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Volume 95, No. 2

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2020-10-02

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By JILLIAN JACKSON
ON SEPT. 28, Lewis & Clark’s
overseas office announced that
all Spring 2021 study abroad
programs are officially canceled.
This news brings the third
consecutive round of cancellations
impacting all overseas programs in
a given semester. In Spring 2020,
all LC students studying abroad
experienced mid-semester cancellations
as the coronavirus pandemic spread
internationally. Then, four months ago,
Director of Overseas & Off-Campus
Programs Blythe Knott and Assistant
Director Kaitlin Sommerfield delivered
news once unthinkable at LC.
“We are canceling all study abroad
programs for Fall 2020,” Knott and
Sommerfield said in a June 1 email.
Knott said canceling Fall 2020 trips
was an easy call.
“To be honest, it wasn’t really a
hard decision,” Knott said. “We have
these protocols and none of them were
met. Still CDC Level 3, Do Not Travel
Everywhere.”
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) still considers many
countries LC students visit, including
Mexico, the United Kingdom and
Russia, high-risk areas for contracting
the COVID-19 virus. However, more
than just CDC ratings contributed to the
cancellation of Spring 2021 programs.
“A lot of the things that would
make it feel like a language-immersive
experience would be impossible,” Knott
said. Students would not have been able
to stay with a host family or take public
transportation.
For Niall Gifford ’22, the loss of
the year-long study abroad program in
Munich means a change in his major and post-grad plans.
“The Munich program would
potentially have given me the tools to
pursue a career in Germany postgrad,”
Gifford said via email. “If the Spring
2021 component of the Munich program
is canceled, I would likely drop my
German major.”
Associate Professor Therese Augst
of the German language program is not
surprised that cancellation will cause serious repercussions for double-majors
like Gifford.
“One issue is that we have no idea how
many students will still want to major
in German if they can’t study abroad,”
Augst said. “I’m just heartbroken.”
Other sections of the language
department anticipate losing double-
majors, too. Professor of Hispanic
Studies and Spanish Section Head Juan
Carlos Toledano Redondo is equally concerned.
“Definitely, if you have a student
who is a double major, he or she may
consider not pursuing the language
one,” Redondo said.
In addition to the Spring 2021
cancellation, some LC programs
affiliated with the Council on
International Educational Exchange
(CIEE) will no longer be offered.
“Overseas” continued on page 2
Vol. 95 No.2 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020 www.piolog.com
Wildfires in the West
As destructive forest fires wreak havoc along the
entire west coast, Portland finds itself in the middle
of a climate crisis.
See page 4Mike Schmidt ’08 campaigned on progressive issues
such as creating restorative justice programs and
dismantling systemic racism and bias.D.A. Schmidt ’08
See page 6Fall PE courses are forced to adapt to the
ongoing restrictions on campus set by the LC
administration’s COVID-19 policies.PE Classes Modified
See page 10In this episode of The PioPod, meet Assistant
Professor of International Affairs Suparna
Chaudhry and hear how students and faculty
have been impacted by canceled overseas
programs.Going Global
“The Devil All the Time” fails to arrive at a successful
resolution despite formidable acting performances
from its talented cast.Netflix Film Review
See page 8
Due to COVID-19, this newspaper is intended for single use. After a thorough read, please keep it for your personal records or recycle.Overseas and Off-Campus Programs
cancels Spring 2021 study abroad trips
JO TABACEK/THE PIONEER LOG
LC students and others relax on the Playa del Postiguet during the Spring 2019 study abroad program in Alicante, Spain.LC closes
SW Trail
#5 for all
By VENUS EDLIN
LEWIS & CLARK closed SW Trail
#5 to all community members after
concerns from neighbors amid the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The trail runs through campus and
heads northeast to Macadam Avenue
near the Sellwood Bridge. The trail
entrance is near the outdoor pool and
the rose garden. College Outdoors (CO)
offered Riverview Natural Area Trail #3,
which heads north off of the Fir Acres
parking lot, as an alternative.
The decision to close the trail was
first announced in an email sent by
Director of College Outdoors Joe Yuska
on Sept. 9.
“A couple of the neighbors that own
the property (near) Lewis & Clark’s
property are immunocompromised and
elderly, and they’re worried about groups
of students,” Yuska said. “They said there
were groups of 30 students going down
there at night making a lot of noise and
going through these people’s property.”
David Reese, the vice president,
chief of staff, general counsel and board
secretary, confirmed that the college
received complaints of this nature.
According to Yuska, the college wanted
to avoid potential lawsuits and keep first-
years on campus to mitigate the spread
of the virus that causes COVID-19.
“The college wants to be on good
terms with its neighbors,” Yuska
said. “Since there’s a pandemic, and
immunocompromised people and
elderly people are at high risk, they
thought the best thing to do is to close
the trail.”
“Neighbor” continued on page 3
New year brings new first-year seminar, course requirements
Words and Numbers replaces Exploration & Discovery, LC sets new general education curriculum
By AUBREY ROCHÉ
THE SPRING 2020 semester
brought the end of Exploration
& Discovery (E&D), Lewis &
Clark’s first-year seminar that had
been in place since 2006. After years
of discussion and planning, the 2020-
21 school year is seeing the first cohort
of the new first-year seminar called
Words and Numbers, as well as a new
General Education (GE) curriculum.
Words is similar to E&D, focusing
on discussion, close analysis of texts
and strengthening writing skills.
Numbers is more math-driven
and concentrates on quantitative
reasoning and developing theories.
When signing up for courses over the
summer, first-year students indicated
preferences for specific sections of
both Words and Numbers sections.
Students take one semester of each,
but the order does not matter. Both
classes are offered each semester,
rather than following a specific two-
semester sequence as E&D did.
The most significant changes to
the first-year seminar experience
during the COVID-19 pandemic have
been due to restrictions on gathering sizes. This year’s kick-off lecture
during New Student Orientation
was completely online, as well as
the first colloquium. Most Words
and Numbers classes are taught in
a hybrid format, though many are
online-only.
This year, LC elected Kundai
Chirindo, associate professor of
rhetoric and media studies and
director of ethnic studies, as the GE
director. Chirindo is also the chair
of the General Education Steering
Committee, a group that shares the
main responsibilities of leading the
GE curriculum.
“(The) steering committee
passes policy internally for
General Education, and also makes
recommendations to the faculty if
we need to make broader changes
that require a vote of the entire
faculty,” Chirindo said. “Our primary
concern right now is the first-year
seminar, making sure we have
enough seats for people to take both
Words and Numbers both semesters,
making sure we have enough faculty
teaching…(and) adapting everything
to the environment that we’re in.”
The process of redesigning the first-year seminar and the GE
curriculum took about eight years. The
Subcommittee on General Education
created an identity statement that
vocalizes the qualities LC graduates
are expected to have, as well as what
students need to grow while at LC.
The ideas of an ideal graduate and
personal growth were major parts of
redesigning the GE requirements.
“Once we realized the major
structural requirements, the big
principles, it was a matter of then
filling it in and reorienting our General
Education requirements,” Chirindo
said. “We have many exciting, timely
requirements that are part of this new
General Education, and a lot of people
spent a lot of time looking around
the country at other institutions
designing the requirements.”
Professor of Biology and
Department Chair Greta Binford
is teaching the Numbers course
Biodiversity Through Eight Eyes
this semester. Binford said the new
GE program was designed to allow
students to grow in areas outside of
their major, starting with the core
first-year seminar.
“Words” continued on page 3AMELIA MADARANG/THE PIONEER LOG
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
NEWS 2
LC releases form to monitor COVID-19 policies
By JACOB MUSCARELLA
THIS FALL, THE Student Rights
and Responsibilities (SRR) office
released a digital COVID-19
Community Reporting Form that
students, faculty and staff can use to
report any violations of COVID-19
policy they see at Lewis & Clark.
Interim Director of Student Rights
and Responsibilities Jessica Carron
worked with her office over the summer
to put together the form as a tool for
students concerned about the behavior
of their peers amidst the COVID-19
pandemic.
Carron said when someone submits
the form, it goes directly to her.
“I review them to see if I believe
COVID-19 policy has been violated or
not based on the standards published
to students, and if I think that student
has violated that policy, I’m going to
determine have they violated policy
before, how severe is the violation of
the policy and who was potentially
harmed in this situation.” Carron said.
“Someone who’s not wearing their mask
to class, while that’s concerning for us
for sure, it’s not as severe as someone
who might be hosting a COVID party or
something like that.”
Carron said there is a protocol
for students who are reported for not
wearing masks.
“For a student who maybe just
consistently hasn’t been wearing their
mask to class or in the residence hall,
I might send them a warning first,”
Carron said. “But if it’s the second
time they’re being reported by an RA
or a community member ... if they’re
not wearing their mask out in the
public area, we might move to a formal
meeting with our staff to talk about
the impact of it and why it’s important
for you to wear your mask on campus,
because we do affect others.”
Regardless of how a student violates
LC’s COVID-19 policy, if they do not change their behavior after a formal
meeting with SRR, the office might
determine that it is best for the student
to continue the semester off-campus.
For students concerned about a
form being traced back to them or the
social impact of submitting a report
about their peers, Carron said that
students can put as much or as little
information as they would like into the
reporting form.
“It does limit our ability to follow up
on things, so if you give a really vague
report and you don’t give your name or
anything, I might not be able to reach
out to you and say, ‘Can you fill out
these gaps for me?’” Carron said. “All
that might mean is it might not become
a conduct case. That person might not receive a warning, but if I generally
know where something’s happening,
even if I don’t have enough information,
I can ask their AD (area director) to
follow up with them.”
Despite these protections, some
students might still be wary to involve
the college administration in every
instance of a breach of policy. Nick
Gothard ’21 predicts that students
will only resort to the form for severe
policy violations like parties or large
gatherings without masks.
“I don’t anticipate that it would see
a lot of use,” Gothard said. “I think
that the enormity of the form sort of
contributes to it only being used for
super serious violations, which I think is
beneficial. And it’s my hope that rather than folks jumping right on the form, a
conversation takes place before that.”
When asked about how often the
COVID-19 Community Reporting Form
has been used, Carron said that she has
received about a dozen reports related
to breaches of LC’s COVID-19 policies.
Carron agrees that the form is just
one of many ways that students can
address their concerns about their
peers’ behavior.
“I hope people use it and utilize
it, but remember that you can always
reach out to each other and have those
conversations, and if they have any
questions about the form, they can
always reach out to our office about it,”
Carron said.
While the Associated Students of Lewis & Clark (ASLC) had no role in
the development of the SRR form, they
have advertised it to students over
social media. Olivia Weiss ’23, a co-
chair of the ASLC COVID-19 Response
Task Force and a newly elected senator,
said there had been some demand in
the student body for something like
the Community Reporting Form, even
before it was created.
“Before the form, (the task force was)
receiving complaints about violations
and questions about where to report
violations in our email inbox,” Weiss
said via email. “As the ASLC we have
no ability to enforce policy, so we did
feel as though these complaints needed
to go elsewhere (and there were clearly
students looking to report violations
they had seen and felt like they needed
to be heard).”
Weiss hopes that the form will help
students on campus in their efforts to
develop health-minded behavior.
“While this may not be a sustainable
long-term solution, it does seem like
an efficient way for students to express
their concern when they feel unsafe,”
Weiss said. “Personally, I hope that the
reporting form serves to show students
how seriously the college is taking
these policies, as well as encourage
community accountability.”
Gothard also believes that regardless
of how students feel about the college’s
response to the global health crisis, it is
ultimately up to the student body as a
community to control the spread of the
COVID-19 virus at LC.
“I think it’s sort of a difficult issue
because, on one hand, it feels like if
the college were to bring students
back knowing the circumstances
and knowing the nature of college
students, it does feel like the burden
of control should be placed primarily
on the college,” Gothard said. “On the
other hand, I feel like it’s our job as a
community to try and promote healthy
community actions.”AMELIA MADARANG/PIONEER LOGStudent Rights and Responsibilities hopes the form will help the community keep itself accountable
Alumni Association hosts homecoming
virtually throughout the month of October
By GABE KORER
LEWIS & CLARK’S homecoming
is going to look a lot different in
2020.
Beginning on Oct. 2 and continuing
through the rest of the month, the
Alumni Association will host a series
of virtual events. They hope the events
will allow students to interact with the
LC community and engage with timely
conversations surrounding societal
issues.
With large public gatherings
prohibited during the fall semester, the
Alumni Association had to think outside
the box to create this year’s homecoming
schedule, which in the past spanned
three days. The schedule is now more
comprehensive, with a growing number
of events outlined over the course of an
entire month.
Tara McIrvin, associate director
of alumni engagement and this year’s
homecoming coordinator, said the
expanded time frame means that they
can cater to more specific interests.
“When we develop the homecoming
schedule we are always looking for
variety in our events,” McIrvin said.
“Our events aim to showcase a variety
of things that make Lewis & Clark
special — outstanding faculty members,
accomplished alumni and engaged,
curious and intelligent students. We are
hoping there is something for everyone
on the schedule.”
Each of the events is accessible
through Zoom and requires pre-
registration. Sign-ups can be found on
the event pages, which are located in
the Virtual Events and Programming
section of LC’s website, under the
alumni section.
McIrvin said Zoom’s accessibility
will allow more members of the LC
community to attend homecoming.
“The benefit of offering homecoming
in a virtual format is accessibility,” McIrvin said. “We have alumni attending
our virtual events who would otherwise
not be able to. This provides a unique
opportunity for students to engage with
alumni from around the globe.”
LC Spirit Friday is set to begin the
festivities on Oct. 2, where students will
be encouraged to wear Pio gear or other
orange and black attire. One student will
win a prize at the end of the week. This
event is recurring and will take place
every Friday in October.
