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Lewis & Clark College: Pioneer Log / Mossy Log

Volume 80, Issue 4
Friday, March 1, 2013
www.piolog.com 2 THE PIONEER LOG
NEWS
Bon set to undergo renovations
during summer 2013
BY EMMA HOCH­
SCHNEIDER
STAFF. WRITER
This summer, Fields Dining
Room is undergoing a massive
facelift.
"The goal is to refresh the
project and make it more ef­
ficient, bringing it more into the
way modern food service is run,"
said Associate Vice President for
Facilities Michel George. George
and Facilities Manager Larry
Atchison have been key organizers
of the Fields renovation.
The new design of Fields Din­
ing Room centers on efficiency
and atmosphere. "It will change
the feel of this room so that the
dining experience will be more
appealing and updated, a place
where people will want to gather
more and hang out," said General
Manager of ~on Appetit at Lewis
& Clark Mac Lary.
The new additions to Fields in­
clude turnstiles at the entrance so
that long lines (especially those of
Sunday brunch) can be avoided. A low wall will separate the food
service area from the dining area.
To improve efficiency, food trays
will be able to be restocked from
behind. The beverage island will
be accesible from either side of
the wall so students will not have
to reenter the food area to refill
their drinks.
The seating will be very simi­
lar, with a few additional options.
A counter with outlets for laptops
will be available on the outside of
the low wall, along with cubicles
to store backpacks and bags.
Round tables and large commu­
nity tables will be available. Several
booths will be present to provide
a more intimate dining experience.
Aesthetically, Fields will have
a new wood-paneled ceiling, new
fans and a new ventilation system.
Monitor screens will also display
the day's menu outside of Fields·
so students can more easily view
the dining options. The wall tl1at
looks out onto the Pioneer Ex­
press Shuttle stop will be replaced
witl1 \vindows, enhancing tl1e
natural light of the room. There are no plans to change
the menu significantly.
The funds for the renovation
do not come from students fees,
but rather from a depreciation
fund for Fields Dining Room.
. Every year, the college puts aside
money that goes toward the up­
keep of buildings.
"The Bon renovation is all
about efficiency, aesthetics and
community, and I'm really ex­
cited to see the end result," said
Chairperson of the Food Service
Advisory Committee Tyler Pat­
terson ('16).
The plan for the renovation
goes to the board this week for
approval.
"Our goal is to start right after
commencement and have it ready
by August," says George.
"It's going to be beautiful,
attractive-basically the facelift
that Templeton needs," concluded
Patterson.
For more information on tl1e
Fields Dining Room renovation,
students can contact LC Facili­
ties. MARCH 1, 2013
l.01} ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ FINCH
Counseling service receives grant to expand services
BY MICHELLE CHERNACK
STAFF WRITER
On Feb. 14, it was announced
that tbe Lewis & Clark Counseling
Service received an anonymous
grant of $200,000. With this ad­
ditional money, the Counseling
Service is now able to provide
more service appointments during
the week for students.
"The better terminology is
not 'grant' but gift, because this
was [given] by the family of a
student who was sensitive to some
of the challenges that we face in
terms of meeting the demand for
counseling services for students,"
said Associate Dean of Students,
Director of Wellness Services and
Chief Psychologist John Hancock.
The Counseling Service serves
all three schools: undergraduate,
graduate and law. However, most
of the services are focused to­
wards undergraduates. Excluding
STAFF all tl1ose who are overseas, about
20 percent of LC students go in
for appointments each year, 80 •
percent of whom are undergradu­
ate students.
"More students want our
services than we have staff to
provide," said Hancock. "For
people's needs who aren't as acute,
sometimes they wind up hav-
ing to be on a waiting list or we
offer referrals off-campus, but
we know that getting off-campus
can be kind of a hassle for some
and there's costs associated with
seeing people off-campus, so we
like to provide services on campus
whenever we can."
These waiting lists can get long,
and students inay not be able to
get a Counseling Service appoint­
ment for an extended period of
time.
"This family [who donated
the money] became aware of this
issue and really wanted to try to do something that could make a
difference in terms of decreasing
the waiting list and providing bet­
ter access to services for student
counseling. So, they provided the
gift," said Hancock.
He had been in conversa­
tion with the donors since last
November.
"The way the college works is
that Institutional Advancement
is sort of our fundraising for the
college, and tl1ey look out for
these opportunities and try to
match the needs of the college
with what donors might have to
offer. There were different ideas
about how the money could come
or what we would use it for, until
finally we found the right match
between what we needed and
what the donor was ready to give
us money for."
This gift is going to be covered
over a period of four years,
amounting to $50,000 a year. Es-sentially, it will allow the Counsel­
ing Service to expand their staff.
"I was ready to implement a
plan with my staff as soon as we
got the money," said Hancock. "I
knew how badly it was needed."
Two staff psychologists
recently took on more hours. Dr.
Melinda Brooks is now a full-time
employee for the next four years.
She is working two extra days a
week, significantly increasing the
amount of appointment avail­
ability for students. Dr. Bobbi
Miliara increased her hours for
this semester, which also creates
more appointments.
''We know that this size of a·
gift won't elinlinate our waiting
list, but it'll help. It'll help reduce
it, and then we'll keep doing what
we can to work with it," said
Hancock. "So it will make a dif­
ference, absolutely. We'll continue
to try to work very hard to find
the right service model. When you have a finite number of counsel­
ing sessions you can offer and
lots of students who want them,
you have to come up with how do
you decide who you're going t~
serve and who you don't, because
you can't serve everybody. The
problem is that sometimes people
are in really bad shape, and if they
can't get in for that assessment,
they could get a lot worse. We
don't want tl1at to happen. We
want to have an initial assessment
at the beginning."
The Cou?seling Service is
working to serve students as
effectively as possible, which is
evidenced by the notably fewer
students on this semester's waiting
list than last semester.
"The donor's wish with the gift
was that we would invest this in
more counseling hours available
to students," said Hancock. ''And
tl1at's exactly what we're doing."
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NEWS 3
Copeland games pits residence rivals in battle
Resident Advisor Shannon ing particularly competitive-all in have 50 points, and as the week
BY ALLIE MCRAITH Boerner ('15) has described the the name of charity where coins goes on, if there is a write-up in
NEWS EDITOR C la cl G " b. • d bill 1 th th hall c h • 10 ope n arnes as com rn- earn pornts an s ose em. at , 1or eac wnte-up
ing the Olympics and Hogwarts "Last year A-wing and B-wing points are deducted from the 50
House points, and of course were neck and neck, but at the last points. We will not tell the resi-
throwing our own Lewis & Clark second A-wing placed a giant sum dents how many points they get
spin on it." The games will take of bills into the B-wing bag," said for this particular category, but the
place in Copeland from March 3 Boerner. "The amounts cancelled RAs and Area Director will keep
until March 10. out and the points were actually track," Boerner said. "At the end
The Copeland Games, a week- awarded to the F40s and 50s. .. of the closing event, when we add
long competition, will provide an Anything is possible! Last year up the points for all the activities,
opportunity for the community we raised well over $200 for the events and the coin drive, it will
to interact with some competitive Special Olympics, and we're look- be impossible for the residents to
incentives. ing to raise even more money for know which hall has been written
"The coin drive [which is charity this year." up, ensuring confidentiality."
worth 50 points] was a very sue- Other weeklong events include The bottom line is that "the
cessful event last year. It takes trivia, Thank Skyline, hall decorat- Copeland Games are our opportu-
place during the closing [event] ing, and No Write-Ups. Unlike nity to thank Skyline, get students
on March 10. Basically, it is a other traditional events where involved in the LC commu-
competition between halls to see points will be tallied and on nity and really bring out our Pio
who can raise the most muney," display in the Main Lounge dur- pride," Boerner explained.
