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Volume 71. Number 13 Friday. February 9, 2007 that's what she said
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Goodstein and Focus the Nation provide
global warming solutions for America
by Lexie Briggs
Even as the world marches to­
wards drastic climace change, a few
individuals have taken the_i_nitiative
to educate, raise awareness, and fo­
cus the national debate on global
warming. Eban Goodstein, a pro·
fessor of Economics here at Lewis
& Clark, b.as taken a sabbatical co
promote Focus the Nacion. The LC
effort kicked off Tuesday with a
screening of Al Gore's An Inconve·
nient Truth and a discussion on the
repercussions of global warming.
Within the next decade, the
world will have co stabilize emis­
sions just co keep the world livable,
Goodstein said. Afterwards, the
younger generations will need co
cut emissions on the order of ten
to 6&een percent every decade un­
til the world reaches a sustainable
level.
"Your mission in life., whether
you want it or not, is going to be cutting carbon emissions," Good­
stein told studenrs. He energetically
announced the positive news: "You
guys gee co rewire the entire world
with dean energy solutions!"
Focus the Nation is a nation­
wide educational infriative to pro­
mote real solutions to global warm­
ing in America. Tl_ie event will
include thousands of universities,
high schools, faith organizations,
businesses and community centers
that will hold simultaneous sym­
posia events on January 31, 2008.
Coordinators across the nation
are planning to hold panel discus­
sions, invite politicians to speak
and answer questions regarding
global warming, and ge~erate new
ideas to solve the problem of global
warming.
The LC faculty u~animously
voted last Fall to support the Fo­
cus the Nation event with•a teach­
in. "We want co be a poster child
on how to do it right," Goodstein said. During the spring and fall se­
mesters of 2007, Focus the Nation
teams at LC and across the country
will be creating dialogue, raising
awareness, and planning for Janu­
ary's main event.
Universities across the country
are already preparing for Focus the
Nation evenrs. The Karbon Killas,
a group of students at Middlebury
College in Vermont produced a
music video available on You Tube
featuring a pirate, a businesswom­
an, and a gorilla. They encour­
age students to raise awareness by
joining Facebook groups, involv­
ing politicians and professors, and
ghost riding hybrid vehicles across
campus. Last week, Willamette
joined Focus the Nation, leading co
an article in The Statesman journal,
a Salem newspaper. ,
Leaders have been reluctant to
cackle the issue of global warming
because "if you accept it's happen­
ing, you have a moral imperative to take action," Goodstein said.
Goodstein pointed out that
the onus of restoring a stable and
sustainable environment is on the
younger generation. "You guys are
going to need to learn how to car­
bon-neutralize lots of stuff-in­
cluding the whole world," he said.
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Goodstein may be on sab­
batical, but he sure isn't
taking a break. I
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At Casino Night gambling legal, but dancing is not
Has the Activities Congress bet against students?
by Aron Phillips
While che Acciviries Congcess'
annual Casino Nighc will be held
this Saturday, don't expect co gee
down -well, ac least on tbe dance
floor.
"The dance has only hap­
pened for three years now," said
Accivicies Congress First Speaker
Edward Robles ('08). "Ir has not
been long-standing, and was ac­
tually experimental in the first
place. It is not a tradition."
After what began as simply an
"experiment", for che first time
in four years there will be no
dance in Stamm accompanying
the gambling caking place in the
Bon. •
While Robles doubts the as­
sertion chat the dance at Casi_no
Night is truly an LC "tradition,"
it has certainly been a staple of
Casino Night for current seniors.
A group chat has, overwhelming­
ly, expressed feelings of dispar­
agement for the dance's omission.
"It's a terrible idea," said Rya
Kehr! ('07). "Playing wich pa
ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY BlOCK money stopped being fun when I
was five. The dance is che whole
pare." Instead of attending Casi­
no Night, Kehr! cesponded: 'Tm
going to Eugene."
There are various theories
floating around campus about
why the dance they didn't like the atmosphere.
ln order to get faculty and staff co
participate, we decided to cancel
the dance."
Rivera agreed that the discus­
sion of "atmosphere" was really
just an issue of alcohol consump-only tell to see if students scill ac­
cend and attend sober.
'Tm not going because there's
no dance," said Madeline Silva
('07). "I don't know why they got
rid of it? People are going co show
up wasted whether thc:;re's a dance
or not."
has been cut
from the Ca­
sino Night
festivities, Ac-•
tivicies Con­
gress Events
Commission "Playing with paper money stopped be­
ing fun when I was five. The dance is the 1 In cesponse
co the Activity
Congress' hasty
decision, ASLC
First Year Ad- whole part." Ryan Kehrl. C'97)
vocate Brad
Chair Shane Rivera ('09) claims
that the event needed a "culture"
change in order to entice faculty
and staff to volunteer.
"To make Casino Night work
you need volunteers to deal,"
said Rivera. "From che feedback
we received from our past deal­
ers, who are always faculty and
staff, they shared with us that tion, "the dance creates a differ­
ent type of atmosphere, usually
turning it inco a wilder and aa­
zier parry."
So with the dance out and
Casino Night still taking place,
the question remains whether or
not the absence of che dance will
lead _co a better "atmosphere" chis
Sacurd.ay night. That is, time will Elkins ('10)
has decided co hold a dance in
Stamm on Saturday, February 24
-a move that will hopefully ap­
pease those who mourn the loss
of the dance at Casino Nighc.
"I would be completely dis­
appointed if Brad Elkins hadn't
come up with the idea for a dance
at a la_cer date," said Vice Presi:·
dent for Student Organizations Brandon Wiebe ('08), "bur I
understand the racionale behind
Shane's decision."
While sophomores, juniors
and seniors will have something
to compare this year's Casino
Night .to, first-year students are
left with only stories from years
past.
"I guess I'm going to go," said
Charles Tuggle ('10). 'Tve heard
,it's kinda cool from a couple peo­
ple."
When asked if he planned on
attending Casino Night after he
found out there was-no dance,
Tuggle seemed less apt co acrend.
"I would be more inclined co
go if there was a dance at Casino
Night," said Tuggle. "It would
definitely draw more kids. I like
co get real fucked up and go to
dances. I mean, who doesn't?"
"There's been a lot of talk
about how Casi_no Night and
Homecoming are run," said Ro­
bles. "The thing is, no one wanes
co help. You have a problem with
it, then come and help. If you
don't answer the e-mails, then·
don't complain."
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Akers resigns as V.P. of Institutional Advancement
Future of College endowment uncertain with interim placeholder
by Matt Savage
Two weeks ago, President Tom
Hochstetrler announ~ed that Phil
Akers had resigned his position as
Vice President for Institutional
Advancement.
Last Tuesday, it was announced
that the Associate Vice President
for Development, Catherine
Crooker, in the interim, would
replace Akers.
A search for a permanent Vice
President will begin shorcly, bur
it was never made clear why Ak­
ers was leaving less rhan two
years after he starred at Lewis &
Clark. LC less thari four months ago. Sound, and Whit-
In his email to the LC Com- man. The median
muniry, President Hochscecrler
emphasized that she "[had] a
long and distinguished career of
achievement in fund raising and
community outreach."
An alumna of Oberlin Col­
lege, Hochscectler hopes this will
enable her ro have a firsthand un­
derstanding of the values of a lib­
eral arcs learning.
Phil Akers, 49, came at a time
when fundraising and alumni re­
lations ar the college, which had
been a problem, were improving.
Before his tenure, a4!mni
fund parcicipation was still only participation rate
of the 17 schools
was 33%, signifi­
cantly higher than
LC.
This was despite
a strong inve~tmenc
performance char
helped improve
the institution's
endowment by 57
percent to approxi­
mately $] 80 mil­
lion i11 2006.
The low partici­
pation by alumni
is part of the rea­
son the percen c­
age of tuition paid number of annual donors dou­
bled.
At che rime of his selection for
his new job, Akers said "Lewis &
Clark is already a well-regarded
institution and I'm pleased co be
a part of it. I'm excited by rheas­
pirations that Tom Hochstetrler
has to lead the College's three
schools to new levels of national
prominence and renown." Ir is
not clear what Akers will do now.
One of the reasons that Presi­
denr Hochstetder was chosen by
LC, and perhaps why Hochstet•
tier picked someone with a record
like Akers' co lead Institutional
Advancement, was rhe dismal fi­
nancial state Hochstetder was co
inherit. The median participation rate
of the 17 schools was 33%,
significantly higher than LC. ar· 20%, making
it forth to last in
alumni participa­
tion among 'com­
parable institu­
tions.' by students at this PHOTOCOURTESYLEWIS&ClAAKCOUEGE The previous President, Mi­
chael Mooney, embezzled and
lose $10 million in a petroleum
invesqnent, which led to his
resignation. Many alumni were
doubtlessly troubled by this de­
velopment, and it may have con­
tributed to the now low alumni
participation. college, over 80%, Phil Akers served for two years at LC.
Ir is unusual that Crooker was
elevated to such a position of au­
thority, since she is even newer
to the College, having joined the The 17 compa­
rable institutions are liberal arts
colleges of similar size and aca­
demic rigor, and include Reed,
Willamette, University of Puget is relarivelly higher
than ocher institutions.
Washington University for
eight years, eventually becoming
Vice President in 2002.
He was jn charge of fund-rais-
Hartzfeld sprinkler mishap
summons' the fire department
An accident in Hartzfeld D
on Tuesday night caused the fire
sprinklers to spun gallons of wa­
ter onto the upper floors of che
complex, requiring the help of
the Portland Fire Departmenr.
At 7:55pm on Tuesday, Resi­
denr Assistant Brandon Wiebe
'08 responded ro complaint of by Sarah DiSabatino
A student misfired an air soft
gun, accidentally breaking the
glass stopper of the fire sprinkler
in a Hartzfeld closer.
The sprinkler subsequently
gushed water, filling. the closer
and spraying our into the hall.
With no way to turn che wa­
ter off, che flood spread down the
stairs and
poured our
overche bal­
cony onto
the ground
below.
The Fire
Deparr­
menr had co
break into
rhe water
closet in the
basemenr of PHOTO COURTESY LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE
An outer view of the Hartzfeld_ complex. the complex
• water on che upper floors of
Hartzfeld D.
What he found he described as
"a cascading waterfall of glory." in order to shut off che valve.
By then, at least six inches of
standing water had accumulated
upstairs. Firefighters then used large
squeegees and ploughs to force
rhe rest of che water out of the
building.
Director ofResidenrial Servic­
es Sandi Bottemille 1, Director of
Residence Life Sachiko Vidourek,
and Hartzfeld Resident Director
Nichole Moninger appeared at
rhe scene quickly co aid the clean­
up effort.
Afterward Skyline cleaning
services used high-powered wee­
vacuums in attempt to suck rhe
remaining water out of the car­
peting, but the carpet still re­
mains wer.
Harczfeld residents currenrly
run large fans hoping to air our
the complex, whkh now smells
like "wet dog", according co
Wiebe.
There is a possibility chat Resi­
dence Life will have co install a
new carper to redress the water
damage, but it will not be done
until the end of the spring semes­
ter. ing, alumni relations, and uni­
versity communications for the
school of nearly I 0,000. Dur­
ing Akers' tenure, che fund-rais­
ing program grew 400% and the
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
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The Lewis & Clark College Office of Alumni and Parent
Programs is currently accepting applications for the Alumni
Leadership Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes and
rewards outstanding students who have demonstrated
' leadership, actively participated in the Lewis & Clark
community, and who have shown a propensity to be active
and supportive as alumni. It is anticipated that each
recipient will have the opportunity to serve a leading role by
acting as an ambassador between current students, alumni,
faculty, staff, and the community.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a current
first-year, ·sophomore, or jonior at Lewis & Clark College and
be considered in good academic standing.
Applications are available in the Office of Alumni and Parent Pro­
grams (McAfee), the Office of Career Advising (Albany), the
Office of Student Financial Services (Templeton) or online at:
http://www.lclark.edu/depValumni/alumleadscholars.html
Applications should be delivered to the Gatehouse
or sent via campus mail to:
Stephen LeBoutillier, Office of Alumni and Parent Programs,
MSC 77.
If you have any questions, please contact Stephen
LeBoutillier at sgl@lclark.edu or 503. 768. 7955.
Applications are due Friday, February 16, 2007
by 5:00 p.m. '
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Faculty meet to discuss diversity, costs
of snow day, and tenure procedure Crime
Beat
by Daniel Cochran
On Wednesday, the Lewis &
Clark faculty held their first meet­
ing of the 2007 spring semester
in Smith Hall, discussing issues
from diversity co the semantics of
tenure requirements.
Julio de Paula, Dean of the
College of Arcs & Sciences, be­
gan the meeting by discussing the
Planning Task Force's recommen­
dation co increase diversity on the
campus. "We are crying co decide
rhe means co which we can in­
crease diversity on campus,'' said
de Paula, "and why exactly we
want to do so."
Citing President Tom Hoch­
sceccler's letter regarding diversity,
de Paula continued, "we hypoth-esize chat intellectual transforma­
tion happens rnosr effectively in a
learning environment where per­
sonal interactions promote open
discussion of new ideas and so­
cial environments previously un­
known co students."
President Hochstetder's let­
ter was prompted by the incident
in late 2006 after a Bon Apperir
worker purportedly ousted a fel­
low employee with a racial slur,
which lead co rhe formation of a
diversity commirree and op_en fo­
rums throughout campus.
"Adopting diversity requires an
institutional commitment in prac­
tices that will ensure a high degree
of diversity on our campus. I am
confident that the work of che di­
versity committee will lead to sig-pificant institutional change,'' de
Paula said.
Following the Dean's report,
Tom Olson, speaker for the Cur­
riculum Committee, addressed
the state of the academic calendar
and the effect of losing rwo days
of class to snow. •
"We proposed possibly turning
reading days later in the semester
into inscructional days to make
up for rhe snow delay, but this
proposal negates the importance
of that reading time for students,"
said Olsen.
Many instructors have had to
make significant adjustments to
their syllabi on account of the
snow days, bur are simultaneously
unwilling to deprive scudents and
themselves of reading days. Professor Robert Eisinger then
brought the meeting's final issue
to the floor: four separate motions
to revise different sections of ten­
ure requirements, some of which
were met with heavy criticisms.
Tenure has long been decided
by the applicant's department
chair, but-the process will now be
opened up to a much broader au­
dience, including various LC em­
ployees, non-LC employees, and
others·with experience relative co
the applicanc's reaching field.
The language of rhe tenure
guidelines is very sensitive, and
the faculty was unable co reach
a conclusion by the meeting's
end, and so a resolution will have
co wait until rhe next meeting,
March 7. • On January 22 a student
reported her cell phone stolen
from Warzek Library. The stu­
dent left the cell phone on a table
while visiting with friends and
returned to find it missing.
• On January 22 a student
reported damage to her window
and frame in Akin HaJI. Investi­
gation revealed possible burglary
acreropt.
