for char up slowly over four years. At my success, tbe folJo\ving ,veek at d-.e a week. Once ar school, his rrain ..
maner, they quicldy realized he firsr high school race l ran a 5k in S\lndodger lnvirational ar Lincoln ing regimen became even more
wasn'1 ;u·sc .. any geek off the street. 24 miomes -and my second ,o lasr Park i1l \Vest Seatde, Wash., Dick-strenuous. "lc's an c-asy 30-50 min­
Karl Dickman was 3 godsend. one I Wd it in 16. Noc a bad im.. man improved again, 6nishing urc run on Monday, hard work-out "studious and occasfonaHy point­
eclJy-wcird," bur is still your rypical
college student. '' I procrastinare,n
says Dick.ma1\, '"'and Pvegortcn very
good at ir. I usually do my assign•
mems the.: day before, or even the
hour before, d1cy're due. But I s1 ill
managed ,o graduate high school
with a decently high G f>A:
Hailing from Summir High provefnenc in only four years." with a time of27:05. on Tllcsday and about a.11 hour of
School in Bend. Ore., Dickman Although an oucsranding run• Jn terms of the team as a whole, cross craining 011 Wednesdayt says Although procrastination may
k::.tk inro h~~ academics, it is never
a word you'll hear describing Dick­
man's work ethic on the tr..1ck."O11
cbc track, when the <:o:ld) gives us
a workom, l a_lways c.ry ro do it as
smart as J crn, as close ro the race
p:.lce. as I can," says Dickman. "I
have rroublc giving up a.lmos--r to:)
fault. Once on a Sunday run I felt a
li,de pain in "1)' calf and refitsed ro
stop or turn around. Eventually it
111r11ed our I pulled my calf. Thars
just ao example of coo mud, dc.-di­
cation for my own good." came m Lewis& Clar-kafiera s-teJ.. ner,oneofchelargcs'tchallcngcsfor the Pioneers boast a very young Dickman ... lhe1) l'hursday is an..­
lar high school career which saw Dickman has been che transitiou squad this sea.so,, afrer graduating othet hard day, Friday an easy run
l,im place 22nd, and bis alma ma-from <he standa<d high school 5-<heir rop 1wo runners and losing and Sarurday is the raco."
kilometer mce two of their upperclassmen s'tars 10 \'(/hen asked if thar mca.nc he
(3.1 miles) to various health problems. So while was able 10 re,, on Sunday, Dick­
the standard their improvement. might not be man replied: "No v,,.ay. On Sunday.
coUegiacc 8~ St'Cl1 in du: st:rndings r.his season, it's a long run, usuaUy an hour co
Karl Dickman ('10) set a personal record at
the Sun.dodger Invitational in Seattle, Wash. kilometer race Dickil1::tn is happy with the current ::\O hour and: half."
(5 miles). This progress and expccrs even b gger How docs rhe mao do it?
was evidem 1hings to comt in the furure. Dickman is mct.hodical. Some
ir'I Oickman's ''\'{/e°rc a little weak th.is y.;;.1r.'" may even say machinelike. He­
first collegiace said Dickman, "'but it's .i build.. writes his ti111es in milirary for ..
mtt'c when he iug year. The le:rn1 is really youn~ mat and uses Google C1lcn.dar to
simply ran out
of gas.
a;During bu, chat's cool. Over rhe nexr four keep crack of his busy life. Dick­
years. I'm going to gcc to sec us rnan L'i running a fulJ course load
grow in ccnus of our skill and com-this scmC'Sccr featuring Cnkul1JS Dedication <hat alre,dy has,
and will comiuue, 10 propel Oick­
m:lO in his ye.1rs 10 come ar LC.
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here," s:aid
Dickman, "I
was s,i II crying
to figure Ou!
the pacing.
I did prmy
well rhc fim
chr,·c milts,
buc at tha1
poim I ju.$1
w~11•r used
to racing that
hard for that
fur, so I kind
of bocked off.
ll1e11, during
tbe nc.'<t race.
l had a li«lc Extra Points
by Sara Caldwell & Hunter Franks
VolJeybaU Nicki Smi,h ('OS) go, 11 kills. fuvor of Colorado. In rhe second
In Nonhwm Conference play half, the defense that had kcpr
After::\ surprising upser against the Pioneers arc 2-2 and will battle the game in reach let ic get out of
1 he Whirwor<h Pira,cs on Saru,-rwo rivals tbis weekend in Pacific reach. Colorado nccdt-d 011.ly 11
day, Sep1. 22, <he Lewis & Clark_ and Will:tmette. plays and ,hrec minutes to make
Pioneers fell sho« iu the second ,he grune 30-0. TI,e Tigers' soph-
macch of t.hc wt"Ckcnd againsr the omore running back Justin Alex-Football \X1hiun:m Missionaries. ander made I 56 of his 224 rush-
On Sarurday rhey kept rhc ball ing yards in rhc rhird quarter, and
rolling and had a srrong series of l..a$t Samrday rhe Pioneer foot· rhc Tigers amassed 329 of their
games, wi,ming ,brcc of d,eir four ball ream arrcmp«·d ro rame the 539 roral yards in ,he second half.
