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2007-10-02

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trrrP;J/""'"1 ,LC;IAU, IJ.;J)u/ .. r10LOC • ASLC president dishes
• on Trustees meeting
ASLC President Auny Ligget sat down with the Pioneer Log to discuss the recent meeting of the
Board o/Trustees over Fail Break, and the Board's role and relationship with the student body.
by Peter Beland// staff writer
l'ionur log: What was your
overall impression of the Board
of Trustees (8011 meetings?
AL: I think chat chey were very
produccivc. The board is ,•cry aw:trc
of the students' jssucs, srudcnt
ntcd.s: 1>ar1icularly referring 10
1:CmplcLon scudenr center .and the
shorr tc.nn ,va.ms chat srndcms, fuc­
uhy. and chc administral'ion have. I
was really plc:.sc-d with some or the
[presenrorions of] the changes from
all ,he deans: the Cr.id school. ,he
Law school, and Undergrad. hav­
ing to do with overall curriculum
changes. strucrural changes. and
ac:1den1ic life. Overall, I would
say the mce1ing was fanrastic.. and
it sccmi. sort of like a bridge to
rhi: February mecring. February is
when scuff is going to go dowll; ir's
going to be huge.
The BOT mccti.ogs,, as most
official meetiogs, have the stig­
ma of being very "dry." Btforc
the meeting started, there was a
reu-ea1 led by Huvard scholar
Richard Chair that, according
to rhe l'rcsident, challenged the
board 10 rerhink the way it oper­
ates. Do you think it was effective
in <his goal?
Neither Ch:ulie Morgan (Vice
Pf('Sident for Srudcnt Aadcmic
Affairs) nor I were invited tO the
rctre-al. Ir was for the board mem­
bers :incl how, as the-bt)ard of rrust­
ees of an instirucion. they're gonn:1
look ar reshaping and re-founding
the furure for rhe college. A lo, of
references were made ro the retreat,
so ( had an undersca1lding of what
may have been sajd, and I think it
did have :in irnpJCl on the board,
because rhey wet~ constantly re•
fcrring co ir. It sounds like ch<y'rc,
:Lgain. really working on providing
adequate: scn•ice ,o the insrirution
in :a different manner than they've
been doing, :\S of re<:ently.
In a recent int·ervicw, President
Rochstcttler described the physi­
cal improvements (Templeton)
and institutional improvements
{stress' on internationalism and environ_mcntaHsm) d1a, he sees
as most important for g~owth
of rhe college. Do you agree! lf
not, what arc, in your eyes, more
pressing issues that need to be
addressed?
Well yeah, I ceruinly think 1ha1
chose arc crucial. Bue, l :1Jso think
chat rhe gt0wrh of the eodowmcnt
is the mosc significmt thing for
the institution as a whole. With a
large. strong endowrnent, we do
things like make renovation,s. \V/e
hire facuhy ... wc cm do a lot more
with a larger t"ndowmenr. So, al•
though our endowment isn·c poor­
I mean it's not a bad cndownu:nt-
1 think in order to truly compete
ht th.at arena of inrcrn:trionalism
[and environmentalism] we need
ro grow rhc cliclowmcnr so rhar we
can grow rhc si1.e of the iostirution.
Bue, overall I would agree wi1h
Hochsu:rtlcr's sratemcm about en­
vironmentalism and inrtrnarional.•
ism.
Dou you find il h"ard, as a stu•
dcot rep, to have your goals heard
o.r accomplished?
Oh. no. The Board. •gain, is
very open :wd vc:ry keen on listen•
ing to what sru<lent$ h:ive lO say.
Ar the Waverly Country Club,
for example .. , [a) board dinner,
10nt I Youmans, Executive Viet.
Pre.,idenc of ASLC] and l ... wcrc
able r:o spc;ik wirh Judy Johansen,
,he Board chair. We ,,lked abour:
Templeton. We ralkcd abour open
communication between che srn­
_dent body :i.od the board and how
dfecrive i1 will be. Judy was very
responsive and very open. She ap.­
poimc.-d 'T0m co be on the Temple­
ton mkforcc, which is hug~. 1l1e
Board is very open to listening (0
what rhe srudems have co say ...
the srudent reps. I don't find ,hem
dosed or son of rejecting wh~R SlU­
dencs want co hear. I 1hink they're
the opposite of whar mosr sruden1$
think of when they think of the
Board. 11,ey'rc very friendly, very
nice, very caring. Do you rhink the Board is in
touch with LC? Gmd·uate School. .. n,c. new dean at
the l..:iw School is very motiv:ue<l
and intent. I think, on reshap­
ing rhe im.tge of rhe l:tw school. I
thlnk tbar the cl1angcs that arc be:,.
ing m:idc currendy io the under­I think ,he)' arc \'Cf}' in rouch
wich.Lc"•is & Clark as the insri•
turion. I fe,I 1he)"rc headed in r:he
dfrection co be·
in
wi,h
Srudcnt
Body-bo,h
Under-grad arena is gonna help
shape how ,he boord
sees the undergrad. So
I chink the board is very
in touc:h with l.cwi.s &
Clark 3S an institution
and ,hey're going 10, over
1 he nc:.xt rcw years, become
vc::ry dose to the srudents. ;a n
The Pioneer
Log presents
, th; week in -Campo.
{1t) "Raindrops keep faJlin' on my
head ... " A srudent reported char
cheir raincoat was stolen from
Warzek Library on Ocr. 16.
<1t> An employee reported char
somebody broke inro the men's
locker room in Pamplin on Ocr.
20. Teems were stolen from every locker, but
lee's hope used jock scraps were left alone.
<1t> An employee observed a scudent
defecating in public on Oct. 21. •
~o Foul ball! An employee reported on
V Ocr. 22 chac portions of rhe siding
inside the men's dugout ar Huston
Field had been kicked in.
-Danny Garcia .th_e_P_io .. n_e_e_r.;L;.o;.:g~ ... o.;.;.c_to.b_e_r_2_6_,_2_0_0_1 _________ ... i€WA- .. _-___________________ ,;3;..
College administration reaches out to students of color
Lewis & Clark administration seeks to recruit and retain underrepresented ethnic populations in reaction to transfer rates.
by Eric Paul // staff writer
"I can deal with anyone of any r,cc re.lly
casily-ir doesn'r bo1hcr me at all. And chcrc's
noc, like, a special kinship among white
people like. 'yeah, we're white,'" said Noah
Bjurs1 rom (' 1 I). Bjursrom, who is white, !It•
tended a predominately white high school
before coming co predominately white Lewis
& Clark.
Dissimilarly, m::rny non•whice smdcnts
come to LC from erhn ically homogeneous
communirie.~. Such srudcms must cope \\1irh
the culture shock of no longer having a large
supporr ne, of people wich similar back­
grounds, n:.suhing in feelings of alic:narion.
LC a11ribu1cs these feelings ,o the Col­
lege's historically poor rcc.ruirmcm r:.uc for
Black, Hispanic -and Na[i\'c American stu•
dems. Once on c;impus. rhesc smden1s arc
much more likely LO transfer or drop out
[han their white :md A~ian counterparts.Al
a fuculty meering on 0cc. 3, Associate Dean
of Student.~ :md Dirtctor of Multicuhur:il
Affui~s Lisa \Xlcbb Slf<'SSc:<l lhat, wic:h few
exceptions. undnrcprcsc.nrcd srudenrs were
noc leaving for fin:tncial or :t'~::ademic reasons.
Citing exit in(Cr'\1iews with uansfcrri11g stu­
dents, Webb stated that the primary re:1sons
for poor re:ccotion were ft-elings of isolation
and a1icnarion.
Ncvcnhdcss. :a srnte1nenc released by the
Board ofTru,iees in May of2007 srntcd thot
111thc-College gives irs srudcms the opportu­
nicy ro en1:,.-agc anivdy and critic:illy in dia­
log informed by those richly diverse culrur.tl
traditions th.1c comprise our An,erican Hcri-
1agc." and drn, diversiry '"providc-s an educa­
tional benefh for ~,11 srudents." The Oflice of Multicultural Affuirs'
(OMA) ongoing retention cfforis include
holding momnly discussion
groups like "Speaking
of Diversity," per--...
sonaJ advising with
underrepresented
srudcnrs, bring­
ing cthnical­
l y-d i \' c rs e
speakers to
campus,
cncour-
3 gin g
profes­
sors co
reach
OU[ f◊
their
minor•
ity Stu­
den cs.
attract­
; n g
more sLlff
and fuculty of color
to campus, and lhe Lewis & Clark lmcrcul­
tuml Network for Connecting Students, a
progr.:am which pairs first year studcntS with
returning scudcms.
As a first-generation Cambodian-Amer­
ican woman. I 1hough1 rhai [the UNCSJ
progr:tm wa> really hdpful in meeting orher
scudc:nls :ind finding my support nc1work 1"
said l'arasa Chanramy (' 10). a student em­
ployee of OM.A and an of!icer of the Black
Smdcnr Union.
On the recrniunent side, Associate Dean
of Admjssions :rnd Director of Mukicul-rural Recruirrncnt Adrianne E11rique-1. listed
parmcrships with o:1tion:1J and community­
based or­
gani7.:t­
ti on s
for Ufl•
derrep­
rcsc-n t·
ed and
firs c -
gen er•
n t i o n
smdcncs,
commu­
nity visits
a,,d col­
lege fairs,
rargcted
emails and
munic:tt•
ing with
~ \'isicing
f'~ \of•1 sruclcnt.S
about
mci:il issues to ensure that entering stuJcnrs
:ire aware of LC's ethnic clim;ue.
Neither Admissions nor (.)MA have r<."­
lcascd specific quota<; for increasing diver­
sity.
For some students, the problem is rhar
there arc few with comparable b:l.ckgrounds
ar LC. "'One of our best tools for recruiunenc
is to have happy $tudcnts ... who persist on
to grnduarion." said Enriquc-L Paradoxically,
fA\'(/e don't h:ive :'l critical mass. and until we
do. it will continue co be d.ifficulc for some
srt1den1s of color to feel as ,hough they be-long here," explained Webb.
.... There's such a small group of us, it's hard
10 find a true conneccion ... it's like you don'c
sec other nati\'es on a daily basis. I just feel
when I come here I'm just a single minor­
ity in chis pool of white srndcncs," said Mary
Bodine ('09), who now lives off campus and
is President of the Narive Student Union. an
organization of five members.
Bodine is from Portland. but fears that
other Narive A1nerican studcntS ar LC ":\re
go1\n:t be completely isolated, and they're not
gonna, like! have the opp0rWl'liry to go out
imo Ponland and me<:1 rhe Portland Native
community. There larel very few natives here
to have ~1 strong bond with/' said Bodine.
Although the focus of the diversity cam­
paign is on race, staff :md studencs aJikc
stressed a belief in incre:t~ing djve!$ity in
other an-nas. "-There arc ocher undcrrc-prc­
sentcd srudcnr;; rh:11 also need hdp: first-gen­
eration s1ude11rs. low .. incomc students. non­
traditional srude.nrs. ere.," cxpl.tined Rosie
Ayala COS). The college should ensure 1ha1
··smdcnrs coming to the college will make a
conrriburion. so wc;'rc nor just simply filling
a quota, hut we"re really increasing the rich­
nCS$ or diversity wirh the school," s;iid Ch:i.114
r:\ my.
Despitr many ;m::1.s of under rcprtsen•
talion, the ndrninis1r:uion is oprimistic.
"We've got the most diverse srudcm body on
campus eight now rhat we've ever had ... so 1
think we're already starting to see benefirs."'
said Eriqu~, .. ""l'vc seen :1. 101 of' improve ..
men rs just from my firsr year in t<'rms of chc
involvement of the sraff..and faculty and ad­
ministnuion wirh :i lor of diffcrcm rnulcicul­
wrnl eve1us," said Chanramy.
Focus the Nation relays for environmental awareness
Green Torch snakes past headstones, Lake Oswegans on a journey to Salem to raise awareness about Global Warming.
by Sara Jeffries // staff writer
Members of cl1c Lewi> & Clark commu­
nity cook pan Sunday in tl1e kick-off of the
Creer, Torch Relay. an event O'l\anized by
LC profe,sor of ,-conomics Ehan Goodstein's
cn\'ironmcntnl organiz.acion Focus The Na•
tion to deliver an in\'itation to S.1.lcm asking
Oregon Senators Gordon Wydcn and Ron
Smith co parcicipatc inn discussion on global
warming in January.
After starling from the University of Port·
land, rclayers proceeded througn Pordand
,nd passed rhc "green torch" to the LC cross
country team, which ran through River View
C,memy. After an on-campus rnlly foatur•
ingaspcccb by Goodstein, the LC cmy team
rowed the 1oreh 10 Lake Oswego.
Over 1,000 universities and colleges in
e-.·cry state, as well as over 100 runners, p."td~ dlers and bicyclist.< from LC, Willamette
University, :1nd University of Portland. par­
ticipated h, che eve.nc. LC played :1 in:1jor
role, wi1 h hordes o( smdcnrs particip:uing.
Srudems David Norse, G:m:tt Brenllan,
Dana Cuykcndall .,n,1 Richie 1.,e_Donne. as
wdl as Coordinator or Srudent Leadership
& S=•icc Kelly Hoover. all played viral ,oles
in ,his ~venr, planning the relay routes. orga­
nizing che raUy and managing publiciry. The
las, leg of ,he rday was biked by LC senior
Patrick Croasdailc.
"]his event is meanr 10 raise awareness
and all differenr types of people {were) in­
\'01\'ed, :ircisrs and even Rcpublic.ios, .. s.1id
David Norse.
"The Grccn Torch Rel3y ... srrives co ere•
ate a sense of involvement and enthusiasm
amongsr Oregon's youth and universities., srrt$Sing Ulc impor­
tance of their orga ..
niz~tion :ind anion
in this growing di ..
lernmn." said Lacey
Riddle. a Uni\'trsity
of Portland student
orgrutiicr.
In Jant1•ry, focus
11,e N,rion will bold
• National Teach-In
ac campuses across the
country, including ar
LC. Classes held in
are..1s such as nrt and
religion will discuss
how all aspects of life
are cffccced by globa.l
warming. PHOTO BY HAf.AllE SAKER
Professor Eban Goodstein gives a speech to kick off
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2008 US Senate Race Begins: at LC!
