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2013-03-15

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SPRING BREAK PREVIEW:
Donuts, Dancing and Day Trips
FEATURES p. 12
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Student-led trip seeks to tackle
South Caicos Island sustai nabi I ity
BY DANIEL LEAVENWORTH
& CHRISTOPHER
VANPUTTEN
STAFF WRITER, NEWS EDITOR
Spring Break this year isn't
your typical Caribbean vacation.
Students participating in this year's
Alternative Spring Break trip are
headed to the Turks and Caicos
Islands, the archipelago caught
midway between the Bahamas
and the Caribbean. Focusing on
environmental and social sustain­
ability in island communities,
the group hopes co learn about
economic development on South
Caicos Island from a variety of
perspectives.
Currently, the economy of
South Caicos Island is in trans­
formation from the traditional
fishing-based economy to an
upswing in tourism commerce and
offshore banking.
"I am interested in assessing
cultural and economic change on
the islands," described participant
Ian Blair ('15).
Eleven students will be engag­
ing in hands-on participation on
the island by cleaning up beach
crash, participating in community
outreach with the local School for
Field Studies and observing tour­
ism developments. Students will
be able co talk with local fisher­
men and inhabitants about their
ideas of sustainability and change
on the islands while also inter­
viewing building contractors and
local business leaders in order to
obtain the big picture.
The trip planning began last
November when Eva Ramey ('15) A hurricane-weathered house stands abandoned because of difficulty in acquiring sufficient mate­
rial for repair. Often a new home is more affordable for residents of South Caicos Island, one of the
local dilemmas that calls for a sustainable approach.
compiled the initial application.
Ramey participated in marine biol­
ogy study lase year on the islands.
"I loved the islands so much
the first time chat I wanted to go
back and share the experience
with LC students," said Ramey.
The purpose of the trip is to
engage in service-learning with
the community on the islands to
foster an understanding of both
the positive and negative effects
of globalization on the region.
The trip is in partnership with
the School for Field Studies-
a sustainability-focused study
abroad prngram-as well as local
non-profits and businesses. The major obstacle chat the
group faced in making this trip
a reality was-fundraising. Raising
money began when the group
received the initial funds from the
Center for Career and Community
Engagement and the Community
Relations Committee. Requiting
more $10,000 in additional grants,
the group continued to fundraise
for the trip. They proposed their
trip to both the Green Fee Fund
and the Finance Committee and
won scholarships from both. The
group has succeeded in -raising
over $20,000 from institutional
sources and private initiatives,
such as Voodoo Donuts sales. Area Director Natasha Begin
of the sustainability-themed
Holmes Hall is the staff advisor
for the trip. Ramey is co-leading
the trip with Blair, and they will
be compiling a documentary film
about their service trip.
A prevalent interest for par­
ticipants is how to incorporate
a broader understanding of the
role of advocacy for sustainabil­
ity issues abroad as a liberal arts
student at Lewis & Clark.
"It's been a lot of work to
pull together the trip, but student
initiatives give the best environ­
ments for interactive learning,"
said Ramey.
And then a c:lassics
major was born
BY CASSIE BISHOP
ARTS EDITOR
At the March faculty meeting,
the Curriculum Committee-rep­
resented by Associate Professor
of Philosophy Joel Martinez and
Associate Professor of Psycholo­
gy Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell-pre­
sented several possible curriculum
changes. One of these proposals
was a classics major, which passed
with minimal dissent at the faculty
meeting on March 5.
The classics major is being cre­
ated from the existing framework
of the classics minor and current
course's offered.
"Students would come to LC
and see the classics minor and
they would say, 'I wish there was a
classics major,"' said Department
Chair of Religious and Classical
Studies Robert Kugler. "It became
possible to construct this student­
designed classics major."
In the past four years, four of
the ten s.tudents who utilized LC's
student-designed ~ajor created
a classical studies major, with a
fifth student constructed a closely
related major.
"It's much preferable for a
student to have a declared major
on their transcript than a student­
designed major," said Kugler. "We're just making formal what
has been going on informally for
quite sometime."
This sentiment spreads wider
than Kug:ler's beliefs about the
benefits of graduating with a pre­
established major.
"[The student-designed major]
is an intentionally rigorous pro­
cess," said Registrar Judy Finch.
"There a.l'.e so many opportuni­
ties to explore disciplines and
take additional coursework at LC,
chat the student is expected to
propose a course of study chat
simply cannot be achieved within
the structure of our current major
and minor programs," she said.
Objections to the idea of a
classics major primarily stemmed
from anxiety over where the funds
and resources for this new addi­
tion would come from.The faculty
was reassured chat this new major
is resource-neutral.
"Some of us have adjusted
what we do, allowing the way the
curriculum in the religious studies
department has changed over
time to serve the classics program,
and likewise in philosophy," ~aid
Kugler. '0We have all of these
resources. he-re. [We're] capitalizing
on existing course offerings in the
institution." Furthermore, the creation of
the classics major has broader im­
plications for future cooperation
between LC and its sister colleges
in the Northwest Five Consor­
tium: Reed College, Whitman Col­
lege, University of Puget Sound
and Willamette University.
Kugler spoke about this coop­
eration as a way to to the enhance
the image of LC as a liberal arts
college.
"Different liberal arts schools
answer how we characterize our
curriculum and what kind of
institution we are,?' said Martinez.
"What is LC all about?" ILLUSTRATION BY KELSEY GRAY
The classics major could be a
part of the answer.
"One of the new themes in
liberal arts education to look for
is cooperation between schools,"
said Kugler of future plans for the
class_ics _major, none of which are
taking an active role in shaping the
program.
With the future upgrade from
minor to major, the classical stud­
ies program will receive official
recognition and hopefully appeal
to a wider student audience. The
College paved the route chat
students were already creating for
themselves. A letter to the student body, from Kevin Cassidy ('14)
As someone who is passionate about progressing our college's attitude towards alcohol consumption, lifting the taboo associated with alcohol,
and pushing for a more responsible student body, I am very disappointed with our student government.
One of my major goals is to catalyse a shift in our school's attitudes towards alcohol consumption on campus. I would like us to move away
from the current abstinence based model, one that has not been successful on many college campus in America, and begin to develop a model
that:
1) Recognizes that students will drink alcohol in a typical college environment, and regardless of rules and regulation will find ways to
consume.
2) Understands that students who are more aware of what they are consuming will often times consume more responsibly.
3) Uses hands on techniques to promote the healthy use of alcohol, not from a negative standpoint, but from one that emphases positive and
responsible methods of consumption through education. Almost every student enrolled at Lewis & Clark has been exposed to some sort of
alcohol education (such as Alcohol Wise) before stepping foot on campus. We all understand the risks involved with consuming alcohol, so
further abstinence based education and policy will be ineffective. Instead, as students become of legal age, we need to focus on methods of
responsible consumption. By teaching awareness and legally integrating alcohol into our campus culture I hope that we can have a positive
influence on the alcohol based decisions of our peers.
One way in which I hope we can do this is by the funding of Zymurgy club. We want to create a community where students have access to
physical and educational resources to design and create their own beer. This process takes a long time, with a lot of hard work and the
emphasis is not on the consumption of the beer. Instead the focus is intended to promote a new appreciation of the culture associated with
alcohol and it's production. It gives members of our community the chance to learn, first hand, the process by which alcohol is created and
gives a much deeper understanding of what they will be consuming. We see this as the first step in the goal of lifting the alcohol taboo on
campus.
Recent legislation passed by ASLC has denied us the support we need for this club to function. We feel that is it unfair of ASLC, as
representatives of the student body, to deny us this opportunity which we believe will work towards improving the culture of alcohol
consumption at Lewis & Clark. The main concern ASLC has expressed is the use of funds for "exclusive student groups". Yes, to be involved
in the brewing process would require one to be over the age of 21, but this does not mean our club is exclusive. Why deny an opportunity to
teach our peers valuable information simply because some students have to wait to have the opportunity themselves? With this logic, ASLC
should probably discontinue funding the senior experience with a portion of our student fees because we will have to wait until we are seniors
to attend these events.
