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NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
New RA system for Holmes-Hartzfeld
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
Staff Writer
Mose on-campus dwellers here
ac Lewis & Clark are familiar with
the weekly residence hall gather­
ings or events that resident advisors
organize. These community build­
ers are meant to enhance the expe­
rience of living in a residence hall,
allowing residents to meet their
neighbors and learn from each
other. This year, however, Holmes
and Hartzfeld have adopted a new
model for campus living that fo­
cuses on a more one-on-one rela­
tionship between resident advisor
and resident. PHOTO BY ANNA DAGGETT media outlets will provide a win­
dow into the community for pro­
spective students, showing them
what residence hall life is like.
The Holmes-Hartzfeld staff has
also divided into several small com­
mittees that will be devoted to en­
hancing the residence hall experi­
ence. Some Holmes-Hartzfeld RAs
have become part of the Best Prac­
tices Committee headed by Will
Provost ('14), an RA in Holmes.
The purpose of this committee will
be to join together students with
diverse backgrounds and needs in
order to think about and discuss •
the Lewis & Clark community as
The model, which is new to LC The new system requires much fewer community builders. a whole. The committee will com­
pare LC to peer institutions and
also research new policies that
could better the community. If
interested contact Will Provost at
willprovost@lclark.edu. chis year, is one where resident ad­
visors will meet individually with
residents every month and a half to
engage with chem and talk about
what's going on in the residents'
lives. Instead of having a commu­
nity builder every week, Holmes
and Hartzfeld RAs will plan two
per month. The one-on-one meet­
ings can get as deep or serious as
the resident wanes, or they can sim­
ply stay casual. RAs hope chat these
relationships will be more in the
interest of the upperclassmen resi­
dents who have already had at least
a year at LC co gee their bearings
and develop communities outside
of the residence halls. In addition,
through meeting with their resi­
dents individually, RAs can get a
better idea of common wanes and
needs for the community.
The idea for the change came
from Area Director Natasha Begin
who became aware of the model
at NASPA (a national conferenc$
for student affairs professionals) in
March. It was developed by the res­
idence life staff at the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas and tweaked a
bit to fit the LC community. Begin
said, "It was clear -to me that the 1: 1 model had a variety of benefits
to include more individual plan­
ning and support around goals."
She pitched the idea to RAs in the
spring semester of last year, who
responded enthusiastically about
exploring the new model to bet­
ter engage with the upperclassman
community.
Nate_ Romine ('14), who is a
resident advisor for Hartzfeld C,
is very hopeful for the new model.
He says part of the reason for the
change was the different attitude of
upperclassmen compared to fresh­
men in terms of communities. Ac­
cording to Romine, upperclassmen
are looking for more autonomy
and this model will better serve
their needs.
He thinks strong relationships
with RAs will be very beneficial to
the individual residents and will
also benefit the group as a whole.
"It's not just a bunch of individ­
ual action. The end goal is still
the same: we wane to bring every­
body together," said Romine. He
describes his ideal community in
Hartzfeld as one that "encourages
me to go out and explore avenues
I'm interested in and at the end of
Mourning the loss
Music faculty members Obo Addy and
Franya Berkman pass away
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
EditQr-in-Chief
The beginning of fa.II semester
has seen two unfortunate losses to
the Lewis & Clark community.
Adjunct member of the music fac­
ulty Obo Addy, and assistant pro­
fessor of music Franya Berkman,
have both passed away after long
battles with cancer.
Addy's passion for music was
obvious in all facets of his life.
From his conversations with stu­
dents and friends to his classes and
extra-curricular pursuits, Addy
poured his heart and soul into his
music. Years ago, Addy was award­
ed a National Endowment for the
Arts in Oregon award, a Masters
Fellowship from the Regional Arts
and Culture Council and the Mas­
ters Fellowship from the Oregon
Arts Commission.
The LC community has much
to thank Addy for, including the
Obo Addy Legacy Project, which
brought Homowo African culture
to Portland through music, dance,
food and art. Addy's colorful life
spans continents and will live on at
Lewis & Clark for years to come.
Franya Berkman was a dedi­
cated faculty member whose teach-PHOTOS COURTESY IF WWW.LCLARK.EDU
Oba Addy and Franya Berkman.
ing over the years has touched and
expanded the minds of many LC
students. Berkman a valuable men­
tor, friend, wife and mother, will be
sorely missed by the community.
Her first book Monument Eter­
nal-The Music of Alice Coltrane
analyzes the spiritual and literary
common threads with Coltrane's
music. Her second book, which is
unfinished,, focuses on Addy and
his cultural roots in Ghana and
how that influenced his music.
Memorial services for both es­
teemed faculty will be held on
campus at a future date. To help
Addy's family cover the costs of the
event, visit http:/ /www.indiegogo.
com/oboaddy.
Both the Counseling Service
(503-768-7160) and Dean of Re­
ligious and • Spiritual Life Mark
Duntley (503-768-7082) are avail­
able for grief counseling. the day come back to people who
support me."
Romine, who is planning a
Nintendo and cereal gathering
for his hall, said that having fewer
community builders will encour­
age residents to make it more a part
of their schedule then they would
if these events were happening each
week. As he put it, "We're looking
at a different Hartzfeld this year."
This new model, though, may
create more work for the RAs if.I
the Holmes-Hartzfeld complex.
They will now help to facilitate
larger, complex-wide community
gatherings such as the "S'mores"
event that recently occurred at the
new Holmes outdoor fireplace.
"They'll also be hosting events in
collaboration with 3CE and other
campus partners to help offer resi­
dents not only time to gather to­
gether but also time during which
• to build important skills or host
professors and engage in mean­
ingful dialogue," explained Begin.
Holmes-Hartzfeld RAs will work
on a collective Wordpress blog,
attend residential education pro­
grams and start a twitter account.
The hope_ is that these new social Begin recognizes the time com­
mitment one-on-one meetings will
be for RAs. She said, "The amount
of time that it will take to have
conversations with each resident is
a notable expectation that requires
a great deal of planning and sacri­
fice for the RA team."
However, Begin is confident
that each resident advisor in the
complex is incredibly dedicated
and feels strongly about connect­
ing with every resident. Begin said
of the model, "My hope is that
time spent in 1: 1 interactions with
the RAs can give students a space
to reflect on themselves, what they
want their time here to look like
and how they can make that hap­
pen."
"It will definitely make all of
our loads bigger," Romine said. Yet
despite the added work, Romine
is mainly excited for the change.
"This is exactly what I want out of
being an RA: one-on-one relation­
ships with residents."
Mark Leibovich
speaks on campus
National Correspondent from the New York Times talks to
students about media and the current election
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
Editor-in-Chief
On Wednesday, Sept. 12, Chief
National Correspondent for the
New York Times Magazine Mark
Leibovich spoke to an intimate au­
dience on the importance of media
in our democracy. Though Leibo­
vich spoke on the future of jour­
nalism and why the media needs
to be demystified, his talk seemed
to center on the negativity of the
current political campaign -and its
drawbacks.
With some impromptu polling
of the crowd, it was obvious that
not everyone is aligned with a sin­
gle party and that many feel their
own point of view plays a larger
part in their voting than the party's
point of view.
