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Volume 68, Number 3 Friday, October 3,2003 Oliver Zlonis,
1984-2003
-page 3
OSPIRG returns DRAG DREAMS
to LC campus
by Leandra Bernstein
Perhaps you've seen them
around campus anxiously regis­
tering students to vote, or maybe
you've been lazing around your
dorm room at night and received
a call encouraging you to join
their organization. Any way you
look at it, OSPIRG's presence on
the Lewis &: Clark campus has
become hard to ignore.
For many students, the Or­
egon Student Public Interest Re­community.
Despite OSPIRG's past
achievements, many older stu­
dents and faculty have lukewarm
memories of the organizations
LC chapter. In 1998, ASLC vot­
ed against supporting OSPIRG
with student fees. OSPIRG rep­
resentative Alexandra Hammond
explains one of the possible
causes for ASLCs decision. "At
the time, we had very poor rep­
resentation on campus. We were
viewed as an outside group solely
search Group
is a mystery- a
new entity on
the rise. This
is not the case.
OSPIRG has
been a con­
tributing part
of the political
sphere in Ore­
gon for the past "We were viewed concerned
with getting
money from
the student
body, rather
than what as an outside group
solely concerned with
getting money from
the student body"
-Alexandra Hammond we are: an
organiza­
tion that
wants to
help stu-
30 years, and -------------- dents get
has worked in conjunction with
LC until five years ago. Some of
the groups successful projects in­
clude working with environmen­
tal groups to preserve almost two
million acres of natural forests
in Oregon and working to end
the use of "big money" in state
politics. Most visible to the stu­
dent body, though, is OSPIRG's
campaign to register college-age
voters. With the 2004 presiden­
tial race already underwa y, this is
optimal timing for OSPIRG to try
to reintegrate itself into the LC their voices heard so they can be
active in their political lives."
The primary criticism of OS­
PIRG in 1998 was the amount
of money they were receiving
with so little payback to the LC
community. Five years ago OS­
PIRG was demandin g $12,750
to maintain a poorly represented
chapter, while localized student
groups like SEED were working
effectively within a $500 budget.
According to Hammond , OS­
PIRG is not currently interested
in receiving funding from LC. .,. Sophomore Ben Waterhouse
: frees his inner .... whatever. ~ Sophomore Joe Fischer (an Me for
the event) thinks white boas are so
hot right now. 1
.. ---
This is sophomore Joe
Petroni, and he's wearing
a dress.
First-years Arianna Trott (L) and Sarah Hirsch
actually always dress like this. Really.
Budgeting problems solved Crime stats disclosed
than in 2000 (143). Drug viola­
tions were also somewhat higher. by Joe Clock and Beka
Feathers
ASLC and the Colleges busi­
ness office have cleared up the
confusion that surrounded the
student councils budget at the
beginning of this semester.
ASLC had found their account
approximately $35,000 short of
the budget they had expected
for the year when they prepared
to release student group budgets
during the second week of the.
school year.
This shortfall primarily af­
fected the General Allocations
Board (GAB), which distributes
money to groups not funded by
the Chartering and Budgeting
Commission.
"1 was preparing to drain parts
of GAB," said James Atkin, Vice
President of Budget and Finance.
The lost money came from a
combination of computer prob­
lems in the business office and
a misplaced decimal point in the
Spanish club's budget. ASLC also
gained an unanticipat ed $7,000
from fees from students on over­
seas programs . The computer virus that
passed through the campus
network at the beginning of the
semester slowed down the busi­
ness offices computer system,
and left more than 100 student
billings not posted to the College
records. Overall, this accounted
for $1.4 million, $12,000 of
which went into ASLCs budget
for this semester.
Before the business office in­
formed ASLC of the computer
problems , they had discovered
a problem in the student group
budgeting. Instead of recieving
the $1,200 it was budgeted, the
Spanish Club had been given
$12,000.
After correcting all of these
problems ASLC now has more
money than it had anticipated ,
and ASLC preSident Khai East
said, "we are ready to start spend­
ing that money like crazy."
Now that its budget issues are
resolved, ASLC will be able to re­
lease student group budgets. Un­
til this point ASLC has not been
able to process check requests
from student groups. ''I'm really satisfied that we re­
solved this issue," said East. "We
won't have a deficit, we won't
have to take money (rom student
groups, and we will have a better
relationship with the business of­
fice."
East hopes that after resolving
this issue the business office will
recognize that ASLC controls a lot
of money, $374,000 this year, and
will take student groups more se­
riously.
Part of the budgeting confu­
sion also came from the lack of
information that last year's ASLC
council left last spring.
Until she uncovered a com­
puter file this week, President
East did not have a copy of the
student group budgets other than
the one which had been pub­
lished in the Pathfinder.
Even though the budget short­
fall was not as serious as expect­
ed, Atkin said GAB was working
on a tighter budget than in previ­
ous years.
"We're expecting to be a lot
more frugal with our finances this
year, he said. by Ben Waterhouse
Campus crime statistics for However, since the size of the
2002 are now available online, in student body increased sig-
compliance with nificantly
the Jeanne Clery "Drug and alcohol in those
Disclosure of h years, "the
Campus Secu-use on campus as number of
rity Policy and remained more or less referrals
Campus Crimes per capita
Statistics Act, even with the national has actu­
a federal law 1: I ally gone
that requires average ror simi ar dow n , "
colleges and schools." says Jon
universities to E 1 d rid g e ,
disclose infor- -Jon Eldridge Dean of
mation on crime Stude nts.
that occurs on and around their "Drug and alcohol use on cam­
campuses. pus has remained more or less
The numbers in this year's re-even with the national average
port are, reassuringly, quite simi-for similar schools."
lar to last year's. Burglary, auto Bill Curtin, Director of Cam­
theft, and serious drug violations pus Safety, would like to remind
continued to be extremely rare in students of the Campus Safety
2002, and, as usual, there were officers and RAs whose contin­
no reported cases of sexual or ag-ued work has kept the campus
gravated assault or homicide of a safe place to live and learn:
any degree. "They have a thankless job and
DiSCiplinary referrals have deserve some praise from time
jumped surprisingly , however. The Clery report data is available
There were about eighty more online at http://www.lclark.edu/
liquor violations in 2002 (226) -safety/clery.html EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: JOE CLOCK,
BEKA FEATHERS
NEWS EDITORS: ETHAN STONE
FORUM EDITOR: JOHN KOEHN
FEATURES EDITOR: LIZ HUMMER
ARTS EDITOR-~ BEN WATERHOUSE
SPORTS EDITOR: G EOFF WALLACE
CALENDAR EDITORS: JOE CLOCK,
BEKA FEATHERS
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ANNE WINCHELL, LEANDRA
BERNSTEIN
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FULLER, JAKE THOMAS, ARON
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NER
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AMANDA SKINNER
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WEIDEL
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STUDENT FEES. by Joleen Fuller
What and who is CSAW?
You may be wondering what
that funny acronym stands for,
and what they do down there at
the bottom of Templeton . CSAW
stands for the Center for Service
and Work. Among many other
things, CSAW helps students be­
come more involved and engaged
in the LC, Portland, and Oregon
communities .
It's daunting, not knOwing how
to get off the hill and get involved
in the community. It's even harder
to know what you have to offer.
But that is what CSAW is here for.
Kelly Hoover, the Coordinator for
Student Leadership and Service,
and her four partners in crime,
Brie Soares, the Student Intern,
and Joleen Fuller, Joe Sixta, and
Maggie Sullivan, the three Stu­
dent Service Coordinators, can
help you find a good fit with the
community. Whether you like to
cook, can speak Spanish, are in­
terested in environmental educa­
tion and action, or have no idea
what and how you want to be in­
volved, there is a way you can be
more civically engaged, and give
back and see a different side of
your community .
Kelly Hoover is the Coor­
dinator for Student Leader-ship and Service. You can find
her in her windowle ss office in
CSAW, always smiling and full
of resources. Whether or not you
know what you want to do in the
community, she can always help
you find it. She loves playing
(espeCiall y winning) Cranium,
and eating brownies. Occasion­
ally, she brings her dog Dalila to
school with her.
Brie Soares, the Student Intern
loves blues music and volunteer­
ing. She is from Beverly, Massa­
chusetts, and is an International
Affairs major interested in grass­
roots global humanitarian work
in east Africa. Two nights a week
she works at a women's shelter for
survivors of domestic violence.
She is almost always at Potluck
in the Park, SMART, and Opera­
tion Nightwatch . She encourages
everyone to get involved in what­
ever interests them, it adds spice
to life.
Joe Sixta, Student Service Co­
ordinator , loves to run (a lot) and
cook (it usually doesn't tum out
as well as he hoped). He also en­
joys Frisbee, playing outside, and
reading, especially newspapers .
His favorite authors include Glo­
ria Naylor and Anton Chekho v.
He is a sophomore from Roch­
ester, MN and has always been
involved in volunteering. This year he is particularl y interested
in creating formal debates for
students, environmental action,
education opportunities , and the
Sunnyside Family Shelter. He
is also heading the Hunger and
Homelessness Awareness Week.
"I contain a slight strand of im­
maturity which makes life fun."
Sixta said.
Maggie Sullivan, Student
Service Coordinator , is a senior
from St. Paul, MN. She is a Politi­
cal ScienceJPre-med major. She
wants to become a doctor with a
focus in public health policy sur­
rounding the AIDS virus. She has
and continues to work with many
AIDS related non-profit organiza­
tions in Portland, including the
needle exchange program at Out­
side In and Portland Area HIV
Service Planning Council.
Joleen Fuller, Student Service
Coordinator, is a senior from
Colorado. She is a SoAn/Gend er
Studies major. She loves to bake,
dance, and read. This is her third
year working in CSAW She has
been involved in many hunger
and homelessness rights activist
campaigns on and off campus.
This year she is working on cre­
ating an Alternative Spring Break
Trip fOCUSing on issues of sexual
and domestic violence against
women. by Jake Thomas
This week there are just a few
announcements I'd like to make
regarding SAAB.
I almost have SAAB up and
running for the year. SAAB
has established deadlines for
research and arts expression
grants. Applications will be due
October 18th and will be reviewed
October 25th•
I am soliCiting applications
for the job of Vice-Chair. Duties
will include: keeping and filing
minutes for SAAB meetings,
managing SAAB budget and ac­
counts, making sure documents
are up to date, aiding the SAAB
chair as much as possible, help­
ing students with grant propos­
als, assisting in rules of proce­
dure revisal, writing guidelines
for proposals , managing the
equipment program, adminis­
tering the annual department
assessment survey, being a vot­
ing member of SAAB.
ASLC UPDATE In addition to the position
of Vice-Chair there are numer­
ous vacancies on various college
committees that I need to fill
ASAP. They include: Honors and
Prizes, Library and Academic
Information Services, Library
Student Advisory. Admissions,
Awards and Academic Standing,
Subcommittee on Awards and
Honors, Subcommittee on Peti­
tions and Waivers, Educational
Technology Committee, Honor
Board. Pathfinder on pages 179 and 180, up-to-date . Right now though
by Aron Phillips where the budget allocations are there is an urgent need for people
Another week's gone by, as laid out, the Spanish Club had to join in the Elections Commis­
ASLC concludes one more Tues-been given $12,000 instead of the sion -which means you have a
day meeting in the Trail Room. $1,200 they were promised! Ow-direct link with the people who
For those of you who don't know ing to this, the supposed budget will run ASLC in the future. So
what ASLC even is, which I sus-shortfall turned out to be a bud-sign up today!
pect is quite a few, it is an For all of you who
acronym that stands for As-ASLC is about the equivalent would like to find out
sociated Students of Lewis f I I h· ,more about what ASLC is
&: Clark. Now ASLC is 0 your oca 19h school S dOing, drop them a line at Applications for all positions
are available 'at the ASLC of­
fices in the southeast comer of
Templeton . about the equivalent of your Student Government, except aslc@lclark.edu, or stop by
local high school's Student in Lower Templeton, right SAAB meetings are open to
the public and are Thursdays
at 6:30pm. The location has not
been set, but please e-mail me if
you'd like to attend. Government , except it is all it is all the more powerful. around the corner from
the more powerful. In high your mailbox. There, you
school, Student Govem- can meet and talk with your get surplus! So, as of now, the d d did ment is more of a formality, a gim- representati ves an rea etai e
mick provided by the Administra- posted budget in the Pathfinder reports and minutes from the
tion to make the students feel that is correct, as the Council was able members of the Council and their
they actually have power. Here at
LC, ASLC actually has the power
-and it's in your hands too. Each
week during their meeting, at 5:
15 in the Trail Room, they start
out with an open mic for guests.
Here is your chance to have your
voice heard. Come and talk about
anything you would like, and
we'll do our best to help you out.
. Enough of the factual back­
ground, here's what they've been
working on for the past week.
For the week of September 23
through the 30, ASLC undertook
the huge project of our budget -
which funds all of your students
groups! Thankfully , due to some
detective work, we figured it out.
What had been the problem was
that the school forgot to post
$1. 4 million to their proper ac­
counts, hence the school didn't
know where the money was and
we couldn't get our budget. What
the Council eventually figured
out was that if you look in the to get you, the people, the whole weekly meetings.
$369,072 promised . If you have any other ques­
tions please don't hesitate to
contact me at saab@lclark.edu.
Or drop by my office. Besides the budget debacle,
ASLC was
also work-
ing hard on
other facets
of the school.
