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Volume 62, Number 15

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1998-02-20

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PHOTOS BY ANDY PARK Students and facu Ity
protest bombing,
affirm Iraqi humanity
by Angela Nusom
Students and faculty members gath­
ered in front of Aubrey Watzek Library
on Feb. 18 to protest US military involve­
ment in Iraq. Drawing an emotional
crowd of about 200, speakers urged
people to question the current militaris­
tic attitude toward Iraq and to fight an
American ideology that dehumanizes
Arab people.
The first to speak, SoAn professor
Anne Meneley challenged students to
reevaluate ingrained ideologies about
Muslim countries. Deeply frustrated by
the d\!monization of the Arab world by
popular media, Meneley said people
must be "skeptical of such phrases as 'the
Arab mind' and 'Muslim tendencies to­
ward violence'. n These words represents
a stereotypical view created by the ma­
jority and lead us into a view shaped by
Orientalism "where knowledge of oth­
ers is shaped by power," she explained.
EchOing Meneley's thoughts was Elliott Young, history professor , who
spoke about the potentiality for destruc­
tion such dehumanization inflates. De­
manding that students question such
ideologies, Young berated society for its
static acceptance of US governmental
domination . "The US empire has become
such a dominant force we don't even
question it anymore," he said.
On the other side of the coin, other
speakers spoke movingly about issues of
humanity and the Iraqi people. Meneley
suggests that misperceptions of Arab
people has led to the dehumanizing of
their lives. Speakers discussed that this
lack of value for Iraqi lives by consider­
ing the massive genocide a bombing
would incur. "Thousands of innocent
civilians would die-we'll look like an
uncaring and genocidal bully," said
Young as the crowd cheered.
The focus of the protest went beyond
den.ying the government's right to bomb
see Protest, page 2
Professors Diane Nelson and Elliot Young (above) stage a skit demonstrating
their opposition to US military action in Iraq. Approximately 250 students
gathered in front of the library supporting their cause (right).
Prospective teachers called to workshop
by Katy Davidson
Years ago, Lewis & Clark's undergraduate school
offered a major in education . Now that the major is
discontinued, many students
seeking the pathway to a job ate student teacher, an undergraduate faculty mem­
ber, a graduate student in education, and a graduate
student in a Master of Arts in Teaching program.
The event will begin with a reading of poetry by
children and a series of testimonials about a life in
education . Stafford said the
in teaching have been led "------ -------gathering will culminate in a
sharing of information about
opportunities for involve­
ment in teaching internships,
volunteer positions, classes,
teaching overseas, and ad­
vanced programs in teacher
preparation . This informa­
tion will be distributed from
a set of display tables. astray.
To aid these disoriented
students, a few members of
the LC graduate school have
recently come together to lead
the way. We just want people
interested in the call of
teaching to come together.
A workshop called "The
Call of Teaching" will occur
on Tuesday, Feb. 24 in Thayer
at 6:30 pm. This event was
conjured up by a committee Kim Stafford
Director of the Northwest Writing
Institute ------" Stafford emphaSized that
the workshop would not be
a series of long speeches. Its
format will be more like a discussion. ofLC graduate school employees who "realized there
are undergraduate students interested in teaching ,"
said Kim Stafford, the Director of the Northwest
Writing Institute.
This workshop will be a gathering of students
and teachers for sharing information and inspira­
tion about the teaching life. Between 12 and 15
people are slated to present, according to Stafford.
Of these presenters, there will be an undergradu-Kip Ault, an Associate Professor of Education ,
Dale Holloway , the Coordinator of Student Support
Services, Kristin Richman , the Community Service
Coordinator, and Stafford all served on the commit­
tee that created this workshop .
"We just want people interested in the call of
teaching to come together," Stafford said. SAAB tutors are ready to hel p
by Judy Zawatzky
Students may be unaware of the fact that there are
approximately sixty tutors available in a wide variety
of departments to assist with academics.
The SAAB tutoring program, which has been oper­
ating since the early '90s, is available to all students
free of charge. Up to five tutors can be hired for each
department. Funding allows for tutors to work a total
of two hours a week with each student.
There are currently positions open, especially in the
sciences. "There are always a lack of tutors in science,"
said Morgan Atarman, SAAB tutoring director.
Tutoring positions do not require students to have
work study and pay six dollars an hour. Those inter­
ested in tutoring should discuss it with the department
head and get his or her signature . Then, those inter­
ested should contact Atarman, who will put students'
names on a list.
"People eligible for a certain department are known
within the department and have well established aca­
demic achievement," said Atarman of the tutors.
To track down a tutor, one can contact the depart­
ment head or look at the list of tutors which is posted
on the door of the SAAB office near the information
desk in Templeton.
"Many students don't know about the tutoring pro­
gram. We have tutors sitting around doing nothing. I
want to bring out the message that this does exist and
it can help students," said Atarman. ~~=oo=re=r=Lo~g~~======~ ,I\I~~s~ , ========~ re~=="~~
Ford's last lecture inspires audience
by Gabe Larson The root of his message was: ''Take charge of your
life; you are not a victim. Drive your own car." He took
a positive, proactive argument, denying the idea that
people are only products of their environment. Ford's
argument acknowledges the important role of the en­
vironment, but asserts that a person's environment is
not the determining factor of their life; that is left up
to the person. Michael Ford's Last Lecture, entitled "People, Place,
Purpose, and Perspective, " fit in appropriately with his
commitment-as Dean of Students-to promote suc­
cessful student living. The topic of his address was hu­
man behavior and personal choice and how they relate
to our conceptions of reality. His overall message was
positive, proclaiming that each individual has a great Ford's discussion then turned to some of the impli­
cations of this new framework , especially as it related
to relationships . While each person does create their
own reality, problems arise when, in a relationship or
interaction , there are differences in perceptions of re­
ality, causing conflict. deal of leeway in
choOSing and creat­
ing the reality in
which we live.
His initial argu­
ments refuted all
that some have
learned in intro­
ductory psychol­
ogy: behavior is not
just a response to
an external stimu­
lus. Rather, he ar­
gued, behavior is
derived from uni­
versal needs of sur "We must respect other people's realities," he said.
A way to mitigate much conflict is to "separate the
stimulus from response." This allows for more personal
freedom in decisions , since behavior is not simply reli­
ant on an action-reaction basis. "First seek to under­
stand, then to be understood," he said.
Students responded positively in the discussion fol­
lowing his lecture. Some questioned whether people
are truly free to make decisions, particularly with re­
gard to their values, which they do not pick and choose.
Ford's response was that it is true that people do not
freely choose the values by which they view the world.
However, he said that this does not mean that they can­
not be critical of those values and choose others as re­
placeme.nts. Values are nothing less than "lenses
through which you see the world," according to Ford.
He said it is up to each person to choose his lens. vival and pro-cre
PHOTO BY ANDY PARK ation, and specific
Michael Ford shares his
ideals with students. needs such as pride
and success, which,
when combined,
make up who we are. What determines people's be­
havior, then, are their selective responses to external
stimuli. "Stimulus is only information ; it does not im­
plicitly cause a response," he said. The Last Lecture Series is organized by four seniors,
Tanya King, Laura Elly, Kimberly Fahrenholz, and
Cortnie Hoefel, on the premise that the address of the
speaker would be their last. This framework led him to discussion of percep­
tions of reality. "There is a narrow perceptual error
between your ideal and reality, causing you to act until
they become equal," he said. He went on to explain
that each person creates their own ideal reality where
everything (generally) makes sense to them. Since these students are all seniors, and will be
graduating this year, other students interested in get­
ting involved in the lecture series next year are urged
to contact them.
Students ~rotest Ira~i bombing
Protest, from page 1
Iraq to larger issues of the US being a
dominant world power and the reper­
cussions of that standing . Speakers
urged the audience to question whether
or not the US should try to assert any
control over Iraq.
Netta Van Vliet, one of the event's
organizers said, "No one's talking about
the weapons the US has. Why should
we be allowed those and not other coun­
tries?" Van Vliet demanded an explana­
tion of the governments justification for
bombing.
"Why is it okay that the US can kill
thousands of people because of a per­
ceived threat," she said, "while Iraq is
not allowed to have a defense against
the most powerful force-the US?"
The sanctions imposed upon Iraq
after the war in '91 have left the Iraqi
people in a state of total disrepair. Van
Vliet, among other speakers asked how
the US government can consider a mas­
sive attack upon a people dealing with
basic survival after the impact of the last
war.
Erin Anderson , a student attending
the protest said people might take a dif­
ferent view if allowed to see the current
situation of people in Iraq. "I don't think
we tend to think about the Iraqi people
that we harmed. That side of the story
wasn't told," she said. "If those images
weren't being kept from us we'd have a
very different take on it."
As Diane Nelson, SoAn professor
said, the bombing would "only hurt the
people of Iraq, not Saddam Hussein."
Other speakers agreed, pointing to
the difference between the ideology of
a country and the lives of its people.
American conflict is not with the Iraqi
people, but the government, yet it is the people who will suffer the most.
Underlying all the arguments against
the US's conflict, were the basic human
rights issues expressed by philosophy
professor Clayton Morgareidge . He
pointed to the audience as if demand­
ing an explanation for the destruction
such an attack would cause.
"How many Iraqi people, and how
many American soldiers should be per­
mitted, or reqUired to die to accomplish
US goals, whatever they really are?" he
asked.
To Laura Elly, one of the organizers,
the issue goes far beyond the
government's current consideration of
bombing Iraq. She questions what the
US is trying to prove, and whether the
protection of an image of American pa­
triotism lies at the heart of its motiva­
tion.
"People get so caught up in the story
of a patriotic America. That's all it is -
just a story. There's another side that
needs to be heard, and questions that
need to be examined," she said.
This examination and questioning is
precisely what organizers of the protest
wanted to incite. "Our aim was to pro­
mote and bring awareness to issues not
heard in order to prompt people to talk
about it and find more."
The speakers demanded that we, as
people, take a look beyond the political
structure of America. They urged people
to remember the humanity of all people
and to deny the stereotypes that dehu­
manize people and somehow make
them bombable .
Morgareidge closed with the ethical
question our nation is confronted with.
"Who are these people who will die?
What do they look like? What are they
saying? Let us see their faces."
2 Pioneer Log February 20, 1998 ",,1/ • Crime
cJ.()* ~ Beat
Feb. 8 -Feb. 14
Feb. 9 courtesy of Julie Couch,
Campus Safety
Unknown suspect(s) wrote graffiti in black
marker damaging a bathroom wall in the
Plattform .
Feb. 10
Unknown suspect(s) used unknown tool
and slashed a vehicle tire.
