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1998-02-13

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rVolume 62, Number 14 Friday, February 13, 1998
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C-SPAN president named commencement speaker
by Katy Davidson
Brian Lamb, the Chairman and CEO of the Cable­
Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) was an­
nounced on Feb. 11 as the 1998 Lewis & Clark com­
mencement speaker.
The LC Commencement Speaker Committee, com­
prised of seven people, including Dean of the Col­
lege, Jane Atkinson, profes::;ors Jane Hunter and Bob
Owens, and students Steven Chan, ,ASLC preSident
Pia Gilgen, Sienna Horton, and Ben Morrison, worked
together since last summer to find an appropriate
speaker to represent the class of '98.
"-------------- ----
It will be an honor to have him at our
school. It's hard for me to believe it
really happened.
Pia Gilgen
ASLC President ------------------ "
PHOTO BY JOE PINEIRO . C·SPAN The selection process began loosely, as LC seniors
were asked to submit ideas for potential speakers to
their peers on the commillee last August. The com­
millee members then did individual research on these
nominees and presented it to the group. LC's 1~98 commencement speaker and C-SPAN founder, Brian Lamb (right) exchanges words
with Eli Noam, director of Columbia's Institute for Tele-Informati on.
Eventually these choices were narrowed down and
developed into a list. This semester, each member of
the committee was given the opportunity La vote for
thei.r top [our selections. Lamb was finally decided
midway through this week.
Gilgen said the most impressive part of the selec­
tion process was that the final choice was someone
originally suggested by a student. ''I'm proud of that,"
she said.
In fact, Lamb was one of Gilgen's original choices.
She said she used to watch Lamb's early morning news
show on C-SPAN with her mother. When Gilgen be-came part of the selection committee this school year,
she asked her mother for ideas for speakers and her
mother mentioned Lamb.
"I'm thrilled he's coming here. My mom was thrilled,
too," she said.
According to a press release, Lamb helped found C­
SPAN and C-SPAN2 and helped make them into the
24-hour public affairs channels that now serve more
than 71 million households.
Gilgen said she is most impressed with Lamb's com­
mitment La release unbiased information over the tele-
Substance-free dorm sticks to policy
by Judy Zawatzky
Fall semester marked the first time that Lewis and
Clark offered its students a formal substance-free com­
munity, Stewart Hall. Spring semester marked the first
time a student was found in violation of the substance­
free policy. The policy stands firm, During the hearing the complainant and Smith each
told their sides of their story to the board. Besides the
board members, only the RAs of Stewart were present
at the meeting. Calhoun was not present because the
decision is that of the accused's peers.
"I took full responSibility to everything at the meet-
ing," said Smith. After he and
and one student has been expelled "
from the dorm. ------------the complainant spoke the
board members were allowed to
ask questions, but they declined
to do so. The hearing process for the ac­
cused student, who will be called
Smith for reasons of personal pri­
vacy, took less than a week. The
violation occurred on a Saturday
night and a hearing was held the
following Saturday. I think it's a bit extreme,
but that's what it said in
the contract. I'm just glad
that they took action. The board recommended to
Calhoun that Smith be expelled
from the dorm, and Calhoun
followed their recommendation.
Pertaining to removal from
Stewart, the supplemental con­
tract that all Stewart residents
must sign to live in the sub­
stance free communit y states, "I The students in Stewart were
notified that there would be a hear-Carol Christel
Stewart resident
ing and asked to volunteer to be
on a Peer Governance Board if they
were so inclined. Out of a pool of -----"
approximately 75 students , 24 came volunteered to be
on the board. Resident Director of Stewart, Odell and
Akin, Jason Calhoun , then chose 10 names out of the
24 at random from a cup.
The complainant in the case, an RA from Stewart,
and Smith were allowed to strike names from the list
of individual s they thought would be biased. Calhoun
stipulated that the final three who would serve on the
board had to fulfill three gUidelines: be unbiased in
the situation , fulfill the time requirements necessary
and had to feel comfortable serving on the board.
"We want it to be a smaller, more intimate board,"
said Calhoun of the final three students who ended up
serving on the Peer Governance Board. understand that violations of
this agreement will result in disciplinary action as out­
lined in the Student Code of Conduct and in Settling
Ill; including, but not limited to, reassignment of my
living quarters at the College."
Smith made it clear that he holds no ill feelings to-.
wards Calhoun , the RAs or to'wards the students on
the Peer Governance Board. He will, however, miss the
dorm. "I did like living in Stewart ," said Smith.
The other students who drank with Smith on the
evening of the violation received a formal warning and
are not allowed to enter Stewart. If they do so, they
will be considered as trespassing and written up.
see Policy, page 2 vision and radio. "We don't need some controversial
speaker here. Some unbiased media would actually be
welcome. fLamb1 is really inspirational, " she said.
The final arrangements were sealed by LC president
Michael Mooney. In a letter dated Feb. 10 to Atkinson,
he stated, "[Lamb I exemplifies the values and standards
which the Lewis & Clark community sustains. I com­
mend him to your committee with my highest recom­
mendation. "
see Speaker, page 2
Substance-Free Community
Supplemental Contract
(required of all Stewart residents)
• I agree not to possess or use alcohol or
other controlled substances in my private
room or in any common areas of Stewart
Hall. If I choose to use alcohol or other
controlled substances elsewhere, I agree
not to return to Stewart Hall under the
influence.
• I understand that smoking of any sort
(cigarettes, mari;uana, cloves, etc.) is not
premitted in my room or in any common
areas of Stewart Hall. No smoking may
occur within 25 feet of the building
exterior.
• I understand that the conduct of my
guests are my responsibility and that they
are sub;ect to the conditions of this
agreement. My participat ion in this
community may be ;eopardized should my
guests violate the conditions above.
.• I understand that violations of this
agreement will result in disciplinary action
as outlines in the Student Code of Conduct
and in Settling In: including, but not
limited to, reassignment of my living
quarters at the college.
• I agree to. actively support and respond
to other community members in their
desire to live a substance-free lifesyles. ..
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n Crime ( .so* 6) Beat
courtesy of Julie Couch, Campus Safety
Feb. 1 -Feb. 7
Feb 3
A staff member received unwanted verbal advances
while walking northbound near Akin Hall. Two white
males in a late model Datsun harassed the staff mem­
ber and follwed her to Campus Safety.
Feb. 4
Vandalism occurred to Templeton College Center. The
north side exterior wall ncar the Community Services
Office had "Our $ Our School" in black marker and on
a south side window had "Youth is King."
Committee chooses
Lamb as speaker
Speaker, from Page 1
Atkinson herselr said she was impressed by the
committee 's hard work in bringing Lamb to LC. "The
group worked really well together."
Gilgen said she recommend s juniors to begin the
process right away to determine next year's speaker.
Though Gilgen had some doubts earlier about
whether the whole process would come together or not,
she said she could not be more pleased with the selec­
tion.
"It will be an honor to have him at our school," she
said. "It's hard ror me to believe it really happened ."
News Briefs
Students support human rights
In December 1997, more than 45 men, women,
and children were brutally massacred in the state
of Chiapas, Mexico by a paramilitary group. The
governor of Chiapas knew about the group. More
than 6,000 men, women, and children have l1ed
in fear and are currently living as refugees in the
community of Polni.
On Feb. 7th and 9th, several Lewis &: Clark
students joined other local human rights activist
groups in front of the Mexican consulate in Port­
land. They protested the increasing oppression
and violence by the Mexican military government
against the people in Chiapas.
Students who want to express their concern for
should e-mail President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico
at <webadmon@op .presidencia.gob.mx> asking
him to allow the International Committee of the
Red Cross to attend to the refugees and demand­
ing an end to violence.
Also contact your U.s. government officials let­
ting them know how you feel about our support
of the Mexican government and military.
Interested students can attend PAZ meetings at
5 pm Tuesdays in the Trail Room.
Amnesty International Meetings are now 5 pm
Wednesd ays in the Odell main lounge.
Lou Harrison concert is tonight!
Opening the concert on Feb. 13 will be two cho­
ral works by another of this week's Distinguished
Visitors, Wilfrid Mellers, Harrison's friend of many
years, on texts of William Shakespeare and Carl
Sandberg , performed by ensembles from the Oregon
Repertory Singers, under the direction of Gil Seeley,
the women singing a capella and the men with per­
cussion and piano. Harrison's "concerto for violin
and percussion will be perrormed by violinist An­
drew Ehrlich, concertmaster of the Columbia Sym­
phony, and the Portland State University Percus­
sion Ensemble under the direction of Dr. joel Blue­
stone. Also on the first half of the program are a
2 Pioneer Log February 13, 1998
, t j f, ., i Feb. 5
An accident occurred involving a vehicle and a bi­
cycle on Palatine Hill Road near Gate four. An am­
bulance transported the bike rider to OHsU for ob­
servation .
Feb. 5
Vandalism occurred to Templeton College Center.
Written graffiti and holes in some of the glass win­
dows from a pellet gun.
Feb. 5
Vandalism occurred to a window in Watzek. Un­
known person(s) threw rocks on the south side of
the library and broke a large window on the top floor.
Feb. 6
Vandalism occurred to a Campus Safety vehicle be­
hind Manzanita Hall. Officers had responded to a
noise complaint in Manzanita. When they cameback
to their vehicle they observed damage to the side wall
of the tire. A report was filed with Residence Life along
with a bill for damages.
Stewart enforces code
Policy, from Page 1
"It's fair to an extent," said Smith of the board's de­
cision, "but being the precedence, they probably wanted
to hit home that the rules are rules."
Reaction from Stewart residents on the board's de­
cision has been primarily positive.
"I think it's a bit extreme, but that's what it said in
the contract. I'm just glad that they took action," said
Stewart resident Carol Christel.
Other students questioned about the board's deci­
sion rel1ected Christel's comment. They live in a sub­
stance free community and are serious about remain­
ing substance free.
Should a violation occur in the future, Calhoun plans
to follow the same procedure . However, three new stu­
dents will be chosen to serve on the board.
Harrison composition for four instrumentalists and
"Serenade" for solo guitar.
The concert will resume with a percussion piece
directed by Mark Goodenberger, an instrumental and
vocal composition that Harrison composed for Mellers'
80th birthday, and two compositions which will be
performed by LCs Venerable Showers of Beauty
Gamelan orchestra jOined by 80-year-old Harrison ; one
honors just-retired Vincent McDermott and the other
honors Robert Brown.
The concert begins at 8 pm in Evans Auditorium.
Allow time to purchase your ticket and get a good seat:
$1 for LC students, $3 for LC faculty and staff.
