Lewis & Clark College

The Pioneer Log: Lewis & Clark College’s Student-Run Newspaper

Volume 62, Number 13

Lewis & Clark College Student Newspaper

Pioneer Log Staff

1998-02-06

text/pdf

Text; Newspaper

For questions about rights statements, or access to the original document please contact Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives http://specialcollections.lclark.edu
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Lewis & Clark College: Pioneer Log / Mossy Log

• the lOneer
Lewis &: Clark College's student-run newspaper
LC hosts world
music visionaries
by Matthias Fripp
Next week, Lewis &. Clark College will host three re­
nowned visionaries of world music: Robert E. Brown, a
Bali-based ethnomusicologist; Wilfrid H. Mellers, a music
scholar, composer, and Britain's foremost expert on Ameri­
can music; and Lou Harrison, a Portland-born Pacific-Rim
composer and key figure in American music this century.
The Distinguished Visitors program, sponsored by the
Pamplin Society in collaboration with the music depart­
ment, will include two lectures, a forum and a concert, on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
As nasty as he wants to be McDermott's
last concert,
page. 8
Brown, Mellers and Harrison share a love for world
music and are all pioneers in the field. Brown specializes
in the anthropological aspects of music, and is most famil­
iar with the music of Indonesia, India and Turkey. He
founded Wesleyan University's world music programs, and,
in doing so, helped give birth to the study of world music
in general. He helped introduce the gamelan to the United
States and established several world music programs and
institutions here. Brown also founded the Foundation for
Traditional Arts of the World in Bali, to which he now de­
votes most of his energy.
Mellers lives in York, England, and is an expert on clas- "Nasty Boy" Kelii Moreau cheers on the men's basketball team in Pamplin Sports Center.
(see story, page 11)
see Music, page 3
School reputation survives scandal
LC shines in the media
spotlight surrounding
the Lewinsky case
by Daniel Ruprecht
As Lewis &. Clark returns to normal
after spending a week at the epicenter of
the Monica Lewinsky scandal, adminis­
trators said that the situation was
handled appropriately and that LC's im­
age was enhanced as a result.
The College'S careful treatment of the
affair projected a "classy" image of LC
in national and international press, said
Director of Public RelationsJean Kempe­
Ware. The story drew reporters from the
U.S. and Europe to LC to cover what
some media sources consider a bigger
story than OJ. Simpson's murder trial or
the death of Princess Diana.
LC was described as a "prestigious lib­
eral arts college" by the Philadelphia In­
quirer and other national media. A pic­
ture of the Manor House accompanied
the College'S placement in the "Winners"
column of Time magazine 's "Winners
and Losers" feature, and news clippings
ofLC arrive at the Office of Public Rela­
tions at the rate of 168 per day.
The affair has "catapulted LC to some
prominence" nationally, said College of
Arts and Sciences Dean Jane Atkinson.
"It is to our credit that LC is described
as a fine liberal arts college."
"Lewis & Clark has ended up look­
ing good," said Kempe-Ware. "We carne
together as a community in ·crisis. 1 am
grateful to faculty, alumni and students
who rallied in defense of Lewis & Clark
and helped us tell 'the Lewis & Clark
story.'" Public Relations has received numer­
ous messages from alumni and profes­
sors praising LC for its handling of the
leWinsky scandal. Kempe-Ware said her
office and the college community as a
whole acted "appropriately" and "pro­
fessionally. " "------
Lewis & Clark has ended up
looking good. We came
together as a community in
crisis. I am grateful to faculty,
alumni and students who
rallied in defense of Lewis
& Clark and helped us tell
'the Lewis & Clark story.'
Jean Kemp-Ware
Director of Public Relations ------"
Although the College projected a
positive image during a difficult situa­
tion, Atkinson said LC "showed re­
straint" and avoided "making hay" at
Lewinsky's expense. "We didn't want to
profit because of the scandal," she said.
In fact, Atkinson said administrators
adopted a "defensive posture" when the
campus was "under siege" by reporters
on Wednesday, January 21. Following
federal law and its own policies, the
College's first priority was to protect the
privacy of students. In order to prevent
leaks of confidential information,
Lewinsky's name and Social Security
number were scrambled and computer
access to all students' academic records was shut down.
That same morning, Public Relations
and Campus Safety instituted a check­
in procedure to monitor the 40-50 re­
porters on campus. By 10 am, barricades
had been erected at all entrance gates
with information for the media, and jour­
nalists were required to show a press pass
and identify themselves in order to en­
ter campus.
Kempe-Ware said her office tried to
"take as much heat" as possible and de­
flect reporters away from academic ar­
eas of campus where they might have
disturbed classes. On Thursday, a press
center was created in the Gatehouse
where journalists were given packets
containing a statement about Lewinsky
and information about LC.
While Atkinson said promoting LC
was not a calculated decision, many
media representatives apparently left
Palatine Hill with a favorable view of the
College. "We tried to get across a posi­
tive image of LC as often as possible,"
Kempe-Ware said.
Atkinson was pleased with how Col­
lege faculty, staff, and students handled
the situation. The administration did not
place a gag order on faculty, but Atkinson
said they showed remarkable restraint in
protecting Lewinsky's privacy.
Atkinson and Kempe-Ware agreed
that last week's student protest against
irresponsible media coverage of the scan­
dal was also beneficial to LC's image.
In retrospect, the College charted a
"prudent course" through the scandal
and carne out with its "honor intact" and
its name bener known, Atkinson said.
"Lewis & Clark came out looking
good because Lewis & Clark is good,"
Kempe-Ware said. Students
considered for
national honors
by Matthias Fripp
One hundred twenty-three Lewis &
Clark students are being considered for
induction into the college'S Phi Beta
Kappa chapter when the prestigious
honor society is inaugurated here later
this semester.
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest
and most prestigious honor society. It is
independent of colleges, so membership
provides an academic standard indepen­
dent of schools' diverse grading and hon­
ors policies. "BaSically, it's the ultimate
academic honor that is recognized all
across the country," says Evan Williams,
professor of chemistry and spokesperson
for the selection committee.
"There are honor societies and there
are honor societies, but the only one that
commands the respect of everyone is Phi
Beta Kappa."
About one percent of graduating se­
niors nationwide are chosen for mem­
bersQip in Phi Beta Kappa, and, while
membership involves few specific perks
or activities, it can be a strong recom­
mendation on a resume.
The membership criteria at LC are
similar to the ones used by other Phi Beta
Kappa chapters nationwide; in addition
to minimum gpa requirements, students
must have "broad intellectual interests,
scholarly achievement, and good char­
acter." Applied and professional work are
not considered, and the decisions are
made primarily based on students' tran­
scripts, rather than recommendations or
professors' personal familiarity. Transfer
see Honor, page 2 ~~_oo_&_r}_&g~K~Ff&_d~&&_i ~i§~-m¥~¥'~W_*M~M~;~ New'r i~=~A~ 'M~_--~"---- __ ~_ - J ---_. 'PWW4+iI
~. Crime
C ~*C;, Beat
courtesy of Julie Couch.
Campus Safety
Jan. 25 -Jan. 31
Jan. 27
Officers were dispatched to Alder on a complaint of
marijuana smell coming from one of the rooms. Offic­
ers retrieved a bong which was placed in an evidence
locker. A report was forwarded to Residence Life.
Jan. 28
Officers were dispatched to the library to assist in a
medical emergency .
Jan. 29
A fire broke out in the Fields Art building at 2.:30
am. The officer on duty located the fire but could not
put the fire out with extinguishers. PFB was dispatched
to the scene to put the fire out. Investigation revealed
the fire was started by a smoldering cigarette that had
been thrown off the third floor "Drawing Porch" which
ingnited some wood that was located in the northeast
comer of the building near the Ceramics Lab.
Jan. 30
Officers contacted a student who was drinking out­
side of Platt and the student was asked to dispose of
the alcohol. Student was also underage .
January 31
While officers were conducting interior building
checks, they found a damaged wall in the west stair­
well of the Fields Art Building. An unknown person(s)
kicked in the wall leaving a shoe print. Transportation advisory formed to
help fight campus parking battle
by Gene Wixson "------------ --
Automobile parking and parking lots are two sub­
jects at Lewis & Clark which are often discussed,
debated, misunderstood , and more importantly, com­
plained about.
Depending on who you talk to, there are too many
parking lots, or too few parking spaces, too many
autos on campus, or too long a walk to class. Some
are outraged because the school doesn't guarantee a
spot for their new Jeep Cherokee and others are up­
set because they've heard through the rumor mill that
the school wants to cut down part of Tryon forest to
build another parking lot.
Opinions rage and rumor abound, but the bot­
tom line is that parking is a problem for the LC com­
munity. The Transportation Advisory Group (TAG)
has recently been formed by sudents to help make
our campus a better, cleaner, more friendly place by
redUcing the demands placed on it by the transpor­
tation of students, staff, and supplies to, from, and
around Palatine Hill. Several of the options which
have already been implemented are the Pioneer Ex­
press, the new commuter shuttle, and an improved
carpool program.
TAG, chaired by Parking and Transportation Man­
ager Michael Surface , includes students and profes­
sors from the undergraduate , graduate and law
schools as well as support staff and representatives
from the community .
It was established both as a response to the park­
ing problem and laws enacted by the 1995 Oregon
Legislature, requiring all employers to reduce single
occupancy vehicle use (SOV) by 10%. The group has
split into four subgroups to achieve their goal of a We need more ideas from the greater
campus community. We don't want
anyone to feel as if they were left out
in the planning process.
Michael Surface
Parking and Transportation Manager
-----------------"
complete transportation package. The four groups are:
Marketing and Community Outreach ; Transit, Vanpool
and Shuttle; Biking and Walking ; Carpool ,
Telecommuting and Flex Time.
"We need more ideas from the greater campus com­
munity. We don't want anyone to feel as if they were
left out in the planning process," Surface said. Any and
all options are currently being considered and the group
will meet on a bi-weekly basis throughout this semes­
ter. The subgroups are still formatting their ideas and
would like to receive input from both students and staff
as to how we can make the campus a better place. This
is a problem which we all face and all must solve.
Students with suggestions or opinions may contact
Surface at x 7794, <surface@lclark.edu> , or undergradu­
ate representat ive Gene Wixson <wixson@lclark .edu>.
