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Iv.CJ I.fl,. Sci U'r.f Johnson's performance captivates and charms
The 26rh "nnual Gender Stud­
ies Symposium beg::rn with a
charming and compelling perfor­
mance by E. Patrick Johnson, the
Gr~duacc Director of Performance
S111dies :)1 Nor[hwes1.ern Universiry
in Chicag<;>. 'J"he author of a ye, un­
published book enritled Swm 1ef1:
1ln Oral ffiswry of Bk,d: Gay Mm
of the South, performed a series of
monologuc:s based .around the nar­
rarive.~ he encountered over rhe
course of wrlring the book.
"This fills a void in the narrative
of the South." John.son said, noting
th::ir Southern black gay men seem­
ingly face discrimination from all
sides. They experience racism from
wirhin the gay community and ho­
mophobia from the black commu­
niry,Johnson cxpl:,ined.
Johnson's inrerµrer~rion of the
men of Sweet lea was pricclcss--at by Lexie Briggs// senior staff writer
once ::'lbsorbing and ex.citing. the
ch:lr.tcters came ;across :u :llterna­
cively elegant, heart-breaking_, mis­
cheivolJ.$, fiescy and humorous. -
Freddy. Johnson's fim perfor­
mance, ,,,as ;a soft-spoken 60-ycar­
old from Adan('). "He was one of
rhc most memorable srorytellers,"
Johnson said. "He draws ,he lisren­
cr in and cuptiva,es ,hem." Freddy
related the incredibly tragic tale of
childhc)od rejection. His grand­
mother disowned him, Ms mother
abused him physically and psycho­
lOgically and kids ac .school bullic-d
him. And yet, Freddy told <1,e story
with a hu1nor dla1 can only come
from fifry years of perspective. He
described che kids ar school cx­
cJajming that he was a .. mean sissy"
a,,d Stronger chw he looked. With
a wry smile and a rwir,kle in his
eye, he explained, "If anyone ar .. r.icked me, they •hvays ended up
<cting some of rheir blood. I'd bite
rhei'l1 or hir them wirh sc;unerhiog
sharp."
Johnson's other characccrs :1.-.•cre
no less captivating. There was the
am>7.ing srory of Chase icy/Chai, a
37-year-old rrnnsgendered' pecson
with a smokey, sultry voice ... I was
always r:ffcminarc in nature," John ..
son intoned, speaking as Chastity/
Chat. After living for 6vc years .,
a woman, Chasriry/Chaz decided
ro sray prc~operative because "t11t"
doctors would not have been able
co tamper with my ioner essence."
"'Chasrii;y is very much a part
of me~ bu, she ts more like a rec­
reation. Chasticy d9cs nor go to '
church.to
Johnson continued with Count­
ess Vivia.nt a 93-year .. old man liv­
ing in N<.'w Orleans. He des,:ribed speak-easys ,hat were also gay bors
<fori•1g prohibition in a feisty. lu•
ciJ rone. Responding ro a ques•
rion about whether gay bars exisr­
ed back chcn, he said, "Oooohhh
yeah, child, h.opc to ,ell you, cl1<rc
wete many many many &3}' bars
back then.''
Johnson. himself a Southern
gay black man, discussed some of
his cxpcrieoc<:s i.n researching the
book. When asked how he w:ts able
ro convince rhe men he interviewed
co rdarc such personal stories, he
responded. 'Tm a Southerner, we
have a knack for getting cbings out
of people. We're good at th:,r."
Duncan Teak, Johnson's final
characcer1 spoke auchori1advdy.
In his final scacemenc of ,he pet•
forma.ilCC, Johnson intoned Teak's
deep barirone. s::i.ying, "'I am black,
I am gay. I am die Soud1. Miss $ouch."
Hernandez addresses issues of sexuality, race
Daisy Hernandez describes a
personal essay as "a sdf .. examina ..
tion-a journey into, onesdf." .As a
Cub:rn-Colombian C.1tholicgro,v­
iog up in New Jersey, Hern:indez
has had a lot to examine about
herself. Especially after explain·
ing to her mother, at ,he age of
25, the reason she had not bad a
b1>yfriend in over five years by say­
ing, ''M"ommy, I've been daring
women,"
Editor of ColorUnes and co·
cdiror of Colo11iu This!: Yo1111g
Women of Color ,m Ti,day~ 1-i:mi­
nitm, Hernandez spoke ro over
50 students, fuculty members and
members of cbe community du r­
ing the second day of Lewis &
Clark's 26th annual Gender Srud­
ies Symposium, Our Voices, Our•
selves, which rook place Wcdncs•
day. Thursday and Friday of last
week.
The go;il of rhe symposium is
co addi:ess gender incqu.1licy in
today's socicry. along with othtr
issut'.5 facing young women ro­
day. Speakers were invited to lec­
turt a.nd lead discussions on issu~
from sexuality ro race.
Hernandez not only spoke on
sexuality and race, bur threw rc­
ligjon and dass imo rhe mix a~
well. With a smile and a laugh
and a few, well-placed 1=uck!"s,
she cold the audience whar ir was by Claire Battaglia// staff writer
like growing up a poor, Cuban­
Colombian Catholic and realizing
that, on t0p of ev<rythiag else, she
was a lesbhrn.
Hern3ndez. wrote her first es­
say, in which she passionately de­
fended her bdi<fs about abortion,
when She was juS< 11 years old.
AJthougb her opinion on abortion
has now undergone a 180•degree
flip, Hernandez won $25 for her
essay.
Hernandez walked away with
more than her pri'le money. She
carne. away from I he comperirion
having learned three very impor~
ram lessons cha[ still remain, over
15 years later, fresh in her mind.
The first w:i.s I hat she could
make money doi11g sornerhiog
other than physi~al labor. lt 100k
Hern.indez's parems, five hours
co earn ,he $25 tbac Hernande-,
earned for an hour's worth of writ­
ing. Rcaliziog this opened up new
doors for t-foroand<'l.
.. Inc second was rhat personal
essays could ~h,mgc her relation­
ship with llCrself and with other
people. She realized chat. with
her newly djscovered passion for
writing, she had more power than
her parcnrs ever hop<-'d to enjoy
in their lifetime. She undersrood
that as on.e of few people sbe knew
who spoke bo,h Spanish and Eng­
lish, she had become a "liaison be-t\Yeeo cu.lrures.10
lhc final lesson was char the
perSonal essay functions in the
present rnoment. Rcadi11g her 6 rst
essay over 15 years after she bad
written it aUovle.d her to reall)' sec
herself as she was when she was 11.
Her essay served as a soaps)1ot inco
the person she w:LS-at that age.
Afrer filling the audience in
abour her life_ to dace, Hernande-t
asked if she could read an essay
she had writreu 3.:bout realiiing
she was .1. lesbi:rn and cotning our
co her furnily. Jhe. :rnswer was :tn
overwhdmiog and very enchusias,.
tic "yes," Hands hesitatingly rose into
rhe air as Hernandez finished
reading her essay. In response
co a question a.bout whether, in
Hern.i._ndez's opi i1io11, sociery is
more open co and accepting of
lesbians now than it was when she
came out.
Hernfodei replied by saying
rh.ar rhi11gs are more open 1ww
bur char, '"lr is disturbing t.he level
of bate that people now fed com•
fortable cxpre,;sing." Hern.inde-1, is
hopeful, however, that society wiU
become more open and more ac•
ccpting as more people.share their
stories.
f'WOT08't'a.AIRE ~TTAGU,\
Hernandez shared essays, spoke about coming out. .th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_._M_a_rc_h_l_6_,_2_0_0_7 __________ ~Q14it$ .... i... _____________________ 3_
Lewis & Clark applications on the rise; College
becoming a ''hot school'' for incoming freshman
Lewis & Clark received 5,300
applicuion.s for ,tdinission, mark­
ing the sevench consecutive year
1har the College has had an in­
crease. 1nc 5,300 arc che mos, ever
for LC and arc 602 more tban last
year's mark, ~ 14% increase. Ac­
cording 10 Deon of Undergradu­
;lte Ad1nissions) Mike Sexcon. chc
uend i,s due co a number of fac-
rors. bers rhat ha"c also risen <-ach of the
past seven year:.. This is a positive
for the school in 1har irc~n now be
mote selective about the students
LC rakes, rhercforc improving not
only the academic standing of the
school, but also providing more di­
versity in the types of srudents ac­
cepted.
"'h lsn'r rhe 1,umOCr of applica~
tions, bur the quality of tbcm. le is
a fuirly sclf-sdcc,ivc group in char
most .sc-udcnrs who apply h3ve a.1-
r~dy done 1 heir h.o,nework and
know 1hey have a good chance ro by Craig Gilden I/ editor-in-chief
diwrse school h"s •Is<> been on ,he
agenda of the College. "Prc.<idenr
Hcxhs1e1der Im ir as a very high
priori!)', and srudems and Faculty
have an imcr<.-st in it. Last yt-a.r for
the first time in 16 years ,'le had an
admissjons position fOirector of
Multicultural Admission Adrienne
EnriquttJ directed at focusing on
ir. \'(then Ray \'(larrcn passed away
he was rcplac<.-d with a two person
office, which I think is a sra1ernc.iu
chis pre,;ide11rhas made," said Sex­
con. "It is not. an easy thing to at­
tract srudcncs of color to Portland, ..:If you look ac national infor­
maci0•l 011 admission, mosr good
schools :ire up and high school
gtadu:ues ar~ still increasin~" Wd
Sexton, .. \Ve arc in an
-advancageous position ~ "The word about Lewis &
Clark is getting out, and
people are responding." Portland continues ro be
a big drow for srndems
•long wirh srrong pro•
grams in rhe scicnct."S,
lnrcm:nional Affairs and
Environmental Swd­Oregon, but ,here t,,.,
been significant prog­
ress ,nnde wwards tltis
in :mracting minority
facu1ty."
Sexcon is aJso quick
to point out ,h~t (be
College is in fucr a quar- President Tom Hochscecder
ies, .1II of which :i.te very
prominent rhesc days."
In a March 6 press release, Pres­
idem Tom Hochscerder echoed
these senrjme1\tS. "It's cle-u dlar
Lewis & Clark is becoming a 'hor
school' on the national landscape.
The word abom Lewis & Clark
is gcui11g out. and people arc re­
sponding."
More imponam 10 ,he College
rhan ,he number of appliants, is
,he quality of chem. The median
GPA and SAT scores of applicants
are3.7 and 1927 respectively, num-get in," expl::1int:<l Se,'<tOn. ··sur we
can't admit r.he,n all which lers us
choose from quality condidarcs co
give us 1nore selection in shaping
the class." Saton added d1•1 LC
gener•lly admi1s five srudenrs for
e.•ery one: rhat e\'enrually enrolls
at LC1 meaning chc school can nor
be enrirdy sdcctive in who it cakes
unlike somewhere sucb as H:.'ln":'lrd
which knows thar the majority of
::id1nirred students will :mend their
ui1iversil)'.
Malting LC a more echnicaUy ter ethnic studenrs, but
rim 1he pub~shed data docs nor
rake into account rhc numerous
I memational srudems at LC.
'The College is "lso working 011
artrac1i11g studems that wiH serve
i:he school oursidc of ,he-class­
room. "11,c firsr thing is always
going 10 be academic, if I can', see
them handling the coursework we
car1"1 ad.nit them. Afre.r that we
get co whar srudenrs arc going to
bring co the campus because peo­
ple wb.o come here want tO go ,o
college with imere.sting srndentS,·· said Scnon. "We arc looking for
evidence of involvement and p.u:;­
sion ia an acth•ity. Thar is .t rr:tns­
fcrable skill tl,ar we look for. leams
ne,:d 10 be replenished and if all ,he
trumpet players graduate rhcn we nee<I more rrumper players. Ir all
co111es: down co srndenrs wanr to be
surtotUlded by diversity and that is
rhe grc.~ar thing abour being a n:i­
tiona1 scbool is that you don't ge1
c-veryonc from the: same tip code."
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Oregon gas prices predicted to soar in the Spring
by Krista Stryker /I staff writer
Gas prices in Oregon arc ri~iitg once
aga.in, jumping from $2.44 ,o $2.60 a
g.1llon chi~ n1onch. E~perrs say molorisrs
should expect '° pay"' ie>s, $3 per gallon
of unleaded gasoline by ,he end of March. E.:.ltlier this wint<:r, gas prices in Oregon
fell to just $2.21 a gallon in some Portland
cities. Ellio, Eki, a spokesman for AAA
Oregon/ldoho, said the springtime surge in
cosr is 00( unusual.
Eki said rhat gas prices rypic:&lly ri,:e in
,he spring and
U"'-·• C\, '/= <><<eQlc \'<>~-'•"\
\V\ 'olo,)! o'° ~ntr'<, .. .-n O,.~\d(• .... ? summer months
because, l'efinerics
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IUUSTR,lflOH ev EMI.Y 81.00I. swirch frorn mak ..
lng winter-grade
fuels ro deao­
cc burning and
more expensive
summer-grade
fuels.
However. Eki
~lso s:iid that
this year's price
i ncrc..-asc is more
dr:itn:.tlic thao
rnosr.
"Ir's definitely
a big deal." Eki
added. "when
tbe price in your
neighborhood
goes up 6 cents
overnight."
Oregon is nor
alone in de.11-ing with rising ga.s prices. Prices arc going
up aJJ around rhc country. Some :.ueas in
California hit $2,99 a gallon last week, rhe
highesr price in the nation. Haw3ii is sec ..
ond highest, averaging $2.82 a gallon, with
New York and Nevada following close he•
hind.
Ar $2.60 a gallon, Oregon is ranked
the 6fi:h highest in chc country. Gas in the
Northwest comes pcimarily from chc aort;h ...
cm slopes of Alaska. ~s opposed ,o g,, in
chc majoriry of chc coumry. which comes
mainly frc>m ,he Gulf of Mexico.
Refineries ship rhe gas ro cities-:JS .far as
Eugene, where ranker rrucks musr pick Ii
up ;u,cl <Jisrribure it rhrou.gbout rhe Nonh-­
wcsr. 1his process incre:ises priw locally.
Also. dw price of crude oil has gone up m
S62 .a barrel .1frer r,:maining rclacivcly low
for mosr of the winter.
Ekj said char ir's a maner of when g.-.s
prkes will go up, nor if. "The best advice <H
chis poin1 is thar people ,,ecd to be aware
rhat prices arc going up," Eki wid. He said
rhM :u chi:, poim, conserva,ion is neces ...
sary.
\'(lhil-c gas prices are perennially rising,
they still fall well below the 1981 mark of
the most expensive price ever r<.-achcd. ln
real dollars, early 20'" cenrury prices v,tere
also h ighcr than contemporary ones, ~ Crime
Beat
• On Morch S an employ,-c
rc,poned a circuir breaker in
Ttmplcroo had been tom•
per,•d wirl1.
• On March 5 an employee repom-d grafi­
tl on cite west s\de of StcwJt~ Hall.
• On March G an employee reported
grn6tti on ,he SE doors vf Evans Music
Ctru:er.
• On ~fordl 8 rwo non-slUdencs were ar ..
resrOO for cri1runal tcespass.
Report any suspicious or criminrii 11etiv­
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Faculty continue debate on tenure procedure
by Alison Barnwell /I staff writer
Rouglily thirty profossors and teachers
heard reports from ,he President. the Dean
of ,he College and ,he representatives of
four committees at the College's monrhly
faculry meeting lasr Wednesday March 7.
Only the address by rbc Com mince on Pro­
morio1l and Tenu rt delivered by Professor
of Biology Paulene Bienych11dek prompted
more than rwo responses frorn rhe au~li­
cnce.
13ienychudek's address, the final and
mosr conrenrious of rhe meetiJ1g. contin­
ued ,he fucuh)ls ongoing discussion of the
procedure for tenure review. A recem: mo­
tion proposed char rh<: reviews of candidates
by comcmporaric.-s ar ocher colleges and
uoivcrsiries be avail:,blc co aU tenured mem­
bers of rhe department during the process
of consideration, nor jus1 ro :'II\ LC_tt;nure.
revil.'W commincc.
Bienychudck handed our an amended
version of the proposal in which dcparcmcm
chairs would consult individuaUy with un~
1cnured ;'junior" faculty members then udd
their views ro the department discussion.
Bierzychudck's report was mec wlth scv­
er:tl responses from chc audience. English
Professor John C1llahan said 1ha, the pto· posal •·secs up ... potential for divisiveness
and bitterness (in departments): Marhc­
matics Professor Robert Owens saw no need
ro cha,lge a (>rocedure that he said was in
abidance with the guidelines of rhe Ameri­
can Association of Universiry Profes.ror$.
Afcer a movcmc.::m co continue rhc meet•
ing past five o' dock was denied, ,he facul­
ty decided ro resurne che discussion of the
CPT's proposal in April; the ,Jebate star<ed
last Fall semester.
Before ,he CPT prcscnration, President
Hochscetder. who ,113s absent from Fcbru­
•l')ls me<1ing, began tbe afternoon by com·
mcntlng on rhe pi'Ogress of the Diversity
Comminec, the budget passed rwo weeks
ago by the Board ofTrustees and ,he recom­
mendations put forth by tbc Institutional
Advan«inent Committee.
Mochsterder said I har the Diversity
Committce is proceeding smoo1hly irl its
goals of rcvicv,.,ing the College's currem
policies on diversity, creating a si:acemcnc
reg~rding ,he beuefi,s of diversity and in•
creasing pro-:lcdvism.
According co Hochsrenler, rhc Div~rsi­
ry Commincc has built momentum slow­
ly siuce ir~ inception in 2006-"we've had
rrouble gening evcl')•body together; we're all
so darn busy." he .s.1id. 1he budget, finalized by ,he Board of
Trus,ces in lace February, included a fac,Jty
salary increase of six percent.
l·lochsccnlcr acknowledged rh:1r rhe in­
cre-ase •'wasn't on par wirb the schools we
compete with," bur he said that any im ..
provemem was positive, given char the
Board fu.ce.d :.1 number of other issues i11
piano ing its 2007 budger.
IJ1 Hocbsrcu.ler's report on lnsrirutional
Ad'1ncement, he said that Philip Akers,
who served as Vice President since June
2005, recemly lefr the College to lx: ,cm•
porarily replaced by Cath,ri ne Crooker, the
former Associate Vice President for Devel­
opment. He caJled her "an aggressive. ac-­
tive, engaged colleague ... a very good srand-. " rn.
