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Volume 76, Issue 12

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2011-04-22

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THE PIONEER LOG
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Friday, April 22, 2011
Taking the stage pne last
time
BY LAURA NASH
Arts Editor
enior Theatre majors began
theiI thesis presentations Wednes­
day, inviting everyone co enjoy
the culmination of their last four
years spent learning the ways of the
stage. Over the last three months,
eleyen seniors have worked to­
gether to prepare a series of shows
worthy of performance in Fir Acres
Theatre.
While only seven .of the Theatre
majors. directed performances, alJ
of them completed research proj­
ects, and everyone lent their skills
technically and in other ways.
Casting began in February and
rehearsals have continued since.
Each director has only 45 minutes
for their performance, meaning
they had ro pare down their choice
of scenes carefully. They also had
small budgets co create their sets
and outfit their performers.
Wednesday evening, Annie
Fassler opened the show wit~ her
production "Lase Five Years: From
the Golden Age of American
Musical Theater co Jason Robert
Brown."
"The show is all sung with a re­
versed chronology: the woman cells
her side of the story starting at the
end of the relationship and work­
ing her way cowards the beginning,
while the man starts at the begin­
ning and moves cowards the end.
They meet in the middJe for one
song on their wedding day," wrote
Fassler, describing the two person
chamber musical she directed.
AJison Stake, who directed "A
Metamorphosis of the Heart in
Mary Zuckerman's Metamorpho­
ses," and Ro Mehtar, who directed
"Death and Disaster: Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern," also presented
Wednesday. These three perfor­
mances will be repeated tonight at
7, 8 and 9 p.m. respectively.
Rachel Erickson opened Thurs­
day with her version of Shake­
speare's 7he Tempest.
"I was lucky co have a very en­
thusiastic and open-minded cast
who were willing co experiment
and cake risks when I asked them
co try strange things," said Erick­
son, who brought the methods
of director Peter Brook co her re­
hearsals.
Jon Wash, who prepared "Arr:
Identity and Association," Grace
Wedgwood, who prepared "The
Magic of Marisol," and Petra Lam­
berson, who prepared "The Fever:
Entering the Mind," also presented
yesterday and will present again
Saturday night.
The performances exhibited the
passion that each student had in
their work. As with most final events
on campus, the final plays showed
all the hard work of students. www.piolog.com
. PHOTO BY NATALIE BAKER Vol. 76, Iss. 12
Fuzzy faces
BON HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL
BEARD COMPETITION
FOR COMMUNITY
BY MARI YAMATO
Features Editor
AJchough the spring semester
is winding down, Lewis & Clark's
unique activities are sti"U going
strong. This Friday, attendants of
the first Annual Beard Pageant will
be combing their way through a sea
of facial hair at the Bon.
Creators of the Beard Pageant,
Leo Fraser and Jen Schildmeyer,
have been fostering this idea for
over a year now. Luckily for stu­
_ denrs, the original plan became
more campus friendly.
FAREWELL, CELESTINO-"My original idea was called
Beers, Beards and Bluegrass, be­
cause those are three things that I
feel are aspects of Pacific Northwest
culture that go together and form a
whole unit," said Fraser. AFTER THREE YEARS AS DEAN OF STUDENTS, CELESTINO
LIMAS.WILL MOVE ON TO LAFAYETTE COLLEGE AT THE END
OF THIS SEMESTER. Fraser thought it best to just
keep the beard and music aspects of
his dream, especially since the loca­
tion changed to LC.
BY LINDSEY BOSSE
Editor in Chief
During a orrential downpour
on April 14, an email from the
Office of the Provost, ironically
matching the solemn weather,
graced every student's inbox. The
first wave of students who read
the story by The Source that was
linked in the email quickly up­
dated their Facebook statuses with
varying emotional responses co the
news that Dean of Students and
Chief Diversiry Officer Celestino
Limas would be leaving Lewis &
Clark co cake a new position as
Vice President for Campus Life
and Senior Diversity Officer at La­
fayette College. Since the news,
responses have continually found their way co Limas, emphasizing
his immense impact on campus
and how greacly he will be mi sed.
On Tuesday, April 12, Associate
Dean of Students Jeff Feld-Gore
and Associate Dean of Students
and Director of Multicultural Af­
fairs Lacricia Brand were updated
on his transition and asked co take
his place as Dean of Students as
co-deans. Dean of the Graduate
School Scott Fletcher was asked co
be Chief Diversity Officer, ~hich
he, like Brand and Feld-Gore, ac­
cepted. The decision was made
quickly after Limas announced his
switch co Lafayette College, with­
out the consult of any committees.
"It seemed pretty obvious we
needed co be using people in-house," said Provost Jane Atkin­
son. "Ir's a big job, co oversee the
division, and co take two people
who already have hefty assign­
ments and ask them co do more
made better sense with the idea of
a partnership."
"I think I am most scared of
there being a real sense from che
entire community that they've tru-'
ly lost an advocate that they won't
be able to regain, in some way,"
said Brand. "We all understand the
unique space that Celestino occu­
pied, so I think there are a lot of
concerns from the campus com­
munity who don't understand how
big of a void there is going co be."
CONTINUED I NEWS 3 CONTINUED I FEATURES 9
Platt-Howard & Hartzie say goodbye
NEWS4
CALM READING
DAYS AT WATZEK
FEATURES9
Sunburn:
No need for aloe
ARTS 12
Coach Fix, seniors finish careers at track
PHOTO BY MAGGIE OLIVER
Iliana Livstrom ('11) has been regaining speed and strength since her injury in the fall.
The Lewis & Clark lnvatational last weekend showed some of her better times of the
season; the women finished eighth while the men finished in the no. 15 spot.
PRESIDENTIAL
PERSPECTIVE
BARRY GLASSNER SHARES SOME
PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON HIS
FIRST YEAR AS PRESIDENT AT
LEWIS & CLARK I OPINIONS 1 BY LINDSEY BOSSE
Editor in Chief
After 30 years of coaching at
Lewis & Clark College and nu­
merous years of watching his fa­
ther coach before that, David Fix
will be leaving the Pioneer running
program. Lase Saturday marked
his last meet at Fix Track, along
with a slew of seniors: Richie Le­
Donne, Michael Pryor, Cheyenne
Feliz; Katherine Groesbeck, Chris­
tina Herring, Amy Madden an,d
Liz Johnson. Regardless of his de­
parture from the position of head
coach, Fix promises co stay con­
nected co the program.
"However, I continued co real­
ize how effectively run· our home
meets are due to Coach Fix's cal-em for organization," said Daniel
Shaver ('13). "I hope that putting
on the best meets in the NWC will
remain as part of Coach Fix's leg­
acy."
_On Saturday, despite the hail
and unpleasant weather, the team
ended the meet looking forward co
the upcoming conference meet.
"I think we are in a good posi­
tion co move up the conference this
year," said LeDonne.
Shaver contribured, "We don't
yet have the numbers necessary co
compete ac the head of the con­
ference, bur we have many indi­
vidually amazing athletes who are
seeded at the cop or near the cop of
their events."
CONTINUED I SPORTS 14
BACCHUS ON
TO NATIONALS
MEN'S ULTIMATE FRISBEE FALLS
TO WHITMAN, COMES IN SECOND
AT REGIONAL TOURNAMENT IN
TACOMA I SPORTS 14
PHOTO BY NATALIE BAKER PHOTO COURTESY OF SAM BARBER 2News THE PIO EER LOG, PRIL 22, 2011
·"Is conflict bad?" Corbett House undergoes renovations
BY ALIX FINNEGAN
Staff Writer
"Absolutely!" "Nor at all." "Well. .. some­
times." Such were che views of the three pan­
elists who spoke in chis week's Exploration
and Discovery colloquium. Titled "Is Con­
flict Bad?," the lase colloquium of the semes­
ter brought Associate Professor of Psychol­
ogy Janee Davidson, Associate Professor of
Hi rory Elliot Young and Professor of Inter­
nacional Affairs Bob Mandel together to dis­
cuss issues surrounding conflict and the view
of conflict across disciplines.
Unlike previous colloquiums, rhe three
panelists chose to restructure chis discussion
to facilitate debate and allow the audience to
actively participate in rhe discussion. Instead
of each panelist presenting a lengthy, formal
presentation of their position, each panelist
spoke briefly on their views and then field­
ed questions and comments· from the audi­
ence and ocher panelists. "It would defeat the
purpose if we had a harmonious discussion,"
said Mandel, chuckling at the irony.
The first topic on the agenda was to de­
fine "conflict." From a psychological per­
spective, Davidson argued, conflict is "the
incompatibility of goals or behaviors," where
each side demands char rhe ocher side loses.
Mandel offered another definition: "con­
frontation between different positions with­
out a smooch, peaceful resolution."
Davidson, the first to speak, brought up
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PRESS the notable difference between disagree­
ment, which she argued can be productive,
and conflict, which is almost always detri­
mental. Additionally, Davidson highlighted
che numerous flaws chat lead co conflict and
enlightened che audience about frontal lobe
development. The evolutionary develop­
ment of the frontal lobe, Davidson argued,
allows humans to plan, evaluate and reason
through difficult situations, which would ul­
timately allow people co minimize conflict
and instead turn to peaceful disagreement or
cooperation to solve problems.
Afrer briefly donning a Mexican wres­
tler mask, Young stepped up co present the
opposition. "Conflict is not only not bad,"
proclaimed Young. "Confl.ict is good. And
sometimes we're morally obligated co engage
in conflict." Citing several histo(ical exam­
ples, from Pinochet co Gaddafi, Young pre­
sented a case based upon the eradication of
injusr.ices. Without conflict, he argued, there
would be no progress. •
Mandel, caking the neutral position,
spoke about the fine line between good con­
flict and bad. "Conflict is the darkest dimen­
sion of human behavior and we need co un­
derstand it," he said. Citing three different
ways of judging conflict, Mandel explored
conflicts deemed "bad" and compared them
co "good conflicts," which he described as
confrontations between similarly marched
sides char ultimately lead co progress.
PHOTO BY LINDSEY BOSSE PHOTO BY LINDSEY BOSSE
Normal summer maintenance work began.early this'year with a restoration of the South Campus Corbett Man-
sion's masonry. Stewart, Odell, Agnes Flanagan Chapel, the Alumni Gatehouse and the west wall of Albany
will also ungergo renovations.
BY MICAH LEINBACH
Staff Writer
Summer students. be warned: the infa­
mous Corbett ghosts may start appearing on
campus more often. Normally constrained
to the Corbett Mansion that dominates the
South Campus lawn, masonry repair work
at the mansion runs the risk of forcing our
Harrier Corbett.
Renowned in Lewis & Clark lore for liv­
ing in the lighted room (it still never turns
off) in the attic where she was locked as a
child. until her early death, Harriet may soon
be forced co vacate the mansion. Scaffolding
is up already, and while Larry Atchison, Fa­
cilities Manager, has informed lhe Pioneer
log chat "they have nor expressed any dis­
pleasure [so far]," the ghosts still remain an
unpredictable bunch.
The supernatural eviction is a product of
regular maintenance work on campus char
Atchison said involves "complete restoration
of the original masonry around the Corbett
house" from the patio co the garage co rhe
chimneys. Ir is one of the summer's capital
projects: "The mansion was in some pretty good need of restoration."
The Corbett ghosts will not be alone in
their homeless wanderings, however. The
Stewart Nurse, renowned as the pose-death
ephemeral image of a nurse turned murderer
from LC's early days, may also be forced else­
where as Stewart-Odell's bricks receive simi­
lar treatment. Any otherworldly residents of
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, the Alumni Gate­
house or the west wall of Albany may also be
forced away.
The multi-step process to repair bricks
would force any wrairhlike individuals away.
Bricks muse first be washed and cleaned,
and then the mortar will be replaced and
repaired. Bricks that are damaged must be
removed and replaced. The facilities depart­
ment has worked with suppliers co ensure
char new.bricks will match the original co the
best possible degree.
While ethereal spirits of the night may be
bothered, students, staff and faculty on cam­
pus over the summer need nor worry. Con­
tractors have been provided with schedules
and events and will make efforts to minimize
their impact on campus life.
Rejected apartment applicants guaranteed second choice
BY JAKE SIMONDS
Staff Writer
As the College works to keep more upper­
classmen on campus, 250 students applied
for the Apartments this spring, a number in
line with past years. Around 50 were turned
down. This group was offered a "special deal"
from Housing in which their first choice hall
was guaranteed and the flexible meal plan of­
fered to Apartment residents was extended to
chem. The majority of these students partici­
pated in the housing lottery on April 7, sig­
naling some interest in staying around.
Director of Housing & Orientation San­
di Bottemiller acknowledges they can't know
how many upperclassmen are using the lot­
tery as backup as they evaluate ocher options.
However, she said 'Tm really encoµraged by
the number of people who were open co con­
sidering staying in the residence halls."
A new residence hall-with 169 beds­
aimed at upperclassmen opens in Fall 2012.
If it were to open next fall, Bottemiller says the interest is nor currently there to fill it.
However, Housing has been conducting fo­
cus groups and surveying students and· staff
for the past few semesters to find out what
can keep upperclassmen on campus.
Restructuring meal plans and the RA po­
sition in upperclassmen housing have been
discussed as ways co make campus living
more autonomous. "We're talking about a
lot of chose issues and have been gathering
data over the lase few semesters. We're get­
ting some great information," said Bottemi­
ller, who hopes co make campus life more
attractive co the upperclassmen. The College
wants co keep upperclassmen on campus for
their contributions to community. When
Housing staff finishes collecting data, they
will make formal recommendations co the
College, which are co be implemented when
the new dorm opens or earlier.
