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Volume 72, Number 2

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2007-09-01

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1he new academic year brings a glut of name and policy changes from the
Division of Student Life-Residence Lift is now Campus Living, Resident As­
sistants now Campus Living Advisors.
by Angela Webber// news editor
This summer, the department
of Student Life went through sev­
eral organizational and functional
changes. Among the most appar­
ent were name and title changes
in the department of Residence
Life -now "Campus Living." Also
changed was the student hand­
book, the Pathfinder, with a shift­
ing focus from policy to "commu­
nity standards."
Rina Herring ('10) returned
from a summer at home to encoun­
ter the effects of these changes, in
particular, that Resident Assistants
now hold the title of Campus Liv­
ing Advisors.
"What's a CLA? Why change
it? It's pretentious, counterintuitive
and ultimately futilet said Her­
ring.
Dean of Students Houston
Dougharty explains the name
changes as, "getting our names to
better reAect what we do."
He says that the change from
Residence Life to Campus Living
is reAective of a broader and more
cohesive department, because stu­
dents do more than just live on
campus. The department of Cam­
pus Living, under Director Win­
ston Jones, handles not only resi­
dential issues, as Residence Life did, a change in philosophy.
"We want to be a community,"
said Jones. He heard, upon Wcing
the position at LC over the sum­
mer, that the college was disjoint­
ed. He said that individuality is
good, but there is a goal of unifying
the community.
Dougharty believes a broader
department of Campus Living,
with a more clustered organization
and more communication between
administrators, will help reach this
goal.
Changes were made not only in
title, but also in functionality:This
summer the student handbook,
the Pathfinder, was rewritten to
make policies easier to understand,
and a new policy of "Community
Standards" was implemented in
response to feedback toward the
administration. The Community
Standards model will replace the
standard judicial model as the basis
for implementation of policy.
According to the Student Life
website, these values "inform and
shape the. policies and procedures
outlined in the Pathfinder. " These
values are "adventurous, support­
ive, diverse, engaged, and just,"
and were introduced to the class of
2011 during New Student Orien-
tation. but also other
responsibilities,
such as policy
(now Com­
munity Stan­
dards), Parent
Programs and
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denr Services" is Dougharty. He
now "Multicul- believes this
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Last year, 4':.:iila_, students more
the department . agency than a
of Residence standard judi-
lllUSTRATION BY BRAD JONAS . al d l Life and NSO c1 mo e .
went through a full review. Dough- "It's less about the administra-
arty says that much of the feedback tion just saying 'here are the rules,'"
from the review was also imple- said Dougharty.
mented in these changes. Jones is hoping to increase stu-
Assistant Dean of Students and dent engagement and involvement
Director of Campus Living Win-with these changes in Campus Liv­
ston Jones notes that the change is ing. He wants Campus Living to The Four-One-One
In brief, in case yo~ miss.edit.
• 1he lewis & Oark c.ollege Support Sraff Association, cur­
lClldy in negotiations with the college-over MgC issues, held
~ marches this month. On Sepi 6, ~ union and suppon­
crs marched frolt) the Agnes Flanagan Cha~I to the Frank
Manor House. On Monday.. they ~ from the uw
School co meet with President 'Ihottw Hoc:bstettler in his of­
~ce. Talks~ the union and the college J'CSWlled Thurs­
day
• Ph}'Sic:s professor To~ Olson disaisscd Galileo's "Starry Mes­
senger"'. on Wedncsc;lay night .as pan !)l an Exploratjon &
Discovery lecnue series. After discwsin$ how the ·heliocen­
tric th';Pry was reinforced br, Galileo's discovery ofJupitet's
moons, students wcnc to the observatory oo obset'Vc Jupiter
and its moons for. their own delight.
• Consultants from architecture firm Mithun addressed a sparse
crowd; Wednesday in Council Chambers. The furn presented
the result$ of an .o.nline survey it conducted over summer, co
which over 600 students tespQndcd. A collcgc committee also
presented designs fur a ~ted Fields Dining Hall, includ­
ing attractive rustic illustrations for the new a la ca.tte Bon.
The projccte<f cost for the project? Three to four million dol­
lars.
"l know a lot af people hate stuff about Templeton, and I
agree. some things about this building are ptetty fucked, but
we're finalt'y doing something about it," sa,id ASLC Vice Presi­
dent Angela Finke ('08),
be relational with students, and for
LC to be an environment where
students can-take responsibility for
themselves and their community.
In addition, he encourages stu­
dents to speak up.
"I've heard char students talk
about not being heard. They talk
about the bureaucracy. They'll see
a lot of effort on our part to engage
them in the process, therefore al­
lowing chem to be a part of it, so
they can be a pare of any changes
that might occur," said Jones.
Specific changes in policies were
also made. There is a new parental
notification policy that allows the
administration to contact parents
in situations involving potential
harm to self or others, or drugs and
alcohol. Jones said that this "allying
with families" will be a useful tool in helping students succeed.
"We've always had the legal abil­
ity to contact parents," said Jones.
"We just didn't use it as much in
the past."
Dougharty noted, "None of
these changes ·are happening in a
vacuum. Nearly all of them are in
response co student feedback." ,
More specific illustrations of this
are the recent Templeton renova­
cions and changes in the cafeteria.
Also, in response to student feed­
back there is now a 24-hour medi­
cal help line available to students,
so that there is free advice available
when the Heath Center is closed.
"These are not the first chang­
es, nor will they be the last, in the
process of mal<lng Lewis & Clark
College one of the best small liberal
arts colleges," said Dougharty. _ili_e_P_•_·o_n_e_er_L_o_g_,_se_p_t_e_m_b_e_r_1_4_,_2_00_7 _________ lt=if.t# _________________________ 3_
Piofair brings LC comniunity together
50 student organi­
zations. Heaps of Bon­
catered food. One gi­
ant inflatable Twister
game. Piofair '07.
by Megan Alpine // staff writer
By Friday morning, indications
of a campus-wide transformation
began to appear--collapsible ta­
bles encircled the Glade and spread
downhill co the area between J. R.
Howard Hall and BoDine. This
year's Piofair had begun. •
Over 50 Lewis & Clark orga­
nizations rook part in the annual
communiry-wide event, which was
organized chis year by the Students
Acrivities Congress and Director of
Smdent Activities Robbie Fung.
This year's Piofair was only the
second in LC history,· though LC
had held Activities Fair, a similar
event, for many years.
"What's unique about Piofair
is that Lewis & Clark hasn't tradi­
tionally had many events chat bring
rogerher the entire undergraduate
communiry, as well as facult} and
alumni," said Dean of Students
Houston Dougharry. "The idea is
to have an all-campus event where
we can celebrate being at LC to­
gether."
Organizations ranging from Ar­
chery Club and Women's Frisbee
ro medirarion and environmental
groups sec up booths with informa­
tional pamphlets, mailing list sign­
up sheers and plenty of free candy.
Other activities included a game-.
themed buffer catered by the Bon,
a giant inflatable Twister game and
a wholly ignored game of "Porr­
landopoly."
Well-known srudem groups
such as Associated Studenrs of
Lewis & Clack used Piofair to pro­
mote themselves and advertised
available positions.
"_We're here to gee the word
out to people so they ·can be more
aware of their student govern­
ment," said ASLC Vice President
Tom Youmans ('09).
Piofair also allowed smaller, less
widely-known organizations to re­
cruit new members and bring to­
gether scudents with similar inter­
esrs.
"People expressed a lot of inter­
est this year," said Seth Kinzie ('09) •
of medication group Zen Sangha.
"Wegotlike60 names [on our mail-ing list], which is really good ... we
even met two
people who
bad studied
~editation
practices who
can teach us."
Student
attendees
found the
event useful
in different
ways.
"Ir's been
really inter­
esting," said
Katrina Ma­
loney (' 1 l ).
"I had no
idea char·
there were so
many dubs,
and everyone_
seems really
helpful."
Rhea Man-
ley ('l l) thought the event was a
convenient way to see all the school
• has to offer. "You can look at every­
thing and see what you might wanr
to do ... displayed ar one place ar
one time."
"I don't know very many peo­
ple here and I wanted ro sign up
for dubs-it's a good way to meet
people," said transfer srudent Jenna
Herbison ('09).
In Line for food, Josh Ring ('l l)
revealed char he came co Piofair
because "it's the only way 1 could
gee food tonight.
"And I wan red co
sign up for Crew
and Lacrosse," •
he added.
Dougharty
said he believes
LC students
rend co stick to
smaller groups
of friends with
similar interesrs,
and chat Pio­
fair is essential
to bringing to­
gether the whole
community.
"What we don't
do very often is
bring everyone
together," he ex­
plained. "Pio­
fair does a ·great
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Obamaran1a strikes LC! PHOTO COURTESY KENDALL HAMILTON PHOTO COURTESY CARY YOUNG
Students volunteer, organize for the Democratic presidential candidate.
by Sarah Bobertz // staff writer
And they're offi As the 2008 presidential race kicks into high gear, che first student
group ro promoce a candidate held ics inaugural meeting lase Tuesday. Lewis & Clark's
chapter of Students for Barack Obama is just one of hundreds in the nationwide orga-Obama greets hordes of supporters at the Friday Sept. 7 rally in Portland.
nization. The group, with 89 mem­
bers, is currently the largest of Or­
egon's three chapters.
The group could nor have come
at a more relevant rime. L1st Friday,
for the 6rsr rime since announcing
his candidacy, Sen. Barack Obama
visited Oregon for a rally ac che Or­
egon Convention Center, drawing
more cha11 3,40!) people. LC Stu­
dents for Barack Obama jumped
at che opportunity co. help our; at
lease 20 LC students volunteered.
"Obama, more so than ocher
can di daces, is someone who has che
potential to unify Democrats and
to say some P<?tentially policicalJy
unpopular things, to ask· Ameri­
cans to sacrifice a little bit to ad­
dress important issues like global
warming and our healthcare sys­
tem," said chapter coordinator Ben
Brysacz ('09).
Over the summer, LC Students
for Barack Obama used Facebook
to communicate and recruit mem­
bers. Now that school is in ses­
sion, they are angling to become
a campus-wide movement. While
the group's main goal is to inform
the LC community about Obama,
it is also aiming to gee 20 percent
of the campus-about 400 LC stu­
dents-to commie to voting for the
senator in the primary election.
"I'm excited to see so many peo­
ple interested so early. I chink chat
the next couple months we're going
to have a loc of political energy on
campus," said Brysacz.
