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2008-02-01

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1he Pioneer Log presents: this week in Campo
O An employee re­
ported that a college
vehicle had been ille­
gally driven to another
location on campus on
Feb. 4. Was it driven
on the wrong side of
the road or perhaps by
a dog?
0 An employee
reported that numer­
ous incidents of graf­
fiti were on various col­
lege buildings on Feb.
5. Even when they're
numerous, graffiti in­
cidents are stupid and
boring.
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found on the exterior
of Templeton on Feb.
7. Again, really boring. NO
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and run vehicle in the
lower Griswold park­
ing lot on Feb. 11.
0 Another theft
from Evans Music
Center was reported on
Feb. 11. Be sure to lock
up your cornets and
bassoons from now on.
0 Some Criminal
Mischief on the RAZ
Shuttle Bus was report­
ed on Feb. 12. The RAZ
is a serious place! Stop
the shenanigans and
get back to sitting
there quietly, hiding
the fact that you are
drunk and high. Changes made in
ENVS program
Department decides to add a new minor
to the environmental studies curriculum
by Sarah Bobertz // staff writer
Attention, environmentalists!
The newest addition to the Lewis
& Clark curriculum is officially
an Environmental Studies minor.
Last week, the faculty officially ap­
proved the new minor program,
welcoming it into the course cata­
log. The minor is essentially an op­
portunity for studenrs interested
in Environmental Studies to get
exposure co the program, without
having to commit co the major.
"We realized that there can
be srudenrs coming into Lewis
& Clark that really want co learn
about environmental studies, but
[for some reason] can't complete
the major,n said Environmental
Studies Chair Jim Proctor. The
Environmental Srudies Program
at LC)s one of the biggest majors;
it requires a total of 63 credits,
whereas most majors hover some­
where between 40-50 total credits.
Students who want to double-ma­
jor or spend time abroad often find
the huge Environmental Studies
major intimidating because of irs
huge credit requirement.
Getting a minor program ap­
proved at LC is no small feat. Any
new program has to be re-
viewed by the Cur­
riculum Committee
and then put to a
faculty vote. Proc­
tor described the
newly-minted
Enviro-nmenral
Studies mi­
nor program as a "microcosm of the major." Ir
features a total of six classes: four
of the major's core classes and two
breadth courses of the student's
choosing. Th.is is significantly less
demanding than che major pro­
gram, which entails a 16-credit
concentration in addition to core
and breadth classes.
The minor still requires ocga­
niz.ation, however, as the four re­
quired core classes-160, 220,310
and 320-all muse be taken in or­
der. "We found with a lot of sru­
dents that environmenral studies as
a maior doesn't work for everyone,
because ic's so interdisciplinary,"
said Proctor. "Some people really
like to have a focus, and the minor
gives people a chance co choose a
more traditional major."
This is welcome news for stu­
dents who have an inceresc in en­
vironmental studies bur who have
chosen for their major more tradi­
tional fields like bioiogy. The mi­
nor opens up the environmental
studies program significantly, giv­
ing many more students the oppor­
tunity to get a basic background in
environmental issues.
ILLUSTRATION BY BRAD JONAS
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PHOTO ev JESSE ROPE
Professors Oren Kosansky and Paul Powers led a discussion on the con­
flict in the Middle East Tuesday night.
Palestine- Israel conflict
explored through lecture,
discussion, and film
by Anna Michaels // staff writer
The Palestine-Israel Peace and Educa­
tion Project this week offered three days of
lectures, discussions and films co address
che entrenched conflict chat has ravaged the
Middle East.
Mara ya Massin-Levey (' 10) conceived
the project with the hope of raising students'
awareness of the different reasons behind the
violence. In short, the goal is for chem co see
"what's really going on."
Professors Oren Kosansky-(assistant pro­
fessor of anthropology) and Paul Powers (as­
sistanr professor of religious studies) led a
lecture Tuesday night entitled "Holy Land,
Holy City: Islam, Judaism and Religious Pol­
itics ofN'ationalism." They explained the dif­
ferent roles that religion, previous conflicts
and other aspects have played in rhe relations
between the Israelis and Palestinians.
On Wednesday, there was an Eyewitness
Panel Discussion led by independent media
activist Will Seaman, Episcopal priest Rich­
ard ToU and President of Americans United
for Palestinian Human Rights Peter Miller.
AUPHR is "an association of American tax­
payers united by a mutual concern for hu­
man rights in general and Palestinian human
righrs in particular," according to their web­
site.
The event provided students with an op­
porrunlty to receive a first hand account of
rhe situation, as Seaman and Toll have each
spent time traveling throughout the region
working to promote a peaceful solution to
the con0ict.
Finishing. the three-day series was the
Critical Focus Film Festival on Thursday.
ln the first film, "The Inner Tour,'' the ad-ventures of a group of tourists in Israel were
chronicled. "Every one of these visitors' lives
has been in some way affected by Israel,'' says
the film's website, "yet it isn't until a trip to
a museum-in which Arabs are presented
as cold-blooded murderers-that their an­
ger begins to show." This film from Israel
was featured at che 3 I st New Direcrors/New
Films 2002 series in New York City.
Next, the powerful "Gaza Scrip'' depicted
the trials of an ordinary day in the life of the
residents of the poorest neighborhood in the
region. '"Gaza Strip' was filmed during the
first four months of200 I, a period char cov-.
ers the election oflsraeli prime minister Ariel
Sharon and extends co the first major armed
incursion into 'Area X by the Israeli mili­
tary," said the director, James Longely, on the
film's website.
Lascly, "Promises" explained in detail the
boundaries between Arab and Israeli popula­
tions, featuring a moving segment in which
children describe meeting the people against
whom they have been fighting. The film,
which has been nominated for and won
many prestigious film awards, including two
Em mys in 2001, seeks to explore ''the nature
of these boundaries and tells the story of a
few children who dared to cross the lines to
meet their neighbors," according to the film's
website.
Such an enlightened series of films pro­
vided studenrs witl1 a better cultural under­
standing of the conflict and hopefully, a view
of what is "really" happening there.
Students interested in joining the Palestine­
Israel Peace and Education Project should email
maraya@lclark.edu. ''Return of Zombies:''
Afternoon of the living philosophy professor
by Danny Garcia // features editor
Professor John Perry of Stanford Univer­
sity's philosophy department graced Lewis
& Clark with his presence last week on Feb.
7 wirh a lecrure on a hypothetical "zombie
world." He was referring nor ro the typical
Hollywood variety that eats brains but actu­
ally to those found in David Chalmer's alter­
nate zombie world.
A philosophy professor from the Austra­
lian National University, Chalmers used the
hypothetical world of zombies as a tool to
explain a philosophical view known as dual­
ism, which claims that the mind and brain
are two separate entities and the mind not
a physical thing at all. In the zombie world,
people do not have "qualia," the sensory de­
vice that determines feelings such as pain
and happiness. According to Chalmers, chis
lack of"qualia" has no effect on the thinking
function of the mind. esting, but felt that it wasn't very relevanr.
''It was definitely thought provoking but nor
very practical," said Leglise.
Even though the subject matter mighr
have been a bit complicated for those not
familiar with the topic, Leglise and Gibson
both recommended these types of lectures
for the non-philosophy major. ~Of course
I would, everyone should spend some rime
thinking about Philosophy regardless of their
majors," said Gibson. On the other hand,
Leglise said, "I would absolutely recommend
this to other students, although this particu­
lar lecture wasn't extremely inspiring."
LC's philosophy club and the philoso­
phy department were responsible for bring­
ing Perry to campus. Benjamin Hole ('08),
co-president of the philosophy club, played
a part in choosing Perry as the guest speak­
er. "We decided to shoot for the stars," said
Hole. "We were very, very surprised when
Perry accepted our invitation."
PHOTO BY ISMC HOLEMAN
Stanford academic celebrity and philosopher John Perry spoke on phi-
losopher zombies last week in the Council Chamber.
In his lecture, entitled "Return of Zom­
bies?," professor Perry responds to this phil­
osophical discussion. His main poinr was
that this world of wmbies is nor enough to
change his own opinion on the connection
between the mind and the brain. They are
inrrinsically linked, as the sensory often de­
termines the thinking of the mind.
The lecture was well attended despite the
heavy philosophical subject matter. Molly
Gibson (' I 0) and Richard Leglise (' I 0) were
present. "(Perry) spent a lor of time explain­
ing the argument before jumping into his
take of it," said Gibson. "I enjoyed the lec­
ture a lot. I think that chere is a good reason
why [he] is a professor ar Stanford."
Leglise agreed thar the lecture was inter-Perry is somewhat of a celebrity in the
philosophy world. "Non-philosophers find
him interesting," said Hole. "He is known
for making really complicated topics intelli­
gible and fun." He is also known for his radio
show, "Philosophy Talk," on National Public
Radio and his book, A Dialogue on Personal
Identiry and Immortality, which has been
used in introductory philosophy courses.
The philosophy club will be putting on a
"Philosophy Extravaganza" on March 5. It
will consist of an interdisciplinary discus­
sion, centered around the question, "What
is nature?'' They will also be hosting Julia
Driver, a philosophy professor ar Dartmouth
University, who, on March 7, will give a lec­
ture on sentimentalism. The road 10
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Vote for Clinton is a
vote for McCain?
by Anna Michaels// staff writer
"A vote for Hillary js a vote for McCain" was Rush
Limbaugh's suggestion for Senato,r Barack Obarna's
new slogan. Limbaugh, the conservative radio talk
show host, along with many ocher voters believe that
if Senator Hillary Clinton were to receive the Dem­
ocratic nomination, the Republicans have a sure-fire
chance at electing Senator John McCain as president
and keeping the Oval Office.
Whether or not we agree wjth what Limbaugh has
to say, the polls ~o show that th&e are so many anti­
Hillary dem0<.rats out in there, that they would rather
vote for McCain, despite their parry affiliation.
Among many of the polls I have SCCfl about the po­
tential competition between two nominees, McCain
has an average of a two-point lead over Clinton, yet
Obama has an average of a four-point lead over Mc­
Cain.
This brings me to my dilemma: how do you tell
someone not to vote for the candidate they think will
do the best job? Voting is our right, and we should
vote fot the one we believe in. However, if you are a
die-hard Democrat and all you care about is having a
Democratic president, then voting fot Obama might
be the better decision since he has a greater chance at
being viccorious over McCain.
The Republican Party certainly feels threatened by
Obama, so much so that, Limbaugh is considering do­
nating money towards Clinton's campaign to help get
her the nomination to secure the election for McCain.
Limbaugh said on his talk show on Feb. 7, that " ...
apparently my party is relying Qn fear and lqathing of
Hillary to get the nomination, to uoire Republicans,
who are, some of them, 0ff the reservation ... We've get
to make sure she's the nominee if the Republican Party
is to be unified. What more loyal thing could I do than
to run a fundraiser for Mrs. Clinton?"