Feb. 10
A report was filed at Campus Safety regard­
ing Platt Hall. Unknown suspect(s) broke a
light, fire alarm fixture, and window. Graffiti
was also found on a wall.
Feb. 10
A student reported to Campus Safety that
her computer and monitor was stolen out of a
locked room in the Mail Room in TCe.
Feb. 12
A Bon Appetit employee reported that she
had left her purse in a storage area unattended
and that someone opened her purse and stole
money out of it.
Feb. 14
Unknown suspect(s) set off a fire extin­
guisher in Platt Hall which set off the fire alarm.
Feb. 14
Officers responded to a complaint in Platt
of marijuana smell coming from one of the
rooms. A report was forwarded to Residence
Life. 'Reality Check' offers students' forum
by Colin Ryono
ASLC Student Representative Eli Madrone orga­
nized a student forum called "Reality Check" to dis­
cuss Lewis & Clark's General Education Requirements .
Madrone hopes that this will become a biweekly event
where other topics of concern to the student body can
be discussed in a forum format. The first of these fo­
rums was held Feb. 10.
The General Education requirements are currently
under discussion by the Curriculum Committee. The
last time the requirements were changed was in 1994,
and it was their intention to review them five years
from then (i.e., by next year). The Curriculum Com­
mittee has been discussing what the requirements
currently are, whether they are totally fair to people
from all majors, how they affect students, and if they·
reach the goals of a liberal arts education . Professor
Roger Paget expressed his strong belief that the Gen­
eral Education requirements should reflect the "shape
of the college"
The meeting was attended by four members of the
ASLC Council, Dean of Students Michael Ford, his­
tory professor Roger Paget, mathematics professor
John Krussel, registrar Anne Price, and sophomore
Elizabeth Thiel of the Curriculum Committee .
Two major discussion topics were Inventing
America and the math/science requirement. Professor
Paget brought up the point that the original intention
of the Inventing America requirement was to create a
common class to bring all of the incoming students
together. It was agreed by the first-year students in
attendance that the course does have the ability to ef­
fectively bring together the freshmen class, but also that there should be a wider range of subjects and more
creativity included in the class.
It was agreed that the effectiveness of Inventing
America depends a lot on the professor who is teach­
ing it and whether they like or dislike teaching the
course. If it is the latter, one student mentioned , the
class becomes simply a reinforcement of the opinion
that Inventing America is a "joke."
There have evidently been some problems with ful­
filling the math/science requirements for some majors
and some additional confusion over which courses can
be taken to fulfill which requirements . Currently , the
requirement is 8 semester hours, 4 of which must be a
lab science; plus the quantitative reasoning require­
ment. There has been confusion in the past over these,
and some students in attendance gave examples .
Madrone mentioned that it may be daunting for
freshmen try to figure out the General Education re­
quirements when and if they first see them upon en­
rolling at Lewis &: Clark. It was stressed that it is im­
perative for students to be able to sit down with their
advisers to figure out what they need to do. A sugges­
tion was to have a reqUired, large-scale , all-freshman
meeting during New Student Orientation to go over
the requirements so that students know what they are
from day one. It was considered important that faculty
advisers and students get clarification on the require­
ments so that they can figure out what to take over
their four years.
There will be another "Reality Check" forum on
March 3rd with discussions regarding overseas appli­
cation and money distrubution . Possible topics include
Overseas Program concerns, Campus Safety, and Resi­
dence Life. TAG continues to grapple
with parking problem
by Gene Wixson
Parking at Lewis & Clark seems to be an is­
sue on which everyone has a stance, but it seems
few have the time or inclination to help find so­
lutions to this issue. Only members of the Trans­
portation Advisory Group (TAG) attended the
Feb. 18 meeting.
Currently LC is operating the Pioneer Express
and the Commuter Shuttle, both of which have
been successful beyond expectations . The Com­
muter Shuttle is being utilized both by commut­
ers and on-campus students · to go shopping . It
averages more than 85 riders per day.
The lack of interest in the current carpool is­
sue was also discussed . Michael Surface noted
that he has put ads in two issues of the Pioneer
Log and currently has 500 fliers around campus,
but has received only four phone calls express­
ing interest in the carpool program .
Parking fees, better biking and walking facili­
ties, flex-time for employees, and better transit
options are all being considered at the moment.
TAG has currently split into four subgroups
which are addressing each one of these issues.
Those with suggestions or opinions may
contact Michael Surface at x7794 or
surface®lclark.edu, or undergraduate represen­
tative Gene Wixson at wixson@lclark.edu . TAG
meetings are open to the public and attendance
is encouraged . The next meeting will be Mar. 5
at 4 pm in Thayer 3.
OSPIRG urges student awareness of pesticide use
submitted by OSPIRG
LC students teamed withUniversity of Oregon and
Lane Community College are building grass-roots sup­
port for their Pesticide Action campaign this week with
events aimed at raising awareness about issues associ­
ated with pesticide use in Oregon. Events this week
included educational tabling events, a coalition fair,
an on-campus Organic Gardening Work Day and a
Pesticide Free Willamette River Day.
"Despite public concern, pesticide use has skyrock­
eted since World War 11. Over two billion pounds of
pesticides are currently used each year in the U.S.,"
said Cyrus Parsons, Pesticide Project Leader with
OSPIRG. "Our goal this week is to wake students and
community members up to the hazards of pesticide use
here in Oregon," Parsons added.
In the first event of the week, students created an
education table, a pestiCide-ailed family and dressed
as pesticide sprayers to attract people's attention . Stu­
dents also collected nearly a thousand postcards at
Lewis and Clark alone, urging Governor Kitzhaber to
support giving citizens the right to know about pesti­
cide use here in Oregon.
The following day, OSPIRG organized a coalition
fair on campus with informational booths highlight-ing community organizations and local resources for
more information on pesticide use in Portland. The
fair also included a pesticide trivia game, putt-putt pes­
ticides, organic produce from the local Community
Supported Agriculture and music provided by the Lewis
and Clark Marimba Band. OSPIRG is building a pesti­
cide coalition by working with health organizations,
"-------- ~----­
Our goal this week is to wake
students and community members
up to the hazards of pesticide use
here in Oregon.
Cyrus Parsons
Pesticide Project Leader
----------------- "
student leaders and parent-teacher associations to in­
crease awareness about the problems associated with
pesticide use in Oregon.
On Wednesday of Pesticide Awareness Week, despite
the rainy Portland weather, OSPIRG sponsored an Or­
ganic Gardening Work Day at the campus garden be-
• hind Olin Chemistry and Physics Building. Through­
out the day, OSPIRG students held workshops on
composting and permaculture techniques , created a
compost bin and dug beds for spring crop plantings .
To wrap up the week, on Friday, February 20 at 3:00
pm, OSPIRG will host a tour of the local rivershed for
Pesticide Free Willamette River Day. Students and com­
munity members will walk the banks of the river to
learn more about agricultural run-off and water pollu­
tion from pesticide use. "A recent study showed that
90% of water samples from the Willamette watershed
are contaminated with atrazine, a weed killer linked to
breast cancer that has been banned in seven European
countries," stated Chris James, Pesticide Research In­
tern leading the tour of the river. "Eleven of the most
frequently detected pesticides in the Willamette are
associated with hormone disruption . We need to pro­
tect our watersheds for future generations ," he added.
OSPIRG will be working throughout the spring to
raise awareness and call for pesticide reform. Students
will be holding educational forums on campus and in
the local community and surveying local elementary
schools for pesticide use. Here at LC, OSPIRG stu­
dents will be working with the Grounds Crew to en­
courage the implementation of alternatives to pesti­
cides in maintaining the campus grounds.
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Clinton protects j American Dream' Locked buildings
commentary by Brian Lawrence, Jr. show d i stru st
President Clinton addressed the issue of American
use of military force in the current conflict with Iraq in
a speech delivered at the Pentagon on Tuesday. During
his speech he repeated the phrase, "weapons of mass
destruction" almost two dozen times as the target of
US involvement. However , his speech conspicuously
lacked the words, "oil," "embargo," "trade sanctions ,"
"US auto manufacturers ," "economic dependency ,"
"IMF," "World Bank," or any of a collection of other
terms considered relevant to any discussion of u.s.
policy concerning Iraq by a large number of American
citizens.
There is a lot of debate about the motives behind
the United States' involvement in the Middle East. Gov­
ernment officials are delivering one brand of rhetoric, .
the pundits another. In the midst of this complicated
argument a fundamental truth is getting lost. Regard­
less of whether the US is flexing its armed forces to
defend the free world fr'om toxic gases and biological
hazards or sending a message to all the other would-be
dissident puppet dictators we have established through­
out the world, one thing remains the same: we are pro­
tecting America 's right to be America.
If this military strike does take place, and by the
lime this story hits the press it may have already be­
gun, this country will collectively spend several bil­
lion dollars to guarantee that Iraq's biological hazards
and toxic gases, in the form of missiles and bombs,
will never be used to endanger corporate America's pro­
duction, not incidentally including the production of
our own arsenal of biological weapons. America just
wouldn't be America if we didn't continue to lead the
world in the development of environme ntally destruc­
tive technologies . That's our gig.
Try to imagine the international horror if all of the
little suppressed , oppressed, and depressed countries
of the world came to believe that all they needed to
become superpowers like the US was to acquire nuclear
weapons and have the guts to use them. The kind of
nuclear proliferation we need to avoid is the kind where Courtesy of http://www .theodora.com/maps/iraq_map .html
any two-bit crazy with a little money can gain access
to the power to damage readily exploitable resources .
It takes a lot more than nuclear weapons to be America,
anyway. It takes TVs and cars and nutritionless food
and an intensely wealthy urban elite and an entire popu­
lation addicted to every sort of escapist diversion that
the market can imagine. Above all, however, one thing
reigns supreme as the distinguishing mark of a coun­
try that has the right to call itself America.
That thing is apathy.
Until the people of the "third world" nations of the
Earth stop struggling and hoping and toiling and wal­
lowing and fighting and all those other ambitious things
they do for freedom, they will never be free. Until they
stop trying to better themselves and start surfing the
Internet for naked photos of their favorite celebrities,
they will never be a superpower. Until they realize that
the only way to get things done is to sit back and com­
plain while you wait for someone to do something to
correct whatever it is you're upset about, they will never
be like the US. ---- Letters to the editor----
Final comment made on ska
I noticed that you decided to print the email I sent
to Murray Cizon regarding his column on ska. I'm flat­
tered that you would dedicate the space you did to my
exercise of the first amendment , but I do have a couple
of points of contention with the decision:
1 -I sent it to Mr. Cizon personally , not to the pub­
lication. Normally , this would be considered private
correspondence and not open for publication, at least
by me. You might want to check out the standards for
this type of situation . If I had been in charge, I would
have asked the letter writer's permission before print­
ing the material (and this was entirely possible since
Murray Cizon at one point did have my email address).
