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Volume 62, Number 11

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1998-01-23

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Media frenzy disrupts campus life
PHOTO BY KATY DAVIDSON
A news van stakes its claim on the LC campus in searc;h of a story. by Matthias Fripp
A recent Lewis & Clark graduate ap­
peared this week in the center of poten­
tially devastating allegations against U.S.
President Clinton, and the occasion
brought a flood of media attention to the
LC campus.
Monica Lewinsky transferred to LC
from Santa Monica College in fall 1993
and graduated in May 1995 with a de­
gree in psychology. That summer, at the
age of 21, she took a position as an in­
tern in the White House, serving unJer
then-Chief of Staff Leon E. Panetta. News
reports say that according to audio tapes
of Lewinsky, she began a mutually con­
sensual affair with President Clinton in
November 1995, after they locked eyes
at a White House party.
In December 1995 , Lewinsky began
working as a paid assistant in the White
House Office of Legislative Affairs, han­
dling correspondence from Congress and
sometimes making deliveries to the Oval
Office. In April 1996, Lewinsky moved
to the Pentagon public affairs office, and
she worked there until the end of De­
cember 1997.
In mid-cember, Paula jones' law­
yers sent a subpoena to Lewinsky as part
of an investigation to try to find a pat­
tern of sexual liasons by the President.
On tape, Lewinsky says Clinton told her
Provinzino wins Rhodes Scholarship
High achieving senior
brings back Lewis &
Clark's first-ever
Rhodes Scholarship
by Katy Davidson
"What options are available for alter­
native dispute in U.s. v. Mitchell? "
While most Lewis & Clark students
felt under the gun preparing for finals in
the library last December , senior Laura
Provinzino sat a few hundred feet away
in the Manor House, firing off answers
to questions like this at a Rhodes Schol­
arship Committ ee.
A few days later, hundreds of miles
away in Phoenix, Ariz., Provinzino be­
came a true pioneer when she was named
the first LC student ever to receive a
Rhodes Scholarship .
Provinzino 's journey to Rhodes
scholar-dom began at LC; this year was
the second year in a row the College held
interviews for Oregon candidates. Twelve
prospective Rhodes scholars were inter­
viewed in the Manor House by a panel
of six, including Paulette Bierzychudek,
a biology professor at LC and the dean
of Linfield College.
The process began with an informal
meeting between the students and the
panel on Dec. 3. Provinzino said the
purpose of this get-toget her was for the
panel to get to know the applicants in a "---
I was myself. If I
didn't know the
answer, I said,
'I don't know.'
Laura Provinzino ---"
that she had to be there
the next morning .
PHOTO BY ANDY PARK "I knew if I made it
out of state competitio n,
1 had a chance," said
Provinzino . She said that
in Phoenix, however, ev­
erything intensified one
notch. Rhodes scholar, Laura Provinzino.
more natural setting than in the inter­
view.
"People have these myths that it's this
exclusive cocktail party," said
Provinzino . She described it more as a
good way to meet her interviewers and
the other students.
Each candidate was interviewed for a
half hour the next day, then, when the
group reconven ed in the Manor House
the day after that, the panel announced
they needed to call two students back to
interview again. Provinzino was one of
these students.
She learned the next day that she was
chosen to represent Oregon in the sec­
ond round of interviews in Phoenix, and After her 45-minute inter-
view by a "seasoned " panel of nine
people, Provinzino waited all day with
the other candidates until the four new
Rhodes scholars from the western region
of the country were announced .
"It was intense ... exhausting," she
said. "The hardest part was waiting
around." At 8:30 that night, Provinzino
was named a Rhodes scholar.
She said one of the things the panel
was looking for were students who main­
tained a good balance in their lives.
"They didn't want just a super-intellec­
tual or a super-athlete," she said.
see Rhodes, page 3 "-----
This is a messy time, but
we can use it as an
opportunity, and I ask the
students and faculty and
staff to just think before
they respond to a question.
Jean Kempe-W are
Director of Public Relations ------"
to deny her relationship with him, and
that she agreed to do so since those were
the terms she agreed to by entering the
relationship . The tape says she was wor­
ried that she would be caught lying, but
Vernonjordan , Clinton's friend and law­
yer, told her perjury is rarely prosecuted
in civil cases. Lewinsky swore in an affi­
davit on jan. 7 that she had not had an
affair with Clinton. Lewinsky is now due
to be deposed by Jones's lawyers on Fri­
day and may claim Fifth Amendment
protection against self-incrimination.
The maker of the tapes was Linda
Tripp, a former co-worker and friend of
Lewinsky, who has testified in both the
Whitewater and Paula jones cases.
see Media, page 2
Death of '97
graduate Binh Vu
saddens campus
by Jessica Tanner
Binh Vu, a 1997 graduate of
Lewis and Clark College, passed
away on Friday, December 5. Vu
was 23 and had undergon e surgery
for colon cancer in the Spring of
1997. He returned to school that
spring and finished his work for
the senior art show.
Vu earned a BA in Art. He trans­
ferred to LC in the Fall of 1995 and
according to Michael Ford, Dean
of Students , he "was an excellent
student." He participated in the
commencement ceremony.
The Vu family immigrated from
South Vietnam in the mid 1970's.
Binh was the youngest of eight in
his family. Vu is survived by his
mother, Dam Thi Pham and his
older sister, Linh, who is currently
a student at the law school. His
father is deceased.
Vu's funeral was held on Decem­
ber 8 at St. Stephens Catholic
Church in Southeast Portland .
Among others, the funeral was at­
tended by Ann Whiting, Director
of the Health Center, Nancy
Hermann, Art Department secre­
tary, and Ford. Letters and cards
of condolence may be sent to the
Vu Family, 1315 SE 50th Ave.,
Portland OR, 97215. -... Alum's link to Clinton investigation spurs media blitz
Media, from page 1
Other tapes are said to include graphic descriptions
by Lewinsky of sexual encounters with Clinton. Tripp
may have begun taping her phone calls with Lewinsky
to boost her credibility , which had previously been
challenged by the White House. On Jan. 12, Tripp took
her tapes to Starr after Lewinsky allegedly asked her to
deny the relationship as well. Starr then brought in the
FBI to take over surveillance . That day, Tripp wore a
wire and met again with Lewinsky in the Ritz-Carlton
hotel, surrounded by hidden FBI agents.
On Jan. 15, Starr asked for permission .to expand
his investigation to include the pOSSibility that Clinton
had pressured Lewinsky and others to commit perjury.
Attorney GeneralJanet Reno approved the request on
Jan. 16.
Soon after, a report of the case appeared on a some­
times-questionable World Wide Web site called Drudge
Reports, while Newsweek and NBC pursued their own
investigations . They published their reports on the
World Wide Web Tuesday night,Jan. 20, and the story
immediately attracted national attention .
On Jan. 21, President Clinton repeatedly denied
having a sexual affair with Lewinsky or asking her to
make untrue statements, but he declined to make any
detailed comments. Meanwhile, talk of possible im­
peachment began to circulate on Capitol Hill.
Lewinsky 's lawyer, William Ginsburg , defended
Lewinsky without making any specific claims: "If the
allegations are true that there was a sexual relation­
ship with the preSident, then he's a misogynist and I
have to question his ability to lead. If they are not true,
then why is the independent investigator ravaging the
life of a twenty-three-year-old girl?"
Much of the media attention around the story went
to trying to find more information about Lewinsky . On
Jan. 21, at least 100 reporters called LC and dozens
more visited in person, hoping to find photos of
Lewinsky , learn about her studies and activities here,
or meet people who knew her as a student or are in
touch with her now. Reporters called or visited from
all the broadcast television networks and their local
affiliates; national news magazines, including Time,
Newsweek and US News & World Report; major news-papers in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chi­
cago, Washington, Philadelphia and Paris; local radio
stations and various wire services.
Many of the reporters went to Watzek library or to
the office of Public Relations to check yearbooks for
photos of Lewinsky . Others stopped students and asked
whether they knew Lewinsky . Informal conversations
seem to indicate that the majority of students on cam­
pus that day were questioned by reporters-without
turning up any connections. As of press time, more
reporters are expected during the rest of the week.
"------------------
If the allegations are true that there
was a sexual relationship with the
president, then he's a misogynist and
I have to question his ability to lead.
If they are not true, then why is the
independent investigator ravaging
the life of a twenty-three-year-old
girl?
William Ginsburg,
Lewinsky's lawyer
------------------ "
Much of the reporters' efforts went to trying to con­
tact professors in the Psychology Department and
workers in the Alumni Relations office in the hopes
that some would be willing to talk about Lewinsky . LC
professors and staff followed a narrow interpretatfon
of the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act,
which protects students' educational records from ac­
cess by third parties without their consent. Professors
and staff also decided not to share their personal knowl­
edge of Lewinsky or post-graduation alumni records,
which are not protected by the law.
Reponers also had little success trying to get de­
tailed information about Lewinsky from the library
archives, the Registrar's Office, Campus Safety and the
Dean of Students. Reporters sought information by way of the College'S
World Wide Web site, slOWing the Unix server to a
crawl. Early on Jan. 21, reporters found e-mail ad­
dresses listed by some alumni on the Web site and
briefly flooded the graduates with e-mail, until the
Alumni Relations office removed the link.
After their visits to campus, some reporters also in­
terviewed Lewinsky's former neighbor at a house in
northeast Portland.
The flood of phone calls and visits slowed down
operations in various offices, but classes proceeded on
schedule and students seemed generally unphased .
Some commented to TV reporters that they were an­
noyed by all the tabloid-style coverage .
The Pioneer Log also received a steady stream of
phone calls and visits from national news media, but
had no photos or stories to provide.
