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The Pioneer Log: Lewis & Clark College’s Student-Run Newspaper

Volume 82, Issue 4

Lewis & Clark College Student Newspaper

Pioneer Log Staff

2014-02-28

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NEWS
2 THE PIONEER LOG FEBRUARY 28, 2014
Mt&Ahmedw insAsLC election
STAFF
Editor-in-Chief
BYJ OSH FREEMAN
Zibby Pillote
hmed's election concludes an petition earlier this month. While LC did not spend
NEWS EDITOR
ManagingE ditor une~pecced and turbulent chapter Rice's recall from office was the any funds (the v ting oftware is
Caleb Diehl Following an emotionally m LC history. culmination of Patterson's petition purcha ed on a yearly subscripti n
charged month of accusations, 'The recall (o r special election) effort, which cited allegati n of ba is) n the recall election, the
EDITORIAL
News petition , and campaigning, u a wa n t without it unpleasant unconstitutional behavior and an election has left ome tudents
JoeyC armichael, JoshF reeman Ahmed (' 14) ucceeded allie Rice m ments ( om of them very inability co effectively execute the curious as to the s cial value of
('14) as A LC President on Feb. unplea ant), but the final result dutie of office. Rice's decision disrupting L relations o do e
Opinion
Michelle Chernack 24. Defeating opponent athan has put LC in a stronger place," not to run for re-electi n left to the end of the semester.
Weisberg ('14) with slightly more enator Charlie Patter on ('14) the field open for hmed and For morec overagoe ft heA LC
Style Source
than 80% of the 531 vote cast, said; Patter on tarted the r call Weisberg. Preside111eilaelc tionv isitp iolog.com.
Amy Rosenheim,G aby Stanley
AdministraUocnl osesR ustyN ail Co-op;
Features
EmmaC ranston, Kaiya Gordon
Arts
Katrina Staaf,G uadalupeT riana citesm ulUplea lcoholp olicy violaUons
Salpuorertns A c he' e, Ca •1 1tm · Ba s·,1 1·0
Backdoor BY KAIYAG ORDON, which the c -op coordinators that the Rusty ail holds many "We can't even ell tea now or
Drake MacFarlane
FEATURESE DITOR were not notified of until Feb. 24, events, like skill shares and teach people h w to ticch book ,"
IllustrationE ditor found the Rusty ail in violation clothing wap , out ide of those Lud\vig said. "I just want to know
KelseyG ray On acurday, ·eb. 8, the Rusty of LC's alcohol, drug and smoking hour. that there is a future for the Ru cy
Photo Editor ail student Co-op hosted a policy. In addition, the Rusty ail "It's understandable but it I ail."
LaceyJ acoby "snowp calypse" concert, replete was cited with failure to listel'I isn't okay that the administration n eb. 13, ju ta week after
with lights, mu ic and underage to college officials. The Rusty only hear about events that are its submis 'ion, the Rusty ail's
Social Mediaa nd Web Manager
drinking. ow weeks later, the ail' student coordinator have bad," Freiberg said. "Right now appeal was denied. Director of
Tyler Wayne Patterson
Ru ty ail is do ed indefinitely, also expressed disappointment we are trying to get the school ampus Living Kelly Hoover
COPY CHIEF subject to di ciplinary action from about tudent behavi r on Feb. to under rand that w are a big declined to comment on any
EmmaH och-Schneider administrators and without a 8. "We don't condone shouting part f chi community and we details of the Rusty ail' appeal,
venue to hose future events. [fuck campo]," Coordinator Mia [participate] in a lot of different citing confidentiality. he wrote
Copy Editors
Annabel Carroll, Trushaa "I showed up to the Rusty Freiberg ('16) said. Anya Ludwig ways." Coordinators filed an in an email to "read do ely the
Castelino, Hanna Licht, Nora ail show pretty lace [on Feb. ('14) agreed. appeal of the consequences on code of conduct and it's [ ic]
Meyers-Sackets
8]-maybe around 11 p.m.-and "I'm really disappointed in Feb. 6. But school offices closed application not only to individual
CONTRIBUTORS it was packed with student ," how the student body apparently for inclement weatheL LC did not students, but also how it applies
StaffW riters Karissa Tom ('16) said. "There acted," Ludwig said. receive the appeal until Feb. 10. to student organizations and
Ted Jamison,M addie Lee, Peter
were really cool lights and a Last semester, on Dec. 11, the After the appeal was filed, but groups."
Melling, JessMe erchant, Madison
Pierce,J ohn Rogers,S arahS chaff, fre hman was DJ-ing." There was Rusty ail held a DIY bazaar before it was received, the Rusty tudent coordinators met
AJ Slepian, Haines Whiteacre al o underage drinking. "It felt event that was al o broken up by ail hosted the " nowpocalypse" with ssociace Dean of tudent
like a club," Torn said. " ome kids Campus afety. music event. Litner notified Engagement Tricia Brand on
Illustrators:
Aviva Browning, Maria Estrada, were drinking, either from bottles "The entire Co-op smelled like Campus afety of the event, Feb. 26 for an administrative
Adrian Miner or flasks." a distillery, I walked around the cheduled for 9:30 p.rn.-12 a.rn., conduct hearing regarding the
t 11: 13 p.m., Campu afety mass of people to the bar and at 8:30p.m., and ampus afety "snowpocalypse" event. Brand
officers John Harvey and ick encountered 2-3 empties on the officers came to the Rusty ail. also declined to comment about
Mobley broke up the event. " fl or every three feet or so. There bough earlier consequence • the hearing D r "confidentiality
COVERA RT
few minutes after I showed up," were also several emptie out ide" outlined by the hearing op Jan. 30 reasons."
Matt Barry,C assieB roadwin
, Tom said, "a couple of Campu Officer Mobley reported in an dictated that coordinators should Until Brand's deci ion is is ued
afety officers walked in and official write-up. cell Campu afety of any events in the next -fiveb usiness days, the
Operations:
ju t ort of canned the crowd. But coordinators did not a week prior, coordinators said cooperative i left ,vithouc a space.
