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Lewis &: Clark College's Student-Run Newspaper
Volume 68, Number 18 Friday, April 9, 2004
Campus "plague" identified Kucinich points in
Over 1 00 students visit
emergency rooms; mys
terioJJs ailment is identi
fied as Norwalk virus,
common on cruise ships symptoms to Residence life. tagious through hand-to-mouth d..'
Campus Safety and Residence contact, Bon Appetit has taken "a new 'I reet Ion II
life staff helped transport some special precautions that are likely ,
the current administration 's at- students to the hospital, a proce- to last until the end of the school
dure authorized by Eldridge for year, said General Manager Jeff by Ethan Stone tempts to thwart terrorism with
"duct tape and plastic" and the
"Orwellian weather reports" of·
the national color-coded threat by Beka Feathers
An illness which struck cam
pus the evening of Friday, Apr.
2, was identified Wednesday as
Norovirus and continues to affect
students, faculty, and staff. The
disease, whose primary symp
toms include extreme nausea and this unique situation, although it Rott. Employees are required
is usually against policy. to wear gloves at all times; fruit,
''I'm very interested to see if silverware, breads and desserts
we can determine what the path have been moved behind coun
was tied in with this," Eldridge ters; and regular cleaning proce
said. "It's certainly not uncom- dures have been replaced with
mon for students to catch the special and frequent sanitization
cold or flu from each other, but of areas where germs might be
this was such as severe case, and spread, such as tables and bever
it was compacted into such a age machines. He won't win the election, but
Ohio Congressman and Demo
cratic presidential candidate
Dennis Kucinich has an agenda
to keep. On Tuesday, Apr. 6 in
the Council Chambers, Kucinich
spoke to Lewis & Clark College
students and local supporters on
aspects of his election platform
and the need to lead the Demo-system, inciting laughter from
the audience.
frequent vomiting over a five-to
twelve-hour period, sent over 60
students to the emergency room
between Friday night and Mon
day morning. short period of time, it certainly "The regular sanitization is era tic Party in "a new direction. " After speaking for about fif
teen minutes, Kucinich gave the
floor to Andrew Kaza, a progres
sive Democrat running against
Dar1ene Hooley for Oregon's 5th
District Congressional seat, and
School and Bon Appetit of
ficials reacted quickly, cooperat
ing with the Multnomah County makes it unique." good for day-to-day . stuff, but
On Saturday, Eldridge said, when a virus is involved, we
housekeeping sanitized all resi-need to step it up," said Rott. "Its
dence hall bathrooms, as well as way outgrown any kind of food
the restrooms in Templeton and poisoning scenario."
a few other areas of campus, ap- Rott added that although
proximately 150 restrooms in all. the changes will probably be in
Health Department
to implement a se
ries of emergency
measures deSigned
to contain and pos
Sibly isolate the
cause of the sudden place until next fall,
Bon Appetit will at
tempt to minimize
the inco'nvenience to
diners. "Don't share with other people,
whether that be silverware, or cups
or bongs or whatever ." N orwaik virus is
known for striking
cruise ships, and
victims can continue to be car
riers of the disease for up to two·
weeks after symptoms have dis
appeared. In the meantime, the
most important way to protect
yourself is to wash your hands. outbreak. Health
Department officials inspected
the Fields Dining Room kitchen
thoroughly Saturday morning
and reporte.d that everything
seemed to be in order. In addi-
tion, they instructed Bon Appetit
staff to put aside all the food that
people might have consumed in
the days before the outbreak, a
standard procedure with a sud
den, unknown illness.
"We always ask ourselves the'
question 'Is this related to mass
exposure to a food source?' said
health officer Gary Oxman.
"Something has happened here,
we don't know what or how big
[it is]."
Dean of Students Jon El
dridge said that as of Sunday, 84
students had either been to an
emergency room or self-reported -John Eldridge
By Sunday morning, ProvostJane
Atkinson had sent out an e-mail
to students informing them of
the situation. A survey from the
County Health Department soon
followed, which Oxman says sig
nificant numbers of people have
responde d to.
Nick Williams('06), can tes
tify to the suddenness and se
verity of the virus, which struck
him around 4:00am Saturday
morning.
"It's pretty crazy," he said. "I
woke up and all of a sudden I
had to throw up; I was feeling
fine up to that point."
The vomiting lasted until
noon on Saturday, Williams said,
and by Monday morning he was
fine.
Because Norwalk virus is con-Eldridge counseled caution as
well as hygiene, but hesitated to
predict possible measures to be
taken in the future.
"We don't want to make all
the recommendations that you
should do this, that and the other
thing, and have it turn out to
be something completely differ
ent," he said. "The main thing,
though, is wash your hands a lot.
Don't share with other people,
whether that be silverware, or
cups or bongs or whatever. If
you've become ill, let someone
know about it."
Spring and smoke in the air
I . tt Bureau. Eldridge recalled the Co-
. nc:ease In pe y arson Director of Campus Safety Bill peland laundry room arson,
InCidents on campus has Curtin has noticed the increase which resulted in approximate ly
lit Campus Safety's fire in petty arson on the LC campus $80,000 worth of damage, which
by Leandra Bernstein
Spring is in the air at Lewis &
Clark College. Birds are singing,
flowers are blooming, and there
are small fires being set in trash
receptacles outside of dormito
ries. Beginning in February, the
campus has seen an increase in
the number of petty arson inci
dents. While most other acts of
vandalism, like graffiti and prop
erty damage, are issues that can
be handled within the commu-
nity, students should take note
that arson is a criminal offense
and those found responsible set
ting unauthorized fires on the LC
campus will be fully prosecuted
by the Portland Police and Fire over the past few years, he said. was paid for by the college com-
"In the springtime, people munity. "There is a real cost to .
like to start these little fires. They this," says Eldridge. "It means
think they're fun. I think they're we can't have new facilities like
incredibly dangerous and are new furniture, certain services go
often associated with drinking ," away, and college costs go up."
he said. In most cases, the responsib le
On Thursda y, Mar.' 18, a party is found and they person
dumpster outside of The Platteau ally pay for the costs of the dam
was set on fire along with a chair, age in addition to performing
and a trash receptacle outside of community service.
Copeland. Earlier this month, a While most LC students view
recycling bin outside of the li-on-campus arson as "unneces
brary was set on fire. In all cases, sary," "an act of disrespect," or
the perpetrators were not found. "just plain stupid," there are
Dean of Students Jon Eldridge those who disagree.
remarked, "Arson is a violation of Not referring to his actions
the law. People get hurt, killed, on this campus, one student
and it winds up costing lots and remarked , "I've done that [lit a
lots of money." CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 PHOTO BY SHANNON BRADY
Ohio Congressman and Democratic presidential candi-
date Dennis Kucinich speaks to a student following his
speech in the Council Chambers on Apr. 6.
After speaking in Hood River
on Monday and in downtown
Portland Tuesday, Kucinich vis
ited the tc campus Tuesday eve
ning, beckoning a packed crowd
to "a vision of a world thats just
waiting to De called forth."
With every seat taken; listen
ers filled the stairs and sat on the
Chamber floor to hear the can-
didate speak on topics ranging
from the war in Iraq to Kucinichs
plan for universal health care in
the United States.
"The forces of war and de
struction, so powerful in the 20th
century, need not be operative . in
the 21"," Kucinich said, criticiz
ing current U.s. military opera
tions and defense spending . "We
see today incoherence reflected
in national and international pol
icies that direct us towards war."
Kucinich described a progres
sion of human society which dis
plays an "advancing tide towards
human unity," and advocated
binding and moral internationa l
laws, compliance with the United
Nations in international affairs,
and an immediate withdrawal of
U.S. soldiers from Iraq.
Applause broke out at several
key points of the Congressmans
speech, including his demands
for a Cabinet-level "Department
of Peace," the abolishment of all
nuclear weapons, and United
States compliance with the Kyoto
Protocol. Kucinich also mocked then answered questions and
prompts from the audience.
Ben Carrier('07) questioned
Kucinich 's plan to drastically c.ut
funding to the national defense
budget. The candidate answered
that several U.S. defense pro
grams, including an anti-ballistic
missile system, nuclear "bunker
buster" research, and the "Vision
20/20" space weapons program
are unnecessary, and in fact work
against national security. He
proposed that 15% of military
spending be diverted to educa
tional and social programs .
One questioner confronted
Kucinich . with Sen. John Kerry's
impending nomination as Demo
cratic presidential candidate, and
asked why he persisted in cam
paigning.
"This candidacy is mindful
of your power to change the is
sues," Kucinich answered. "We're
at a moment for real reflection on
the direction this country is go
ing." He urged the audience to
refuse Kerry's "Democratic war
platform ," and force a "change
in direction" for the Democratic
Party in the upcoming preSiden
tial election. "The path of this
party has 'not been decided," . he
said.
Other members of the au
dience questioned Kucinichs
stance on GLBT rights, free
trade, other candidates, charter
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808 amber glasses-gone. 289
dinner plates.-vanished. 770
spoons, 634 knives, 493 forks.
All these items, and more, have
disappeared from the Bon Appe
tits supplies during this school
year, and Bon Appetit director
Jeff Rott wants to do something
about it. 12-April 19. Students may place eommittee members were "a great 8
their "borrowed" dishes-even if bunch of students." eat \~
they are dirty-in these boxes, so It's G!bout more than just Fields ~
With the help of the Bon Ap
petit Committee, a student group
led by Maura Ross('06), Bon
Appetit has planned a "Spring
Cleaning" event to get their dish
es back.