A complimentary reception will follow in Seitz
Lounge and the lobby. Gil Seeley, LCs music depart­
ment chair and the james W Rogers Professor of Mu­
sic says, "This is a never-to-happen again opportunity
to enjoy a concert honoring one of the most admired
living American composers in the presence of two other
music visionaries whom he greatly admires."
New shuttle services available
This semester, Lewis &: Clark College is offering
two different types of shuttle services. The Pioneer
Express is a shuttle running from Templeton Student
Center to Pioneer Square every day from 8 pm to mid­
night. However, on Friday and Saturday, it runs until
2 am. On some holidays the Pioneer Express does not
run, so make sure it is working if you plan to use it.
This is the same shuttle that ran last semester.
The commuter shuttle which started this semester,
runs from the Campus Safety office to the front of the
Burlingame Fred Meyer, and it can drop you off at other
stops along the way. Monday through Thursday, the
shuttle makes trips every twenty minutes from 7 am
to midnight. On Friday it runs from 7 am to 10 pm.
Unlike the chartered bus used for the Pioneer Express,
the LC Commuter Shuttle is a small white van with
about eight seats. This service is not available on week­
ends or school holidays.
-submitted by Aubrey Lyon ASlC
Update
by Colin Ryono
Weekly Reports/Miscellaneous
OSPIRG has been invited to next week's
meeting to discuss budget-related questions;
the issues do not regard their role on-campus
and the activities sponsored by them.
ASLC President Pia Gilgen met with the
Transportation Committee to discuss the re­
cent promotion to increase carpooling among
off-campus Lewis 1St Clark students.
VP of SAAB Bianca Miyata has been seeing
and reviewing the SAAB grants that have come
to her committee.
VP of Budget 1St Finance Colin Beck allo­
cated money to Gabe Larson of the Soccer
Club, as decided at the last meeting. He also
corrected some discrepancies noticed in the
ASLC budgets.
VP of Student Organizations Shannon
Benfield-Blankenship announced that on Feb.
22, there will be an all.student group meeting
about budgets and charters 'for the n~t year:
ASLC Elections
Running in NIKE's Shoes
On Thursday, February 19, at 7:30pm in the
Council Chamber, you will have an opportunity
to attend and participate in a Lewis & Clark dia­
logue with NIKE.
Elizabeth Zahrt, Asst. Professor of Economics
and Roger Paget, Institutional Professor of Politi­
cal Economy and Asian Studies will share the table
with Dusty Kidd, Director of NIKE Labor Prac­
tices, and VadaManager, Senior Public Relations
Manager. The moderator will be Robert Landauer,
editorial columnist of The Oregonian with past
experience as a foreign correspondent across
Southeast Asia.
Throckmorton lecturer comes to LC
The 35th annual Arthur L. Throckmorton lec­
ture in honor of the late LC professor features Dr.
john W. O'Malley, a distingUished historian ofRe­
naissance humanism and winner of several pres­
tigious philosophy and religion awards. The au­
thor of several books and an ordained Catholic
priest, this Professor of Church History at Weston
jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge ,
Massachusettes will speak to students and faculty
on Monday Feb. 16th at 3:15 om in the Council
Chamber .
His lecture entitled "Trent and All that:Fifty
Years Trying to name It" which O'Malley is cur­
rently preparing for publication, will evaluate how
well historians have responded to the problem of
Catholic reform and reformation within modern­
day society.
The lecture series was created to honor Arthur
Throckmorton for his contributions to the LC
community. Head of the committee that developed
an integrated civilizations and humanities pro­
gram, Dr. Throckmorton's accomplishments are
vast. As chairman of the History Department for
several years he helped establish a chapter of Phi
Alpha Theta, a national history honorary society,
at LC. Students help community while earning tuition
by Matthias Fripp
Taking advantage of expanded federal work study
funding, Lewis &: Clark College'S Center for Service
and Work (CSaW) has placed many students in new
off-campus community service jobs this year.
In last February's State of the Union Address, Presi­
dent Clinton issued a "Call to Action for American work-study positions , with the agencies themselves
providing at least 25 percent. However , in order to pro­
mote tutoring, the new initiative pays 100 percent of
the wages for students teaching reading skills to el­
ementary school children.
Thirteen of LC's community service jobs this year
have been for students tutoring at Capitol Hill Elemen­
tary school and two more have been for tutors in the
"Start Making a Reader Today"
(SMART) program. Other stu­
dents have taken positions with
the Community Energy Project
(helping weatherize low-in­
come homes); the HIV Center
(helping organize meals and
other support services for
people diagnosed with HIV);
the Oregon Environmental
Council; the Portland city gov­
ernment; the L.I.EE. Center (for
low income families and indi­
viduals); Sabin Community De­
velopment and a YWCA health
and fitness program.
Students are enthusiastic
about the new positions, despite
the commute . "This is definitely
one of the better work study op­
portunities," says Laura Elly,
who works for the HIV Center,
"I feel it's nice because I can do
something that is benefiting the
community while utilizing my
work-study funds."
CSaW vhoseprograms that
are accessible for students with­
out cars. Capitol Hill Elemen­
tary School, for example, is on
PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISTIN RICHMAN Trimet's 39 bus route, and many
of the other organizations can
be reached by bus. Studentslarticipate in volunteer community service work project
organize by (SaW earlier this year.
According to Scott Hamilton, di
rector of CSaW, the center arranged as many new posi­
tions as they could coordinate properly this year, but
hasn't yet reached the limit of the funds available. Be­
ginning next year, CSaW will have a student employ­
ment coordinator in charge of the program , and new
work-study positions will be added gradually as long
as federal funds are available . Education in the 21st Century," which, among other
goals, sought to ensure lileracy for all 8-year-olds and
prov\de greater access to college education for high
school graduates . As pan of Ihis initiative , Clinlon's
budget last year included a proposal, later passed by
Congress , to increase work-study funding by 33 per­
cent, enough to fund 200.000 more student positions .
This additional runding was earmarked particularly for
community service work. and half of the new positions
were to be used for tutoring elementary school chil­
dren.
CSaW took responSibility for developing these new
positions for LC students, and last fall they lined up
off-campus communit y service jobs for 27 work-study
students , up from four or five in previous years. The
positions are arranged in coordination with non-profit
agencies in the Portland area that meet the training
and organizational requirements of the federal program.
Traditionally, the federal government has provided
up to 75 percent of the funds for community service In addition to the new work-study programs , CSaW
has been improving its offerings for students who want
to volunteer in community service or need help find­
ing work or internships.
CSaW sponsors twelve different Student Commu­
nity Partnerships (SCoP), ongoing programs coordi­
nated by students . The center is piloting a program
this year to add more "reflection " to the programs and
to broaden the types of students that participate .
Student leaders are being encouraged to incorpo­
rate more reOection so that participants can place their
volunteer work in a more meaningful context. This may
mean simple discussions before a "Saturday in Service," or it could mean inviting professors to participate as
speakers or volunteers.
"It's something we've always wanted to do with the
programs, but we haven't had the time and resources
to deal with it," says Hamilton. "Oftentimes you can
participate in a program and have a positive or nega­
tive experience, but you miss a chance to learn if you
don't have a chance to reflect."
SCoP leaders will also try to assess the types of stu­
dents who participate in their programs and find ways
to attract more diverse participants. SCoP participants
have traditionally been mostly female, but leaders will
also look for other common denominators . "--------------
This is definitely one of the better
work study opportunities. I feel it's
nice because I can do something that
is benefitting the community while
utilizing my work-study funds.
Laura Elly
off-campus work-study student -----------------"
This year, SCoP leaders will be able to begin work­
ing on these goals: CSaW is sending three students
and Richman to a conference in South Carolina in
March, where they can exchange ideas with other stu­
dent leaders in community service and develop "RAD
(reflection and diversity) action plans" for their pro­
grams. The trip is being funded by a grant from the
Campus Compact, a coalition of college presidents,
which includes LC President Michael Mooney.
Two of the students going to the conference , Laura
Benson and Gene Wixson, will later help lead CSaW's
alternative spring break trip working with Habitat for
Humanity in Bend. Laresa Beck (the third conference
participant) and Ali Pierucci will be student leaders
on CSaWs other alternative spring break trip, work­
ing with HlV and AIDS patients in San Francisco. These
student leaders will try to apply their RAD action plans
on their spring break trips, and will report afterwards
to other SCoP leaders about what they've learned from
the process. Next fall, all SCoP leaders will work to
incorporate more reflection and diversity in their pro­
grams.
CSaW also acts as a clearinghouse for information
on internships and job openings on and off campus.
Many of these positions are arranged directly between
departments and students, but CSaW is working to
help connect the two. CSaW keeps listings of intern­
ship announcements , and starting this semester they
also maintain the job notice board near the Trail Room.
Both of CSaWs alternative spring break trips are now
full, but SCoP programs have openings for long-and
short-term volunteers year-round. The next opportu­
nity is a Community Energy Project "Saturday in Ser­
vice" on Feb. 14.
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February 13, 1998 Pioneer Log 3 To hell with Campo, take down your parking pass
commentary by Sam Stone
Enough! I've had it. Now I'm really
pissed off. It could be that my anger is
the sum total of all the annoying ten
dollar fines I've managed to accumulate
over the last few years. Maybe it was just
that I'd gotten up on the wrong side of
the bed, or perhaps irritation with one
of my housemates boiled over, but one
fine day this week I returned from class
to find a little pink gift from Campus
Safety attached to the windshield of my
car-and I nipped. Yep, that's right, com­
pletely lost it. (I had visions of those
Campus Safety meter maids slowly fry­
ing in hell. I loved it. Burn, Baby, Burn!) many times, and not
once have I been treated
with any measure of re­
spect or kindness; not
for picking up my yearly
parking pass, not for
getting a new student
10, and certainly not for
this. (Isn't it fun being
treated like a criminal by
the people who are sup­
posed to be protecting
you! Think about it, last
year they were consider­
ing giving these people
guns. Maybe instead of
a ticket I could have
been summarily ex­
ecu ted for my sin.)
Okay, so maybe I was constitute a serious problem. Staff spots,
reserved spaces, inefficiently used pave­
ment-these places should all be open
turf. I can't remember the last time I
drove around and didn't see at least a few
open reserve or staff spots. Why should
the administration, faculty and staff of
the school be exempt from the parking
lot madness endured by the rest of us?
Throw them into the concrete fray and
see how much longer LC has a parking
problem.
Ijumped into my car, peeled out, and
made a beeline for the Campus Safety
office. Once upon the gates of hell, I ac­
costed the gatekeeper and demanded
justice. I explained how I had gotten to
campus more than a half hour before my
11:30 class and how I had been late af­
ter driving around for thirty minutes
desperately searching for a spot to park.
