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2007-04-01

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by Aubrey Lyon// staff writer II November 7, 1997
The "best" Thai food restaurant in Portland, as reported in the Pioneer Log in Nov.,
1997, closed in 2006. Formerly 670 North State Street, Lake Oswego, OR.
"We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause"
ll1c following scacemcms are: acrual e-mails sent from d1c Provost's Office co che student body.
Cashier and Credit Office Adjus1ed Hours
On Wednesday, 411 I /07, the Cashier and Credit Office will be dosing at 2:30 p.m. due ro a sraff
function. Our regular hours are 8:30 a.m. -4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. On the firSt work­
ing day of each month we open ar 1:00 p.m. We c;in be reached ar cashicrs@klark.edu or 503-768-
7829.
CAS Registrar Office Adjusted Hours
The CA$ Regisrr.ir's Of!,cc will be open from 11 :30 am -4:00 pm and from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm
(dosed one hour for runner) on rhe following c-vcn ings: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April 9,
10, 11 and April 16, 17, 18. On 'lbursdayand Friday, April 12 and 13, the office will be open during
regular hours (8:30 am -4:00 pm) and will resume rhe normal schedule on Thursday, April 19.
Copy Center Adjusted Hours
The Copy Center will have reduced hours over spring brc-ak (March 26 -31). The cenrer will be
op<:n from l :00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. and m•ke one delivery/pickup run at 4:00 p.m. daily. If you expect
lO have any speciaJ needs during rhar week ► please lel us know in advance. Regular hours {8:00 a.m.
-5:00 p.m.) will resume on April 2nd.
Facilities &rviees Office Adjusted Hou.rs
On Wednesday, March 7. Facilities Services staff will be participating in a training session begin­
ning ar 7:00 a.m. Our office will open ai 11 :30 a.m. on that day. If you have an emergency situation
rh:u requires imrnecliare ac:cion, pk"a.Se conracc Campus S:ifery. Advertisement
Speak Up
and Make a
Diff ere nee!
Vote in the
ASLC General
Election!
Watch for a
ballot link in
your LC e-mail.
Polls close
at midnight
tonight!
For information
on candidates,
referendums,
initiatives or
amendments please
check out the
Voter's Pamphlet
available at
www.lclark.edu/org/
aslc/eleccornm.html
Please contact
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The Struggle for Stability:
Rethinking Approaches to Fragile States
■ Monday, April 9 ■
Dollars and Sense: Is Foreign Aid to
Non-Democracies a Waste?
3: 15 p.m., Counci.l Chambers
Many donor countries and organi.zacions give biUions of
dollars of aid every )'C." ro fragile starc-s. Thc.sc donors of­
fCn e:mph.asi1,,e democracy as a condjtion for gjvi ng :aid, bur
the. question remains: Can aid cffccth•dy foster prosperiry in
fulgile sraces withour democracy?
Thompson Ayode.le -'Thompson Ayoddc is ,he dircc,or
of ,he lniriative for Public Policy Analysis in Lagos, Nigeria,
3JJd a follow of rite lnccrnarional PoLlcy Necwork in London.
Jin1 White • Jim Whitt: is a senior director for program
ope:r.uions of procurement :iud iofmsrrucrure projects world­
wide at Mercy Corps, an i1uernarional. non .. govcrnmi;::,1tal
aid organization.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Piecing Together Fragile States:
The Contrasting Puzzles of Iraq
and Afghanistan
Monday, 7:30 p.m., Council Chambers
\Xlhar makes srates fragile and what do they require to
aChicYe stability? Senior diplomats share their e),'.periences
in lraq and Afghanistan ro help us underst,nd 1he differ•
cnccs and similarities in the rwo countries.
Sir Hilary Synnott, KCMG -Sir Hilary Synnott is rite
senior consulring fellow at rhc JntcmationaJ (nstirutc ror
Srrarcgic Studies. Formerly cbe Coalition Provisional Au­
,hori<y's regional coordin"tor for Sourh Iraq, he worked
directly under Ambassador P;ml Bremer immediardy
afrer che Iraq w:1r.
Ambassador Robert R Finn• Robert P. Finn i.s a se­
nior research associate at the \Xloodrow WiJson School of
International Affairs and a lecturer ;ar Princeto11 Univer­
sity. He served from March 2002 ro August 2003 as rhe
first U.S. ainba$Sador 10 Afghanisran following rhc recs-
1.1blis'11nent of diplomatic ries.
Brown Bag Lunches
Brown Bag lunch sessions will be held all
three days from 11·1 p.m. in Gray, located
on 1he 2nd floor of Templeton. These are in·
formal and a great opportunity for interest­
ed students to talk with speakers direc!ly!
Monday: Featuring keynote speakers Sir
Hilary Synnott and Amb. Robert P. Finn
Tuesday: Terrorism and Fragile States
Wednesday: Africa and Fragile Stares 45thAnnual Lewis & Clark
International Affairs Symposium
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■ Tuesday, April 10 ■
Gradations of Governance: Who Has
the Right to Rule Fragile States?
3:30 p.m., Council Chambers
Fragile s<ares arc ofrea plagued by poverty, poor gover­
nanct:, and violence. Who should de1errn.ine rhe course of
rbcsc s<arc.s and bow best ,o help?
Ambassador Edward Matks-Edward Marks is a senior ad­
vir.or ro rhe. Peace Oper.uions Policy Program at George Mason
Univer.;iry; Mc wos formerly die U.S. ambassador to Guine•­
Bissau and C,pc Verde and depu<y U.S. rtpresent:Jti,•e ro 1he
Economic and Social CouncU of the Un ired Nations.
Or. Karol Solran -Karol Solmn i< a profc.ssor of government
and policies a, d,e Universi<y of Maryland. Formerly m< direc­
tor of rhe Recovered $rares 'fosk Force as part of die USND
Project on Fragile Scncs, Solran also served as an <1<lv~sor 10 rhe
Ku.rdjsran go,•ernmenton the ltaqi Constin1tion.
The Priorities of Intervention:
Protecting Society or the State?
Tues., 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers
\'Qhilc many in the inu:rnacional communicy want to help
&agile scares. there cxisrs profound <lisagreernem ~1s ro the
conditions t1J1der which stues or organizarions shouJd in ..
tcrvcne. Should che imern:uional communiry intervene for
scare inrercstS or humaniraria.n concerns?
Douglas Farah -Douglas J'=arah is an investigative consuJ­
raar wi,h the Nine Eleven/Finding AJ1Swers (N B~A) Foun­
darion, as wdl as a consuham and fredanc:e writer on 1enor
fin:rnce and national security issues.
Or. Robert Dorff -Roberi H. Dorff is ,he senior advisor
for democracy, govc..•rn:mcc, and civllian m.ilir3ry relations for
Crea rive Associates I ncernational. Formerly the chair of the
Department of Nario11al Security and Srr.uc:gy at Lhe U.S.
Army War College. ■Wednesday, April 11 ■
Viruses and State Volatility:
ShouJd the Military Recieve
Priority AIDS Treatment When
Resources are Limited'!
3:30 p.m., Council Chambers
Many coumrie$ ravaged by HJV/AJDS have limited
resources (0 susrain rreauncnt programs. 'fl1csc countries
face a difficult dilemma: .shouJd .spare rc.-sou;ces be rargeced
,o specific risk groups !:ke rhe military, ·or $hould ,hey be
-spr::;;,d evenly amoog all ci1i1,,e1\S?
Or. Robert Os«rga,d • Robert L. Os«rgard Jr. i.< on
3.S$isranc professor of polilical science at the Univers.icy of
Nevada ar Reno. Formerly the associate direcror tlf che lnsti ..
rutc of Global Cul rural Studies.
Dr. S. Ken Yaroash_ira -$. Ken Yamashita is 1he U.S.
