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2001-11-16

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Lewis &. Clark College's student-run newspaper
Board votes against ethical
investment proposal
by David Archer
In early September , for the
fourth time in a row, the Lewis
& Clark College board of trust­
ees voted against a student pro­
posal for socially and environ­
mentally responsible investment
of endowment funds.
Officially supported by Asso­
ciated Students of Lewis and
Clark, the proposal advocated
creating a committee that would
oversee the endowment 's proxy
voting, on behalf of the LC com­
munity. As opposed to the cur­
rent system, which is designed
to vote as each company's man­
agement advises. The committee
would be comprised of-students,
professors and school staff, and
would individuall y consider
each proxy statement through­
out the year.
Most publicly traded compa­
nies send annual reports to
shareholders, which include
proxy statements with various
company issues. The issues usu­
ally concern managem ent
changes, compensat ion pack­
ages, and other relatively mun­
dane changes within the com­
pany. OccaSionally, however ,
there are proposals of greater
consequences; that could have
detrimental effects on the envi­
ronment and human rights.
Julian Dautremont-Smith ,
along with the help of other in­
terested students spearheaded
the most recent proposal. Which
stemmed from concerns about
the school's lack of a formal
policy regarding responsible in-vesting.
Originally, Dautremont­
Smith tried to persuade the
trustees to divest in the oil com­
pany Unocal because of unethi­
cal labor practices in some for­
eign countries. The trustees
elected not to divest, reasoning
that clear gUidelines need to be
established , to prevent the com­
mittee from divesting on an ar­
bitrary basis.
Over the summer
Dautremont-Smith worked with
College President Michael "----
So where does one
draw the line? Is it
possible to agree as a
communi ty if a
company's practices
are justifiable? ----"
Mooney to create the most re­
cent proposal. According to
Mooney the proxy-voting pro­
posal was denied for two rea­
sons. First, responsible investing
should start with selecting com­
panies whose values agree with
the LC community. Secondly, as
it stands LC out-sources all
proxy voting to an independent
agency; it would be too expen­
sive in terms of time and money
if the school were to deliberate
over every proxy from every
company, with few if any mean­
ingful results.
So where does one draw the line? Is it possible to agree as a
community if a company's prac­
tices are justifiable? LC has con­
fronted the issue of responsible
investing in the past. The school
decided to divest in all compa­
nies that supported apartheid in
South Africa.
While Mooney doesn't op­
pose the idea for a more respon­
sible investment plan he said
"social choice investors have
lagged the general indexes" and
that "most lines aren't so clear
as the apartheid issue became ...
unless there are large compelling
issues such as apartheid I'm not
sure we can decide as a commu­
nity."
There are companies that he
thinks might deserve to be re­
moved from the endowmen t,
such as tobacco. Tobacco com­
panies do not rise to the level of
apartheid, but Mooney said, "it's
certainly closer to it than many
others. I'm not sure the board
would agree with me ... but it's
something that keeps me won­
dering." Even with tobacco
stocks he said, "I have a great
deal of difficulty putting the
blame on companies rather than
individuals . "
According to Dautremont­
Smith, any future plans for a
policy on responSible investing
are on hold because of the
board's adversity to the propos­
als. The most recent rejectio~ by
the board of trustees was the
fourth, and possibly the last for
a while, for now Dautremont­
Smith said, the issue is on the
back burner. Slifman will
speak about the
Fed and the
econonomy
by Joe Clock
On Monday, Nov. 19, Larry
Slifman, Associate Director of
the Division of Research and Sta­
tistics of the Federal Reserve will
Speak to the Lewis & Clark com­
munity.
Slifman will give twO
speeches, the first, at 4:30 p.m.
in Miller 105 is entitled "Come
with Me to the FOMC: An In-
side Look at How the Federal
Reserve Works." This speech,
which will cover what the Fed­
eral Reserve is and what it does
is will be directed to the campus
community overall.
Slifman's second speech will
be at 7:30 p.m. in Olin 301. It
will be entitled "Tax Rebates,
Equity Prices and the Terrorist
Attacks: Some Implications for
Consumer Spending, " and will
address some of the economic
effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks. This speech will be di­
rected toward an audience with
a greater background in eco­
nomics.
New Pamplin Scholars have
ambitious plans for the future
The Pamplin Scholars from
the class of 2004 is a
diverse group that hopes
to improve society in a
wide variety of ways.
by Joe Clock
The Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr.
Society of Fellows recently an­
nounced their new members for
this year. They selected seven
sophomores based on their com­
mitments to academics and
physical fitness, their personal
integrity, and their potential as
leaders. These are the new mem­
bers from the class of 2004.
Niki Boehland , from Duluth,
Minnesota , is a double major in
English and Internation al Af­
fairs. She hopes to write and
work in an international envi­
ronment . She will also continue
to be socially responSible to her
community, and hopes to make
a positive impact in the world. Norah Foster is from
Dubuque , Iowa. She is majoring
in biochemistry and Hispanic
studies, and hopes to go on to
medical school and become a
doctor. She is on the LC swim
team and lifeguards at
Zehntbauer pool. She is also in­
volved with the SMART pro­
gram, which helps encourage
children to read.
Paloma Gonzalez, from San
Diego, California , hopes to im­
prove the dialogue between the
United States and Mexico,
spread understanding of the role
that Latinos play in the United
States and promote education in
both countries. She is an inter­
national affairs major, and a
member of the LC forensics
team. Gonzalez is also a trapeze
artist.
Nicholas Henry is a physics
major from Silver City, New
Mexico. He has also been active
in community service both in the United States and in Mexico.
When he graduates from LC he
hopes to either teach physics in
Mexico, investigate cosmology,
or work to solve environmental
" They selected seven
sophomores based on
their commitments to
academics and physi­
cal fitness, their per­
sonal integrity, and
their potential as
leaders. -----"
problems .
Amy Lillis, from Kearney,
Nebraska, is currently studying
in India. She is a political science
major and a political economy
minor. She is interested in marginalized populations, and
in India is studying government
policy toward indigenous
people. Lillis was also very ac­
tive in community service, and
was a varsity rower in her first
year at LC.