My question to all of you interested in this club is: Would you rather wait to join a club until you are 21 and let others begin the experience
now, or would you rather the club not exist only because you cannot be fully included until you are of age?
This recent ASLC legislation passed would not only destroy any chance that this club could exist, but puts our goal of a more responsible
Lewis & Clark community significantly further from reach. I urge ASLC to reconsider the implications of this legislation and how it's
restriction only hurts our chances for progress. I also urge all students to contact their representatives and voice their opinion on this matter. I
understand that both ASLC and myself have similar intentions, but by creating additional legislation outside of federal law to further restrict the
role of alcohol on our campus, we are not helping our community become more responsible. We are reinforcing the taboo, forcing students
further behind closed doors when they do decide to drink, and shutting down educational opportunities that have been shown to help foster a
more responsible culture of consumption.
Anyone interested in changing this legislation and furthering this cause is welcome to contact me.
Cheers,
Kevin Cassidy
kevincassidv@lclark.edu MARCH 15, 2013
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percentage of LC
students who play a
varsity sport
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number of athletic
scholarships LC can
distribute under
N CM Guidelines
PHOTOS EDITED BY HANNAH PRINCE THE PIONEER LOG OPINION
Playing the wrong ga
WHY STUDENTS MUST STOP
DISCRIMINATING AGAINST
THEIR ATHLETIC PEERS
BY CALEB DIEHL
OPINION EDITOR
Give us a sporting chance. I
did not become an athlete because
I couldn't wait to strain my mental
faculties navigating the maze of
Copeland. I wanted to become
a 142-pound, emaciated beast
that could run distances longer
than mortal thoughts. To do
this, I needed to shun traditional
gym workouts. On the elliptical
machine, I feel like a step aerobics
instructor flailing around in span­
dex. Unfortunately, few of my
peers appreciate my lofty goals.
Instead, they perpetuate crushing
stereotypes placed on committed
performers.
"I think what galls me is that
we have this pluralistic view of
a variety of cultures. We should
treat all of them as [having] equal
value in the LC experience," said
Robert Kugler, director of Lewis
& Clark's inchoate Athletics Advi­
sory Board, which ensures that the
college meets NCAA Division III
standards.
The problem is that students
who are heavily involved in other
extracurriculars think sports are
different. Theater students act
like they dedicate their lives to
academia and blather soliloquies
about lazy, desperate athletes.
Artists paint disciplined teams as
disorganized. Instead of attending
meets, people ask how many times
I walked in a race or why they can
count all my ribs as they strain to
force eternal distances into the
metric system.
The current group of Pamplin
scholars, three of whom run track,
could help with that. These elite support network for their team.
"Engaging in a competitive
sport disciplirnes the mind," said
Kugler. If you run circles for long
enough, you can have your own
secret room in the library.
We are not just trying to be­
come professional athletes. That
salary only stands a passing chance
of covering our student loan
debt, and Kugler argues that an
employer faced with two equally
qualified LC graduates will choose
the ~ommitted, consistent athlete
every time.
1he last
stretch for
stereotypes
Track hardens edgy concen­
tration. Racing an 800m is the
. hardest and most painful thing I
have ever done. There is a differ­
ence between running and racing,
between casually logging miles on
miles and metaphorically ripping
the guts out of an opponent,
throwing them on the track and
spiking them. I don't walk during
all that. -
In a society with streets that
warn you when it's not safe to
walk, sports establish the last feral
arena for uncertainty, fiery passion
and bold heroism in zero tequila
shots. They take us through the
spectrum of weird and beautiful
human emotion, the kind that
refuses to show up under normal
stress, the kind that burns with
passion because, like Manti Te'o,
you kept playing the game for
your fake cyber-girlfriend. In Kugler's words, "DIII
guidelines are not about the
crowd" that doesn't exist at LC.
"They're about the experience of
competition through integratio
with education. We don't see
take down notes •
"Tending to the bo
ries, has been a part
education," said Ku
about 20 percent o
a varsity sport and tll
jors mirror those of no
except for higher enrollrri
biochemistry, a grueling
that easily screws up an unc
mitted person's brain chemi
The body fuels and infor
the mind. The anirnalistic
ity channeled into a sur e
last stretch, fighting for
air and post-race wheat thins, or
the inseparable community that
blankets retching throngs just past
the finish is a good recounting of
my economics midterm.
The only way athletes form "a
different culture," said Kugler, "is
in the sense that students-athletes
are held to account for their time,
academics and physical activities
in a way that othet students are
not."
The student body can keep try­
ing to force an imaginary rift that
alienates some of its most produc­
tive and fascinating members.
won't work. We win races.
midterms and we win ar
Go to a game or a meet
sound liberal arts traditi
practice, and scream fo
peers who give up their t:llne and
oxygen to prove the willpower of
your school. 3
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More bite than bark
BY AILEE FERER
STAFF WRITER
Several weeks ago, Lewis &
Clark unveiled its new student
website. The Opportunities and
Announcements we used to
receive via email are now dis­
played on the site as ''Announce­
ments" and "Events," and tabs
for ''Administration" and "Key
Dates" keep us updated on what
the administration is up to and
when registration is. As long as
you remember to check the site
for updates, it is a resource. But is
it useful?
The O&A emails have been
replaced by emails reminding us to
check the site for updates. If you
follow this advice and look under
"Announcements," you will find a
list of announcements going back
to December with links that lead
to more information. With noth­
ing to break up this list, it's diffi­
cult to read, and it's impossible to
find something you're looking for
without reading every item.
The "Events" tab is more
user-friendly. You can choose to
separate the events by day, week,
month, or all events. The titles are
in a large font, sometimes have
a colorful icon next to them and link to a longer description than
the quick summary provided.
However, the events appear to
only be those that are submitted
to the site. The site does not seem
like it is really meant to be "every­
thing for Lewis & Clark current
students," as it proclaims.
A site of
indirect
and incomplete
information
Last week, I saw an event on
a monitor that sounded interest­
ing. Before I could see when
or where it was being held, the
monitor switched to the next slide.
I figured this information would
be on the student website so I
could look it up later. It wasn't.
In fact, I could not find the event
online at all. Luckily, the speaker
was an English professor, so I got
an email about the event a few
days before it happened-but only
because I'm an English major.
Department-specific emails are
nice in that they're usually relevant
to our interests and reduce the
number of emails we receive, but they mearn we rarely hear about
events held in other departments.
Anyone who hasn't declared a ma­
jor or minor misses out entirely.
This doesn't seem to be in the
liberal arts spirit.
LC students have many ways to
find out about what is happening on campus. Information about
events is displayed on the moni­
tors and bulletin boards around
campus, in emails sent out by
departments and professors, and
now on the student website. Yet
each of these sources only cov­
ers a small portion of the events MARCH 15, 2013
available to us. A website just for
students is a great opportunity
to gather this information in
one place. Until the site aspires
to be more than a replacement
for O&A emails, however, it will
remain as useful as the unread
email in our inb MARCH 15, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG ARTS 5
Alumna Julia Lucille releases third album [MONDO
BY EVA GOELLNER
STAFF WRITER
Lewis & Clark graduate Julia
Lucille ('10) has released her
third and most recent indie-folk
album, entitled Homing. Released
last December, Homing highlights
and showcases Lucille's ability to
convey raw and personal experi­
ences, such as a difficult break-up
with a former band member,
through carefully crafted lyrics ahd
understated instrumental accom­
paniment.
Over the span of 12 tracks,
Lucille is able to evoke the feeling
of great comfort and serenity with
her haunting, yet distinct music
and lyrics. Fans of Radiohead,
Cat Power and Laura Marling will
be able to pick up on pleasant
similarities woven into the tracks
of this album.
Julia graduated from LC in
2010 as a music major and is cur­
rently living and working on her
music in Austin, Texas. Leaving
her hometown after graduation
and heading to Texas was a bit of
an impulse decision, but she felt it
BY LOIS CLARKE
STAFF WRITER
Episode Three: The Spring
Activities Fair
Scene One: The Endless Fair
"When does this end?" asked
Jess.