As absurd as chat sounds, a conservative Republican
considering giving even a cent to the other pat:ty; sug­
gests chat it may be the only way for them to remain
in power. Limbaugh said their new slogan should be
"Keep her in it, so we can win it," suggesting that more·
Republicans should support her.
For those people that would absolutely hare see­
ing another Republican in office for the next four to
eight years, then Obama just might be the onJy hope.
The Democratic Parry needs to unite themselves just as
much as the Republicans and figure out a way that wiU
best guarantee themselves a win. This may have to be a
persuasion not to vote for Clinton.
As of today, Obama has won more states and more
delegates, except for the superdelegaces, which are eas­
ily transferable. He might be able to win without try­
mg to curve the Clinton voters, (but just in case, for
the remaining states that need ro vote, tcy not to vote
for McCain by votihg for Clinton.)
For the Democrats, my suggestion for a slogan
would nor be along the lines of "If you want the office,
choose che one that will suffice" and instead say" If you
don't want McCain, don't help Hillary's campaign."
Anna Michaels is one of the directors for the
Oregon chapter of Students for Barack Obama. 111r DrVIL'S J\DVOCJ\Tr
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by James Reddick// news editor
Isn't it great growing up in the ADD gen­
eration? We can poke our friends thineen
times a day, Wikipedia the meaning of post­
modernism before class and mope in front of
our webcams anytime we feel sad. I mean,
what's there nor to love? If we're bored, we
can catch the latest CRAZZZZY dip on "-Now- -x
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You Tube. A sneezing Panda Bear, Barney rap--, _ _..llllao.J.'--•Vt-- ...
ping, some guy getting hit in the groio. l mean, it's
all just so lighthearted and fun! All of a sudden, life
is like one eternal Funniest Home Videos episode, and
Bob Saget isn't even involved! Remember the old days?
I used to wait three minutes for rhe modem to connect
so that I could wait another five minutes for band photos
of Bush to load. Now l can just watch Gavin Rossdale's
sex videos on my Blackberry in seconds. Not that I do,
but T could.
Here's a sign of my old age; I actually remember
when cartoons had cohesive plots. Thankfully, we've
progressed co good, raw comedy. I can go home,
watch Family Guy, get my forty five stoner jokes
in twenty minutes and nor have to deal with
any son of oppressive, moral, mumbo-jumbo
bullshit. Ever since the revolution, the old
Simpsons suddenly seem so archaic. The
only problem seems to be in those odd mo---------or A
ments when reality butts in. Like in con-
versation, when referencing "Trapped in the
Closet" isn't an appropriate answer. Or that day this
week when the entire Blackberry service was down. My
god, I felt so naked and impotent. Suddenly it was like, "why
am I here? Is God dead? If a tree falls in the woods, but no
one is around to"-Wait a second, this is getting WAY too
heavy. You know what never gets old? Videos of Gallagher
smashing watermelons! LOL!!
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A plea from one Portlander to another:
hipster, can't we all just be friends?
by Hannah Hultine // senior staff writer
Whenever l see chose yellow and black 9 inch-by-3
inch bumper scickers that exclaim, "KEEP PORTLAND
WEIRD!" I have a momentary of Portland neighborhoods are all benefiting from the inde­
pendenc shop keepers char brave through che rainy months
co uphold their local businesses.
urge to ram the driver. To me,
the connorations of this stick­
er are up there with a bumper
sticker that mighr read: BUSH
2008. Maybe nor quire, bur lee's
face it, we have all noticed chose
glaring "scary" letters on the
back of Volvo wagons and Suba­
ru's for quite some rime now. When I see this sticker, it
makes me think of the hipsters
that are overrunning Portland's
East side with their skinny The first bumper stickers hot off
the presses were meanc co pro­
mote Portland's urtique culture
by helping it co stand out from
ocher cities.
Weird, according co the
"Keep Portland Weird" websice,
is supposed co mean unique.
However, che hipsters have ad­
opted a "keep ic local" clause into
their code of conduce and now When I see chis sticker, it
makes me chink of the hipsters
char are overrunning Portland's
Easr side with rheir skinny jeans jeans, unfriendly nature, horned
black rims and bar-chilling
smoke stack ways. overwhelmingly
bumper exhibit chese
u n -friendly
horned
rims and bar­
chilling smoke
char
1 have
a prob-
I e m
with. ln
fact, the
mean -srack
ing of rhe
scicker was ways.
derived from a purely benevolent
facet of P-cown love.
The phrase was originally cre­
ated to promote Portland local busi­
nesses like Music Millennium, Cov­
en rry Bikes and Cinema 21. And why
shouldn't a music score char holds free­
local concerts, a bike score that sells
cycle commuters comfy sears and a
cinema showing alcernarive movies at
low prices be acknowledged for their
contributions co making Portland such an awe-
some ciry?
l chink no one would dispute that local business should
be supported -for the plethora of reasons chat Powell's Ciry
of Books is the greatest bookstore on rhe West Coast (and
arguably in the United Stares). Local businesses serve com­
munities that they operace in and are not about gauging peo­
ple to make huge profits. Portland is truly unique and it's
farmers markers, the crazy people who call themselves natives
(whether true or nc;,c) and the amazing distinctive character stick­
ers (along witb carefully po­
sitioned buccons). The
overwhelming surge
of the hipster
era
s
flood­
ing Portland
with unfriendly
vibes and awkward scare
downs. Those jovial, free
spirited hippies who once
inhabiced Hawchorne and
Belmont are a dying breed.
Now, by day, hipsters Rood
local joints wich their dark
sunglasses, which seem co
say, "do not bother me I am
hung over". By nighc these
same hipscer recluses emerge
in droves -adhering to che
hipster dress code,
haircut and char­
acceristic coldness.
They reek with ex­
clu.siviry and are
suffocating Porr­
land's ease side local
treasures wich their
un-unique individualist
ideals.
I began my ranc with a bumper sticker, but really my
bone-co-pick lies with the people most likely co own one of
these stickers ... r-shirts ... and/or burcons. As Wesr coasters
and Pordanders we are known for our willingness to chat,
smile and drink beer while making new friends.
The ocher day, a friend of mine cold me he would nor go
to a particular bar because hipsters had taken ic over. Can't
we all jusc be friends? the Pioneer Log, February 15, 2008
Letter to
the Editor
In response to Angela Webber's ar­
ticle about campus events ("Posters, e­
mails, and other ways to be updated,"
Feb. 8, 2008), we want to offer a cou­
ple of other suggestions for students
looking for infurmation about what's
happening on campus.
Homepage:
In December, the Lewis & Clark homepage un­
derwent some changes chat have increased visibility
for various campus events. The new On Campus area
on .the upper-righc side of the institutional and CAS
homepages provides a snapshot of major upcoming
campus events. The types of events featured in the On
Campus section include concerts, performances, lec­
tures, symposia, exhibitions and other events ope.o co
the public. Each On Campus listing has an accompa­
nying webpage where interested individuals can get
detailed information about what's happening.
Event Calendar:
1he calendar described in tl1e article is oriented
toward event planning, rather than event atcendance.
A more useful resource for students would be rhe
Online Campus Calendar, http://lclark.edu/cgi-bin/
calender.cgi. There, visitors can view can1pus events
by moncb or week. Each event posting includes de­
tails about rime and dare, location, cost, and contacc
information for event organizers. This calendar also
generates information for .the Calendar section of the
inscirutional and CAS homepages, which appears on
che lower-right side.
Arts d-Ideas:
Lewis & Clark undergraduate scudenc performanc­
es in music and cheacre, exhibits, sympos~a, speakers,
inviced performances in the cultural arts, Law School
distinguished leccures and symposia, Graduate School
of Education and Counseling public events, and var­
sity athletics are all featured on the Arn & Ideas web­
site, hctp://ldark.edu/org/arrslive/. Arts & Ideas also
provides links co culniral evencs happening in the cicy
of Portland. Visir Arts & Ideas to find our about off­
campus events with discounced tickets available in the
College Bookstore.
We h.ope rhese resources will help you keep track
of the Yarious evencs caking place on this busy cam­
pus. We look forward to seeing you at future events!
Emily Slavin
Public Relations Coordinator
eslavin@ldark.edu
Michael Ford
Associate Vice Presidenc for Campus Life
mford@lclark.edu the Pioneer Log, February 15, 2008 Forum
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The Fighting Hamster
With all eyes on the presidential race, local issues are fading into the background.
What are you going to do about it?
by Matt Savage // senior staff writer
"Knowing what I know about the lase century of energy policies, I cannot in good conscience sup­
port a move char would tie us to fossil fuel imports from foreign countries. I do not chink Oregon
should be the pusher, enabling California's dependence on fossil fuels."
It is easy for students to be captivated
by rhe exciting presidential race between
senators Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton,
and John McCain. But with so much at­
tention being paid to chis national race,
local issues are fuJling by the wayside.
Currently, there a,re three proposals
for terminals and four pipeline projects
awaiting federal permit approval for liq­
uefied natural gas (LNG). LNG would be
extracted from gas fields overseas (such as
Russia, Peru, Indonesia, and the Middle
East), super-cooled uncil it is liquefied,
and then shipped to terminals in huge
tankers thousands of miles to coastal ter­
minals.
Upon reaching its destination on the
Oregon coast, the LNG would repro­
cessed co its original gaseous form at a
regasi6cation terminal. Then they would
be shipped to California via pipelines
running all across Oregon. None of the
natural gas would stay in Oregon. -Oregon Secretary of Scare Bill Bradbury
nor Ted Kulongowski, have argued that LNG
is a clean fuel. While it is cleaner than coal or
oil, ir still emits carbon dioxide, wb.ich pol­
lures the air and adds to the effects of global
warming. If even one terminal is built, it will
increase Oregon's greenhouse gas emissions
by millions of tons per year.
These projects aren't cheap, they would
cost billions of dollars to construct and op­
erate. That is money chat could be spent on
clean, renewable energy that does not cause
global warming and brings good paying jobs
here in Oregon, rather than giving capital
way overseas, to despotic regimes in Russia
and the Middle East.
The terminals and pipelines will also cross
and condemn hundreds of miles of Oregon
land, destroying wildlife habitat. Not only
that, but huge concentrations of natural gas
are a likely terrorist target. cent of Oregon's en­
ergy from renewable
sources. LNG pipe­
lines are a step back­
wards. 7
Advocates, including Oregon's Gover-This project needs to be opposed before
it catches any steam. Governor Kulongowski
rook a courageous step forward when he es­
tablished a clean energy mandate of 25 per- ILUJSTRATION BY BRAD JONAS
One day you'll look back on your life
and wonder, ~~Did I make a difference?"
TEACH R the certainty- that ~ou did.