marches 32-30, 30-25, 15-30 and Tigers of Colorado College in d,e They scor<-d 011 every po~~<Sion
32-30. The ream showed srrong chin air of Colorado Springs. 1he in ,he second half.
more: cxpcri- offense and defense at Lhe net. Pionet:rs h.td lirrle success and Me1nwhil<.>, the Pioneer of ..
cm£ and I wa.s Sara Kerrler {'08) led the way wi<h the Tigers ran wild, wio,1 ing by a fensc struggled, purring up only
able to keep deven kills and seven blocks. An· coum of 46-3. three poin,s in ,he second half 011
011 with my drc':I Chase ('09) ended the final Colorado qukkly went up 7-0 a 44-yard field goal by A,,drew
compeci<ion gamewi1h back-co-back kills and on their firs, pom·ssion, stormir>g Foote ('10), a grad,1.1te of Den•
all ,he way gave rhe Pioneers their firsr vic<0ry down tbe field on a seven play, 78-ver's George \"(f.,shington High
<hrough ro ,he ., Whirworrh since 1988. yard drive. They followed suit on School. Two promising drives
finish line." \Vich the domination of chc Pi-rheir proceeding drlve, going up en<led abruptly on intcrctprions,
Dickman's rates, the Pioneers had momcmum J 4 ... o on a 14-yard touchdown pass. forcher adding co chc Pioneers'
deter m,i n a.. QO d1cir side going into rhc g:.unc ·n,c Piont.-cr defense then bucl<l<:d troubles. Tue Pios aJso picked up
tion and hard against Whitman. Unfortunately, down, allowing on.ly 1hrc'C more 13 penalties for 118 yards.
work garnered rhc Aow they h:id as a re:un did points bc...forc the half and 1n:1k~ However, there \\'ere some
him a Pioneer not stoy with them during Sun-ing several key stops on third and brigb, spocs for the Pioneers.
Ad,leric Club day's match. Ir was a figh, unril the fourth down rnemprs. But the Pio-Wide receiver Mike Anduuacgui
Athlece of rhe end, and the Pioneers barely fell to 1leer offense w:1.s non ... cxistcm. con..-('08) caught five passes for 76
Weck award rhcir clooc rival, losing 3 1-29, 30-verring only one of nine ,hird down yards and Mike Wcnncrlind ('OS)
in only his 27 and 30-22. Although they did possessions and fuiling ,o sco«. ac:cumularcd 139 ya,ds in kickoff
secood race not win, rbe re11n played srfong: Tue score at the h~,lf was 17-0 ill .returns .. .__ ____ .:........:_ _ __:e,__ ________ _;;:;=:...._ ____ __J _2 __ 2 ____________________ ...,.-..sf•r•jeQ .... _________ th_e_P_._10_,,_e_er_Lo __ g_, S_e_p_t_e_n,_be __ r_2_9_, 2_00_6
Soccer settles for tie vs. Bruins
by Craig Gilden
Despite a dominating perfor­
nunce against George Fox, the
wornen's soccer ce-Jm was only able
co manage a cie and one point in
the co1,fercnce standings against
the Bruins. Lewis & Clark rook rhe
lead early on when Ka!ic Burnett's
('08) cor11er kick dcAccred off a
George Fox defoncler and inro chc
back of d,e net. 71,e Bruins qujckJy
answered wirh a bre.1kaway goal ,
minutes lacer co send the game ro
halfcimc tied at one.
111:u is where cbc score stayed
as neither team was able to score
the rest of 1he g::une. The Piont..-ers
our-shot George Fox I 8-4 in the
contest. but were only able co get
chc one score. The outcome of che
g:unc was frustrating for the squad,
bu1 one che ce..1.m knows rhcy can
grow' from.
--rhe score did not do the game
justice. We ouc .. played1 ou1-shor
and out-worked George Fox and
it showed throughou, the game.
h is unforrunare char we ended up
with a tie but it was great to ini1ial­
ly play as a reani and do well. Our
[earn c.ame together aod we plLShed
one another ro do well," s.1id Lis.1
liousman ('08), rhe reanrs lead­
ing scorer. "A loss is a really cough
d,ing to rake and we were excited
ro finally gcr a point on ,he board
for COl'1fererlce play."
