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2008-02-01

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STUDENT PEES, New social site allows
anonymous slander
by Anne Hay // staff writer
Everyone loves sex and gossip. unlike Facebook or Myspace, "the
We all joined Facebook and we all site's privacy page notes chat it logs
stalk each ocher. Hell, we publish che numeric Inrerner Prococol ad­
an entire newspaper issue dedicat- dresses of its users, but does nor
ed to it. Bur, for many, sires like associate chose addresses with spe­
Facebook border on being inva-cific posts"-therefore releasing
sive. For this reason, Juicycampus. bloggers of che rhrear of libel law­
com, created as a gossip outlet for suirs. This leads to a greater con­
college campuses across che coun-cern in roday's fasr-paced, incernet­
rry, is likely ro raise the ir~f many. blogging world over where the line
Fast becoming the go-co website can be drawn for what is acceptable
for anonymous stalking, slander and what isn't.
and libel, it offers all of the fun and While ir was "cool" in mid­
none of the consequences. Thar is, die school to hear Bobby brag ro
until all future jobs, relationship or the popular clique abour how he
friendship prospects are destroyed "Frenched" Cindy ar che movie
over a false posting. theater, should this same mental-
A former Duke student who ity and pettiness continue into our
wished to create an oudet for free adult years? Sororities, fraternities
speech and anonymous gossip and campus groups across the U.S.
formed Juicycampus.com. Serving do nor seem ro think so. There
as a gossip blogspoc for over 50 ma-have been protests and boycotts ac
jor universities and private colleges many college campuses which have
-across the nation (Lewis & Clark done everything from encouraging
has not yet made che list), its slogan students to scay off the website, to
reads, ''C'mon, Give us the Juice." destroying its advertising base, to
Ir gives srudents the opportunity co completely banning the sire from
rank the "top IO freshmen slues," being accessed by campus data­
·accuse friends of homosex:ual aces, bases.
make racist accusations or discuss While LC has not yet become
the size each of ocher's reproductive part of che gossip network, Juicyc­
organs. In essence, almosc any-ampus.com may raise concerns
thing goes. among our srudenrs. Numerous
The sire does state that "terms instances of loss of jobs due to Fa­
and conditions require users to cebook research by employers have
agres: not co post anything that is sprung up across the country and
defamatory, libelous, ere.," bur many srudencs worry thar sites rtke
then follows by saying, "If your Juicycampus.com will further in­
school calls upset about some girl crease those problems as it becomes
being called a slut, we're nor hand-harder and harder to control what
ing over access to our server data." is said about your name.
The site declares, however, that For now, students like Laura
when it comes to public safety, it Parker {'08) hope that LC remains
has no qualms about revealing the one of che schools left off the net­
identity of a blogger and was re-work, and that it makes a point to
sponsible for reporting the blog avoid going to che page to encour­
that Jed to the arrest of a former age its advertisers. "Lee's leave the
Loyola Marymounc Uni~ersi meanness on rhe playground," she
student who threatened ... -~ said. "We all saw what the
a shooting spree on the ~ ;J Burn Book did for Lindsay
anonymous website. ~ Lohan."
According to
a recent CNN ~ -
story, however,
whar makes
Juicycam­
p us. com
unique,
and for
many sru­
dents un­
nerving,
is that, IUl/STRATION BY EMILY BlOCK
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a new
green
column
by Kiel
Johnson
Sustainability is a lot like learning how to ride a bi e, except no
one ever really cakes die time to actually learn how to ride it. Once
I asked a room full of student environmental leaders from around
the Northwest which of them would consider their eating habits to
be ecologically sustainable. Nor one of them raised their hands. Ir is
never very inspiring when even the people advocating a cause aren't
able co live up to it in actuality.
At Lewis & Clark, I rook a great class on the political economy
of food. We would spend our rime talking about how bad the in­
dustrial food system is and how corporations are destroying the en­
vironment. After one particularly heated discussion, however, some­
one said, "None of chis really matters because we all know rbat this
weekend we are all going to get drunk on some shitty beer." This
commenr has always stayed with me. When I go co r~ about sus­
tainability now, they are always ex:ciring, bur 1 frequeJ1dy ask myself
whether I could see some frat boy announce ro his brothers, "I re­
fuse to drink cheap beer because of the ecological impact corn farms
are having on our environment. I will only play beer pong with_ local
organic beer." Any real solution to the environmental problems we
are facing will have to convince even those frat boys to act radically
different.
Sustainabiliry is defined as many chings, but there are fundamen­
tal ingredients in each: economics, ecology and equity. Underlying
each is che idea char we should be, as che Department of Ecology
puts it, "meeting rhe needs of tbe present without compromising
the ability of furure generations to meet their own needs." This col­
umn understands that sustainability is very imporranc, bur char it
also needs to be based in che actual so as not to avoid becoming just
as useless as anotber bumper sticker.
This is where LC stands. In 2005, as reported on the Sustainabil­
ity Council's Moodie site, LC's three campuses bought 8,216,514
kilowatts of electricity-the vast majority of which did not come
from renewable sources. According to my calculations, chis is equal
to 122,070,284 pounds of carbon per year. This is equivalent ro
driving a SUV around for 12,000,000,000 miles every year.
Various leaders around our campus have since taken up the
charge. In 2007, President Hochseccler signed che President's Cli­
mate Commitment, which says chat our campus will become car­
bon neutral by 2050. ln ocher words, it would balance the amount
of carbon released with che amount offset.
Lasr year, through rhe hard work of Elise Maxwell {'09) and
Students Engaged in Eco-Defense, the sd1ool changed its Student
Green Energy Policy from an "opt-in" ro an "ope-our," requLring
students ro check a box saying that they don't want to pay for green
energy. This raised che amount of renewable energy we bought from
375,600 kW co 1,200,000 kW. or over one-eighth of our total ener­
gy purchases. Since 1991 our school's building area has gone up by
41 percent, students living on-campus has risen 21 percent, faculty
and staff by 14 percent-yet our energy consumption has only gone
up by IO percent. This relatively small increase can be amibuced to
Richard Bertega, Associate Vice President ofFacilities and a member
of the Sustainability Council, and his genuine dedication to helplng
the school consume less energy.
Susrainabiliry is an issue that we all have ro get ro know and,
chrough greater exposure to the idea, one day maybe we really will
know how ro ride a bike and to play beer pong with local organic
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LC Bookstore justifies high
prices, argues for used books
by Stephanie Beechem // editor-in-chief
For every new $ I 00 textbook that
Lewis & Clark College Bookstore
sells at their on-campus store, the
score makes a $25 profit. The 25 per­
cenc profit margin on new textbooks
is even higher for used textbooks,
which are sold at a 33-35 percent
profit margin, says Lori Schmit, Di­
reccor of Campus Relations for the
Western region of Barnes & Noble
College Booksellers. According co
longtime bookstore manager and
currenc textbook manager Timothy
Swain, the majoriry of chis margin
goes coward the cost of utilities and
operating costs at the retail score in
Templeton.
Yer chis 25 ro 35 percenr profit
margin, and bi-annual textbook tabs
that can run as high as $500 per se­
mester, scill loom large in che minds
of many LC srudenrs.
LC's Barnes & Noble-affiliated enrire class of students is unlikely co
find textbooks at such cheap prices
online, because there are such a lim­
ited number of ulrra low-cost books
onhne. Also, if the bookstore were co
buy from these vendors, they would
only be able co buy one or maybe rwo
books at a time, which just wouldn't
be effective in supplying books co
"classes of rwenry-five or chirry."
Wells and Swain also poinred out
the environmental benefits of buying
books locally ac rhe on-campus score.
While many students order separate
books online, resulting in "ten co
rwenry UPS deliveries per course" co
the campus, the bookstore can order
in bulk and chus save on emissions
caused by shipping.
''Tfwe were concerned about keep­
ing a book local, could we ask [dur­
ing buyback) whether it is scaying on­
campus?" asked Brian Schultz (' 10).
College Boo'··core held an open cpvc Wells insisted chat rhe store would
• !Qi = - H OBY NATALIE BAKER
book forum this Wednesday, Feb. LC Bookstore manager Eli Wells always disclose whether a book would
20, to address these and other student be re-sold through the store or shipped
concerns about textbook pricing, used presided over Wednesday night's to the store's used book discribucor.
book sales, and on-campus buyback. textbook forum in Thayer. The best way co ensure lower coses
The current manager of the bookstore, ---------------"---------- at che store, Wells concluded, is co sell
Eli Wells, presided over the forum, in- not filed a book order for rhe book, or if the
rroducing Schmit, Swain, and Wendy Wash- book will not be used in a class in the fol­
burn, assisranc co the Provosr, -who manages lowing semester, the bookstore won't buy the
the College's conrracr with Barnes & Noble. books back for resale at the on-campus store.
Wells briefly introduced some of the score's Some books chat do nor meer these standards
annual benchmark goals, which included an will still be bought back, Wells said, but the
increase in used books on the shelves, and books are officially bought by the Barnes &
more buyback rerurns, every year. Wells ex-Noble's partner company UBS, a used book
plained that in this year alone, rhe bookstore distributor that buys srudenrs' books for na­
increased its used book stock by 17 percent, rional wholesale price.
seven percent over ics goal, and doubled its Several scudems sriH objected to tbe much
five percent goal of buyback returns. higher prices at the on-campus store, and the
The percentage of used books available for paucity of funds offered even in the score's
studenrs is determined by several overlapping full buyback race.
faccors, Wells said. The timeliness of profes- "Last semester. .. my books [would have
sors' book orders is crucial, Wells explained, cost) $400,'' said Ale.x Hackbarth ('09). "I
so rhat the booksrore has ample time co in-bought the same numbe.r of books and the
vescigace buying used books before going co same editions online for $200." In addition,
national publishers to buy new copies. Hackberth said, she makes back at lease 80
"The earlier we gee book orders [from percenr of her rexrbook costs by re-selling
professors) into the srore, the more chance her books online ar an independent online
we have of getting used books [From our vendor through Amazon.com.
used book disrriburor]," Wells said. "Overhead on textbooks is [rypically)
Used book availability at the srore is also the same regardless of who runs the score,"
determined by buyback, Wells said. "The Schmit said. "But online vendors sometimes
store will pay fifty percenr of the purchase get deals from publishers [ ... ] and rhey are
price of a new book," Wells said, bur only nor a [physical] full-service store with a full
if a professor has already indicated that he refund policy," which means that they do
will need the book for a class in the direct- nor have nearly the payroll or utlliry cost of
iy subsequent semester. If the professor has a physical store. Scbmir poinred out that a.n books back to the campus score-thus
ensuring a larger srock of on-campus used
books-and also reminding professors to
cum in their book orders on rime. which fa­
cilicares a more profirable buyback, which
lea<ls, once again, co more used books on
the shelves. While publishers' list prices may
be largely non-negotiable, for Wells and for
the store, keeping sufficienr numbers of used
books available seems the best alternative.
"What influence does Barnes & Noble,
as a large company, have over publishers?"
asked Alex us Sheck (' 12).
"Our VPs and execurives are meeting
publishing executives all che time," Schmit
said. "We are always focused on ... finding
ways to control the cosr of cexcbooks."
Correction
An article in News last week about the
lecture by Stanford Prof John Perry on
"philosophical zombies" incorreccly stat­
ed the dare of the upcoming Philosophy
Extravaganza. The Extravaganza will cake
place March 5, not March 6. -·------ "II I Due to budget 1
1 <!uts, The. Pioneer Log f
twill not De priqting1
an issue next week. 1
Look fof it baok in the 1
,tacks March 7. _ __j
Did'ja
know?
Flash Mob Tomor­
row! Porrland i\Ll\'hcm is
or!!anizing a mass "freoc"
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tomorrow ;H the North
Park blocks. Based on
an idea that was orches­
trated in New York Citv
in ,vhich r,vo hundred
seemingly rushed com­
muters in Crand Central
Station spontaneously
froze and remained so for
several minutes, the evem
will feature a "Aashmob"
of Portlandcrs resting in
a chosen position ft~r 5
minutes. After the time
is up, they will continue
on as though nothing has
occurred . .._ 'Jhe grot1p is
meeting ar 2:30 tomor­
row afternoon. For more
information, go co http://
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Astronomy! 'Jhis
\Vcdnesday evening's lu­
nar eclipse is die lasr one
we'll see until 20 l 0.
Racism! Comic duo
C:hccch and Chong were­
originally known as Spic
and Span hefnrL' chang­
ing due ro pressure from
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LC Professor aides
breakthroughs in gecko
adhesive research
The unusual way that gecko feet adhere to surfaces may pave the way for
practical, synthetic adhesive technologies in the near future.
The project, which has been
aided by Professor Kellar
Autumn, has recently
received attention in news­
papers across the country.
by Chris Bailey // staff writer
Humans sticking to walls have a.lways
seemed a me.re fantasy, associated with crea­
tures of the arachnid varieC)'• However, the
recent development of a cape-like adhesiv~
mimics the "sricking" process of rhe gecko,
making Spiderrnan-like capabilities a dis­
ranr, yer possible, reality.
1t is not the first instance of synthetic ad­
hesives inspired by geckos co be made, yet
engineers from rhe. University of Ca.lifornia
ar Berkeley believe rhar they have created che
closest man-made material yet to replicate
the process that allows the lizard to stick and
release to vertica.l surfaces with ease. Ron
Fearing, head of the research team and pro­
fessor of electrical engineering and computer
sciences at Berkeley, explains that past re­
search has focused on the strength of the ad­
hesion, whereas now ease of attachment and
detachment play an equally important role
in developing a gravity-defying adhesive.
The discovery stemmed from years of re­
search by scientists across che country, in­
cluding Fearing and Lewis & Clark Associ­
ate Professor of Biology Kellar Autumn, one
of the nation's leading experts in the field of gecko adhesion. Their 6rsc findings came in
2000 when they discovered that the myster­
ies of gecko adhesion stemmed from inter­
molecular, or van der Waal's, forces chat are
weak until surfaces get close to one another.