• On January 23 an employee
reported two computers stolen
from the Dubach Computer Lab
in Templeton. Invesrigation re­
vealed the locks had been cut.
PioLog almost crashes; beer pong ensues • On January 23 an employee
reported that their vehicle bad
been struck by another vehicle
while parked in the Akin parking
lot and had fled the scene with­
out notificacion.
• -On January 24 a student
reported her jacket and MP3
player had been srolen from a
study room in the Watzek • Li­
brary while she looked for study
materials. by Helen Hunter
Late Wednesday night, the Pio­
log server crashed. Frustrated and
bitter, the Piolog staff resorted to a
tried and true coping method: beer
pong.
As curses flew and pursed brows
sweat with the threat of nor meet­
ing Thursday's deadline, props for
the impending tournament were
collected. Used plastic cups were ar­
ranged on che backside of a make­
shift court (the Piolog's assignmenc
board sec up on chairs.) two-licer bottle caps as a suitable
alternative. Th.is homespun, spur
of the moment pong setup called
for especially baller skills, which
Edicor-in-Chief, Craig Gilden, de­
livered, leaving myself, a freshmen
rookie, in awe and shame, losing
3-0. • On January 25 & 30 an em­
ployee reported the door to the
Men's room at Griswold Stadium
had been kicked in.
The staff, ball-less, used their
liberal ans cunning co designate As of 2:16 AM, Thursday, the
server still had not been retrieved,
diminishing the glory of the beer
pong and leaving the staff members
scrambling to produce their fine
quality publication. Thankfully,
"The Lifesaver" came through in
the clutch.
Nexc week, Craig, rematch. PHOTOS BY ETHAN STONE
Cash money! Editor-in-Chief Craig Gilden put on a clinic. • On January 31 a student
reported that a vehicle ourside
-Odell Hail had a broken rear
window. Investigation revealed
another vehicle was observed
striking the vehicle parked out­
side Odell and then departed che
scene. The observer left a note on
the damaged vehicle.
fj •
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Begins Thursday, Febru~ry 8th at 5:15 PM
Odell Main Lounge
Continues Feb. 15, 22, March 1, 8, and 15 How do you understand
"spirit" and what are the
ways that "spirituality'' matters
in our ever-changing world? If
you are among those who are
cmious and interested in the
ositive potential of spirituality at a
personal and collective level, this series
is for you.
Sponsored by the Lewis & Clark
College Interfaith Council and the
Chapel Office. Furt11er information may
by obtained from series organizers Mark
Duntley (503-768- 7082) and Jessica
Stem (503-768-7238) or at the
following web site:
www.lclark.edu/-chapeVparadigms.html
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Editorial Board
Communication must improve between ASLC, the College administration and student
groups to avoid one-sided outcomes, like that of the power struggle for the Rusty Nail
When Houston Dougharty began
his career as Lewis & Clark's Dean of
Students, he noticed an obvious "island
mentality" isolating student groups
from each orher, and especially from
College administrative officials. With
chis observation, Dougharty made it
his primary task to put an end to chis
lake of communicacion. Unfortunately,
although srudenrs and administrators
alike have shown the desire to bridge
chis gap with increased communication
and transparency, the cooperation is
still lacking.
Examples of chi.s include the recent
power struggle for the. Rusty Nail and
the Board of Trustees' rejection of stu­
dents' bid for the College tO join the Worker's Rights Consortium. Both of
these issues, among others, reveal an
obvious and per-Severing lack of com­
munication berween ·students and ad­
ministrarion--:-in particular the Board
of Trustees. Are the jnitiatives of student
government and concerned individuals
really so flawed, or are our facilitators
and Board members deliberately ignor­
ing scudenr requests?
Recently, students have expressed an
increasing interest in active involvement
in decisi.oo-making processes concerning
College issues, and adroiniscrarors need ro
be more welcoming of this idea. Of par­
ticular interest is the proposal to include
a student representative as a voting mem­
ber of rhe Board of Trustees-a proposal
The Fighting Hamster
by Matt Savage
''The small landholders are the most precious part of a state."
-Thomas Jefferson
It is a rare occurrence rhat I agree with
any policies put forward by rhe curren_t ad­
mi nisrration. But when it happens, it is
all the more important that the adminis­
tration is acknowledged for its progressive
thinking. That is why 1 am happy to en­
dorse rhe Bush adminiscration's farm poli­
cy, which would reduce payments to farm­
ers by $10 billion over rbe next five years
and cut off support for wealthy ones entire­
ly. Once passed, it would be nocbing shore
of the biggest reform in farm subsidies in
decades. environmentally benign, and far more
likely to use organic growing practices.
The Bush farm policy will also lead to
better health for Americans. The two
industries char receive some of the most
oucrageous subsidies are corn and sug­
ar. This leads to fattening corn syrup,
sugary sweets, and corn-fed fattened
beef and po~k. By conrrasc, fresh
fruits and vegetables receive almost
no subsidy, even though they are
what we should.be eating.
Better rrade with our chird-
w or l d The prima­
ry reason the
Bush adminis-
tration is pro­
posing this pol­
icy change is partners is
also a likely
result, espe­
cially if Europe
follows suit. In We need to find opportunities
to save money wherever we can,
and this is a great start.
the most recent
round of free-trade talks in Doha, Qatar;
talks broke down due to the inability of
first world nations co agree to limit agri­
cultural subsidies. Since agriculture is rhe
largest export of third world nations, and
the most heavily subsidized industry by
first world nations, trade has been unbal­
anced for a long time. With pressure from
America and the third world, Europe may
follow our good example and cue subsidies,
and all nations will become more prosper­
ous. ro save money.
Our national debt stands at $9 trillion, and
is only going to gee worse if the war in Iraq
and the Bush tax cues continue. We need
to find opportunities to save money wher­
ever we can, and rhis is a great scare.
Another great thing about the Bush pol­
icy is that it will actually help small family
farms. Under the current system, 9% of all
farms receive 54% subsidies; the new sys­
tem would only allow subsidies for those
earning $200,000 or less. This will help
small family farmers compete with large,
wealthy corporate agriculture. Another
benefit is that smaller farms are often more The final, and most important reason
to cut subsidies here at home, is poverty thar, despite its potential efficacy as a
solution to the rih between rhe Board
and the student body, will doubtless be
rejected-like so many orher student­
initiated efforts advanced, rejected, and
ultimately forgotten-unless srudenrs
rally behind it.
Meanwhile, attempts are begin­
ning to be made to solidify connec­
tions amongst diverse srudenr groups.
The meet-and-greer forum for student
group leaders held chis Thursday was a
step in the r_ight direction.
Ihe Ed Board is comprised of Forum
Editor Maia Penchamkj, Forum Editor Liz
Terhune, Distribution Manager Amy Pom­
bo, and Editoriai Consultant Ethan Stone.
abroad. According co Ox.fam, the 48 least­
developed countries, which are home co 10
percent of the world's citizens, have seen
their share of world exports decline only 0.4
percent over the past rwo decades. In com­
parison, the US and EU contain roughly
che same number of people, yet account for
nearly 50 percent of world exports. As a re­
sult, millions of poor farmers live in abject
poverty, unable to compete on the world
market with heavily-subsidized corporate
agriculture from third world nations. The
best rhing we can do for these farmers is ro
allow them to export their products, an_d
feed themselves and their families. by Danny Garcia
There are a handful of musicians char have
reached a point of uni.maginable popularity
and they deserve respecr regardless of per­
sonal opinion. Their contribmions to mu­
sic and their unparalleled talent have made
them gods of music heaven. Among these
divine musicians are The Beatles, Led Zep­
pelin, and Elvis Presley. There is another per­
son among these notables who receives equal
respect, bur nor as much as he deserves. The
musician in question is Bob Dylan, who has
been put on a pedestal far too long for his
own good.
The biggest issue with Mr. Dylan's over­
all musicianship is his vocals. The man can,
and always has been able ro, wrice ~onder­
fully poetic and delightful songs. Bue as soon
as those beautiful words come from his lips,
they become sour and mundane. The raspy,
almost whinny singing voice can all bur ruin
a song for good. If he had just stuck to writ­
ing, there would ultimately be no problem.
For whatever reason, Mr. Dylan contin­
ues· to come out with new material char he,
himself performs. Thar is all well and good;
no one needs ro listen to him anyway. lr does
become a problem when other artists wish
co perform rhe songs created by Mr. Dylan.
Jimi Hendrix's "All Along rhe Watchrower"
and Eric Clapton's "Knockin' on Heaven's
Door" were originally written and per­
formed by Mr. Dylan. Though it is arguable
who recorded the better version with the lat­
ter, Hendrix's "Watchtower" blows the socks
off of Mr. Dylan's version. After hearing
Hendrix for so many years and absolutely
melring ro his mind blowing guitar solo, all
happy feelings blow away after hearing Mr.
Dylan's harmonica. Come on, a harmonica
instead of a guitar? It should be obvious. who
wins this battle.
Today Mr. Dylan is still writing and un­
fortunately performing. Last year in August,
he released the album Modem Times, which
made it to #1 on the Billboard Charts. Ac 65,
Mr. Dylan is one of, if nor the, oldest musi­
cian co reach that high. At 65, should Mr.
Dyl-an perhaps rake more of a backstage gig?
Perhaps Mr. Dylan could pass on his infinite
wisdom unto a younger soul and move aside.
Change just might be a good thing.
[t may be unfair to refer to Mr. Dylan's
age as a reason for fault. The man can't help
but grow older. He just needs to not sound
like a scratchy record. Perhaps then he will
move on from being a story teller to a sing­
ing musician. .r.h_e_P_io.n ... e.e_r_L_o_g_,_F_e_b_ru_ary ___ 9_,_2_0_0_7 ______ 1111111111 _____ j•J11111._._ ____________________ 7_
Bush immigration proposal a mixed bag
A guest worker program and other changes would dramatically alter immigration
from Mexico, but not necessarily for the better
by Liz Terhune
fights for Hispanic civil rights, argues char a
guest-worker program would force Mexican
immigrants co be "second-class cirizens."
Bush's plan of a six-year program for tem­
porary workers is a vague regurgitation of the
Bracero Program of World War ]I. During
that time, a temporary worker program was
adopted to fi.ll job vacancies caused by the ing WWII. After six years of the progran1,
the U.S would be forced to endure the im­
meruate and secondary costs of a mass exo-.
dus of legal workers. Deportation also runs
at a high cost of abouc $3,000 per person,
and little is stopping the unwilling deportees
from re-crossing the border illegally.
A guest-worker program would bring the Since early 2004, President Bush has ad­
vocated for immigration reform .. In wha_t he
calls a "policy that can please everyonet Bush
hopes co enact a temporary worker program
whjle cightening immigration controls on
the border and within businesses. Though
his plan has potenciaJ to be one of the more
sensible ideas we have seen come out of his
adrniniscracion, it is also riddled with large
holes that need filling.
Bush is in a cough position than ever. While extremists to the left or right usually have simple
• solutions (abolish any immigration restrictions, or just
shoot 'em all), moderates realize that immigration is a
very complicated matter. Immigration has never had a clear solu­
tion among Democrats or Republicans,
and opi~ons have not been scrictly kept to
parry lines. Every year, some 300,000 im­
migrams move to the U.S. illegally from
Mexico, clrarnacica1ly affecting the econo­
mies of border states-though not necessar­
ily negatively. While extremiscs co the left or
right usually have simple solutions (abolish
any immigration resuictions, or just shoot
'em all,) moderates realize that immigration
is a very complicated matter.
Bush wanes to please Latino activists in
addition co pleasing politicians. 1n 2006,
protests erupted across the nation in re­
sponse co proposed legislation char would
impose hefty fines war. The program was embraced by Mexi­
can workers, bur thousands overstayed their
welcome after the program was abandoned.
Bush's proposal weakly defers this possibility
with a cax incentive for imrugrants who re­
turn to Mexico.
The proposal assumes that after a six-year
contract with the Unite~ Scates, the immi­
grants will be deported. If the program were
to go in to effect, thousands of Mexicans
would register for the program right
..._ away, as they did dur- on anyone who
assisted immi-
grants crossing
the U.S. border. \-\ ~ N\. ~· ~
several . ......____ ~ Conservatives, such as Representative At the same time
extreme
Sensenbrenner, called for a 2000-mile wall • Q
and sky high fines co violators of U.S. im- •
migration laws. ~
Today, the Latino community is split /
on Bush's proposal. The League of
United Latin American Citizens,
che country's largest and old­
est Hispanic organization,
supports the idea of a guest•
worker program. However,
the National Council of La
Raza, a non-profit group chat most benefit to corporations who hire--or
would hire-immigrants from Mexico. With
the law on their side, corporations could use
cheap labor without the risk of being fined
for employing illegal aliens. The cradeoff is
that U.S. citizens, especially those working
for minimum wage, may have a smaller job
market with an increase in unskilled labor­
ers.
The Bracero Program was created to
fill job vacancies caused
y WWII. The U.S.
doesn't have a job
shortage now, but no one knows how man.y jobs are currencly
filled by undocumented immigrants.
Bush has only barely touched on an in­
crease in visas, which could end up being one
of his best ideas. The U.S allows 160,000
permanent legaJ immigrants from Mexico
annually, even though many estimates show
chat nearly double that number enter t1!e
U.S.· each year. Some Mexicans who want
to enter the U.S are forced to wafr decades
for an available visa because priority is given
to those with family members who are U.S.
citizens. Thus, thousands enter illegally
while wairing for a legal visa. An increase in
legal_visas would lower the number of ille­
gal immigrants, who are currently "forced"
to enter illegally.
Opponents of the plan co increase the
amount of legaJ visas point out that the U.S.
cannot sustain a constantly increasing pop­
ula_tion. While this is true, a population in­
Rux from Mexico is aJso inevitable unless w_e
completely seal the borders-- which is impos­
sible. Past increases in border security have
only changed the places where immigrants
cross but have not reduced the number of il­
legal immigrants.
The borcom line is that that illegal Mex.i­
can immigration has no easy solution. Mex­
ico • is a third-world country neighboring
the United States. Many point co NAFTA,
which some say has pushed independent
farmers into poverty, forcing them co look
elsewhere. for adequate employment. Re­
gardless, no immigration plan can please ev­
eryone. Bush's plan favors b~sinesses more
than anyone else, and depending on che end
result, could help or harm U.S. citizens and
Mexican immigrants.
On the surface, Bush's proposal sounds
Hke one of the more reasonable immigration
plans currently proposed, buc he needs ex­
perts co explore the long-term implicarions
of a guest worker program, and be need to
provide.concrete details for rus plans to in­
crease border security and new forms of
identification. Depending on the specif-
ics, this proposal could solve cow1tless
problems regarding illegal
immigration, or cause cl-).a-
d. os and dfaaster for business-
S:~\\ es and citizens.
