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Volume 74, Number 20

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2010-03-19

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Senate resolution unlikely to change IT policy
PHOTO BY ANNIE BOURKE by Tom Meath
The ASLC Senate recently
passed a resolution calling for
the option to transfer credit
from one student's print balance
to another's. However, Director
of Client Services Kelly Wain­
wright has concerns about how
the program would work.
In the current system, stu­
dents receive 250 sheets of
printing for each semester. Ad­
ditional sheets can be purchased
from either the Cashier's Office
or the computer purchase center
for five cents per sheet. Leftover
sheets transfer over into the next
semester.
The resolution, proposed by
senior class senator D.J. Furth
and junior class senator Marga­
ret Williams, suggests that stu­
dents be able to transfer sheets
between peers if both provide
identification and verbal con­
sent at the purchase center.
"I don't see it as being very
viable," said Wainwright. "The
back-end administration would
not be how I want my staff
spending their time."
The current money from the
sale of additional sheets goes to­
wards p.rinter maintenance· and
purchasing toner.
Paper is supplied by Facility
Services and does not come out
of the IT budget, and thus is not
subsidized through the sale of additional sheets.
Furth and Williams devised
the resolution following their
own experiences with print­
heavy courses.
"This semester I am writing
my thesis as an International Af­
fairs major," said Furth. "I ran
out of my print balance in the
first two weeks. I have spent up­
wards of-twenty dollars on addi­
tional printing."
Many students in majors
that are less print-intensive are
often left with countless sheets
of printing left over that could,
according to Furth, be used by
friends in need.
According to Furth, once a
resolution is passed it is largely
in the hands of the administra­
tion to enact any changes.
'Tm not sure where [the res­
olution] stands at this point,"
said Furth. "I know that at this
point it has been brought to the
attention of whoever it is that is
in charge of taking care of that."
According to Wainwright,
members of ASLC have yet to
contact the IT department re­
garding the resolution as of
Monday.
Furth expressed frustration
over the limits of the senate's
power.
"Our bounds stop at urg­
ing the administration," said
Furth."Following up on things
continued on pg. 2, PRINT
College to crack down on peer-to-peer file sharing
by Laura Nash
The Information Technology Depart­
ment has instituted a new policy in regards
to peer-to-peer file sharing. It will now be
blocking an individual's access to the server
if it is notified that that individual is engaged
in illegal file sharing.
"If you are not aware, this past fall Con­
gress passed ·the Higher Education Oppor­
tunity Act (HEOA). The new law includes
provisions addressing illegal peer-to-peer file
sharing on college and university networks.
The law requires regular communication
with students about college policies with
regards to copyright, a formal plan to effec­
tively combat copyright abuse on the cam­
pus network that must include one or more
technology-based deterrents, and we must
offer alternatives to illegal downloading (and uploading)," wrote ChiefTechnology Officer
Dan Terrio in an e-mail sent to students on
March 2.
According to thefreedictionary.com, file
sharing is "the common use by two or more
users, of data and program files, usually lo­
cated in a file server." Examples of files that
might be shared are mp3 files, movies, tele­
vision shows, and software applications such
as Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat. Anything
protected by copyright laws is illegal to share.
Certain companies, like the ABC Net­
work or Microsoft, might be members of al­
liances like the Business Software Alliance.
One of the functions of these alliances is to
monitor illegal downloading and file shar­
ing. When one of these detects illegal file
sharing by a computer connected to the net­
wort IT is notified by an email identifying
the file, the IP address, and the time stamp. With this information, it is possible for IT to
deduce who the perpetrator is.
"In the past, the procedure has been _ to
send an email to the student ... They would
have to respond saying that they had re­
ceived the email, had understood the email,
and stopped doing what they were doing,"
said Terrio.
"L ast semester we re-
ceived over 140 infringe­
ment claims," said Terrio.
"Since that note went
out, they have slowed
down significantly." Before, the student's access to the server
would have been shut down only after they
repeated the offense. Now, the student's ac­
cess to the server is shut down right away.
When they try to go online, th,ey are auto­
matically sent to a page that explains their
predicament and how to solve it.
Cary Young ('IO) wrote about the subject
on his blog, !dark.us, "In the past, I think
the policy was basically 'tell people to stop.'
Now, it seems to be basically 'tell people to
stop and then make them exert minimal ef­
fort to prove that they have stopped."'
They can still access the Internet on other
computers. It is only on their personal com­
puter that the server is shut down. "We don't
want to be so heavy-handed that a person's
academics are affected," said Terrio.
"Last semester we received over 140 in­
continued on pg. 2, SHARING 2 the Pioneer Log, March 19, 2010
Should the E&D curriculum address more diversity?
by Joshua Kaplan
About 25 students, faculty, and adminis­
trators discussed how Exploration & Discov­
ery should deal with education of diversity at
the E&D Teach-In on Monday. Many agreed
that more education on diversity is necessary,
citing the recent poster incident, swastikas in
the library as well as personal issues.
In attendance were, among others, Asso­
ciate Dean of the College and Professor of
History Jane Hunter, E&D Board Member
and Associate Professor of Computer Science
Peter Drake, E&D Board Member and Asso­
ciate Professor of Philosophy Joel Martinez,
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Ju­
lio de Paula and Area Director David Rosen­
gard.
Hanako Conrad ('10), who presided over
the discussion, began by proposing that first
semester E&D include at least one book
by a less-heard voice, for example, a person
of color or a minority. Some supported the
idea, but others warned about tokenism, ex­
pressing concern about including a book by
a token minority and devoting little time to
expanding upon it.
Others stressed starting with a smaller ap­
proach, then expanding.
"Tokenism can open some doors," Drake
said. Faculty brought up the point that it
took three years to remake the core program
curriculum.
Even so, some suggested that the entire
E&D program be reformed to include a larg­
er theme of diversity.
Rosengard said that despite the time and
effort required to reform E&D, a major
change is worth it because the College cur­
rently misses out on one of its fundamental
responsibilities by not including diversity
education. Additionally, he said, E&D is the PHOTO BY SAM MARGEVICIUS
Students and faculty met in Smith Hall on Monday night to discuss the
potential reform of Exploration & Discovery curriculum.
perfect place to educate students about di­
versity because all freshmen take the class,
making E&D a shared experience that can
build the community.