Tristan Nunez, an interna­
tional affairs major from Ritter,
Oregon, will focus on interna­
tional law in his studies at LC
and in law school or graduate
school. He also pursues a wide
variety of community service
opportunities, and is active in
martial arts.
Maggie Sullivan is from St.
Paul, Minnesota. She is a politi­
cal science major, and is cur­
rently on an LC overseas pro­
gram in Kenya and Tanzania.
Eventually Sullivan hopes to
become a physician and work in
a part of the world "with great
medical need." Sullivan received
a Freshman Chemistry Achieve­
ment Award last year. SAAB SCOOP Crime Beat ··.4
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NEWS EDITOR: JOE CLOCK
FORUM EDITOR: CLIFTON FELS
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ALMQUIST, DAVID ARCHER, JAMES
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HUMMER, SIERRA JENKINS,
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MILLER, ANDREW ZAHLER
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The Pioneer Log is funded by your
student fees. Many people recieved
grants for interesting
projects this week.
by Buzzy Nielsen
Last Sunday, in an arduous 8-
hour meeting, SAAB reviewed
this semester's Research applica­
tions. Congratulations go out to
all of our new grantees!
Have you ever wanted to bike
through Cuba? So has senior
English major Stephanie Bleyer,
and she was funded $1,567 to do
just that. Stephanie will be par­
ticipating in an 8-day bike tour
with Global Exchange, finally
ending with a stay in Havana.
While doing this, Stephanie
plans to conduct research on al­
ternative and· sustainable trans­
portation to see how the use of
bicycles differs in socialist Cuba
versus democratic United States.
Stephanie will be doing her re­
search over Winter Break.
What could be more funda­
mental to understanding reli­
gion than the concepts of good
and evil? Very little, says senior
ReligiOUS Studies major Mat­
thew Chastain. That's why he
would like to travel to India to
study the personification of evil
in Buddhism , Mara. Since evil
plays such a huge role in reli­
gion, Matthew plans to see how
the religiOUS texts regarding
Mara are translated into concrete
reactions toward evil in every­
day life. Matthew will be con­
ducting his research over Win­
ter Break.
As a liberal arts college, Lewis
& Clark cannot offer classes in
everything in which its students
might be interested. That hardly
stops sophomore Art major Dan
Donegan from pursing his pas­
sion: glassblOwing . Dan received
$2,000 to study Venetian style
glassblowing under renowned
glassblOwing artist Lynn Read.
He plans to use his research to
work toward a final project in
Art combining glass and metal.
Dan will conduct his research
during the Spring semester .
One of the major problems
with nuclear power is where to
dispose the waste. And of
course, one of the best places to
do this is ... on Native Ameri­
can land? Senior Environmental
Studies major Talia Epstein re­
ceived $511 to research a recent
deal made with the Goshutes
tribe of Utah to dispose of waste
on their land. She particularly
wants to research opposition
movements to this deal by inter­
viewing various tribe members .
She will be conducting her re­
search over Winter Break.
Portland is well known for its
farmers markets. So is Cuba.
That's why senior Sociology/ An­
thropology major Teresa Kurtak
received $1,600 to compare and
contrast public food markets in
these two regions. She will be
participating in a program ad­
dreSSing Cuba's spectacular ur­
ban agriculture. Additionally,
she'll interview individuals in
the field about the Significance
of these markets to the Cuban
people. Teresa will conduct her
research during the Spring se­
mester.
2 Pioneer Log November 16, 2001 Lewis & Clark exposes us to
a wide variety of music. How­
ever, sell1ior Music major Ben
Levy nOlliced one that was con­
spicuously absent: zydeco. This
French-Creole dance music is
very big in Louisiana . Ben re­
ceived $305 to travel there in
order to write a biographical the­
sis on one of zydeco's hottest fig­
ures: Nathan Williams ,
bandleader of the Zydeco Cha
Chas. Ben plans share his find­
ings LC's already substantia l
music repertoire . Ben will con­
duct his research over Winter
Break.
As the world becomes more
liberal, many conservative insti­
tutions are dying out. One such
institution is Scotland 's Free
Church, and senior ReligiOUS
Studies major Emilie McKittrick
received $849 to study this phe­
nomenon . Liberal and conserva­
tive facti.ons have been created
in the Free Church, each with a
differing conception of how the
church can ensure its survival.
By interviewing clergypeople,
attending services, and research­
ing in libraries, Emilie plans to
better understand this conflict.
She will conduct her research
over Winter Break.
When is a plant more than
just a plant? When you're study­
ing ethnobotany! Junior Biology
major Eva Dubey sees the
interconnectedness of plants to
social structures and customs.
She received $1200 to study eth­
nobotany on the Micronesian
islands. She will be document­
ing how various plants are used,
their function in the community,
and their social Significance . Eva
will conduct her research during
the summer after her Micronesia
overseas program.
So how much do you know
about Mongolia? Not a lot,
right? Senior Sociology/ Anthro­
pology major Kristen Mahan in­
tends to change that. She re­
ceived $1165 to go to a relatively
under-researched country to
study their current process of
land privatization . As nomads,
many Mongolians have a special
relationship with the land. How­
ever, as the remnants of commu­
nism disappear, Mongolia is
privatizing , and Kristen wants to
see the effects of the
privatization upon Mongolian
culture. She will conduct her
research lOver the summer.
Of course, with all this re­
search fervor , we shouldn't over­
look the Conference grant that
we gave out last week. Senior
Economi cs major John Maxfield
has been passionate since he ar­
rived at LC. Now, he'd like to
take everything he's learned here
to attend the 2002 American
Economic Association's Annual
Meeting i.n Atlanta, GA. At this
conference, John will have the
opportunity to learn about po­
litical economy and growth, en­
vironmental regulation policy,
free trade, and even meet a
Nobel Laureate. The conference
is held from January 4th to the
6th.
And that's all I have for you
this week. Talk to you again in
two weeks! by Julie Layton Couch
November 8th
Officers responded to a com­
plaint of marijuana smell com­
ing from Copeland Hall. A very
small amount of marijuana was
confiscated and placed in a evi­
dence locker. A report was for­
warded to Residence Life.
Graffiti was discovered in the
basement of Odell outside of the
ASALC door.
Building damage was discov­
ered on Fir Acres Theater.