Asher Ely ('13) was pare of the group
turned down for the Apartments. He is stay­
ing on campus; however, had he known he would be turned down, Ely says he likely
wouldn't stay. ''Ar that point, everybody had
already sorted out the people they wanted co
live with off campus, and so it was just eas­
ier to live on campus," said Ely. He doesn't
know what he'll do his senior year, but he
remains interested in the Apartments.
A campus bar and more upperclassmen
on campus would make Ely more likely to
stay, while possible a la carte dining and a
wholly upperclassmen dorm wasn't motivat­
ing. He chinks the opportunity co g~t out
into the "real world" and the resulting au­
tonomy are what drives students off campus.
Ely's guess matched Borremiller's sense of
what upperclassmen want. Whether Hous­
ing can meet these needs remains to be seen.
As housing staff worked through appli­
cations chis spring, "the big three"- Hartz­
feld, Howard and Odell- filled up fast as
usual. Wair lists have been established for
chose dorms and the Apartments, co be filled
if spaces open.
Watzek Library offers cash for E & D research award
BY LAURA NASH
News Editor
Exploration & Discovery students have a
new reason co put extra effort into their fi­
nal research projects. In honor of Director
James J. Kopp, Director of Watzek Library
for more than 10 years who passed away un­
expectedly last summer, Waczek is offering
Warzek Library First-Year Research Awards
of $200 each, pulled from their own budget,
co two students who demonstrate exception­
al research skills.
"Ir's designed co draw attention co a part
of the writing process char isn't often recog­
nized, which is the library research part of
the paper," explained Librarian Kare Rubick.
Criteria for the award include: "explicit and significant use of!ibrary research resourc­
es, services and collections; demonstrac[ion
of] an ability to identify, locate, select, evalu­
ate and synthesize information from schol­
arly research resources; and explicit critical
methods of research and inquiry."
The online application for the award
opens today and closes May 8. le requires
students co submit their project as well as
an explanation of their research process. A
"Faculty Letter of Support" is optional, and
Rubick encourages students co apply on the
merit of their own work, whether or nor they
receive faculty recommendation.
A committee including Rubick, another
librarian and two Exploration & Discovery
faculty members will meet over the summer co determine the winners of che two awards.
She described the intention co make the
project collaborative between the tw~ de­
partments.
The winners will be announced at che be­
ginning of next semester. Participation and
interest chis year will determine whether the
award exists in the future.
If chis award continues, "then perhaps
students will be chinking about it as some­
thing at the beginning of the semester," said
Rubick. "Perhaps they will gee more excited
about their research process ... [and] making
research their emphasis."
Librarians hope char the award will en­
courage students co make fuller use of che re­
sources available to them ar Warzek Library. Q&A with Celestino
What is your biggest accomplishment on
LC's campus?
l am very proud that I was able ro earn the
trust of students by always being accessible
and accountable ro them-this was impor­
tant to me as I wanted ro -not just respond
to students, but also actively solicit perspec­
tives to know where we were doing well but
also where we needed to do better.
What is your favorite place on campus?
A tie between Templeton and the game
room in East outside my office-these
places always afforded me hundreds of rich
conversations with students that I'll always
cherish.
What are you going to miss most?
I love the fact chat students are very com­
fortable stopping me ai:0 in one conver­
sation they can be complimenting the
institution for doing the right thing, and in
that same conversation they can be calling
us to task for things that we've done or we
haven't done, and che freedom that students
are willing to take ownership and hold us
accountable. I can't cell you how much I
appreciate that. And the other thing is the
whole aspect of Portland. It's a different
environment out here, and I think having
Lewis & Clark nestkd within a community
like this, you can't gee that anywhere else
but here. I'm also going to miss being a
bridge-builder between the institution and
communities of color in the area.
• What moment/memory makes you smile
when you think about LC?
Oh my, there are literally a couple thou­
sand of these for me in the past three years.
Some examples from just this term include
when JeffTurre cold me that ASLC fully
funded the Co-op's proposal to staff their
new coffee cart for next year, when Molly
Hetz and the Women's Lacrosse Team
hosted their first ever tournament here on
campus and when Sai Nuiov organized and
then sent a petition to myself and other
senior administrators from over 100 inter­
national students asking for Brian White
t0 succeed Greg Caldwell when he retires.
There are so many of these moments that 1
experience every day-that make me so proud
to be your Dean-I truly am the luckiest
person on campus to be a part of these mo­
men cs everyday.
What are your hopes for the LC campus
once you leave?
That ·students continue to self-advocate and
cake ownership of their experiences. Stu­
dents have a powerful voice and it should be
the central part of all chat occurs here.
Who has been your sidekick since you've
been here?
Hands down, Amy De La Cuba from our
office has been my partner from day one­
I am lost without her and because of her
guidance, ·support and care, I am able to be
a servant to our students.
What have you learned at LC that will
help with your goals at Lafa~tte?
An enormous amount-I have never once
said chat I 'work' at Lewis & Clark, but
rather I take pride in the fact that I serve
Lewis & Clark. This campus taught me
that those moments when you can be a part
of student successes and help support chem
through failures are priceless, plcmtiful and
so very easy to nurture when you fit with a
place like I have here.
Final comments?
That I truly hope I have served [the stu­
dents] well and been there for them these
past years. I am graceful to them for allow­
ing me into their lives and they have given
my family and I more than we can ever r~­
pay. I hope our paths can cross again in the
future and I look forward to watching them
change the world. THE PIO EER LOG, APRIL 22, 2011
Farewell, Celestino
Story continued from page 1
"I think chat it is going to be a. consid­
erable loss for the institution but a wonder­
ful opportunity for Celestino," Brand con­
tinued. "I think Lafayette knew what they
needed and asked for it. I just wish there was
more of an opportunity to work under his
leadership."
"I fear the perception that students have
of me in my current role transferring over to
the Dean of Students role, which is a very
different role," said Feld-Gore. "I have to act
very differently, and I know that." •
Understandably, the two have some un­
easiness going into their new roles, although
Brand and Feld-Gore both say they feel con­
fident they will work well together and con­
tinue to build on the work that Limas has
already initiated this far in his career.
"I don't chink anyone could be Celestino,
but it's our job to build on his legacy," said
Feld-Gore. •
Considering that most of the College has
only known about Limas leaving for a week,
there has been very little time to process and
prepare for the transition chat will come
mid-June beyond appointing interim per­
sonnel to take over in Limas' absence.
"Every time you have a transition like
this, there are aspects of the previous in­
cumbent chat you'll wane to carry over, and
there are new opportunities for the incoming
one," said Atkinson. "Each new hire builds
on the previous one and we have high expec­
tations created by Celestino."
As far as looking for a new Dean of Stu­
dents, there are no plans in place to begin
the search or even co hire a firm. Atkinson
promises that all College constituents will
play an important role in choosing the new
Dean, therefore no serious searches will be­
gin until students come back to campus next
year.
Although Limas says he is truly hearcbro-PHOTO BY NATALIE BAKER
ken to be leaving a place he loves so dearly,
he is also enthusiastic to join the Lafayette
community and begin his work there. When
he initially scarred at LC, Limas was hired
simply as the Dean of Students. However, in
his three years serving the College, Limas has
increased his responsibility by integrating the
self-designed role of Chief Diversity Officer.
Beyond that, Limas has kept busy aiding in
successful hires of employees that have ben­
eficed the College in numerous ways, as well
as assisting students in implementing ideas
-such as Common Hour and the soon-to­
come Coffee Carr-from the Co-Op. Without
a moment's rest in the past three years, Limas
has continually stepped up to the plate for all
members of the LC comn:iuniry, especially
students.
Limas, however, gives a significant por­
tion of credit to the community that has
helped him along the way, stating, "There are
fingerprints from a dozen people on every­
thing that I do."
"Part of what makes this place great is not
about me, it's about the institution and ch·e
students and che students' willingness co ask
rough questions. And not just chat, but co
demand answers," said Limas. "I really think
that's not going to end. I think if anything,
you're going to see that being more calcified.
This is your school· I think students always
need co remember chat."
For comments on his departure from LC,
Limas said, "It's the combination of a chance
co be a servant to an institution who is crying
co make themselves better and it is a heart­
breaking departure from a place I really care
about."
Limas will continue to serve on the Out­
side-In Board, and therefore will continually
be in Portland on a regular basis, giving him
ample opportunity to wear his collection of
orange and black ties which will soon fall out
of fashion when he joins the maroon and
white Leopards in Easton, PA.
Accomplishments of Celestino Limas: 2008-2011
2008:
-Initiative for Accessibility Task Force and Substance Use & Abuse Task Force
-President Hochstettler asks Limas to be LC's first Chief Diversity Officer
-Assists in transition of PE and Athetics becoming a part of the Student Life Division
2009:
-Initiative to increase support for employees of color, outreach to Portland
community
-Implementation of Online Parent class for assistance in student transitions
-Assists in surveying for and implementation of DSAs for campus health
2010:
-Assists in implementing Residential Language Communities
-Addresses all levels of CAS campus with personal forums regarding new dorm and
potential three~year living requirement
-Assists in bringing Interfaith Community housing opportunities
-Begins pursuing the matter of transparency for students with "Know LC"
-Awarded Scott Goodnight Award fo~ Outstanding Dean from NASPA
-Assists in implementation of"Common Hour" News3
ASLC
Update
A weekly column about
student government
BY JAKE SIMONDS
Staff Writer
A la carte dining is slated to come co
Lewis & Clark in Fall 2012, coinciding with
the opening of che new residence hall. The
Bon Apecic Committee, made up of students
and Associated Students of Lewis & Clark
(ASLC) representatives, has been evaluating
options and tentatively plans to switch all
dining options, in a move designed to make
campus living more palatable co upperclass­
men. Senator Justin Midyet (' 13), serving on
the committee, brought the item to discus­
sion at ASLC's weekly meeting on April 14.
Reaching out co ASLC is only the first
step in involving the student body in this
planning process. The committee plans to
do formal surveying and lead student discus­
sions next fall. The ·committee stresses that,
this early on, anything and everything is on
the table, and they hope.for feedback in cre­
ating dining options that truly cater to LC.
Students with concerns or suggestions are
advised to contact their Senators.
New dining options will coincide with a
"revamp" of Fields Dining Hall taking place
in the summer of 2012. Pricing structures
will be reworked before any a la carte sys­
tem cakes hold. The change will mean some
students who eat more each meal may pay
more for food than they currently do. In re­
sponse, a hybrid plan that combines both a
la carte and all-you-can-eat dining options
was brought up during discussion. Midyet
said hybrid plans were rare and the commit­
tee was currently leaning towards a strictly a
la carte system.
Students suggested having roll-over meals
and a possible campus bar. These ideas were
popular among the senators.
A campus bar has been discussed as a
way to make campus life more attractive to
upperclassmen. However, the bar's success
would rest on an active, large group oflegally
drinking students, a group chat would have
co establish itself on campus before the bar
could be seriously considered.
The ASLC election results came in Mon­
day. 538 students cast votes, a mere 28 per­
cent of 1931 eligible voters. Turnout was
down from last year.
"I was surprised at the number of voters
who abstained," said Pamp, referring to the
14-17 percent of voters who did not vote in
each uncontested race. Vice-President elect
Callie Rice (' 14) led this trend, with 17 per­
cent of voters abstaining in her one-horse
race. As a freshman, Rice may have lacked
name recognition, a possible culprit for the
trend.
Hours after notification, President Elect
Petersen said the news hadn't quite sunk in
yet. Immediately after notification, she felt
both intense excitement and an acute aware­
ness of just how much responsibility she'll
hold. Petersen will learn the ropes from
Pamp this _spring and summer, as they both
plan ro stay on campus. She and the new
cabinet will assume office after graduation,
May 8.
ASLC Election Results
President -Annalisa Peterson
Vice President -Callie Rice
Treasurer -Simon Hudes
• Student Organizations Coordinator -
.Brandis Piper
• Community Relations Coordinator -
Aaron Plaster
SAAB Chair -Jahnavi Caldwell-Green
ChiefJustice -Miles Paterson 4News THE PIO EER LOG, APRIL 22, 2011
Platt-Howard Hartzfeld Area Director
Liv Edens prepares to leave
BY JAKE SIMONDS
Staff Writer
When the door to the Area
Director's office by Platt East is
propped op~n next semester, more
than a few students will do double
takes. Liv Edens, AD of the Platt­
Howard-Harczfeld complex, won't
be there. Her office is welcom­
ing and natural in that way spaces
without windows can sometimes
be. Inside, nearly half the wall­
space is covered by license plates
frqm all over this country, and a
few from Canada. Edens admits
that she purchased a few to com­
plete the collection., however she
says once friends know ,you collect
license plates, a li,ttle asking around
is all it takes co make an impressive
collection.
Edens is leaving after six and a
half years at Lewis & Clark co pur­
sue new opportunities after taking
an opportunity co buy a home.
She has lived on a college campus
in some capacity for 15 years. ''I'm
exited about being a homeowner,"
said Edens.
"[Being able] co interact with
students has kept me in the work
I do," said Edens, who, currently
on the job market, is looking for
work that will allow her to inter­
act with students. As an AD, Edens
has enjoyed being able to. mentor
students through their college ex­
perience in a special way. "It's really
an incredible role, no other staff or
faculty member gets co have char
same sort of interaction, and see
students day-co-day as [Area Direc­
tors] who live and share the same
spaces they do," said Edens.