Another recurring event is Mask
Up Mondays, during which students
can win prizes by showing off their face
masks unique aesthetic. This event is
scheduled for every Monday in October.
An additional event, the Lecture
Series, will include presentations
from various LC faculty members and
visitors. As of Sept. 25, four lectures
are scheduled. The first, “Mapping the Brain In Living Color” with Associate
Professor of Biology and Co-Director,
Neuroscience Program Tamily
Weissman-Uni, is scheduled for Oct. 13.
The Alumni Film Festival will
also begin on Sunday, Oct. 4. The
documentary “I Am Maris: Portrait of a
Young Yogi” (2018) from director Laura
VanZee Taylor ’92 will be screened
and followed by a Q&A. Taylor will be
joined by Sarah Alexander, an adjunct
instructor from the LC Graduate School
of Education
The second and third nights of the
festival will feature two more films from
former LC graduates: “Blue” (2019) by
Danial Afzal ’13 and “An Undeniable
Voice” (2016) by Price Ariana ’84. A
Q&A will follow the screenings, and
Ariana will be joined by the star of their
film, Sam Harris.
Interspersed throughout these homecoming activities are the Steve
Hunt Classic and the LCpioneers.com
Live Show. The Steve Hunt Classic,
which is hosted by LC, is a speech and
debate tournament that begins on
Oct. 9 and concludes on Oct. 11. For
interested students, there is a pre-
session that begins nearly a week before
the tournament on Oct. 3.
The LCpioneers.com Live Show is
the Hall of Fame induction ceremony
for former LC athletes and coaches.
Their achievements will be highlighted
and honored on this three-night virtual
ceremony.
McIrvin said new events may be
added to the schedule in the coming
weeks.
“We are adding new events to
the schedule as they come together,”
McIrvin said. “I would encourage
students to check back frequently.”
ALEX BARR/THE PIONEER LOGOverseas
trips now
canceled
Continued from page 1
Programs in Alicante, Spain, Dakar,
Senegal, Moscow, Russia, and Valparaíso,
Chile, are permanently shut down.
Assistant Professor of Russian and
Russian Section Head Maria Hristova
explained why LC lost some CIEE
programs.
“CIEE is a sad example of what might
happen to other providers if things don’t
go back to normal soon,” Hristova said
via email. “The people who work on
the ground to provide LC with the best
possible immersion experience depend
on the income provided by the programs.”
Not all LC overseas programs are
language-immersive or facing CIEE
closures. However, Dean of Spiritual
Life Mark Duntley, the faculty leader
of the London humanities program,
explained that cancellations lead to a loss
of community for students, even without
the loss of language credit.
“I have seen so many times, over the
years, the alumni coming back and getting
together in their overseas program with
their leaders,” Duntley said. “We weren’t
going to be able to create that kind of
community and bond.”
Noa Hochman ’22, a student accepted
to the now-canceled London humanities
program, offered her thoughts.
“Knowing that none of my friends
were getting to go on their trips was sad,
but also created a community knowing
that we were all in this together,”
Hochman said.
Duntley shared Hochman’s note of
optimism.
“The best part is learning with your
students,” Duntley said. “Even though
we didn’t get to go together, we still
got to know each other a little bit, and I
was reminded of all the strengths and
capabilities and wonderful qualities you
all have.” Continued from page 1
LC had closed the trails on campus
to the general public in late July in
order to comply with an executive
order issued by Gov. Kate Brown, J.D.
’85. The order mandated that college
and university spaces only be used for
official collegiate business.
“Only students, faculty, staff and
persons with official College business
will be permitted on College grounds,”
LC said in a letter to neighbors. “We
take this action with a heavy heart, but
feel it is necessary in order to comply
with public health directives from the
State of Oregon.”
Reese said it was fair that the
college restricted access to the trails
for students, faculty and staff in light
of the neighborhood’s complaints.
However, he sympathizes with
neighbors who are upset that LC closed
its trails as they frequently use them.
“Although the neighbors have been
generally understanding of the need to
do that, why we had to do that, it’s also
a significant inconvenience to them,”
Reese said. “Some are particularly
unhappy that the trail was closed.”
Dave Manville is in charge of the trail construction of SW Trails
Portland. According to Manville, it is
only recently that the trails associated
with the college have been officialized.
The organization functions off of
legal and non-legal agreements with
the owners of the properties that the
trails run through. Because of this,
he understands the decisions LC has
made.
Manville supports that the
majority of trails in Portland remain
open, under modified conditions
for COVID-19. He said he sees most
people following the trail guidelines
issued by the state government.
“We are not happy that Lewis &
Clark closed (off) the school (trails),”
Manville said. “But let’s just follow
what the governor said.”
Reese said the trail closures are
“temporary” and anticipates them
reopening in the future.
“Hopefully once the COVID
restrictions are lifted, we’ll be able to
resume normal use of the trails both
us off-campus and our neighbors
on-campus,” Reese said. “In the
meantime, we want to be a good
neighbor.”FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
NEWS 3
Office of Student Engagement gets fresh start
By AIDAN D’ANNA
ON JULY 1, the Lewis & Clark
Office of Student Activities
officially became the Office of
Student Engagement. This decision
was more than just a name change and
signified a shift in the responsibilities of
the office.
Student Engagement Facilitator and
Associated Students of Lewis & Clark
(ASLC) President Mikah Bertelmann
’21 said the biggest change to the office
is that it shifted from a planning role to
a supervisory role.
“Rather than Student Activities,
which generally was associated with
planning activities for students, we want
to work more with engaging students
and student organization leaders to plan
their own activities,” Bertelmann said.
Student Engagement is seeking to
make the experience of planning and
carrying out an event as seamless,
interactive and supported as possible.
Overseeing the office’s shift is Rocky
Campbell, the assistant dean of student
engagement.
“We want to make sure that people
understand that (Student Engagement)
is about educational outcomes,”
Campbell said. “It’s about learning
experiences. And it’s about getting all of
our students at Lewis & Clark to engage
with different types of opportunities
that exist throughout the co-curricular
experience.”
Campbell also discussed the
co-curricular transcript, a project
currently in the planning stages which
will be facilitated through Student
Engagement. Using the co-curricular
transcript students will be able to obtain
a document that tracks not only their
academic progress, like a traditional
transcript, but their involvement with activities outside of the classroom.
According to Campbell, the goal
of the co-curricular transcript is for
students to list “their experiences at
Lewis & Clark and help make meaning
of all the additional things they’re doing
outside of the classroom.”
Launching next year, Student En -
gagement hopes that the co-curricular
transcript will serve as a powerful tool
for students looking to formulate their
resumes.
Student Engagement also recently
announced a project called Presence, an
online software tool that will serve as a
hub for all on-campus organizations. Director of Student Engagement and
Special Events Tamara Ko addressed
the purpose and launch of Presence.
“The ultimate goal (of Presence)
was to have one piece of information
that students could go to to get all
information on events and things
happening on campus,” Ko said. “And
so it was to make it easier for students
to find resources to be connected to
student organizations, and also to
provide a way for students to track
their involvement. So Presence is really
about being able to give you a way of
saying like, ‘oh, you are involved with
five different student organizations, and you have attended so many events,
you have attended so many leadership
opportunity developments.’”
In addition to providing these
services, Presence will also be students’
one-stop-shop for joining organizations.
Though currently only available to
student organization leaders, Student
Engagement hopes to eventually enroll
every student on Presence.
“It’s not social media-ish, in that
you can’t really chat with organization
leaders like you would on Instagram or
Facebook,” Bertelmann said. “But you
can see their social media handles, you
can visit their channels, you can also see their upcoming events. And on the back
end for (organization) leaders, it’s also a
really good way to see which members
are coming to our events, which events
are most popular and then they can kind
of analyze information.”
The new software has also helped
student organization leaders and
Student Engagement navigate the new
challenges posed to the college by the
coronavirus pandemic.
“(Presence has) been really helpful,
especially during COVID, to have
everything virtual, and we can make all
of our forms digital,” Bertelmann said.
“So rather than having to collect physical
forms, we can just do it virtually.”
Campbell walked through the
process the leader of a student
organization would have to follow to
plan an event during the COVID-19
pandemic.
“There’s currently a form to fill out
that has a variety of questions related
to the (proposed) event,” Campbell
said. “In some ways, it’s similar to the
form that was used before ... but then
there are some other questions that
are related to COVID ... What are your
plans to monitor behaviors? How many
people are going to be involved? What is
the setup? Once that form is completed,
that first goes to the Office of Student
Engagement for an initial review.”
After the event proposal is approved
by Student Engagement, it then goes
to the Office of the Vice President of
Student Life, which serves as the final
decision maker for any on-campus
event.
Now that Student Engagement acts
in a largely supervisory role, student
organization leaders will have an
unprecedented amount of assistance
navigating the process of taking an
event from its conception to fruition.ALEX BARR/THE PIONEER LOG
Students sit on the grass outside of J.R. Howard Hall to talk, relax and enjoy the sunshine before heading to their next class.
Continued from page 1
“Numbers is centered in particular on
trying to inspire and incentivize student
investment in quantitative reasoning early
in their time at Lewis & Clark,” Binford
said. “What we hope to do is elevate
everyone with a solid foundation of being
able to access quantitative intuition to
apply it in whatever they do and to start
their time at Lewis & Clark equipped with
that.”
Students taking the new first-
year seminar have expressed positive
experiences so far. Cass Orr ’24 is taking
the Words class The Space Between:
Writing Across Difference in American
Literature.
“I was really worried because I heard
that this was a new curriculum compared
to what they were doing before,” Orr said.
“Overall I really like my class, it hasn’t
been difficult at all ... I’ve really enjoyed the pieces that we’ve been doing.”
Sebastian Williamson ’24 is also taking
Words this semester. He described his
experiences in Fictions of Identity as
engaging, and “a big step up from high
school.”
“All the discussions are more
advanced, the teacher knows how to lead
them better, I feel like I’m just learning
more about what we’ve read,” Williamson
said. “I’ve never liked English class, but I
like this class.”
Both Orr and Williamson expressed
looking forward to taking Numbers next
semester. For students taking Numbers in
the spring, Binford said a growth mindset
is important.
“Go into it with open minds, open
hearts, about how it will change (your)
relationship with quantitative reasoning,”
Binford said. “It’s helpful to remember
that these classes are not competitive, there’s no need to try to display what you
know, rather come in with the humility of
knowing that wherever you’re starting, you
have plenty of room to grow, and there will
be (an) opportunity for that.”
Although it is too soon to tell whether
or not the introduction of Words and
Numbers and the new GE curriculum has
been well-received as a whole, Chirindo
said that the steering committee is working
on an assessment program in order to
garner feedback from faculty. Chirindo
and Binford each described a high level of
optimism toward the new curriculum. Part
of Chirindo’s job as chair of the steering
committee is to maintain that optimism.
“I really hope that this is a program
that Lewis & Clark can be proud of, that
our students really take to heart this idea of
a liberal arts education that prepares them
broadly and deeply in a variety of different
areas,” Chirindo said.Previously the Office of Student Activities, Student Engagement looks to foster community on campus
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RAYA DEUSSEN/THE PIONEER LOGASLC Senate Election Results
Elections for the Associated Students of Lewis & Clark Senate ended on Sept. 25. With only 12
candidates running for 12 open positions, all candidates were elected as senators. The following
students were elected to serve as ASLC senators for the 2020-2021 school year:
Jeni Baez ’24
Phoenix Cox ’24
Molly Gibbons ’24
Lily Johnson ’24
Madeleine MacWilliamson ’24
Nathan Oakley ’22Tor Parsons ’24
George Alexander Reinhardt ’24
Josie Stenzel ’24
Alaryx Tenzer ’23
Olivia Weiss ’24
Orion Whitcher ’24
Senate meetings are held virtually every Tuesday night starting at
4:30 p.m. and are open to the public. Check aslclark.org for more
information.By RACHELLE BINDER
SWEEPING through Washington,
Oregon and California, wildfires have
destroyed the West. With towns,
homes and forests destroyed, many feel
devastation for the places they love and
know. In Oregon, one million acres burned
and 500,000 people evacuated from their
homes. However, these are just a few of the
symptoms of manmade climate change.
A year ago, I attended the Global
Climate Strike as a journalist for my local
paper. Fellow students and I paraded
downtown Walla Walla, Washington,
demanding action against climate change.
During this time, I experienced constant
climate anxiety. I found myself questioning
if the forests I hiked through would remain
or if yet another animal species would be
declared as endangered. Although I was
instilled with hope during the protests, my
anxiety persisted. On February 6, my biggest fear came
to fruition. A flood ripped through the
Walla Walla Valley destroying houses and
displacing and injuring people. This was a
calamitous reality brought on by climate
change. Seeing my home suffering from
the devastating effects of climate change
was traumatizing, but this is only a sliver
of an even larger epidemic.
On Sept. 11, Portland’s Air Quality
Index stayed in the 400s while more than
40 wildfires decimated the forests. The
actions taken by Lewis & Clark to protect
the safety and wellbeing of students
included canceling in-person classes and
activities and recommending students
to stay indoors. The apocalyptic Oregon
smoky skies were tainted with a dark
orange hue. Lack of forest management
has contributed to Oregon’s 2020 Fires.
Although, some arsonists are to blame, the
Qanon-based conspiracy theory that anti-
fascist groups started the fire is absolutely false. The rumors serve only to incite fear.
The consensus points to climate change as
the culprit.