Leibovich, who is famous for
writing non-partisan reflections on
the current political climate, said
that he is "extremely dispirited with
this presidential campaign." Where
Leibovich has seen potential for collaboration and unity between
candidates Obama and Romney,
there has been none. These ideas
underscored Leibovich's main con­
cern that politics, Washington and
the political reality are too con­
cerned with money and not con­
cerned enough with the desires and
needs of constituents.
And so, the nation needs media
to bridge the gap between our own
reality and the political one-to
bring politics to a human level and
keep human values in mind. Lei­
bovich advocated for a media that
doesn't take sides. "Being a journal­
ist has made me more nonpartisan
that I thought it would," he said.
In a climate where more energy
is directed toward hate rather than
coming together for the good of a
nation, Leibovich calls the media
to bring home the humanity of
politics. He feels there is an over­
whelming appetite for positivity,
and it is the role of the media, even
at the smallest levels, to deliver this
in the future. .. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
NEWS
Students' wallets emptier than usual
XanEdu replaces E-reserves, forcing students to purchase costly course reading packets
BY MICHELLE CHERNA~K
Staff Writer
Beginning this term, students and faculty
no longer have access to eleccro•nic reserves,
which previously allowed for free access to
online materials used for classes. The school
will now work with the company XanEdu to
provide both electronic and printed course
packs in an attempt to avoid any copyright
infringement issues.
"They're a company that when permis­
sions are required, professors can submit
their list of readings and they'll go out and
deal with all of the different publishers and
get permission. And then, the cost of those
permissions can be linked into the course
pack, whether it's printed or electronic," said
Access Services Manager Rick Peterson.
"Previously, we would post things online
through the library's website, [or] through
Moodie so professors could post them
themselves. We relied heavily on fair use for
chose," said Peterson.
However, with issues of copyright viola­
tions arising, the school began a conversation
last fall about making the switch to XanEdu. bounds of copyright law, especially fair use
guidelines."
XanEdu cakes care of all of those copy­
right matters; however, professors must se­
lect the material eight weeks in advance in
order to follow the fair use guidelines and
have XanEdu gain permissions. This process
is much slower than using £-reserves. Tradi­
tional course reserves are still available in the
Watzek Library.
This is the first semester in which XanEdu
is in use. Faculty and students are all adjust­
ing and have different perspectives regarding
this change, as some recall the benefits to us­
ing £-reserves.
"The reserves allowed you to get different
perspectives from a lot of different sources
beyond just the core book for each class,"
said Emma O'Neil ('15). "Last year in my
Gender Studies class it was good because we
just had one textbook and the reserve let us
read about topics char weren't covered by it."
Other sources will still be covered in
classes; there is just the new process to get
used to. •
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"The college started looking into our
practices here and saw that publishers had
brought lawsuits against ocher universities
for copyright violations and so we wanted
to make sure we were doing the right thing,"
said Peterson. "(The college] wanted to
make sure all of our practices fell within the "Everybody's upset. We're upset about
this. It used to be much simpler. We used to
-be looked at as heroes. Professors used to be
able to come in and give us something the
day of and we could post it on £-reserves,"
said Peterson. rion from everyone.
"We're trying to make it easier for faculty
to submit things and keep the cost down for
students. So we've got hundreds of databases
with articles in chem, and so when [a teach­
er] requests a XanEdu, we go in and we look
for things we could link to, and th;it way stu-dents don't have to pay for those as part of
the pack," said Peterson. "That's one of our
main objectives."
With XanEdu, using outside sources re­
quires much more planning on the teachers'
behalves. This transition requires coopera-
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OPINION SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
New Student Disorientation
BY CALEB DIEHL
Staff Writer
In 1803 the Lewis and Clark Expedition
experienced some significant delays. Thom­
as Jefferson abruptly halted preparations
and sat Lewis and Clark down in uncom­
fortable seats for three days. 1hey learned
how to be civil to Indians, that if things get
serious with Sacagawea she has to give con­
sent and how to read a map and then not
follow it because· they would have tightly
scheduled activities every day. Clark became
bored and slipped off for a few days. Lewis
looked for loopholes in the alcohol policy.
He already knew he shouldn't drink while
paddling a canoe.
Fortunately, the above scenario is an al­
ternate history. Though not true of the orig­
inal Lewis and Clark Expedition, it is the
history ofNSO, New Student Orientation.
The rigidity of the speaking engagement
structure that characterizes NSO alien­
ates many students right.away. Facu_lty and
administration welcome new students to
death, expound on policy, find new topics
to talk about, rhapsodize about the liberal
arts tradition and finally welcome them, yet
again, to their new community. By the end
freshmen know that the real meaning oflib­
eral arts is to liberally slather chem with the
arcs of rhetoric and officiousness.
The rea~on Lewis and Clark have col­
leges named after them is because they ex­
plored an unmapped area. Their journal
entries and sketches were so novel, with de­
scriptions of animals in shapes and propor­
tions of which Easterners h;id never even
conceived. Sacagawea and York, Clark's
black slave, were afforded a vote in a crucial
decision along a trip that occurred in 1800.
Lewis and Clark were all for equal rights be­
fore it was "cool".
These men already came with ·the fun­
damental knowledge they needed to avoid
complete disaster in their expedition, just
as freshmen do for their journey at college.
They knew they would probably encoun­
ter some people who listened to music they
had never heard of, who didn't shave or who
smoked strange things. Leaving the rest up
to individuals is the purpose of college and
expeditions. Freedom from paternalism and an abundance of personal expectations de­
fines the traditional collegiate experience.
The really tragic thing is that the coordi­
nators of NSO intended none of these out­
comes. They are not sadists, nor even over­
protective guardians. Their efforts, however,
were misguided-not even in the right zip
code, in fact.
NSO is tedious. It's repetitive, anq re­
dundant and repetitive. The schedule rarely
allots free time and the venues are confined
to a few central locations on campus. The
theme of my E&D class is "The Meaning of
Suffering," but NSO turned om to be a crash
ILLUSTRATION BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
Fewer carbs, please! course.
The best parts of NSO were not the most
elaborately orchestrated or inherently inter­
esting, but those parts tha~ strove to make
their topjcs interesting. Dividing students
into NSO groups that also functioned as
their Exploration and Discovery classes, for
instance, creatively and quickly integrated
student life and academics. The policy lec­
ture incorporated skits. Sex Signals was
supposed to be funny and creative, but by
the time it took place (at the end of NSO),
ditching NSO in creative ways was even fun­
nier.
BY TAYLOR HERBERT
Staff Writer
I dedicated this past summer
to getting healthy -I lowered my
blood pressure, lost fifty pounds
and built muscle tone, and it was
all thro-;;gh changing the way I ate
and exercising at least once a day.
I got rid of the majority of carbs
I was consuming-pizza, ham­
burgers, foes and pasta were now
all out of my diet, replaced by veg­
etables, chicken breast and salad.
Sugary things like Ben & Jerry's,
chocolate chip cookies and soda
were no longer part of my eating
habits.
Continuing this new lifestyle
change at L&C was going to be
easy, I tqpught, in large part due to
the Bon's wide selection of items.
I could easily avoid starchy food
in favor of the healthier choices,
and with the variety every day, I wouldn't be
stuck eating chicken and salad every meal for
a week. right?