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Gore's warning of imminent doom must be taken seriously
by Krista Stryker
L ast year's enviro-documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, generated emotion from both environmentalists
and skeptics doubting the veracity of global warming. The film produced and narrated by former vice
president Al Gore outlines the dangers of climate change, a touchy subject.in today's political environment.
Its assertions are intensely alarming. The movie illustrates the current transformations produced by a changing
atmosphere, ranging from a 200 percent increase in upper category hurricanes to an unprecedented rise in ma­
laria throughout higher elevations.
An Inconvenient Truth also speaks of potential future disas­
ters -one memorable asserrion is chat a sea-level rise caused
by melting glaciers would produce I 00 million refugee~ and
put Manhattan under water in the coming years.
Although the documentary produced many believers, it
also generated a good deal of criticism from the public. On
the whole, critics were chose who
had previously doubted chat humans are its ultimate perpetrator.
Last Friday, the UN climate panel, the IntergovernmemaJ
Panel on Climate Change, celeased a daunring and worrying
report on global warming. The findings were bleak. In one of
its most definitive statements ever regarding climate change,
the affects of climate
change and perceived
An Inconvenient Truth
to be just a political
stunt of a liberal en­
vironmental agenda.
Yet che majority of sci­
encists insist the infor­
mation presenced in the
documentary is sound.
Eric Steig, an earth scientist t,uha\: glo~al
warming?
at the University of Washington,
commented on the science of An Incon-
venient Truth. "l was looking for errors," he said,
"but nothing much struck me as overblown or
wrong."
Critics include Oregon's own clima­
tologist, George Taylor, one of the only
climatologists in the American Associ­
ation of State Climatologists conclud­
ing that global warming is not a result
of marunade emissions or fossil fuels. Last c)
week, Taylor and Washington's state climatologist,
Philip Mote, debated the topic of climate change
at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Mote does not share Taylor's views regarding bu-0
man impact on global warming, nor do most of
nis colleagues. In his view, while there "are wrin-
kles that are still being debated, basically the de-
bate on whether there is a human influence is over."
A movement by various groups within the Washington
state schools have also tried to resist the climate change
trend, particularly when dealing with An Inconvenient Tru.th.
Recently, schools in the cities Federal Way and Yakima,
Wasnington, declared a ban on showing Gore's documentary
to students unless it was presented with a counterpoint of
some sore. So far many of the bans on the movie have been
challenged, and Yakima has given in to what it calls a com­
promise. The school has decided it will be allowed at its envi­
ronmental club, but not in the classroom. Given that school
clubs should be able to view any material they like anyway,
this is not much of a concession by Yakima schools.
The fact is that critics like George Taylor and these few
state schools are finding themselves increasingly alone in
their viewpoints these days. A bundle of reports on climate
change have come out recently, and not one of them has dis­
puted the fact that climate change is really happening, nor d
the
IPCC states
that "Most of the observed_
increase in globally averaged tem­
peratures since the mid-20th century is
very likely due to the observed increase
in anthropogenic (human) greenhouse gas
concentrations." And according to the UN, rhe .
terminology "very likely" means 90 percent in this case.
The IPCC report doesn't stop there. Heat waves, heavy
precipitation, and a rise in ocean pH levels are predicted in
the near future. A rise in temperatures due co greenhouse gas­
es could also result in the melting of glaciers in Greenland
and Antarctica, which could cause a sea level rise of 12 to 20 feet. These numbers parallel chose predicted in An Inconve­
nient Truth, though critics of the movie originally thought
they were exaggerated.
Despite the certainty of rhe report, there are chose -like
George Taylor and the lone groups within Washington's
schools -char are crying co discredit the informa­
tion. After its release on Friday, the
American Enterprise Institute,
a lobby group funded by
Exxon Mobil, a major oil
l company, announced that
it would give ten thou­
sand dollars to scien­
tists and economists
undermining che-IPCC
report. In a desperate
attempt to disgrace
what is widely re­
garded as the most
comprehensive
review of climate
change science yet,
the AEI offered money,
travel expenses, and oth­
er perks to. those scientists
• and economists wiJling to
submit an article question­
ing the science.
Stunts like the one performed
by the AEI are not likely to stop the
world from addressing the coming ca­
tastrophe of global warming. The fact
is that too much evjdence exists sup­
porting the claim that climate c;hange
is happening and i~ caused by humans
to seriously consider other views. Timothy
E. Wirth, president of the United Nations
Foundation, addressed this idea char
the evidence of climate change has
become one-sided. Commenting on
the IPCC report, Wirth asserts "The
so-called and long overstated 'debate'
• about globaJ warmi_ng is over." In­
stead of engaging in a now indisput­
able debate, Wirch says, "It is now time
to hear from the world's policymakers"
on how to address the problem.
We need to start taking Gore's words seriously and be­
gin to address the problem of global warming before the pre­
dictions of An Inconvenient Truth come true. Though the
future may look bleak, Peter Cox of Exeter University says
hope is not all lose. HJ: declares, "We are like alcoholics who
have gone so far as admirting there is _a problem. It is a start.
Now we have to start drying out -which means reducing our
carbon output." _th_e_._P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_,_F_e_b_ru_ary __ 9_,_2_0_0_1 ___________ j•J1•jb-- ______________________ 9_
Administration cancels annual Casino Night dance
Guest editorial by Xan Harwood
lr has recently been brought to my attention thar there
will no longer be a dance at this year's Casino Night. Ir
has also been brought to my attention the manner in
which chis was decided, with che adminiscracion overrul­
ing unanimous student voice to keep the dance as parr of
the program. I chink ic shows an unnecessary curtailment
of scudenr activities by the administration and runs com­
pletely contrary to any conception of administracion-scu­
dent cooperation. This campus only puts on rwo large,
social, community events for students each year: Home­
coming and Casino Nighr. For the remainder of the year,
students are for the most pare confined to a campus that
inherently discourages communiry events, both in physi­
cal campus design and a lack of general smdenr accivicies
char appeal co the majority of che student body. Annually
I pay an estimated $35,000 to come to this school, and I
see the prices ~ising every year. My peers and I have no­
riced a significant increase in interventions by Campus
Safety in events held off campus. These efforts by the
college are stifling che social outlets that normal college
students use to relieve pressure from a rigorous academic
schedule, and the more pressure they put on us, the big­
ger the negative reaction ·by the srudent body witl be-­
which we can all agree is in nobody's best interest. I have heard the argument for making Casino
Night a more community-oriented event, fo­
cusing on che faculry and surrounding com­
munity, which is a misguided vision of the
purpose of Casino Night. ·Anyone bring­The
ing their children co an event on a Satur­
day night on a college campus where the
main activity is gambling should assume
thar it may not be a family-friendly environ-
ment and reconsider. Frankly, I am tired of feel-
ing like I go to college at a preparatory high school, given
the lack of a college atmosphere on campus. I am sure that
elsewhere in che college funds there are ample resources to
have community events, and we have seen thac cheycome off
quire well, such as this year's Pio Fair. The conciliatory offer
of a dance by the end of February by Student Activities is a
tiny carrot for an irricaced student body. Casino Night has a
precedent of being one of the biggest nights of the Spring se­
mester. Clearly the Activities Office is so ineffectual at devel­
oping an enticing lineup of student activities that ic resorts to
diluting the attraction of a popular event in order to spread
ic out over the semester. Smdent Accivities woajd be much
better served by keeping Casino Night intact and doing a
better job of promoting new and creative student events.
Currently scudents only have rwo important social events of
our own per year, so it is only fair that our own requests are
Making a point of raCe differences
fosters new kinds of tacis·lll
by Maia Penchansky
Race Monologues, part of the Ray Warren Multicultur­
al Symposium, questioned the validity of Lewis & Clark's
diverse reputation. The vision of the room-predominant­
ly whice students listening incenrly co cheir multicultural
peers-mocked LC's so-called "multiculturalism."
Shoved in che spotlight in an over-advertised attempt ac
diversity, LC students addressed their feelings of estrange­
ment and separation. This royal dub: muse blind our eyes to color, or at lease attempt the seem­
ingly impossible. Ir is important co nor only see cultural dif­
ferences but also similarities. "Mixed cultures, when united,
can achieve major accomplishments," one Race Monologues
speaker said. By emphasii..ing our differences, grouping us
inco "white" and "non-white," LC is hacking away at this
ideal and forcing us to immedfately notice race.
The Monologues, entitled "Beyond Checking the Box,"
predominantly considered the magnicude of the race box of
bing of the multicultural scudencs pro-"While we do not in
motes another form of racism on its college applicadons in the admissions
process. Ifs clear that most schools have
a sore of quota they muse reach for ''di­
versity" and L:C is no exception·. LC, la­
beled "white mans' land" by one speak­
er, desperately displays an image of
multiculturalism to che public when, in
reality, each checked box may be mak­
ing your admissions decision for you. own. Srudencs of djverse backgrounds
may feel they are expected to partici­
pate in culrural activities while white
scudenrs may feel they are prohibited
from doing so. This campus, as ·one
speaker put ic, presents a "white and
others" vision of mulciculruralism.
While we do not in any way promote any way promote hate
and racism, we promote
separation by examining
solely our differences. What's the point of the box if not co
hare and racism, we promote separation by examining solely
our differences.
A.kin dormitory, for example, is proudly labeled the "Mul­
ticultural Hall", and is comprised of almost solely students
of international backgrounds. The mission sratemenr of the
ball states, "Akin's mission is co bring together srudents from
different backgrounds to learn from one anothec-promoc­
ing an understanding of ethnic and racial diversity, as well
as international awareness, within American culture." Akin's
ideology is skewed. By filtering international and diverse scu­
denrs into a single dorm, LC is promoting the exact exclusiv­
ity it strives to eliminate.
We must eliminate division co achieve acceptance. We separate us, privilege some over others
based solely on skin color? One speaker claimed that the box
does not ask, "Whac does your culcure mean to you?" or "Do
you identify with your race?" How can we truly know if the
box is honest when the only measurement of validity is the
color of the student's skin?
LC, a predominantly white can1pus in a predominantly
white state, cannot help but.stress what little diversity tbere
is. While it may be deceiving to present ourselves as a di­
verse campus, it is good that we want to have that reputation.
However, our attempts at reaching dtis goal might be leaning
in the wtong direction. Emphasis on unity, rather than over­
accepting separation, might be more beneficial to not only
our reputation, bur also to the students themselves. met so that the event is successful for
us, while still respecting the surround­
ing community.
Mose importantly, having events
where students come ~ogether co en­
joy themselves should be the priority
of Smdent Activities office, nor co cater
to the faculty and the neighborhood. I think the
more pressing problem is building a community wirhin
LC, especially since Alumni Relatior:is consisrencly strug­
gles ro solicit donations from disgruntled and dissatisfied
alumni. The LC Administration has made a very poor de­
cision with regards _ro rhe srudent community and should
expect concinueclfruscracion with their policies ofinhibic­
in student activi . _l __ Q ___________________ , _________ t_he_Pi_o_ne_e_r_L_og_,_F_e_br_u_ary_9_,_ 200_1
From Glasgow tO Portland: Scottish
students exchange schools, not accents
by Betto van Waarden
Old World met New World when Tania
Lemkina and Chris Murray made their way
from Scotland ro the US at the beginning of
January. Both are juniors who studied law at
the University of Glasgow. As many of their
British countrymen had done over a century
earlier, they first traveled to New York City,
though the extensive check-in at Ellis island
has been replaced by a quick procedure at JFK.
Afcer a couple of days in the Big Apple, they
continued their journey to Portland, where
they are studying at·the Lewis & Clark Law
School for a semester. Of course, rwo Europe­
ans with thick accents do not go unnoticed on
our small campus on Palatine Hill.
Pioneer Log: What was your first impression of
the United States and LC in particular?
Tania Lemkina: Everyone in Portland is ex­
tremely helpful and friendly. Lewis & Clark is
a green and beautiful campus ru:,.d the view of
Mt. Hood is amaz.ing. When we arrived dur­
ing break, no one was here yet, so it was also
very peaceful, which changed somewhat-foe
the good-when classes starred.
Chris Murray: My firsr thought was, "Oh
my god, I wane ro go home!" At the airport
l saw a gigantic American Bag and a sign char
said, "Welcome to America." The sign was all
about respect, yer the immigration officer was
rude and thought I was a woman. When I ex­
plained that I was sure I was a male, he stil.l
made fun of me. So, my first impression was
nor coo positive. Bon food. What is your take on the cafeteria?
CM: There are days that it is terrible, but I
generally Like the food. However, they don't
prepare the broccoli properly. Back home I
cook it for at least half an hour ...
TL: Agreed.
PL: Did you bring a kilt for the "Style Source"
section of this paper?
CM: I could bring 32 kilos on the plane and
my kilt-including the sporran, skean dhu
[type of dagger], socks, shoes and Prince
Charlie jacker-weighs about six ro seven.
Too heavy ... too bad.
TL: Girls don't wear kilcs.
PL: Have you tried a PBR (beer) yet?
CM: Initially we were being classy by drinking
Bush. Now we just drink Pabst, which I acru­
ally find tastier than most ocher beers here.
. TL: It reminds me of our lagers.
PL: How is it to be a minor again?
TL: Ir sucks ass. Ir is the only real negative
point about coming here. In Scodand I am a
full-grown adult: for the past two years 1 had
a job, studied, lived by myself and voted. Yet
here I sometimes feel like a child again. There
are so many nice places-bars, clubs, galleries
¥iith night sessions-to go co in Portland, bur
l can't because I'm not 21 yet.
Pl: What are the most striking differences be­
tween Scotland and the US-as well as between
Glasgow University and LC? -
TL: Everything is bigger here. The general scale
of things is increased: cars, roads, buildings,
meals, distances. The University of Glasgow­
established in 1443-has more history and tra-Tania Lemkina and Chris Murray repr:esent Scotland at LC. The two 20-
year olds atte!}d the Law School but appreciate the College's community. CM: Ir is just irritating. Nor because you can't
get alcohol, but because it is a nuisance to be
sneaky about it. Actually, the first week we
were here I went to the grocery store and got
basic foodstuffs, including some beers. 1 hadn't
thought abour che Oregon laws at all. The ca­
shier asked me for ID and slowly something
dawned on me ... but instead of refusing me ro
sell the six-pack, he congratulated me with my
birthday. As my birthday had been months
earlier, I was completely baffled. Ir turned out
that the dates for day and month are turned
around in America-or in Scotland, however
you want to put it. So supposedly it had been
my 21st birthday the day before.
dition than LC.
CM: In Glasgow ·rd go to Uni only to. study and attend lec­
tures and then come back. Here the school is a lovely lit­
tle and friendly community where all activities rake place:
friends, dinner, sports, parries, etc. When we arrived, every­
one said, "Oh my goodness, you're the Scottish people." That
would not happen to international students in Glasgow.
PL: Any etiquette problems you ran into?
TL: Nothing really.
CM: In the UK people are quire straight to the point. Here,
everyone is very polite, almost to the extreme! I haven't had
any problems though.