The group's next event is an
open Countdown co Change
"house party" on campus Samrday
night. Also in the works is a blood
drive scheduled for November.
"LC students are politically
passionate people. We care about
what's going on and 1 believe we
can really concribuce to the Obama
campaign," said communications
coordinator Karena Norton ('09).
Interested in getting involved with
LC Students for Barack Obama?
Contact Ben Brysacz at bbrysacz@
studentsforbarackobama.com. Not
interested? Contact College Republi­
cans President David Merryman at
davidmm@lclark.edu. Lewis & Clark
' Monday, Septei:nber 1 7, 2007
Lewis & Clark presents a daylong look at race, ethnicity, civic engagement, and democracy in America.
Noon Manuel Pastor
Engaging Communities and Educating Students: Tools, Experiences, and Challenges
Albany 220, Faculty brown bag lunch
Noon-2 p.m. Kevin Merida
The Constitution and the Divided Soul of Justice Clarence Thomas
Law School, McCarty Classrooms, Room 2
3:30-5 p.m. Kevin Merida and Manuel Pastor
New Dimensions of Race in America
Moderator: Lisa Webb, associate dean of students and director of multicultural affairs
Templeton Campus Center, Council Chamber
7p.m. K-evin Merida
Being a Black Man: At the Corner of Progress and Peril
Lessons Learned and Implications for Educators and Counselors
Corbett House. Seating is limited. Please call 503-768-6009 if you plan w attend.
7:30 p.m. Manuel Pastor
Public 9r Perish: Engaged Scholarship, Community Connections, and the Future of the Academy
Ternplewn Campus Center, Council Chamber
Manuel Pastor is
professor of geography,
American studies,
and ethnicity at the
University of Southern
California. He served on
California's Commission
on Regionalism, a body
that worked to find
regional solutions to.
challenges facing the
state. He also received
a civic entrepreneur of
the year award from the
California Center for
Regional Leadership.
• Pastor is the coauthor
of Searching for the Uncommon Common Ground: New •
Dimensions on Race in America and Staircases or Treadmills:
Labor Market Intermediaries and Economic Opportunity in a
Changing Economy.
Pastor Kevin Merida, associate editor of the Washington Post, has
been writing about politics and government for more than
25 years and is the coauthor of Supreme Discomfort: The
Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas. He recently edited a year­
, long series by the Post that became the book Being a Black
Man: At the Comer of Progress and Peril.
A Boston University graduate and former writer and
editor for the Dallas Morning News-and the Milwaukee
Journal-Sentinel, Merida has won numerous awards, includ­
ing the journalist of the year award from the National
Association of Black Journalists in 2000.
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The Fighting Hamster
By Matthew Savage // senior staff writer
Lewis & Clark College has long had a reputation for envi­
ronmental stewardship. The school builds envjronmentally­
friendly buildings, purchases green power, and runs what is
considered by many to be the nation's best environmental
law program. Yet despite this record, the College's recent ac­
tions smack of nothing more than hypocrisy.
In July, former Law School Dean James Huffman pub­
lished an editorial defending Measure 37 in tbe Mar-Su Valley
News. He also defended the measure in litigation before rhe
Oregon Supreme Court. Measure 37, which was passed by
Oregon voters in 2004, required the government to cor_npen­
sare property owners w1'en a regulation passed after they pur­
chased the land would lower its value, or decline ro enforce
the regulation. This could have disastrous consequence for
Oregon and its environment, as property-owners go around
land use laws ro like much of Eastern Oregon, has ·a water shortage. There are
nor warer rights for the amount of water that th<;5e homes
would require, not to mention the vineyards, and global
warming is decreasing the supply of water in Eastern Oregon
every year.
Umatilla County, with an annual budget of $59 million,
had no choice bur to waive the land-use regulations on all
but 300 acres of the land. If the College succeeds with its
development plans for the land, it will decrease the amount
of water available for small farmers in the surrounding area,
decrease the amount of water for native plants and wildlife,
and threaten ro diminish the region's critical water supply.
Nevertheless, the College is continuing with its development
plan.
Luckily, there are people in Oregon who are trying to •
save these natural
build develop­
ments in areas that
the environment
and the local in-
frastructure can-
nor support.
To be fair,
Lewis & "Clark
need not be re-"Lewis & Clark has modeled a growing
commitment to sustainability and environ­
mental stewardship for more than three de­
cades." -President Thomas Hochstettler areas from devel­
opment. They
have introduced
Measure 49,
which • would re­
verse the excesses
of Measure 37.
It would still al-
sponsible for the
political opinions of its former administrators. But a Col­
lege rhar proudly calls irself rhe first school in the nation to
be "Kyoto compliant" has also filed a Measure 37 claim. The
Willamette Week reported in July that Lewis & Clark filed
a claim for $20 million from Umatilla County, where the
College owns 3,900 acres. The College wants to turn this
farmland, where cattle are currently grazing, into 19-acre
"farmecres" with individual vineyards.
The problem with the proposal is that l.Jmarilla County, low landowners to
build a few houses
on their property if they desire, bur srop large development
projects that harm Oregon farms and forest, like Lewis &
Clark's plans for their property in Eastern Oregon.
Furthermore, we, the student body of this college, need
to tell the administration to srop their plans for "farmerres"
in Eastern Oregon, and stand up for the values that this Col­
lege claims to ·srand for. We need to cell President Hoch­
stetder to drop the College's Measure 37 claim, and endorse
the passage of Measu·re 49.
Aptitude tramps appearance
by Ethan Spangler // staff writer
The beginning of the 2007-2008 year opened with the
, regular bang: new faces and new controversies to acquaint
ourselves with. One major subject char has a carried over
from last year is the seemingly never-ending presidential
election. With something as monumental as the US presi­
dency at stake, a lot of BS is going robe thrown around and
frivolous topics pop out of the woodwork. In other words;
policies as usual. One such subject involves a particular
Whitehouse contender that recently graced Portland with
his presence, Barak Obama.
I personally have a lot of respect for Obama; he does
not strike me as rhe same type of political phony that some
of the other candidates are (I am looking at you Edwards).
However, the bulk of the questions that surround Obama
deal primarily with the face that he is African America; or
put bluntly and non-hyper PC, that Obama is black. strong foreign policy that simultaneously does
not alienate our allies? I just think it's about
damn time we had a real down for president.
ls the rictl..iculousness becoming dearer yet?
As much attention rhat is given to it, race is
really just a superficial issue. Race is no more
a determinant for a person's abilities than hair
length is_ a determinant for sexuality. Obama.
himself on numerous occasions has come out
and spoken against the hoopla his skin color
has generated. He sees it as a pointless cha~
rade generated by rhe media that only serves
ro take focus away from true problems.
Even on the accepting paths of Lewis & Clark Obama's
race has ingrained itself as an issue. In a brief conversa­
tion with one of our new attendees, a wide-eyed and bushy
tailed freshmen female told me (actual quote) "1 just think
it's time we had a black president." l hope at chis point that we have identified
the inherent flaws in choosing a leader based
solely on exterior features (race, gender, hair
piece, etc) and can now focus on their interior
features. Sure Aillary has a v,agina, but can she
solve the ballooning healthcare eris~? Yes Ku­
cinich is a creepy hobbit, but can he crack rhe PHOTO FROM CONSERVATIVEHOl,fj:: BlOGS.COM
Below: "It's a bird! It's a planel It's a black president!?"
Anyone else see a problem wirh this line of thought?
Using the same logic, we could say that people should
vote for the person dressed as.a down. Who cares if h~she
has any experience in good fiscal management or c,reating a immigration debate? These are just a sampling of the cornu­
copia of questions we should be asking about each candidate.
Never should we ask what they. look like.
The bottom line is thar whenever election finally does ar­
rive, people should vote for whatever candidate they feel is most capable ro lead the country, not the one they like rhe
look 0£ I personally don't care who makes ic to che election
in '08, be they man, woman, white, black, Asian, Hispanic
or even a shaved Sasquatcb (that's you Bidden); I just want
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You can't take the boy-band out of the boy
Justin Timberlake is an excellent entertainer: the
Michael Jackson of this generntion-back when Mi­
chael Jackson was black, that is. Last Friday, Sept.
7, crowds gathered at Portland's Rose Garden Arena
for his FurureSex Love Tour. by Helen Hunter// forum editor
Perhaps the highlight of the sec
was catching the last song, "Life­
styles of the rich and the famous,"
a hit from early high school, which •
brought frustration with its wildly
noticeable lyrical hypocrisy. Come
on, it's pretty obvious.
Between secs, I got a good look
ac the crowd. Due to a Tickermas­
ter screw-up, I was sitting al~ne and
had a lot of time to people wacch.
As I was ance to his loyal fans about how humble he really is and how
much he thanked ·each and every one of us for making his
dreams come true.
When I realized char rhe dream-making would not be re­
ciprocared by him performing "Dick in a box," I walked out.
And char is the first time I've ever left a concert before the
lights came back on. Ever.
After a few days of rhoughc about Timberlake's show, I
came back to my initial reaction: confusion. I had a really great
time ar his concert, but at the same time I found it extraordi­
narily mediocre. I couldn't really shake the idea that JT was
com plecely
glancing
around,
I noriced
something really strange go­
ing on a few rows down and
over from me. It looked like
a sixteen-year-old girl per­
forming some sort of per­
verse magic trick with her Not surprisingly, JT didn't actually
play most of the instruments he pan­
tomimed, as well: I decided to let that
slide when he whipped out the keytar. full of crap.
In an
arena full of
women and
men alike
that all wanr
co bone him
or at very
shores. And then I realized she was actually-taking off
her panties. And then sh~ sharpied what l made out
with squinted eyes co be her name and number on the
elastic band. Okay. Seriously? I kept looking around
and I noticed that most of the girls around that age
and older were dressed as though Justin Timberlake
would be scanning che crowd with binoculars and
would (thanks co their outfits) chose them for a one­
nighr-only compromise on their usually Hawless sexual
dignity. Myself included.
]T's performance was somewhat predictable.
With a seamless set list and incredibly well choreo­
graphed back-up dancers, Timberlake managed ro
live up co his crowd-pleasing name.
However, with a lirt!e closely paid
attention, I noted many details that
PHOTOFROMCELEBRJFIC.COM really let me down about his perfor­
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needs givin' ing. I want co make a clever pun call-
After being accustomed co the intimate performances
• at venues like the Crystal Ballroom, going co a show with
20,000 screaming fans is a little overwhelming. Even going
ro the show knowing chis, nothing prepares for the absolute
teen-aged hormooe~driven pandemonium that filled the
Rose Garden.
