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Volume 85, Issue 1

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2015-10-02

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New leadership for Entrepreneurship
By JONAH SVIHUS Center's new direction beyond what
appeared in The Source," Detwei
Ll
ler-Bedell said. "I resigned as ongoing
WIS & CLARK-COilegbea s an
nounced changes to the Center Academic Director after the Source ar
or Entrepreneurship, including ticle appeared and the Center for En
the new leadership of Amelia Wilcox, trepreneurship's Managing Director
position was eliminated."
Academic Director for the Center of
Entrepreneurship, and Rocky Camp When Campbell discussed the
leadership of the new Entrepreneur
bell, Director of the Career Center.
ship program, he made things very
This leader hip was announced to the
tudent body on Sept 28. clear: "I am not the replacement for
The co-curricular side of the pro Michael Kaplan. I am not Brian Det
gram will be headed by Campbell. weiler-Bedell, but what I am is the face
When asked about the Entrepreneur and the person that is respon ible for
ship program, Campbell spoke with the non-academic side."
excitement at the prospects of the While the Entrepreneurship pro
future. "What the college is looldng at gram was under the guidance of
is how we can best meet the needs of Kaplan and Detweiler-Bedell, two
our tudents as well as what's happen popular programs were created:
ing in the outside environment... The the "Dinner with an Entrepreneur"
Entrepreneurship Center has a strong events, and the "Mentor Connections"
place in that fit," he said. program, both of which connected
He tre es the importance of Lewi & Clark students to successful
making.the Entrepreneur hip pro entrepreneurs in Portland.
gram more accessible to students by Esteban Valle ('17), teaching as
"building upon the quality program sistant to Kaplan during the 2015
ming that's already in place and the Winterim Entrepreneur Workshop,
quality academic courses that we al- noted that "[Kaplan], together with
ready have." . Brian Detweiler-Bedell, created an
Campbell hopes to bolster the amazing intellectual space for those
Dinner with Nine Pioneers program creative and motivated people with a
- which pairs alumni with students mind for business."
in an intimate and comfortable din Adding to the news of Kaplan's de
ner discussion - and focus-it on more parture, Dr. Kellar Autumn, Professor
entrepreneurial alumni, as well a en of Biology and former Academic Di
trepreneurial alumni from firms like MAGGICE OIT/PIONEELRO G rector of Entrepreneurship comment
ike and and Intel. The E-Lab is for the Cent~r of Entrepreneurship to use for academic workshops and Entrepreneur hip Club meetings. ed on the situation by email:
While the new leadership is excit "I have resigned as Academic Di
ed to start, therew asa little ambiguity rector of Entrepreneurship and do
in the beginning of the emester of the •co-curricular initiatives - some know edging an emp-asmngtheim Kaplan declined to state anything not owmiy details about [the] fu- -
direction the Center for Entrepreneur- thing that hasn't existed in prior years. portance of entrepreneurial thinking more than what was mentioned in the ture of the program. I am disappoint-
hip. The final acknowledgement in the ar in the liberal arts. letter he ent throughout the Lewi & ed by the changes because they have
Following this email, The Source ticle was the departure of Kaplan, who In the Jetter, Kaplan attributed Clark community. disrupted a highly successful and
published an article on Aug. 24 titled: left the Center for Entrepreneurship the success of the Entrepreneur hip The dynamic that Kaplan speaks unique academic program," Autumn
"Career Center gains new space and to return to his "entrepreneurial pur program to "the intentional, close of involved the chair of the psychology said in her email.
new partnership with the Center for suits beyond Lewis & Clark.• partnership between [his] role, as the department, Professor Brian Detwei The current Lewis & Clark Center
Entrepreneurship. This article an Upon his departure from the Cen Managing Director and the role of the ler-Bedell who was the Academic Di for Entrepreneur hip website as of
nounced a new partnership between ter for Entrepreneurship, Kaplan sent Academic Dire.ctor. Together [the ] rector for the Entrepreneurship pro Sept. 29 has still not updated its facul
the Career Center and the Center for out a letter on August 27 to students, created a truly unique hub of learning gram before re igning in August 2015. ty page. The only contact listed on the
Entrepreneurship that will focus on faculty, colleagues, and trustees ac- and action ..." "I don't have any detail about the web ite is Campbell.
Presenting the statistics: LC Peers teaching peers
through PSI changes
college scoreboard ranking
By PETER KRANTIZ ation rate with 7596 of students grad indicated that it is too early to predict By KATIE KELLY classes.
O uating in under six years. if it will have an impact on admis O "Having two facilitators provides
N SEPT. 12, THE White However, the average tuition cost sions, but expressed some concerns VER THE SUMMER of 2015, PSI participants with two different
House debuted the College of $32,636 per year at LC is signifi about the accessibility of the tool. Pioneer Success Institute Co knowledge bases, styles and experi
Scorecard, a new tool that cantly higher than the national av "Some families will likely find the ordinators made changes to ences," Busha said. "Student co-facil
helps student applying to college erage cost of $16,789 per year. The Scorecard useful, but others may find the Fall 2015 Pioneer Succe Institute itators are able to offer practical L&C
easily compare data between chools, Scorecard also features statistics that it does not have the information (PSI) curriculum, most notably, the information of interest to student
and Lewis & Clark (LC) excelled in about average debt and they're looking for addition of peer co-facilitators. that an L&C staff or faculty member
many categories. student body diversity, 'This information is or does not allow for Feedback from PSI participants may not know simply because it is not
The College Scorecard compares though does not include easy enough com last year initiated the changes. "A their lived experience."
already out there,
schools again t the national average national averages for parisons between theme that emerged from the fo While student facilitators bring
in a number of categories including these categories. the Scorecard is schools." cus groups was that one of the many a relatable perspective to PSI, their
graduation rate, average annual cost According to Lisa just a new way of Alvaro Torres strengths of PSI was students being job do not require them to become
and median. salary after attending. Meyer, Dean for Enroll presenting it. ('18) initially ex able to connect with other students," uncomfortably vulnerable. "Student
n
According to these statistics, the av ment and Communica pres ed concern Cathy Busha, Associate Dean of Stu co-facilitators are encouraged, though
erage LC graduate makes 43,400 tions, most of this data Lisa Meyer about the financial dent Engagement and PSI Coordi not required, to share their own in
per year, greater than the national was already available on prospects of gradu- nator, said in an email on Sept. 22. sights and experiences at L&C,"B usha
average of 34,343 for college grad the school' website and ates. Torres claimed "Based on this feedback, we decided said. "Again, we hear from first-year
uates. Fifty-five percent of LC grad other online sources, and was mostly that if he were pre ented with these to add a tudent co-facilitator role." and transfer students that it's helpful
uates make more than $25,000 per reported to the government by LC. statistics when applying to college, The addition of 26 student facilita to hear information from a peer.•
year the average income of a high "This information is already out he would likely have more seriously tors according to Graduate Assistant -Current student facilitator, Jamie
school graduate with no college de there, the Scorecard is just a new way considered other chools. and PSI Coordinator, Connor Adam , Barnett ('18), is having a positive
gree. LCh as an above average gradu- of presenting it," Meyer aid. Meyer "Scoreboard" continued on Page 3 adds a fre h new perspective to the "PSI" continuecton P"mf<""'1-----
Extracurriculars Pre-game rituals
LC gets new Dean The Orange Line Beach House
LC welcomes Catherine Gunther Kodat, the new The TililcumB ridge and Orange MAX Line are now Harrison mith tackles Beach House's seminal ....
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences to the officiallyo pen, bul bow can LC students utilii.e this new album. all the glilll and shocgazing
'Pioneer famil new public transit? still intact
Seepage 2 Seepage 6 eepage

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
2 NEWS
News in
Brief
On campus
discussions
follow the
incident at Reed
ZEA
By MEGHAN
• Clarks tudents received
ling email on Sept. 28,
an incident at Reed
Collegethatocntrredovstheweek-
end. The incident involved a Lewis&
Clarks tudentw hoa llegedlyse xually
assaulted Reed students and phys
ically 8881.ulted Reed Community
Safety Officers and Portland Police
Officers.
Saturday night/Sunday morn
ing' incident adds to a growing
number of negative iDcideoces on
Reed' campus involving LC stu
dents. These incidences, often
markedby sm.ial misconductd, e
stnictiwb ehaviora ndi ntoxication,
continuet o create' tensionb etween
the Reeda ndL Cc ommunities.
On FridayO, ct.2 . the BlackS tu
dent Union{ BSU) will be holding
their weekly meetinga t 4 p.m. in
Tamanel to discma tbeae. ....
andh owt heyi ntersect withr acea nd
brulllU;y.
ALLIE MCRAJTH/PI0NF.ERL OG
Pallowfngt bll, Ille Dean Kodat speaks with LC students (L-R) Demi Glidden ('16) (L) and Anya Jacquez ('18) (R) at the Toast with the Dean, Sept. 30.
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·LC community welcomes new
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Reedc. ommunityb'"ef oret he forum. By GEL.SEYP LAZA place where exploration and discovery tion and were invited to attend public Lewis & Clark College at which point
L are as important to students and fac forums to meet faculty, staff, and stu President Glassner appointed her to
ewis & Clark (LC) bas a new face ulty as professional preparation,• she dents. the new po ition.
on campus: Catherine Gunther said. The selection pro- "[Kodat] has hit the ground run
Undergraduate Kodat is the new Dean of the Col The intensive se- cess was marked with ning with great energy and strong lead
lege of Arts and Sciences. lection process for poor participation from ership," President Glassner said. "She
student arrested Kodat began her new po ition on the Dean began in the tudents due to inopop- has a deep commitment to the liberal
July 6, 2015, which led to former inter summer of 2014, when portune forum times, arts and great appreciation for the full
for fatal hit-and im College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) President Glassner lack of communication, range of academic disciplines in the
Dean Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell to appointed a ten-mem- and little interest from College of Arts and Sciences." Presi
run incident move back into her faculty position as 'ber search committee. tudents. Despite the dent Glasner hopes students will learn
professor of psychology. • Associate professor of lack of attendance, the a great deal from her and will enjoy get-
By KATIE DI.LY After working as the director of the Mathematics, Naiomi students who did show ting to know her. •
American Studies Program at Hamil Cameron, chaired the up to the informational Kodat a serts that she enjoy work
ton College, a small liberal arts college committee, and Bren- sessions asked the pro- ing with the faculty and students and
in ew York, Kodat moved into greater da Barnum ('t5), acted spective Deans about strives to support their intellectual and
administration roles. Serving as first as the student repre- variety of questions top- artistic interests. "I learn something
the Dean, and then the Provost, at The sentative. Beginning PHOTOC0URTESY0F ics ranging from reten- new every day, which is one of the chief
University of the Arts (UArts) in Phila in the fall of 2015, the K0DAT tion, to policy, to social pleasures of the job," Kodat said.
delphia, Kodat brings years of academ committee reviewed a multitude of ap- justice issues. "Right now my plan is to look and
ic administrative experience to LC. plicants from across the nation. Then, After months of applicant review listen so I can learn what the members
After working for three years at in late February and early March, four and the arduous process of deci of the LC community themselves hope
UArts, Kodat desired to get back to a candidates were invited to campus for sion-making, the selection committee to accomplish for the college and then
liberal arts college. "I like being at a in-person interviews with administra- picked Dr. Gunther Kodat to represent do what I can to support that.•
Classzilla creates challenges for LC campus
By JAMIE STEWART to facilitate the first-years, many good
Y things have come out of having this
ou've probably heard the com many new people on campus. "For one
plaints about the lines at the thing, it makes up for the tiny junior
Bon (especially at brunch), the class," she said.
crowds on the weekend Pioneer Ex Gonzalez also mentioned "having
press, and the cramped housing expe- • more students helps build community.