Actually, no. Despite the slight changes
the Bon is now making to their daily menu, ILLUSTRATION BY SAMANTHA SARVET
NSO is not as completely disoriented as
some freshmen make it out to be. However,
it is misguided, and sometimes entirely lost
and wrong, like when we were all told chat,
"Diversity is a verb."
Diversify is a verb. The administration
can assume that we all know at least enough
to be qualified to attend their institution.
Academic prowess is not wholly separate
from social skills, and freshmen come with
enough to avoid NSO and pioneer their own
creative solutions. Remember that as you di­
versity up and down the campus this semes­
ter.
I can count on the fact that I will have ex­
tremely limited option·s. There will be pizza,
in maybe even two varieties, and pasta. The
grill will have some sort of pre-made sand­
wich with french fries or tater tots (sometimes
even both!). The sides will include mashed
potatoes (vegan or otherwise), macaroni and
cheese and maybe, if I'm lucky, the vegetable
casserole-topped with bread crumbs. Thus,
I have to do things like eat teriyaki chicken
and roasted broccoli for every meal until the
Bon decides to serve a slightly different type
of chicken, at which point I get to shake it
up with sambar masala.
I'm not asking for a complete over­
haul of che Bon menu, but for more variety
and less starchy and carb-laden food. Provide
low-carb wraps or even sandwich thins, ditch
pizza in favor of healthier alternatives, serve
french fries every once in a while instead of
every day and maybe, just maybe, provide
some desserts sweetened with Splenda. By
providing people with less of these carb­
filled options, it's not only benefiting those
who eat low-carb because of health reasons,
but also the overall community of Lewis &
Clark. Because really, no one needs to have
french fries, pizz~ and pasta every day. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
Style Source
BY ALICIA KROELL
Roxanne Davis
Class of 2013
• Major -Studio Art: Photography
Hometown -Los Angeles, CA
Like a gallery space with uniform dimensions and sterile white walls, dorm rooms serve as a
venue 1or a resident's personal style. Style Source sat down with Edna Holmes resident advi­
sor Roxanne Davis to discuss her take on the four white walls and developing personal style.
Tell me a little bit about your room.
The practical aspects are really important co me, bur, I
also chink it has a really cool design feel to it, consid­
ering how small the space is really. I chink I've done a
good job of not making it feel quite as small.
What are some of the key items in your room?
The window display is something chat I'm happy about.
I got chis gurrtball machine as a gift, a Christmas gift,
from my parents a couple of years ago. I promptly
broke it twice. And now I'm finally old enough to not
break my gumbalf machine. I like having it filled with
M&Ms, especially because I'm an RA. It's kind of a crick
to lure my residents in to eat the M&Ms and play with
the gumball machine, and also talk to me about their
feelings.
What other ways do you make sure this is an inviting
space for your residents?
Well it's in progress right now. As you can cell I don't
have very much seating, so chat's what I'm working on.
I often just have the body pillow on the floor, and I just
sit on the body pillow and people sometimes sit next co
me on the floor -Japanese living.
Tell me a little bit about your cooking interests.
I chink because I didn't need to learn how co cook for
so long I only learned how co do the superfluous scuff.
Like, 'I don't need to cook dinner, but I can always
make cookies .. .' I feel like I can safely say I own the
most cooking equipment of any ocher collge student I
know. And like, weird shit. Like my mom collects ream­
ers, I don't know if you know what a reamer is?
No, that sounds ...
Ir's a lemon juicer. And my mom has probably 50 of
chem. This summer, when I was living here, I realized
i didn't have a lemon juicer, and I was like, 'Isn't chat
funny Mom, chat you have like 50 of chem and I have
none?' She sent me one right away ... I like good quality
scuff, but I also like really kitschy scuff. My sisters keeps
sending me cooking supplies chat have faces -a monkey
peeler, my rock 'n' roll spatula. Pretty much anything
chat's rainbow colored I like. This is not a statement I'm making, I just really like rainbows.
So you're into kitsch and rainbows, how else would
you describe your personal style? •
In my room I probably go more cowards the rainbow
end of things. I like things co be brightly colored so chat
I don't bum myself out while I'm doing homework. Per­
sonal style-wise, I guess recently I've been getting more
into chat coo ... I've started really getting into chat retro
clothing scuff. Like I made chis [dress]. From a pattern,
like I didn't invent it ... Things with patterns I've been
really into. Dresses I've been starting co wear more. And
scri pes I like.
How about your bee dresss?
This I printed myself, the dress is just from Target. My
dad keeps bees, and at first I thought chat was really
weird, but I've kind of embraced it now as a symbol of
our family so I decided to make a bee dress.
What sparked your interest in retro style?
Honescly, my body type more than anything. I was try­
ing co do the skinny jeans and be kind of rock 'n' roll
and everything, and then I was like; 'This is not what
I'm built for.' And I started reading a bunch of fash­
ion biogs, and I was like, 'These people look like me,
and they look really great.' When I started finding web­
sites char would stock cloches for people with hips and
boobs, like I have ... when I started finding chose kind of
styles and scuff chat I actually liked, some of it is truly
awful, but scuff chat actually appeals co me, I decided co
just go with it. It's been a slow process. I still have a lot c­
shircs chat should be thrown out, but I don't quite have
enough real clothing co throw chem out yet. Bue I'm
getting there, and I'm pretty happy so far.
Are there any fashion biogs you would recommend?
In terms of just the fashion, because it's kind of painful
for me co read some of chem because they're just so ...
They're good, but it's like so happy. Like, 'Everything in
life is great. And we .. .' Bue ok, so anyhow. I really like
'A Beautiful Mess' because she has really good outfits. ff
you look at it you'll see, 'Oh basically chat is Roxanne.' 5 6
Shanghai Tunnel
BY DARYA WATNICK
From the outside, Shanghai
Tunnel looks like a bit of a dive.
It's dark and dingy and generally
unattractive. Inside and down the
stairs, past a tiny, efficient kitchen,
it is a large open room with a well­
stocked bar, a pool table and pin­
ball machines.
Shanghai Tunnel stocks a lot of
liquor and beer from Oregon dis­
tilleries and breweries. The bar cre­
ates many sweet cocktails that cost
around $6-8. A personal favorite is
the Pearl Necklace, which should
not be judged by its name. Coco­
nut rum, pineapple juice and half
and half are shaken together and
poured over ice. 211 SW Ankeny
George Himes City Park
BY ALIX FINNEGAN
If you'd rather exercise your legs than your wal­
let, get off the 39 at SW Terwilliger and Burlingame
Terrace. This almost-hidden stop in the midst of a
well-to-do residential area provides access to George
Himes City Park, where you can bike, hike, run or
walk along paved and unpaved trails. Take Marquam
Trail all the way through the small park and it will
drop you just a few blocks from a bike path that starrs
at the Willamette Sailing Club and winds its way
along the Willamette River before dropping off by
the Ross Island Br. On a sunny day, the ride is quaint
and easy enough for even novice bikers. Hearty cyclist
commuters will find an alternate route into down­
town by taking SW Moody Ave. to SW Harrison.