Here's a bit of imagery: before the show, even from rhe
bathroom sink the roar of the crowd was well heard as Good
Charlotte, the opening act, cook the stage. Within seconds
the pre-pubescent screams of two little boys were resound­
ing inside the bathroom, demanding that their mother hurry
up and exclaiming their deep hatred for her for she made
them miss the beginning of who they clearly emulated, with
their sticky jelled mohawks and ·mass-manufactured "punk"
attire. ing back to his earlier career, but don't
think I could do it justice. Noc surprisingly,
JT didn't actually play most of the instru­
ments he pantomimed as well. I decided co
let that slide when he whipped out the keyrar.
Last and most disappointing, I no­
ticed on the big screen a small piece of tape
on his piano chat said "Portland." After a
few references to how much he loves chis
city and what a great time he always has
here, I realized chis strip of tape was a re­
minder of where he was. You lied co me, JT.
A few times throughout the show, Timber­
lake would rake a break ro make a speech. The
first was co thank and honor his band by giv­
After this display of fervent
fan-hood, it was worth sining
the opening act out to avoid
the rest of the Good Charlotte And then I realized she was ing them all shoes of
tequila (which they
rook on stage mid­
show) and then JT
digressed into how actually taking off her panties.
fans. Froin the smoking terrace,
far away from the act and the fans, the ·pl,llses of the mo­
notonously boring baseline and several muffled chants leaked
outside. much he loves to
drink (bet you're glad you brought your ren­
year-old, right?).
JT's show-closing soliloquy was an assur-lease buy his
merchandise (personal favorite: "Sexy Back" shores), bow
could he possibly be sincere about anything? I've obviously
never experienced anything like this, bur I would imagine
chat once someone like Justin Timberlake has tasted, at the
price of his creative integrity, the sweer glory of internation­
al fame (girls throwing panties at him on a regular basis), it
must be hard to sacrifice in order co play music that is truly
from his hearr -not just the runes chat will please the most
amount of people for che lease amouor of money.
This is, of course, assuming char JT has a deeper apprecia­
Lion of music than he leads on. 1 guess you can rake the boy
our of the boy-band, but you can't rake rhe boy-band our of
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Put a cork in it
by Hannah Hultine // staff writer
According ro Greek mythology the tradition of"wining and dining" dates back to 1000 sustainable of crops; no trees are. cue down to get the cork. Cork forests are home ro a rich
BC. Dionysus, rhe son of the all-powerful Zeus, is most notable to LC students for his great variety of wildlife, including endangered species such as the Barbary deer, the Iberian impe­
service to rhe alcohol industry. le was. Dionysus that brought the drink of the gods to us. In rial eagle and the Iberian lynx, of which scientists say there are fewer than 200 left. Io coo­
return for rwo peasants' hospitality, he shared with them the art of winemaking. erase to the environmental friendliness of cork, the production of petroleum-based plastic
With time mankind has perfected the art of making, tasting and dining with wine. My tops releases roxic pollucants, greenhouse gases and non-biodegradable liner.
argument Jies in rhe realm of wine manufacture and enjoyment. The.bon;! ing of wine is_ Finally, the emblematic tradition of a cork stopper is lost to screw-caps chat are "user
integtal co the manufacture and preservation of dynamic grape flavors. Traditionally, wine friendly", bur simply lack che grace that accompanies even a glass of the most pungent
bonles are sealed with cork; however recent synthetic vet-----· -------------------- bottle of cork-sealed red. Tasting wine is an experience
sions known as "screw caps" or plastic stoppers have en- My friend's mother was where a full appreciation b~gins at its presenration and
rered wine markets, threatening tradition and quality. opening. The opening of a bottle of wine is an experience
Wine botdes equipped with synthetic seals suffer from spared of a witty response that contributes co rhe bottle's overall appeal. Screwing
the uofuir stigma of "cheap wine," but many caste testers off a top does not garner this san1e ceremonial c;ffect.
have concluded chat wines wirh synthetic caps are equiva- as she stopped laughing and Enjoying a bottle with friends or family over dinner
Lene to chose thac are cork-sealed. However, these conclu- is part of some of my best memories and although the
sions do nof rake into account several important asides. said to_ no one in particular, opening of the bottle is not what l remember most, it
Synthetic rappers threaten the timeless tradition of wine, "Honey Europeans never put a holds cerrain connoracions and qualities that a syntheti-
have environmenral repercussions and lack the breathable cally sealed bottle just cannot deliver.
characteristics of cork. I will begin my fight for cork with cork in it." Around Christmas time last year, I went to a nice din-
the latter. ner with my friends and one of my friend's parents and
The secret to cork's unmatchable performance lies in irs
unique cellular structure, which technology has yec co replicate. Among its many valued
properties are its lighrness, impermeability to liquids, resistance to wear, rot and tempera­
ture extremes and arguably its most important attribute, its renowned compressibility. fur­
the_rmore, natural cork allows a small amounr of oxygen to permeate inro the wine bottle
once sealed. This minute amount of oxygen flow is vital to maturation because it preserves
the wine while allowing it to ripen. grandparents. This friend's family was from England, and
they Live up co the stereotype as wine-loving Europeans. Ar one point during the night when
stories and laughter were at their height, my friend laughed and said, "Mom dou't you chink
you have had enough?" My friend's mother was spared of a witty response as she sropped
laughing and said to no one in particular, "Honey Europeans never put a cork in it."
I hope Americans and LC students alike will adopr this phrase and embrace this gift
from the gods -not only for its classic appeal and social pleasure, but also for ics· environ­
mental benefits. Ea!lier I spoke of the environmental impact of bottle topping. Cork is among the mosr
Barack Obama: new perspective on the block
I've been sold on Barack Obama since 2004. If
you watched the Democratic National Convention
of that year, you know why. It was, in fact, on the
historical Thursday night when he was the keynote
speaker that I began rooting for him for president in
08. America needs Obama right now the way Lind­
say Lohan needs to scay in rehab. Despite his per­
ceived shortcomings, he is the only candidate who
is different enough to acmally inspire the necessary
change co keep the United States from becoming
obliterated.
The most common issue people have with Obama
is his inexperience in Washington, D.C. Iris true
that he has only served on the U.S. Senate for the
past four years, bur this may not be as problematic
as some would like to imply. While his U.S. senate
experience is limited, he has had years of experience
in the sphere of public works, which may actually
be more valuable. _He's had enough time in D.C. co by Hallie Detrick // staff writer
inextricably linked with its neighboring countries
either through alliance or power struggle. Obama
was only owning the responsibility the United
States accepted by introducing volatility into the
Middle East_. The next p·~esidenr of the United•
States, regardless of who it is, will have to accept
ownership of chis responsibility.
Obama's most endearing feature is that -he
is truly dedicated to bipartisan efforts. f:{is most
defining ideal is chat lthere is not a conservative
Apierica and a liberal America, there is a United
States of Americai. He truly believes that America
can do better than it has in recent years through
cross-party dialogtte,
This is possibly che most important feature our
next president muse have. The knowledge that this
country-does not work withour checks and bal­
ances, that right ro a different opinion is the foun-
know the way things work, but not enough time to L-----------------------------­
the councry into frenzy. Getting further_ involved militarily
in the Middle East right now seems the least desirable and
least logical course·of action. While Obama highlighted ch/it
he would support force only once all other options were ex­
hausted, (a point that seemed to be largely ignored by the
mass media) the fact of the matter is that by becoming in­
volved in the complex web of Middle Eastern policies, wefve
opened a can of worms that we will be feeling che effects of
for many years. Even in the besr of circumstances with a well
though-our plan, an openly defined, achievable goal, and
proper reso~rces, meddling with one country in che Middle
East destabilizes che enrire region because each country is dation of the American politlcal system, and that
working through our differences is the only way
we will ever make progress. become isolated from his constituency.
Furrhermore, in terms of his campaign, a short voting re­
cord in the Senate means fewer controversial votes for Repub­
licans to attack. Having nor served in congress during defining
votes such as rhe PATRIOT acr or the resolurion co invade
Iraq, he has much more of a civilianis mindset on these issues,
and has no vore to defend or try to keep away from the medi­
a!s arrention.
By far che most controversial statement Obama has issued
is the position that he would lnot rule our forcei in trying to
stop Iran from gaining access to nuclear weapons (Chicago
Sun-Times, Mar. 3 2007). This sent many Democrats across Washington D.C. seems to turn people into liars, cheat­
ers, and self-promoters. After all, ir was the strange power
dynamic of this place rhat influenced Franklin Roosevelt
inro a supreme-court-packer, Senator Joseph McCarthy co
spread slander, and Abraham Lincoln to suspend habeas cor­
pus. Regardless of your personal politics, these aces are nor
admirable, and theyfre even less consticutionaL If this is the
recurring product of a life spent in D.C., why do we desire
another president who has taken the same course as all our
~revious presidems? Barack Obama brings a refreshingly per­
spective co the table, one ids about rime we heard. _8 ___________________________ 1¥1111@-- the Pioneer Log, September 14, 2007
Don't set off alarms: Words of wisdom for young Pios
by Danny Garcia // staff writer
Mama always said "co keep your ears clean and your tongue in your head." Mama always had some­
thing to say regarding just about anything, but Mama isn't around anymore. This is colJege and life bas
more or less unofficially started. Of course, most students are still years from actually caking chose first
steps inro the real world, but college is inarguably much different from the confinement of high school.
Thar's right kiddos-freedom is now yours to fully enjoy and express, excluding some minor campus
rules and regulations.
For most students, college is the first time outside of morn and dad's house. This inexperience can
lead to multiple things: some good, others bad. Some will learn, along with their felJow dormmares, that
popcorn can be considered fully-cooked before the fire alarm is set off, or that cloches should be washed
before resorting to used underwear. Others will learn lessons in a much harder way, usually at the expense
of time, money and shame. For those who wane to avoid these pitfalls, take the following words of advice
to heart. They come from chose that had co learn the hard way, or at lease watch others learn. These aren't
;our mama's words, but they should still hold some merit in this crazy place called college.
1 When buying either textpooks or
groceries, be sure-co visit off-campus
sites of interest. Wjch so few op-
tions on campus, places like Maggie's and
the bookstore can charge outlandish prices
without a challenge lo their monopolies.