BusinessM anager
Katherine Keller I didn't notice a big difference receive an official write-up that becau e Campus afety came In the interim, coordinator are
in the crowd, but a few people for the DIY event, which to unlock the Ru ty ail, it was " ending out a call for dialogue
started to filter out." orne notified them of a Peer Review apparent that officers knew about and tran parency," Freiberg aid.
FACULTYA DVISOR
Molly Robison Kelly frustrated students left the Rusty uthority (PRA) hearing, until the event. Coordinators are inviting students
ail shouting, " uck ampo." Jan. 24. A day after the hearing But on Feb. 1 , when the 'Ru cy to send testimonials about their
STAFFA DVISOR "I think [t hey] were nervous, on Jan. 30, the PRA notified ail' appeal was received, student positive experiences at the Rusty
JasonF einer
because we weren't sure what coordinator of the outcome, coordinators' s,vipe card , u ed ail.
was going on or who had g teen which included a probationary to gaina ccess to the Rusty ail, " t this p int I think it
caught drinking," Tom said. " fter period, a requirement for student stopped working and a Facilities would be beneficial for the
that, a bunch of students went coordinator to cell Campus employee came to remove the administration to kn w that this
To order a subscription of the
to Hartzfeld B for an extended afety of any event a week prior couches outside of the Rusty ail pace marcers co students and
newspaper please email:
show." and writing an official alcohol with a forklift. Coordinators were we aren't g ing to just get but
subs.piolog@gmia I . com.
t fir t, the Campu afety policy. The PRA define an event not told about the lo of swipe down," Freiberg aid.
officer that broke up the event as an gathering held at the Ru ty acces until Logan Thurnauec, For updates0 11 thef uture of the
To place an advertisement,
decided against an official write ail b tween 5 p.m and 8 a.m. Fore t Area Director, emailed RJ1S!] ail Co-op visitp iolog.com.
pleasee mail:
up. However, at ab ut 2:49 a.m. But coordinators would like the them two days after it wa put into
ads.piolog@gmail.com.
that night, Mobley emailed tudent administration to acknowledge effect.
coordinators to notify them that
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an official report was being filed.
inform the Lewis& Clark com
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incident that a report will generate
is necessary," Mobley wrote.
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say when we can't be respectful
ab ut the resp nsibilities we were
given?"
The report that Mobley filed,

NEWS
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 3
THE PIONEER LOG
Pio Points rewards school spirit
SAAC HOPES TO INCREASE STUDENT ATTENDANCE TO ON-ANO OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS BY OFFERING PRIZES
BY HAINESW HITACRE "We have had a lot of student
STAFFW RITER participation-actually, a. significant
amount," LeDonne said. However, faculty
ln the fall of 2013, the tudent- thletc and staff participation remains low.
Advisory ommittee created Pi Points, a ''l'm not entirely sure why," LeDonne
program to boo t campus spirit and reward said. "This may be a publicity fault of
attendance at college events. Pio Points our."
gi es tudents, faculty and staff point for o far the program has advertised
attending Lewis & lark-spon ored event . through posters and e-mails.
LC community member can receive "I r's been hard getting the word out to
points by tcxring or e-mailing their everybody" LeDonne aid.
informati n with a picrure of themselves at nly a small portion of the program's
the event to the Pi Points e-mail account. budget i put ~to advertising, primarily
These points are tallied at the end of the into printing posters. The vast majority
semester. The top 20 scorers are eligible D r approximately 99 percent according t
prizes that include a parking pass, an iPad LeDonne-is pent on prize .
Air and an L weatshirt. "The funding for thi program come
" ny L spon ored event that's not from Pre idem Barry Glas ner's rrategic
just a weekly dub meeting counts for Pio Initiatives Fund. These grants are reviewed
Point ," Drew LeDonne ('14) aid, one of and awarded by President lassner.
the chair of the tudent-' thlete dvisory "The money that we are u ing i
ommittee. not from LC. It's not from tudent
The program emphasizes participation Organizations," LeDonne said.
at non-athletic and off-campu event . With this grant, Pio Point hopes to
sporting event on campus is worth only one foster wider participation in school events.
point. non-athletic event is worth rwo ''We are trying to build the Lewis & Clark
point and a non-athletic, off-campus event identity that students seem to lack at this
is worth three. The program is designed to school," LeDonne said. "People don't say,
promote school spirit ar all Lewis & Clark 'Yes, I'm a Pioneer'. We are trying to change
(unctions. that."
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OPINION
4 THE PIONEER LOG FEBRUARY 28, 2014
Editorial
Administration hammers down on the Rusty Nail
o-op, but waited until two
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE AND
days later co cell coordinator .
CALEB DIEHL
dmini traror have cracked
EDITOR-I -CHIEF A D MA AG
I G EDITOR down on a community re
source with an admirable re
Last Thursday, Keith cord. The PIL\ ha charged the
M rcncy ('16) watched a THE" o- p with a drug violati n,
facilities worker rem vc tw though officers at the second
COOP
tattered couche outside parry admitted they couldn't
the Rusty ail o-op with a find any w ed. oordinaror
forklift. The operator rook the lost swipe acce s at all hours,
couche for junk, knowing the though the outc me of their
o-op i shut down. ampu first hearing nly prohibited
Li ing has placed a temporary events from 5 p.m. co 8 p.m.
hold on the o-op's opera Before Dec. 11, officer had
tion . The road co that ruling not written up the Ru ty ail
i paved with poor communi since it opened a decade ago.