They learned chat geckos have millions of
tiny hairs that further split into billions of
rips at the microscopic level. These split ends
maximize the attraction of the intermolecu­
lar forces, allowing the gecko hairs co stick to
the surface when chey make contact.
Aucumn, who was not directly involved
with this latest research, is enthusiastic about
what lies ahead. "This is an exciting mile­
stone in the new field of gecko-inspired ad­
hesives." he said. "Fearing's adhesive is made
from a plastic that is very hard, like real gecko
protein, so it is nor 'sticky' co the couch." The
new material is made from millions of riny,
stiff plastic fibers. A rwo-cemimecer square
has the strength to supporc four hundred
grams or nearly a pound. While it is consid­
ered an adhesive like tape or glue, it is differ­
enr in how it is stuck to a surface. Conven­
tional adhesives bond when pressed on ro a
surface, whereas the gecko-inspired adhesive
slides onco a surface and releases when it lifcs,
much like how a lizard ascends walls.
As amazing as the breakthrough is, ir is
still limited. The material can hold, ac most,
a few pounds at a time, and it only works on
smooch surfaces such as glass, which must be
clean and free of dust. Looking to the future,
Fearing and his team are working to develop
materia.l that can adhere to rough surfaces
and is self-cleaning. In other words, real spi­
der-man suits are a long rime coming. Casino
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Unsexed, but not exactly a virgin
by Helen Hunter II forum editor
(t) bserve, rhe virgin, an endangered species on col­
lege campuses. They walk, talk, and kiss just like
any ocher srudenc. Except for one derail chat
doesn't seem like a big deal, but often causes con­
fusion, doubt, distress, and typecasting. number of people, bur nor for everyone. •
So, if a virgin isn't particularly religious, this must mean
that he or she is just prude, right? No. Virginity doesn't imply
a disapproval of sex.
In addition ro these unfair assumptions, tbe college vira
gin, often, also srruggles with societal pressures. I'm not ashamed to be a virgin, I just don't think I should be
judged for ir."
Another 19-year-old female student said, "I think I should
get more respect for being a virgin and waiting for the right
person instead of having some horrible memory about how T
lost it to a total douche when Twas 15." Like any other rare species, college virgins are surrounded
by mystery and myth. One 19-year-old female student commented, "Jc's not
rhar I'm proud of being a virgin, it's just char the siru;irion To some, virginity might offer a better idea of one's sexu­
al health. A blank slare of sexual partners almost guarantees
a dean bill of health. This does not mean that a virgin can
not contract sexually transmitted infections, but it definitely
makes ir easier to keep crack of your health. One of the biggest misconceptions abour virgins is that
in which 1 will lose my virgin- icy hasn't arisen yec." they are unamacrive and can't find sex. Okay,
could this be more untrue? US GQ Magazine
named 26-year-old Brazilian supermodel,
Adriana Lima "The World's Most Vo-She continued, Tm not ac- tively trying to
maintain my virginity.
Arguably more imporranr, though, virginity offers sex­
ual and personal power. The ability co choose is a won- lupruous Virgin." She also makes a
living as a Victoria's Secrer Angel.
Raised Catholic, Lima says she's
saving sex for marriage. Lima
also srands by her belief char if
a man won't wait for her, he
doesn't truly want her.
This leads me to the next
big fallacy of virginity. Nor
every virgin is holding back
due to religious decree. Sure, this
might be the major reason foe a .J.)___ derful thing. especially for women. In a society where
women are expected to be sexually submissive, rhe
right ro choose one's 6rsr sexual partner brings
control back into a woman's sexual life.
Ultimately, virginity is nor as big a deal as peo­
ple might make it our-tO be. A recent LC deBow­
eree said, "Losing my virginity was kind of like
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sfe~t! 0!~:t r~i_;::ee:r:
C::::--, J~ so much more mature, but alas, noth111g ac-
. //"' {{!, p ally changed. Except char now I've had sex. Big
whoop."
American Apparel: Clean up your act!
by Caitlin McCarthy II arts editor
l don't care whether this gees me labeled
a coral square: American Apparel's advertis­
ing campaign makes me a little sick co my
stomach. For years and vertising shtick. Ir is not that ! am againsr
soft-core porn, but American Apparel is just
being downright trashy here. Your typical
ad fearures a vaguely ethnic
years 1, and rhe rest of the
world, have been see-
ing in newspapers, on
the inrerner and blown
up to life-size propor­
tions in its stores, Ms
wildly slimy marketing
exploits-or is ir mar­
keting exploitatioo?-... there are only so
many sexual ha­
rassment charges
to be filed against
CEO Dov Char-20-somerhing girl, scrag­
gly bohemian hair hanging
in her eyes, laying in some
unnaruraJly ''candid" posi­
tion across a rumpled cot
wearing some AA undies
and maybe a pair of its re­
nowned mbe socks for
good measure. May as
well imagine a Vaseline­
smeared camera lens. which do nor seem ro be ney before I start
changing anytime soon. to get suspicious.
AA sells functional, AA boasts -fre-
simple apparel. It is usually
comforrable and of a relatively good quality.
It was first recommended ro me due to irs
wholesome manufacturing practices: irs fac­
tory, the largest T-shirt manufacrurer in the
country according ro the New York Post, is in
downtown L.A., and workers are reportedly
treated and paid well. I rhoughc the clothes
were preccy boring and overpriced, but I was
down with che sweatshop free shtick.
I am not, however, down with the de­
cidedly unwholesomesofr-core porn ad-quently accompa­
nying the ads -the fact char rhese
models are score employees, or
sometimes just passersby from
the street-the former makes
sense considering the compa­
ny requires a Polaroid with ev­
ery employee application. Fidger­
inducing perversion level, achieved!
American Apparel, clean up your act. I
feel Jjke a disappointed mom, such prom­
ising beginnings, such respectable habirs, bur there are only so many sexual harassment
charges ro be filed against CEO Dov Char­
ney before I scare ro get suspicious. Also, I am
bored. It is typical for a company to change
up ics advertising campaigns in order to keep
things fresh and creative. American Apparel,
however, is content with luring in na·ive and
desperate would-be artists who still think the
trashy agenda is subversive and shocking.
Be proud of the important -
issues sweatshop-free labor,
safe worker conditions, fair
retail practices -and lose
the shady overtones. Unril
then, AA has most assured­
ly lost ar least one little
customer. So sorry,
but seeing two
grease ball hip-
sters rnacki n'
on each ocher
does not incite
me to buy your
boy briefs. Letter to the Editor
To the Pioneer Log and Lewis & Clark College,
I've been asked to contribute a few thoughts and
scories about Dale O'Bannon, Professor of Econom­
ics, who died about a week ago.
There is licde I can tell you about his academic
work. Ask his students about that. What you might
have seen is chat Dale, one of the very few people who
came to Lewis & Clark College from the west -he
had been teaching economics at Pacific University -
proved to be very interesting in all manners of activi­
ties and was willing co try many of them. He caught a
wide variety of courses, was willing ro crave! through­
out the world, led LC Overseas study groups t0 many
different destinations (Ecuador, Korea, Grear Britain,
Peru, and Egypt, co name only a few) and met a great
many different people who became his friends. He
rraveled with his wife, the former Joan Allen, a pro­
fessor of economics at the University of Portland and
-while they were in school.-with his two sons, Allen
and Derek.
Another member of their household was Bandit, an
appealing black and white dog (probably not a pure­
bred), originally a companion to an international Af­
fairs student who Jive in the O'Bannon's house while
they were overseas. A very companionable creature,
Bandid wandered all over the campu$ and attended
the I.A. classes with his master or mistress every day.
Apparently finding them more interesting, Bandit
began sitting in on economics classes and eventual­
ly switched majors. There is no record of how many
courses he cook, bur he presumably met all require­
mencs, including "foreign languages," before graduat­
ing the year before his death.
When the O'Bannon's were traveling, Dale took
his camera along and took excellent, colorful pictures
that he then exhibited to photography groups and
• other interested parties. He was an enthusiastic pho­
cographer, and the range of his subjects was very wide.
When nor traveling, and not getting ready for a trip,
Dale cook a very active part iii. Lewis & Clark affairs.
He was a member of countless faculty commirrees,
both constitutional and "ad hoc," and took an active
part in the College's social life.
That's what I can tell you about Dale O'Bannon.
Sincerely, G.H Mattersrlorff The Fighting Hamster
by Matt Savage II senior staff writer
"They'll both lose miserably" -President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, when
asked who would win if an election were held in Pakistan between
President Bush and Osama bin Laden, on The Daily Show.
l"\1 s I write on Monday, it has not officially been an-
~ nounced who won today's parliamentary elections
in Pakistan. But according to early returns, it is clear
who lost: Pervez • Musharraf, and by extension, President
Bush.
Before the 9/11 attacks, the United States had a frosty re­
lationship with Pakistan and its leader, who has seized power
two years earlier from Nawaz Sharif, who belongs to one of
the two main parties than won today. But after the attacks,
the United States immediately rekindled its relationship with
Pakistan, and sent billions of dollars in aide.
The last rime the United States had been so friendly with
Pakistan, it was working with them against che Soviet Union.
And it was through Pakistan that it was able to give money
and supplies co Osama bin Laden and others fighting the So­
viet occupation of Afghanistan.
Ironically, it is now the struggle against Osama bin Laden
that defines American relations with Pakistan. Much of this
relationship was based on relations between the Bush admin­
istration and President Musharraf. And I would argue that
President Musharraf's relationship with Mr. Bush was one of
the main causes of Musharraf's party's defeat today in Paki­
stan.
American support for Musharraf was a terrible hypocrisy.
One of Bush's reasons for invading Iraq was to let Democracy
bloom in rhe Middle East and the Muslim world. The prob­
lem with that idea is the United States' support for
dictators like Presidenr Musharraf, among others, Pakistan? Since many Pakistanis are against the Bush admin­
istration, this could have real consequences for the War on
Terror. Fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda could be much
more difficult with reduced cooperation between the Paki­
stani and American military in a war that already is nor going
well.
But I think, in the long run, that real democracy is a
stronger weapon against terrorism than backing a military
dictator, even if he does fight Osama bin Laden. I hope I am
right.
in the Middle East and elsewhere. If the United ,;..;:,_ _ _;;;:;;~iiiiiiiio ... ,..;;;;~;;_;;_
States is supposed co be a beacon for freedom and
democracy around the world, why is it so selec­
tive in its support for democratic governments?
This is a problem present throughout US history,
and is not unique to George Bush.
ln the end, after President Musharraf sacked
many on the Supreme Court and declared martial
law, there have been elections. And the people of
Pakistan rejected his rule for what will hopefully be
real democracy.
What will happen nexr between the U.S. and _t_h_e_P_i_o_n_ee_r_L_o_g_, _F_e_bru_ar __ y_2_2_,_2_0_0_8 __________ j,111111 _______________________ 7_
What's the cost of staying in the system?
Graduate school applications bleed the spirit and the wallet
by Stephanie Beachem II editor-in-chief
It was rhe best of rimes, it was the worst
of rimes ... it was rime to submit graduate
school applications. From a process begun
a year earlier, narrowing down desirable
schools in semi-bearable locations, procuring
three recommendations for each of rwelve
separate applications, applying for fellow­
ships, assistantships, traineeships and schol­
arships, filling the endless series of blanks
inquiring about past and future mailing ad­
dresses, to polishing the final citation of the
final writing sample chat would determine,
more or less, where (if anywhere) 1 would be
accepted-the rime was nigh.
This February 15th, my final application
deadline, brought to a bittersweet end che
seemingly endless, ulcerous, hand-wringing,
hair-yanking, blood-letting purgatory of
graduate school paperwork. Signed, sealed,
delivered, and out of my hands. "The besr of
times''?-leaviog the post office for the 12th
rime, feeling the tremendous updraft of irra­
tional, buoyant expectation that is the prov­
enance of the truly, resolutely, academically
naive. "The worst of times"­in academia to support the glut
of qualified human.ities Ph.Os
in any given field. This job mar­
ket, in rum, forces large num­
bers of these professionals to
reach like itinerants as adjuncts
at multiple colleges, moving of­
ten in the endless search for the
next, and frequently temporary,
professorship.
And if those statistics weren't
sobering enough, there is the
cruly phenomenal cost of apply­
ing to graduate school. Benton
explains chat anyone who is tru­
ly serious about applying should
consider no less than 10 schools,
and often as many as 15, and co
plan to pay at least $1,000. I've
included my own breakdown to
the right, which exceeds Ben­
ton's esrimate by over 700 dol-
lars. Let alone the unrelenting
emotional cost wreaked by the
process, dur-
everyching else.
According to the mysteri­
ous, pseudonymous "Thom­
as H. Benton" -an assistant
professor at a Midwestern
liberal arts college who writes Einstein wrote
that it is "nothing
short of a miracle
that the modern ...
APPLICATION COSl BRi:A KDOWN
Applicat.Jon fees:for li schools,rongfng from $50 (UGJ) to $85 (NYU): $840
Registration fee for GRE (<;;eoeral):$ ! 05
Registration fee for GR£ (Suoject): $J 3()
Cost of recei'vinff;Rc. scores over: the phone:$ I a,
Cost to mail GRE scores to 12 schoo1s: $1 f:/2
Cost to mail off,dal Lewis.& QarR tronscrlpts'to 12 sdtQQ/s; $30
Printing costs fer elildfess cz~es of 2~e wrttit:ig sample.~ to three.cpage
personal statemen-cs, tJnd l'e$t1m€.$: .... $ / @D
Mailing costs for writing samples, resumes, personal statements, an<J newspaper
clippings (incfuding several USPS overnjght packets bt $16.25 edch): $150
Time spent at Kinkos work stati0f!S, scannirlg. copying andf!rindrrg (j 12.00/hour):
$(20.00
Thank-you gifts for three. ~ommen<fers;$'60
TO'rAl COST: $1,731.00
rer in the system.