Bishop's
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
How many times have you been asked whether or
not you want a beer at the hair salon? At Bishop's,
it isn't odd at all. This quirky barbershop with many
locations around Portland will cut, color, shampoo
or buzz any head of hair that walks in. The location
on SW 11th and Columbia is plastered with Pearl
Jam posters, cutouts from magazines of different hair
styles, many Michael Jackson pictures, gay erotica
and drag queen idols like Divine; the perfect spot for
your cool, alternative hair needs.
Your hairstylist will treat you like you are the most
beautiful human they have ever seen, and I guarantee
you will leave feeling like a hundred bucks. Besides,
there is just something about staring at a picture of
George Bush's head on Kate Moss's body while get­
ting your hair cut that really makes you feel like a
badass. THE PIONEER LOG FEATURES
SushiSakura
BY JORDAN ANDERSON
Located right near the down­
town Pio stop, this restaurant
serves hungry Portlanders a qualicy
• • meal for a reasonable price, that is,
if you make it during the ridicu­
lously awesome Happy Hour. Hap­
py Hour is every day from 3-6:30,
and if you want to stuff yourself on
delicious sushi, it's a must.
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Huber's
BY JAKE BARTMAN
Huber's, established in 1879, is Portland's oldest restaurant.
Part of its enduring appeal is that the ambiance of over a century
ago has sorp.ehow been preserved _so well, you feel like you're step­
ping back1Jji_,1im,e.wheii. you.enter.the ba:'r. The room is dark, noisy
and handso~ely lit. ' • --
I felt like a Dickensian gentleman taking a solitary meal in the
local tavern and wished I'd brought my top hat and tailcoat.
The service was friendly, and although I felt a bit neglected, it
was rather clear I was not going to order the $30 steak. Instead
I ordered. the fresh fillet of salmon, which was delicious and sea­
soned to exactly the right degree. The salmon was accompanied by
mashed potatoes and broccoli. 411 SW 3rd
Clyde Common
BY DARYA WATNICK
Tucked in next to the Ace Hotel, one block from Powell's,
Clyde Common is a luxurious restaurant and bar. With its hip at­
mosphere, it is often hard to distinguish the wait staff from the pa­
trons, as they all have a prevalence of tattoos, piercings and plaid.
This upscale "European style tavern" has happy hour Monday
through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Normally, entrees run $20
and appetizers and sides upwards of $6. During happy hour, how­
ever, the food runs from $2 for their daily cookie to a delicious
$6 burger. The cocktails and featured wine are a college budget­
friendly $5 and draft beer is $3.50.
Happy hour is the perfect time to get a taste of this gourmet
fare. The french fries are thin and cooked to perfection. Clyde
Common pairs them with a mouth-watering harissa sauce, which
is a slightly spicy cilantro dip, and aioli. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
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Voodoo Too
BY ALIX FINNEGAN
Located at the intersection of
NE David and Sandy, this loca­
tion might be a bit out of the way,
but it offers several amenities the
original cannot. Serving the same
beloved doughnuts as downtown,
Voodoo Too lacks the dingy, quirky
ambiance but makes up for it in
shorter lines, pinball machines
and tables for hanging out. The
crowd is tamer than downtown­
no homeless people accosting you
for change, but hip young couples
with toddlers getting their sugar
fix. If the Voodoo experience is
what you crave, I suggest you stick
with downtown. However, if you're
craving an Old Dirty Bastard but
are too impatient to brave the
45-minute lines, Voodoo Too is an D
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Missionary Chocolates
BY ALIX FINNEGAN 7
No offense to Portland staple Moonstruck Chocolates, but the truffles
you'll find at Missionary, located at NE Glisan and Lawrence, are mind­
blowingly great. They proudly tout their "vegan truffles," but be neither
put-off nor sold by this fact; Missionary is mouthwatering, regardless of
your stance on animal products.
The Meyer Lemon Explosion-a veritable burst of tart lemon flavor
wrapped in dark chocolate-is a popular choice, but the Chocolate Salted
, Caramel steals the sh9~. One bite of chis truffle blends a-gooey caramel
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,., chat's dusrnd with sal·c. Sweet, salty· and savory all wrapped into a bite­
sized ball of magic-that's what awaits you at Missionary Chocolates.
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Explore the Eastside!
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
Changes to TriMet this fall aren't all bad. Fare hike and service cuts aside, this Septem­
ber TriMet inaugurated the Eastside streetcar, which for one dollar you can ride from as far
south as the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) and as far north as the Lloyd
District in NE.
The original streetcar loop, which begins at the South Waterfront near the Oregon
Health and Science University tram and extends to NW 23rd and Marshall, has been ex­
tended to include the inner Southeast, traveling along SE Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
heading south and SE Grand heading north.
From downtown, board the ·streetcar going north at SW 1 Och and Yamhill. As the car
makes its way northward and across the river, it passes Powell's and peruses the Pearl Dis­
trict. On the Eastside, the first attractions you come across are the Rose Garden and Lloyd
Center, the closest mall aside from Pioneer Place. Leaving NE, there is much to explore. As
you enter SE, an abundance of bars and restaurants are at your disposal. My recommenda­
tions are Rontoms (600 E Burnside) and Sizzle Pie (624 E Burnside). Ron toms is a bar and
music venue known for being loud and hosting many local bands. While you contemplate
the happy hour menu, head down the street and take in a slice at Sizzle Pie, Portland's hip­
pest pizza place.
Speaking of hip, you would be a fool to miss a stop at Portland's most obnoxious bar,
Dig A·Pony (736 SE Grand). On a Friday night, the crowd of bros and indie princesses
spills onto the sidewalk, leaving the corner of Grand and Morrison a drunken pretentious
mess. But hey, you should at least be able to say that you've been.
The streetcar explores east Portland's industrial area, whisking you past repurposed ware­
houses and spaces yet to be reclaimed. Amongst the mess is Le Bistro Montage (301 SE
Morrison), a locally renowned Cajun/French fusion restaurant, famous for their mac 'n
cheese.
The long journey ends at OMSI, where you can explore and experiment to your heart's
delight. The museum offers daily service, submarine tours and IMAX films. If those don't
sound fun, look out for OMSl's special events, including laser light shows set to the likes
of Sublime and Pink Floyd. For the 21 and up set, check out OMSI After Dark, a series of
events that make science cool for adults. The next one, on Sept. 26, is a lesson in brewing
beer and cooking burgers complete with brewery samples (a.k.a. a ton of free beer!).
As you begin (or continue) to explore Portland, the Eascside streetcar offers a multitude
of new experiences for foodies and science nerds alike!
For more information on updated/ares and schedules, go to trimet:org The Conquistador
BY DANIELLE BLECHERT
Projecting a Wuthering Heights-esque vibe, this SE Belmont estab­
lishment opened this past December. Upon entering, patrons are greeted
with '60s classics such as "Mrs. Robinson" and "For What It's Worth."
Once seated, there's a good chance you'll find one of the· many con­
quistador portraits glaring down at you, encouraging you to conquer an­
other drink. For the price of $7-8, their cocktails are sufficiently strong.
Their house special, The Sweet Suggestion, consists of Bulleit bourbon,
J. Witty organic chamomile liquer, fresh ginger and apple cider, and is
served hot or cold.
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The Woodsman Tavern
BY DEANNA HORTON.