cation, exce sive reprimands pen co all students, the Co-
and misunderstanding of a p has played host co r-shirts
commumry resource. bobbing al ngside flannels,
n Dec. 11, 2013, ampu eahawks caps al ng ide
afety fficer ick Mobley arhattt beanies. ree events
walked into a party at the o- feature student bands and lam
p. He reported stepping over poet . Through "skill hare ,"
two r three empty beer cans coordinator caught free work-
"every three feet or o" and haps on canning, knitting and
entering a room that" melled ILLUSTRATIOBNY M ARIA ESTRADA bo kbinding.
like a distillery." Campus afe !though coordinators have
ry forwarded Mobley's write-up campo." Ia an email sent Feb. coordinators' appeal. the hyperbolic and the cryp submitted a comprehensive
co the Peer Review Auch riry. 10, Mobley called student' Mobley was right co cha rise tic. Mobley could have done alcohol policy co the PR.A an
n Jan. 31, 2014 the PR.A put action a "trend" at o-op students for sh uting "fuck without the hundreds of word hour before their deadline met
the o-op on probation for events, reported '(likely ub cam po" arguing and acting en spent lecturing students on be with Thurnauer and emailed
violating the college's alcohol stance fueled) belligerence," titled. ampus afety officers ing re pon ible "hou e- itter " admini craror f r clarification,
p licy. Co rdinaror appealed and uggesred that co manage show flexibility ~ ich students for the college and hi tangent the o-op remains closed.
the deci ion. uch behavior, Campus afecy and work around the clock on the LCC. He promised Coordinators are launching a
hile snow drifted aero might partner with the Oreg n co ensure their safety. They a write-up, but coordinators letter-writing campaign today
campus on eb. 8 the Rusty Liguor Control mmi ion deserve more re pect. didn't receive it until Feb. 24, co demon crate rudenr svp
ail hosted another parry. Mo at events like Fall Ball, pring Io other places, administra two day before their econd porr for reopening the Co-op.
bley found more empty beer Fling or Glowdeo. n Feb. 13, tors and officers have misled c oduct hearing. orest rea If you care about your com
can , and as he shut d wn the Director of Campu Living coordinators with communi Director Logan Thurnaucr munity space, put it down in
party rudenrs chanted, 'fuck Kelly Hoover ruroed down the cation that win between hut ff wipe acce co the writin .
Letters to the Editor
few weeks ago I received the Dean's Lise i trivial, biased of attention and re urcc than
an email from the ffice of the and strikingly arbitrary as co both other tudenr caring pinach
Dean congratulating me for my where the cue-off i and who dip and veggie . o community
Fail 2013 GPA which gualified determine what number y u get. parac1pation. hat a gro s c
me co be on the Dean's List shore while later I received casion of self-indulgence and
f tudents with 3.6+ P 's. an invitation email co the Dean's excessive pride. Dean Tuajanda
~ hy 3.6, I thought? Eh, who Toast where all tudents on Jordan on made a coast co us
care . I felt a light rush of pride the Dean' List were invited co all: she was proud of u and all
and some appreciation for the be commended. I've made the our hard work. We rai ed our
ackn wl dgment, and then it was Dean's Lise for most of my aca gla ses in unison co our collective
gone. I was over it. It's a number demic career and I've never been congratulation (and consump
and it cl esn'c define invited co tion). nd that wa it-the event
"Distilling our aca- .
men r h uld it a "Toa r"; had concluded.
define anyone else. the scamp Lacer it began r weigh on
demic achievements
[y parents on my me even m r . l wane my fellow
happened co have down to a number transcript community members co think
been well educated and per about what ~ e champion at
attorneys with large with three decimal petuated Lewi & lark. ho get pecial
vocabularie and OCIO· commendati n and why? The
critical minds. Thea places is insulting economic answer is reflective f our value .
I was pegged as advantage The Dean's Toa t rcpre ents
and fruitless."
"that smart girl" ver my the bad apples f our education
ince kindergarten. peer ysrem-excessive pride, competi
I'm ur my teachers . because tion, unfair advantag subjectiv
pushed m hardetacademically of that stamp has always eemed ity guised as objectivity. hy n r ILLUSTRATIOB YM ARIA ESTRADA
than my peer - invariably increas like far and away enough com champi n humility and col place i in ulting and fruicle . an athletic achi vement a suc
ing my likelihood for success. mendation. However, I decided laboration? Why do we resist the The number mean nothing and cessful symposium, a demand for
s if that weren't enough of an I should go since I'm a transi r acceptance of ubjecti icy as an is nor indicative of my character. v ice and influence and the list
advantage, my parents sent me co student and I didn't kn w what it unavoidable and frankly integral Whether we cho e co change g e n. or a 3.925.
one of the cop private ch ol in wa all ab uc. a peer of a true education and thi practice or not is representa For the original,e xtendedv ersion
Lo .Angeles. While J cake ome The night of the coa c: I in read we con cancly try co guan tive of our values. I suggest that of this articlep leases eeh ttp:// piolog.
responsibility for the ultimate entered the Pavilion and n r a tify the learning experience? w commend great products of sq11arespace.com/.
execution of high grades and cc c single faculty member or even , \s trice as it may sound, we're our community: an in piring re
cores, 1 alway had an unfair administrative member wa there. all different. That's why distilling search insight, a beautiful p r6 r
advantage ver my peer and Ju taro m full of "Dean's List" our academic achievement down mance, a scientific breakthr ugh,
pr bably alway will. As a re ult, students somehow more worthy to a number with three d cimal a mastery of a foreign language, Cele tina DiMauro ('15)
to theE ditor.

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THE PIONEER LOG
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Which 90s musicianm ost influenceyso ur style?
Queen Latifah.
Who isy our stylei con?
Cleopatra. (A lot of gold, flowy arms).
What isy our favorite dogb reed?
Small and sassy.
Who is the most stylishs taff member?
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Engagement/LC Twitter Celebrity
What arey our top threea ccessories?
Earrings. Earrings. Earrings.