2 -It made me look like Murray's lapdog. I was won­
dering why he took the time to make his initial re­
sponse to my letter so long and eloquent, and I found
out why here. I was just a tool so that Cizon could
voice more of his opinions and shout out more of his
awe-inspiring musical knowledge to raise himself from
mere mortal to God of Rock. His response was nearly
twice as long as my original letter. This move was rather
in poor taste, don't you think? As a publication, you
should not take the liberty of getting the last word.
While I had a shot at expressing my thoughts and feel­
ings, Cizon has had two. As editors of a respectable
publication, you want to watch out for opportunistic
writers looking to stroke their own egos (e.g. Ozon).
Let me end by saying, complaints aside, that I think
you do a great job of handling news objective ly. The
overall tone of your newspaper is professional and in­
telligent, and for what it's worth, I commend you.
Andrew Zahler
editor in chief, The Kolus
Editor's note: The Pioneer Log treated last weehs
message from Zahler as an open letter because it was sent
to one of our regular columnists and pertained to a story
published preViously in this paper. We felt, perhaps mis­
tahenly, that this was a sufficiently "public" context to
justify our publishing the message. However; neither au­
thor originally wrote his message for publication , and we
regret that Zahler was not given the chance that Cizon
had to state whether he wanted his letter published .
4 Pioneer Log February 20, 1998 "Why Bomb Iraq?" protest
found disappointing
I went to the "Why Bomb Iraq?" protest hoping to
hear reasoned arguments for peace and diplomacy . I
was largely disappointed. The protest was mostly a
showcase for demagoguery . Rather than address­
ing alternative views, many speakers set up carica­
tures of their opponents, and proceeded to shred
them. Rather than addressing substantive issues,
most speakers made emotional pleas with little rel­
evance to real concerns regarding Iraq's danger to
the world. I had hoped to hear arguments for and
explications of peaceful means to address the pro­
liferation of weapons of mass destruction and con­
cerns over regional instability. Instead, the protest
mentioned only a few unrealistic alternatives in
passing.
In terms of attaining its objectives, however, the
protest was quite successful. Those that came with
the preconceived notion that United States policy
is fundamentall y wrong and lacks any redeeming
qualities left the protest reassured . The faithful were
re-converted .
Protest is, of course, worthwhile, and the orga­
nizers, speakers, and participants should be ap­
plauded for making use of a much neglected right.
That being said, the protest was unworthy of the
name "teach-in," and inadequate as an instrument
of meaningful discussion. Several interesting and
insightful comments were made by various speak­
ers, but were left undeveloped-perhaps to allow
more time for chants, and slogans like "Bill, make
love not war."
As a student looking for facts and considered
opinions on which to make my own decision, I was
mostly disappointed. At a college with a respected
international affairs department , a massive over­
seas program, and quality professors, the question
of "Why Bomb Iraq?" should have been better ad­
dressed.
John Mathis commentary by Daniel Ruprecht
and John Mathis
It's easier for a serial killer to get into Lewis &. Clark's
residence halls than for a student to get into Evans af­
ter midnight.
You've probably noticed that Evans and many other
campus buildings are locked at night, and more than
likely you've been turned away from a productive
evening of study or music by a barred door. The policy
of locking campus buildings after midnight or even 10
pm is inconvenient to students and wasteful of re­
sources, and it's time we put an end to it.
At the behest of the various departments, Campus
Safety officers close buildings to student entry after
certain hours. For instance, the Music Department in­
structs Campus Safety to lock Evans at midnight on
weekdays and 10 pm on weekends , and Arts and Hu­
manities Dean David Savage tells them to leave Miller
locked all weekend.
Why should we be prevented from the use of our
own buildings? Our $18,000+ per year tuition ought
to entitle students to the use of campus buildings when­
ever we need to use them.
After spending millions of dollars on new Signature
Project buildings, it seems ridiculous to restrict the use
of Miller to weekdays. Fact is, most students stay up
late and the 7 am to 10 pm hours for many campus
buildings don't suit our needs.
The best example of the waste of a faCility and in­
convenience to students is probably the locking of
Evans. Musicians are notorious for being night owls.
What if a student gets the urge to wail on her saxo­
phone or sing the blues at 3 am on a rainy night be­
cause her man left her on the train to Memphi S? Resi­
dence halls are off-limits for loud music this late and
Evans is the only option, but unfortun ately, it's locked.
Olin, Bodine, Pamplin , Evans and Miller all have
areas that can be used for comfortable study. By pre­
venting access to these facilities, students are funneled
into the library where study carrels are sometimes hard
to come by, especially during peak study hours and
finals week.
Even classrooms like Thaxter and Edmonds are
locked at night. Leaving classrooms open would pro­
vide many more locations for group study, an especially
appealing prospect since finding an open group study
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commentary by
Andrew VanderJack
Here we are attending classes on a
private campus, a non-governmental es­
tablishment at which students work, live,
study, and play. Like any private resi­
dence in this great country of ours, we
are free to a degree from the rigors of
public life.
For one thing, we are sheltered from
incessant police surveillance. This makes
sense because campus is a home to many
of us, a place off the street where we can
go to escape society, government, and
other public institutions. One might
even dare to call this a household of
sorts, the resident students being con­
stituent of a Lewis Est Clark family and
the administ ration and diSciplin ary staff
(although I'm sure they'd rather be called
something along the line of "counseling
friends") representing the parents. I want
to talk about this "family" business. It
seems that within our own house the
parents are taking liberties at the expense
of our own cherished freedom.
Let's talk about marijuana and alco­
hol. Yummy, right? Some silly bastard
outlawed the green stuff and the state
likes to collect its federal money for the alcohol-at-211aw . But
one of the coole,;t
things about private
American house­
holds is the virtual
guarantee of privacy.
That means parents
can allow their kids
to have a little wine
with dinner, if you
know what I mean.
Our parents like to
think of themselves
as strict, law-abiding
citizens, so they don't tolerate the stuff
in their house. I'm upset that they don't
realize that their kids are now nineteen
or twenty years old, ready to go off in
the world and do their own thing. These
parental figures should acknowledge that
folks at this age like experimenting with
some of life's spicy treats before they
plunge into a world of major responsi­
bilities. It's part of the growing-up thing
that they may have forgotten .
The administration , speCifically those
involved directly with student life at LC
need to back off on some of their enforce­
ment poliCies. I've been witness to sev­
eral parties and their respective break­
ups at LC. A lot of them are noisy and sification of law enforcement in
past years has led to an increased
migration of students follOwing
their party impulse away from
the safety of the campus. The
unfortunat e result is an increase
in drinking and driving and late­
night disruptions in local neigh­
borhoods. However, would the
average tax-payer rather see al­
cohol and drug laws loosely en­
forced on private campuses, or
ART BY AUBREY LYON strictly enforced, with the added
disturbing to the community. I'm sure
that those three and a half people trying
to get some sleep on Saturday evening
appreciated the authoritative interjec­
tion. But many have been quieter (in­
deed, some are even broken up long be­
fore quiet hours), have not involved ex­
orbitant amounts of alcohol or pot,
and certainly were not detrimental to our
community. It's wrong that the resident
assistant staff (and their sometimes-ac­
complices , Campus Safety) are seem­
ingly encouraged (and if not, then many
take it upon themselves) to intervene in ..
the private affairs of students having a
little innocuous play-time in their rooms.
What really gets me is that the inten-stimulus that the party will now
be in their neighborhood .
Staff members that I've talked to in
the past about these problems always
make it plain that they are listening to
me. But to hell with that, they're not
hearing me! We live here, and despite
the existence of some debatably-legiti­
mate laws, this is our private home. As
long as we're not creating any serious
problems in the community , my request
is that some of you folks ease up on your
probing techniques . I think I speak for
many of us when I say, "To whom it may
concern in the LC administration : If you
must insist on the strict enforcement of
these laws, at least do me one small fa­
vor: Stay the hell out of my room!"
College does not mean throwing out all the rules
commentary by
Linsel Greene
Here we are at­
tending classes on a
private campus in
an attempt to gain
ourselves an educa­
tion. Like any pri­
va te residence in
this great country of ours, we have some
freedoms which are not ava"tlable on the
streets of public life.
We are allowed to, generally , do what
we like in our own personal space. So
long as our activities don't disturb oth­
ers, we should be able to have a place to
do as we see fit. However, we must also
recognize that we can never truly escape
society, government, and other public
institutions , as their very being perme­
ates the walls which surround us. This
is only aggravated by the fact that our
own individual reality has a tendency to
permeate the outside world. Our per­
sonal space is only personal as long as it
doesn't distort other's personal spaces.
\ BEWARE! The following is a satire
of another article found in the forum
section. To read, take a deep breath,
relax, and place your tongue firmly
in your cheek.
Let's talk about marijuana and alco­
hol. Some silly bastard outlawed the
green stuff and as a result, everyone un­
der the age of 21 insists that drinking
and smoking pot are the coolest things
around. But one of the oddest things
about growing up in a private household
where such activities are considered ac­
ceptable is that college doesn't equal "a
chance to do the things mom and dad
wouldn't let me do." Many parents let
their kids to have a little wine with din­
ner, and as a result, many students con­
tinue to do so in their own dorm rooms.
Of course the underprivileged folks
whose parents banned alcohol from the
bodies of their children don't know how
to drink quietly, and as a result feel the need to drink wine an entire box at a
time while listening to loud bass-heavy
rap music. These individual s feel that
they can partake of forbidden fruits be­
cause LC is not a parental figure.
LC is an entity which is attempting
to make it possible for students who are
interested in becoming educated to do
so. I'm upset that students have forgot­
ten (or perhaps never knew) what the
point of going to a college actually was.
The students involved with the loud
boorish parties, need to realize that they
are only wasting their own time. The
majority that get broken up are noisy and
disturbing to the community, and the
removal of their unrighteous infringe­
ment upon others' personal spaces is
usually most highly appreciated.
But many have been quieter and are
almost always left unpunished . The
people who are quietly having a drink
with friends, or smoking an occasional
joint are not penalized , unless they are
fool enough to allow pungent odors to
overwhelm the halls, in which case they
deserve to be penalized, if not for their infringement on others' space, then for
their stupidity . It's hysterical that the
partying populace is unaware that their
private parties become required listen­
ing for a whole residence hall.
What really makes me happy is that
the intensification of law enforcement on
this campus has led to an increase in off
campus parties. This move has increased
drunk driving which will hopefully
eliminate the morons who haven't real­
ized that alcohol impairs your ability to
drive. Nothing sobers up a group of
drinkers like knowing that one of their
friends died because of alcohol.