Others emphasized that first semester
E&D is for studying the classics and improv­
ing writing skills. Conrad and Adrian Guer­
rero ('12) responded that some modern clas­
sics are by minorities and that E&D could
expand by adding those classics.
Others countered that some professors
would not be comfortable teaching these
newer classics, works that they themselves
have not previously studied and are not ex­
perts on.
Hunter said that a key problem with E&D is that the professors want one thing
and the students want another. She stressed
finding a middle ground berween them,
uniting students and professors to fix E&D's
deficiencies.
Guerrero, Nicola Warmuth ('12), Robin
Aubry ('12), Temesghen Habte ('12) and
Conrad organized the event. Guerrero said
he suggested having a teach-in when others
were concerned about E&D's lack of diver­
sity.
He encouraged other students to get in­
volved, telling them to take ownership of
their school. Many attendees signed up for
further discussions about diversity in E&D.
The IT department changes its policy on file sharing
PHOTO BY KARL BERGER
Now if students are caught file sharing, Information Technology will auto-
matically shut off their access to the LC server.
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fringement claims," said Terrio. "Since that
note went out, they have slowed down sig­
nificantly ... we've only had four infringe­
ment claims come in."
Students who have been required to meet
with Terrio in the IT department in the past
after they had been caught file sharing re­
peatedly often did not know that they were
engaged in illegal file sharing.
Terrio said, "They didn't realize that when
they installed this it would make all of these
files on their computer that could be shared,
shareable." Once the problem was identified,
IT helped the students take the file sharing
software off of their computers or taught
them how to change the settings so that il­
legal file-sharing was not happening.
"What I'm trying to do is educate peo­
ple," Terrio said.
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that students CR.IME BEAT
be permitted to
transfer paper
continued from pg. 1, PRINT
is something we need to work on."
Prior to the current pay-for-printing sys­
tem, unlimited printing was provided to all
students on campus. The shift to the cur­
rent system was spurred by the transition
from physical text to online pelf documents
and by the large amount of print waste being
generated.
"The amount of printing left on the print­
ers that was wasted was huge," said Wain­
wright. "We wanted students to have some
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by Tom Meath
• Graffiti was reported in Temple­
ton Student Center and Miller on
March 7.
• A theft was reported from the Ag­
nes Flanagan Chapel on March 8.
And by that I mean it took my breath
away. I mean have you seen the Chapel?
• Several thefts were reported from
various locations on the academic
side of campus on March 9.
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The liberal arts have
failed to prepare me for
the world outside school
by Tom Meath
Now nearing the end of my Lewis &
Clark career, I feel qualified to make the
following judgment: My liberal arts edu­
cation wasn't quite worth the $180,000
dollars that it cost. Don't get me wrong:
The liberal arts have plenty to offer, but at
the end I'm left feeling a bit ill-equipped
for life outside the ivory tower. I wouldn't
want to lose the benefits of the liberal arts
experience, but damn do I wish I had a few
technical skills.
There's not much to put on a resume
when I add up the sum of my four years.
My tangible skills include: the ability to
tell the minute differences in the urine­
like flavors of bargain beers, the ability
to churn out a three-to five-page essay
in APA format within thirty minutes at
6 a.m., the ability to write an intelligible
journalistic article ( thank you, Pioneer
Log), the ability to fiddle my way through
simple statistics on SPSS and, most
importantly, the ability to sound like a
pompous ass about a broad spectrum of
topics.
Yes, while the liberal arts prepare one to
be a versatile conversationalist at a cock­
tail party, they do not necessarily prepare
one to impress employers. A study has
shown that students from liberal arts col­
leges go on to be more successful in busi­
ness. Whoop-dee-doo. Businesses areri't
exactly lining up because "one day I'll be
a great employee!" Employers are looking
for people with experience and skills that are applicable to the position. Worse yet,
the seething mass of newly unemployed
professionals is lowering the demand for
newcomers with a twinkle of hope in their
eyes.
In reality, the liberal arts prepare stu­
dents to go back to school. More students
from liberal arts schools than from techni­
cal s1chools go on to graduate school, law
school and medical school. But getting
into graduate school is hard, application
rates are rising and mall¥ will not get in on
their first, or even second, attempt. Most
of us are going to have to enter the work­
force after graduation.
I will not deny that there is much more
to the liberal arts than how well it can land
you high-paying employment. Having an
understanding of a wide variety of topics
allows liberal arts students to connect dif­
ferent ideas and cultivate a richer under­
standing of the world. This is the sort of
thing that helps make a life meaningful,
and I wouldn't trade that for a bucket full
of technical skills.
The trade-off, however, is symptomatic
of a false dichotomy between the liberal
arts and technical skills. The two need not
be mutually exclusive. I want to take my
broad swath of classes from every and any
department, but I also want some of my
classes to give me tangible skills I can wow
employers with. I want the skills to get my
foot in the door and the critical thinking
to excel once I get in.
So how about it, who else would love
to take Marketing 101 or Accounting 204?
Opinions from the hallway
PHOTOS BY ALEXA JOHNSON AND CATHERINE GRELLA
Hannah Mader ('12)
"Second floor on top
of the white ramp, my
secret spot." Kenzie Rowlett ('12)
"I like the Mac lab." Forrest Rumbaugh ('13)
"The Trail Room, because it
is open all che time and quiet.
It's a good place co study when
the library gees coo crowded." Punishment: Forcing
kids to live on campus
by Karen Lickteig // guest writer
Recently, a sophomore student entered
the conduct process after being written up
for just the fourth time in his entire Lewis &
Clark career. Upon having his conduct meet­
ing with an administrator, the student was
given his sanction: He would be required to
live on campus for an additional semester
beyond the normal four-semester residency
requirement. His high hopes for moving off­
campus to live in a house and with friends
were crushed; the independence chat had
been within his grasp would have to be post­
poned.
In response to what I believe is a grievous
misuse of the conduct system, I am propos­
ing a resolution in the ASLC Student Sen­
ate condemning this sanction and urging the
admi~iscration to terminate its use. (As of
printing, I expect the resolution to pass on
March 18).