But as much as it pains me to exalt in my
competitors, it's good to know that they're
out there, all 977 plus of chem, squabbling
and scrapping about Larkin or Melville. I'm
not, as it felt for so many aching adolescent years, alone. So here's co the next month,
when I'll finally hear back. Here's to Great
Expecations and the spark of "holy curiosity"
l still feel about it. And, finally, here's co great
expectations of the education, of whatever
variety, lies still ahead of me.
occasionally for the Chronicle methods of in­
of Higher Education from the ing which r questioned
every ostensible ''.A"-level
paper I ever wrote and ul­
timately, voluntarily, wrote
a new 20-page research pa­
per to use as a writing sam­
ple. f hadn't been assigned
a significant long paper,
I realized, since Invent­
ing America, wherein I'd
waxed very prettily and
unscientifically about my
love affair with Adrienne
Rich. insufferably comfortable dis­
tance afforded by a false name
and a tenure-track professor­
ship of English-less than 50
percent of graduate srudents
in the humanities find tenure­
track positions after gradu­struction have not
entirely stranged
the holy curiosity
of iniquiry."
Albert Einstein wrote
char it is "nothing short of a miracle ation. The Modern Language Association
(MLA) puts the figure much lower, at a mere
1 in 5. -According to the MLA, in 2003 the total
number of advertised professorships in Eng­
lish dropped from 983 to 792. Only half of
those were tenure-crack. In 200 I alone, grad-
• uace schools in the United States conferred
977 doctorates in English, whose recipients
will aU be competing for those jobs-and, as
Benton points ouc, they will compete with
not only each other but "hundreds of job­
seekers from previous years, to say nothing
of all the adjunct faculty members who are
looking for full-time, tenure-track work."
Benton admits freely that "nothing but
luck distinguishes me from thousands of
ocher highly-qualified Ph.D.s in the humani­
ties who will never have full-rime academic
jobs and, as a result, are symbolically dead
to the academy." He's right. No number of
awards won or articles published or confer­
ences attended will guarantee a tenure-crack
position, as there simply aren't enough jobs that the modem methods of
instruction have nor en-
tirely strangled the "
holy curios­
ity of inquiry."
For those who
seek, however ir­
rationally, to invest
themselves further in
"the modern methods
of insrrucrion," the pro-
cess of applying to graduate
school is an inevitable and in­
escapable hurdle. I can't say for
sure whether I'll be admitted, let
alone survive the gauntlet of grad­
uate school instruction or find hapY,y
employ in the academy, with irs end­
·tessly refreshed supply of voracious over­
qualified book-nerds, all ready ro reach at
the unruljest city college, community col­
lege, giant research university, or funny little
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' ~ be with a king."
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are c:on.servative birches."
•1·'.e always wanted to stab a bag of cocaiM.
with a knife to test its purity."
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up but she gor birth conrrol for
that shit. So win-win, rigbc?"
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features@Piolog.net Features the Pioneer Log, February 22, 2008
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, . BEi IV • • Swiping into our hearts
by Anna Michaels// staff writer
For someone: chat love$ co people w.1tch, Berey l~me!:n has
1hc perfec1 job. Every day, Monday 1hrough Friday. Pa,rcn
sirs :u r.he entrance of fields Dining Room and swipes in
hungry Lewis & Clark srudencs for breakfus1 and lunch. In
and ouc, she \vatchcs smdcnts go :ibour their day, wishing
them ::a good morni,~g or :iftcmoon.
Pauen has-hce.1l a part of chc LC communiry for abour
thirry years. working ac boch ,he undergraduate college and
the Law School. "1 likc i1,• she said. "The students are• lor or
fim. They arc chc oicest bunch of kids you've ever mer."
Pauen grew up in Chicago :md moved ouc co Oregon in
1979. She has worked for chrec different catering companies
char have partnered with LC; Bon AppCtic is her favorite.
P:mcn has three children, eight grandchildren and rwo
gre%lr-gmndchildren. Ar one poim while at LC, there were
three genernrion.s of her fumily working i.n the Bon.
When she scancd working ac LC, she was also able to par­
cake in one of the activi1-ics she love.,i; best': people,,-.':lrching.
"When I would take my kids 10 che mall. I would le, them
w:mder off and shop and l would sit on a bench and warch
people." she s.~id. "You can get an id"" ifJpooplcl arc having
a bad day."
There h3ve been times where SI rangers will sic down nex-1
10 her and <llk abou1 their lives and problems. Pcoplc-wa1ch­
ing w~ts parcicularly intcrc:.sring for P3ncn when she: hrsr ar­
rived at LC ... 1, was the hippy era here. Everyone was wear•
iog flops. and holey je:'111$. I was used 10 scudcnc.'i wearing
uniforrni."
11uough the years, Patten has made many friendships with che ~·tudents on campus and loves <o hear about all their
travels .iod :1dw;JUure.s. Soine h,tvc ndded to her rock coll«:•
rion, bringing her some from their uips abroad. She can r1..-c­
ogniie most of cl1e .srudc::ms, knows when a srudcnt is going
sky diving. where they an: going :.1broad, and niort.
She spoke abom Sh:ane Rivcr:a ·who wears the "Free. Hugs"
sign, whom she calls ··Huggy Bear."
....)he day he starctd wearing i1, I ask<.-d ifhc w·as getting a
lo, of hugs and he said no and that he was sad obour 1lm. I
said, '\"<lhy don't you give: me :1 h~1g?" And he did. After that,
<.·vcrybody srancd hugging him," she said ... When he wenc
abroad, he could not give me hugs. Ever sinct.' he has be(·n
back, he has given me a hug each time he S<.-"t'.S me 10 make up
for lose time,"
Along with people-w:w:hiog_, Panell enjoys seeing the
tr.1..ns-formario1l$ of srudenrs from when chcy S1artcd collcg'-'
ro when they grnduare .
.... Inc most rransformarion I saw was when I wns :11 the
Law School. \'(/hen chc s11.1den1s s1::1rred, they h:td cmzy hair
;rnd piercings. bu1 when they graduated and needed ro find a
job, rhcy 6xcd tben,..,.Jvcs up."
Even with Paccen's large family and de<lieirion tO LC. •he
still find.s time to read, which is her fuvoritc paslime. Her fa ..
vorice genre is a combination of mystery and romance. and
'"srories with a happy enrung coo." You will always so.: her
reading books. magazines or newspapers. She al.so enjoys lis­
tening co gospel music. And, ma.kjng her fit in even more :u
LC, she is a veger:u-ia1l.
After Ii.scening rn different people$ cravcls and stories .. she
said if she could go anywh·rc in the: world, she would love co
go ro both lrdand nnd Aus1rali:1.
Apartments as on campus alternative
by Matt Poole// staff writer
It"s ~1lmosc lime for .srudcncs rcmrning in the faU to be­
gin 1hinking about next y<-ar's housing arrangements. A hrgc
number of .srudenrs decide th:u :.1.fcer 1he rwo..-year on .. cam•
pus living requirement, they're read)' ro move off campus as
SO()ll as possible. For those smdC"ms who feel a lin.lc wo re­
su:aincd in the residence: halls with quiet hours, Cl.As. and
messy communal b:uhroom~. movil',g off c:unpus can
be an oplimal choice. ,.---.......
Ho,-.•ever, rherc 3.J'C. a large mun•
ber of uppcrchssrncn dm decide ll"',,\1111 on anorha alternative co the
residence halls: the 01t,c:1m­
pus Ap:irrmc:nrs.
Ideal for $tUdcn[$
who arc involved Ln
multiple cxtracurric:u-
1:ir activi1ie~, or who
ha-.•~ very rime .. con•
suming majors, the
Apanmcms c.111 be.
a gre1t -.1..-ay tO gai1
a liule more per
son:11 freedom ycr
keeping the con•
vcnicncc or be-~ ~
ing closet<• all of
your classes. UUSTAAllON BY EMILY91.0CIC
1 he apanmcms in E..1.St. Roberts, and West provide each
srudent with their own bedroom. plus a kitchen, bathroom, and living arc.·~ ro share with their room11u1ces. Constructed
in 2002. ,he ap:1rtme,us. which come in doubles and quads,
:1re s1ill in gre:u shape, and have all. if not more, of the for•
nirnre and utilities one would find in any house or ap~ur­
mcm they could rem in the art-a. Each Aoor .iJso h:1s it~ own
washer :md dryer. whic;h m:1kes doing laundry much more
c<mvenient 1hao in the rcsidcnct halls, or in an ofF .. campus
laundromat.
v~messa Stine. the new Interim CLC for the Ap:tmne.ius
and H:.unfeld gr:uJu;uecl from Lewis
& Clark d1is winter. She is
cxdcccl m be back on c:un­
pus and lh,ing in rhe Apart ..
men rs. "Upon graduating,
I found mysclr having co
look for housing. figureouc
7'---... IC"asing options. utili1ies
and so forth." said Srine.
"'I love living in the rcsi·
dcncc halls and having a.II
th<' great rt-sources LC ha~
co offer so dose 10 home.'" ~ -1110ugh Vanessa will only
be ,tc,ing a. CLC uncil ,he end
of this semester. she welcomes
,~~~ ,~ swdcnts lO drop by her o nee on
,he 2nd Aoor or Robe,·15 co say hi.
She also offers hcrsclf as a resource co
answer any questions chat cu.rrcm or (umre resi­
dents of rhe A.pnranents or Hamfdd migh, have. "I :1m in
my office during the day whc:n<:v<:r I don'1 h.:wc 3 meeting,
and I would love ro c.alk with scudcnts ... .1h_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_._F_e_b_r_u_a.,ry.,_2_2_._2_oo_& _____________ p¥jjlj1£ ........ ______________________ 9 __
Improv Club: Making it up on· the spot every week
by Chris Bailey II staff writer
\Xlalking p:l'-t Council Ch:,mber$ on any
givt·n Friday :1fccmoo11, ancl you'll be likely
tO he:u I he sound of riotous laughter coming
from inside.
Don't be alarmed, however, the souret:
or rhi.s is one of Lewis & Cbrk's newesr On•
campus groups. the lmprov Club. le is ,he
br>inchild or llrad Jonas ('10). who
began the club with a few friends in
,he ~pring of 2007. ·111e inspirntion
for ll'nprov Club cainc from Jonas'
p:t5l t>xperieJ'ICC'S with :Ul imptO\'
troupe. ''h was my fuvorilc pan of
high school." said Jonas.
Jmprovis:uional <:ol'nedy is the
pr:tcricc or acring :ind rea.cung in
rhe moment, usually in response to
chc stimulus of one's immediate cn­
viionmcn<.
Over tht (Jst dec:i.dc, the: genre
ofimprov has shed icsculc following
t0 bc:comc .1 phenomenon. Groups
from acro::,..c; America h.wc rcceh•td
n;Hivn:il attention. from 1he New
York's Upriglu Citizens Brigade co
LC New Srndrnr Orientation sta­
ple, Com,-dySpom om of Milw.\Ukee. ·n,e
popularity ,if the mock game show "Whose
Linc Is It Anyway?" has afso rhrusrcd impro"
to new levels or rcco~oicion.
Much of wh:1r rhc lmprov CIL1b <locs
is loosdy based on the format of .. \X1hosc
Line"-mcmbcrs panicip:nc in four-person
impro\'isarional games wi1h ~udit·ncc panici­
pation.
Teo 10 15 regubts coi1srn11tl}' mtarc io
and ouf. adding excircmrnc :rnd an dc:mcm
of d1rilling unpredictability rn the ga1hcr­
ings. One must be willing 10 !lttp out of 1hcir
comforr iooc ro really enjoy wh:u I he club h:1:i ro offt:r. "It'~ lrnrd 10 -.pdl FUN wichout
nwkw:ird." »id Daniel Lockley ('10). "h can
ger prerry awk\ .. ,,ud." He insisL~. however,
rh:u ,he experience is rewarding.
lhough chey are 1101 officially chanercd,
the lmprov Club does have ,n advisor: As•
socfatc Professor of 'lhe-Jrrc Stepan Simek.
''l1,ey also have an upcoming show which is
open to the public, for those who may be:-cu-
rious abour what the dub is all
::.hom. It is c11rrendy sdu.:dulcd
for Wedncscby, Feb. 28 :11 7:00
p.m. in rhr rrail Room.
·1bc lmprov Club currently
mt~lS Fridays a, 4:30 p.m. in
C'..,oundl Chambers. 1 hough rh,11
arc looking ro add on anothc.•r
mc..-cring d.1y in 1he fururc.
Anyone i'> cncourngcd ro
come p:micip:uc or juM w.11ch.
Experience 1101 necessary . .1nd
w:i.lk .. ins are always welcome co
check ir mu! When the lmprov Club performs on the
fly, shenanigans ensue.
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LC gossip, rumors and truthiness
by James Reddick II news editor
Ln the .spirit of all the mtn and worncn who have sought
knowledge and justice d,rough crmh and. by way of rhcir
courage. have forever changed tl,e rrajcaor)' of hiscory. Jah•
sic Aulc ('10) and Madt-ron Kyger ('10) havecrtactd a maga­
-zlne: to comba1 ,ht scourge th:ir is privacy.
"ll1< Absol11u Tmth di,hc.s the clirr on all rhc campu,,,' hot·
shot celebrities. Aulr nnd Kyger s.,y ir L~ che Lewi$ & Cbrk
equivnlem ro ln10urh maga1.inc. '"(e's jusc an attempt to
show char wr're really. really cool," said Ault. Realizing chac
she was being recorded, sho corrected hcr~f and said, "[the
n1:1g,ltint:J i$ really impon-:mt bec:n.i.se peopJe need ro kn(">w
orht"r peop1cS business."
