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Volume 74, Number 2 Friday, September 11, 2009
Volume 74, Number 2
Friday, September 11, 2009
President wanted: LC searches for new leadership
Jane Atkinson has been serving as Interim President since Hochstettler took an early leave in mid-June.by Tom Meath
On June 19, former President /T_h omas
Hochstettler announced that he would not
be resigning after a /f_i nal year at Lewis &
Clark, but would instead be leaving a year
early to assume the position of Chief Aca-
demic Offi cer at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
In his letter to the LC community, Hoch-
stettler lamented leaving early but expressed
excitement over his new position, writing
that, “while this move means cutting short
our sojourn at Lewis & Clark, Marcia and I
are excited to be heading back into the vor-tex of international higher education at one of the most stimulating venues for teach-
ing, research, and cultural interaction to be
found anywhere in the world.”
In his absence, the Board of T rustees an-
nounced that Jane Atkinson, previously the
Vice-President and Provost of the College,
will serve as Interim President until the Pres-
idential Search Committee and the Board of
T rustees appoint a new successor.
/T_h e Presidential Search Committee is
comprised of 13 trustees, professors and fac-
ulty members. Following a number of ad-
vertisements in prominent higher education
magazines, the committee has begun inter-viewing and the long process of narrowing down the number of candidates. “More than anything we are looking for
someone who is right for the school,” said
Presidential Search Committee Student Rep-resentative Sara Grossberg (’10). “It is impor-
tant that they understand Lewis & Clark.”
/T_h e transition into the interim has been relatively smooth, according to Atkinson. She has been a member of the LC Executive
Plan for H1N1: Isolate the infected
by Jared Schycontinued on PRESIDENT, pg.2
ASLC changed its constitution
last year to include a Student Senate,
which will consist of 3 representatives from each class.
/T_h e election for Senate will be next
Wednesday, Sept. 16 at noon until Friday, Sept. 18 at midnight, and stu-dents will be sent a ballots via Lewis & Clark e-mail.
Good news for democracy-lovers:
After last spring’s election saw only 1 contested seat for the entire ASLC Ex-ecutive Council, this senate race is go-ing to be a contested election!
23 total people are running for the
12 Senate seats; 10 /f_i rst years, 6 sopho-mores, 3 juniors, and 4 seniors.
Ali Crowley (’12) is organizing the
Student Senate elections.Student
Senate race
underway
by Angela WebberLorem Ipsum
Last April, the H1N1 virus, also known
as swine /f_l u, made its debut in a small town
in Mexico./uni00A0 From there it spread to the Unit-ed States and, then, to the world./uni00A0
/T_h e World Health Organization calls
H1N1 a “pandemic,” which is an epidemic occurring over a very large area./uni00A0 /T_h ere have been outbreaks in every continent excluding Antarctica.In an eff ort to take preventative measures
at Lewis & Clark to ensure as little a chance of an outbreak here as possible, the school is implementing some protocols and sugges-tions for students./uni00A0
Under the “How to Reduce Your Risk”
section of the H1N1 page on the LC website the standard precautions for preventing the spread of any /f_l u are given: washing hands, covering coughs, not touching eyes, nose or
mouth and avoiding sick people./uni00A0
Because the symptoms of swine
/f_l u are nearly identical to the symp-toms of seasonal /f_l u, students with any signs of the /f_l u are encouraged
to self-isolate./uni00A0 Symptoms may in-
clude: sudden fever of generally at
least 100 F (37.8 C),
body aches and headache,
chills and fatigue, runny or
stuff y nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting or diar-
rhea./uni00A0
/T_h e website gives de-
tails about self-isolation:
“Students who become ill will be asked to self-isolate. /T_h is means they should not leave their residences. We request faculty and staff understanding and /f_l exibil-ity related to the needs of these students, so that students do not feel pressure to attend classes or events before they are healthy.”
Associate Director for Health Promotion,
Melissa Osmond, explained the diff erences between quarantine and isolation. “In pub-lic health speak, quarantine refers to a period of time persons (or animals) who have been exposed to a speci/f_i c disease, but do not yet have symptoms, are separated from others./uni00A0 /T_h e length of time someone may be quaran-tined varies depending on the type of disease and its incubation period.”/uni00A0
She said, “Isolation is for people who
are already ill or infected—separating them from those who are not,” noting that quar-antine and isolation can either be “voluntary or mandated—usually by government agen-cies.”/uni00A0
Extrapolating upon LC’s protocol for stu-
dents who become ill she said,/uni00A0“We are cur-rently asking persons experiencing /f_l u-like illness to voluntarily self-isolate for a period of time that extends to 24 hours AFTER the fever has come down.”/uni00A0
continued on FLU, pg.2
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ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY BLOCKVolume 73, Number 1 News 2 the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009
Pioneer
Log
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Editors in ChiEf:
Sanne Stienstra &
Angela Webber
nEws Editor :
Tom Meath
forum Editor :
Stephen Maxwell
fEatur Es Editors :
Deanna Horton &
Eddie Barksdale
arts Editors :
Caitlin McCarthy &
Liam O’Connor
sports Editors :
Nichole Carnell &
Michael Richman
BaCkdoor Editor :
Dietrich Lawson
illustration Editor :
Emily Block
illustrators :
Katelyn Mundal &
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photo Editor :
Sam Margevicius
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Copy Editors :
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Fenler, Adrian Guerrero,
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Y Graffiti was reported at
Hartzfeld Hall on Aug. 29.
Y A hit and run was reported at
Pamplin Sports Center parking lot
on Sept. 1.The owner of the damaged vehicle
plans to teach the careless driver a lesson
through an elaborate prank involving a
one armed man. And THAT is why you
always leave a note.
Y Graffiti was reported at Alder
Hall on Sept. 1.
Y Graffiti was reported at Watzek
Library on Sept. 3.
I’m not even going to joke about this.
Don’t scrawl on walls at school. You
don’t write “West Side!” on the side of
your house at home. Don’t do it here.
Y Bicycle theft was reported at the
Gatenbaum bike rack and the
McCarty bike rack on Sep. 4.Y Bicycle theft was reported at the
Gatenbaum bike rack on Sept. 9.
Y Our very own Forum Editor,
Stephen Maxwell (’12) had his
Black Hard Rock bicycle stolen
from outside Spruce on Sep. 8.
Later in the week a local vaudevil -
lian was caught after riding four bicycles
at the same time into a car and driving
off without leaving a note. When ques -
tioned he simply curled the tip of his
waxed handlebar mustache and said,
“Curses! Foiled again!”
Y Students were alerted to a
possible burlgary suspect near
campus via the campus emergency
alert system on Aug. 27. An all
clear was announced an hour later.Crim
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continued from PRESIDENT, pg.1
Council for a number of years and is famil -
iar with many of the responsibilities of her
interim position. She also attributes the suc -
cessful transition to the presidential staff.
“People are being supportive and won -
derful,” said Atkinson. “The President’s staff
is excellent and has been very good at bring -Colleges at elevated risk for swine flu
LC’s H1N1 strategy has included increased awareness of hand-washing.continued from FLU, pg.1
ing me up to speed.”
Atkinson joined the faculty in 1978,
when she taught as the first anthropologist
professor in the Sociology and Anthropolo -
gy department. She then went on to serve as
the department chair and direct the College’s
Gender Studies program.
She served as Dean of Social Sciences for three years and Dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences for five years before taking up
the position of Vice President and Provost.
Atkinson also has a long history of filling
interim positions. She served twice as Inter -
im Dean of the Graduate School of Educa -
tion and Counseling as well as Interim Vice
President of Institutional Advancement.She added, “We are not recommending
quarantine since the incubation period for
H1N1 is only 1-3 days.”
Colleges are at particular risk for out -
breaks because of their dense populations of
students and faculty. In addition, college stu -
dents represent the age group with the most
cases of swine flu. 
Osmond explained, “according to the
CDC and WHO epidemiologists who are
tracking the pandemic, there have been
more cases in people under the age of 25.” 
This is because older people may have
been exposed to a strain similar to the one
spreading now, but “the H1N1 virus that is
circulating globally right now is a new strain
of the flu virus that has not infected humans
until now,” implying that there is “no immu -
nity in the human population against this
particular strain.”
In addition, she said, “Most of the se -
vere cases and deaths have occurred in peo -
ple who are 50 years old and younger. The
majority of people who have died or experi -
enced severe illness have also had underlying
medical conditions that put them at higher
risk.” 
These conditions include respiratory dis -
ease, notably asthma, cardiovascular disease,
diabetes and immunosuppression.  Pregnant
women are also at increased risk. 
Finally, she said, “We are asking that any
student who may have a high-risk medical
condition to contact the Student Health Ser -
vice for medical guidance.”
Nicola Warmuth (’12), Juniper’s Resident
Advisor, said that during RA training “the
school spent an hour or two talking about
how to not get students sick.”
Among other things, they stressed wash -
ing hands, which students are reminded to
do by the “lovely signs about having a date
with a box of tissues,” said Warmuth. 
With regard to getting food if you’re
sick, Warmuth said students are supposed to
“contact the Health Center.  They have set it
up with the Bon to have a friend walk down
to get meals.”
During training, she said that the school
indicated that they spent a lot of time talk -
ing to professors, stressing that “they have to cater to students if they have symptoms
because” like every other institution of high -
er education, there is a “high probability of
swine flu coming to Lewis & Clark.” 
Professors were instructed to “take what -
ever steps to make sure students do well in
the class.”
The LC website notes, “they should not
impose academic penalties on students for
reasonable periods of isolation.”
