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Volume 74, Number 18

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2010-03-05

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Reading list lacks· in diversity
Committee attempts to make one book by a person of color mandatory for all E & D classes.
by Angela WebbeT
Hana.Im Conrad ('10) and other
students are working to include a re­
quirement of one book by a person of .
color to the Exploration & Discovery
core-curriculum. The current first se­
mester curriculum contains a list of
shared b~oks '."ith an overwhelming
predominance of majority males.
Conrad and other students have
formed a group to address this issue.
''Aft~r the poster incident, it became
clear that students at LC don't know
how to talk about diversity," said Con­
rad. Conrad also attended a forum for
students of color put on by the Office
of Multicultural Affairs, in which she
heard concerns from students about
the E&D curriculum. "They want to
read a· book by a person like them,"
said Conrad. "Some of the studenrs
said that they even felt alienated. In a
course that everyone has to take, this
is unacceptable."
Conrad believes that adding a
Continued on pg.3, .B__.QOKS The current Exploration & Discovery reading list is written predominately
by male Caucasian authors.
Resolution seeks to inci:ease green fee
by Laura Nash
Students En.gaged in Eco-De­
fense (SEED) is currently work­
ing on a resolution that will raise the Green Energy Fee 65 dollars
and contribute to the amounr of
renewable energy produced by
Portland General ElectrIC.
The idea for this resolution
began during the Eco-Olym-. pies lase semester. SEED mem­
ber Laura Bogar ('12) said, "We
wanted. to do something that
could actually make a real differ­
ence."
This semester SEED began
by gathering signatures on a pe­
tition supporting the raise in the
Green Energy Fee and the move­
ment toward 100 percent wind
power at Lewis & Clark. SEED
members sat outside of Fields
Dining Room, knocRed 'on
dorm room doors and solicited·
signatures off-campus.
"There were people who were
not comfortable signing the pe­
tition ... Peopl~ did refuse ... but
the vast majority of people were
willing to help out," said Bogar.
Tara Brown ('12), another
member of SEED, said that
some people "didn't consider it
their issue," so they did not sign
the petition.
Bogar said that a few students
decided not to sign the peti­
tion for economic reasons. Kim
Takanami (' 13) did not have a
chance to sign the petition, but
said, "It's just a 65 dollar increase
in chis area, but if they keep do-ing that it adds up ... that's why
it costs so much to go here."
Sarah Pogg~ (' 13) also signed
the petition. She said that she
did chis "just to show the college
chat I· would support a seep in
the green energy direction."
SEED's goal was 500 signa­
tures. Altogether, they gathered
more than 600, which i:hey were
still counting on the way to the
Associated Students of Lewis &
Clark senate meeting. At this
senate meeting, the resolution
was passed.
"We have a meeting sec up­
with the vice president of fi­
nance, and the vice president of
facilities, and Celestino Limas,
the dean of students, and at chat
meeting we will dec;ide what the
next step is," said Brown. It is
unclear who will make the final
decision. Possibilities include
Vice President for Business &
Finance Carl Vance, the Execu­
tive Council, or the Board of
Trustees.
If the resolution is passed, the
increase in the Green Energy Fee
would go into effeet either next
Continued on pg. 2,. GREEN
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SEED-petitions to reduce coal power
continued from pg. 1, GREEN
year or the year after. Students woul~ still be
able to opt Out of paying the 85 dollar fee.
Bogar said, "If we only get 90 percent [of
_ students to pay the fee] next year, we will still
be funneling enough money toward wind
power to cr~ate two new wind turbi}les."
Raising the Green Energy Fee will not en­
tirely eliminate coal as a power source at LC.
Rather, it will increas_e the amount of renew­
able energy that is distributed to all of the
Portland General Electric customers. •
"We are funding more that will be poured
into the bucket," said Bogar. "The overall ef­
fect is as if we would have 100 percent re­
newable energy.'.'
"Paying 65 more dollars per year per stu­
dent would be like planting about 12,000
trees every year,''... said Brown. However, she
cautioned that mis is her own very rough es­
timate.
Another result could be a higher grade
on LC's Green R~port Card on greenreport­
·card.org. Last semester the College.received
a "C+" on· sustainability. Brown said, "Lewis
& (:lark hasn't done anything yet· to ~ake
the grade.'; •
"It would be the biggest step that Lewis
& Clark has taken in this area in years," said
B_ogat.
. Asked why she supports this initiative,
Bogar said, "Coal power cau;es environmen­
tal destructiqn from cradle to· grave:'
"The only advantage of coal is that it's
cheap, and there is a lot of it," said Profes­
sor and Director of Environmental Scienc­
es James Proctor. "What we do at Lewis & -
_ Clark is not going to shift the whole balance
of using coal in the world, but that doesn't
mean we shouldn't do ~yching... Maybe
what we can do is make a difference in th.is
region." PHOTO BY SAM MARGEVICIUS
Tara Brown ('12) spoke about SEED's petition to raise the Green Energy
Fee and increase the use of renew~ble energy in the region at the sopho­
more forum last week.
STAND seeks investmell t -transparency
continued from pg. 1, STAND
STAND became interested in investment
transparency ;ifter working with the national
-STAND organization. They were interested
in diverting investment from companies that
funded genocidal violence in Sudan, such as
the PetroChina oil company. STAND was
·surprised to find that LC did not release any
• of its investment information.
"Who knows, our ~oney
could be invested i:n a lo­
cal company ... or we could be invested in PetroChina,'' said War­
muth. "We need to know if our money is
being used in a way thar is reflective of our
institution's goals." •
• STAND cited a number of similar schools
that haye achieved some level of transparen­
cy, including Reed, Willamette, and the Uni­
versity of Puget Sound.
LC doesn't purchase individual stocks,
but instead buys into large pools of invest­
ments dirough the managers. According to
Vance, this makes it very difficult to track the
individual investments in the College's
portfolio, w_hich may number up to
~000 different stocks at any one
~
PHOTO BY ALINA LARSON "[Members of STAND] were interested
in getting a list of stocks," said Vance. "We
receive some reports monthly, quarterly, and
sometimes annually. Usually t~at's six weeks
after the face."
The College presents a quarterly in­
vestment report to the Board of Trustees,
which includes representatives from all th·ree
schools, including Elkins _and the ASLC
Student Academic Affairs Board Chair Alex
Rihm ('10). Vance is willing to share this in­
formation with interested students if it is re-.
quested.
The meeting came following a resolution
passed in the ASLC senate asking for in­
creased transparency. The resolution, spear­
headed by ASLC sophomore senator Jared
Schy ('12) and ASLC Community Relations
senator Karen Lickteig ('12), stated that the
senate• would "urge the C9llege to make
available information about its endowment
investment holdings."
Lickteig, who was involved in a success­
ful div~stment campaign in Kansas, was not
sympathetic to the College's explanation.
"It seems strange that you can get infor­
mation on millions and millions of dollars in
a state pension but you can't find out where a
few-million in one institution is," ~aid Lick-
• teig. "It is irresponsible to not know where
your money is invested."
STAND plans to talk to schools in simi­
lar situations ~d hopefully form a coali­
tion that can fiave more' sway over how these
pools are being invested. It is also currently
rewriting its proposal to the administration
and gathering signatures to show support
for its cause. STAND has currently gathered
over 400 signatures. •
"[The administration] could be more re­
sponsible than they are now,'' said Warmuth.
"STAND is not going to stop." thePioneerLog,March5,2010 , -.:m@.- 3
Students form committee to· diversify E,&D reading
. ·E&D
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continued from pg. 1, BOOKS
book by a person of color ro the E&D
curriculum would be a "small sJep in a good
direction" for creating a more culturally
co~petent campus. "If we have these 'prac­
tice' discussions in E&D, it ~ight be easier
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to have them later," said Conrad.
Students and staff alike are seeking a
place for this conversation. Dean of the Col­
lege Julio De Paula and Associate Dean Jane
Hunter sent an e-mail ~ro the CAS faculty
and staff, challenging LC .employees ro come
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by Tom Meath-
"We here at the Pioneer Log would like
t'/n,uf(lcome all of you-to another enthrall­ing edition· ofC;irile B~a.t, : the oii°ty stu­
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• Theft was • reported in Watzek
Library on Feb. 24.
• Thi:;ft was ·reported in • Watzek
Library on Feb. 25. a 12-foot tall iguana named Murphy. "We.
will catch you-yet, Murphy!
• !yfisrr;i~sentation <),(~e was
i~pifi-f~ at tl:ic: enevrpn on
i}~i-li1ger-Blvd. on F~b. 26.
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"Thei/ was no way he was the age
he claimed to be, " said Brad B~'adjamin
Braddington Ill the employee working at
the time. "ff you have gray hair, varicose
veins, and liver spots you are too old to buy
Digimon Cards. ",.
The staff of Crime Beat has concluded •
that a ~tzek Library crime spree is un­
doubtedly a-foot. The staff of Crime Beat A student was found in
possession of a controlled
substance in l_'empleton Srudent'
Center oq Feb. 28. has also concluded that the perpetrator-is
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velop a "vocabulary that would allow us to
speak openly about race and ethnicity in our
community." De Paula also mentioned in
Wednesd!).y's faculty meeting the idea -'lf es"­
tablishing. E&D -classes as a forum to have
difficult discussions on· these issues.
The curriculum for each individual E&D
class is decided by the pauicular faculty
member teaching that class, but there are at
least three "common works" for all fall E&D
classes.
These common works are determined Dy
a meeting of the faculty members ~ho ~e
teaching E&D in a particular fall semes­
ter. This year's E&D faculty selected seven
common works for last semester's class. The
-"common wo.rks" for next year will be decid-
ed in a meeting in mid to late April. ' •
.Conrad and her group, which includes
five core members and a 25-member,e-mail
list, want to have two ·students on the com­
mittee to choose the common works, and to
add a requirement that faculty choose one.
book by a person of color for the fall class.
Conrad said that she did not want just one
• book. to be chosen and mandated for all
E&D classes. She would like to reduce to­
k~nism and ro allow faculty to choose a book
that fits their idea of the E&D course ..
"We realize that what we're asking is com­
plicated," said Conrad. Since these initiatives
would require revising the E&D charter,
they are long-term goals. In the immediate
future, Conrad h~ been working with Di­
rector of the E&D program Becka Copen­
haver to solve the problem for Fall 2010
E&P classes. • Only 75 ·percent ofi:he needed faculty for
next year's E&D program has been staffed
thus. far. Becka Copenhaver gave Conrad a
list of the faculty members who are lined up
to teach E&D next year. Conrad plans to
lobby these faculty members to add a book
i:o the curriculum for 2010. "We are asking
them to agree on a book by a person of color
for the common works, or if not, ro include a
book in their individual courses," said Con­
rad, who. is working with faculty to ·compile
a list of suggested books. .