Wh:u chcy reveal ranges from chc vulgar {'"Parrick Phil­
lirs wrr his bed cwice in chc IDSc monrh. When be woke up
he cried like a little girl•) 10 che monifying ("Upper Spruce
boys /011, Se'< & 1he City. 11,c:y ·"" curr<ntly on sea;nn , hr«:
and c;an,1 gee enough").
'I ht'Own in amiJsr the random, cmb.1rr.1s,sing and com­
pleccly unnccasary deca.il.s of srndcnu• Ii\•~ nn: lively 11nic.lcs
tba, put their grubby lingers right on 1he LC pulse.
In ,he December issue. M:iria "l\e Quick" Morrisson ('IO) writes of ch, folly of her cheory chac che cocent rise in li­
brary noise. as compared to lase year, must be because of rhc
new frc.shmrn ... , moped around the libr:uy for a few hours,
wondering ho,v lbc sophomore class couJd have done rhis 10
1Y1c. when ( reali?.cd romc-rhing: even though we arc<li!fcrc11t
as dasSC$. we arc .nill very much che same." Such furnk di.:i­
loguc is piquing intl':rc.sr around ampus.
..:Rc.'(encly wc'w seen people r~d.ing it "'ho we don'r even
know," s:J;id Krgcr. This b a sure sign of the p:1pcr's cunenl
mome1uum CQ\\"ard relcv:mcy.
\'Uhcn asked if 1hc facr.s. which somecimes SC('m a linle
F.u--frcchcd. were acmally "mllhs." chc cdimrs s.1id char rbc
whole lhing is "'1 mer than armh."' Now it's mcrdy .'l t:f\1estion
of visibility. as ,heir new go:'11 is co spre:.id rht scope of Ule
magazine's reach.
In order 10 iacrudc inm as mauy social nichc:s as possi~
blc, however, they nct-d he.Ip and arc currently recruiting any
lowly people willing 10 s•crificc d,¢lr io<tgriry. In •ny co,c, ic
appears s.,rc m s3y thor it will soon be more popular tl1an LC
mlw:m 1/,, Pionur lqg. And chac's ,1,, llbsolme Tn11h.
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For a citizen of
Transamerica, freedom
and sex for all
by Chloe Sofia II guest writer
Firsr, gender and sex arc dilfcrcm concepts. 011e is who
you are~ rhc other i.s who you sleep with. lllcsc are prcrcy flu ..
id concepts so things c:m get pt'ercy complicaced, especially
when all sons of people decide to cross traditional boundar­
ic.'S of identification :md oricnrarlon. For instance, Ol'H! rllay
have male analomy, idem ify as a fem:1lc. and be :1 lesbian:
nor heterosexual despi,c 1-he :•ppcaranre. Another may be a
maJc-idcndfied, fcm:1lc-bodied person who dates women;
hctcroSt"x.u:il. Obviously rhcrrt an: a variety of combinadorts
rh:u C30 be made wirh chc duality or male and fe1H:lle, her­
ero and horno. Jdcmifying and labeliuggender and se.xualicy
bc-c-0mcs even more complicared for our bi•gendcrcd/scxuaJ
friends.
For those or us rransilioning the: definition of our sexu•
:1.li1y, not ro mentlon the intensity of those fodi1lgs. ,vc arc
panially shaped by our hormone.<. When I srarr raking hor­
mones to readjust my gendcr prcscnrotion to my acmal iden­
tity. I m:ty St:trt off as ;t heterosexual and srny that way, which
i$ a little quce.r when Lhinking about how onC's body h:1s
cha1,ged in the meamime.
Similar changes o«ur about d,e intensity of one's desire
for sex. For many rranspeoplct sex is bit wdrd when our body
is wrong. Ir is not fh:lr we do noc wane sex, but sex bec;omes
much morc inrimidating when we do no, h~we the right
pans. \Y/c may be cxp<.'Ctcd lulfiJI l.1 disr:1.stcful role. Bur when
switching hormones arc:n_111cl, the :lct of sex can change. Even
without rhc '"ncccmry" surgeries, chang.in&bio-chcmical lev­
ds Ctn l'c:ldjus1 1 he power dynamic betw<.-en partners. Wh.-.t
m:,y be :1 db,concerdng inlcrcst or di.st:1stc for sex dunges as
neurons r<:align :'Ind position$ shift.
1'his i.s not co s:iy chac sex arnong the cransitioniog, pass­
iug, or live in srcalrh is $0 neatly summariz<.,-d; few thinw, :m~.
But when one's internal concept of sc1f is in flux, doing the
nasty with someone else takes on a 101 mort" meaning. So
don't worry if you find out yoor parrner is a linlc bir more
than you bargained for. it& all good bcrwecn tht· sheets. aod
everyone descn·e.s the chance to get laid.
2000 BC Ancient Egypt (I
10
LC womyn are 'pro­
women, not anti-men.'
by Larkin Flora// staff writer
111e Womyn's Center on campus is somewh:u ambigu­
ous. often &ighrcning and said to be frequemcd by a special
breed of womc:J1 known :JS '"fcmi11:l1.is ... When asked about
1hc organi1.Jtion, mosr l*C students jusc shrug and admjt that
1.hey know very linlc abouc che women who :1re rnt:mbets.
What they do know is shrouded in mystery. If cJlkcd about
among the general $tudt:nt popuhnion it i.s only to comment
on the dildo poster, remark about the giant vagina, question
the significance of the "'y" in the name or co discuss the rc<:cut
conrroversy.
1lle Womyn's Ce,mcr is on campus ro provide a safe ha­
ven for any •nd all women. 1ney provide condoms, lube,
uunpons a_nd pregnancy resrs for free. not to mention fu:c
co,uuk:uions about binh comrol. lt is also a safe pl3cc for
women who have been raped ro find help and support, and
all of the mc-mbc:rs ::m: either trained in how co deal with this
or will be soon. All of the members of the cenrer cm go there
at :1ny time and lock the door if they fc.·d rhar they :l.fe in dan­
ger or can't rcrum ro their rooms. It also cnn be a placr. for
women ro fed 53(¢ and comfortable in thc:ir bodies.
111crt's nor an>• re:.1l significance m the dildo poster out­
side. 1-he office. C1lli Bishop, one of the coordin::uors for che
Womyn's Ccmer, explained. "lls fun, it's sexual, it's creative.
lc's a reminder chat sex can be Fun and C:lll be cbimcd as your
own."
The "y" i.s in the n:irne ro dfatinguish women from men.
It'!, a fornlnisc rc:rrn that shows that .. women don ·1 have 10
rely on men, .. said Maggie Hennessey. :1 member of the cc.n ..
ccr. 11te \'(/omyn's Center is ahou1 cmp<>wering women. and
char means a Sc.:paration from che stereotype of wom<:n Li<ing
controlled by ,nen. <lBasic:tlly ... explained Bishop, '"it's about
refus-iog 10 be defined by men. A11111 is 1101 1hc notm, the ba­
sis. the given. lcS about linguistic equali1y."
l·frnnc:.sscy admits ch:1r she was a linlc nervous co gee in­
volved :1.1 first. She didn't wane to be labeled as a feminist.
whic:h cm have negative implications. "'J::c:mini.•;;in used to be
sec11 :u women and men bclkving in gender equality. It has
not always been ,1 dirty word, but in the last few dccJ.dc.s the
ccrm as been co-opted and when people coday hcar 'feminist,'
they think mdic:t1, ffl3n*h:uing, baby .. catiog, br:i-burning, fut
ugly lesbians," said Bishop.
70 AD Ancient Rome (I e t1
Dcspirc their fcrninisc :scanding, these women aren't super
r:1dical. Once Hennessey became more involved she tcalized
that .. [the Center:'!] :1bo11t eq11nli1y <Hid loving everyone." She:
w:-.s adamant about the face that the women of the ccnc~r
aren"t feminuis ... -\Y/e.'re a bunch ofhippi<.-s ... in a good w:tyt
Hennessey added, "It's pro women, not anli me.n."' Mostly,
she cmphasi1.cd. the \Y/omyn's Center is "':1 colJeccive of worn·
en who want women to be protecced on c.impus."
To Bishop ,(feminises arc as d.i"ersc in rhoughc and mo­
riv>rion and belief as any 01.hcr group of people." She ex­
plained chat feminism is about gender equality. "leis cirnc to
reclaim the word.~
The W'omyn1s Center has been in-
..,o1vcd reccmly in camplL~ activities-.
including the Vngj11a Mo110/qgu,s and
V-Day, whid1 borh happened IA.11
w,-ck. V-Da-y raises awareness for
domestic vlOlence and coincides
with Valentine's Day and is spon-
sored by ,he organization U111il
the Violence Stops. 1·1ie orga•
nit..ation has raised money co
set up crisis centers around the
world to help women who :1re
di:.aling with issues ranging
froin genital mutilarion to
domesric violence.
1/Jr Vngi,111 Monologues
were ;l huge success. ·nle
women ra.ised money for
ce1nel's in Nicaragua and
New Orleans. "h's hard
co read the crowd," com­
mented HennC$SC)', '"but
i1 wenr rt::llly well."
l he center has an·
orh1.:r ev(."nt in chc
works collcd Tukc n,ck
the Night. ·nliS is an an-
nu•I rally rim has been going on
since rhc scvcntiC.$. "lt's about women
raking back tht $treers, living wirhouc fear. and rec-
ognizing the sexu:il violence thac goes on in our Hves in this
country everyday." said Bishop. This year's r~lly will includ,
:t rubber wear parry, a march around campus, speakers and a
sc.lf--defcnsc demonstration.
Bishops SCX. advice for women: aoo smart. respect your­
self, and have a bbsr."
Ancient Egyptians, obsessed with
hygiene, shaved their pubic hair to
eliminate pubic lice and periormed
circumcisions to reduce smegma. The legal age for marriage in Ancient Rome for a woman was
age 12, whether she had reached puberty or not. Pedophilia had
clearly not been established as a crime. 1880s AD America
Kelsey Stinner inventc
"congestion of the gen
domestic appliance to I
became five times moa
500 BC Ancient Grec,cc
The Dionysus c,tlt had a public parade every year
in which the men carri(.-d the largest penis possible.
The rival cult suffered from penis envy. 1.509-1.543 AD England
King Henry VIII screwed his way through six wives in search of a ma
heir. 1 nstead he fathered Queen Mary and Queen Eli1,abeth. Oops. .11_,e_P_io.1.1c_e_r_L_o_g_,_F_e_b_ru_a,.ry .... 2_2_._2_oo_s __________ i§■j@G1A .... L--------------------•1;,,;..1;;.
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Taking off and jerking off: a hands-on guide
to surviving the long-distance relationship
by Rebecca Goldschmidt// staff writer
Long-dismncc rc.-1:uionships arc ~l huge commilmcnt both
e111orion•lly and sexually. They rcqufre dedication, persever­
ance. patien'--e, trust, rime. and a whole lor of masrnrb:nion.
It may seem impossible co Hvc apart from your par1 ncr for
a long time without a little physiCll action. But l'm hen-to
,ell you rhar it is possible ro get off without Hying across the
oouniry or half-w•y around the world. 1\>ly boyfriend and I
have_ only lived in the sam(.· city for .six moncl\$ our of the
year•and•a-half we've been together. How the he-II haw W('
done it? Herc :.m: our secret tips ors how to keep it interest-
ing and $:uisfying wit.hour sacrificing your fiddi1y or your
sex life.
Talk to Your Hand
Apparcn1ly, oll we need is love. righe So that
means wirh or wichour your parmcr by your side.
you're' going lO have co lorn how 10 gt:t ir fro1n
somewhere. Girls, crnck, ,hose knuckles and
buy soine new b.ancries. Boys, do the .same!
Vibrator.s, bu" plugs, aipplc clamps. or even
jusc those li"e digics-whor-EVER works.
you need to m:1ke it happen for yourself.
Knowing \Yhat makes you happy is rhc first
srcp in maintaining your st.-x life. Look ar
it rhis way: you finalJy have d,c time to do
what JOU want t◊ do, so enjoy it! Share
your newfound techniques with your
parmer.
Hello, Opcr.110,i
1t"s the quinte.(Scntial way co keep
your rel:1tionship thriving. both in and
ouc of bed-the cclcphonc. A grond
invention {or should I ~y Graham
invcnrion!). rha, has broughr LOR.,
our of the stone lener-wricing age.
For some r<.'aSOn phone sex
has an undt-scrved repu­
rarion of being cheesy
and boring, prob­
ably srcmmiag from
rhc highly embarrassing ucccr.tocc, .. What arc you wearing?'" The rruch is., you're nor geuing laid
any othc:r way. So you bencr learn how co open your mouth.
Phones« can be jusras exciting and sadsfying as body-body
contact, it just c:akc.s a while co gcr u~ to. Once you are
comforcablc, you'll find yourself in places end po.sidons you
never would have 1hough1 possib.1,. Bue please. people, be
.scns-ible--usc your nighrrime minutes or free wt".CkC'nds for
extended henvy .. bl'earhingsessions. You don't want to hrt...-c ro
«plain thac one co the pan:nt paying the bill.
Technologically Gynecological
Ok, so maybe you're feding a bit cighc-lippcd oo the
phone? Still nor oomfonal,,lc witb a little dirty ral~? No
problem. Lucky for you, we've been reared in an age of tech•
nological brilliance. There is a single solucion co your far­
away woes-the interncr. You and your partner can now·
be instantly gra,ificd by sceamy chatting, scandalous JPEGs,
a.nd X•rated videos. If you're fcding a bir more exhibirionist_,
check our sires like YouPorn.com and Porno Tube.com ro up ..
lo:,d your own videos and share your sex with your lover­
and the world!
A Different Kind of l'ackage
Getting a lcrrer from your grnn<lrnmher i.s both duilling
and heartwarming, Bur ger1ingasurprisc package in the mail
from you partner filled wi1h nasty pho,ographs is C\'cn bcuer!
Remomber disposable cameras? Send one of chose back and
forrh and sec whar develops. It's not only romantic to write
Howery lcncrs to each other. it's fu1'l aod it re1nind1; your part­
ner tha, you still love :rnd care about them, de.spire chc dis-
1:mce.
