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Kwanzaa celebrates community
by Lila Wade
The festive tablecloths and delicious smells
of the Kwanzaa dinner's southern cuisine •
stopped some srudenrs in their tracks as they
passed by Stamm Dinning room Thursday, No­
vember 30. Catered in part by Bon Appetit, the
dishes reflected the southern origins of black
heritage-black-eyed peas, fried catfish and
candied yams.
Kwanzaa dinner, sponsored by the Black
Student Union, included enrertainmenr as well
as food more elaborate than the typical Bon
fare. The dinner has been a Lewis & Clark evenr
for the past five years but has only recently in­
cluded African Dance and Drumming as pare
of the festiviti~~- Well-fed and stilJ sampling the
handmade truffies decorating each cable, din­
ers watched the traditional dances from Gha­
na and other regions of Africa. Obo Addy, the
Ghanaian drumming group that teaches both
African Drumming and-African Dance classes
ar LC, put on the show.
Preceding this display of African culture, the BSU read off the various values along with
an explanation of each. With Swahili names
like Umoja for unity and Kujichagulia foe self­
defense, there was a distincr ethnic ring to the
reciting and the lighting of the candles rep­
resentative of each. The foreign ring of these
words reflected the purpose of both Kwanzaa
and the LC BSU: to provide African-Ameri­
cans wich a real connection to their pases, and
to convey that ethnic pride to ochers.
"Although a majoriry of the people that cel­
ebrate Kwanzaa are-African-American, it's still a
holiday that .. .I feel that we can all appreciate
that regardless of our race,'' said BSU President
Anna Adongo ('08). .
There is a certain sense of belo°'ging associ­
ated with the-celebration, as it was created to
recall and honor a people's history--one
chat includes slavery in America and, more
signi.ficantly, a deep and long-standing cul­
ture of strong family values. The African
People are deeply committed co commu­
nity, shown in Kwanzaa's aim co give them
a holiday char reflects their solidarity, both
intra-personally within their families and as an entire race.
"A people will never look forward to cheir
future if they don't look to their pasc,» said
Leak. The holiday as whole recaps a history, buc
the, celebrations here at LC tend co be more of
an introduction than a recap.
"I knew half a senrence of information [be­
fore I came]," said Tori West ('09) of her pre­
vious knowledge about Kwanzaa. "I was walk­
ing by and someone asked me to sign up." This
soliciting seemed to be a common reason for
attendance, but equally present were 1ong-time
attendees of the dinner.
"I love it; I come every year," said TJ Harri­
son ('08). "It's definitely an education ... [BSU
does] some of the most powerful cultural events
on campus."
the BSU highlighted other aspecrs
of Kwanzaa, including ics history
and characteristics. In his inrroduc­
cory speech, Resident Director and
BSU adviser Justin Leak, summa­
rized Kwanzaa's history. Ron Karen­
ga created the week-long hoUday of
Kwanzaa, which was first celebrated
from December 26, 1966 to Ja.nuary
1, 1967. It is a secular celebration in
which each day centers around a dif­
ferent cultural value: unity, self-de­
termination, collective work and ri;­
sponsibility, cooperative economics,
purpose, creativity and faith.
After opening the ceremony with
the Black Anthem, members from PHOTOS BY ROSS l~
Traditional African drumming and dance were part of LC's annual Kwanzaa celebration _1h_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o,.g
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Students contest Eisinger
essay; Professor states he's
surprised by response
by Lexie Briggs
In the past month, debate has
arisen surrounding an essay wric­
ten by Robert Eisinger, Chair of
the Political Science Department.
Published in August on the web­
site lnsidehighered.com, the essay,
"Sharing Ambivalence," has circu­
lated around campus via discus­
sion, Facebook and emails.
The essay was controversial
enough to have a wide disrriburion
amongst students, across classes
and disciplines. It discusses stu­
dents' relationships with the politi­
cal scructure and modern society.
He describes students as "neither
cynical .nor angry," but instead pos­
its chat, "selfish and at times sarcas­
tic, today's youth are trying to cre­
ate a meaningful, hedonistic life."
Many scudenrs, for their pare,
expressed disagreemenc and dis­
content with the essay. "I've seen
shades of what he's talking about,"
said Will Hanson ('07). "But more
of what I see is people in the li­
brary-people caking a full course
load with a full-time job. Ir would
be more fruitful to talk about the
positives of Lewis & Clark. I don't
know why he would focus on the
actions of a few irresponsible peo­
ple ro characterize OtLr generation
or our college. It seems a lircle ir­
responsible."
"He's in charge of fellowships
and grants on campus," Hanson
continued. "He could be focusing
on LC students who get Fulbright
Fellowships or join the Peace
Corps. It's just frustrating."
Sarah, a student responding ro
the essay online, claimed chat Eis­
inger "makes sweeping generaliza­
tions abour my generation, without
stopping to consider the fact chat
in any given group of people there
are those who don't care, those who
are actively promiscuous, chose
who do drugs, and those who are
alcoholics."
"Within any group of people,"
she said, "there are also those who
are driven, goal-oriented and pas­
sionate about making cne world a
better place."
In an interview, Eisinger de-fended the essay, emphasizing thac
it was meant as an essay and not an
academic study. "I make no claims
chat this is fuUy representative of a
generation," he said. "These are re­
flections from experiences chat oc­
cur on-campus, off-campus and at
ocher universities."
"My intent was not to be criti­
cal about students or the student
body," Eisinger said. "I'm surprised
by the negative response."
Some agree with Eisinger's char­
acterization of this generation. In
responses to the essay online, a per­
son identified as "A Recenc L&C­
Grad" expressed his or her support
of Eisinger's characterization, writ­
ing, "I remember seeing a girl in
che computer lab drinking tea our
of a glass jar while listening to her
cute little green i-Pod."
One student who requested
anonymity expressed· concern wich
che issue of srudenc privacy. "I ex­
pect everything char is said to a
professor in a one-on-one setting,
on or off campus, in the office or
over drinks, ro be confidential, es­
pecially if we are ralking about per­
sonal as opposed ro academic is­
sues," the srudenr ('07) said.
Ochers uncomfortable with che
information Eisinger wrote in his
essay echoed chis student's perspec­
tives. The essay discusses drug use,
eating disorders and student .sexual
activity in sometimes-sordid detail.
"Students are volunteering chis
i11formacion ro me," Eisinger said.
"These are personal conversations,
nor necessarily confidential conver-. ,, sanons.
"He crossed student boundar­
ies of crust," said Theresa Likarish
('07). "To say chose things falsifies
the mencor-student relationship.
For people 18-22 who are trying ro.
find cheir place in the world, men­
tors can have a huge effect."
"He invited confessions by cre­
ating an atmosphere where the stu­
dents could be open and exploited
chat openness," Jessica Jobanek
('07) said.
"Faculty members have a re­
sponsibility to draw a line," Rachel
Ahern ('07) said:
President Thomas Hochstet-cler expressed dismay chat students
objected to the essay. "Robert [Eis­
inger] has a wonderful sense of the
ironic and sees paradox where it
exists," he said. "It is unfortunate
chat studenrs feel he beuayed con­
fidence."
"Robert [Eisinger] has learned a
lesson about being a little more cir­
cumspect in what he says in pub­
lic," Hochsterder continued. 'Tm
very sorry that anybody was hurt
by this or felt injured."
"By generalizing studencs as in­
dulgent, lost or immoral, Professor
Eisinger is shining a poor light on
our college," Ahern said. "This kind
of commentary may be harmful
co how the college is viewed both
within and outside of the commu­
nity."
When asked if he choughc che
essay would impact LC's image in
che academic community, Dean of
the College Julio de Paula said, "I
do not beHeve that the article will
tarnish rhe public image of che
College either in che short or long
term. Lewis & Clark is a strong
institution char is getting stronger
and more visible natiohally for all
rhe right reasons: a vibrant curricu­
lum, excellent students, faculty of
che highest caliber and a dedicated
staff."
Students have responded co
the essay through many different
channels. Along with posting com­
mencs on the original essay on in­
sidehighered.com, ASLC Execu­
tive Council members, che Dean
of the College and Eisinger al] re­
ceived comments from students.
This prompted ASLC co request
char students submit anonymous
opinions on che essay. "The ulti­
mate goal is to facilitate dialogue
chat will be productive and address
any positive or negative responses
students may hold," said Meredich
Price ('07), Vice President of Stu­
dent Academic Affairs.
"There's a huge power discrep­
ancy between srudencs and profes­
sors," said Price. "I hope chis pro­
cess can be reconciliatory and be
a resource to a student body with
diverse opinions, backgrounds, in­
terests and beliefs." Election results in
Wiebe wins Vice Presi­
dency by wide margin
by Matt Savage
~Brandon Wiebe ('08) was
elected Vice .President of Stu­
dent Organizations on Mon­
day with 45 percent of the vote.
The three other candidates were
Anne Swift ('08), 'Katie Siegle
('08) and Alexandre Zani ('07).
They received 30, 18, and seven
percent of the vort;, respective­
ly. Wiebe will replace ·outgoing
Vice President Rosemary Tustin
('08), the former Vke Chair of
Student Organizations. She re­
signed due to lack of time to ex­
ecute che job effectively.
Tustin's Because the resignation
comes duting che mjddJe of the
academic year, Wiebe will face
some of the same problems that
McHugh did. McHugh said,
"Coming into the position in
the middie of the year meant
that I had to make up a backlog
of wo,k that had been left unat­
tended at the same time as I was
gearitig up for the spring char~
tering and budgering of stu­
dent organizations." He regret­
ted that Wiebe will also inherit
recommendations char he had
made for the fall chat have nor
yet been jmplemented, since
Tustin resigned.
resignation
and Wiebe's
subsequent
election came
on the heelS' of Second of two. Wiebe does
nor lack experi­
ence for this po­
sition. He had
previous leader­
ship experience
as a metnber of a past resigna­
tion. Cu.rrent abrupt replace­
ments within
student govern-
ASLC Presi- rhe Activicies
dent Bobby ment. Congress, and
McHugh ('07) ---------- as President of
replaced Jonathan Ching ('07) rhe very popular Cheese Club.
last year as Vice President when • ln his campaign statement, he
he abruptly resigned. McHu,gh stated that he wants to "satisfy
commented on the challenging the financial needs of studenr
deman.ds of the position: "Bud-groups, synergize chefr pro­
geeing for srudt;nr orga~iza- gramming br facilitating com­
tions is a challenge because the munication and ultimately con­
demand for funding is much tinue to strengthen the growing
higher than the level of fund-web of community that our
log that che group of srudents aunpus already enjoys.n Wiebe
rhac comprises the Charcering is currently studying abroad in
and Budgeting Board have to Scotland, but will return next
alJocate, The board works harii
to coi:isider each expenditure re­
quest in rerms of its merit and
ics level of pdoriry as designated
by the student organization."
But McHugh did not view his
tenure as a solely negative expe­
rience. "It is also rewarding," he
said. ''How often do you get a
chance to learn about all of the
great op(>Ortunities we have on
campus, get experience in bud­
geting and fed good about the
work ch.at you do?" semester.
Many srudencs' reactions
to the election may be a ques­
tion of what the Vice President
of Srudenr Organizations does,
The VP is in charge of foster­
ing communication and co­
o~rarion between che dozens
of studenr groups on campus.
The VP also leads the Charter­
ing & Budget Board, which al­
locates the annual budgets and
approves the charters of sruden~
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Community forum
addresses race
by Hans Goert%
In the past few weeks rhe
College's coJlective anenrion has
been drawn to what ·che ASLC
Executive Council has described
as an ''act of deplorable and unac­
cepcable racism on our campus."
The source of this outrage was
an excremely racist and violent
joke made by a Lewis & Clark
employee, as well as the College's
ensuing response.
The management promprly
.fired the employee who said the
racist comment, which involved
the word "nigger" and meoc,i.oned
hanging blacks. However, he was
then rehired three weeks later af­
ter bis Teamster Unfon appealed
his dismissal on the grounds that
LC does not have a Zero Toler­
ance policy with regard to rac~
ism.
Students aware of the inci­
den r were shocked at the uncer­
emonious way thar the College
handled it. Se,nior LirLy-Fussell
articulated students' concern in a
letter to the administration and
campus groups that stated, "l~]y
keeping thi$ incident 'hush-hush'
we are condoning this behavior."
The silence Fussell refers to is the
lack of discussion surrounding
the employee's rehiring, in the
immediate workplace and cam­
pU$ at large, which she worries
scrs a prec:edent for future insen­
sitivity.
President Thomas Hochstet­
tler said in a letter ro the Col­
lege that the employee was only
reinstated "with the proviso that
the employee undergo counsd­
ing and sensitivity tra.ining and
under the condition that any
further incident would r~ult in
immediate d.isch.arge." The Presi­
dent described these conditions
as consistent with similar cases in
the past.
Swdent groups are worried,
however, that adhering to these
past policies only perpetuates an
atmosphere that tole.races racism
or any other form of prejudice
and makes no· p1ogress in pre-
• venring future incidents.
A number of LC students and
faculty have con.firmed that this
act of discrimination was not
an isolated case. John Wagner
('09) from Unisex complained chat "[s]evcral of us have had this
sort of interaction. Really strong,
scary things have happened. Ac­
tion hasn't been raken." Th is most
recent incident has been seen
as an opportunity by the ASLC
ro clarify the College's srand on
prejudice, raise awareness that
such attitudes e-xist and "co chal­
le,nge ourselves to recognize and
overcome our biases."
{fl addressing these concerns,
Hochstercler convened an all-col­
lege forum this past Wednesday
in the Council Chambers to "dis­
cuss fhe broad issues raised by
chis incident." The presiding five­
member panel featured the Presi­
dent, Vice President and Chief
Lawyer David Ellis, Associate
Dean of Students Lisa Webb, Di­
rector of Human Resources Greg
Walters and Vice President of
ASLC Aman Kubrom ('07). Tue
pane.lisrs explained the circum­
stances surrounding the event,
responded to issues raised by au­
dience m9.11bers and shared their
"visions for the future."
The floor of the forum was
opened to the audience with
what Chair Mark Duntley de­
scribed as the intention of "dry­
ing our our dirty laundry." Tue
proceeding comments illuminat­
ed the state of cultur:,.I sensitivity
on ow: carQpus and produced a
wealth of constructive criticism
on the st,ides the College could
make to prevent p,ejudice from
repeating itself on our campus.
Webb called for the school to
adopt an attitude of"an i:ntuzy to
one isan injury to all," where the
campus comes together to col~
lccrivdy id,mtify prejudice and
console its vktims. Ocher sugges­
tions ranged from compulsory
sensitivity training for stude11ts
and staff to creating a student
group responsible- with oversee­
ing and reprimanding di.scrimi­
nation among the student body.
While there were points of
contention among those in at­
tendance, there was a unanimous
agreement to develop policies
that are less reactionary and more
preventative to forms of preju­
dice. What remains to be seen is
whether the adm.iniscration can
ttanslatc the concerns voiced in
the fotum and over these past
few weeks into tangible progress. Testan1ent to an invisible man:
Law student campaigns for York's memorial
by Rachel Schiff
When one thinks of the expedi­
tion of che college's namesake, it is
Likely that the names Merriweather
Lewis, William Clark and some­
times Sacagawea come r.o mind.
Charles Neal, a Lewis & Clark
Law School student, is seeking to
change that by incorporating York,
Clark's slave and a member of the
expedition, into the LC campus.
York was the third member cho­
sen to participate in the Lewis and
Clark expedition. As Clark's slave,
he had no choice bur ro follow his
master into the wilderness of Amer­
ica's newest territory, Neal said. On
the expedition, York found his role
as Clark's slave transformed. The
expedition required the rota.I effort
of all its 31 members; all did _what
they could to ensure their survival
and press ahead. "York was no lon­
ger a slave in substance, bur a val­
ued member of the expedition,"
Neal said.
However, York's most important
duty was nor the hunting or the
hauling that he did along with the
ocher explorers, but his relations
with Na rive American tribes. Many
of the Native American Tribes had
seen groups of white men before,
bur never an African-American.
They often assumed that York W!15
the leader.
Native American warriors
rubbed charcoal on their skin before
battle for bravery. When µiey tried
to rub offYork's "bravery," it would
nor budge. Many of the tribes were
impressed by York's dark warrior's
skin and unusual height-York
was over six feet call-and sought
to incorporate him into thei.r gene
pool. York's tribe-sanctioned sexual
liaisons produced children among
the Nez Pierce and Crow Indians.
York was lacer made an honorary
chief among the Crow Indians.