J\!lorrovc, rhe search for a new ViGe Presi­
dent is underway. The College will employ a
professional search firm ,o find candidates.
Hochscettler derailed rhe elfom of ,he
l1lsrirurional Advancement Commincc co
.. get the word our abour Lewis & Clark."
He Llsted ,hrcc points ab9ut the CQllcge
rhat rhe Committee has determined ro be
the most inuiguing: "lhe power of place,
the fucr rh•• we're engaged globaUy ... and
innovative academics."' he said. He encour­
aged the faculty ro emphasize the College's excdlenr locarion. its internacional pro­
grams and irs academic quality iu their own
convc.·rsacions wirh chose outside rhe con,­
mu nity.
He also ,nformed ,he audience that the
Committee has decided that the phrase
"Lewis & Clark" will now include in its
meaning the Graduate School, the l.1w
School and the College, while "Lewis &
Clork College" will refer specifically to the
College of Arts & Sciences. Hotchstenkr
concluded hi$ repor, v,,irh 3 oon6rmation
char lhc Templeton Srudenr Center and
Copd, □d Residence Hall will be remodeled
soon.
Hotchsrerdcr was followed by Dean of
,he College Julio de Paula, who applauded
the accomplishments or Professors Gret:1
Binford, And,rcw Bcrnscein and Rishona
Zi,nring. Binford was recently profiled in
the New Yorker ;Hid 6n NPR; Bernstein
received o gran, from the Fulbright Pro·
gram to support his research and Zimring
received a Kinsman Foundation Gram 10
bring a series of wrirc, .. Jccrurers co the Col•
lege.
Professor Elliot Young represented ,he
Budget Advisor)' Comminee, describing
the Commim.,o.c's motivation ro develop a
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Iraq Body Count Memorial shocks,-awes community
'Phoro w,1rri611r(o11s 6y '},{(,f 'Kaufnau, '.ll111ia $corr, Sanne Sr(emtra &"Katie Sugannau
$$$,000 lraqTs ho1;vq diod.
Each of the 112,000
white flags represent
6 Iraqi soldiers and
civilians who have
died In the
War In Iraq., AJ) lr:tq Body Count Memorial was on display ac Lcw­
.i.s & Clack College chis past week, 'TI1e rnemorial cc.>1lsisrs of
130,000 individual Aags staked into che campus lawns. Each
of the ffags rcpre,,crus approximately 4.5 people kilkd in the
Iraq War (nearly 600,000) since rhc US invasion. The display
,dso includes about 3,000 r(·d flags to represent Americ:1n lives
lost. Lewis & Clark is the fourih stop for che memorial on
what is b<.."cominga nationwide t0\1r.
The purpose of ,he memorial is to provide a visual and tan­
gible reprcsent.'lrion of the number of human casua1ties re$uh.­
ing from the war in Iraq and offer respect to those who h:1ve
lo« ,heir lives. The l.cwis & Clark chapter of Students fot
a Democratic Society along with Iraq Peace Projecr.org orga~
nl"u.-d rhc evcnc.
The Aogs will be removed coday, and organi1.crs h:we said
,har anyone who wishes ro help can simply gr:tb a handful of
Hags and lea,rc them in a stack by their origioal loc:3cion.
PttOTOBY "'-''~ SUGARMAN PHOTOB'fSANNESTIEHSTM
Meagan Nuss ('08), Kate Hilburger ('07), Samuel Crabtree ('06), Adam Sanchez ('07), Nick Kaufman
('08) and Alyssa Larkin ('09) are a few of the many students that took to the Lewis & Clark grounds to
Pt<OTOSYSAHNESTI!"STRA install the expansive Iraq Body Count Memorial this past week. _6 ______________________ #•juj,e .... _________ th_e_P.io.1.1e.e•r•L•o•g•••M•ar-c.11.1.6_,,.2_0_0_1
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Vuu-Editor-,
I ,vas amazed to 6nd the on c.ampus aparancnts de.­
scribed ~l$ :ln ~affoi•dablechoice·• in y◊t1r March 9th article
"Housing IO I,: Uppcrclas.<men Live on Campus, Too.•
You list tbc cost of living in the apanmcnt on cam ..
pus as $2664 a semester. Since a semesr<r las~ about
5 mon,bs, kids living in the aparanrnts pay S532 a
monch-hol)' rip off: batman!
To live off campus, I pay around $275-325 n month,
.1od tbac's iaduding militics1 which \.'M)' somewhat
month ro month. 1his number does nor include food,
which I also save a great dcaJ of money on because I have
not had 10 purchase "Aex points," I can shop wherever I
want wirh rhe off campus equivalent of Sex points (US
dollars), but ,he only grocery srore where Aex poinrswo,·k
is Maggie's, where cereal coses $27.
And of course. the.re are the ,,on-qu.antifi:).b(e costS co
bting on campus snch as living in fou of RA<, dealing
with loud dorrn idiots consramly, fucing a signi6canrly
higher risk of conrac,ing i!'curable spinal mtningids .. l
could go on but I think you gcr the picmrc.
In shorr living on campus (if you can tven caU it Liv•
ing) is nor "affordable" when compared to living off cam­
pus, and your artide should have pointed this out.
B,n Schifman ('07) Many students miss out on Gender
Studies Symposium opportunities
by Danni Biondini // guest writer
The three days of d,e Gender Srudics Symposium mark
the only chne during rhe school year th3t my excessive ner•
vous energy manifests as pure cxcireme1u) rather than per•
sistCr'll" anxiety. But now that d-1e Symposium is over, I am
worried about its fasting cffec1. SytnJX>Sia exist for a brief mo·
m~m in rime:, but for how long will people continue ro chink ance herween theory and praxis. the sense of commw1alism
and group lt"arning. r\s a srudenc--run evem. ir shows that we
can rega.in control over our education, deciding what knowJ ...
e9ge is imporraoc and relevant ro our lives. lt empowers stu­
dents (O educate themselves merely for their own cdific~tion,
not for gold srars or grad schools. This y,-ar's rhcmc, "Our
abou( these issues? How
many people thoughr
about them at am judging
by the low curnour 3( this
yea.rS events, most people
remain ignoranc. either
·willfully or carelessly, and Lewis & Clark students like co com-Voices. Ours<lvc,",
suggC$tS rhat individu­
als sharing their pcr­
sooal 1l:Jrraci\'eS belp
bols«r d,e srrengrh of
the communjty. plain, bur when given an opportunity,
how much do we actually gee involved?
I am lcfr clisappoimcd in a disengaged studenr body. lewis
& Clar'k Studcms like to complain.,but when given an op-­
porruniry. bow mLJch do we actually ger irwolved? During
her performance, poet Scaccyann Chin reminded us ch:ir col­
lege campuses used. to be cbe loci of activism. bur now we arc
more col\ccrned ,vith looking good. \Y/e dress, rather than
light, for ,he cause.
Those who did not attend a single event ar the symposium
should fed really bad about themselves. You missed opporru­
nicics 10 learn things t.har you will certainly not learn io your
classes. things that are relevant co anyone who has a gender
(or is struggling rlot 10). Bur tn:lybe knowing how to rdatc
to people: is an ant.iquaccd skill now thar we have soh1cd alJ
problems of gender inequality. Or maybe you arc a privileged
whice dude who chi,,ks chac gender studies is emotional ther­
apy for women and queers. and d1ac your lime is benec.spenc
in the dassq you pay $300 encb to ancnd.
Of course you have clas.o;es :iod midterms, you are striving
for grades to cncapsuJatc your human wonh. Maybe it's my
rem.Jency ro revolr under the pressure of academic cxpccra•
cions, wanting ro avoid alienating 1hc product of my intd·
kcrual labor, but the symposium is precisely whar makes Lhis
college worthwhile. By featuring members of the broader
community, it provides re.1.l.life ex.tmplcs of things we dis­
cuss ia the abstract. 'The daily repetition of classes stifles our
cre:Hive urges. numbs our imelleccs, and convinces us that
our ~rsona.1 experiellces do 001 macrer. 1he Symposium
chaUcnges ,he alienation and boredom tha< lead us 10 em­
br:1ce the mediocriry of the stams quo.
le represents the crux of my exis1cnce and incorporates so
many of 1hc.· things I mosc enjoy abom education: che self-mo•
civa<ed approach ,o choosing which pane1s ,o arrcnd, the ba.1-But when mem­
bers of our community tak~ tbe c.imc and courage t0 share
their voices) how 1na1,y of us are lisrening? This yc:ar's Gen·
dcr Studies Symposium provided a soapbox for dh•erse n:lrr:\•
ti,1es, from wom<:n in prison, co fac-ass cheerleader~. co black
gay men in the South. I guarani:ee ,hat you are not gtning
chcs<." 6rst person perspectives in any of,your das..~es, but what
perspectives are we getting at Lewis & Clark? W/c must strive
co make our ampu.s~morc hlch.1.$ivc of' alJ people, partic.u•
larly people with marginalized gender idenriries (as well as
marginalized ethnicities and class backgrounds, since we are
hopefull)' educared enough ro Ix: a,vare of interlocking op­
pressions). If you missed out on rhc Symposium, you also
mis.<ed m,1ny voi<:c$ of your fdlow srudcnrs and friends. Key•
nore speaker Mab Segrest remirlded us that cerro.in voiees on
our campus remain silcna-cl, like the multiple se.\'.ual :1ss.1uhs
th;u go unreported.
Thank yoll ro everyone v.rho :ncended events; you arc
helping build a monger community for all of tLS. To every•
one else. you arc complicit in the silencing of other voices.
ocher sdves.
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'A la carte' meal plan would
give students more options
While the Bon's current buffet style dining might be appealing to those with big appetites,
meal times, prices and portions leave some wanting an alternative.
by Liz Holliday // staff writer.
Word on the str('cr is rh:tr The Hon is con~idcring r~­
pl.icing ib current buff'er-scylc food services for a debit, a
la artt $ys1em. Although such a concept ha:. been rhrown
. ,round for the pasc coll pie of ye:\t~1 rhis is an idea I think
,he school should sc rongly consider.
The: current system appcah solely to chose srudenu who
can consume a lot of food, m:Jinly rhe acbJcric and male
population of Lewis. & Cl:uk. However, ir seems unfair
th~t studenrs pay seven dollars to he ,wiped inro dinner
a, lbc Bon for simply soup and " salad. That is why buf­
fer-style cafeu;rias, in my opinion, are awful. \Vhtn you've
.alre~dy paid for the meals up front. if encourages srudcnrs
co over indulge ..
Tur mt.1ls are only available during set hours. wbkh
forcei; srudenr.s ro scht"dul~ their livts .1ro11nd mealtime,
as opposed to simply c~ring when they are hungry. Since dinn~r end~ .so elrly, srudems rend ro justify eating exrr:,
;1n1oun1s of food in hopes rhat ir wi11 be enough ro s:uisfy
them rhe 12+ hours unril ·n,. Bon will re-open for brcak­
fasl (even lo11gtr Qn weekends.) 1he current sysrem is not
ffexible and is nor a, all conducive co rhe hecric collrgc
~rudent's schcduk .
First .semester I w3~ on the: l 4 flex plan and not once
di<l l use up :1II of my meals. Even lhis sen1escer1 after mov ..
Lng down (O the seven 0ex. some weeks 1 still have an extra
meal. I just don'( h:w(' rime or am ooc hungry during the
hours .. l'he Bon is open. The fan t-h.u meals do nm carry
over week to week s,-ems 01.icl: if a srude-nc is busy or not
on campus co use rhe meal~, they should be allowed ro uoe;e
1hern the next wttk .
1 he debit system \VOul<.I work like chc current fftx sys­
t~m we have ar LC. lnst~d of baving a cercai11 amounr of
rne:tls per \\reek, each srudcm would have ti specific amount
of poinrs per semester ,mJ spend ,hem accordinglic
Smdenrs would only pay for the food ,hey consume,
which is a bonus for rhc: vcggie!t an<l \1egtlnS ouc there, since­
meat ccods co costs more than liOy. Also•rhis could be bc:m:r
for'lhose whose class scbedule do,-s nor mix well wirh the
awkward meal times The Bon offer,. If you had a class dur•
ing "dinner tlme" and did noc have rime co .sir and <.'at,
you could bu)' your meal and takt it wirh you.
Basically. meals would he or ,he discrerion of 1hr
smdenl and 'Th.:" Ron would no long~r cLiccau.~ so m\ld1
of our scheJu.Je~ oo the dcbic systtm. This S)'Mtm is the
only fair way to provide meals in colleges. Srudcors get
what rhcy pay for-no more; or lcs,.
le is btm:r not ... imply because-it discour~gcs c:1u<le1us
from ovt·r-ctuing.i httc because- students
$huuld noc have co pay d1c ~1' me
"" '\.... ~ ..._.amount JS :itOmc-0ne who con­
-~ sum~ twice as much ,u chtm.
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Want to have your voice heard in
discussing the War in Iraq?
Today, Friday March 16. there will be a
campus wide discussion on the Iraq War.
The discussion is meant to be informal and
simply a venue for the LC community to
discuss the wide range of issues involved in
the war. from political to ecological to gen­
eral US foreign policy. The wider range of
viewpoints represented. the more produc­
tive and informative the discussion will be.
Day: Today, Friday March 16
Time: 4:00p.m.
Location: Council Chambers
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Female circumcision customs violate human rights
I n light of International Wom­
en's Day, it is a prime occasion
to examine the importance of
the direct relationship berween hu­
man righrs and women's rights. As
2003 Nobel Prize Laureates Shirin
Ebadi and Irene Khan said, "As long
as women are denied hun1an rights,
anywhere in che world, there can be
no justice and no peace."
Fcma.Jc circumcision deo ics women of human rights.
Unril this female injury is eradicated, there can be no justice
and no peace.
Female circumcision is widely practiced rhroughour Af ..
rican co11Mries and has beeo documemc<f in pans of the
Middk E.a.sr :ind South Asia. Le is a ~c}Cial custom th-ar
has been around forcencuries. 11tc: r,·rm .. fom;1lc circumci~ •
sion" can encompass several different levds of cuning
and ocher cradirion:11 praccic'cs. There ,re about I 00 .,-.
ro 140 million women \,•Ito have been circumcised
and abour four girls every mil)ute ;arc cur againsr their by Hannah Hultine // staff writer
grasp the-results or how ,he practice is carried om and lillin­
rnjn a posirion of indifference, seeking noninvoJvemcnr m
avoid projt-ccing rheir C1,1lturaJ srandards on a1101 her culture.
1c is impott'trH that the Lewis & Cl~ark community doe.(, not
capitulate to this perspective. It is simply rhe vicwpoinr of
rhe uninformed.
Fetn::ile ctucing is carried our in rhrcc degrees of imcn­
siry. Tue third level is the mosr s(vcre form and cncompasse.s
15 percent of all female C\11ting. h is imporrn,u to include
a dcsCrip1io11 of tltis severe procedure -nor to instill shock
as-a means co further rhe opinion, but so there is no doubt
of the medical risks. 1he rhir<l lcvtl is called "lnfibulation"
and i1 entails the r.cmoval of the cUtoris. chc labia minom
;:in<l part of the labia m:1jora. After chis near removal of the
vagina, rhe vaginal opening js stitched and dosed lrntil thc.­
gfrl's husba1\d engages in imcrcoutSe wirh her. After the prv­
cedu r<, a .small opening is kept within rhe he,ling scar ci~ue
...... -by inserr_ing 3 small piece of wood or a matchstick so I hat
urine.· and mensri'lrnl blood may pass. 1he girl is then bound
from her hip co her ankle for up co 40 days so char scar tissue
m-ay form. 'TI1e procedure i.s rarely performed in a hospital
or by a medictll professional. Mose ofren:~ girls arc cue our­
doors hy :t traditional figure osing :,1_ pi<.-cc of glass or r:azor
bl:tde 10 ma.kc iJ1cisions. Aoesrhcsia and sterile ptocc:du res
are rarely employed. 'fl1e procedure is usuaUy done iJt groups­
:1nd practitioners may use the same unsrerilb-,e<l r:tzor co cur
a succession of girls. At chis poiru it becomes necess;try ro
labd female circumcision, "female gellit::a_l mm,ilacion."
The hca1rh risks :issoci:ned with ,he this practice arc
man)'· ·rhe repercussions of female gcniral mucil:uion c:in
be placed into five groupings. There may be immediate, in~
te.r,nediate and/or la,e complication.s, consumm:1cion prob~
lcms, delh•ery problems and life lasting psychological rmu·
mas. 1Oerc arc :1lso direct complications: blood poisonin~
tetanus, pelvic infection, udn:uy tr:icr prob~
lems, hacmarocolus, and d~d1. 'Dclivery of a child
i.:; also considerably more painful and at a higher risk due
wiJI. 111c age :it which fi:m!ilt gcniral curciug is per-_.,,...-
forrncd varies from area t(l an .. -a. It is usually per­
formed on inf.u", a few days old as well as female
children and adolescents. Many goverrimencs refuse
raking initiative ro stop the practice in thdr respec­to the associ:ned hemorrhaging and pc:rennjal
laccracion that are elTe<:u of the circumcision.
The sexuaJ sjdc cffCCrs include the impossibil- .
icy to orgasm. foeling of loss, painful pt..·nccra­
rion and infertility. PsychoJogicar trauma m3y
leave woman wich life longan.xictyand constam
worr)' rdared co engaging in i.nrercourse.
tive countries bt.-cause rhey-do not wam co deal
with quescioning their people's entrenched rradi-­
rionaJ and rcHgious values. In North African countries,
male and female supponer1 have been fo,rnd to oppose
movements ag:lil1St fema1c circumcision because they
believe opposition is only pan ofrhe western femi~
nist movement.
Due co rhesc
se1 bocks, re•
cent national
campaigns
h3\·e shifted
their protest
lO focusing
on children's
rights rarher
th.m women's
righrs.
Female
geniral mu­
r i I -at ion
(FGM), also
known as fe­
male circum-
cision in an ar--International
Women's Day
rempt ro mask rbis horrible stCt, is a
harmful social convcndon rhar needs
10 be addressed. 1 he govcmmcnts of
such countries where this ace exist
uccd ro promote change of rradirion
through education ar the cornmunjry
and fu01ily levels. Many wcs1err1 gov­
ernmcms and individuals do not fully ...