PL: Both of you are 20 years old, but studying at the LC Law
School. Why is that?
CM: In the UK, studencs choose a field of study right after
high school. Boch of us are in our third year of law, and as
there is no equivalent of that in the LC undergraduate pro­
gram, we ended up at the law school. We feel like liberal am
studencs, but are in class with several 30 and 40-year olds. The age difference i; felr: we are here to study, bur also for the
experience, whereas the other law students are all about law
and nor the social aspect of college.
PL: What surprised you the most here?
TL: Our Scottish accent is straightforward; we pronounce
every letter clearly. Therefore, I had expected Americans to
understand us easily, and anticipated difficulty in under­
standing chem. However, reality has turned out •vice-versa.
People in my law classes really don't understand what I say
sometimes. Also, wh'en we went snowboarding on Mt. Hood
I tried to ask for a "ma,p" at the info center, yer the woman
was confused and thought I wanted a "mop." After ten min­
utes of talking about maps and mops, I finally pulled out
the most Yankee accent I could produce and got my map. A
different surprise has been chat 1 see people walking around
in pajamas, bathrobes and slippers in che Bon and around
• ' • kyl campus ... its qu1r .
CM: My name is very direct, and I have a clear pronuncia­
tion, bur no one gets it right.
Pl: As an LC student, you are expected to complain about the PL: What do you think of the word "soccer"?
CM: I don't mind the word "soccer/ but I hate the fact chat
"football" is used for a sport char hardly incl.udes the use of
the f~et.
PL: Any advice for American (exchange) students going to the
Highlands?
TL: 1r is nor politically correct ro say "Highlands." You can
use the Gaelic word ''Alba'' when referring to Scotland. Defi­
nitely come and have an amazing time. Just don't forget to
bring your raincoat-although Oregonians seem to know all
about that.
CM: Immerse yourself in history. No, that's corny to say. Bur
it will be a different experience; everything here is modern,
whereas in Scotland things have been there since, well, "Be­
fore Christ."
PL: jerry Springer's final thoughts?
CM; So far everything has been gceac: the experience has
been beyond our expectations already. [Said in a heavy Scot­
tish accent:) So stay sexy, rock on, peace out, dudes! 11-
Keep the divine in mind: spirituality at LC
by Anna Scott
Lewis & Clark isn't known as a coUege where students go
to "find God." However, as is maintained in the Christian
New Testament and (in various words) universally professed
by spiritual leaders, "Seek and ye shall find." Those who prize
the education and environment at LC c:ion'r need to sacrifice
the spiritual element of their lives--from Zen meclication to
the Catholic Eucharist, there are numerous student commu­
nities under our noses thriving in their search for the divine. unite students, faculty, sea.ff and alumni in an examination of
modern-day spirituality. The second meeting, titled "Spiri­
rualiry As Journey: Openness & Creativity in Your Spiritual
Life Srory," will be next Thursday, Feb. 15 at 5: l 5pm, con­
tinuing each Thursday through March 15.
Several student-run groups keep the divine in mind on
the LC campus. Zen Sangna is a group of students who meet
daily for group meditation. Meanr for both tbose who caU
themselves practicing Buddhisrs and chose who simply enjoy
the peace of raking some time each day to turn their thoughts
inward; this group-led by Seth Robercs-Kinzie ('09) and
Nick Kaufmann ('09)-meecs every weekday from 4:30 to
5:00pm in the basement of the Agnes Flanagan Chapel. It is In addition, the LC Interfaith Council and the Chapel
Office are currenrly presenting a six-week long series entitled
"Paracligms of Spirituality: Exploring Spiritual Practices and
Visions," which meets every Thursday in the rnain lounge of
OdeU HaU. In this series, participants are invited ro experi­
ence "personal spiritual exploration through readings, cliscus­
sions and spirituality workshops," an event which seeks ro a perfect way for those studencs who prefer to seek spiritual
guidance from within, to sec aside time to do it, and co· meet •
others who are like-minded.
There are various Christian groups and services on cam­
pus coo, from the student organization O' For Christ's Sake
to a monthly Catholic Eucharist held in the Agnes Flana­
gan Chapel to Taize prayer, a perioclic service held on Friday
nights in the South Campus Chapel. PHOTOS BY ANNA SCOTT
Friar Joseph McMahon celebrates Communion
at the Catholic Eucharist. Below: Agnes Flana­
gan Chapel is a center of religion on-campus.
O' For Christ's Sake is a no11-denominational group run
by LC students.that helps connect interested students with
local churches, holds various religious evenrs and offers week­
ly meetings for students co talk about their Christian beliefs
and study the bible. OFCS is a chapter of Campus Crusade
for Christ, an international Christian organization dedicated
co bringing a sense of community to Christians at colleges
worldwide. Ir is currently led by Ellen Van Voorhees ('07),
Angela Pickard ('07) and Emily Deichsel ('09), who can be
contacted for information through the OFCS website.
The Catholic Eucharist is held once a month, usuaUy on
the last Sunday of each month. lt is an intimate service at­
tended by those for whom the celebration of Communion,
performed in the Catholic tradition, holds great significance.
It is presided by Friar Joseph McMahon, rhe Pastor of Our
Lady of ths: Lake Parish in Lake Oswego. Approximately sev­
en to ten students attend.each month, singing several tradi­
tional Catholic hymns and listening to a shore sermon by
Friar McMahon, whose topic varies based on the time of year
in the Christian calendar. Finally che students take Commu­
nion in cbe traditional Catholic manner, raking a wafer and a
sip of wine. The next Eucharist will be held Sunday, Feb. 18. For chose Christians who prefer a less tra~irional service,
Taize prayer is held periodically in the South Chapel. A com­
bination berwee(l a church service and group meclitation,
chis service features candles, contemplative music, a Bible
reading and quiet prayer as well as prayers for those who re­
quest chem on behalf of themselves and others. le is led by
LC faculty members Sister Loretta Schaff and the Rev. Mark
Duntley. The nexc service will be held on Friday, March 2:
Finally, the LC Jewish Student Union provides a connec­
tion for the Jewish population at LC. TheJSU welcomes all
Jewish studencs regardless of personal degrees of religious
devotion, and holds Shabbar and Jewish Holiday services to
help the students stay in couch with their culture, history and
beliefs. "It's more about the cultural than the religious aspect
of Uudaism], but there's room for both," said JSU student
leader Aron Phillips ('07). The group also provides studenrs
with information about temples and synagogues in Portland,
as well as concerrs and special events.
These are only some of rhe religious and spirirual groups
within the LC srudenr community. There is a constant, pas­
sionate presence of spirituality ar LC for those who look for
it, and it won't oe disappearing any time soon.
No Fish Go Fish offers cheap, funny-shaped fare
by Liz Holliday
Located smack dab in the middle of Port­
land's trendy Hawthorne Blvd., No Fish Go
Fish offers guesrs an inexpensive alternative
to Hawthorne's usual price range. No Fish
Go Fish's name is nor the only oddity to be
found: the decor is eclectic and cozy as well.
The restaurant is famous for its ''No-Fish
sandwiches," which are made of a cornmeal
batter that is poured into a fish-shaped form,
and then packed with a variety of fillings.
Think of a cross between cornbread and a
hot pocket. Each sandwich is a dollar-seri­
ously. The flavors range from the traditional
PB&], turkey and cheese, to the nor-so-tra­
ditional, such as spinach and feta and choco-lace with caramel. I had
three: spinach and feta,
mozzarella and tomato
and Nutella. There were
all absolutely delicious.
The Nurella sand­
wich, served with pow­
dered sugar on top, is only
one of many dessert sandwiches
offered, buc is in my opinion the besr
of the bunch. The menu doesn't stop at sand­
wiches either. No Fish also has what they
have coined "the soup of the gods," which
changes daily, as well as pasta and salad. An
added bonus for those of drinking age, No
Fish has a full bar and an extensive array
of mixed drinks. Friday nights (sraning at I 0:00pm), No Fish hosts
"Strip Jeopardy" night,
where contestants remove
articles of clothing when
they forger to answer in
the form of a question.
Despite the confus­
ing name, the menu has a
good assorcmenr of veggie and
vegan friendly options, as well as plenty
of choices for the .meat-eaters. The comfort
food mixed with the friendly atmosphere
created a very homey ~d comfortable feel­
ing. The interior is artsy and funky--dassic
Hawthorne. Be sure to check out local Port­
land artist's work on display, not to mention
the unusual paintings in the bathroom. I highly recommend ir, bur remember
that the amount of people you bring should
dictate when you go. The restaurant is on the
smaU side and during peak dining hours, can
fill up quickly. Also, it is ooc a quick dining
experience. If you go, do not expect to be in
and out within 45 minurt;s; be sure to bring
along. good company, because it can rake a
little while to gee your food.
I left happy and filled with their crazy fish
shaped sandwiches, money left in my pock­
et. Lunch for three dolla.rs is the college kid's
dream.
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Who was Ray Warren?
Three years and running, _Ray Warren's vision of diversity sparks scholarship, discussion,
and debate at multicultural symposium
by Lila Wade
"Diverse" is a word that
aptly describes both Ray War­
ren's life and his lifetime vi­
sion-: advocating for diversity.
His service to Lewis & Clark
spanned five decades and his
impact can be seen in the stu­
dents and faculty whose lives
he touched.
Warren graduated from LC in 1965 af­
ter excelling in both the academic and the
athletic arena, a scar player in basketball and
baseball who was inducted into the LC Hall
of Fame in 1~89. Warren lacer returned co
LC as an Associate Dean of Admissions and
then became Associate Dean of Srudencs and
Director of Ethnic Student Services in 1992.
His education ar LC differed greatly from
his origins-a schoolroom wirh grades one His personal experience with racism in­
formed his interest in promoting diversity,
but it .doesn't speak to die outstanding ac­
complishments he achieved to chat aim.
For that, one must look coward his srub­
born commitment co excellence, which man­
ifested in all areas of his life. His friend and
colleague, Reverend Mark Duntley, called .
Warren a "committed overachiever."
He made his_ professional prerogative to
advocate for students of color on the LC
campus. He worked to bolster their enroll­
ment numbers, to provide a comfortable
atmosphere around campus and a listening
ear in private. His importance in develop­
ing diversity at LC explains why he was an
appropriate choice as namesake for the Mul­
ticultural Symposium. Each year, the. sym­
posium's participants and organizers honor
his hard work, dedication, and passion foe
diversity.
Warren always wanted to be able to
say, "This is Ray Warren you are deal­
ing with, and not just be defined by
[his] race," Duntley said. Sruden~ named the in­
augural 2004 Symposium
after Warren jusr prior
co his death chat year. It
was the end of his seven­
year battle with cancer,
though few members of
the LC community knew -----------------------
co four on one side and grades five through
eight on rhe other. Warren picked corcon
as a lirtle kid in the South and "went in the
back door, not the from" of restaurants, as he
writes in his family history. ch at he was sick. His vital-
ity and energetic participation in the LINCS
program, Diversity Clusrer and planning the
Marcin Luther King Jr. Celebration never
belied any signs of bad health. Until he died in December 2004 at age 62, he remained
a fan, friend, advisor, and advocare co many
LC students.
Warren performed these roles as if they
were all a natural extension of his position
as administrator. Eulogistic diches set aside,
Warren is a man fondly remembered by all
who knew him. He was openly friendly to
everyone-white, black, student or faculty.
"I don'r know how he got any work done­
he always had his office door open," said
Duntley. "He loved co talk."
As if his personal charisma wasn't enough
to draw the crowds, Warren was a "fabulous"
cook. Not a man co brag, srudencs and em­
ployees could attest co his cooking expertise
from first hand experience; often he wou.ld
hold dinner parties and cook delicious dishes
for graceful Bon refugees. •
Every year on Soul FoodDay Warren
would spend the whole day outside barbequ­
ing chicken and ribs no marcer the weather.
At first his culinary events occurred at his
home, then Tamarack and finally ar che Bon.
Their growth in popularity was emblematic
of his personal integration into the LC com­
munity.
Warren attended all kinds of activities,
but as a student athlete himself, he partic­
ularly loved sporting events. His ocher key
roles as an administrator included acting as
adviser to many clubs and activities dedicat­
ed to race and diversity, a position he contin­
ued until remarkably close co hjs death. "He came to 1<wanza Dinner during the
first week of December in 2004 so cold chat
he had to wear a parka in Stamm. He was
skin and bones, but he came ro support the
students," said Duntley.
The class of 2008 is the lase class to have
any personal concacr with Warren. Still, his
memory will remain through the founda­
tions he laid for change and the annual ac­
tivities of the Ray Warren Multiculrural
Symposium. This year, students planning
the Symposium did their best ro make him
an integral pare of the celebration. A shore
video of his life played at the art exhibit, an
easy way for srudents to stop and satisfy their
curiosity about a name peppering flyers and
posters around the school.
"The symposium is intended to be a place
for students co talk about diversity in a more
formal setting," explair:ied Melissa Saulog
('07), co-chair of the Symposium. Ir in,clud,
ed panel discussions and speakers, a varied
array of events to address issues of race, cul­
cure and diversity.
"This chinghas grown so much ... issues of
diversity are important in this day and age,"
Saulog said of the symposium. "le is an excit­
ing time for us, for continued srudent and
community involvement."
Warren would have been excited co see
the leaps and bounds that diversity has taken
in the shore rime since his death. The first
year of the Symposium there was only one
keynote speaker. This year, events scre~ched
across the entire week and in­
cluded participation and do-
• nations from many depart­
ments on campus. Though
·diversity around campus may
not be sufficient enough yet, it
has grown by leaps and bounds
compared co when Warren be­
gan his work.
PHOTO FROM PIOI.OG ARCHIVES
Ray Warren, an LC graduate and longtime college administrator, talks with Hawaii native Lauren Oshima ('07). When Warren came ro LC,
diversity was viewed as individ­
uality, recalled Duntley. Now
it is widely accepted as noc
just individual difference buc
group difference: differences of
ethnicity, religion,. culture and
race. True diversity is bringing
those groups together co create
an environment where each
individual can feel important.
Warren always wanced co be
able co say, "This is Ray War­
ren you are dealing with, and
not just be defined by [his]
race,'' Duntley said. Warren's
vision was for everyone else co
feel equally comfortable saying
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Diversity makes progress
Though numbers are still low, continued efforts
make diversity a priority
by Lexie Briggs
.Although Lewis & Clark College is far from the most diverse campus in the country;
some in the administration, faculty and student body have been. working for several
years co increase the awareness of mukiculturalism and diversity on campus.
Last week, LC hosted the Thi;d Annual Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium. The
Symposium was established in 2004 for the express purpose of increasing the College's
awareness of cultural history, ethnic identity and knowledge of social issues impacting
minority communities locally and nationally.
Unlike other symposia, the Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium is not tied spe­
cifically to any one academic department. Ethnic Student Services and the Ethnic Stud­
ies minor both support the symposium, but the level of student participation was es-
pecially high. •
February is Black History Month and the college is hosting four different speakers.