Sei,.e the Day
So you've counted the weeks, d.ays. :md minu1es and final­
ly you're ar the :'1irport, 1he r.rai,, sr:11ioo. the bus stop. You're
wet (from rhe rain, duh!) and sweaty (from the ncr.,,es, duh!)
:ind finally ,here he is walking up to you. Wha, the hell aro
you waiting for? Suck fucc in from of the baggoge corouscl.
Do it in the bathroom. Fool around in thct:mpty train--caron
the way back to your :lJ'>:trtmcnt. Don't wait for rht· pcrfccr.
romantic moment-that moment is now! Your timt together
is shon, remember? So go big or go home, and don't worry
about things like mattresses or comfort. Ir's rharsponrnnciry
that's going to Ix: your foel through the long winrrr monrhs.
"One of my friends created a profile on a dating site for me. This one guy sent me a
message telling me bow pretty I am. Then he said, 'I have to warn you that I have a lazy
eye .. .let me know if you want to bang out.' Another message said: 'You're absolutely 100%
egorgeous. You look a whole bunch like the mother of my daughter, and you're both
Scorpios!' lt turns out online dating isn't really my thing." -Jessica Mullins ('10) Booze + lawn furniture
= a hell of a good time
by Captain Ahab// patrolling the Spanish Main
The srrangcsr sex I ever had occurr('d cht" last summer,
shortly ,ftcr the end of tn)' senior year of high s.:hool. It
was the day before my birthday. ,ny be.sr friend had goncn
g:rounded for driliklng too much and coming home a total
1urttk • few nights <-arlirr, and 1 got a call from :i gu)' I knew
from school. J had seen him ~:irlit:'r th3t week, 1he sam<.·
nighr my fri!nd drank too much, and figured oUt that he
was :mracccd to me . .so he didn't seem like bad company for
the night.
It was :1 typical night, complete with drinking in a nor­
so-conccakd park with a bunch of our murn:tl friends.
Towards the end of rhc 11 iglu. for various r~sons. our
friends all left. leaving che two of us alone together.
For many teens, alcohol is the c.-quivafem of Viagra. and
I'm not ashamed ro admit 1ha1 1 fall in thac cau:gory. In•
surprisingly responsible move. we stopped at .i drugstore on
the way back 10 hi, house and pickecl up a box of condoms,
resulting in 3.11 awkw:.'lrd sale for ,he poor late night cashier.
We finally make it back to his housc. ond 1 head for the
door. asswning we were goii)g i,,side. Instead, he leads me
;,.round the back, and sic.~ me down in a lawn chair.
['m nor going co lie and say chc sex was grea1, bur I will
admir that ic was a nice ad,renaline rush. I don't consider
myself a.11 cxJ\ibirionisr by any means, buc somehow. ha.vi1,g
sex in rhc middle of his backyard widJ his p:.1renr1. in a
bedroom only a hundred or so feet away, in plain .sight
of any or the neighbors if chcy bothered to look Olll their
windows into their neighbor's )1-lrd 3t 1wo in the morning
was an added plus. That said, I'm nor inrcresced in n:peating
the event anytime soon. In fact. gcrting fockcd in :1 lawn
chair mighc constitute as one of those once in a liferime
experiences. I n,ean, really, how rnany people can say they
ha.d sex in a lawn cha.iron their eighteenth birthday?
Hazard: Damaging Sex
Ahead / by Christina Rossetti
A phr:'lSe I'm sure no man ever wams to hear: "1 core ...
ba.dly. -1hac line was the moming~afccr crowning touch on
my most epic (and final) Casino Nighc at LC. Forry-plus
ounces ofO.E. and relcnrle.,;s sexual tension between myself
and on cx-boyfri<nd h:td led 10 a rather ... err ... damaging ep­
isoclc of wh>t one mighc call "hard fucking." In ccrms of ,he
resulting carnage (roughly an inch-long rip), it seems :tppro-­
pria« thai George Romero's "Night of die Li"ing Dead" had
be-en playing in die background at the cime. Especially price­
less is that the whole debacle wenc down the weekend bcfo(c
Valcnrine's 0:iy. In ttcrospccc, rhe posr .. gynccologisr coover­
s.1rion with my ex was probably much more penis wjrhering
than ~[ tote: "Happy V-<lay, honoy. My ,o:t-jay-jay is sick-y
with yeast and baete:tial infeaions!11 We got back cogcthcr,
after the antibiocics kicked in.
vibrator to treat ·'female hysteria: or
In 1902, the vibrator became the fifth
rified. Subsequently, U1e female orgasm
eat. 1895 AD England 1975 AD America
1948 AD America Author Oscar Wilde was arrested for "gross inde­
cency," which implied homose,mal acts not amount­
ing to "'buggery.• So, buttsex?
Dr. Alfred Kinsey published his controversial book '"Sexual Behavior in the Human Male". lt
challenged established beliefs on sexuality, causing outrage because these topics were considered taboo. The fi rsl condom commercial is aired on television.
The number of reported of latex allergies sJ..-yrockets.
2003 AD America
Supreme Courtjustices struck do\"n anti-sodomy legisla­
tion in Lawrence v. Texas, decriminalfaing anal sex. Features the Pioneer Log. February 22, 2008 -
STY L E so u ~c E BY LIZ HOLLIDAY
. I •~( t'One thing I've been asked is whether or not I am a business
major. What peofle don't realize is it is not about appearance-i is about being a gentleman." 1
"It was sort of a
gradual thin_g. I
started with slacks
and shirts in the 8th
grade. I wore ties in
high school, but it
was only in college
that I graduated to a
wardrobe." "I'd say I have 20 ties, down
from about 32. I was looser in
r high sehool and would wear
ties with elephants."
"I don't think I own jeans; well, some­
times my mother will send me some,
but they tend to drift off." the Pioneer Log, Fcbmary 22, 2008 _._ __________________ 1 __ 3 _ ________ ;.,_ ________ _
Sex in French cinema:
The true nature of the beast
by Sanne Stienstra II arts editor
F rcnch fllmmakers s<-x·m to have a lot
10 s:1y about sex. From Louis M:tlle's
.. le souQli nu C.Oru?' ("Murmur of
the Hean•) (1971 ), to M:aurice Pialar's • A
110s amours" ("To our loves") ( 1983), 10 Ziad
Doueiri's "Lila di, rn" ("Lila says) (2004). it
is obvious that sex has bt-en on the mi,,d of
the F1ench for dcc:,des.
The sex lc.tureJ in French films of this
cypc occurs most frequently with or b«.iuse
of a scrong-wiUcd and dangerous French
femme fatale, This dominating femaJc 6g·
urc-whcth<:r ii is young Laurent's rno1her
in Malle's film, a grown woman :i..nd mother
of thrt."e still in her sexual prime, or Ot,udri
and Pia.lat's young women who use sex co
rebel-it is the image of the willful and
proud fom:ile :LS a sexual predator who cak<:S
no prisoners thac seems to intrigue rhesc di•
rectors and their respcc:1.ivc ~,udicnce.~.
This icon. however, is no, exclusive to
French films or even ,o chc world of dncrna
itsdf. Jr is an imox.icating fig• to h:wc sex wirh chem in thc.ir drea.1ns. fe ..
males who exist as se.xu:il beings can be
chrc..1.ct·ning. dangerous. and c.-vc.n evil.
The women in roday's cintl,w ftm1rnis :ue
removed from chis position as c..-vil inC::lrn:irc,
but d1e evolution from the mythological
witches of yore to Sandrine Bonnairls Su·
1.a.nnc in .. A uos ,cmours" seems undeniable.
'T11e power these women yield 1-hrougl1 their
desirousness and .sensuality is wha1 m:ikes
,hem pro1,oaue11r.s-scxu~I rrouble-makers.
The women in these hims -arc made by ~•
precarious era fl of creating a sym~the1ic se,c
fiend. "rhis method rr.msform!i 1he demonic
sexual predator into :an underscandable. ut•
ccrly human ch:iracrcr.
Besides lacking fishy scales, rhunderboh­
,vie(djng husbands. :md m.igical po,vers to
enrcr inco men's drc.arns. these wome.n aJso
lack the dfoboli~I :mributes chat once made
chem so scary. Suzanne cannot deny Sirens
and succubi in her vase herimge somewhere,
urc that has been .iroond since
before him was even a d.iscant
dream. From Greek mythol­
ogy's proud and jealous quc..'Cn
Hera and the Sirt:11s ,vho se ..
duccd sailol$ 10 ,heir deaths, 10
the demonic sue ..
cubi, who. ac•
cording to
mcdievaJ These French directors thus achieve
their art in combining the elements
of predatory and dangerous sexual­
ity with rhe modern woman, one
legcnd1 se•
duce men who !s just looking to gee by.
bur sh.: can rcl:ttc 3S a real hu1na11 and nor a
villainous sex addict devoid of emotion.
lhes.e French directors thus achieve their
:it1 i1t combining the dc:mc:nts of pred:uory
and dangerous scxo:Jliry with the modern
woman, (me who i.s jtL~t looking to gee by.
l11esc: w<)mcn reveal their cruc n:nurc.s not
as heanless capcors of male prey. but :1s frag•
ilc and vulnerable people fonding their way
through ,he world.
"Their sexu:,liry b<..-comcs tied dirccrly lO
th:11 humaniry rhcy exhibit so deliately­
rhcir sexuality reveals their confidence :and
proud sense of self. sure, bur it simulcane~
ously abo deals wi1h rhcir sdf .. consciousni:s.s,
doub1 and fragility.
AmcriGtn films do no, t.r<;at sex rhis
way: the likes of Angelina Jolie and others
have pornographic, base :ind unreaJ sex on
c:).mera. l11e Frendl cinematographer has
found, through characters like Su7,anne and
Laurent's mother. the true w:.1y of depicring
women :tS rela1ect to thc.·ir se.xualily, the ut•
1erly human way of concradicrions and com·
plexiries.
PHOTOFROM~MA.COM Co-op presents electro­
punk band, The Gentry
and Asphalt Thieves
by Michael Richman// staff writer
Tonight ,he LC Srndem Co-op presenrs
-n,e Gentry and Asphalt ll1ievc$, performing
a free show in 1he Trail Room. Both bands a.re
hc:avily clcctr◊1\ic, but their styles manage W
incorp-or:ue a \tariccy of genres. The Gcnrry
is a fusion somewhere between clecnonica
and punk, while k'ph:dr, Thieves champions
a uniquc'tlectro-indic sound.
The 1wo-man group Asphalt Thie,"'
i$ based in Pordand: its eighr-song EP. 7/i,
Star Built the Stnge. is eurrt"ntly available.
The band combines its indie \'Oca.l scyle with
" P<>l'PY and melodic electronic sound. As­
phalt "lhieves' self-confessed influence The
Postal Service and simiktr b:1nds is t"Videnc
in irs ex1rcmely poppy vocals, but 1he duo's
combin:11ions of synthesizers with guitar and
b:t,;s riffs gi\•e it a uniqu~ feel.
lhe Gemry, also hailing from l'orrland,
will showcase tracks ofl' of ics 1hrec-song CD
single. rcle;tS<:d in 2007 tided 7he i.J11m1
Stmuge.r. Gino Mari, Steve T.1ylor, Andrew
Carrion and recent addition Craig \Vin.scon
make up the group, which describes itSClf
as an "clecrro-punk oucfiL III l.n January the
group added an auxiliary drummer as it$
newest member.
The Gentry tries 10 "oid being iagg<-d
with a label. .. We)re. not a.n indic band, we're
uot trying co do a rcuo thing," S."1.id guitarist
\'(/i,,sion. "h•s an cs«.:ap,c through the music,
not lanJ 'I'm one of you' anirude ... Winston
added th;it the hand even makes an eA-On to
dress io a sryle that will dif:JC.r from that of
,he expcc,ed audience.
Along with 1his
nonconformist
.:i.1ti1ude, ~(he
Gcorry brings
:a lot of energy
co the swgc,
backed visu­
ally hy a large ......... 1c1
luo~
light show.
Winston ,n­too,,.. • •.
sists that the
visu:ds aspects
of 1he show help grab
rhe audience, but th:11 chc ligh1 show is nor
a fix{-d producfion and changes with each
performance. •rn,, show) changes night "'
night. None of the shows are going 10 be
the same.," \Xlinston said.
The idea behind all their
shows,
t'<) Winston,
is co ger rhe
crowd "mov•
ing and danc­
ing around,"' be-cause r.hcy play a Style of music that is •really
danceable." "Thcrc•s :i lot of energy on stage,"
hcs.,id.
"\Ve LL~ually do a cover of son1e song .
maybe a hip-hop cover, maybe :tn old '90s
rock song." s.'lid Winsron. who acknowl­
edged 1h"' funs love hearing f.tmiliar songs
mixed in ro thci r scr.
Although ,his insrallation of The Gen­
try hasn't been playing rogeiher a long time,
thc..-y do share some common interests. "llbc
band I k;nd of seems like a pop bond. Bu<
one unifying thing is rhat we're all huge Nine
Inch Nails funs," Wins10n s:1id.
Following the tradi<ion of their beloved
NIN. b:rnd members often crash things on
sragc at the close of their sets. Le.,d singer
Mari is infamous for rack.Ling his drummer
in the drums and l:lylor has even broken
a couple of keyboards at 1hc end of 1he,r
shows.
~n1e Gentry, while c11ergc:cic :and raucous,
don't foar playing alongside the more laid­
back Asphalt Thieves. •11,c musical styles
rn"'h-lllie Asphalt 'lhicvcs) arc mellower
bur ir's still a good fir," said \'(/if1Stoo.
7l1t Gemry n11d A,pl,n/J 71,i,vrs play ro-
11ight "' 8:00 p.m. i11 tl,r 7iwi/ Room. Free.
Below: A member of the
gentry steals some asphalt.