After wrapping up a meeting with representatives
from NBC's Dateline, Director of Public Relations Jean
Kempe-Ware and Director of Alumni Relations Mike
Teskey said they were pleased with the College'S han­
dling of the situation, but somewhat troubled by all
the disruption it has caused for students.
"I've been real pleased with how we've dealt with
the issues. . . . We've been congenial, we've been
accomodating, as much as we can within the informa­
tion we can give," said Teskey.
Kempe-Ware added that the media have been gra­
cious and grateful, "and frankly they are doing their
job. It is their job to do the best they can to keep the
public informed ." However, she would welcome a
background statement from professors to give to re­
porters so that they wouldn't falsely portray Lewinsky
as an invisible student.
Kempe-Ware also said that she had taken the op­
portunity to include a few positive facts about LC in
her communication with reporters. "This is a messy
time," she sai.d, "but we can use it as an opportunity ,
and I ask the students and faculty and staff to just think
before they respond to a question." .
Some information in ·this anicle came from World
Wide Web sites operated by The Washington Post, The
New York Times and NBC News.
Senior music majors first to butt heads with credit policy
Students loading up on
music classes discover
they need more credits
from outside their
department
by Judy Zawatzky
Out of Sight and out of mind, a policy
of the college, which puts a cap of 60
credits that may be taken in one depart­
ment, is creating unrest within the mu­
sic department. Now that four Lewis &:
Clark seniors faced the potential of not
graduating in May due to this policy, the
credit limit isasserting itself.
In the fall of 1994 LC put a cap of 60
credits in anyone academic department
that students may earn towards the 128
credits required forgraduation . Although
Originally aware of the policy change, the
credit limit escaped the attention of the
music department.
Nobody on the faculty knew about the
requirement, said music professor Dave
Becker.
As a result, four LC seniors majoring
in music received letters from the col­
lege notifying them that they needed to
do something about being in violation
of this policy or they would notgraduate
on time. "We were fortunate enough to
be able to work our problems out," said senior music major Jason Rodgers.
This spring's graduating class is the.
first class for which the policy was in
effect for all four years. Prior to the
switch from trimesters to semesters, a
different policy regarding credits was in
effect.
Students take approximately 38 cred­
its in general education requirements .
Between that and the 60 credit limit,
30 credits go toward electives.
Those students immersed in music
classes can easily exceed the 60 credit
limit and dip into the credits to be used
as electives.
The one and two credit classes music
majors take, such as ensembles or mu­
sic lessons can quickly add up, said mu­
sic major Arika Cantrell.
A transfer student, Cantrell was noti­
fied near the end of last semester that
she would not be able to graduate with
too many credits in one department.
Cantrell was pleased that she was able
to work out the problem with DeanJane
Atkinson but expressed concern with the
policy and its potential affect on the
music department.
"This was a new policy and problems
happen. When a new policy is installed
it needs to be flexible for modification .
1m hoping theyll be open to modifying
the policy," said Cantrell.
The music department will go to the
curriculum committee to pursu amend­
ing the credit limit, according to Becker.
At the present time,however, it is not
2 Pioneer Log January 23, 1998 ., "------
They don't understand
what it means to be a
music major. It means
making a commitment to a
community of fellow­
minded people who are
passionate about music,
and that takes times and
energy.
Doc Arndt
senior music major -------"
certain how the department would like
to see the policy change.
Rodgers hopes that newfound aware­
ness of this policy in the department will
help to serve as a warning to next years
graduating class. "I know juniors who
are right on the edge and are going to
drastically change their classes for the
rest of their study here," said Rodgers.
LC is endowed with a broad music
curriculum. Music majors have a vari­
ety of areas in which they can choose to
focus -composition, ethnomusicology,
music education, mUSicology, perfor­
mance and theory. The 1997-98 hand­
book listed over 40 classes offered within
the music department, as well as more
than 20 performance studies courses and a wide variety of music lessons.
"That's something that makes this
school unique -we have a very broad
curriculum just in music. Music students
are trying different things but within a
discipline and not within the social sci­
ences or humanities," said Becker.
One music major also affected by the
credit limit, senior Doc Arndt, is taking
two classes outside of music this semes­
ter to satisfy graduation requirements .
Although Arndt would prefer not to take
"random classes to satisfy policy," he is
glad to be graduating on time.
"They don't understand what it means
to be a music major. It means making a
commitment to a community of fellow­
minded people who are passionate about
music, and that takes times and energy,"
said Arndt.
At the present time the department
will continue to work with the existing
policy even though it does not agree with
the policy, according to Becker.
A liberal arts college involves diver­
sity in learning but also a certain
amount of specificity . It is not always
an easy line to draw between thetwo,
espeCially when it comes to music.
"It's a worthy goal to encourage
breadth of learning," said Becker.
Personally , I think we need a balance
between breadth and indepth study."
How that balance will be drawn for the
music department in coming years re­
mains to be seen. Watch out!
Alternating rain,
snow and
freezing
temperatures
closed school
before it even
opened this
semester. Local
TV stations
devoted their
entire news'
broadcasts to
"Ice Storm '98"
Provinzino's personality shines in Rhodes interviews
Rhodes, from page 1 candidate every year. That person can
learn from Provinzino's experience. She
wrote down the questions she was asked
during her interviews so future prospec­
tive candidates could study them. Marshall Scholarship and had to fly to
San Francisco to be interviewed . After
that interview, she said she felt good
about the prospect of getting that schol­
arship. However , the day of the Rhodes
interview process began, the Marshall
committee left a voice mail for
Provinzino saying she would not receive
the scholarship "------
Provinzino said she acted naturally in
the interview and that was one things
that put her ahead of the crowd. "I was
myself. If I didn't know the answer, I said,
'I don't know,'" she said.
One of the elements the panelists
liked best about her interview was her
humorous outlook on the similar
weather of Portland and Oxford, En­
gland. The modest Provinzino has paved a
lot of roads, so to speak, for someone
who describes herself as the "girl next
door." She said she has been an intrinsic
learner all of her life. Her parents always
encouraged her, but she was never paid
for good grades or forced to do school­
work. "It was crushing," she said. So
Provinzino called one of her friends on
the east coast. She said his advice was: I'm optimistic because of
the kind of people I met
through this process.
Every time I hear about a
negative thing on the
news, I think about the
people who do more
positive things.
Laura Provinzino When they asked her about attend­
ing Oxford for graduate school at the end
of her interview, she said to the panel,
"If I went to Oxford, I wouldn't be af­
fected by the weather." "I learned how to read at age three
and I gave up taking naps ... I was a curi­
ous child," she said. "[Schoolwork) was
nothing I felt compelled to do." "That's life," and "You'll have another
chance."
It worked out in the end, Provinzino
said, because if she would have received
the Marshall Scholarship, she would not
have been able to accept the Rhodes. The
two awards would have interfered with
each other because they both dealt with
graduate study. -------"
Provinzino said she has good expec­
tations for the future of the world be­
cause of the things to which she was
exposed during the Rhodes process. Some panelists pOinted out to her
later that this statement shed a little light
on her personality. "They said I was a
really 'nice' person," she said with a
laugh.
After learning of her achievement,
Provinzino came back to LC with some
new ideas about how to coach other stu­
dents in the interview process. She said
LC should be able to send at least one In fact, she said her family was her
main support system during the Rhodes
application process. "At the root of all
this, I would go back to my family ... they
were always supportive ," she said.
Some of her friends stepped in to back
her up, as well, when Provinzino said she
received some disturbing news right be­
fore the Rhodes interviews began. Last
semester , she had applied for the When asked where she would be at
age 40, Provinzino described a list of
plans including some work in human
law and a position in policy making,
"whether as an academic or in politics,"
she said. ''I'm optimistic about the future be­
cause of the kind of people I met through
this process," she said. "Every time I hear
about a negative thing on the news, I
think about the people who do more
positive things."
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Mooney and Eisinger
to address Toastmasters
Presid~nt Michael Mooney and Assis­
tant Professor of Political Science Robert
Eisinger will be the featured speakers at
today's LC Toastmasters meeting today at
3:30 in Stamm East. All students, faculty,
and staff interested in becoming better
public speakers in a supportive environ­
ment are invited to the meeting.
Info desk turned switchboard
The information desk, located in
Templeton , which used to be fully staffed
by students, has now become the main
switchboard for the school.
Linda Piper, the camps operator fields
outside calls and answers in-person ques­
tions during the day. In order to keep stu­
dents involved and to ensure continued
communication between off campus call­
ers and the LC community, students will
staff the switchboard after hours.
Piper believes the change will create a
more efficient system for outside callers to
reach the departments and people they call.
Having the switchboard in a centralized
area "makes the college more accessible to people off campus," said Piper. Since the
many students who worked at the info
desk during to day no longer fulfill that
role, Piper has begun training them in
the use of the switchboard in the hopes
that students can effiCiently run the
switchboard after she leaves at 5.
OSPIRG kicks off spring
For all Environmentally aware LC stu­
dents. OSPIRG's General Interest Meet­
ing is Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 pm in
Thayer. The new co-leader fresh from
Harvard University, Nancy Hurwitz will
be there to greet other newcomers .
OSPIRG's current activities include
gathering postcards to the governer in
hopes of expanding people's rights to
know about pesticides in Oregon. They
have already gather 600 from students
and hope to reach 1000. OSPIRG is also
sponsoring a leadership training this Sat­
urday Jan. 24 from 11-2 at their main of­
fice on 11 th and Hawthorne . Carpooling
is available and interested students
should visit the OSPIRG office in
Templeton. ~umersous other plans for
the spring will be discussed at the gen­
eral interest m~e1ing .
January 23, 1998 Pioneer log. ·3 commentary by Brian Lawrence
Oregon's 'recent slap in the face from Mother Na­
ture sparked a whole new round of the all-too-familiar
comment, "You know, people from places like Colo­
rado and Montana who live in Portland think we're a
bunch of wimps for closing school and making such a
fuss over just an inch or two of ice on the roads."