Try looking online at Powell's or Amazon to
compare book prices or take the Raz down
to ·Fred Meyer to get the fridge necessities.
le may take a couple more minutes, buc the
money you'll save makes up for the incon­
venience. 2 If you do buy your textbooks out­
side of the bookstore, be sure that
the book you are buying is rhe right
book. Almost no one makes such a blunder
as to buy the wrong book, but it's not always
easy to figure out what edition each textbook
is. Sure, it may seem like the same book­
but it's nor. The numbers are all our of sync
with the rest of the class and the old version
is missing that terribly unimportant but new
introduction from the author. Wait to buy
your books unril the first day of classes and
check ISBN numbers and edi­
tions in the LC bookstore. But
remember: some professors a.re
willing ro work ir out with you
so that you can use an older edi­
tion, so ir never hurcs to ask.
3 "Hallcest" should be
avoided as best as pos­
sible, especially when
your bathroom is co-ed. Sure,
one night it might seem like
an excellent idea to spark up a conversation with your neighbor whom you
happen to fancy; next thing you know, one
thing leads to another and chat conversation
becomes a bit more intimate. It's not that big
a deal-the two of you just go your Se()arate
ways. But when it comes to meeting in the
bathroom, awkwardness abounds. That glo­
rious mistake from last night is now brush­
ing his or her teeth right next co you and you
just so happened co forger to say hi. Just say
no co hallcest.
4 Even though it might not be the
comfortable thing to do, try ex­
panding your horizons beyond your
particular dorm hall. Consider the future:
next year, it is likely that the best friends who
surround you will break up and separate into
the furthest dorms around campus. That
once safe and secure clique of friends has
broken up, and now it might just be too diffi­
cult co try and have everyone gather together
anymore.' When this ultimately happens, it's
best to have a wide variety of friends-not as
back-ups, but so you fully enjoy campus life. 'r2I ' / ,' .., '•r ! ~
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ILLUSTRATIONS BY KELLY KUYKENDALL
5 One of the most important things
to remember on campus is that un­
guarded objects of worth have a ten-
dency to walk away when left unattended.
No matter how much you uusc your dorm
or classmates, you can never be completely
sure who will be walking by your common
room or library station while you're some­
where else. Nothing ruins college life more
than losing your laptop and iPod, which of
course will never be seen again, in the same
hour. If you value your valuables, at least hire
a friend to keep an eye for them. It's the only
sensible thing to do.
Send overheard conversations
to piolbg@lclatk.edu "Why is it go<Xi· that I'm short?"'
On the phone:
"You don't understand-I do{l't
visit people, people visit me. >f ~e's like a fat Jesus ... bur
he's anything but holy!~ "Yoq can tunnel! Llke when the sun explodes and
we have to live un~ound. you are gcri,ng to be
so good at tunneling."
"I wish I could grow some balls so I .
oould pee whenever I wanted to."
"I have the worst gaydar, I've
. marie out with like ten gay "Th ' 'D·' • ' • ,,, _ ere s no I'-m vagma;
"Be quiet, w~•re trying to figure
out who the black guy was."
"Why don't you jl\$,t ask [name
of bfack friend]?" ., gu~.
"My dream in life is
to be called Speedy." "Sometimes I like to make up song lyr­
ics in my head. Like ~hat song 'Psycho
Kille,.; le.ill it 'Transient Friend."' .th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_,_s_ep_t_e_m_b_e_r_1_4_,_2_00_7 _________ @1111@ ______________________ 9 __
Vibrant, artistic haven nestled in Platt Hall dungeon
by Liz Holliday // features editor
~d to provide their own phoro paper for the dark room.)
With space for almost every artistic outlet possible, it is
easy to see why the Platteau has become the creative Mecca
on campus. The room, located in the basement of the Platt­
West residence hall, houses a ceramic studio, photography
darkroom, dance studio (complete with full mirrors and
balance bar), ing NSO, the Plarreau is still as hopping as ever. At one point
there were more people congregated outside of the venue
waiting to get inside than there were watching the freshmen
showcase their talent inside.
In addition to open-mic nights, the Plarreau offers a place
where students can expand their creative knowledge. A va­
riety of free classes are offered to students and communicy
members during the year. To apply, students can stop by and pick up an agreement
application located on the outside of the door. 611 it out and
return it to the folder. The agreement ensures that students
respect the space, to provide that it is around for future class­
es to enjoy.
"No one wants another Rusty Nail incident," Haffner
said. "From what I've been cold the Platteau has had its ups
and downs. I chink last year was a rough one basically due to
lack of respect for the space, which is unfortunate especially
because the school seems to be pretty into increasing hous­
ing." as well as
room for
painting
and jam
sessions. "This semester we're having open-mic the first Friday of
every month from 9:00-11:00 pm. We are also currently
working on putting together a monthly exhibit of student
art. We also host student workshops throughout the semes-
Open
hours a day, Lew­
is & Clark's Plat­
teau is not only a
place to watch tal­ter," Haffner said. "In the past, life
drawing has been really popular. On September
18 at 7:30 pm we will be having the official Those interested in raking on a larger role in the Platteau,
such as running a workshop or organizing an event in the
space, should email sac@lclark.edu or talk ro Katie Haffner.
ented students, but also
a place for students
themselves to release
their creativity. The
space was opened in
1999 and is completely
student-run, whkh keeps
the mood young and fresh.
"The Platreau is. arguably
the most kickass place on campus," said ju­
nior and Platteau coordinator Kacie Haff­
ner. " [le) is what we students make it-that's Platteau Open House where stu­
dent art will be exhibited, stu­
dent musical talent showcased,
as well as food and beverages
served."
The space is almost complete­
ly free for LC students, with
the exception of the dark
• rQPm andcerarnic facili-
ties, which "' cost $15 per
semester in or­
~~MIIS, der to cover
why the activities•and atmosphere of it change every year.
Every year is a new stare and the space is so full of potenrial;
it's just waiting for people to come take advantage ofit." ILLUSTRATIONS BY
EMILY BLOCK costs of paint,
day and de­
ve Io fin g
chemicals.
As Wustraced by the number of srudents crammed into
this year's inaugural open-mic night, which cook place dur-(Note that stu­
dents are expect-
LC welcotnes 55 students, assistants
hailing from Moldova to Botswana
by Betto van Waarden II staff writer
The Armstrong Lounge in rhc Frank
Manor House was an international beehive
on rhe first day of classes, buzzing with in­
ternational students chattering in Arabic,
Chinese, Japanese, Durch and Portuguese.
For many, the morning had been a first en­
counter with the American liberal arcs sys­
tem. In coral, the College welcomed a rotal
of 55 new international students, including
three Third Culture Kids (TCKs).
The September 4 gathering kicked olf
with punch and cookies and an opportunity
for students ro meer. After some catching up
and getting to know one another, Director of
International Snident Services Greg Caldwell
welcomed to the new students.
The number of newly-enrolled interna­
tional students has dropped since last year,
but Caldwell stressed the increase in diversity
'of the international student body. Europe es­
pecially has gained representation at LC. Afrer proudly naming some of the r:iew
places that students come from, Caldwell
gave the floor over to Jane Atkinson, Vice
President and Provost of the College. Atkin­
son stressed the importance of the interna­
tional students at LC in making it a diverse
place of learning.
A few decades ago, after the first overseas
programs were developed, the idea arose co
bring students from abroad ro Palatine Hill,
co create an inrernational community at
home in the Uuited States.
Next, Caldwell gave all rhe new students
an opportunity to briefly introduce them­
selv~. He concluded the formalities wirh
.a small lottery, placing the new students'
names in a big hat, and passing out to tee­
shirts co the chosen ones.
As in recent.years, there are many Japa­
nese exchange studenrs from Wasada Univer­
sity here for two semesters. The mentioned
increase in European representation at LC
comes in the form of Ulrika Lundstrom and Amalia Nilsson from Sweden; Toni-Petri
Ruotsalainen from Finland; Hanne Duin­
dam and Dirk-Jan Frouws from the Neth-
. erlands; Olga Zvonareva from Russia; Nath­
alie Zani from France, and last bur not lease
LC's first ever student from Moldova: Danil
Murzac.
Africa has also gained representation with
the enrollment of Kelecso Maine, Yiviane
Gakire Kabeho and Selam Mentire, coming
from Botswana, Rwanda, and Ethiopia, re­
spectively.
In addition to the students, the College
also welcomed language assistants from Ja­
pan, China, Russia, Argentina, Germany
and France to help in the language depart­
ments.
Caldwell concluded the welcome ceremo­
~y-wich the announcement of a new tradi­
tion: all new imernational students will make
a visit to President Hochstettler's home, in
an effort to emphasize the College's commit­
ment to diversity. Hi, I just
recently ex­
perienced my
fim .. bQOkup"
at college. I
had a girlfriend
it home, but
we broke up
beause I was
moving across the
country. I'm used
to being in a .commined re­
lationship and I don't undemapd pook­
up etiquet1t. l really like the girl "Mari­
lyn" but I think she might be hoqking
up with other boys. Marilyn meant a lot
to me and 1 assU,O\ed wewould contin­
ue seeing each other. What should l do?
How can I express my feelings ro her?
Love, Confused Freshman
Dear Confuse4,
First of aU, ·congrats on getting lucky
your fim w~ at college! Now, the real
issue seems· to be that you were look­
ing for e::ommitment while Marilyn was
just lookin~ for someone to satisfy her
sexual needs. In rhe future you should
make sure chat you and your partner are
on the same page. Since you really like
Marilyn, why don't you try geaing to
know her a little better? Maybe it will
turn out that you have ;i. mutual attrac­
tion, or maybe you will come co accept
that it was just a one-night stand and
that it's time to move on. Also, C.E,
have you thought about taking a break
from Jong-teem relationships? It sounds
like you have been t,ied down forquitea
while, maybe you jusr need a little rime
to adjust ro the single mans life.
Love,Suzy
P.S. The class of 2011 is 60 perccnr
ladies, so there's no need ro settle down
justyer.
NeeJ lllitJice? Send your qualiotu for
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by Nathanael Massey /I senior staff writer
ormer dean Peter Cookson resigned from
his position at Lewis & Clark's Graduate
School of Education and Counseling on
Wednesday, Sept. In a statement issued
the same day, he expressed deep regret for the neces­
sity of his departure, but said that recent negative
publicity impeded his ability to effectively carry out
the duties of his office.
By 'negative publicity,' Cookson's means an arti­
cle published that day in Willamette Week, detailing
a sexual harassment complaint filed against 64-year­
old Cookson by a former office assistant, 37-year­
oldVanessa Fawbush, in September 2005.