Normally, sanctions assigned to a student
who enters the conduct process after being
found responsible for a violation of policy
are intended to be educational and useful to
chat student. A first infraction might include
a formal warning or taking a self-assessment.
Repeat violations will incur more serious
sanctions, but still should address the issue at
hand, be useful to the student for the appar­
ent problem, and not be unnecessarily puni­
tive. This might include unconditional pro­
bation, community service, or even changing
residence halls.
There are several problems with requiring
a student to live on campus past the normal
residency requirement in response to a policy
violation. First, it runs counter to the under­
lying ideas behind both Campus Living and
the conduct system. Being required to live
on campus is supposed to help us become re-sponsible and productive community mem­
bers.
If the residence hall environment is not
working in chis way for a particular student,
who is to say chat another semester on cam­
pus, without any real changes, will help chat
student? It might even create a more un­
friendly environment for the student and
others in that hall: If chat person does not
want to be there, why would he or she care to
contribute to chat community?
Additionally, if the conduct system is sup­
posed to offer a productive response to an
apparent individual issue, how does living
on campus specifically address that problem?
The answer is: le doesn't.
Another problem with chis sanction is
chat it treats living on campus essentially as
a punishment: There is no clear learning out­
come, and thus the perception of it is merely
punitive. Is chis really the message chat Cam­
pus Living wants to convey? That living on
campus is a loathsome arrangement, rather
than an enjoyable opportunity? And lee's be
honest: Living on campus is expensive. Re­
quiring a full semester of chis burden might
cause unexpected financial issues, potentially
causing a student to reconsider returning to
LC altogether.
A student's living environment is a big
deal. le is not something to be treated lightly
by anyone. Students who have fulfilled the
residency requirement often desire to begin
living like adults and taking on the corre­
sponding responsibility.
Ultimately, meddling with a student's liv­
ing arrangements in this way is inappropriate
and unproductive. It will likely ~-ot achieve
any positive outcome for the individual, and
will likely be counterproductive for Campus
Living, the integrity of the conduct system,
and any students who receive chis sanction.
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Where:
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Why:
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How:
Show up, do work, get printed
What is your favorite study spot on campus?
Uen Steele ('13)
"The library -in
" a corner. Tim Howe ('12)
"I like to study downstairs
Templeton by Council Cham­
ber because almost no one
goes down there after 7:00." Neil Murray ('13)
"Anywhere I can look out
the window." • •
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Collin Hamilton's HAMSLAM: Green with envy
Dear Hams/am,
Why do all LC women
stare at me longingly as I
walk across campus? Is it .
cause I am super hoc? And
why are they always look­
ing at my lower body, why
don't they ever look at my
face?
Dear Reader,
No, I know you, and
you are not anything close check it out, because it is truly miraculous. The ad­
vantages of having a penis will be evident, mostly,
when the world becomes zombie-infested and zombie
predators are constantly chasing humans. Imagine
the efficiency of peeing and running. Girls are defi­
nitely going to be eaten more quickly because of chis.
The only disadvantages of having a penis are ran­
dom erections and the tendency to let it cake over
your brain entirely. Girls never have these problems.
They never act foolishly because their organs are
dominating over their brain. Still, escaping a zombie
while peeing clearly outweighs lack of brain function
and random erections. needs to outperform men. This has caused a trend
among men to rely on their penises to get chem plac­
es and in the end allows men to become lazy. Dudes
-not okay.
to being considered hoc. In fact you are fucking ugly.
The reason LC women stare at you is because they
want your penis. They all have penis envy! Penis
envy is a serious issue on campus that needs to be ad­
dressed with the utmost importance. To return to the base of this shaft, penis envy
has truly taken root here at Lewis & Clark College.
The penis envy I speak of is not exactly in line with
Freud's idea of sexual desires, but aims more to the
broader idea of power struggles. Now, what can be done about men getting lazy
and the LC ladies' envy? I am glad you asked. First,
men need to pick up the pac~. Instead of totally shut­
ting down your real brain and flying on the calm
winds of the system, challenge yourself continually
and ask yourself why you got the job over cne not­
so-hot blond (chick) next to you. Is it sex discrimi­
nation or are you really that fly? Most likely is it be­
cause you are pretty fly, because who discriminates
by sex these days anyway?
Second, LC ladies, knock it off. Stop checking
out my reader's package. Deep down, you know chat
you don't need a penis to succeed. It's all just because
during your psychosexual development period some­
thing went amiss. To get right to the point, having a penis is better
and privileges men to the extent that women desire
them. Not only can men stand and pee, but they can
do it while running, too. If you have never seen chis, Having a penis is a socially constructed power
symbol. LC women, that's right -all of them, desire
this power. As it stands now, the patriarchy is ever­
present and in order for a woman to gain power she Finally, reader, never complain to me again about
girls checking out what's in your shores. _It brings out
a side of me I don't like. Just roll with it.
The problem with postponing dates and deadlines
by Marley Badolati
Well, I'm
tired. It's mid­
terms. I don't
sleep anymore
and I can't help
but chink, "If
only I had one
more day -just
one, to finish
all these nasty
papers, paint­
ings, presenta­
tions, propos-
als, and whatever the hell else I forgot
to write in my planner, I might be able
to survive chis week."
Truth be cold, I will survive (cue
Aretha Franklin) and so will you. In
fact, by the time you read chis you'll
probably be finished w_ith all of your
midterms and hate me for bringing up
this recendy experienced unpleasant­
ness. Nevertheless, I feel compelled to
address a very important issue facing us
as undergraduates: procrastination.
I am a procrastinator and probably
always will be. I find nothing wrong
Putting off socially inevi­
table dates, like pushing
back deadlines, isn't going
to help you in the long
run. In the moment, it
seems like a good idea
to ask for an extension.
In reality, you'll probably
never be ready, because
they just aren't fun.
with admitting chis. I dare argue chat
some people even function better when
under overwhelming amounts of stress.
But! There is a difference between the
successful procrastinator (like me) and
the one who fails out of college (hope­
fully not me at chis point). What is chat
difference? What is it?! The answer:
completing your horrible life-denying,
soul-staining assignments without con-standy asking for extensions.
