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NEWS
"Prospie" visits increase this spring
ADMISSIONS CREATES OPEN HOUSE DAY FOR JUNIORS
Erik Wilhelm ('14) leads a group of prospective students around campus. PHOTO BY HANNA GRANNIS
BY MICHELLE CHERNACK
STAFF WRITER
Of all seasons, spring attracts
the most prospective students to
campus. High school seniors a,re
deciding which colleges to attend,
and juniors are deciding where to
apply. As a result, the number of
daily tours, information sessions,
lunches and overnight visits will
increase significantly. The admis­
sions department is anticipating
over 2,000 visitors in March and
April and has already experienced
a flood of visitors before the peak
tour season.
Since this past Monday, Feb. 18
was a holiday, many students had
the day off from school and came
to visit.
"The week [was] very busy
for us," said Caitlin Harper ('10),
an admissions counselor. "Very
busy is relative. Not as busy as
April will be, but it [was] a little
t.aste of what later in die spring is
going to be like. We [got] a pretty
good push in that one week. Now
we'll trickle down until March
when it increases, and then it's a
steady uphill climb until prob­
ably mid-April. That is exactly
how admissions works, especially
with visiting-there are peaks and
dips."
STAFF April, however, remains the
busiest month for campus visits.
"We see a lot of visitors [then]
because there are just a lot of
people that have [college tours] on
their mind in the springtime," said
Harper. "We have such a mixed
bag of visitors and they're in very
different places."
The last two weeks of March
and the first two weeks of April
draw in a lot of foot traffic,
typically anywhere from 80 to 100
prospective students during the
weekdays. Most visitors come in
the springtime "because juniors
are starting the college search
process and seniors are trying to
decide whether they are going .
to certain colleges or not," said
Harper. "So at other points in
the year, it's just one of the two
groups that are really doing the
visits. But springtime, it's busy
because we get both."
In order to manage this busi­
ness, the admissions office is
trying something new.
"We're going to have a junior­
specific preview day open house
the first weekend in April. The
juniors that are planning visits that
would otherwise be coming during
the week will come on Saturday
for the special event and therefore make it a little bit easier."
There are now two main visit
weekends planned, separating the
high school juniors from seniors.
"Historically, we've only had
one Admitted Student Day. That's
a big one. There will be 350 to
400 admitted students coming to
campus. It's a whole big event,"
Harper describes. ''April is kind of
just the 'people month.' Lots of
talking, lots of conversations, lots
of presentation," said Harper. "It's
hard because we're reading appli­
cations all the way up until March,
when it starts to get busy and so
there's really no time for mental
preparation. You turn around and
you're done with one thing and it's
like, 'Okay now all of these visi­
tors are here."'
After Admitted Student Day, it
starts to get slow. And that's when
the high school seniors make their
college decisions."It is overwhelm­
ing. But, it's also really cool,
especially talking to the newly
admitted seniors that are really
excited about Lewis & Clark. It
kind. of puts into perspective why
we do what we do, that some of
these students are actually going
to end up being here for the next
four years," said Harper. ''And
that's cool." FEBRUARY 22, 2013
Internships abroad
give resumes an edge
BY ALLIE MCRAITH
NEWS EDITOR
Fora college student, part of
the package seems to include find­
ing summer internships. Domesti­
cally, this sometimes proves to
be a challenge, so why not look
abroad?
''According to a 2011 article in
The Chronicle of Higher Educa­
tion authors Cindy Chalou and
Charles Gliozzo note that 'College
graduates need an international
perspective to be competitive in
today's job market,"' said Nina
Olken, Assistant Director for
Internships & Outreach at the
. Center for Career and Com­
munity Engagement. "More and
more students are realizing that
international internships are a
great complement to their living
and studying abroad experiences.
With over 60 percent of LC stu­
dents studying abroad, it is natural
for students to want to take their
experience to the next level with
an international internship."
Emily Thomas ('12) falls into
this category of student. She will
spend the year post-graduation in
the Masai Mara National Reserve
in Kenya, the same place she stud­
ied abroad the summer after her
sophomore year.
"While I was there, I found
out that the camp was st.affed by
research assist.ants and that I could
someday apply. As I instantly fell
in love with the Masai Mara, I
knew I needed to go back, and
this was an awesome opportunity
to do so! I waited eagerly until I
was a senior to apply and luckily
got the job," Thomas said.
For non-biology majors, there
are a lot of other programs out
there, such as CRCC Asia, whose
marketing associate visited LC on
Jan. 28. CRCC Asia finds intern­
ships for students of all disciplines
in either Beijing or Shanghai.
Kirk Robinson, a st.ateside
marketing and sales associate for
CRCC Asia, explains why their
program has experienced an influx
of applicants recently.
"We work diligently to promote
the professional development of
students and recent graduates in
an international setting. As the
job market continues to recover
from the recent recession, young
people are searching for unique
ways to make their resume stand
out to potential employers. What
better way to do this than by
gaining work experience in China?
Participants from all around the world join CRCC Asia's programs
because they are provided with a
professional internship in a coun­
try whose economy is growing
exponentially and whose culture is
thriving," he said.
In six years, CRCC Asia has
found over 3,000 students intern­
ships. "Some of these placements
have included Rolls Royce, Ogilvy
& Mather, K.PMG and the China
British Business Council. Our
company strives to find place­
ments that are specific to one's
background and experiences,"
Robinson assures. For more infor­
mation visit crccasia.com.
LC also has on-campus re­
sources that students can utilize
to help find internships and jobs,
such as the Center for Career and
Community Engagement (3CE).
"3CE's goal is to teach students
the life-long skills of conducting a
job/internship search, whether it's
international or state-side. There
are some unique challenges to
finding and securing international
internships, so it's important for
students to get their search started
early. St.ate-side, we recom-
mend starting students start their
search three to six months ahead
of when they want to st.art the
position, but with international
searches we recommend starting
the search process as early as six
to nine months ahead of time,"
Olken advises.
While the search for an in­
ternship might be stres~ful, the
rewards make it a worthwhile
investment and a valuable addition
to simply studying abroad.
"Studying abroad gives stu­
dents the opportunity to meet oth­
er students," Olken says, "but an
interns¥p allows you to broaden
your network of contacts which
may later become valuable in your
future career."
Another valuable tool that
aids in networking is the website
Linkedln. Olken describes it as
"a paper resume that everyone
can see." 3CE and Alumni and
Parent Programs (AAP) created an
LC Network on Linkedln, which
serves as a resource for students
looking for jobs or internships.
Keep mind that "72 percent of
people find their jobs through
referrals or direct contact (a.k.a.
networking)," making a site such
as Linkedln that much more valu­
able.
For furd1er information on
internships abroad, stop by 3CE
in the Albany Quadrangle.
ILLUSTRATION BY KELSEY GRAY FEBRUARY 22, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG
NIEWS
"It's a movement, not a charity": buildOn
BY ALLIE MCRAITH
NEWS EDITOR
Among the many flyers that
line the walls of dorms and build­
ings around campus, the latest
ones say, "Need coffee?" and, for
college students, the answer is
obviously yes. Also, the proceeds
from the coffee beans support
Lewis & Clark's buildOn club.
LC's buildOn chapter is a year
old, and the national organization has been active since the founder,
Jim Ziolkowski, first travelled to
Malawi in 1992. Since then, the
non-profit has built 524 schools
both domestically and internation­
ally that attempt to break the cycle
of poverty and illiteracy through
service and education.
Last year, the club organized
large events including a silent
auction, benefit concert, fundrais­
ing •dinner and they coordinated
smaller weekly events like bake
sales and events at local public
libraries.
"With the generous support
of the Lewis & Clark community,
Uast school year] we raised ap­
proximately $35,000 for a primary
school in Malawi," said LC buil­
dOn Treasurer Katie Keith (15).