TAG meetings are open to the public and attendance is
encouraged . The next meeting will be Feb. 18 at 4 pm
in Stamm West.
4:',JaMIJ
1-800-KAP-TEST
www.kaplan.com
'Course names are rll!!istered trademarks
of their respec\MI owners.
NOW FEATURING
"COLLEGE NIGHT"
THURSDAYSU
DANCE AIL NIGHI' TO 70's
and 80's REl'RO
STUDBNT SPBClALS INCLUDB: ~
OFF PIZZA, DKINK SPBClALS (c:.n_
cIIItIiIa). ON!. Y Sl.00 COVER alARGB
wrm Cl.JRRENT Sl"UDBNT LD.
(21 AND OVER ONLY)
311 SW WASHINGTON
POJlTLAND. OR
PHONE 223-7515 PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID HARSAN Y
Lou Harrison, composer, musician extraordinaire shares talents with LC.
LC celebrates world music
Music, from page 1 " -----------
sical and contemporary music. He is a
respected composer and a scholar with
a strong interest in the social background
of music, the nature of artistic creation
and the relationship between music, po­
etry and drama. His works range from
studies ofJ.S. Bach and Beethoven to Twi­
light of the Gods: The Beatles in Retrospect.
He also founded Popular Music, a jour­
nal which pioneered scholarly study of
the subject.
Harrison is a central figure in Ameri­
can music of this century. Drawing upon
Pacific Rim influences, he has composed
a diverse body of music using both east­
ern and western instruments. His works
include ballet and film scores, opera, or­
chestral music, pieces for gamelan, and
instrumental music for ensembles and
soloists.
Music scholar Dennis Russell Davies
writes, "Lou Harrison is for many of us
a direct connection to our national mu­
sical birthright. ... He is one of the piv­
otal figures of American music who for
nearly sixty years has made important
contributions to American culture not
only as a composer , but also as a con­
ductor, pianist, teacher, writer and phi­
losopher."
The selection of these three to come
to LC was not accidental. World music
has taken off as a subject of study re­
cently, and each of these people are well­
established in the field. All are familiar
with each other; Harrison 's concert will
feature works written for pieces written
by Mellers, and pieces written by What I'm trying to do is
bring these three great
minds and creative figures
together, to see what's
happening in world music
as we come to the end of
the century.
Gil Seeley
Chair of Music Department -----"
Harrison for Mellers and Brown. They
also have connections to Lewis & Clark:
Another of Harrison's pieces was writ­
ten for recently retired professor Vincent
McDermott , and students on LCs Lon­
don program have heard lectures from
Brown at his home in England.
Gil Seeley, professor of music and
chair ofLCs music department , says that
he felt it was important to recognize the
experience these men have (all are over
70), and to give the younger generation
at LC a chance to learn from them. "They
represent the whole century in music,"
he says. "It's incredible what they repre­
sent."
Seeley says that it's been a dream of
his to bring together such visionaries .
"What I'm trying to do is bring these
three great minds and creative figures
together, to see what's happening in
world music as we come to the end of
the century."
Distinguished Visitors Program
The lectures and forum are
free and will be in the Coun­
cil Chambers . The concert
will be in Evans audito­
rium. Each event will be
followed by a reception .
Wednesday, Feb. 11,
7:30 pm: Robert Brown
will give a lecture entitled
"World Cultures and Mu­
sic: Traditional Concepts,
Modern Realities . M The
lecture will focus on the
state of indigenous music
cultures and global im­
pacts on Western music.
Thursday, Feb. 12.4 pm:
Brown and several LC
professors will participate
in a forum on the effect of
the exchange of products, ideas and capital between
the developed and less­
developed world. The fo­
rum is entitled "Capital
vs. Culture: Challenges of
the Developing World,"
and will be in two parts,
with time after each sec­
tion for comments by
Wilfrid Mellers and Lou
Harrison and questions
from audience members .
Panelists will include Jane
Atkinson, Mine Eder,
Robert Goldman, Diane
Nelson, Roger Paget, Rich
Peck, David Savage and
Elliott Young and Vincent
McDermott .
Thursday, 7:30 pm: Wi­
lfrid Mellers will present "Perspectives on Music of
the Western World," fol­
lowed by reactions from
Harrison and Brown and
questions and comments
from the audience .
Friday, Feb. 13, 8 pm:
Concert in Evans Audito­
rium, "The Music of Lou
Harrison ." Tickets are $1
for LC students. Harrison
will join the gamelan or­
chestra performing three
of his compositions and
speak about the philoso­
phy that inspires his mu­
sic. Gil Seeley will con­
duct ensembles perform­
ing other works by
Harrison and a Mellers
composition . LC gains honor society
Honor, from page 1 " ------------
students must study at LC for five se­
mesters before they can be considered
for the society.
Six of LCs Phi Beta Kappa professors
have begun reviewing students ' tran­
scripts and will recommend about 40
seniors and 5 juniors for election into
the honor society. The committee must
distill this final group from 104 seniors
with gpas of 3.50 or above and 19 eli­
gible juniors with gpas of 3.75 or more.
"We examine the transcripts for
breadth and depth as well as overall ex­
cellence," says Williams . He adds that
depending on the strength of students'
records, the committee may recommend
more or less than their target of 10 per­
cent of seniors and 2 percent of juniors.
In March, LCs full body of 31 Phi Beta
Kappa professors and staff members will
vote on each student, probably follow­
ing the committee's recommendations
closely. Students will then be invited to
join, and on April 9, the new members
will be inducted as part of the inaugura­
tion ceremonies for LCs local chapter.
Phi Beta Kappa chapters are "shel There are honor societies
and there are honor societ­
ies, but the only one that
commands the respect of
everyone is Phi Beta
Kappa.
Evan Williams
Professor of Chemistry -------"
tered" at 256 colleges in the United
States. The first chapter was founded at
William and Mary College in December
1776. The University of Oregon and
Reed College have Oregon's first two
chapters, and LC and Willamett e will
open Oregon's third and fourth chapters
this year.
Williams comes from three genera­
tions of Phi Beta Kappa members , and
he hopes it will build a tradition at LC.
''I'm very excited about us having a chap­
ter, and very eager to start passing this
honor on to generations of Lewis &
Clark students in the future," he says.
News Briefs--- ~
Amnesty begins a new term
This semester, Amnesty Interna­
tional meets Wednesdays at 3 pm in
the Odell student lounge. Its mission
is to inform the LC community of
humans rights violations around the
globe. The following is a list of
projects it intends to focus on this
year:
Mar. 4 is the tentatively scheduled
date for a Vietnamese guest speaker
who will discuss the four years he
spent as a POW in a Vietnamese con­
centration camp.
Cara Shufelt will coordinate our
Kenya campaign which is intended to
pressure both the u.s. and Kenyan
governments to ensure the enforce­
ment of human rights as the political
turmoil in Kenya increases.
Alexis Gensberg is soliCiting sup­
port for the Zapatistas in the Mexi­
can state of Chiapas. The Zapatistas
are workers fighting for more au­
tonomy and equality of wealth and
resources in their region. This region
just happens to have the second larg­
est oil reserve in the western hemi­
sphere. On Feb. 9, there will be a rally
downtown in the financial district to
protest U.s. corporate support of the
Mexican government which has killed
hundreds of Zapatistas .
This year marks the 50th anniver-
-Classified -
FLEXIBILITY, INDEPENDENCE,
MEANING
Too much to askfor in ajob? Not if you
workfor Heart of America Northwest ,
the leading Hanford watchdog group.
We're looking for dedicated canvassers
to helpu us recruit new members in the
Portland area, 2+ nights/week . NO
QUOTAS!
Call Tiffany at (206) 382-1031
ALTERNATE SPRING BREAK
YOGA FEST WEEK
March 22-26
Hiking, music, yoga, dance, meditation,
sports, Oregon coastal range,
vegetarian, rideshares. $165
Free Magazine
1 -800-896-2387
http://members .aol.comlyogafest sary of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. To help celebrate ,
write a letter, make a poster, or attend
an Amnesty meeting.
Interested students should contact
AlexisGensberg gensberg@lclark.edu
or ttb@lclark.edu for more informa­
tion.
submitted by Amnesty International
Parker Palmer's book inspires
Parker Palmer, author of recent
book release "The Courage to Teach"
spent three days this week at Lewis
& Clark College working with the
graduate school faculty. In keeping
with his book's theme, Palmer worked
with professors on reconnecting with
their love of teaching. He spoke to stu­
dents, staff and faculty on Tuesday
night urging people to find ways to
seek a personal connection to their
work. He told stories about the great
teachers in his life and why they had
such an impact on him. Palmer rein­
forced the idea that teaching is a con­
nection between self and work.
Palmer's book was reqUired read­
ing for the entire graduate school fac­
ulty as well as many graduate school
students. His visit to LC simply rein­
forced the ideas many attendees had
already come into contact with
through his book.
submitted by Anne Klinefelter
SEIZED CARSjrom $175
Porsches, Cadillacs. Chevy's, BMW's,
Corvettes . Also Keeps. 4WD's. Your
Area. Toll Free J-800-218-9000A-J0350
Free Cash Grants!
College. Scholarships . Business.
Medical Bills. Never Repay. Toll Free 1-
800-218-9000 G-J0350
Summer Camp Jobs
for men and women. Hidden Valley
Camp interviewing February 12. Make
an appointment and get further
information at the Career Service Office.
LIVE!
ONE ON ONE!
Call Now!
1-900-680-7600 ext. 1302
3.99/min -Must be 18 or older
Serv-U 619-645-8434
February 6,·-1998· Rioneer t:.og 3~ ~.TI=~=.~~L~~!gg~4·~~==~~ .·.~()rLlI11 ~! ~·~4*"~,4'=d='1~""~~ ",~~·,,== '=H»=, ~
In big scheme of things, does anything we do matter?
commentary by
Sam Stone
Does anything we do matter?
The bitter cynic in me came
running for this idea, and
tripped. The cynic would like a
different question , because
nothing he's done in the last few
years has mattered one iota. And
he's not alone. He has lots of
company. Most of us manage to
flail away our meaningless lives
sitting around dirty tables cov­
ered with dead beer cans, star­
ing at the clock and praying for
4:20 to roll around. Every so of­
ten, however, one of us crawls
out of the reeking mire of life
and accomplishes something
amazing . (There's a Monica
Lewinsky joke here, I know it.) "----
Is there anything in
your life that's
changed because Bill
Clinton is president?