E&D will have 27 sections in the fall,
an·d is a general education requirement most
first-years and some transfers complete dur­
ing their first year at LC. Teaching E&D is
not required of faculty, and getting teachers
for the program is not easy,_ said Copenhaver.
"Putting lots of additional constraints, even
·if they are good and justified, makes it even
more difficult ro staff," said Copenhaver.
Conrad recognizes that some faculty •
might be uncomfortable ~eaching a book or
having a discussion about issues of diversi-
ty. "We hope ro create some sort of training
for them," said Conrad. She suggested that
E&D faculty select a book they might read
over the summer and discuss, in 'order ro
equip. them for the discussions they wilLbe
having with their students in the fall.
Conrad's group is also working on revis­
ing the way tenure-track faculty members
are selected, seeking to change the way "ser­
vice" is defined from the number of boards
on which a professor sits ro a criterion that
reflects more visibility with students. They
also want to see a.policy for changing visiting
professors t'o tenure-track faculty.
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• Self-doubt vvill kill the mood
by Mar.ley Badolatl
In the last edition of .-----------,
the Pioneer Log, I had
the pleasure of read­
ing a rebuttal to my
article that detailed the
similarities between
1 sexual intercourse and
proper classroom be­
havior. For those of you
who seem to have bet­
ter things to do than
read the Letters to the
Editor, I'll summarize
the main argument of -Robert D. Cantwell's let­
ter: "[Ms. Badolati] has forgotten to address that
most potent and sensitive of all sexual organ~ -the
brain." When I think about this reaction, I have to
admit that, yes, the brain is important, but I decid­
ed to omit it. Why? Because even though stimulat­
ing the intellect is important for any sexual or pla­
tonic relationship, it just didn't fir into the analogy
well. My purpose was ro desqibe how the physical
act of sexual intercourse re-vagina on some level while making love. Otherwise
the sex or the stimulating_ classroom dynamic will
simply not exist.
Now you might say: Well, of course I'm going
to engage with the vagina while making love! What
kind of stupid advice is this anyway?! All right, you
got me. My language was a bit .off. What I mean
to say"is that you cannot over-think while having
sex or sitting in class because this will inevitably
end-up freezing yo4 into inaction. When you think
too much about what the other person is feeling
you remove yourself from the excitement of the
situation and end up l9sing the previous arousal.
The same thing happens in the classroom: When
you think ·about how dumb you might sound
to the professor or your classmates, you clam up
and find yourself unable to fully immerse in the . •
• discussion. In order to prevent this· calamitous •
situation, I came up with a few things to keep in
mind.
First, don't be intimidated. Professors are here
to learn with you and help you understand very
complicated and confusing material. Only the
most pretentious, asinine jerks will make you con-
• stantly feel like an idiot. I say
lates to discussion-classroom
behavior; ·1 did not intend to
catalogue all of the necessary
steps of seduction -although,
that would serve as ample
material for a future ar!icle.
I was writing about post-ro­
mance physical relationships.
I mean, after I'm already in
bed with you I don't want
you to whisper-the first 18 WJ:ien I'm finally
about to orgasm the·
last thing I want
to hear out of your
mouth is "Did you
know that ·Nabokov
lines of the Canterbury Tales was a synesthete?"
in Middle English into my constantly, because let'~ face it
;-at least one of your prof~s­
sors is going to make you feel
like the dumbest person alive
at least once. The difference is
that Lewis & Clark professors
probably won't perpetuate
your notion of inadequacy.
Or maybe it's just that I like
to believe that this school
avoids hiring soul-crushing
douche bags.
Second, don't· be afraid
ear. Yes, this impressed me af
the bar. Yes, I liked it when you quoted Sonnet 116
as you shut my front door. Bur when I'm finally
about to orgasm the last thing I want to hear out of
your mouth is"Did you know that Nabokov was a
synesthetef'
While I know that I could continue discussing
the ability of too much nerdiness ~o kill a mood,
I feel as though there is a more pressing issue that
I must address related to the brain. Basically, we
have got to stop over-thinking. Both the classroom
and bedroom environment suffer from paralyzing
self-doubt and this must be remedied. Yes, Mr. von
Stein, it's true: the following article is just a bunch
of sex talk scantily draped in academic advice. So
here goes:
In my opinion article on 2/19/10, I discussed
the problem with constantly "pounding" the pro­
fessor wit~ answers to his or her questions. I ex­
plained that this kind of behavior is simply irritat­
ing to everyone else in the classroom. When I wrote
that article, I firmly believed that this was the most
frustrating kind of teacher-student interaction, but
now I've snimbled upon a greater evil. But what
could possibly be more frustrating than constant
vagina pounding? Answer: No ·vagina attention
whatsoever. You absolutely must engage with the to embarrass yourselfl Many
of us have horrible sex stories about h~w we tried
something and it failed miserably. I-could provide
a personal anecdote here, but I'd much rather spare
myself the humiliation. Just use your _imagina­
tion. The same goes with discussions -you will,
at some point in your academic career, crash and
burn by saying the most i9-iotic thing imaglnable.
I once referred to Mao Tse-tung and Stalin ·as fas-
" cist dictators during a aebate; I wanted to shoot
my own face off afterward. In my defense, it was
high school, I was still a virgin (I think), leave me
alone! What you have to keep in mind during
,these horrible, bleak moments of existence is that
your partner will more than likely forgive you, and
the two of you will grow together into fullr, real­
.ized sexual human beings. If not, the relationship
probably wasn't strong enough to last anyway and
you might want to avoid that professor (or even
the entire discipline) for the rest of your time here.
Honestly, th~t is an extremely unlikely scenario.
You'd have to do something so incredibly stupid or
awkward i:o warrant this kind of rejection that you
really sho~ldn't worry about it. So please, Please;
PLEASE participate during discussions and don't
be afraid. You're never going to know what you're
missing if you don't try at least once . Letters to·
·the .Editor
Senate ~de paints_an·unfairly pessimistic picture
. After reading Danny Garcia's article, "Student senate needs to shape up,"
we couldn't help bur wonder if Mr. Garcia and we are in fact members of the
same Senate: The picture he paints of the ASLC Student Senate does not do
it justice. The Senate is not perfect: It is a fledgling democracy, still in the first
year of its life. Even so, when you look at how far we've come over the past six
months, the track record of the Senate is actually quite impressive .. •
The Senate has accumulated a laudable list of accomplishment~. We've
passed resolutions on weighty issues like student alcohol use, investment
.transparency, and greener campus energy. We've resolved to look into issues
with print balances and weekend academic building access: We have been
factored into crucial discussions aoout the chapel addition, smoking policy,
hate speech and the College's master plan.
Most importantly, the Senate has afforded students a voice in the affairs
of the College .. The Senate is a formidable force, and the legislation it passes
is read, regarded and respected by administrators. Those "important people"
who make decisions for the College are genuinely concerned when students
are unhappy about something, notably when that unhappiness is expressed
formally in legislation adopted bythe Senate.
Though·we agree with Garcia that the lack of rules of procecfure and by-•
laws has made our sessions seem disorderly at times, it is certainly neither a
"chaotic farce" nor a "joke" (also, as a point of clarification, the Senate is cur­
rently reviewing a draft of new bylaws that should come into effect within the
next two weeks). The Senate listens, and it is listened to. _It is representative,
formalized, open and forceful. It is an outlet for students to formally ex­
press their views and have those views heard and respected. If you have your
doubts, come to a Senate session. We promise we'-11 prove you wrong.
The ASLC Executive Cabinet
ASLC Student Senate smions take place every 7hursday at 7 p.m. in
JR.Howard Hall Room 102, and all students are welcome to attend. Informa­
tion about the Senate and legislation that has been passed .an be found at http://
go. lclark.edu/aslc.
Student ~vemment doing just fine n
j .,.,1
ASLC has made significant progress in representing the student body's
voice-Senate's existence-is a huge part of.this, replacing a system that was
run by a boa~d, corporate-style. While the Piolog offers a solid critique of
remaining issues, it leaves a key question unasked: is a system that channels
rep.resentation through interest groups and factions best? Such a system is
certainly familiar, and perhaps that familiarity breeds comfort: it mirro_rs the
USA, where legislators (read: ASLC Senators) represent districts/states/etc.
(read: Junior class/ISLC/etc.). While this system makes governing a nation
of over 300 million manageable, this does not· necessarily make it ideal for
a residential college· of a less than 2 thousand. There are two key issues with
this system:
(1) One Size Does Not Fit All. Connecting ;epresentation to class.stand­
ing, ISLC membership, or choice to be an athlete (the three non-executive
groups that get votes) assumes that those are the only (or at least the most
important) ways that LCers groi.ip themselves.-Woe betide the First-Year who
mostly hangs out with Sophomores, or others who do not identify first and
foremost with the 'right' group.
(2) Stifles Student Leadership. To have a Senator's direct voice in ASLC,
you need to start the year knowing that you war:it to do it until May, have
at least 25 supporters lined up, and be in good academiciconduct standing.
Didn't figure· out that you wanted to make· a change until October? Needed
extra time to clear up that conduct thing from last semester? Fresh transfer
student? Too bad-no Senate for you. At a school where study abroad is inte­
gral, we require Senators to serve for a full year. In a community that encour­
ages its members to reflect on what causes matter to them, and how they can
most effectively.and responsibly fight for their beliefs, we cl~se opportunities
to those; who do not reflect quickly enough. .
There is a different way-and the difference, while small,_ has huge po­
ten.tial. Senate would begin its year with a few core members-the VP and
class reps, for example-who would each have one vote. In addition, any
student who· attended a certain number of consecutive Senate mee'tings (say
2 or 3) would also become a voting member. Just as un~er the cur-rerrt" rules,
. any senator who :misses too many meetings may lose their position. Variants
_upon this systert1 are used at other liberal arts colleges where student govern­
ments wield considerable power, and would allow LC students to make their
voices heard individually and collectively, being flexible enough to meet LC's
• unique circumstances, while also requiring those who want to be fnvolved in
student governance to focus beyond their personal interests.