'ii Afrer rcadiug this lis1 of n1..-garive dfec1s from
a \X'C$tem pcrspecrivc, it is difficuh to under­
stand why families would subject their children
co $ud, a futc. It is imporwnr to understand the
culrural re.uoning behind FGM in order to em•
ploy a tactful approach in rhe educ::uion of an
alternative vkwpoinr. ·rhc re-ducrion or cr;_,d­
ication of female scnsirh·e 1i$.sue leads to rhe
loss of scnsiriviry. which i.s believed co help maintain
virginiry in females before m:"lrria_gc. The social reas<>nS
for FCM may be the most difliculr ro ch.mge as ,hey
i11clude initiation of girls i,uo womanhood and social im~~
gration. 111e myths associated wi1h FGM arc the gravesr in
rerms of cscablishing female cqualil)' rights. h is bdfoved in
many cuhurl'"S practicing FGM rhat excernal fernale ge11icalia
is dfrcy and is removed to promote hygieoe and aLrrac1 ive
appeal. Ir is also a commo11 belief rhar FGM enhancos f..,.
maJe fertility and increase-cl child survival.
The myths of FGM arc disturbing nor only because they
, creacc injustice <owards women, bur alsc.) because lack of ed ..
ucarion is the reason chat these myths are endearing. Educ.a~
rion has che power transform and change. A myrh is passed
rhrougb culture and is rooted in rradirion in order co en ..
rich a sodecy. FGM is nor enhancing rhcse societies. A
new age for women is upon us ar--1<l FGM is withhold­
ing equal humao rights from wom:rn. le is up ro our
gencisltioa to promore che educacion of the.,«:' women
so rhey can begin ,o sec the iojusricc chey an: inAkt­
ing upon their children. Because FGM is regarded
as fundamcm.11 co rhcse culture.~, co11frontatiooa)
racrics arc countcrproducrivc. Curting should he
confronted by sensiLii.ing men aod wom('n to its
harm, supporting those who ,.,,,ant co give up rhc
cus'1om and, most importantly. by educ:uing
rbe girls so ,hey will have options. FGM will
be stopped once che pr.tcticc ceases co reac.h the
next generation. I .1h•e•P•i•o-11e.c.r•L•o•g•••M•ar-ch_1_6;., 2_0_0_1 __________ @•i•••••-------------------•9-
Murtha Amendment would better prepare Iraq troops
"Fuck Saddam, we're taking him out." -President Bush in March of 2002, to three US senators
by Matt Savage I/ senior staff writer
On rhe rhicd annivasary of the \X1M in Iraq, l was hesi-
1aru ro make concrete policy prescriptions. bc::cause f was
nor sure when troops should be withdrawn. Hur 1\0W, on
rhe fourth anoiversary of chis terrible, unnecessary war, l
a,n advocadng a mix of policy proposals that would, an\ong
other rhings, redeploy troops from Iraq.
Congress no,\· has rhe perfect opponuniry co do this,
bec;1use Prcsidcac Bush is '1.lking for an emergency defense
appropriations bill of up ro $124 bill ion. Members of
Congress have the ability m make an'le1'ldmenrs to the biU,
which wilJ force chc President to veto the entire bill. some­
thing he: cannot do ifhe wishes to continue rhe wars in Iraq
and Afghanisran. And unlike the 'non-binding rcsolu1ions'
11,-,inst che uoop su,ge, these ,vould be binding bills signed
imolaw,
1l1e first amendment l wouJd urge would be one pro­
posed by Pennsylvania Represe111arivc John Murtha. le
would sec 'rca.di,,ess srandards' cbac troops ,nusr nteet be-­
fore they can be deployed to Iraq or Afghanisran, requir­
i1,g chat they have-sufficicm equipment. sufficient trai,ning,
and a sufficient break i1, cime fro•m their 1::t.sc deploymem
in lraq.
Many on the right hive cricidied the amcnd1T1e1u as
a way to "'bleed lhe milirary" of uoops. but ir need not
be. According co the Army's: own figures, there were ap­
prox.ima1ely 500,000 S<>ldiers on acrivc du()\ 350,00 in rhc
A,my Nation:J Guard and 200,000 in the Uniied Siarcs
Army Reserve. In addition, there were I 80,000 acrivc duty
and 40,000 reserve r,.,1arines, which comes co a tOt31 of
about 1.25 millio11 1roops. Given chat there :11 most about
200,000 troops in Iraq and Afgh,nisian, ,here are dear­
ly enough troops. especially sh'lce troops can spc.:nd their
breaks serving elsewhere overseas (like Cerm:al'l)' or Korea).
\Xlid\ che Munha Amendment, American troops will
be well-rcsied, woll-1rained, well-equipped, and ready for
banlc. They will fight bmcr and have fewer casualties. And
tl,e rest between deployments will hel1> prevent 'sh,·U-shock' and post-rra.um:nic srress disorder, which is increasing be­
coming a problem for troops recur-ning from Iraq and Af­
ghanistan.
'The seco11d :,:mendmem J would advocate is one pro­
posed by Speaker Pelosi, aud ir would ultimately force 1he
Pre,idem to redeploy troops from Iraq by August of nexr
year. It would give President Bush the opporrunicy to rcd<>­
ploy m:iny of chcsc troops lO Afghanistan, wbcre they me
desperately needed. lliere is a g,avc dange, of Taliban re­
surgence in a couniry cha, actuaUy did play, role in ihe
a,cacks of Seprember ,he 11th. And t1nlike insurgcats in
lrnq, which wiU never 'follow us home' as some on the right
have claimed, Al-Quaed, will.
The public, ,he iroops, and ,he Iraqi people all dearly
suppot1 chis idc-.. A USA Today/Gallup poll found chac
63% of Americans wane American troops 0111 of Iraq by che
end of 2008, and a Le Moyne College/ Zogby l111crna1ional
poll found that 72 percenr of uoops serving in Iraq shatc
their sencimer1ts. 1 he people of Iraq ":lgree~ a poll conducrcd
by rhe Univctsiry of Moryland Found 1hat 71 perce111 of
Iraqis questioned want "rhe Iraqi government to ask foreign
forces co dep:,rc within a year'", The opinions of all sides ar<·
dear.
Many on cbc right argue that we need to st~y "unril the
job is done", but that couJd easily take 1-en ro t:wcncy years,
if il is even possible. Thar would cos, hundmls of billions
of dollars, thousands of American lives, aod hundreds of
thousands of lrnqi li\les. Thus if we as<: unable co stay .. until
the job is done", we should do so wirh all possible e,pe­
die-ncy. ln an eigineen-month time frame we will be able
to see ir the rroop surge has worked and then withdraw
gradu,11)'. We would also be our of Iraq before ,he 2008
presidcorial clecrions, allowing for a greater foc-u.s·on issues
other than Im<], such as hcalch care ~rnd rhe economy.
71le rhird amcndmcat l would advocate. for is a proposal
by Ponland Congrcssm,n and LC Alum Earl Blumenaucr,
which would forbid permanent milin1ry bases in Iraq. Ac­
cording 10 chc Chicago Trib,11><, the US military has plans co build at lease
14 'enduring
bases' in Iraq, one
of which (Camp
Victory jusc north
of Baghdad) h:.,s
been described
'1.1 roughly ,he
si1.c of a small
A me dean
dry. wlth
a mlni­
golf course
and a Wal­
Man.
This
would be
a uagic
miStjkC. It
,vould not only ~
vindicate I he
suspicions of many inside
Iraq> and clscwhc-re, that A ,nerica
has imperial :unbir:ions in Iraq, and c1scwhere in rhe Middle
East. \Y/e should not forget that it was pcrmancnc military
bas.es in Saudi Arabia that sratred Osama biJ1 Laden's c..·Hn•
pajgn against America.
Finally, rhe Congress should no, pas .. -. .tn emergency.ap­
propriations bill wi1houc fully funding veterans· care. De•
spite du: persistent involvement of ,he US military in war­
fare throughout his presidency, Bush ha..,; consistcnrly cur
veterans programs. These cuts, along witb the OUlS0urcing
of Wt<'ran·s heahh services ro private contr~ccors, played a
signi6cam role in ihc r<-crntly disclosed problems ar Walter
Reed Army Medical Cen1er.
Yes, there arc 1n:tny reasons for Amcric~rn troops co stay
in lr~q. But if.you look out at the whiie Aags in ihe quad,
you'll sec over 600,000 reasons why we should leave_
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Campo ride-along: ''secret'' benches not so secret
by Liz Holliday I/ staff writer
Campus Safety ccnds ro get a certain reputation around
campus. Upon first mt-<:ring Melvin Harris. who has worked
with u.~vis & Clark Campus Safety since 2003, I wa, wor­
ri('(I 1ha1 the 1wo~hour ride-::'llong mighr be av-.4cward. How­
ever, as soon as Igor inro ~he truck. ,ve ir1stam.ly bonded over
our southern roots and ir was evident char he was not scary
ar all.
'Uu: in.famous siJvi:r vehicle, whose imcrior is Ont' ejec,
bunon :1way from rh:.11 of che Baunohile. offers Campus
Ssfe,y ,he latest of rcd1nology. It is equipped wi,h every­
thing from a compu,cr co crack emergency calls to a disasrcr
preparation kit (glow scick< and hard Im included), basically
everything m.-ccssary co gain control over our campus in an
Cm('rgenc:y sirm'ltion.
Once H~1rris fitlished his rou(inc check of 1he vehicle we
were on our way. \'(le did a '·mu.tine parror of campus, mean•
ing char we drove arotmd looking for rroublc. As we pass<:d
by my place of r<"sidcncc, Platt-Howard, Harris turned co me
ands3M,
"So you know about the secret ~,rea in ctle c..ree 0\1er there.
huh?"
Surprised, I realized char "th<." secret bench'" was nor such a
sccre,. As we drove around Harris pointed our cwo more "sc•
crct" benches near orhcr r<".sidcncc balls. oac of which even l -
was not aware of.
"'"lherc ::are a lor of pl~ces on campus studenrs chink -are a
secret. We know about all of ,hem, and check ,hem regularly.
\Y/c\•~ asked facilities ro remove rhcm. I know char mosr sm,.
dcms arc hikers, bur it is sUU a safocy concern,'" he-said. are more willing to jusr give it up so rhey can enjoy rhe rest
ofrheirnighr."-
Alrhough C' .. ampw; Safocy somerimes geL~ :a bad reputation
among srudc-ms, Ha.rris painted -a diffcr\'m pictuoc.
"A lor of studcnrs think we're our here to catch them, but
we arc just here for 1;ener:.1I ~1fcry. le is collc.!ge and we under­
sr:lnd rhac .Srudenrs just get mac.1 when cheyget caught doing
somerhing they aren't supposed ro do.''
Harris ralked a lot about how much rhe LC community
. has embraced him. Working an average of 40 or more bours
'3 week. he has made friends here. Even students hi: has bust­
ed in ,he past have bccor:oe qllite dos¢ with him. Such is the
c.ue wirh one srudenr in parricular, whose name wilJ remain
anonymous.
'"I mer l1im inside of the studem ccnrcn he appeared co
be incoxicared ind w.1s m3Jciug out with rwo _gjrls with a beer
c:in hangi11g our of his pocket.,." H"nis s:'.lid. "'I ,n:1de him
pour the b~r our and he came up co me i:he next day ro
apologize. W, have beeJJ friends since char day, and when he
grndua«-s, I will be ,here."
They found a common bond in hip-bop music and ended
up recording a record rogethcr in rhe EMS studio on C3rn­
pus. ~This is jusr one t.)f rhe ma.-,y friends Harris has around
campus. During i:he ride--aJong. Harris stopped cwice to talk
wicl, student friends who happ<'n,-<l to be passing by:
"l've become friends with ,a lot of people l\•e had ro wrice
up. I try and keep them srrong," H,,rris said. "People appre­
ciate 1har I ta.ke 1he time to tell chem that this will not ruin
their world. I cry and leave them on a positive note."
This is whar Harris considers his favorite pan of working
PHO!O&YUZHOW0AY ,u LC, explaining thac be becoam a role modd co cl1e scu-
lo addi1ion ro the kCr<:1 benches, Harris wok me around
lower campus, which include$ 1he school's rose garderls a1,d
reflection pool. According co Harris rhis is where mo.'ir of rhe
drinkers, drug.-users and lovers can be found after dark on
campus. Campus Safety officer Melvin Harris on patrol. denlS. 71,e drawback co the job, according ,o Harris, is h:,v­
--------------------------- ing 10 see rhe s;k1ne sn;derus C01l$tallrly ge1ring caughr i1l rhe
on, o1i1 Campus Officer can'r do a11y1hi1\g u1)less there i.s :m
element (.h.ar would lead them ro believe that something is
wrong," he said. "Most srudents arc nor dear on chac." same places wirh the same c-rowd.
\'!lhile doing the routine chock of lower campus, whicb
tr:rnslates w ':1 1086' in Campo lingo, we spone<i rwo in­
dividuals sitring on what H:irris called Lhe "lovers' bench''
in the rose gardens. However, Harris explained Lhat nothing
could be done and that even if there was somcching going Hauis then confosscd chat Campo has more of a problem
with students drinking alcohol Lhan those who smoke pot,
cla.imi ng that akobol tends ro make studenr.s confrontational
a11d someri1nes violent.
"Por makes studenrs smood1 and meUow." he said. "They "l don't ler angry .students make me mad. because what
I'm doing here is hdpiag." Harris said. He ma.intain<.xl chat
"LC is a wonderful place co work (aodl I have been Lrcared
with norhing but r~pec1."
Herold me that if smdencs are intrigued by the big silver
uucks around campus to go to him and ask questions, Harr.is
is always willing co pick up a smdcm for a ridc/4loug..
Paradox Cafe i~ great for vegetarians with a paycheck
by Anna Scott II staff writer
A ttip co the Paradox Caft is a hypo­
rhetically g....,t idea. 11,e rtsto11r:mt, lo­
cared on Bdmonr Street in Sourheasr, ,,or
for from 1-fawrhorne, has :1 ''philosoph)"
whid1 begins: ''Our goal ls co provide
qualicy fuod and sccvice tha, is enjoyable
while also being kind ro our cuviron­
menr ... " ·n,ey emphasize the use of or­
g.1nic. produce and gtruns. ·n1ey manage
co provide dincr-cascic Fare-sloppy jacs,
mac 'a cheese, trVen biscuits and gr:-Jvy­
ro tbosc frustratingly picky eater.i known
,u; \'q,~ns-tiy u~ing ingcnfou.:;: SlJb:,tltuc~
for 1 he eggs. meat ~nd milk dt:ar used to
stand in rheir way.
Paradox t."Vtn manag('.s to a"oid becom­
ing onr of tl10$t ploc.:s n-\'Crc-<l by vegan< a,,d vegerarfans bur detested by rhose who
aren't ready ro gjve up the parm1..isan in their
bsagna or who still crave .t gdlled cheese-­
they serve free-range eggs and dairy pr,xlum
a1Hi hormont-frt'e 11'\¢.:lt, The ·•hbcuitS with
almond gm")"' op(ion is delicious, neg.uing
any suspicions- thtu cho.~e whc, eac mc:1c and
dairy sub.srirurcs .1~ jusr in denial
However, ~II rbc bypc in the wordy menu
makc, the cu~romer 3 little 1irc:d before
they even ger ,he ch:1nce co order. &«ling
011 wn1cd1ing become.~ even harder whe11
considering the pricc-s--a.11 of th.is environ ..
mental consciousuc.-ss docsn'r jusl grow-on
crtes. Tue cht'.tpcsr cnrrccs come in Jtound
S.5, wbich isn't that b,1d, bur you know the
place on mosr rnenvs where ic says "alJ hurg­
ers/sandwicl1es ser\'cd witb fries/soup/salad/
bread/etc"? Nowhere to bt: St.'t'.n, Instead, .sides an be ordered for over4
blown prices: 3 "'small" order of frcnch fri~
for $2.50, plus S0.7'i if you w"'" ranch w
dip them in and $3.25 for ao order of sau­
s~gt:S wid, your breakfast. An ordc:r of chips
with gu.e.1mole costs seven whole dollar,.
Kt-ep in mtnd rh:u rhc majodry of rhr ennces
c-osr bcrween seven and l 0 dollar.s, and the
numbers bcgrn co add up.
Tite c:afe i<sel~ is fuirly plea,-u1t. Ir h:t., -a
small, sunn)' interior, with a cutesy "'P.arad◊x ..
sign in th~ b:1ck-char can look either quaint
or rac~1' depending on your mood (and what
Y.-ilh the meticulous oyeq,ricing, l1 can stan
ro look incre:osingly •nnoyiug). TI,oltgh br
no me.1J1S Tnho,pir.tble, the J'arndox m.igh,
be, less rhan tempting spor fodarg~ groups.
given rhe lack of cables for more than four
and the LS percent gratuity added 10 rbe bill for partie.~ of .si>: or more.
In the t:nd, 11 comes down rn circurn•
seances, For J health .. , earth• and caste•
conscious eatct wbo just gor a paychl'ck,
hJd 3 gce;;1t time Qn Frid:iy night and is
looking io celd,rare with S~tt•rdny morn­
ing brunch, ,he Paradox Cafe could be
3 joyous and satisfying experience .. For
a cim!, penniless college kid lookiag lO
.11pic:c: up his or her eati.ng routine without
qrving any more hole$ in di, wallet, the,
Paradox couJd jus-r be a re:ison tQ recon ..
sider the imporcaacr: of avoid.ing :111 imal
products and pesticides in ,he 6m place.
Especi:,Uy in a cicy ~kc Po«lond, hcaltby
inexpensive food is not ci,re ind shouldn't
require deep pockcrs. Keep your ntoud
and your money in mind when conS'ider ..
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Housing 101: Off-campus housing may be worth it
by Rachel Schiff// staff writer
For students who are ready co break out of che Palatine
bbble and venture inro che real (estate) world, read on.
Terwilliger (Near Campus)
"'rhe house was so close co campus-I h:1:d
ro sweep in and grab it," said David Tmge.«r
('07) of his bousc on 2nd Ave.
However, rhe l,igges, draw of the neigh­
borhood, itS proximity rn campus, is also ont"
of irs biggesr disadvamag,-.. "Some<imes I
wi.sh for morcs.cpararion between school .-.nd
home. but it's better than livir1g_on campus,""
said Trageser. Yet Trageser, like many scu~
dents. has neilher car nor bike, so li\'ing near
e1mpus is a necessity.