"Five, I think," replied Kate,
checking the large clock on the
wall. The time read 4:48. Jess and
Kate sat, bored, in their folding
chairs, scanning the remaining
pamphlets on their table, #46.
There were many left. Around 35.
"I can't believe our Deep
Ecology Club isn't taking off,"
said Kate, honestly confused. The
clock now read 4:53.
''Almost time to pack up!" said
Jess, slapping both knees with
her palms, shifting in her chair as
if she was about to get up. She
didn't.
''Yep!" answered Kate. She
looked around at the other tables.
A couple had cleared out, but the
majority of clubs remained seated
and chatting. The clock on the
wall now declared the time was
5:01, but no one else seemed to be PHOTO COURTESY OF JULIA LUCILLE
Julia Lucille's ('10) album, Homing, reflects her recent experi­
ences settling into her new home, Austin, Texas.
was time for a change. The allure
of a warmer climate and thriving
music scene convinced her to pack
up and head south. She notes that
she has not been immune to the
influence of country music since
being in Austin and that her next
album will reflect her move down
mobilizing. "Maybe it goes until
5:30," offered Jess.
The two women sat at the
Deep Ecology table for another
half hour, but as 5:30 rolled
around, still np one seemed to be .
movmg.
''What's up, ladiessss?" asked
Greg, a scruffy guy with a '90s
haircut from the Rock Climbing
Club. "This thing over soon?"
"We thought it ended at 5:00,
but I guess not ... " answered Kate.
Greg wandered away.
Another long hour stretched
by. It was 6:30. The mysteri-
ous popcorn at the ASLC table
seemed to remain at the same
volume, despite the hoards of
students scarfing it down with two
hands. They were beginning to get
hungry.
Jess and Kate began to get very
worried by 7:45.
"The Bon is totally closed and
I really didn't want to eat in the
Trail Room," complained Jess. The
other students were beginning to
get a strange glow of hunger and
despair in their eyes.
A frisbee boy began to eye a
KLC DJ with non-sexual, totally
food-related, hungry intention. south. Julia gives much credit to
the music program at LC for help­
ing kick-start her career and says
that the musical knowledge and
confidence she gained throughout
her four years is irreplaceable.
"Before doing the music major
I felt like· I had musical potential
"That's not vegan!" shrieked an
onlooker, immediately shrinking
back behind the Animal Rights
table, quivering in the intense gaze
of the now angry frisbee boy.
It was 9:00 p.m. and a thick
cloak of blaclk night drew across
the windows of Stamm. ''When
can we leave?!" cried Jess, obvi­
ously panicked.
''Whenever we want," replied
Kate, calmly and truthfully.
"But no one else has yet!"
sobbed Jess. ''We can't just
LEAVE. That's weird." Jess was
right. No other club had begun to
clear their table.
Midnight struck with terrify­
ing intensity. The lights in Stamm
shut off, covering the screams of
underclassmen with darkness.
"THE FEAST BEGINS!"
yelled that one guy with the beard
who is really loud.
Scene Two: Aftermath
8:35 a.m.:
''Welcome to campus! We
are so glad you decided to visit and sort of wondered if it would
ever be realized. After doing the
music major, my attitude was: I
have talent, I have passion, let's do
this," Lucille said.
The singer-songwriter pulled
her inspiration for Homing from
changes and transitions that ac­
companied her move back home
to California after spending a year
in Portland post-graduation.
"The album's mostly about this
mental switch I experienced, going
from trying to constantly plan my
future and outsmart failure to just
focusing on the music and writing
and performing for music's sake,
nothing else." Her-talent and pas­
sion for songwriting are evident
in their flawless combination on
Homing.
This album, along with Julia's
previous two albums, Flower and
Bones and Portland, are available
for sale and streaming on her
Bandcamp page. Julia also has a
Facebook page which is regularly
updated with photos, info about
live shows and videos.
"It was 9:00 p.m.
and a thick doak
of black night drew
across the windows
of Stamm. 'When can
we leave?!' cried Jess,
obviously panicked."
us today!" chirped an especially
enthusiastic genderqueer campus
tour leader. "Here's Fields, where
you'll be eating most of your
meals," they explained, walking
backwards with grace and poise.
They rounded the corner.
"And here is Stamm, where
some of our fancier events
take pla-AAAAHHHH!" The
devastated room reeked of young
blood, construction paper and
popcorn.
The Spring Activities Feast had
claimed the lives of yet another
generation of decent, excited,
overcommitted victims. [J)[E(C(Q)]
A WEEKLY MUSIC
COLUMN
BY CJ MACLEOD
STAFF WRITER
There's a special Portland con­
nection_ to the Brooklyn record
label Woodsist lately. First Eat
Skull released their latest record
on the oh-so-trendy label, and
now Portlanders The Woolen
Men, notorious for their releases
on small labels like Gnat Tapes
and Eggy, have been given the
chance to show the blogosphere
what they're all about.
Before I start, let me just say
that I'm predisposed to like The
Woolen Men's newest release.
They play the perfect mix between
'60s garage pop and '90s Pave­
ment-inspired indie rock, with the
right amount of New Zealand
weirdness thrown in. They inhabit
a space that is an amalgamation
of everything and yet manages to
"[fhe Woolen Men's]
newest self-titled record
is the perfect introduc­
tion to spring, packing
the same vigor of their
earlier releases but with
higher fideility and lis­
tenability."
stand on its own.
Their sound, in addition to
their DIY "let the tape roll" ethos
and stellar live show, has contrib­
uted to them becoming one of
my favorite acts over the last few
months. Their newest self-titled
record is the perfect introduction
to spring, packing the same vigor
of their earlier releases but with
higher fidelity and listenability.
The album's opener, "Mayon­
naise," is jangly and fuzzy in all
the right ways, sounding a bit like
San Francisco's Sonny and the
Sunsets with just a tinge of post­
punk malcontent. Other tracks,
like the standout "Head On the
Ground," provide enough pop
smarts to keep listeners captivated
but change things up sporadically
to keep everything fresh.
The guitar comes and goes
at will, while the organ, clearly
informed by bands like The Clean,
moves forward toward an eventual
end. "Magic Tricks," one of the
more subdued songs on the re­
cord, exudes a vibe that's eternally
teenage, somehow managing to
combine whiny crooning and lo-fi
Dinosaur Jr.-inspired guitar work
with a new, inspired garage sound.
This record works because
it refuses to be just one thing.
Instead, it carefully selects from a
variety of influences and cre-
ates something that's hard to nail
down, completely its own and
yet ultimately beautiful. There is
clearly a bias at work here, but it's
something that, to the band and
record's credit, I can't seem to
shake. This is the perfect record
to introduce spring back into life,
with windows open and long days
spent in the sun. ... 6 ARTS THE PIONEER LOG MARCH 15, 2013
Psychosis 4.48 unifies both creative and creepy
BY SOFIA KNUTSON
STAFF WRITER
Lewis & Clark's theatre depart­
ment, under Assistant Director ;
Rebecca Lingafelter, premiered
British playwright Sarah Kane's
play, 4.48 P.rychosis, last weekend at
Fir• Acres Theatre.
The play portrays the struggles
of a patient suffering from an
unspecified mental disorder in a
surreal way: the acting represents
the confusion and chaos within
BY LINDSEY BOSSE
STAFF WRITER
Why are you an art major, and
why do you do what you do?
Well, first off, it is the only
major where you can sell your
thesis, I'm pretty sure. And you
actually learn more practical skills,
weirdly enough, at least if you're
a sculpture major, because of
construction and all that .. .Just kid­
ding. I've probably taken the most
amount of classes in the most
departments.
I started as a Russian major,
then foreign languages, then
Hispanic studies, then flirted with
Sociology/ Anthropology, then
Hispanic Studies, art double major
and then finally art major. I think
I always knew I was going to be
an art major, but couldn't admit
it. As far as my medium goes, I the patient's head. Kane's play
belongs to a style of theatre in the
'90s called 'In Yer Face.' Watch­
ing LC's production makes it clear
why this style was popular: the
story and acting hold no emotions
back.