Agency for lmert1a1ionaJ Developments (USAID) director
of rhe Office of HIV/AJDS within the Bureau for Global
Health. As parr of USAJD, he has served in Kosovo, Peru,
Ecuador, and Sourh Africa.
FEATURE EVENT
For Better or For Worse:
Do Diamonds Promote State
Development or Disaster?
Wed., 7:00 p.m., Council
Chambers
\Vhat can t~e jncemationaJ community do co help
fragile scares use. their rcsourcc:-s co promote devdop1ner
and prosperity? This session exa,nines how djamonds
hove influenced 1lte degree of s<a1e srabili,y in more
prosperous counuies such as Borsw·.ina, and fragile
smres sucb as Sierra Leone and Ocmocradc Re-public
of 1he Congo.
Dr. Akolang R. Tombale -Akol:ing R. Tombalc
js the permanent sec:rerory jl) Borsw:u1a•s 1,.1inisrry of
Natura.I Minerals, Energy. and Warer Resources and
1he Jepu<y chairman of ,he world's largm producer of
diamonds. Oebswana Diamond Company, a venture
co .. ownc.-d by the Botswana govern men[ and Delkiers.
Corinna GilGUa.a -Corinna Gilfillan is rhe head of
,he U.S. office of Global Wi,nes,:. She lead., ,he organi­
t:'tion's C.1.mp:.1ign to Combac ConAicc Diamonds, in
addi1ion ro repremning Global \'<firncss ac die Kim­
berley Proccs.s, a govcrnm<.·nt-nm diamond cer1ific:uion
scheme.
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L For more deca.iled descripcions of each
session, plus full speaker biographies and a
downloadable Sympos.ium brochure, visit:
http://ias.ldark.edu/contentl .. _4 _______________________ ,.,., ........
Bon fails to provide kosher options
by Maia Penchansky // forum editor
As J't'l:\ny of you know, there is a flourishing Jewish
population at Lewis & Cl:uk -or :u least many who claim
a Jewish background. You migh, also know ,Im Mond:ty
eveniog marked 1he lx.1;inning of the Jewish holidar,
Passover, which kicked off v,.'i1h ~• Sed~r run IJy the Jewish
Studcm Union.
After :tll this is taken imo account~
it seems Jcgitim:ue 1-0 :J.Ssume that tlwrc
would be: kosher bread alrernarives at the Bon duri1)g
Passover. There :ue not. Similarly. when I marched into
Maggie's 'll1esd:1y afrerooon, I expected <o s~ macro for
sale. None. Though I still expect co stay kosher this "1ee.k,
it will be with more difficulty than l originally assumed.
'fl1ou~h rhe Bon cafeteria has its
problems, it h;u ah'.'l~ been very kind and
wekomi ng to the various religions and cui mral ce!ebrarions
throughout the year. We all participated in cl1c Bon's
celebrarions of Eid, Chinese New Year, and Black His<0ry
J\.10i)th. ~n1ere, we we.re provided wic:h famascic t.radiLional
food for each recogni1ion of the various culcurcs on
You shower.
We get it.
by Rachel Schif // senior staff writer
Why would 253 l,;:wis & Clark students join a
Faccbook group rhat proclaims i:har ,hey do someu,ing
as mund~n<.· as shower r<-'gularly? Because they chink
1h:u doing so is unique at LC. T11cy presume chac rhcy
standout as lone be.aeons of hygie,,e amongst the hoards
of djrty hippies.
Where are ;,II thcse dirty hippicsi \"({bile there are
several barefooted, dre;ided student, wandering the
campus, wc arc, for ,he most part, surrou11ded by shiny­
h:,ire<.l freshly-washc<I co-eds. Yee, everyone sc.._-cms to be
scrambling 10 assert Lhat they have just showered, and
char having don<." so places rhem in rhe minoriry a1 I..C.
The very same vocal r<."gular showcrers arc quick 10
display shock when someone admitS th,r they do not campus.
\'(Thile rh<: Bon AppeLi1 catering comp~my
provided for ,he Jewish Student Union
Seder, rhe dining hall ai which ,ve e-,r every day lacked in
unleavened br:cad. nor co mention kosher earing urcnsiJs.
I am ::i,\v~re 1h;1L che numerous rules of a kosher lifesrylc
would be difficult ro provide ro s1udCJll'S on a daily basis.
How,...,•cr. many of us :Jcv.<s ancn.1pr rhese e,1.1i11g habits
only during Passover, -and the school cafcrcria should
support rhis. .
As busy colkgc students nearing the end of the
year, ir becorne.s a (:.hallcnge even ro f.iad Lhe rime ro
buy our ma~r.o at Fred Meyer. Maggie$ is supposed co
be our backup, our overpriced haven of 11ece.~irie.1; th:u
we'd go hungry without. Thercfon·. it seems co me ;hat
if unleavened bread is nor presenr al the cafoteri3, it
should :u: least be available for purchase in ,he 011,ca.rnpus
OOLl\'C1)ience score.
S!:1ying, ko.~her during Pas.-rover is an important
uad.i,ion of most pr.i~!:dog Jew·s. Anending a pr-iva,e
aod i11convenjently located school shou:d no, limjc our
spirimal practices. J wam my inar1.0. and I want it now.
show('r regularly. Disgusred gasps are
given even co those who acl.Jnjc char
they shower regularly, but not d:tily.
A rf.:cenr admission co taking only
IWO co rour showers a week was met by
droppC<I jaws anti horrified expressious.
Srudencs who claim m be surrounded by nonshowerers.
should not be shockt.-d co meet someone who doe.~ not
shower everyday.
Have we cri->accd an atmosphere i 11 which one not
only has to shower. but co proclaim that dwy de;, :rnd
.shun 1hose ,vho do noc? ls this a d,-sper:.uc ancmpt m
distance ourselves from LC's heady legacy? the Pioneer Log. April 6, 2007
Notice of Public Hearing
Proposal for discontinuation of
Saturday and Sunday service on
Line 39-Lewis & Clark
Tri Met will seek public comment at a hearing
on Tuesday April 17, 2007, about the proposed
discontinuation of Saturday and Sunday service
on Line 39•Lewis & Clark due to low ridership.
In June 2006, Line 39 was extended to serve
the Hillsdale area on a six-month trial basis
including ridership requirements for weekdays,
Saturday and Sunday. Service performance
results are as follows:
• Weekday ridership exceeded ridership goals
set for the trial period.
• Saturday and Sunday ridership remained
low and did not meet ridership goals set
for the trial period. Saturday and Sunday
service, having not demonstrated adequate
ridership growth, are not considered
sustainable.
Friday and Saturday evening trips, having
shown a pattern of very low usage since
the service hours were extended in early
September 2006, are also not considered
sustainable.
Hearing Time and location
The hearing will be from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. in
the Council Chambers, Templeton Student
Center, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine
Hill Road in Portland. TriMet's Line 39·Lewis &
Clark serves the Center and will extend service
hours, April 17 only, until 9:05 p.m., with the
final bus departing the college at 8:54 p.m.
Comments may also be submitted by April 17
in the following ways:
Mail: TriMet-MK2
Email:
Phone:
Fax:
TTY: RE: Line 39-Lewis & Clark
4012 SE 17th Ave
Portland, OR 97202
comments@trimet.org
Comment Line at 503·962·5806
503-962-6469
503-238-5811 (7:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. weel<days)
To request an interpreter for the hearing
fmpaired or other accommodation for people
with disabilities, call TriMet at 503-962-2455 or
TTY 503-238-5811 (weekdays, 7:30 a.m. to S:30
p.m.) at least 48 hours before the hearing.
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Income inequality spikes
as state spending increases
"If a free society cannot help
the many who are poor, it can­
not save the few who are rich."
-John F. Kennedy
by Matt Savage // senior staff writer
\Xlitb che growing American causalities
in 1 r:1q and the increasing re pores of
rhc adminisuarion's incompetence, i1 is
undcrsmndable d1~n I he American people
have bee,, more or less ignoring rhc
economy for rhc: last four years. Bur if
one did focus on che ecollorny. rhc news
would 1101 bte good for the botcom 99% of
Americans.