111e location is nor the: neighborhood's
only adv,mrage. The average monthly rent
for a house dm holds three 10 four p<-oplc
is S 1,300-1,400 a momh (abou, $375 a per­
son). nor including ucilitic.'S,
lne quiet residential neighborhood of
modes, ,hrec,,bcdroom split-level and ranch
houses weaves around S<hool, pas< T l)'On
Siace T'ark, down Teiwilliger Blvd. 10 Cbev­
ron '1nd Marker of Choice ar Taylors Perry
Rd.
1he neighborhood has everything 1hai i1s
«-.idcnis nccd-!,>TOCcries, gas and school,
bur little rhat s1t1den« really wam. "I kind of
,Vish th;lf there were more places to eat and
more entertainment," mused Tr.tgesec. ·n,c
neighborhood features just t'"'O r.esrauranq:
Chc-t Jose and Tryon Creek Bar and Grille,
whicb doubles as the neighborhood's only
bar. •
Hillsdale (Behind Fred Meyer)
'1bc Raz drives righr by our (TrimC1]
bus S(Op and does,,11 srop/' complained Tay­
lor Camneld-Broosrein ('08), who l;ves jus1
nor1h of Fred Meyer off Barbur Blvd. in the
Hillsdale neighborhood.
Despite Uvi.ng just ,hree rnilcs away from
school, ir "'-kes C"nfield-Bronsiein 40 min­
mes to ger co school by public uansporrntion
(1he I or 12 bus 10 tbc 39 bus). Biking rakes
jusr IS minu1cs, bu, ic is all uphill rrnvding
ro campus and all downhill coming back.
Yet HWsdale isn'1 merely the siie of rrans­
porration woes. "Inc neighborhood is just a
--short bu.s ride away from downrown Port­
land.
Hillsdale has much in common with Jer­
willigcr. Studenrs appreciaie the neighbot­
hood's proxirnhy ro the essentials. such as
Fred Meyer, but bemoan its lack of in1erest­
ing resraurams. coffee shops and bar-s.
Like TerwLIHgcr. H;llsdale is a rcsidcnrial
neighborhood of three-bedroom splir-lcv­
cl and ranch houses wi,h rents of S 1,200-S 1,400 ~ month. Camfidd-8,onstein, how­
ever, ls not c-mirdy pleased wirh the house or
renr. "\Ve could get a ,vay berrer house across
the river for way less," he said.
Camlicld-Bronsiein hopes co escape the
"suburban feel" of Hillsdale and ·move 10
E:lst Ponland next year.
Lake Oswego
\'Q'hlle SOl'nesrudems arc pm. off by a sub­
urban Mmospherc, ochers actively seek it.
·1hose smdcms move co Lake Oswego. Paige
lkaiy ('08) lives in the Parkridge Apartmem
complex off Boones Ferry Rd. in Lake Oswe­
go. "We live righr by ,he Lake Oswego Town
Center, whid, hos Jamba Juice, Starbucks
;ind New Seasons.'' said Beaiy, who also fre­
c1,ien1S the nearby Bridgeporr Mall.
From 1..akc Oswego, c.1mpus and a plcrh­
or-.a. of shops ~re close and easy co gee co-if
you have a car. With "no shuttles ro LC and
les.s public rransportatioa lhart POrcland
proper, Lake O>'vego dc,nond.s a c,r, despite
its proximity co school.
There arc no sidewalks, so walking to
school or bus stations is djfficult. Howevet,
while walking as transportation is dilliculr.,
walking or running for r«tt:nion is easy.
"'Th.etc are running p:Hhs in all the areas,"
said Beary.
The :,parunem complexes of this quiet
suburb cost srudcms as much or $lighrly
more than living on campus.
Sellwood
"Sdlwood has a lo, of s1orcs, coffee shops,
,, movie theatre. everything you could really
need." said Andrew ConJ\Cr ('07) who lives
just cast of Sellwood. Conner c-ires Mexican
rcstaur.anr Ch:l! Cha! Cha!, sushi rcsc.au.nmr
Saburo nnd Sellwood's many bars as pe~ of
the sou1heasc neighborhood.
Although Sdlwood sits severnl mUes cast
of school. -across rhe r-ivcr, tr:.utsport:icion is
not a problem. ·n,c Sellwood sbunlt leaves
campus every hour 7:00a.m.-10:00p.m.,
Monday rhrough Friday. '
A, Sl .400-S 1,500 a month for a three 10
four person house, rent in Sellwood is rca ...
.onablc, but slightly mon, 1han ,ha, of Hms­
dalc and Terwilliger.
Co,,net paid .SI 00 less a month in rent
when he lived in Hillsdale io ,he Shndow
Hills apartment complex la$c ye:u. bur claims
chat "irS wonh payi1,g more ro live in Sell~
wood."
Top right: one of Sellwood's major streets welcomes spring. Below: a
pictl.!resque four bedroom house located in the Sellwood neighborhood. "What's good today?"
"The jy-rows [gyros]
pretty good if you
Greek people." are
like PHOTOSCOURTESYNDlf£N~
Send qverheard co11vm11tions
t() piolog@lclark.ed11
"No one will
ever cake me as
an excra." +
"Close your eyes and prepare
co fall in love·wich 1ne."
"What about a geek parry?" ){;
"Yeah! I wouldn't even have co buy
new cloches for chat."
.l( "We don't need an
"I mn't decide whether ro go skiing
on Friday or go ro the protest-
spend money on my personal plea-+
sure or stick it ro the man?" Honors program,
we need a shark
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police offict·rs in full riot g~r
re1eased canisters of' cear g'as.
rubber bullets ,rnd pepper­
spra}' pellets onro a crowd of
approximately lOO protesters
ca.rly Saturday morning in Ta­
com,,. 'rhe protest, which induded 15 Lewis & Clark S1U­
d,111s. wos held in response ro rhe deploymenr of iroops and
Stryker vehicles co Iraq. The police laltnchcd the offensive
after abour 20 prorcsrcrs crossed the police barrier, ~t down
and rcfiiscd to move.
Greg D'Hemecourt ('09) s,ood just lxhind the police lw­
riers taking photogc,phs of the e,•,111s. "I wos hit direcrly by
something in rhc side of the head and knocked over insra1u­
ly," said D'Hcmccoun of being hir wich what he believes was
a rubber bullet. "lhc police wcrc too close for ir co have bctn
a mistake. 'Ilu.:y continutd co fae at me wbile I was down. A
,ninure brer, I re;1lb-..ed rhar I was in a cloud of rear gas."
Across the police barrier, Danielle Hurley (' I 0) engaged
in civil d.isobcdicncc. sirling cross~lcgged in the sneer as of ..
ficers rold her to gcr back. •Tue police fired pepper guas, bur
we didn't retreat. Then ,hey let the rear g-,s go." said Hurk-y,
,akjng off her swe.ater ro rev~J a large round bruise, one or
five, from being hit wirh rubber bullers.
After releasing several more canistcr.s of tear gas. the lasr
of chc protesters finally rcueaced, scancring in two different
dirt-ctions. The police foUowed one of the groups of pro-
1es1ers. '"1he police marched :lfcer us," recoumed a shocked
D1Hemecourr ... ihe)' kept rhrowing tear ga~ and shooring
people direcrly wich rubber bullets." The chaos of sparkling
canisters, chick gas and surprised cries came after nearly five
hours of uanquil demons:rratioo. Protc-su:rs br;1d1crcd ac cbe
port ofT.,coma at abour I 0:00p.m. Friday nighr, waiting for by Rachel Schiff// senior staff writer
a slup to arrive rhat was ro begin loading 1,000 army \IC•
hides at 2:00a.m. The vehicles were being shipp<:cl in con­
junc1ion wi1h 1he deployi-nent of abouc 4,000 troops of Fort
Lewis' 4rh Brigade) 2nd li,fun1ry Division. an insrallrne,u or
the Bush administration's pl:m ro increase troops ill Iraq br
21,500.
Ncarl)' 200 college students and baby boomcrs from
Olympia, llellingham. l'onland, S<ortle and Tacoma milled
around, alremarely charting. chanting a,uiwar slogan~ and
verbally challenging police officers. "Who arc )'OU prorecr­
ing?" asked one prorcst<:r. "You're afraid of our ideas; we're
afo1id of your guns," cried another. Tension between officers
,rnd proresrers was palpable, bur neither side took d<cisivc ac­
tion unril nearly 2:00a.sr1.
Many of the older pro1csrers lefi before midnighr, claim­
ing that civil disobedience should be done the following af­
ternoon, in daylight, before mainsm.·.am media.
A{ l:45a.m .. the remai11ing dernor1strat-0rs caJle<.i :1 meet­
ing in which they decided ro m:1rch up ro che police b:1tri­
cadc nearest co rhe pore and cros.li ir, risking arrest, in hopes
of delaying rhe loading of the Stryker vehicles.
"Direct action, civil disobedience. wilJ draw att<,;~tion ro
1he foci that rhe port ofTacon1a is being used co ship ot1c this
milirary equipmenr w Iraq, when the people of \X1ashing­
ton, chc people of Tacoma don't support rhe war," said Guy
Dobyns (' I 0) of che decision to engage in civil disobedience.
"Ir's possible ro delay this for some time. No one expects ro
srop il. but ,ve can make it much more: difficuh and draw at­
renLion ro ir."
D'Memecourr added, •1 don'r expect to srop rhese Srryk•
ers from being shipped our, buc in order ro srop this war, we
nc..-ed soldiers who arc against the war to stand up, co know
rh:u rhe Americ:m pub1ic is suppor1 ing !'hem. \Y/e f1H1St 1t1:.tke ir dear that rhis war is illegal. char soldiers. people in generaJ,
have an obligation to stand up againsr ir." •
However. rhe legal icy of Lhe war should not ncecssarlly
be the determi1li11g fucror in deciding whether to puU Ou( or
send more rroops. explained LC A$.$isranr Professor of PoliLi~
c,aJ Science John Holzwarth ... I chink that ir's important ro
distinguish bcrw,·en the belief char the war was moraUy and
StF,J,tCgically a mist~kc :.Uld rhc view that we must withdraw
immediarely;·• Hoh.war,h ~aid.
'"Parr of what was so mor:illy problcmaric w:1s rhac we rop•
pied the government withouc knowing whar was going ro
come ncxc. In doing thar, we incurrci) a moral responsibility
ro rhe Iraqi pooplc," :;:1id Hol,wanh oi' rhe n<'CeS5ity of keep­
ing US oroop• in lrnq.
However, Hob.wanh is unsure abour rhe rroop increase.
"Thac•s a ccnain logic that says •if rhc scams quo isn'r work•
ing, you'vcgoc tO change' and if going home is not an opcion,
lhe only thing is to try 10 send more tr-Oops." said Holiw:.uth,
responding ro rhe phr:,se "Go big, go long, or go horne," th,,
h:is been recently been sounded in re.liponse co ,he war.
Saturday nighr, the protesters crossed che police barricade
hoping co delay chc Bush administration in rhcir plan co "'go
big."
Many were shocked to find that ,he civil disobedience of
several protesters resulted not in rhe arrest of several, but in
an offcnsi\•c againsl chc whole. Of Lhe approximarcly 20 pro.­
rcsccrs who engaged in civil djsobcdiencc, onJy three were ar•
rested Friday night and Saturday morning, while nearly JOO
protesters were inundated with t~r ga.s and pelted with non•
lerhal bullm.
The Tacoma police responded rhar rhey rd.oscd the tear
gas because £\VO of the protesters threw wooden barriers as
they crossed ,he police. blockade. The proresrcrs l,ugcly dis-
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pure this report.
Legal observers Larry Hildcs and Karen Weill are curremly organiz­
ing lawsuits against ,he Tacoma police d~partment in response to ,he
evenrs of Friday night and San1rday morning. Some of the accus:aLions
against che police include: prohibicing procesccrs from bringing back­
packs omo rhe scene of the prorcs1. thereby denying protesccrs access ro
mcdkaJ supplies, food and wat<-·r~ covering and refusing ro show badge
1)umbers: filming protesrers without explanation; enforcing dl5pcrsal
orders char were not audible ro :111; dfectivcly deciding co end die pro­
rcs1 by :macking and chasing proresrers and preventing proresre.rs from
filming and ra_kjng pictures.
D'Hemocourc daims that the police viol:ued his lirsc amendment
right ro free speech by preventing him from raking pictures. "I chink I
was hit [with rubber bllllets] because I was using a camera." •
lacoma police are already facing legal trouble for seizing and threat­
ening m break chc video camera of U1)iversity or Puget Sound junior
Joseph La Sac, who,n chey detained at rhe pore of'T.,coma on Tuesday,
March 6. La Sac's You Tube clip "Film is nor a Crime' has already bcm
viewed over 8,000 rimes. Pwcesters have frequeoced the port since Monday. March 5,
and h:we continued their demonstrations chroughour rhe week.
Lasr Monday, March 12, nigh, procescers gathered ar chc pore,
and ag.,in were ce:u gassed and charged by c he police.
Fiona "ll1omp<0n ('09) was arrcsced at l:30a.m. Tuesday,
Nbrch 13. Thompson was puUed across rhe police b;1rrietde and
arresccd after refusing ~o disperse. "\Xlhcn they put on ,heir gas
masks. I knew that my options were ro stand my ground and gee
arrested or get ,ear gas.std and shor with n.1bber bullets again,~
said Thompson.
From tbc window of che paddy wagon, ~I hompson saw '"a war
zone" as polio: marched ar the prou:st<-·rs throwing re:;1r gu and
shooting rubber bullecs and pepper pcllcrs. Thompson was re­
leased from rhe Piccce county jail ,r 6:30p.m. this Tuesday. Po­
lioc made 37 mral arrests in connection v..-ith rhc protests.
On Wednesday, March 14, • ship loaded with 1.000 Army
vehicles, including 300 Stryker,, left chc Port of"focorna headed
for Iraq. TI,c troops of che 4ch Brigade, 2nd lnF.tnrry will fly to
lraq 1:ner this month. ■ 14 Features the Pioneer Lo0, March 16, 2007
sty l e source
Gregory d'Hemecourt ('09) By Kathryn Miller and Jocelyn Stokes .th_e_P.io.n.ee_r_L .... og_,_M_ar_c_h_1_6_,_20_0_7 _________ ._.,m,M•4--------------------1_5_
Postmaster Foster exhibits fanatic dedication in mail delivery
by Liz Holliday // staff writer
Vicky Foscer has worked in tlie Lewis & Clark mail­
room for 17 years. lrscartcd out like any orl1er job. "There
was just an opening and I went for ir," Fosccr said. Since
then, cwo of her children have mended and graduated
from the college.
She claims the job itself is pretty srondard, and when
asked abour sroriC$ of disgru1l1lcd srndenrs. she simply rt...__
plied, .. No. we prerry mudl jusr process the mail for chc
camp1.1s, but it rends 1.0 ger hectic around the stare and end
of each semester. However, tht: stress is not tO-O bad when
everything is up and running of course. \Xfhen everything
is not working (like chc maH m'3chi1les) h c:rn he srressfuJ,
yes,"
Foster h3S abour 25 srudenrs on staff each semcslcr and
does nor 1hink rim college srudcnts arc completely lny
and worth.less. In fucr, she went so fu.r as ro call I he srudem
workers the b<-st part of her job.
'"The srudencs, for i.:he most parr. ar<:: grcar workers.. I
simply could ,,or do it wit hour them. I expect chem robe
gone when rhey ace sick, or when ,he)' have a 6n.a1 che next
day. ·n,cir health should always come first," she said.
Afcer chinking of some stories to portray the shenani­
gans that occur in the LC mailroom. Foster had this co
say: hoping it would ger p,1blicly posted in the maHroom w1n­
dow. Ir didll'r work."
1-he LC m:iilroom prides ir:sclf in getting studencs thdr
mail. Student mail ·w"itb incorrect infonnafioq is checked
against rhc srudencs aJpha lists io order u, find the correcr
mail number. If che correct number is not found. rbe mail­
room looks up the srudemS forwarding aJdress. No ma.Ii js
lefi behind.
Apparently not all parcels and pack.1ges in ,he mailroorn
are-filled wid, homemade cookies from mommy and daddy.
As to what exactly is in rhese parcels other srndcnts receive is
a wider Spectru1n, rnoging from cakes to rats.
'A\Y/e get rhings like rhat all the time, boxes of crick~,s
and rars. The rats arc frozen, bur ,he crickets are shipped
while rhey arc stiU alive 3...11J you c:in ~1c1ually he.ar chem in ..
side of the bo,i:. They were for a professor who owns a lot of
reptiles," foster said. "\Y./e a.lso receive a lot of scuff for the
biology depamnenr.,.
\'Vhether ir is Gr<'ativicy or just another way to S<h'e a buck,
LC srudcnrs bavc rakcn to sending mess.1ges in bonlcs. Sru•
dents place th,· message inside of a plastic borde placing ,be
address on the ourside and sending it off. 1bc mail room gees
se,•crnl 'me.~ages in bonles' every year. However. according
co Fosrer, rhe mail will begin ,o be shaped based in May,
which wilJ cost rhrifi:y smdents an e,i:1 r~l peony or rwo.
.. One time we recch•ed a lertcr with a girl's picture on
il and rhac was all h just said. '\Y/t: don't know her name,
but here is her fucc.' Luckily it rumed out ro be a worker's
room.mate. Apparently the brother ofche girl had senc it, Vicky Foster distributes letters to lucky students. "One srudcnt sent a beach b:,li, fully inAared, 10 her boy­
friend. The beach ball made ir all the way ro its dcsrination
stilJ inffared. Also a cake with cellophane wrapped around i1
came through fully inracc."
PHOTOB'tUZHOl.l.lDA.Y
Summer session promises eclectic classes and crowds
by Kelly Sullivan JI staff writer
la high school, goi1~g co sununer session
meanr one of two rhings: cirher a student
hid norhing bencr to do with a thrt-c-month
break From homework and rbat silly soci,I
scene, or chat s~udcnt was forced ro repear
a course he or she had fuiled during d,c pre•
vious year. However, a1 LC, going to sum­
mer school i.s a fresher experience. "It's cool,"
says Ari'frort ('07), ,vho cook an arr ch,ss l"s'
..summer.
