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The Pioneer Log: Lewis & Clark College’s Student-Run Newspaper
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The Supreme Court's third female Justice visited campus Wednesday to speak and
mingle with students across all three campuses. >> FEATURES PG. 5
Students question Code of Conduct; Belly dancers, slam poets and partner Men's rugby returns to campus, adds
discuss new role of Peer Review jazzercise featured in Law School players and faces off against a
Authority and affirm their rights at ASLC Talent Show. Division I team.
open forum. >> FEATURESP G. 8 >> SPORTS PG. 11
>> NEWS PG. 3
NEWS
2 THE PIONEER LOG MARCH 14, 2014
STAFF
Student justice system revain·ped
Editor-in-Chief
Zibby Pillote
PEERR EVIEWA UTHORITY MEMBERSJ OIN STUDENT RIGHTSA ND RESPONSIBILITIEBSO ARD
ManagingE ditor
Caleb Diehl
EDITORIAL BY CALEB DIEHL leave the PRA to oversee A L student co erve as chair. Kelly co retain him (motioning co keep
News MANAGING EDITOR bylaws. The chair of the RRB H over will serve as director someone in the ro m is not a valid
Joey Carmichael, Josh Freeman
will n t need t win a student until the college can hire another action in A L senate).
Opinion For cough conduce hearings, election. staff member over the ummer. "~ e were definitely
Michelle Chernack tudents might find de facto "If you get caught you hould Thi doesn't mean that rud nt undermined," Patter n said at th
lawyer among their p er after be held responsible," 1\ime aid. conduct hearings will be any freer senate meeting la t Thur day. '"\ e
Style Source
Amy Rosenheim, Gaby Stanley ,\ L nator w rk to change • "It's hard co ay that as omebody from admini crative influence, had no ay in thi ."
the role of the Peer Review crying co gee elected." 1\ime aid. Under LC, the
Features ,\t that meeting, senators
uthority. Former LC Chief Aime said that past chief PRA still worked closely with
Emma Cranston, Kaiya Gordon pa ed a resoluti n in upp rt
Justice Will Aime ('14), A sociace ju rices have weighed pandering administrators.
of giving tudent in the PRA an
Arts Ju tice ophia ·reuden ('16) and co the student body for vote with ome enat r expressed
adv cacy role. If a cudent get
Katrina Staaf, Guadalupe Triana
14 members of the Peer Review maintaining go d
bogged down in the Code of
Sports \uthoricy re igned on Feb. 27 co working rczlations "'If you get caught you Conduct or feels adminiscrarors
Lauren Achee, Caitlin Basilio ser,·e n the new tudent Rights with admini cracor .
handled their ca e unfairly, a
Backdoor and Resp nsibilities Board. wen c other schools, should be held responsible,' tudent advocate from the PRA
Drake Macfarlane Christiansen ('16) has been named student conduct can tep in n their behalf. The
chief justice. boards work Aime said. 'It's hard to say
IllustrationE ditor PR.A might also work co inform
fter talking with an out ide under the Dean of
Kelsey Gray tudent of their rights. President
that as somebody trying to
consulting group over the tudents or another
Musa Ahmed ('14) uggested that
Photo Editor summer, Dean of tudent Anna admini cracor.
Lacey Jacoby get e1 e cte d . '" a a test run member of the
onzalez and Aime decided co "Being honest,
PRA could advise the Rusty l ail
SocialM edia and Web Manager m de! the LC justice sy tern after it cook a while for o-op coordinators as they submit
Tyler Wayne Patterson that of other colleges. The RRB Kelly Hoover and harlie Alquist upport for the idea of the RRB,
an appeal t re pen their space in
will be made up of at lea t 10 to trust me to be chief justice," but argued that students had no
COPY CHIEF Tamarack Hall.
members and be independent 1\ime aid. "I had co work hard time co discus the changes. r\ime
Emma Hoch-Schneider
of L . Member will hear the on the PRA to show them I was did not notify senators before As for Aime, not much has
Coph Editors ca es f tudents who vi late the doing it well." ann uncing hi re ignation. changed. ''l'm ba ically doing
Trus 1aa Castelino, Annabel C de of Conduct and m derate nder the new system, the ,\ime walked out the door, Charlie what I wa doing 90 percent of
Carroll, Hannah Licht, Nora
Meyers-Sacket disputes between students, but director of the RRB will hire a Patter n (14) called for a motion the time," he said.
CONTRIBUTORS
StaffW riters
Committeea imst o clarifyH atea nd Biasp olicy
Julia Burns, Ted Jamison, Becca
Lill, JesseM erchant, Sarah Shaff,
AJ Slepian, Amy Satton, Meghan
Zea
Illustrators: BY MEGHAN ZEA communiry is committed co being admini ter," ceverson said. nominated by Dean of the
Marie Estrada
STAFFW RITER a campus where all are welcome," "Administration will know what College Tuajuanda Jordan
Photographers Glassner said. "I am confident is prohibited conduct and how as the representative for the
Mat Barry, Quinn Kennelly, Lex new committee that the work of these groups to get information out to the undergraduates.
Shapiro composed of students, staff will further our efforts to provide community." Kirkland joined the committee
COVERART and admini crators focused on all of our student with the best Currently, the Bias Task Force after becoming a victim of the
Mat Barry, Austyn Byasse, Lacey clarifying the Hate and Bias possible learning environment." committee has broken down into hate spech , which cook place
Jacoby policy ha been implemented The committee i composed maller groups co establish the last emescer. he wanes to help
during spring term to devise a of students from all three substance of the new policy and simplify the process to notify
Operations: comprehensive solution. camp~ es, admini cracor and then focus n the procedure of admi.nistration for students in the
BusinesMs anager In an effort to improve faculty from all three campuses. the policy. The committee meets future.
Katherine Keller diversity and inclusion within • Janet Steverson, Douglas K every couple of weeks and plans "The process I had to go
the Lewis & Clark community, ewell Professor of Teaching co contribute to the new policy through co get what 1 needed
FACULTYA DVISOR President Barry Gia ner Excellence at the Law chool and idea for the remaining part of the cook about a week or rw ,"
Molly Robison Kelly e tabli hed the Bias Ta k Force chairwoman of the committee, chool year and o er the summer Kirkland said. "I wa going
STAFFA DVISOR committee to improve synthesis maintains that the goal of the Bias through Google Docs. Steverson from office to office crying to
Jason Feiner between administrative branche , Ta k Force committee is to rewrite is confident that the committee find out who 1 needed co talk
and clarify ambiguity in the Hate a policy that is more acce ible will find a comprehen ive to in order co get answers and
and Bias policy. The current for admini tration and student , olution. solutions. 1 knew that my work
Hate and Bias policy states that while seeming transparent co the "We have a really good group on the committee would make it
To order a subscription of the behavior that include "intentional community. on top of (making a new policy) easier co protect and support my
newspaper please email: humiliation or intimidati n of "The end game of the with lots of really g od ideas," peer and future member of ur
subs.piolog@gma i I .com. others motivated by hate or bia ." committee is co come up with Steverson said. communiry."
"The Lewis & Clark a policy that administration can Alicia Kirkland ('16) was
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MARCH 14, 2014 3
THE PrONEER LOG
ASLC Open Forum lays foundation for progress
FORUM ATTENDEES URGE STUDENT ACTION, MOTIVATION TO SECURE RIGHTS
active. He urged the students
present to ensure that they scill
have the capacity to change
ollege policy. tudcnr hold
p wer, and the admini tracion
cannot impose upon char power.
"Thar's tradition," ord said.
"This place exists because of
you. l f the process is such that
you don't have a voice, make it
happen. Take ownership."
With the new tudent Rights
and Resp nsibilici s Board and
the restructuring of the Peer
Review \uthority, students have
a great opportunity ro do just
that. F rum attendees discus ed
the goal of the new PRA. Ru ty
ail coordinators, speaking from
their own recent efforts, said thar
there' no effective system in
place for student-administraci n
cooperation and problem
re olucion. Many felt that the PR.A
hould create such a y tern, acting
ASLC President Musa Ahmed ('14) leads a discussion on how to accomplish the identified goals. PHOTO BYM ATB ARRY as a liaison between students and
administrators.
BY JOEY CARMICHAEL be if a student disagrees with roles for 38 years, attended the that the College's policies follow One of the current ideas
NEWS EDITOR some administrative action and forum and offered his insight. the College's values and culture.
is to hold weekly meetings or
how to ensure legitimate follow Ford served as dean of rudents However, after Ford's service
workshops for students. Each
Lewis & Clark students are up. Much of the discussion in the 1990 . Prior to hi deanship, a dean, he aid, the Code
workshop would focus on a single
concerned about their rights. centered around OLC pre ence, he said, there wa no official of Conduct lo t ome of it
issue students may face-OLCC
La t year, it wa OLC officers and Forest Area Director Logan code of conduct and each group transparency. Ford lamented this
one week, sexual harassment
knocking on dorm-room and off Thurnauer was present to respond of residence halls had their change, attributing some of the
the next week and so on. These
campus door . This year it's the and inform. Two LC senators own peer review
meetings would be put online
Rusty ail shutdown and Reed expres ed their belief that the board ro adjudicate "The issue is not that and publicized for students who
ollege warning L interlopers i ue is nor that tudent don't feel violations. r\ he
could not attend. Another idea
t ke p ut. In addici n rudcnt like they can speak out, bur that stepped into his students don't feel like
was co create a Aowchart detailing
want to know the extent to which they feel as if they are "yelling new role, however,
potential conduct violations,
they can exert inf3uence over the into a black hole" or being college acr they can speak out, but
procedures, re ourc and
ollegc's Co e of .onducc. n stonewalled" ;vhen and if h , he naci n ._e re
that they feel as if they are outcomes.
Tue day, March 11, 'LC, und r do. introducing official
rtendees acknowledged
new President Mu a c des of conduct.
'yelling into a black hole' that one of the main obstacles
Ahm d ('14) h sred "'This place exists because Ford followed
to such progress is student
an p n Forwn suit, e rablishing or being 'stonewalled'
involvement and motivation.
to address these of you. If the process is the Peer Review
Without a motivated student body,
c ncern and more. B ard. ord and when and if they do."
rudents v ic d such that you don't have the PRB collecti ely nothing will change. " rudents
need to recognize C as their
many of th ir m: n created the od
a voice, make it happen. representative v ice," SLC
9ucscions or worries. of onducc, arguing over ach failure to the de' hift fr m
nc student a ·ked printed line until they reach d a print co digital form. He tres ·cd President Ahmed said.
Take ownership."'
whether the ode compromise. They al o agreed that he was not being critical of enat r harlic
of onductappli s t re9uire an annual review- any of the outcomes, and not Patterson ('14) concurred. "ASLC
regardless of the violator's Vice President of ampus the ode of Conduce they felt, aying that tudencs don't actually is only as representative and
physical location. thers asked Living 1ichael Ford, who has needed to be subjected to inten e have p wer, nly that he \vished effective as the rue.lentb dy
what the proper approach hould worked for LC in a variety of crutiny each year co make sure to encourage rudents co remain makes it."
Tool lending library for students set to open
BY BECCAL ILL [aia Erickson ('14), a student . rudents in what they want on that
TAFFW RITER senat r helping to manage the li ·c," said,\ LC Pre idcnt [usa
project, explained that the library .\hmed ('1-t).
F ar not, lawn enthu iasts anc.l will primarily provide hand Beyond renting tools, the
h me improvement aficionados tools (such as hammers, clamps, lending library h pc to organize
with limited acce s to n-campus sanders and excen i n cords) and , orksh p that t teach students
re ources. ,\ L i working to gardening to Is 0ncluc.lingt rowels, how to use the to Is safely and
open a co I library that will enable rakes and h v I ). The team provide step-by-step instruction
stud n t r r nt out tools for i • currently addressing Liability for particular projects.
gardening an<l home improvement concerns for large and electric The exact locaci n of the
pr jeer . 'rudcnt will be able t to ls such as Lithium drill , future t I h d is yet to be
check ut r ol ju r like they ch ck hand-sa, s and lawn mower . l n determin d. L ' goal is co
our library bo k , and the rental addici n they plan to ell upplies start wicl1a small selection of
proce swill be free of charge. The like nail glue and sandpaper so cools thi semester, and then
ic.leab ehind the proj ct, inspired chat students can gee everything expand to indud mor to L a
by ther t I librarie in and they need for a project in one student interc c build .