Additionally, he served as an
importam link between many
tribes and the expedition. "When
Native American tribes saw York,
their curiosity piqued and they
showed themselves to the expedi­
tion," said Ron Craig, York scholar
and Executive Producer of Film­
works Northwest. Without York,
the Native American's fear of rhe
large group of white men might
have prevented tbe explorers from obtaining necessary supplies and
information from che rribes.
While most Native
Americans received York
with respect and dig­
nity, he was nor al­
ways presented to
the tribes with
such decorum:
"Lewis would
entice the Na­
tive Americans
by announc­
ing that he had
'a big, black
curly-haired
monster,"' said
-Craig. Despite
such introductions,
York was able to 6nd
a level of respect in the
Native Americans that he
never experienced before
the expedition.
The end of the expedi-
tion meant a return to his
position as a slave. York asked
Clark for &eedom, but was re­
fused. After returning from the
expedition, Clark wrote to his
bother: "[York] is here bur of
very little service to
me. [He is] insolent
_ and sulky. I gave
him a severe trouncing
the other day and he has
much mended since."
"That passage would not
let me go;" said Neal. "I couldn't
walk away from ir. I couldn't nor
do something." That something
became tl1e organization of a com­
mittee at LC ro honor York. Right
now the comminee is fundraising
in order ro hire an artist to erect a
sculptural tribute ro York on the
undergraduate campus.
The di.lemma with York's por­
trayal is that no one knows what he
looks like. York was excluded (wm
the paintings and sketches of the
ocher explorers. "He was left out of
-chose representations of the expedi­
tion because he was property. Why
paint a chair?" said Neal.
Three ideas are circulating for
rhe tribute. The first is a life-sized
statue .with archetypal features to
represent York. The second is a wall
with a relief of slaves' faces and one
face displayed more prominently ro
emphasize York. The third idea, fa­
vored by Neal, is a life-sized statue with no
facial fea­
tures.
Neal is_ partial to the idea of the
faceless structure because ofics pro­
pensity to strike the passerby and
start conversation. "The statue
must prompt discussion on issues
of rac.e and human relations," said
Neal. "It muse make us question
the way we treat each other.''
"The school talks a lot about
diversity. Having a representation
such as this sends a message to mi­
nority students that they are wel­
come here," said Neal.
"The sculptural tribute will
serve as a catalyst for other things,»
Neal continued. "Tue statue muse
be bumessed by further action. We
must establish scholarships for mi­
nority students and professorships
for Ethnic Studies.''
The frrst step, however, is to
raise funds for the sculpture. LC
students are encouraged to become
involved in the fundraising effort
an·d give what they can. .th_e_P_i_o_ne_e_r_L_o_g_,_o_e_ce_m_be_r_8_,_2_00_6 _______ ....,._ai@lilllll ..
Co-op thief! Students disheartened
by Kristen Ludwigsen
Shock, anger and disbelief were
only some of the emotions felt by
coordinators and volunteers of the
Lewis & Clark Co-op upon the
discovery chat over $250 had been
stolen from the student-run orga­
nization.
Puzzled by a surprisingly low
profit one week, the Co-op's Finan­
cial Coordinator Danil Semenov
('07) went through finance records
and shift reporrs and discovered
rhac several payouts-money that
is placed in envelopes before being
put in the Co-op's safe-were miss­
ing. The payours had originally
been kept in what was thought tO
be a secure area of the cash drawer.
Semanov called fellow coordina­
tor Erik Tylek Kectenburg ('08)
and they determined that someone
had been coming in after business
hours over the course of the week
and caking money from the cash
register, money thar would have
been used to keep the Co-op op­
erating.
"It's a big blow to us," said Bak­
ing Coordinator Brianna McMi­
chael ('08). "1wo-hundred and
fifty dollars may not be that much
ro somebody else; but co the Co-op
ic's a loc of money. It's a huge pare
of our budger." Campo bafHed; apathetic
In addition, money from the
Co-op's bakers was srolen too.
A percentage of the profits from·
bake sales go directly to the bakers
themselves, and that percentage is
put into envelopes with each bak­
er's name on it. Therefore, whoever ago co Campus Safety, bur Campus
Safety has yet to get back to chem
with any leads or information.
Muzi mentioned that the swipe re­
cords that the school keeps of when
and where students use their ID
cards tO swipe into buildings could Still, che theft has left its mark
on the Co-op's members.
"People need to realize the Co­
op is a student space. It's run by
students, for students entirely. Ir's
not the administration telling us
what ·ro do. The administration
does not dictate cook-the money
knew exacdy from
whom they were
stealing. Almost
$ 100 dollars was
missing from balc­
er's envelopes. ln
some envelopes,
all the money was
gone, and in och-"People need to realize the Co-op is a
student space. It's run by students for
students entirely .. .in effect this person
has been-stealing from themselves." Co-op policy so in
effect this person
has been stealing
from themselves,"
Muzi said.
Kettenburg said
he was "surprised
someone would
continuously and
ers only some of
it.
"It's nor like, 'Oh, it's the Co­
op, they won't miss it.' These are
actually people who spent their
own money on these things," said
Member Coordinator Paul Muzi
('07) of the stolen baker's money.
"I don't undersqmd why someone
would steal from the studenrs."
McMichael and Semenov re­
ported the theft a week and a half -Paul Muzi
help find out who it was. The co-
• ordinators all agreed char it could
be anyone who frequenrs the Co­
op or has seen where the money
was being placed but they have no
suspicions of who it could've been.
They said that they would appreci­
ate it if the money .~ere returned
anonymously, but want it to be un­
derstood chat stealing from the Co­
op is unacceptable. blatandy steal so
much money from [the Co-op),
especially if ir's someone who fre­
quents the Co-op, but we have no
idea if it is. We all share this space.
We all work hard co make it what it
is and to keep it open."
Kettenburg also pointed out
chat repeated theft has long-term
effects. "The theft of money is rhe
kind of thing that can jeopardize a
space like this. le happened in the Rusty Nail and helped lead to the
Rusty Nail's downfall."
Kectenburg said that they have
definitely learned from the theft.
"le was a wake-up call ro us-chat
we need co be more careful, take
security more seriously ... but it's a
hard process because at the same
time we want to be transparent.
We don't want people to chink
we're suspecting them, especially
as coordinators. We don't wane the
workers to think that we don't trust
them, we do trust them," he said.
Since the theft, the Co-op has
moved to a more secure system.
Signs with new, enforced rules are
being displayed. The backdoor is
being dead-bolted and students
can no longer swipe into the build­
ing after hours, from 1 :30am to
. 7:00am. Only members who are
working a shift are aUowed be­
hind the counter now. While this
worries McMichael, who said that
members nor working at the time
lose a sense of ownership if they
can't go behind the counter and get
their own coffee, it is now neces­
sary for security.
Muzi said that there are ocher
things that have been done as well
but, "Ir's hush-hush information."
Muzi made it clear, "This won't
ever happen again."
Gala a success; Fosso et. al rock the house
by Angela Webber
The 34th annual Holiday
Gala, an event aimed at involving
the community and scarring the
holiday season, rook place on Sat­
urday evening at various locations
on campus.
The Gala began with events tar­
geted more toward the com_muni­
ty and visiting alumni. There was
a Children's Craft Fair in the Trail
Room sponsored by the Activities
Congress; members worked wirh
children from the community to
make holiday-themed crafts such
as ornaments and cookies, said
Shane Rivera ('09), who, as Events -
co-chair for the Activities Con­
gress, was in charge of much of rhe
event.
There was a Chapel Service,
which though attended by a few
students consisted mosdy of older members of the neighborhood and
community. During the service,
both President Hochscectler and
Dean of the Chapel Mark Dunr­
ley spoke. The theme of the service
was "lights," and there were relat­
ed readings from the Bible. Music
was provided by the Oregon Rep­
ertory Singers and the Columbia
Brass Ensemble, as weU as Lewis &
Clark's Capella Nova.
After the service rhere was a ci­
der reception in the Frank Manor
House. "Ir was packed in there, buc
people seemed to have fun" said
Rivera.
Students and visirors alike en­
joyed sweets and warm drinks
provided by Bon Appecic. Student
a cappella group Momo and the
Coop performecl some holiday­
themed music. "Ir was fun to watch
[them perform] and it put us into
the holiday spirit," said Erin Dees PH O ROSS LOROON
Live music capped a night of holiday festivities, spanning nine hours and five locations
(' 1 0).
Later in the evening. in Tem­
pleton, there were more srudent­
oriented evenrs like. Bingo and a
holiday dance. Several live bands
played, including student jazz bands and a faculty band. Students
enjoyed seeing their professors per­
form: ':Weeks and Fosso rocked the
house!" said Azalea Ebbay {'IO).
"I think people liked it. There
were a few people dancing through the night, and at the very end, dur­
ing the lase band, about 20 guys
got up and got really into ic," said
Rivera. "They didn't want the band
to stop. Tc was like 12:45, but I'm
glad they enjoyed ir." _6 _______________________ _.,.,..,., __________ th_e_P.io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_, _o_e_c_e_m_b_e_r_s_,_2_0_0_6_
Editorial Board
Professor Robert Eisinger's recent publication of an article that reveals private information about LC students and
deems our generation ambivalent at best has sparked debate both on and off line.
Wheo LC's ow·n Professor Robert Eis~
inger published an article titled "Sharing
Ambivalence'' on the wt:bsfre lnsidehigh­
ered.com on Allgusr 25, it mericed only a
brief mention on the "L&C in the News"
section of the College's website.
Since then, word has slowly spread
about the controversial article, in which
Eisinger judges our generacion as "lost,"
based oe intimate infotmarion students
have shared with him. The 24 comments
posted on the website following the ar­
ticle illustrate the debate that the pica:
has sparked. Even Willamette Week joined
in the foray in their last issue when they
made mention of Eis1nger's article in
their "Murmurs" section, nocing the
acerbic criticisms chat the article has pro­
voked. While some glve Eisinger cheers,
others jeer. We side with the latter group,
finding the piece to be indiscrete and in­
accurate.
Eismger judges our generation based
on scanty evidence. Ex,t~polat.ing from Eisinger's limired interaction with a Few
Lewis & Clark srodenrs who-gasp!-il­
legally download music and smoke pot, be
comes ro overbroad and insulting conclu­
sions about our entire generation.
According to him, we arc candid, skep­
tical, sarcastic, selfish, frustrated, lonely,
and morally, politically, and se~uaUy con­
fused. Perhaps most illustrative of the gist
ofEisinger's inflammatory observances is his
statement that ''Young women are willingly
infantilized, Rreferring to be referred ro as
girls." Such judgments are clearly not appli­
cable to the entire LC student body, much
less our entire generation.
One person who commented on rhe
website poinrs this out. "I think it's dan­
gemus co make a1Jy sweeping generalizac
tions about 'today's youth,"' the anonymous
commeotator writes, "At rny universjcy, an
Hispanic-serving institution with 40% firsr­
generation students, I see a much different
picture. Many of my students are more con­
cerned about job securicy than choosing a major and they work an astounding number
of hours while going co school full-time ...
I'm sure this artide is an honest look at the
author's experience, but I think we need to
remember rhac that experience comes from
a specific geographical and cultural source!'
As an experr on presidential polling, Eising­
er should be ashamed of his poor research
methods.
Furthermore, the students whose live.o;
are detailed in Eisinger's article, from "Zak"
to "Joel," shared perSonal infor~atjon with
Eisinger. He, in curo, published this infor­
mation publicly, taking only minor precau­
tions to protecr their identity by changing
their names.
While they remain almost certainly
anonymous tO the public, the~e students are
probably scill recognizable to cheir friends
and family by tbe facts dtvulged abeut ,hem.
Thus, Eisinger's piece is a serious breacti of
confidentiality. How can students go to fuc­
ulty for support knowing thac whar they say
could be published? Eisinger has cle.uly crossed the line of
what is acceptable behavior for a Lewis
& Clark faculty member. We feel that he
should apologize to the studem body­
not just to atone for his behavior, but as a
declaration that ch.is College respccrs the
reputations of irs students.
(Editor's Note: Eisinger's article can be
accessed at wwu,.insidehighered.coml
views/2006/08125/eisinger. The College is
seeking feedback from students on this is~
sue. To submit comments, send a l.etter to
the Community Refatwns Board of ASLC
via e-mail (crb@klark.edu) or slip ii ,mder
ASLC} door by December 15.}
Ihe Editorial Board is comprised qf Editor­
in Chief Christie Wright, Forum Editors
Jonathan Rrochtzwajg and Maia Penchan­
sky, Copy Editor Abi Kurfinan, and Amy
Pombo.
Three years into Iraq conflict, America stands at crossroads
by Matt Savage
'll can say that Iraqi forces will be ready, fully ready to receive this command and to command its own forces,
and I can tell you that by next June our forces will be ready." -:.Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
Since the beginning of the Iraq invasion
there has been a growing debate in and out­
side this country on whether U.S.·troops in
Iraq serve the cause of liberation or occupa­
rion. When American troops first invaded
lraq, a majority of Iraqis were suspicious
but glad of U.S. presence there. After more
than three years and horrific violence, be­
rween 70 and 90 percent of Iraqis now want
us to leave. But the legitimately-elected gov­
ernment of Iraq differed with its people. All
this will change June of next year, the dead­
line that al-Malil<l has set for withdrawal of
troops from his nation, so that rroops would
play only a 'supporting role' while his troops
would take over the primary responsibility
for defending Iraq from the insurgency.
Unforcunarely, President Bush has all bur
dismissed this notion, and has continued
ro insist that the U.S. 'sray the course' and
that significant levels of troops will remain
there as long as he is commander-in-chief of
armed forces. So the question must be asked,
will U.S. troops become an occupying force,
if they are not already?
Bush's stubbornness is even more appall­
ing given the views not only of Democrats,
who recently won control of Congress by running against the administration's Iraq
War policy, but members of Bush's own par­
ty. A leaked memo written by outgoing Sec­
retary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, reviled
for his stubbornness regarding Iraq, revealed
rhat he was calling for rroops co begin with­
drawing from Iraq, The Iraq Study Group,
a bipartisan panel lead by Bush Sr.'s former
Secretary of State James Baker, has written a
proposal chat calls for troop withdrawal. This
matches the opinion of the American people,
69 percent ofwbom believe that U.S. rroops
should withdraw from Iraq. Pernaps the
most damning srarisric for the adminjsua­
tion is the understated fact char 72 percent of
y.S. troops want ro leave Iraq within a year.
It snould be noted that the author does
not necessarily agree char Iraqi troops will be
ready ro defend their count.ty by July of next
year, although troop withdrawal should cer­
tainJy begin before then. The important thing
is that it doesn't matter when this author, or
even the President, thinks about when troops
should leave Iraq, if the sovereign leader of
Iraq wants troops ro leave. How can we as
a nation claim co be liberators when we do
nor allow the Prime Minister of Iraq ro con­
trol bis own territory? The perception among Iraqis and others in the Muslim world is
that U.S. troops serve as forces of occu­
pation. Leaving U.S. troops there against
the expressed will of al-Maliki only serves
co exacerbate this view.
Bush's stubbornness and hubris will
only make a bad situation wqrse. Al­
Maliki's inability ro conrrol his own ter­
ritory will make him look even more
like a weak American puppet in the
eyes of terrorists, and lead to more
violence. le may lead ocher world
leaders co question true U.S. in­
tentions in Iraq, and exacerbate
Americans' already poor relations
with our friends and neighbors
in the world. And it will further
tax Americans of more blood and
treasure that has already been
unnecessarily spilt for a poorly­
planned war against WMDs char
never exisred.
Perhaps the most disturbing part
of Presidenr Bush's Iraq policy, and one
that goes largely unreported by the media, is
plans co establish permanent bases in Iraq.
This is a disastrous mistake, and repercussions
will be felt for years to come. Ir was outrage against U.S. military bases in Saudi Arabia
chat launched Osama bin-Laden's Al-Qaeda.
God only !mows what unspeakable events
our future presence in Iraq may launch. .th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_,_o_e_c_e_m_be_r_8_, 2_0_0_6 ___________ 8•jj11,■ _____________________ ...,;7 __
Discontinuation of discount discourages Trimet riders
by Matt Savage
One of the major appeals of Lewis &
Clark College is chat is located in the beauti­
ful city of Porcland. A great system of public
transportation makes the city accessible to all
of ics residents, and chat is part of why it is
so beloved. Bue smdents who want to take
the number 39 bus downtown, or even just
to Freddie's, will have to pay twice as much
next semester due to recent action taken by
Mark Morgan, director of Transportation &
Parking ac LC.