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rienced by those living in basements Student clubs are loving the [increased)
OoodbJt LoaDp. beld. llanorial and converted lounges. Is this year's participation they're getting. When
Jam o1 '8aaclay mghtlbr
• massive first-year class, (fondly known you're in a forced housing situation,
• as "Classzilla,") to blame? you have more friends just because
Though the entering 697 first-years you're living with more people."
In cu Eas~
may be creating unease on campus, Jake Behr ('19) who lives in the
be found Oil~ many feel it is making campus a more basement of the Manzanita dorm in the ~all
lively and engaging place, and are also Forest housing complex, said "Being in
PO&-aupport ,contact maintaining a positive attitude. the basement means less privacy defi
o-rneeJlnaJaa,,leea In the struggle to get acclimated to nitely, but there's extra room. All of us
COUJllel@Jcaln.edu challenging overflow living situations, get along really well. I wouldn't move
503-?68-71-60 Director of Campus Housing Sandi out unless I could keep my roommates
Located In TempletonC ampus Bottemiller thought that students are and stay in the same building.•
Center faring very well. "The results of a sur Behr still feels unsure about the
vey sent to students in overflow two freshman clas 's impacts that are un
CrlalsC oUllllellng Serviee: weeks ago found that nine out of the 62 related to housing, however. "The at "surprised." He believes his classmates' Indeed, the class of 2019 was not
503-265-78<>4 surveyed are 'OK, but would move out mosphere is socially different," Behr annoyance may be merely "annoyance that much smaller than that of 2019, at
with fre hmen in general," and have roughly 600 students. Dean Gonzalez
given the choice,' and 4 out of 62 are said. "It feels harder to make friends
little to do with the strain on campus did confirm that the Admissions office
Health Promotion and Well 'unhappy,'" Bottemiller said. "The sur and connect, as the community is not
facilities. He is not worried either, as will be making some adjustments f'lr
a vey was sent to each of the 214 tudents as tight-knit as it would be with fewer
healthed@lclark.edu in overflow housing.• students." adjustments of the sort that are being the class of 2020, however, mainly by
503-?68-8225 Dean of Students Anna Gonzalez Robert Reimanis ('17) says that t m ir a e d ly e f n o e r w th . e " I c l t a h s i s n k o f A 20 k 1 i 9 n 's a . b re a n se o m t e e n n t " b m er e s e e ti t n tl g e d a o p n r p b j y e c o t u ed r o a f d fi m ce is ~ s ( i T o h n e n D w iv n i
Locatedin room1 2 of Odell remarks that even though she and her while some of his peers may seem an bas been used for housing before," he sion of Student Life).
ResidencHe all staff have had to work especially hard noyed at the surge, be himself is simply
remembered.

FRIDAYO, CTOBER 2, 2015
NEWS
3
The nevv Cabinet enacts nieasures to alleviate
the debt ASLC has_ accuniulated over the years
Increased communication with clubs and ASLC treasurer will limit incurring debt in the future
By ANGELICA TRUE last year to help cover ASLC'sd ebt. amount of debt.
L ASLC Auditor Bradley Davis ('18) "Last year the business office decid
ast year, the Associated Students stressed that the debt mounted slowly ed to stop allowing ASLC to distribute
of Lewi & Clark (ASLC)w as about over a number of years due to a cries of funds above the amount currently pres
100,000 in debt miscommunications and small mi takes, ent within their accounts," ASLCA dvisor
ow the ASLCi s debt free. However, which went unnoticed for a long period Harold McNaron said. "This wa some
it was not the additional student body fee oftime. Davis explained that much of the thing the office had previouly allowed to
money from this year's large freshmen problem arose due to the differences be take place."
class that got them there. hveen the academi<a; nd fiscaly ear. While the Office of Business aiid Fi
"ASLCa lread had a plan to get out "The academic year ends in May but nance may have been justified in their
of debt," Student body president Danie the fiscal year ends in July," Davis said. attempt to resolve the debt situation,
la Lopez ('16) said. "The large freshmen "At the end of academic year, the trea McNaron noted, "This deci ion had the
class will just allow us to have a larger surer would get Aooded with requests effect of making a historical deficit an
appeals process for club ." and then when the treasurer graduat immediate i ue in order for ASLC to
Regardless of debt, the class of 2019 ed or moved on, the bu in office bad honor its commitments to clubs and
will have some effect no choice but to ASLCb ranches."
on ASLC proceeding fill all these re "The original plan to repay the debt
affairs. "We'll be more quests." ;vas to use the student body fee money
During the appeals cautious about Often tim , to pay off the debt slowly over time, but
process, which will be th late re- the busin officed id not think that was
occurring either in late how we're spend quests would quick enough,• said Davis.
September or early to result in club However, while the ASLC debt sit Photo courtesy of Daniela Lope,
mid-October, club will ing money." overspending and uation may bave come to a head now,
have the opportunity to the ASLCa ccount neither Lopez, Davis nor ASLCt reasure The 2015 ASLCC ouncil at a recent retreat serving with Wisdom of the Elders
apply for more funding Lindokuhle Simelane being overdrawn. Lindokuhle SimeJane ('17) believe that
in addition to the bud Furthermore, the problem will arise in the future.
gets th y were allocated many clubs were "We'll be more cautious about how money." from being overdrawn.
the year prior. unaware that they we're spending money," Simelane said. In addition to better communication If nothing else, Lopez believes that
For clubs, this year's appeals process were overspending because WebAdvi or, "My vision is to be a financial advisor behveen clubs and the ASLC treasur the debt situation provided a "Critical
is important, because the budget for which displayed. their budget balances, for clubs. One of my goals is to make er, ASLCw ill also be exploring ways to learning process for students managing
the Student Organizations Committee was only updated monthly. Regardless, sure clubs check in with me if they want change the ways in which SOC allocates money in their clubs and that they need
(SOC), the organization that allocates when this overspending occurred year to spend more than $500 on one event, funds, and will be considering different to use it in a way that suits their mission
money to clubs, was slashed by $90,000 after year, it resulted in a significant so we can make sure that they have the "accounting tricks" to prevent accounts and goals."
Survey from last year EstiII1ated incoIIle post-grad
gives positive feedback now accessible to LC students
on peer-led activities
Continued.from Page 1.
Torres concluded that the value of
CollegSec oreboaSrdta tsfo rL C
an LC education does not come from
the money made after graduation but
Continued.from Page 1 applies to your first year but it also ap is derived instead from the quality of
experience with her PSI group. "Be plies to your second, third, fourth and the liberal arts education. studentr etention mostp opularp rograms
ing able to connect with first-year and ba ically your whole life," Barnett said.
• A wage only goes o far," Torres sociaslc ience2s5 %
being able to be part of their experience "Because you're transitioning all the afterf int year
aid. "I'm getting educated and I'm psycholog1y4 %
is uper cool," Barnett said. "I al o en time, you are doing new things all the
joy talking to people who are willing to time, and you always have to be 'well' getting this diploma not just for the 86% 67% visuaaln dp erforminagrt s1 1'K t
money, but to learn how to survive in
be open to this, too, and sharing my ex and healthy." this changing society. [A liberal arts L&C national naturaslc ience1s1%
perience of when I was a first-year and Potential facilitators applied in mid education] is about people finding average englislha nguagaen dl iteratur8e%
things I wish I would have done differ April and were confirmed in August, ac
their niche and understanding their
ently." cording to Barnett.
passion in life instead of chasing mon
Although PSI bas made great im An application was sent out to LC graduationra te
ey."
provements since its first year, engage students in spring semester 2015. "We Marco Palacios ('19) agrees with 75% 44% $43,400 $34,343
ment is still an issue. "In every cla particularly did outreach to students Torres, and is mo tly undaunted by averagaef ter national
you are going to have a situation where who completed PSI, as well as students LC's numbers. "This is a liberal arts L&C national colleges alary average
omeone doesn't want to be open to the who participated in the Leadership chool, and there's probably a lot more average
idea of a class that is required,• Barnett Conference in the Spring,• Busha aid.
students in arts or more niche fields
.said. "I think we are getting across to Certain PSI workshop have added
than omewhere like a state school.
the majority of people though.• new components to their curriculum
It's not surprising that tudents at a
Despite this, he said that this infor the future. Nevertheless, statistics like
This entiment, however, varies from field trips to visit to the labyrinth
school like that would have a higher
mation would not have greatly affected an initial annual salary are significant.
from class to cla based on the people in the Chapel to partnering with volun
pay average." bis college decision, and he does not For Marco Palacios, they made him
in it. "It depends on the students and teers at Tyron Creek to participating in
However, he added that the greater expect it to have a significant influence think about his choice of major and his
their willingness to participate and will a "Social Justice Campus Tour• accord
cost of LC is concerning. on future applicants. potential career options.
ingne s of the facilitators to facilitate or ing to Busha.
be 'friends' with their people," Barnett The position of student facilitator is "It's kind of scary to think about. "One of the things that sets Lewis "In the end, I would have cbo en
It seems like there's definitely good & Clark apart is the proximity to Port thi college anyway. I didn't decide on
said. not et in stone. "We will again evalu
education here, it's the cost that's
land," Palacios aid. "Wben I visited thi college not knowing that it would
Barnett believes PSI holds an im ate the program with surveys and focus
troubling. It makes me think about LC I vibed with the people. The com be expensive or that there would be
portant role in the curriculum of new group ," Busha aid. "If the feedback
whether I want to go into a field where munity aspect is really important." risks. It's definitely a great education
college students especially. "I think about student co-facilitator is positive,
there's more job [instead of the music
Ultimately, the Scorecard wiil like and I'm going to try to take advantage
[fir t-year tudents] hould know about we will likely continue with the pro
field]."
ly have Little vi ible impact on LC in of as much opportunity here a I can."
transitioning and wellness because it gram."
UPCOMING EVENTS
1-3 8 NRLI Law Di tinguished Visitor Lecture from
One Act Festival at 7:30 p.m. in the Fir Acres
Rena Steinzor on "How White Collar Criminal
Black Box Theater for $3 General Admission.
October October Enforcement CaQ Save the Environment."
2 Archive Month hosted by Special Collection's .•1 3 Speaker Series: European Refugee Crisis.
Archjve Crawl at the Portland Archives & Re International Affairs professors and students dis
October cord Center. October cuss their positions in JR Howara Hall 102.