:. Portland, i • ro make ro 1 place. "\X'e definitely welcome ideas
available to sruc.lent who might . \II of the idea proposed s or suggestions on the types of
otherwise not have easy access far arc suggestions-as for the co ls that student. would be most
to them. The pr jeer i e pcciall} specific to I ne can expect from likely to need r want, as well as
geared roward off-campus the lcnclin library, the sruc.lents workshop or ·kill that student·
sruc.lenrsb, ur any community will have a definite say tn the would find most relevant,"
member is welcome to take matter. "A student body survey Ericks n aid. "The more student
advantage of the free renraL. will go ut n co engage the feedback at all srage , the better." PHOTO ILLUSTRATIO,
IMAGE COURTESYO f WIKIMEDIAC OMMO, S
OPINION
THE PIONEER LOG MARCH 14, 2014
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Editorial
Modest proposals for reforming The Pioneer Log
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE AND and reform our way . Fir t, free elusively on weather. The weather running articles on celebrity Stu· fore publicari n, so they can strike
CALEB DIEHL speech has become unprofitable, will always be rain, so no one will dents, especially Monica Lewinsky. our any faces they don't want ro
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A D so we're introducing paid speech. have an thing ro fight about. n ari nal award winners a.re al o become news. That way, no one
MANAGING EDITOR We've econd celebrities, so we will srop writing will have to wait until Friday ro
worked "To shed our reputation th ught, ab ur arional B ok ward Win read the paper. orbing bad will
Here at Lewis & Clark College with the because ner Mary zybist. Because it men happen, because we never told
in beautiful Portland, Oregon, Entre- as a tabloid, we've decided admin- tions sex and relationships, Dear you that anything did.
everything is ju t chipper. We've preneur istrarors Virgins will al o have to go. we move forward, let' rede
decided to make ome change to ship to stop running articles on and ur next change in policy fine journalism ro keep everyone
our newspaper coverage. Center students is ro always kill the me senger. happy. Journalism ro us means
r\r the Deans' Reception for on our celebrity students, especially have Bad ideas become much w r e repeating every word that comes
fir t-year regon Students last paid Monica Lewinsky." noted when journali ts repeat them out out of the mouths of people in
Thursday, some attendees called peech that ~~d;!:~':;~ authority. Go d
The Pion er Log's coverage ventur we're "Bad ideas become journalists
negative and opinionated. Dean competition project, and after coo negative, we've permanently adrnini traror much worse when maintain excel-
of tudencs Anna Gonzalez and scheming against other ream , changed all weather r sun. shut down lent short-term
Dean of the ollege Tuajuanda we've come out on top. one ppre sion and s cial jus the Rusty ail journalists repeat memorie and
Jordan suggested some people else owns speech. Everyone pays. tice i ues might be perceived as Co-op is worse mimicking
may find the newspaper too nega With our additional funding, downers, so this sentence ends than shutting them out loud." kill . ith
tive. One student compared our we've sent our staff to public here. What's nex:r? d wo the Ru ty that in mind,
paper to a tabloid. relations school to pick up a few Weather. Ir's looking 80 de ail co-op. here's our new
For anyone who holds these rips. Offensi e ideas hurt people's grees and unny out there today. Ignorance i truth. edirorial policy: if you don't have
view , we'd like them to know that feelings, so we've directed the To hed ur reputation as a We're going ro let anyone who anything nice to ay don't ay
we will humbly accept their advice opinion section to run articles ex- tabloid, we've decided ro srop feel like it read all our torie be- • anything at all.
U.S. Education system calls for heavy repairs
the information doe nor stay
in our heads-that' the prob
lem. J f we were asked ro rake a
rest from a year or rwo ago, we
would nor perform the ame as
we did before. We are trying so
hard ro comply with a system
that has the right learning objec
tive, bur wrong execution of it.
The way in which " e are
evaluated in this insriruri n and
all institutions alike, does nor
provide an accurate measure
ment of the individual, but
rather create c mp ririon. The
ystem carers coward one type of
person bur is serving millions.
We shouldn't be trying ro tan
dardize the mind.
Education is one of the
most valuable assets we possess.
Clearly, college has value ro it;
college is important-but we
need ro adjust the curriculum
ro the current zeitgeist. The
redundancy of this antiquated
method of evaluating us need
to be revamped.
Two weeks lacer, we got
ILLUSTRATIONB YM ARIAE STRADA
our rests back. J spent hours
BY MICHELLE CHERNACK I be a better person afterward? ow, perhaps that's a bit harsh In our society, college is and hours studying for it-bur
OPINION EDITOR Would I "know" more? Regard and goes against the thoughts of the goal after high school. Ir i my result ay otherwise. The
less, I sat there, the pro viewed as a place of opportu importance of this percentage
"Education is an
The room sat quietly while wrote my name fessor; he nity, with a promise of uccess is questionable. My capacity ro
the professor handed our the in the top right incredible construct, indeed does afterward. ociery has deemed memorize can only take me so
packers of freshly printed-paper corner and want us ro that sirring far, but
"We shouldn't be trying
carefully rapled together. We all scanned the first however, the man learn, bur in in class- after l
waited for his cue. "The point question. this system, r oms for get that
to standardize the mind."
f this exam is ro show me The point of ner in which it is /eami11gta ke f ur years, diploma,
what you know," he said. What thi exam was on a new taking re t what
executed in the
I know I thought. Really? 1/Vhat to abide by the meaning. and writing papers will prepare good will that number do f r
I k11owW. hat I did know was illogical educa Education is you for the world ahead. The at me? The e numbers and calcula
United States today
that 1 spent the past fe~ days tion ystem in an incred tempt ro inculcate ideas and rest tions only reflect how well I can
memorizing and cramming ix order ro produce 1• s fla wed ". ible idea, h w well we "understand" thi comply with a y rem. They are
weeks worth of information 1 a grade, in order howe er, information afterward has posi not a representation of who I
had "learned" into my head. Pen ro produce a the manner tive intentions, but has become a am or what I am capable of, bur
in hand, I kept questioning the ranking, in order to then move in which it is executed in the senseless pr ce s. this institution cells me other-
point of the next hour. \1 ould on ro grad school or ro get a job. nired tares t day is Aawed. For mo r of what we "learn," WI e. nd that needs r change.
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BY GUADALUPE TRIANA enti wi dom on life and the upreme The "conver acion" began with tudents,
ART EDITOR ment. Court. ocomayor's approach ocomayo~, Klonoff and Aragon here and in larger communitie ,
When a law student a ked comayor, well-known for be able demeanor along with her all joking and reminiscing on their people restrict diversity,w hich i a
how she managed c scay true ing the first Hispanic and the third meaningful and carefully phrased law cho I days at Yale. Before very contradictory phrase, to race.
co' nia' ver the year , oci- woman appointed co the upreme responses, made the one-hour kicking off into a seri s of Q&A J appreciate her as a judge and
ace Ju rice of the niced cares Court, delighted the Lewis & event a reminder of just how de tyle interview, Justice ocomayor [the wayJ he views diversity i
upreme Court onia ocomayor Clark community with a serie of lightful, inspiring and plain likable implored the college audience to perfect for chis po icion."
cold a crowd of careful listener an wer chat explored the Justice's supreme court justices can be. become 'intere ting' citizen with In addition to life a a public
, "I have figured out how to stay personal life and views on what The event on March 12 in the worldly kn wledge. figure, ocomayor cold the intricate
"I thought it was really nice story of when President Obama
happy in my w rld by under rand it's like having one of the most Pamplin Gymna ium ran just
but I thought the talk was m r nominated her co the upreme
ing the power of love." prescigi u jobs in the world. The about an hour long and fearured
otomayor, clad in a charcoal au ience, made u of wide-e 0e f or ma r' er nal geared cowards a ft r side," ourt and her experi nee m -
colored coat and dark pant , was undergraduate and _laws tudents, friends D an of ch LC Law tudenr Roscam A sadi ('15) said. ing from a normal, everyday life,
re ponding to a que ti n chat may faculty and noteworthy politicians chool R bert Kl noff and \'v'hire " he didn't really couch any of the to a life a a public figure known
eem cliched, but she scill man from around Oregon, gathered & ase Law Firm Parmer, Ru hard copies. T would be unhappy around the world.
aged co truly reAecr a genuine co Ii cen t t mayor hare dolph F. Aragon, as moderator . if the school spent a lot of money, "The public creates expecta
bur that didn't eem co be the tion that are divorced from the
case." reality," ocomayor said. " ome
~ ' t mayor' mem ir and people were demonizing me. I
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you earn your master's degree in just one year, giving you a
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• • • competitive edge as you enter the workplace. Begin your master's Guerrero ('16) said. "It definitely she wasn't afraid co gee close to
degree the summer after you complete your bachelor's degree.
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MARCH 14, 2014
THE PIONEER LOG
HOWTO C OLLEGE:
LC remembers Tohoku
WELCOTMOE
CAMP-LUISV ING
BY AJ SLEPIAN your room, put your groceries
STAFFW RITER in a brown bag before stor-
ing them in the kitchen fridge.
Every kid dreams of go- Weekend drunkards are less
ing to surnnier camp: days likely to pick through a bag of
filled with late-night bonfires, apples and yogurt to find some
s'mores, friend hip that last pop tarts and all of your stuff
through the year and scandal is in one place. Al o, obtaining
ous camp dance romance . a plate or two and keeping it in
What you probably didn't know your room helps ensure you'll
wa that when you signed up always have something clean to LC students and faculty observed the three-year anniverary of the Tohuku earthquake by creating a
for on-campus housing at Lewis eat off of. timeline of mementos, including pictures, news articles and tweets.
& Clark, you simultaneously
enrolled in Camp Clarkie. Liv Cramped Close Quarters BY EMMA CRANSTON photos taken shortly after the people and per onal narratives in
ing in the resident hall can be Living with a roommate can FEATURESE DITOR disaster, as well as more recent order to create a memorial for the
more like ru tic camping than take some time to get used to. photos of the country's recovery. event. The memorial placed on
you would imagine. nd for However, being upfront with This year marked the three It wa hoped that by present- a wall wa comprised of a large
those of you that prefer things each other initially can help year anniversary of the Tohoku ing thi contra t, the community number of individual re pon e
earthquake, which struck Japan in could move away from mourning to Tohoku, many in English,
a little Jes rugged, there are a smooth things over later when
few things you can do to make the bedroom box tarts to feel March of 2011. In response to the the past, and instead rally behind but primarily in Japanese. These
LC feel like home. too small. Going over sleep tragedy, Lewis & Clark students the progress Japan is currently responses modeled a largely hope
and faculty members gathered in making. Io addition, the group ful air for Japan, and repre ented
schedules, music and T.V. poli
"Weekend West Hall la t week to pay their as embled a variety of old news the strength of Lewi & lark's
cies (headphones in or out) and
re pects. They arrived carrying storie , tweets from Japanese diverse community.
what can be shared in the room
drunkards are
might feel silly, but it makes
less likely to pick things pretry clear. !so, RA.s
have tons of training when it
through a bag of comes co mediating conflict
and can help you guys resolve
apples and yogurt things before the passive-ag
gre sive ca tfigh ts tart.
to find some pop
tarts and all of
fter you'v
your stuff is in your new hall and things seem
pretry comfortable, it can be
one pa1c e. " pretty hard to motivate your
self co go anywhere else. This l
Horrific Sinks and can easily lead co being sruck
iouI:LD&C~AJ<J(t.