This semester scudents to have been able
to not only buy monthly passes, buc indi­
vidual tickets, subsidized by the parking fees
paid by smdents and faculty. It was a great
way to encourage students co cake public
transportacion where the Raz didn't go. Bue
it was recently announced char next semester
only monthly passes would be subsidized.
h's not surprising that more students did
not cake advantage of chis program. Because
che tickets were sold in che Cashiers office,
and nor Campus Safety {where you can buy
monthJy passes next to the bus stop), the
program was not very well known and diffi­
cuJc for students. As a result, many ended up
paying full fare or not taking the trip because of ignorance
or inaccessi­
bility.
What's
possibly
most strik­
ing is the
lack of stu­
dent input,
or even
consulracion.
The action was tak­
en near the end of the semester, when stu­
dents are too busy with finals to complain, or
even notice. The members of che Transporta­
tion & Parking Committee, some of whom
are students and reporr back co ASLC, were
nor given a chance ro give d1eir input. Fur­
thermore, they were not even cold about the
decision, which would h_ave originally can­
celled rhe program immediately. LuckiJy,
Mark Morgan reconsidered and left che pro­
gram available for the rest of the semester.
The end of this program also raises ques­
rions about che number 39 bus line. Nearly
cancelled by Tri-met last year due to lack of
use, the line was expanded to Capirol Hill in order to gain more rid-"'
ers. The school also can­
celled Raz service during
bus hours, and the entire
Raz line chat was redun-
dant wich che 39, and offered
individual ticket passes (monthly passes were
already being offered) in order to increase
use. HopefuJly the cancelJing of chis incen­
tive is not a sign that the termination of the
39 is to follow.
This is a beautifuJ campus surrounded by
a beautiful city. Students shouldn't need cars
to explore ir, and riding the city bus shouJd
be encouraged. Keep Portland green!
Universal health care movement needs support of the youth
by Isaac Holeman
I was first cold to Google the Ar­
chimedes Movement last spring
by a stranger who had noticed my morbid
fascination with che absurdity of our health­
care system. I had been amacred ro health­
care by an interest in biomedicine and re­
search, but this stranger could easily telJ char
I felt drawn co address the gap between rhe
level of health chat biomedical science has
enabled us to achieve and che level of health
our popul,uion actually enjoys. Soon after, I
attended the Archimedes kickoff event and
have been increasingly involved since.
l was attracted to the Archimedes Move­
ment for a multitude of reasons, each of
which 1 find profound and imporranr.
Growing up in a small community in rural
Oregon, I have often found myself with fis­
cally conse_rvarive friends, arguing the neces­
sity ofhealdicare reform on stricdy econom­
ic terms. I find that such arguments stand by
themselves.
The crucial role char smarter healthcare
will play in building an eco'nomically viable
future adds to my own conceptions of social
justice and morality. I believe these provide
the srrongesr argument for a more sensible
and equitable health system. As a social ide­
alist and as a kid who would like his state and nation to have a more promising future,
I have become very invested in healrhcare re­
formww. To me, this means searching myself
and considering what l have to give _to the
Archimedes Movement chat will most help
it succeed.
What exaccly does a student have ro give?
Well, I'm 20. 1 don't have experience in
healthcare or politics. I don't have a work­
place with co-workers to engage. I don't even
have "connecrions" or "money" for rhar mat­
ter. I am, however, a college student, and if
there is one thing I have learned so far in col­
lege, it is chat engaging the support of my age
group can be vascly beneficial to any cause.
For many people involved in healthcare
reform-, the young person's perspective is
difficuJc to embrace. Many chink thac col­
lege-aged people don't wane co be involved
very much, an assumption char isn't entirely
unwarranted. After all, che petty teerer-ror­
rering of partisan policies hasn't done much
to rally our generation's support behind any
one ideal.
Nonetheless, talk continues of making a
brighter future for -children. As one of the
"children," I can say chat we actually u11der­
srand chat healthcare must be a part of our
future, and char many of us are ready ro fight
for ir. Providing opportunities for young
people to learn about why intellige11tly or­
ganized healthcare is important shouJd be
one of the major responsibilities of tl1e Ar-chimedes Movement or any new health sys­
tem. I've tried to rake on that responsibility,
and found it's quite a lot easier than anyone
expected.
My friends have been quick to under­
stand the sick irony of what really happens
wben someone is refused access to a doctor
because they can't pay, and how the parienr
muse wait until their disease is much scarier
and costlier co treat so char they can go to
an ER where they won't be refused service.
When hospitals aren't paid for such expen­
sive ER services, the bill is shifted over co
chose of us who do pay.
Most people tend to become very inter­
ested when they find out chat we are already
paying for char difference. From there, it is
nor a huge leap to see that we are already
very close to universal healthcare, but char
we muse first eradicate a funding structure
chat is based on greed (not willing to pay
explicicly for universal healthcare) and guilt
{letting lase-minute cases into rhe ER rather
than watching chem die on the screet), before
we can build a prevention-oriented system
char follows logically from our values and fis-
cal interests. •
On Monday, Nov. 20, students came to
Council Chambers to watch "Health Care
for the 21st Century: A Call To Action," the
video of Dr. Kiczhaber speaking about our
healthcare system and rhe need for change
through the Archimedes Movement. There was a nice turnout but, more importantly, the
audience seemed to cake to hearr chis video's
central message. The video makes very clear
what needs to be done and how-I thi_nk the
urgency of rhe situation is particuJarly clear
for people who expect co be around and pay­
ing caxes for most of rhe next 50 yea.rs.
Ac the end of the day students and other
young people are busy. We are studying, go­
ing to concens, working ouc, drinking too
much coffee and just enjoying being young.
When I tell my classmates about the Archi­
medes Movement, though, I have always
found char more than half, if nor an over­
whelming majority, agree wirh the move­
ment and what we are trying to do.
We have a long way co go before enough
young people have had a chance to learn
about the Archimedes Movement. To that
end I'm crying to arrange for "Health Care
for the 21st Cenrury" to be shown at every
university in Oregon. Young people may be
labeled apacheric, and we do still need to do
a Joe of work co raise awareness, bur my peers
have continued ro be receptive to and con­
cerned enough with healthcare change that
I am proud ro be part a demographic char
already knows, "We Can Do Berrer."
If you would like to get involved with engaging
students in this movement, more information,
or a free "We Can Do Better T-shirt," e-mail
the author at iholeman@lclark.edu. ~• ____________________ ,.. _____ =?•1••···----------------------------,: :: ... _ the Pioneer Log, December 8, 2006
Mission impossible?: American citizenship escapes immigrants
issues of race
dominated Lately,
have·
the news. Between
Kramer's rant at a come­
dy club and UCLA's police
brutality· towards an Irani­
an-American student, racial
tension has been thrust into
the spotlight.
Even here on campus, a misguided com­
ment from a Bon Appetir emptor
ee led to an open forum discuss-
ing issues of diversity and race at
Lewis & Clark. Another pressing
issue of race is the growing ani-
mosicy in this country towards
Hispani~ immigrants. The trend
of cities actoss the nation adopting
their own ordinances discriminat-
ing against Hispanic immigrants
is a dangerous movement that ad-
vocates prejudice.
The main argument for enact­
ing these ordinances against ilJe­
gal immigrants (and unintention­
ally, Hispanics in general) is that
illegal means iJlegal, an argument
that seems quite valid. However,
the milJions of productive illegal
immigrants living in the United
Srates should be able to become
Americans and not have to deal
with these types of laws. The pro­
cess to become an An1erican citi­
zen is far too strenuous and should
be relaxed.
In Texas, state representatives
have inrroduced a number of bi Us
rhat would deny public assistance
and benefits to the children of il­
legal. immigrants. These benefits
include such things· as welfare
payments, food sramps, disabil­
icy payments and public housing.
One bill, which was thankfully
dismissed as unconstitutional,
would have denied the children healthcare
and public schooling. The children, if born
in the United States, are American citizens.
The face that there are elected state repre­
sentatives proposing biUs that would deny
Americans their right to an education is
downright scary.
. Other bills that propose caxing money
transfers from the U.S. to Mexico and the
rest of Latin America are also under consid­
eration. The poinr of these are co discourage
people from crossing rhe border, but do we
really think someone struggling tO feed his by Craig Gilden
family is going to consider the tax laws before
making the journey to America? The amount
of cash someone can earn here would still F.u
outweigh the measly sum they were mak­
ing, which is wh.y illegal immigrants come co
America in the first place. A tax on money
transfers is a cruel law char primarily hurts
the women and children of Latin America.
While these bills should be shot down by the
more reasonable minds in the Texas govern­
ment, their existence is a reminder of the
resentment felt cowards the Hispanic immi­
grant population.
Texas is not alone in the new trend of
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illegal immigrant, they're talking about those
of Hispanic origin.
Declaring a rown as English:only seems
tO be a tad un-American. In a country that
proudly professes itself a melting pot that
celebrates diversicy, declaring an official lan­
guage is hypocritical. Placing harsh penalties
on landlords who rent to illegaJ immigrants
inevitably will lead tO discrimination as well.
This law forces landlords to be suspect of
anyone who looks Hispanic, legal or not. It
is an obvious and foreseeable consequence co
the law chat landlords will judge potential
renters based on their appearance.
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ILLUSTRATION BY BRAD JONAS
targeting those who
look or raJk differently.
Towns from Maryland co
California have already
enacted local ciry· ordi­
nances declaring English
the official language and (MACRO) 1l1e immigration
debate heated up in
Portland recently as
a result of the Wil­
lamette Week story
about an undocu­
mented high school A weekly piece chat focuses on
large-scale issues.
putting in measures that
would fine landlords who rent co illegal im­
migrants. Local communities say they feel
frustrated by the federal government's in­
abiliry to deaJ with the immigrant problem.
Besides the implications of allowing dries ro
ignore federal laws, let's be clear who these senior who is trying
to gain acceptance into college. The student
has been conditionally accepted into West­
ern Oregon University pending his comple­
tion of the application, something he cannot
do because he does not have a social security
number. Reed College has said chat they will look at his application, but only as an inter­
national student, making it more difficult for
him tO get a scholarship. This student's story
raises critical questions about the place of il­
legal immigrants in America. As a country,
we seem co be content with turning a blind
eye as long as the immigrant is going into the
housecleaning or construction worker indus­
tries. Yet when someone tries co better them­
selves by furthering their education, they face
a myriad of complications along the way.
The illegal immigrant population of the
United States is around eight million, a fact
cha't is apparently lost on the shortsighted
politicians who argue chat the country would
be better off without these
eight million individuals. The
removal of illegal immigrants
would cripple the economies
of a numWber of areas of
the country such as Southern
California and Texas. Despite
the economic argumen.ts, the
heart of the matter is that mil­
lions of illegal immigrants are
productive members of soci­
ecy.
The question that arises
from the story of the Portland
high school student is why
someone who by all accounts
has been a model student can­
not achieve the simple starus
of "American." The process
for becoming an American
citizen is far too lengthy and
difficult. One must have resi­
dence in the United States
continuously for a five-year
period, go through an inter­
view process show that one is
of good moral character and
agrees with the philosophical
foundation of chis country,
and pass a test on U.S. his­
rory, politics and government.
Many legal Americans would
have a lot of trouble fulfilling
these requirements. The dif­
ficulcy of the naturalization
p~ocess certainly rums off many immigrants
who might otherwise apply.
Imagine that there is a family where che
father works various landscaping and con­
struction jobs. The mother cleans rooms at a
local motel. Their kids attend public schools.,
while they work long hours and weekends so
they can pay the renc. They send back a little
money every month tO the families of their
siblings living in rural Mexico so they can
eat. le is absurd chat state and local govern­
ments are making laws so that their lives will
be harder. lr is absurd that they are being dis­
criminated against because of their ethnicity. T
_rh_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_Lo __ g_, _D_e_c_e_m_b_e_r_s_, 2_0_0_6 __________ i•j11111_._ _____________________ 9_
2
The other white devil, or Why I hate snow
by Maia Penchansky
Moving from St. Paul, Minn. to New­
port, Ore. my senior year of high school, I
hoped 1 was escaping snow for good. Then
came the day when we had a snow day in
Newpon. As I noticed the sign on the door
chat read, "No school due to snow," I couldn't
help but break out in laughter. Snow? What
snow? Oregonians don't know the first ching
about snow. When I started school at Lewis
& Clark, I was sure that chis weather pattern
would continue.
Unfortunately, this year has been cold for
Oregon standards. When I woke up on an
especially cold day, I opened my eyes and saw
a blanket of white falling from the sky. I was
immediately placed in a negative mindset..
"1his," I thought to myself, "is no good."
Throughout the day, Californians and Ca­
nadians alike seemed to be in a state of pure
ecstasy. The sporadic downpour of snow­
flakes seemed· to excite them more than any­
thing else possibly could. Walking to class,
covering my face from the obnoxious cold
Hakes, I felt like the scrooge of winter. 1 was a
walking, talking orb of negativity. But just
what is ~~~
thereto
like about
snow, anyway? Rain can be
fun because it is warmer and
running around in a down­
pour is a rush. With snow, it's just cold-the kind of cold
1 . \ l char seeps into your bones 1' -and leaves you miserable
and soaking wet.
When snow falls, I immediately
wanr to curl up and go to bed. Living
ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY BLOCK in a house that we rarely kept above
55 degrees in the wimer, my bed was che only tolerable place. Rather than seeing
the snow and feeling an urge to grab skis, a
snowboard or a crazy sense of adventure, as
so many do, I just wane to give the finger co
each and every "beautiful and individual"
snowflake.
For those who drive, snow is a birch. lf
you're lucky enough to gee your car to start
in the morning, stop signs become optional
and traffic jams produce a plethora of acci­
dents. For chose who walk, snow is a birch.
Unless snowshoes are part of your everyday
attire, good luck getting wherever you want
to go by foot. For chose who bike, don't even
chink about it.
The only real advantage of a snowy season
is the surprise snow days. Because, thank­
fully, Oregonians are not prepared for or
accustomed to snow, they have no real con­
cept of how co band.le ir. This can provide
students with a nice break from class. And
don't get me wrong, I have no problem with
the mountains. Mount Hood would be tons
of fun, I'm sure. My view on snow is: Yo1.1.
should go to it, it shouid not come to you.
Sick of sassy students bitching about the Bon
by Diana Freeburg
You know what I am so over.? 1 am over
people bitching about the Bon all the time.
What ever happened to a little gratitude? You
know what, I get it. Sometimes the marinara
is overwhelmed by garlic or the artisan breaa
feels like it was sUced four hours ago. May­
be the line was really long for the Bento bar
and then rhey had the nerve co only give you
three porstickers.
The truth is, there are a lot of very cal­
enred, hardworking people in chat kitchen
working overtime to give you a variety of
nutritious opcions. There are a lor of people
chat spend hours every day wiping down the
cables after you leave, pushing the cables and
chairs back and removing the stray places
and forks. There are even real people behind
char conveyor belt washing thousands of
dishes, graciously allowing you to shove your
messy ·cray of half eaten food through and
forger about it. All this rhetoric about how
much the Bon sucks steadily chips away ar
the pride char any of these people are to have
in what they do. Try and imagine making
enough food for a thousand meals a day. Do • you chink it's possible to give all the vegans
~d carnivores and gluten-free and
everyone in between every-
thing they want at every
meal? Probably not.
Bur the Bon sure
as hell tries,
and for chat,
we
to
off need
lay
the
cri ricism
and en-
joy what
is one of
the besr
all-you­
can-ear caf­
eterias in the
free world.
1 love the
Bon. I love
char the Bon
made it possible
for me to meet so many new peo-
ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY BLOCK Bon has
cinna­
mon swirl
bread for on Wednesdays and chowder on Fridays.
Don't even gee me starred on the mini-crois­
sants.
I live off-campus now and it's nice chat
I can save my mom's money by not making
her buy me a meal plan. But when I'm sit­
ting on my couch earing stale pretzels and
Top Ramen because 1 am coo lazy to go to
Fred Meyer and gee something co cook, I
chink of the Bon wistfully. When I moved
off-campus l thought I would be fine-I had
complete confidence in my cooking abilkies.
Bur my roommates and I have realized that
real cooking is a lot harder and more expen­
sive than we thought it would be. And when
you finally do get around ro making mom's
famous tortilla casserole, guess what-you're
stuck with ir for a week.
Cooking your own crappy food is a pare
of growing up; it's bound to happen someday
and it's something that you can make work
for you. Bur I beg of you, underclassmen, do
not rake the Bon for granted, and have a lit­
tle respect for chose people who work so hard
to feed your un~rateful ass. _1_0 ____________________ ,mM■t•---------t-he_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o..,g_, n_e_ce_m_be_r_s_,_2_00_6_
SLAM members speak out for underrepresented LC staff
by Alison Barnwell
The seven Lewis & Clark scudems that
form the Student Labor Action Movement
(SLAM) are in the process of mounting
a holiday fundraiser. The group hopes to
gather approximately $1,250, a sum that
would allow them to meet their goal of
presenting more than 23 janitorial workers
with gift cards of $50 a piece.