I told her my woeful tale of having to
take a staff spot. I most reasonably
pointed out that I had been parked there
for a meager sixty minutes, and had still
managed to acquire that heinous pink
ticket. The gatekeeper 's response was so
cold I could have used it to pack ice
cream for shipment to Haiti. set to blow, but really, is a little under­
standing and some friendly assistance
too much to ask for? You'd think the
people at Campus Safety at least owe us
that in light of their overzealous and vile
enforcement of LC parking laws which
are clearly ludicrou s in light of the
school's enormous parking shortage.
Anyway, I blew up once more. I told her
"Campo" could keep the ticket. I left it
on the counter. She yelled that they'd
double the fee in ten days. I told her to
have fun and keep doubling it. I walked
out the door sans ticket. I got into my
car. I saw my LC parking pass. I re-opened the car door, grabbed the pass
off my rearview mirror, and tossed it in
the driveway in front of Campus Safety.
I urge you all to do the same. I don't really blame the individual of­
ficers of Campus Safety. They are simply
enforcing the rules as they read them.
As an institution, however, Campus
Safety has much to answer for. They have
the power, as do law enforcement agen­
cies the world over, to apply the rules
with whatever fervor they see fit. Out of
respect for the students of LC, they could
choose to recognize the prevalent park­
ing problem and ticket only those ve­
hicles which were blocking vital space
(fire lanes, handicapped parking, etc.).
They do not. Instead, they choose to
enforce the rules as harshly and indis­
criminately as pOSSible.
I've been in the Campus Safety office It's time to stop being pushed around
in the parking lots. LC needs to find a
way to increase the number of on-cam­
pus parking slots it has available, or de­
crease its number of drivers. The school
cannot, however, be allowed to continue
happily charging students ten dollars a
pop for minor parking infractions . Fire
lanes, loading zones and handicapped
spots all should be carefully monitored .
Parking infractions in those areas can Well, now it's time for reprisals. Take
down your parking pass. If they give you
a ticket, give it back to them. At the very
least, tear it up. Park in the spot reserved
for the Dean, simply because it's close
and you're late. Stop letting the admin­
istration profit off its oversight.
Student's love of Campus Safety knows no bounds
commentary by
Linsel Greene
I can never say enough about
Campus Safety. Now I am truly
ecstatic. Perhaps my elation is due
to the fond memories of four years
with these fun-loving folks . Maybe
the recent rain has helped purify
my mind, or perhaps this was be­
cause my housemates finally gave
me their rent money, but earlier this week, I reached a
climax in my relationship with Law and Order.
I fell in love with Campus Safety. Yep, that's right,
the cynic who always denied love's existence finally
discovered it. (I was having visions of those smiling
men and women on bikes and Ford Explorers. And I
loved it. "Fly, baby, ny! ")
I jumped into my car, peeled out, and made a bee­
line for the Campus Safety office. There I gazed upon
the gates of heaven, and Saint Peter took the form of
the copiously bearded Cameron Kenny. I humbly asked
him for the key to KLC, for his form and manner de­
manded my respect and attention (in addition to my
student 10). I explained how I had my Monday jazz
show in a little more than a half hour and how I had
been late the previous week, leaving my numerous fans
desperately searching the airwaves. I told him my woe­
ful tale of haVing to resort to playing Bobby McFerrin. I
most reasonably pointed out that he was a capable com­
poser and musician , but still hadn't managed to un­
burden himself of the reputation of his first hit "Don't
Worry, Be Happy." The avatar of Saint Peter nodded
knowingl y, and in his eyes I felt a warmth which I could
have used to heat my chilly house for the winter.
I've been in contact with the officers of Campus
Safety many times, and each time, I am warmed by a
friendly face ana personable visage, whether it is the
quick wit of John VandeBrake, the jolly countenance
of Benny Yanez, or the lovely voice of Carrie Kirby on
the telephone . Even Bill Curtin holds a special place in
my heart. (Isn't it nice to know that the order is pro­
tected by actual people, all with their own personali­
ties? Think about it. Maybe next year they will con­
sider replacing these people with automated gun-tot­
ing defense systems. Maybe instead of a kind voice on
the phone we will be greeted by a mechanically cre­
ated system.)
Okay, so maybe I had gone overboard, but really,
4 Pioneer Log February 13, 1998 A CONTINUING SERIES
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.
how often do you find actual understanding and
friendly assistance in this world? You'd think the
people who deal with Campus Safety at least ought
to recognize the kindness of these people. Anyway,
I found myself falling in love. They tried to tell me
that my love was only natural, and incited me to let
it out, so I laid it all out on the counter. Julie re­
vealed that Campus Safety had the same feeling for
me, and that in a mere ten days, this affection would
double. I told her to have fun and keep doubling it.
I walked out the door feeling like a new man. 1 got
into my car. 1 saw my LC parking pass, gleaming in
a beam of sunlight which had slipped through a hole
in the clouds and felt proud to be a member of the
LC community. 1 re-opened the car door, waved. to
Benny in the Campus Safety explorer, and yelled
out, "I love you!" 1 urge you all to do the same.
It's time to stop giving our friendly officers around
campus a hard time. LC needs to find a way to in­
crease the positive attitude towards Campus Safety
on campus, or to decrease the number of negative
people. The school cannot, however, allow the con­
tinued disunity between the men and women of
Campus Safety and the students. I can't remember
the last time I saw someone hug a Campus Safety
officer. Why should the administration , faculty and
staff of the school be the only ones on good terms
with these men and women of Law and Order, while
the rest of us endure a relationship of "us and them"?
1 suppose the blame falls on society itself, and
the horrid way it eliminates individuals in its ef­
forts to categorize people into a stereotyped struc­
ture. Indeed, we can blame society, for an institu­
tion like Campus Safety already has too much to
answer for. Their power is limited by the greater
structure of the college itself, and their passion for
their jobs is often restricted by the larger institu­
tion. However, out of respect for the students ofLC,
they choose to recognize students as individuals , and they deserve the same in return. Instead, we choose
to treat them as less than human. Perhaps our eyes need
to be opened, revealing Campo as more than a me-
chanical construct. ,
Now it's time for action. Express your affections. If
they give you a smile, give them a hug. At the very
least, smile back. Stop in to their office and let them
know you appreciate them, simply because they do
their job and they deserve it. Don't be intimidated by
those uniforms and show your gratitude .
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http://www .lclark.edu/ -piolog China: will it be a good world superpower?
commentary by
Andrew VanderJack
Within the next half century China
will graduate into the role of a world
superpowe r, a role that the Chinese feel
has been repeatedly and unjustly denied
them, especially in this century.
Although I certainly don't claim to be
an expert in the field of international af­
fairs, I can assure you that China will
become one of the world's few major
players in the next century, with a GOP
surpassing that of any other nation by
2010 and an increasingly modernized
military that already stands more popu­
lous than any other at 2.9 million men.
A question that naturally presents itself
is whether this eastern giant will prove
to be a 'good' or 'bad' superpower . (Note:
I am not arguing that the US has proven
to be a responsible superpower and so I
will not compare the two.)
A modern superpower can generally
be defined as a nation commanding cer­
tain rights and privileges granted to them
by the right of absolute muscle power. A
superpower has the manpower , nuclear
arsenal, and conventional might to give
it diplomatic supremacy virtually any­
where in the world. A 'good' superpower
would carry out speCial duties and re­
sponsibilities on both a multilateral and
unilateral level. China will be a poor su­
perpower, ignoring their responsibilit y
to the world with regard to multilater al
organizations (speCifica lly, the United
Nations) and setting a foreign agenda
around their own economy while ignor­
ing the consequences to the surround­
ing community of states.
China's record irr the Unit d Nations
supports my first claim that China will
not enrich the multilateral institutions
in which they participate . Since Oeng
Xiaoping's rule began in the 1970s,
China has insisted on receiving maxi­
mum benefits for minimum responsibil­
ity within the UN. In 1979, China asked
that their assessed contribution to the
United Nations regular budget be low-ered from the 5.5 percent they were pay­
ing. It was lowered to 0.79 percent. Last
year the assessment stood at 0.72 per­
cent, lower than Brazil, South Korea, or
Mexico. This year, that figure grew mini­
mally to 0.90 percent. China's peacekeep­
ing budget, meanwhile, hovers at about
0.978 percent, lower by seven times than
that of Great Britain, the second-lowest
assessed permanent member of the five
Security Council powers.
Aside from monetary irresponsibility,
China has the worst reputation of any of
the five post-World War II powers when
it comes to initiation and sponsorship
within the United Nations. I don't ex­
pect that China's free-ride mentality will
quickly change.
Economically,
China is much more
in the business of tak­
ing rather than help­
ing. China has been
accused of stealing
ideas to bolster them­
selves in the fields of
production and tech­
nology. For being such
an economic power­
house, China doesn't
even rank among the
world's top 1'5 patent
powers. Instead of be­
ing resourceful , China
is thought to be en­
gaged in industrial and
technological espio­
nage through govern­
ment-affiliated compa­
nies doing business in
the United States. PRO
commentary by Sean Jacobs
In establishing China's potential abil­
ity as a successful global hegemon , it is
pertinent first to establish the sentiment
of the Chinese government on the con­
cept of hegemon y itself. China has long
criticized not only the empowerment of
nations in the status of hegemony, but
also the general ramifications of
hegemonic behavior. This fact itself
shows that China possesses the con­
sciousness essential to the position of an
influential national superpower . Given
the deeply interdependent global com­
munity comprising today's international
system, the most important factor of
hegemony and is the overall influence exercised on the global community as a
whole.
China has communicated, and Oeng
Xiaoping articulated quite clearly that,
"China's foreign policy is consistent and
can be summed up in three sentences .
First, we oppose hegemonism. Second,
we safeguard world peace. Third, we
strengthen unity and cooperation with
the Third World." China's special empha­
sis on the Third World stems from their
belief that opposing hegemony and safe­
guarding world peace are of special sig­
nificance to the Third World. If one
could contrive a hegemoniC platform
most conducive to the well-being of the
global community as a whole, few would
be endowed with a list of priorities more
compassionate to the world com­
munity, and to those that suffer at
the hands of today's system, than
that of China's.
Ouring the reign of United
States hegemony little, if any,
progress has been witnessed in the
underdeveloped Global South.