7 Vigil For Black Lives hosted by BSU, starting 16-18
from Griswold Stadium parking lot to the Chapel Homecoming and Family Weekend.
October departs at 6:25pm. October
·"'

FRIDAY,O CTOBER 2, 2015
4 OPINION
Extracurriculars· deserve
more credit, attention
Learning should not be confined to a classroom setting
By TAR UN BISHOP tion," and potentially GPAc redit, to lead "bringing people together," to eliminate
F
a club or organization. the divide between the administration
our weeks into the semester, stu Some will argue that we come to col and the tudent body.
dents are increasingly busy with lege to take classes, and that, if classes None of this is to bash academics, or
classwork and test preparation. are not our top priority, we should leave to suggest that academic clas es are use
Many students forgo extracurricular college. It is certainly true that college less. Academic di course is a valuable
and other per onal endeavors, and is a part of academia, so it makes sense kill, and it is an avenue by which one
spend the time on classwork, instead, in that academics be high priority. How can articulate one's views on important
hope that their hard studying will lead ever, academics need not be confined matters.
to good grades, which will then (hope to the classroom, or to college-initiated However, it is important to note
fully) lead to a bright future. At Lewis & programs. Students have initiated ac that academic discourse is not the only
Clark, it eems that academics are gen tivities that are not (yet!) linked to the mean by which thi can be accom
erally given top priority, and any other college, whether helping the houseless plished, and for ome, there are other
curricular activity is seen as "extra"; community, helping animals, or advo avenues that are equally valuable. Par
hence, the term, extracurricular. Lewis cating environmental protection. Such ticipation in an activist club provid
& Clark College policies further demon projects have the potential to seem insight into the real world, and involve
strate this philo ophy. more academic as well; much research ment in a sympo ium allow a student
As detailed in the Lewis "& Clark is being done as to why o many people to gain insight into the business world. Getty Im ag
handbook, a student must remain in. live in extreme poverty, why so many Also, it is not a bad thing to be con Viola Davis, poses with her Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress Io A Drama
"good academic tanding" to run for of animals (in farms, labs, zoos, etc.) are cerned about one's future; in fact, it is
fice, or to have a leadership po ition in a mistreated, and on why climate change good practice to think in the long-term. Recent Emmy's re
tudent-run club or organization. "Good persists. However, this results-based approach
academic standing" mean completion Sophomore Calder Woolums states tends to focus, almost exclusively, on
of 12 or more credits, with a GPA of that better communication is needed, end results, and pays little attention to
mind us .what proper
2.0 or higher, in the previou semester, between students and administrators. the process i elf.
along with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or He believes that the current policy is End results are important, but if thi
higher. "not in place for negative reasons," but is all that we care about, then how much
This emphasizes the "extraness" of that it may be "more limiting" than ad enjoyment will we have, simply living casting can do for TV
extracurricular activities. However, this ministrators intend. He is in favor of life?
can be problematic, because it has the
potential to deny students the opportu
nity for enriching experiences, solely on
By ALTHEA BILLINGS Perhaps complete and utter equality
the basi of grades or lack of accumulat
is impossible. After all, Trump seems to
ed credits. The "academics first" school
0 be pretty against this whole "politically
of thought overlooks the potential of
ne of the headlines after this correct" business.
extracurricular activities to enhance the
year's Emmy celebration was But it isn't just a matter of political
college experience, and to make a differ
"most diverse Emmy's ever", a correctness, it's a matter of regular cor
ence in the world. Many such activities
fact especially noticeable after the 2015 rectness. People of color are often cast
entail global involvement, which is one
Academy Awards in which not a single in. less substantial roles and forced to
of the primary goals of the education
person ·of color was nominated. play stereotypes in order to "get wide
sy tern, and one of the central themes of
Emmy ho t Andy Samberg stated, spread appeal."
Lewis & Clark College. Many of the club
"This is the most diverse Emmy' ever. Production companies might not
at Lewis & Clark offer just that, wheth
ci m i o er, on't ac ch m on blatantly a k for a black worn n
er it is Animal CoUective,B lack Student
that." anymore, but the requirement can be
Union, Feminist Student Union, Stu
The Oscar snubs implicit.
dents Engaged in Eco-Defense (SEED),
were even more notice- If anything, the Em
or Lewis and Clark's many symposia.
able in the wake of the my's thi year is a re
While it is appropriate that the col When a role is
"Black Lives Matter" minder of what good
lege expects tudents to make a certain
movement that con castfora television can look like.
level of progres , this pr,pgress can be
sumed much of main Some of the mo t sig
made in various forms. Credit can be specific race,
stream media in the year nificant characters on
given for tudents who take part in var
previou . In no way does that role should televi ion are the people
ious programs. When students write
A-listers giving other of color of "Orange is the
about global i ues, profes or can pro be played by a
A-listers awards consti New Black", "Empire",
vide extra credit, and the college can
tute a real place for so person of that "Scandal" and "How to
provide the equivalent of cour e credit,
cial change, but it does Get Away with Murder".
for students who engage in extracurric race.
beg the question, what is This isn't to say that
ular activities.
a reasonable expectation every 1V show and mov
While sophomore Tyler Lebovic be
of diversity? ie should be a direct
lieves that the GPA requirement is fine,
An obvious place representation of every
he believes that it "deserves recogni-
to start is that when a role is cast for a member of society, like say the cover of a
specific race, and their race is integral middle school french textbook. Let's call
to their character, that role should be it the Bechdel Test of diversity. Like the
played by a person of that race. Perhaps Bechdel Test, wherein in order to pass, a
this evokes thoughts of Jim Crow black film must have two named female char
face and the early (and racist) cartoons acters that must talk to each other about
FRIDAY, of Disney. Those days are over, you something other than a man, to pass the
OCTOBER2 , VOL.85N0.1 might say. No one does blackface any diversity test, a film must cast a person
more. While that may be mostly true, we of color in an appropriate role, and give
2015 still see examples of white actors por that character something to do or say
traying other races. that is apart from their race or appear
In the 2015 box office bomb, Aloha, ance.
Emma Stone wasc ast as Captain AUison Racism isn't over, and something
Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Ng, a one quarter Chinese and one quar that became all too clear in the wake of
Allie McRaith John Rogers ter Hawaiian Air Force liaison to a land Ferguson.
deal brokered by Bradley Cooper's Brian The real fight for justice and equality
News Editors Opinion Editor Features Editor Gilcrest. The film, while facing signifi is clearly on the streets and in our court
Katie Kelly Photography Editor Brady Antonelli cant critical recoil, was also the center houses and legislative buildings, but in
Meghanz.ea Jensen Hsiao of controversy under an accusation of the meantime our media should reflect
"whitewashing" the cast. people as they are.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
OPINION
5
Trigger warnings
should be used
more in classes·
Warnings allow for a
safer, more productive
discussion
By JACOB WISDA because the idea of implanting trigger
warnings into classes is new.
In a Huffington Post survey released
cross the U.S., many colleges on Jun. 23, 2015, it found that less than
have begun implementing trig- one percent of colleges have implement
er warnings into course de ed an institutional trigger warning pol
scriptions. While the Oxford-Dictionary icy.
Ins ti tu tionalized defines them as: "statements alerting But more prominently, trigger
the reader or viewer of certain material warnings face opposition from college
that it may contain distressing content,• administrators and profes ors on the
this definition does not identify trigger claim they misdirect a student' atten
reading is important, but warnings as inherently good or bad. tion at what might only be a very small
The respon e to these trigger warn part of the clas .
ings has been polariz d: with some Oppo ition also cites that students
claiming they make safer spaces for dis need to be exposed to the real world - a
not the only reading
cussion, while others claim they draw world that is not filled with trigger warn
attention towards one negligible part of ings.
what should be a larger discussion. While it's true that trigger warnings
students should be doing Even with this argument against may only apply to a few small parts of
trigger warnings in mind, from an ed a class's content, the fact remains that
ucational standpoint, trigger warnings a student should never feel un afe in a
benefit colleges as they create safer, classroom environment.
Personal readings should not be undervalued more transparent forums If a student opts out of
for discussion in clas es. a class because of a trig
The first questions one ger warning, they can still
must ask is what purpose take another class that
By MCKENNA TEIG LAND desire and necessity when it came to her Margaret Jordan, a sophomore who trigger warnings serve, will teach them just as
W past reading experiences: ha actually taken the Intro to Fiction and why informing stu much, and not make them
e have all been there: stuck "I'm a slow reader, so having to do course that Waters teaches, has been dents about a class's con ''I'd like to see uncomfortable during the
at a school in a cla s with a [assigned] reading in a certain time forced to pay homage - albeit an enjoy- tent in advance matters? trigger warn procedure. This allows the
th m u nd m i I 1 n - bih fri. For on trigger warning student to continue their
even though you probably would have stupid at times because it was taking me "I think that college reading have indicate a potentially un ings here at learning, and exploring
never, ever, picked it out for yourself. longer than my teacher expect d of me. taken away my time to read for plea safe space. Lewis & Clark, in an environment condu
And so you struggle through the nov I still love reading, and I will read a book sure, so I've gone kind of old school. I'm If a student receive sive to their likes.
el - "Pride and Prejudice", "Heart of in one night if it inter ts me, but high reading a lot more comic books because a trigger warning about I think they So how might Lewi &
Darkn ", "Wuthering Height •, "The chool in titutionaJized reading did not they're hort and fast but they've got a clas they're interested would make Clark best implement trig
Pearl" - knowing the whole time that fuel my desire to read more,• Chappell some similar messages and things to re in,. and find that it pres ger warnings?
your end-goal is writing a continued. This reflects a late to. I've been working through Amer ents material they can't sure everyone's When . registering for
paper, ju t so you can get sad trend that we contin ican God [a lengthy novel] but I hav emotionally engage with, time in class is clas e on WebAdvisor,
a grade and move onto the "Homework ... ue to see here on campus en't had the time to sit down and read they can avoid the cla s a user can click on any
next text for the next pa [is] like a vege at the collegiate level. it traight through, and I'm bummed and take one they're more well spent." course to read a brief de
per. But i it reaJly so bad? More often than not, because for fiction writing, part of the comfortable with. Som scription of the clas .