Undeniably, the effects of a warming
planet are not only present on the West
Coast of the U.S. It is a global issue. I
would argue that the effects of climate
change in the West, specifically the Pacific
Northwest, are much more prevalent due
to our diverse landscape. With consistent
droughts, recurrent floods, longer wildfire
seasons and rising sea levels, the West
Coast is a living museum of the effects of
climate change.
So what can be done? Both Oregon
Gov. Kate Brown and California Gov.
Gavin Newsom are fighting climate change
by ceasing the sales of all new gasoline-
powered cars and trucks by 2035. Brown
affirms that with zero-emission vehicles,
economic development, public health
and the environment will benefit. This
is a step in the right direction. Although individuals should change their lifestyles
to be more environmentally-friendly,
corporations are the real ones who need
to be held accountable. According to the
Carbon Disclosure Project, 100 fossil fuel
companies are responsible for 71% of
carbon emissions.
The Green New Deal (GND) resolution
proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-
Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey
(D-MA) holds these corporations
accountable. The GND includes
promoting clean production by swapping
pollution and greenhouse gases for 100
percent renewable, zero-emission energy
sources and would withdraw our society
from fossil fuel use. The GND has been
criticized as too progressive and costly, but
compared to living on a burning planet, it
begs the question: do we value capital over
our lives?
After President Donald Trump said, “It
will start getting cooler, just you watch,”
California’s Natural Resources Agency
Secretary Wade Crowfoot confronted
Trump with the scientific evidence of
global climate change and its irreversible
consequences. When Trump talked to scientists and officials, it showed an
obvious juxtaposition between priorities
of a Manhattan businessman compared
to a West Coast-native environmentalist.
Trump has always denied climate
change and has rolled back plenty of
environmental restrictions. In contrast,
Crowfoot observes the impact of climate
change everyday by living on the West
Coast. This encounter is a metaphor for
what the 2020 election is about — an
unprecedented divide in our nation where
it is the risk of people’s wellbeing versus
profits of mega-corporations.
As the presidential election nears,
I hope the fires have brought attention
to the extreme effects of climate change
and deforestation on our planet. When
you vote, think of the grade school kids
demanding the grown-ups to act. Think
of the ash-filled skies which choked
the Pacific Northwest for days. Think
of the floods that have disenfranchised
farmers and laid waste to acres of rich
soil. Four more years of Trump ignoring
climate change would be environmentally
devastating. This isn’t a red or blue issue.
We can no longer afford to do nothing.
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Ihsaan MohamedBy CHARLOTTE POWERS
I HEARD THE NEWS of Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing
while browsing the wine aisle in
my local grocery store (oh, the irony).
My heart dropped what felt like a
hundred stories, and it still has not
hit the ground since. Ginsburg was an
icon for a reason: she challenged the
gendered expectations in her personal
life and made it her life’s work to
eradicate these same patriarchal
standards for other women, so the
generations that followed her would
not experience the same trials and
tribulations.
Ginsburg was admired by
many democratic voters. She was
championed for her liberal position
on issues surrounding gender
equality, reproductive rights and
LBGTQ+ rights. Additionally, she
preserved Obamacare and defended
the disenfranchised, including racial
minority groups in cases Wagnon
v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
(2005). Despite her somewhat liberal
ideology, she was also respected by
conservatives. She was very close
friends with conservative fellow
Justice Antonin Scalia, as they often
attended the opera together. While
they almost always wrote opposing
opinions in court, Scalia spoke highly
of Ginsburg.
She is “a tigress on civil procedure,”
Scalia said in 2016. “She will take a
lawyer who is making a ridiculous
argument and just shake him like a
dog with a bone. She has done more
to shape the law in this field than any
other justice on this court.”
Ginsburg’s scrupulous eye for the
law and determination to advocate for disenfranchised groups made her an
admired justice regardless of her left
leanings.
Ginsburg passed on Sept. 18,
and I feel she has not and will not
receive a proper mourning. Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,
in his hunger for political power, is
determined to select a new justice
before the general election. Even
though Ginsburg’s dying wish was to
“not be replaced until a new president is installed,” McConnell and President
Trump have made it clear that
political power and conservatism are
paramount to respect and decency.
President Trump recently nominated
Amy Coney Barrett, a professor at
Notre Dame School of Law and a
judge of the United States Court of
Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In
2015, Barrett signed a statement
to Catholic bishops promoting the
church’s discriminatory views on sexuality, marriage and abortion.
Barrett has been known to criticize
stare decisis, a doctrine forcing
judges to uphold precedent laws.
Citizens have been unable to grieve
appropriately because they now
fear the threats conservatives are
launching towards all the work that
Ginsburg accomplished, especially
reproductive justice.
Many leftists have voiced their
criticism of the justice since her
passing. I will admit that I have
not always agreed with Ginsburg’s
rulings, particularly her endorsement
of placing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
below the
Appalachian
Trail. However,
I often need
to remind
myself that
while Ginsburg
was labeled
as a liberal
judge, she
worked within
an institution
designed to be
removed from political opinions and
pressures. While I am sure the justice
appreciated her liberal supporters,
she certainly did not allow their
support to govern her readings of the
law; and that is exactly how it should
be. While American government is
overwhelmed by two party politics,
the Supreme Court should be a place
untouched by political intentions;
the question of whether this has been
truly accomplished or will continue
this way is up to you.
I think it is appropriate to take
this time to grieve, but I also think
it is our obligation to channel this grief into action by casting our ballots
this November, and encouraging
our peers to engage in the political
process. I understand that many
feel the mantra “we need to vote” is
repetitive and belaboring the point,
but quite frankly, there has never
been a presidential election in U.S.
history that was as consequential
as the one that approaches us. This
could very well be the last free and fair
election our country participates in,
considering Trump will refuse to leave
the Oval Office if he loses the election.
More importantly, this could very
well be our last chance to preserve the
democratic
values our
country and
constitution
were created
to uphold.
If you feel
this mantra
“belabors the
point,” then
you are clearly
missing the
point.
I obviously did not know Ginsburg
personally; heck, I have never even
been in the same room as her. But I
feel confident when I say that this is
what she would have wanted: to make
our voices heard, to continue holding
our lawmakers accountable and to
study our laws with an attentive lens.
This is what she would have wanted.
This is what I want. And I hope this is
what you want too.
So I dedicate this article, my
three bottles of chardonnay and my
continual engagement in politics to
the esteemed R.B.G. Rest in power,
Ruth.FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
OPINION 4
Remembering the iconic Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Though this force on the Court is gone, she continues to inspire the ongoing fight for gender equality
Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave the 1992 commencement address to LC’s law students.
Climate change to blame for unprecedented wildfires
The fires overtaking the West Coast are a symptom of a larger crisis that must be taken seriouslyPHOTO COURTESY OF LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL
SOFIA REEVES/THE PIONEER LOG
Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed in the Opinion section are those of the authors and are not held by The Pioneer Log and its editorial board.Ginsburg’s scrupulous
eye for the law and
determination to advocate
for disenfranchised groups
made her an admired
justice regardless of her left
leanings.
Director of Broadcasting
Charlotte PowersBusiness Manager
Stuart Myers
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
OPINION 5
Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed in the Opinion section are those of the authors and are not held by The Pioneer Log and its editorial board.By GABE KORER
HOLLYWOOD is losing its
battle with COVID-19.
Dozens of productions have
slowed down or been canceled due
to the pandemic. And while things
are returning back to normal, the
entertainment industry is still
expected to lose a projected $160
billion over the next five years. This
is a fraction of revenue generated
every five years by the entertainment
industry, and has major ramifications
for people working within it.
An economic downturn of such
magnitude could potentially create
layoffs the likes of which the
entertainment industry has never
seen before.
So what can be done? The year of
2020 may be a bit of a lost cause in
terms of revenue gained, but there
is still major headway to be made
when it comes to preparing people
for a 2021 return. As it stands, there
are a few significant behavioral and
economic trends that need to be
addressed for the industry to flourish
yet again. There is validity in the
idea that these trends will reverse
naturally through a regression
process, but it is illogical to depend on
that. It is essential that Hollywood, as
the hub of entertainment production
in America, is proactive in fostering
an environment where people can
engage with their entertainment
without having to worry about the
cost.
First and foremost, movie theater
trends (in terms of sales and public
reception) warrant immediate attention. Alarmingly, people have
used movie theaters as a source of
entertainment far less since summer
closures, and they are turning directly
towards streaming services instead.
With movie theater screenings
serving as a primary source of revenue
for many films, the effects of their
relative disuse have been extremely
costly; hundreds of millions of dollars
have already been lost in box office
sales.
However, there is a strategy for
making movie theaters safer (and
thus, more marketable) and more
financially secure. The entertainment
production industry could use
its leverage over movie theater
companies such as Harkins to push them into lowering their prices, as well
as developing marketing schemes that
illustrate the steps theaters are taking
to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
This would create an incentive for
people to go to the movies despite
a lack of blockbusters and pressing
public health concerns.
Alongside movie theater trends,
Hollywood has had to reckon with
the shifting nature of filming. Now
that large gatherings are a public
health risk and certain regions have
restricted access to filming, various
shows and films have been unable to
incorporate fundamental aspects of
their cinematography. For instance,
“Better Call Saul” has tended to
utilize nail salons, strip malls and other staples of American life.
However, director Vince Gilligan has
openly acknowledged the difficulty
in emulating his show’s unique style
when crucial locations have limited
access and extras cost a premium.
Obviously, the only way to
overcome this hurdle is for the
pandemic to improve significantly.
So the way
forward for
Hollywood
is clear: they
need to lobby
for policies
and political
candidates that
reflect their
willingness
to see the
pandemic go
away. This is
a tactic that
has been used
by Hollywood
in the past,
most recently
in 2019 when
a large portion of the industry
appeared to back Kamala Harris as
the Democratic frontrunner.
The last, and perhaps, most
significant of the trends is the shifting
of power dynamics within the film and
television community. The five major
studios (Universal, Sony, Warner
Brothers, Disney and Paramount)
remain at the top of the industry, but
there is an ongoing power struggle
between lesser-established studios.
While this might seem like a natural
phenomenon that occurs during
most forms of market instability, it is problematic for Hollywood as
it stifles the potential for future
industry growth and creates a further
dependency on gigantic contributors,
namely the five major studios.
Thus, Hollywood should be
treating lesser-studio conflict as an
impactful phenomenon by pledging
money and support to smaller studios
that are in
dire need
of financial
assistance.
We have seen
the pitfalls of
relying on a few
contributors
to prop up an
entire industry,
particularly
in the cases
of oil and gas,
where reliance
on companies
such as Royal
Dutch Shell
has resulted
in descending
prices. This implies that Hollywood
should think about supporting smaller
studios rather than ignoring the strain
that COVID-19 has placed them under.
Doing so would preserve its talent
pool, in terms of acting talent fostered
by smaller-studios, which is necessary
for the sake of Hollywood’s future.
LC students would do well to pay
attention to these trends, as they
may impact their entertainment
experience. Until Hollywood returns to
their normal way of business, students
should continue quarantining with
their favorite streaming services.
Quarantine dreaming: the peculiar, the wretched, the sublime
While the pandemic looms over the populace, many report bizzare dreams as our new reality seeps into fantasyChallenging the future of film in Hollywood
By SOFIA REEVES
IN MID-APRIL, after a month in
self-isolation, I woke up from one of
the most bizarre dreams I have ever
had. It had a complicated plot involving
a diner where I became a part of a time
travel conspiracy and joined a cult. I then
participated in a mission to rescue a herd
of dolphins from the back of a semi-truck
and fought a battle with wetsuit-clad
pirates on an old-fashioned ship in a
swimming pool.
It was not a singular incident.
During self-isolation, I have regularly
experienced vivid, strange and stressful
dreams that are an extreme departure
from past experience. I have dreamed
of everything from angels and demons
having a war in my high school gym, to
having my dorm transformed into a fancy
hotel room.
This strange dream phenomenon is
not unique to me. I recall texting with
some friends when one person asked if we
had also been experiencing weird dreams
during quarantine. This encouraged the
whole group to recount stories of strange
things they had dreamed of and share
screenshots from Twitter and Instagram
posts discussing similar experiences. I
was relieved I was not alone but troubled
by the implications of this apparently
fairly common ordeal. I have come to
believe that crazy quarantine dreams
are a reflection of feelings caused by the
compounding issues that impact our
daily lives, like living through a global
pandemic, the election, fires and even
schoolwork.
We do not fully understand why
we have dreams or what they do for
us. There are few concrete answers
and many theories; some argue that
dreams encourage creativity, help
store important memories or assist
in processing emotions. I believe that
dreams are reflections (albeit confused
and distorted) of our lives, thoughts
and feelings, being processed by our
sleeping brains. The past few months
have been incredibly stressful and have
raised feelings of despair, alienation and
fear. Deprived of everything from social interactions to feelings of safety during
our waking hours, it is unsurprising to me
that all these intense feelings are leaking
over into our dreamtime psyches.
Strange quarantine dreams also
impact our waking lives. My dreams
often wake me up in the middle of the
night in a daze of fear, confusion or
stress. Instead of the occasional bad
dream, these are happening all the time
for me during quarantine. Issues with
sleep, such as waking up in the night and
not completing sleep cycles, can cause
problems that ripple outward through
people’s lives. Increased fatigue, mood
problems and difficulty with focus and
memory can be side effects for people
who have dream experiences similar
to mine. For college students who are
often already stressed, issues with sleep worsened by bizarre dreams can begin to
have impacts on students’ academic and
personal lives.