Where they live the only reason the schools get
closed is if the snow plows can't even get into the park­
ing lot to make room for the cars. Whoever makes this
comment-we all have at some point or other-then
smiles a smug little smile to let his audience know that
he too is unimpressed by Nature's fury. He too shares
the outside world's patronizing amusement at Orego­
nians' excitement and laments over this atypical
weather (atypical , though it happens about this time
every year).
There is something that we would all do well to re­
member about storms like these before taking sides in
this time-honored antagonism . For people who rarely
see it, ice on the roads can be very scary. So much so,
in fact, that those of us who are bold enough to defy
the specter of death and drive on icy roads without
regard for our personal safety need to keep in mind
more than just road conditions . There is perhaps more
to fear from fellow motorists who are caught in the throes of panic and reaction or who are
driving with machismo or who are act­
ing with thoughtless disregard , than
from the roads themselves .
What may stand as the sole piece of
good advice ever broadcast by a local
television news team was aired a few
years ago. "If you can't walk from your
house to your car, it's probably too slick
to drive safely."
Although that statement is true
enough, perhaps a more accurate sen­
timent would read, "While trying to
walk from your house to your car, you
might see your neighbor (who is try­
ing to do the same) fall flat on his face
and then proceed to get in his car and
peel out of the driveway , leaving two
bent-ego inspired strips of slightly
melted black ice behind him. In this
situation, you would be well advised
to go back into your house. Inside, you
can finish the bottle of whatever it was
that dulled your judgment enough to
think it would be a good idea to try to drive anywhere
in the first place."
The people of Colorado and Montana may know
----Letters to the editor
Gennan professor will be missed
On Dec. 14, a fatal car accident killed Winnifred
Fisher and her husband Kenneth, both residents of
Estacada . From 1984 until a few years ago, Winnifred
was a part-time instructor of German at Lewis &: Clark,
and during some of this time she was my office neigh­
bor. 1 saw her interact with her students and we would
often chat about how 1 taught my French classes, and
she her German classes. Later she left LC and took up
full-time teaching in Portland's high schools.
Besides teaching German, Winnifred filled her life
with music, laughter and community involvement.
This is what most people remember about her. 1, re­
member her as an accomplished , experienced language
teacher. She was dedicated to each of her students. Her
dedication included regular invitations to her hospi­
table, rural home, where the students would hove
potlucks, picnics, ride horses, and make music.
Winnifred was not a German native, but in all her as­
sociations with her students she exhibited the rare gift
to convey to them a most authentic image of German
culture; an image, though, that is often overlooked
because it has more to do with down-lo-earth every
day living, popular culture, and folk music than with
Friedrich Nietzsche and Thomas Mann.
Although I do not teach German, I loved talking
shop and comparing notes with her. Her teaching meth­
ods were refreshingly non-traditional, designed to make
it easy for her students to identify with the language
and culture they were studying.
Not may language teachers do this anymore. But
Winnifred would assign regularly German songs and
poems to be memorized. She did this because she had
found out that, years after their graduation, her former
students had forgotten most or all of the German sub­
junctive, but they would still be able to recite those
poems. They had become part of their indelible long­
term memory, and hence of their mental structure .
The students currently enrolled in German classes
do not know or remember Winnifred Fisher. But she
has been a very original part of the German language
curriculum at LC, and her uncommon contribution
needs to be recorded and remembered.
Klaus Engelhardt
Professor of French and German Last Lecture Series article needs
clarification
As a member of the coordinating team for the Last
Lecture Series, I would like to voice my concern about
the article entitled "Bob Mandel's Last Lecture Tells Stu­
dents to Lighten Up," in the Nov. 14 issue. Since Bob's
lecture marks the first lecture of the academic year, 1
think it's critical to clarify the nature of the Last Lec­
ture forum.
Professors are invited to do last lectures on the ba­
sis of student demand. Once a professor has accepted
the invitation, they are asked to prepare a half-hour
lecture to students as well as to lead a half-hour ques­
tions/answer session between themselves and students.
The theme of the lecture is hypothetically a professor's
"last words," say, if it were the last lecture they would
ever give.
We encourage professors to expose themselves
as individuals as well as academics so that students
can get to know professors and get exposure to new
disciplines in an informal setting. Since lectures very
often include controversial opinions, philosophies,
and politiCS it is important to realize that a profes­
sor or faculty member who does a Last Lecture ex­
poses themself in a way that is completely unique
and often quite personal.
Therefore, by publishing the few most contro­
versial statements from Mandel's lecture in addition
to outlining its message, the article suffers not only
from a lack of critical information but also misrep­
resents Bobs words. For example, Bob's quotes were
formatted by themselv es, in their own paragraphs,
serving to over-emphasize them, without the expla­
nation of either their context or real meaning.
There were flaws in simple factual information ,
such as the date of the lecture. 1 think that we call
all agree that your work at the Pioneer Log is impor­
tant, but the Log also has the obligation of getting
the information correct and encouraging the publi­
cation of constructive, respectful reports. Perhaps
future misrepresentatioris could be avoided by sim­
ply consulting those involved .
Kim Fahrenholz
Last Lecture Series Coordinator
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commentary by Colin Ryono
We lost two minor celebrities in simi­
lar accidents: scandal-ridden/former
politician Michael Kennedy and Con­
gressman/former singer Sonny Bono.
They both died from head injures caused
by accidents when skiing. Kennedy was
simply not paying attention and Bono
evidently was prey to a misjudgment on
his part.
I am not here to criticize either of their
personalities; I sympathize with their
families at losing both men before their
respective times. However, I do wonder
somewhat about the cause of their
deaths: skiing. With all due respect to
Kennedy and Bono and their families,
isn't skiing a stupid way to die?
I do not ski myself. I am admittedly
scared to death of it. I know many (in­
cluding a couple members of my imme­
diate family) that would encourage me
to try it, attempting to alleviate my fears
with enthusiastic statements to the af­
fect of "it's fun!"
No, I will not try this sport; the world
will never find me riding that parakeet
swing up to a top of a perilous ice-cov­
ered mountain to try to avoid trees with
all logical movement constraine d by two
strips of hard plastiCS and my steerage
depending on what are Virtually two
skishkabob sticks. ParalYSiS, broken
limbs, lost teeth, buried alive: these all
seem like possible results of skiing (or
learning to ski for that matt er).
I avoid the highways whenever pos­
sible and have
never gone on
a roller coaster
in my life: are
you noticing a
trend? First, I
don't like go­
ing at fast
speeds, I' am
quite a wus in
that regard.
Second, I am
evidently para­
noid about my
own mortality . Although I find myself in contemplation
about it constantly, I do not seek out
ways to deliberately engage in activities
which I've classified in my brain cavity
as "nerve-racking." This is despite what­
ever rush may be gotten from such ex­
periences .
For such "extreme" skiers who really
know what they're doing, the people I
see on commercial televisions, aren't they
playing with their own mortality? Or are
they confident enough in their own abili­
ties that they won't make the mistake of
misjudging a situation or continuing to
ski when they're tired out (as Congress ­
man Bono did)? .
I can be easily said to be hesitant to
try new things. I admit this without
pause. Skiing, although one of the more
popular winter activities, is also certainly
not for everybody. It is also my opinion
that as they mourn, the Bono and
Kennedy families sentiments are not that
"oh, it was great that they passed on do­
ing something that they loved ... " Rather,
it is a regret that these two men were ever
on the slopes that day and thus, died.
You can't necessarily blame skiing di­
rectly; one could take the point-of-view
that it was simply a senseless, stupid ac­
cident (which it was). And I can't look
into the minds of those families who
have lost loved ones in such accidents.
Naturally , I wouldn't want to lose a
loved one to such a senseless ~ downright­
stupid accident, while engaged in an ac­
tivity which I personally count as a be­
ing haphazard and accident-prone (not
unlike the rap music profes­
sion).
I am not saying that skiing
equals possible death; but death
by skiing happens ,and I don't
want to go that way.
The death of Michael Kennedy has
provoked parodies on the Web, as seen in
the photo at right, which is from the
"Michael Kennedy's Ski School" home
page.
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jVoW.f! yeCAh. Actor and congressman
Sonny Bono died earlier this
month when he skiied into
a tree. (These photos are
from the Alto Vista search
engine on line.)
Instead of fearing mortality,
live life to the fullest -ski
commentary by
Linsel Greene
We lost two Port­
land personalities to
similar circu m­
stances last week:
church pastor Mary
Ann Collins and lov­
able mother of two,
Birdie M. Hutchinson .
They both died from old age, the
former passing on at the age of 99, and
the latter of only one year younger. I am
not here to criticize either of their per­
sonalities; for some these women were
loved and cherished family members and
friends, but for us, they are mere names
on a page in the Monday Oregonian's
obituary.
I sympathize with their respective
families. However, I wonder somewhat
about the cause of their deaths: old age.
With all due respect to Collins and
Hutchinson and their families, isn't just
getting old a stupid way to die? I have
not entered old age myself. I am admit­
tedly scared to death of it. I know many
(including a couple members of my im­
mediate family) that insist that I wiIllive
until I am over 100, some of them at-Editor's Note: the Devil's Advocate
is a column written by Linsel Greene.
Every week he chooses a previously
written article in the forum section to
write against. Devil's Advocate should
be taken with a grain of salt.
tempting to do so themselves. I don't
want to grow old. At some point, I sus­
pect I shall turn to my friends and tell
them ''I'm Done!"