The LC Co/Lege Democrats brought Speaker of the Oregon House Jeff Merkley and Political Activist Steve Novick to LC's campus.
They spoke to students about their upcoming races against Republican incumbent G01don Smith for his seat in the US Senate.
Steve Novick
Political activist and Har­
vard-schooled lawyer stands
strongly against the war, and
puts his faith in the pub­
lic's decision-making ability
in his run for the Senate.
Novick has never held elect­
ed office, but has extensive
experience in politics, and
has spent time suing corpo­
rations for polluting
by Angela Webber I/ news editor
Scnarorial hopefuJ Srcvc Novick visircd
c.ampus Tuesday ro speak ro siudcnrs 3b<lur
his upcoming race for curreni Rep. Gordon
Smith's s..-.at.
Before the pn.-scmacion. Novick shook
hands with every smdcm presenr :111d joked
about a "secre, policy meeting" Lhar would
require him to leave c:1rly. He spoke infor•
maJly about ,he ballo1 inid.ltive process and
cert;1in initiacivcs on rhc 2008 ballOl that
"could be 1he end of the world.•
lhc lawyer ;1nd poljticaJ :tcr..ivist, who
mnds jusr 4·9• and has a hook for a left
hand, bL-gan hb prt.scnta1 ion by introducing
him:i.cl( as a c.utdidart-. "hce:iusc this country
is going to hdl in a handbaskcr :md s\omc.-onc
has ro do somcrhing about ir."' Novick dc­
r:1ilcd his key policy positions-he is "b,ainst
the war in Iraq, opposes global w:inning.
:and supporr.s unions. He ;ilso said that if he
becomes Senator. he will sign on1<> Hilary
Clin,on·s he;,hhcarc bill, "and Wydcn\m and
Kucinicb's, :ind Edward•{. and Obama's ...
btc."3usc all of 1hen1 ,ire bc11cr [han wha1 we
h:-ivc now." Novick ;lddc:d later tbat he. pre­
fers 1hc policies in Edwardl and Kucinich's
bills.
Novick olso inrroduccd some bills he
would proposo as a senator. One bill would
t(."qt1ire chc I RS rn send .a "'thank you no1e" 10
C3.Ch taxpayer detailing whe-rc 1 htir cax mon­
ey was going. He sajd that t\1l(H hird-. of taxes
go ro Soci.11 Sccuri<y, Medicaid. the Iraq war,
and interest on chc narional debt, nor wclfurc
or foreign aid •s people might like ro rhink.
He claimed thar if people knew wh<'re the.ir
rnoncy was going ic would creme a change.
llle senatorial candJdare's second sugges•
lion w:is 10 replace Andrew J:ickson on the
rwcnry-doll:tr bi11 with a picture of Siuing
BuU, becaus<.~ of Jackson's "criminal"' actions againsc the Native Amcric.1n community­
specifically. the Trail of Tears. He m<ss..-cl
dm ,he US ,hould acknowledge failures
along with successes~ such as "kicking Na1.i
buu."
Novick, who has never held elected office.
ouclined •ddi1ional =sons for seeking rhe
Senate seac. One such reason wns ro ge1 rid
of Gordon Smith, the RcpubJican who cur•
rcntly holds ,he sear. No"ick said of Smith,
.. even when he:'~ on the right ~ide. he docsn•,
seem to be .tblc ro get anything done."'
No"ick added thai he is :ilso running
,LS a gcsmre of faith, in his own good luck,
the vorcrs, ,he obili<y of ,he poli,ictl sysrem
10 ge1 chings done, and "rhc justice of our
cause.'1 Novick .1lludcd to his youth, when
he determined for himself that. '·we should
only acccpr :'I soc:ie1y, ccoaomy. coumry rh:u
works for cvrryon~."
No\•ick ansv,tcrt'd question"' from smdem~
afttr f1ni"ihing hh s~ch. Ht! .Ulswcr(•d :a
question about carbon emission$ with chc
polirictl plausibility of environmental pre­
caurionary me.1$ures, wi1h di.scll.S',ion of thelr
poliriail plausibili<y. A senior political sci­
eno: major asked Novick .,bout his lack of
cx~rience in holding an dccrccl olllce.
·Tve \\tOtkcd in gov<'rnmcnr at the fcJcr·
al, smc, :md loc.,I lcvd." responded Novick,
adding that he "spends mosr of (his] rime
thinking about public policy" and has been
involv<..-d in six srntc-wide ompaigns. ·Tm as
well-prepared as anyone."
Nick W1rrh ('09). rhc prcsidem of
LC's chapter of College Democrats, said,
"[Novick] gave a lot of anwscrs. He was
down•to-canh and Stl'ligh1 forward." \'(/inh
went on to say that addrcs..-.i11g healthcare
and che environment arc imporL1nc on L.C's.
campus. Pioneer Log, Why should LC students
vorc for you?
MerkJcy: They should vote for me be­
cause om councry is profoundly off crack.
Our energy policy is a complere diS:tster arid
Smith and Bu.<h h.wc taken us F.tr down a
track that docs 001 address global warming.
!They ,hould vote for me]b=use we need :,
heahhc:irc •ys1cm that provides hc.1hhc:uc ro
.,JI anJ Smirh has not been rherc for 1h01. In
short, he's been on the wrong side of every
impomnt issue fuciog om coumry.
Steve Novick, your competi1ion in the:
Democratic primary. is coming to cao.1pus
,his Tuesday. Who do you think LC stu­
dents will re,;pond brncr roi
Scc\lc lS.i. friend of mine. Both of us a.re fo.
cu~t..-d now on Gordon Smirh. You can kind
of think of i, as a double-b.mcl sho, gun
aimed :u rhc policics of the Smith-Bush c:ra
char have taken our coumry so fur off rr:tck.
Tuitfon and Textbook prices arc rising
:u a rate much higher than io.0at.ion. \Vhat
will you, do nbout UJjs if you're clcc1cd?
0lhc fcdernl go"ernmcnr absolu,ely has ro
be in\lolv«I In chc rost of our education. Our
whole set of opportunicie~ for our children
depends upon educuion. Our fumrc econ•
on1y depends on iL If rhe cale1Ht"desr ()'N, n
U.S. Jrmuc nrnditlott ncrualb• said wlrmedJ'st)
nation cannot afford higher cduc;uion. that
is a huge tragedy boch on the personol level
and on the t'conomic level.
In lhc Oregon lcgls-1:uure. we increased
the diroct inve.nmcnr in higher eduC:ttion by
abouc 18 pcro:ni. And ,he fedcrnl govern·
mcnr has to be :i complete pan ncr in that
dforr: we need co incrc:asc snidcnt aid sig­
nificantly. Jeff Merkley
Five-term Oregon state leg­
islator and c1trrent speaker
of the house Jeff Merkley
kicks off his campaign by
po;nting ti metaphorical
gu.n at Sen. Smith and
President Bush. The Leg­
islator vows to address the
energy and healthcare crises
in a Q&A with the Piolog.
by Rachel Schiff /I editor..Jn~ief
families arc abo struggling ro pay for
hcaltbc:u-e. Oo have any plans to address
che ltca.J lhcarc eris-is?
Every pr~idcndaJ candid:uc h:1s ;1 plan.
bur we have w h:wc ,;a U.S. senate I ha1 will
partner in fulfilling those plans and gc1 ,he
job done. We hal'c almosr 50 million Ameri­
cans wl10 an: uninsured ;m<.I don'r have access
ro he:ilrhcarc and that is comple1dy unac•
ceprable .
Sen. Smid, has already raised over $4
million for his reclccrion campaign. over
IO times what you've: raised. Can you com ..
pctc?
I 'II ucvcr be •bit Hl l':tl'i< <loll>< ror dol­
lar whar Smich rniscs, [dollars) rl,ar ar.q;oing
ro ~pccial intcre.',LS, But money alone docm'c
win :1 campaign. Visioo wins a campaign; a
gras~roocs urganizarion of people who be­
lieve in r~lking our country back wins :1 C:tm·
paign.
lo 2003 you voted fora resolution prai.s­
ing the courage of President Bush ond the
troops and expressing support for the vie•
torious tt:movnl of Saddam Hussein. Have
you changed your mind?
I stood up on the Aoor of ,he house rhar
day and said "chis is the wrong war. lr.iq L'i
nor :i thre:1t co our nation :rnd chis is a misuse
of our resources." I do nor support cflc: war
bu1 I do praise the sacrificr anJ dedic:nion
of our croops.
Do you ha,·c a favorite in the presidcn•
rial primaries?
I love all the: IOp Dcmocracic c:i.ndid:tlCS. I
pcrsonolly share " bir of John Edwards' story
in th:lr my dad was a rnill worker and I W:lS
,he firs, in my fumily ro go 10 college .. r iith;;;e,.P.ior,;,n;;;e;.e.,r .L.,o.iBa: 0,l;,,ic.,toilbe~rii2ili6,..ii2~00~7-----------••lnH1 ______________________ 5_
The Fighting Hamster
by Matt Savage // senior staff writer
All across rhe tuorld. in
evtry Rind of environm<nt
and rtgion known 10 man,
incre11Ji11gly dangerous
uxruha-pmurm and
dnJ1111nring norms an
abruptly pu11i11g an end
ro rhr long-nmning
drbarr 011,r
whe1hcr or JJOI
e/imnu rh1111gr is
r,a/. Not only is
ii rrn/, ir's hrrt.
,md its effects arr
giving rist l't) 11
frightmi11gly new
glob1tl phenomenon: the mnn-nuule naluml rb'sast,r.
~U.S. Senator &1mck Oba11w
Only rwo years afrcr rhe rragedy of New Orleans,
chc Uni fed St~tes is once again facing a narural disas-tc:r
of rcrrifying proporcions. As of Wedncsdoy, over
500,000 people had been cvacuattd froni Sou1hcrn
C'11ifornia. Millions of acres from S:.'lnrn Barbara to
,he Mexican border are ~~gulfed in flames. And once
agai.n. a stunned n:;11ion is asking 'why'?
N:tnir.11 disasters arc pot simply raodom :'IC:;tS of
God. Temperamrc and prccipirncion have :1 direct
effect borh on the crcadon and duration of forest
fires. \Xlarmcr temperatures make ir cas.ier for forest
fires to start, ::md i 11cre.1sc ,heir duration. Changes in
rainfuH patterns rnake rhem much harder 10 stop. (c is
undeniable ,har,glob:tl climate change played a direcr
role in these forest 6R-s.
And like Kacrina, global climate ch,nge was no,
the only tiwlronmenr:tl fact0r at work. Officials
have increasingly :1llowed builders co consrruct more
homes in 3rel$ thar are prone to forest firc:s. They have
fuiled ro enact regulations that require quick burning
shrubbe.ry around houS('S and Aanlc-reslstant roofing
1hai decreases che chances of properiy fires. And
our n:uion does not hold enough comrollcd burns
co decrease the chances of uncontrolled. unplanned
for<:$t fires.
Perhaps the largest difforcnct between this narural
disaste-r and Katrina is tbc socio-economic srams of
those who arc affcctc-d. The primarily wc~l,hy and
middle class whi1e victims in Southern California will
be fur more capable of recovcriag from this disaster
thin the poor black vicr.ims of New Orleans. Bur we
nevenheless need co remain "igilant againsr the next
n.amraJ disasrcr, and be aw:ue that not :111 regions will
be as able ro bounce back. From the brink of disasrcr.
Thankfully, major politicians on borh sides
have now eo~cedcd ,hat global climate change and
environmental problems are imporrom and n~d to
be dcalr with by the federal governmenr. Bu, ,be
mnecs taken by many candidues may be ,oo lirde
to lace if we art tO halt. rhc onslaught of man-made:
narur:a:I disas.ters.
lhe environment isn•, a saJient etmp:Jign issue
beausc we need co save the: whales or cure polar bear
cubs. The en\'ironmcnt needs co be from and center
lxcausc of rhe effect it is already having on ,be wdfure
ofhumaa beings. Homecoming shuttle malfunction
by Hannah Hultine // senior staff writer
Top rhreethi ngs char made homecoming
chis year less than amazing:
l. The shutrle system
2. The daylight on the dance Boor
3. The shuttle system.
Really. rhere are only ,wo points on my list, but I
• \\':lntcd 10 c1nphasizc my intense dissarisfuc,ion ,.,ith the
homecoming "shunlc system".
For those of you who are un:iw::1re, homecoming
festivi1ics happened las1 S:mirclay nighr ar dMSI (Oregon
Mu.scum of Science :.1nd (ndustry). Lasr week it all stancd
ouc sounding gre.1l. a "back ro basics" theme a.n<l hosted
:u -a new l0c.ttion. But then came Friday. School emails
popped i1uo smdcnr inboxc.-s Stating the:: rules, regul:uions
and the imroducrioo of J: mandntOI}' student shunlc
service to :md from OM~I.
r\hhough I funda,nemally disagm: wit:h the shurtle
system, I w3nt ro rake a moment to consjder the opposite
side of my argument. 'The found:arion of rhe shunle service
\\1'3.,, of course. built wirh bencvolt:nl :iims. A compulsory
shuttle .ser\•icc me.1ns no subst:1_1)ce.:1bLL,;:ing drivers- pure
and simple. By ensuring students did not get behind a
car wheel on Saturd:1y night, chc hope was to, no doubt,
protec-t rhe lives of unsuspecting PorrJanders as well as
homecoming.-claccd Lewis & Clark swdenc.,;:.
My first argument ag::iins1 a shuttle service is chat
colkge srudcnlS arc nor high school studcm.s, We have
made it into college bea.tL'i:C wi: arc marure adults who C.11'1
be entrusted wi1h making manm: decisions. Noc g,ming
behind the whee.I while i.moxkau:d or otherwise unable
ro drive is one of ,.hose dccision,s. College is a place whert·
young adults grow up and learn to make good decisions
in situations exactly like rhis past homecoming night.
