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2013-12-06

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2 THE PIONEER LOG DECEMBER 6, 2013
Editor-in-Chief
Zibby Pillote Mary Szybist earns national honor
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH MARY SZYBIST RECEIVES NATIONAL BOOK
EDITORIAL
News
AWARD FOR POETRY COLLECTION INCARNADINE
Joey Carmichael, J h Freeman
even more of an honor because
~nion BY MEGHAN ZEA
Michelle Chemac Kaiya Gordon STAFFW RITER tafford woo the same award SO
years prior.
Style Source
Exactly 50 years after Lewis & "[Winning the ational Book ,
Mary Gates
Clark's Profe or William tafford Award for Poetry) feels magnified
features won the the ational Book ward and very much in the tradition of
Julia Burns, Allie
for Poetry, this year's winner was William tafford, exactly SOy ears
Arts ssociate Professor of nglish after he has won," zybist said. ''I
Katrina Staaf, Cua lupe Triana Mary zybist. he accepted the have admired tafford for a long
award for Incarnadine on ov. 20 time, and to be in his kin hip is a
Sports
Lauren Achee, Cai in Basilio in ew York. little dizzying."
Szybist feels a great sense of
Backdoor
support from her students and
Tyler Wayne Patteri;on '" [In Incarnadine]
LC staff since returning from the
IllustrationE ditor I was interested award ceremony.
Camille Shumann
. . . . "My students have been very
PhotoE ditor 1n re1mag1n1ng supportive," Szybist said. "One
Hanna Grannis tudent baked a pie for class, and
religious two other student wrote a poem
COPY CHIEF
Ailee Feber called, 'Mary had a little IAM."'
iconography
Demi Glidden ('16) is in
Copy Editors
zybist's Introduction to Poetry
Bina Benight, Trusfaa Castelino, and forming a
Elizabeth DeBunc , Colin Fuller, and Poetry Writing course, and
Emma Hoch-Schn ider new relationship she said that zybist has helped
her grow as a poet.
CONTRIBUTORS
StaffW riters with it,' Szybist ''I have thoroughly enjoyed
Musa Ahmed, Em a Cranston, having Mary as a profe sor,
Jenny Cormiae-Fos er, Anna said." because he maintain a balance
Daggett, Emma H h-Schneider,
Maya Gold, Lacey acoby, Lauren that i sensitive and encouraging
Lovato, Peter Melli g, Jesse zybist's winning poetry to student work while still
Merchant Meghan ea
collection focuses on religious being critical and con tructive,"
Illustrators: iconography and was inspired by Glidden aid. " be gives a lot
Adrian Miner, Am rime spent looking at Italian art. In of personal attention to each
Photographers particular, zybist was interested student and their work. This has
Lacey Jacoby in how medieval and Renaissance been very helpful to me as I start
painters treated the annunciation to learn different techniques for
COVERA RT
scene, and she attempted to writing poetry."
HannaGrannis
explore it through her poetry. In addition to support from
Operations:
"[In Incamadi11eI] was her students, zybist says both
BusinesMs anager interested in reirnagining religious the college administration and
lexCorwfn iconography and form.in a new the English department have
relationship with it," zybist been supportive. t a reception
said. held on Dec. 2 in zybist's
FACULTYA DVI
Molly Robison Kel y zybi t' ational Book Award honor, both tudents and faculty
experience began with tl,e finalists showed their support. President
STAFFA DVISOR reading from their nominated Barry Glassner honored zybi t's
Jason Feiner
pieces at the The ew chool in accomplishment and her poetry.
ew York. The next day, zybist ''I'm a big fan of poetry and Associate Professor of English Mary Szybist
attended the awards ceremony at Mary's work," Glassner said. ''I speaking at her reception.
the Cipriani Wall treet, where never had a doubt she would win
for the support she has received "I am so appreciative co be part
To order a sub ription of the she was officially awarded the [the ational B ok Award)."
from the College on her return of the LC community," zybist
newspaper pl ase email: ational Book ward for Poetry. Despite her win, zybist
subs.piolog@ mail.com. zybist asserts that her award is remains bumbled and thankful from the award ceremony in ew said. ''It's good to come home."
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NEWS
DECEMBER 6, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG 3
Collstitution restructured
ASLC REVISES GOVERNING DOCUMENT IN lv/ARATHON MEETING
INTRODUCTION I. PAYMENIS
Throughout the seme ter, enator Owen Chri tiansen (16) and In past years, members of
Matt DeRosa p 4), Chief Justice Will Aime (15) and Community cabinet received payment on
ervice and Relations Coordinator Micah Leinbach (14) marked up an informal basis. One of the
the old A L constitution with revisions on nearly every one of its 17 constitutional reforms, proposed
pages. On Thursday, ov. 21, ASLC held a four-hour and 45-minute by Aime, Christians,en and
meeting to cliscuss the revised document. Senators debated each change Leinbach, clisclo es each official's
and proposed d1eir own. With the vote to pass the document tied up, salary as public information.
ASLC called an executive session in the meeting's final minutes, banning Payment will be clistributed in
all nonvoting member (including meclia and other ob ervers) from the halves, with one payment at the
room. Here, we have unraveled in rough chronological order how the end of each emester. Funds will
constitution debate evolved throughout the night. come from the student body fee.
STIPENDS FOR CA.BINET:
President: $3,000
Vice President: 2,000
Treasurer: $2,000
BY CALEBD IEHL
SAAB Chair: 2,000
MANAGING EDITOR
Student Organizations Coordinator: $2,000
Community Service & Relations Coordinator: 1,000
Chief Justice: $2,.000
Auclitor: $2,000
Secretary: $1,000
RESPONSIBU.ITIES OF THE Director of Elections: 150
111. AUDITORY
AUDITORY COMMITTEE: Four (4) auclitory student staff: $150
-Collect data about student COMMITTEE Four (4) Assistam Directors of Elections: $150
opinion and c_ampusi ssues: Total: $16,750
The committee would most
Article VJ outlines a committee
likely accomplish this task by
composed of:
conducting inte:rviews and
circulating surveys among ilie
-Auclitor
entire tudent body.
-Provide data to meclia
-Four tudent assistants
11. ADVISOIRS
group : Upon request, the [ ,, ! 1 '" [ )1 I< I 11
auclitory committee will furnish I >,,,, I I/.< ;•, ·,: , ,,, ,
-Secretary
statistic and reports co the Pioneer A LC added to its constitution :"11,1 111..-"l·n.11, ,r.._ "U'....!..L!L""ll·dd1 ,111_:.:
Log and other on-campus meclia. the right to select an advisor from ;l\\·;11 .d11, get her \\llh .1,h 1,"r'
-Re earch specific topics among faculty. Curr,ently, Harold fr11111.\ SI.<.. lcann,L: ,rudent, t"
reque ted b ena ors. Mc aron director c,f tudent "j'li...',!ll tlii... >,1\1..'"'.ll~h'.1.' \\t•\1
-Educate the student b dy Leadership and ervice, serves link, ,n·r,rghr. Chrrsti:111sen
and provide educational meclia. as ASLC's only advisor. enators '-ll.~.\..!C"tcl.l h.1, 111,~ :Ill :ld\l"< )r. hut
preclicted iliat a professor might 11,• t rcc1utnng , ,ne r,, lll· present .11
add insight and ugge tions from nwerinL:,. Srudent ( lrgani;,.1ti, ,ns
a new point of view. C1111nl111.11"lr. e.11111l, 1upp :'} (,·
s.iid S( l(. requires .111a d,·1,, ,rt,, he
prc·,enr .. 1dd1nL: t lur rc·m, ,, lll_L:•, nc·
"'w, ,uld ,et :1 d:tnL:LTI, u, precnk-111:
that .\SI.C d11csn't h,1,·e 111f "ll11w
the rules that e,·n1, >Ile· c·ls,· Ill rhc·
SPECIAL ELECTIO S: IV. ELECTIONS ,ch, 11,lI1 .1, 1,, (,,II,'"··
A special election can force any
student office-holder to run again.
To remove the president: ELECTION COM.M.ITTEE:
Members: one director of
3/ 4 majority vote in the senate,
elections and four assistant
petition with 200 student
directors of elections.
signatures or 2/3 majority vote
Budget: 5,000 from student
and petition with 100 signatures V.
STAKEHOLDERO UTREACH AND ADVISORY
body funds.
will force a special election.