Many in the developed world pose
the argument that the world has
seen a period of sustained peace
following the end of World War
II. They venture further to suggest
that this is due to the US
ascendance to its position of su­
perpower status. However, as
Oeng asserts, "There has been no
peace since the end of World War
II. Where are major wars fought?
In the Third World! It is the su­
perpowers that practice
hegemonism, sow discord and
have got a hand there!" Moreover,
for many years, the superpowers ,
principally the US, have cashed in
on the conOicts of the Third
World to achieve theiT objectives . China is also far
from taking any re­
sponsibility for the
unilateral export of
hazardous informa­
tion. A New Yorl1 Times
article onjuly 3,1997,
Sighted a US Central THIS MAP OF CHINA APPEARED IN CHINESE CIVILIZATION : A SOURCEBOOK ,
SECOND EDITION , EDITED BY PATRICIA BUCKLEY EBREY. Yet in the world of the under­
developed , China has kept its
hands clean, and its conscience
clear. Moreover, China's sympathy
to those less privileged is rooted
see Con, page 12 in their i,dentity with the plight
of the Third \\;,orld. "We say
Music aficionados face off on the issue of Ska China is just a member of the Third
World," says Oeng, "and as such, should
discharge its own responsibilities ."
China sees the instability of the Global
South as a danger to the goal of world
peace, and points to the developed coun­
tries as the source of their explOitation
and inability to pull out of disparity. Mr. Cizon,
A couple of points I'd like to make
about your column on ska in the on-line
Pioneer Log. First, your wide knowledge
of music history did little to impress (you
made no mention of jamaica, the place
of ska's true origins) or change the fact
that you are talking out of your arse. You
say you actually like a couple of ska
bands-is this because you heard them
on the radio or borrowed their CD from
a friend? Or is it because you actually
went to a show, listened to the music,
talked to the people, talked to the band
and danced like hell?
You see, the essence of ska (dating
back to jamaica in the '60s) is that it is a
chance to transcend age, race and creed,
to let everything else go and to dance
dance dance. You're right that there aren't
many greatska bands out there, but there
are quite a few good ones. If you insist
upon comparing ska to disco, remem­
ber that the former began before disco,
and is still alive today.
Now, compare almost forty years of
music to disco's four or five, and your
point becomes insubstantial. Consider
this a suggestion from a fellow journal­
ist to thoroughly research your topic
before you risk your reputation as a
writer by creating a half-assed , pure
opinion column.
Andrew Zahler, rudeboy at heart
editor in chief, The Kolus Andrew,
Thank you for your comments , and
allow me to clear the air on many points.
My column is an ever-changing opinion
piece on the music industry in general.
I am fully aware of ska's history from
the Mento/Calypso folk scene of
Kingston to the Blue Beat years in Lon­
don. The ska bands I like have earned
my appreciation because of going to
shows and enjoying the albums on a
musical level. My opinion about ska
bands is completely concurrent with my
opinion about most punk bands, coun­
try artists, reggae, dub, electronic mu­
sic, hell, most genres. There's always a
formulaic quality to musical genres that
is detestable at best and uninnovativ e at
worst. The "disco of the '90s" comment
originated with a conversation with a
friend who could be called a "Rude Boy"
without the dress code and exclusionist
attitude. He and I were saddened to see
that a once vibrant musical culture had
been overrun by press (15 years too late)
and scenesters who cared more about
fitting in than appreciating the music.
Bands like Save Ferris, the "new"
Bosstones, Reel Big Fish, etc., are merely
parodies of what true ska was and should
be wiped from our musical landscape
just like groups that are exploiting other
genres-Crystal Method, Green Oay,
Oasis, Garth Brooks and the Spice Girls .
As a journalist yourself you should know about space limits. If I wanted to
give the history of Ska, it'd go over my
allotted 500 words and become a section
all to itself.
As for your disco comment , you
should be aware that disco was a large
part of African-American culture start­
ing in the late '60s, and not just the few
years of mainstream (read: white) popu­
larity. My disco comparison is completely
relevant in respect to ska's newfound
mainstream status.
I hope this clarifies things for you and
please take my disclaimer literally-I am
a hypocrite and do like some ska bands.
I just hate most of them.
Murray Cizon, music columnist
lliOrand in. ) China of course has its human rights
issues and is the source of environmen­
tal concern, residing primarily in their
excessive burning of coal. But to those
who tote the US as a model for
hegemonic behavior above China, I point
to the history of African American 's in
this country. Or beyond, and prior to
that, I again charge the US with brutal
explOitation on their own territory, with
the oppression of Native Americans. To
see Pro, page 12
anderson
February 13, 1998 Pioneer Log 5 Pioneer ~C?_g==:====_ ._. == Fe a tu res=' ==:::;:======= ., ==::::::=:E~
Sex toys workshop sparks intellectual intercourse
by Katy Davidson
Dozens of students inserted them­
selves into Tamarack Lounge on Feb. 11
while a representative from the It's My
Pleasure gift store spouted off facts about
safe sex and variou sex toys.
This event was sponsored by Resi­
dence Life and put on by resident assis­
tants Kristin Flickinger and Carrie
Wynkoop as their mandatory all-campus
program of the semester.
The It's My Pleasure cashier, Carrie
(she preferred not to publish her last
name), who has spoken at this workshop
at Lewis &: Clark for three consecuLive
years now, captivated the crowd with her
extensive knowledge of human anatomy,
sexual safety, and sex toys.
She began the evening with a short
talk about ways to make sex safer, with­
out just ciling the condom. She discussed
the various uses of latex gloves and
"Iollies," small, square-s haped pieces of
latex made especially for oral sex.
Carrie quickly moved into the sex
toys portion of the talk with the intro­
duction of the "first sex toy," the cucum­
ber. She illustrated its function with the
expressive saying: "VegeLables ... throw
those puppies in the freezer and wow!"
She followed this up with an in-depth
analysis of vibrators. Carrie di cussed the
advantages of battery-powered vibrators
versus plug-in vibrators, saying the bat­
tery-powered ones were much more con­
venient for bringing to plaees like the
beach. Then, offering a more personal glimpse into her own life, she said her
parents bought her a back massager/vi­
brator for her high school graduation.
Carrie worked her way down her dis­
play table of goodies, discussing lubri­
cants, dildos, sexual books, and the now­
confirmed myth of the male g-spot
(found inside the anus).
The workshop reached its climax
when Carrie asked for a female volun­
teer to try on a strap-on penis. One brave
soul went to the front, strapped herself
in, then proceeded to walk around the
room with her newly-discovered protru­
sion. She even used it to knock things
over.
Carrie tactfully touted the It's My
Pleasure store as a respectable establish­
ment which is completely sleaze-free .
She described it as a place to bring a par­
ent. "I took my mom there," she said. "I
even bought her a vibrator."
This particular workshop has been a
tradition at LC for about seven years. It
was, ironically enough, started by onee­
RA Jay Friends who currently presides
over Copeland as the resident director.
Flickinger and Wynkoop said they
tried to make the workshop better this
year by incorporating more information
about safe sex and also gearing it more
towards both sexes instead of just
women.
They said the annual get-together is
a "good passive way to get infonnation
about sex in a non-threatenin g environ­
ment." PHOTO BY KATY DAVIDSON
Carrie, a clerk from the It's My Pleasure gift store, displays a number of
sex toys such as vibrators, dildos, and lubricants. She was the principal
speaker in the annual sex toys workshop, held in Tamarack Lounge.
Mama mia! Bon serves up new and improved pizza
by Jason Anderson
Along with exotic rocks and minor
league hockey cards, I consider myself a
pretty avid pizza connoisseur. Unfortu­
nately, my deep pan cravings have been
left unfulfilled since pUlling dietary dis­
cretion in the hands of Blair Clevenger
and friends way back in fi cal '95. Natu­
rally, I was pleasantly surprised, upon
returning to Lewis &: Clark after a tu­
multuou s winter break, to find Bon
Appetit smiling nver a tremendous up­
grade. If you have not noticed, my fel­
low students, treat yourself tn a piping
hot slice of Heaven. The taste will blow
you away.
Such an astounding change in qual­
ity surely deserves a tip of the hat; I sat
down with head chef Ed Clark to get a
little inSight on his beautiful pies. Ap­
parently, spices and olive oils are now
being used inside the actual 110ur when
mixed. "We're prett)' happy with it," said Clark, who oversees the handroldin g of
fresh dough every morning. Only the
freshest ingredients are used, and qual­
ity is second to none.
A general change in actual production
is not the only news here. Chances are
you have noticed pizza on the menu ev­
ery night, excluding Friday, and the
newly-designated serving hut where
"Bento" used to be.
I want to talk numbers for a second.
My hope is to simply drive home just
how popular this new and im-
proved pizza is. Consider the fol­
lowing: Clark and his staff use,
on average, 130 pounds of flour
a day, 70 pounds of pepperoni,
and-hold on to your hats, sports
fans-600 pounds of skim milk
mozzarella a week. But do not
stop eating, Pios, for there is
more where that came from. A lot
more.
PHOTO BY ANDY PARK
The chefs at the Bon now use better, fresher items for their pizzas.
6 Pioneer Log February 13, 1998 My parents taught me to shop around,
and shop around I have. From Rocco's
to Old Town, Domino 's to Little Caesar's;
if there is pizza to be had, well, in my
book, there is pizza to be eaten. With that
in mind, rest assured that my near-hys­
terical praise of Bon Appetit's efforts does
not leak from an easily satisfied mouth.
But please, friends, do not take my word
for it. Take a tip from sophomore Troy
Burrows : "Yeah, it's good. It's really, re­
ally good." "~~~~ ==~~~
Clark and his staff use, on
average, 130 pounds of
flour a day, 70 pounds of
pepperoni, and-hold on
to your hats, sports fans-
600 pounds of skim milk
mozzarella a week. -----"
Call your parents!
You know it's about time for a visit ...
Tell them you need a dinner or two off campus ...
And while you're at it, tell them they need to
come check out all the activities planned
for Family Weekend '98!
Share activities surrounding Family Weekend with your parents: take a
nature hike, throw a pot, or enjoy the always popular International Fair.
We've already sent them a letter and brochure inviting them to campus
March 6 to 8. The rest is up to you!
Questions? Call 503-768-7955,
Mike Teskey '85
Executive Director of Alumni and Community Relation s
Lewis & Clark College
Family Weekend '98
Lewis & Clark College
March 6 .. 8 Students. personalities revealed on their walls
by Michael Folland
To make the best of the two-year resi­
dency requirement, many students sur­
round themselves with nags, tapestries,
and pictures in their dorm rooms to re­
veal the pLaces they have been, their in­
terests, hobbies, and talents.
By observing a person's room, one
might get an idea if someone is tidy or
messy, simple or complex, outgoing or
shy, and of course, artistic or not.
In our society, we are surrounded with
objects that are used to define us. A
person's identity is often decided by oth­
ers from what they see in material pos­
sessions. So the type of objects a person
surrounds himself with may renect the
type of person he is, both for himself and
others.
Showing a person's valued posses­
sions in their dwelling is not a new phe­
nomenon. Even two thousand years ago,
civilizations used petroglyphs ~s a form
of personal expression and tribal iden­
tity. Petroglyphs are cultural writings and
symbols inscribed on rock or clay. Na­
tive Americans put petroglyphs on cliff
walls, caves, and in their abodes, en­
abling archaeologists to get an idea of
what their daily life was like.