The school offers two six-week programs
wich 3 V:\riety of courses ranging from The•
ater, Phoro, Painting and Yoga, ro Social and
Cross Cultural Psychology, and the Hiscory
of Music and Film. Srudcm; choose from
15 sections offer<.-d during each session, al•
though Kiersi Burkhart ('09), who srayed
last ~ummcr co cake a few coursl'S, suggc-sts
caking only one or cwo. Because the term is
smashed inro six•wccks, t.-:.lC.h class is longer
and more intenst:. A lighcer load is recom ..
mended so th:tt studems can sray iovolvcd
in 1he d~ss whlle enjoying summer in Porc­
land.
AH students staying o.n campus liV"e 10-­
gcrhcr i11 Akin. Those µl:urning ro sray. how-­
e,•er, beware. The RAZ doe< not run regu­
lorly, and ,he Uon only offers one lineoffood
each meal, a.lrhough, according 10 Burkhart,
"che food is lx:ncr because th<; only have to
make on thing." Burkharr suggests having a
car if you ar(. Staying, and i:l)'S that if you
can ~ray off campus. you should. • Jr's really
expensive, and rhcy force )'OU to ha,·e a rne.al plan. You have to h.ive money ro srily on
campus."
Each of the classes are offered at a mluccd
price, each credit hour only costing $680.
L&C offers 56% of their swdencs fin:incial
aid char applie,rto eight semesters here. What
th<; don'c ,eU you is tha, any financial aid
you do ger also applies 10 the summer class­
es. So, if you arc planning on paying for che
second semester of senior year oomple1ely
without any fiscal suppotc, use hnanciaJ aid
for summer session~ Ocherv.iisc fi.gur~ out an.-.
other wny so that you don't ger stuck without
any support during your lasr rcrm.
"They're also a bit stingy about storage;'
Burkharr says. Even though you ore aUo"•ed
ro stay in lhe dorms, you can only srore your
Stuff in.three bo•es which you should be able '° c,rry on )'Our own (che same policy they
have for storing anything over rhc summer
break if you live our of state). It's also hard
because the sc<:ond SC$.Sion ends rwo weeks
before school begins and ,here is oo way co
srore all of your belongings here bccwccn ,he
end of sumrner session and the beginning of'
fall term. The logistic,,, it seems, may get dif•
6cult.
All of the money and coordination aside,
the suinmcr session seems ro encompass
something that many students have been
complaining is lacking ar tl1c school during
cbc regular yi:ar: diversiry on campus. The
Princeton Review reporrs that one of LC srn•
de11ts' main complaints is rite lack of ethnic
-and racial variation. Although the ad.rninis-tratiOr'I is working very hard to change the
demographics by invicing srudenrs of differ­
enr races and backgrounds, the caJnpus re•
mains prima.ri,ly white, upper middle class
and liberal. •
"'fhere is a group of kids from 'Saudi
Ar:1bh~ who annor go homc-ovtr the $W'tl·
mer. so rhcy se3y here. There are also kids
from Bangladesh, and all over." Burkhart
says. 11,is bursr of divusity can be partly at•
1ribured co the summer English programs
provided for srndcncs from abroad. lt .seems
as tl,ough mosc of ,he popul:1Cion during
the rq,'ltlar schooJ year is missing t-he inrer­
national exposure experienced during the
summer.
For those looking co gee ahead in credits,
cake a fun course not gencral.ly olfe«d dur­
ing the rc-gular cerms. or meet new people
and hang 9ur in Porrkmd, rhe summer ses ..
sion in a hot option. FJ'he Lewis & Oark
websice and che Dean's office h:ivc: posted
course information for curious srudcntS.
Mail app~catior\S musr be reccivtd by May
7'' or delivered n1an,1:,lly by May 14 ...
Res, assured; this is no, higl, scl,ool.
Studenrs do nor raunr one another for fall­
ing behind in credir hours or possessing
an ouuagc-ous thirst for knowledge. Sum­
mer scholars shnply enjoy 1he summer on
a beautiful, quiec campus, witl, quality Bon
food and many cros.1; .. culrural rdationships.
Sounds like everything LC lacks during the
normal scbolas,ic year.
Furrhe,-q,,erions? rasummn-@ltlark.edu lll!AI) l~IJN?
Spring may b<-h•rc, bu1 dm d0<0n'c me:io
rherc arc going ro b<-drum circles on the
rdlecting pool after class everyday. In fact,
m{)S[ days hctt in Ponland ir rain1. And
right now, your movie oollection is getting
boring, reading is somerhing you only do
for dWC$ because when you finish your
qeballt bun, and one can only spend so
much rime on Faccbook-lc1i, &.cc ir, 1wo
hours a day pretty mueh cow:rs all your
stalking bases. So what aro you supposed
to do on rhc ,bys ,1>hen rhe forec:L<t l<
le,~ ,han opcim,n Well w,·'vc heard it .,II
before: toke up a bobby lno, F,ccboo~
isn'c a hobby}, ToJay we're going 10
,,xpJon: th< pleasures of beading, whkh
hapl"'II m be inlinit<. The great rhing
,bo111 beading is ,hac ir's a package deal:
rou're being creative. you're consr,mdy
makjng something nt-v.~ .so it nc:ver g'"~
boring. you-'rc making something original
and unique. and y,ru'n: not supporting rbe
man by .tcru.,lly buying jewelry. I he only
downside is tbat ic•, pn:-uy prky ... but
we'll look pa.,, char because who put•
prioe on art anyway! l,;t It lle,,J loc.ircd
on SW Alder Street li<rwe<,n SW l~uk
J11J S~' Br<M<lway i~ rhe. perfect p!Jce to
get ,cquaimed with the world ot'be,ding.
Not only char, bur once you buy$ I 00
worth of rncrchandise you get $IO off!
E,en though ir seem~ rh:.1c crt,Hing, j1;.Wdl')'
is an activity for women) it's nOl. Sdc:1uific
bocking is pendin~ so J $uggesr you jusr
.._,ke my word for it and get your bead on. _1_6 _____________________________ t•h•e•P•io.,.,e.e.r.L.o .. g .. , .M.a.rc.1.1.16_,_2_0_0_7
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A>l-1.,;gh W~I""'"• MBA '06 ~ ""'"""" ~ g,.,.;, "'-· .s.o,,I,, '"" (album review)
! ! ! makes few mistakes
with new Myth Tak~s
by Amy Pombo // staff writer
When eight boys ger rogerhcr co make
music that's part funky indic rock, parr
dane<-ablc symh-pop and <hen give their
band a seemingly onpronouoccable 1l:tJt1e, ir
se<:fns ptoi-nising.
By rhe rime rhey're filling chcir third al­
bum without becoming repetitive, you know
they're omo something. Myth Ji,kes, the lor­
est fro,TJ !!! (s.,y "d1k chk cbk"), came om
on M_arch 5 wii:h a more polished version of
rheir usual sound. As such, it has the potcn­
riaJ to inspire a drastic incn.-asc in listener­
ship without alienating
older funs. of all eight musicians.
Keyboard, horns and more guirar, drums.
and percussion 611 out the soogs well, bUl af•
rer awhile ies just a heady rhythm dancing
rhrough ,he indistinguishably unmemorable
songs. Luckily, songs :uc noticeably <listincr
from one another when listening to the :ll•
bum.
Save for rhe eight minutes of duUncss char
is "Bend over Beethoven," c.-very song has
a segment or cwo of pointc.-d lyricism that
helps ro shape che beat and tone.
Vocals a(en'r ever
quire. as prominent
of an clemcn t as chcy
arc in that fust song;
rather, they become
a11orher pan of rhe
rhychm, neither stand•
ing out roo much from
the other instruments
or being overwhelmed
by rhemJ as was often
the case on earlier !!!
albums. The three ye•rs be­
nveen !Ws lasr album,
lo11dm Up Now and
Myth Takes m:m to
have curbed the rush
of synrhesi1~d mu­
sic a bit. 11,ough ch<
smoother, pop pier
sound may be seen as a
drnwb:ick to some, rhe
benefi1 <l even p;tcing
and more clearly de ..
fined insrrumcnrntion
and vocalization is
d:iat the music is more
;1ccessible 10 lisreners
thar appteci:.ue coher­
ence over cxperimc:n ..
cation. !!! bro:idcned
ics audience by open­
ing for the Red Hor
Chili Peppers' 2006
UK tour. and follow­
ing up that expostuc
with a more rightly
produced album ·is a
smart move on their Though the smoother,
poppier sound may be
seen as a drawback to
some, the benefit of Panicuarly stand­
out :ue .. MU$t be che
Moon/' which is rhe
rhirdtrack.;rnd '"Heare
of H<..-ans;• which is
che 6fth irack and the
first single frorn the
album. Borh retain
sc;>me of (he punch
of "'Myrh 'fakes" and
mix ir with Lbc fuller
instrumcruation and
symhecic dance bears
of che resr of ch, al­
bum. They arc also the
cwo poppicst songs on
the album. even pacing and more
clearly defined instru­
mentation and vocaliza-
cion is chat the music
pare. is more accessible to
Myth li,ke, opens While ir would
have been inreresdng
to sec what !!t could do
with more songs like
,he title u-ack, Myil, with ,he lovely, live-listeners that appreciate
ly 1ide track's rol-h
licking rhythm and CO erence over experi-
hcavy beat. Nie Offer's mentatlon.
chroacy vocals throb
above and in between
deep guitar mums and bright dashes of
drums and cymbals as he sings chat "nothing
ever mancrs 'ril it's shanercd. smothered and
co,•cr('<l. splanerc:d al.I over Ma.nhatt:ui.'' As
the 6rst song, it ought to set rhe toneofche
album, bu1 rhe band seems co rake Oftc.>r's
word$ ro hcan and the rest of rhe songs. from
"All My Heroes Arc Weirdos co" ln6nifold,"
shatter the somewhat straightforw:trd sound
of that firsc song and m~\ke n:tore obvio~1s uSt 1i1k,s is uhimarely scill
a fWl listen. 'The disco
bears infused wich indie-punk rhar make !!!
c11joyabk in the 6rsr place are still present
but superfluous instrumental fooling ~1round
h~1s been elin1i11:ued.
If you want w rake a lisre.n1 rhis is defi•
nircly an album worth buying on acmal CD
rather rba.n downloading: the album art is
color and gorgeous and not netirly as pretry
as :1 thtunbnail in t·he comer of your iTunes
window. the Pioneer Log, March 16, 2007 _i..- _____ 1 __ 7
Or, as my dad calls it,
'Skanks on a Chain'
by Kit Shields I/ staff writer
"Black Snake Moan" isso full of omdated
dichC:::.s. oven symbolism and obvious irony
th;H i,'s amazing h.ow well it turns Otit. 711e
st◊ry is unlikdy. yec grounded in gritty re ..
alism. lhe characters are sick and reprehen­
sible, ye, lovable. And, againsr all odds, a
movie cbar looks lik(' porn wind:;: up \'.1:1.rm­
i ng cl\c heart.
11)e movie revolves around ,he relation-­
ship b«ween Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson)
and Rae (Christina Ricci). Af«r his wife runs
off wirh his brother, a boozing Lazarus dis­
covors Rae pa,Scd out, h.Jf-naked and bcarcn
on the side of the road iil fronr of his prop­
eny. \Xlhac's a black man co do in this pre•
arious siruarion? \'v'hy, ,chain the semi-nude
. white lady co his rad.iacor, of course! And
that's just what L1.'UU'us does, afrct witnessing
R;.1ls frighrelling, sce1hing, squirming firs
of .sex .. srarved furr Ir ~urns our that Rae is a
nvmphomaniac whose boyfriend (a predict·
~bly unremarkable Just;;., Timberlake) has
ju,, shipped out 10 boo, ca111p. Lazarus dis­
covers her af,era i'liglu of dn1g• and alcohol•
ioduced orgi;1sdc and anonymous sex. whkb
she began mC'r«.' hours afttr her man left.
When Rae w"ke. ,o find herself ch:1i11ed
up Lil Ln.1rus' ~h~.ck, comes 1.0 fi,,d that rhe
chain alleviares her sex addiction, and m ...
gccher the unlikely duo learns to depend
upon one another.
I have ma.ny substanti.il criticisms of the
movie. First, cher~'s rhe completely :)ntiquar­
ed view of che Sourh. Jr's been a while since
I made a trip ro Arkansas or Mississippi, bur
J'm pre-cry .sure icS nor one gianr stcr<.-o~
proven true. I'm pretty sure thert ;tr~ some
cops. and nobody wo"ld l)'nch l..1iarus for
c3king Rae ro a hospital) and not everyone
is ba refoo c. Next ther<'s cbc lack of subdery in the
imagery. A poor Soo1l1ern black ,nan named
Laz.1n.as (ch:n's 01'\e•uh t.hem Biblic..:il names,
ainir it!) chains up a corrupt white.woman
in order to save bcr. Tha(s like the oppo­
site of slavery! J-loly Christ! And how bril­
liant is it that in L.1.ian,1$' .actu:'11 res1rainr of
R,.1e's physical body, Rae find1 mcraphorical
resrrainr of her psychological net'<! for rock!
And while the film's hero is La1.arus, one of
rhe only men who does not exploit Rae's ill­
ness. Brewer's ,narketing ofi1 ~lepends upon
die imoge of a half-naked, chained-up RJcci,
Yer I like the movie! "lbe music is awe­
some. ,he dirccdo11 is, for better or for worse,
nicmorab1c:, and the performances arc sno,,g
despite, he $tereorypical chat:1ccers. ·n,e film
trea1s he:'lVy, com,·oversial subjccrs wirh the
cn,e .. m•lifc combination of reverence and
humor. h is idc~lliscic. yet griny and graphic.
and thus n:urowly avoids sugar·co-aring.
Bur the film's ruos-r redeeming quality is
rhat, through all ~he debauchery, nympho­
mania. drinking and barrery, ir retains the
innoc.cncc of a bygone era. h's chc idea cbac
a creepy, frigh«ning weirdo, seen through
ehil<.Uike eyes, can be -a misunder$tood hero.
0\ir 6rs1 impressions of Rae a~d L.11. .. 1rus are
Har-she's a contemptible whore. he's a piti­
able drunk. Once th<.")' meet, however, and
begin co bdicvc in t-ach other, their charac­
ters are Aeslicd out and their innocence., once
thwarted by har'd ri1nes :rnd m~n people,
ls again revived. Rae reminds Lazarus d1ar
not aU women arc backsmbbing bitches,
while Lazarus rt:minds Rae drnr not a.ll men
will rnolesl .tnd be.it you. And "Bl.-ck Snike
Moan" reminds us all thu rhe real function
of friendship is to make one decent human
being from two broken ones. To tune in or to tune out?
by Danny Garcia II staff writer
Pleasure 1alks with Jono and Greg
Thursdays tco11J 9:00-11 :00 p.m.
DJs Jono Ryan {'09) and Gregory Karnes ('10) sit down for a nice litclc chat 011
their show, playing pleasurable songs and d.Jscussing pl.--surable thing,. Jl,e i<lca was
jnrcrming, including a clilferent theme foe discussion every week and uplifung SQngs,
but d1e execution w-:as l:i.ck:ing. Tile potential is there. but ic is disappointing 10 listen,
to-a hir and miss.
The music is basicaJly che same old, same old. The.re: was nothing roo flashy or in­
venrive bur ic was pren:y fun co listen co. 'Tbe problem was more with che DJs aad Weir
skits i.n bccw<.'Cn songs. Skits usually went no,;vhere and ended in uncontrollable gig­
gliog. Nothing is mo.re annoying in terms of radio shows tha.n the DJs cmcking rhem ..
sdves up. Perhaps if the convers:ttions were :t bir more understandable and planned
9ur, rhe listener could join in with the laugh. Again, the pmencial is the-re, bm ir jusr
needs a lirrle more fine runingand work m get it co.shine rhrough.
(2.5 ouc of5)
Miles' Hour Strictly !mended far the Abuse of Power
Fridays from I l:00a.m.-12:00 p.m.
OJ Miles Spriersma ('07) brings on d,e power with his hour ofcomplcrc exploita­
tion of the airways. The blend of music i, abstract and cmerra.ining. coming &om oil
dc:cadt:S besides cbe pee.sent. Nocliing played during his se, was familiar, lmL illOS-C was
CJC<:cllen1. 11\cre was a song or t\\10 t:ha1 • horderel,I 01, rhe line of iosaniry, bur ir $trictly
added to the exoiremenc. All in all, Spriersma provided a grcar play list for the listener
who wants somc,hing different in d1e momjng.
The rest of the .show is pretty good. Sprdrsma has a ''lc-ss i.s more" mentalicy, innQ­
ducing some soogs buc usually not speaking until after a srriog of rwo or three. He lets
the music speak for irself, which it does. The time of day is tough co deal with, however.
Mos, s111den1s are either in class, e:tring lt,nch or asleep. But ,here Li always d1e show's
archive via the KLC website. Being only an hour long, the download dmc is oor balf as
bad a.s expected. Overall, it's worth an hou.r of time: to sit down and listen.
****
(4 omof5)
Editorial intends to illuminate drug war in music
A few important cL-uificacions nec:..-d ,o be made in regards
10 my edilorial. "'Big r:-.ppers conuibure 10 big problems with
lyrics, daim.s:· prinrcd in last week's Piolog. The conclusion
that srared that lisccning to ch.is ever more prevalent genre of
., rap music about the drug war pcopels a cycle of violence was
accuaJly completely conrradict0ry co 1ny owo. original idet.
r intended co highlight ,nusic thar a~dresse<I che dn1g war
:ind Amedca•s symparhies with ,he underdog) apparem in che
popularity of this music. I ml-anr to show how universal and
popular chis ropic is in music by noring chat these artists have
achieved mainsrccam popularity in every r~ion of America,
d1~· C:1riblx--a11, Latin AJncric~1 ;u'ld AFrica. Recently ,ve have
seen the$e arrisrs collabora1e and achieve lJnivcrsal success.
I wished to reveal the relationship of terrorism and chc
drug ,var. and che American governments comradictory acts
in this maner. Jn an un·princcd paragraph, I wroteabom che
siruation in Afghanist:111, where 30% of 1he farmers grow by Susan Zalkind II staff writer
heroine poppieS. Amc.riCI is having trouble knowing 1,ow to
handle local mlers of l.:1rge rribes who wish 10 work-widl the
American governme,u, hue also happen co be drug lords.