"The losses are pretty exces
sive," Rott said. "There needs to
be more awareness. "
So far this year, Rott has had
to spend over $3,000 replaCing
utensils and dishes. "It all adds
up," he said, adding that this is
over a tenth of his weekly budget
for food. "It's a case of organic
apples here, or avocadoes more
often," he said.
Ross agrees. Bon Appetit "is a
business ," she said. "When they
have to spend money on dish
es, they can't spend it on other
things."
The Committee has decided
to place boxes for the return of
Bon dishes and utensils, no ques
tions asked, in every kitchen of
every dorm for the week of April they can be returned to the din-Dining Room, Rott said. "We've
ing room. PubliCity will bill the got Maggies, the Trailroom, the
"Spring Cleaning" as "dishes for Dovecote, catering, pack-outs
better food." for College Outdoors . Theres
But the Bon Appetit Commit- a lot that we do here." He sees
tee has broader goals for its work the committee as vital to making
with the school. "The committee those services better for the stu-
is supposed to serve as a liaison dents and for Bon Appetit.
between students and the Bon," Committee leader Ross says
Ross said. "Student members the committee wants to have
can go to the committee to talk more student input. To that
about concerns" surrounding Bon end, an open 'student forum has
Appetit, "and we take those seri-been planned for Tuesday, Apr.
ously." 13 at 1l:45am in Stamm. "The
At a recent meeting, commit- main purpose is not to create
tee members discussed every- any amazing uproar, just to cre
thing from the recent outbreak ate more communication, " she
of illness on campus (currently said. Students are encouraged
not thought to be food poisoning) to come share their concerns. and
to food waste, to what to put in questions with members of the
the salad bar. They talked about committee.
what they had heard students say-"There has never been a com
ing in the dining room and what mittee like this before," Ross said.
they themselves had experienced, She hopes that, with events like
from the quality of the food to the Spring Cleaning, the committee
hours of operation. can increase the communication
Rott is optimistic about the between campus food services
committee's future. "It's what it's and the students and staff they
all about," he said, adding that the serve.
GET INVOLVEDl
Bon Appetit's Spring Clean
ing week is Apr. 12-19. Please
return dishes you've "bor
rowed" to boxes that will be p laced in every dorm kitchen.
A forum will be held Apr.
13 at 1l:45am in Stamm.
Bring your questions and con
. cems about Bon Appetit!
Take Back the Night a success
b J h 51! and then brought the results of sage. At every stop a blue wood-
y os verman their discussions to a final group en stake was hammered in the
"Take Back the Night," a stu-session. ground as a reminder that sexual
dent-run program aimed at end: The main event, which in-violence is unacceptable there or
ing sexual violence, came to a cluded a keynote address and anywhere else.
poignant finish Thursday, Apr. 18 martial arts presentation, took The event exceeded many par
after three emotionally-c harged place at Albany Hall Thursday ticipants' expectations, as a gen
days of workshops, lectures, and evening, and later spread to the eral sense of apprehen 'sion and
a campus march. rest of the Lewis &: Clark campus nervousness was replaced with
Despite a smaller turnout, ,with the march. Bonnie Thomp- a feeling of empowerment. This
this year's event took on a more son opened the event with a short apprehension may have been a
positive tone than previous years' talk on the experience of being in result of last years Take Back the
events by focusing on empower- the same family as a sex criminal. -Night March, in which partici
ment and liberation, event or-The moving, ten-minute talk fo-pants were met with hecklers and
ganizer Bonnie Thompson('04) cused on how the act of sexual . even water balloons, but the reac
said. She also attributed the posi-violence has a negative impact on tion by on-lookers this year was
tive feel to the fact that more stu-more than the victim alone. positive. "1 was expecting to feel
dents participated in the planning This was followed by a really weighed- down and help-
and execution of the event. Poekoelan self-defense demon- less after the march, but it really
The program got off to a start stration by the group "One With felt liberating being around sup
Monday night with an open-Heart," including a presentation portive men and women fight to
mic session titled "That Takes of domestic abuse scenarios. "It stop rape," Richheimer said.
Ovaries." Nearly forty students is shocking when it is in your face Students gathered in Stewart
gathered in the Rusty Nail to read like that," Sarah Richheimer ('06) Hall to share thoughts and per
stories and provide personal an-said, echOing the reactions of sonal experiences with sexual vi
ecdotes of empowering women in many students. olence in total darkness. The ano
their lives. Each speaker was then The intensity of the presenta- nymity afforded by the darkness
awarded a chocolate egg covered tion made it rather difficult for lent itself to a very emotional ex
in gold foil, dubbed a "GQlden many students to transition to perience, said. Maggee Bond('06).
Ovary." the subsequent talk by keynote "The speak-out was intense, but
The Men's Workshop was held speaker and sexologist Carol in a good way," she said. by Elizabeth Young
The following crimes were
reported to the Campus Safety
Office between Mar. 15-28,
2004.
Mar. 14-A student resident
reported receiving a harassing
phone call.
Mar. 18-Windows were
broken in Copeland Hall and
in a college van.
A chair was set on fire near
Howard Hall.
A garbage can was set on
fire near Copeland Hall.
Graffiti was found in the
h~ndicapped . restroom in
Pamplin Sports Center.
Graffiti was found in the
mens restroom in the Watzek
Library.
Mar. 20-A campus vehicle
was vandalized during an at
tempt to break in to it.
Mar. 21-A decorative light
was vandalized north of the
Manor House.
Mar. 22-Alcohol was stolen
from the catering office.
Mar. 24-A lei of bones
was placed on the Sacagawea
statue.
Mar. 27-Graffiti was dis
covered in the Templeton Stu
dent Center.
Arsons
• Increase
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trash can on fire] before. It's fine if
it's under control and the person
knows what they're doing."
But in these recent cases, au
thorities are concerned that al
cohol has been a factor. Eldridge
remarked, "The more alcohol you
introduce into a situation, the less
likely you are to consider the im
plications of your actions."
The matter is one of safety
as well as legality. While none
of these incidents of arson have
resulted in any physical damage
to any individuals , if the persons
who initiated them are caught,
they may have to endure the
damage of a felony charge.
Tuesday in Stewart Hall lounge. Queen. Her light-hearted address K .. h k
Open to both sexes, the thirty- focused on being "sex-positive" U C I n I C S pea s
odd participants were composed and. being aware of ones own de
of a roughly equal number of men sires. "Her talk really set the tone CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
. and women. The night started for the rest of the night," Bonnie
with a free-association game, de-Thompson said.
fining such terms "sexual assault," Then came the highlight of
"rape," and "consent." The group the program, the campus-wide schools, and outsourcing of u.s.
jobs. The Congress man stumbled
in responding to first-year stu
dent Caitlin O'Brien-Carelli 's
then came together to share dif-march. Chanting such cheers challenge of his voting record on
ferent thoughts on these terms as "We have the power, we have abortion, but affirmed his belief
and to discuss topics relating to the right! People united, take
sexuality, effective consent, and back the night!" a group of nearly
communication between part-50 students marched in a lqop
ners. Men and women then held around campus, stopping along
discussions in separate rooms to the way for individuals to share
facilitate a more open dialogue, a poem or story or personal mes-in a woman's right to choose.
"1 thought [his early position
on abortion] was oddly incon
sistent with his other views,"
O'Brien-Carelli said. "But he gave
the best possible answer he could have given by vowing to protect
Roe v. Wade."
Members of the audience re
sponded to Kucinichs visit with
enthusiasm. Graduate school
alumnus Eddie WangC'02) heard
about the event from a friend on
campus.
"It was very uplifting to imag-
. ine that there's a candidate who's
smart," Wang said. "He represents
something that speaks to the stu
dents here."
2 the Pioneer Log, April 9, 2004 Forum----
Run, Ralph, Run nLetters to the editori
by John Koehn
Dennis Kucinich visits Port
land. The lefties go nuts. But
before we become too focused on
this presidential candidate with
a snowball's chance in hell, let's
tum our attention to the peren
nial snowball, Ralph Nader. On
Monday, April 5 2004, Ralph
Nader held a Nominating Con
vention at the Roseland Theater
in Portland.
Ralph Nader is the
GOP's best friend,
and we should do
whatever we can
to get him on the
Oregon ballot.
The convention, which would
have put Nader on the Oregon
ballot for president, was held so
Nader could attempt to obtain
the necessary 1,000 signatures
at one place within 12 hours (the
alternative is 15,000 total signa
tures).
Unfortunately, Nader fell 260
persons short of his goal and has
failed to get his name on the Or
egon ballot. The question here is
how could a man who received
5% of the total vote in Oregon
in 2000 -77,357 votes -not get
1,000 people to sign a petition?
Nader will now try miracu
lously to find 14,360 people to
sign his petition by July 2, which
would put his name on the Nov.
2 ballot.
Who should sign his peti
tion? Republicans . Ralph Nader
is the GOP's best friend, and we
should do whatever we can to
get him on the Oregon ballot.
Al Gore won Oregon in 2000 by
only 6,765 votes; Nader pulled
77,357 votes.
If Nader could even get a frac
tion of those votes in 2004 (and,
judging from the turnout at the
Nominating Convention, a frac
tion is all that he is likely to get),
a Bush vic(ory in Oregon is even
more likely. the amount of money a person
can give to a candidate to $2,000.
Wealthy Democrats have diaboli
cally and maliCiously violated the
Campaign Finance Law by creat
ing 527 groups. These so-called
"issue advocacy" groups regularly
blast President Bush and praise
Senator Kerry. By contribut
ing unregulated amounts of soft
money to these groups, the liber
als have violated the spirit (if not
the letter) of the law.