11tc Bush adminiSlr;)tion denies chis,
and points ro growth in rhc stock markcc,
corporate profits. and job cre::nion over
chc past three years. But rhcy :ue ignoring
ocher fucror:>: the rise or gas prices, rhc rise
in personal debt, the decline in housing
prices, the riSt· of fordgn debt, the decline
in Americans ,vilh health insurance.
and 1he decline of wcll•paying johs with
benefits. As Americls i ndusuial base of
wdl-p:iying~ unionized jobs with bcncf'irs
fades ouc of cxisrcncc, good jobs are being
, re-placed with temporary. unskilled service
jobs wich lit1lc pay and no bcncfi,s.
A new study tdcasoo on Morch 29th
by the University of California at Berkeley
used I RS ,ax remm data ro discover rhar
income intqualicy. between the bono,n
ninety percent and the top one percent of
income is higher than any point in American
history since the Grear Depression. 71l:iS is
a finding that CaJHl0l be igllored, for several
reasons.
One of these. despite conservative
supply-sid¢ econon"liC theory, is rhar wcahh
ls more likely co rricklc up, not down. The
main cause of 1hc Gre::n Depression w:.1s
the inabiJiryy of middle and working class
consumers ro purchase all of the goods
required ro susrain the economy of the
roaring cwentics. Jf our foreign creditors,
especially China, starr refusing ro fond our
spending, we could c._-asily have :rnother
rt-cession.
~niis 61,ding is potentiaJly poisonous
to our Democracy. Amcric..'ln democracy
is based upon equality among free.peoples,
and an et]tml opponuniry ro pursue rhc
American Dream. If a growing dass war
engulfs chc nation. we could see divisiveness
in polirics not seen since rhe chirrics ..
Whacisrobedoneabourgrov.-ingincorne
incqualiry? There are several remedies. The
lirsc is a repeal of ,he Bush cax cuts for the
richesr one percent. This is one of the most
d.irect causes of income ini.::qualiry, since i1
take money our of programs like Medicaid and pucs i, direcdy in the pockccs of tbosc
who least need ir. ~rh~t money could t>e
spent on educ.uion _.1.nd health care co
increase economic opportunity for all, or
in an earned-income or chjld rax credit
ch~n reduces the rax burden for middle and
working class families.
Another remedy is raising dlc
mi1l:ill'l1,1m wage. A person earning the
federal minimum wage of $5.05 ~m hour
cannot suppoN ooeself, o,uch less a family.
l Editor's 11()te: 7ht federal minimum wage
will b, i11crenud to $7.25 by 2009.] It
should gradually be rnisoo ro a living wage
of at least S 10 ::rn hour, so char everyone
can supporr oneself. Nor only llUnirnorn
wage workers will benefit from 1his, since
worki11g-d::lss employees who currently
make bte,wccn $5 and $10 an hour will
get a wage increase so th:n they m:Lke more
than the roi1liinum wage. Conscrvarivcs
make che argumenc that chis wouJd lead
to i.ncrc.astxl unt:mployrnent, bu1 wi1h over
eleven million illegal immigrancs, and an
increased minimum wage creating more
jobs, this is a false argumenr.
Finally. we'.! need more spending on
educ:nion. h is much harder ro support a
famUy withour a college degree in 1oday's
high·tcch economy. 71,is will help decrease
income inequality by giving people 1x·rter
oprions then low-paying service secrnr
jobs. Funhc.rmore. high rec.hnology creates
other jobs in the economy and provides
innovation ro improve everyone's quaJiiy
oflifc.
\Vhile America should continue co
focus on the \var1 we should not ignore the
growing poverty arou.i1d us. Otherwise,
sociery wHI be unable ro save rich or poor
from a rapidly approaching economic
crisis. APPLY BY MAY 1
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Na wai ho 'i ka 'ole o ke akamai, he alanui
i ma 'a i ka hele 'ia e o 'u mau makua
"Who would not be wise on a path walked upon by my ancestors" is the theme of this year's Lu'au
by Kelly Sullivan JI staff writer
1hc sixceenrh ~lnl\u;il Lu'm.1 pm on by
Lewis & Clark's l~awaii Club will rnke place
comorrow starting ar 4:45p.m. in PMnplin
Gym. ·rhe cheme this year is "Na wai ho •i k3
•ole o kc abm!li, he alanui i ma ·a i ka hele
•ia c o 'u mau nwkua." whicb translates co,
"'\Vho would nor be wise on a path walked
up<m by my ancestors."
~n,c first pan of che cvcnc is a dinner of
rradiriOll!ll Haw•Uiau food induding kaluah
pig, lorni lomi salrnoo and haupia (a coconut
flavored desserr). Some of the food will be
cooked and served by pardcipanrs. Howev­
er, becaosc it is the only dinner Bon Appetit'
will be sen,lng char night, the menu has been
rweaked a licde co accommodate everyone's
eating preferences. la rgesc scudem•run cvem, with over 80 par-
1icipants this year and nearly 1000 arren..
danc, last year. She and oo-chair Koy Collier
('09) have been organizing it sine< the begin•
ning of the year.
A lot of planning has been invoh'ed to
make sure everything goes s.moorhJy. from
sening up performances to making sure chc
Hawaiian goods arrive on time (alJ the Row­
er dccoracions and several food items arc aH
from che islands to our we.sr), it's a lot for
Oshim• and Collier to pm rogcrhcr.
"1here are various corrunincc heads in
charge of creating posrers, making tkkccs,
designing A)'crs, v,torking·with rhe Bon and
gening donations from companies in Ha­
waij," Oshima sajd.
Not only do the srudcms help with lo­
gistics, dancing and food, but all of the cos­
tumes for chc dances are hand.sewn too. A
lot of careful and hard work has gone into
this evening-long cvcnr. "The Bon is basiCIII)' bringing ov,·r a
k_jrchcn and serving dinner from tbc gyin,"
said Lauren Oshima ('07), one of ,he co­
ch:tirs of the event. During dinner, a Port•
land-ba.,;ed, 1~ative H:1wajia11 band, Hawai•
ian Charm, will pby. They have be-en playing
at the Lu' au for the p:1S! rhree years. Students rehearse for this year's Lu'au; see the real thing Sat., April 7. "For the colJege, it's a dinner and perfor­
mancet explained Oshima, "but for the par­
ticipants. it:S a year's worth of work. Com("
and supporc it, the people char corne are the
reaso,1 why we're doing fr. h's a chance for us
co share our culture." At 6:30p.m. rhc dance performanees will
scare. "ll'1e{e are 13 danca and 75 dancers,tt
said Oshima. "This year, some performers are
parciciparing in up ro six dances." Some of
the much•amicipared dances 1his ye.1r are the
fire knift· dance, the senior dance i1l which
18 senior girls arc participating, che factrky
dance and the Kahiko.
Prospective student: For the Kahiko. native H:lw:tfoHtS from
rhe Pordand area arc going co do ,he rradi•
tional chanting. Kelly Aldinger ('07) is par•
dcip.tring in rwo dances, the instrumcnral
'Auana, and the men and women's 'Auana.
'"Auana is a modern form of hula," said
AJdingcr, "as opposed co Kahiko, which is
more old school." She, along with all the
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"l came here for rain. Ifl wanted
sun I would have stayed home." "Son1etimes weiners
are pretty." other dancers. began practicing in February.
1'hey d:rnce for an hour a week per dance.
"h's a chance ro connect with my island
roots. To just experience and reminisce abom
Hawaii for an hour each week,n said Aiding·
er, who grew up in Hawaii, "and ro share I he
island spirit!"
According co Oshima, the Lu'au is LC's Ge11emi Admission: $18
LC community: $9 or tme Bon m~tti
C!,i/dm, 5-12: $5
Chi/dr,11 u11der j: fru
"So he grabs my face and
starts making out with
me and I'm like, aren't
you gay?"