Members of SLAM said char the approach
of finals week has made publicity their
greatest challenge, as students are mostly
concerned wirh studying for exams. Instead
of relying on the weekly Opporrunlties and
Announcements email chat goes out to the
LC community, which SLAM said
is widely ignored by students, the
group will ask Dean of Studenrs
Houston Dougharty and Dean of
the College Julio de Paula co
speak with scudenrs and
professors.
"We'reasmall organization. We work organically; we don't have a budget,"
SLAM leader Ilana Adleson ('08) said.
Other plans include a "tip jar" at the Co-op,
mailings to the faculty and an information
table outside the library or rhe cafeteria,
where students will be encouraged to make
a card addressed to a janitor. For chose who
"don't wane to sit and color for five minutes,"
ready-made greetings will be available,
Adleson said.
The Group (objectives)
Adleson and her fellow SLAM members
are part of a tradition chat has precedence
ar ocher universities. The proposal that
SLAM plans ro present ro Facilities Director
Sharon Hayes in May 2007 is modeled
after a document char srudenrs ar Harvard
University implemented.
Ar LC, Sarya Byock ('04) was
one of rhe first srudents
to address labor issues on
campus. "I was mainly
concerned with che lack of
integration and community
that the janirorial staff felt,"
Byock wrote in an email.
Byock, Lindsey Miller ('06)
and Allison Sander ('08) created an English education program tbar
is still running today. Along with Elizabecl1
Fussell ('07), they also rented a bus ro
transport workers who weren't allowed to
park on campus. A large part of her aim,
Byock wrote, was to "gee to know [the
workers] as individuals with families and
stories and lives behind the aprons." Students
who knew the janitors personally were able
to bener articulat,e to fellow students the
importance of cleaning up after themselves,
she said. •
Last fall, Fussell and a few ocher students
founded SLAM to address the problems faced
by a variety of workers on campus, including
secretaries, groundskeepers and employees of
Bon Apperir. "We are a student labor action
moveme_nr, not a student janitorial labor
action movement," Adleson said.
The experience of janitorial workers,
however, remains an important focus of
SLAM. "Ir's a very visual issue that students
are sympacheric to'," Fussell said, .referring to
the interactions between students and dorm
janitors. According to SLAM, students can
prevent many of the issues that cause janitors
to be overworked. Sander remembered a
"one-night stand" rent in a Forest dorm
that she encouraged residents to dismantle;
SLAM member Emily Henke ('09) described
watching a janitor plumb the sink with her
hand after students dumped coffee grounds
and old food down the drain.
The Action
Two sub-groups of SLAM, the Worker's
Rights Forum (WRF) and the lnstirurional
Responsibility Task-· Force (IRTF), were
created by Adleson and Fussell ro serve as a
conversation space for
employees at LC and to
facilitate the proposal that
the IRTF wilJ present ro
Hayes in the spring.
Adleson heads the WRF and
mediates between Spanish and
English speakers at meetings. · 9 Although attendance at the forum's
~ 'first two sessions was lacking, Adleson
ILLUSTRATION BY KATHRYN MILLER said that the list of interested LC employees
is long and includes transporcation officials,
Bon Appetit workers, legal assistants at the
law school and professors.
Fussell, who organizes the !RTF with Brenda
Sales Neves ('08), hopes that the voices of
rhe WRF will inform her efforts. In the
meantime, she has arranged several months
of job-shadowing. SLAM members will
observe rhe working day of each of the 23
janitors that work at LC, Fussell said. The
information wiU help her to qualify the
lRTF's spring prop(!sal.
So far, FusselJ has learned that the new
janjrorial _day shift is a major problem.
Janitors previously began work ar 7:00am
and finished at 3:00pm; rhe new 9:00am-
5:00pm shift creates personal difficulties for
workers, Fussell said. They now encounter rush hour traffic on the drive home, and the
fact that most banks and offices close before
5:00pm makes paying rent and scheduling
appointments difficult.
Hayes explained that although she is
sympathetic to the individual troubles of
employees, she prefers the new schedule
because 'ir is more efficient. The 7:00am start
of previous years meant chat vacuuming
and other noisy tasks had to be put off
while students slept. With the workday
beginning at 9:00am, she said, ''All functions
with.in the scope of housekeeping services
can be accomplished in the morning." She
claimed that the demands of SLAM are often
impractical. "[SLAM members] have good
hearts, but not the best business sense," she
said. "le would be so interesting to talk co
them in 15 or 20 years after they've been in
the workforce."
Byock, who founded her own nonprofit
organization after graduation, admitted that
SLAM sometimes sets unrealistic goals. ~l. ..
think there is a significant problem within
any group such as SLAM of students getting
ahead of themselves by allowing their egos to
lead them more than a desire to listen, learn
and be compassionate mediators of all sides,"
she wrote.
Some workers feel that the friendship and
sympathy of srudenrs is helpful in itself.
Marilyn Sbarcelleti, an administrator at
the Office of Transportation arid a union
representative, was grateful to SLAM for
making posters in support of this fall's union
meeting. "I don't know how it affected our
adminisrration, but it was a big morale
boosrer," she said.
The Next Step
In their spring proposal, the IRTF will claim
that the new schedule is not only unfair to
workers bur also ineffective from a business
perspective. Fussell, who said rhar her
experience as an economics minor has helped
her to approach social issues pragmatically,
said that janitors are now forced to work
when foot craff.ic is heaviest. Between 2:00
and 5:00pm, she said, "students are on the
stairs, hanging our after class, making food
in the kitchen."
Fussell also criticized the decision of
Facilities co hire no new employees this fall
and ro grant no raises to current employees,
despite a.r1 increase in the size of the student
population and the absence of one full-time
employee due to pregnancy.
SLAM's holiday fundraiser will "give the
janitorial staff a lircle extra festivity," Adleson
said. She feels char gifts of $50 to each janiror
will hardly compensate for the insufficiency
of their wages, which Hayes claimed are
higher than those pa.id to laborer~ at other
institutions. Hayes added that housekeepe(s
generally aren't paid much. "That's just the
nature of the business. Hopefully students
will realize that this is why they're going ro
college," she said. _th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g.._, o_e_c_e_m_b_e_r_8_,_2_0_0_6 __________ .. ;;m1Mu .... • _____________________ 1 __ 1_
Michele Martinez of Maggie's Cafe on country
music and her wild jewelry
,,.
by Kelly Sullivan
Maggie's has a differenr feel early in the
morning when no one is there. The country
music is particularly noticeable without
the distraction of people talking and coffee
brewing, and the Christmas decorations
seem to stand out in the clean store. Michele
Martinez was darting back and forth,
ol,wiously a little rushed.
"I had an interesting morning," she said
while organizing something behfad the
counter. "I was on the MAX I usually gee on,
and the carts were flying off it. I had to get off it aAd on co the next one. I was able co
catch all my buses on time, but.still .. .'' She
made a quick phone call, then asked ifl was
feeling any bercer. I was astounded she even
remembered; we talked briefly about it the
week before.
"I got a daughter in college, and I know what
it's like co maintain that health, they don't
give you a lot of breaks here do they? Miss
a class and that's it huh?" She busied herself
with a few more quick casks, mentioned to
her co-worker chat they had to tell rhe night
guy co do this or that, and once everything
was in order, was ready co talk.
000
How long have you been working n.t
Maggie's? .
For four years now.
How many days fl week do you work?
Five days a week, sometimes six. l've got
a good crew of kids here, so I hardly ever
have to work on the weekends.
What can you say about Maggie's in
general?
It's a really neat place. Ir's got such a
comfortable atmosphere. The people
really make it. 1 worked in the bakery for
ten years, and I'm really glad I made rhe
switch.
Which bakery did you work in?
The Lewis & Clark College Bakery. We
do all rhe catering, Law School, South
Campus ... Everyone gets their scuff from
char little bakery. The only thing we don't
Martinez is known around campus
for her big smile and flashy turquoise
jewelry. "The kids used to call me
Mrs. T because of it," she said. make is the bagel; and rhe coffee
cakes. The bran [muffin] recipe is mine.·
Do you usually open the store?
Yes.
What does that entail?
Ordering, making sure money is all
accounted for, prepping coffee, making
sure everyching's srocked ...
So what's your favorite part about the job?
You guys. You make it interesting. There's
always a lot of smiles.
And your Least favorite part?
I can't say it (laughs). I guess clean up. It's
no fun, but it's gotta be done.
Do you do the decorations?
Yes .. .I don't want co say they let me have
free reign over ir all, but they kind ofler me
do what I want. I really like che holidays.
Do you like country [music}?
I like all kinds of music. •
It's not something you hear very often at
this school ...
You know, that's funny. I cry and play
music that everyone, students and staff
will enjoy. Last year I played a lot of old
stuff, and then I switched to country. I've
gotten all kinds of good comments on it,
like, 'I never hear this kind of music here
and I really like it!' So I play ir.
Everyone always notices your jewelry,
what's the story behind it?
I started collecting [turquoise jewelry]
when I was really young. I've always
liked turquoise to everything, even gold.
And I've always liked silver and turquoise
together because they're just so earthy.
The kids used to call me Mrs. T because of
ir. I'm just glad I got it before it became
popular; it's so expensive now.
What kinds of things do you like to do in
your free time?
Hiking and observing nature. I love
nature. I do rhe trails and float rivers. I
also like spoiling grandkids.
How many do you have?
Seven g~andkids and three children. So do you like working at a coffee shop?
Yes. I like the public interaction. Except
for the bakery I've always worked with the
public. I like people.
000
Martinez continued wrapping cookies. The
radio DJ came on co say that Rascal Flatts
was corning into town, "I can't wait 'ti!
those tickets go on sale," she said, "I love Rascal Flatts. I have to go co that concert."
While many people see Maggie's as just
another place for kids to study and buy
overpriced cereal, Martinez truly gives it a
more personal feel. In her repetitive role as a
barista, she livens up her day by brightening
her customer's. Everyone has their story
l?f the time when she showed unrelenting
kindness, a rare quality to find among
people in her line of work. _1 __ 2iiiiiiiiii ______________________ i•l# __ .,. ________ t_h_e_P_i_on_e_e_r_L_o .. g111,_D_e_c_e_m_b_e_r_8_,_2_00_6_
Co-op Gift Ideas
The Co-op sells ideal gifts for everybody this holiday sea­
son, and it's time to check that place our. Aside from the
extra-organic, luxury coffee beans (sold_in posh paper pack­
ages, $8/pound), shoppers can purchase fair-trade organic
tea (cheap!), organic hoc chocolate ($3.50 for one loaded
pouch) and a host of baked goods.
"Currently we've got a pretty ample supply of baked
goods," said Kate Davis ('08), "Some people occasional­
ly make pizza, and there's usually ac least one savory food
dish."
For chose who need co travel chis season, Divine organic
chocolate and bulk flour might be more appropriate food­
gifts. Also, Micaela Perez Perei. and Veronica Lopez Petishcan,
both of Mexico, sell handmade pillowcases, accessories and
light shires for heavy weather. Shoppers· can also snag a little
light reading from the Co-op's Give N' Take Bookshelf Also
for purchase are various pieces from the Arc Club's ongoing
show, which includes everything from giant posters of nude
women buried in mountains of McDonald's sandwiches to
bold, immediate photos of roddlers selling fruit. The Co-op
will have a fair till December 9, and there's no better time tO
check it out. -Kathryn Miller Nothing says Christmas like crowd­
ing around a fire while celling embar­
rassing anecdotes of your little brother
wetting himseJf in front of his second
grade classroom. A wonderful way to
make it even wanner and toastier is co
have a nice cup of Chai. Located 3430
S.E. Belmont Street, the Tao of Tea of­
fers a wide selection of teas that make
great gifts for loved ones. If you don't
know what co get, they offer some very
good sampler packages. With any luck,
your little brother will drink enough
of the tea to make an encore presenta­
tion ... -Peter Beland
Music Millennium is a locally owned Portland JI ff • -JI A". •l' J .-. •
cradition.Escablisbedin 1969,MusicMillennium 1 Y.lUStC 1 Y.lt tentU11l
remains dedicated to providing its customers with"
the widest variety of music possible. Ir is also dedicated to "keep[ing] Portland weird." Yes, chis is where chose bum­
per stickers come from.
As a former employee, I can assure you chat the staff at Music Millennium can recommend music for anyone on
your list. They also have a weal ch of musical knowledge to help you in your quest for chat song your mom asked you
ro get for her-you know, the one chat goes, "Baby, you love me like nobody loves me ... "?
In addition, they have a mind-boggling selection of Christmas music, and a wide variety of new releases that are
available co listen ro before you buy. Music Millennium also caries LP's for any DJs or record buffs on your list, and
there are many music-related accessories available. There's a huge section of music DVDs and an entire wall filled
with am_using toys and novelty items. •
You can rake your pick between two locations: the Northwest store is within walking distance of Pioneer Courc­
house Square at the corner of NW 23rd and Johnson. This location has regular free in-store performances by bands
that range from meal obscurity co worldwide notoriety. The Eascside store at 3144 E Burnside has a more "funky"
feel. This is the original Music Millennium location, and it has a larger selection. However, no matter which score
you prefer to visit, they have the ability to check the others invenrory and transfer products co che location of your
choosing. How convenienr is char? -Katie Walters Why Mommy's a Democrat
Have a.younger sibling, niece, nephew or random adult
you want to indoctrinate with Democratic values this holiday
season? If so, check out Why Mommy is a Democrat! At tbe
ridiculously reasonable price of $10 INCLUDING shipping,
this children's book dishes out criticism of Republicans and
the Bush administration and propaganda about the goodness
of Democrats in an enchanting format that any child can swal-
low. The illustrations are lovely--a sweet little squirrel family
with a mouse in it, too (respecting diversity, man) avoiding
big elephants who trample the poor, basically. The text is sim­
ple, pared down versions of Democratic values,. For instance,
"Democrats make sure we all share our toys, just like Mommy
does," speaks to Democratic policies about... say ... taxes.
They have some crazy promotion going on right now if you
for some reason want five or more copies of the thing (buy four,
get one free), but even if you don't have a brood offuture Dem­
ocrats to train up, you should· check it out. Go to littledemo-
9rats.net, yo! -Ahi Kur/man •
Mercy Kits
Bart Simpson once said, "Aren't we forget­
ting the true meaning of Christmas, che birch
ofSanca?" In our materialist culture, it is easy to
chjnk only of ourselves and our material needs
on a day that celebrates the birth of a child
conceived out of wedlock in a barn to a poor
couple. And that is why for this Christmas, I
am giving donations to charity in che names of
those on my Christmas list. For i~eas, you can Child Health Kit
...
---..---...,_.
go to www.mercycorps.org/mercykits. Instead of getting your girlfriend
or boyfriend a new CD or DVD, you can get them a $30 Child Health
Kit tO provide children with immunizations in the chi rd world. As much
as he or she mighr want the new Jay-Z album, there are kids who need
immunizations more ch~Christmas. -Matt Savage
DirtyFace Soap Farpoint Pottery
One easy thing to get for just about anyone on your holi:
day shopping list is a nice homemade bar of soap. Thankfully,
Saturday Mar~et has provided this for when shopping ideas are
at a halt. At d1e DirryFace Soap Company booth near the food
court under the bridge, they sell an assortment of soaps at $5 a
bar, with kinds ranging from Orange Dreamside to Patchouli
to holiday-themed snowflake shapes, These soaps aren't too ex­
pensi,ve for a college student, and they will show you care about
your friends and relatives' hygiene. -Mai4 Pnu:ba,ulrJ For those who want to give their family something home­
made but can't make a ce,ramic pot to sav~ their life, cHeck
our Farpoint Pottery down at Saturday Markee. All che stone­
ware and porcelain products for sale are made in the garage
of owner Nick Molatore. Family and friends run the srand,
all friendly and willing to help you find the perfect plate,
bowl or toothbrush holder. Most of the items run for around
$20, so for che shopper wich a smaller budget but a need for
porcelain, chis is the place to go. -Danny Garcia .th_e_P_i_o_n_ee_r_L_og_,_D_ec_e_m_be_r_8_,_2_00_6 _________ ,,1@-- .. ___________________ 1_3_
If' you 're an.;th,n:3 l,i:e Me, you 're chron,cally ,ne.a;7~/e of' li'nd,n:3 the r,jht
31.f'ts .f'or your .f'r,'ends and ./'a,,,,,ly. >'/all' the 6Me you don t ev.w reMeMber '5,rth­
do/s, and when you do, you can usually be .f'ound the do/ Cor the hour) k.f'ore
the ,Party, rUMM°!J'n:) .f'rant,'cally throu3h the shelves of' a :ff't sho,P ,n ho,PeS
of' li'nd,n:3 So/>'/e ,Pathet,'c /;tt/e tof:en w,"th wh,ch you';; at"tem,Pt to e><,PreSS s,"n­
eer,ty-,n other words, the f:,nd of' 3,.f't that, wh~ reee,ved, maf:es the rec,j,ent
th,nl:, • Wh; the hell d,dn 't he just .fve me the cash? I could have used three
buds."