An updated take on, say, your grandmother's isolated cabin on the Or­
egon coast, the decor is the perfect balance of homey and hip. Lit almost
solely by candlelight, the distressed wooden tables, repurposed window
panes, vintage woodsman signs and a very well-stocked bar will quickly
make you forget that you haven't seen the sun in three weeks and that the
second drafr of your thesis is due in a week. 4537 SE Division 8 THE PIONEER LOG
ARTS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
We were all a bunch of
"Dancing Hats"
BY LINDSEY BOSSE
Staff Writer
It was so very, very sweaty. The only thing
sweatier than the throng of Lewis & Clark stu­
dents in the audience at Backspace last Friday
night was the throng of LC students perform­
ing on stage at Backspace last Friday night. It was
sweaty, and it was good.
One hundred and thirty six people marked
themselves as "Going" on Facebook, but watch­
ing students line up all the way to the MAX cracks
and ducking away from Backspace employees as
they tunneled their way through the crowd made
it quite apparent that everybody and their fresh­
man year roommate was present. I counted six
generations of LC student faces, all there to sup­
port their various friends who shared stage space
and made the crowd dance for hours. Of course,
one of the more remarkable things about this con­
cert was that it cost $5 and employees emptied
water bottles as hopeful hydrators walked in, but
there was still a packed crowd at the end of night.
The show was in celebration of the Dancing
Hats' debut EP titled Rain-Weather Music, which
was released last year while the majority of the
band was out of the country. Now that they're
back and charging right through their senior year
at LC, the Dancing Hats decided to introduce
their new album with a bang, stellar beer cozies
and a surprise Paul Simol? cover performance put on by the entirety of the Dancing Hats and Max's
Midnight Kitchen to end the show.
The show started with the LC picking sensa­
tion that is Max's Midnight Kitchen. A few phe­
nomenal banjo plucks got the crowd going, loos­
ening those awkward head bobs so that by the
time Kelsey Morris ('12) and her band Shiner
took the stage people were ready to let their hair
down. By the end of their set, the line was out the
door, smokers were taking advantage of Portland's
lack-of-green-umbrella-ness, the of-age students
were downing Rainier three or four and Eidolons
took the stage. The crowd, still carrying energy
from the first two bands, danced and continued
to holler and weakly attempting to mosh.
Finally, the band of the evening took the stage.
No one seemed to notice that they'd been dancing
for hours now, except that random strangers kept
turning to one another, grabbing at their shirts
and mouthing, "It's fucking hot!" With the blare
of a trumpet and a triumphant yell from Corey
O'Hara ('13), it was on. The crowd went wild­
they sang every word to their favorite songs; an
eager crowd surfer was hoisted into the air; people
kept initiating group clapping sequences without
any probing from the band-it was beautiful. All
the bands carried themselves as though they'd
been on hundreds of stages and were used to this
kind of enthusiasm and treatment. Regardless of
practice and perfection, the show was phenom­
enal thanks to bands and audience alike.
Not an album over 35
BY JAKE BARTMAN
Opinions Editor
Tempest, which was released last week, is Bob
Dylan's 35th studio album, and critics have been
falling all over each other for months to come up
with new ways to praise it. I'll be the first to admit
that I'm a huge Dylan fan, and while I appreciate
some of his outpµt over the last ten years or so,
I'm a skeptic-which is understandable, consid­
ering that it's been a half a century since his first
album was released.
Tempest is a good record, but strangeness is
certainly its defining feature. Some songs-like
"Soon Afrer Midnight"-see Bob murmuring
sweet nothings that might have been charming
forty years ago, but now feel a touch creepy. Many
of the songs feature the dreary country-esque slide
guitar that Dylan used effectively on Time Out Of
Mind but in its revival comes off as cliched.
Also strange is the way many of the songs at­
tempt to mix dark lyricism with upbeat, jazzy
rhythms. "Pay in Blood" lacks the appropriate
tone to drive home its bitterness and misses the
irony that made songs like "Hurricane" great. The
eponymous track "Tempest" also sounds inap­
propriately cheerful alongside the carnage it de­
scribes. It allows for only two or three moments
of brilliance in the midst of a 14-minute slog
through a weird blend of shameless pop-culture
references and irritating pathos.
The John Lennon tribute "Roll On, John," on
the other hand, fails not due to poorly executed contrast, but instead because of its awkward, oxy­
moronic nature: it manages to overdo sentimen­
tality without actually being sentimental. Besides
having been written 30 years too late, the song is
odd for its seeming to chide Lennon rather than
rhapsodize the loss of an intimate friend. That it
comes at the end of an album full oflightly-treat­
ed carnage is stranger still. The emotional impact
of the piece increases slightly when one considers
how few of Dylan's 1960s contemporaries are still
around to hear it, but even this acknowledgment
will likely fail to bring a listener's approbation to
the artist's words.
Tone and message finally coincide in "Tin An­
gel," a nine-minute tale of love and suicide that
is one of the high points of the album. Similarly
well executed are "Duquesne Whistle" and "Nar­
row Way". "Duquesne Whistle" is an old-timey
jaunt by train through the South wherein Dylan
sounds more like Nat King Cole than any other
song on the album. "Narrow Way" is an effective
blend of influences that borrows the line, "You'll
have to work down to me someday," from an old­
er blues number: It is executed with the kind of
forceful, catchy riffage that Dylan has lacked all
too often on his last three records.
If you're a Bob Dylan fan, you certainly ought
to give Tempest a listen, but don't expect another
Blonde on Blonde. To compare Tempest to his ear­
lier work is, ultimately, like trying to compare his
folk music to his rock and roll: you'll only end up
nostalgic and disappointed like those annoying
British kids in No Direction Home. Arts & Culture
Calendar
Crazy Enough-Blackfish Gallery-September
The Blackfish Gallery is featuring the work of famed artist David Selleck.
420 Northwest <;th Avenue
Wanderlust-Hoffman Gallery-September
Take a break between classes and come see the travel adventures captured by photogra­
pher Julie Jungers. The exhibit features an array of stunningly colorful photos from over
13 countries.
Lewis & Clark
Kara Walker-More or Less-Reed College-September
Visit Reed College's Cooley Gallery to explore the art of renowned artist Kara Walker.
Walker's latest exhibit features her longest film to dare as well as many prints that deal
with and examine the course of racism in America.
3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard
Film Club-Miller 105 at 7 PM
Every Tuesday, the film club screens and discusses a movie. Join them in their cinematic
ventures.
Lewis & Clark
September 21-Faculty Chamber Players-Evans Hall at 7:30 PM
Lewis & Clark faculty members Dorien de Leon, Susan DeWitt Smith and Dunja Jen­
nings will be playing a selection of music by famed composers Beethoven, Brahms and
Carl Maria von Weber.
Lewis & Clark
September 21-Hunger Games-Frank Manor House at 8 PM
Bring a blanker, snacks and your friends, and come out behind the Frank Manor House
to enjoy a movie night under the stars.
Lewis & Clark
September 22-Matisyahu and the Dirty Heads-Crystal Ballroom at 8 PM
1332 West Burnside Street
September 23-Under Wildwood-Bagdad Theater at 4PM
Like the Decemberists? Like to read books? Come see Decemberists' front-man Colin
Meloy and his wife Carson Ellis discuss their new book Under Wildwood from the Wild­
wood trilogy.