No, I will not try to break the 80 year
barrier; the world will never find me sur­
viving at the whim of a machine which
is only made in Sweden, tucked into a
blanket-covered hospital bed to try to
avoid the inevitable, on all kinds of medi­
cation which might sustain my broken
body, which has about as much strength
as a tall thin blade of grass after a ice
storm. Lost teeth, incapable memory,
heart attack, strokes, pain and sufferring :
these all seem like possible characteris­
tics of old age (or movement in that di­
rection, for that matter).
So why evade extreme sports like ski­
ing? You might as well avoid the high­
ways and never go on a roller coaster
in your life: are you noticing a trend?
We fear for our own mortality , and
why? So we can live a life of fear. For
some, the mere process of life is con­
sidered "nerve-racking." Life is not
about locking one's self up for fear of
losing it, or hoarding your years. What
are you going to use them on later? If
you can't play with their own mortal­
ity, what can you play with? Are you
so frightened of lOSing something pre­
cious that you are unwilling to take it
out of the box? New things scare us.
We are resistant to change. What is
there to fear? Old age, although popu­
lar with the medical community , is cer­
tainly not for everybody.
Do the Collins and Hutchinson
families feel that these women lived
full lives, based solely upon their
lengths? In this society we seem to
have decided that quantity does mean
quality, even regarding our own years.
Perhaps we deny death merely because
we don't want to feel like we missed
something . Of course, you can't expect
it to last forever, so we might as well
enjoy what we have while we have it,
right?
You have gotta go somehow ... might
as well go skiing.
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!l~19.L ___ Features -~ "----.--
Waters quenches thirst for musical knowledge
by Marianna Ritchey
"I was born in the town that has the largest peniten­
tiary in the country," said Joe Waters, professor of mu­
sic, "and that's all I'll tell you about it."
With this droll beginning , Waters unraveled the tale
of his life and philosophy in a nutshell for the perusal
of the general Lewis &: Clark public. As anyone who
has spent any amount of time in one of his classes can
tell you, Waters is one of the biggest assets (among
many) that the music department has. He began teach­
ing electronic music six years ago in the old projection
booth in Evans.
"I had about five students and an ancient,junky syn­
thesizer," he said, "Gil [Seeley I has been very support­
ive over the years, and the course keeps growing. I've
been allocated the funds to create the nice studio we
have now. We have the best studio of any college in the
state."
From his inconspicuous beginnings at LC, the elec­
tronic music program has grown to house a bulging 60
students, with waiting lists a mile long.
"Teaching is really fun," said Waters, "It can be re­
ally uplifting , and also very depressing . I find that to
do it right, you have to be totally involved in it." Wa­
ters' involvement in his courses is apparent . He teaches
classes on Mondays from 8 am until 5 pm.
PHOTO BY ANDY PARK Class after class of electronic music neophytes crowd
into the studio to learn about Performer, Pro-Tools , the
K-2000, sampling, and the thousands of other com­
puter oriented niblets that much of modern music is
concerned with. Waters also infuses his classroom with
nuggets of wisdom from his wealth of life experience . Joe Waters, electronic music professor, assumes a meditative state while enlightening students
about the musical genius of Karlhein Stockhausen .
"He told us today that it is imperative to go to dance
clubs," said second-time student Ryan Wise, "but that
ear protection is extremely important. "
This year marks the first time at LC that Waters has
taught Music Theory and Aural Skills, its accompa ny­
ing class.
"I've been sort of making noise about it for a long
time," he said slyly, "and I guess someone finally paid
attention . "
Waters has led an amazing life. His musical educa­
tion began when he was in sixth grade, trying to start a
band with his sister. YoungJoe begged his parents for a
keyboard .
"So they bought me a Hohner Melodica ," he said.
The Hohner Melodica was an instrument involving a
keyboard, but it reqUired that the player blow into it,
much like a flute. "In order to turn it into a combo
organ, I hooked it to the exhaust pipe of our vacuum
cleaner," he said, "we never got around to playing in
public."
Waters went on to play in innumerable rock bands
in high school.
"I think the best thing about just jumping right in
is that you're making your own music and learning
about how things work just from experimenting. You
don't know what's right or wrong, you just do your own thing," he said.
The '60s found Waters a newly discovered atheist
and a "deeply thinking little boy" on a quest for higher
knowledge. "The '60s put me on a zig zag path to suc­
cess," he said, "when I was sixteen I decided I wanted
to be a composer. Around '66, Switched on Bach came
out. It still might be the most sold classical record of
all time. It made use of a Moog syntheSizer, which no
one had really used before. It blew me away. You heard
things in Bach you'd never heard before."
Waters spent several years after high school com­
posing and doing his own thing, until when he was 23
he decided to go to school in Sweden. He got his teach­
ing degree at Stockholms Musicpedagogiska Institut,
then realized the degree didn't apply in the U.S. Going
to the Universit y of Minnesota and doing a double
major in composition and theory, Waters found his
stride in the academic world. He finally attended Yale
and got his master's degree. After a rocky ~tart in high
school, the world of education opened up to Waters
like an easily-picked flower.
"I talked myself into doing it [college) right and I
aced it," he said, "I graduated with highest honors and
got the attention of Yale. Luckily they didn't look at
my high school transcript. "
After writing commercial jingles for IBM and spend­
ing most of his time composing his own music, Waters
quit the TV world. "I quit watching television in high
LC skiers flock to the Hood school because it depressed me. I'd watch TV and I'd
feel my soul getting sucked out. So I hated writing
jingles for TV."
In 1990, Waters and his wife moved to the west coast
from Philadelphia after they realized that air pollution
was giving their kids asthma. In Philadelphia, Waters
had built a prestigious recording studio and gotten a
reputation as a composer . Upon moving to the west
coast, he needed a new job.
"What do you do as a musician?" he asked. "You
can write music for hire, you can teach, ~r you can
push a broom at Fred Meyer." Opting for options one
and two, Waters began applying to schools in Port­
land. "No one returned my calls except Vincent
McDermott, and he told me they didn't have any open­
ings." he said, "A few years later he contacted me again
and asked if I would help resuscitate the Electronic
Music program." And the rest, as they say, is history.
This year, teaching theory for the first time at LC, Wa­
ters is pleased.
"There are problems with the traditional way to
teach theory," he said. "People still teach theory the
way they taught it at the Paris Conservatory (the first
music school) in the 1800s. It's been stuck that way
ever since. Ancient music is important to teach, but it
isn't everything." Waters teaches a melting pot of styles,
from Bach to Nine Inch Nails. Neve,r praising one style
" see Waters, page 7
by Erik Knight
Some of you may be searching for the solu­
tion to all of life's little problems . If you haven't
found it yet you have probably never skied.
Whether you are an avid skier or snowboarder
or have never been fortunate enough to try ei­
ther, you are in luck. The 1997-98 ski season is
in full gear. snowboarding is open to anyone who is willing
to have a blast and pay a small transportatibn
fee.
Ryan Palmer, the ski club coordinator, enthu­
Siastically claims, "It's the best time you've had
since kindergarten ." t1atig ten
Mt. Hood beckons to snow-hungry Lewis &:
Clark students as it is masterfully framed across
lower campus. Since it is only 62 miles away,
Mt. Hood serves as Portland's outdoor play­
ground to skiers and non-skiers alike.
Mt. Hood's three main ski areas, Mt. Hood
Meadows , Timberline, and Skibowl, offer some­
thing for every type of skier or snowboarder . Mt.
Hood Meadows is the most popular area due to
its diversity of terrain, from steep and wicked to
easy and laid back. Timberline is famous for
being on the Palmer glaCier, therefore offering
the only year-round skiing in the country.
Skibowl is smaller than the others, although it
offers great night skiing.
Mt. Hood Meadows is the ski area most fre­
quented by the LC Snowriders club. This valu­
able student resource for skiing and
6 Pioneer Log January 23, 1998 Membership in the club not only gets you
mountain transportation, but also discounts on
lift tickets and a chance to ski or board with great
people. In addition, the club is planning a spring
break trip. If you are interested in racing, there
is also an opportunity to compete with the LC
Ski Team, which races against local colleges.
So far this year, the club has been to Mead­
ows twice but plans to take buses and vans up
to the mountain on Saturdays this semester. The
conditions on the mountain are phenomenal. Mt.
Hood Meadows is currently reporting 94 to 115
inches of snow, which means that the mountain
has a good, deep base. Also, the recent storms
have helped, as the mountain has received al­
most 5 feet of snow since Jan. 1.
So, students looking for a good time in the
great outdoors, consider checking out Mt. Hood.
Those interested in the Snowriders club may
contact Ryan Palmer bye-mail at
rpalmer@lclark.edu or write to LC Box 147. (·arn 51
*6 weeks, 6 credits, about $2,200 including tuition, room &
board, books, and airfare.
Term 1: May 26-July 2 • Term 2: July 6-August 14
www.summer.hawaii.edu • toll-free 1 (800) 862-6628 New cookbook leaves you·gnawing at the Bon
by Laura Benson
When was the last time the Bon
served you up a piping hot plate of "Mo­
rel Mushroom Strudel with Crayfish To­
mato Coulis"? Or surprised you with a
"Poached Rhubarb in Strawberry Puree
with Pistachio Florentine" at the tray
return?
As you chuckle over your plate of
blanched lentil loaf and gourmet dessert
of Captain Crunch, consider this: these
delectable dishes, and countless others
can be yours, NOW, courtesy of Bon
Appetit, for the low, low price of $3.95.
Well, the recipes, that is.
The book, A Taste oj Bon Appetit, is a
compilation of recipes from six different
chefs, collected from the vast empire of
quality food service outlets that span the
entire United States beneath the name
Bon Appetit. The goal of the project is
to "represent the collective creative spirit that is Bon Appetit Management Com­
pany." Because, as they point out in the
introduction, whether it be a corporate
lunch room or student cafeteria, one
"common theme" binds the Bon net­
work: "simply delicious food."