Wealthy Republicans, however,
have another, more legal and ethi
cal option: give $2,000 to Dubya
and $2,000 to Nader.
While it might seem counterin
tuitive to many Republicans, do
nating money to Bush and Nader
is a fantastic way to counter the
torrent of soft money the cabal of
Hollywood liberals are thrOwing
against Bush. Nader may not gain
5% of the vote in Oregon again,
but whatever percent he does get
will be invaluable in a close elec
tion.
Note to agitated lefties -be
fore firing off a letter about how
Nader didn't cause Gore to lose
Florida in 2000 and how he
isn't good for Republicans, save
yourself some time (and recycled
paper) and take a class on com
mon sense. If Nader isn't bad for
Democrats, why are so many Re
publicans rooting for him?
So run, Ralph, run. And take
Dennis Kucinich with you, be
cause two snowballs are always
better than one. The "Fifty-Fifty" forest
reserve plan explained
Behind low coastal fog, a
stand of Douglas-fir rises from
the wet understory. This for
est, remade by human hands
in the 1950s after twenty years
of off-and-on fires, has recently
become harvestable.
The new forest was intended
to be a unending source of lum
ber and jobs for the area. How
ever, as the forest has matured,
attitudes about forest manage
ment have changed.
The Tillamook and Clatsop
state forests cover a million acres
It calls for a re
serve of 500/0, or
500,000 acres, of
the Tillamook and
Clatsop state for-
ests.
of mountainous land in north-
western Oregon, between Port
land and the
Pacific. coast. Originally; the
Oregon Department of Forestry
(ODF) called for as much as
85% of the forest to be used for
timber production.
Forest activists were dis
mayed by the high percentage
of forest proposed for logging.
Federal campaign law limits Ralph Nader: On a crusade to vanquish the Democrats.
The Minority View ,
opponents df
the 50/50 plan
worry that a reduc
. tion in harvests will
lead to a reduction . . In county servIces.
In reaction to the ODF plan,
the Tillamook Rainforest Coali
tion, an environmental group
with an office in Portland·, pro
posed its own plan for the forests,
the "Fifty-Fifty Plan." It calls for a
reserve of 50%, or 500,000 acres,
of the Tillamook and Clatsop
state forests.
After a failed attempt in the
Oregon Senate, the Coalition has
moved to the initiative process.
They are' currently trying ~ to get
the issue on the fall ballot in Or
egon. Proponents of the 50/50
plan claim that the reserve will
benefit the Washington County
watershed, the coastal mountain
ecosystem, and the local econo
mies.
Because tax intake is tied to
timber revenue in Tillamook and
Clasop counties, opponents of
the 50/50 plan worry that a re
duction in harvests will lead to a
reduction in county services.
Kyle Boelte, '04 Style Corner subject
hasn't yet paid his
"Drag Auction" dues
A few weeks ago, a student
featured in the Style Corner
mentioned young Stephen Star
rett as someone whose style she
admired. Starrett is a familiar
face on campus; to many he is
known simply as "Hip Kid."
However, there is more to
this person than hipster ban
dannas and tight jeans. In last
falls Drag Auction, I bought
him for a hefty sum. Despite
repeated phone calls and visits,
he has REFUSED to hold. up his
end of the bargain and provide a
I bought him for a
hefty sum.
service for his rightful owner.
Starrett doesn't deserve to
be revered as a freshman fash
ion icon until he does the right
thing and cooks me dinner. It's
for charity!
I hope Starrett sees this let
ter and is brought to his senses.
He knows who to contact if
his frankly despicable atti
tude changes. Lewis and Clark
should be able to expect more
from our fashion icons.
Molly Butterfoss, '07
by Charles Davis and John Koehn
No, they just spent
a semester in
Europe.
the Pioneer Log, April 9, 2004 3 ----Features----
Senior Profile'
Name: Keith West
Year: 2004
Major: Religious Studies
Activities: Debate, Resident
Assistant, Choir, Gaming So
ciety
What is your favorite activ
ity? "I would be lying if I didn't
say debate."
Quote to live by: "All things
in balance-I don't live by it as
much as I would like to."
What makes you unique? "I
have a hard time defining what
an average person is. Everyone
is unique whether they want to
be or not."
What do you want to be
when you grow up: "An at
torney for the ACLU because
they do a lot of really good
work. They protect constitu
tional rights which people are
too willing to sacrifice," What is your dream job? "A
Supreme Court Justice."
Why do you like debate?
"Debate helps me in every aspect
of my life. It made me more ar
ticulate, a better critical thinker,
a better researcher and generally,
I am a more informed person. It
also gives me the ability to ap
preciate the other side even if I
don't agree with it. 1 think that
is the only way to solve prob
lems between people of differing
ideologies.
Are you a good arguer? "I
like to think so."
How did you get your start
in debate? "My parents were re
ally tired of me disobeying and
arguing so if I did this debate
thing I would get it out of my
system. Fortunately it kind of
backfired because I just got bet
ter at it."
IMAGE COURTESY WWW.LCLARK.EDU
Keith West('04), in a debate earlier this year about the
merits of Measure 30, hosted on Oregon Public Broad
casting. West and his partner, Paul Bingham('05), are
the top-rated parliamentary debate pair in the nation.
On the subject of gay mar- Does success get to you?
riage, what do you think? "I've gotten really, really, really
"Gay marriage is a great step. fricking lucky to be in the right
I think it recognizes basic dig-places at the Photo of the Week
PHOTO BY JONATHAN CHING
A gnome invades the main studio of KLC radio-perhaps he wants to play some tunes.
For the second time in the history of the Pioneer Log, we have a Photo of
the Week not taken by one of our own photographers (okay, that's a little
bit of an exaggeration, but it is only the second time this year). Since we
promised a few weeks ago to give a special prize to whomever sent us
one ... congratulations to Jonathan Ching, who will shortly be receiving a mag
nifi~ent Pioneer Log prize!
Send in your super cool photos to piolog@lclark.edu by Monday at 5:00pm or
bring them by the office if they need to be scanned.
wallE Fe. IHE Itl I •• !
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Come to the Pioneer Log story meetings Mondays at 5:00pm in our offices
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Valkyries for an eternity of carousing .
nity that's inherent to all people right time and
regardless of gender or sexual have had the
orientation. I would be happy opportunities
and proud to help an issue like that I have had.
that." . And 1 recognize Lewis & Clark College *Not endorsed by or affliated
with Lewis & Clark College.
What are your plans for it whether I like
after graduation? "I am going it or not. The
to Law School but it is undeter- privilege that 1
mined as to where. I am going was born with
to take the next 1-2 years off because of my
and coach debate professional- race, class, etc.
ly. 1 will throw out some appli-has given me
cations and see where they end breaks that a lot
up. Ideally 1 will coach (debate) of other people
for two years and then cram for may not get.
the LSATs. I will potentially And that is a
end up at LCs Law School or very humbling
Notre Dame-Portland is my factor."
home." Who do you
What are your accomplish- attribute your
ments thus far? "Theoretically, success to?
I am graduating at the end of "Any success 1
the year. I am the National have is really
Student Representative for only an indica
NPDA (National Parliament tion of quality
Debate Association). Also, cur-of the team that
rently my [debate] partner and' has been here
1 are ranked number one in the to support and
country." train me.':
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PHOTOS BY SHANNON BRADY
Lewis & Clark Hawai'i Club's annual Lu'au is always one of the highlights of the LC social year. LC students enjoyed an evening of authentic food,
music, and dancing last Saturday night, including the perennial crowd favorite of fireknife, which as MC Ryan Lidster('06} described, "is what it
sounds like: knives on fire."
the Pioneer Log, April 9, 2004 5 -Arts & Entertainment--
What the #$*!: physics for mystics
by Craig Beebe
In a vital scene in What the #$ *!
Do We Know?, the main character
is asked by a rather strange boy
on a basketball court, "How far
down the rabbit hole do you want
to go?" Through two hours of
clips of very smart people talking
about complica ted things, inter
spersed with strange animations
of flashing neurons and danCing
cells, and the story of a deaf pllO
tographer with a troubled history
of love, we are indeed taken very
far down the rabbit hole. more immediate and real. The
third piece of the picture is a col
lection of animations, some im
pressive and some silly.
All of these styles overlap and
interact through the duration of
the movie, providing a feel that
is sometimes drama, sometimes
comedy, sometimes class, some
times Saturday morning cartoons.
The story is that of photogra
pher Amanda, played by Marlee
Martin, a recognizable star from
various television shows includ
ing that one Seinfeld where Jerry
dated the deaf woman. She is Spring Dance
Concert opens
next Thursday
This year, instead of hav
ing a spring production of
the Dance Extravaganza , the
LC Theatre Department pres-'
ents a Spring Dance concert
with choreography by faculty
member Susan E. Davis, guest
artists Mihn Tran, and Tahni
Holt, and Lewis &. Clark Col
lege Alum Emily Stone. All
dances will be performed by
LC dance students.