Kelsey White-Davis (’13) said, “My friend at Wellesley said there are already
three people who got quarantined.” 
When asked how she feels about swine
flu coming to LC she said, “At this point it
doesn’t carry a big threat, but when it comes
back [during flu season], people are not go -
ing to be immune to it.”
Heather Spurling (’13) added, “I feel like
the hype is blown way out of proportion.
Honestly, if I get it, I don’t really care, just
get it over with…”
In regards to vaccinations, the LC website
suggests consulting the CDC website to see
if you are eligible.  According to CDC, the
2009 H1N1 vaccine is expected to be avail -
able in the fall. The CDC encourages indi -
viduals to receive their seasonal flu vaccines
as soon as they are available.
As of Aug. 29, cases of swine flu and regu -
lar influenza have been reported in all states
except Maine.  There have been 9,079 people
hospitalized and 593 deaths. 
The southern hemisphere is currently ex -
periencing its flu season, so WHO and other
health organizations are watching to see how
events unfold. As of Aug. 29, cases of
swine flu and regular
influenza have been re -
ported in all states except
Maine. There have been
9,079 people hospitalized
and 593 deaths.PHOTO BY SAM MARGEVICIUS3Forum the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009
At 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
Aug. 26, I was handed a folder, a
t-shirt and a water bottle, thrust
unceremoniously into Stewart’s en -
tryway, led to a bare cube of a room
by a strange boy in an orange tee-
shirt, and left to fend for myself. I
had fewer than three hours to un -
pack, only a moment to acquaint
myself with my roommate, and
then BANG! The race had begun.
The remainder of New Student
Orientation (NSO) was a whirl of
activity, information, faces, names,
emotions and event after event af -
ter event packed into a time-span
of four days: frenzied and confus -
ing, but also strangely
wonderful.
From the first mo -
ment in Stamm Din -
ing Room, informa -
tion was thrown at
us like water bal -
loons in the
face. We were
presented
with a
f o l d e r full of advising sessions and regis -
tration permissions, locker com -
binations and the profiles of our
NSO leaders, but had not even
an ounce of a chance to sit down,
shuffle papers, and sort out what
was what. Instead, there was the
triad of lectures in the chapel. (My
bottom is still sore from sitting in
the pews for so long, and I do not
believe that I could repeat a word
of what was said to me in that
time.)
Then, there was the group ad -
vising session and the individual
advising session (make a list, make
a list, make a list); our first E&D
class (half of the freshman class
hadn’t even realized that we had
summer homework); and
registering for courses
(cringing every time a
section was waitlisted).
And name after name
after name, hand after
hand after hand, even
after we found out at
Rules of the Road that
handshakes spread
more germs than
kisses. After all
of that, and the
stress, and the
lack of sleep, no
wonder I had a
cold the by Laura NashNSO should stand for
Noisy, Seismic, Overwhelming
first week of classes.
However, although NSO was
rough and unorganized and un -
settling, it had its moments. We
rallied through. During the lec -
tures, several of my peers soon re -
alized that Flanagan Chapel has
a basement, and that in the base -
ment there is a bowl of candy. By
the middle of the E&D lecture
on Friday, I could scan the crowd
and pick out at least 10 people at a
time with purple lollipops and one
or two others skirting the edges of
the chapel on their way to “the re -
stroom.” Open Mic Night at the
Platteau was phenomenal. Who
knew that one tiny liberal arts col -
lege could boast so much talent?
At service day on Saturday, even
though I did not get to finger paint
with small children, even though
I came away with war wounds in
the form of scratches and bumps
all along my forearms, I did have
a chance to converse and to relieve
my frustrations on invasive plant
species simultaneously. Additional -
ly, there was my NSO group leader,
the lovely and indefatigable Yollie
Keeton (’10). She taught a por -
tion of us how to open our mail -
boxes (tricky beasts) by singing a
song: “To the windows, to the wall.
To the windows, to the wall.” And
by 9 p.m. on Sunday, mainly due
to her efforts, I fully understood
WebMail, WebAdvisor and the
registration process.
On Labor Day, I finally
had a chance to pick through
my NSO folder, and realized
that I had missed my “Con -
necting with Technology” ses -
sion (I hope that it wasn’t impor -
tant). I finally relinquished my
schedule, which bore many creases
and dog-ears and gouges from my
fingernails. It had become my se -
curity blanket and I was sad to see
it go.
However, I was not so sad to
see NSO go. It passed by in a flash,
and now I am ready to settle into
campus life and ready for what is
ahead: a year full of classes, Row -
ing, Chinese Club, The Literary
Review, Writing Circle, Boning,
busing it down to Portland,
hanging out with friends,
and so much more.
Come to think of it, the
next four years will proba -
bly be just as crazy, busy and
emotional as NSO. All right, we have some woes in
Dubach and Watzek.
Don’t you hate it when some -
one prints out a huge PDF file
twice because it was so slow to be -
gin with? Or have you ever needed
to print out an essay and had to
wait in line, digging through dog-
eared papers, struggling to find
your beautiful masterpiece? I have,
and I don’t want the new kids on
the block or us old folks who are
burning through theses to be so
troubled.
The printer situation, as it
stands, has many problems. For
one, the memory of the printer
is maxed out far too often. When
someone prints a document, it
goes into a huge queue from all
computers in the lab and gets lost
in a messy maze. The PDFs we
all print take up huge amounts of
memory on the printer itself. This
slows down the system and leads to
the majority of frustration.
Furthermore, the queue is not
synched up properly. People forget
they printed documents, they take
the wrong papers because there is
no defined break between print
jobs, and so on. Whenever there
is a paper jam, the entire system
backs up because everyone who al -ready hit print can only access their
print job from that one blocked
printer. There is no escape.
A possible alternative would be
to have printing stations at each
of the labs, where there is a com -
puter with an ID scanner that re -
leases your specific print job(s).
This makes the printed and print -
ee come together with no confu -
sion. How wonderful! Also, each
time you print, your print bal -
ance would be displayed. The
PDF problem is solved because
the printer’s memory is only used
when the PDF leaves the station’s
computer, where it can’t retard oth -
er people’s printing. No one will
leave things unattended because
your presence is required to process
the printing job, and you are right
there to pick it up, fresh and clean.
Even better, the bulky, slow
printers we currently have can go
by the wayside. New, smaller, fast -
er and cheaper ones will replace
them. The Information Technolo -
gy department is already looking to
get new, faster and improved print -
ers, but they want a newer edition
of the printers already here. This
will not solve the issues at hand.
Instead, IT should implement a
streamlined system that will pro -
vide us students with the papers
and readings we need.How to fix the
printing fiasco
by Garik Asplund
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Printing is a notoriously uphill battle on campus, especial -
ly when large PDF files are concerned.Volume 73, Number 1 Forum 4 the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009
Student Fi -
nancial Services
(SFS) held two
closed forums this
week to address
student concerns
about the new
work-study. And
by “address stu -
dent concerns,”
I mean “get RAs
and ASLC togeth -
er, then tell them what’s happening so that
they can address student concerns.” In other
words, an open forum on this issue was too
intimidating for those at the base of this is -
sue. But who is “to blame” here? Well, that’s
still kind of a mystery.
SFS is taking the blame for this whole
“why-can’t-you-hire-me” fiasco, which is
pretty logical since they are the ones who
are acting out the decisions that have been
made. The decision didn’t come from SFS,
though, and I don’t think they can fix it, ei -
ther—so perhaps someone with the ability
to “address student concerns” in actuality
should step up and take some heat.
At the PioLog/ASLC/SFS “forum” T ues -
day night, Director of Student Financial
Services Glendi Gaddis began her explana -
tion at the beginning—with a meeting of the college’s “Enrollment Management Group”
who sought a way to address increasing fi -
nancial need (due to the economic crisis)
and increase the amount of allocated Federal
Work Study funds that are actually used by
students. There has been a problem in the
past of FWS funds being allocated to stu -
dents who do not get jobs, or who get jobs
but don’t earn all the work-study funds al -
located to them.
The current system, in which students
must now receive an Employment award
from SFS to have a campus job, seems to
have been created in order for students with
work-study awards to have less competition
to get jobs on campus. Read one way, this is
a great chance for students with need-based
work-study awards who were not hired for
jobs they applied for on campus. Now there
is less competition for them, with all those
pesky non-work-study students out of the
picture! Hooray!
Read this another way, for example, read
it like me—I qualified for FWS my freshman
year, and not my sophomore year, though I
don’t know why: perhaps my family made
too much money that year, perhaps too little
(yes, you can be too poor to receive work-
study funds). If there had not been a non-
work-study option, I would have lost my IT
job my sophomore year—for no reason but
the financial aid formula.
The whole perspective taken on Student Editor’s Note: Opening the work-study discussion
Are student employees skilled workers, or just the recipients of a gift from the College?
Employment, that I’ve observed through
speaking with SFS’s Associate Director
Anastacia Dillon and Student Employment
Specialist Chris Logan, and that our roving
reporter Cary Young saw at the “forum” T ues -
day night, is one that I’ve found frustrating.
The opinion perpetuated by SFS is that “Stu -
dent employment at Lewis & Clark’s campus
is a financial aid program.” This degrades the
importance of student work on campus.
Student employees lead admissions tours
and fix computers—they also coordinate
events and symposia, correct papers and as -
sist professors, run lights and sound at con -
certs, dances, and performances—student
employees are an essential part of how LC is
run. SFS assures me that supervisors should
be able to find qualified applicants in the
pool they’ve selected as part of “work study”
funding.