"Chefs," explains the lofty introduc­
tion to this extraordinary cookbook, "are
often compared to artists; each has a unique style, flavor palate and tech­
nique." The phrase begs a clever anal­
ogy, but I am at a loss to explain the
unique artistry of our own local masters.
Upon being asked to write this im­
portant review, I thought what a perfect
opportunity I had been given to try pre­
paring one of these savory delights. (I
was lucky enough to receive the book as
a thoughtful gift). But then I began to
examine the recipes in earnest, and
found them far beyond my realm of cu­
linary pOSSibilities .
The mere titles speak volumes:
"Wilted Dandelion Greens with Cheese
Lace and Cider Vinaigrette ," "Olive­
Studded Bruschetta with Tomales Bay
Oysters and Artichokes ," "Cedar
Planked Pecan-Crusted Red Snapper."
And, winning the prize for longest title,
yet still packing quite a punch, "Pippin
Apple-Black Walnut Pie with Buttermilk
Anglaise and Forest Berry Coulis." However , my personal favorite is,
hands down, the "Shelton Duck Medal­
lions with tive headings for each section,
depicting the regional context of the reci­
pes, such as "Patio Dining in Southern
California " and "Dinner from New York­
Field and Stream."
I believe we should offer a particu­
larly rousing round of applause to rec­
ognize the book's superb incorporation
of the hyphen in many of its titles, and
the alarming array of synonyms for
"sauce."
A Taste oj Bon AppetiL is available not
only in the comfort and luxury of Fields
Dining Hall, but in attractive book form
at our very own bookstore. They're sell­
ing out fast, so don't miss this one-time
only offer. And let me know how the
"Wild Mushroom-Crusted Venison with
Huckleberry Sauce" turns out next time
they whip some up for the lunch-time
rush.
Ice storm strands students in friendly cities
by Michael Folland
Returning to Lewis & Clark for spring semester , students found the school rav­
aged by unpredicted weather.
Many were stranded in various cities for several nights due to cancelled flights.
Heidi Schneider, a sophomore, was one of a group of four from Helena, Mont., who
got stuck in Salt Lake City for two nights.
The delays cost students extra time and money, forced them to deal with ticketers,
all together creating a difficult situation for those who had cancelled flights.
Schneider 's plane to Portland was canceled until Dec. 15 so she ended up taking a
flight to Seattle and then a train to Portland .
Despite her inconvenience , Schneider was able to see Temple Square in Salt Lake
City and ate at the Iron Train restaurant in Seattle.
Brenna Dorrance , a freshman, pOinted out that the ordeal could have been worse
if she had been traveling alone without the company of other LC students. Fortu­
nately, the group of four was able to split the cost of the hotel room and shuttles.
Freshman Chad Cordell, who was also stuck in Salt Lake City, wished he had his
snowboard with him as he watched in agony while buses took skiers and
snowboarders from downtown up to the snow-powdered mountains of Utah.
STEVE DUNK
DEGREE: B.s. Sociology &
Psychology; M.P.A.
COUNTRY OF SERVICE:
Paraguay, South America, 1990-92
ASSIGNMENT: Agriculture
cooperatives -worked to improve
housing conditions and develop
small business opportunities
HOUSING: Two room brick house
with dirt floor & tile roof
lANGUAGES SPOKEN: Spanish &
Guarani
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Geoff Halber remained
sociable and friendly de­
spite the stress of getting to
Portland and met several in­
teresting people on his way
by plane from Cincinnati to
Seattle, and then by train to
Portland.
Halber was booked into
a Cincinnati hotel Sunday
night after his flight to Port­
land was canceled. After
reading his treasured Invis-"------
Chad Cordell watched in agony
while buses took skiers and
snowboarders from downtown
up to the snow-powdered
mountains of Utah.
"
ible Man book and falling asleep on his comfortab le queen size bed, Halber was
awakened by a phone call at 12:30 am.
Halber groggily picked up the phone and was shocked awake by the voice of a
woman from Delta Airlines. Evidently having made a good impression on the young
woman, she called Halber in hopes of going out on a date with him. After explain­
ing that he was planning to get back to Portland the following day, the two ended
up talking for two hours on the phone.
Through their conversation, Halber learned that she called so late be­
cause she was afraid her boss might notice her talking on the phone and
fire her. She was also nervous about what Halber would think about her
calling him, but she could not miss the opportunity to talk to the hand­
some, young, college-bound traveler. Halber has not heard from her since,
but she was not the only person who was attracted to Halber's friendly
nature and engaged in conversation with him.
On the train ride from Seattle, Halber sat next to a play director who
talked with him all the way to Portland . Halber learned that the director
is an insomniac . He bought Halber a book on hypnosis and wanted Halber
to hypnotize him (even though he has never had any experience in hyp­
notizing anyone).
He offered Halber tickets to see a play that he was directing and even
brought him to his apartment where he gave Halber a video copy of the
recent theatrical release Good Will Hunting. Halber now has access to the
director's extensive video library -for free.
"The guy treats me like I'm his best friend," Halber said. Although the
director seemed almost too friendly to Halber, he said he is amazed at
how friendly people can be to someone they just met.
From seeing new cities to meeting new people, getting back to Port­
land during the ice storm was an adventure for everyone .
Students get electric with Joe
Waters, from page 6
After 2 years of weekly meetings, uncertainties & disappointments, watching
the smiling faces of the co-op members start the motor on their new above any other, his classroom is
the epitome of a well-rounded
theory education . "I try to connect
things," he said. In his Theory II
class last semester he managed to
connect Bob Marley to Chopin, giv­
ing his students a final that in­
volved composi ng arrangeme nts of
each artist in the style of the other.
Waters also brings a new view into
the study of Aural Skills, or ear­
training. Advanced Composition in addition
to his usual load of five or six elec­
tronic music classes. As for his new
jaunt into theory, Waters said, "It's
great fun. I've been wanting to do
it for a long time." brick factory!
STRANGESTTHING EATEN: Baked pig's head
BEST LESSON LEARNED: Trust yourself.
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application (required prior to the interview) visit Steve or call 1-800-424-8580 (option 1). "Aural Skills is really important
to me," he said, "and I have a whole
new method of doing it." Waters
urges his students to carry tuning
forks with them wherever they go,
and once a week his class meets to
go jogging as they auralize various
exercises in all twelve keys.Next
year he will be teaching 20th Cen­
tury Theory and Beginning and Waters stresses that his elec­
tronic music classes are wide open
and available to everybody. You
don't have to know anything about
music in order to excel. "The em­
phasis of the course is on creating,"
he said.
Waters is a vibrant, engaging
teacher who infuses his classes with
the love he has for all forms of
music.
"My philosophy in a nutshell is
this: Throw open the doors of mu­
sic school and let in all types of
music. Snobbery is a cloak for
people who are afraid." By all ac­
counts, he is succeeding.
January 23, 1998 Pioneer Log 7 by David Kolek
I don't know about you, but I can only
take so much of textbooks before I need
a break. With that in mind, I always keep
my eyes open for good books to help me
escape academia for a few moments ev­
ery day.
The best escape route I have found in
recent weeks has been Undaunted Cour­
age, Stephen Ambrose's engrossing nar­
rative of Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark's immortal journey across the con­
tinent.
Those who have ever pondered our
college's namesake, this book will put all
your questions to rest. It is a splendid
narrative that is both histOrically accu­
rate and engaging.
This is not simply a dry rehashing of
a boring historical event. Rather, it is a
passionate exploration of America's
growth as a nation. Ambrose doesn't just
tracing the footsteps of a few frontiers­
men, he illustrates the vivid exploration
of the great American West that we all
call home.
Though Undaunted Courage is told
from Lewis' perspective, Ambrose makes it abundantly clear from the beginning
that the expedition would not have suc­
ceeded without the contributions made
by his lifelong partner, William Clark.
Indeed, Ambrose suggests that the
two were made for one another. Where
Lewis brought knowledge of such things
as astronomy and botany to the expedi­
tion, Clark was an exceptional leader and
talented map maker.
In a passage characteristic of
Ambrose's passion for the subject he
states, "[iJn general, in areas in which
Lewis was shaky, Clark was strong, and
vice versa ... Their trust in each other was
complete , even before they took the first
step west together."
Emotiona l passages like this are what
make Undaunted Courage a pleasure to
read. And believe me, there are many.
Ambrose follows the life of
Meriwether Lewis in forty well-paced
chapters. Each focuses on a particular
time period, and most end with Lewis
and Clark having to make crucial deci­
sions, or crossing a new threshold of his­
tory.
Indeed, whenever events are becom­
ing predictable in the tale of the "Corps of Discovery," something unexpected oc­
curs. Thus, this dry historical narrative
reads like an cliff-hanging adventure
story.
This is best illustrated as Ambrose de­
scribes Lewis and Clark tiptoeing
through familiar territory for all of us:
"The following day they reached present
day Vancouver, Washington and camped
opposite the mouth of the Willamette
River. .. A shout went up. In his field
notes, William Clark scribbled his im­
mortal line, 'Ocian in view! O! the joy.' ...
each man's heart must have been warm
with satisfaction, each man's mind soar­
ing with a sense of triumph."
It is in this flawless manner that the
reader is taken from Lewis' birth in Vir­
ginia, to his crossing of North America
and ultimately to his tragic suicide a few
years after returning from the frontier.
This story is the stuff of legends, and
Ambrose does not disappoint. The reader
is inspired to root for the expedition vic­
tories, and mourn its rare failures.
For the those interested in the numer­
ous Native American tribes that Lewis
and Clark encountered on their journey,
there are several chapters illuminating UNDAUNTED '
COURAGE
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Lewis' ethnographic work. For many of
the tribes, these early observations rep­
resent the last portrait of their native
culture before it was destroyed by en­
croaching settlement.