Food-Thieves in your hall bubble. We all get
imilar to camping, there's pretty lazy when the rain starts
• not really a cleaning staff rhar and putting on shoes or even
will do all your dishe and a pair of pants seems like a
rhrow our moldy food for daunting task. But even just
BY KAIYA GORDON
you. kyline keeps mosr of mo eying over co the next hall
FEATURESE DITOR,
rhe building clean and dirr/ or building and meeting up with ILLUSTRATIONB Y KELSEYG RAY
Humans of LC seeks to spotlight students by featuring weekly portraits and interviews.
mud-free, but the kitchen is people you've met from differ
Joseph
it· own mon ter entirely. It' ent halls can help you switch it
pretty easy to get fru traced up a bit. Don't fall prey co the
with hall-mates who never seem drama and emotional melt
Arzt ('15)
t scrape their rotting take-out downs that can re ult from
off of the communal plates and spending every second with
fork . Here are a few tip : if your roommate or that bors
you don't have a mini-fridge in quad at the end of the hall. MAJORS:
* PHILOSOPHY,S TUDIO ART.
•
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CURRENT PROJECT:
DO*YOUG OT O LC? PAINTING AIMED AT EXPLORI G
THE STEREOTYPICALW, HITE MAS
CULINE ARTIST.
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SPORTS TEAM:
ARE YOU HUMAN?
SF4 9ERS.
THINKS EVERYONE SHOULD
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WANTT O BE~ lIBED IN ''We're all just dumb people making it through MYWEDDING.COM.
Tl-£P IOLOGt'S-£ W" t-lLMANOSF
our day doing dumb things. Occasionally, there
l£WIS At'-0C LARKS• ECTIONf? LOVES:
SO.C ONAT CT: are people who aren't dumb. I don't like tho e GOTHIC CATHEDRALS.
people."
KPJYGAO RDON NEVER DONE ON CAMPUS:
KPJYAGORDON@LCLA.RK.EDU
* GO E TO A SCIENCEC LASS( HE'S
What do you do when you meet someone TERRIFIEDO F THE SCIENCEB UILD
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who isn't dumb? INGS).
POLO~CLA.RK.EDU
(A) FAVORITE ALBUM:
"I say as little as possible. It' not because I HOSPICEB Y THE ANTLERS( HE'S
LISTENEDT O IT OVER 50 TIMES).
don't think I could say more, but you have to
* watch out, they're dangerou ." SCARED OF:
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FEATURES
8 THE PIONEER LOG MARCH 14, 2014
Law school students show what they're made of
audience that decided each Roads." The band followed a some of the darker parts of
performer's fate with a vote: perfect indie-band formula: society, and the result was
who would win a gift certifi a lead female vocalist with a very moving. s he walked
cate to a local eatery and wh sultry v ice backed by two off the rage, everyone in the
would dr wn their sorrow in bearded men with acoustic audience was left with chills.
the free beer and wine after guitar . Their ae rhetic appeal Bly' talent was rewarded with
the show? The result·s are in. and talent earned them a 35 with a S40 gift certificate to
gift certificate to Chez Jose. Tryon Creek Grill.
lam poet u tin Bly wa Bur the real winner of
"Performers
awarded 1" place for perform the night was nor the bands,
ing his original poem "You re dancers or poets that com
showcased their
nor a retard and neither is peted-it was an audience
skills in tap he," which dealt with the way member who won the ultimat_e
that the w rid view his rela raff! prize: thirte n o doo
dancing, partnered tionship with his p ychically doughnut a month f r an
and mentally disabled brother. entire year. Let' hope she
jazzercise, slam
Through his performance, avoid cardiac arre t and live
Bly was able to hed light on co see next year's Talent how.
poetry, traditional
Middle Eastern
dancing, and
musical
. "
instruments.
The winner of 3rd place
and the best u e of a pun
went to Law Revue. To the
tune of Miley Cyrus' "Party in
the ," they performed an
original song titled "Listing
on the E (Endangered pe-
cies er)," a parody chock-
fu\l of references to law chat
Along with the talent competition, the show featured a student
I didn't even come close to
art exhibit.
Students danced, sung and showed off their stuff at the Law
under randing. Bur for an
School's talent show on Thursday, March 6.
audience full f law-savvy
BY JULIA BURNS dreary live of law tudents, individuals, it was a crowd THE FlN Al BREAKOOWN
STAFF WRITER joking: " houldn't y u nerd plea er. This performance
b in the library." Luckily f r landed che group a 25 gift
keg and red solo cups the crowd, the performers certificate to Jolly Rogers and
1ST"PI.ACAE:U STINB LYS, LAMP OET
adorned the law school's were able to et their b ok showcased the talent of the
PERFORMED"Y OU'REN OT A RETARDA ND NEITHERIS HE."
econd annual Lewis & lark aside for an evening and show Law chool itself-currently
Talent show on Thursday, that their talents went beyond the t p environmental la, ~ JEFFC ROSSWHITE& FRIENOS,
March 6, demonstrating that scrutinizing legal documents. school in the country. MUSICALACr
life down at the graduate Performers showcas d their 2"d place went to Jeff PERFORMED•G IVEM E ONE REASO # AND "RIVERSA ND ROADS."
campu i n't o different from skills in tap dancing, part Cro white & Friends, who
3RD PLACEL: AWR EVUEM, USICALA CT
our on the hill. As the lights nered jazzercis , slam poetry, performed cover of Tracy
PERFORMED"L ISTINGO N THE ESA."
dimmed, the [ kicked the traditional Middle Eastern Chapman's "Give Me ne
show off with some self dancing and musical instru Reason" and The Head and
deprecating jok s about th ments. ltimately, it wa the the Heart's 'Rivers and
Operation Nightwatch plans mass donation
ORGANIZATION HOPES TO RAISE $5,000 TO PROVIDE FOR PORTLAND HOMELESS POPULATION
BY AMY SUTTON Portland's homeless population. rently, they are raising money to Beds, Tony and Lisa Lark, they also have a Mobile Hospi
STAFFW RITER l t i n't a helter, but a place for provide beds as well. hoped their sheltered beds tality enter that travels around
homele people to go in the On Jan. 21, Operation could allow the homeless to the city to places where the
• cc rding to the 2013 evening for a warm cup of ighrwatch di tributed 68 beds retain ome of the dignity homeles gather.
Point-in-Time count, there were coffee and emotional support. to homeless people around the they lose from sleeping on the peration ightwatch
3,000 homeless people living city, and is now aiming co do it streets. depends on volunteers and
in Portland last year. Of 3,000, "It isn't a again. The organization has set peration ighrwaJ:ch began donations co make a difference
nearly 2,000 were unsheltered, a goal to raise 5,000 dollars by as a street ministry in 1981, and in the well-being of Portland
sleeping in cars, abandoned shelter, but a March 31 co buy fifty Backpack eventually opened a hospital-
buildings or on the street . Fur Beds. o far, they have raised ity center. They are a member "Every dollar
thermore, !es than 1,000 were place for 1,660, and been able to buy of the cumenical Ministries
actually able to find a b d in an ix teen 110 bed . of Oregon, and while they run counts, and not
homeless people
emergency shelter. Backpack Bed were cre- through a coaliti n of churches, tb.~_ ___
only provides
Portland is known for its ated by the Australian com their mission is n t an evange
to go in the
large homel~ss population. Peo pany wags for Homeless, and listic one; they simply want to
promise of sweet,
ple c;n be seen lining up every evenings for a are e sentially exactly what pr vide comfort. ln addition
evening out ide the mi ion on they ound lik -a bed and co medical care and clothing, but also safe
the \l e t ide of the Burnside warm cup of backpack in one. The beds Operation l ighcwatch ho cs "
Bridge, in hopes of finding a roll our of the packs co form monthly birthday parries and d reams.
place co sleep. H wever, nor all coffee and a pr cective rent for leeping game nights for the h mcle s.
of chem are ucce fol. pera at night and collapse during The organization is expand homeless. They aim co provide
emotional
ti n ighcwatch w rks to a si r the day into a bag which can ing, to . Their tiginal hospital both physical and spiritual com
chose who don't make it into a support. " be used to store belongings. ity center was downtown bur in fort to the people who need
shelter. Thi allows the user to Jeep December of 2011 they pened it the most. They have ~ 340
peration ighrwatch i a in p ace, knowing that both a sec nd center in ouchea r more r rai e and just ver cw
n n-pcofir organizati n that l n addition, they also provide they themsclve , a well as their Portland and in January they weeks to meet their goal. Every
work with student from Lewis food, clothing and medical care belongings, are safe. opened a third center in orch dollar counts, and promises not
& lark to provide comfort to for chose who need it. Cur- The creators of Backpack Portland. or only that, bur only weer, bur al safe dr ams.
ARTS
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WITH KLC'ST HE UMBRELLA
Wellington Downs offer refreshing,r nultigenrer ock on "The Westers"
BYT ED JAMISON clear, nothing on chisr ape will hurt availablet o all curio ities." He claims
IMAGfC OURTESOYF PATIENTSOUD S.BANDCAMP.COM STAFFW RITER your ears. Vocal melodies rake on a the goal "is co champion hand
Post-punk/field recording/
fractured likene of Dr. Dog (like crafted ound objecrs and printed
undscape guru, Matthew age
in the track "Oh Ba erocnr") and matter,"(rhe site also offers a couple
claims WellingtonD owns is a "no
even hinrs of Toro y Moi ('ln T\vin zin for sale).W hen ask d why the
limirs rudio recording project."
ities"). ' ada Tomb" and " uelch label is partial to cas erte as a m di
Based on irs blend of fi 1ka nd po r
of the Heart'' are shining examples um, age replied, "I chink hybridityi s
pwlk sensibilities,t he rape itself is
of pose rock and indie folk holding what is so appealing about cassettes:
prime for lazyp orch listening.T he
hand and walkingi nto the unset. we live in this hypercligirael ra, but the
whole thing creaks like an diron
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About the Label:W ellington aestheti.c."T he material is record d
You're srruck by ch rape's refreshing
Downs front man, Matthew age, digirallya nd dubbed nco cas ette so
blend of in rrumenral and vocal
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based ongs.
He designates the label as, "root d of whether y u own a Walkman)o n
The heady depth of in rrumenral
in DIY and punk aesrheti.csb, ur the bandcamp.
runes like 'The Porch pproach"
encroaches on dimensions of Griz
zly Bear, featuring jazzy kick-hat
''boom-chick" tom-centric drums
beneath airy guitarl ines chat dip into
absrraction. Punkiness manifesrs in
runes like "Calendar Recliner" and
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ADVERTISEMENT
BY SARAHS CHAFF _seems co be a respon e. In face, hi Ma rer's
STAFFW RITER thesis, entitled "Down In My Heare," was a
~ illiam tafford, born Jan. 17, 1914 pro e-memoir which recounted many of his
in Hutchin on, Kan a , wa a poet widely experi nces in th work camps. Summer Sessions at Lewis & Clark
con idered c be one of the mo t influential fter tafford's military ervice wa over,
American p et of the latter half of the he had a brief tine as a reacher at Chaffey
twentieth century. High chool before he wa recruited in 1947
Awards includ the ational Bo k by the president of Lewis & Clark ollege at
ward in 1963 for his fir t collecti never the time, Morgan dell, who found in taf-
published, 'Traveling Through the Dark," fi rd an inrelligenc man and a skilled writer,
(originally rclea ed in 1962, when rafford a well as a kindred spirit in the sense that
wa •4 y ars old) and the helley • emorial dell himself had taken a similar objective
ward be c wed by th P r;ry ciety f ranee c W, cld War II. tafford remained at
,\merica in 19 0. He wa al o a inc d a T wi , ,lark until hi r • m n in 19 .
on -year position as Poet Laureate. taf- During hi time here, he was frequ ntly
fi rd r ceived a Br\ from the University of called away for po cry readings and co con
Kan a in 1937, and wa then called away duct educational writing work h p . cafford
for milirar ervice in th econd cld ar died of a heart attack on ug. 28 in 1993.
shortly thereafter. That morning, he had risen early and had
He id ntified himself as a conscien- b gun writing another poem, a habit which
ti u objeccor and as a result was moved harkened back co hi time in the military
Registration is now open. Campus accommodations available.
around berween e era! different Civilian work camps. ''l'm till here writing it down,"
Public ervice camp . tafford's time doing the unfinished poem states, ''You don't have go.lclark.edu/college/summer
military work i a period to which hi reflec co/prove anything ... Just be ready/for what
tive, deceptively plain-spoken writing often d end."