• David Rosengard
Forest Area Director
College of Arts and Sciences
The Pioneer Log accepts and encourages letters to the editor from all
. students, staff, faculty, and community members. Submissions should be
kept under 300 words and sent to piolog@lclark.edu by Monday at 6 p.m. thePioneerLog,MarchS,2010 . -•fflmM\... 5
Edit9r's Note: _Putting our school in perspective
After a weekend
learning with other
students, one editor
. returns with a
newfound apprecia­
tion· of what LC ·has
to offer.·
by Nichole Carnell
-Thanks to generous funding from. the
ASLC Finance Committee, six journalists
from the Pioneer Log attended• a nationar
coilege journalism convention in Phoe­
nix last weekend and gained an abun­
dance of media knowledge. As w_e min­
gled with our colleagues, not only did we
learn how to improve th~ PioLog, but we
also found that Lewis & Clark is not half
bad.
Regardless of how many problems you
might think this institution is plagued
. PHOTO BY SAM MARGEVICIOUS • with, LC is incredible compared to
some of the ocher places of higher edu­
cation we learned about this weekend.
From ignorant administrators to report-.
ers failing to grasp even the simplest po­
litical knowledge, other colleges have
bigger pro.blems than we ever dreamed
of. The following may sound like a little
ass kissing, but praise must be .given to While we may have our problems, and complaints or .. argul)'lents are never hard to find, when you· compare us to
• a lot of other places one point is clear: We're pretty damn ayvesome.
this place after I;ve seen what exists "out
there.'1
First of all, the LC administrators le­
gitimately' care about granting students
Opinions from the hallway
What are you ·doingioi-' spring break?
~HU I u:; BY ALEXA JOHNSON ANO'CATHERINE GRE~LA
Elliot Hursh ('12)
"I'm going to
the Redwoods
with College ~
Outdoors."
Michael Heve,:an ('1 Of ·
· "Working on
my thesis.'_' Julia Huggins ('13)
"I migh~·spend
it at Tryon farm,
or I might go
. cam.ping."
Fiona Corner (;12) ·
-"I'm going
to Hawaii ...
surfing and
sunbathing." access to information. As the leaders of
student media on campus, we have yet to _
encounter an unfair or malicious admin-
~ istrator who refused to share information
we deserved. Dean of Students Celestino
Limas has show us many times that he is
committed to sharing information, and
his willingness to accommodate our needs up a cartoon displaying the picture of a
large, sloppy looking blob in a suit with•
the words "far right" displayed above him.
The majority of the audience >-la1,1ghed,
but on_e student-reporter turned to their
neighbor_ and asked, "What does 'far
right' mean?"
Let that sink in.
is a privilege other. college media seem to Yes, esteemed· co-eds, not everyone is
lick.·· • ' ' •• ' :• as sharp as the knives in the LC kitchen.
I heard horror stories, such as an ad-While we may "think that our tuition is
ministration covering· up a hazing and high and the range of courses too small,
then claiming the Feder- • it was a relief this past
al Education Rights and Th . . weekend to know that
Privacy Ace as an excuse e ffiaJOflty we didn't shop generic
on our education and it
is paying off splendidly. • for :noc rete~sing infor-of the audience
mat10n. While transpar- .
ency may be a reoccur-laughed, but one
ring com.plaint amongst
community members, student-reporte,r
it is nice_ to be able turned to their
to speak JU person to .
our Dea~ rather than his neighbor and
secretary s secretary. "
Bur I wouldn't gwe all ' •asked, What does
the credit to our admin-. 'f . • ht' ;>~'
• • LC d ar ng mean. 1srrat1on; scu ents Not on·ly is chis one
of the most beautiful
campuses in the coun­
try, it's also just a solid
choice all around. Be
thankful we don't deal
with mu<;:h hazing. or
violenc;e but 'instead are
surround~d by smarries,
and those who hold the
are also an exceptional
collection. For example, I would wager
the contents of my piggy bank that every.
person on t~is campus can cell me what
the far right is._ At a convention keynote.,
editorial cartoonist David Benson put pq_wer don't wield it un­
fairly. This proverbial, liberal arts utopia
is one we should be proud of. If our big­
gest problems rest in the misunderstand­
ings of a poster of protest, we are happy to
stay right _here. •
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Collin Hamilton's _HAMSLAM: Functionai casual nWnogamy
Dear Hams4,,m,
In respon~e ro last week's
reader. There is something
~y friends and I have re­
cently coined as '~Casual Mo­
nogamy." We women here at
LC _are definitely "DTF" but
the problt,m is, I don't want a
one-night stand. I want some­
one who is "DTF" me over
and over again. I have a raging
sexual thirst and so-far I have
found chat my casual partners to call me the next day then he sure as heck can't fulfill me
s~xually. Any advice?
Dear Reader,
At first glance I would say, I will meet you anywhere,
anytime, for as many times as you would like, and I guar­
antee a-successful outcome. But really I believe you de­
serve a better answe~ .. The thing with sex is it is like wine. It
gets better over time. So of course with each time the part­
ners will become more comfortable and the sex will be bet-related. Many of these things happen after one too many
drinks, and this can often be regretted in the morning.
·so for my advice on chis issue:
1) Go on gut instinct. If the guy is hor, he impresses
you and has all the right moves ... try·it our. But truly un­
derstand ancl be ready for whatever might happen in the
-long run. Because -it could l~ad to a relationship, or just
a Bing, or you could be hurt. Therefore:, know your own
limits. •
here at LC have, well, not been able to_quench me. My idea
of commitment is "casual monogamy", mostly beca~se of
health issues, but also because I want to know I can come
back for more. If it only lasts two weeks or a month, that's
cooL I am NOT looking for a marriage propo~al. But if I
know chat the man walking me holllefrom a party wants to
provide me with *one* drunken, mediocre sexual experi­
ence, its not worth my time. If he doesn't have the energy . ter. At majority of LC women do agree with what you are
saying, they are not DTF because it is pointless, non con­
structive for a relationship, and can often ha~e-long-term
consequences. Some noted, ·when asked about one-night
stands, chat it can be an ego booster or a release, which has
it perks. -:rhe problem is to find out whether the sex will be
good or if they guy will call back lacer, a girl needs to be
willing to try it out and find out. Many are not willing to .
take chat plunge, because chances are the guy is nasty, like
me. On the other hand if everybody is down to fuck, why
nor just do it? Have a one-~ight stand and have no pressure 2) Communicate your needs. Tell him you are DTF,
but wane to get to know him for a little bit. Honestly, in
my opinion, the worst relationships are sex-based, because
you need ·to be able to have a conversation and a connec­
tion ocher then in the bedroom. My best relationship was
'11'ith a girl who was totally down to fuck, but did not do it
the first night. It worked because I knew we would be.inti­
mate, but needed some foundation first.
3) If the sex was bad the first time, ask yourself why ..
Were you too drunk? Was he? Was it aw~ard or did you
guys just not click, because that can totally happen. Every
body is different and some don't really match.
Going greep. gets S EEDy Top 15 reasons why Lil
Wayne should not go to jail by Garik Lawson Asplund
Students Engaged in Eco-Defense mem­
bers have said chat "Lewis & Clark hasn't
done anything to make the grade" for sus­
tainability .. Hardly. The College has taken
countless steps to make the sustainability
grade and then some: numerou~ LEED con­
structed buildings, not watering the campus
lawns, changing out lightbulbs and toilets
to be more efficient, using recycled -materi­
als wherever possible, ardently supporting al­
ternative transportation,_and on and on. The
College's and Facilities Services' sustainabil­
ity webpages are good primers on our strong
historical commiti'uent to being sustainable.
Perhaps SEED should take a page out of
the College's book and implement a more
concise and accountable plan instead of
quixotically throwing money at the latest fad
in environmentalism.
The -College understands chat money.
matters. Paying for sustainability can be
pricey, which is-why sustainable strategies are
always compared to the other, normal con­
struction practices. If the traditional way is
cheaper, rh·en a life-cycle cost-benefit study
is undertaken. SEED, unfortunately, has no
such measures in place. Ergo the new arbi­
trary $85 opt-out green fee.
The Green Energy Fee program was
started in 2006 as an opt-in program, then ,
changed to its current opt-out status in
2007. For the 2007-2008 school year, there
was a 96 percent participation race. Go us!
Bue if the price rises by over 300 percent, it
is doubtful that the same perceniage will stay
in the program. SEED may very well be get­
t1ng their first lesson in economics.
A different option to consider is hav­
ing different levels· of payment for students.
Those willing to forgo the $85 ~ill do so.
Ochers, not wanting to pay that much, may
be happier contributing $40, the original
$20, or nothing at all. This approach is more '
reasonable, but it still ignores the fact chat all
the talk of buying green energy is mislead­
ing.
The energy that LC uses comes from
Portland Gener;J Electric, which already has
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up of eleccrici.ty use for LC in 2005 (totaling
16 million killowatt hours) was such chat 36
peccent comes from hydro, 27 percent from
natural 'gas-the cleanest of fossil foels-23
percent from coal, 10 percent in wind cred­
its, and 4 percent from nuclear. All told,
that is a 50-50 split for conventional fossil
fuels and "renewable" energy sources. This
last year it was reported that the energy fee '
program had grown and was able to pay for
nearly 28 percent of all energy needs of the
College. by Clare Eisenberg and Megan
Sadler
This week Lii'Way~e will be sentenced co
one year in Rikers Island prison for a 2007
incident involving a .40 cal semiautomatic
gun. His sentencing was originally scheduled
for Feb. 9, but was postponed, first because
of a surgery involving 8 root canals, and lacer
when the courthouse caught fire.
-15. Unwanted pregnancies will increase
witl].out Lil Wayiie as a condom spokes~an.
14: '7oung and impressionable teenagers end up in the middle of nowhere."
6. He coined the term "bling bling."
What ocher new vocabulary will we miss out
on while he is incarcerated?
5. Purple drank isn't going to drink itself
4. At only 5'6", he's too Lil to go to jail.
3. He has to be the father to Reginae,
Dwayne TII, Lennox Samuel Ari (incidenta)­
ly born on 09/09/09), Neal, and an alleged
fetus residing in Shaneil's womb.
2. Da J?roughc 3.
1. He named his.child Neal. Unfortunately, the . way the program
works is not so simple. The fees that stu­
dlfits pay go to the Bonneville Enviroifrrien°
ta! Fo{indation, a Portland based non-profit
that buys Renewable Energy Certificates
from energy suppliers. What chis means is
that the school, in exchange for paying a
fee, receives a slip of paper saying chat some­
where, at some time, 1,000 kWh renewable • will do more drugsbecause of the surplus left
irt Weezy's absence.
energy was-produced. .