Lewis and Clark often marveled at the
beauty and vastness of the land they were
passing through in their journals. Now,
we marvel at the path they blazed for all
of us to follow.
Ambrose shows us this path and en­
ables the modern day reader to witness
Lewis and Clark stride triumphantly into
history with "courage undaunted."
Valley Song impresses reviewer
PHOTO BY RICK ADAMS
Abraam (Roger Forbes) laments the
departure of his granddaughter. by Josh Serezin
Portland Center Stage's current pro­
duction, Valley Song, is Athol Fugard's
touching story of a young woman leav­
ing the nest.
Set in the playwright's native South
Africa, the play explores post-apart heid
race relations, and the generational gap
between an old man and his granddaugh­
ter. Veronica, played by Tania Richard,
sees opportunity in Johannesburg, and
wants to leave home. Her grandfather ,
Abraam, played by Roger Forbes, can't
see the world as a place where blacks can
succeed, and implores Veronica to stay
with him, and tend the few acres of land that have supported their family.for gen­
erations. Forbes also plays the role of The
Author, a white playwright , who ends up
buying the estate that includes the land
Abraam's family has squatted on for a
hundred years.
Veronin's limitless hope paired with
Abraam's fear and uncertainty about the
future creates an emotional dynamic that
runs throughout. The audience is drawn
into Veronica's optimism, but can't help
expecting her dreams to shatter at any
moment.
Valley Song manages to keep the
audience's interest despite the static set,
two-member cast, and 100-minute run­
ning time, without intermission. The
Ben Folds Five fails to deliver' acting is excellent , espeCially Forbes'
quick transitions between characters ,
marked only by a change in body lan­
guage and the donning of a hat.
Portland Center Stage makes it easy
for students to attend their plays. Any
seat in the house, any night is only $10,
whereas general admission ranges from
$10 to $36.
Valley Song runs every night except
Monday until Feb. 7 at the Intermediate
Theatre, Portland Center for the Per­
forming Arts, 1111 SW Broadway . The
box office is at 274-6588 . Portland Cen­
ter Stage will be following Valley Song
with A.R. Gurney's comedy, Sylvia, and
William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
by Josh Serezin potential to be the Single.
"Bad Idea" was written for The Truth About
Cats and Dogs soundtrack , and the song's title
"sums up the way we felt about shitting out
soundtrack songs but in retrospect, it was a bet­
ter idea than what we'd have done with those
five hours." This song is piano rock you can rp.-Arts at
Are you a Ben Folds Five fan? If not, don't
buy their new release, Naked Baby Photos.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's a good album,
a collection of solid studio tracks and live re­
cordings. However , your money would be bet­
ter spent on one of their earlier releases (Ben
Folds Five and Whatever and Ever Amen. which ally bang your head to. .
The six-minute rap/punk jam "For Those of
received 31/1 stars from
Rolling Stone, and a 9 out
of 10 from Spin) or their
upcoming show at La
Luna. "----------------Y'all Who Wear
Fannie Packs" hap­
pened when an engi­
neer left the tape run­
ning and went for
coffee, and while it's
hilarious, it's hard to
listen to more than
once or twice. For those not yet in
the know, Ben Folds
Five is a piano rock trio
out of North Carolina.
Yes, a rock band without
guitars. The piano fills a
lot of the guitar-void,
and combined with ter­
rific bass guitar from
Robert Sledge, their Howard, the strangest thing/
Has happened lately /
When I take a good swing/
And all my dreams/
They pivot and slip/
I drop my fists and they're back The live tracks are
good, but not that
much different from Ben Folds Five, from II Boxing"
the recorded versions
------- ---------" of the songs. Some of
sound is certainly not lacking. Folds ranges from
all-out hammering on the piano to the more
thoughtful , melodic style in songs like "Brick,"
currently number eight on this week's Billboard
Modern Rock chart.
Naked Baby Photos is mostly live tracks and
random studio improvisation , though there is a
song from a soundtrack. and a couple of songs
that were intended for their first album. Their
record company cut "Ernaline" from the first al­
bum, even though the group thought it had the
8 Pioneer Log January 23, 1998 BFF's best songs are
on this album, including "Underground ," "Song
For The Dumped ," and "Philosophy, " but if you
want to hear live music, Ben Folds Five is play­
ing La Luna on Wednesday , Feb. 4.
A few of the live tracks have historical value.
"Alice Childress " is a recording of BFF's first live
radio performan ce, and "Underground " is from
a live show recorded in Ben Folds' hometown
before their first album came out.
In short, this album is for hard-core fans only.
Tickets for the show at La Luna are available
for $13.50 plus service charge from Ticketmaster . Lewis & Clark College
"[Dan Froot is] a
storyteller of genuine
presence. I'm not sure
where Froot is heading,
but I'd follow him
anywhere ."
-Dance Magazine
7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 23, and
Saturday, January 24
Lewis & Clark College
Fir Acres Theatre, Main Stage
Call 503-768-7964 for tickets
$15 gene,al admission
$10 Lewis & Clark employees and
alumni. senior citizens. and
non-Lewis & Clark students
$5 Lewis & Clark students
Cosponsored by
Performance artist,
_xophonlst, and dancer Dan Froot
with special guest artist David Dorfman Titan ic proves worthy of the name
by Marianna Ritchey
I, like so many others out there, have
been constantly fascina~ed with the story
of the Titanic.
I was afraid
the movie
would be
cheesy and
second-rate,
with a bunch
of glorifica-
tion of all the Movie Columnist
supposed su-
per heroes on board and too much em­
phasis on the love story of its two main
characters . But all accusations (however
worthy) of poor scriptwriting aside, this
is a great film.
I decided early on to ignore most of
the subplot between Kate Winslet and
Leonardo DiCaprio . I call it a subplot,
even though most of the movie techni­
cally hinges on those two actors. They,
to me, only serve to personify a story that
if told too generally loses its emphasis.
To quote my father, "That Leonardo
DiCaprio-he's no great actor. But he's
so cute!" That sums it up. I'm a big Kate
Winslet fan, but the two of them only
underscore an immense drama that
James Cameron brought to life in the
most expensive movie ever made.
The movie also draws a detailed pic­
ture of the dreamworld of the upper
class. People worried about parties,
clothes, talking to 'the right sort of per­
son' and marrying their daughters to
snooty, deceptively violent millionaires
like the one played by the disturbingly
throaty Billy Zane. The main criticism I
would offer of the film is Zane's over-vil­
lainous character. It's way, way too much.
"Something Picasso? He won't amount
to a thing. You mark my words!"
The hundreds of individual sorrows
that night are what make this movie the
great film it is. Andrews, the ship's
builder, standing shocked in front of the fireplace in the dining room, every stitch
of which he designed, as the ship slowly
keels over. Captain Smith, for whom the
Titanic was to be his final journey be­
fore retirement , calmly telling the wire­
less operators to send out the CQD, or
50S, knowing all the while that this voy­
age, which was his last favor to the White
Star Line, would end in his death. The
hundreds of steerage passengers, locked
below decks until all the lifeboats were
gone. The list goes on and on. Cameron
captures the individuality of everyones '
fear, courage and cowardice with a lov­
ing eye to detail that especially shines in
the lifeboat scenes.
The story of the Titanic illustrates the
best and the worst sides of human na­
ture. People like to tout the upper-class
men who died so that steerage women
could board lifeboats ahead of them, but
the fact is that there were heroes and
cowards on both sides of the class lines.
Men dress as women to get on the boat.
Zane pretends to be the father of a little
orphan girl. "Can you blame them?"
asked my dad, "What if you just really
don't want to drown?"
The other extremes of human behav­
ior are there too.].]. Astor calmly waved
to his pregnant wife as she was lowered
in a boat. He was quoted as saying "no
no, it wouldn't be right," when offered a
seat beside her. Benjamin Guggenheim
was quoted by a steward as saying, "It
seems to me there aren't enough boats
to go around. I won't die here like a beast.
Tell my wife I played the game straight
and to the end. Let no woman or child
remain on this ship because Ben
Guggenheim was a coward."
As for the movie, it gives you all the
details you could want. Cameron did an
amazing job of recreating the rooms and
appearance of the ship. All the charac­
ters are there. Rarely does Cameron take
any creative license. He saves that for the
WinsletlDiCaprio subplot, which really isn't that bad. The movie has beautiful
slow-mo scenes of boats being lowered
while Officer Murdoch waves his arms
helplessly. There is a lovely shot of the
grand staircase, now filled with water,
as a woman's body in a nightgown slowly
drifts up towards the shattered dome in
the ceiling. Intense scenes of the crew
down below, working the boilers and the
huge pistons driving the propellors truly
convey how enormous the ship was.
Besides Zane's ultra-villain, the other
tedious thing is that the film is done in
that irksome "flashback" style with Bill
Paxton as a somewhat watery treasure
hunter searching with submarines and
cameras for a diamond that was in the
safe on the ship, yadda yadda yadda. I
think Cameron chose to do it this way
mainly to showcase his talent at under­
water scenes as illustrated in "The
Abyss." But all that doesn't matter at all.
The movie tells the complete story, or
as much of it as we could possibly know.
That's one of the most amazing things
about this story: No one really knows
everything that went on that night. If the
boat had sunk in the '90s, we'd have it
all on video. But as it is, the only testi­
mony we have is from people who were
either three years old at the time or from
rich women who weren't paying any at­
tention to begin with. Wasn't it Lady
Cosmo Duff Gordon's maid who said,
"Oh there is your lovely nightdress
gone," as the final sound of the ship's
sinking rolled across the water? People
are funny things. This film evokes anger
and suspense and a great sadness. It's
heart-wrenching to watch parents fran­
tically trying to save their terrified chil­
dren as the boat starts to go under. Molly
Brown, in one of the lifeboats, tries to
urge her fellow women survivors to go
back and help. No one will look at her.