Yeah, your midterm paper probably
sucks and the paintings you finished
look like cat vomit, but I can cell you
chat an extra day really wouldn't have
made much of a difference at chis point.
I admit that this isn't always the case;
sometimes extensions are absolutely
necessary and we are extremely fortu­
nate to have such kind professors who
will grant them to 4s (wink, wink). But
for the most part, extending the length
of an assignment past its due date is a
terrible idea.
Why? Because pushing back dead­
lines is just like trying to avoid a series
of unwanted suitors who just won't stop
asking you out -they're not going away
and you're just going to stress yourself
out by thinking about them.
Believe me, there is no way to get
out of these dates. These fellas or ladies
asking you out are not just strangers -
they're your friends, or at least people
that you marginally care about. You
may even love these suitors as friends,
bur you already know chat the date is
going to be absolutely miserable. Why?
Because either there's no sexual chemis­
try or you two just don't have anything
in common. I know I love reading the
horribly depressing articles for Anthro­
pology of Violence, but as soon as I had
to write that midterm paper, I knew
things were going to be miserable be­
tween us.
Since you actually like these people
or classes, you don't want to simply re­
ject them. So you end up saying things
like, "Oh yeah, going to the Saturday
Market would be really fun, but I'm just
so busy chis week I don't chink I can,"
followed by, "but we should totally get
together soon! Oh, but I can't make def­
inite plans right now, since I don't know
how busy I'm going to be next week yet,
but seriously, soon! I'll give you a call!"
You smile and run off wi ch the slight re­
lief that you won't have to deal with the
date for the next week or so. Can you
see the problem with this situation yet?
If not, let me explain it to you:
Putting off socially inevitable daces,
like pushing back deadlines, isn't go­
ing to help you in the long run. In the
moment -when you're faced with writ­
ing chat horribly analytic essay or be­
ing asked out by a friend you're not in­
terested in -it seems like a good idea to ask for an exten­
sion. Just a licde more
time to think and then
you'll be ready. In re­
ality, you'll probably
never be ready for cer­
tain midterms or bad
dates because they just
aren't fun.
So what do you do?
Well, you can suck it
up, go on the date, gee
it over with, and hope
that you won't have to
do chis too many more
times with other-suit­
ors, or you can com­
pletely reject the per­
son asking you out and
look like a stuck-up
jerk. The best thing to
do is just grin and bear
it; it will all be over
soon enough and you
can get back to focus-
ing on the classes chat , ILLUSTRATION BY BRAD JONAS
make your heart flutter. Oh!1One more
thing to keep in mind: Even though
you're just crying to get through that
date, paper, or test, make sure to give
it an honest effort not to fail. At least
pretend like you're interested or having
a good time, bec:,1-use if you act like a
snotty brat, your date is going to no-rice and you might as well have not even
bothered to show up.
lmaur 2010
General
Admission:
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LC Community:
$11.50
Chilcfren 2-12:
$7.50
Children 0-2
Free
lmaur 2010 So remember: when you extend
deadlines, you just extend the agony.
And you don't want to worry about all
chose loose ends while at the beach with
your extremely attractive, hilarious, tal­
ented public speaker significant ocher.
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Portland Saturday Market opens for the season
by Megan Quint
The Portland Saturday Market recently reopened after being closed for
two months following the end of the holiday ·season.
Mo:t visitors to Portland take a trip to the Saturday Market, but in
case you have not made the trip yet, now is the perfect time to go. The
market is closed between Christmas Eve and the beginning of March, giv­
ing the vendors plenty of time to renew their inventory, not to mention
the appeal of the increasingly nice, warm weather.
The Portland Saturday Market has been an important Portland fixture
since its inception in 1974. Located at the junction of SW Ankeny and
the Naito Parkway under the west end of the Burnside Bridge, an easy
walk from Pioneer Courthouse Square, the market attracts an estimated
750,000 per year, and is the largest outdoor market in the United States.
It is open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
A bonus of visiting the Saturday Market in the spring:
The blossoming, pink cherry trees contrast with the Steel
Bridge, offering a beautiful landscape for a pleasant walk
along the Willamette River. PHOTOS BY MEGAN QUINT
The men behind Spoonman Creations, Mike (left) and Ed, don their trademark headwear.
Spoonman Creations is one of the original ven­
dors of the Portland Saturday Market, begun in 1974.
Mike is the original Spoon Man-he began making
items out of silverware in 1971.
"I saw a ring in a shop in Seatd~ and thought it was
something I could make," said Mike.
The business has since expanded from rings to a
variety of kooky cutlery-related items, including fork
back-scratchers, flatware chimes, and knife door­
hooks. The Spoonman Creations shop, because of
Mike's creativity and hard work, is now easily the mar­
ket's most well-known stop.
"We love working at the Saturday Market because we get to meet tons of people, including a lot of tour­
ists from all over the place. It's a fun atmosphere and,
for the most part, the weather is pretty nice," said Ed,
who Mike took on to keep up with the demand.
Mike and Ed work full time during the week to
make products for the stall and their website, which
ships to private patrons and gift shops across the
country.
"We make it all ourselves," said Mike. "Everyone
here does. It's a requirement of a craftsman market
like this one. The person behind the counter is always
the person who made the product."
*AFTER THE BREAK*
Don't get lazy over Spring Break. Start getting excited for these upcoming events in the home stretch of the semester!
SPRING INTO ACTION!
Students, along with the 3CE and Alumni offices, are organizing a day of
service for April 10. Alums, staff, faculty, and their families, as well as
students from all three campuses, are invited to sign up for a project: The
organizers expect 300 participants! Get to know some other members of the
LC community while making a difference in on-and off-campus projects;
there are a variety to choose from depending on your interests and abilities.
April 10, 2010
Noon-5 p.m.
http://go.lclark.edu/spring/into/action to sign up (ASAP) and choose a project IA SYMPOSIUM
The annual symposium is bringing in some big
names this year, including a debate between former
Deputy Secretary of Defense under Donald Rumsfeld
"architect of the Iraq war" Paul Wolfowitz and
former chief of staff of the US Air Force Merrill
McPeak on April 5. The event will be ticketed to
avoid uncivil debate. The organizers want to fill the
Chapel with LC students, so pick up a free ticket the
week after spring break for what promises to be an
exciting debate! c..
