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Volume 74, Number 4 Friday, September 25, 2009 Combating Facism
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Ramadan in the Bon pg. 3Cliques on campus?
KLC General Managers Will Haine (’10) and Reed Kelly (’11) spearhead a revamping of the once maligned
campus station. With an ofﬁ ce remodel underway, shows already on-air and a fresh roster of board mem-bers, hopes are high for the future. See page 9 for the full interview with Kelly and Haine.KLC Radio gears up for the new year Election:
by Jared Schy
Erica Johnson ﬁ lls in for Mike Sexton as Dean of Admissions this year.Mike Sexton moves on after 18 yearsby Tom Meath
PHOTO BY SAM DODSON
After welcoming the incoming class of
freshmen on August 31, Dean of Admissions
Mike Sexton left Lewis & Clark to take a po-sition as Vice President of Enrollment Man-agement at Santa Clara University in Cali-fornia./uni00A0 Replacing him as the interim dean of admissions is Erica Johnson, a Lewis & Clark alumna and a member of the admis-sions board since 1998./uni00A0
Dean of Students Celestino Limas said
Sexton is “ready for a new challenge.”/uni00A0He is already acquainted with Santa Clara, from where his son recently graduated
/T_h e loss of such a veteran member of the
LC administration comes at a transition pe-riod for administration, after former Presi-dent of the College Tom Hochstettler left this summer and with Dean of the College Julio de Paula planning to leave after this ac-ademic year.
Asked if the loss of these members of
the administration has aﬀ ected the admis-sions oﬃ ce, Johnson said, “not at all.”/uni00A0 She stressed that she is not alone in the admis-sions process; Johnson has the help of two senior associate deans, Emily Decker and Janice Schermer.
Johnson also stressed that she is the inter-
im dean of admissions, noting that a perma-nent replacement will hopefully be in place by spring./uni00A0It should be noted that no posi-tions are being /f_i lled until a new President is found for LC. Administrators said that by late January or early February candidates will be brought to campus.
In a letter to students and faculty this sum-
mer, Interim President Jane Atkinson praised
Sexton highly, writing, “Part of Mike’s ge-
nius has been his ability to set systems, and people in the place to ensure the smooth and
eﬀ ective operation of the Admissions oﬃ ce.”/uni00A0
She also noted that Sexton is “widely known
in admissions circles for his principled advo-cacy of best practices designed to expand ac-cess to higher education.” Some of his major achievements include
raising the number of applications received from 2,000 in 1992 to a record 5,551 in 2008./uni00A0 Under his tenure, classes have become more geographically and ethnically diverse and academically stronger.
Johnson explained that the school will
be looking for “an eﬀ ective leader,” someone with “a sense of the mission of liberal arts colleges” and “an appreciation for the stu-dents of Lewis & Clark.”/uni00A0Election results for class senators
in. Only two junior candidates, Jarré Lyman and Adlai Arnold, were elect-
ed instead of the intended three. /T_h e
third candidate, Lindsey Hurlburt,
did not receive the required 50% of voter support required for election. Hurlburt was also not technically a
junior, due to complications with
transfer credits, said ASLC President
Brad Elkins (’10).
To /f_i ll the empty senate seat, sena-
tors Arnold and Lyman (who are also
roommates) along with ASLC Vice-
President Henry Loeb (’12), will be
choosing the third senator from a pool of new applicants.
“/T_h e constitution stipulates that
when there’s a vacancy it will be /f_i lled by /f_i lled by an application process,” said Elkins. “I didn’t envision [a va-cancy] happening during the elec-
tion. It’s an odd circumstance.”
According to Elkins, the senator
selection will have to be con/f_i rmed by
a two-thirds majority of the senate.
Elected /f_i rst-year senators were
Hannah Cooper, Megan Sadler, and
Shuichi Matsumoto. Sophomores
elected were Jared Schy, Simon
Hudes, and Temesghen Habte. Se-
niors elected were John Coﬃ n, DJ
Furth, and Doug Surgenor. “/T_h e constitution stip-
ulates that when there’s
a vacancy [in the sen-ate] it will be /f_i lled by /f_i lled by an application process,” said ASLC President Brad Elkins (’10).
Elected senators Jarré Lyman
and Adlai Arnold (’11) will help choose the third junior.PHOTOS BY ALEXA JOHNSON & CATHY GRELLA PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE
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not runoﬀ , will /f_i ll Senate seatVolume 73, Number 1 News 2 the Pioneer Log, September 25, 2009
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Editors in ChiEf:
Sanne Stienstra &
Angela Webber
nEws Editors :
Tatty Bartholomew &
Tom Meath
forum Editors :
Liz Holliday &
Stephen Maxwell
fEatur Es Editors :
Eddie Barksdale &
Deanna Horton

arts Editors :
Caitlin McCarthy &
Liam O’Connor
sports Editors :
Nichole Carnell &
Michael Richman
BaCkdoor Editor :
Dietrich Lawson
stylE sour CE:
Kathryn Miller
illustration Editor :
Emily Block
illustrators :
Brad Jonas & Alina Larson
photo Editor :
Sam Margevicius
photographErs :
Sam Dodson, Cathy Grella,
Alexa Johnson, Hannah
Price & Jared Schy
hEad Copy Editor :
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Teresa Wisner
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asplund, Robin Aubry, Ma -
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ols, Julie Peterson, Lee Yang
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Heather Brooke Scoles
BusinEss managEr :
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com.Classified Ad:Assistant History Professor Reiko Hillyer
kicked off Lewis & Clark’s Memory Lecture
Series this Thursday in Howard 102. She was
awarded undergraduate Teacher of the Year
last year and was asked to give a speech de -
tailing her current research about selective
memory used in Southern states after the
Civil War.
Although it started 30 minutes late due
to technical difficulties in getting the Pow -
erpoint to start, the lecture was well-attend -
ed in the bottom floor of Howard. Many
attendees were students in Reiko’s history
classes at LC. Others were students from
Mitch Reyes’ “Politics of Public Memory”
course who were interested in hearing anoth -
er professor’s insights into memory studies.
There were also several faculty members in
attendance.
Her lecture focused on the selective
memory used in St. Augustine, Florida’s re-
writing of history in an effort to recreate ties
with the Northern states and bolster a suffer -
ing economy after the Civil War.
Florida, suffering greatly after the war,
hoped to establish a successful tourist indus -
try where Northerners would visit what was Old South, or old Spain:
the first of LC’s Memory Studies lectures
by Tatty Bartholomewbeing advertised as a beautiful, thriving, and
safe destination.
Hillyer spoke about how St. Augustine
rejected its Confederate past after the Civ -
il War. She said, “Florida, if you recall, is
a part of the South. And that’s something
I’m going to talk about.” Why, she asked,
don’t we usually think of Florida as part of
the South?
She reminded us that Florida was the
third state to secede from the Union. By the
late nineteenth century it had the history of
a plantation state. St. Augustine had hoped
to emulate the character of Virginian–calling
itself “the Virginia of the South.”
However, after the Civil War, with Flori -
da in need of an economic boost and hoping
to reunite its ties with the North, history was
rewritten.
St. Augustine entirely forgot its Confed -
erate ties and publicists proclaimed that it
was a “sleepy old town with a Spanish his -
tory.” Sleepy meant that it stood outside his -
tory, especially between 1845 and 1890, ac -
cording to Reiko.