We all live here, and the laws are in­
tended to protect our future. The school
is not our private home but a home for
an entire student population . If you
avoid making disturbances in the com­
munity, you will not be probed for
wrongdoing , and you might even learn
something while here. I think I speak for
many when I say, "To whom it may con­
cern in the LC student body: If you must
party, clean your vomit up, and keep
your noise the hell out of my room!"
'Ugly dog policy' needs reconsideration
Policy, from page 4
room in Watzek is as rare as finding a
Republican in OSPIRG.
During breaks the problem is even
more evident: Evans closes at 6 pm on
weekends and even the Throckmorton
computer labs are closed at night,
though all the computers are padlocked
in place. It is unfair that international students, athletes, and others remaining on-campus
during Thanksgiving and spring breaks are denied ac­
cess to campus buildings .
The issues of security, theft, and vandalism are sure
to be raised. If College officials are worried about prob­
lems caused by non-students coming in from off-cam­
pus, a card swipe system like the one in residence halls
should be installed.
If LC students aren't trusted to enter buildings at
night, then that's a sad commentary about the
administration's view of students. Per­
haps some College officials consider the
buildings themselves to be more impor­
tant than the students.
In addition, don't Campus Safety of­
ficers make regular rounds all over cam­
pus all night anyway? And hey, leaving
Pamplin open for midnight basketball
would also make the campus safer by
keeping at-risk LC students off the
streets and out of trouble.
The policy oflocking up heavily-used
campus buildings at night is inefficient
and insensitive to the needs of hard­
working, hard-playing LC students. We
urge the responsible College officials to
reconsider this misbegotten ugly dog of
a policy.
February 20, 1998 Pioneer Log 5 Carl Elliott plays all the right cards in the Bon
by Steve Schroeder
Every student, school administrator,
Lewis &: Clark employee, or visitor re­
ceives a hearty, "You're in!" or "How's it
going?" Monday through Friday at the
Bon for breakfast or lunch from card
checker Carl Elliott. Carl, as he is known
to most everyone, is a bright spot in
many folks' otherwise busy and some­
times overwhelming days.
Elliott has been at LC working for Bon
Appetit since 1992. His official job is a
card checker. A checker's duties include
running student 10 cards for entrance,
receiving money from those not on a
meal plan, watching for people trying to
sneak into the hallowed halls of Fields
Dining Hall, replenishing and stocking
some food items after meals, and some
general cleanup.
From 6:45 am when Elliott arrives
until 3 pm, he is busy with the steady
stream of smiling student faces. Elliott
feels this is what keeps the job from be­
coming monotonous- the variety of
people he gets to speak with.
This is not Elliott's first job experi­
ence with young people. After leaving
his home state of Montana, where he
earned three B.A.s in Spanish, Speech,
and English at the University of Mon­
tana, he came to Oregon where he earned a master's degree at Southern Oregon
State College. With all this under his belt,
he started teaching school. Elliott was
involved with high schools for the next
thirty years, teaching, administrating,
and even becoming principal.
After retiring from the public schools,
Elliott came to Bon Appetit to keep bUSf
and so he could continue to keep his
three children in college. Since then,
Elliott has had some crazy times in the
Bon, including one summer when Steve
Urkel (Michael Jaleel White) of TV's
Family Matters graced our beautiful caf­
eteria with the presence of himself and
his entire entourage (a group of at least
13 people). Elliott enjoys being around
LC students, who keep the Bon cleaner
than older adults who are around in the
summer. When asked how he keeps his
pleasant disposition, he replied, "I know
1 have much less stress in my life than
most of the students whose days are hec­
tic and crazy, so if 1 can show them there
is a ray of light at the end of the tunnel
with a few kind words, than 1 am more
than pleased to."
Elliott is a man who enjoys where he
is, what he is doing, and the people he is
around. He makes this more than evi­
dent by using his kindness to make a
bright spot in the days of hundreds of
people. Carl Elliott is the well-known checker who greets all visitors at the Bon.
United Sexualities makes move toward activism
by Katy Davidson
Every Tuesday night, a Lewis &: Clark
student group fills the basement of Man­
zanita residence hall with a type of dis­
cussion many people try to completely
ignore.
The students congregate under the
name United Sexualities, a club devoted
to supporting gays,lesbians, and bisexu­
als, and an activist group that addresses
some of the latest social issues.
According to the present co-coordi­
nators, Lauren Bush and Kristin
Flickinger, this year the group has been
more active than possibly ever before.
Flickinger said the most important
project the group has been working on
recently has been a chartered agreement
with the National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force (NGLTF), which is something that
has never been done by any student
group. Flickinger said she got the idea
for the charter when she interned for
NGLTF while studying last semester in
Washington, DC.
"This should create an information
network between colleges. It lets people
know what's going on. 1 think college
campuses have so much energy, but
people don't know how to use it," she
said.
Flickinger said the charter agreement
would help United Sexualities ' focus and
"try to break that fishbowl." The group
plans to be chartered by the beginning
of next fall.
Other recent projects have included
creating a network with the Gays, Les­
bians, or Bisexuals At Law (GLOBAL)
group which works out of the LC law
school. She said the group is also pre­
paring a Same Sex Marriage Awareness
Day for April 7.
United Sexualities began under the
name Homophile many years ago at LC.
Melissa Rudd, last year's co-coordinator,
said that name was originally chosen
because the group wanted to mirror the
mission of one of the first gay and les-bian groups in America, Homophile,
based in New York City. The LC group
decided to change the name in 1996,
however, because some people made
poor assumptions based on the name
"Homophile." The name seemed to give
off a negative air.
Rudd said she got involved with
Homophile when she was a freshman in
1994. "I joined as a 'supportive member:
then later came out as being bisexual,"
she said. Her first major project with the
group was her work against an anti-gay
and lesbian bill being proposed in Or­
egon at the time by the Oregon Citizens
Alliance.
Last school year, she took her inter­
est by the reigns and became the co-co­
ordinator . She said she wanted to im­
prove the group because it had been lag­
ging in the recent years. "We tried to re­
vamp it because it had died," she said.
Rudd said she wanted to add more of
an activist element to the group's agenda
instead of just being a support group for
LC homosexuals .
Rudd said she thinks this year's group
is reaching a new level. "The energy is
getting stronger now. The group is de­
fined differently every year," she said.
Despite the improvements , Rudd said
the group's major setback that has been
perpetuated throughout the years is their
lack of support from the LC staff and
faculty. Jason Calhoun, resident director
of Stewart/Od ell/Akin, now acts the
United Sexualities staff advisor, but Rudd
said the members need more support in
that area. .
"There are counseling needs not be­
ing met at our school. We're trying to
find some staff members that are sup­
portive. We don't have the strength with­
out them," she said.
Rudd said she wanted a sort of "Ray
Warren for the queers," citing Warren,
the Director of Ethnic Student Services.
Rudd pOinted out that gay, lesbian,
and bisexual students have collectively
6 Pioneer Log February 20, 1998 made up the largest minority group on
campus, according to an informal sur­
vey of how many students have ex­
pressed interest in the past.
Flickinger said the regular atten­
dance this year has doubled since last
year; the group can expect between 10
and 15 students at the meetings. They
have also set up an e-mail list with about
60 subscribers .
Rudd said Bush and her co-coordi­
nator at the beginning of last semester
Carrie Diamond (who is now on a leave
of absence), tried to keep things rolling
after the summer break. But now, Bush
and Flickinger have taken the group to
an all-new level.
"I really respect them," said Rudd,
who attends every meeting even though
she is officially on a leave of absence
from LC. "It's like they're starting from
scratch. Kristin's very helpful because
she worked for the [NGLTF) when she
was in DC. She came back with a lot of
political energy," Rudd said.
She said the energy should carry on
through next year because she,
Flickinger , and Bush will be returning .
Rudd said she did not want to bla-"-----
There are some queer
professors that won't come
out. I think that says some­
thing.
Melissa Rudd -------"
tantly call LC a homophobic campus
because she has had so many positive ex­
periences here. However, she says United
Sexualities signs are constantly ripped
down and their alloted bulletin board on
lower campus is often dismantled.
"People are not blatantly hateful, but
there are quiet things that happen­
there's a homophobiC element here.
There are some queer professors that
won't come out. 1 think that says some­
thing," she said.
Flickinger agrees with some of Rudd's
points. "( think LC is homophobiC," she
said. "But 1 also think we're fairly lib­
eral-I'm glad 1 go here. Honestly, 1
think we're doing pretty well, but there's
a lot more to be done."
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by Michael Folland
Several singing groups gath­
ered Feb. 16 in Agnes Flanagan
Chapel to praise God and give
students a chance to hear the
uplifting sound of gospel mu­
sic. The exalting voices inspired
the diverse crowd to stand up,
clap their hands, and swing
from side to side to the feeling
of the music. Shouts of
"Allelujah, " "Amen," and
"Praise jesus," were heard ring­
ing throughout the chapel from
deeply moved members of the
audience. PHOTO BY ANDY PARK who are from Life Changed
Christian Center church. They
are directed by Mary Lea who
said they practice an hour and
a half every Saturday. Among
other songs, they too sang
"Amazing Grace," but per­
formed it completely differently
from Warren family's version.
They added their own lyrics to
the song such as, "Up above my
head, I've heard the angels sing­
ing."
Cut Above, the first group to
play, featured Terry James sing­
ing and rapping, Fred Kent on
bass, Shawn Kent and Stepken
Saletta playing guitar, and War­
ren Murray playing the drums. Cut Above, a praise band of LC students, excited the audience in the chapel last Sunday. The singers from Portland
Metropolitan Mass Youth Choir,
who come from churches all
over Portland , sang with un­
matched fervor which nearly
raised the roof of the chape!.
of the second song, Shawn said,
"Joy is contagious . If someone
who is joyful walks into a room
everyone else feels that joy." "We're praising God!" music department of Lewis &: The sounds of the tambou­
rine, drums, piano, and voices
created an energy that seemed
to electrify the crowd. The
group is demanded all over for
performances and travel exten­
sively. Ray Warren, Associate Dean
of Students and Director of Eth­
nic Student Services, who orga­
nized the service, said that he
looked over at his mother, Eliza­
beth Warren, who was raised in
a traditional church, during the
rap portion of the song. He was
relieved to see that she too was
enthusiastic about the new form
of praising God. Clark. After the Sycamore Sing­
ers, a group of men from Grace
Covenant sang.
. Before praising God with their
music, James proclaimed , "Be­
ing a Christian is a struggle. But,
with God by our side, one can
never fai!."