Rebecca Walker gave a speech on Thursday entitled "Being Black, White, and Jewish."
Robin D. G. Kelley, described by Cornell West as "the preeminent historian of black
popular culture writing today" will give a speech on Tuesday that discusses radical spiri­
tuality in modern jazz.
Speaking of 0iversity, a new monthly forum discussion has been incredibly suc­
cessful this year. Begun by Lisa Webb, the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of
Ethnic Student Services, the discussion forum acts as an open venue for any and all
discussion relating to issues of diversity.
TJ Harrison ('07), the student facilitator of Speaking of Diversity and a coordinator
for the Multicultural Symposium, said that encou.raging dialogue about diversity is im­
portant to LC. "At this point, at this school, what is needed is a collaborative dialogue
process which involves bringing people from all over campus to engage in a campus­
wide discussion."
President Hochstercler and Dean of Academics Julio de Paula are collaborating to
write a diversity statement that will ultimately codify the institution's diversity policy. •
2007 will also see the first graduates with a minor in Ethnic Smdies. The minor b:15
only existed (or two years and is a cross-departmental degree that focuses on a diverse
range of topics.
Diversity on campus has become a more important and pressing issue in the past
few years. The campus has responded by making diversity a high priority. PHOTOS COURTESY LEWIS & CLARK ARCHIVES
PHOTOSBYROSSLORDON
Left, students perform the Race Monologues at the third Ray Warren Multicultural symposium; Iranian writer Roya Hakakian speaks at thasymposium. 14
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Joe Yuska rocks College Outdoors 'round the clock
by Jonathan Frochtzwajg
When Craig Beebe ('06) is
asked to describe his boss, Direc­
ror of College Outdoors Joe Yuska,
ic cakes him a moment to find the
righr words. Finally, he settles on
one.
"Yikes!" says Beebe. "That's it,
yikes. That is Joe in one word. It's
not only the thing he says most of­
ten, bur the rhing he's most known
for. Among connoisseurs of Joe
Yuska, the way you do your 'Yikes!'
impression of him is a sign of how
much rime you spend With him."
And if rhe quality of one's
"Yikes!" impression is proportional
co the ti.me one spends with Yuska,
Beebe's must be pretty good. Afrer
all, he has known Yuska since his
first year at Lewis & Clark, when
he scarred working ar College Out­
doors. Yee years lacer, Beebe says
chat Yuska is still somewhat of a
"man of mystery." To rhe countless
students who have hiked alongside
him on College Outdoors trips or
passed him working in the College
Outdoors office, Yuska is probably
no less inscrurable. Keeping a low
profile may be Yuska's aim-he
is typically self-effacing. Howev­
·er, wi~h che curtains of obscurity
drawn aside, rhe lanky and graying
man is revealed as a peculiar man
with an intractable work ethic, a
love for the outdoors and a passion
for environmentalism.
Yuska was born in a small town
in Indiana, the oldest of ren chil­
dren. "I got all my parenting ex­
perience done by the rime I was
eighteen," he says. All in all, Yuska
doesn't have much affection for his
region of birch. "Anybody who is
smarr gees our of che Midwest," he
says. "Otherwise, they're pumping
gas and weighing 350 pourids."
Despite its flaws, the Midwesr
counrcyside was what initially in­
stilled in Yuska an appreciation of
nature as a child. "Indiana doesn't
have much," he says," but it has goc
lakes and little patches of foresr, so
jusc running around in chose I felc
a love for the outdoors."
While working on his un­
dergraduate degree in biol'?gy ar
Indiana University, Yuska got a
summer job at a Native American
reservation in Washington and be­
came infatuated with the Pacific
Norrhwesr landscape. "As a little
kid, you have no concept that there are these huge wilderness areas and
mountains and oceans," he says, "so
when I finally got out here when I
was in college, it was just amazing.
I thought co myself, 'Why would
anybody live in Indiana?"'
Soon after, Yuska moved to
Corvallis, Ore. to pursue his law
degree at Oregon Stare University.
Although he attained bis degree,
he never practiced the profession.
"When I have a mid-life crisis, that
will be my back-up career," Yuska
jokes. "Bue no, it was a lirtle bor­
ing, basically, for somebody who
likes rhe outdoors."
lnsr.ead, Yuska decided to take a
position at LC as Assistant Direc­
tor of Srudenr Activities & Col­
lege Outdoors, eventually becom­
ing Director of College Outdoors.
While some attribute the outdoors
program's success since then ·co
Yuska, be plays off his involvement
in a characteristic show of humili­
ty, asserting that College Outdoors
"definitely would be good with any
other decent person in the Diieccor
spot because the students are real­
ly into the outdoors, the environ­
ment, and environmental issues;
the studenr government is support­
ive ofir and we're located in a place
char is perfect."
"There are a lpc of things to
like" about his job, Yuska says.
"My •favorite things are ·the stu­
dents who work with the program,
because they're really committed,
:!il"V ..... they're really into it, and you c;:an
just cell from their enthusiasm they
love the outdoors and they love the
environment." Yuska says his least
favorite part of his job is "budget
pressures," brought on by the fact
chat as the cost of fuel has risen
over the years, College Outdoors'
budget has remained more or less
chesame.
His second lease favorite pare
of his job, says Yuska, is "the For­
est Service under the Bush admin­
istration. [Bush's appointees in the
National Forest Service] are doing
so much environmental damage ...
and they are changing regulations
and rules so chat ir will rake years
and years co undo them, even if
a more environmentally enlight­
ened administration comes along.
So chat is really sad to see." Yuska's
interest in environm~ncalism is nor
just evident in his disdain for the
Bush administration's environmen­
tal policies. Firstly, he is a member
of the Sierra Club. Secondly; when
asked what he would be doing ifhe
were nor working ar LC, Yuska says
char he would want to do environ­
mental law for a non-profit organi­
iation or government agency. Even
at his currenr pose, however, Yuska
is able to champion bis cause. "I try
to bring in different environmen­
tal issues into some of the College
Outdoors trips," he says.
It is clear that Yuska's passion
for nature goes beyond his involve-
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the outdoors," and when he's not
leading College Outdoors crips,
he's "basically doing rhe same thing
with friends."
Earlier this month, Yuska was
honored for twenty years of service
to the College. Beebe says chat for
somebody as dedicated and dili­
gent as Yuska, twenty years is more
like thirty or forty. "You know, for •
some people," he says, "if you're
spending lots of hours in the of­
fice, you're like, 'Oh, I shouldn't
be spending so much rime in the
office.' But you know, I'll be like,
'Hey Joe, you should rake a day off,' and he's just so dedicated co
this job that he doesn't see it as a
bad thing in some ways to stay
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ever seen chat sort of level of ded­
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people, they do their job and they
go home."
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violence? Why must a perfectly good action movie be ruined?
by Kit Shields
The plot of "Smokin' Aces" is as foUows:
A dying mob boss issues a $1,000,000 hie an
Buddy "Aces" Israel, a Las Vegas performer­
rurned-gangsrer who has agreed ro squeal ro
the FBI. He holes up in a Lake Tahoe pent­
house while several bands of hired guns be­
siege the lower Boors, hoping co gee Aces and
claim che reward. Does that not sound like
the greatest movie ever?
The case is even more appealing-Jeremy
Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Andy
Garcia and Ray Liotta, plus the few musi­
cians (Alicia Keys, Common) required for
any slick, modern, over-the-top action flick.
Piven plays a coked-up magician, Bateman
has h.erpes and Keys is a sexy assassin. I ask
you again: does this not sound like the greatest
movie eve~
The £est th.ree quarters of"Smokin' Aces"
delivers aU the coolness one could expect
from the premise and casr. First, there's the
classic trifecta of aU great action movies: tbe
FBI, the mob and about a dozen jacked-up,
hired killers. Then there are the absolutely
ridiculous characters: a crafty master of dis­
guise, a lesbian wielding a sniper rifle with
bullets the size of the average sch long, a man
who enjoys electrocuting people in their
naughty places, and The Tremors, a crio of
stupid, mean, hick/punk Neo-Nazi brothers brandishing chain saws and incendiary gre­
nades. They are the film's cro.wning jewel.
"Smokin' Aces' is stylish, smart, inven­
tive and, most admirably, hilarious. I spent
che first three quarters giggling at either the
insanity of the characters or rhe carcoon-
1 ike violence. Director/writer Joe Carnahan
("Narc") keeps the camera work kinetic; as
shaky as if the lens icself were snorting blow
along with Buddy. The film does smack of
Tarantino and Guy Ritchie, but by no means
does Carnahan exceed, either. The film does
still manage to feel original, modern and ex­
ceedingly entertaining-, for the first three
quarters.
About that last quarter: the filmmakers,
unfortunately, totally sell our. They come
very close to making a perfectly shaUow,
amoral, funny movie about stupid hie men,
bur apparently decided tha~ they were miss­
ing one of M. Night Shyamalan's patented
"Big 01' Plot Twists." The end of the movie
is therefore melodramatic, dumb and com­
plecely unnecessary. It's meant to render aU
the preceding violence tragicaUy senseless.
Bue, hello! The violence is all about bad peo­
ple hired by bad people trying to kill a bad
person. Ir was all senseless from square one.
All che rwisc succeeds in doing is making an
otherwise cool movie a 1.irtle lamer.
Lewis & Clark College
Alexander String Quartet
One of the world's premier ensembles performs works
by Beethoven and Peterson.
Friday, February 16, 8 p.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Festival seating; doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: FREE to L&C students in advance at the bookstore.
L&C students at the door $5; employees/alumni $10.
Information at 503-768- 7200. by Sanne Stienstra
Upon passing che new Living Room The­
aters downtown near Powell's, you muse
have tl10ught the venue coo supercilious and
upscale for a poor college. student like you.
However, you would be surprised at what
this im1.ovacive, independent theater has co
offer, and aU at prices that, though steeper
than che local Cinema 21, even you can like­
ly afford.
The Living Room Theaters opened last
December co offer a new way co go co the
movies. Ar the Living Room 1hean;rs, mov­
ie-goers are seared in one of six theaters of
comfortable reclining chairs and small din­
ing rabies.
Why dining tables, you ask? Ac this hip
new theater, audiences can order dinner and
enjoy it during the film of their choice while
seated at one of the two or three cables in
each cheater. Dinner items range from $6
Vegetarian sandwiches to curried chicken
salad rice paper wraps. Though the dinner ted co _supponing the growing independent
film community right here in Porcland. They
show chis supporr by showing only indepen­
dent films in their cheaters, including films
by first-time directors. Award-winning inter­
national films are also shown at the theaters,
including "Joyeux Noel," a film I was able
co see pans of during the Theaters' special
opening night lase Friday evening.
"Joyeux Noel" won Best Feature Film at
Leeds International Film Festival and Best
Director ar Valldolid Film Festival. The film
is about the temporary, unofficial truce cer­
tain sides of the Western Front made co en­
joy Christmas Eve during World Wac I. From
what I got to see of the film, it is a dramatic
bur also good-hearted look at th.is remark­
able truce that allowed chose involved co for­
get about the perils of war for one night. •
If the six other films being shown now at
che Living Room Theaters are of the same
caliber as "Joyeux Noel," which they seem
co be according co thei~ vari­
ous accolades accredited co
their names as well, then Liv­
ing ·Room Theaters has ere­
aced nor only a chic, innova­
tive new theater, but also a
perfect niche for those of us
who would rather read sub­
tides than hear about Diane
Keaton's tired love life or listen
co Borac's horrible bamer.
Though none of us will be
pbnning any office parries any
rime soon, Living Room The­
aters also rents our cheaters
for private parties. And aside
from the dinner menu, Living
Room Theaters has an array of
PHOTOBYSANNESTIENSTRA breakfast and lunch irems, in-
cluding coffees and teas. Movie-goers enjoy tasty appetizers while view­
ing a new independent film at the living Room
Theaters' special opening las.t Friday night. Right now, Living Room
Theaters is having an opening
special where aU movies, at all
rimes are $9 each. Luckily for us, however,
students are always $9 with ID. menu is still small, all the items on it are de-
signed to be eaten without utensils, so you
can "gaze ac the screen instead of your place,"
according co the website. Living Room The­
aters also provides a plethora of beers, wines
and mixed drinks for those audiences of age.
This might make the movie-going experience
infinitely more enjoyable in itself.
Besides the new dinner-and-a-movie
method, the Living Room Theaters also offer
many ocher reasons co splurge a little on Fri­
day night or Sunday afternoon. The Theaters
are the only aU-digital cheater in the country,
which makes them considerably more earth­
friendly than ocher cheaters that need to use
chemicals lik~ silver niuate and ocher non­
biodegradable materials.
The Theaters_ also claims to be commie-Living Room Theaters definitely has a lot
of good cricks up its sleeve in its attempt co
revamp the movie-going experience. From
the reclining sears co energy conscious hab­
ics, and from dinner during the movie co
awesome independent foreign flicks, Liv­
ing Room Theaters sounds very appealing
for those whose pockets have a little bit of
wiggle room. _
ln all its chic and hip glory, the Living
Room Theaters seems a lirde less accessible
co college students, but when chinking about
their [ ocacion near Powell's and prices that
aren't through the roof, the Thearers can be
a perfecr place for LC students to see a good
flick and go che extra little move-goi11.g mile. .th_e_P_i_o_n_ee_r_L_o_g_,_F_e_b_ru_ar __ y_9_,2_0_0_7 _____________________________ 1 __ 7_
movie review ------
'Because I Said So';
You don't want to go
Romantic comedies are tired and Diane
Keaton is here with her new film to prove
it. Besides trying too hard, "Because I Said
So" definitely doesn't say_the "appropriate"
things about love and families.
by Danny Garcia
Diane Keaton scars as the over-procecrive mother of three
fuU grown women in the new romantic-like comedy"Because
I Said So." Teaming up wirh minor stars like Mandy Moore,
Lauren Graham ("Gilmore Girls") and Tom Everett Scott
("Thar Thing You Do!"), Keaton brings a movie so pointless
rhar only a psychotic, clingy mother could understand.
Costumes and acting are mere background singers to the
writer's feeble attempts at creating a moving Hallmark card.
Judging from Keaton's horrific wardrobe, the cosrume de­
signer was probably out sick che day of shooting. As for the
acting, half the time there was something interesting being
said while the rest of the time it was awkward and over the
cop. This movie simply fell short on too many levels.
The creepiest aspect of chis film is rhe relationship that
Keaton's character has with her three -daughters. Without
a husband, companion or any friends, Kearon is forced ro
hang out with her rwo married and one single daughrer, do­
ing everything rogerher from shoe shopping ro naked mas­
sages. These little scenes would not have nearly been as· bad
if the conversations between the family members did not al­
ways surround sex and orgasms. Something about the 60-
som.erhing mother asking her 20-something daughter ro de­
scribe an orgasm is more than a tad weird. Frankly, the oldesr
daughter, who happens to be a psychiatrist, really should have
said something a long time ago. The word awkward comes co
mind more than once.