Instead it became a town with the ro -
mance and architecture of a defeated co -
lonial Spain and the tourist landscape was
shaped as such. Fancy hotels were built and
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tby Tom Meathcrime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat / at/ Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat // Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Beat / Crime Be Theft on campus is broken down
into three groups: Theft I: over $750,
Theft II: $50 to $750, and Theft III:
which is for anything worth under
$50. Crime Beat staff will now at -
tempt to hypothesize the items stolen
in each instance. Apprécier!
Theft III was reported on cam -
pus grounds on Sept. 13.
Likely one of the million identical
orange Lewis & Clark Nalgenes
Theft I was reported outside
Spruce Hall on Sept. 14.
Our guess is that a Forest resident
had their moped stolen. Ciao.
Theft II was reported in Evans
Music Center on Sept. 16.
This may sound like a musical in -
strument on first glance, but Crime
Beat digs deeper! The criminal must
have stolen all the doorknobs from
the practice rooms, trapping countless
oboe players inside.Theft II was reported outside
Spruce Hall on Sept. 16.
This was a Shun Ken Onion
11-Piece Knife Block Set [New],
which would normally be worth over
$750, qualifying for Theft I, but this
professional grade set of knives was on
sale on woot.com for only $699 and
five dollars for shipping!
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Crime Beat would like to take this
moment to welcome the newest mem -
ber to our staff, Officer Stubz. Of -
ficer Stubz is dedicated to tracking
down the perpetrators of on campus
crimes and bringing them to justice,
kind of like Batman but with shorter
limbs.
Northerners were convinced that here was a
magical place to visit.
Even today, Hillyer said in conclusion, St.
Augustine clings to its faux history. The Hil -
ton hotel, a recent addition to the backdrop,
even boasts on its website, “Come see history
from our point of view.”
On Oct. 15 from 7-8:30 p.m. in Olin
301, James Loewen, author of Lies my T each -
er Told Me , will give the second lecture in the
series.
If the turnout at the “Four-Year Plan” lec -
ture was an indication of the commitment
of this year’s freshman class to their futures,
then their prospects look rather dim. The
lecture, held on Sept. 17, was directed at an
audience of around 30 freshmen and was
intended to get them excited and convince
them of the necessity of planning.
In addition to the overarching tone of a
motivational speech, students were provided
with an assortment of valuable suggestions
on navigating their trek through the next
four years.
In the introduction to the lecture, the
value of a liberal arts education in the work -
place was repeatedly emphasized. A common concern is that the liberal arts degree will
leave the graduate without a focused body of
work, yet the lecture pointed out that this is
not a weakness, and in fact, when applying
for a job graduates shouldn’t limit themselves
by the amount of experience the position re -
quires. Learning how to learn is a skill which
will be obtained at Lewis & Clark, and this is
often more valuable than actual experience.
Professor Brian Detweiler-Bedell pro -
vided a psychological standpoint on the
importance of planning, showing that sur -
roundings are a defining factor in the choices
students make and the people they become.
Planning will only help in ensuring they end
up in a healthy and productive environment.
Associate Dean of Students T ricia Brand
concluded the presentation with a more concrete analysis of approaching a four-
year plan. She introduced a concept called
SMART planning, an acronym that defines
productive goals as: Specific, Measurable,
Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
Brand emphasized recognizing exactly when
a goal is achieved and avoiding focusing just
on “areas for improvement.”
Perhaps the majority of the freshman
class was caught up in the flurry of the first
weeks of school, felt too overwhelmed to
tackle their next four years, or wanted a more
individualized setting to start their four-year
plan.
Whatever reason for the low attendance,
the information in this lecture could have
given everyone something to start thinking
about. Four-Year Plan: futures for first-years
by Marissa Fenley
ILLUSTRATION BY
ALINA LARSON
ILLUSTRATION BY
EMILY BLOCK3Forum the Pioneer Log, September 25, 2009
Macro : Healthcare is not a rightForest’s flush fiascoEditor’s Note: Cliques & Community
Healthcare—what a fun topic.
Wouldn’t it be lovely if the govern -
ment gave you a car? Or how about
a house? Perhaps just healthcare
will do. The promise of free health -
care is bit too much to resist. Hav -
ing government-provided health
insurance, however, is as immoral
as it is impractical. Inevitably, a
government system will fall short
of its promises, expectations and
alternatives.
First and foremost, realize that
healthcare and health insurance
are two very different things. The
former means that someone with
a need for medical service receives
that service. The latter merely re -
quires someone to have a policy
that may cover services now and
then, but the quality and timeliness
of the received services are frustrat -
ingly vague. Thus, what we call
“universal healthcare” is really noth -
ing more than “universal health
insurance” and does not guaran-
tee delivery of healthcare at all.
Part of why health insurance is
so costly these days is due to gov -
ernment involvement in the first
place. Instead of having health in -surance operate like all other in -
surance, government has required
companies to cover routine services
and even specialty care, including
plastic surgery in some instances.
This drives up the cost of insurance
for everyone and makes it hard for
poorer people to afford real protec -
tion, and consequently basic care.
Take, for example, how auto
insurance works. The insurance
policy does not cover maintenance,
and health insurance should be no
different. If your car runs out of
gas, you do not call All-State so
they will fill it up for you. Likewise,
if you need a regular check-up, in -
surance should not pay for that ser -
vice. That is foolish. The purpose
of insurance is to cover unpredict -
able occurrences. If you get in a car
accident, insurance covers that. If
you don’t brush your teeth, insur -
ance should not be legally bound
to pay for your neglect.
As far as pre-existing conditions
go, it does not make sense to cover
them, either. Imagine you wreck
your car. Would you call up the
auto insurance company and ask
for a new policy? The car is totaled,
but you want to dip into the in -
surance company’s coffers anyway. Obviously it makes no sense for the
insurance company to give you a
policy that covers an accident that
has already happened. In effect,
government health regulations take
away a company’s right to turn
away such absurd cases.
Simple preventative measures
are much less costly and are usually
better for one’s health in the first
place. Making routine care more
available is definitely possible.
Places like CVS, Walgreens and—
God fordbid—Walmart, among
others, have made great strides in
providing healthcare to people
quickly, effectively and cheaply. All
of this comes out of pocket, and is
not part of a needlessly complicat -
ed “healthcare system.” Variety, in -
novation and quality of service will
be much higher if government got
out of the way.
The role of government is not
to fix problems. Instead it is to al -
low us, the citizens, the freedom to
be able to make our own choices
and solutions. People will pay for
healthcare in one form or anoth -
er, just as they pay for everything.
Whether or not they pay them -
selves or rely on government-spon -
sored plunder is the vital question.by Garik AsplundResidents and overnight visitors
to Forest Hall have a slight varia -
tion to their morning routine. On
top of hopping out of bed, maybe
throwing on some clothing, slip -
ping into a pair of flip-flops, and
grabbing a towel and shampoo,
those in Forest must also stay ex -
tremely alert under the new show -
er heads, for at any moment the
shower water can go from pleas -
antly warm to searing hot. This
is not new for returning visitors.
“The showers have been like this at
least as long as I have been here,”
said Forest Area Director David
Rosengard, who has been at Lewis
& Clark for over eight years.
Newer students are a little
thrown off by Forest’s faulty show -
ers. “They’re a bit of a challenge
to deal with,” said Katie Kilbourn
(’13). The fact that Forest is the
only hall with this problem seems
to frustrate some students as well,
who ask for something to be done
about them.
LC planned to improve Forest
by fixing the showers this past sum -
mer. So Facilities Services, along
with a number of contractors,
took on that request by inspecting
the showers themselves. Unfortu-
nately, they were unsuccessful in
solving the problem, or even de -
termining what the problem was.