.TEACHFO MERICA
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You think you know, but you have no idea:
This is the diary of Professor Todd Lochner
already. None char l can put in the Piolog. The infamous Constitutional Law professor
idolizes MacGyver and likes being called
«Esquire." Professional reporter Danny
Garcia chats it up with Assistant Professor
of Political Scince, Todd Lochner. As a lawyer, do you prefer the tide "scum bucket" or "bot­
tom feeder'' more? With or without the requila? Acrually, we'll jusr go with
chocolate malt.
Any fun facts about you.rself?
I'll cake the British term of those words, which is ''esquire."
In face, from now on, I wane everyone to refer co me as es­
quire. I think that means I gee to wear a hat or something.
Who do you idolize more? Matlock, Perry Mason, or Sam I grew up in Spokane, which means l'm really good on clas­
sic rock lyrics, but not as good as Holzworth because he
grew up in Philly. And f owned a shorgun when I was 12.
What junk food are you?
Waterstoo's Jack McCoy? • I'd have to say Ho-Hos. by Danny Garcia // features editor
The Pioneer Log: Who are you and what do you teach?
Todd Lochner: I am Todd Lochner and l reach political sci­
ence, civil liberties, consrirurional law, scuff like that. Unless they can make a nuclear weapon our of orange rinds
and coffee grounds, I'm nor inceresred. What paper do you read with your morn.ing biscuit and
gravy?
How long have you been at LC? Generally speaking, do you 6nd liberal hippies or conser­
vative stiffs to be more annoying? [ consider myself a very modern and "nip" person, so I do
evecyrhing online. I'm a news junkie, so on a daily basis I'm
going co read cnn.com, washingtonposr.com, newyork­
times.com, and andrewsullivan.com. I'd like co think l'm fairly disdainful ofborb groups.
Since Fall of'04.
What inspired you to become a professor?
I didn't like the hours of working as a lawyer, so perhaps laz.i­
ness. Thar, and I kind of like students. lf I could do anything
I'd be an actor, buc I don't really have talent in char area. A
captive audience is the next best thing. If you were a natural disaster, what kind of natural disas­
ter would you be? (We suspect the Piolog as well.)
If you ruled your own country, but had to use the US
Constitution, what one thing would you add and what
would you take away?
I'd probably stick [the right to] privacy in-rhere. I'd rake out
che Third Amendment. We don't seem to use chat ·much, so I
don't think we need it.
How often do you break the law on a daily basis?
Whac rime is it? No comment.
Do you consider yourself to be a mad political scientist or
an evil political scientist?
Those are my only cwo options? I'll cake both. A little bic of
mad and evil. Is offensive an option?
It is now.
Excellent.
So you'd be an offensive, mad, evil political scientist?
Thar's what J cry for. Whether I make thac or nor, J leave up
to my srudencs.
Are you more sugar or spice? Or just everything n.ice?
I wam co slap you for asking char question. I'll go with puppy
dog rails. Does raining blood count as a narural disasrer?
I think that's more of a
plague but ...
I'll go with locusts.
What is you.r guiltiest
pleasure movie?
There are just so many.
I have really bad
taste in movies, so ...
"Anchorman," love it.
"Airplane," loveir. Those
rwo come to mind im­
mediately, bur I could
probably get further in
the gutter if I rhoughr
about ir.
How often do you
hug yourself and say,
"you're doing a good
job today''? ;, I 1
Do you know any good lawyer jokes?
I know a few, but I think they're ones char everyone's heard Whar time is ir? That's
normally the way I like
co scare the morning.
Are you more like a
milkshake, smoothie,
or protein shake? PHOTO BY DANNY GARCIA
Outside of his office, Lochner likes to stand and admire his portrait .
'I Portland's perfect place to take dates
by Matt Poole // staff writer
Looking for a quirky place co cake a date this weekend? Or
are you and your friends looking for a lace-night place to hang
out char doesn't require you to be 21 or over?
1ben you should check out the Rimsky-Korsakoffee House
in Southeast Portland. You know how people will sometimes
describe some place and say, "Yeah, man. This place is just so ...
Portland!" I was introduced ro this place last semester, and was
really impressed with how ~Portland" it really is.
Located in an old Victorian house, Rimsky's offers Hve clas­
sical music (usually piano), excellent desserts and coffee, and
a unique decor that will make you say, "Finally! A place that's
actually as.hip as I am!"
The Rimsky-Korsalcoffee House seems to be packed to the
brim every time I've vcntwed there, but ir usually docs not take
coo long to find a scat. The rabies and chairs arc alJ very mis­
matched and creatively decorated, which adds to the charm. Last time I was chere, a group of kids were sining on some
couches next to a round coffee table were claiming chat the
table was slowly spinning as the night progressed. Although
they did look a litcle high, the cables do in fact rorare, so that
by the time your meal is served, it will be in fronr of someone
else. There are rumors of certain tables being haunced.
The best part of the Rimsky-Kocsakoffee House is rhe ran­
domly strewn notebooks at some cables, in which guests are
encouraged co write or draw whatever they feel like. It is an
excellent way to leave your mark or to entertain yourself while
waiting for your order.
Don't expect a quick in-and-out, that is for sure. Overall,
I chink Rimsky is one of the top places ro cake friends or to
suggest to visirors for char convincingly "Portland" experience.
Also, don't forget to use the bathroom!
The Rimslry-Korsakoffee House is located at 707 SE 12th St.
(where it mem Akkr), and is opm until midnight Sun-Thurs, 1
a. m. Fri-Sat. the Pioneer Log, February 15, 2008 Features
Blood, vomit, V-day celebrations
by Raleigh Overlie// staff writer
For some, Valentine's Day is the perfect socially sanc­
tioned opportunity to express one's love and compassion for
a cherished individual.
For others, like Al Capone and his South Side [talian
gang, it is an opportunity to secure sweet revenge by sav­
agely murdering members of a rival crime family. On Feb.
14, 1929, Capone ordered the execution of five mobsters be­
longing to a North Chicago Irish/German gang. These men
d.I_you lllean
dy Su·lps of
al ll,sk
ai-ert\
rollla!'ltic?
-\-':JOU q
s\of'~ ma_jo
J\rt hisf ory.
And I·m Jew;sh_
were lined up against the wall of a seedy garage in Lincoln
Park and pumped full hot, steamingjusrice.
But the Valentine's Day Massacre itself doesn't illustrate
the full bounty that chis holiday encompasses. For Adolph
Dubs, a former US Ambassador to Afghanistan, it i~ the
most unfortunate day. He was kidnapped on Feb. 14, 1979
by Islamic extremists in Kabul, and a botched liberation at­
tempt left him dead.
Perhaps it is not coincidental that Valentine's Day has the
unnerving capacity to deposit a hardy portion of nausea in
the stomachs of most imelligent, rational people. lt has a
rather sorted history. -
In the 400s CE, a group of self-righteous Christians took
issue with the Pagan festival of Lupercalia. This well-estab­
lished holiday was dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of
agriculture, and celebrated the playful behavior of young
boys.
After the official slaughter of the sacri.ficial goat, the Ro­
man youths would cake strips of the goat's hide, dip them in
blood, and lighchearcedly slap the women of the town. The
women welcomed the jovial assaults with the understanding
that goat whips would boost their fertility for the coming
year. A more wholesome ritual is nearly nonexistent in all of
human history.
Bur the Christians found something dismrbing in all of
this fun. They decided to subverr the festivities by creating a
holiday chat was similar to Lupercalia (yet devoid of its inge­
nuity and spunk) and celebrating it the day before the Pagan
event.
ln time, Lupercalia was absorbed by the banality of this
proto-Valentine's Day, and in 498 CE, Pope Gelasius made it
official: Valentine's Day would harass the Western World for
the next 1500 years.
Of course, very little survives in the modern world with­
out some sore of economic agility. Valentine's Day is syn­
onymous with pink cards (complete with a strikingly bland
phrase or quote), shiny-plastic boxes of mass-produced
chocolates, chemically-enhanced Colombian flowers (which
make up 65% of che US cur-Rower imporrs) and Keith Urban's inspired CD, Love, Pain, and 7he Whole Crazy
7hing.
According to the Greeting Card Association, about one
billion Valentine's Day cards are sent every year,_grossing
nearly four billion dollars. This single day generates more
revenue than the yearly gross domestic product of Nica­
ragua.
Bur Valentine's Day is not about ridiculous profits or
underpaid Colombian field workers; rather, it is about re­
joicing in a relationship you have formed with some och­
er human. It may have been created out of desperation
or sheer submission to hormonal urges, but it exists and
should be celebrated. Or should it?
This campus alone harbors enough interpersonal
sludge to make ExxonMobile look immaculate. One
Lewis & Clark sophomore was making our with her boy­
friend in_ their usual, loving fashion. He was lying on top
of her, gently caressing her lips with a pass"ion he could
hardly keep tame.
Needing a breach, he raised hfa head. Their lustful
stare was so consuming chat neither of them noticed the
bloody nose he had incurred. Silently, a lone drop of his
vital Auid parted from the nasal cavity and gently fell into
her mouth.
But as we all"know, relating with the opposite sex can
make nearly anyone act like an imbecile. An LC Junior
remembers the innocent love that blessed the years of her
youth.· A classmate and her lusted after each ocher like
rwo jungle cars in heat, but she was unwilling to fornicate
in her pa.rent's house. Her elders might overhear and the
illusion of her chastity would be forever lose.
So she agreed to conjugate with chis boy in his car, but
when he came co pick her up, she found him clothed in
an old Spiderman outfit (purchased from Goodwill) with
the crotch cut our. Thjs masked adolescent alarmed her,
so.she played it safe and refused co drive anywhere with
him. Instead, they copulated in front of her house.
Baffiing, I know, but not nearly as disrespectful as the
LC girl who took a boy to the Bech Israel Cemetery co
hook up. They rolled around, intoxicated by their chem­
istry and a couple of 40oz. Olde English Mair Liquors,
pushing the boundary of human decency to its very limit.
Thar boundary was then crossed when the girl stood up
and vomiced on a gravestone.While evidence for the ab­
surdity and rudeness of relationships is clearly abundant,
one must not forger rhe (sadly) undeniable fact char witl1-
ouc them, we would not exist.
Our parents had to fight through chis blood-dripping,
grave-defiling, c.rocch-less reality so we could grow up and
do the same. Perhaps on Feb. 14, we
should celebrate our parents and ~e~'j 'f'j ·. •
their ability to successfully J,
find a parmer and procre-t0
" k w ii n na
ate. e *01.,f er
S1.41npt/Jr\'1 9
sL r~ ;,,·
• "iffel there are en. ou;;
~ns on campus to form
a hot, lesbian ninja squad."