The audience is incorporated
into the fiction through empa-
thy with the patient and the set
design, which is made to look like
an asylum. The stage is not level,
making it seem like the audience
started doing photography; that
was always my thing. Then my in­
terest moved away from the purely
visual to more conceptual. As that
happened, I was more excited
about exploring material. I started
taking sculpture classes as a way to
play with wood, metal, plaster and
everything else, which has led me
to a lot more realizations about
what I am interested in.
What does it feel like when you
make something you're proud
of?
That's a funny question. I
mean, I want to show it to every­
one. Shout it out to the world. It's
funny, the projects that I'm proud
[of] are things that I already had
in my head. It's all in the process;
whenever I just do trial and error
stuff, it [is] never as successful is part of the set. Images and clips
of video footage were constantly
being projected onto the back of
the set, heightening the strange­
ness of 4.48. The somber mood
is enhanced by eerie and repeated
piano-like noises which make up
the music of the play.
The night of the premiere,
the cast, director and movement
director sat with Oohn Hancock,
Supervisor of the Counseling
Center) to discuss 4.48 P9chosis.
PHOTOS BY NANYA JHINGRAN
as when I have a clearcut idea
of what I want to do from the
outside. So, when that is the case -
that is, the process of prior mental
processing -it is a weird thing,
where I just poop it out all at once
and then I'm done with it, and if
it's successful then I'm happy, and
I want people to see it.
I thinlr one of the best sensa­
tions is the feeling of resolution,
bringing something from idea to
material, bringing it from some­
thing that I struggle to convey
verbally into something that can
convey some sort of idea.
What has led you to pursue the
project you are doing for your
senior project?
Well, originally I wanted to get
satellites to take photos of me
from space while I was staring at The audience remarked that the
play was "incredibly wonder-
ful." One attendee who was very
familiar with the play remarked
at how the production "utilized
the lighting and camera in general
[to make] the play stand out"
from performances she had seen
or been involved in before. The
actress portraying the patient,
Kushi Beauchamp ('16), said that
the play "reminds us that we are
here." The cast and Hancock told
them from the ground. But that
didn't pan out. I did email the
U.S. departments that deal with
satellites, everyone from the CIA
keyhole satellites, all the way to the
geo satellites that are photograph­
ing earth. Never heard back from
them. Then emailed a bunch of
private satellite companies, and
one told me that it wasn't pos-
sible to do what I wanted to do.
I thought about writing a SAAB
grant, but [I had] delusions of
grandeur or whatever for my
senior project. But, distilled put of
that, it's come to my senior project
now: an exploration of urban
space and how technology relates
and mediates our experiences.
I'm looking at ways in which
we engage with urban spaces
and documenting that. So, like
Google Street Views, but instead
of the cameras facing out, I have
them facing in on me while I walk
around. I built an apparatus that
takes pictures of me every three
seconds while I'm walking around, the audience that this play, which
is deep psychologically, was a
pleasant challenge, and he hope
that it brings attention to "recog­
nizable parts of all of us" which
are present in the patient in order
to allow the LC community to
better understand and empathize
,vith psychological disorders.
See Pyschosis 4.48's last tJ110
shows on March 15 and 16 at 7:30
p.m. in Fir Acres Theatre.
a?;°d I'm making a stop-motion
film out of that. And then I'll
make some weird video installa­
tion of sorts. It's become more
multilayered than I wanted it to
be, but it's what I'm interested in.
Who/what is your inspiration?
I get a lot of my inspiration
from critical theory. It's talcing
ideas that-these really heady,
very complicated ideas that are
hard to approach. So I'll read a
text or a book or a passage which
is ta&ing about the social produc­
tion of something and they'll use
really beautiful metaphors that
never really leave the pages. So,
when I read those sorts of things,
I get these visuals that aren't just
verbal, the words get jumbled, so
I make art.
What have you gained from
or learned to appreciate about
your medium?
I have learned that size matters. MARCH 15, 2013
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
HANNA GRANINS ('15)
"PEOPLE GENERALLY MAKE FIRST IMPRESSIONS BY LOOKING
AT SOMEONE'S FACE, BUT IF THE FACE IS GONE, CAN WE
STILL KNOW W_HO THAT PERSON '1s'?
"LIKE THOSE TOYS KIDS PLAY WITH WHERE THERE IS A
BLANK BODY, AND YOU MAKE ALL THE CHOICES.
"BECAUSE, TO PARAPHRASE SHAKESPEARE, WHAT'S IN A
HEAD? THAT WHICH WE CALL A PERSON, WITH ANY KIND
OF HEAD, IS STILL A PERSON." THE PIONEER LOG
Friday, March 15
See Imagine Dragons and Atlas
Genius at the Roseland Theatre
tonight for $25. This show is for
all ages and the doors open at
8p.m.
10NW SixthAve.
Saturday, March 16
See Rachel Platten and Madi
Diaz at Mississippi Studios for a
singer-songwriter's mash-up style
of piano and beat boxing for $12
at 6 p.m.
3939 N Mississippi Ave.
Monday, March 18
Award-winning poet Karen
Holmberg will be reading at the
Frank Manor House at 5:30 p.m.
from her book of poems,Axis
Mundi.
Wednesday, March 20
Fire and Forget.: Short Stories from
a umg Wartells the story of 13
young verterans' experiences in
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Three contributors will be pres­
ent at a panel discussion of the
book at 7:30 p.m.
1005 W Burnside St.
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TPL: Congratulations on wanted to build a business and do
your appointment to the Board entrepreneurship, and so I ended
of Trustees! At 26, how do you up working with them on it and
plan on using your age proxim- we got support from the school. .
ity to serve as a voice for the We hadn't really seen the presi-
student body? dent or any of the staff, and we
didn't even know if we could talk
AC: Email me at to them. You know, they weren't
case@caseorganic.com. I want present at any event. They didn't
people to email me their thoughts really help out. And so we tried to
about what can be improved at reach out and get an appointment
Lewis & Clark. I can't answer with the president. And [Vice
emails [but] I read all of [them]. I President] David Ellis helped us
can't necessarily address all of the out. And he believed in us even
concerns, but if there are themes, though we were these really an-
that's the stuff that I want to look noying, scrappy kids who were 19.
at. I'm really interested in making
sure people get jobs and have the Outside of the classroom,
capacity to grab jobs when they what were your most memo-
get out of college or grad school rable and valuable experiences?
so that they have the capacity to
get themselves to a sustainable I put all my classes into three
point as quickly as possible. And days a week. I spent the entire
_I'm involved in the entrepreneurs- rest of the week just running
ship program and I met with the around Portland meeting people
11 finalists last Saturday. Lewi_s and trying to understand how the
& Clark College is teachers and world works. And so I would learn
administrators and students, and the theory during class three days
students are the most important a week and then I would go apply
thing, because successful students it as much as I could. The other
will give back to the school and thing is that I wrote my thesis
appreciate their education. early, so I spent my entire last
,~ semester finding work and trying
to put my education to use versus
In a sentence, why cyborg doing [my thesis] last semester
anthropology? and being all stressed out and not
being able to do anything after I
Why not? I was very excited graduated. A lot of this was just
about science and technology being able to apply knowledge to
when I was younger, but I noticed reality. A lot of the students in
that technology was no longer my class were not really interested
just for government and business in applying everything. But you
purposes. Everyone would be af-can apply it really well and have
fected by technology in the future. a good time and play pranks and
Anthropology is a very good discover.
framework for understanding how
that affects people.