Boerner said. She also ran last ing the week, the No Write-Ups If you live in Copeland, look
year's Harry Potter-themed games points are different. for the full schedule of events and
ILLUSTRATION BY MOLLY KIEFER and remembers this event becom- "Each team automatically will ways to earn points for your floor.
Dr. Schooler: "Using PsychologY, to
Push the Boundaries of Science'
BY GUADALUPE TRIANA
FEATURES EDITOR
On Monday, Feb. 18, Univer­
sity of California, Santa Barbara
Professor of Psychology Jonathan
Schooler visited Lewis & Clark to
give a lecrure entitled "Using Psy­
chology to Push the Boundaries
of Science," in which he discussed
the value of psychology through­
out the scientific field.
Dr. Schooler graduated from
Hamilton College and earned
a Ph.D. from the University of
Washington. Dr. Schooler spe­
cifically studies and focuses on
subjects such as consciousness,
problem-solving and memory, as
demonstrated by his presentation.
Currently, Dr. Schooler hopes to
write a novel before setting up a
prospective metascience project
that will "turn the lens of science
onto the process by which science
is conducted."
Part of Dr. Schooler's lecture
focused on subjects such as mind-wandering and the three levels of
consciousness, and he encouraged
interactive activity from the audi­
ence.
"I hope that first and foremost,
the ideas presented in my lecture
will intrigue students and make
them curious about psychology
and the various ways in which it
might apply in their lives," said
Dr. Schooler. "With respect to the
particular topics that I mentioned,
I hope that students are more at­
tentive to their mind experiences.
Whe_n does it happen? Have you
noticed it disrupting your ability
to follow lectures or read? Just
paying attention to it may help to
keep it in line."
Dr. Schooler also encourages
students to become active with
the processes of the mind that he
described in his presentation.
"I hope people pay attention
to their mind-wandering episodes
when they occur at times that are
not disruptive. For example when walking from class to class, what
are you thinkirig about? Perhaps
you are having a creative tl10ught
about something you learned in
your class or something you would
like to do in tl1e future," said Dr.
Schooler. "Pay attention to those
ideas, as mind-wandering periods
can be an especially productive
time for creative incubation."
The event was curated by Dr.
Schooler's son, LC student Joel
Schooler ('15), who is majoring
in psychology. Schooler brpught
his father to campus to inspire
fellow psychology students and to
demonstrate the unlimited things
that can be done with a psychol­
ogy degree.
"I invited my father to give a
talk about open science, as well as
his research, so that students here
would be able to see what [can be
done] \vith a psychology degree,"
said Schooler, "[as well as what]
some new research studies have
shown and how science needs Dr. Schooler gets candid during his lecture at Lewis & Clark.
to move to a more transparent
system than it already is."
Dr. Schooler's presentation
focused on the idea that psychol­
ogy-the study of the human mind
and its functions-can be used in a
variety of different fields that can
benefit from the unique perspec­
tive that psychology provides.
"If you want to go to gradu­
ate school in psychology, it is very important to get excellent grades,
• study hard for the GREs (they
matter as much as your grades)
and above all, get research experi­
ence," said Dr. Schooler. "For­
tunately, you have an excellent
psychology faculty who are work­
ing on a variety of very interesting
topics and are well respected in
the field, so they can do much to
help you get off to a good start.''
Students find anonymous outlet on Facebook
BY ALLIE MCRAITH
NEWS EDITOR
Lewis & Clark College has
been very active on Facebook.
Between "Lewis & Clark Confes­
sions" and "Lewis & Oark Missed
Connections," there are always
new posts to read. What started
out as silly--or maybe gross­
confessions became much more
serious in nature, attracting the
attention of staff members.
Associate Dean of Students,
Director of Wellness Services and
Chief Psychologist John H~cock
was prompted to submit his own
'confession.' He wrote that he
saw "a lot recently about suicide,
depression and some other heavy
problems. My sincere thanks go to
all the students offering support,
and to the admin for giving terrific
resources."
As these online pages are pub­
lic, alumni, parents, faculty mem­
bers and prospective students can
easily access the pages and read
the posts. Despite this transpar­
ency, the foremost concern is the collective well-being of current
LC students.
"Public relations and percep­
tion is important, but the top
concern is the well-being of our
students. If these pages bring
issues to light and help us solve
them in a productive way, that's a
good thing. That said, one of the
challenges of Facebook is that
anything named 'Lewis & Clark'
can come up in a search, includ­
ing these pages," said Director of
Public Relations Lise Harwin. She
suggested changing the Facebook
name to 'LC' or adding a disclaim­
er to avoid confusion or negative
backlash.
Despite this potential prob­
lem, the College has not officially
contacted the anonymous student
administrator of the confessions
page-though many others have.
"\\:'hen r.he page first started,
I received several messages from
people related to the school in
some way-alumni, employees,
ctc.-who asked me to take it
down because of their concerns
that .i.t would devolve into student harassment. I .reassured them
that I'd do everything I could to
prevent that and gave them my
real name and phone number in
case they wanted to cont.act me,
but they never did. ]\:fore recently.
though, I've only received positive
messages from faculty and alumni,
who've thanked me for the page,"
r.he administrator shared.
In fact, the whole reason the
administrator created the page was
to avoid harassment.
"I wanted to run it differently
than my state's big university pag­
es were run. Those confessions
were often really damaging; they
singled out people or groups for
insult or read like a proud laundry
list of deeds nobody should brag
about. .. I knew Lewis & Clark
could do better than that. I never
post anything that personally iden­
tifies anyone. I don't think anyone
should have anything about them
broadcast to 800 people \vithout
their consent," the administrator
explained.
Anonymously confessing can
be therapeutic, but there are also professional services that the
school offers. There are counsel­
ors available for all students. The
first step to securing an appoint­
ment is walking in and complet­
ing an assessment appointment.
Appointments are given after
determining the level of crisis and
availability. This should be easier
now that the counseling depart -
ment has been awarded grant
money to expand their services.
There are also services that help
maintain anonymity-whether it
is a help line or a questionnaire on
the Counseling Service homepage.
"People don't get help for
a few reasons. They might be
concerned it won't remiilll confi­
dential. Though the law trumps
confidentiality in some cases, 99.9
percent of cases remain confiden­
tial. Other students experience a
stigma about seeing a counselor,
but 20 percent of students use
the Counseling Service every year.
Finally, people often do not seek
aid because they do not think it
would help. Does it always count?
No, but about 80 percent of the time it does, and it is worth giving
it a try," Hancock said.
If these confessors ultimately
decide not to use the College's
services, the administrator wants
to tell them that he or she is still
listening.
"Being tl1e shadO\vy anony­
mous admin, there a lot of things
that I want to say to the authors
of these confessions but can't. So
in the column next to the text of
the confessions in the spreadsheet
where I store them all, I often
write little responses to rhem.