If student employment is just a financial
aid program, why do we even make students
work? (Federal Work Study funds are allocat -
ed by the government and so must be paid to
students for work—LC Work-Study, on the
other hand, is now just part of the LC finan -
cial aid “merit award” bundle.)
At T uesday’s forum, Gaddis mentioned a
“skilled exception” to the LC Work-Study al -
location—if a student has been trained for
several years by a department, and their su -
pervisor convinces SFS that the student is
needed, a non-work-study student will be considered for LC Work Study funds for the
remainder of the year. But the continuation
of this beyond this academic year sounds un -
likely.
We’re told as well that the work-study sys -
tem, in which only those with employment
aid awards are given jobs, is a common prac -
tice among other schools. I would just offer
a few things to consider: do we want to have
the widest possible pool of applicants doing
jobs on our campus? Since we are a small
campus, are student employees important
enough to be chosen on interest and merit,
instead of the formulas of the financial aid
system? Is campus employment a good way
to get involved for those who choose to do
so? Who should determine who is “allowed”
to do this?
And so on, the frustrations continue. At
this point, I don’t know who really made this
decision, or who has the power to change it.
I asked Chris Logan if this mysterious “insti -
tutional level” decision came from the Col -
lege’s Executive Council, and he winked and
walked away.
Let’s stop protecting…whoever it is that
doesn’t want to talk to students in a real fo -
rum environment, and instead collaborate
on a decision—or at least explain to us, with
frankness and sincerity, why tradeoffs have
been made the way they were.
Cary Young contributed to this story.
Returning students to Lewis & Clark
College may be shocked to note that ice
cream cones are no longer available at the
Bon.
Gone are the days of blissfully walking
out of the Bon, ice cream cone in hand, lick -
ing away the last bits of frozen milk, sugar
and cream, until that erotically-pleasing last
bite.
For the first-year students who weren’t
around to experience this bliss, we had ice
cream cones last year and they were possibly
the best part of eating at the Bon every day!
Why would the Bon take these wonderful
inventions of pastry, cookie and dairy dessert
away?
The Bon seems to seek stern enforcement
of its new policy, by way of new signs de -
claring boldly: “All food must be consumed
while in Fields Dining Room. Absolutely No food or beverages may be taken out of
Fields.”
This policy simply does not make sense,
because ice cream cones were not what peo -
ple were stealing. By this logic, shouldn’t the
Bon actually take away fruit, bread, milk,
forks, knives and spoons?
The students of LC are going to contin -
ue stealing food, whether or not the orange
signs with underlined, boldfaced font tell us
not to. I don’t advocate theft, but the point
is that the ban on eating on the way out does
nothing to stop this thievery. It’s not as if
you see kids stuffing ice cream cones in their
pants pockets, backpacks, newspapers, Nal -
genes and sweatshirts. Bon Appétit is pros -
ecuting food that’s almost always consumed
within minutes of walking out the door,
which is quite different from the more rel -
evant issue of people stocking their pantries
with multitudes of stolen bagels and cookies.
Give us ice cream cones, or give us death!by Jared SchyNo eating ice cream
beyond this invisible line
The Bon’s misplaced anti-theft measures
Earlier this year, Obama held a press con -
ference in which he fielded questions from
the Internet community. The biggest ques -
tion—“Will you consider the decriminal -
ization of marijuana?”—was laughed off.
So when I found out that marijuana was
decriminalized in Mexico, I was surprised.
Latin American presidents usually follow
in sharp step behind our own. Ah, but the
times, they are a-changin’.
Latin America is growing increasingly
tired of the United States’ failed drug poli -
cies. The U.S. government allocated $1.4
billion to finance the Mérida Initiative
(read “Reaganomics on crack”). American
money is dumped on the Mexican govern -
ment, in the hopes that it will somehow find
its way to meaningful changes in Mexico’s
drug trafficking problems. The result? The
number of cases brought before the Human
Rights Commission has increased by 600
percent.
Last year, Baldemar Jimenez Mendoza,
a representative of an indigenous commu -
nity in Chiapas (home of the masked Enlace
Zapatista Liberacion Nacional ) visited Lewis
& Clark. He reported that native Mexicans
were growing nervous that conservative in -
terests would use the drug war and increased
nationalism as a smokescreen to smack down
leftist social movements and further margin -
alize communities indígena. Surprise! It hit
the fan.
In the Agua Azul region of Chiapas, Zap-
atista rebels and members of the indigenous
rights movement known as “The Other
Campaign” have been detained and tortured
under the pretext of bringing “organized
crime [drug lords]” to justice.
It just so happens that these indigenous
groups are the most vocal opponents of
the North American Free T rade Agreement
(NAFTA), which is coming up for review.
Along with the possible expansion of free
trade agreements, there have also been talks
of creating a single currency for all of North
America. This October 12 (Indigenous Peoples
Day), there will be worldwide protests
against NAFTA. Mexican business interests
would definitely want these activists out of
the way.
So what’s up with a conservative Mexi -
can president decriminalizing marijuana, co -
caine, and heroin (albeit in small amounts)?
Mexicans are fed up. Opinion polls show
that while Calderon still enjoys a 60 percent
approval rating, most people believe that the
government will lose this fight.
The biggest problem in the war on drugs
is the immense amount of money controlled
by the drug cartels. What does Calderon do
to attack that cash cow? He gets desperate
and decreases demand.
Cross the ocean, and you’ll find a success
story—Portugal had similar drug problems
in 2001. In an act of desperation, they de -
criminalized drug possession and started
sending addicts to rehab. Today, drug usage
has dropped dramatically and addicts are
willingly turning to rehabilitation centers.
Many consider America’s obsession with
anti-drug morality hypocritical and outdat -
ed, given our history with Reagan and the
Iran-Contra affair. The D.A.R.E. program
seems pretty stupid when you consider that
the man and woman who made it were also
dumping crack cocaine on Los Angeles. Not
to mention that Nixon, the great granddad -
dy of the war on drugs, was convinced that
drug legalization was a “Jew-homo-doper-
Commie-shrink-lefty-pope” conspiracy.
Legalization in Mexico signals a huge shift
in Latin American drug policy. In the same
month that Mexico made its radical move,
the Argentinean Supreme Court declared the
prohibition of drugs to be unconstitutional.
The way the momentum of policy is going,
it seems likely that other countries will fol -
low suit.
Throughout Latin America, governments
are fed up with doing America’s dirty work
and the loss of their people’s respect. Hope -
fully, this change in policy will also make a
difference in drug-violent regions such as
Colombia and Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro.by Adrian GuerreroThe changing approach to
drugs south of the border
Don’t you wish you could enjoy this slowly as you meander from Fields to
the place you’re going next?PHOTO BY EDDIE BARKSDALEILLUSTRATION BY EMILY BLOCKby Angela Webber5Volume 73, Number 1 Features the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009
nine days out >>>>
friday saturday sunday
monday tuesday wednesday
thursday friday saturday11 12 13
14 15 16
17 18 19September 11 to 19
Friday Night Flick
T amarack, 8:30 p.m.
Observatory Open House
Olin roof, 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.Deschutes River Rafting
with College Outdoors
Deschutes River in Central Oregon, 8 a.m.
PICA’s Time-Based Art Festival
Washington High School, 10 p.m.Surfing the Oregon Coast
with College Outdoors and Cleanline Surf Shop
Oswald West State Beach, 8 a.m., $199
Metal Shakespeare Company and Jucifer
The Trail Room, 8:30 p.m.
Science without Limits Symposium:
“Behavior, Perception, and the Brain”
Keynote address by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
Council Chambers, 7:30 p.m.Science without Limits Symposium:
“Behavior, Perception, and the Brain”
OMSI Outdoor Science Festival
Quad between BoDine and Howard, 11:30 a.m.
“The Office” Season Premiere
Council Chambers, 7 p.m.
“Project Runway”
T amarack, 9 p.m.Physics Colloquium with William Rottschaefer
Howard Hall, Room 202, 3:30 p.m.
Croquet
SOA Lawn, 7 p.m.Koinonia Worship
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, 4 p.m.
Lewis & Clark Volleyball
University of Puget Sound, 7 p.m.Sacred Circle
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, 4:30 p.m.
Neda Sarmast
Iranian youth culture speaker
Council Chambers, 7:30 p.m.Washington High School
style source
Salem, Oregon >>> Patrick Phillips (’10) >>> English Major
As the new face of Star -
bucks and Peet’s Coffee,
I mostly make sure the
half and half is not sour,
and just bring an invigo -
rated, youthful energy
to the already thriving
yuppie corporations.