Your startup Geoloqi was
recently acquired by a much
How did your interests larger company. How did it
change or evolve during your feel to find yourself in such
time at LC? financial security so soon after
graduating from a small, pri-
I started out at Lewis & Clark vate liberal arts college?
and I was super awkward. Horri-
bly awkward. And I was angry that Ha! Well, I don't really con-
I didn't go to MIT or tech school. sider it financial security. [Laughs]
But the teachers were amazing, I didn't do it because of money.
and I learned about anthropol- For instance, I don't do anything
ogy and found some kids who because there's money involved. I THE PIONEER LOG
PHOTOGRAPH BY KRIS KRUG, COURTESY OF AMBER CASE
do it because it's interesting. And cool. Mostly, I'm interested in go-
I was so intrigued by this larger ing to those places.
company [Esri] because they've I don't like spending very much
been around for so long that I money. I like the idea of living on
wanted to be a part of them and very little because I think people
examine how they work. Basically, are happier that way. Buying a
here's a new tribe that I want to bunch of stuff doesn't mean
look at. anything. Having friends and
I think the most important contributing to reality is a thing
thing to note is that people that's really fun. You don't have
shouldn't be going into business anything other than that. Money
for money. If you want money, be isn't anything. It's opportunities
a lawyer or doctor or investment and friends and connections that
banker. You're going into entre- actually are something. Somem1e
preneurship to examine a system could live on $5000 a year if they
or to build something interesting had a lot of friends and they were
to connect with reality to make pursuing an interesting topic.
something better because you're I think that's much better than
intrigued by it and it's difficult getting paid a ton of money and
'' If people have entrepreneurial skills,
they'll be able to grab opportunities when
they see them. '' and you like really hard problems. living in some suburb somewhere
Making money is totally not easy and not doing anytlung and hav-
as an entrepreneur. The default ing a nice car but not contribut-
state of a startup is failure. So I ing to anything or any time or
expected [Geoloqi] to fail the en-anybody else.
tire time, and it was totally OK. I
didn't have any expectations for it.
In terms of financial security, Why do you believe
it's weird. [Laughs] I think the entrepreneurship is the right
main thing is that when I was direction for LC?
younger I didn't have any resourc-
es. I couldn't go on any trips to I think it's an important part of
other countries. I just didn't have Lewis & Clark. It's definitely not
anything, and I didn't notice for the whole thing. I don't think ev-
a long time because my parents eryone should be an entrepreneur.
never let me know that we didn't At all. But I think that for some
have a lot of money. people that don't necessarily fit
Once I found out that I was, into how society works, they need
like, the lowest social class pos- to define their own path. And get-
sible, especially at Lewis & Clark, ting people the tools to find their
it was really awkward and I wanted own path via getting a reasonable
to say, 'Well, what's wrong with job, negotiating with someone to
me, why can't I go to other coun- get a more reasonable paycheck so
tries, why can't I do things that, that they can support their family,
for some people, are the norm?' getting them the opportunities
and so I said, 'I'll just work my ass that they want, or starting some-
off to where I'll finally be able to thing new because they haven't
be middle class and see what it's found anything that they need is
like'. And so a lot of it was just really important.
trying to catch up to what people It's not necessarily that
have been automatically born into. everyone should start their own
Now I'm there. Now I get paid business, because that's a horrible
to fly around the world, which is idea. [Laughs] If people have MARCH 15, 2013
Amber Case ('08), a
sociology and anthropol­
ogy major, was recently
appointed to the Board
of Trustees at the age of
26. She was inlcuded in
lnc.'s "30 Under 30" list
of entrepreneurs as well
as Fast Company's "Most
Influential Women in
Technology." She has also
gained fame for her TED
Talk "We Are All Cyborgs
Now" based on her inter­
est in cyborg anthropol­
ogy. Here she chats with
The Pioneer Log about
her time at Lewis & Clark
and shares tips for the
real world.
BY BEAU BROUGHTON
FEATURES EDITOR
entrepreneurial skills, they'll be
able to grab opportunities when
they see th~m and they'll be much
better about getting the lives that
they want ra,ther than one that
somebody else gives to them.
Understanding some tools for
entrepreneurship will help you to
write your life versus having your
life written for you.
If you could advise current
LC students to do one thing
today, what would it be?
Set yourself a strange goal. My
goal was to never use a resume to
get a job. I think the most impor-
tani thing to realize is that most
jobs aren't given because you sent
in a resume. Jobs are usually given
because you talked to somebody
and you didn't necessarily ask
somebody for a job, you've just
gotten to know somebody. Start
networking with people now and
understand that it really is who
you know.
Shift some of your classes so
you have one day a week where
you go out and start exploring so
that you can mitigate that transi-
tion from school to the real world
and so you can learn as much as
you can while you're in a stable
environment, so that when you
get out you're not just on the
street. The faster you can get on
your feet and understand how the
world works, the better.
People don't get jobs with
resumes. Stop looking at your
resume. Start meeting physical
people. If somebody needs a
resume, it's just a formality. Ev-
erything you know about getting a
job is wrong!
You have to grab things.
Things won:t be given to you
anymore. There's just so much
competition and everyone's got a
freakin' college degree.
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INTERVIEW IN ITS
ENTIREY, VISIT PIOLOG.COM MARCH 15, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG FEATURES 1 1
Nick Pimentel ('15) shows Mark Loyola ('16) how to use a camera at Instructional Media Services in Watzek Library.
IMS READY TO HELP v\/lTH
YOU R LATEST PRO J .EC T
BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
STAFF WRITER
It is not uncommon to hear
students complain about the lack
of on-campus resources available
to them. However, some resources
at Lewis & Clark are relatively
untapped.
One such resource is the
Instructional Media Services de­
partment (IMS for short). Located
on the bottom floor of Watzek Li­
brary, IMS has the capacity to help
students with all of their digital,
audio and editing needs.
They rent out a variety of
equipment and also operate the
Resource Lab, where students can
produce, print and edit material, as
well as get help with their projects
from the students who work there.
"There's all of this stuff
students can use down here, but
people don't wander down here
unless they're lost or know we're
here. It's part of what their tuition
pays for," said Director of Instruc­
tional Media Services Patrick Ryall. The students who work in both
the Resource Lab and at the IMS
window are hired because they are
good with customer service and
working with people, so you're
guaranteed good service.
"The first thing I look for
when hiring is an ability to help people and a willingness to be of
service. I can teach technical skills,
but I can't teach 'people skills,"'
explained Ryall. "I tell people, 'Be
nice, smile, acknowledge people_
when they come up to the coun­
ter. Make people feel like they
matter, because they do."' PHOTOGRAPHS BY HANNAH PRINCE
In addition to having a friendly,
welcoming staff, the IMS depart­
ment has an abundance of equip­
ment, so you're almost guaranteed
to find what you need.
They've even tripled their sup­
ply of camcorders to meet student
demand.
And if you're a producer by
hobby and not for academic
purposes, don't fret. The IMS
department isn't only for academic
use. Students can rent any of the
equipment or use the Resource
Lab for their personal needs.
They can also take and print
passport photos, which is espe­
cially useful for students a_pplying
for overseas study.
So don't be shy; head on down
to the depths of Watzek and take
advantage of the equipment and
resources available to you, includ­
ing assistance from the charming
people who work there. They're
open Monday through Friday, 9
a.m.-5 p.m.
r1 um~ n-. f;2 0Ss$){] The_presen~-d~'( struggle
~ l:i W ~ agamst semont1s
BY LINDSEY BOSSE
STAFF WRITER
Senioritis. Ir is a real thing. So
real that it's universally understood
by parents, news sources, diction­
aries, teachers, institutions and stu­
dents. It is different for everyone
and is caused by a variety of expe­
riences. As humans, we are always
eager for the next step. Patience is
not our strong suit. As children,
we want to become adults; as high
schoolers, we want to be college
students; as freshmen, seniors;
as interns, managers; and so on.
The grass is always greener, right?
Maybe if we watered the grass on
our side while we were there, the
grass would be just as green.
According to the Merriam­
Webster Dictionary, the first docu­
mented use of "senioritis" was in
1957. They define the term as "an
ebbing of motivation and effort
by school seniors as evidenced
by tardiness, absences, and lower
grades." Time Magazine wrote an
article on senioritis in 2006, call­
ing it a "disease" in their opening
paragraphs.
Most media articles focus
on high school students with
senioritis, but more and more attention is being given to college
seniors, ~ho are inevitably finding
themselves in the same situation
as high school students: either
finish and find a job, or continue
with schooling.