These responses include such
comments as 'I can't post this
because people could totally figure
out who you're talking about, but
you are so right,' 'oh god, preach
it,' 'this is obviously fake, but
I'm dying of laughter over here
anyway,' and just 'thank you.' Even
if I don't post a lot of the secrets,
Tread and thi.nk about each one
of them, so I hope people know
that even if their confession didn't
make it onto the page, somebody
listened." 4
For THE PIONEER LOG
OPINION
The Rhetorical Rampage
A WEEKLY COLUMN DEVOTED TO STUDENT DEBATE MARCH 1, 2013
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BY REBECCA PETERSEN
STAFF WRITER
Activists are padlocking
themselves to fences and tens
of thousands of people are
marching on Washington D.C.,
all in the attempt to combat the
panic-inducing possibility that
President Obama will approve the
Keystone XL Oil Pipeline. This
pipeline would carry crude oil
from Canada to the Gulf Coast at
a staggering rate of 830,000 bar­
rels per day. To allow its creation
would not only be environmen­
tally disastrous but would also
mark the United States as a selfish
and irresponsible member of the
global community.
Presidential approval of the
pipeline would be a long-term, ir­
revocable action. It would mean
both the threat of large-scale oil
spills and another misstep in the
series of costly mistakes that have
turned our oceans acidic and our
weather volatile. Additionally,
such a choice would run entirely
counter to the promises of Presi­
dent Obama's State of the Union
speech, in which he expressed the
urgency of weaning the United KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE APPROVAL
States off of carbon-based fuels;
approving the pipeline would put
into question his dedication to this
cause.
While some argue that the
Keystone XL Pipeline would re­
duce our dependence on overseas
oil sources, the pipeline would
primarily demonstrate a complete
lack of commitment in the fight
against environmental degradation
and climate change. It would also
show disregard for the lives of the
people that these decisions affect
the most, people who live without
stable shelter and resources. It is
bitterly unfair that the individuals
most imperiled by climate change
also contribute the least carbon to
our atmosphere.
Logically, we all know that
the first step to getting out of a
hole is to stop digging, and this
country's addiction to fossil fuels
is the shovel in our hands. We
also know that the shifts in our
global climate have been brought
about by the repeated allowance
of projects like the Keystone XL
Pipeline. All this prompts the
question: why is this pipeline's ap­
proval even up for debate? >
The Keystone of
political and
economic stability
In this new arena for
written debate, two
columnists will face off
each week with differ­
ing opinions on an issue
that impacts the Lewis
& Clark Community.
A direct pipeline
to hypocrisy
and peril < BY CALEB DIEHL
OPINION EDITOR
Crushing the Keystone XL
Pipeline will collapse international
relations and economic arches.
With the stroke of his pen to
approve the pipeline, President
Obama can create thous~nds of
jobs and secure short-term energy.
Killing the project could ange!
Canada's conservative leaders,
who have promised retaliation.
And you know how hockey play­
ers get when they see a fight.
That could be the good news,
after we get past our own radical­
ized, regressive energy conserva­
tives. More delays and indecision
on this issue could stop anything
from passing in today's polarized
government. Activists worry the
pipeline could threaten Nebraskan
grasslands, but after TransCanada
adjusted the pipeline's route to
avoid sensitive areas, Nebraska's
Governor consented to construc­
tion.
President Obama did prom­
ise progress on climate change, but he has deliberately cultivated
increased offshore drilling and
fossil fuel exploitation on public
lands. Don't pretend tl1e president
walks around barefoot, sporting a
tie-dye shirt.
Lewis & Clark is committed to
sustainability and sound environ­
mental policy. A college's priority,
however, is the sustainability of
student job prospects. According
to the Keynesian tenets President
Obama has demonstrated through
his stimulus programs, a huge
injection of government spend­
ing into the economy will ripple
powerfully, promoting investment
and raising national income.
Our country should recognize
the implications of angering a
foreign neighbor while straining
against China's rapid growth. At
the same time, we will weaken our
economy by denying it essential
employment figures.
Without the Keystone Pipeline,
we'll have to dig our way out of
the rubble and fight through some
serious rocks.
"Senior Experience" replaces celebration with contradiction
BY GRAYSON ARANGO
STAFF WRITER
For many students, the slow
approach of May means the end
of the semester, but for some of
us it means the end of our college
careers. The graduating senior class faces the daunting reality that
70 days from now, we will have
finished our last classes. We will
have no more exams to take, no
more essays to write. Instead, we
will face the staggering respon­
sibility of packing up our lives,
saying goodbye to the place we've
made our home and moving on to life as a college graduate. In order
to address this transition, the
administration will hold a series of
Senior Experience events through­
out tl1e semester. Senior Week, an
extra week after finals for seniors
to celebrate their impending ejec­
tion into the real world, will also
be introduced.
The Senior Experience events
can be more harmful than helpful
during the transition away from
Lewis & Clark. They emphasize
enjoying our time while we're here
(tl1e more we love LC, the more
money we should give), but at
the same time, there's a conflict­
ing emphasis on how excited we
should be to leave. I'm able to
savor my time here and regret
that it's coming to an end, but it's
off-putting to be asked to feel this
way while also being encouraged
to hurry up and leave. The Senior
Experience is feeling more and
more like a restaurant that wants
its customers to have a good time
and tip well, but with not-so-sub­
tle encouragement from the wait
. staff to make your way towards
the door so they can give your
table to someone else.
Unfortunately, Senior Week
doesn't do much to help with
this feeling. Events include an organized shuttle for Senior Night
Out-at which seniors will pay for
their own cover charge, food and
drinks-and several events de­
signed to get us started early as ac­
tive alumni. The degree of activity
seems to be mostly measured by
dollar signs. This week focuses
more on the transition into being
alumni than the transition out of
being students.
A Degree
Summed up 1n
Dollar
Signs
Being an alumna doesn't
interest me just yet; I want to be
spending as much time as I can as
a student, making memories with
friends to sustain our relationships
as we face the reality of a likely
long-term separation, but these
experiences aren't ones the Col­
lege strives to facilitate.
Structurally, the week feels
--hlfe an illogical bookend to match
New Student Orientation. At ---~NSO, you are placed in an isolated
_91vironment primarily surrounded by students of the same class year.
It facilitates realistic friendships
with people you will likely find in
your classes or dorms. Over our
time at LC, however, our friend­
ships grow up and out of class
year specificity. We are encouraged
to branch out and exp_and our
social circles by being involved in
the school, and some of us have
done just that.
Senior Week directly opposes
the College's encouragement
of these relationships between
students of all class years, as it
awkwardly shifts you back into
an environment populated only
by students from your class year.
This weeklong isolation makes it
nearly impossible for non-seniors
to attend graduation. The lifelong
memories and heartfelt goodbyes
I planned to make will now have
to find their place in reading days
and finals week, because it is
unrealistic to expect non-seniors
to hang around for an entire week,
living somewhere off-campus,
waiting for graduation to happen.
I hope that as commencement
and Senior Week approach, the
College will realize that right now,
the Senior Experience feels like it's
more about what LC wants and
less about what seniors need.
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SPORTS 5
Women's tennis serves up a fresh future
BY DANIELA DE KERVOR
STAFF WRITER
The Pioneers hit the ground
running this season, taking down
Whitworth on Feb. 15. After a
disappointing loss to Whitman
during the same weekend, wom­
en's tennis did not look back as
they took Willamette on the road
in a decisive victory on Friday,
Feb. 22. The Sunday of that same
weekend, the Pioneers defeated
Pacific, sweeping them in doubles
and losing only one match in
singles for a final score of 8-1.
As opposed to years before,
the team has developed a fresh
mentality and set new goals.
The ladies believe that win-
ning the Northwest Conference
Championship is within reach,
something that the team has not
been confident about in previous
seasons. The remodeled tennis
dome has also brought new heart
and morale to the team. Starting player Claudia Lew ('16) com­
mented that the team atmosphere
has been one of her favorite parts
of the season so far. The famil-
ial environment that this young
team has created has been one of
the most important contributors
to the team's success_ The team
holds only one senior this season,
Isabelle "Izzy" Borris ('13).