"It's a hard job co live where you
work, and co live where you work
for as long as [Liv] has especially,"
said Eden's supervisor, Director of Campus Living Kelly Hoover.
Hoover and has worked with
Edens on a daily basis for two and
a half years, and, along with her
"little icliosyncratic tendencies,"
Hoover will miss the dedication
her friend and colleague brought co
the unique position, and acknowl­
edges that her dedication will be
something hard to replace. Said
Hoover, "I know that for her, it's
time to go and do something else,
but she's given so· much of herself
to this place and co this role that it's
sad to see that go ... Ir's hard for me
to imagine her not being a part of
this team." "Ir's a very bittersweet place, to
be doing things for the last time,"
said Edens, reflecting on her ex­
periences this time doing end of
year stuff like the hall dinner that
cook place Wed. April 13, the day
after this interview. "To think that
today and tomorrow night's going
co be the last time I'm going co be
pulling all those things together co
make that event happen, it makes
it very real in a way it hasn't been."
Campus living has already be­
gun the search process for a new
AD, and will bring candidates co
campus for students co interact
with and provide feedback before term's end. Hartzfeld RA Nate
Cohen ('13) is on the search com­
mittee, and, though speaking only
for himself, says he hopes co find
a candidate with the same level of
commitment.
Edens feels grateful and blessed
for the opportunities this job has
provided her. Said Edens, "LC stu­
dents are some of the most amaz­
ing people I have ever co'me in con­
tact with. I'm glad that I'm going
to be able to always look back on
this experience and feel good about
the work that I did and the people
I got to work with."
Over the years, Liv Edens has become well known for her skill in grilling. Edens has said that a dream of hers would be to open a
grilling restaurant or food cart once she gets settled into her new house and life.
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Sustainability
BY MICAH LEINBACH
Staff Writer
"Ir was a bigger thing than we
thought," said Jim Proctor, the
chair of the ENVS program, with
regards co Lewis & Clark's Sus­
tainability Task Force (STF) and
its initiative to set the course of
LC's efforts at sustainability for
the coming years. He was speak­
ing co efforts by the task force co
define sustainability and determine
some sort of structure by which the
school could operate in the future.
The STF had been hoping to
present its overall mission, orga­
nizational structure and recom­
mendations co the community at
large via an open ~onversation with·
the public last Friday. But later
that day, Proctor said, "We're not
there yet. We thought we would be
there, and we realized we weren't."
Part of the struggle comes out of
working with a term as all encom­
passing as sustainability. It means
everything and nothing, according
co Tom Krattenmaker, who is lead­
ing the task force with Proctor.
''Action, activism, research, schol­
arship [and] academics" all deserve
a role in the final recommendations
of the STF, according co Kratten­
maker. The difficulty comes in
trying co determine how and how
closely they all fit together.
The challenge of putting togeth­
er a proposal and list of recommen-
. dations that can span international
academics and also be applied co
the careful energy measures of the
facilities department is significant.
Still, Proctor can promise that
there will be a lot more closure.
"We want co get it done before ev­
eryone disappears," said Kratten­
maker. The STF looks forward co
bringing a consensus forward this
summer.
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Word on the Hill: Reflections
1rst years a
Fi~st years
CAMERON CHASE
Philosophy major
South Lake Tahoe, California
Enjoyed Most: "Ir's very community oriented
and you see a lor of different personalities
sprout our because everyone is comfortable
with who everyone is. So we have a lot of
weird people here. Its good. "
To Be Improved: "The Bon has good food bur
some of the products are definitely nor or­
ganic and very processed."
MIA HAMMERSLEY
International Affairs major &
Environmental Studies minor
· Flagstaff, Arizona
Enjoyed Most: "I really enjoyed living in a
themed community because that helped me
make friends really early on in the year."
To Be Improved: "Working on attracting a
more diverse group of students as far as ide­
ologies go. And sustainability on campus." BEN SMALL
Environmental Studies major
Ashland, Oregon
Enjoyed Most: "All of the very incelli­
gent conversations I have had outside of
class."
To Be Improved: "The social dynamic ar this
school is precry claustrophobic. If I could, I
would change the general social undercur­
rents that persist here and a lot of the gos­
sipy, clicky aspects that we deny bur that re­
ally do exist."
IRENE ZOLLER HUETE
Economics major
Tacoma, Washlngton
Enjoyed Most: "I love the rain."
To Be Improved: "Buy more umbrellas for
everyone!"
JUSTIN GOODLOW
Philosophy major
Mont Claire, New Jersey
Enjoyed Most: "Meeting a Joe of new peo­
ple and getting away from the hometown
bubble. Also, the class discussions and
the perspectives that you wouldn't neces­
sarily consider outside of a class context."
To Be Improved: "24-hour food service." Seniors
COLE HANSON
International Affairs major &
Russian minor
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Enjoyed Most: "Chill bros, divas, chillers who
chill, chillers who don't chill but sometimes
chill, and Aubrey Waczek. I love Waczek."
To Be Improved: "I would suggest chat there
be a larger capacity for the classes that every­
one wanes to take, like photography, which I
didn't cake until senior year but cried co cake
freshman, sophomore and junior year."
.. TALI MORRISON
Communications major
Kingston~ Jamaica
Enjoyed Most: "My overseas trip co Austra­
lia. We learned a lot about the culture and
I didn't expect rhar. Ir was a really great pro­
gram."
To Be Improved: "The lack of diversity." CLAUDIA RAMIREZ
Studio Art major & Math minor
Born in Mexico City, raised in
Wilsonville, Oregon
Enjoyed Most: "Meeting all the people."
To Be Improved: "Reaching our ro commut­
er students because I chink they tend co get
overlooked."
NATALIE POULSON
International Affairs major &
Art History minor
Alamo, California
Enjoyed Most: 'J\ll of the knowledge in my
classes and my smart professors and smart
student body."
To Be Improved: "Being stuck o~ the hill my
freshman and sophomore year in the dorm -
and not being able to explore Portland co its
fullest."
LEE TAYLOR
SoAn major & Art History minor
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Enjoyed Most: "I really enjoyed the friends
I've made,,,we've stayed really close the past
four years.
To Be Improved: "I would improve the sense
of community on campus because as an ath­
lete, I think there is a gap berween athletes
and the general student body." 6 Opinions THE PIO EER LOG, APRIL 22, 2011
Sustainability is Sexy My Eyes Are Up Here
A weekly column dedicated to environmental issues A weekly feminist column for everybody
Who is the real ,killer, coal or nuclear? It comes in waves!
BY RACHEL YOUNG
Staff Writer
News coverage of the nuclear
disaster in Fukushima, Japan has
been highly discussed among the
Western public for weeks now.
The disaster has rightly brought
up questions of safety in energy
production, bur when considering
these safety standards it is crucial co
look beyond nuclear power and an­
alyze energy production as a whole.
While we are all distracted by
the upheaval in Fukushima, every­
day deaths and illnesses caused by
mercury poisoning, air pollution
and roxic concarninacion from coal
planes, refineries and the tail pipes
of cars go unscrutinized and un­
mentioned.
Every week, miners, pipeline
workers and plane workers die
across the globe from fires, explo-sions and mine collapses; this hap­
pens all the time.
• Many of the worst energy-relat-
ed disasters last year went relatively
unreported and unnoticed by the
Western world. Lase year, coal min­
ing accidents in China killed over
4,200 people, not co mention the
tens of thousands of people who
are plagued by roxic coal pollut­
ants.
Coal is far more dangerous than
nuclear power. Coal kills some­
where in the realm of 4,000 times
more people per unit of energy
than nuclear power. Yee nuclear
power plant disasters are embel­
lished far more because of public
ignorance and fear-based environ­
mencalisrs.
Historical accounts of nuclear
power plant disasters show that
public perception makes these
tragedies out co be far worse chan
they actually are.
Three Mile Island was the worst
disaster in United Scates commer­
cial nuclear power history, and no
one died in chat disaster. In fact,
University of Pennsylvania and
other institutions did studies on
the long-term health and environ­
mental impacts of the radiation,
and the results showed there were
no increases in cancer races due to
radiation exposure and no changes in fish or deer health. This was be­
cause the average radiation expo­
s4re for people within a five-mile
radius of the site was only around
9 mrem. To put it in context, we
experience over 116 mrem per year
just from cerresuial radon and cos­
mic rays. A fatal exposure level is
approximately 24,000 mrem.
However, public perception was
of mutations and mutilation. Based
on accounts in TMI 25 Years Later:
the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power
Plant Accident and its Impact, writ­
ten by Bonnie A. O~if ec al., report-•
ers were forced by deadlines and
confusion co embellish the event
and misrepresent the dangerous re­
sults. Their reports were not scien­
tifically based.
Environmentalists are accus­
tomed co questioning theories
from biologists, ecologists and
climarologiscs. However, when it
comes co nuclear power, conspiracy
and embellishment replace science.
The reality is char fossil fuels,
coal in particular, kill thousands
of times more people than nucle­
ar power. Fossil fuels are also the
heaviest concribucors co environ­
mental degradation, both localJy
and co global systems.
In chis bipartisan world, we
need co pick our battles and go for
the real killer.
The Tern A weekly column dedicated to social justice issues
Rift at Powershift draws
racial and class lines
BY ADRIAN GUERRERO
Staff Writer
Acciviscs·are fighting co ensure
that humanity can continue co ex­
ist on a living planet. This should
be the highest goal of the environ­
mental movement. However, che
"eco-escablishmenc" concrolled by
Al Gore and Van Jones does not
liave survival as its primary mis­
sion. The goal of che eco-escablish­
menc is co make feel-good money
from the further commodification
of the environment.
This reality has caused a gaping
split in che environmental "move­
ment," illustrated nowhere better
rhan ar last weekend's Powershifc
2011, the largest student environ­
mental conference in U.S. history.
l attended P 2011 with one
goal: co subvert the eco-esrablish­
menc and che direction that I saw it
being taken by Global South acci~­
i cs ar COP16.
I arrived co a see hundreds of
working class people of color, stu­
dents and non-students alike, rang­
ing from 12 co 67 years old, who
1) fundamentally oppose Al Gore
and all "false solutions" co climate change, 2) believe chat environ­
mental destruction is colonialism
on their communities, 3) are anti­
capitalise and 4) wane a. revolution.
These are the fronc-line communi­
ties.
The fronc-line communities had
Rocked from around the country
co attend a little-publicized sector
of Powershifc 2011, the Fronc-Line
Community (FLC) Track. Unlike
most Powershifcers, who are over­
whelmingly white, upper-mid­
dle class and in college, FLCs are
"people of color, low-income, and
Indigenous communities [who] are
the first co experience the negative
impacts of climate change .... Nor
only do they bear disproportionate
burdens from climate change itself,
but also from ill-designed policies
co prevent climate change," accord­
ing co a guide booklet handed out
at the conference.
Every sector of the nation was
represented. There were folks from
the 'hoods of L.A., to the coal­
rnouncains of Appalachia and the
oil-slicked coasts of the Gulf.
Ir certainly felt like a step back
in time-militant youth talking
about "overthrowing power," rais­
ing power-fists in the air, chancing
United Farm Worker slogans and
talking in Chicano English about
As aca Shakur. Even more telling
was the presence of radical envi:.
ronmencal organizations such as
Rising Tide North America, who e
connections co anarchist and "eco­
rerrorisc" organjzers are well known
by the FBI.
These grassroots communi­
ty organizers laid out a series of
documents establi hing their po­
litical heritage, from the Treacy of
Guadalupe-Hidalgo (signed after the Mexican-American war) to
the Declaration on the Rights of
Mother Earth, signed ac Cocha--
barnba, Bolivia, in 2010. Draw­
ing on these documents and their
own struggles, they have taken a
firm stance against carbon trad­
ing, forest privatization schemes,
and any "corporate techno-fixes"
that "commodify Mother Earth
and her people." They call these
"false solutions" and instead choose
an ideology centered around re-.
localization, grassroots organizing,
international solidarity and a rejec­
tion of industrial capitalism.
Though I was thrilled by this
growing movement, the rest of
Powershifr was a constant thorn
in my side. The fact is that Power­
shifc's organizers (the Energy Ac­
tion Coalition) are still opposed co,
if not terrified by, the FLC revolu­
tionaries. The result of this is that
the white environmental move­
ment is still overwhelmingly at­
tached to the eco-esrablishment.
FLC organizer Lilian Molina
said, "SSC is part of the coaljrion,
but their scope and their frame­
work is only as broad as their ex­
perience. And though they have
an anti-oppression commitment,
some of chem sometimes will com­
promise certain things ... with their
justification that they wane co
progress."
If environmentalists are seri­
ous about savirig the planer and ics
people, they will rake cue from· che
people most affected by ecological
collapse: front-line communities.
Why? Because they don't have
the privilege of separating "social
justice" movements from·"environ­
mencal" ones. For them, environ­
mentalism is life or death. BY MAGGIE HENNESSEY
Staff Writer
I have come co associate the
three different eras of feminism
with the story of The Three Bears.
The first wave was too rigid, and
I wish they had reached for more
than the right to vote. The second
wave was almost coo radical for
me, even as a very left-wing femj­
nist. With che energy of the second
wave as its tailwind, third wave
feminism might just be my favor­
ite.
First-wave femjnism was cen­
tered on women fighting for che
right to vote, culminating in the
passage of the 19th amendment
in 1919. Personally, I think they
could have pushed for way more
rights.