Though many LC students have
returned to campus, we are all still
coping with the difficulties of being so
removed from one another. As we ease
cautiously into this semester, we will
continue to deal with feelings of anxiety
and confusion caused by the changes
around us. I think that for those of us
whose dreams in isolation are so clearly
impacted by these stressors, we might
not be able to shake the weird dreams
nor their ill effects during such uncertain
times. However, it is meaningful that we
are not alone in this as we continue to try
to understand and cope with the ever-
increasing uncertainties and issues in our
lives. AMELIA MADARANG/ THE PIONEER LOGAs films halt production due to coronavirus concerns, what does this mean for the future of Hollywood?
TO THE EDITOR:

I WOULD LIKE to take a
moment to acknowledge the
tireless and dedicated work of
the men and women who provide
food services to the campus. My
daughter is a freshman at Lewis &
Clark. Two days after I flew home
from getting her settled in, she was
in an emergency room in Portland
with a previously undiagnosed
medical condition. You can
imagine how difficult this was; she
was 1,000 miles away from home,
already dealing with all of the
normal challenges of adjusting to
life on campus and we are suddenly
faced with the worst case scenario
every parent fears.
As we navigated the twists and
turns of the medical landscape,
and my daughter battled the
technological challenges of virtual
classes, and we both adjusted to
the COVID-19 related curve balls,
we began to feel overwhelmed.
At every turn there appeared to
be obstacle after road block after
challenge. My daughter was in
pain daily, struggling to manage
her condition. It became clear that
certain foods were triggers for
worsening symptoms, and others
could actually be helpful. We did
not realize it then, but this would
become the key. My daughter
contacted Catering Director Sara
Hill and Executive Chef Michael
Palmer who sat down with her to
get a list of foods she could not eat
so that they could develop meals
that she could eat safely.
I cannot emphasize enough how huge this was. The world, up to this
point, had been a spiral of despair:
daily pain, the strain of COVID-19,
poisonous air with the fires and
technological snafus that impacted
classes. But when Hill and Palmer
offered something that would
allow my daughter to take control
of some aspect of her health, it felt
like the most extraordinary gift.
And really, the men and women
who provide food for the campus
deserve kudos even separate
and apart from this amazing
responsiveness. They have
continued to provide nutritious
and healthy food to the students,
faculty and staff of LC, despite the
hazardous air caused by the fires,
and they have pivoted with grace
and alacrity to adjust to COVID-19
quarantines and requirements.
And because they are part of the
infrastructure, the vast network of
dedicated workers who keep the
lights on and the campus humming,
they are often not recognized for
the really amazing work they do
every day.
I am grateful to the LC
community for being so responsive
and supportive in general, but I am
especially indebted to Hill, Palmer
and the men and women in food
services who will say “just doing my
job” even as they perform feats of
skill and dedication multiple times
each day as they feed, nurture and
support the wider community.

Elizabeth Maland

Elizabeth Maland is the parent of
an LC student.LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Parent expresses appreciation for Bon
Appetit’s attentiveness and generosity
It is essential that
Hollywood, as the hub of
entertainment production
in America, is proactive in
fostering an environment
where people can engage
with their entertainment
without having to worry
about the cost.
MAYA WINSHELL/ THE PIONEER LOG
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
FEATURES 6
By NICHOLAS NERLI
FIFTEEN YEARS ago, Mike
Schmidt, J.D. ’08 packed his
belongings and trekked west,
leaving New Orleans in pursuit of his
ultimate academic journey.
An aspiring environmental lawyer,
Schmidt was headed to Portland to
attend Lewis & Clark Law School,
home of the nation’s top program in
that specialty. Over the course of his
legal education, Schmidt realized that
environmental law was not his area of
passion, instead finding inspiration in
criminal law. Today, as Portland reels
from historic unrest and international
media attention, 39-year-old Schmidt
finds himself two months into his tenure
as Multnomah County district attorney.
In May, Schmidt achieved a
landslide victory over Ethan Knight,
assistant U.S. attorney for Oregon, to
succeed Rod Underhill as Multnomah
County’s top prosecutor. Considered
a progressive challenger to “business-
as-usual” prosecution, Schmidt won
76.6% of the vote, despite Underhill
endorsing Knight. Upon his election,
The Oregonian described Schmidt as
“the country’s latest criminal justice
change agent to win a big-city DA race.”
Schmidt campaigned on progressive
issues like decriminalizing poverty,
creating restorative justice programs,
opposing mandatory minimums and
dismantling systemic racism and bias.
In an interview, Schmidt discussed how
his change-from-within mentality was
shaped by his LC education.
“My schooling at Lewis & Clark really
helped me think about things from that
perspective,” Schmidt said. “Whatever
profession you end up doing ... get in
there, get some experience and have
that strong cultural ethic of community
service. That’s what I brought with me
from my time at Lewis & Clark.”
While he always planned to attend
law school, Schmidt decided to join
the Teach For America program
immediately after graduating from
Vassar College in 2003. That took him to
New Orleans where he spent two years
as a high school social studies teacher.
“I saw an opportunity to be a
teacher and do the Teach For America
program, and I thought that instead of
going straight from school to school,
I should take a break and get some
real world experience,” Schmidt said.
“It was a fantastic experience and was very formative for the way that I think
about a lot of things now in the criminal
justice system.”
During his second year of law school,
Schmidt realized that environmental
law was not entirely his dream of
“kayaking, canoeing, hiking and suing
polluters.” At a career fair, Schmidt
was introduced to the Multnomah
County District Attorney’s Office,
where he soon became an intern and,
later, a deputy district attorney. As a
law student, Schmidt was intrigued
by criminal law and the possibility of
bringing a progressive perspective to
Multnomah County’s prosecuting arm.
“I remember being offered an
internship at the district attorney’s
office and the reaction of some of my
classmates,” Schmidt said. “They were
like, ‘you want to go prosecute people?
Like, persecute people?’ I’ve always
been a change-from-within person and
I thought at the time that it was a great
opportunity.”
After graduating from law school,
Schmidt spent six years as a deputy district attorney until he became
counsel to the state legislature’s
two judiciary committees. In 2015,
then Gov. John Kitzhaber appointed
Schmidt as executive director of the
Oregon Criminal Justice Commission,
where, according to his campaign
website, he “led projects that ... made
(Oregon’s) criminal justice system
more transparent, fought for legislation
that (decreased) racial disparities
and (treated) addiction like a health
issue, not a criminal justice issue.” His
experience with the commission played
a critical role in his decision to run for
Multnomah County district attorney.
“I felt like my unique experiences as
a director of a state agency that worked
on criminal justice reform could be
brought to bear in this position,”
Schmidt said. “I could really help move
the ball down the field on some of these
very big issues.”
Schmidt’s campaign against Knight
was the most competitive matchup for
Multnomah County district attorney in
decades. Both were liberal candidates, but Knight, endorsed by the outgoing
district attorney, was the establishment
favorite. However, Schmidt gained
support from community organizers
and progressive leaders across
the state, including U.S. Rep. Earl
Blumenauer, B.A. ’70, J.D. ’76, Portland
City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty
and Oregon Speaker of the House Tina
Kotek. Ultimately, Schmidt’s landslide
victory over Knight was interpreted as a
referendum on how Multnomah County
prosecutes its citizens, with the people
choosing reform over a customary
criminal justice system.
Schmidt’s vision of progressive
prosecution was tested on Aug. 11
when, just days after becoming district
attorney, he made the announcement
that his office would “presumptively
decline” to charge hundreds of
protesters accused of low-level crimes.
Specifically, demonstrators whose
worst offense was violating a city
ordinance would not be prosecuted
by the Multnomah County District
Attorney’s Office. While some saw this action as the district attorney tolerating
destruction and bodily harm, Schmidt
made it clear that his office would not
condone violence.
“While I will do what I can to
provide protesters with a forum to make
their voices heard, I will not tolerate
deliberate acts of violence against
police or anyone else,” Schmidt said at
an Aug. 11 press conference. “Engage
in that type of conduct and you should
expect to be prosecuted.”
Schmidt and his deputies will not
prosecute crimes including interfering
with a peace officer, disorderly conduct,
criminal trespass, escape, harassment
and, in some cases, rioting. However,
since the district attorney’s office
and police are separate entities, law
enforcement may continue arresting
demonstrators for these offenses.
For months now, the district
attorney’s office has received a massive
amount of international scrutiny.
While some have been pleased with the
office’s work, its employees have also
experienced an unprecedented amount
of harassment and death threats.
Schmidt, the face of the office, has been
the subject of national media attention,
from attacks on Breitbart and Fox News
to a feature in The New York Times.
Though his priority is transitioning into
his new role, Schmidt acknowledges
that the spotlight has been difficult and
unusual.
“This is a unique and challenging
time to step into this chair,” Schmidt
said. “To be frank, the national
attention and the way this city has been
prominently featured in the president’s
campaign and his fear mongering, I
wasn’t anticipating that.”
However, he also believes that the
media attention has positively impacted
how the role of prosecutors is viewed in
the criminal justice system.
“In some ways, I think it’s been
really good because we’ve elevated the
conversation and talked about what
prosecutors can do and how our offices
can be used in a way that is consistent
with community values,” Schmidt
said.
Originally, Schmidt was scheduled to
become district attorney at the start of
the new year, but Underhill unexpectedly
stepped down at the end of July. Gov.
Kate Brown, J.D. ’85 asked Schmidt to
serve the remainder of Underhill’s term,
which he agreed to. His official term will
begin on Jan. 1, 2021.Law school alum Mike Schmidt ’08 commits to reforming his office amid unprecedented citywide unrestNew DA reflects on turbulent first two months
By BELLA MET
IN JANUARY, IT was announced that
the tenure-track position vacated
by former Associate Professor and
Chair of International Affairs Heather
Smith-Cannoy, who left Lewis & Clark
for Arizona State University, would be
filled by Assistant Professor Suparna
Chaudhry.
Prior to teaching at LC, Chaudhry
received her bachelor’s degree in
history from St. Stephen’s College at the
University of Delhi in India. After gaining
an interest in studying international
relations, Chaudhry then applied to
programs in the U.S., France, England
and Japan before deciding to attend the
University of Chicago where she earned
her master’s degree. She later received
a Ph.D. in political science from Yale
University. Chaudhry has taught at
institutions including Dartmouth, Yale
and, most recently, Christopher Newport
University, a public liberal arts school in
Newport News, Virginia.
Not only has Chaudhry attended and
taught at renowned institutions, she has
also won multiple academic awards and
is an affiliated scholar of the International
Justice Lab (IJL) at the College of William
& Mary’s Global Research Institute. The
IJL conducts research on human rights,
transitional justice and international
law and courts. Its mission is to find
and share research that can be used by
practitioners, policymakers and civil society advocates.
This semester, Chaudhry is teaching
Introduction to International Relations
and Human Rights in International
Relations, the latter of which examines
the core ideas, practices and controversies
surrounding human
rights and what
tools are utilized
by organizations to
report and intervene
in situations of human
rights abuse. Next
semester she will be
teaching International
Law along with the
aforementioned Intro
class. Since classes
are being taught in a hybrid format this
semester, Chaudhry noted that she has
invited a number of speakers specializing
in a variety of topics, including
the International Criminal Court,
cybersecurity and more.
When asked about her goals at
LC, Chaudhry expressed an interest in
teaching about the effects of colonialism
on South Asian countries, leading the
India study abroad trip and teaching a
course about war and conflict through
graphic novels.
“I love that (graphic novels) combine
certain aspects of fiction, but at the same
time the books I have in mind now are
by authors who have lived through
these experiences ... civil wars and these
conflicts,” Chaudhry said. “I really want to combine the two and appeal to more
majors who may be on the fence because
I feel like I’m able to reach a broader
audience.”
Though Chaudhry is very enthusiastic
about the potential of such a course, when
it will be taught has not
yet been established, so
those who are intrigued
should keep an eye out
on Webadvisor.
Chaudhry’s
specialties are
international law,
human rights and
non-governmental
organizations. She has
conducted research
in….and has published articles in
the Washington Post. Chaudhry has
also conducted research with fellow
new Visiting Assistant Professor of
International Affairs Matt Scroggs,
entitled “How Rebellion Shapes Military
Recruitment During Civil War” which
has been accepted by the Journal of
Peace Research. This was done alongside
Assistant Professor of Government at
Cornell University, Sabrina Karim.
Outside of her research and teaching
she enjoys a variety activities including
baking, powerlifting, and running. And
having moved to Portland at the end of
July, Chaudhry is looking forward to
her time at LC and exploring the Pacific
Northwest, especially Portland, before
the rainy season rolls in.PHOTO COURTESY OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
District Attorney Mike Scmidt looks forward to employing his progressive vision as Multnomah County’s top prosecutor.
IA welcomes human rights and international law expert
After a full academic year, department fills vacant position with Assistant Professor Suparna Chaudhry
PHOTO COURTESY OF SUPARNA CHAUDHRY
Professor Chaudhry is excited to make herself at home in LC’s vibrant community.Chaudhry expressed
an interest in
teaching about the
effects of colonialism
on South Asian
countriesFRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
FEATURES 7
Sarah Iannarone aims high in mayoral race
With a focus on social justice and sustainability, Iannarone is challenging incumbent Mayor Ted Wheeler
By TOR PARSONS
PORTLAND IS FACING what will
likely be its most significant
mayoral election in decades.
Incumbent Mayor Ted Wheeler is
running for a second term amid criticism
from both the left and right over his
handling of the city’s anti-racism protests.
His main challenger is public-policy
advisor and self-described “everyday
anti-fascist” Sarah Iannarone, while
anti-police brutality activist Teressa
Raiford is running a robust write-in
campaign. This will be the first in a
series of three articles, each focusing on
one of the three major candidates for
mayor of Portland.