November 9th
Graffiti was discovered in one
of the stairways in Platt Hall:
November 10th
Officers responded to a com-plaint of marijuana odor coming
from Akin Hall. Marijuana was
confiscated along with a glass
smoking device which was
placed in an evidence locker. A
report was forwarded to Resi­
dence Life.
November 11th
Officers responded to
Hartzfeld after receiving a com­
plaint that someone was shoot­
ing paint balls at the windows
of Hartzfeld . A paint gun device
was confiscated from a student
and a report was forwarded to
Residence Life.
Officers' responded to a com­
plaint of marijuana smell com­
ing from Howard Hall. Several
smoking devices were confis­
cated and a report turned over
to Residence Life.
ASLC Update
by Shannon Chaney
It almost Thanksgiving and
am I ever thankful for that! VP
for Student Organizations Lakin
Soldate is working with Shane
Ostermieir , Director of Student
Activities, on creating a Risk
Management Policy that would
affect high-risk activities , such
as some of those crazy rapids the
Paddling Club goes down .
Dylan is looking into getting di­
rect depOSit for student workers.
The Chief Justice has amended
the Fundamental Fairness Policy
so that past records are not
brought up during trial so that
past mistakes cannot influence
decisions of current responsibil­
ity. SAAB created a twentieth
anniversary committee and will
be starting a fundraising endow­
ment. Satya Byock is writing up
a proposal for a weekly current
events forum for students to stay
connected to the real world.
Hannah Bryant is working with
Mark Morgan to try and expand
the weekend shuttle service.
Contact has been made with
Washington Mutual to try and get a surcharge-free ATM on
campus. Temporary lighting via
Holiday Lights is being put up
on the trail behind the Manor
House, and hopefully permanent
fixtures will go in, eventually.
The student art committee is
forming nicely and a few stu­
dents have actually volunteered
their art for display in
Templeton . The finalized park­
ing appeals proposal was sent in.
Work has been done on the
ASLC webpage to include a com­
pleted projects link so you can
see what we have been doing for
you. To help ease the stress of
finals, progress is being made on
brining a masseuse to Watzek
during that hectic week. Work
is also being done to guarantee
student groups the maximum
amount of flexibility with regard
to sponsoring vendors. Even
though Turkey day is rapidly
approaching Council is still ac­
tive and trying to get stuff done
to please the ever so fickle yet
silent student body of Lewis and
Clark. Speak up! Show up to any
of our meetings , Tuesdays , 5:15
Dubach Student Lounge.
Do you want to see your
name in the paper?
Then do something
newsworhty and tell us
about it.
Story meetings: Mondays
at 4:30 or e-mail ideas or
submissions to
piolog@lclark.edu ~-------~~'---- Featu res~~!iliL
Tibbles explores identity in dance, visual arts
by Sierra Jenkins
"I remember in second or
third grade, we had an assign­
ment to make a self-portrait of
our future selves and I couldn't
decide whether to be an artist or
a soccer player," Nigel Tibbles
says. By his junior year of high
school, he knew he was an art­
ist. Having done art for as long
as he can remember, and having
taken classes all through high
school, Tibbles has developed
his skills in various media, par­
ticularly painting and, most re­
cently, dance.
Growing up in Denver, Colo­
rado, Tibbles feels that he de­
cided whom he wanted to be
when he was around fifteen or
sixteen. Some of his greater in­
fluences have been his friends at
that time, particularly his best
friend, Roman.
Tibbles, an art major with a
minor in religious studies, is
currently engrossed in his senior
project. For his project, he is
completing a series of three-di­
mensional portraits using
people he knows as subjects. He
first gets together with the per­
son for an hour to discuss what
that person enjoyed doing when he or she was a kid and from that
he builds a composition. He
paints a life-size portrait of the
person on cotton mesh and
stretches it across the front of the
box. On the back wall of the box
he makes a painting based on the
subject'S childhood. He also sus­
pends toys with which the per­
son used to play. The final prod­
uct is a portrait through which
you can see parts of the subject'S
childhood.
''I'm interested in the explo­
ration of identity through social
influences , " Tibbles says. His
hope is that by critically exam­
ining the construction of per­
sonal identity, people wilt also
consider improving the social in­
fluences that affect people as
they grow.
Tibbles has also been explor­
ing the idea through dance. He
choreographed a piece and also
performed in a piece for the
Spring Dance Extravaganza in
2001, and is doing the same for
the upcoming Fall Dance Ex­
travaganza. For his piece, he has
asked his dancers to bring in a
stuffed animal from their child­
hood. He is especially enjoying
his work with dance. "It felt like
the audience understood what I " I remember in second
or third grade, we
had an assignment to
make a self-portrait
of our future selves
and I couldn't decide
whether to be an
artist or a soccer
player.
Nigel Tibbles ------"
was trying to say more than any­
thing else ll've done," Tibbles
says.
Tibbles is now looking to ac­
tually learn dance techniques.
Up until now, his skills have
been a wei.rd progression of
things he has picked up along
the way. He often went to clubs
in high school, initially ska, then
more the goth/industrial scene
and 80's clubs for a while. The
summer before his freshman
year here, he went swing danc­
ing two to Ilhree times a week,
and he's most into rave now.
Tibbles also picked up a bit of
tap and Scottish Highland danc-PHOTO BY CAYLEY BELL
Nigel nbbles, right, rehearses with sophomore Joleen Fuller
for the Fall Dance Extravaganza.
ing in high-sch ool theater. This
summer, he started learning to
break dance.
As for the future beyond LC,
Tibbles has been considering
other options. At some point,
he'd like to travel toJapan. Lon­
don is also a possibility as he has
a grandfather there. Tibbles
would love to do graduate study
in dance, computer graphics or painting or earn a Master's de­
gree in religious studies.
"Most likely, I'll get a crappy
job and start painting or draw­
ing for a year," Nigel says. "I
don't like planning ahead.
Things work themselves out as
they happen. I can't control the
future anyway, so I don't worry
about it. Live now the best you
can."
Honors conferrals left to departmental discretion
by Liz Hummer
Last year, six Lewis &: Clark
College hiStory students earned
honors at graduation, while only
one international affairs CIA)
major received the same recog­
nition. Are history majors so
much smarter than international
affairs students that six-times as
many people deserved honors?