One can learn a lot about where a
person has a gone and where they hope
to go just by looking at the posters that
a person hangs up on their wall.
For example,juliana Hyatt, an RA in
Platt, has Rose tile Red painting she
bought when she was in France, an Ansel
Adams photograph from an exhibit in
Washington, D.e., a picture of Sarah
McLachlan at Lilith Fair Concert that she
attended, a painting of john
Singersargent, and, perhaps her most
valued decoration, a painting of the
ocean done by her very own father.
joel Karlsberg, who lives in Howard,
has a German [lag which represents his
hope of going to Germany on an over­
seas program. Karlsberg, who only has
a couple posters on his bedroom door
besides his flag said, "I like the
minimalist look right now. The fewer
things I have the more important each
item is."
Many students have covered up the
white cinder block walls and ceilings
with tapestries. James Tucker, a
Copeland resident, has a tapestry with a
tie-dyed design, one with elephant, £low­
ers, and tree pattern, and dark brown col­
ored one which covers the window so
enabling Tucker to sleep at any time dur­
ing the day. Without the tapestries, Sam Lothrop and Ben Treiger's
room in Platt dormitory.
Tucker said, "It's too white and monoto­
nous. It's like a prison cell."
While some students plaster their
walls with endless pictures, other stu­
dents go for a simpler look.
Brian Street has covered his wall with
Absolut Vodka adds cut out from maga­
zines. Street said, "I think the adds are
really cool so 1 just collect them."
Contrary to Street's room, Noah
Kersey has gone with a more Simplistic
look. Kersey has a collected a few of bis
favorite Ansel Adams photographs and
M.e. Escher paintings to put on his wall.
Old mattresses and couches have be­
come popular furnishings in LC rooms.
One student, Erik Knight, told a famil­
iar story of how he was able to get a free
couch for his room.
"During the first week of school,
Ilooked outside and saw a couch go !ly­
ing off a truck that quickly drove ofr. I
wasn't about to miss the opportunity to
get a free couch," Knight recalled.
Chad Cordell and john Bucklin, who
live in Platt, have completely rearranged
their room five times and added minor
decorations about fourteen times. They
have situated their room to accommo­
date several mattresses and a couch w
they scraped up to make their humble
abode more cozy. The old couch is worn,
torn, and smelly, yet comfortably molds
to a person's body as they sink into it.
By raising up their beds, they were
able to create plenty of space. On one
side of the room, a mattress nicely cov­
ered by a hand-woven blanket partly
rests on a desk. Their couch sits next to
the back wall of the room while their
ceiling is covered by aluminum foil and
a simple hanging tapestry.
Cordell commented, "Everyone is al­
ways welcome in our room and there are
always people dropping by. The door is
always open to guests."
Students have found the importance
of respecting others' possessions because
the way they renect one's individuality. PHOTO BY ANDY PARK
Sam Lothrop's artistic talent is on display in his room.
HalVard grad OSPIRG's leader
by Angela NU50m
A deep love of the forest nature and
solitude, led Nancy Hurowitz to her
present position as OSPIRG Campus
Organizer at Lewis &: Clark.
A 1997 graduate of Harvard with a de­
gree in Environmeiltal Science and Pub­
lic PoliCY, Hurowit z has joined the
OSPIRG team to spread support for en­
vironmental causes, and her personal
fight for protection of remaining forest.
"Forest activism was my spur. Work­
ing on the Northwest Ecosystem Alliance
as an intern last summer was exciting
for me," she said.
Now as OSPIRG begins another cam­
paign for endangered species, the spirit
of her passion for the environment is
alive and ticking. Hurowitz cannot exactly explain
where h sustainin passion comes
from, though she attributes her growing
awareness of environmental issues to the
changing atmosphere and experiences of
her life. "My friends, exposure to life, and
experiences ended up molding me," she
says.
Originally from New York, Hurowitz
was not surrounded by ardent environ­
mental activism. During her summer
traveling throughout the Northwest, she
found an attitude toward nature that
matched her own. "I decided I had to
see California one summer," she said,
and found "so many more 'environm en­
tal people'. The day I went back [to
Harvard) it was clear that I would move
back to the Northwest and stay."
#What a Great Experience!" Although her first glimpse of the
Northwest was enough to urge her re­
turn, Hurowitz kept fighting for environ­
mental causes in her college town in
Massachusetts. Her activism peaked at
;-Iarvard where she was "pretty active
doing environmental work" and was fur­
ther expressed in ber trip overseas to
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Dirty tricks of Kennedy and Nixon laid bare
by David Kolek
John Kennedy and Richard Nixon had
more in common with each other than
one might think. In a nutshell. this is
what Christopher Matthews argues in his
recent work Kennedy & Nixon.
In a dual narrative , Matthews follows
Nixon and Kennedy from their early days
in Congress, following their service in
World War II, to their historic battle for
the presidency in 1960.
Along the way, Matthews shows how
their personal relationship changed from
one of early fondness and a certain po­
litical affinity, something few staunch lib­
erals or conservatives would be willing
to admit today, to bitterness and distrust
following the election of 1960.
In a passage describing their early
careers, Matthews uses his entertaining
writing style to prove the old adage about
"politics making strange bedfellows :"
Riding in a train car together on their
way back to Washington , Nixon and
Kennedy drew straws for the lower bunk.
"Nixon won. Then, as the train rolled
on toward Washington , the two spent the
early-morning hours talking."
In this, and many other passages re-lating to the years before 1960, the reader
continues to find Kennedy and Nixon in
unexpected situations that suggest a
friendly relationship .
Everything changed, according to
Matthews , after the razor-thin preSiden­
tial election of 1960 that saw Kennedy
defeat Nixon by less than 100,000 votes.
In addition to being one of the clos­
est elections in American history, it also
saw some of the most virulent campaign
tactics ever used.
Indeed, whatever friendship had ex­
isted before 1960 was so tainted by the
result of the election that, to the day he
died, Nixon privately maintained that it
had been stolen by the strong-arm tac­
tics of the Kennedy campaign .
Matthews pauses in the narrative at
this point to raise the interesting theory
that the result of this election placed
Nixon on a collision course with the
scandal of Watergate . After being
steamrolled by a Kennedy campaign that
had been willing to do anything to get
elected, Nixon vowed never again to be
caught off guard by such aggressive tac­
tics, even if this meant breaking the law,
just as Nixon felt the Kennedy people had done to win the election.
Like much of this historical narrative ,
Matthews does not have concrete evi­
dence to back up every facet of this fas­
cinating theory, yet the scenario is very
compelling when one examines later
events.
Matthews ' portrayal of Nixon, while
not apologizing for his extreme faults,
manages to elicit a degree of sympathy
from even the most cynical reader. One
cannot help but wonder if things might
have been different for Nixon if he,
rather than Kennedy, had won the 1960
election.
Would it have been Nixon to be as­
sassinated in Dallas, while Kennedy lived
to run for the.presidency again? Would
Kennedy's own dirty tricks, well-docu­
mented in this book, have brought about
his own political demise if he had lived
a few more years?
It is these types of vexing "what if'
questions with which Kennedy & Nixon
plagues the reader. And as we all know,
these are the types of questions that lack
satisfying answers.
Though Matthews does not pretend
to have answers to these questions, he CHRISTOPHER i
MATTHEWS
does manage to show, in Kennedy &
Nixon, the important political rivalry that
did more to "shape postwar America"
than any other.
In the process, he brings to life one
of the most interesting periods in recent
American history.
Teen drama can charm even college audiences
by Colin Ryono
I consider television to be one of my few vices. I
have a curiosity that often cannot bc sated unless I in­
vestigate -if only on my occasiona l "inspirations" to
sit alone and channel-surf. In recent weeKs, I have dis­
covered a new show, titled Dawsons Creeh which is
clever, intelligent, engaging, and often moving. And at
the same time, I consider it one of my "guilty plea­
sures." .This is because Dawsons Creeh is a teenage soap
opera filled with beautiful people whose characters are
having much more interesting teenage years than I ever dreamed about. But I find myself holding my guilt in
check on Tuesday evenings because I do find this cre­
ation to be quite excellent .
Set in a small seaside town in Massachusetts, the
main character is Dawson Games Van Der Beek), an
aspiring fiTmma er oDsessed with Steven pielBerg an
somewhat clueless in matters of love. That doesn't stop
him, however, from falling desperately for the new girl
in town,Jen (Michelle Williams). Meanwhile, his best
friend since childhood , Joey (Katie Holmes), who is
regarded by Dawson as a "sister" figure, is incredibly
jealous (i.e. sympathy factor). The "dark-horse" plot
Chow Yun-Fat brilliant in Killers
by Sam Stone
It's been a long time since I saw a pure action pic
with the kind of electric photography, stellar gunplay,
and overall moxie of The Replacement Killers. Chow
Yun-Fat, the Hong Kong action star made internation­
ally famous for his roles as a soft-hearted tough guy in
John Woo's Hard Boiled and The Killer, replays that role
brilliantly in his American cinema debut. If you like
lots of bloody gunplay, this film is for you.
Chow Yun-Fat plays an assassin,john Lee, who ends
up a target after refUSing to carry out the onerous as­
signment given him by his evil drug-lord employer. If
you've seen any of John Woo's American films -and
been disappointed -blame your disappointment on
the absence of Yun-Fat. He's the Chinese version of
Clint Eastwood or John Wayne. He doesn't have to say
much, and he's still great. Which is a bonus because
his English, while solid, is obviously a bit limited. He
has a lot of monosyllabic lines. It doesn't matter; the
man is a master of understatement.
While I expected Chow Yun-Fat's performanc e to
be stellar, and it was, the show put on by Mira Sorvino
was, to say the least, shocking. Sorvino plays the role
of a small-time passport and document forger who gets
caught up in the crossfire. While her role is not de­
fined or written very well -it's hard to see why she
sticks around through the whole mess -her perfor­
mance is brilliant. Sorvino, like Yun-Fat, is one of those
rare actors who can say more with a lift of her eyebrow
than with pages of text. The performance of Chow Yun­
Fat and Mira Sorvino aside, the rest of the cast does a
nice, but decidedly cliched performance in support.
If you've seen The Killel; you're 1100likely to be sur­
prised by anything that happens in this film. Still, what
it lacks in originality it more than makes up for in atti­
tude. The cinematography is superb, really giving you
a feel for the dark underworld through which the char-
S Pioneer Log February 13, 1998 acters are moving, and the action is crisp and exciting.
There's gunplay galore, and the body count is tremen­
dous, but you are never repulsed by the violence. Of
course, you have to love flic\<s of this genre to appreci­
ate it, but The Replacement Killers is great stuff.