This success is quite a feat con­
sidering this is the third year that
buildOn has established chapters
in high schools and colleges that
work to fundraise for buildOn.
This year, LC buildOn is fundraising for a trip to Haiti. ''We
are off to a great start and we've
had a successful Silent Auction,
which raised about $2,000," Keith
shared. "Currently, we're selling
free-trade Nicaraguan coffee.
Each one-pound bag is only $15,
and most of th.e coffee comes
from communities in Nicaragua
where buildOn has built schools."
Other func:L:aisers in the works
include a benefit dinner that will
be held on-campus on March 14.
If everything goes as planned,
seven buildOn members -se­
lected via an extensive application
process -will travel to Haiti at
the end of May and build another
school.
Ziolkowski has billed his
organization as a movement, not
just a charity. It urges people in
the impoverished communities
and student volunteers alike to
"give-a-damn." The organization
has field coordinators that have
connections with locals and are 3
PHOTOS COURTESY OF KATIE KEITH
Community members and volunteers pass bricks hand by hand
(left). Students stand in front of their new school (above).
employed full-time in the country,
making sure the project will be
sustainable. They also require all
the adults in the chosen village
to sign a contract in which they
promise to have 15 men and 15
women volunteering at the work
site every day.
"Building the school then
becomes a community event and the community members take
ownership in the project," Keith
describes.
For more information visit
buildon.org, or to support LC's
buildOn efforts in Haiti you can
donate to the LC chapter here: --Dozens of student teams enter competition for innovation
BY CHRISTOPHER VANPUTTEN
NEWS EDITOR
Wake up and smell the entre­
preneurial ride! The Lewis & Clark
Inaugural Venture Competition
will give $70,000 to students'
proposed business dream efforts
in order to make them reality.
Over 40 proposals were turned in
last week by current undergradu­
ate students, Graduate School
students, Law School students and
recent alumni.
The College is considering
proposals both in the idea stage or
early stage of business, including
profit-based enterprises, non­
profit organizations, proposals
for traditional services and social
ventures. The first selection phase
began with a panel of judges
reviewing the proposals for entry.
The acceptance decisions for the program will be announced Mon­
day, Feb. 25. Approximately 10 of
the proposals will receive mentor­
ing and initial seed funds. The
prizes for teams that enter range
from $1,000 grants to winning
$15,000 and the College's stamp
of approval.
An interest meeting at Maggie's
revealed a diverse range of busi­
ness ideas. One competitor shared
his idea of a website for high
school students to seamlessly dis­
play their college options' financial
situations. Another business plan
shared was a fold-up skateboard
for easy travel. A proposal for
retail sale of a cannabis-infused
product was also submitted, as
their business would remain in
the idea stage until federal law
changes.
The Venture Competition is part of the new Entrepreneurship
Center's initiative to start engaging
students to create success.
"The entrepreneurial
spirit is alive and well
at Lewis & Clark"
The entrepreneurial hub was
created with inspiration from
"The Journey Forward" to serve
the business-seeking community
at LC. The center's director is Psy­
chology Department Chair Brian
Detweiler-Bed,~ll, who brings a
lively attitude to a blossoming
endeavor.
The aim of the Venture
Competition is to inspire social
ventures of all sorts to innovate
ADVERTISEMENT from Palatine Hill. "Clearly the
entrepreneurial spirit is alive and
well at Lewis & Clark, and this is
precisely why we are launching an
Entrepreneurship Center," said
Detweiler-Bedell.
Thus far, the participanting
teams must have completed an
initial executive summary and in­
troductory statements about each
team member. The next hurdle for
accepted teams will be for each
to create a full business plan and •
develop presentations for delivery
to a panel of entrepreneurs in late
April. "This is a major competi­
tion, not just for a college our size,.
but for any college," said Detwei­
ler-Bedell.
The funding came from a
$100,000 grant gifted by a donor
interested in catalyzing the en­
trepreneurial drive of students.
POL,ITICORPS
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NOW HIRING: PolitiCorps Fellow There were no expectations for an
investment in successful business­
es from the donor. However, the
College has decided to take a few
percentage shares of the winning
venture as an official endorsement
of the business.
Each venture initially accepted
into the competition will be able
to work with a faculty mentor as
well as an entrepreneur matched
with their business parameters.
The participants will each be able
to attend a series of workshops
designed to help boost their busi­
nesses.
The ventures continuing into
the summer will receive support
outside of the academic year to
ensure that the team will be able
to continue working. This corning
fall, the two winning ventures will
be selected and endorsed by LC.
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JOURNEY OF
THE Elil.A.N THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES
Wenever the Pacific Northwest: is mentioned, what
sually comes to mind is rain, trees and coffee. Begin­
ning with Starbucks, the Seattle shop that started
the Frappuccino craze, and continuing to Portland's revolutionary
Srumptown Coffee Roasters, the Northwest has remained a fixture
of the coffee revolution. Graduate School Director of Communi­
cations Hanna Neuschwander's new book Left Coast Roast honors
this legendary roasting scene and serves as a guide to 55 prominent
roasters in Oregon, Washington and Northern California.
"Because of Starbucks and Peet's we have this early edge," said
Neuschwander. "The West Coast is where all the interesting things
are happening."
A staff bookwarming for Left Coast Roast was held on Feb. 12 at
the Lewis & Clark bookstore. Neuschwander discussed the history
of coffee, explained the differences between organic and fair-trade
and answered coffee questions only a former barista would know.
She then demonstrated different brewing methods with an array
of devices borrowed from her kitchen cabinet. Sprinkled through­
out the demonstration were bits of advice: roast beans darker for
espresso, grind coffee fresh, AeroPresses are more convenient than
French presses.
After comparing two drinkable beans (Robusta, whose cost and
high caffeine content make it ideal for instant mixes, and Arabica,
which tastes "better" and "how coffee should"), Neuschwander then
had everyone taste-test two different coffees: Boyd Coffee Com­
pany's dark-roasted House Blend and a fair trade "heirloom varietal"
Ethiopian roasted by Social Coffee & Tea Co. in Ontario, Canada.
"Close your eyes and figure out what you like," Neuschwander
advised. "Try the first sip without cream and sugar, and try them side
by side."
The contrast between the two was striking. The group agreed the
Ethiopian had a tart, "lemony" taste whereas Boyd Coffee Com­
pany's was heavier and more "old school."
''I'm fascinated by how different coffees taste," she said. "It blew
"PORTLAND HAS ONE OF THE
NATION'S FASTEST-GRO,NING
MARKETS FOR NICHE CC)FFEE."
PORTRAIT AND GRAPHICS COURTESY OF HANNA NEUSCHWANDER FEBRUARY 22, 2013
An afternoon with
Graduate School
Director of
Communictions
and author
Hanna Neuschwander
PHOTOS BY ANTOINE PETER /// TEXT BY CARMEL YANG
"COFFEE IS GROWN IN OVER SEVENTY
COUNTRIES. l'M INTERESTED IN HOW
THE GLOBAL PICTURE IS."
my mind how subtle and complex it is. Coffee is grown in over 70 coun­
tries; I'm interested in how the global picture is."
Portland also has one of the nation's fastest-growing markets for
niche coffee. There are over 30 roasters, many of them small, inde­
pendent operations like Coava Coffee Roasters (which has a national
following) and others that are internationally known, such as Stumptown
Coffee Roasters.
"There's been a change in the last 15 years, a shift in excitement,"
Neuschwander said. "Coffee's in its adolescent stage [ready to grow into
something bigger]."
For those interested in specialty coffee, Left Coast Roast is available at
the LC bookstore, Powell's and online.
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FEBRUARY 22, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES
Hop on the sushi train
PHOTO BY KEVIN RYAN
Sushi lchiban offers traditional rolls and creations of their own at
affordable prices.