Responsibilities: The
To remove the vice president: ROLES (SOAR) AND PLAN FOR CONSTITUENT
committee will publicize the
3/ 4 majority vote in the senate
election process, ensure fair ENGAGEMENT
forces a special election.
elections and screen all canclidates
To remove the chief justice:
to determine wheilier they meet Under the new constitution, senators will take a more active and
complaint lodged with dean of
election requirements. accountable role in dealing with me~oer of the community. Each senator
students, director of juclicial
will take on a SOAR and clialogue with a specific stakeholder-a campus
affairs or ASLC vice president can
group or communigr. Until senators present and vote on the senate bylaws,
lead to a senate: vote. With a 2/3
it is unclear what ilicse roles will look like.
majority vote, ASLC will call a
special election.
Each senator will also present to the vice president a Plan for
To remove all oilier elected
Constituent Engagement (PCE). The plan will outline how the senator
officials: 2/3 majority vote or 100
intends to engage their class. Again, until ASLC votes on its bylaws, the
student signatures.
format of a PCE remains unclear.
To remove unelected
representatives: 2/3 majority
vote or 100 signatures results
in removal, without a special
election.
VI.
EXECUTIVES ESSIONC ALLED
VII. 45
fO,UR HOURS, MINUTES LATER,
C()NSTITUTION PASSED

OPINION
4 THE PIONEER LOG DECEMBER 6, 2013
Editorial
ASLC reserve fund now asks for student input
What would you do with a cost of around 40,000. With independent research. Instead of dinary bills with itemized budgets the cabinet. Most students are un
156,000? That's a question SLC the passage of the new legislation, leaving final funding decisions on the back and will pa through ure of how to draw up a funded
asked at the beginrung of the senators and students have more with the cabinet, senators will vote the treasurer, senate and cabinet. resolution or what projects make
year when determining what to say. to approve resolutions. ith more The cabi- en e co fund with
"Students carry the
do with its reserve fund, a pile The bills, shepherded by am hands on the money, students can net can re erve money.
of leftover money drawn from Alexander (16) and Melia Manter expect more thorough debates spend up power to make this We encourage
mandatory stu ('15), give and broader propo als as to how to $2,000 students to collabo
"It is encouraging
dent fees. Before enacors the reserve's considerable urns at its dis-- legislation airtight." rate with senacors
two bills-F power to should be spent. cretion, co draw up funded
that such a large fund
13 SB 004 and propose During ASL 's discussion, sen and 15,1()00w ill stay untouched resolution . We al o hope they will
005-passed the has finally received funded ators and cabinet members noted until "rainy days." This ordered peak to A LC repre entatives to
senate chi week, re olution, that the bills create rules where system should result in thoughtful keep crack of where their manda
only the president SO me Structure." which are none existed. It is encouraging and complete funding proposals. tory dollars are going. Students
and a handful of requests that such a large fund has finally While senator e tablished carry the power co make this
cabinet advisors co allocate received some structure. Before good gr >und rule , the caffolding legislation airtight. With consistent
could answer that question. They money from the reserve fund. this legislation passed, senators SB 004 and 005 ha erected is still dialogue between representatives
u ed the funds to bail out in Students can also work with sena couldn't even draw on a choice missing platforms. enators can and the students they represent,
debted clubs, supplement student tors to ponsor their own resolu vocabulary word like "funded still haggJe over how much money transparency and accountability
activitie and even finance "An tions, opening another source of resolution." nder the new rule , to block off for rainy days or how can govern large financial deci-
vening With amantha Bee" at funding for student activities and such resolutions will look like or- much spending freedom to allow sions.
r-------------------------------- •- ----c?Tiiei:e-liow b d e -mo-re-
: "The fund need to be
I : do ely monitored. You can't STUCENT clarity to the student body
I just toss that stuff around.'~ about what the fund is for.
I've heard of lot rumors and
VOICE
- Griffin Saxon ('17) I'd like to know the truth."
- Mikaela Aguilar ('15)
1Z>f'hey,.JrUe Stg iving students a sense that they have-con-:
: "I think someone should be checking on what they
I I
'torl, bu1tt hey don't really end up talcing anything they say:
spend money on, just as other clubs and organizations
seriously. It's for the students' own piece of mind. I'm
are monitored."
curious how much ability students really have to affect
LC policies and how much is just an illusion."
- Raina Blumenthal ('14)
- Mayana Bonapart ('16)
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OPINION
DECEMBER6 , 2013 Tf:-IEP IONEER LOG 5
Editor} ote:
On Mondqy,. ov.2 5, the Black Student Union helda meetingt o addressr eportedin cidentso f racialh atred.R .esidenAt dvisors had reportedd isturbing
commentst,h reateningm essagessc rawledo n whiteboardasn d vandalizedp osters.
On Tuesdqy., ov.2 6, undergraduatset udents,s tef.f andf aculty receiveda n emaiflr om Tf!JandaJ~ rdan,D ean of the CollegeP, rofessoor f Chemistry
and Chair of Diversitya nd Inclusion,e xplainingt hat studentsh avee ncountered''s everahl urifuli ncidentso f bias." She did notg ive detailsa boutt he
eventsb ut explainedt hat campuss afetya nd others tef.f are conductinign vestigationPs.r esidenBt arry Glassnerw rotea letterp ublishedi n The Sourcet o
"reaffirmo ur commitmentto respecat nd inclusiofno r everyonien our community".
On Wednesd~rDy,e c. 4, the Black Student Union organizeda communitym eetingo pent o all studtnts.S tudent organizeras nnounceda demonstratiotno
begina t 10:00 a.m., FridqyD ec. 6 outsideM aggi,et
Racist attacks require courageous responses
IN THE AFTERMATHO F HURTFUL CAMPUS ATTACKS,S TUDENTS MUST MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER
ing the symposium were ripped iggerl" and "White Power!" reportimg. a Lewis & Clark problem; it i
BY MUSA AHMl:D
down and corn co pieces. ear resident overheard these The persistence of these afami!J problem. It is in chis
RESIDENT ADVISOR
the room of a black resident painful words and repoded the racial occurrences coupled with difficult hour that we muse face
Racism emerged viciously in who participated in the Race incident. their intensifying viciousness is ourselves and hone tly reflect
August when a black resident Monologues (which concluded Th three episodes discus ed thoroughly un ettling. People on how we arrived at this point
wrote, "Welcome back," on the Ray Warren ympo ium), a in chis article are afraid and how we can move forward.
her whiteboard outside of her poster was found shortly after represent just " [Our] differenc- particularly We must journey forward
room, which was then changed the event with phrases like "Jim valued, can black people. together; we have no ther
the incidents chat es, if
co, "Welcome black igg." This Crowe for life" written on it. I have acce s nd fear in choice. We are part of each
incident shook up many people. Though the perpetrator mi - co becau e they chi hour ocher's lives, eating with the
enrich our lives,
fcer chat, there was a long spelled "crow," they correctly have come co is neither same forks and sleeping next
lapse before spelled many me directly as a sentimental to each other. This proxim-
expand our view
"But more than
further hate other messages, resident advisor. nor imagined. ity opens our live co each
exploded including " ig Administracors of the world and Bue more than other. But this closenes al o
fear, there is cour-
lase month. gers rink." know of ocher fear, there is makes us vulnerable co one
I suspect the . Then, on reported inci ultimately help us courage another and lays bare our
age-courage to
ovember aturday, ov. dent , but I do courage co frailty. Though our pioneering
navigate deeper
hate was a face· the fear its elf, 23, the raci m not have detail face the fear spirit bonds us, we are never
reaction to increa ed. It was becau e they itself, and theless made up of different
into the mysteries
the Ray War and courage still, to no longer just did not involve courage still, biographies. These differences,
ren ympo- • d " words written me directly. Of of ourselves." co remain if valued, can enrich our lives,
remain a stu en t.
ium on Race in a conspira- course, there are a student. expand our view of the world
and Ethnic torial manner also incidents But you are and ultimately help us navigate
Studies. I make chis suggestion but words expressed vocally, that have gone unreported for mistak,en if you chink chis is a deeper into the mysteries of
because many posters advercis- violently and loudly- " iggerl lack of witnesses or fear of - black aind white problem. It is ourselves.
Letters (o the Editor .