·n1c-reason I mentioned the level of violence a.nd corrup­
cion iu New Orleans before Katrina. was to .str{'SS the serious·
11css of this proble,n and its similarities ro ,he rhird world.
as pre~u:hed by l,il' \X'ayne. I also w:1nred co show 1har rhcse
problems associated wirh poverty and the drug war was sepa•
r.ne to che music about it. ~rhc face rhat American govern ...
mem created this issue in rhe same manner as Iraqi i11sur­
gc.·nts shows that insurgency is nor ::1 problem fought 011ly on
foreign rroms but in AmeriOJn are.1s as well
In addition to the concl1,1sio1l: and inrencion of my ~lrtide,
a few facts were skewed in_ rhc primed arciclc and must be
corrcctt'<I. 13uju Bamon, was said co be 'echo! i11g) Lil' Wayne's
chcme of terror and drugs.' Howcvtr, I origioaJJy put him io
che a,nide to oomp:'.lre him co his younger Aineric::111 admir-crs, such as Lil' \Vayne, for whom the tradition of drug war
songs is newer lhan in it is in J::m-.;,ica. Buju Ban con's work
l3rgely preaches on ways ro re:tch ~ucc~s in dlis I rade in Qr­
der 10 give back ro the communiry, while avoiding violence
and conAic,s with the law,
In addition, the ankle from last week claimed that Lil'
\Xl:1yne n'l:u.le ·10 million doll"£'$ this year by putting ou1 an
album of hi$ l)wn. ll\iS mo1ley was :tc~ually m~dc From. col•
1:,1,or,cions.
The reason J ,vrocc chis cdirorial for this paper is because
I fed that popular artisrs who sing about rhc drug war are
often disregarded by Lewis & Clark snidmrs bccallse of their
lyrics which c:;111 be e~tremely violenc~ 1nisogy1lbtic ~u1d, :'tt
1iines, homophobic. le is not my inreniion ro promore any
of ,hose ideologies, bur to highligh, cerrnin asp,,cu of this
genre, which are becoming increasingly imporranr and rd­
e\'ailt ia narioaal and global policy. _1 __ 8 ____________________________ 1.he_P.io•n•e•e•r •L•o"_,o,.M_a.rc•h•l•6•,•2•0•07_
(album review)
Feist conquers jazz, girly
folk pop with new album
by Anna Scott // staff writer
Feis,•s new album 77,e Remintl(r is nor a
cautious trip.his a ra.inbow triumph of girly.
narural folk-pop, undeniably comparable ,o
conttmpomries Fion;i Apple, Regina Spckcor
and Jenny L.cwis1 bur managing ,o own ic~
ct:rritory jusr ,he same. The-re is a dear dif­
ference in delivery between -a1bums 1h:1:r con~
sciously 1ry 10 sound mort: ma.insrream and
a1bums that manage rn ~park a few compari­
sons on cheir ,-.iay to fasting glory and lisu·n­
ing pleasltl'e.
Feist is a force robe reckoned with. She's
been in it with the big boy~ since the early
nineties: her high school b:\nd opened for the
Ramones ~rnd she has been you: Possibly che most origin;tl Hack on rhe
album, it sounds like a lovechild of Lady­
smith Black Marnb::ir.1.0, elecrronica and Fio~
na Apple. Cbpping and repetition are used
1<> great effecr here in a manrra rhal sounds
like what migbr be produced if a cirde of
Foists were dancing wildly around :l bonfire.
"Past in Prescm" is a roolS rock inccrludt.
fcist's vocal quality changes on cbc verses to
a oounrry~Americana sound. but brings her
own fcmjninc uiUs back on rhe chotuse.s,
leading into the b.Jlad •·n,e Limit To Your
lov<'," where Feisr ge1s serious again. Hc.r
voice is be~~udful on rhis track. inrroduc-
ing metaphors
pr0<-fucingsolo albums (since
1999). she bas performed
wirh cats ranging from the
clectroclash rapper Peaches
(who clui$tened her "Bitch Feist is a force to be
reckoned' with.
Lap-Lap"), to Bro------------;~;l ken Social Scene ,fl'..\:51' ch;H mi_ghr makl.!
no sense if they
,veren't sung with
such raw, melodic
honesty: -i·here's •
limit to your love/
I ike • w;uerfull in
and Manu Chao.
Fci.sr is acrllaUy rhe
singer's s-umarne,,
her fim being Les-
lie. botl, of which
were given to her by
ha C.Jgary, Alberu
pm·nts. 77,, Remind­
er is her founh solo
album. including last
year's "Open 5<'3Son."
which is ~ largely a
oolk..:rion of collabora-
1 ions 3nd re,niXes.
11le first rrack 'Tm Sorry," a preuy, Norah
Jones~esquc jauy number, is a strong open ..
er. It is a pcrf«tly-balonced collaboration
between F¢ist'!, rich, full voice, a classic ycr
origi 1lal melody, gen de guitar and occasiooal
choraJ harmonies. ihc next crack "I Feel i1
All" is a lot more driving-a Jenrly Lcwis­
$'f)'le folk song, with <:motional, wiz.ened lyr, ..
ks and a strong lune.. "My Moon M)' Man"
also has a driving bea, and a catchy melody
rhat soonds lt first as if it would be at home
in a smoky lounge (.Jthougb it would cer­
tainly wake up the loungers), bur opens
up at the choms with :t wide amphitheater
souncL 'Hiis irack is followed by ·1hc Pork"
and "-lbe \Varer,"' rwo slow acoustic songs.
·The Park" is a sad, Spring day folk tune that
sounds like something Eva Cassidy might
cover. A rough, crockly recording quality and
faint bird sounds cornplere rhc: picture-­
something Feist is grear ac. "-lbc \Xlar<:r .. gets
a little darker, with cthert~I vibraphone and
minor piano chords.
"Sea Llon Wom~in" jumps right om at slow motion/ like a map
with no ocean,., En·n in
ballad territory, Fti$t
doesn't abandon C\(C:hi­
n($S a.nd mdody, ,vltich
b whar makes every
rrack on this album a
srrong one. "One l\vo
Th«-c Four is a lighr­
heam:d number that
is welcome after such
a serious curn. Mix­
ing juvenile rhythms
wid, snapping, horns and a gospel
chortL~ sound, Fcisr brings back chc glimmer
of hope with a Aourish.
"Brnndy Alexa,,der" is a st~ndour -as wdJ.
ft sounds like something everyone should
have knOwn since chty were young and :u­
rending local folk concerts at rhe library,
where toddlers nod off on the laps of their
parents. Lr is a shining c:xample of how stu­
dio production can polish and perfect an
;icousric song when used in moder:nion.
"'I 11ruirion" is probably the weakest track,
abandoning defined melodies for a rambling,
vague one. Th¢ seco11d-ro--las1 rrack "Honey
Honey'· is a d::irk, simple song. 1f a modern­
day Hansel lnd. Grercl were wandering inco
,he woods, this song mighr be playing in the
background.
Feisc doses on a SOJnber, reflective note
witb .. How My Hean Behaves." 'The end re al­
bum is a thoughtful self-exploration, •nd ,his
song-a partial duct with a male voC'\lisr-is
it.S culmination. Feist takes Nord5trom .. jaz.z_
piano and Fronk Sinarra-style backup vocals
and makes ir coolly alrcrnarivc. There's a 'Premonition'
that this movie is terrible
by Danny Garcia II staff writer
Sandrn llullock's new dramatic thrill­
er "Premonition .. cakes a story right from
Sophocles~ ancient work ~nd creates some-­
d1ing so borrcndous, thespirirsofHadcs will
be screaming from chis newly .. created rcrror.
Nrighr, so the movie r,:iiglu not make ir into
Hades as a new form of torture, bur it is prer­
f)' bad. There is no excuse for hufricd writing
and inconsi.stcnt plot line-.. Premonition" is
6lled with such problems as these that bring
irs downfall.
71,e premise of the movie is needlessly
comp1ic.arcd. The srnry takes pbce over a
week's dmc bur in ,a ranclom order. Stan ..
ing on 'Jhursday, Sandra Bullock is told by a
visiting policeman chat her husband Uulian
McMahon) had died in a tragic car accidem
the day before. The rest of the clay goes F.tirly
normal, besides-dtcre being a deach in the
family.
ll1e srory really docsn•, ger inccrcsring:
umil rhe. 11exr day when BuHock awakes 10
find her husband eating brca.kfu>t downsrairs
like any other day. Bullock spends the rcsr of
the movie skipping around each day of ,he
we<k, having "' deal with her husband dead
one day and alive the next. le h, w emorional
roller coasrer, co say the ka-.<.
The movk is rather c::onfosing due ro its
random seuing srrucrttre. It sraru on Thurs­
day. goes ro Tuesda)', jumps to Saturday, ;u1d
so on. EvenruaUy. everything blend, wg«her
in a misty haze of confusion. -rhis whole time
Bullock knows what happened the previous
day and decide,, tO u;e thL, power to ti)' and
.s.1.ve her husband from his fa.cal accidt:nt-a
noble msk if there .::ver was one.
Bullock gives a good performance consid­
ering 1bat 1he direction was less chan dl-sir•
able. She never breaks from her bouscwifc
persona into a realm of unrealistic heroism,
which ,vould have made cbe charncrer com­
plerely ridiculous. Instead, Bullock sticks to
her character and carries che movie.
The rcmajJ1ing cast is simply furniture. 'Jhe litrle girls, Shy.urn McClure and Court­
ney T:.l.ylor Burness, were cure and delighr.­
fol. bm too minor of charac,ers co affect thl•
movie sign..ihcu1dy. The ()ther accors were be­
low ~tr.
The folly of this film is entirely ,he fuult
of dlc writers and editors. There ,vere just
coo many inconsistencies thnc ruin rhe flow
and seriousness of the ,novic. Something
thot happens to one of ,he daughrcrs one da)'
do«n't show up on a future day but then ir
does on another day. BulJO(k evenwt1lly is a,
the scene of the accident bu1 rhe politt of ..
ficcr still comes ro rdl her tbe news. ltS as
though rhe first scene ,'las ,,•rincn by com­
pletely differenr people. This is the difficul­
ty when dcaJing with such j complicated
ploc-accidcms are just wairing to happen.
A:; the movie develops, Bullock's ac­
tions becon,e rather lhsurd and silly. Several
times-, insread of rrying to change 1hc furn re
as she should. she instead does e.xacrly whac
was expected to happen. She seeks our the
psychiatrist she know evcnruaUy commits
her .ind never te-lls her husband exactly how
he is <:,upposed ro d..ie even though it is bi med
he might believe her. Normal, rational poo•
pie will 6nd Bullock's character too foolish
and naive.
Overnll. rhe movie only shows you.event..'>
in :1. random. mixed order. Even rhough Bull•
ode's character can am:mpt lO change the
fururc, it's as though '\he is complcrdy inca­
pable of doing so. lnscead of a •!lack 10 tbe
Future .. or "'Grou11dhog's Day" rimc~cravdcr,
Bullock is ulrim~tcly the useless observer.
Perhaps this movie is :a moderni1.ed vcr.
sion of Ordipus, showing the unfortunate
and twisted hu,nor of fate. Actually, tbis
movie doe$ absolutely no justice to Oedipus
or any other work on fate-it is a sunck1lone
work 1har should be shunned and avoided at
all costs. lf only someone could have gone
back in time :u,d wirned r.he producers, lhcn
the world could have been spared.
Get off yer @ss!
Frank Warren
Sarurday, 2:00 p.m.
Powell's City of Boob on Burnside
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selected a never-before-seen collection of postcards be:tring rhc explosive confes­
sions and caprivaring rc:vclations of men and women everywhere. Created using
photographs, collages, illustrations and more, ,he handmade cards offer a compd­
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Galifianakis presents ·dry, stylish and smart humor
by Sanne Stienstra II arts editor
Some people s~y due they can't enjoy live
srand•up comedy because they feel roo pres•
sured to laugh. \'\/hen the com,·clian is a (pre­
sumably) drunk, dark and ridiculouscanoon
characrer of a ma.n. however, ~u the pressure
is off and live comedy is easy ro mindlessly
bask in.
Zach Gali6anakis (pronounced "GAL IF
a nakit) is rhi.s dry. witty comic who pl!r­
formed ar rhe Crysral Ballroom bst Friday
nighr co a sold-our crowd. Galifianakis has
been on many diffcrcnr Com,-<ly Central
programs, including the shon-Hvcd, gem of
a ~rie.s •· Man Bires Dog." 1hc spice that Galifianakis ,v:,s Aowing over
wirh, his de,ne:mor w:1s also less like a pro­
fessional srand--up comedian and more like
that funny friend in your chemisrry das.s rhat
makes comments from the back of the room.
This friend is grc;,dy apprec:ia«d in times of
dire need, bur ouc.si<le of cl:1:s.s, ic becomes
apparcnr that be isn't really cl>at funny. It
w"" hard to clislikc Kondabolu because his
jokes were well-written most of rbe rime, but
they felr like rhey would be funnier if some•
one, perhaps Zach Califianakis, were celli11g
t:bcm. his humor into .something biting, sarcastic
and hard ro ignore in order co overcome his
silly and likable appearance.
Ga.lifianakis was full of quick one-linel's
that be presented in a long, di.sconnccrcd
string. 'The show was a series of chcse srrings
in which Galihana.lJs was clearly on a roll as
he crammed a 101 of his ma1erial in, intct­
ruprcd by strange. impromptu asides and in•
tcractions wich the audience. It wou.ld be easy
10 say t:bat he didn't have enough material for
:m entire show's worch of string after suing of
priceless one-li,1ers, u1li11cerrup1ed by banter
and improv, bur Galifianakis dearly enjoyed
,alking to the audience and improvising ri•
diculousl)< Ht would ask audience members
1heir names and proressions and proceed to
make fun or their line of work. \'7hcn he wasn't hassling his audience
or burping inro the 1nicrophonc whiJe he
play,-d rhe piano onsrage (Following l1is loud
belcl>, he said,• I just m.adc that joke up right
now.'''), Galifianakis presenced a kind ofswif{
and simple comedy reminiscent of che lare
Mitch Hedberg. The sitnpliciry of cacl, line
(from "I wanna make a tr:msvestitc clothing
score called ~sllS;tl\, be Am hol',y',. co ·11,at's
so nor Raven") was wh:n made each remark
so good. Ir was aJI just comedy-not com~
cdy UJ1dcrlfocd with politics, morals or val­
ues:. That may sound shallow, but the poinr
of comedy should be to make people laugh
and be able ro forger abour ,heir problems or
t:be uoublcs wirh the world. 'The opening acr. Hari Kondabolu, per­
formed a drastically different kind of com­
edy 1han the bead.liner. Kondabolu's material
r:rnged from politics co race. and lhcn back
ro poli1ics and race agaio. Policic.1.1 stand-up
oomedy is somerhing only \•ererans-should
uy to attempt:; however, in chis day and age,
when the political jokes arc ripe for t:bc pick­
ing, i1 is ha,rd l◊ avoid politicaUy-minde<l
comics.
Kondabolu's mate.rial wasr'l't jus·c lacking So when t:bc man of rhc evening did cake
th_e s~ge, the aodie11ce erupted in over­
whelming laughter at his first few simple
comments. Galifianakis immediately filled
up the stage with his swaggering charisma
and teddy bear-ish grace. He is clearly ,be
kind of guy ,har always wanted co be really
cool buc couldn't escape che curse of bis cure
button nose, huggable figure and carcoonish
hair.
Much ,o audience's benefir, Galifianakis
,nade d1e best of this situation by developing \'(!hen he dfacovered char rhc S('(;fioned­
off portion of" the audience co tus righr was
reser\'Cd for minors, he reaUy went off--or
rot h_er, he re~lly wanted to. He said, "Wait,
ler me think of sruff ro make f't,n of tl,cse
kids for." The best 1hing he came up wirh
was. "So, F'aU Out Boy is weird." Galifianakis proscnrcd a comedy show
chat, although it was simple and polities·
free, couclK·d on many different things, from
contemporary television to Noam Chom•
sky. '11,is comic provided the perfect array of
smartness, simplicity and style, so it didn't
have depressing undertones of polities or 1he
sra1e of die n:u ion, but it wasn't all pony bu·
mor, either.
AmyPombos
ttJ!l!lta'f!g ru•
'"\VJhen filmmakers W'JJH to shoot oa location but
W ""t in the Srat~, they ofren head to New York
Ciry. Ot:bcr times, ,hcy'U go wherever the)' can find a
t◊wn, beach or sweep of mouncainous countryside rhat
firs the film and is ,~it:bin budget. Sometimes, rhar way,
Portland becomes a living movie set, like ir currc11dy i.s for
two separate producrions (much to the delight of the Or·
<...-gon Filn1 CommWion, whose job ir is ro encourage the
Oregon film indu,try).
Dione Lwe and Colin Hanks are rhe srars of serial­
kilrer•rhriller "Untr3ce-ible," which is currco~ly shooting
ac undisclosed locations in Norrhwcst.Portbnd~ The mov­
ic is scr ro have a 2008 re.lease and nOl much informarion
is available about lt yer, but the famous names souod ex­
eiting in conneqion with Pordand.
Still, ,he idea ofl,cing so dose: co serious movie magic
is nice even when ir dC>C$n'c involve big oaJllcs. Jf you'll~
at the PDXa:irpon ln the near fururc, you miglu run into
the cl'C\\ of"&Ules,," which is an indie Rick (so iodit tlm
it's 001 .:ven on Jmdb) about a man, an airport: and iden­
tity rlteft. He's looking for his ,iole11 idcnury and tnds up
really finding himself. Or $0merhing like t:bot. 71,c film,
wrlncn and produced by brothers and narive! -Portl.1nden.,
Arnold and Jacob Pand<r, i, ml-am to b~ rdcased a year
from 110w. Eventually rhey'II film in the Pead Dismcr a.s
well.
There lias been a trend toward .;i gro')'ing liltn in•
dusrry in Oregon 1n the l•sc few years. This is
likely due ro initiative programs, such :ls a I 0% rebate on
production cosrs if over I million dollars i, spcnr on pro-. Filming in Portland
duction in Oregon, created co inspire grow1 h and compete
with similar rebate programs in Canada. Most of che films
that shoot here are by independent filmmakers or small divi­
sions of larger production companjcs and a lot of t:be time
rhey are just working on $CCOn<l•unir shoors, which is when a
crew is dispatched ro a location co ger scenery shots or close­
ups wirh stand-in acrors. lhis brings revenue co d1c sra1e and
keeps IQC.,l produciion cr,,vs working.