'Tm going ro cake my bra
off now. Is that kosher?»
/I
By the Co-op:
"When the sun comes out, so do the
hippies with d1e bongos." "The best, though, is when
he compares his problems
ro his grandma's problems." ''Am I sitting on this
because it's Passover?"
"How do you make five
pounds of fuc look attractive?
Put a nipple on it." •'•h•e•P-io_,_,e•e•r•L•o•g•'•A•p•r•il•6•·-2.00_1 __________ ._.3§m11% ______________________ 7_
All expenses to Israel
paid for birthright trip
by Liz Holliday II staff writer
Fresh From spring break. mos• colleg< stu­
dents can relate to the expense rhar a uip m
Vancouver or Seattle brings, and wirh sum ..
mer just around che corner, extended trips
arc .staning robe planoed; n'l:'.lny srudenrs arc
saving their pennies in hopes of maki,,g it 10
C.bo or Paris.
For :1 select number of colkgc .. agc sru ..
dems, ho,vever, a summer trip co Israd wiJJ
come at no expense bec:mse Birthright lsrad
is wiUing ro pick up rhc rab.
This opportuni,y is offered duough ,he.
l:iglir-Birthrigju Israel program and this
summer sever:1I LC studems arc taking ad•
vantage of the offer.
• I applied for rhe outdoors trip," said
Brad Elkins (' I 0). "Afr er applying on line and
complecing a phone interview. I found out I
fwas accepted 10] the trip last week. All rhe
nips are impomuu, bur the one l'm going co
will be more focused on rhc oucdoors, which
just firs my pcrsonali,y. Plus I will be going
wi1h kids, which will be cool."
llirth<ight trips take place each year from
May ro Augusr and December to Januaryi
each rrip lasts IO doys. O"er 20 variarions of
the rrip are offl'red rhrol1gh different organi­
l.1tions: however, all rrips are Cenrtl'<:d around
the common goals of furthering knowledge
of rhc ideological, religious, educarional. cul•
rural and physical challenges associated wirh
Israel and Judaism.
"I have been ro Israel once before and ab­
solutely loved ir," Elkins said. "I loved the
culrure, 1he people. everything, and am very
. excired ro go back."
In order 10 quaJi~, for this trip you must
be a Jewish adult be,ween the ages of 18 to Israel's flag at the Western (aka
Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem.
Above: The Wall through a fence.
26 (shiksas and shegerz need no, apply). lt is
important co note char all Jewish adultS, re­
gordless of background, affiliation or pracrice
:lre welcome on the program.
Jn addition, alJ applicaors must apply for
the prograrn and are chosen after a process
including onlinc regisrracions. phone inter­
views and a dcposir of $250. wh.ich is re­
fiinded a, the end of ,he trip.
"'I'm really excited about the crip I'm
registered for ,his summer. \Y/e get m ride
a camel, go on a dance cruise in the Sc-.t of
Galikc, panidparc in an archeological dig
and hang out in Jerusalem for a few days,"
s.1id Josh Oppenheim ('10). He is planning
on going ro fsrael in August with his friend
and classmate. Kenn, Miller ('JO).
AJthough registration for rhe summer
2007 trips is nov,• closed, visit ,,,ww.birth­
rightisrael.com for more information and
registr:uion for Future trips. Craving style? Eat
Peruvian at Andina
by Kathryn Miller II features editor
Atmosph,,-e: Well-placed lamps illuminate glossy hmlwo<>d lloors. \Xlhi,c rabk.:l<?ths
cover booth table, and larger cisclc rabies. and guesrs feel a mong sen,-c of guilt if they
d,isreg:ud rhe cxlensive wine list.
Ide.11/ Sih1Rtio11: Eirher you are rejoici11g over stock·market gains wirh your middle-:1ged,
balding coworkers or you have a hot dat< {bur he/she i,; a good 10 years your senior and
very wdl-<sablishcd).
Rr.,:<m1111n1ded: Yucca Rdlena, esparragos peruanos, sopa del di,a (rodos los dias}, Arnn
con 'focu T.1cu y Aguaymanto.
Price Range: Appeti1.ers, $3-$12: cmrccs, $ l 6-$29: desserr $7.
Ho1'n: lunch Mon-Sac. 1 l:20a.m.-2:30p.m. Bar(fapas Mon-'rhurs, 4:00p.m.-11:00p.
m. l'ri-Sar. 4:00p.m.-midniglu. Sun, 4:00p.m.-11:00p.m. Oioncr Sun-Thurs, 5:00p.,n.-
9:30 p.m. Fri-Sa,, 5:00p.m.•I0:30pm.
Addn,n: 1314 NW Glisan
Phone: 503-228-9535 (rcS<:rvations requirt-d on we,,kends).
!fin search ofa coiy place to indulge in a
little comfon on a rainy day. you might ma.kc
the shorr uck ro Andina, rhe Peruvian jewel
or 1he Pc:irl District. Easily mistaken for a
ger-'cm.fed outpost for hungry Peruvians,
chis opulem place carers ro businC$s-cypc-s in­
terested in scaling deals over pisoo sours.
Even so, my parry of four found its place
as our beje.-vcled blonde waitress led us ro
the least visible table i1) 1 he room. Given the
menu, WC laughed off ,he erkcs and Opted
for a tapas--on1y meal.
My companion. starving, began, .. I hope
rhey give us brc:.ad, or crackers, or some com•
plimenr:uy -"' No sooner said than a tighr­
lipped, blond-haired goon waiter arri>•ed
with a basket of warm brc:1d and assorted
saucts. Our table agreed: ·1 he pap•y• sauce
outdid the cilan,ro pepper and whire cheese
by• long shot.
SCULPTUR..E Twt·nry minutes. and two baskers of com­
pHmcncary bread, later che rapas arrived.
We s;,vored rhc pumpkin soup first. Long­
cooked, noc too swecc, with a rouch of sass.,
this soup easily wins. Larer, when ir amc
time.-for chc quinoa chickel\ slices, the rable
was le.ss imprl-sscd: .. \'<lhy. these 3re noth­
ing more rhan chicken nuggets!"' my dining
comp:rniorl cursed as she djppcd her chkkcn
chunk in a swecr pap1y:1 sauce.
Yl·t, nugget consricu1ion 3Side, she: :ue ev­
ery slice (they only ga,•e us five). We also or­
dered a delightful purplt•potato nrna parry.
perfect in texcure and prcscnracion. As my
. observanr companions pointed om, "Ir's
nothing we'd ever make at home:!"
By the cime our sna1.zy waitress firl:illy
brought the enormous rnpas-bill, we were
complereJy s.itiarcd and fairly salisfied we'd
made i1 co A1ldin:t.
EXHIBITION
Advanced Sculpture Students are bosring an
Arr Exhibition ar the Fields Art Building to
celebrate a new body of work chat investigates
the adaptations of wood through insrallarion.
Everyone is welcome ro attend!
THU 1'.SDAY, AP1'1 L 12, 5:00 • 7:00 P.M. .8 .... ____________________________ th•·•e•P•io.u.e.er.L.o .. g
111•,.A
11111p.riJ_6_, 2•00-7
Laura Veirs defies genres, expectations with new release
Singerls<>ngwritcr Laura V<irs has propelled herself like
a comet inro 1hc gafaxy of modern music sensibiliry. After
making and releasi1)g h.er own 6rst album in 1999, ~1 self-ti•
ded liv(' recording with just her l'llld her guirar,.shc continued
co record and d.iscribuce her own music until she wa/cvcn­
rually sign,-d to the indcpcndcm label N<>n~such in 2004.
Since rhcn, she has bctn incrt'dibly proli6c, releasing (hrcc
albums, including her newest, Sa/Jbrenkers.