6 THE PIONEER LOG FEBRUARY 28, 2014
33rd Annual Gender Studies Sy1nposiun1
Keynote speakers
Christina B
Hanhardt,
associate professor of
American Studies,
Karma-R Chavez, assistant Franchesca Ramsey,
University of Maryland
professor of communication aka Chescaleigh, video
France Winddance Twine,
arts and Chican@ and Latin@ blogger, actress, comedian,
professor of sociology, University of "No Safe Spaces: Studies, University of and creator of"Sh"t White
California, Santa Barbara Violencea nd Wisconsin, Madison Girls Say. .. to Black Girls"
Gentrificationi n
"The Sexual life of Soldiers: "QueerM igrationsa nd
"Your Powerful Online
LGBTA ctivist
The Circularity of Violencei n CoalitionalG estures:
Voice: Using Social
History"
a Masculine Institution" TowardR adicalT hird
Media for Social
SpaceP olitics"
Thursday, 3:30 p.m., Change"
Wednesday, 7 p.m., Council Chamber
Council Chamber
Thursday,7 p.m.,
Friday, 7 p.m., Council Chamber
Council Chamber
Visit go.lclark.edu/gendsymp for full schedule of symposium.
This year's symposium features panels on popular music, disability, race, medical space, cyberspace, religion, literature, and more. Attendees also
have the opportunity to participate in workshops and take in a dramatic performance.
The art show is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Stamm Dining Room.
Enter a raffle for a one-year subscription to Bitch magazine by attending any panel. Winner announced at Friday's keynote event.
All events are free and open to the public.
Follow us on Twitter: @lcgendersymp, #lcgendersymp

FEATURES
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 THE PIONEER LOG 7
lliIDWm J Speedd ating redefined
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BY:S ARAH SCHAFF asked each other 9ue tions such as: with my residents or other friends I
STAFFW RITER "Where is home for you?" sit in the back of the Bon. I didn't
"Why did you cl1oose the label even realize that until I was made to
BYA JS LEPIAN this is rhe coffee hop for yoLLT he • When the ubject of peed that you put on y urself?" talk about it." Another aid that she
STAFFW RITER coffee artisans keept hings imple dating comes up, the definition that "If you c uld choose, how "became more aware of how ste
behind rhe coffee bar and the vibe is pops into one's mind is probably would you want to be remembered reotype hape our first impressions
Your fiiends at home have all laid back and inviting for reading that not going to involve the disman at LC?" of people" and that she "worked on
qu tioned you about rhe wild Tom Robbins novel y u've beenc arry tling of tereotype . Perhap chi breaking d wn the pattern ... and
Hipsters roaming rhe untamed streets ing around in our satchel rhe last few i becau e the entire point of realized how we often internalize
f..,., t. ~-,•~r
of P rtland. Eichery ou hare a weeks.A sk what the best selleri s ar speed-dating seems to be getting the labels we're assigned by oth
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gocxl-naturedc huckle wirh rhem and rhe counter and make sure you order an impression of a person in nly 1....,. . tt..,,_ ers." When I asked for a response
agreec hart here are som outrageous the furthesti tem on the menu from a few minute This would appear ol . 1' , 11 , 11 . from the Pluralism and nicy
modern individualsw alkingfr ee n that l t's also recommendccl that you to be conducive to re.re typing in Board ab ut why they thought this
every creet:o, r you emparhicallyd eny Google me coffee-roastingt em1S the sense that it allows some ne approach to stereotype breakdown
the existence f uch creatures and tilt beforehand so as to appear wellv ersccl to pass judgment based on a was successful, I received chi
} ur feathered fedora forward.L uckily in rhe trade and impress the bariscas. "snapshot'' which by definition response: "[We believe] the event
for you, Portland has provided you Backspace d e not ade9uately represent wa ucce ful in provoking many
with the Hip ter-porting opportunity Technicallyt,h is place is closed to the "whole picture." And yet the discussions that are not heard
of a lifetime. ' grab your aurhentic the ~ rid.B ut it's almost guaranteed peed-Dating activity which hap enough on our camp45-(l.iscu -
ILLUSTRATIONB Y KELSEYG RAY
learher-casedb inoculars and hop on if you stop by on your way back from pened in Akin last Thursday night ion of diversity, marginalization
the Pio while we givey ou an insider Chinatown, where you found an wa an event which billed itself as ftec time was called, each per and inclusi n. [We] were impressed
scoop on ch best locari ns to catch a authentic Red Dragon headpiece for • one dedicated to breaking down son would create a label to stick on by the willingne s of students to
Hipster in its natural habitat your dorm wall,y ou'll find a crowd of stereotypes. their parmers' back (without having step out of their comfort zones
TheS aturdayM arl<l;t m uroers hanging around rhe hole Counterproductive, or simply them read it). After participants and meet new people in vulnerable
ororious for its kitschyh andmade in-che-walrl hatw as once our beloved counterintuitive? were adequately shufAed, everyone ways. [We] hope that everyone left
trinkets and creativei nterpretations BackspaceT.h ese mourners are mo t First off, "speed-dating" wa wa instructed to take the labels off with a deeper understanding of
of cultured food, rhe arurdayM arker likelyc hain-smokingA merican pi.tits pr bably a bit of a misnomer. The of their back and read them. There the reductive nature of stereotypes
is a I velys pot to take a troll on th and sipping rheir PBRs m rosely as general atmosphere wa much more was a debrief at the end, which and label and that [participants]
weekend and avoid that 12-pagcp aper rhcy check their lnsragram6 r recent along the lines of "speed-socializ invited individuals t talk through al o had a good time socializing
on Buddhism's PervasiveR ole in [od followersT. hat post about the garbage ing."B eyond that, though, I think their experiences at the workshop with people outside their everyday
ern Subru:chitecrureL. ocated on the bagw ith rhe leftover pizza crust from it was a very ucces ful endeavor. and discuss how they felt about the group."