Of:a;, So you :re ,Probably noth,n:3 l,f:e />'le-But that doe.Sn 't ~ean that dur,n:3
l?nals weef: you Ve 3ot a,y more t,'/>'/e to sho,P than I do. So we Ve ,PM t°:}ether
th,s conVen,ent >'/ol,da,; G;.f't Gu,de, .f'eatur,n:3 stu.f'.f' you can 6uy on ca_,,,,,,pus, ,n
Portland and onl,ne, to maf:e your 3,.f't-iuy,n:3 e><,Per,ene.e that much eas,er th,s
ho/,do/ Season. &st of' lucf: li'nd,n:3 the ,Per.f'ect 3,.f't, and I'll See you ,n the
-f-/all/>'/a.rk store on the 23rd. -€than Stone
The Bins
Get your shopping done for everyone
on your list with one trip co the Sellwood
Goodwill Outlet Score (1740 SE Ochoco
St.). All the treasures you find in those
huge blue bins cost yo.u close co noth­
ing when purchased by the pound, bur
you'll be the best gift-giver at the Secret
Snowman parry. Don't limit yourself to
tee shirrs and pants-look for hot-ticker,
guaranteed-co-please items like purses,
hats, suitcases, books, toys, jackets and
other knick-knacks. -San-Stienstra
Samdup
This Portland shop (at: 324 SW
Stark St.) carries dharma items, Ne­
pali and Tibetan goods as well as
hand-made paper books, jewelry,
prayer flags, exotic clothes, ther­
mal items (hats, mittens), medica­
tion· bowls, tapestries and bells of all
sorts. It's-a magical wonderland of
treau(CS from afar. /
-Joc+,Sto"-~1!:o'!,.~~!!~~:f'!!~,
lives? Some gamer who made it all the way through
Contra on the original Nintendo? Someone who adored
"Anchorman" and needs an "I Love Lamp" shire? A
John Stewart fanatic? (Viva La Stewart!) An alcohol
fanatic? (At least five shires apply, such as
"Wish You Were Beer" or the one
with rwo nails saying "Let's Get
-Hammered.") Do you need to
buy a gifr'for ANYONE with
a sense of humor? If you an­
swered yes co one of these or
found yourself saying "Hey,
that sounds like me," go to
snorgcees.com to find the
perfect holiday gift for
someone on your list
or just for your self.
The site/company
is run by a group
of four friends, and
their shires are price­
less. Well, priceless
bur sold for about
$16.95. fa any case.
you should check
rhis out.
-Abi Kurfman Kailani Jewelry
Jessamy Holland ('10) began
playing around with a jewelry
set she got as a gift at the age of
se'ven. She still does this coday,
and her skills have increased
greatly since then. Holland cre­
ates one-of-a-kind, hand-craft­
ed pieces and even has her own
company, Kailani Jewelry. She
never makes the same piece of
jewelry rwice, which appeals co
girls who wouldn't be caught
dead wearing the same bracelet
as someone else. Holland draws
inspiration from top designers such as Ralph Lauren and
Fred Segal, but keeps her products affordable. To learn
more about Kailani Jewelry, e-mail Holland at jholland@
lclark.edu, -Hunter Franks •
Craigslist
Craigslisc.org offers basically ev­
erything a person could possibly
need, from employmem co housing
co rides to random ho~k-ups. This
holiday seaso,1, it's important to re­
alize that Craigslist also offers great
, holiday gifts. Under the clothes and
accessories section, people sell every­
thing from vintage purses co furcoacs
and other gorgeous, one of a kind
items. Of coucse, you have co wade
through a myriad of wedding dresses
and ugly ~namebrand" purses, but
wichin this crazin~ lie the gems of
holiday shopping. You need gifts;
they need money co buy gifts, or have
foot surgeons who won't_ 1et them
wear their hot shoes any more.
If clothes and accessories aren't foe
you, ~ out one of the oilier sec­
tions of Craigslist madness. Bikes,
free sruf(, books, fumirure, pets and
so much more: Craigslist truly is one
stop shO_l)ping. (Welt, accept for that
aavding-t~ick things up part.)
Prices vary from nuttin' to hundreds
of doll.an. Enjoy clicking.
-Abi Kurfman Craigslist: Offering
everything from saxo­
phones ($1,200) ...
... to lonely older 'M>fflen
seeking companionship. 14 the Pioneer Log, December 8, 2006
..
Cleaning up the Bon: The welconie addition of sanitizer
by Kristen Ludwigsen
Thanks to LC student Adan Vielma ('08), there is no longer an excuse for students not to
wash their hands before eating in the Bon Appetit cafet~ria. Vielma has been supplying
instant hand sanitizer to students in the Bon, in an eff oft to prevent the spread of illness in the
crowded dining hall. Wanting to do it for
over a year but unsure of how to get the ball
rolling. Vielma finalJy mustered up mustered
up the courage in October, going straight to
Bon Appetit General Manager BilJ Masullo,
and pitched his proposal.
"I was frightened. I wasn't sure whether
or nor they'd like the idea. I went in with my
foot in my hand and my hand in my foot. Ir
was awkward to walk bur I did it," Vielma
said.
Masullo discussed the proposal with
Operations Manager Treva Gambs; they
decided that it was a great idea and that
Vielma could leave bottles of the one-liter
instant hand sanitizer, which he supplied
himself, in the Bon for one day to see how
things went. They were worried, however,
about whether or not the bottles would blend
in _well next to the silverware. Regardless of
this concern, that one-day led to everyday.
"They came to me and said I could keep
the sanitizer where it was. I was excited,"
Vielma said. The ~oordinator of Srudent
Success & Wellness Programs, Melissa
Osmond, also agreed to sponsor the plan. "I
thought it was a great idea and I encouraged
him to get feedback," she said.
Vielma said he felt personal satisfaction when he overheard a Bon Appetit employee
expressing happiness over the long over-due
.addition of instant ·hand sanitizer in the
cafeteria. Another Bon Appetit manager,
Kelly Labenske, also said she'd like to get
some sanitizer f9.r the Trail Room.
Vielma had purchased four liters of
sanitizer and kept it in his dorm room
closer for a week-a week, he said, in which
he had the freshest closet across campus.
However, sleeping in a room wit.h four liters
of sanitizer has its side effects. "Sanitizer
is alcohol. Every night I was sleeping in a
Wellness dorm, Stewart, sniffing alcohol
all night long. People wonder why I'm so
crazy. My one-week exposure to sanitizer has
permanently erased neurons in my brain.
They're gonna kick me our of the Wellness
dorm for sanitizer," Vielma said. Fortunately,
Vielma convinced his RA to let him stash
the bottles of sanitizer in the basement of
Stewart, which he said is going to smell
really good from now on.
Vielma first got the idea of supplying the
sanitizer because he was too lazy to wash
his hands, but he insisted that the issue
of cleaning up before meals isn't a lazy or
compulsive issue, it's a conscious issue. "I was
fed up with the fact that I had to walk down the hall ro wash my hands and no one does.
I was also fed up with the wave of sickness
going through the school. Whenever you ear
you should wash your hands but I am lazy
and so is every other colJege student. Bur
I'm not compulsive, I'm conscious. I don't
like to do work when I'm sick. Sickness is a
hassle I wane to avoid," he said.
The main goal, said Vielma, is ro see if
there will be any statistical change in the
amount of people getting sick, though so
far the Health Center hasn't noticed any
changes. Osmond said that alcohol-based
hand gels can reduce the spread of infectious
diseases if used properly bur using soap and
warm water is more effective. "The key is to
use it," she said.
Bon Appetir employee Ryan Jensen -said
that anyone working in food knows the
importance of hand-washing and sanitizing,
and on a college campus, where people
are often in crowded and enclosed areas
therefore making it easier to get sick and
spread germs, it's important to use sanitizers.
The only problem is that nor everyone
has been using the sanitizer. Jensen said
that once a student uses the sanitizer, that
student's hands are clean, bur once he or she
touches somet~ing that someone who didn't use sanitizer touched, the overall effect from
the sanitizer diminishes. Still, he said, any
form· of sanitization is better than none.
"I think it's a good idea in theory but
nor a lot of people are making use of ic,"
said Rebecca Smarr ('IO). "Bue it's a good
efforr."
Vielma said he sac in the Bon one
afternoon counting how many people used
the sanitizer. He found that one in six
students were using it, which he said was a
good scan.
Jensen· said that, overall, students have
..i:eacted very favorably co the sanitizer and the
• Bon has received a lot of positive comments,
regardless of its efficacy. He also said the
bottles are in an easy, accessible location,
which is important when promoting
wellbeing.
Vielma said the plan is to have the'
sanitizer last at least until the end of the
school year and hopes one of his friends will
rake over for him next semester while he is
studying abroad in Australia. Osmond said
she would consider continued sponsored
support of the sanitizer depending on the
outcome ofVielmis project.
"I'd like ro keep it going as long as ic will
last,'' Vielma said .. 1
Christmas isn't the only thing
to celebrate this 111onth
Must-know holiday facts
by Yan Chen· The Bible says char Jesus, the Son of God, was
born in a manger in Bethlehem to Virgin Mary.
When you see all things Christmas-y going He was visited and worshiped by wise men and
on sale in the scores, you know December is shepherds. Nowadays, many material things
approaching. When your boss stares playing come with Christmas: the Christmas rree, Santa
Christmas music ar work instead of the regular J-Claus, miscleroe, carols, candy canes, reindeer and
Timber, you know December is here. When you're presents, jusr to name a few. Bur the magical about
getting rwo hours of sleep a night studying for Christmas is the spirit: all of a sudden people want
finals and wrapping up chose papers, you know it's ro give, co be jolly and to spend time with family.
almost rime for the holidays. And man, are you in Tied in with Christmas is Advenc, Sc. Nicholas
desperate need of chose holidays. Day and Boxing Day. Advenc is che period of four
With Christmas caking over the city, weeks before Christmas. Ir is celebrated by
we rend co forget rwo ocher ---~lighting a candle each week on
major December holidays: ------:-· ..._..'-___ cheAdventwreachsymbolizing
Hanukkah and Kwanzaa O S hope, pe;ice, love and joy.
Bue even with Christmas "e. t' 'L S. Sc. Nicholas day on
so prominently in our \ (,nt' ____ ·-December 6 celebrates
faces, not everyone 0'1 ~ the real "Sama Claus."
seems co know what '----- ~l Legend has it that St.
it's about. __...---..... Nicholas was a shy
This season's bishop who wanted
greetings start ro help che poor
on December 16 anonymously. One
with the first day ....___ day he dropped
of Hanukkah. ---• a purse of money
Over rwo millennia ._ _ _.. down a chimney,
ago, Greek-Syrian ...... ~--~,r which landed in a girl's
ruler Antiochus rv Stocking left to dry by
forbade Jews ro practice .._ __ _..., the fireplace, and thus
their religion when he cried the modern Santa Claus
co impose Greek culture on all his ILLUSTRATION ev BRAD JONAS was born. Boxing Day originated
territories. After three years of war,· they finally in Britain, and is observed as a public holiday in
defeated the Greeks and reclaimed their temple on Commonwealth countries. Ir is most wellknown
Mr. Moriah. as a day when scores selJ excess inventory ar
As the story goes, when they were about ro significantly-reduced prices. Retailers have found
rededicate the temple, they found enough purified Boxing Day sales so encouraging chat they often ·
oil to last only one day. Miraculously, however, extend ic ro "Boxing Week."
the oil lamp stayed lie for eight days. Therefore, After maxing out on Boxing Day, we rerurn
Hanukkah is the commemoration of the miracle to the values and ethics of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is
of the oil. fr begins on the 2"5ch day of the month a secular holiday honoring the African American
of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar and goes on for heritage founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana
eight days, which is why it is always on a different Karenga. It runs from December 26 to January I,
day on the Gregorian calendar. To celebrate, Jews and is celebrated almost exclusively in the United
light nine candles on a menorah; one candle is put States. le is based on seven principles of unity: self-
on the menorah each night and a candle called determination, collective work and responsibility,
rhe "shamus" is used to Light the candles. Ir is also cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and
tradition to eat fried foods, for example larkes, or faith.
poraro pancakes, because of the significance of oil. One candle is lighted for each principle on a
The dreidel is also a part of tradition. kinara. Other Kwanzaa icems are Mkeka (placemat
Legend has it char whenever people wanted ro preferably made of straw), Mazao (crops, i.e. fruits
study the torah, they'd pretend ro play the dreidel and vegetables), Vibunzi/Muhindi (ears of corn to
whenever a Greek official was in sight, because • reflect the number of children in the household),
Judaism was banned during the Greek oppression. K.ikombe cha umoja (communal unity cup),
Hanukkah is not a major Jewish holiday compared Mishumaa saba (seven candles: one black, three
to others such as Rosh Hashanah, but thanks red and three green) and Zawadi (gifts char are
to irs proximity to Christmas, it has become enriching). The colors of Kwanzaa are black, red
more popular and the giving of presents (a non-and green, and rooms should be decorated so. A
traditional ace) also came into existence. This year, feast or Karamu is traditionally held on December
Hanukkah ends on the December 23. Just in time 31.
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Christmas is traditionalJy a Christian holiday
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by Stephanie Beechem
Like Creature and Gatherings before ir, Jerry Harp's
third collection of poems, Urban F/.owers, Concrete
Plains, released in 2003, is full of Harp's funny, insight­
ful "creature" poems. Harp read several of these poems
this past Wednesday ar an afternoon bookwarming io
the bookstore, which was so well-anended chat people
sat cross-legged in front and scood almost out the door
in back. Harp defines his "creature" persona as anything
that isn't the Creator, so the range a "creature" poem can
cackle is broad. Sometimes creature is smooth, more of­
ten he's bumbling, bur he almost always blunders into
interesting ideas or places. Harp is clearly comfortable
with the mode, and he uses it co consistently pleasing ef­
fect. Even the tides a.re amusing: "The Creature Quotid­
ian," "The Creature Finds His Mark" Like rhe creature,
Harp hits his mark with chis collection, coo. The Shins widen the -weird divide
by Kit Shields
It's really inti midacing
co review an album
thac, in a month or so,
people will inevitably
be crapping their
pants over. The
Shins' third release,
Wincing the Night
Away, is one of
the most highly
anticipated of che year,
and will almost cerrainly be revered by
the vast majority of fan~ and critics. This is a good cli.ing,
because I have loved and supporc~d The Shins for years now,
and I want chem to have all the recognition and riches they
can stand.
However, though I'm sure to be humiliated by the glowing
reviews to come, after listening to the new album several
rimes, 1 am a little disappoioced.
Compared to Oh, Inverted World and Chutes Too Narrow,
Wincing is weird, overproduced and, too often, rather boring.
I e's a schizophrenic escapade that aims, moscly unsuccessfully,
co stick to that signature Shins mix of shin '60s pop with an
edge of strangeness and melancholy, while advanci11g coward
a new, darJ<er and oddly '80s sound.
The album opens with "Steeping Lessons," an austere tune
of bubbling synth that builds to a sorr of anticlimax, when
the drums come in and reveal the chord progression as the
stuff of bands much less inventive than The Shins.
The next track immediately revives the listener's hope,
however. "Australia" has a much more straightforward pop
construction that sounds vaguely like Dire Straits. Lead singer
James Mercer's lovely voice lilts over a gorgeous melody, with
wonderfully bizarre and jarring la-las in the background.
This is The Shins I know and love, with a progressive twist of
clean production and layered vocals.
I got excited the first time I heard "Pam Berry," because
it begins just like Dick Dale's "Misirlou" (think Pulp
Fiction)-! thought I was in for some killer surf rock, Shins style. Imagine my disappointment when it turned out to be
an unnecessary 42-second blip of fuzz and quasi-creepine~
with unincelligible vocals.
Unfortunately, attempts for brooding seriousness like
"Pam Berry" fails. "Sea Legs" is an embarrassing funk jam
that badly imitates The Flaming Lips and Barry White, with
no sense of fun. "Split Needles" is an inexplicable scab at
Radiohead chat lands in Incubus territory. A note co The
Shins: nobody sounds like Radiohead, and nobody needs
another Incubus.