Some of the greatest contribu­
tors to senioritis in college are the Furthermme, splitting Web­
ster's definition into three parts,
94 percent of respondents said
that their senioritis wls mostly felt
as an "ebbing of motivation." In
an optional comment box, a ma­
jority responded that their greatest
symptom was '"Not giving a fuck,"
'' An overwhelming majority said that
their main coping mechanism
was drinking-heavily. ,,
stress of finding a real job while
finishing 100-level required classes
and watching alumni sink or swim
at varying rates out in the real
world.
In a survey that I distributed
on Facebook last week, a major-
ity of seniors reported they were
struggling with senioritis: 46
students responded to the survey,
with 89 percent of these seniors
being fourth year, second semester
seniors. Thirty-seven students said
they definitely felt it, seven said
maybe, and only two people said
they felt no such thing. word for word, every time. An
overwhelming majority also said
that their main coping mechanism
was drinking--heavily.
When asked what prompted
their senioritis,, 40 percent of
students responded that coming
back from their trip abroad was a
trigger, and 38 percent said that it
started first semester senior year.
For many students, like myself,
those two are the same thing. The
results of this survey yield deeper
understanding of the presence of
senioritis on our campus.
Other major news sources claim that senioritis is simply a
result of laziness, noting that
almost all students feel some form
of senioritis at one point during
their education-which the survey
definitely supported.
The last semester of school
has a significant effect on the
rates and symptoms of senioritis.
Strategies to prevent senioritis
include high profile projects, such
as senior projects and NCAA
tournaments that keep seniors
eager to perform. Enthusiasm in
course material can also be a huge
help when teetering on the edge
of senioritis.
On the other hand, students
that are finishing up general edu­
cation requirements lose motiva­
tion and the desire to perform
well. Students that have secured
jobs post-graduation struggle to
find.any significance in their final
few classes since they have already
landed the ever-elusive "real world
job." Other causes of senioritis
include: having already finished
senior projects, having finished a
sports season (football, swimming,
volleyball) and the spring sun. Dear Virgins,
I am a second semester senior
guy with no immediate romantic
prospects whatsoever. I'm mov­
ing out of Portland after school
is done. Is there any point in me
pursuing romance at Lewis &
Clark?
Sincerely,
Romantically Challenged
Dear Romantically Challenged
Senior,
, I see your question, Romanti­
cally Challenged Senior, and I raise
you: Why pursue? Why not use
your impending graduation as an
excuse not to pursue? Look where
pursuing got Petrarch and Thom­
as Wyatt. No-fucking-where.
You want to know what I
did today? I sat in my bed and
watched the one lesbian episode
of the British TV series True Love
ten times in a row. It stars Billie
Piper (Rose from Doctor Who) and
Kaya Scodelario (Effy from Skins).
It is terrible but I love it because I
am in love with Rose Tyler. Should
I pursue Rose? No. She is a fic­
tional character; I would never get
anywhere. This is why one does
not pursue.
However, if you really want to
be able to tell yourself that you
might possibly get laid, I suggest
you submit numerous ambiguous
posts to the LC Missed Connec­
tions Google/Facebook thing. I
did that earlier this week and have
been refreshing and refreshing my
missed connection every 20-or-so
minutes.
The girl I like has not respond­
ed to it, even though I know she
has seen it because I saw that she
liked a different missed connec­
tion. I might as well give up hope.
Pursuing leads you nowhere.
Sincerely,
Your Gay Lady of Virginity
Dear Romantically Challenged
Senior,
Panic, now!!! I heard some­
where from some unreliable
source that the majority of people
meet their future spouses by
sophomore year of college.
If you don't know who you
are going to marry by now, you
better get on that, because time is
a-wasting.
If you want to have a family at
some point in your life, I suggest
that you start spending all of your
time in pursuit.
If you are working on an essay,
have OK.Cupid open in another
tab. Actually, on second thought,
to increase your chances, you
should be writing that essay in a
cafe or bar full of young singles.
In short, just be on your game
all of the time. Always look your
best; always be on the lookout for
the one. Always. Because if you
don't find someone by the time
you graduate, you will be alone
forever.
Best,
Straight Girl 12 FEATURES THE PIONEER LOG MARCH 15, 2013
SPRING BREAK IS ALMOST HERE, AND IF YOU STILL DON'T HAVE
PLANS, NEVER FEAR! THE P/0/\lEER LOG IS HERE TO FILL YOUR WEEK
WITH GOOD FOOD, FUN TIMES AND NIGHTS TO REMEMBER.
SPRING BREAK
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
FEED YOURSELF
RUBY JEWEL
By now, if you haven't heard
of Salt & Straw ice cream, you
really need to get out from under
your dorm rock. You snooze,
you lose, kids, because there is a
new ice cream place in town that
is cheaper and way less preten­
tious than the beloved S&S. With
LARDO
There's only everything to love
about a restaurant whose slogan is
"bringing fat back." This sandwich
shop is that and much more. With
high end ingredients and a down-
BLUE STAR DONUTS
Don't you just hate how
the only donut shop in
this town is the
biggest tour-
ist trap ever?
Well, times are
changing. Blue
Star is perfect
1n every way-a new location in the heart of
downtown Portland, Ruby Jewel
is a diamond in the rough. Ruby
Jewel has all the weird flavors you
crave with a much more acces­
sible touch.
Try brown sugar sour cream
or honey lavender. The real deal
here, though, is the cookie sand­
wich. You pick any flavor of ice
home taste, Lardo doesn't miss
a beat. The fries are great. The
soup rules. The bread is amazing.
They've got beer, cocktails, the
whole shabang-and two great
locations. Try out the original
location on Hawthorne and order
fresh donuts, far fewer
panhandlers and they
take cards. However,
unlike VooDoo, this
place actually sells our of
donuts, and they close cream you want, and they smash
it between two giant, delicious,
fresh-baked cookies. They've got
some pre-made combinations,
like double chocolate cookie
with peanut butter and cinnamon
chocolate cookie with espresso,
but they'll also let you choose.
428 S.W. 12th Ave.
the Italian tuna melt with Lardo
fries. This place isn't the most
vegetarian or vegan friendly, but if
you ask nicely they'll take off the
cheese.
1212 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.
down when that happens. Start
your day here by picking up a
cup of coffee and a blueberry
donut. You'll think you're get­
ting a foll serving of fruit.
If you're feeling really
hungry,, get the brulee. Your
, stomach might hate you, but it
tastes danin good.
Oh, and they have bagels.
But bagels are boring.
1237 S_W. Washington St.
ILLUSTRATION BY KELSEY GRAY
POPPIN' TAGS
Now that Macklemore has
made thrift shopping cool for,
like, the 50th time, use your break
to check out some great steals in
town. Don't be fooled by flashy
window displays-more often
than not, "big" thrift stores are
where the treasures are really hid­
ing (not to mention, they are way
cheaper).
Portland is saturated with thrift
stores, but here are a few choice locations known for being a little
bit secret and a lot awesome:
Crossroads Trading Co.: For
cheap trends to upscale vintage
finds.
128 N.W. 23rd Ave.
Goodwill Industries: You've
never even heard of this Good­
will.
1943 S.E. Sixth Ave. Fat Fancy: Your go-to used bou­
tique for plus-sized clothing. They
give out candy!
1013 S.W. Morrison St.
Value Village: Pro-tip: On Mon­
day everytliing is 25 percent off.
12060 S.W. Main St., Tigard,
Ore. GO OUT (GET DOWN)
BUNK BAR
This hangout in the Southeast
Industrial District has every­
thing-booze, sandwiches and
now, brunch! Bunk Bar is the
place to see local bands and drink
for cheap. And luckily for us, there
are some great shows coming up:
Thursday, March 21: Waxa­
hatchee, $7 (folk punk goddess
BLOW PONY
Portland's best queer dance
party only happens once a month,
so haul your booty down to Branx
and get some. Guaranteed you'll
see someone from Lewis & Clark,
make friends with a beautiful
drag queen and lose your dignity.
Drinks are $4, so pre-game. Blow
Pony has a great playlist that con­
tains everything from Ke$ha to
Nirvana to Cher. Nothing better.
315 S.E. Third Ave., Satur­
day, March 23, $5, go around 10
p.m.,21+. formerly known as P.S. Eliot).