•
From Palatine Hill to the endless enclaves of Portland,
Al
boredom is impossible.
BYJ ESSEM ERCHANT
IUUSTRAllONIY ADRIANM INER STAFFW RITER
.
Monday, Msttch 17
Friday, March 14 n Phil.Klay "'DieL ight1 n the Piazza"
Smallprea apalooza Author Talk Pl-,
Linocut Prin for
Author ri Powell's on Burnside Portland Playhouse
The Osage Orange Tree
Pop-Up Exhibition Powell' Books on Burnside 7:30p .111 7 p.111
6 p.111.
Hof&nann Gallery "Brute Fo
"Birdman of Alcatraz" WednesdayM, atdi 19
Alldtg Film Scree Friday, March 21
Film Screening
Music of lannia Xenakis Whitsell Au Whilsdl Auditorium Markllupert
Guest Lecturer 7:30p .111. 6:JOp .111. Photography Council Pordwl Collecta:
Evans Hall Brown Bag Lunch Talk Bridahc.er..ia
5 p.111. Sunday, The Road to New York Portland Art Museum Art Exhibition
As You Like It New Chamber Music
Jazz Music Festival 12p .111.
C
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p o
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f
r y Craft
Jimmy Mak's
Campus Production Music Concen 7p .111. 11 4.111• • 6 p.111.
Gregg Pavilion Sack Lunch Concert
Fir Acres Theater "llunian Ark"
7:30p .m. 12p .111. Free Music Eveat Film Screening
Tuesday, March 18
The Old Church
"As You Like It" Whitscll Auditorium
Saturday, March 15 Campus Play Knitting( etc.) Mtttup 2p.m. 7 p.111.
"You Must Revise Your Fir Acres Theater Campus Cub "Let A Hundred
Life" - Stafford at 100 :!p.m. Templeton Campus Center Thursday, March 20 Flowers Bloom"
Celebration and 12p .111. Alison McQueen T Pl h a e y B ackdoor Theater
Reassessment Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Venice Exhibit Author Talk 7:30p .m.
Agnes Flaaagan Chapel A Senior Recital Public Tour Po\1.-cll'as t Cedar Hills Crossing
9 a.,11. -4 p.111. Evans Hill Portland ,\rt foscum 7p .m.
-1-p.m. 12:30p .111.
SPORTS
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Men'sb asketbaslel niorms ovefo rward
COMPILEDB Y LAURENA CHEE
PORTSE DITOR
CONNOR FREEBERG QUENTIN SIMS BEN NEVES
Favorite memory of LC career: Favorite memory of LC career: ''All f the Favorite memory of LC career: "The memories]
"My favorite memories at L are the friend friends I have made fr m being a part f this will cake fr m L basketball are all the rimes where we
ship I've made withs me f my teammates. team. I will remember them the most." can all ju ·t it down in the I cker r rn and catch up
with everybody. The jokes, scorie and arguments make
Guys that I played with my & hmen year rill
my teammates the brothers ] never had."
check in and ee how Quentin and I are doing, Favorite memory of this season: ''I think one
how the season's going and what our plans are of my biggest memories is beating Whitworth. We
Advice to younger players: "Don't waste the rime
after college." had never beat them since I have been here, and
you have. ornerime its difficult to keep working as
finally in one of our last games we got them."
hard as we do but you'll regret the rime you wasted
Advice to younger players: "I would tell the when you could've been putting in work. Remember
younger players to ray in the moment, don't look that at every moment of the day, there is somebody
forward and don't linger in th pa t becau e it will working harder than you. e that as your motivation."
all be over o quickly."
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PHOTOSB Y LACEY)A OBY
Freeberg, ims and Neves play around on the court. After graduation, Freeberg hopes to get into engineering, Sims plans to go to physical therapy school and travel- -
and N ves hopes to pursue an MBA in finance or entrepreneurship.
UPcomine 15, p.m.
Men' Tennis vs. Pacific (Ore.)
March 16, 12 p.m & .2p .m.
March 14, 4 p.m.
sames: Softball . Pacific Lutheran
en': Tenni Pacific (Ore.)
March 15, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.
oftball s. Pacific Lutheran
s
PORTS
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Ruck and roll till the scrum_c omes up
MEN'S CLUB RUGBY MAKES A COMEBACK AT LE\1\/IS & CLARK
BY MADDIEL EE
TAFFW RITER
Th y run, they tackle, they lift
each ther high into the air and
they drink a lot of beer (after they
tum 21, of c urse). You may be
wond ring who the e men of
o many talents are. feet men'·
rugby.
Men's rugby has rerurned tO
L after a long absence. They
practiced and played in friendlies
last year, and n w they finaUyh ave
b en accepted into the ati nal
maU oUcge Rugby Organization
RO).
This fre h team had their fir t
competitive shot in La Vega chi
January, where they played in the
ati nal even rournament. n
the first day they were placed in a
difficult p ol, facing otre Dame,
Saint Joseph' and cw lcxico
'rate, due co a lack of smaU c l
ieges participating in the t urna
mcm.
,\ they arc a new program
from a small college facing a Divi-
i n l school, it wa not much f
a surprise when I wa shut ut
in their first game again t ere
Dame. Many members of the
team had never played in a game PHOTO BYA USTYNB YASSEE
before. Men's rugby i currently 2-1 during their regular season. Over the past year the team has grown from a few players to 15-20 players.
" o we just threw them in
there," captain and Club Presi straight into the semifinals of 20-15 re pecrively. They lost 20-2 the day), making waves in league L 's next game is at Oregon
dent Alex ritch ('16) said. "And it their bracket. While they did not to Puget ound, which was ranked play. They are coached by Enrique lnstirute of Technology, pril
went awe ome; it was great. And continue on into the final , they 12th in the RO after this pa r Lopez, an reg n ports nion 5. They play th.rough pril with
l mean, obvi usly we lo t, but the fought hard, staying even with fall. premiere player. three more league game and one
learning, even between the first Pittsburgh for much of the game. "We're a huge power team," While the game is intriguing non-league game. In the mean
and second half, was unbelie - L put 12 points on the b ard, "itch said. ''I'd ay physicality and in and of itself, many players are time, they're looking to continue
able." but los b 12 in the end. ize, w 've oc on almost every drawn to rugby because f its to build their roster.
L wa shut out again by aint ow that they are back in team." unique culrure. ' e'r trying tO get a lot more
Jo eph' bur came back from their regon, men's rugby prorni es to ver the pa t year, the team " large part of rugby, probably awareness crying to get a lot mor
fir t two los e to take a 25-12 vic be even more competitive in their ha gone through rapid develop my favorite part, is that it's not just lads out," iko Millington ('15)
tory over ew Mexico rate. own league. They are c°:rently ment, grO\ving from a handful of the game and the port, but there's aid. " ome people come out and
The second day, L had a 2-1 on the regular sea on with two guys playing exhibiti n gam to a really large community around just have the best rime ever.'
quarterfinal bye, ending them wins against illamette: 45-5 and a team of 15 to 20 (d epending on it," Tate eller ('15) aid.
PressB oxP erspective:
A column featuring pro sports
THE BLAZING FUTURE IS HERE, A BLAZERS PREVIEW
BY PETERM ELLING Robin Lopez providing 1.7 blocks front. nee Aldridge has recov
STAFFW RITER and 8.7 rebounds per game and ered en ugh, the team should
est y Matthew adding 16.5 pick up their offen ive pace to
I wa plain wrong. In a previ-
points per game and a .445 field compensate for s m f their d -
us article, I aid that the Blazers
goal percentage. They consistently fense's problem. The final month
w uld be lucky if they found their
keep the team in games (the team of the season lo ks co be tough,
way into the playoff: with the seY
aYerages 103.1 point per game with road trips to the playoff-
enth or eighth seed (in my season
in losses). f c ur e, handling b und an Antonio pur , 1iami
preview, I had them picking up the
these players is no smaU feat, as Heat, hicago Bulls and home
seventh eed). mering the final
first-year head coach Terry rons matchup again t the contending
month of the season, chi pr dic
ha learned. In hi short time olden care Warriors Phoenix
tion could not b further fr m the witl, the team, he has be n able to -uns and L ngeles tippers
truth. The Blazers have w rked
mold these players into a cohesive left on the chedule. However,
their way to a (a of March 10) unit (unlike his predecessors, ate thi tretch al o has road game
42-21 record, giving them fifth
lcMillan and Kaleb anale ) and again t plenty f ub-.500 teams,
place in the confercnc . o, how
pu h the team into contention. like the hart tte B beats, Or
did they do it, and how does the
However, the crack have lando 1agic and cah Jazz and -
la t month of the sea on lo k ~ r started to h w in thi t am. The home contests again t the w~a u
them?
ream is currently in a cw -game kee Buck , ew rlean Pelican
One of the key facrors in their
lo ing streak, and ha I t of tO and acramenco Kings. hile
ucce s has been the mix of young
over a stretch in January and Feb there are many marquee match
and old talent. The 1-2 punch
ruary (with a five- ame winning ups, the Blazers should be fine if
of pe;-nnial All- tar LaMarcus
creak breaking up the c portion ). Aldridge rec ver and the defense
Aldridge and la t year's Ro kie
• This can mo cly b trac d to groin impr ve even the mall t bit.
of the Year Damian fjl]ard, who
injuries for LaMarcus. \Id.ridge At tl1e beginning of the sea on, l
average 23.7 and 20.8 point per
and several late-game meltdowns, never thought I'd say chis, but the
game re pecrively, have pr pelled
which can b blam d on their 24th Blazer lo k like a solid playoff
the r t of the ream around them
ranked defcn c. If they are to be contender.
selves. The youn core of players
ucce sful in the playoff , they
contribute thor ughly, with center
need to improve n a defen ive
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ADVISING 102:
NEW FALL 2014 COURSE OFFERINGS
POLS-334 Kevin Spacey, Netflix and US Politics ECON-253 The Economics of Bon Food
THE BACKDOOR'S
A practical analysis of the great actor of our time, Kevin This is an investigative look at the "captive audience" ef
FORWARD
pacey, in regards to his characterization of the modern-day fect. Questions like, "why do movie theaters screw us over?",
Macbeth, Frank nderwood. In this course, students will learn "why does a hotdog cost 20 bucks at a Winterhawk game?'',
how to manipulate, copulate and capitulate just like Frank and "why do I have to have this ridiculou meal-plan?" will be
Once again, we here
Underwood. dditionally, thi clas will analyze the modern answered in this course. rodents will look into the monopo
at the Backdoor are
advent of etflix and the glory of House of Cards lies in our midst, namely thr ugh analysis of Bon ppetit
coming to the rescue. The
catering. Guest speakers like Yogi and the Bon up Bandit will
registrar's office has a be available.
FL-278 Consq-ucted Languages and their Applications
few late additions to the
course catelogue, and the SOAN-192 The Social Value of Memes
In this linguistics course, students will learn the mechanics
behind constructed languages, namely indarin (Tolkien's Elv Backdoor is here to rectify The power of the internet has fundamentally changed
ish, not to be confu ed with Paolini's), Klingon and Minion. that. The new offerings are the lives of many, and in this course students will analyze the
tudents will be expected to have an encyclopedic knowledge here to try and increase social value of memes. The theoretical concept of the meme
of the source material by the end of this cours~. dditionally, will be disregarded in favor of the practical meme: a "funny"
student involvement
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and validate certain
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departments' budgets.
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business management. tudents will apply skills learned in pre
particularly care. So, get underground music and eventually learn to be "hipster''.
vious courses to produce a product for sale on illicit markets.
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hipster will be stressed. The rest of the class is o indie, you're
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enemie . final evaluation will comprise of a run from the basket-weaving. We've got
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STAFF
Student justice system revain·ped
Editor-in-Chief
Zibby Pillote
PEERR EVIEWA UTHORITY MEMBERSJ OIN STUDENT RIGHTSA ND RESPONSIBILITIEBSO ARD
ManagingE ditor
Caleb Diehl
EDITORIAL BY CALEB DIEHL leave the PRA to oversee A L student co erve as chair. Kelly co retain him (motioning co keep
News MANAGING EDITOR bylaws. The chair of the RRB H over will serve as director someone in the ro m is not a valid
Joey Carmichael, Josh Freeman
will n t need t win a student until the college can hire another action in A L senate).