Probably not. On the
other hand, Joe
Lunatic in his two­
ton Chevy Suburban
can, in a moment of
forgetfulness, change
your life forever. -----"
ART BY AUBREY LYON Consider the case of Robert
Oppenheimer , the so-called "fa­
ther of the atomic bomb." With
a few select friends in tow he
founded the Manhattan Project
and, overnight, managed to
change both war and politics
forever-by killing millions of
Japanese , many of them civil­
ians. For everyone of those
people, and the billions born on
earth since, his life mattered
very much. Ironicall y, he later
went on to found the Federation
of American Scientists, whose
primary goal is to prevent the
misuse of atomic energy. in history-and later fought
against its use-l know abso­
lutely nothing about him. I don't
know whether or not he ever
saved anyone's life, or adopted
a stray cat, or helped an elderly
person with a bag of groceries .
Sure, Oppenheimer managed to
affect life on a grand scale, but
few others can hope to have the
same kind of impact on life as
we know it. What we can influ­
ence, the places where day-to­
day life can matter, are in the
little things. I've made a difference in her life.
Does that fact that I've human­
ized a formerly abused and abu­
sive cat mean anything in the
big picture of life? Of course
not, but when the chips of my
life are counted there has to be
at least one chip in there for her. cause I've never seen him mis­
treat anyone or anything, ever. ever. It's the day-to-day that's
important. (The Cynic still can't
believe I'm saying all of thiS, he
contends life is just a waste of
time. The Cynic is a shallow
man.)
What, the cynic asks, does
Robert Oppenheim er have to do
with life at Lewis & Clark Col­
lege? The answer is nothing.
Beyond the fact that he helped
create the most hideous weapon For instance, I have a cat -
Friday. Friday's not a very good
pet. Before I rescued her from
the Humane Society, she had
been abused. As a result, she's a
little weird. She spent the first
three months of her life with me
firmly ensconced behind the
toilet. She won't be picked up
(butcher-knife-long, razor­
sharp claws see to that) but,
nonetheless, I have to think that For your life to matter, you
simply have to see to it that
when the final tally is down you
have more in the bank than you
owe to creditors. It's not about
doing great things, it's about do­
ing good things. My father is the
greatest person I know, and it's
not because he's been success­
ful, although he has, but be-Even people in power rarely
manage to "change the world."
Take Bill Clinton, for example.
(Not literally, of course, Monica
already seems to have done
that.) He's managed to have al­
most zero impact on our soci­
ety, despite being presiden t.
Think about it, is there anything
in your life that's changed be­
cause Bill Clinton is president?
Probably not.
On the other hand, Joe Lu­
natic in his two-ton Chevy Sub­
urban can, in a moment of for­
getfulness, change your life for-In the end, there are a lot of
ways you can make your life
matter. Mow down a few cops
with an assault rifle, and your
life will matter quite a bit -to
the people who want to see it
ended. Give a lift to a friendly
hitchhiker and, aided by the ac­
quisition of some good karma,
your life will matter -to the
person you're helping. It's all
about the little details.
Letters to the editor--­
Independent bookstores
don't solve purchasing woes
I feel the need to take issue with some assump­
tions made about the arrangement struck by the So­
ciology/Anthropology and Gender Studies Depart­
ments with regard to the procurement of books. Be­
fore I go on, however, I must clarify my position. I
am a part-time employee of the bookstore, as well as
a Senior IA student. It is not my goal to be an apolo­
gist for the bookstore, and as you read on, what I
have to say will confirm that assertion .
As I am taking a class from one of those three,
above mentioned, departments, this term, I found
myself purchasing my books from one of the two
bookstores that were mentioned in your article.
For me, purchaSing from the proffered bookstore
meant that I would forego my traditional 20% dis­
count, as a Bookstore employee. Fine-I can handle
that, not a big deal for most of the students on cam­
pus who aren't employed by the bookstore.
The issue that gave me real pause was the fact that
by buying these books, we weren't being offered the
option of "Used" books, which would have been nice,
given the beleaguered state of my checkbook.
The other issue that made me question this whole
process was the fact that I had been in the bookstore
from which I was buying the books. After having been
there, I decided not to go back. In short -I do not
care for the politiCS of THIS bookstore any better than
[like the politics of Barnes & Noble. However, [ felt
an obligation to buy them given how they were of­
fered.
Truthfully , I do not think that either option is ac­
ceptable. I find it repellent that the school enjoys 10%
of the profit from the bookstore.
I'd rather that profits from the bookstore be re­
turned to the students, as is done at the U of O. For
that reason as well as the notion that we ought to
4 Pioneer log February 6, 1998 support independent bookstores, I believe that we
need to look towards other resources for our books.
Nevertheless, the bookstore offers us the opportunity
to purchase used books more cheaply than we could
otherwise, and carries books that the independent
bookstore simply won't due to the cost/risk ratio in­
volved in buying textbooks.
As students and faculty we need to find an alter­
native to B&N, but I don't believe that this is it. It
does not fulfill our needs as students closely enough
to be a viable option.
John McLellan Conway
Senior, International Affairs
Women can hold their own
in New York
We were surprised by the comment art professor,
Stewart Buettner, made in Katy Davidson 's article "LC
mirrors national gender trend on overseas trips." He
stated, "New York is a rough and tumble city. I might
have taken the group to other parts of the city if there
were more men. I might have been inclined to take
more venturesome trips."
limiting the NYC trip's activities based on gender
is denying the women and the men involved in the
trip the opportunity to experience New York City to
the full extent. Surely twenty women could defend
themselves if the challenge arose. Comments like
Buettner's help perpetuate the stereotype that women
are defenseless beings who need constant supervision
and protection by men. Most women have the ability
to trust their instincts and judge for themselves
whether the situation is dangerous or not. In the fu­
ture overseas trips' activities should not be limited
by gender stereotypes. Next time you are in New York,
Professor Buettner, please keep in mind that women
can tear it up too.
Sasha Alsop, Junior and
Becca Bernstein, Sophomore EDITORS-IN-CHIEF : Katy Davidson, Matthias Fripp
NEWS EDITOR: Angela Nusom
FORUM EDITOR: Judy Zawatzky
FEATURES EDITOR: Michael Folland
ARTS EDITOR: Josh Berezin . the
SPORTS EDITOR: David Kolek PIOneer Log
PHOTO EDITOR: Andy Park
ADS MANAGER: Karen Carrillo
WEBMASTER: Ryan Wise
ADVISER: Peter Christenson
STAFF WRITERS: Laura Benson, Samuel Brown,
Murray Cizon, Evan Elken, Linsel Greene,
Andrew Hudak, Erik Knight, Brian Lawrence,
Aubrey Lyon, John Mathis, Elina Palter,
Marianna Ritchey, Daniel Ruprecht, Colin
Ryono, Steve Schroeder, Mike Skrzynski, Sam
Stone, Jessica Tanner, Ryan Wise
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Erik Knight, Bibi Tucker
ARTISTS: Jason Anderson, Aubrey Lyon, Mike
Skrzynski
COpy EDITOR: Midori Wilson-Seppa
'The Pioneer Log serves to inform and educate
the Lewis & Clark community on issues of
concern to students, We do not discriminate
based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
disability, age or class. We reserve the ri~ht to
refuse to print any advertisement, submission,
or article that does not meet the ethical
standards of the Pioneer Log.
We welcome forum submissions from students
and letters to the editor from anyone. Letters to
the editor must be limited to 400 words and will
be edited for style and space considerations.
Send correspondence by mail, fax or electronic
mail to:
The Pioneer Log
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd, Box 121
Portland, OR 97219
phone: (503) 768-7146 fax: (503) 768-7130
E-mail: piolog@lclark.edu
Visit us at our streamlined website!
http://www .lclark.edu/ -piolog Environment vs. convenience: on the home front
commentary by
Brian Lawrence
An anonymous Lewis Cst Clark stu­
dent, whom I'll call "Devin," recently
expressed some concern about a campus
action. There is a little footpath near
Evans music building that for years has
facilitated student access to campus from
the head-in and parallel parking inside
Gate 1, behind Pamplin Sports Center.
Someone employed by the college no­
ticed that the little path was treacherous
when wet and so two little signs read­
ing, "No Pedestrian Access" appeared,
one at either end.
The signs are not discouraging
people, students and non-students alike,
from using the path. "The other day I
saw this little, old lady slipping around
all over the place trying to get up it,"
Devin reported. Just a few minutes of a
morning spent watching the path
showed several people falling face-first
into the muddy incline, while trying to
make their way to class. The signs don't
seem to have solved this problem, so
what would?
The path winds its way through what
could be called a "green space."
As such, environmental consider­
ations must be made. The alternative to
restricting use of the path would be mak­
ing it a safe thoroughfare by installing
gravel or adding a handrail. Some say
that this would be an example of the college stomping
with the "ugly-boot "
of human development
on the peaceful grace of
Mother Nature's treasure. Oth­
ers say that it's high time the col-
lege took the interests of its students
to heart and made such student sanc­
tioned shortcuts as safe to stroll as the
paved pedestrian paths on lower cam­
pus.
This debate between human interests
and the good of the biosphere rages on,
as a sometimes rude, sometimes insult­
ing, sometimes bloody testament to the
true state of anthropocentricity globally.
Locally, oh, who really knows? As stu­
dents, faculty, staff, and administrators,
we have enough to think about in our
own pursuits without worrying about
the safety and sanctity of one more an­
noyingly uncivilized tract of biological
chaos.
What must be done to bridge the
chasm between convenience and envi­
ronmental responsibility?
At present the possibilities are thus:
l. Survival of the fittest. Those of us
with expensive, Gore-Tex hiking boots would tread where we please as is our
market-given right. Those of us with
other image-specific footwear would ei­
ther find another route or brave the chal­
lenge and wear the inevitable mud stains
on our clothes as a symbol of our rejec­
tion of the much media-hyped image of
"outdoorsiness . "
2. The LC community could foot the
bill for a costlbenefit analysis of the situ­
ation. Such a report would compare the
benefits of different possible solutions
and the respective costs associated with
them: expense of the program, environ­
mental impact, stain removal, etc.