The discrepancy in the
amount of honors awarded at
the Honors Convocation in the
spring of every year is indisput­
able. Communication professor
Steve Hunt explained that the
numbers of honors given by
each department differs "be­
cause departments graduate dif­
ferent numbers of students." To
be sure, the difference between
six history honors students and
one biochemistry honoree is
understandable in light of the
fact that history department
graduated 26 majors as opposed
to biochemistry's nine.
The IA department , on the
other hand, graduated 42 majors
and awarded only one with hon­
ors, a much smaller percentage
than that for hiStory, or even bio­
chemistry. When the percent­
ages of honors differ across ma­
jors, the question arises about
the equality of the standards for
awardment of honors.
"I think there are variations
in what departments regard as
honorable, and that's probably
the chief explanation for why
different departments give dif­
ferent quantities of honors,"
Curtis Johnson, Dean of the
College, said.
What, then, are these "varia­
tions?" Bob Mandel, chair of the
IA department , sees a large dis­
parity in what different depart­
ments expect from a senior the­
sis or project in order to award "----There is clearly a
debate that isn't
resolved about
whether the student
is just being judged
for a very competent,
workman-like prod­
uct versus actually
coming up with
something new and
different that changes
the way the faculty
look at the issue.
Bob Mandel
Chair, International Affairs -----"
it honors.
Some departments award
honors for a thesis that has been
well-planned , researched , and
written, while others, such as lA,
demand, in addition to these ba­
sic standards, that the thesis con­
tribute some new knowledge or
unique perspective on the sub­
ject. "There is clearly a debate
that isn't resolved about whether
the student is just being judged
for a very competent, workman­
like product versus actually com­
ing up with something new and
different that changes the way
the faculty look at the issue," he
said.
Some faculty members and
students, in various depart­
ments, think this is too much to
ask of an undergraduate student,
or that it may simply be impos­
sible in certain majors. Senior
Rose Mastrangelo, who is work­
ing on an honors thesis in En­
glish, feels that writing some­
thing for her department that has
never before been studied "would be hard to do unless
you're-writ-ing about contempo­
rary authors, because so much
as been written about older lit­
erature." At the same time, "I
don't think anyone would want
to write a thesis that is regurgi­
tating other people's ideas," she
added.
The question of departmen­
tal standards ultimately rests on
the tension between departmen­
tal autonomy and a unity across
the institution, according to
Dean Johnson . Though some
faculty members favor a stan­
dardization of honors require­
ments across the college,
"There's resistance in other quar­
ters because many faculty feel
the giving of honors is really a
departmental business ," he said.
Indeed, according to Steve
Hunt, "It is better if it is not stan­
dardized because methodologies
vary across majors." Lyell Asher, "---­It is better if it is not
standardized be­
cause methodologies
vary across majors.
Steve Hunt
Communication Professor -----"
chair of the English department,
expressed a desire for balance
between departmental indepen­
dence and institutional affinity.
"It would be good to come to­
gether and suggest some param­
eters, though there's no reason
to have everyone do the exact
same thing."
Dean Johnson feels equally
tom between the two sides of the
debate. "On the one hand, I re­
ally do think that departments
have the primary role in deter-mining honors. At the same
time, I sort of wish the College
had a more common standard ..
. so that students could feel
equally capable of achieving
honors," he said.
Mandel's desire to see a bal­
ancing of the discrepancies
across departmental honors pro­
grams is focused on the
wellbeing of the students as well.
"It's not that one [philosophy]
is superior to the other, but it is
sometimes confusing for the stu­
dents," he said.
Whether these differences in
standards are evened out is ulti­
mately in the hands of the fac­
ulty. Though there are individual
faculty members with this de­
sire, "The faculty as a whole re­
ally needs to embrace this idea,"
Dean Johnson said. "They need
to be the ones who make the
decision that we will have a com­
mon standard. "
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November 16, 2001 Pioneer Log 3 The benefit of indecision: a step in becoming
by Melissa Almquist
In life, there is a summation
of ecstasy that comes when all
factors fall into place and I know
that this decision, the one I am
about to make, is for the best.
However, shortly after this cre­
scendo is the inevitable descent
into shady unknowing where
doubts come like vampires, tak­
ing the lifeblood of certainty
from my veins. This is the pro­
cess of indecision where all mo­
ments seem critical, time be­
comes invariably short, and the
individual is faced with only the
weapons of logic and intuition
to determine the direction he
would have the wind blow.
Indecision is a state of inter­
nal chaos that is not mended by
the advice of outside observers .
Contemplation, excitement and
the procurement of options char­
acterize the initial steps that lead
to indecision . Indecision only
comes about after all rationale
has been expended on the topic,
all qualified individuals con­
sulted, and all that is left is the
realization of the decision itself.
At this point, the addition of new
opinions only heightens the
sense of panic and chaos.
Yet, it is precisely at these
moments that the individual be­
gins to oscillate between human
resources, seeking for the one opinion that would obliterate all
options except for one: the cor­
rect choice. Making decisions
can be exhaustive , but decisions
that involve life changes are
even weightier in that they will
forever affect subsequent
changes made in one's lifetime.
For those who once loved the
Choose Your Own Adventure se­
ries, life can be a daunting task
of constantly second-guessing
what would have happened if
you had chosen option A or per­
haps C when option B has not
even had a chance to fully dem­
onstrate its potential.
I did not completely compre­
hend the extent to which inde­
cision could become a disease
until it began to uproot the very
fabric of my daily life. In the
vegetable aisle of the supermar­
ket, I began to reach for my fa­
vorite type of lettuce when
something stopped me. I always
have this kind of lettuce. It's
comfortable, tasty and I am ac­
customed to it. Suddenly , I be­
came aware of all the other let­
tuce options available to me. 1
began to contemplate first logi­
cally and then intuitively which
was the better option. While
this may seem like a brief
glimpse into supermarket insan­
ity, it is really a manifestation of
a much larger problem.