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Marni: Not just another
teenage autobiography
Marni Bates' (' 12) autobiography is listed in the New York Public
Library's "Stuff for the Teen Age" List.
by Nichole Carnell .
It cakes one question to reali_?.e Marni
Bates is not your average college student.
No, its not because she has an obscure stress
disorder called trichocillomania which gives
her the urge to pull out her hair, eyebrows
and eyelashes. It's also not because her auto­
biography has been added to New York Pub­
lic Library's "Scuff for the Teen Age" list for
2010.
The reason Marni Bates is not the aver­
age college student is her radiant confidence
and wisdom. Not only has she come to terms
with her trichotillomania, but she has been
able to share with an exceptional amount of
poise.
Bates' book, Marni, is an autobiography
featured in a series, Louder than Wordr, chat
narrates her struggle with "pulling," as she
calls it, her parents' divorce and her relation­
ships with her father and sister. Her book,
whi.ch • she wrote in her first year at Lewis &
Clark, begins in middle school, when Bates
says her struggle began. Bates said that she
was afraid for a long time to cell anyone
about her pulling.
"It's not so much the pulling but the
shame, fear and self-loathing chat goes along
with it," Bates said. A constant fear chat left
Bates feeling anxious in everyday situations
including water, rain and wind.
"Hair was my drug of choice," Bates said,
and described her pulling as a release like
popping your knuckles or back. "le feels so
good," she said. She said it was like an ad­
diction,.. but chat she can't escape her hair.
Although she hoped to leave her shame for
pulling behind, since she still "pulls," she was
offered the opportunity to write for the series
and decided to cake on the challenge. "Part of me has known that I want to be a writer,"
Bates said. Writing the book ended up being
very therapeutic, she said.
Bates considers chis book to be very dif­
ferent from what she usually writes (she
plans to write one book each year). "I write
young adult fiction with happy endings," she
said, but said that• it was "shocking" when
she learned she had been hired to write her
book.
"It was important to be as horr'~st as pos­
sible with my book," Bares said. Now chat
her story is out there,-Bates said she has had
a great res.ponse, and talking about it has be­
come easier.
Bates says chat her trichocillomania no
longer defines her. She considers it more as
a "quirk."
"When you think that you are insane and
unloveable, it's hard to look beyond that,"
Bates said, "and now I don't feel like that
anymore." Writing her book and realizing
chat so many people share her struggles has
been "a fascinating way to cell chat voice to
shut up." The Thrifty Gourmet:
Bite-sized bios
The semester is half over and you still have lots of treats to·
try. That's why this week, Thrifty Gourmet brings you three
bite-sized bios of old classics from around Portland.
by Simone Wren
Habibi
1012 SW Morrison
(503) 274-0628
Most of you have probably enjoyed your fair share of Habibi-induced food comas,
but for those of you who haven't, here's the sitch. Habibi, located on SW Morrison
just three blocks up from the Raz.stop, is the place to go for filling, thrilling Lebanese
fare. Your meal always comes with a smile from the charming owner and an enor­
mous round of steaming pita bread. My favorite is the vegetarian mezza platter for
$8.50, which includes creamy hummus, crispy
falafel, baba ganouj, tangy dolmas, and ocher
equally tempting items. It is generally big enough
for two. The menu is huge but
don't be nervous; I have never
eaten anything at Habibi that
wasn't delicious. Also, if you go
in on your birthday you get a
free meal (I even got some free
shots on my 21st!)
Nicolas
318 SE Grand Ave.
(503) 235-5123
Nicolas' Restaurant, like ILLUSTRATIONS BY DEANNA HORTON
Habibi, serves Lebanese and Middle Eastern cuisine. They have many of the same
classic menu items. I would like to especially highlight the $6 falafel sandwich, which
is crunchy, garlicky falafel heaven. Prepare your taste buds for the ride of their life. I
am going to be honest and cell you that I have never even cried the other menu items
because the thought of not eating the falafel sandwich sends me into fies. If you have
never had a falafel then go ... just go.-Beware-there is usually a line out the door, and
once inside, you will have to wedge yourself into a seat alongside all the ocher excited
customers. This is not a plac~ for a quiet and romantic dinner, but with falafels like
these, who needs love?
Dalo's Kitchen
4134 N. Vancouver Ave.
(503) 808-9604
This north Portland establishment serves Ethiopian food to die for. Now, I have
never had Ethiopian food in its place of origin, but even so, I can't imagine any­
thing better than the $10 all-you-can-eat buffet at Dalo's. If you haven't had Ethio-
, . .. pian food before, then gee ready
for a unique experience. Take
a chunk of spongy injera bread
in your right hand (traditionally
you eat with the right hand while
the left is used for unclean casks)
and carefully scoop up the wat or
stew with your bread. The injera
serves as your communal place
and all-purpose utensil. Vegetar­
ian options are available, as are a
wide array of meat dishes. Some
are spicy, $0 try a small bite before
diving in face first ... which you
will do.
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Get Tub'd: '80s throwback Hot Tub Time Machine
by Nichole Carnell
It started with four dudes in a hot tub, but it turned
into a hilarious baroque throwback flick with a nod
to the most gnarly decade. Hot Tub Time Machine
features three '80's icons, three up-and-comers,
Janis Ian from Mean Girls and that dude from The
Office: basically all the elements of a laugh-out-loud
comedy worth your $9.
Starring John Cusack, Rob Corddry from The
Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Craig Robinson from
The Office, Clark Duke from Sex Drive and Greek,
Crispin Glover (also known as George McFly from
the Back to the Future saga), Lizzy Caplan from
Mean Girls, rising star Collette Wolfe, and Chevy
Chase (or Clark Griswold, whichever you like), this
throwback keeps the laughs rolling.
The Pioneer Log got a chance to travel to Lake
Tahoe and attend the press junket for the film
including an '80s-themed cast party and a sit-down
to discuss the film, the '80s, and the forever foxy
Cusack.
At what point in the script did you know that you wanted
to do Hot Tub Time Machine?
Rob Corddry: The title page said, "Hot Tub Time Machine-.