To the Editor: choose so long as they do not from a very Catholic family. I An open letter regarding "a community from collecting itself
force those beliefs on others. am not ignorant about religious messag,eo f concern," an email sent and dealing together with the ef
RE: " o Compulsion in Reli The fac~ that Dean of Religious beliefs. The fact that I do not on m, 26 to the student body: fects of these acts head-on. The
gion" ov. 22 and piritual Life Mark Dunt- believe in God and do nor agree word "bias" implies an almost
I take issue with chis article's ley, as guoted in chi article, with many of the teachings I am writing to you today accidental expression of subcon
suggestion that the majority of equates LC with " of that becaust~I am extremely upset . ciou prejudice. Thi was racism,
LC
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no beliefs. I feel thi illu trace niversity is a does not has thus far handled the aces of frighten people of a specific race
a fundamental ign ,ranee about particular ting. jority accept that the come from raci m 1thato ccured almost cwo for no other reason than because
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they come from. P1eoplew ho any expression my belief to dow111plaityS effectS by referring istration wants to downplay these
have no religious preference or in public that ever they choose so challenged. to it as an "ace of bias." By not acts as deserving less attention and
who consider themselves atheists contradicts the 1 am not admirtil!lgt o the students what chis outcry than uch acts should. This
are not lacking in beliefs. If any Church doctrine. long as they do not an empty really was an overt ace of racism, is unacceptable. tudents of every
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social and spiritual beliefs. for premarital witl10ur an emotional respon e comparable Furthermore, the admini tra
The "majority culture" may sex because that O t ers • a belief to the magnitude of what actually tion's answer of offering counsel
not ub cribe to specific orga action is against Church teach- of God in my life. I have a great happened. It prevents the tu- ing is a platitude. ot only is our
nized religion bur that majority ings. LC has never expelled or many beliefs about the sanctity dent body from realizing how the Counseling ervice Center severely
is made up of a massive number discriminated against a ;tudent of human life, how humans members of the community that under taffed (forcing students to
of minority belief about the for being religious. Despite our should interact and treat one identify a people of color have wait month for appointtnents),
reality of human interaction majority of nonreligiou stu- another, and how we can find been affected. As you probably are but the an wer is not for this
and the meaning of human life. dent , LC even has a dean of meaning in life. Living without aware, members of our community conversation to be held between
nlike most major religions_t hat religious and piritual life. Based a God means that human being have be·en afraid to attend classes, individuals. This need to be spo
consider their doctrine the truth on the e guore , however, he has are all I have, and l try co treat and chat i an affront to the entire ken about with the entire commu
and all other religion to be false, not pent much of the la t 25 them well. I d n't look <lown commutnity that tudents need to nity at large to pread the message
LC students a a majority accept year speaking with the majority on your beliefs. Don't deny me know about. that this institution will not accept
that the world is foll of people of LC students. mme. Thi, lackluster response racism.
who can believe whatever they I am an atheist who comes Deirdre ollins ('16) disenfranchises the n-campus arah Zellick ('14)
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FEATURES
THE PIONEERL OG DECEMBER6 , 2013
6
Dear Materials, I highly recommend cla sy wear, feet and the harder you kick, the was.
Finals are ALL about your uch as Mary Jane heels, xfords, sexier yoll'll seem, because you'll But, in all seriousness, please
crush. This is the final sprint be button downs and the like. It's look fit. Kicking your crush really just be yourself. This is a really
fore winter break. You only have ALL about looking good during shows yom leg power. hard time of year, and self care
two and a half weeks to get on this final struggle. Third, if you have a class with is so much more important than
that before your crush ambles on econd, it's best to develop your crush, ALWAY be sure to romance.
home and spends their time sleep sexy study practices, I realize that stay the entire time of the finals If you do have a crush, go
ing and eating and recuperating some people might wish to do period. Even if you're done, make into inter Break confident,
and forgetting about your budding well on finals and do their cru h. I doodles and qu.iggle and watch becau e if it' meant to work out,
romance! Here's what you do: highly recommend the sexy lie-on your cru h until they fini h. If it will. You are a fabulous you.
First, don't EVER do Watzek the-floor-and-kick-your-feet-back they finish early, to your final Good luck, my darling.
in sweatpant . I don't care if it' 1 and-forth method. Thi is really in and fo!Jow them out, gu hing Sincerely yours,
a.m.-you might ee your cru h. sexy. The faster you move your about how hard that rhetoric final traight Lady
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Dear Material , the vending machine downstairs. these as a. mating call. Ignore the to all the fir t years that are up
Dear Virgin , et your prioaoe straight. If Make a lace-night run to Maggie's wafting fragrance of beans in the against their first round of finals:
With finals approaching, I'm y u don't pa s your E&D final together and refuel with some burrito line and fi llow the cent of Take a deep breath. Gee some
really concerned about main because of a boy, good luck get caffeine. It'll be nice to ee each de pair co a cable that hare your rest. o am unt of caffeine or
taining my relationship with ting your parents to pay an ther other outside of the fluorescent same style. \! hile the girl who fell tudy drugs can replace a good
my crush and my academic semester of tu.iti n. If you think lighting. . asleep in her mashed potatoes may night's Jeep.
standing. How do I balance the the imp rtance of thi "could-be" s far as your Bon dilemma, be the closest co your level, look e have reading days! se at
two? How do I pull all-nighters relation hip i > or ?: final , then never try to hide the effects of for a more responsive group. Pre least a few hours of this time to
for finals without looking like invite him to a study date in a pri Watzek on your mental state. tend to Ii:t en to their complaint study instead f drinking away
a Watzek rat when l pass my vate room in Watzek. With your Let the crazy shine through. The about workload and wait for your your rrows for the upcoming
cru h in the Bon? crush there, study breaks might matted hair, the blood hot eye turn to chime in with a ob story _battle.G ood Jue~ soldier.
Sincerely, include some saliva wapping in bulging out of the ocket in your of your own. incerely,
Historical Materials Student stead of the usual rears and trip to skull, the trembling hands-use Public service announcement Gay Lady
Sustainabilityi s sexy
HOLGYR EASE,
A COLUMN FOCUSED ON BATMANI
ENVIRON,MENTAL CONVERNS
RESS OME OF POX'S FAMOUS FOOD CARTS
FOR COLLEGES TUDENTS
BYA NNA DAGGETT been arrested over 100 time and
TAFFW RITER ha erved over a year in a jail for
Dumpster diving i more than his nonviolent actions with Food
ju t an activity for drunk and hun ot Bomb . lo t of these arrest
gry college kids: it i a redi cribu were for simply erving free fi d
tion of wealth. The global F d in a public outdoor space with ut
ot B mbs movement consi, ts a perm.it.
of localizc<lg roups of pcoph: \s of ~m·. 25, Los ,\ngeles 1
who dum er dive and acquire c nsidering a polic th.at would
vegan and vegetarian fo d that ban feeding homele in public
would ocherwi ego co waste from places, which would be a continu
grocery cores, bakeries and mar ation of a nation-wide trend to
ket . Thi food i then cooked and make homeless reliant on mostly
erved in public parks to anyone g vernment-funded charity mod-
who i hungry. I of relief. Food t B mb
Thi past Tuesday, Keith exist in oppo ition to thi m de!,
McHenry, co-founder of F od believing chat c rporate and gov
ot Bombs, spoke about the ernmental intere ts all w hunger
menaces of the capitalist food and poverty to exist in the midst
y tern-namely increa ed fo d of abundance. Portland ood ot
in ecurity, di ea e, climate change Bombs serves food three days
and animal abu e. F od ot a week: Mondays and Fridays at
Bombs was created in the 1980 6 p.m. at the Colonel ummer
YouCanHasCheeseburgefro r $7 at the Bru
in ew Hamp hire as a prate t Park pavilion, and Tuesdays at
against th nuclear weapons 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, outhwe t BY MAYAG OLD • red that You know how you can make
industry. ince then, they have Fourth and Madison. If you want
STAFFW RITER what ally wanted was a grilled cheese or burger at home
served food and prot1~steda gainst to volunteer or get involved with
•t ched over to and it tastes fine, but it never
numerou political issues, includ Food ot Bombs, join them for
The.first thing I noticed walk- the y-delicious side. comes close to the gloriou taste
ing the war in ..l alvador, police food at one of the servings (bring
~ into Brunch Box wasn't the Brun he alternative to of that one time you ordered a
brutality, anti-homele p licies a container and a utensil!) and ask
adorable logo, homey decor or <lardh ealthy and McWhatsit from the drive-thru at
and the lraq ar. McHenry has how you can help. insanely Iargc pictures of insanely When I noticed thrtt in the morning? Brunch Bo
large burgers. It was the music. uch u a salado n i that pinnacle of greasy perfec
Blasting out of the kitchen, con6rmcd that tion, but exponentiated because it
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sounded one step removed from • part "I decided if the beauty of burger al 1h, kllllt
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5-year-old enterprise, that's kind probably feed a small tribe of
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87. To I ya rib!rs, ii ustrdUJl"Sn d hipster's hipster. which means it is Fattiest " two years ago for only thing that could have made
phot:ngrapher'IS :w ant to pay you for your-services ; ) the anti-hipster of eating estab the Redo1 kadok ( 11), described it better was a beer--and, thanks
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the taJ return of the other owner cheese, bacon. ham, now serves an array of brews and
and his girlfriend, was ''all about •e d egg. lettuce, tomato. mimosas. Becau even if you're
the homemade English muf- ons, ketchup, mustard anti-hipster, that's no excuse to
fins," created with the vision of with two grilled cheese shirk on the quality alcohol
:i ''dO\\'lltown breakfast" eatery. sandwich s instead of a bun." On
I looked up at the menu, '\\Wch Derek's s ggestion. I got the You BRUNCH BOX
has 15 different kinds of burg- CanHas eeseburger ( 7): "Patty
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BY CALEB DIEHL&, KLC Synergia
MANAGING EDITOR
ZIBBY PILLOTE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Managers: Board of 11 managers Editors: Amy Rosenheim ('14)
and General Manager ban.non and Anna vob da- tel ('14)
"The student Boerner ('15)
Submissions: Feb. 1 deadline
media fee cov- Submissions: To become a KL
DJ, apply online. What they do: ynergia provides
ers ... weekly issues a creative outlet for resp nding
What they do: The graffiti on the co gender and sexuality issue .