Additionally, two juniors, two
sophomores and three freshmen
are currently starting for the team,
and the girls have taken it upon
tl1emselves to lead this group to a
winning season and a conference
championship. The team has their
next home match on Saturday,
March 2, against currently top­
ranked Pacific Lutheran Univer­
sity. They would love to have the
student body show its support by
attending the match against this
formidable opponent, where they
will see tl1e tennis dome being put
to good use.
PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE
Guard Scott Pisapia ('13) gets physical with an opposing player in
a home game earlier in the season. PHOTO BY SARAH DODGE
Gillian Lowe ('15) returns a serve in a match last week against Pacific (Ore.) in the newly remod­
eled tennis dome.
Men's basketball close season
with near-upset of Whitworth
BY GRACE MEHLHAFF
STAFF WRITER
On Thursday, Feb. 21, the
men's basketball team faced tl1e
Whitworth Pirates in the semi-fi­
nal of the Northwest Conference
Tournament in Spokane, Wash.
Whitworth was heavily favored
going into the tournament, but
the Pioneers hoped to take iliem
down even without one of their
team's leadit1g scorers, James Hol­
lins ('13). The Pioneers put up a
tremendous fight, especially in the
last few minutes, but ultimately
fell to the Pirates 74-69.
The game started out in
Whitworth's favor, wiili a 10-4
lead early in ilie game. The Pirates
extended their lead to as many as 12 points in ilie first half, witl1 the
score at 27-15. The momentum
seemed to belong to Whitworth
until ilie Pioneers had a 13-7 run
to end ilie half, eight of iliose
points coming from Dexter Pearce
('13). The Pioneers took the game
into the half wiili Whitworth lead­
ing 34-28._
The Pios opened the second
half shooting 4-7 from behind the
arc, taking their first and only lead
of ilie game after five minutes of
play, 42-39. The Pirates soon took
back ilie lead but the Pioneers
trailed close behind, determined
to not let Whitworth win without
a fight.
With 1:21 on the clock, Con­
nor Freeberg ('14) brought the
game within three points at 70-67. The Pioneers were then forced
to foul in order to stop the clock,
but the Pirates held their lead by
making all four of their free throw
attempts, giving them the win and
a ticket to the conference champi­
onship.
Pearce ended his senior season
as the game's leading scorer with
-19 points, shooting 5-9 from the
three-point line. Ross Erickson
('13) contributed 12 points and
seven rebounds in the last game
of his senior season. Serg Ovchin­
nikov ('16) put up 15 points,
shooting 5-7 from behind the arc.
Although this season is over,
Pearce is confident in the team
he's leaving behind, saying that
they will be "fighting for a confer­
eqce championship next year."
Long days, difficult n_ights: studE~nt-athletes struggle to find balance
ERIK KHAZOYAN
STAFF WRITER
For those outside the athletic
department, most Lewis & Clark
athletes probably spend between
15-20 hours a week, if not more,
focused on their sport. This time
includes team practice, lifting,
meets or games and travelling to
such contest. For example, the
swim team has practice before 7
a.m. four days a week, and they
have two practices a day three
days a week.
Cross country and track ath­
lete Sam Smith ('13) says, "I spend
between two to three hours a day
on my sport ... On days with a
long workout, I can be at Pamplin
until close to seven. Track meets
take about six to eight hours out
of the day, excluding travel."
Many student-athletes find it hard
to use their downtime at meets or while travelling to do homework
because they are either cheering
on their teanm1ates or focusing on
their own events. Smith explained,
''All of us try to do homework,
but with vartng levels of success.
Personally, it's very difficult for
me to focus on homework on race
day. The mental effort of running
5k (12.5 laps around the track) is
enough as it is/' -
An exception to this is how
the football team devotes between
30-35 hours to honing their craft.
Matt DeRosa ('14) breaks this
down as such "three hours prac­
tice Tuesday through Thursday
and two hours on Friday, which
included getting ready and training
room time, between three to five
hours a week in the weight room,
and games take all of Saturday."
DeRosa added that on the day of
a home game, "We meet at 8 a.m.
on the field to do walkthroughs, then breakfast, team meetings, on
the field for warm-up by noon,
kick-off at l p.m." (ilien game
goes until 4 or 4:30 p.m.). The
reader should understand that
aililetes on other teams often
give up a lot of their weekend
to competitions. Dexter Pearce
('13) explained that the men's
basketball team has "three hours
of practice four days a week (two
hours on court and one hour of
film), three hours of optional,lift­
ing per week, and games account
for two to tluee hours per game."
LC student-athletes have many
strategies for balancing their sport
and their studies. These strate-
gies include using calendars to
track obliga1ions, making effective:
use of the rime between classes
and prioritizing ilieir obligations.
Rachel Levitsky ('13) believes that
she has "gotten better at time
management over my four years and find myself managing my
time better in season." Levitsky
added, "I think what I will miss
and what I remember the most
is the family. It is hard to put in
words how much our time is like
a fan1ily but it just is. It might
be just spending so much time
together in the pool; I am not
sure." Smith recognizes that he
needs to "take advantage of time
in between classes, and I have also
learned which assignments matter
the most: papers, written re­
sponses, reading primary sources
instead of secondary readings,
etc. I' need physical exercise to
mentally concentrate, so in iliat
sense athletics has actually helped
my academic career."
Additionally, there are mis­
conceptions that exist about LC
student-athletes. Pearce believes
that "the biggest misconception is
that athletes get athletic scholar-ships." Division III Athletes are
unable to earn athletics scholar­
ships of any kind. Smith thinks
it is strange we use money to
create events, bring in speakers
and maximize academic research
all the time, but for some reason
giving a group of students money
to continue playing their sport is
frowned upon by some members
of our community.
Smith continued, ''Athletics at
our level is not a selfish pursuit
of glory, it's an earnest attempt to
find meaning and joy in the world.
I wish more people would respect
that. I wish people could watch
a soccer game and see as much
expression and transcendence
as an exhibition of student art."
DeRosa echoes this theme by
• stating that he believes "student­
athletes should embrace the value
non-athletes bring to the commu­
nity as well." 6 THE PIONEER LOG MARCH 1, 2013
SPORTS
Pios earn nod-in NCA)l Tourney, host Trinity Friday
PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE
Sara Villanueva ('13) takes flight, cashing in on the easy
layup after stealing the ball from from a Whitworth player.
Soft Impact
NFL TRIES TO SALVAGE SPORT
BY PETER MELLING
TAFF WRITER
Safety has always been an issue
for the National Football League.
From the development of the first
facemasks to the 1978 rules that
allowed the development of the
passing game, the NFL has tried
co pay attention co the well-being
of their players. But these issues
are nothing compared to the
predicament of concussions and
mental health in former players,
which could cause the collapse of
American football.
The dangerous nature of the
NFL is well known. At the mo­
ment, the NFL and helmet maker
Riddell Sports, Inc. are staring
down a series of lawsuits from
over 3,000 former players who
claim that the two entities are re­
sponsible for brain damage caused
while playing football. This lawsuit
has gotten a great deal of media
attention, especially after the sui­
cide of former linebacker Junior
Seau and the discovery of chronic . traumatic encephalopathy (CTE),
a brain disorder that results from
a significant number of concus­
sions, in recently-deceased NFL
players from the '60s and '70s.