"Who needs silverware when you
have a face?" ' ;\j;
"Of course they killed your parents;
they're the Nazis." f
~ , .... ,,::·,
"I bet he's the most unfriendly person ' tkf planet. I bet Hider was friend­
uflln him. And I'm a Jew!"
"All T'm saying is spin the bottle is nor for
college students ... "
11; "lf~ou wanna fuck a toaster¾ l'pi fine
•l~ .,. that. Just unplug itfitst."
"I'm highly allergic to
all mammal products."
"You know what I just realized? I'm
really glad I don't have a penis."
''Brea.st feeding is not a
la h. ,, ug. ing matter.
Send your overheard
conversations to
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26,000 Homecomin
and what that meansj
by Angela Webber // news editor
On February l, _then-Third Speaker of Activities
,Congress Karena Norton ('09), currently on a
~eave of absence, informed Congress leadership
~hat their budget for the rest of the semester was a
mere $926 out of yearly funds totaling $45,700.
An unexpectedly large bill associated wich the2007 OMSI
Homecoming event was the cause of rhe budget cnmch. ·n1e
event, which was initially slated co cost $8,000 i11 total, had
exceeded ir., budger by $18,000.
Even though OMSI was supposed to be a cheaper venue
than chc Crystal Ballroom, where che dance had been hdd
during several previous years, the 2007 Homecoming event
cost Activiries Congress a sraggering $26,000 in toml. This
single even, depleted ov« half of the gtoup's rota! yearly
budget, which rraditionally foods the annual Homecoming
evenr in addition to Casino Nighr, all Lewis &, Clark Music
Coalicioo (LCMC) evenr.,, special additional events such
as comedians. trips, dances, and collaborative events, and
operating coses for tbe Congress' movie library.
The extro charge was a surprise in the final week leading
up to the Homecoming evcnr. A catering biU was sent ro
the Acrivicies office that brought the Homecoming price
tag to $26,000, said Jlrandon Wiebe ('08), First Speaker
of Activities Congress. This charge was unexpecred. Wiebe
cxplaioed, because the initial budget had been calculated
witb a food discount arranged through the CoUcge's existing
relationship with the Bon Appetir company.
"We thought we could get a discount because we have
Bon Apperit here," said Wiebe, "but ,har fell through when
the orhcr Bon would nor honor chac."
Bc<ause Homecoming w:cs in jusr a fewdays, chc bill was
signed and payed with hopes chat some of the money could
be reclaimed airer ,he fact. This rcclamOlion, however, did□'t
"There's no one to blame," said Rivera ('09).
"We just have to see the position we're in now
and make the most out of i c." h:ippen. said Wiebe, bringing Activities Congress to rhcir
current position.
\'(/iebc was disappoimcd in this last-minute dcpartu~
from the original price quotes, which left the planners in
such a bind. "If I were [still here next year], I would probably
not to.ke my business to Bon Appecit anymore, [or ac least)
the outside catccing lbr:inch of Bon Appetirf," he said.
.. h w:1sn'r a srudem dc:cisfon. lt wa.so~c a group decision/
$:lid Lee Yang('l0), Chair ofLCMC.
"le just happened; said Shane ru,,er:i (09), Deputy
Speaker of Aetivicies Congress. Rivera emphasiud rhat the
cost was noc inrcntiona.l :and was a result of misundcrstaildings
in paperwork and poor commuuiatioo tl'lrough various
offices. He characrcri?.Cd chc loss :cs• "freak accident."
"'1here5 no one to blame.," sajd Rivera. "\Y/c jusl ha\1t to
sec rhc position wc·'re. in now and make the mosr our of ic.
It's nor going to do anyone "')' good to go out and bl,,nc
someone:
Although Norton presented the official budger~ry
consequences to Activities Congress leadership only cwo
wee~ ago, most Congress leaders bad been aware of the
$18,000 mishap since "abour rwo weeks after Homecoming.'
said Yang.
Yang described his bewilderment at the delayed reaction.
•t don't know why no one thought about it unril February
lsc,"' he said. "'f ffijnk ,._,.t: knew there were going robe some
consequences."'
The $926 figure was daunting, bu, money has sin«
been shirted ,o cover chc rcsc of che semcsrer. The. rt. .. 'Vcnuc
from Homecoming ticket sales, approximately $7,000. will
be added ,o the budget for ,he rm of th.is semester's evems
and conccrrs. including Casino Nigh, and the upcoming
Dimes conccn. This: is 3: depanurc from previous y~us.
whc:n Homecoming ricket revenue w:i._,; used a.ii a down ,;,;lh,;,;e_P;.i;,;o;.n.;,ee.;.·r_L;;.;.oo~o ';.;F_e_b;.r_u_ar .. y_1 s_,_2_oo_s ___________ .,4,itmrQG ... i... __ --::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::l:::l::,
, that broke the bank,
for Casino Night
Activities Congress
Lewis & Clark College
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd
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~towff;;,
Fu .Homecoming & miscellaneous
paymem for the sub~qucm year's Homecoming venue
(usually the Cl}'lital Ballroom, which requires • deposit in
advance).
Robbie l'ung, Director or Student Activitcs, also
dlscovcrcd. additional funds upon a careful e,camination of
the Business Office and budge, paperwork. "There was a
litdc mjsc:ommunication with Acclvicies Congress, my office.
and Tran~i,omuion and Parking, and we were scrambling
An unexpectedly large bill associated
with the 2007 OMS! Homecoming
event was che cause of the budget
crunch. The event, which was initial­
ly slated co cost $8,000 in coral, had
exceeded its budget by $18,000. "I freaked our [when I found out ,bout the budget]."
s:iid Yang. '"(LCMC] had two shows planned and another
in the works ... \Y/e could h:1:ve done so much more with cha(
budget."
Although Lhis weekend's Dimes show is scheduled 10
continue as planned (since it ""4$ too late co back our).
the rest of LCMC', semester plans have been suspended
indefinite!)'. The group was planning to bring Emadosphere,
and The Coma Lilies, and was in the prcHminary stages of
planning a Girl Talk show, bur all of ,hose plans arc now
indefinite without certain funding.
The Congress has been reallocating the newly limited
funds among its branches. and as of this Wednesday, hoped
to finish wirh rhe process by the end of this week. Once chis
is done. more events for che semescer cal\ be planned,
LCMC had been working with a budget of around SS.000
for the resc of c:he semesrcr. but is c:xpccing much less now.
'-We're trying co gee some of our budget h:1c:k and plan
more shows, but probably differcm ... lcss expensive bands,"
said Yang.
h k f IH -g] b ~ •J ~Activities Congress proper is looking tentatively to the t e wee o omccomm to gee ussc . . pa. an , . . ·h"
b bo $3 000 b d ~-,, • •.L t r<~~rc look,ng 10110 novelty events, w ,eh cncum ranee, a Ut • , • • • ut we en u.., omg w1u1 . . . ~ . . ., .
I w, • h • h h , ~ • , mdud i'.hmg• like h nonsr or n,enrnlost, sa,d Fung. :1.not 1er company. we re oping r at t ars w its o :so c o11 1 . . .,
h b k d h• th $3 300 • -, ,. Thi;;,< nts h•vc bc:,n v popular m recenr years. an get r ill ~1c . ~u ave ano . er . • , u ru.og;;. ~ ,. . . d
Th• • Ca • N" h II f h b " ,...c, Wiebe an ~ hope ,or student input m rc,gar to isycars s1no 1g t,r~r:1rc ~o t c uugCtl.KMl _.fl .. .
•11 ._ • •t th ., b A • • • ~ue.eom.iog uln .events. We hope 10 gee student mput, w, lK; sum ar to t cvcnr u1rown y .awmcs ,.J
I • ·1 I • I d d ·.a ""'"' • so we don't d9 \!!!)ar r, thin.k students wane. but whar an rear, s,m1 :u y w111ou1 a ancc:, an w1~~gr.ma prt2CS' IJy ~· '-d R"
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Ho,\'CVc:r, many other cvcncs hav~ been w:W. It.om / ,u ~~~11~~r:,; 011K:ess "~I. e,k, "d'P tut tom6 input at
• • • C • · I c d ~- rtmgreJs :u;Mrr,c.,au ()r 1nver11@u· ar .e u. Acuvmes OJlgress prcY10u.s y connrmc roster o as. Wh
yo can r
$2 00
Kan)'c \Vest's hotel bill at The
Heathman, for one nighL
2 songs from iTuncs.
d 2005 Blue/Grey
001 raud Caravm1,
25,264 milcs,3.3 LiterV6
engine. \:Vheelchair Accessible
(elevator induded!)
A year and a ha.If of Pioneer
log printjng cosls.
337 bou les of Cou rvoisier
Cognac Napoleon 750 ML.
65 pounds of pot.
650 tanks of gas.
1,300 hours of en
from a stripper. nl
127 )'Cars of 3 DVDs-at-a-time
subscriptions to etllix.
3 years of renl in a Portland
apartment.
433 souls of atalie Haker ('10),
Pioneer log photo editor, based
on posted price on Facebook.
6 Thai brides from Thai
Professional rnlroductions
(special deal for American and
Canadian customers).
1,530 bo:
Pleasure
Lubric· rojan Ultra
1iC'idal
ex Condoms.
A se1nester s tuition at Lewis
& Clark. pJus books and beer. 12 Features the Pioneer Log, February 15, 2008
BY LIZ HOLLIDAY ... STYLE SOU R-.CE
Age: 19 "' Caitlin McCarthy ('10)
Age: 20 Major: English
Hometown: L.A., Calif.
Sanne Stienstra ('10) Major: English
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
women
don't C: "I only wear pants when I feel icky."
.___wear_..,..:..pa_n_ts__. S: "Oh, me too, I second that."
C: "Pants are just too easy." ·-
6 of rt,,,. .f-/A.,, '""
• k "'-•t ,tA ,_.,~ "'"'-"
t, "''' "-' v,N.
S: "Skirts and dresses are nice, and when I feel
icky, I don't feel like looking nice." S: "I know this is a crazy-lady
coat-that's why I wear it. I
bought it at the Goodwill in
L.A. for 10 dollars-but it was
C: "Tights and the color green.
I wear a lot of dark green
because it matches my glasses,
or maybe it is the other way
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LCMC shows continue
tonight with the Dimes
by Michael Richman // staff writer
lonight in the Tm.ii Room. LCMC pres­
ems a f'rcc show feamring rwo Nonhwesr­
bascd bands, The Dimes and Nkgasapicn in
the second LCMC show this scmc.-s1c.r. Two
wt-cks ago, 011 Feb. I, Blue Sd1olars played
before :a sold-our crowd.
The good outlook LCMC had at the 6.,.
ginning of 1he semester, however, may not
b., long-lived. "This Friday's show is the only
LCMC show planned for chis se.me~·,er chat's
bc'Cn given the green lighr." said LCMC
president Lee Yang ('10). Budgeting issues
prcvcm che other schcdl1lcd sbows from go­
ing on as planned. "Our budget is still be­
ing finali,..:d ... but as of now, LCM C's furure
Still rcm;ains unttnain," s.1id Yang.