BY KEVIN RYAN
STAFF WRITER
There are plenty of people
who go out for sushi at Sushi
Land or Sushi Sakura, mostly
because it's decent and cheap.
But sushi.can be great while
still being cheap. Sushi Ichiban,
a funky little sushi joint in Old
Town, serves great sushi for a low
price. They have all the standards:
tuna, salmon, shrimp, unagi, Cali­
fornia rolls, etc. However, they are not afraid to
put other fish on the menu. The
snapper, for example, is a nice,
delicate fish, perfect for nigiri,
and the mackeral tastes beautifully
clean and meaty. They even serve
octopus, which is my absolute
favorite: a perfectly chewy texture,
along with a slightly sweet flavor.
Don't worry vegetarians and
vegans, there's plenty of stuff for
you, too. The standard omelette
nigiri is a staple, as are the cucum-ber and avocado rolls. Some of
the vegetarian options are really
interesting, like the Eliza roll,
their own creation of a bunch
of tempura veggies drizzled with
sweet sauce.
If you don't see something you
want on the train, there are order
forms at every seat to hand to the
chefs. The decor makes this place
look like the cheap, neighbor­
hood joint that it is, with plenty
of knick-knacks and little things
all over.
The sushi is even taken around
the counter on a toy train. Service
can be slow but is always friendly
and welcoming. I rarely walk out
of Sushi Ichiban spending more
than $15, and I'in a big eater.
Their Wednesday /Saturday
special is great: $1 for most plates.
Don't keep going to Sushi Land;
Sushi Ichiban is cooler, better and
just as cheap.
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They are also hoping to host
workshops once every two weeks,
covering topics from simple fixes
to advanced wheel building. BY CATERINA ZISCHKE­
RINCON
STAFF WRITER '
Tucked away in a little corner
of Howard, Lewis & Clark's Bike
Co-Op goes many times unno­
ticed, seemingly accessible only
to bike fanatics or upperclassmen
that have been around the LC
block a few times.
The co-op is run by a handful
of returning students who volun­
teer their time assisting peers and
faculty with general questions and
repairs. This semester, hours are
currently listed Monday through
Thursday 1-5 p.m. and Fridays 1-3
p.m.
"The Bike Co-Op is a commu­
nity-oriented campus resource for
all things velo," said Ted Hamilton
('13), who started volunteering for
the co-op his sophomore year at
LC. "[We specialize] in free bike
repairs, maintenance workshops,
group rides to food carts, general
tomfoolery and even racing." Venturing inside, one finds
that the space is cramped but
also charming and the rows of
chrome moly frames hanging
from the wall, and the office full
of nifty mechanic's tools give it an
authentic bike-shop atmosphere.
The co-op is an excellent way
to learn more about everything
bicycle-related, and those with a
background in bike maintenance
or a desire to learn more are en­
couraged to stop by to help out or
to pick up a few pointers.
The Bike Co-Op's leaders
are also trying to organize more
events and activities throughout
the semester. Across Portland,
there are a number of other local
bike co-ops open to the public,
including the Community Cycling
Center on Alberta Street, the Bike
Farm, Citybikes and the North
Portland Bike Works.
Hip-hop, performance art and academia: Celebrate Black Heritage Month
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
The Office of Multicultural
Affairs is enriching Black Heritage
Month with a series of fun critical-
thinking events. Beyond this past
week's film series and the ongoing
Carrie Mae Weems art exhibit at
the Portland Art Museum, several
speakers will present on topics rang-
ing from black cinema and music to
the struggles that people of color
face every day in our society. Tuesday, Feb. 26. that portray the industrialization
Assistant Professor of Cinema of the American South.
and Media Studies Allyson Nadia 4 p.m., Smith Hall.
Field of University of California,
Los Angeles speaks on her work Wednesday, Feb. 27.
in the field of black cinema. With Hasan Salaam, a rapper from
an interest in experimental film, as New York City, speaks about his
well as Hollywood portrayals of work surrounding black music
people of color, Field's talk will and resistance. Salaam is a Muslim
delve into her book Filming Uplift rapper with an interest in the post-
and Projecting Possibiliry. colonial treatment of hip-hop
In her book, she focuses culture.
primarily on films made after 1910 He is especially motivated
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and food drives. His album Para- young and old, touching on is-
dise Lost (2005) has won several sues of religion, abortion and the
awards. power of womanhood.
7 p.m., Council Chamber. 8 p.m., Agnes Flanagan Chapel.
All events are free.
Thursday, Feb. 28.
For the second year running, The Carrie Mae Weems art
students will perform N tozake exhibit is free to students from now
Shange's For Colored Girls Who until Feb. 28. For more information
Have Considered Suicide When the about how to get tickets, please contact
Rainbow is Enuf. Shange's collec- multicultural@fclark.edu.
ADVERTISEMENT 6
Today competitive speakers
from across Oregon, Washing­
ton and Idaho will fill Lewis &
Clark's campus vying for a last
minute ticket to speech nation­
als. Our forensics program is
hosting the Individual Events
Qualifier for the National
Individual Events Tournament,
which is to be in Kansas this
April.
The LC speech team h s al­
ready been nationally success­
fu I this year, much of which
can be attributed to second
year coach Simone Walter.
"Last year, when these stu­
dents began competing, they
weren't making it to elimina­
tion rounds. Now, those same
students, after hard work and
dedication are in the semi-final
and final rounds of some of the
SS: When you were compet­
ing what topics did you speak
on?
SW: I wrote speeches on a
variety of topics. Some of my
favorite speeches that I gave
included topics such as Islamic
traditions like wearing the
hijab, terrorism and the way
the Western world constructs
images of terrorism to dehu­
manize others and commit vio­
lence against these individuals,
the over-us.e of dietary supple­
ments, the Wu-Tang Clan and
the application of Spiral of
Silence theory to rape culture
and why observers don't speak
out against acts of violence
that they witness.
SS: Have you ever thought
about speech as a form of self-Simone Walter
Forensics Coach
most competitive tournaments
in the nation," recounted
Walter.
Walter graduated from
the Robert D. Clark Honors
College at the University of
Oregon in 2010 where she
majored in political science
and philosophy, and minored
in economics and African
studies. "I love when the Pios
beat the Ducks because it is
gratifying for me as a coach
when my students are success­
fu l,11 said Walter.
., To the students, Simone
is more than a coach. Her
eccentric personality makes a
long practice fun and encour­
aging. "One thing's for sure,
you probably don't like bacon
as much as Simone," joked
Ben Mann ('14). "She's a big
expression?
SW: Of course! It is a form of
self-expression that enables
you to have a guaranteed au­
dience. I would usually have
conversations with critics and
other competitors after the
round about my speech, as
well as the speeches of others.
I think that this furthers topic­
specific education as well as
raises awareness about particu­
lar issues.
SS: What has been the high­
light of coaching for LC thus
far?
SW: At almost every single
school in the nation, th_e quan­
tity of.female competitors on a
team is extremely low, almost
depressingly so. However, at
Lewis & Clark that isn't the THE PIONEER LOG
STYLE SOURCE
sister to the whole team and
isn't afraid to add some femi­
nist discourse to your day."
Walter's personality is
vividly reflected through her
fashion taste. Shf stands out
on campus and certainly at
a speech tournament where
black suiits are the norm.
Mann and Tyler Janzen
('13) have already secured
their spots at nationals (Mann
has qualified in Persuasive
Speaking and Janzen in Prose
Interpretation), and the team
expects to qualify more com­
petitors this weekend.
Simone encourages every­
one who is interested in watch­
ing any rounds on Friday to
stop by Thayer between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m.
case. Like the rest of the LC
student body, our team is pre­
dominately female. As the only
female coach at LC (and one
of the few in the nation), it is
really awesome to be able to
work with so many intelligent,
motivated and downright awe­
some women. I believe that I
have experienced discrimina­
tion in the community because
of my gender. It is empowering
for me to be able to use my ex­
periences to help the women
on the LC team to overcome
some of these same issues.