According ro the Oregonian,
an investigation conducted by,
Bureau of Labor and Indus­
try found that Cookson's ac­
tions cowards Fawbush in
2005 constituted sexual
harassment. He wrote
her romantic letters, in
one instance celling the
woman he called "pooh­
bear" chat " ... the gods
have asked us to create
rogecher. .. ;" in another, he
cautioned her against a rela-
tionship with a black man.
"I do know chat most of
the time, the pursuit of a
white woman (by a black
man) is an expression of
race and not of a genuine
romance," he ~rote.
These direct and over­
ly personal correspon-dences, coming from a figure she
saw as a mentor, distressed Faw­
bush. She wrote Copkson on sev­
eral occasions expressing her dis­
comfort, and turned to the school's
human resource department for re­
course on Sepe. 12, 2005.
The College responded by hir­
ing investigator Axina Sesrrich co
look ioco the incident. On Sepe.
19, Sescrich reported co che Col­
lege that she had found substantial
evidence chat Cookson's actions
were intimidating and distressful
co Fawbush. Sescrich, however, did
not recommend firing Cookson.
The incident concluded last
April with an out of court serde­
mentwhich prevents both Cookson
and Fawbush from disclosing its
details. Four months lacer Cook­
son announced char he planned to
resign at the end of the 2007-8 aca-• t
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s after local paper publishes expose describing
arges levied against him by former assistant
demic term, trading his position as
dean for a full time professorship.
He stated his desire to spend more
time with his family and writing
projects as the reason for depar­
rure. The college has insisted that
it played no role in bringing about
Cookson's resignation,
Although the College kept
Cookson on staff after reviewing
Scstrich's findings, an investiga­
tion by the Bureau of Labor and
Industries found that LC officials
responded to the incident with ap­
propriate investigative and disci­
plinary measures.
However,in Aug. 2006 Faw­
bush filed a new complaint with
• the Oregon Bureau of Labor and
Industries, asserting that College's
response of transferring her co a dif­
ferent department had had negative
impacts, while Cookson seemed to
have been barely affected by the
incident. The details of Cookson's
punishment have not been pub­
licly disclosed, but again, the Bu­
reau's findings concluded that the
school had acted appropriately in
regard co Fawbush's original com­
plaint. The out of court settlement
between the parries occurred the
following year.
When a harassment complaint
is issued, it is the college's policy
to immediately investigate the
claims and assess their validity said
LC Vice President, Secretary, and
General Counsel David Ellis. The
college generally hires an outside investigator, such as Sescricb, to ex­
plore policy violations, especially in
cases that implicate a senior admin­
istrator. The investigation's find­
ings, as well as statements by the
parties involved, are then reviewed
by the accused party's supervisor or
a more senior official. The official
then decides upon appropriate fol­
low up measures, which typically
include actions to protect the ag­
grieved person and discipline the
offender.
Willamette Week reported that
Sesrrich's investigation found « ...
substantial findings of violation
of the [ college's harassment] pol­
icy ... ". When questioned on this
point, Ellis said that Willamette
Week " ... didn't get everything ex­
actly right," and that che College
policy against creating a hostile
work environment is also impli­
cated in such cases. He did not say
which policy Cookson had violar­
ed.
The disciplinary actions taken
against Cookson remain confi­
dential. but the College's charter
includes a list of possible actions
co be taken in cases of policy vio­
lation. Depending on the severiry
of the violation, an offending party
may be counseled, reprimanded,
suspended, transferred, or term_i­
nated from their current position.
Ellis said that denying promotion
was another possible reaction.
Wh.ile Sestrich's findings did
not recommend firing Cookson they did, suggest that " ... the col­
lege may wish co consider this a
matter of such serious degree, that
it would serve both the interests of
the college and the individual if
this individual resigned from his
posr."
Ellis said that the college could
potentially request an individual's
resigrationThe college may also ask
for a concession from die offending
party that further violations wUI re­
sult in more severe consequences,
such as immediate termination of
employment.
Cookson's abrupt resignation
is brings chis escalation co a close.
He has also stepped down from his
position as president of the board
of directors of the Portland Schools
Foundation, and has no further
plans to remain at LC as pare of the
faculty.
He has insisted that what oc­
cured berween himself and Faw­
bush was "just a weird situation."
To read the Willanutte Week
article which broke this story
go to http://www.wweek.com/
editoriaU334319512/
The college's discrimination and
complaint procedure, as wtll
as its harassment policy, can
be found at http://www. le/ark.
rduldqdln:po/i+JI The Man Behind
the· Scandal
Career
•President of The Doris Dillon Center of Columbia
University's Teachers College
•Founder and Director of the Center for Educa­
tional Outreach and Innovation
•Taught sociology and education at New York
University, University of Massachusetts, Adelphi
University
•English teacher in Rome
Interests
•Educational Inequality, Sociology of education, ,
Research Methods of Sociology
Selected Published Works
•School Choice and the Struggle for the Soul of
American Education
• The New Educational Policy Elite
, •Preparing for Power: America's Elite Boarding
Schools
Education
•Ph.D. Sociology of Education, NYU
•M.A. American and European Intellectual History,
NYU
•B.A. American History, NYU
Fun Facts!
•Headmaster on the movie set of "Lord of the
Flies" in the West Indies
Hobbies!
•Scuba diving, Painting, Tennis
~ 12
• ''My slioe~ ar~ from
'the bins;' m:r top is
actually a leotard- ~
it's so comfortable!
This summer all of
'~ · iny jeans turned into •
short shorts. I have
no pants left! I don't
. know where I got
my scarf. I found my •
sunglasses in my car,
I think they_'re my
friend Nick's." Features
by Rebecca Goldscbmid,t _th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_, s_e_p_t_em_b_er_14_,_2_00_1 ____________________________ 1 __ 3_
Hoffman Gallery re-opens with cosmic cOllaboration
,VW ontemporary art can teU us a lot abouc religious ure is receiving the Stigmata in the form of marionette-like \t..., works from the past and often uses these works as "strings" coming from the heavens. His white figure against
sources of inspiration. Darren Waterston and Tyrus the dark background highlights Saint Francis' holiness and
MiUer showed their latest exhibit, "The ~----------~~-- enlightenment. By leaving the image by Stephanie Locke // staff writer and Maia Penchansky // arts editor
Flowering (The Fourthfold Sense)," slightly abstract, Waterston seems to
at the yearly opening of the Hoffman be welcoming an association of reli-
Gallery Sept. 6. As a combined medi- gion with the paranormal. While this
um show of written and visual pieces, work is religious, it is also critical of
both artists puUed their inspiration religion.
from the life of Saine Francis of Assisi. Paired with Waterston's visual piec-
Wirh 13 hand-colored prints and 13 es were Miller's written pieces. Also
accompanying rexes, Waterston and inspired by the life of Saint Francis,
Miller portrayed the famous Saint to Miller poeticaUy dictates visions of the
a contemporary audience that doesn't religious character. Miller is a professor
generally welcome religious depictions of literature at the University of Cali-
in art. fornia at Santa Cruz..
Focusing on the natural and spiri- While both artists receive inspira-
cual realms of Saint Francis' life, artist tion from the same source-that of
Waterston uses watercolors to depict
an abstract view of the religious famil­
i.ariries, such as rhe Stigmata. His use
of multiple visual media-print, paint,
watercolor, ink-created an almost
metaphysical or supernatural vision
of Saine Francis and religion itself
The images displayed in the gallery
are alluring and draw the viewer in
. co see the multiple layers of each
piece and the different themes being
recreated. The images offer an array
of themes, ranging from the darker
images of blood spill aUuding to rhe
wounds of the Stigmata and the cru­
cifixion of Christ, to images of radi­
ance and godly beings encased in a
glowing halo. All the paintings, how­
ever, regardless of the gore or varied
themes, share a sense of spirituality
and mysticism char can be interpret­
ed as a display of the dichotomy of
religion in the modern world.
One piece, entided "Receiving," is
taken almost directly from the Giot­
to di Bondone image of the Stigmata PHOTOS BY KEVIN BROWN
A Waterston piece and the side-by­
side text and artwork in the gallery. Saint Francis of Assisi and Giono-the
individual pieces are incerchangeable
in order of display. It is unforcunare
for writer Miller chat against the pro­
foundly eye-catching images produced
by Waterston, the text is largely
ignored. Each piece is a direct re­
sponse to the other's work. The col­
laboration is commendable and in­
novative, but difficult to display in a
gallery setting.
The intermingling of media
might have been more effective as
Miller had originally intended-in
the organized form of a book. How­
ever, in this setting, Warerscon's im­
ages dominate the scene.
Following the gallery opening,
the rwo 3:l'tiscs spoke in Miller on the
nature and inspiration of their col­
laboration. While the talk was surely
informative to those with a back-
ground in art history or religion,
the average Lewis & Clark student
would have been more focused on
entided "Stigmatization of Saint Francis," displayed in the
Louvre in Paris. In Waterston's piece, a white, ghostly fig-the color and composition ofWater­
ston's attire. The two artists traded off explaining their inter­
pretations of the works of Giotto in correspondence to the Vo-vtfL
~
".Constellations"
also by Darren Waterston
Also worth noting is the practicaUy ignored, yet
slightly larger, exhibit in £tie back room of the Hoff­
man Gallery. Watemon's second collection, entitled
"Constellations," is an even more mystical and super­
natural c:ichibit. Described as "more easily experienced
than viewed," "Constellations" invited audiences to
question the physical world. Many of the pieces can be
viewed,in two different ways by exploring the correla­
t;ion between nature and a spiritual realm. With 6,;,t
glance at a pieee of work in the exhibit, it can look like
something as simple as a tree. However, upon looking
deeper into the works themselves, a whole peripheral
view of the cosmos comes through. This combinaµ.on
is intriguing and has a dizzying effect.
To appreciate the an, srand far \lway to take in the
piece as a larger work, but also get as dose as possible
to view the magnificent brush strokes and hints of col­
or. The works, when viewed in this way, will seem to
qiove on their own. Why this exhibit was overlooked
in comparison to "The Flowering" cannot be under>
stood. These panels are breathtaking and deserve an
appreciative audience.
mo~ern approach to religion. Miller described contemporary
audiences as having a "critical distance co religious works."
On this note, Waterston followed up, describing ancient re­
ligious works as, '"reality,' if you will,"-hinting at the blur­
ring of religious history in a paranormal or mystical manner.