\lei.rs wears her nonhwest (0\Hll ry girl/ wallAower wom•
an/ ind.ie rocker image proudly. and doesn't srrain co ap­
pe1r more hip or edgy in order co ap•
peal ro a cercai 11 demographic. Her
music, like her personality, is nti•
d1cr vain nor boring. She expresses
a continuous connection with nature
1hrough her lyrics and, her music is
decidedly dovfn-w-carch.
Her ingenuity in lnstrwnemation,
accompanirnenr and melodjc inven­
d\lcncss dc-monstrace tha:r ''down-to­
cartb" can bt: as cxci1ing :.rnd oew as
:tllything else. Hee unwiJlingoess ro
purposefolly categorize bcrsdf has ar­
rrncred a wide Yariety of fu.ns, from the teenage inc;0e scene
to adult schoolteachers 10 a choirofFrencb middle schoolers,
'1Tbc Young Rapture Choir," who h:wc crc:ncd their own ar-by Anna Scott II staff writer
range-rncncs ofVeirs"' songs.
The tide trnck upbe:u a.nd ddiciously catchy, wirh mong
bass and drums and her band's backjng vocals sounding al­
mosr like a men's choir (in the best possible way).The lyr•
ic.~ co "'Salcbrcakcrs" -which is Vcirs' rerm for waves-were
inspired by rhc novel ~Posse.ssion" by British posnnodern.ist
A.S. Byarr.
"Saltbr<.-akers" is nor rhe Or)ly licerary track on the aJbum.
Another standout rrack, ''Don•r Lose You.rsdf." was wrirt('.n
as 3 musical imcrprcrarion of the novel "Blind­
ness" by Portuguese Nobel f>rize winner Jose a pounding drum madlinc.
The recurring motifs of d1e oc~n and che stars proliferate
throughout Vdrs' entire body of wotk,, :ind Sni1breakers is no
exception. "Oce;1n Night Song." a dark, rwinkling tune, be­
gins, "A handful of dreo.rn dusr for my pirate/ he can he.1r 1h.e
Pacific singing/ the se:t meets delight in bis saltwarcr eyes.• In
""Drink Ot'.Cp, .. which evokes images of~ forest regenerating
icself af't<:[ a fire, she sings, "\'(then you ~ng your song, your
voice washed over che sea ... "
One of the lll◊Sl beautiful songs. on ,he album is "To the
Country." on which Veirs is joined by the eight-member
wbice gospel group Cedar Hj]J Choir. ·rheir
She demonstrates through ingenu-comriburions ro rhe uack (which arc par-­
ticuhrly striking on the chorus--"f'm gonna
move to chccoumry/ so I can see che St;'lrs/ the
heavenly srnrs") were recorded in Lhe srudio io
Johnny Cuh and June Caner Cash's 1cnncs­
S.C'e cabin. icy in instrun1entacion, accompani­
ment and melodic inventiveness
char "down-to-earth" can be as
exciting and new as anything else. There is a lot of variery-..011 chis album,
froin the lovely lullaby "Nighringale,' ,o
rhe rock n' roll .. Phahcom Mou,u:)in."
Veirs ends rhe record on an acouscic nor~.
~arama~o. ''Don't Lose YourselP' is a auchy. driving, mociva.
rional piece in which chc rcpe:ued 01antr.1 .. Don't lose your•
self. dc:>n'r lose yourself/ don't let yourself he lost" soars above with the quier "\Xln.x:.king." Salrbreaken is
a good introduction ro Veirs, shO\\fCasing her style, tal­
ent and vers:uWty. It is a good example of what she has
co offer, and ir deserves :i. place in your musical library.
TV on the Radio outdo themselves in live performance
~n)e bes-t live shows arc rhc on<..-s in ~\"hich the band
performing succeeds in being all around bener rhan
they arc on rhtir albums. Of' course., this isn'r to say
thar chcir CDs arc bad. because you are srill there lis-­
tening to thtm, but sorncdmes bands ta1t perform a
live show that shames dwir album recor(ling.~.
After l~wing rheir album Rtn,rn 10 Cookie Mou11111in
named ·11., Be.t AJbu01 of 2006 by Spin, TV on the
Radio embarked Oil a whirlwind cour with rhc quirky
and dramatic band from Lex Rec<>rds. Subtle.
Subtle, wl1ich is fronred by Adarn "'Dos<:onc ..
Drucker, played a loag inrroducrory sec ar the show on
March 25 in Sea,lle. by Sanne Stienstra /I arts editor
insuumcncs his fellow bane.I ma.res played.
'The band played a wide array of songs from ,heir
rhrec CD, ow6 EP rcpcrroire. "$raring at the Sun,"
wbicb app<..oars on Young liars and D~tpemtr n>utb,
8/ood,hir,ry Bab,s, w·.1S a particularly noteworthy per­
formance:-. 1-he vigor wi1h which the band played rhis
song made it more exci,ing :1nd rollercoa.srcr-y rhan ir
already is in it's recorded form. Adebimpc ~c::mt:d co
bring his •ocal, to a new level, as Malone did al;o.
''I \Vas a Lover," from &rum ro Cookit Moum,1in.
rivaled ,he vigorous presentation of ··s,aring ar rhe
Sun.'" 'fhjsso11g h3s a slow~ crescendo-like foe.I in its re•
corded form on che CD char received so rnud1 acclaim,
b111 the band's performance changed oJ,at completely.
..., he song retained if$ <:pie qualicics. but ir moved much
more Ruidly a11d with more passion. Adcbimpe's vo,.
PHOT08YSA1'NE ST8'Sn:t> ca1s were more spoken t:h.ll.fl sung ia rhis song, and his Dosconc rc:1.lly made the sbov.r for the band. for ..
mcrly on the Bay Area label A.ntioon Records. From
rhrowing plastic forks ac rhe audie11ce w drawing prop.s
OU! or the stripe-faced bust that sar next ro him on­
sr3ge, Doseonc presented chc audience wirh \farious
unexpected an[iCS. Hjs performance chat shadowed the
ocher me.n1bers of the ba,1d was like a 45•minuce mu­
sic vidto. Everychingsee.med slightly rebe:trscd, ycc, in TVOTR's Tunde Adebimpe (left) and Subtle's Doseone com­
bine their skills during the encore of last week's show. live yersion of tMs imeresri11g rake on lead vocals was
impressive and cmolivc.
Orher songs TVOTR performed included "Pr<>,··
his white suit and sniped vest. Doseone remaiaed sponcanc­
ou.s, incercstfog and cncertaining for the unwining ,mcUcacc.
Despite , he foct that bis fellow band members «'¢med
bort-d with his performance tbar they had prt-sumably seen
many fimcs before~ Dose:011e brought the band's unconven ...
rionaJ and dramatic music truly ro life. With a •sound ,hat
rivals nothing L'vc ever heard before, Subtle inuoduced TV
on rhe Radio with more cban just some ado.
'The headlining b1U1d began d1cir set slowly. with .t down­
beat version of "Young Li:)rS/' from 2003's EP of d1c same
name. Lead singer Tunde Adebimpc casually and gracefully
began the sec in an unzipped yellow s,ve-11shirt and born ..
rimmed glasses. On lus rigbr, Kyp Malone oommanded rhe guitar and drew audieoce auention wjd1 his strilcing voc;1ls
and g.igamic afro. "Ibis firs1 ballad w.is an uncharactcrisricaUy
subdued song thar would nor set the pace for the rest of the
momentous and cnergcric performance by I he BrookJyn­
based qui•Het.