My ncxtch:iprer in rhcshunlc scn•icc fiasco concc;ntr.i.te
on the logistics of the nighr. First a linle
background. There Wt!re rwo Jines of
students w:1iti1lg for shuttles to arrive. Tue
shurtle servia leaving LC was scheduled
ro begin at 6:30 p.m, and ,o finish ot 9:30
p.m. The idea was once student$ entered the
bus a wrisrband would be give.n t0 them.
Once m OMSI I hese wristbands would
signi~r ~lch srndenr's arrival on a shutde.
Students pa.id $8 for a homcc.oming ticket.
which included this generous m,ndarnry
ride. Howe\'Cr, not all sc1.1dents gor ,heir
money's worth. The shuttle service was so
poorly implen,enied 1.hai after an hour plus
of waiting in the c-0ld, many scudcncs chose
ro throw their own parties. In In)' own
experience, cwo shunlcs would come and go
wichouc either Linc even moving forward.
Senior Emm1 Oberlander gave up on cht
shurtles and is currently seeking to recover
her ,he price of her cic.kct. Emma didn't
leave ,he scene without a figh1 ,hough.
Before going. she questioned ticket cakcrs
and wristband dispersers. \X/hen Emma
asked a ticker 13ker for her money back,
she told me che woman replied." I am j~st a
volunteer, I c.an't make a decision like that".
In response Emma said. '"How convcnienr,
that everybody wi1h :tll rhe dedsion making
power is not here to witnes.~ chis complcce
• debacle." Emma did no, s,op there, she also quc>tioncd 1
Campus Safciy officer by asking him how much he wa.s being
paid for keeping srndenL< off ,he bus. She s,id he replied,
"1lOt near!)' enough ... One srudcnt who :,email~, m~1de it on
the bus was also less than thrilled with 1he system, When
I asked senior Gabe Nogler his number one qu:Jm wirh
homecoming he replied, "'1he bus system was ridiculous,
whoever did rhc bus logistics obviously dicl no, pass Math
055".
lhrowinganti•homocomingparties ,"-Lo; nor the only mock
of action taken agai1lSt the shuttle scheme. An anonymous
LC studcnr gave me, rull rendirion of cxacdy how hcand his
frienru, WCIH
around "che
~,em" to
obtai,_n their $8
I wimessed the
whi_le sranding
myself. The
wristbands were
exposed in .1
box behind ml
rape:. and in one
very nimble in.sunt thls studc.m cook off with a good-.si-zed
hand fol of rhesc precious wris,bands. Herold me ,hat he and
his friends then found a sober driver Lhar would cake Lhem lO
OMS!. Once ar OMSI he said,• i, was easy, we just filrcrcd in
wich other students ()1\Ce a shuttle pulled up".
ihc shuttle wa'i a great idc:a. Malting the shuu le
mandatory was not. As a senior within 1he LC srudem body
I felr like I was being ucated like a child. I hopt, this element
of .srudcnc maruriry is considered more thoughtfully next
year. Furthermore, the me:tSures taken by frustrated students
is surely evidel'lce e1wugh to make organi·zcrs :.1 linle more:
organi1 . .ed in coming years. --------Delivering
Peace of Mind
Automotive
Service
to the
Lewis & Clark
community
since1981 ... Tom Dwyer
.! .....
Rutomotiue Seruices Inc
Comalimcotacr
90 pt. V•hlcl• Inspection for
th• L•wls & Clark community/ -.6.,. _____________________ 5,j•••••---------•th••e•P•io•n•e•e•r•L•olilg•'•O•c•r•obe_r.2•6•'•2•00-7_
~---Le weighs in on RAZ makeover
Good idea, bad execution
.
Letter to
the Editor
. LC student} opinion about
sexual violence on campus
Oe3r Editor,
I was appalled to read chc letter
from .. Aflonymous"' in last wc:ek"s 1$Suc
or the Piolog which derailed her on­
c;.1mpus r.,pc •nd the pressures she
feels m rcm:ain silenr. Nothing J can
write could possibly express how awful
I feel for her and the ocher victims of
this kind of crime. It i.s a gross failure
or our school's $((:Urity system, sexual
:issaulr ;1dvocacy, and communiry as a
whole har srudcms like Anonymous
do not fc.-cl thar chey c3n cake action
against those who have violated
their bodies. I :im nstot1nded rhat
rqx,ns of crimes such :tS the one she
experienced do not make ir into cite
College's sc:xual assault smisrics.
I am t<rrificd by whoc I have read.
lf,herearc peo1>lcon thisc.,mpus who
have commirred se.xua1 crimes and .ire::
n,;,, being punished. then we aJe all ac
risk. I do no presume ro know what
is best for Anonymous co do for her
own well-being. I only wish chat she
and 01hel$ like her fclr comfortable
enough in our communiry to pursue
the punishmenr and apulsion of
the people who have raped chem. If
thoc criminals ~n viol:uc Students
and renuin in our midst as if r,oching
h:-t.!> happe,,ed, then every student on
campus today and in r.he furure is in
great danger.
Si 1l cc: rely,
Lisa Neher COS) by Hunter Franks// editor-in-chief
711ere is nothing wror1g with having our colors .-nd logo on
,h; Pionttr E.xpress shurrlc bus. ln fucr. chc splash of color is a
wdconfc: sighr on what was a bland bu.s. Bur chc Public Aff.iirs
and Communications office is trying to build up something that
doc:sn~t..ex.isc. ·1n .say the new look bus will .. build aw3rt,.'Oe$$
Of our pre.-.e,~ct in rhc ciry and affirm our role as a neighbor/
c.it.ittn in Pord:md."' who do wonderful things in l'onland. I'm not disputing d,ac, Bm all
b~nding'the b;,_, docs i.s make them stand om from che rcSl of the
community. E'>on'r get me wrong, 1herc is nothing lxu,.i aboot being
rec<>gniz.ed as :m LC student in Pol'1Jand. It's the same as if )'OU were to
wear a LC sweatshirt downtown.
Putting Lewis & Clark on chc side of the shuttle definitely
lcrs p<..-oplc know char we arc in Portland. Bm why do we nC<"d
to let people know we arc present io the ciry? People don't
come to Portland because of LC. People come ro LC booiuse
of l'mdand. ·11,e people of Portland don·, really care if LC
·srudencs spend their Saturday morning perusing chc goods at
Saturday market or if they spend ir hung-over in bed. Portland
is an amazing outlet for us all and we all enjoy whar the dty has
to offer. But rhc bus won't .. serve as :1 Mc.idy reminder of Le's
conrriburio11s to Portl:rnd's success and vibrancy." If the life.lint:
was pulled on LC l'onland would survive . .. (hat being sajd, you don't see any LC sweatshins that contain text
like '".,hac is on the back window of the bus where ic says .. Lewis & Clark
offers nationally rccogni1.cd degrees and programs in chc liberal arts and
sciences., cduc:uion and counseling, :ind hiw." In fucr. 1h3t sounds an
awful lor like somerhing rhar \\'Ould appe:1r in an adverrisemcnr.
'U1cn one has ro wonder, is che shurclc now norhing more than a
rolJjng advcrciscmem? Several things make me think it is. Nor only that
text tdliog the public what LC has to •offer." but the fuc, ,hat rhe LC
website: URL is lisu:d next ro rh:n text.
Also, I doo·, sec 1he LC colors on rhe Scllwood shunlc. ·1hat might
have something ro do with rhc foCl char nor as m~rny Porcland ciri?..t:ns
will sec the SclJwood shuttle-drive by. Sounds like an adverrisingstratcgy.
Again, there is norhing wrong with thac,
When LC srudc,rn go downtown chcy become pare of chc
commu11iry, the same as any other person dowmown. Sure we:
have people who volunlcCr in Portland. who work in Pon.land~ Bur I guess the job of Pt1blic Alfuirs is to come up with deeper
tncanings dm, don>, exist. I chink in some cirdcs. they refer 10 lhar a$
·'bullshit."
Letter to the Editor
O;,ar Pi0<0otp,
Hi, I re.illy like the idc:i of decorating the
shuttles, aside from the talk abom ·branding',
which is a linlc unsettling. J 'vc.· goct1 say
though. the Pio-Express is looking o linlc
gaudy. like she has caught 3 case of cholera
somewhere on the 1 r3il. I think this is kind ol
opposed ro che spirit of rhe communiry.
We mighr wanr to show our presence in
Pordand. but not with such a flashy corporate
image .. 1 chinl; our image should. for things
like: ,he shucdc de."tign, be coming not from
some conrn\unicarions office or gr.aphic
design 1eam. I c should accually reflect che
acdvicy of the communiry ilsclf.
You would flC\'CJ know how mudl
cre::ttivity there is :n LC by looking at sodl
a phin, conservarive de.~ign. Moreover, I
rhink in rhe procc.,s of finding• new look,
some hisrory w:is overlooked- for insrance
the Raz's old rose motif thar was loved by
many and could be acknowledged in its next
evolution.
Many would ogm: thar for a good
advertising "campaign" its imponanr ro have
'uniformity', of color. rypc. auirudc even; hue
cxrcnding this somewhat tiresome rule to rhc­
shutde jusr s<rikcs me as l;ugh3bfe, when
there is a much better opportunity <O show
some of our divcrsiry/crcati\'ity. things rhnt
arc also pan of our 'free-thinking' image. If
you like m chink ofi, chat way.
Rmhcr than such a narrow-minded
solution. which I thi11k must make students
feel as if chcy are p•rt of• rolling pamphlet, the body of t:he shuttle should express a
selection of thcacrual crl.-ativc abilities within
our communiry. ·inc look of chc bus doe.-.n't
have 10 match our swcauhirtS :md office
srarion~ry; i1 won't "'confuse" people! ar i<
doesn't (it might just annoy and blind rhem
wich flashy orange). but ic can· scill show
somcth ing about LC. hopefully something
that makes the place seem a little more 'alive'
:ind less or a. humorless propaganda machine
(unlc.-.~ you sec all rhis rebranding as ironic.
which is sometimes necessary to avoid
cringing/gouging one's own cycs our).
So I propose that. che student body and
our excellent fucull)• and .,,ff ,hould be
con~uh.ed. and ;i new design be s.elecred that
will be memorable in its own righ1 1 1101 just
for ilS conncccion to the college. Something
new chac will gmdually become associated
with our school through its sightings aroua<l
Porcl3J1J.
If there is 31"1 open call for designs, rhere
should Ix no such rule that a design should
be either black or orange, or reprcscnr some
son of conrtivcd pioneer mythology; rhis is
jusr noc necessary. Even if one ot our srudcms
chose 10 deck 1.he R:i,.. our i1l che likeoess of
a l3rgc kiny C3t or something. it would nor
shake die schools image, the shucdc would
sornply come co be called ",he car". might
even become a F.unous sight around Portland,
:me.I the connecrion to the school would s1ill
be there.
lhc basic idea behind using che same old
colors on chc bus is chat it expands the image-­
value/sign-value of l,.·wis & Clark's brand;
• bur even from an advcnising perspective.,
which I hate to :rake. using the samr colors
in a new place doesn't ad<l any rnon: valur
to the sign, i,~ j~St mining the s:imc sourtc.
Now, however, i"r someone came up with an
interesting, (dare I say funky?) design. chcn
if it is acceptc..-d by c.he community, char new
design would accually become part of cl1e
history of ,he school, and drns add more
dcprh to 1he image eonjorcd by oor v3rious
mnemonic dt\•ices.
In other words, the colors orange/black
and our logos :md slogans arc in a sense ,
ou<Sideofhiscory. cheycan onlyshowofbnd
c.xporc the value of our living community,
nevct actually conuibure raoy,hing 1H~·w• 10
it. So if you over use these 'image .. sprcading~
tools', as ,he logo and colors are, then you
risk accually killing che living thing that
chey arc fccdiag off of. in this case actually
smorhering the real .si-udtnts riding inside.
In fact, 1his whole shurrle-rcdcsign move
is a pcrf«..>et mccaphor for what l am :if mid of
happening to LC as ir expands: The srudcnr
body and community members emcr
a confined space aod become obscured
behind n huge, gaudy b311t1tr.
So please, lec us do our thing co che
Raz, exercise rhe voice and imagination of
chc living organism chat is our community,
before it develops a self-conscious complex
and is ouffoc:ued ,o de:ith bcnc:irh reams of
painphlctS in a sea of ornnge.
Sincerely,
Nick Kaufmann {'09) lhe Pioneer Log, October 26, 2007 •••i¥iii,eii,1€UMIM•h•i¥ii~i 7
Lewis & Clark administrators respond to the October 19
Letter to the Editor on sexual assault
Oe:ir PioLog Editor,
\'<IC wouJd like to respond co t.he anonymous lener in
lase ,vcck's (Oct 19) l'ioLog regarding sexual violence at
Lewis & Clark College. First ro tl1c survivor and author
of the letter. you arc not co blame for what happened 10
you. Regardless of the alcohol use, :md your iniri:uion
of contact. your description of the incide,u is clearly a
violation of chc College Sexual Conduct Policy. le is very
brave of yoo ro come forward in your leccer. Second, co
the author, :'lnd the rest of ,he L&.C communiry. wcwoufd
like 10 :1ddrcss the support services :ivailablc co survivors
and darify College srariscics and reporting issues.
'lhc· description of ,he incidcn1 anti ,he predatory
behavior of the male Sl-Udcnr in quesrion a~ alarming.
I c is very normol co feel fcor coming forward co officially
report rhc incident. Many survivors of sexual violence
blame themsekes for chc assault. ft-ar they will not b<
believed, an.d arc worried about rern.li::1tion. However,
the oA-Cndcr counts on that fear and self-blame t0 pre,•ent
vicrims from reporting. lhe overwhelming m:.jori()' of
sexual assaults on coUcgc campuses are pcrperr:ued by rhe
type of person ck-scribed io your lc:uer. ·1bey are welJ• and reporting for disc:iplinary purpos<.-s and criminal
prosccurion. ·0te survivor's use of the SARA. and any -and
•II services provided by associaicd deportments is completely
voluntary. Survivors may speak ro rhe Advoca.tc: and remain
anonymous, and if Lhe survivor cllOoscs to give his/her name
to the Adv0cuc, the survivor's name will be maintained in
conhde11a-. ihere are exceptions co this rule of confidentiality,
but these excepJion.s arise very inti'cqucndy. 1--:.Xamples of such
cxceprions and more informadon on chc SARA C"IO be found
on the Sexual ,\s.<ault Response Ncrwork website: www.lclark.
cdu/depc/hcol1hcd/sarn.hunl.
