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NEWS NOVEMBER 30, 2012
Watzek Library recognizes student
research skills with awards rece tion
PH O BY HANNAH PRINCE
From L-R: Librarians Dan Kelley and Kate Rubick, Stanley Fonseca ('15). Professor Marianna Ritchey, Kevin Bocek {'15) and Professor Paul Powers pose in Pamplin Room.
BY JOSH FREEMAN
News Editor
Months of research, writing,
editing and review culminated last
Wednesday, Nov 28 as the winners
of the second annual James J. Kopp
First Year Research Awards were
formally announced at a recep­
tion hosted by Watzek Library. The
awards, which highlight final re­
search papers from the spring sec­
tion of Exploration & Discovery,
recognized three students for their
effective use of library research ma­
terials.
"This year we received around
30 submissions, and all were strong
contenders," said Faculty Outreach
Librarian Dan Kelley. "The three
that were ultimately selected are
truly excellent."
Kevin Bocek ('15) and Emma
Post ('l 5) were both honored as
first prize winners with their re-spective research submissions
"Why Do I Have co Be Me: Ado­
lescent Sexual Identity Formation
and Adolescent Suicide" and "The
Creation of a Coloured Identity in
South Africa."
"This year we re­
ceived around 30
submissions, and all
were strong ~ontend­
ers," said Faculty
Outreach Librarian
Dan Kelley. "The
three that were ulti:­
mately selected are
truly excellent."
'Tm passionate about the topic
and I'm proud to be recognized for my research," said Bocek.
Stanley Fonseca (' 15) received
an Honorable Mention for his sub­
mission "Ludwig van Beethoven
and John Coltrane: Making Sense
of hzz After the '60s."
"I. was not expecting much to
come of this, so it does come as a
surprise," said Fonseca. "I wrote,
but she [Marianna Ritchey] was
there every step of the way guiding
my research."
Submissions were evaluated by
a panel of two professors and two
librarians. Professor of Religious
Studies and current Head of
E&D Paul Powers and Professor
of Chemistry Barbara Balko
collaborated with the two librarian
coordinators of the research
awards, Dan Kelley and Instruction
Services librarian Kate Rubrick, to
decide the winners.
"The award is an early opportu­
nity for students to compete for an academic award and ro help pave
the way for future awards, intern­
ships and even graduate school,"
said Watzek Director Mark Dahl.
"It's also our subtle way of incen­
t'ivizing student research and infor­
mation literacy."
The awards are presented in the
memory of former Watzek direc­
tor Jim Kopp, who led the library
from 1999 to 2010. Kopp also
taught in the former core program
"Inventing America" for six years.
"Jim was passionate about
student inquiry and liberal arts
research. He had a vision of
librarians as collaborators in the
academic process," said Dahl.
All award recipients receive
$200 funded by Watzek Library, in
addition to the formal award given
at the reception.
"The reward for us is to see the
twists and turns research entails,"
said Kelley.
Grant expands chemistry instruction
BY JOSH FREEMAN
News Editor
The National Science Founda­
tion awarded Organic Chemistry
Professor Louis Kuo a $200,000
grant in September, facilitating
the implementation of new in­
structional technology at Lewis
& Clark, a collaborative academic
conference between LC and several
local colleges and a learning evalu-•
ation program coordinated by the
LC Graduate School of Education
and Counseling.
"There are several forms of spec­
troscopy that use X-ray, and this
one is called single crystal X-ray
diffraction or SC-XRD .... This is
the first rime SC-XRD will be part
of the LC chemistry curriculum as
a hands-on lab exercise," said Kuo.
X-ray crystallography, used by
chemists to analyze atomic struc­
tures of crystals, has previously
been unavailable to LC chemistry
students and is generally rarely of-fered in undergraduate level chem­
istry courses.
"In SC-XRD, you put a well­
defined crystal in an X-ray beam,
and the crystal interacts with the
X-rays to produced a diffraction
pattern. From chis pattern one de­
termines the exact position of all
the atoms in the solid state," said
Kuo.
The grant was a collaborative
effort between the University of
Portland and LC; the lead crystal­
lographer and co-principal inves­
tigator is Professor of Chemistry
Edward Valente of UP. In addition,
the grant will allow collaboration
between several Portland area col­
leges, including George Fox Uni­
versity and Willamette University.
Representative faculty from each
college will meet to discuss the
success of the integration of the
SC-XRD into the undergraduate
chemistry curriculum.
This spring, Chem 120 and Chem 220 students will see the
SC-XRD instrument implemented
in their curriculum. Chem 220 stu­
dents will submit crystal samples
for structural analysis and Chem
120 students will have the option
to conclude their semester with
a group project studying crystal
structures.
As a condition of th; grant, a
faculty representative from the LC
graduate school will record learn­
ing outcomes from the integration
of the SC-XRD into the chemistry
curriculum.
"Like everything else in edu­
cation, there will be outside as­
sessment that ;valuates the ef­
fectiveness of the SC-XRD in the
undergraduate curriculum. We are
one of the few colleges in the coun­
try that plans to incorporate the
SC-XRD as a teaching instrument
in the general and organic chemis­
try curriculum," said Kuo. • IMAGES COURTESY OF LOUIS KUO
Molecules solved with SC-XRD. NOVEMBER 30, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
NEWS 3
Soups, Socks, and Snugglies helps students give back
BY KARINA SCHORR
Staff Writer
Beginning Nov. 19 and running
through Dec. 14, labeled dona­
ti bins will be scattered around
campus. Lewis & Clark College
is proud to contribute to the Or­
egon Food Bank chis semester us­
ing these bins. The program, called
"Soups, Socks and Snugglies" is
supported by the Lewis and Clark
College staff and the 3CE of­
fice. Donation bins will be set up
• around campus for contributions
in the name of the holiday season.
Socks, blankets and
stuffed animals will
be given to children
within the Orego­
nian foster care sys­
tem.
Executive Assistant to the Dean
of the College Terri Banasek was
the brains behind the operation.
She sai'd she was inspired by a --------1
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similar program run yearly at her
church. Banasek raised the idea
during a staff deliberation for a
holiday-oriented service project.
The goal, she says, is to create a
program that gives students and
staff an opportunity to give back co
the community.
"Ir's important that students
have this opportunity. Thjs pro­
g~am serves as a community build­
er for members of the Lewis &
Clark community by inspiring all
community members to work to-ILUSTRATION BY EMMA HOWLAND
wards a common goal."
Executive assistant to the Presi­
dent Tina Blackwell organized the
program's affiliation with the foster
care system, which will receive all
clothes, blankets, stuffed animals
or other cuddly donations.
According to the Oregon Food
Bank's website, they aided in
the distribution of 43.5 million
pounds of food to hunger-relief
agencies across the state. Banasek
says that LC is proud to contribute
to the great work the Food Bank has done in the past. LC students
are representative of more than just
their own personal community.
Giving back to the community
at large is an important aspect of
LC's own community. The college
offers many other service programs
ranging from one-day volunteer
trips like Spring! inro Action, and
longer commitments, such as the
week-long service trip to Haiti
that has_ been offered to students in
the past. For students too busy co
contribute to their community by
participating on one of these trips,
donating to the "Soups, Socks and
Snugglies" program is quick,. easy
and instantly gratifying.
Donating to the
"Soups, Socks and
Snugglies" program
is quick, easy and
instantly gratifying.
Collection bins for the "Soups,
Socks and Snugglies" program
can be found at multiple locations
around campus. Currently they are set up at the Frank Manor House,
by the booksrore in Templeton, at
Rogers Hall on the Graduate cam­
pus, at the LRC Reception Desk at
the Law School and in the Albany
Foyer.
Any and all types of
donations are more
than welcome.
Accepted contributions in­
clude non-perishable food items,
new underwear or socks and new/
gently used blankets or stuffed
animals. Food will be donated to
the Oregon Food Bank for chose
in need, and socks, blankets and
stuffed animals will be given to
children within the Oregonian
foster care system. Children of all°
ages are currently in the Oregon
foster care system, so any and all
types of donations are more than
welcome.