3. We could install technologically ad-/
.. ,.~.--.. / vanced per­
. / sonnel-sensing
. alarm systems and
razor-wire topped
chain-link blockades to
deter even the most stalwart
pedestrians from attempting
the dangerous endeavor of climb­
ing the forbidding embankment.
4. We could just pave the thing and
get back to the business of being an in­
stitution of higher learning and intellec­
tually enlightened trend-setters and fu­
ture policy-makers for our nation and the
world.
5. We could call the whole LC com­
munity together to have an informational
meeting and debate. Gathering under
one ro~f, sharing one space for discus­
sion, we could share our hopes, dreams,
desires, fears, and thoughts about the
little muddy path near Evans music
building.
So, to pave or not to pave, that is the
bastardized cliche. To answer (in the
form of a question) : Would solving this
complex, confUSing, and politically
charged question be worthwhile, consid­
ering the loss of personal entertainment,
sadistically gained by watching our peers
struggle and fail?
Brandin, Bolan, and Bert bring ·home t·he LChumor
[6r~(\d in. J
Kid, YOv Me felAlly
5ta(tin~ 1> "j'Y ., •. Mike Tyson to clash with Bert
in pay-per-piew ·Slamtacular'
by Samuel Brown
In a press release issued jointly today by Don King
and the letter W (the respective managers of Former
World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson and
beloved Muppet Bert) the two combatants declared
their intention to "collide in the ring" in what promot­
ers have dubbed a "slamtacular"-a reference to the
anxiously awaited contest of force that is contempo­
rary profeSSional boxing.
The fight, to be held in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas,
is a highly antiCipated sequel to last month's "Battle in
Seattle" between Mr. Tyson and Ernie. Although the
judges gave him high marks for style, Ernie's perfor­
mance was generally regarded as sub-par. Ernie's
trainer, Gordon, was quoted as saying, "We came to
win, but we lost focus in the third round."
The infamous third round, in which Tyson bit off
the Muppet's adorable nose, was repeatedly shown in
newscasts . The referee gave Mr. Tyson a "stern warn­
ing" before restraining the fight. "Ernie came out
strong," said Tyson in a high-pitched and ironically
childish voice, "but I feel that I am the better technical
boxer."
The letter W, a shady member of the alphabet
associated with such words as "weasel" and "wanton,"
augmented pre-fight tension with combative and
arrogant rhetoric . "We will win," said the letter.
Don King, in a shocking and unexpected move,
predicted a Tyson victory. "It is true that Bert has more
reach than Ernie. But Tyson is the
champ. He is the HOrrifically
POr"t1O).\I\~, u. A~ OK, like. ~t. ~plo\"8."'s, Yeo..~, 'Ttut. hu.vcl '"-.... t ,h le~,)i'i! C\ ....... k, Coll~t, ri6\..+? r~~,~ i* $"'ffIOse~ rlkW\or", +00. t..o~''''';IW!
Rc,I"\c.-bc. .... ? +. .... ,'" .... 'oou..\-'to % of /'. , Destructive Distributor of Decima­
tion, the Crown Prince of Destruc­
tion, and the Pontiff of Muppet
Obliteration . I personally have seen
him perform a prostatectomy in the
ring, using only three blows to the
stomach. Fight fans will not be
disappointed . " I ~c. ~,""e. '1' ~e\'"c. ? i '\ \ \ \
~~~~------~~
Mr. King also denied allegations
that he staged the crisis in Iraq in
order to sell unsold "Stormin­
Norman" commemorative memora­
bilia from the Gulf War Conflict. "I
am not working with Mr. Hussein. I
am a patriotic manipulator ," he
stated.
February 6, 1998 Pioneer Log 5 . . .. ,I1~~, ...... , _g . ___ re. ,-p F ea tu res on,. •• -,~ h'~_ """_
Rain doesn't have to bring you down
by Michael Folland
All praise goes to the rain. It
makes the grass green, the trees
tall, the rivers flow, and water­
falls, well, fall, but the downside
is the way that it affects people's
moods. Right now we are living
in the worst part of the year as
far as the weather goes.
When students look outside
day after day orily to see gray
clouds and puddle-filled side­
walks, many begin to feel that
grayness inside of themselves .
Too much rain and dreary
weather even goes so far as to
make some people depressed.
According to psychologist
and Director of the Counseling
Center John Schneider, there is
a definite increase in the num­
ber of students who seek coun­
seling during the rainy season.
Usually, the number of students
who go to the counseling cen­
ter in January and February is
double the number who go dur­
ing September and October.
Depression caused by the
weather is called Seasonal Affec-tive Disorder (SAD). Schneider
said that SAD is especially com­
mon among students who come
from warm climates. However,
there are also students who have
suffered from SAD their entire
life .
Some have observed that stu­
dents who have lived all their
life in the Northwest do not
think about the weather. Most
people who live here believe the
benefits of the rain and living
in Oregon outweigh the disad­
vantages.
It has been observed that
people who ate in the Bon on
rainy days during the first
couple months of school
showed noticeable change in
their behavior. There were fewer
food fights, conversations were
not as lively, and people seemed
to stare sadly out the windows
instead of at each other. The
answer to why people were act­
ing so sluggish seemed to be
right outside the rain-streaked
windows.
Do students feel down be­
cause of the actual rain or be­
cause they don't get outside as often? Maybe it's both, but
when the sky is clear and the
sun is shining brightly, some
students find themselves con­
tent wherever they may be.
When the weather is good, LC
students seem to be outside
running, playing, studying, or
just feeling happy.
Schneider said that it is im­
portant to make an effort to get
out to the mountains where the
weather can be more pleasant
or out to the coast just to see
some new scenery. Oregonians
have the attitude needed by ev­
eryone: you don't plan trips
based on the weather and you
have fun no matter how hard
it rains. It's also a good idea to
set aside time for exercise even
if it's indoors. Another tech­
nique that people with SAD use
is to shine a special light in
their face during a portion of
the day to make up for the lack
of sunlight.
There are psychologists
available for anyone to talk to
in the Counseling Center in
Templeton . Interested students
may call 768-7160 .
ART BY AUBREY LYON
Holy water helps purify students' spirits
commentary by
Linsel Greene
All kinds of curses go with the
rain. It makes the ground muddy,
the trees soggy, the rivers over­
flow, and roads treacherous, but
the upside is the way that it af­
fects the minds of people. Right
now we are beginning the best
part of the Portland year as far as the weather goes.
When students look outside day after day they see
the green trees being reflected off the puddle-filled side­
walks. Many people see a reflection of themselves in
those waters. Rain and dark clouds have a way of help­
ing us look deep within ourselves, for they cast a
shadow over our superficiality , and reveal our true es­
sences.
According to scholar and philosopher Gleen Sinlear,
there is an increase in the number of students who ques­
tion their own morality during the rainy season. "Stu­
dents find themselves unsure of their own identity, and
6 Pioneer Log February 6, 1998 A CONTINUING SERIES circle of life is renewed through this cycle, and they
allow the waters to rush over them, purifying their very
spirit.
BEWARE! The following Is a satire of
another article found In this section. To read,
take a deep breath, relax, and place your
tongue firmly In your cheek. When the weather is good, everyone on the LC cam­
pus seems to be outside running, playing, frolicking in
the grass, or just being generally active. There is usu­
ally little time for introspection or self-analysis.
the storm clouds have a tendency to help them wash
clean the image of themselves they have created dur­
ing the summer and fall."
This overload of rain causes a strange phenomenon
known as Cleansing Liquid, Enveloping And Reveal­
ing (CLEAR) . Sinker said that CLEAR is especially
common among students who come from dry climates.
Some students refuse the cleansing spirit of Mother
Nature's waters, and they never truly experience this
CLEAR phenomena. People seem to be getting used to the rain. I remem­
ber watching students eat in the Bon on rainy days
during the first couple of months of school. There was
a noticeable change in students' behavior; many tended
to sit alone, others seemed to stare off out the win­
dows, lost in thought. The answer to why people's at­
tentions were turned inward can only be attributed to
the downpour of spiritual energies.
I know people who have lived all their life in the
Northwest but avoid the weather or else really despise
the rain. Most people, however, realize that the great It is important to get out to the mountains when
the weather is pleasant, but when the weather gets
cloudy and rainy, remember, it is time for you to take a
swim in lake "you.» So have a positive attitude and
make sure to take this time to solve your inner con­
flicts, 'cause you won't have the time to later, especially
with spring sunshine just around the comer.
Let's go to Canada
by Jason Anderson
Kenya. Ecuador. Munich. Do these
names jingle any bells? Okay, how about
Scotland, London, Italy, Spain? By now
you should be thinking: "The Lewis and
Clark Overseas Program ." And what a
program it is. Not only does being a Pio
entitle you to a tradition of scholastic
and, admittedly, athletic excellence, but
for many of us the allegiance to orange
and black can send you whirling away
on life-changing adventures across the
globe and back. Well-not quite. For
while students have tasted all that Asia,
Africa, Australia, Europe and South
America have to offer, there is one pow­
erhouse which unfortunately has no seat
at our international dinner table. If you
have not already guessed, I am speak­
ing-with great respect--of Canada.
With minimal digging I discovered
that in 1973 Lewis and Clark sent thir­
teen students to Montreal. Apparently
the trip was discontinued , although his-tory has made it difficult to pinpoint an
exact reason why. Or has it? I talked to
the OverseaS/Off-Campus Programs of­
fice and learned that-until about ten
years ago--trips were planned on a more
sporadic basis, dependent on faculty in­
terest. What most likely happened with
Montreal is that a professor was struck
with the idea, lead the program and then
either lost interest or did not have the
time to head an encore presentation.
Recently, members of the language
department have expressed interest in a
journey to French-speaking Canada.
This experience would seem all too per­
fect for those students excited about cul­
tural immersion but perhaps a little ap­
prehensive of crossing the Atlantic. Un­
fortunately, as of now, a northern expe­
dition has yet to see the light of day.
Toronto . Ottawa. Calgary. After
twenty-five years of silence, is now not
the time to see those names included on
a wish list of unforgettable experiences?
This reporter says, "Yes. By God, yes." ""*'. Signs of life found in Greenwood Hills Cemetery
by Katy Davidson
Living amidst the vivacious air of Lewis
&. Clark College, one would not guess
death was sitting right around the corner.
