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The Pioneer Log: Lewis & Clark College’s Student-Run Newspaper
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2012-12-07
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EDITORS-IN-CHIEF:
ZIBBY PILLOTE &
HAYLEY TRIVETT
BUSINESS MANAGERS:
ANNIE BOURKE &
TRACY MARVIN
CONTENT MANAGER:
RYE DRUZIN
ADVERTISING MANAGER:
LEX CORWIN
NEWS EDITORS:
JAKE BARTMAN &
JOSH FREEMAN
OPINION EDITORS:
KATRINA STAAF &
GUADALUPE TRIANA
FEATURES EDITOR:
BEAU BROUGHTON
ARTS EDITORS:
CASSIE BISHOP &
BRENNA MURPHY-ESTUS
SPORTS EDITOR:
ANTHONY Ruiz
STYLE SOURCE:
MARY GATES &
ALICIA KROELL
BACKDOOR EDITOR:
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ILLUSTRATION EDITOR:
SAMANTHA SARVET
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITORS:
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NEWS DECEMBER 7, 2012
Bess Austin becomes Health Center Director
BY MICHELLE CHERNACK
Staff Writer
Having worked on campus
for che past 31 years, Bess Austin
recently was promoted from nurse
practitioner to director of the
health center.
Despite the promotion, not
much is different in the Health
Center.
"My duties since I've become
director haven't changed," Austin
said. "I still see patients, but I do
the administrative piece as well,
which I've been doing for the last
five years."
Until 2007, Austin was a staff
nurse for the school. After getting
her nurse practitioner license, she
served as medical coordinator until
2009. Next, she became associate
director for medical services, a
position she held until being given
chis directorship.
Ann Whiting, the previous
director, retired after approximately
25 years of service.
"She was a mentor and a friend.
We all worked well together. We've
all been here many, many years,
which is great," Austin said. "Ir
makes a good team."
Austin was not expecting the
promotion but is looking forward
to holding her new position.
"I feel really well-suited for this
job. It's always felt good, which is
really nice. I like coming to work.
I love working with students. I love
this age group. It's really neat. We
see a lot of very healthy people, but
we also see a lot of really difficult
things, hard things and sad things,"
Austin said. "There's a lot of very
interesting parts of the job."
Her favorite part about the job
is patient care.
"I particularly love all aspects of
figuring out a problem and figuring
out a solution and ordering the lab work and prescribing the
medications, whatever really needs
to be done," Austin said. "I love it,
really, from beginning to end."
Aside from seeing patients
on a regular basis for general
appointments, Austin specializes in
travel medicine. She sees students
before they go abroad to countries
in Africa, Asia or South America to
see what vaccines students need.
"I personally like to travel a lot,"
Austin said. "So the travel medicine
piece I just adore."
"I particularly
love all aspects
of figuring out
a problem and
figuring out a
solution and
ordering the lab
work and prescribing
the medications,
whatever really
needs to be done."
Like Austin, everyone in the
office has a unique specialty.
"We have two nurse
practitioners, myself and Nancy
[Kalvelage], a doctor who 1s
here just two days a week doing
general medicine, an RN, full
time lab technician and Janet up
front who does everyrhing from
answering the phone to making the
appointments," said Austin. "We're
a small little group. We all help
each other."
Austin said that she enjoys
working with the group of people
she's been with for so long.
She added that she feels really
appreciated by their excitement for PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE Bess Austin recently became the new director of the Health Center.
her position and responsiblicies. they're just really happy about
"The people I've worked with it," Austin said. "They put a little
and the community right here party together instantly. Ir's very
also have been great," Austin said. fun. Everybody was very warm and
"I've gotten some very nice emails. open [about it)."
People going out of their way t~ say As the celebration continues,
congratulations-that's really cool. Austin is getting used to the new
It's a very nice thing." title on her business card.
Aside from the response of the "Ir's really nice to have this
Lewis & Clark community, Austin's recognition for the extra work
colleagues have been extremely chat's involved in running the
supportive of the news. clinic because there's a fair amount
"I've worked with the staff of extra stuff," Austin said. "Ir was
down here for so many years chat like a pat on the back."
Faculty discuss future of benefits, E&D
BY CASSIE BISHOP
Arts Editor
The Dec 4 faculty meeting
featured a stacked agenda yet
proceeded smoothly, featuring
several particularly contentious
and excmng agenda items.
Though very different in their
projected impact communmes,
the curriculum committee, the
ongoing Exploration & Discovery
program analyses and the vote
held regarding the faculty benefits
package have an undeniable and
controversial impact on the Lewis
& Clark community as a whole.
Co-chairs of the Curriculum
Committee, Associate professor
of Psychology Jerusha Detweiler
Bedell and Associate Professor
of Philosophy Joel Martinez,
introduced several interesting
items to the agenda, including
a motion to add a classics major
and a motion to change the major
declaration policy.
Since the creation of the
classical studies minor during the
2004-2005 school year, students
have coupled that minor and the
self-designed major to create the
closest thing to a classics major LC
offers. Ten students have taken this
route in the past seven years. LC's
decision to implement the classics major was decided, in part, by the
collaborative options it introduced
between ·Le and Reed College.
Students taking this rouce would •
have the option to study under
Reed professors who specialize in
areas of classics that the LC faculty
lacks. This would work in reverse
as well, offering Reed students the
expertise of LC's faculty. Finally,
since the parts of chis major are
all virtually in place already, the
college would not be burdened
with an additional cost.
A motion to change the major
declaration policy was also raised.
As the current system stands,
LC's undeclared students are not
recognized until the red flags
during registration for spring
classes during their third year.
Since the Registrar's ideal deadline
is the end of the second year, a
change was proposed to catch these
stragglers. One possible solution
is to mandate major declaration
when students hit 45 credits -
generally the end of the second year.
Objections were initially raised
since students bringing in credits
would be forced to declare sooner.
However, since this issue was raised
in regards to transfer students as
well, the college's solution works
for both communities; students
may request a one semester extension to declare their major.
Last month's faculty meeting
became quickly heated because of
surveys that were taken to determine
potential changes to E&D.
Associate Professor of Religious
Studies and Core Curriculum
Director Paul Powers shared some
of the concerns. According to
Powers and the core review board,
there are no immediate changes
chat need to be made. The main
areas of contention include the fact
that over half of E&D professors
are adjuncts, and there are high
expectations for the program.
Non-tenure track professors are
heavily relied upon and, while
these professors' performances are
stellar, the college is considering
the connection that students are
encouraged to build within E&D
classes. If these professors leave LC,
then the bonds formed with their
students are prematurely severed.
In addition, E&D classes were not
intended to be LC's cornerstone,
full spectrum liberal arts classes.
E&D's focus is English and writing
in order to prepare students for
the expectations of college level
courses that are not necessarily
even English -based. The question
remains: is the program taking on
too much?
Associate Professor of History Elliot Young discussed the
transparency of current changes
to the benefits package for LC
faculty. At the moment, the murky
waters around their benefits are
leaving staff wondering if those
benefits-particularly those for
their children's college expenses
will suddenly disappear. Young,
accompanied by a resounding
number of votes m favor,
demanded transparency and
fairness from the Fringe Benefits
Committee in particular.
Dean of Arts and Sciences
Tuajuanda Jordan handed out
two awards to outstanding
faculty. The Savage Award,
given for over-the-top influence,
outreach and dedication to the
LC community, particularly
the student body, was awarded
to Professor of Environmental
Studies James Proctor. Senior
Lecturer in Social Sciences Cyrus
Partovi was honored with the
Quiet Hero Recognition Award,
which acknowledges a professor
whose dedication and engagement
to students over a long teaching
career at LC was invaluable to their
success.
1he next faculty meeting is
scheduled for Feb 5, 2013 at 3:30
p.m. in Smith Hall DECEMBER 7, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
NEWS 3
ASLC discusses new dining room and contentious bill
Vice President Callie Rice ('14) and Secretary Katie Golan ('16) listen to senators' reports.
BY JAKE BARTMAN
News Editor
On Thursday, Nov. 29, the As
sociated Students of Lewis & Clark
Senate convened for its final ses
sion of 2012. The meeting ran
from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m., well past
che usual one-hour time limit for
meetings observed by ASLC.
The meeting began with a pre
sentation from Associate Vice Pres
ident for Facilities Michel George,
who detailed plans with the archi
tect for the intended Fields Dining
Hail renovation co be completed
by the fail of 2013. Such changes
include the implementation of card-reading turnstile gates that al
low students to swipe their card in
order co gain access co the dining
hall, a plan intended to help reduce
che length of the line of diners of
ten found just outside of Fields.
Changes include the
implementation of
card-reading turn
stile gates that allow
students to swipe
their card and gain
access to Fields. Other additions include sev
eral restaurant-style booths for
groups of patrons, a more. stream
lined serving system and improved
air conditioning and circulation
throughout. Following the presen
tation, senators and cabinet mem
bers in attendance raised a num
ber of concerns in relation co the
changes.
Freshman Senator Sam Alex
ander ('16) expressed concern char
the new layout might worsen the
separation of cliques between the
two halves of Fields, especially be
cause these two halves are intended
co have distinctly different moods:
the side nearest the door will be
brighter and in will face see larger
windows implemented, while the
far side of the hall will feature the
booths and other, more intimate
searing options. Some concerns
voiced by chose in attendance in
cluded the proposed color scheme,
the addition of new cables just out
side of Fields on a new patio and
the face of chose cables during win
ter months and whether or not the
new turnstiles will actually create
more congestion near the entrance
co che hall.
After che conclusion of che
Q&A period, ASLC moved on co
routine reports from the represen
tatives of various organizations on
campus and constituency reports
from senators, where no major
concerns were raised (other than
chose of the general malaise and
high stress levels chat tend co ac
company finals season).
Moving on co legislation, Sena
tors Jeff Rhoades ('13) and Kerry
White ('13) proposed an amend
ment to the bylaws that would
eliminate the process of anony
mous voting within ASLC. During the discussion and vot
ing periods that followed, it was
determined that abstentions ought
not co count against the measure
being voted on and that those ab
staining ought co supply a general
reason for their abstention. The bill
was passed with only minor chang
es to its wording.
While there is a
policy against school
funds being used
for the purchase of
alcohol, there is no
formal policy against
using funding for the
production of alco
hol.
Following the approval of the
proposed legislation, President
Xander Blair brought forth a new issue for ASLC members to con
sider over winter break. Blair ex
plained that a group of students are
seeking school funding co create a
microbrewery affiliated with LC.
Blair said chat while there is a
policy against school funds being
used for the purchase of alcohol,
there is no formal policy against
using funding for the production
of alcohol. Blair said that as a re
sult, ASLC will be expected co pro
pose a policy to apply co such cases
chat also addresses whether or not
ASLC should be allowed co fund
the private businesses of students
in general.
No legislative action was taken
immediately on the issue, and fur
ther discussion of the matter was
cabled until the first ASLC meeting
after winter break, where the same
voting members will be present.
1he first ASIC meeting of next
year will be held in j.R. Howard
Hall I 02 at 7 p. m. on 1hursday, Jan.
24, 2013.
CRIME BEAT
1 December: Flag affixed to door is set on fire in
Juniper Hall.
3 December: Grafitti found in second-floor
bathroom of Watzek Library.
WATZEK LIBRARY: SCENE OF THE CRIME
PubCom department winS website design awards
BY CALEB DIEHL
Staff Writer
No one should want co go to
Princeton if he or she looks at the
school's website first. Small type
and a utilitarian layout crowd a
white page. It looks like a textbook
from the school's first year.
Unlike other higher education
institutions, however, Lewis &
Clark recently confirmed its com
mitment to 21st century commu
nication. The Public Affairs and
Communications Department (or
"PubCom") won awards in early
November from notable business
organizations for its home page re
design and for 1he Chronicle Maga
zine which it oversees.
The homepage
targets prospective
students and incor
porates the materials
and activities of cur
rent students to give
insight into the LC
community.
PubCom Web Content Produc
er Emily Miller earned the Pub
lic Relations Society of America's
Award of Merit for the homepage redesign. Chronicle editor Shelly
Meyer received the Bronze Beacon
of Excellence from the Internation
al Association of Business Com
municators.
The awards are mostly covet
ted among businesses. In the PRSA
competition, according co Miller,
the only entry from an educational
institution came from LC. To win
the IABC contest, 1he Chronicle
edged out some highly competitive
businesses.
Associate Vice President of
PubCom Tom Krattenmaker said,
"This is not a surprise." 1he Chron
icle has garnered numerous awards
in the past. The webpage redesign
was much needed, but Miller said
the project received positive inter
nal feedback before it was released.
Miller said the old homepage,
with its crowded content and static
display of a central feature, "put
too much pressure on the cop sto
ry." She added that "che eight head
lines below were hard to sustain."
To build the new design, the
PubCom department worked
closely with other offices and con
structed a multistage process to
distribute the new content, with
the last phase completed between
September 1 and mid-October.
Miller said, "We designed the
site in chunks so people weren't
overwhelmed."
The new site displays trees where Emily Miller recently won the Public
Relations Society of America's Award
of Merit for LC's homepage redesign.
other schools have white space. A
dense forest of pictures and inno
vative graphics draws attention to
notable stories and achievements.
The slider at the cop of che screen
allows the page to display several
shorter stories in order co diversify
its content.
"We designed the
site in chunks so
people weren't over
whelmed."
New Media Director Morgan
Grether said the slider "beautiful
ly captures the gestalt of Lewis &
Clark."
The rest of the page has adapt-ed to fit a new media landscape.
A focus on more engaging con
tent prompted shorter videos and
abbreviated articles with links to
more complete versions. According
co Krattenmaker, both the website
and 1he Chronicle are renowned
for their excellent photography.
For this reason, visual imagery fills
most of the site.
Krattenmaker said most higher
education websites the PubCom
department studied had decided
to "switch from a news paradigm
co a marketing approach." He said
the new graphics and more focused
content defined this marketing
model, which primarily attempts
co retain interest from prospective
students.
Although the homepage targets
prospective students, it incorpo
rates the materials and activities
of current students co give insight
into the LC community. Many of
the promotional videos have been
produced by students, and the
Photostream feature is comprised
of submissions from the entire LC
community.
The site and 1he Chronicle Mag
azine both need to sustain the full
creative energy contained in their
community as well as attention
from outside sources. Grether said,
"The number one issue is getting
the content and creating inertia
year in and year our." Krattenmaker added that the
site is "hungry for content." He
said the department is "scrappy
and resourceful," as it culls infor
mation from external newspapers,
magazines and student work. 1he
Chronicle also synthesizes vast re
serves of information and employs
some student writers.
"This is not a sur
prise. We have the
best looking and
most strategically
thought out materi
als."
The website and 1he Chronicle
are also closely related. The site
contains excerpts from Chronicle
articles, as well as additional infor
mation for alumni.
This confluence of stunning vi
sual representation and poignant
feature writing defines LC's new
interface with prospective students
and its extended community. The
recent awards reflect the collabora
tion of several fields and innovative
usage of new content.
As to how LC compares to
other institutions, Krattenmaker
noted, "We have the best looking
and most strategically thought out
materials." 4 THE PIONEER LOG
OPINION DECEMBER 7, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Student Health Service takes the
health of our students very seriously. Our
staff are committed to providing conve
nient and high-quality health care, with the
goal that every patient is satisfied with their An Open Letter to the Campus Community from the Student Health Service
medications; both over-the-counter medi
cation and prescription medications from
either our in-house dispensary or from the
Safeway pharmacy (no additional charge
for the delivery from Safeway); vaccinations
both oral and injectible; laboratory tests;
EKGs with interpretation; wart removal;
certain specialized dressings used with more
involved wound management; and splints
and ace bandages. care.
Toward that end, each year, we survey
patients to evaluate and improve our ser
vices. We consistently find our student pa
tients are very satisfied with the quality of
their care. When a patient is not satisfied,
we listen very closely to their feedback and
"We always encourage
students who have ques
tions or concerns about
the care they have re
ceived from the Student
Health Service to come to
us directly so that we can
address those questions
or concerns."
consider how we might improve the qual
ity of care.
We always encourage students who have
questions or concerns about the care they
have received from the Student Health Ser
vice to come to us directly so that we can
address those questions or concerns. So, if
you ever have an experience at the Health
Service where you are not satisfied, we want
to know.
You can talk with one of our staff, e-mail
us at health@lclark.edu or even drop a card
in our anonymous suggestion box, located
just outside our entrance. An article in the PioLog on Nov. 9 raised
some concerns about how certain services
are provided in the Student Health Service.
Confidentiality laws and practices prevent us
from directly addressing the personal health
issues raised in the opinion piece. That being
said, here's our perspective on some impor
tant information all students should know
about your Student Health Service.
Our clinicians (two nurse practitioners,
a physician and a nurse) follow best medical
practice protocols for diagnosing and treat
ing illnesses and injuries.
Our highest priorities are transparency
and clear explanations to patients regard
ing the rationale for ordering diagnostic pro
cedures and labs; accurate explanations of
diagnostic procedures and lab results; and
making sure that patients understand treat
ment recommendations.
Staff do their very best to provide both
transparency and honesty regarding which
services are free and which services are asso
ciated with charges. Detailed information
Divest Coal update:
valuable student support
crucial to campaign's missioµ
An update on the current campaign to end LC's investments in
environmentally destructive coal companies
BY REBECCA PETERSEN
Staff Writer
If you are reading this as a srudent of
Lewis & Clark, chances are you have already
signed a petition in support of the Divest
Coal campaign and you know about the mis
sion to end LC's investments in the 15 most
environmentally destructive coal companies
in the industry.
What you might not know is that we
brought this campaign before President
Glassner last Friday, intending to open a dia
logue between the administration and stu
dents and begin a productive discussion on
the possibility of divestment at LC.
While we were grateful for the opportuni
ty to have this audience with our president,
the meeting left us discouraged. Though
President Glassner has agreed to speak with
his financial advisers about the potential for
divestment, he still has not voiced his stance
on this issue.
Ir is disheartening and especially surpris
ing when we take into account LC's status as
a progressive and socially responsible school
and the rapid expansion of a national move
ment towards divestment.
The push to remove coal from university
endowments across the United States is gain
ing momentum and has come to a crucial
point. Divestment campaigns have sprung
up in over 100 colleges and universities
across the country. Hampshire College in
Massachusetts and Unity College in Maine
have already achieved full divestment from
fossil fuels.
The campaign at LC is significant; you
have helped us reach over 1,300 petition, sig-natures, with support from numerous cam
pus coalitions. But in order to convince the
administration rhar divestment is the right
decision for LC, this campaign will need
more student voices for the effort.
Most of us are proud to attend a school
wirh a reputation for environmental respon
sibility and sustainability, so it is particularly
exciting that we could feasibly be rhe next
college in rhis country to divest from coal.
There is no better time to get involved
with this campaign, and it has never been so
"Most of us are proud
to attend a school with
a reputation for environ
mental responsibility and
sustainability, so it is par
ticularly exciting that we
could feasibly be the next
college in this country to
divest from coal."
important to withdraw our support from the
fossil-fuel industry.
If you want to become more informed on
this issue or involved in our campaign, email
me at rpetersen@lclark.edu or check out the
Facebook page for Divest Coal at LC at face-
1>ook.~om/LCDivestCoal. ILLUSTRATION BY SAMANTHA SARVET
about this is available in our "Consent to
Treat" form, which each patient must read
and sign. Patients are also informed of this
information by their providers, via signs in
our waiting area and via our webpage.
We offer many free services. Some of
these include: physical examinations (general
physicals, well women physicals, and travel
physicals); examinations for an illness or in
jury and consultations with the nurse practi
tioner, physician or nurse; wound manage
ment including bandage supplies (except in
the case of very specialized dressings); ice/
heat packs and removal of stitches; travel
medicine consultations including country
specific health and safety information pack
ets; use of crutches and wheelchairs (unless
loaned devices are not returned when no
longer needed); and use of the After-Hours
Nurse Consultation help line and follow-up
exam or consultation by Student Health Ser
vice clinicians as needed.
Services in the Student Health Ser
vice for which there are charges include all These services are charged to students'
accounts. Bills associated with these charg
es can be submitted by students to their
health insurance providers. Depending on
a students' insurance plan, many of these
services can be covered by insurance.
We are also always striving to do our
best to understand and meet the needs
of students. One of our next steps in this
process will be the formation of a Student
Health Advisory Board.
In collaboration with the Counseling
Service and the Health Promotion Office,
we will be organizing this Board this spring
so that students, faculty and staff can have
a better understanding of students' health
needs, as well as an open channel for pro
viding input about our programs. Watch
for more information about that program
in the coming weeks.
We hope this information will help you
better understand our service, and our com
mitment to student health. Best wishes for
your health and on all your final exams and
projects!
-Your Student Health Service Team
All are welcome to submit "Letters
to the Editor" at piolog. com or through
piolog@gmail com. Please keep submis
sions to under 350 words.
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OPINION 5
Facebook's Omnipresent RA
Why your casual online posts may lana in a conduct report
BY ANTHONY RUIZ
Sports Editor
There's a new Facebook privacy crisis go
ing on around the Hill these days, and no
colorfully worded faux legalese or re-post
about some "Rome statute" or "communi
que" will help you this time. So what is this
so-called "crisis" that I feel compelled to
warn you about? It's not confusing privacy
changes or viral pictures-it's much more
endemic then that. What you should really
be worried about are your friends-specifi
cally, your friends who are also RAs.
Let me start by saying that RAs have dif
ficult jobs, and most of them do a great job
most of the time. RAs do more than bust
people's parties and act as the "fun police."
They are necessary extensions of the school's
conduct policy, and without them no col
lege campus could function. Herein lies the
problem. Being an RA does not simply mean
going on rounds a few times a week. Being
an RA does not mean that you are always on
duty, but it means that you are never off. So
how does this relate to Facebook? Let me ex
plain.