waterfront, } u'll find many amateur earliers hould have at least cwency When a person howed up they label placed up n them, as well a Events like this one, which foster
ph tOj,,>raphcirns r he making fulling seven 'likes'b y no,\: Walku p to one were asked to create two name-rags the idea of placing labels onto oth an inclusive and safe environment
all over themselvest o ~ta great grny of these poor friends and ask them for them elves-one which displayed ers. All in all, the event appeared to for students to meet and socialize,
scale of breadcrumb on an empty if they ever perfooned there. If so, a label they believed was applied be a positive and thought-provoking are always important (perhap now
sandwich wrapper. It also has fuirly ask them about their rhoughts on the to them by others, and another experience. ne participant later more than ever in light of recent
a~ me art\\ ork for the m re refined indusa:ializationo f art and what rhey which they claimed for themselves recounted that the event helped him events). I left r as ured, know-
safucpi articipant rhinkt he impact of closingo f this (common label included "hippie," "recognize how prominent stereo ing that there are many.incredible
PublicD omain once-great establishment might have "athlete," "hip ter," "math nerd," types were. RA. and athletes usually people on this campus dedicated to
If you're into overpricedi mporred on the generalc ommunity.E nsure you "gamer'' ... etc).Then the partici sit towards the front of the B n developing and expanding commu
coffee forged on environmentallys us don't need to catch rhe Pio for the next pants, of which there were roughly sometimes I find my elf eating in nitie breaking down social barriers,
tainable il in a rhird-\\,Urldc ountry, two h urs. . 30, sat aero from one an ther and the front with them, but when I'm and challenging convention .
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International fair to showcase student talent
BY LACEY JACOBEY wn) to hare their culture with Id, ew, and Incernari nal."
PHOTO EDITOR other international student This marriage, or, meshing,
and with domestic students. As of cultures will bring together
le turns our that you don't a celino puts it, "I think it' students from twelve region :
have to buy a plane ticket to just been a really good plat frica, enrral A ia, hina,
see the world. In face, you don't form for international students a tern , urope, Japan, Larin
even have to leave campus. This to hare their culture in a way rnerica, the Liddle East, rhe
aturday, March 1 the I LC that's celebratory." This celebra- Paci.fie Islands, outh Asia,
Board (International rudencs outheasc ia, outh Korea
of L wis & lark) will h c Lewis & Clark and Western Europe.
Lewis & lark' 49th annual The celebration ~ill begin
prides itself on
International Fair. with brunch, for which most
The Fair will begin with regions will prepare both an
its appreciation
brunch, which will be cooked enrree and a ide di h. tu
entirely by international tu of international dents will be able to sample a
dent and will be erved in the large variety of foods, from
Bon and tamm from 11 a.m.-1 matters, and Thai Mas aman to u rrran
p.rn. Afterwards, from 2-4 p.m, chnitzel to variou up and PHOTOS BY LACEY )A OBY
the student will perform in the this is a wonder des errs. In addition informa rional pieces such as a tradi cept for Central sia) will ha c
Chapel. tive display rabies will accom tional Yemeni wedding dre , five minute to perform. tu
ful chance to
Trushaa Cascelino ('15), chair pany the food. The e table aQd more modern pieces, like dents can lo k forward to many
of the lncernarional Fair and may include artifacts from the outfit that reflect Japanese pop varieties of traditional dancing,
give that pride a
vice president for the I L region, presentations or music. culture. ince not all perfor uch a belly dancing, a Hawai
f. , explains that the Interna- foundation based tudent will be present to talk mances will be done in tradi ian hula and a K-pop dance.
tional Fair i an opportunity . . about each of their regions. tional outfits, the fashion show A few region will al o ing r
for international tudent and 1n action. The celebration will con i an pportunity to ee all of play instruments. inally, LC's
TCKs-Third ulture Kids-in tinue with performances in the regions share a range of umbooc Club will finish the
dividuals who spent a signifi tory nature is reflected in this the hapel. The performance tradiri nal, formal and modern night with a performance.
cant part of their childhood in year' cheme-"A Marriage of will begin with a fashion show, outfits at one time. fter the In addition ro ampling-lir
a different culture than their ultures: Celebrating 11T hings which will feature both rradi- fashion show, every region (ex- erally and figuratively-various
cultures Casrelino points our
that the Incernari nal Fair has
a much greater importance. he
says, "l feel like p ople have
a lot f international student
friends and you sec chem
around campu , but you never
sec them ... performing toge th r
ai.d presenting something char'
special to them a a commu
nir}'-'' bile what is con idered
"old" and what is c nsidered
"new" may change over time,
authcnricit never fades.
This will mark the 49th year
char rhe International Fair has
brought together international
tudent ' 'h st families," mem
bers of rhe community, staff
and students to authentically
experience the variou culture
of Lewis & lark' international
students. Lewis & lark prides
itself on it appreciation of
international matter , and this
is a wonderful chance t give
that pride a foundation ba ed in
action. Don't miss this opportu
nity to listen to and watch (and
taste!) what a viral part-of our
Student dancers prepare for a routine they will be performing at the 49th annual International Fair on Saturday, Mar. 1st in the chapel. community has to share.
33rd Gender StudiesS ymposiumc onquerss pace
- BY ZIBBY PILOTE "1 think chi· year' theme classroom, or just your major/ Critical nalysis of Cycles of undergraduate research projects
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (Gender/Power/ pace) really minor-the amazing thing about iolence," a drag performance on riday afternoon. Friday eve
highlights the interdisciplinary the Gender . tudics program is that explore bullying, violence ning, close out the ympo ium
For the thirty-third year run aspect of gender tudie ," Pace how interdisciplinary it can be, and oppression. Two keynote with ranchesca Ram ey, al o
!Wlg, the Lewi & Clark Gender said. "The program chi year re becau e these is ·ue of gender, speakers, Christina B. Hanhardt, known as Chescaleigh, the You
tudie ymposium bolster an ally demonstrate h w our live power and space affect virtually a si cant profe sor of meri- Tube comedian most famous
impressive line-up of keyn te and the paces we maneuver everything." can tudie at the nivcrsity of for her video " hit White Girls
peakcr , student-dominated through arc affccred by gender The ymp ium kicks off Maryland and Karma R. havcz ay. ..T o Black Girl ."