Turoiog our :mention to cite concerns identified abou1
rcporti11g issues, rht·rt arc scvcra1 sources of s:tnlistics rebling
co sexual violence on campus. Campus Safety .st:tri.stiC.'i only
reflect a portion of actual number of student.~ experiencing
sexual violence. Mo.st incidenr~ afc never reported to any
College official, and arc not p:irt or the J,,.: According co the
National College Health Assessmem (NCHA) administered
ac L&C in 2006. 15.6 % of srudcnrs sun•eycd reported some
form of .sexual mi$Conduct in the lase school year. Th<.-sc
include verbal ,h,,-a,s of sex (2.3 perccnr), sexual touching
liked, confidcn1, ~-------------------- against cheir will (8.7 percent),
:1ncl seemingly o1nicc
guys... Research on
this rype of offender
shows chat chey do
noc rccogni7.e or
dc6ne their ,actions
as rapefass•ult, and
so they will continue --Many survivors of sexual violence
blame themselves for the assault,
fear they will not be believed, and
are worried about retaliation. oncmpccd rape (3.1 pcrccnr), and
comple1ed r:ope ( 1.5 percent).
Lewis & Clark scudc.ncs arc noc
:.1looe in their experience of sexual
misconduct. In the NCHA sim·ey.
15.9 percent of srudenis nationally
reported experiencing some form
of sexual the Clery Ace, "Sexual Offenses• arc defined by rhe FBrs
Uniform Crime Re.pons arid i1'ldude forced rape, sodomy,
fondling, and sex with an object, as ,._•ell as the non-forcible
offenses of incest and sr:irucory rape:. Ln 2006 there were
three incidents chat were rcpow,blc under Clery. Two
were categorized as forced fo1)dJing, and one as forcc..-d
sodomy. It should be nou:d th2t none of rhcsc incidents
was reported direcdy 10 Campus S.1fery.
Thi.:; brings us co :1 second source of campus st:nistic.-t,
1hc Sexuol As:e,ulc Response Network ($ARN). The
$ARN consisrs of several contact points, including U'tt
SARA, where a survivor or friend of a $11l'Vivor of sexual
violence may come for suppon and as:sisrancc. Coma.ct
poims arc listed below. Disclosure of an incidcm of
scx1.1al violerlcc to :tny of the contact points resulcs in
filing a Sexual Violence Incident Report Form wi1h che­
SARN Coordinator. The namc(s) of the survivor ,nd
perpecr.uor -arc noc iadudcd unless fthc survivor wishes.
If the n•me of the perpetrator is listed, the College is
obligated co investigate. During ,he calendar year 2006,
eight reports of sexual violence came through the $ARN.
Five of chesc occurred off campus ;rnd were not reported
in Campus Safety's annual crime statistics. 7hc sun•ivors
in :di of 1hesc incidenr.1, received inforrnarion and support
:,ccording ro their individuaJ n<.-cds and wishes.
In closing. Lewis and Clark CoUc-ge is comn1i11cd to
collaborating with sn.,dt:nt;; to n.,"<lucc the incidence of
scxuaJ assault. To the sun•ivor of this assault-we hoix
you will use chc support resources available and consider
reporting the
ro perpetrate sexual
violence. The first step in scopping rhis rype of •ssailam is
for the survivor to file an officfal complaint.
h is irnporrant reg~udless of whticher a formal report
is made rhat survivors seek support in dealing with :my
physicaJ and emotional rrauma. There .ire resources on
and off campus co s9pport the survivor and friends of a
survivor. Some examples :ue 1isced below. For srudcncs
\'l.'ho have experienced sexual violence. the primary
conrac, should be the Sexual Assault Response Advoc11c
(SARA), who con b, accessed via pager 24/7. 11,e number
is 503-202-3119. Advoc,ce, arc profession.I College
sialf and fuC\J<y members who are spccificilly trained co
respond to incidc:ms of sexu:.I violtncc. The Advocate can
provide i11fonn:nion ahour options, including medial
care, counseling,. residence hall and/or class cha11ges, misconduct
in the past yc:tt. It is estimated chat
thai between 64% and 85% of sexual
a.~aulrsarc nc,.•cr rcponcd co crimim1'
justice :mchoritics. However, the offender counts on
that fear and self-blame to prevent
victims from reporting. ofrcnse
to college
au rho ri c i cs
(sec their
lerrer for more
inforrn:trion). Campus Safety statistics, are
rcponcd bycalend:.lrye.1r in the annual
Crime Aw:ue1lCSS and Security Re.porr as a n.-quircmem of
the Je:inne Clery Disdo.surc of Campus Securiry Policy and
C1mpus Crime Statistic Act. llicse sr:nistics arc limired
to chose crimes which occur 01\ c.-,.mpus. public properry
directly adjacent to cnmpus (sidewalks. srreccs, ttc), or off­
campus College-owned property that students f'r<.'quent such
as the Colk-ge Boai Dock on Rivec.side. and 1ht legal clinic
dowmown. SexuaJ assaults thar occur :11 :'In off-campus
private residence will not Ix 3 p:ur of the$c sr:nistics. Under
S£XUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE NETWORK:
http://www.ldark.edu/dcpt/hcalthed/sarn.hunl
11,I A.s;tulc Response Advocate pager: (503) 202-3119
,_..mpU$ SafeiyOflicc (503) 768-7777
Counseling Service (503) 768-7160
Dc:in ofSiudcnrs (503) 768-7110
Ht-alrh l'romo,ion & Wellness (503) 768-7112 Office of Campus Living (503) 768-7123
S1udc11t Health Service (503) 768-7165
Student Suppon Services (503) 768-7156
Your Campus l..il'ing Advisor or Campus Living
Coordinator
Off...cnmpus resources
l'onland Women's Crisi, Une (24 Hours)
(503) 235-5333
www,nwcl,mg Sexual Assault Resource Center (24 Hour,)
(503) 640-5311
www·.urmrero•"·0CG To everyone ...
We encourage
any survivors or friends or survivors ro con race us for more
information, concerns. or 3Ssiscaocc. Sexual violence is
11ever rhc fuult of the survi"or. \'(lhilc there arc bask steps
one can rake ro nduce the risk of being sexu:ally 3.Ss:auhedJ
only rhc perpcmnor mn prevent sexual violence from
occurring. Suggestions for reducing risk; helping a friend,
hc:a1th rCSOl~r«s. rept)tting information, and chc College~s
Sexual Conduct Policy ctn be found at chc So:u,J Assault
Response Network wd,sirc lisr below.
Sincerely,
Melissa Osmond
Coor<!. Health Promotion and Wellness
Cootd. Sexual ,\ss.1ult RC$pOnsc Nc1work
John Hancock
Assoc Dean ,,f Scu,frnrs. Director ofWdln~. Chier
Ps)'chologis,
TirnO'Dwycr
Dicecco,. C1mpus S.1fcc:y .8 .... ______________________ .... 4¥•••••4- ... _________ th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_,_o_c_1_o_be_r_2_6.,,_2_00_1
You may think you know, but you have no idea:
This is the diary of Anne Swift, ice cream fiend
by Danny Garcia// head copy editor
ASLC's new face on the Executive Council is capable,
willing and loves toast with ice cream. Lascivious reporter
Danny Garcia gets the lowdown on brand new Vice Presi­
dent of Student Organizations Anne Swift ('09).
Pio11,rr log: What is your po•
sition and responsibilities oo
ASLC?
Anne Swift: I am chc Vice Presi­
dent for Srudenr 0rg:ani:, .. 1cion~ so
1 'm rhe chair of che Charr~r and
Budgoc Board. and also chair rhe
Boord of rhe Congressional Sru•
dent Organi:r.:uio11$ Committee.
Oh, and point person for any Stu·
dent organiz.arion quesrions and
r:hings like char.
How long have you been oo
ASLC?
I was a me1nber of the Cha,rter
,nd Budget board my freshman
year and last year I was Vice Chair
for Studtnt Organizarions, so J'vc
been involved with ASLC_for three
ycars.
Do you ever feel o,·erwhelmed
with all the powc.r you now have?
There's just so much of ir. Yeah.
you know, or course, it'd go to any­
one's head. Have you checked out
our S\\·c..-er' office?
If you were a £lai·or of ice
cr«.ro, what would it Ix: and
why?
Well. right now I'm just going
to have go with cookk.s and ere.am
•cause l 've been craving ir for chc
past couple days. I think there's
soinething cfassic .1bout i1. you
know.
So you feel like you're classic?
AS: Yeah, bur a lirdc spicy .... I
don't know if there's spice in C()()k•
ies and cream.
WcU a little bit. It's kinda era•
zy ... you know, cream, cookies.
Would you soy you're cr:uy?
Only in the conrCltt of ASLC.
What fun fact would you like
Cl'cryonc to know about your~
s<IP.
My fumily owns a catde mnch
in 1"cxas. Wha1 famous dictator d.o you
idolize the most?
I don't know if he's technically
a dicraror. but right now I'm really
inco Rasputin, but that's mostly be­
cause one or myJriends just named
her kinerl "'Otrsputin ... She h:Js
another one named ~Chaimlan
Meow." I'm a big fun of both of
them. rhcy're prmy much tied.
So you like r:hem ma.inly be­
cause you can make silly cat
names?
Yc.-s. But I also have a big crush
on Putin. l wouldn't necessarily say
he's :.1 dicaacor. He was elected, '6.rst
of all. Some people say he's up co
shady business. bur I say he was
dccccd sexiest head of scate this
summer.
Do you feel that ASLC is mor<
fascist or communistic:?
I'm going to go wirh commu•
nist because my goal in che. board
meeting was not achic\•cd so to me,
1hat limilS my fuscist power.
Where was tbe last place you
had a desire to Ix: naked?
Oh. r:he Lowbrow Bar.
Any particular story be.bind
dtis? And did it happen?
Ir just seemed like a good idea.
And no, the Lowbrow manage•
ment djdn'r appr«iatc that.
Who was the last pcl'$On you
stalked here at Lewis & Clark?
There a.re so many of them ...
Zac Hixson (' I 0).
For how lon!f.
Bt-cn going on for a year and n
half now.
Do you find that it is difficult
or simplt- 10 cover up .scand.:tls on
ASLC?
I'm noc interested in covering
up scandals. I like ic when we have
scandals: I wanr people co know. The more scandals che benc.r.
Who was your las, ruckie
from? What was the situation?
I don', think I've ever had a
hickie.
I don~ bcUevc you.
Oh, I ~,w th:n coming ... thac's
~rsonal informarion.
What is your guiltiest plea<ure
song in your music collection?
"Africa by Tot0. I also have r:hc
a capella version.
Would you rather be the big
spoon or the lin:le spoon? Why?
Little spoon lx:crnse I just find
ir comfoning.
How easily do you crumble
under pressure?
I never crack or crumble. I'm
solid. I nsidc I'm a mess.
What it your drug of choice?
lee cream. Somcrimes if you
have ice cream wich something
sail)•, like ice cream and roasr, ic
goes well ,ogerher.
Who on ASLC would you like
co Ix: the far:her of your children?
Well I'm stalking Zac Hixson ...
buc probably° Karie Siegal COS).
Thor's nor co say anytb.ing bad
abour her ladylil<.eness. bur I just
think she'd be a good male role
model in my child's life. I r:hink
we'd just be really good parems ro·
gerhcr.
If you were trapped on an is­
land, what newspaper would you
bring to keep you compan~
The Piolog ...
Sray umed for 1be nexr chap•
ter of, "You may think you
/mq10, but you. have uo id.en"
by Dmmy Garica. PHOTOS"&Y ON-KV GARO~
Dear St~
I drunkenly hooked up with this boy. •Nate." When I tried to
ini<iare things wir:h him again be rejected me. I moved on, bur I
still bad some feelings for him. I hove been hooking up wir:h Nate's
bc.-s, friend "Dan" ever since. Last nighr I asked Dan if we could be
exclusive and he said yes. La«r ,hat same nigh,, Nace came by my
room and we s1:u-tcd fooliog around. I always wamed ro gee wir:h
Narc ag.in, so I couldn't reject him. While Nate and I were get•
ring it on, Oan walked in! What do I do? Dan and Nace were bcsr
fr.icnds and neighbors. Nqw they don't speo.k and Dan is changing
rooms because he c-='t stand seeing Nare everyday.
Love. Lizzy
P.S. Neither of tl,~m will talk ro me eir:her, what?
Dear Lizzy
Basically you'r, fucked, Lizzy. I wouldn't expect Dan or Narc ro
C\en lookar you for qui<c a while, if ever! \Xlbacyou did was ht':lrt•
less and cruel. You led the;;< boys oo and rumcd thdr rebrionship.
All you can do is :ipo1ogi1.et bu, I \\ ouldn't expect 111ud1 forgiveness.
And remember, Liz,;y, nc.r time you arc doublc-(imint, on your
boy. choose someone who isn•r his best friend.
Love. Suzy
S,.,u{ 1111y qum/01/.f for Suzy t• pili/Qg@ltl11rkrd11 _1h_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o.;;g_,,_o_c_·t.o.be_r_2_6.,, _2_0_0_1 ________ ___. .... #¥jjlj1f ..... _____________________ .,9_
Dorm rooms should be exciting, not just four white walls
by Liz Holliday// features editor
Ue.ing sruck in a smaJI space with one to chree other in•
dividuals is not the ideal way to spend two yt.~l'S living on
campus. \Xlhcn living ac home. most find w·.ays m add per­
sona.I style to 1heir rooms. '"n'ley accomplish this by paint,
accessories and a litrle creativity. The same should be: appli.cd
co dorms.
-lherr arc many srudcnt:s on campus who feel th:u rooms
should Ix-more than a white box wi1h poor ligh1i11g. 'lbcsc
individuals have found ways to infuse d1t"ir rooms with per­
sonality anJ hove successfully rurned ,hcir dorms into a place
10 call home.