T ypically, you’ll find me
wearing flip-flops, board
shorts, and various Hard
Rock Café tank-tops
from every major city in
the world. Baghdad is my
favorite, or perhaps the
forgotten capital city of
Wyoming.Theme song: “Bombay Beach” by Inside VoicesAnimal
Cougar Jaguar Hybrid
Vegetable
Sweet Potato
Miracle
Levitation
I found this
shirt in one
of those “end
of semes -
ter” boxes. It
glows.
there’s a bandthe new faceby Kathryn Miller
my grandfather’s union ring
nice items
Bright colors, tee-shirts with writ -
ing, and burritos so long I want to
throw up.
street attractions
shoes with mouth, and kombucha beverage
It’ s called Brainstorm, a two-piece with Adam Baz. In summertime, they toured, and there is a compact disc involved.
you lookin’ so right
6 the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009 Arts
Written between 1584 and 1590, “Titus Andronicus” may be Shake-
speare’s earliest tragedy; it is certainly his bloodiest. It is perhaps with that
choleric energy that the Glen Rock, NJ foursome of the same name rips through songs like sword through /f_l esh. Singer Patrick Stickles’ screech-ing falls somewhere between the Clash and Los Campesinos!, but despite any similarity to British bands, the band is distinctly American, drawing comparisons to Bruce Springsteen. /T_h ey complement their seemingly blud-geoned scuffl e of guitars with nihilist lyrics and ramshackle rhythms. But their “fuck everything” vibe is misleading: Titus Andronicus play as tightly as Don Caballero, they just never let you catch on. With the kind of heart-on-your-sleeve emotional content that fuels indie rock, Titus Andronicus have one distinction that allows them to rise above years of half-baked in-trospection: the philosophical knowledge and musical talent to successfully pull it off . Backspace (115 NW 6th ave) Sat., Sept. 19. 7 p.m. $10 at the door,
all ages. —Liam O’Connor
Greg Gillis, better known as the culture jamming, copyright slamming DJ, Girl Talk, is above all a self-proclaimed pop music enthusiast. Gillis eff ortlessly blends Elton John with Biggie Smalls, the Unicorns with Roy Orbison and Unk, Neutral Milk Hotel with Missy Elliott. If it falls under the beautiful, broad umbrella of pop music, chances are Gillis has chopped it apart, sped it up, slowed it down and glitch-i/f_i ed it into gold. Yet, Gillis is most eff ective not in his virtuo-sic sampling, but in his ability to use the collective memory of his audience as the context for his mashups. He distills years of adolescence into danceable reminiscence. Besides, if you ain’t heard ‘a Girl Talk then you is a beezie. Roseland /T_h e-
ater (8 NW 6th Ave.) /T_h urs., Sept. 17. 9 p.m. $20 Advance, all ages. —Liam O’Connor
the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009
If the Baltimore, Maryland duo intended to name their band Beach House after the shoreline residence where Clementine and Joel meet in Michel Gondry’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” then they hit the descriptive nail on the head. Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally’s soulful repertoire of dream-like pop music seems to come straight out of one of Joel’s tortured and tormented /f_l ashbacks—ro-mantic, swooning and always /f_i lled with a bit of regret. In songs like “Apple Orchard” and “Gila,” verbose echoes and decorative percus-sion surround Legrand’s unearthly voice that comes lilting power-fully through her own haunting organ-playing. During Devotion’s
“You Came to Me,” Legrand asserts in her remarkably appealing monotone: “In all kinds weather / If not now, not ever / Please do not go.” With Legrand’s unrivaled ethereality and lyrics like these, Beach House becomes an emotional experience all its own, full of overarching and unending passion. Enveloped in steadfast wistful-ness and otherworldly melodrama, Beach House’s music seems the kind best enjoyed with open arms, swaying hips and a bit of tragedy
in your heart. Berbati’s Pan (10 SW 3rd Ave.) Sat., Sept. 19. 8 p.m.
$15 at the door, 21+. —Sanne Stienstra
/T_h is summer saw big things for Portland’s favorite new trio Nurses: in May, they tied for the number two spot on Wil-
lamette Week’s “Best New Bands” list and in the following month, they performed at PDX Pop Now! and released their debut album, Apple’s Acre. Aaron Chapman’s nasally drawl,
which is often complemented by twinkling echoes and de-lightfully unadorned keyboard, is nostalgic and appealing in a way that draws the teenybopper out of even the most distinguished member of the musical elite. “Caterpillar Play-ground,” one of Apple’s Acre’s standouts, supplies listeners
with a heaping portion of infectious whistling and an equally irrefutable glockenspiel as the backdrop. Brazen and bold moves like these make Nurses shine brightly, whether in re-corded form or on stage. /T_h eir live performance is a mix of silliness (Chapman’s middle school pal John Bowers sports everything from a long, scraggly beard to a red cape) and awe-inspiring cohesion. Even with all the band’s gadgets and GarageBand manufacturing, the trio, which is completed by drummer James Mitchell, conquers the live stage as blatantly and seamlessly as Dolores Umbridge takes over Hogwarts in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” Dough Fir
(830 E Burnside St.) Fri., Sept. 18. 9 p.m. $12 at the door, 21+. —Sanne Stienstra
Deer Tick is a folk-rock frenzy comprised of four right-look-ing Rhode Islanders shod in cowboy boots and stuff ed into junk-scrunching Wranglers. /T_h eir sound is ideal for dusky hours while sipping horseradish-laden Bloody Marys on a back porch, hiking through sinfully gnarly blackberry thick-ets, or gettin’ down in the back of a rusty Chevrolet pickup. If their signature thrusty twang on “Baltimore Blues No. 1” from
2007’s War Elephant doesn’t attack your heart, “Smith Hill,”
from their brand new record, Born on Flag Day , de/f_i nitely will.
It’s a ballad peppered with regret and booming with despera-tion. Imagine world’s sexiest raven on his /f_i nal croak, foldinghis wings up to die. Deer Tick, famed for their rollicking live shows, will certainly deliver an event that will fester in your
bowels for months to come. Mississippi Studios (3939 N Missis-
sippi Ave.) Fri., Sept. 18. 9 p.m. $12 at the door, 21+.
—Kathryn Miller
Music nerds take note: recently united Sunny Day Real Estate will appear at the Crystal Ballroom on Friday, Sept. 18. /T_h e Seattle, Wash. based SDRE are widely accepted as one of the /f_i rst “emo bands” long before that term became a dirty word synonymous with guys in girl jeans and hair straighteners. /T_h e band’s 1994 debut album, Diary, is often hailed as a /f_l agship for the genre.
SDRE’s knack for dynamics will ultimately make for an unforgettable show with softly sung verses exploding into/uni00A0barely-contained choruses of pounding drums, razor sharp guitars and singer Jeremy Enigk’s raw voice creating ca-thartic experience for the listener. Interesting fact: two of the founding mem-bers of SDRE went on to form the Foo Fighters with Dave Grohl. Crystal
Ballroom (1332 W Burnside St.) Fri., Sept. 18. 8:45 p.m. $20 Advance, all ages. —Jeremy NicholsEver waited in a queue? Eaten a deep-fried Mars Bar? Gone out for a pie and a pint? Felt like you could be a character in “T rainspotting”? /T_h en you should bring ye and yer kilt doon to Dante’s /T_h ursdie’s fer a laff and some fekin’ clean Scottish fun, aye? S’nae bother if ye dinnae ken these things—if ye love a good Scottish accent then ye’ll love the three wee bands lined up for a gig /f_i t for Bonnie Prince Charlie. Min-gin’ Neds in their matchin’ tracksuits will be queued ootside to see We Were Promised Jetpacks, /T_h e T wilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit. All the bands are a /f_i ne taste o’ the derty streets o’ Glesga, the bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomond and the clubs that line Sauchiehall Street. Be sure to get yersel’ a wee dram of Glengoyne or a pint o’ hard cider aforehand.
Moral o’ the story: get your fekin’ arse down to Dante’s. 1 SW 3rd Ave.
/T_h urs., Sept. 17. 9:30 p.m. $15 at the door, 21+. —Nichole Carnell
Ever waited in a queue? Eaten a deep-fried Mars Bar? Gone out for a
ILLUSTRATIONS AND TYPEFACE BY KATELYN MUNDAL
NEXT WEEK , Willamette Week’s Musicfest
Northwest descends on Portland like a whirlwind.
From bigwigs like Modest Mouse to wee bands beloved only in Portland (so far), a $60 wristband gets you into it all. Or you can hope individual tickets are still for sale. To help you wade through this glorious mess, the Pioneer Log off ers a hum-ble collection of our nearest and dearest bands. Wristbands are available at Jackpot Records, Music Millennium, Ace Hotel, Backspace and Wil-lamette Week. Go and get ’em while they’re hot!If you’re into a non-lyrical chill out session in which you
could a) just feel the music or b) take a relaxing nap, then you are probably pretty darn excited about Explosions in the Sky. /T_h is Texan band wrote the music for the inspir-ing football /f_l ick “Friday Night Lights” and has appeared on “Austin City Limits.” /T_h eir tantalizing, 6-minute-plus, epic tunes suspend you in a relaxed daze as you contem-plate your existence in a complicated but beautiful world. Come get your totally chill sway on atop the Crystal’s air-suspended dance /f_l oor (where else?). Crystal Ballroom
(1332 W Burnside St.) /T_h urs., Sept. 17. 9 p.m. $20 ad-vance, all ages. —Nichole Carnell
7 the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009 Arts
Brooklynites and former Pratt students Ian Vanek and Matt Reilly form the noise-pop duo Japanther. With a joyous cacophony of hip-hop beats, live drums, synthesizers, fuzzy bass and samples of ’70s comedy played at the speed of D.C. hardcore, Japanther create a rau-cous soundscape for their shouted vocals and unruly choruses. And yet, beneath the haze of feedback and tape loops is warm, familiar, pop music. Japanther relies heavily on the basic pop formula of catchy hooks, rhythms and choruses, setting them apart from their noisier contemporaries. It’s diffi cult to say whether Japanther’s music induces dancing or moshing, but they can certainly shake the bodies around. Satyricon (125 NW 6th Ave.)