The first info
meeting
GAB
held, as for
was
was
a success-
ful meeting
between the
Thayer Action
Team and the
Administr a­
tion. The
new Outreach
and Public­
ity Council is
getting off the
ground, and
ISLC revised
their mission
statement to
make it more JET PRUGJ<AIfI'
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program
Live in Japan for a year or more and participate in the Japan Exchange and
Teaching (JET) Program! Every year the Japanese Government invites young
people from the U.S. to participate in this unique employment program, to serve
as Assistant Language Teachers or Coordinators for International Rela­
~. Currently, there are over 6,200 participants in the Program from 40 dif­
ferent countries. Benefits include round trip airfare, great salary, paid vacation,
. subsidized housing, and a professional work environment.
APPLICANTS MUST:
*HAVE U.S. CITIZENSHIP (or hold citizenship of one of the 40 other
participating countries)
*HOLD A BACHELORS DEGREE BY JULY 2004
*No Japanese language ability required for the Assistant Language
Teacher position
The Consulate-General of Japan in Portland, Oregon will be at Lewis & Clark
College for an informational orientation on the Japan Exchange and Teaching
(JET) Program on the following day:
Date: 10/7/03
Time: 12:00-1 :00
Building: Templeton Student Center
Room: Stamm West Room
For more information. contact Career Services. the Consulate-General of
JaDan at (503) 221-1811, or visit us online at www.Arnh;~n~n.ora
2 Pioneer Log, October 3, 2003 ----Tribute
Campus taken unawares by death of Zionis
by Anne Winchell parents are expected to attend the
more formal memorial service be­
ing planned by the students who
knew Oliver early next week.
"We students. If they don't seem in­
terested in learning, they prob­
ably have a lot going on in their
lives, and we just need to talk to
them." On Monday, Septembe r 29,
2003, Oliver Zlonis committed
suicide. Oliver, a second year
student at Lewis &: Clark Col­
lege, graduated from Mahtomedi
High School. He grew up in
Grant, Minnesota, where his fam­
ily lives. His death has sent waves
of shock and grief through the LC
community, and caught everyone
unaware.
Oliver left LC last spring se­
mester because of his struggles
with depression. As opposed to
the usual college anxieties, Oliver
suffered from serious, long-term
problems that impacted his abili­
ty to learn and live in a college en­
vironment. Over the summer, he
received treatment, and appeared
to be doing better. He enrolled at
LC again with high hopes, look­
ing forward to a new year. want to
b ring
people
t 0 -
gether,"
empha­
sizes
Mar k
Du n t­
ley,
Dean
of the "One day he went running
under the bridges with a su­
persoaker, spraying all the kids
who were smoking pot. He
had a great sense of humor."
-Jessica Ubel Las t
yea r ,
students
complet­
ed The
Health
Su rvey,
w h i c h
a d
dressed
suicide
He spoke with his parents over
the weekend, and seemed fine. He
last spoke with his roommate at
10:30am. At 12: 17pm, he Swiped
his card to get into Howard.
Oliver hanged himself in his
room, and was not found until
around 1:30pm by his room­
mate.
At 1:39pm, Campus Safety
received a call about a possible
suicide, and rushed over expect­
ing to stop a suicide attempt. The
Resident Advisor, also qUickly
summoned , expected an inter­
vention as well.
Campus Safety arrived at 1:
42pm, and qUickly called for
outside assistance . The city police
and ambulances Chapel. "There are certain ... tran­
sitions that need to be formally
recognize d, and if they aren't,
they don't seem as real."
He hopes to allow the friends
of Oliver to come together and
plan a ceremony to honor and
celebrate as well as mourn and
grieve for Olivers death.
This is the first time that a stu­
dent 'has ever committed suicide
on the LC campus. A few former
students or current students liv­
ing elsewhere have taken their
lives, but never before has the
College been shaken by such
tragedy so near to the lives of so
many students.
"Most of the students don't
want to be by themselves," ex­
plains jessica Ubel, Resident Di­
rector of Platt-Howard . "Some
want to be with their friends,
others just want to go back to
normal life. "
The death affected everyone
in Platt-Howard, even if they
didn't know -------------------------arrived at 1:
49pm and helped "We carlt judge Oliver person­
ally, because
almost every­
one has old
memories that
are resurfac­
ing due to the
tragedy. Ubel
explains that
even those that
didn't know sort out the situa-him;. the point
tion and write out
the reports. is to embrace
Oliver left a
brief note, simply ~ his memory,
saying goodbye, and each other."
in his room.
The Dean of -Mark Duntley
Students, jon El-_____________________ _
dridge, notified
his family within an hour, and at
3:00pm an emergency meeting of
the College'S faculty and staff took
place. An e-mail was sent to the
entire campus at 2:51pm. "The
school response was phenome­
nal," Dr. john Schneider, Director
of the Counseling Center, said.
"Within minutes, Campus Safety
was there."
Oliver's parents, jeff and
jeanne Zlo nis , are devastated ,
but express deep concern for the
campus, and his friends. Their
love and sympathy are extended
to all who knew Oliver, as all of
our love is given to them in this
time of grief.
A candlelight service was held
Monday evening at the Chapel,
and around a hundred students
and staff showed up to honor and
remember Oliver. Staff and stu­
dents alike found the ceremony a
peaceful and positive way to con­
nect and share in grief.
A family memorial service is
being held for Oliver in Grant,
Minnesota today at 1 :OOpm. His him want to
help out and connect with other
students.
Olivers death took everyone
by surprise, and everyone is in
need of love and support during
this grieving process.
"We can't judge him; the point
is to embrace him, his memory,
and each other," states Duntley.
"Death is death, but we can keep
living, and change the way that
we live, and maybe live better
lives."
jessica Ubel smiled as she
recalled the stories that she had
heard about Oliver. "One day, he
went running under the bridges
with a supersoaker, spraying all
the kids smoking pot," she said,
laughing sadly: "He had a great
sense of humor."
Professor Tamara Perkins (East
Asia Studies) remembered him as
"a really shy, lanky guy."
Oliver had recently switched
advisors to Perkins, but never
had the opportunity to talk with
her. "1 think the lesson that I've
learned from this is to talk to . a Ion g
with other health issues. The sur­
vey had a response rate of over
50% of all students, evenly split
between the four classes. Accord­
ing to the results, around 30%
of students worried that a friend
might be seriously conSidering
suicide, and slightly over 10%
responded that they had seriously
considered suicide in the past
year. However, only half a percent
of students had ever attempted
suicide.
jon Eldridge interprets this
disparity in numbers by explain­
ing that, "while young people are
faced with suicide, the low num­
ber of attempts indicates a strong
support system."
john Schneider attributes LCs
record of no previous suicides to
the Resident Life staff. Because
of the training that every RA
goes through, the Residence Life
staff is eqUipped to handle the
challenges of helping students
succeed in their lives, and can
now be used as a resource for all
students. Schneider encourages
students to talk with each other,
and with the staff at the Counsel­
ing Center.
"The best solution for uncom­
plicated grief is just to talk," he
says. "But this gets complicated,
with memories of other deaths
and similar situations ."
The Counseling Center will
work with students to help them
deal with or uncomplicate their
grief, so that they can move
through natural mourning.
Many people have been affect­
ed by this tragedy, either directly
or indirectly, and the best way to
help each other is to talk with one
another. "The storms of life can
be very, very strong, but in spite
of the storms, peace and calm are
possible," explains Duntley. Each
student is encouraged to express
any fears or worries to friends,
faculty, and professionals at the
Counseling Center.
Students wishing to contact
Oliver's family may do so through
jon Eldridge, MSC 132.
A remembrance cer­
emony for Oliver Zlonis
will be held Tuesday, Oct.
7 at 4:00pm on the ter­
race lawn below the re­
flecting pool (Agnes Fla­
nagan Chapel in case of
rain). Students, faculty
and staff are invited to
come and remember Oli­
ver. Contact Mark Dunt­
ley with questions. Oliver Zlonis
1984-2003
PHOTO COURTESY OF LEANDRA BERNSTEIN
OPEN LETTER:
A rememberance
of Oliver Zionis
by Jon Eldridge
Shock turns to hurt turns to
sadness. Time heals. We move
on, but we are always affected.
The campus community moves
on, but is forever changed. Via
The Health Survey (administered
last April to all undergraduate
students) we know that about
15% of students at Lewis &: Clark
know someone who, in the past
year, committed suicide. This
past Monday that number got a
lot bigger.
Each of us has our own reac-last spring, was excited to be
back. He even had a plan for suc­
cess that he had worked out with
his parents. And when he would
show it, he had a great smile.
These are some of the good dif­
ferences.
But Oliver was also different
in other ways. His drinking hab­
its represent only about 6% of
Lewis &: Clark students (again,
The Health Survey). Alcohol and
other drugs became way too im­
portant to him--a dangerous thing
combined with depression . And
thats the bad.
tions to suicide. But we share at None of us are to blame for
least one commonality--we are what happened Monday. We can't
all in this together. Some of us bring Oliver back. We can, how­
knew Oliver Zlonis. I knew him. ever, honor him by learning from
I know his parents. I know that him. We owe it to each other to
I never want another member of look out for each other, to take
our community to feel such an care of each other. Whether this
intense absence of hope. I want comes in the form of challeng­
everyone to know what Oliver ing unhealthy behavior, seeking
never understood--we are all in out College resources , or lending
this together. a shoulder for a friend to cry on,
Oliver was different. Thats let's always remember that we are
good. And that's bad. He was in this together.
often reserved--and he showed The last thing I said to Oliver, a
flashes of passion about certain week ago today, was, "If you ever
subjects. He battled depression-- need anything, just let me know."
and after leaving Lewis &: Clark I say that again now to you.
Pioneer Log, October 3, 2003 3. ----Forum----
The Bon is good A letter from St. Petersburg
by Marianne Weidel
Pessimism seeps in slowly
as the semester unfolds. Com­
plaints about anything from the
shuttle schedule and the weath­
er to classes and policies can be
heard in chorus. No one is safe
from this negativity, especially
the people over at Bon Appetit.
While I understand that food
is a big part of our lives, I fail
to understand why it must be
a daily reason to vent unfound
anger. I really don't think the
food in the Bon is that bad. In
fact, consider yourselves lucky;
food at other schools tends to be
much worse. Take a moment to
think outside the Bon.
Lets consider what goes on
behind the scenes at Bon Ap­
petit: The Bon employs 85 em­
ployees, 50 of which are LC
students. In addition to running
19 meals a week in Fields din­
ing room, the Bon runs four re­
tail venues including prOviding
concessions at sporting events
and catering for events at the
college. That can be more than
10,000 meals served per week
just at Lewis & Clark College.
The Bon Appetit at LC ex­
emplifies the high standards of
success that the company strives
to achieve. All of the eployees
at the Bon are constantly work­
ing to improve the quality. Their
jobs consist of trying to make
spoiled students happy, and I
think they do a pretty darned
good job.
Jeff, the general manager of
the Bon, remembers when the
first vegan came to him in 1990.
Since then the Bon has done all
it can to accommodate the de­
sires and needs of the vegetar­
ians and vegans, who make up
for roughly 25% of the student
population . This year alone the
Bon has made an almost 50%
increase in the amount of organ­
ic food offered in the Bon.
In addition, their sandwich
rolls at lunch are now vegan,
their fish is all fresh and caught
by hook and line, their pork is
all organic or natural, as well
as their beef. I think one can safely say that the Bon has local
farmers and the environment in
mind.
Do you think that all these
changes are cheap? An organic
item is two and a half times
more expensive than a non-or­
ganic one. The money your par­
ents ... er, I mean, you are paying
for your meal plan goes to the
variety the Bon offers.
Perhaps you eat the same
thing everyday, but I consider
that your fault and not the Bons.
You are paying for the option of
eating that one thing everyday,
which may not be available
without the variety that the Bon
strives to provide.
Besides, you're not just pay­
ing for the food you're eating,
you're paying the person who
cooked it, the person who
served it, the person who wash­
es your plate, rent, electriCity,
and extra costs brought when
students steal food or vandalize
the cafeteria.
As Ed, the Bon's executive
chef says, "1 make decent money
but I don't eat like this at home."
And kids, don't bother getting
out your calculators and divid­
ing the price of your meal plan
by the number of meals you
have-do you really think that
the Bon gets all of the money
from your meal plan? The
school does have an override
and the school sets the price of
the meal plan, not the Bon.
So, in conclusion , the Bon is
here to provide us all with a ser­
vice, not to do us any favors. I
think the Bon goes beyond what
is expected of them, and even
further than what other food
service providers are willing to
do. Ask anyone of your friends
attending other schools what
their cafeterias are like; I am
sure they cannot compete.
The Bon doesn't just provide
us with food-they provide non­
work-study jobs, (by the way,
they are hiring) service to the
community, and are an impor­
tant part of culture here at LC.
The bottom line is you can't
please everyone, but the Bon is
going to try. Tatiana Osipovich is an
Associate Professor of
Russian at Lewis & Clark
College. She is a Ful­
bright scholar teaching in
Russia this semester
by Tatiana Osipovich
The last few days here have
been crisp and sunny, probably
the last beautiful autumn days in
-this northern town. I~ America,
they call such weather an Indian
summer. In Russian, its babje leto
(a peasant woman's summer), a
good time to finish working in
the fields and to go hunting for
wild mushrooms .
In fact, there has been an
abundance of wild mushrooms
and berries this fall, and the
babushkas at the market tell me
that this always happens before
some terrible calamity--maybe
even a war. So persistent was this
superstition that some of the lo­
cal papers decided to refute it by
providing historical information
about the lack of any connection
between wars and wild mush­
room harvests.
Since I am not interested in
mushrooms , I feel somewhat
lonely on weekends when my
Russian friends go to their da­
chas (small summer cottages),
or go hunting for mushrooms .