PICTURE COURTESY OF ADBUSTERS .ORG
Celebrate Buy Nothing Day
by Clifton Fels
November 23 marks the an­
nual protest against rampant
consumerism that is now the
hallmark of American economic
culture. For several years now,
AdBusters, an organization of
cultural critics, has sponsored
Buy Nothing Day, the day after
Thanksgiving and the busiest
shopping day of the year. Buy
Nothing Day is a highly orga­
nized, internationally publiCized
protest against consumerism
that is even more relevent this
year than ever before. With lead­
ers like Bush, Blair, O'Reilly, and
the Family Circus gang urging us to buy, shop, spend, stimu­
late, and involve ourselves in
monetary transactions until our
fingers bleed (why? Well, if we
don't, then by God the terror­
ists have already won) this holi­
day is a refreshing break for
those of you w!l.O think televi­
sion ads for satellite dish com­
panies shouldn't be pawning
their wares under the motto "So
you can stay current on terror­
ism" and that sometimes con­
sumerism just goes too far. To
celebrate BND, simply wake up
on Nov. 23, smile, maybe drink
some coffee, and for the rest of
the day, don't buy a damn thing.
4 Pioneer Log November 16, 2001 , Whereas indecision can be cha­
otic and stressful, remaining in
the vegetable aisle while only
contemplating lettuces rather
than limiting myself to one
seemed "easier."
In my introspective pursuit of
the cause of indecision , I found
two critical components of inde­
cision, and thus a way through
the nebulous to a clearer state of
heart and mind. First, indecision
is conveniient because making a
decision seemingly limits the
self. By choosing career path A
you may never know what would
have happened had you at­
tempted E:. Essentially , self-limi­
tation is only an illusion pro­
duced by the mind and adhering
to this illusion will only bring
greater self-limitation in the long
run. By refUSing to make a deci­
sion (because there is a sense of
childishness to indecision), one
is denying the possibility of any
future. Remaining in a state of
indecision is passive in that the
individual then expects life to
happen to them and will most "----
Life can be a daunt­
ing task of constantly
second guessrng what
would have hap­
pened if you had
chosen option A or
perhaps C when
option B has not even
had a chance to fully
demonstrate its po­
tential. ----" likely complain when it does
that they did not choose for such
events to occur. If you don't
choose, rest assured, life will
eventually choose for you and
this is most likely not going to
be the decision you would have
made had you had the courage.
The second component of in­
decision is self-denial. On a
larger and more abstract level,
every little decision we make is
a manifestation of our greater
selves. We are choosing what we
want and what we don't want,
essentially moving through the
process of identity building. By
not making a decision, we say
nothing of ourselves other than
we don't care to make decisions.
A common example is the ro­
mantic date circumstance in
which neither person wants to
express their true interests (see­
ing a movie versus dinner at an .
exotic restaurant) because they
are not yet prepared to be vul­
nerable. By making decisions we make ourselves vulnerable be-
cause decisions are expressions
of ourselves and these expres­
sions will subsequently become
open to scrutiny by those close
to us.
With this in mind, I would
like to mention a third compo­
nent that does not exist with a
state of indecision and could po­
tentially end every state if inde­
cision on the planet unilaterally.
The courage to accept oneself
and one's inner desires is the
magical key that opens the door
not just to the next step, but to
a deeper understanding of self.
When wading through logic, ask
yourself how much of that logiC
is your own and how much is
some societal leftovers that you
could perhaps pass up applying
to this decision. Next, ask your­
self what you want and be pre­
pared to accept whatever motive
you might possess. This motive
is the purest sense of direction
because it is deeply internal and
non-logical. When for once you
trust that sacred place within
yourself, you will begin down a
path of unimaginable confidence
with the decisions you make.
Finally, detach yourself from
the misconception that life is a
series of limitations and consider
the number of possibilitie s that
open for you when you make a
soul-centered decision. Self-pos­
session is the process of releas­
ing the "what ifs" and the "have
beens" and looking to inspira­
tion to be your guide. Ultimately,
indecision will cease to be more
than what it really is: a step in
the process of becoming.
OPIENS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21 AT THEATRES EVERYWHERE I L · Pioneer Log ==============================:11 ',0 ru m ==.. =============~
Our man in India: The return of James What is
by James Christie
It's been a long time since I
last wrote an article for the Log.
I was going to send an article in
before this, but I vomited on my
way to the internet cafe to fin­
ish it. This was about three or
four weeks ago. Sorry about that.
I've only vomited once while
in India ... okay, twice. But the
second time was after the first·
so it's not like I really vomited
twice. More like once with a ten
second pause between the two
gushes. I didn't mean to disturb
any of you with the last sen­
tence. I apologize if I did.
So, India. India is full of sur­
prises. For example, there are a
lot of Indians here-about one
billion of them and not all of
them are poor. Somewhere be­
tween 20 to 30% of them are in
the middle class or above. I
didn't expect this. What I ex­
pected was a large Ethiopia full
of elephants and the Taj MahaL
I also didn't expect there to
be a lot of people here. I mean
the country is about a third of
the size of the United States and
has a population a little more
than three times that of the US
population . Who would have
thought that there would be a lot
of people here? I sure didn't.
Actually, I expected the place
to be crowded but I found it not
to be as crowded as I expected . I
thought everywhere I'd go in the
country would be swamped with
people. Because of this I was se­
riously worried the things I once
suffered from in my early ado­
lescence would return to me.
They haven't yet, although in
a few places you do feel as
though you're packed in a can
of sardines full of live moving
people violating your "personal"
space. For example, market­
places, movie theatres showing Bollywood (Indian films) or ba­
nal Hollywood films such asJu­
rassic Park 3 or any film with
Tom Cruise, and the residences
of poor impoverished families.
By the way, I put the word
"personal" in quotes two sen­
tences ago since the concept
doesn't really exist here or if it
does I have yet to notice it. In a
country of one billion, the con­
cept of you "owning" a few of
the inches around your person
is absurd.
Most places in India are rarely
crowded, but they're never
empty. You'll never feel comfort­
able picking a wedgie in this
country. There's always a person
somewhere behind you and if
you're a female, chances are
they're staring at your butt, plac­
ing their hand upon it, or per­
forming some form of sexual
harassment. At least this is what
happened on a daily basis to all
the females in our group shorter
than six feet while staying in
Delhi.