Fri., Sept. 18. 8 p.m. $10 at the door, all ages. —Liam O’Connor
In case you get sick of all the anti-post-new wave-folk rock-electronica or whatever /f_l avor of the week is popular with the hipsters, head down to the Wonder Ballroom on Saturday, Sept. 19 for some good ol’ punk rock with Toronto’s Fucked up and Los Angeles’s /T_h e Bronx. While Fucked Up’s phenomenal 2008 album Chemistry of Common Life had
its experimental moments (come on, how many hardcore bands start their albums with a jazz /f_l ute?), the band’s raw punk roots will become apparent when they hit the stage at the Wonder Ballroom with songs like “Son the Father” and “Invisible Leader” whipping the crowd into an insane frenzy with their fast passed pummeling beats. Get there early to check out fellow hardcore brethren /T_h e Bronx and their Mariachi based side project “Mariachi El Bronx.” No joke. Wonder Ballroom (128 NE
Russell St.) Sat., Sept. 19. 4 p.m. Free tickets at Jackpot records, all ages. —Jeremy Nichols
New Zealand band /T_h e Brunettes joins the likes of /T_h e Morning Bend-ers and Beach House at Berbati’s Pan for what promises to be a night of
hand-clappin’, toe-tappin’ fun that your grandparents might just almost
approve of. Brunettes and ex-sweethearts Jonathan Bree and Heather
Mans/f_i eld describe their music as sounding like “snap, crack, pop,” a sentiment that only hints at the duo’s cuteness (“When we’re in the spaceship / I know it must be kismet”) and indie pop sensibility./uni00A0/T_h ey
blend architecture in Helsinki-style synth pop with harmonizing vocals
and the traditional combination of guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard
that results in ful/f_i lling and complex tunes that will get even the most stubborn of concert goers a’movin./uni00A0/T_h e Brunettes’ slower songs are bit-tersweet, bass-heavy and melodic while upbeat songs like “B.A.B.Y.” ra-diate pure, unadulterated energy and bounce that evoke the best of Ju-nior Senior. Berbati’s Pan (10 SW 3rd Ave.) Sat., Sept. 19. 8 p.m. $15 at
the door, 21+. —Maria Morrisson
If the Baltimore, Maryland duo intended to name their band Beach House after the shoreline residence where Clementine and Joel meet in Michel Gondry’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” then they hit the descriptive nail on the head. Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally’s soulful repertoire of dream-like pop music seems to come straight out of one of Joel’s tortured and tormented /f_l ashbacks—ro-mantic, swooning and always /f_i lled with a bit of regret. In songs like “Apple Orchard” and “Gila,” verbose echoes and decorative percus-sion surround Legrand’s unearthly voice that comes lilting power-fully through her own haunting organ-playing. During
Devotion’s
“You Came to Me,” Legrand asserts in her remarkably appealing monotone: “In all kinds weather / If not now, not ever / Please do not go.” With Legrand’s unrivaled ethereality and lyrics like these, Beach House becomes an emotional experience all its own, full of overarching and unending passion. Enveloped in steadfast wistful-ness and otherworldly melodrama, Beach House’s music seems the kind best enjoyed with open arms, swaying hips and a bit of tragedy in your heart. Berbati’s Pan (10 SW 3rd Ave.) Sat., Sept. 19. 8 p.m.
$15 at the door, 21+. —Sanne Stienstra
Sunny Day Real Estate isn’t the only in/f_l uential ’90s emo band reuniting in 2009. /T_h at’s right—/T_h e Get Up Kids are back, bringing their earnest and anthemic indie/pop-punk/emo blend to the Roseland. /T_h e Get Up Kids came from a time were being a nerdy sensitive guy in an argyle sweater and glasses wasn’t the “cool look.”/uni00A0/T_h e group’s /f_i rst album Four Minute Mile,
reissued last year for its 10 year anniversary, is still considered a classic and includes such songs as “Don’t Hate Me” and “Stay Gold, Ponyboy.” /T_h e Kids will have Alaskan psychedelic folk rockers Portugal the Man opening for them, so if you’re into the Beatles or Alaska get there early. Roseland /T_h e-
ater (8 NW 6th Ave.) Sat., Sept. 19. 8 p.m. $18 Advance, all ages. —Jeremy Nichols
vance, all ages. —Nichole Carnell
In case you get sick of all the anti-post-new wave-folk rock-electronica
or whatever /f_l avor of the week is popular with the hipsters, head down
to the Wonder Ballroom on Saturday, Sept. 19 for some good ol’ punk
rock with Toronto’s Fucked up and Los Angeles’s /T_h e Bronx. While
had
its experimental moments (come on, how many hardcore bands start
their albums with a jazz /f_l ute?), the band’s raw punk roots will become
apparent when they hit the stage at the Wonder Ballroom with songs
like “Son the Father” and “Invisible Leader” whipping the crowd into an
insane frenzy with their fast passed pummeling beats. Get there early to
check out fellow hardcore brethren /T_h e Bronx and their Mariachi based
Wonder Ballroom (128 NE
—Jeremy Nichols
Even a musically disabled person, such as myself, is stoked about Modest Mouse. /T_h e headliner of MFNW has already sold out their individual tickets to what is promised to be a damn good time Sunday night at the Crystal. Monstrous hits such as “Oceans Breath Salty,” “Dashboard” and “Float On” are sure to get the dance /f_l oor hopping while songs from their new album, No One’s First, and You’re
Next will be sure to please. One of the leaders in the commercialization of indie
rock will most likely attract an assorted audience ranging from bros and their biddies who heard their hits on Z100 to the most serious indie rockers who have been fans since their 1993 incarnation in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah, Wash-ington. No matter which group you /f_i t into, Modest Mouse is a pretty big deal and you should get your handsies on a wristband by Sunday at 10 p.m. or meet someone in their crew who will sneak you backstage if your eyes and ears would like to feast on their delightful, melodic jams. Crystal Ballroom (1332 W Burnside
St.) Sun., Sept. 20. 8:45 p.m. SOLD OUT, wristbands accepted up to capacity, all ages. —Nichole Carnell
Deer Tick is a folk-rock frenzy comprised of four right-look-ing Rhode Islanders shod in cowboy boots and stuff ed into junk-scrunching Wranglers. /T_h eir sound is ideal for dusky hours while sipping horseradish-laden Bloody Marys on a back porch, hiking through sinfully gnarly blackberry thick-ets, or gettin’ down in the back of a rusty Chevrolet pickup. If their signature thrusty twang on “Baltimore Blues No. 1” from 2007’s War Elephant doesn’t attack your heart, “Smith Hill,”
from their brand new record, Born on Flag Day, de/f_i nitely will.
It’s a ballad peppered with regret and booming with despera-tion. Imagine world’s sexiest raven on his /f_i nal croak, foldinghis wings up to die. Deer Tick, famed for their rollicking live shows, will certainly deliver an event that will fester in your bowels for months to come. Mississippi Studios (3939 N Missis-
sippi Ave.) Fri., Sept. 18. 9 p.m. $12 at the door, 21+.
—Kathryn MillerEver waited in a queue? Eaten a deep-fried Mars Bar? Gone out for a
pie and a pint? Felt like you could be a character in “T rainspotting”?
/T_h en you should bring ye and yer kilt doon to Dante’s /T_h ursdie’s fer a
laff and some fekin’ clean Scottish fun, aye? S’nae bother if ye dinnae
ken these things—if ye love a good Scottish accent then ye’ll love the three wee bands lined up for a gig /f_i t for Bonnie Prince Charlie. Min-
gin’ Neds in their matchin’ tracksuits will be queued ootside to see We
Were Promised Jetpacks, /T_h e T wilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit. All the bands are a /f_i ne taste o’ the derty streets o’ Glesga, the bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomond and the clubs that line Sauchiehall Street. Be sure to get yersel’ a wee dram of Glengoyne or a pint o’ hard cider aforehand. Moral o’ the story: get your fekin’ arse down to Dante’s. 1 SW 3rd Ave.
/T_h urs., Sept. 17. 9:30 p.m. $15 at the door, 21+. —Nichole Carnell
Ever waited in a queue? Eaten a deep-fried Mars Bar? Gone out for a
/T_h is conglomeration of talented cellists hail exclusively from this /f_i ne city and possess a classy knack for combining /f_i ne orchestral music and sleazier candy recordings to deliver a sound that is as haunting as it is sexy. If attending a performance by the Portland Cello Project, there are two major things to expect. First, learn a neat trick to combat fainting, since at least one audi-ence member inevitably overdoses on the thrill of the cello’s robust squeal and goes thwacking to the ground. /uni00A0In such a case, the revival trick is simple: very gently press that delicate indentation between the septum and the upper lip in order to imbue life into the strung out creature. /T_h is rarely fails. /T_h e second thing to expect is gut-busting dance moves during PCP’s rendition of Jus-tin Timberlake’s “What Goes Around…” from every audience member near the stage. Portland Cello Project will make you swoon, and then they will make you move. Berbati’s Pan (10 SW 3rd
Ave.) Wed., Sept. 16. 8 p.m. $15, 21+. —Kathryn Miller
/T_h is conglomeration of talented cellists hail exclusively from this /f_i ne city and possess a classy
Cymbals Eat Guitars’ dark and wordy pop has /f_i nally wound itself from Staten Island to the Musicfest NW stage./uni00A0Currently touring the U.S. and England, the New York quartet burst onto the indie music scene with the 2009 release of Why /T_h ere Are Mountains./uni00A0 /T_h e music of Cymbals
Eat Guitars is tumultuous and unpredictable, hazily strung along behind the coarse and wonder-fully strained (in that Isaac Brock sort of way) vocals of lead singer Joseph D’Agostino./uni00A0While the band’s most obvious in/f_l uences include Modest Mouse and Built to Spill circa the 1990s, their sound is kept fresh by an explosion of youthful energy and catchy hooks./uni00A0Each song is alternately fast and slow, tough and sweetly melodic, sparse and /f_i lled to the top. All in all, Cymbals Eat Guitars sound like “the way suspension bridges shake / When you’re stopped behind trucks / Sailing into 1999.” Doug Fir (830 E Burnside St.) /T_h urs., Sept. 17. 9 p.m. $12 at the door, 21+./uni00A0
—Maria Morrisson
Cymbals Eat Guitars’ dark and wordy pop has /f_i nally wound itself from Staten Island to the
ILLUSTRATIONS AND TYPEFACE BY KATELYN MUNDALFriday, September 12, 2008Features 8 the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009
Now that students are mostly settled into
their dorms, busy finishing homework and
getting lost in Portland, it is time for the
administration to consider how next year’s
freshmen—and transfers—will enter Lewis
& Clark.