• In rhc 1nc:m1ime. however, tonight's show
fcamrcs cwo bands that promise co rake you
on a rocking journey. Megasapie.n is a joint
cooperation bcrwccn members of the band
Ma.gnero and Burke T11omas, who previous­
ly played wid, tlie b:tnd Venden, Red. Lian
Light is the vocalise as well as rhc lead gui­
r:ir for 1hjs band whose sound ranges
from roof-sh:urcring rock 'n roll to
more gentle a.coustic harmonics. Mc­
gasapicnS spin sound has often been
eharncteriitd as dense-­
they use Light's vocils
10 offiec ,he hard-rocking cexrure of the b:is..~ and drums. The
group's wide .. range of song styles promise$
oomething ~cccssib1c for any rock fan.
·n1c Dime.~. while perhaps noc ~s v<"rsa­
rilc. present a melodic and hannoni:r..ing srylc
with narrath•c lyrics that bring listeners right
into the a.ction of their music. 'll,c group ad-
111inedly r:1.kes much of their inAucnce from
other Northwest bar1ds, like the December­
isrs and ·lhe Shins. ·rhesc inffuences arc evi­
dent in their harmonic, lyrically .. drivcn in•
die-rock sound.
Lead singer and songwriter Johnny Clay,
a sdf--procla..imcd history enrhusia.~t. wrote
m:1ny of the songs on the band's new al­
bum, 77Je losr Gwrration, afrcr :mother band
member c:une acros.~ some old newspapers
under his kicchen Aoorboards.
i,.\'(/c found chcsc newspapers late in the
game,• Clay said. •There were already like
eight or nine songs slated for che record 3Jld
we were gerring ready ro record.r
Bue the '"·characrers" in
these old newspapers in ..
spired Cl.1y lO write new
n:unrive songs based on
these srories from rhe
• Depression era. Clay
quickly churned out "five
or six" new songs and,
when the band supporced
this new vision. rbc songs re•
phteed older ones on ,he band's
album. 7/Jr Si/em Ge11r.rn1iou refer­
ences rhc voice thac these songs give
10 the people of rhc '30s and '40s.
"I tri<.·d co sray a.~ true to (the newspaper
article.,) as I could." Clay ,aid. "!The songs]
arc all pretty much true, I couldn ·, make: it
up ifl rrit-d,"
Cby hopes clw chc band's music "cak,-.
people on a uip" through ,hese peoples'
lives. He calls the music "very d1aracter-Jriv­
en .. and says that listening to the band's new
olhum is like "looking through a phoco al­
bum."' Clay also insists tha1 1hc nuclicncc will
enjoy the music as much as he does.
"We have • lot of fon !performing). ic's
jus1 a run )how .... telling ,hc:sc stories and
jusr having a blasr doing it," he said.
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last week we watched "The Third Man." Next week we are going
to watch "A nos amours." in which a 16-year-old Parisian girl em­
barks on a sexual rampage in an effort co separate herself from her
overbearing, beloved father. ineffectual mother, and brutish brother. FKITOSCOURTESV~AUAAD
During a rare moment of peace in the midst of madness, Midge, Eve, Pe­
ter's mother and father, and Peter himself finally reconcile.
Prof. Simek translates,
directs Ordinary Madness
by Caitlin McCarthy II arts editor
Madness- is the same all over the ,,,orld.
Ordinary madness, that is-rhe kind thar
makes for <lysfonecional fumilies, or desper­
ate relationships. or jusc a phtin old bizarre.
unexplainable day-in-che-life.
Ta/,, of Ordinary Mad,,m, penned by
C1.tth pl:iywrighr Petr Zclc:.nka, and translat•
cd and direcied by Lewis & Clark Associ,cc
Professor of Theatre Stepan Simek. hone~ in
on just this type of insanicy, showing in th~
process how frustrating and brusquely rran ..
scende11L1l it all is.
The play's U.S. premiere is put on by Port­
land's CoHo Productions, and features a c:1Sr
~nd crew of local acrors, including LC
srudenrs and alums )a.son Roben­
son ('07), Jesse Rope ('09). M..,
Lundebcrg ('09), Kary Calder
('07) ond Kary Alexander ('07),
Percr (Brian Allord) is ,he
ccnual spoke in chis wheel
of madness: he is the ha.r ..
ried, disconnc.-ctcd son. the
rcpt"nta1n ex-boyfriend, and
the cxaspcra!OO friend. who
ries all of the many different
characters ~rnd dynamics to­
gether.
His state-of mind paral­
lds rhac of the play: rhe world
around Peter shimmi1.~ and
sha.kes. and he begins to question
such normal irems a.s bbnkets :md
ma.nncquins. 1be internal figlus
the external, but Pc{(:·r's f.ue sums
i,1cvitnblc: his neighbor G<..-orgc
(Steve Boss) ,dis him thot he has
"mad eyes," a distinguishing fea1ure
in a world foll of "burn, ouc, dead
C.j'd." Scenes weave in and out of each other, transitional techn iqucs in.duding
fodc-c-o-Aashbacks, dr~am sequences, match­
ing lines. phone c:)IIS.
·1hc whole shebang is stylishly executed,
though wilh a loopy. sometime.~ overwhelm­
ing air co ir; rhis, combined with frequent
t•motion:,I fre.1k-out cpisodt-s. may induce
di1.1jncss. but r.his only further tra.nshucs the
madness fd,.
At the talkback session conducted af­
ter tl1e play's Sunday. Feb. 10 performance,
Simek explained rhe allure of the madness
theme, for directors :ind audience members
alike. "'Madness is some1hing we should be
exploring ... Most of us arc prcrry der.inged
people,'' he $aid. In shori-, we're all mad, buc
each in our own way.
This consis£<.·nt variety is whar m:akes 70/~J
qf Ordi1111ry M11d11m so appealing. no, only
to w:uch bur also to ~Ct in. ~'This is an actor's
play." said Simek. "Every d,arac,er has
ics: own voice," said Boss.
Allard explained that Simek worked
wi1h each :lClOracoording to his or her
thc.-arre background to ensure lhat
each different voice came across
ons-mgc. Each voice is fdr, on its
own bu~, more importantly, as a
part of che dissomuu h:1rmony
chat holds ,he me1d11<SS or the
world cogether-from the
G.cch Republic 10 Portland
and beyond.
71Je play run.J w,til Febnmry
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for mqr,: fofornuuio,1.
Peter's only sane con­
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Performers: Zakarias Grafilo, violin; Frederick Lifsitz, violin; Paul Yar­
brough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello.
Alexander String Quartet
shakes, rattles, rolls
by Cam Zachreson II staff writer
The Alexander Siring Quartet lived up
to irs name-like Alexander himsdf, ir was
gre:u. From tbc understated entrance 10 Mo~
1.arr's Dir,rrtimemo in F Mrijor t:hrough the
disjointed, djssonance or llela llarcok's Qum·­
ut 110. 1 in A minor co the raramdla of Denth
and the Maidt:n by Franz Schubert, these four
:1sronishi.ng musicians perfonned ro ::1 rec.
The highlighr of the show was the final
movement of B:mok's Quarur in 11 minor.
rhe level of surgical profcssionaLlsm displayed
was incredible and the effect ,v;is seen in the
audience. 1he str.1.ngc progressions and ex ..
posed lines h:u:l a supernatural effect when
interpreted by these vinuosic pcrfonners.
While the Bartok was my pc.~rsonal fuvor•
ire, chc effect on chc audience of De11th and
the Maiden (6lling rhc enrire st-cond half of
the show) was acurc. lhis piece deals with
the unrdenting force of death as it S\Y':'lllow•s
the lives of a11 people, no mancr how inno­
ocm. The composer wrorc it in his final days,
a reflec.tion on a piece he wrote in his rwcn­
rie.(; regarding the same subject but in a very
different light. The first piece he wrote (by rhc same tide) portrayed death as• figure of
«lease from ,he toils or life, as a final res, in
peace.
This clepicrion is sharpl)' comras1ed in
the socond \1ersion. Melodic.-s arrive from
all around: the-mes of love, p:lin, reassur~
ancc, r.itionalit:)lion and panic all imcrrwinc
with a stunningly simple and steady chemc.
a11 reprcseming the unavoidable mona1iry
that the amhor himselffuccd when ,he piece
was composed. It is my opinion that no art­
ist before or since has dcsc:ribcd chc human
dilemma of death in a more acute fushion.
·rhis pic."Cc i.s for every m:m, womln and child
who has been affected by furaliry; it provid,-.
a level of' understanding that everyone must
experience who feels chat they arc a.lone in
chcir tragic realization.
While chc: pcrformnrlce e1lded on r.hjs
incredibly dcpressi1lg note, the quartet was
quick ro thank the audience for :uc<:ndi_ng
and to express their gratitude for 1hc warm
welcome chat they receive every time they
visit mn c:unplL~. To lig.hte:n the mood they
played a simple Minuet which was~ timely
reminder chat there arc things i11 life good
enough to stick around for. British ''Unrelated''
epitome of PIFF quality
'T1ie 31st (J)ordamf lnt.ematio11a('Fi(m Pesti'lla{, wfiicf,jeatures 20.fi(ms
su6mittea for tli.e <Best 'forei911 'Fi(m Oscar, nms tli.rougfi 'Feb. 23.
by Stephanie Locke II staff writer
Tlu.-Portland Jmernational Film Fcsti,·al
is here! Flhat means thrrc arc many oppor•
mnitic.-s for anyone with iotcmadon::il inrcr•
c.-sts lO finally e..~npe inro another counrry,
and w.i.1ch its independent and critically•
noclaimcd movks. lhis year. the Norchwesr
Film Center, for it$ 31st International Film
fc."Stiv:il. is bringing in exccllenr movies from
countrie.~ mnging from Argc.·ntina to the C,.oo, Republic.
Many of the moviC!, featured here have
won numerous awards in their home coun­
tries anJ have appeared in film festivals like
C'rnnes and Sundance. Some or rhese filins
have also been nominated in the Academy
Awards for Bes1 Fordg1'l J,.:rnguage l'!ilm.
,.UnrehHed" is one example of a low-bud­
get. highly-acclaimed film included in PIFE
"This 61m comc..-s from Creu Britain and i:­
thc curcc,ing debut for photographer Joanna
Hogg. Ir has alr<>dy won the FIPRESCI ln­
tcrn:uion:tl Critics 1\ward at rhc 2007 7imrs
llPl London Film Festival. h follows a mid­
dle-aged woman (Kathryn Word,) who. in
the midst of a 1nidlife cri.sis, goes lo lc-aly co
visit her loog-time friend.