of the Piolog, the
walls of KLC's Templeton office ditor hope that their publica
is a varied a its DJs' tapestry of tion will spark discussion and
annually-published
ho and their inventiv them . fi ter c mrnunity. The hope
journals, and ln th venerated 3-year running their coverage and the copies they
"Album of the Week," DJs play a address will take on a life beyond
KLC's annual fuJ1a lbum straight through each the printed page and the Lewis &
show, leveling their deep mu i- Clark student body.
spring concert, cal in ight on each crack. During
"Good Eats, Dope Bears," the ap
Sunburn. Student
petizing mixture of music and re (Pause.)
views of cuisine ranges from food
media groups do
care offerings cg BOil-t st:ada .
some pretty rad DJ draw from the scati n's
archives, sometimes reaching all Editor: Courtney Harris ('14)
things, and with the way into the cave, a stash of
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taccered records over een by a Submissions: Each eme ter, Editors: Founding editor Beau Journal
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for
things." plays, which usually reach 5 to 10
minutes in length. For the journal, Submissiions: The Journal just
-SMB Chair Ciara plays of any length are welcome. put our its first call for submis
Literary ubrrut to pau e@lclark.edu by sions and hope to continue receiv Social
Dolan ('15) Feb. 14. ing work 1throught he beginning
of next semester.
What they do: By both editing Justice
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Living
semester, (Pause.)r ecognizes the Journal for ocial Justice aim
Editors: Will Aime ('15), Ailee tie between writing and live per co discuss the meaning of social
Feber ('15) and ara Balsom ('14) formance. At the lively,s ometimes justice, academic advocacy and tion between theory and practice.
MOSJ\IC raucous and always side-spliccingly solidarity in the context of a Members of the Lewis & Clark
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and creative boundari,es, showcas who are selected choose a fining print edition. (Pause.)s tretches chronicles student discour eon continue important debates. The
ing academic work, art, creative form, use clever poetic devices beyond member of the theater international and cros -cultural journal publi he a wide range of
writing and interviews. Editor and make their word sing. The deparanent, and students of other is ue . student work, including es ays,
are working on expanding the &view publi hes its annual edition majors sometimes submit the best The editors empha ize di cu - re earch papers, journal excerpts,
journal' onli.ne presence. in late spring. plays or the funniest dialogue. sions outside the cla room a p etry and photographs.

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a THE PIONEER LOG DECEMBER 6, 2013
'S
DEAN OF STUD NTS ANNA GONZALEZT OOKT HE
FEATUREESG I TORS,J ULIAB URNS ('16) AND
ALLIEM CRAITH( ' 6), TO HERF AVORITEH IDDEN GEMS
AMONG PORT ND'S MULTITUDEO F FOOD CARTS.
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icken and
• ($8) - ..... e Big Size
i-.-tANMi
or $11) avorite food
arts, Non Gai 2, located
Southw Hall near
rtland . We enjoyed
chicken their signa-
ure sauce ato soup ($4)
ith crouto land Soup
Bur s, McRaith and Gonzalez shared
food at a picnic table near the
carts on Southwest Moody Avenue
Abernathy Street. These are off the
en path and easily accessibleb y car
e streetcarsf rom downtown. We
ured the Pad SeeY ou ($5) from let's
ai Food. Although spicy, it was a
ome sourceo f warmth.
As their last stop, the trio
stopped at Lewis & Clark's
own food cart, The Wagon
(or the 'Wag'), where they
enjoyed some hot choco
late. Allie (left) proudly
displays her gluten-free
chocolate hazlenut
cookie from The Portland
Soup Company.

DECEMBER 6 , 2013 THE PIONEER LOG 9
STYLES OURCE
Staff
Edition

FEA~TURES
10 THE PIONEER LOG DECEMBER 6, 2013
BY ZIBBYP ILLOTE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ILLUSTRATIONBSY A MY ROSENHEIM
Students often think of finals as the most stressful point of the semester, but they don't have
to be. Finals? Pssh. Remember that all-nighter you pulled in C)ctober to write a 7-page paper?
When you had to suck cold, watered down espresso from the machine in the break room and
desperately swallow Emergen-C just to make it through page six? Yeah, finals are nothing
new. These fool-proof steps will help you m'ake it through.
1.F OLL(@JWLC FREEFOOO
5.S AVTE~ IPEA RTY
othing, and I mean nothing,
is more important during finals
week than being fed. And I It's tempting to yell "F CK IT" and
don't mean you should fill storm our of the library in search of
yourself with Trail Room better and boozy-er horizons. It might
pizza and peppermint also cross your mind to spark up co calm
mochas from Maggie's. your nerves. But trust me on this one:
You need sustenance. it'll all feel better once the madness is
Luckilijustaboutevery over. Ca t your daydream of Jell-O
office on campus agrees shots and Franzia aside and use that
and usually bands out energy to crank out tho e last 500 words,
some well-balanced read those last two chapters and conquer
snacks during read your finals.
ing day . La t year, I
managed tO eat three
meals that included
vegetables all in one 6.M AKFEl~ IENDS
day ... and I didn't
even have tO leave the
library! "Borrowing" tudy guide· from friends around while discussing the final. Group
The anonymou~ and and sharing notes will cur your organiza study sessions are fun and functional. The
ever-on-point folks that run tional time in half. hare a ~oogle Doc right balance of free food, study breaks and
the @LCFreeFood Twitter ac with your classmates and stuff that bad boy hardcore discussion is the formula to your
count are there co keep you in the with reading notes, lecture motes and inside test success.
know when it comes tO getting jokes. It'll make your life eas.iera nd you'll And don't forget to have friends that'll
your 6.ll.A nd okay, you can have understand things better. get your needs met-and I don't just mean
some cake and cooki coo. Take the study se sion ofAine and pal by providing you with study guides.
2.CLEANSEVOURINTERNET
7.B OENA l~BLVO,ON F TEN
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.
Before your final it elf fill up on Bon
breakfast. For just 4 (or you.um: eal), you
get bottomless coffee and all-you-can
eat protein and fiber, the stUlff that'll
keep your brain working hard and your
stomach from growling. Bon breakfa r
is worth the early wake-up call, especiapy if
you want to be awake and al.err f. r your exam.
Hot breakfast hours: 7:30 .a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Everyone is always bragging If there's one thing you should
Continental breakfast hours: 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m.
about how they deleited their Face purge from your finals Internet
book account during; final and space, it's Buzzfeed. Believe it or
it "changed their life." Whatever. not, no one cares about the "25
You best believe I'm on Facebook Funniest utocorrecrs of 2013"
8.P OUORt ~OEU T
exchanging study guiides and get or the "15 Most Awkward Cat
ting notes for a readilng I some Jeeping Positions," and neither
how neglected. should you. Get back to wotkl
Finally, if you're one of those a-holes that
3.S TAKOIUEYT O USRP OT omehow manages to have all their finals
stacked in the fir t two days,,p our one
out for the rest of us.
Fact: The library is a poorly spots: the cubes facing Howard. If Happy Winter Break!
maintained asylum during finals you're really lucky, you can claim
(think AmericanH orror Story). Stake an entire table for yourself.
out your ideal study pot now Once you've pent enough
and avoid the drooling, teeming time there, no one will dare to
masses relegated tO all-too-public take the empty eat: y ur territory
and freezing desks. My favorite is marked.