But possibly a more impor- dealing with anxiety problems , Maree Matlin stars as Amanda in What the. #$*/ Do We Know? The lighting and perfor-
tant question to ask yourself after a m'arriage went bad be-see is actually an extensive illu-won major awards in Washing- mance s-etting are also student
before watching this movie is, cause of extramarital sex, and this sion-these are the types of head-ton, D.C. and Ashland, Oregon. designed. Nick Joyce, one of
"How much of a lecture do you serves as the context for much of scratching notions that serve to Press releases for the film call the student deSigners , said
want?" Because its not all fun and the experts' topics. make us all feel a little "deeper" it "as heretical as Galileo." I'm that "its been hell to put to-
games. It can be very interest-The experts include profes- as we discover them. What this not sure about that; it presents gether, but it should be a good
. f h show. ing at moments , yes, especially sors 0 p ysics and psychology movie does is essentially throw some interesting ideas, to be sure,
h b I 1 k d h r The Concert will run as our experts t eorize a out at paces i e UCLA an Univer- t em at you lor an extended peri-but in this age it seems that we're
the nature of reality and the role sity of Oregon, as well as some od of time, letting your mind sort more excited to hear these ideas, Thursday, Friday, and Satur-
of quantum physics in our lives, stranger voices, like Ramtha, a out what is important even as it than we are fearful of what they day nights. Performances will
but sometimes the movie drifts mystiC who supposed ly lived seems to tell you that nothing is. might mean. It doesn't deny the start at 7:30. Ticket cost $8
into extended segments that feel 3500 years ago and is now speak- The film is designed to serve as existence of God, for example, for general admission, $5 for
more like a science lesson than ing through another woman (I'm a quaSi-documentary, combining but rather presents a notion of LC faculty, staff, and alumni,
a movie. If this is what you like, not making this up). It seems as elements of fiction with the voices a God far grander than anything senior citizens, and non-LC
students, and $3 fo~ students then it may be of interest. If not, though the filinmakers just set up of leading scientists and mystics human minds can comprehend:
look elsewhere. cameras and let these geniuses from a multitude of backgrounds. the God that exists within the currently enrolled at LC.
In the spirit of that other talk for as long as they liked, and Filmed entirely in Portland, it is magic of quantum physicS. Tickets can be purchased
h d k h d d h I h th f I at the Fir Acres Theatre Box movie you watc e to rna e t en e ite t e c ips toget er into e project· 0 Wi liam Arntz, a Altogether , with a fairly in-
yourself feel smart, Waking Life, a format that serves to emphaSize former physicist and computer teresting story and presenting a Office. The Box Office opens
What The? combines the voices the theme? of the storyline while programmer who has long had a multitude of different ideas, What on Monday, April 12, at 1:
of a multitude of experts from covering topics from God to real-great interest in quantum reality The? should be enough to get your OOpm. box office hours are 1:
different backgrounds talking ity to dreams to addiction . and different ways of looking at mind going, or at least to distract 00pm-5:00pm weekdays and
about the nature of reality, with I'll be honest-there were the world. you from.all that other stuff you one hour before performanc-
I I d Wh es. Phone res-ervations are for a simp e story ine many people times uring this movie when at the? conSistently sold-should be getting done. Besides,
can see themselves living. Added I felt really amazed by what lout during its run· at the Bagdad the films main message serves to non-campus ticket purchas-ers
to the mix are familiar scenes of was hearing. The ideas that ev-Theatre in Ponland, and is now absolve it from any guilt should it only.'
Portland, which serves to make erything is one, that we control working its way through the film not be interesting : it's all just an il- Come our and support LC
h d r dance students!
tlfy~ 'utel'ike a;:r;;; "~~nio;~: "~h~k A"few reasons to
out the Senior Art Exhibition love Damien Rice
by Craig Beebe
The Senior Art Exhibition
opened last week, continuing a
tradition of excellent art from ex
tremely taknted students who are
leaving the College. This year's
exhibition is a interesting mix
of sculpture, photography, and
painting, and includes everything
from photos of one students
father to images that juxtapose
American flags with corporate
.logos to painted snowboards. It
iss the type of show that made
me proud be a student here-to
share this campus with such tal
ented individuals.
"There are definitely some
exceptional students and notable
projects this year," said gallery cu
rator Linda Tesner, and the exhib
it certainly lives up to her praise.
At the opening reception , a large
crowd milled about happily, look
ing at works like the astoundingly
beautiful nature photography of
Kathryn Hyman and the amaz
ingly realistic charcoal sketches
of Kristen Frasheski . A couple
of artists listed the Midwest as an
inspiration, an interesting moti
vation to create what ultimately
became fascinating pieces.
1 was particularly attracted to
the sculpture work of Ben Jensen,
whose Non-Junctional furniture
was a centerpiece in the entry way. Jensen commented in the
Exhibition program that the proj
ect was a "sculptural exploration
between the overall form and the
materials that render it." And
what an exploration. The ~urved
pieces, made of plywood, steel,
and veneer, in beige, black, and
red, seemed to have an uncanny
ability to pull me back to tobog
ganing when I was younger, even
as I imagined trying to use them
as actual furniture.
A number of photo projects
caught my eye, too. Kimberly
Reil's Cross Promotion, a collection
of photographs of the interaction
between the American flag and
corporate images, like a McDon
ald's flag or a Burger King sign,
was oddly beautiful. "I hope to
inspire in the viewer a reevalua
tion of these symbols individually
as well as together," Reil said. It
seems that this exhibit does in
deed have that potential.
I also enjoyed the subtlety of
Xenia, Yeuh-Chen Wus series of
Tango; and the interestingly ar
ranged photos by Merlin Payne!
Swayze in faces oj My father.
Gurusimran Jason Khalsa's
large floor piece, The. Universe is a
Mystery But It's Not a Secret, could
not be ignored, both because of
its impressive size and its variety
of colors. "The piece carries a lev
el of sacredness that I manifested
6 the Pioneer Log, April 9, 2004 The Senior Art Exhibition
will remain open until May 9.
from myself through the repitions
and meditation involved in its
creation," Khalsa said. Certainly,
as I looked at its circular structure
and mathematical layout, I found
the piece very suitable for medita
tion, even in a crowded room.
One of the real strengths of the
Senior Art Exhibition at Lewis &.
Clark is its range and variety of
works. This show is no excep
tion; again, we are hit with a great
diversity of work, much of which
looks as though it might fit in a
gallery downtown somewhere.
Every student should see this
exhibition-just stop in any time
Tuesday-Sunday, from 11:00am-
5:00pm, on your way to class or
the library, until the show closes
at the end of the semester. by Heather Napualani
Hodges
In a word: flabbergasting. My
flabber was indeed gasted. There
were tears, there was grooving,
there was that intense jealousy
that comes when in the presence
of ridiculous- talent and being able
to do nothing more than listen
and weep.
It was a night of Irish men and
women. Oh, dear God, the ac
'cents!
The opening act was The
Frames, from Dublin. They re
minded me of an Irish Cold play,
complete with sweet ballads and
major rocking-out with an electric
violin and a bevy of hot Irish lads.
They crooned, they crowed.
What fantastic foreshadowing
of what was to come.
When Damien Rice came out,
everything in my life became per
fectly clear. He has vocal cords
like no one else. His lyrics break
your proverbial heart; his guitar
puts most Americans to shame.
His crew was awesome! His fe
male singing counterpart has the
most beautiful voice I have ever
heard. This is no exaggeration.
And, when they sang together,
you could not help but shiver; it
was absolutely beautiful. It was
almost like they were making love
to the audience with their voices; I can think of no other way to de
scribe it.
I think that many of those in
the audience had been expect
ing his signature soft, "let's make
love" songs, but we were all in
for a surprise when he manipulat
ed them into foot tapping, head
banging .. "holy s***"-screaming
moments of pure rock. What
I loved is that his improv mir
rored the way we feel: one mo
ment it was soft and gentle, and
the next moment it was moan
ing, gut-wrenching howling, the
combination of which was almost
orgasmic.
I cried. Multiple times. And
I'm not ashamed to say it. I have
decided to give up my life as a
hardworking lC student and
follow them around, eating their
Irish leftovers, and living in their
wake until I hit senility or get hit
by one of those double-decker
buses you often find in Dublin.
Damien Rices latest album,
0, was a massive hit in his native
Ireland and is steadily climbing
the American charts. It features
the breakout hit "The Blowers
Daughter" and can be purchased
in either the cheap or the expen
sive edition, which features a
"bonus" DVD. It's a great listen,
and you should go buy yourself
a copy. Right now. Or else I will
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Streak snapped, Pios
to end season strong
Pios break their losing streak after eight hours of grueling baseball.
by Zach Mann
What do you do when you win ten
of your first eleven games and then
proceed to have a ten game losing
streak? The one team with the answer
is the Lewis & Clark College baseball,
which ended such a streak with an ex
tra-inning thriller of a victory against
the Pacific Boxers on Sunday, Mar. 28.
The marathon game, lasting nearly
five hours, was just the first part of a
double-header that night. When the
night was over, a little under eight
hours of baseball had been played and
a frustrating lOSing streak was over.
"There was a lot of relief and happi
ness. We walked up to each other after
the game and just smiled. It felt really
good because it was a team effort. Al
most every Single person on the team
played, which made the win even bet
ter," outfielder Dave Berry('06) said.
Unfortunately, the Pios are currently
riding another lOSing streak. Two of
the losses in the four-game skid came
in the late innings to a very talented
Pacific Lutheran team. In the first game of the series, the Pios held a one
run lead into the top of the 9th before
giving up four runs and ultimately the
game. The follOwing night, the Lutes
scored ten runs in the final two in
nings to spoil LC starter Eric Maron
celli's ('07) bid to win his fourth game
of the season. He has the lowest ERA
on the team with a 2.92 and leads the
team in innings pitched with 61.2.