The second wave of feminism
is what most people associate with modern feminism, which is re­
ally only partially accurate. While
women had gotten the right co vote
nearly a half century ago, women
still faced giant pay gaps and bla­
tant sexism and discrimination
in the workplace during the mid-
1960s and 1970s.
Key writers and activist during
this time pe~iod were Kate Mil­
lerr (Sexual Politics), Berey Friedan
( The Feminine Mystique) and Glo­
ria Steinem. Although this wave is
the most fun to study, I think it's
a little radical, although I'm cer­
tain the gender studies professors
would disagree with me ...
Today, most feminist scholars
would argue that we are now in
the third wave of feminism. This
embraces many of the views of the
econd wave such as equality aI)d
a positive view of women, but it
incorporates issues of race, class,
sexuality and gender identity as
well.
Instead of just focusing on gen­
der, feminism has opened its doors
co everyone in the hopes chat wom­
en can be judged on merit instead
of gender, have agency o.ver their
reproductive rights and finally
achieve equality. I like to think of
third wave feminism as an under­
dog fighting for good tl1roughouc
• the world!
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A message to Lewis & Clark frpm President Barry Glassner
The rookie year of a new college
president has plenty of serious mo­
ments, but it's some of the not-so­
serious ones that have really driven
home the reality of my new role.
Like finding, as I did a few weeks
ago, my face photo-shopped onto
a fast-food chicken bucket in the
April Fools issue of 7he Pioneer
Log, and finding on rhe next page,
a typographic likeness of me lam­
pooned as a clueless first-year utter-·
ing profundities like, "I am so glad
they lee me bring my car."
Truthfully, I thoroughly en­
joyed that issue of 7he Pioneer
Log---er, The Mossy Log---jusc as
I've relished my ongoing engage­
ment with Lewis & Clark students
throughout my first year as presi­
dent.
In the email message I sent co
students, faculty and staff on my first day in office, I invited people
to introduce themselves when they
saw me on campus. le soon became
very clear that LC students accept­
ed the invitation wholeheartedly.
Those conversations and many
others I've had with students this
year have confirmed what I be­
lieved even before I arrived. You are
an enthusiastic, intellectual and in­
spiring student body. I have been
impressed by the quality of your
questions and insights and by your
commitment to critical thinking
even when you're engaging with
che president.
We've had great conversations
this year-at· lunch and dinner in
Fields (thank you for tolerating
my habit of joining your tables
unexpectedly), at events like Jerry
Harp's fireside dialogue in Tama­
rack and in classroom and col-
A final word on the
Voluntary Employee
Severance Program
BY LINDA ISAKO ANGST
Guest Writer
First, I want to thank Beau
Broughton, Opinions editor of 7he
Pioneer Log, for his invitation that I
make the final contribution of the
year to chis page, af)d co Natalie
Baker for being both a wonderful
student and conscientious editor
in seeking my concerns in che first
place. •
. Now, I'd like co address che top­
ic of "VESP," raking che broader
view on what it means co ·me and
pos ibly co my other departing col­
leagues, though I speak solely from
my own perspective.
I have chosen to leave che col­
lege after l O years of reaching
• here, and my departure is bitter­
sweet. I believe char may be che
case for ma~y of us, bur again, I
say chis informally, based on scat­
tered conversations with staff and
faculty colleagues.
For us who have chosen the
profession of college reaching, it
is, as Max Weber cells us, a call­
ing in the true sense of rhe word.
This means it is nor simply a job
(in ocher words, ic ain't about the
money!), but work in the best
sense of it, in the Marxian sense of
labor as connected co one's heart
and soul.
Teaching ac a liberal arcs in­
stitution, which is the only kind
of college-level teaching I know,
means that the distinction be­
tween personal and professional is
a very chin line, if it exists at all.
We know this when we gee into
che business-such a business! For
one, ic means that che connection
we have with our students is deep
and lasting. le also means that
learning the culture of a school
does not happen over night. le ·cakes rime to cultivate and nurture
both chose relationships and one's
place in the institution. Please
·remember that as you cake class­
es with new professors: they are
learning to know who you are as
well as how best to work with you.
As I said, this cakes time.
The greatest single
challenge to this .
institution is nurtur­
ing and protecting
the delicate flower of
diversity.
• And ic cakes a village co echo
the words of a most recent femi­
nise candidate for the American
presidency.
le rakes colleagues understand­
ing how important it is co upporc
and mentor new faculty, adminis­
trators who stand by faculty and
staff and do the right thing when
things go awry (as they do in any
work place), and an understand­
ing by all char doing che right
thing in today's world also means
that we are sensitive co the nu­
ances of idenciry and experiences
that are nor necessarily that of rhe
mainstream.
The greatest single challenge co
chis institution, in my opinion, is
nurturing and protecting the deli­
cate Aow~r of diversity char has
been struggling co grow in our
midst for a very long rime. Un­
derstanding ic intellectually is cer­
tainly important, bur supporting
it with right practices and rules
char are firmly in place co protect
everyone is also required.
Ir also means being open co
change and innovation, in reach­
ing, learning and administrative
practices-not just saying ic, bur
really understanding how to n_ur­
cure such change.
We VESPers have our various
reasons for leaving the college now
rather chan lacer, and there is no
unified response co rhe "Why?"
char is being asked of many of us.
Bur for certain, ir is che case
char all of us will miss working
with you, our students, che very
reason Lewis & Clark College ex­
ists at all. Farewell, and fond re­
membrances! loquia discussions. And, nor that
the hubbub was conducive co deep
conversation, bur who could forger
The Bash?
Ar most inaugurations I've at­
tended, events were tailored co
trustees, visiting dignitaries and
the faculty, bur rarely co the group
that should stand at the cop of our
priority lisc: the students. I was de­
termined co rectify that in my own
inauguration.
I cold everyone involved in the
planning that I wanted che big
event on the night of the inaugu­
ration co be something by and for
students. In one of my better aces
_of delegating, I asked Dith Pamp,
President of ASLC, co cake charge
by consulting students as to what
they would wane and then mak­
ing it happen. You know the result:
The Baccle of the Bands and che big night at the Crystal Ballroom,
where LC students were the talent
on the stage and the audience in
•the house.
·Ir's not just your talent as musi­
cians that impresses me, of course.
Your engagement with the world
is unsurpassed, as witnessed by the
fact that about two-thirds of you
rake part in our overseas and off­
campus programs. The oucsized
number of honors you win from
organizations bearing the biggest
names in academia-Rhodes, Ful­
bright, Goldwater, National Sci­
ence Foundation-testify co the
quality of your intellect and com­
mitment. So did the large turnout
of some 250 students for Spring.
Into Action, the student-organized
day of service that cook place on
the lase day of inauguration week­
end. The conversations between us
this year have featured some great
questions, bur none better than
one put to me during the fireside
dialogue hosted by Professor Harp.
In the midst of a wide-ranging con­
versation about everything from
presidential responsibilities co my
work as a sociologist to concerns
about staffing, someone asked the
kind of question a college president
can only love: "What can students
do co help?"
How gracious of an under­
graduate student co ask me how
students could help in the mission
of moving che college ahead. I do
wane your-help, and I appreciate
the good start we've achieved this
year, the exciting times ahead ...
and the fact that I gee co bring my
car co campus.
Have a great summer.
Letter from the Editor
As you may know, this is the last
Pioneer Log edition of the semester.
Bur it's also my last week as Edi­
tor-in-Chief. In a few weeks, this
camp~s and my seine as a caution­
ary stress management tale will be
nothing bur a bittersweet memory.
I can caste that fading sense of ac­
complishment already. Although
I'm excited co move on co the as­
toundingly lucrative careers I\e
been offered-chief coordinator of
daydreams and full-rime Craigslisr
responder being my cop choices at
rhe moment-there are still plen­
ty of things I will miss about this
place. Ir's difficult for us co real-ize how lucky we are when we're
busy cramming for che next exam
or banging frantically on the Raz's
closed doors as it glides by us in the
interest of time. Bue now chat I can
finally see the speck of light ac the
end of this long academic runnel,
I can't help but be graceful for all
that I've learned in the past four
years. Here's a taste of it:
1. Just because you liked the in­
tro class doesn't mean you've found
your major. I wish someone had
grabbed that major-declaration
sheer out of my hands in 2008 and
yelled, "Oh yeah?! You feel like a
BAMF in your IA-100 class? Have
you TRIED Psychology? Eng-•
lish? Communications? NO? You
haven't!? Then what che hell are you
doing signing the next three years
of your life away?" I plan to use this
lesson when rhe Starbucks manager
cells me I would gee health benefits
and free scones.
2. The Bon is ridiculously great.
There is just no way for you co
understand this completely until
you walk into a gigantic room of
all-you-can-eat food prepared by
professional chefs after five months
of tired lace-night dinners consist-ing of bland spaghetti and low-far
yogurt that you bought because it
was on sale. Somewhere in chis is a
lesson in privilege and enticlement;
I'm just coo busy typing on this
gigantic Mac screen in Dubach co
bother figuring ic our.
3. The administrators are nor
• hell-bent on ruining your life. Ir
has just been a very, very long rime
since they rook a hie.
4. Never again will world-re­
nowned expercs gather 500 feet
from your bedroom co tell you
about the exciting things they have
discovered. Never again will great
minds work their underappreciat­
ed scholarly asses off co make~ the­
oretical discussion among you and
your peers interesting. Never again
will you be able to stand up to law
enforcement officers without put­
ting your life in danger. So go co
as many symposiums as possible,
gee embarrassingly engrossed in
class discussions and when Cam­
PP crashes your room during an
unwarranted search, raise hell and
rake photos. Live ic up.
As sincerely as ever,
Natalie Baker
4/20 receives too Inuch. attention
BY LINDSEY BOSSE
Editor-in-Chief
For rhe record, in the scare of
Oregon, all marijuana laws fall un­
der the code 475; thus I begin my
twisted argument with 4/20. On
the one hand, 4/20 presents a rel­
evant day co celebrate rhe existence
of the popular drug we like co call
marijuana, weed, pot or bud. Bur
on the other hand, marijuana is
illegal and thus creates problems
with institutions and police.
However, marijuana ·races fairly
similar co selling alcohol co a mi­
nor as far as Oregon law goes. The
exception is that selling or giving
alcohol co a minor is a Class A mis­
demeanor, while possession of less
than an ounce is simply a violation.
For giving alcohol co a minor, the
person can receive jail rime and
have ro complete community ser­
vice.
The weed and underage drink­
ing actually only mirror each oth­
er when you compare fees which
range from $350-$1000. So what we have here is state legislature that
actually illustrates the distribution
of alcohol to minors as worse than
the possession ofless than an ounce
of marijuana.
I have co.ask: where is the con­
cern when Sc. Patrick's Day rolls
around? How come weeks before
4/20 we are notified to behave,
when much more illegal activ­
ity cakes place about ·a month be­
fore. Granted, Sc. Patrick's Day is
a legitimate holiday, and therefore
presents iess of an opporcuniry for
people co shut down its celebra­
tion. What is nor official, though
(ac lease co my knowledge), is char
Sr. Patrick's D.a.y is actually code
for "Gee Wasted Day." Maybe J
am breaking the news co some, bur
the drive to gee drunk on 3/ l 7 is
equivalent ro the urge co coke on
4/20. Of c:ourse, the difference is
that a portion of students on cam­
pus can actually participate in Sc.
Patrick's drinking legally, where as
no portion of che campus can le­
gally celebrate 4/20. The bottom
line is chat on both days, illegal ac-civiry is going down, but only one
of those days involves the potential
contribution of alcohol to a minor.
I'm not saying we should smoke
weed on 4/20, and I'm nor saying
we should gee drunk on 3/17. I'm
also not saying that we should re­
frain from these activities either,
but instead I invite both the rule
enforcers and che rule breakers co
evaluate the actual state legislature
char direccly relates co their sin of
choice.
lc's not up co us co come togeth­
er and cry co force some sore of un­
ders.canding with che big dogs that
makes it so this one day of the year
we can smoke por on the lawn, and
it's nor up ro the big-dogs co patrol
us like preschoolers on a field trip,
assuming we're going co seep out of
line. Jc is, however, the responsibil­
ity of all of us co know what we're
doing and what c_he consequences
could be.
We all break rhe law; it's just a
matter of how smart or dumb we
are willing co ace when we make
the decision co do so. THE PIO EER LOG, APRIL 22, 2011 Features 9
Make way
for beards LC History: Frank's home footage
A weekly column dedicated to digging up the College's past.
Continued from page 1
The Beard Pageant will _be one of ch,e
many attractions of Americana night, an
event featuring an all-American menu and
country/folk music performed by student
bands. Although it may not be immediately
clear as to how a Beard Pageant represents
America, Fraser vouches for the connection.
"Beards are a pretry u-nderrated aspect of
American culture. From Frederick Douglass
to Teddy Roose;elt, the beard is a great testa­
ment to American fortitude and creativity."
The contest will be divided into three
separate categories: freesryle, lady beard and
nan-1ral. Each category has different require­
men ts for constructed and real facial hair,
allowing for an alJ-inclusive competition.
Creativity is a must, and winners from each
category will then go head to head in a Best
in Show .category, determining the Beard
Pageant Champion. BY MICAH LEINBACH
Staff Writer
It's 1931, there's nearly five feet of snow
on the ground and the Frank Family was lov­
ing it. Though the summer months had been
pleasant as well, nothing could beat winter
at "Fir Acres. Children peppered each ocher
with hastily packed snowballs, ducking be­
hind trees that still stand outside the man­
or house. And like many students now, the
snow meant skiing-except in 193_0, one
c·ould ski on the campus itself. A decade be­
fore Lewis & Clark would make its move·
co the Fir Acres estate where it now sits, the
manor property wa; an active household
with servants, children, and plenty of play­
time.