For more information on the
"Soups, Socks and Snugglies" pro­
gram, contact Terri Banasek or the
Lewis & Clark 3 CE office.
Bill proposes to abolish anonymous voting in ASLC
ASLC voted Thursday, after The Pioneer Log goes to press.
BY JAKE BARTMAN
News Editor
"If we want other people to rake
us seriously, we should rake our­
selves seriously," said ASLC Sena­
tor Kerry White ('i3). White is
advancing a bill that he hopes will
eliminate the practice of anony­
mous voting in the organization.
At present, voting in ASLC pro­
ceedings is done using an anony­
mous "clicker" system. With this
system, every senator and cabinet
member is issued a "clicker" device
when it is time to vote. Bur White
thinks that the current system
keeps senators and cabinet mem­
bers from being held accountable when votes are rallied.
"Ir's hard to represent a constit­
uency when the voting is anony­
mous," he said. White explained
char the lack of accountability pre­
vents students from being sure char
the candidate they elected is voting
for their interests.
White said that he began won­
dering why the voting process is
anonymous after a bill he authored
earlier this semester passed with
only one vote in opposition. Before
it was voted on, no one had spoken
against the bill.
White explained that the one
"no" vote stood out to him not
because he was upset char some­
one had voted against the bill, but
because he had anticipated char
it would pass unopposed after
the discussion. "It really seemed
strange co me," White said.
"I assume that [the "no" vote]
was because someone just didn't
understand what was going on,"
said ASLC Vice President Cal­
lie Rice ('14). "And nobody really
wants to be the person to raise their
hand and say that they don't un­
derstand." White hopes that a roll-call vot­
ing system will encourage repre­
sentatives to be sure that they un­
derstand what is being voted on
before the voting begins. White's
proposed voting procedure would
have each representative's name
called, with that representative
then giving a "yes," "no" or "ab­
stain" vote.
"If we want other
people to take us
seriously, we should
take ourselves seri­
ously," said ASLC
Senator Kerry White.
"It's part of caking ourselves se­
riously," White said. ''And it's how
the government traditionally does
voting."
Rice explained chat the voting
system is anonymous at present
to help ensure that representatives
can vote the way that they want
to without the pressure of being
forced to make their decision pub-
8 November: An employee reported that
food service related items were stolen from the
Fields Dining Hall in Templeton Student Cen­
ter.
9 November: A student reported that her
headphones had been stolen from the racks
near the entrance of Fields Dining Hall.
COWBOY IMAGE FROM THECOLORINGSPOTCOM lie. Rice explained that although
the US government doesn't have
anonymous voting, the differences
berween LC and a national govern­
ment are vast.
"These aren't first and foremost
our jobs," Rice said. "We're stu­
dents first, and the student govern­
ment of a small liberal arts college
just isn't going to be like the US
government."
White sees building parallels
berween the US government and
ASLC as a way of legitimizing
ASLC. He imagines ASLC rep­
resentatives' voting records being
posted online for public viewing.
"Students should know the re­
cord of tl].e people chat they're voe-
• ing for," White said.
Both Rice and White ;igree
that "abstain" votes ought to count
against a· bill being voted on.
White explained that representa­
tives might abstain from voting on
a particular issue due to a conflict
of interest or other reasons. White
• envisions that voters who abstain
will be required to provide a legiti­
mate reason for doing so after the
fact, although this detail remains a topic of discussion berween White
and ASLC Senator Jeff Rhoades
('13), who has worked with White
on writing the bill.
"The studen_t gov­
ernment of a small
liberal arts college
just isn't going to be
like the US govern­
ment."
White's bill will be voted on at
the last ASLC meeting of the se­
mester on Thursday, Nov. 29. But
White added that, at present, there
is a clause built into the ASLC by­
laws by which voting on any issue
can be made public at the request
of a representative. "We all have
the ability to ask for a roll-call
vote," White said. White says that
even if his bill to amend the bylaws
doesn't pass, he will be sure to ask
for a roll-call vote every time an is­
sue is voted on regardless.
"So there's always that," White
said.
9 November: A student reported that her
coat had been stolen from the Boley Law Li­
brary while it was left unattended.
21 November: A student reported that some­
one had broken a window and then entered her
vehicle. No items appeared to be missing. 4 THE PIONEER LOG NOVEMBER ·30, 2012
OPINION
Acceptance of progress crucial for all Americans
Preparing for Obama's next play
BY CALEB DIEHL
Staff Writer
Ir's hurricane season, and one of chem is
the conservative backlash against President
Obama's re-election. So, as a liberal, before
I begin a discussion on bipartisanship and
the future of American politics, let's get one
thing straight. We won-332 to 206.
The most American way to describe elec­
tion results is in football terms. Most of the
Obama team's success stemmed from irs tal­
ented offensive coordinator, David Axelrod.
Using smartphones and grassroots tech­
niques, he implemented a diverse set of new
plays this season. On defense, Obama blitzed
the key swing states and sacked Romney
in Ohio and Colorado, with a last-minute
fourth-down play in Florida.
Now nobody can say liberals are social­
ists, because socialist countries don't play
football, even though it's a team sport.
And conservatives can't say Americans
are tired of President Obama. They can still
cry about Obama's supposed socialism, but
they must accept that most Americans are
just fine with his progressive vision. To wash
conservative wounds, I will offer some rea­
sons to keep waving oversized American flags across the future political landscape.
First, nobody can talk about football if
they're dead. Obamacare will now be imple­
mented in 2014. The only real obstacle is
states that declared the act unconstitutional.
Most of these states also want to secede from·
the union, but they can't call their new coun­
tries the United States of America, so how-ever it works out, America will be covered by
Obamacare. Millions of uninsured people,
broke college students and people who have
been denied coverage due to preexisting con­
ditions will inhabit America for longer peri­
ods of time.
Second, we will continue to kill terrorists
instead of failing companies. More importantly, however, the results
of this election provide a chance to shatter
partisan polarization and move forward with
humility. The Republicans must acknowl­
edge they lost by every measurement, by 332
to 206 electoral votes and 3 million popu­
lar ones. They lost the term Obamacare to
a president who said he likes the moniker. I
like it, too, because I like the sound of vic­
tory.
I also like the sound of a deal. It's my last
name. Republicans, however, do not. House
Speaker John Boehner continues to push to
repeal Obamacare through lies and under­
handed measures. He.claims it increases the
deficit, but the Congressional Budget Office
reports an estimated deficit decrease.
President Obama (note the title Presi­
dent) will try to make deals. Right now his
proposals, including extension of the Bush­
era tax cuts for incomes under $250,000, are
modest.
Republican whining will probably con­
tinue, however, so he must not devolve into
ultimatums, but he can remember chat sta­
tistics, math and reason are on his side. With
careful cultivation of bipartisan values and
respect, both parties can begin to re-sow the
ground devastated by congressional Republi­
cans' scorched-earth tactics.
A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE BLACK FRIDAY TUNNEL
As Thanksgiving nears its final
hours, eager shoppers rejoice
BY KATRINA STAAF
Opinion Editor
Black Friday, the most intense display
of American consumerism imaginable, may
be just as popular a holiday as Thanksgiv­
ing. From a favorable viewpoint, these rwo
holidays go hand-in-hand: one can over­
indulge in delicious food and subsequently overindulge in the p~rchase of extravagant
sale items as gifts or even for personal use.
But from a negative stance, their connec­
tion could not be more ironic: the simplic­
ity of expressing gratitude for loved ones on
Thanksgiving should not be overshadowed
by the excitement of materialism running
rampant on Black Friday.
Whether you love it or hate it, Black
Friday undeniably permeates and defines
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defines American culture."
of bargains becomes nationwide and shame­
less on this one day, even if you choose to
reject it.
While I tend not to identify with those
who deem Black Friday unworthy of their
participation, I can understand their dis­
dain. Every year, the news tells stories of
deaths or injuries at Walman: "Old woman
dead after relentless fight for the last iPad."