3702 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
September 24-Jennifer Goetz-Frank Manor House at 6 PM
Join Lewis & Clark College in welcoming acclaimed poet Jennifer Gartz in a reading of
her new collection of poetry, The Needle.
Lewis & Clark
September 24 to 28-Jackpot Records 9th ·Annual Film & Music Festival-
Bagdad Theater at 7 PM • •
September 25th-Grouplove-Roseland Theater at 8 PM
8 Northwest 6th Avenue
September 26th-The Shins-Keller Auditorium at 8 PM
222 Southwest Clay Street
September 28 & 29-Much Ado About Nothing-Gazebo next to
Carriage Circle at 5 PM
Enjoy a magical evening filled with sweet treats and Shakespeare as Lewis & Clark Stu­
dents perform a free hour-long version of the classic play Much Ado About Nothing.
Lewis & Clark
September 28 and 29-Helen ofTroy-Reed College at 12 PM
Watch the famous Greek tragedy by Euripides come to life as the Classic Greek Theatre
of Oregon performs Helen of Troy.
September 28-Free Admission-Portland Art Museum from 5 to 8 PM
On the fourth Friday of every month, the Portland Art Museum offers free admission to
any guest. Don't miss this opportunity to visit the museum and admire so.me of the great
art chat it has to offer.
1219 Southwest Park Avenue
September 30th-Citizen Cope-Crystal Ballroom at 9 PM
September 30th-Beach House-Roseland Theater at 8 PM
-Madison Poulter
Wanderlust Gallery
The current exhibit in the Hoffman Gallery is a beautiful collection of travel
• photography by Julie Jungers called Wanderlust. Wanderlust is defined as the in­
nate desire to rove or travel about. Each picture inhabiting the walls of the gallery
radiates that precise desire. These photographs capture the faces, landscapes and
• wildlife found in dozens of exotic countries. The diversity of locations stretches
from Libya, Morocco, India and Uzbekistan all the way to the Arctic and Antarc­
tic. All of these photographs are heavily doused in bright reds and vibrant oranges,
with the occasional splash of blue or green that makes you stop and lust over the
enthralling beauty sprawled over each of Jungers' photographs. By displaying this
extraordinary collection, the Lewis & Clark community is given a unique perspec­
tive of the worlds beyond our own that sometimes go unseen.
-Sofia Yarberry SPETEMBER 21, 2012
2012
• Portland's favorite music festival
sprawled itself across our vibrant
city for five days brimming with
artistic magnificence. Visit our
website for The Pioneer Log's full
coverage of MusicFestNW.
www.piolog.com/arts
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SPORTS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Football starts.fast, begins season 2-0
BY MADDIE LEE
Staff Writer
With two wins to start off the
season, the Pioneers continue to
work towards a NWC champion­
ship, a prize they narrowly missed
out on last year after going 7-2.
Last season, they achieved the
best ranking Lewis & Clark foot­
ball has earned since 1992, when
they finished second in conference.
Four years prior, they had been
winless for three consecutive years.
"We made a pact to turn it
around," quarterback Keith Welch
(' 14) explained.
Many of last season's starters,
including several all-conference
players, graduated last year. How­
ever, head coach Chris Sulages be­
lieves they still have all the tools
they need to be successful.
"The good thing about the guys
leaving last year," Coach Sulages
said, "is the fact that we had young
guys here already chat played most
of those positions."
Those young players have al­
ready proven that they are ready
to compete. In the first two games
of the season, sophomores Con­
nor Imel, Darrell Nelson ,and Jake
Costantino all scored the first
touchdowns of their college ca­
reers. Costantino currently leads
the team in receiving yards. On the defensive side, Andrew
Traver (' 15) made key tackles
against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
to keep the Pioneers in the game,
and sophomore Josh Cena made
two interceptions against Pomona­
Pitzer.
"We had a really good freshman
class last year," senio cornerback
Clay Israelson commented. "So it's
just how it is with football- with
any sport-seniors graduate, peo­
ple have to step up, fill the holes,
and we have guys who can do that."
The Pioneers opened this season
with a 27-24 win ove·r Claremont
in which they dominated the first
half but lost momentum moving
into the second.
The next weekend, the Pioneers
kept a strong lead throughout the
entirety of their 31-13 win over Po­
mona-Pitzer.
The favored Pioneers face Ma­
calester this Saturday at 1 :00 p.m.
as they look to start 3-0 for the sec­
ond time in two years.
Natalie Levy '14 (left) is one of
the Pioneers on the women's
socce"r team looking to get the
program back on track.
Soccer sisters
looking toward
solid season-
BY CAITLIN BASILIO
Staff Writer
There's a new swagger to the
Lewis & Clark women's soccer
team this _year. The mood inside
Griswold ·stadium during games is
electric and attendance is up. With
one NWC win already under their
belts, the Pioneers expect contin­
ued improvement as the season
progresses.
This season already differs from
the last. "We have more talent.
And with that talent, we are able
to focus on more specific things,"
said Sarah Breninger ('14). "This
talent also drives everyone on the
team to get better and earn their
spot, which creates a better team as
a whole," she added.
"Our focus is staying positive
and we've been able to do that.
Everyone has a great attitude and
comes out ready to work hard and
get better. We are never content
with how we are playing, everyone
finds a way to improve," explained
Traci Nakamura ('13).
The Pioneer ladies also share a "soccer sister" system, where each
freshman is paired up with an up­
perclassman. "We are responsible
for one another, from making sure
freshmen are doing their soccer
duties and making sure classes are
going well," said Nakamura. "This
idea is to help with the whole team
chemistry thing rather than hav­
ing freshmen stick together in their
group and upperclassmen stick
with their friends," she added.
Having a "soccer sister" will re­
ally benefit the Pioneers since they
have 16 freshmen this year. "We
have a lot of talented freshmen
who are more than willing to take
on an important role on this team.
Everyone wants to win and expects
to win," shared Breninger.
With a team chemistry that
gets better every day, we can ex­
pect a solid season from the Pio­
neers. Geena Fong (' 15) expressed,
"I think that this year will be ex­
tremely different from last year -
everything from the team chemis­
try to scoring goals, we are on the
right track for success." PHOTO FROM LEWIS & CLARK ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
After a strong win
at the Sundodger
Invitational, the
27th ranked
women's cross
country team
looks to gain
campus-wide
notoriety
Running into the su·nset
BY LIAM.HEALEY
Staff Writer
Happen by SW Palatine Hill
Road on a sunny school-day after­
noon, and you will see map.y small
groups of smiling, happy runners
practicing their craft. Wait a few
hours more, and you will see these
same student-athletes in the library.
The men's and women's cross coun­
try teams at Lewis & Clark have
enjoyed athletic and academic
success unmatched here in recent
years. Unfortunately, due to the
lack of a spectator-friendly venue,
they still lack the recognition one would expect for teams as accom­
plished as they are. Heather Spurl­
ing, a senior on the women's team,
is not that bothered regarding the
• lack of viewership. "We don't have
home meets, which is disappoint­
ing, but people follow us without
actually coming to the meets."
Both the men's and women's teams
were recently named to the na­
tional All-Academic List, which
may contribute to the friendly wel­
comes that runners receive from
both students and faculty alike fol­
lowing the teams' weekend meets.