Commissioner Roger Goodell
has tried to combat this issue
with tighter safety regulations and
high player fines for violations,
but these have had little effect co
improve player safety. The NFL's
desperation to improve safety has
become so pertinent that they
have been willing to look cowards
other leagues for ideas.
The latest plan that the NFL is
proposing to increase player safety
is to implement the field stan-
dard from the Canadian Football
League. This plan would increase
the field size from 300 x 160 feet
to 300 x 19 5 feet, which analysts
claim would open up the playing
field and reduce collisions. How­
ever, these analysts are ignoring a
basic truth; concussions are still a
problem in the CFL. Several CFL
players have joined in the NFL
lawsuit and CTE has been discov-BY ROCKY MCNEFF
SPORTS EDITOR
After a spectacular conference
season, the Pioneers women's
basketball. team hosted George
Fox on Thursday, Feb. 21, for the
Northwest Conference Tourna­
ment Serni-Frn.als. Competing
against their biggest rivals, Lewis
& Clark brought home the win by
a score of 75-59.
It was a rough start to the rivet­
ing contest as the Bruins took the
early lead, while the Pios struggled
to. put a point on the board. After
being down 9-0, the women
managed to score 18 unanswered
points within six minutes. Fueled
by a court filled with orange and
black suited students, parents and
faculty, th.e Pioneers ceased to give
up their lead as Katie Anderson
('14) helped push the team to vic­
tory with 20 points.
Being able co cut the net from
their home court and hold up the
shining plaque that they earned
gave the women confidence to
pursue their opponents in the
NWC Tournament Championship
against Whitworth.
ered in several autopsied brains
of deceased CFL players as well.
Opening up the field would do
little to alleviate the concussion
problem, and there would still
be players suing the NFL for the
problems associated with CTE.
Unfortunately, the problems in The finals took place on Feb. 23,
in Pamplin Sports Center as fans
dressed themselves in grey co match
the Pioneers' alternative home
uniforms. The Whitworth Pirates
came out ready co perform against
the number one-seeded Pioneers, as
they quickly grabbed the lead from
the Pios in the first half.
The two teams showed tremen­
dous amounts of effort while run­
ning up and dowl} the court, but the
Pioneers could not compete with
Whitworth putting down almost
every shot they cook. Despite Katie
Anderson ('14) and Kristina Wil­
liams ('15) contributing 16 points,
LC could not hold their own as the
Pirates took the game into their
own hands.
The fans continued to rally
behind their team regardless of tl1e
looming defeat that was ahead of
them. Pushing hard until the last
second, the LC women's basket -
ball team lost the contest against
the Whitworth Pirates; however,
the team was chosen to play in
and host, the first two rounds of
the National Collegiate Athletic
Association Division III National
football go deeper than the size
of the playing field or passing
rules.
Football, no matter under
what set of rules it is played, is
intrinsically dangerous. The basic
defensive maneuver is the tackle,
which often results in a blow to Championship Tournament.
The CAA sele€ted LC to be
the host school because of the
cost of flying the other teams co
another location. This way, only
two of the teams will fly down,
while Whitman drives to com­
pete. Although LC is hosting, the
NCAA receives all profits from
ticket sales, tickets will be covered
by ASLC for LC students ·and $10
for adults. Starting with Trinity
(TX) Friday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m.,
the Pioneers will have to step up
and show their true competitive
colors.
The women "will need to focus
on playing hard the whole game
and make sure that we are dialed
in to the game plan", be-cause with
playing harder teams in packed
arenas they will "need. to commu­
nicate well on the court with each
otl1er and the coaches", said Casey
Zinn ('15).
ION BY KELSEY GRAY
the head no matter how stringent
the safety rules are.
Better equipment and a wider
field might be able to help the
situation, but there is no per­
manent fix. Players will still get
concussions and the game will
still suffer as a result. MARCH 1, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG
STYLE SOURCE
The spirit of fashion at Lewis & Clark is about self-ex­
pression and exploring trends. Anna Foreman ('13) ful­
ly appreciates and values the freedom of style here. "I
love seeing people make radical statements like shav­
ing their head or getting a bold tattoo," said Foreman.
As she prepares to graduate,w she reflects upon her
own transition in personal style and the transition that
she has seen in others throughout her four years at LC.
Know sorneone that h
, • Email Mary Gates -BY MARY GATES
AN NA FOREMAN
Enviromental Studies
2013
San Francisco
SS: Where does your interest
in fashion stem from?
AF: I think creativity is really
cool, but I am also very lazy.
So fashion is the way I can be
creative while fulfilling a basic
human need where you get to
cloth yourself.
SS: Have you always had an
interest in fashion?
AF: I was forced to wear a
uniform for nine years. When
that was over it was almost
like breathing, dressing weird
in particular. It was just what
made me happy. It was kind
of a "fuck you" to my all girls
school.
SS: Was the transition to LC,
a place that is very expressive
fashion wise, weird for you?
AF: It was a really big identity
crisis for me. Now I see that
in a lot of underclassmen.
There's a lot of dressing up and
excitement. Then they don't
know what to do because the
style is a lot more dressed
down. I think everyone goes
through a process of finding
his or her own style here.
Freshman year they come back
from winter break and it's all
about no make-up and Docs.
There's definitely a transition
phase everyone goes through. SS: Do you ever dislike trends?
AF: Hair feathers. Just because
it was so clearly a trend. It
came in and left so clearly.
But, there is nothing wrong
with anyone's choices. It
comes and it goes. It's non­
permanent, and that's what I
love about it.
SS: Now that you're about to
graduate, how do you think
professional life will affect
your style?
AF: Looking for jobs. I really
want to make my style a part
of that. I used to be afraid it
would be immature to wdress
uniquely. My hair too, I was
worried people wouldn't
-hire me because I look silly
and blonde. I don't see skirts
and heels as a necessary
component to looking
professional. Women are
rocking slacks like nobody's
business.
SS: Do you see your outlook
on fashion changing in the
future?
AF: Yeah, this is a really scary
time. With graduating, I am
losing everything and gaining
everything at the same time. I
kind of hope my fashion goes
back to my gross, grungy, used
clothes mess like it was before
I got too busy with school. I
hope to see it become more
pronounced rather th•an
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t~mgat~s~ lc)~rk.edu. ·-:. • . ~: 7 8
Diversity Dialogues
explore role of
community space
BY EVA GOELLNER
STAFF WRITER
Tomorrow, March 2, the Office
of Multicultural Affairs will be
hosting the first of two upcoming
events as part of this semester's
Diversity Dialogue series. The
dialogues are events focused on
opening up healthy and important
discussions by educating students
and community members about
the many diverse groups of
people that make up the Lewis &
Clark campus and surrounding
Portland area. Carley Matsumoto
('13), the Office of Multicultural
Affairs intern and coordinator of
this event, describes tl1e tl1eme for
this year's dialogues as exploring
"the role of community space
in tl1e Portland area" by holding
discussions and visiting different
cultural spaces around the area.
The event will focus specifi­
cally on exploring the history of
the role of the African-American
community in Portland by visiting
the Black United Fund in North­
east Portland. Matsumoto chose
this particular theme because "the
theme of the series challenges
students to understand how other
groups who may live in the same
area and share the same physical
space as them experience it in a
completely different way," said
Matsumoto. "It is a means to gain
insight and engage in honest con­
versation around topics that you
do not often find in classrooms,
and having an outlet that ex­
plores issues of social justice and
diversity is something I tl1ink is
crucial to creating an inclusive and
socially aware LC community."