.
4.T AKAEB REAK
break? Without Buzzfeed? Yes. And I use headphones. _
mean a fi,11b reak. Get: up, walk around, do It may seem silly,b ut scheduling breaks
some jumping jack lllildr efill your water will help you sray more pr ductive. J n
bottle. Your eyes, back and brain will thank tersper e them across long tudy ses ions
you later. If you need to blow off some to make the mo t of your energy. Most
steam, watch an episode of TV importantly: don't feel bad about it. s they
Yes, in the library--forget the haters, say: ''TREAT YO'SELF."

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DECEMBER 6, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG 11
Access denied: the struggle of mobility on campus
GETTING ARC)UND CAMPUS PROVES TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES
BYJ ENNYC ORMIAE-FOSTER cuts" typically found in the city
STAFFW RITER for those with phy ical disabilities
al o benefit parents with strollers,
Many of us don't u ually delivery people and the elderly.
con ider what it takes when one This wa the approach taken for
i injured---or disabled more per the campus AD upgrade .
manently-co get around on our Going forward, tch.ison is
campus. ome students and staff looking co what is next in the
have found after being injured way of capital projects for next
and needing to use ome: ort of summer. There are things such a
m bility device (be it a wheelchair, ADA upgrades to lab , an elevacor
sco ter or crutche ) that getting f, r ~e Law chool at the Legal
fr m one place ' Re earch en
co another gives a "It is our hilly and ter and path
whole new perspec- way improve
historic campus
tivc n "acces ments. The
sibility." 'J e have a budget
that creates some
beautiful campus. -committee is
However, being daunting challeng meeting ome
on a hill-and a time in early
historic property, co es for those deter- December, o
boot-adds some nothing ha yet
challenges to the rr.tined to make it been approved
Facilitie team co or funded.
easier for handi- PHOTOC OURTESYO F JENNYC ORMIAE-FOSTER
make it easier for What really
The aisles on the third floor ofTemleton are used as storage space for Bon Appetit's kitchen ware.
th ewhodoen- d. d .. d 1 need atten-
cappe 1n ua s
C unter these i sue. lVl ti n are the repairs have been deferred with to break down into restrooms, there is no plan co change it due
Recently, th e to get around the older buildings the hope that the e projects will drinking fou1ntainsa nd door ban- co it h.iscoricaln ature. However,
tudent upport on the main get funded. Then they would all dle . The approach s far ha been AD would trump the hi corical
ervices network campus. " campu, like get done at once, and done right. co work on parking, route and designation. Placing more and
held an open meet- Templet n Atchi on as ured "Th h buildings where between the cobble would help.
ing with Facilities tudent Center us that when they e approac we typically get rodents expressed concerns
Ianagcr Larry \tchi on co ad and the mathematics and science so far has been to ab ut the footbridge co the
know students a lot f gue t
dress the is uc of acce s:ibilityo n buildings-BoDine, Bio-Psych have needs, they such as Fir Acre dorm , staring that it i "terrifying
campu . r\tchi on is responsible and Olin. Templecon is one of the do whatever work on parking, Theater Pamplin when it's raining." The problem
for putting cogether the capital buildings with the most deficits is ne<:es ary to Gym and Agne been reviewed, and it has been
project for the entire property, and challenges, , \ tch.ison in formed accommodate routes and build- Flanagan Chapel. f, und that there is enough coef
which includes not only our main the group. "There wa a presenta them. Gravel paths ficients co (according c HJ\)
campus, but al o the graduate and tion thi last fall, and they were 'J hat' cough- ings where we typi- meet \D.\ Stan be c nsiderc<li n compliance.
law schools. kicking around the number, and er are the v, irors, all Y l f <lard , but when \tch.ison agreed co address the
1n . \tchison's 15-yea.rt enure there is consideration co cotally gut like M m, Dad C get a_ Ot O the gravel washc pr blem students discussed about
here in ch Facilities D parrment, Tempi con and reall' do ir right," and :randrna- guests." ouc, ·acilici ha falling n th f, tbridge.
rhcrc haYe been many \mcn he aid, "but th.i will take around Priorities stare been replacing Don't be afrrud co u e your
cans with Disabiliri s _\ er (.\ D ) 20 million co jdo] 'gut rehab' with with parking, the gravel with voice. 'J e need co let the trustees
upgrades made. He stared that an elevacor right out front." paths co buildings and r utc paver . As fi r the old cobble- know if this is omething impor
b th tl1e tate of reg n and the Over the years, many smaller through buildings. Then it tarts tone b low the Manor House, tant co u a a community.
icy of Portland reguire that any projects have been d ne in
update or ren varions done must Ternplecon, but the e are band-
devote at least 25 percent of the aid on a larger wound. nee the
value f architectural upgrade co discussion portion of Ol!fm eeting Student Support Services
r\D impr vement. "or example, ended, we cook a wheelchair
when Fields Dining Hall was tudent upport ervices Intern
ren vatecl, some of the AD Raina Blumenthal f14) provided
GETTING THE ASSISTANCE YOU DESERVE BEFORE FINALS
compliant upgrade were table and went on a trial run co use the
height and benche , and a new elevacor in Templeton to get a
D restroom wa added aero feel for how it would be getting BY JENNYC ORMIAE-FOSTER "
from the old one near -tamm through that area. the elevator there arc also ssistant Director econdly, ince Lewi & Clark
STAFFW RITER
Eileen Dowty and drnini trarive does not have a "Learning en
Hall. doors opened to the kitch~n area
Around 1995, architect did of me Bon, we found many carts pecialists llichael oiner and ter," fills that need. This is
truggling with your first Rebecca Brooks. where tho e who need help with
a tudy related co acce ibility lining the hallway of the "acce -
semester in college? Want co im The taff also erve as a bettering their study and re t-tak
on the campus. Then, after we ible" area. ome in fact were
prove your study skills? ]though re ource for faculty by educating ing kill , or managing their time
bought the south campus, all were right in front of permanent ign
the e are not the primary pur them on what they can do co make more efficiendy, can get one-on
combined. These studies, along staring co not block the area. From
pose of tudent upport ervice rea onable cla ro m accommo one a i ranee. All thi reguires
with ome more recent one are the look of it, the Bon staff also
( ), they are just a couple of dations for mo e with disabiliri s, is your de ire co excel and setting
what are being used to finally still need more r m. A we
is ues that you can take there and and helping with training or other an appointment with Dowty or
get an updated accessibility map di cu ed in the meeting, there
get help. i sues which ari e in their experi rlanskyl
nline. ne f the challenges in was strong support for the idea
Th primary r le of is to ence. The staff i particularly ea Th.is writer actually uses the
completing thi map i 1thatw ith of totally gutting and rebuilding
provide disability services, accord ger co offer training to any faculty services, as I am partially
some of the grades f t:h walk Templeton seeing that this is a
ing co Director Rachel rlan ky. member requesting it. deaf. What I have found in thi
ways, for example, a part might be 1 ng, overdue n ces icy.
acce sible and another not . It is Facilities is trying not to do coo The e ervices are reguired on ev Typically, for those with a process is a sense of relief that
ery college campu in accordance di ability die process starts with I have a taff of trained profes-
our hilly and hiscoric campus that many fixes in Templeton, pointing
with the American with Di abili etting up a meeting with an ionals that are here in my corner
creates ome daunting d1allenge out how much money goes inco
f, r those determined to make it smaller pr jeer , which rake away ties c;:tE. ligible disabilirie for staff member and determining co help my professors under rand
support not only include phy ical what kind of help is needed. s the difficulties that arise fr m this
ea icr for handicapped itndividu- from being able to do it all in one
al co get around the campus. It i project and have it be long-lasting. disabilities, but also learning di - long as the student has some kind di ability. There are many things
a work in progre . ther ideas, uch a large underraking would abilirie such as ADHD, perg of documentari n f the diagno for our profe or co manage in
er's and dyslexia. ("Eligible" refer sis, the student then fill out the a clas ro m, and is there co
uch as a phone app that could be occur in pha e . It , ould reguire
accessed from anywhere~a, re being "seguencing" since Templet n c any disability-physical or "Reguest to end orice/Lettcr," assist with that-which links co
c nsidered. is the core of various student mental-that has been diagnosed and a letter is generated fr m the academic success.