The Frank family also owned a home
video camera, which in 1930 was a rarity
indeed. If the buildings do not evidence the
wealth of the Franks, that fact should. Recall
that che television had only been invented a
decade or so before and that one of the (few)
other groups raking video at that time was
the BBC.
Much of chis video has been preserved
and can even be seen on You Tube. While the original has nearly an hour's worth of foot­
age, the video "Frank Estate, 1930-1931"
online will only take 5:28 out of your study
session. Tue original video was projected
onto a sheet, which was then recorded to be
put online, but the quality is still decent.
Many sights from 1930 are familiar.
The swimming pool looks much the same,
though the diving board (plus a large fellow
jumpi11g from ic, entertaining a few classy
onlookers) and the ring of sand around it
looks very different. And che fountains on
the manor_ property are much the same,
though they're fil1ed with lily pads and orna­
mental fish rather than ducks and frogs. Old
Glory still Aies in front of the view of hood,
though clear cutting back then made for a
much clearer view.
Other things have clearly changed. The
five feet of snow is perhaps che most surpris­
ing, given that only a centimeter or so can
now shut down the school. Equally surpris­
ing are the extensive greenhouses and gar­
dens, of a scale that today's garden club could
only marvel at. Destroyed by falling trees in
a windstorm, all that is left of the greenhouse
is the monkey gate, which now sics in Fields
Arr Building, close co its original location. PHOTO BY MARI YAMATO
The original monkey gate is on display at Fields.
A tremendous amount of work went into
the campus then, as now. Though today's
groundskeepeFS are blessed with gas powered
motors and similar cools, chose in 1230 had
no such luck. In the original video one can
spot in the background a lone worker press­
ing across the lawn with his push mower, a
herculean cask considering the amount of
gras~ surrounding the place Lewis & Clark
now calls home. Finally, there is a competition where bra­
niacs and the athletically gifted are on equal
ground, as growing facial hair, genuinely or
constructi~ely, remains a conquerable cask
for everyone. Given the popularity the pag­
eant has received thus far, this could very
well be the start of a new LC tradition.
City Repair looks
for volunteers Perspectives: Dith Pamp
A weekly look into the thoughts of people within and outside of Lewis & Clark.
BY DARYA WATNICK
Features Editor
City Repair is an organization that works
to build more a community-oriented and
ecologically sustainable society. Currently,
the group is working co organize their annual
Village Building Conv1::rgence (VBC).
"The VBC is a placemaking festival that
combines crowd-sourced activism, creative
community development, hands-on educa­
tion and celebration," according to a press
release. •
There are·a variety of ways ro get involved
from leadership roles to group projects in
publicity, event planning, resource manage­
ment and volunteer coo;dination. Partici­
pating in the VBC is a great way to network
with others in the community who are also
proactive and environmentally-focused.
Past VBC projects include Share-It Square
in Sellwood, Sunnyside Piazza in Hawthorne
and che Look Up and.See Garden by PSU.
VBC is being held from May 27 to June 5. BY JULIA STEWART
Opinions Editor
Our Student Body President, Dith Pamp,
is like a bear storing energy before the long,
cold winter. Pamp's busy schedule is made
possible through a heavy reliance on Diet
Coke and a meager five hours of sleep per
night. Her pbilosophy, akin to that of a bear,
is ro "conserve energy for the week by sleep­
ing until noon on weekends," said Pamp.
If there were a Hall of Fame for "go-get­
ters," Pam p's photo might be featured along­
side Oprah Winfrey and Harry H~udini.
On rop of her role-as Student Body Presi­
dent, her ocher duties include taking 12 ac­
ademic credits, being the Resident Advisor
(RA) of Copeland Hall's G-wing and having
a part-time job as the Performance Services
Manager. With so much ro do, .I felt badly
that Pamp had prioritized our interview over
a much-deserved mid-day snooze.
According to Pamp, -she has always been
drawn co positions of responsibility. For the
past three and a half years, Pamp has served
as an RA, helping to sec the freshman Aock on a northward course. "I really like work­
ing with first years," said Pamp. "One of my
favorite· days is the day that parents leave,
when I get to see who students really are
once their parents are gone."
The only drawback: Pamp has never lived
off campus, that is, except for summers.
However, for Pamp, who said her favorite
part about Lewis, & Clark was "everything,"
perhaps being on campus isn't so bad after
all. "I chink college is one of che few times
you have to try new things and really get
involved," were Pamp's encouraging words.
"Ir's only four years," she said. "Don't always
foUow what your friends want ro do, try
something new."
Before arrjving at college, Pamp said she
hardly knew what student government was.
Since then, she has found it co be one of her
passions. While she said the stress to fun ra­
tio of being the Student Body President is
heavy on the srress, Pamp said that her posi­
tion gives her access to experiences she oth­
erwise couldn't have. "Lase week, part of my
job was raking rhe president around ar the
Bash and parrying with him rhe rest of the PHOTO COURTESY OF 01TH PAMP
Student Body President Dith Pamp hard at work.
night, that was really fun," said Pamp.
In her free rime, she admitted being a
"big fan of shitty reality TV, and taking ad­
vantage of living in the Microbrew capitol
of the world." Hey, everyone deserves a little
brain ceU zone our sometimes.
Lasrly, it is nor in the least surprising that
Pamp has her pose-college plans in order.
She will be embarking on a two-year Masters
program in Higher Education in Student Af­
fairs at Indiana University.
ADVERTISEMENT Recess at Watzek library gives
inuch needed R&R to students ,.., sign up NOW for ,..,
BY MARI YAMATO
Features Editor
Recess is back-coUege style.
But instead of offering kickball or
rag, chis break of rime will be used
as a study break from the long an­
ticip;ted hell week before finals.
Hosted by the Watzek Student Ad­
visory Committee (SAC), Watzek
Recess will take place on reading
days April 29 and 30.
Both days offer students a way
to relax and take a break from their
hectic study schedules. Librarian
Darren Heiber, who helped cre­
ate the event, said, "This is sup­
posed to provide a short bur effec­
tive_ break for stressed-out students.
Some of us need co scay focused on
our studies to do our best work,
but others can benefit from a shore
excuse ·co cake your eye off a book or computer screen or stretch your
legs."
The provided distraction from
schoolwork offers many leisurely
activities. On April 29, rhe library
will be offering food and coloring
books in the classrooms. Students
who are committed to working can
simultaneously indulge in Watzek
Recess, as complementary coffee
and tea will be delivered to them.
What really cakes the cake, and
could be considered excessive pam­
pering, are the two massage thera­
pists on hand that give free massag­
es for ren minutes each.
Heiber and members of SAC
understand the pent-up frustra­
tion and stress that comes with fi­
nals. This is why, on April 30, the
massage therapists will be replaced
with 'a piiiara just aching to be at­
tacked by the myriad of tension-filled scudencs.
The SAC holds meetings twice
a week to share information and is
known for helping the library re­
spond to the needs and desires of
the students by quickly adressing
all noticed problems. The activi­
ties planned are a step up from last
year, where the library could only
offer food, drinks, drawing oppor­
tunities and board games. Heiber
arrribuces the improvement to an
increase in funds.
"Last year, we were solely fund­
ed by Waczek Library, but one of
our SAC students reached out to
Student Life and their generous
support made this event possible."
The combined efforts of SAC
and Student Life are bringing a
new and improved Watzek Recess.
Both nights will have ev·ents in the
library fn;im 8-10 p.m. ALUMNI
CAREER
CORPS
YES, there is life "off the hill"! Why not
prepare for it and learn how to thrive?
Meet with Alumni in the evenings for 30
minute slots, M-TH (6:30 -8:30 pm).
Get career advice, resume help and even
do mock interviews! Sign up for
1-on-1 sessions at 3CE or email
Rebeca Beeman (rbeeman@lclark.edu).
www.lclark.edu/ college/ offices/ alumni/ corps/ 10 Features THE PIO EER LOG, APRIL 22, 2011
Dorm Cooking: -Co-op goes capitalist
with new coffee cart Top Ramen with a twist
BY FIONA CORNER
Sports Editor
If you feel ambitious,
add some chicken or tofu
to get some protein in
there, too.
PHOTOS BY FIONA CORNER Ramen is cheap: 14 cencs per package,
sometimes even less. Naturally, it seems to
be the perfect meal for a college student.
But boring noodles can become a bit tiring,
so instead add-some veggies and sauce your
noodles for a bit more excitement.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 package ramen
grape tomacoes
I zucchini
salt and pepper co taste
1. Cook ramen according co packaging
directions. Do not add flavor packet.
2. While ramen is cooking, thinly slice
zucchini. Thin slices are important; other­
wise they will not cook evenly.
3. Heat up a· frying pan on the scove.
Make sure the pan is hot before adding oil,
but be careful that the oil doesn't splatter.
4. Add zucchini. Cook evenly, about two­
three minutes on each side.
5. Drain ramen noodles and add them to
the pan.
6. Sauce ra.men and zucchini until ramen
is a tad sticky and has lost most of its mois­
ture, about five-seven minutes. No one likes
limp noodles. •
7. Slice grape tomatoes in half.
8. Turn off the heat on the scove. Toss co­
matoes with noodles and zucchini
9. Add salt and pepper co taste. BY DARYA WATNICK
Features Editor
Next semester, the Co-op will be expand­
ing their operations to the academic side of
campus with a coffee cart that will initially
sell coffee and tea. The cart, which is cur­
rently under consauction, will be stationed
either in front of the Watzek Library or J.R.
Howard Hall.
The Co-op also intends co make use of
the "Ho-op" space in Howard. "You know
that kitchen space with the sink? What is
that for?" Sam Kellogg ('12) asked rhetori­
cally with his arms raised quizzically. "So
we'll be using that."
Outgoing Dean of Students and Chief
Diversity Officer Celestino Limas initially
funded the purchasing of the cart, which is
being made by a carpenter with high-quality
wood, according co Kellogg. ASLC fronted
the Co-op money to pay all the employees
minimum wage for the next year, but the
goal is co pay ASLC back so the cart can be
self-sufficient.
The cart will be more open, akin co food
stands one would find in New York City.
It will have a roof and will be painted and
decorated by Co-op members. During rainy
weather, the Co-op has contingency plans of
putting up more umbrellas, and if absolutely
necessary, they could move operations into
an area in Howard Hall.
Because the Dovecote does not open until
8:30 a.m. and some classes begin at 8 a.m., the coffee cart will start serving customers at
7:30 a.m. The Co-op will begin hiring work­
ers next fall with applications available soon.
"If you don't have work study, it is one of
the only jobs you can get on-campus," Kel­
logg said. "That is pare of the reason 1 wanted
it so badly; 1 was working to create a job for
mysel("
In the future, the Co-op may look co ex­
pand into selling more than just coffee and
tea, but that is dependent upon how well the
cart does.
"Hopefully we will be making a profit
and still staying close to our mission state­
ment of being a democratic system," Kellogg
said.
The hope is that the coffee can will not
compete in any way with the Dovecote. Kel­
logg pointed our that between classes, the
s~all cafe isn't able co serve all students, so it
should not be a problem.
"I think there is room for anoth~r duck in
the pond, so to speak," he said.
Kellogg is hopeful that the coffee cart will
get the continued support of the administra­
tion even th"ough their first champion, Celes­
tino Limas, will be leaving at the end of the
semester.
"It would be pr~tty terrible if the admin­
istration shuts down a student-run venture,"
Kellogg said.
look far the coffee cart on the academic side of
campi,;s next semester. Contact the Co-op far
job applications.
FOod is as classy as the name at Veritable Quandary
BY DARYA WATNICK
Features Editor
Veritable Quandary has one of the best
names for a restaurant that ·I have heard. It
also serves one of the best brunches I have
ever eaten. The building is full of warm
wood and expos~d brick, lending it the au­
thentic feeling of an old establishment. Veri­
table Quandary feels like it has been in Port­
land forever.
The restaurant calls itself a "dining oasis in
the heart of the city," and the quality of the
food attests to that. The menu for brunch on
weekends is creative, hearty and oh-so-tasty.
Some of cl,e choices range from unique-in-eluding Dungeness crab Benedict and chi­
laquiles (a variation on the breakfast bur­
rito)-co traditional classics like brioche
~French coast and King's choice (two eggs,
French toast, potatoes and bacon). There is
also a bar, open until 2:30 a.m., with a sepa­
rate menu.
Before this review raves too much about
the amazing Veritable Quandary, J must
mention that the prices are not in the range
of a typical college student's budget.
I had the brioche French coast and cof­
fee and with a party of nine, the automati­
cally included 18 percent gratuity totaled
my check co about $18. That's a steep price
to pay for Saturday morning brunch, but I must admit mat it was worm every penny.
I do not mind mat I paid 12 dollars for
two pieces ·of French toast, banana and some
walnuts. The plate was covered in powdered
sugar, which I mought, with me combina­
tion of maple syrup would be coo overpow­
ering, but it was not at all. The French coast
was not made to be coo sweet by itself so the
maple syrup and powdered sugar were me
perfect accompaniment.
-The experience at Veritable Quandary is
priceless. The coffee is delicious and strong
enough to cut through me fog of early morn­
ing haze on weekends.