Andy Meade('05) extended his
hitting streak to six games, going 1-2
in last Sundays 15-2 loss in the final
game against PLU.
Senior leadership will be important
in the final month of the season. With
three conference series remaining, the
Pions need to finish strong to comple
ment their incredible 10-1 start.
This weekend, LC will travel to Ta
coma, WA to take on the Loggers of
University of Puget Sound in a three
game series. For updates and summa
ries of the games, as well as schedules,
statistics, and notes regarding all the
LC varsity programs, visit the Pioneer
athletic webpage at www .lclark.edul
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Volume 68, Number 18 Friday, April 9, 2004
Campus "plague" identified Kucinich points in
Over 1 00 students visit
emergency rooms; mys
terioJJs ailment is identi
fied as Norwalk virus,
common on cruise ships symptoms to Residence life. tagious through hand-to-mouth d..'
Campus Safety and Residence contact, Bon Appetit has taken "a new 'I reet Ion II
life staff helped transport some special precautions that are likely ,
the current administration 's at- students to the hospital, a proce- to last until the end of the school
dure authorized by Eldridge for year, said General Manager Jeff by Ethan Stone tempts to thwart terrorism with
"duct tape and plastic" and the
"Orwellian weather reports" of·
the national color-coded threat by Beka Feathers
An illness which struck cam
pus the evening of Friday, Apr.
2, was identified Wednesday as
Norovirus and continues to affect
students, faculty, and staff. The
disease, whose primary symp
toms include extreme nausea and this unique situation, although it Rott. Employees are required
is usually against policy. to wear gloves at all times; fruit,
''I'm very interested to see if silverware, breads and desserts
we can determine what the path have been moved behind coun
was tied in with this," Eldridge ters; and regular cleaning proce
said. "It's certainly not uncom- dures have been replaced with
mon for students to catch the special and frequent sanitization
cold or flu from each other, but of areas where germs might be
this was such as severe case, and spread, such as tables and bever
it was compacted into such a age machines. He won't win the election, but
Ohio Congressman and Demo
cratic presidential candidate
Dennis Kucinich has an agenda
to keep. On Tuesday, Apr. 6 in
the Council Chambers, Kucinich
spoke to Lewis & Clark College
students and local supporters on
aspects of his election platform
and the need to lead the Demo-system, inciting laughter from
the audience.
frequent vomiting over a five-to
twelve-hour period, sent over 60
students to the emergency room
between Friday night and Mon
day morning. short period of time, it certainly "The regular sanitization is era tic Party in "a new direction. " After speaking for about fif
teen minutes, Kucinich gave the
floor to Andrew Kaza, a progres
sive Democrat running against
Dar1ene Hooley for Oregon's 5th
District Congressional seat, and
School and Bon Appetit of
ficials reacted quickly, cooperat
ing with the Multnomah County makes it unique." good for day-to-day . stuff, but
On Saturday, Eldridge said, when a virus is involved, we
housekeeping sanitized all resi-need to step it up," said Rott. "Its
dence hall bathrooms, as well as way outgrown any kind of food
the restrooms in Templeton and poisoning scenario."
a few other areas of campus, ap- Rott added that although
proximately 150 restrooms in all. the changes will probably be in
Health Department
to implement a se
ries of emergency
measures deSigned
to contain and pos
Sibly isolate the
cause of the sudden place until next fall,
Bon Appetit will at
tempt to minimize
the inco'nvenience to
diners. "Don't share with other people,
whether that be silverware, or cups
or bongs or whatever ." N orwaik virus is
known for striking
cruise ships, and
victims can continue to be car
riers of the disease for up to two·
weeks after symptoms have dis
appeared. In the meantime, the
most important way to protect
yourself is to wash your hands. outbreak. Health
Department officials inspected
the Fields Dining Room kitchen
thoroughly Saturday morning
and reporte.d that everything
seemed to be in order. In addi-
tion, they instructed Bon Appetit
staff to put aside all the food that
people might have consumed in
the days before the outbreak, a
standard procedure with a sud
den, unknown illness.
"We always ask ourselves the'
question 'Is this related to mass
exposure to a food source?' said
health officer Gary Oxman.
"Something has happened here,
we don't know what or how big
[it is]."
Dean of Students Jon El
dridge said that as of Sunday, 84
students had either been to an
emergency room or self-reported -John Eldridge
By Sunday morning, ProvostJane
Atkinson had sent out an e-mail
to students informing them of
the situation. A survey from the
County Health Department soon
followed, which Oxman says sig
nificant numbers of people have
responde d to.
Nick Williams('06), can tes
tify to the suddenness and se
verity of the virus, which struck
him around 4:00am Saturday
morning.
"It's pretty crazy," he said. "I
woke up and all of a sudden I
had to throw up; I was feeling
fine up to that point."
The vomiting lasted until
noon on Saturday, Williams said,
and by Monday morning he was
fine.
Because Norwalk virus is con-Eldridge counseled caution as
well as hygiene, but hesitated to
predict possible measures to be
taken in the future.
"We don't want to make all
the recommendations that you
should do this, that and the other
thing, and have it turn out to
be something completely differ
ent," he said. "The main thing,
though, is wash your hands a lot.
Don't share with other people,
whether that be silverware, or
cups or bongs or whatever. If
you've become ill, let someone
know about it."
Spring and smoke in the air
I . tt Bureau. Eldridge recalled the Co-
. nc:ease In pe y arson Director of Campus Safety Bill peland laundry room arson,
InCidents on campus has Curtin has noticed the increase which resulted in approximate ly
lit Campus Safety's fire in petty arson on the LC campus $80,000 worth of damage, which
by Leandra Bernstein
Spring is in the air at Lewis &
Clark College. Birds are singing,
flowers are blooming, and there
are small fires being set in trash
receptacles outside of dormito
ries. Beginning in February, the
campus has seen an increase in
the number of petty arson inci
dents. While most other acts of
vandalism, like graffiti and prop
erty damage, are issues that can
be handled within the commu-
nity, students should take note
that arson is a criminal offense
and those found responsible set
ting unauthorized fires on the LC
campus will be fully prosecuted
by the Portland Police and Fire over the past few years, he said. was paid for by the college com-
"In the springtime, people munity. "There is a real cost to .
like to start these little fires. They this," says Eldridge. "It means
think they're fun. I think they're we can't have new facilities like
incredibly dangerous and are new furniture, certain services go
often associated with drinking ," away, and college costs go up."
he said. In most cases, the responsib le
On Thursda y, Mar.' 18, a party is found and they person
dumpster outside of The Platteau ally pay for the costs of the dam
was set on fire along with a chair, age in addition to performing
and a trash receptacle outside of community service.
Copeland. Earlier this month, a While most LC students view
recycling bin outside of the li-on-campus arson as "unneces
brary was set on fire. In all cases, sary," "an act of disrespect," or
the perpetrators were not found. "just plain stupid," there are
Dean of Students Jon Eldridge those who disagree.
remarked, "Arson is a violation of Not referring to his actions
the law. People get hurt, killed, on this campus, one student
and it winds up costing lots and remarked , "I've done that [lit a
lots of money." CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 PHOTO BY SHANNON BRADY
Ohio Congressman and Democratic presidential candi-
date Dennis Kucinich speaks to a student following his
speech in the Council Chambers on Apr. 6.
After speaking in Hood River
on Monday and in downtown
Portland Tuesday, Kucinich vis
ited the tc campus Tuesday eve
ning, beckoning a packed crowd
to "a vision of a world thats just
waiting to De called forth."
With every seat taken; listen
ers filled the stairs and sat on the
Chamber floor to hear the can-
didate speak on topics ranging
from the war in Iraq to Kucinichs
plan for universal health care in
the United States.
"The forces of war and de
struction, so powerful in the 20th
century, need not be operative . in
the 21"," Kucinich said, criticiz
ing current U.s. military opera
tions and defense spending . "We
see today incoherence reflected
in national and international pol
icies that direct us towards war."
Kucinich described a progres
sion of human society which dis
plays an "advancing tide towards
human unity," and advocated
binding and moral internationa l
laws, compliance with the United
Nations in international affairs,
and an immediate withdrawal of
U.S. soldiers from Iraq.
Applause broke out at several
key points of the Congressmans
speech, including his demands
for a Cabinet-level "Department
of Peace," the abolishment of all
nuclear weapons, and United
States compliance with the Kyoto
Protocol. Kucinich also mocked then answered questions and
prompts from the audience.
Ben Carrier('07) questioned
Kucinich 's plan to drastically c.ut
funding to the national defense
budget. The candidate answered
that several U.S. defense pro
grams, including an anti-ballistic
missile system, nuclear "bunker
buster" research, and the "Vision
20/20" space weapons program
are unnecessary, and in fact work
against national security. He
proposed that 15% of military
spending be diverted to educa
tional and social programs .
One questioner confronted
Kucinich . with Sen. John Kerry's
impending nomination as Demo
cratic presidential candidate, and
asked why he persisted in cam
paigning.
"This candidacy is mindful
of your power to change the is
sues," Kucinich answered. "We're
at a moment for real reflection on
the direction this country is go
ing." He urged the audience to
refuse Kerry's "Democratic war
platform ," and force a "change
in direction" for the Democratic
Party in the upcoming preSiden
tial election. "The path of this
party has 'not been decided," . he
said.
Other members of the au
dience questioned Kucinichs
stance on GLBT rights, free
trade, other candidates, charter
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808 amber glasses-gone. 289
dinner plates.-vanished. 770
spoons, 634 knives, 493 forks.