Even if you're cynical about religion in the modem world,
"The Flowering;, in the Hoffman Gallery is worth a visit. The
Gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. co 4 p.m.
Boy Eats Drum Machine's Two Ghosts: ghastly goodness
Some secrets are better shared. Boy Eats Drum Machine,
an independent Pordand band, is one such secret. The cre­
ative musical genius of BEDM should be shared with anyone
with working eardrums. Though they may nor be far from
rhe garage, BEDM brings fresh, interesting new songs that
are worth an experience.
The band released their second album Two Ghosts chis
July. Their first album, Plea.sure, was a poppy, technical ex-•
perience that had more than enough variety and charm to
entice listeners from song to song. This time, BEDM takes
their hypnotic drum beats and synthesized magic to another
level, dabbling a bit in politics but not maying too far away
from their original amazing sound.
The first track, "3000flares," sets a fast pace for the re­
mainder of the CD. The catchy track mirrors the sound from
Pleasure. It is an exceUent opener, though the inclusion of
war adds a dark undenone. Following is an instant favorite, by Danny Garcia II staff writer
"From an Oregon Shore." This song has a fast beat driven
by snare and bass, coated with gripping vocals from front
man Jonny Ragel. The natural and synthesized sounds paint
a beautiful picture of a war corn Oregon shore.
"Into the Open Spaces of the West" foUows "Oregon
Shore," slowing dqwn the pace quite a bit. The introduc­
tory guitar chords are simple but drive the song well. Next,
"Asleep" combines a falsetto voice and some nice string work.
From here the music slows down a bit, bur the break is wel­
come after such a quickly paced introduction.
"(in) Crossing Wind" is another milder tune. The song's
alright, b·ut perhaps not as interesting as most of BEDMs
ocher work. "Tie Them to the Trees" brings the pace back
up a bit with a commanding drum beat that transforms in­
stantly into a music boxesque melody. "We'U Blacken up the
Sky" is like BEDM's original sound: driving drum bears,
cool guit~ riffs, and random sounds from the turntable. Ir's almost spooky, but in a good way.
"Rebuttal· 1" is very synthesized with a lot going on. It
might raise some goose bumps. "Slow Guns" is clearly politi­
cally charged. Regardless, this is good BEDM and the chorus
)s excellent. "Damned" is much darker: lyrics are whispered,
chords are eerie, and the song is about damned people. "Al­
liances" is also dark and even pessimistic. Bur all is forgotten
with "Two Ghosts," in which Ragel drops his whispered vo­
cals and the beat picks up. Quite amazing, and the chorus is
classic BEDM.
The album eodswith upbeat "Open Space (~prise)." The
journey ends on aIJ high note, though nor entirely optimis­
tic. The buffet of sound is masterful, and it is a wonderful
way co end a worthwhile CD. Though the political messages
are a questionable addition to such upbeat music, Two Ghosts
stays true to what makes BEDM wonderful: good, creative
music. _1_4 _____________________________ t_he_P_io_n_e_er_L_o_g_,_s_e_p_te_m_b_e_r_l_4_, 2_0_01
Trailroom deflowered by KLC; fails to perform
by Sanne Stienstra II arts editor
ing ro put on a show." KLC's Kick-Off Party Monday evening christened the
Trailroom's virgin stage wirh performances from The Old Be­
lievers, The Newspapers and The Wires. Due to low numbers
of students in attendance, Magic Johnson, scheduled as rhe
fourrh band in rhe Line-up, did not even take rhe stage. It ap­
pears rhac just as Lewis & Clark firsc-years may currently be
enduring a rough patch of transition, the Trail room is Lynnae Griffiths, who works for rhe Campus Planning of­
fice and previously attended LC, helped plan the renovations
and even contributed to rhe acrual grunt work of the renovat­
ing process. Though she admitted rhat sharing the space with
Bon Apperir was always a tricky endeavor, Griffiths believes media stack in the Trailroom like there is in Howard," she
said.
Griffiths believes rhac rhe planning process was what
doomed the Trailroom perhaps from the start. "Planning at
LC continues without student input. The Planning office has
a 50 year plan to make the school larger bur who will chat
suffering through similar coming-of-age strife. •
]he newly transformed performance space in Tem­
pleton's Trailroom is a clean and colorful. makeover for
w~ar once served solely as a dining area for Bon Ap­
petit. To rake the place of Copeland Residence Hall's
defunct Rusty Nail, rhe Trailroom now serves as both
rhe public dining area it previously was for the a la
carte cafeteria and rhe main srudenr performance stage
on campus.
Laura Horley {'09), KLC's General Manager, was
disappointed in the outcome of the station's beginning
of the year evenr. "The arrendance, I think, was rhe
biggest let down of the show," she said. "We at KLC
are hard at work figuring out ways to build a commu­
nity around college radio." affect that is here now?" Griffiths expressed her belief
rhat planning for the College should be shore-term and
that changes should be able ro be enacted quickly.
As the changes on campus continue to be decided
upon by sea.ff members and administration, accord­
ing co Griffiths, a nasty by-product emerges: rhe once­
cherished councer-culrure of LC has begun to disap­
pear.
Some students in attendance of the show, however,
did nor feel as s'eriously about the failed aaempt at a
first show in rhe Trailrooiu. Greg Karnes ('10) said that
he was skeptical about the Trail.room at first, but rhe
aesthetics of the space, specifically the bright colors,
acrually drew him in. "I also like rhe windows, it feels
like a classy high rise," he said. "Ir has potential."
Whether the show's fare was determined by rhe lack
of emphasis surrounding the. College's radio station or
by rhe venue in which it was held, is perhaps not de­
terminable. Those who did attend the show, however,
might point towards the Trailroo01. PHOTO BY NATALIE BAKER
The Wires, comprised of LC students and alums, per­
formed at KLC's Ki,ck-Off Party Monday night. Highlights
included a song about whiskey and the guitarist's mohawk. Karnes also noted; however, rhat the Trailroom is
coo big a space for student shows. "It makes me feel
uncomfortable how empty it seems," he said.
The only way ro remedy rhe empty space is for stu­
dents to participate and attend the shows chat are of­
fered co them.· Griffiths points our that the students
should be involved in planning, but if none of chem "I like the dance floor but the Nail definitely had
more personality," Alex Kraal ('10) said. Horley agreed
with Kraal, saying, "While rhe venue does ha>te some poten­
tial, one can't shake the feeling that they are standing in a
cafeteria or an airport lounge."
When planning events in the future, Horley is unsure of
whether or not the radio· station will utilize rhe Trailtoom's
stage again and will instead perhaps search for rhe "student­
run" feel the NaiJ provided. ""The Rusty Nail was certainly
more personal than the Trailroom, and it had rhe feel of a
srudenr-run space," she said. "There is something to be said
for a somewhat dingy and unregulated space when one is try-rhat rhe renovations should have been initiated and voted
upon by srudencs. "The aesthetics definitely should have
been voted on by the student body and the administration
could have asked for more of that input from studencs," Grif-
6rhs said. According to the administration, the Trailroom is
supposed ro be a student hangout and Griffiths believes that
they should have allowed the students co make it rhat way. are there to even judge the space for themselves, rheir
input remains useless.
Like Karnes, Horley doesn't take the venue itself too seri­
ously. "It is strange to me char people are not enticed by the
offer of free music. The venue should not be chat big of a
deal," she said. "I hope in the furure, KLC will be able to get
the srudenr body as excited about music as we are."
Though they come from different perspectives about the
state of the Trail room and srudenr involvement, Griffirhs and
Horley both point out that, as in most rhings in life, the best Also in terms of aesthetics, Griffiths thinks that the arc
displayed in the TraiJroom should not be reserved for se­
niors only. "The art displays are certainly not somerhing that
should be decided by staff members. There should also be·a thing co do is show up. _ ~
Venture into Bowie's 'LabyrintW of love
by Tracy Peel II staff writer
Movies from the '80s have a knack for
being absurd, nonsensical and remarkably •
entertaining. Jim Henson's 1986 hit ~Lab­
yrinth" is proof enough. Henson combines
children's fanrasy with rock-star status in
the form of David Bowie, which, if you've
never seen this cinematic masterpiece,
sounds like an odd mix. Well, you'd be
right, because it is.
The gist of the movie is easy enough to
follow: it opens with Sarah, a young teen­
age girl (played by a pretty and annoying­
ly pristine Jennifer Connelly) who wishes
her incessantly crying baby brother into
a land of goblins. With a combination of
willpower and magic spells. Sarah's wish
not-so-surprisingly comes true-much
. to her dismay. She is visited by the Gob­
lin King (Bowie) who conjures up an evil
plan to keep little Toby for himself and rurn him into a goblin if she doesn't rescue
the baby from the depths of his labyrinth
within 13 hours. Ja.reth, che Goblin King, is
an true enigma in and of himself; he sings,
dances with goblm-babies-co-be, and simul­
caneously bas what 1 consider co be the most
impressive '8Gs hairdo and stuffed crotch in
film hisrocy. I'm still-confused as ro how such
a "well-endowed" combfoation could form
such a convincing evil goblin mastermind.
I was first introduced to "Labyrinth" just
over a week ago. fo fact, I knew very little
about this classic up until the very last show­
ing ar The Hollywood Theatre Jast Thursday
nighc. What impressed me most about ''Lab­
yrinth" was rhat, although full of out-ot-con~
trol characters and unforgettably ridiculous
lines,-"Your eyes can be so cruel, just as I
can be so cruel ... " and "Let me rule you. I
can give you everythiqg." -,some·of rhe the-matic elements are truly brilliant. Sarah's
bedroom is incorpqrated into the
labyrinth-it is, in a famastical
sense, the labyrinth icseJf-which • > 1
is something disguised so subcJy ' /
that I didn't catcq unto it until •
the tail end of the movie. Even ,
the final showdown berween • ~
Sarah and the Goblin King cakes
place in M.C. Escher's surreal "Rela­
tivity" posre.r which hangs on Sarah's
wall. Wba.c wirh a kickass soundtrack
(David Bowie, c'moo!), Henson's pre­
"Muppet Show'' goblins, and sexual innuen­
do around every corner, "Labyrinth" is a film
that, even today, rruly appeals co rhe masses.
Right: "Labryinth'' is just bulging
with talent! _r_h_e_P_io_n_e_e_r _L_og_,_s_e_p_te_m_b_e_r_l_4_, _20_0_1 ___________________________ 1 ..... s ...