The numerous plumbers hired to
check out the pipe work were all
baffled by the state of the showers.
“It’s just another mysterious qual -
ity about Forest,” said Rosengard,
grinning.
Their attempt to fix the show -
ers has also apparently made things
worse. Several returning students to Forest have noticed that there
is no pressure hiccup, which once
signaled that hot water was com -
ing. Thus, the scalding water now
comes down more suddenly than
before, without warning.
“Facilities might be taking on
the project again either this winter
or this summer,” said Rosengard. A
number of complaints by the stu -
dent body, as well as LC’s constant
desire to improve the school, has
convinced those in charge to work
on this issue whenever possible.
In the meantime, Forest resi -
dents have already come up with
a number of ways to at least limit
the damage inflicted by the sudden
bursts of heat. For example, posted
by every toilet in Forest is a sign
that asks its users to yell “Flush!”
when they’re about to flush. Others
practice the belief that more people
taking showers at a time either re -
duces the pressure of the shower,
making it easier to sense when that
heat’s coming, or distributes the
heat evenly between bathers, less -
ening the overall heat coming from
the plumbing. Another theory sug -
gests pulling out the faucet only
part way, perhaps also lowering the
pressure to reduce heat.
If anyone else has any other
techniques, besides swiftly dodg -
ing the burning stream of water,
Rosengard, as well as the entire
Forest community, requests that
you share your secret. “I really ap -
preciate people’s patience regard -
ing this. I understand it can be a
frustrating thing to deal with in the
morning, and if we can remain pa -
tient for just a little longer, we will
continue working on this; and we
can only hope that it will be solved
soon.”by Robin Aubryby Angela Webber
It probably started with Clueless :
the designation of the lunch table
as the definition of “clique.” When
students complain about “cliquei -
ness” at Lewis & Clark, that’s the
first thing they cite. The athlete ta -
ble, the RA table, the international
students—horrible, demon-cliques
that splinter our student body and
preclude any chance at community
LC could ever have.
There are definitive groups at
LC, who play sports or music to -
gether, who study Bio together,
or who hula hoop together. Some
groups have similar ideas. Some
wear the same t-shirts or rolled-up
pants. And these people often do
sit with one another in the Bon,
and then they move off campus to -
gether. But what is the difference
between a clique and just a group
of friends?
A clique is defined by the Ran-
dom House Dictionary as a “small,
exclusive group.” At LC, I don’t see
this. People hang out with their
friends, and, maybe because it’s
such a small school, it’s easy to vi -
sually split people into groups.
When I hear people discussing
the “cliquiness” at LC, I wonder
what they would prefer. Many
will remember Shane Rivera (’09),
last year’s ASLC President, who
reached beyond group boundar -
ies—he was a friend to all and
always available with a free hug.
Rivera sat at a different table for
each Bon meal, and met and
influenced many students in
a positive way during his four
years at LC. He is much ad -
mired.
But we can’t all be Shane.
We can’t all greet and hug ev -
ery single person here. (Should
we?) I know that if I want to
graduate from LC with life-long friends and some notable accom -
plishments under my belt, I can’t
dedicate myself to meeting every
student here. That would take a lot
of time. And there is studying to
do. So people stick in groups—for
convenience perhaps, and because
of human nature. It’s natural to
bond with the people you spend
the most time with—and logically,
we spend time with those who have
similar interests.
What makes the groups at LC
different from those high school
cliques? Groups at LC are not set
in stone. There are no unbreak -
able frat affiliations, and no hos -
tile group rivalries to speak of. De -
pending on their current residence
hall, their women’s self-defense
class, or their study abroad trip,
LC students meet new people and
make new bonds that cross expect -
ed boundaries.
This is not to say that there’s
no marginalization
going on here.
There are wor -
ries about a
lack of diver -
sity, and a concern about students of
color leaving LC at a dispropor -
tionate rate. Additionally, both
Christian students and athletes re -
ceive unwelcome vibes from some
parts of the LC community. I don’t
know the solutions here, but I don’t
think there’s an answer to be found
in shuffling tables in the Bon.
While students may naturally
break off into groups at school ac -
cording their academics and activi -
ties, socialization during their lei -
sure time demonstrates the friendly
community. It can be easier to
notice the cohesiveness of the LC
community when you take a cou -
ple steps off-campus. Parties are a
good example. Instead of exclusive
frat parties like at large universities,
at LC parties you’ll run into folks
there from all of LC’s affiliations.
And it’s not just the alcohol remov -
ing whatever clique-y animosity
that supposedly divides us: socially,
LC students relate to each other. What makes a group of friends a “clique”? Do we have them here?
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ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY BLOCKVolume 73, Number 1 Forum 4 the Pioneer Log, September 25, 2009
by Sanne Stienstra
“Every moment of
life doesn’t need a
soundtrack,” said
Mary Beck (’10).A place for minority views Take out the earbuds, say ‘hello’ Devil ’s Advocate :
While Apple may have a near monopoly
on college students’ laptops, they are defi -
nitely the invincible and indisputable kings
of the portable music player. Apple’s creative
genius has spawned millions of iPod devo -
tees all over the globe, people who buy the
newest, most recently upgraded model even
if their previous device is just a few months
old.
These people have a dedication to their
iPod unrivaled by even the biggest WOW
nerd to his guild, or the most nimble-toed
climber to his rock gym. They name their
tiny rectangular music boxes things like
Ruby if it’s red or Mini-Me if it’s a Nano.
Walking around campus, headphones in
their ears, eyes glazed, these people look past even their biggest English Department crush
or secret library lover.
Blaring the newest Beyoncé tracks, old
Britney classics and everything in between,
boys and girls alike avoid the penetrating
stares of their peers and professors in order to
float dreamily through the private space their
iPod provides.
“It’s nice to be in the experience of walk -
ing across campus and to enjoy being there in
that moment,” said fellow iPod-hater, Mary
Beck (’10). “I live in an iPod-free house and
I like it.”
By taking the few peaceful minutes be -
tween the library and Templeton to listen to
the new Jay-Z album, students choose to for -
go the interactions with friends and (gasp!)
potential friends this short walk could have
otherwise offered them. There are plenty of opportunities
throughout a regular day to listen to mu -
sic—in the car, at home, while doing home -
work, in the library, even at the grocery store.
Music was once something appreciated
because of the entertainment it provided
alone—people went to
watch Mozart perfor -
mances without any vi -
sual distractions to take
away from the genius
of the compositions.
As a result of the
constant stream of
songs flowing through
each day, musical art -
ists can now get away with producing almost
anything, so long as it has a steady beat with
which listeners can bounce along (“I Got A Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas, anyone?).
Constant iPod users are the least critical mu -
sical audience, because more is always bet -
ter, especially if you’ve got 120 gigabytes to
spare.
IPods provide an exciting musical
soundtrack for even the
most boring life and they
add to the constant over -
stimulation from which
our culture continues to
suffer.
So the next time you
want to get a cup of cof -
fee at the Dovecote, turn
off the iPod, take out the
headphones and enjoy a little ambient noise,
or, better yet, appreciate the silence for a few
moments.
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1. Go to the bike shop and buy a tube.
2. Get a taco from Tores de Morelos.
3. Get a roll of film developed at Pro-Photo.
WHAT A MAN WEARS, OR HOW?