SS: What does your closet
look like? •
SW: Other than a mess? At first
glance, it is very monochro­
matic in color, with a focus on
dark collars. I do have some colorful pieces, but mostly as
accent pieces. I also have a lot
of pieces that I have acquired
from my travels or the closets
of my grandmothers. I like
wearing things that are differ­
ent and outfits that generally
cannot be replicated by other
people.
SS: What's fashion typically
like at tournaments?
SW: Competitors are expected
to dress professionally in ge­
neric black suits.
SS: What do you think of
that? Is that how you dressed?
SW: It feels too constraining. I
enjoy experimenting with my FEBRUARY 22, 2013
suits as much as I enjoyed ex­
perimenting with my speeches.
As much as my speech was a
mode of expression, so was
how I dressed, whether it was
a hot pink suit or baby blue
with white pin-stripes.
SS: What do people in the
speech community think of
your personal style?
SW: I like to believe that they
think how I dress myself is
pretty fly. I did receive some
compliments this past week­
end at the Whitman tourna­
ment. My grandmother's fur
vest coupled with red pants
was definitely a hit. FEBRUARY 22, 2013
Presence
of a Poet
BY SOFIA KNUTSON
STAFF WRITER
On Feb. 12, the silence of the
Pearl Room at Powell's Books on
Burnside Street was overwhelm­
ing. The crowd was spilling out of
the arranged seating and onto the
floor to attend the 7:30 p.m. read­
ing by Lewis & Clark's very own
poetry professor, Mary Szybist.
Listeners appeared to by hypno­
tized by Szybist's reading from her
second and latest collection of
poetry, Incarnadine.
As Szybist continued reading,
it appeared as though the sur­
roundings drifted away, replaced
by the imagery in the poems.
Sitting and listening, one could
feel the melancholy of "So and
So Descending from the Bridge,"
and in "On Wanting to Tell [ ]
about a Girl Eating Fish Eyes,"
the happy strangeness laced with
nostalgia was transmitted by the
description of a young girl with a
strange craving. "Here, There Are
Blueberries" is another particularly
impactful poem; it gives a sense of
summer freedom with a somber
aftertaste. Many of the poems in
the collection are related to the
cover art of Incarnadine: Botticelli's
''Annunciation". Szybist addressed
the image, saying it was one she
attempted to "erase and remake
throughout the volume."
At the end of the reading, the
listeners who did not already have
a copy of Incarnadine went to grab
9ne qn.til none Wft..e let: on the
shelf. The line to get the collection
signed was extensive, revealing the
impact of Szybist's poetry on the
audience at Powell's.
Incarnadine is available for
$15.00 at bookstores.
ARTS
CULT
CALENDAR
Friday, February 22
Bubblin and Blown present
Falty DL at Rotture. 21 +, $8,
from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.
315 SE 3rd Avenue
Saturday, February 23
The final day of the Portland
International Film Festival of­
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Mari!Jn at 3 p.m. at Whitsell
Auditorium for $11. This tells
the tale of the Marilyn Monroe
via her diary and letters, which
were not always glamorous.
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Monday, February 25
Head over to Powell's and see
author Naomi Benaron speak to
her book Running the &ft which
describes a unique young man's
story as the Rwandan genocide
tears his country apart.
1005 W Burnside Street
-Cassie Bishop THE PIONEER LOG
ARTS 7
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the energy of the environment. Here-in this photo?-order and
beauty are found within mystery of the chaos. 11-Peter Carver
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What made you want to study
art?
It was the only thing at school
that I found I could sit down and
do for hours and not notice the
time pass.
And out of all the mediums,
why ceramics?
Out of anything I've tried, I
enjoy it the most. I love the raw­
ness of it, the tactile experience.
Also-I'm a pyro.
What does it feel like when you
make something you're really
proud of?
It usually comes as a surprise.
The things that I place the most
expectation on usually disappoint
me because ceramics can be an
unpredictable trade.
What is your favorite step in the
process?
Every step ... whenever I have
a visitor in the studio and I'm
talking them through the steps, I
always find myself saying "This is my favorite part," to each step.
The firing might be number one ...
especially when everything is
finished and is coming out of the
kiln.
Who are yoU!t biggest influ­
ences?
I definitely have to thank my
parents, because I never would
have become an art major if it
weren't for them. I didn't see it
as an option, but they saw that it
was my passion, and they pushed
me in that direction. I'm pretty
lucky in that way; most people
have the opposite experience. And
of course I have to thank Gabe
[Parque] and Ted [Vogel] of the
ceramics department for being
awesome. Gabe teaches summer
classes and was my first ceramics
teacher here, :and Ted is now my
thesis advisor, and both of them
are super fantastic.
Throughout the process of
your thesis what have you
PHOTOS BY CASSIE BISHOP learned about your chosen
medium that you did not know
or realize during your first steps
as a college art student?
Definitely makes me more
careful and conscientious about
the way I use my materials because
every ounce represents an incred­
ible amount of time that I've
already spent working. It's like a
precious resource, I've been call­
ing it "my gold." You really form
a strong relationship, a bond, a
sense of ownership, a responsibil­
ity toward the material to do good
things with it. Also a big motivat­
ing factor in collecting the material
is to bolster that connection to
the earth that is so pronounced,
specifically in the ceramic me­
dium. It's really amazing to see
something come straight from
the earth and carry it through the
entire process, and then see it as a
piece of art.
If you were to wake up tomor­
row and be the absolute perfect
ceramicist with absolutely
every and anything that you
would possibly need as far as
supplies goes, what would you
make?
Cob saunas. All over the
country.
PHOTO BY SHELBY CAMPBELL 8
Gore up close: Macbeth
in a black-box theatre
BY CASSIE BISHOP
ARTS EDITOR
A black-box theatre is intimate.
The front rows' anxious feet
cast shadows onto the stage and
tucked elbows run the risk of be­
ing knocked by an actor entering
or exiting with particular gusto.
This uncomfortable intimacy,
coupled with Shakespeare's most
vicious and unrelentingly blood
thirsty tragedy Macbeth left the
audience's legs shaking, hearts
pounding and many couples'
clammy hands clasped in fear.
For those whose Shakespeare
knowledge dies with "To be or
not to be," Macbeth tells the tale
of Macbeth and his wife, who
are both driven to madness by
their murderous rampage which
was prompted by three witches'
prophecy of Macbeth's rise to the
Scottish throne. Once the seed
is planted, neither the General
nor Lady Macbeth can quench
their thirst for power, even as the
blood of countless lives and loves drench their hands.
Post Five's black-box venue
would not have been enough in
and of itself to blacken the atmo­
sphere. The acting, particularly of
Ty Boice (Macbeth) and Cassan­
dra Schwanke (Lady Macbeth) was
fantastic. Their rants of insanity,
moments of ravenous affection
and cold hearted dedication to
topple the royal line and place
themselves on t~p were all equally
impressive. The costumes mixed
contemporary dress with the
ancient Shakespearean English to
produce a pleasing mix of past
and present. Full body paint lath­
ered the skin of the three witches
underneath their coarse sacks for
a chilling effect.
Countless efforts and talents
went into this production that
truly makes your blood run cold,
like that of many of the unlucky
characters.
Post5 Theatre's MacBeth runs
through March 17. For more i,iforma­
tion visithttp://postfivetheatre.org/
shows-and-events/ 2013 / Macbeth.
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Gardner: Pop Genius or
Out of Touch Eccentric?