Iannarone, 47, is a single mother
originally from a working-class upstate
New York family and is running on an
unabashedly progressive, grassroots
platform. This is her second run for
mayor, after an unsuccessful 2016
campaign in which she touted her
urban-planning degree from Portland
State University and advocated for
sustainable land-use policies. Today, her
campaign is markedly more focused on
social justice. Iannarone has emphasized
her front-and-center role in Portland’s
protests, including participating in the
“Wall of Moms,” a group of women who
have formed a barrier between police
and demonstrators at many of the
protests. Her distinctive gray helmet,
emblazoned with slogans including
“A mayor’s place is with the people,”
has been a common sight at dozens of
Portland protests. The environment
has also been a keystone issue in her
campaign. Iannarone has emphasized
the importance of the Green New
Deal and intends for the entire city of
Portland to reach net-zero emissions
by 2030. Her campaign did not respond
to an interview request on why she
would be the best candidate for
Lewis & Clark students, but in her
campaign, she has welcomed the
contributions of youth activists. On her
podcast #OurPortland, Iannarone has
discussed youth leadership with Libra
Forde, founder of the Portland-based
nonprofit Self Enhancement, Inc.,
which aims to empower underserved
youth.
While Iannarone has long been
involved in local activism, she has
never held elected office. If elected,
she would be Portland’s first mayor
since Bud Clark, who was in office
from 1985 to 1992, to have no previous
political experience. However, she has
had a visible public role in Portland
for over a decade. In 2005, she
formed a community organization
in her neighborhood, Southeast
Portland’s Mount Scott-Arleta, to
redevelop an unused triangle of land
into a miniature park, now known
as the Arleta Triangle. In 2008,
Iannarone co-founded First Stop, a
nonprofit that ran tours of Portland
for visiting dignitaries in order to
show off Portland’s commitment to
sustainable development and public
transportation.
The Iannarone campaign has not
been without its controversies. A
complaint has been lodged with the
state election division alleging that
Iannarone intends to mislead voters
by listing her education as “Ph.D.
(A.B.D.)” on the November voters’
pamphlet. While A.B.D. stands for
“all but dissertation,” (i.e. Iannarone
did not fully complete a Ph.D., but did
everything necessary to get one except
for a dissertation) former Oregon
Rep. Jules Bailey ’01, who made the complaint, says that most voters are
unlikely to know what “A.B.D.” means
and will assume that Iannarone has a
Ph.D. when she does not.
Another controversy is far cruder.
In 2010, local artist Brian Borrello,
who worked with Iannarone on
the Arleta Triangle project, filed a
restraining order against her over
a dispute in which, according to
court documents, Iannarone graffitied
an ejaculating penis on the door to
Borrello’s workshop.
Iannarone has also gotten flak from
figures including DHM Research’s
Director of Client Relations & Political
Research John Horvick, Portland
Police Chief Chuck Lovell and KGW
Anchor Laurel Porter for refusing
to denounce the clashes with law
enforcement, instead saying, “Peaceful
protests, in my opinion, might not
necessarily be moving the conversation
forward.”
Data is fairly limited in regards to
polls on this mayoral race. A poll done
by North Carolina-based Public Policy
Polling in June held that Iannarone
and Wheeler were neck-and-neck, both
receiving support from about one-third
of Portland voters, while the remaining
third either supported Raiford or were
undecided. It is likely that the numbers
have changed since June, but how
much is unclear.
With a highly detailed list of policies,
including everything from preventing
right-wing militias from demonstrating
in Portland to creating a city-owned
bank, Iannarone has faced claims of
being too ambitious. To this, she told
Willamette Week, “If you don’t aim for
things, you won’t accomplish them.
And even if you fall short, you’ve
achieved more than you would have
otherwise.”
Paranormal PNW: Pittock Mansion’s haunted history
Portland’s Pittock Mansion is a historic landmark and a well-known location for ghostly encounters
By ALEX BARR
HIDDEN AMONG Portland’s
winding and well-manicured
West Hills sits Pittock Mansion,
a 23-room, 16,000-square-foot estate.
While this French Renaissance-style
château designed by the famous architect
Edward Foulkes initially brings images
of luxury and extravagance to mind,
the property also harbors an eerie
paranormal history.
According to the Pittock Mansion
website, Henry Pittock, the patriarch
of the mansion’s founding family, was
born in London in 1834. His family
then moved to Pittsburgh where he
spent most of his young life. Pittock
came to Portland in 1853 to pursue
his fortune, landing his first job as a
typesetter at The Oregonian. He would
later own the paper and transform it into the success that it is today.
Pittock’s future wife, Georgiana
Pittock (née Burton), was born in
1845 and came to Portland with her
family a year after Henry’s arrival. The
couple married in 1860, five months
prior to Henry becoming owner of The
Oregonian.
While Henry Pittock is best
remembered as a newspaperman,
he also amassed a great deal of his
wealth through real estate, banking,
transportation and even sheep
ranching, according to the Pittock
Mansion website.
As Henry worked on his many
business ventures, Georgiana Pittock
went on to found the Portland Rose
Society in 1888, and created the
annual rose show, which evolved
into the now-famous Portland Rose
Festival. Mrs. Pittock also founded the Ladies Relief Society, the Women’s
Union and the Martha Washington
Home, which provided housing for
single and financially independent
women.
While the family’s mansion was
the crowning jewel of their immense
fortune, Henry and Georgiana died
soon after the house was finished in
1914, dying in January 1919 and June
1918, respectively.
After their deaths, the rest of the
Pittock family lived in the mansion
until 1958, when, according to the
Portland Tribune, the couple’s
grandson Peter Gantenbein put the
property up for sale.
The mansion remained unoccupied
for four years, and took on serious
damage after the Columbus Day
Storm of 1962. After a developer
expressed interest in demolishing the
home to turn it into a subdivision,
a group of Portland citizens raised
$75,000 to help the city purchase and
restore the property, arguing that it
had immense value as a Portland
historic landmark. The City of
Portland, impressed by the citizens’
efforts, ultimately agreed with the
historical value of Pittock Mansion
and purchased the estate in 1964 for
$225,000.
In the summer of 1965, the mansion
was opened as a historic house
museum, and ever since countless
visitors have reportedly witnessed
paranormal activity both inside the
mansion and on its grounds.
According to the website Portland
Ghosts, the hotspot for reports of
paranormal activity occurs in the
upper rooms of the mansion. Many
visitors have reported an intense
smell of rose perfume upon entering
the top floor’s rooms, which many
argue is Mrs. Pittock’s way of making
her presence known. While the scent
proves startling to many guests, the
vast majority claim that the presence
did not feel malevolent.
Another popular spot for ghost
encounters takes place on the
northernmost side of the mansion. Visitors often report the sounds of a
shovel hitting the ground followed
by heavy footsteps walking back
towards the mansion. According to
Portland Ghosts, many staff believe
that these sounds come from the
spirit of the groundskeeper, who,
like the Pittocks, lived and later died on the property in his own separate
quarters, Gate Lodge, which sits to
the south of the house.
If you are interested in exploring
the property, the museum is open
Thursday to Monday from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m., and is closed on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
ARTS 8
By AIDAN D’ANNA
ON SEPT. 9, Hulu released
the first season of its original
comedy series “Woke.” The
show is directed by Lamorne Morris,
who played Winston Bishop in the
Fox comedy series “New Girl.” Morris
also takes the starring role in “Woke,”
playing the character of Keef Knight, a
cartoonist struggling to find his place
in the fight for social justice. Knight’s
character is based on the real cartoonist
by the name of Keith Knight, who
created and wrote the show.
Over the course of eight episodes,
Keef and his two roommates, Clovis (T.
Murph) and Gunther (Blake Anderson),
confront some of the most topical
issues in the U.S. today, including
racial inequality, police violence,
sexuality and the stigma associated
with mental health. This is done in a
witty, somewhat jarring style that fits
with the cartoon motif. Warning: minor
thematic spoilers ahead.
First and foremost, “Woke” attempts
to tackle the issue of racial injustice
in the U.S. In the first episode, Keef is
mistaken for a suspect in a mugging
case and is tackled to the ground by
police officers with guns drawn. He is
released relatively unharmed, and even
though we have only known Keef for a
few minutes as viewers, we can tell that
this traumatic event shakes him to his
core. Immediately following this, Keef
stumbles his way into a liquor store in
search of some water, but instead is
accosted by talking malt liquor bottles.
This clear symptom of post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) continues
throughout the show, wherein Keef
converses with trash cans, a paper bag, an advertisement on a bus and, most
importantly, his favorite marker (voiced
by J.B. Smoove).
While creating characters out of
inanimate objects was a nice touch to
supplement the theme of cartooning,
there seemed to be a glorification of
a serious mental illness. Keef starts
talking to these objects halfway through
the first episode. His friends catch him
doing it a few times throughout the
series, and they are quick to believe
his stories that he is just working new
material out loud. Keef also exhibits
uncharacteristic behavior in the form of
anger or violence on multiple occasions.
Still, even with all of these blatant nods
to mental illness and PTSD, the word
therapy is not mentioned until the very
end of the seventh episode. When the
show does finally address mental illness
in the opening sequence of the finale, it
is by having the inanimate objects talk
about the stigma of going to therapy,
especially in the Black community.
Though this is a salient message, it
felt a little anticlimactic to address the
underlying issue so head-on. Keef’s
symptoms are so obvious to the viewer
from the very first episode that when the
show gets around to talking about them
after three and a half hours of content it
no longer feels like the “ah-ha” moment
it seems like the writers were going for.
It feels more like the show is explaining
what every viewer already knew from
the beginning.
It is also interesting that the show
is set in San Francisco, a city widely
thought to be a liberal nesting ground. It
is portrayed in the show as having quite
a dark and ugly underbelly. From subtle
microaggressions to overt racism to
downright ignorance, San Franciscans in the “Woke” universe are not actually
as racially conscious as they might have
you believe. For example, in the episode
“Black People for Rent,” Keef attempts
to make a statement about being used
as a prop at parties because he is Black
by putting up posters with the tagline
“Black People for Rent.” He includes his
phone number on the flyer, expecting
to get “the bleeding hearts,” people
that understand the message and just
called to commiserate, but what he
does not expect is for people to take the
flyer seriously. A child asks his mom if
he can rent one for his birthday, and
a man comments that “since we can’t
own them anymore, I guess renting is
the next best thing,”. But what shocks
Keef the most is how many Black people
call looking for work. Though this
example might be a little dramatized,
it cuts to the core of what no one likes
to acknowledge about the U.S.: racism
still exists, even in a liberal city like San
Francisco.
Perhaps the most intriguing part
of the whole show is its premise: the
fact that the character who is being
oppressed wants to pretend it is not
happening. Up until we meet Keef he
has been the go-along-to-get-along
cartoonist, happy to make his “Toast n
Butter” comic with jokes that will make
the reader chuckle and pay his rent. He
never thought about using his platform
to support a cause. This is what makes
“Woke” so unique. There are hundreds
of shows out there right now that
chronicle the Black struggle in the U.S.
There are hundreds of brilliant, heart-
wrenching documentaries and biopics,
and though they are important pieces
of art and commentary, especially
right now, they all have one thing in common: every Black character, either
publicly or privately, wants to fight their
oppressor. “Woke” brings in a different
perspective. Keef Knight just wants to
be a cartoonist who does not have to
worry about anything but his career.
In fact, the first thing he says to Clovis
and Gunther after being beaten by the
police is that he “knew it happened,
(he) just never thought it would happen
to (him).” It is a unique take. He is an
almost reluctant activist, constantly
struggling between what is good for him
and his career and what might be better
for the greater good.
I appreciated how the show did
not stereotype all of the Black actors
as activists simply because they are
Black. I also liked how the show dealt
with racism. The character of Ayana (played by Sasheer Zamata of SNL)
is the traditional activist who pushes
Keef to not bow down to the pressure;
to stay in his lane even though cancel
culture is scary, but she is also a queer
Black woman who really just wants
to be loved. Clovis is Black but he is
about as far away from activism as it
gets; he supported Keef’s “Black People
for Rent” not because of the message,
but because he started an apparel line
sporting the slogan to make a profit. It
adds to the conversation about race in
the U.S. in a meaningful way while still
staying true to its roots as a comedy
show. While a follow-up season has
yet to be confirmed, “Woke” season
one is absolutely worth watching and
could not have been released at a more
poignant time.
MAYA WINSHELL/THE PIONEER LOG“Woke” uses comedy to portray Black experience in the US
The new series on Hulu tackles diverse topics including racial injustice, mental illness and stereotypes
By MACKENZIE HERRING
ANTONIO CAMPOS’ “The Devil All
the Time” is one of those movies
that is best experienced through
a single casual viewing. Under those
constraints, it is a perfectly enjoyable
film. However, if you watch it through
a more critical lens, it starts to become
a bit frustrating. I have been a fan of
mediocre movies that know exactly
what they are and what they are trying
to do. By no means is “The Devil All the
Time” a bad movie, it just does not have
consistent success across the board. The
overall message and religious critique
get muddled. The Netflix original film
follows several people in a small town,
starring Tom Holland who is devoted to protecting the family he has left from
morally dubious characters.
The acting performances work as the
most redeeming components of the film.
Before seeing the movie, I had guessed
(correctly too) that the film was chock-
full of young actors trying to break out of
certain casting molds that they had found
success in. Both Sebastian Stan and
Robert Pattinson are still coming out of
loveable roles that fans have come to find
comfort in. In “The Devil All the Time,”
they both play irredeemable scumbags,
and you can tell they had fun doing it.
Pattinson clearly had a larger task ahead
of him, shaking off his association with
the “Twilight” franchise. Tom Holland,
Gen Z’s favorite Spider-Man, had the
most to gain from this film. While he was
the protagonist, he enacted his vigilante justice in morally ambiguous ways.