In fact, -many of BEF's suppliers are out
of state iri North Dakota, Texas, Alaska,
and Wyoming. So, basically we are subsidiz­
ing wind farms and bio-incinerators, but fo ,
a round about way. Noc char there is any­
thing wrong with giving money to these
operations-there really isn't-it's just that
the. mariner in which ~ is being done, and
publicized, is somewhat opaque.
And while the, Green Energy Fee is not
responsible for making LC pricey-the $85
optional fee accounts for 0.2 percent of the
$40,000 annual tuition,-room, and board­
it remains a hefty chunk of change. Many
students live off campus and already pay the
$82.50 or $165 for parking permits which
were lobbied not ·because of parking short­
ages, but mainly for environmental concern.
On top of chat, they must pay their own en­
ergy bills, heating, et cetera. For chem the
proposal probably doesn't make too much
sense.
A more careful look at the numbers
would assist SEED in ITJaking the best use
of their efforts. For example, electricity use
only accounts for 36 per cent of the College's
greenhouse gas emissions. Transportation
and natural gas use round our the remaing
majority of emmisions-. Surely there .are och­
er measures chat would be..,more effective, if
not more efficient, in reduJ;ing CO2 output,
and not all of chem have to be levied on the
student's themselves. A push for dev.elop­
ming new technologies chat can be used the
world over will have much greater benefits
than the status quo.
Continuing the school's quest to go for
the low-hanging fruit first remains the wis­
est plan. 13. He recorded 30 music videos over the
month leading up to his prison sentence. If
• they keep postponing his sentence, chink of
how productive he'll be. -
12. His flock of proteges at Young Money
·Entertainment will be left wandering aim­
lessly without the presence of their president.
11. What will ESPN do without its best
commentator and blogger?
10. The mus~c industry will not survive
without him.
9. He's never spent chis much time away
from his beloved father-figure, Bryan "Baby"
Williams aka the Birdman. •
8. Amateur bowling .will never be the
same.
7. The world will fall into a period of
coid-hearced depression without his heart­
warming and inspiring insights on love? For
example, "iflove is everywhere,i'll [sic) never Rapper Lil Wayne, nee. D~ayne
Michael Carter, Jr., is facing up to
one year of prison at NYC'.s Rik­
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possession.
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A night in the life of twO Campus Safety officers
by Joshua Kaplan·
Campus Safety officers Rob Maisonet'
and Tim Burgard both enjoy working out,
but any cop stereotypes end there.
"We don't do donuts," Burgard said ..
The officers patrol, write reports, investi­
gate crimes a:nd respond to calls. They deal
with iricideni:s from car difficulties to passed­
out students.
Maisonet and Burgard shared their favor­
ite and funny experiences from their time at
LC with the Pi'olog during a tide-along last
weekend.
Maisonet, who recently finished study­
ing at Portland State University, went to the
• Watzek Library to study once, off duty and
withou~· a uniform. As he was entering the
library, a biker yelled "Campo undercover"
and biked off.
"I would always play·
the cop, not the robber,"
Burgard said.
' Burgard said his funniest experience was
when his wife went to meet him for ·coffee
during his break, bringing-their 105 pound
German shepherd. Students saw him with
the dog and yelled that Campo had a dog,
. then ran away.
Burgard said that about 95 percent of his
contact with students is positive, and that
he is surprised by the immaturity of a few.
These few, he said, binge-drink, remove stop •
signs-which creates a higher risk for traffic
accidents-and commit other acts of vandal­
ism.
The binge-drinking probably has to do
with being out from under parents' author­
ity for the first time, Burgard said. Maisonet
added, "It's sa:d when students get caught up in drugs, alcohol, and cri_me and have to •
leave."
Vandalism is also saddening, Burgard
said, as this campus is a particularly beautiful
one that helps attract new students.
According to Burgard, student crime is
disappointing because students pay a lot of
money to go to LC. '
_ "Students· should take advantage of this
opportunity," Mais~met said.
Both officers said that they disliked the
"us vs. them" attitude some students have.
"We want to be friends with students.·
We're not fired up to bust people," Burgard
said. •
About 99 percent of the time, students
whci th~y busted for violations have been
positive the next day, said Burgard.
Despite some negative experiences, both
Burgard and Maisonet said the student body
is ·overall a very accepting community that
gets along. Maisonet cited the example of a
student who yvould dress up like a rabbit and
stay that way while going to dass. Visiting
students would double-take, he said, but LC
students would be acc~pting.
Being a campus security guard can be
rewarding, Burgard said. He told of when
he saw that an unconscious student needed
to go to the· hospital. The student -stopped
breathing twice and he would have possibly
died if not for his decision to call 911, Bur­
gard said.
Maisonet likes biking. Burgard enj-Oys
playing with his dog and remodeling houses.
From his childhood, Burgard wanted to
be a cop. "I would always play the. cop, not
the robber," Burgard said.
Maisonet, on the other hand, wanted to
be a race-car driver when he was a kid.
Like the other C~pus Safety staff, Mai­
sonet and 'Burgard tiave had experienc~l:iat.
brought them to safety work. Maisonet was
a paramedic and Burgard was a police officer.
Above: Cook, bartender, and waitress Mama Gina is the "cherry on top of
the chicken and jo-jos experience."
PHOTOS BY EVAN TENENBAUM Above: Campus Safety Officers Tim Burgard and Rob Maisonet.
Below: !3urgard watches from the truck as Maisonet writes a student a
warning for rolling throµgh a stop sign near Maggie's.
PHOTOS BY HANNAH PRINCE
Reelin' in fried chicken
by Evan Tenenbaum
As we pulled up to the dingy looking bar,
my friend stared out the window at the two
dirty, piss-drunk old guys chain-smoking
cigarettes outside the front door.
"Wouldn't it be funny if we were going in
there?" he asked, chuckling.
"We are," I said.
Walking into the Reel 'm Inn Bar and
Tavern on SE Division St. is like walking
"Wouldn't it be funny if
we were going in there?"
he asked, chuckling.
"We ate," I said.
through a time warp, back to a time when
Southeast Portland was a little less hip, Port­
land was a little more grimy, and Lewis &
Clark was .probably a lot more fun.
The bar almost seems to have qrnltiple
personality disorder, with old fishing gear
hanging from the rafters next to framed foot­
ball jerseys and flat screen TVs flashing bas­
ketball scores. The beer selection is the pits,
the carpet is sticky, the old bar-flies insist
on listening to some pretty scarring juke­
box music, and the bathroom _has more of­
fending graffiti than the upper bathroom
in Watzek. Sounds like just the type of spot
For $7 .25 you can get a selection ....,
of chicken, easily enough for two,
making the Reel 'm Inn one of the
best dining b_argains in P~rtland. you would want to order a: bunch of food in,
right? Right.
Two words, my friends: chicken and jo-jos
(well, three words, or four with no hyphen).
This place has some of the best fried chick­
en and jo-jos (deep fried potato wedges). in
me city, and DEFINITELY the biggest. The
pictures don't really do the meal justice. For
$7.25 you can get a breast the size of a foot­
ball, a thigh the size of a hockey puck and
a chicken wing the size of Colin Hamilton's
Chief Justice "gavel." All ·of this, in addition
to at least a couple of pounds worth of jo-jos.
One meal is easily split between two people,
unless you both. can't compromise on which
of the six sauces to drench the jo-jos in.
The food is definitely not quick. The bar­
tender is the cook, and the kitche~ is literally
a deep fryer behind the bar. The plus side of
the wait is that if you get there on a night
when Mama Gina is wotking the bar, she
will entertain the hell out of.you until your
chicken is ·fried to perfection. With just as
much flavor as the food ·and as much· heat
as the fryer, she is the cherry on top of the
chicken and jo-jos experience.
Others may claim thai: restaurants such as
·Tue Screen Door or Cat's Corner have bet­
ter quality chicken, and they may be right.
But when you combine the size, price, and
qverall ridiculous ambiance of the meal, the
Reel 'm Inn is the clear P-town leader in
terms of giving drunkards their cholesterol
fix. Now, I write all this with some hesita­
tion. There's limited seating in this joint, and
h.uge groups of stoned underage college stu­
dents might not be so appreciated. So a few
\VOrds of advice: Go in small groups, be nice
to Mama Gina, don't lose too· much money
at video poker and make sure not to burn
your mouth on the jo-jos. They're really hot. • '
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'Know LC' explains how students can create change
by Joshua Kaplan
Administrators and student representa­
tives presented on their roles and the orga­
Ti°ization of Lewis & Clark at "Know LC" on
March 1 in Stamm. During the hour and a
half.event, seven speakers discussed the role
of their respective groups.
ASLC President Brad Elkins ('10) spoke
about student government. He emphasized -
che i:ieed for students to give ASLC feedback.
"Oftentimes we work on things students
don't like us to," Elkins said, as a joke. He
recommended char students contact anyone
on the flowchart posted outside of the ASLC
offices with questions 9r concerns. Alternate­
ly, students can email ASLC@lclark.edu.
More seriously, Elkins said, "We don't
know what to change unless you tell us."
ASLC Treasurer Dith Pamp ('11) and
SAAB Representative Zeb Larson (' 1 O) spQke
about the differences between the ASLC Fi­
nance Commii:cee and the Student Academ­
ic Affairs Board. SAAB provides one-time
grants for research, visiting scholars and arts
and humanitie~ efforts, Larson said. -_ PHOTO BY ANNIE BOURKE
Dean of Students and Chief Diversity Officer Celestino Limas urged incr~ased dialogue between students and
other parts of the LC commµnity such as the ~tudent governme·nts of the law and graduate schools.
Pamp explained that the ASLC Finance
Committee is more for recurring fund­
ing such as for student groups. Technically,
though, SAAB is a p.f-rt of ASLC Finance
Committee. Pamp encouraged students to
use up the funds, saying that SAAB starts
with 30,000 dollars at the beginning of the·
semester and wanes co end with nothing
"If you have a good id;a, we have money
to throw at you," Pamp said.
Associate Dean of Students Jeffrey Feld­
Gore explained the role of deans and asso­
ciate deans. Deans, he said, constantly track
how the Coilege functions. Associate deans
help them.
Dew of ~cs arid-.,Pief..,Qi~sitr.
ot'i'icer"ee'Tesrrrro-trfi'fa's" explained what
the Executive Council does. The Executive
Council is at the level above deans. Limas
emphasized the need to communicate with
students more, demonstrating his point by
asking how many people know who is on the
Executive Council. Of the students who an-swered, Limas was the only member they got
right.
Still, Limas touted the increased commu­
nication between the student ·governments
of the Graduate. School of Education, Law
School and the C~llege of Arts and Sciences,
p;,i.rticularly on shared issues like financial
transparency and transportation.