Once Adebirnpe removed his sweatshirt and glasses, he
started the real show that only paused once they hit the en­
oore. Adcbimpe danced abour the s~•ge as he sung, his lcfr
hand gripping the microphone and his right arm wa\ling cn­
thusias1 ically. His smooth and soulful vocals were even more
impressive in real life, as he appeared co exen no e(fort what-•
soever, except in che V'igorous arm-waving. His voic.e reso-­
nared throughout the walls of lhe Moore ll1eae.re and was
consi.sttndy stcongcr and louder than the guitars and ocher U1ce,"' "Dreams," "Dirty Whjrlwind."' and thesrnnd .. 01,1t
rrack from Cookie Moumai11, "W<>lr Like Me," for the epic fi.
nalc in rhc encore. Before "Wolf Like Me," Subtle came out
ro pl:iy with TVOTR in a very enjoy,ble sore or Live jam ses­
sion. \'Vhile 14 musicians crammed onscage co play togerher,
including a boy n;srned Mike who ,vas "from rhe area." rhe
audience enjoyed a few unique moments of' spoma.nciry-and
collaborarion by many visibly raleocs arcisrs.
The vigor with whicb TVOTR pl~yed in Semlc is a CUS•
tincr departure from the sound of their recorded ;1lbums.
"n1ough d1eir live perform3uce is bener than rhe:ir perfor­
mance's on chcir reeords1 these same records now hold more
,-alue and passion than rhey did before I heard them play
li,•e. •th•e•P-.io•n•e•e•r Lo-g•'•A•p•r-il•6•. 2_0_0_1 ___________________________ .... 9_
AmyPombo's
lmDtl!!~ run
Reading up on film
\'(!hen books get tn:lde into movies, rhere•s bound ro
be some upser <,wer rhe actors chosen oc the changes n,ade
10 the srory. A fccljng of appcehension a,,d worry often
accompanies the news-thac your fuvorire book is gercing
done up for the big screen. You have high cxpecracions
and your own lirenuy world imaginW up. And yet, it
rnighl be fun ,o see scenes that have only ever played our
in your 1nind and on ,he page given a sort of life.
Orher rimes, you sec 1he movie before you read rhe
book on which ir was based. M<lybe ir was a popular book
you didn't want co r~ad or didn:'t have rime ro read. Or
maybe you didn't e\1en know it was based on a book at all.
~n,e little ..-based on rhe novel by ... " credit shows up on .'!
surprising ,,umber of movies (abou, 20% of imdb.com's
tQp I 00 in 2004).
Jr's noc chat screenwriters- are gercing lazy these days.
Siuce ar least the 1920's •J>d rhe advent of"talkics," mov­
ies have used adapred screenplays. For movies based on
books, rhe writers aJr,-ady ha\'C a soLid srory 10 work with
and somerimc-s even a built-in fun ba,se. 2007 is no cxccp..­
rion, and a good handful of books are making cheic way co
the theacer later this year.
When you know char movfos you want ro Se<: are based
on books you haven't yer read, you have a choice. Read
the book and then w:ne:h r.he movie as an adapracion of
ir, Qr warch d\e movie as its own new cruity. Either wiy
works, buc if you want co go the former ,vay, warch out
for a fow movies in particular chis year.
"His D:irk Maieri:1ls: The Golden Comp,.., h"' a De­
cember release daie and is based on rhe Philip Plll~nan
fancasy-advenrure novel of the same name. The movie h-as
a great rcxc co cry co be worthy of. and as long as rhey
don't go roo heavy on rhe CG I 10 make ir seem more fun­
rastical. ic could be a good movie, cvtn if ir does star Ni­
cole Kidman.
"The Kirc Runner," originall)' by Khaled HosseiJli, will
be out in Novemb.:r. This story. which will make a dr:una
of a film. follows Amir, who g,o,vs up mosrly happily itt
Afghanistan. ,nove$ ro che US, and rhcn rerun~ ro Af. ghanistan under Taliban rule later in his life.
Neil Gajman's .. Stardust;" ,also a fantasy but with a ro­
mantic bent, '\viii be hiufr,g che screens in August. nar­
rated by Ian McKellen. Ir is a s.wtct grown-up-ish fuiry•
caJe of a story about Tristan Thorn's quesr to re1 rieve a
fullen srar.
Only rarely do fi~u adaptations of novels really jusr
aet out chc book. '"The Princess Bride" is one book that
W"5 cransla1ed pretry faithfully to che screen. All of che
romance, 3dvenrure. comedy and much of th¢ dialogue
is.kepi intact. If you haven't seen it, do. lf you wa.nr ro
rerid the book too, it doesn't much m;itrer if you watch chc
movie first or nor. You will not always be so lucky.
( saw "The Prestige» over break. David Bowie is Nicola
Tesla ,u,d Michael Caine is "' brillianc as ever. 'The thrust
of the story concerns Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman
vying for prestige as stage magicians, but 1he ride of rhe
film refers ro a dilferem son of prestige. The "prestige" is
rhe 6nal part of a magic act., when rhe impossible is made
real for the audience. Like a magic ace, lh(' movie itself
n,.11lS :tlong on an illusion~ climaxes with a prestige_. bur its
mcrhO<l is explained ai ,he very el\d.
-The film is fun, yt>s. bur it ruined tl1e book for me. I
srarm! rt-ading rhe novel, by Christopher Pries,, on which
me screenplay was basetl, shonly afcer watching rhc mov­
ie. While ii-isn't q1,1ire as flashily dramatic as the film ,·er~
sion of the story, ies a pleasant rc.1d. Yeti the retd was
ruin<.--d by knowledge of the secret. However 1n.1oy differ•
(•nccs there are betw~n the nvo vet$ions, I can't appreci­
ate the book and its subtle. revdarions in their own right.
\'(/ir.h movies like "The Prestige,11 part of the enjoy1Tie11t
i.s de.rived from a myscery woven deeply into the plor .. I
wou!dn·t have been any berrer olf kwing read the book
lx:fore seeing ,he movie, but because of some elirisr idea
char books are inherently berrerthan movies, I'd still rath­
er have read ,he book first.
Then again, it mighr be easier co enjoy movies first and
then realize r.hat it's a disgrace to its lirerary sourccJ or a
brilliant adaptation. Helio Sequence in
the Nail tonight
by Sanne Stienstra I/ arts editor
~nle biggest show of this scm<!Srer will be heJd r.onjght at
8:00pm in rhc Rus1y Nail when Porcland's The Heli6 Se­
quence plays with The 8u~di11g'l0wnships.
Though 'The Helio Sequence hasn't released anything since
l<me anti Disflmre in 2004. this doesn't rnean thar rhcir elcc ..
tro-pop beac.s and ethereal vocaJs -;,re going ro sound ourdat•
ed. 7'he duo•s ambienr and waiAjke sound char once seemed
ahead of its time will now fiod itself perfecdy firm! to ,he
forefront of wday's indie music.
Comprised of Br:mdon Summers and Benjamin \'(/eikel,
Tue He~o Sequence sounds a bit like Elliott Smirh meets
Modes, Mouse and Broken Social Scene. Fiuingly. Weikel
sometimes lends his skills on percussioo to Modt-.st Mouse
on tour and chc pair bas recorded tracks in Modest Mouse
Frouc man Isaac Brock's garage.
Their mon recent release features u.1cks like "Everyone
Knows Everyone," a quirky and bubbly song abou, how. si•
muhanrously. ""There's no escaping/ ~n\ere1s nothing co c;s­
cape." A harmonica gives 1..he song a strangely down~bome
fed that starkJy (01\1 r:.1sts wirh the bubbling reverber:Jcion~
rhai lay in the b3ckground.
71)iS seeming djssonance that crcara :,1n unexpectedly flu­
id sound characterizes the whole of Love a11d Dista11a-lt is a
combi1\iJ\g of differing dcmcncs in a unique-way in order to
crafc overall cohesion. Accordiog also ro the band's website,
''Their lacesr album's sm.::ngtb lit.'$ not only in the soft 1en.sion
trt-atcd by its disparate eleme1H$ ... buc in its natural 0ow ...
The Rusding Townships, also from Port.land, have a much
differem sound chan 1he Helio Sequence. The vocals are
striking and wailing and the music is sweetly simpk·. 'lhe
guhar dominates most of the band's music, but some cure,
whiscling, percussion and X)'lophone make a much apprcd~
med appe:'.lr.3ilCC once: in a whHe:.