Since RAs are students and students are
your friends, you are probably friends with
some RAs on Facebook. And if you are
friends with some RAs on Facebook, they see
pretty much everything that you post. Again,
most of the time this is not an issue. But
what happens when you start doing some
thing on Facebook that you don't necessarily
want RAs to know about?
I know what you're thinking right now:
'Tm not stupid. I don't post anything on
Facebook that I could get in trouble (or. I
have nothing to worry about." Oh, really?
So then I am guessing you have never posted
anything about listening to loud music on
your page or you have never even mentioned
that you are having friends over tonight for
a party. You must frown upon red cups, cre
atively themed parties and the like. I am also
guessing that you haven't put up any pictures
lately of you with your not-so-21-year-old
looking friends who might or might not
have been a bit inebriated.
I know what you're thinking now: "Even
if I have posted these pictures, there's no way I could get in trouble for them. I haven't
violated any school policies by simply put
ting pictures on Facebook or hosting parties.
Anyway, I'm 21." Well, think again.
Did you know that once an RA hears or
learns of something that might be related to
a violation of student conduct policy, they
must act on it? This means that if they just
happen to see you putting something online
that might be a violation of policy, they must follow up, no matter where or how they hear
about it. Don't think it can happen? Guess
again-it happened to me.
Not only did RAs admittedly choose to
do rounds in my hall in response to their re
ceiving "word that there was chatter on Face
book about a large party happening," but
they acrually took screen shots of my posts
on Facebook to use as evidence against me. I
am not kidding. ILLUSTRATION BY SAMANTHA SARVET
I'm not telling you this to complain about
RAs or their actions. The RAs had every right
to cite Facebook-it's their job. But consider
this your warning. The next time you think
it's safe to just throw some pictures up online
of some of your friends with drinks in hand,
or make a Facebook event for a birthday par
ty and invite 100 of your friends, remember
this: the RAs are watching.
There's no place like ... Lewis & Clark? ... for the holidays
The most cheerful time of year is also the most stressful
BY BRENNA MURPHY-ESTUS
Arts Editor
A majority of students here at Lewis &
Clark come from out of state and even out
of the country. There is a multitude of cul
tural backgrounds, which means there is a
lot of celebrating of different holidays. So re
gardless of whether students are celebrating
Christmas specifically, or enjoying the holi
days in general, I personally think that we
get out for winter break too late. Not only
do we have finals, papers, projects and all
other normal responsibilities to be juggling,
but we also have to pack for going home or
being off-campus for a month. Sophomores
in Hartzfeld and other students who are
moving second semester have to completely
move out of their rooms.
As a campus-oriented school, students at
Lewis & Clark can feel a huge disconnect
from the "real world". Personally, whenever
I go to the mall or Fred Meyer or anywhere
else public, I am brutally reminded that it is
December and that it's the holidays. Then
when I go home I am thrust into the holi
days when I've been functioning under high
stress levels for rwo weeks. It is inevitable that finals will occur in December, but I think it
would be healthy and beneficial to students,
especially those living on campus to have: 1)
more time to vacate the dorms after finals *~* ·-
ILLUSTRATION BY SAMANTHA SARVET
and 2) the ability to go home with more than
a week before Christmas (for those who cel
ebrate and/or recognize this holiday).
I had to repurchase my plane ticket "Not only do we have
finals, papers, projects
and all other normal
responsibilities to be
juggling, but we also
have to pack for going
home or being off
campus for a month."
home, which is partially due to a miscom
munication among my family but also due
to an assumption that I wouldn't be com
ing home five days before Christmas when
all my friends from other schools are already
home. College, especially a college offering
a liberal arts education, teaches us to juggle
our social life, families, academics, extra cur
ricular activities, self-growth and health. Part
of this is learning to assimilate into society
from our little LC-bubble, but our ability to
do so is limited by how willing the college is
to let us. 6
"i TRY TO FiND
WAYS TO BRiNG
MY PERSONAL
STYLE iNTO
BUSiNESS WEAR
SOiDONOT
GET BORED." THE PIONEER LOG
STYLE SOURCE
Style Source
BY MARY GATES DECEMBER 7, 2012
FiNALS ARE NEARiNG AND THE END OF FALL SEMESTER iS iN SiGHT. SOON YOU ALL
WiLL BE AT HOME DRiNKiNG TEA WHiLE CURLED UP BY THE FiREPLACE AND READiNG
VOGUE, BUT AS WE PREPARE TO LEAVE, THOSE OFUS WHO STUDiED OFF-CAMPUS THiS
SEMESTERAREBEGiNNiNGTORETURN. EMiLYTRiBBLE ('l 5) HAS SPENT THE PAST THREE
MONTHS STUDYiNG iN DC AND iNTERNiNG AT THE DEMOCRATiC CONGRESSiONAL
CAMPAiGN COMMiTTEE. iNTERNiNG ON CAPiTAL HiLL iMMERSED TRiBBLE iN A WORLD
WHERE SUiTS WERE THE EXPECTATiON AND WEARiNG SWEATPANTS ON LAZY-DAYS
WASN'T AN OPTiON. NOW BACK ON CAMPUS, TRiBBLE CAN ONCE AGAiN EMBRACE
MORE CASUAL TRENDS. SHE TALKED TO STYLE SOURCE ABOUT PROFESSiONAL WEAR
iN W ASHiNGTON WHiLE SHOWiNG OFF SOME OF HER FAVORiTE OUTFiTS THiS SEASON.
TELL ME A LlTilE ABOlIT YOUR lNTERNSHlP lN DC?
i iNTERNED AT THE DEMOCRATiC CONGRESSiONAL CAMPAiGN COMMiTTEE WHERE i REGULAR
LY MET MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND HELPED THEM WiTH FUNDRAiSiNG AND EVENT PLANNiNG
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORlTE PART ABOlIT DRESSlNG UP EVERYDAY FOR YOUR lNTERNSHlP?
BEiNG TAKEN SERiOUSLY iN A WORK ENViRONMENT AND A Ci TY OF YOUNG PROFESSiONALS.
lEAST FAVORlTE?
NOT ALWAYS THE MOST PRACTiCAL, ESPECiALLY WHEN DOiNG THE LESS GLAMOROUS iNTERN
DUTiES LiKE MAKiNG COFFEE AND RESTOCKiNG SUPPLiES.
WHAT'S THE FASHlON SCENE LlKE lN DC?
EXTREMELY PUT TOGETHER LOCALS RECOGNiZE BRAND NAME CLOTHiNG. WOOL COATS AND
BOOTS ARE VERY POPULAR WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES.
DO l HAVE TO WEAR HEELS EVERYDAY TO WOK PROFESSlONAL?
ABSOLUTELY NOT AS A PETiTE WOMAN i ENJOY WEARiNG HEELS, BUT FLATS ARE THE MOST POP
ULAR WORKiNG iN DC REQUiRES A LOT OF PUBLiC TRANSPORTATiON AND WALKiNG, SO PRACTi
CAL FOOTWEAR iS A MUST WHENEVER i WORE HEELS, i BROUGHT A CHANGE OF SHOES FOR MY
COMMUTE.
l WVE YOUR NEW WNGCHAMP BAG. ARE THEY POPULAR lN DC?
THEY ARE A MUST-HAVE FOR THE DC WORKiNG WOMAN. THEY ARE PRACTiCAL AND WEATHER
RESiST ANT WHiLE ACHiEViNG THE CLASSY, DESiGNER LOOK VALUED iN THE Ci TY.
DO YOU THlNK DlFFERENT ABOlIT DRESSlNG UP AFTER YOUR SEMESTER lN DC?
i HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED iT, BUT i PROBABLY LOST SOME ENTHUSiASM AFTER iT BECAME THE
NORM. i NOW KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO WEAR FOR AN iNTERViEW AND iN VARYiNG PROFES
SiONAL ENViRONMENTS.
WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER ONE FASHlON TlP FOR PEOPlE GOlNG lNTO THElR FlRST PROFESSlONAL
DRESS CODE JOB?
iNCORPORATE YOUR OWN PERSONAL STYLE SO YOU STAND OUT, BUT ALWAYS STAY GRAND
MOTHER-APPROPRiATE; YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN AN OPPORTUNiTY WiLL PRESENT iTSELF.
EMiLY TRiBBLE
BERKELEY, CA
2015
MAJORS: POLiTiCAL SCiENCE
RHETORiC & MEDiA STUDiES
ABOVE: Emily carries a chic Longchamp bag,
which is both professional and practical. DECEMBER 7 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES 7
SUPPORTLANDIA!
BY CASSIE BISHOP
Arts Editor
Some people get stifled by seeding down.
A couple of kids, a full time job and a life in
St. John's can lead to any number of mid-life
crises. However, Katrina and Michael Scotto
di Carlo used chis as an opportunity to create
something revolutionary. Out of their com
munal utility belt-his entrepreneur's brain
and her ability to funnel and focus their col
lective energy-Suppordand was created.
Suppordand's primary mission from the
beginning was to build thriving local econo
mies. It is a network of small Portland shops
chat offer rewards to Supportland shop
pers-anyone with a Suppordand card.
These rewards translate into points which,
even though Suppordand is not run express
ly as a rewards card, are able to be redeemed
for discounts and rewards at incremental
amounts. Katrina attributes much of her and
Michael's success to Portland itself, not just
their communal genius.
"Portland has a very unique sense of com
munity," Katrina said, with the sincerest
tone of gratitude toward the city softening
her enthusiasm. "I think that's why we have
been able to pull chis off."
Katrina's humble elation makes the payoff
from her and Michael's hard work infectious.
The couple has worked for the past 25
months to create Suppordand from the
ground up. Before their leap into business,
Michael was a professor at Clark College,
supporting his wife and children. Katrina de
scribed the motives for rerouting their lives
as rooted in discontent with their then-cur
rent consumer options.
"It was really frustrating chat we couldn't
shop in our community and have our needs
met," Katrina explained. "Slowly a big box
competitor would come in and shut down
a business on our main street." She empha
sized the difficulty of altering the mindset of
small local shop owners. "You're not compet-ing against ocher locally owned businesses ...
it's the Starbucks on the corner, or 86 corners
in Portland," she finished with a sad chuckle.
In an economy as competitive as the current
market, Katrina acknowledges chat chis is a
difficulc concept for local business owners to
wrap their heads around. She and Michael
have not given up crying.
Despite countless roadblocks and dif
ficulties in launching a business as revolu
tionary as Supportland, the two have stuck
with the organic nature of their ideas since
the beginning. When Katrina and Michael
went into their first meeting to discuss their
preliminary ideas for Supportland, they were
met with exceptional enthusiasm. However,
dedication by a few was not going to trans
form the threads of their idea into the strong
web of local shops it has become.
It was a risk for Michael and Katrina to
uproot their lives for their cause, but they
were not the only ones with security at stake.
"The first businesses who joined didn't
just join: they paid. We needed them to be a
part of it," Katrina said emphasizing the risk
for the small shop owners who believed in
Supportland when it was still a fledgling idea
two y~ars ago. "We believed that this was a
strong enough concept to cake the risk."
Two years ago, Katrina and Michael were
starting with a blank page. Now, they are re
vising the many crossed out lines and anno
tations to keep up with the rush of support
and enthusiasm for their company.
"It's a lot of reinventing," Katrina said. ''A
lot of unfortunate trail blazing."
Two months ago marked 50,000 active
card holders and three weeks ago heralded
the one million mark for Supportland trans
actions.
So, it's back to the blueprints to give Sup
portland room enough to breathe and con
tinue to expand as local businesses probe
Katrina and Michael and ask to be included
in the couple's incredible business phenom
enon. Visit Support/and.com to learn more.
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Submission deadline : February 15 Cocoa caliente
BY KEVIN RYAN
Staff Writer
Most people I know love chocolate.
In fact, all people I know love
chocolate; the people who don't love choco
late aren't really considered human beings.
But chocolate was not always universally
loved. Back when the Aztecs were making
chocolate drinks, there were very few people
who actually liked the intensely bitter caste
of the chocolate.
FOR MORE ON THE HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE,
AND COLOR PHOTOS, VISIT PIOLOG.COM
Ingredients:
-1 cup whole milk
-1/ 4 cup sugar
-2 tablespoons dark chocolate
(as dark as you can find)
-1 tablespoon good cocoa powder
-3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
-1 / 4 teaspoon vanilla extract
-1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
-pinch of ground cayenne
-pinch of salt
Method: PHOTO BY KEVIN RYAN
With a serrated knife, shave the chocolate into very small pieces. This should use about
1/5 of a standard bar of chocolate.
In a small pot over medium heat, add the milk and stir occasionally. Just before the milk
boils, when small bubbles appear, add the sugar and stir with a whisk to incorporate it. Once
incorporated, add the cinnamon, cayenne, vanilla and nutmeg. Slowly mix in the two choco
lates, whisking continually. Once the chocolate is incorporated, add the salt and stir.
Whisk vigorously over low heat until a froth develops on the top. The froth is one of the
most important parts of a good hot chocolate. Use a blender on puree for a second or two if
you have one, but a whisk will do just fine. Serve in a wide mug chat allows for good froth dis
tribution. Makes one big mug or two smaller ones. This is perfect for the end of a date night.
sustainability • IS sexy
BY SAVANNAH WEINSTOCK
Staff Writer
Considering that Prop 37 didn't
pass in California, what is next for
the world of GMOs? Will there ever
be regulations put in place?
Prop 37 is California's recently over
turned proposition to require labeling of all
foods containing genetically modified ingre
dients. Although a failure, the proposition
still succeeded in getting the GMO conver
sation stirred nationwide.
If Prop 37 were to have passed, the im
plications would have been huge since a sig
nificant majority of commodity crops grown
in America are genetically modified and
most likely sprung from biotech conglom
erate Monsanto's seeds. Many critics within
the reporting community point to a cam
paign of misinformation funded by biotech
industry leaders (Monsanto, Dow, Bayer,
DuPont, etc.) and processed food producers
(Pepsi, Kraft, Coca-Cola, Nestle, etc.) at an
astounding $46 million as the reason Prop
37 didn't pass.
Considering the close ties these industr.ies
have to the biotech industry, they certainly
had a lot to lose if consumers were no longer
interested in their products.
Roughly 70 percent of food on the aver
age grocery store shelf contains genetically
engineered ingredients; chis is increasingly
easy to believe once we acknowledge that 88
percent of corn is GMO, 93 percent of soy
is GMO, 90 percent of canola is GMO, and
90 percent of sugar beets are GMO. Consid
ering that Prop 37 was a bust, we now look
to future regulations regarding GM Os.
The most recent news on this front comes
from the USDA's new report on GMO is
sues. Last year the USDA put together the
Advisory Committee on 21st Century Agri
culcure ( or AC2 l for short), to assess wheth
er non-GMO using farmers ought to be
compensated for a loss of income due to con-tamination by GMO crops. The AC21 re
leased its final report about a week ago. The
issue of contamination between genetically
modified, conventional and organic crops is
a particularly contentious issue in the farm
ing community.
Crop contamination can cause a variety
of consequences for all parties involved. In
some cases, patented GMO seeds (i.e. Mon
santo brand seeds) have made their way into
other farmers' fields, resulting in lawsuits
against these hapless farmers for patent in
fringement against Monsanto.
In ocher cases, GMO contamination can
mean the drifting of GMO seeds into or
ganic farmers' fields, causing these farmers to
lose organic certification and/or not be able
to sell their crops on the organic market. The
AC2 l looked at current issues within the
farming community in regards to GMOs
and concluded that non-GMO farmers need
to purchase so-called "crop insurance" from
the government in order to protect them
selves from GMO contamination.
Although the USDA attempted to put
together a relatively diverse panel when cre
ating the AC21, including representatives
from organic and conventional sectors, farm
ers and researchers, there has been significant
suspicion about the USDA's motivations for
creating the panel and their subsequent re
port. Pro-organic and anti-GMO communi
ties have pointed out that the so-called crop
insurance recommended for non-GMO
farmers would come at the price of the farm
er and entirely avoids directly addressing the
faults of the biocedi industry.
All of that being said, the suggestions
cooked up by the AC2 l in their report are
still just chat-suggestions. The USDA has
not passed any of their ideas as law or con:
elusively supported chem. For now, only
time will tell what suggestions will be fol
lowed and what consumers will demand, or
what they will abandon as the trivialities of a
modernizing food industrial complex. 8
ANNA DAGGETT / PHOTO EDITOR THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES
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ILLUSTRATION BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
BRENNA MURPHY-ESTUS / ARTS EDITOR
First and last step to survival in our crazed world: When it comes to surviving finals (and life), there is a
one-step process which I recommend: color coding. Color
code your notes, your schedule, your writing utensils, your
outfits and your friends. It will make your studying, paper
writing and project-doing so much more efficient and or
ganized. Correspond your sticky notes to your highlighters
to your pens. This may seem simple, childish, or even un
necessary, but even just pretending to be organized gives
you that <;:onfidence boost needed to survive finals. Plus,
your colorful school work will bring a smile to your face
for those gloomy days filled with clouds and peers dressed
in all black. Dance. Lift your strained eyes from the computer or your
study guide, wiggle your fingers, wiggle your toes. _Blast
your favorite jam from the nearest stereo system, be it a
record, computer, iPod or yourself. Move in whatever way
you need to. Do some serious head banging to the likes of
"I Don't Give a Damn About My Bad Reputation," some
sensual hip shaking to "I Want You Back," or let Outkast
breathe relief into your troubles and spirit into your soul.
Regardless of what you choose, embody Wilco's words:
"Unlock my body and move myself to dance."
Study in groups and be able to teach the
material to a friend. The best way to really
master the material is to explain it to some
one who hasn't had that "click" yet. Also, if
you are having trouble focusing, listen to
some music without any lyrics such as Ra
tatat or Bonobo, it can help put you in a
sort of trance where you forget you're even
hatin your life!
Procrastination: You walk around
Watzek to find a friend and bitch about
how much work there is or how you're not
getting any work done. You both lament
about your procrastination, swoon over
winter break fantasies and complain about
the professor's· expectations.
Alternative: Find your friend and try
to talk about what you're doing in a pro
ductive way. It's incredibly useful to have
someone to talk through your ideas with.
Even if they have a different major or fo
cus, they might have a question about the
work you're doing that spawns more ideas
for you and thus gives you a renewed vision
and focus on the work you're returning to.
End the conversation with a plan for the
future, maybe a dinner or dance party, so
that you both acknowledge that you have
real lives outside of Watzek and that you
will live again as soon as you finish the pile
of assignments that have summoned you to
the library in the first place. Work your means of procrastination into final projects and papers!
I realized this a bit late in the game, but putting personal interests into
an academic context is maybe one of the easiest ways to get through the
stress of multiple research papers and tests. Obviously this isn't a sugges
tion that works in all cases, but whenever it seems even slightly plausible,
I would strongly suggest taking a cue from Tim Gunn to "make it work."
Last semester I wrote a research paper on Facebook as the continuation of
the American metaphysical tradition for a religious studies course, and it
was awesome. Sure, conventions were a bit flawed and it may have read
more as a stream of consciousness than I would have liked, but I enjoyed
the proc;ess and the feedback I received was much better than final papers
I had written previously, which in contrast were typically inspired by last
minute scrambles in the library. Final research subjects don't have to be
something as seemingly banal as Facebook, but they also shouldn't be a
projection of what you think your professor wants to read. It should re
flect your distinct interests and perspective, both of which are influenced
by what's learned in class as well as various pursuits outside. Oh heyy
liberal arts education!
ANTHONY RUIZ / SPORTS EDITOR
Simple, yet often overlooked, college students just don't eat well dur
ing finals. Whether they are too busy hitting the books or are strapped
for cash, at the end of the semester, too many of my friends seem to be
springing for a cup of noodles for lunch in between paper writing. I rec
ommend making yourself a good homemade meal before you start study
ing and packing lots of other comfort foods with you during your big
study session. You may make a mess and break some library rules along
the way, but the deliciousness of your favorite foods just might be the dif
ference in helping you make it through finals. DECEMBER 7, 2012
THE PIONEER LOG STAFF
PRESENTS TO YOU, DEAR
READERS, OUR TOP TIPS FOR
MAKING THE REMAINDER OF
YOUR TIME ON PALATINE HILL
A BIT MORE LIKE PURGATORY
THAN, WELL, TESTS AND TEARS
AND PAPERS AND SHIT
ZIBBY PILLOTE / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Society teaches us that we need to have sev
eral things in order to survive, two big ones
being hydration and exercise. Finals week
leaves us wanting to stay in bed all day, drown
our sorrows in PBR or Coca-Cola or whatev
er the hell you drink and chow down on the
junk-food you usually turn your nose up at
Maggie's. Bur now is not the time for wallow
ing and shameless com-syrup consumption.
Now is the time to take care of yourself. Carry
your water bottle around with you everywhere
you go and try to drink at least two full bottles
a day. When you're stressed, your immune sys
tem is weaker, and staying hydrated is key for
staying healthy. Take an hour break and go to
the gym. Even if you don't exercise regularly, a
brisk walk or run will release endorphins, re
lieve your stress and clear your head. Save the
alcohol for when things are all over; trust me,
it'll be even better then.
GRAYSON ARANGO/ COPY CHIEF
For me, the right playlisr is a necessity for
surviving finals. Whether it's classic '80s rock
to help me fight like Rocky through a horren
dous paper or Christmas music to keep my
cheeks rosy from joy instead of stress, I find
that the right musical accompaniment can
help me make it through just about anything.
Play around with some songs to see what types
of music work best for what types of work.
Some music might be too distracting for cer
tain work, and others may be too mellow to
keep your energy where it needs to be. Work
out all the bugs in time for finals, and you'll
find yourself with a beautiful array of Pan
dora, iTunes or You Tube playlists to help you
make it through to the other side, where the
glory of winter break awaits you.