BY CJ MACLEOD
STAFF WRITER
Put simply, the debut record
from Dutch pop savant Jacco
Gardner feels out of place in
2013. Steeped in swirling mello­
tron, harpsichord and a plethora
of other more exotic keyboards, it
seems to harken back to the studio
wizardry of bands like Love, The
Beach Boys and The Zombies, al­
beit with a more baroque spin. In
an era where every record is awash
in waves of '60s-esque reverb and
girl group harmonies, Cabinet of
Curiosities and its emphasis on ar­
rangement is a welcome change to
the current "wall of sound."
Gardner's debut is teeming
with an airiness that fits alongside
other artists like The Fresh &
Onlys and Night Beats. Tracks
like "Help Me Out," with its
charmingly-out-of-tune melody
and ghostly background vocals
sound like the morose cousins of
Van Dyke Parks. Other songs like
"Summer's Game" run with an R.
Stevie Moore "loss of youth" feel­
ing, leaving a twisted, saccharine feeling in their wake.
Though the record is keyboard
driven, acoustic guitar makes a
number of appearances, haunting­
ly introducing songs like "Chame­
leon," which builds into a swirling
mass of mellotron and chorused
vocals.
Although there's no short-
age of strange pop gems on the
record, it does hit a lull midway
through. ''Watching The Moon"
and title track "Cabinet of Cu­
riosities" both utilize the same
keyboard work and seem to stay
stagnant while the other tracks
build in grandiosity. Fortunately,
"The Riddle" breaks this monot­
ony with its pumping organ and
hazy vocals.
As a whole, Cabinet of Curiosities
is a gem of '60s pop wizardry. The
problem with this is that it's not
1967 and the derivative nature of
this kind of songwriting, no mat­
ter how brilliant, makes the record
lurch forward with a sluggishness
with which many modern listeners
may not mesh. If you do hap-
pen to have the time, Gardner's
baroque pop doesn't disappoint. THE PIONEER LOG
ARTS
'13 Battle
of 1~he
Bands
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
STAFF WRITER
Last Satwrday night, Feb. 16,
four student bands showcased
their best pieces for the Campus
Activites Board's third-annual Bat­
tle of the Bands held in Stamm.
The lineup included Rap on Tap,
Jukebox Dime, Milwaukie Talkie
and The Goddamn Band. A panel
judged the bands' 15-minute sets
on music and lyrical content, stage
presence, personality and audience
enthusiasm.
show, after a few minutes of loud
audience support and judge delib­
eration, Juke box Dime and The
Goddamn Band _were proclaimed
the winners. These two bands will
go on to perform at this year's
Spring Fling dance at the Crystal
Ballroom.
''It's validating. Our music is
my favorite music," said Nick
Pimentel ('15) the leader of The
Goddamn Band. ''Winning means
people like it and want to hear
more. I'm more than happy to
oblige."
The members ofThe Goddamn
Band. 1: Nick Pimentel ('15)
and Claire Hinkley ('15).
2: Alec Speckenbach ('15).
3: Nick Pimentel ('15).
PHOTOS BY GAVIN MCFARLANE THE
CREATIVE
CORNER
A LITERARY COLUMN
BY LOIS CLARKE
STAFF WRITER
Episode One: A Mighty Return
Scene One: Trail Bone
Nicholas and his new \vife took
their seats in the plush armchairs
near the windows of the Trail
Room.
"I've missed this place," he
said to himself softly as he looked
around the familiar room. An
easily recognizable voice boomed
over the crack.ling speaker.
"Jake?!" it said, though the
person speaking had pressed the
button a moment too late and all
tl1at could be heard was "-ake?!"
"That's me!" exclaimed Nicho­
las, springing out of his chair and
beaming.
"But tl1ey said Jake'," his ,vife
ILLUSTRATION BY KELSEY GRAY FEBRUARY 22, 2013
pointed out.
"HAHA tl1ose guys are still
playing ... even after 10 years!" He
sat back down with his riny burg­
er. "Best burgers in Portland," said
Nicholas, grinning with organic
beef and sriracha harmonizing in
his full mouth.
Scene Two: What's That Shoe
Tree For?
Nicholas took his wife on a
tour of campus, ending with the
Forest dorms. They gazed admir­
ingly up at the Shoe Tree.
"I never did get to leave
my legacy in those magnificent
branches, though I should have
after that fateful night at the
Glowdeo junior year ... " He trailed
off as his wife stared at him
quizzically. After a moment of
nostalgia, Nicholas was overcome
with burning passion. All of a
sudden, he ripped off his kind-of­
grown-up fai.r-trade shoes and tied
the laces.
"What are you doing?" his
horrified wife asked, her mouth
agape.
''What should have been done
years ago!" he yelled, throwing
his shoes into the ever-loving
branches of the Shoe Tree. They
were caught in some especiaJly
noble-looking branches. Feeling
accomplished, he fist pumped
mightily.
''\Vhy did you do tl1at?!" his
wife yelled, completely stunned.
''\'(/e still have to walk back to the
car!"
"I don't need shoes to brave
the stony steps of this school! I'm
a PIONEER!"
And \vith that, Nicholas had
returned home.
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Sam Shlegel ('15) interviews Savannah Weinstock ('15).
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
STAFF WRITER
Tell us a little bit about your
show.
The View is like The View,
except with none of those annoy­
ing women. It's a safe space for a
panel of Lewis & Clark students
to discuss the real issues we all
face, like whether genital piercings
are attractive.
Where did the name come from?
Barbara Walters' mind.
What do you play on your show?
It's a talk show, so I keep the
music to a minimum. No one
wants to hear the Courtney Love
and Peter, Paul and Mary albums
that are my iTunes.
What is your inspiration for
your show, or music in general?
I can't believe the crazy sh**
I hear people talk about on this campus everyday. I thought ifl
could capture just a fraction of the
ridiculous conversations I hear on
the regular, I could make a seri­
ously entertaining radio show.
What's one thing the world
should know about your show?
I want you to be on it. Email
me at samschlegel@lclark.edu. I
know you have something to get
off your chest; say it on The View.
Catch The View on Wednesdays
at 10 p. m. with Schlegel. FEBRUARY 22, 2013
Less than a week after the
early 2012 SXSW disband-
ing of veritable Oakland fuzz
legends Bare Wires, front-
man Matthew Melton found
himself at home channeling his
efforts into a new project he
deemed Warm Soda. Though
band breakups are never easy,
Melton rose above the frustra­
tion and began crafting some
of the best work that his long
catalogue has to offer. The
resulting songs, steeped in power pop hooks so sweet and
sticky they're liable to result in
the same cavities as the afore­
mentioned beverage, quickly
garnered the attention of San
Francisco heavyweight label
Castle Face Records. I caught
up with Melton on the eve of
the release of Warm Soda's first
LP, Someone for You, to discuss
everything from being chased
at gunpoint to the merits of an
ever-changing lineup. THE PIONEER LOG
ARTS
down at Fuzz City. We are work­
ing on our second album, a couple
European singles and a track for a
Polyvinyl compilation that's com­
ing out. Meanwhile, we're working
out details for 2013 U.S. and
European Warm Soda tours. And
we're trying to finish this Younger
Lovers LP, if Brontez would actu­
ally show up to a session!
Speaking of being prolific,
what types of things help you
sustain.your output? Is there a
certain frame of mind that you
need to be :in to work, or does it
just come naturally from years
on the scene?
If you want to sustain your
output, quit smoking marijuana! ♦
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The sound of the band, at least
to me, seems to be very '70s-era
power pop inspired, full of fuzz
and grit. What are some things
that you guys draw from, musi­
cally and otherwise?
Plod -"Neo City" ga, Tenn., on a day off. The idea
for the video was that we were
lost, driving in our van, and run
into this mythical horror movie
host character named Dr. Shock
(actually a real dude). We were
filming on this back-woods road
in the outskirts of Chattanooga
(but it was actually, like, some How did the band get involved
in the Velvet Underground
tribute record that's coming out
on Castle Face Records? PHOTO COURTESY OF WARM SODA
Warm Soda will be in Portland on April 13 at Bender Fest as part
of their 2013 Spring Tour.