That bizarreness aside, che humor of the movie is lose on
most. Lacking the witty banter that most romantic comedies
rely on, this movie instead relies on cheesy slap stick gags to
keep che audience amused. An older lady accidencally look­
ing at porn causing a dog to hump a couch is just one of che
delightful gems. That may sound absolutely hilarious on pa­
per, but in execution it's just plain weird.
Furthermore, the plot surrounding Mandy Moore's new
dating life is predictable yet highly unlikely. Allowing room
for Hollywood's tendency to be unrealistic, the love triangle
created by Moore is absolutely ridiculous. Without spoiling
coo much of this horrific plot, Moore spends most of the
movie juggling rwo love-lives: one wi'rh che man of her dreams
and the ocher with the man she cannot stand being around.
Unlike other romantic-comedies, the choice between the two
suitors is not difficult. Instead of allowing the character to
pick the obvious choice and be done with the whole mon­
srcosity, Moore continues to pussyfoot around and be an idi­
ot. Never in movie hisroty has a viewer been more compelled
co reach into the movie screen and slap a character upside
the bead.
With terrible plot twists aside, Moore delivers a surpris­
ingly good performance, which is a rare treasure in this mov­
ie. Ir was good to see that actors like Graham and Srephen
Collins ("7th Heaven") were branching away from WB soap
operas, but then again, maybe they should have stayed a
while longer. Overall, the movie was a waste of time. Instead
of paying for a ticker or even renting the movie, just go on­
line and search for the trailer. That covers the entire movie in
a good 30 seconds, which is ~till 20 seconds too long. PHOTO COURTESY SARAH GINTER PHOTO BY ANNA SCOTT
Left: Freshman musician Gregory Karnes sang original songs during his performance at the Co-op
last Thursday. Right: Karnes dons a homemade Prince shirt.
The Funk Police stands for-fun
by Anna Scott
Greg Karnes (' 1 O) is the kind
of musician who doesn't let
the fact that he's not in a
band keep him from making good use
of his dream band name. The solo act
"Greg Karnes and the Funk Police" performed ics second
show at LC last Thursday in the Co-op, with opening ace
Andrew Shaw-Kitch ('09). Following Shaw-Kicch's mellow,
Devendra Banhart-meets-Two Gallants ukulele act, Karnes
jumped up to che microphone exclaiming char "the Funk Po­
lice" acrually referred ro some prerecorded instrumentation
he had prepared.
He proceeded ro play and sing along ro a section of R. Kel­
ly's "Ignition (Remix)" (to my personal delight) before start­
ing up with his own brand of funk. His fearless pseudo-geek
charisma easily won over the crowd, who mostly knew what
to expect after seeing him' perform in the fall. With vocals
reminiscent of bands like Wolf Parade, Modest Mouse and
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and insistent instrumentation on
electric guitar, Karnes churned our short, catchy tunes filled
with cheeky metaphors. As he proudly informed the audi­
ence, many of his songs center around characters from J.K.
Rowling's' Harry Potter series. Karnes made it abundantly
clear that his performances are about having fun by continu­
ally asking the audience if they were enjoying themselves. It
is refreshing to encounter an artist like Karnes who greatly
considers his audience when performing. I recently had the
pleasure of sitting down with chis freshman "it-boy" for a few
minutes to ask him some personal questions.
Piolog: Whats your foll name?
Greg Karnes: Gregory Allen Karnes.
PL: What M you like to M for fan, Greg?
GK: Well, I shoot hoops ... and um ... draw pictures of myself shooting hoops ... and try to dance my besr. And spread fun
throughout the land of Lewis & Clark.
PL: So, are all of your songs actually written from the points of
view of Harry Potter char~cters, or are some of them autobio­
graphical?
GK: No, they're not. You know ... some of chem are. And
those songs are basically about things I would do if I were in
the Harry Potter universe, so they're autobiographical in char
sense. Sometimes I just try to cop my band mate, Kent Wat­
son ro see who can come up with the most ridiculous lyrics.
Pl: Kent ~tson isn't from here, i.s he?
GK: No, he lives in Wisconsin. In 10th grade he and I
formed a band called Buffalo Elroy Igaboybot and Greg. We
still record together via the lnrerner.
Pl: Do you get nervous before performing?
GK: I do. My left leg shakes-just my left, it's weird. I usu­
ally have a few sips of fun-ka before going on. That's a mix of
vodka and fun.
PL: How long have you been writing songs?
GK: Since eightl1 grade, since I was 14, so for six years. And
they've progressively gotten worse as I've gotten older.
PL: How would you describe your "image"?
GK: (Laughs) I'm like ... the most dangerous sailor who's ever
sailed for the U.S. Navy.
PL: Do you take yourself seriously?
GK: YES. (Laughs) No. lfl did .. .l would be such a prick.
PL: 'Do you hope to actually have a band called "the Funk Po­
lice" in the near foture?
GK: Oh, yes. le would just be 100% fun. No one gets
bummed our when they hear a band called the Funk Police,
and chat's my goal. To not bum people out.
PL: Finally, what are you most lookingforward to right now?
GK: You gotta be kidding me! July 21st, che release of Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows. That, and the day I lose my
virginity.
Greg Karnes has CDs available if you talk to him. _l_8 _____________________________ th_e_P_i_o_ne_e_r_L_o.,g
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Of Montreal performs new brand of iconic pop rock
PHOTO BY $ANNE STIENSTRA
Kevin Barnes, who recently adopted an
alter ego named Georgie Fruit, led of Mon­
treal in a sparkly, spectacular show at the
Wonder Ballroom this Tuesday. by Sanne Stienstra
You know you are in for a good
show when the band members rake
the stage co a blaring, epic classical
opus wearing full v~mp-glarn garb.
Of Montreal greeted its young crowd
ac che Wonder Ballroom in such a
fashion this Tuesday night, following
mediocre opening performances by
Mattress and Aqueduct.
Patrick Barnes, aka Georgie Fruit,
cook his place at the front of the stage
in sparkly purple shores, fishnet knee­
highs, turquoise boots and an open­
back silver shirt.
The supporting members of the
band were no less fantastic, also don­
ning silver, gold, pleacher and velvet.
Each member of the newly-glami-
6ed band boasted sparkly face paint
and fake Frankenstein scars on their
cheeks co complete their verbose, im­
pressive costumes.
The intriguing, sexy, glam-rock
American band proceeded co play
nearly the entire catalog of songs
from its new CD, Hissing Fauna, Are yotj the Destroyer? Audience _members were
obvio~sly unfamiliar with most of these new
songs, and understandably so since the al­
bum only came out two weeks ago.
While the crowd remained relacively mild
for most of the first part of the show, of Mon­
treal only crescendoed in both energy and
volume. They performed perfect renditions
of all their new songs, and also fun looks
back co che past with "I Was Never Young,"
"Chrissie Kiss The Corpse" and "Rapture
Rapes the Muses."
Part of what made the band's (1"erformance
so hypnotic was ics tendency co continue
playing thcough che end of one song scraighc
co the beginning of the next. This made the
show unrelenting and exciting.
Barnes' inceraccions with the crowd also
contributed greatly co the excitement of
the band's performance. He flailed on the
ground, wooed girls, couched their faces and
allowed boys co couch his painted face as he
leaned over the singing crowd.
Barnes is nothing less than a cocal rock
star and his awesome Georgie Fruit per­
sona made the show feel like a flashback co the days when crowds shrieked and cried for
che attention of their beloved performers-a
time when everyone in the crowd wasn't just
crying ro look cool and chey were there to
love the music cogether. •
The persona of Georgie Fruit is compara­
ble to David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust. Barnes'
amazing contemporary version of the ul­
timate alter ego is, I hope, a signal that che
modern music world has not gone complete­
ly off the deep-end.
After facetiously admitting that the band
bas their "fingers on the pulse of contempo­
rary music," Barnes said chat he currently is
a fan of The Fiery Furnaces and proceeded to
do an energetic cover of their song, "Tropical
Iceland." Berween.two songs near che end of
the. show, Barnes also sang a couple of verses
from a Talking Heads song.
With this show, of Montreal proved that
with che right of amounc energy, sponcane­
icy and skill, disco gla.m is cool again. Hope-.
fully; with their unique brand of modern­
day iconic pop, Barnes and his band mares
will concinue to pave the way for music that
unites fans.
The Really Short Poems of A.R. Ammons
In the mid-1960s,
the American poet A.R.
Ammons decided co experiment with
form by typing new poems, wichour
revision, onto rolls of adding-machine
paper. This brief blip at the beginning
of Ammons' scoried career in poetry
gave rise co l965's book-length poem
"A Tape for the Turn of the Year" and
more than 200 skinny, eburnently wic­
cy, and impossibly generous shore po­
ems. Unlike the lengthy, derailed "man
versus nature" poems that would ulti­
mately make Ammons' name, these po­
ems are as high impact as they are brie£
The most famous of these, "Their Sex
Life," reads in its enrirecy, "One failure
on / Top of another." by Stephanie Beechem
In 1991, Norton decided chat these early shore poems
were worthy of rheir own collection, so 160 of Ammons'
shore poems were collected into 71-?e Really Short Poems of
A.R. Ammons-a volume infinitely more readable than
l 980's ponderous Selected Longer Poems. Ic's a scrumptious
little morsel of a book, 160 whip-thin poems with the im­
mediate gratification of bite-size candy and the feel of a
modern proverb. One of its opening poems, che cheekily
titled "Poetry to the Resc;ue" humorously pokes fun ac the
idea of"6nding yourself": "You muse be/ nearly lost to/ be
(if/ found) nearly / found."
This sly wit is ubiquitous in Ammons' shore verse, as
in rhe ironically named "Success Scory," which reads like
a wis~cracker's down-and-out manifesto: "] never got on
good / relations with the world // first I had nothing/ the
world wanted // then the world had / nothing I wanted."
Ammons' notorious self-deprecation-be once wrote in an
• aucobiographical essay that he was born "big and jaundiced
(and ugly)"-comes through here as well. This depreca­
tion becomes slightly more ambiguous in che self-mocking
"Progress Repon": "Now I'm I into things// so small/ when
I II say boo/ I disappear"-bur it is there nonetheless.
• "Progress Report," which runs alongside its imminently
memorable-cousin "Quit Thar" ("I don't/ want to // be tak­
en I seriously except // that I / wane my // wish nor I to be I/
taken seriously / co be // taken seriously") is emblematic of
nor only Ammons' irrepressible wit but also on the State of
poetry as he sees it. When Ammons writes of his desire not
to be taken seriously, then builds co a comic crescendo by
emphasizing char he wants this wish to be taken seriously, he encapsulates the eternal dilemma faced by poet and reader
alike:· the problem of nor knowing exactly how co write
or approach poems as Serious Literary Works co be Ana­
lyzed while also being playful in their composition and
interpretation.
Critically it is an easy cask co pigeonhole these poems
as sugary or fluffy, easily digestible and by extension just
as easily forgettable. And I admit-pare of me hungers
for the depth provided by denser and more elaborate po­
ems. But a poem's length does nor preclude it from saying
something important.
Ammons' "Thac Day;" for example, circles briefly
around a single afternoon encounter and concludes with
"when/ you left, our area tilted, a// tile, and whatever/
opposes desolation slid away." Ir's a lovely, oblique hint at
the affection the narracor feels coward his visitor (when
she leaves "whatever/ opposes desolation slid away'') but
also grabs ar a larger rheme-whar does oppose desola­
tion? Happiness? Love? Some terrible amalgamation of
them both-or neither?
For me these few words are the shoreline between che
narrator's experience of a purely physical visit, ancl the
vast, illimitable realm of his own speculation. This tension
between che concrete experience and the inevitable layer
of emotion, experience, and memory rhe human mind in­
evitably applies to it, is a consistent theme in Ammons'
work. Ultimately, these short poems give us nor only a
caste of the irrepresible hilarity everyday life, bur a tiny
suggestion of the m~numencal importance of seemingly
casual human encounters. These may be small poems, but
it's a expansive vision. .th_e_P_io_n_e_er.L.0
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1111,_F_e_bru_ary_9_,_20_0_7 ___________________________ 1_9_
Hypnotist entertains, confuses, embarasses
The chapel was
packed and
buzzing Monday
night before the
perfon:nance of ac­
claimed hypnotist
Tom Deluca. When
the lights dimmed,
the song "Thriller"
faded from the loud­
speakers, the audi­
ence quickly quieted
and an enthusiastic Shane Ri­
vera ('09) of the Activities Con­
gress introduced Deluca, a pale,
excited man in a black suit and
turtleneck. by Rachel Schiff
PHOTOS BY KATIE SUGARMAN One of Deluca's last "sugges­
tions" played on his relation­
ship with those under hypnosis.
Deluca asked rhe volunteers to
imagine that he was "that one
teacher you had when you were
Jjrtle that you absolutely hared."
Autry Liggett ('09), who'd
grown frustrated with Deluca
during the hypnosis, said that
this suggestion was the only one
that he really got into. "At first
it felt like he was just celling us
things to do, bur that reacher
thing .. .I wanted to throw my
shoe at his head."
After gerring off to an awk­
ward start, Deluca arranged a
ring of chairs on stage and asked
for volunteers. Hands shot up;
people jumped onto their chairs Hypnotist Tom Deluca puts his volunteers to sleep at the beginning of the performance in the
chapel on Monday night. Though some volunteers admitted to not really being hypnotized,
Deluca provided the eager audience with an entertaining show nonetheless. Maddie Kozo£f ('09), how­
ever, remembered nothing from
the hypnosis. She was shocked to
learn that she had spent nearly
two hours onstage. "I woke up
with no shoes on. I knew why
I was up there, but I also knew
chat I was nor in the same spot
that I'd sat down in." Kozo£f
was not distressed by this gap in
her memory. "Tom said that we
shrieking, begging to be chosen. Once the
sears were filled, Deluca cued soft music and
began hypnotizing the chosen few. After sev­
eral minutes of Deluca murmuring to them,
the students seemed to fall asleep.
Once the volunteers seemed satisfacto­
rily under hypnosis, Deluca sent them on a
"wonderful warm blue, blue dream vacation,''
and directed them to "go fishing." Those
who were evidently not under Deluca's pow­
er were quickly weeded out and escorted off
stage. One volunteer would not fish and in­
stead laughed hysterically. Another volunteer
put down his imaginary pole, shook his head
and gave Deluca a piercing glance. Those
chat remained on stage vigorously reeled in
a giant fish at Deluca's command, suddenly
seeming incredibly vulnerable.
After Deluca had successfully persuaded
his volunteers to milk a cow, eat ice cream,
show off their physique and drive a fancy
car-all much to the delight of the audi­
ence--he honed in on the volunteers indi­
vidually. He persuaded one that he couJd not
say his name because his tongue had been
shot with Novocain,' another that she was
Chief of the Fun Police and was responsible
for preventing the audience from having-fun
and yet another that he was the protector
and advocate of fruit.