The waitstatf is attentive and bubbly,
making me dining experience all me more enjoyable. Our waiter told us mat brioche
pastries have a knob on top because the bak­
er was poking fun at the fact that me King
cold him he would chop off his head if he
didn't make the best breakfast he had ever
eaten.
Veritable Quandary is a restaurant co take
your parents and grandparents to when mey
come to visit. It is also an ideal place for an
anniversary or special occasion like gradua­
tion. Prepare to enjoy the food, company
and atmosphere present at Veritable Quan­
dary.
12205W lstAve
Weekdays 11 :30 to 2:30 a. m.
Weekends 9:30 a. m. to 2:30 a. m.
fifteen days out >>>> ~r,/ 22nd to Mc¥ ~th
friday 22 saturday 23 sunday 24
Take Back the Night
Promoting awareness and taking a stand
against sexual assault. .
Pamplin Lawn. 6 to 9 p. m.
Electronic Music Concert
Students from the Electronic Music class
will perfrom original works.
Evans, 8 p. m. Canoe Family Gathering
Two Native American families will sing
songs and share stories about canoes.
SOA Lawn, 1 to 5:30 .m.
Senior Fiction Reading
English majors will reaa original works of
fiction.
Manor House Armstrong Lounge, 7 p. m. Root Beer Pong
Show off your pong skills by playing root
beer pong with Campus Safety.
Platt Main Lounge, 7 p. m.
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold & a Land
Ethic for Our Time Showing
At World Forestry Center.
4033 SW Canyon Rd, 7 to 9 p. m.
thursday 28 friday 29 saturday 30
A Cappella Spring Concert
By tbe Merry Weathers, Ravine Academy,
Momo & the Coop & Section Line Drive.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, 7:30 to 10:30 p. m. Faculty Retirement Reception
Reception for the retiring faculty members.
Smith Hall, 3 p. m. Tryon Cree Watershed Wide Restoration
Remove invasive species, plant trees and
clean sites.
11321 SWTerwzlliger, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
sun day 1 monday 2 tuesday 3
Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern
Science
Last day of the ancient civilization exhibit.
OMSL 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Bookstore Bur-back
The bookstores textbook buy-back begins
today and will last until May 5.
Bookstore, 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. McMenamins Crystal Hotel Opening
Day 1 of three day grand opening of liotel
across the street from the Crystal Ballroom.
Smith Hall, 4:30 p. m.
wednesday 4 thursday 5 friday 6
Star Wars Day
Unofficial holiday dedicated to the films.
"May the Fourth be with you."
Everywhere, all day. Cinco De Mayo
Celebrate the Mexican army's victory over
the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
1he United States, all day. Honors Convocation
Recognition of a~ademic honors for stu­
dents.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, 3 p. m. THE PIO IEER LOG, APRIL 22, 2011 Advertisement 11 12 Arts
Senior poets share
semester's work
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
Arts Editor
"Each poem is an experiment
of what a poem may be. To write
a • poem is to create a new being
of life," said Assistant Professor of
English Mary Szybisr ar the begin­
ning of last Tuesday's senior poetry
reading. Fourteen talented poets
from Szybist's senior poetry class
filled rhe Armstrong Lounge with
their semester's work.
"Suicide is one of those words
you can roll off your tongue un­
til it loses meaning," read Nathan
Breen from his poem entided "Self
Pomair." Breen and his fellow se­
niors took rums reading one or rwo
poems that they had been working
on all semester. To accompany one
of the poems· they had chosen, each
poet printed the piece on a broad­
side, which they designec;l them­
selves. Jess Holmes shared a piece
about rwo lovers divided by war,
and another that was inspired by
the recent political conflict in Lib­
ya. "Sometimes at night ... I start
thinking about the inevitability
of my own death," reflected Riley
Johnson before reading his selected
poem. "The speaker of [this] poem
is coming up with a model of what
death will eventually be like."
All 14 poets explained the in­
spiration behind their poetry and
had different things to say and
ways to say them. Rhea Manly ex­
plained that her poem "Pepper Pot
Soup" is a palindrome, meaning it
can be read backward and forward
from the middle and cead the same
way. Robin Cedar used the sestina
structure for her poem "At Shi Shi
Beach, Olympic National Forest,
Washington." A crowd favorite
was Sophia Diaz's broadside poem,
which "rakes place irl real life and
in memory." The poem bounced
berween the speaker at the dentist's
office and in the midst of a sexual
experience. Diaz's vivid imagery
was punctuated with bold descrip­
tions of body hear and waistband
elastic, and a strong sense of awe
could be felt in the audience.
Other poets who read included
Kelly Behm, Fred Demien, Ben
Wallin, Natalie Eagan, Catherine
Polityllo, Luke Rife, Emma Towne
and Kelsi Villarreal. Overall, rhe
night was a coast co talented stu­
dents who have a way with words.
Co-op presents:
CRITICAL
BLAST
HAYLEY TRIVETT
Arts Editor
Relish the moment of relaxation
berween the last day of classes and
finals .and partake in the festivities
of Critical Blast, the Co-op's year­
end blowout party.
"Critical Blast is a massive amal­
gamation of everything the Co-op
does in one night," said Music Co­
ordinator Zein Hassanein ('13).
There will be live music, a cloth­
ing swap, tie dying, barbeque food
and outdoor games. Student bands
scheduled to perform include The
Dancing Hats, Speak Easy, Gus
Griswald, Kwesi, JPC, Faster Than
Radio, the Marimba Ensemble and
Kohu. A "multi-media bikecar"
from B Media Collective will also
be at the event. The bicycle features
a mounted video camera and pro­
jector and functions as a creariye
tool for mobile documentation.
This eclectic celebration is
bound to live up ro its name and
end the year with a blast.
The Co-op, Thursday, Apr. 28, 3
p.m. to 6 p.m. (music until 11:30),
free. THE PIONEER LOG, APRIL 22, 2011
Photo of the Week
Sam Margevicius ('11)
Sam placed all his photos within lug­
gage, within luggage. The photos that
squeeze in berween the rwo pieces of
baggage, and the one that lines the
.borrom of the smaller bag, show the
different multitudes that photogra­
phy filled Sam's life on campus. Most
notable about Sam's photos are how
many people have found their way
into his frame. The suitcases are filled
• with friends and frames, rwo obvi­
ous passions in Sam's life. During the
senior arr project, Sam insuucted peo­
ple to take a photo from the suitcase.
As people picked their favorite shot,
they completed the cycle of people
corning and going through
Sam's collection: his art.
-Bosse
THE HEAT IS ON:
Sunburn 2011
This weekend welcomes KLC and LCMC's annual music festival: Sunburn. Here is a quick
guide of the eight stellar bands lined up.
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
Arts Editor
SUNTAN
Before you get burned, check
out Sunburn's pre-game show, Sun~
tan, from 12-5 p.m. at the Co-op.
Lewis & Clark band The Nev­
erdowells kick things off with mel­
low indie pop. Made up of Dan
Byers ('13), Ian Wollman ('13),
Sam Wene ('12) and non-student
Kyle Moderhak, the group offers
a unique brand of rhythmic pop
with an emphasis on percussion,
guitar build-ups and structural
songs.
Gus Griswold, composed of
Daniel ·Nickerson ('14), Henry
Schmidt ('14), Lucy Roberts ('14),
Robert Pircle ('14), Elliot Kuhl­
man ('14), Erik Lundgren ('14),
Gaby Canjura ('14) and Daniella
Jimenez (' 14), plays upbeat, fun,
and unique music that will defi­
nitely get a crowd moving.
Living Rheum, composed of
Jon Satin ('13), Dan Byers ('13),
Ian Wollman ('13), Daniel Nick­
erson ('14), Daniela Jiminez ('14),
Oceana Wills ('14), Ian Griffith
(' 14) and Kyle Moderhak (non­
srudent), have a disrinct folk punk
sound and DIY attitude. Front
man Sarin has worked on Living
Rheum for years.
Local ska/folk punk group The
Taxpayers plays melodically upbeat
music with dark lyrics that you can
shake your hips co. This band will
no doubt get you pumped up for
Sunburn with fast tempos, a brass
section and lively vocals.
Campus favorite The Danc­
ing Hats, composed of Julia Cos­
gFove ('13), Ricardo Huerta ('13),
Shohei Kobayashi ('13), Jenny
Louthan ('13), Cate Margeson
('13), Jordan Buysse ('13) and Ca­
naan Schlesinger ('13), will play
their brand of folk pop music, tarn:
bourines, trombones and all. The
band uses ·an eclectic mix of instru­
ments including the mandolin co
create music that LC students just
can't get enough of.
Next up, The Sarcastic Dhar­
ma Society livens things up with
experimental folk, featuring key-boards, fiddles and distinct drum­
beats and guitar parts. The lead
singer's distinct voice is haunting­
ly catchy. This fresh sound is just
what you need co get warmed up
for Sunburn.
More traditional folk sounds
come from Leviticus Appleton, a
local musician whose album was
recorded in a barn in Missouri. The
whimsical songs combine harmo­
nies and acoustic and electric gui­
tar co create simple tunes sure co
have audiences swaying back and
forth.
The Co-op, Saturday, Apr. 23,
12-5 p.m,free
SUNBURN
This year's Sunburn lineup in­
cludes music from Portland and
beyond. There is something-for ev­
eryone amidst the bands that KLC
an<l LCMC have hand picked just
for this year's festival.
Woods hails from Brooklyn,
New York and creates lo-fi indie
pop music that is catchy and fun
co listen co. With upbeat drums,
summery guitar riffs, simple lyrics
and a strong sense of fun coming
from their songs, Woods is the per­
fect headliner for this year's festival.
The band's light and airy runes are
perfect for dancing away a starry
April night.
Local band Sallie Ford & The
Sound Outside offer up nostalgic
funky tunes reminiscent of 70s
soul jams. The four-piece group
is lively, with influences from old
rock n' roll and gospel music. Sallie
Ford & The Sound Outside aims
to juxtapose contemporary pop
music by creating more traditional
music that is no less awesome.
Folk-punk god Andrew Jack­
son Jihad will bring his DIY mu­
sic, jangly guitar, clear vocals and
poignant lyrics co the festival. With
a stand up bass, mandolin and
acoustic guitar co help him our, Ji­
had creates music that will stick in
your brain and get you moving one
way or another. Jihad's songs are
simple and exciting, with built up
be~rs and fast-paced tempos.
Seattle band Astronautilus of-fers up goofy songs and don't take
themselves all coo seriously. With
hip hop and rock influences, As­
tronautilus will definitely be a
lively addition co the festival. Their
unique brand of alternative mu­
sic features heavy vocals, keyboard
and electric guitar. Just like Lewis
& Clark, they're a lircle bit weird.
Wait What brings hip hop co
the festival straight from San Fran­
cisco. The group mashes up pop
and rap favorites co make music
that is impossible not co wane co
dance co. Wait What can rum a
song that you hare into a song that
you will be shamelessly getting
down co.
Local trio Guidance Counsel­
or plays fast-paced upbeat psych
folk. With harsh keyboard and
synth so~mds, combined with slop­
py drums and monotone vocals,
the experimental group certainly
brings a different flavor co Sun­
burn.
Mount Eerie will mellow out
the festival with experimental pas­
-tqral folk. With acoustic guitar,
drum machine, synch and gloomy
lyrics, Mount Eerie offers up some
low-key lo-fi that will prove to be
an excellent addition co·the lineup.
Ritchie Young of local group
Loch Lomond will bring his solo
show of indie pop co the festival.
Loch Lomond plays a modern and
unique rendition of chamber pop,
and Young's solo interpretation is
sure to be just as intoxicatin·g as the
group's work. Simple and homey,
there is no way you could be less
than pleased with Young's sound.
Schedule:
6·30 Ritchie Young
7:30 Mt. Eerie
8:30 Guidance Counselor
9:30 ~it What
I 0:30 Astronautalis
11 :30 Andrew Jackson Jihad
12:30 Sallie Ford & the Sound
Outside
1:30 Wciodr
Stamm, Saturday, Apr. 23, start­
ing at 6 p.m., free for LC students
with JD and $10 for non-students The Fuzz
Box
A music column devoted to
bridging the gap between
Palatine Hill and Portland
KEVIN MUHITCH
Staff Writer
Blue skies and sunshine begin
co emerge as the spring semester
comes co a close. The semester's
end will force many members of
this oasis of weirdo music freaks to
leave Oregon and head back to sub­
urban neighborhoods where music
culture only exists in the form of
blues bands at middle-aged birth­
day parties and luaus. For those of
us lucky enough co stay in Port­
land, however, this summer will be
jam-packed with great releases and
even greater shows. Better yet, you
won't have co put on rain boots and
a heavy jacker co go co them.
Kicking off the summer storm
is LC's annual Sunburn Music Fes­
tival. Featuring many bands from
the Northwest and beyond, the fes­
tival is an exciting way to gee the
summer going. Especially exciting
are sets by Mr. Eerie and Woods.
Mt. Eerie's recent set at the Artis­
tery's closing weekend was blissed-.
out and fantastic, reminding ·us
that the independent spirit of
Olympia's K Records scene never
really died. As headliners, Woods is
sure to end the show with a beau­
tiful set of psychedelic folk jams
deep into the night. Tomorrow, 8
p.m., Stamm, free w/ student I.D.
If you find spare time during fi­
nals week, Porcland folk musician
M. Ward will be playing three days
in a row at the Crystal Ballroom.
Tuesday, May 3 through 1hursday,
May 5, 8 p.m., $25.