Based on the incredibly true story."
Clark Duke: They had me at the incredibly true story.
Craig Robinson: I wasn't so into it. I am still not exactly sure
I want to do it.
Duke: Dude we shot it already.
Corddry: You still have time to bail.
Robinson: Oh I remember we shot it, but I didn't know that's
what we were doing.
Duke: You signed a lot of contracts.
Robinson: This is some bullshit.
How was working with John Cusack?
Duke: It's like Chevy [Chase] in a way; he's a guy I grew up
watching. It was so totally surreal. And he is one of the only
guys who made ir through the '80s and then went on to have
a really quality, varied career.
Robinson: He had a Cusackness. Ir was beautiful.
Duke: We called it being "sacked."
Robinson: We went bike riding. He is such a star. He is so
major.
Caplan: I definitely watched a lot of those films growing up
myself I had a big thing for Lloyd Dobbler, like every single
girl. I remember the moment where it hit me, like oh my
God ... this is .. .it's Lloyd Dobbler. I'm totally making out with
him. That's crazy. Check that off the list.
Why will this movie appeal to people who weren't ex­
posed to the '80s?
Duke: I think it's still funny. I think, you know, the titties
and the dick jokes still work even if you are not familiar with
the '80s.
What's one '80s trend you could bring back and put in
the film?
Corddry: Reagan getting shot.
Robinson: I wish that we had just one camera go past some­
thing and then you see Kool Moe Dee say, "How do you like
me now?" and then keep going ... Don't worry that will be
funny to somebody. PHOTOS COURTESY MGM/ BY ROB MCEWANN
From L-R, Clark Duke as Jacob, Craig Robinson as Nick, John Cusack as Adam and Rob Corddry as
Lou in Hot Tub Time Machine. Below: It's all fun and games until you get in a hot tub time machine.
Wolfe: The hair. I wanted my hair to look like Christy Brin­
kley. My mom told me I should look like Christy Brinkley
from 1985.
Caplan: I love the score from all the '80s movies; they were
so heavy on the synthesizer. And trying to watch them now is
just funny because it feels like a fake movie.
What's your go-to karaoke song?
Duke-. "Young Americans" by David Bowie, and if they don't
have that, "Raspberry Beret."
Corddry: "Guilty" by Barbara Streisand and Barry Gibbs, and
I do both parts. Robinson: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana ... Crispin
Glover sang "Ben" by Michael Jackson one night. It was just
like ... you could not move. It was amazing."
What is it like working with all these dudes on set?
Wolfe: They kind of compete, like one up-ing each other.
Which is really good when you have a lot of comedians who
are good at improv.
Caplan: I like movies with guy casts. They are just fun. Ev­
erybody was just really nice. It was a really good group of
people.
Hot Tub Time Machine opens nationwide today.
To watch a video of Craig Robinson's
rendition of the '80s classic, "Jessie's
Girl" at the Winterfest '86 Press Party
in Lake Tahoe visit the Pioneer Log's
blog at:
From L-R, Duke, Corddry, Collette Wolfe, Cusack, and Robinson use their "Commie bomb." piolog.wordpress.com ♦
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Gender and art invade ·stamm
Last week saw the
30th annual Gender
Studies Symposium,
"The Science of Gender
and Sex," flash by with
a flurry of workshops,
lectures, film screenings,
readings, and perfor­
mances.
Here are some photos
from the symposium arr
show, in case you did not
have a chance to stop in.
Featured above is
Rabbit # 3 by Kelly
Kuykendall ('10), and to
the right is the ;mrk of
Kelsey Chapple ('10). PHOTO BY SAM MARGEVICIUS
PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE
PHOTO O_F·--T-ME WEEK
This documentary style photo, taken by photo major Karl Berger ('12), shows his unique
ability to portray those closest to him in their moments of glory. Karl took this photo one night when
one of his bros got all of his other bros really, really, really stoked about a game of beer pong that he'd
just won. Luckily, Karl captured this moment before the scene digressed and all of his bros scattered.
The bros featured in this photo include (from left) Ben Mitzner, Kevin Brown, Cole Hanson, Tyler
Reese and Patrick Lenon. Recently, some of these bros wisely decided to host a Jersey Shore themed
parry which provided the setting for this photo and the reason for the enthusiasm. Being from Phila­
delphia means that, for better or for worse, I have been exposed to the Jersey Shore culture much
more than the average Lewis & Clark student. That being said, it was important to me that the stu­
dents of Lewis & Clark did not misrepresent any aspect of the Jersey Shore culture. I am happy to
report that the night was filled with fist pumping, hair poofs, tattoos, scandalous attire
and most importantly, attitude.
By Kathryn Wlodarczyk
If you want to see your photo featured in the PioLog, send it and an accompanying description
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Softball still sits at the bottom of the NWC standings
by Lindsey Bosse
This weekend left the softball team 0-15
overall and 0-8 in the NWC. Currently
Lewis & Clark rests at the bottom of the
rankings in conference, with Whitworth
sitting right above it and Pacific Lutheran
ranking first. Last Saturday the team played
against Puget Sound at home, losing 8-6
and 6-3. Then, on Sunday, the team was
defeated by NWC leader Pacific Lutheran
at 10-0 and 12-5.
"It really depends on the day," said Dan­
ielle Blechert (' 12). "It has a lot to do with
confidence. We tend to get over-anxious;
that's a majority of our problem."
On Saturday, the Loggers took a head
start, scoring their first three runs in the
first inning. In the fourth inning, they ran
in three more times. For their half of the
inning, the Pioneers pulled out a two-run
homer thanks to Jessica Mullins ('10).
In the fifth inning, UPS answered with
its own home run. Megan Andre ('13)
scored a point for the Pios in response. The
seventh inning looked promising for a Pio
comeback. First, the Loggers let Mullins
walk, with loaded bases and two outs for
batter Caitlin Relyea ('12). After hitting
a single to left field, two runners made it
home, ending the game 8-6. PHOTO BY MAGGIE OLIVER
Jet'aime Mullins ('13) had one of the only two hits in last weekend's loss against NWC leaders Pacific Lutheran.