All these items, and more, have
disappeared from the Bon Appe
tits supplies during this school
year, and Bon Appetit director
Jeff Rott wants to do something
about it. 12-April 19. Students may place eommittee members were "a great 8
their "borrowed" dishes-even if bunch of students." eat \~
they are dirty-in these boxes, so It's G!bout more than just Fields ~
With the help of the Bon Ap
petit Committee, a student group
led by Maura Ross('06), Bon
Appetit has planned a "Spring
Cleaning" event to get their dish
es back.
"The losses are pretty exces
sive," Rott said. "There needs to
be more awareness. "
So far this year, Rott has had
to spend over $3,000 replaCing
utensils and dishes. "It all adds
up," he said, adding that this is
over a tenth of his weekly budget
for food. "It's a case of organic
apples here, or avocadoes more
often," he said.
Ross agrees. Bon Appetit "is a
business ," she said. "When they
have to spend money on dish
es, they can't spend it on other
things."
The Committee has decided
to place boxes for the return of
Bon dishes and utensils, no ques
tions asked, in every kitchen of
every dorm for the week of April they can be returned to the din-Dining Room, Rott said. "We've
ing room. PubliCity will bill the got Maggies, the Trailroom, the
"Spring Cleaning" as "dishes for Dovecote, catering, pack-outs
better food." for College Outdoors . Theres
But the Bon Appetit Commit- a lot that we do here." He sees
tee has broader goals for its work the committee as vital to making
with the school. "The committee those services better for the stu-
is supposed to serve as a liaison dents and for Bon Appetit.
between students and the Bon," Committee leader Ross says
Ross said. "Student members the committee wants to have
can go to the committee to talk more student input. To that
about concerns" surrounding Bon end, an open 'student forum has
Appetit, "and we take those seri-been planned for Tuesday, Apr.
ously." 13 at 1l:45am in Stamm. "The
At a recent meeting, commit- main purpose is not to create
tee members discussed every- any amazing uproar, just to cre
thing from the recent outbreak ate more communication, " she
of illness on campus (currently said. Students are encouraged
not thought to be food poisoning) to come share their concerns. and
to food waste, to what to put in questions with members of the
the salad bar. They talked about committee.
what they had heard students say-"There has never been a com
ing in the dining room and what mittee like this before," Ross said.
they themselves had experienced, She hopes that, with events like
from the quality of the food to the Spring Cleaning, the committee
hours of operation. can increase the communication
Rott is optimistic about the between campus food services
committee's future. "It's what it's and the students and staff they
all about," he said, adding that the serve.
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Bring your questions and con
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Take Back the Night a success
b J h 51! and then brought the results of sage. At every stop a blue wood-
y os verman their discussions to a final group en stake was hammered in the
"Take Back the Night," a stu-session. ground as a reminder that sexual
dent-run program aimed at end: The main event, which in-violence is unacceptable there or
ing sexual violence, came to a cluded a keynote address and anywhere else.
poignant finish Thursday, Apr. 18 martial arts presentation, took The event exceeded many par
after three emotionally-c harged place at Albany Hall Thursday ticipants' expectations, as a gen
days of workshops, lectures, and evening, and later spread to the eral sense of apprehen 'sion and
a campus march. rest of the Lewis &: Clark campus nervousness was replaced with
Despite a smaller turnout, ,with the march. Bonnie Thomp- a feeling of empowerment. This
this year's event took on a more son opened the event with a short apprehension may have been a
positive tone than previous years' talk on the experience of being in result of last years Take Back the
events by focusing on empower- the same family as a sex criminal. -Night March, in which partici
ment and liberation, event or-The moving, ten-minute talk fo-pants were met with hecklers and
ganizer Bonnie Thompson('04) cused on how the act of sexual . even water balloons, but the reac
said. She also attributed the posi-violence has a negative impact on tion by on-lookers this year was
tive feel to the fact that more stu-more than the victim alone. positive. "1 was expecting to feel
dents participated in the planning This was followed by a really weighed- down and help-
and execution of the event. Poekoelan self-defense demon- less after the march, but it really
The program got off to a start stration by the group "One With felt liberating being around sup
Monday night with an open-Heart," including a presentation portive men and women fight to
mic session titled "That Takes of domestic abuse scenarios. "It stop rape," Richheimer said.
Ovaries." Nearly forty students is shocking when it is in your face Students gathered in Stewart
gathered in the Rusty Nail to read like that," Sarah Richheimer ('06) Hall to share thoughts and per
stories and provide personal an-said, echOing the reactions of sonal experiences with sexual vi
ecdotes of empowering women in many students. olence in total darkness. The ano
their lives. Each speaker was then The intensity of the presenta- nymity afforded by the darkness
awarded a chocolate egg covered tion made it rather difficult for lent itself to a very emotional ex
in gold foil, dubbed a "GQlden many students to transition to perience, said. Maggee Bond('06).
Ovary." the subsequent talk by keynote "The speak-out was intense, but
The Men's Workshop was held speaker and sexologist Carol in a good way," she said. by Elizabeth Young
The following crimes were
reported to the Campus Safety
Office between Mar. 15-28,
2004.
Mar. 14-A student resident
reported receiving a harassing
phone call.
Mar. 18-Windows were
broken in Copeland Hall and
in a college van.
A chair was set on fire near
Howard Hall.
A garbage can was set on
fire near Copeland Hall.
Graffiti was found in the
h~ndicapped . restroom in
Pamplin Sports Center.
Graffiti was found in the
mens restroom in the Watzek
Library.
Mar. 20-A campus vehicle
was vandalized during an at
tempt to break in to it.
Mar. 21-A decorative light
was vandalized north of the
Manor House.
Mar. 22-Alcohol was stolen
from the catering office.
Mar. 24-A lei of bones
was placed on the Sacagawea
statue.
Mar. 27-Graffiti was dis
covered in the Templeton Stu
dent Center.
Arsons
• Increase
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
trash can on fire] before. It's fine if
it's under control and the person
knows what they're doing."
But in these recent cases, au
thorities are concerned that al
cohol has been a factor. Eldridge
remarked, "The more alcohol you
introduce into a situation, the less
likely you are to consider the im
plications of your actions."
The matter is one of safety
as well as legality. While none
of these incidents of arson have
resulted in any physical damage
to any individuals , if the persons
who initiated them are caught,
they may have to endure the
damage of a felony charge.
Tuesday in Stewart Hall lounge. Queen. Her light-hearted address K .. h k
Open to both sexes, the thirty- focused on being "sex-positive" U C I n I C S pea s
odd participants were composed and. being aware of ones own de
of a roughly equal number of men sires. "Her talk really set the tone CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
. and women. The night started for the rest of the night," Bonnie
with a free-association game, de-Thompson said.
fining such terms "sexual assault," Then came the highlight of
"rape," and "consent." The group the program, the campus-wide schools, and outsourcing of u.s.
jobs. The Congress man stumbled
in responding to first-year stu
dent Caitlin O'Brien-Carelli 's
then came together to share dif-march. Chanting such cheers challenge of his voting record on
ferent thoughts on these terms as "We have the power, we have abortion, but affirmed his belief
and to discuss topics relating to the right! People united, take
sexuality, effective consent, and back the night!" a group of nearly
communication between part-50 students marched in a lqop
ners. Men and women then held around campus, stopping along
discussions in separate rooms to the way for individuals to share
facilitate a more open dialogue, a poem or story or personal mes-in a woman's right to choose.
"1 thought [his early position
on abortion] was oddly incon
sistent with his other views,"
O'Brien-Carelli said. "But he gave
the best possible answer he could have given by vowing to protect
Roe v. Wade."
Members of the audience re
sponded to Kucinichs visit with
enthusiasm. Graduate school
alumnus Eddie WangC'02) heard
about the event from a friend on
campus.
"It was very uplifting to imag-
. ine that there's a candidate who's
smart," Wang said. "He represents
something that speaks to the stu
dents here."
2 the Pioneer Log, April 9, 2004 Forum----
Run, Ralph, Run nLetters to the editori
by John Koehn
Dennis Kucinich visits Port
land. The lefties go nuts. But
before we become too focused on
this presidential candidate with
a snowball's chance in hell, let's
tum our attention to the peren
nial snowball, Ralph Nader. On
Monday, April 5 2004, Ralph
Nader held a Nominating Con
vention at the Roseland Theater
in Portland.
Ralph Nader is the
GOP's best friend,
and we should do
whatever we can
to get him on the
Oregon ballot.
The convention, which would
have put Nader on the Oregon
ballot for president, was held so
Nader could attempt to obtain
the necessary 1,000 signatures
at one place within 12 hours (the
alternative is 15,000 total signa
tures).
Unfortunately, Nader fell 260
persons short of his goal and has
failed to get his name on the Or
egon ballot. The question here is
how could a man who received
5% of the total vote in Oregon
in 2000 -77,357 votes -not get
1,000 people to sign a petition?
Nader will now try miracu
lously to find 14,360 people to
sign his petition by July 2, which
would put his name on the Nov.
2 ballot.
Who should sign his peti
tion? Republicans . Ralph Nader
is the GOP's best friend, and we
should do whatever we can to
get him on the Oregon ballot.
Al Gore won Oregon in 2000 by
only 6,765 votes; Nader pulled
77,357 votes.
If Nader could even get a frac
tion of those votes in 2004 (and,
judging from the turnout at the
Nominating Convention, a frac
tion is all that he is likely to get),
a Bush vic(ory in Oregon is even
more likely. the amount of money a person
can give to a candidate to $2,000.