Surely, somewhere table, you may it seems that imposed whole gig is reading, but I don't have argue this detriment one Jenny Howard Cla ses with content
along the way of the not like it but readings have not hin that kind of time," Jordan said. education, that trigger Sophomore that warrants a trigger
forced reading of great dered our ability to read In this cas , then, perhaps impo ed warnings aUow students warning could easily place
works of literature we all it's still good for fun because it has reading have been helpful in finding to avoid hearing opinion them in the cla summa
found one, or two, or sev for you." brainwashed us into a et new outlets for fun readings but wheth and arguments they dis- ry.
eral, which we thoroughly way of approaching and er being "bummed" at the end of the day agree with. Additionally, when
enjoyed. thinking about literature, is a good enough victory in this battle However, trigger writing a clas syllabus,
Now, that is not to say Don Waters but rather it bas hindered remains to be seen. warnings are rarely im profes or can create a
that these were anything Professor us in a much simpler way: So, do we still know how to read for plemented for this pur- trigger warning section
like the Carl Hiassen sto- we simply do not have the fun? Yes. Has it become a lot more dif pose. in case a student missed the warnings
ries or the other young time, or when we do have ficult? Yes. Is this now when we stop to These warnings don't inform stu online.
adult fiction books from our childhood a little free time, we cannot }>ringo ur complain and give up? Of course not. dents about whether or not class con Both of the e implementation strat
that we grew up devouring. selves to engage in this sort of "content There are several other ways you tent will provide arguments for or egies require no extra effort beyond
However, it is to say that omething overload" and consume more reading can get creative with your "reading for again t omething a student may believe asking professor to type an extra sen
changed between The Magic Treebouse material. fun" time. Check out some audiobooks strongly in. tence or two when writing course de-
and Hamlet. We have traded in our However, the outlook of current or podcasts (you can find informational Trigger warnings instead inform stu criptions, something mo t professors
chapter books for textbooks, and a dil resident fiction writer here at Lewis & ones about a topic that you are interest dents about what overarching subjects at Lewis and Clark won't mind ifit helps
igent faction of us have continued to Clark, Profes or Don Waters, has some ed in, or there is a new emergence with will be discussed. create a healthier class environment.
carry the banner of"fun reading," but is merit. Waters is currently teaching the in the field of using them as an actual Students with a history of violence or "I'd like to see trigger warnings here
that number as large as it should be - or fiction courses while Professor Pauls storytelling platform, e.g. "Welcome to sexual assault may have a difficult time at Lewis and Clark. I think they would
could be? Toutoonghi is away. ight VaJe"," Pleasure Town"). engaging in a class that forces them to make sure everyone's time in class is
Many of us would say no. We would Tackling the challenging task of Your "reading for fun" should not be delve into those subjects and stir up un well spent," sophomore Jenny Howard
ay that the institutionalized readings .teaching creative writing, hindered by the mas ive pleasant memories. said.
imparted upon us throughout our aca Waters is in an interesting amounts of institutional A student who's warned about a A college's decision on whether or
"I think that
demic career have simply made us "too position: guiding people ized reading. class' content up front doesn't have to not to institute a policy on trigger warn
tired" and "too jaded" to be able to read in the art of writing the college read If you want to find a deal with this. ings should not based on a subjective
for fun. sort of things that they good book, check out the "Trigger warnings only ensure that opinion.
ings have taken
First, though, the idea of"reading for would want to read them- New York Time Best people who wouldn't want to be part of a Lewis & Clark is just one of many col
fun" should be clarified. For some of us, elves, but simultaneously away my time seller list. Alternatively, discussion in the first place don't have to leges that should begin to rely on trigger
this could be The ew YorkT imes, or the assigning readings of his Amazon.corn's Kindle participate. And it allows people within warnings. It should pioneer the way to a
to readfor
latest New York Times Bestseller, so the own. e-readers, one of the most the discussion to speak without filtering safer cla room for all, and stronger di -
important bottom line of the phrase is "Homework is home pleasure." popular e-reader, has it's themselves and be more open," fresh cussion that is more inclusive_, ____ _
that it is simply material that we choose work; it's like a vegetable; own curration of their man Zach Cohen said. Keeping students engaged should be
to read, and this agency is important. To you may not like it but it's bestsellers. These lists can When everyone in a course is com a priority of the school.,
MargaretJ ordan
be able to make a decision about how we still good for you/ Waters be filtered by genres you fortable with the content being dis The school's administration and
want to spend our reading time -and by said when I posed this ophomore enjoy or genres you want cussed, there's a higher probability that teachers have the means to effectively
a greater extent, our free time - ay a lot question to him. to explore more in. No the discourse within the class will be implement these changes quickly, and
about ourselves. "While my fiction matter the reason, there is more educational to the participants. with little co t.
Not only is it a way of expressing our classe are designed to help students a plethora of "fun" books out there for This is because trigger warnings ensure Implementing trigger warning in
desires and interests, but there are so produce creative work, they're also de you to read. Futhermore, one of the best that everyone within a discussion is free classes offers desirable benefits to stu
many other benefits to picking up some signed to help students read - and by ways to find books is to ask friends for to speak their mind with minimal risk of dents at little to no cost.
words of our own accord and reading "read" I mean find value and meaning personal recommendations. These tend offending or hurting other participants. The benefits strongly outweight the
them to our own ends. in a work of fiction beyond the simple to be more tailored to your likes as you The lack of trigger warnings only en tiny co t of adding a few words on the
At its roots, reading is a form of es thrill,• said Waters, clarifying his case. probably have similar interests to the sures that students uncomfortable with syllabus. These benefits ~II make Lewis
capism, and it is an important form at While some might take issue with people around you. a discussion will not be able to partici & Clark a bub for inclusive discussions
that. So, to have those precious mo that last, Waters has a point as far as You could even keep a small book on pate well, and thus, learn almost noth and show the rest of the nation's thou
ments taken away by the time spent as igned readings go:· any reading of you for those longer bus rides when you ing from it. sands of universties and colleges how a
prepping for classes is alarming. literature is good reading, and this bas are heading downtown without a group, If trigger warnings carry these ben higher education environment should
One student, sophomore Caitlin made some students inventive in their or are pulling a solitary stint at the din efits, why aren't they already at Lewis & take and active role in the care of its stu-
Chappell, recalled the conflict between relationship with the written word. ing hall. You can make it happen. Clark on a large scale? Primarily, this is dents. •

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
6 FEATURES
Orange you glad it isn't just another bus line?
Q&A about the New Orange Line, the Tilikum Bridge, and where it all can take you
By Leslie Muir and Will Owen This is great news for cyclists
P looking for a safe and easy way to
ORTLAND'S famed public trans get between downtown and South
portation corporation, Trimet, east Portland, although some critics
ha done it again, finishing the have pointed out that's only if you're
latest in tallment to their ever-ex: already on the south waterfront. The
panding service line. The MAX Orange bridge itself goes between the OHSU
line officially opened for service on condominiums and the Ross Island
ept. 12, becoming the first MAX line Indu trial area, which both happen
to enter Southeast Portland and pro to be out of the way for most central
vide service as far south as Milwaukie, Southea t commuters. Using the over
which is the city directly southeast of crowded Hawthorne bridge for biking
Portland. Trimet estimates that the across the river can be a challenge
new line wiJI have a many as 30,000 though, and hopefully thi alternative
daily riders by 2030. Also marking route will alleviate some of the traffic
the day was the opening of Portland's strain. For those going between Down
newest bridge the Tilikum Cros ing. town and the outhem neighborhood
This brand new bridge is the first to of Portland, such as Woodstock, Sell
be built since the Fremont Bridge be wood and Milwaukie, the Tilikum
gan welcoming traffic in 1973. What's Crossing could be very beneficial.
more, the Tilikum Crossing is the only More importantly, the new Orange
bridge in Portland to allow pedestrian, Line provides better access for Lewis &
bike and public transit traffic only - Clark students looking to explore new
no murderous drivers allowed! neighborhoods more ea ily.
MAX
Where does it go?
NW 5th & Couch
Los Gorditos The Orange Line connects down
town Portland directly with Southeast
Portland and the suburb of Milwaukie.
The streetcar goes from Downtown
Portland and back north along the East
side waterfront. LC students can catch
the Orange Line by getting off the Pio
neer Express (Pio) and walking 3 blocks
2210SE2 nd PI south to the 5th and Jefferson MAX
stop. An adult pass only costs $2.50,
OMSI/ SE Waterfront
and can buy you hours of fun, as far as Viewo f the Tilikumb ridgeo ver the Willametter iver from outheast to DowntownP ortland
Cartopia fun to hours go, that's a fantastic ratio.
How's the view any part of Portland that is actually
unattractive? While you're cruising
So this is just a
from the ride? • through, check out the newly remod
eled Trimet headquarters in the Brook
new bridge and
lyn neighborhood (bonus points if you
The most important part, the new get off and explore Milwaukie Avenue
MAX Line?
Clinton St./SE and shiny Tilikum Crossing, has a as you head south into Sellwood). Ad
great view of the Willamette. You can mire the tree-lined beauty of the East
12th Ave
see OMSI's submarine, the south wa and West Moreland neighbotjtood ,
Division St. terfront beaches (complete with killer and use the Southeast Bybee Stop for
The Orange Line doesn't just mean
geese), dragon boats and kayaks, and your closest access to the Reed Cam
MAX. The streetcar now makes a com
all of the sucker stuck in traffic on the pu and surrounding area. Ride the
plete circle around the Portland wa
Marquam Bridge right next door. line all the way to Milwaukie for a fun
terfrnnt, going north and outh along
The line itself meets up with the ma day of exploring the infamous Goodwill
Grand St. and Martin Luther King Jr.
jor train tracks heading south through Bins, enjoying the Milwaukie farmer's
Blvd. There are a ton of trendy hops,
SE 17th Ave & Portland. Because of this the view from market, or checking out the downtown
restaurants and bars (for the Pio-popu
the MAX becomes a little disappoint area full of cafes, boutiques and coffee
Holgate Blvd lation who happens to be 21+) all along
ingly industrial at times, but is there shops.
these streets that the streetcar passes
Oaks Bottom Wildlife
directly by. The streetcar-is easier and
Refuge fa ter than buses, with less stress, and
has more stop than your average MAX
Springwater Corridor
line. Each line is color coated in the
same way certain subway systems are, Word of the Week
plus it's the closest thing we have to a
European trolley and that's pretty cool.
SE Bybee Verisimilitude - is that true?
Reed College I have a BMw, so
By Mckenna Teigland
Sellw ood-Moreland why does this con
Okay, so I have a oonfession to make: would be the significance in repJacing one
cern me? I have a favorite word, and that word is wordw ith another? In order to answerth is,
verisimilitude. one bu to look no further than potential. If
Hailing from the Latin term, verus, a speech were to be said to be full of lies, this
meaning "truth,• verisimilitude does not would be drastically differentf rom saying
The sad truth is even the fanci only sound pretty, but it is that the speech was instead
est-shmanciest of sports cars won't ave more mature than just a a piece of auditory verisi
Milwaukie/Main St. you from the deathtrap that is Portland simple "truth.· Defined by militude. Simply put, "lies.
Milwaukie Farmer's traffic. During rush hour if you want the Oxford Dictionary as shuts down a discu.aion;
to go anywhere in Southeast, then you "the appearance of being "verisimilitude" invites
• Market
can either ruin your day in a vehicle or tme or real,~ it is the key one. People are ready io
Elk Rock Island take fun public transit. Additionally, if addition of "appearance• throw anything away
your Reed, Southeast, or Sellwood party which adds an important beledt o be lies, but with
group doesn't feel like choosing a desig depth to the word Now, the term "verisimilitude,•
nated driver or paying for an Uber, just no, I am not trying to add one paUBeSa nd entertains
hop ori the Pio and transfer to the Or an angst-ridden SATword the claim. That latter word
ange line downtown. And afterward, the to )'OW' vocabularyju,s t 90 encourages critical think
trip home is easy enough. I can say "Don't believe ing and opinion formula•
anything. The world is a tion, whereas the former
verisimilltudinous place,. promotes negligence and
and you will understand hot-headed deciaions.