When producers want ro do 6c:st-unit shoo cs, ir caka a bit
more e.fforr and Oregon jusr d()l..~n'r h:lve rhe resources avail­
able ro staff tpo l_!lany large operarionl- righr now. flw~ :tlmost
always have had one or rwo every ycar,19 say~~ Susan Haley,
markcLing managa; at the Film Commlssion, "and even rwo
reafly just 'lAtpS our c.n:"1.
• 171cre was a dme when rhere Wl\S 3: deep eno\lgh crew
here ro do dm." So h,ving two productions doing ,he bulk
of their 6irrul)g in Pordapd at t:bc same time is • big deal.
"bur i1 's a good big dcol." Haley says. More demand form""'
means more rc"a.'i0l\ tOr people to come work on producrion
crew'S here. which nte'lns more movies will e,·e,m.1:llly be able
ro film here-at once, if t:bey like.
HowcYtr sure che Oregon film Commission might be
that Oregoo is a dream locarion. !-follywood is probably not
.going ,o ~tnrc exporting~ ~tew of productions co ,he scare
any rime soon. Ir's even less likely 1h>1 Portlond is going to
see coo many more 01ovie crews hustling a.round in the near
furur,. Gcn'1ally when producers bring their movi<$ ro 1hc
Rose City~ it's because die stories arc supposed co be $et in
Portfand anyway.
A good number of rhe filmmakers t:bat shoot in Portland also are, or were atone time. Pordandcrs ,hcmsdvcs. Like
rhe Pander brothers, they come to Porda.nd bt.--causc it's
somewhere they kno·w and want to share.
Stilt while ir may not be common. Por1land isr(t
a complete st'ranger co being a movie ser. Among
ochers, ·Mr. Holland's Opus• (1995) is scr (and was
filmed) in Portland, os were pam of wMy Own Priv:itc
Idaho" (1991). We're nor even going to c~lk abour "First
Love" (1977), which was filmc-d at Reed.
'"Mr. HolJ::mcl's Opus"' is a charm..i~g mm1ie even
though ir', got a bir of a trirc plorsum,nary. Mr. Holl,nd
(Richard Dreyfus) becomes • music teacher to pay di<
bills while he rrics co write ,he pi«<: of mu.sic 1hat will de·
fine him as a composer, bur of course ir is his inspirational
rl--aching career that ends up defining his life. Ir's no1 par­
ticularly novd, but i< doesn't overdo d1e sap, and Richard
Dreyfus is wonderful, so ir's wortl, a watch.
• My Owo Private Ida.ho• is onl)' partially se, in Port·
land, and is a linle cacicr rhan "Mr. Holl,md'• Opu,."
1hc 61.m presents an inccresting version of life in Pt)rt-
1,md. Scou (Keanu Reeve~) and Mike (River Phoenix) are
hookers with hearts or. if not quite gold, rhcn silver at
lcas1. Rur rarller than looking l<>r prince charming, t:ber'n:
doing drugs and lookrng for Mike', lnng-los, morh<r.
And Mikr's in love wirh Scott. It's good clra,n:,.ful f'µ,1 all
around. And River Phoenix i, a fox.
Howtvcr, if you don't wanr to be bothered wit:b -.hat
l'orii•nd might hove looked like in movies ovct a decade
ago, just enjoy walking ,he su-eets of a city th:u will gr:.~cc
rhr silver screen once again soon. ,.2_,.,0_, __________________ ..1_§•M•£-- .... _______ t_h_e_P_i_o_ne_e_r_L_o,_g.,._M_a_rc_h_l 6_._2_0_0?_
LC recruiting strives to rank in both athletics an~
academics through institutional change
lo any given year. a Lcv .. •is & Clark coach wiU ger at rhc
leasr l O percent of rhc rt--cruirs he or she pursues 10 acw­
ally come and play for Lhe Pione<rs. This is of course if rhe
recnUrs mccr the rcquiremenrs for admission to LC, seri­
ously want co compete at cl1e Division I JI level, can foot
the mggering bill of around $160,000 for four years atone
of the rop liber:il ms coUcgcs in the nation and decide Lhey
want to anend a school where 1he student body spari11gly
supporrs varsity achJecics. Lr is undc.:rstandablc then, that
LC C(Y.J..Ches arc feeling rhc pressure every year tO build a
progrom that will in effect recruit for itself
In order ro do tMs, LC musr work coward cre:11ing '"an
armosphere, tearn alld c.1n1pus communicy rhat anracrs rhe
most desired smdent athletes ro 1his ampus,'' according to
Athletic Dirmor Clark Yeager. He cited Lbe fcrvcm sup­
port for che n1cn's and wom<.'n's basketball te:-t1n.s toward
the end of their seasons as signs char t.Ms campus has the
pol<.'ntial co develop a com1nuniry that lends icsdf co sup.­
porting athletics. Nevt-nhcless, 1he athletic dc:i,anmcn.t
fuces umncrous recruiting challenges. by Sarah DiSabatino // sports editor
comperewii:h over 70 schools in the Nonh,ve.'it for players.
more than mos, other' sporrs. fa•en ifhc finds rhc righr can­
didates for LC basketball, he said, "We sometimes lose 3.9
srudenrs who felt char ,bey were overlooked for scholar­
ships and will ea.m one after more maturation (at a junior
college]." Additionally, D-1 schools "will encourage [LC'sl
srudcnr-a,hlcte profile 10 walk-on"' in order ro avoid wasr•
ing scholarships on good bur nor e~ceptiona1 talent.
L.C is one if not chc most selective school i1l rhe North­
west Conference. The average 2006-2007 firsr-yc;or had aJ1
SAT score in the 1230-1360 range and a GPA in the 3.6-
4.0 range. h is no surprise, then, th:u coaches have ro find
creative ways of atrraccing sro:an srudenrs who wam to play
for ,he lo"e of rite game rather ,han for ,he glory of si,ting
on the bench at a top D-1 school. Parr of rhis process has
involved ooad1es visiring or meeting prospective student
athletes personally co reaJly harnrner down their interest in
th;i.t player. Other spons, like rowing, rely on drawing ral­
enr from the swdcms who ba\1e already decided to study at
LC. Sam Taylor, he.ld coach of the crew reams, idenrified
the key 10 recruiting ar ,he D-3 levd is 6nding good po­
temiaJ_ LC smdcnts ''who h:we a srror-1g desire to be good
srudc:nr athlaC.S."
Recruiting outside LC is srjJI the m:iin way for co.tches
ro fill a roster, arld LC may be losing potential srud~ms
,o other N\X'C schools rh:1t give more weight ro atWe-tic
.achievements thac coincide wi1h ac.1.<.le1nic achic.vc.·menrs.
D-3 schools do not give achlnic scholarships. bur LC ad-missions are not doing enough co pull in student :u:hfct<:s.
Ofrco recniirs er)d up going lO aaocbcr school in the N\'(IC
simply because the LC admissions package docs not rcffecr
chc interest of a coach. "'l'here .seems co be a discon.necr in
whar ;"tdmissions thinks we do in regards ro recruiting and
whar we actually do," said swimming coach Marr $ell1nan.
He said char 1he coaches get t<.) know rhc recruits very well
and "bavca good idea of who i$" good 61 aod ho;vsucccss-­
i;,1 they can be at LC, both academicaJlr and ,,,hle<icaUy,
Sornetimes admissions doesn't have rhac person~.1 relarion­
shipJ which m:1kes it dH'ficu1t for chem to see. the po1enri_;d
in recruited student athle1es ,hat coaches do."
\'(/itbour an auractive finand~I pack:1gc, it is \'cry diffi ...
cuh ro persuade smdcms ro come ro LC. For example~ the
Sttcmmmw [lee reported on local high-schoo! senior Sisi
Moala who is considering LC for foo,ball, bur is waiting for
a tempting Division I arhle1 ic scholarship ... [ really wam co -
play Division] football." said Moala, "But I also know that
educ.1.rion is first, and 1 wantto help myself our."•
Like many of LC's siuden t arbleres. Moala also has a
high GPA--3.7 10 be ex.er. I fhc we« to b,>come a Pioneer,
he would join the dire in athletic academics. The.women's
anJ men's cross country teams were rcce1Hly named to the
2006 Dh1ision rJ r All-Academic Team. 1be Wt)men's soccer
ream earned o-ario1\.al recognidon as wcl.l with che highesr
ream GPA in Division 111 soccer. Moala was offered "an ac ..
tractiv¢ gram and academic scholarship pack:Jge."' accord~
ing m ,he Rer, which deed this a.'i a major reason for his For one, some LC programs lack the nu1nbcrs. Gener­
ally, the LC a1hleliC program needs 150 recruits e:ich year,
yet ,hey only pulled in 57 for the 2006-2007 seasons. 1hc
football 1cam struggled 10 have enough curn-nr players
a\'a.il:)bk t0 host 1h<.-necessary amouru of recruits. Ln or­
der ro si,,y :iAoar. ,hq will ue<.'O to bring in 30-35 players
next fall. One of the best ways t0 convince a recruir 1har
LC is ,he right decision is 10 have him get a good fed for
the campus by .sraying overnight. .-------------------------------------, This mak~ having• enough hosrs intcrcsc in LC .
lhe :uhlt<tic dcpamncnr needs
more cooper::iti◊n like this from
admissions if rhey will be able to
build a srrongi regener:uing a.ch-
11.'tic program. Both Yc;1ger and cmcial ro meeting the ra.rgc:r num­
bers. The sofrb.111 teom also deals
with a shorr ro.~rer. \'(lirh 011ly 13
players. ,hey hardly have enough
bod.ks to pull their 6dd-G1rp for
r:ainy wt.•:uher. So far. cl1crc are 24
softball rt.'X'fl,.lir:. who have been
accepted for the class of 2011 to
611 at leosc four spors. $,icking ro
1hc pcrccnragcs rule, LC C3n only
counr on 2.4 players co joia rhe
team nex1 spring. Tue problem is
apparcnr but c9mplica1ed to ad­
dr<"Ss.
S01ncdmcssucct-ssfUI recruiring
requires co:tcbcs: co be aggressive
when pur$uing athletes from our
of sracc who m:,y nor be fumi1far
with rhc scams quo of ,he NWC.
c,~1iforn_i3 scrvc.,-s a.S 3 target for
1:alenied recruits:. bur convincing
, hem ro go 10 school iJ1 ,he Nonh­
wc.-st can be difficulr. patricubrly ::u
LC. "We don·, have any appealing
fuc:ilities that might entice ,hose
-athletes co br3ve Lhc weather," .said
head baseball coach Ju>1in Baugh­
man, an LC alum -and member o(
,be LC I-tall of Fame for basebali,
.. \~at's the incentive?"
Recr1,1iting for indoor spon$
L'i nor much easier. Men's baskcr-LC Athletics
by the numbers
Information provided by the US Department of Education from the 2005-2006 athletic year
Varsity Tea.ms
Unduplicated
Arhletk Participants
Number of Students
Playing Multiple Sports
Mosr Funding Received
By Team I By Participant
Least Funding Received
By Team I By Participant'"
Percentage of Student
Body Participating in
Varsity Athletics Men
9**
143
18
Football/
Basketball
Golf I
Tennis
NIA Women
10
169
22
Rowing I
Basketball
Golf I
Tennis
N/A
• Excluding track & 6eld dut ,o large aumber offc,nalc: and m~llc: panic:p,mu Total
19**
312
40
NIA
NIA
16%
r• Includes mtn's rowing, though men's rowing choose$ not to participate it1 tht NC'..AA in Oivi.sion I IJ
ball head coach Bob Gaillard must ~-------------------------------------~ coaches agree rhac there ha.'i been
hener oo.-r11nuoicatio11 bctw<.-cn
admissions and rhe athJctic de­
partment than in rhe pasr, but
o lot of changes have jusr been
implemented. so che gc.'ars of im-
provement have just lxgun ro
click. .. -n,. basis of rhe dif~cuhy
has been chc lack of an' i11s-cicu-
1ionaJ vision rdarive co what it is
we ate trying co do." .said Y<.'ager. A
stronger :uhletic program wm re~
Acee a stronger academic program,
be s.1.id, wirh cooperation be1ween
the :nhlecic staffs and admlssiOJlS.
Ye.tger has work(.'d with . the-
Athll'.'~ic Oep:urrncnt co creatC'
goals for bcner recruiting. 1hcse
goals include rhe enrollmen, of
l'nOre Studcnc~achlccc.-s, the im-­
provemen1 on the pnformaocc of
arhletic Le:,ms in order to anracr
more srudcn1--achle1es, anc.1 lh<: in­
creased involvement of c;rutc..hes,
arhong others. Moving roward
these go~ls will no, only m:ikc ljfe
easier for coaches, but will .a.I.so
benefit the college in bod, nd,lcrk
legncy and academic prestige. _th_e.,. _P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o,_g_, _M_a_r_c_h_1_6..,,_2_00_1 ________ ....+j•t-i•f- ... ___________________ 2 __ ,.l_
Melissa Dudek: master
• of puppets and stage
by Sarah Moon II staff writer
Melissa Dudek, rhe $pons lnform:uion
Director (SID) of Lewis & Clark's arhkric
progratn, has oever limited herself and her
abilities in•:my w:1y. Not only has she won
three championships with three diff'erenr
organizations, she has wriuen a play and
has published rwo fictional novels, lf/i/d,
freSummerand the sequel Catchers. Ultvs.
mtd Nnrhos. Although Dudek bos served
as rhe SID for only four years, she has :ol­
rcady made herself known as ~,he one wi1h
all the answers."
Dodek has been iu the spores indus-
1ry for about 13 years, bm lhar wasn't
where she always il'nagined herself \Xfjd1
a scrccnwricing major and a mil'lOr in the­
atre ans from Loyola Mar')•mou,u Univer­
sity, she set out to be in the cmcnainmenc
industry, but she realized something rhar
would change her course of direction. ..,I
was a producrion assiscanr ar NBC in the
casring dcpartmenc for six momhs and
rcaliied that I didn't wanr to pursue film
anymore. I worked for the highest people
.in the bu.sine.~ ~rnd they were horrible pc..-x>­
ple who hared themselves and ha1ed their
lives. l didn't wanr to end up like rhac."'
Dudek left NBC and decided ro get
into professional baseball, bur it was a
challenge t() ger i,uo rhe busir1e~ because
she was a woman in a male dornir1:ued in­
dustry. Working at LC has been a much
better experience for Dudek. "My favorite
thing about LC is very much the scudcnrs,
the personality of the people around me,"
said Dudek.-"h's what I love most obour
my job." lr took her a long time, howev­
er, ro get here. After • year and a half of
searching :ind applying, she was offered a
job wirh the Colorndo Springs Sky Sox, a
triple A baseball team, where she won her
6rst championship ring. She won her sec­
ond championship ring in hockey in Salt
Like City, Urah, where she worked for the
top aAiliare of rhe New York Islanders. She
worked in hockey for 1wo years b<fore she
kfr to get back into baseball. Ir led her to
K.iimapolis-. Nonh Carolina where she
wa.s che media-relations coordinaror and
clirecror of marketing for chc Piedmont
Boll Weevils, a Class A affiliate of the Chi­
cago \'(th.ice Sox. Afrer a,,other rwo years,
she moved back up to triple A baseball as
,he ,Ii rector of nmkering for the Charlotte
KnightS, :onother affiliate of the Chicago
\Xlhire Sox. Ihis was where she won her
third championship ring in 1999.
When asked about her grearesr accom­
plishments in life, Dudek laughed and said
rhat it was when her cat was the Crearurc
Fearnre in the Helena newspaper as chc PHOTO FROM J,EUSSADUDEK
Dudek is a jack of all trades.
C,u of the Wc;..-ek. However, her more sc ..
riou$ 1,ersonal accomplishment was when
she won the Carolina Contemporary Ploy­
wright Co'fupccir.ion in 2003, where het
pfoy was taken and a staging was done.
"llie play is a dark comedy about a girl
who rries ,o coin m ir suicide and cechni­
cally is dead for a short period of time,"
said Dudek. "She wakes up and realizes
che finality of death -and she doesn't wam
ro die after she comes back to life .... Bur
then she finds our c.hat everyone ... is going
to be killed off. So, she goes from trying to
rake her life to fighting for it. Let's jusr soy
it's a comedy wich a high body counc.1(1
Even with her busy schedule, she mon•
ages ro have rime ro tr.tin for marathons.
She has already completed the Portland
marathon and is now rrain ing for rhe Alas­
ka half marathon, In her free time she likes
ro ice. skate, collect bobble ht-ads along
wiLh rhi1lgs dur do the chicken dance,
travel with her puppet named Puppet An­
gel. and ,vork on her third novel and re­
writes of her plays. She aJso has been a con­
tesrmc on the game show Weakesr Link in
20021 :rnd m::icle it co tbc top chrcc.
"Dudek is by fur rhe craziest person
I know,'' said Amber Spradlin, who h:os
worked in the athletic depanment with
Dudek for the past four years as the athlet­
ics secrec~uy and fundr,dsing coordinator.
''It's inconceivable how one person can do
all rhar she does. And also, her puppet is
bcucr cravcled Lhan I am!" \1<'herl asked
about hec long term goals, she S.lid, .. l
don't know, going to the National Chanl ..
pio1lships with tbc women's basketball
team. Or traveling with my puppet co
Vermont. l still don't k1low what I wane
to do when I grow up ... J'm still trying co
decide that." Tradeables
Every week the Piolog selects rwo arhkres who srood out in their sport co be: featured
in Tr.tdeables. Cut them our, cradc with your friends~ and collecr them a.U!
Lisa H:irunaga (' I 0) we1'lt undefeated last weekend against Pacific and \XTiHamcne,
winning both of her singles and both of her doubles marches. The freshman hails from
KaiJua, Hawaii and helped her ream earn r,vo important vic1ories tO bump them up in
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Sol.ind. He a1so picked up a win in the #1 singles igaj11st Willamette in chc previous
weekend's matches. Allen brings his tennis skills from Madison, Wisc., wbcrc be played
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Baseball salvages win in series
by Craig Gilden JI editor-in-chief ing htto ;1 d1rec g,une .series and
char helps us in preparing ro play."