As northern city dwellers, they
know that many months of rainy
cold weather and a lack of out­
door activities are almost upon
them, and they don't want to
miss their last opportunities for
fresh air. Me? I prefer to stay in
town and make sure I don't miss
a new good play or concert.
Our weekdays , however, are
very much the same, filled with a
regular workday routine, crowd­
ed public transportation, shop­
ping at small grocery stores or
markets, fixing qUick meals, and
watching the TV news or reading
a book before going to bed.
As an American Fulbright
scholar in Russia, I teach at the
Nevsky Institute of Language and
Culture, a small non-governmen­
tal institution of higher educa­
tion. The courses I teach here,
The Minority View
Professor, your class lecture
about why we should vote for
Howard Dean was ...
4 Pioneer Log, October 3,2003 But what about
students who support
President Bush? I have taught before at Lewis &
Clark. They include "Women in
Russian Literature and Culture"
and "Russians in America: the
Immigrant Experience ," which I
taught as part of a spring-semes­
ter "Inventing America" freshman
seminar.
My students (mostly young
women) have never been exposed
to the American way of teaching,
associated with the obligatory
course syllabi with all the require­
ments given to them at the begin­
ning of the term, .the free seminar
setting in which they are encour­
aged to think independently and
express their opinions, and the
democratic relationship between
them and their teacher.
The majority of the students
in my "Russian Women" course
came to Nevsky from small, re­
mote towns and they had never
heard of such academic subjects
as womens or gender studies.
They don't know much (if any-.
thing) about feminism and its his­
tory, even the history of feminism
and the women's movement in
their own country!
These subjects were taboo
during Soviet times, and they are
still not really accepted in official
or public life. In spite of all this,
the young women in my class are
very curious, enthusiastic and be­
come highly energized during our
discussions . Of course, it took a
couple of weeks before they start­
ed to talk at the seminar, asking
questions and arguing with each
other and with me.
My "Russians in America"
course (I teach it in English) is
even more unusual; it consists of
six American students from Okla­
homa and Ohio State Universities
and four young Russian women
from the Nevsky Institute. We
have great debates and funny
situations in this class. Last week
we discussed cultural and ethnic
stereotyping .
The class was divided into two
groups (one American and one
Russian). I asked each group to
describe a popular stereotype
of an American and a Russian
in their respective cultures. The
Russian group described a typi-cal Russian as a very warm, kind,
generous, fun-lOVing person. The
American stereotype of a typical
Russian (according to my Ameri­
can group) was a gloomy, cold
creature who never smiles and
doesn't know how to enjoy life
except by drinking vodka! •
Another complete mismatch
happened with the stereotype of
a typical American , except both
groups agreed that Americans
have more non-traditional rela­
tionships between the sexes than
Russians do (many years of femi­
nism have brought these changes,
said my American students,
agreeing with the Russian groups
observation) .
As my weekends are usually
quieter than my working days,
I have tried to invite over three
Lewis & Clark students who are
on an overseas program here, af­
filiated with St. Petersburg State
University . I was not very lucky
at first.
They were too busy with their
cultural tours and weekend trips,
going to the ancient town of
Novgorod during their first week­
end, and visiting Petergof--the
Imperial palace and park on the
Gulf of Finland--last weekend.
Finally, on Monday evening they
came; they were excited, full of
stories about their trips, classes,
host families, and new friends.
When I asked them if they felt
homesick, they laughed loudly
and said they'd feel something
like that when they return to Port­
land. (I think I will ask them the
same question in a month or two,
maybe their mood will change by
that time ... )
Anyway, we are all enjoying
our life in Russia and we plan
to have more meetings. In fact,
I am meeting another LC person
on Sunday, Josh Fjeseth, who
graduated from LC a year ago and
works in a German law firm here,
on the central Nevsky Avenue.
I might tell you about all the
other aspects of his life in my next
letter from St. Petersburg, if I get
Josh's permission to do so. For
now, however, I have to say good­
bye to all of you and start prepar­
ing for my Russian classes.
By Charles Davis and John Koehn
Clark, we
just call him
Satan. ----Features----
Higher Learning:
Let's Get It On!
by Media Guy and Sensitive
Feminist
We're here to discuss a press­
ing social issue on the Lewis &:
Clark College campus.
Over the years as student lead­
ers, we have taken on many im­
portant issues, such as the leaky
nuclear reactor on campus. We've
led the campaign to educate
people about global nocturnal
emissions, and we even blew the
whistle on the Mooney scandal.
Now we are here to embark on
a new quest, a quest to aid every
student at LC. We are here to let
you, the reader, in on a trade se­
cret: casual sex is possible, and
yes, you can do it too.
Hello, 1 am Media Guy and
1 have the answers for everyone
seeking them in the matters of
love won and love lost, but main­
ly in the matter of getting a little
piece of crumpet at the end of the
night. That's right, I'm the self­
proclaimed casual sex guru here
to teach you how.
I'm Sensitive Feminist, the
other half of not getting laid. Make eye contact
and check body language. These
are the teU tale signs to action.
Most importantly, get some liq­
uid courage in you to loosen you
up and to make sure you're not a
boring git."
Step Four: Sensitive Feminist
says, "Avoid drinking too much.
Clear communication is the key.
If you can't communicate clearly
and effectively before you hit the
sack, it will only be harder in
the morning. You want to iden­
tify some key information at this
point. Are they in a monogamous
relationship? Do they like to have
sex with people with your kind of
genitals? Do they live in a dorm?
If you think you are getting the
green light, ask for the goods.
Remember, LC has an expliCit
sexual consent policy. Ask before
you touch. But please, touch."
Step Five: Media Guy says,
"Remember, asking for sex is not
only pathetic, it is crappy Once
you start making out, judge your
pace by you partner. Pay attention
to the signs. If the partner doesn't
this column.
My goal is to
enable you
to pursue re­
spectful, safe,
communica­
tive, and fun We are here to let you,
the reader, in on a trade
secret: casual sex is pos­
sible, and yes, you can do seem to
like what
you're do­
ing, then
stop. But
if you hap­
pen to get
lucky don't
go straight
for the
butt. Not casual sex as It tOO.
a part of your _ Media Guy & Sensitive
college expe-
rience. Feminist
To aid the
community, we have some basic
tips to get you started, and let
you successfully get your carefree
groove on.
Step One: Media Guy says,
"Select your target. Find someone
that you can share your interests
with, or at least fake it."
Step Two: Sensitive Feminist
says, "The first thing you should
do is stop by the Womyn's Center
and pick up some lube, gloves,
dental dams, and condoms . Then,
invite your future lover to an eve­
ning social event with you."
Step Three: Media Guy says,
"It's time to work your magic.
Be confident ; uncertainty means too many
people like
anal sex, let alone on your first
casual sex encounter. The ruby
starfruit may be tempting, like
the Holy Grail was to the tem­
plars, but in this situation, it is
a no-no."
Thanks for reading our col­
umn. We hope that it has been
both informative and inspiring.
Please send inquiries about
how you too can achieve a re­
warding and active sex life on this
campus (without even needing to
get into a long, drawn out rela­
tionship) to Higher Learning, care
of the PioLog.
And remember, we need your
questions to give accurate advice.
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sexually New on campus: Will Pritchard
by Ethan Stone
Step into Will Pritchard 's office
on the fourth floor of Miller and
the sparse atmosphere threatens
to overwhelm you. first brought the College to
Pritchards attention. But it· was
seven years of graduate work and
positions at four other colleges
before Pritchard made his way
to our comer of the intellectual
universe.
After earning his doctorate at
U. Chicago he was hired at Wil-
"I like to think that I'm The whitewashed walls -are
bare except for a simple wall
clock, the shadows long from the
Single light source: an antique
lamp squatting at the comer of
the desk, appearing strangely at
home amidst the paperwork,
novels, and Cool Ranch Dori­
tos. A small rug accompanies
the piles of books and boxes on
the floor. appreciating something
that's been overlooked."
New to Lewis &: Clark Col­
lege this year as Assistant Eng­
lish Professor, Pritchard hasn't
found the time to move in. -Will Pritchard, on his aca­
demic focus on 18th century
literature
A devout Red Sox fan,
Pritchard keeps track of the game
online while we talk.
He hails from Amherst, Mas­
sachusetts, where his father still
teaches English at Amherst Col­
lege and his mother edited for the
local newspaper. It's no wonder
that, as a child, Pritchard knew
that he wanted a job writing or
teaching English.
He attended Yale University
in Connecticut , and after gradu­
ation taught English at an all-girls
school in Manhattan before pur­
suing graduate work at the Uni­
versity of Chicago.
It was there that he met LC
alum Jamil Mustafa ('86), who
st Ie liams College in 1998, which he
left after one year to occupy a
position at Bucknell University .
From there Pritchard worked at
Holy Cross for another year be­
fore accepting a fellowship at Or­
egon State University (where his
wife, Maureen Healy, is a history
professor) .
The move to Oregon didn't
faze Pritchard so much as the
new job.
'Teaching at a large state uni­
versity was a very different experi­
ence," he said. "It definitely made
me more versatile as a teacher."
Anxious to get back into a
smaller college environment, he
interviewed for LCs open posi-
ource
Who: Tristin Matsuki, junior,
Communication major
From: Honolulu, Ha­
waii is: Trendy
somewhat
My room­
mates and I tion last winter and made the
move to Portland early this fall.
While his wife still teaches at
OSU, Pritchard splits his time be­
tween Portland and his home in
Corvallis, but hopes to move his
family closer to the college in the
near future.
In his spare time -which, he
jokes, isn't much after arriving
at LC -Pritchard enjoys spend­
ing time with his wife and one­
year-old daughter.
Hes also a music enthusi­
ast and LP collector. At Holy
Cross he had a radio show on
the school station calkd "21
and Over," playing only songs
more than twenty years old.
Apparently the station was not
enthusiastic about a faculty
member taking one of their time
slots: they fit him in at 8-lOam on
Wednesdays .
This semester Pritchard is
teaching Satire, Major Periods &:
Issues in English and American
Literature, and 18'h Century lit­
erature-his speCialty
Right now hes putting his stu­
dents through the paces of the sa­
tiric poet Alexander Pope and the
works of playwright Ben Jonson.
"Eighteenth century literature
is really sort of sandwiched and
overshadowed by the Renaissance
and Romantic periods," Pritchard
said. "1 like to think that I'm ap­
preciating something thats been
overlooked."
Where spotted: in
Comparative Media Sys­
tems class are known as E==:::;;:~==:ii"'""
Outfit: pink off-the­
shoulder sweater, . $20
(Forever 21); khaki cordu­
roy mini skirt, $22 (For­
ever 21); white Steve Mad­
den slides, $40 (Macys).
I put this on this
morning be­
cause: It was
supposed to
be a warm day,
so I wanted to
wear this be­
fore I couldn't
anymore. Also,
I have most of
my classes to­
day, so I like to
look my best
My room­
mates and I
sometimes just
put together
and try on dif­
ferent outfits
a'nd this was
one of them
that I liked the
most
My style the "Hawaiian
girls," and we ~;';':===m~~
live up to that
I guess. I like
to represent ~~~~r-;
where I'm L...IIi~'"'''''' from in what
I wear. Even
though I don't
dress like
most of the
people here,
I'm comfort­
able wear­
ing the cute
clothes that I
like.
Color The­ory: My favor-L--.---'--- -"-=--'--'------PHQ--T--O-BY-UZ---HU-MMER---'
ite color is yellow, but thats
really 4ard to do well with
clothing. I end up wearing
a lot of pink instead. My
roommates love that color,
so I guess its rubbed off on
me.
Shopaholic: My room­
mates and I go shopping
every weekend. It's what we
do for fun.
Favorite Portland
stores: Forever 21 and Charlotte Russe -mall
stores pretty mu~h.
To me, lC style is: Just
rolled out of bed and went
to class. People don't seem
to care as much or some­
thing. Its just all about
comfort and maybe whats
clean.
-Reported by Liz: Hum­
mer
Pioneer Log, October 3,2003 5 • --Arts & Culture
Aesop Rock brings The Rundown a big letdown
on the pain with
Bazooka Tooth
by Sam Pollach
Aesop Rock has been one of
the kings of underground hip
hop since his Appleseed EP hit in
1999. Here was an MC who took
abstract lyricism to a whole new
level. Yet, to everyones surprise,
he was not merely another poetic
MC built in the mold of Anticon.
He had genuine ability. His first
LP, Float, underwhelmed. His
next LP was the certified classic
Labor Days, an album no hip hop
fan should be without.
Aesop Rock returns with his
first LP since Labor Days. The
question on everyone's mind is
clear: is Bazooka Tooth better than
Labor Days? In a word, no. But
its still a fantastic album that no
Aes Rock fan should be without.
The first thing you will notice
when listening to Bazooka Tooth
is the production. Blockhead,
responsible for the production of
over half the songs Aesop Rock
has ever done, handles only three
songs here. The good news is that
all three songs are excellent, "11:
35" being the standout track of
the album. Aesop Rock handles
the production on the rest of the
album, with EI-P stepping in for
one song. While the production
is much darker than the horns
and strings of Labor Days, it fits
Aesop's vocals perfectly.
There are a number of guest
appearances on Bazooka Tooth.
EI-P produces and shares the mi­
crophone with Aesop on "We're
Famous." More surprising, Mr. Lif pops in for "11 :35" and shows
EI-P up completely:
I do have a complaint about
several of the guest spots on the
album. Murs and Cannibal Oxs
Vast Aire both have guest spots
on the album in speaking roles.
When two of the most talented
MCs Signed to Def jux guest on
your album, you let them drop a
verse.