Get yourself into the finals mindset. You
will study and not do much else for the next
few days, so start the process by sitting down,
getting out all of your study materials and look
at them. Take a good long look. Take a deep
breath and tell yourself that you are going to
study as much as you can, and anything be
yond that wasn't meant to be. Maintain orga
nization and structure in your studies. Punc
tuate your studying with productive breaks:
exercise, hydrate, eat, dance, sleep. Above all,
make sure that you focus on your work and
maintain that focus throughout the week.
Give it your all, and when you're ready to give
in, realize how many episodes of Friends you
can watch, how many beers you can chug,
how many people you can stalk on Facebook
in just four days, three days, two days, and
tomorrow. Pretty soon, it'll be over and you
cannot study anymore. You cannot get that .5
percent that could make the difference. This
mindset will funnel you toward success.
TO VIEW 'LIKE A BOSSE' AND THE
PIONEER LOG'S 'FINALS SURVIVAL GUIDE'
IN ITS ENTIRETY, VISIT PIOLOG.COM Rise early before each exam. Though waking up with the sun may seem unrealistic, especially after a late night of studying,
there is something very calming about beginning the day before the hustle. Allow a lot of cushion time between sleep and test
tak.ing. Drink your coffee slowly, and let the soft morning light gently ease you into what lies ahead. Once the pressure of your
impending final sets in, your brain will be stimulated enough to remain resilient. DECEMBER 7 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES
Sustainability Manager Amy Dvorak has pioneered a set of programs to foster sustainability on campus. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACILITIES
New initiatives aim to promote
sustainability on campus
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
Staff Writer
The construction of Holmes
Hall has played a big role in Lew
is & Clark's initiative to reduce
school energy consumption. Yet
as residents of Holmes know, the
creation of the actual building was
only the catalyst for various events
and activities that aim to connect
students to on-campus sustainabil
ity. Sustainability Manager Amy
Dvorak has spearheaded most of
these events and plans to launch
two more programs next semester:
energy information displays and
an online energy use/sustainability
game.
Currently, each building on
campus has a merer connected to
the electrical panel that measures
and tracks energy use. This live
data is displayed online by a local
company called Deck Monitoring
and can be found at portfolio.deck
monitoring.com/lewis_and_clark.
Dvorak is working on transfer
ring this data to the display screens
found in Templeton and some aca
demic buildings so that students
will be able to see real time energy
use for each building.
The other thing that Dvorak is
working on bringing to campus is an alternative social game created
by the same company that tracks
the school's energy data. LC tried
to do an energy competition in the
past called the Eco-Olympics, but
it was subject to a bit of sabotag
ing. From this, Dvorak decided to
do something a bit different for the
student body.
"My thought was that we
should do something a little bit
more creative," she explains. "We
have a very engaged, very intelli-
Curently, each build
ing on campus has a
meter connected to
the electrical panel
that measures and
tracks energy use.
gent, passionate student body, and
we need to do more for the group
of students that are here rather
than just straight competition."
As a result, Dvorak has selected
a social gaming website that will
contain of a series of different chal
lenges that students can complete
in order to gain points.
However, the challenges will in
volve more than just quantifiable energy consumption.
Dvorak says, "The idea is that
nor everything that people do that
may have some beneficial environ
mental impact or social impact is
specifically quantifiable through
the energy dashboard."
Other activities provide value
too, so the game will not only focus
on energy use bur just also general
sustainable activities.
Ir may be possible to bank
points earned as a hall in order to
win prizes or compete with other
halls as well as challenge people in
ternationally. Additionally,,,Dvor
ak hopes to encourage competi
tion between various departments
around campus.
"We're hoping to have a 'chal
lenge the suits' game so you could
play against senior administrators,"
she says.
Not only will the program pro
vide a fun way to encourage sus
tainable actions, but it will also al
low people to see what challenges
attract different groups of people
and thus track social chains.
"We can track not only energy
use but also what activities take off,
what groups seem to really get into
certain types of activities," Dvorak
explains. "I think there's a lot of
value in doing that."
DESPERATE FOR DESSERTS
We've reached the point in
the semester where noth
ing is good-the Bon is serving
leftovers, it is raining constantly
and you have four papers all due on
the same day.
Finals are anything but sweet.
Luckily, Portland is stocked with
tasty ways to take a study break or
indulge your sweet tooth. No mat
ter where you are in the city, con
fections abound:
TartBerry: You can't go wrong
with frozen yogurt. TartBerry of
fers 15 flavors of YoCream yogurt
and all the toppings you could
ever hope for. They've got the clas
sics like chocolate chips, granola,
honey, oreos... and the weirder
stuff, like balsamic vinegar, bacon
bits and ctystallized ginger. Ar only
44 cents an ounce, you've got plen-BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
Editor-in-Chief
ty of room to experiment. Show
them your Lewis & Clark ID and
get 10% offi $3-6 (depending on
weight), 915 SW 9th Ave.
Salt & Straw: Portland's most
buzzed abour ice cream place ad
vertises that they use the highest
possible fat content in their ice
cream. This is kind of gross if you
think about it too much, but once
you taste it, it doesn't matter. Salt
& Straw is like heaven in a cone.
Seasonal holiday flavors like pep
permint mocha, eggnog custard
and mulled wine sorbet are just the
beginning of their orgasmic menu.
Try sea salt with caramel ribbons-
• YUM. $4-9, 838 NW 23rd Ave.
The Pied Cow: What do you
get when you serve warm, home
made pie in a re-purposed house?
The Pied Cow is a SE sanctuary complete with beer, hookah, hot
beverages and, of course, pie. If
you're in to shabby decor and vast
outdoor searing with Christmas
lights and spooky lawn ornaments,
this is your ideal spot. If you're feel
ing savory, order the baked Brie.
$5-15, 3244 SE Belmont St.
Pix Patisserie: Pix is great if
your study break is doubling as a
dare. By far you'll have to shell our
the most cash for the fanciest look
ing food. But there's a reason Port
land is always talking about this
place-it tastes really good. Fans
of yule log cakes and other round,
custard-y, sugar-y amazingness will
be impressed. They've also got a
complete menu of macaroons and
chocolates. I mean, have you ever
had rosemary ganache?! $3-30,
2225 E Burnside St. 9
Student Alumni Association
brings journalists to campus
BY BEAU BROUGHTON
Features Editor
On Monday night, profession
als from the journalism and media
industries gathered in Smith Hall
to provide advice and insight to in
terested students.
Lewis & Clark offers no jour
nalism program, leaving students
to pursue the field via other depart
ments. Nonetheless, the six panel
ists proved that the liberal arts can
lead to a promising career.
"My impulse for journalism
came from wanting to be part of
the conversation," claimed Matt
Wuerker ('79), political cartoon
ist for Politico who gained experi
ence illustrating for 7he Pioneer Log
while studying on Palatine Hill.
For Portland Monthly Senior Editor Kelsey Cordell ('00),the key
to her career relied on "marrying
my liberal arts education with the
practical skills I needed."
While liberal arts students may
not be equipped with the most up
to-date journalism and media tool
box, "the ability to ask questions,
to question everything" is impor
tant, according to Phillip McClel
lan ('91), who appeared via Vidyo
from Hong Kong, where he serves
as chief editor for Asia at Interna
tional Herald Tribune.
According to freelance write_r
Laura Grimes ('89), recent and
soon-to-be graduates need to sim
ply "work really hard."
Vlfit https:llcollege.l.cl.a.rk.eduloffices!
alumni/saa/events! for Student Alumni As
sociatwn events coming up next semest,er.
V(¾Ul"VlY~
Dear Virgins,
Could you please define "hooking up"?
Straight Girl:
"Hooking up" means some
thing different for everyone. I
prefer to use a much more precise
method of defining sexual encoun
ters: The New and Improved Snog
ging Scale from the young adult
series 7he Confessions of Georgia
Nicholson by Louise Rennison.
.5 Sticky eyes
l Holding hands
2Arm around
3 Go.odnight kiss
4 Kiss lasting over three
minutes without a breath
4.5 Hard snagging
5 Open mouth kissing
6Tongues
6.5 Ear snogging
6.75 Neck nuzzling
7 Upper body fondling
outdoors
8 Upper body fondling
indoors (in bed)
Virtual number 8 (When your
upper body is not actual
ly being fondled in real
ity, but you know that it
is in your snoggee's head.)
9 Below waist activity
10 The full monty Gay Lady:
I agree with Straight Girl, in
that it is different for everybody.
When I use the term to refer to
myself, as in "I hooked up with so
and-so," I am usually recounting a
dream.
But some of you LCers have
real, unimagined sexcapades. So
I (the virgin) would use the word
differently than a person who is
sexually active. Nonetheless, I
think I can come up with a broad
enough definition:
hook up, n. when two or more
consenting individuals (who are
not in a committed romantic re
lationship) involve themselves in
one (or any combination) of the
following acts: getting naked and
rubbing body parts together with
the intent of sexual pleasure; get
ting mostly naked and rubbing
body parts together with the intent
of sexual pleasure; not getting na
ked at all and rubbing body parts
together with the intent of sexual
pleasure.
The key here is that you feel like
you are having a sexual encounter,
which you choose to vaguely define
as, hooking up.
The Pied
Cow is a SE
sanctuary
complete with
beer, hookah,
hot beverages
and pie. 3244
SE Belmont St. 10 THE PIONEER LOG
ARTS DECEMBER 7, 2012
DECEMBER TO REMEMBER
BY CASSIE BISHOP
Arts Editor
December ro Remember, a
holiday music series hosted by
94.7, launched this week featur
ing Portland's choice of bands. The
2012 lineup boasts The Lumineers,
Merrie, The Killers, Tegan & Sara,
Grouplove, FUN. and countless
other electronic, indie and rock bands, as well as those promising
an eclectic mix of the three.
The Pioneer Log's coverage in
cludes Passion Pit and Metric from
Monday, Grouplove from Thurs
day, and Adas Genius, Sheppard
and Holiday Friends on Saturday.
Enjoy the music!
Go to www.piolog.com to see
our writers' reviews of the Thurs
day and Saturday shows!
PHOTOS BY SQUID VICIOUS PHOTOGRAPHY, COURTESY OF 9417FM
Emily Haines, Metric's lead singer, belted out a phenomenal show at the Roseland on Monday accompanied by Joshua Winstead.
Alums and students cross paths at Dance X
BY CATERINA ZISCHKE-RINCON leaving room for interpretation. ('15) said.
"My piece incorporates lots of Other dancers, such as Olivia
emotion, weaving in themes like Rasmussen ('15), noted that Dance Staff Writer
Since the first weeks of the se-death and relationships, particular- X varies in many ways compared to
mester, Lewis & Clark dancers have
been working to perfect their rou
tines for the upcoming Dance X
debut. The production is a medley
of unique pieces, which have been
choreographed by a handful of cur
rent students and alumni.
CAS alum Jahnavi Caldwell
Green ('12), one of the guest cho
reographers for this year's Dance
X production, began dancing as a
child, in part due to the influence
of her mother who was a profes
sional ballerina. For her own dance,
Caldwell-Green decided to craft a ly the idea of battling with yourself past L&C dance productions. "Last
and others," Caldwell-Green said. year I wasn't in Dance X, bur I was
"My three dancers have been so in Dance Yin the spring."
committed. Everyone has been re- Dance Y's spring shows were
ally involved in the entire process." mobile, stopping at places like
Other dances, such as the piece the reflecting pool lawns, whereas
by choreographer Rachel Lefkowitz Dance X's performances will be
('13), deal with overarching con-held entirely in the main theater.
cepts like the individual's respon- For those interested in joining
sibility to show concern for the Dance X next fall or Dance Yin the
human rights of all people, even spring, look for announcements
though they may hail from another around campus and audition sheets
culture entirely. placed on the theater board. Danc
"lr's great being able to work ers of all levels are encouraged to
with dancers who all have differ- audition.
narrative to fuel her choreography, em backgrounds," Emily Zeitman Friday and Saturday 7:30and JOp.m.
Substance ((disconnected" from solid promise
BY RYE DRUZIN
Staff Writer
There are moments when you
listen to a song that reminds you so
much of the good music that you
have grown up with that you find
it hard to pick our which band to
compare it to. "Summer Days," the
first single of two released by The
Reflections in anticipation of the
early 2013 release of their LP Li
merence is one such song. Using
an interesting mix of acoustic and
electric guitar, the song reflects on
the loneliness that can fill summer,
reminding me of the last few weeks of summer when I would long to
be back in the thick of the chaos
that is school.
This exercise of musical talent
had me reminiscing about John
Murphy, the key composer of
much of the music for the movie
28 Days Later. Unfortunately, the
music video for "Summer Days"
is disappointing, with cheesy "an
tique" film processes and a repeti
tive use of footage. Honestly, don't
even bother with the music video
unless you like really crappy cin
ematography.
The second single that The Re
flections released in November, "Disconnected," is not as promis
ing as "Summer Days" but is still a
decent song. One thing that stands
out with The Reflections is their
heavy reliance on guitar and bass
lines, which I appreciate. While the
vocals in "Disconnected" are weak,
it adds substance to the tide of the
song, giving the listener an air of
disembodied reflection. I wish that
they would invest their money and
time away from their silly music
videos and into their production.
All in all, I see promise for Li
merence. Set for release in early
2013, this album may be a great
springboard into the New Year. Sherlock meets Scrooge
BY MORGAN JONES
Staff Writer
Hark! The Christmas season is
finally here! White twinkle lights
decorate the city trees, coffee-go
ers sip holiday edition gingerbread
and peppermint lattes and shop
pers probe the Christmas sales. In
spire of Portland's dreary Decem
ber rain, a shared jolly holiday spir
it clings to the wintering air.
Last Friday evening, the com
pany of The Artists Repertory The
atre radiated a lively energy and
jovial excitement as they celebrat
ed the theatre's 30th anniversary.
Playgoers bustled around the lob
by chatting with friends, sipping
merlor and styling their most fes
tive holiday attire. Small families,
old friends and new couples came
together to experience the much
loved holiday performance of John
Longenbaugh's Sherlock Holmes
and the Case of the Christmas
Carol directed by Jon Kretzu.
In the play, the unmistakably
suave and witty Sherlock has a
shortage of the holiday spirit this
Christmas season. The bad-tem
pered and stubborn Holmes lacks
Sherlock's stylizing case-solving
mojo. Sipping brandy while embel
lished in a dignified silk robe, the
unmoved Sherlock angrily shouts,
'Tm a preacher of conscious choic
es. I am Sherlock Holmes!" Not so fast, Sherlock. Someone needs a
lesson in holiday cheer.
On this Christmas Eve, three
supernatural spmts v1s1t him.
Sound familiar? Holmes, played
by Michael Mendelson, represents
a revamped obstinate and debonair
Ebenezer Scrooge. Sherlock's sassy
narration, uncanny wordplay and
sound logical reasoning abilities
had the whole audience captured.
When the various ghostly spirits
took the stage, the audience was
delightfully transported back in
time to the significant periods of
Sherlock's life.
All of the transformations
throughout the play take place
imaginatively on the main stage of
Sherlock's old-fashioned and well
decorated residence. The elegant
costume-wear, lifelike sound effects
of busy streets and children's chat
ter and the clean character perfor
mances truly conveyed a 19th cen
tury London.
Closing the performance, Sher
lock recognizes the importance of
compassion. As a changed man, he
embodies the holiday spirit.
A harmless and light-heart
ed classic production, Sherlock
Holmes and the Case of the
Christmas Carol was loved by the
audience members and made the
perfect kick-off to this year's holi
day season.
1his play runs through Dec. 30.
WE ARE BOTH A PRODUCT AND A PROCESS, A BEING AND A BE
COMING. WE. ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING WITHIN THE SPACES WE
INHABIT WHILE OUR INHABITANCE CONTINUALLY CHANGES THE SPACES
THEMSELVES. REPRESENTATIVE OF OURSELVES, THESE FIGURES WILL BE IN
STALLED THROUGHOUT CAMPUS BEGINNING TODAY. THEY WILL CHANGE
THEIR ENVIRONMENTS AND BE CHANGED BY THEIR ENVIRONMENTS. You
ARE INVITED TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS BY INTERACTING WITH THESE BEINGS AND LEAVING YOUR INTENTIONAL MARKS ON THEM. USE THE
MATERIALS PROVIDED OR USE YOUR OWN -ENGAGE WITH THE FIG
URES HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. PLEASE DOCUMENT YOUR EXPERIENCES
THROUGH TWITTER (@B31 NGB3COM 1 NG) OR TUMBLR (BEING-READINGS "QUEER TIMES, QUEER ASSEMBLAGES" AND ''l'D RATHER BE
A CYBORG THAN A GODDESS': INTERSECTIONALITY, ASSEMBLAGE, AND
AFFECTIVE POLITICS", BOTH BY JASBIR PUAR. THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT
IS TO MANIFEST THESE THEORETICAL CONCEPTS IN PRACTICE, TO INTERRUPT
THE QUOTIDIAN IN A WAY THAT IS CONSTRUCT/VE AND PROVOCATIVE AND BEYONDBECOMING.TUMBLR.COM).
THIS INSTALLATION IS A PROJECT FOR FEMINIST THEORY, THE CAP
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-CLAIRE TSUJI AND AMY ROSENHEIM. DECEMBER 7, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
ARTS
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
PHOTO BY MASON WORDELL (' 1 5)
KLC SHOW OF THE WEEK
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
Staff Writer
Music and food are two of the
most important things in a stu
dent's life and Dallas Cruickshank
(' 15) and Emily Vankaughnett
(' 15) have blended the two seam
lessly in their show Shake and Bake:
"Basically what we do is we
make food and then play music re
lated co the food," Vankaughnett
said.
"I thought ic was going co be
really hard, but it's actually really
easy. We pick foods that kind of lend themselves co char. Like Jell
o. There are a Joe of rap references
co Jell-O," Cruickshank explains.
Vankaughnett and Cruick-
shank's friendship sprouted through
their love of baking and music.
Boch say chey are really into rap
specifically, which works out due co
rap's frequent mention of food.
"There's always, always an Ouc
kasc song. Literally, I chink they
have a lyric about every kind of
food," Cruickshank said.
The duo also reports chat their
show is good motivation for mak
ing time for baking each week. "Ir's awesome because it's so
hard to do at this school or at col
lege in general," Vaunkaughnett
said, "I chink there's a really great
intersection of music and food.
Just looking at che different ways
culture intersects is awesome. Food
and music are two things people
unite over."·
Cruickshank says the food is a
great way to encourage people to
come hang out on the show, and
she encourages anyone interested
or hungry to swing by.
"Our thing is making food, so
come ear the food with us and be on our show," Cruickshank says.
Shake and Bake airs Tuesdays at 10 p. m.
college. lclark. edulstudent _life!klc_radio/
PHOTO BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
How about them apples? 11
Horrell
takes flight
through art
BY BECCA LILL
Staff Writer
Artist Deborah Horrell, one of
the Lewis & Clark Visiting Artists,
uses her art as a means of break
ing free from Earth-bound frus
trations. Many of her pieces, such
as the large glass wings in "Joan's
Cloak," focus on birds or the ace of
flight, which she considers a meta
phor for escape. She is inspired by
birds' "ability to move quickly," a
capacity chat she feels humans lack
due to bodily constraints.
Howell has found inspiration
for her arc in unlikely places, in
cluding a Kohler's toiler factory,
which offered an abundant sup
ply of porcelain slip for her life-size
nest of ceramic bird bones, a chem
ical factory in Japan where she
began creating riles for the piece
"Heaven, Hell and In-Between"
and Bullseye Glass Factory, which
supplied her with materials during
an artist-in-residency program.
Horrell explains that an acci
dent in the kiln led to her devel
oping her characteristic glasswork
style, that of frosted-looking, jag
ged pieces chat are che opposite of
what she considers "glassy glass."
She confesses char she does not
know what her next chapter as
an artist will be, but she prefers it
chat way. For Horrell, her work is
always in a scare of constant flux,
adapting co her personal experi
ences and current emotional state.
It is, in a word, a "continuum,"
the tide of her presentation at LC.
When asked about her artistic
journey, she says, "(It's] all pare of
what I perceive as a process of get
ting there ... a constant evaluation
of where I am as a human being."
WHAT WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON
O'Connell's newest album covers oldies and folk favorites.
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
Staff Writer
Twenty-four year-old singer/
songwriter Lauren O'Connell is
known for creating heartfelt, emo
tive music ever since she picked up
her dad's old guitar at age 15. Her
latest album, Covers, doesn't feature her own lyricism, bur it is instead
a compilation of covers of various
songs including Bob Dylan's "Lit
tle Maggie," Bruce Springsteen's
"Dancing in the Dark," and Ani
mal Collecrive's "Peacebone." This
is her second album of 2012 and
follows her third album, Quitters,
which came our in March. O'Connell is originally from
Rochester, N.Y. bur currencly calls
California home. After her begin
nings with guitar and songwrit
ing, O'Connell picked up a slew of
other instruments including banjo,
bass, drums, piano and harmonica,
most of which are featured in Cov
ers. She has collaborated with the band Pomplamoose, as well as och
er You Tube sensations.
While O'Connell's genre is con
sidered folk/ale-country, Covers
emphasizes her folky side. In her
other works, she rends to occasion
ally get a little twangy, bur she re
frains from this in Covers.
She stopped by The Record
Room in Portland lase Sunday as
pare of her West Coast tour. Songs featured in Covers range
in weight from "Dori't Think
Twice, It's All Right," which is only
O'Connell and a guitar, co "House
of the Rising Sun," which is much
darker and more produced with a
heavier sound. Overall, the album
really displays her versatility as an
artist. Covers is a great introduction
to all the beauty and talent chat is
O'Connell's music.
Oregon's Humanities Holiday Event to feature LC professor's new publication among other local artists.
BY RYE DRUZIN
Staff Writer
Do you find yourself still pon
dering what co gee for char special
someone in your life for the holi
days? Do you find it hard to choose
between gifts, neither wanting co offend the receiver nor break your
waller? This year, you're in luck.