The most useful way to improve new stu -
dents’ experience is through a comparison
between the first week of classes and New
Student Orientation (NSO).
The first day of NSO has one mandatory
event at a fixed time, yet new arrivals must
still get registration packets, keys, IDs, lunch
and more at some point in the day. With
little time and, probably, sleep (due to Col -
lege Outdoors trips or jetlag), students can
brave one lecture in a caffeinated state. But
the schedule gets worse. Various consecutive
events, some non-mandatory ones even over -
lapping, wear down new students between
breaks of unpacking, buying and shooing
away hovering parents.
LC is uncommon in that class registra -
tion for freshmen is very close to the last
minute. Registration is simply more mortar
to fill in the brick of mandatory events. Stu -
dents must consider wait-listed and overly
challenging courses on sometimes the very
same day they first attend classes—all while
considering the almighty ideal of registering for 16 credits that semester. Furthermore,
the lateness of class registration doesn’t give
students enough time to ship textbooks from
more reasonably-priced websites.
Accompanying the detailed brochures
and papers in the registration packet are yet
more in-depth lectures on specific drug and
computer policies. This mass of information
works for some people, who prefer to know
as much as possible at once. On the other
hand, other people prefer looking up infor -
mation relevant to them, and only when it is
relevant—rather than, say, learning about vi -
rus protection for computers when one uses
a Mac. The latter seems to far more enjoy the
first week of classes, the time when details
fall away.
The first week of classes has gaps of time
that more students prefer because of the pos -
sibility of socializing, moving in and hob -
bies. Students are thrown into work with
ambiguities (mostly pertaining to the Explo -
ration & Discovery essay), but by then most
should know whom to ask for necessary in -
formation.
Furthermore, the style with which stu -
dents become most acquainted in their col -
lege experience is asking others when they
need help—not having long lectures of spe -
cific details on how something should be
done. After all, the first phrase in LC’s motto
means “to explore.”NSO versus the first week
by Joshua Kaplan
by Deanna HortonMath Dept. takes a hike
by Marissa Fenler
Freshmen Robin Boedecker, Josh Spegman, Maggie Wong and Shohei
Kobayashi relax on the lawn outside of the Frank Manor House.PHOTO BY MAGGIE OLIVER
Writing Center moves its evening hours into Watzek
Ian Crozier (’10) works in the Writing Center’s new space in the library.PHOTO BY EDDIE BARKSDALE
After four and a half years in Albany
Quadrangle, the Writing Center will now
hold its evening hours in Watzek Library, in
a space adjacent to the computer lab.
The Writing Center, founded and direct -
ed by Susan Hubbuch, employs students to
work with undergraduate students on their
research papers, scholarship essays, graduate
school applications or any academic writing
project with which they need help.
Although students currently on campus
have never encountered the Writing Center
outside Albany, it actually was located in the
library from 1995 to 2005, in what is now
the Special Collections room.
“That’s when we started evening hours,”
said Hubbuch. “We were finally in an area
that I felt was safe for my peer consultants
and that was sort of a study hub.”
In 2005, the library needed to use the
Writing Center room for a library instruc -
tion classroom. Since a wing of Albany was
opening up at around the same time, Lewis
& Clark decided to concentrate student re -
source organizations, such as Student Sup -
port Services and the Center for Career and
Community Engagement, along with the
Writing Center, in that building.
However, very few students pass through Albany for Writing Center appointments on
a day-to-day basis.
“The first time I went to Albany was to
start working for the Writing Center,” said
Peer Consultant Kelly Behm (’11). “It was
pretty out of the way and isolated, so the li -
brary will be more in the public eye.”
Hubbuch, who also hosts writing consul -tations with students, only holds hours dur -
ing the daytime and therefore does not ac -
company peer tutors during the evening.
“We had to hire receptionists so their peer
consultants wouldn’t have to be by them -
selves in the building,” said Hubbuch.
Last semester, the Writing Center’s eve -
ning hours were sparsely attended, causing the Center’s main goal of reaching students
to be more difficult to achieve.
In an attempt to solve this issue, the Writ -
ing Center will now have peer consultants
stationed in the library five evenings a week,
from Sunday to Thursday. T utors will be sta -
tioned at a large table with dividers, but stu -
dents may move to another location in the
library during their consultation.
“The new location will make it a lot easier
for students to meet with peer tutors,” said
Associate Director of Aubrey Watzek Library
Elaine Heras. “They’ll be so much more
available.”
The evening hours will also be drop-in
only, as opposed to the daytime hours in Al -
bany, which are mostly filled by pre-sched -
uled appointments.
“People will be able to drop by quickly if
they need to, without making an appoint -
ment,” Behm said. “I think that some of the
pressure will be taken off both the consultant
and the writer in the familiar space of the li -
brary.”
“The whole point was to make it as easy
as pie for students to make use of our servic -
es, because that’s why we’re here,” said Hub -
buch.
For more information and a full schedule of
evening hours, contact writenow@lclark.edu.This Saturday, mathematics students and
professors will put down their calculators
and embark to the great outdoors to social -
ize and stretch their legs at the annual Math
Department hike.
Venturing into the math department,
up a set of stairs and through a single door,
you will find a small “niche,” as Math De -
partment Coordi -
nator Anne Boal
describes it. There
is a lounge fully
equipped with
blackboards deco -
rated with a dis -
play of math prob -
lems, unreadable
to the math illiter -
ate such as myself,
as well as study tables refusing to truckle un -
der the strain of books, snacks and dedicated
math students.
Within this math haven, there are pic -
tures of previous events that have occurred
through the math department, including
their annual hike.
Without a close observation of the math
department from the inside, one might ques -
tion the correlation between hiking Oregon’s
famous Mt. Hood and the execution of a cal -
culus problem. This however, would be an
assumption based off of a trivial high school
PHOTO BY MAGGIE OLIVERAnne Boal said that, like students
who can’t merely “watch the black -
board” in a math class, hikers must
also interact with their surroundings
to excel in their sport. math experience, Boal explains, not the col -
laborative process that determines success
within Lewis & Clark’s math department.
The professors have developed the saying
“Math is not a spectator sport” to summarize
their department’s philosophy. These princi -
ples can also be applied to hiking. Boal said
that like students who can’t merely “watch
the blackboard” in a math class, hikers must
also interact with their surroundings to excel
in their sport.
A math profes -
sor with an ardent
love for hiking
started the tradi -
tion by taking stu -
dents out on ice
climbing excur -
sions. The depart -
ment, inspired by
the success of these
hikes, decided to incorporate the entire de -
partment in a far less arduous and more ac -
cessible outing, resulting in the annual day
hike that math students are invited to partic -
ipate in today. This year, students will hike
3 miles to Burnt Lake; adventurous hikers
can trek another 1.5 miles to the top of East
Zigzag Mountain.
The hike, as well as other department ac -
tivities, has continued to promote the essen -
tial strength of community needed for math
students to collaborate and work closely with
their peers and professors. A great writer needs a sufficiently wide-ranging and
honed vocabulary to effectively express him or herself with
clarity and grace. Creating dance is something like writing
a poem or a novel, in the sense that a great choreographer
will use a vocabulary that matches the aim of the work and
is tailored to the particular movement or emotion that the
choreographer intended.
Amy O’Neal’s “too,” a part of the Time-Based Arts
(TBA) Festival, promises be a great performance showcasing
O’Neal’s inspiring use of vocabulary and stimulating original
themes. O’Neal’s vocabulary is deeply rooted in contempo -
rary and hip-hop techniques, so it can be assured that this
performance will be fun, energetic, and powerful.
This show is highly recommended by Lewis & Clark
Dance Professor Susan Davis and her Dance Criticism and
Context class, who had the opportunity to see O’Neal per -
form earlier in the festival with Locust.
Not only is there a must-see performance on stage, the
venue too has supplemental perks and stimulating offerings.
Inside the almost antiquated halls of the shut-down Portland
public high school, Portland Institute for Contemporary
Arts (PICA) has staged an all-encompassing tantalizing set of
experiences—from art exhibits in the classrooms, to gallery-
style installations near
the locker bay, to cer -
tain libations in the
cafeteria-turned-bar
for the 21+ variety—
there is something for
everyone, dancer and
non-dancer alike.
too performs at The
Works (Washington
High School) on East
14th Ave and Morri -
son at 6:30 p.m. this
Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday.Features 9 the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009
In her first week at Lewis & Clark, Melissa Sweet (’12)
went searching for the fabled “Bike Co-Op.”
“It was a shanty closet. It was active, but not really,” said
Sweet. “I love biking, and wanted to be involved with the
biking community on campus.”
As Sweet began to try to revitalize the Co-Op, she found
other students who shared her interests, including Marissa
Seiler (’12).