After spcndjng their freshman year in tht: small~t dorm
J-Ooms on campus in Pb11 East Hall. roommate:-,; Alyss:, Gn:111
('l0)·nnd Case,, Dahlgren ("10) were lucky enough 10 land a
PHOT0$8'1'UZ HOlLDAY
Projector and screen transforms a Hartzfeld
room into a personal entertainment center. room in the covered Ham.field dorm.
"'\Vic have a projector and a huge whicc sheet, with
sining room for ar least 15 other people;· s.,id Cnall.
"Basically, it is amazing."
In F.tc1, they 100k advaniagc of 1he cxrm space and
convened chc.:ir mom in10 the.ir own pcrsoni3I mo\·ie
tht:;uer.
lhcy no longer have co fight over a lounge cdcvision
when rhey wane co watch movies or pl;,1y video games.
They can simply roll our ,heir shee1 and
switch on tbcir projccwr and enjoy 1hc
cinem:u ic f(';ltu r~ of rhei r choice.
'TI1osc in smaller rooms can some.times
fed rcmicu,d. l.ofiing bed, is• quick 6x.
By lofting • bed, those lucky enough to
have movable furniture: can condtnsc
space by moving a desk or their room•
ma1c's bed underneath. Kenna Miller
("I 0) and Molly Cmy (' I 0) did just tlm
in order co mlke room for :1 makeshift liv•
ing room chat includc:.:s a couch and coffee
rable in chc:.ir Howard dorm.
"Bunking .rhc beds makes tht room have much more
space," said Miller. "F.\'eryone com6 ro hang our ht·rc and
wlu,;ri people walk by d,ey comment on how much our room
kicksau.9
Others don't fed that the: space is a i,roblcm, bur chat che
lack of animal companionship on campus is wh:u is keeping
their dorm from Feeling like home. Two roommates living in
one: of the sma.Jler dorms on campus chose to adopt a kitren
and bring him into the dorms wirh chem.
1his place is sterile and mean, so it's nice co hnve rt nice
cuddly thing ro come home to," said the anonymous frcsh­
m~n. "He's so cure! Pct$ should be allowed on campus, or ilt
least some animals :uou11d. It's creepy chat there an-.n'r any,''
1l1is is ti risky endeavor because pets. with the exception
of fish, >re forbidden on campus. However, these s1uden1s
ore 001 alone. Many illegal anjmaJs arc kcpr well-hidden
throughout campus and bring sorne extr:'l love into the: Hves
of ,heir LC parenis.
Aside from ;anim:1ls and accessories, four girls living in
"Did you just $ay you smelJ like
Sodom and Gomorrah?"
"No, but how about a wookk in
a sauna?" (Left) Alexa Bella ('10 paints the
walls of her dorms bright pink over
fall break.
Pondcrosa Hall in rhe Fores, complex.
have :1 differem approach. To tnlh•cn white walls, mos-t sru­
dcnrs buy hoards of posters at the posicr sale .u ,he sm1 of
e:1ch ac:idtmic year. However. these girls decided 10 forgo the
posters and add o splash of pain, 10 help ,heir rooms feel
more 'homey.'
"Our roomm::ues painted their room brig.hr green first,"
s.,id A]exn Bella (' I 0). "When they wcni home for full break
we decided co omdo them. Our room scantd Out pink1 and
rhen kind of C\1olvcd imo this -argyle n'l:l.S(r.rpicce. Ir i.s really
fun and makes the room fed more like home."
Contrary to wh:tt many a.~umtt, pain1ing dorms is allowed
undc:r school polky. So long .as chc rooms are rcpaimcd white
:u the dose of the school year. painting one's dorm is :.111 op­
<ion for all.
lhe bonom line is that freshmen a,,d sophomores arc
smck living on campus for t\VO full years: we might as well
make the best of i1. \'(/irh so many options. there is no n~ason
why s1udenrs should leave chcir rooms so sterile and white.
One needs simply 10 hang Christmas lighis or •cld • r,pes1ry
:ind lamps in ordc-r to complete transform :i'room.
Send your overheard
conversations to
pio/,og@ldnrk. eµu
''You don't undersfand­
I don't call people, "Jc's sort of
'Gladiator·
meecs "All of God's children
love Greg Karnes."
• Melrose Place."'
people call me."
"I went to bed hungry last
night. That shouldn't happen
in America!" "Get your face out of
my crotch, you twat!"
hWe frown on bestiality and
necrophilia wheo combined." "Being dead has nothing to do
with how aqractive you are_" 10 Fovea the Pioneer Log, October 26, 2007
SUSTd TidBLS PdSH on
by Helen Hunter II forum editor
This pasr week, Oct, 19-24. marked rhe mergencc ofl'orrland's fashionistas and cnvironmentalis,s ar Ponland foshion Weck (PF\XI), llicm:ond longest running fashion week on ,he U.S.
Coast, PF\X/ fc:itured 37 1131ion:1lly ~nd inrcrnatlonall)' known independent designers. 71le firsrcomprchensivdy green production o(fus-hion week, Portla,ld lS raising the bar in fashion bytm
ing a .i.yncrgy be1wecn style and susrainabilicy.
This yc:ir. PPW made alfordabiliy for independent d<$igners a prioriry by raking advantage of corporate sponsorship :i.nd pa)'ing benefits directly ro designers. For the firs, time in ~,e U
States. Ponland Fashion \'(leek 2007 produced lhe cvcnr wich sustainable pracriccs only-from consi-ni<..1.ion of rhe runway with cco-fricnd.Jy materials, to the model's c.'(;O-safe styling prod
usingsust3inab1e-cenificd hmcls for our gucstS.
Arcc.ndccs of rhc Sunday night ~how S;tW the work of designers .Michelle Decourcy. lcanim,,I. IDOMt £milykanand Stcwan+Brown. Like the production irsclf, rhe designers' outfits co
neutral, <.-arthy cones wfrh ghmorous merallics. Micbdlc Dccourcy, a Portland native, kicked off the show with her bold sparkling collection. Decoutc:y tose to fame when NoraJonc,s wore her
to the 2003 Grammy Awatds, and since chcn, chc cancer survivor has-lx..-<:1) designiog dorhing out of ha home studio, A fusion of fashion ~wd fumily, Decourcy uses fine fabric.s such as: wools,
laces, r3fTu:ra, char1nuese, and silk for h.:r clothing's flowing and fun fcmini1u· flare.
Lc:mne Marshal, designer of Lc:animal, sho,\·t.-d her spring collection entitled "lncidcmal Duality."' It's focus on design aesrhetics and efficiency mak<.is it an appropriace represemarh·e fo,
itself. •1ncidenral Oualiry" featured• lot of conccpr drc,ses wi,h bunched fabrics and browns offsc1 by brighr. primary colors.
Ncxr on the runway wa< IDOM. an absolu,dy unique line of clo,biag designed by Bangkok native, Modi. 'lhe Spring Collecrion 2008, inspired by Le CorbU$icrs building, Villa S.,
Poissy near Pari$ •nd the Hill Tribe people ofll,ailand, is chic and classic. Simple but not boring, ,he clothing blends plea!S, ruffles and ribbons on fabric of deep jewel tones with bold. m
accessories.
Ernilyk:1t>., alsn designed in Portland, pride,; itself of the vcrsatilicy and appeal of i<S pi<ecs and has been rccogni,.ed by Prc-d Segal in Los Angeles and Lucky Magazine. Her spring coll
c1uided. "Everyday you play wirh the light of chi: universe," uses sustain:.1ble fubrics such as soy jersey, hemp/recycled poly denim and organic conon Accce. On 1hc: nmway. she sho\~cd :an 2
stunning wrap dresses. cowl m."C-k pulloveni :rnd excepriooal j:1ckecs. Mer pieces, :.wajlablc downtown, :.1re guarnnrced to be the most sustainable and most fashion.1ble parr of your spring w.ud
Closing th¢show was Stewan+Brown, which howed "Fado do Mar," a spring collection inspired by P?rmguese sc;iside villagc.s. Karen Stewart and Howard Brown, who worked with An
pologie. showed light, inoov:uive pieces feanaring floral paucrns, hoods and.knit half-sweaters which suggesr a more hip version of your gr.rnd1nother. All lhe while., acoustic folk singer/son
Damien Rice o,ix-ed the music rha1 play<..-ddurihg all ihc,l!.PW shows-. \Vith in-vogue 11amcs and and chic dcsign.s, PFW and hopes to bring environmental awareness m the fu.shion world. M
the collecrions-shown are~vailabl( ro pu.rchasedow1now11, More lnfonnation can be found ar pordandfushionw<.,.-ck.net. ~
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• • the Pioneer Log, October 26, 2007
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Per.Sona/ Style?
"I dress different all
the tin1e, but I would
say classic. 1 like classic
clean lines and black
d h. )l an w \te.
"My boots are from Payless,·
I have then1 in black, too.
My skinny jeans are Lucky.
Everything on .top is fron1
Nordstro1n-my mom took
1ne shc:ppio.g t)r my
btrthclay.
rlcce.Sor;es?
"I' b· f m not a 1g an
of big jewelry, I like
hats and scarves and
shoes. l' m in love with
shoes."
"If I were stuck on de­
serted island, I would
bring a white t-shirt,
skinny jeans, because
flared would get wet, and
my Frye boots-tl1ey' re
really hard and sturdy." _t_h_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_Lo __ g_, O_ct_o_b_er_2_6_,_2_00_1 ________ ~
Finding a voice through landmines
Loung Ung speaks to students on her search for her voice after the Cambodian Genocide
' by Maia Penchansky // arts editor
1 n a world samraced with violence :tnd war, it is c:.tSy ,o
fed helpless and insignificam in the fight for peace. LoMg
Ung, author of Fim Tl,,y /(j/kd My Father: where she awaited her future. Her brother got the opportu­
nity to go to America, but could only take one of his siblings.
He chose Ung,
11 Daughter of Cambodia Remembm, spoke
10 Lewis & Cluk students on Wednesday.
Oct. 17 abour her experiences in rhe C:1m­
bodian Genocide and her struggle IO find
her voice ot suppon. Lncorporating humor "Peace is nor given by the
governrnent. The world needs painfully lcav,
ing the others
behind. She
was relocated co
Vermonr, arriv­
ing on June 20. in her anecdotal presentation, she present• a VOiCe."
cd a unique vision of life after genocide.
Ung told LC srudenrs th1r while she didn't
always bditve her voice marrcred, she cvenn.,1al.ly came co sec
thac she could make a difference. Appealing to the peae<eful
ac,ion of LC scude.nu she said, .. It docs maner and we do
have power.,.
Ung was born in 1970 in a btauriful land full of bus•
ding culture. In
a family of nine,
she spoke of the
comfori her father
gave her as a child.
"I had a charmed
life," said Ung. On
April 17, 1975, the
Khmer Rouge said
the family had 10
Je,we their home
under an Ame.ric.an
threat. 71lcir town
was evacuated in
72 hours, sc:utering
and dividing many
families across the
country. Ung de,
scribed her once
loved culrure hub as
a prison. Her fam~y
was one of die few
chat stayed togeth•
er, taking different·
names and trying
ro sray one s·ccp
ahead of the Khmer
Rouge. .Fo1ccd 10
work constantly for
almosr four years.
Ung describc-d each
day as a fight for
life, expecting coch
breath 10 be her last. Above: Loung Ung uses
her voice to educate about
the Cambodian geno-
cide and her opposition
to the use of landmines.
Right: Ung's memoir First
They Killed My Father: A
Daughter of Cambodia
Remembers.
However painful rhc circumstances, she held onco the
beUef that life would be normal again as long as she had
borh pare.ms watching over her.
Under a qua$i-Marxian politic::il perspective, the
Khmer Rouge viewed everyone who was diffetcnc as a
threat and began mass ex«urfons against tduc.ared citi-
1.cns-tcachcrs, doctors, musicians~ ere. When Ung was
only seven year:. old, soldiers came for her father. 1\s they
csconed him aw:ty, she knew she'd never sec him again.
"That night I didn't pray chat my futher would es­
cape, .. remember~ Ung. ''but mther rh:an chcy'd m3kc his
de,ih painless." Mer this, her mother senrher away from the
pain, pushing herclgh1-ycar-old daughter into a war zone to
be trained as • child $0ldicr.
Ftom there, she rravel<d m • rcfugec e.,mp in Thailand -Loung Ung
The desire co
intcgr.u:c into
the Amciica.n atlmrc became rhe most important y,-ay ro for­
get tbc atrocities of genocide:. However, the memory was roo
strong (0 sh3kC. 11.As much as I rricd co leave chc.· war, the war
cUdn'r le.ave me.,'" said Ung.
Afrcr years of mempring 10 fo1ge1 by pretending to be
someone else, Ung made
her way back 10 Cam­
bodia as an adult. It was
during this trip that she
was introduced co the
lasting dfoclS of rhe wnr.
Even though tl1e war had
cnd,-d 15 years previous,
landmincs cominucd
ro plague Cambodia.
"Landmines," Ung said,
"dismantle the whole
society." Survivors cry­
ing to live a life of peace
were reminded daily of
the violc:ncc of w:u-by
the lasting ~ffec1s of the
landmines that licrcr~
chc countryside.
Ung found her voice
and began fighting
as a spokesperson
for rhe Campaign
for a Landmine ..
Free Wotld. Her
memdir, First 1bey
Ki/1,d My Fathrr: a
D1111g/Jt,r of Cam­
bodia Remember1,
was published in
2000 after being
rurne<I down 24
rimes because it
was viewed as roo
painful fot audi,
ences, To this Ung
replied, ••w.v is
hell. War should
be painful 10 look
at."
This
tended lecture was
co1ulructcd not
onlv 10 inform d1e
community about a monumentally disrcg~rdcd genocide.
buc also insrill 3 !>tnse of responsibility to speak up. Ung con•
sis«ndy reminded LC srudcnrs ,hot jUst as her ,•oicc made a
Wffcrcnc<·, so could the.if$. "'P~ce i~ not given by the go,·cm­
mcnt," Uog said, "The world needs n voicc-." 13
Lecture on Freud
fails to satisfy
John Fan_:ell confuses students with an
interesting yet inconclusive depiction of the
history of Sigmund Freud
by Hallie Detrick /I staff writer
John Farrell delivered a wandering lecture on the
work of Sigmund Freud, tided "Whac was Psycho­
analysis" on 71,ursday, Oct. I 8 ~t the Frank Manor
House.