You just finished recording
your debut LP on San Francis­
co-based Castle Face Records.
Can you tell us a bit about it?
I hate it. I hate the sound of
my own voice. As soon as I make
something, I just want to destroy
it and keep moving.
Although Warm Soda is a rela­
tively new band, you've had the
opportunity to tour quite a bit
and play with influential bands
such as Redd Kross, King Tuff
and Thee Oh Sees. Do you
have any crazy stories from the
road?
One time on the first Warm
Soda tour, we were attempting to
make a music video in Chattanoo-guy's driveway) and this truck pulls
up fast out of nowhere, and the
guy jumps out with a huge gun,
pointing it right at us and totally
freaks on us. We scrambled to get
away-the video crew was in a car
behind us on this narrow-ass road
next to a steep ravine, and I had to
back the van all the way out with a
gun pointed at me out the window
of the guy's truck. Totally insane;
and we got most of it on video!
Matthew, you're known as a
rather prolific andfast-working
songwriter. Do you have any
new songs or albums in the
works?
Currently, there is a lot going Matt Jones at Castle Face hit
me up, told me they were cover­
ing the first Velvet Underground
record and assigned us ''Waiting
for the Man .. " We recorded a kind
of normal version, but it sucked,
so we scrapped it and re-recorded
more of a chopped and screwed
version with more breaks. That's
the first cover song I've ever
released.
Are there any current bands or
artists that you're particularly
fond of that you think every­
body should be listening to?
There's this band, Guida, an
Italian glam band that is pretty
ADVERTISEMENT cool. Bad Vibes, Tennent [Mc­
Cabe] from Bad Wires' band,
are awesome and a completely
unhinged rock n' roll band. They
played in Oakland recently and he
got pissed off cause of something
wrong with the sound, so he·
smashed his guitar on the second
song and walked out, then every­
one kind of trashed the place.
Someone smashed a chandelier
and a toilet got kicked over and
water got all over the place. But, I
mean, what can you expect when
it says "bring drugs" on the flyer? .
Are there any record labels that you
believe deserve some hype for what
they're doing right now?
Burger Records.
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shifts in the past few months.
Is your selection process based
off of touring availability,
musical kinship or some other
factor?
Any selection process is based
entirely on "the thing." The cur­
rent Warm Soda lineup has it,
but I love kicking people out of
bands, and it's even better when
people quit because of the energy
that comes with change.
- Do you have any plans to come
to Portland in the near future?
We're playing The Bender,
April 13 at Slabtown.
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Athletes succeed
BY NICK ELLIS
STAFF WRITER
Sports at Division III schools
are undervalued. Compared to
their Division I counterparts,
Division III athletics receive
minimal attention. This begs the
question, why do we (as a Division
III school) continue to compete
in sports?
According to the Le,vis &
Clark athletics website, we com­
pete to "create bonds that last a
lifetime by developing the good
and w1ique [people] and inspir­
ing and helping others to do the
same." In contrast, Division I
_schools focus solely on creating
a stronger, faster, better athlete
-one who can bijng the school
more attention and cash. Division
III guidelines allow the athlete to
approach sports with moderation.
Through moderation, athletes are
able to equally pursue their pas­
sion in sports, develop as people
and still succeed academically.
There is no
division
between school
and sports.
Since sports are ultimately not
a viable career path for almost
every athlete, including those in ILLUSTRATION BY
CAMILLE SCHUMANN
Division I, sports can seem like a
meaningless and fruitle_ss pursuit
on which to exhaust yourself. A
professor at Willamette Univer­
sity who shares this view told me
that he thought sports were just
a waste of time, since you cannot
use tl1em to get a job once you
graduate.
Although this opinion may
simply reflect the current state of
.Willamette's athletic programs, it
is not 'without validity. However,
even if sports will not directly
help athletes acquire jobs, sn1dies
show that students who par­
ticipate in sports do far better in
academics than those who don't.
Athletics show students not only
how to have a good work ethic,
but sports also teach the value of
and payoffs from sustained effort.
Teams provide an instant sup­
port base to show new members
how to study, provide assistance
on complex assignments and en­
courage them to work for the ben­
efit of the team. Athletes are com­
mitted to high academic standards
so they can compete to the best
of their ability without distraction
and avoid the 2.0 GPA cut off. By
providing another goal to work
towards, students who would not
necessarily be motivated to reach
their potential by grades alone
receive another reason to excel in
the classroom.
Besides, if you think a col­
lege would be better off without
athletics, just look at Reed. THE PIONEER LOG
OPINION
Letter to the editor
In Protes1t of Offensive
Content
Early this month while I was
attending a training session for the
Queer Resource Center, one of
the presenters read the Backdoor
and commented to me about
the trans-phobic joke that was
presented in it. The specific joke
was related to "LC slang" and
was about the term "schleg" that
according th.e column refers to
a disabled girl with a penis. This
part of the Backdoor was not only
insensitive and offensive to some
members of the LC community
including myself but also lacked
any relevance to the community. Needless to say, I was beyond
embarrassed that people at Lewis
and Clark thought that jokes that
are offensive and, frankly, childish
were worthy of being printed. At
the time I thought that it was a
careless mistake, however, as this
last week's Backdoor proves, the
editor of the Backdoor insists on
making cheap jokes that would be
impressive only to middle-school
preteens.
Slamming the
Backdoor shut
This last week's attempt at sati­
rizing the Vagina Monologues was FEBRUARY 22, 2013
another example of a joke that,
like the "schleg" joke, completely
overlooks the entire histories
of privilege that underlie them.
This is not to say that the Vagina
Monologues can't be satirized,
please by all means point out the
flaws of the Vagina Monologues
but do so with jokes that are intel­
ligent and relevant to students.
Who would have thought that the
Backdoor could have disintegrated
in such a short amount of time?
I miss the backdoor that was
relevant, smart, and never outright
offensive.
Kerry White ('13)
Member of the QRC
Education for people, not profits
BY CALEB DIEHL
OPINION EDITOR
Drop out of college already.
Through its recently an­
nounced Venture Competition,
Lewis & Clark will pay me up to
$3,000 to promote a business idea
with a team of three people and a
typed proposal. That's great, but
if I complete another applica­
tion, this one from Peter Thiel,
the PayPal founder will throw me
$100,000 to d:rop out of college
and do whatever I want.
And that's only half of our
tuition, room and board for four
years. It would make more sense
to just bail out completely with no
application and use the savings to
fund a business venture. I must
justify, therefore, the value of
entrepreneurship education in a
traditional college setting.
This mindset has become per­
vasive throughout LC programs
this semester. The college hosted
a Winterim workshop on the topic
and will build an entrepreneurship
center. They don't want to admit
it, but these plans trend toward
business degrees and entrepre­
neurship majors already offered at
other liberal arts schools.
A business school could not
hide as anything other than ad­
ministrative pandering to prospec­
tive students at the expense of LC's artistic character. That's not
worth its return on investment.
No one will let them build a busi­
ness school and call it an "entre­
preneurship center" either.
Students, however, also harbor
a lot of stupid counterarguments.
We cannot set our hatred of a
concept proportional to the num­
ber of times it falls out of Mitt
Romney's mouth or the number
of art classes we want to take.
Venturing
beyond a
business degree
Faculty who support the pro­
gram like to issue romantic quotes
about how liberal arts students'
creative traits define entrepreneur­
ial spirit. Business' and liberal arts'
respective mindsets, however, are
in some ways completely antitheti­
cal. Just look at admissions bro­
chures. Business declares, decides,
pitches. The liberal arts develop
critical thinking through careful
writing and discussion.