Earlier in the year, this series
covered and discussed the role
of Portland's Japanese American
community while visiting the Nik­
kei Legacy Center. Later this April,
the subject matter will switch from
race to the experiences of disabled
students at LC and how they are
part of the culture on campus as
whole.
For those interested in attend­
ing tomorrow's ev•nt, there will be
a group gathering at 10 a.m., and
the tour will begin at 10:30 a.m.
with a lunch following the tour.
BY LINDSEY BOSSE
STAFF WRITER
In general, we spent the first
13 years of our life in an educa­
tional system that pushed verbal
and logical teaching and learning
styles. Some were able to explore
different learning styles, such as
kinesthetic, auditory and visual,
depending on how adventur-
ous your various teachers were
growing up. Two other forms of
learning styles that we sometimes
forget are actually learning styles
are social versus solitary learning
(a.k.a. being alone versus being in
a group).
Now, at our little liberal arts
college on a hill, we are able to
shape· shift between learning
styles and disciplines as if educa­
tion were a food court in a mall
instead of a structured cafeteria. THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES
Alumna Claire Cummings works on
revolutionizing the food industry
PHOTO COURTESY OF CLAIRE CUMMINGS
Cummings sits and chats with Chet, a farm manager from Sidhu Farm a Bon Appetit provider.
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
STAFF WRITER
After graduating witl1 a
degree in international af­
fairs and a minor in environmental
studies, Claire Cummings ('11) has
worked professionally on resolv­
ing issues in the food system.
Cummings spoke with the Pioneer
Log via email about what her life
at Lewis & Clark was like and how
she transitioned into the profes­
sional world and came to work as
the West Coast Fellow for Bon
Appetit Management Company.
Q: What were some of your
favorite things about being a
student at Lewis & Clark, and
what kinds of things were you
involved with?
I was pretty involved on
campus: I co-chaired the Environ­
mental Affairs Symposium, I was
president of the Student Alumni
Association, I was on the Senior
Gift Committee, I was a student
leader for the Urban Action fresh­
man orientation trip, I was part of
a number of student groups, etc.
I did a lot ... probably more than Environmental Affairs Sym­
posium and studying abroad in
Spain. Boili greatly influenced my
current path.
Q: What was your experi­
ence co-chairing the Environ­
mental Affairs Symposium like?
Co-chairing the Environmen­
tal Affairs Symposium was one
of the best experiences of my
college career. At me time, I had
never done anything like it, and
when I was first selected for the
position I was unsure of myself
and my ability to plan such a huge
event. I was also initially unexcited
about the topic we were given to
work with-"Following me Food
Chain." However, as I began read­
ing and researching more about
sustainability in the food system
and I began to understand me
deep connection between food
and me environmental and social
problems I was concerned about,
my attitude changed. It is funny
looking back and realizing that my
experiences with me symposium
are what inspired me to pursue a
career in changing the way food my calling!
In addition, while planning the
symposium, I also had me oppor­
tunity to make great connections
wim movers and shakers in me
Portland food community (one of
which led to an internship with
me Portland Bureau of Planning
and Sustainability Food Policy
and Programs, another of which
helped me get my job wim me
Montgomery County Food Coun­
cil and another of which led me
to me Bon Appetit Fellowsnip I
have now). I gained more profes­
sional and resume building experi­
ence from me one year I spent
planning tl1e event man I ever
did during my entire high school
and college paid work experiences
combined. It really was one of me
best experiences of my college
career, and it amazes me mat I
was ever on me fen~e about doing
it. (I think I actually had to have
multiple people encourage me to
apply because I really didn't think
I was cut out for me job!) MARCH 1, 2013
Dear Virgins,
I like this person in one of my
classes. We have not yet talked to
one anotl1er, but we have made
lots of eye contact. I'm not sure
if it's flirtatious eye co11,1:act or
not. I'm thinking of asking this
person out, but I'm not sure how
I should do it. I know I should
probably talk to mem first, but I
get really nervous. Besides, mere
isn't really time to do that when
we are in class. I could pass them
a note, but I'm worried mat might
be too juvenile. But maybe it
would be cute instead? Help!
Sincerely,
Hoping for some pillow talk
after all this eye-fucking
PS. Are you vestal virgins?
Dear Hoping for some pillow
talk after all this eye-fucking,
I had some pretty intense eye
contact wim my cat this morning,
but the closest my cat has come
to expressing t11at she wants to
date me was: once I dreamed mat
she told me she wanted to bite a
hole mrough my tongue. There
are lots of different kinds of eye
contact, and if you have a staring
contest wim your cat, it can only
ever mean one tl1ing: your cat is
an animal.
One type of eye contact I
avoid at all costs is "eye-fucking .. "
When I like a person in one of
my classes I usually avoid look­
ing at her. So I am proud of you
for mat. If I wele in your shoes
I would ,not talk to this person
at all ever; I would not even sit
by them. In my opinion, mere
is noming more shameful than
expressing you are romantically
interested in a person and finding
out said person is not interested
in you. If I were you I would just
try to seem really smart and funny
in class, participate in. me discus­
sion and do all me reading. If this
doesn't get your beloved's atten­
tion, at least you will get a good
grade in class.
, Also, I was a vestal virgin, but
since me fall of Rome I have been
trying to get some booty.
Sincerely,
Gay Lady Virgin
I should have. I think my favorite
experiences were co-chairing the is produced, distributed and con­
sumed in our country! It really was
me experience mat helped me find VIEW THESE FEATURES IN THEIR ENTIRETY AT
HTTP://WWW.PIOLOG.COM.
Of course, the sculptor uses his
hand to create, thus using a kines­
thetic approach, but in making his
art did he read about techniques,
mathematically plot out models or
watch someone else to emulate as
he designed?
Twenty-two professors an­
swered questions about learning
styles in a survey sent out last
week, in which I asked them
to identify the aforementioned
learning styles they find useful for
themselves and their students. In
a comment section, one profes­
sor wrote, "I find all of these
useful. I suspect the importance
of learning styles is exaggerated.
New studies suggest mere isn't
much good evidence to support
this idea."
Given a preconceived notion
I had that no person was lim­
ited to just one favorite learning Applying learning.styles across disciplines
style, professors were given me
option to "Check all mat apply"
during me survey. They had to
choose which learning styles mey
identified wim as learners, as well
as which learning styles mey felt
are most associated wim how
mey conduct meir classes. Over
70 percent of professors chose
verbal, visual and logical as meir
favorite learning styles, bom for
memselves and for meir classes.
Every professor chose at least two
forms of learning style, for bom
personal and classroom catego­
ries, but me majority chose mree
to four styles .. Most professors
answered that mey were fans of
individual and group learning in
meir classrooms but claimed mat
mey learned better alone.
Studies and learning style
websites emphasize mat mere is
no single way to learn mat works for everyone. One professor
commented, "It's my sense mat
we sell ourselves short when we
say, 'I can only learn in x way,'
when in fact we'd probably benefit·
from trying out new things and
challenging ourselves to learn in
different ways."
Going into this survey, I as­
sum_ed mat certain subjects were
more closely identified wim cer­
tain learning styles. For example, I
had expected to see studio art pro­
fessors choose kinesmetic learning
styles more often, and it seemed
obvious mat English professors
would choose verbal learning
styles. However, many English
professors chose logical learning
as an option, while a ceramics
professor chose auditory learning
as an option.
I also asked how professors
dealt with students when con-fronted wim misunderstanding
or difficulty wim me material. No
professor suggested mat learn­
ing styles held an explanation for
why some students have trouble,
regardless of me discipline.