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One festival-goer reviews two of the 31st Portland International Film Festival's biggest and perhaps best films: "Priceless," the French
film starring Audrey Tatou, and "Paranoid Park," Gus Van Sant's new feature, which was filmed in Portland. The festival, which began
February 7, ends this Sunday with.an encore showing of "Priceless," after a Closing Night Party at Pinocchio Bar Saturday night.
"Priceless" (France) by Stephanie Locke // staff writer
Last Friday I was in a terrible mood. Ir W:l.l rhe day after Valenrinc's Day; I think this day
is known a.s "si,,gle's d:ty ... So there I was. driving dowmown solo co sec a screening of one
of 1he filmS' fearurcd ar this year's Pordand lnrcrn:nional Film FcstivaJ. I thought I w:.is
preparing myscJf to sec "'4 Monrhs, 3 Weeks. 2 Days." an Oscar-nominated Romanian movie .about a coUcgc student who arccmprs ro set up
her friends illegal abortion. set in the late 1980s (before the full of rhc USSR). I was S-O prepared ro sit, by myself. and feel miserable. Then
something strange happened.
The opening credits sta.rted, and r.hcy were in French. -mere w::Ls: ,Ms cutesy, opening credit scene wirh romantic illustrarion1 swec:ping
across the screen. I was then stnu,:k with an inkJing rhar this movie was not about Romanian abonions. "'Priceless,ot a French movie featuring
Audrey T.1utou ("Arnelie1') was rhe movie I was about to watch, I look around for an exit from post-V:tle.ntinc's Day roma.mic comed)' prison,
but I was roo late-the lights had dimmt.-d and I was sitting Front and ccncer.
"Priceless, .. or" Hors tU Prix" in French, is an un~onvenrion:ti story about love. Irene (Taucou) is a gold-djggcr who dates much
older men in hopes of getting a. wedding ring., al'nong other various gif~. While on vacation with her Sugar O.lddy she misl':\kc-s
the hotel's bartender Jean (God Elmalch) for a millionaire, and dumps her older man for him. Upon reoliiing the misrake, Irene
lc:wes. but Jean finds her and tries to woo her.
Unfortunately, with Irene's expensive rnsrcs, the wooing does not last long, and Jean finds himsc)fout of moncy--until :.m
old widovi take.shim in and bccomc:s his Sugar Momma. lrcoc and Jean then suikc up a loving friendship spcnr oon1paring
the jewels and designer clothes they recdve as 1okcns of ochers° affection.
ll1is m:ty be one of the most charming movies I have ever seen. The characters ::ttc incredibly likable, and chat's saying
something for a couple of gold~diggcrs. The performances :ire sere.mg ;and, actually, stray far from those in most dic:hC roman­
tic comedies. The amaz.ins chemistry berween lhrou and Elmakh is a highlight of the film.
The cincm~tography is jus1 :.1s lovely :is these cwo charmers. With chc French Riviera as backdrop, "'Priceless" 1n:tkes the
audience unsure whether they aren't right now jaunting by the sea. ll1c shors of the sunny beach scenery combined with the
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9 p.m. STELL NO ONE (Fra,1«)
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8 p.m. STELL NO ONE (Fronce)
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audiencc- co a complccdy diffcrcnc place.
I walked out of the tbe,1cr feeling completely refreshed.
:md so happy th:11 my Romanian aborrion movie rurnt-d imo
a hilarious French film. Not only would "Pried=" make the
perfect dace movie, it is aJso the perfect s-inglc movie. In fact,
I think this movie would be best enjoyed with ,har post•
Valentine's Day candy chat is now on .sale at Fred Meyer.
"'"'"'°uustRAJlON 8Y KEll Y K\1YlC910~
"Paranoid Park" (US) ..,Paranoid Park" is the new Gus Van Sam ("My Own Priva1c
Idaho," "Good Will Hunting") film fc:itured at PIFF. Taken
from the Bia.kc Nelson novel of ct.e same oamet "'Paranoid Park•
follows a high school skater Alex (Gabe Nevins) th.rough the ali:enna, h of the aecidenral murder he committed of a secu·
riry guard.
Van Sant makes bold choices in this film, some with trademark style. "Paranoid Park" is filmed ,nd set in Portland
(like 1991 '< "My Own Privare Idaho," starring Keanu Reeves and River Pheonix), and he hired local kids with no previous
acting experience tosrar; borh thing he did successfully in the 2003 film "Elephant." for this film, he hired Nevins to play
the lead role; the 16 year-old Nc-vins landed it through• casting call pur on Myspace.
I commend Van Sam for raking ch:rnccs and allowing beginners co cxpcric.ncc whar it is like to work on a movie sci:
in fact, J'm 3 little jealous. I would love to appear in a fcamrt film directed by such a respected dlrecrnr. Bue I have ncv('r
been in a movie, because J cannot act-simple, Why didn't anyone ever tell this tO Nevins? His character Alex simply
"'skates.,. through the entire film with absoluccly no emotion. A silem, stoic performa.ncc from Nevins could have been
powerful and rcalisric in this nigl,ly dmmaric film, but his performance lacked any such purpoS<:. He just seemed really
stoned throughout the durario1t of'"Par:moid Park,.; c.hisaffecc may have been the .:mistic choice, but who \Yanes co warch
rwo hours of some kid being high when )'OU arc sober yoursdP.
Other chokes Van Sam made did work. however, such :.1s the presentation of chc film in a non-linear fashion. \Y/e firs1
meet AJcx when the local poJicc arc qucs1ioning hint. At firs,, rhe audience has no idea about the death c.hat h:tS occurred.
but soon lhc information com<.'$ pouring out in chc form of a letter Alex is writing in an :attc.mp1 to ""gee ii a11 ouc." We
bounce rhrough momcms in Alc)ls life: the events of that night, and his rcla1ionship wi1h chis girlfriend. Jennifer, who ~s
trying 10 get him 10 rake her virginity (playc-d by Taylor Momsen, who i$ so bad she makes Nevins look like Matt Damon
in "Good Will Hunting," a very different Van Sant film). ·nuough these scenes all the aspects of the movie, and Alex's life,
come cogcrhcr. We nor only le.am wha1 b:'lppcned that night but we learn more about Alex and who he is. --n,c building of
all the subplots culminates quite smoothly in the end.
The film as a whole is very visual and serves co represent the city or Pordal\d nicely; rhere arc many familiar shots of
the dry, and the filming of skaringat a Burn.side pa.rk is au,hentic and amazing. Van Sant is an imprtssivc director with a
spectacular eye, especially for the city he loves. The creative chances he tal<cs arc commendable. Jf only his p<nehant for
bold choi«-s would not ge, in the way of cas1ing-1hcn maybe he would hire real actors insre•d ofhi, Myspacc friends . _1h_e_P_i_on_e_e_r_L_o_g_._F_eb_r_u_a ... ry_2_2_,_2_oo_s ____________________________ 1 __ 5_
Poet Asarnow
to read from
new collection
by Stephanie Beechem II editor-in-chief
Poe1, ess:1yist. rranslacor, and Univcrsiry of Portl:md
English dcparrmtnt chair Herman As.trnow , .. ,ill re:1d
from his new collcctio11 of poems, Gkm-8011-om /Mar.
;it 1 he \'(laru:.k Library poetry series next 11mrsday, Feb.
28. A.,;arnow will be the second poec to read in the
series this year, alicr Whitman College professor oncl
poet Sam Witt on Thursdny, Feb. 21.
-n,e small independent publisher Higganum Hill
Hooks, of Higgaoum, Conn .• released Asamov/s col­
lection of poems Glm,-80110111 &m chis year. The book
is arranged into three loosely or&-a11ized sections: .. Ex ..
posed ro the Elements," '"Luncheon ac chc Rirz," and
'"the bowl, rhc vase, rhe urn." each of which contains 10
to 20 individual poems. Many of these poems revolve
around family obligations, the experiences of middle
age. and Amnow's own :tppreci:ttion of music.
Ohio Sc,irt Universiry professor and poet Andrew
Hudgins dcscribc.-d Arsanow's work in Glass-Bottom
80111 as "the poems of a man marritd to I he dom~
cic joys of being ;a son nnd father; rhe joys of ja,zz,
marriage, and sweec married sex; the joys of respon­
sibility so lovingly embrace-cl that the love subsumes
obligation."
Paulano Pe<erson, a Porrland-arca poet and close
fumily friend of Dororhy and Kim Stafford, wrote that
Glass-Bouom 80111 is "a trove of ... wonderings" :md "a
gift to us all."
Asarnow has published widely in journals like the
Norri, Da.ko11t Quarurly. Ttir Ri11rr Poetry, and the o,.~
ford Quarterly Rrvie,u_ ln addition to writing and pub­
lishing poetry. Asa.mow is ;i scholar of Shakespeare
:md of 18th century licerarurc. with a specialty in rhe
Jife .111d lirerature of Alexander Pope, about whom he
wrote his dis.serration ... Pope's Early Public Character
(1709-1729): His Creation and Promotion of• Pub­
lic-lm:,gc in the f.arly Career." As:trnow h:is worked in
the Univer$ity of Portland English department since
1979.
Hrnnm1 1lr11muu1 1ui/l read 11ex1 1/JursdaJ\ Feb. 28,
2008 nr 7:00 p.m. in 1hr An11Jtr(J11g /,.1J1111gr in tlx /vlm1•
or Housr. Rrfrcshmrut.J will br ,~rved. For more infer~
m111io11 about AN011ow or fiuurt porn')' readings, co11111a
li1tgan Ullm in tbr English dt:p11rtmnll~ -2:ko ..
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A 'bear 'and
Twelfth Night
by Matt Poole II staff writer
Portland Cenccr Stage is curremly in. mid .. run of their
production of William Shakespeare's T,u,lfti, Night, in
rcpenory with 71,e Bra rd of Avo11 by Amy Freed. While
most of us arc familiar with the 7ivcifth Night, one of Shake­
speare's most popul:i,r a_nd well.known comedies. nor nearly
as ma,1y are acquainted wirh 7/Jt Beard of Avon.
For decades and possibly centuries, Shakespearean schol­
ars have th<.-ori.1..cd abou1 how :.1 man who was nor of noble
binh. whose immediate family wa.~ believed to be illiterate,
and who himself was never formally educated, could hove
possibly wrircen what arc now considered 10 be the bes·r ex­
amples of English lircramrc and thc,,,cer. In this play, Freed
has taken liberties with many of the scholarly theories that
surround th~ °')'Stery of the identity of William Shake­
speare.
lhc most common theory is th:il Shakespeare, oftc,1 re•
forrcd co as The: Sa.rd of Avon, was actually ju.u a front man
for an aurhor who wished ro remain anonymous. This mystc:~
rious playwright is believed to have lx'<'n Edward de Vere, rhe
17th Earl of O,ford, but there arc also numerous other theo­
ries of who was behind the most famous plays in rhc world.
Frc:ed's sc.ripc plays with this idea, combining theories and
1101 se1ding on any one specific ans,vcr, arcributing Shake­
speare's works to de Vere, but also partially to Shakcspe,,re
himself and other nobilities of the day, including Sir Francis
Bacon.
7hr Rr,trtlof Avon prescnrs a dim-wined, unraJemcd, poor
Shakespeare (whose real name was Shakspcre), who develops
a passion for the theatre. Eventually, Shakspere is c:1lled upon
by a ffamboyant, largcr-rhan-lifc Edward de Vere to acr as bis
.. beard," 3nd sign his owrl n:tme ro che Earl's plays. MomcnB
of both hilarity :lJld hc.1nbrc:-ak ensue as Shakspc.rc strains to
live the life of a man who couJd have written such incredihle
literature.
11,e script of 7lu Re,ml of Avon is filled to the brim with
references 10 other ShakcspL>arc works. and if you arc nor fa­
miliar with m:iny of the plays tmd sonnets, you will mos1
likely miss 01..n on some or 1ht humor. Ho,vcver. :is Sh:.lke•
~peare is hil:iriously butchered and mocked on .srage, it i.s
h:ucl no1 10 p:.rukc in at lea.sL some of the jokes. Nearly cv­
l'ryone in ,he audience is guarante<..-d 10 gcr one As You l.ike
I, rcfcrencc, when Shakspcrc is ht111deJ ::i pby c:.1lled Any \\'~;i
~ II! Banjo virwoso Bela Flcck-
V widely regarded a$ the world'• ...c besr on d1~u in.strumem-and ~ -0 ~ 'BB his band, the Flocktoncs, bring
i::; ~i!l' c!!S' d),•ir groundbrc.tkjng blend of PttOTOCOUATESYPCSORG
Will Shakspere (Darius Pierce) and the Earl of
Oxford, Edward de Vere (Brent Harris), collabo­
rate on de Vere's plays published in Shakspere's
name In Amy Freed's The Beard of Avon.
~" Want It.
Playing in repertory with 71,r Beard of Avon, me.aning the
same accors, props, SC{$, and cosrurnes :ttt used. is 1i1Jt!lfih
Night. In 1his otigio:il Sh:.lkespearean v,rork. a young woman
is stranded in a foreign land and takes on the role of a n1:Lle
servanc to a nobleman. She procec..-cls to full in lo"e with her
employer. who insrruc,s her to woo another wornan for him.
This play cxJ1ibits some ioreresting homoerotic dcmems that
one would noc neccssarilr expect from Shakc.spcarc. but the
audiences love it.
1/u Beard of Ar,on brings an excellent asp«t inro its ttp•
errnry producrion with Twr/fih Night, which both contrasts
;rnd <:ompli1uenrs Shakespeare's original work. Having scrn
both plays io succession, it was incredibly interesting to sec
rhe original comedy ncxl co a staging of one cheory or ho\V
chat play came ,o be. Both plays \\'ere quite enrenaining :ind
in1.ellcctu:lliy stimulating. \Vhich is exactly whac one hopc.s
for when going ro the theatre.