'The Busding Townships ha\•c a souud reminiscent of
Richard Hdl and Arid ['ink. ·rncir cake 011 lo-fi indie rock is
fun co liscca co and uncornplica[ed and unas.~umi11g enough
for any pair of ea($. Every song is upbea~ and catchy, but not
grossly poppy or yo11ng. They have a fresh ycc mature sound
rh3r will complement the brighrness of The Hdio Sequence.
7he Helio &quencr. 7he Bwtling Townships mu/ Greg /(prnr.s
will play afru shotu in rhe R11sry Nail 10,,ightat 8:00 p.111.
Hordes Xerxes would be proud of the flock to ''300''
l went int0 the '"JOo·· with higb expecrnrions. 7'hen I went
and s3w· it agai,,. ''300" is bad ass . .Ln preparation for rbc 6Jm.
I read Frank Miller's S"'Phic novel "300." In many W:Lys, the
movje is incredibly cruc ro itS inspiration.
\'1arner Brothers ll.Jld many c,icic.,~ anr.icipared a relarivdy
low rake of"onl)" S35 10 40 million the 6rsr wt-.:kcnd. Mov­
iegoers verirably srormed rhe box oflic~, haJJding over $70.9
million in rhe opening weekend like chose Miller-Sparrons
pil< Persian bodies. 'Ihat puts it at rhicd all-time R-raretl
movic gross. for the opening wec:kend, after •Mar.tix Reload­
ed' ·and "1:h~ l'•ssion ofChrisr."
_However~ the only numbers you need concern yoursdf
with are rlue< and I 00 and the only back scory you need is
King Leonida.s's. The movie icself is hig~ly successful irl iL~
visual ckmcncs, especially when it's faithful 10 t.hc graphic
novel. Tue monsters_. heroes and anacks are alJ larger than by Abi Kurfman // guest writer
lif~ Lhc film never lees you forget you are in a .srylizcd movie
as told b)' ,, storyteller. 1his means impossibly gigantic d­
ephancs, sprays of bright red blood chac disappear as if in
a video game,, a giant wolf 3.nd monochromatic c9lors. -:.tC­
cerued by the cver-presen1 red of Sparran C6ats.
In rnrms of story, 1.he basic one is loouly based on rhe
Battle of1l1errnopylae in 480 B.C. "God-king" Xerxes asks
Greece to bow co his-divine authoricy, hue cbcy wanr ro stay
free. Leonidas kills a messenger. corrupc powers stop l..e(ml­
cla.s from raking all ofSparra to 6gbr rhe hordes of ohe Persian
empire, so inste.,d he ro.kes "300: 'fhe)' die gloriously.
1he bc:sr aspects of rhe plo, are in the hurnan deraHs that
Miller created a.nd rhe movie kept, including rhc story of
crippled and misshapen Ephialrcs. (Sparta discards irnperfec1
children because ic is a warrior srarc. His pan:rus lcfr our of
"mocher-love" so he would not die.) Ephial,6 is oreated fairly by Leonidas, bm is rejected and uhinluely ser\'e.5 as a c:m,Jysr
for dis:mcr.
Unfortunarcly. the movie-version ofEphialrc-s also departs:
from the gr:,phic novel in a crucial way, and thus brings us co
ohe "bad news" abouc "300." •
ln chc graphic novd, Ephialtes jumps off ohe cliff afcer
L<.-onid,,s rdls him he c;,nnoo fight. and then curses char he
is still :,live. In the movie. rhis: humanizing scene is OOiced:
Ephialtes does nor jump off the cliff, and Epbialo<s is there­
fore more of a sdl-ouc bad guy rhan he should be.
"'300 .. doesn't bave anything policic:ll to s..1.y, tiild what onc­
rould read into i1 would probably be pro,lraq senrimenc or
something ridic:ulous, bur such inrcrprecarion is unneces­
sary.
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The men's tennis
ream lost confcn.·ncc
i;.ime,; <O Whitman 9-
0 and Whirworth 8-1.
Softball
The women's softball team spent spring break
in between Northern Califomia and Portland.
On a road trip to the Bay Area, Lewis & Clark
won one and lost two. In a win over Menlo
College, LC won a rain-shormened match
4-1. The Pioneers went ahead 3-0 in the first
inning and never relinquished the lead to earn
their third win of the season. The Pios facea ex­
rremely good competition the rest of the break
and lost the other eight games they played.
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Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team t0ok two out
of three on a swing through Los Ange­
les. 'They dominated the Whjuier Poets
8-1. The only loss was a heartbreaker
at# l singles. The Pios then rook on La
V~rne, falling 8-1. But they came back
to beat Cal Tech 6-3. They then lost a
close match to \X'hitman, 5--4 and feU
8-1 to Whitworth. _
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s10ee llw baseball team lost
series against Pacific Lu~
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rhat arc first and third in
the Northwest Conference
re$pO.:<ively.
Rowing
The Pios had
one viclOry :it the
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Maggie Peach ('JO) had a successful spring break, winning
four scraighr matches at #4 singles, three irl CaHfornfa and one
against N\'i/C Whitman. The Bellingham. Wash. narive also had
two wins at #3 doubles for chc Pioneers. Jarrod McCann ('07) has continued his dominant meak
in chc 800m rhisseason by folishing second at \Vhitworch l::tSt
week. He currently holds rhe second-place spor in rhe evenr
for rhc entire NWC.
Datl'
Fri. Apr. 6
Sac. Apr. 7
Fri Apr. 6
Sar. Apr. 7
Wed.Apr. ll
Fri. Apr. 6
Sat. Ap~. 7
Fri. Apr. 6
Sac. Apr. 7
Sac. Mar. 24
Sun. Mar. 25
Sac. Apr. 7 Upcoming
Schedule
Sport l)pponl'nt/Evcnr PLlCL' Timl'
Softball Willamette Huston 2:00pm
Pacific Forest Grove, Ore. 12:00pm
Baseball Pacific Huston 12:00pm
Pacific Huston 1:00pm
Concordia Huston 3:30pm
Women's Pacific L&C Tennis Dome 3:30pm
Tennis Willamette Salem, Ore. 10:00am
Men's Pacific Forest Grove, Ore. 3:30pm
Tennis WiUamette L&C Tennis Dome 11:00am
Rowing Governor's Cup Salem, Ore. All Day
Men's LA)( Willamette Salem, Ore. l:00om Scores
Men:
Whirwonh 8 • LC I
Whitman 9 • LC 0
NWC
\Vhinn:rn 15-0
Pacific Lutheran 9-2
Linfidd 9.3
Wdlamcrrc 6-6
PugerSound 6-6
Whirworth 4-7
George Fox 3-9
LC 2-IO
Paci.6c 0-11
Baseball
Linfield 3 -LC 3
Linficld 15 • LC I
Linficld IO-LC 6
NWC
Pacific Lurheran 10-2
George Fox 11-4
Linficld 8-4
Puget Sound 9-6
Whitworrh 7-8
Willamerre 6-8
LC 7-10
Paci.6c 2-10
Whitman 2-10 Come to the
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Friday
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There will
be food that
costs money
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& Standings
Tennis
Women:
Whitworth 8 -LC I
Whitman 5 • LC4
Overall N\'(IC Overall
21-4 Linlidd 12-0 12-5
9-9 l'uge1 Sound 9-2 10-2
11-10 Whitman 10-3 14-5
7-8 Pacific Lutheran 8-3 10-3
6-7 Whi,wonh 7-6 8-8
4-12 LC 4-8 6-10
3-9 Willamette 4-8 5-11
2-10 George Fox 1-12 1-13
0-11 Pacific 0-13 0-15
Softball
Lin/ield 15 -LC 0
Linfield 9 • LC 1
Linfield 9 • LC 0
Linficld 4 • LC I
Overall
21-6 NWC Overall
19-4 Whirworrh 12-0 17-3
13-10 Linfield 11-1 20-4
I0-I3 Willamenc 7-5 13-8
9-15 Pacific 4-4 12-6
12-12 l':JciJic Lutheran 5-5 11-6
8-15 Puget Sound 5-7 16-8
8-17 George fox 3-11 5-17
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[[Eight Days Out]]
Friday,
April 6
Good Friday Services
12,30 PM
3,00PM
location: Flanagan Chapel
Taite Prayer
7'30.PM
Location: South Chapel
All arc invited to this refreshing hour of
prnyer and meditation. Fc-aturing simple
conremplarive songs. 3 scripture reading.
imcrcessory prayers, :1bund:rnr candles, and
ampk time for quicr prayer, Taiie offers you
the chance. co uplift your concerns and calm
your sou.I.