Parents feel unnecessary pressure to get the
latest and greatest gifts for their children, be-lieving they will only feel loved if given the
best of the best. And after all, aren't the win­
ter holidays supposed to be about the ges­
ture of giving rather than the gifts given?
Nevertheless, Black Friday is both en­
tirely sensible and extremely fun. Much of
the American population can only man­
age to keep up with the Joneses on this one
day, and a desire to do so should warrant no
judgment.
On a less serious note, perhaps no other
day provides a better opportunity to wreak
havoc. For as long as I can remember, I've
thoroughly enjoyed waking up early to wit­
ness competitive door-buster shenanigans.
I started especially early this year and
headed to the mall at 1 a.m., which boasted
a DJ and a dance party in its center. Maybe
my idea of a hilariously good time differs
from that of most people, but I truly think
that everyone ought to give Black Friday a
try.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
I'd like to congratulate the LC Bike Co­
Op on their successes chis year, particularly
the bike skills workshops they're putting on.
As LC's Dolla Dolla Bill Chief (sometimes
referred to as the "ASLC Treasurer"), I have
the privilege of seeing over a hundred stu­
dent-run clubs and organizations put our
student fees to good use.
Earlier this semester, Tom Rodrigues,
Nick Grasso, and Gus Hynes Hpffman,
co-presidents of the bike co-op, came to
my Finance Committee to apply for a Stu­
dent Initiatives Fund grant to stock the bike
room with tools, safety books, demo bikes
for the workshops and other much-needed
swag.
I had the pleasure of attending the first
of the series of workshops in which they
c~llaborate with volunteers from Portland
bike shops Bikes for Humanity PDX and
Sellwood Cycle Repair to teach members
of the LC community how to maintain and
repair their bikes. The workshop had an im­
pressive turnout, and the enthusiasm and
knowledge of the workshop leaders made
for a great event.
Bike culture is an important part of the
Lewis & Clark and Portland character, and
I'm excited to see it flourishing on campus.
This is exactly the kind of project and stu­
dent engagement I'm proud to support, and I hope to see more grants and projects like
this one funded by ASLC the Student Initia­
tives Fund.
"Bike culture is an im­
portant part of the Lewis
& Clark and Portland
character, and I'm excited
to see it flourishing on
campus. This is exactly
the kind of project and
student engagement I'm
proud to support."
Once again, congratulations to the bike
co-op, and I encourage everyone to stop by
the bike room in JR Howard for a tune up,
a skills workshop, or some friendly banter.
Sincerely,
Robin Boedecker
ASLC Treasurer and
Executive Rainmaker
All are welcome to submit "Letters to
the Editor" at piolog. com or through pio­
log@gmaiL com. Please keep· submissions
to under 350 words. NOVEMBER 30, 2012
After getting involved with the Wornyn's Center her freshman year,
Amy Rosenheim ('14) is now one of eight Feminist Student Union
coordinators. As a non-hierarchical group, Rosenheim describes project
and event planning as primarily collaborative, though she specifically
organizes Stich 'n' Bitch and co-designed the Body Positivity Zine.
How would you describe your
relationship with style as a
feminist?
On the one hand I think of it in
terms of how people don't think
style is very important because
it's in the realm of women and
they think it's a decorative thing,
but I think it can be really em­
powering for people to dress
however they want and [how]
they can feel good about how
they look. And also I'm just re­
ally into art, and it's just another
way to express my aesthetic ..
Is there anyone that inspires
you in terms of style?
Tavi Gevinson [Editor-in-Chief
of Rookie Mag] is obviously a
person that I really look up to.
I really admire her for realizing
that she can do whatever she
wants, and just being her own
person at such a young age, be­
cause it took me a really long
time to get to that point.
As someone who's so young,
and whose work focuses on
young women, what keeps her
work relevant to you?
What keeps her relevant, I think,
is that she just ·keeps ·re-evaluat­
ing herself, like she realized she
wasn't super interested in fash­
ion anymore, but she's still in­
volved, which I think is really
interesting. And I think that
Rookie is really cool. I wish it was
around when I was a teenager. I
guess that I didn't have a lot of
exposure to feminism growing
up in Boise.
Did you get a chance to meet
up with people on Rookie
Road Trip this past summer?
They came through Boise and I
was really excited to meet them,
and I have this friend Ellen and
we went together. It was at Ur­
ban Outfitters, which was really
weird, because Urban Outfitters
is weird. But anyways, we went
there and it was us and like three
other people who were twelve.
Someone's mom had brought them, and they didn't know
about Rookie. I felt really bad
because I think it was really im­
portant to the Rookie staff ... Ira
Glass was there and he read the
Idaho Statesman in front of us,
which was really embarrassing
because it's tl~e worst newspaper
in the world. Ir's half ads. The
front page over Thanksgiving
Break, for an example, said "Fill
that empty space with beans"
and it was this article about
growing beans in your garden.
Bur Ira Glass was there, which
was really cool. And we made
zines and went ro a coffee shop.
Have you been making zines
for a long time?
No, not really. I guess I've been
reading them for a long time.
When I went on my college
hunt back in junior year I visited
the University of Oregon and
they have this giant zine library
there, so I've been reading them
since then.
Do you have any favorites?
I got one this summer called Lost
in the Supermarket by this girl
Gabby Noone, she started con­
tributing ro Rookie recently. It's
all about food and women and
girls' relationship with food and
trying to look at it in a positive
light, so there are favorite recipes
and experiences that aren't about
earing disorders.
Yeah, I really liked how "Love
Your Body Week'' was changed
to "Body Positivity Week'' this
year to get at ideas of the body
in a similar way.
We don't want people to be
forced to have a certain relation­
ship with their bodies, so if they
love their body, that's great. But,
not everyone is at that point, or
necessarily wants to be there or
is going to get there in a week.
We wanted to create a week
where people could think more
than usual about their bodies
and its relationships with the
world around them. THE PIONEER LOG STYLE SOURCE
Style Source
BY ALICIA KROELL
'' i think of [style] in terms of how
people don't think style is very im­
portant because it's in t~e realm of
women and they think it's a decora­
tive thing, but i think it can be really
empowering for people to dress how­
ever they want and [how] they can feel
good about how they look'' 5 6 THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES NOVEMBER 30, 2012
Free Wheelin' For those of us lacking in the car department or just trying to save on gas, bikes are a vital part
of our daily transit. To school, from work, to-a bar, along the Springwater Corridor. .. bikes get us
there. This is their story. And for those carless and bikeless, there's always a scooter.
Robin: "I have had my bike for exactly a year
now. Ir's named Saborous Rex because I want­
ed to ride a dinosaur." BY ANNA DAGGETT, HANNAH PRINCE AND
SAM SHAFER
Daniela: "My bike is my trusty steed. It's been there through thick and thin,
long rides and short and rain or shine. Ir gets me literally anywhere I want to
go in Portland. Biking in that sense is so freeing, going anywhere you want to
go on your time and with your energy alone powering your trajectory all the
way there."
"I thought a scooter" would be a good
way to increase my street cred and woo
some babes." NOVEMBER 30, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES
BY KEVIN RYAN
Staff Writer
Everyone likes mac and cheese. Wheth­
er it's rhe homemade mac and cheese with
a bread-crumb crust or the stuff out of the
blue box from the convenience food aisle,
there's something very comforting about the
combination of noodles and cheese.
But don't be fooled: this development
in taste is not something new or even that
unique. Italy had this idea down far before
Kraft was even a company; it's our best place
to look for the original mac and cheese.
Many people believe that pasta came to
Italy when Marco Polo returned from Chi­
na, bur this is not true. The origins of pasta,
while somewhat unclear, go back much fur­
ther than that.
Making unleavened dough was nothing
new to Italians in the 14th century, who had
been stealing other cultures' culinary tradi­
tions for centuri_es.
The Italians were also very familiar with
cheese. People have been turning milk into
all sorts of different things for centuries.