Complaints about guests
aside, this is an Aesop Rock al­
bum. You don't listen to an Aes
Rizzle album for the guests. You
listen to hear the man drop crazy
quotables . And Aesop delivers.
In "Babies With Guns" we hear,
"I walk face first through the
sex, drugs and church with wild
things that make Maurice Sendak
question his early works." "Kill
The Messenger " gives us, "We
don't want to trouble you / we
take no for an answer if and only
if enhanced with K and W" The
best track on the album, "11:35"
has Aesop Rock and Mr. Lif trad­
ing short stories about random
indiViduals . "Now jay jay, punch
drunk, acts like a dumbfuck,
bum touch girls looking young
enough to thumb suck / one sorta
light thought it right to rat him
out, now he gets raped by Aryans
in the big house."
The bottom line is this is one
of the best albums of 2003. It
may not be the next Labor Days,
but it is a great album from one
of the best MCs in hip hop today.
Do yourself a favor and buy a
copy of Bazooka Tooth today. by Sam Pollach
Theres a scene in The Rundown
where The Rock smiles. Care­
ful not to blink or you'll miss it.
I mention this
because it is
the only point
in the movie
where The
Rock actually
shows a facial
expression .
Throughout the
rest of the film
his face stays
as animated
as a piece of
balsa wood.
It's hard to de­
bate the acting
credentials of
a man whose
first name is a
definite article,
but (call me
old fashioned ~~ .......
if you want to)
I expect better
acting from my
professional
wrestlers. place is taken straight from the
pages of The Road Warrior. The
spelunking scenes in the search
for "El Gato Loco" are eerily
reminiscent of the Indiana jones
The Rundown L-________ ~ __ ~ __ ~~~ __________ ~ commendable given that there is
none. But the action scenes also
fail to impress. There are several
fights in which the use of wires
and CG effects is so pronounced
that you will
focus more
on how ri­
diculous it
looks than
on what is
happening
in the film.
The most
blatant ex­
ample of
this is Beck's
fight with
the Brazil­
ian rebels.
Watchi ng
The Rock
get juggled
repeatedly
by diminu­
tive martial
artists with a
penchant for
rope swings
is simply lu­
dicrous, and
virtually im­
--' nJJTi7=~ITI'Il'T1iIIJIJI'fJ'f possible to
latest The Rock, cooking, in The Rundown, directed by Peter Berg. watch with-
summer action out laughing is the
movie with the unfortunate ti.m-films. There is the stereotypical at the very thought of it.
ing to be released in the first week assertive South American woman The film is not all bad. There
of fall. The plot is cookie cutter who parades around in a tank are several humorous dialogues
action fare. The Rock plays boun-top as seen in Predator or Aliens. between Beck and Travis. Unfor­
ty hunter Beck, charged with the Then there are several scenes that tunately, these are too few and far
task of finding his boss' son in the play like outtakes from Fear and between to carry the film. Most of
Amazon jungle. Seann William Loathing in Las Vegas. the movie can be reduced to Beck
Scott plays the son, Travis, who is Christopher Walken is wasted telling Travis to "shut up" followed
obsessed with finding a lost Indi-on a script that feeds him mono- by a random fight breaki.ng out.
an artifact known as "El Gato Dia-logues and one-liners that simply If this movie had been released
blo." Christopher Walken plays aren't clever. During a confron- two months earlier, it could have
the notorious Hatcher, a man hell tation at the bar Hatcher advises served as your average summer
bent on profiting from the finding Beck "don't rock the boat." If blockbuster. As it stands, The
of "El Gato Diablo." this is the best pun the writers Rundown is the type of film that
The movie borrows cliches could come up with, I'm not im-you rent with your buddies when
from many films. The skinny, pressed. you want some background noise
bearded pilot with a thick foreign This film makes no claim to for your next riotous dorm party.
accent that seems highly out of be about quality acting, which is It'll make campo laugh.
One Act Festival tonight
Lewis &. Clark College The­
atre Departments Fall One Act
Festival began with a bang last
night. It features three short
plays written and directed by
LC students and takes place in
the Fir Acres Black Box.
The first play is Diorama, by
Kirsten Collins ('04), directed
by Catie O'Keefe ('04). The second is 24 Hour Life, by Nick
joyce ('04), 'directed by Sarah
Shaddy-Farnsworth ('03). The
final play of the festival is Decep­
tion, musion, and Nflte, written by
O'Keefe and directed by Erick
Sammons (,03).
The One Act Festival will
continue with shows tonight at
7pm and lOpm and tomorrow at 7:30pm. Tickets are avail­
able today from 1-5pm at the
Box Office and one hour before
the show begins. Space is ex­
tremely limited in the Black Box
and the shows normally sell out
qUickly, so get there early. Don't
miss this opportunity to sup­
port your fellow LC students'
work.
Why did the prog-rock cross ... Sonic Boulevard
by Ben Waterhouse rockers The Flower Kings, origi­
nally intended to produce his
second instrumental effort as a
low-budget side project, to be demo tracks and encouraged him
to make it a regular release. In­
sideOut Music agreed to pick up
the album and distribute it world-A high, African tenor pierces
the air, hangs, and fades. The
voice rises again, joined in chorus
by many others, then strings, then
drums, then fades. A bell rings.
Cue guitar solo. "The Prayer," the
aptly-named first track of Tomas
• Bodins second solo album, Sonic
Boulevard, is, like the rest of the
recording, at once sad, hopeful, Sonic Boulevard is a fantastic instrumen­
tal work that will please prog sn<?bs and
jazz elitists alike.
and surprisingly jazzy. released only online. Fortunately,
Bodin, known primarily for Roine Stolt, the overactive front­
his work with the Swedish prog-man for the Kings, listened to the 6 Pioneer Log, October 3, 2003 wide, much to the delight of prog
fans everywhe re.
Sonic Boulevard is an interest-ing release, quite different from
Bodins first solo album, Pin Up
Guru. Here you will find none
of the excessive bombast that one
generally expects from European
prog-rock. This is a work of pure
soul, entirely free of strained,
pseudo-philosophical lyrics and
pompous heavy-metal shredding.
Outstanding among the ten
excellent compositions on the
release are "Picture," a solo piano
piece that is vaguely reminiscent
of Yann Tiersen's beautiful Ame­
lie soundtrack ; "Walkabout, " a Brazilian-sounding jazz piece
with moving vocals by N'Nogo
Bjurhall; "The Happy Frog," a
playful saxophone and bass duet;
and "The Night Will Fall," a con­
templative, moving opus in the
style of Chick Corea.
Sonic Boulevard is a fantastic
instrumental work that will please
prog snobs and jazz elitists alike,
and yet still provide musical ec­
stasy to the common man. It
was released September 29, and
is available in independent music
stores everywhere . --------Spor~--------
"Kicka" finishes off Loggers Upcoming Pioneer Spo~ts
October 3: by Zach Mann
Lewis &: Clark Matt "Kicka"
Welch(,07) warmed up on the
sideline as his offense took pos­
session of the ball on their own
24-yard line. Only five minutes
remained in a game that saw the
UPS Loggers amass 400 yards of
rushing offense.
With the score 23-22 in favor
of the visiting team from Tacoma,
the game was going to be decided
on this drive.
Realizing the importance of
yardage and first downs, senior
quarterback Trent Thompson('04)
zeroed in on his favorite receiver,
sophomore Nick Bodeman('06),
and meticulously picked apart
the Logger defense.
Thompson was firing on all
cylinders in the second half, find­
ing not only Bodeman and first­
year Chris Jameson('07) in the
Logger secondary but also Nick
Kaiel('05) out of the backfield.
His vision and poise in the pocket
directed the Pi os on a brilliant 70-
yard 12 play drive inside the UPS
1 O-yard line taking up most of the
game clock. On fourth down and
goal from the six, Welch shook off
the ghosts of an historicall y hor­
rendous LC kicking game and
joined his fellow warriors on the
turf.
With one swift movement of
his leg, the Pioneers were cel­
ebrating not only a two point
advantage but, 25 seconds later,
their first conference win of the
season. Welch, redeeming him-.
self from a previously game-ty­
ing miss of 39 yards in the first
half, had more than just his he­
roic game winning field goal to
be pleased with. His punting The Pios drove for 70 yards over 12 plays in the last five
minutes to score the winning field goal.
was nothing short of spectacular ,
averaging over 50 yards on five
punts, placing three inside the
20 and two inside the UPS five­
yard line.
Defensively, the Pios were
tackling machines. Four LC play­
ers finished in double digits: Joe
Decker(,06), 19; Stephen Bian­
chi('O?), 16; Chris Stokes('05),
14; and Matt Zeller('04) , II.
Only 7 passes were offered by
the Logger quarterback who
optioned most of the time. He
carried the ball 20 times for 176
yards but gained half of his im­
pressive statistics on an 84-yard
run in the first quarter. The Pios
had their share of stars last week­
end but none shone brighter than
Bodeman who caught 7 passes for
196 yards. His long, a 65 yard
scorching of the Logger second­
ary for a touchdown right before
halftime, gave the Pios much
needed momentum entering the
second half. Tomorrow afternoon at 1 :30pm,
the Pios will be tested by Colo­
rado College in the Homecoming
game. Four solid quarters were
needed to beat UPS last weekend
and that was what they got. That
type of effort will not only be
needed but also expected by the
Pios for the rest of the year as the
rain, wind, and the elite teams of
the Northwest Conference make
their presence known on Palatine
Hill.
For more information re­
garding Pioneer football or
other LC athletics visit http://
www.lclark.edu/dept/sports/.
HEY LC!
HOMECOMING
FOOTBALL GAME!
SATURDAY AT 1:15!
BE THERE OR BE
SQUARE! Volleyball at Pacific 7 :OOpm.
October 4:
Football vs. Colorado College
(Homecoming) 1 :30pm.
Volleyball vs. Willamette 4:00pm.
Cross Country Willamette Inyitational,
Bush Pasture Park 10:30am.
October 7:
Soccer vs. Clackamas CC 7:15pm.
October 10:
Volleyball at Whitman 7 :OOpm.
October 11:
Football at Chapman 7 :OOpm
Cross C
8KJ5KLe n~<ii~b Open
s~elSiate~ar\~ 1 :OOam.
Volleyba at r ~pm.
October 6: ..J
Soccer at South~ Oregon
Nick Bodeman,
Joe Decker, and
Matt Welsh
swept the NWC
Offensive,
Defensive, and
Special Teams
Player of the
Week awards.
October 30 October 30 Kick ass!
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Political Science and Eco-
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Bodine 110, 11:30am.
Alumni Honors Banquet Stage Manager's Work-
shop
Stamm Dining Room, Fir Acres Theatre,
6:00pm. ll:OOam.
One Act Festival Potluck in the Park
Fir Acres Theatre, 7:00pm, Downtown Portland ,
10:00pm. 2:15pm.
Great American Film Se-MONDAY, ries, "Shane"
Miller 105, 7:30pm. OCTOBER 6
Dancing On Air: A Mas-Economics Information/ querade Ball (Homecom-Social Night ing 2003)
McMennamin's Crystal Economics Main Office,
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PioLog offices Templeton
OCTOBER 4 main leveL, 5:00pm.
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Lewis & Clark Football vs. JET Program Info Session
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Griswold Stadium, WEDNESDAY, 1:30pm.
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vs. Willamette Paddle Captain Clinic
Pamplin Sports Center,
4:00pm. AlI Day, College Out-
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College Outdoors "Predator vs. Prey: Why
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College Outdoors Albany Great Hall,
4:00pm.
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"For Whom the American
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ings of Democratic Rheto-
ric and Realities"
FaLL Break Miller 105, 7:00pm.
Forensics Tournament
Miller, 8:00am.
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 11 WEDNESDA~
OCTOBER 1
October Open House Deciding Whether, and
Templeton, all day How, to Apply to Graduate
School in Philosophy
MONDAY Miller 319, 3:30pm.
OCTOBER i3 Securing an Internship
Tamarack Lower Level
Run naked Forrest, Run Naked!
The Naked Mile, April, 2004 Classroom, 4:00pm.
Econ Movie Night: Bar-
barians at the Gate
Bodine 300, 7: l5pm.
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 16
Writing Resumes & Cover
Letters
Tamarack Lower Level
Classroom, 4:00pm.
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 17
Philosophy Colloquia with
Patrick Frierson
. Watzek Library Pamplin
Room, 3:30pm.
Great American Film Se-
ries: "The Searchers"
Miller 105, 7:30pm.