If a student were to follow the series
of twists and turns away from LC on
Palatine Hill Road, however, he would
discover the truth. Its name is Green­
wood Hills Cemetery.
Any student who has attended LC for
more than a semester has undoubtedly
stumbled upon this cemetery at one time
or another. It is old and green and its
overgrow n foliage nearly consumes its
fully-functional neighbor, Riverview
Cemetery .
Many of the gravestones are tall and
ominous; some date back to the late
1800s. Interspersed between the graves
are large, moss-covered , knotty trees and
thickets of grass. Every time the sun goes
down, the scene lends itself to the mys­
terious unknown.
Perhaps this is why so many LC stu­
dents find the cemetery intriguing. It has
been known to students as a frequently­
visited spot during Halloween, but it is
also a popular nighttime landmark for car­
less students during all times of the year.
Helen Swank, one of the directors of
the non-profit organization that main­
tains the cemetery, had some interesting
things to say about Greenwood Hills.
Swank and some other concerned citi­
zens took it upon themselves to preserve
the cemetery when it was abandoned in
1987. She said it was founded in 1882
as a Masonic cemetery , then it switched
hands four or five times throughout the
years, until the last owner finally called
it quits and abandoned the land.
Both of Swank's grandparents are bur-ied there, so she said she had personal
interest in keeping the area clean and
accessible . Her group got permission
from the state to maintain the cemetery
in the late '80s.
Swank relayed two stories concern­
ing the Greenwood HilIslLC connec­
tion. She said the first happened two
or three years ago. One day she drove
to Greenwood Hills from her home in
Tigard to visit her grandparents '
graves. When she arrived at the site,
she discovered her grandmother's
headston e was missing.
Swank and her husband looked all
over the cemetery and came up empty­
handed. A few months later, she de­
cided to give in and purchase another
headstone. Before she had a chance to
do that, however, she received a call
from the Portland Police Departmen t.
They called to tell her the LC school
year had ended and all the students
had moved out of the residence halls.
Every door on campus opened up into
an empty room-except one. In that
room sat the headstone of Swank's
grandmother.
Swank and her husband thanked
the police and quickly replaced the
original stone in the ground.
Her second story described a more
recent event. Swank said she received
a call last month from a middle-aged
man who was an LC graduate . He
called to tell her that when he was in
school, he and some friends had found
a headstone in a gully in the cemetery.
They took it back to the residence
halls with them and let it rest among
their belongings during the semester.
When that school year ended, the
group of students took it down to Sa-lem and threw it in a slough.
Swank said the man had called to
apologize for what the students had
done. He said if he had ancestors there,
he would want to be able to find their
headstones in the proper place.
Swank and her devoted companions
work in the cemetery during their free
time. They have posted signs near the
entrance on Boones Ferry Road asking
for help and donations . She said Green­
wood Hills now has a nice atmosphere
for both students and families to visit,
but that the workload is constant.
"We still need help," she said. "We've
done a great deal, but we can't keep up
with the vandalism ." "----
All the students had
moved out of the resi­
dence halls. Every door
on campus opened up
into an empty room­
except one. In that
room sat the headstone
of Swank's grand­
mother.
------"
PHOTO BY ANDY PARK
'Greenwood Hills Cemetery is frequently visited by LC students.
•
call michael surface
at x7794 to sign up.
Carpoolers must pull into the parking space with at least two people in the vehicle.
Carpooling spots are reserved for carpoolers from 8 am until noon.
Carpool vehicles must show decal.
February 6, 1998 Pioneer Log 7 ---!'lo,l!~~l!:~ "., ... _~_".,,,,",, ______ Arts -,---' ~m'k~ ~,-,,--
Vincent McDermott bids farewell to college
by Matthias Fripp
Music professor Vincent McDermott
will present a pair of farewell concerts
Friday and Saturday, Feb 6 and 7, fea­
turing his compositions and the work of
eight of his former students who have
become established in the music world.
The concerts will alternate McDer­
mott's works with those of his former
students, reflecting McDermott 's attitude
that his influence on students has been
a vitally important part of his work.
"We have dipped into the musical pot
together," said McDermott . "We are not
all individuals in music. It's a flow, and
it's hard to tell who's a teacher and who's
a student, so I want to celebrate our com­
mon musicality ." Alumni composers will come for the
concert, mostly at their own expense,
from as far away as Korea, New York, and
Hawaii, as well as the Pacific Northwest.
Other performers include Lewis &: Clark
students, faculty, visiting composers , the
Oregon Repertory Singers, and local
music professionals .
The programs will include diverse
styles of music, from traditional harmo­
nies to an avant garde "happening " by
Greg Bowers, '93. Included in the pro­
gram is a revised scene from McDermotts
opera, Mata Hari, chamber music, elec­
tronic music and performances by the
Capella Nova choir, and LC's Venerable
Showers of Beauty Gamelan , which was
founded by McDermott .
"The concerts will cover nearly every genre of musical styles," said Gil Seeley,
chair of LC's music department and the
principle organizer of the concerts .
"They will show the breadth and the di­
versity of our graduates . Vincent encour­
aged his students to develop their own
style. Music composition has become a
vital aspect of our music program thanks
to Vincent."
McDermott taught composition and
world music at LC for twenty years. He
retired from teaching in December and
now lives in New York where he spends
his time composing . Giving up his dual
role as professor and composer hasn't
given him any difficulties yet.
''I'm enjoying myself immensely, " he
said. "Now I'm just a composer, so half
of my life is running on unabated ." Vincent McDermott's work will be
presented in two free concerts.
Bon Appetit's lunch buffet packs quite a punch
by Katy Davidson
Note: The purpose of this review was to
evaluate the restaurant, Bon Appetit, as
objectively as possible, as though I were a
visitor to Lewis & Clark College and I went
to eat there for lunch on a random day. To
accomplish a serious review, I attempted
to erase all possible recollections of eating
in the Bon in the past as an on-campus LC
student.
Unless you live in Las Vegas, a good,
cheap lunch buffet is a tough thing to
come by. Yet, strangely enough, there is
a specimen of this type of deluxe cafete­
ria-style eatery nestled atop Palatine Hill
at Lewis &: Clark College. It's called Bon
Appetit. I decided to check out Bon Appetit
for lunch one day. It seemed like $5.50
would be a good deal for an all-you-can­
eat lunch. I arrived at about 12:30 pm,
an hour and a half into the lunch pe­
riod.
My first impressions of this cafeteria
were shaped by the interesting interior
design choices. My eyes were drawn to
rows upon rows of incredibly large hang­
ing balls of luminescence. Following the
hanging theme, strung plastic vegetables
dangled over the salad bar section.
But, alas, the most important part of
any cafeteria is the food it serves. So, I
began my way down the line. The day of
my review, the main choices were
rattatole with brown rice and fresh veg­
etables, pasta with marinara or alfredo sauce, hamburgers , a deli bar, or bentos.
In addition to these options, there were
several types of pizza to choose from and
a special quiche feature.
I was impressed with the incredible
number of options. There was a salad bar
with nearly every type of topping and
salad dressing. There was a cereal bar and
a choice of soups (that day featured navy
bean with ham and creamy vegetable).
There were even a toaster oven and many
different types of breads to choose from.
(A curious sign sat on top of the toaster,
however ... something along the lines of,
"Be nice to the toaster oven. And NO
FIREs!!n Hmmm.) I was also pleasantly
surprised at the number of options I dis­
covered at the drink station.
All things considered , I chose the deli bar option. A friendly worker fixed a
tuna sandwich on dark rye bread with
cheddar cheese, tomatoes , and lettuce for
me. Then I shuffled through the lines and
decided to get some hot mixed veg­
etables. I handed my plate across a glass
barrier to the next worker and as she
scooped vegetables onto my plate next
to my personalized sandwich, my piece
of lettuce fell into the pan of rattatole.
As she picked up my piece of le~tuce, she
commented , "Your lettuce knows how
to fly!" To top off my meal, I opted for a
slice of qUiche.
I was satisfied with my food that day.
The sandwich had a healthy balance of
tuna and lettuce; the dark rye was firm,
see Bon, page 9
Hunt no further than Damon's, Williams' latest
by Marianna Ritchey
I don't know
about you, but
I've really been
hankering for
Robin Williams
in his "Oh cap­
tain, my captain"
mode. I mean,
Father's Day,Jack,
and Jumanji are
great movies in Movie Columnist
their own rights,
but a man like Robin needs an Awaken­
ings every now and then to kind of buff
up his reputation as a "legitimate " actor,
don't you think?
Good Will Hunting is this so-called
"buffing" movie. (Speaking of buff, how
old is Robin Williams? The movie inti­
mates that he's not too old to bench 285.
Those massive forearms we sampled in
Popeye * are still here.)
Good Will Hunting was written by
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, two rela­
tively unknown actors who've been
friends since they were babies. Damon
has been in a few fairly big pictures, in­
cluding his debut in Mystic Pizza, but
Affleck is a relative newcomer . Damon
and Affleck star next to Williams and
hold their own admirably .
Damon plays young Will Hunting, a
hoodlum from south Boston who's been
in and out of juvenile hall and jail all his
life. The awesome twist is that he is also
a mathematical genius. Discovered by a
Fields Medal-winning professor, Damon
is forced into therapy, in return for which
he gets out of jail and gets to sit around
and do equations all day. Williams, bless
his heart, plays Sean, the extremely pa-the tic yet brilliant psychology professor
who finally gets through to Will.
This is a great movie. I don't often say
that in all seriousness , but this time I'm
forced to. The script is superb, the story
can't be beat, and the actors, all of them,
are marvelous . We even get a good bit of
Minnie Driver (Grosse Pointe Blank) as
Will's Stanford-bound girlfriend . I love
Minnie Driver. Did you know she's Brit­
ish?
Though Damon will get most of the
hype from this film, his buddy Affleck
does a great job as well, playing Chucky,
Will's best friend and fellow hoodlum .
He's got the most interesting face, and
he plays his part perfectly. There's even
a randomly hilarious scene in which he
pretends to be Will, asking the execu­
tives of some mega-huge company for a
"retainer" of 200 bucks to insure that
their salary offer of 84 thousand dollars'
a year is legitimate .
The movie delves deeply into Will's
struggle to decide what he wants and just
what kind of person he really is. Is he
the thug from Southie who drinks all
night with Chucky and the gang and gets
thrown in jail for assaulting an officer?