On Sarurday rhe Pios fell a,
home ro Willamme 3•0. The fHOT06YtlM'ERFR>.NKS
Goalie Nora Germano ('08) boots the ball downfield while
teammate #17 Sarah Kieffer ('08) looks on.
game was similar co ,he George Fox
contest in char LC was unable to
put the ball in the back of the ncr.
Each te~1m had a similar number
of sho1s (Willamene 7, LC 5), b~t
the Bearc.1rs made che mos-t of cbeir
chanccs."'Thc loss ro Willamette was
n◊t On<' of our bcrrer days bur we
~ue stil.l working bard to come back
and show the other schools what LC
soccer c:)n do,"' s~id Housman.
ihc ream's goal offinishing high­
er than lase season's sixrh place con­
ference finish is srHl in reach. The
squad may have dug themselves a
small hole to srart cl1c sea.son, bur
gming inco rhe upper part of the
NWC standings is very possible. Tue team is focusing on improv ..
ing each day.
.. \'(lhether we win or lose, ot\r
ream wams ro be able to say char
we worked well 1oge1her "1ld lef1 ir
all our on the field. If we work hard
for one another and pm;h each
other, then ,he rest of ir should fol­
low,'' sajd Housman. "Rigbr now,
\Vh:n we need is som1..-onc co srep
up and pur the b"II in rhe back of
the ner. One goal will mosr likdy
open the Aood gares."
Housmafl's words rang pro­
phetic on Wt-dnt'Sday night as the
Pios defe>rcd PaciRc 3-1. Hous­
man did the hea"y lifring, scoring
all three goals for rhe har trick.
Upcoming Schedule
Date Sport Opponent Place Time
Sat., Oct 7 Football Menlo Griswold l :OOpm
Sat.. Sept. 30 Soccer Linfiekl McMinnville, Ore. Noon
Wed., Oct. 6 Whitworth Griswold 4:00pm
Sat., Sept. 30 Cross Country Willamette Invitational Salem. Ore. 9:30am .
Fri., Sept. 29 Volleyball Pacific Forest Grove. Ore. 7:00pm
Sat., Sept. 30 Willmnene Griswold 7:00pm
Sun .. Oct. I Club Soccer FC Dynamo Griswold 12:15pm
. Pioneer Trade-ables
Each week the L'iolog will highlight IWO athletes who have son,
above and beyond the call of duty in their respective sport. Collcc1
chem a.II and trade with your friends!
Cross country runner Yancey LawrcnC<': ('09) has been chc rop run-­
ncr on the men's side in :lll chree ot their races. 'll1c sophomore from
Bellingham was also a srar soccer player in h.igh school. In the year's
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in :t.lJ 11 games so fur this season. Sbc is second on chc ream wi,h
1wo goals scored.
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The goings-on of the upcoming week at LC
II Friday,
September 29
Cl1arles Wilkinson: Wildness :ond the Soul
of tbe American West
7:30 PM
Location: Flanagan Chapel
Charles Wilkiason will discuss ,he crucial
,olc of tl1<! Federal and lndi:m l:tnds, 3$ this
topic was rcfc:rena:d at large in his \Ytitings
and his thirte,:n books on the subject, the lat•
est of which poses the quesrion. "Can the Jn ...
dian ,,,oicc endure? ..
Biceatcnnial Symposium: u,gacics
AU d:iy event
Location: Albany Quadrangle and
Flanagan Chapel
lhe finaJ symposium commcmoraling Meri­
wether Lewis and William Clark and the
profound effeet that their expedition had
on the American West. LC faculty •nd guest
speakers ,viii auempr co determine where ex­
plorarion is headed in the 21st cemury. Tue
evenr will be conrinued all day on Saturday,
Sep,. 30.
Lewis & Clark 12th Annual
Business Law Forum
All Oay £vcm
Location: Law School;Wood Hall
Engage in vigorous and compcUing discus­
sions regarding legal issues.
Tuesday,
October 3
Environmental Affairs Sympo5fom
3:00PM
Location: Council Chambers
Sessions for Tucs,:lay include .. Soving Species?
Reconsidering Conservation in the Pacific
Northwest" (3:00PM) and ~Whose Narure
Taming a Wild Idea" (4:30PM).