Monday, March 25: TreeFort
Festival After-Party with Animal
Eyes, Ash Reiter, Pony Village,
Couches and Talkative, $3 (1 guar­
antee you, Talkative is the next
Akron/Family).
1028 S.E. Water Ave., all
shows 21 +, sandwiches are
all-ages.
MAJOR LAZER
If you want to get down but
aren't 21, you can spend a ton of
money to shake your stuff at Ma­
jor Lazer. The dance hall diva is
wiling into the Roseland for whar
is sure to be a sloppy sensation.
Be safe out there, little ones.
8 N.W. Sixth Ave., Wednes­
day, March 27, $25, 8 p.m., all
ages.
DAY TRIP
MT. HOOD
Mt. Hood isn't just that pretty
snowy thing in the distance that
LC is lucky to see on a sunny day.
It is a real-life mountain with real
fun things you can do. For $5 you
can gain full access to the many
trails that traverse the mountain.
If you'd rather ski, day passes
at Timberline Lodge are $60-$66,
and most of the trails are open
(depending on conditions).
90 minutes southeast on
US-26.
SEATTLE
Portland's big sister city has
the same laid-back vibe and
grungy overtones as Stumptown,
but with more skyscrapers and
diversity. Pick up a copy of The
Stranger and find some stuff to
do.
Head down to Capitol Hill SEASIDE
Need your coastal fix? Try
out Seaside for a change of pace.,
This long, skinny coastal town has
everything you need and want:
shops, cheap food, sand, the
ocean-plus an aquarium and a
kitschy boardwalk.
90 minutes northwest on
US-26, or take the bus: http://
www.northwest-point.com.
to see the Riot Grrrl wall and eat
at Dick's. Crash that University
of Washington frat party you've
been dreaniing about. Buy fresh
produce at Pike's Place Market.
Three hours north on 1-5,
or take the bus: http:/ /www.
boltbus.com. MARCH 15, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG
STYLE SOURCE
BY MARY GATES
As the sun comes, out Lewis & Clark students put away their rain gear and reach for more
trendy pieces. Sunburn was an opportunity for everyone to get dressed up and show off
their spring wardrobe. Style Source was able to capture photos of students headed to the
show. The assortment of outfits reflects the diversity of personal style at LC.
Street Style 13
PHOTOS BY LARISSA BOARD ·• ♦ . .
14 s PORTS THE PIONEER LOG MARCH 15, 2013
Pioneers fall short of Sweet 16
PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE
14.9 BY ROCKY MCNEFF
SPORTS EDITOR
As a season ends, seniors will
leave a legacy to be remembered.
New goals will be set for next
year and a prideful remembrance
of great effort and determina­
tion will linger in the minds of
the players. The members of the
women's basketball team have
come a long way during their
5-month season, and they have
proved to be strong contenders
who have the drive to be even
better.
Friday, March 1, brought about
the first round of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
tournament for four teams at
Lewis & Clark. The Pioneers
faced Trinity University that night
with stands packed with both
maroon- and orange-fitted fans.
LC started the game off strong
as they quickly grabbed the lead
and refused to let the Tigers have
a shot at scoring. Sara Villanueva
('13) was determined to keep
her last season alive as she ran
the court, scoring the leading
23 points, a game high for the
seruor.
The whole team contributed to
the big win, which left them de­
feating Trinity 78-49. Advancing
to the next round, the Pioneers
LC had successfully knocked Trinity
out of the tournament.
The women played on Sat­
urday in the second round of
the NCAA tournament against
Whitman, to whom they had
previously lost at home during the
regular season. These two teams
earned their spots in this game,
and they showed their equal-
ity and talent during the match.
Whitman played hard and proved
a struggle once again for the
Pioneers, who put up an equally
strong fight. Northwest Confer­
ence Player of the Year Kristina
Williams ('13) put down incred­
ible threes and earned herself a
game high of 27 points, helping
the Pioneers stay within a short
distance of the Missionaries the
whole game. The last few minutes
of the game were unfortunate for
LC, as they couldn't seem to make
crucial shots.
They managed to stay on
Whitman's tail until the end, when
multiple fouls gave their oppo­
nents the lead. The Missionaries
pulled a 66-57 win and advanced
in the tournament. The Pioneers
ended their season with a 25-4
record, a very impressive run for
the team, which had the potential
and drive for the championship.
The Pioneers will be graduat­
ing seniors Williams and Villan-ueva, guards who have proven
to be two of the most influential
members of the team.
Williams will end her final
season as Northwest Conference
Player of the Year for a second
.time. She has set multiple records
during her four years of play and
will be remembered as one of
the best players the Pioneers have
seen, especially since the team has
made such an impact these past
three year's.
Villanueva and Williams have
appeared in three consecutive
NWC tournaments and have only
experienced seven conference
losses and three non-conference
losses.
Statistics aside, this bitter end
to the season has to be appreci­
ated because of all the hard work
that was put into it. This year, the
team was ranked fifth in the na­
tion and won the NWC champi­
onship outright.
Guard Kathlene Howe ('14)
closed her season by saying,
"Every team is going to experi­
ence wins and losses, but it is how
you grow from the losses that will
define your character. I am con­
fident and excited that next year
we will be just as hungry and mo­
tivated as we were this year and
[will] achieve our goals, especially
as a tribute to the seniors."
Parkour tak s leap of faith
BY CALEB DIEHL
OPINIONS EDITOR
Flat light oppresses Olin's
grey stone as Kaleb Ganz ('14)
faces a 10-foot wall and begins to
take smooth strides. His toes hit
concrete and drive him upward.
His hands grab the edge of the
wall. The rest of his body follows.
At the top, he slinks casually into
the time-tested structure, framed
by thick pillars and the sculpture
of a massive hammer. The first
element of parkour is getting the steps right, keeping your chest
straight and your hands out to­
ward the wall.
After that, Ganz explains,
it's like taking huge steps up the .
stairs. He could never stop at
stairs, however.
"I see things and I wonder,
could I do that?" he says as his
wide gestures seem to move in
rhythm with his thoughts. "I
guess I have this inward drive to
be doing new things."
One of those things involves
sustaining the Lewis & Clark Parkour Club this year. Ganz said
that the club, struggling after its
founder graduated in 2012, began
its second year in September
with about 60 students, which
then dwindled to around eight
members who shift between the
weekday practices.
At the beginning of practice,
Ganz meets Edo Shoshoni ('16)
and Laruen Steck ('16) in the
Pamplin mat room. They start
with small warm-ups that consist
of circular neck and shoulder
movements and then move across the room in a series of dynamic
exercises.
"A lot of parkour is derived
from animal movements," Ganz
explains. The small group demon­
strates the motion of a cheetah by
crouching, exploding forward with
both hands and then pulling their
legs back under their chests. Then
they turn sideways and rhythmi­
cally shift weight from one leg
to the other. Ganz continues to
exaggerate these small movements
until he leaps over a space high
enough to hold a low wall. "Parkour is disciplined," says
Ganz. "It's commitment, but not
competitive sports team commit­
ment. It's about the small steps."
The three athletes move to
shoulder rolls, which are modified
somersaults designed to protect
sensitive bones during a fall or
miscalculated jump. Ganz places
his hands on the ground in a dia­
mond and tilts them to one side.
He explains that with one foot
slightly behind the other, your
elbows should fall to the ground
while your legs explode upward. THE PIONEER LOG SPORTS 15 SWitCh • 1ng ositions
%
was depth at the wide receiver the defensive scheme
posi • nd coaches decided to '"' ses, the free safety is often BY ANTHONY RUIZ
SPORTS EDITOR c dible and switch _Curry's ;'responsible for covering large ..... .
positia? to comerback. Corners • '~bas of the field while still bem~l;
are'theplayers that are responsible ,aBle t9 help in run support. It wa~: Against all odds, Lamar
Curry ('13) ended up a Pioneer.