The ocher mellow runes of the album, such as "Black
Wave" and ''A Comet Appears," are harmless-good, even, in
the way they hark back to older songs like "Mine's Not a High
Horse" and "Those to Come." Yet amidst the aforementioned
ill-advised yawners, they are ai10oyingly somber.
The album does have its extremely high points. The 6rst
single, "Phantom Limb," is gorgeous in every way, with
famastic ly.ics and guitars char rwinkle like Christmas lights.
It is warm and cheerful, yet it has an incrinsically Shim-y
element of weirdness. Ir has a happy Traveling Wilbury's
sense of well-being and backing vocals like Tom Perry's "Free
Falling." "Turn On Me" is an unexpectedly normal, radio­
friendly, perfect pop song, with che same Tom Petry back-up
and Mercer channeling a sunnier Morrisey. '
"Girl Sailor" is an older song that I first heard played live
and acoustically. It has since been spiffed up, perhaps a Hrde
coo much, but it is nevertheless a welcome reference to Chutes
Too Narrow. Mercer's lyrical ingenuity and vocal prowess
never fail on Wincing. "Just a moment or two from now/Nora
mind will retain even a trace/Of the thoughts that I struggled
to cell/And how our stack of cards just fell," he sings with sad
reverence, a self-deprecating cone that beautifully contrasts
the brilliance of the lyric and its delivery.
Wincing simply sounds like The Shins cried coo hard,
whether to live up to the hype or avoid it. They have rushed
their advancement coward a new sound, the result of which is a
dichoromousalbumofhitsandmisses.Alorofthesimplicicyand
fun of previous albums is lost in the process, well before anyone
was ready to give them up.
And Now for Something Completely Different
•., • Wild dogs are closer than you think!
by Lacey Slizeski and Kristine Hagedorn
At Zach's Shack you won't find any run of Ehe mrn hooves~and-beaks hot dogs. These delicious, 100 percent '
all-beef, rurkey or tofu dogs will make you roll over and play dead. Their specialty-dog flavor combinations will
tantaliz.e your taste buds and thei-r retro-casual decor makes young and old alike feel ac home, but somehow ~
tl:iere is never a line to place an order. Siruated at 46 SE Hawthorne Blvd., this humble oasis is rucked away· \/7
ping district, or two scops la.rer on the Hawthorne bus route. between sleazy tattoo parlors and dive bars. Ir may seem r:emoce but it is within walking ~seance of the shop-~
Opon 11,00,m-3,00run <Wly, Z.ch', is ,h< ideal ,ruden, ho, ,pos olf«;ng d,H,. ,pro,t,, ~bl, rel<,i,ion, \
comfy booths and poor man's prices. For under $4, staffers will pile your pork high with outrageous toppings
ranging from coleslaw ro cream cheese, as well as the traditional fare. BuiJd your own or choose from their list
of quirkily-cided combos, like tl1e Grateful Dead dog or the $gr. Pepper. "The New York dog is my favorite, [it's]
chili and cheese, you can't go wrong with chili and cheese, and it's definitely the biggest!" said employee Jaime Peca.
If you find yourself study-weary on a Sunday afternoon, there are $3 mimosas and free Atari videogames all day. "Be­
sides the great dogs, I enjoy the all-day happy hour offered every Monday," S.W. Metcalf ('09) said. "Mondays are hard for
me, I wake up depressed and I just•want to drink ... all day. I'm not 6nancialJy secure, so happy hour is gtear as it allows
me co save capital while numbing the pain oflife." They have a nice wine and imported beer -setecrion. For all you ocher
penny pinchers, Zach's will even reward your patronage with a free hot dog for every 10 you eat.
Zach's Shack gers cwo enthusiastic thumbs-up for filling food and accessible fun. We guarantee their dogs will leave
you panting. Visit at 46 SE Hawthorne Blvd., order by phone (503-233-4616).
ILLUSTRATION BYl<ATIIR.YN MILLER .th_e_P_i_o_n_ee_r_L_o_g_,_o_e_c_e_m_b_e_r_S_, _2_00_6 _____________________________ 1 __ 7_
Momo and the Coop: Audibly delicious
With so many loud, politically-active student-run groups on campus, sometimes it is easy to miss those groups that, though they may
not be protesting or starting riots, audibly serve a great purpose on this campus as well. Momo and the Coop is one such group. Begun
by students and run by students here at LC they prove that at least some of our student body is gifted, talented and determined.
Momo and the Coop, LC's a cappella group, is a win~ing
example of a group created by a studenc .wben the interest
was there but the group·was not.
Morgan Shaw-Fox ('09) arrived at LC in 2005 and was
disappointed to find that there was nor an a cappella group
for him to join. Taking matters into his own hands, Shaw­
Fox set the wheels in motion and soon, Momo and the' Coop
was born.
"I got here and realized chat there was no a cappella group
but that there was a lot of interest," Shaw-Fox said. "I have
always wanted to be in a college [a cappella] group so I goc
some people together and we learned a song, and then we
held auditions and formed a group. From there we just cook
off."
The group, now in its second year, is composed of 19
students, rang- ing from first-years to juniors. This
year, after auditioning about 20
students at the beginning of the
semester, Momo acquired four
new voices: Brian Hoberg
('08), Jodi McLaren ('09),
Lauren Brown ('10) and Jes­
sica Jarris ('10).
''As a new student and
new member of Momo and
the Coop, the group was
exactly what I was look­
ing for on campus,"
Brown said.
"The group
is my favorite
thing chat I'm do­
ing on campus,"
said Jarris. "Ev­
eryone brings by Sanne Stienstra
something to the group. It's an amazing group of people."
Mom_p and the Coop practices arrangements of new and
old songs in the music building three times a week, led by
Shaw-Fox.
"I am the sort-of leader, but chis is mainly because I have
the drive and energy to keep it all going," Shaw-Fox said.
"Every member in the group is dedicated and amazing, and
with all the new additions, we have only gotten stronger."
The group agrees that it is a collaborative effort and some-.
thing they all gladly contribute to.
"Morgan [Shaw-Fox] runs it, but it's a group effort and we
all collaborate and we all bring in songs chat we've arranged.
Quite a few of the songs have been arranged by group mem­
bers," Jarris said. "We have fun when we practice but we still
get stuff done. We're kind oflike a big family." •
"I think what has made chis group suc­
cessful is that all the members have made
a conscious choice to make Momo and the Coop something
amazing," Shaw-Fox said. "We have all made a commitment
co work hard and make it a priority."
Now, at the end of the fall semester, Momo and the Coop
has performed four times on campus, beginning with a per­
formance during che LC Opera Night in
November. After other performances
in the Co-op, at the theater depart­
ment's production "Once Upon a
Weekend" and at last weekend's
Holiday Gala, Momo and the
Coop will have its
first concert in the
Rusty Nail. "We'll repeat songs chat we think are fun but we have some
nC:w songs that we've saved for chis concert that we wane to
debut," Jarris said of the upcoming show. "We're going to
perform pretty much all the material we have right now. It'll
be a lot of songs, including a new one Lauren [Brown] ar­
ranged."
The accomplished young group is still growing, but they
have a lot co look forward to. The group talks about getting
funding to make a CD, selling singing Val Grams come Val­
entine's Day, fan club tee-shirts and off-campus evencs.
"We have some offers to do things off-campus and we re­
ally do want to expand and be able to perform off-campus
and get ourselves out there," Jarris said. "Pretty much any
opportunity chat comes up, we'd like to perform at. We really
have fun doing that. As a group, we are still coming together
and bonding. The more we sing together, the better we be­
come."
For now, Momo's self-proclaimed "fearless leader" remains
de~ermined yet confident about the skills of the group.
"We still have a lot of work to do as a group, but I guaran­
tee chat we will rock this Saturday," Shaw-Fox said. "Thanks
to all our fans that come and cheer us on!"
Search "Momo and the Coop" on You Tube to hear them sing
or come to, the Rusty Nail tomorrow at 7:30pm for a liveperfor­
mance with LC's newest a cappella group, Ihe F'N'As.
The Coop prepares for Saturday's show. From
left: Mac Cooper ('09), Zoe Cooper-Caroselli
('09), Lauren Brown ('10), Spencer Czapiewski
('09), Morgan Shaw-Fox ('09), Jodi McLaren ('09),
and Jessica Jarris ('10).
PHOTOS BY ANNA SCOTT _l_8 _____________________________ th_e_P_i_o_ne_e_r_L_o_g_,_o_e_c_e_m_b_e_r _8,_2_00_6
A book, an album
and a movie: •
The best of each relea~ed in 2006 that you can't
go wrong with when giving gifts this year.
by Sanne Stienstra
In 1996, che craze-of-che-season, can't-go-wrong gift was che laugh­
ing, shaking "Tickle Me Elmo" doll. Now, 10 years lacer, the gifts
that make us laugh and shake aren't red scuffed dolls from "Sesame
Street" but impressive new releases from our favorite writers, actors
and musicians. These great new works of art from 2006 should be
on lhe top of your list of gifts to give and share.
1 A book: What is the What by Dave Eggers
From che inspiring creardr of A Heartbreaking Work of Stag­
gering Genius comes chis fictionalized memoir about Valenrino
Achak Deng, a Sudanese refugee who gees separated from his
family after his village is destroyed by an
Arab mi-litia and is forced to start a new
life. Eventually, after living in oppressive
refugees camps, Deng gets co America in
search of freedom but is faced with even
more difficulties living as an immigrant
in the new country. This rragic rale char is
told in Eggers' illumin'!,ting style results in
what Publisher's Weekly said is ''a horrific
account of che Sudanese tragedy, but also
an emblematic saga of moderniry-of che 1--,........,'"""'"'""'""'"'=~
search for home and self in a world of un-
ending upheaval." This book is che perfect present for your moth­
er, girlfriend, aunt, uncle, cousin or grandpa-basicaJJy, it's just
che read for anyone who enjoys a laugh and has a heart.
2An album: Mosquitos Ill by the Mosquitos
If your loved one has not heard of che sexy trio the Mosqui­
tos, now, after che release of their thfrd album, is the time for an
introduction. Brazilian fronrwoman Juju Srulbach leads rhe band
-.----....,..---,,-...,,..,.,,.....,T"I with her cuddly, daydream-y voice
while New Yorkers Chris Root and
Jon Marshall Smith create the perfect
backdrop of hip bossa nova beats and
whimsically poppy piano. Mosquitos
III, which was released this Septem­
ber, is a mix of both English and Bra­
zilian lyrics by che seductive Sculba~h.
The album gracefully spans-che band's
experiences in Oaxaca, Rio de Janeiro and New York City-as evi­
denced by the eclectic, cultural mix of sounds and languages. No­
table tracks include: "Ele," "Love Like You," "Looked Awal and
the short instrumental, "Texas is Huge."
3A movie: "Little Miss Sunshine"
After what seemed like a neverending run in theaters, "Lit­
cle Miss Sunshine" will finally be released on DVD on December
19. Ir's not coo ambitious co pre-order chis charming, darkly funny
masterpiece that stars Abigail Breslin ..-----------,
(Olive), Greg Kinnear (Richard), Paul
Dano (Dwyane),AlanArkin (Grandpa),
Toni Collene (Sheryl} and Steve Carell
(Frank) as the Hoovers, a stereotypical.ly
dysfunctional, quirky family that makes
a pilgrimage in their VW bus cogether
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pageant. "Little Miss Sunshine" goes in and out of the workings
of a family, the teenage mind and youthful inn9cence. Not only is
"Little Miss Sunshine" the kind of movie you can watch over and
over again, it is also the perfect holiday hearrwarmer. the phantom tollbooth
by norton juster
by Caitlin McCarthy
"There once was a boy named Milo who
didn't know what to do with himself-not just
sometimes, but always." Who can't identify
with chis, che first sentence of Norton Juster's
classic children's novel The Phantom Tollbooth?
You very likely may have read it, or at least seen
rhe movie, but for those who missed out on­
nay, were deprived of-this delightful book,
pick it up immediately.
The Phantom Tollbooth cells the fanciful tale
of bored and dejected Milo, who finally finds
something co do with himself when he comes
home one day to find a collboorh planted in the
side of his room. "One genuine turnpike toll­
booth ... Easily assembled at home, and for use
by chose who have never traveled in Lands Be­
yond," reads the arcacl1ed envelope, and once
Milo passes through the collbooth (for want
of anything better co do, of course), he indeed
travels ro lands beyond.
Milo gains a sidekick in Tock rhe watchdog,
who has an alarm clock for a body. Their fast
major stop is Oictionopolis, where the Un­
abridged King Azaz reigns supreme and words
grow on trees. They meet Faintly Macabre, the
nor-so-wicked Which, who explains the dire
scare of the country: King Azaz and his brother,
the Mathematician who rules Digitopolis (ciry
of numbers), are at war wirh each other, both
claiming chat words are more important rhan
numbers and vice-versa. There was a time when
the land was united in harmony: The princesses
Rhyme and Reason used to keep the peace, but
the kings in their feud banished them to the
Castle in the Air. Milo, unlikely hero chat he
is, decides that he must save the Princesses co
ensure the good fate of the cities.
As you can cell, chis book is pretty dang
adorable. I remember as a lirtle kid identifying
with the land of Oictionopolis; my friends and I would debate about which city it would be
better co live in and why (my prevailing argu­
ment usually was, who doesn't want to know
how letters taste?). Obviously, there is much to
attract children: Tollbooth is replere with silly
characters, whimsical settings and even cute il­
lustrations. Bue co really appreciate it, one must
appreciate the play on words, and the ingenious
representations of complex ideas.
In Digicopolis, Milo and Tock meet literalJy
half of a child who is part of the·average family
with "2.58 ch.ildren-and, as l explained, I'm
rhe .58." During another part of their travel,
they are swept into che plots of the Terrible
Trivium, a man dressed in a chic business suit
but lacking any features on his face; he asks
rheir help in such petry tasks as digging a hole
using just a needle, for, he says, "If you only do
rhe easy and useless jobs, you'll never have co
worry about the important ones which are so
<4fficulr." The thinly-veiled commentary on the
dire fate of work-a-day businessmen is probably
lost on a 10-year old, bur nor on liberal arcs-ed­
ucated students!
The Phantom
Tollbooth is the per­
fect winter break
book: Let your
brain relax while
not for­
going
t h e
writ­
r e n
word entire­
ly. Because if
Christmas isn't
the time to re-
vert back to child­
hood, when is?
Alice: Nighttnare, before Christtnas_
by Anna Scott
The wonderland production ALICE opened on Thurs­
day night at 7:30pm, and will run again at that time to­
night and tomorrow night. Emma Lipp ('06) single-hand­
edly created and directed ALICE for her senior capsrone as
a theatre major.
The piece takes its inspiration from the classics
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through
the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. It is an
avant-garde piece incorporating elements
that have not been seen before (in Lipp's
words, ''glitter, heels and rock 'n' roll") and
it delves into darker aspects of the story
char Disney ignored. Lipp said she sees
the story as less of an imaginative day­
dream and more of a little girl's night­
mare that results in a coming-of-age of
sorrs. The play cakes text from Carroll's
books and expresses ic by using inno­
vative theatrical techniques including interpretive dance ro familiar songs (some of which may
never sound the same again).
Lighting, designed by Morgan Shaw-Fox ('09), also
plays a crucial role in transforming our own Black Box
theatre inco ,a -rabbit-h.ole. A blank white screen becomes
a bottomiess pit, which transforms into a sea of tears as
Alice cries tears-of frustration and loneliness.
Lipp promises to present all the memorable charac­
ters from the original Alice story-the Queen
of Hearts and the Mad Hatter, for instance­
bur at the same time, to present the stoty in
a new light by dealing with adult themes
such as gender roles, sexuality and che
heartbreak of leaving childhood behind.
Tickets for the show are free, but there
is limited seating, so run ro the thearre
office to sign up for your space or
come early and cry co steal the seats
of the hapless late-corners. r .th_e_P_i_o_ne_e_r_L_o,.g
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Tussing, Bernstein take home Oregon Book Awards
by Stephanie Beechem
The novel Justin Tussing first set out co write rook place
in rhe Caribbean, with a chimpanzee, a guy from Atlantis,
and the world's greatest chef as its main characters. The novel
he evenn1ally did write was The Best People in the World-the
scory, Tussing synopsized, ofnrh.ree people trapped in a house
in Vermont."
As a graduate student, Andrew Bernste'fn traveled to Ja­
pan on a Fulbright co conduct dissenacion research about
the modernization of Buddhism in Japan. Like Tussing, he
initially planned a torally different project: to examine the
interaction between Buddhist insricucions and social services.
"But when I got there, [those ideas) didn't really catch fire
for me," Bernstein explained. The book he eventually wrote,
Modern Passings: Death Rites, Politics, and Sor;ial Change in
Imperial Japan, is ;1 book concerned with death, "the most
unmodern thing there is."