Opinion For cough conduce hearings, election. staff member over the ummer. "~ e were definitely
Michelle Chernack tudents might find de facto "If you get caught you hould Thi doesn't mean that rud nt undermined," Patter n said at th
lawyer among their p er after be held responsible," 1\ime aid. conduct hearings will be any freer senate meeting la t Thur day. '"\ e
Style Source
Amy Rosenheim, Gaby Stanley ,\ L nator w rk to change • "It's hard co ay that as omebody from admini crative influence, had no ay in thi ."
the role of the Peer Review crying co gee elected." 1\ime aid. Under LC, the
Features ,\t that meeting, senators
uthority. Former LC Chief Aime said that past chief PRA still worked closely with
Emma Cranston, Kaiya Gordon pa ed a resoluti n in upp rt
Justice Will Aime ('14), A sociace ju rices have weighed pandering administrators.
of giving tudent in the PRA an
Arts Ju tice ophia ·reuden ('16) and co the student body for vote with ome enat r expressed
adv cacy role. If a cudent get
Katrina Staaf, Guadalupe Triana
14 members of the Peer Review maintaining go d
bogged down in the Code of
Sports \uthoricy re igned on Feb. 27 co working rczlations "'If you get caught you Conduct or feels adminiscrarors
Lauren Achee, Caitlin Basilio ser,·e n the new tudent Rights with admini cracor .
handled their ca e unfairly, a
Backdoor and Resp nsibilities Board. wen c other schools, should be held responsible,' tudent advocate from the PRA
Drake Macfarlane Christiansen ('16) has been named student conduct can tep in n their behalf. The
chief justice. boards work Aime said. 'It's hard to say
IllustrationE ditor PR.A might also work co inform
fter talking with an out ide under the Dean of
Kelsey Gray tudent of their rights. President
that as somebody trying to
consulting group over the tudents or another
Musa Ahmed ('14) uggested that
Photo Editor summer, Dean of tudent Anna admini cracor.
Lacey Jacoby get e1 e cte d . '" a a test run member of the
onzalez and Aime decided co "Being honest,
PRA could advise the Rusty l ail
SocialM edia and Web Manager m de! the LC justice sy tern after it cook a while for o-op coordinators as they submit
Tyler Wayne Patterson that of other colleges. The RRB Kelly Hoover and harlie Alquist upport for the idea of the RRB,
an appeal t re pen their space in
will be made up of at lea t 10 to trust me to be chief justice," but argued that students had no
COPY CHIEF Tamarack Hall.
members and be independent 1\ime aid. "I had co work hard time co discus the changes. r\ime
Emma Hoch-Schneider
of L . Member will hear the on the PRA to show them I was did not notify senators before As for Aime, not much has
Coph Editors ca es f tudents who vi late the doing it well." ann uncing hi re ignation. changed. ''l'm ba ically doing
Trus 1aa Castelino, Annabel C de of Conduct and m derate nder the new system, the ,\ime walked out the door, Charlie what I wa doing 90 percent of
Carroll, Hannah Licht, Nora
Meyers-Sacket disputes between students, but director of the RRB will hire a Patter n (14) called for a motion the time," he said.
CONTRIBUTORS
StaffW riters
Committeea imst o clarifyH atea nd Biasp olicy
Julia Burns, Ted Jamison, Becca
Lill, JesseM erchant, Sarah Shaff,
AJ Slepian, Amy Satton, Meghan
Zea
Illustrators: BY MEGHAN ZEA communiry is committed co being admini ter," ceverson said. nominated by Dean of the
Marie Estrada
STAFFW RITER a campus where all are welcome," "Administration will know what College Tuajuanda Jordan
Photographers Glassner said. "I am confident is prohibited conduct and how as the representative for the
Mat Barry, Quinn Kennelly, Lex new committee that the work of these groups to get information out to the undergraduates.
Shapiro composed of students, staff will further our efforts to provide community." Kirkland joined the committee
COVERART and admini crators focused on all of our student with the best Currently, the Bias Task Force after becoming a victim of the
Mat Barry, Austyn Byasse, Lacey clarifying the Hate and Bias possible learning environment." committee has broken down into hate spech , which cook place
Jacoby policy ha been implemented The committee i composed maller groups co establish the last emescer. he wanes to help
during spring term to devise a of students from all three substance of the new policy and simplify the process to notify
Operations: comprehensive solution. camp~ es, admini cracor and then focus n the procedure of admi.nistration for students in the
BusinesMs anager In an effort to improve faculty from all three campuses. the policy. The committee meets future.
Katherine Keller diversity and inclusion within • Janet Steverson, Douglas K every couple of weeks and plans "The process I had to go
the Lewis & Clark community, ewell Professor of Teaching co contribute to the new policy through co get what 1 needed
FACULTYA DVISOR President Barry Gia ner Excellence at the Law chool and idea for the remaining part of the cook about a week or rw ,"
Molly Robison Kelly e tabli hed the Bias Ta k Force chairwoman of the committee, chool year and o er the summer Kirkland said. "I wa going
STAFFA DVISOR committee to improve synthesis maintains that the goal of the Bias through Google Docs. Steverson from office to office crying to
Jason Feiner between administrative branche , Ta k Force committee is to rewrite is confident that the committee find out who 1 needed co talk
and clarify ambiguity in the Hate a policy that is more acce ible will find a comprehen ive to in order co get answers and
and Bias policy. The current for admini tration and student , olution. solutions. 1 knew that my work
Hate and Bias policy states that while seeming transparent co the "We have a really good group on the committee would make it
To order a subscription of the behavior that include "intentional community. on top of (making a new policy) easier co protect and support my
newspaper please email: humiliation or intimidati n of "The end game of the with lots of really g od ideas," peer and future member of ur
subs.piolog@gma i I .com. others motivated by hate or bia ." committee is co come up with Steverson said. communiry."
"The Lewis & Clark a policy that administration can Alicia Kirkland ('16) was
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ASLC Open Forum lays foundation for progress
FORUM ATTENDEES URGE STUDENT ACTION, MOTIVATION TO SECURE RIGHTS
active. He urged the students
present to ensure that they scill
have the capacity to change
ollege policy. tudcnr hold
p wer, and the admini tracion
cannot impose upon char power.
"Thar's tradition," ord said.
"This place exists because of
you. l f the process is such that
you don't have a voice, make it
happen. Take ownership."
With the new tudent Rights
and Resp nsibilici s Board and
the restructuring of the Peer
Review \uthority, students have
a great opportunity ro do just
that. F rum attendees discus ed
the goal of the new PRA. Ru ty
ail coordinators, speaking from
their own recent efforts, said thar
there' no effective system in
place for student-administraci n
cooperation and problem
re olucion. Many felt that the PR.A
hould create such a y tern, acting
ASLC President Musa Ahmed ('14) leads a discussion on how to accomplish the identified goals. PHOTO BYM ATB ARRY as a liaison between students and
administrators.
BY JOEY CARMICHAEL be if a student disagrees with roles for 38 years, attended the that the College's policies follow One of the current ideas
NEWS EDITOR some administrative action and forum and offered his insight. the College's values and culture.
is to hold weekly meetings or
how to ensure legitimate follow Ford served as dean of rudents However, after Ford's service
workshops for students. Each
Lewis & Clark students are up. Much of the discussion in the 1990 . Prior to hi deanship, a dean, he aid, the Code
workshop would focus on a single
concerned about their rights. centered around OLC pre ence, he said, there wa no official of Conduct lo t ome of it
issue students may face-OLCC
La t year, it wa OLC officers and Forest Area Director Logan code of conduct and each group transparency. Ford lamented this
one week, sexual harassment
knocking on dorm-room and off Thurnauer was present to respond of residence halls had their change, attributing some of the
the next week and so on. These
campus door . This year it's the and inform. Two LC senators own peer review
meetings would be put online
Rusty ail shutdown and Reed expres ed their belief that the board ro adjudicate "The issue is not that and publicized for students who
ollege warning L interlopers i ue is nor that tudent don't feel violations. r\ he
could not attend. Another idea
t ke p ut. In addici n rudcnt like they can speak out, bur that stepped into his students don't feel like
was co create a Aowchart detailing
want to know the extent to which they feel as if they are "yelling new role, however,
potential conduct violations,
they can exert inf3uence over the into a black hole" or being college acr they can speak out, but
procedures, re ourc and
ollegc's Co e of .onducc. n stonewalled" ;vhen and if h , he naci n ._e re
that they feel as if they are outcomes.
Tue day, March 11, 'LC, und r do. introducing official
rtendees acknowledged
new President Mu a c des of conduct.
'yelling into a black hole' that one of the main obstacles
Ahm d ('14) h sred "'This place exists because Ford followed
to such progress is student
an p n Forwn suit, e rablishing or being 'stonewalled'
involvement and motivation.
to address these of you. If the process is the Peer Review
Without a motivated student body,
c ncern and more. B ard. ord and when and if they do."
rudents v ic d such that you don't have the PRB collecti ely nothing will change. " rudents
need to recognize C as their
many of th ir m: n created the od
a voice, make it happen. representative v ice," SLC
9ucscions or worries. of onducc, arguing over ach failure to the de' hift fr m
nc student a ·ked printed line until they reach d a print co digital form. He tres ·cd President Ahmed said.
Take ownership."'
whether the ode compromise. They al o agreed that he was not being critical of enat r harlic
of onductappli s t re9uire an annual review- any of the outcomes, and not Patterson ('14) concurred. "ASLC
regardless of the violator's Vice President of ampus the ode of Conduce they felt, aying that tudencs don't actually is only as representative and
physical location. thers asked Living 1ichael Ford, who has needed to be subjected to inten e have p wer, nly that he \vished effective as the rue.lentb dy
what the proper approach hould worked for LC in a variety of crutiny each year co make sure to encourage rudents co remain makes it."
Tool lending library for students set to open
BY BECCAL ILL [aia Erickson ('14), a student . rudents in what they want on that
TAFFW RITER senat r helping to manage the li ·c," said,\ LC Pre idcnt [usa
project, explained that the library .\hmed ('1-t).
F ar not, lawn enthu iasts anc.l will primarily provide hand Beyond renting tools, the
h me improvement aficionados tools (such as hammers, clamps, lending library h pc to organize
with limited acce s to n-campus sanders and excen i n cords) and , orksh p that t teach students
re ources. ,\ L i working to gardening to Is 0ncluc.lingt rowels, how to use the to Is safely and
open a co I library that will enable rakes and h v I ). The team provide step-by-step instruction
stud n t r r nt out tools for i • currently addressing Liability for particular projects.
gardening an<l home improvement concerns for large and electric The exact locaci n of the
pr jeer . 'rudcnt will be able t to ls such as Lithium drill , future t I h d is yet to be
check ut r ol ju r like they ch ck hand-sa, s and lawn mower . l n determin d. L ' goal is co
our library bo k , and the rental addici n they plan to ell upplies start wicl1a small selection of
proce swill be free of charge. The like nail glue and sandpaper so cools thi semester, and then
ic.leab ehind the proj ct, inspired chat students can gee everything expand to indud mor to L a
by ther t I librarie in and they need for a project in one student interc c build .