A successful and engaging
initiative will be one that encour­
ages the entrepreneurial spirit,
not the entrepreneur's short-term
goal. We must embrace the theo­
retical thinking that makes profit
mongers denounce liberal arts. We can cultivate freethinking and de­
sign skills without sacrificing our
cognitive integrity to thoroughly
mechanical calculations.
The profit motive wrecks lives
through hasty exploitation, care­
less environmental decisions and
Mitt Romney. It is not that simple,
however. The enticement of
profit speeds innovation, demands
reckless and borderless creativity.
Competition crushes· conventional
thinking like Romney in a presi-
dential race.
Business programs instead
uphold convention as "real-world"
education. The imaginary world
is more fun. I can imagine being
able to fly, or earning money for
dropping out of school. In fact,
the speculative decision-making
provided by a good liberal arts
education sparks the kind of
inspiration that enables effective
writing and wrangling with ideas.
It forces people to balance more
than ledgers.
That means de-emphasizing
outcomes and goals, degrees and
monetary incentives and freeing
the mind to collide with diverse
disciplines. It means sacrificing
certainty to accommodate innova­
tion and the debt we can't pay
with the $100,000 we didn't take,
a principle that drives the lives of
both entrepreneurs and liberally
educated dreamers.
Buckle up for predictable "Journey Forward"
PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE
BY KATRINA STAAF
OPINION EDITOR
By now, you have undoubtedly
seen flags on lampposts all across
campus inscribed with "The Jour­
ney Forward." These flags first
appeared at the start of the spring
semester, and I thought they
only intended to act as hopeful
motivators for a successful foray
into the second half of the school
year. As it turns out, however,
this "Journey Forward" has a far
greater purpose: it is a thoroughly
detailed 15-page plan for the col­
lege's_ development between now
and 2020.
At its core, the plan involves
emphasizing and connecting the
existing strengths of the Law
School, Graduate School and
College of Arts & Sciences. It
states three central goals of this
emphasis and connection, and
at first glance, none of them ap-pear to directly benefit current
students. According to the plan,
Lewis & Clark strives to "educate
people for life and leadership
in an interdependent global and
environmental context" while
journeying forward, but shouldn't
that be happening already?
LC also strives to increase its
worldwide prestige and to make
itself known to "an ever-growing
circle of prospective students and
their fan1i!ies and supporters."
Together, those two aspirations
seem rather money-hungry and
misguided. Would an intense
desire for appeal to outsiders not
distract an institution from cater­
ing to those who already attend it?
Such questions crossed my
mind repeatedly as I have talked
more and more about "The Jour­
ney Forward" over the course of
the past month. Many students
with whom I spoke expressed
concern that LC's uniqueness, much of what drew them here
in the first place, would become
subdued as a result of the school's
desire to climb the rankings, ex­
pand its applicant pool and garner
more donations from alunmi. In
particular, recent entrepreneurship
initiatives have not gone unno­
ticed; business ad:rninistration was
once a major at LC, and the sud­
den push for business savvy could
be the first step toward reinstat­
ing it. Of course, such a decision
would directly oppose the values
of a liberal arts college. However,
it is easy to think that the addi­
tion of a business program might
fulfill some of LC's desire for
heightened greatness.
After reading the fine print of
"The Journey Forward" that so
many of us have made presump­
tions about, the reality is that
LC's special traits are not exactly
going to be exploited. They are
just going to become (hopefully) Director of Institutional Research Mark Figueroa elaborates on the prin­
ciples of "The Journey Forward" at the strategic plan's launch event.
more solidified and more heavily
promoted. In other words, this
mysterious expedition involves
LC making a lot of public clain1s
about its offerings while attempt­
ing to make these clain1s as legiti­
mate as possible.
As a direct result of our
school's big dreams to increase
awareness of what occurs on
Palatine Hill, we can expect to see a decrease in the disparity between
the appealing aspects of atten­
dance that LC advertises and the
visible validity of those aspects.
Do not fear, because our opportu­
nities for success will only increase
if LC becomes as prestigious as it
hopes. Calm your worries by read­
ing the plan for yourself, at http://
www.lclark.edu/ live/ files/ 12738-
strategic-plan. FEBRUARY 22, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG 11
SPORTS
Fulks: The leader of a team, an era and a dream
Tayler Wang ('14) receives a pass before she looks to find.an opening to score. Wang was
three for three in free throws against the Lutes, ~elping lead the team to an overwhelming vie­
BY ANTHONY RUIZ &
ROCKY MCNEFF
SPORTS EDITORS
Juli Fulks' career at Lewis &
Clark began in 2004 when, at
the age of 26, she was tasked
with turning around a struggling
women's basketball team. Fulks
was young, the team was com­
ing off of a 5-20 season and this
was her first coaching job at LC.
Now, nearly 10 years later, Fulks
has the Pioneers in the driver's
seat after securing the number one
seed heading into the Northwest
Conference Championships this
weekend. If the Pioneers win the
conference, it will be the first time
in school history that the team has
won the NWC regular season title
outright since joining the NCM.
Fulks credits the turnaround to her "fantastic assistant coaches"
that set goals to eventually be "at
the top of the league and the top
of the country." Fulks' staff is still
with her today and remains hun­
gry to prove LC women's basket­
ball belongs on the national stage.
This unifying goal has guided
Fulks and company to work
through changes that needed to
be made and retool their recruit­
ing efforts. Fulks admits that
at times she has a "restricted
recruiting pool" based on the high
academic standards of the College
but also sees the positives. "Our
players tend to have good work
ethics because they are used to
excelling in the classroom," said
Fulks. The women's basketball
team has a self-imposed team
GPA goal of a 3.0. "Our biggest strength this year on the court is
the abiliry to be flexible and really
use a lot of systems," added Fulks.
Despite a somewhat limited
talent pool, Fulks was able to
recruit top-1,~vel players such
as former NWC Player of the
Year Kristina Williams (' 13) and
become a perennial contender for
the NWC title. Along with im­
proved recruiting, Fulks worked
hard on "developing those players
to fit a system that works for
them and that can compete and
be successfuL" In order to perfect
their new system of play, the team
travelled to Canada, participating
in exhibition games against pro­
fessional women's basketball teams
in order to prepare for the season.
While th,~ Pioneers are the class
of the NWC today, Fulks initially
Pios clinch spot in playoffs
TAKE ON TOP RANKED WHITMAN FOR SECOND
CONSECUTIVE SEASON IN NWC TOURNAMENT
BY ANTHONY RUIZ
SPORTS EDITOR
After wrapping up the regular
season 16-9, the men's basketball
team has secured the number four
seed in the North West Conference
Tournament.· Yesterday, the Pio­
neers faced off against conference
champions, number eight Whit­
worth College in Spokane, Wash.
If the Pios were to pull off the
upset over the number one-seeded
Pirates, they would advance to the
NWC tournament finals and play
at the winner of the Whitman and
George Fox game.
Despite starting off the first quarter of the season without three
of their key players due to injury,
the Pioneers finished the season
strong, earning themselves their
second consecutive post season
appearance under Head Coach,
Dinari Foreman('95). Home court
advantage boosted the Pioneers all
year, helping them to make their
way to an impressive 9-2 record at
Pamplin Sports Complex this year.
Another bright spot for the
Pioneers this season was the way
in which they finished. After
falling on the road to a scrappy
Puget Sound team on Feb. 8, the
Pioneers found themselves on
the brink of elimination from the post season. The following day,
the Pioneers returned home to
play what would very likely be the
last home game for the seniors.
Pouring in their best effort, the
seniors lead me Pioneers to victory
with amazing shooting and hustle
plays. The Pioneers would then
get help from guard James Hollins
('13), who caught fire by scoring
14 points in a win against Pacific
and 25 in the season finale against
Pacific Lutheran.