Want to write for features? me. What I am trying to say, is that this In any event, there is some food fur
word is an elegant handful of syllables thought for this weelt. Next time someone
that can essentially replace the boring, presents you with new information, I hope
Features can be (almost) anything you want. monosyllabicw ord, "lies.• that rather thinking it is false, you instead
Know someone interesting? Write about it. Do But why is this important? What wonder if it is it true. ....
you know of an interesting event? Write about
it. Email bantonelli@lclark.edu

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
FEATURES ·7
Leading others to dream on campus and off
First-Year L&C student Alexander Muto aspires to help others become leaders in their own communities
By Althea Billing.§ who had grown up in very different eco community. "We did a walk for suicide
nomic backgrounds, some people who prevention, we went with the Kirk foun
ILE MANY first-years enter grew up living with nine other people in dation and planted trees on a military
college expecting accomplish their room in Mumbai to people who had bombing range to try to restore the is
ment and uccess, Hawaii na been in the US ·and been very privileged. land's ecosystem."
tive, Alexander Muto, already..holdsa few And we all came together as people and Muto has high aspirations for DCU.
notches in his belt He's the CEO of his familiar friends and souls to learn more Eventually, he hopes to have a physical
own non-profit, a contributing author in a about ourselves and others in a really campus for interested students. "Dream
bestselling book on Amawn, and bas spo open environment" er's Campus is going to be a maker's space
ken about his experiences internationally. Robbins ·inspired Muto deeply. "I where people can explore different career
Allo f that, before the age of eighteen. was like 'oh my god,' he's teaching youth paths," he sa,id.
Muto's journey began in middle how to open up, discover who they are ... DCU and HLC are self-sufficient op
school, or what he describes as his "trial they're teaching what I want to teach," erations, able to operate on their own,
by fire." It was in that socially polarized Muto said. As impacted as he was, Muto without Muto's guidance. At the helm
environment that Muto experienced bul knew he had to bring this message home, are those who have completed their pro
lying, in more ways than one. "I felt not • back to his community. grams,just like Muto bas.
only the ridicule of being white in a soci With the help of his mother, be raised Furthermore, based on the model of
ety that was mostly Asian, but also placed $6o,ooo to bring 40 students from his his previous successes, Muto hopes to
out sociallyb ecause of my ADHD and dys high school to the same event the next start another organization, tentatively ti
lexia," Muto said. "I lost myself, and I let Muto talks about experience starting and leading a non-profit organization. year. Muto created the Hawaii Leader tled 'the Portland Leaders Core', to enable
other people decide who I was and who I ship Core (HLC) and the non-profit Ignite more people, college students in particu
would be, letting their bullying and peer "I really want to help people discover who they a Life to serve as the sponsoring organ. lar to attend the Anthony Robbins event
pressure really sink in and create the per Throughout his work, Muto has seen a lot that changed his life.
are and be curious anq explore ... "
son that I was. I hated.w aking up to myself of change in those students: "Theya re free "If there's one thing you take away
every morning. I hated feeling trapped by now," be said. "They're leaders instead of from this, it's that I reaJly love helping
-Alexander Muto
having other's expectations put on me." followers, they have made it their person people," Muto said. "I really want to help
But Muto did have a reprieve from all that day in the life, he had a realization. ak Chopra and then on to perhaps the al mission to go out and help others as a people discover who they are and be curi
of this. "I had this other personality that "Other people's opinions had not only most pivotal part of his travels, L.A. There kind of ripple effect." ous and explore, to grow as people so that
bung out with me like an imaginary friend brought me pain but they had not brought he participated in a youth summit on Outside of the annual summits in Cali they're not bogged down by the chains of
and I let her be kind of the more positive me pleasure.• Muto "destroyed that per- leadership, which was led by professional fornia, the HLC and its sister organization society and so that they can do what they
side of myself, while I was the more neg onality" and set out on a quest to find motivational speaker, Anthony Robbins Dreamer's Campus University (DCU), want in their lives because you only get to
ative. One day I decided to kind of switch himself. in 2013. This summit attracted young also created by Muto, serve as mentoring live this life once. .. Might as well go down
places with her and embody her." After Muto travelled to Canada to see Deep- people from all over the world. "People groups for students and give back to the swinging."
Social media isn't ruining romance, your expectations are
Some advice to avoid disappointment and awkwardness in the complicated world of onane dating
By Tyler Wayne Patterson. why? If you knew so much about each disappointed is because of their "ideal fully curated selfies, jokes and care
other before the first date, why were self." The "ideal self' is the self-curat fully selected list of interests.
U'RE GEITING ready .for a you so nervous beforehawl? Why did QCpI,u blic persona we present o,ns ocial I once ~et this really cute guy
!ind date, but this blind date you have high expectations? media. For instanC'e, when you ',lDtag on OkCupid. I'm talking dimples,
n't your grandma's blind date. Don t be so quick to blame technol yourself from an unflattering photo, million dollar smile and a great ass.
Thanks to social media, you know what ogy. Tinder doesn't do anything with you are curating your "ideal self." OkCupid matched us, and online he
your date looks like. The two of you out an actual human to swipe left or But, in-person your date can't un was charming. Our first date was
have already talked. I mean, hell, the right. tag unflattering angles. Their humor is fun, but the spark wasn't there. Still,
two of you were a 89 percent match on The most important dating advice less intentional and inconsistent. They I tried to like him for multiple dates.
OKCupid. You just feel you are compat I could ever give is this: your love for are their complete self, flaws and all. Be willing to realize that though
ible. While browsing Instagram photos, someone should grow in the beginning, It is impossible for them to live up to they are cute, your alikeness might
you bave begun to imagine what they never shrink. When you first meet your expectations. serve better a nonsexual, nonroman
will be like. Your expectations are high. someone you actually like, your excite On the flip-side, your own "ideal tic friendship. These apps can help
You choose a coffee shop in a neigh ment will continue to grow as you get self' weighs on your own nerves. Had people find love and partnerships,
borhood where you feel comfortable. to know them. If you leave your first you first met your date in-person in but social media profiles are created
Yet, when you meet the special some date disappointed, or unsure if you like stead of virtually, they would have by humans trying to present the be t
body you feel disappointed because them, that is a bad sign. Still, some already heard your voice, seen how version of their self. Just like dating
your date doesn't meet your expecta times we continue going on dates, try you look in-person and thought you before social media, authenticity
tion . ing hard to like them. were interesting enough to date. But is key. Limit pre-date conversation
Still, you might keep trying to find In the world of Tinder and OKCu instead, your "ideal self" creates the and you will likely be able to avoid
the spark you had dreamed of. But pid, the reason you leave the first date stress of having to live up to your care- disappointment.
SMB grants grants to students to take educationo ff campus
Lani Felicitas Mayana Bonapart-
"My name is Lani Felicitas and I PhotoCourtesyofMayaoa Bonapart "My name is Mayana Bonapart
am using this SAAB grant to attend the aka May .... I am a 4th year undergrad
twelfth annual Filipina Leadership Global SOAN major. My SAAB grant will be
Summit in San Francisco. It's a summit used to attend the Building Resil.ient
just for Filipino women, which I think is Communities Convergence at the So
important because Asian Americans are lar Living Institute (SLI) in Hopland,
often lumped together into one category, California. This four-day convergence
even though ~e have different experienc is packed with different workshops,
es in this nation and on this campus. For skill shares, and speakers all discuss
me, I don't really have role models on this ing, teaching,' and learning the most
campus except for Anna Gonzalez, who cutting edge issues in environme·--~-
never has time for.me 0aughs) and Ange sustainability and community orga-
la Buck ... I feel like I need to hear stories nizing. I not only have the opportunity
about what [Filipino women] go through to attend this convergence but I will
because right now, being in a place of also be an active participant, as I will
higher learning, I'm living out my story be running an interactive zine-making
but I'm not exactly sure how the story booth. I will be able to share my own
goes. There have not been many Filipi zine making skills through my prior
no women in leadership before. If I go to projects and photography while also
the summit, I can hear everyone's stories, teaching others how to create their
their challenges and their successes. Sto own projects on topics catered to their
ries about what it means to carry your Fil personal interests and/or based on the
ipino ancestry to higher learning. That's convergence itself as a way to process
the game plan!" all the information that we will be
learning."

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
8 ARTS
Review: Beach House
Do pass me by:
''Depr-ession Cherry''
overlooked
New album meets exp·ectations, reminds listeners of what
albums
attracted them in the first place
By HARRISON SMITH "Levitation,• the album's first and this album seems to be more about nos
D best track finds Beach House at their talgia for a first love, or falling in love .,_"Ul..,_mu,n
ream pop, drone, ambient. All most tender and minimal yet. The again. This album seems to revolve
of these genres play a dangerous song maintains a single high drone more around shag carpet and kisses and
game, one that surfs the dividing throughout the entirety of its six min warm lamps and Cherry Coke than de lllic: al lovei t to aomec apacitya, d rm suree veryoner ead
line between the captivating and the ute stretch, and full percussion only pression. Boweva,A £ tlwilfWn . g ., a , 1 . 1mt u t c h h e yj am b m e e iQ do gr u e t 1 to e t a b a l e a e a d v u e m rys m in e - r.
simply boring. Although it may ound makes itself heard at the 2:30 minute As a listener, I tend not to have a
as if there are minimal sonic happen mark. "Sparks• has its flirtations with great need for bands to stay consistent. gled ay,1 -e'a-beaildt o .. ~ recordtl hata 1ipth rought he cracks.
ings, the listener must be aware that shoegaze, carried by a soaring riff that I generally find it more entertaining for So, hereueftverecordltbatweroef tidaOyreleateddurlngtbesummersea
eont hatI Jave,--iJWmaJ haw l1epto n:
these artists are playing w:ith the ~ame sizzles and burns like a (no pun intend bands to try out weirder things and fail
binary that Brian Eno once claimed ed) sparkler. "Space Song" i po sibly than have them churn out a bunch of " Olle"
about ambient music: "It must be as ig their most bluntly dreamy similar, good, work. So
norable as it is interesting." title yet, w:ithV ictoria Leg herein lies my main com by Mac DeMareo
So how does Maryland duo Beach rand's sparse but beautiful plaint with Beach House Mae la an artist who creates very
House deal w:itb this fragile balance? incantations repeated over - they're playing it safe. llylish and bay aummertu nes.