'lhc Beard or Avon mu/ Twelfth Night IITt' rurrhUIJ pl,rying
1hrtJt1gb Mardi 9 111 tbt (;rnling 71,emer in 1/u !)Id /Irmo")+,'
I 28 NW I I 1/1 Aur. Visit pt1.orgfor rickrt i11fonmrrio11.
<II jazz, bluegrass and fusion to .g ID"">- Portland Feb. 23-25 in an un-
fo,getrable Pord•nd Jaw. F<:$-.8 rival collaboration with the
~ ~ Oregon Symphony. Arlene S, · Sr.lmitur Co11ur1 Hall. 1icktts:
;:;> $/5 10 $86. 503-228-1353, Join Portla.o.d S>tu,day Ma.rkct for the kick­
off to our 351h Se.son. 'Ilic tops or colorful
tents can be seen from the Burnside Bridge
:tibovc J$ citi't(;ns of Pordand arrive: ro celebrate
with us during this festive opening weekend. ln
addition to the always-free :tdn\ission. gucsb
will enjoy live local en1c.rrainrnent on tbe Main
Stage. Children and their fumil.ics can also par­
rake in creuing cheir own rnu.sical iosrn.11ncn1s
our of recycled materials to use during our 2:00
p.m. parade. March 1-2; Sac I 0-5 p.m. a11d
Sun. JJ-4:30 p.m. Flin, Action Oregon (FAO), provider of nonprofit
support ro Oregon~! fi.lmtr'l:tking communiry. will hose
the third annual Oscar Night' America cclcbmtion,
Febma,y 24, at chc Hollywood-ll,t11rrc. Oregon's only
Osc,r Night' t\tnenca e-·ent, officially sanccioned by
d,e Academy of Morioa Piccurc ArlS and Science~.
"" ► the black-tic fundraiscr will bc:ndir the educational
progr.lmS of Film Acric.m ilnd the: preserv:u.ion of the
historic 192() Hollywood Theatre. Open to the public,
the evcm begins at 4:00 p.ni. ar the Hollywood 1he­
:u-rc., with the Academy Awards· telecast bcginaing at
5:00 p.m. ViJir filmacrio11.org/}1r riclt,u. 16 Sports
Pioneer women clinch playoff spot on
strength of seven-game winning streak
by Cam Roberts // staff writer
~n,is p~st weekeod, in what suncd as a
roller coasrcr of emotions. the Pioneer Wom­
cn)s basketball ream ct·mcmed their spor in
che NWC playoffs, which gc[ undcrw:ty in
two wc<ks. Bc..'l;inning Friday nigh1, the Pios
cdcbrmc:J Senior Nighr by honoring five
seniors: Sara Kenlcr, Laura Snider. Allison
Farr, Cryscal C1Sdc and Shawna Casde. 7 he
l'ios hostc-d ,he 12"' mnked George Fox Bru­
ins Friday in ,vhar could have been a prc\•icw
of rhe firsr round match up in the Confer·
encc l'byofls.
.A~a the very cmo1iom1I cc:re:mony. the
Pios amc 0111 of the gates very slow, fulling
bchirld 1he Bruins s .. o four minma imo ,he
game4 However, the Pionetr Women turned
up the imcnsit)' and :mS\vercd hy scoring
nine straight points of tht'ir own. caking a
9-8 lc:id on a rhrec-poinrcr by Allison F:m
('08) wi1h 10:45 lcft in ,he first hair. Sh:1wn:1
Castle ('09) converted 3 three poim pby with
:0 I left on the clock in I he firs, half and 11avc
the Pios • 25-20 le:id going inro halftime.
~, he second half was much the S:)mC as
both reams played tenacious dcl"e-nse. \Xlirh
the Pionecrs going up 30-22 on another
chrc:c pointer by Shawna Castle, the national­
ly ra.uktd Hruins made one lasr push scoring
se\'en scrajg_ht poims to make it :.a one point
game with 13:25 rcmaini11g io rhe game. PHOTO ff'< KIVW BRO\\N
Crystal Castle ('08) recorded 9 rebounds against Willamette, leading the
team with 169 total in her senior season.
The Pioneers defense proved ro be 10
wugh for the Bruins as they were held score­
less for six of rhc final tighl minutes of chc
game. A penetrating drive by Kim Kirtell
(' I 0) and a layup by Allison Parr wirh I :30
remaining scaled Lhc g-ainc for dw Pioneers.
The Pios won the game 15-35 in what can
only be called a stalwarr defonsh•c eAOrt.
·rhc-Pioneers victory ended a 27 game
losing str~k ,o che Bruios. for the Pioneers,
Shawn:l C'tScle scorc-d 12 points with six re-­
bounds. Kelly Vega ('10) scorc-d ten poinis
with four rebounds. Allison Farr logged the
500th rebound of her career. She had nine
poims ;md four boards in the g.trnt",
71,c Pios then hcad,-d to S.,lcm. OR
Saturday nighr to face off against ,he Wil-fomeHe Bcarcar.s. 111is game was decided in
the first rcn minutes of the game where chc
l'ios opened the game on a 13-0 run keeping
the Bearcacs off lhe board for nearlt ten min~
utcs. The closest rhe Bcarcats would come
was five poinu wllh just under eight minutes
left in cl1c game.
Heather Jon<S (' 11) hit three free throws
in the fin:1I I :30 of the game 10 ice the g::ime
for the Pios. ·rhc lkarcais hit a couple of
pointless three poimcrs in rhe fin:.I minute
to make 1hc score look closer than the game
was played.
Allison F:trr had a ,cam bigh of 18 points
for the Pioneers. Crystal Casile ('OS) ended
the game just one rebound shorr of a dou•
hie-double with 14 poinrs and 9 rebounds.
C:1~clc movt.>d up 10 fourrh on rhe Pioneer :'tll•time scoring list with 1.,223 c:m.!Cr poi,us.
She also moved up to fourth 011 the ;:ill.rime
rebounding list wi(h 598 c.1recr rebounds.
\Xlith che weekend sweep, the Pioneer
\'Vomcn cxu:ndcd rhc-ir winning srrc:ik ro
SC\fCI\ gam<."S which has been kere<l by (Cn:'l­
cious defensive dforc. ~n1ey now have a rwo•
game advant:J{;t! in the fight for third place,
\Vhich can be locked up with one morr win
in 1 heir final two games.
·n1c Pioneers beg.in to clvse out the rcgu•
far season on ,he road -at Puget Sound this
coming Friday. 7he Loggers ar(" ran.kcd sec­
ond in the conference, so the Pios winning
streak will face it-S toughest 1es1 yet.
The final g;,me will be ar I.infield ,his
S:1tun.by, who the Pios previously dc:fe:)C<:d
53-45 earlier in•rhe season.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL . • , • . . : •
Conforonco Overall
GP Record Win% GF GA GP Record Win% GF GA
G00/1 Fox 14 12·2 0.857 837 596 23 20-3 0.870 1482 974
Pu t Sound 14 12-2 0.857 908 735 23 19-4 0.826 1524 1217
Lewis & Clark 14 1().4 0.714 848 756 23 14-9 0.609 1462 1337
Whirrnan 15 a-7 0.533 893 852 24 14-10 0.583 H75 1281
Whi!worth 15 a-1 0.533 1011 1029 24 13-11 0.542 1643 1671
Pacific Lutheran 14 ~9 0.357 826 887 23 12·11 0.522 1370 1329
Linf,eld 14 4-10 0.286 788 891 23 11-12 0.478 1364 1395
Wdlamette 14 3-11 0.214 774 963 23 ~18 0.217 1284 1554
Pacific (Ore.) 14 2-12 0.143 782 958 22 3-19 0.136 1244 1560 !he Pioneer Log. February 22, 2008
Men's tennis
rocky start
again~t UPS
by Daniel Cochran If sports editor
Having lost all three marches this past
weekend to conference opponents, d1c
men's renni~ lt'Jm has quickly dug them­
selves inro a hole.
Playiog at home on Friday against
Puget Souod, the 1'ionecl'$ fell 6-3 ro cbc
Loggers. unable ro capi<alize on singlcs
wins from George AUcn /'I 0) and Dirk
Frouws ('II). In doubles compc1ition,
Allen :md Frouws al.so had an impressive
vicrory over 1:he Loggers' # I duo, but rhe
Pios dropped the ocbcr two nmchd.
The next day, Pacific Lurhcran owcpt
,he Pioneer tJlCn, taking all 9 comperi•
tlons. The Pios pl:1red considcrabl)' well in
u1e double marcli,s, with Luke Wheeler
('09) and Adam Rager (' 11) fulling just 8
ro 5. Rager continued wi,h solid play dur•
lng sjnglcs. raking two scpa.rnrc matches
beyond rhe 5•• .e,, but still he foll short.
·n,ings did nor get mud, berrcr on
Sunday cirhcr. :IS Whitworth t0ok aU bu,
one doubl.,. eompctirion. The combin•·
tiQn of Allen and Frouws proved 10 be
victorious again. though. a.s the rwo 100k
down ,heir oppooenrs 8 ro 5. Allen pur
up a good fight in singles play, winning
The weekend's results
were disappointing, but
not a complete shock.
rhe firsr scr against opponent Brian Elliot.
but ,he Pi.mes' # I 1tbounded with con•
secutivc \.'iCtc)ri~.
The weekend$ results were disappoint­
ing, bur no1 a compl(tc sbock. "-We didn't
really kno\V wl1at 10 Cllp<Cf coming into
chis weekend. having nor pl:iyed rhcsc
ccan,s; said Marchias Kullowatt ('09),
who fell 8-4 in doubles compcti<ion along
wit:h Rager againsr Whitworlh. Still, the
team has a lot of season left ro play, "\Y/c
expect 10 bc:u Pacific and George Fox this
weekend: Kullowac,; added.
G~-orgc Fox and Pacific-nre also ,vtnles.s
thus fa, th.is scoson, and •hould provide
the Pio men a v~lu:il)le op,pOrrunity co re•
b<,und. Whitworth and Pacific Lud,crnn,
perennial comc.ndcrs in the Northwe.1tt
Conference:. hold ,be #1 and #3 spots
right now at 5-0 and 3• I, respecrivdy,
Uorh of mis weekend's gamc:s will be
played away. with Pacific on Frid~y and
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Pioneer men drop crucial
game against Willamette
by Hunter Franks// cover design
lo :i se.1Son where the Norch,vC$t Con•
fcrence has beat up on e:ich other, the 7-5
Pioneers men's baskerball ccam scill had an
cxcdlt:m opportunity lasr Saturday co move
1nro position for a p0Hstason ber[h. A11 op•
ponunicy they could nor e:tpic:11i1.e on.
Before Satur<lay's game, rhc Pioneer men
l1.1d plency of mome:ncum afo:r cru~hing rhe Pios shor 67% from ,he fidd :mJ 62%
from behind ,he ore. In the S<:cond l1:1lf,
,he shot 40% from ,he field, 15% from
three. ;1nd struggled from chc Free throw
line. Yee somehow, they found themselves
srill in the game as sc.·conds slo,vly ticked
off d,e c.lock,
After a back and forth second h:ur.
\Xlillamcnc rook 1hc lead with umfor nine
minutes ro play. One rurnovcr and three
rnisses later. the Pim: found
themsclv~ down seven.
;\ thrc:c by Gem,• River;i
('08) got rhe Pios within
four with five minutes
left, hlll in.stead of get­
ting badly nt..:dcd swps.
the Pios gave up back rn
back rhrees. Sensing thci r
playoff hopes disoppcnr­
ing, the Pios employed a
full-couri press ond forced
several ,urnovers to get the
g;::ime back down co chn.-c
wilh cwo minutes left.
Missed onc-and•one
free lhtows for Willamercc
allowed the Pios co still
havG a shot at :.a win. Bur
chey COl.1ld not c::tpitalizc.
Down three wirh 1 :43 left
Nick Thimy ('08) tTaV·
dcd. Down rhrc.'i;' wid1 33
:iC<.'f>ml~ left, Mark Robin•
owir1. ('OS) and Joey To­
boni ('OS) miscommuni­
cated and an errant pass
went out of bounds. Still
clown rhree in the waning
seconds, Tobooi missed :.i
three: th:u would have ried
rhc gan\e.
PHOTO 8Y )(£VIN SR(M~
At stake for the Pios is graduating seven seniors
without a trip to the playoffs in their final season. Dcspire the signifiancc
of thl' loss., the g::mw
was not wich(mt solid
performa1'1CC$. 111oma.s
Tillery ('08) scored 32 points, dished out five
ossistS, ond grabbed Four rebounds.
Toboni finished chc nigh1 with 16 points.
shooting 6-9 from the lidd. including 3-6
from beyond cht arc. The road 10
~he Playoffs
The Pios take on the Wildcats on the road
in their last regular season games. Who
will win? You decide.
Lewis & Clark
Basketball~
@
Linfield
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
WOMEN 6:00 P.M.
MEN 8:00 P.M.
CATCH THE ROOTER Bus
LEAVES AT 5:15 PM
EMAIL SAAC@LCLARK.EDU TO RESERVE YOUR
SPOT TODAY. SEATS ARE LIMITED.
\Xli1h the los~. howt\'ct, the Pios fuJI into
• 1ic for four1h place wirh Linficld. Only tlte
r.op duce finishrr.s in the Confrrt·ncc play in
rhc NWC Tournament to play for 1he Con­
ference's amom:11 ic bid co rite NCAA tour•
namem. \Xlilla1nene cakes sole possession of
third place at 9-5, "lhc loss to Willamette is
the second of ,he season, fulling 82-71 eorlier
in the year. Undoubtedly. rhe Pioneer men
h.a.d their ch:mce.~ ,his year to give themselves
Mef'S BASKETBALL
Conforonco a playoff slot, but inconsi~tency has doomed
rhc: team th:tt w:,s expected to win thc.-Nonh~
west Conference coming inro the year.