Within the first inning of the sec­
ond game, Jamie Moon ('11) played ate­
dious game on the bases, advancing after
a wild pitch, and waiting while Caroline
DeVincenzi ('12) struck out. Moon finally
came into home when Blechert hit a single.
LC kept a 1-0 lead until the third inning,
when UPS managed two runs. DeVincenzi
answered, scoring one point for LC during
its portion of the inning after a Logger error
on second base.
Both teams stalled until the sixth in-ning, when UPS finally scored a run. UPS
took three more runs after a homer in the sev­
enth inning. That ended the game 6-3.
The next day, still at the Houston Spores
Complex, the Pios had some batting prob­
lems in game one. The Lutes finished the game
with 13 hits, while the Pios only had two, with
credit to Jet'aime Mullins ('13) and Moon.
The Lutes managed their first two points in
the second inning, and stacked up four more
in the third. The Lutes stalled for an inning
Track team continues
with fast times, big wins
by Lindsey Bosse .
There is no slowing down for the track
team at the moment. This past weekend at
the Northwest Conference South meet, the
Pioneer women finished first with 173.5
points. Not only did this mean victory over
NWC teams George Fox, Pacific, and Lin­
field, but also non~conference team Con­
cordia. The men finished the meet with 83
points.
Iliana Livstrom (' 13) continues to shine
in her events, taking another first place in
the 800-meter. LC took second and third
place in the race as well, with teammates
Olivia Foster ('13) and Kirsten Fix ('10)
finishing right behind Livstrom respective­
ly.
In the 1500-meter, runners Emily
Thomas (' 13) and Ellen Mering ('13) took
second and third, with times of 5:04 and
5:06. Heather Spurling ('13) took second
in the 5000-meter, finishing with a time of
18:54, which also qualified her for confer­
ence and moved her up to the ninth place
on the LC All-Time list. Beating her school
record for the second meet in a row, Corrine
Innes ('12) finished first in the 3000-meter
steeplechase, going from 11 :51 at UPS to
11:48.
In women's field events, Alla Khalitova
('11) managed a third place in high jump
with a 4' 11" clearing. Maddie Harper (' 13)
and Kelly Yelverton ('13) took second and
third in the pole vault. In the triple jump,
Laura Santos-Bishop ('12) jumped 33'4,"
landing her in second place, while Liz John­
son ('11) also took second place in the jav­
elin throw with a distance of 108'8". Amy
Madden took second in the shot put with
a distance of 35'4," which put her in first place out of the NWC teams.
For the men, Joevonte Mayes (' 12) finished
second in the 100-meter dash with a time of
11.53. He also finished third in the 200-meter
with a time of23 flat. In the 1500-meter, Karl
Dickman (' 1 O) ran a 4: 14, putting him in sec­
ond place, but first out of the NWC runners.
Richie LeDonne ('11) and Lars Steier ('10)
took second and third in the 5000-meter, run­
ning a 15:32 and 15:45 respectively, both end­
ing with qualifying times.
During field events on the men's side, Cur­
tis Smith ('10) and Michael Pryor ('11) took
second and third in the hammer throw, right
behind Linfield's Russell Sells. John Berokoff
('12) threw a 159'7" in the javelin, finishing
fourth.
Overall, the team holds steady times for
seeding and continues to break personal re­
cords and move up on the LC All-Time list.
A majority of the team members have already
met NWC qualifying times and distances, and
those who haven't are not too far off at the mo~
ment. Every meet, more and more athletes
are moving up and showing irrcredibly __ strong
competition.
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•· and returned in the fifth and sixth finishing
with five more points.
Game two allowed the Pios to make a hit­
ting comeback. In the third inning, with PLU
up 1-0, LC managed three hits and one run.
The action really started in the sixth inning,
with PLU taking a run for each of its four hits.
LC answered similarly with three runs for its
three hits. In the seventh inning, PLU scored
two more runs, and LC scored one, ending the
game 12-5. "We're still consistent," Blechert said. "We
have a lot more confidence compared to last
year, and it's nice to see the continual prog­
ress."
Over the break the team will play in Or­
ange, CA in the 2010 Sun' West Tournament,
where the team looks optimistic to steal some
of its first wins.
"We're workirig on our play this week, not
working towards beating on other teams," said
Blechert.
PHOTO COURTESY PIONEER CREW BLOG
Women's novice team competes against Willamette novices in Salem .
by Lindsey Bosse
Crew eased into its spring season this
past weekend with a warm-up regatta
against Willamette. The two teams hit
the river last Saturday, doing race piec­
es against each other and separating into
men's and women's divisions, as well as
varsity and novice. The races were kept on
rate caps, so t.hat the teams could not row
above a certain number of strokes per min­
ute.
. The men consistently beat Willamette
in all of their pieces. "We're strong, but
we're not the powerhouses that are preva­
lent in other schools," Daniel Saxton ('12)
said. "Willamette was stronger cpan us,
but we wer~ able to beat them with tech­
nique."
The races vyere kept between three and
four minutes, with a rate cap in the mid­
twenties. The men have a fairly light team,
but still boast high endurance. Their tech­
nical skills also strengthen Lewis & Clark
rowers. Comirrg back from the regatta,
the men ·1~ok to work on improving their
strokes per minute while maintaining their
technique. Thus far in the season, both
the men's and women's teams have worked
heavily on their technique.
"Once you speed up, generally your technique begins to wane," said Saxton.
The novice team on the men's side,
showed improvement since the beginning
of the season. Last fall, the novice team
competed in the WIRA competition and
finished among the top teams. The WIRA
regatta· includes a lot of the western col­
leges, and is a huge meet. The novice team
this spring season looks to follow in the
successful footsteps of fall's novice team.
"The coaching staff is really impres­
sive," Saxton said. "They've been able to
make novice rowers really good really
fast."
The women's team was opposed by a
bigger, faster, more experienced group this
last weekend. On the LC side, the team
is fairly new, and still getting used to the
water. However, the team still managed
to keep up the competition. The varsity
women's boats struggled slightly, just from
lack of experience. The novice boats, on
the other hand, kept up with Willamette's
novice rowers.
Coming back to training this w'eek be­
fore spring break the team, both men and
women and varsity and novice, will start
working on starts and race rhythm.