The Oregon Humanities "Holiday
Event is bringing together more
than a dozen of Oregon's top writ
ers, including Lewis & Clark's As
sociate Professor Kim Stafford,
who will be sharing his book 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My
Brother Disappeared.
"I like being with fellow writers,
and all writers need readers, so this
kind of gathering has everyone in a
good mood," Stafford said. ''A few
books may be sold, but for me it's
more about being in good compa-
If Old Goats slipped under the radar, it marks a worthy family rental.
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
Staff Writer
Although Lewis & Clark has
no shortage of independent film
fans, Old Goats, is a gem rhar has
slipped under the radar. Written
and directed by Taylor Guterson, the film was completed for under
$5,000 and features a demographic
that Hollywood often ignores: se
nior citizens. Old Goats follows
the post-retirement lives of three
men in our own backyard.
Britt, a retired mechanic, has
lived on a sailboat for over 30 years and p·urchases a computer
and phone in order co snag a few
dares. Bob has lived an exciting life
as a soldier, hunter and bush pilot
and publishes a memoir. Dave, re
cently retired, lives a life of luxury
with his demanding wife and copes
with life away from the office. The ny with people of the word."
The Oregon Humanities puts
on this event to bring writers and
their readers closer together, while
also showcasing and celebrating
the breadth of. humanities • work
from across Oregon.
Ihe event wiLl take place at Ihe
three quickly become good friends.
None of them are willing to transi
tion quietly into the "golden years."
The film focuses ori. the every
day humor of retirement and old
age. Ir has the same kind of charm
as Up. The cast is made up of older
folks who have relatively no acting
experience and yet are successful in
depicting their characters. Thus, Cleaners on Dec. 18 from 4:30-7
p. m. ft is open to the public with a
suggested donation of $5. ALI dona
tions support Oregon Humanities.
Come out, meet som,e good people
and get a signed stocking-stuffer far
that special someone.
Ace Hotel, 403 SW 10th Ave.
the appeal comes from the honesty
portrayed.
Most of the film is refreshingly
original, charming and funny. Old
Goats is the perfect film to see
while you're procrastinating study
ing for finals because it simultane
ously prepares you co bond with
your grandpa-or parents-over
winter break. ---------- ----
12
Arts&
Culture
Calendar
December 7 -The Sword -Hawthorne
Theater
All ages, show at 8:30 p.m., $16-20.
1507 SE 39th Ave.
December 7-8 -Dance Extravaganza -
Fir Acres Theater
This annual main scage event features
four performances of LC students
performing in experimental dance pieces.
December 8 -The Shivas -Backspace
Gallery
All ages, show at 9 p.m., $6.
115 NW 5th Ave.
December 9 -Dance Department
Winter Concert -Reed College
Performances at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets $1-
3.
Spores Center Gym II, 3203 SE
Woodstock Blvd.
December 9 -LC Orchestra Concert -
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
A night combining opera, symphony and
movies with presentations of Rossini's
Barber of Seville Overture, W A.
Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor
and the West Coast premiere of the 1922
silent movie Nosferatu with orchestral
accompaniment. Event begins
at 3 p.m.
December 9 -King Tuff -Doug Fir
Lounge
21+, show at 9 p.m., $10-12.
830 E Burnside St.
December 12-Last Day of Classes
December 12 -LC Jazz Combo -
Maggie's Cafe
The semester's final performance in the
weekly Wednesday Night Concert Series.
Event begins at 8 p.m.
December 12 -December's Tale -Reed
College
John Vergin presents his annual
performance of poetry and prose that de
tail 24 hours of the life of a young musi
cian on Christmas Eve. Event starts at
7:30 p.m.
Eliot Hall Chapel, 3203 SE Woodstock
Blvd.
December 13 -K.reayshawn -
Roseland Theater
All ages, show at 8 p.m., $20.
8 NW 6th Ave.
December 14-Sunn 0))) -Roseland
Theater
All ages, show at 8 p.m., $20.
8 NW 6th Ave.
December 20 -Fall Term Ends
-CJ Macleod & Brenna Murphy-Estus THE PIONEER LOG DECEMBER 7, 2012
ARTS
Hanging with King Tuff
BY CJ MACLEOD
PHOTO COURTESY OF SUBPOP.COM
CM: Your lyrics are immediately easy to
identify with, yet they always seem to have
a strange, cool, almost fantastical spin to
them. Where do you draw your lyrical in
spiration?
KT: Umm, that's a good question. I don't
particularly draw from any specific writers or
anything. I love reading, bur I don't do very
much of it. I'm not very good at keeping in
the habit of it. Bue, you know, I'll just get an
idea for a lyric and I'll sit with it for a long
time and it evolves over time. The sort of
fantastical element pops up the more I work
on chem. Those are the things char I look for
when I write, so when chose things pop up,
those are the things that I like. I write from
kind of a classic sore of songwriting frontier,
but it gees fucked up a liccle bit.
CM: Your guitar melodies and so
los also follow the same type of instantly
memorable, sing-able path. Do you draw
inspiration for them the same way you do
your lyrics?
KT: You know, solos evolve over time,
you know, as I play a song live. But a lot of
che times, I prefer melodic solos that you can
sing along co as opposed co just kind of, like,
noodling. So there is a lot written, but I fuck
around with them live, but a lot of times I'll
write a solo by just kind of singing one, kind
of sing along co the song, just sing a melody
along co the song and just kind of copy that
with the guitar.
CM: In the past two years I've seen you
three separate times. You always have a
slightly different band with you. How do
you select the people you tour with? Is it
just whoever's available or is it a creative
choice?
KT: It's kind of a combination. A lot of
rimes, the musicians I play with have their
own bands going on, for instance Audac
ity, so I don't want co stop them from do
ing that band, 'cause that's the thing they've
been working on since they were kids. So,
although they're great in the band and I'd
love to have chem play with me all the rime,
I'm not just going to break up their band be
cause of it, you know what I mean? Not chat
they would even wane to do chat, bur, it's just
kind of whoever's available, but they have to After packing up and moving from Brattleboro, Vt. to Los Ange
les, Kyle Thomas-King Tuff-released his eponymous Sub-Pop
debut in late May to critical acclaim. Now, after months of constant
touring, Thomas and his band of ever-rotating cohorts are bring
ing their glam-drenched jams back to Portland. We caught up with
Tuffy himself before the band's show at The Doug Fir Lounge
Sunday, Dec. 9 to talk about everything from the tales of the road
to the mystic energies that surround everyday life.
have something special about chem. I have
co like their style. I gave chem, or say, "play
it how it is," but you can basically add your
own flavor co it. You know, I like that aspect
of it changing and being different all the
time. At the same time, it is a fuckin' pain
in the ass to scare over with a new band every
tour. It cakes about half a tour to get "gelled,"
sometimes.
CM: Since the release of your newest
record, you've spent a lot of time on tour,
playing festivals like SXSW and CMJ.
What are some highlights from your time
on the road?
KT: (Laughs) Ah, the tales of the road. I
can cell you char we started speaking in an
Irish accent and I seriously couldn't stop
speaking in an Irish accent for, like, months.
I think it's finally worn off a little bit, but,
um, it's been a lot, a lot of touring, and I
can't even really remember most of it. Bur,
there was an instance chat I've talked about
before where we ended up sleeping in a
house with a dead guy. We found out a few
days lacer that the guy had been dead in his
room the whole time we were there. That's
a pretty weird feeling. I mean, it was an old
guy so ·ic wasn't like ... it was natural. Um,
what else? You know standard scuff, like
skinny-dipping in the ocean in the middle of·
the night. And, uh, Magic Jake likes to take
his clothes off, dance on rabies at bars. You
know, standard. (Laughs)
CM: I've read interviews in which you
talk a lot about different types of energy.
How do you feel these energies serve you
as an artist?
KT: It's things like that, it's always hap
pening. Just weird coincidences and things
like that. I just find it cool to just pay arcen
tion co that scuff and follow signs, basically,
that the universe gives you. Ir just seems to
happen more and more. Maybe I just pay at
tention to it more and more, but it just feels
like almost every day there's a weird coinci
dence or a weird thing happening. Like, yes
terday for instance, I got on an airplane co
LA and I was just sitting there, just chinking,
"I know there's gonna be a baby chat sics next
to me." I've never had a baby next to me on a
plane ever, and of course, two minutes later, one sics next to me. Baby walks up, sits down
right next to me. I just knew it was gonna
happen. You can say, "Oh, whatever, I was
just thinking about that," or, "I don't know,"
bur it's just. .. I do believe that there are un
tapped senses or, you know, things we don't
know how to use. I just find it interesting co
connect with the unexplained.
CM: What are some of your favorite
bands that are currently going?
KT: You know, it's a lot of the Burger
bands. I guess that's the shit char I mostly lis
ten co a Joe. A: Lee from Burger drives me on
tour a lot and he's got like, a whole collec
tion. But, I mean, it's mostly just friends and
stuff. I love the Audacity record. I just chink
I'll like a band but if I gee co know the peo
ple, I'll like it 10 times more. But, I'm mostly
listening co friends' music all the rime.
It's really cool if you get really into a re
cord and then you get co meet the people
and you become friends with chem; chat's
just a really cool feeling. Ir's just cool chat
people are makin' music and that, you know,
I don't know, I think the world is a beautiful
place. (Laughs)
CM: What's it like to know J Mascis (of
Dinosaur Jr.)?
KT: Um, I would say char he's a real
ly hilarious guy, and he really likes purple.
(Laughs)
CM: Your most recent record came out
at the end of May and you've released a few
seven inches since then. Do you have any
new recordings, songs or records in the
works?
KT: Well, I'm working on reissuing my
first record on Woodsist. After this tour, I'll
have some time off and that's when I'll start
writing some new scuff. I have a lot of left
over demos from before I made this [current)
record, so I might try and work on some of
those again. Mostly, I just want to write new
scuff. Hopefully I can record another record
in 2013, we'll see what happens. I hope it all
works out. (Laughs)
To read the full interview with King
Tuff, visit piolog.com
Walk off the Earth is out of this world
Walk off the Earth, an indie cover band from
Burlington, Ontario played in Portland Nov. 28 at the
Wonder Ballroom.
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SPORTS
Basketball ranks sixth 13
• Ill nation
Pioneers
shoot
for high
standards
The Pioneers have not gone
undefeated in conference play since
the 1973-7 4 season, in which they
went a perfect 5-0.
PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE
Number 11, Katie Anderson ('14) dishes out an assist during a home game.
BY ROCKY MCNEFF
Staff Writer
The Pioneers moved up in D3hoops.
corn's national rankings after winning
five straight Lewis & Clark-76 ranking we think it's awesome, but rank
ings are just numbers. So, we always have
to improve and work our hardest regard
less of who we are playing."
The women have yet to relinquish
their winning streak as they are now 7-0.
On Nov. 27, the team traveled to Con
cordia to pick up their sixth win of the
season, bearing the Cavaliers 69-66. The
game proved a rough fight, but the Pio
neers came back after being down in the
first half and continued to prevail until the
final shot. "They had a lot of team speed,
bur we proved we are in great shape, and
even after just having two games in Col-orado, we were able to tire Concordia
down," said Kristina Williams ('13). Wil
liams led the team with an outstanding 26
points and continues to be a dominant
force on the court. Although the game
was a close one, the Pioneers did not have
any trouble returning home victorious. Linfield -33 g a m e s
in a row.
This sets a
school re
cord for the team, as they had only made
it up to seventh place last season. With
their hard-earned title, Lewis & Clark
looks to have yet another successful win
ning season. Despite this, Daron Dean
('l 4) said, "Whenever we hear a new LC was on the road once again to play
their first conference game against Lin
field on Dec. 2. It was clear the women
wanted to set the bar high for their confer
ence this year when they beat the Wildcats
by over 40 points. Contributing to the 76-
33 win was Tayler Wang(' 14), who pulled
in 14 points for the team, followed closely
Men's basketball
looking to rebound
BY MADDIE LEE
Staff Writer
The Pioneers dropped their first
two conference games of the season
1 a s t
Lewis & Clark -56 week-
Linfield -61 en d '
losing
75-68
to Linfield and 61-56 to George
Fox.
ln a close game against Linfield,
the Pioneers were able to snatch a
four-point lead before half rime and
held onto it for the majority of the
second half.
The Wildcats picked up mo
mentum towards the end of the
game, scoring nine points in the last
two minutes to come away with the
win. However, the Pioneers had the
final word, finishing the game with
style on a Ross Erickson ('13) dunk. ins rook the lead within the first five
minutes.
The rest of the game remained
close. With 12 seconds left on the
clock, sophomore Ben Neves (' 15)
scored a free throw to diminish the
Bruins' lead to one, but it wasn't
enough. The Bruins scored four
free throws in the last 10 seconds of
the game to come away with a five
point win.
"I just think that we are in a lit
tle bit of a shooting slump and we
are going to figure it out this week
during practice and turn things
around," said Erickson.
The Pioneers proved themselves
to be a solid shooting team in their
first four games this season, even
against Division I team University
of Portland. The Pioneers' shooting
percentage against George Fox and
Linfield, on the other hand, was
over 10 percent less than in their
first four games combined. They
are determined to turn things back
around. Scott Pisapia ('13), referring to
James Hollins ('13), Dexter Pearce
('13) and Bradley Carter ('15). "It's
a team full of guys that are really
competitive, so this isn't something
that we're going to be able to just
live with. It's something that's go
ing to bother us until something
changes."
"The new freshmen are all great
shooters and help spread the floor,"
said Erickson.
Freshmen Serge Ovchinnikov
('16), Jason Luhnow ('16) and Kurr
Parker ('16) all made the difficult
adjustment from high school to
college ball look easy and continue
to impress every game. Ovchin
nikov led the Pioneers in scoring
against the Bruins Saturday, and he
and Luhnow (' 16) lead the team in
three-point averages with .560 and
.520 respectively. behind by Casey Zinn ('15). With every
member of the ream seeing playing time
on the court, the team dynamic and win
ning attitude has proven strong for this
upcoming season. The Pioneers could
not have asked for ~ything more than
coming out strong with their seventh
straight win of this season and setting the
precedent for the Northwest Conference.
Sara Villanueva ('13) says that as the
season continues, we can expect "defi
nitely some more wins and games that
will be great battles."
The Pios hosts George Fox at home
on Dec. 31.
The Pioneers played a similar
game against the Bruins last Satur
day. Lewis & Clark led for the ma
jority of the first half, going into
half time with a 35-27 lead. Starting
the second half, the Pioneers were
caught on their heels and the Bru-"We have three guys that are
coming back that are going to be
able to give us a big boost," said "I think a part of it is individual,
because we all work hard to get bet
ter, but a big part of it is the coach
es, because they are always on us
about every mistake, and they make
sure that we ·get everything right,"
said Ovchinnikov. PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE
Guard Scott Pisapia ('13) shows off his handles in a home game last
week. Pisapia is currently averaging five assists for every one turnover
this season. -, =--
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DECEMBER 7, 2012
The Husky Invitational
no match for the Pios • IS
COURTESY OF DAVID LEVITSKY BY LAUREN LOVATO
Staff Writer
This past weekend the men's and
women's swim teams competed in the
Husky Invitational in Federal Way,
Wash. As expected by Head Coach Chris
Fantz, they came out strong and showed
that they had exceptional fall training
and preparation. The meet lasted three
days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
In Friday's session, none of the swim
mers earned a trip to the Friday finals,
yet there was plenty to look forward to
for the coach. "I am so impressed with
how our team swam today. This was the
best first day we've had in our three years
attending the Husky meet. Over half
of all our swims were lifetime bests and
92 percent were season best swims," said
Fantz. Trevor Schapiro ('15) was among
those swimmers beating their lifetime
bests. He came within 0.6 seconds of the
Lewis & Clark record.
Saturday's showing was even stronger.
Rachael Cazden ('13), who competed in
the 100 Breaststroke, came back for the finals placing 28th out of 154 athletes.
As a result, Cazden now owns the nine
fastest times for the 100 Breaststroke in
LC history. The men's and women's 200
Medley relays now are now ranked third
in school history after Saturday's meet as
well.
Moving on to Sunday, both the men
and women continued their momentum
to finish with a bang.
Schapiro again swam another lifetime
best during a 200 Fly/Mile double, mak
ing him one of LC's best competitors of
the weekend. Rachael Cazden (' 13) also
clutched up and was the highest-placing
swimmer for the Pioneers. Cazden quali
fied for Backstroke events against excep
tional competition. Coach Fantz said
that the team's "goal for day three was to
hold on to the momentum we created
the previous days and finish out with a
lot of energy. The team came through
big."
Stay posted as the Pios take on the Tigers
of Occidental College on Jan. 7 in South
ern California at 11 a. m.
LC Men's Crew: Racing for First
BY CAITLIN BASILIO
Staff Writer
As the year goes on and the weather
cools, the waters heat up with the row
ing of a blazing Lewis & Clark crew
team. Within the past two months, the
Pioneers men's crew team raced in two
huge regattas, the Portland Fall Classic
and the Head of Lake. The two races in
corporate a large variety of competition
with high school, college and Masters
teams.
On Oct. 28, LC's men's crew team PHOTO BY DANIEL SHAVER
raced in the Portland Fall Classic. The The Pioneer Crew team fielded six boats in the Portland Fall Classic, racing five eights as well as one double scull.
Pioneer varsity men split into two crews,
with Teddy Stenmark ('13) and Oliver
Carlson (' 16) finishing second in the
Open Double, while the Pioneers Men's
Varsity Eight finished in 6th place, rwo
seconds behind conference rival Willa
mette University.
"A decent showing for our crews, if
not our strongest placings ever. Solid
introductions by our novice crews, and
our varsity boats raced at about the level
we've been training at. We've been fo-cusing a lot on long-term development
this fall, and frankly our top end speed is
not great. We've got plenty of work to do
before spring, but also plenty of time,"
expressed Head Coach Sam Taylor.
''At Fall Classic our men's varsity team
did not do as well as they had hoped.
Part of the reason was that some of our
best rowers graduated last year, and so it's
been somewhat of a struggle to get back
to where we were a few months ago,"
said Jordan Yee ('14). • On Nov. 4, LC's men's crew team
competed at Head of Lake in the final re
gatta of the fall season. "They did much
better at Head of Lake," shared Yee.
Taking a look at next semester, row
ers hope to "concentrate on learning to
row as a single boat and get faster as a
team so that we can win another confer
ence championship this April," explained
Yee. "I think from the improvements I've
seen between the Portland Fall Classic
and the Head of Lake, I believe that these guys can really come together and make
this one of our best seasons yet. Our nov
ices this year are some of the strongest I've
seen in a while and each varsity guy has
consistently improved his rowing time
since the fall season began. The poten
tial is there, all that has to be done is the
work, and I am certain these guys are up
to the task," he added.
Look out this spring for the men's
crew team as they race for another confer
ence championship. DECEMBER 7, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
SPORTS 15
The home stretch
BY PETER MELLING
Staff Writer
With the 2012 NFL season almost at
a close, the playoff race is in full force.
Teams are vying for one of those last
playoff spots and trying to get momen
tum going into the playoffs. But what
teams will win out and go on to play in
January, and what teams will get cold
and miss the Superbowl? Well, here are
the latest storylines from the gridiron
and some predictions.
Team Smith or Team Kapernick?
The San Francisco 49ers, at 8-3-1,
have almost clinched the NFC West. Bue
there is a severe quarterback controversy
brewing between former first overall pick
Alex Smith and upstart Colin. Kaper
nick. They have both worked well with
Coach Jim Harbaugh's offense, but after
chis week's OT loss to the Rams (due to
poor play calling, not starter Kapernick)
and Smith's concussion in Week 10 (he
recently been cleared to play), the two
QBs will be clawing at each other for the
starter spot on the playoff roster. While
Jim Harbaugh stated that he will stick with Kapernick an~ that he is "proud of
him," he will probably balance appear
ances between Smith and Kapernick
over the last few regular season games,
deciding a starter based on stats.
Prediction: Smith gets the playoff
starter spot.
That Last Spot
The sixth seed in the AFC is a gen
uine toss-up. Tied for chis spot are the
7-5 Pittsburgh Steelers and 7-5 Cin
cinnati Bengals. The defense-oriented
Steelers and offensively-minded Ben
gals may have the same record, but
their momentum is different. The Steel
ers have lost two out of their last three
games, while the Bengals have won
their last four. While this may be shak
en up once Steelers QB Ben Roethlis
berger returns, expect the Steelers and
Bengals to be locked in a stalemate of
momentum vs. technical prowess, with
one team missing the playoffs by either
one or two games.
Prediction: The Bengals, because of
the time Roethlisberger has been out,
will win the sixth seed. The Route to New Orleans
Here are my playoff predictions:
Wildcard Round:
Denver over Cincinnati
Baltimore over Indianapolis
Green Bay over Seattle
Chicago over New York
Divisional Round:
Houston over Baltimore
New England over Denver
San Francisco over Green Bay
Atlanta over Chicago
Conference Championships:
Houston over New England
San Francisco over Atlanta
Superb owl:
San Francisco over Houston NORTHWEST CONFERENCE
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Whitworth 3-1
Sonic bargain Whitman
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BY PETER MELLING
Staff Writer
It has been almost five years since
the Seattle SuperSonics played their last -
game in the Emerald City. Ever since
then, fans and Seattle city officials alike
have petitioned for a new arena to bring
an NBA team back to the city. But these
campaigns have run in to considerable
obstacles from the city and its ocher
teams.
One of the earliest plans, a south of
downtown waterfront arena, ran into the futy of the Port of Seattle and the
Mariners. They pledged money to block
the arena plan, which they claim would
negatively affect their abI!ity to conduce
business in the district and hurt the sur
rounding infrastructure. The city of Se
attle has not agreed with either entity, as
the city has approved the arena plan
The current plan, according to the
Associated Press, is going through design
proposals and a private/public funding
plan. The Port of Seattle and the Mari
ners will probably fight it again, but their cries will be drowned out by the
government and the citizens. The Mari
ners seem to have given up completely,
as they have-spent their arena-blocking
money on a new HD video screen for
their stadium and maybe trying to re
sign Felix Hernandez.