The weekend after finals is also
promising to be a particularly
great weekend for music. Start­
ing it off is an early evening show
at the Burgerville on Hawthorne,
featuring some of Porcland's best
jammers. BOOM!, Edibles and
Grandparents will be playing at the
fast food joint as a benefit for Port­
land State University's radio sta­
tion. FritU?,y, May 6, SE Hawthorne
Burgerville, 5:30 p. m., free.
• Later on that night, Black Fran­
cis of Pixies will be playing at the
Aladdin Theater, rounding out
possibly the best week of music
we've had all semester. Friday, May
6, 8 p. m., $27.
Lascly, be sure co catch POX
Pop Now!, a free festival that show­
cases all local bands. Rotture (320
SE 2nd Ave), Friday, Ju!J 22 through
Sunday, Ju!J 24, free.
In addition co the shows men­
tioned above, Porcland will be
packed with the usual house shows
and other shenanigans co celebrate
the second coming of the sun.
Porcland will be in full form this
summer and is sure co offer all the
funky energy it's become so wide­
ly known for. Now that the sun is
out, get OD your bicycles and go
co a show! There is no excuse nor
co. Well, besides finish-ing that 15-
page research paper. ,I
THE PIO EER LOG. APRIL 22, 2011
ELECTRONIC
EXTRAVAGANZA
Electronic Music students preform their semester's work
DARYA WATNICK
Features Editor
More chan 40 students in Vis­
iting lnscruccor· Jeffrey Leonard's
Electronic Music class will be put­
ting on a concert presenting their
works created with the eleccconic
production software Reason.
The intro level class songs will
be played on the first night and up­
per level students on the second.
Many students are making vid­
eos co accompany their cracks or
will present some ocher form of
visual accompaniment for their
piece.
"For my piece, I will be playing '
guitar along with a song I made,"
said Kyle McCall ('14). "The con­
cert will be a great look at all forms of what is possible with electronic
music. Ir should be really enter­
taining."
There will be a wide variety of
"Tue concert will
be a great look at all
forms of what is pQs­
sible with electronic
music. It should be
really entertaining."
types of music of che pieces at the
concert including cechno, hip-hop,
dub-seep, wobble, ambient, rock ILLUSTRATION BY KATE OWENS
"and probably a few char defy obvi­
ous labeling, like the piece one stu­
dent described as '8-bic video game
metal'," said Leonard.
Leonard also expects many of
his srudencs co perform live elec:.
tronic music at Critical Blase at
the Co-op on Apr. 28, so there
are plenty of opportunities co hear
some of the electronic music at
Lewis & Clark chis month.
"There are a lot of srudencs who
are doing really high-level work
this term. The diversity, creativity
and sophistication of this music
makes for a really engaging show,''
said Leonard.
7he Electronic Music concert will
be in Evans Auditorium at 7 p.m.,
on Monday, Apr. 25. It's free.
Portland's Wate.rshed: A
freespace for constructive play
PHOTO BY NICK FARLEY
Performers share their hobby with others at Watershed every Tuesday night.
BY NICK FARLEY While enccy room· was some-
Staff Writer whar reminiscent of a Burning
With a crowd of 40-some
quirky looking people gathered
around the heavy lull of live house
music at 11 o'clock on a Tuesday
night, the Watershed's "Tuesday
Project Night" looked like some
sore of shady underground parry at
first sight. A more careful inspec­
tion revealed that the aluminum
artifice contained much more than
wide-eyed inebriation and a swarm
of collective head bobbing.
"How do you turn watchers
into participants? If you ask your­
self consistently, 'What will my
audience be doing that will make
chem not an audience?,' your parry
will probably go precry well," said
Maxwell "Deadleccer" Grad, vi­
sionary and primary leaseholder of
the Watershed warehouse locaced­
ac 5040 SE Milwauke Avenue. Man parry-with the happy-go­
lucky vibe of tranced hula hoopers
countered by the apocalyptic flame
streaks of skilled firespinners-che
large cement room in the back was
a bit more like recess in Neverland.
There was a comically energetic
40-year-old man busting a 5-0
grind on the indoor half pipe while
a mixed-age group of sweaty com­
petitors engaged in a fierce game of
dodgeba!J.
"We're not going co tolerate
you coming over here for no ocher
reason than co be ripped, concern­
place your navel and !hink deep
thoughts; but if you wane co be
ripped and watch someone pour
aluminum, we're totally che build­
ing for you!" DeadJeccer said.
Watershed POX adds an inter­
active dimension co what would
otherwise be condemned undi-rected ephemeral play. "With the
electronic music scene 10 years
ago, simply goingwas amazing. You
know, maybe we're coo good at it
now. Setting up the sound system,
going out co the woods and com­
ing home -chat's normal, we have
chat skill. What col!ld we add co it
chat would involve someone actu­
ally doing something?" DeacUetter
said.
Having left a job teaching high
school mathematics co pursue a
PhD in Systems Science-an inter­
disciplinary science which incorpo­
rates various fields from sociology
co discrete machematics-Deadlec­
cer has engineered and· appropri­
ated chis space in an anyching-buc­
incidencal fashion.
"If you align information in the
way chat a group is going, you can
gee disproportionate reactions co
che stimuli," DeadJeccer explained.
By isolating the creative and
constructive energy which fuels
the disparate culrural realms which
"keep Portland weird"-from
painting and music production co
kinesthetics and welding-Dead­
leccer has fostered the space for
an open community of sociable,
engaged and talented individu­
als with the Watershed warehouse
serving as their primary locus of at-•
traction.
Every Tuesday from 9 p.m.-12
a.m., DeadJeccer opens the ware­
house doors co che public for "Proj­
ect Night," a time co bring and
share any creative or craft-related
hobbies with the growing commu­
nity of Watershed insiders. "Ulti­
mately, we're here co build craft,"
DeadJeccer concluded. 13 Arts
Students read Literary
Review selections
ALIX FINNEGAN
Staff Writer
Following the release of the
2010-2011 Literary Review lase
week, the Literary Review Board
will be holding a reading today
in the Wanek Library Classroom.
Lewis & Clark students whose
works were published in this year's
publication, Spilling Ink on the
Page, will be reading their poetry
and prose, and light refreshments
will be served.
"Usually they're just these books
that pop up at the end of the year,"
said editor-in-chief Tony Pelton
(' 1 1), referring co the various stu­
dent publications like 7he Literary
Review chat are released around chis
time. "This little reading is a sore of
celebration and explanation."
This year's publication features
more prose than normal. "Usually
there's an emphasis on poetry, just
because everyone on chis campus
writes poetry," said Pelton, "but
this year there's a nice balance."
About half of this year's publica­
tion is poeccy, complemented by
two longer prose pieces and abour
four shorter prose pieces.
The reading on Friday will fea­
rure a shore introduction by As­
sistant Professors of English Mary
Szybisc and Pauls Touconghi, the advisors of 7he Literary Review.
The main event, however, will be
che reading itself, which showcases
a lineup of six LC srudents whose
work was published in this year's
Literary Review. Sophia Diaz (' 11),
Jess Holmes ('11), Dallas Jones
('11), Tyler Reese ('11), Emily
Whitson ('13) and Alea Shurman­
tine (' 14) make up the sec list.
In his third year working on
7he Literary Review, Pelton says
the quality of submissions has defi­
nitely increased. "I chink it's a good
one," s;ud Pelton about this year's
edition. "I've been trying co bal­
ance poetry and prose in 7he Lit­
erary Review and it happened this
year." Published annually, 7he Lit­
erary Review is run entirely by LC
srudents. Throughout the year, the
Literary Review Board reads and
critiques submissions, then works
together co create and publish
some of the more notable pieces.
This edition of 7he Literary Re­
view was released lase week and will
be available for pick up at the read­
ing, as well as at various locations
around the school. For more infor­
mation about 7he Literary Review
or co gee in couch with next year's
editors, email lcreview@lclark.edu.
Today, 3 p.m., Watzek Library
Classroom, free.
Archivist· donates
rare books to·
Watzek
BY SARAH GOTTLIEB
Copy Chief
In che elusive and gorgeous
Pamplin Room, William Stafford
archivist Paul Merchant hosted an
afternoon tea in celebration of his
generous gift of first editions and
other special and rare manuscripts
co Waczek Special Collections. A
witty, softspoken Englishman,
Merchant was clearly as excited co
share these
books with
future gen­
erations of
students as
he was to
have had
chem in his
personal
collection.
The col­
lection he
is donating
co the Special Collections includes
several early print examples, with
one page dating back co 1470. In
addition co a cable full of Dickens'
early editions (including many of
the original "series installments" of
several of his novels), Merchant's
gift includes first printings of many
poems, including some by T.S. El­
iot, Thomas Hardy, Sylvia Plath
and WH. Auden. There are also
illuscracions, not only copperplate
editions by Luke Fildes and other
Dickens-era artists but also the
drawings of Sylvia Plath.
A first printing of the famous
1869 Fildes engraving "Homeless
and Hungry," which Merchant
says "made people aware of pov­
erty" when it was first released, is
in this donated collection. "When
Dickens saw it, he asked [Hides]
co illustrate his lase novel," he ex­
plained.
He shared stories of acquiring priceless manuscripts, including
finding an 1868 edition of a small
book of Dickens' excerpts, pub­
lished by his personal publi~her,
which should have been priceless.
Fortunately for him, and for us, it
was marked as a 1968 book and
was therefore about $ 10-20. Re­
garding one Dickens edition, Mer­
chant explained with a smile, "I
couldn't possibly afford chis, except
chat it was "for sale at a French [an­
tique] dealer, and the French don't
care much for Dickens."
le was clear chat Merchant
loved the idea of srudents hav­
ing access co these historical texts
just as much as he enjoyed collect­
ing chem in the first place. When
asked the importance of collecting
older editions chat are not worth
much, he said that "anyone could
read chem now and have the same
feeling."
After describing in detail the
"You'd have to be a
bit nuts to care about
the texts of Dickens
to [this] degree. But
we are a bit nuts,
aren't we?"
uniqueness of a particular German
edition printed with certain manu­
script changes, Merchant noted,
"You'd have co be a bit nuts co care
about the cexcs of Dickens co chat
degree. Bur we are a bit nuts, aren't
we?" He is right, of course. The
Special Collections ac LC is lucky
and excited co have such a gener­
ous gift made by a dedicated bib­
liophile.
7he donated texts and prints
are available in the Collections in --
14 Sports
Bacchus
goes
national
PHOTOS COURTESY OF SAM BARBER
Men's ultimate frisbee takes
second place at conference
regionals and will head to
the national tournament in
Buffalo, New York in May
BY MICHAEL D' ANGELO
Sports Editor
What scarred 10 years ago as a
bunch of drunks running around
in sandals, the men's Ultimate
Frisbee team, Bacchus, resembled
nothing of their precursors as they
competed at lase weekend's confer­
ence in Tacoma.
"The first day we had a rough
game against University of Puget
Sound," said Sam Barber (' 11).
"We were down 6-1 ar one point
but pulled off the win 13-12."
Their game against University
of Puget Sound, luckily, was not
a sign of what the rest of the day's
games had in score.
On the contrary, the rest of
their first day games were easy by
comparison as the ream went on ro
defeat University of Portland, Reed
and Willamette.
Tides changed Sunday, howev­
er, after a rough loss ro Whitman.
"ln the finals, we traded points
with Whitman until half, ar which
point they went on a run ro put
them in the lead," said Barber. "Ir
was a hard fought b;rtle bur we
ended up losing 13-8."
The Willamette loss placed the
ream in second overall ar the con­
ference.
Once a horde of drunken, polo
shirr wearing, bong ripping Politi­
cal Science majors, Bacchus has
again re-invented itself-chis rime
as a dedicated sports team.
Bur a new, improved Bacchus
ream has been replacing the latter.
"We consider ourselves first
and foremost a sports ream," said
Barber. "Guys come out to work
hard."
That hard work has been paying
off as the team's ranking has quali­
fied them for D-III nationals.
"In my four years at LC, this
is the strongest the ream has ever
been as well as the most motivat­
ed," said Barber. "Our goal since
January has been to win nationals."
As Bacchus gears up for nation­
als-held in Buffalo, NY May 21-
22-there are many improvements
they're aiming to make.
"We need ro be in better shape,"
said Barber. "School cakes up a lot
of time and we just can't have prac­
tice as much as we'd like."
The other factor standing in
their way of the national champi­
onship win· is mental errors.
"This team is really talented and
very athletic," said Barber. "What
keep~ us from doing well, more
often than not, is 01 . .irselves. If we
can systematically weed those [mis­
takes] out we're going to crush." THE PIO EER LOG, APRIL 22, 2011
Battling for Butch
Pios rally around their biggest fan, Butch Evans, in light of prostate cancer diagnosis
BY ANTHONY RUIZ
Staff Writer
Lase football season, the LC
ream learned how to .win, earn­
ing more wins in the 2010 season
than they did in rhe lase six years
combined. Many members of the
football ream amibute the recent
turnaround to a growing sense of
togetherness and team unity. Pio­
neer Football is nor just a ream, but
afamily. • •
Flash forward to the offsea~on.
The football team is working hard
in preparation for what many be­
lieve could be their best season in
over a decade; however, all is nor
well in rhe Pioneer family.
Tighe end Shawn Evans' father,
Burch Evans, has been diagnosed
with prostate cancer that has now
invaded his bones. The high medi­
cal bills have taken a financial roll
on the family, leaving Shawn's fu­
ture at LC uncertain.