Or does he really want to jump into the
academic recognition that part of him
knows he deserves? As his relationship
with Sean progresses, we learn more and
more about Wills past, his problems and
his desires.
The best part of the movie is that as
Sean begins the process of saving and
healing Will, he finds himself being
saved as well. The relationships in the
movie are well developed and believable,
and Williams is, as always, superb.
*those weren't his real arms.
8 Pioneer Log February 6, 1998 Minnie Driver and Matt Damon explore young love in Good Will Hunting.
~ktAf Tl(k~h
. (T"'~A~ Aclv\(~
N\(~ f>~o,(~
Travel
1430 SW Park Ave.
Portland
(5031.228-1900 AND FIXTURES
CLOSE TO PSU AND
'" PUBLIC LIBRARY
GOOD LANDLORD. Many films worthy of Academy Award in 1998
by Colin Ryono
The nominations for the 1998 Acad­
emy Awards will be announced in Los
Angeles early in the morning of Feb. 10.
But the movie buffs who can't wait that
long are likely to be found debating on
the actors, actresses and filmmakers who
will be up for a chance at the gold statu­
ette come Mar. 25. Therefore , here are
my predictions for the top categories of
the Oscars.
BEST ACTOR: I predict a mixture of established and new faces. Jack
Nicholson delivered a performance in his
trademark style and looked like he was
having the time of his life in the roman­
tic comedy As Good As It Gets (for which
he won a Golden Globe). Nicholson
showed a rare romantic side to his screen
persona, which made him espeCially en­
dearing here.
Almost 30 years after his (and
Nicholson 's) revolutionary performance
in Easy Rider, Peter Fonda's performance
in the independent release Ulee's Gold
won the hearts of critics all over the
DJ Shadow hits, misses
with new B-side collection
by Ryan Wise
Sacramento artist DJ Shadow made a
big splash in 1996 with Endtroducing, a
collection of thick hip-hop beats paired
with quiet, exotic colors and clever
samples. Shadow's style pays homage to
the earlier, fresh hip-hop days of Grand­
master Flash. Endtroducing's follow-up,
Preemptive Strike, a collection of singles,
B-sides, and rare imports, still keeps that
fresh live mix sound, but too many times
lets it go stale.
Shadow, aka Josh Davis, lifts off the
record with some inventive scratch and
sample work on "InlFlux," with a hip
beat and a warm vinyl sound, complete
with pops and clicks. His inventive use
of wispy keyboards gives the track a
light, Ooating, ethereal feel.
"HindSight " falls Oat most of the time
with its sparse, little-changing jam beat
style. Some interesting samples save this
piece, including the sound of a storm
trooper from Star Wars.
The disc's low point is the four-part
"What Does Your Soul Look Like," a sol-emn, introspective piece that relies too
heavily on one beat and one riff. Part Two
is 13 minutes of a one-bar guitar riff.
The album concludes with "High
Noon" and "Organ Donor," two adrena­
line-infused , winding pieces whose
grooves suck you in, force you to dance,
and leave you hungry for more.
In short, better time wout-d be spent
on Endtroducing. This one's for hardcore
fans only.
Bon offers array of choices
Bon, from page 8
but not stale. My plate of vegetables
seemed a bit bland, but they were hot
and steamy.
I was most impressed with the quiche.
Again, balance was a major theme in this
dish. Neither the cheese, the crust, nor
the egg-filler overwhelmed the other in­
gredients. The crust was light and Ouffy
and the tiny pieces of broccoli were ten­
der. After this, I could not even bear to
face the many dessert options ... I was
already too full.
Upon leaving, I realized that I had a positive opinion of the Bon Appetit caf­
eteria. The workers were friendly and
helpful and the room had an easy-going,
informal air. Most importantly , I was of­
fered a wide selection of dishes, desserts,
and drinks.
Regular Bon Appetit patrons tell me
of a catch, however. Apparently, students
who live on the LC campus are required
to eat there. On a random day, during a
random lunch hour, Bon Appetit fit my
fancy. But it truly would be hard to imag­
ine entering those double doors, day in
day out, because I was required to do so.
New movie releases
Feb 6:
Blues Brothers 2000
Dan Akroyd revives the role of Elwood Blues, sans John Belushi's Jake.
John Goodman steps in instead as Mighty Mack McTeer.
Showing everywhere .
The Replacement Killers
Chow Yun-Fat stars as John Lee, a former assassin unwillingly hired to
kill a police detective in exchange for his family'S safe passage from
Beijing. Mira Sorvino stars as the document forger who helps Yun-Fat
stay one step ahead of their hunters.
Showing everywhere .
Afterglow
Nick Nolte is fix-it man Lucky, who pays more attention to his female
hirees than his wife Phyllis Oulie Christie) , an ex-B-movie actress. Across
town, Marianne and Jeffrey have marriage troubles as well, leading to an
affair when Marianne hires Lucky to fix the apartment. Phyllis and
Jeffrey fall for each other while tracking their spouses.
Showing at KOIN Cinemas.
Oscar and Lucinda
Based on Peter Carey's novel of the same name, Ralph Fiennes and Cate
Blanchett make a wager that Fiennes, a clergyman, cannot move
Blanchett's church made of glass into the Australian Outback.
Showing at KOIN Cinemas. country, in a role that some noted ech­
oed his screen legend father. Fonda also
won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in
a Drama, so his nomination is practically
a given. Robert Duvall finished a project
he had been working on for several de­
cades, The Apostle, which he also wrote
and directed: a frighteningl y intense per­
formance and a culmination of Duvall's
remarkable career.
The two newcomers that I predict will
find themselves with nominations are
Matt Damon for Good Will Hunting, and
Dijimon Hounsou for Amistad. Damon
also co-wrote his film with his best friend
and fellow actor Ben AfOeck while still
in college (they are favorites for the Best
Original Screenplay Oscar) and has
shown himself to be one of the major
promises of Hollywood 's latest genera­
tion. Hounsou , as a leader of a slave re­
bellion on trial, struck audiences and
critics alike with his moving and formi­
dable presence on screen. Director
Steven Spielberg chose to have nearly all
lines in the native African language, not
even translated at points.
BEST ACTRESS: English actress Kate
Winslet, nominated two years ago for her
performance in Sense & Sensibility,
showed herself to be especially strong in
the beautifully-assembled cast of James
Cameron's epic, Titanic. Emmy-winning
actress Helen Hunt showed the ability
to be just as effective on the big screen
as the comic foil to Nicholson in As Good
As It Gets. Three actresses from indepen­
dent films are likely to be nominated this
year: Helena Bonham Carter for The
Wings of the Dove, Judi Dench for Her
Majesty Mrs. Brown and Joan Allen in The
Ice Storm. If these predictions come true
(and they should), this reflects the con­
tinuing major trend by the Academy to
La Musica Rock recognize smaller, independent works, a
trend that began with the huge surprise
of The Crying Game in 1992.
BEST PICTURE : It is hard to pick
which films will be nominated this year,
as many are worthy. To predict, however:
James L. Brooks's As Good As It Gets,
which fared quite well at the Golden
Globes (picking up three major awards
and several more nomination s).
The marvelous epic Titanic by James
Cameron will not be ignored for all of
the blood, sweat, and tears (from audi­
ences) that went into it, not to mention
its huge success at the box office, some­
thing which always attracts the
Academy's capitalist eye.
The entire cast of Good Will Hunting
deserves an Academy Award nomination .
If only there were more spaces in each
category. (Robin Williams is favored to
win an Oscar in the Best Supporting Ac­
tor category.) It will surely pick up the
top nomination this year.
Steven Spielberg'S Amistad, albeit
somewhat controversial, again brought
audiences to see the brilliance that is
Spielberg 's legacy. Not enough plaudits
can be given this man; he is unarguably
the best filmmaker of our time. However,
while he will most likely be nominated ,
Amistad was counted by critics as lack­
ing in some areas and therefore , is not a
top contender for the award.
LA Confidential has already won a
Best Drama nomination in the Golden
Globes, and Best Picture from (deep
breath) the Boston Society of Film Crit­
ics, the Los Angeles Film Critics Asso­
ciation, National Board of Review, Na­
tional Society of Film Critics Awards, and
the New York Film Critics Circle. Go
ahead, try to guess what film I think will
win this year.
Ska: Disco of the 1990s?
by Murray Cizon
A conversation I had recently with
a friend introduced the idea that ska
music is the
disco of the '90s.
With its mo­
notonous, re­
dundant beat,
silly clothes, and
"flash-in-the­
pan" written all
over its popular
cultural signifi- Music Columnist
cance, ska could
very well be the latter-half-of-the-de­
cade trend that everyone looks back
upon with a mixture of horror and
ironic humor. A large difference be­
tween the two genres is that no mat­
ter how badly it tries, ska will never
be as pervasive as disco was.
But, what about these silly so­
called "Rude Boys?" A classic example
of nostalgia for an age that never ex­
isted. Mods listening to ska? Although
ska was popular in the Caribbean sub­
culture of London in the early and
mid 60s, it most certainly wasn't con­
sidered "Mod music." That distinc­
tion was given to bands like the Who,
the Kinks, and possibly the Zombies
as well. All aggressive R&B-based
rock bands with nary a horn section
or anyone "skankin ' to da' beat." Sure
they rode Vespas, wore pork-pie hats
and cheap suits, but these kids didn't
listen to ska -they were a part of a
musical subculture that formed as a
reaction to the previous rock genera­
tion-the "Rockers ."
If you want to picture Rockers,
think of a Rev. Horton Heat concert. Greased hair, blue jeans, Lucky Strike
cigarettes . Rockers don't ride Vespa
scooters, they ride Harleys (or, these
days, Hondas) . Mods hated Rockers,
and for a classic illustration listen to
or rent a copy of The Who's 1974 clas­
sic Quadrophoenia . But, back to this
whole ska thing.
Aside from the lack of creativity
ska bands have (don't try to tell me
there are sub-genres of ska, they all
use the same damn beat and song
structure), ska bands have really hor­
rible taste when it comes to naming
themselves . For example, the
"Skatalites ," "Skavoovie,"
"Mephiskapheles," "Flex Skapacitor "
(I kid you not). Ska compilation CDs
have titles like Skarmageddon and
CaliforniaSkaquake . Now, I know ev­
ery ska band doesn't attempt to use
those three letters in their name, but
enough is enough, people!