Interim President Jane Atkinson ex­
plained the role of the Board of Trustees.
They have the ultimate responsibility of the
Coilege, she said. There is no higher group
than. the 501 ( c) body, which controls the
College, yet it delegates much of its. power to
-the-aforementioned groups.
The group,of 18 to 40 people, 70 percent
of whom are LC alumni and are primar­
ily lawyers and bankers, forms the Board of
Trustees, along with a few non-voting stu­
dents of each of the three schools.
Lastly, Associate Vice President for Cam­
pus Life Michael Ford delivered a forty-year history of student and faculty-led efforts and
activism at the school. His examples includ­
ed students taking over the Manor House in
1972 to protest America's secret bombing
of Cambodia and the Sawdust Festival of
Arts and Crafts "in 1973, which later became
downtown Portland's Saturday Market.
-Afterwards, students from Students En­
gaged in Eco-Defense (SEED) and Students
United for Real Food (SURF) and other
groups asked questions concerning the Col­
lege's budget. A SURF· member wanted to
know how to obtain the financial records of
Bon Appecit to ascertain exactly how envi­
ronmentally conscious the school's food pro­
vider is.
Student Am-Genocide Coalition
(STAND) Co-President, Resident Advisor
Nicola Warmuth ('12). organized the event
along with Resident Adviso_rs Ian Feis ('12),
Zeb Larson ('10), Dith Pamp ('11) and An­
gela Webber-('10).
Highlights of LC Community Initiatives Over the Years
Initiative
Students and faculty protest the. building of Agnes -Fanagan Chapel
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Studerits take over. and close Manor house in protest of U.S. bombing in Cam~odia
Student-run recycling center started in cooperation with Facilities Services
Orie year residency policy expanded to two year~
LC students travel to Seattle to protest WTO (several are arrested)
Student Coke Boycott initiative to move away from Coke-exclusive ~ontract Year
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ay thWJks oii Tuition Freedom Da: -:: As a student leader who is not involved
with student government, Warmuth said
that she wanted to change LC, but didn't al­
ways know how to.
·"Knowing how things work is the first
step to changing them,'~ Warmuth said.
Concerning another• -great resource for
students, Warmuth said that she realized
too late who else she should have invited to
speak: faculty.
SEED member Lucien Childs-MitcheU
(' 12) said he attended "Know. LC" because
he "wanted to become more proficient at or­
ganizing things?
Similarly, RA Alison Dubchansky ('12)
said that "when organizing events, it's good
to know who to contact."
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Vilna's Got a Golem, straight otitta the shtetl
by Joshua Kaplan
Yiddish play ½Ina's Got a Golem is like a matrioshka
doll-Russian dqlls that house increasingly smaller ones in­
side. In the play, a character namep Zavel writes another play
mirr~ring his own 11fe of persecution in Viln.a, Lithuania in
1899.
During a Russian pogrom-attacks aimed at removiRg
Jews-Zavel's pregnant wife is killed. Zavel writes a play of
• a similar occurrence taking place in 1540, except in a world
where Zavel creates a golem, a creature from Yiddish folktale
made of mud or clay tha~ kills persecutors ofJews.
The 1899 Zavel increasingly loses his ability to control
himself as· the 1540 golem gets more violent. Zavel struggles
with "the 1899 censoring ,imposed by the Russians, which
forces him to disguise the true meariing of his play.
The rebbe, oi: rabbi, meanwhile, argues against Zavel's vi­
olence, saying that despite cenrurie_s of persecution, violent
revenge is never right.
"This theme of revenge versus morality lies at the heart
of the play," said Nate Cohen ('13), who plays the rebbe and
Uncle Zeizel.
"Violence is symbolized by Zavel's cre~tion, the golem,"
Director and Theatre Professor Stephanie Arno!? said.
"The golem was strong enough and violent enough to 4e­
fend people unable to defend themselves against continuous .
attack," said Arnold. "But the golem 'also presented a force
that was ultimately uncontrollable:''·
• Vilna connects strongly to the modern world. "The
themes of hatred, revenge, acceptance, religion, and moral­
ity are powerful and will leave the audience thinking about
their own beliefs and notions," said Diana Fox ('12), who
plays the troupe's leading lady and the troupe ieade,'s wife,
named Basha.
"It's an incFedibly well written play that allo~s for a lot of
creativity on the part of the director and actors, and I think
that we took full advantage of that." said fiddler Erica Lei9ert
('10).
Leibert, plays one of the Yiddish theatre troupe's musi­
cians, alol?g with guitarist Austin Moore ('-10), who both
play live music during the show.
The music performance varies from full klezm~r songs, or
Ashkenazim, as they are-also called, traditional folk music of
Eastern Ei:iropean Jews, to snippets and mood pieces like that
of a movie soundtrack, organized Dy Music Director Chrisse
Roccaro.
Leibert has attended a two-week klezmer • workshop in
Germany and is also doing a klezmer performance for her
senior recital required for music majors.·
As traditional· in Yiddish theatre, Vilna blends humor and
darkness, ·a common portrayal of the isolated shettel (Eastern
'European Jewish villages) life found in plays as popular as The cast of Vilna's Got a Go/em, from left to right: Tessa Siegall, Marissa Fenley, Sander Gusinqw,
Rob McKenz_ie, Diana Fox, Nate Cohen, Matthew Tratos and Amy Wolfberg.
Fiddler on the Roof
• Unlike big production; like the movie Fiddler on the Roof,
though, Vilna has a small cast, which several cast-members
touted.
"I love-how small the cast is. I know everyone really well/'
said Marissa Fenley ('13), who plays a cousin named Fraidel.
Fox ~alled the cast "tight-knit" and wrote that it is fun to
track the actors' changes from character to character. . .
because of its ties to Judaism and Yiddish theatre." And chat
lately she had "become much m~re. interested in learning
about [her] Jewish heritage, especially after going to Israel
with Portland Hillel this summer."
Tessa Seigel ('12), who plays a cousin named Rosa,
summed up Vilna's appeal succinctly, saying that the-play is
"fun ana deep."
Er_f\eS-t Jos~lovitz-;,;ro;e Vilna's Goe a Golem in b~ /, ac-
cording to Arnold.. He says that faculty and a student advi-• "I When: March 5-6, 11-13 pt.7:30 p.m .
sory committee chose the play for its morals and creativity.
Vilni!'s Jewish characteristics • present another plus for.
some of the actors.
Cohen said that Vilna goes "deep into the issues of the
Jewish condition and the; sins of violence and murder. It ex­
plores what it means to be Jewish, and the·purpose of reli­
gion and faith."
Fox said that she "was especially interested in chis p1ay Where: Fir Acres The~tre Main Stage
How: $5 for LC students; $10 general
admission; $7 alumni, faculty, staff, se-
-nior citizens and non-LC students.
'Show me a good war': William Staffofd's·pacifism
Documentary explores poet's conscientous objection to WWII through work and journals.
lllUSTRATION BY ALINA LARSON by Mayme Berman & Haley Brill
The documentary commemorating the heroic pacifism of
William Stafford, "Every War Has Two Losers" was screened
on South Campus on Feb. 25.
Hosted by Kim Stafford (wh~ also helped produce the
film), son of the late poet and Lewis & Clark profess9r, the
one-~our documentary wa,; viewed by an intimate gather­
ing of LC community members and professors. Student at­
tendance was sparse, perhaps due· to lack of promotion on
campus.
The film opens with a black and white clip of a WWII
gun plane silently gliding aboye a smoking landscape. Presi­
dent Eisenhower's voice seeps into the scene, reminiscent of
a grave History Channel documentary. •
Bur suddenly, a. reading of William Stafford's .poein
"These Mornings" begins and the images of war are taken
out of a historical context·and placed into a moral inquiry.
During the screening, the audience laughed, cried, and
ultimately reconsidered their political st~ces on war and
violence. • •
Accompanying a montage of photos of ilie Civil War to
-news media coverage on the present. war in Iraq, the poetry
and journal entries of Stafford are read, highlighting Staf­
ford's thoughtfully crafted pacifistic stance:
"I can't stop war, Jesus couldn't stop· war, Eisenhower
couldn't stop it," Stafford said, but at least "I could decide
there ~ould be one person not in it."
Born in 1914, Stafford grew up with the loorping threat
of war. While he attended college, another war was brew­
ing in Europe that would eventually test his morality. When
drafted, Stafford announced himself as a "conscientious ob­
jector," the political terminolGgy for p~cifi~ts who refused to pull the trigger.-
Within the film, Stafford's poems and journal entries are
read by a collaboration of supporting poets, authors and
songwriters.
In short interviews, they applaud Stafford for finding
the words for their own moral dilemma in which they ask
themselves, "What might each of us d9?" Stafford suggests
the answer is "living :a life of wirness by seeing. the good in
the enemy."
This iilm synethizes the visual coI11ponents of a hist~rical
docul1!.entary _with an interspective inquiry of the morality
and ethnics of war and violence.
In the film, Stafford stands as a living example of some­
one who knew right from wrong. When asked if he would
ever fight a war if it were for an undeniably good cause, he
replied, "Show me a good war."
Stafford passed away in 1978 without seeing his good war.
His son, Kim Stafford, continues in his footsrnps by "raising
consciousness within o~· community, engaging in discus­
sions about. the world around us, and finally, asking ques­
tions about tpe morality of war."
In a post-scre_ening question and answer session, Kim re­
sponded to the question of "What should we do?" by using
a teeter-totter as a metaphor: We are all weighe~ down on
either side by sand granules of good and bad. Kim advises
that it is important to "make sure your grain of sand is placed
on the right side."
This metaphor also reflects the optimismhe expresses in
describing.his persi;teni: i~volvement in the LC and Portland
communities.
-He.is optimistic that eventually the "good team" could tip
the scales, but that We need to "constantly communicate with thePioneerLog,Miarch5,2010 --Ji(.-- 11 .
HjtchcoCk spoofed, adored in spy romp The 39.Steps
by Caitlin McCarthy
Murder. Mystery. Hot foreign chicks, ubiquitous ciga-·
rettes, train accidents and e~dless plotting. The 39 Steps is a
proper spy thriller, blazing cliches and glory, with one very
welcome development: it is hilariously self-aware and always
tongue-.in-cheek: Portland Center Stage's production (direct­
ed by Nancy Keystone) of this Patrick Barlowe play romps
along brisk and effortless as it lovingly breaks, assaults and
decimates the fourth wall.
First there was The Thirty-Nine Steps, a serious spy book
written by _the Scottish author John Buchan in 1914; then
came the mostly-serious Alfred Hitchcock adaptation, The
39 Steps, of 1935; and, finally, the theatrical adaptation by
Barlowe in 2007.