By containing these dreamy tenden Alex Scally's bendy lead. Within the "Beach House Another 0ne• finds him at hia
cies inside an ever-stable, ever-consis "Beyonc;I Love," "10:37," sound" that they've estab saddest, having broken up with
tent structure of pop sensibility. Beach and "PPP" are all extreme lished over the last few al hia long-time girlfriend. Despite
House's formulaic combination of ly well-crafted pop songs, bums, they've created an the UDUBUallIyO mber lyrics, the
drone-y repetition, effortlessly catchy not necessarily outstand original, interesting take instrumentation is more varied
pop melodie , minimaUst keyboard ing but impossible to skip, on modern pop music. than his last record, •SaJad Days,"
beats, wistful lyrics, and a strong post proving that Beach House But on "Depression Cher- and it's perfect for laying in the
rock ense of tension and release has just cruising is still crush- ry," it feel a though they grus on a sunny afternoon.
created a machine like consistency, car i"ng much of the dream-pop competi may be reaching the limitations of their
rying the band through several consis tion. "Wildflower" seems to be the only own onic establishment.
tent albums. snoozer, prefacing the incredible tag However, "Depression Cherry" does
Consistency? Formulas? Repetition? team duo of "Bluebird" and "Days of keep me (and probably mo t of their
You may be thinking, "How could this Candy." Bluebird's highlight is the un fanbase) hanging on. I believe in more
possibly stay interesting? Brian Eno usual cli cky beat, whereas • Days of Can from Beach House. Their discography is "Abyss"
must be snoozing by the first track.• dy" brings a cyclical close to the album. great, and Cherry is a confident, beau
by Chelsea Wolfe
Beach House's new philosophy can be The nostalgic, minimal, and crushingly tiful step in the right direction, but I
condensed into a ingle word: micro-ex slow song is the missing half to the al still want something fantastic. Hurling This record stands in stark con
perimentation. Yes, it is a conjunction, bum's opener. themselves over the edge on their next trast to Mac's, as it's euily the
but who cares. Lyrically, the album· eems to have effort just might make that fantastic un darkest and mOllt emotionally
very little to do with depression. In fact, known a reality. 8/10 demanding reconl rve heard all
year. c.belsea Wolfe is a gotbic
songstress who excels in blending
the soft sounds of folk with •t he
heavy and fuzzy drones of doom
metal. Fans of the soft/loud dy
namic and hard-bitting lyrics
out.
"In Colour"
by Jamie xx
Jamie xx is best known as the pro
ducer and member of"The xx•. "In
Colour" i Jamie's solo debut, and
ifs a nice mix of deep house, indie
pop, and hip hop. While the album
has its weak spots (~Stranger in a
Room" is a prime example of thi .
as the song is rhythmically flat and
the guest vocals sound monotone
anti uninterested), it's filled with
sexy and smooth dance jams,
("Loud Places• is my personal fa
vorite) that any liberal arts college
student ~ill fervently eat up w:ith
their earboles.
"Summertime,06"
by Vince Staples
Let's face it: gangsta rap has seen
Agnes Azria ('19) of the radio show Agnasty po es for photos in the KLCR adio studio. Tune in on Wednesdays from 10 pm-u better days. Thankfully, Vince bas
pm to hear some funkytunes that will get you grooving. rode up in his Beamert o become
gangsta rap's knight in bining
It just got weirder: KLC offers a armor, as •summertime'o 6" is a
muterpiece. Taking the typical
subject matter found in popular
.d iverse cast of new shows rap and presenting itln agdtly and
90JDberf ashion that tells a compel
ling story about growingu p OD the
street&o f north while
By BE WEINSTEIN planning their shows. na hear and learn about good music."
I "I want to play some German art With shows ranging from "The Mor removing any of the p,rificatlon
commonly found in the genre. I
t's hard to walk through campus ists," says Zoe Harrington, one of the rissey You, The More I Love You" to
could go into detafl and eontinue
on any given day without getting hosts of "Wben the Shit Hits the Fan." "Death Therapy," this emester's radio
to gush about this reconl for mul
turned on to at least one band you "My idea is just to have different genres, season promises a diverse and enter
tiple pages, but I won't. If you're a
probably haven't heard of. Lewi & [or] a different topic every week." taining listening experience.
hip-hop bead, give it a listen.
· Clark is teeming with studen·ts who are Mack Kirkpatrick, who e show Jack Marchesi, ho t of the appro
incredibly knowledgeable and passion "Stank Weasel" begins on Friday, has a priately named "Across the Board," has
ate about a variety of topics notjust lim imilar plan for the struc big plans for his Tues
ited to music, and beginning this week ture of his program. "I'm ". ..t h1' s semes- day night slot: "I'll "Guud"
many of tho e students will be finding gonna switch it up and try ter's radio season announce before the by Ash Koosba
a new outlet for their voices. KLC Ra and do something kinda show what the genre
dio, Lewis & Clark's student-run radio new each week. I want to do promises a diverse is gonna be ... I'm gon 1bi8 easilyt he most original and
tation, began streaming this past Mon a day where it's just guilty and entertaining na have a chopped 'n' lndescnoable record on the list.
day as over 60 shows settle into their pleasure music; I think screwed night... I'll Ash Koosba is an Iranianh ip hop
recently assigned timeslots. that'd be super fun." listening experi have a stoner metal producer, but this anythingb ut
KLC Radio streams online at k.1- A wide range of inter ence." night for sure." your typical hip bop production;
cradio.com 24 hours a day, seven days ests and musical tastes are Wbether or not his beats are like if aliens tripping
a week. Much of this time is taken up represented through KLC, the prospect of an ex OD add heardh ip-hopf ort he first
by students' live broadcasts, w:ith al and, as freshman Will Sarvis explains, clusively-stoner metal show sounds time and tried to recreate it. Really.
most every show on the air filling an this provides plenty of opportunities to appealing to you, there are few better that'sa ll I can say abouti t; if JOU
hour-long window. Students exercise "support friends and hear about good places to absorb Lewis & Clark students' want aomethlnge xtremelyf resh
complete creative control over their music." knowledge than through KLC Radio. and boundary-pushinggiv. e this
programs, and now that the radio sea "I've committed to full tuning in,• Get onJine, tune in, and, as one student onea listen.
son is beginning, the DJs have begun agrees freshman Andrew Ferris. "I wan- puts it, Rock Out With Your Spock Out.

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FRIDAY,O CTOBER 2, 2015
ARTS 9
'
''The Flash'' ''American
Dr. Paul T. Allen talks
Horror Sto'ry" dominate fall
black holes, physics of
primetime lineup
''Interstellar"
By RAFAEL SWIFf prove to be the better of the two. Though comic book adaptation to watch this fall,
T Jennifer Carpenter, ("Dexter") is sure to this is the one.
he fall television season is right give "Limitless" some much needed star "American Horror Story: Hotel" pre By NOAH FOSTER-KOTH ta,se that it'll bend righti n and spi
around the corner, and that means power. Even if neither show grabs your miers the day after "The Flash," and is the E ral towards the stuff. There's some
more distractions from your work interest with the pilot, I would keep an first season not to feature eries mainstay arly in September, students sort of little zone around this stuff,
load. A lot of shows debuted this week eye on them as the fall season progresses, Jessica Lange. However, the show bas a at Lewis Ir Clark College were and in this zone, once light goes in,
and more will follow in the· weeks to as I expect both shows to improve quick talented e_aoughc ast and writing staff to treated to a screening of the it won't come out."
come. Some are going to be tandouts, ly through any early growing pains. make up for the loss of star power. Ob, Cbristopher Nolan film Interstel This mne is what scientists refer
and the rest are going to be pretty me "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" and did I mention Lady Gaga is in it? lar, supplemented by a special pre to as a "black hole region." 1be high
diocre. So let' try to pick out the good premieres Sept. 28 and even though Joa Finally, Emmy favorite "Homeland,• sentation by the College's Assistant concentration of matter around
apples, hall we? Stewart is no longer at the helm, the show is returning for a fifth riveting season on Professor of Mathematics, Dr. Paul these regions produces strong gravi
I'm going to start with series debuts. still promises to Oct. 4. The se T. Allen. lnterstelJIII'c lmmides the tatiooal eft'eds.
"Quantico," a series about FBI trainees, be the funniest Some are going to be ries stars Claire adventures of a group of astronauts "What would we see i( we actu
debuts Sept. 27. Think "Grey's Anatomy" and mo t infor Danes as a CIA Oed by Matthew McConagbey's ally saw this thing? You're going to
with more explo ions, fewer needles, and mative program standouts, and the rest officer with bipo Cooper) who travel in and around be watching this movie, you're going
a far more diver e cast. Talented Indian on television this are going to be pretty lar disorder, who a black hole searching for habitable to be seeing these images - what
actress Priyanka Chopra has come over fall. Trevor oah, believes that war planets. would we.actually see?" Dr. Allen
from Bollywoodt o lead the show, bring though young, mediocre. So let's try to hero Nicholas The film received mixed reviews queried, hebe answering his own
ing with her some much needed experi boasts over a de pick out the good apples, Brody (Damian when ttwu releued lut November. queatlon. "W should aeea little bit
ence to an otherwise very young cast. cade of experience Lewis)w as turned Pioneer Logs taff writer Ailee Feher of light that didn't get trapped. com
Two hit movies debuted as television and is probably shall we? by Al-Qaeda while criticbed its confusing plot and un ing OYer the top ...W bat we'll alao
hows last week: "Minority Report" (Sept. one of the fun- a prisoner of war. explained scientific concepts. aee bunch light ereeping over
21) and "Limitless" (Sept. 22). "Minority niest comedians Though the fifth .Deepite Tbeo- the top and making •
p R o e w po e r r t t " o f p o r l e lo d w ic s t a c r ' i P m re e c s o b g e , f ' o w re h o th h ey as h a th p e o q u u t e s th ti e o r n e . o f I w 'm h c e o th n e f r i d o e r n n t o h t e h 'll e s c i a le n n 6 ce 1 1 a t n h y e s L e e a w so is n , w D i a l n l e b s e b th as e f m ir o s r t e n o th t a t n o f p e r a o t v u e r d e T .- h :a o i r ne P ac b t y in a g id a st s c K on ip -in addition to ) k 'O in Ii d w o m f ' . h · alo-slow,' if
pen, while "Limitless" is centered on a gigantic shoes put in front of him. that she is capable of carrying the show sultant, many of the the lineso f space Acentral plot point
drug-induced geniu with a perfect mem There are some great retu ming sbo alone. If thi eason tum out anything cbawten jugon of tJaef ilm relates to
ory. If the quality of the source material as well. The superhero crime procedural like the previous one, "Homeland" will that Jeewa Important being distorted, the diff&eucm be
has any bearing on the quality of the 1V "The Flash," (Oct. 6) is coming off a fan once again be one of the best dramas on plot points opaque,. the lines of time tween the amount of
show, "Minority Report" will certainly tastic first season. If you have to pick one television. Feher wrote, adding get distorted. .., ,, time that bas elapsed
that "the blackh ole, OD Earth and the
as beautiful as it is, is amount of time that
only on the screen for Dr. Paul T. Allen on has elapsed for the
a few minutes." b'ack holes astronauts exploring
Dr. Allen's pre- '' the space around the
•s entation focused on black hole. Dr. Allen
the science- behind touched on this brief
the film;s black hole, ly during his presen-
•Gargantua,• and its real life coun tation.
terparts. "In addition to the lines of space
Allen explained that scientists' being distorted, the lines of time get
understanding ofblack holes is con distorted. So, there's be some places
nected to the Theory of Relativity, in the movie where not only will the
•• • - - 11- - ~ • • t I • ...