Gautav Mazumdar, Sitar
Master, Lecture-Dem on-
strati on
Evans Auditorium,
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Free University is making Julie, engle@1clark.edu atmosphere in the Platteau for beginners. Students will Zen Meditation and
a comeback. We'd love via life drawing. learn a real, a softlligbt jig, Sangha
for you to be involved in Telepathy Forum Wednesdays , -7 -8 :30pm a slip jig, and a St. Patrick s This class covers
bringing a great program This is less of a class than a Location : Platteau Day. Depending on the meditation techniques
back to LC. The fall class discussion. The purpose is Questions? Contact Sara, number of students, the class from the Zen Buddhist
list is ready. Please come to explore the parameters of baguskas@lclark.edu may also learn Katie dances tradition. Meetings will
participate . our mental universe with a (group dances). primarily consist of
hands-on approach. Games Historical Fencing Mondays and Wednesdays , meditation but will also
Beginning Wheel and discussions will be Fencing technique and 8-9:00pm include discussions about
Ceramics the norm. Please bring any maneuvers based upon Location: TBA this practice and shared
Learn some basic hand ideas you have and an open period appropriate tactics Questions? Contact Katrina, readings.
building and wheel- mind. and Society for Creative kasire@1chirk.edu Tuesdays and Thursdays at
throwing skills in the Thursdays,7-9:30pm Anachronism (SCA) Note: Students ought to 8:00 PM
relaxed atmosphere of the Location: TBA -style combat. feel free to start a class at Location: Basement of the
Platteau. Questions? Wednesdays , 6:30pm any point. Although Irish Chapel
Mondays 4:00pm Contact Zachary, Sundays, 2:00 pm Dance a cumulativ e sport, Questions? Contact Jeff,
Location: Platteau zachar~m @ lc1ark.edu Location: Tamarack traditionally it is taught to lesh@lclark.edll
Questions ? Contact Julie, Classroom people of varying levels
jkl@lclark.edu Life Drawing Questions ? Contact David, simultaneously. This class list will appear
Life drawing sessions gives dbr@lclark.edll on FreeU s website as
Stitch 'n Bitch students the opportunity Note: All gear provided- Free Friday Yoga well at www.lc1ark.edu/
Introductory knitting, to draw the human figure. no cost. Please wear long A mixed-style yoga class for -freeu. Updates on class
quilting and hand sewing. Life drawing invites ALL pants and close-toed shoes everybody. Bring locations and possibly
Meetings emphasize skill students, not only those appropriate to physical comfortable clothes, a more classes will be posted
sharing and fun! who are in an art class exertion. blanket, and an open mind. on the website as well. If
All skill levels welcome. at LC. Art materials are Fridays (beginning Oct 3), you have any questions or
Bitching not required. not provided, so all who Traditional Irish 2-3:00pm comments for us, please
VVednesdays , 4:00pm attend must bring own Dance Location: Mat Room in feel free to contact us at
Location: Womyn's Center art supplies. Please come The course covers both Pamplin freeu@lc1ark.edu or MSC
Questions? Contact Laura, and contribute to the hard and soft shoe Questions? Contact Amy 119. Start thinking about
I matson @lclark.edu or invigorating and relaxing traditional Irish Dance a class that you d like to
teach next semester.
Pioneer L9 ,October 3,2003 r
Three Forest 'RAs removed
Resident Assistants re­
sign after alcohol policy
violations
by Beka Feathers
On Monday, Oct. 20, three
Resident Assistants from Forest
Hall were terminated as a result
of a violation of Lewis & Clark
College'S alcohol poLicy. Forest Hall Residence Direc­
tor David Rosengard called the
events unfortunate . "As I've said
to my staff, and as I've said to
pretty much all residents of For­
est, I don't think anyone is happy
about this," he said. "But given
what did occur, the outcome was
appropriate. "
After the violation occurred,
the three RAs resigned their po-tions they could have put on
us that would have made their
point," said one of the terminated
RAs.
"We were terminated-we
didn't have a choice," said the
other. "I feel like we're being
made examples of for the rest of
Residence Life."
They also expressed frustra­
tion with what they perceived
The terminated RAs, who The terminated RAs, who
wished to remain anony­
mous, said they had been
drinking in one of their
rooms when another RA
called, trying to find mari­
juana for a friend. They as an attempt at a cover-up
by Residence Life of the
involvement of the fourth
RA, who came looking for
marajuiana . "We feel that
information is being mis­
represented and that the
student body has a right
to know what's going on," said the fourth RA came to
the room, then left with her
friend to purchase the drug
in another location.
"I know she was with
her friend when he got it,"
said one of the terminated
RAs. wished to remain anony­
mous, said they had been
drinking in one of their
rooms when another RA
called, trying to find mari­
juana for a friend. said one.
The RAs were especially
upset at being asked to
move into new rooms in the
middle of a school week,
which they felt was "ex­
tremely disruptive ." Afterward, said another
of the terminated RAs, "she
called our RD and told him about
what she had done and what we
had been doing."
Residence Life Director Sa­
chiko Vidourek denied that a
violation of the College'S drug
policy by another member of
Residence Life staff had also oc­
curred that evening. sitions and were moved out of
Forest into other accomodat ions
within a week, while Resdience
Life engaged in a search for new
RAs to fill the empty positions.
The RAs called the actions of
Residence Life "hypocritical" and
said the incident had left them
with a feeling of alienation .
"I think there were other sanc-. "I think it's kind of silly that
[Residence Life] thought we
were more of a harm to our com­
munity than not having an RA in
the dorms for a week," said one.
"I feel like it was unfriendly and
counterproduc tive. "
Rosengard said that his re
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Former UN Ambassador
Young speaks to campus
by Lexie Briggs
"We live in a world where
everything is impacted by every­
thing else," said Andrew Young in
his speech to the Lewis & Clark
community on Tuesday, Oct. 21.
Young, who is an ordained min­
ister, spoke on the topics of mul­
ticulturalism , globalization, and
world development.
Young, a former Representa-tive to Congress and ambassador the world and also have a faith­
to the United Nations, was also based background to campus,"
head of the National Council of said Rev. Mark Duntley (Dean of
Churches and the mayor of At-the Chapel) at the event.
lanta, Georgia. He spoke in the "He was a great speaker," said
Chapel as part of the Chamber- Aron Phillips ('07). At one point
lain Lecture Series sponsored by during the question and answer'
the Chapel and the Black Student session, a Nigerian man came up
Union. to the microphone and spoke for
"The Chamberlain Lecture some time about his disappoint­
Series grew out of a desire to ment with the European-Ame ri­
bring people who are leaders in can youth today. He then asked
Young what he
thought about
that.
" [Young]
handled that
really well,"
said Phillips.
"He [took] the
issue and made
it into some­
thing positive
instead."
PHOTO BY AARON 11ANDENBURG
Politician and minister Andrew Young spoke on multiculturalism, global­
ization, and world development during his Chamberlain lecture in Agnes
Flanagan Chapel on Oct. 21. Students
and other
members of the
audience react­
ed positively
to Young's
presentation .
"The entire
event was a
wonderful ex­
perience" said
Phillips. New student
lounge delayed
PHOTO BY SHANNON BRADY
ASLC council members (L-R) Ian Evans, Khai East, and
James Atkin discuss the new Thayer student lounge dur­
ing an ASLC meeting Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Concerns postpone
Halloween opening
by Anne Winchell
According to the Associ­
ated Students of Lewis & Clark's
original plan, Thayer Student
Lounge in the Templeton Stu­
dent Building was scheduled
to open today, Oct. 31. While
the project had been moving to­
ward its goals, the ASLC meet­
ing on Tuesday, Oct. 28 uncov­
ered several pressing objections
to the project that have delayed
its completion until Friday, Nov.
7.
Dubach computer lab used
to be the student lounge in
Templeton , but was converted
to a computer lab in the sum­
mer of 2002. While the space
was not always in heavy use,
students could watch TV, read
magazines and newspapers,
and enjoy the lounge's comort­
able, quiet atmosphere. Whtn
Dubach was converted to a
computer lab, Thayer was des­
ignated to become the new stu­
dent lounge.
At the beginning of the 2003
school year, ASLC set Thayer
Student Lounge as a priority,
and the Thayer Action Team
was formed. They received
support from the administra­
tion for the establishment of the
new lounge.
However, when ASLC set
the Halloween date to offiCially
open the student lounge, it be­
came clear that the idea was not
ready to be implemented . "We
thought that we had our bases
covered," said Khai East('04).
"We had done our part, but
there were a lot of assumptions
about who had talked to who in
the administration ."
One issue that faces ASLC
and students in regard to the
proposed lounge ~s owner­
ship and responsibility . At the
ASLC meeting, Vice President for Campus Life Michael Ford
brought up the "tragedy of the
commons ," a scenario where in­
dividuals use common resources
for themselves without thought
to others. ''I'm a pessimist about
this," he said. "I've seen it happen
before."
While ASLC will be in charge
of the student lounge, East wants
students to share in the respon­
sibility. "We don't want to be a
micromanagement, " she said.
"There's only so much we can
control."
"Is this a permanent lounge, or
just a temporary solution?" asked
James Atkin('06 ) , ASLC Vice
President for Budget and Finance.
East replied that there would have
to be long-term planning, but that
the lounge in Thayer would at
least fill a short-term need. "Right
now we need a space, and Thayer
is in a good, central location," East
said. "I think this can become a
permanent location [for a student
lounge]."
While administrators would
like to see Thayer remain a rnixed­
use area, East wants to make sure
that students have priority. "If it's
going to be a student lounge, then
it's going to be a student lounge,"
she said.
"Templeton is the student cen­
ter, but when you're here, you
don't see any students ," said Rob­
in Bartlett('07). Many students
feel the need for a student lounge
as a gathering place away from
the dorms, where all students can
meet and just hang out.
ASLC will prOvide a foosball
table and comfortable furniture
for the lounge. Money will initial­
ly come from Student Activities,
but East hopes that funding will
in time become a collaborative ef­
fort. Estimated costs are very low.
Terry Stratton('06) remembers
times he couldn't use dorm loung­
es due to noise poliCies. He re­
flected, "A student lounge would
have been a great place to go." ~P-io-n-ee-r~------rvevvs-------------
Log Search committee seeks campus input
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BEKA FEATHERS
NEWS EDITOR: ETHAN STONE
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THE PIONEER lOG IS FUNDED BY YOUR
STUDENT FEES. by Ethan Stone
The search process for a new
college preSident continued last
Friday, Oct. 24, as Lewis &: Clark
College faculty, staff, and stu­
dents met with the Presidential
Search Committee and an out­
side consultant in Agnes flana­
gan Chapel.
Ms. Shelly Storbeck is the
managing director and Vice­
President of Education Practice
at A.T. Kearney, an international
consulting firm. She was hired
by the Committee to advise on
the search process and to help re­
cruit candidates for the Colleges
presidency.
Storbeck said her sole job at
A.T. Kearney is helping colleges
and universities with their presi­
dential searches. She has previ-ously advised for administration
changes at Bates College, UCLA,
the University of Richmond , Syr­
acuse University, Rollins College,
and other institutions .
On Oct. 24, members of the
LC community met with Stor­
beck and the Presidential Search
Committee in open discussions
about the presidency. Students,
faculty, and staff contributed their
expectations for a new preSidency
and their grievances about former
administrations. Among other is­
sues, the participants of the dis­
cussion reached a general consen­
sus that the incoming president
should be knowledgeable of the
LC communitys fine balance be­
tween academic excellence and a
supportive campus environment.
Dean of the Chapel Mark
Duntley quoted the first president
RAs booted; Residence
life seeks to fill gaps
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
maining staff has worked hard to
fill the gap until new RAs could
be found. "My staff has stepped
up to the challenge and I'm very
proud," he said, emphasizing the
way the staff worked together to
make sure the dorms were being
monitored and that rounds were
always made.
Vidourek congratulated all
Residence Life for their work.
"Our job in Residence Life is real­
ly hard, so I guess I'd like to thank
them for taking it on," she said,
referring to the RAs and Peer­
Wellness Educators, or PWEs,
that make up the staff. "This has
been a crazy year and our staff has
been amazing working with dif­
ferent situations."
Residence Life intern Michal
Dvir(04) concurred . "[The staff
CORRECTION
In the Oct. 17 edition of the
Pioneer Log, a story entitled
"Griswolds new lights spark con­
troversy, fine" by Anne Winchell
contained several factual errors.
Lewis &: Clark College incurred
a $1,000 fine on Sept. 12 as a re­
sult' of noise and light violations.
However, the Riverdale High
School football game went long has] been doing a great job, and I
have no doubt that they will con­
tinue doing a great job," she said.
Both Vidourek and Rosengard
said that should the terminated
RAs wish to serve as Residence
Life staff in the future, they were
welcome to reapply. Rosengard
said he'd be happy to see them
back on his staff.
"In this case, we recognized
that people can grow, people can
change," he said. "I think this
is the kind of philosophy that
undermines our judicial system,
that we we want to make things
right. .. and once thats done,
move on from there."
The three new RAs hired to
replace the resignees are Jess Dut­
ton for Upper Ponderosa, Keith
West for Lower Ponderosa, and
Kate Larson for Juniper.
because of an injury to a visiting
team member and the fine was
not enforced. In addition, while
Riverdale High School does
have 15 games over first semes­
ter, only five of these fall under
the definition of "major evening
events" in the Colleges agree­
ment with the city. The College
will not violate the limit of seven
major evening events. of Albany College (which was re­
named Lewis &: Clark in 1942),
the Rev. William]. Monteith , who
said, "This college should be a
beacon of light to all the North­
west." Duntley emphaSized the
need for a preSident who is ca­
pable of developing beneficial
relationships with all members
of the campus community . 'This
president should have a style of
welcOming , openness, and inte­
gration with the community of
the college," Duntley said.
Prompted by the search com­
mittee to suggest issues that
should be important to a po­
tential president , students and
staff spoke of maintaining LCs
variety of student organizations ,
hiring more tenured faculty, and
the need for accountability in
the president 'S actions. Storbeck joked that the new preSident
should be like "God on a good
day."
"I would hope for a preSident
that sends the message that every­
one [at LC] is important ," Direc­
tor of Student Financial Services
Glendi Gladdis said. Other staff
voiced similar concerns.
Storbeck said that while the
search committee has not yet dis­
cussed a time frame for the search
process, most college administra­
tion searches and appointments
take "in the vicinity of six to nine
months."
"You can be assured that the
search committee really will find
the best preSident we can," com­
mittee chairman Judge Owen
Panner said. "We're going to do
the best we can, and thats the
gist of it."