Each form tells the story of Richard Hannay, laconic Ev­
eryman who gets sucked up into the assasination plot of one
spy after another, all in the name of protecting Britain's hon­
or from those "."ho would exploit it. Hitchcock's adaption
built on Buchan's innovative "runaway man" trope by keep­
ing Hannay busy with some saucy lady loves, giving us what
is now a very familiar formula. Barlowe's·script follows the
plot and dialogue of Hitchcock's film to a T, but the delicious
differences are in the details. -0 ::c o:: cl
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four acrors, meaning there is an endless popping in and 01:1t
0£ accents, demeanors and, quite literally, hats. Leif Norby,
our Hannay, is the only one of the three who doesn't switch
roles. Christine Calfas plays Annabella (German _spy-fox),
Margaret (blushing S·cottish lass) and Pamela (doubter-tum­
lover). The awards for Most Mindblowing, however, go to.
Ebbe Roe Smith and Darius Pierce, who play everyone else,
often in the same scene. Hannay (Leif Norby) and Pamela (Christine Calfas) share a life-or-death spy moment.
The act~rs play with the props, too, carrying streetlamps solutely nothing to CO!}tribute to the movement of the play
and do everything to inflate the heads of performance snobs
everywhere. The facetious references to all things Hitchcock~
ian are cutesy but forgivable, b~t do we really need to see
our characters get hit in the faces by that door again? Do
Smith and Pierce really need to hem and haw circles around
each other as they both atteJ:11pt to exit the tiny, improvised When: Through March 21. 7:30 p.m.
Tues.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun.
• and chairs as they enter and exit the stage, arranging dining
room chairs'into a car and back again, dragging the front
door behind them so they can enter the next room, and on
and on. Th,e gags are fresh and wry, and by the second act
carry the allure of a tasty, marinated inside joke, so that the
audience lets out the appreciative chuckle of old best friends ' rail carriage that many times? The ans~er is no, and the play
would do well were it slimmed of such needless fat. Where: The Gerding Theater at the
Armory, 128 NW 11th Ave.·
~ndidly, the hotel's concierge desk is flipped to reveal
~ the..m~ncl fir;_e(Jlacee£.!ianney and Parrtela's h~tel room. Cumbersome baby fat aside, The 39 Steps manages to
stay lean enough (must be all those riotous train chases).
The method andmadness of theatre (and, by extension, flJm
and fiction) is deconstructed into oqe hot, silly mess, almost
sacrilegious in its abject adoration. In the world of Richard
Hannay, you make fun of what you lqve. I-low: Tickets start at $20, student
and rush tickets available. See pcs.
·orgl39steps~tor t1ckets and info.
That being said, brevity, not self-aggrandizement, is the
soul of wit. Many of the jokes could d9 without being re­
peated over and over (and over)-especially those that do ab-
Repo: The Genetic Opera-cult film of the.21st centt1;ry
_Film and performance in the vein of Rocky Horror Picture Show, weekly at Clinton Street Theatre.
by Jordan Eagan
Set in a dystopian not-too-dis­
tant future where designer organs
are the latest status symbol and late
payments warrant a visit from a cor­
porate repo man, Repo: The Genetic
Opera is the cult film of the 21st cen­
tury.
Genetic Opera is a literal title: The
film is a rock opera. The entire film
is set to music, with the exception of
spoken narration of the backstory
(and a few scattered lines that are
spoken, seemingly at random).
The music ranges from pure
kitsch to moments of genuinely
original composition to purely fun
and maddeningly catchy (I'm sure
I have by now informed my entire
floor that '.'Zydrate comes in a little glass vial,
a little glass vial, a little gl;i.ss \'ial").
The film itself sports a gleefully gothic
aesthetic and a cast studded with a bizarre
assortment of stars. Ever wonder what hap­
pened to Alexa Vega, the Spy Kids girl? Turns
out, she became the angsty teenage heroine
of Repo. Her father is played by Anthony
Stewart Head, best known as Giles on Bujfj
the Vampire Slayer. •
And, to reach the punch-line, the surgery­
addicted Amber Sweet, heiress to GeneCo
(the corporation responsible for designer or­
gans, the addictive anaesthetic Zydrate, and
the bloody work of the repo men) is played
by the one and only real-life heiress Paris
Hilton. •
The majority of the cast members do a wonderful job of singing their parts, giving
,even the least distinguished musical mo­
ments the joy of a job done well and with a
straight face. •
First performed as ·a play about ten years
ago and released :is a film in 2008, Repo lives
on in theaters across the country as a regular
"shadow cast" presentation, in the tradition
of Rocky Horror Picture Show.
A group of performers entitled '.'The Or­
egon Donors" put on the show every Friday
at Midnight at the Clinton 'Street Theater
downtown:
For those unfamiliar with the process, in
a shadow cast production, the film itself is
shown o~ the big screen while the·shadow
cast enacts the entire film on the theater
floor, allowing for some audience participa­
tion and ;_ great deal of devi_ation from the script, in the interest of humor.
"Callbacks" are another part of the per­
formance. Audience members and shadow
cas~ plants comment on and respond to the
film -ess~ntially, this is talking in the theat'er
elevated to an art formr or at least a parlor
game.
Callbacks can be obvious ("How many
years ago?" shouts the audience. -"Seventeen
years ago;'· replies the film, right on cue),
lewd (there are scores of incest and necro­
philia jokes made in some shadow casts, al­
though The Oregon Donors tend to go light
on these) or cleverly obscure (my personal fa-.
vorite, ":i1is is not my beautiful house! This
is not my beautiful wife!").
Since_ Repo is much newer aq.d more ob­
scure than Rocky Horror, the audience is
naturally much smaller. The small group al-lows for a friendly, in-the-loop atmo­
sphere.
I had a wonderful time and felt per­
fectly at home when I first attended,
despite being a "Repo virgin." (It also
helped that I dressed to fit in, which in
my opinion adds to the fun, but is by
• no means necessary.)
Unfortunately, .the low attendance
is also proving to be a problem for the
dedicated shadow cast, and the show
may not go on much longer if the au­
dience doesn't grow soon.
1t would be a crying shame to let
this show be reposses~ed (pardon the
pun), since the Oregon Donors put on
a fine show and do their all. to create
good gothy fun fot' all involved. ,
The show • is gory. It's dark. It's
corny. It's absurd. It opens with comic stFips
. ~d -over-the-top melodramatic narration,
and to reiterate, yes, it's entirely sung. But if
none of that turns you off, Repo: The Genetic
Opera will "take you there."
"WHERE?" demand Vega and the audi­
ence in unison.
"THERE."
When: Every Friday night, at
11 :30 p.m.
Where: Clinton Street The­
atre, 2522 SE Clinton St.
How: $8 general admission.
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3-D rabbit h
Alice in Wo
_ by Lindsey Bosse
_ Imagine letting lewis Carroll and Tiin
Burton sit down for tea and plan a cinemat­
ic event. Add a Disney-sized budget, epic
graphic animation, and some brave writers,.~
and you have the new Alice in. Wonderland,
which opened in wide release today. Did I
mention it's in 3-D?
All right, the3-D is totally just frill that
is thrown into the movie for ·some exagger-·
aced decoration and excitement. It~ also ap~
pealing to the younger audiences. Certain
points, however, were done convincingly­
for instance, the moment when Alice falls
into the rabbit hole. Falling in 3-b is just
better in cheaters, period. and color scheme were able to up the ante of
the prior "crippiness" Carroll had written the
characters in. There are definitely alterations
to th·e original film.
With the names dropped above, it's hard
not to imagine Carroll's Wonderland turning without_a doubt two thumbs up ·(or four if
you have a friend nearby). They kept Carroll
a part of the shindig, whether or not they fol­
lowed his story·line. Burton's dark spin and
Depp's sultry voice added i-rhmensely to Car­
roll's poem "Jabberwocky." -
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Both of these ingividuals lived up to their
developed reputations as fantastical charac­
ters, complete with eccentric costumes. . into Burton's twisted nightmare. Some un­
derlying t4emes of childhood and magic are
still rampant through "the movie, but ther-e
are also some grand chang~s. For one, the
film is a sequel of sorts: Alice is nineteen, no
longer a young girl. Since this. is a Disney
movie, there is the added family spectrum
and a little shout-out to girl power. Overall, Alice in Wonderland is a visually
arid intellectually stimulating movi~. It was
due time for another Burton ·crawler, and
certainly time for Depp to come out of hid-($10 before 3 p.m., $12 eve­
ning; 21 + after 4:30-p.m.) .
As always, Burton managed to suck us in
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Jack Sparrow. This year, too, has also present~
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This is a super freaking creepy photograph of Ben Batema·n, wh·o
graduated from LC last year. I took him down into t.he baserrient of, ,.
my house, turned all the lights off, shone things in his face and let
the camera do the rest of the work.
I could pretend to be. exploring the darker elements of human
nature that cannot be expressed via mere reproduction of the world
we see around us everyday, but, -honestly, it's just fun to make
these weird images.
-Natalie Baker ('11)
If you want to see your photo featµred in the PioLog,· send it and an
accompanying description to piolog@lclark.edu. ' ,. ~ -1- •'
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Walk-offhi't-gives baseb~ll -first conf erehce win, 9-8
by Michael G; Richman
Sam Holman ('11) singled up the middle,
Parker Dane (' 12) raced homed from second
and Lewis & Clark beat Pacific 9-8 in walk­
off fashion at home Sunday in 11 innings./
Gianluca Giarrizzo (' 13) flied out to right
to open the bottom of the 11th inning. Then
with one away, Dane drew a walk, Rolan4
Greene ('11) singled through the left side
and Holman delivered the game winning hit.
The baseball team has played extra in­
nings twi~e in this• young season and twice it
has come away_ with a win. Holman's single
with two on and one out in the 11th sect.i'red
LC's second win of the season.
Shortstop Sarni Morgan ('10) said. that
the despite its success in the late innings this
year, the team's approach does not change.
"We just try to go out and do the•!;ame thing
every inning," Morgan said. ~
Sunday's 11-inning win came in the la~t
3/s:q @. WJllar:n~tt~.
3/13-l4:ivs. ,Whitman game. of a three-game series against Pacific.
The .games were the'first homestand of i:he
• season for the i>ioneers and their first taste of
Northwest Conference action of the season.
After winning the first two games in a
-double-header on Saturday, Pacific jumped
out to an early lead in the rubber match.Sun­
day afternoon. Pacific scored a run in each
of the first two innings and added two more
ip the top of the fourth before LC could re­
spond.