panel , work hops, drama and and power relaci ns in so many edne day morning with a will speak on safe spaces and The symposium al o features
more. All within the theme of diverse ways." eries of panels with topics space politics, respectively. an extensive art show, curated
" ender/Power/ pace," the ranging from Russian punk "I'm mo t looking b rward by Tyler Rizzo ('14) and nna
(((These issues of
sympo ium aim to explore the gr up Pu y Riot to gender in a to a panel on di ability that I voboda- tel ('14), open daily in
way in which different environ gender, power medicalized pace. Wednesday put together," Blum aid. ''l'm tamm during ymp sium hours.
ment hapc our lives; the way night, keynote speaker France also moderating it-it's on Friday ,\t every panel attendee
we form relationships between and space affect inddance Twine, professor of morning." The panel feature lo can pick up a raffle ticket for a
different spaces and our elve . ociology at anca Barbara, cal acrivi rs and incell ccuals and one-year subscription co Bitch
F ur tudcnt co-chair , Laura virtually will peak n sexuality and ma - will focus on the intersection of magazine. The winner will be
Blum ('14), Rachael Pace ('14) culinity in the military pace. gender and disability. announced at 0riday night's
\my Rosenheim ('14) and us everything.'" n Thur day, cake part in . tudent of all discipline can keynote event .
\1 olff ('14) along with A istant a hands-on workshop that cake advantag of an interactive For a f11IIp rograma nd sched11lt
Profes or with Term of Human •\ ccording t \X'olf f, students explores "identity, u tainabilicy, worksh p chat engage tudents t!ft he sy1nposi111i1111c, /11dit1im1ge s
irie Kimberly Brodkin, faculty should attend the symposium community, labor and food," across five campuses- il and locationfso r the eventsl isted
director, have pent months in order ro "realize that the while contributing to a com lamette, Reed, Puget ound, above,p lease visit the L 1vebsite.
planning, coordinating and rga e<lucationaJ experience should munity-based art project. fter hitman and L -to rec iv All eventsa ref ree and opent o the
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STAFFW RITER distortion here i heavyweight and good? I say no.
uncompromising but with an un Rating: 3.8/5
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Watzek Screens: 80s lndie shatters
contemporary notions of the decade's cinema
"POLYESTER"K ICKSO FF A STRING OF THE COOLEST 1980S FILMSY OU'VE NEVER SEEN
BY KATRINAS TAAF ester". But her gradual de cent aggeration-in performance and which are distinctly '80s. phenomenon." Bunnelle's criteria
ARTSE DITOR into addiction and madness begins appearance--<loes not prevent Waczek Screens: 80s Indie is for selecting any given film were
s a follow up to-and almost immediately, when neigh her character from seeming like unique in that it is not affiliated a budget of 300,000 or less and
significant departure from-lase bors arrive on the Fishpaws' front a genuinely downtrodden soul. I with a foreign language. Most portrayal of those who have been
seme ter' eries of French ew lawn to protest Elmer's contribu wa urpri ed by my ability to ea - themes of the recent past have hi torically underrepre ented in
Wave films, Watzek creens will tion of toxic pornography to the ily tune out 'Polye ter's" distrac been language-based, such as mainstream cinema.
present six. independent films community. ing amount of kitsch in order co la t fall's Japanese film eries. The overarching theme that
fr m the 1980s over the cour e of A Francine's Acquisitions/Col connects this semester's films is
this semester. family members lection Develop their inclusion of independent
John Water ' "Polyester," become increas- ment Librarian music. Underground music and
which screened last Thursday, was ingly self-indul Jim Bunnelle, who film thrived together, almost sym
the first of the series. The delight gent and cause is re ponsible for biotically, throughout the 1980 .
fully kit chy black comedy scars her an extraor coordinating and This relationship is overt in a film
Divine as uburban hou ewife dinary amount curating Watzek like "The Decline of Western Civ
Francine Fishpaw, whose familial of strife she creens each semes ilization," which documents L.A.'s
circumstances could not be any become rightful ter, decided to veer burgeoning '80s punk scene. But
m re absurd or unfortunate. Her ly hopeless. The in a new direction it is more subtle in most of the
hu band, Elmer, is a verbally only beacon of because he deems other films slated for screening.
abusive alcoholic who owns a light is her best the '80s indepen Watzek creens: 80s Indie offers
controversial X-rated theater. Her friend, Cuddles dent film movement viewers an opportunity to solve an
attention-seeking daughter, Lulu, (played by the an important one. ongoing puzzle of interart influ
is obnoxiously defiant and spoiled. wildly eccentric "What most ence. Learning need not end when
Perhaps the most problematic Edith Massey), youth associate with the films do.
member of the Fishpaw family is who presents an the 1980s today Watzek Screens8: OsI 11diwe ill
Francine's son Dexter, a violent admirable "carpe are big mainstream include' 'RepoM an" 011M ar. 6,
foot-fetishi t with an affinity for diem" stance on ILLUSTRAT10 BYK ELSEYG RAY teen films like "The "She'sG otta Have It" 011M ar. 20,
sniffing glue. Even Francine's life. Breakfast Club," ''StrangerT han Paradise"0 11A pr. 3,
mother, LaRue, is a force of Despite its happy ending, sympathize with Francine. which are conventional and a11d'' Slacker"0 1A1 pr. 17. Due to its
negativity: she steals from the "Polyester" is hardly predictable: This satire of alleged subur formulaic," Bunnelle said. "Small ca11ceffatidou1r1i1 1tgh e s11owstorm'T he
Fishpaws to support her cocaine its 82 minutes are jam-packed with ban normalcy might ultimately be budgets can force innovation by Declineo f WesternC ivilization"w ill
and shopping addictions. happenings that border on the most memorable for its other necessity, and throughout the be reschedulfeodr a c,1"e11t1!J1 nk11ow11
Francine is a relatively stable fanta tical. But with its relatable worldly costumes and soundtrack 1980s, diverse film subcultures date.A lf screeningws ill be heldi n
though brutally unappreciated setting and small budget, the film (composed by Debbie Harry and emerged that would later splinter Miller 102. For morei 11formatioa1b1o ut
housewife at the start of "Poly- is also firmly realistic. Divine's ex- Chris rein of Blondie), both of off and fuel the 1990s undance thef ilms, visit 111atzekscreens.blogspot.