A return of the Sonics (most likely
through the relocation of the Sacramento
Kings or the Charlotte Bobcats) could
only be a few years away, and with that, a
new era of Seattle basketball will shortly
follow.
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Bess Austin becomes Health Center Director
BY MICHELLE CHERNACK
Staff Writer
Having worked on campus
for che past 31 years, Bess Austin
recently was promoted from nurse
practitioner to director of the
health center.
Despite the promotion, not
much is different in the Health
Center.
"My duties since I've become
director haven't changed," Austin
said. "I still see patients, but I do
the administrative piece as well,
which I've been doing for the last
five years."
Until 2007, Austin was a staff
nurse for the school. After getting
her nurse practitioner license, she
served as medical coordinator until
2009. Next, she became associate
director for medical services, a
position she held until being given
chis directorship.
Ann Whiting, the previous
director, retired after approximately
25 years of service.
"She was a mentor and a friend.
We all worked well together. We've
all been here many, many years,
which is great," Austin said. "Ir
makes a good team."
Austin was not expecting the
promotion but is looking forward
to holding her new position.
"I feel really well-suited for this
job. It's always felt good, which is
really nice. I like coming to work.
I love working with students. I love
this age group. It's really neat. We
see a lot of very healthy people, but
we also see a lot of really difficult
things, hard things and sad things,"
Austin said. "There's a lot of very
interesting parts of the job."
Her favorite part about the job
is patient care.
"I particularly love all aspects of
figuring out a problem and figuring
out a solution and ordering the lab work and prescribing the
medications, whatever really needs
to be done," Austin said. "I love it,
really, from beginning to end."
Aside from seeing patients
on a regular basis for general
appointments, Austin specializes in
travel medicine. She sees students
before they go abroad to countries
in Africa, Asia or South America to
see what vaccines students need.
"I personally like to travel a lot,"
Austin said. "So the travel medicine
piece I just adore."
"I particularly
love all aspects
of figuring out
a problem and
figuring out a
solution and
ordering the lab
work and prescribing
the medications,
whatever really
needs to be done."
Like Austin, everyone in the
office has a unique specialty.
"We have two nurse
practitioners, myself and Nancy
[Kalvelage], a doctor who 1s
here just two days a week doing
general medicine, an RN, full
time lab technician and Janet up
front who does everyrhing from
answering the phone to making the
appointments," said Austin. "We're
a small little group. We all help
each other."
Austin said that she enjoys
working with the group of people
she's been with for so long.
She added that she feels really
appreciated by their excitement for PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE Bess Austin recently became the new director of the Health Center.
her position and responsiblicies. they're just really happy about
"The people I've worked with it," Austin said. "They put a little
and the community right here party together instantly. Ir's very
also have been great," Austin said. fun. Everybody was very warm and
"I've gotten some very nice emails. open [about it)."
People going out of their way t~ say As the celebration continues,
congratulations-that's really cool. Austin is getting used to the new
It's a very nice thing." title on her business card.
Aside from the response of the "Ir's really nice to have this
Lewis & Clark community, Austin's recognition for the extra work
colleagues have been extremely chat's involved in running the
supportive of the news. clinic because there's a fair amount
"I've worked with the staff of extra stuff," Austin said. "Ir was
down here for so many years chat like a pat on the back."
Faculty discuss future of benefits, E&D
BY CASSIE BISHOP
Arts Editor
The Dec 4 faculty meeting
featured a stacked agenda yet
proceeded smoothly, featuring
several particularly contentious
and excmng agenda items.
Though very different in their
projected impact communmes,
the curriculum committee, the
ongoing Exploration & Discovery
program analyses and the vote
held regarding the faculty benefits
package have an undeniable and
controversial impact on the Lewis
& Clark community as a whole.
Co-chairs of the Curriculum
Committee, Associate professor
of Psychology Jerusha Detweiler
Bedell and Associate Professor
of Philosophy Joel Martinez,
introduced several interesting
items to the agenda, including
a motion to add a classics major
and a motion to change the major
declaration policy.
Since the creation of the
classical studies minor during the
2004-2005 school year, students
have coupled that minor and the
self-designed major to create the
closest thing to a classics major LC
offers. Ten students have taken this
route in the past seven years. LC's
decision to implement the classics major was decided, in part, by the
collaborative options it introduced
between ·Le and Reed College.
Students taking this rouce would •
have the option to study under
Reed professors who specialize in
areas of classics that the LC faculty
lacks. This would work in reverse
as well, offering Reed students the
expertise of LC's faculty. Finally,
since the parts of chis major are
all virtually in place already, the
college would not be burdened
with an additional cost.
A motion to change the major
declaration policy was also raised.
As the current system stands,
LC's undeclared students are not
recognized until the red flags
during registration for spring
classes during their third year.
Since the Registrar's ideal deadline
is the end of the second year, a
change was proposed to catch these
stragglers. One possible solution
is to mandate major declaration
when students hit 45 credits -
generally the end of the second year.
Objections were initially raised
since students bringing in credits
would be forced to declare sooner.
However, since this issue was raised
in regards to transfer students as
well, the college's solution works
for both communities; students
may request a one semester extension to declare their major.
Last month's faculty meeting
became quickly heated because of
surveys that were taken to determine
potential changes to E&D.
Associate Professor of Religious
Studies and Core Curriculum
Director Paul Powers shared some
of the concerns. According to
Powers and the core review board,
there are no immediate changes
chat need to be made. The main
areas of contention include the fact
that over half of E&D professors
are adjuncts, and there are high
expectations for the program.
Non-tenure track professors are
heavily relied upon and, while
these professors' performances are
stellar, the college is considering
the connection that students are
encouraged to build within E&D
classes. If these professors leave LC,
then the bonds formed with their
students are prematurely severed.
In addition, E&D classes were not
intended to be LC's cornerstone,
full spectrum liberal arts classes.
E&D's focus is English and writing
in order to prepare students for
the expectations of college level
courses that are not necessarily
even English -based. The question
remains: is the program taking on
too much?
Associate Professor of History Elliot Young discussed the
transparency of current changes
to the benefits package for LC
faculty. At the moment, the murky
waters around their benefits are
leaving staff wondering if those
benefits-particularly those for
their children's college expenses
will suddenly disappear. Young,
accompanied by a resounding
number of votes m favor,
demanded transparency and
fairness from the Fringe Benefits
Committee in particular.
Dean of Arts and Sciences
Tuajuanda Jordan handed out
two awards to outstanding
faculty. The Savage Award,
given for over-the-top influence,
outreach and dedication to the
LC community, particularly
the student body, was awarded
to Professor of Environmental
Studies James Proctor. Senior
Lecturer in Social Sciences Cyrus
Partovi was honored with the
Quiet Hero Recognition Award,
which acknowledges a professor
whose dedication and engagement
to students over a long teaching
career at LC was invaluable to their
success.
1he next faculty meeting is
scheduled for Feb 5, 2013 at 3:30
p.m. in Smith Hall DECEMBER 7, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
NEWS 3
ASLC discusses new dining room and contentious bill
Vice President Callie Rice ('14) and Secretary Katie Golan ('16) listen to senators' reports.
BY JAKE BARTMAN
News Editor
On Thursday, Nov. 29, the As
sociated Students of Lewis & Clark
Senate convened for its final ses
sion of 2012. The meeting ran
from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m., well past
che usual one-hour time limit for
meetings observed by ASLC.
The meeting began with a pre
sentation from Associate Vice Pres
ident for Facilities Michel George,
who detailed plans with the archi
tect for the intended Fields Dining
Hail renovation co be completed
by the fail of 2013. Such changes
include the implementation of card-reading turnstile gates that al
low students to swipe their card in
order co gain access co the dining
hall, a plan intended to help reduce
che length of the line of diners of
ten found just outside of Fields.
Changes include the
implementation of
card-reading turn
stile gates that allow
students to swipe
their card and gain
access to Fields. Other additions include sev
eral restaurant-style booths for
groups of patrons, a more. stream
lined serving system and improved
air conditioning and circulation
throughout. Following the presen
tation, senators and cabinet mem
bers in attendance raised a num
ber of concerns in relation co the
changes.
Freshman Senator Sam Alex
ander ('16) expressed concern char
the new layout might worsen the
separation of cliques between the
two halves of Fields, especially be
cause these two halves are intended
co have distinctly different moods:
the side nearest the door will be
brighter and in will face see larger
windows implemented, while the
far side of the hall will feature the
booths and other, more intimate
searing options. Some concerns
voiced by chose in attendance in
cluded the proposed color scheme,
the addition of new cables just out
side of Fields on a new patio and
the face of chose cables during win
ter months and whether or not the
new turnstiles will actually create
more congestion near the entrance
co che hall.
After che conclusion of che
Q&A period, ASLC moved on co
routine reports from the represen
tatives of various organizations on
campus and constituency reports
from senators, where no major
concerns were raised (other than
chose of the general malaise and
high stress levels chat tend co ac
company finals season).
Moving on co legislation, Sena
tors Jeff Rhoades ('13) and Kerry
White ('13) proposed an amend
ment to the bylaws that would
eliminate the process of anony
mous voting within ASLC. During the discussion and vot
ing periods that followed, it was
determined that abstentions ought
not co count against the measure
being voted on and that those ab
staining ought co supply a general
reason for their abstention. The bill
was passed with only minor chang
es to its wording.
While there is a
policy against school
funds being used
for the purchase of
alcohol, there is no
formal policy against
using funding for the
production of alco
hol.
Following the approval of the
proposed legislation, President
Xander Blair brought forth a new issue for ASLC members to con
sider over winter break. Blair ex
plained that a group of students are
seeking school funding co create a
microbrewery affiliated with LC.
Blair said chat while there is a
policy against school funds being
used for the purchase of alcohol,
there is no formal policy against
using funding for the production
of alcohol. Blair said that as a re
sult, ASLC will be expected co pro
pose a policy to apply co such cases
chat also addresses whether or not
ASLC should be allowed co fund
the private businesses of students
in general.
No legislative action was taken
immediately on the issue, and fur
ther discussion of the matter was
cabled until the first ASLC meeting
after winter break, where the same
voting members will be present.
1he first ASIC meeting of next
year will be held in j.R. Howard
Hall I 02 at 7 p. m. on 1hursday, Jan.
24, 2013.
CRIME BEAT
1 December: Flag affixed to door is set on fire in
Juniper Hall.
3 December: Grafitti found in second-floor
bathroom of Watzek Library.
WATZEK LIBRARY: SCENE OF THE CRIME
PubCom department winS website design awards
BY CALEB DIEHL
Staff Writer
No one should want co go to
Princeton if he or she looks at the
school's website first. Small type
and a utilitarian layout crowd a
white page. It looks like a textbook
from the school's first year.
Unlike other higher education
institutions, however, Lewis &
Clark recently confirmed its com
mitment to 21st century commu
nication. The Public Affairs and
Communications Department (or
"PubCom") won awards in early
November from notable business
organizations for its home page re
design and for 1he Chronicle Maga
zine which it oversees.
The homepage
targets prospective
students and incor
porates the materials
and activities of cur
rent students to give
insight into the LC
community.
PubCom Web Content Produc
er Emily Miller earned the Pub
lic Relations Society of America's
Award of Merit for the homepage redesign. Chronicle editor Shelly
Meyer received the Bronze Beacon
of Excellence from the Internation
al Association of Business Com
municators.
The awards are mostly covet
ted among businesses. In the PRSA
competition, according co Miller,
the only entry from an educational
institution came from LC. To win
the IABC contest, 1he Chronicle
edged out some highly competitive
businesses.
Associate Vice President of
PubCom Tom Krattenmaker said,
"This is not a surprise." 1he Chron
icle has garnered numerous awards
in the past. The webpage redesign
was much needed, but Miller said
the project received positive inter
nal feedback before it was released.
Miller said the old homepage,
with its crowded content and static
display of a central feature, "put
too much pressure on the cop sto
ry." She added that "che eight head
lines below were hard to sustain."
To build the new design, the
PubCom department worked
closely with other offices and con
structed a multistage process to
distribute the new content, with
the last phase completed between
September 1 and mid-October.
Miller said, "We designed the
site in chunks so people weren't
overwhelmed."
The new site displays trees where Emily Miller recently won the Public
Relations Society of America's Award
of Merit for LC's homepage redesign.
other schools have white space. A
dense forest of pictures and inno
vative graphics draws attention to
notable stories and achievements.
The slider at the cop of che screen
allows the page to display several
shorter stories in order co diversify
its content.
"We designed the
site in chunks so
people weren't over
whelmed."
New Media Director Morgan
Grether said the slider "beautiful
ly captures the gestalt of Lewis &
Clark."
The rest of the page has adapt-ed to fit a new media landscape.
A focus on more engaging con
tent prompted shorter videos and
abbreviated articles with links to
more complete versions. According
co Krattenmaker, both the website
and 1he Chronicle are renowned
for their excellent photography.
For this reason, visual imagery fills
most of the site.
Krattenmaker said most higher
education websites the PubCom
department studied had decided
to "switch from a news paradigm
co a marketing approach." He said
the new graphics and more focused
content defined this marketing
model, which primarily attempts
co retain interest from prospective
students.
Although the homepage targets
prospective students, it incorpo
rates the materials and activities
of current students co give insight
into the LC community. Many of
the promotional videos have been
produced by students, and the
Photostream feature is comprised
of submissions from the entire LC
community.
The site and 1he Chronicle Mag
azine both need to sustain the full
creative energy contained in their
community as well as attention
from outside sources. Grether said,
"The number one issue is getting
the content and creating inertia
year in and year our." Krattenmaker added that the
site is "hungry for content." He
said the department is "scrappy
and resourceful," as it culls infor
mation from external newspapers,
magazines and student work. 1he
Chronicle also synthesizes vast re
serves of information and employs
some student writers.
"This is not a sur
prise. We have the
best looking and
most strategically
thought out materi
als."
The website and 1he Chronicle
are also closely related. The site
contains excerpts from Chronicle
articles, as well as additional infor
mation for alumni.
This confluence of stunning vi
sual representation and poignant
feature writing defines LC's new
interface with prospective students
and its extended community. The
recent awards reflect the collabora
tion of several fields and innovative
usage of new content.
As to how LC compares to
other institutions, Krattenmaker
noted, "We have the best looking
and most strategically thought out
materials." 4 THE PIONEER LOG
OPINION DECEMBER 7, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Student Health Service takes the
health of our students very seriously. Our
staff are committed to providing conve
nient and high-quality health care, with the
goal that every patient is satisfied with their An Open Letter to the Campus Community from the Student Health Service
medications; both over-the-counter medi
cation and prescription medications from
either our in-house dispensary or from the
Safeway pharmacy (no additional charge
for the delivery from Safeway); vaccinations
both oral and injectible; laboratory tests;
EKGs with interpretation; wart removal;
certain specialized dressings used with more
involved wound management; and splints
and ace bandages. care.
Toward that end, each year, we survey
patients to evaluate and improve our ser
vices. We consistently find our student pa
tients are very satisfied with the quality of
their care. When a patient is not satisfied,
we listen very closely to their feedback and
"We always encourage
students who have ques
tions or concerns about
the care they have re
ceived from the Student
Health Service to come to
us directly so that we can
address those questions
or concerns."
consider how we might improve the qual
ity of care.
We always encourage students who have
questions or concerns about the care they
have received from the Student Health Ser
vice to come to us directly so that we can
address those questions or concerns. So, if
you ever have an experience at the Health
Service where you are not satisfied, we want
to know.
You can talk with one of our staff, e-mail
us at health@lclark.edu or even drop a card
in our anonymous suggestion box, located
just outside our entrance. An article in the PioLog on Nov. 9 raised
some concerns about how certain services
are provided in the Student Health Service.
Confidentiality laws and practices prevent us
from directly addressing the personal health
issues raised in the opinion piece. That being
said, here's our perspective on some impor
tant information all students should know
about your Student Health Service.
Our clinicians (two nurse practitioners,
a physician and a nurse) follow best medical
practice protocols for diagnosing and treat
ing illnesses and injuries.
Our highest priorities are transparency
and clear explanations to patients regard
ing the rationale for ordering diagnostic pro
cedures and labs; accurate explanations of
diagnostic procedures and lab results; and
making sure that patients understand treat
ment recommendations.
Staff do their very best to provide both
transparency and honesty regarding which
services are free and which services are asso
ciated with charges. Detailed information
Divest Coal update:
valuable student support
crucial to campaign's missioµ
An update on the current campaign to end LC's investments in
environmentally destructive coal companies
BY REBECCA PETERSEN
Staff Writer
If you are reading this as a srudent of
Lewis & Clark, chances are you have already
signed a petition in support of the Divest
Coal campaign and you know about the mis
sion to end LC's investments in the 15 most
environmentally destructive coal companies
in the industry.
What you might not know is that we
brought this campaign before President
Glassner last Friday, intending to open a dia
logue between the administration and stu
dents and begin a productive discussion on
the possibility of divestment at LC.
While we were grateful for the opportuni
ty to have this audience with our president,
the meeting left us discouraged. Though
President Glassner has agreed to speak with
his financial advisers about the potential for
divestment, he still has not voiced his stance
on this issue.
Ir is disheartening and especially surpris
ing when we take into account LC's status as
a progressive and socially responsible school
and the rapid expansion of a national move
ment towards divestment.
The push to remove coal from university
endowments across the United States is gain
ing momentum and has come to a crucial
point. Divestment campaigns have sprung
up in over 100 colleges and universities
across the country. Hampshire College in
Massachusetts and Unity College in Maine
have already achieved full divestment from
fossil fuels.
The campaign at LC is significant; you
have helped us reach over 1,300 petition, sig-natures, with support from numerous cam
pus coalitions. But in order to convince the
administration rhar divestment is the right
decision for LC, this campaign will need
more student voices for the effort.
Most of us are proud to attend a school
wirh a reputation for environmental respon
sibility and sustainability, so it is particularly
exciting that we could feasibly be rhe next
college in rhis country to divest from coal.
There is no better time to get involved
with this campaign, and it has never been so
"Most of us are proud
to attend a school with
a reputation for environ
mental responsibility and
sustainability, so it is par
ticularly exciting that we
could feasibly be the next
college in this country to
divest from coal."
important to withdraw our support from the
fossil-fuel industry.
If you want to become more informed on
this issue or involved in our campaign, email
me at rpetersen@lclark.edu or check out the
Facebook page for Divest Coal at LC at face-
1>ook.~om/LCDivestCoal. ILLUSTRATION BY SAMANTHA SARVET
about this is available in our "Consent to
Treat" form, which each patient must read
and sign. Patients are also informed of this
information by their providers, via signs in
our waiting area and via our webpage.
We offer many free services. Some of
these include: physical examinations (general
physicals, well women physicals, and travel
physicals); examinations for an illness or in
jury and consultations with the nurse practi
tioner, physician or nurse; wound manage
ment including bandage supplies (except in
the case of very specialized dressings); ice/
heat packs and removal of stitches; travel
medicine consultations including country
specific health and safety information pack
ets; use of crutches and wheelchairs (unless
loaned devices are not returned when no
longer needed); and use of the After-Hours
Nurse Consultation help line and follow-up
exam or consultation by Student Health Ser
vice clinicians as needed.
Services in the Student Health Ser
vice for which there are charges include all These services are charged to students'
accounts. Bills associated with these charg
es can be submitted by students to their
health insurance providers. Depending on
a students' insurance plan, many of these
services can be covered by insurance.
We are also always striving to do our
best to understand and meet the needs
of students. One of our next steps in this
process will be the formation of a Student
Health Advisory Board.
In collaboration with the Counseling
Service and the Health Promotion Office,
we will be organizing this Board this spring
so that students, faculty and staff can have
a better understanding of students' health
needs, as well as an open channel for pro
viding input about our programs. Watch
for more information about that program
in the coming weeks.
We hope this information will help you
better understand our service, and our com
mitment to student health. Best wishes for
your health and on all your final exams and
projects!
-Your Student Health Service Team
All are welcome to submit "Letters
to the Editor" at piolog. com or through
piolog@gmail com. Please keep submis
sions to under 350 words.
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OPINION 5
Facebook's Omnipresent RA
Why your casual online posts may lana in a conduct report
BY ANTHONY RUIZ
Sports Editor
There's a new Facebook privacy crisis go
ing on around the Hill these days, and no
colorfully worded faux legalese or re-post
about some "Rome statute" or "communi
que" will help you this time. So what is this
so-called "crisis" that I feel compelled to
warn you about? It's not confusing privacy
changes or viral pictures-it's much more
endemic then that. What you should really
be worried about are your friends-specifi
cally, your friends who are also RAs.
Let me start by saying that RAs have dif
ficult jobs, and most of them do a great job
most of the time. RAs do more than bust
people's parties and act as the "fun police."
They are necessary extensions of the school's
conduct policy, and without them no col
lege campus could function. Herein lies the
problem. Being an RA does not simply mean
going on rounds a few times a week. Being
an RA does not mean that you are always on
duty, but it means that you are never off. So
how does this relate to Facebook? Let me ex
plain.
Since RAs are students and students are
your friends, you are probably friends with
some RAs on Facebook. And if you are
friends with some RAs on Facebook, they see
pretty much everything that you post. Again,
most of the time this is not an issue. But
what happens when you start doing some
thing on Facebook that you don't necessarily
want RAs to know about?
I know what you're thinking right now:
'Tm not stupid. I don't post anything on
Facebook that I could get in trouble (or. I
have nothing to worry about." Oh, really?
So then I am guessing you have never posted
anything about listening to loud music on
your page or you have never even mentioned
that you are having friends over tonight for
a party. You must frown upon red cups, cre
atively themed parties and the like. I am also
guessing that you haven't put up any pictures
lately of you with your not-so-21-year-old
looking friends who might or might not
have been a bit inebriated.