Oh, it’s at least 25% what he wears. I say,
consistency! Remember, practice makes per -
fect. And don’t be afraid of the lycra. Every
self-respecting cyclist has it. You can’t care,
just be your own badass.
k. brown hangs out in the dark room a lot and is currently single. by Kathryn Miller
nine days out >>>>
friday saturday sunday
monday tuesday wednesday
thursday friday saturday25 26 27
28 29 30
1 2 3September 25 to October 3
Clean Up: DIY Bazaar & Concert
Co-Op, 6 a.m. - 8 a.m.
Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture
Smith Hall, 3 p.m.Garden Club Work Party
South Campus Garden, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Dean Sempert Memorial
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, 3 p.m. Jason Canfield Memorial Service
Flagpole T errace, 10 a.m.
Koinonia Worship
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, 4 p.m.
Eat Local Challenge at the Bon
Fields Dining Room, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Newswriting Workshop with Peter Christenson
Albany Quadrangle 218, 4:30 p.m.Storm Tharp Lecture
Miller, Room 105,12 p.m.
Karen Gross: Petrarch and the Birth of Connoisseurship
Exploration & Discovery Lecture
Miller, Room 102, 3:30 p.m.
22nd Natural Resources Law Lecture w/Professor J.B. Ruhl
Legal Research Center Student Lounge, 5:45 p.m.
One Act Festival
Fir Acres, Black Box Theatre, 7:30 p.m.Autism, Psychopathy and the Moral Emotions
Philosophy Colloquia
Howard Hall, Room 202, 3:30 p.m.
One Act Festival
Fir Acres, Black Box Theatre, 7:30 p.m.Lewis & Clark Football
at Pacific Lutheran, 12:30 p.m.
One Act Festival
Fir Acres, Black Box Theatre, 7:30 p.m.ISLC Panel
Albany Quadrangle 220, 4 p.m.
Marshmallow Gun Fight
Manor House Lawn, 7 p.m.
Your weekly dose of wisdom
and
advice from a fellow Pioneer.
This week: Yollie Keeton (’10)
Yollie Keeton, 21, is a senior Psychol-
ogy major. Always willing to lend a hand,
she is an active participant in various stu-dent organizations on campus, such as BSU, LINCS and ASLC.
She is interested in developing diversity
at Lewis & Clark, and will play a key role in the upcoming Ray Warren Multicultur-al Symposium.
A girl needs her mystery.
Egg shells are for composting, not walk-
ing on.My poetry means a lot to me, and I usu-ally keep it to myself. It’s a way for me to constantly rede/f_i ne myself. For myself. You should try it.I would like to be taken seriously.I think life is worth freaking out about. I mean, if this isn’t worth freaking out about, what is? When you are freaking out about something, you’re at least taking note of it.Family is the best guaranteed learning tool
in life. You just don’t connect in that same level with everyone you meet./T_h ere are de/f_i nitely limits in life, and in most cases, you decide where to put them. But, I said most: Some things pop up, and
you just can’t do anything about that.Social psychology is amazing. /T_h e way people interact and what aﬀ ects those in-teractions: the stereotypes and the assump-tions, and the subconscious pro/f_i ling…the potential that lies in all of us to be our best, or worst, and the variables that bring them about. /T_h e human mind is confusing and complex, and for that it deserves a stand-ing ovation.Growing up is the best part about life. Some people think it stops too soon. Well, it really doesn’t.Some people don’t say “never” enough.Kanye West? I don’t like his music. I don’t his attitude. I don’t like what he did to Taylor Swift. I don’t know him, but I pass judgment. But don’t do that, passing judg-ment is bad.I believe in an innate goodness of people, but sometimes Father Nurture has a funny way of screwing things up.

Do you know someone interesting you’d like
Piolog to pro/f_i le? Are you that individual?
E-mail piolog@lclark.eduVolume 73, Number 1 Features 6 the Pioneer Log, September 25, 2009
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S/o.sc F/a.sc/r.sc...Nancy Guirguis (’12) and Adam Lipus
(’10) have a mission. A mission for health,
to be more speci/f_i c. /T_h ey are the managing
pair of the new Health Profession Club
(HPC) at Lewis & Clark College.
Meeting biweekly on /T_h ursdays, the
HPC’s goal is to bring students together
who are interested in the /f_i eld of health
care and provide resources and education
helpful for pursuing those interests. “/T_h e HPC is for anyone interested in health care,” said Guirguis. “But more speci/f_i -cally, people interested in learning about health professions or interested in becom-ing health care professionals. Also how health care aﬀ ects social issues.”
/T_h e HPC was oﬃ cially chartered last
year, but received a budget for the /f_i rst time for this year. With that, the HPC is planning a panel event later this semes-ter that will fea
ture alumni and
members of the community
from various health care
professions. “We’re
thinking Get excited about health care with HPC
by Danny Garcia
PHOTO BY JARED SCHY
The Garden Club worked to rid the almost-forgotten South Campus garden of overgrown weeds on Sunday. In
two hours, 20 participants helped to clear more than half of the space. The club will host another work party on Sunday to ﬁ nish up, in preparation for tilling the soil. Club members are seeking to create a new garden in the place of the Forest volleyball pit.about bringing an MD, a physical therapist,
a physician assistant [and] a pharmacist,”
said Guirguis.
Guirguis and Lipus hope that by bringing
an assortment of professionals to campus,
students who are interested or curious about
a particular profession could have their ques-
tions answered and perhaps be inspired. “/T_h e most helpful way to learn is to talk to someone who does it,” said Lipus. “We want
to help build relation-
ships to get from where we are now to some ca-
reer or life goal.”Besides the panel, the HPC discusses is-
sues like H1N1 and helps organize volun-
teering eﬀ orts for various projects, includ-
ing the Portland AIDS Walk and delivering food to quarantined students. /T_h ey are also
planning CPR training courses and classes
teaching how to test blood for lead poison-
ing. “/T_h e club’s not just for people who as-
pire to a health care career, but also those who have a passion for health care,” said Li-
pus.
For those who may not be science ma-
jors or think it is too early or too late to
start thinking about a profession in health
care, the HPC provides the place to start.
“Anybody who thinks health care might be
a calling for them should
come,” said Lipus. “You
don’t need to follow a
set schedule of class-
es to get into a health
care program or profes-
sion. /T_h ere is more than
one path to follow,” said
Guirguis. “For example,
med schools don’t al-
ways look strictly for
traditional ‘pre-med’
students.”
As for next se-
mester, the leaders
of HPC said they
have a couple things in
mind. “We’re on the cut-ting edge,” said Lipus.
“Yeah, we’re on the ball,”
said Guirguis.
Next week is Coming Out Week, a na-
tional event established in the mid-90s as a
diving-oﬀ point to give people who are on
the verge of coming out the extra support
they need. Exciting events are planned for
each night starting on T uesday, thanks to
Lewis & Clark’s United Sexualities (Unisex),
which is thrilled about what it claims will be
one of the best Coming Out Weeks ever.
“We are doing things a bit diﬀ erently
this year,” said Maisha Foster-O’Neal (’11),
Unisex’s chief executive oﬃ cer. “In previous
years, we sort of unintentionally segregated
ourselves from the general LC population,
with the queer-oriented events we planned being attended mostly by our own mem-bers.”
Rather than oﬀ er workshops to edu-
cate the greater LC population on various GLBTQ issues, Unisex is more interested in uniting with other campus organizations this
year. “We want to show that queer people
aren’t involved only with queer events,” said
Emily Dowd (’10), Unisex’s archivist. “Uni-
sex is more than just ‘/T_h e Gay Club.’”
/T_h is collaboration will begin with Com-
ing Out Week, for which Unisex has worked
with many of LC’s student clubs for this
years festivities, including LC’s slam poetry
club and three a capella groups.