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War fi Im ki I ls intensityw ith comedy
BY MADISON PIERCE and hilarious man with a few stray
STAFFW RITER tears tracking down his face while
The ound of Matt Damon the girl' beautiful voice rings
and George Clooney's playful out across the camp. In this one
banter i s othing to the ear, for instance, Murray is at peace while
it bring u back to the good ol' the rest of the camp falls away in
day of o erturning casinos in tatter . Moment like these are
the 'Ocean " tril gy. In 'The extremely vi ceral. \1 e are forced
onuments Men" (2014), we get to come to an understanding that
the same fantastic en emble of these men are risking their lives in
actors, but with darker under order to preserve a people's cul
tones. Frank tokes (Clooney) ture, ensuring that they can never
has been ta ked with assembling be forgotten.
a team of arti tic intellectuals to Though danger was always
join the orld \1 ar II effi rt and looming over the characters, I
to ave stolen works of art from never quite g t the sense of the
the az1s. true P.,erilt hey were in. The film
looney and Damon lead a rides too much on the expectation
star-studded cast of witty older that we have seen and understand
men who, at lea t in the beginning, war enough to assume the kind of
have nothing more in common danger they are in. It is true that
than their pa sion for art. The we kn w they can be killed at any
other big names in the film are moment, but what the film needs
Bill Murray,John Goodman, is more anxiety-ridden sequence
Hugh Bonneville, Jean Dujardin to really drive that notion home.
and B b Balaban. The relation The few inten e scenes where
ships between these characters guns are fired and azis are pres
are what give this film strength. em are overpowered by the char
These people are funny, emotional acters' con cant opcimi m. The
and simpl well drawn overall, comedic relief, though entertain
making them feel all the more ing, take away from the darker
three-dimen ional. In one scene, powers that this movie could have
Bill Murray receive a record from held over the audience.
his granddaughter while he's in
"The Monuments Men"
the war. Balaban plays the record
over the intercom of the camp
without Murray's_knowledge, as
a sort of surprise. We then see
thi otherwi e extremely relaxed
3.5 OUT OF 5 REELS

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014 THE PIONEER LOG 11
Men's basketball moves-on to playoffs,
women end seasoni n heartbreaking loss
r
BY MADDIEL EE "It wa really hard for m tO
STAFFW RITER realize that it would be my.last
game \vith the six enior ," Reece
Pose season wa on the line for
DeHard ('15) said. ''All of our
both the men' and women's bas
enior are great people aITdg reat
ketball teams on acurday. They
players and I am going to miss
went into last weekend needing tO them a lot."
win both games to move on inro The men continue into p t
playof~.
seas n a they were able to finish
n Frida , both teams came
conference play with a record of
our on cop in dose games against
10-6, tying with Puget ound.
\J hitworth who e men finished
Friday's game was the emocional
first in c nfercnce and women
one for the men, since it made
finished third.
aturday's vicrory over Whitman
aturday, against \'Vhicman,t he
look easy.
rwo teams' path diverged, with
The Pios rook the Pirates into
the men winning 82-60 and the
overcime \vith Bradley arter (15)
women ending their ea on on a
tying up the game on a free throw
-70 lo s to the top-ranked team
with 51 econds left in the game.
in the orthwest onference.
The Pios fell behind right away
In their 82-78 vicrory over
in the addicional minutes, only to
Whitworth last weekend, the Pio
get it back with Ben eves ('14),
neer women pr ved their talent
onnor ·reeberg ('14), Randall
again ta team they had lost to by
Jack on('l 5) and Kure Parker ('16)
28 points earlier in the season.
all scoring.
"\J e stuck t0 our game plan Like the w men th men had
that wa given to u ," Kacie o
been defeated oundly by the Pi
der on (14) xplained. "[Friday's] PHOTO BYJ ASMINEG OLDEN-SEA PHOTO BYL ACEYJA COBY
rates earlier in the season (81-65).
Randall Jackson ('16) successfully dunks the ball Katie Anderson ('14) scored 31 points during the
game we played a very solid game
Carter attributed the difference
during the Pios' win against Whitman, 82-60. Pios' heartbreaking loss against Whitman, 77-70.
both offensively and defen ively,
in last weekend's march-up to a
showing the ream that we know
change in the mental side of the
for the Pioneer offen e. ler Wang's college careers. their feet as he limped down ·the
we can be."
game and said, "We had a differ
The next day, the Pio faced Wang, who ha been out for court and rook her final shoe, and
It wa a team that refused to
ent sen e of urgency because we
Whitman for senior night in the the past three game , wa put in the applause did not die down
back down, never allowing the Pi
needed to win to make playoffs,
last game of nderson, Cassie with 32 econd left on the clock until all five of the other enior
rates to hold a lead of more than
and as a team we believed we
Beucherie, Daron Dean, Kathlene to score the last basket for L . finished the game and exited the
• four points. nder on made a
could."
Howe, Jes ica Rodriguez and Tay- ·veryone in attendance rose to cou,rt.
huge difference, coring 31 points
BasebalI messes with Texas
PIONEERSG O 3-1 DURING THEIRT RIPT O SAN ANTONIO
BY JOHN ROGERS ping 16 runs over three innings. conference foe Pacific niversity.