I know what you're thinking now: "Even
if I have posted these pictures, there's no way I could get in trouble for them. I haven't
violated any school policies by simply put
ting pictures on Facebook or hosting parties.
Anyway, I'm 21." Well, think again.
Did you know that once an RA hears or
learns of something that might be related to
a violation of student conduct policy, they
must act on it? This means that if they just
happen to see you putting something online
that might be a violation of policy, they must follow up, no matter where or how they hear
about it. Don't think it can happen? Guess
again-it happened to me.
Not only did RAs admittedly choose to
do rounds in my hall in response to their re
ceiving "word that there was chatter on Face
book about a large party happening," but
they acrually took screen shots of my posts
on Facebook to use as evidence against me. I
am not kidding. ILLUSTRATION BY SAMANTHA SARVET
I'm not telling you this to complain about
RAs or their actions. The RAs had every right
to cite Facebook-it's their job. But consider
this your warning. The next time you think
it's safe to just throw some pictures up online
of some of your friends with drinks in hand,
or make a Facebook event for a birthday par
ty and invite 100 of your friends, remember
this: the RAs are watching.
There's no place like ... Lewis & Clark? ... for the holidays
The most cheerful time of year is also the most stressful
BY BRENNA MURPHY-ESTUS
Arts Editor
A majority of students here at Lewis &
Clark come from out of state and even out
of the country. There is a multitude of cul
tural backgrounds, which means there is a
lot of celebrating of different holidays. So re
gardless of whether students are celebrating
Christmas specifically, or enjoying the holi
days in general, I personally think that we
get out for winter break too late. Not only
do we have finals, papers, projects and all
other normal responsibilities to be juggling,
but we also have to pack for going home or
being off-campus for a month. Sophomores
in Hartzfeld and other students who are
moving second semester have to completely
move out of their rooms.
As a campus-oriented school, students at
Lewis & Clark can feel a huge disconnect
from the "real world". Personally, whenever
I go to the mall or Fred Meyer or anywhere
else public, I am brutally reminded that it is
December and that it's the holidays. Then
when I go home I am thrust into the holi
days when I've been functioning under high
stress levels for rwo weeks. It is inevitable that finals will occur in December, but I think it
would be healthy and beneficial to students,
especially those living on campus to have: 1)
more time to vacate the dorms after finals *~* ·-
ILLUSTRATION BY SAMANTHA SARVET
and 2) the ability to go home with more than
a week before Christmas (for those who cel
ebrate and/or recognize this holiday).
I had to repurchase my plane ticket "Not only do we have
finals, papers, projects
and all other normal
responsibilities to be
juggling, but we also
have to pack for going
home or being off
campus for a month."
home, which is partially due to a miscom
munication among my family but also due
to an assumption that I wouldn't be com
ing home five days before Christmas when
all my friends from other schools are already
home. College, especially a college offering
a liberal arts education, teaches us to juggle
our social life, families, academics, extra cur
ricular activities, self-growth and health. Part
of this is learning to assimilate into society
from our little LC-bubble, but our ability to
do so is limited by how willing the college is
to let us. 6
"i TRY TO FiND
WAYS TO BRiNG
MY PERSONAL
STYLE iNTO
BUSiNESS WEAR
SOiDONOT
GET BORED." THE PIONEER LOG
STYLE SOURCE
Style Source
BY MARY GATES DECEMBER 7, 2012
FiNALS ARE NEARiNG AND THE END OF FALL SEMESTER iS iN SiGHT. SOON YOU ALL
WiLL BE AT HOME DRiNKiNG TEA WHiLE CURLED UP BY THE FiREPLACE AND READiNG
VOGUE, BUT AS WE PREPARE TO LEAVE, THOSE OFUS WHO STUDiED OFF-CAMPUS THiS
SEMESTERAREBEGiNNiNGTORETURN. EMiLYTRiBBLE ('l 5) HAS SPENT THE PAST THREE
MONTHS STUDYiNG iN DC AND iNTERNiNG AT THE DEMOCRATiC CONGRESSiONAL
CAMPAiGN COMMiTTEE. iNTERNiNG ON CAPiTAL HiLL iMMERSED TRiBBLE iN A WORLD
WHERE SUiTS WERE THE EXPECTATiON AND WEARiNG SWEATPANTS ON LAZY-DAYS
WASN'T AN OPTiON. NOW BACK ON CAMPUS, TRiBBLE CAN ONCE AGAiN EMBRACE
MORE CASUAL TRENDS. SHE TALKED TO STYLE SOURCE ABOUT PROFESSiONAL WEAR
iN W ASHiNGTON WHiLE SHOWiNG OFF SOME OF HER FAVORiTE OUTFiTS THiS SEASON.
TELL ME A LlTilE ABOlIT YOUR lNTERNSHlP lN DC?
i iNTERNED AT THE DEMOCRATiC CONGRESSiONAL CAMPAiGN COMMiTTEE WHERE i REGULAR
LY MET MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND HELPED THEM WiTH FUNDRAiSiNG AND EVENT PLANNiNG
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORlTE PART ABOlIT DRESSlNG UP EVERYDAY FOR YOUR lNTERNSHlP?
BEiNG TAKEN SERiOUSLY iN A WORK ENViRONMENT AND A Ci TY OF YOUNG PROFESSiONALS.
lEAST FAVORlTE?
NOT ALWAYS THE MOST PRACTiCAL, ESPECiALLY WHEN DOiNG THE LESS GLAMOROUS iNTERN
DUTiES LiKE MAKiNG COFFEE AND RESTOCKiNG SUPPLiES.
WHAT'S THE FASHlON SCENE LlKE lN DC?
EXTREMELY PUT TOGETHER LOCALS RECOGNiZE BRAND NAME CLOTHiNG. WOOL COATS AND
BOOTS ARE VERY POPULAR WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES.
DO l HAVE TO WEAR HEELS EVERYDAY TO WOK PROFESSlONAL?
ABSOLUTELY NOT AS A PETiTE WOMAN i ENJOY WEARiNG HEELS, BUT FLATS ARE THE MOST POP
ULAR WORKiNG iN DC REQUiRES A LOT OF PUBLiC TRANSPORTATiON AND WALKiNG, SO PRACTi
CAL FOOTWEAR iS A MUST WHENEVER i WORE HEELS, i BROUGHT A CHANGE OF SHOES FOR MY
COMMUTE.
l WVE YOUR NEW WNGCHAMP BAG. ARE THEY POPULAR lN DC?
THEY ARE A MUST-HAVE FOR THE DC WORKiNG WOMAN. THEY ARE PRACTiCAL AND WEATHER
RESiST ANT WHiLE ACHiEViNG THE CLASSY, DESiGNER LOOK VALUED iN THE Ci TY.
DO YOU THlNK DlFFERENT ABOlIT DRESSlNG UP AFTER YOUR SEMESTER lN DC?
i HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED iT, BUT i PROBABLY LOST SOME ENTHUSiASM AFTER iT BECAME THE
NORM. i NOW KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO WEAR FOR AN iNTERViEW AND iN VARYiNG PROFES
SiONAL ENViRONMENTS.
WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER ONE FASHlON TlP FOR PEOPlE GOlNG lNTO THElR FlRST PROFESSlONAL
DRESS CODE JOB?
iNCORPORATE YOUR OWN PERSONAL STYLE SO YOU STAND OUT, BUT ALWAYS STAY GRAND
MOTHER-APPROPRiATE; YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN AN OPPORTUNiTY WiLL PRESENT iTSELF.
EMiLY TRiBBLE
BERKELEY, CA
2015
MAJORS: POLiTiCAL SCiENCE
RHETORiC & MEDiA STUDiES
ABOVE: Emily carries a chic Longchamp bag,
which is both professional and practical. DECEMBER 7 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES 7
SUPPORTLANDIA!
BY CASSIE BISHOP
Arts Editor
Some people get stifled by seeding down.
A couple of kids, a full time job and a life in
St. John's can lead to any number of mid-life
crises. However, Katrina and Michael Scotto
di Carlo used chis as an opportunity to create
something revolutionary. Out of their com
munal utility belt-his entrepreneur's brain
and her ability to funnel and focus their col
lective energy-Suppordand was created.
Suppordand's primary mission from the
beginning was to build thriving local econo
mies. It is a network of small Portland shops
chat offer rewards to Supportland shop
pers-anyone with a Suppordand card.
These rewards translate into points which,
even though Suppordand is not run express
ly as a rewards card, are able to be redeemed
for discounts and rewards at incremental
amounts. Katrina attributes much of her and
Michael's success to Portland itself, not just
their communal genius.
"Portland has a very unique sense of com
munity," Katrina said, with the sincerest
tone of gratitude toward the city softening
her enthusiasm. "I think that's why we have
been able to pull chis off."
Katrina's humble elation makes the payoff
from her and Michael's hard work infectious.
The couple has worked for the past 25
months to create Suppordand from the
ground up. Before their leap into business,
Michael was a professor at Clark College,
supporting his wife and children. Katrina de
scribed the motives for rerouting their lives
as rooted in discontent with their then-cur
rent consumer options.
"It was really frustrating chat we couldn't
shop in our community and have our needs
met," Katrina explained. "Slowly a big box
competitor would come in and shut down
a business on our main street." She empha
sized the difficulty of altering the mindset of
small local shop owners. "You're not compet-ing against ocher locally owned businesses ...
it's the Starbucks on the corner, or 86 corners
in Portland," she finished with a sad chuckle.
In an economy as competitive as the current
market, Katrina acknowledges chat chis is a
difficulc concept for local business owners to
wrap their heads around. She and Michael
have not given up crying.
Despite countless roadblocks and dif
ficulties in launching a business as revolu
tionary as Supportland, the two have stuck
with the organic nature of their ideas since
the beginning. When Katrina and Michael
went into their first meeting to discuss their
preliminary ideas for Supportland, they were
met with exceptional enthusiasm. However,
dedication by a few was not going to trans
form the threads of their idea into the strong
web of local shops it has become.
It was a risk for Michael and Katrina to
uproot their lives for their cause, but they
were not the only ones with security at stake.
"The first businesses who joined didn't
just join: they paid. We needed them to be a
part of it," Katrina said emphasizing the risk
for the small shop owners who believed in
Supportland when it was still a fledgling idea
two y~ars ago. "We believed that this was a
strong enough concept to cake the risk."
Two years ago, Katrina and Michael were
starting with a blank page. Now, they are re
vising the many crossed out lines and anno
tations to keep up with the rush of support
and enthusiasm for their company.
"It's a lot of reinventing," Katrina said. ''A
lot of unfortunate trail blazing."
Two months ago marked 50,000 active
card holders and three weeks ago heralded
the one million mark for Supportland trans
actions.
So, it's back to the blueprints to give Sup
portland room enough to breathe and con
tinue to expand as local businesses probe
Katrina and Michael and ask to be included
in the couple's incredible business phenom
enon. Visit Support/and.com to learn more.
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Submission deadline : February 15 Cocoa caliente
BY KEVIN RYAN
Staff Writer
Most people I know love chocolate.
In fact, all people I know love
chocolate; the people who don't love choco
late aren't really considered human beings.
But chocolate was not always universally
loved. Back when the Aztecs were making
chocolate drinks, there were very few people
who actually liked the intensely bitter caste
of the chocolate.
FOR MORE ON THE HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE,
AND COLOR PHOTOS, VISIT PIOLOG.COM
Ingredients:
-1 cup whole milk
-1/ 4 cup sugar
-2 tablespoons dark chocolate
(as dark as you can find)
-1 tablespoon good cocoa powder
-3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
-1 / 4 teaspoon vanilla extract
-1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
-pinch of ground cayenne
-pinch of salt
Method: PHOTO BY KEVIN RYAN
With a serrated knife, shave the chocolate into very small pieces. This should use about
1/5 of a standard bar of chocolate.
In a small pot over medium heat, add the milk and stir occasionally. Just before the milk
boils, when small bubbles appear, add the sugar and stir with a whisk to incorporate it. Once
incorporated, add the cinnamon, cayenne, vanilla and nutmeg. Slowly mix in the two choco
lates, whisking continually. Once the chocolate is incorporated, add the salt and stir.
Whisk vigorously over low heat until a froth develops on the top. The froth is one of the
most important parts of a good hot chocolate. Use a blender on puree for a second or two if
you have one, but a whisk will do just fine. Serve in a wide mug chat allows for good froth dis
tribution. Makes one big mug or two smaller ones. This is perfect for the end of a date night.
sustainability • IS sexy
BY SAVANNAH WEINSTOCK
Staff Writer
Considering that Prop 37 didn't
pass in California, what is next for
the world of GMOs? Will there ever
be regulations put in place?
Prop 37 is California's recently over
turned proposition to require labeling of all
foods containing genetically modified ingre
dients. Although a failure, the proposition
still succeeded in getting the GMO conver
sation stirred nationwide.
If Prop 37 were to have passed, the im
plications would have been huge since a sig
nificant majority of commodity crops grown
in America are genetically modified and
most likely sprung from biotech conglom
erate Monsanto's seeds. Many critics within
the reporting community point to a cam
paign of misinformation funded by biotech
industry leaders (Monsanto, Dow, Bayer,
DuPont, etc.) and processed food producers
(Pepsi, Kraft, Coca-Cola, Nestle, etc.) at an
astounding $46 million as the reason Prop
37 didn't pass.
Considering the close ties these industr.ies
have to the biotech industry, they certainly
had a lot to lose if consumers were no longer
interested in their products.
Roughly 70 percent of food on the aver
age grocery store shelf contains genetically
engineered ingredients; chis is increasingly
easy to believe once we acknowledge that 88
percent of corn is GMO, 93 percent of soy
is GMO, 90 percent of canola is GMO, and
90 percent of sugar beets are GMO. Consid
ering that Prop 37 was a bust, we now look
to future regulations regarding GM Os.
The most recent news on this front comes
from the USDA's new report on GMO is
sues. Last year the USDA put together the
Advisory Committee on 21st Century Agri
culcure ( or AC2 l for short), to assess wheth
er non-GMO using farmers ought to be
compensated for a loss of income due to con-tamination by GMO crops. The AC21 re
leased its final report about a week ago. The
issue of contamination between genetically
modified, conventional and organic crops is
a particularly contentious issue in the farm
ing community.
Crop contamination can cause a variety
of consequences for all parties involved. In
some cases, patented GMO seeds (i.e. Mon
santo brand seeds) have made their way into
other farmers' fields, resulting in lawsuits
against these hapless farmers for patent in
fringement against Monsanto.
In ocher cases, GMO contamination can
mean the drifting of GMO seeds into or
ganic farmers' fields, causing these farmers to
lose organic certification and/or not be able
to sell their crops on the organic market. The
AC2 l looked at current issues within the
farming community in regards to GMOs
and concluded that non-GMO farmers need
to purchase so-called "crop insurance" from
the government in order to protect them
selves from GMO contamination.
Although the USDA attempted to put
together a relatively diverse panel when cre
ating the AC21, including representatives
from organic and conventional sectors, farm
ers and researchers, there has been significant
suspicion about the USDA's motivations for
creating the panel and their subsequent re
port. Pro-organic and anti-GMO communi
ties have pointed out that the so-called crop
insurance recommended for non-GMO
farmers would come at the price of the farm
er and entirely avoids directly addressing the
faults of the biocedi industry.
All of that being said, the suggestions
cooked up by the AC2 l in their report are
still just chat-suggestions. The USDA has
not passed any of their ideas as law or con:
elusively supported chem. For now, only
time will tell what suggestions will be fol
lowed and what consumers will demand, or
what they will abandon as the trivialities of a
modernizing food industrial complex. 8
ANNA DAGGETT / PHOTO EDITOR THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES
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ILLUSTRATION BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
BRENNA MURPHY-ESTUS / ARTS EDITOR
First and last step to survival in our crazed world: When it comes to surviving finals (and life), there is a
one-step process which I recommend: color coding. Color
code your notes, your schedule, your writing utensils, your
outfits and your friends. It will make your studying, paper
writing and project-doing so much more efficient and or
ganized. Correspond your sticky notes to your highlighters
to your pens. This may seem simple, childish, or even un
necessary, but even just pretending to be organized gives
you that <;:onfidence boost needed to survive finals. Plus,
your colorful school work will bring a smile to your face
for those gloomy days filled with clouds and peers dressed
in all black. Dance. Lift your strained eyes from the computer or your
study guide, wiggle your fingers, wiggle your toes. _Blast
your favorite jam from the nearest stereo system, be it a
record, computer, iPod or yourself. Move in whatever way
you need to. Do some serious head banging to the likes of
"I Don't Give a Damn About My Bad Reputation," some
sensual hip shaking to "I Want You Back," or let Outkast
breathe relief into your troubles and spirit into your soul.
Regardless of what you choose, embody Wilco's words:
"Unlock my body and move myself to dance."
Study in groups and be able to teach the
material to a friend. The best way to really
master the material is to explain it to some
one who hasn't had that "click" yet. Also, if
you are having trouble focusing, listen to
some music without any lyrics such as Ra
tatat or Bonobo, it can help put you in a
sort of trance where you forget you're even
hatin your life!
Procrastination: You walk around
Watzek to find a friend and bitch about
how much work there is or how you're not
getting any work done. You both lament
about your procrastination, swoon over
winter break fantasies and complain about
the professor's· expectations.
Alternative: Find your friend and try
to talk about what you're doing in a pro
ductive way. It's incredibly useful to have
someone to talk through your ideas with.
Even if they have a different major or fo
cus, they might have a question about the
work you're doing that spawns more ideas
for you and thus gives you a renewed vision
and focus on the work you're returning to.
End the conversation with a plan for the
future, maybe a dinner or dance party, so
that you both acknowledge that you have
real lives outside of Watzek and that you
will live again as soon as you finish the pile
of assignments that have summoned you to
the library in the first place. Work your means of procrastination into final projects and papers!
I realized this a bit late in the game, but putting personal interests into
an academic context is maybe one of the easiest ways to get through the
stress of multiple research papers and tests. Obviously this isn't a sugges
tion that works in all cases, but whenever it seems even slightly plausible,
I would strongly suggest taking a cue from Tim Gunn to "make it work."
Last semester I wrote a research paper on Facebook as the continuation of
the American metaphysical tradition for a religious studies course, and it
was awesome. Sure, conventions were a bit flawed and it may have read
more as a stream of consciousness than I would have liked, but I enjoyed
the proc;ess and the feedback I received was much better than final papers
I had written previously, which in contrast were typically inspired by last
minute scrambles in the library. Final research subjects don't have to be
something as seemingly banal as Facebook, but they also shouldn't be a
projection of what you think your professor wants to read. It should re
flect your distinct interests and perspective, both of which are influenced
by what's learned in class as well as various pursuits outside. Oh heyy
liberal arts education!
ANTHONY RUIZ / SPORTS EDITOR
Simple, yet often overlooked, college students just don't eat well dur
ing finals. Whether they are too busy hitting the books or are strapped
for cash, at the end of the semester, too many of my friends seem to be
springing for a cup of noodles for lunch in between paper writing. I rec
ommend making yourself a good homemade meal before you start study
ing and packing lots of other comfort foods with you during your big
study session. You may make a mess and break some library rules along
the way, but the deliciousness of your favorite foods just might be the dif
ference in helping you make it through finals. DECEMBER 7, 2012
THE PIONEER LOG STAFF
PRESENTS TO YOU, DEAR
READERS, OUR TOP TIPS FOR
MAKING THE REMAINDER OF
YOUR TIME ON PALATINE HILL
A BIT MORE LIKE PURGATORY
THAN, WELL, TESTS AND TEARS
AND PAPERS AND SHIT
ZIBBY PILLOTE / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Society teaches us that we need to have sev
eral things in order to survive, two big ones
being hydration and exercise. Finals week
leaves us wanting to stay in bed all day, drown
our sorrows in PBR or Coca-Cola or whatev
er the hell you drink and chow down on the
junk-food you usually turn your nose up at
Maggie's. Bur now is not the time for wallow
ing and shameless com-syrup consumption.
Now is the time to take care of yourself. Carry
your water bottle around with you everywhere
you go and try to drink at least two full bottles
a day. When you're stressed, your immune sys
tem is weaker, and staying hydrated is key for
staying healthy. Take an hour break and go to
the gym. Even if you don't exercise regularly, a
brisk walk or run will release endorphins, re
lieve your stress and clear your head. Save the
alcohol for when things are all over; trust me,
it'll be even better then.
GRAYSON ARANGO/ COPY CHIEF
For me, the right playlisr is a necessity for
surviving finals. Whether it's classic '80s rock
to help me fight like Rocky through a horren
dous paper or Christmas music to keep my
cheeks rosy from joy instead of stress, I find
that the right musical accompaniment can
help me make it through just about anything.
Play around with some songs to see what types
of music work best for what types of work.
Some music might be too distracting for cer
tain work, and others may be too mellow to
keep your energy where it needs to be. Work
out all the bugs in time for finals, and you'll
find yourself with a beautiful array of Pan
dora, iTunes or You Tube playlists to help you
make it through to the other side, where the
glory of winter break awaits you.
Get yourself into the finals mindset. You
will study and not do much else for the next
few days, so start the process by sitting down,
getting out all of your study materials and look
at them. Take a good long look. Take a deep
breath and tell yourself that you are going to
study as much as you can, and anything be
yond that wasn't meant to be. Maintain orga
nization and structure in your studies. Punc
tuate your studying with productive breaks:
exercise, hydrate, eat, dance, sleep. Above all,
make sure that you focus on your work and
maintain that focus throughout the week.
Give it your all, and when you're ready to give
in, realize how many episodes of Friends you
can watch, how many beers you can chug,
how many people you can stalk on Facebook
in just four days, three days, two days, and
tomorrow. Pretty soon, it'll be over and you
cannot study anymore. You cannot get that .5
percent that could make the difference. This
mindset will funnel you toward success.