"It's going to be exciting to take out the
other teams with big guys," said Saxton.
"It's going to be fun." ~
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Low standards: Admissions key to NCAA predictions
by Michael G. Richman
Filling out your bracket is always tough,
especially when you are a senior in college
and making any plans br choices about your
future is terrifying. I waffied for a while, and
then it hit me. I would fill out my bracket
basing all my choices on the likelihood that I •
would be admitted to the institution in ques­
tion. With a little help from my colleague
Garik Lawson Asplund, I set about rriy quest
to find the school I could get into with the
least trouble and in rum this year's national
champion.
To be fair, I have no real evidence that
any of these schools would allow me to at­
tend. So, without doing any real research, I
headed to collegeboard.com and started to
look at the percemage of applicants admitted
to each of the 64 teams in the tournament
field. The logic here is simple: If your school
is more likely than your opponent to admit
ol' MRich, then you advance. If not, you go
home and grieve about not having lower ad­
mission standards.
While I wasn't admitted to any schools • d~ring this process, I did learn some things
along the way. I learned that it is relatively
easy to get into schools in the intermoun­
tain region of the United States. Ir's harder
to get .into the Universiry of Florida than I
though~, and for whatever reason, Murray
State Universiry does noc release statistics
about its admission· races.
In my fail-safe system plan, it pays to be
a 12 seed. I have three of them in my Final
Four. It doesn't pay to be a top seed. I see
three of them going home on the first day,
and only Kansas advancing. Of course, those
Jayhawks will fall when they meet tl1e pes­
ky New Mexico State Aggies, who accept
a shocking 96 percent of applicants. Even
Kansas, which lets 91 percent of applicants
into ics institution, couldn't match up. Con­
grats, Aggies, you're in the Final Four.
The most compelling match-up in the
east bracket is the first round showdown be­
tween Universiry of Wisconsin and Wofford.
The Badgers lost out by just one to Wofford,
58-57. When the Badgers lower their stan­
dards they'll have a better shot ac getting me to back them. Until then, they can go
home and think about leering in more kids
than some school no one has ever heard of
in Spartanburg, SC. Montana and its 96 per­
cent acceptance rate easily made it out of the
east in the end, Go,• Griz.
The south r~gion proved to be the place
with the toughest admission standards at the
top and some bizarre victories throughout.
Thar's right Sam Houston State, my bracket
puts you in the ~weet Sixteen. Sam Houston
barely squeal(ed by Old Dominion in round
cwo. Both Sam Houston and ODU let in 72
percent of applicants, but since Sam Hous­
ton is cheaper I feel like I would be more
likely to go there, and thus they get the nod
into the next round.
The south is highlighted by good schools
like Cal, Notre Dame, Villanova and Dook
(Duke) all places that would never let me at­
tend. Obviously they all got sent home early
with my formula'. Somehow Utah State came
out of this bracket. Turns out if you let in 98
percent of applicants you would probably let
Michael G. in. So guess what your reward is Utah State: immortal fame in the Pioneer Log
and a trip to the Final Four.
In the west, it was a romp. The Univer­
siry of Texas at El Paso lets in 99 percent of
its applicants. That's one less than 100, for
those of you keeping score at home. These
guys would certainly admit your boy Mike.
UTEP would probably give me a scholar­
ship. UTEP will probably call me after they
get word of this article. Just kidding, no one
reads the PioLog right before Spring Break
when they are that close to Mexico.
In the end, my Final Four comes down
to New Mexico State, UTEP, Utah State and
Montana. Two teams with Aggies as mas­
cots, cwo teams from the southwest and no
one from east of the Mississippi. As it turns
out, 96 percent acceptance rate was not good
enough, so I said goodbye to Montana and
NM State and it came down to UTEP (99
percent) and Utah State (98 percent).
There you have it. UTEP: your 2010
NCAA National Champions. Not what you
expected, but guaranteed to win you your
bracket pool, 99 percent guaranteed at least.
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March 18·19 Round Two
March 20·21 Sweet Sixteen
March 25•26 Elite Eight
March 27•28 Final Four
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April 5 Final Four
Aprii 3 Elite Eight
March 27-26 Sweet Sixteen
March 25-26 Round Two
March 20·21 Round One
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16 Lehigh
8 UNLV
9 N Iowa
5 Mich St
12 New Mex St
4 Maryland
13 Houston 1 Kansas
9 N Iowa
12 New Mex St
13 Houston
6 Tennessee .,_ Tennessee
11 SDSU
3 Georgetown
14Ohio
7 Oklahoma St
10 Ga Tech
2 Ohio St
15 UCSB
1 Syracuse
5 Butler
12 UTEP
4 Vanderbilt
11 Minnesota
3 Pittsburqh
7BYU
10 Florida
2 Kansas St
15 N Texas 14 Ohio
7 Oklahoma St
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R Morris 15
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Alternative Spring Break ideas
10. Casino demolition in Las Vegas.
9. Camp out in the Ravine; survive on English Ivy and
run-off from the parking lot.
8. Increase your carbon footprint.
7. Remix all of Michael Jackson's music into something
more poppy and sellable, but lacking anything musical
or artistic.
6. Revisit the land of Hyrule for 36 hours straight. Or
go to Azeroth for like 120 hours or so. Pick your poi­
son/ addiction.
5. Take a train to the moon.
4. Take up residence in the library to finish your thesis.
Yeah, you won't, but you know you should.
3. Go to Alaska, be ironic.
2. Discover an alternative fuel source, patent it and
become really rich.
1. Donate time to the
Oregon Tea Party, sew­
ing costumes and creating
witty signage. Drink of the
Day
Famous people have Spring Break too The Bad Idea
1 cup of coffee
Lady Gaga was asked to leave her Habitat for Hu­
manity service trip after only twenty minutes. 1 shot of tequila
ii,,Jalapeno (optional)
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by my roommate: The Bad
Idea. With a night of study­
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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels own at the Annual Beer Pong
Tournament in the Woods. Calm, collective commies for the win.
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Kermit the Frog here, scamming on some ladies in Cancun. Group bui'lding exercises for the Democratic Party were never better than
the trip down the Rogue River. Rahm Emanuel was left at home.
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