Cheese, although an old tradition, was prob­
ably first discovered on accident when some­
one was careless with their milk and let it
curdle, and then decided to ear it anyway.
So we can trace the two main compo­
nents back almost to the beginning of civi­
lization, bur when and how did pasta and
-cheese come together to make something
like mac and cheese?
Cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) is the
most direct ancestor of mac and cheese. This
Roman classic has been popular for centu­
ries. The best part of cacio e pepe is how de­
lightfully simple it is: there are only a few. ingredients, the cooking time is about 15
minutes and the only prep work involved
is grating some cheese. Ir's about as easy as
making mac and cheese from a box, and it's
much more delicious.
This lighter, older version of mac and
cheese is certainly a departure from what we
know as mac and cheese today, but it still
delivers that beautiful combination of pasta
and cheese in a classic Italian way.
_ Dear Virgins,
I have the hots for my professor. I can't focus in class because
I keep picturing him and me doing weird things together. 11um~&
IB0~~[;
On graffiti
and gender
BY LINDSEY BOSSE
Staff Writer
Initially, graffiti's existence has many
pros as opposed to cons. For starters,
it saves on paper. If we were to flyer every
single thing we drew on walls and rabies, we
would have little bits of paper everywher~,
which is not environmentally friendly. Also,
graffiti is one of the most thought-provoking
arts I have encountered.
Admittedly, it is rare that after seeing
some sort of graffiti, I feel inclined to dwell
on the message. Sometimes, graffiti is noth­
ing more than declaring love, sharing phone
numbers, doodling ladybugs in top hats­
but other times there is a more intelligent
thought process.
The swastikas in the bathroom three
years ago caused uproar on campus. It was
a part of the community discussion of toler­
ance and a reminder to thirtk of our actions.
Likewise, but with different intent, the
second stall in the women's bathroom in
Templeton has been a public forum for the
four-years I've attended Lewis & Clark. Most
recently a conversation on gender tolerance,
in a more academic than accusatory sense,
broke out. People of all pen colors were di­
recting arrows at points they wanted to re­
fute or agree with. Gender study jargon even
made its way up the walls.
Again, this graffiti had thought-provok­
ing messages that left me with the resonation
of my own political view on the matter, as
w~II as a couple conversations of the matter
with peers.
But then what comes of the ink on the
wall? In almost all cases of graffiti on this
campus, it is considered crimin;µ mischief. 7
PHOTO BY CASSIE BISHOP
The Templeton women's bathroom featured a
detailed discourse on gender issues
All graffiti must be reported to Campus Safe­
ty, who then documents the crime on their
records. Then, after the reporting, Facilities
is informed of the damage and asked to clean
and repair the surface. In a lot of cases, like
bathroom graffiti, Skyline workers are the
ones to clean the surfaces.
In a lot of cases Skyline
workers are the ones to
clean the surfaces.
In other cases, Facilities has had to repair
the damage, and large fees can be dropped on
the person who made the art. In cases where
repair needs to be paid for, bur no student
is found, then we as a student community
share in footing the bill. Graffiti is a con­
sistent behavior on campus. Bathrooms are
the most common venue. Also, on campus,
our graffiti is nothing more than words, with
stencils-and drawings being an occasional oc­
currence. Essentially, we are big fans of writ­
ing stuff while we're going to the bathroom.
A suggestion made to me by Officer Tim
Burgard was to put white or chalkboards in
the bathrooms so that people could write
there.
The bathrooms in the Law School Library
have whiteboards and considerably less van­
dalism. Ir would be beneficial to our repair
costs and the hard work of Skyline and the
Facilities crew if we could write on surfaces
that could be erased.
How can I keep it classy in the classroom?
Sincerely,
Teach Me Your Ways sustainability • 1S sexy
Dear Teach Me Your Ways,
I do not have any personal experience
to draw upon in answering your question,
so I will use a fictional television show with
which I am embarrassingly familiar.
One of the tide characters in ABC Fam­
ily's hit series Pretty Little Liar.s, Aria, has a
very successful relationship with her high
school English reacher. How do they make
it work? First, they keep it secret from every­
one. Then Ezra, the English teacher, quits
his job at the high school and gets a new job
at the nearby college where Aria's father also
works. Eventually they decide that they need
to tell Aria's parents. Thar doesn't go over so
well. Aria's dad tries to get Ezra a job at a col­
lege far, far away. Ezra moves home, bur he
loves Aria too much so he comes back. Blah,
blah, blah. Drama, drama, drama. We're on
season three and they are still going strong,
so I'm thinking they are in it for the long
haul.
Bur that is true love, and yours sounds a
little more like lust. So take a cold shower and
get a really ugly tutor to help you make up the
work you missed while you were drooling.
-Straight Girl Dear Teach Me Your Ways,
Gross. Ewwwww. Men are gross. We are
never ever getting back together. Nor that we
ever were. BUT NEVER AGAIN! Penises
are gross. Ew. There are plenty of attractive
female professors. If I had the chance to hit
some of that I would. Is all I'm saying. Sor­
ry I am really drunk. Whatever. I love you
so much, Teach Me Your Ways. I love wine.
And I hare Thanksgiving. Fuck it all. Well,
I love food and Thanksgiving, bur not this
one. Now I am drinking almost straight te­
quila.
No, for real, truth, you are of age, but also
you don't want to fuck (haha pun not in­
tended originally but now intended) up your
grades if he is not that into you. So maybe
wait 'til you are no longer in his class to hit
that up.
In the meantime, I suggest you just mas­
turbate, which will hopefully reduce some of
the sexual tension, because you are getting it
out by yourself like the loner you are, and I,
too am a loner.
This is part of the reason I am so drunk
tonight.
-Gay Lady BY SAVANNAH WEINSTOCK
Staff Writer .
What can an environmentally-con­
scious homie get their loved ones
for Christmas? Organic granola and
pet rocks are less than fun gifts to
give!
Although many thoughtful and environ­
mentally-savvy holiday gifts involve plan­
ning ahead, such as canning jams or making
dried fruit medleys in the warmer months,
there is still hope for those of us scrambling
to fit gift buying in between final project and
exams.
For those of us looking to think in terms
of Portland-centric gifts, the Oregon Hu­
mane Society has a huge amount of ador­
able animals, including cats, dogs, rabbits
and weirdly-doves. Because why would
your dearest friends not want a black rab­
bit named Peggie Sue or a speckly kitten
named King Moon Racer? You can seriously
adopt a car named Whiskey for $12. If you
".'ant a less serious commitment, but just as
much animal, you can also sponsor a pet to
help the OHS offset their care costs. Grear options for non-material gifts abound in
Portland, like donating to the Oregon Food
Bank, the Hoyt Arboretum or the Habitat
for Humanity in someone's name.
Willamette Week has a great database on
their website right now entitled the Give!
Guide that lists these and many more com­
munity-oriented organizations in need of
help this and every other time of the year.
If Portland is not your homeland, there are
other national and international organiza­
tions in need of support.
The World Wildlife Fund is a great place
to donate to because animals are great and
who doesn't want to support honey badgers
and komodo dragons. Heifer International is
another thoughtful place to donate in some-•
one's name. Through Heifer you can give the
gift of a dozen geese, a llama or honey bees­
to name a few-to families in need across
the world.
_ If you're feeling like an anarchist, just
remember· that all of these gifts essentially
fit Adbusters' current crusade to make Buy
Nothing Christmas a major social move­
ment this year, because even anti-capitalists
acknowledge the social pressure of Christ­
mas. 8
PHOTO THE PIONEER LOG
ARTS
OF THE
PHOTO BY MAIA ERICKSON ('15) NOVEMBER 30, 2012
WEEK
ALLEYWAY NEAR 4TH AND JEFFERSON. OLYMPIA, WA. JULY 2012.