I1USI(f rs I TIOITTI1WrST: ror, ITO CK, /\HD ITO LL
-£----~ . . :- ■ The doors of nearly every music venue in downtown Portland were open all weekend for
• ~ t) Willamette Week's four-day music festival, Musicfest Northwest. Crowds of concert-goers and
local music fans flocked to the festival to enjoy mostly local music. Performances from
local favorites like Viva Voce, The Thermals, and Helio Sequence, along with other big
names like Girl Talk and Rilo Kiley, made the $40 wristbands, the four-day commitment
and various neglected responsibilities worthwhile investments.
Spoon kicked off Musicfest Northwest at the Crystal Ballroom last 1lmliSday night.
Ir's pretty safe to say that a band whose music you're well-versed in will put on, at the
very lease, a satisfacrory show. With a band as old as Spoon, the "well-versed" fans would
have been expecting their favorite song~ from a decade's worth of possibilities and Spoon
was able co play the majority of their sixth album, while still sporting all the classics. The
band was able to mix in the new and rhe old pretty seamlessly, though the middle of the
concert was full ofolde,r crowd favorites.
Spoon, to endless applause, later brought out a horn section from one:,0f the opening
acts to add some oew sounds to older songs. Viva Voce, whose last claim 10 fame was
touring with The Shins, played older selections to promote their re-issuing of their first
two records. Not only were both bands entertaining, bur i~'s always nice co watch Viva
Voce's Anica Robinson rock ouc on electric guitar. -Nik Walton
Every member
of the crowd in
the Cr_ysral Ball­
room last Friday It came as no surprise to me wheJ) Brian Jonestown
Massacre, who played ac Berbaci's Pan last Friday night,
seamlessly proved every stereotype I held about them and
their live shows. Scheduled to cake the stage at midnight,
BJM didn't grace the stage at Berbati's unril at Jeasr 12:45
p.m., when a shirtless, liscless Anton Newcombe (right)
emerged co lead the six-man band through a series of per­
fecdy executed songs from various aJbums in che band's vase
repercoj re. n ighc was there IMAGE COURTESY NIUNA MASON CAMPBELL
to worship at the alcar of Jenny Lewis, Queen of Indie. She, along with
those ocher members of Rik> Kiley (henceforth referred to as her back­
ing band), was in full force that nighc. Her voice reached to the rafters, the
bouncy floorboards shook in rime, and there was an awe-inspiring sing­
along during "With Arms Ourstrerched." That said, the show left a sac­
charine taste in the mouth, similar ro what one gees after eating five Air­
heads in a row. The band's newest album, Under the Blacklight, just qme
our, and it is nothing if not an overpowering coUecrion of unadulterated
pop-ir is sticky sweet and unrelenting, and almosc entirely devoid of sub­
stance. This last bic is in stark contrast to Rilo's earlier work, and the divide
was felt during the show. One concert-goer summed it up perfectly: ''It
was like being hit.on by a slurry girl-she's pretty hoc so you'll give in ro
her but chen feel bad about it later. Ir's as if Ri1o Kiley has put on red lip­
stick and pumps and started throwing herself at you." -Caitlin /yfcCarthy The other members of the band seemed almost to cower
behind Newcocnbe's commanding srage presence and ut­
ter belligerence he directed ar pestering hecklers from the
crowd. While being harassed by audience members when
he stopped the show for five minutes to tune his guitar,
Newcombe not only threw out curse words and accusatory
names, he also challenged his hecklers ro face him without
the anonymous mask of the large crowd. IMAGE COURTESY BRIAN LEE
I was totally satisfied with the band's performance, even though Newcombe didn't break
any equipment. Brian Jonestown Massacre is clearly a band who records because they want co
and tours because they have to. When they wane to play, they come through in a way com­
pletely contrary ro their behavior and usual roughness. Newcombe and the rest ofBJM exert
;heir superiority as a talented group of musicians, even if they don't perform co appease che
raucous and varied crowds tliey come before. -Sam1e Stiemtra
Though gangsta rappers Clipse officially
headlined Saturday's nip-hop show at the Rose­
land, the night's true standout was Girl Talk
(a.k.a. Greg Gillis), the ma~tro who has domi­
nated the mash-up genre since the release of his
landmark 2006 album Night Ri-pper. Girl Talk's
mixing of contemporary and classic indie, pop,
and !up-hop in layers, sometimes four songs
deep, makesjor music char is both clever and
catchy, and on Saturday, Gillis brought .his A­
game.
After emerging from backstage in a hoodie
and sunglasses (see left) and declaring chat there
IMAGECOURTESYNILINAMASONCAMPBEU was "coo much expensive shit" on stage, Gillis
descended into the audience. He emerged 45
minutes later, bare-chested and covered in sweat. What happened co him in the interim, I couldn't say; what
happened in the enthusiastic and somewhat intoxicated crowd was a dance party, set to Gillis' almost entire­
ly original set. Incorporating current radio hits made Gillis's music seem more relevant than ever, and though
it was a bit frustrating not to be able to see hini, Gil,lis's positioning cUd ddlecc attention from the stage and
convert the concert into a more egalitarian and communal event. Word. -Jonathan Frochtzwajg Sub Pop is jusr about me most darling
record label in the world. Case in point:
The Bru11ettes, Helio Sequence and
the lhermals. Whether yi:,u are aware of
these bands yet or not, know chat they arc
darling. These three groupswere joined by
labelmate ahd comedian Eugene Mirman
(darling in his own right) for Sacurday's Sub
Pop showcase at the Crystal. We cooed at
the BrUJlettes and their New Zealand -ac­
cents, giggled and roared along with Mir­
man, gacheced OU[ ene_rgy during Helio Se­
quence and then lee ·said energy all burst out
when the Thermals took the stage. Yeah, it
was awfully corny when the beloved locals
Started up a chant of."Porc-land! Pore-land!"
but damn! Too darling to resist. The trio lee
loose with their special brand of abrasive
and bouncy pop punk while the pogo-ing
crowd held on tight and didn't let go. The
number of shows I attend featuring mosh
pits has dwindled co such a low amount
that I now find chem amusing rather than
.an,noying, so l bobbed my head and jerked
my slioulders and looked on at the seething
mass of crazed fans. -CM .. 1 ... 6...., _____________________ §•M•€-- ..... _______ th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_,_s_e,.pt_e_m_b_e_r_1_4_,_2_00_1
Pio Watch, Fall 2007
Ocu/arus Pioneericus All the new happenings at Lewis & Clark can be disorienting, so the Pioneer Log has com-.
piled a reference guide, complete with diagrams and "latin" names, for the week in sports as
well as what is new in LC athletics this fall. Break out the binoculars and porn-porns, folks,
because it is time for a little sports education.
Pamplin Sports Center
Men's Basketball
W-0men's Basketball
Volleyball
An outsider's perspective:
new athletics website worth
·the money Parking Lot
by Sara Ruwitch // non-athlete
The Pioneer Athletic Department
launched its new website Sept. 7 as pan of its
continued efforts to spruce up the program.
The new design, contracted through PrestoS­
ports and in collaboration with the Athletic
Department, allows for a more dynamic pre­
sentation limited by the Lewis & Clark web­
site server. The athletics page will now have
its own URL: www.lcpioneers.com.
The new site is more aesthetically appeal­
ing, with a sleek background and the faces
of former athletes fading to current ones at
the top of every page. This invokes a quirky
nostalgic feeling in most patrons to the site.
There is also a plethora of new functions uti-lizing fancy multimedia technologies, with
streaming broadcasts of games as well as a
world of video and audio highlights, some of
which are not yet available.
Prospective students who are looking
into sporting an LC'u~iform can now me­
ticulously monicor the Pios, follow student
athletes onlrne and lust after Joevonre Mayes
(' 11) or Amanda Phillips ('08), this week's
PAC Athletes of the Week.
Ultimately, the new site was probably
wonh the money. The new user-friendly ap­
pearance should jive well with the alumni
and prospective students alike, keeping the
donations to the departmenr high and the
new recruits plentiful. Volleyball
Hiti Seti Spiki
The Pios fell 30-23, 34-32, 30-21 ro the
Concordia Cavaliers in Northeast Portland.
After the first loss, the Pioneers rallied and tied
27-27 after a kill by new Pio Katherine Fiedler
(' 11). Two errors from the Cavaliers gave the
Pioli some leverage with a score of29-27. But two
swift kills from Concordia retied the game at 30-30.
The Pios responded in cum ~ith two kills from Sara
Kettler ('08), bur soon fell to the Cavaliers 34-32.
The Pios could not keep up ;ith the Cavaliers' hard-hitting outsiders in game
three and fell 30-21. Throughout the match Kettler showed her prowess in the from
row with seven blocks and eight kills. • ♦ • ♦
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by Sarah DiSabatino II sports editor and Rachel Schiff// editor-in-chief
New Athletics Logo
Attracticus Athleticos-Prospectivos
Fal~ Sports Facilities
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Fred Wilson Field
Eldon Fix Track
Cross-Country
Track and Field
Fall spores are listed in italics within their
respective facilities
Soccer
Kickea Sphericus . I
Amanda Phillips ('08)
Runnerus Rapidus The senior runner for che Lewis &
Clark cross-country ream scarred off with
a ~ang-chis season, winning her first rwo
races and earning NWC Runner of the
Week rwo weeks in a row. Phillips finished
24 seconds ahead of her nearest competi­
tor in this weekend's LC Invitational 6K
with a rime of22:05. She outran 98 ocher
athletes to place first. In the Western Or­
egon Invitational on August 31st, Phillips
and Tamma Carleton ('09) finished one­
Mo. The win marked the first collegiate
cross-country victory of Phillip's career.
The men's and women's cross country
--..------- reams rake a break chis weekend before
Football
Rusheus Yardae competing in the George Fox Invitational
in Wheatland on September 22nd.
The Occidental Tigers defeated the Pios 52-0 in
a heart-breaking season opener. The home game be­
gan with a Pio fumble·quickly followed by a Tiger
touchdown. Oxy's Marc Anderson scored another
touchdown, burying the Pios under six more points
before the end of the first quarter. -
-The Tigers made che most of the opening kickoff
of the second half, turning it into a devastating five
play, 71 yard drive, giving them a 31-0 lead.
As the Tigers tore up the field, several Pios shined
amidst the defeat. Joevonte Mayes (' 11) made an
impressive debut with 84 rushing yards from 18 carries. AJ Brown ('09) made 8 of l 7
passes for 48 yards before the Pios succumbed to the fierce Tigers.