In the bottom of the fourth, the LC bats
awoke. With the bases loaded and two our,
Guiseppe Baffaro ('11) hit a bases clearing
that forced Pacific to pull its starring pitcher
Rob Dittrick. Afte~ ·the pitching change, Mi­
chael Ball singled to left, Baffaro scored and.
just like that the game was tied at four.
The Pios added one more in the fifth and
then surrendered their lead when Pacific
scored twice in the sixth to grab a 6-5 lead.
LC bounced right back in the bottom half
of the inning, tacking on th,ree runs to take
a 8-6 lead. After an RBI.double by Morgan,
Tucker Laurence ('11) hit a two-run homer.
Pacific scored a run in the seventh to cur
the lead to 8-7 and then tied the game in,the
top of ninth. •
-LC had ample· opportunity to end° the
•. game in the home half of the final inning.
The Pios loaded the bases with just one out,
but Eliot Smith ('13) grounded into .a field­
er's choice at third base and then_ B,affaro
grounded out to the pitcher to end the threat
and send the game into extras.
Neither team could muster much offe~se
until the llth·when }:iolman's single LC the
hard fought win.
.Track faGes\1in to" ,rec·o rd,
books at first Illeet
by Lindsey Bosse
• It was all school records, NWC qualify­
ing marks and personal records last week­
end in Newberg, Ore. Competing in the
first NWC meet of the season, Lewis &
Clark track managed to dominate their op­
p9nents Linfield and George Fox. Presented
with bea.uriful weather, LC rook over George
Fox, the home team. The meet was run in a
dual-meet format, althoug~ there were three
teams present. Overall, Linfield came out
on top, scoring 97-53 over George Fox, and
99-52 over LC. Tiie Pioneers, on the other
hand, took the Wildcats 71-62.
"In general we're starting out in a much
better place that we did last year," said Iliana
Livstrom ('13) who is new to the team, .but
felt its tangible pride at the completion of
the meet on Saturday.
For Livstrom, this was her first track and
field meet ever. She was previously a soccer
player, who then joined track with her pas­
sion for running and a few people telling her
she'd enjoy the sport. As soon as she took the
track she ended up leading die pack for ho.th
of her events. Furthermore, she managed to
take spots on th~ LC All-Time list, as well as
qualify in the NWC for both of her events.
For the 5000-meter she rook the no. 5 rank
for LC's All-Time list, and the no. 8 slot for.
the 1500-meter.
"It surprised me. I came in not knowing
anything, just wanted to see how track meets
went," Livstrom said. 'Tm happy, and I'm
starting in a good place."
In addition to Livstrom, first-years Maq­
die Harper ('13) and Sifa Tonga ('13) also
qualified in their events, pole vault and tri­
ple jump. First-years weren't the only ones
qualifying. For the women runners, Chey­
enne Feliz ('11) finished both the 200-meter
and 400-meter with NWC qualifying times. •
Kevin Carpenter (' 12) q~alifred on the • men's side in the 200-meter, while Joevonte
Mayes ('12) landed a conference time in the'
100-tneter.
The team's field athietes also brought
home some qualifications. For the women,
Alla Khalitova ('10) qualified in the high
• jump and Liska Havel ('10) in the lqng
jump. Three women throwers, Liz Johnson
('11), Katherine Landerholm ('12) and Amy
Madden ('12),. took slots across the board
from hammer throw to discus to shot put.
For the men, Michael Pryor ('12Lqualified
in discus.
~ The team has only been in training for
about six weeks now (this does not include
the team members who are just coming off
of their-prior sports season of football, soc­
cer and cross country). It's taken the-team no
time, however, to become a team.
"I never expected track to be a team
sport," said Livstrom.
Early in the season, however, them has
found a· bond with each.other. Track meets
are a constant stream of action, and for LC
there isn\ a min ure wasted; athletes are either
competing or cheering on their teammates.
lt's a fairly large team, with a high number of
first-years, although ages are evenly distrib­
uted. Lefty Will King ('11) started in the win over Pacific on Sunday.
Whitman knocks men's
basketball out of playoffs
by Michael G. Richman Whitworth center and NWC Player of
the year-Nate Montgomery had an impres-
Single elimination m_eans you only get sive game, scoring 19 points to go along with
one ch,ance .. The men's basketball. team lost --1 !--rebounds, five-assists·and three blocks.
to nationally ranked, no. five Whitworth 89-. Edwards, Hollins and josh Kollasch (' 1 O)
65 in the first semifinal game of the North- were named seconq team all-NWC this
west Conference playoffs last Thursd~y at the week.
Whitworth Fieldhouse in Spokane, Wash. For an LC team that has relied on the
The team battled for most of the first half, three ball all year, it picked a bad night to go
taking a 25-24 lead on a three by Tyler Tsu-c~ld. The Pios shot just 2-18 in the second
kazaki ('10) with just over seven minutes to half against Whitworth as the game slipped
play in the first ha!£ out of reach. Whitworth shot 56 percent
But Whitworth, the eventual NWC tour-from the field including over 40 percent
nament champions, closed out the first half from three for the game.
,with a dominant 18-3 run to head into half-• Whitworth capitalized on LC miscues all
time with a 42-28 advantage. - night, ,converting 15 Pio turnovers into 19
Whitworth maintained a comfortable points on the oth~r end.·
lead throughout the·second half, as LC could Whitworth won the NWC champion­
never get closer than 13 points. The lead ship game, crushing Puget Sound 97-75 Sat-
swelled to as high as 27 and Whitworth re-urday night. •
mained unbeaten at home as it advanced to_ Ending the season 10-16 overall, the Pios
the championship game. have a strong foundation to build the next
Kelly Edwards (' 11) scored 20 to lead the season after losing only two seniors, Kollasch
Pios, James Hollins ('12) added 11 points and Tsukazaki.
and 12 rebounds, and
Kyle Meeuwsen ('11)
had 12 points, five
boards and two
blocks. •
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Trail Mix: A diary from a Blazer game Golf-is back
by Michael G. Richman •
It seemed like a segular mediocre middle of
_the week NBA game, but combine alcohol,
cheap Jickets and 90 some second-semester
seniors and you get, well something new and
different. The follo:Ving is a blow~by-blow
Blazer experience brought to from the Rose
Garden by your favorite Piolog edit~r.
Before the first quarter •
The stadium announcer insists on calJ-
_ ing Brandon Roy· "B~h-randon" when an-.
nouncing the starting line-ups. I love this
emphasis. Also, there are so many different
handshakes between players it seems "like ii
would be impossible to remember.
8:30 1st Quarter
Danny Granger hit another absurd three. La-
, Marcus Aldridge stops to pick his eyes up off
the floor. 11-4 Pacers.
5:45 1st Quarter·
Timeout Blazers. Pacers up 18-11. What the
on earth is happ<;ning
3:07 1st Quarter
LaMarcu~ hits two free throws to give the
Blazers first lead at 21-20, suddenly things
feel right in the world. Amazing none of the
drunk seniors around me seem to notice this
fortunate turn of events.
20 seconds to end of 1st Quarter
Rudy Fernandez hits a three chat takes a ri­
dicul<;>us bounce and the Pacers respond by
not knowing how much time is left and fail-
ing to get a shot off • •
1st Quarter break .(\. mascot tricycle race. After the Phoenix
.Suns Gorilla wins he inappropriately picks
. up a Blazer dancer. You cannot just grab girls
• because you ·~on trike race and are in a go-
• rilla suit, it's -not oby:
9:29 2nd Quarter
Juwon Howard hits a baby jump hook af­
ter a steal on the other end. 39-27 Blazers.
Oh yeah die Pacers suck,now it's becoming
{Ilore obvious.
5:55 2nd Quarter
There are tons of mascots at this game be­
cause it's the Blazer mascot's birthday. The
Washington Wizards Mascot, formerly, "G
Wiz" just took off his Wizard hat and in fa­
vor of a muscle suit. His new name is "G
Man." This is essentially the same plot as chat
movie Kazaam starring Shaq .
2.1 seconds 2nd Quarter
Andre Miller hits a three from the left wing.
He never left the floor. Does he even know
how to jump? I watched him during warm­
ups. I am convinced his vertical is less than
three inciles. 53-41 Blazers at the hal(
8:22 3rd Quarter
Nie Batum sighting! Classic huge one hand
dunk coming off the left baseline. Ladies and
gentlemen the Frenchy is in the building.
6:30 3rd Quarter •
Brandon Roy absurd lay up in traffic. Some
how he has 15 points without anyone notic­
ing. He is sneaky good. Very sneaky.
2:00 3rd Quarter
Batum hits a three from the corner. It's offi­
cially an ass-whooping 74-57 Blazers. Timeout
A bunch of seven to 13 year-old girls are
dancing provocatively to hip:hop. The )u~
nior Blazer Dancers should be disbanded.
'Why are people ok with chis?
8:15 4th Quarter
Rudy hits another three. 87-66 Blazers. It's a
blowout and i:he LC seniors behind me are
bored and drunk. They are yelling 'penis' at
the top of their lungs. Rudy is unfazed.
8:15 4th Quarter
. Patty Mills! You know it's bad when someone
most people have never heard of is getting
almost six minutes of playing tirrie. This lirtle
Aussie can h<;>op.-: .. maybe. •
4:50 4th Quarter
I mentioned the word Chalupa t,o the people
behind me and B. Roy promptly turns the
ball over. Whoops. My bad.
2:30 4th Quarter
Colfin Hamilton, who clearly has no idea
what he's talking about, yells for Rudy to
take a th~ee pointer. Rudy does. It goes in.
Nice·c~a~hing, Collin. 98-72 Portland.
1:25 4th Quarter
Dante Cunningham hits the second of two
free-throws and the Blazers reach the-century
mark ... CHALUPA!!!!
0.00 4th Quarter
Blazers 102, Pacers 79. In a radio· interview
on the ride home Nate McMillan anticipates
his players getting their clothes dry-deaned
tomorrow and I contemplate the Pioneer
Log. LC seniors, now more_ tired than drunk,
head home after a convincing victory. PHOTO BY SAM MARGEVICIUS
Har Rai Khalsa ('.11) brings style to
the links and leadership to the team .
by Lin~sey Bosse
Some say chat golf has been ruined by Ti­
ger Woods. Golf at LC, on the ocher hand,
is seeing a new beginning. Earlier chis year
Michael Charles became the head men's and
women's golf coach. He comes to the pro­
gram with a slew of experiences under his
belr, including a second place finish in the
Oregon PGA Championships in 2008.