Ideas of permanent theatre co. sparked
BY RYE DRUZIN
Staff Writer
Whether it's Once Upon a Week­
end or the one acts in the Black
Box, the campus is alive with pro­
duction after skillfully-crafted pro­
duction. Now this work has been
taken beyond the confines of the
school. Erica Terpening-Romeo
('14) and Caitlin Fisher-Draeger
('12) have worked together to cre­
ate Anon It Moves Theatre, a green
independent production company
that focuses on nontraditional pro­
ductions of classical texts.
"I've been acting since I was a
little kid, but when I started coach­
ing other kids in high school I real­
ized that I had more to offer as a
coach than as an actor," Terpening­
Romeo said. "I felt like my limi­
tations as an actor actually made
me a better director and a better
resource for other actors. There is
nothing more exciting to me than
watching something I've imagined
come to life in front of me, and
nothing more rewarding than be­
ing a part of that process."
"Caitlin Fisher-Draeger and I
co-directed a production of A Mid­
summer Night's Dream last summer
for a local Shakespeare company
called Post5 Theatre," Terpening­
Romeo said. "Towards the end of
the summer we began to realize
that we needed a different venue
for the more alternative work we
wanted to produce, and so we
founded Anon It Moves Theatre."
To both Fisher-Draeger and
Terpening-Romeo, nontraditional
describes a broad label of produc­
tions, including those using non­
traditional performapce spaces,
nontraditional casting techniques
and nontraditional interpretations
or adaptations of classical works. "Our work is very movement
heavy and takes a lot of inspira­
tion from guerilla theatre, which
is a combination between travel­
ing theatre, street performance and
Bash mobbing," Terpening-Romeo
said. "The non-traditional tag is
not just abour interpretations, it's
abo~t challenging certain conven­
tions in theatre that we find limit­
ing, dated and ultimately less inter­
esting.
In addition, they are trying to
make the company as sustainable
as possible, using a Boy Scours ap­
proach of "leave it as you find it."
"Our creative model involves
minimal use of building materi­
als, costumes, props, lighting and
other technical elements," Terpen­
ing-Romeo said. "The materials we
do use are found and/or recycled
whenever possible. We also stiive·
to have a minimal impact on our
performance spaces, which will be
primarily outdoors."
In addition to these two Pio­
neers, three other alums have
joined the company, as well as Eng­
lish Assistant Professor Jerry Harp,
who ,\Cts as the liaison to the Lewis
& Clark communiry at large.
"I worked with both Caitlin and
Erica in the Lewis & Clark produc­
tion of Romeo and Juliet,a couple
of years ago," Harp said. "My in­
volvement comes from my belief in
them as artists and human beings,
as well as my belief in this enter­
prise that they are undertaking."
Terpening-Romeo says that
they plan to debut the company
in early 2013 at an event that will
feature a short original play, which
is currently titled Waiting. It will
center around four Shakespeare vil­
lains meeting in a bar-Terpening­
Romeo admits it sounds like the
beginning of a bad joke, but that's the point.
"Our first full-scale production,
a very broad and heavily abridged
adaptation of King Henry V will
go up in the summer," Terpening­
Romeo said. "We are in talks with
the college to see if we can become
the resident theatre company of
the college. If all goes well, we plan
to produce, among other things, a
version of Hamlet with the audi­
ence seared on platforms in the re­
flecting pool."
The thought of a more perma­
nent theatre co_mpany at LC is ex­
hilarating, as the experience and
opportunities that they would im­
part on the theater department and
the communiry as a whole would
be tremendous.
"We are hoping to develop a
partnership with LC so that we can
bring folks from the larger Port­
land communiry onto the campus
and bridge the divide between the
college and the surrounding popu­
lation," Terpening-Romeo said.
"We would love the opportuniry
to show theatre-goers in town how
beautiful and dynamic the grounds
are, and associate LC with interest­
ing and innovative cultural events
in the minds of Portlanders."
Harp shares in Terpening-Ro­
meo's enthusiasm and hope for the
budding company.
"Given who the people in the
company are-here I am speaking
not only of Caitlin and Erica, but
also of the other company mem­
bers, many of whom I worked with
at Post5-I think there are some
marvelous possibilities for devel­
opment of this company and its
work," Harp said. "There's no tell­
ing where this enterprise might
go." Gerding Theater does
Shakespearian play justice
BY LINDSEY BOSSE
Staff Writer
To think that Shakespeare
wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream
a good 400 years ago and that it is
currently being performed down­
town at The Armory just goes to
show the incredible influence that
Shakespeare has had on the acting
world. Four hundred years later,
players are stili memorizing lines in
a language almost unintelligible to
the laymen of 2012. This is why,
in a swanky theater downtown,
only theater enthusiasts are found
sipping pinot noir· in their wrap­
around shawls in the lobby, dis­
cussing the director's works with
uncanny confidence.
Penny Metropulos, the director,
is a Shakespeare connoisseur, hav­
ing directed at the Oregon Shake­
speare Festival for 18 years now.
Her work on A Midsummer Night's
Dream in Portland showed a pleas­
ant infusion of contemporary cos-
. tume and wit while still managing
the whimsical nature of the fairy
dream. Instead of doublets and
collars, men were found in busi­
ness attire and Abercrombie-esque
dude-wear. The female of desire
was featuring pedal pushers and a
short hair cur. The players wore the
finest attire of country-bumpkins
but flourished into flower children
without a hitch. The addition of
hi1lbilly accents, for the players,
added to the contemporary com­
edy. Couple that with some lewd
masturbatory gestures during the
lion's great speech, and you have
a room full of adults doubled over
the glossy programs lying in their
laps.
In a play balancing two stories in one, character overlap is inevi­
table. The men and women of the
real world were flawlessly morphed
into forest creatures, with the fairy
queen clad in the most magnificent
of dresses-the kind of dress that
leads one to wonder, "How did she
do that costume change?" Part of
distinguishing the two plots from
one another is disguising your re­
used players in drop-dead fabu­
lous attire. Wring out the country
accent and replace with obedient
nodding and playful gestures, and
you have yourself the transition
from bumpkin to fairy.
The play was more than· cos­
tumes. Each actor was meant for
their role. They embodied the
demeanors they needed in and
our of the forest. The stage itself
wore many different faces, hav­
ing to make the change between
residence and magical forest. The
combination of elaborate on-stage
trees and clever lighting made the
transitions between the worlds all
the more believable. Ir is hard to
change from a realiry the audi­
ence can understand to a magical
fairy world withour overdoing it
or coming off as cheesy. Bur the
play was well staffed with a devour
crew of creative minds. The work
outside of line memorization and
stage direction was more than ap­
parent. The play was an overall
success, worthwhile for any Shake­
speare enthusiast looking for a few
chuckles.
When: Now-Dec. 23, Tuesdays-Sundays,
7:30 p.m., Thursdays, 12 p.m. and Sun­
days, 2 p.m. Some Saturday matinees.
Where: Gerding Theate,; 128 NW 11th
Ave. Tickets from $39. Call 503-445-
3 700 for ticketing information. NOVEMBER 30, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
ARTS
WHAT WE'RE LISTENING To
Bad Brains new album falls pitifully short of
legendary punk potential. New indie electronic Emay startles an other­
wise skeptical audience.
BY CJ MACLEOD
Staff Writer
Formed in 1977 in Washing­
ton, D.C., Bad Brains was one
of rhe grearesr and most influ­
encial bands of the first wave of
US punk. Albums like their self­
tided debut LP and / Against I
are stalwarts of any good punk
record collection and their pow­
er still resonates today, 15 years
later.
Now, five years after their last
record and in what some peo­
ple may call the sunset of their
career, Bad Brains has a new al­
bum. Released earlier this monch
on Megaforce Records, Into The
Future finds the band at a com­
parative low point.
While it is understandable
that new material might not be as
hard hitting as the supercharged
first albums, this record comes
nowhere near the magic heard
on the band's earliest work. It
pains me to say it, but this record
is god-awful. Simultaneously
treading the line berween punk,
reggae and nu-metal, the album
is filled with an uncomfortably
modern feel for a band that has
been around for 35 years. Songs like "Make a Joyful
Noise" sound like a confusing
mash-up of dub and smooth
guitar jazz. Maybe it's my aver­
sion to most reggae, but the
off-beat jamming on Into The
Future feels boring, even by bad
reggae srandards. The songs "Yes
I" and "Suck Sess" are the clear
standout tracks of the album.