Shawn Kent said the first
song played was inspired when
he and Fred were in Canada on
a gloomy day and they realized,
"No matter how dark and
cloudy it is on the outside, we
can still be shining on the in­
side." Concerning the meaning In parts of their songs, Cut
Above used a call and response
technique in which one person
sang out, "What you got?" and
the others would reply, "I got
the Lord in my heart!" The Warren family sang two
songs a cappella , including
"Amazing Grace." The crowd
responded to this innovative
form of the song with enthusi­
asm and shouts of excitement. The service was the fourth
time gospel singing had been
put on at LC, but the first time
six gospel groups had per­
formed together at the same
time. Cut Above took a step away
from traditional hymns by in­
corporating rap lyrics into their
songs.
Fred said that when people
exclaim, "You're going to be rap­
ping in the chape!?" he replies, Sycamore Singers, a group of
both black and white men and
women singers, were accompa­
nied by piano player Mick
Gilliam who graduated from the Every group brought the
crowd to its feet, but none as
dramatically as Young People of
Zion and Portland Metropolitan
Mass Youth Choir. Warren said the importance
of the event was "an opportu­
nity for students to experience
firsthand the dynamics of mu­
sic by celebrating Christ." Young People of Zion is a
group of children aged 4-14
Mail room leaders deliver more than the m.ail
by Michael Folland
For some people, checking their mailbox and dis­
covering a letter or a package can be the best part of
their day. Receiving mail from family and friends some­
times makes the difference between having a great day
or a crummy day.
Unfortunately, mail does not magically appear in
ones mailbox. Few people think about all of the work
that goes into bringing a letter from across the country
into the boxes at Lewis &: Clark.
Brennen Driscoll, a freshman who works in the
mailroom, said, "Students and faculty often do not
appreciate the hassles involved in bringing the mail
from the post office, sorting through it, and getting it
to the student's mailboxes ."
LC students would be unable to keep in contact with
relatives and friends without the work of two impor­
tant women: Virginia Larsen and Vicki Foster. They are the two seldom-acknowledged workers behind the
steel wall of mailboxes on the second floor of
Templeton , who make sending and receiving mail pos­
sible.
Both women had experience with mailing and de­
livery work before accepting jobs at LC. Larsen worked
in a post office in La Grande, Ore., and Foster worked
in the delivery adjustment section of Lipman and Wolf
department store.
Larsen has lived her entire life in Oregon and for
the last 17 years she has been working at LC. She en­
joys working with students and says, "They are a good
bunch of people. Being around them keeps you young."
When asked about how the students have changed
over the last 17 years, Larsen replies, "They seem to be
a lot more interested in the world. They have a wider
outlook."
When Larsen is not working hard in the mail room,
she enjoys spending time with her family. She has four
daughters who all live in Oregon
and is proud of her 21 grandchil­
dren.
THIS YEAR A LOT OF COLLEGE
SENIORS WILL BE GRADUATING
INTODEIT. She is especially enthusiastic
about her first great-grandchild.
At the beginning of March she is
looking forward to visiting her
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February 20, 1998 Pioneer Log 7 -.-One-acts raise issues
by Antonia Giedwoyn
The spring one-acts usually share
common themes. last year, most of
the plays focused on relationships; I
remember leaving the Black Box
thinking, "There sure was a lot of kiss­
ing." This February, two of the three
one-acts zeroed in on negative body
images a~d the implications of beauty
standards defined by society. This
time I left Fir Acres thinking, "There
sure was a lot of crying."
Despite the number of emotion­
ally-drenched scenes, however, this
spring's plays boasted significant tal­
ent, well-chosen scripts, and on the
whole, three quality productions . I am
not an easy critic to please, but I was
genuinely impressed.
The Most Mussive Woman Wins, di­
recteCl by Stephanie Wrilt, began the
evening. This powerful play provided
glimpses into the lives of four very dif­
ferent women who all shared the de­
cision to reach their ideal body shape
by means of liposuction. As they re­
flected on their pasts and the accu­
mulation of events which led them to
the clinic's waiting room, the audience
peeked into several varying causes of
extreme negative self-perception .
One unique aspect of the play was
playwright Madeleine George's deci­
sion to create four equal roles. Un­
like the two one-acts that followed ,
there were no "main" or "minor"
parts. Amy Rudman, laurel Garcia,
Marisa Real, and Christine Bernsten
each delivered painful, personal
monologu es which truly brought
their characters to life. Whether or
not one could relate to these women's
struggles , the play provided a poi­
gnant and thought-provoking stance
from which to view the relationship
between society and eating disorders .
Smack dab in the middle was The
Boundary, directed by Brian Gurski.
This second play, a clever pun-based
one-act by Tom Stoppard, gave those
who craved pure comedy an oppor-tunity to laugh to their bellies' con­
tent. Actors Eli Madrone and Matt
Meyers played two lexicographers
(dictionary publishers) caught in the
midst of a mystery involving the ap­
parent burglary of their office, and
possible murder of Madrone 's (aka
Johnson's) wife. Once the neurotic
wife, played by Heather Andrews, was
found alive, the mystery unraveled,
proving that in comedy, even the most
unlikely situation is plaUSible.
The final one-act, Pathological Ve­
nus, was my favorite. Maybe this is
related to my obsession with musi­
cals, for Venus, with its explosive
bursts of song and dance, seemed to
qualify as a kind of quasi-musical.
Before the lights came up, the Black
Box was filled with the sweet voice of
Megan Kohl singing a simple melody.
As the lights came on, Joy Collman,
decked in a pupil-shrinking bright
orange pant-suit, was revealed as the
villain who scowled at and interro­
gated Kohl's character , Venus.
The play centered around the life
of Venus, a woman so unhappy with
her weight, and others' reactions to
it, that she creates a kind of delusional
world in which she no longer ac­
knowledges her physical size or emo­
tional pain.
All three actors contributed to the
impact of the play through at least one
aspect of their performance : Collman
was at times hilarious in her showgirl
song and dance; Kohl was uninhib­
ited and at ease in her portrayal of the
complex and troubled Venus; and Jus­
tin Sanders, who played Venus's fa­
ther, convincing ly portrayed a simple,
aged man worried about his
daughter 's happiness.
Perhaps another reason I liked
Pathological Venus so much was that
it combined two strong elements,
comedy and a weighty topic, into one
dynamiC play. Venus dished out a
good deal of humor, in addition to
addressing a very serious issue.
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Mary Lou Lord will return to play the Rose City again within a month.
Mary Lou Lord's tunes
touch broken hearts
by Carolyn O'Connor
Got No Shadow is Mary lou lord's first
full length album, not to mention her
first release on a major label. Got No
Shadow, on WORK/Sony Entertainment,
is a beautiful album by a pop/folk, fe­
male singer who idolizes the works of
Olivia Newton-John, Nick Drake, and
Karen Carpenter.
lord has gone from being a little lost
girl busking on the streets of london and
Boston, to being Signed on the small
indie label Kill Rock Stars, to rock star­
dom.
lord co-wrote most of the songs on
her new album with the help of her good
friend Nick Salmon Cof England's very
own Bevis Frond). She also received help
with performances by Elliot Smith and
Daniel Johnston .
If you've never had the pleasure of
letting your ears be overwhelmed with
the sounds of lord, she has been said to
be a combination ofJuliana Hatfield, lisa
loeb, and Shawn Colvin. Her songs con­
sist of cheesy, broken-heart themes
which get me weak in the knees.
In the song "She Had You," lord sings
of the emptiness that comes from not being able to get the guy she wants while
her competitor, who tries to be lord, gets
the guy. Better yet, '''Cause I love to
watch you walk! I love to hear you talk!
But there's nothing I can say/ To make
you feel the same way" is something all
girls have felt at one time in their life. I
know it sounds like sappy, super-cheese ,
chick music, but what would the world
be like without cheesiness? I like
cheese-cheese is good.
I had the enjoyment of seeing lord
perform at the Crystal Ballroom on Feb.
12. The show wasn't only enjoyable be­
cause lord lit up the stage, but because
of the variety of people in the crowel,
from the three teeny-boppers smoking
their cigarettes and revea{ing their un­
welcome flesh to the obsessive guy with
lamented pictures of lord all over his
body.
She put on a great show, though. How
can you not love this performer when
every vibrato she makes, she convulses
her head to the beat? Unfortunately, lord
performed only seven songs because of
the time constraints that come with be­
ing an opening act, but she said she'll be
back in Portland in a month.
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March 6,8 Analysis of Oscars offers few solid answers
I remember watching the Oscars
my freshman year in high school. 1 was
with my friend Natasha, who was a
brilliant budding scientist and the self­
appointed Star Trek guru on campus.
Natasha and 1 were rooting for Si­
lence of the Lambs, but our dorm
mother, Mrs. Trister, who was re­
nowned for yelling, "I feel like I'm
Charlie Brown and you're Lucy hold­
ing the football!"
was rooting for
Beauty and the
Beast. Natasha
and 1 thought
that Beauty and
the Beast's pres­
ence in the Oscar
list was a travesty,
but we prudently
held our tongues. Marianna Ritchey
Mrs. Trister, of
course, thought Hannibal Lecter and
his ilk were worth nothing more than
a few "pooh poohs" and perhaps a
couple of boycotts at Act III involv­
ing outraged mothers and a few reli­
gious fanatics.
Anyway, the point is that Silence
won. It was the sweeper, in fact. An­
thony Hopkins got a standing ovation.
1 was nearly beside myself, and
Natasha was crying, "Jodie! Jodie!"
Mrs. Trister, disgusted, went to cook
dinner for her husband and son, Evan,
who once said to his father's psychol­
ogy class, ''I'm not Evan. I'm a bee."
1 love the Oscars. Even though
many members of the Academy have
been accused of watching only a small
portion of the nominated films, 1 love
when a Billy Bob Thornton or a Matt
La Musica Rock Damon gets to stand up there and say,
"Wow! 1 didn't even write a speech!"
Speaking of Matt Damon, he's not
only up for Best Actor, but his movie
is up for Best Pic-I'm hoping for a bigJoan Cusack win
for In and Out, but 1 doubt it'll hap­
pen. I believe that Supporting Actor
comes down to Burt Reynolds for
ture. Good Will " ------------
Hunting has also
been nominated
for Best Support­
ing Actress and
Actor, Best Direc­
tor, Best Original
Screenplay , Best Boogie Nights or
Robin Williams
for Good Will
Hunting. That's a
tough one, too,
because who do Bring on the sequins and
the reverent presenters.
------------ " you want to win?
1 think Robin
Film Editing, and Best Dramatic Mu­
sic Score. 1 figure, out of all those, it's
got to win something, right?
But then there are so many other
deserving movies this year. The Full
Monty's up, and so is As Good as it Gets.