TO VIEW 'LIKE A BOSSE' AND THE
PIONEER LOG'S 'FINALS SURVIVAL GUIDE'
IN ITS ENTIRETY, VISIT PIOLOG.COM Rise early before each exam. Though waking up with the sun may seem unrealistic, especially after a late night of studying,
there is something very calming about beginning the day before the hustle. Allow a lot of cushion time between sleep and test
tak.ing. Drink your coffee slowly, and let the soft morning light gently ease you into what lies ahead. Once the pressure of your
impending final sets in, your brain will be stimulated enough to remain resilient. DECEMBER 7 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES
Sustainability Manager Amy Dvorak has pioneered a set of programs to foster sustainability on campus. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACILITIES
New initiatives aim to promote
sustainability on campus
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
Staff Writer
The construction of Holmes
Hall has played a big role in Lew
is & Clark's initiative to reduce
school energy consumption. Yet
as residents of Holmes know, the
creation of the actual building was
only the catalyst for various events
and activities that aim to connect
students to on-campus sustainabil
ity. Sustainability Manager Amy
Dvorak has spearheaded most of
these events and plans to launch
two more programs next semester:
energy information displays and
an online energy use/sustainability
game.
Currently, each building on
campus has a merer connected to
the electrical panel that measures
and tracks energy use. This live
data is displayed online by a local
company called Deck Monitoring
and can be found at portfolio.deck
monitoring.com/lewis_and_clark.
Dvorak is working on transfer
ring this data to the display screens
found in Templeton and some aca
demic buildings so that students
will be able to see real time energy
use for each building.
The other thing that Dvorak is
working on bringing to campus is an alternative social game created
by the same company that tracks
the school's energy data. LC tried
to do an energy competition in the
past called the Eco-Olympics, but
it was subject to a bit of sabotag
ing. From this, Dvorak decided to
do something a bit different for the
student body.
"My thought was that we
should do something a little bit
more creative," she explains. "We
have a very engaged, very intelli-
Curently, each build
ing on campus has a
meter connected to
the electrical panel
that measures and
tracks energy use.
gent, passionate student body, and
we need to do more for the group
of students that are here rather
than just straight competition."
As a result, Dvorak has selected
a social gaming website that will
contain of a series of different chal
lenges that students can complete
in order to gain points.
However, the challenges will in
volve more than just quantifiable energy consumption.
Dvorak says, "The idea is that
nor everything that people do that
may have some beneficial environ
mental impact or social impact is
specifically quantifiable through
the energy dashboard."
Other activities provide value
too, so the game will not only focus
on energy use bur just also general
sustainable activities.
Ir may be possible to bank
points earned as a hall in order to
win prizes or compete with other
halls as well as challenge people in
ternationally. Additionally,,,Dvor
ak hopes to encourage competi
tion between various departments
around campus.
"We're hoping to have a 'chal
lenge the suits' game so you could
play against senior administrators,"
she says.
Not only will the program pro
vide a fun way to encourage sus
tainable actions, but it will also al
low people to see what challenges
attract different groups of people
and thus track social chains.
"We can track not only energy
use but also what activities take off,
what groups seem to really get into
certain types of activities," Dvorak
explains. "I think there's a lot of
value in doing that."
DESPERATE FOR DESSERTS
We've reached the point in
the semester where noth
ing is good-the Bon is serving
leftovers, it is raining constantly
and you have four papers all due on
the same day.
Finals are anything but sweet.
Luckily, Portland is stocked with
tasty ways to take a study break or
indulge your sweet tooth. No mat
ter where you are in the city, con
fections abound:
TartBerry: You can't go wrong
with frozen yogurt. TartBerry of
fers 15 flavors of YoCream yogurt
and all the toppings you could
ever hope for. They've got the clas
sics like chocolate chips, granola,
honey, oreos... and the weirder
stuff, like balsamic vinegar, bacon
bits and ctystallized ginger. Ar only
44 cents an ounce, you've got plen-BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
Editor-in-Chief
ty of room to experiment. Show
them your Lewis & Clark ID and
get 10% offi $3-6 (depending on
weight), 915 SW 9th Ave.
Salt & Straw: Portland's most
buzzed abour ice cream place ad
vertises that they use the highest
possible fat content in their ice
cream. This is kind of gross if you
think about it too much, but once
you taste it, it doesn't matter. Salt
& Straw is like heaven in a cone.
Seasonal holiday flavors like pep
permint mocha, eggnog custard
and mulled wine sorbet are just the
beginning of their orgasmic menu.
Try sea salt with caramel ribbons-
• YUM. $4-9, 838 NW 23rd Ave.
The Pied Cow: What do you
get when you serve warm, home
made pie in a re-purposed house?
The Pied Cow is a SE sanctuary complete with beer, hookah, hot
beverages and, of course, pie. If
you're in to shabby decor and vast
outdoor searing with Christmas
lights and spooky lawn ornaments,
this is your ideal spot. If you're feel
ing savory, order the baked Brie.
$5-15, 3244 SE Belmont St.
Pix Patisserie: Pix is great if
your study break is doubling as a
dare. By far you'll have to shell our
the most cash for the fanciest look
ing food. But there's a reason Port
land is always talking about this
place-it tastes really good. Fans
of yule log cakes and other round,
custard-y, sugar-y amazingness will
be impressed. They've also got a
complete menu of macaroons and
chocolates. I mean, have you ever
had rosemary ganache?! $3-30,
2225 E Burnside St. 9
Student Alumni Association
brings journalists to campus
BY BEAU BROUGHTON
Features Editor
On Monday night, profession
als from the journalism and media
industries gathered in Smith Hall
to provide advice and insight to in
terested students.
Lewis & Clark offers no jour
nalism program, leaving students
to pursue the field via other depart
ments. Nonetheless, the six panel
ists proved that the liberal arts can
lead to a promising career.
"My impulse for journalism
came from wanting to be part of
the conversation," claimed Matt
Wuerker ('79), political cartoon
ist for Politico who gained experi
ence illustrating for 7he Pioneer Log
while studying on Palatine Hill.
For Portland Monthly Senior Editor Kelsey Cordell ('00),the key
to her career relied on "marrying
my liberal arts education with the
practical skills I needed."
While liberal arts students may
not be equipped with the most up
to-date journalism and media tool
box, "the ability to ask questions,
to question everything" is impor
tant, according to Phillip McClel
lan ('91), who appeared via Vidyo
from Hong Kong, where he serves
as chief editor for Asia at Interna
tional Herald Tribune.
According to freelance write_r
Laura Grimes ('89), recent and
soon-to-be graduates need to sim
ply "work really hard."
Vlfit https:llcollege.l.cl.a.rk.eduloffices!
alumni/saa/events! for Student Alumni As
sociatwn events coming up next semest,er.
V(¾Ul"VlY~
Dear Virgins,
Could you please define "hooking up"?
Straight Girl:
"Hooking up" means some
thing different for everyone. I
prefer to use a much more precise
method of defining sexual encoun
ters: The New and Improved Snog
ging Scale from the young adult
series 7he Confessions of Georgia
Nicholson by Louise Rennison.
.5 Sticky eyes
l Holding hands
2Arm around
3 Go.odnight kiss
4 Kiss lasting over three
minutes without a breath
4.5 Hard snagging
5 Open mouth kissing
6Tongues
6.5 Ear snogging
6.75 Neck nuzzling
7 Upper body fondling
outdoors
8 Upper body fondling
indoors (in bed)
Virtual number 8 (When your
upper body is not actual
ly being fondled in real
ity, but you know that it
is in your snoggee's head.)
9 Below waist activity
10 The full monty Gay Lady:
I agree with Straight Girl, in
that it is different for everybody.
When I use the term to refer to
myself, as in "I hooked up with so
and-so," I am usually recounting a
dream.
But some of you LCers have
real, unimagined sexcapades. So
I (the virgin) would use the word
differently than a person who is
sexually active. Nonetheless, I
think I can come up with a broad
enough definition:
hook up, n. when two or more
consenting individuals (who are
not in a committed romantic re
lationship) involve themselves in
one (or any combination) of the
following acts: getting naked and
rubbing body parts together with
the intent of sexual pleasure; get
ting mostly naked and rubbing
body parts together with the intent
of sexual pleasure; not getting na
ked at all and rubbing body parts
together with the intent of sexual
pleasure.
The key here is that you feel like
you are having a sexual encounter,
which you choose to vaguely define
as, hooking up.
The Pied
Cow is a SE
sanctuary
complete with
beer, hookah,
hot beverages
and pie. 3244
SE Belmont St. 10 THE PIONEER LOG
ARTS DECEMBER 7, 2012
DECEMBER TO REMEMBER
BY CASSIE BISHOP
Arts Editor
December ro Remember, a
holiday music series hosted by
94.7, launched this week featur
ing Portland's choice of bands. The
2012 lineup boasts The Lumineers,
Merrie, The Killers, Tegan & Sara,
Grouplove, FUN. and countless
other electronic, indie and rock bands, as well as those promising
an eclectic mix of the three.
The Pioneer Log's coverage in
cludes Passion Pit and Metric from
Monday, Grouplove from Thurs
day, and Adas Genius, Sheppard
and Holiday Friends on Saturday.
Enjoy the music!
Go to www.piolog.com to see
our writers' reviews of the Thurs
day and Saturday shows!
PHOTOS BY SQUID VICIOUS PHOTOGRAPHY, COURTESY OF 9417FM
Emily Haines, Metric's lead singer, belted out a phenomenal show at the Roseland on Monday accompanied by Joshua Winstead.
Alums and students cross paths at Dance X
BY CATERINA ZISCHKE-RINCON leaving room for interpretation. ('15) said.
"My piece incorporates lots of Other dancers, such as Olivia
emotion, weaving in themes like Rasmussen ('15), noted that Dance Staff Writer
Since the first weeks of the se-death and relationships, particular- X varies in many ways compared to
mester, Lewis & Clark dancers have
been working to perfect their rou
tines for the upcoming Dance X
debut. The production is a medley
of unique pieces, which have been
choreographed by a handful of cur
rent students and alumni.
CAS alum Jahnavi Caldwell
Green ('12), one of the guest cho
reographers for this year's Dance
X production, began dancing as a
child, in part due to the influence
of her mother who was a profes
sional ballerina. For her own dance,
Caldwell-Green decided to craft a ly the idea of battling with yourself past L&C dance productions. "Last
and others," Caldwell-Green said. year I wasn't in Dance X, bur I was
"My three dancers have been so in Dance Yin the spring."
committed. Everyone has been re- Dance Y's spring shows were
ally involved in the entire process." mobile, stopping at places like
Other dances, such as the piece the reflecting pool lawns, whereas
by choreographer Rachel Lefkowitz Dance X's performances will be
('13), deal with overarching con-held entirely in the main theater.
cepts like the individual's respon- For those interested in joining
sibility to show concern for the Dance X next fall or Dance Yin the
human rights of all people, even spring, look for announcements
though they may hail from another around campus and audition sheets
culture entirely. placed on the theater board. Danc
"lr's great being able to work ers of all levels are encouraged to
with dancers who all have differ- audition.
narrative to fuel her choreography, em backgrounds," Emily Zeitman Friday and Saturday 7:30and JOp.m.
Substance ((disconnected" from solid promise
BY RYE DRUZIN
Staff Writer
There are moments when you
listen to a song that reminds you so
much of the good music that you
have grown up with that you find
it hard to pick our which band to
compare it to. "Summer Days," the
first single of two released by The
Reflections in anticipation of the
early 2013 release of their LP Li
merence is one such song. Using
an interesting mix of acoustic and
electric guitar, the song reflects on
the loneliness that can fill summer,
reminding me of the last few weeks of summer when I would long to
be back in the thick of the chaos
that is school.
This exercise of musical talent
had me reminiscing about John
Murphy, the key composer of
much of the music for the movie
28 Days Later. Unfortunately, the
music video for "Summer Days"
is disappointing, with cheesy "an
tique" film processes and a repeti
tive use of footage. Honestly, don't
even bother with the music video
unless you like really crappy cin
ematography.
The second single that The Re
flections released in November, "Disconnected," is not as promis
ing as "Summer Days" but is still a
decent song. One thing that stands
out with The Reflections is their
heavy reliance on guitar and bass
lines, which I appreciate. While the
vocals in "Disconnected" are weak,
it adds substance to the tide of the
song, giving the listener an air of
disembodied reflection. I wish that
they would invest their money and
time away from their silly music
videos and into their production.
All in all, I see promise for Li
merence. Set for release in early
2013, this album may be a great
springboard into the New Year. Sherlock meets Scrooge
BY MORGAN JONES
Staff Writer
Hark! The Christmas season is
finally here! White twinkle lights
decorate the city trees, coffee-go
ers sip holiday edition gingerbread
and peppermint lattes and shop
pers probe the Christmas sales. In
spire of Portland's dreary Decem
ber rain, a shared jolly holiday spir
it clings to the wintering air.
Last Friday evening, the com
pany of The Artists Repertory The
atre radiated a lively energy and
jovial excitement as they celebrat
ed the theatre's 30th anniversary.
Playgoers bustled around the lob
by chatting with friends, sipping
merlor and styling their most fes
tive holiday attire. Small families,
old friends and new couples came
together to experience the much
loved holiday performance of John
Longenbaugh's Sherlock Holmes
and the Case of the Christmas
Carol directed by Jon Kretzu.
In the play, the unmistakably
suave and witty Sherlock has a
shortage of the holiday spirit this
Christmas season. The bad-tem
pered and stubborn Holmes lacks
Sherlock's stylizing case-solving
mojo. Sipping brandy while embel
lished in a dignified silk robe, the
unmoved Sherlock angrily shouts,
'Tm a preacher of conscious choic
es. I am Sherlock Holmes!" Not so fast, Sherlock. Someone needs a
lesson in holiday cheer.
On this Christmas Eve, three
supernatural spmts v1s1t him.
Sound familiar? Holmes, played
by Michael Mendelson, represents
a revamped obstinate and debonair
Ebenezer Scrooge. Sherlock's sassy
narration, uncanny wordplay and
sound logical reasoning abilities
had the whole audience captured.
When the various ghostly spirits
took the stage, the audience was
delightfully transported back in
time to the significant periods of
Sherlock's life.
All of the transformations
throughout the play take place
imaginatively on the main stage of
Sherlock's old-fashioned and well
decorated residence. The elegant
costume-wear, lifelike sound effects
of busy streets and children's chat
ter and the clean character perfor
mances truly conveyed a 19th cen
tury London.
Closing the performance, Sher
lock recognizes the importance of
compassion. As a changed man, he
embodies the holiday spirit.
A harmless and light-heart
ed classic production, Sherlock
Holmes and the Case of the
Christmas Carol was loved by the
audience members and made the
perfect kick-off to this year's holi
day season.
1his play runs through Dec. 30.
WE ARE BOTH A PRODUCT AND A PROCESS, A BEING AND A BE
COMING. WE. ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING WITHIN THE SPACES WE
INHABIT WHILE OUR INHABITANCE CONTINUALLY CHANGES THE SPACES
THEMSELVES. REPRESENTATIVE OF OURSELVES, THESE FIGURES WILL BE IN
STALLED THROUGHOUT CAMPUS BEGINNING TODAY. THEY WILL CHANGE
THEIR ENVIRONMENTS AND BE CHANGED BY THEIR ENVIRONMENTS. You
ARE INVITED TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS BY INTERACTING WITH THESE BEINGS AND LEAVING YOUR INTENTIONAL MARKS ON THEM. USE THE
MATERIALS PROVIDED OR USE YOUR OWN -ENGAGE WITH THE FIG
URES HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. PLEASE DOCUMENT YOUR EXPERIENCES
THROUGH TWITTER (@B31 NGB3COM 1 NG) OR TUMBLR (BEING-READINGS "QUEER TIMES, QUEER ASSEMBLAGES" AND ''l'D RATHER BE
A CYBORG THAN A GODDESS': INTERSECTIONALITY, ASSEMBLAGE, AND
AFFECTIVE POLITICS", BOTH BY JASBIR PUAR. THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT
IS TO MANIFEST THESE THEORETICAL CONCEPTS IN PRACTICE, TO INTERRUPT
THE QUOTIDIAN IN A WAY THAT IS CONSTRUCT/VE AND PROVOCATIVE AND BEYONDBECOMING.TUMBLR.COM).
THIS INSTALLATION IS A PROJECT FOR FEMINIST THEORY, THE CAP
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-CLAIRE TSUJI AND AMY ROSENHEIM. DECEMBER 7, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
ARTS
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
PHOTO BY MASON WORDELL (' 1 5)
KLC SHOW OF THE WEEK
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
Staff Writer
Music and food are two of the
most important things in a stu
dent's life and Dallas Cruickshank
(' 15) and Emily Vankaughnett
(' 15) have blended the two seam
lessly in their show Shake and Bake:
"Basically what we do is we
make food and then play music re
lated co the food," Vankaughnett
said.
"I thought ic was going co be
really hard, but it's actually really
easy. We pick foods that kind of lend themselves co char. Like Jell
o. There are a Joe of rap references
co Jell-O," Cruickshank explains.
Vankaughnett and Cruick-
shank's friendship sprouted through
their love of baking and music.
Boch say chey are really into rap
specifically, which works out due co
rap's frequent mention of food.
"There's always, always an Ouc
kasc song. Literally, I chink they
have a lyric about every kind of
food," Cruickshank said.
The duo also reports chat their
show is good motivation for mak
ing time for baking each week. "Ir's awesome because it's so
hard to do at this school or at col
lege in general," Vaunkaughnett
said, "I chink there's a really great
intersection of music and food.
Just looking at che different ways
culture intersects is awesome. Food
and music are two things people
unite over."·
Cruickshank says the food is a
great way to encourage people to
come hang out on the show, and
she encourages anyone interested
or hungry to swing by.
"Our thing is making food, so
come ear the food with us and be on our show," Cruickshank says.
Shake and Bake airs Tuesdays at 10 p. m.
college. lclark. edulstudent _life!klc_radio/
PHOTO BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
How about them apples? 11
Horrell
takes flight
through art
BY BECCA LILL
Staff Writer
Artist Deborah Horrell, one of
the Lewis & Clark Visiting Artists,
uses her art as a means of break
ing free from Earth-bound frus
trations. Many of her pieces, such
as the large glass wings in "Joan's
Cloak," focus on birds or the ace of
flight, which she considers a meta
phor for escape. She is inspired by
birds' "ability to move quickly," a
capacity chat she feels humans lack
due to bodily constraints.
Howell has found inspiration
for her arc in unlikely places, in
cluding a Kohler's toiler factory,
which offered an abundant sup
ply of porcelain slip for her life-size
nest of ceramic bird bones, a chem
ical factory in Japan where she
began creating riles for the piece
"Heaven, Hell and In-Between"
and Bullseye Glass Factory, which
supplied her with materials during
an artist-in-residency program.
Horrell explains that an acci
dent in the kiln led to her devel
oping her characteristic glasswork
style, that of frosted-looking, jag
ged pieces chat are che opposite of
what she considers "glassy glass."
She confesses char she does not
know what her next chapter as
an artist will be, but she prefers it
chat way. For Horrell, her work is
always in a scare of constant flux,
adapting co her personal experi
ences and current emotional state.
It is, in a word, a "continuum,"
the tide of her presentation at LC.
When asked about her artistic
journey, she says, "(It's] all pare of
what I perceive as a process of get
ting there ... a constant evaluation
of where I am as a human being."
WHAT WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON
O'Connell's newest album covers oldies and folk favorites.
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
Staff Writer
Twenty-four year-old singer/
songwriter Lauren O'Connell is
known for creating heartfelt, emo
tive music ever since she picked up
her dad's old guitar at age 15. Her
latest album, Covers, doesn't feature her own lyricism, bur it is instead
a compilation of covers of various
songs including Bob Dylan's "Lit
tle Maggie," Bruce Springsteen's
"Dancing in the Dark," and Ani
mal Collecrive's "Peacebone." This
is her second album of 2012 and
follows her third album, Quitters,
which came our in March. O'Connell is originally from
Rochester, N.Y. bur currencly calls
California home. After her begin
nings with guitar and songwrit
ing, O'Connell picked up a slew of
other instruments including banjo,
bass, drums, piano and harmonica,
most of which are featured in Cov
ers. She has collaborated with the band Pomplamoose, as well as och
er You Tube sensations.
While O'Connell's genre is con
sidered folk/ale-country, Covers
emphasizes her folky side. In her
other works, she rends to occasion
ally get a little twangy, bur she re
frains from this in Covers.
She stopped by The Record
Room in Portland lase Sunday as
pare of her West Coast tour. Songs featured in Covers range
in weight from "Dori't Think
Twice, It's All Right," which is only
O'Connell and a guitar, co "House
of the Rising Sun," which is much
darker and more produced with a
heavier sound. Overall, the album
really displays her versatility as an
artist. Covers is a great introduction
to all the beauty and talent chat is
O'Connell's music.
Oregon's Humanities Holiday Event to feature LC professor's new publication among other local artists.
BY RYE DRUZIN
Staff Writer
Do you find yourself still pon
dering what co gee for char special
someone in your life for the holi
days? Do you find it hard to choose
between gifts, neither wanting co offend the receiver nor break your
waller? This year, you're in luck.
The Oregon Humanities "Holiday
Event is bringing together more
than a dozen of Oregon's top writ
ers, including Lewis & Clark's As
sociate Professor Kim Stafford,
who will be sharing his book 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My
Brother Disappeared.
"I like being with fellow writers,
and all writers need readers, so this
kind of gathering has everyone in a
good mood," Stafford said. ''A few
books may be sold, but for me it's
more about being in good compa-
If Old Goats slipped under the radar, it marks a worthy family rental.