In general, patience and com­
munication were me number one
factors in helping a student wim
me material, not changing me
-learning style.
This means mat learning can
be done in an innumerable variety
of ways, no matter what you're
studying, who you're learning
from or what you've done in me
past. Bom students and professors
can benefit from this perspective
and use it to shape meir approach­
es to learning.
That whole "Exploration and
Discovery" thing might have a
greater point man I've ever given
it credit for. MARCH 1, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG
FEATURES
What are you listening to?
BY JOEY CARMICHAEL, LINDSAY MULCAHY AND GUADALUPE TRIANA
STAFF WRITERS AND FEATURES EDITOR
TRICIA BRAND/ Associate Dean of Students
What are you currently listening to? Why?
My playlist includes Local Natives, Tegan & Sara, Kings of Leon, Grizzly Bear, Tallest Man on Earth,
Lianne Lihavas, Kanye West ... Dirty Projectors, Nas, The Roots, Esperanza Spalding, Ella Fitzgerald and Ray
Charles. It's a really nice mix of old, new and innovative.
Got a favorite avorite album, or three?
1st: For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
2nd: A Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
3rd: Our Endless Numbered DC!JS by Iron & Wine
Honorable Mention: One DC!) It Will All Make Sense by Common
Any guilty pleasures?
Musically, yes! I really like pop music, especially when it is performed on Glee.
How has your music taste changed over time? ♦
FROM TEGAN & SARA TO 2 CHAI NZ,
FACULTY AND STAFF ENCOMPASS A
VARIETY OF MUSICAL PREFERENCES. 9
PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE
I grew up as part of the Hip Hop generation, during what was called the "golden age" in the early '90s. Then, I discovered Sarah McLachlan, Erasure, Patti Smith, Toots & The
Maytals and Radiohead in college, and it completely changed the·way I wanted [to] experience music and songwriting. Now I enjoy blues, indie folk, roots, synth pop, world, American
Songbook, jazz standards and so much more!
Do you have anything else on heavy rotation?
Childish Gambino, Lupe Fiasco, Lykke Li, Postal Service and Robyn (all her LPs).
JAY ODENBAUGH / Associate Professor of Philosophy
What are you currently listening to? Why?
David Byrne and St. Vincent's Love This Giant. I love David Byrne, and the bass is astounding.
Got a favorite album, or three?
I couldn't narrow it to three; it just wasn't emotionally possible. So, here are ones I really, really love.
The Golden Band by American Analog Set
Trans Canada HighwC!J by Boards of Canada
Aja by Steely Dan
Captain Marve/by Stan Getz
More Songs about Buildings and Food by Talking Heads
The Moonlight Butterft.y by The Sea and Cake ~~-~~~~~~~~ --~-
Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One by Yo La Tengo
DAVID CAMPION/ Pamplin Associate Professor of History
What are you listening to? Why?
I mostly listen to classical music, like Rachmaninoff and Mozart, especially when I'm grading. It's a good
way to relax. I've also been listening to some Motown, such as Marvin Gaye, and Irish folk music like Tommy
Makem and the Clancy Brothers and Wolfe Tones, an Irish revolutionary band. The classes I'm teaching in­
fluence what I'm listening to as well; for example, for my modern British history class I'll listen to rock bands
like The Clash, The Sex Pistols and The Kinks, and for the India class, I'll play Indian ragas and devotional
Sufi songs ..
Do you have a favorite album or song?
"Handel's Messiah" and some opera overtures like Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni and Carmen by Bizet. It
all depends on the day; you hear the same song in a different way depending on your mood. Some of my fa­
vorite songs are "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones, "The Thrill is Gone" by B.B. King and The Pretend­
ers' "Don't Get Me Wrong .. "
What was the most memorable concert you have attended? PHmo BY sARAi-n:io'ocE
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I moved from Madrid to New York City in the mid 1970s, and there I had a friend whose parents could get us free tickets to SaturdC!J Night Live, and that was how I saw live music. Sit­
ting in the live audience at SNL I saw The Pretenders, Bruce Hornsby, Lou Reed and Robert Cray.
KIM CAMERON-DOMINGUEZ /Visiting Assistant Professor
What are you currently listening to?
I was just listening to Cypress Hill, Beethoven's suites for the cello, Rihanna and Amy W.inehouse. This morn­
ing on my run, I listened to the Arctic Monkeys, House of Pain and 2 Chainz.
Growing up, what music were you influenced by?
I grew up in DC., which had its own organic music. In addition to hip-hop, DC. had go-go, a clear infusion
of blues along with heavy percussion, and some lyrical intonations that hip-hop has. As rap came from the ghet­
to, go-go also came from that urban space. Groups like Rare Essence and Junk Yard Band were the first shows I
went to .. Hip-hop and go-go are the two trajectories for thinking about my experiences and marked the freedom
you feel growing up as well as the expectations, I remember when I first moved out from my parents' house and
bought my own stereo system and the first album I got was Eric B. & Rakim. You grow with your music taste; I'm
from the hip-hop generation, and it's hard to let go of that kind of background.
Any guilty pleasures?
That damn Taylor Swift. That is so sad. I find myself singing to her stupid song. What's it called? "[I Knew
You Were] Trouble." But only in the car!
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PHOTOS BY NANYA JHINGRAN THE PIONEER LOG
ARTS
BY LINDSEY BOSSE
STAFF WRITIER
Wh~t made you decide to be­
come an a:rt major?
My mother was an artist. And
before NSO even happened,
I thought that I might as well
sign up for a Drawing I class
and see how that works out for
me. And .. .I really enjoyed it-I
thought I was going to be an
environmental studies major, but
I decided that art was the way for
me.
What is your medium, and
why?
My medium is ceramics; I think
ideally I'd like to think of myself
as a sculptor, because I feel like
sculpture gives you the freedom
to use any medium you want in
any way that you want to; it's not
limiting in terms of what you can
use and how you use it.
What does it feel like when you
create.something great?
I think I feel excited that other
people can appreciate something
that I made. I suppose that's why I
make art, is I want other people to
interpret things that I interpret in,
maybe, a similar way that I do. I want people to understand some­
thing that I am going through, or
want to share. I guess it's exciting
when other people understand
what you want them to under­
stand.
So, while working on your
thesis how have you grown?
Basically from the 100 level art
classes to this very moment,
how do you understand what
you're doing better or worse?
I think it's such a gradual progres­
sion through the four years, so
it's hard to pick any one moment
and say, "Oh yeah, I get this a lot
better than I did before." But,
I would say in terms of making
something aesthetically pleasing, I
feel like I actually have a grasp on
materials that I didn't before, so I
can actually make something that
I like, instead of visualizing some­
thing in my head and wanting
to make it but can't really follow
through. I feel like I have the tools
and ability to make things that I
like, and conceptually my ideas MARCH 1, 2013
are obviously a lot different than
they were four years ago. I think
formally and conceptually, I have a
much better grasp on things.
Where do you get your inspira­
tion?
I've been thinking about this a
lot, because I've been thinking
about which way to take my art
and which aspects of my art I like
better than other aspects. I think
most of the time I tend to make
art for myself so I can answer
questions that I have. But I think
they typically involve family and
friends, and that's who I make my
art about. It's not always a good
thing .. .! mean, I'm trying to step
away from that, actually, because I
get in these deep trains of thought
about my family and my relation­
ship with my family. I guess what
I'm trying to say is it comes from
my relationships with the people
close to me.
Final thoughts?