“Together, we want to create an open, welcoming place
for all students to come and share ideas, knowledge, and an
appreciation for bikes,” said Sweet.
The Co-Op is not only for students with bikes. In the fu -
ture, Sweet and Seiler hope to have a few bikes available for Bike Co-Op puts pedal to pavement
by Rachel Sim students to borrow for the day. There is a large demand for
that kind of service, since many students don’t bring bikes
with them to LC.
For students with bikes, they hope to have a space and
tools for them to fix their own bikes, or learn how to fix them
themselves. They are also planning to offer group bike rides
in and around Portland, open to anyone.
Right now, however, the two aren’t entirely sure what ex -
actly the Co-Op will be.
“We want the Co-Op to be what people want it to be,”
Sweet said. “We’re offering a basic idea, and hoping that stu -
dents will come with their own ideas, so we can really make
the Bike Co-Op for students.”
The first meeting is at 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 in T amarack. Con -
tact sweet@lclark.edu for more information.
Quotes of French Impressionist ballet, inspiration de -
rived from an Olympic ice dancing routine, and soft-spo -
ken theatrical effects combine in Raimund Hoghe’s “Boléro
Variations,” resulting in a work accessible not only to sea -
soned dance connoisseurs looking to get in on the most re -
cent work of a top-notch contemporary choreographer, but
to musicians, fine artists and actors interested in expanding
their artistic horizons into the nearby (yet unfortunately, of -
ten left out of artsy circles) world of dance.
For those of you who are scratching your heads, ponder -
ing jargon like “Impressionist ballet” and “contemporary
choreography,” making the trek downtown to check out
“Boléro Variations ” would be a worthwhile venture, and a
step toward becoming more dance savvy.
Making dance manageable for both his dancers and wide
ranging audiences helps set the newbie dance viewer at ease.
Hoghe and many of his dancers don’t have what would typi -
cally be considered “dancer” body types. His works expand
on this by allowing each of the dancers’ personalities to stand
out and reflect on the subtitles in the different musical varia -
tions of “Boléro.” In this way, the dancers are honest about
how they feel and react to the music, which in turn makes it
easier for the audience to connect with the movements on
stage.
Boléro Variations performs at the Newmark Theater on West
Broadway at 8:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday.A little more help
TBA Festival: this week in dance
by Stephanie Bellissimo
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSA FRANK
PHOTO COURTESY OF GABRIEL BIENZYCKIEavesdropping
“Consider witches—I don’t mean
contemporary witches that are mem -
bers of feminist cults or something.”
“Growing a person in my uterus
makes me immune to your patriar -
chy.”
“What’s a limbship?”
“I want my players to do good aca -
demically.”
“Who are the people who wear the
sweatsuits?”
“I swear Mt. Hood looked like Mt.
Killamanjaro this morning.”
“If I had $200 I would go to a strip
club and pretend I was a man.”
“Give it thumbs down or else
they’ll play it again.”
“Where are my self-destructing
Lewis & Clark students?”
“I’m a pornstar.”
Send in your eavesdropping for next
week’s issue to piolog@lclark.edu.As a first-year at Lewis & Clark I had no idea the social
arena that I was stepping into when I arrived on campus. I
made friends fast and well but we were still new and didn’t re -
ally know the rules of the game just yet. However, we quickly
learned a few key guidelines to follow. Now as a sophomore,
I offer this advice to first year students:
1. Shower every day: This may seem like common sense
to some, however now that you are at college and don’t have
anyone telling you when to wake up and when to go to bed,
it is possible to commit to a routine of getting up, going to
class and completely forgetting to bathe. The small act of
rubbing a bar of soap over your body will do wonders when
you need to make friends or raise your hand in class.
2. Be wary when committing hallcest. Hallcest is the act
of dating one of your hallmates and while this may be con -
venient, it may also be quite dangerous.  I’m not saying that
you won’t be college sweethearts, it’s just a good idea to be
mindful of the repercussions of living next to an ex-signifi -
cant other.
3. Think carefully when embarking on a Bonball chal -
lenge. This is a rather difficult game involving a glass of water
and several paper balls made of napkins. The idea is not to be
the only player who can’t throw their ball into the cup. The
loser has to carry the plates of all players in one trip. Choose
wisely when deciding to play this sport. If your paper ball
throwing skills are up to par, then by all means go ahead. If
not steer clear of tables with lots of athletes.
4. In regards to South Campus, it’s true. Narnia exists and
Campus Safety is aware. Also, in regards to the ravine, it is
not a good place to hide. People can still see you.
5. An academic piece of advice: Talk to students who have
had professors you are interested in taking classes from. Use
RateMyProfessor.com. Your teacher can make or break a
class and life will be much easier if you like the person who
is lecturing to you.by Fiona CornerFive things freshmen should know
PHOTO BY EDDIE BARKSDALE
Raimund Hoghe
Boléro Variations
(USA premiere)AMYO/tinyrage
tooFriday, September 12, 2008 Arts 10 the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009
Metal Shakespeare Co. shall melt thy face off
Pioneer Log : I’d like the name and rank of each band mem -
ber, please.
Jason Simms : Ah! It is I, Lord Simms, the expert of versifica -
tion and axemanship, known unto thy time as Jason Simms.
There is Viceroy Matthew, who is our fine axeman, known
as Matt Stikker when he was a student at that university.
William Sly, who doth drive our company with his use
of the wardrum, and Randy Bemrose was he called when
first he arrived in this world. And then there is Bottom
who doth play the basslute, known unto thee as Luke
Dennis. And finally there is Sir Raleigh the Valiant who
is our keybard, known as Riley Geare.
PL: How influenced were you by English professor and
Shakespeare enthusiast Lyell Asher?
JS: Quite. Less so as time doth separate myself from
that course of his which I took in two thousand and
five. Of our first selection, all of them were taken from
the scene which he doth devote the most attention to;
mainly, “The Ballad of Isabella,” as we call it, which is
Act 2, Scene 2 of “Measure for Measure.” I’ve been told
that Lyell Asher doth to this day spend several hours and
weeks upon this particular scene. From time to time,
one of our followers, in his class being, is struck by the
fact that he or she hath already memorized this scene
from hearing it sung from mine lips.
PL: Is he a fan?
JS: He is a wise scholar, though set in his ways, and me -
thinks it doth disturb him to know of the progeny he
hath given forth.
PL: And here I was thinking he’s your biggest fan!
JS: He may very well be so! Though he would also be one
of our quietest. And his silence methinks doth portend
disapproval.
PL: Why the name change? [From Dagger of the Mind
to Metal Shakespeare Company]
JS: In this world there are thousands upon thousands of
bands, but there is only one Metal Shakespeare Compa -
ny. In order to set ourselves apart from all of the legions
of anonymously-named groups, we determined ‘twould be
best to call ourselves what we are. It hath benefitted us for
colleges and newspaper reporters, when they see our name it doth peak their interest, if in the bard’s camp they reside.
PL: Where do you shop?
JS: Our first garments were borrowed from the theatre at
Lewis & Clark College, most graciously. For our particular
brand of performance it’s rather hard to find clothing. But
since then we have found a series of merchants who typi -
cally vend to those who enjoy the renaissance fairs, for these clothes are more durable and their strength more metal-like
than those which are branded costumes.
PL: What do your post-show revelries look like?
JS: They vary greatly depending on the location. A few weeks
hence we did perform in Laguna Beach, a shire popu -
lated by Brads, Tinas, Chads, etcetera. Though they are
most friendly, these brothers. In our earlier years, when
we didst take residence at thine university, we didst bring
ale and followers into the forest and there celebrate un -
der the wet leaves of the ravine.
PL: If you could bed any Shakespearean hero or heroine,
who would it be?
JS: In my case, ‘twould certainly be a heroine to most
inspire these feelings. Rosalind of “As You Like It.” The
best part about Rosalind is that she’s not altogether dif -
ferent from heroines of other comedies, so if someday
she did forsake me or of her I didst tire, there are 15
more comedies.
PL: Which is your favorite play?
JS: I would once again return to my days as a pupil of
Lord Asher and recall “King Lear” as perhaps my favor -
ite, which I didst read twice under his tutelage. It doth
remind me—and I tell you this only because I am quite
sure she will never read it—”King Lear” doth remind me
somewhat of mine own grandmother, for this reason I
think I feel a special affinity. Though I would say that I
think the most metal of the plays is “Titus Andronicus”
for its sheer volume of blood, but the second most metal
wouldst be “Macbeth,” which is a bit more complex than
“Titus Andronicus” and therefore the one that we have
drawn the most selections from.
PL: There is a band called Titus Andronicus floating
around somewhere—I think they’re playing Musicfest
Northwest next weekend actually.
JS: Is there?! Methinks we should attend in full regalia
and quote to them from the text.
PL: Challenge them to a bard-off.
JS: Indeed! A bard-off! They will not know what is coming.
I will send words to their courts through a messenger, their
welcome will be met with hostility.
Linda Tesner, the gallery’s curator, intro -
duced the lecture by saying the piece fea -
tured in the exhibit, which is Green’s 31st pi -
rate radio station, “only scratches the surface
of what his art is all about.”
Green then began the address by project -
ing a text onto the screen that he performed
in 1986 which “covers some very important
points relative to my work and my practice
that I want to get across,” he said. The pas -
sage stresses that the major influences of
those in power, whether governmental or
otherwise, “must be removed.”
Following this opening, Green described
his belief that all artists must answer the
question “What is the goal of my work?” and
that he does this by always being a part of our
society’s ever-changing “public discourse.”