ORCA gets afloat
by Ethan Stone
Most of you probably know
that killer whales aren't really
whales at all, but are the largest
species in the dolphin family. You
might even know that the proper
name for this species is orca; be­
cause after all, Shamu and Willy
never really wanted to kill any­
body. However, you probably
weren't aware of the orcas genus
(Orcinus), family (Delphinidae),
suborder (Cetacea), and order
(Cetacea) .
I don't actually know any of
this either, but I do know that
Lewis &: Clark College has de­
cided to have their own ORCA
on campus this year! Needless
to say; prohibitive costs stopped
the school from building an ac­
tual aquarium (although the
swimming pavilion might have
served), so our wise administra ­
tion decided instead to start a
new campus organization with a
suitable acronym; hence, the On­
campus Residential Community
Association! Clever, eh?
While ORCA might not bring
in tourists, it will certainly serve
to fill the absence of hall councils
for the 2003-2004 school year.
Melanie Love, Resident Direc-tor for East, West, Roberts, and
Hartzfeld Halls, said hall coun­
cils traditionally existed to unite
residence halls as communi­
ties through activities like study
breaks and hall improvements.
While individual hall councils
have performed well in the past,
residence directors met last year
to discuss creating a "universal"
hall council that would function
for the entire campus community .
"Hall councils have had great
success, but it was difficult to
keep people conSistently in­
volved," Love said. "By drawing
on the entire campus community;
we've found no lack of people
who are interested in helping
out." Two representatives from
each building complex on cam­
pus have been elected to the
ORCA board, under the leader­
ship of Love, SOA Resident Di­
rector Justin Leak, and Residence
Life intern Michal Dvir . And Love
says that ORCA is prepared to be
more active than all five of last
year's hall councils combined .
ORCXs current project is the
Halloween Platt-Howard haunt­
ed house, organized by Howard
representative Ky Edlefsen(,06) .
Edlefsen said all students are
welcome to help with the campus
Halloween activities.
Senator attends dedication Along with the haunted house,
Edlefsen said ORCA is working to
create more on-campus activities
for students, like a tailgate party
for LCs final home footbal game
on Nov. 8. "Everyone's always
trying to get off campus on the
weekend," Edlefsen said. "We're
going to create more programs
on campus to actually give people
something to do." by Leandra Bernstein
Last month Albany Quadran­
gle's Great Hall was dedicated as
the Gordon Smith Hall after the
current Oregon senator, who at­
tended the christening ceremony
on Sept. 26.
The haH was named after
Smith in honor of his continued
work with Lewis &: Clark College.
Many recent college improve­
ments, including the new social
sciences building and the Albany
Quadrangle , were funded in part
by federal funds. Sen. Smith was
influential in garnering approxi­
mately $3.2 million in federal
appropriations over the past four
years.
The dedication of the Gordon
2 Pioneer Log, October 31, 2003 Smith Hall also marked the cul­
mination of the colleges celebra­
tion of the bicentennial of the
Lewis &: Clark expedition . The
Bicentennial was a momentous
occasion for the college; celebra­
tions included the publication
of an annotated bibliography of
LCs world-class collection of
Lewis and Clark paraphernalia,
multiple on-campus symposia,
exhibits in the Portland Gallery
of Contemporary Art, and many
other components. The objec­
tive was to explore the historic
achievement of the Corps of Dis­
covery, with an eye to the intel­
lectual legacy of the expedition
and the American Enlightenment
as embodied in the presidency
of Thomas Jefferson, said Scott Staff, Vice President for College
Relations.
The college's bicentennial proj­
ect attracted interest from many
important figures, including Sen.
Smith, a student of'early Ameri­
can history. From that point on,
Lewis &: Clark College developed
a working partnership with Sen.
Smith.
"The Senator led efforts with
the Oregon CongreSSional delega­
tion and others in Congress to se­
cure funding for the bicentennial­
related initiatives at the College,"
said Scott Staff. "The dedication
of Gordon H. Smith Hall on Sep­
tember 26, 2003 was an opportu­
nity for the CoHege to express its
abiding gratitude for the Senators
good work on our behalf." Like the killer whale, ORCXs
only enemy is humans; that is,
the campus community . ORCA
serves the students, but needs
their input to function. Ev­
ery two weeks ORCA will hold
public meetings, which Love
recommends all interested stu­
dents attend. "That's the whole
point-for people to come forward
with their ideas." The next public
meeting will be on Sunday, Nov. 2
at 7:00pm in Thayer. ----Forum---­
Keep your views out
of my wallet, please
Should all students be
forced to pay to make
LC Kyoto compliant?
by John Koehn
I recently heard that lewis &:
Clark College was nearly compli­
ant with the standards set forth
by the Kyoto Protocol (not to
be confused with actual legisla­
tion). like many students I'm
sure, the first thing that I thought
was "When's the parade? Do 1 get
to skip class because of this? Are
we getting a medal or some cook­
ies?" I mean, we at least deserve a
few hours to get together and give
ourselves a collective pat on the
back. . Yay for us, we reduced our
emissions!
let's just ignore the fact that
we are an education institution
and we emit little more than a
stale odor. The kids in Forest
smoking pot on a Saturday emit
more than the college does all
week. But, hey, I understand. LC
is all about symbolic gestures. I
myself have a particularl y sym­
bolic gesture that I associate with
this school (and bad drivers).
The college has modestly cre­
ated a press release, which states,
"Students raised $16,400 to pur­
chase carbon offsets." Did we
have a bake sale? I must have
missed the day that we passed
around the hat. What 1 remem­
ber is that we are using student
fees to pay for this ridiculous fol­
ly. No money was raised; it was
stolen from our precious student
fund. This scheme is costing
each student approxima tely $10,
regardless of whether you feel it is
necessary or not. Who cares that
it is what many of the students
here wanted? If the college was
in the business of catering to the
whims of the students, we would
go to school for two hours every
other Wednesday afternoon and
learn how to roll joints and do
keg stands.
What the press release fails to
say is exactly how much pollu­
tion our college emits, only that
it is seven percent below what
was produced in 1990. Oh, and
that it was achieved "through the
purchase of carbon dioxide off-sets." What this baSically means
is that we "raised" money to pay a
company to "offset" the pollution
produced by the college. Let's cut
the bullshit -students were taxed
so that we could pay for someone
else to plant trees somewhere that
isn't anywhere near our campus.
We don't actually produce fewer
emissions; we just pay to feel less
guilty about them.
I want to pay for
an education , not
for the bleeding­
heart cause du jour.
I sure hope that our board of
trustees has more to do (like find­
ing a new preSident) than fretting
over negligible emissions. Rather
than squander our money on a
pipe dream, let's put to it to its
legitimate and intended use: edu­
cating students. Will it take an
un-ratified international mandate
for lC to put education first, or
are students going to constantly
take a second seat to social is­
sues?
It's unfortunat e that on our
"diverse" campus, diversity of
ideology is like sales tax in Ore­
gon: there is none and people like
it that way. But that doesn't make
it right. I don't want to pay $10
for a political ideal that I don't
agree with, and no student should
have to.
Yes, 1 know that technically 1
don't have to go to school here,
but that shouldn't be what this
comes down to. 1 do go to school
here, and 1 don't want to be
forced to subsidize politiCS that 1
disagree with. I want to pay for
an education, not for the bleed­
ing-heart cause du jour. My point
here is that we should each pay
for our own political views and
not force others to.
There may be nothing that I
can do about this now, but we
all have options; after I gradu­
ate, when the letter comes each
year requesting donations, l'll be
able to toss it with a clear con­
science... Excuse me; recycle it
with a clear conscience.
'I'he Min&rity Letters to t
What should we pri­
oritize: Discussion or
action?
Ttle authors of "Unity and
discussion in environmental ac­
tion" identify the fragmentation
of groups around issues of iden­
tity as the fundamental banier to
the success of the environmenta1
movement. In response, the
authors propose creating "unity
among divergent viewpoints"
and engaging critical discussion
among the various divisions of
the movement.
While I support their sugges­
tions to some degree, I also be­
lieve that there is a fundamental
difference be~een engaging in
critical discussion and intensify­
ing actions to protect the envi­
ronment. Critical self-reflec tion
is an important exercise that
every movement should under-
take. .
However, introspection and
internal discussion should never
take precedence over engaging
, e efforts tq stop en­
viro al destruction . Re­
gardless of anyone's particular
ideological orientation , it is my
belief that we can -and must -
join tqgether in: a btO:d-based,.
action..ioriented fronr to prevent
further ecolOgical qegradation.
We must focus on mounting
actual campaigns -campaigns
that 'eXcite and ener~~'e a wide
variety '6f people, hom many
different ideological and cultural
backgrounds . Young anarchists,
middle-a&ed Democrats, and
older church-goers al1must be
incorporated into 1:1 ne)t" wave of
environmental activism.
Once this diverse group has
begun to act togethe,r (as they
have in recen'! peace d,emonstra­
tions), tlJ.enit may be'pd§§lble to
begin to define a vague ideologi­
cal unity. But first must come
actionl
Rober:1Hopkinson
Michael Ford provides
insight on the new Gris­
wold stadium lights.
Then'October 17 Pit)neer Log
cover story by Anne Winchell
entitled "Griswold's new lights
spark controversy, fine~ contains
Vie"\y numerous factual errors, faulty City of Portland held a public
generalizations of neighbor senti-hearing to review the Condi­
ment, and inaccurate representa- tional Use Permit application
ti,oll$ of the College:s relalionship .. in March 2003. It is wolth nOl­
with neighbors. Thank you fo~ tng that the communication and
correcting these errors elsewhere. planning process leading up to
in this edition. Here's an abbre.- the hearing prompted compli­
viated account of the Griswold ments from the Hearings Officer
lightProjecL to all parties. The City approved
For a num~ the instal1a-
ber of years, .c tion of lights
demand for To compensate lor at Griswold,
use of sports our limited number subject to
fields on cam- several con-
pus bas far bf sports fields, ex- ditions for
exceeded sup- their use as
ply, prompt-panding faCility hours articulated
ing members at Griswold makes by the City's
of the. College. Hearings Of-
community good sense and reih- ficer, all of
(0 urge. addi- which are Ie-
non of lights fortes the Colleges gally binding
to Griswold commitment to varsi _ on the Col-
Stadium. To lege.
c~mpensate tyathletiC"programs The Col-
for'our limited . ' lege may
number of club sporfs, and rec- schedule no
sports fields, . 1 more than
expanding fa-reatlona use. seven (7)
9i~lY:' hours at evening major
Griswold makes good sense an public events annually at Gtis-
reinforces the College'S commit-wold Stadium. An evening ma­
ment to varsity athletic programs , jar public event is defined by the
du~ sports, and recreational use. City as "an evening event with
Las~ .,year, the Gt;i,swold Ughtingm anticipated or actual attendance
ProjeCt was dee.:med a budgetary of 1,000 or more spectator~, or
priority, and a planning team was a football game expected to end
fonned. after 6 p.m. where the PAsystem
This project reqUired an is utilized, irrespective of the
al1le,pdmem to rbljtollege's Con,%, number of eJ},'pected spectators."
ditional Use Master Pian willi Importantly , other games, such
[he City of Ponlano, a process as soccer or lacrosse, do not fall
that we initiated with a formal under this definition, or the 7-
proposal last year (Case File: lU event annual limitation, unless
02i156503 CD). ~e beld several' their attendance exceed$ 1,000
meetin~s last fall WtQ. a commit-j, spectators.
tee of neighbors to review the The College is authorized
nature of the lighting proposal by the City of Portland to use
and to seekadviceon how to ad-Griswold Stadium under lights
d:re$s aspects or the. Rroposal thar. every evening, year-round, for
irlliht be of gre,atest concern to f; any number of small events
neighbors. and non-event uses ... soccer
We then made revisions in and lacrosse garnes, varsity ath­
the College's Event Management letic practices, other dub sports,
ol.J.ege's event intramural activities, gen~ral
-phihningproee ore under~, '"recreation; and RiverdalePiigh
standable to neigbbors , to our School activities.
own College community, and to The College also works dose­
anticipate and mitigate potentiall y with our neighbors in tenns
. g event-r ated problems at . of noise mitigation. Prior to use
Jd Stadi of Griswold Stadium this fall for
Most differences between the evening major public events, the
College and OUT neighbors were
worked out amicably before the CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
What are you
doing, dude? I'm taking
pictures to
show people
back home. So they
can see
how clean
and beau­
tiful the
campus
is? No, so they can see
how dirty and ugly
everyone here is.
Pioneer Log, October 31,2003 3 ----Forum---­
Is activism at LC only surface deep~
by Beka Feathers ,
This is one of those touching
uwhen-I-was-a-prospie " stories
that makes you recall your own
experience as a prospective stu­
dent and go "Awwww." It goes
like this:
When I was a senior in high
school and looking at colleges,
one of my main priorities was to
find a school where the students
cared about more than where the
party was going to be on Friday
night. I wanted a school where
other people would be just as
enthusiastic about and driven by
world events as I was. In shan,
I wanted to be surrounded by
several thousand compulsive
newspaper readers, letter-to-the­
editor writers, and protestors at
all times.
Everything model of perfection for human­
ity, nor is it a particularly accu­
rate cross-section of the country,
much less the world. It is not
even, and this is the point of my
story, as active and engaged as it
first appeared to my S.E.E.D.­
struck eyes.
Let me clarify: LCers do read
the newspaper every day. They do
protest wherever, whenever, and
whatever they can. They hold
up the perfect facade of caring
liberals who are going to save the
world single-handedly, along with
their 1,500 schoolmates .
Unfortunately, for many stu­
dents here, their activism is about
as substantial as the set of an old
Western movie: lots of detail on
the front, but nothing behind.