Paint that shit red.
lceage finds new maturity throut5h polish A four I ea f GI over
BY CJ MACLEOD
STAFF WRITER
Spewing forth blackened, nihil­
istic post-punk, Iceage have always
written songs for the downtrod­
den and beleaguered. Their 2011
debut, New Brigade, was bursting
with a furious, teenage energy that
was equal parts Joy Division pop­
smarts and DNA dissonance. Af-
ter a signing to Matador Records,
the group has issued their newest
LP, Youre Nothing.
While most bands on a
label like Matador would opt for
beefed-up production and easily
accessible songs, Iceage, being
nihilistic youths, ran in the oppo­
site direction. Choosing to craft a
dark, challenging record, the band
showcases a sense of maturity and
nuance that wasn't apparent on
their debut.
Whereas Neu1 Brigade was all about youthful abandon through
pounding drums, chaotic guitars
and a wall of sound that perme­
ated every song, Youre Nothing
radiates a much more militaristic,
adult feel. The instrumental cut
"Interlude," rather than being dry
and boring, serves to break the
chaos and intensify the coming
songs through the use of march­
ing snare and pulsating synth
tones. Other tracks like the brood­
ing "Burning Hand" build with a
fiery intensity. Booming, echoing
drums and twisting guitar give the
perfect backdrop for the yelped,
aching, Ian Curtis-esque vocals of
frontman Elias Ronnenfeldt.
There's a definite affinity for
early Joy Division on display in
Youre Nothing, most notably in
the vocal delivery; however, there
are numerous nods to bands like
Crisis and Wire sprinkled through­
out in the guitar and bass, which churn out pummeling feedback, BY MORGAN JONES
spindly lines and dissonant chords.
Though You're Nothing finds the STAFF WRITER
band at a mature place, the songs
hint at fragile young hearts learn­
ing to cope with the harsh world.
On the lead single, "Coalition,"
Ronnenfeldt touches on the pain­
ful concept of lust and love in the
spasmodic teenage mind, spitting
out the lines, ''Wants me to take
her/ But blockades run through
my veins/ Something denies coali­
tion with you." As a whole, the
. record is as much steeped in pain
as it is in anger.
The poEsh of You re Nothing
brings out a grit and nuance that
the group's debut lacked, while
showcasing the growth of a young
band on the rise. It's unfortunate
for all post--punk records that
will follow You re Nothing in 2013,
for Iceage has set the bar at an
unprecedentedly high level. This week, Grumpy Old Bear
presents Andy Glover's Visions
of the Future. The 20-something •
Seattle native is releasing his
newest EP March 1. His music is
a live three-hour recording with
original vocals and guitar. Andy
Glover's music is sweet, genuine
and unrefined, with a vibe similar
to that of Bon Iver, Ben Howard
and The Decembrists. Glover's
meticulous attention to lyric
choice shines through his vocal
performance. The indie pop sing­
er songwriter's mellow acoustic
creates the ultimate coffee house
experience. There's no glitz and
glamour, just honest and good­
hearted, original music. He's got
the melodies you want to listen to
in your car or have your boyfriend
write about you. He creates a poetic image of
vanishing love in his song, "Senses
Fade":
A beautiful voice rings through
the hills / All the heads turn their
noise into still / Piercing the silent
darkness with light / The sun
won't sustain an hour of night
Glover's subtle song variation
is successful. His tracks transi-
tion from calm and pleasant to
peppery and tuneful. His relaxing
acoustics and endearing vocals
create a soothing ambiance for
unwinding. In addition, some lis­
teners would agree that his vocals
and style are uncannily similar to
Death Cab for Curie's Ben Gib­
bard.
If Andy Glover sounds like
your kind of guy, check him out
on Grumpy Old Bear's Bandcamp
or look for his album released
next Friday, March 1. MARCH 1, 2013
Eidolons jazz quartet
offers fresh raises Evans
LC band to its feet
sound
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Ubiquitous local music blog
FJfCity Review is well known for
being one step ahead in Portland's
music scene. It is no su:r;prise that
the blog has been paying atten­
tion to Eidolons, who are quickly
climbing up the local music ranks.
The band is made up of five peo­
ple, including Daniel Byers ('13)
and Ian Wollman ('13), and will
play at the llip City Review show­
case at Firkin Tavern tomorrow.
Eidolons' first full-length
release, China, is an amalgam of
offbeat time signatures and simple
folk-esque vocals. Unlike many
typical college jam bands, Eido­
lons' distinct and contemporary
sound has staying power and has
earned them attention in tl1e local
scene. This summer, tl1e band
toured tl1e West Coast with Shiner
and they have been playing around
town regularly.
The group will play along-
side A Volcano, who play self­
described "puke rock" tl1at sounds
W(e your dad's records catapulted
into a modern garage; Talkative,
an ethereal vocal-heavy group
reminiscent of Akron/Family; and
A Happy Death, a feel-good band
that would play at a zombie sock
hop. With a generous spread of
genre and sound, the showcase is
a great opportunity to fanulia.rize
yourself with what the local scene
has to offer.
Saturday, March 2, Firkin Tavern,
1937 SE 11th Ave., 9 p.m. 21 +,
FREE
ARTS
CULT
CALENDAR
Saturday, March 2
See tl1e Alabama Shakes with
Michael K.iwanuka, Sam Doores
and Riley Drowning at the
Crystal Ballroom at 9 p.m.
13 3 2 W Burnside Street
Sunday, March 3
We Live in W7ater is tl1e first
installation in Jess Walter's short
fiction series about personal
struggle. Join her discussion at
7:30 p.m. at Powell's Books.
1005 W Burnside Street
Tuesday, March 5
See Don't Look Back at tl1e third
installation of Watzek Screens
at 7 p.m. in Miller 102.
Tuesday, March 5
See White Lung and Iceage at
Bunk Bar at 10 p.m. for $8. You
must be 21 or over to attend.
1028 SE Water Avenue
Thursday, March 7
Come see artist Heidi Keith,
another Powell's feature from
the Pacific Northwest, and her
display Saving Daylight at 6:30
p.m.
-Cassie Bishop BY CHRISTIAN FECHTMEYER
STAFF WRITER
Last week, in conjunction with
the Portland Jazz Festival, Kurt
Rosenwinkel and the New Quar_tet
graced Evans Auditorium with.a
performance featuring music from
Rosenwinkel's newest album, Star
of Jupiter.
The band is made up of
Rosenwinkel as leader and vocal­
ist/ guitarist, Aaron Parks on
piano, Eric Revis on double bass
and Justin Faulkner on drums.
They are a tight-knit group who
combine young talent with valu­
able wisdom. The musicians took
the stage and inimediately jumped
into their first song, a medium­
tempo groove with Rosenwinkel's
typical lyrical guitar tone tal(ing
control of the melody. Parks
fleshed out the dense harmony on
the piano, and Revis accentuated
the chordal movement, at times
walking the bass while at other
moments adding lyrical, melodic
lines below the harmony. Faulkner
maintained understated but com­
plex rhythms, occasionally lashing
out wi~ powerful bursts by ma­
nipulating the drums and cymbals
almost as if they were instruments
for melody rather than percussion.
All of tl1e band members had
equally spectacular solos and
displayed a kind of group interac­
tion that can only be explained as
telepamy;with Parks reacting to
every rhythmic nuance put forth
by Faulkner on drums. This trend
continued through the rest of the
performance, as the group went
through burning, up-tempo tunes
and slow, thoughtful ballads.
The whole show maintained
a high level of energy and was
concluded by the epic title track
of the album, Star of Jupiter, which
left the audience on their feet in a
standing ovation. THE PIONEER LOG
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