FarrcU's lecture, while interesting. lacked fOC\1$.
Forrcll, • professor of literature at Claremont McK­
enna College and a prolific author of essays, jumped
berween ideas withouL 3JlY scmbtancc of uansition.
The lccrure ended abruptly afrer a mere 45 minutes
without ever presenting any central resolution, or
:my ccru:raJ question for that m:atrcr. 1'he lccrure was
a sort of history of Freud: what conditions lead to
his ideas, how he pracriced. and how \VC view him
today,
FarrcU began by saying that many •nswers pro­
vided by psycho.,nalysis have been 1eplaced by sim­
pler answers ond concluded that rhcre is simply no
way to prove psychoanalytic answers, and therefore_
it is not useful. But between the beginning and end,
he showed licdc evidence-, if any, c.h:at would suppon
his point. His lecture bumped along awkwardly from
,he '"ban~lizariontf of Freud's ideas, m che inhrrcnr
Ac each rurn in
subject I found
myself thinking,
"=,. • h ," wan, w ac. hwnan clcsirt for 11
spirin.,J healer of
.some sorr, co :1 sum­
mary of some basic
Prt.udian ideas.. and
finally 10 his con­
du.sion ch:a.c Freud's
ideas no longer serve
any· purpose. Some•
where in the middle he talked about d,e progression
from che C•tholic Cburch to the sexual liberation of
Luther's rcformuion ro ,he pro-science Enlighten•
mcnc and on to chelate l8d1 century when science
stancd to provide spiricual an.swc.rs-. Ar each mm in
subject I found myself rhinking, "Wait, what?"
Firrcll's most intcn:sring and accessible inforrna ..
cion came during the question a.nd answer period.
He explained th•t Freud's method of free association,
which cvc:nrually IC"ad.s ro some sort of s-exun.l im:ige,
is invalid because therC" is no limir co how long one
can continue, and cvcryooe will c:vcmually gee ro 3
sexu3.I image. What interested me most in the lc:crurc:
Y..'35 FarrdlS commc.nt on Freud's rdationship to his
time. Whc.n Freud lived in Vienna, Austria \\f'aS still
ruled by a monarchy and censorship ran r:unpant.
Freud chollenged popular ideas not only by moving
•way from religion and towards science, bur also by
exposing human narurc as impcrfccr at best. PMtrnt­
ingly, by the rime he reached this point, the lce1u,:c
had gone over irs allotted 45 minutcrnf speaking .,nd
15 miour,'S of questions.
I left Forrcll's lecture unsatisiicd. uying to /ind
$0mC sense in whar he haJ s:tid. 71,e k,;,11m· did nQI
peak my inrcresr and when I left I founJ mr he:1d
r.athcr blank and confused instead of brimming with
questions about tht subject marce.r. 1_4 _________________ ___._ the Pioneer Log, October 26, 2007
PHOTO FiV MVI.E$ CREED
Homecoming
or bust? Bust.
Even booze and rap music couldn't save this
year's revamf!ed Homecoming danu. Long
bus lines, bright~y-lit dance floors and family­
friendliness helped the downfall
by Grant Hentges II backdoor editor
Homecoming: the word ;.,ctr brings up swirling
image.'\" of findin' a date to the dnnce:. chec.rin' on the
home team, w:uchin' the marchin' band make its way
down Main Sueec and, of course., dandn' the n·ighr
away. At Lewis-& Cl:,rk's Homecoming 1:isr weekend,
howt-vcr. things gor a bir more complic:tred.
·n,is year, ,he powers that be decided to take a dil:
fercnt approach to Hornccomjng: make it more "fam­
i)y .. fricndlf al,d "alumni-oriented." 1 wouldn•t exactly
say that t1'1cy suocccded ar that, but I think most would
agree that scudcnt.< were skeptic,! before, during and
nfter the dance. •
lhe first obstacle that the Homecoming-bound
srudcnt h:td to overcome W:\S the ,vair for the busts.
Girls complained abou1 their hcds sinking into tbc
mud, and c,·cry-
onc else com-
plained about rhe Girls complaine_d .about
long wait. In fuct, their heels sinlting into the
pt-oplc se,·mcd to mud, and everyone else
take pride in how I d b h I long they had to comp aine a out c e ong
wail before board-wair.
ing a bus, and
some bragged the next tfay th3t chc wait w:i.s-so long
thot d1ey ju.<t gave up-altogether.
After campus s,foy performed ,heir alienating
pock<:t checks and s-rripptd us of our rights. we were
on our w-ay to OMSI. The ahibirs were interesting;
I le-,rncd abour UV rays. I got to be a meteorologist
and I even goL co do :1 color .. by-numbcrl U,,forrunarc­
ly, the most import:m1 aspect of Homecoming-the
tbnce Hoor-\vas exuemdy dis:appoinring. The Aoor
""'-" fully lit and so awkward that O\'en my less-than•
sober-ass hod trouble •·gcuing down." A11cl ,:,1sk anyone.
griJ1ding 10 rap musich.tppens to be one of my favorite
paStiMe.s. No joke, I re.,lly enjoy ir.
Over.ti!, $8 ndmission to OMSI was a preny good
deal, ond gming VII' access t<> the exhibits with my
pupils w:1s prcu:y swt.'Ct. But it's Homccorning. and
then: :m: really only c-wo options: hos1 the cve.m a.ca
super-cool venue and prohibit drinking, or just keep it
simple 3nd throw the event ac a boring venue and don't
enforce the code of conduct ir1 any fashion. ~ GO ''IN THE DARK'' c2?
with Once Upon a Weekend
by Danny Garcia II staff writer
What's horriedly planned, quickly assembled, and limit­
edly prcparud for? If you said Homecoming, you're close, but
wrong. "Once upon a Weekend,'" which took place as the
same time, ,vas rhc correct answer.
This oncc4a-scmc:ster 1hea1er experiment was put on by the
(pm,,,.) board laSt Saturday in Fir Acres Theam:. A few bold
writers, direetors. and actors 100k up the cho.llenge or pm­
ting together a onc .. acc show from scr-arch wi1h only a couple Stuck in the middle of a whale. There we:rc a couple humor•
ous lines throughout. aJong with ::t f3thcr silly sening, but the
subject m.itter became deeper with a discussion of pcr..sonaJ
change and rc.sponsibilit:y.
The second show, .. Compromised", was wrincn by Mark
Layer (' I 0) and also directed by Wax. lhis particubr one,.
:-tCl Y.i;tS overly grotesque and recked of Quentin Ta.rantino
and Robert Rodriguez. Jeremy Lota(' l0), who played the
rorcurcd man. was just coo shockingly distract­
ing as • victim and Lisa Neher ('08) seemed
to enjoy her role as the wrmrc.r fur u)() much.
11,e Story probably would have been more
suhsramive if it h:td an underlying theme that
in"olvcd a character's snuggle ro cope wiLh the
needless 1orrure ponm,ed.
'"1hc Devil in the Derails," wri1te11 by
Sander Gusinow ("JO) and directed by Abi
Kurfman ('08), showed an inten:sting though
perhaps unrealisrically sympnthetic side of tl1c
devil, played by Crace Wedgwood(' 11 ), whose
unreasonably short skin might have discr.\Cted
many from ,he point of the play. Lota, re•
turned ro the sragc to play ,he bumbling Jake,
the devil's potential vkrim. Not only was he
blundering, he forgot his lines 100, but recov­
ered well.
Above: Lisa Neher ('08) (far left) tortures Jeremy Lota ('10) ·nic final act, '"Mind of MaHcr,r was a crazy
and humorous invent.ion written by Jonas :ind
directed by Matt·Poole ('08). In the piece, one
charac1crdiscovers chat bissix-monch rdation­
ship with his girlfriend has ac«c1lly been a ~g­
mcnt of his imagination due co a coma caused
by a parasite, who alro happened to be his
girlfriend. I nccntion:11 metaphor aoyonc? Alex
Ramirez ('I 0), who play,-d a wolf-like monstec
named Hcnricrnt, stoic rhc scent and perhaps
the whole njght. She looked ridiculous and
was wonderfully insigl11fol for such a frighten• In the gruesome piece, "Compromised," reminiscent of last
year's "Grindhouse." Below: Grace Wedgood ('11) (far right)
depicts 1' sympathetic devil in Sander Gusinow's ('10) "The
Devil in the Details." ing crcarure-.
weeks to write. a couple days ro prepare, and homecoming
night to perform. 1-hjs semester's theme w:is .. in the dark ...
which s:cemmed several crc:uive and interesting scenarios I h:u
r.tnged from a debate or con•
sder1ce with a Tar:uuino-esquc
background co a discussion
with a sympatheric Sat-an.
11,c master of ceremonies
for the night, Brad Jo11as (' I 0),
was delightfully charming and
:tt•t'.ase. His imroduclions ,o
each $cc.ne, tbough obviou$­
iy unrche.,rscd, supplied the
night wi,h liglu-hcam,xjness..
"The play, themselves w,rc
much darker by compari•
son. The 6rst show. •or the
\Xlhalc," was wrincli by Aza­
lea Ebbay (' I 0) and directed
by Ricky Wax ("08). 11,e two
characters. played by Taylor
Townsend fl 0) and Heather
Morowirt ('09), had a philo­
sophic::il convc.rsmfon ,vhile The show was enjoyable, but brief. lasting
just one: bour. Ir's unformoare that "Once Upon a \'v'cckcnd"
had to h:lppe.n once. upoo che same weekend as rhc home­
coming dance. _i_he_-_Pi_o_ne_e_r_L_o_g,_O_c_to_b_e_r _26_,_2_00_1 _______ 11111111111111m .... _______________ ..;1;;..;;;.5
Monologist's metaphor emphasizes life, humor, memory
by James Reddick// staff writer
''T hen Mike Daisey finished his hour-long
mo11ologue, and in doing so unraveled
the rne<3phor he had been spinning be.fore his
unsllSpeccing audicpccJ chc room was silent. For
nearly 1hrt'C•fourths of 2n hour, Pir Acr.:s ·rnc­
arre was hlled wi, h !,owling t.ughrcr, gasps and
0CC1.:iional exclamations of woodcrmenti but chc
close brought ,,lir.h ir a li1eraJ definition to "cak­
ing one's breach away."
From absurd accounts Of acting mishaps, Paul
Allen's "Srar Trek" fumasi.:s and rhe blurred lines
bctwcea the consequences of earing rorrcn food
and having a rrnum3tic childhood, Daisey got
nal ,serious. His shrick•likc voice went soft. his
jowls s1oppcd wagging and in a manner of sec­
onds cve,ryonc moved up in thc.ir seats.
Hls story was :ibout a rnonologuc workshop
he had given in New York City. Among a spar·
cering of folks1 one woman stood out: a_ beauti­
ful 30-something-,ycar•old wich a strange smile.
Alter rhe first day of the class, she confC$SeJ a
worry: she had no s1ories to tell.
The nexr week. afier an hour of prescmarlons
and fecdb,,ck, there remained the woman with
the srr.rngr-s1nile. Following some cncourag,._
men.t, she began, unwcaving mattcr-of-fuedy n
ralc of her f.ubcr kissing h~ "in the: most adulr
way possible," of locking her in his bedroom :md
of calling her sadly unsurp~ised mm:hcr in the
hope of rescue. She had ncvec cxprcssoo this 10
al\yonc before.
Alter !citing rhc enormous sadt1ess of lht
slory linger in silence, Da.iscy began ro pull ,he
;mdicncc bnc:k in. Earlier in chc show he had
disc:usse!d the scientific debate over wh.i.c co do
with che huge excess of Ame.rica's nuclear waste.
Dumping it imo chc interior of a bored-out
mounrain was one scientisr·s idea. Afu)lher was the idea of dimibucing tiny nuclear parcels 10 ev­
ery American resident.
h was this concept. seemingly so fur from the
y<>1111g woman's Sto')\ rhat he applied brilliandy
to her experience.-. In dhiiding d1<.· wascc into little
pocket size packccs, it becomes harmless. It is no
longer the hlllking cc:rror of nudc:ar ,mre rhac so
frightens the imagination bur insread a manage~
::,ble little s:,cher for caclr ro C1l1 their own.
Similarly, in celling her story, the humongous
and terrifying weigh, of her childhood, grown ro
frealtish depths in her silence, is diminished in
bl'r transmitting it 10 the worJd. rr is no longer
that unconsclonjblc blurry rh ing rhar ls fear icsclf
bu1 instead is her own to parcel ou1 and shape as
she likes. In a way, ,his ls what Daisey does pro­
fessionally. He is a sro')~Cllcr 'in the mos1 per­
sonal way, raking an hour before a performance
to map out wha1ever is on his mind--emphasis
on rhe word tuhou•1Jer.
For the most pare. his dcphancs seem smaJlcr
rhan chose. of the young woman. but even i,t re­
counting the absurd and muodarte facets of hi.s
human experience he is fighting :1g:1insc what
he a.JJs the .,.sand-blasting .. currcnr-ochcnvisc
known as r.hc American propensity for forgec­
cing. le is tht'. part of us all that says. "If ir was
nor enjoyable, ir is not worth remembering."
[)ajscy's work is a disdai,ner of thf' banality of
thi.s approach. Every 1hing is a story. Every thing
h::1s a meaning to ir. And n~ry thing can be ex­
tremely funny.
Mike Daisey's expressive face and
shrieking voice lent to the experi-
ence of the monologlst's hour-long
metaphor about life, suffering, and the
importance of memory and humor.
World champion slam poetry group rock out LC
by S·arah Bobertz II staff writer
You h:wc: been given a direc-c order co rock the fuel< ouc.
To slam poetry, chat is. Anis Mojgani's .. Rock Out." w:15 just
on.: of chc 1nany provoc.:nive and rncn1:illy seductive poems
that slam sensa1ion Solomon Sp:irrow performed for a full
house Tucsd::1y night in the Council Chambers.