"I don't understand you," she says,
"those are your men out there!" A must­
see. Truly.
If Leonardo DiCaprio doesn't hurry, he'll miss his chance to be on the biggest ship ever to sink.
Dan Froot and David Dorfman,
shown here performing" Job,"
will perform in the Fir Acres
Theatre tonight and Saturday,
January 24.
", Job' is a personal story about
a very deep layer of trust, and
the other side of trust,
betrayal," said Froot. "We play
business brokers dealing in love,
trust, and admiration,
bargaining in erllotions." Musica Rock
by Murray Cizon
Two weeks ago, the Academy of Re­
cording Artists announced the nominees
Music Columnist for 1998's Grammy
awards. The cer­
emony, to take
place in March, is
shaping up to be as
boring and predict­
able as the
Grammys always
are. Very few risks
were taken in re­
gards to the nomi­
nees, and the Significant omissions were
significant only the light of who was in­
cluded.
Leading the pack with the most nomi­
nations is iiberproducer and songwriter
Babyface, with a total of eight. This is
no surprise as Babyface 's home and of­
fices will undoubtedly become the stock­
pile of Grammy statues if there is ever a
shortage.
In a tie for second most nominations
are Sean "Puffy" Combs and Paula Cole,
with seven each. Puff Daddy most likely
got the Grammy nod because of his in­
novative prodUcing skills. Namely, tak­
ing songs that were hits ten years ago,
throwing in some hip-hop beats and at­
titude, making "new" hits out of them­
oooh ... such logic Mr. Combs has!
Paula Cole hit the airwaves in 1997
with her k.d. lang rip-off "Where Have
all the Cowboys Gone?" Obviously Ms.
Cole has never been east of the Cas­
cades-or to Texas for that matter. Too
bad she wasn't nominated for "Best Al­
bum Artwork" because of the risk she
t.ook by placing herself on a backyard
swing, naked, for her record's cover
(what would the neighbors think?).
In the "wow" category, Radiohead's
OK Computer was nominated for "Album
of the Year." The fact that such a blatantly
experimental album (by Grammy stan­
dards) featUring lyrics about alien abduc­
tion and "kicking screaming Gucci little
piggies" got the nod is perhaps a beacon
of hope for the future.
However, Hanson received not only a
nomination for "Best New Artist," but
for "Record of the Year" as well. The
shocker here isn't the fact that Zac, Tay­
lor, and Buford (whatever their names
are) got the nominations, but that Brit­
ish pop sensations Spice Girls didn't.
Press-types say this denial of respect
to the Spices is due to their apparent
"studio creation"-ness . But, as my friend
Nate (a drummer of 15 years experience)
says of li'l Zac Hanson, "That is not the
drumming of an eight-year-old!"
What J think this all goes to show is
that the Academy likes young boys-J
mean, young musicians from Oklahoma
who play down their religiOUS back­
ground because it might "alienate" their
fans. Seriously, how many twelve-year­
old girls know or care what "fundamen­
talism" is?
PHOTO BY BEATRIZ SCHILLER
January 23, 1998 Pioneer Log 9 (
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Pioneers meet mixed results in conference
by Steve Schroeder
Since last reported the Lewis & Clark
Men's basketball team has played eight
games. The team spent New Years' Eve in
Florida for a tournament and have been
busy ever since.
In that span they won five games, but
also lost three difficult contests.
Entering the most crucial portion of the
season, NCIC conference play, the Pio­
neers have had moments of inspired play,
but have also encountered moments of dis­
appointment and letdown.
The team returned to campus the day
after Christmas and spent a few days prac­
ticing before making the journey to
Dundee, Florida. They participated in a
tournament at Webber College where they
faced several tough tests.
In their first game, they faced defend­
ing NCAA Division ill champion , Illinois,
Weslyan.
PHOTO BY ANDY PARK difficulty getting the ball inside to the big
men, Whitney Brake and Flowers.
The addition of Ulmer to the starting
line-up was a positive one. His 11 points
and four rebounds, combined with steady
ball-handling proved crucial against
Whitman 's defense down the stretch.
LC held on for a 85-78 victory.
The following night, Jan. 17, saw
Whitworth College, visit Pamplin Sports
Center, cheerleaders and all. The most
entertaining game of the year, thus far, saw
big dunks and several crazy plays.
LC shot well in the first half and used
that performanc e to build a 12 point lead.
The Pioneers were boosted by a terrific
performance off the bench from junior Eric
Kingma. Kingma scored seven, collected
five rebounds and had two steals. He also
found time to throw down a remarkable
slam dunk against three Whitman defend­
ers, which brought the partial Pamplin
crowd to its feet.
The Pioneers were out-played in almost
every facet of the game.
Not even a thirty-four point perfor­
mance from Brooks Meek could keep it
close for the Pioneers. They fell 102-85. Jeff Flowers powers his way inside for two points against Whitworth. Meek's hustle proved to be a real spark
as he scored 29 points and grabbed ten re­
bounds. Flowers, continued to prove why
Pioneer fans have taken to calling him "Big
Dunk Daddy", by shooting nine of ten
from the field and igniting the crowd with
a big block of a Whitman attempted dunk. Over the next two days the Pioneers
rebounded with two victories in the tour­
nament. The first victory came against
nationally ranked St. Thomas University.
The Pioneers were led by a well-rounded
attack, with exceptional three point shoot­
ing from Carl Schreck, who made 5 of 6
from behind the arc.
In the final game of the tournament the
Pioneers dominated from the outset. LC
saw stellar play from freshman Kyle Ki­
ang who scored 12 points and grabbed
eight rebounds in just 16 minutes of play.
LC took this one 97-67.
The tournament also saw the emergence
of two new contributors for LC, Josh
Ulmer and Eric Kingma. Both played well
in the tournament , and would be rewarded
with more playing time in the future.
The Pioneer's first game back on Pa-latine Hill was against conference rival,
Willamette on Jan. 9. LC came out early
in the first half and took the offensive.
They led by four at intermission.
That was when everything fell apart for
the Pioneers.
Poor ball-handling and ragged defense
were the main factors that led to the Pio­
neers second loss of the season, and first
in the NCIC conference. The final score
was 95-77.
LC saw action the very next night, Jan.
10, when they traveled the short distance
to Newburg , Or. to take on George Fox
University.
The Pioneers let nothing get in their
way on this night, turning in their best per­
formance of the season. Meek shot the
lights out, and Jeff Flowers played amaz­
ing defense against one of the best players
in the NCIC, Jared Gallop. The Pioneers
drove to Palatine Hill through freezing rain
Udlock has all the keys
by Aubrey Lyon
Don Udlock is the coordinator of all
activities in Pamplin Sports Center,
Zehntbauer Swimming Pavilion, and the
tennis dome. However , one should not
assume Udlock is just a schedule maker
and pencil pusher.
He holds a plethora of Pamplin
knowledge gained from his long time
involvement with the school. He is the
keymaster, wield­
ing executive deci­
sions about who
comes and goes
from his Mecca,
Pamplin. Some of the upperclassman employ­
ees act as supervisors for Pamplin and
the other sports facilities. They take re­
sponSibility offUdlock's back by closing
up the facilities at night and opening
them up in the morning . "We put a lot
of trust into our student help." said
Udlock.
Keeping the facilities locked up is an
important matter Udlock must oversee.
When inter­
viewed, Udlock
chuckled, "When
things go wrong
around here, it al-
ways seems to
come to me.
Along with sched-Keymaster Don Udlock keeps
watch over Pamplin. Even with strict rules
about when the build­
ings are open, theft is a
serious problem. One of
Udlock's difficult tasks
is finding the medium
between keeping the fa­
cilities safe, yet conve­
niently accessible for
the LC communit y.
Most recently, someone
stole the stereo system
-from the aerobics room,
Udlock said.
uling all events at and around Pamplin,
Udlock is in charge of the student work
force at the sports facilities and the var­
sity women's tennis coach.
Last semester , Udlock's force of work­
ers in the sports center numbered nearly
50 students . "Making the schedule for
the employees is like trying to put a jig­
saw puzzle together underwater, " Don
said. "As soon as I think I have it worked
out, someone 's schedule changes and the
whole thing floats away." Udlock has dedicated himself to LC
for 28 years; he is also an alumni. He
graduated in 1965 along with fellow staff
member Ray Warren. After graduation,
Udlock stayed around LC working in ad­
missions for 11 years. Then, he went on
a four-year sabbatical from the school.
Coming back in 1980, Udlock worked
in the computer center below Albany
building. He started his current position
as full-time Pamplin Facilities Coordi­
nator in 1990.
10 Pioneer Log January 23, 1998 with a 75-58 victory under their belts.
The ice storm that froze our campus and
most of the Northwest postponed the Pio­
neers next game by one night. This unex­
pected delay may have affected LC, as they
suffered a tough loss to conference rival,
Pacific Lutheran.
The Pioneers put this loss behind them.
With the hometown crowd back to full
capacity thanks to the start of the Spring
semester, LC took on Whitman College
Jan. 16. This game saw a change in the
Pioneer starting line-up. Ulmer, whose
play had been consistently strong since
Florida, was inserted into the starting line­
up.
Though the Pioneers played well with
the strong crowd support, they had diffi­
culty pulling away. Whitman switched
zone defenses efficiently against the Pio­
neers, finding particular success with the
2-3 setup. Against this defense, LC had LC held its lead and took another vic­
tory.
To say the least, the Pioneers have had
an up-and-down start to their conference
season.
Nevertheless, they are ranked seventh
in the nation, and are in second place in
the NCIC.