So while you were moving
into your dorm room or drop­
ping/adding classes, chances are
a female on the Indian overseas
trip was getting hissed at, ogled
at, whistled at, followed around,
being proposed to (who would have thought that asking some­
one to spend the rest of your life
with them could ever be used as
a form of sexual harassment?),
touched, or being intentionally
rammed into. They're all West­
ern-looking white women and
they were asking for it. Since ev­
erybody knows (everybody in
this case being a small, but sig­
nificant , portion of Indian
males) that all Western-looking
white women are loose sluts like
the Western porno flicks and
Hollywood blockbuster movies
shown in India portray them to
be.
Of course, the last thing you
should think is that all Indian
males go about harassing the
Western-looking white women
they encounter . Most of the ones
I've met are really nice guys. In
fact, I've found a majority of
them to be much warmer and
nicer then a majority of the
American males I know. They've
even taught me an important fact
of life. This is that when com­
pared to the rest of the world,
the United States of America has
an abnormally high asshole per
capita rate (as in people, not the
part of the human anatomy. Ev­
ery year we rank in the top five
of this statistic, often right be-
The Chartering and
Budgeting Commission
(CBC) seeks;
interested members
to be part of the
2001-2002 commission. HelP
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is a roller coaster of Of course not 1
constructive debate
and productive dialog.
For questions or information, contaDt Lakin 801daOO: <as1corgs@lc1arkedu> hind France.
You're probably curious of
what the females if\lndia are
like. Well, to be hdnest with
you, I'm not really sure. I
haven't really met many In­
dian females. This is because
very few of them are allowed
to go outside. In fact, 95% of
the people you see on the'
streets in India are male.
Here are a few more fun­
filled facts about India:
-You're 150 percent
more likely to see livestock
(a.k.a. cows, goats, and
... monkeys) than women
when you go out in public.
-Six percent of the
population speaks English
while at least half the signs
I've seen here are IN the lan­
guage. Not to mention that
English is the official lan­
guage of their democratic
government.
-At least ten percent of
the six percent who speak
English will at one point fol­
low you around for an hour
trying to convince you of vis­
iting their "family's" (the
people who pay them a com­
mission to drag rich, stupid
tourists to their shop) silk
shop.
-There's a 100% chance
after seeing a doctor for
whatever random reason
that they'll "prescribe" at
least two antibiotics for your
ailment. And we wonder
why there are strains of su­
per-bacteria that have
evolved immunities to every
antibiotic we can think of
throwing at it. So if you ever
get the super form ofTB you
can blame the doctors of In­
dia for your plight.
Mystery Box
Is anyone else the least
bit offended by some of
the things going on during
that Homelessness aware­
ness week? I mean, skip a
meal and sleep outside to
know what homelessness
feels like? How compas­
sionate of you! That's like
putting on blackface to
know what racism feels
like. You can't know what
its like to have no home,
no family, and no money,
so don't even try. At least
let others have their dig­
nity, you rich, qmde­
scending "do-gooders ." it about
Green?
Your Weekly Sex Advice
Column
by Aaron Green
I
Dear Aaron:
My ex and I broke up when
he went overseas over a year ago.
.We've remained really good
friends, and since he's been back,
things have gotten sort of intense
between us. A few weeks ago,
however, he told me that 'he's
been seeing someone else, and
that things between the t}lo. of
-them are getting pretty serioUs.
1 didn't want to get back together
with him once he'd returned be­
cause 1 loved. my: new·found
freedom. Now my pr9~lem
seems to be:tbllJ I !tilllOfe hiIn.
He knows-this, and it baS lWlde
thin~~ffky.l .. m our relation­
ship. Wnat'S youn«vice [onne?
SulprisingJy Single
. ~
Deal: SS: .
1 know that lJlost of my read":
erS are now thinking that 1 still
have issues with my own ex-boy­
friend and th~ I write these col­
umns as a way ,to deal with my
own frustration. To th:ese indi­
viduals 1 say: whymust you hurt
so 1 It~ true that.a breakup can
sting. espedfll1ywhen it's ~utual
(and for that ~tter, lUuiually
bentffeWl ~~SUtid that 1
write these columns for the good
of mankind. and because, quite
frankly, they make me look
pretty damned fabulous.
Okay. enough about .me. It.
sounds Uk.! you're in quite a
bind, and I don't mean the fun
type of bind (think leather).
From what you've told me, you
and your ex managed to con­
tinue a healthy friendship after
you broke it ofT, which means
that there's a real foundation for
ongoing dialogue. As we Ugrow
up," we learn more about our­
selves, and through this process
we change -and so do our rela­
tionships. Both you and your ex
may have moved on, but what
you shared w,ill always remain
special.
Kudos to you for recognizing
how much you enjoy being on
your oWn! We often confuse lov­
ing someone for being in love
with them. What you need to do
is separate your feelings for your
ex. It's okay to still love him, but
it sounds like he's sending pretty
clear signals that his romantic
feelings are for another. It can be
difficult, but you need to realize
that the two of you will always
share an unbreakable bond, but
your time together as a couple
is over.
Try talking to your ex and
explaining that you're having a
difficult time adjusting to the
new parameters of your relation­
ship. He'll understand, and if
anything, you two will grow
even closer. Just remember that
you shouldn't write him off due
to an unrequited romantic inter­
est. Keep sending those ques­
tions my way -and maybe we'll
eventually move to a topic other
than exes! Until next week. ciao!
November 16, 2001 Pioneer Log .-,Pioneer Log , Arts c::::.t =============:::=J
Courage: a good show, but for different reasons
by Kate Ablutz
Watching Mother Courage
and Her Children, this semester's
main stage play, was an unusual
experience. At various times
during the three-hour perfor­
mance I felt intellectually fasci­
nated, vaguely bored and de­
pressed, and, during one bril­
liant scene at the end, moved
completely and indefinably. It's
the way one hopes to be affected
by art.
Mother Courage takes place
during the Thirty Years War of
17'h century Europe. The play
follows Anna Fierling (Fauna
Doyle), known as 'Mother Cour­
age", a woman who makes a liv­
ing off the war selling boots,
food, and clothing to anyone
who will buy them. Fierling's
harsh opportunism , moving
heedlessly between sides of the
war, is broken only by occasional
displays of affection for her three
children, all of whom meet their
deaths because of the war.