Much of the plot is discovered rhrough
small ralk made by the ch,rncters. ·1 here arc
no revealing monologues. and yet, rhc to.tire
film is r<veoling. It reveals the fears ond de­
sires felr by Worth's character through her in­
ter~1ctions wich chc othcrcharnctcrs. most no ..
cably wiU\ a young m:in she meets and with
whjch she begins 10 spend a lot of' time.
Hogg explores chcse real. everyday issues
in a natural, gently paced way. ln che scene
where ic first becomes clc::1r rhat \'v'onh is
8ining wirll 1h<! young man whom she has
just mer. they arr sining on :.t living l'()(>m
couch together in silence: for abc;)ut rwo pajn.
fully long minutes, All che feelings or amac­
cion, fear :rnd awkwardness come pouring off
screen.
1he film works in a very viSl1a.l way. aod it re.qui~ a lot from the ;rndic:n<:c ro appn.-...
ciatc rhe-slow p:1cc of thr.• film. Hogg take5
her time developing the char;1ccers' motiva­
tions. $he seems to be highly interested in
making rhc film look pk-asing ,o ,he eye and
realistic in chi;: way the conAicrs works chem•
selves om. She explores human ntC"ds in a
deep, sensitive way. and that can be ha.r<I t0
sit through for chc average Amcrian viewer.
But. perhaps chis oftentimes refreshing char•
acrtristic is precisely the point in going co sec
an international film.
~I ht'se films won'c be at Blockbuster i11
a couple of weeks and many of' these films
aren't made for an overstimulated American
audience. llley :ire made as an expression of
u11ique crearivity, and for :i lor le.ss mone')'
1han your avcrag«: Hollywood action Rick.
Ir can ccna..inly be challenging co struggle
through such art.i.sric expression. bur well
worth 1hc final experience of gaining a better
undersranding of another culture.
toni_gfjt' s scfje6uf e
6 p.m, TUY.<1:SfafARRIAG£(Chin,)
6:30 p.m. FLIGHT OF TH£ RJ;D IJAL­
LOON (Taiw.in)
6:45 p.m, IN BRUCES (C«at B<itain)
\'(lhilS<'II Auditorium {PAM)
7 p.m. YOU. THE UV/NG (Sweden)
7:30p.m. 1rl£\'vHIT£SLLKDRESS(Vict•
nam)
8:30 p.111. ALEXANDRA (Russia)
9 p.m. THEN SHE FOUND ME (United
States)
9:15p,m. TH£EDGEOFHl;AVEN(Gcr­
rn:uty) WhitsclJ Auditoriom (PAM)
9: 15 p.m, YOU, TH£ I.IV/NG (Sweden)
All films ~r Regal Cinema on Broadway un•
less otherwise noted.
For .synopses., ci·ckct prices, ;i_nd a full c:ilc:n•
d,u. visir nwfilm.org.
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'. Sundays with ,be Oregon
Symphony: Lim. Pi.no Con­
certo No. 2. All rhcsc pioces arc
mu$ic:: you'll remember: Liszt
for his grandcnr, Copland for
his nobiliry :tnd lfa.<:f b<cau,c
he's so pl,yful. Bur the llarb<r
work is a special gem, a nostal­
gic visit to the dance Aoor5 of
long ago. Sunday, Feb. 17, 7:30
p.m., Arlene Schnic,.er Concert
Hall. $IO scudenr tickers ar the
Bookstore (limited quanciry). .
'.
•• .. "Ezra,, tells chc story of a former child soldier at•
tempting to find inner pt':lct" after chc horrors he
had witnessed :tnd committed as a combarant in
Sierra Lronls dccadc~long civil ,var ... Eirn .. is-the
fim film to give ao African pers~ivc on this
djsturbing new phenomenon of child soldiers in
the comin¢nt's re.cent civil wars. Winner of rhe
Grand Pri,~ ,r l'ESPACO in Burkina Faso, Af­
ricis large.st and most pr~1igious film festival, ln
2007. Sponsored by LC's JSLC ond llSU, "Ezra"
scm:ns as part of the 18th Annual Cascade Fes­
tival of African Films tonight at 7 p.m. ar the
Hollywood 'Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd). Free. ·• •• ·• ·• The Portland }till Festival opens Friday, Fob. 15
at 7:30 p.tn. n1 the Arlene Schnicr.er Concert Holl
with 2007 Puli=r Prize and Grammy Lifetime
Achkvcmcm Aw:ud rcdpicl'U Orneuc Coleman
sounrung ,he theme of rhe festival. 1h,Sh11p, ofj,,zz
ti) Come. Afrcr Ornene Coleman secs the IOn<', the
2008 premiere performance o( the SFJAZZ Col­
lct.-.:ivc will be bdd at 9:30 p.m. or rhc Newmark
Thcalcr. This -acclaimed re$1dc.•nt ocret of the San
FranciS<.-O Jai,, Festival will bc in residence in Port­
land for rhitt days, rehearsing for ,heir upcoming
European tour in addicion to their Friday concert.
For more event listings, go to pdxjazz.com. I _th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_, F_e_b_r_uar_y_1_s_, _2o_o_s ____________________________ l ..... 5_
LC Studio Art alutn boasts two new exhibits downtown
W ith its garish, building-length blue
bows and gigantic hammered
copper "Portlandia" sculpture,
Michael Graves' iconic Portland Building
on SW 5th Ave. already scands Out in the city skyline. This
month, however, the most interesting thing about the build­
ing can be found in its lobby, where Lewis & Clark alumna
Becca Bernstein ('OO) has constructed her installation "The
Last Room," a full-size replica of a fictional resident's room in
a long-term elderly care facility. by Stephanie Beechem // editor-in-chief
Bernstein. "After months of scouring Goodwills, garage sales
and estate sales .. .I finally got to spend one exhilarating day
decorating my giant dolJ house room," she said.
Near che installation, an open binder overflows with com­
ments from workers in the building. "This was my Mom's
room!" says one; "I bate this! Ir brings to mind too many
memories of my loved ones that suffered!" says another.
Ocher commenrs are more ambivalent: "The first few days
of your display disturbed me so much 1 just couldn't look at
it. . .T'm now finding myself sneaking peeks every time I wa.lk
Six blocks away, at the Gottlieb
Gallery on SW 2nd and Yamhill,
another of Bernstein's projects is on
display. "Keyhole Miniatures" is a
series of I 00 small acrylic paintings
featuring faces of children and the
elderly and miscellaneous personal
items of" alJ kinds, from «~ook at the-objects that surround you right now, or i"n
your bedroom," Bernstein said. "Do any of these define
you? Would they shed light to someone else on who you
are or were? What will be with you when you're 30? 90?"
keys co jewelry to a shiny
blue ribbon. by." Another person draws arrows from a few
comments co his own, which says, "I'm amazed
at how many people are reacting co chis and
talking about ir."
A shore walk from the Portland Building,
at che Gottlieb Gallery, Bernstein explores in­
terrelated themes of personal possessions, the
process of aging and the "physical environment
that is the theater for our lives," in her painting
series "Keyhole Miniatures." Bernstein, who has
worked with seniors for
almost 10 years-ever
since her LC abroad crip
co Scotland in 1998-ex­
plains in her artistic
statement that "The last
Room" reflects her expe­
rience with "rhe modern
anomaly of dividing the
tribe-of the separation
of generations from one
another, each to rhei r re­
spective institutions." • "Look at the objecrs
that surround you right
now, or in your bed­
room," Bernstein said.
"Do any of these de­
fine you? Would chey
shed light co someone
else on who you are
or were? What will be
with you when you're
30? 90? ... [Here] I chose
100 glimpses of lives co
paint in miniature. I.r's
a very simple, humble
project." The installation com­
pletely fills a rectangular
niche off the main lobby
In addition ro rhe .of the Ponland Build­
ing, and coalesces around
a big stainless-steel bed
wirh call guardrails. A
"Resident of tl1e Month"
award tacked sideways
on rhe back wall, togeth­
er with a flier detailing
Laundry Day, Housekeep­PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE BEECHEM miniatures the Ill selves'
ing Day, Medical Transport Day, meal rimes and the names
of the home's "management team," immediately inform the
viewer of the room's location in a care facility.
"I have seen inside tbe one-room apartments of hun­
dreds of elderly residents," Bernstein explains in her state­
ment. "Some rooms are like living museums ... some are
overwhelmed with piles of junk. Ocher. woms are sparse­
furnished as if tbe occupant does nor plan to stay long." all painted on small, bev­
el-edged wooden plaques ("the kind
my grandmother used for decorative
role painting," Bernstein explains i.n
rhe sea cement), several of Bernstein's.
large acrylic paintings of elderly fac­
es are on display as well. Unlike the
miniatures, these porrrairs are paint­
ed on patchwork fabric, lending a
patchy texture co rhe painted surface. sors Phil Sylvester, Alex Hirsc~ and Debra Beers, Art History
with Stewart Buettner and Sherry Fowler, and Social Policy
with Susan Deeley in Scotland.
"Everyone was very supportive [of my art) at LC-even
professors in different disciplines," Bernstein said. A double
major in Studio Arc and Environmental Science, Bernstein
received special permission from art faculty co participate
in a second off-campus semester-LC's New York program,
where she interned at MoMA---during her senior year. "My
internship at MoMA caught me more about modern art
than any class ever could," Bernstein said.
"I loved che liberal arts experience at Lewis & Clark and
dove head first into as much as I could. Is there any such
term as 'school-drunk?"' Bernstein said.
As for advice ro current and future Studio Arc majors and
aspiring artists, Bernstein offers:w "Frame your rejection ler­
ters ... and your acceptance letters. Sarne with reviews. [ ... ]
LC grads, art grads, lend me your ear. Recession is nigh! I
landed in the same unwelcome land you did in 2000. Don't
give up! Your liberal arts career was not a waste, even though
you are mowing lawns and moving back in with your par­
ents. The money gods will smile again and people will once
again buy art."
Becca Bernstein's installation "1he Last Room" will be on
view at the Portland Building (1120 SW 5th Ave.) until Feb.
24. Her painting series "Keyhole Miniatures" will be at the Got­
tlieb Gallery (220 SW Yamhill) until Feb. 29.
This particular bedroom errs on rhe side of junk. Sur­
rounded on t he bed by bulky crocheted blankets, a lapboard
cradles the scattered pieces of a puzzle. A qalf-full container
of Tums, a basket of candy, an alarm clock, a bulky beige
phone, a box of tissues and a small lamp clutter the bed­
side table. Even the bulletin board disappears under layers of
birthday cards, "Get Well Soon" cards, a Bingo card, "Miss
You" cards, a dinner schedule and, in a brilliant couch, a Val­
entine Court Ballot with names haphazardly circled. "'The Last Room' is pare one of
a four pare project .. .'Keyhole Mfo­
iarures' is part two," Bernstein said.