This could all be viewed as a youth
movement for kids who desperately
want to identify with other kids. (See
also punk, metal, rap, country, and,
hell, any genre except maybe Frank
Sinatra-uh-oh-"swingers"). But, I
like to view it as an annoying blem­
ish on the musical landscape rearing
its ugly Mighty Mighty "Come On
Eileen" head on my radio dial when I
desperately want to hear Puffy
Combs. The real tragedy to all this is
that since ska isn't as huge as disco
was, it won't suffer such a hard and
humiliating fall like disco did. (N.B.
-Take all this with a rock of crack,
as I am a total hypocrite and actually
like a couple of ska bands. It's just that
I hate most of them).
February 6, 1998 Pioneer Log 9 Cheap thrills found
at Rose Garden
by David Kolek
I would argue that there is no better form of quality,
legal entertainment for under $10 than a Portland
Winterhawks ice hockey game at the Rose Garden.
Okay, so even the cheapest seats cost $11 after the
all-encompassing "handling charge" is tacked on. Add
to that the cost of unappetizing concessions, and the
truly outrageous $6 parking fee and you're talking more
like $20.
For all the hard-earned cash, however, I personally
guarantee you are going to get what you paid for.
So, what exactly is that, you ask?
Try three periods of end-to-end hockey action, lots
of spectacular stick handling, countless incredible
goals, and let's not forget the gratuitous brawling.
The Hawks, as the locals like to call them, are en­
joying their best season in two decades. Don't get too
excited, Portland fans, but I think they have a legiti­
mate shot at capturing the coveted Memorial Cup and
bringing it back to the Rose City where it belongs.
My Portland hockey experience took place a few
weeks back when the Hawks were celebrating "Cam
Neely Night" at the Rose Garden. This celebration is
part of the fifteenth anniversary gala marking the last
time the Hawks brought the glory of the Memorial Cup
to Portland back in 1983.
Neely, whom many of you remember as a gritty goal­
scorer for the Boston Bruins of the NHL, was reduced
to tears by the outpouring of gratitude that showered
down to him from Portland's finest hockey fans.
Indeed, Neely credited "the enthusiastic support"
of Portland fans as a primary factor in the glorious tri­
umph of 1983. Neely went as far as saying that the
fans were sort of an amorphous Most Valuable Player
on that championship squad. You can trust me when I
tell you, there were not many dry eyes in the near ca­
pacity crowd when Neely finished speaking .
Unfortunately, there was still a game to be played
after all of this emotion, and the two teams were qUick
to remind the fans of this fact.
This game pitted two bitter Northwest rivals, the
Seattle Thunderbirds and the hometown Winterhawks.
The hard hitting and aggressiveness was evidence of
the "blood rivalry" that exists between these two cities
which are still fighting it out for "Grunge Supremacy "
in the waning days of the 1990s.
It's safe to say both squads wanted the bragging rights
for the Pacific Northwest that would come with a vic­
tory in this game and thus the sparks were flying early
down on the ice.
The T-Birds, as they are called among hockey afi­
cionados , scored two early goals in the first five min­
utes of play. These goal-tending lapses brought out the
see Hockey Thrills, page 11 LC returns to dominating style
PHOTO BY ANDY PARK
Brooks Meek (center) stares down the opposition during LC's victory over Seattle University.
by Steve Schroeder
Lewis &: Clark's men's basketball squad entered
last weekend looking to get back on solid ground.
The Pioneers had dropped to third place in the NCIC
conference , and to 20th in the national rankings.
One more conference loss would really hurt the
Pioneer's chances for qualifying for post-season play.
The prospect of facing the University ofPuget Sound
and Seattle University, two of the NCIC's lower ech­
elon teams, was promising for LC.
The Pioneers traveled to Tacoma, Wash., onJan.
30 to face Puget Sound. Their play in this game was
similar to many of their recent conference games.
They won, but the victory was harder than it should
have been.
The Loggers, with a record of just 3-6 in the con­
ference going into the game, is a team that the Pio­
neers' pure athleticism and talent should overpower ,
but of late, the Pioneers have been playing down to
the level of their competition .
Despite their intitial difficulties, the Pioneers did
ultimately win the game 73-60. Brooks Meek led all
scorers with 22 points. Whitney Brake contributed
18 points and led the team with 8 rebounds .
Seattle University, the NCIC's newest member, came to Pamplin Sports Center onJan. 31. A much
better looking Pioneer squad showed up for this
game, and though the final score looked similar to
the previous game, LC showed spunk in this vic­
tory.
This game was decided early in the second half,
as the Pioneers have tended to win their games this
season, with a spurt of fastbreak style offense.
Guards Josh Ulmer and Chance Gilford both
played increased amounts of time, due to an ankle
injury that kept staring point guard Carl Schreck
out of the game.
Ulmer hit two big three point baskets and had
two steals. Whitney Brake was very impressive in
the post, scoring 24 points for the game. Senior Jeff
Flowers put in another stellar effort, and brought
down a career high 18 rebounds .
The Pioneers were up by twenty for most of the
second half, until the final few minutes when Se­
attle got a couple of garbage baskets off a lackadai­
sical bench squad for the Pioneers. The Pioneers
ended up taking this one by a score of 76-62
These wins moved the Pioneers up to second
place in the NCIC, and let them control their des-
see Basketball, page 11
Holder's perseverance extends to both swimming and studies
by Mike Folland
Outside of the pool, sophomore swimmer Andy
Holder enjoys laughing , joking, and socializing . But
one should not be fooled, because underneath his
modesty and charm, Holder is an unassuming talented
swimmer who makes hard work and dedication a habit.
Holder is all business when he jumps into the pool for
at least two hours of practice every day.
While picking his gums out of his braces after get­
ting smacked in the face with a soccer ball as a kid,
Holder decided that he was destined to be more suc­
cessful in a non-contact sport.
Holder has been swimming since he was eight years
old.
As a kid, Holder was ·a natural swimmer and ex­
celled in his age group. In high school, Holder's hopes
of getting a swimming scholarship were re-energized
when he was invited to an Olympic training camp in
Colorado during the summer prior to his junior year.
He led his swim team to a state victory in his senior
year.
Now as a sophomore at Lewis &: Clark, he is a vital
asset to the swim team.
Holder is a member of what Coach Tom Weltchek
calls, "the iron crew." There are only three members
on the men's swim team so each has to compete in three
events during each meet. Andy has competed in events
1 0 Pioneer Log February 6, 1998 such as the mile, 400 yard individual medley, and 200
yard breaststroke, all in one meet.
"While this is an exceptional feat, it is the attitude
that he does it with. He does it with a smile and he
races hard," says Coach Weltchek. Holder's teammate
Kevin Anderson added, "He is a hard worker in the
water and you can't ask for more than that from a team­
mate."
During theJan. 31 meet against Willamette, Holder
was sick with a high fever and felt nauseous . Even
though it appeared that the team had lost the meet,
Holder refused to give up and swam all of his events
except for the 400 1M. Coach Weltchek said, "There is
a new principle that you come and you swim hard.
Andy is key in establishing that principle ."
When asked what gave him the drive to swim de­
spite how sick he felt, Holder replied, "I just call it
habit at this point. I couldn't be there and not swim.
That just wasn't something that even crossed my mind."
Holder enjoys the way swimming makes him feel,
but more importantly, swimming has helped him aca­
demically and vice versa. "When I am doing well in
the pool I am invariably doing well in school. There is
no real boundary between the two. I see too many simi­
larities for them to be two separate spheres in my life.
I just keep swimming to maintain this balance that I've
always had." Holder has earned himself the respect of his profes­
sors including Professor of Political Science Robert
Eisinger. "Andy is one of the better students that I've
eyer encountered at Lewis &: Clark or anywhere . His
independent study about positivism reveals he has the
intelligence and creativity of a graduate student at the
risk of sounding hyperbolic . I can safely say that Andy
personifies the best and the brightest ," said Eisinger.
Anderson describes Holder as the "social coordina ­
tor" of the team. In addition, Anderson says, "He is
funny as hell which makes things a lot easier."
Holder says that the team was able to bond together
more strongly than in past years and that they are a
tightly-knit group of people.
He has a great deal of respect for his coach, whom
Holder calls an "innovator " because of the way in which
he brings in new ideas to help improve performance
and cares about what they are actually accomplishing
in the pool during practice.
Holder attributes his success and accomplishments
to his parents, friends, and the coaches who have sup­
ported him. Holder is genuine and kind as well as in­
ordinately modest about his talents.
As the swim season closes out, students should take
advantage of the opportunity to watch this athlete in
action. He gives his all in every practice and meet and
is a pleasure to watch. ----------~~-- ~--~--=----------------~ ---- --~--------~ -
Hoopsters struggle in 2nd half, lose two
by Daniel Ruprecht
The Pioneer women hoopsters
dropped a pair of conference games last
weekend, falling to University of Puget
Sound in Tacoma on Friday and to Se­
attle University at home the following
evening.
Against UPS, Lewis & Clark could not
overcome the Loggers' eight-pOint half­
time lead and lost by a final score of 68-
48. Sophomore Sonja Peterson and se­
nior Liza Getches led the Pioneers with
ten points apiece. Junior Kim Howard
collected eight rebounds in the lOSing
effort.
LC got out to a fast start Saturday
night in Pamplin Sports Center against
the Chieftains . The Pi os led 9-2 after just
four and a half minutes of play, and held
an 18-7 lead after a Getches 3-pointer
with 11 minutes remaining . Gwen
Forrest's 3-point play with 9:37 to go
gave LC its biggest lead, 21-9. Seattle U. went on an 18-6 run over
the next nine minutes to tie the game at
27. Two free throws by Getches with 53
seconds left in the half gave the Pioneers
a narrow 29-27 half-time lead.
In the second half the Chieftains
grabbed the lead and went on to a 59-49
win. Seattle shot an amazing 87.5 per­
cent from the free throw line, making 28
of 32 free throws, compared to the Pio­
neers' 7 on4. LC was also hampered by
a 31.7 percent field goal percentage .
The loss drops LC to 3-15 overall and
2-10 in conference play.
Getches accounted for nearly half of
LC's points against Seattle, scoring 24 on
8-21 shooting including four 3-pointers .
She also led the team with nine re­
bounds.