Standout forward Kingma remarked,
"We haven't come into some of the con­
ference games with the right attitude. I
know with the right attitude, teamed with
the talent we have, we can win conference
and hopefully more."
Kingma and the Pioneers will look to
start on that path tonight when they take
on conference rival Pacific University on
the road.
LC women surprise Whitman
by Michael Folland
The Lewis &: Clark women's
swim team pulled ahead of
Whitman in the last relay of their
Jan. 16 meet, to take a victory with
78 points to Whitman's 7l. This
was the team's second victory of
the season, a dramatic turnaround
after winning only three other
meets since 1989. The victory was
Men's Basketball: all the more remarkable because it fol­
lowed just one day after a disrupted
_practice schedule .
Swim practice the day before the
meet was cut short due to toxic fumes
caused by a newly painted wall divid­
ing the pool and the stands. The team
practiced from 7:30 to 9:00 at night
to make up the practice and Coach
see Swimming. page 11
@ Pacific University Jan. 23 8 pm
8 pm
8 pm vs. Linfield College Jan. 24
vs. Pacific Lutheran University Jan. 27
Women's Basketball:
@ Pacific University
vs. Linfield College
vs. Pacific Lutheran University
Swimming:
@ Willamette tiniversity Jan. 23
Jan. 24
Jan. 27
Jan. 31 6 pm
6 pm
6 pm
1 pm Living on the edge: Pioneers split the Whits
by Daniel Ruprecht
The Lewis &: Clark women's basketball
team split a pair of home games last week­
end, beating Whitman Friday night before
falling to Whitworth on Saturday.
FreshmanJenelle Braun made a last-sec­
ond basket to lift the Pioneers to a 59-57
victory over Whitman . Junior Chris Kreger
scored 19 and senior Liza Getches added
13 in their second win of the season.
LC dropped a hard-fought game to
Whitworth by a score of 71-65. For the
sixth time this season, senior Vicki
Spevecek led the team in points with 22
and also grabbed nine rebounds. Getches
scored 18 and collected nine rebounds in
the losing effort.
According to Coach Missy Smith, the
team has shown great improvement in the
last several games. "We're beginning to 1ell'
as a team and communication between
players is getting better," she said. Veter­
ans Kreger, Spevecek, and Getches have
stepped "out of their comfort zone" and
provided leadership for the young team,
Smith said.
Fundamental free-throws help the Pioneers beat Whitman. With fully half the team freshmen ,
Smith points to the Pioneers' lack of expe-
Both swimming teams relish all improvements
Swimming. from page 10
Tom Weltchek was pleased that everyone
was willing to make that sort of commit­
ment.
Weltchek said that everyone who has
remained on the team is dedicated and
swimming because they want to, which is
helping the team win.
Ashleigh Cashman helped the team get
off to a good start by taking first place in
the 1,000 yard freestyle with a time of
15:15.94 . She also took second and third
place for the 100 yard backstroke and 500
yard freestyle, respectively.
Tatyana Dembrow took second place in
the 200 yard freestyle with a time of
2: 14.78 followed by third place teammate
Nina Dunphy who swam it in 2:19.09.
Men's Basketball
George Fox
Lewis & Clark
Pacific Lutheran
Whitworth
Willamette
Whitman
Puget Sound
Linfield
Seattle University
Pacific
Women's Basketball
Pacific Lutheran
George Fox
PugetSound
Whitworth
Seattle University
Willamette
Linfield
Pacific
Lewis & Clark
Whitman Phoebe Haynes helped the women
swimmers by coming in second place in
both the 200 yard 1M and the 100 yard
backstroke . Ashley Schmitt took first place
in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of
1:09.23.
Carolyn Wulf came in second place for
the 100 yard freestyle and third place in the
50 yard freestyle. Tonia Givan swam the 100
yard butterfly in 1:06.19, taking first place.
In the second-to-Iast event, the 100 yard
breaJitstroke, the women were able to tie
Whitman based on Nina Dunphy and
Phoebe Haynes second and third place per­
formances, respectively .
In the final 200 yard freestyle relay,
Givan, Cashman, Wulf, and Benbrow
worked together to come in first place, thus
NCiC
6-1
5-2
5-2
4-2
4-3
3-3
3-4
2-5
1-6
1-6
6-1
5-2
5-2
4-2
4-3
4-3
·3-4
2-5
1-6
0-6 Overall
8-5
10-3
9-4
8-4
8-5
6-7
5-7
4-9
3-11
3-9
10-4
8-5
6-8
5-7
6-4
7-6
5-8
4-9
2-11
2-11 giving the victory to LC.
The men's team ended. up with
54 points to Whitman's total of 92
points.
Kevin Anderson was enthusias­
tic about the meet and said, "All of
these hours of hard work we've put
in together has really paid off. They
didn't double our score for the first
time all year."
Each LC men's swimmer swam
in three events.
Andy Holder took first place in
the 1000 yard freestyle event with a
time of 12:28.77. He also took sec­
ond place both in the 100 yard
freestyle and 100 yard breaststroke .
Excited about the way the team
is improving, Holder said, "I'm get­
ting faster this season. I haven't im­
proved since my junior year of high
school and it looks like I may swim
my fastest ever."
Kevin Anderson took first place
both in the 200 yard freestyle with
a time of 2:02.51 and in the 500 yard
freestyle with a time of 5:54.92. He
swam the 100 yard butterfly in
1:02.55, taking second place.
Brian Arvidson took first in the
200 yard 1M, swimming it in
2:21.46. He took second and fourth
place for the 100 and 50 yard
freestyle, respectively .
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young team and still in the process of build­
ing chemistry between players," Smith said.
"It takes a while for freshmen to learn the
system and adapt to basketball at the col­
lege level."
Smith said LC's strengths include size
and versatility. "We are a big, strong team
but we can also play quick basketball ," she
said. Kreger feels the team's depth is an
asset. "There's a lot of talent on this team,"
she said.
The Pioneers returned to practice on
December 27 after an abbreviated Christ­
mas break, then traveled to Los Angeles for
a tournament the following week.
LC picked up its first win of the season
onJanuary 6 against CMS Athenas. "It was
great to remember how it feels to win,"
Kreger said.
With allli remaining games against con­
ference opponents, the Pioneers are at a
crucial point in the season.
Smith hopes the team will show a "big
turnaround" in the second half and surprise
the conference with its improvement.
The Pioneers will be in action tonight
at Pacific and Saturday at home versus
Linfield.
Curling matures
by Steve Schroeder
a Jason Anderson
Take the strategy of chess, the
precision of bowling, and the fi­
nesse of bow and arrow archery.
Add a dash of shuffleboard and put
on gloves and a hat. What does this
concoction taste like?
The Olympic sport of curling.
In the early part of the 16th cen­
tury on the fjords of Scotland, way­
ward shepherds , goatsmen, and
mischievous dung-tenders would
venture onto to the frozen lochs,
ponds, and sloughs of the
mothercountry.
These "garners" would shove
rocks and boulders from one side
of the ice to the other in a crude
fashion known as "pushing and a'
shOVing."
This rudimentary "sport" has
evolved into what we now call curl­
ing on ice, chess on ice, or, simply,
"bumper (pumper) billiards on
salted ice."
A curling rink (that's their term
for team) consists of four members .
One member spins or "curls" a 42-
pound polished granite rock to­
wards a target down the ice called
the tee-or button-inside the
house.
Another member, the captain or
"skip," directs where they should
send aforementioned polished
granite rock in their spin or "curl."
The remaining two members furi­
ously and rigorously sweep the ice
directly in front and often to the
left and/or right of said stone. This
is to "control" the speed and direc­
tion of the very same stone. Eight
of these stones are attempted by
each team. Points are awarded on
whose stone is closest to the tee.
Extra points are awarded if one
team has more than one stone
closer than any stone from the op­
posing rink.
This years' Winter Olympics ,
held in Nagano,japan, will feature
curling. Curling has been show­
cased as an exhibition sport in the
past, but 1998 sees the premiere of
medal contention (gold, silver and
bronze).
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100 Photographs by famous
photographer Herb Ritts is on
display in the Gallery of
Contemporary Art along with a
painting and sculpture art
exhibit. You can see both when
the doors open at 11 am,
Tuesday through Saturday. The SOFA Movie of the Week will
be Romy and Michelle's High
School Reunion. This touching
tale will play in the Council
Chamber at 7:30 and 10 pm. Engage yourself on a lazy
Sunday afternoon and see a
movie. Grosse Pointe Blank
returns at 1 pm like a good The LC Women's and Men's
Basketball teams with face off
against Pacific Lutheran
University. The Women at 6 pm
and the Men at 8 pm all in the
Pamplin Sports Center. flashback for those who missed
the SOFA movie last week.
Jan
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30 Check out saxophonist Dan
Froot perform with guest artist
David Dorfman at 7:30 pm on
the Main Stage in Fir Acres
Theatre. Get there while the
getting is good. Your LC price is
$5, $10 for Alumni, and $15
general admission.
Dan Froot is on the Main Stage
in Fir Acres Theater at 7:30 pm
for his second and final night. What does Science Answer? This
is the title and topic of the next
Science Forum at 7 pm in the
Council Chamber. It will be led by
Dan Rohlf, an instructor who
teaches the Environmental and
Natural Resources Law Program. Save Ferris will be playing with
The Smugglers at La Luna. You
and a female fronted Ska band.
You make the call. Tickets cost
$8.50 in advance and the show
starts at 9:30 pm.
He will be ;oined by Anne
Farrenkopf from the Oregon
Graduate Institute. Jan
31 Again, admission for the
LC community is only $5.
Men's and Women's Basketball
go head to head against Linfield
College at 6 pm and 8 pm in
the Pamplin Sports Center.
If you can still get tickets
through Ticketmaster, then
show up for the Indigo Girls
playing at the Rose Garden
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