Einstein in 1915. Part of th; reason k>okv ery distorted ... But also clocks
for screening the film on campus will run very, very strangely near
was to celebrate the 1ootb anniver these very strong repetitions."
sary of this milestone in scientific Dr. Allen appreciated that the
discovery. filmmakers consulted theoretical
"Einstein's equation says there's physicist Kip Thorne during the
some sort of effect on geometry film's production process. In re
by the presence of stuff," Allen ex gards to the film's (sometimes inac
plained. identifying the "stuff" in curate) representations of scientific
question as •gasses, small planets, concepts, Allen quoteda statement
dust, light rays and x rays." from Thome pub&hed in Scientific
"'11teq uestion you might ask is: American: "'l1lec entral thing is to
'What happens If a lot of 'stuff is get people excited by [the science
in the same place?" Allen contin in Interstellar] so that they focus on
ued, adding that "there's this phe real science and technologya nd on
nomenon that If so much &tt1fgfe ts making a big difference in our world
concentrated in the same place, the with those tools."
ABC bending of the light can.g et so in- ., think that' pretty great, If Allen
Priyanka Chopra stars as FBI agent Alex Parrish in ABC's "Quantico," which premiered Sept. 27. It airs Sundays at 10 p.m ..
The Cat.Was Not a Firefighter (In WhicP. Doug Re
grets Sonie Life Choices)
The First Installment of ~hort Story Series
By MCKENNA TEIGLAND He squinted through the fin characteristics, he had not been ex with the natural order of things. of the passengers decidedly not glued to
N ger-printed and rain-spattered glass. pressly warned about it, either, so Doug The throng around him smashed bis back. He told the bus driver to have
Doug thought about begging the cosmos had assumed that things would-be fine. itself closer to the bus's exterior like a a nice day, and promptly di embarked.
ote from the author: ""This is
to concentrate the entirety of the storm As Doug now sat staring at his burning school of tuna fish desperately trying As the bus trundled away behind
the story of Doug, who was pre
on his house, but then be remembered one-story, mid-sized house, he realized to break out of a fisherman's net. Doug him, the passenger's faces reflecting the
pared for his house to be burnt
that stuff like reflected that radiant array of reds and oranges, Doug
to a cri p, and his cat, Dave, who was
that only hap ...h e was not surprised that afternoon, when he looked there wasn't paused on the sidewalk and pursued
not a fi.refighter. Dave will put Doug's
pens in cartoons anything in the his lips. Down the path, just beyond
nerves to the test as be risks all nine
and bibles. Then out his bus window and saw that his kitchen and the bet- world capable his front porch, Doug could see his cat
live to en ure that Doug contemplates
Doug thought of bringing backlit by the destruction it ba~used.
taking his own. ot to worry though;
about throwing ter part of his living room were ablaze. people togeth He needed to talk to Dave.
the epic war between man and feline
his arms up in er the way
is just getting tarted, and neither are
the air and caus- tragic disaster
about to back down. Who will win? Will
ing a fuss on the bus just to see how it that he had assumed wrong. To be fair, could. He almost felt proud of his burn
Doug reclaim bis life, or will Dave man About the author:
would go, but then he remembered that though, Doug had bet good money that ing abode. But not his cat. He was defi
age to tear it down for good? Al o, who
he was prone to panic attacks in noisy, it would take four years for his cat to nitely not proud of his cat. A part of him McKenna is a sophomore studying
gave the cat a lighter.•
crowded spaces. Finally, Doug thought ensure that his life Literallyw ent up in vaguely wondered if maybe he should English and P ychology. She hop to
about calling 911 so they could fix hi smoke, and today marked a little over have gotten a goldfish instead. enter the field of publishing and spread
problem, but then he remembered that three-and-a-half. With the bus near "Man, isn't that just a bummer," said awareness of th inner workings of the
he hated what his voice ounded like ing his home, Doug could now note an aging woman pressing into Doug's human mind. Her writing is meant to
Doug always knew that, one day, he
on the phone and there were probably the smoke billowing from his chimney, shoulder. entertain and invite contemplation
would come home to find that his cat
more important emergencies to take which he appreciated. Given how un "Yup. Isn't itjust," be replied evenly. about the obvious and the implausi
bad burned his house down. And so,
care of anyway, like kids getting their natural it is for an entire house to be on With a squelching of tires and a grind ble. In her free time, McKeana enjoys
he was not surprised that Wednesday
fingers caught in lawnmowers or orne fire, there was something domestically ing of brakes, the bu came to a bait in the arts, puns, and the absurd. She also
afternoon, when he looked out the bus
thing. reassuring about the flames and smoke front of the blazing skeleton of Doug's strives to meet her quota for existential....,
window and saw that his kitchen and
While the cage at the animal adop also being where they belonged. Doug house. He ro e from his seat, excused crise per day; this is almo t always
the bettewr part of his living room were
tion agency had not listed "feline arson wanted to thank that particular patch of himself past the aging woman, and met.
ablaze.
ist" among his future pet's marketable the inferno for behaving il;la ccowrdance walked down the center aisle, the eyes

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
10
Getting in the gridiron groove with the Pios
A new era arrives for Lewis & Clark Football with Head Coach Jay Locey and 35 Rookies
UPCOMING
EVENTS
HOME
Football
LC vs Llnfield
Griswold Stadium
Saturday, October 3
1PM
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LC vs Puget Sound
Pamplin Sports Center
Saturday, October 3
7PM
Women'sS occer
LCv s Willamette
GriswoldS tadium
Sunday,O ctober4
Head Coach Jay I..oceyd elivers his latest game plan to the football players and his coaching staff before their season opener against the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags 12PM
By PETER MELLING Mock: This season is just like any oth cats from 1996-2005, what is it standing and find the help we need if we
, Isat down with the Pioneer's new er as far as challenges. There's always like returning to the NWC after find ourselves confused in a class or fall
Head Coach, Jay I..ocey, to learn pressure from the season before wheth some time away? ing behind due to the hectic schedule.
more about how he is adjusting to er it be to improve a record or to main I..ocey: I've loved it, it's been fun. It's The program has a more serious feel
working at Lewis & Clark (LC) and the tain a winning program. Along with the been a return to good people, good to it, with more dedication all around. ~
various challenges in rebuilding the pressure and expectation from the out schools, and good academics. So, it's Coach I..oceya nd tbe staff expect excel LC@ WDlainette
football program. Then I interviewed side, meeting freshman been a whole lot of fun. I lence frpm every player, we preacll it J.ineobtPuk,
Deion Mock ('16) on how he feels about teammates and helping ". ..h e is setting feel very fortunate being almost everyday. He is setting us up for
this new season with a new head coach, them learn the system al able to come back. success, not only in football but in life. SaturdayO, ctober3
a larger coaching staff and 35 first-year ways takes time. This year us up for suc How do you feel the Does the influx of first-year stu 9!30AM(men)
ath ~ le t t es. organizational challenges i f s re s u h n m iq an u e c la b s e s c is a u so se m u th ch e cess, not only in t a o t hl t e h t i e s s n h e a w v e c a o d ac a h p i t n e g d d th e e n t o s r g a a i n d i z e a f t f i o o r n ts ? in restructuring 10:20 AM( women)
has this season presented so far? bigger than years before, football but in style? Locey: Absolutely! Being able to aod 35
I..ocey: I think typical challenges that t 1 t since I've b en life." Locey: Well, I think you'll young men to a program that was lack Soccer
face any college sports team, like fig here. Along with tho e have to ask them! I think ing in numbers is extremely helpful, and
LC@Iinfiekl
uring out the best time to practice. Of numbers brings a lot of all of our coaches have they've been great. The upperclassmen
course, we can t interfere with class talent, and a lot of fresh- Deion Mock embraced my style very have been great in welcoming them and McMinnvilleO, regon
time, academic events, and all of that man have found themselves on well. The players have helping them in all aspects of Lewis &
SaturdayO ctober3
stuff. There's also the issue of limited the field. The challenge with this is they adapted seemingly well, but I think Clark. I'm really excited about that.
facilities, seeing as how there's only have to take the time to study the play we've got great young men to work Mock: Like I said as far as freshman, 12PM
one field. Other than that, our con book and know their assignments,.It is with, and we've been excited about their we've brought a ton of talented play
cerns are pretty normal, such as not up to the veterans of the team to make energy, enthusiasm, and their positive ers into the program. Some have found
going too long, not wearing out legs, su r-et h'ey know what they're doing, to be approach. It's been tremendous. themselves filling gaps in our depth
and maintaining a cout team (which is there to encourage them, and answer Mock: As far as coach I..ocey'ss tyle, I chart and starting their first year. This
ometimes large or small, depending on any questions they may have. love what he did with the program. He year's class is a hard-working group of
what we need them for) with a limited Seeing as how your last stint in and the entire coaching staff are heavily athletes, they've picked up our teams what we accomplish this season and
amount of time. the Northwest Conference was as involved in all aspects of our teams' life. system and are executing like veterans. what they accomplish in the years to
head coach of the Un.field Wtld- They make sure we're in good academic It's great to see, and I can't wait to see come!
Sliding onto the speedway Athlete of the Month:
Cross-country gears up for the Willamette Invitational Kori Groenveld ('18)
try works, and I'm much more confident
in llJYe xpectations for myself and my
veld says. "We had a lot of good compe
team.n
tition." In this atmosphere, Groenveld
Unfortunately, the injury bug has
excels. Her competitive nature drives
hit the Pios hard this season. Several
her to push herself as hard as he can
top runners were unable to race at Sun
every day during practice and on race
dodger, including Aviva Browning ('16),
day.
Angie Epifano ('16), Jeffrey Mullins
The women's Cross Country team has
('18) and Teresa Stackhouse ('16). On
a bond like no other team on campus,
this rash of injuries, Groenveld said, "I
Groenveld ays. "They are great friend ,
think our team has adapted fantastical
but even more than that they are fami
ly. There was a rough patch for a while
ly,n Groenveld explains. "There's acer
where it eemed like our team was fall
tain bond that you get with p ople when
ing apart, but now Angie Epifano, Aviva
you go through the worst thing imagin
Browning, and Teresa Stackhouse have
able and they pu h you to do your best
mostly recovered from their respective
every time," she says.
injuries and are getting back into run
This year, Groenveld has lead the
ning. Unfortunately ome misdiagno
women's team for their fir t two races.
sis delayed this, but I believe they'll be
At their first meet of the season, West
ready to go by conference."
moreland, Groenveld placed 13th in a
Another notable facet of this season
Nick Ellis ('16) and George Shoemaker ('18) race their way through the competi field that included Division I athlete
is that there are only three first-year stu By ABE FIELD
tion at the Westmoreland Park trail in the eason opener meet on Sept. 1 dents on the team. When asked whether ri Groenveld ('18) has been from schools like Portland.jltate, Uni
versity of Portland and Oregon State. - -
TBy PETER MELLING ('18) recorded per anal-best times of or not this makes recruiting a pressing unning ever since she can re-
When a ked about her pre-race rit
hey're off again! The men's and 25:52 and ~6:19, respectively. When issue, Woodard said, "It's an issue every ember. As she begins her soph
uals, Groenveld says she has many. "l
women's cross-country teams are asked about the second-year ' progress, year, no matter how many tudents you omore year at Lewis & Clark (LC), her
have my friends braid my hair the night
preparing to start the second half Coach Keith Woodard said "I think pull in. We will be focusing a little bit teammates describe her a a fierce com
before a race, and I shave my legs so I
of their eason. After a first half marked they're more engaged in team activities, harder on [recruiting] for next year." petitor and like a sister to her team. This
can be more aerodynamic," she says
by the maturation of the econd-year especially on the guy's side. Those guys The Willamette Invitational in Sa season, the women's cross country team
with a laugh. On race day, Groenveld
runner and a rash of injuries, the have really taken on a leadership role lem, Oregon will give the team an ex has began a tough competition schedule
eats Cliff 'Shot Blocs' wbi cb are full of
squads will now et their sights on the and I think the ophomore women are cellent opportunity to prepare for their against other colleges and universities
vitamins and energy.