Stan has played the slimy bad guy
before, but, despite being well known
for his Marvel role, he knows how to
play an even darker character in this
film. Pattinson, however, has been
fighting against the teen heartthrob
vestige for years. We are entering into a
Robertissance, if you will, as evidenced
by his stellar performance in “The Devil
All the Time.” Not only is Pattinson’s
character the most hated, which can be
seen in the attempted egregious crimes
that most conventional villains avoid,
but he is also the most troublesome.
Even his accent is a subject of debate
and contention. It is surprisingly high,
nasally, and serves as a welcome addition
to his clammy, vermin-like character.
Additionally, the portrayal of
Christian characters seems inconsistent.
Campos uses religion as a crutch, in a
lazy way, when characters need to make
illogical decisions for the sake of the plot.
The film also can never seem to decide
on what exactly it is trying to convey.
There is not a firm decision by the end
on the role that religion plays. Even in
the best of circumstances, it turns good
people in the movie violent and vengeful,
and causes them to be constantly on the
run. And while no film needs to solve
that for us, the movie acts like Holland’s
character arc serves as the entire
resolution. Whether they were given a
peaceful last moment, a final redemption
or a violent end, seemed to be the director
signaling to us what we are supposed to
think about the story. The closest thing
resembling a message in this film was
how the characters’ deaths reflected the
ethics that they practiced while alive.
In other words, conventionally “good”
characters died after making peace with
God, “morally ambiguous” characters
died after enjoying a final peaceful
moment and “evil” characters suffered
more violent ends. The problem with
this is that if it is true, it does not tell us
anything except that there is a separation
from good, bad and grey people. It stops
there, and there is no additional takeaway
given to us. The viewer takes away little
valuable substance from a film that had
the potential to offer more.
“The Devil All the Time” film
examines morality, religion
AMELIA MADARANG/THE PIONEER LOGBy ARUNIMA JAMWAL
IN THE “ON BEING” podcast, host
Krista Tippett inquires how we
make meaning out of being alive in
these times. The coupling of noteworthy
guests with Tippett’s epicurean voice—
and some audio engineers who know
what they are doing—make “On Being”
a delightful podcast to relish.
Produced by On Being Studios,
the show has fostered conversations
about the intersections of art, spiritual
inquiry, science and ultimately social
healing. When I heard the studio’s
name for the first time, a strong sense of
familiarity came over me, as if someone
had awoken a distant memory. In April,
social isolation led me to interrogate
how I was spending my time and energy
on certain pursuits over other, arguably,
more life-affirming ones. I wondered if
external circumstances were ultimately
responsible for this recurring state of
dissatisfaction, even furtive contempt,
that lives within me. Unbeknownst to
me at the time, I was conducting a soul
retrieval for myself, and writer Ocean
Vuong’s words led me to a near-divine
revelation.
On the night after my 21st birthday,
I had brewed a cup of tulsi tea and was
getting ready to dive into everyone’s
favorite bedtime activity: an hour or
two of scrolling on my phone. Spirit led
me to Spotify instead of Instagram, and
I saw that this new episode, “The Life
Worth of Our Breath,” had come out just
that afternoon. It was recorded in front
of a live audience (which is uncommon
for podcasts) in early March. Tippett
sat across from the iconic literary
figure, novelist, professor, MacArthur Foundation fellow and poet Ocean
Vuong. In response to how Noah’s
Ark has influenced his writing, Vuong
answers with a question soon to be
prophetic: “when the apocalypse comes,
what will you put into the vessel for the
future?”
My tears first leaked when Tippett
remarked that in the 21st century,
populations around the world are
realizing that preparing for “the
apocalypse,” and finding our breath,
life-force and animacy in the midst of
immense hurt has been part of our lived
experiences as (im)migrants. Vuong, a
professor in the English MFA program
at the University of Massachusetts
Amherst, says that he learned prayer
and an ethic of care from his mother
much before he learned to read English.
They continued to flow throughout
his conversation, and the words of
numerous other people featured on “On
Being”, some of whom I mention below,
have been sources of comfort, solidarity
and strength.
The “On Being” podcast presents a
sincere and moving effort to “(relieve)
whiteness of the sole burden of world-
making,” as writer Bayo Akomolafe
recently said. I do find that Tippett, who
is a renowned media figure, sometimes
frames her remarks and inquiries
with language that arrests her guests
within a colonial way of thinking that
is statedly not theirs to own. I still
appreciate that the podcast works
towards transforming the U.S. public
sphere by inviting some incredibly wise
people such as Potawatomi scientist
Robin Wall Kimmerer of “Braiding
Sweetgrass” fame, the Zen priest,
activist and teacher Reverend williams
who authored “Being Black: Zen and
the Art of Living with Fearlessness
and Grace” as well as trauma specialist
Resmaa Menakem, writer of “My
Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized
Trauma and the Pathway to Mending
Our Hearts and Bodies.”
You can listen to “On Being” episodes
wherever you get your podcasts. In
addition, transcripts for every episode
are accessible through their website
onbeing.org.ARUNIMA JAMWAL/THE PIONEER LOGFind self-reflection in
podcast “On Being”
“On Being” focuses on social healing.FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
ARTS 9
“NRSA” weaves a tale of adolescent struggle
PHOTO COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS USER PATTY MOONEYThe film “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” details the experience of a teenage girl seeking an abortion
By JUSTIN HOWERTON
MEET AUTUMN (Sidney
Flanigan) and her cousin
Skylar (Talia Ryder): two
quiet, impoverished teens from
rural Pennsylvania. “Never Rarely
Sometimes Always,” a film released
in the U.S. on March 13 and currently
available on Amazon Prime, chronicles
their tense journey to New York City
in order for Autumn to terminate her
unplanned pregnancy. With Autumn
fleeing an unsupportive family and
community, the pair encounter a
nearly countless series of micro-
aggressions, insinuations and examples
of outright sexual harassment. The
threat of assault, sexual or not, helps
nurture a pervasive anxiety that
looms, quite effectively, over the plot.
In short, the film paints a striking
portrait of the fears that accompany
the experience of being a teenage
girl in the U.S. without melodrama
or pretense. It draws attention to the
incomprehensible amount of obstacles
a young woman, already in distress,
must circumnavigate in order to obtain
an abortion.
From the beginning of the film, the
men in Autumn’s life, including her own
father and an implied previous sexual
partner, both belittle and shame her for
her supposed sexual promiscuity. One
of her male peers makes an obscene
gesture indicating oral sex to her within
the first 10 minutes of the movie. As she
begins to notice her growing stomach,
a woman at a conservative pregnancy
agency confirms what Autumn feared.
Returning home to pierce her nose
with a safety pin, Autumn begins
researching the abortion laws in her state of Pennsylvania. In doing so,
the 17-year-old learns that she cannot
have an abortion without parental
consent. Unable to communicate to
her emotionally unavailable and often
absent parents, she enlists the help of
her cousin Skylar to accompany her to
New York.
That being said, she in no way
intentionally tells Skylar about her
pregnancy. During one of their shifts
at the local supermarket, Skylar follows
her to the bathroom where she finds
Autumn retching. Then Autumn
reveals the truth. Stealing from their
employer, they leave for the city.
However, even this pilfered cash proves
insufficient when it comes to paying for
the expenses that accompany both the
procedure itself and life in New York
City. Money proves to be elusive as the
girls have no financial support from
their families, and its acquisition works
as the driving force behind the plot in
the latter half of the film.
Autumn and Skylar maintain an
intimate relationship that transcends
the need for spoken language.
Occasional moments of dialogue
intersperse scenes of them silently
riding the subway, sitting side-by-
side in a waiting room or walking
the city streets. This silence is not
uncomfortable. Rather, it indicates the
durability and intensity of the pair’s
relationship, highlighting their ability
to communicate without words. Even
when minor conflicts surface between
them, the two remain indomitably
close and reliant on one another as
they navigate bureaucracy and male
predators alike.
Nearly all men pose a sexual threat
to both girls. Completely inappropriate behaviors, such as their boss kissing
their hands at the conclusion of their
shifts, are nevertheless normalized as
both Autumn and Skylar encounter
them regularly. In this way, it
undermines the contemporary idea,
that exists in certain circles, that women
no longer face systemic and subtle
harassment from men. When the pair
runs out of money, they are forced to
consider ways they can make enough to
pay for their fare back to Pennsylvania.
Without proper lodging, support or
resources, the girls have few prospects
to earn enough cash save for one.
Ultimately, Skylar reluctantly goes on a
date with Jasper, a boy she met on the
bus who eventually ends up “loaning”
the pair a couple hundred for their
return trip. This transaction is not an
innocuous one. Jasper touches Skylar’s
thighs throughout the night despite
her visible discomfort. After discussing
their plans following bowling and
karaoke, Autumn finds Jasper kissing
Skylar against a pillar. Understanding
that this sexual interaction is required
in order for the pair to receive the
loan, Autumn chooses to not interrupt,
instead extending her hand to Skylar
from behind the other side of the
column.
Autumn’s refusal to open up to
nearly anyone in the film, caused in
part by her prior sexual and physical
abuse, makes it difficult to watch at
times. In arguably the most emotional,
paralyzing scene, Autumn talks
honestly about her past with an assigned
counselor during her visit to Planned
Parenthood, but even this moment of
catharsis remains stifled, pained and
short. After numerous delays, Autumn
is finally able to undergo the abortion procedure, but the relief appears to be
only temporary as the duo travel back
to the place and people that could easily
begin inflicting pain upon them again.
The neo-realistic cinematography,
which includes long, interrupted shots
of the girls’ faces, makes the characters
all the more convincing and tangible.
“Never Rarely Sometimes
Always” refuses to shy away from the
uncomfortable reality that women face
in both public and private spaces in the
U.S. Featuring stellar performances
from the two leading actresses, it highlights the fact that misogyny
and objectification have endured and
continue to be practiced by men in all
aspects of society. Paired with striking
visuals and sparse dialogue that
helps in constructing a rich subtext,
the film works as a spellbinding case
study of two desperate young women
while never losing its political and
social impact on the viewer. Gender
inequity, harassment and violence
are still in place; “Never Rarely
Sometimes Always” exists as a dark and
heartbreaking reminder.
College student’s guide
to video, TV streaming
By AUBREY ROCHÉ
SUBSCRIBING TO numerous
streaming services is a luxury
that can be difficult to afford on a
college student’s budget. In recent years,
however, there has been an increase
in affordable and even free streaming
services that are completely legal. Be sure
to keep this non-exhaustive list handy
the next time you are looking to settle
down for a movie night, without having
to break the bank on a monthly Netflix
subscription.
1. Hulu and Showtime
Hulu itself is relatively cheap compared to
other mainstream services, at only $5.99/
month. However, if you pay for Spotify
Premium on a student account, you can
access Hulu and Showtime free of charge.
By signing into your Spotify account
online, you can either set up new Hulu and
Showtime accounts or connect existing
accounts, which automatically shifts the
billing to the Spotify account. That is
$4.99/month for unlimited music, as well
as access to shows and movies on Hulu
and Showtime, all for having a Lewis &
Clark email address. Hulu and Showtime
both feature popular movies and shows
in addition to original, exclusive content,
such as “The Handmaid’s Tale” on Hulu
and “Shameless” on Showtime.
2. Kanopy
If documentaries or independent films
are more your style, Kanopy is a good
site to look into. It is available through
Aubrey R. Watzek Library, where
you have access to a wide variety of
educational documentaries with your
email account. For a more expansive
video library, Kanopy is also available
with a Multnomah County Library card.
Applying for a library card online is
free, at multcolib.org. Kanopy primarily
features independent, classic and world
cinema, including popular A24 releases
“Moonlight” and “Hereditary.”
3. Hoopla
Hoopla is also available with a Multnomah
County Library card. Hoopla features
a limited number of movies, TV shows
and music. Titles are borrowed from
Hoopla for three days and are returned
after you are finished watching. Some
recommended titles available on Hoopla
include Christopher Nolan’s “Memento”
and horror classics like “Halloween” and
“Scream.”
4. Peacock
This past summer, NBC released a
streaming service called Peacock. There
are multiple tiers to the service: a free
level and two premium levels. The
free level requires only an account on
peacocktv.com, and videos contain short
advertisements. There are a number of
hit movies and TV shows on Peacock,
including “Parks and Recreation” and
“Psych,” both for free.
5. IMDbTV
A newer feature on IMDb.com is
IMDbTV, where numerous titles are
available to stream for free with an IMDb
account. The available titles change
often and also have advertisements.
Currently, the first five seasons of recent
Emmy Award-winner “Schitt’s Creek” are
available for free, as well as movies like
“Shrek.”
6. Tubi
Tubi, found at tubitv.com, is another
free-with-ads streaming service, and an
account is not required to watch. Tubi is
currently home to numerous action and
horror films for free, though titles tend to
come and go frequently.
7. YouTube Movies
Yes, YouTube, and not just looking up a
movie to see if someone has happened to
illegally upload the entire thing. YouTube
Movies has a number of less popular
titles, but the most notable film that you
can watch for free, albeit modified from
its normal R-rating, is “The Silence of the
Lambs.”Commentary: the questionable
ethics of featured OMSI exhibit
By JASON KOWALSKI
THE “BODY WORLDS & The Cycle
of Life ” exhibition at the Oregon
Museum of Science and Industry
(OMSI) is showing until Oct. 4 and
is in strong competition for the most
morally objectionable thing in Portland
right now. For entry to one of the most
bizarre exhibits museums have to offer,
tickets only cost $20. The real question
is: should you go?