It was a nigh, filled wi,h lyrical genius of both painful­audienre fdl into an :1lmost rncdirativ~ silence during many
of the more inrrospcccivc numbc:D like Mojg;ini's .. Sh:1kc Lite
Duse." le became dear e:uly during the show rhnt each poet
had• dinincr style. Ir added a refreshingelemcm co rhc show,
reviving the crowd each rime a new artist cook the mic.
For anyone new to che an of spoken word. it is one or
l)' profound and comically
sound rhymes. No pun in­
tended. Slam group Solo­
mon Sparrow's pcrfonn,mccs
were a str::mgdy ernorion:,lly
satisfying mix of deliciously
wircy humor and stunning Diatribes about the pain of love, d1e
pain of life, and morraliry irself were
only a few common themes of rhe show. the mosi in1dlccru:1lly
stimulating and simul•
roncously thrilling iypc
of performance arr.s ouc
there. Diatribe's abom
the pain of love, lhc
solemnity. Self.described "fur kid• Mike McGee delivered
a mccllc:y of sidc-splicti11g poems about chc wonder char is
food, including :1 particular!)' notewon:.hy ode co pudding
which he procbimcd was "porn for fut people." Equally as
hil:iriou.s was Dan Lea.men's "Save chc Erno Kids," ::i Jclighr­
Soloman Sparrow"s Buddy Wakefield performs in Council Cham­
ber Tuesday night. The slam poetry group, which is now touring
the U.S., has won numerous national and international titles. ful and perhaps aecur.ne mockery of emo
culture.
l11c perform:mces grew inorc serious
and subsramivc as chc night wcnc on. 1he pain oflifc. and mon.;ll•
ity itself were only a fc:w common themes of the show.
Solomon Sparrow is made up of five of rhe world's most
prominent sbm pocrs. Anis Mojgani. Buddy Wakefield, Der­
rick Brown, Dan Lcan1cn 1 and Mike McGee havc-Gollc<:ti\1ely
won every national and inccmarional slam tjclc since 2003,
cxccpr one. Lewis & Clark College was just one of many
Slops on their Ekciric Whale Reviv:u Tour. pausing jusr long
enough 10 grace the pr.:scncc of those Lewis & Clark com­
munity mcrnbers lucky enough t0 expcricnc:e it. . . . . . .
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Well-rounded: Nick Wells ('08) heats up the kiln and the football field
by Hunter Franks// editor in chief
Nick Wdls ('08) knows how cemmics
works. Extreme levels of hcac bond rogecher
inorganic, non--metallic substnnccs ro form
a ceramic piece. 11,e same could be said for
Wells. ·1 he volleyball ond wresrling ht played
in high school. ·n,cexperienccs he hod srudy­
ing a.nd li,•ing in Chile. The love he has for
making arr. lne joy he rakes from playing
fomball, both in high school and for Lewis
& Clork. All of ,hcse have bonded rogcrh­
tr to produce a piece chat is conscuuly oo
display: Defensive lineman, Studio Art and
Spanish mojor Nick Wells,
\'Veils grew up nca;r Sanm Cmz in tht
small Nnnhcm Colifornio rown of Boul­
der Creek where he played on a dominonr
foocball squad at San Lorenzo Valley High
School. He also played :.ollcyball and wrcs•
ded. Both of , he.« spores added 10 his per­
formance on the football field.
"Wresrling dcfinirdy effec1S how and
where I play on ,he football field," said Wells.
"A lor of wbac I do is racklc people and wres­
tle wich them.''
Wells' interest in Spanish olso blossomed
in high school.
•1 had a really go,,d Spanish icacher and
d\~re is also a big L1rino population in and
around San"' Cru,." said Well.. He also
workt..-d consuuccion with sever.ii Latinos,
increasing his exposure LO che language. This
inceresr in Spanish continued when he a.t~
rived at LC, and last summer he went on a
srudy-abroad program to Valparaiso, Chile,
Once in Chile, Wdls met :.rnd imrncdiarc­
ly bonded with a group of guys who had all
been friends since childhood.
.. ,r was nice to just fall into ,hat g,roup of
friends," said Wells. •1 soil "'lk to them all
and I really wanr to go back and visit them
soon:'
Wells no,iced tha, the Spanish spoken
\Vi1hin his group of friends was nothing like
what is taught in school. "It was preuy much
all slang." s.1id Wells.
l.angurage wasn't tht' 01,ly difference in
Chile. The dier gave Wells• lot of problems:
•·mere is a ton of lard in ,he food and
pretty much all I at< was bread and bologna
with hot dogs." Bur Wells still managed to
scay in shape, joining a gym :i.11d working om
regularly.
"'The gym had the same sore of machine.~
as would be in a gym here but they were or­
ganized differcnrly," said Welk "Recrcarional
cxerciSt: doesn't exisc there. If you go joggjng everyone looks at you like you're crazy."
Wells also played rugby ro stay in shape.
Just as wrestling hdpcd him on the football
field, rugby aided his mentality for foorb,11.
"Rugby carries over to footb;1II because
now you h3ve pads on a.nd there is nothing
to be afr:tid of," said Wells.
·nu.· rugby practices were structured che
same way with conditioning. phys and dr!11s.
"11,c)' lasted much longer than a typical foor•
ball prnctice here would, bur that didn'c Sl-Cm
to bo,hcr Wells too much: "Ir was cool to go
through those high-lcvd intense prncciccs."
Unformnardy for Wells, he: can't p:1rrici•
p:ue in as many football practices now as he
would like. Required senior classes inrcrfc.rc
with football praca«.
'"I rniss that practice time but if anything
that just drives me more when I am at prnc•
cicc." said Wells.
Just as there were ups and downs in Chile.
there h,ve been ups and downs in Wells' ca·
rcer at LC. It was cough for We.lls to romc off
of• high school ceam that dominaicd and
then come to LC :ind be in the midst of the
longcs, acrive Division I II losing sircak at 24
games. Ii doesn't help chat the Pioneers play
in the same conference with several national
powerhouses.
"It is difficult ro go into a game being al­
most sure that you have no chance co win,"
said Wells. "Ir is hard to prcpnre like you arc
going tO n.111 them ovc.r. So what you have
co do is rake sacisfacrion from the small. per•
sonal battles."
Even though it may be rough for Wells
ro deal wicb losing. he is a pivoml pan of
the team. He is a leader borh on and off ,he
field .
"Nick leads on and off the fidd, he is 1hc
emotional hcartbe.,r of our team, .. s:1id Head
C",.oach Chris Sulages. "He is :1 grea1 assec to
our ccam noc only as a cough veteran bm as
a leader. He cucors ocher t~irn members and
mlks co younger te.amm:ues about LC's study
abroad program."
Wells mkes enjoyment from knowing rhat
he can help guide the fururc of rhe team. He
hopes co see improvement throughout th¢
sca.-:on and looks forw~rd ro the team gmw­
ing stronger over the ne:xc few years. But
foo,ball won't be Wells' only legacy at LC.
Long after his football career is over in
November, WeHs will be taking pan in the
Senior Art Show at 1he Hoffman Gallery in
April. He will join the rest of the senior Stu•
dlo Arc majors, showing their senior projects
to the public. Wells, who has drown since he
~"' ~ SCORE
BOARD Soccer
Willamette ·3
LC 0 Soccer
LC
Pacific l
0 PIO~EER
PHO!OBYKE'Vtf"BROl'IN
Wells used Spanish to forge strong friendships during his semester in Chile.
was little, plans on doing a series of sculp­
tures of anima1s with human trairs. "I wa_nt
to explore chc instincrual rdation bcrween
3.J'limaJs and humans, .. said Wdls. "I want ro
look at the myrhology of culrnres.• Wells bas created his own inyth while a,
LC, one that binds together all the aspcccs of
his world. Every experience and activity has
:tffccted the other, resulting in a one uniqu~
piece of work.
Football
UPS 69
LC 37 Volleyball
LC 3
George Fox 1 PaciEc
LC 3
l r--the Pioneer Log, October 26. 2007 S orts 17
CHECK IT OUT:
Crew takes
to the boats
by Anna Michaels // staff writer
1'he crew sea.son is off to a prom is-­
mg .sea.re for the Pioneers. Since many
of, he ,...,siry members gt.1d<1ued bsr
year, there's boen a huge rurn around
of row<r:<, bringing.1 frc,h, young feel­
ing 10 ,he •~m. Novcnhdcss, there is
alsn rrcniendou. confidence i:har i:hcy
can repe-~r anorbcr sucecssful ycM,
Micah Dcpper ('10), who w•, on
the novice re3.m lase year that won
gold in i:hc conference. secs rhe new
cc-.im :-ts "'.1 tight squad rh:u is working
well rogerher and shows promise for
our Up,L--oming $pring season."
Dcppcr said, "11,cre is • greater
focus and intrnsiry char we bring t◊
pr.u:rio: C'.t~h day. 'Iht rcrurning var ..
siry are laying il on 1he line and the
newcomers :are bringing ... thc.ir enrhu­
siasrn, so chcre is an· equal contribu­
tion coming from both sides."
C,ew coach Sam Taylor shares
D<pJ>cr's enthusiasm. and bclieves
1..h.ar bo1h 1he womC'n•s ind men's
teams have potential for conrinuing
On chl" winning ~trcak.
A nC'WCOmer m rhc varsity ream,
Jes., Asbridge ('10) said, "d,cse six
weeks h~ve b<:cn focus,-d on gecring
all rhc recruits 3nd rcwmecs on the
same page. r d,ink we have developed
a lot of ~pt"Cd and ha-.·c some r.rnm$•
tic mo01cntum as we gear up for the
s1>ri1lg~u."
Waking up befure the sun docs,
rowing in the l":'lin and working to­
!l"ther ,hows 1h•t <"'Cn before the
spring scasQn, the LC crew rea,n is
dedicated ,nd miving for a n,peat of
la.st ye3r's winning s<=ason. Golf holes in
at 7th
by Allison Farr II staff writer
The men's golf team finisht-cl ,he firsr
h•lf of ,heir splil !elSOn Lisr wt-ekcnd ai
the Nonhwest Confcrtnce l'rul Cl..sic
in Spokane, WA. l)anicl Sloan ('09)
came our on rop for rhc Pioneers. with
Sco11 Hymen ('08), Ryan Cosgrove
COS), Dylan Arrier.i·Joy ('IO) and Nick
Peach ('OS) following dose behind. The
Lc:am's score over rhe 1wo-day tourmt·
ment was 684. earning them n seventh
pl•« flnish. topping George fox nnd
Whitm:'ln.
Unlike most n1hcr sports here ai
Lc:wis and Cl.ark, the men'$ :ind women·~
golf ,earns do not have praecice facili­
tic$ on cunpus and muse ua\'tl ro the
Oregon Golf Club in Wes, Linn, where
ther 3re nble w practkc three times a
week. "rhi$ se:ison. 1he teams played
in six tournaments, all of which were
withjn three hours from here ..
The ,earn wiU be grnduaring four
pi:,yers in the spring, including Ryan
Cosgrove, Nick l'each, M ikc Orr. and
Scon l-l)'m<n, all ofwhon1 have brQught
a great deal of <'Xperitntt co rhl" green
for the Pioneers.
"'E.1ch player is very important co r.he
tc:im ;'I.$ everyone i.s apablc of purdng
up a good «ore.' rem,rks Ryan Cos·
grove. "We all get •long =lly wdl o.,,d
h>V< a great <ime playing together. We
look forward to improving our position
in the spring t('Hlrnamcnts."
Ali:hm,gh thi~ )·ear's roster lacks any
freshmen, h has six .sophomores and ju·
niors wbo will return next ye;ir to con•
tinue lo build a grnwiag program.
1l1c.-ream now enters a ch.rec month
brealr from their split season. The men
,ee off again in March. wirh i:hc excep•
,ion of two playct:<. Senior Mike Orr
and sophomore Sarni Mo'l,'3n will be
shifting ,heir swing ov<r 10 the baseball
diamond. where they will hdp carry chc
l'>ioneet Ba:scball t~m to a vicrorious
season.
LC Women's Cross Country Top Finishers@ Pio Open
(ou1 of76 runnen)
Amanda Phillips ('08) -2nd
Tamma Carlecon ('09) • 6th
Kelsey Croall ('11) -14th 21:42.00
22:29.00
23:16.00 Doniel Sloan ('09), • third-year v•rsiry golrer for LC, finished fim in rhe Norrh,vcSt
Conference Fall Cla.sic. He finished with rhe low<,Sf score of 82-81 fo, a final score <?f I 63.
Sloan, a Tulsa, Okla. nacive. played varsity throughout high school for C.scia Hall, He is a
Ma1hcmatical Science m:ijor wirh an Economics minor who likes rhe Pinsburgh Stec.le.rs.
Kcls('y Nucssl {'09) was a great asset to chc PiOl\ecr volleyball ,cam in rhcir games agoinsc
Linfield l:1.s, week. She led the l'ios with• ,oral of nine kill,. A Brea. C,Jif. native, Smirh has
earned nvo va~ity letters in volleyball as well as track. She also w:ts n:1rned the Nonhwc.s1
Conference Scholar-Athlete for 2006-07.
LC Men's Cross CoW1tryTop Finishers@Pio Open
(ou1 of76 runner$)
Richie Le Donne(' J 0) -37th
Karl Dickman ('11) -40th
Paul Mand.sager ('08) -44th 27:06.00
27:22.00
27:38.00 • •
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Sport Date
X-Councry Sat., Oct. 27
Football Sar., Oct. 27
Soccer Fri., Oct. 5
Volleyball Fri., Ocr. 27 UPS
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Lewis & Clark. Football. For alum­
ni, paSt and presem players, and the arhkcic ad­
ministration these concepts are syaonymous.
For che rest of the campus, chesetonceprsare in­
congrnous. Murmurs about canceling rhe foot­
ball program send ripp/es of possibilities across
Palatine Hill-possibilirie~ of a men's soccer or
lacrosse team.