and i d cumented.) office and ent co all of the
round th same time that services, and tho e ervices would
Orlan ky want co make ir clear student's pr fe ors. This letter For 111oir1e1 far111aatiboo1t11 St tudent
the tudics w re being clone, the need a temporary home. ccord
ffice of the dean of students ing to tchi n, the m st likely that the services provi<led are co informs them of the student's St1pporSt ervicesp,l easeg o to their
ensur egual accc s-co level the disability (c onfidentially) o the 111ebsaitte, 1V111111.lclarokff.iecde1ss1/t /t 1-
wa re pon ible f, r addre ing project would be renovating the
playing field, so co speak-not co profess r can th n work out what de11t_support_servicoers c/ lickt he li11k
, \D need on campu . F rmer Corbett House on outh campus
Dean of tudents elestino Lima co act as "swing space." en ure academic success. A stu is needed to make adju tments, locateda t the bottomo f thep age 011T he
dent' success i their respon ibil such as doing what they can to Bark tmdert he headi11'g5 4cademic"s .
was a proponent for universal science center rehab would
icy.T hat said, the staff of the avoid "talkitng co the blackboard" The SSS officeis /,ocateid1 1A lba,ry
de ign. niversal design is mak include BoDine, Olin and Bio-
office is a committed and helpful or many other uggesrions from Quaddra11gle.
ing improvements co spaces that p ych with elevacors and is about
group. Along with rlan ky, the office.
benefit all. For example, the "curb a 40 million project. ome

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Music erformances
oto of the week
welco e the winter solstice
LACEY iogs and reflections, and oth
FWRITER celebcue the season." The service
• beginning
will feature "White Christmas,"
holida uire like "O ata Lux," "Hanukkah Bless
• e • &
ing" and "Sir Christemas."
and instru The Le-wis& ClarkO rchestra's
the Chapel, upcoming concert will feature
trec~~l2 sr:udents as Beethoven's "Overture to Fidelio,'
for finals. Schubert's "Trio in E-flat major,
mvmt. III," Vaughan- illiams's
"Fantasia on Greens! es,"
Sibcliu 's "Finlandia" and
Duncan eilson' " t oth-
ing." eilson, a Portland-based
.
composer. teaches music theory
at LC. On selecting this group of
ros •
music, Lance Inouye, the music
director and conductor of the
o en (who orchestra, said, "One of my goals
• in o- for the orchestra is to ... perform
•J ~zripko and John more music of the 20th and 21st
• ers,
century repertoire as well as to
as Schii • . This commission new works written
ert will n Dec. 6 specifically for the orchestr.L I fe
30 p.m. i lanagan that this, mixed -with [a] standard
L The ty Chorale orchestral repertoire, is important
:\l.urnni perform for our musical growth and aware
rvicc of ness." The orchestra v.,j}} perform
'acred Song and on Dec. on Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. in A~es
at 8 p.m. in •\ gn anagan Flanagan Chapel.
'hapel. Katherin Gibbon, If you need a short study brea
ssistant profcsso this weekend, ).Jlsteado f mindless
epartmem chair ly rurnin~ on a show, bWldle up
horal acmities, s d this event is and make your way over to Agnes
'a great chance fo srudents want Flanagan Chapel to enjoy some
g co sing carols, • ten co read- winter and holiday runes.
OF MUSICAL
FOO IN COLLABORATIO
WITH KLC'S THE UMBRELLA
GHiDST:H OW THE MIGHTY
HAVE FALLEN
BY CJM ACLEOD BY KATRINA STAAF
STAFFW RITER ARTS EDITOR
When they formed in 2008, strange note. While the trademark Joseph Arzt ('15) and Ted
wedi h band Ghost (Ghost B.C) organ and heavy guitar parts are Jami on ('15), co-host of Album
were, for lack of a better term, still intact, the piece begin with of the Week featuring Genre
the hottest shit to hit the metal a solo violin ection that' quickly logical, maintain such a cohesive
scene in years. The supremely joined by metal-less vocals. The on-air dialogue that they almost
ecretive band--clad in dark robes EP's econd track, a cover of sound scripted. Alas, "it' all
and inverted ecclesiastical garb- ABBA' "I'm Marionette," is pretty off-the-cuff," said Jamison.
ripped through psych-tinged, '70 - a bold move and if for nothing "We've established a good blend
influenced metal on their debut. but context, provides some of of having conversations and an
Opus Epo'!J'lllOI(I2S0 10) ef~ ctively the EP's only interesting mate tag nizing each other."
howed that htick could, in fact, rial. Last year, Jami on co-bo ted
be pretty c l. The record's third song, Album of the Week with a friend
This macabre dlisplayr ight "Crucified," is easily the least who is now studying abroad. He
fully earned the band coveted bearable. inger Papa Emeriru ' knew that collaborating with Arzt
slots opening for the likes of vocals ound like a bad imitation would be a different experience,
band ucb as Mas.rodon and Iron of Megadeth's Dave Mustaine and both agree that the addi-
Maiden. Herein lies the problem: a (who himself is barely tolerable). tion of Genrelogical has greatly
htick, no matter how cool, grow othing can save this song, as reduced the professional element
old pretty fast. Th,e band's p pu it lo es it edge when Emerirus that wa o pre enc last year. After
larity far outweighed their utput, start singing about "raining cats ob erving their off-air banter for
and major label pressures (it's and dogs." only a few minute , it became
reported that the band received The record continues this way obvious that Arzt and Jamison
a 1 million deal wi.th Republic until the end, when a slight bit of imply have too playful a friend
Records to r cord their second redemption come in the form of hip for profc sionalism to be
album, I1,festiss11maumn)f ortunately a live recording of It,festissmnam's po ible.
aw the band going in a more lead single " ecular Haze." It The show begins with a genre PHOTO BYK ATRINAST MF
radio-friendly style. This meant seems sad that the be t piece of specific playlist, curated by Arzt. Joseph Arzt ('15) and Ted Jamison ('15) (from left to right) dem
tackling genres tru1t really didn't fit the EP i a re-ha hing of previ "Probably my main goals are to onstrate their playfully antagonistic friendship on and off the
into the vintage-metal mold. For ou ly relea ed material. explore music through time and airwa1ves.
fans of Opus Epo1!ymo11l1s,,f estis I went into the EP hoping avoid being repetitive," Arzt said. album. While the second hour is may return to its original incarna
s11ma1dnid n't really cut it. to find the band re-kindling the This method tend to produce prirmu:ilyJ amison's domain both tion. But both explained that their
Adding to a sering of failures, sound that made their debut great, mething of a genre survey, at h ts offer commentary together collaboration will definitely con
the band have recently released a but what I got wa omething far once peripheral and informative. throughout the whole show. tinue to exist in some form. They
new EP. If You Have Ghost finds worse than I expected. Unfortu 1\ Bikini Kill song becomes a The fate of .\lbum of the like to th.ink that this show will
the band moving even farther nately, If You Have Ghosti s what track by layer, and Arzt feels the Week featuring Genrelogical on serve as the impetus for a greater
away from their r , t . oming happens when the music takes need to clarify: "We don't u ually KLC remains a mystery. "Where artistic m mcnt, which could
in at ju t hy of 25 minutes, the a backseat to shtick and market try to play layer ... It's a one the slhow stands now, no one involve a pseudo-band, a zine and
P suffers mostly from ill-fitting ability. Would I still go see Ghost time thing." This week's genre knows," Arzt aid. Jamison clari even a multimedia project. To
vocals. (B.C) live? Probably. But will I was simply "counterculture" and fied that bis former co-host will summarize these vague state
The album's tide track, "If You continue to buy their records? • after one hour, the show transi be returning from abroad next ments, they simply said, "expect
Have Gho t ," begin the EP on a Absolutely not. tioned into a full Howlin' Wolf semester, so Album of the Week big things, and stay tuned!"

ARTS
DECEMBER 6, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG 13
set to take the stage
Danc:e Extrava2anza
AST HE END OIFTHES EMESTERAPPROACHW
ANOTHERD ANCEE XTRAVAGANZISA R EADY
TO SHOWCASES TUDENTTALENT
BYE MMAH OCH-SCHNEIDER £ilmmaker, has choreographed a
STAFFW RITER piece, which I believe will amaze
This weekend, dancers of all the audience due to its ensitivity
skill levels and technique back and originality," choreographer
grounds will come together or and dancer Irene delheid said.