:. Portland, i • ro make ro 1 place. "\X'e definitely welcome ideas
available to sruc.lent who might . \II of the idea proposed s or suggestions on the types of
otherwise not have easy access far arc suggestions-as for the co ls that student. would be most
to them. The pr jeer i e pcciall} specific to I ne can expect from likely to need r want, as well as
geared roward off-campus the lcnclin library, the sruc.lents workshop or ·kill that student·
sruc.lenrsb, ur any community will have a definite say tn the would find most relevant,"
member is welcome to take matter. "A student body survey Ericks n aid. "The more student
advantage of the free renraL. will go ut n co engage the feedback at all srage , the better." PHOTO ILLUSTRATIO,
IMAGE COURTESYO f WIKIMEDIAC OMMO, S
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Editorial
Modest proposals for reforming The Pioneer Log
BY ZIBBY PILLOTE AND and reform our way . Fir t, free elusively on weather. The weather running articles on celebrity Stu· fore publicari n, so they can strike
CALEB DIEHL speech has become unprofitable, will always be rain, so no one will dents, especially Monica Lewinsky. our any faces they don't want ro
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A D so we're introducing paid speech. have an thing ro fight about. n ari nal award winners a.re al o become news. That way, no one
MANAGING EDITOR We've econd celebrities, so we will srop writing will have to wait until Friday ro
worked "To shed our reputation th ught, ab ur arional B ok ward Win read the paper. orbing bad will
Here at Lewis & Clark College with the because ner Mary zybist. Because it men happen, because we never told
in beautiful Portland, Oregon, Entre- as a tabloid, we've decided admin- tions sex and relationships, Dear you that anything did.
everything is ju t chipper. We've preneur istrarors Virgins will al o have to go. we move forward, let' rede
decided to make ome change to ship to stop running articles on and ur next change in policy fine journalism ro keep everyone
our newspaper coverage. Center students is ro always kill the me senger. happy. Journalism ro us means
r\r the Deans' Reception for on our celebrity students, especially have Bad ideas become much w r e repeating every word that comes
fir t-year regon Students last paid Monica Lewinsky." noted when journali ts repeat them out out of the mouths of people in
Thursday, some attendees called peech that ~~d;!:~':;~ authority. Go d
The Pion er Log's coverage ventur we're "Bad ideas become journalists
negative and opinionated. Dean competition project, and after coo negative, we've permanently adrnini traror much worse when maintain excel-
of tudencs Anna Gonzalez and scheming against other ream , changed all weather r sun. shut down lent short-term
Dean of the ollege Tuajuanda we've come out on top. one ppre sion and s cial jus the Rusty ail journalists repeat memorie and
Jordan suggested some people else owns speech. Everyone pays. tice i ues might be perceived as Co-op is worse mimicking
may find the newspaper too nega With our additional funding, downers, so this sentence ends than shutting them out loud." kill . ith
tive. One student compared our we've sent our staff to public here. What's nex:r? d wo the Ru ty that in mind,
paper to a tabloid. relations school to pick up a few Weather. Ir's looking 80 de ail co-op. here's our new
For anyone who holds these rips. Offensi e ideas hurt people's grees and unny out there today. Ignorance i truth. edirorial policy: if you don't have
view , we'd like them to know that feelings, so we've directed the To hed ur reputation as a We're going ro let anyone who anything nice to ay don't ay
we will humbly accept their advice opinion section to run articles ex- tabloid, we've decided ro srop feel like it read all our torie be- • anything at all.
U.S. Education system calls for heavy repairs
the information doe nor stay
in our heads-that' the prob
lem. J f we were asked ro rake a
rest from a year or rwo ago, we
would nor perform the ame as
we did before. We are trying so
hard ro comply with a system
that has the right learning objec
tive, bur wrong execution of it.
The way in which " e are
evaluated in this insriruri n and
all institutions alike, does nor
provide an accurate measure
ment of the individual, but
rather create c mp ririon. The
ystem carers coward one type of
person bur is serving millions.
We shouldn't be trying ro tan
dardize the mind.
Education is one of the
most valuable assets we possess.
Clearly, college has value ro it;
college is important-but we
need ro adjust the curriculum
ro the current zeitgeist. The
redundancy of this antiquated
method of evaluating us need
to be revamped.
Two weeks lacer, we got
ILLUSTRATIONB YM ARIAE STRADA
our rests back. J spent hours
BY MICHELLE CHERNACK I be a better person afterward? ow, perhaps that's a bit harsh In our society, college is and hours studying for it-bur
OPINION EDITOR Would I "know" more? Regard and goes against the thoughts of the goal after high school. Ir i my result ay otherwise. The
less, I sat there, the pro viewed as a place of opportu importance of this percentage
"Education is an
The room sat quietly while wrote my name fessor; he nity, with a promise of uccess is questionable. My capacity ro
the professor handed our the in the top right incredible construct, indeed does afterward. ociery has deemed memorize can only take me so
packers of freshly printed-paper corner and want us ro that sirring far, but
"We shouldn't be trying
carefully rapled together. We all scanned the first however, the man learn, bur in in class- after l
waited for his cue. "The point question. this system, r oms for get that
to standardize the mind."
f this exam is ro show me The point of ner in which it is /eami11gta ke f ur years, diploma,
what you know," he said. What thi exam was on a new taking re t what
executed in the
I know I thought. Really? 1/Vhat to abide by the meaning. and writing papers will prepare good will that number do f r
I k11owW. hat I did know was illogical educa Education is you for the world ahead. The at me? The e numbers and calcula
United States today
that 1 spent the past fe~ days tion ystem in an incred tempt ro inculcate ideas and rest tions only reflect how well I can
memorizing and cramming ix order ro produce 1• s fla wed ". ible idea, h w well we "understand" thi comply with a y rem. They are
weeks worth of information 1 a grade, in order howe er, information afterward has posi not a representation of who I
had "learned" into my head. Pen ro produce a the manner tive intentions, but has become a am or what I am capable of, bur
in hand, I kept questioning the ranking, in order to then move in which it is executed in the senseless pr ce s. this institution cells me other-
point of the next hour. \1 ould on ro grad school or ro get a job. nired tares t day is Aawed. For mo r of what we "learn," WI e. nd that needs r change.
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BY GUADALUPE TRIANA enti wi dom on life and the upreme The "conver acion" began with tudents,
ART EDITOR ment. Court. ocomayor's approach ocomayo~, Klonoff and Aragon here and in larger communitie ,
When a law student a ked comayor, well-known for be able demeanor along with her all joking and reminiscing on their people restrict diversity,w hich i a
how she managed c scay true ing the first Hispanic and the third meaningful and carefully phrased law cho I days at Yale. Before very contradictory phrase, to race.
co' nia' ver the year , oci- woman appointed co the upreme responses, made the one-hour kicking off into a seri s of Q&A J appreciate her as a judge and
ace Ju rice of the niced cares Court, delighted the Lewis & event a reminder of just how de tyle interview, Justice ocomayor [the wayJ he views diversity i
upreme Court onia ocomayor Clark community with a serie of lightful, inspiring and plain likable implored the college audience to perfect for chis po icion."
cold a crowd of careful listener an wer chat explored the Justice's supreme court justices can be. become 'intere ting' citizen with In addition to life a a public
, "I have figured out how to stay personal life and views on what The event on March 12 in the worldly kn wledge. figure, ocomayor cold the intricate
"I thought it was really nice story of when President Obama
happy in my w rld by under rand it's like having one of the most Pamplin Gymna ium ran just
but I thought the talk was m r nominated her co the upreme
ing the power of love." prescigi u jobs in the world. The about an hour long and fearured
otomayor, clad in a charcoal au ience, made u of wide-e 0e f or ma r' er nal geared cowards a ft r side," ourt and her experi nee m -
colored coat and dark pant , was undergraduate and _laws tudents, friends D an of ch LC Law tudenr Roscam A sadi ('15) said. ing from a normal, everyday life,
re ponding to a que ti n chat may faculty and noteworthy politicians chool R bert Kl noff and \'v'hire " he didn't really couch any of the to a life a a public figure known
eem cliched, but she scill man from around Oregon, gathered & ase Law Firm Parmer, Ru hard copies. T would be unhappy around the world.
aged co truly reAecr a genuine co Ii cen t t mayor hare dolph F. Aragon, as moderator . if the school spent a lot of money, "The public creates expecta
bur that didn't eem co be the tion that are divorced from the
case." reality," ocomayor said. " ome
~ ' t mayor' mem ir and people were demonizing me. I
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South Bronx, ew event. lany of the audience ,\fter walking co each ction
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member held the book as she of the gym co pose with people,
1976: from poke. ocomayor finished her talk and
" ne thing chat I really liked left students like uerrero with a
suma cum laude about her and her rea ons ~ r la ting impr i n.
1979:J.O from writing her memoir is sh r ally "l really liked how she was very
... Azusa Pacific's accelerated graduate business programs let Lawahool wanes people co know who she open" Guerrero said." he was
you earn your master's degree in just one year, giving you a
is-who the real onia [is]" Evelyn willing co talk co every ne n rage,
• • • competitive edge as you enter the workplace. Begin your master's Guerrero ('16) said. "It definitely she wasn't afraid co gee close to
degree the summer after you complete your bachelor's degree.
showed today." p ople and that's how you know
••
... During the Q&A, the audience the type of person she is."
...
asked a very relaxed ocomayor As otomayor casually walked
... YOUNGE XECUTIVE C 38 units questions ranging from her experi acr ss the gym, she laughed and
MBA a,
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THE PIONEER LOG
HOWTO C OLLEGE:
LC remembers Tohoku
WELCOTMOE
CAMP-LUISV ING
BY AJ SLEPIAN your room, put your groceries
STAFFW RITER in a brown bag before stor-
ing them in the kitchen fridge.
Every kid dreams of go- Weekend drunkards are less
ing to surnnier camp: days likely to pick through a bag of
filled with late-night bonfires, apples and yogurt to find some
s'mores, friend hip that last pop tarts and all of your stuff
through the year and scandal is in one place. Al o, obtaining
ous camp dance romance . a plate or two and keeping it in
What you probably didn't know your room helps ensure you'll
wa that when you signed up always have something clean to LC students and faculty observed the three-year anniverary of the Tohuku earthquake by creating a
for on-campus housing at Lewis eat off of. timeline of mementos, including pictures, news articles and tweets.
& Clark, you simultaneously
enrolled in Camp Clarkie. Liv Cramped Close Quarters BY EMMA CRANSTON photos taken shortly after the people and per onal narratives in
ing in the resident hall can be Living with a roommate can FEATURESE DITOR disaster, as well as more recent order to create a memorial for the
more like ru tic camping than take some time to get used to. photos of the country's recovery. event. The memorial placed on
you would imagine. nd for However, being upfront with This year marked the three It wa hoped that by present- a wall wa comprised of a large
those of you that prefer things each other initially can help year anniversary of the Tohoku ing thi contra t, the community number of individual re pon e
earthquake, which struck Japan in could move away from mourning to Tohoku, many in English,
a little Jes rugged, there are a smooth things over later when
few things you can do to make the bedroom box tarts to feel March of 2011. In response to the the past, and instead rally behind but primarily in Japanese. These
LC feel like home. too small. Going over sleep tragedy, Lewis & Clark students the progress Japan is currently responses modeled a largely hope
and faculty members gathered in making. Io addition, the group ful air for Japan, and repre ented
schedules, music and T.V. poli
"Weekend West Hall la t week to pay their as embled a variety of old news the strength of Lewi & lark's
cies (headphones in or out) and
re pects. They arrived carrying storie , tweets from Japanese diverse community.
what can be shared in the room
drunkards are
might feel silly, but it makes
less likely to pick things pretry clear. !so, RA.s
have tons of training when it
through a bag of comes co mediating conflict
and can help you guys resolve
apples and yogurt things before the passive-ag
gre sive ca tfigh ts tart.
to find some pop
tarts and all of
fter you'v
your stuff is in your new hall and things seem
pretry comfortable, it can be
one pa1c e. " pretty hard to motivate your
self co go anywhere else. This l
Horrific Sinks and can easily lead co being sruck
iouI:LD&C~AJ<J(t.
Food-Thieves in your hall bubble. We all get
imilar to camping, there's pretty lazy when the rain starts
• not really a cleaning staff rhar and putting on shoes or even
will do all your dishe and a pair of pants seems like a
rhrow our moldy food for daunting task. But even just
BY KAIYA GORDON
you. kyline keeps mosr of mo eying over co the next hall
FEATURESE DITOR,
rhe building clean and dirr/ or building and meeting up with ILLUSTRATIONB Y KELSEYG RAY
Humans of LC seeks to spotlight students by featuring weekly portraits and interviews.
mud-free, but the kitchen is people you've met from differ
Joseph
it· own mon ter entirely. It' ent halls can help you switch it
pretty easy to get fru traced up a bit. Don't fall prey co the
with hall-mates who never seem drama and emotional melt
Arzt ('15)
t scrape their rotting take-out downs that can re ult from
off of the communal plates and spending every second with
fork . Here are a few tip : if your roommate or that bors
you don't have a mini-fridge in quad at the end of the hall. MAJORS:
* PHILOSOPHY,S TUDIO ART.