Last Friday, these professors' hunches and hard work paid
off, as each woo an Oregon Book Award at the Literary Arts'
annual Oregon Book Awards ceremony at the Portland Art
Museum. In front of a crowd of 500, including Lewis &
Clark president Thomas Hochstettlcr, Tussing received the
Ken Kesey Award for the Novel and Bernstein, the Frances
Fuller Viccor Award for General Nonfiction. Each gave a
small acceptance speech.
"I did [have something prepared]," Tussing said. "I saved
it.on my computer ... the filename was 'Unlikely Speech.'"
Justin Tussing has fans at the looney bin
No one wrote Justin Tussing fan letters after a preview of
his novel, 1he Best Peopl.e in the World, appeared in 1he New
Yorker debut fiction issue last year-but it did, he said, make
his parenrs "stupidly pleased."
"I never got fan mail," Tussing said, "but I was visiting
a friend in a psychiatric hospital [soon after) and her psy­
chiatrist recognized me, and said 'Oh, hi!' and .. .it was very
bizarre. And also I gee periodic invitations co New Yorker
Christmas parries, which is silly since I can't go and I don't
live anywhere near there."
As for writing 1he Best Peopl.e in the World, it took Tus­
sing five to six years from beginning to end-largely, Tussing
explained, because you have to write a few bad books before
you can get to the right one.
"I heard this from Elizabeth McCracken: 'The good is the
enemy of the best.' You,have co keep throwing away things
that are satisfactory bur nor as good as they could be," he
said.
Tussing characrerized the novel on which he is currently
at work as "an attempt to return ro the books I abandoned."
Sec in Connecticut, the cast of characrers is just as eclectic as
one would expect from a guy who gets recognized at a psy­
chiatric hospital.
"I've got a sculptress," he said, "and there are terror alerts,
a great scene where characters airbrush designs on llamas for
a girl's birthday present. And there's a dead monkey in it.
There was a live chimpanzee in the last [book), and a dead
mon~ey in rhis one."
It remains to be seen whether this new novel and irs odd­
ball cast goes where Tussing intends. He hopes co finish it
in the next year and a half, but readily admits that life as a
teacher and a writer doesn't afford him the ability to work as
hard on the book as he would like.
He explains, "Score Spencer said that young people have
to write the novel [they're] chinking about now, because
[they) can't write that novel later." With an Oregon Book
Award under one arm and another madcap novel in the
works, it's hard to argue with Tussing here-:--live chimpan-JI
PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE BEECHEM
Left: Justin Tussing, Visiting Assistant Professor of English and author of the novel The Best
People in the World, in front of his Devo poster. Right: Andrew Bernstein, Associate Professor of
History and author of Modern Passings: Death Rites, Politics, and Social Change in Imperial Japan,
framed by his extensive collection of books about Japanese history.
zees, airbrushed llamas, dead monkeys and all.
Andrew Bernstein thinks words are tasty
"[The Oregon Book Awards) were like the Oscarst Ber­
nstein said. "The prior year's winner announced for each cat­
egory, with an envelope and everything. But instead of giving
the winner's name they starred reading a passage from the
book. [I knew] when I heard 'dead."'
Just as Tussing began his novel in a radically different
place than it ended up, so too did Bernstein depart for Ja­
pan with a different concept for his research. But none of his
ideas or preliminary writing about social services and Bud­
dhist institutions seemed to be adding anything interesting
to the current research in his field.
The answer ro what he was looking for came, finally, in
a seemingly simple question: "What do Buddhist priests do,
anyway?" The answer-"They conduct funerals"-immedi­
acely peaked Bernstein's interesr.
"Of course I thought, funerals-modern? Hmmm ... that
doesn't seem quite right. And I realized I wanted the chal­
lenge of [that question], and I thought about the very un­
modern nacure of death a11d death rites," Bernstein said.
Bernstein's project thus evolved inro a history of funerals,
burials, and ocher mortuary rites in Japan, and he soon began
the research that would become Modern Passings: Death Rites,
Politics, and Soda/ Change in Imperial Japan. Bernstein writes
in the book's introduction that, in Japan, "few practices were
as entrenched as those surrounding death" and, accordingly,
many ancient cusroms and rituals have remained constant
even in the ever-changing economic, political and social cli­
mate of the modern age.
And yet, Bernstein writes, these customs and even death
itself ("rhe most unmodern thing there is") are simply "not
impervious to nationalism, capitalism, and all the other 'isms'
that constituted and still constitute the shape-shifter we call
moderniry." Bernstein's book thus rakes on a rew function:
to exan1ine and explain this seemingly incongruous match of "new contexts" and "old rituals."
"0ne of the big points of my introduction was this ques­
tion of'Whac co do with the past?"' Bernstein said. "What ro
do with the dead is ultimately a question of what co do with
the past. lt's the puzzle at the heart of the modern experi­
ence."
From the book's conception in 1996 ro its final release chis
year-all in all a 10-year journey-Modern Passings has been,
•Bernstein readily admitted, "a long haul." Bue he always en­
visioned this research culminating in a book, and he was al­
ways committed to making it the most original, thoughtful,
and creative. book he could write.
''I pursued [the book) in a writerly way," Bernstein ex­
plained. "I really love language, love words. Words are like
tasty, right? So I couldn't just write a really dry [book], be­
cause I really wanted ro engage the reader."
Bernstein's commitment to engaging the non-academic
reader, 'and not just his colleagues in the field, was one of the
reasons, he said, that receiving the Oregon Book Award was
such an honor. Bernstein believes that the academic should
be committed to writing for nor only fellow colleagues in the
field, but also for readers outside the field, and co keep ques­
tioning what they're doing and why.
"[This award) reinforced my determination co do th~t,"
Bernstein said.
As for new projects, Bernstein is currently working on
a history of Mc. Fuji as a national icon-its creation as an
icon, the role of geography and geology, rhe relationship be­
tween pilgrimage and tourism. He is also playing with the
idea, connected with the Mc. Fuji projecc, about writing a
history of the outdoors and outdoor recreation in modern
Japan. Eicher way, he is dedicated to writing his next books
as thoughtfully_ and thoroughly as Modern Passings-and be
couldn't be more delighted about it.
""I love books,'' Bernstein said. 'Tm in a profession where
I'm asked to read books, talk about books and write books.
What a great thing." • 20
-the Pioneer Log, December 8, 2006 --- ....._ ________ ...,;;,,. ____ _
Moon's hoops skills, music career continue to shine
by Aron Phillips
This year Sarah Moon ('07) has
made her presence known on the
court, something she's been doing
for the Pioneers the past three sea­
sons. Whether it's driving co the
hoop for lay-ups, pulling up from
beyond the arc, or dishing to an
open teammate, Moon uses her
lighting-quick speed co her advan­
tage over her opponents. In a spore
defined by wins and losses, Moon's
immeasurable impact on the game
and on her ream does not always
show up in the box score. As one of
three seniors, although she may not
admit it, Moon is clearly a leader
and a pillar of support for her team
both in the locker room and on the
floor.
"Leading a team with so much
chemistry and so much respect for
each other has made it a lot easi­
er," said Moon. "There are so many
leaders on our team that it's more
of a group of leaders rather than
just one; this support system has
been awesome because we are able
co encourage each other through
anychjng."
One area in which Moon's team­
mates have encouraged her is in the
realm of her aspiring music career.
Having played guitar for over I 0
years now, Moon currently has her
own band and has performed all
over the scare of Oregon.
"Once l started playing guitar
I fell in love with it," said Moon. ''I've been playing the guitar and
singing since I was 15. Even though
I had a horrible voice, I kept prac­
ticing and playing the guitar about
rwo hours a day and began playing
at church. I started writing as soon
as I could, although I could barely
even play anything on the guitar." homeless men and women in the
city of Portland. As she explains,
"Ir's just a way co provide a safe en­
vironment for them to come and
talk about their struggles. It's also
co keep them away from drinking
for at lease a few hours."
This selflessness is common-
((Leading a team with so much chemistry
and so much respect for each other has
made it a lot easier" -Sarah Moon ('07)
place in all aspects of Moon's life.
Her teammate, roommate and best
friend Allison Farr ('08) describes
Moon as "my favorite everything." "To have someone that cares
about you chat much is grear. She is
one of the mosc important people
in my life and I am very fortunate
co have such a great best friend."
In terms of basketball, Farr's
support of Moon has been tremen­
dous through her battle with shin
splints over the past four years.
"There have been moments when
I wanted co give up because of the
pain," said Moon. "Knowing that
I can't run, jump, or play as well as
I know I could is very frustrating,
but every athlete has to overcome
obstacles co play, whether it be
physical, mental or emotional."
This outlook on life has been
enlightening for Moon.
"I see it as a ed this season, this has not always
been the case. During Moon's first
rwo seasons, the Pioneers wenr a
combined 3-29 in Northwest Con­
ference play. Lase season, the ream
was 8-8 in conference, and this
year, although getting off co an 0-2
start, the Pioneers were picked co
place third overall.
"I have seen the team go through
a lot in the past four years and co be
a pare of something chat has come
to where we are now is rewarding."
Sarah Moon's album, "When Des­
tiny Finds My Fate" is available for
purchase for $5. For more informa­
tion on her music check out myspace.
comlmusicsarahmoon What once started out as only
a dream has become a reality.
Moon's writing has translated into
the release of her first album, titled
"When Destiny Finds My Fate."
"Ir's something I had always
wanted co do since I started writ­
ing," said Moon. "It was a great
experience; I loved working with
other people who are just as pas­
sionate about music as I am. It's
also nerve-racking because all my
songs are very personal co me, and
you never know how others will re­
act co them. ''Moon is my favorite singer,
my favorite snow wrestler, my fa­
vorite basketball player, my favor­
ite roommate, my favorite per~
son co eat spaghetti and meatball~
with, my favorite cuddle buddy,
my favorite karate kid, my favorite
Bamm-Bamm, my favorite bff and
my favorite person in the whole
world," said Farr. "She amazes me
more and more everyday." learning experi-r=====,..,...,..=-:::
"It's all about being real and
honest about who l am and what
I've been through, and co be so
open with people is hard but it has
been a blessing so far."
This openness has infused itself
in all aspeccs of Moon's life. As a
Psychology major, Moon facili­
tates an alcohol support group for Moon too recognizes the awe­
inspiring impact that Farr has had
on her life as well, describing her
first and foremosr as "my other
half."
"My experience at LC would
not be the same if she [Farr] was
not here," said Moon. "Having her
by my side every day makes college
life chat much
more meaningful.
l love the face chat
we can spend ev­
ery day together
and never gee sick
of each other; we
know each other ence," said Moon.
. "Not everything in
life is going co be
handed to me and
life isn't easy, bu c
you have co find a
way to beat it. I just
go out there and
play the best I can." ---•
So far chis sea­
son, she's been
great. Averaging 11
points, 3.8 assists,
2.6 rebounds, and
1.8 steals per game,
Moon has been
electric on both ,..__.,.""""'"
sides of the courr
as she leads the Pi­
oneers in a season
char she hopes ends i--•
in, '.'a league cham­
pionship and a
berth co the NCAA
tournament."
While post-sea­
son play is expect-
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Swimming strokes to victory Pioneer Trade-ables
Each week the Piowg will highlighr rwo arhleres who have gone above
and beyond rhe call of dury in rheir respective sport. Collecr rhem all and
trade wirh your friends! by Hunter Franks
The Pioneer women blew rhe
competition out of the water at
the rwo-day long Norrhwest In­
vitational swim meec lase week­
end. The women's team came in
first place, topping the nexr high­
est score, Whitman, by 91 points.
The men's squad was hard pressed
for poincs, as chey did not record a
win in any race, finishing seventh
out of the nine teams.
Day one saw the women notch
three wins. Lindsay Nixon ('09),
Theresa Likarish ('07), Jillian Luis
('09) and Koy Collier ('09) com­
bined their efforts co come. out on
top in the 200 free relay. Collier
also· won the 500 free, coming in
about a second ahead of a closing
Linfield swimmer. The winning
kepr coming for the Pios, as Nixon
domfoated in rhe 200 IM and im­
pressive freshman Luana Mayfield
('10) tapped the wall third. The
Pios finished second in the final
event of the night, the 400 medley.
Nixon and Collier continued
to rear it up during the second day
of competition. Nixon added vic­
tories in the 400 IM and the 100
By and Collier tacked on wins in
the 200 free and the 1 00 free. Pio
relay teams put the day away with
top finishes in the 800 free and
che 400 free. Saric Gluz ('09) and
Mandy· Hamilton ('10), among PHOTO COURTESY NICK BENEDETTI
The Pios women dominated the Northwest Invitationals.
others, made strong conrriburions
to rhe team by racking up valuable
poincs earned with high finishes.
AJI these poincs added up to a first
place finish at rhe Invitational for
the women's squad.
The men's team, wirh only seven
members, could not muster many
points but did have a bright spots
in Pat Murray's ('09) second place
finish in rhe 200 breast.
The Pioneer women dominated
both of their rivals in Whirworrh and Puget Sound, proving rhar
they have the porencial to win the
conference crown. The swim team
will now ger a long break and re­
rum to action January 6'", when
they take on the Pacific Boxers in
rhe Zehntbauer Swim Pavilion at
1 0:00arn The dual meet will be the
first of four agai,nst NWC compe­
tition before the squad competes
in the Northwest Championships
with the hope of qualifying for Na­
tionals.
Extra Points
by Craig Gilden
MenJs Basketball:
The Pioneers opened up con­
ference 'pJay with a coroe-from­
behind victory over the Whit­
man Missionaries in Walla Walla,
Wash. Joey Toboni ('08) led the
way scoring 19 points.
After befog tied at halftime,
Whitman opened up.a 10 potnt
lead midway through the second
hal£ The Pios scored nine straight
points behind three point shoot­
ing from Toboni, Mark Rob-•
iniwitz ('08) and David Berggren
{'09) to close within one point.
lhe lead see-sawed back and forth
until two Jdf Christenson ('08}
free throws with only one minute
and 49 seconds left in the. game
gave the Pios the lead for good.
Toboni, Robinwitz, &rggren
and Christenson all scored in
double figures to lead a balanced
team dfort for the Pi~ victory.
lhe Pios fell 82-73 on SaAU-day,to die 18th ranked Whitworth
Pirates.in Spokane, Wash. The Pios
couldn't cool off the hot shooting
Pirates, who shot over· 60 percent
from the fidd.
Dow-0 by five at halft:ime, the
Pios bung tough actually tying the
game midway through the second
half on a Berggren three pointer.
The game remained close through­
out and with only three minutes
left a Toboni layup put the Pios
within two poinrs. That was as
close -as chey would come though
as Whitworth closed the game on
a 10-3 run.
Toboni led rhe Pios effort with a
game high '27 points.
Women's Basketball:
The Pios lost a heartbreake~ on
l!riday night against Whitman,
falling 71-63 in overtime, Crystal
Castle ('08) paced the Pios with
19 points, Jive rebounds and four
-steals.. The Pios trailed by seveo
points in the sc:cond half before
fighting back to rake a two point
lead with rwo minutes left in the
game. With five seconds left and
the score knotted at 58, Whinna,n
guard Kristina Francis knocked
down a baseline jumper. Noc t-O
be outdone Sarah Moon ('07) hit
a shot at the buuet' to force over­
time. Whitman ourscored the
Pios 11·3 in the extra period for
rhe vktoiy.
On Saturday the Pios suffered
another tough defeat falling 68-
59 to Whitworth. Castle again
played well scoring 16 points and
h~i.ng in nine boa(ds. Moon also
played well with 17 points.
The Pios controlled the 6.rsr
half holding a lead of up ro 11
poinrs and taking a 32-28 lead
into the hreak. Whitworth· took
9ve,: in the second half though,
pulling .iway ovec-the last seven
minutes behind clutch free throw
shooting. JoeyToboni ('08) has scarred on the baskerball court so far chis season
for rhe Pios. A transfer out of FoorhiU College in San Francisco, Cali£,
Toboni scored a total of 46 points in the Pios two games in Eastern Wash­
ington. He had a game high 27 against the nationally ranked Whirworrh
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And you think Pios is lame: top 10 worst mascots
by Hunter Franks
'It is no surprise that there have been mutterings around
the Lewis & Clark campus about changing the c<;>llege mascot
from the Pioneers co the Pirates. Many students are not exact­
ly enthralled with the prospect ofbei-ng a Pioneer. This is most
likely due to the fact that there is no exact definition of what is
a Pioneer. There is no visual representation of a Pioneer. This
got us thinking about the oddest, funniest or just plain worst
collegiate team nicknames. Here is our list of the ten lamest:
10: Stanford Cardinal 8: Whitman Missionaries
A cardinal as a team name is Um ... chis one speaks for it-
usually a cype of bird or a priest. self. Yes, missionaries founded
In Stanford's case, cardinal refers.co the school. Bue sometimes words
the vivid red color. So then why is change meaning in culture. This is a
their mascot a dancing tree? Well, prime example of chat. But hey, who
turns out a cree is also on the logo else can use the cheer "Missionaries,
of che city Stanford is located, Palo Missionaries, we're on top!"?