Spurling says that most of the fan support that would be expected at
a meet or event actually does hap­
pen on campus, stating, "We have
a lot of happy Mondays."
Expectations aie high for both
teams this season, and the women's
team, nationally ranked at 27, is
off to a hot start with a recent win
at the prestigious Sundodger Invi­
tational, a first in Lewis & Clark
College History. However, as any­
one that has attempted to stay in
shape during the second half of
the fall semester knows, they won't
have to be dodging the sun for
much longer. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
SPORTS 11
Batter up! Who will survive the hunt for October?
BY LAUREN LOVATO
Staff Writer NL wildcard race, along wici). the
' St. Louis Cardinals and 1.\.danca
The end of the 2012 MLB sea-Braves.
son is almost here, and it has cer-As the pose-season approach­
cainly been a footrace. For a major-es, so does speculation over a big
icy of the season, teams have been question: who is set out i:o be
battling for first place, but as of MVP? Top prowspect fo; the AL
this Sunday things have begun to is undoubtedly the Angels' Mike
fall into place. In the NL West, the Trout. In his rookie season he
San Francisco Giants and the Los busted out of the minors and now
Angeles Dodgers have been consis-leads the league· in batting average,
tently jockeying with one another runs and stolen bases. Not only is
for the top spot all season. Howev- his bat on fire, but he's been doing
er, it looks like the Giants will take it with his glove too. An overall
it, since the Dodgers are now 7.5 beast like this deserves to be rec-
games back of first place. ognized.
Even more riveting, in the A team shouldn't have to make
American League all three divisions the playoffs in order for their play­
have an even bloodier fight. In the er co win the award either, which
East, the Orioles and the Yankees is the case for Pittsburgh's Andrew
are tied for first; in Central the McCutchen of the NL.
Tigers are only two games behind Transforming from a mediocre
the White Sox; and in the West, centerfielder to ·a top five player,
the Oakland /\.s trail behind the McCutchen batted .341 with 28
always-dominant· Rangers by just
three and a half games.
But what about the wildcard
you ask? For the AL it looks inevi­
table that either the Orioles or the
Yankees will be a wildcard along
with the /\.s.
Unfortunately the Angels
haven't been so hot as the post-sea­
son creeps up on chem. However,
the Dodgers are a prime contend­
er for LA this coming fall in the homeruns, 87 RBIs and 16 stolen
bases, making him eligible for the
top prize. It says something that
the top choices for MVPs in each
league are centerfielders; they have
the whole package.
The hunt for October is almost
over. With only two weeks left of
the regular season, it comes down
to who truly wants that pennant
and who's going to put everything
on the table and risk it all.
Volleyball digs deep,
begins conference play
BY ROCKY MCNEfE.
Staff Writer
Women's volleyball started off
strong with a preseason trip to
New York to play in the Oneonta
Tournament, where they went 2-1,
proving their new poweL But de­
spite adding five new players to
the roster, the team has struggled
in preseason games due to injuries.
These caused a bit of a setback in
the Evergreen Tournament on the
weekend of Sept. 6: after one win
and two losses, the Pios' lase game
was a five-set thriller against host
Evergreen State bu_t ended up as a
disappointing loss.
With nine games under their
belt, four of which were victories,
the girls began Northwest Con­
ference play this week. The heart­
breaking loss to George Fox on
Wednesday, Sept. 12 was a sus-~penseful game, with the Hos hav-.
ing lost three of the four sets by
only two points. The Linfield
Wildcats, who are 2-0, defeated the
Pioneers on Saturday with a 3-0
win. Regardless of these two losses,
Kataleya Milan (' 15), who leads
the team with 27 kills, is "expect-•
ing more success for the rest of the
season" because of all the potential
they have on the team.
Milan believes victories will
ride on the newcomers' shoulders
saying, "Our new players this year
have really stepped up and taken
on leading roles on the team. They
aren't afraid to give it their all, and
that is key to our success."
Seniors Jennifer Dowdy and
Elena Hoff have started both
games; Dowdy has 24 kills and 21
digs while Hoff leads the team with
31 digs. ILLUSTRATION BY SAMANTHA SARVET
Saints players get an unexpected
break i!1. Bounty-Gate
BY CALEB DIEHL
Staff Writer
In March 2012 the NFL re­
vealed evidence of a clandestine
program established by New Or­
leans Saints players and coaches
to pay bonuses for injuring their
toughest opponents. The allega­
tions caught fire and soon exploded
into a scandal. The league suspend­
ed four Saints players and three
coaches, fined the team $500,000
and took away their 2012 and
2013 second-round draft picks. ILLUSTRATION BnAMANTHA SARVET <
cision. Since only the players ap­
pealed the decision, the sanctions
applied to the coaches and fran­
chise still stand.
NORTHWEST CONFER.ENCE In a decision on Sept. 7, how­
ever, an appeals panel overturned
suspensions for Jonathan Vilma,
Will Smith, Scott Fujita, and An­
thony Hargrove. The court ruled
that while NFL Commissioner
Roger Goodell has the authority
to discipline the team for the in­
tent to injure other players, any
improper payments fall under the
jurisdiction of an arbiter. The players stated that the mon­
ey they received was only for legal
hits and sacks, not for intentional
injuries. Such payments are still il­
legal because they are not disclosed
in the players' contracts. Even some
of the players who were alleged tar­
gets of the organization, however,
claimed that informal payments
for standout performances are just
~ part of the game.
Football Soccer
NWC ALL NWC
Linfield 0-0 3-0 Whitworth 3-0
Whitworth 0-0 3-0 Linfield 2-0
Lewis & Clark 0-0 2-0 Puget Sound 1-0-1
Willamette 0-0 2-0 Pacific Lutheran 0-0-2
Pacific (Ore.) 0-0 1-1 Pacific (Ore.) 1-1-1
Pacific Lutheran 0-0 1-1 Willamette 1-2
Puget Sound 0-0 0-2 Whitman 1-2
Lewis & Clark 1-2
George Fox 0-3 Volleyball
ALL NWC
3-4 Pacific Lutheran 2-0
6-0 Linfield 2-0
2-2-1 Puget Sound 2-0
2-0-2 Pacific (Ore.) 2-0
3-1-3 George Fox 1-1
3-4 Whitman 1-2
2-5 Lewis &·c1ark 0-2
1-5 Willamette _0-2
1-4-2 Whitworth 0s3 ALL
8-2
7-2
7-2
2-7
3-5
3-7
4-7
2-7
4-6 According to a New York Times
article published on the day of the
ruling, Goodell could still impose
penalties on the players, but he has
been forced to reconsider his de-These comments weigh down
an already distraught NFL that has
bee.n constantly attacked by the
public with countless new studies
on the prevalence of concussions
and lifelong injuries in football.
The league is destroying its own
image by delaying the disciplinary
process.
If players developed greater re­
spect for their governing body, they
could quell the public's assault on
their sport. A tough sport merits
tough penalties for any hint of foul
play. .::::::-
_ .... ,-....
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Backd
I Didn't Use The
Handrail on the Gorge
Bridge Testimonials
"One time, I was walking across
the gorge bridge, and I slipped,
and fell. It hurt. Bue it hurt even
more knowing chat chis could have
been prevented by simply using the
handrail. Seriously people, there's a
sign for a reason."