•
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CURRENT PROJECT:
DO*YOUG OT O LC? PAINTING AIMED AT EXPLORI G
THE STEREOTYPICALW, HITE MAS
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ARE YOU HUMAN?
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Tl-£P IOLOGt'S-£ W" t-lLMANOSF
our day doing dumb things. Occasionally, there
l£WIS At'-0C LARKS• ECTIONf? LOVES:
SO.C ONAT CT: are people who aren't dumb. I don't like tho e GOTHIC CATHEDRALS.
people."
KPJYGAO RDON NEVER DONE ON CAMPUS:
KPJYAGORDON@LCLA.RK.EDU
* GO E TO A SCIENCEC LASS( HE'S
What do you do when you meet someone TERRIFIEDO F THE SCIENCEB UILD
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who isn't dumb? INGS).
POLO~CLA.RK.EDU
(A) FAVORITE ALBUM:
"I say as little as possible. It' not because I HOSPICEB Y THE ANTLERS( HE'S
LISTENEDT O IT OVER 50 TIMES).
don't think I could say more, but you have to
* watch out, they're dangerou ." SCARED OF:
HEIGHTS.
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FEATURES
8 THE PIONEER LOG MARCH 14, 2014
Law school students show what they're made of
audience that decided each Roads." The band followed a some of the darker parts of
performer's fate with a vote: perfect indie-band formula: society, and the result was
who would win a gift certifi a lead female vocalist with a very moving. s he walked
cate to a local eatery and wh sultry v ice backed by two off the rage, everyone in the
would dr wn their sorrow in bearded men with acoustic audience was left with chills.
the free beer and wine after guitar . Their ae rhetic appeal Bly' talent was rewarded with
the show? The result·s are in. and talent earned them a 35 with a S40 gift certificate to
gift certificate to Chez Jose. Tryon Creek Grill.
lam poet u tin Bly wa Bur the real winner of
"Performers
awarded 1" place for perform the night was nor the bands,
ing his original poem "You re dancers or poets that com
showcased their
nor a retard and neither is peted-it was an audience
skills in tap he," which dealt with the way member who won the ultimat_e
that the w rid view his rela raff! prize: thirte n o doo
dancing, partnered tionship with his p ychically doughnut a month f r an
and mentally disabled brother. entire year. Let' hope she
jazzercise, slam
Through his performance, avoid cardiac arre t and live
Bly was able to hed light on co see next year's Talent how.
poetry, traditional
Middle Eastern
dancing, and
musical
. "
instruments.
The winner of 3rd place
and the best u e of a pun
went to Law Revue. To the
tune of Miley Cyrus' "Party in
the ," they performed an
original song titled "Listing
on the E (Endangered pe-
cies er)," a parody chock-
fu\l of references to law chat
Along with the talent competition, the show featured a student
I didn't even come close to
art exhibit.
Students danced, sung and showed off their stuff at the Law
under randing. Bur for an
School's talent show on Thursday, March 6.
audience full f law-savvy
BY JULIA BURNS dreary live of law tudents, individuals, it was a crowd THE FlN Al BREAKOOWN
STAFF WRITER joking: " houldn't y u nerd plea er. This performance
b in the library." Luckily f r landed che group a 25 gift
keg and red solo cups the crowd, the performers certificate to Jolly Rogers and
1ST"PI.ACAE:U STINB LYS, LAMP OET
adorned the law school's were able to et their b ok showcased the talent of the
PERFORMED"Y OU'REN OT A RETARDA ND NEITHERIS HE."
econd annual Lewis & lark aside for an evening and show Law chool itself-currently
Talent show on Thursday, that their talents went beyond the t p environmental la, ~ JEFFC ROSSWHITE& FRIENOS,
March 6, demonstrating that scrutinizing legal documents. school in the country. MUSICALACr
life down at the graduate Performers showcas d their 2"d place went to Jeff PERFORMED•G IVEM E ONE REASO # AND "RIVERSA ND ROADS."
campu i n't o different from skills in tap dancing, part Cro white & Friends, who
3RD PLACEL: AWR EVUEM, USICALA CT
our on the hill. As the lights nered jazzercis , slam poetry, performed cover of Tracy
PERFORMED"L ISTINGO N THE ESA."
dimmed, the [ kicked the traditional Middle Eastern Chapman's "Give Me ne
show off with some self dancing and musical instru Reason" and The Head and
deprecating jok s about th ments. ltimately, it wa the the Heart's 'Rivers and
Operation Nightwatch plans mass donation
ORGANIZATION HOPES TO RAISE $5,000 TO PROVIDE FOR PORTLAND HOMELESS POPULATION
BY AMY SUTTON Portland's homeless population. rently, they are raising money to Beds, Tony and Lisa Lark, they also have a Mobile Hospi
STAFFW RITER l t i n't a helter, but a place for provide beds as well. hoped their sheltered beds tality enter that travels around
homele people to go in the On Jan. 21, Operation could allow the homeless to the city to places where the
• cc rding to the 2013 evening for a warm cup of ighrwatch di tributed 68 beds retain ome of the dignity homeles gather.
Point-in-Time count, there were coffee and emotional support. to homeless people around the they lose from sleeping on the peration ightwatch
3,000 homeless people living city, and is now aiming co do it streets. depends on volunteers and
in Portland last year. Of 3,000, "It isn't a again. The organization has set peration ighrwaJ:ch began donations co make a difference
nearly 2,000 were unsheltered, a goal to raise 5,000 dollars by as a street ministry in 1981, and in the well-being of Portland
sleeping in cars, abandoned shelter, but a March 31 co buy fifty Backpack eventually opened a hospital-
buildings or on the street . Fur Beds. o far, they have raised ity center. They are a member "Every dollar
thermore, !es than 1,000 were place for 1,660, and been able to buy of the cumenical Ministries
actually able to find a b d in an ix teen 110 bed . of Oregon, and while they run counts, and not
homeless people
emergency shelter. Backpack Bed were cre- through a coaliti n of churches, tb.~_ ___
only provides
Portland is known for its ated by the Australian com their mission is n t an evange
to go in the
large homel~ss population. Peo pany wags for Homeless, and listic one; they simply want to
promise of sweet,
ple c;n be seen lining up every evenings for a are e sentially exactly what pr vide comfort. ln addition
evening out ide the mi ion on they ound lik -a bed and co medical care and clothing, but also safe
the \l e t ide of the Burnside warm cup of backpack in one. The beds Operation l ighcwatch ho cs "
Bridge, in hopes of finding a roll our of the packs co form monthly birthday parries and d reams.
place co sleep. H wever, nor all coffee and a pr cective rent for leeping game nights for the h mcle s.
of chem are ucce fol. pera at night and collapse during The organization is expand homeless. They aim co provide
emotional
ti n ighcwatch w rks to a si r the day into a bag which can ing, to . Their tiginal hospital both physical and spiritual com
chose who don't make it into a support. " be used to store belongings. ity center was downtown bur in fort to the people who need
shelter. Thi allows the user to Jeep December of 2011 they pened it the most. They have ~ 340
peration ighrwatch i a in p ace, knowing that both a sec nd center in ouchea r more r rai e and just ver cw
n n-pcofir organizati n that l n addition, they also provide they themsclve , a well as their Portland and in January they weeks to meet their goal. Every
work with student from Lewis food, clothing and medical care belongings, are safe. opened a third center in orch dollar counts, and promises not
& lark to provide comfort to for chose who need it. Cur- The creators of Backpack Portland. or only that, bur only weer, bur al safe dr ams.
ARTS
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WITH KLC'ST HE UMBRELLA
Wellington Downs offer refreshing,r nultigenrer ock on "The Westers"
BYT ED JAMISON clear, nothing on chisr ape will hurt availablet o all curio ities." He claims
IMAGfC OURTESOYF PATIENTSOUD S.BANDCAMP.COM STAFFW RITER your ears. Vocal melodies rake on a the goal "is co champion hand
Post-punk/field recording/
fractured likene of Dr. Dog (like crafted ound objecrs and printed
undscape guru, Matthew age
in the track "Oh Ba erocnr") and matter,"(rhe site also offers a couple
claims WellingtonD owns is a "no
even hinrs of Toro y Moi ('ln T\vin zin for sale).W hen ask d why the
limirs rudio recording project."
ities"). ' ada Tomb" and " uelch label is partial to cas erte as a m di
Based on irs blend of fi 1ka nd po r
of the Heart'' are shining examples um, age replied, "I chink hybridityi s
pwlk sensibilities,t he rape itself is
of pose rock and indie folk holding what is so appealing about cassettes:
prime for lazyp orch listening.T he
hand and walkingi nto the unset. we live in this hypercligirael ra, but the
whole thing creaks like an diron
Rating: 3.9/5 cassette offers this almost n olithic
dack: comfortable, unassuming
About the Label:W ellington aestheti.c."T he material is record d
You're srruck by ch rape's refreshing
Downs front man, Matthew age, digirallya nd dubbed nco cas ette so
blend of in rrumenral and vocal
created and still runs Patient unds. all is availabl for a listen (regardle
based ongs.
He designates the label as, "root d of whether y u own a Walkman)o n
The heady depth of in rrumenral
in DIY and punk aesrheti.csb, ur the bandcamp.
runes like 'The Porch pproach"
encroaches on dimensions of Griz
zly Bear, featuring jazzy kick-hat
''boom-chick" tom-centric drums
beneath airy guitarl ines chat dip into
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runes like "Calendar Recliner" and
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ADVERTISEMENT
BY SARAHS CHAFF _seems co be a respon e. In face, hi Ma rer's
STAFFW RITER thesis, entitled "Down In My Heare," was a
~ illiam tafford, born Jan. 17, 1914 pro e-memoir which recounted many of his
in Hutchin on, Kan a , wa a poet widely experi nces in th work camps. Summer Sessions at Lewis & Clark
con idered c be one of the mo t influential fter tafford's military ervice wa over,
American p et of the latter half of the he had a brief tine as a reacher at Chaffey
twentieth century. High chool before he wa recruited in 1947
Awards includ the ational Bo k by the president of Lewis & Clark ollege at
ward in 1963 for his fir t collecti never the time, Morgan dell, who found in taf-
published, 'Traveling Through the Dark," fi rd an inrelligenc man and a skilled writer,
(originally rclea ed in 1962, when rafford a well as a kindred spirit in the sense that
wa •4 y ars old) and the helley • emorial dell himself had taken a similar objective
ward be c wed by th P r;ry ciety f ranee c W, cld War II. tafford remained at
,\merica in 19 0. He wa al o a inc d a T wi , ,lark until hi r • m n in 19 .
on -year position as Poet Laureate. taf- During hi time here, he was frequ ntly
fi rd r ceived a Br\ from the University of called away for po cry readings and co con
Kan a in 1937, and wa then called away duct educational writing work h p . cafford
for milirar ervice in th econd cld ar died of a heart attack on ug. 28 in 1993.
shortly thereafter. That morning, he had risen early and had
He id ntified himself as a conscien- b gun writing another poem, a habit which
ti u objeccor and as a result was moved harkened back co hi time in the military
Registration is now open. Campus accommodations available.
around berween e era! different Civilian work camps. ''l'm till here writing it down,"
Public ervice camp . tafford's time doing the unfinished poem states, ''You don't have go.lclark.edu/college/summer
military work i a period to which hi reflec co/prove anything ... Just be ready/for what
tive, deceptively plain-spoken writing often d end."
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From Palatine Hill to the endless enclaves of Portland,
Al
boredom is impossible.
BYJ ESSEM ERCHANT
IUUSTRAllONIY ADRIANM INER STAFFW RITER
.
Monday, Msttch 17
Friday, March 14 n Phil.Klay "'DieL ight1 n the Piazza"
Smallprea apalooza Author Talk Pl-,
Linocut Prin for
Author ri Powell's on Burnside Portland Playhouse
The Osage Orange Tree
Pop-Up Exhibition Powell' Books on Burnside 7:30p .111 7 p.111
6 p.111.