STAFFW RITER The Mountaineers didn't stand a Pitcher John Trupin ('16) rook
chance, leaving the final score at the mound and got the win for
fcer a rocky tart to their 18-6, Lewis & Clark. "The second the L , preading nine hies over
pson, the Pioneers headed to game we came our ready to play even innings, giving up four run
th Lone tar stare this weekend and our intensity was great from and striking out eight batters. In
t0 play some ball. They began the tart. Huge improvement from a back and forth effort, the Pios' •
their weekend with a game against the first game," Kyle Tibbert ('15) offen e pr ved resilient. Down
the chreiner Mountaineer . The said. two runs in the fifth, RBI single
Pio hit it off with an RBI from The following day, the Pios by Jake Burton ('17) and Ben Beck
Michael Kinkenon ('15) in the fini hed their eries against ch- ('17) gave the Pios the 5-4 advan ..J
first inning, which allowed Bradley reiner niversicy.T he Pios quickly tage. The boys sealed the win with
Lezak (16) to score. De pite distanced themselves with a 3-0 three run off of four hit in the
a good start, the game went lead thanks t0 runs scored by ric 7th taking the win \vith a final
d wnhill from "Our strengths Hyun (15), Lezak score of 8-5.
there. The Pios ('16) and Kinke- l t is afe to say that the Pios
include a very
allowed ch- non ('15). Despite are primed to have their best
reiner to buiJd two runs cored season in recent memory. With
strong work ethic,
a trong lead in in the Sch by oach Thomas Flynn having held
the bottom of chreiner, the Pios the head coaching po icion for
a very tight-knit
the first, putcing held their ground, the past five year , the team now
d
five runs on the finishing the game consists of players who have had
team, a Very eter-
b ard. F U wing with a 6-2 victory the same coach throughout the
the first, the Pio mined team, out- and the series with encirety of their collegiate spore
allowed another two wins, one loss. mg career.
eight run on standing leadership ex Heimbr de " ur goal for this sea on is
the board, while • ' ('15) got hi first to continue with the progre s
and a significantly
re ponding with complete game we have made over the last three
only a single run. win striking out eason . Doing so could very
more talented team
The final score two, walking six well mean a ignificant jump in
h l
of the game wa £. £. and only giving up the standings" Flynn aid.
rrom t e ast rew
2-13, chreiner. two runs on four "Our strengths include a very -
The less than " hit . trong work ethic, a very tight-knit
years• "
perfect Start tO chreiner is ream, a very determined team
the weekend did very solid hitting outstanding leader hip, and a
not affect the Pio • moral as they team, and I just wanted t0 go out significantly more talented team
faced off against chreiner once there and make quality pitche , from the lase few years," he added.
again later that· ame day. Led by and put us in a position t0 win the With the three big wins thi
pitcher aron Landecker (16), the game," Hcimbrodt aid. "I'm so weekend, the team I ks forward
Pios duked it out with the Moun- proud of the way we played this for what is to come. r\s team
taineer , with both reams coring weekend, and I'm looking forward captain Kinkenon ('15) pur it, this·
two run in the fir t half of the t0 carting conference play this year's team has "a great group of
game. In the top of the sixth weekend." guys and there's something special
inning, the momentum hifted The Pi ended their trip co in the w rks happ ning on The
and the Pio cored a wh p- Texas in a game against their Hill."

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Yes, PANIC. No, not actually panic, PANIC. Or, in other words, Plan The most virulent of college disea es is procrastination, contracted by
Action Now Instead of Crying. If you PAN1C you can escape the over-exposure to the internet, a social life and boredom. The cure to
pain of a 1.7 GPA and several nights of intense sorrow and ice cream procrastination is deadlines. Ironically, procrastinating on doing work
con umption. The fir t step to PANIC is to read the e tip . Good job. due the next day i only beaten by the fear of a rapidly approaching
deadline. To combat, imply create artificial deadline related to
SURVIVAL TIP #2: Claim Territory the studying at hand. They say the best work comes under a proper
deadline. Don't let old ayings down.
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Rookies to the whole midterm experience often try to find their study
SURVIVAL TIP #6: Face Your Fate
pot at the very last minute. To properly PANIC and survive, one must
take out a tudy zone a week in advance, at minimum. Once the target
Th f th midt rm i h r and your reckoning i at hand. The
i sighted, one must claim dominance over the area, via a passive aggres
night before, be ure to acrifice a virgin to the god of academia in
sive Facebook post. Once claimed, the zone must be defended zealously.
order to gain their blessing. Also, sleep well! Once at the test, be sure
to not forget everything, tress out about the effect of the grade on your
SURVIVAL TIP #3: Defend Your
scholarships and stare blankly at the wall. If you PANIC properly, the
Territorv With Your Life dragon of doom that is your midterm shall be slain. If not well ...
In any urvival ituation, finding and keeping shelter is paramount.
Once the reality of midterm season falls upon the majority of campus, SURVIVALTIP#7: Cry Deeply
prime tudy pots wm be conte ted. Recommended defense strategies
are: Pillow forts, warpaint, skulls of one's enemy and a sleep-deprieved
In all likelihood, your evil professor blindsided you with questions
History major. Be prepared for surreal and post-modem attempt to take
never raised in lecture, but in tead, in an obscure chapter of your over:
over your post. The best defen e is always good rhetorical comeback.
priced textbook. Get your grade back, swallow sadness and go back
to your dorm to complain loudly cry softly eat way too much Ben &
SURVIVAL TIP #4: "Study"
Jerry' and finally, therapeutically binge on Netflix. Congratulation !
You survived!
"Studying" is crucial to midterm survival. The best way to study is
with several miscellanious books strewn about, a Macbook Air with
Buzzfeed and Facebook on screen and several cups of coffee. Once
urrounded by all of the e talismans, one shall learn by simple osmosis.
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THIS WEEK'S CONTRIBUTER TO THE BACKDOOR WAS DRAKE MACFARLANE. *The Backdoor i a work of humor and fiction.