Wealthy Democrats have diaboli
cally and maliCiously violated the
Campaign Finance Law by creat
ing 527 groups. These so-called
"issue advocacy" groups regularly
blast President Bush and praise
Senator Kerry. By contribut
ing unregulated amounts of soft
money to these groups, the liber
als have violated the spirit (if not
the letter) of the law.
Wealthy Republicans, however,
have another, more legal and ethi
cal option: give $2,000 to Dubya
and $2,000 to Nader.
While it might seem counterin
tuitive to many Republicans, do
nating money to Bush and Nader
is a fantastic way to counter the
torrent of soft money the cabal of
Hollywood liberals are thrOwing
against Bush. Nader may not gain
5% of the vote in Oregon again,
but whatever percent he does get
will be invaluable in a close elec
tion.
Note to agitated lefties -be
fore firing off a letter about how
Nader didn't cause Gore to lose
Florida in 2000 and how he
isn't good for Republicans, save
yourself some time (and recycled
paper) and take a class on com
mon sense. If Nader isn't bad for
Democrats, why are so many Re
publicans rooting for him?
So run, Ralph, run. And take
Dennis Kucinich with you, be
cause two snowballs are always
better than one. The "Fifty-Fifty" forest
reserve plan explained
Behind low coastal fog, a
stand of Douglas-fir rises from
the wet understory. This for
est, remade by human hands
in the 1950s after twenty years
of off-and-on fires, has recently
become harvestable.
The new forest was intended
to be a unending source of lum
ber and jobs for the area. How
ever, as the forest has matured,
attitudes about forest manage
ment have changed.
The Tillamook and Clatsop
state forests cover a million acres
It calls for a re
serve of 500/0, or
500,000 acres, of
the Tillamook and
Clatsop state for-
ests.
of mountainous land in north-
western Oregon, between Port
land and the
Pacific. coast. Originally; the
Oregon Department of Forestry
(ODF) called for as much as
85% of the forest to be used for
timber production.
Forest activists were dis
mayed by the high percentage
of forest proposed for logging.
Federal campaign law limits Ralph Nader: On a crusade to vanquish the Democrats.
The Minority View ,
opponents df
the 50/50 plan
worry that a reduc
. tion in harvests will
lead to a reduction . . In county servIces.
In reaction to the ODF plan,
the Tillamook Rainforest Coali
tion, an environmental group
with an office in Portland·, pro
posed its own plan for the forests,
the "Fifty-Fifty Plan." It calls for a
reserve of 50%, or 500,000 acres,
of the Tillamook and Clatsop
state forests.
After a failed attempt in the
Oregon Senate, the Coalition has
moved to the initiative process.
They are' currently trying ~ to get
the issue on the fall ballot in Or
egon. Proponents of the 50/50
plan claim that the reserve will
benefit the Washington County
watershed, the coastal mountain
ecosystem, and the local econo
mies.
Because tax intake is tied to
timber revenue in Tillamook and
Clasop counties, opponents of
the 50/50 plan worry that a re
duction in harvests will lead to a
reduction in county services.
Kyle Boelte, '04 Style Corner subject
hasn't yet paid his
"Drag Auction" dues
A few weeks ago, a student
featured in the Style Corner
mentioned young Stephen Star
rett as someone whose style she
admired. Starrett is a familiar
face on campus; to many he is
known simply as "Hip Kid."
However, there is more to
this person than hipster ban
dannas and tight jeans. In last
falls Drag Auction, I bought
him for a hefty sum. Despite
repeated phone calls and visits,
he has REFUSED to hold. up his
end of the bargain and provide a
I bought him for a
hefty sum.
service for his rightful owner.
Starrett doesn't deserve to
be revered as a freshman fash
ion icon until he does the right
thing and cooks me dinner. It's
for charity!
I hope Starrett sees this let
ter and is brought to his senses.
He knows who to contact if
his frankly despicable atti
tude changes. Lewis and Clark
should be able to expect more
from our fashion icons.
Molly Butterfoss, '07
by Charles Davis and John Koehn
No, they just spent
a semester in
Europe.
the Pioneer Log, April 9, 2004 3 ----Features----
Senior Profile'
Name: Keith West
Year: 2004
Major: Religious Studies
Activities: Debate, Resident
Assistant, Choir, Gaming So
ciety
What is your favorite activ
ity? "I would be lying if I didn't
say debate."
Quote to live by: "All things
in balance-I don't live by it as
much as I would like to."
What makes you unique? "I
have a hard time defining what
an average person is. Everyone
is unique whether they want to
be or not."
What do you want to be
when you grow up: "An at
torney for the ACLU because
they do a lot of really good
work. They protect constitu
tional rights which people are
too willing to sacrifice," What is your dream job? "A
Supreme Court Justice."
Why do you like debate?
"Debate helps me in every aspect
of my life. It made me more ar
ticulate, a better critical thinker,
a better researcher and generally,
I am a more informed person. It
also gives me the ability to ap
preciate the other side even if I
don't agree with it. 1 think that
is the only way to solve prob
lems between people of differing
ideologies.
Are you a good arguer? "I
like to think so."
How did you get your start
in debate? "My parents were re
ally tired of me disobeying and
arguing so if I did this debate
thing I would get it out of my
system. Fortunately it kind of
backfired because I just got bet
ter at it."
IMAGE COURTESY WWW.LCLARK.EDU
Keith West('04), in a debate earlier this year about the
merits of Measure 30, hosted on Oregon Public Broad
casting. West and his partner, Paul Bingham('05), are
the top-rated parliamentary debate pair in the nation.
On the subject of gay mar- Does success get to you?
riage, what do you think? "I've gotten really, really, really
"Gay marriage is a great step. fricking lucky to be in the right
I think it recognizes basic dig-places at the Photo of the Week
PHOTO BY JONATHAN CHING
A gnome invades the main studio of KLC radio-perhaps he wants to play some tunes.
For the second time in the history of the Pioneer Log, we have a Photo of
the Week not taken by one of our own photographers (okay, that's a little
bit of an exaggeration, but it is only the second time this year). Since we
promised a few weeks ago to give a special prize to whomever sent us
one ... congratulations to Jonathan Ching, who will shortly be receiving a mag
nifi~ent Pioneer Log prize!
Send in your super cool photos to piolog@lclark.edu by Monday at 5:00pm or
bring them by the office if they need to be scanned.
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orientation. I would be happy opportunities
and proud to help an issue like that I have had.
that." . And 1 recognize Lewis & Clark College *Not endorsed by or affliated
with Lewis & Clark College.
What are your plans for it whether I like
after graduation? "I am going it or not. The
to Law School but it is undeter- privilege that 1
mined as to where. I am going was born with
to take the next 1-2 years off because of my
and coach debate professional- race, class, etc.
ly. 1 will throw out some appli-has given me
cations and see where they end breaks that a lot
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home." Who do you
What are your accomplish- attribute your
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I am graduating at the end of "Any success 1
the year. I am the National have is really
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Debate Association). Also, cur-of the team that
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Lewis & Clark Hawai'i Club's annual Lu'au is always one of the highlights of the LC social year. LC students enjoyed an evening of authentic food,
music, and dancing last Saturday night, including the perennial crowd favorite of fireknife, which as MC Ryan Lidster('06} described, "is what it
sounds like: knives on fire."
the Pioneer Log, April 9, 2004 5 -Arts & Entertainment--
What the #$*!: physics for mystics
by Craig Beebe
In a vital scene in What the #$ *!
Do We Know?, the main character
is asked by a rather strange boy
on a basketball court, "How far
down the rabbit hole do you want
to go?" Through two hours of
clips of very smart people talking
about complica ted things, inter
spersed with strange animations
of flashing neurons and danCing
cells, and the story of a deaf pllO
tographer with a troubled history
of love, we are indeed taken very
far down the rabbit hole. more immediate and real. The
third piece of the picture is a col
lection of animations, some im
pressive and some silly.
All of these styles overlap and
interact through the duration of
the movie, providing a feel that
is sometimes drama, sometimes
comedy, sometimes class, some
times Saturday morning cartoons.
The story is that of photogra
pher Amanda, played by Marlee
Martin, a recognizable star from
various television shows includ
ing that one Seinfeld where Jerry
dated the deaf woman. She is Spring Dance
Concert opens
next Thursday
This year, instead of hav
ing a spring production of
the Dance Extravaganza , the
LC Theatre Department pres-'
ents a Spring Dance concert
with choreography by faculty
member Susan E. Davis, guest
artists Mihn Tran, and Tahni
Holt, and Lewis &. Clark Col
lege Alum Emily Stone. All
dances will be performed by
LC dance students.