Hof&nann Gallery "Brute Fo
"Birdman of Alcatraz" WednesdayM, atdi 19
Alldtg Film Scree Friday, March 21
Film Screening
Music of lannia Xenakis Whitsell Au Whilsdl Auditorium Markllupert
Guest Lecturer 7:30p .111. 6:JOp .111. Photography Council Pordwl Collecta:
Evans Hall Brown Bag Lunch Talk Bridahc.er..ia
5 p.111. Sunday, The Road to New York Portland Art Museum Art Exhibition
As You Like It New Chamber Music
Jazz Music Festival 12p .111.
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Jimmy Mak's
Campus Production Music Concen 7p .111. 11 4.111• • 6 p.111.
Gregg Pavilion Sack Lunch Concert
Fir Acres Theater "llunian Ark"
7:30p .m. 12p .111. Free Music Eveat Film Screening
Tuesday, March 18
The Old Church
"As You Like It" Whitscll Auditorium
Saturday, March 15 Campus Play Knitting( etc.) Mtttup 2p.m. 7 p.111.
"You Must Revise Your Fir Acres Theater Campus Cub "Let A Hundred
Life" - Stafford at 100 :!p.m. Templeton Campus Center Thursday, March 20 Flowers Bloom"
Celebration and 12p .111. Alison McQueen T Pl h a e y B ackdoor Theater
Reassessment Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Venice Exhibit Author Talk 7:30p .m.
Agnes Flaaagan Chapel A Senior Recital Public Tour Po\1.-cll'as t Cedar Hills Crossing
9 a.,11. -4 p.111. Evans Hill Portland ,\rt foscum 7p .m.
-1-p.m. 12:30p .111.
SPORTS
- 10 THE PIONEER LOG MARCH 14, 2014
Men'sb asketbaslel niorms ovefo rward
COMPILEDB Y LAURENA CHEE
PORTSE DITOR
CONNOR FREEBERG QUENTIN SIMS BEN NEVES
Favorite memory of LC career: Favorite memory of LC career: ''All f the Favorite memory of LC career: "The memories]
"My favorite memories at L are the friend friends I have made fr m being a part f this will cake fr m L basketball are all the rimes where we
ship I've made withs me f my teammates. team. I will remember them the most." can all ju ·t it down in the I cker r rn and catch up
with everybody. The jokes, scorie and arguments make
Guys that I played with my & hmen year rill
my teammates the brothers ] never had."
check in and ee how Quentin and I are doing, Favorite memory of this season: ''I think one
how the season's going and what our plans are of my biggest memories is beating Whitworth. We
Advice to younger players: "Don't waste the rime
after college." had never beat them since I have been here, and
you have. ornerime its difficult to keep working as
finally in one of our last games we got them."
hard as we do but you'll regret the rime you wasted
Advice to younger players: "I would tell the when you could've been putting in work. Remember
younger players to ray in the moment, don't look that at every moment of the day, there is somebody
forward and don't linger in th pa t becau e it will working harder than you. e that as your motivation."
all be over o quickly."
•
PHOTOSB Y LACEY)A OBY
Freeberg, ims and Neves play around on the court. After graduation, Freeberg hopes to get into engineering, Sims plans to go to physical therapy school and travel- -
and N ves hopes to pursue an MBA in finance or entrepreneurship.
UPcomine 15, p.m.
Men' Tennis vs. Pacific (Ore.)
March 16, 12 p.m & .2p .m.
March 14, 4 p.m.
sames: Softball . Pacific Lutheran
en': Tenni Pacific (Ore.)
March 15, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.
oftball s. Pacific Lutheran
s
PORTS
MARCH 14, 2014 THE PIONEER LOG 11
Ruck and roll till the scrum_c omes up
MEN'S CLUB RUGBY MAKES A COMEBACK AT LE\1\/IS & CLARK
BY MADDIEL EE
TAFFW RITER
Th y run, they tackle, they lift
each ther high into the air and
they drink a lot of beer (after they
tum 21, of c urse). You may be
wond ring who the e men of
o many talents are. feet men'·
rugby.
Men's rugby has rerurned tO
L after a long absence. They
practiced and played in friendlies
last year, and n w they finaUyh ave
b en accepted into the ati nal
maU oUcge Rugby Organization
RO).
This fre h team had their fir t
competitive shot in La Vega chi
January, where they played in the
ati nal even rournament. n
the first day they were placed in a
difficult p ol, facing otre Dame,
Saint Joseph' and cw lcxico
'rate, due co a lack of smaU c l
ieges participating in the t urna
mcm.
,\ they arc a new program
from a small college facing a Divi-
i n l school, it wa not much f
a surprise when I wa shut ut
in their first game again t ere
Dame. Many members of the
team had never played in a game PHOTO BYA USTYNB YASSEE
before. Men's rugby i currently 2-1 during their regular season. Over the past year the team has grown from a few players to 15-20 players.
" o we just threw them in
there," captain and Club Presi straight into the semifinals of 20-15 re pecrively. They lost 20-2 the day), making waves in league L 's next game is at Oregon
dent Alex ritch ('16) said. "And it their bracket. While they did not to Puget ound, which was ranked play. They are coached by Enrique lnstirute of Technology, pril
went awe ome; it was great. And continue on into the final , they 12th in the RO after this pa r Lopez, an reg n ports nion 5. They play th.rough pril with
l mean, obvi usly we lo t, but the fought hard, staying even with fall. premiere player. three more league game and one
learning, even between the first Pittsburgh for much of the game. "We're a huge power team," While the game is intriguing non-league game. In the mean
and second half, was unbelie - L put 12 points on the b ard, "itch said. ''I'd ay physicality and in and of itself, many players are time, they're looking to continue
able." but los b 12 in the end. ize, w 've oc on almost every drawn to rugby because f its to build their roster.
L wa shut out again by aint ow that they are back in team." unique culrure. ' e'r trying tO get a lot more
Jo eph' bur came back from their regon, men's rugby prorni es to ver the pa t year, the team " large part of rugby, probably awareness crying to get a lot mor
fir t two los e to take a 25-12 vic be even more competitive in their ha gone through rapid develop my favorite part, is that it's not just lads out," iko Millington ('15)
tory over ew Mexico rate. own league. They are c°:rently ment, grO\ving from a handful of the game and the port, but there's aid. " ome people come out and
The second day, L had a 2-1 on the regular sea on with two guys playing exhibiti n gam to a really large community around just have the best rime ever.'
quarterfinal bye, ending them wins against illamette: 45-5 and a team of 15 to 20 (d epending on it," Tate eller ('15) aid.
PressB oxP erspective:
A column featuring pro sports
THE BLAZING FUTURE IS HERE, A BLAZERS PREVIEW
BY PETERM ELLING Robin Lopez providing 1.7 blocks front. nee Aldridge has recov
STAFFW RITER and 8.7 rebounds per game and ered en ugh, the team should
est y Matthew adding 16.5 pick up their offen ive pace to
I wa plain wrong. In a previ-
points per game and a .445 field compensate for s m f their d -
us article, I aid that the Blazers
goal percentage. They consistently fense's problem. The final month
w uld be lucky if they found their
keep the team in games (the team of the season lo ks co be tough,
way into the playoff: with the seY
aYerages 103.1 point per game with road trips to the playoff-
enth or eighth seed (in my season
in losses). f c ur e, handling b und an Antonio pur , 1iami
preview, I had them picking up the
these players is no smaU feat, as Heat, hicago Bulls and home
seventh eed). mering the final
first-year head coach Terry rons matchup again t the contending
month of the season, chi pr dic
ha learned. In hi short time olden care Warriors Phoenix
tion could not b further fr m the witl, the team, he has be n able to -uns and L ngeles tippers
truth. The Blazers have w rked
mold these players into a cohesive left on the chedule. However,
their way to a (a of March 10) unit (unlike his predecessors, ate thi tretch al o has road game
42-21 record, giving them fifth
lcMillan and Kaleb anale ) and again t plenty f ub-.500 teams,
place in the confercnc . o, how
pu h the team into contention. like the hart tte B beats, Or
did they do it, and how does the
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la t month of the sea on lo k ~ r started to h w in thi t am. The home contests again t the w~a u
them?
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One of the key facrors in their
lo ing streak, and ha I t of tO and acramenco Kings. hile
ucce s has been the mix of young
over a stretch in January and Feb there are many marquee match
and old talent. The 1-2 punch
ruary (with a five- ame winning ups, the Blazers should be fine if
of pe;-nnial All- tar LaMarcus
creak breaking up the c portion ). Aldridge rec ver and the defense
Aldridge and la t year's Ro kie
• This can mo cly b trac d to groin impr ve even the mall t bit.
of the Year Damian fjl]ard, who
injuries for LaMarcus. \Id.ridge At tl1e beginning of the sea on, l
average 23.7 and 20.8 point per
and several late-game meltdowns, never thought I'd say chis, but the
game re pecrively, have pr pelled
which can b blam d on their 24th Blazer lo k like a solid playoff
the r t of the ream around them
ranked defcn c. If they are to be contender.
selves. The youn core of players
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ADVISING 102:
NEW FALL 2014 COURSE OFFERINGS
POLS-334 Kevin Spacey, Netflix and US Politics ECON-253 The Economics of Bon Food
THE BACKDOOR'S
A practical analysis of the great actor of our time, Kevin This is an investigative look at the "captive audience" ef
FORWARD
pacey, in regards to his characterization of the modern-day fect. Questions like, "why do movie theaters screw us over?",
Macbeth, Frank nderwood. In this course, students will learn "why does a hotdog cost 20 bucks at a Winterhawk game?'',
how to manipulate, copulate and capitulate just like Frank and "why do I have to have this ridiculou meal-plan?" will be
Once again, we here
Underwood. dditionally, thi clas will analyze the modern answered in this course. rodents will look into the monopo
at the Backdoor are
advent of etflix and the glory of House of Cards lies in our midst, namely thr ugh analysis of Bon ppetit
coming to the rescue. The
catering. Guest speakers like Yogi and the Bon up Bandit will
registrar's office has a be available.
FL-278 Consq-ucted Languages and their Applications
few late additions to the
course catelogue, and the SOAN-192 The Social Value of Memes
In this linguistics course, students will learn the mechanics
behind constructed languages, namely indarin (Tolkien's Elv Backdoor is here to rectify The power of the internet has fundamentally changed
ish, not to be confu ed with Paolini's), Klingon and Minion. that. The new offerings are the lives of many, and in this course students will analyze the
tudents will be expected to have an encyclopedic knowledge here to try and increase social value of memes. The theoretical concept of the meme
of the source material by the end of this cours~. dditionally, will be disregarded in favor of the practical meme: a "funny"
student involvement
tudents will learn to peak these languages, with the hope of picture. tudents will be encouraged to plaster their Facebook
and validate certain
wooing a partner via this kill. ucce s will vary. wall with these "digital images." By the end of the course,
departments' budgets.
tudents will be able to frustrate passerby with their incredibly
We here at the Backdoor useful knowldege of the internet eguivalent of junk food.
CHEM-408 Break.in Bad throu h Narcotics
sort of doubt the use of
RHMS-246 How to Hipster
Due to the pre ent tare of the economy, the Entrepeneur- some of these classes, but
hip department has partnered with the Chemistry department hey, we are being paid in
In this totally relevant and real-world class, student will
to provid a hand -on application of chemistry kills through
imaginary dollars and don't learn ho\\; to identify the five cla ses of hipster, analyze
business management. tudents will apply skills learned in pre
particularly care. So, get underground music and eventually learn to be "hipster''.
vious courses to produce a product for sale on illicit markets.
tudents are expected to develop an abusive relationship with out there, be liberal-artsy Furthermore, an understanding of the ironic and po t-ironic
hipster will be stressed. The rest of the class is o indie, you're
a lab-assistant, cowork with drug lords and potentially poison and take some underwater
probably never heard of it. Class will be held exactly 27 feet
enemie . final evaluation will comprise of a run from the basket-weaving. We've got
from the Howard D , in order to be non-conformist with
authorities and an appraisal of total funds earned. Break bad
your back. Mostly. classroom reguirements.
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