When you walk into the exhibition,
you are not alone. Everywhere you turn
there are corpses on display both whole
and in parts. The majority of them are
without skin and many are cut open
to display their innards. Their bodily
systems and organs have been separated
from their persons and embalmed
through plastination, a process in which
the bodies have a plastic run through
them that solidifies and preserves
them. To further their dehumanization,
they are referred to exclusively as
“plastinates” in an attempt to distance
them from the living human beings that
they were. Through the display of real
human bodies, this exhibition claims to
highlight human anatomy.
I visited this exhibit, which has been
touring internationally since the mid-
1990s, as a child. I remember being
unsettled and unable to comprehend the
existential crisis that the macabre display
provoked within me. In retrospect, my
response was, perhaps, indicative of the
deeper issues within the exhibition.The soul of this exhibit does not
reside in what can be visibly seen in the
displays. It is not contained within the
quirky poses that the dead have been put
in. This exhibit exists beyond the veil of
the surface and the public. To focus on the
crowds of families or on the lighthearted
nature that “BODY WORLDS” tries to
maintain would be disingenuous and
complicit in the atrocity that it really is.
This exhibit raises many necessary
questions from the start. Were the
bodies obtained ethically? Even if they
were acquired ethically, were they
handled with respect? Even if they
were, is displaying them ethical? In the
best circumstances, the exhibit would
still stand on dubious ground, yet here
the answer to all of these questions is a
resounding “no.”
The creator of this exhibit, Dr.
Gunther von Hagens, is deeply tied
to the work. His name is displayed
prominently in the title on OMSI’s
website. He developed the technique
of plastination. In the past, he had to
return multiple bodies to China because
they showed evidence of having been
executed. In fact, most of the bodies are
of unclear origin. In 2006, NPR learned
that there is no paper trail directly
linking any consenting individual to
being displayed in this exhibit. Given the
evidence supplied by NPR, it is possible
that the bodies are those of the poor,
homeless or imprisoned. An article by
the US National Library of Medicine
further details that von Hagens may have lied to get them, falsifying his credentials
in his negotiations to procure the bodies.
Before von Hagens acquired the cadavers
from China, he had received them from
the former Soviet Union until 56 bodies
and hundreds of brain samples were
confiscated by customs as the seller had
been charged with procuring the bodies
illegally.
Beyond how the bodies were
obtained, what von Hagens does with
them is disturbing. It is one thing to
display unconsenting human remains,
but to display them in a way that
disregards that they were once living
human beings is repugnant. In a
previous exhibit, a massive controversy
ensued after he displayed two people
posed in a sexual act. In response to the
exhibit being banned under decency
laws, he also sawed the bodies in
half. Von Hagens faced backlash after
performing an autopsy in front of a live
audience in 2002 that was also televised.
This exhibit dehumanizes those who
were potentially already marginalized
while they were alive. Although people
have spoken out about this in the past,
it seems that it has been overlooked for
the most part in the news and media,
and “BODY WORLDS” continues to
be exhibited and marketed towards
children and their families. These
problems go further unaddressed in that
OMSI does not discuss the controversies
surrounding the exhibit directly.
Furthermore, since these controversies
are not widespread knowledge, most
people going in may be unwittingly
supporting these actions.
The existence of “BODY WORLDS” is
an immoral objectification of people who
possibly had no choice to be treated in
the way that they have been. The exhibit
claims to be for the purpose of education,
and while its effectiveness to that end
can be argued, the following question
still remains: at what cost do we allow
such things to happen for the sake of
education? This is an exhibit that must
be carefully researched before attending.
It is ultimately up to the individual
to decide whether or not “BODY
WORLDS”is a worthwhile experience. If
society reacts critically, this may be one
of the last chances to see it. UMI CALDWELL/THE PIONEER LOGALEX BARR/THE PIONEER LOG
Curious spectators stand and gaze at a “plastinate” kicking a soccer ball in a glass case.By HENRY GOODIER
IN WHAT SEEMS to be an
endless battle against the
coronavirus, a new revelation
reported by ESPN found that a
rare heart condition, commonly
found among athletes, has
been linked to the virus that
causes COVID-19. Myocarditis,
the inflammation of the heart
muscle, has been found in dozens
of athletes from the Power 5
conferences who have previously
had both low-grade and extreme
versions of the coronavirus. Just
like any muscle in the body, when
one works out a specific muscle
it will get stronger and larger.
The same goes for the heart, and
when the heart is “worked
out,” it will get larger.
When the heart
becomes inflamed,
the organs will
weaken which
can lead
to cardiac
arrest. This
disease is
found to
be more
prevalent
in athletes
because
their hearts
are often
under strain.
One
of the most
frightening
factors associated
with myocarditis is
that many people do
not show symptoms, and the
only way to be sure the disease is
present is through an MRI. This
has forced many colleges and
universities to rethink the return
of fall sports because not only is
the disease so easy to overlook,
but the likelihood of colleges and
universities figuring out a way
to give thousands of student-
athletes an MRI seems nearly
impossible. Without clarifying
what specific actions have
been taken, the Mid-American
Conference is the first conference
that has begun “screening” their
student-athletes for myocarditis and canceled all fall athletics. At
the University of Washington, the
department of athletics reported
that they have begun testing their
athletes for the diseasethrough a
series of tests. It begins with an
electrogram, then a blood test,
next a heart ultrasound and lastly
an MRI. If the tests come back
positive, the timeline of recovery
has been said to be anywhere
from three to six months for
athletes.
With the world so unaware
of the long-term effects of
COVID-19 on those who have
had the disease, the recent news
surrounding myocarditis have
sparked more concern about
what might happen to people
in the upcoming years,
especially young
athletes.
Lewis & Clark
requires that
their incoming
athletes take
a multitude
of tests to
make sure
they are
healthy. For
instance,
NCAA
athletes are
required to
complete
a sickle cell
blood test
in addition
to watching
informational
videos regarding
the disease. The sickle
cell trait affects 100,000
Americans every year, while
myocarditis affects 400,000 a year.
These facts pose the question of
whether colleges and universities,
like LC, should test student-
athletes for myocarditis, since
it likely affects more students
than sickle cell anemia. With the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in
the U.S. and other diseases like
influenza that can be linked to
myocarditis still at large, colleges
are questioning whether it is
safe for student-athletes to
be practicing and working out
currently.By VENUS EDLIN
LEWIS & CLARK’S Skate
Collective has been trying to
find safe ways to create space
for skateboarders on campus during
the coronavirus pandemic. One of its
members, Peter Loizeaux ’23, wants
to do this by installing a quarter pipe
on campus.
Caroline Arnis ’22 founded the club
last year with two former LC students,
Freya Kargard and Mac Cornish.
They wanted to provide a sense of
community for skaters, as well as
accommodate those historically left
out of the skating world.
“There’s not a lot of space within
the skating community for women,
nonbinary folks or genderqueer
folks,” Arnis said. “I wanted to found
the group with an emphasis on giving
space to people in communities that
are under-served.”
However, the club is facing a new
challenge. COVID-19 prevents many
members from safely carpooling, a
main function of the club in the past.
The collective has an Instagram group
chat members use to coordinate times
to skate. According to Arnis, this
group chat is still active, with at least
one message every day to set up times
to skate.
Skate Collective is more restricted
to on-campus activity than in previous
years. The club cites this as a problem given the amount of cobblestone on
campus and the lack of spaces to skate.
“Being on campus, we’re limited
to the spaces here,” Loizeaux said.
“That’s mostly the basketball court.
We have a couple of little things set up there for us to mess around on, but
definitely not much space.”
Because of the limited areas on
campus, Loizeaux wants to either
build or buy a quarter pipe for skaters
on campus. Louizeaux estimates this would cost at least $100. Last year he
brought his own rail to campus, which
is located on the basketball court near
Hartzfeld resident hall. This would
also be the ideal place for the new
quarter pipe. “We’re not really supposed to be
going off-campus,” Loizeaux said.
“We want more things on campus
to escape, so we were talking about
either buying or building a quarter
pipe.”
Arnis supports the efforts to have a
quarter pipe on campus, though Arnis
and Loizeaux think the likelihood of
it happening is low due to liability
concerns, such as injuries, from the
college.
Arnis said she has been skating
less during the pandemic, though
during the summer she did go in the
morning when fewer people were in
the park. It has been the opposite
for Loizeaux who said he has been
skating more.
“It’s almost made me skate more,
just because I feel the need to get out
of the house more,” Loizeaux said. “It
doesn’t limit spaces too much, just
because most parks are outdoors, and
you can generally avoid people pretty
well.”
Arnis views the collective as a loose
organization where the individual
projects and desires of the members
can be met.
“I like that style of collectively just
doing what you can when you can, and
giving people the autonomy on their
own in the group to really do what
they want,” Arnis said. “There’s no
structural hierarchy, and that’s what
I like about the group.”FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
SPORTS 10
By AIDAN D’ANNA
THE SHIFT TO a hybrid
education model for the fall
semester at Lewis & Clark
brought on by the COVID-19
pandemic has posed special
challenges to physical education (PE)
classes. Since the nature of many of
LC’s PE classes is not conducive to
social distancing, many classes have
been forced to undergo modifications
in order to meet the standards set by
the college and the state of Oregon.
As a result, many of the PE classes
that were originally on the schedule
for the fall semester were canceled
before classes even started. According
to Sharon Sexton, associate director
of physical education and athletics, 19
of the 33 originally scheduled classes
were canceled.
“The courses that needed to be
canceled had obstacles that were
impossible to overcome relative
to space, the activity itself, social
distancing requirements, guidelines
for physical activity and any ability
to offer alternative/remote options,”
Sexton said via email.
Due to the timing of the class
cancellations, there was the possibility
of seniors who needed their PE credit
not being able to take a class they had
already registered for.
“One of my biggest concerns
was ensuring that seniors who still
needed PE credits were able to find a
class that could fit into their schedule
... I was able to add three additional
Personal Fitness classes … specifically
for upperclassmen,” Sexton said via
email.
One of these additional classes is
being taught by Assistant Baseball
Coach Eric Del Prado.
“My original class was Gym Class
Heroes, where we play different
games, but that got changed due to
COVID-19 and the lack of ability to
social distance while playing. So I am
teaching Personal Fitness ... we work
with the students to achieve their
fitness goals for the semester ... part of
our class has an in-person component
because everything can be done with
social distancing in place,” Del Prado
said via email.
Of the 17 PE classes currently being
offered during the fall semester, 14 are
designed as hybrid classes and three
have required in-person components.
Head Baseball Coach Matt Kosderka teaches weight training, one of the
three in-person classes.
“(The weight room) is a big
enough space that we’re able to space
everybody out, and make sure that
we can minimize the amount of time
that you’re in somebody else’s face,”
Kosderka said.
The class was capped at 20
students in order to meet occupancy
requirements and students are required
to wear masks at all times, as well as
wipe down equipment after each use.
Another concern faced by the
athletic department was the necessity
to shift roles and responsibilities
among staff members, such as
assigning coaches to courses they had
not taught before.
“The majority of the classes that
were canceled were taught by full-
time coaches who teach as part of their
regular job description,” Sexton said.
“These coaches were either assigned
to the classes that were added or
given additional duties within the department.”
Both Kosderka and Del Prado
indicated that themselves and other
staff members had been asked to
volunteer their time in other areas at
the college.
“There have been some other
things we’ve been asked to do, like
helping with move-in or assisting
with some of the (COVID-19) testing,
but our staff is usually pretty gung
ho about making sure that we can do
everything we can to help people out,”
Kosderka said.
This shift in duties and class
schedules has allowed the athletic
department to plan for future
semesters.
“We are operating on the
assumption that (in the spring) we
will be in a similar place to the fall and
are preparing offerings accordingly,”
Sexton said. “With the ability to
plan in advance we have been able
to expand and add some additional
classes to the schedule.”
The weight room is available for teams, two PE classes and students with appointment.AIDAN D’ANNA/THE PIONEER LOGPE classes forced to comply with
pandemic restrictions and policies Skate Collective pushes for campus quarter pipe
Myocarditis linked to
COVID-19 contractions
ALEX BARR/THE PIONEER LOG
Members of LC Skate Collective follow campus COVID-19 guidelines while still gathering safely outside and skating on campus.
ALEX BARR/THE PIONEER LOGAs students adapt to COVID-19 restrictions on campus, outdoor activites have become more important
By HENRY GOODIER
DOES THE WALK to the Bon
seem to be never-ending?
Is the Bon food simply not
satisfying enough for that walk? Is
it time for round two, but the Bon is
already closed?
It is part of an athlete’s duty to
maintain good health and energy
throughout the day. With COVID-19,
it has become even more imperative
that student-athletes are not falling
into the trap of eating whatever
food is most convenient, instead of nutritious food that helps maintain
good health. In order to perform to
the greatest extent possible, athletes
need to be putting the correct
things in their bodies. Here are
three incredibly simple and healthy
recipes to keep student-athletes
fueled through the day:
1. No bake protein bites
This recipe is incredibly simple
and an easy way to fill any lingering
hunger that the Bon
might have missed.
These no bake bites are
healthy-energy boosters
and can be a great source
of protein for athletes.
The seven ingredient
recipe consists of peanut
butter, honey, vanilla
extract, old fashioned
oats, ground golden
flaxseed meal and
chocolate chips. To make
these bites of heaven,
first mix all of the wet
ingredients: peanut butter, honey
and vanilla extract. Next, stir in
the dry ingredients: oats, coconut,
flaxseed meal and chocolate chips.
After the two sets of ingredients
are well combined, put the mixture
in the fridge for 20 to 30 minutes
to firm up. Once those 20 to 30
minutes are up, roll a chunk of the
mixture into a ball and chomp away!