Dance Extravaganza, more com "All of the choreographers
monly known as Danc,e X. are in a piece together, which has
·For those who are new to really served co provide a through
Lewi & lark, Dance X i a way line for all our choreography, Cho-
for students to become involved • reographer and dancer Hannah
in dance, either througlh choreog Brown (14) said.
rappy or by dancing in a certain This year's participants are
piece. Dance X is chor,eographed exceptionally proud and expect
and put on by L students who the audience "to be absolutely
are interested in dance and perfor blown away by our magnificence!"
mance. Brown said.
tudents were welcome to In addition, Production Man
try out early in the fall semester, ager Corey McCarey (15) said he
regardless of experience. The is also very excited.
auditions were then fol[owed by "I'm preny staked. It's a good
months of hard work and late looking show," McCarey said.
night rehearsals, all in preparation Check out Dance X this
for this weekend's show: weekend, Friday and aturday at
This year, there are quite a few 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. at the Fir
things that are different from la t cres Main rage. Tickets are 5
year's production. for LC students, 7 for LC faculty
"This year, our guest artist Eric and alums and 10 for general
ordstrom, a dancer, r:eachera nd admission.
SERIES iOF EVENTS SET TO HONOR ILLUSTR.1'.TIOBNY C AMILLES HUMANN
POET STAFFORD'S WORK
~✓ILLIAM
BY EMMAC RANSTON exhibit consists of several visual a tribute to Stafford held in the
STAFFW RITER responses to Stafford's poetry, Newmark Theatre, which will
In February, Lewis & Clark and it will later be displayed at the feature poets Li-Young Lee and
will play host to a serie:so f events Feb. 7 William Stafford Centennial Ted Kooser, as well as Oregon's
leading up to the William Staf Celebration, a tribute co Stafford. current poet laureate, Paulann
ford Centennial Celeb1ration.T he A second exhibit will run in Petersen. The event will be hosted
celebration hopes to hiighlight Wat2ek Library from Jan. 2 1 to by poet Matthew Dickman and
not only the poet's past work, but Feb. 28 and will include a selec will include readings from the
also the influence he maintains on tion of photographs, artifacts and aforementioned poets, along
artists today. manuscripts from Stafford's life. with archival footage of Stafford.
There will be two library These exhibits will lead up to the Students interested in attending
exhibits paying tribute to Stafford 2-day symposium on Feb. 7 and 8, the tribute can purchase tickets
beginning in January. The first "You Must Revise Your Life." The for $15 through the PortlandS
will be held at the Lake Oswego symposium will include six panels, website.
Public Library through the month a photo exhibit and a series of Fort icht.rl o the S ta.ffordtr ib11taet
of January, and it will include musical performances presented eUJ11JaTrhke atre,v i.rit
artwork from nine LC students. by students frbm LC. http:// 1J11JJ1J1}ortland5.ron1/
The artwork featured in this The first night will do e with
•
AFrlom P alatineH ill to the ndless enclaves of Portland,
le.
boredom
Portland An Museum
• Whitsell udito.rium
• 's CrystalB allroom 6-8p .m.
7p.m.
The Head and
Bobby Joe E bola 11,,l{irbln.u,7'-t
7 p.111. Meet the Authors Film Screening
Whitsell Auditorium
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
KaceBeck
7p.111
7:JOp.a
Aniat
Dami Sbielda: Ht,,,
(NWI) Daily Wri The 40th Northwest
5-7 p.111. Spirit of William Filrornake-,s' Festival Llmwl,u.,, s-.J ~ Ufa
Meet the Author
Workshop orthwest Film Center
Po-well'osn Burnside
Rogers Hall Room 7p.m.
7:30p .111.
Graduate Campus
A Locally CraftedC hristmas the Garden
9 IJ.111p.-.51 11. Holiday Festival Writer• cy Mahar Friday, Dec. 13
Sapporo Shorts Program Pittock Mansion Meet e AuthOT
Saturday, p.m. R,,nn,; K""'1in
Film Screening 11 Powell' City of Books on
Film Screening
S (N p W iri I t ) o f D W ail i y ll i W am ri ~ n 't g a f i t n ' o t r h d e W 4:1 h 5 it p se . l m l . uditorium Tuesday, Dec. 10 B 7: u 3 m 0p si . e . W 7 p h . i 1 ts 1 e 1 ll . A uditorium
Workshop Andrea Hollander & Don Jazz Night Concert Midda Att Break-2013
RogeISH all Room Colburn Poetry Presentation Evans Hall CNAA
More '1INu,H o,uy
Film Screening
Graduate Campus Powell's Books on Hawthorne 7:30 p.111. Po Museum
9 a.m.-5p .111. 4 p.111. V1SitingA rtist Lindsey 12:J p.111. P 6: o 3 r 0 tl p an .1 d 1 M 1. u seum of rt
Dance Extravq~~ua White (and/on Will Brown
Monday, Dec. 9 T ay, Dec.12
Student Petf1c,moailice Collective) Art Lecture Julie K. Gray
.,.,,. ... o., Ard8t Intervention
MillerH allR oom 102
Portland Museum of An
Film Screening 7:30 p.111. Artist
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SPORTS
14 THE PIONEERL OG DECEMBER6 , 2013
Wang, Piosd ouble-up thanksgivingw eekend
BY CAITLIN BASILIO
SPORTSE DITOR
On ov. -6, rhe l ,ewis & Clark
women' basketball ream defc:ue<l
\'\lamer Pacific College 74--52a t
home. The Pioneers starre<l off
strong in the first halt~ leading
10-0 in the first five minute· of
the game. Warner Pacific di<ln't
score until the 15:19 mark, scoring
back-to-back free rhrows.
The Pios never _gaveu p and
ha<la 35-22 lead going inLOh alf
time. Despite \X'arr.ierP acific's ef
f5,n to gain the momentum during
the ·econd half, they were unable
ro a:iumph over rhe Pio .
Tayler \v'ang (1•-1-c)o mpletc<l
rhe night with a game-high 1
points, making chi her second
game in a row a the team's
leading sc rer, and also the third
straight game he has scored in
double figures. f..:atie Anderson
fl 4) scored 15 points during the
win again t Warner Pacific, which
brought her average co 21.6 points
per game. Ayisat Afolabi fl 7) was
the Pios' leader on rhe <lefensive
·ide of the court, as she coUecred
·even rebounds, th.rec steal and '
one block. Sarah. nder on f 16)
Daron Dean ('14) shoots and scores against Concordia on.Tuesday.T he Pios kept fighting throughout the game. "The number one
also collected a block during the
thing would be we as a team never gave up. We always had the instinct that we were going to win," Dean said.
game, in addition r1 scoring nine
points. Kaitlin fathewson Cl7 ) After the w-in against Warner
earned L its largest lead of the Pacific and Concordia, r.heP io
game \\,id, 6:42 remaining bring hope to carry this momentum
ing the score to 62-34. "ith them ro forure game . "This
)n Tue ·day, the Pi s ro win especially means so much co
on Concordia L n.i.ver·i cyi n an all of us as a ream. We all col
exciting game where lathewson lectively cona:ibuted in a unique
scored a game-winning 3-pointer way that wa so essential co our
with jusr ~ccond~ left in the.:g ame, win," said Kathlene Howe fl 4).
makmg the nal .core 1-7 tn "Concordia i a well-re peered
<louble overtime. ream, and they played a great
\Xang lc<lt he ream ·with a ca game, but this win showed not
reer-high 30 points. continumg her only our fans buc to our elve
streak of scoring in double figure!> that we have the mind et of never
for fi,·c of the Pios' stx game. lo giving up. We write on our wrists
a<l<litin . \r'ang also manage<l a every game, and we have ream
team-high of 12 rebound an<l goals that we have set up a play-
scored IO our of 11 free rhro\\" •. rs mac have been motivating us
,\folabi cored 13 points and eight to play together, and it show in
rebound. in the Pio win. while our result ." h added "We plan
Daron Dean (14) garhere<l nine on carrying thi momentum in a
rebounds, and . \ndlerson contrib way that make u till hungry to
uted 12 points. improve and hold ourselves ac
The Pio dominacccl d1e pen countable that each game is going
ing 18 minutes of d1e fir:t half to be a battle. I am o proud of
sra.rting the concesr 14-2. LC my ceamrnace for the handwork
gradually br ughr the score up to they have been putting into every
34-22. It wa ·n't umil the end of practice and every game. Change
the first period that tl1c energy i not easy, and ic really define a
sh.iftc<li n Concor<lia's favor, mak team. In the beginning of ea on
ing the game 34-30 ar halftime. we realized we needed to change,
During the beginning of rhe and we all are buying in. We plan
ccond half, the avaliers t k to carry this positive mentality and
their fir. c lead of tl1e game. An hard work ethic until we win the
derson scored an una si ted layup C tournament."