T uesday will be greeted with a challenge
in the form of “Guess the Het.” A panel of
non-LC, mostly non-heterosexual guests will
be bombarded by the audience with a series
of stereotype-loaded questions (e.g. “Do you kayak? Because all lesbians like to kayak.”). /T_h e object is to identify the one heterosexual
person. “/T_h e real aim of ‘Guess the Het’ is
to show that people’s sexuality is not de/f_i ned
by their interests or personality,” said Dowd.
LC’s slam poetry club, Apocalips, will
perform on Wednesday with “Speak Out,” a poetry slam dealing on issues of gender, sex,
sexuality and identity.
Acabrella, the union of LC’s a capella
groups, will be performing on /T_h ursday.
Aptly titled “Out Loud,” the concert will
feature Momo and the Coop, Section Line
Drive and /T_h e Merry Weathers.
On Friday, students will be treated to a
performance by singer-songwriter Chris Pu-
reka from Massachusetts and LC student
Anna Spackman (’12) will open for her.
Both Foster-O’Neal and Dowd said that
all events this year are designed to be thrill-
ing, fun and for all students to attend and
enjoy. It’s already shaping up to be an ex-citing week for some. “I know at least one friend who’s saving it for next week,” said
Kelly Glass (’11).
All Coming Out Week events will take place
in the Trail Room beginning at 7:30 p.m. on
Tuesday. For more information, contact us@lclark.edu.Come on out of your closet next week
by Lee Yang
/T_h e HPC was oﬃ cially chartered last
year, but received a budget for the /f_i rst
time for this year. With that, the HPC is
planning a panel event later this semes-
ter that will fea
ture alumni and
members of the community
from various health care
professions. “We’re
thinking
“/T_h e most helpful way to learn is to talk to
someone who does it,” said Lipus. “We want
to help build relation-
ships to get from where
we are now to some ca-
reer or life goal.”
a calling for them should
come,” said Lipus. “You
don’t need to follow a
set schedule of class-
es to get into a health
care program or profes-
sion. /T_h ere is more than
one path to follow,” said
Guirguis. “For example,
med schools don’t al-
ways look strictly for
traditional ‘pre-med’
students.”
mester, the leaders
of HPC said they
have a couple things in
mind. “We’re on the cut-
ting edge,” said Lipus.
“Yeah, we’re on the ball,”
said Guirguis.
Come on out of your closet next week
“/T_h e most helpful way to
learn is to talk to someone who does it,” said Adam Lipus (’10).7Volume 73, Number 1 Features the Pioneer Log, September 25, 2009
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Earn $340-540 a WeekMy first instinct, upon entering the Bon on T uesday eve -
ning, was to react as I usually do when “theme nights” occur
at dinner: Head to the bagels and quickly find safety in a se -
cluded corner by the window. This time, however, I ignored
my initial desires and decided to head straight to the heart
of things, where I eventually spoke with some of the people
who helped make this event happen.
S u n d a y ,
Sept. 20 marked
the end of the
month of Ra -
madan, which
in the Muslim
c o m m u n i t y
is a month of
fasting during
daylight hours
in order to pu -
rify oneself and
measure self-
restraint. At the
end of this holy
month, a three-
day celebration
called Eid ul-
Fitr occurs.
“This is a
very special
time for us,”
said Eman Kho -
dary on T uesday
night, who be -
came involved
with Lewis &
Clark’s celebration through the Academic English Studies
(AES) department to which he belongs. She said that the Eid
is a time of celebration filled with family, food, gift exchanges
and visiting friends.
Service and charity are also emphasized, often through
the practice of donating money or food to the poor. In honor
of this holiday, the International Students of Lewis & Clark (ISLC) and AES worked together with Bon Appétit to put
together an event that would be a celebration for practicing
Muslims, as well as a way for them to share their culture with
others.
At the tables set up along one wall of windows, there was
Arabian coffee, treats made from figs, and opportunities to
have one’s name and a “Happy Eid” greeting written in Ara -
bic.
ISLC Co-Presidents Shelley Zhao (’10) and Melanie
Rama (’10) said
that students
and faculty in -
volved with this
project were
e n t h u s i a s t i c .
“The Bon has
been very help -
ful,” said Rama,
taking note
that originally
the group had
planned to hold
this event on
Monday night.
Traditional
music played
from near the
Expo area, and
there was an epic
line for Khasuri
Methi chicken
and Samosas.
I even heard
a girl squeal
to her friend,
“Oooohhh, they
have samosas!” Another traditional meal served was yassa
with couscous.
After hearing from the dedicated students who brought
this Eid celebration to their peers, and really experiencing
this “themed celebration” for myself, I have a newfound ap -
preciation for such events. Goodbye bagels, and hello cul -
tural experience!Ramadan ends with Bon celebration
by Julie Peterson
Rami Mosaoa, a student of the AES program, talks with event orga -
nizers. Eid ul-Fitur, a celebration of the end of Ramadan, was cel -
ebrated in the Bon with traditional food and music on Tuesday.PHOTO BY JULIE PETERSONEavesdropping
“A swish and flick now
get into position!”
“Mother Earth can
kiss my ass.”
“My childhood had
so much mustard in it.”
“School? Yeah it’s going good.
Everyone has mad drugs
all the time.”
“I can’t live with a man who
won’t pay for himself, so I was
like, ‘Ready? Set? Peace.’”
“Have you heard of a web site
called ‘Craig’s List?’”
“Did you know that in
French there are a lot of letters
you don’t have to pronounce?”
“I texted Nate and said, ‘I
found a pig,’ and he said, ‘You
don’t deserve it.’”
Send your eavesdroppings to
piolog@lclark.edu!Friday, September 12, 2008 Arts 8 the Pioneer Log, September 25, 2009
Slick harmonies and the clanking of
booze jugs rang through Mississippi Studios
last Friday when Deer Tick tore up Ameri-
cana. John Joseph McCauley III wooed the crowd with a Heinekin-soaked performance so strong that they started tossing cigarettes at his feet. “What is this, a death wish?” he tottered to the ground, snagged his prize and tucked it behind his ear. Midway through the show, McCauley scaled the balcony in his faux-mini kilt, exposed his ass-tat to the greater Mississippi community, /f_l ashed his gold tooth, and played a gutsily beauti-ful tribute to his grandfather. Deer Tick, as
promised, was raw heart. —Kathryn Miller
Dr. Dog was not on the MFNW line-
up until just days before they were to per-form for free at the Wonder Ballroom, but they delivered their hour-long set with such gusto and unrelenting vigor that you would
have thought they spent the last three weeks
psyching themselves up for this one night.
Toby Leaman’s vocals, which are delight-
fully gruﬀ in recorded form, emerged as a
husky growl, but Scott McMicken’s sweetly
simple choral stylings balanced them out
gracefully. Each member of the Pennsylva-
nia quintet proudly sported a hat, dark sun-glasses or both, and the three guitars that sometimes graced the stage together swung
back and forth in such unison that Dr. Dog
seemed to be the singular body that their
name suggests. —Sanne Stienstra
/T_h ough performing with an original line
up for the /f_i rst time since their break up in 1995, Sunny Day Real Estate sounded as if
they had never stopped. Jeremy Enigk and company played extensively from the be-loved Diary and LP2, but also performed
“Spayed and Parade” from one of their ear-lier 7-inch. To say the crowd was more than
stoked would have been an understatement.