2. Healthy ramen
Ramen will always be a part
of college living. Nothing can
beat the 79 cent price for a meal.
However, the flavoring packet can
be extremely unhealthy if eaten repeatedly (and it can be very easy
to eat ramen consistently after
a day of practice, workouts and
classes). This recipe eliminates the
flavoring packet and includes an
easy alternative that produces much
more nutrition. In place of the flavor
packet, thoroughly mix together
with a fork 3 tablespoons of almond
butter, 3 tablespoons of sriracha,
3 tablespoons of lime, 1 teaspoon
of garlic powder, 2 tablespoons of
water and, if desired,
1 tablespoon of
soy sauce. Most of
these ingredients
are to taste, so for
instance, by adding
more sriracha it
will make the sauce
a little spicier and
by adding more soy
sauce it will make it a
little saltier. You can
adapt the recipe to
fit your preferences.
Next, simply prepare
the ramen in water as the package
says, and finally, mix the sauce
with the noodles in a bowl. Adding
sliced cabbage and carrots on top of
the ramen is recommended to get a
serving of vegetables in for the day.
Happy eating!
3. Apple pie in a mug
Everyone deserves to treat
themselves with a little dessert after
a long, hard day. This simple recipe
gives the full apple pie experience
in only a couple of minutes. It is a
five ingredient recipe that consists
of one green apple, two tablespoons
of butter, sugar and cinnamon to taste (if buying sugar and cinnamon
separately is too inconvenient, the
McCormick cinnamon sugar mix at
Fred Meyer will certainly suffice),
and granola for the top. To begin,
chop up one green apple into bite-
sized pieces and throw them into a
mug. Next, add butter, cinnamon
and sugar on top. Then, microwave
the mug with the ingredients for
about two minutes. Lastly, stir the
ingredients up, add the granola (and
maybe some honey to sweeten it)
and enjoy! FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
SPORTS 11
The student-athlete’s guide to dorm cooking
How to prepare healthy, energizing and mouthwatering food for hard-working student-athletes
The 101st NFL season returns amid a global pandemic
The abnormal 2020 NFL season kicked off with COVID-19 protocols in place, protests before games and familiar faces in different jerseys
By GABE KORER
THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL
League (NFL) season has
officially begun. Starting with a
Thursday night football game on Sep.
10 between the Kansas City Chiefs
and the Houston Texans, 13 games
were played throughout the course
of the following weekend, with two
more taking place on Monday, Sep.
14. NFL fans finally got to see the off-
season story lines materialize before
their eyes; Tom Brady in a Tampa
Bay Buccaneers uniform, Deandre
Hopkins reinvigorating the Arizona
Cardinals wide receiver core, Joe
Burrow debuting for the Cincinnati
Bengals and Cam Newton teaming
up with Bill Belichick and the New
England Patriots.
The NFL recently approved a 71-
page document that details guidelines
ranging from testing to traveling. Players and related personnel are
required to be tested six days a week.
If someone tests positive, a second test
is to be administered
in order to confirm
the results (seventy-
seven false positives
were registered
on a single day in
August during NFL
training camps). Air
travel will also be
limited to essential
team personnel.
Aside from these
guidelines, the
protocol also
requires players
that have received
confirmed positive test results to stay
on the COVID-19 Injury Reserve list
until they have multiple negative tests
or no longer show symptoms over a
five to ten-day period.Players that violate the protocol
are subject to heavy fines from the
league as well as to team disciplinary
measures. This
ensures that
players will follow
the COVID-19
guidelines within
the confines of team
activity. However,
it remains to be
seen whether
players and related
personnel will
adhere to the NFL’s
stringent rules
outside of club
facilities.
Amidst the
growing concerns over COVID-19 was
intrigue surrounding the possibility of
players kneeling during the national
anthem. For the most part, NFL
owners have drastically changed their tune regarding forms of protest
during the anthem; in 2016 and
2017, players were essentially barred
from voicing their opinions through
taking a symbolic stance during the
playing of the anthem. Prior to this
season, however, NFL teams rolled
out statements that lent support to
players deciding to protest during the
upcoming season.
A multitude of players from more
than 20 NFL teams took full advantage
of this, either kneeling or staying in
the locker room during the playing of
the anthem. The Chiefs, for their part,
locked arms throughout “Lift Every
Voice and Sing,” the Black national
anthem chosen by the NFL as a means
of honoring Black communities..
Throughout the 2020 season players
are expected to continue protesting,
signifying that the fight for racial
equity will be an ongoing theme as the
league’s schedule plays out. The games themselves featured
a surprising amount of consistency;
the Browns are still bad, yards per
game (rushing and receiving) keeps
climbing, kickers are undervalued and
offensive lines are yet again the best
predictors of team success.
The contenders and tankers are
mostly the same as last year. The
Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens
and San Francisco 49ers are all current
favorites to make the Super Bowl, with
Seattle and New Orleans only slightly
behind according to CBS Sports’
betting network.
The 49ers and Saints’ passing
attacks will likely falter without star
wide receivers Michael Thomas and
Deebo Samuel for the time being, but
their running backs should pick up the
slack while they recover. These teams
feature flashy defensive secondaries
that already have six picks between
them.
The Chiefs and Ravens are led
by explosive quarterbacks Patrick
Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, and
their offensive lines are among the
best in the league. Both teams have
an incredible amount of offensive
talent; the question is whether or not
their star running backs (Mark Ingram
and rookie sensation Clyde-Edwards
Helaire) will be healthy for the long
haul.
The Dolphins, Jets, Chargers and
Broncos are among the teams that you
can pretty much write off this season.
With Trevor Lawrence likely to declare
for this year’s draft, teams are vying for
the worst record in order to snatch him
up in the first round. The Dolphins and
Broncos in particular are in need of a
franchise boost, and are the most likely
to acquire Lawrence. With that said,
the Jets are keeping a close eye on Sam
Darnold, willing him to prove himself
as their quarterback of the future.
All in all, the kickoff week was a
success for the NFL. Now that week
four games are underway fans are
gradually settling into the comfort
and stability inherent in knowing that
their Sundays plans are filled with
football. However, it remains to be
seen whether this comfort will last or
if the COVID-19 prevention plan will
ultimately fail. Here is to hoping for
the former.
EMERY ANDERSON/THE PIONEER LOG The finished product of the no bake protein bites made swiftly and are ready to be eaten.In order to
perform to
the greatest
extent possible,
athletes need to
be putting the
correct things in
their bodies
A multitude of
players from more
than 20 NFL teams
took full advantage
of this, either
kneeling or staying
in the locker room
during the playing of
the anthem.
Ramen noodles picked up by chopsticks.HENRY GOODIER/THE PIONEER LOG HENRY GOODIER/THE PIONEER LOG
If preparing food after a long
day is just too hard, try these
healthy prepackaged meals:
- Annie’s frozen meals
- Harvest Protein Bowls
- Kodiak Cakes power waffles
- Healthy Choice meals
- Saffron Road Thai Curry
- Kashi Quinoa Bowl
- Kidfresh mac & cheese
- Evol chicken burritos FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
12
“Rate My Professor” launches add-on “Rate My Peers”
By ANDREW NOURIE
REJOICE! COME YE, come
all! For the tech geniuses who
dwell within Silicon Valley
have graced us with an extension of
“Rate My Professor” called “Rate
My Peers.” This amazing new add-
on will allow users to not only rate
their professors, but their fellow
students as well. Some things that
users will be able to rate
their peers on include:
whether they say
they are socially
liberal but fiscally
conservative, how
often they use
playing devil’s
advocate to be
transphobic in
class, if they are on
a Frisbee “team,” if
they came to Lewis
& Clark just to be
on a Division III
football team and
if they are a male
political science
major.
Students will
be graded in five
categories: class
participation, group work, willingness to share notes, their
political orientation and if they are
a cis-het man. All categories are on a scale of A-F, for example in the last
category a cis-het man would get an
F (except for me, though, because
I am one of the good ones). If they
were really excited about Kamala’s
nomination; they would receive a C-
in political orientation because at
least they were trying.
The app will also allow
students to see what classes other
students are taking, and even
comes with an option
to easily drop any
class where there
is an economics
major. Sorry to
all the economics
majors out there,
but no one really
wants to hear about
money. It is not
real and never will
be.
The reviews will
not be anonymous.
Everyone in your
class will be able
to see that you
gave a positive
review of Steve,
and they will
know it was
not because
of his insightful comments about Socrates, rather it
was because he did your group project
for you. Chad will know about the
negative review of him but all it will
do is make him mansplain why the
Stonewall riots were unethical.
Some reviews that have already
been written include Phoebe, who got a
D in group work because volleyball was
more important than the presentation
meeting, Chandler, who got a B in
political orientation for doing the
bare minimum, Ross, who got an A in
class participation for not interrupting
any woman who speaks (also the bare
minimum) and, finally, Joey, who got an F in being a man despite being one
of the good ones.
Professors have also been using it
to establish dominance by rating their
favorite (and least favorite) students.
The baseball players must be kept in
check in any way that, so I understand.
So far, since this extension has been
added to the LC website, productivity
has gone up by 67%. The resulting
drama means that no one has friends
to distract them from their work
anymore. Rate My Peers launched
just in time for people to snitch on the
Copeland kids who will inevitably have
Halloween parties.Student-athlete sweats
quarantine comeback
By AUBREY ROCHÉ
UPON RETURNING to campus
for the fall semester, many
students were shocked to
discover that Lewis & Clark’s student
newspaper does, in fact, still exist. This
was a surprise to many, having assumed
that the publication, called The Pioneer
Log, had collapsed or disappeared after
campus shut down in March.
When interviewed, a sizable portion
of the student body, first-years and
continuing students alike, had never
even heard of the newspaper.
“The Pioneer Log?” Billy Baxter ’24
said. “Is that a tree?”
Other mistaken assumptions about
the student newspaper included a
lumber company, LC’s system for
effluent testing, a math equation and
a book about Lewis and Clark’s 1803-
06 expedition. Most interviewees
made additional comments similar to
“I never would have guessed it was a
newspaper.”
Zinnia Kane ’21 stated that she
has only ever looked at one of the
newspapers a handful of times.
“I have definitely seen papers
around campus,” Kane said. “They kind
of end up everywhere, but after a couple
of days, they just disappear. I honestly
cannot remember if I have actually
read one, though. Usually, I just look
at the headlines on the back page, but I
only ever really read an article if I have
nothing else to do before class.”
Other students echoed similar
experiences, that they only browse the
headlines and look at the pictures. On
the opposite end of the spectrum, one
student reported having read every
single article in the paper. However,
that student was later revealed to be a
member of The Pioneer Log staff.
One evening, Felicia Franklin ’22
witnessed a large group of students
working all night in the computer
labs in Templeton Student Center.
She wondered if it was perhaps cult
activity, or even brainwashing, as every
student was staring straight into their
computer, their eyes glazed over. Much
to Franklin’s disbelief, the students in question were actually working on
designing the newspaper.
“They were there when I picked up a
package after class, and then when I got
dinner, and they were still there when
I went to print something later that
night,” Franklin said. “I never would
have guessed they were working on a
newspaper. I did not realize newspapers
even existed anymore.”
Despite Franklin’s reports
suggesting potentially concerning
or even paranormal activity,
numerous staff members of
The Pioneer Log described
the creation of the
newspaper as “a fun and
easy process.”
Upon reaching
out to The
Pioneer Log,
our reporters
found that
the staff
was excessively enthusiastic, while also very
no-nonsense.
“We take journalism extremely
seriously here at The Pioneer Log,”
Editor-in-Chief Blakely Peters ’21 said.
“We think it is absolutely essential that
all students and community members
stay completely informed about
everything that happens both on and
off-campus. If you do not know what is
going on at all times, can you even call
yourself a Pioneer?”
By HENRY GOODIER
AFTER SIX LONG months
of quarantined bliss, the
school year has returned.
The occasional “I am going to run
today” speech is still looming in
the back of your mind, the social
skills involved with interacting
with someone other than your dog
are finally coming back to life and,
of course, the bright orange Dorito
dust you thought was cemented
onto your fingertips is finally
withering away.
Our lovely community of
athletes each dealt with quarantine
a little differently. There are the
idol leaders of the group who are
stronger than ever because they
had ambition, courage and mom
and dad’s credit card to buy a home
gym. There are the kids who threw
everyone for a loop when they
arrived on campus looking like they
finally hit puberty. There are the
freakishly talented athletes who
do nothing for six months but sit
at home, go fishing every once in
a while, drink way too much beer
and still manage to win the starting
spot over you (that one is a goodie).
Then finally, there are the kids who
did not bother to come to campus
because they made such a perfect indent on the couch that it would
have been way too hard to say
goodbye to all of that hard-earned
work.
One of the scariest parts of
quarantine that every student-
athlete fears is receiving that
random text from your coach
to make sure you are not doing
exactly what you are doing (sitting
in your bed and watching “The
Office” on repeat). Being able
to see your fellow teammate on
campus for the first time was great.
You ran up to them and just before
you were about to hug, the little
belly pouch underneath the belly
button, where you stash your extra
cookies, bumps together. This has
become the universal COVID-19
handshake.
Finally, after six months of only
seeing the neck up on Zoom, it is
time for your first in-person team
meeting. You show up and everyone
is wearing a large sweatshirt, in
hopes that none of your teammates
will notice the “water weight” you
have been carrying around, even
though it is summer and 90 degrees.
Thankfully the meeting ends, no
one says or notices anything and
you come to the decision to begin
the biggest health kick of your life
before practice starts. BREAKING: The Pioneer
Log somehow still exists
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