And, of course, Titanic, which will
most likely be this year's sweeper. My
pick for best picture is Titanic, though
I believe Good Will Hunting has a
chance. The problem with it is that it's
written by two guys who've never re­
ally done anything before. The Acad­
emy probably figures they have a lot
of time to win Oscars, and in the
meantime it'd be better to honor such
a lifetime achiever asJames Cameron,
for whom Titanic was his self-de­
scribed "masterpiece ."
I'm not usually very good at pick­
ing these things, but 1 guess it's part of
my job. So. Ilhink Titanic will get Pic­
ture, Director, probably Cinematogra­
phy and that awful Celine Dion song
will win something and probably be
performed at the actual event. The Best
Actor award will go to Jack Nicholson
because he's been around so long and
was outstanding in As Good as it Gets. Williams, al­
though the Academy loathes giving co­
medians Oscars. I bet Good Will Hunt­
ing will get Original Screenplay , al­
though Woody Allen might get one of
those sympathylhe's-been-around-for­
ever nods with Deconstructing Harry.
Look for morsels thrown to Men in
Black, The Full Monty and Contact. It's
always interesting to see which mov­
ies get looked over and which get
picked. For instance, The Fifth Ele­
ment, which had the most incredible
speCial effects I've seen all year, is only
nominated for something called Best
Sound Effects Editing, whatever that
means, and people are rabid about the
snubbing of Contact.
Ilove the Oscars. 1 even loved when
David Letterman hosted, with that di­
sastrous "Uma ... Oprah" thing. It's im­
portant to revel in at least one com­
pletely frivolous event every year. Also,
without the Oscars, how would film
people know how prestigious they are?
Salary itself is obviously not enough
of a hint, conSidering how much
Sylvester Stallone gets paid. So bring
on the sequins and the reverent pre­
senters. "Maestro, 1 say: Right On!" » " -;
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Portland indie record stores serve up cl10ice
This week's column is my take on
Portland independent record stores. You
see, I have an in-
ternship with a
record company
which requires me
to do that promo­
tional schmoozing
thing with as many
local independent
retailers as pos­
sible. There are no
Towers, Music- Murray Cizon
lands, or Borders
along my route-just the "mom and
pops" of Portland . With my visits to
these fine establishments being a weekly
duty, I feel I can offer a non-biased por­
trayal of the stores and their specialties . NORTHWEST
The only indie up here is the north­
west branch of goliath Music Millen­
nium (801 NW 23rd St.). Music Millen­
nium, which has been around long
enough to be considered one of the best
in the business, is the most chain-like of
the indies. This branch offers a wide va­
riety of jazz, rock, and vinyl (both 7-
inches and full-length), but their real
niche is relatively new. Music Millen­
nium NW has a great electronic music
selection, with obvious care placed on
diversity of artists and sub-genre repre­
sentation . If you're into anything from
DJ Carl Craig to DJ Shadow, this is your
place. The only drawback are the prices.
Music Millennium isn't cheap, with most
titles in the $14-16 range.
Portland movie openings
Feb 20:
Palmetto
Woody Harrelson plays Harry Barber, an innocent man framed and thrown in
prison when he won't come clean. When he gets out, Rhea (Elizabeth Shue)
approaches him with an easy $50,000 to type a ransom note and llJake a phony
call to stage the kidnapping of Rhea's stepdaughter. Showing everywhere.
Senseless
Damon Wayans' kid brother Marlon plays Darryl, a college senior who takes
an experimental drug to boost his sensory perception . Also stars David
Spade and Matthew Lillard. Showing everywhere.
Portland International Film Festival
The annual festival continues this week with films from across the world.
Showing at The Movie House, The Guild Theatre, and the Northwest Film
Center. SOUTHWEST
What Southwest (read: downtown) behind the Ben &: Jerry's) has a good jazz
has to offer is pretty diverse and well-and funk/soul selection, but all the CDs
priced. Ozone (1036 W Burnside) ca-are behind locked glass so the frustra­
ters to what was once known as "alter-tion continues . Just down the road is
native" music. You won't find any Reverb (3623 SE Hawthorne), with a
Bachman Turner Overdrive here, but if good selection of rock and "alternative ."
you're after some obscure goth titles or They've got some vinyl as well as a good
a Hazel CD used, this is the place to be collection of 7 -inches. The newest store
downtown . Across the street from Ozone on Hawthorne, Fabulous Jackpot
is Django (Ull SW Stark), which runs Records (3736 SE Hawthorne), has re­
more to the mainstream in regard to se-ally set a new standard for record stores
lection. You'll probably find the BTO CD in Portland. Jackpot has an excellent se­
or record here, but Django also has a lection of hard-to-find vinyl and "im­
great selection of vinyl and rock titles. port" concert CDs. If you're looking for
Just a couple of blocks up Burnside from obscure 7 -inches or Beck live CDs, this
this pair is Everyday Music (1313 W is the place. The store is so new (opened
Burnside) . One of two Everyday Music this past October) it still smells like paint
locations in Portland, this store has the and the employees are sometimes
distincLion ' of buying any CD, tape, or friendly and helpful. Prices for these
record you can give them. Buy-out prices stores go from the $14-16 range (Record
range from 25¢ to $4, but if you can't Exchange) to $12-14 Uackpot) with
get rid of that Hanson CD fast enough, Reverb falling in the middle.
this is the place. With a policy like that, NORTHEAST
you can probably understand how their Northeast is the home of both Music
selection is. Closer to the river is Sec-Millennium and Everyday Music's
ond Ave. (418 SW 2nd Ave.), specializ- "other" locations (3158 E. Burnside &:
ing in new and used vinyl as well as 1931 NE Sandy respectively). Prices are
punk, ska, and rap CDs. The selection is the same, and Everyday's policy of buy­
diverse, but if you want to check out the ing used music is continued at this
CDs you have to get an employee to branch. Music Millennium 's Northeast
bring the genre or artist-specific box to location has a larger classical section and
the counter for your viewing. This is enough space to house some of the city's
frustrating , especially when you consider most diverse sections- period. Both of
the store's move to a larger space this past these places are great to hit when you're
year. Prices for all stores are moderate, in the neighborhood or at your wit's end
with Ozone, Django, and Second Ave. trying to find an album.
being in the $12-14 range for new CDs Keep in mind that there are many
and Everyday Music being closer to other independ ent record stores in the
Music Millennium prices. Portland area, so 1 urge both of my read-
SOUTHEAST ers to explore all of these neighborhoods
The majority of record stores in this and the stores they offer. I could end this
part of town are along Hawthorne Street. with the tired expressio n "go local," but
The Record Exchange (1428 SE 36th St., 1 guess I just did. Oy Vey.
February 20, 1998 Pioneer Log 9 .. ,,~---.&_ .•• ,,-.~ .... sports *"--~ ." -"-",--,,, . ., ---".,
Tradition trampled by
rampant capitalism
by Evan Elken
Do you know the name of your local stadium? The
Rose Garden may still retain its original name , but cur­
_ rent trends make facilities such as the home to the Trail­
blazers and Winterhawks an increasing rarity.
When the Forum, the famous home to the Los An­
geles Lakers, sold its "naming rights" to Great West­
ern Bank and became the Great Western Forum in 1988,
fans, marketing experts, and journalists thought that
facility entitlement was nothing but a disreputable
novelty that would follow the path of so many ridicu­
lous products such as Nintendo breakfast cereal.
On the contrary, it was the beginning of a legacy
destined to spread across the country as a new adver­
tising medium like an advanced case of Alzheimer 's
spreads through the brain, phasing out the axons and
d'endrites haphazacdly, but without question.
Eighteen stadia across the country have sold away
their identities in the past four years alone. This
headfirst dive followed the lead of six facilities testing
the waters from 1985-93 beginning with the largely
unheralded name switch of the Sacramento Kings'
home to the Arco Arena.
The eternal wind tunnel, Candlestick Park, in San
Francisco was renamed when an unknown network­
ing company, 3Com, paid $4.5 million to retain the
right through 1999. Across the country, Continental
Airlines put up $29 million to make the Brendan Byrne
Arena in New Jersey become the Continental Air Arena.
Other new names include General Motors Place, Trans
World Dome, Target Center, and the list goes on.
Just this month Joe Robbie Stadium was given 20
million reasons to become Pro Player Stadium for ten
years. Now you might be thinking, "Hey, now that
sounds like an attractive mime." Think again. Pro Player
is a brand name of Fruit of the Loom, the underwear
company. Many stadia are labeled with nicknames by
fans such as former Candlestick Park which was re­
ferred to as "the Stick. n Perhaps one day Pro Player
will be known in circles ofthe faithful as "the Crotch."
This is legal, as well it should be. This is not to say
that it is a tasteful marketing strategy. We have already
lost the treasures of Boston Garden and Chicago Arena.
Those names brought back memories giving one a sense
of history to accompany a team onto the playing sur­
face.
How can we ever evoke a similar sense of awe when
uttering such names as the Fleetcenter and the United
Center, knOwing all along that these new titles spawned
from a marketing ploy to imprint a company's name
into the subconscious of susceptible consumers?
We still have Fenway Park, you say. Just wait. One
day the Green Monster may reside in the cozy con­
fines of Mickey Mouse Park.
Take a look at college bowl games. There was a time
when their names sounded like Fiesta, Peach and Sun.
Now they come to the call·of CarQuest,John Hancock,
and Weedeater . The point is not the acceptance by
owners to embrace a new advertising medium, but the
absurd level of commercialism in sports. Where is the
honor?
Perhaps the San Franciscans tom by the tragedy of
3Com Park have the answer to that question. In the
year 2000, the Giants will have a new home. A new
baseball stadium is being constructed in SF in the genre
of Baltimore 's Camden Yards and the Ballpark in Ar­
lington. It will be called Pac Bell Park and its name
shall ring inversely to 3Com's discordant tune . Pacific
Bell, a large telephone company, invested $50 million
for "naming rights" to the new ballpark before con­
struction began, leveling the rocky path between the
Giants and the city.
Furthermore, the ballpark will be judged on the ef­
fect it has on the China Basin area of downtown San
Francisco. The restaurants and apartment complexes
in the area will, without a doubt, flourish.
This move by Pac Bell shows that faCility sponsor­
ships can be good arrangements for fans and cities.
Sponsorship from the beginning has helped d\!velop­
ers to obtain construction loans and finanCing . This
money up front has also helped to replace a taxpayer
subSidy.
Pac Bell will retain its high-profile identity among
its California customers. This strategy of impressing
see Stadium, page 11
1 0 Pioneer Log February 20, 1998 Pioneers get lost on the road
by Steve Schroeder
The Lewis &: Clark men's basketball team took a
little excursion from Palatine Hill this last weekend
and traveled to eastern Washington to face Whitman
and league leaders Whitworth .