Har Rai Khalsa ('11) has been playing on
the team since he was a first-year. Neither
the men's nor the women's team is bursting
at the seams with players, with only four
golfers on each team.
Canada wins gold in frozen national pastime Khalsa is the vereran of the LC team, lead-
ing two sophomores, Matthew Lettunich
('12) and Eddy Wang ('12), and one first­
year, Jack Mathews ('13) through chis sea­
son. On the women's side, sophomores hold
the entirety of the team: Megan Coggeshall
('12), Fiona Corner ('12), Alison Fankh~user
('12) and Rebecca Langer ('12).
PHOTO FROM 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS
Gold is just another reason to hate those darn Canucks.
by Michael G. Richman
I guess South Park made it popular, but
this weekend I was reminded of just how
fun it is to hate Canada. The USA lost in
overtime to Canada in the gold medal game
of Olympic· hockey and throughout the
game I recalled why it's so fun to hate our
neighbors to the north. -
Before the puck even dropped this game
was charged with a little extra excitement.
The rivalry heated up a week earlier when
our red, white and blue freedom-loving na-.
tion topped the Canucks 5-3. •
This sent the entire maple le_af oaf bri­
gade into a frenzied panic, so an already in­
tense championship was charged beyond its
iiormal ramifications.
With just over seven minutes remaining
in the first period, Canada's Jonathan Toews
drew first blood. It was crushing.
Ail of sudden, I saw my
_forefathers George Washing­
ton, Thomas Jefferson and
Gordon Bombay staring me
right • in my patriotic, bald
eagle-loving face.
Right then I knew· chat hating Canada
was a rich part of my tradition. They have
Queen Elizabeth on their currency, the only
ocher things I really know about them are
maple syrup and Quebecois. It just feels
right to hate them. •
The Canucks took a 2-0 lead and then in
the great tradition of July 4 and apple pie,
America struck back and cut the lead in half
on a purely democratic deflection by Ryan
Kesler. •
The leaders-of the free world struggled to
generate-offense for most of the third period,
until with a mere 25 seconds left in the game "Jack is going to be a ·scar, and he's a fresh­
man. -I'm going to mentor him through che
next years then he'll be a stud," Khalsa said.
There is the golf that Tiger Woods plays
and then the golf-Khalsa and the LC team
play. There ar<; some similarides; for exam­
ple, khaki pants, collared shires, and stiff,
corporate-like postures. There is no tackling, .
no need to wear a cup and certainly no angry
Canadian hockey fans. However, che spore is
demanding in that much patience_, (ocus and
talent are required in order to compete. Tl}is
is not jusr a sport of rich, lazy corporate ste­
reotypes.
"I understand there are stigmas of golf,
but I have come to embrace them and don't
allow the construct of chose stigmas to dic­
tate the way I present myself," said Khalsa. "I
• I was broughr into golf tl1rough family."
The stigmas don'r hold' back Khalsa, or
the team. Coach Charles is working toward
. developing a ·confident team of young golf­
ers. It's more important chat the team learns
the spore and how to be student-athletes.
Furthermore, there are unique qualities chat
. are learned from golf regarding ethics and
comperition.
Khalsa has ilieady developed a strong
view of himself within the specrrum of the
sport. "Once l started my first year ·of col­
lege, It:fecc:.?gl}ized thi:;~ distinction_ go!{~ can
. -·• dii{Jl4y~berefe~n you,,;tpd·ot4~rs inv$0C~ety,"
the ghost of Abe,Lincoln and_ the entire cast said Khalsa. "Rather tl;i_an ~owi!J-g the golf
of the Mighty_ Ruc:Rs returne_d :hrd ;i;;mira:c(e -; pero:;13/ t~ di__c~~thoi hirve-4'11"' ,;!;O-t• ay, ~
. • , .,, .. ;o ~ , 'Of _,, "'' -• •1· § '!l: -,_.1 • -ti j -•~ 1 ff 1/1 ~ r occurred. · -• • ·· ✓, ~ • • • uu 1~ myuay~_2,'-Ga}"'r&aJity~wi1ht _go_/'
Zach Parise knocked in a rebound and for This past weekend the men's golf te~m at-
a brief moment the ehtire nation of Canada rended the Pacjµc Invitational at the Quail
shed a single maple syrup thick tear. Valley Golf Course.
Sadly, Sidney Crosby scored about. eight Mathews kept the tempo for the team,
minutes into overtime and the Canucks ending his weekend with ·a 167 (83 on Sat­
toppled us on ice for the second time in two urday, 84 on Sunday) overall. It was also
Olympics. Lettunich's firsr collegiate golf competition,
What was great about this game is that if where he ended with a 194 (86+Hl4).
Canada had lost it would have been crushing Women's golf also competed with the
to the entire nadon and the fact that Ameri- men chis weekend. Langer led the women
ca didn't win makes no difference. with a_ tournament score of 185 (95+90).
I still hate Canada and J'm damn proi.id . Fankhauser finished ~ith a 197 (99+98) and
of it too. Coggeshall with a 216 (104+ 112). the Pioneer Log, March 5_, 2Q10
Women's basketball ends
with Joss to G-eorge Fox
by· Michael G. Richman .second-_highest number of pojnts George
The George Fox women's basketball team
showed why it is the no. 5 team in the nation
on Feb. 22, thrashing Lewis & Clark 93_:57
in the first round of the Northwest Confer­
ence playoffs. • Fo:i, had given up in a single half all the sea­
son long. Despite the .Pios' strong showing
in the second half, George Fox continued
its extremely hot shooting night, scoring
51 points and cruising into the NWC title
game.
Kristina Williams ('13) and Talera Rich
('10) each had 15 points for the Pios. Neva
Hauser ('12) had 11 points and six re~
bounds in 23 minutes off the bench. LC ·scored the first bucket of the game
to take a tWo-nothing lead ~n its first pos­
session, but then didn't score again for more
than six minutes. The lead was 15-4 at that
point and things did not get inuch better on
this night for the Pioneers.
The Pios scored the final five poims of
the first half, putting a bright spot on an
otherwise dismal first twenty minutes of the
NWC semifinal game. George Fox led 47-19
at the.break-.
George Fox put on a shooting display in
the first half, shooting 62.5 percent from the
field and hitting 8-10 threes. This was not
the same George Fox team that beat.the Pios
by just 16 in Portland a month earlier. Floor leader Christina Herring ('11),
who was later named first team all-NWC,
struggled shooting the ball but did.manage •
to dish out 6.ve assists and come up with
three steals. Her six points came on -a team
-leading two three-pointers, but -she strug­
gled to find her shot, going just 2-9 from
the field. Herring finished the season_ sec­
ond in tl1e conference in assists per game
In that first regular ·season meeting be­
tween the two teams, Ge~rge Fox scored just
40 points. in the entire game. It shot just 31
percent from tl1e field and. made only 1-14
from behind the arc.
The Pioneer offense finally got on_ track
in the second half, notching 38 point-s, the (4.48).
Williams, the team's leading scorer, was
named to the second team all-NWC. Wil­
liams was one of just two freshmen in the
conference to receive all-NWC honors.
Margaret Dowling ('12), the leading
rebounder in the NWC, who_ missed the
team's final eight games of the year with a
knee injury, received an all-NWC honor­
able mention for the second year in a row.
PHOTO COURTESY GEORGE FOX ATHLETICS
Laura Silva .of Georg~ Fox takes on Tiffany Wang ('"13) last Thursday.
FinalNWC B4$ketl,a.U St.a1Jdings
• Men
Whitworth 16-0
Linfield 10-6
George Fox 9-7
Lewis & Clark 9-7
Pacific Lutheran 7-9 Women
-George Fox 16-0
Puget Sound 14:.. 2
Lewis & Clark 10-6
Whitworth 10-6
Whitman 7-9
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Women's tennis takes small
loss to Willamette' in stride
PHOTO BY MAGGIE OLIVER
Whitney DeBree ('10) serves it up in singles against Willamette.
by Lindsey Bosse
It was a convincing fin"ish of 8-1 this past
Saturday ~t Puget Sound for the women's
tennis team. The Pioneers started out by
dominating the doubles. in all three match­
es. Singles also saw a heavy number of wins,
starting with players no. 1. Amalia Nilsson
('10) ~d no. 2 Lisa Harunaga ('11) both
ending their matches with easy 6-0 finishes ..
"Going in I felt great," said Harunaga,
referencing the wins against Linfield the
weekend before. "You can't rest on your •
wins, but I was excited. It was a huge deal,
and it's always in-the back of your mind.''
Currently the team is playing with two
: seniors, two fi.rst-years and a handful of ju­
niors and sophomores in_ between. There is
a wide range of players, differing in ability •
and· experience on the court. None_theless, .
the team is starting to co~e together, and it
definitely shows on the court.
For tl;ie doubles on Saturday, Harunaga
was paired with Isabelle B_orris ('13), Nils­
son with Jill Coleman ('12), and Maggie
Peach ('12) with Macrina Sharpe ('13). All
the women showed easy wins, staying in the
range of 8-3 for all three doubles_
In 'si_ngles, the team seemed to be leading
without breaking a sweat. The no. 4 Cole­
man ended up going to a third set and wi.i:i-•
ning. Sharpe also saw a competitive match
that went into a third set, although Sharpe
was unable to cement _the win despite close
scores.
On Sunday, the women played· Willa­
mette at the Lewis l)l Clark Tennis Dome.
The day ended with the Pios' fir~t loss of the
season, with an end result of 4-5. "The game was ptetty intense, and really
close for awhile," Harunaga said.
Starting off in the doubles, team no. 1,
was played with Nilsson and Whitney De­
Bree ('fO), were defeated by Natalia Agary­
cheva and Shannon Palmer of WU: Later
on, in singles, Agarycheva defeated Nilsson
again. In singles. action, slots no. 4, no. 5 and
n~. 6 ended up going into three sets with
the Bearcats completing the win each time.
Scores were dose, though, for Borris. and
Peach, who won their first sets. Coleman also
kept ~e competition high, winning her sec­
ond set 3-6, although Fabi Dieguez of WU
came around to win 6-2. Peach's was the
deciding match, but her opponent showed
,consistency, scoring 6-4 in sets 2 and 3.
"It was a close match; we just underesti­
mated Willamette," Harunaga said.
"It's the best team I've seen," she said
about· this season's team. Last year she was
abroad in New Zealand, and is. coming back
to the team new to both the first-years and
sophomo_res.
The loss hasn't set the team back in the
slightest. A loss at the beginning of the sea­
son has grounded them, showing that any­
thing can happen on the court. ·-
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