Hollins' dfort was good
enough to pmpel the Pioneers
into the post: season and earn him
NWC Playeir of the Week Honors •
from Feb. 11-Feb. 17. struggled during her first few years
as head coach. After three years
of fighting to win games, bring­
ing in new players and creating a
winning mentaliry, Fulks brought
success back to the women's
basketball program. Fulks' dream
of building the best basketball
team in the nation is now within
the grasp of the Pioneers. ''A lot
of years of building and turning
the corner and getting used to
being at the top is actually a really
hard phenomenon to get to," said
Fulks.
This year, the LC women's
basketball team earned the right
to host the conference champi­
onships when they beat Pacific
Lutheran on Feb. 16. Coach Fulks'
confidence in her team continues
to grow as they proved worthy
conference leaders, burying the
Lutes and earning a 79-53 victory.
The Pios kept the lead throughout
the second half, at one point even
pulling ahead by 34 points. The
Pioneers' next step is to compete
in the NWC Championships,
earning their fourth consecutive
appearance. In the past three sea­
sons, the Pioneers have lost in the
first round, semi-finals and region­
als, respectively. Af1er finishing
the regular season 23-2, currently
ranked 10th in the nation, the
Pioneers have the chance to go all
the way.
Heading into the weekend tournament, the battle-tested
Pios have to play well in what are
sure to be two closely contested
games. Fulks and the Pioneers
have only played in four games
this season in which the game was
decided by three points or less.
In these games, the Pioneers were
an impressive 3-1 with their only
loss coming from a last second
layout on Feb. 1, at Whitworth.
Despite having little experience
in close games this season, Fulks
is confident that her team will
pull through in the clutch. "We
believe we are going to win those
games every time they're close,
and the other teams actually be­
lieve we are going to win it, too,"
said Fulks.
After battling for over five
months, the Pioneers are play-
ing their best basketball of the
season, and look to carry their
momentum into the post-season.
"We've made it through the hard
part, and now every game is excit­
ing," said Fulks. "Now it's just
fun". The Pioneers hit the court
yesterday against conference rivals
George Fox. If they beat George
Fox for the third time this season,
the Pioneers will move on to play
the winner of the Whitman and
Whitworth game at Pamplin
Sports Complex on Saturday, Feb.
23, at 7 p.m. The winner of that
earns an automatic entry into the
DIII NCM Tournament.
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Refrosted: NHL season open for business
BY PETER MELLING Black Hawk Up offs). While the strike-shortened the fact that he is having a career .
STAFF WRITER To say that the Chicago regular season may be a poor basis year with a 4-0-3 record and a Western Conference:
Blackhawks have had a hot start of judgment for the qualiry of a .934 save percentage. It would be 1. Chicago Blackhawks
would be an understatement. team, the Blackhawks might go on unlikely for him to be traded at 2. Vancouver Canucks
Well, the NHL is finally back. Through the first 15 games of a big playoff run and could secure any point this season. His fate will 3 .. St. Louis Blues
After canceling the first half of the the season, their record is 12-0-3, their second Stanley Cup in four depend on his playoff perfor- 4. San Jose Sharks
season because of labor difficul- the best in the NHL. Even facing years. mance, because of his reputation 5. Anaheim Ducks
ties, the NHL and the NHLPA formidable opponents like the San Longing for Luongo of ineptitude in crucial times (like 6. Detroit Red Wings
certified a new 10-year CBA that Jose Sharks and defending Stanley Vancouver Canucks goalie the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals). If 7. Nashville Predators
raised the salary cap and limited Cup Champions the Los Ange- Roberto Luongo has been on the he does not perform well in the 8. Phoenix Coyotes
the amount of years for contracts. les Kings, they have managed to trading block for a while now. The playoffs, the Canucks will try to
Now, new contracts can only go to secure victories. The Blackhawks all-star player has been named in trade him. Eastern Conference:
eight years, while rookie contracts lead both conferences with 27 possible trades with teams ranging The Rite of Spring 1. Pittsburgh Penguins
can only go to seven. points, and with their veteran from the Chicago Blackhawks to Due to the truncated regular 2. Boston Bruins
After the lockout, there could defense and efficient offense, it the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite season, the playoffs will most 3. New Jersey Devils
only be a 48-game season made is likely that they will hold onto the prowess of backup goalie Cory likely break down more like the 4. Carolina Hurricanes
up entirely of the intraconference their success and possibly take Schneider (4-3 with a .912 save midseason standings in terms of 5. New York Rangers
matchups that started on Jan. 19. the President's Trophy (the award percentage), Luongo is staying points and relative abiliry. To the 6. Montreal Canadiens
Only a month into the season, given to the team with the most put. This is partially the result of right are my predictions for the 7. Toronto Maple Leafs
there are already impressive story- points in the regular season, and the nine years and $48 million teams that make the cut this post-· 8. Tampa Bay Lightning
lines developing. therefore the top seed in the play- left on his contract, as well as season. • • . . . . .
12 THE PIONEER LOG
BACKDOOR FEBRUARY 22, 2013
You Caught My Eye
You: Pink-haired PioLog groupie goddess. . .
M w, - l . D b ch You: All of the amaz1ng black men on campus. e: wannng you to ay me our m u a . Me: Wondering if "jungle fever" is a politically
You: Keyboardist in a band that knew all
about the "bare necessities."
Me: Wanting ro see your bare necessities.
You: In Howard 305 listening ro a dope remix of
a Christmas song.
Me: Diggin' it. Even ifir's February. correct term.
You: Borrowed my calculator bur couldn't
remember where I lived.
Me: My heart is Akin' first floor ya.
You: Table for 1 at Burger King.
Me: Marijuana.
Be a "Pioneer" of courtshi You: One-upped my dinosaur.
Me: Wishing you would make my dino sore.
Editor's pick
You: Goldy-hands in the clay.
Me: Know that you hug better than them three
bears.
You: Sophomore looking sultry in that
parry sweater.
Me: Ready to slather you up in Veganaise
and see what you can do.
BACKDOOR'S 201
COMPETTIIO
COPELAND CO PER MINE!
Why copper?
To our knowledge, copper is something
often found in dirt. We believe the dirt
beneath Copeland may be the dirt with the
most copper in it. We propose that Cope­
land be demolished and a profitable min­
ing operation commence in its crumbling
foundations.
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Let's talk challenges and costs. This
plan will probably be opposed by many
neo-enviro-feminist hippies, but that's un­
derstandable, since they will be the ones
working in the mines. We're going to make
sure of it. That way, we don't have to spend
all day listening to them complain about
"environmental destruction." However, let us
briefly address their whiny liberalism. Is de­
struction always a bad thing? During WWII,
we destroyed the Nazis. Was destruction
bad then? No it wasn't, so if you oppose this
mine, then you were probably great friends
with Hitler. Business plan
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fJlo le.
PeoptE! f 85% of start-up capitial will be spent on costumes.
Step 1:
Figure out what copper is. What does it look like? Where
can you find it? What does it taste like? These are just
some of our questions.
Step 2:
Demolish Copeland and harvest any copper hidden
within its walls. We need copper to build the machinery
to harvest the copper to build better machinery, etc.
Step 3:
Meet with faculty about new E&D curriculum. We will be
presenting a more literal interpretation of "Exploration &
Discovery" for our first year students. Classes will include
Copper Identification, Copper Discovery, Copper Ap­
preciation, Copper Statue Making, Copper Mining and of
course, The Philosophy of Copper.
Step 4:
INVEST TODAY! After first-year students begin to collect copper, figure out
what to use copper for. Our current ideas are copper-plat­
ed food cart, Statue of Liberty 2 and a Copper-Statue-Nud­
ie-Art Museum, Copper A Feel, where patrons can touch
the tastefully nude statues. We think once we figure out
what copper actually is, we will be able to find more uses.
Refer to Step 1 .
Backdoor is a work of humor and fictjon1 created by Isaac, Caitlin, Kevin, David, Justin & Jake.
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