Guitarist Dan Hoerner put it best by say-
ing, “I can just feel the love coming oﬀ you guys.” —Jeremy Nichols
/T_h e stage at Berbati’s Pan hosted the
overwhelming musical presence of Beach
House Saturday night. Dark and echoey, yet nostalgic and romantic at the same time, the
performing trio inhabited the platform nes-
tled in the corner of the downtown venue
like they had found home.
—Sanne Stienstra
Roaring back to life, /T_h e Get Up Kids
kicked the night oﬀ with “Holiday” and
kept the proceedings going by playing ex-tensively from Something to Write Home
About and On a Wire. While they could have
played more than three measly songs from Five Minute Mile, all is forgiven for the stel-lar rendition of “Don’t Hate Me.”
—Jeremy Nichols
Left to right from top: Raining confetti at the Rose-
land Theater for Girl Talk’s ﬁ nale; Deer Tick melting hearts; Greg Gillis of Girl Talk mixes and mashes; Monotonix play drums in the crowd; Titus Andronicus shredding faces; Modest Mouse closing out MFNW; Love as Laughter joined by friends and backup sing-ers; crowd-surﬁ ng at Japanther.PHOTO BY SAM MARGEVICIUS
PHOTO BY SAM MARGEVICIUS
PHOTO BY SAM MARGEVICIUS
PHOTO BY SAM MARGEVICIUSPHOTO BY KATHRYN MILLER
PHOTO BY LIAM O’CONNOR
PHOTO BY LIAM O’CONNOR
PHOTO BY LIAM O’CONNORMusicfest NW ripped through Portland at a whirlwind pace leaving only these momentary impressions in its wake. We hope these humble stories and photos will satiate the patient reader until next year.
One of the best performances of MFNW
happened backstage, so to speak. At the af-
ter party on Friday, /T_h e /T_h ermals played to
those festival-goers lucky enough to be their audience. More accurately, the thrasher-pop threesome tore shit up ’til the wee hours of the morn. Hutch Harris brought his gui-tar to the ground, Kathy Foster toyed with feedback, and new drummer Westin Glass smiled and pulled faces at the crowd. Epic and exclusive—the snob in you knows there’s nothin’ better. —Sanne StienstraArts 9 the Pioneer Log, September 25, 2009
Listen in: KLC’s general managers jumpstart the year
by Caitlin McCarthy
Pioneer Log: What do you plan to do diﬀ erently this year?
What improvements are you putting into eﬀ ect?Reed Kelly: Already the station looks quite diﬀ erent than it has in previous years. We’ve reorganized the cave, where we have our music collection, CDs and vinyl. So we switched the cave with the oﬃ ce, so our oﬃ ce has windows and is more of a workable space and the cave now holds all of the music. Will Haine: /T_h ose are the oﬃ cial movements, it is sort of an unoﬃ cial task that we have to undertake to somewhat legiti-mize KLC’s position on campus. For a long time KLC was a place where students just went and got drunk in Templeton. /T_h ere was a lot of tension around that, Campus Safety was constantly coming around and busting DJs and in turn it made the station look really bad.
PL: What do you think these changes will lead to?
RK: So we have an opportunity to change our image, to change our image to accurately re/f_l ect who uses KLC.WH: In turn we would hope we would let the administra-tion know that we’re making an eﬀ ort so [they] will support some of what we’re trying to do, putting on concerts and stuﬀ like that. Whereas before, we’d have resistance because they thought, “Oh you’re just the fuckups” or whatever.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Hispanic Stud-
ies, Latin American Studies, and Gente Latina Unida
The Taino: The Native
Americans Who Discovered
ColumbusTeatro Milagro per-
forms El Ultimo, a
bilingual play
Growing Up Hispanic in
the U.S.Oct. 5, 7:30 pm, Miller 105
Bobby Gonzales will talk about the
lifeways, art, history, outstanding lead-ers and spirituality of the Taino, the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. The Tainos introduced Europeans to rubber, tobacco, corn, and the pineapple. The saga of these Native Peoples who encountered Columbus is an amazing story of great accomplishment, tragedy and survival.Oct. 12, 7:00 pm
A timberman acquires an island, which he plans to turn into a sustainable logging com-munity. But his plan is delayed when forest spirits and an enemy from old environmental wars attack him. This not only challenges his integrity but also his dream of creating a utopia.
Come hear and share the experiences of members of the L&C Commu-nity. Featuring Asst. Dir. of Overseas and Off-Campus Programs Lucretia Choto, Asst. Prof. of Philosophy Joel Martinez, Dean of Students and Chief Diversity Ofﬁ cer Celestino Limas, and student Karla Ortiz (’12). Moder-ated by Dir. of Latin American Studies and Assoc. Prof. of Hispanic Studies Juan C. Toledano. Appetizers will be served.Oct. 12, 3:30 pm, Stamm
October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Night! Celebrate with
themed food in the Bon and with live salsa music by Freddy
Vilches and Lo Nuestro Latin Esemble!
We’re trying to be a real college radio station, not just some
crazy failed experiment. RK: /T_h en we have the opportunity to use our money, instead of [for] /f_i xing equipment people break, to put on more con-certs and put on more shows and bring in bigger-name acts.
PL: So what does your job entail exactly?
RK: /T_h e biggest part is running the rest of the board and we have over 16 people on the board this year. I think that’s more than in past years. WH: And on top of that there’s also the important task of running information from the higher-ups in the administra-tion down to us.RK: /T_h at’s the probably the most important [thing] we do actually, yeah. We used to have a separate budget for KLC and Sunburn but a couple years ago they were pushed to-gether so we’ve been, just like every other group, running with way less money.
PL: Last year, how did Sunburn successfully
happen?RK: It only happened because we took some of our money, we used some GAB or other student funds money and we partnered with the LCMC, which we will probably have to do again this year.WH: Yeah, I was hoping that we could work with them this year again.
PL: What future events or shows do you have
planned?WH: /T_h is semester we’re going to have a big a battle of the bands, which should happen lat-er in the semester. We’re not sure exactly sure when. We’re hoping to make it a little bigger than other fall events that have happened in the past, by having some actual rewards for the winners, including being able to open at Sun-burn in the spring and pay for 5 or 6 hours of studio time downtown, to actually have a song or couple songs recorded.RK: Apart from that we’re hoping to work with LCMC. /T_h ey’ve normally been putting on a show in the fall for the past couple years so we’re hoping to get on board with that.
WH: /T_h ey already had Helio Sequence here
before school started. We’ll be able to draw
in bigger bands. While last year Sunburn was huge and long, there weren’t a ton of re-ally huge name bands. /T_h is year we are hop-
ing to bring in fewer bands but bigger bands.
So opening at Sunburn for the winners of the
battle of the bands would be a bigger deal than last year, when they’d be playing at noon in the courtyard.PL: How often are ticket giveaways happening?
WH: /T_h ey’ll be happening soon and they’ll be happening all
the time.
RK: Ticket giveaways are run by our DJs. Our promotions
manager collects tickets from all the diﬀ erent big venues in
town, like the Roseland, the Wonder Ballroom, the Crystal,
the Doug Fir—lots of places for really good shows. To win
tickets as a non-DJ, you need to /f_i nd out what shows are giv-
ing them away. You could do that just by coming into the
station or seeing posters up around town.
WH: We should have a calendar up soon.
PL: How widely do the radio shows’ genres range?
RK: We have an old time jazz show that plays jazz from the
’20s and ’30s and there’s modern rap, hip hop, reggaeton.
WH: /T_h ere’s a noise show that does mostly noise. /T_h ere’s a
super loud rock metal show.