Exuding a youthful fury wi.th
a modern feel, these songs rep­
resent the best that today's Bad
Brains has to offer. Barring the
song's ending, "Youth ofToday"
is as close as the band comes
to the feel of their first self-ti­
ded record. Angry, chaotic and
strange, "You.th of Today" tries
its hardest to recapture some of
the band's forgotten magic.
Alas, it is all for naught, as
the song breaks inco a the same
slinky (i.e. boring) reggae groove
that coats the rest of the record
while lead singer H.R. plays
around with vibrated notes.
Though it is nice to see the Bad
Brains original lineup back to­
gether creating music, it feels
like they're being supported by
the merits of their past efforts
alone, delivering nothing note­
worthy to today's listener. BY RYE DRUZIN
Staff Writer
"Wow" is not usually a word
char I use for the indie genre, but
it was a word that I had to use
when confronted with Emay's
new album Into ft. The album
is shore-five songs, with a to­
tal runtime of about 17:45 min­
utes-which is one of my few
criticisms of the album. But the
only reason that I find fault with
this is because Emay has left me
wanting more.
Emay is based out of Moncre­
al, and his focus on beats bleeds
through in his songs and left me
impressed. Don't let this bias fool
you: Emay is a master of mixing
and sampling, and his extensive
use of vocals not only comple­
mencs his mastery of beats, but
it also creates nothing short of a
masterpiece. His sampling cre­
ates an extraordinary symphony
of sounds and emotions while
keeping the tone upbeat and en­
joyable. His pace is refreshingly
quick and doesn't feel labored,
as compared to many others in
his field. At the same time, his
songs are not as panic-induc­
ing as dubstep, nor do his beats "womp womp" while they blow
out your ear drums.
One song, "Five Years" (a
whopping 5:32), had me remi­
niscing about Moby, Beck and
the earlier songs of Modest
Mouse. If you don't know who
I'm talking about, get on Google
and enjoy. While it is a little
darker and slower than the other
songs, Emay keeps it fresh by
switching up the beat midway
through the song while the flow
just keeps going.
Compared with much of
the indie that I normally hear
around Portland (which de­
presses me because• it's consid­
ered music), Emay's album is a
diamond in the rough. If there's
something I can appreciate in
the age of overwhelming beats,
it's the abiliry to hold back and
apply beats selectively. It's an­
other thing to do this well, and
I never thought it would be pos­
sible to excel at it. But Emay
blows everyone out of the water,
not only by expertly employing
his beats, but also by mixing in
all sorts of vocals, samples and
guitar.
Keep an eye out for Emay; he
is gold.
KLC SHOW Of THE WEEK
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
Staff Writer
Supreme Fusion, hosted by Caterina_
Zischke-Rincon ('15), is a show that focuses
on a new area of the world each broadcast.
"Every week I play a differenc region of
the world, usually grouping my songs ac­
cording to country, language or musical
movement," Zischke-Rincon says. She ac­
companies musical selections with h\storical
or political commentary.
Zischke-Rincon explains, "I like to delve
into what inspired the artists that I play.
What social implications did their music
have? What sacrifices did individual musi­
cians have to make in order to champion the
causes they were fighting for-were they ex­
iled, like Mercedes Sosa during Argentina's
Dirty War, or even murdered, such as Victor
Jara under Pinochet's rule in Chile?"
The global context for the show incor­
pora_tes a variety of artists and genres. "My
genre choices for the show have been pretty
expansive and sporadic-so far, I've covered
everything from Afrobear with a little Fela
Kuti, British progressive rock with artists
like Jethro Tull, to more present day stuff I
tend to gravitate towards: Chris Thiie, Jose
Gonzalez, Mayra Andrade. I'm always dis­
covering fantastic new artists," Zischke­
Rincon says.
Zischke-Rincon's inspiration comes from
her childhood. "I grew up listening to a lof
of South American folk music," she says.
"[They were] artists that were deeply engaged
in exposing social injustices while giving
hope to those oppressed by the military jun­
tas in power at the time." Supreme Fusion offers more than just in­
teresting tunes; it also comes with Zischke­
Rincon's philosophical touch. She says, "I
think Frank Zappa once said, 'Without de­
viation from the norm, progress is not pos­
sible.' Thar's what I think music should be,
ultimately: something that's constantly shift­
ing and growing and uplifting the soul in
new ways, char 'progress' Zappa's referring
to. Supreme Fusion seeks out unique global
music that accomplishes just that."
PHOTOS BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
Caterina Zischke-Rincon's ('15) radio show, Supreme Fusion, is on air every Sunday evening from 4-5 p.m. Tune into http://college.lclark.edu/student_life/klc_radio/
for international music fused with a social and political twist. Arts&
Culture
Calendar
November 29 to December 1 -The
Suede Jacket -Reed College
A production of Stratiev's absurdist
comedy. Event starts at 7:30 p.m. Tick­
ets $1-3.
Black Box Theatre, 3203 SE Woodstock
Blvd. 9
November 30-Platteau Shit-Show­
The Platteau
Student bands Iditarod, Basement
Kyle, Pissantrope))) and Watch Out!
perform. Event beings at 8 p.m.
November 30 -Beethoven's Ears -
Evans Auditorium
Works of Ludwig Van Beethoven will
be played, followed by a
discussion relating to his deafness.
Event starts at 7:30 p.m.
December 1 -Death Grips -Star
Theater
21+, doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m.
Tickets $15-18.
13 NW 6th Ave.
December 2-Frostbite -The Co-Op
KLC and the Electronic Music Club
bring you an electronic music perfor­
mance sure to leave your ears ringing.
Four students will perform.
December 2 -The Lumineers -
Crystal Ballroom
This show marks the beginning of
94.7 FM's December to Remem
ber, featuring various headliners,
running through Dec. 12. See the full
lineup and show information at http://
oregonmusicnews.com/tag/december­
to-remember I.
All ages, doors at 7 p.m., show at 8
p.m. Tickets $20.
1332 W Burnside St.
December 3 -Deborah Horrell -
Miller 102
The final installment of LC's Visiting
Artist & Critic Lecture Series, local
Portland professor and artist Deborah
Horrell , whose main medium is glass,
will be speaking in Miller 102 at 5 p.m.
December 4 -APOCALIPS Grand
Slam -The Platteau
See LC poets compete in the first of
rwo qualifying poetry slams for CUPSI
2013, you can even sign up yourself!
6:30 p.m. sign-ups, 7 p.m. slam
December 5 -Stand Up Economist:
Yoram Bauman -Council
Chambers
An entertaining comedy routine
relating to economics. Event begins at
7 p.m.
December 6 -LC Wind Symphony
and Percussion Ensemble Con
cert -Evans Recital Hall
Event begins ar 7:30 p.m.
December 7 -The Sword -Haw
thorne Theater
All ages, show at 8:30 p.m. Tickets
$16-20.
1507 SE 39th Ave.
December 7-8 -Dance Extravagan
za -Fir Acre Theater
This annual main stage event features
four performances of experi
mental dance pieces by LC students.
-CJ Macleod and Cassie Bishop • •
10 THE PIONEER LOG
SPORTS OVEMBER 30, 2012
FalJen but not forgotten
Richard "Butch" Evans was a
dedicated member of the Lewis
& Clark community and a strong
supporter of the LC football
team. His son, Shawn Evans
('12), played for the Pioneers
and graduated last year. Butch
Evans, however, was much more
than a fan-he was family~ Af-
ter a long struggle with cancer,
Butch Evans passed away on Nov.
16. His service was on Nov. 24
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANGELA TORRETTA
Left to right: Diane, Butch, Shawn and Pamie Evans pose tor a photo after a Lewis & Clark home game. at Damascus Community Church.