The Pioneers return to action tonight
in Salem against Willamette and tomor­
row evening at home versus George Fox
University . PHOTO BY ANDY PARK
A Pioneer puts up for two.
Season heats up Spirit Rousers bring pride back
Basketball, from page 10
tiny in regards to winning the
NCIC title.
They are only one-half game be­
hind Whitworth in the conference
standings.
With the victories over the
weekend, LC also moved up to
twelvth in the national rankings.
PHOTO BY ANDY This national ranking may play
a direct role in whether the Pio­
neers make the NAIA national
tournament in March. If the Pio­
neers do not win the NCIC con­
ference, which earns an automatic
bid to the tournament, they will
need a high national ranking to
have any hope of receiving an at­
large bid. Monte Mills, Kelii Moreau, and Ryan Gerrish cheer on the Pioneers.
These wins should also bolster
the squad's confidence. Their
strong play against Seattle, with­
out their starting point guard,
proves that this team can rise
above adverSity.
This weekend's action is very
important to the team's season suc­
cess. The Pioneers are playing two
of the biggest games of the season,
and in the process they are chas­
ing the conference championship .
The Pioneers will be playing
Willamette tonight, down in Sa­
lem. Willamette handed the Pio­
neers one of their four losses early
in January in Pamplin Sports Cen­
ter. This was a bitter loss for the
Pioneers, and a win down in Sa­
lem would serve as redemption.
The Pioneers play host to
George Fox on Saturday, Feb. 7 in
Pamplin. A victory for George Fox
would propel them ahead of the
Pioneers in the race for the con­
ference championship.
The team is heading down the
home stretch of the season and the
next few weeks are bound to get
exciting. by David Kolek
Raining down insults in cloudbursts
not unlike those so common for this in­
clement region, the Lewis &: Clark Spirit
Rousers (LCSR) are bringing a long ex­
tinct entity back to sports life on Palatine
Hill: spirit.
LC students Brian Arvidson, Ryan
Gerrish, Monte Mills, and Kelii Moreau,
without prodding from any higher au­
thority, have taken it upon themselves
to bring excitement back home sporting
events. In the process they are making
opposing teams wish they didn't have to
travel up Palatine Hill.
If you have been to a basketball game
this season you know what I am talking
about. Their "court presence" is hard to
miss if you are anywhere near the build­
ing on the night of games.
For those who have not had the op­
portunity to take in a game of roundball
in Pamplin, I will attempt to describe
them. It is important to note, however,
that the LCSR, or "The Nasty Boys," as
they are affectionately known by their
fellow LC fans, can only be fully experi­
enced in one hundred percent, full-color,
real life.
These four athletic men often arrive
at the games just as
Would you like to work at a Wyomin& Guest Ranch this summer? the LC men's team
is filing out onto
the court. ~
The A Bar A Guest Ranch is on 140,000 private acres of
southern Wyoming, surrounded by national forest and wilderness
area. We have openings in all areas of guest services. If you are
available from early June to late August or the end of September,
w~ would.like to talk with you about the possibility of working
WIth us thIS summer. The manager, Bob Howe, will be
interviewing on campus February 10.
To arrange an interview or get an application check at the
Careers Office. Or, check us out on-line and get an application
at: www.coolworks.comla-bar-aldefault.htm Questions?
Call (303) 838-1950 or email usatabararanch@aol.com. The standard at­
tire includes tight
orange t-shirts,
black sweatpants,
heavy orange and
black face paint,
and other assorted
LC inspired gear.
The Nasty Boys
bring large, orange
emergency cones to amplify their eloquent heckling to new
and insulting heights. The fact that these
offensive cones match LC's colors only
adds to the ambiance.
Once the game is underway, the psy­
chological war begins between the LCSR
and whatever unlucky squad has wan­
dered into Pamplin.
Often a particular player is singled out
by the rabble rousers based purely on
outside appearances . Whenever this
player handles the ball, the LCSR bom­
bard this player with jeers. Verbal gems
from past games have included "loser,"
"geek," and "baldy."
This is not to say that LCSR is not
family entertainment. All of their verbal
attacks are clean enough for a PG-13
audience . The Nasty Boys are more bark
than bite, as Mills suggests: "We wanted
to tum the heckling into a more posi­
tive experience."
They accomplish this by focusing
most of their attention on energizing the
crowd in support of the Pioneers.
Mills and Moreau are well known for
their interactive antics. One memorable
prank saw them bring back the 1980s
crowd fad, "The Wave," to surprised
spectators .
Indeed, the well-organized cheering
of the crowd has been so raucous this
season, referees had difficulty hearing the
buzzer sound in a recent game against
Linfield College. If the officials can't even
hear the buzzer, opposing players must
be even more off balance due to the
cheering multitudes .
The term "home court advantage" has
been given new life thanks to this band
of bohemian sports fans known as LCSR.
Mills is quick to point out that LCSR's
loyalties do not just lie with basketball,
"It's not just about men's basketball, it's
about bringing back pride at LC. n Puckr Portland style
Hockey Thrills, from page 10
"boo-birds" from the Garden's pris­
tine rafters.
The Hawks fired back with five
unanswered goals over the course
of the game and took the victory
by the final of 5-2.
For the moment, the Hawks
hold hegemony over Seattle,
Prince George, and Moose Jaw.
Sometimes, it really feels great to
be living in this sovereign state
known as Oregon.
But the entertainment didn't
stop there.
As I have observed in the past,
no town knows how to put on a
professional sporting event with
more class than our own city of
Portland. The Winter Hawk orga­
nization certainly didn't disappoint
on this night with a combination
of wacky promotions and compe­
titions for the fans during both in­
termissions.
The highlight was the Marriot
Blimp. During both intermissions,
this enormous indoor dirigible tan­
talized the fans by dangling "won­
derful prizes" from its clutches as
it floated around the cozy environs
of the Garden.
For the second year iri a row, I
watched in amazement as thou­
sands of desperate Rose Garden
fans pushed, shoved and generally
writhed in their seats at the hope
of catching some worthless "prize"
dropped from the skies above
them.
I couldn't help but wonder why
people go so crazy whenever the
word "free" is attached to a prod­
uct. What if this floating bastion
of rampant capitalism was drop­
ping pieces of heavy artillery for
free? Would my fellow Portland
sports fans be so thrilled then?
Last, but certainly not least in
the eyes of the crowd, was the gra­
tuitous fighting. That's right, drop'
the gloves and fight for the home­
town pride.
I am proud to report that the
Hawks came out on top in this part
of the game also. Just before the
final hom sounded, a brawl broke
out after a scramble for a loose
puck. All ten players, minus the
pacifist net-minders, became em­
broiled in the melee.
This was even more exciting to
the crowd than the blimp. In fact,
it was the most animated the
crowd was the entire night. Like
sharks smelling an ounce of blood
in millions of gallons of water, the
multitude became entranced by
the fighting frenzy taking place on
the ice below them.
Several of the Hawk players, not
even bloodied from their brief
bouts with the boys from Seattle,
skated slowly off the ice to the
rousing ovation of appreciative
fans. Game misconduct penalties
were parceled out like gifts on
Christmas Day and order was re­
stored.
The final hom sounded mo­
ments later, and the freshly agi­
tated fans filed out of the Rose
Garden in search of blood.
Though it certainly isn't on par
with play in the National Hockey
League, my visit in the realm of
Junior Hockey was well rewarded .
I look forward to the playoffs,
and I know that all of Portland will
come together with me to support
our Hawks as they challenge for
the Memorial Cup.
Let's help them bring the glory
back to the Rose City.
February 6, 1998 Pioneer Log 11 -publick occurrenCeSbYMikeSk~ynSki
Feb Feb Philosophy Colloqium Feb
6 8 presented by Curtis Johnson 13
Saying farewell in style, in Miller 305 from 3:15 PDV Concert The Music of SOFA Sunday Flashbacks to 5 pm.
professor of music Vincent featuring hardnosed Men In Lou Harrison conduded by
McDermott along with former Black at 1 pm in the Council The Pamplin Distinguished Gil Seeley with remarks by
students will perform a Chamber. Visitors (PDV) Ledure will be Lou Harrison in the
Composition Recital at 8 pm World Cultures and Music: auditorium of the Evans
in the auditorium of Evans Feb Traditional Concepts, Modern Music Building at 8 pm.
Music Building. 9 Realities by Robert E. Brown
at 7:30 pm in the Council The One-Acts continue in the
Black Box in Fir Acres Theatre
Feb Physics Colloqium: The Chamber. at 7 and 10 pm for the slim
7 Evolution of a Revolution: price of $1.
Monette Trumpets will be Later get funked with music
SOFA Cinema presents the presented by instrument and in the Rusty Nail at 8 pm. Bluegrass at its college best
John Woo powerhouse Face/ mouthpiece maker David with the Foggy Notion Boys
Off. Look for it at 7:30 and Monette and symphony Feb in the Plattform at 9 pm.
10 pm in the Council trumpeter Dave Bamonte in
Chamber. Rm 204 in Olin at 4 pm. 12 Hum will play at La Luna
There will be pre-colloqium PDV Forum Capital vs. with Sunset Valley and Shiner
McDermott and former discussions and refreshments Culture: Challenges of the at 9:30 pm. Cost $8 in
students play again at 8 pm in the Olin Library lounge. Developing World by faculty, advance.
in the Evans Auditorium. students, and distinguished
Feb visitors at 4 pm in the Council Greg Allman and Friends will
The (Almost) Full Moon 11 Chamber followed by a play the Crystal Ballroom at 9
Drum Circle will be pounding " ledure at 7:30 pm by Wilfrid pm. Those who are fans 21
away those school stresses on Everyone is encouraged to E. Mellers, entitled and over can purchase tickets
lower campus at 10 pm or in come to the Safer Sex/Sex Toy Perspedives on Music of the for $25 in advance and
Evans if it rains. Workshop Educational Western World. $27.50 the day of the show.
program and info session
presented by It's My Pleasure One-Ads in the Black Box at
in Tamarack Lounge at 7 pm. 8 pm. $1.
SO I ~'T. •.
to ~ U~ le"'t~
be.f~ f~bn1Ar~ 9~.
box..ll7
(i.J\CWcU ftAIMe., box. NlMbu, pkDftt.NlMbu, ~)
12 Pioneer Log February 6, 1998