Tue Pioneers nirn.: same confcr­
c:-ncr: winning streak wa~ snapped
this pasr w·eeke,,d as they fell twice
on Sarurday to the \X'h itworrh Pi­
rates. ·rhc Pios picked up orle win
Ov('r rbc: weekend, taking Sunday's
game. The Pios arc now 6-2 in con­
lerencc and 7-6 overall.
·rhe Pios played for rhe ~l'St time
all season ar rhe Husron Sports
Complex on Sarurday. Game one,
a 4-1 Pio loss, was a picchcrS dud
betwe<n Pio ace Jordan Smiley
('08) and Whitworrh's Ryan Snell.
Smiley {hrew i,uo rhe eighth in­
ning. giving up only five hitS and
thn,.,-c <.-arncd runs, bur his sttong
pcrform:.mcc was nor enough as
Snell matched him pirch for pitch.
~11,e Pios could m:mage oniy one
run off Snell, who held rhem ro
just six hits. all singles.
Ln game rwo, \Xlhicwonh pitch ..
ing once ~Jg.t:jn shutdown the Pios
allowing 011ly rwo runs on six hits.
1l1is g:lme rhough rhe Pimres of­
fense exploded, enabling rhcm co
cruise co a 10-2 win. Sarni Morgan
(' I 0) had a solid g,ime for che Pios
picking up rwo hirs and pitching
2.1 innings of scoreless ball.
The Pio offe.nst c.1me our swing ..
ing in Sunday's game. leading chem
tQ a l 0-6 ,victory. Morgan followt-d
Dare Sport
Sar. Mar. 17 Softball
Sun. Mar. 18 -
Sar. Mar. 17 Baseball
Sun. Mar. 18
Sac. Mar. 17 Women's
Sun. Mar. 18 Tennis
Sat. Mar. 17 Men's
Sun. Mar. 18 Tennis
Fri., Mar. 16 Track and
Field
Sat.-Mon., Golf
Mar. 17-19 up S::irurd;iy~ Strong day. with chret
hits in the game and earned die
save on (he mound. 1-his rime his
strong hitting was not alone, Jor•
dan Shibata ('08) also had three
hits: ::in<l scored two runs and a pair
of Pios hi1 horncro ns in che con­
test, as Greg Willi3ms ('07) and
Mike Giardina ('07) each connect­
ed on their second home runs of the
seaso11. Eric Muraoka ('08) pick,d
up his second win of the season.
Ocspire rhis weekend's setback,
the Pios srill sh at 6-2 in NotLlw,esr
Conference play, purring chem in
third place. Tue start is rhc ream's
best in years and much oF"ir is due
tQ a veter:)J1 rosier rh~H includes 15
juniors a,1d seniors. "This yc.1.rs re­
turning phiyers brought the con ..
fidcncc they found last year ar r:lic
end of the year [referring to the
Pio.~ winoiog seven of their last
nine games in 20061 to our 6rsr se­
ries," said head coa.d1 Jusrin Baugh­
man. "Tue leadership is very hdp­
fuJ as it gives freshman somt.-onc rn
look up to."
Shorcsrop Jordan Shibata agreed
char experience has been key m rhe
team's success ... \Y/c have played ro­
gether now for a couple years so we
have good cherniscry on the field.
\Y/e al$o koow what ro expea com-The l'ios bullpen will be a h-y
fac,or io the Pios abiliry to sr.ay ill
the-confor<.·uec: race. Due to a num ..
l><:c of injuries, r:l1e Pios only have
rwo Hue relievers, which has forced
some position pbyers imo rakjng
the mound. ..\'f/e are relying 011
guys who have not pitched before.
Our success will be determined in
large part by how quickly chey can
leorn how ro pitch elfec1ively," said
Baughm:m.
Even with che: strong record, the
ccam knows there. is room for im ...
provcmenc. Lase year the Pios hie
over .300asa ream, burthisyear the
squad 1S struggled 10 a .249 m>rk.
"Baseball is a humbling game.
Even the best players can struggle.
Usually over a lo□g scasoa tbings
work out rhe way they should aad
the best hiHtr.s hit rhe best and 1he
best pirchcrs pirch ,he besr," said
Baughman. "The problem is rhar
we do oor have a long season. Forcy
gru:nes is relatively short compared
<0 mosr levels of baseball. Anything
can happen."' And a1lyching jusc
might happen. The Pios, a ream
pick,'<! to finish eighth in che pre­
season poll are currently in third
place a.nd travel 10 firsr place Puget
Sound this weekend wich a chance
to move up in the srandings.
Upcoming
Schedule
l)pponent Place Time
George Fox
George Fox Newberg, Ore.
Newberg, Ore. 12:00pm
12:00pm
Puget Sound Tacoma, Wash. 12:00pm
Puget Sound Tacoma, Wash. 12:00pm
Pacific Lutheran Tacoma, Wash. 12:00pm
George Fox Tennis Dome 10:00am
Pacific Lutheran Tennis Dome 10:00am
George Fox Newberg, Ore. 1:00pm
Linfield Open McMinnville,
Ore. 12:00pm
Willamette Salem, Ore. All Day
Invitational Extra Points
Track & Field
·nv: Pionc..-er men finished sec-­
oad overall and the women rook
d1irJ in rhe N\VC South Meer
-ar Eldon Fix T r.)Ck 01, Saturd:,iy.
Lin6eld swept borl, rhe women's
and che men's competitions.
The Pio men earned 134
points on the day. with help from
rhe disf:lllcc r3t''.C.S. Jarrod Mc­
Cann ('07) won the 800m. K.1rl
Dirkman (' I 0) edged our team­
mate Paul Ma□dsager ('08) in rhe
last rwo laps co win che 5000m.
Yancey Lawrence ('09) woh tbe
3000,n steeplechase. Sreve llian,
chi ('07) won the triple jump for
rhc second w«k in a row for rhc
Pios.
For the wom.en. Amanda PJ1i.l­
lips ('08) continued her reign ill
rhe 1500m with her d1ird srra,ght
vicrory in the event. Tamma
Carleton smoked rbcough the
5000m, in which she bolds the
LC record, with a .38 second vic­
rory over the second place finish­
er. Hanaab Hulrine (' J 0) won the
3000m steeplechase. The women
finished with 133 points.
Scores & Softball
tb<" softball ream dropped
cwo games against Pacific chis
w;,ekend. 1:hey lost the first oae
in a close-fought 5-3 and let tbc
second one $lip -:iway 7--0 in the
Sunday doubleheader.
Janet Fr«:rks ('07) wem two
irmings gcuug the loss, followed
by Roeanoe Rjmna.ster ("07), wbo
struck our five b:urers in the ne~t
five inning.~. r111e Boxers builr on
a 3-0 lead in the sixth with rwo
Iuns. inducLi.ng ont' homcrun,
The Pios moumcd a comeback
i11 the botTom of the sjxth, wirh ;i,
siring of hies from Crisry Hanon
('09), 3 for 4 in ,he game, Karyne
Sander ('08) with an RBJ, Sarah
DiSabatino ('08), Jc:s.,ica Mullins
(' l 0) wir:J, an RBL double 10 plate
rwo runs, and Li~ Murrieta ('07).
The ,ally was 100 li<r:Je too l3te,
however. as chc Pios went down
in or<lec in tbe bouom of thescv­
en,h ro lose 5-3.
In rh,second game rhc Boxers,
pushed runners across in every
i□1ung except cbe fourrh and fifth
10 WiJI 7-0.
Standings
Tennis
Meo: Women:
UPS6-LC3 Ul'S7-LC2
Linlield 9 -LC 0 Llnfield 9 -LC 0
NWC Overall NWC Owrall
\'Qhjcman 12-0 13-3 Linfidd 7-0 7-1
Pacific Lutheran 5-2 5-4 Puget Sound 7-1 8-1
Linficld 7-3 8-7 \X/hicmaJl 6-2 8-3
l'ugecSound 5-6 5-7 Pacific Lurberan 5-3 5-3
\VJllan1errc 3-6 3-7 Whitworth 4-5 4-5
Whitworth 2-4 2,6 LC 3-5 3-6
George Fox 2-5 2-5 WiUamette 3-5 3-7
LC 2-5 2-5 George Fox 1-7 1-8
Pacific 0-7 0-7 Pacific 0-8 0-10
Baseball Softball
Whitworth 4·. LC I Pacific 5 -LC 3
Whirwonh IO • LC 2 Pacific7-LC0
LC 10 -Whitwonh 6
NWC Overall NWC Overall
George Fox 6-0 13·0 Whitworth 8-0 ll-0
PugccSound 6-0 7-5 Lin field 7-1 7-1
LC 6-2 7.r, Puger Sound 4-4 9-4
Whitworth 3-3 5-10 Pacific Lud,eran 4-4 6-4
Pacific 2-4 5-6 Pacific 2-4 2-4
Un.field 2-4 5,7 Wrllamettc 1-3 7-4
Pacific Lutheran 1-2 10-5 George Fox 0-4 2-10
\Villamcttc 0-5 6-9 LC 0-6 1-12
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[[Eight Days Out]]
F~iday,
March 16
Theresa Likarish a.nd Lit-Nguyen Recilal
2:00 PM
Location: _Evans Music 8oilding
Please join Music .Eduauion majors 1hcresa
l.ikarish and Liz Nguyen for .an afternoon
of rrumpct and piano music. Reetp1ion to
follow,
lphige,nia at Aulis and Bash
7:30PM
Location; fi_r Acres Theauc
Cosr: $5 (LC Srndents)
lhe double bill examines the tr.1:gicsacrifice
of innoccnr life in both ancient aod con-
1emporary comcm. Toge<her, the plays ask
rnugh questions about violence, ambition,
w:n and the 11::mire of moral decision-mak•
ing.
MuJtilingual Christian Music Concert
7:30PM
Location; Flana?J> Chapel
Cosi, $2 or canoed food donati.on
Four recording anises from Oregon Cach~
fie. Press Publications will share fair.:h-based
music from Utin America, Vietnam and
<he LToited $mies, all in various styles and
laoguagcs.
Tuesday,
March 20
Graduate Schoo.I Meeting
-10:00AM
Conference Center l O l
Scholatship Recognition Luncheon
12:00PM
Lc:>cation: Templeton, Slamm HaJI
1'his luncheon honors donors and supporters
of endowed schoJarshlps aod the recipients
or Lhcsc sd1olarships.
Gradua1e Facuhy Brown Bag
12:00 PM
Location: Umferen<:c Center ·107
1-he brown bag discussion cakes place monrh­
ly and provides a place for hcal,hy engage•
ment and discussion about issues thar affect
our pr<>fe$$lon. 01,1r 1c:ae:hi,1g, our research
~nd our work as colk-aguc:s.
Qua.ot.icative RcasOoing Exam
7:00PM
l..oe:at.ion: 8o0i_nc 300
'The Quanciracive Reasoning Exam will be
given ro studenc.s.
If you still 11c¢d ro take d1is exam, please
email QRadvicc@)ldark<"'U ro sign up. Saturday,
March 17
Rcadiog Cultures: Greece
9:00AM
Location: Conference Cenrcr 107
Cost: $80
'lnis workshop, led by Paul Mtrchant, is
pan of a series in which panjcipams ex­
plore diverse cultural worlds duo ugh selc,:r-
ed writers 3nd their ,vork-.
Psychophannacology Seminar
10:00AM
Location: Conference Center J0l
Tom Ten Eyck will l_e:id 3 discussion on
wbai the many psychopharmaceu1ical med­
ications are and bow they work.
Tradition and Culture
10:00AM
Location: Rog,ts Hall 220
This serie.~ of videotaped or:iJ hiscory inter­
views with contemporary Narive American
leaders focuses on ,heir work 10 preserve
tribes' St3tus«s sovertig1\ govetilments.
Iphigenia at Aulis and .Bash
7:30PM
Location: Fir Acres Thcat,e
Cost: $5 (LC Srudcnts)
Wednesday,
March 21
The Fund for Public lnteres1
Rc.11:earch Information Table
11:00AM
Location: Templeton, li-ail Room Alcove
The Fund for Public !merest Research is a
n:uionwide non•profil 1h:u runs grassroots
c.impaigns for progressive groups like 1he
Sierra Club, 1he Human RiglllS Oimpaign,
a.nd the State PIRGs. Representatives will
come co carnpus to sh:ire information wirh
srudcnlS about d1c organization and rccn1ir
for fulJ~cim<.· and summer posfrions.
Staff Brown Bag Lunc.'.',he(m
11:30AM
Locatioo: Templeton. Stanun Hall
CPSY Information Session
1:00PM
Location: Roger, Hall 218
lnformarion Sessions are held momhly arid
are fr« ~mcl open to.inyone who is i111cre.~red
in lcarniog more abour Lhc depanmenl of
Couoscling Psychology's progr.un offerings Sunday,
March 18
Catholic Euchari,r
11:00 AM
Location: Flanag-.an Chapel
Cos-t: God's grace is free ..
You arc invitt.-d come around chc -alra.r of
God•s \Vord and Sacrament and celebrate
the Eucharist during this special time ·of
Lenr. \Y/c share brunch together in 1,he dining
room afterwards.
Vicious Fishes and 0th.er Riches
9:30 AM-8:00 PM
Location: OMSI
Cost: $9
"Ibis e.xhibir takes visicors to seven ports
of call along ,he mosr biologically diverse
rive, in the world, the Amator1. Here visi­
tors encounter ama.z.iog crean1res including
notorious piranhas) enormous anacondas,
beautiful stingrays, and mysrcriou.s pink
dolphins,
Portland Saturday Market
11 :00 AM-4:30 PM
Location: Under Burnside Bridge
(between SW Front and FmtAve)
Enjoy food, crafrs, music and performance
groups a1 tbe ou,door Sarurday Marke,.
Thursday,
March 22
RiverPlace Alumni/Admissions Reception
5:30PM
Location: RJ"·c.rPlact: flotcl
Bullies! Undemanding Girl on
Girl Agrcssion
6:30 PM
Location: Southwest Com.munJty Center
Con:$10
Anoeire Klinefelter, M.Ed, is the executive
din:ctor for Girls lnoorpor.ued, an org:mita-Monday,
March 19
Throckmorton Lecture
3:30PM
Location: Couocil Chambers
Dr. Drayton will give a 1alk ridcd "Hybrid
time: 1l1e inoomple1e vicrories of rhc prcse11.1
ovc, ihe past" for Lewis & Clark College's
annual Tiuockmorton lecrure in history.
Poetry Downtown
6:30PM
Location: Wieden and Kennedy Building,
224 NW I3<h
Cost: $25
Brighten Ponland•s mid~wimer and early
spring landscape with an immersion in poet•
ry. This discussio,1 session. one of rwo offered
in conjunction with the Literary Arts' Poetry
Downcown series, offers an introduction to
and exploration of two poets from t.he series:
Carolyn Ford1e and Charles Simic. Ju<lirh
Barrington wiU lead che workshop.
The fim S<.'Ssioo (2/20), led by LC English
Professor Jerry Harp and Mary S2ybisr, will
foCll$ oo Mark Strand and Kevin Young.
Friday,
March 23
Law School Preview for
Admi«ed Srndeuts
-All Day EV<nt•
Ou_r ncwlyadmim.-d l:.1w $tudeni-.s arc irwit(-d
co a Preview Day ar the law school. Scudcms
will aneod a mock class, get a cour of dle law
school, meet wi1h fuculry and other admined
studcms, and learn about services on c:im­
pus. ·n1is cvcnc is by invicacion only. RSVP's
should be direc1ed 10 ,he Admissions Office.
cion t.hat inspires girls to be srrong and sinarr. ,_ ______________ __,
1"his session provides an overyicw of rd.it:ion.. Sp r1· ng
al aggresj,ion and irs 1)revenrion.
Poetry Reading by Mary SeybiSI
8:00 PM
lo<atiou: R<.-ed Col1t..-ge,
Psychology Auditorium 105
LC English Professor t'vlary Szybist won 1hc
2002 Beatrice Hawley Award aod was 3 final­
ist for tile 2003 National Book Critics Circle
Award for her book of pocrry, Cr.rnred. She is
a ttcipienr of a Rona Jaffe Foundation \Vrir•
ing Award and 1he 2004 -,inner of <he Crea,
Lakes Colleges A$.SOCiation's New \\7ri1Cr$
Award in Poetry. Break
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you'd actually em something. You: Kind of grosset-i out righ1 no"'
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And if you drop the soap in rhe shower
Moybe we could fight ,he power?
(naked.) fJlcast contribure to "You
Caught My Eye" by <mail­
i.ng piolog@lclark.edu.
Spotlight: St. Patrick's Dayl
Help nze, G
Weekly Advice Column
Yo,G!
I am a single woman in my larc teens who has never
been m:)nied. I recendy fell in love wid1 a wonderful man
wirh whom I spend a gte:n deal of rime. He is u11aw~re of
,he imensi,y of my feelings. and I'm afraid of telling him
our of fear of rcjc.-crion.
There ::1rc a couple of addjtional conc<.·ras: He ls 25 y~
my senior a.11d my Explonuion & Discovery prolessor. ln
addition. we :1re of differen1 religions, bur we h:we simil:u
spiriru:11 beliefs and values.
I am vc.-ry inrercsrcd in pursuing a dcept.r rdarion.ship
with this man, bur would I ike to hear your advice 6rsr.
111ank you for your thoughts o,, this.
-Longing to explore and discover Response:
I live by nvo simple worcl.:;: embrace infaru:uion. ALWAYS.
In my opinion. consequences arc nothing more than a fabri­
cation of the mind. Even if your feelings do not app,-ar co be
reciprOC3ced, che fact that you are :m.ractcd to him probably
meaos that you two would m:lke :11\ adorable couple. Plus,
you seem JO share so,nc fundamenral spirirual values, and
that probably equates co a long-lasting relationship. Or. a,
the ,,cry least. a four-week clandt."stinc. affafr. 'T"rust me, you
1wo will be pretry focki ng cute cogether.
Sincerely.
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To take a surv<'y for my thesis Leisure
DRINK O'THE WEEK:
Dancing Leprechaun
1 1/2 oz Jrish whiskey
3/4 oz Drambuie
3/4 oz lemon juice
Ginger ale
Twisr of Lemon peel
Shake with ice. Strain into gJass ,vich ice cubc.-s.
Add a cwist of lemon.
Romance
Pick-up Line of the Week:
You're like a champion,hip bass; I don't lmow if I
should mount you or't:ar you.