Secu.r-ing an lnten1Sl1ip
3:00PM
Location: Albany Quadrangle, 207
Designed co assist any student imcrcsrcd or
confused ar rbc prospect of securing an in­
ccrnship. This S¢S:.Sioo will reassure .students
:and will help explain wha, makes an imern*
ship cruciaJ.
Confronting Culture, Understanding Per­
spectives
6:00PM
Location: Albany Quadrangle, Room 207
One of a series of workshops char cover issues
rd('V3nr to stereotypes and prejudices, and
aJso examine white AmcriC..'ln culture and
how it in.8ucnces our behavior. Fjnal work-
shop will beonTuesdoy, Oct. 17. Saturday,
September 30
Math Oepartmen, Hi.ke at Mt. Hood
9:45AM
Location: Meet in Fir Aeces Parking
Lot
All students in Math or Compurer Sci­
ence classes are invited ,o h{ke and play
games with the M:uhemarical Sciences fac­
ulry and s1alf. 'lbcre will be a compl,mcncary
BBQ and fun games after tho hike.
Cu_lh1ral Fair
10:00AM
Location: SOA Lawn
Enjoy free food from 11 :00AM-I :00PM;
students will prepare dishes from their host
counuics. There arc free workshops for yog.1,
hip-hop dance, irish d1nce 10d hulo dlnce.
Confronting Culture,
Understanding Perspecti-l•cs
6:00PM
Location: Albany Quadrangle, 207
First of• series oF conferences 1bour di­
ve.rsiry and coinmWlity $Crvicc.
Wednesday,
October 4
\Vednesdoy Market
10:00 AM -2:00 PM
Locarion: Por-dand
(Park Blocks. SW Park & Salmon)
Cost: Free of chacgc
lhe mid~wcck venue signals a growing sea~
son that's ia ftJI swing. ·n,e Wednesday mor­
ker. feeding rhe dowmown lunch crowd is
located on the,~W Park Blocks between SW
Solmon and Main Streets chock full of local-
ly grown food and gardening dd.ights.
£nvironmcnta.l Studies Symposium
3:00PM
Location: Council Chambers
Sessions ror Wednesday include "Local
and Global: Rcthinlting Place" (3:00PM)
and "New Political Suaccgics' (4:30PM).
College of ArL< & Sciences
Faculty Meeting
3:15 PM
Location: Albany Quadrangle,
Smich Hall Sunday,
October 1
Potluck in the Park
2:15PM
Location: Downtown Portla.nd
Sign up in the Student Leadership & Ser­
vlc,, Office ro take pare in a projecr dm will
have a posicivc impact on the community in
which you live. This rrip will entail feeding a
meal co chose in need~ transportation is pro-
vided.
WLC Off-Campu$.Sodal -Bowling
3:00PM
Location: HoUywood Bowl, 4030 NE
Halsey
Cost:$ I games
Come join the WLC (Women's Law Cau­
cus) for off-campus dollar bowling! Ir will be
pure family-friendly fun at a cheap price!
Sundays with the Oregon Symphony:
Out of the Ordinary
7:30 PM
Location: Schnitur Concert Hall
Cost: SI 0 Student 1ickets
Jazzy music and wicked rhymes char.tctc:r­
ize chis show, featuring Joel Beligique on vio­
la. To be followed by• piece by Berlioz with a
hr;,iny rom:rnric outlaw and rhen Stra\·insky
with battling pupprn.
Thursday,
October 5
Play: "Bang. Curtain. End of Show."
7:30 PM
Location: fir Acres Theatre, Black Box
Cost: $3
A play that employs classic characters in
the typical haunted c:aStk-llockcd up love
scenario. There's a vilbin, a hero and a fool
among other traditional characrers deuimen ..
ral co -a sign.ificanr producrion. This produc ...
rion poses questions abour truth. rules of
performance and can be tied in with the. rc:al
world.
lnternationaJ \'<1Hdemess Leadership
School Presentation
7:30PM
Location: CounciJ Chamber:s
Join 1he Oper.tcions M,:_mager :,net Senior
ln~rn1cror on a presenrarion on the lmema­
rionol Wilderness Leadership School's our­
door leadership programs. lbcrc are pro­
grams clm travel to Alaska, Urah. the Yukoa.
Mcxjco, Nepal, Pat:1gonia, Argemioa, Ecua•
dor :md Afric.1. Courses in mountaineering,
backpacking. kayaki,ig and more. Monday,
October 2
Environmental Affair$ Symposiwn
3:00 PM
Location: Council Chambers
A series of sessions dcYotcd co discussion
and informing srudencs abom issues rclatt:d
to the environment.