The Pios leave LC behind chis weekend to rake on the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens to­
morrow in Claremont, CA. The Oregon Tech Owls defeated rhe Pios
last Sunday Morning at LC. Pio defense kept
rhe Owls clear of the goal for the first 33 min­
utes of the game. Soon afte.r, the Owl's Janellle
Stoner found an empty net and launched a clear shot, but was thwarted by Nicole Greenberg ('08J, who kicked the ball clear of the net at the
last minute.
OIT didn't miss on their next shot. The Owl's Kacie O'Brien scored on a breakaway, beating the last defender to make a clean shot and give
0 IT a 1-0 lead which they held until the end of the game.
The Pios made 21 shots on goal, compared to the Owls' 7 shots, but never found che net. Lisa Housman ('08) led the Pios offense with five
shoes on goal. This loss leaves the Pios with a 0-1-1 record. They begin conference games this weekend, playing host to Puget Sound tomorrow and
Pacific Lutheran on Sunday. Both games begin at 12 p.m. at Griswald. • ♦ • ♦ • •
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Upco1T1ing Schedule Pioneer &ports
Sport Date Opponent/Event Location Time
Cross Sat., Sept. 22 George Fox Invitatiqnal Wheatland, Ore. 10 a.m. I
Country 11 a.m.
Football Sat., Sept. 15 Pomona Claremont, Calif. 1 p.m.
• Volleyball Fri., Sept. 14 Pu!et Sound Tacoma, Wash. 7 p.m ..
Sat., Sept. 15 Paci c Lutheran . Tacoma, Wash. 7 p.m.
Soccer Sat., Sept. 15 Pu!et Sound Griswold Stadium . 12 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 16 Paci c Lutheran • Griswold Stadium 12 p.m.
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EIGHT DAYS OUT. A CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 14
1967 Campus Happenings: A Look
Back at Life on Palatine Hill
3:30PM
Location: Watzek Library, Reference
Atrium
Panel discussion featuring Professor
John Callahan, Coach David Fix, Professor
Jean Ward and Dorothy Stafford, moder­
ated by Director of Waczek Library Jiin
Kopp. Panelists reflect on campus culture
40 years ago.
George and Barbara Skipworth
Concert
8:00 PM
Location: Evans Auditorium
Barbara Wester-Skipworth, soprano and
Geo~ge Skipworth, pianist, will present a
recital of newly composed songs and a cycle
of Hans Eisler songs from che early 20th
century in East Germany. The recital is a
recreation of a Reed College Masters Thesis
concert dealing with east German poetry,
and contains a cycle composed by Ms.
· Wester-Skipworth. Also included is a brief
cycle composed by George Skipworth on the
poems of Emily Dickinson.
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 18
Face to Face: Tolerance, Acceptance
and Celebration
3:00PM
Location: Templeton, Thayer Rooms
This is the last of the two-part 'Face to Face'
panel series with the intentions of raising
campus awareness on cultural identity, di­
versity, multiculturalism, and tolerance. The
panel discussion will feature students", profes-
sors, and administration.
Marvin Bell Reading
7:00PM
Location: Manor House,
Armstrong Lounge
Marvin BeU is a famous American poet, who
caught for many years at the Iowa Writers'
Workshop and served two terms as the state
of Iowa's first Poet Laureate. He now teaches
in Oregon at Pacific Universiry. He regularly
performs his poetry readings with the bassist
Glen Moore of the,jazz group Oregon. He
has collaborated with composers and danc­
ers, as weU as musicians, and is the creator
of a form known as the "dead man poem."
Refreshments will be served. SATURDAY,.
SEPTEMBER 15
Dance Extravaganza Auditions
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Fir Acres Theatre, Black Box
The Dance Extravaganza is an annual
student event that is produced, choreo­
graphed and performed by LC students.
Audition materials, instructions and ocher
pertinern information are posted on the
Fir Acres bulletin board.
Math Department Hike and Bar-B-Que
9:30AM
Location: Meet in Fir Acres Parking 'Lot
All students in any·Mathematics or Com­
puter Science class are invited to hike in
the Mc. Hood Wilderness Acea with the
professors of Mach Sciences. Sign up in the
Math Sciences office; bring a sack lunch.
Masquerade Ball
6:00PM
Location: Templeton, Stamm
The Masquerade Ball is an evening for stu­
dents and staff to mingle and. dance the
night away. There will be dance instt:uc­
tion for Waltz, Tango, Salsa and Swing as
well as ocher assorted music.
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 19
CAS Faculty-Student Collabora.tive
Research Presentations
3:15 PM
Location: J.R. Howard 102
Elliott Young, associate professor of history,
and Iliana Gutierrez, '07 philosophy major,
present their collaborative research titled,
"Multiculturalism and the Transnational
Borderlands."
Securing an Internship
4:00PM
Location: Albany Quadrangle 207
Designed to. assist fusr year, sophomore, and
junior students who may be looking for in­
ternship experiences that challenge and de­
velop new skill se~ and expose chem to new
and different working environments.
Genesis and Global Warming
7:00 PM
Location: Templeton, Council Chamber
This seminar attempts to find links between
the Bible story of Nqah and the Arc and the
problems of present-day global warming. SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 16
Dance Extravaganza Auditions
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Fir Acres Theatre, Black Box
Catholic Eucharist
11:00AM
Location: Agnes Flanagan Chapel
The first Catholic Eucharist of the semes­
ter will be celebrated thi$ Sunday. Students
participate in the liturgical ministeries of
readers, music, table setting, and cup minis­
ter. Fr. Bruce Cwiekowski will preside. He is
the Director of Pastoral Care at Providence
Hospital here in Portland. He has b~en a
faithful friend of Lewis & Clark and cele­
brated Eucharist here for many years now.
Multi-Media Show
8:00PM
Location: Evans Music Building
John Sampen, saxophonist, and Mark
Bunce, composer and engineer, will per­
form a multi-disciplinary concert, designed
as an exciting musical experience, featuring
projected visuals, interactive electronics and
theatrical activities.
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 20
Community and Career Connections
Fall Fair
ll:00AM-1:00 PM
Location: Templeton, Stamm
Cost: F~ for students
Come and cruise the booths for jobs offered
by more than 20 esteemed organizations.
Presentation on Rice University's
Professional Master's Program
1:00 PM
Location: Templeton, Council Chamber
Rice University is part of a national initia­
tive sponsored by the Sloan Foundation to
encourage students who do noc want to pur­
sue a Ph.D. to remain in the science .field and
further their science education. The Profes­
sional Master's Program in Natural Sciences
prepares students to effectively bridge the
gap between technology and business, and
offers a wider choice of career opportunities
for them.
. Rogers Summer Science Poster Session
4:30PM
Location: Albany Quadrangle, Smith Hall
Summer research interns will present the re­
sults of their work. MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 17
BODYWORIDS
9:00 A.M.-9:00 P.M.
Location: OMSI
Cost: $9
Experience the human body in all its el­
egance and complexity, BODY WORLDS
3 is a stunning exhibition featuring over
200 authentic human specimens. from en­
tire bodies in dramatic poses to side-by-side
comparisons of healthy and diseased organs.
Beyond Bizarre
7:00PM
Location: Old Town Pm.a
226 N.W.Davis, Portland
Cost: $19
Portland's spooky, weird and wacky past
awaits you. Unexplained mysteries, ghostly
adventures and spooky stories fill this "Be­
yond Bizarre" tour. Armed with real ghost
hunting equipment, you'll venture down
shadowy streets to reveal Pordand's paranor­
mal, catch glimpses of ghosts, expose psychic
hoaxes and duck through haunted passage-
ways.
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 21
CAS Faculty-Student <;:oUaborative
Research Presentations
3:lJPM
Location: J .R. Howard 102 ,
Michael Olich, associate professor of theater,
and Anna Crandall, '09 theater major, pres­
ent their collaborati~e research titled, "The
Performance Marketing Project."
Trio Subtronic Concert
8:00PM
• Location: Evans Music Building
Cost: Free
Trio Subtonic, a Pordand-based trio, includ­
ing two Lewis & Clark alumni, will perform
a concert in support of its new release, The
Aqueous. The group's music infuses Brazilian
rhythms, hip hop, funk and jazz elements
with original grooves and the compositions
of Galen Clark ('03). Members include Ga­
len Clark, on piano; Jesse Brooks, on drums;
and Bill Athens, on bass. ♦
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john@portlandcirycouncil.org The Silence is Broken
By Brad Elkins // Staff Writer
Tliough you may have only been
here for rwo weeks, I feel che subject of this
week's column has been a long time com­
ing. If you listen closely, you can hear whis:
pers of chis floating through the Bon and
in the halls between classes. This is some­
thing that I know has been in the hearts
and minds of many of my friends and col­
leagues, and 1 won't feel right until this si­
lent discussion comes ro the surface. No
longer shall these opinions be hushed by
the specter of "appropriate conversation"
and "political correctness." l stand before
you readers, high atop my self-appointed
proverbial mouncainrop, ready to reveal
rhis statement ~ith the world:
Freshmen girls, you are fucking
fine.
No\'v; I know what some of you are
thinking, "Brad, you chauvinist pig! How
could you _!,ay something like char? Thar is
completely and utterly inappropriate! Such
sexist remarks only work to reinforce our
capitalist patriarchal sociery. You are sys­
tematically working to objectify and sub­
ordinate womyn to the lowest ranks of the
social ladder. Shame on you, asshole! Take
your misogyny elsewhere, fucking dick!"
Don't get me wrong though, oh
women of our srarely liberal College. I think you are all amazing, arrracrive, free
spirited, unique, intellectual individuals,
who deserve nothing bur absolute respect,
which is why I know you understand char
chis is all in good fun. After all, thar's what
humor is.
With that settled, I'd like to get back
co the original point of my piece. Oh yes,
foxy freshmen ladies. May I please be the
first to welcome you ro our illustrious in­
stitute of higher education. Your presence
here, if you haven't already figured, has
been well received. What I'm crying to say
here is, we also think you're cool. I hope
you feel rhe same way.
In keeping with our time honored
pioneer spirit, I'd also like co be cl1e first to
extend an olive branch to you. I know the
lay of the. land, l know how things work
here, and it would my pleasure to share my
insight with you. Perhaps, over dinner? l
chink you're beginning co get the idea.
Anyway, freshmen, you've clearly
got, as they say in show biz, "it." So as you
stroll around campus this week, walk with
pride ladies, because chat guy you think is
checking you out from across the quad,
definitely is.
***
Upperclassmen females: don't get your
pancies in a bunch, I still think.you're hot.
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