Below is a compilation of quotes
from people who knew Butch and
the impact he had on the LC
community.-Maddie Lee
"Mr. Evans was very dedicated and
very proud of his son. Even at times
where he was physically drained and
weak from treatments, he would be sure
to make it out to early morning practice
to watch us play. He will be missed."
-Football Offensive Coordinator
Phillip Magbanua
"Our team and community is great­
ly saddened at Butch's passing. Butch
was a wonderful man who loved his
family. He treated Pioneer football
like family, and for that we are all very
honored and blessed."
-Evan Stanbro ('13)
"Burch was a fighter and a huge moti­
vator for our team last year. He was at al­
most every seven in the morning practice
when he was able to. He was a great man
that will always be an example on how to
keep fighting through adversity."
-Lamar Curry ('13) "Bu~ch Evans was one of the most
considerate men I have had the chance
of knowing. The first time we met he
already knew what my name was and
what position I played. Regardless of
the outcome of the game he always
said, "I'm proud of you, I love you
guys so much." It was really special to
be a se'oior teammate along with his
son, Shawn Evans. It was a ton of fun
making the last football season he got
to watch so successful: 7 -2, the best re­
cord in over 20 years."
-Aaron Mowrer ('13)
"It was awesome to see Burch at all
our games and practices, no matter if it
was raining or snowing. Burch will al­
ways be an inspiration to the team, and I
will always admire his character."
-Andrew Frisina (' 14) "When I think of Butch, I think of
perseverance. I knew to never quit and
always give my all. He left a lasting im­
pression with me that I will carry on
forever."
-Danny Curtin ('13)
"It was inspirational to see Mr. Evans
at practices at seven in the morning. The
fact that a man in so much pain and suf­
fering found so much joy in watching
the football team practice and play is a
tribute that any of us can find the little
joys in life no matter what the circum­
stances might be. Mr. Evans personified
the Lewis & Clark attitude: keep fight­
ing until the end, and then keep fight­
ing."
-John Berokoff (' 13)
"Seeing Butch out on the practice
field really gave us inspiration and put
things into perspective about how spe­
cial life is."
-Anonymous "It's a sad day for our community
with Burch's passing. He was the epito­
me of strength and a true inspiration to
my fellow Pio football players and I dur­
ing my tenure at LC. No matter how he
was feeling, he would be on the field at
practice long before any coach or player
with his signature lawn chair and cof­
fee with a huge smile on his face, just
to watch us play the game he loved. He
taught me a lot in my time knowing
him, bur the thing that has stuck with
me the most is that life might not go the
way you expect at times, but as long as
you never quit, stay positive and smile,
anything is possible."
-Louie Baltazar ('12)
"Butch was an inspiration to all of
us; his determination, pride and love
for his family was second to none. He
will truly be missed."
-Head Football Coach
Chris Sulages
Women XC hits stride at championships
BY ROCKY MCNEFF
Staff Writer
It all started when Cross Coun­
try Coach Keith Woodward, who
has led the team for five years, re­
cruited eight new runners to com­
pete for Lewis & Clark. Both cross
country teams stepped onto the
track for the first time this fall and
started training, the women having
two consecutive NWC Champi­
onships under their belt. The men
were preparing in hopes to make a
mark of their own.
The hard work paid off at the
LC Invitational where the women
took first place and the men took
second behind Puget Sound Uni­
versity. Emily Thomas ('13) took
the lead for the women's ream, fin­
ishing with a time of22:23.68.
Right behind her was Kaitlyn
Throgmorton (' 14) who had a rime
of 22:52.45. The top five runners
also sealed 6th, 8th, and 13th over­
all. For the men, Sam Smith ('13)
took first for the Pioneers with
a time of 26:31.04, and follow­
ing him was junior Jarrod Nixon
('14) who finished with 26:34.03. Woodward was impressed by the ef­
fort of both teams, since the NWC
Championship was next to come.
The women's team won the
NWC Championship for the third
consecutive time. They scored 21
points overall and had their top
five runners place in the cop eight.
Thomas led the team with a time of
22:37.
After this race, Woodward was
named NWC Women's Coach of
the Year and Thomas was named
• NWC Runner of the Year. The
women had four runners who
achieved First-Team All-NWC
honors: Thomas, Melissa Newton­
Mora ('14), Emily Fagan ('14),
and Throgmorton. Newton-Mora
proudly said, "We were really happy
to win, but we focused back in re­
ally quickly to prepare for regionals.
Conference only means you're the
best in the Northwest; we wanted
the opportunity ro compete on a
national level."
The men also had an impressive
race, coming in second and bearing
Puget Sound, to whom they had lost
at the LC Invitational. The first run-ner co come in for the Pioneers was
Andrew LeDonne (' 14) with a time
of 26:29. LeDonne also achieved
First-Team All-NWC honors for his
accomplishments.
The women were invited to the
NCM Division III Cross Country
Championship because of their stel­
lar performance during conference.
There, in Terre Haute, Ind., the Pio­
neers took 20th place. Out of 277
runners and 32 reams, Thomas fin­
ished in 46th with 22:12.9, which
was her best place our of her three
trips to the national race. New­
con-Mora cook 73rd with a rime
of 22:34.3, and Heather Spurling
('13) finished third for the Pioneers
in 156th place at 23:08.4.
Making it to nationals took years
of hard work and dedication to the
sport, said Newton-Mora. "We
believed we were capable of mak­
ing it to nationals but we never re­
ally knew for sure," she said. "Now
we know that nationals are exactly
where we belong. Next year it will
be an expectation to make it to na­
tionals, and I just can't wait to do it
again." PHOTOS BY DANI
Evan Gamza ('16) and Heather Spurling ('13) finish strong in recent
races. Spurling finished 156th at the National Championships with a time
of 23:08.40. •
THE PIONEER LOG
NOVEMBER 30, 2012 SPORTS 11
Womens basketball gobbles
up the competition.
BY CAITLIN BASILIO from the field and hitting 5-6 from making hustle plays, playing tough
Staff Writer the free-throw line. Williams fin-defense or even cheering my team-
The Lewis & Clark Pioneers ished tied with a team-high eight mates on. As a team, we hope to
women's basketball team has a lot rebounds and two steals. Ander- take first place in the conference as
to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. son also came up with two steals well as win a national champion­
Over the holiday, the Pioneers par-and was the only other Pioneer ship," said Jessica Rodriguez ('14).
ticipated in the Colorado College in double digits with 10 points. There are many positive strate­
Thanksgiving Tournament and won Casey Zinn (' 15) ended the game gies employed by the Pioneers so
both of their games last Friday and with nine points and six rebounds, far. "We have been executing game
Saturday. Winning these games ad-while junior Cassie Beucherie (' 14) plans very well, as well as sharing
vanced the #10 ranked team to 5-0 came down with six rebounds to the ball with each other. Another
overall. go with her two points. thing we have been doing well is
On Friday, the Pioneers earned If their preseason games are any not giving up. The games are usu-
a 73-59. win over St. Olaf. college indication, the Pioneers are well ally close until the second half,
h • • ful which is when both teams are Tayler Wang (' 14) led_ the Pioneers on t e1r way to a success sea-
by scoring 12 of their 18 points in son. "I think the preseason games
the second half of play. Senior Kris-that we have played so far have
tina Williams ('13) scored in dou-made a tremendous impact on our
ble-digits for the fourth consecutive goals for the season to come. It re­
game, scoring 16 points, knocking ally dictates how we are as a team
down 10 out of 11 free throws. Ju-and from how we have been going
nior Katie Anderson (' 14) also end-hard at practice and in games so far
ed her day in double-digits with 13 there is only up from here as we go
points. Reese DeHart ('15) led the along in season," ,explained Kath-
Pioneers in rebounds with seven lene Howe ('14).
The next day, the Pioneers won
71-44 against Colorado College in
their final game of the tournament.