The protesting, the awareness,
the forums and speak­
ers and workshops Moral of
the story:
be careful
what you
wish for.
Wit h
Lewis &:
Clark I got
all of that,
almost to that drew us to
this school and
will help us get
through our four
years here qualifies tend to lead to noth­
ing more, in the end,
than some damp
cardboard signs and
a warm fuzzy feeling.
They participate in ev­
ery way but the mean­
ingful ones that will
have lasting effects,
such as outreach pro- the letter. I US to make deci ~
remember
how excited sions that effect grams into
the com-
~ ::~:h~~ the entire world. munity or
lobbying
tour the ----------- represen-
school just after the students had
voted (the first time) to comply
with the Kyoto Protocol, and how
exhilarating my first peace march tatives.
What it comes
down to is that stu­
dents at LC don't write
was. I began to believe that I'd letters to the editor.
been living in an isolated bubble
of apathy, and that the people I'd
gone to high school with were
inferior specimens of humanity
who would soon see the error of
their ways and learn to care as
much as conscious, engaged hu­
man beings should.
Yes, yes, I know. I'd clearly
overdosed on liberal idealism.
Writing now from my (older
and wiser) vantage point as a
sophomore, I can see clearly now,
as the song says. LC is not the Before too many
of you make plans to
hunt me down with
a crowbar and your
resume, I want to
emphaSize that this
is mos~ definitely not
true of all the students
at this school. There
are quite a few peo­
ple who care deeply
and don't hesitate to
participate in ways
that truly impact the world. I commend those people gence, leadership qualities, every­
with all my heart. And I do un-thing that drew us to this school
derstand that we're all busy with and will help us get through our
an intensive ------------- four years here
pro g ram U f I f qualifies us to
of study, as n ortunate y, or make decisions
well as jobs many students here, that effect the
and clubs entire world. If
and (dare I their activism is we choose now
say it?) hav-about as substantial to .drop the ball
ing some and settle for
time to our­
selves. as the set of an old Hollywood-style
But we
can't let the
few carry the
torch for the
many, and Western movie: lots
of detail on the front,
but nothing behind. --------------activism, then
we have to be
aware that what
we're doing is
bequeathing
our future to
James Bond and if we start
making excuses about being too
busy now, we'll never find the
time to do what needs to be done.
Its so easy to participate in small
ways that make a huge difference:
SMART. Voter registration . Food
drives. And, yes, letters to the
editor.
Since matriculation, we've
been told that those of us attend­
ing this school are the hope of the
future. Thats a privilege and a
responsibility that we can't, and
shouldn't, want to escape.
Our drive, passion, intelli-Charlie's Angels: all show and no
substance.
I don't think thats okay. I don't
think you think thats okay.
This school has been, and con­
tinues to be, a good place, a place
that constantly reaffirms my faith
in the better side of humanit y. But
I'm a demanding person; I'm not
going to settle for good and bet­
ter. I want best.
How can we begin to achieve
that? By making a wide-eyed
prospies dreams come true: write
a letter.
Class of '04 Senior Gift CaInpaign Having lights at Gris­
wold stadium is a step
forward for athletics at
LC
CONTINUED FROM
PAGE 3
Griswold public address sys­
tem was modified to further
diminish noise levels reach­
ing off-campus locations. The
College also hired an indepen­
dent acoustic consultant to
provide "real time noise moni­
toring" of four evening major
public events this fall
The consultant reports in­
dicate that operation of the PA
system (which is subject to a
City of Portland noise limit of
55 dBA) never exceeded the
limit, and that overall, sound
,reflected from Pamplin SF arts
Center was much less promi­
nent than measurements tak­
en in 2002.
Sounds generated from
crowds, players, bands, and
whistles are not subject to the
City of Portland Noise Ordi­
nance; however, they are still
of concern as part of the Col­
lege's efforts to minimize noise
impacts on neighbors, and so
monitoring also takes note of
such readings.
The use of Lewis &: Clark
College athletic facilities by
Riverdale High School makes
very good sense to both par­
ties because of athletic pro­
gram field needs, physical
proximity, size of school, and
shared respect of both institu­
tions for quality relationships
with surrounding neighbors.
Overall, the Griswold Light
Project has been a model of
positive collaboration among
concerned parties-- the Col­
lege, Riverdale High Scho,?l,
the Collins View Neighbor­
hood Association, and the
City of Portland.
Michael Ford
Associate Vice President Jor
Campus Life
Seniors: Join the 2004 Senior Gift Committee and help decide how your senior gift will
benefit future students! Decide what kind of legacy your class will leave at Lewis & Clark.
For more information on Senior Gift Campaign, visit
http://www.lclark.edu/dept/giving/stseniorgift.html
First meeting:
Tuesday, November 4, 2003 in Geary Room in Templeton
4 Pioneer Log, October 31, 2003 Interested? Contact
Rebecca Holt '01
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
x7943
rebeccal @ lclark.edu ----Features----
W'here's the beef?
Send your recipes
The newest innovation in Pioneer Log features page
technology ... a recipe column! Send in your favor-
ite recipes--be they fabulous, wheat-free, organic,
vegan alternatives or succulent, genetically-al-
tered veal cutlets deep-fried in whale blubber--to
piolog@lclark .edu, subject line "Attn: Recipes." To
start you off, here are some Halloween-themed reci­
pes we came up with for your enjoyment.
by Jeff Marshall
"Brains"
Cook instant mashed potatoes
(we seriously don't have to help
you with this one, do we?) and
form into a cerebrum shape. If
they won't hold, let them cool for
a little while and then put them
under the broiler for a few min­
utes to put a little bit of a crust
on them.
"Eyeballs"
Just in case that last one was
a little too hard for you, peel the
skin off of some grapes and put
them in a bowl.
"Hands"
Two options for you on this
one. Number one: boil up some
jello, pour it into a rubber glove,
let it cool, and then cut the glove
off. Voila! One jello hand. Num­
ber two: pour some water (or some other non-alcoholic bever­
age) into the glove and freeze it
(see, we really did mean that it
had to be a non-alcoholic bever­
age). Cut it off and, once again,
voila! One frozen hand. Put it
in some punch and you've got a
frozen hand in some punch. Note:
there are other body parts with
readily available latex forms.
"Intestines"
We're back to the ones that
involve actual cooking, now. Boil
water (that involves putting wa­
ter in a pan, then turning on the
stove, then putting the pan on the
stove). Cook pasta. Its kind of
like intestines ...
"Blood"
Make some punch out of cran­
berry, or cran-grape , or whatever
and 7 -Up or Sprite. Use with the
hand--it's now a bloody hand.
Real recipes next week ...
Halloween humor
by Anne Winchell
The Pioneer Express: A won­
derful place to meet people in an
intimate fashion and also learn
great Halloween costume ideas.
I had the great joy of meeting at
least twenty other students, all
of us somehow piled into a three
foot space on one of the seats.
Looking forward to a boring
ride of listening to other people
gossip about other random stu­
dents, I Sighed and looked out the
window, occasionally stumbling
but extremely secure between
approxima tely ten people, all of
whom would be squashed before
me in an accident.
I began listening to a thread of
conversation that seemed promis­
ing: Halloween . Two girls were
discussing their plans, and hap­
pened to mention costumes . One
of the girls proudly proclaimed , 'Tm going to be a tree!" The other
girl jumped (or rather shifted in
a way that nearly knocked over
two other students), gasping, "No
way!" She stared at the girl for a
minute, as if determining if she
was kidding or not. Judging her
fellow student to be an honest,
serious type of gal, she contin­
ued, in a slow, bemused voice,
'Tm going to be a tree too!"
Silence settled between the
two of them as they pondered the
implications . "Well, I suppose I
could be flower or something,"
the second girl said slowly. The
first girl nodded, and the Pio­
neer Express finally halted, spill­
ing out a stream of students into
beautiful downtown Portland. I
watched them walk off into the
distance, and made a mental note
not to be a tree for Halloween.
That idea, apparently, has been
done before. Photo of the Week
. 'Pr I'I\f'NTE" D
F'~-(~U:F
? iJ fVl r'r< I N
Of
Ryan Essman('06)-the "demented fire-chief pumpkin of doom" -and his slaughtered effigy.
Anne's Halloween planner
Reverse Trick-or-Treat
by Anne Winchell
Do you have anything you
want to get rid of? Halloween is
the time to share your old stuff
with new people!. Not only does
this clean out your closet, but
someone might even like the gift.
You can pass around cookies from
home that aren't quite up to stan­
dards, old pictures from fourth
grade, empty notebooks you've
never gotten around to using,
and, by far the best, books you've
read and want to share with oth­
ers. So if you have a pile of stuff
in your room that you don't want
to keep and don't want to throw
away, try giving it away for Hal­
loween this year. You might get
something cool in return! Stuck without a costume this Halloween?
Try these fun and simple last-minute ideas
1. The Roman.
Togas are truly
costume possible
(aside from just go­
ing nude). Just
grab a towel,
sheet, large
piece of
cloth, any­
thing, drape
it around
your shoul­
der, make
sure that's it
long enough
to cover any the easiest to dress up as a guy dressing
up as a girl, in which case pick
the oddest assortment of female
clothes possible and then get a
moustache (not a real one, that
would take advance planning.
A pen or eyeliner pencil will do
just as well!)
If you are determined to be a
guy, then find a guy who is big­
ger than you and ask to borrow
his clothes, and maybe even a
hat. Hopefully, the clothes will
be baggy enough to disguise
any femininit y, as will the hat. A
moustache can also be added.
3. The College Student!
VOX POP: What are you dressing up
as for this Halloween? pans that need to be cov­
ered, and get some duct tape to
hold it in place!
Togas can be dressed up (a
nice sheet with a pretty clasp
at the shoulder and a belt), or
dressed down (towel and duct
tape), and they are always ac­
ceptable costumes! Wear what you usually wear,
only slightly different, and
get offended when
people claim
that you aren't
"Pope Pius II."
Nick Oates(07)
"I don't care about Hal­
loween, I'm from Korea!"
Cecilia Shroyer(04)
"A bunch of grapes."
Laura Matson(05)
"A psychopathic killer,
because they look just like
everyone else."
Jared Gibson(07) 'Jesus."
Adam Bartling(06)
"Either George W
or Alan Greenspan. "
James Atkin(06)
"The Mad Hatter."
James Lindsay('06) Bush
''''I'm dressing up as the
RA on duty ... and I'm bit­
ter."
Tammy Yasrobi(04) "The devil."
Ham Avallone(06)
"Mario ... as in Mario and
Luigi."
Charlie Watson(07)
"Moses."
Ben Pollak(07)
"Grow out my beard,
mess up my hair, and be a
'hobo.'"
Brian Cancio('07) 2. The Crossdresser.
Another easy costume, al­
though this one might require
social skills. If you are a male,
simply go to a female friend
who is relatively the same size
as you,' and ask to borrow a
dress. Chances are, she'll also
offer to do your hair and make
up. If you are a female, the task
is a little more challenging, since
girls dress like guys a lot.
One way to go about this is wearing a
costume.
("No, this is
a green shin!
I never wear
green, so-it's a
costume!")
These are
easy for college
students scroung-
ing around right before going
trick-or-treating, but be warned:
neighbors around here might be
skeptical of'these costumes un­
less you add a sense of humor
and a smile.
Pioneer Log, October 31, 2003 5 -Arts & Entertainment-
Rocky Votolato's Suicide Medicine revitalizes
by Ben Waterhouse much of him at first; he looked
like another guy with a nice.gui­
tar and a five-o'clock shadow.
Then he started playing ...
Texas-born and hailing from
Seattle, Rocky Votolato made a
big first impression on the music
world in 1996 when he formed
the nationally acclaimed punk
band Waxwing . A prolific and
accomplished song writer, his
material soon outgrew the bom­
bastic limits of modern punk,
and Rocky began looking for a
new outlet for his talent. Since
1999 he has released four full­
length acoustic solo efforts and
one EP His most recent re­
leases-2001s Burning My Trav­
els Clean, and his new album,
Suicide Medicine-have received
. wide critical acclaim, and for
good reason. There is, in my opinion, a
major problem with the singer­
songwriters of last ten years or so:
they are almost all trying to sound
like Bob Dylan, Ani DiFranco,
or Greg Brown, discounting any
original sounds or ideas they
mayor may not have produced
in a desperate dash for success
through imitation . The major­
ity of contemporary post-folk
releases insult the intelligence of
consumers with tired guitar riffs
and exhausted lyrics. Every idiot
who can fret a G and thinks he
has something to say about sex,
drugs, or Minnesota has a self­
titled opus on the market, and
none of them are worth listening
to. I have been at the edge of the
pit of musical despair for some
time now. I crave meaningful
lyrics and interesting instrumen­
tation, but I have found neither.
Then, like a breath of fresh air in a
closet in Platt, I caught a nose-full
of Rocky Votolato. This is music as it should be,
relentlessly emotional and re­
freshingly original. Rockys songs
are uniquely raw and intensely
personal, of the sort that grab
the listeners emotional chain and
yank like hell. His lyrics cover a
wide variety of themes from love
and heartbreak to poverty, greed,
and terrorism; and he does them
all better than anyone else. Rocky Votolato will play at Nocturnal on Nov. 7 in promotion of his new album, Suicide Medicine
It happened this Labor Day. I
had gone along with a friend to
see his favorite band-The New
Amsterdams, who happen to be
excellent, and about whom you
will hear more from me at a later
date-and was sitting through the
opening acts in a state of semi­
consciousness when Rocky took
the stage. I admit to not thinking His best ef~ort to date, Sui­
cide Medicine is realized with
the help of Rocky's friends Seth
Warren of Red Stars Theory and
Casey Fobert, frequent member of Pedro the Lion. Chris Walla
of Death Cab for Cutie also left
his innovative touch on the al­
bum as engineer and producer .