After playing in these two notoriously tough are­
nas, the Pioneers returned having won one and lost
the second.
The Whitman College Missionaries in Walla
Walla, Washington , were the first test for the Pio­
neers. The Pioneers played themselves into a deficit
and were down by two at half-time . LC made their
shots from three point territory, and the Missionar­
ies did too much fouling and not enough scoring.
This gave the Pioneers some great opportunities for
free throws. Though they did not shoot very well
from the line, it was enough to take the victory, 88-
79.
The Pioneers were led by the seniors, Brooks
Meek with 27, Whitney Brake with 19 and nine re­
bounds. Carl Schreck added 19, including six three
point shots, and Jeff Flowers contributed 17.
The Pioneers only had four points of bench scor­
ing. This may become a problem, in the form of
costly fatigue in the NCIC or NAIA tournament , if
the starters are expected to do all of the playing and
scoring.
The Pioneers' opponent the next night was the
league-leading team from' Whitman, the Pirates.
Ranked fifth in the nation and riding a 43-game
winning streak at home, the Pirates looked to be a
tough opponent for the Pioneers.
The Pioneers built themselves a huge lead, and
were up 13 at half-time. LC has had some terrible
second halves this year, and the same happened this
fateful night. The Pioneers shot poorly, heaving up
18 three-pOinters in the second half but only mak­
ing four. Coupled with the Pirates' 58 percent suc­
cess rate, this spelled doom for the Pioneers.
The only thing that even kept this game close
was the offensive rebounding . The Pioneers had an
outstanding number of 24, including 11 from Flow­
ers. The Pioneers were outscored 58-36, however,
in the second half, and lost this game 82-73. Flow-The Pioneers prepare for Pacific University.
ers led the team in scoring with 19 points and 15
overall rebounds . Again the LC bench saw little time
and contributed only five points to the total.
This weekend the Pioneers have their last two
regular season games of the year. Currently in third
place in the NCIC, the Pioneers are still very much
alive in the hunt for a post-season rebirth in both
the conference and national tournaments .
Tonight, the final home game of the year, the
Pioneers welcome Pacific University to Pamplin
Sports Center before heading to Linfield College the
following night to close out the conference sched­
ule.
Six senior hoopsters hang it up
by David Kolek
When the final buzzer sounds tonight after the men's
basketball game, six seniors will walk off the Pamplin
Sports Center floor for the last time.
The seniors playing their last game for the Pioneers
are Justin Henderson , Marcus Puccioni, Carl Schreck,
Jeff Flowers, Whitney Brake and Brooks Meek.
Henderson , always a crowd favorite, has been a
member of the past three Pioneer squads that partici­
pated in the NAIA national tournament. He has pro­
vided reliable support off the bench.
Puccioni, who joined the Lewis &: Clark family in
his junior season, has made much of his time on Pa­
latine Hill. Besides earning the respect of both team­
mates and opposing players with his imposing inside
play, Puccioni's hard-nosed play also earned him the
nickname "The Enforcer" from appreciative LC fans.
Schreck, who missed last season while he studied
in Germany, returned in high style for his final season.
He is averaging 11 points and almost four assists a game
this season. Few faithful LC fans will forget Schreck's
unique free throw ritual, nor will they forget his trade­
mark high socks with orange stripes. ,
Flowers is another LC player that has ~arned nick­
names due to his prowess in the middle. The "Big Dunk
Daddy," a name aptly describing his propensity for
thunderous slam dunks, has constantly improved his
game in his years at LC. This season Flowers is second
in the NCIC, averaging 9.5 rebounds a game, as well
as scoring 14.7. Flowers has scored over 1,000 points
and pulled down 500 rebounds in his illustrious ca­
reer.
The other big man playing his last game for LC is
Brake. A four year starter, Brake is enjoying his most
solid season this year. He is fifth in the conference in
scoring with an average of 17.6 points per game.
Last, and certainly not least, LC says good-bye to "-----------------
It is time to pause and remember the
contributions these six talented men
have made to the LC sports world.
" the fiery play that Meek brought to every contest he
participated in while wearing the orange and black.
Meek was a four year starter as well. This year he is
second in conference scoring, averaging 21.2 points
per game.
Meek is second all-time in steals, third-all-time in
scoring for LC, and fourth in assists on the LC records
list. Meek also led the league in a statistic that does not
show up in the box score: attitude. The combination
of confidence, hustle, intensity and brute strength has
made Meek the most reliable go-to guy for the Pio­
neers over the years. He has never hesitated to take the
big shot, even if it meant taking the blame for the loss
if he missed. It is that kind of courage that cannot be
replaced in a heartbeat.
Indeed, LC is losing more than six seniors tonight,
they are losing the core of what has become an ex­
tremely good program.
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the chance for many
new faces to assume
new roles of leader­
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brand identity upon the mass mar­
ket will be important to them as
telecommunications companies
take root in consumer oriented
markets with Internet access and
deregulated local calling.
Professional sports is a proven
brand enforcer with billions in an­
nual advertising and sponsorship
revenues .
Pacific Bell's ideas for the
ballpark include remote ordering
services from seats, electronic re­
play possibilities, virtual fan real­
ity stations, and learning centers.
Surely these amenities will be wel­
come, but I can imagine the ball
game becoming a sideshow as so
many inadequate fans cater to
their short attention spans. Per­
haps I am being facetious and old
fashioned, but when I foresee
'baseball fans' ordering Pac Bell
Dogs on little Pac Bell monitors
while sitting their decadent be­
hinds on blue Pac Bell chairs, my
stomach clenches up into a little
knot until I wretch and vomit all
over myself and the person next
to me.
But this isn't necessarily bad.
In this time of inflated prices at the
ticket booth, concession stands,
and parking lots, the stadium
name is one thing the fan does not
have to pay for. Corporate nam­
ing rights cash has also allowed
some teams to pursue marquee
talent. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
was able to give those huge sign­
ing bonuses to Deion Sanders and
Emmitt Smith because of his mar­
keting deals with Nike, American
Express and Pepsi.
So fans will have to take an­
other cheap blow to the gut when
they realize that corporate dollars
will not reduce ticket prices just
as they were sucker-punched by
the designated hitter, night games,
and as always, bad officiating .
Men's Basketball
Whitworth
George Fox
Lewis & Clark
Pacific Lutheran
Willamette
Whitman
Puget Sound
Linfield
Pacific
Seattle University
Women's Basketball
Pacific Lutheran
George Fox
Puget Sound
Willamette
Linfield
Whitworth
Seattle University
Pacific
Whitman
Lewis & Clark Kreger sisters bring double trouble
by Mike Folland
Although Chris Kreger and her
younger sister Robin have different per­
sonalities , interests, and perspectives,
they both love sports and are competi­
tive.
Chris is a junior who plays basket­
ball and softball and Robin is a freshman
on the softball team. They have not
played softball on the same team since
high school, but this spring they
will be reunited on the field. is more of a bunter. While describing
their differences in play, Chris teased her
sister, "I have an arm and you don't."
Robin fired back at her sister, "I have
brains and you don't!"
Before Chris joins her sister on the
softball team for the season, she must
first finish up with basketball, the sport
she truly loves. Although the women's
basketball team has struggled this year,
Chris is optimistic they can finish strong since we got back [from Christmas
break]."
"Both are great athletes and will bring
a lot to our program," Smith said.
When asked about playing sports in
college, Robin said, "I play it because I
love it. It's a nice added bonus to going
to school." Chris added, "Everyone is out
there because they want to and not be­
cause they have to. It's a different men­
tality. " "--------While the coaching staff was one
of the deciding factors in Robin's
decision to come to LC, Chris was
not. Robin did not want follow in
her sister's footsteps , but LC fit
what she was looking for in a col-Both are great athletes and will
bring a lot to our program.
Missy Smith lege. Both sisters agreed that even These two played sports to­
gether from an early age. A natu­
ral athlete, Chris began taking
gymnastics when she was only two
years old. Around the fourth grade,
Chris gave up gymnastics and
turned to other sports.
With a basketball hoop in the
back of the house, a lawn to prac­Head Softball Coach though they don't see each other
often, being at the same college has ---------------- " worked out well. "People hit on her
tice catch in the front, and each other,
the Kregers had all the tools necessary
to become fine athletes.
In high school, they played for one
year on the same basketball team and
two years on the same softball team.
When asked what the difference between
playing together in high school and now
in college will be, Chris replied, "We'll
probably talk a lot meaner to each other.
I think my vocabulary has gotten a lot
bigger."
Chris plays shortstop while Robin
plays third base.
Each has a different style of playing.
While Robin is a power player, Chris with a possible four-game winning streak
if things tum in their favor.
According to Coach Missy Smith,
Chris has been working on her defense
and ball-handling skills to become a
leading point guard.
Teammate Jenelle Braun said Chris is
a focused player who is aware of making
sure everyone else on the court is doing
their part.
As for this year's softball team, Robin
is optimistic, as well. "The softball team
is looking good. There are a lot of fresh­
man and we've been earning positions
so obviously there is room to improve
from last year. We've been practicing ever thinking she's me," Chris jokingly
said. The two sisters are extremely com­
petitive with each other. During softball
practice, their closeness is not remotely
evident. Robin said, "She can yell at me
safely and not the rest of the team. If she
is mad at me, she won't tell me the
change up is coming and I'll get hit in
the face." As for when Robin is angry,
Chris replied, "She'll let a ball come
through that I'm expecting her to get and
I'll have to hit the dirt."
It is apperant the two will join to­
gether to create heavy competition for
other schools during the softball season
this spring.
Senior women conclude their careers
by David Kolek
Three women end their basketball
careers tonight as the Lewis & Clark Pio­
neers take on Pacific University in
Pamplin Sports Center.
The three seniors, Stacey Cottle, Vicki
Spevacek, and liza Getches, have been
vital components to the squad over the
years.
Cottle, a four year letter winner from
Aloha, Oregon, finishes her career as the
NCiC
13-3
12-4
11-5
10-6
9-7
7-9
7-9
5-11
4-12
2-14
13-3
13-3
11-5
10-6
9-7
9-7
6-10
4-12
3-13
2-14 Overall
17-5
14-8
16-6
14-8
13-9
9-13
9-12
7-15
7-15
3-19
17-6
16-6
12-11
13-9
11-11
10-12
8-11
6-16
4-18
3-19 lone remainder of the last team to qualify
for the NAIA national tournament in
1994.
Cottle ranks second on the all-time
leaders list with 101 career blocks. Her
poise and strength down low earned her
a second team all-conference honor in
the 1994-95 season.