·1 he Pios will f.m: off at Puget Sound on
February 22nd 'at 8 p.m., ;111d then finbh the
sc-ason at Linhcld on Febru:lf)' 23. 71,e Pios
would need \'<lillarnenc fo lose both game:,
-:ig:,i11st Pacific and Pugc, Sound -coupled
with a pair of LC victories in order tO sccun­
a p0stSC'1$On berth.
Overall George Fox 90-48 on Friday nigh1. -nw
game was marked by outsr:tnding shooring
-including chiee consecutive three-pointers
from Gene Rivera ('08) -and domin:un re­
bounding. le did not rn:mcr th3t the te.1m
thtj' were fucing was George Fox; there was
not n teun in the league th:u would have de ...
feared the Pios that nighr. Team morale was
also high. as every Pioneer saw playing time
and conrributcd in some 1nanner. GP Rocord Win% GF GA GP Rocord Win% GF GA
So cmcring S:uurday's game. the Pios had
everything going for rhem. Playing .:t.gainst
\'Vi1hmettc, however, the-team they were
tied wi[h in third place. 1hc Pios looked ~s
they have .JI season; like Jekyll ,nd Hyde.
Afier beillg up by as many as 14 in the first
holf, rhc Pios played an uninspiring second
half, eventually fulling by a score of82-77.
Consider i-hese numbers: Jn rhe first haJf Whitworth
Puget Sound
Willamette
Lewis & Clark
llnflold
Pacific (Ore.)
Pacific Lutheran
George Fox
WMman 15 11-4 0.733
14 10-4 0.714
14 9-5 0.643
14 S.6 0.571
14 8·6 0.571
14 7-7 0.500
14 6-8 0.429
14 4-10 0286
15 1-14 0.067 1092 1000 24 1S.6 0.750 1792 1510
1281 1148 22 17.5 0.773 2073 1783
1072 1049 23 11-12 0.478 1701 1736
1071 1024 22 14-8 0.636 1721 1558
1108 1071 23 1~10 0.565 1823 1797
997 1010 23 9-14 0_391 1563 1668
1170 1181 22 10-12 0.455 1804 1832
923 1014 23 S.15 0.348 1502 1600
1032 1249 23 5,18 0.217 1620 1821 _t1_1c_P_i_o,_1c_c_r _Lo_g_,_F_eb_ru_ar_y_2_2_, 2_o_o_s _______ lllllllL41ll4l&.alllll __________________ l_8.;..
Pioneer baseball opens season
with split, offensive surge
by Daniel Cochran // sports editor
"'n1c Pioneer baseball team split
four games while in Somhcm C.1li­
fornia chis past weekend -rwo
games in Pomona and anorher
1~vo .tr Occidental. In thf.' season
opener against chc Pomona Pirtcr
Sag('hcns.. the Pios had jumped our
tO an e.arly le:i.d on rhe Slrengrh of
back 10 back homcruns from shore
srop Jordan Shibata ('08) and dos­
igna,cd hincr R)"Ul KoSltcka r I I).
Atlcr then extending tht' lead to
6-0 in rhe 5'" inning, d,c Sagchcns
responded wich four mns of their
own in d1c bonom half of ,he in­
ning, St:1rting pircher Jordan Smi­
ley ('08) h"d recorded rhe firs, ,wo
oms wich a runne.r on 2..t base. bm
a double. back ,o back singles anJ
a walk c-ndcd a fn.1str:11ing <lebuc
for SmHcy. fa•~rn Fairmonr ('09) re ..
• up 7-6. The Pios nearly moumed
:1 comeback in the Sdi innil1g wirh
runners on 2tw::1 and 3-s wirh 1.wo
oms-, but a fl)' out coded the inning
and the Sagch<nS held on for rhc
win.
The offense concinucd sizzling
inro the DCXl gam<.·, however. and
tbc Pios rebouudc:d to win 7-5.
lffiiling 4-2. the Piolleers mounc­
cd a r:llly in rhc 7'1' inning on che
strcngrh or a cwo,,R.B( single from
left-fielder Sam Holman (' 11}.
Combined wirh excellent rcJie:f
from Tucker L,urcnce (' I I). who
g:we up just one unc-arncd runs on
,hrcc walks, ,he Pios held on for
an impressive victory ... -me offense
w:1s reall)' solid this weekend," says
Neal Finch ('09), who caught bo,h
double-headers.
PHOTO FROM la.ARllEDU
AJ Brown ('10) drove in three runs over the weekend.
lic:vcd Smiley. ;,!lowing one run in
1 1/3 innings.
·1he game mrnt·d in the 7,'A in­
ning. when. afrcr relieving Flir­
mom, D:tvid L,Ooucer (' I I) was
unnble 10 fin<l his stride, walking
duce consecutive barters and yidd­
ing a double. putting rhe S:1.gehens 'rhc Pios ,hen lr.tveled co Oc­
cidental to rake on the Tigers, and
wNe handed a big loss in rhc first
game, 12-1. 11tc Pios only man­
aged duce hiu;, two coming from
Kom:cka and ano,h,r from Shi­
bara. :is ,he -ngers pm 14 on lhc
board. Staning pi,chcr Eric Mu-raoka ('08) allowed two runs in th<:
first i.nning. but looked 10 h:we se, ..
Overall, the week­
end was promising
for the Pioneers, as
the offense put up
an in1pressive 2 l
runs on the road.
tied down u1Hil gi\'ing up five runs
in ,he-4dit. OccidenraJ starrer Mart
Jones was nearly unhittablc. allow­
ing one earned run, s1riking out
ch rec and yielding just one walk.
711c stern lc>S.S didn'r eRC!'Ct the
Pioneers too much, though. as they
bounced back l;ucr thar night to
hand the Tigers rhcir third loss of
1hc se:1son. More solid hiuing from
1hC': rop rhrec of chc lineup. who
wem a combined 5-9, and Chris
Esudla ('08). allowed ,he Pios 10
s.ccure a wcc..•kcnd splic. -n,e Pios jumped OUttO an t"arly
4-0 lead in the 111 inning,~ third
basemen TJ Wirkow;ki's (' I 0) dou­
ble down rhe left field line drove
in two runners. U"ading 7•0 in chc
fifth inning. ,he 11gcrs pur three
on chc-board against Sl'aning pi1ch•
er Dan Mecha11 ('08), who left rhe
g:1mc th:u inning after retiring the
.side -he would cvcnrually rrtcivc
che win.
L1urenc:c c111c:red rhc game in
1 he 6'"• Jnd gave up just one walk
while scrikfog om· three to clo54.: out
the win for rhc: Piom .. 't:rs.
O\•erall, 1he weekend was prom­
ising for the Pioneers, :t.S rhc of.
fensc put up an l.mprcssi\'C 21 runs
on the road. Save a shaky s1:irc :lnd
bullpen .,ppe:.mrnct.. the Pio.s dnmi-•
n:ued I he-weekend ga.int.-s .
... n,i.s pas, weekend was a grear
oppormniry for us to s« some of
our hard work p:ty off ;and to see
so1ne of the things we need 10 work
on in order to succeed this year in
our conforcncc," said Fairmont,
whose performance ag:1ins1 Pomo­
na suggests his infumous off--scason
injury is now behind him.
'The ccam will rake a brc~k. umil
March I, wh~n they t rJve.l 10 Sa.
km ror :t three game SC.J'ie.s against
the \Xlillamcne Bcarcau. !JMgl!U~
Every week rhe Pioneer Log acknowledges alhlcrcs a, Lewis & Clark
who have had remarkable performances. This week fcuurt:S two prol'n­
ising frcshmcn~athlcccs who have stepped up for rhcir ceams when they
were needed.
Tucker Lourence(' I I) provided 5.2 innings of rdicf work for rhe
Pioneer 1ne1t over rhc weekend, striking our five, walking four, and not
yielding a single:-hit The freshman out of San M:urin. C:ilifornia also
plays quancrback for the foo,hall tean1 and is majoring in hismry.
Amalia Nilsson ('I I) scored decisiv<· viccoriccs agafost Pugcr Sound
ilnd PLU over th(• weekend, dcfe-aring her opponents in .singl~ :tml
doubles c()mpetirion. Nilsson. the #I for ,he women's tearn, helped
rhc Pios c.-.arn an early season victory against the Lures. She had played
one year of ccnnis ar rhc American School in J:ipan prior to coming co
Lewis & Cl:irk. .th_e_P_io_n_e_e_r_L_o_g_,_F_e_b_r_u_ar_y_2_2_, 2_0_0_8 _________ ... tfflt§HJ•h\ ______________________ 1 __ 9_
Friday,
February22
SOS 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 che Red & Black Cafe
at 7 pm for a presentation on the
growing resistance to military
shipments in the Northwest and
hear some rad bands! Come sup­
port your fellow LCers, and help
raise some money!
Tuesday,
February26
Mission Possible: Employee
Benefits and Wellness Fair
1 0:00a.m. -2:00p.m.
Location: Templeton Student
Center Stamm
The countdown to healthy living
starts with you! Search for your
"Mission Possible" at the College's
annual Benefits & Wellness Fair.
Your mission, should you decide to
accept it, includes osteoporpsis &
stroke screenings, massage demos,
mini spa treatments, glucose and
vision screenings, acupuncture
demos, biomechanics screenings,
spirituality and more! Your targets
include over 35 vendors who will
be joining the celebration, includ­
ing representations from TIAA­
CREF and EASE. Food, goodies,
and prizes will serve as diversions. [[Eight Days Out]]
Saturdar,
February23
Once Upon A Weekend
_ 10:00p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Fir Acres Theatre
Black Box
Students have only one week to
write a short play based on a theme
posted on Wednesday, February
13 on the lobby bulletin board of
Fir Acres Theatre building. This is
the ptoduct. Winning entries will
be produced at the Black Box of
Fir Acres Theatre. This is the ulti­
mate Lewis & Clark College reality
show. Come see the final products
in this wacky world of theature.
Wednesday,
February27
Choir Concert: Tuebingen Uni­
versity's Camarata Vocalis and
L&C Cappella Nova
8:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Flanagan Chapel
Lewis & Clark is hosting a perfor­
mance by an outstanding German
choir from Tuebingen University,
Camarata Vocalis, under the di­
rection of Tobias Hiller. Cappella
Nova, under the direction of Gil
S~eley, wilJ also perform. More in­
formation on the Tuebingen group
is available at http://www.uni-tue­
bingen.de/camerata/english. html Sunday,
February24
The Art Within the Architecture
2:00p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Council Chamber
Reception to Follow
Watzek Library is commemorating
its 40th Anniversary. Dr. Libby
Dawson Farr of Marylhurst
University and Pacific Northwest
College of Art will present on the
important Northwest architect
Paul Thiry, who designed Watzek
Library andAgnes Flanagan Chapel
as well as two other buildings on
campus. Thiry is known for being
the principal architect of the 1962
Seattle World's Fair, and his notable
buildings include the Washington
State Library and the Frye Art
Museum. He was also involved
in the preservation and planning
of renovations to the U.S. Capitol
Building.
Thursday,
February28
Herman Asamow Poetry Reading
7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Manor House Arm­
strong Lounge
Herman Asarnow, poet, essayist,
and translator is the author of Glass­
Bottom Boat, a collection of his re­
cent poetry. In 2005, he was award­
ed a month's residency at Ragdale,
an artists' retreat north of Chicago.
A native of Newark, NJ, Asarnow
studied at Trinity College, Con­
necticut, University Denver, first in
its Creative Writing Program, then
in its English Department, from
which he received his doctorate.
Asarnow has caught at the Universi­
ty of Portland, where he is Professor
of English and Chair, since 1979. Monday,
February25
An Evening with Jamaica Kin­
caid
7:00p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Flanagan Chapel
As an author, Kincaid has written
several critically acclaimed works
including "Annie John" (1985)
"Lucy" (1990) and "The Autobi­
ography of My Mocher" (1996).
Much of her writing critically ex­
amines the small-mindedness of
her native Antigua and juxtaposes
it against the ignorant opulence
of North An1erica. Through her
works, Kincaid often mentions
the central relationship in her life,
with her mother. She is also a vis­
iting professor and teaches creative
writing at Harvard University;
Friday,
February29
Kingship, Courts, and Capital:
Sultanate Delhi in the 13th and
14th centuries: A Lecture
3:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Miller 105
By all accounts the Delhi S1.J.ltans
were great builders: they con­
structed seven capitals in the plain
of Delhi during the 13th and 14th
centuries. The frequent shifts in
capitals are sometimes interpreted fO
as grandiose statements of ceremo-
nial authority required by insecure
kings, or irresponsible expenditure
by incompetent city designers who
had not planned for the conse­
quences of rapid urbanization. Its
study provides a fascinating insight
into the political culture of the
thirteenth and fourteenth centu-
ries. ,J 20 Backdoor the Pioneer Log, February 22, 2008
You: Said in a monologue that
your vagina was angry.
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You'd better supply
my demand. You: Brandon Roy
Me: Three pointer
or slam dunk, your
choice. Quiz-a-holies
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Email YCME at piolog@gmail.com
Business casual, clean-cut, and shy. I keep seeing you in the Trail Room and I swear
to god I know your face from high school, like I briefly slept with you or maybe
just sat next to you in some low-gradejhysics class or club. I don't care to return
co those years, but let's re-acquaint an pretend in politeness to have never met
before? Why is this man crying?
A. Today he wore suspenders
instead of a belt and not a single
person has noticed.
B. He is sick and tired of being
sick and tired.
C. He found out his five month
old son isn't his, but he secretly
knew this all along.
D. He is a robot and chose are not
tears. He is just leaking oil.
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PHOTO FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
In the battle of Man Vs. Seal, the seal
withdrew his attack as this was the
most beautiful man the seal had ever
seen. PHOTO FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
The birds a1·e clearly the victor in this clash
of wing and limb. Here, the birds celebrate
their win by forcing a pose familiar to most
Christians.
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Man has certainly conquered the
turtle in this epic swimming lesson.
But at what cost ...
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