Every song is good, and many
of them are downright amazing.
The title track is a sad story of
domestic abuse that manages to
be one of the most moving love
songs you will ever hear; "Prison
is Private Property" is a half-sung ,
half-spoken rant against corporate
corruption and futile struggles
Sugar Beets sour Artichoke
by Ethan Stone band, but finally people started The comparison is not unwar­
to dance about halfway through ranted. Through the course of
To be completely honest, I had the show. By people, I mean the the evening, I became entranced
never heard of the Sugar Beets in fat secretary, the giggling, Gu-by drummer Brad West's remark­
my life until last Saturday eve-cci-clad metrosexual , and yes, able ability to impersonate a fish.
ning, Oct. 25, when I found my-even the token elderly couple He looked about as bored as I felt.
self desperatel y flipping through in the crowd. Honestly, the mu-The Beets have been perfecting
the Willamette Week after my sic wasn't that bad. Some songs their sound since 1992 and have
merry band of friends and I real-were actually good, like when headlined folk festivals in the area
ized that the Jimmy Mak's show bass player Matt Keenan crooned for years, but all I saw were six be-
that night was 21 and over. ---,....,......,....,--..:-....:.., draggled old men who had
The Beets' description in apparently" left their speed
the Week leapt out at me; at home. What happened to
a psychedelic bluegrass the "psychedelic" bluegrass
dance band, infused with dance music?
pop and Motown influenc- Maybe I caught them on
es? It sounded too good to a bad night, or maybe the
be true ... and, sadly, it was. acoustic setting had damp-
We ventured to Haw- ened the Beets' sound, but
thorne in search of the I was thoroughly disap-
Artichoke Music Backgate pointed in the band that had
Stage, where we found been voted 2002's "Favorite
ourselves dishing out three The Sugar Beets: Local Band" (WOW Hall,
dollars more than the ad-__________________ Eugene). The Sugar Beets
vertised seven dollars a head. something along the lines of "Les-were on to something when they
It got better: our apprehenSive bian woman, won't you change crossed a funky, upbeat rhythm
group stepped through the en-your mind tonight?" section with the violin and man­
trance and came face-to-face with All right, seriously, maybe I'm dolin; the potential for an infec­
a modest crowd of fifty-some- being too harsh. At moments tious cross-genre sound is defi­
things wearing khakis, sipping throughout the performance, the nitely there, and their individual
Coors Lights and bottled water, Beets fell into classic bluegrass talents can't be questioned . But
and looking about as enthusiastic grooves: drums rattling, guitar the Sugar Beets' lackluster per­
as the card-checkers in the Bon. twanging , mandolin and violin formance at the Artichoke left
We stared at them. They stared at wailing like all hell had broken me wishing that going unplugged
us. After a terrible job of trying loose. Yes, my foot was tapping, never became popular. If the Beets
to slip into the back of the hall and I might even have clapped dig up their amps, drop their two
unnoticed, we managed to cram along to a few songs, especially timid and unnecessary vocalists,
into the corners of the room just when phenomenal pianist and and discover a crowd who hasn't
as the opening act wailed her last singer Scotty Perey took the lead. yet started receiving Social Secu­
forlorn note. But overall, I found the band's rity benefits, then I'd definitely
Then the Sugar Beets took enthusiasm lacking. How are recommend snagging a show and
the stage, and, I must admit, you supposed to want to dance catching the bluegrass jitterbug.
things livened up a bit. It took to a band that has the stage pres-Otherwise, there are much tastier
some coaxing on the part of the ence of a net of gaping carp? morsels in the garden. 6 Pioneer Log, October 31, 2003 with poverty; 'Tll Catch You" is
inexplicably uplifting; and "Mon­
tana" is Rocky's beautiful contri­
bution to the tradition of road
ballads. The album is amazing,
but don't just take my word for
it; you can listen to it in its en­
tirety on Rocky's website at http:
//www.rockyvotolato .com.
As amazing as Rocky's albums
are, he is even better in concert.
His overpowering emotion and
powerful, raw voice make for one of the most moving live perfor­
mances I have ever experienced.
And I plan to experience it again
next Friday, Nov. 7, at Nocturnal
(1800 E Burnside), where Rocky
will be playing with Irving and
Kind of Like Spitting. The all ages
show starts at 8pm, and the cover
is only $6.00. The venue is bright
blue and the performance will be
memorable , so mark your cal­
endar and go down to Burnside.
You won't regret it.
Portland premier
of Tibetan Visions
by Sam Pollach
Brian Harris will present the
Portland premier of his unique
multimedia presentation , "Hima­
layan Visions and Tibetan Voices,"
in the chapel this Saturday, Nov. 1
at 7:30pm.
Brian Harris has spent the last
15 years in Tibet, document ­
ing ancient Himalayan Buddhist
culture. "Himalayan Visions and
Tibetan Voices" is a presenta­
tion of 225 of his award-winning
photographs . It also incorporates
Original music composition s and
recorded narration by Tibetan
Lama Zasep Tulku Rinpoche .
"This is more than just a
slideshow, " said Reverend Mark
Duntley, Dean of the Chapel.
"The Himalayan Visions presen­
tation is a multimedia experience
which incorporated 15 years of
documenting ancient Himalayan
Buddhist culture. The environ­
mental sounds and sacred Bud­
dhist chants which accompany the powerful visual images give
a vital glimpse into the Buddhist
culture and the tremendous eye
restoration work of SEVA."
Tickets are available to the gen-
"This is more than
just a slideshow."
-Rev. Mark Duntley
eral public at REl for $10.00 and
to LC students for $5.00 at the
door. The presentation is funded
in part by SEVA, a non-profit or­
ganization dedicated to blindness
prevention and Sight restoration
in East Asian countries, and in
part by REI. All proceeds from the
event will go to SEVA to aid their
research.
So come see "Himalayan Vi­
sions and Tibetan Voices." It will
be beautiful, and all your money
helps blind children in Tibet. Do
you really want people know­
ing you refused to give money to
blind children?
SUBMITTO SYNERGIA
ARE YOU A MAN? OR MAYBE A WOMAN? DO YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT YOUR MANIWOMANLINESS?
SEND IT TO SYNERGIA!
Photos, poetry, prose ... all is welcome!
Post all submissions to mhwiles@lclark .edu or MSC 2078 --_/ -Sports----
Volleyball team ends cold streak Upcoming Pioneer Sports
by Hans Goertz
The Pioneers snapped a season
long win draught Friday night
when they beat visiting George
Fox in four sets. The win marks
the Pios' first victory in almost
a year, and was described as
"about time" by player Rachel
Meyer('06) . This triumph lift­
ed the Pios to a 1-10 record in
Northwest Conference play, as
the opposing Bruins dropped
below the .500 winning mark
to 5-6.
The Pios asserted them­
selves early, pouring in five aces
to jump to a 14-7 start, and
continued their strong playas
they rode the lead to a 30-27
win in the first set. In what
turned out to be the team's
coming out performan ce, the
girls played with newfound
confidence, smooth communi­
cation, fluid ball movement and
a consistency that they've lacked
in previous games. First-year
Coach Lori Jepsen attributed the
night's success to "aggressive net
play," "better passing," and the
emergence of reserve players as
key contributors in the game.
The second set saw the Pios
fall back into old habits as they
qUickly fell behind the Bruins,
trailing by as many as 10 at one
point. The defensive prowess
that carried them through the first
set weltered under the Bruin's at­
tack, which was spearheaded by
power hitter Melissa Farrens' nine
kills in the set. A late game rally
pulled the Pi os within two, but
the Bruins closed out the set with
consecutive kills. The next set
saw a reversal of roles as LC found
their stride and never trailed from
beginning to end. LC roared to a 30-2.3 win fueled by a blistering
offensive effort that racked up
22 kills while hitting a combined
.364 from the field.
The final set was a heated af­
fair that saw the lead repeatedly
slip back and forth between the
teams. After trading scores early
on, the Pios got back on track and with double-digit kill counts.
Audrey Dilling('06) turned in
arguably her finest performance
of the season with a season-high
17 kills closely followed by Cap­
tain Jennifer Slaton's('05) 16 kiUs.
Annika Brumpton('07) set. the
pace with eight service aces, four
coming in the decisive last set.
Highlights from the George
Fox squad included a game­
high 18 kills by Melissa Far­
rens, coupled with 16 by
teammate Nicole Bostic. The
Bruins were carried through­
out the game by Gina Cool en's
dependable play from the set­
ter position, making only one
error in 50 sets. The team hit a
.201 for the night.
This win has been one of the
PHOTO COURTESY WWW.LCLAR K.EDU few bright spots for a young,
up-and-coming Pio team in
the thick of a transitional year.
Dilling feels that this success
has given the team an "im-Captain Jennifer Slaton's('05) 15
kills helped lead the Pios to vic­
tory over George Fox University.
put some distance between GFU
with a 23-17 lead. Poor com­
munication and repeated serve
reception errors, however, let the
Bruins surge back to recapture
the lead at 29-27. In the end,
the Pi os made a stand and stuck
it out for the gutsy 33-31 win to
complete their 3-1 victory over
George Fox. The winning point
came on a controversial call that
was ruled a save by a Bruins wing
player out of bounds, but the
debate was put to rest when Pio
fans rushed the court to celebrate.
The emotional win showed some
real character on the Pios' part,
and the team's middle attacker
Meyer said, "[weI played with a
lot of heart."
LC finished the night with a
.221 hitting percentage from the
attack line and had four players proved mentality " and has "reaf­
firmed the team's ability," giving
them a new confidence as they
face the remaining two weeks of
their season. Although there is
not much more to expect from
the rest of this season, optimism
is high for future years. Coach
Lori Jepsen feels that the team
will only get better as she "estab­
lishes the foundation for the [vol­
leybaUI program ," gets "everyone
on the same page," and sees the
fruits of more "aggreSSive recruit­
ing." The team will lose Alexis
Hansen('04) and co-captain lau­
ren Lessner('04) next year, but
most of the core players will re­
turn for the 2004 season. Under
the tutelage of Coach Jepsen and
Assistant Coach Harmik Issakha­
niam, the potential for next year's
young team is unlimited .
Pios lose more than just game
by Zach Mann
After all the X-rays, doctors,
and ice, tight end Reuben Mill­
er('06) knew this was merely pro­
tocol for the already realized fate
of his football season.
last weekend's loss to Pacific
Lutheran ment in Miller's foot, ending his
season immediately.
One of the game's lone bright
spots was the play of wide re­
ceiver Chris Jameson (,07). He
contributed to more than half the
passing yards of Trent Thomp­
son('04), finishing with 143 yards
on nine recep­
tions. He also son High School was held to only
14 yards on two catches as he
faced multiple double teams by
the Lute defense. This young and
talented wide receiving corps is
arguably the most talented in the
conference.
If Jameson continues his hot
play, a shared spot on the All
Northwest October 31:
Volleyball vs. Pacific 7:00pm
November 1:
Football at Linfield 1:30pm
Volleyball at Willamette 7 :OOpm
Soccer vs. Univ. of Portland club
10:00am
Swimming Northwest Sprints
Spokane, WA 3:00pm
Cross Country NWC Championships
8k/6k Pacific Univ. Campus
Forest Grove, OR 10:00am
November 2:
Swimming Northwest Relays
Walla Walla, WA 12:00pm
November 7:
Volleyball vs. Whitman 7:00pm
Swi . g vs. Whitman 6:00pm
Novemb r~porls
Footbal vs. Wi~e"OOpm
Volleyb I vs. ~~i1wort~oopm
Soccer at C erkeley ub
Corvalis, R 8:00a
Soccer at Uni on Club
Corvalis, OR 12:30pm
Swimming vs. Whitworth 1 :OOpm
cost the Pios
more than a
iame in the
win column
but also
their only
tight end for,
what looks
like, the sea­
son. On a
five-yard out
route, Miller x-rays revealed that
the impact made by
the Lute linebacker
had ruptured a liga­
men t in Miller's foot, scored the
only touch-
down, a 69-
yarder halfway
through the
second quar­
ter. In his
first season of
college foot­
ball, Jameson Conference
team with
Bodeman at
season's end
may be with­
in his reach.
Tomorrow's
game against
the Wild­
cats will be
a major test
for the road
weary Pios.
With Miller
on the bench,
look for the
Pios to try
their luck on
the ground.
But look out QuJuy Chinese rood
Delivered 10 Campus
ending his season im­
mediately. leads the team
in touchdown
receptions
with five, and turned up
field and
avoided one
tackler before being wrapped
around the ankles.
"I got up and could see that
the cleat had tom through the
spat [tape job over cleatsl. The
impact must have been severe to
do that," said Miller.
X-rays revealed that the force
of the impact made by the Lute
linebacker had ruptured a liga-is second in catches with 39, all
the while averaging over 76 yards
per game.
Playing opposite of Jameson
is Nick Bodeman(,06) . Bodeman
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Dinner with a Pioneer
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Cleaning Up Hanford: A
Public Forum on the Envi­
ronmental Cleanup at the
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tion
Council Chambers, 7:30pm.
Jessie Knowles, Senior
Recital
Evans Music Building,
8:00pm.
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Ancient Forest Clinic
College Outdoors, all day
Swimming vs. Whitman
Zehntbauer Swim Pavil­
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Lewis & Clark Volleyball
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College Outdoors, all day
Lewis & Clark Football vs.
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Griswold, 1 :OOpm.
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Lewis & Clark Volleyball
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