But possibly a more impor- dealing with anxiety problems , Maree Matlin stars as Amanda in What the. #$*/ Do We Know? The lighting and perfor-
tant question to ask yourself after a m'arriage went bad be-see is actually an extensive illu-won major awards in Washing- mance s-etting are also student
before watching this movie is, cause of extramarital sex, and this sion-these are the types of head-ton, D.C. and Ashland, Oregon. designed. Nick Joyce, one of
"How much of a lecture do you serves as the context for much of scratching notions that serve to Press releases for the film call the student deSigners , said
want?" Because its not all fun and the experts' topics. make us all feel a little "deeper" it "as heretical as Galileo." I'm that "its been hell to put to-
games. It can be very interest-The experts include profes- as we discover them. What this not sure about that; it presents gether, but it should be a good
. f h show. ing at moments , yes, especially sors 0 p ysics and psychology movie does is essentially throw some interesting ideas, to be sure,
h b I 1 k d h r The Concert will run as our experts t eorize a out at paces i e UCLA an Univer- t em at you lor an extended peri-but in this age it seems that we're
the nature of reality and the role sity of Oregon, as well as some od of time, letting your mind sort more excited to hear these ideas, Thursday, Friday, and Satur-
of quantum physics in our lives, stranger voices, like Ramtha, a out what is important even as it than we are fearful of what they day nights. Performances will
but sometimes the movie drifts mystiC who supposed ly lived seems to tell you that nothing is. might mean. It doesn't deny the start at 7:30. Ticket cost $8
into extended segments that feel 3500 years ago and is now speak- The film is designed to serve as existence of God, for example, for general admission, $5 for
more like a science lesson than ing through another woman (I'm a quaSi-documentary, combining but rather presents a notion of LC faculty, staff, and alumni,
a movie. If this is what you like, not making this up). It seems as elements of fiction with the voices a God far grander than anything senior citizens, and non-LC
students, and $3 fo~ students then it may be of interest. If not, though the filinmakers just set up of leading scientists and mystics human minds can comprehend:
look elsewhere. cameras and let these geniuses from a multitude of backgrounds. the God that exists within the currently enrolled at LC.
In the spirit of that other talk for as long as they liked, and Filmed entirely in Portland, it is magic of quantum physicS. Tickets can be purchased
h d k h d d h I h th f I at the Fir Acres Theatre Box movie you watc e to rna e t en e ite t e c ips toget er into e project· 0 Wi liam Arntz, a Altogether , with a fairly in-
yourself feel smart, Waking Life, a format that serves to emphaSize former physicist and computer teresting story and presenting a Office. The Box Office opens
What The? combines the voices the theme? of the storyline while programmer who has long had a multitude of different ideas, What on Monday, April 12, at 1:
of a multitude of experts from covering topics from God to real-great interest in quantum reality The? should be enough to get your OOpm. box office hours are 1:
different backgrounds talking ity to dreams to addiction . and different ways of looking at mind going, or at least to distract 00pm-5:00pm weekdays and
about the nature of reality, with I'll be honest-there were the world. you from.all that other stuff you one hour before performanc-
I I d Wh es. Phone res-ervations are for a simp e story ine many people times uring this movie when at the? conSistently sold-should be getting done. Besides,
can see themselves living. Added I felt really amazed by what lout during its run· at the Bagdad the films main message serves to non-campus ticket purchas-ers
to the mix are familiar scenes of was hearing. The ideas that ev-Theatre in Ponland, and is now absolve it from any guilt should it only.'
Portland, which serves to make erything is one, that we control working its way through the film not be interesting : it's all just an il- Come our and support LC
h d r dance students!
tlfy~ 'utel'ike a;:r;;; "~~nio;~: "~h~k A"few reasons to
out the Senior Art Exhibition love Damien Rice
by Craig Beebe
The Senior Art Exhibition
opened last week, continuing a
tradition of excellent art from ex
tremely taknted students who are
leaving the College. This year's
exhibition is a interesting mix
of sculpture, photography, and
painting, and includes everything
from photos of one students
father to images that juxtapose
American flags with corporate
.logos to painted snowboards. It
iss the type of show that made
me proud be a student here-to
share this campus with such tal
ented individuals.
"There are definitely some
exceptional students and notable
projects this year," said gallery cu
rator Linda Tesner, and the exhib
it certainly lives up to her praise.
At the opening reception , a large
crowd milled about happily, look
ing at works like the astoundingly
beautiful nature photography of
Kathryn Hyman and the amaz
ingly realistic charcoal sketches
of Kristen Frasheski . A couple
of artists listed the Midwest as an
inspiration, an interesting moti
vation to create what ultimately
became fascinating pieces.
1 was particularly attracted to
the sculpture work of Ben Jensen,
whose Non-Junctional furniture
was a centerpiece in the entry way. Jensen commented in the
Exhibition program that the proj
ect was a "sculptural exploration
between the overall form and the
materials that render it." And
what an exploration. The ~urved
pieces, made of plywood, steel,
and veneer, in beige, black, and
red, seemed to have an uncanny
ability to pull me back to tobog
ganing when I was younger, even
as I imagined trying to use them
as actual furniture.
A number of photo projects
caught my eye, too. Kimberly
Reil's Cross Promotion, a collection
of photographs of the interaction
between the American flag and
corporate images, like a McDon
ald's flag or a Burger King sign,
was oddly beautiful. "I hope to
inspire in the viewer a reevalua
tion of these symbols individually
as well as together," Reil said. It
seems that this exhibit does in
deed have that potential.
I also enjoyed the subtlety of
Xenia, Yeuh-Chen Wus series of
Tango; and the interestingly ar
ranged photos by Merlin Payne!
Swayze in faces oj My father.
Gurusimran Jason Khalsa's
large floor piece, The. Universe is a
Mystery But It's Not a Secret, could
not be ignored, both because of
its impressive size and its variety
of colors. "The piece carries a lev
el of sacredness that I manifested
6 the Pioneer Log, April 9, 2004 The Senior Art Exhibition
will remain open until May 9.
from myself through the repitions
and meditation involved in its
creation," Khalsa said. Certainly,
as I looked at its circular structure
and mathematical layout, I found
the piece very suitable for medita
tion, even in a crowded room.
One of the real strengths of the
Senior Art Exhibition at Lewis &.
Clark is its range and variety of
works. This show is no excep
tion; again, we are hit with a great
diversity of work, much of which
looks as though it might fit in a
gallery downtown somewhere.
Every student should see this
exhibition-just stop in any time
Tuesday-Sunday, from 11:00am-
5:00pm, on your way to class or
the library, until the show closes
at the end of the semester. by Heather Napualani
Hodges
In a word: flabbergasting. My
flabber was indeed gasted. There
were tears, there was grooving,
there was that intense jealousy
that comes when in the presence
of ridiculous- talent and being able
to do nothing more than listen
and weep.
It was a night of Irish men and
women. Oh, dear God, the ac
'cents!
The opening act was The
Frames, from Dublin. They re
minded me of an Irish Cold play,
complete with sweet ballads and
major rocking-out with an electric
violin and a bevy of hot Irish lads.
They crooned, they crowed.
What fantastic foreshadowing
of what was to come.
When Damien Rice came out,
everything in my life became per
fectly clear. He has vocal cords
like no one else. His lyrics break
your proverbial heart; his guitar
puts most Americans to shame.
His crew was awesome! His fe
male singing counterpart has the
most beautiful voice I have ever
heard. This is no exaggeration.
And, when they sang together,
you could not help but shiver; it
was absolutely beautiful. It was
almost like they were making love
to the audience with their voices; I can think of no other way to de
scribe it.
I think that many of those in
the audience had been expect
ing his signature soft, "let's make
love" songs, but we were all in
for a surprise when he manipulat
ed them into foot tapping, head
banging .. "holy s***"-screaming
moments of pure rock. What
I loved is that his improv mir
rored the way we feel: one mo
ment it was soft and gentle, and
the next moment it was moan
ing, gut-wrenching howling, the
combination of which was almost
orgasmic.
I cried. Multiple times. And
I'm not ashamed to say it. I have
decided to give up my life as a
hardworking lC student and
follow them around, eating their
Irish leftovers, and living in their
wake until I hit senility or get hit
by one of those double-decker
buses you often find in Dublin.
Damien Rices latest album,
0, was a massive hit in his native
Ireland and is steadily climbing
the American charts. It features
the breakout hit "The Blowers
Daughter" and can be purchased
in either the cheap or the expen
sive edition, which features a
"bonus" DVD. It's a great listen,
and you should go buy yourself
a copy. Right now. Or else I will
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to end season strong
Pios break their losing streak after eight hours of grueling baseball.
by Zach Mann
What do you do when you win ten
of your first eleven games and then
proceed to have a ten game losing
streak? The one team with the answer
is the Lewis & Clark College baseball,
which ended such a streak with an ex
tra-inning thriller of a victory against
the Pacific Boxers on Sunday, Mar. 28.
The marathon game, lasting nearly
five hours, was just the first part of a
double-header that night. When the
night was over, a little under eight
hours of baseball had been played and
a frustrating lOSing streak was over.
"There was a lot of relief and happi
ness. We walked up to each other after
the game and just smiled. It felt really
good because it was a team effort. Al
most every Single person on the team
played, which made the win even bet
ter," outfielder Dave Berry('06) said.
Unfortunately, the Pios are currently
riding another lOSing streak. Two of
the losses in the four-game skid came
in the late innings to a very talented
Pacific Lutheran team. In the first game of the series, the Pios held a one
run lead into the top of the 9th before
giving up four runs and ultimately the
game. The follOwing night, the Lutes
scored ten runs in the final two in
nings to spoil LC starter Eric Maron
celli's ('07) bid to win his fourth game
of the season. He has the lowest ERA
on the team with a 2.92 and leads the
team in innings pitched with 61.2.
Andy Meade('05) extended his
hitting streak to six games, going 1-2
in last Sundays 15-2 loss in the final
game against PLU.
Senior leadership will be important
in the final month of the season. With
three conference series remaining, the
Pions need to finish strong to comple
ment their incredible 10-1 start.
This weekend, LC will travel to Ta
coma, WA to take on the Loggers of
University of Puget Sound in a three
game series. For updates and summa
ries of the games, as well as schedules,
statistics, and notes regarding all the
LC varsity programs, visit the Pioneer
athletic webpage at www .lclark.edul
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