Bue before the homecoming game against
che University of Puger Sound on Sarurday,
President Thomas Hochstetder and Ach­
lecic Director Clark Yeager renewed their
commitmen .o rebuilrung chis srrug­
gling pro~ram and quelled the ~umors;
-~ _ LC foocball is no going anyw]1ere. ~ ~ The question chen becomes how
.,-~ ro rum che program around. In fucr,
the football ream's losing sueak was the
hoc topic at chc Hall of Fame dinner held last
Friday during Alumni Week. A veteran LC Hall
of Farner used his spocl\ghc-however inappro­
priately-to chastise the football coaches foe
nor bein~ able to properly motivate the/layers
to win. 'We need a win . ." he demandc . Al; if
rhey didn't already know.
'[he football ream knows they need a win.
They work for it. They long for it. So why can't
they get it? There are a number of reasons. LC
needs to recruir more players. This season's crop
of freshmen have brought scoring power and
numbers, but they need strong recruiting for
another tew years co be back up co srrength.
LC is overpowered by the rest of the con for-ence. Opposing teams ourweigh the Pios on d1e
,both lines and have outscored chem 168-52. LC
football is noc generally supporred outside the
athletic department 81\d the president's office.
Athletic events are poorly acrended. The divide
between student-athletes and the rest of the stu­
dent body lends to indifference and even some­
times a/alpable hostility for chose who choose
to spen rheir rime on the foorball field.
LC football-also kn.ows all of this.
• With the ebb and Sow of of progran1 suc­
cess, mere are bound to be years when a team is
just abysmal and others when ic dominates the
league. The last time LC football won a confer­
ence championship was in 1969. Admittedly,
38 years is a long rime to wait for another cham­
piol}ship. Many LC sports programs, with the
notable exception ofbaskecball, are awaiting the
same return co dominance. Perhaps rhe scope
8Jld appeal of LC sporrs has changed, especially
in comparison co other Northwest Conference
schools who may offer a lighter academic load,
mote acrracrive faciliries, and srronger support
for athletics froin both admissions and the sru-
dem body. ,
In fact LC football players go into every game
knowing chat they are rhcworsc in the league,
that no one expeas chem to win, rhar few peo­
ple ar LC acrnally care ab.our whechec or not
they win, rhat they could extend chei r losing
sueak to 24 games-the longest active streak in
Division III football. But the imporcanc pan is
they still compete. They put on rheir uniforms
every Saturday against demoralizing odds and
play football. They are m1e Division Ill athleres,
not playing for the glory or for scholarships, bur
for rhe love of the game. They are true liberal
arts students.
Regardless of the l)Cgative opinions or stereo­
types about football players, there is something
ro be admired about a ceam thar won't quir.
There is passion and inrensicy tbcre thar can
only be experienced through competition. One
of d1esc days, in ilie face of imo1inent defeat,
something will have ro give, and the Pios will
see victory once again. Odds are, out of so many
losses, there bas ro be a win somewhere. And
with that win comes relief, joy and redemption.
Upcoming Schedule: Pioneer Sports
Opponent/Event Location Time
Willamerte Whearland, Ore. 11 a.m. / 12 p.m.
Pacific Lutheran Tacoma, Wash. l:30 p.m.
George Fox Newberg, Ore. 12p.m.
Willamette Wheatland, Ore. 7p.m. _m_e_P_io_n_ee_r_L_o_g;.,_o_c_1o_be_r_2_6_,_2_0_0_7 _________ .... @ii4pj•€i-1 ■ ____________________ 1...;9;....
EIGHT DAYS OUT. A CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 26
PubUc Memory and .Ethnicity Conference
All Day .Event
Location: Albany Quadrangle
This confcrer,ce seeks to c.1piraliie on that
inttrdisciplinariry, bringing scholars cogcth ..
er from ,-arious fields to share and test ideas
regarding the connections bct\vccn public
memory and cthnicicy. For more clecails
pkmc sec rhc conrcrcncc wcbpogc.
Affording Moral Realism
3:30PM
Location: J.R. Howard 302
In ,hi.s lecture, William Rocrsc:hacfcr, Pro-
rcssor Emeritus or Philosophy, sketch •
scientifically b:c«·d afforifablc moral realism
using the psyd,ologiol 1.heory or affordanc•
cs. I r's n bargain all scudcnL" of mcracchics
should go for.
'(Spraypaint for Puppies" Frc-c Concert
8:00 PM
lo<:ation: Tamarak b>unge, Forest
C'.,ome check out rhe local emo band "Spray•
paint for Puppit-s" at th"eir inagural LC
performance and join thcemo dance party
that's surC' to ensue:!
TUESDAY
OCTOBER 30
Kruger's Coen Maze
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Location: K,uger's .Farm
17100 NW Sauvie Island Rd, Sauvie
Island (about 10 mins. from J>ordand)
Cost:S5
Recrangles and circles mark tbt paths in the
six~acrc Corn Maze at Kruger's ~rm on Sau­
vie Island. The mm,, designed by loc,I orr­
isr Peter Rockwell, is a wacky rribuic ro the
abundance of the farm. It's • challenging
family pw.zle with more than five miles or
rrails which lead t0 rccrnngufar k1wns planted
throughout the maze.
Splendor Under Glass
12:00 PM-4:00 PM
Location: Pittock Mansion
3229 NW Pinock Drive
Cost: S7
Enjoy Crysml A oral bouquets in .the form of
p•porwe.ighrs. The exhibit is located in the
Social Room cabinets. Over 30 pieces arc
Crom local artists, including Chris Buzz.ini.
Ken Rosenfeld and Gary ScrutCOn. SATURDAYl..
OCTOBER 2/
Publ.ic Memory a.nd Ethnicity Confucnce
(Day Two)
All Day Evcm
Location: Albany Quadrangle
Evening Program lnfotmatioo Session
10:30AM
Location: Law Scl,ool, Legal Research
Center, Student Lounge
Our evening program provides the flexibility
for those who arc working. raisir.ig fu.milics,
or who wish to acccnd law school at a slower
pace. Hear from a current Student, alumnus,
and prorcssor about 1hc evening program
~nd how it h;t.S worked for rhem!
Ema Paris, Public Memory and Ethnicity
Conference Closing Address
5:30 PM
Location: Cou.nci.l Chamber
Ern3 raris will condude ~he proceedi11gs of
the Public Memory and fahnicicy Confor­
e11ce with her presentation, "'Misrnry. Poli­
tics, and chc Making of Public Memory."
Paris is the author of sevcra.1 books, includ­
ing 1hc. aw:trd-winning ~Long Sh:idows:
Truth, Lies. and History."
WEDNESDA'i:,
OCTOBER 31
Dawn Montgomci:y Oisscrcation Defen$e
9:00AM
Location: Rogers Hall 220
Dawn A. Montgomery will defend her dis­
scnalion Cntitlcd "Implementing -a Disuicc­
Wide School Reform: Professionnl learning
Commuoities.M Dawn is :'l ci1tdidate in the
Docror ofEduc::uion in Educational Leader•
ship Program.
CAS Faculty-Student Collaborative
Research Prescnt2tiOn$
3:15 PM
Location:J.R. Howard 102
Elliorc Youngi assocfacc professor of hiscotJ•,
and Iliana Gutierrez, ('07) philosophy ma­
jor. present Lhcir roUaborativc research utlcd,
"'Multiculturalism and rhc Tr.msnational
Borderlands."
Philosophy Club Meeting
5:00PM
Location: Templeton, G~:uy Room
Philosophy Club is a srudem-run organiza:.
don whose m:,in objective is co provide a
comfortable, informal <'.nvironmcnc in which
philosophy students and fans on discuss big
ideas without getting funny looks. SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 28
Aubrey War,.dc and the Binh of
Nonhwe,t Modem Architecture
2:00PM
Location: Council Chamber
Dr. I.eland Roth, University or Oregon
Marion D. Ross Distinguished Professor
or Archiiecrur:il Hisiory, will deliver a pub­
lic lecture as part or <he Aubrey R. w:,=k
Library 40th Anniversary 5erk'".S of com­
memorative events. Reception m follow in
Stamm East.
Carousels: The Arr of the Animals
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Location: World forestry Center
4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland
Cost: $7
Along with o hi$tory of orouscls ond biog­
mphies of th~ mo..,;r famous wood carvcrs1
\1isirors will be ere-aced to an cnch:mting ar•
ray of carousel pieces from painted hofS(.'S
m striking dragons. T11c cousr.:mc snuggle
of restoration and preserv:liion of 1hese ex­
traordinary C..'-rvings will be explained as vis­
itor~ are intrigued by chis unique ~xhibit.
THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 1
Exhibition Opening, Hoffman Gallery
5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Location: Hoffman Gal.lery
CoSt:Frcc
Please join the opening reception for "Wil­
li::un Kcnrridge: Weighing ... a11d \X'ancing"
at the Hoffm,n Gallery. This exhibition was
organized by the Museum of Contemporary
An. San Diego. Hugh Davies, dirccror of the
MCA.SD and curator of rhis exhibition, will
give a gallery talk at 5 p.m. Refreshments will
be served.
2nd An.nual IWOK Conference:
All Day .Event
Location: Templeton, Stamm
Cost: St 15
The conference will dra,v 1ocal and imcma ..
tional uibal leader.., Elders, and academics.
ihr<-"c panel presentations will set the stage
for an interactive conference hosted by the
Indigenous Ways of K11owing Program.
hemes for the panels are: tradirionsl ecologi­
cal knowledge and native: science educationi
indigenous knowledge and communicy rc-­
silicnce~ education and counsding--critk.al
unmet needs in ladian country. MONDAY
OCTOBER 29
Vanessa ltmmons: Domestic Violence
AW1lCCllcss Month
12:00 PM
Location: Law School, McCarry 4
Narional Crime Victim Law Institute and the
\Vomen's L1.w Caucus welcome you to honor
Domestic ViolencC' Awareness lvfomb witb ;i
pn:scmation by Vanessa Timmons of the Or­
egon Coali1ion Ag.iinst Domestic & Sexu•I
Violence, ,vho will discuss the various forms
of :abuse and the prevalence of DY in our so,.
dety. A viewing of .. Dcfcnding Our Lives," a
video that chronicles several women's expe­
riences with domestic violc.ncc will procede
Ms. Timmons' presentation.
Sophomore Fiesta
5:00PM
Location: Albany Quadrangle, Smith Hall
Cost: Board Mca.l
The Sophomore Ficsf3 is a banqui:1 din ncr
for u11decl:ued sophomores. Graduating se•
niors from various majors wiU give shorr
speeches about their experiences in thdr rc­
sptccive departments and sophomores will
have a cha.nee to ask questions. lhis is a grear
opportunity for srndent'$ who wnm 10 lenrn
about diffe.rtnc ,najors.
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 2
Tai-,c Prayer.Service
7:30PM
Location: South Chapd
l3iie p.r:.yer is :in ecumenical prayer service
patterned afrer those held in the remarkable
and diverse Christian community of Taizc,
France. F~turing simple contemplative
song$, abundant ondles, and om pie time for
quic:r prayer, T:1i1.e offers you rhe chance to
uplift your concerns and calm your soul.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
7:30PM.
Location: Fi.r Acres Theatre, Main Stage
Cost: General Admission -$10
LC Faculty, Staff, Alum • S7
Senior Citiu,ns, Non .. LC Students -S7
LC Students -$5
Corne sec the much anticipated mainsmge
performance of William Shakespeare's A
M idsummcr Night's Drc.,m, directed by Ste-
phen Weeks.
Furure performance d:ites include Nov.
3, Nov. 8, Nov. 9 and Nov. I 0. All perfor­
mances arc at 7:30 p.m. The box office opens
Mon .. Oct. 29 at I p.m. .-20
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I hue glei~u ere 1he i;hil!
eftir you Mla11Zmble thuiz.
S!ZI qzedy to 1~in "hoU~l­
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The Toast ... an unconventional salute
by Brad Elkins JI staff writer
Too long have J been berntcd with requests from acquaintances seeking
to show rhe world an imcracrive map of every Jomlc I've evtr v·isired, a gJic,..
tcry dfagram of my "Top Friends.* a box where auyone wich :tn internet con­
necrion and an cmoil gddrc.<s could lcr me know how rhey "honestly" feel
about mt, a rnndom quore generator &om my favorite television progr.un.
Qr inst1ndy play whaccvcr music J bclie .. 'e will mosr impress people who arr
interest me. No longer shall these U1>$ung heroes of the irrelcwn, go un•
noric«l. I bdicve it is high rime 10 recognize these masters of the mundane.
71,i, week's toast has been • long rime coming, lhndom Paccbook Applica­
tion Rcquc.-scor.
You spend countless hours adding applic:;icions in hopes th.ar perh•p<
.someone m::ty plac:ue you in your endless crusade to discover wh:i1 peQp1e
thiok ;ibout you. You disregard how well you may or may not know any
incJi,.•iclunl on your friends list, pummeling any and all or chem wilh qucs­
ti01\S like, .. whar is my rcl:uionship .smrus?"', '\vh:3.r do you think of m-y new
haircut," "'which celebrity do l most rt.sc1nblc.?"', or ,.would you like co join
me in my pirnre l»rtic against the ninjas?" Unforrunardy Random F:>cebook
Application Requescor, my answer will always be "ignore.,. BackDoor lhe Pioneer Log, October 26. 2007
Sexy, compaCl Mcxi-Asian with comrolled You: G-wag
movcmcncs and and incimidadag •--./..c" Me: me
srrur... _.
I burn for your wild blue bush. Hot baseball player.
I'll show you bow to get ro horn<
bale. You: sexy Spanish speaker
Me: wanting to feel th< heot of
your Chile
You: The srudenrs after we
mjs(akenly dccrcd you to rep•
rcsenr us proceeded co
move homc:comiilS from che
Crystal Ballroom fo OMSI
Me: Wishing you could pull your
heads our of the administrarions
3$$ long enough to i:calil<: no one
wamed this shit except you! Hey you, Mc'FcclMc' up.
I'd fill you, burtereup.
Girl in Japanese,
You've goc me on my knc:.cs
hi[ homenms like it's a
breeze
You: .. Che Slapper"
Me: Jusr wanting to go to Homecom­
ing and DANCE!
Email piol<lg@lclartc.edu to wbmit yoor own "You Caught My Eye.•
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''the S(/lRY pumpkin-man" this is one bnnr.-chilling costum-.. aFtr.r you attilch
this pump~in to your ~dee using your Fauoritr. adhesiur., you'll be spoo~in' in style!