RK: /T_h ere are just some talking shows. /T_h e Dean of Stu-
dents, Celestino, has a radio show.
WH: Pauls Toutonghi, professor of English, is getting his
own show on Wednesdays.
PL: Should listeners be aware of any technical issues?
RK: We just got new turntables. As far as our actual broad-
casting abilities, it’s been oﬀ and on for the past couple years.
We like to try to keep it on as much as possible. Right now
it looks like it’s on and its hopefully going to stay on. We are
working with [the] administration to /f_i nd our what we need to make our stream better.
WH: We put in a request to get a new broadcasting system.
Our stream before would only be available to a certain num-
ber of people; ideally, by the end of the semester, we’ll have
a system that won’t have a limit or will have a more realistic limit.
RK: Just something more reliable and user-friendly. It’s some-
thing that’s an ongoing process every year.
PL: How will you get more listeners?
RK: Something that’s been thrown around for the past couple
years, that’s something I’d like to make headway on, is play-
ing KLC elsewhere in Templeton. /T_h ere’s been talk about
having it played in just a corner of the Bon. Certainly not ev-
eryone would have to listen to it all the time, but there would
be a little area that people could listen if they wanted to. Also
if students go to Maggie’s, those people who work there pick
the music so if you request they play KLC, maybe they will.Though the fall semester is still young, KLC’s on-campus radio programming has begun. The two new general managers, Will Haine
(’10) and Reed Kelly (’11), aim to legitimize the station by breathing new life into the studio, bringing bigger and better acts to campus and repairing the station’s bad rap. “We’re tired of fucking ﬁ ghting everyone all the time,” Haine said.
Will Haine (’10) hosts one of KLC’s ﬁ rst broadcasts, “Smooth Sailing,” Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m.
New technology may be coming to KLC’s studio but the walls retain the station’s personality.PHOTOS BY SAM DODSONFriday, September 12, 2008 Sports 10 the Pioneer Log, September 25, 2009
Pio volleyball huddles in a home game against Concordia earlier this year. PHOTO BY SAM DODSON
PHOTO BY SAM DODSONSolid start for Pio volleyball
by Nichole Carnell
Leia Matsunaga (’13) has set a new pace for the Pios. No one likes a spoiler
by Robin AubryRuin someones play-off chances? We are not happy for you.The Weekly Wheelhouse with Robin Aubry
Forgive me in advance—as we move
into October, there is but one thing on
my mind, and that is baseball. So if you
find nothing entertaining about America’s
pastime, check back in a couple weeks.
In baseball right now, there are a num -
ber of teams that are on the cusp of mak -
ing the playoffs—namely, the T wins, the
Rockies, the Giants, the Braves, the Mar -
lins, and the Rangers (well, that’s sort of
a stretch now). Unmentioned are teams
that are almost guaranteed (though not
mathematically guaranteed) to make the
playoffs. As of Friday, every team will have
about nine games to play. Many oppo -
nents of these teams will already either be
guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, or be out
of contention.
There was an interesting segment
in Stephen Levitt’s book Freakonom -
ics, which discussed the
politics in sumo wres -
tling. For any given
tournament, a sumo
wrestler participates
in around 15 bouts.
The wrestlers with
the most wins move
to the next round.
Those who do have
a chance at quite a
bit of prize mon -
ey—those who don’t
have no chance.
Here lies one of
the controversies
found in sumo wres -
tling: when a tourna -
ment gets to about
the final heats, there
are three hypotheti -
cal spots a con -
tender could be in.
One where you’re
just about guar -
anteed to get in,
another where
it’s certain
you won’t,
and finally
one where
you’re on the
cusp of making it past the first
round. Now, those wrestlers who fit into
the uncertain category have much more at
stake in the last few matches than do the
wrestlers from the other two. The wrestler
with a 10-4 record can afford to lose much
more than can the 7-7 wrestler. The same
can be said for a wrestler with a 3-11 re -
cord. T uttle’s book The Joy of Sumo calcu -
lated over the years from 1989-90, in fact,
that a wrestler with a 7-7 record on the
final day has the odds abnormally stacked
to his favor, a .813 winning percentage. Therefore, it is suspected that wrestlers
pay off other wrestlers for victories.
In the baseball world, however, in these
final nine games of the regular season, do
you expect some teams to successfully pay
their way into the playoffs? Hell, no! This
isn’t Eight Men Out ! In baseball especially,
there is another distinction a team can get
besides World Champion: that distinction
is called the Spoiler.
The Spoiler is an otherwise out of con -
tention team towards the end of the sea -
son that plays against and defeats a po -
tential top team, sullying their chances of
making the playoffs. The Spoiler gets no
love from any team besides their own—
nobody likes a Spoiler. Nobody admires
the role of the Spoiler. But it’s partly be -
cause down the line, those other teams are
just fearful of being spoiled. The Spoiler
is the root in the dirt that trips a runner
just when he thought he was going to win
a race. The Spoiler is the dog eating your
homework after you finished it. The
Spoiler is evidence of your
adultery just as you were
about to be sworn into
office. Nobody likes a
Spoiler.
Many teams
have been
known to be in -
famous Spoilers
in the past: the
Dodgers (bas -
tards) spoiled
the Giants’
chances of mak -
ing the play -
offs in 2001. The
Marlins blew
the Mets’
playoff
berth in 2007. The Braves ru -
ined the Astros’ contention in
2006. Every baseball fan knows
of an instance when a minor
party candidate ruined their be -
loved team’s spot in the playoffs.
And every baseball team is proud
of an incidence when their team
thwarted the dreams of another team.
So, Royals fans, watch as your team at -
tempts to break the hearts of every T wins
fan. Mets fans, root root root for a Mar -
lins filleting. Mariners fans, eliminate the
already small chance there is for a Rang -
ers comeback. Brewers fans, tear down
the Cinderella story that is the Rockies! In
short, do us proud in your chance to be -
come that root in the ground, that hungry
dog, that sex tape. Just bear in mind, no -
body will like you.Pioneer volleyball is off to a solid start
with five wins under their belt, including
one confidence–building conference win
against George Fox University.
Lewis & Clark is ranked fourth overall in
conference standings with a 1-1 conference
record, falling to the 15th nationally ranked
team, the Puget Sound Loggers, last week.
The Pios lost in four
matches to the Loggers
on Saturday.
In her seventh sea -
son with the Pios, head
coach Lori Jepsen told
the Piolog last week that
the team is off to a good
start and have been
challenged this season
to “mix in a lot of new
players.”
The Pios have added
five “hungry” new re -
cruits to the team, Je -
psen said, that have
“brought a lot to the
program,” including
“athleticism and pas -
sion.”
Of those freshmen,
stand-out setter Leia
Matsunaga (’13) has de -
manded hard work from
her teammates, Jepsen
said. Last week in the
team’s first conference
match-up at George
Fox, Matsunaga helped
orchestrate the audience
to the tune of 48 assists. Matsunaga showed
up big again on Saturday adding 41 assists to
her collegiate career in the LC match against
Puget Sound.
Sophomore Margaret Dowling has also
been instrumental for the Pios after chang -
ing from outside to middle hitter this season
and is starting to acclimate to the new posi -
tion.
Leading the team in kills is All-Confer -
ence returner Katherine Fiedler (’11) who has slammed down 104 kills as well as 44
blocks already this season.
Defensively, Lou Ohki (’11) has brought
a lot of confidence to the team. Ohki is lead -
ing the teams in digs, averaging over four per
game.
Last year the Pios finished fourth overall
but the only goal the team has this season
is playing better every time they step on the
court, Jepsen said.