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Chow Yun-Fat stars as John Lee, a professional
killer, whose violent past brings him remorse. involves Dawson's other best friend, Pacey GoshuaJack­
son), who has a crush on -why not -his high school
English teacher, a crush that she has acknowledged,
and they -ahem -consummated last week.
One must admit this is no master thesis of a plot,
out one will' forgive that wnen se~mg the talent and
enthusiasm that these four actors put into their respec­
tive roles. I'm a sucker for romance and sentimentality
myself, and the poignant moments of this show have
an effect on me that I am at a loss to explain. A lot of it
is truthfully melodrama (with its love triangle at the
center), but it's approached without insulting the
audience's intelligence . It's a weekly "coming-of-age"
story and like My So-Called Life (and others shows be­
fore it), it has a whole lot of heart behind it.
The creator/writer of this show is Kevin
Williamson, whose credits include writing the screen­
plays both for Scream and its seque\. And the dialogue
of Dawsons Creek again reflects Williamson 's evident
talent for fresh and engaging dialogue. The four main
characters are just entering high school and (not sur­
prisingly) sex is a major subject of their conversation.
They use euphemisms that would make the writers at
Seinfeld flinch and that makes for interesting exchanges
that keep the audience hooked.
It is a guilty pleasure; this is a show aimed at teen­
agers and young adults, and I fell into their trap imme­
diately. I watch the show regularly now, coming away
with a nice, deliciously romantic feeling. Call it an early
flash of nostalgia for my "long-gone " early teenage
years. And I don't mind that I hum along with the theme
song off Paula Cole's album, mutter advice to the ac­
tors on the screen, and am developing a strange crush
on the drop-dead beautiful 19-year-old actress who
plays Joey-reminiscent of my crush on Winnie Coo­
per seven years ago. Is that so wrong?
seen a movie lately?
listened to an album?
read a book?
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email josh@lclark .edu or call x7l46 Blues 2000 a testament to nastiness of the world
by Marianna Ritchey
The Blues Brothers is one of the first
movies 1 can remember watching as a
young child. 1 recall my father and his
friend Ralph cleverly evading my query
of "What's a prophylactic? " during that
great Frank Oz scene in joliet. I loved
The Blues Brothers. Still do. In fact, it
ranks in my lOp
five. So you can
imagine the horror
and nausea I expe­
rienced upon see­
ing the poster for
Blues Brother s
2000, involving
john Goodman and
some kid. 1 swore a
blood oath with my
friend Dave that Movie Columnist
pigs would fly be-
fore either of us watched the film, and if
one of us DID, then our friendship would
be immediately cut off cold.
A few weeks later, I found myself one
of six spectators at a Tuesday matinee of
2000. I was ashamed, sick, and not a little
angry at Dan Aykroyd for forcing this
travesty on an American public who re­
alized the beauty of his original brain­
child and never asked more of him.
I worried that I had set myself up to
have a closed mind and that I had fur­
ther hampered any chance of success by
my thoughtless action immediat ely pre­
ceding my viewing of 2000. I had gotten
to the theater early and wandered in to
the last 45 minutes of Titanic, forgetting
myself entirely in a totally unprec­
edented spate of uncontrollabl e weeping.
What is it with me and that movie?
Once in the thealer, I was accosted
by several youths who were reveling in
their own attentions and yelling such
wisdoms as "Elton John's GAY!" I was
still so worked up over Titanic that the
preview for Mercury Rising with Bruce
Willis made me cry again. "This is not a good sign," I thought
to myself.
About the movie, there's not much to
say. jake is dead and no one ever explains
it, Elwood is old, fat and not himself, the
Blues Brothers have expanded to include
a lO-year-old orphan, john Goodman ,
and the illegitimate son of also-dead
Curtis. I suppose Goodman is there to
fill the requisite "fat guy" post left va­
canl by john, "the Chris Farley of the
'70s" Belushi. The kid I can not explain.
Everything that made The Blues Broth­
ers great is gone. Though Aykroyd was
not as fat as I expected, it was depress­
ing to watch him aping Elwood and do­
ing a very poor parody of the character .
Since when did Elwood ever talk that
much? And the horrible, canned script
made me itch.
So here we go. Elwood's got to get the
band back together, but we literally never
know why. The guys in the band are sod­
den, sagging, and pasty. We find that
Willie owns a strip club, and are there­
fore treated to a five minute scene of the
suddenly outgoing Elwood doing "It's
Cheaper to Keep Her" complete with
strippers rubbing themselves against
him. Blue Lou and Matt Guitar Murphy
are working at a Mercedes dealership .
Matt is still married to Aretha Franklin,
who does the required "Respect" scene.
The words "trumpet player" were uttered
and I knew I would be forced to see Mr.
Fabulous, old and tired, doing his "no
way, forget it" act. The formula is exactly
the same, down to the last detail. There's
even a revival meeting with the Rever­
end Cleophus Games Brown) at which
"Cab" sees the light. This time it's those
wacky Russians instead of those wacky
Nazis, and Bob's Country Bunker has
become l'm-serious-Bob 's Country
Kitchen. The movie screams "Look, ev­
erybody! I'm Blues Brothers II! Get it?"
I yearned with my whole being to leave
and go watch Titanic, but I was rooted
to my seat with the same morbid fasci-
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Dustin Hoffman leads Samuel Jackson, Sharon Stone, and a team of
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The Wedding Singer
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore star in this romantic comedy about a
wedding singer who falls for someone else's bride. Showing everywhere.
Four Days in September
This Brazilian movie is a depiction of the events surrounding the
kidnapping of an American ambassador to Brazil by leftist guerrillas in
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Perhaps actor/screenwriter Dan Aykroyd looks so happy because his
movie made $6.5 million in its opening last weekend.
nation that others reserve for watching
people die.
Why would Aykroyd not only agree
to, but actually co-write, such a mon­
strosity? Does he need money that badly?
Will the film actually make any money?
I could feel Belushi doing a half-gainer
in his grave. Aykroyd took a legendary
film and made it into a self-mocking
kiddie flick complete with the line
"We're all brothers now."
The music, however, is truly beauti­
ful. This soundtrack should go like
hotcakes. Cameo performances include
La Musica Rock Paul Shaffer, B.B. King,joshua Redman,
Taj Mahal, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley,
Wilson Picket, Eddie Floyd, and Blues
Traveler. The soundtrack is a work of art,
but it also served to make the rest of the
movie that much more pathetic. I was
reminded of something my mother used
to say to me when I would mug around
trying to get her attention. 'The first time
is funny, the second time is silly, and the
nird time is a spanking." I'd say with
Blues Brothers 2000 , Aykroyd surpasses
the second time and goes right on to the
big whupping .
Rockers suffer painful revelation
by Murray Cizon
Talk about irony! This past weekend
on MTV, former lead singer of metal band
Judas Priest, Rob Halford, came out of
the closet. That's right, headbangers, Mr.
"Breakin' the Law"
himself is a self­
proclaimed homo­
sexual. The reason
I find this worthy
of mention in my
oh-so-humble col­
umn is the fact that
a lead singer of an
'80s metal band be-Music Columnist
ing gay is ex-
tremely ironic and funny-at the
headbangers ' expense.
Let's don our Generalization Hat and
think about 1980s heavy metal for a bit.
Demographically speaking, what gender
makes up the majority of heavy metal
listeners? Men. Would you consider the
majority of these men to be the reading­
Shelly-whil~t-drinking-a-cup-of-chai­
types, or would you say they are pre­
dominately aggressive and potentially
violent? I'd opt for the latter, based not
only on what I've seen on TV, but also
what I've experienced personally . Metal­
heads are angry masculine folk who, at
least in the '80s, were pretty damn
homophobic .
So judas Priest, which was at the peak
of its popularity in the '80s, had a ho­
mosexual man as lead singer. What's the
big deal? Well, in hindsight (as also no­
ticed by MTV) Halford wasn't exactly hiding his sexuality from his fans. Cer­
tain song lyrics about "going to the bars"
where the "guys in tight jeans" were
aren't exactly subtle in their references.
Also, you ever seen a video of Priest in
concert? It's a leather-man celebration of
excess! Halford's up there in skin-tight
leather pants, studded jackets, riding a
Harley, and whipping himself playfully
with a riding crop. Sounds like the Vil­
lage People to me.
While friends of mine were being
called "faggot" in high school because
they had short hair and listened to
Depeche Mode, their tormentors (with
feathered hair, tight jeans, and day-glo
t-shirts) were rockin' out to music not
only sung by one of those "faggots," but
with lyrical references to the joys of ho­
mosexuality as well. Very damn funny, if
you ask me. Hell, who were the drag
queens in the '80s music scene? Not
Depeche Mode, my friend, but Poison,
Motley CrOe, Warrant. They had the
make-up, spandex, feathers-everything
but the fake breasts and corsets. And all
these overly aggressive homophobes ate
it up like someone at a john Waters
movie .
I do think it is an interesting example
of how American society has potentially
progressed . For a member of this particu­
lar musical genre to come out of the
closet perhaps says that homosexuality
isn't as taboo as it was just ten years ago.
So, put on your Pride t-shirt and
headbang with abandon . Now, about
Vince Neil...
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LC steals one on road, suffers heartbreak at home
Steve Schroeder
Extreme adulation coupled with intense sorrow is
the perfect combination of emotions to describe the
season thus far for the men's basketball team.
The Pioneers finished last weekend with one vic­
tory and one loss; both games were draining physi­
cally and emotionally.
The Pioneers stepped onto the home court of their
rivals the Willamette Bearcats, Feb. 6, for what was
destined to be a grudge match. The Bearcats had hu­
miliated the Pioneers in Pamplin Sports Center earlier
in the season and LC was looking for pay back.
The game opened quickly with both squads trad­
ing shots, and each team receiving ear splitting screams
from fans for both teams, including a raucous group of
Pioneer faithful who had made the trip to Salem.
The first half was hotly contested, until without
much notice the Pioneers started hitting their shots.
LC's defense was not allowing any easy shots to the
Bearcats, and thanks to this the Pioneers took a twenty
point half time lead.
LC came out firing in the early moments of the sec­
ond half, and built their lead to 23, and the game
seemed secure, but secure this game was not. From
that moment everything went south for the Pioneers,
especially their play. LC: revenge. This game was well played by both teams.
They shot well, passed the ball well, and the game
was close throughout . The only glaring problem for
LC was their defense down low. George Fox's super­
star,Jared Gallop, who is a contender for NCIC player
of the year, went to work on the Pioneers . He used
and abused the Pioneers on the inside. He ended up
with 36 points, and was there in the clutch when the
Bruins needed him.
Early in the second half, George Fox extended their
lead and played most of the half ahead. This was one
of the first games of the year where the Pioneers had to
play from behind.