After telling volunteer Matt Lundeberg
('09) that fruit had feelings, Deluca present­
ed Lundeberg with an apple and a banana.
"The banana is a different sort of fruit, but
just as sweet, onl)' longer and smoother,"
Lundeberg explained, amorously stroking the fruic.
"Whar is the apple's name?" asked De­
luca. "Julian," Lundeberg cooed definitively.
Soon after, Deluca told Lundeberg that he
had an in!iatiable hunger. After an emotional
struggle, Lundeberg bit into Julian, tearing
his peel to shreds with his tee.th.
The day after his hypnotization, Lunde­
berg said, "I never really felt like the fruit had
feelings. I remember looking at the apple and
thinking, 'Ic's just an apple, but I can pretend
and the crowd's really going."'
Other volunteers were significantly less
conscious of their actions during hypnosis.
"When I first stepped off the stage, all I re­
membered was something about a blue pool
and an apple. I felt kind of creeped out," said
chief officer of the "Fun Police," Terra Leif­
er ('10). "My throat really hurt and I didn't
know why," said Leifer, who had yelled, "Stop
it! Baa! Baaal'' repeatedly during hypnosis in
an attempt to quell the crowd's fun.
Before the show ended, Deluca blasted
Sir Mix-A-Lot's "I Like Big Buns," and in­
structed several volunteers co dance in rhe
audience. As a resuJr, two audience mem­
bers received long, unwelcome lap dances.
The chief officer of the "Fun Police," Leifer,
seemed to have left her post as she danced
with particular abandon.
After the show, when asked about the eth­
ics of allowing hypnotized studenrs to do
such things as give out public lap dances,
Deluca said, "They might not have gotten up
and danced normally, but I would never al­
low them to take off their clothes or reveal anything about themselves." As the hypno­
tized volunteers shook their butts in ·front of
hundreds, one wonders: when does some­
thing become revealing?
"I wouldn't allow
myself to be hypno­
tized,'' said Deluca.
"Thank God chat
they do it, or I'd be
our of a job."
When asked if
she allow herself
to be hypnotized
by Deluca again if
given the chance,
Leifer said that she
would not. wouldn't be forced to do any­
thing embarrassing."
As the volun,eers walked otf the stage,
some acted as if they had woken up from a
night of heavy drinking. "Although I wasn't
100 percent hyp­
notized, my mind
and body definitely
felt altered during
the experience. It
was kind of like be­
ing drunk or high,"
said Lundeberg,
who remembered
the entire experi-
ence.
The loss
memory, but
the hangover, of
nor
was
apparent in many.
"I feel so refreshed,"
said Kozoff as she
wondered what she
had just done.
While some As for the power
dynamic between
the hypnotized and
the hypnotizer, De­
luca said, "To a de­
gree, what they do
is _up to me. They're
pretty compliant,
but I've given sug­
gestions that haven't
been followed."
Leifer says that
she never felt forced
during the hypnosis.
"I think that hypno­
sis is a really interest-Before inviting his hypnosis volun­
teers onstage, Deluca performed a
magic trick with this volunteer using
a copy of last week's Pioneer Log. of the hypnotized
were rejuvenated,
others . were be­
fuddled by the ex­
perience, and still -
others were simply
proud of their per­
formance. The fol-
ing way to look at the power of suggestion.
He didn't tell us to do anything. We just used
his ideas as a springboard." lowing day, fruit
advocate Lundeberg wore a shirt instructing
one to eat five servings of fruits and vegeta­
bles a day. 20 Sports the Pioneer Log, February 9, 2007
,_,_.._£oft0al:l aims for gold~ Baseball's diamond in the
with solid chemistry rough is experience
by Hunter Franks
Oil and water. Bleach and aminonia. Kobe and Shaq. All things that don't mix. And
things that don'c mix don't rum out well. Last season the Pioneer softball team didn't mix.
A lack of team chemistry led to a 4--31 record and a seventh place finish in the Northwest
Conference. But this season thin~s are dif.ferenr. A group of teammates became a group
of friends. "Our team's strength is our closeness," said Sheree Miura ('09). "Our r.eam
bonded really well this year. A lot of us hang out with each other ourside of th~softbail
6dd whether it's eating_ dinner togerher or,pfaJing board gaPlCS. 1hese relationships will
1,ielp us with on the field communka.tiol)., which W;lS one of the things we needed to im4
prove from last year." Laura Parker ('09) echoed similar sentiments, "I think we are going
to be much more successful because we have the capability of working together better
than lasr year."
The Pios will ~ry to use thJs cbemisuy to place foun;h or higher in conference tliis sea­
son. One of the main obstacles in the w:J.y of this goal is that the Pios graduated ,a large
class last year and now have a mere 13 --players on their roster. "We need to stay healthy,"
said Head Coach Jen Piper. "An injury could realJy b1i.1rt us." In additiu·n, the Pios play. jn
one of the most competitive oonferenc~ in the country; Lin.field and Wli,irwor~h both
qua.lilied for rhe 2006 CM wu:rnament.
Bur even with a small roster, the Pios are loaded With ei:perience. "We ace retµrnfng
l O players:' said Piper, "including OW" entire infield aQd a senior class of four whom carry
a lot of game experience in key positions.'' The Pios open their season Sarurday, Feb. IO at
I :00 p.m. against Norrhwest Christian at the Huston Sporn Complex.
Pitching:
The rotation will once again be led. by Freerks and Roxanne furtmasrer (07). Rirrmas•
~r led the ream last season with a 5.14 earned run average. Newcomer Megan Aucun
' ('IO) will also see significant time in rhe circle.
Infield:
Shon:stop Cristy Hatton ('09) will lead ucrong infield. She hit .291 last season and
tacked on a .950 fieldi:ng percentage. Miura wjll hold it down at second base. She started
26 of28 games last season. The always-reliable Sarah DiSabatino ('08) will gee the nod at
first base. She committed only rhree errors last season. Across the diamond, Parker and
Charlorte Skeffington {'08} will split time ac third l;>ase. Liz Murrieta ('07) and Karyne
Sander ('08) will platoon behind the plate.
Outfield:
Jessica Mullins ('10), Emily Strawn ('07), Aucun and Freerks will split rlme patrolling
the outfield. Strawn was a perfect 7-7 in srolen bases last season and led the team in runs
scored her sophomore year. Gerue Gra.nr ('10) will help our all around as a utility player,
especially in the outfield. by Craig Gilden
The Pioneer baseball ream begins play this weekend with a series against Willamette.
The Pios return an experienced squad that should be poised to break into the cop half of
the Northwest Conference s"tandi ngs. Lase season tbe Pios Went 10-14 in conference play
(15-24 overall) a big improvemenc from only winning one game in conference in 2005.
Much of rhe Pios optimism coming into this year is derived from the way they ended last
season, gofog-7-2 in the last nine games including three series wins over Linfield, Whit­
worth and Whitman. The series win over Linfield, one of the top reams in the NWC,
proved to the Pios char they could compete and beat anyone in the league. u[The series
win] over Ljn/ield shows us that we can bear anyone. Ir showed us how good we are if our
whole g,ime comes wgerher," said pitcher Jordan Smiley ('08). •
lf the Pios are going t0 be a factor in the NWC race chis season they will have co
start face. This weekend's series against Willamette councs in che conference standings,
meaning the Pios won't have a chance to ease into rhe season. "Scarring the season witli
conference is actually pretty tough because you can only simulate game siruarlons co a
certain exrenc," said Smiley. "Having Willamette as our first series has made us have ro
hurry up our pre-season training."
"Ir makes it very difficult. We know that we have t0 be playing ar our highest level
right off the bat and there can't be any delay or Jag," said infielder Sam Marthinsen ('07).
• "We also know that other reams are ready for us. Lase year we were COil} ing off a one win
season and other teams might have looked past us, this year that will nor be the case. Our
opponents know they have to come ready ro play to bear us. That means we have to be at
our best every gan1e and that scam next week when we play Willamette." '
Pitching:
1he Pios will rely on a pair of aces to win games ~is year. Smiley and Eric Ma­
roncelli ('07) have the potential to be one of the best pitching duos in the NWC and will
be counted on to throw a large number of innings. Last season Smiley went 4-3 with a
4.41 ERA (earned run average) and an impressive 54 strikeouts while earning second
team all-conference honors. Maroucelli was 7-5 with a 4.57 .ERA and gained honorable
mencion all-conference. The success of the Pios throughout three game series will depend
on how the rest of the staff pitches. The Pios have returning talent in Tyler Smit ('07), Eric
Muraoka ('08) and Evan Fairmont ('09), bur rhe group needs to have more consistency if
they are going to move inro the upper echelon of the NWC. Newcomer Tyler Bayles ('08)
could help Strengthen the bullpen, Fayles is a junior college transfer from the College of
Marin in California. The squad also hopes Cliris Estrella ('08) and Jeff Corso ('08) can
give the team some solid innings.
Infield:
The cornerstone of the Pios infield is shortstop Jordan Shibata ('08). Shibata was
a second team all-conference performer last season and starred all 39 games a season ago
ac shonsrop and grew into a solid defensive player as well as a scrong hitter. He will likely
be joined on che left side of rhe infield by third basema,n Abe Kaempf ('09), who played
his high school ball ar Portland Jesuit. The resr of the infield is still up in the air but Mar­
chinsen, Joey Rios ('08), Mike Orr ('08), San1j Morgan ('l 0) and TJ Witkowski (' I 0) are
likely co be involved. The Pios have rhe luxury of rwo reliable catchers in Neal Finch ('09)
and AJ Brown ('09). "I am confidenc that no marter what lineup we have out there we
will make rhe plays necessary ro give us a chance to win," said Manhinsen.
Outfield:
The Pio outfield is a veteran unit chat could be the strength of the team. Greg
Williams ('07) has been a fixture in center field since his freshman season and is good for
a highlight reel grab every weekend. lhe corner outfielders will likely be Mike Giardina
('07) and <:;orey Lowell ('07). Kaempf and Estrella have also practiced in the outfield.
Lineup:
lhe Pios should have no problem scoring runs this season. They rerurn five
regulars in Shibata (.354), Williams (.345), Lowell (.378), Brown (.352) and Finch (.359)
that hit well over .300 last season. The squad hit .301 for cl1e season last yea,: and has a
chance to improve on that number chis year. Shibata should be at the top of the order,
he besides his average he also led the team with 11 stolen bases. Williams figures to hit in
the third spot, he led the ream with five home runs last season. The Pios also bring back
PHOTOBYtlUNTERFRANKS some big hitters in Brown and Giardina, both of whom have the power,10 go deep ar any
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Men's B-ball shoots to 2nd place
by Aron Phillips
Flaunting a five-game win streak
going into Tuesday night's game
against the Pacific (Ore.) Boxers,
the Pioneers had revenge on the
mind. With only three losses in
conference all season, the Pios were
able to avenge their previous over­
time loss on Tuesday, breezing by
the Boxers 80-54.
Coming into the game, the Pios
had been perfect in Pamplin Sports
Center all season. Pamplin, known
predominantly as a "shooter's gym,"
has boded well for the Pio offense
all season. In their seven confer­
ence victories at home chis season,
che ream has averaged an astound­
ing 81 points per game.
Tuesday nigh.r was no • differ­
ent. The Pios, who noc once trailed
in the game, looked co score eatly
and in bunches, jumping out tQ a
7-2 lead and never looking back.
Clearly a statement game for the
Pios, whose ambitions lie well be­
yond the Northwest Conference,
anything less than a victory would
have been unacceptable.
One Pio in particular, transfer
Corey Allen ('09), came om fir­
ing, as if he was trying to prove
a point after-a poor showing last
time around.
"Honestly, I didn't cake che
game personally," said Allen. "I had a bad showing against them last
time but that wasn't really my fo­
cus going inco the game. I've been
slow co return back to 100% since
I went down with an injury, and
each game I just cry and get closer
and closer to helping the team like
I know I can."
Allen, who has worked hard all
season to battle back from a broken
hand in November, was 0-5 with a
turnover in 13 minutes of action
when the Pios played the Boxers
almost one month ago. On Tues­
day though, Allen got his purring .
up 19 poincs on 7-8 shooting from
the field (4-5 from beyond the arc)
with no turnovers in only 22 min­
utes.
"My shot was feeling really good
in warm-ups but sometimes it's
hard to tell if that's going ,i-o carry
over into the game. Once I got in, I
was just trying co play as relaxed as
possible and take the open shoes.
"[On Tuesday), my team found
me for open shots and I was fortu­
nate enough co knock them down.
I was gunning for Pacific just as I
gun for every team in our confer­
ence. We're trying co make the Na­
tional Tournament and they are
just another team in our way from
achieving our goal.''
On cop of Allen's production,
point guard Thomas Tillery {'08)
and forward Gene Rivera {'08) put up a blitzkrieg on both sides of the
ball. Tillery ended with a game­
high 20 points, hitting 9 of 11 field
goal attempts, co go along with sev­
en boards, three assists, and three
steals. Rivera, who played limited
minutes owing to foul trouble, fin­
ished the game with five points,
seven boards, four assistS and four
monstrous blocks. Rivera, who
leads the Northwest Conference
averaging almost two blocks per
game, has already registered 38 for
the season -a number' which ties
rhe Pioneer single-seas~JO block
record set by Jeff Flowers in che
1997-98 season.
Besides the srellar shooting from
Allen and Tillery, Mark Robinow­
itz {'08) finished the game with 11
poincs on 4-5 shooting from the
field (3-4 from beyond the arc) and
Garrett Waagmeester ('08) finished
with -10 points on 5-6 shooting. On
the season, Robinowicz is shooting
a ridiculous 45% from beyond the
arc, while Waagmeester is shooting
an absurd 83% from the floor.
With the win, the Pios have jet­
tisoned into second place in the
NWC and have guaranteed them­
selves at least a tie for third place
in conference at the end of the sea­
son.
The Pioneers head co McMin­
nville tonight for an 8pm game
against the Linfield Wildcats.
PHOTO BY HUNTER FRANKS
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Tradeables
The Pioneer Log takes a time out to recognize LC's star athletes. This
week features two hot players from the Pioneer basketball teams. You can
even cut them out and trade with your friends.
Allison Farr ('08) led the Pios against the Boxers on Tuesday night. She
shot 10-20, scoring 21 points and added seven boards, three assists, one
block and a steal. The junior from Lakeport, Calif. graduated from Clear
Lake High School, wears #3, and plans co major in communications.
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by Sarah DiSabatino
Women's basketball extended
their winning streak this weekend
with victories over Pacific Luther­
an, Willamette and Pacific_ ro put
chem in third place in the North­
west Conference standings.