It started whe1,1, at a college fair
in a chui;dt ctirry''ran into a
counselotr\v ad a connection
tQ !@ !,~orge Fox
U ,:' • "' lox began
e things that?
er;as well as for covering receivers in football. a task that Curry wasn't afraid
Ther'often start plays backpedal- of facing. Io his senior season
, ing ¥)-d t:urning their hips before while playing free safety,
tm ••• ~ound rapidly and open-irecord~d a careedrigh '29 t
eir strides to a full sprint and two interceptions.
an, maintain posit:i • e,you might have been
~sive player. catch Curry back
the bei;ie attending a smaller!+"' g up -in Los ,Angeles; er receivers •
school. Although LC wasn't the C earneµ to "adju$t to new how to run
plck his C9Uriselor may have
wanted, Curry's mind was set.
Curry had been set on going
to a big school and had long
decided that his days of competi­
tive sports were over. Still, Curry
decided to give Lewis & Clark a
chance with a campus visit.
"I got caught on a sunny day,"
said Curry, and over four years
later, the biology major has left
his mark the Hill. Curt,:is a,.
ood_pa.iliig •
both oot and track. Despite
exce~g .in path, Curry had no
plans to play DIII sports. ''I
wasn't recriiited for sports at all,''
said Cu.rry, Then he met a football
coach at LG who noticed an
athletic sweater he was wearing.
The coadLwas able fo convince
Curry to c;ome out and play wid
.receiver for the Pioneers.
• ' ys of cam sily/' Learning to run spring. C
' ds came easy for Gurry,' f the OF S
who.recorded 21 tackles in his :vision II ch
freshmen year along with two at Loyola
pass dpflections. At LC, Curry used this
also had to learn to balance being en a mainsta
a two-sport athlete with being a LC track team for the
student. When asked how he was seasons. Unfortunately,
able to manage during a par- track career has come
ticularly difficult semester in his share of injury proble
junior year, Curry said, "I didn't to being •
tried £0 stay af/pa. track s
·y., ee years at corner,
Curry was asked once again 1s curren
to adjµs~on the fly. This time, car
coaches asked Curry to s.wirch He
to safety; a position that was
previ sly held by Team Captain
l1hris ;Kelly ('12). Kelly was a
leade.c on the field and Curry had
big,§)loes to fill. "I used to look
up,ro,Ghris," said Curry.
s;(vell as losing former
Back Coach M'eado~
• • o his senio.r
then you should fall forward and component of the safety vault. this year, but now they jump from
land on your back foot. He grabs a slick railing outside of a foundation built by hours of
"When you feel like you just BoDine, places his left foot on it, small movements. The minute
spring up and keep going, then extends his arm, then extends his accumulation of precise skill frees
you're doing it right," Steck says. second leg and drops easily to the motion.
"One of the big philosophies other side. "It's like falling," he "Parkour is a playful sport,"
of parkour is that you should said. said Steck. "It fills the lack of
be able to do it your whole life," Outside Olin, he explains how swing sets on campus."
Ganz says. "By landing on the tic-tacs combine wall runs and Parkour enthusiasts just have
balls of your feet you distribute precision jumps. He runs diago- fun with it. At parkour competi-
some of the stress on your joints." nally at one of the pillars, slipping tions, said Ganz, people come
Steck and Shoshoni take me off the smooth stone and flying together to share ideas and knowl-
through the sport's essential ele-into a quick lan·ding with both edge. They challenge each other
ments-vaults, wall runs and tic-feet on the stairs. Both Steck and but don't try to edge anyone out.
tacs. Shoshoni breaks down each Shoshoni began learning parkour It's about what you can do, not who can do it better.
The club shares the riskiest skill
they have undertaken as they head·
toward Olin. "It's probably what
we're about to do," says Shoshoni.
When they reach the wall, they
take their time. They admiringly
circle around it, seeing the jumps
painted on the concrete, their eyes
always straining upward. "Skate-
boarding is known for kind of an
aggressive culture."
"Parkour is more about
preserving the environment,"
explained Ganz. "It's a lot about respect-respect for yourself, re-
spect for whoever might be using
the space."
A tour group streams past
them, ready to edge out the com-
petition with strategic questions.
The Parkour Club stands by Olin's
structure. They've got this wall.
They've got four days every
week, eight months every year.
Maybe awkwardness simmers
around them because the mad
rush doesn't get it. Ganz~ last
reflection was, "People yelling
'hard-core parkour' is annoying." ..
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16 THE PIONEER LOG MARCH 15, 2013
You Caught My Eye You: Looking for some action at Maggie's after Sunburn.
Me: What's the flexpoinc-co-favor conversion race?
You: playing your hand ac cards against humanity on Friday. You: Pio the dog hiding in last week's
Me: I'd love co cry your hand against my humanity. Backdoor.
You: Buecher boy studying abroad in a culinary
wonderland.
Me: Bring me back some hard salami?.
You: Sultry with a presidential name. Me: Where the fuck are you?
You: looking a liccle chilly at the Ke$ha1 party.
Me: I know where there's a sweater you can
borrow.
You: self-proclaimed NPR slue. Editor's pick (Note: if $2.50
for a quesadilla is any
indication .. .l hope they're
on the 650-Flex)
Me: Looking ro follow in the footsteps of our most
famous alum. Me: This girl's American life would tune into your freakenomics any day.
Because rint is class . Sub • t.com
hear around campus
Ateeist
noun
1. A sentient being that doe.r not believe in and/ or refects the notion of fees,
transaction costs, currenry, etc.
It would be great if all the afeeists could stop
stealing Doritos from Maggie's.
Student Poetry Spotlight
With the LC Lit Review on its way to the printers, we here at the
Backdoor are celebrating (read: imagining) some of the contri­
butions that didn't quite make the cut. Better luck next year!
Ode to an Electrical Socket
I was eating a big bag of Cheetos,
Trying to play basketball,,
I !,et fly underhand with a big one,
And it flew and crashed into the wall.
Down it slid leaving orangey streaks
On the white paint, so cl,ean and precise,
I stood and expressed my opinion,
Shook my hands and rail,ed at my vice.
When I looked over behind the clothes dresser
What I saw I couldn't believe!
It was an el,ectrical socket
Too Jar down for my hand to retrieve.
Who put that there? I asked
Of my posters, and of my guitar
We don't know! They both said in answer
Who would place it so near yet so far.
Uselessly behind the furniture,
The electrical socket still sits.
In my room in the top floor apartment,
It cl,early ain't giving no shits.
Activities Corner New Initiative:
Pot for Pio
(Not what you think! Continue reading for clarification)
Hello Pioneer,
I'm implementing a new club called "Pot for Pio," and marijua­
na will not be involved. Let me explain. I broke the key on my
keyboard. hoot. I mean, I broke the key for the letter between
Rand Tin the alphabet on my keyboard, o I can't pell the real
title of my club. I could have pelled it with the letter Z ("Potz
for Pioz"), but that would be too ghetto. Haha! Anyway, pleae
don't worry, the club WILL NOT be forcing our macot to moke
marijuana. The purpoe of the club will be to gather people to
paint pot, and then afterward, we will give the hand-painted
pot to random people on campu! It will be a great community­
bonding opportunity for Lewi & Clark! And again,jut to clarify,
I'm talking about ditributing ceramic pot. Pot made out of clay.
I'm talking about the kind of pot your grandma would appreci­
ate.
ONCE AGAIN, THERE WILL BE NO MOKING OF MARI­
JUANA IN "POT FOR PIO." OUR MACOT WILL NOT
MOKE. I AM NOT A MARIJUANA MO KER. Moking make
you dumb, and quite frankly, we have no room for tupid people
at Lewi & Clark. Intead, my new club will bring good people
together, out of love for one thing: pot. And we will do our bet
to di tribute pot to all the wonderful people of Lewi & Clark. I
will conclude by aying, I mean, by proclaiming, thank for read­
ing, and if you have any quetion, feel-free to come by my room
in Platt Wet.
Tffank,
-Jutin Gentlewood
Director of chool Bonding
Backdoor is a work of humor and fiction, created by Isaac, Caitlin, Kevin, David, Justin & Jake.
Contact the editor at jakesimonds@lclark.edu to have the jokes explained.