"So far I've received grants from rhe
Regional Arts and Culture Council
(RACC) and the George Sugarman
Foundation co complete it." Clockwise from top left: A few of the 100 small acrylic paintings
in Bernstein's "Keyhole Miniatures" series; the full-size replica
Accumulating the huge number of items required co
decorate the room took up a significant amounr of rime for Bernstein cires many of her LC
undergraduate courses as influential,
including Drawing with LC profes-of a fictional room in a long-term elderly care facility in "The Last
Room"; a series of three large-scale acrylics painted on nubby
patchwork fabric at the Gottlieb Gallery. _1_6 __________________ §•i•j
Weekend victories revive
Pioneer playoff hopes
by Hunter Franks // cover design
Jusr when ir looked like their postseason
hopes were dwindling, the men's basketball
is now back in the thick of the playoff race
after posting two crucial wins at home last
weekend. Sitting at a mediocre 5-5 last week
after another tough loss, the Pios looked as
though they were out of the race. Bur they
stepped up their game last weekend, raking
our first-place Whitworth 75-65 and clob­
bering Whitman 67-51.
Looking to avenge a horrendous
64-33 loss ar Whitworth earlier in the
season, the Pios came out with a defen­
sive intensity that they have not shown
all season. "There was a definite sense of
urgency, both because we knew rhat we abso­
lutely had to win and also because they made
a point to pur it on us when we played at
their place," said Joey Toboni ('08). After the teams traded runs early on, the Pios went on
a 9-0 run late in che first half to take a 38-29
lead into the locker room.
The second half started the way the first
one ended, as che Pios leaped out to a quick
17-point lead thanks to an 8-0 run. Memo­
ries of the Puget Sound loss surely starred to
haunt the Pios, as Whitworth chipped away
at the lead, cutting it co eight with six min­
uces left in the game and then to seven with
two minutes. Bur the Pios were clutch with
their free throw shooting down the stretch
and held on for the win.
A big part of the win was the ream ef­
fort co deny Whitworch's leading scorer,
Ryan Symes, the ball. Symes, who averages
18 points, was held to just ten. The Pios also
played great team defense. "We were able
to keep them off the offensive boards," said
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Thomas Tillery ('08) scored 12 over the weekend and added 14 rebounds.
Mark Robinowirz ('08). "We also limited
cheir interior scoring by really concentrating
on helping inside and making them beat us
by knocking down jumpshors."
Saturday night, the Pios crushed lase
place Whitman 67-51. Tyson Papenfuss
('09) dominated all around, rallying 23
points. After going down 13-7 early, the Pios
went on an 18-0 run to take control of the
game. The Pios were up 37-28 at the half.
Once again, the Pios starred rhe second half
on a run, chis rime a 7-0 run. They contin­
ued co dominate and went on to rhe easy
win. Once again, aggressive Pioneer defense
shut down a ream's cop scorer. This rime it
was the NWC's leading scorer, Chris Faid­
ley, who averages 24 poincs per game but was
held to 10 against the Pios. The Pios look to
continue to chalk up wins as they head into
the final two weekends of play. The cop three
teams in the Northwest Conference make it
co conference playoff, whose winner gets the
automatic bid into the 59-ream NCAA DllI
National Tournament. Bur who that will be
is still up in che air wich only four games left
for each ream.
Currently, Puget Sound sirs atop che
NWC with a 9-3 record. Right below chem
is Whitworth at 8-4, followed by Willamette
ac 8-5, the Pios at 7-5, and Linfield and Pa­
cific Lutheran at 7-6 and 6-6, respectively. Clearly, anything can happen in the final
four games.
The ream that finishes third in conference
goes co play the number two team and then
the winner of chat game plays the numbe.-.
one ream for the conference championship
and che NCM tourney bid.
The Pioneers play their final regular­
season home game of the year, hosting 4-8
George Fox Friday night, February 15, ac the
Pamplin Spores Center. Once again, the Pios
know they need co play solid defense.
The game plan, according to Robinow­
irz, is co "try co limit their points inside and
control their pick and roll. If we can keep
them off rhe offensive boards and play sound
defense, I think we will be in good shape."
Gene Rivera ('08) agreed: "We need co make
chem play at our tempo and control che
game."
The Pios still play the two teams above
and below chem so they definitely control
their own destiny, which the Pios don't seem
to mind. "We are rhrilled chat we control our
own destiny," said Toboni. "We are the only
ones chat can keep us our of che postseason,"
agreed Robinowicz. Bue a confident Rivera,
who broke the LC single season record for
blocks earlier in the season, put ic the sim­
plest terms, "We are winning the rest of our
games. No ifs, ands, or burs." .th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o
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THERE 18 OFFEN BLOOD:
Lewis & Clark club lacrosse teams compete in varsity-level leagues
Lewis & Clark men's lacrosse has taken
a beating in the past couple years. Once a
powerhouse in the Pacific Norchwesr Colle­
giate Lacrosse League, the Pioneer men have
watched as other schools ramped up their
budgets for club lacrosse while LC's budget
remains mostly stagnant.
Budget problems may not be the largest
of concerns, however, as the small popula­
tion at LC often translates into a small roster
size on rhe field. Even still, there are many
stellar lacrosse athletes at LC who choose not
co participate on account of the high level of
commitment, the shortcomings of a small
budget, and che lack of a sufficient coaching
scaff.
Absent the NCAA title and its subsequent
perks, rhe incentives to dedicate oneself to
a dub spon are low. Still, che Pioneer men
fight for their very existence year after year.
Most of the team has been playing with
each ocher since their very fuse day at LC, and
rhe team's survival has been contingent upon
their commitment and sacrifices. This year,
however, che Pio men look co leave behind
more a legacy involving the success of their
season and not the success of their off-the­
field antics, which simply cannot be printed
in chis paper. The ream's upkeep, moreover,
The women's lacrosse ream, not unlike its
male counterpart, does nor receive too
much notoriety from the Lewis &
Clark community. No matter
to rhem: cheir roster size
is twice that of the
men's, coming in at
28, and you need
not look far for
star power with
captains Kate
Phillips ('08),
Kelsey Rog­
ers ('08) and
Care Cap­
salis ('08)
leading the
way.
TOS BY DANIEL COCHRAN -by Camron Roberts II staff writer
stems from a long legacy of lacrosse at LC.
In the late 1970s, LC students helped to
found the Pacific Northwest Collegiate La­
crosse League. Since then, the league has
blossomed under the broad-based Men's
Collegiate Lacrosse Association, which plays
hoses co over 200 teams separated into two
divisions. A great number of these teams
are expected ro go varsity very soon, buc are
waiting on che budget approval from their
schools. Even without NCAA standing, these
club sport reams can have budgets ranging
from $5,000 co $50,000, often equipped
with a dedicated coaching staff and a prac­
tice-every-day commitment. Ask most peo­
ple in the MCLA, and they will cell you they
are already playing in a varsity-level league.
Acknowledging just how serious the
league is, che LC Chartering and Budget
Board granted the team their highest bud­
get of all rime in 2008 -coming in around
approximately $7,000 -and the effects have
already shown. Armed wirh new jerseys and
shorrs -the team had been using old foor­
ball practice jerseys for the past IO years -
and a GAB grant for ream helmets, the Pio­
neer men will at the very least look the part
among cheir highly financed competitors.
The Pios, who compete in Division 2, recently faced off against
Southern Oregon Rajders,
who are ranked #18 in the
country. The contest was neck
and neck through the first half
as both teams struggled ro gain
their footing on the snow-laden
field, buc the Raiders pulled away as
the Pioneer offense struggled to settle
the field. With rhe final score at 15-4,
the Pios were heavily outmatched, but
moul rem~ins high. Having had little
practice prior ro che game, the Pios
expect ro improve heavily through­
out the rest of the season.
Although che ream is very top
he.avy wirh 7 seniors, there is scill
some young talent and newcomers who
will have to sustain the team in the com-
ing years. Arrackman Raman Voorhis ('10)
has already made his presence felt, notd1ing
2 goals in the game against the Raiders wich
the help ofco-capcain Erik Brown ('08), who
assisted three separate goals.
1l1e defense is sturdy, moreover, wirh vet­
eran defensemen Chris Shauger ('08) -PN­
CLL honorable mention in 2007 -and Mik
fuhler ('08) shielding goalie Rafael Cue­
vas ('08), who has finished among che rop
by Daniel Cochran II sports editor
The ladies, hav-
ing been around for 10
years now, participate in che
Norrhwesr Wowen's Lacrosse
Association, a product of tbe US
Lacrosse organization. Their league
competes against teams from Washing-
ton, Oregon, Montana and Idaho. With
eight reams from these scares, che league has
a playoff at the end of the year between the
top four teams co determine who gets a bid
to the National chis year, however, as practice is more orga­
nized and the presence of a coach has in­
creased their drill efficiency.
The ream is sriJJ in need of a goalie, or
that dangerous duty may seen befall upon an
unsuspecting freshman. "We have an enthu­
siastic group of new players who are rapidly
improving," said Jennifur Curro ('10).
"The ream is composed of 8 seniors, 3
sophomores and 17 freshmen."
The team could suscain itself alone
on freshmen
Champion­
ships.
It shocks
mosr people co
see that such se-Needless to say, any mutual
respect is lost in what can only
be described as the most vicious players, a fear
that most teams
at LC would
love co be able
co claim.
rious organiza­
tion exists for a
club sport, bur
it is only a mat­
ter of time be-intra-gender sport rivalry on
the LC Campus. For those
wondering the
differences be-
tween men's
fore US Lacrosse converges with che NCAA
-whether or not LC joins in on the fun,
however, is another story.
Phillips, who has played for four years ar
LC, said "we measure success by how much
fun we have, and in rbar sense, we are super
successful."
The ream has seen steady improvemenrs and women's
lacrosse, there are not many. WLlile physical
con race is more limited with the women, the
game still rakes a very physical nature. The
Ladies also use meshes without slack (the
pare rhar holds the ball) making ball control
much more difficult -which is why many
male newcomers will use a woman's stick co
learn che game. 3 goaltenders in save percentage in 2 of rhe
past 3 years. Indeed, the Pios have a scarring
9 that can hold their ground against che best
reams in the league, bur with few players on
the bench and even fewer practices, che ream
will need increased dedication if they hope
ro compete thjs year.
Their next
newcomer
Un iver-game will be ar
Portland Stare
sity on February
23, followed by
exrensive league
play in March,
induding road
trips co West­
ern and Central
Washington.
For chose inter­
esred in picking
up a stick for che
first time (or those
who wane ro re­
kindle an old fire),
practice is on Mon­
days from 8-1 0
and on Wednesdays
from 6-8 along­
side the wom­
en's team.