"I didn't use the handrail
on the gorge bridge and
now I'm the father of
two children."
"I've never used the handrail,
because "rail" spelled backwards is
"liar". And like, I don't roll with
liars. I've also never had a problem
on the bridge, so everybody in this
testimouial is a bunch' o babies."
"One time I passed
out on the gorge
bridge, and when
I woke up, I knew
EVERYTHING"
"Okay so, 'Bunch' o babies'
sounds like a breakfast cereal,
you goat. I didn't use the
handrail and I got seriously
hurt, so don't try to downplay
this."
"I' I d ' ma cat, so ont use
the gorge bridge. But if
I were to use it, I would
use the handrail. God
Bless."
COMMUNITY
SWIM IN THE
REFLECTING
POOL
Fish are jumping and tuition is high
-time for a dip in the pristine waters
of Lewis & Clark's Reflection Pool!
Students grabbed their boogie boards
last week and hit the water for this rare
opportunity, splashing about as their
limber, suntanned bodies absorbed the
last feeble rays of summer warmth.
NSO leaders also enjoyed a hearty
laugh when they convinced several
freshmen that they could find Mt.
Hood at the bottom of the pool. THE PIONEER LOG
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Student Voices, Student Visions:
Animal 'Rights' in Academia
NSO Events You
May Have Missed!
NSO was an exciting and action-packed
time for our incoming freshmen with
1 00s of names and faces to me~orize,
riveting safety and IT talks and, of
course, the day of service on which,
against all odds, there was no rain.
But in all the excitement, some NSO
events are likely to go unnoticed by
our returning students and even some
freshmen. But never fear, the Backdoor
is here to give you the inside scoop on
the NSO events you might have missed!
UNENDING
HUMAN
KNOT
Sadly, the fun ofNSO has to
end for everyone. Or so we
thought! The famous NSO
human knot icebreaker is
taking a little longer than
expected for one lucky group
ofNSO freshmen. While the
rest of their class has moved
on to classes and homework,
one group just cannot seem to
untie the human knot. After
wackily ducking under and
over each other's arms and
through small gaps for a week
now, the fun still won't stop
for these freshmen! "Please," says one freshman
still stuck in the knot, "the ice is completely
broken, I just want start learning." Sorry, but
looks like you better learn how to work as a
team first and get that pesky knot untied. Then,
you'll be off to class in no time. Good luck
to these freshmen and thanks for keeping the
icebreaker fun ofNSO alive for all of us!
GHOST­
RIDINGTHE
PI 0-EXPRESS!
The Pio Express is back -and more outrageous
than ever! The bus abandoned its usual 6th&
Salmon stop last week for a more unorthodox
location -the middle of Terwilliger Boulevard!
Most freshmen admitted that they had "no
experience ghostin', but had always wanted to
try it." And ghost that proverbial whip they
did! Students and bus driver threw themselves
whole-heartedly into the street, parading
around their beloved free-moving bus to a
rousing rendition of the Pioneer Alma Mater.
The enthusiasm was contagious; passing truck
drivers swerved gaily and tooted their.horns in
celebration, shouting unintelligible phrases we
can only assume to be good tidings for a new
school year. Once again, the fascist fat-cats. who call themselves the Lewis & Clark
College Administration have not failed to disappoint. That's right, the ban on
animals in dorms continues this year, despite fervent opposition by students from_
all walks of life. Freshmen wander the grounds finding themselves without animal
companions for the first time in their lives. Upperclassmen are still sore from having
to tell their pets chat, yes, once again, they would be unable to come to school. I •
for one find myself at even greater depths of disgust than ever I have before, which
for a liberal arts student is saying something. That this obvious and embarrassing
prejudice the administration continues to show against our poor friends of the
Animal Kingdom continues has almost robbed me of any hope at all.
Clearly, the higher ups are terrified of what these new voices on campus
would have to say-and what kind of power they would have. What's wrong,
administrative jerks? Your pockets are deep enough to subsidize an overblown
concert for the entire student body, but not to pay for card-keyed doggie doors?
Highly dubious. Unfortunately, every single pe,rson in a suit I scr~amed at declined
to comment. The Admissions Office, however, was more vocal. "I get so tired of
reading essay after essay written by humans," said junior Kelsey Davis. "Every day I
wish I could hear the thoughts and ideas chat the dogs have, or the parakeets. Why
do THEY want to come to Lewis & Clark College? I just don't understand how a
school that is so !iberal in so many ways can get away with such blatant specism."
Indeed, Kelsey. Indeed.
It's clear chat the school is afraid of what the animals might have to
coritribute, and the guilt extends to the professors as well. According to a survey,
90 percent of teachers will kick out a bird that has infiltrated their class before they
start teaching for the day. "It makes me sad to see my colleagues acting in such a
despicable way," said a professor who asked to remain anonymous. "It's gotten to the
point chat I chink the birds and squirrels have actually given up trying to sneak into
classes." Protests have been scheduled and petitions are circulating. Only you can
stop specism, L&C. Yahoo News Comment of the
Week
Article: 'Most Dangerous Cele
Author: "Gewljss"
Response: 'Gew jss' raises.more
questions than answers, namely
because of the Butterfly Effect.
A computer virus isn't exactly
a complicated idea. Viruses are
almost an inevitability. How long is
Gewljss prepared to go before he's
taken too many fingers? Or what if
a particular computer virus creator
was capable of finishing his work
with his fingers? How much furthe
would Gewljss go to ensure their
defeat?
All Aboard The Sillf Bus!!
Excerpted from the first lecture of AST: 099 Perspectives in Academic Studies
Ahoy, Classmaties! I'm Professor Devon Duchamps, or as I like to think of it,
captain of chis ship on the sea of knowledge for the next four months! You're·
probably wondering right now, hey I thought college professors were all old, uncool
jerks who never have any fun! Wrong on all counts there, Johnny Scholarpants!
I'm not your typical Ivory-Tower Paper-Grading Tweed-Jacket English-Accent
"Lecture" -Giving Professor you probably saw on Saved By lhe Bell: lhe College
Years. I'm the Dev-Dog; I'm Doctor D., I'm the coolest cat on Meow Street.
Bue before this year gets started we need to set up some ground rules, some
syllabusin' ... or as I like to say, some Silly Bussing!
Here's the basic grading breakdown:
35% Participation
15% Luck
10% Global Outreach
40% Group Projects
5% Breakfast
If you have any questions, holla' at me the next time you see me.
Probably at some crazy house party. Hey, have you guys heard about any crazy
house parties?
Oh, and why breakfast? I don't know, it's only the most important meal
of the day! Looks like you're learning something already, eh Johnny Scholarpants?
This semester we'll be learning all kinds of crazy junk. Hopefully by this winter
you will all have a well-rounded Perspective in Academic Studies.
As you've probably all seen by now on your minifeeds--oh, and I know
how the beginning of the semester can be really chaotic but a couple of you have
yet to confirm my friend requests so if that could be sorted out by Monday that'd
be greaJ-as I was saying I recently changed my relationship status from "In a
Relationship" to "It's Complicated." No, I don't want to talk about it. My personal
:life ·is none of vour business thank vou verv much lohnnv Scholaroants.
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