Jepsen said this year’s team has been up -
beat and positive and one that is “enjoying
each other and the experience.”
The Pios finally return to the Pamplin
Sports Complex this weekend to face back-
to-back conference teams.
LC takes on number nine Whitworth Fri -
day night at 7 p.m. The Pios will follow up
Saturday against number five Whitman at 5
p.m.
ILLUSTRATION BY KATHRYN MILLER
Football defeated 33-28
The Pioneers played neck-in-neck against
Pomona-Pitzer last Saturday, but a touch -
down in the last 21 seconds sent the Pios
home with a close loss and a deeper hunger
for victory.
Led again by freshman quarterback Keith
Welch, the Pios took the lead in the second
quarter after a 20-yard run by Welch, but
then hit the locker room at half time tied 21-
all.
An 11-yard run by quarterback T ucker
Laurence (’12) followed by a kick by Andrew
Foote (’10) put the Pios up by seven in the
third quarter. Pomona-Pitzer answered back
with a touchdown, but a failed kick let the Pios keep the lead by one.
The fourth quarter saw no scoring ac -
tion by either team, until a late pass connect
by Pomona-Pitzer handed the Pios a hard-
fought loss.
Welch led the team in rushing with 87
yards and 141 passing yards. Laurence fol -
lowed close behind with 44 yards rushing
and 62 passing yards. Shawn Evans (’12) led
for the receivers with 168 yards.
The Pios take on Pacific Lutheran on Fri -
day at PLU in their first conference game of
the season.
The Pios will return to Fred Wilson Field
to take on No. one ranked Willamette on
Oct. 10. by Nichole Carnell XC in brief
Cross country is well under way and the
Pioneerss have forced their way to the top.
In their latest meet, the Sundodger
Open, the women finished sixth and men
finishined eighth overall. Ten LC women
beat their own personal records Saturday.
LC senior Karl Dickman finished third
overall Saturday as well, and first for the
Northwest Conference. It was announced
Wednesday that Dickman was selected as
the NWC Male Runner of the Week.
The Pios will race again on October 3 at
the Willamette Invitational. LC will host
the NWC Conference Championships in
November. PHOTO BY SAM DODSON
Dickman is Runner of the Week.Sports 11 the Pioneer Log, September 25, 2009
by Michael G. Richman
/T_h is week the sports section kicks oﬀ a series that
takes a closer look at the less visible Pioneer sports.
Men’s Soccer
With a 4-3 win over Willamette on Friday
Sept. 17, the Lewis & Clark men’s club soc-
cer team kept their undefeated season alive and improved to 2-0 on the season. /T_h ree fresh-men, along with Emer Holcombe (’10), scored in the victory that ended with a confrontation between a referee and a rabid LC fan.
After the victory over the visiting Bearcats,
a raucous LC soccer hooligan hassled the refer-ee to such a degree that the ref approached the stands and challenged the fan to reiterate his harsh criticism face-to-face. /T_h e situation was quickly diﬀ used, but the energized and aggres-sive fan base is just one of the many changes the soccer team has seen this season.
Perhaps the most noticeable is the sheer
size of team. /T_h is season’s team regularly /f_i elds more than 30 students at practice, but can only carry 18 to each game. /T_h e team is so large this season that it barely has enough jerseys to go around. /T_h e team has also seen a large in/f_l ux of international students and freshmen this year, contingents that were barely represented in previous seasons.
In the /f_i rst game of the season the Pioneers
defeated cross-town rival Reed College 1-0. Freshman sensation Monroe Isenberg had the lone goal in the victory and is just one of many /f_i rst-year students making major contributions early this sea-son.
Despite the 2-0 start, the Pios have far from reached their
full potential out on the /f_i eld. /T_h eir one-goal margins hardly re/f_l ect how much better they’ve been than their /f_i rst two op-ponents. LC will need to put it all together when they play University of Portland this Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. at
Griswold Stadium.
Crew
Lewis & Clark crew is already in full swing this fall pre-
paring for their /f_i rst race of the season on Oct. 3. LC hosts
the event, which is a costume race on the Willamette that
includes not just collegiate rowers, but teams from all
over the greater Portland area. /T_h e teams will all compete
to win the race, but the largest trophy of the day goes to
the team with the best costumes.
/T_h e men and women are divided into varsity and nov-
ice squads and carry almost 40 members between them.
/T_h e women’s varsity team has 12 members and the men’s
team currently has eight.
Although the fall season doesn’t count toward cham-
pionship points, it’s an important season in terms of
preparation and developing cohesiveness as a team. Both
the men’s and women’s teams are looking to /f_i nd their
strongest eight-person-unit as they prepare for serious competition in 2010.
/T_h e fall races are /f_i ve kilometers and on open water,
whereas spring races are just two kilometers and each
boat runs in its own lane. /T_h e teams mainly compete
against Division III schools, but also face oﬀ against oth-
er schools from the Paci/f_i c Northwest.
In the spring the crew team competes in two major
tournaments. In late April, the team enters the North-
west Collegiate Rowing Competition (NCRC). /T_h e
NCRC chie/f_l y features teams from the Northwest Con-
ference, but also includes other small schools in the area.
Shortly after the NCRC, the crew team will trave to Sacramento, CA to compete in the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA). Virtually every school on the west coast is represented except for the larger schools in the
Paci/f_i c-10 conference.
/T_h e crew team has two other races this fall as they gear up
for the spring season. /T_h ey have a race on Oct. 17 and then
the Portland Fall Classic on Oct. 25
Next week the sports section will take a look at Ultimate Fris-
bee and the men’s golf team.Seldom seen: a closer look at men’s soccer and crew
Volleyball
Friday, Sept. 25
vs. Whitworth at 7:00 p.m. ww
Saturday, Sept. 26
vs. Whitman at 5:00 p.m.
Women’s Soccer
Sunday, Sept. 27
vs. Lin/f_i eld at noon
Men’s Soccer
Saturday, Sept. 26
vs. Univ. of Portland at noon
Upcoming LC home sporting events
ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY BLOCKILLUSTRATION BY EMILY BLOCKWomen’s soccer split conference games over the week-
end, defeating Paci/f_i c Lutheran on Friday 2-0 then fall-
ing to Puget Sound 5-0 on Saturday. Katrina Weisbecker (’13) scored at the 17:30 mark and Katie Cabuling (’13) followed up with a goal of her own 20 minutes later to give the Pioneers a 2-0 halftime lead over Paci/f_i c Lutheran. Elise Delgado (’13) kept the Lutes oﬀ the board with four second half saves to extend her shutout streak to /f_i ve game to start her collegiate career.
On Saturday, the Pios were handed their /f_i rst loss of the
season by the visiting Puget Sound Loggers. /T_h e Pios only managed /f_i ve shots the whole game, while Puget Sound hammered out 24. Puget Sound scored 10 minutes into the game. It was the /f_i rst goal Lewis & Clark had surren-dered in almost eight and a half hours of game action this season. LC went on to give up four /f_i rst half goals on 11 Logger shots. Puget Sound continued the onslaught in the second half adding another 13 shots, but only managed to get one past Delgado on their way to the 5-0 win. /T_h e Pios are now 1-1 in conference and 2-1-3 on the season.
/T_h e Pios conference matchups continue this weekend at
Willamette on Saturday and then return home on Sunday to take on Lin/f_i eld at noon.Women’s soccer
suﬀ ers /f_i rst loss
by Nichole CarnellVolume 73, Number 1 Backdoor 12the Pioneer Log, September 18, 2009
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