Through his art, Green hopes to convey
his political ideas, which have evolved over
his career as an installation and performance
artist. “My early work conceptually explored
techniques and strategies of manipulation and control utilized by governments and/or
institutions,” he said.
Today, Green believes that the “use of vi -
olence as a strategy of empowerment is de -
clining” and hopes that his work serves as
a “warning call” to those who do “not treat
with respect and honor the disenfranchised
in our society.”
After this conceptual exploration, Green
took the audience through a slideshow of his
installations.
The first work he showed was a 1990
piece entitled “Work Table No. 1,” which he
described as “a terrorist bomb factory.” The
installation, which filled an abandoned the -
atre in eastern France, seemed a terrifyingly
scrupulous replica of a bomb and drug plant.
Each piece in the “Work Table” series was
created with materials Green purchased near
the site, a tactic that was meant to highlight
for the viewer the ease with which bombs
and drugs can be made.
Another piece Green showed was “Sus -
picious Looking Package No. 1,” a harmless
rectangular object wrapped in brown paper
and tied with string. In its heyday, the Irish
Republican Army produced many “packag -
es” such as these and left them sitting in sub -
ways, a plot which eventually drew crowds
and shut down the entire T ube system.
Green cited this technique used by the IRA
as a good “nonviolent strategy.”
Other works shown by Green included a Napalm installation, Bible bombs and suit -
case bombs. A composition entitled “Rich
Man’s Bomb” consisted of a real Louis Vuit -
ton cosmetics case, gold-plated pipes and a
genuine Rolex that was adapted to serve as
the bomb’s timer.
Green’s concept-driven work can be ap -
preciated on several different levels, whether it’s according to the inspiration he derives
from history and society, the realistic qual -
ity each installation conveys or the “warning
call” it serves to be for an over-stimulated
and selfish society. Whatever way the com -
plex and oftentimes shocking pieces reach
the viewer, Green seems to have achieved at
least one of his many ambitious goals. by Caitlin McCarthy
Odell may seem an unlikely birthplace for a metal band—but this isn’t just any metal band. Alum Jason Simms was lured to the second
floor of Odell by the sweet sounds of Matt Stikker’s shredding, and so the Metal Shakespeare Company was founded. Simms waxed
Elizabethan about Lyell Asher, ravine revelries and all things Bard. MSC plays the Trail Room with Jucifer tomorrow night.
PHOTO BY EVAN MOORE
Something metal this way comes: Metal Shakespeare
Company, comprised of three LC alums, will play in the
Trail Room with Jucifer tomorrow night.
Artist’s talk: Gregory Green’s conceptual terrorism
by Sanne Stienstra
Gregory Green presented an overview of his life’s work before the Hoff -
man Gallery opening of “Broadcast,” a Time-Based Art Festival exhibit.PHOTO BY LIAM O’CONNORAs part of the Hoffman Gal -
lery’s “Broadcast” exhibit, which
opened Wednesday evening
as part of the Time-Based Art
Festival, artist Gregory Green
spoke about his career in a talk
entitled “Strategies of Empow -
erment and Change.” Sports 11 the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009
When Chris Sulages took over as Lewis & Clark College’s
head football coach in Fall 2006, many of his friends and col-
leagues thought he was crazy. Four years later, with the help of the administration, the athletic department and commit-ted players, Sulages has helped to turn around a program that once looked like it was going to die out—for good.
In Fall 2005, LC football had to cancel all of its confer-
ence games because it did not have enough healthy athletes to /f_i eld a team. /T_h e next year, the program was brought back in something of a rebirth.
Four years later, the Pioneers are bigger and stronger,
boasting 65 players: the largest the team has been since 1991. Nearly half of the team is new recruits, eager to earn their place on the team, which is a good sign for any team looking for improvement.
Once a child of team, the Pios are growing out of their
awkward teenage years and into a competitive force. /T_h e frustration and failure of the 2005 season is a distant memo-ry and the coaches and players look towards building an ag-gressive Pioneer football program.
Senior off ensive lineman Curtis Smith (’10), who came
to LC in Fall 2005, knows a lot has changed in his four years playing Pioneer football. “/T_h at was a whole diff erent group of [coaches and players],” Smith said. “Really, it’s a new pro-gram.”
In the beginning, “No one took charge or ownership of
the program,” Smith said. Smith now believes the mindset of the entire program has totally transformed.
Sulages agrees that at this point the football team is very
far from the 2005 disaster. “Everything has completely changed,” he said. “Every year we’ve come a long way. We want to /f_l ush that, the old stuff .”
Smith, who redshirted his freshman year due to inju-
ry, described that /f_i rst season as almost ordered chaos. But he does believe that the team and program have improved steadily in each season.
Over the last four years the football team has /f_i nished
consistently with losing records. In 2008, LC /f_i nished the season in last place with only one non-conference win. Defensive back Shawn Kelly (’10) said that by last season
the team was “close, but couldn’t put it all together.”
“We know that’s not going to happen again,” Sulages
said. “/T_h at’s not who we are. We’re looking forward, not looking back.”
Both Kelly and Smith emphasized the need for continu-
ity and stability within the program. /T_h e two admitted they have seen major improvements in the program as a whole over the last four years, but point out that they do not expect the program to change in an instant.
“It’s going to be a long haul,” said Kelly. He said he under-
stands the commitment and work it takes to build up a team after winless seasons, or even worse, a cancelled one.
“We are building momentum and doing it with adminis-
trative help,” said LC Athletic Director Clark Yeager. “/T_h ere are no overnight solutions.”
Yeager, who became the Athletic Director in 2006, said he
has seen a greater interest in LC athletics this fall than in his previous years at LC.
Kelly and Smith also said they already have noticed more
of an interest in the football team this year than in years past. Kelly mentioned that more people outside the athletic com-munity are inquiring about the team and showing support, even before the team has played its /f_i rst game—something that Smith and Kelly say simply did not happen in years past.
Despite the on-/f_i eld struggles, Sulages insists his coaching
philosophy has not changed in his four years as head coach and he continues to approach every game and every week with the same commitment and mentality.
Along with the rest of his coaching staff , Sulages ap-
proaches every game with the attitude that his team can com-pete and win and rejects the rumor that teams ever set goals just to stay close to any superior opponents.
Sulages added that in another four years he expects the
program to be among the top teams in the Northwest Con-ference, but added that winning is not the only priority of LC football. He identi/f_i ed academic achievement and suc-cessful graduation as their “number one goal as a football program.”Lewis & Clark football: Don’t call it a comeback
Pioneer football emerges four years after a rebirth—bigger, better and ready to squash old misconceptions and a losing reputation
by Michael G. Richman
Sulages understands that building a winning program
takes time and top-down commitment. /T_h e coach admits that he is working more closely with the department and has focused harder on recruiting than he has in past years.
Vigorous recruitment has paid off in the form of more
than 30 freshman recruits joining the team this year. Sulages
revealed that the ultimate roster goal is to get over 80 play-
ers, but he is extremely happy to have over 60 on the team this season.
With continued full-time recruiting and four more years
of continuity, Pioneer football might not be that far away
from becoming an intensely competitive program. Lasting
stability within the program and athletic department, along with a new, strongly committed fan base seems to be a good start.
Last year the Pios fell to Claremont-M-S at home 41-17.
With the new talent being hyped early, the Pios believe they have a solid chance at starting off the season with a win.
/T_h is year the Pios open at home on Saturday against Clare-
mont. Kick-off is at 1 p.m. at Griswold Stadium.
Upcoming LC home
athletic events
Football - Sat. 9/12 — 1 p.m.
Griswold Stadium X-Country - Sat. 9/12 — 11 a.m. LC Invitational/ McIver Park
Women’s Soccer - Wed. 9/16 — 5 p.m.
Griswold Stadium
ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY BLOCKVolume 73, Number 1 Backdoor 12the Pioneer Log, September 11, 2009
Top Ten
responses to “Honey, I’m Pregnant”
10) Me too!
9) No, you aren’t.
8) At least we’ve got a DD for 9 months
7) Is the ground beef in the fridge good?
6) Can we have it cast in bronze?5) I’m sterile.
4) Is it Vin Diesel’s?
3) Is it incest if we have sex?
2) Do you ever stop your nagging?
1) So was I once myself a swinger of bitches;
and so I dream of going back to be.You Caught My Eye
Please e-mail your“You Caught My Eye” to Piolog@lclark.eduILLUSTRATION BY BRAD JONAS
God says you should stop asking Google.
It sucks that 98% of LC smells like wet, semi-af�luent dogs.
Yeah, man, I’ve totally accidentally thrown a bottle at someone’s face.
Mom, how is babby formed?
Personally, I’ve always wanted to own an Asian child laborer.
I stuck it in your mom. Tehe.
Recent reports have revealed that Obama is, in fact, a Rasta Jew from Brooklyn. I think it says a lot that our most notable alum is Monica Lewinsky. When you search with Google, it sometimes predicts what you want to search for, because it’s that smart. It bases its predictions on how
often similar phrases are searched. Sometimes, people search for stupid things .YOU: Freshie Flower in upper pondo
ME: The constant Gardener
To the slender babysitter: I want to sit in my underwear in the backseat of your
car
You: Shawty Boo with the jean shorts
Me: Fuggin Mike, Dude You: Mighty MuckrakerMe: Hot-ass Heartbreaker
You: Sexybear with eyes unnaturally close together
Me: Big softie with tiny limbs and more to love. Let’s be disproportionate togetherYou: Sexy Freshman with strong arms
ME: Wanting to jump on your limb ship
You: Fox in Ceramics Studio
Me: Chasin that Tail