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
Staff Writer
Although Lewis & Clark has
no shortage of independent film
fans, Old Goats, is a gem rhar has
slipped under the radar. Written
and directed by Taylor Guterson, the film was completed for under
$5,000 and features a demographic
that Hollywood often ignores: se
nior citizens. Old Goats follows
the post-retirement lives of three
men in our own backyard.
Britt, a retired mechanic, has
lived on a sailboat for over 30 years and p·urchases a computer
and phone in order co snag a few
dares. Bob has lived an exciting life
as a soldier, hunter and bush pilot
and publishes a memoir. Dave, re
cently retired, lives a life of luxury
with his demanding wife and copes
with life away from the office. The ny with people of the word."
The Oregon Humanities puts
on this event to bring writers and
their readers closer together, while
also showcasing and celebrating
the breadth of. humanities • work
from across Oregon.
Ihe event wiLl take place at Ihe
three quickly become good friends.
None of them are willing to transi
tion quietly into the "golden years."
The film focuses ori. the every
day humor of retirement and old
age. Ir has the same kind of charm
as Up. The cast is made up of older
folks who have relatively no acting
experience and yet are successful in
depicting their characters. Thus, Cleaners on Dec. 18 from 4:30-7
p. m. ft is open to the public with a
suggested donation of $5. ALI dona
tions support Oregon Humanities.
Come out, meet som,e good people
and get a signed stocking-stuffer far
that special someone.
Ace Hotel, 403 SW 10th Ave.
the appeal comes from the honesty
portrayed.
Most of the film is refreshingly
original, charming and funny. Old
Goats is the perfect film to see
while you're procrastinating study
ing for finals because it simultane
ously prepares you co bond with
your grandpa-or parents-over
winter break. ---------- ----
12
Arts&
Culture
Calendar
December 7 -The Sword -Hawthorne
Theater
All ages, show at 8:30 p.m., $16-20.
1507 SE 39th Ave.
December 7-8 -Dance Extravaganza -
Fir Acres Theater
This annual main scage event features
four performances of LC students
performing in experimental dance pieces.
December 8 -The Shivas -Backspace
Gallery
All ages, show at 9 p.m., $6.
115 NW 5th Ave.
December 9 -Dance Department
Winter Concert -Reed College
Performances at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets $1-
3.
Spores Center Gym II, 3203 SE
Woodstock Blvd.
December 9 -LC Orchestra Concert -
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
A night combining opera, symphony and
movies with presentations of Rossini's
Barber of Seville Overture, W A.
Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor
and the West Coast premiere of the 1922
silent movie Nosferatu with orchestral
accompaniment. Event begins
at 3 p.m.
December 9 -King Tuff -Doug Fir
Lounge
21+, show at 9 p.m., $10-12.
830 E Burnside St.
December 12-Last Day of Classes
December 12 -LC Jazz Combo -
Maggie's Cafe
The semester's final performance in the
weekly Wednesday Night Concert Series.
Event begins at 8 p.m.
December 12 -December's Tale -Reed
College
John Vergin presents his annual
performance of poetry and prose that de
tail 24 hours of the life of a young musi
cian on Christmas Eve. Event starts at
7:30 p.m.
Eliot Hall Chapel, 3203 SE Woodstock
Blvd.
December 13 -K.reayshawn -
Roseland Theater
All ages, show at 8 p.m., $20.
8 NW 6th Ave.
December 14-Sunn 0))) -Roseland
Theater
All ages, show at 8 p.m., $20.
8 NW 6th Ave.
December 20 -Fall Term Ends
-CJ Macleod & Brenna Murphy-Estus THE PIONEER LOG DECEMBER 7, 2012
ARTS
Hanging with King Tuff
BY CJ MACLEOD
PHOTO COURTESY OF SUBPOP.COM
CM: Your lyrics are immediately easy to
identify with, yet they always seem to have
a strange, cool, almost fantastical spin to
them. Where do you draw your lyrical in
spiration?
KT: Umm, that's a good question. I don't
particularly draw from any specific writers or
anything. I love reading, bur I don't do very
much of it. I'm not very good at keeping in
the habit of it. Bue, you know, I'll just get an
idea for a lyric and I'll sit with it for a long
time and it evolves over time. The sort of
fantastical element pops up the more I work
on chem. Those are the things char I look for
when I write, so when chose things pop up,
those are the things that I like. I write from
kind of a classic sore of songwriting frontier,
but it gees fucked up a liccle bit.
CM: Your guitar melodies and so
los also follow the same type of instantly
memorable, sing-able path. Do you draw
inspiration for them the same way you do
your lyrics?
KT: You know, solos evolve over time,
you know, as I play a song live. But a lot of
che times, I prefer melodic solos that you can
sing along co as opposed co just kind of, like,
noodling. So there is a lot written, but I fuck
around with them live, but a lot of times I'll
write a solo by just kind of singing one, kind
of sing along co the song, just sing a melody
along co the song and just kind of copy that
with the guitar.
CM: In the past two years I've seen you
three separate times. You always have a
slightly different band with you. How do
you select the people you tour with? Is it
just whoever's available or is it a creative
choice?
KT: It's kind of a combination. A lot of
rimes, the musicians I play with have their
own bands going on, for instance Audac
ity, so I don't want co stop them from do
ing that band, 'cause that's the thing they've
been working on since they were kids. So,
although they're great in the band and I'd
love to have chem play with me all the rime,
I'm not just going to break up their band be
cause of it, you know what I mean? Not chat
they would even wane to do chat, bur, it's just
kind of whoever's available, but they have to After packing up and moving from Brattleboro, Vt. to Los Ange
les, Kyle Thomas-King Tuff-released his eponymous Sub-Pop
debut in late May to critical acclaim. Now, after months of constant
touring, Thomas and his band of ever-rotating cohorts are bring
ing their glam-drenched jams back to Portland. We caught up with
Tuffy himself before the band's show at The Doug Fir Lounge
Sunday, Dec. 9 to talk about everything from the tales of the road
to the mystic energies that surround everyday life.
have something special about chem. I have
co like their style. I gave chem, or say, "play
it how it is," but you can basically add your
own flavor co it. You know, I like that aspect
of it changing and being different all the
time. At the same time, it is a fuckin' pain
in the ass to scare over with a new band every
tour. It cakes about half a tour to get "gelled,"
sometimes.
CM: Since the release of your newest
record, you've spent a lot of time on tour,
playing festivals like SXSW and CMJ.
What are some highlights from your time
on the road?
KT: (Laughs) Ah, the tales of the road. I
can cell you char we started speaking in an
Irish accent and I seriously couldn't stop
speaking in an Irish accent for, like, months.
I think it's finally worn off a little bit, but,
um, it's been a lot, a lot of touring, and I
can't even really remember most of it. Bur,
there was an instance chat I've talked about
before where we ended up sleeping in a
house with a dead guy. We found out a few
days lacer that the guy had been dead in his
room the whole time we were there. That's
a pretty weird feeling. I mean, it was an old
guy so ·ic wasn't like ... it was natural. Um,
what else? You know standard scuff, like
skinny-dipping in the ocean in the middle of·
the night. And, uh, Magic Jake likes to take
his clothes off, dance on rabies at bars. You
know, standard. (Laughs)
CM: I've read interviews in which you
talk a lot about different types of energy.
How do you feel these energies serve you
as an artist?
KT: It's things like that, it's always hap
pening. Just weird coincidences and things
like that. I just find it cool to just pay arcen
tion co that scuff and follow signs, basically,
that the universe gives you. Ir just seems to
happen more and more. Maybe I just pay at
tention to it more and more, but it just feels
like almost every day there's a weird coinci
dence or a weird thing happening. Like, yes
terday for instance, I got on an airplane co
LA and I was just sitting there, just chinking,
"I know there's gonna be a baby chat sics next
to me." I've never had a baby next to me on a
plane ever, and of course, two minutes later, one sics next to me. Baby walks up, sits down
right next to me. I just knew it was gonna
happen. You can say, "Oh, whatever, I was
just thinking about that," or, "I don't know,"
bur it's just. .. I do believe that there are un
tapped senses or, you know, things we don't
know how to use. I just find it interesting co
connect with the unexplained.
CM: What are some of your favorite
bands that are currently going?
KT: You know, it's a lot of the Burger
bands. I guess that's the shit char I mostly lis
ten co a Joe. A: Lee from Burger drives me on
tour a lot and he's got like, a whole collec
tion. But, I mean, it's mostly just friends and
stuff. I love the Audacity record. I just chink
I'll like a band but if I gee co know the peo
ple, I'll like it 10 times more. But, I'm mostly
listening co friends' music all the rime.
It's really cool if you get really into a re
cord and then you get co meet the people
and you become friends with chem; chat's
just a really cool feeling. Ir's just cool chat
people are makin' music and that, you know,
I don't know, I think the world is a beautiful
place. (Laughs)
CM: What's it like to know J Mascis (of
Dinosaur Jr.)?
KT: Um, I would say char he's a real
ly hilarious guy, and he really likes purple.
(Laughs)
CM: Your most recent record came out
at the end of May and you've released a few
seven inches since then. Do you have any
new recordings, songs or records in the
works?
KT: Well, I'm working on reissuing my
first record on Woodsist. After this tour, I'll
have some time off and that's when I'll start
writing some new scuff. I have a lot of left
over demos from before I made this [current)
record, so I might try and work on some of
those again. Mostly, I just want to write new
scuff. Hopefully I can record another record
in 2013, we'll see what happens. I hope it all
works out. (Laughs)
To read the full interview with King
Tuff, visit piolog.com
Walk off the Earth is out of this world
Walk off the Earth, an indie cover band from
Burlington, Ontario played in Portland Nov. 28 at the
Wonder Ballroom.
ALL PHOTOS BY ANTOINE PETER DECEMBER 7, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
SPORTS
Basketball ranks sixth 13
• Ill nation
Pioneers
shoot
for high
standards
The Pioneers have not gone
undefeated in conference play since
the 1973-7 4 season, in which they
went a perfect 5-0.
PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE
Number 11, Katie Anderson ('14) dishes out an assist during a home game.
BY ROCKY MCNEFF
Staff Writer
The Pioneers moved up in D3hoops.
corn's national rankings after winning
five straight Lewis & Clark-76 ranking we think it's awesome, but rank
ings are just numbers. So, we always have
to improve and work our hardest regard
less of who we are playing."
The women have yet to relinquish
their winning streak as they are now 7-0.
On Nov. 27, the team traveled to Con
cordia to pick up their sixth win of the
season, bearing the Cavaliers 69-66. The
game proved a rough fight, but the Pio
neers came back after being down in the
first half and continued to prevail until the
final shot. "They had a lot of team speed,
bur we proved we are in great shape, and
even after just having two games in Col-orado, we were able to tire Concordia
down," said Kristina Williams ('13). Wil
liams led the team with an outstanding 26
points and continues to be a dominant
force on the court. Although the game
was a close one, the Pioneers did not have
any trouble returning home victorious. Linfield -33 g a m e s
in a row.
This sets a
school re
cord for the team, as they had only made
it up to seventh place last season. With
their hard-earned title, Lewis & Clark
looks to have yet another successful win
ning season. Despite this, Daron Dean
('l 4) said, "Whenever we hear a new LC was on the road once again to play
their first conference game against Lin
field on Dec. 2. It was clear the women
wanted to set the bar high for their confer
ence this year when they beat the Wildcats
by over 40 points. Contributing to the 76-
33 win was Tayler Wang(' 14), who pulled
in 14 points for the team, followed closely
Men's basketball
looking to rebound
BY MADDIE LEE
Staff Writer
The Pioneers dropped their first
two conference games of the season
1 a s t
Lewis & Clark -56 week-
Linfield -61 en d '
losing
75-68
to Linfield and 61-56 to George
Fox.
ln a close game against Linfield,
the Pioneers were able to snatch a
four-point lead before half rime and
held onto it for the majority of the
second half.
The Wildcats picked up mo
mentum towards the end of the
game, scoring nine points in the last
two minutes to come away with the
win. However, the Pioneers had the
final word, finishing the game with
style on a Ross Erickson ('13) dunk. ins rook the lead within the first five
minutes.
The rest of the game remained
close. With 12 seconds left on the
clock, sophomore Ben Neves (' 15)
scored a free throw to diminish the
Bruins' lead to one, but it wasn't
enough. The Bruins scored four
free throws in the last 10 seconds of
the game to come away with a five
point win.
"I just think that we are in a lit
tle bit of a shooting slump and we
are going to figure it out this week
during practice and turn things
around," said Erickson.
The Pioneers proved themselves
to be a solid shooting team in their
first four games this season, even
against Division I team University
of Portland. The Pioneers' shooting
percentage against George Fox and
Linfield, on the other hand, was
over 10 percent less than in their
first four games combined. They
are determined to turn things back
around. Scott Pisapia ('13), referring to
James Hollins ('13), Dexter Pearce
('13) and Bradley Carter ('15). "It's
a team full of guys that are really
competitive, so this isn't something
that we're going to be able to just
live with. It's something that's go
ing to bother us until something
changes."
"The new freshmen are all great
shooters and help spread the floor,"
said Erickson.
Freshmen Serge Ovchinnikov
('16), Jason Luhnow ('16) and Kurr
Parker ('16) all made the difficult
adjustment from high school to
college ball look easy and continue
to impress every game. Ovchin
nikov led the Pioneers in scoring
against the Bruins Saturday, and he
and Luhnow (' 16) lead the team in
three-point averages with .560 and
.520 respectively. behind by Casey Zinn ('15). With every
member of the ream seeing playing time
on the court, the team dynamic and win
ning attitude has proven strong for this
upcoming season. The Pioneers could
not have asked for ~ything more than
coming out strong with their seventh
straight win of this season and setting the
precedent for the Northwest Conference.
Sara Villanueva ('13) says that as the
season continues, we can expect "defi
nitely some more wins and games that
will be great battles."
The Pios hosts George Fox at home
on Dec. 31.
The Pioneers played a similar
game against the Bruins last Satur
day. Lewis & Clark led for the ma
jority of the first half, going into
half time with a 35-27 lead. Starting
the second half, the Pioneers were
caught on their heels and the Bru-"We have three guys that are
coming back that are going to be
able to give us a big boost," said "I think a part of it is individual,
because we all work hard to get bet
ter, but a big part of it is the coach
es, because they are always on us
about every mistake, and they make
sure that we ·get everything right,"
said Ovchinnikov. PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE
Guard Scott Pisapia ('13) shows off his handles in a home game last
week. Pisapia is currently averaging five assists for every one turnover
this season. -, =--
14 THE PIO EER LOG
SPORTS ----=====::::--·-------- ----
DECEMBER 7, 2012
The Husky Invitational
no match for the Pios • IS
COURTESY OF DAVID LEVITSKY BY LAUREN LOVATO
Staff Writer
This past weekend the men's and
women's swim teams competed in the
Husky Invitational in Federal Way,
Wash. As expected by Head Coach Chris
Fantz, they came out strong and showed
that they had exceptional fall training
and preparation. The meet lasted three
days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
In Friday's session, none of the swim
mers earned a trip to the Friday finals,
yet there was plenty to look forward to
for the coach. "I am so impressed with
how our team swam today. This was the
best first day we've had in our three years
attending the Husky meet. Over half
of all our swims were lifetime bests and
92 percent were season best swims," said
Fantz. Trevor Schapiro ('15) was among
those swimmers beating their lifetime
bests. He came within 0.6 seconds of the
Lewis & Clark record.
Saturday's showing was even stronger.
Rachael Cazden ('13), who competed in
the 100 Breaststroke, came back for the finals placing 28th out of 154 athletes.
As a result, Cazden now owns the nine
fastest times for the 100 Breaststroke in
LC history. The men's and women's 200
Medley relays now are now ranked third
in school history after Saturday's meet as
well.
Moving on to Sunday, both the men
and women continued their momentum
to finish with a bang.
Schapiro again swam another lifetime
best during a 200 Fly/Mile double, mak
ing him one of LC's best competitors of
the weekend. Rachael Cazden (' 13) also
clutched up and was the highest-placing
swimmer for the Pioneers. Cazden quali
fied for Backstroke events against excep
tional competition. Coach Fantz said
that the team's "goal for day three was to
hold on to the momentum we created
the previous days and finish out with a
lot of energy. The team came through
big."
Stay posted as the Pios take on the Tigers
of Occidental College on Jan. 7 in South
ern California at 11 a. m.
LC Men's Crew: Racing for First
BY CAITLIN BASILIO
Staff Writer
As the year goes on and the weather
cools, the waters heat up with the row
ing of a blazing Lewis & Clark crew
team. Within the past two months, the
Pioneers men's crew team raced in two
huge regattas, the Portland Fall Classic
and the Head of Lake. The two races in
corporate a large variety of competition
with high school, college and Masters
teams.
On Oct. 28, LC's men's crew team PHOTO BY DANIEL SHAVER
raced in the Portland Fall Classic. The The Pioneer Crew team fielded six boats in the Portland Fall Classic, racing five eights as well as one double scull.
Pioneer varsity men split into two crews,
with Teddy Stenmark ('13) and Oliver
Carlson (' 16) finishing second in the
Open Double, while the Pioneers Men's
Varsity Eight finished in 6th place, rwo
seconds behind conference rival Willa
mette University.
"A decent showing for our crews, if
not our strongest placings ever. Solid
introductions by our novice crews, and
our varsity boats raced at about the level
we've been training at. We've been fo-cusing a lot on long-term development
this fall, and frankly our top end speed is
not great. We've got plenty of work to do
before spring, but also plenty of time,"
expressed Head Coach Sam Taylor.
''At Fall Classic our men's varsity team
did not do as well as they had hoped.
Part of the reason was that some of our
best rowers graduated last year, and so it's
been somewhat of a struggle to get back
to where we were a few months ago,"
said Jordan Yee ('14). • On Nov. 4, LC's men's crew team
competed at Head of Lake in the final re
gatta of the fall season. "They did much
better at Head of Lake," shared Yee.
Taking a look at next semester, row
ers hope to "concentrate on learning to
row as a single boat and get faster as a
team so that we can win another confer
ence championship this April," explained
Yee. "I think from the improvements I've
seen between the Portland Fall Classic
and the Head of Lake, I believe that these guys can really come together and make
this one of our best seasons yet. Our nov
ices this year are some of the strongest I've
seen in a while and each varsity guy has
consistently improved his rowing time
since the fall season began. The poten
tial is there, all that has to be done is the
work, and I am certain these guys are up
to the task," he added.
Look out this spring for the men's
crew team as they race for another confer
ence championship. DECEMBER 7, 2012 THE PIONEER LOG
SPORTS 15
The home stretch
BY PETER MELLING
Staff Writer
With the 2012 NFL season almost at
a close, the playoff race is in full force.
Teams are vying for one of those last
playoff spots and trying to get momen
tum going into the playoffs. But what
teams will win out and go on to play in
January, and what teams will get cold
and miss the Superbowl? Well, here are
the latest storylines from the gridiron
and some predictions.
Team Smith or Team Kapernick?
The San Francisco 49ers, at 8-3-1,
have almost clinched the NFC West. Bue
there is a severe quarterback controversy
brewing between former first overall pick
Alex Smith and upstart Colin. Kaper
nick. They have both worked well with
Coach Jim Harbaugh's offense, but after
chis week's OT loss to the Rams (due to
poor play calling, not starter Kapernick)
and Smith's concussion in Week 10 (he
recently been cleared to play), the two
QBs will be clawing at each other for the
starter spot on the playoff roster. While
Jim Harbaugh stated that he will stick with Kapernick an~ that he is "proud of
him," he will probably balance appear
ances between Smith and Kapernick
over the last few regular season games,
deciding a starter based on stats.
Prediction: Smith gets the playoff
starter spot.
That Last Spot
The sixth seed in the AFC is a gen
uine toss-up. Tied for chis spot are the
7-5 Pittsburgh Steelers and 7-5 Cin
cinnati Bengals. The defense-oriented
Steelers and offensively-minded Ben
gals may have the same record, but
their momentum is different. The Steel
ers have lost two out of their last three
games, while the Bengals have won
their last four. While this may be shak
en up once Steelers QB Ben Roethlis
berger returns, expect the Steelers and
Bengals to be locked in a stalemate of
momentum vs. technical prowess, with
one team missing the playoffs by either
one or two games.
Prediction: The Bengals, because of
the time Roethlisberger has been out,
will win the sixth seed. The Route to New Orleans
Here are my playoff predictions:
Wildcard Round:
Denver over Cincinnati
Baltimore over Indianapolis
Green Bay over Seattle
Chicago over New York
Divisional Round:
Houston over Baltimore
New England over Denver
San Francisco over Green Bay
Atlanta over Chicago
Conference Championships:
Houston over New England
San Francisco over Atlanta
Superb owl:
San Francisco over Houston NORTHWEST CONFERENCE
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Whitworth 3-1
Sonic bargain Whitman
Pwge 4-2
BY PETER MELLING
Staff Writer
It has been almost five years since
the Seattle SuperSonics played their last -
game in the Emerald City. Ever since
then, fans and Seattle city officials alike
have petitioned for a new arena to bring
an NBA team back to the city. But these
campaigns have run in to considerable
obstacles from the city and its ocher
teams.
One of the earliest plans, a south of
downtown waterfront arena, ran into the futy of the Port of Seattle and the
Mariners. They pledged money to block
the arena plan, which they claim would
negatively affect their abI!ity to conduce
business in the district and hurt the sur
rounding infrastructure. The city of Se
attle has not agreed with either entity, as
the city has approved the arena plan
The current plan, according to the
Associated Press, is going through design
proposals and a private/public funding
plan. The Port of Seattle and the Mari
ners will probably fight it again, but their cries will be drowned out by the
government and the citizens. The Mari
ners seem to have given up completely,
as they have-spent their arena-blocking
money on a new HD video screen for
their stadium and maybe trying to re
sign Felix Hernandez.
A return of the Sonics (most likely
through the relocation of the Sacramento
Kings or the Charlotte Bobcats) could
only be a few years away, and with that, a
new era of Seattle basketball will shortly
follow.
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