They played well, but did so with 'much adversity,
as Meek had to sit on the bench during most of the
crunch time due to foul trouble.
Guards Carl Schreck and Josh Ulmer played well.
Schreck hit his first five three pointers, including some
that kept the Pioneers in the game.
Schreck finished with 17. Ulmer took some of the
responsibility scoring 14 points and dishing out 5 as­
sists.
Whitney Brake probably has his most impressive
performance of the year hitting 9 out of 13 shots, fin­
ishing with 25 pounds and 11 rebounds.
The defense looked like it was shot full of holes,
allowing Willamette easy baskets. The offense became
stagnant, and this lead to several costly Pioneer turn­
overs. Bearcat defenders were intercepting passes,
knocking the ball out of dribbler's paws, and generally
harassing all LC ball handlers. Marcus Puccioni (42) boxes out the competion
so teammate Jeff Flowers (40) can move in. The game was tied with 15 seconds remaining , after
two clutch free throw makes by Brake. Playing for the
last shot, George Fox brought the ball up the court,
and guard Kyle Valentine drove the baseline hit a lay­
up, and was fouled. The team could not have executed
their final possession any better. He made the charity
shot and the Bruins were up three.
This negative Pioneer play was only multiplied by
intense Willamette Bearcats bashing and crashing the
offensive boards. Willamelte ended up with 12 more
field goal attempts in the second half than LC. tive chances to increase their lead, but nothing fell for
them. LC was left with just 1.5 seconds, and a desperation
three point shot attempt from Josh Ulmer was off the
mark. The Pioneers lost a very tough one.
The Pioneers were down two points with under a
minute to go in regulation whenJeffFlowers was fouled
and sent to the line. Flowers was solid from the line
and drained both of them. Willamette had one last
chance to win the game in regulation, but couldn't con­
vert and the game went into overtime. Then LC's senior Brooks Meek showed that he is a
clutch player by a nailing a three point shot to give the
Pioneers their first lead of the overtime .
Marc Puccioni hit some big free throws, and on the
next possession a Willamette personal foul, coupled
with a technical foul for trash-talking, iced the game
for the Pioneers. One of the problems with LC's play against George
Fox was that the starting lineup scored all but three
points. That kind of pressure on the starters to score
all of the points is unhealthy .
Willamette opened the overtime period by taking a
2 point lead, and LC couldn't retaliate. The Pioneer's
prospects looked grim. Willamette had three consecu-The Pioneers eseapea the campus of Willamette and
the municipality of Salem with a win, but were emo­
tionally and phYSically wasted. The squad has put itself in a must-win position. This
weekend they must travel to eastern Washington to
face Whitman and league contender , Whitworth . The
Pioneers have their backs against the wall, but they
have proved this season that they are capable of beat­
ing any team on a given night. The George Fox Bruins came-a-calling to Pamplin
Sports Center the very next night to deliver a gift to
Hip Hop Dance Krew busts down all the barriers
by Katy Davidson "--------- ---
It's a scene Pioneer basketball fans
know well. The halftime buzzer sounds.
The music begins. The beat kicks in.
Before the crowd even has time to get
up for popcorn, a swarm or dancers takes
the court to feed the hungry eyes.
For those in the know, it's Lewis &
Clark's own Hip Hop Dance Krew.
Beginning as an off-shoot of the LC
Dance Team, this up-and-coming group
of 18 dancers has been a star attraction I kept looking back at the
girls and they were cheesin'.
We were nervous, but the
crowd was screaming ! It
was really emotional.
Moe Uema-Yonamin e -----"
at both the men's and women's home The Krew began its hip hop reign at a
basketball games this semester. home game against Linfield College in
Krew leader ancl visionary Moe Uema-January. Dressed alike in grey t-shirts and
Yonamine said the original separation baggy jeans, the group grinded up the
from the Dance Team was controversial basketball court to the sounds of "Mo'
at first, but she said she wanted a group Money, Mo' Problems" by the Notorious
of dancers to direct their fOClIS more in B.I.G. and Puff Daddy.
the direction of hip hop than jazz. Uema-Yonamine cited this dance as
Uema-Yonamine, who has taught hip her favorite of the semester. "We were
hop dance in Okinawa, Japan, and in pumped the first time we performed,"
Portland high schools, organized for she said. "I kept looking back at the girls
practices to be held in the main hallway and they were cheesin'. We were ner­
of Pamplin Sports Center three days a vous, but the crowd was screaming! It
week for two hours at a time. Here, the was really emotional."
Krew members convene to work on the Mountcastle agreed, but also empha­
moves to their latest hip hop selection. sized how tough this dance was to per­
The group emphasizes the general air of form. "With 'Mo' Money' there were a
these practices as friendly and lot of up and down moves," she said.
uncompetitive. The Krew performed their next dance
"It's not competitive at all, it's fun. It's to the Mase Single, "Feel So Good," and
not like '5-6-7 -8-clo it,'" said Georgette are now practicing a dance to the Lil' Kim
Furukawa. "Moe is really supportive." song, "Not Tonight," for the last home
lwa Mountcastle, who balances her game of the season.
time on the Krew with varsity softball Uema-Yonamine pointed out that the
practice, said, "People really take their Krew not only performs during halftime
own initiative to come." of the men's basketball games, but also
1 0 Pioneer Log February 13, 1998 PHOTO BY ANDY PARK
The Lewis & Clark Hip Hop Dance Krew performs in January.
midway through the women's games, as
well. She said she wanted the Krew to
lend more of their support to the LC
women during their next performance
by dancing to a song by out-spoken fe­
male rapper Lil' Kim.
"The song 'Not Tonight' is about em­
powering young women. We're trying to
support the women's basketball team and
get people more hyped up on them," she
said.
What Uema-Yonamine and Furukawa
pronounce as the most positive aspects
about the Krew is its diverSity and com­
fortable nature.
"I don't feel any tension during prac­
tice. It's just really fun," said Furukawa .
"It's a commitment, but it's also just like
going to meet your friends." Uema-Yonamine said half of the mem­
bers of the Dance Krew are international
students. "It's hard for international stu­
dents to find a supportive community
here," she said. "[The Dance Krewl is a
real comfort zone."
She mentioned that since there were
so many different nationalities repre­
sented in the Hip Hop Dance Krew, the
members have been able to teach each
other different dancing styles. Uema­
Yonamine said the Krew has been able
to incorporat e salsa,japanese dance, and
even country into their hip hop routines.
What many of the basketball fans
don't know is the actual span of the Krew
and Uema-Yonamine's vision. This squad
see Krew, page 12 Willamette fans lack class
by David Kolek
"Queers wear orange." This was one.
of the many offensive oaths that echoed
off the unfriendly confines of Chester
Hinkle Gymnasium at Willamette Uni­
versity during the men's basketball game
on Feb. 6.
To be honest, it is one of the few ut­
terances that erupted from the rowdy
Willamette faithful that is fit to be
printed in a family newspaper.
I was intermittently shocked, con­
fused, saddened and amused by the class­
less display that rained down on the
small and brave LC contingent that made
the trip to Salem to cheer on the road­
weary Pioneers .
The insults reached a fever pitch in
the second half when the Bearcats
whittled down an early LC twenty-point
lead. It was at that point that a crisis of
conscience began to develop in my mind.
Are the proud Pioneer fans that pack
Pamplin Sports Center as rude and pro­
fane as these intellectual inebriates? "-----
I was intermittently
shocked, confused,
saddened and amused by
the class-less display that
rained down on the small
and brave LC contingent. -----"
As hideous a thought as it was, I felt
it was crucial that I answer it objectively
before I could get on with my life.
Just last week this section saw an ar­
ticle praising the heckling activities of a
notorious on campus cheering section,
the Lewis & Clark Spirit Rousers
(LCSR). . ~ , ,-
The basic theme of the article sug­
gested that through their raucous and
mocking activities , LCSR was attempt­
ing to instill pride in all Pioneer fans.
What went on down in Salem had
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Whitman nothing to do with pride.
Rather, it had to do with hopelessly
drunk, immature frat boys who had
nothing better to do on a Saturday night
then verbally and phYSically abuse fel­
low human beings.
These moral degenerates admitted on
more than one occasion that they "could
care less about the game." Indeed, these
truly "nasty" boys were there only for
the insults, and if they could be X-rated
insults, well, all the better!
On the drive back from Salem I came
to the conclusion that even at the most
boisterous, the worst LC fans don't even
come close to this level of rudeness.
I felt safe with this conclusion the fol­
lowing night when I attended a home
game at Pamplin against George Fox.
Did the Pioneer fans pass this infor­
mal "good sportsmanship" test?
You bet they did, and they did it with
flying colors of orange and black.
The chants were loud and they were
strong, but they did not attack people
based on their color, their creed, or their
sexual identity.
Pioneer fans heckled, and shouted,
but they didn't threaten anyone with
physical violence.
Despite losing a close, hard fought
game on a heart-breaking last second
shot, LC fans filed out of Pamplin with­
out even a hint of bad will for the op­
posing fans.
There was no embarrassing scufl1e at
center court between both sides, as there
had been down in Salem the night be­
fore when some of the Willamette faith­
ful tried to engage some of the LC fans.
Rather, Pioneer fans lived up to the
high standard thatJean Kempe-Ware set
last week when she responded to how
LC handled another tender situation .
Whether talking about the recent ex­
plOits of our most famous alum in Wash­
ington D.C., or aoout die be aVlOr 0 our
home sports fans, the theme is the same
and it is just as inspiring : "Lewis & Clark
came out looking good because Lewis &
Clark is good."
You better believe it.
NCIC
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7-6
6-7
5-8
5-8
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5-7
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2-17 PHOTO BY ANDY PARK
Andy Holder comes from behind to win the 200-yard breaststroke .
Swimmers exceed expectations
by Josh Berezin
Against the much larger, scholar­
ship-enhanced Linfield team, Lewis &
Clark swimmers did not expect to win
this meet-in some events, LC could
not field a single swimmer. Neverthe­
less, LC managed to steal several
events from Linfield on Feb. 7.
Coach Tom Weltchek was very
pleased with the performance of the
women's team.
"Three of the four girls on our na­
tionals-qualifying relay team are over­
seas, but people have stepped up to
take their places." Weltchek said. "We
were five seconds under the cut in the
200-yard medley relay. That's a huge
amount of time. And at the very end
of the meet, they came back to swim
seven seconds under qualifying in the
400-yard freestyle relay.
"Ashleigh Cashman dropped
twelve seconds off her 500-yard free.
I'm pleased with everyone ."
The relay team, consisting of
Ashley Schmitt, Nina Dunphy, Tonia
Givan, and Tatyana Dembrow , took
second place in the 200-yard medley
relay and in the 400-yard freestyle re­
lay, racing against as many as four
LiilfiHCI teams.