Rob Ojctrich., Senior Rec:ita.l
8,00PM
Location: Evans Music Building,
Auditorjum
For a memorable evening, join $Cnior Rob
Dietrich for his concert "a.hour che ethics of
cn:ation. humanity changiog itself through
music. and wonder :1t the fundal'nemal na ..
mrc of ,he w1ivcrsc (if. as many of us sus ..
pen. such a thing cxisrs)."
Tuesday,
April 10
School-wide Council
3,00 PM
Location, Rogert 220
The School-wide Council. in c.:onjunctio1l
with the Graduate School's Leadership Te:u11,
makes ttcommend.ations related to the dc­
vclopmc:.m of i:he Gr:utuatc School and for­
wards these: r<..'Commcnd:nions co the appro~
priatc panics for action.
IAS, Who has the Right to
Ruic Fragile States?
3,30PM
Location: Council Cham.her$
The lccn1rcrs will discuss whether foreign
governments govern onsmble sra1es or just
:1ssist dmncstic society. Speakers: Or. Karol
Sohan, Ambassador Edward Marks
Doing a lhcsis Next Year?
4:30 PM
, Location., J.R. Howard LOI
Susan Hubbuch or111c Writing Ccorcr will
do a presentation for uppc::rd:tss students
who wiJI be writing a long paper next year
,o complete major requirements. so that Lhe
forthcoming process cail be a positive. learn-
ing experieoc.t". Saturday,
April 7
Defender, of the Laod ond Water
9,00AM
Location: Rogers Hall 220
Cost: $40
1'his series of videotaped oral history inter­
views with contemporary Native Alneric:.u,
leaders focuses on chei r wOfk co pre.serve
uibel constiru1jonaJly prorecred stams as
sovereign governments.
Lewis&. Clark Men's Tennis
vs. Willame.rte
11:00AM
Lewis &. Clark Meo~ Baseball
vs. Pacific
t,00 PM
Hawaii Club Lu'au
4:45PM
Location: P~plin Sports Center
The annual Lu'au is a fun night of Pacific
lsland da_nce perfonnances, buffet-scylc Ha­
waiia,, food, and music. The gcncraJ public
and College community arc all invited to
come and enjoy the show!
Wednesday,
April 11
Albany Society lloard of
Oirecton Muting
10:00 AM
Location, Albany Quadrangle218
Monthly meeting of the Albany Society
Board ofDir<aors will be held •t 10:00a.m.
AU inccrestc...-d parties are invired to au end.
IAS, Should the Military Receive
Priority AIDS Tream1e.nt when
Resources arc Limited?
3,30 PM
Location: Council Chambers
In -a world of limired resources, HJV/AJDS
treatment is costly. 111c lingering queSLion:
who gels 6rst priority? Spc:akers: Dr. Robert
L. Ostergard, Dr. $. Ken Yamashit•
lAS:.for 8cucr or for Worie: Do Diainonds
Promote State Ocvdopment or Oisattcr?
7,00 PM
Location: Cou.ncil Otambcrs
Guest lccmrcf$ explore the issue of conflict
diamonds in Africa and ways ro harness di•
amo,,d weaJth for the bener. Speakers: Dr.
Akolang R. Tomb,lc, Corinna Gill6llan Sunday,
April 8
Easter Sunday Worship,
IJ,00 AM
Location: Flanagan Ch,pcl
YiciOU$ Fishes and Ocher Riches
9,30 AM-8,00 PM
Location, OMSI
Cost: $9
111is exhibit takd visitors tO seve1\ pons
of caU along the mosr bioiogically diverse
river in rhe world, rhe Amazon. Herc visi­
rnrs encounre-r amaUng creatures including
nocorlous piranhas. enormous a11acondas,
bcaurifid stingrays, and mysterious pink
dolphins.
Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival 2007
9,00 AM-6,00 PM
location: Wooden Shoe Bulb Company
(33814 South M«idian Rd., Wc,odbum,
OR)
Cost, $ 5 per vehicle
Find acres of colorful rulips in various stages
of bloom for a period of rime plu; lors of •c­
tivjties that everyone can enjoy. Abo, ~ must
see aL the Festival$ farm is che Ducch themed
gift shop packed wi,h gifts for garden and
flower lover$. -
Thursday,
April 12
Student Emplo)"--e of the Year Award ur­
emony
2:30 PM
Location: Tempkton, Stamm .East
This evem will tecogo..i1~ the top student
workers for their out.s~nding contriburions
to departments on campus ar L,e,.vis and
Clark ·n,e ceremony ,vill i11cludc drinks :ind
dessert.
Bookwarmlog with Proft.-ssor Gorden B.
Kclly
3:45 PM
Loc:atioo: Tcmplct<m, College Bookstore
L&.C Ass't Profossor Gorden P. Kelly will be
honored in Lhe book.score for his new book~
A Hiswry of Exile i1l the Rornan Republic.
1hcre will be cookies, cof½'ee, :Uld discussion
aboul the nc;w book.
Diimet wich Your Fuml'C
6,30 PM
Location: Coofcrcnce Center, Student
Lounge
'This is a chance co meet with professionals
from (:::1ch specific program area and learn
about your foturc poss.ibilitics. Monday,
April 9
Al:6.rmative Acrion Debate :tnd Student
Reception
12,00 PM
l,ocatjon: .Lower LRC
In an e-AOn to address and stimulate discus­
sioll about this issue, the Minority L.1.w Stu­
dem Association and rhe FederaJisr Sodery
have sponsored two renowned spe:.'lkers ro
debate the Affirmacivc Acrion is:n.1e: Tim
Wise and Deroy Mllrdock
loternat.iooal Affairs Symposium {lAS):
Is Foreign Aid to NoodcmocradtS
a Waste?
3,15 PM
Location: Council Chambers
lbis lecrurc will address d1c (lu~1ion .ils
democr3cy necessary before aid can foster
devclop1nem in fragile stares~.. Speakers:
TI1ompso11 Ayodele, Jim White
IAS, The Contr.utiog J)u,;,Jcs of lr.iq
and Afghanistan
7:30 PM
Location: Council Chambers
Senior diplomars share d,eir lrnq and Af­
gh:1nis1:rn experiences to hdp us understand
the differen<.'CS and simil:tritics bcrw~n the
siruations in the two countries.
Friday,
April 13
Thi.nkJng Outside the Box Olympics
3:00PM
Location: Templeton, Thayc.r Rooms
The Thinking Omside the Box Ol)'m•
pies features various g~11nes .... and activitie-s1
~ch of which requires using various parts
of 1he brain and thinking in a unjquc man­
ner. ~lbcmed prizes will be rewarded for the
winners of cacb evcnr ;and delicious brail'I•
friendly food w'ill be provided.
Spring Dance futravaganu
7:30PM
Location: Fie A<:ccs Theat:re, Main
Srage
C-Ostc $5 (LC Students)
Don't miss these performances of dance
produced, choreographed and performed
by Lewis & Clark College s111denrs'
CD Release Party
9,30PM
Location, Viodalho (SE 21st and
Clinton)
Mike Pardew, who has been teach­
ing ja:,.1. guitar ar L&C since the spring of
2003, is about m release a CD on Afan
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