Mother Courage, written by
Bertolt Brecht and Margaret e
Steffin (Brecht never gave her
credit, but Steffin is believed to
have co-written this and other
works of his), was originally cre­
ated in 1939 in response to the
brewing Second World War, as
a warning of war's dangers to
society. Though director
Stephanie Arnold says that the
play was chosen before Septem­
ber 11 '\ its pertinence in light
of current international violence
is clear.
Much of the meaning, sym­
bolism and complexity of Mother
Courage did not occur to me
until the days after I had seen it,
however. While watching it, my
mind was overwhelmed by the
play's ceaseless despair, and a
nearly constant strained, angry tone that made
the first half
seem intermi­
nable. It was
not an immedi­
ately enjoyable
experience . by Erin Haick
The c urrent
mainstage production
of "Mother Courage
and Her Children "
combines intense per­
formances with a chill­
ing story.
Fauna Doyle brings
intensity and sup­
pressed emotion to
Mother Courage, who
seems perfectly happy
to go about her rather
mercenary business,
even though, as the au­
dience begins to realize,
it is costing her some­
thing much more pre­
cious than money. The
war takes much from
Mother Courage-first
her best-loved son, Eilif
(Eric Sammons) , to an
army recruiter in the
first scene, to her next
son Swiss Cheese (Nile
Klein), when Mother
PHOTO COURTESY LC THEATRE DEPARTMENT Courage tries to haggle Most of the
few fluctua­
tions in emo­
tion and tone
centered
around Mother
Courage 's
mute daughter
Kattrin (Wil­low
McCormick),
whose elo­
quent silences
and innate
goodness were
among the
most compel­
ling aspects of
the play.
Kattrin is the
central charac­
ter of the play's
beautiful,
tragic climax,
executed won­
derfully in this
production . Mother Courage (Fauna Doyle) and daugter
Ketrin (Willow McCormick) in Mother Courage over the price for re­
leasing her son from a
death sentence , to finally
her mute daughter ,
The music, composed by LC
music professor Gernot Blume,
consisted of dark, detached pi­
ano (Michael Barnes) and occa­
sional vocal solos by the char­
acters. But though the music fit
the play's discordance, most of
the solos seemed more like as­
signments than unrestrainable
outpourings of emotion.
Mother Courage continues
this weekend, with perfor­
mances on the 15, 16 and 17. I
encourage everyone to go, but.
don't expect a pleasurabl e expe­
rience. This play is severe and
challenging, and its nuances
take effort to grasp. " Don't expect a plea­
surable experience.
This play is severe
and challenging, and
its nuances take effort
to grasp.
-<E::--(--- -"
" [Mother Courage]
combines intense
performances with a chilling
story. Kattrin (Willow McCormick ),
who dies when she alerts a town
to the nearby invaders . While
the audience reels from these
successive blows, Mother Cour­
age goes on, not changing any
decisions which have lead her to
this place. Mother Courage is ul­
timately responSible for all the
deaths, since it is made clear in
the opening scenes that, rather
than having their own country
-----" Ethnic ballet crosses lines ravaged by war, Mother Courage
and her children left their own
country to follow the war. Again
and again, Mother Courage si­
multaneou sly blesses and curses
the war, but seems to ultimatel y
follow where it leads in search
of more money.
Kattrin, the mute daughter, is
the character with almost as
much to "say" as Mother Cour­
age. Throughout the play,
Mother Courage brutally berates
her daughter for failing, while at
the same time showing a strange
protectiveness. Kattrin at first
seems a simpleton, but it be-by (asia Frietas
LINES Ballet rightfully
earned its name Wednesday,
November 7 when its eleven
dancers joined 16 musicians and
dancers of Nzamba Lela, an en­
semble of BaAka Pygmies from
the Lobaye Forest of the Central
African Republic for an unprec­
edented performanc e at the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
A unique blend of tribal danc­
ing and music combined with
the incredible lines (limb exten­
sion) of this modern ballet com­
pany captivated the packed con­
cert hal!.
Alonzo King's LINES is a San
Francisco-based contemporary
ballet company. "The People of
the Forest" was presented by
White Bird in an effort to show
that despite different back­
grounds, cultures and beliefs, art
can still be created together. It
was this cultural collaboration ,
despite the language barrier, that
struck me most after leaving the
performance .
LC sophomore and dancer
April Lapotre said, "From a
dancer's perspective, I thought
the lines on their bodies were
amazing- hence the name­
and I very much enjoyed and
liked the idea of the cross be­
tween African dance and mod-ern/ballet dance; it worked
wei!."
The lighting was incredible ,
in some scenes rotating back and
forth between displaying the
The graceful dancers of
LI N ES Ballet blend classic
and modern dance.
BaAka musicians and fading
them out, and in others holding
the LINES dancers in graceful
white lights to emphaSize their
long limbs. LINES ballet danc­
ers are taller than average, and
primary focus of their dancing
was on the extension of limbs to
create unique shapes and an ex­
traordinary , continuous flow
throughout.
The voices of the BaAka mu­
sicians supplied the entire mu-
6 Pioneer Log November 16, 2001 sical repertoire for the perfor­
mance, but their traditional Af­
rican rhythms and improvisa­
tions molded perfectly with the
movements of the LINES danc-
ers. In the music of the BaAka
Pygmies, each voice is unique,
but contributes to the collective
effort. One person is responSibl e
for leading the songs and dances
and must enliven the songs
when they weaken. Once begun,
anyone can intone the song in
an entirely new direction and
everyone will simply abandon
the old song.
"There's something in the
music of the BaAka that almost
sounds astral. What really
strikes me is that I hear truth.
When I saw their faces, I n:cog­
nized a humanity that I don't see
much in cities. I saw humanity,
integrity , and a plainness
screaming nobility to me," said
King.
The powerful LINES dancers,
with their split-second suspen­
sions, elegance, poise, reaching
extensions and classically drawn
lines were lit sharp contrast to the
BaAka, with their hip-rocking
rhythms and bent torsos. The
combination and contrast of
modern dance and classical tra­
dition--dramatically different
styles--made for an altogether
breathtaking performance . comes quite clear throughout
the play that she is very aware
of her surroundings, but some­
thing prevents her from truly
standing up to Mother Courage.