MondaySC$SiOns include .. Environmemal ..
ism: Birth, Death and Furure• (3:00PM) and
"Cli,nace: lime for Chang•'" (4:30PM).
Teacher Education
Informational Meeting
6:15 PM
Loca,ion: Albas,y Quadrangle, 220
This is a meeting for prospective scudcms
of ,he Graduarc School lcachcr Education
Programs, Arrcndccs arc advisc..-d to obtain
a complimentary parking pass from Cun­
pus Information whtre they will be provided
with a n,ap or the campus and rhe loc:arion
of rhe cvcru.
Friday,
October 6
LCSporL< Hall of Fame Ceremony
5:30f>M
Location: Stamm Dining Hall
Cost: $35
Dinner and c..'"Crcntony to i11duct che ne,v­
esr class in,o the Lewis & Clark Spo"s Hall
of Fame.
Play "Bang. Curtain. End of Show."
7:00 PM and l0:00 PM
Location: Fir Aeces Theatre, Black Box
Cost: S3
Annual Homecoming Dance
8:00PM
Location: 11,e Crystal Ballroom
Cost: $6 (in advance) $9 (at the door)
Come celebrate Lewis & Clark Home­
coming :u d1e infamou.~ Crystal Ballroom,
known for irs "Aoatlot dance Aoor! The
theme for this year: "Bring the Bling."
Tatt< Prayer
7:30PM
Location: South Chapel
All arc invited to this refreshing hour of
pcayer and mediration ar d,e chapel. _2 __ 4 _______________________ ._l;€ii@•l•i-i- the Pioneer Log. September 15. 2006
You Caught
My Eye ...
Der Prinien of England.
I et's meet back'-f:J:gc so I can rehearse my lines on you.
-The Li11le Lighter
I'm sine squared theta, you're cosine squared rhctJ.
Together, Wt! are one.
Bomb shelter CoN.illis girl. you make my head swirl·
Put your number oo this paper cuz l would love co date ya.
10 my de.arc.st Dovecote dow,
lflook, could kill. yoto'd be Osama llin l.,den!
To 1he ff"C:(hman girl in rny (merna1ior1.tl Affairs class.
1n 1licory, would ):ou veto Ill)' unit?
Free University invites innovative
courses, open-minded studel)ts
By Megan McBride
Free University is an alternadvc "collegc ... wichin ...
a-college" where Lewis & Clark faculty, sralf, sru­
de.ms, alumni and Portland neighbors an scart
their own courses an<l discussion groups. Cl.,~
can range from the tradition;,I, such :ts a philosophy
<liscu.Mion group, fO 1he pr:.tctical, such as Kniuing,
to 1he u1,usual, such as lncroduccion rn Wirchcrafr.
Free Univcrsiry was esrablishcd ro bring people ro­
gclhcr to learn in a supportive environment.
Parcicipating in Free University ls a funtas-tic
way to meet ocher people who share similar i111er­
est, and ideas. There are no ruirion charges, grades
or fees for any Free Univei:siry courses.
DISCUSSION GROUPS
Radical &lucation Project
The Rodical Educarion Projecr (REP) was srarrcd
this semester here ar LC as the first student initi­
ated seminar. REP fonctions as a non-hiernrch:11
learning environment where participants ser the
syllabus and facilit.1te disct1.ssions.
'11me and Locacion: 'f8A
Mary Sacklcy, marysacklcy@gmail.com
SKILLS
Skateboarding for Beginners
P:unplin ... or• skacepark. 45-90 min/ session
Erik lkngcson, clb@lclark.t.lu Basic Bike Repair
LC Bikeroom (nexr co chc Placrcau)
Timc:T8A
Kelly Rogala, bikc,oom@lclark.edto
3-0 Computer Graphics and Animation
We<lnesdays 6-7PM 'tcmplecon Mac Lab
Nick Kaufmann, nick@ldark.c.lu
Digital Video E<liting
Time and location: TBA
j:1sin Na,.im. jna-z.im@Jclark.edu
LANGUAGE ANO CULTURE CLASSES
Porruguesc Language and Br:u.ilian Cuhwe
'famarack lounge, Wedoesd,ys 8-9pm
Nairna Philips~ n:,ima@klark.edu
Capoeira l.essons
Time an<J Location: TBA
Kacic Sugarman, katiesugarman@aol.com
Ma.lay Language
Time and Locarion: TBA
Jasin Nazim, jnazim@lclark.edu
Japan.esc Language and Food
Tirne and Location: TBA
Nacsuko Yamashira, nmuko@lclark.edu
Braille and American Si.go Language
Time and Loc:icion: TBA
Haben Girma, hgirmo@lclark.edu
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