The Pioneers picked up an im­
portant win on the road on Friday,
February 3, defeating the Lutes
58-54. The next night they hand­
ily bear the Bearcats 60-46 and
rolled over the Boxers 80-61 on
the following Tuesday. The Pios
improved to 8-5 in che NWC and
15-7 overall, trailing Puget Sound
and George Fox in the race co the
playoffs with three games left in
conference play.
LC traveled ro Tacoma on Fri­
day night to bear Pacific Lutheran
in a narrow four-point contest.
Momentum swung back and forth
for boch teams as they battled for
the lead.
Key buckets for Chloe Hanson
'07, Sarah Moon '07 and Crystal
Castle '08 kel?t the game in reach
for the Pios. Castle went 6-13
from the field and 4s4 from the
line, giving her 18 points. She also
nabbed I I rebounds earning her
third double-double of the season.
Moon also had a great night with
16 points and six rebounds, and
Samantha Jonasson '09 rounded out the effort with eight rebounds,
three blocks, and 14 points, two of .
which came from the line in the
last minuces to tie the game 51-51.
Moon and Casrle led a 5-3 run co
put rhe game away for good in the
final seconds.
The Pios returned home with
a much more comfortable viccory
against the Willamette Bearcacs,
who were 2-9 in the NWC, on
Saturday night in Pamplin. With­
in three seconds of the tip Moon
scored a layup co put the Pios
ahead, which spurred a 12-4 Pio
run. LC only lost the lead once
late in the first half, but a jumper
and an extra point by Jonasson pur
the Pios up 24-22, and they never
looked back.
Several Pios scored in the-dou­
ble digits in che 60-46 win. Allison
Farr '08 contributed 16 points, fol­
lowed by Jonasson with 11 poincs
and seven boards. Carrie Cenclivre
'07 proved her playmaking skills
with five assists and six rebounds.
Sara Kettler '08 provided assis­
tance of the bench with seven re­
bounds.
LC faced some resistance
against the Pacific Boxers on Tues­
day night in Pamplin, bur built a
comfortable lead in the second
half to cruise roan 80-61 win. The
Boxers hoped to cause an upset, dictaring the first half with aggres­
sive defensive play and an unfor­
giving threat beyond the arc. The
Pios struggled to maintain a lead
but managed to answer nearly ev­
ery Boxer basket with a powerful
offense.
They ran away with the game in
the second half, shooting 61.3%
from the field and outscoring the
Boxers 44-24. Farr led ·me
way with 21 points, shooting 10-
20 from the field, seven rebounds,
three assists, a block and a steal.
Jonasson continued her strong
performance with 18 points, five
rebounds, an assist and a steal.
Crystal Castle added 12 poims,
three rebounds, three assists, and
three steals.
LC faces the two most pivot­
al games of the season next week
against conference leaders Puget
Sound, 10-2, and George Fox,
9-3. They also need a win on the
road against Linfield this Friday at
6:00pm to secure their place in the
standings.
A rally bus leaves for the games
against Linfield at 5:00pm on Fri­
day for Pios fans.
It's time to jump on the band­
wagon!
Upcoming
Schedule
Date Sport Opponent Place Time
Fri., Feb. 9 Women's Bball Linfield McMinnville 6~00pm
Fri.,Feb. 16 Puget Sound Pamplin 6:00pm
Fri., Feb.17 George Fox Newberg 6:00pm
Erl., Feb. 9 Men's Bball Linfield McMinnville 8:00pm
Fri., Feb. 16 Puget Sound Pamplin 8:00pm
Sat.,Feb. 17 George Fox Newberg 8:00pm
Feb. 9-11 Swimming NWC Championships Walla Walla All Day
Feb. 10 Baseball Willamette (DH) Tigard 11:00am
Feb. 11 Willamette Tigard 12:00nm
Feb. 10 Softball Northwest Cbristi311 (DH: Huston 1:00pm
Feb. 11 Concordia (DH) Huston 12:00pm Tennis begins seaso
-y Sarah DISabatino
The Men's tennis team starts
eir season this S~day, Feb: 11
ith a match against cbe Ponland
tate Club team .at 12:00pm. As
he team gears up for com~tition
ith practice, rhe players set their
ights on conference.
"I expectus to 6.nislr in the mid­
e of the conference," said David
• ndsay t07) on his projection for
e team this year. Last spring the
ioncers placed 3-13 in conference,
ut since they only graduated one
,layer they enter the season with
full returning squad. In addition
o many rerurners, the Pios will
supported by energetic Coacli
undars TaJmanis, who has been
ead coach since the ;2002 season.
e Pioneers are also aided by as­
istanr coacli and former LC tennis
Jimmy Chau who graduated in
001.
"Our team .tS a lot monger this
r;' said Luke Wheeler ('09),
ho hopes to make conference this ear. The 2006 Pios fell just short
f placing in the top s.i¥ reams to
ualify for the conference chantpi­
nships.
The men will play to thefr
engths to cause some damage
conference play. "My besr as­
is my backhand drop volley,
r's pretty lethal," said Lindsay, "it's been know to end a point· o
two." Wheeler comes back after
strong rookie season where he wo
10 matches in #2 singles, impress
ing .his team as a first-yeaL "M
backhand. . . is my mosr consisren
sbotand I see ir as a weapon on an
shottball I get," he said.
Although the team works m im
prove on its pt-evfous r:ccords, th
have arranged their priorities a
cotdingly. "This team will be mo~
about having fun than winning,
said Lindsay. On the other hand
the players are anxious to com
pete with the conference favorites
"1 play my best against the best,
touted "Wheder.
Arguably their best player, Sa
tosbi Goda ('08), is taking a yearo
ttQm LC to attend the Vandermee
Tennis Academy in South Caroli
na. Goda was a consistent winne
for the Pi0$ in rhe #l singles.
A testament to the commit
ment of the team t-O play hard -an
have fun is their contin,.ued dri
to compete despite a scant LC
base. "We don'c get the suppo
like other t~ do," said Wheeler
"[but] as alw.ays, l'fu just hopin
for a great year with some com~ti
tive, fun tennis m;uches."
Scores & Standings
Basketball:
Men: Women:
LC 80 -Pacific 54 LC 80-Pacific 61
LC 60-Willamette 5 5 LC 60-Willamette 46'
LC 59-Pacific Lucheran 55 LC 58-Pacific Lutheran 54
Conf. Overall Conf. Overall
Whirworrh 10-2 19-2 Puget Sound 10-2 17-4
LC 10-3 15-6 George fox 9-3 13-6
Puget Sound 9-3 16-4 LC 8-5 15-7
George Fox 6-6 11-10 Whitworth 7-5 13-8
Pacific 6-7 10-11 Linfield 6-6 11-9
Willamette 5-7 9-12 Pacific Lutheran 6-6 11-9
Paci.fie Lutheran 4-8 7-12 Whitman 5-7 10-11
Whitman 3-9 7-14 Willamette 2-10 4-17
Linfield 2-10 7-14 Pacific 2-11 6-14
Swimming:
Men: Women:
Conf. Overall Conf. Overall
Whirworth 7-0 7-1 Whitworth 7-0 7-1
Linfield 6-l 6-3 Puget Sound 6-1 6-2
Pacific Lutheran 5-2 6-2 LC 5-2 6-2
Puget Sound 4-3 4-4 Pacific Lutheran 3-4 4-4
Whitman 3-4 4-4 Whitman 3-4 4-4
LC 2-5 3-5 Linfield 3-4 5-6
Willamette 1-6 2-6 .Willamette 1-6 2-6
Pacific 0-7 1-7 Pacific 0-7 1-7 .th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_·o111g111,_F_e_b_ru_ary_9_, 2_00_1 _____________ +Fi@•i•ijj-111 ___________________ 2 __ 3_
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Friday,
February 9
Chemistry Seminar: David Calkins
11:30AM
Location: J. R. Howard 122
Computational Study of the Mechanisms of
Allenyl Cope Rearrangements: Concerted
vs. Non-Concerted and Pericyclic vs. Pseu-
dopericydic.
LCMC Rock Show: Munly and the
Lee Lewis Harlots, Andru Bemis
8:00 PM
Location: The Rusty Nail
LCMC presents a night of Americana/folk
featuring acclaimed Colorado band Munly
and the Lee Lewis Harlots, as well as the
charming banjo player and singer/songwrit-
er Andru Bemis.
National Association of the
State PIRGs Interviews
Location: Albany Quadrangle 218
Jeff Woodward, Organizing Director for
OSPIRG, will be interviewing for Cam­
pus Organizers and tor U.S. PIRG Fellows.
Campus Organziers organize projects and
campaigns, educate students, train new
lea_ders, and build an organization.
Tuesday,
February 13
Biochemistry & Molecular
Biology Seminar: Dan ·Meliza
4:00PM
Location: J. R. Howard 135
LC Alum Dan Meliza will ~over "How Song­
birds Tell Themselves Apart: Panem Recog­
nition and Perceptual Learning."
Securing an Internship
4:00PM
Location: Albany Quadrangle 207
Designed t0 assist first year, sophomore, and
junior students who may be looking for in­
ternship experiences that challenge and de­
velop new skill sets and expose them to new
and different working environments.
Poetry on Palatine Hill
7:00PM
Location: Manor House, Armstrong Lounge
Accomplished poet Marianne Boruch and
author will be performing a free reading on
campus. Saturday,
February 10
Seattle Alumni and Parent Event
4:00 PM
Location: Boeing IMAX Theater, Pacific
Science Center, Seattle
Cost: $12
Seattle area alumni, parents, and friends are
invited ro a reception and private screening
of the riveting IMAX film, Hurricane on the
Bayou, narrated by Meryl Streep.
Casino Night
8:00PM
Location: Templeton
Cost: Free
This night features games of chance, music,
prizes, and_ lots more! Also, The Activities
Congress is looking for volunteers for Ca­
sino Night. lf you're a member of the L&C
fu.culty, staff, or alumni and would like to
be a dealer, please contact the Activities
Congress at (503) 768-7139 or e-mail con-
gress@lclark.edu.
Wednesday,
February 14
4th Annual Valentine's Luncheon
12:00 PM
Location: Albany Quadrangle, Smith Hall
Cost: $25
The Valentine's Luncheon is a celebration
for alumni couples who have been married
to one another for 25 years or more. Each
year, remarkable couples gather together on
Valentine's Day t0 share their memories.
Free-U Class-Oxaca
4:00PM
Location.: The Co-op
Cost: Free
jResistencia Oaxaqueiia! How did a simple
teachers strike turn into a fully repressed peo­
ples movement in 8 months? Come to this
Free-U workshop tO learn the basics about
what has been going on with the recent civil
unrest in Oaxaca, Mexico. Attendees get to
take home their very own mix cd of songs
from the resistance in Oaxaca] Sunday,
February 11
Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes
and Other Riches
9:30 AM-8:00 PM
Location: Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry (OMSI)
Cost: $9 Monday,
February 12
Vision into Action/Mission
into Action Meeting
10:00AM
Location: Rogers Hall 417
VWMIA is a group of faculty working tO
ensure·the vision and mission of the Gradu-
This exhibit rakes visitors to seven pores of ate School is reflected in each student's learn­
call along the most biologically diverse river ing experiences. The meeting will focus on
in the world, the Amazon. Here visitors en-strengthening and enhancing existing pro­
counter amazing creatures including notori-grams through a variety of pedagogical and
ous piranhas, enormous anacondas, beautiful curricular innovations.
stingrays, and mysterious pink dolphins.
2nd Annual Chocolate Fest
ll:00AM-5:00 PM
Location: World Forestry Center
Cost: $7
The World Forestry Center is once again
hosting Chocolate Fest, expanding the event
this year t0 include more chocolate-t)iemed
vendors and lots more fun. Chocolatiers and
caterers will be on hand giving out samples
and selling the.ir sweet creations just in time
for Valentine's Day. But a new rwist to Cho­
elate Fest includes vendors such as Muddy
H20 with their Natural Chocolate Facial
Mask and The Point Day Spa demonstrating
their Chocolate Papaya Mud Wrap.
Thursday,
February 15
Paradigms of Spirituality:
Exploring Spiritual Practices and Visions
5:15PM
Location: Odell Residence Hall Lounge
This event provides participants with an op­
portunity to reflect on spirituality in the 21st
century. We will focus on engaging in a pro­
cess of personal spiritual exploration and dis­
covery through readings, discussions and a
variety of spirituality workshops. Read more
on The Pulse page 11.
Spat-upon Veterans: An Old Myth
and Some New Stories
7:00PM
Location: Templeton, Council Chambers
By the 1990s, Vietnam veterans were com­
monly described as either betrayed patriots
or disturbed victims of the war. In this talk
Jerry Lembcke discusses how and why this
history of GI resistance has been lost and the
consequences of this loss for those seeking to
end the war in Iraq. Physics Colloquium: Experimental
Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
4:00PM
Location: Olin 204
Richard Crandall of Reed CoUege will dis­
cuss "Experimental Mathematics and Theol­
retical Physics."
SAAB Budget ~d Tuition Forum
6:00PM
Location: Templeton, Council Chambers
Join the Student Academic Affairs Board to
learn how a 7% increase in tuition will affect
you! The College's budget will be discussed
by Carl Vance, Vice President for Budget and
Finance, Robert Nayer, Director of Capital
and Operating Budgets, and, President Tom
Hochsteccler.
Friday,
February 16
Alexander String Quartet
8:00PM
Location: Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Cost: $15 (general), $10 (LC employees
and alumni), $5 {student)
Widely admired for its interpretations of
Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the
quartet has also established itself as an impor­
tant advocate of new music through over 25
commissions and numerous premiere perfor­
mances. The Quartet concludes a three-day
residency at Lewis & Clark College•with an
evening recital in Agnes Flanagan Chapel.
Valentine's Day with Aphrodisiac Cuisine
4:30 PM-10:30 PM
Location: Fratelli Restaurant
Cost: $39 per person
Chef Paul Klitsie will tempt diners with in­
gredients that lead to lustful magic ~ith a
menu steeped in aphrodisiacs. Dinner will
include an exquisite menu that inspires the
palate and the heart. Call for reservations. _24 _______ iiiliiliMi: ....... the Pioneer Log, February 9, 2006
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Roses are red
Violets are blue,
You be the dog
And let me bone you
Juggling Curie
When you dance
I watch your boocie
Give me a chance
BTW I like your Panes
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Behind you at lase
. -We relive our past,
So ler down your locks
You sexy Cuban fox.
For evey cell chat ~e srudy
I'U need more rban a buddy.
I'Li be waiting for you, so rum
around babe (cur me some slack, it's
hard growing back) WEEKLY PICK-UP LINES
Wholesome pick-up line:
Did it hurr ... when you fell &om
heaven?
Slightly .nastier pick-up line:
The word of the day is legs. Let's go
back to my crib and spread the word.
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2 oz. vodka
l /2 oz. LimoncelJa
1-2 pomegranate ice cubes
TI1e frozen juice cubes will
slowly melt in rhe drink, turning
it a blushing shade of pink; per­
fect for Valentine's Day.
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