In the frenentic 50-yard freestyle
sprint, Schmitt fended off five Linfield swimmers to take first place, with a
time of 26.50 seconds. She also took
first-place honors in the 100-yard
backstroke.
Phoebe Haynes swam both the
100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke,
finishing in sixth place and second
place, with her personal best times.
"I got out of the water after the 100
[yard breaststroke] and I was so an­
gry. I was fuming by the time I got
over to Coach [Tom Weltchek] but he
told me my time, and it was two sec­
onds faster than my best. The whole
meet went like that," she said.
Dunphy turned in solid perfor­
mances in the 100-yard breaststroke
and 100-yard freestyle, finishing third
in both.
The men's team consisted of only
three swimmers, though they recently
acquired their fourth, enabling them
to swim the relay events. 'The men's
team is small," said sophomore Andy
Holder. "Real small."
Despite their size, they scored
points in their few events. Holder
came from behind to win an exciting
200-yard breaststroke, in 2:25.08.
Kevin Anderson and Brian Arvidson
tooKTlfird ana lOurth places, respec <::"-- I~~--­
tively, in the 100-yard butterfly, with
times of 1:00.36 and 1:02.4l.
Bailers drop two despite strong play
by Daniel Ruprecht
The Lewis & Clark women's basket­
ball squad lost a pair of games last week­
end, falling to Willamette Friday night
in Salem and to George Fox at home on
Saturday.
The Pioneers came out shooting up a
storm against George Fox, but unfortu­
nately so did the Bruins. Every time LC
started to catch up, George Fox re­
sponded with a hot shooting streak. Af­
ter three Bruin three-pOinters , senior
Liza Getches answered with a bank-shot
three-pointer of her own. This amazing
shot nearly caused the visiting Bruins to
spew forth curses, which would have
resulted in a $50 per epithet fine from
the conservative Christian college.
The first half was characterized by
fast-paced play including multiple steals,
fast breaks, and accurate shooting . The
referees seemed content to let play con­
tinue uninterrupted, calling only one
foul in the first eight minutes and three
in the first 14. The Bruins did not go to
the free throw line a single time in the
half.
LC pulled within three points of the
lead with 3:22 left in the half, but George
Fox took off on a 10-0 run to end the
half with a 42-29 lead. The Pioneers had
one of their best shooting performances
of the year, hitting 48.3 percent of their
shots in the first period.
George Fox came out hot in the sec­
ond half and extended its lead to 63-38
with 9:46 to play, eventually cruising to
a 80-52 victory. Getches was the only
Pioneer in double figures with 17 points.
The Pioneers got off to a slow start ~ PHOTO BY ANDY PARK
Sarah Warnock (13) fights for a
rebound against George Fox.
Friday night versus Willamette . They
committed 14 turnovers in the first half
and trailed 29-18 at the intermission.
Things improved in the second half as
LC scored 34 points while turning the
ball over only three times, but the
Bearcats held on to a 66-52 victory.
Chris Kreger led the Pioneers with 14
points, six rebounds , and five steals.
Getches scored 11 and Stacey Cottle con­
tributed seven points in just 12 minutes
of play.
The two losses drop LCs record to 3-
17 overall and 2-12 against NCIC oppo­
nents.
The Pioneers travel east this weekend
for two road games in Washington . LC
takes on Whitman Friday and
Whitworth in Spokane the following
evening.
February 13, 1998 Pioneer Log 11 ,publick occurrenCeSbYMikeSknynskl
Friday
Feb. 13 Saturday
Feb. 14 Monday
Feb. 16 Tuesday
Feb. 17
A National Science Foundation
Satellite Broadcast called
Hand-On World Wide Web: Pamplin Distinguished Visitors
Concert features The Music of
Lou Harrison conducted by Gil
Seeley with remarks by Lou
Harrison. It will begin at 8 pm in
the auditorium of Evans Music
Building followed by a
reception. There is a minor cost
of $1 for students and $3 for
faculty/staff. You can also meet'
the distinguished visitors Robert
. Brown, Lou Harrison, and
Wilfrid Mellers between 11 :30
am and 1 pm in the Thayer The SOFA Cinema this week is
presenting Chasing Amy
(Director's Cut) in the Council
Chamber at 7 and 10 pm, free
of course. The next Last Lecture Series
speaker will be Michael Ford.
Location and time will be
announced soon.
-r:he 35th Annual Arthur L. Spinning Your Own Site will be
presented down in the Studio of
the Watzek Library at.1 pm.
Wednesday
Feb. 18
Men's Tennis vs.
Sunday
Feb. 15 Throckmorton Memorial Lecture
titled Trent and All That: 50
Years Trying to Name It will be
presented at 3:30 pm
in the Council Chamber
by John O'Malley, S.J.,
Weston School of Theology. Portland State University
,in the Pamplin Sports Center
at 3 pm.
rooms. SOFA Sunday Matinee:
Face/Off at 1 pm in the
Council Chamber. Thursday
Feb. 19
The One Acts at 7 and 10 pm in
Fir Acres Theatre are sold out,
but if you have a ticket already,
get up and go.
The Foggy Notion Boys will be
playing the Plattform at 9 pm
with their foot-stomping
Bluegrass sound. There will be a Black History
Month Celebration Concert
in the Agnes Flanagan Chapel
at 6 pm. PhYSiCS Colloquium: a big title
for "Big Science and Small
Thinking: Conducting Large­
Scale Research in a Changing
Political and Social
Environment" presented by
William Kinsella, assistant
professor of communication,
at 4 pm in Olin 204. Running in Nike's Shoes: A
Lewis & Clark Dialogue with
Nike and they will do it at
7:30 pm in the
Council Chamber.
Chinese government not responsible to reign supreme
Con, from page 5
Intelligence Agency report iden­
tifying China as the world's
leading supplier of technology
needed to build ballistic missiles
and chemical and nuclear weap­
ons. China seems to have no
qualms about the unilateral
trade of technolog y to build
weapons of mass destruction, as
long as they're reaping the mon­
etary benefits. China recently
assured the US that they will no
longer export nuclear technol­
ogy to Iran, but this gallant
move was motivated by Presi­
dent Clinton's assurance that US
companies may now export
nuclear technology to China.
China may also be the only
major communist power in the
1430 SW Park Ave.
Portland
(503) 228-1900 next century. In most demo­
cratic countries, a government
must face their people in the
acceptance of national foreign
policy. China, on the other hand
is still an autocratic society. The
people have little or no say in
government. Any actions taken
by this 1.3 billion-person-strong
state is done at the whim of an
incredibly nationalistic govern­
ment. China's expansionist in­
tentions are already feared, es­
pecially by its Asian neighbors.
Not only is the Chinese govern­
ment seeking to strengthen land
power, but they also intend to
extend their might by way of a
sea frontier.
Even if China constrains it­
self within currently accepted
land borders and refrains from
regional gunboat diplomacy ,
their influence is sure to expand into the oil-rich rectangle which
stretches from Arabia to
Kazakhstan's border with
China. This rectangle encom­
passes 16 countries and holds
three quarters of the world's re­
serves of oil and a third of its·
natural gas. As China becomes
a more modernized, industrial­
ized and pollution-generating
state, it will begin to compete
heavily with Russia, Europe,
and North America for that
black gold. Meanwhile, China
has almost three million soldiers
in arms and is spending the
money made through a $40 bil­
lion trade surplus with the US
to modernize that military.
China has assumably made
friends with oil-rich Iran by sell­
ing them nuclear technology
and naval cruise missiles as well
as with Pakistan, which received medium-range ballistic missiles.
China's activity in the region can
hardly be deemed responsible .
The "Dragon of the East"
cannot be trusted as a global
superpower in the next century.
Within the United Nations
China has proven itself to be
apathetic toward multilateral
cooperation. Economically,
China appears to be an interna­
tional pirate of industrial tech­
nology and is untrustworthy in
the bilateral trade of arms and
weapons technology . Militarily,
China can be expected to
threaten its neighbors from the
land and espeCially from the sea.
And whatever China's actions
may prove to be, they will be
executed by a government that
is not responsible to its people
and that seeks to reign supreme
in the global hierarchy of power.
China has world's best interests in mind
Pro, from page 5
carry this comparison to an en­
vironmenta l plane, let us step
back and assess who is respon­
sible for the largest emissions of
CFCs into the atmosphere due
to their rapid and growing con­
sumption of oil. Yup, you got it.
The wonderful and benevolent
US.
But to hold China to a
slightly less rigorous standard ,
let us juxtapose them with the
Global South and its explosion
of population growth. For here
China wonderfully exhibits its
dedication to the preservation of
our planet, by instituting a mea­
sure long yearned for by the de-veloped world: population con­
trol. By this move China again
shows itself worthy of leader­
ship and emulation not only by
the North, but also by the South.
China has demonstrated a
commitment to the well-being
of the world as a whole, the
most important ingredient to a
successful and just world leader.
Though China outwardly de­
tests the existence of hegemony,
the characteristics that deter­
mine hegemony, financial and
military strength, happen to be
the areas in which China is ex­
periencing an unprecedented
rate of prosperity and growth.
Former US Ambassador to the
UN Jean Kirkpatrick says, "if there is one favor you can do
your grandchildren, it would be
to teach them Chinese." With
the growing trade deficits expe­
rienced by the US, and its ap­
parent loss of popularity in the
international community, one
cannot help but wonder what
will happen when the Sleeping
Dragon awakens and rears its
head to the rest of the world.
The result looks to be increased
world peace, an international
community characterized by an
equality of humankind and the
Third World, and a revolution­
ary tum of the capitalist ma­
chine that holds few in power,
many in desperation , and our
planet in utter vulnerability .
12 Pioneer log February 13, 1998 NCIC Swimming
Championships in the
Zehntbauer Pavilion.
Styling LC
Dance Krew
Krew, from page 10
does not limit its per­
formances to Pioneer
home games. Uema­
Yonamine has set her
'sights on a much wider
goal.
She said the Dance
Krew plans to perform at
the LC international fair
and at other Portland col­
leges and high schools
this semester.
"It's a full-year pro­
gram," she said, "not just
during the basket~all sea-
son."
Uema-Yonamine 's lat­
est project has been to set
up a link between the LC
Hip Hop Dance Krew and
the youth she works with
in Portland .
She said she just re­
ceived a grant from the
Portland Asian commu­
nity to continue setting
up a web between Port­
land colleges and high
schools.
By next year, Uema­
Yonamine said she wants
to have LC students and
Portland youth danCing
together while creating a
supportive community.
She said the Krew is also
hoping to pull in the in­
terest of more male danc­
ers.
"We want to start fresh
next year," she said.