wirh 14:36 on the clock, followed The Pio also mentioned some
by anotl1er layout br 1\.fachewson positive trategice:tsh at they played
co tic tl1cg ame at 3,8 points. our on the court. ''The number
PHOTO BY LACEYJ ACOBY
Bodi teams continued head one thing would be we as a team
Tayler Wang ('14) leaps for the ball during the tip off against Concordia. The Pios won the game
ro-head on the court, causing the never gave up. We always had the
in double overtime, 81-78.
game to go into double overtime. instinct th.at we were going to win,
The Pios were down 78-76 when and this was even when we were a huge difference. Another big ing on the court. " s a team, we sea on."
folabi scored back-co-back free down. Our practices have been part was executing our plays cor plan to come our more dominate Keep up with the Pio a they
duows, tying the game ac 78. , irh getting harder, and it i tran lacing rectly, and we did that with flying and finish games stronger," said rerurn to the court on Tuesday,
ju t even second· lefr in che ec in the game," said Dean. " huge colors." Mathew on. ''This is omething Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Corban
ond overtime, Mathewson scored part was everyone on the ream s for the rest of the season, we have been working on, and niversiry.
the game-winning .3-poincer. was cona:ibuting and that made the Pios plan to continue improv- we will carry this approach into

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15
DECEMBER 6, 2013 THE PIONEER LOG
Concorcdriaas h
Andth e
menb'sa sketball's
winners parade
points. Similar to Ovchinnikov,
BY LAUREN LOVATO
are.. . Luhnow's scoring was on 3-poinc
STAFFW RITER
ers as he shoe 4-5 from long range.
Last ~;aturday,t he Lewis & Lase co complete the night in
Clark men's basketball team took double digits was Justin Leathers
to the road in a (15), contributing 11 points with
"~ have a long
pre-con forence six rebounds.
e
match-up again t Freeberg also
break until Our
Concordia Univer contributed
ILLUSTRATIONB Y ZIBBY PILLOTE sity (Ore.). a team-high
From the begin next game, so of nine re
On Nov. 26, the Northwest Conference announced the
ning of tbe game, bounds to the
we will continue
selections for the 2013 NWC all-sportsmanship team. The both teams fought night.
for the lead with working to get "I thought
following student-athletes were chosen for their impeccable Concordia suc the game
cessfully taking it better in certain went well,
sportsmanship. All selections were made by the coaches of by halftime 59-40. but we did
fter the half, the areas. " not play our
the respective teams.
Pioneers were able be c basket
to minimize the ball until the
Men's Cross Country: difference to ingle second half,"
digits but still came up short, said Freeberg. "We have a long
Andrew LeDonne (' 14) eventually falling to the Cavalier break until our next gam , so we
103-94. will continue working to get better
Women's Cross Country: On a higher note, the Pios had in certain area ."
six players complete the game "We played hard, but they're
with double digits in scoring. Kure a good team and made ome big
Kaitlyn Throgmorton(' 14)
Parker (16) ended the night with shots in the last couple minutes,"
a team-high 22 points. Coming added Parker. ''Both Concordia
Football: Keith Welch(' 14) in right behind him was erg schools we've played are helping
Ovchinnikov (16) with 15 point, u get better for the team in our
Volleyball: Kelsie Dorpat (' 14) 5-11 from 3-point range. Also division."
in the running for double-digit Due to finals, the Pios will be
scoring were Ja on Luhnow (16), on a hiatus until Dec. 18, when
1Womeil'sS occer: Isobel Fikso (' 17)
Randall Jack on ('16) and Con they return to the court to cake on
nor Freeberg (14), all scoring 12 Multnomah University.
Press Box Perspective:
A COLUMN FEATURINGP RO SPORTS
fall
Top five moments in pro sports this
expectations, they look like they put together a brilliant campaign time. However, Alabama's kicker survived the loss of closers Joel
BY PETERM ELLING .....;
STAFFW RITER could even pull a potential playoff with the help of ational League missed the field goal and Auburn's Hanrahan and Andrew Bailey co
upset. MVP Center Fielder Andrew Chris Davis snagged the ball. He injury by installing Koji Uehara
4. Nick Poles revives the McCucchen (posting a tat line of then ran 109 yards into the Crim as do er, and rallied the Boston
This aurumo ha proven ripe Eagles .317/ .404/.508 with an 8.2 W R) son Tide' end zone, securing the faithful following the Marathon
with great moments in both fter the departure of long and NL Manager of the Year Clint Tigers' resurrection (3-9, 0-8 EC Bombings with Designated Hitter
professional and colJlege ports. time coach Andy Reid and the Hurdle. Relying on pitching, de in 2012 w 11-1, 7-1 SEC in 2013) David Ortiz's "This is our fuck
From the resurgence: of the FL's arrival of Oregon Head Coach fense and some timely hitting, the and deraLi.linAg labama's hope at ing city!" speech. They achieved
Kansas City Chiefs mnd Carolina Chip Kelly in the offseason, the Pirates proved naysayers wrong a third straight national champi the best record in the MLB with
Panthers to the continued success Philadelphia Eagles looked co be repeatedly, finishing with 94-68 onship ~;ame.W ith a trip to the 97 wins, and won the American
of young basketball star like in full rebuilding mode. When and a victory in the Wild Card EC Championship game and the League pennant with ALCS hero
Portland's Damian Lillard and veteran quarterback Michael Vick game against the incinnati Reds. creation mess in the BC taod ics from Ortiz (grand slam in
ew Orlean 's nthooy Davis, went down for the season and Even though they were eliminated ings, uburo turned the ational Game 2), haoe Victorino (grand
fall 2013 ha been exciting and not former U C quarterback Matt by the c.L ouis Cardinals in the Champi, nship race into a real slam in Game 6) and ALC MVP
without its surprises .. Her is a list Barkley failed to live up to expec divisional round, the Pi.race are fight to the end. Uehara (3 saves in 6 IP with 9
of my ·five favorite moment ince tation (as is the case with many poised to get even stronger in 1. The Boston Red Sox win strikeouts).
eptember. U C quarterbacks in the FL), years to come and continue their the 2013 World Series Io a wild World eries against
5. The Portland Trail Blaz ick Fole took up the position push cowards their first World fter their eptember 2011 the t. Louis Cardinals that
ers' hot start with little fanfare. ince his first eries title since 1979. Baseball is collapse and a disastrous 2012 featured not only the Cardinals
few months ago, I said that start on Oct. 20, he has thrown alive again in the Steel City. campaigp (69-93, 5th in AL East), winning Game 3 on an obstruc
the Blazer's optimal situation for 1,791 yards, 19 touchdowns 2. The 2013 Iron Bowl end- the MLB's Red Sox needed to tion call, but also the ox winning
would be getting into the playoffs and no interception . The Eagles ing . improve somehow. By hrewdly Game 4 on a pickoff, Boston
on the eventh or eighth seed. I have won their last four games un On ov: 30, a storied rivalry unloading over •2 00 million in found their way around c.L ouis.
did not expect nearly the kind of der Foles, and they have tied the with uburn vs. Alabama, BC contract commitments to the By shutting down the Cardinals'
revival that the Blazer are di play Dallas Cowboys for the top spot standings, an SEC Championship Los Angeles Dodgers in ugust timely hitting and relying on
ing on the court. Head Coach in the FC East. Their continued berth at stake and an amazing fin 2012 and hiring Manager John Ortiz's hot streak (.688 batting
Terry cotes has kep1cu p the good ucces should prove interesting ish all came together in what was Farrell, they were able co build average), the ox beat t. Louis
work of Rookie of the Year for the playoff picture thi ea on. probably the best college football around 1cheirs olid core of players in six games, clinching on their
Damian Lillard (20.2 PPG) and 3. The Pittsburgh Pirates game in over a decade. Both teams with fre,e agency deals and players home field for the first time since
All- tar LaMarcus Aldridge (22.4 break their painful streak inflicted damage with their offens returning from injury. Preseasoo 1918. The Boston Red ox fought
PPG), and the team just rattled fter 20 consecutive losing sea- es and defenses, eventual,lyr each expectations were not high for their redemption through
off an 11-game winning streak ons, the MLB's Pittsburgh Pirates ing a stalemate near the end of (Grantlamd's Jonah Keri predicting determination and team chemistry,
and wins against contenders like had to get back on the winning regulation. With the core tied at an 85-or-slightly-more win upside and for that, their World eries
the Golden race W2Lrriors, an track somehow. Coming off of a 28 in the last second of the game, at best), but the ox did more victory earns them the top spot
Antonio purs and Indiana Pac promising seasons that ended ju t Alabama went for a field goal to than that. on the list.
ers. oc only have they exceeded short of .500 (79-83), the Pi.races cake the lead and prevent over- This squad of b.earded men

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