Once a year, the
guys and ladies switch sticks
and hold a scrimmage, often
exposing jusc how inept the
Pioneer men are with a differ­
ent mesh.
Needless to say, any mutual re­
spect is lost in what ca.n only be de­
scribed as the most vicious intra-gen­
der spore rivalry on the LC Campus.
Still, che women have their fun. "One of
rbe tighrest aspects of our ream is our general
enthusiasm and off-field camaraderie, espe­
cialJy since we have so many new players, we
make ir a point to organize team dinners and
gatherings," said Curro. Volunceer Coach
Lise Marcin for example, has the players over
for home-cooked meals, an opportunity that
most players happily cake advantage of. The
women will begin their season March 1, fac­
ing off against Boise Scare University in Cor­
vallis, OR.
Following char game, the team will have a
busy March, with all bur one weekend com­
pletely booked with coumamencs and scrim­
mage games.
Their website and schedule can be found
on LC's club spores webpage, they hold prac­
tice on Mondays from 8-10 and Tuesdays
from 6-8. • • ♦
the Pioneer Log, February 15, 2008 Sports
Women's basketball extends
winning streak to five
Wirh sharp shooting and srellar
defense, rhe Pioneer women swept
the most crucial rwo games of the
year this past weekend. Coming
into the weekend, the Pios were
in a three-way tie for third place
in the Northwest Conference
with Whitman and Whitworth,
all with a record of 6-4 in confer­
ence. It just so happened that rhe
Pioneers were playing both these
reams this past weekend. The Pio-by Cam Roberts // staff writer
half, the Pios found themselves
down by eight at a score of 17-9
when Crystal Castle ('08) wenr on
a 6-0 .run of her ow,n, convening
consecurive three-point plays. The
game was tied at 21-21 With eight
minutes left and the team traded
leads six more times before bead­
jng to the locker room' at half tied
34-34.
This continued through the first
ten minutes of the second half un-
PHOTO SY KEVIN BROWN
Kim Kittel ('08) scored 14 in the win over Whitworth.
neer women starred the weekend
off by hosting the Whitworth Pi­
rates Friday evening at Pamplin
Sports Center.
This game was highlighred by
"Think Pink" night, which was a
counoywide effort to raise breast
cancer awareness.
The Pios came out of the gates
a little slow as they fell behiQd
early 13-7 on a couple of three
point baskets by the Pirates.
With 11 minutes left in the first til the Pioneers took an eight-point
lead on a pair of threes from Laura
Snider ('08) and Shawna Castle
('08). lhe Pioneer~ kept the lead
around ren points for the resr of the
half and held on for a 69-57 vic­
tory. The key to this game was the
Pios excellent shooting at 57 .) %
from the floor while holding the
Pirates co a porous 36.7%.
Crystal Castle scored a game­
high 17 points, also pulling in a
garne~high eight rebounds. Kim Kittell scored 14 points, going 5-7
from the ffoor. She had five assists,
four rebounds and a steal. Christi­
na Herring had a strong defensive
game, nabbing six rebounds.
1he second game of the week­
end series was Saturday night
against the Whitman Missionar­
ies in yet another important game.
The first half was highlighted by
specracular defensive play as the
Pioneers heJd the Missionaries to
a mere five field goals in the ha!£
The pioneers led 27-14 at the
break.
The Pios came our in the sec­
ond half a bit sluggish as rhey al­
lowed the missionaries to climb
back in rhe game at 34~29 with
15 minutes left to play. However,
the Pioneer defense answered the
call by holding the Missionaries
to just two points over the next
eight minutes of the game. In chis
same span, the Pios rattled off 16
points, eight coming from Crystal
Castle, taking a 50-34 lead with a
couple minutes lefc. The Pioneers
held on for an impressive 54-41
victory. The Casde sisters led the
Pioneers. Shawna Castle scored
a game-high 15 points and also
contributed three rebounds, five
steals, and three assists. Crystal
Castle scored 14 points and IO re­
bounds, recording her eighth dou­
ble-double of the season.
The key to both games chis
weekend was the intense defense
the Pios put forrh. "When we play
great defense it allows us to run
the floor and play fast,'' said Shaw­
na Castle. The Pios defense keys
every facet of rheir game. Now
with sole possession of third place
in the Northwest Conference, the
Pio women are coming closer co
the goal rhey set four years ago
when Coach Fulks arrived. "Our
team goal four years ago was for
this year's senior class to play jn tbe
NCAA, tournament," said Fulks.
The Pioneers hope to ride the
momentum of their current five
game winning streak into their
games this weekend.
Friday night, rbe Pioneers host
the nationally ranked George Fox
Bruins at 6 p.m. in the Pamplin
Sports Center. They then travel co
Salem, Ore., to take on the Wil­
latnene Bearcats. 18
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Every week the Pioneer Log acknowledges athletes at Lewis & Cfa rk
who have had remarkable performances. This week feacures two ath­
letes who have stepped up for their reams when they were needed.
Dave Bergrren ('08) went 5-9 from che 3-poinc line against the
Whitworth Pirates this past weekend, scoring 21 points while also
grabbing 3 rebounds. The win over the Pirates has put the Pioneer men
right back in the playoff race.
Claire Jordan ('] 1) was the top finisher for the Pioneer women lase
Sunday, placing 4th in the 1650 free, three seconds shy of third place.
Jordan hails from Edmonds, WA, majors in biology and was the cap­
tain of her high-school swim team. Her performance helped the women
cake 4th place overall, falling not roo far behind 3rd place Whitman. _th_e_P_i_o_n_e_er_L_o_g_, F_e_b_r_u_ar_y_1_s_, 2_oo_s ___________ ifflMit•M-111111111 ___________________ 1_9_
Friday,
Febrµary 15
Red Cross Blood Drive
8:00a.m.
Location: Stamm
Cost: Free
The Red Cross will be holding a
Blood Drive on campus. If you are
able, please schedule your blood
donation through Kelly Hoover:
hoover@lclark.edu. Please in­
clude your name, email address,
phone and ALL THE TIMES
YOU ARE AVAILABLE. Shortly
thereafter, you will receive a con­
firmation by email. Additionally,
you can call x7076 to sign-up.
Please be aware that the entire
donation process can range from
1 hour to 1 hour and 45 min­
utes. We always request addi­
tional staff from the Red Cross to
speed the process, but would like
for all donors to be aware of the
possible wait time.
Tuesday,
February 19
Library Student Advisory
Committee
12:00p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Geary
Do you love Watzek Library? Or
do you h.ave opinions about the
library that you'd like to share?
Join library staff for pizza and
discuss how the library can better
support student research.
Securing an Internship
4:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.
Location: Albany Quadrangle
207
Cost: Free
About: Designed co assist first
year, sophomore, and junior
students who may be looking for
internship experiences that chal­
lenge and develop new skill sets
and expose chem co new and dif­
ferent working environments. [[Eight Days Out]]
Saturday~
February 16
Great Tribal Leaders of Modem
Times: Great Women Leaders
9:00a.m. -l:00p.m.
Location: Rogers Hall 220
Cost: $40 per session
Indian Country over the past two
decades has seen an ascendance
of women in leadership. Three
strikingly different leaders will
be viewed chis session: Wilma
Mankiller (former Principal
Chief, Cherokee Nation of
Oklahoma), LaDonna Harris
(founder, Americans for Indian
Opportunity), and Sue Shaffer
(Chair, Cow Creek Band of
Umpqua Indians, Oregon).
Wednesday,
February20
Textbook Forum
7:00p.m. -8:00p.m.
Location: Templet~n Student
Center Thayer Rooms
Cost: Free
Upset about the cost of text­
books? Then, chis is the event
for you.Wednesday, February
20th from 7:00p.m. to 8:00p.m
in Thayer, the Bookstore will.
give a presentation followed by
a Q&A session. Please submit
your questions co the Bookscore
at bkslclark@bncollege.com, so
chat we can be sure to address
chose concerns. You can enter
your name at the door co win
cool prizes. Sponsored by Ac­
tivities Congress and the Book­
store. Sunday,
February 17
Catholic Eucharist
11:00a.m.
Location: Flanagan Chapel
Cost: Free
It's a Eucharist. We're not
kidding. And it is free. What else
are you doing?
Portland Jazz Festivle
All Day
Location: Pioneer Square
Cost: Free
The free portion of the Portland
Jazz Festivle kicks off today.
What a better was to celebrate a
Sunday afternoon.
Thursday,
February21
Sam Witt Poetry Reading
7:00p.m.
Location: Manor House Arm­
strong Lounge
Cost: Free
Sam Witt will read from his new
book, Sunflower Brother, and
also from his first book, Everlast­
ing Quail. Additionally, he will
read from a new manuscript he is
_working on.
Steinhardt Lecture
When: Thursday, February 21,
2008 7:30 p.m.
Where: Council Chamber
Cost: Free
Dr. Giovanni Peri, Professor of
Economics, University of Cali­
fornia-Davis will talk about some
facts and insights to understand
better the economic impact of im­
migration in the U.S. separating
facts from myths. Monday,
February 18
Physics Colloquium: Modem
Physics and Modem Art
4:00p.m.
Location: Olin Physics-Chem­
istry Building 204
Cost: Free
David Galaty of Lewis & Clark
College will discuss "Modern
Physics and Modern Art". Ex­
pect to have your mind blown
and your hearts melt.
Friday,
February22
SDS Benefit Show and Work­
shop
7:00p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Red and Black Cafe
Help raise funds for legal costs
associated with anti-war actions
at the Port ofTacoma last Spring!
Come to the Red & Black Cafe
at 7p.m. for a presentation on
the growing resistance to mili­
tary shipments in the Northwest
and hear some rad bands! Come
support your fellow LCers, and
help raise some money! -.---. . .
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Anonymous
For all those readers who have tried to quit
but failed.
What is missing from this picture?
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A. A healthy knowledge of the effects
smoking has on children.
B. More girls.
C. Wine (preferably red).
D. A reason to quit smoking.
Amwer: B, C, and/or D. If you amwered A, you must be a
square.
Why is this fellow smiling?
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new CD "Double Up".
B. He is the last wizard alive.
C. He had a "suc-s~x-ful" Valentine's Day.
D. He is 3000 years old.
E. Magic.
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Jordan Stern.
Us: The freshmen girls in
ENVS 160. You: Alaskan who doesn't play
for the softball team anymore ...
Me: still dying to score a
homer-un with you. You: a perfect l 0.
Me: wishing you a
perfect 21st.
You: Professor with
shore bleached hair.
Me: Czech-ing you
out in class. You: Wiz~d People.
Me:Amazed.
Email YCME at piolog@gmail.com
You: work for the Department
of Fish & Game. You: The beautiful birthday
chica. You: Pamplin Scholar.
Me: Wishing you'd tutor me
good in the Pamplin room. Me: I can be your salmon, baby. Me: Hoping to get you in your
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