"Mother Courage " boasts a
challenging storyline, which is
told without much on-stage ac­
tion and much on-stage discus­
sion. The principle characters
hold their own with Doyle, who
is given the vast majority of
lines. Eric Sammons brings a
l1aring, sometimes boastful in­
tensity to Eilif, while Willow
McCormick demonstrates
Kattrin's mUle helplessness in
the face of her mother's fury with
quiet desperation . Jonas Lerman
shines as the conniving, utterly
moral-free Cook, and lack Ross
is the grasping Cleric who feels
that he is able to criticize Mother
Courage while acting, in many
ways, exactly like her.
If "Mother Courage" has a
ham-stringing fault, it comes in
the attempts to remain true to
Brecht's style of theatre. Brecht
pioneered a method of acting­
the verfremdung effekt, or "alien­
ation"-which was deSigned to
deliberately remind the audience
that they were, in fact, watching
actors portray characters. The
idea was to focus the social is­
sues presented by the play-to
think, rather than empathize,
with the characters. The
mainstag e production takes
some elements of Brecht, but it's
almost that they're unwilling to
go the full distance to really jolt
the audience out of the story. In
this respect, the audience views
points like Mother Courage's re­
action to the death of Kattrin by
biting her fist as simply a strange
character mannerism, rather
than the homage to Helen
Weigel's silent scream in the
Brecht-directed version. like­
wise, the final scene with Mother
Courage pulling her cart alone,
which "freezes" on two poses of
her dragging the cart, are also
deSigned to jolt the audience out
of paSSively empathizing with
the characters, but presented in
such an isolated manner, they
strike the viewer as only a pow­
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Weare headed to nationals
by John Koehn
Lewis and Clark College se­
nior Neil Weare became the sec­
ond LC runner to qualify for the
NCAA Division III National
Championships since LC moved
from the NAIA to the NCAA
three years ago.
Last Saturday at the West Re­
gional meet, Weare finished
eighth with a time of 25:22.70.
Weare is the current Northwest
Conference individual record
holder. As a team, the Pioneers
finished sixth at the West Re­
gional meet with a total of 133
points.
LC is well represented at the
Regional level. All-Regional
team member from the men's
squad aw NC':il Weare, Andrew
Cody, Brian Schonenman , and
Nick Kitzerow . For the women,
Cassie Weyhmiller, Angela
Blum, and Emily Erwin received
honors.
Weare says that he is very
excited for Saturday's race. He PHOTO BY LIZ HUMMER
Senior cross-country runner Neil Weare will represent
Lewis & Clark at the National Championships .this
Saturday.
will compete this Saturday at the
NCAA Division III National
Championships in Rock Island,
Illinois. The last and only Pio­
neer to represent the college at Nationals was Chris Mayer in
1999.
The stage is set for Weare and
national honors would be a great
way to finish a stellar season. by John Koehn
What is arguably the most
exciting sport·at Lewis & Clark
ramps up this weekend . The
Pamplin Sports Center is sure to
be alive Friday night at 7:30
when Pio basketball takes on
Cascade College in the first game
of the season.
The Pios, ranked number
three in the nation and first in
the Northwest Conference (DIll
News), are returning their entire
starting lineup from last season.
They have also picked up four
new players to help shore up a
solid team.
The team finished 21-7 last
year. This season, Bob Gaillard's
thirteenth ye~r as head coach,
LC hopes to once again return
to the NCAA Division III Na­
tional Tournament. The Pios
have had a berth in the tourna­
ment for the past two years. Senior guard Scott Davis
earned preseason first-team
All-American honors.
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Friday
November 16
Mainstage Production:
Mother Courage and Her
Children. Fir Acres Theatre,
7:30pm. .
Great American Film
Festival: Carnal
Knowledge. Miller 105,
7:30pm.
Lewis & Clark Jazz Band.
Evans Music Building,
8:00pm.
Men's Basketball vs.
Cascade. Pamplin Sports
Center, 7:30pm.
Stringed Madness III.
PIa ttea u, 9:00pm.
Philosphy Club movie: Lost
Highway. Templeton,
Council Chambers, 6:00pm.
Saturday
November 17
. Saturdays in Service: The
Special Olympics. 8:30am.
Mainstage Production:
Mother Courage and Her
Children. Fir Acres
Theatre, 7:30pm.
First Day of Ramadan.
Growing Gardens.
Templeton, Information
Desk, 9:00am-1 :OOpm. Sunday
November 18
Potluck in the Park.
2:15pm.
Abstract Painters. Gallery
of Contemporary Art,
11 :00-4:00pm.
Women's Soccer vs. Oregon
State. 1 :OOpm.
Monday
November 19
Tax Rebates, Equity Prices,
and the Terrorist Attacks:
Some Implications for
Consumer Spending.
Presented by. Lawrence
Slifman. Olin 301, 4:30-
6:00pm.
Tuesday
November 20
ASLC Meeting. Templeton,
Dubach, 5:15pm.
French Club Movie: La Cite
des Enfants Perdus. Akin
Lounge, 7:30pm.
Abstract Painters. Gallery
of Contemporary Art,
11 :OO-4:00pm .
Wednesday
November 21
Abstract Painters. Gallery
of Contemporary Art,
11 :00-4:00pm.
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November 22
Thanksgiving Break.
Friday
November 23
Thanksgiving Break.
Tuesday
November 27
ASLC meeting.
Templeton, Dubach,
5:15pm.
German Club
presents Stalingrat.
Akin Lounge,
7:30pm. Friday
November 30
Bon AppetitiLC Classic:
Basketball vs. Willamette.
Pamplin Sports Center,
6:00pm.
Great American Film
Festival presents:
Shampoo. Miller 105,
7:30pm. Saturday
December 1
Saturdays in Service:
Humane Society. 9:30am.
Holiday Gala: Childrens'
Craft Fair. Templeton, Trail
Room, 3:00pm.
Bon AppetitiLC Classic:
Basketball vs. Willamette .
Pamplin Sports Center,
6:00pm.
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Philosophy ColloqUia :
Discerning the Divine
Author in the Genetic
Information, presented by
Bill Rottschaefer. Miller
319, 3:30-5:00pm.
Thursday
November 29
iLCompositore : 20th
Century Opera Series
presents Jenufa or The
Cunning Little Vixen by
Janacek. Miller 105,
9:00pm.
Abstract Painters. Gallery
of Contemporary Art,
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