Williams scored 20 points in the
victory, draining seven out of 16 In order to continue doing
well, players have set individual as
we!I as team goals. "Individually, I
would like to make as many con­
tributions as possible whether it be tired. But we have been very good
at coming out strong and finishing
the game," expressed Daron Dean
('13).
In order to continue this sue-
cess, the ladies also have some
things to practi~e. "What we
need to work on is continuing to
play our sryle of game, regardless
of how far up or down we are in
a game. It's easy to get caught up
in the scoreboard and play to that,"
added Dean.
The Pios hit the court again this
Sunday at Linfield at 6 p.m.
Belly-up Kathlene Howe ('14) drives towards the basket during a home game. The
Pioneers have outscored their opponents 445-336 this season.
Florida Marlins clean house after a season filled with missteps
BY PETER MELLING
Staff Writer
On Nov. 19, Baseball Com­
missioner Bud Selig approved a
trade that would send Jose Reye~,
Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, John
Buck and Emilio Bonifacio from
the Miami Marlins to the Toron­
to Blue Jays in exchange for Yunel
Escobar, Henderson Alvarez, Jeff
Matpis and minor leaguers Jake
Marisnick, Adeiny Hechavarria,
Justin Nicolina and Anthony DeS­
calfani. This trade is the final nail
in the coffin for th~ Marlins' hopes
of contention that started last off­
season with the additions of Reyes,
Buehrle, Heath Bell and manager
Ozzie Guillen. But what happened
to invite such a desperate move?
How about a catastrophic sea­
son? Playin-g in a ballpark that was
built with $350 million in tax dol­
lars on shaky dealings with Miami­
Dade C:ounry, the Marlins put up a
69-93 record (last in the NL East).
The team became well known for
low attendance in the new park
(18th in the MLB). Manager Ozzie
Guillen praised Cuban dictator Fi­
del Castro. There were tacky uni-form and stadium aesthetics, and
their show on Showtime was can­
celed due to a lack of interest. Own­
er Jeffrey Loria, known for trashing
the Montreal Expos before they
moved to Washington DC and for
selling off the Marlins' best players
after they won the 2003 World Se­
ries, tried to puU the plug.
So the selling began. Heath Bell
was traded to the Diamondbacks,
Ozzie Guillen was fired, and the big
trade was proposed to the Blue Jays.
The trade· was the final nail in the
co"ffin of the Marlins' season, end­
ing the optii;nistic offseason prom-
ises Loria had made and betraying
whatever remaining fans were loyal
to him. Now all fans are left with
is a quadruple-A team playing in a
tough division while occupying a
trashy stadium with few spectators.
Betrayal is the only proper way to
describe the predicament the Mar­
lins' fans have been put into by Lo~
ria with his broken promises and
desire for the bottom line over a
winning team. Wharwas meant to
be the season that saved baseball
in South Florida now might be the
season that spelled its demise. ' -Instigating a·
re-evaluation
New book about NHL Commissioner provides insight
into his tenuous tenure
BY PETER MELLING
Staff Writer in Aclanta and Phoenix. These events
are carefully analyzed by Gai:ehouse
and are given a far better explanation
than any beat reporter could offer. The
blame often winds up being shared
by multiple people at different levels,
and yet the book never paints any of
the participarits in an overtly negative
light. All parties are given _some form
of sympathetic features, and their ac­
tions are seen as mere business prac­
tices and not condemnable acts. After
years of misinformation and internal
struggles in the NHL, it is pleasant to
read something that does not glorify
or damn its subject.
Even if there will not be an NHL
season, lhe Instigator is still an _inter-NORTHWEST CONFERENCE
Men's Basketball
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NWC ALL While the NHL lockout has
canceled games through the second
week of December, fans are turn­
ing to other forms of hockey-relat­
ed entertainment. One of these is
Jonathon Gatehouse's lhe Instiga­
tor, a new book about the current
NHL Commissioner Gary Bett­
man. While the lockout is in large
part the fault of Bettman and the
owners, ~his book does shed some
new light on the events over the
past 20 years that led to the cancel­
lation of one full, one half and, as of
now, one third of a seasons' worth
ofhoc~ey that has happened during
Bettman's tenure.
In bringing some clarification to
Bettman's time on the top, this book
has alleviated some of the blame
put on Bettman. It makes it clear
that Commissioner Bettman was
not responsible for the ill-advised
sunbelt expansion, the '94 and '04
lockouts and the ownerships fiascos esting read. It is not an expose on poor
business practices that led the NHL .lltillllBCdf.llllt4illlal
Pacific (Ore.) 0-0 3-0 to where it is today, but is a character
study of Gary Bettman and the people
around him. It is a refreshing take on
his story and the NHLs struggle to
adapt to the modern era, and I rec­
ommend it to anybody with even the
slightest interest in hockey. • .::::-12 THE PIONEER LOG
BACKDOOR NOVEMBER 30, 2012
Jimmy Buffett plays private LC concert, no one cares. College Recreation Board: "We'll keep trying!"
Travel Abroad
Have VDU ever looked around our fair institution
and thought, this school is too darn pleasant? I,
for one always find myself overwhelmed by the
sheer number of students that are really pleasant
all the time. Everyone is just so ready to flash a
smile or engage in a friendly conversation and not
act like a self-absorbed jack-off at all.
Unfortunately, nice people are statistically less
likely to finish first, and as a school that prides
itself on diverse perspectives, it is imP,ortant to
find alternative ways of presenting oneself. This
is why Lewis & Clark is officially proud to launch
it's over-seas program, Travel Abrood. You (yes,
you) get to pick the city the school, and even the
itinerary. The catch? You have to act as brooding
as possible for four months.
Now, I know this is going to be quite the task
for most of you pleasant Pioneers who aren't
misanthropic at all, but trust me, it feels great
to break old habits occasionally. Imagine the
possibilities of embracing a brooding side that you
never knew! Don't just take my word for it though,
the stimulating Travel Abrood pilot program
testimonials speak for themselves! Tommv Tommerson 1'141
Through Travel Abroad, I got to travel to Italy and see the
Sistine Chapel. Instead of politely wondering at all of the
history, I got to criticize the fading brush strokes and scoff at
all the tourists in my way. Thanks, Travel Abroad!
Jennv Jennerson 1'131
I scaled the Swiss Alps. Frequently you hear yodelers yodeling
"yodelayheehoo!" Instead of encouraging such dismal
behavior, I yodel back "Your music is worse than Lady Gaga!
Kill yourself!" Thanks, Travel Abroad!
Billv Billerson 1'151
I went to Tokyo. It was okay. Part of my daily routine consisted
of spftting on last-second passengers trying to board the
subway. Whenever I dissuaded someone from squeezing in I
rejected all high fives offered my way. Thanks, Travel Abroad!
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You: Think I'm funny. You: Blonde senior who lives in Davey's old house. •
Me: Think you're right. Me: Lonely turtle needing some TLC. You: Have a food blog.
You: Avid dart player. You: Co-President of ski and snowboard club. Me: I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
Me: You hit my bullseye. Me: Firey girl trying to grab your ski pole. You: Chubby comedian with a heart of gold.
You: Absurdly good whiStler --~~-~- Me: Dinosaur lover who wants your karat(s). often frequenting the Platt- You: Junior poet who is fond of ties.
Howard domain. Me: You can tie me up. You: Watzek shortcut on EVERY computer on campus: -
Me: Platt-Howard resident often You: Are unreasonably attractive. Me: Wondering how IT still hasn't noticed the typo.
fancying the idea of puckering Me: No pants hang out sesh? You: Dressed up as one sexy, sexy Jesus.
my lips for you. You: Sophomore whose name rhymes with sex. Me: Holy shit.
Me: Happy to ob Ii g e. True love's last bastion. Submit YCMEsto voucaughtmvevelC.blogspot.com
orrect1on:
he headline of a full-page advertisement in our 11/2 issue incorrectly read
'No Shave November!" It should have read, "No, Shave November!" Our
apologies to the Women's League of Multnomah County, whom we again
remind of our "not res onsible fort o ra hical errors or omissions" olic . Backd
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