After learning about Burch Ev­
ans' diagnosis and the financial
situation of the Evans family, the
Pioneer Football ream has come to­
gether co begin a series of projects
and fundraisers.
These projects are aimed at rais­
ing the spirits of the Evans family"
while helping to fundraise money
to pay some of the medical bills.
Team captain Louie Balcazar has
already proven his leadership on
the field and has now taken one of PHOTO COURTESY OF SHAWN EVANS ANO THE 'BAT­
TLING FOR BUTCH' FACEBOOK GROUP
the leading positions in facilitating
'projects intended to help the Evans
family.
Louie, with rhe support of his
teammates and coaches, is respon­
sible for creating the "Bartling for
Burch" campaign. The ream has
already created personalized video
messages to send to Burch and has
been selling 'Bartling for Burch'
wristbands.
Burch Evans has become the Pi-•
oneers' biggest fan. He nas turned
into a surrogate father and a source
of motivation to many players on
the ream.
"When he is. able to, he is ar
our early morning practices with
a smile on his face and it really
lifts my spirits," said Lamar Curry
('13). "Ir's the least we can do to
support him and his family."
Others such as Disan Suarez
(' 11) know how vital Butch has
been over the last few years. "He
put in just as much effort to re­
build the program as all the players
Outdoor Adventllres
BY MEGAN MORIN
Staff Writer
The sun is our, the trees are
blooming and the outdoors are
beckoning; summer is nearly here
and it's time to start planning your
epic adventures ro fill all of your
newly acquired free time. There is a
plentitude of activities to do on the
daily during summer, but here are
some suggestions and resources to
bring you to otherwise unexplored
destinations.
The local Mazarnas club orga­
nizes a number of different climb­
ing, hiking and mountaineer­
ing activities. They offer classes if
you're interested in learning climb­
ing skills, mountain safety o~ first
aid. Their organized trips are also
great if you don't have people that
are sticking around for the sum­
mer that you can go on trips with.
Check out mazamas.org for more
info.
There are a bunch of differ­
e!)t raft and kayak companies in
the Portland area: Northwest Riv­
er Guides, eNRG Kayaking ~nd
Portland Rafting just to name a
few. These companies offer kayak
lessons, guided trips and rentals
if you're looking ro check our Or­
egon's rivers.
If you're particularly ambitious
and have some experience, raft PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKO PEHA
guiding makes a great summer job.
Tryon Life Community Farm,
located conveniently in Tryon
Park, offers a great way ro work
outside while also giving back ro
your community and environ­
ment. They offer various projects
you can volunteer to work on, or
you can even apply to do a work­
trade, where .you live on the farm
and immerse yourself in their proj­
ects. See tryonfarm. org.
The Student Conservation As­
sociation is a nationwide organi­
zation that offers a wide variety of
paid internships chat are involved
with the outdoors and conserva­
tion.
There are a multitude of differ­
ent positions to suite a wide selec­
tion of interests and areas of study.
Look at thesca.org for specifics.
There are always more ways to in­
corporate the outdoors into your
day ro day life and work.
Volunteer and internship posi­
tions offer some amazing oppor­
nmities to go ro different destina­
tions in and outside of the United
Stares where you can experience
another dimension of the natural
world. Different organizations and
clubs provide routes to unexplored
territory. Do some research and
take some initiative, and nearly
anything is possible. did," said Disan.
Burch currently has rwo chil­
dren participating in collegiate
athletics, son Shawn and daughter
Pamie. Like the LC Football team,
Pamie's University of New Mexico
Varsity Equestrian ream is "Bat­
tling for Burch".
This week, Pamie's Equestrian
team wore the Battling for Burch
wristbands during their National
Championships. "I wore my wrist­
band while I competed to represent
the love I have for my dad," said
Pamie. "He never gets down about
. having cancer; I rarely see him walk
through the door without a smile
on his face."
In order to spend as much time
as possible with her dad, Pamie Ev­
ans is turning down a full ride ath­
letic scholarship from New Mexico
Seate University's Equestrian team.
Pamie also plans on using her time
at home to come watch all of the
Pioneer football games next season.
Burch Evans' commitment to
the Pioneer Football family in light
of his diagnosis transcends sport.
Burch has become a source of in­
spiration not only for the LC foot­
ball family bur also for rhe_ entire
community. As Hall of Fame head
coach Don Shula once said, "I
don't know any other way ro lead
but by example." Burch Evans is a
great example for us all, and is the
Pioneers' biggest fan.
Athlete
turned
scientist
BY FIONA CORNER
Sports Editor
Friday, Mar. 29, Devon Baker
(' l l)'ser off for Anaheim, Calif. to
give a 20-minure presentation to
the American Chemical Society.
'With him were Ysef Shariati, Sara
Glazier and professor Dr. Louis
Kuo. Their presentation was titled
"Degrading Nerve Toxins and
Pesticides," and it was an experi­
ence that most chemistry srudenrs
could only hope for.
The American Chemical Soci­
ety (ACS) was founded in 1876.
It has over 163,000 members and
publishes 39 journals every year. Ir
is the world's largest scientific soci­
ety and is one of the world's lead­
ing sources of authentic scientific
information. The ACS mission is
to improve people's lives through
the transforming power of chemis­
try. Baker is graduating as a Chem­
istry major and is writing his thesis
on the degradation of nerve toxins
and pesticides with inorganic metal
catalysts.
"I am interested in degrading
nerve toxins and pesticides because
it is something that has been stud­
ied here at Lewis & Clark by Dr.
Kuo," Devon said. "Also it is inter­
esting because the method we use
could be a way to get rid of pes­
ticides in a more envirom;nentally
friendly way."
Students and chemises from
across the country gave presenta­
tions including, students from Pa­
cific, Linfield and Pacific Lutheran.
After graduation, Baker plans ro
go ro medical school. Winding
down
Baseball's season ending
BY FIONA CORNER
Sports Editor
Baseball will finish their season
chis weekend with a rwo-day series
against Pacific Lutheran ar home.
Games will stare noon on Saturday
and Sunday.
The Pioneers go into their
games with a 5-29 overall record
and a 3-18 in the Northwest Con­
ference. The Lutes are currently
fifth in NWC and hold a 10-8 con­
ference record.
The season ·scarred off strong
with a win against Occidental but
rook a downhill turn in games
against Oregon Tech, Pacific Uni­
versity and Willamette. LC came
back in the middle of March with a
5-3 win against Whitman and fol­
lowed it up in a win against Whit­
worth, 8-5.
A l O game losing streak ensued
until another breakthrough win in
early April, giving the Pioneers a
9-7 takeover of Oregon Tech. Lase
Saturday, Apr. 16, LC rook another
win in a 6-3 contest with George
Fox.
Tucker Laurence ('11) leads the
Pioneers with a .295 batting aver­
age and in runs scored with 19.
Michael Ball (' 12) leads in hies
with 38, doubles with 10 and at
bats with 132.
Eliot Smith (' 13) pitched 68.2
innings and Adam Rager ('11) fol­
lowed with 45.
Be sure to check out senior day
this weekend ar the Huston Spores
Complex.
Continued from page 1
PHOTO BY MAGGIE OLIVER
The results of chis past track
meet had the women finishing
eighth and the men finishing 15th.
Feliz finished the 400-meter dash
with a personal best of 58.95, in
good preparation for the upcoming
conference weekend. Carpenter
has also been leading the North­
west Conference with his time in
the 100-meter dash, finishing with
11.01 in second place overall. He
followed up with a marching time
of 22.02 for the 200-meter dash,
finishing fifth. Herring managed
a sixth place finish in the 400-me­
ter hurdles with a time of 1: 11.08.
Also with a personal record at her
last home meet, Madden beat past
her shot put record by a foot, with
a distance of 11.75-meters and a
fourth place finish.
"Everyone has different indi­
vidual goals, but a team goal chat
Coach Fix outlined for us at the
beginning of the season was to
improve on our conference finish
from last year," said Shaver. "The
different event groups rallied to
support one another and support
Coach Fix in his last home meet of
the season. THE PIO EER LOG, APRIL 22, 2011 Sports 15
Congratulations Senior Student Athletes
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1, . . -' • . -
Whitney Debree
Tennis
Roland Greene
Baseball
Tennis
Alex St. Pierre
Baseball Giuseppe Baffaro
Baseball
Lars Steier
Cross Country Molly Donahue
Volleyball, Softball
Hannah Palmer
Cross Country
Disan Suarez
Football Kelly Edwards
Basketball Rowing
Cheyenne Feliz
Track & Field
Golf
Susie Trexler
Swimming Kat Fielder
Volleyball
Track & Field
Soccer Stella Gilliland
Soccer
Football, Baseball
Jamie Moon
Sotball
Softball
Matt Yelin
Swimming
PHOTOS COURTESY Of LCPIONEERS.COM f
,-, 16 Backdoor THE PIO EER LOG, APRIL 22, 2011
TORST OF THE WEEK:
UNBRIDLED
RCRDEMIC PRNIC
THE END IS NIGH!
There was a time in the beginning of the year where
beer was the Tigris and Euphrates of LC, flowing
ever so peacefully and dependably that it formed the
basis of our early civilization. The days that began
as the unabashed fulfillment of earthly desires has
slowly beer:i overtaken by the soul-crushing reason
of Western humanity. No longer are we mere social
animals. We have become the liberally-minded
automatons of the new flesh. Goodbye to our
Dionysian uptopia. Hello to intellectual servitude.
FOR THE LOVE OF .GOD, •
DRINK WHILE YOU STILL CAN!
The Wonders
of Sleep
D~privation
+ SOME people smoked around the
flagpole at 4:20 .............. A.M.
+ It's the cheapest way co hallucinac~ ...
The visuals? TOO REAL.
+ I was chinking the ocher day about
how there's never enough food and
what if we all just ate when we well I
can't really describe it chat well right
now but you know what I'm saying it's
just chat the people have co eat and I
really just gee it now.
+ Most people go through their entire
lives without knowing what it's like co
go co a diner at 4:37 a.m. and watch a
crackhead eat pancakes.
+ le on'ly takes a beer co get
SHITHOUSED. Economic. + If you go co sleep, there is NO WAY
you're going to get up in time for
breakfast. Veggie patties, ahoy!
+ Nobody is truly interesting until he or
she has had a caste of the latent madness
within themselves.
+ It's good practice for when we're all
declared enemies of the state by the
CIA and muse withstand their coercive
interrogation techniques.
+ Next time you haven't slept for over
rwo days, put on a white Hanes V-
neck and stand against a bare brick
wall. Contemplate the emptiness of
consumerism and have your friend take
a picture of you. Hello modeling career!
+ Yo1,1 can write your newspaper
page with the peaceful and lethargic
acceptance of knowing it will likely be
sub-par. BUT THAT'S OKAY.
+ The sunrise is cool, I guess.
+ No one ever fucks with che crazyhead
sitting alone and laughing to himself.
+ If you ever hope to chew out someone
you don't like with the absolute reckless
abandon chat they deserve, try doing it
after a 36-hour scudy binge.
+ You can make new friends over.barely
coherent cigarette breaks outside the
library: "My thesis is about global shit ...
ah, fuck it, I don't know." "Oh, cool.
Mine's about MAAAGGGGHHHH!"
+ People think you're mean if you ·resent •
their happiness in any other circum-
seances.
+ Unlike all the posers, you truly do not
give one single ounce of a fuck. •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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• You Caught My Eye
You: Tall Freshman
Me: Unworthy of your Love,
also graduating, but whacevs,
you seem coot Yo • • uck, wanna fuck?
iss wants a kiss.
Yo lHJ[lr.i]~n special-friend-
You: Sunbur
Me: Your line11
' • can c waJC co acce
You: Russian Tuto( of thc!"Whjskey Sours
Me: Preevyec (please read i a sexy voice)
Tu dices que "el amor no permite4a logica,"y
la l6gica no permite nuescro amor, pero ...
Yo ce quiero Matthieu • ng senior
ing, special-friend­
ur-boyfriend junior.
guy from Iowa
Me: I OWe u A spanking
You: tarry kilted
astronomy professor
Me: It's past time for
the beard co leave
chis universe, pal
Wanna mac ic orum?
Email a "You Caught My Eye" to piolog@gmail.com
Rationalizations to live by ...
It's just one twenty-minute sitcom. I'll start homework after that .
I mean ... This is probably the only nice day we'll have all week.
Ramen is basically a balanced meal. It's got vegetables in it probably .
Maybe next semester, if I party harder at the beginning, it will all be
out of my system by the time finals come around.
I'll start all my work at 7.p.m. [1bree hours ofStumbleUpon and
Facebook pass by] Oh no! It's 7:05. Guess I'll start it at 8.
I have-to go to the Bon before it closes, but I'll eat quickly. I might
have a couple cups of coffee afterwards ... You know, to stay awake.
This is a really important conversation. It may not help my
academics, but by golly, it helps my friendship.
Finding an apartment on craigslist has to get done just as much as
this paper has to get done. At least I'm accomplishing something.
I'm a fast reader. 250 pages will only take me a couple hours to get
. through. I'll do it right after I take a quick ~tnap.
Life is meaningless anyway.
Why would I be responsible when lying to myself is so much fun!
'THIS WEEK'S COMIC BY-PUFFA SCHPLIFZ
~r.s. All farricles found in the Backdoor are jokes. Funny joke . Don't rake them seriously because they don't take you seriou ly. eriously.
P. . Ir ain't Activia keepin' shit regular in chi Back.door; it's Erin Ruprecht. Stay posi, bros.