Alto. This makes sense. But, the
fact still remains chat they have a
tree as their mascot. Doesn't exaccly
strike fear inco opponents. In addi­
tion, Cardinal cannot be pluralized
so one is left with situations like 7: Alabama Crimson Tide
The name Crimson Tide first
originated after a rainy football
game in 1907. One reporter referred
to che offensive line as the Crimson
"Today che Bruins take on the Car-Tide because their uniforms were
dinal." Just plain weird.
9: Tulane Green Wave
Watch our! Don't gee swept up
by chat wave! The name was adopt­
ed in 1920 after a song "The Rolling
Green Wave" was published in che
sruden,t newspaper. Then came rhe
adaptation of an "angry wave" logo
and the mascot "Gumby." Gumby
was replaced with "Riptide," a peli­
can, LU 1998 but the Green Wave
stW remain. They might as well
name the team the Water. soaked in mud and rain. That was a
bad idea. Tide doesn't do much, be­
sides ebb and flow every once and a
while. le only gees worse. Alabama's
mascot is an elephant char goes by
the name "Big Al." Tide and ele­
phants go together like abstinence
and being in high school. That is co
say, they don't.
6: New York University Violets
Violets? Ir is bad enough char
NY1J has a color for a ream name,
buc they simply add insult co injury
by choosing a color like violet. Oh,
and their mascot is a bobcat.
5: UC Irvine Anteaters
An anreacer doesn't scream ath­
leticism in the lease bit. They even
chase ants at a lethargic pace. Also,
there ace no anteaters living in Ir­
vine. There is no explanation as co
why the name Anteaters was adopt-ed, but ir was. Students seem to
like che name, as they have formed
the CIA, or Completely Insane
Anteaters. They can be heard
screaming "Zot! Zot! Zoe!" at ath­
letic contests. "Zot" is the sound
char the anteater in the comic
scrip "B.C." makes when it uses its
tongue co catch an ant. Now _you
know.
4: Whittier Poets
Being able to out-prose your
competition basically gees you no­
where in spores. The school was
named after Quaker poet John
Whittier when it was founded.
This is a nice way co honor Whit­
tier. But as far as making Poets
the ream name goes, noc such a
-good move. Unless the Poet stabs
you with che tip of chat large writ­
ing utensil, you don't have
coo much co worry.
about.
3: UC Santa Cruz Banana
Slugs
A banana slug is a bright, yel­
low, slimy mollusk found in the
foresrs close to the UC Santa
Cruz. campus. The slow-moving
creatures process such. things as
leaves and animal droppings and
then recycle them into the envi­
ronment. Apparencly the srudencs
desired co have these features em­
bodied in their athletic program.
"Sammy the Slug" even got love
from Judge Terence Evans of rhe
US Seventh Circuit Court of Ap­
peals, who in a hearing concern­
ing the use of racial slurs as college
nicknames stated the following:
"Imagine the fear in the hearts of
opponents who t.rnvel to UC San­
ta Cruz to face the imaginatively
named 'B_anana Slugs'." Imagina­
tive? Yes, very much so. Quality?
Noc so much. 2: Evergreen State Geoducks
Very few people know what
a Geoduck is, ·bur once you find
ouc, laughter inevitably follows.
A Geoduck is the largest burrow­
ing clam in the world and is com­
monly found in the Pacific North­
west. The appearance of Geoduck's
siphon that sticks out has led to the
belief that it has che properties of
an aphrodisiac. Clearly the college
knows this, as can be seen in the
phallic suggestions of their fight
song:
Go, Geoducks go,
Through the mud and the sand,
let's go.
Siphon high, squirt it out,
swivel all about,
let it all hang out.
Go, Geoducks go,
Screech your necks when the
ride is low
Siphon high, squire it out,
swivel all about,
lee it all hang our. 1: Scottsdale Community Col­
lege Fighting Artichokes
The name began in 1972 as a
way for students to express their
philosophical differences with the
administration. Since rhen, the
name has stuck and Artie the Ar­
tichoke is alive and well. The col­
lege is actually in the process of de­
signing a new look for Artie, one
char will best resemble the spirit of
the fighting artichoke. Artichokes
have no arms or legs, but appar­
ently they can play spores very well.
Scottsdale CC fields many nation­
ally ranked reams. They had five
players taken in lase year's amatuer
baseball draft and are home co 12
current and former NFL players.
Proof chat you really should ear
your vegetables, even if they look
funny and taste weird.
Scores & Standings
Basketball:
Men: Women:
LC 80 -Evergreen 64 Cocordia 58 -LC 53
Whitworth.82- LC 73 Whinvorth 68 -LC 59
LC 72 -Whitman 69 Whitman 71 -LC 63 OT
Conf. Overall Conf. Overall
Whitworth 2-0 9-0 Whitwonh' 2-0 5-0
Pacific Lutheran 2-0 4-0 J,>acific Lutheran 2-0 4-2
Puget Sound 2-0 5-1 Whitman 2-0 4-2
LC 1-1 6-3 George Fox 1-1 4-l
GeotgeFox 1-1 4-3 Puget Sound 1-1 4-1
Pacific 1-1 2,.4 Linfield • 1-1 3-2
Linficld 0-2 2-4 Pacific 0-2 3-4
Willamette 0.2 ~-5 LC 0~2 2-4
Whitman 0-2 ,'o-4 Willamette 0-2 0-8
Swimming:
Northwest Invitational Results
Men: Women:
Linfidd 505 LC 384
Pacific IAtheran 410 Whitman 293
Whitman 299 CSU Ease Bay 273
PugcrSound 157 Pacific Lutheran 269
Whitworth 133 Linfield 255
Albertson 129 Whitworth 214
LC 1J6 Willamette 152
Willamette 101 Albcrt$on 109
P~6c 21 Puget Sound 65 ♦ ♦ • ♦ • ♦
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[[Eight Days Out]]
Friday,
December 8
Giving Tree
8:00AM
Location: Templeton, Student
Leadership & Service Office
Theatre Senior Project: Alice
7:30PM ,
Location: Fir Acres Theatre, Black Box
Watch the one-of-a-kind production of Alice,
adapted and produced by Emma Lipp ('07).
le cells of a little girl's bad dream and stolen
innocence.
Irish Celli
7:30PM
Location: Albany Quadrangle,
Smith Hall
The LC Internacional Folkdance Club hosts
an evening oflrish music and dance. Expe­
rience live music from an expert caller.
Bobby Birdman, Curious Hands
8:00 PM
Location: The Rusty Nail
LCMC presents a rock ·concert featuring
acclaimed electrosynth singer-songwriter
Bobby Birdman_. Also featured are Port­
land's own up-and-coming quirky pop dar-
lings Curious Hands.
Tuesday,
December 12
Giving Tree
8:00AM
Location·: Templeton, Student Leadership
& Service Office
School-wide Council
3:00PM
Location: Rogers Hall 220
The Council, in conjunction with the Grad-
uace School's Leadership Team, makes rec-
ommendations related co the development,
budget priorities and policies of the
Graduate School.
Teacher Education Information Meeting
6:15PM
Location: Albany Quadrangle 220
This meeting is for prospeetive students of
che Graduate School of Teacher Education
Programs.
Heifer Project Christmas Gifts
-All Day Event-
Location: Outside the Bon Saturday,
December 9
Oregon Repertory Singers:
The Glory of Christmas
7:30PM
Location: Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Cost: Limited number of complementary
tickets available at College Bookstore
Celebrate che holiday season with an assort­
ment of motets and carols from around the
world. The show features the favorite "Car­
ols and Lullabies from the Southwest," and
it ends with their rradicional sing-a-long.
Theatre Senior Project: Alice
7:30PM
Location: Fir Acres Theatre, Black Box
An encore presentation of Emma Lipp's
('07) Alice.
Momo & The Coop-A Capella Group
7:30PM
Location: The Rusty Nail
The student run a capella group performs
their anticipated fall show. The group's per­
formances are renowned for their liveliness
and humor, and rhe show is free.
Wednesday,
December 13
Giving Tree . 8:00AM
Location: Templeton, Student Le~dership
& Service Office
Albany Society of Directors Meeting .
10:00AM
Location: Albany Quadrangle, 220
The Albany Society is an honorary organi-
zation of alumni who graduated from Lew-
is & Clark College fifty or more years ago.
The Albany Society Board of Directors_ meets
on the second Wednesday of each month a,c
10:00am. Meedngs are open co alJ interested
parties.
Pre-Tenure Graduate Faculty Group
12:00PM
Location: Conference Center 101
The group of Graduate Pre-Tenure faculty
meet with the Associate Dean of Faculty
monthly to discuss topics of interest related
to scholarship, teaching, service and ocher
pertinent matters. Sunday,
December 10
Lewis & Clark World Music Concert
2:00PM
Location: Evans Music Building,
Auditorium
Watch students from the Music Department
perform the annual World Music Concert.
Holiday Brass Concert
6:10 PM
Location: St. Matthew Lutheran Church
(Beaverton, OR)
Everyone in the community is inviceg to the
16th annual free "Holiday Brass Concert"
with the Big Horn Brass. The 6:30pm con­
cert is preceded by the English handbells of
the Exaltadon Handbell Ensemble. The Big
Horn Brass, a group of professional musi­
cians with French horns, trombones, trum­
pets and tuba, will play holiday classics and
concert favorites.
Lewis & Clark Orchestra Concert
8:00PM
Location: Evans Music Building,
Auditorium
Experience the Lewis & Clark Orchestra's
musical talent.
Thursday,
December 14
Giving Tre_e
8:00AM
Location: Templeton, Student Leadership
& Service Office .
CPSY Information Session
12:00PM
Location: Rogers Hall 219
Information Sessions are held monthly and
are free and open co anyone who is interested
in learning more about the department of
Counseling Psychology's program offerings.
No appoinrment or R.S.V.P. is necessary to
attend an Information Session.
7.ooLights 2006
5:30 PM-8:00 PM
Location: Oregon 7.oo
Experience the zoo's transformation inco a
winter wonderland with the addition of more
than a half-million holiday lights. There will
even be puppet shows and lighted train rides
through the zoo! Monday,
December 11
Giving Tree
8:00AM
Location: Templeton, Student Leadership
& Service Office
Physics Colloquium
4:00 PM
Location: Olin 204
Biannual Cheese Party
4:00PM
Location: Templeton, Thayer 1-2-3
All are welcome ro feast on the variety of
cheeses courtesy of the Lewis & Clark Cheese
Club. Other student groups are invited co
serve specific cheeses or cheese dishes to sup­
plement the gourmet cheeses from around
rhe'world.
Heifer Project Christmas Gifts
-All Day Event-
Location: Outside the Bon
Heifer International provides families in
the developing world with animals char give
food, prosperity and independence. Help
our the cause by purchasing a $10 share and
pick up a holiday thank you card; the charity
hopes co raise $500 chis year.
Friday,
December 15
Giving Tree
8:00AM
Location: Templeton, Student Leadership
& Service Office
Favorite Toys for Ch.ristmas
12:00 PM-4:00 PM
Location: Pittock Mansion
Cost: $7
Experience rhe holidays amongst the !av-
ish Christmas decorations displayed in and
around Pitcock Mansion. The 23-room resi-
dence boasts 15 decorated trees, 120 poinsec-
tias, as well as a surplus of vintage coys.
Parade of Christmas Ships
7:00PM
Location: Willamette River,
Oregon Yacht Club
The Christmas Ship Parade started in 1954
with one lone sailboat. Today, The Christmas
Ship Fleet averages about 55 co 60 brightly
lit and gaily decorated boats between the Co-
lumbia and Willamette River fleets. ♦ • • •
BackOoor the Pioneer Log, December 8, 2006 -~
~ WINTER HOROSCOPES ~
Aries (3/21-4/l 9): Plop your bizniz
right alongside people at the library, even
if the next cable over is obviously vacant.
Do this not co creep-our, but to form
bonds of friendship! When the blond
honey sitting across from you leaves for
a bit to use the bathroom, and asks, "You
gonna stay at this table for a lircle bit?"
respond with a big grin and whisper,
"Mhmm!" Obviously, you can be trust­
ed with the laptop.
Taurus (4/20-5/20): At this poinr in
the season, your hypochondriac tenden­
cies are actually working against you.
Go ahead: toss away your roommates
srack of raggedy, blown-in tissues, lap
up soda pop like there ain't no other, and
dance wild all night every night right on
through finals. Nobody will think you
a~e sick. •
Gemini (5/21-6/2 l): Did your last
pick-up line in the Bon fail? Have all of
them been failing?
Cancer (6/22-7/22): Wake up, my
friend! It is time to relish the sensory.
Indulge in a lemon-scented bubble bath.
Simply combine: two lemons. Olive oil.
10 gallons boiling hot water. Glycerin.
Rough up. Step in. Whoa! Winrer
Lemonade.
Leo (7/23-8/22): If you ever feel like
shooting yourself in the foot, probably
do it? I can't read the stars clearly on this
Cute a capella girl
You rock my world
Tu eres muy bonita
Let's go on una cita
You: Don't Touch My Bum
Guy
Us: Asking will you be our nucleo­
phile in an SN2 reaction and at­
tack us from che backside?
You: Southern California
Mmmbopping girl
Me: Hoping to Bop your Mm
mmm one. Sorry, bucko,
yer on yer own.
Virgo· (8/23-9/22):
The mysteries of attrac­
tion and disgust are very
complicated, a11d you
Lierle red headed runner gicl
Don't get your Christmas blanket
in a twirl
I'm going co cbe Equator
You'll hear about the raging later
We'll scheme when 1 return
Till then you've a semester ro
burn
The good doctor is in,
She'll bring you her "medicine"
You've got me believin'
I'm Hooked on a feelin' would be wise co come co some sort of
agreement with yourself.
Libra (9/23-10/22): Come on,
your friends are right. Lyme's
Disease is a deal breaker.
Scorpio (10/23-11/21):
"Humidity makes gunpow­
der useless." Your granny
used to say it all the rime, and
ohh boy, are you gonna wish
yo'u'd _paid her some heed!
That bombastic personality
you've got there?-The hu-
midity kills it! The baro­
metric pressure crushes
your cute wit! The solu­
tion? Hang out with re­
ally funny people.
Write down what
they say, recite it at
home, and then go
hang out with less
funny people and.be
the funny one.
Sagittarius (11/22-
12/21): If you mention
hitchhiking in public these
days, you'll gee one of
two responses: Your
audience wilJ either
scowl tetchily and
remark on the dan-
gers of hitchhiking, or
exclaim how he/she "thinks
hitchhiking is che bomb." (In the latter case, the audience wanes you co
believe that he/she is ultimately very ex­
perienced and into risky business.) Think
for yourself here: Catholics live twice, but
only once on earth. Therefore, the pru­
dent thing to do-is take the risk and bum
the ride.
Capricorn (12/22-1/19): If you spin
'round and 'round in a glass doonvay of
a major corporate office for up to rwo
hours, you'll get attention. You might sec
a record, and you will become popular.
Aquarius (1/20-2/18): "Barabella,
Queen of the Galaxy" is a fabulous 1968
film starring Miss Jane Fonda. Fonda is
hot and you need to rent this movie.
Pisces (2/19-3/20): A recent bout of
boorish behavior kicked you off the gods'
beloved list. You're in for serious turmoil
unless you recreate that sense of poise,
charm, and classical decency you had in
primary school.
Your Birthday Today (12/08): Noth­
ing is easy, is it? Well, you may think that
now, but when you are lucky enough to
see the ferocious athlete maneuver his
overdeveloped gluteus maxi.mus and gas­
trocnemius co reach chat Viagra text from
che bottom of the shelf, you will change
your mind.
Horoscopes foretold by the Pioneer Log's
chief astrowgy consultant, Kathryn Miller.
my eye
Yiemamese vixen
Your body is so kickin'
Thinking about you is driving me
foco
Can't wait to h;mg our when you
hit 21
And then we can mak~ our way
down, south of the border
Birthday girl
Your ass is smokin'
Hope to see you ouc chis weekend
So we can take some shots
And see if we can make it hot God gave me style
God gave me grace
I'd walk a mile
Just to see how you'd caste Been $cclng a lot of
6.ne people lately?
Stock up over Win­
ter Break,. then let the
whole campus know
by contributing to
"You Caught my Eye."
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