Spevacek, LC's reliable forward,
started 19 games for the Pioneers this
season. She is averaging 10.8 points per
game, while collecting five rebounds per
contest.
Over the years she has proven her
versatility by playing all three positions
for the Pioneers.
The final senior to be hanging up her
sneakers is this season's undisputed team
leader, liza Getches.
Getches is averaging 11.2 points a
game and is second in rebounding , be­
hind Spevacek, with 4.8 per game. "-------
The three seniors have
been vital components to
the squad over the years. ------"
Getches has amazed Pamplin crowds
with her long distance accuracy. She has
made 29 this season. Her speed and
athleticism hav e made her a crucial ele­
ment to the Pioneer's success through­
out her career.
There is little doubt that the younger
players will be fighting for a chance to
fill the void left by these talented women
in future seasons.
Despite the inevitable passage of time,
the legaCies that these three seniors have
carved out during their careers will not
be easily forgotten .
Law professor to head WTA
by Ben Eichenberg
The Woman's Tennis Association
(WTA) hired Bart McGuire, formerly a
professor at the Northwestern School of
law, as their new chief operating officer
in December .
McGuire leaves the confines of Pa­
latine Hill and faces many challenges in
his new role with· the professional asso­
ciation.
Last fall, a number of lower-ranking
members on the tour staged a coup in
the WTA Tour Players Association by
releaSing all the old board members and
putting in their place board members
they thought would be sympathetic to
them.
There wasn't much question about the
new board's loyalty. One of the leaders
of the coup put her stepfather on the
board, while the other installed her hus­
band.
The higher-ranking tour players such
as Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, and
Steffi Graf, meanwhile , did not appreci-ate this biased board much and filed a
lawsuit, obtaining an injunction .
On top of this intrigue, the WTA is
·currently searching for a sponsor to re­
place the four-year, $12 million contract
that was recently dropped by Corel, a
Canadian software company that has
found itself on hard times.
With the hiring of McGuire, after a
laborious year long search, the WTA was
finally able focus on the more difficult
problems facing the sport.
McGuire helped to mediate a settle­
ment with the players when there were
rumors that some of the big name play­
ers might brea·k off and form their own
association .
Now two of the WT!\S three crucial
problems have been solved. They have a
new CEO and a happy players' union and
McGuire can now devote all of his time
to getting them a new sponsor.
With the help of a former LC law pro­
fessor, things seem to be moving in the
right direction for the WTA.
February 20, 1998 Pioneer Log 11 pubHck OCCUrren~~~ eSknynski Concert celebrates the
music of Lo'u Harrison Friday
Feb. 20
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There will be a Faculty Recital at 8 pm
in the Evans auditorium . Performing
will be Ann Christenson on violin and
Kelli Stephens on the piano.
Saturday
Feb. 21
SOFA feature this week: Contact
Get in touch with it at 7:30 and 10 pm
in the Coundl Chamber.
The Art Lande/Mark Miller Duo will be
playing Jazz with "Primal Mates" in
the Evans auditorium at 8 pm.
If you're into music and want money
to do it then show up to the Music
Scholarship Auditions
in Evans at 9 am.
Work on the Community Energy
Project at 9 am. Sign up at the
Center for Service and Work.
Sunday
Feb. 22
".-K
The Dubach Inaugural Lecture
featuring "Notes From a Journal"
by Don Balmer, Dubach Professor of
Political Sdence, will start with a
reception in the Armstrong Lounge
in the Manor House at 3 pm
and it will move on to
the lecture in the Chapel at 4 pm.
Monday
Feb. 23
Broaden your horizons with
African American Films: comedy,
education, and art in the
Coundl Chamber at 7:30 pm.
Come to the Plattform at 8 pm and
learn what good things Teach for
America does for the nation's under­
resourced public schools. Iraq Talk: "Taking Sides for a Solution."
Four LC professors will disQJSS
the pros and cons of bombing Iraq
in Stamm at 7:30 pm.
Physics Colloquium: "Environmental
Physics: Some Applications of Physics
in Plant and Animal Environments "
presented by Michael Unsworth,
professor, atmospher ic sdences group.
It will be held in Olin 204 at 4 pm.
Tuesday
Feb. 24
Author of "Small Things Saeaming "
and "Icewater," Jim Shugrue
will read his poetry in the
Armstrong Lounge at 8 pm.
Wednesday
Feb. 25
Fiction reading by author of
"Useful Gifts" Carol Glickfeld in
the Armstrong Lounge at 7 pm.
Blood drive at 9 am. Get tapped.
Thursday
Feb. 26
The Americorps/ VISTA Brown Bag
Lunch will be at noon. Keep your eyes
and ears peeled for the location.
Friday
Feb. 27
Eating Disorder Awareness and
Prevention at noon in the
Coundl Chamber.
Casino Night starting at 7 pm, will
get medieval on you and you should,
too. Dress up and be a high roller
or ;ust play the tables to win
funny money and prizes. by Mike Skrzynski
The Lou Harrison concert last Fri­
day illustrated the accomplishments
of a talented contemporary composer.
It was a spiritual evening full of mu­
sic and gaiety. Most importantly, Lou
Harrison himself was on hand to re­
ceive his 80th birthday tribute.
The concert was the climax to a
three-day series sponsored by the
Pamplin Society of Fellows to honor
three influential music scholars­
Robert Brown, Wilfrid Mellers, and
Lou Harrisori.
These three men were actually
available for questions and answers
at lunch time on Feb. l3. They an­
swered questions about their lives
and muses. Wilfrid Mellers was es­
pecially talkative.
The concert began with two pieces
by Mellers for choir conducted by LC
music chair Gil Seeley. His "Three
Canzonets" (1954) for women were
sonorous and relaxing while "Chants
and Litanies of Carl Sandberg" (1960)
had a deep swelling sound which was
accompanied by piano and percus­
sion that also soothed the ear.
The rest of the night belonged to
Lou Harrison. The first piece of his
was called "Songs in the Forest"
(1952192) . The man himself went up
on stage for this piece. He read po­
etry in between short sections of mu­
sic. Beyond the way the piece con­
tinued to start and stop, it was pleas­
ant to listen to overall.
The next piece of music was
played by Bryan Johnson on guitar.
It was called "Serenade" (1978/79)
and it was so beautiful that it felt like
it should go on and on. "Avalokit-eshvara" (1965), also on guitar, was
equally wonderful, if not more, to lis-
ten to.
The next piece before intermis­
sion, "Concerto for Violin and Per­
cussion" (1961), changed the mood
of the entire evening. The percussion
sounds created by the likes of flower
pots, car coils, tins, and trash cans,
along with more conventional in­
struments, were interesting, but the
violin was the integral part of this
piece.
The way that Andrew Ehrlich
played the violin created such a sad
feeling that it made it difficult to hold
back the tears. The only thing that
held them back was the realization
that the piece went a little long .
After intermission , LC students
played a percussion piece without
any direction . The result was excel­
lent.
It was followed by a change in the
program. The finale came second to
last because the trumpeter needed to
leave early for another gig.
No matter the order, his part play­
ing with the Venerable Showers of
Beauty Gamelan (1976) was superb.
The gamelan had a hypnotiC affect
which was contrasted by the trum­
pet playing a wonderful melody.
There were two more pieces after
this, but the gamelan was the stand­
out piece.
After the show, Lou Harrison and
his life partner, Bil Colvig, signed au­
tographs.
When he was ready to leave, Har­
rison was asked for one last signing.
He gave a thunderous (but cheerful)
'No' which resonated off the walls of
the lobby, and then he left.
104.1fm • listen to win!
Sundays
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• continued from previous column. Thursdays
Roger Norton -I'm cooler than you .•.
techno, Industrial, experimental
4-6pm
Megan" Joy -Hairy Hop" Nutmeg
awesome music that everyone will love
8-10pm
Ell" Lucas -Ell's Coming
classic rock, blues, jail
Mondays
noon-2pm
Rosanne Scott· Hot-n-Now #2
the weasel's picks" giveaways
2-4pm
Rovan Wlgesoorlya -What the fnlck?
rock" roll" riot fuel
4-6p
Andrew Daily -Total Eclipse of the Brain
punk -no ska, techno, or newschool call shit
6-8pm
Llnsel Greene -Jazz Bites Back
Ian" jazzy non-jan
8·10pm
Nicole Arthurs -Comfortably Numb
from "totally" retro to completely psycho
10-midnight
Cameron McGilvray -Aural Sex
comedy, music, comerclals," wit
Tuesdays
10-noon
Celestial Sipes -10 years just weren't enough
classic 80's· hits, odd" obscure underground
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12 Pioneer Log February 20, 1998 "~ ~~ Alec Meu -Big AI's Show E-dogg Utterback -Counteraction
mix of mUSiC, news, attitudes
6-8pm
Joe Guest -Home Team 0 -Guest 99
exploration of too many types of music to list
8-10pm
Rev. Murray Cilon • Bitter Buffalo
booty juice!
10-midnlght
Margie Brown -Margie B. Hour
college rock, alt, local, live mlllic
Wednesdays
4-Spm
Sean " lach • Revolution Rangers
socialist dialog, hlp-hop, ska, dj mixes
5-6pm
Eric Doll -Henoch's Trip
classic rock, techno, jan, funk
6-8pm
Dan The Telegraph Man -Dan's Hita
hlp-hop, funk, and whatever floats my boat
8-10pm
Fred " Kenjl -Too Cool For A Name
hlp-hop, r&b, " requests
10-mldnight
Monte Mills -The Mont-ster Mash
musical ecstacy, 80's" 90', rock
midnight-23m
Ian Backlund -Midnight Theater
produced" live readings of horror stories all your fay dljerido tunes
4-Spm
Miles Craig -Mommy, he's obnoxious
all the freakouts, without the side effects
S-6pm
Travis Neumeyer -Hip-Bop Ska
classic rocksteady
6-8pm
Dan Druen • Fred Meyer Radio
music for those with an open mind
8-10pm
Unula " Amanda· Twelve" Active
new wave, delta 72, slereolab, bowie
10-midnight
Chris Eckerdt -Elysium
gothiC, industrial, new wave 80's
midnlght-2am
Nate Roc:kswold -NK Rock Radio
Industrial, ambient, experimental, rock
Fridays
4-6pm
Dan" Andrew -Telegraph On The Air
hlp-hop, punk, ska, funk
6-8pm
Martin Wilson -Psycho Monkeys
music any slacker would love
Saturdays
4-6pm
Kyle Lucio -Anything Butt Hanson
theme shows, politics, drinking songs
8-10pm
Tim Morsman -Doin' It In Your Ear Hole
playing the funk with tim's soul pole