Willamette Invitational this Saturday. doing likewise. They're really stepping races down the stretch. Groenveld said, in the area, and Kori has lead the way as
Groenveld's passion for running ex
How will the Pioneers prepare for this up, and I think it makes for an overall "Williamette gives us a chance to race their fastest runner.
tends outside of school as well Groen
event, and how will it impact the rest of good atmosphere. n against some of the teams in our con As a freshman at Thousand Oaks veld says he will "run until graduation,
their season? On how her approach has changed ference we haven't seen yet and to ee High School in Southern California, she
. and then I hope to run marathons and
One of the key aspects of the Pio's since last year, Kori Groenveld ('18) how our team as a whole measures up joined the varsity cross country team
do triathlons: Just like her teammates
season has been the maturation of the said, "Last year I was a freshman and against the conference standings." and competed with athletes who were
and race record suggest, Groenve'ta will
second-year athletes on both teams. At injured for the beginning of the season. The Pios will return to Portland for many years older than her. "Southern
just k~ep going faster. As long as she
the Sundodger Invitational, both Blake This year I've had a stronger training the Lewis & Clark Invitational, at Milo California is the most competitive cross
is on her feet, Groenvel.ds ays she "will
Slattengren ('18) and Kori Groenveld base, I know how collegiate cross coun- Mciver Park op October 17. country section in the country,n Groen- never stop running.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
SPORTS 11
Getting ready for the g·ameday, Pioneer style
An analysis of the many and varied pregame rituals of Lewis & Clark's fall sport athletes
By AUDREY GUTIERREZ and even after the season is over. On game
P SYDNEY OWADA days everyone brings their sister a little
re-game rituals have existed since gift like food or Gatorade." Thomson,
sports first emerged and are still like many of the other players on the
just as important today a they soccer team, has good luck rituals of her
were back then. Though nobody really own, such as always putting her right
knows what they did to prepare all those cleat on before her left.
years ago (likely not much), we do know Cross country is a bit more individ
a bit about what our Lewis & Clark ath ually geared, but every person still con
letes have been doing to get ready for tributes to the whole of the team. Before
the fall sports sea on. each meet, they run a twenty minute
The volleyball team, for instance, has warmup jog. Senior runner Evan Gam
some rituals of its own. "Before every za said that "our main goal is to aim to
game, we check in," said Mikayla Lopez, place better than last year in our up
a first-year volleyball player. "Checking coming meet with no more than 30 ·ec
in i going in a circle and screaming.• onds between our runners." Instead of
Mikayla also stated that they all "eat a playing music to get hyped up, the cro s
third of a Cliff Bar before every game." country team focuses more on being
Before game day, there is less creaming calm, and, as Evan puts it, "having an
and consuming Cliff Bars as the volley understanding of what we have to do.•
ball players watch film of the opponent Although the team typically ha a quiet
teams so that they can "play with confi mind et, they've taken to yelling a new
dence and together,• said Kortney Mey chant this year. Evan explained, "Some
er, another fir t-year volleyball player. thing new we are doing this year is run
During practice, "we visualize winning.• ning into a huddle at the center of the
Mikayla elaborated, "You close your field to chant, 'We love our bread, we
eyes and go through the greatest mo love our butter, but more than that we
ments you played volleyball.• love each other!'"
The 6ccer girl also have a "pump The football team is also prepping The volleyball team gets pumped up for their preseason match against Clark College with their traditional pre-game scream
up oundtrack." They play it "whenev around this time of the year by hold
er we're in the training room before a ing lots of team meetings, constantly
game," said Kristy Lee ('19). In addition practicing, and watching film of their rituals. For example, Kristian Grobeck sic and "the offensive line loves to listen tines, Noah Avery, a first-year football
to this, the LC women's soccer team opponents. Bryce Johnson ('19), a wide er, a senior football player, said that, to death metal and act like they're in the player, said that tlie players' "intent
finds motivation through soccer mov receiver on the team, said, "The day of, "Some people write scripture on their band," said Kristian. Right before the remains the same on and off the field."
ies, pump-up music, and team dinners. we come together as a team, wearing tape from the Bible to keep them safe.• game is when they do their team ritu The volleyball, soccer, cross country,
Senior Emily Thomson explained, "One nice polos so we look in unison." How Bryce uses the time before the game to al. "The coach leads us through reading and football teams have clearly put a
special thing we do is Team Sisters. Ev ever, the team is also focused on their call his parents as "a chance to hear their our goals as a group,• said Bryce. lot of effort in and they will continue to
eryone on the team has a 'sister' that individual goals, which they accomplish advice,• because he "will be playing the Though the teams and their athletes push their boundaries throughout the
they look out for during the season and through some of their own pre-game game for them." Some listen to rap mu- all have their pre-game rituals and rou- fall season!
Going fron1 athlete to coach Athlete of the Month:
Eric Saur ('18)
An interview with Soccer's Head Coach, Jim Tursi
do the thing he thought he could never
do. The joy I get from being a coach and running to keep his body in shape. He
watching moments like those happen hasn't stopped yet.
are much different from the joy I got This February, during the spring of the
when I was a player. I played forward, hjs first year, Saur ran his first 50km (31
so my position was more or less to be mile) race, the Hagg Lake Ultra. When
the ball hog and make the goals. As a Saur arrived at the course on race day,
coach, you can't be that way. Every kid it was pouring rain. "I wasn't that ner
is different, and what you say to each vous," remembers Saur. "I just wanted
one has to be said in a way that will af to finish." The course was muddy and
fect them. slow going, but he finished with a blaz
W~ there any part of this tran ing fast time of 4 hours and 58 minutes.
sition that was particularly diffi "I was happy with how it went, and it
cult? got me excited to run another race," he
Tursi: When I started off, I was a high says.
school boy's soccer coach. I had no in In the world of ultra marathon run
terest i11 coaching girls, probably be ning, in which every race is so difficult
cause I hadn't coached them before. it is always a question of whether all the
When I was 24, an opportunity came runners will finish. Runners train for
up with my alma mater, the Universi months to compete in these endurance
ty of Portland, to coach the women's races, which vary in length from 50 ki
team. I instantly fell in love with the lometers to 100 miles.
response I got from the women com I By ABE FIELD To prepare for one of these races, Saur
pared to the men. They were willing to runs between 35 and 40 miles per week.
n his first year of running long dis
try what you asked them to do, whereas On his training days, he runs down Pal
tance, he has run four 50 kilometer
the men would claim that they already atine Hill to the south to the Willamette
races, countless marathons, and a
knew what they were doing. I got more and through Riverwood, and then back
training half marathon every week. Eric
satisfaction from watching the females up the hill. "Then I do that loop another
Saur ('18) is only just getting started.
develop as players than the males. three or four times, depending on how I
Saur grew up in a small town called
Did your career as an athlete feel,• Saur says.
Washburn, along the shore of Lake Su
teach you how to be a successful Of the four Ultra races that Saur has
Head Coach Jim Tursi watches over the women's soccer team during a preseason perior in Wisconsin. After training with
coach? • run, he says the hardest one was the
match against the Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds, which the Pioneers won 2-0 the soccer team, track team, and down
Tursi: I had some coaches that I did not Yakima Skyline Rim 50k. Held in the
hill skiing teams, he came to Lewis &
I By CARLY CHELOVITZ year. It was an important part of my like, coaches that I thought made my Clark (LC) looking for a sport to test his spring, this course featured. not only
interviewed Jim Tursi, our women's life as a young person. Soecer came very fellow players and I worse. After seeing body as well as his mind. Saur joined climbing temperatures, but 9,500 feet
soccer coach, on his transition from easily to me and I was very successful that side of it, I realized that if I treated the ultimate frisbee team, but during in elevation change. "I walked up a lot
playing occer to coaching it. Origi at it. a player with respect, but still pushed his second month of school, he flipped of those hills," Saur says with a laugh.
nally from Portland, Oregon, he played Why did you decide to make the them in the right way to do the things over the handlebars of his bicycle and When I asked Saur if he plans on run
Division I soccer at The University of transition from athlete to coach? they didn't want to do, that they would broke his collarbone and was unable to ning any longer races, like the fabled 50
Portland and bas coached occer for the Tursi: I realized that one year of pro be successful. As a player, I learned participate. After a visit to the doctor, mile and 100 mile races, he just grinned.
last 30 years. fessional soccer was enough for me. I from having many different coaches, Saur was told to steer clear from contact "It's all mental,• he says. "Fitness wise,
What does a typical day a a wanted to stay in the sport, and coach some good and some bad. sports for at least three months. Two if you can run a 50k you can run a 100.
women's Divi ion Ill soccer coach ing was the next best thing. I didn't Could you give us an overview weeks into his recovery, Saur started The mental aspect is the parryou-h
look like during the season? want to travel oversea to play profes of the upcoming eason? Do you to train for."
Tursi: Ther\l i a lot of teaching involved sionally and I didn't feel like I had the have any particular goals for the
in DIII. You don't have a lot of time with desire or work ethic that was necessary women's team this year? DO YOU LID SPORTS?
the kids due to class and everything else, to be a player. I had other interests, one .Tursi: We started off well, this was the WANT TO READ MORE ABOtrr THE PIOS?
so you are very limited to what you can of which was to coach. I just seemed to first time ever in school history that the
do. You have 28 kids, and you're trying enjoy that. The daily grind of keeping in women's soccer team went 4-0 pre-sea Log on to Piolog.com,a nd read more about the Pioneers,
to teach them how to play in defensive shape as an athlete wasn't of interest to son. The team here has been with me their achievements in athletics,_ands ports all around
situations; there's really just a lot of me anymore. for a long time, so we've been building
teaching g_oingo n. It can take almost a What has been the most prom for this moment, for the chance to win Portland!
year or two for the players to re-under inent difference between being a the conference championship. We will
stand what you want done. soccer player and a occer coach? have a run at it this year. It's a very dif
Thisweek:
Did you grow up playing soc Tursi: I know what I get out of play ferent conference, but we are prepared
cer? How did it play a role in your ing, there's very tangible things such and have the talent to be successful. An update on Volleyball'sr esurgence
younger life? as team success, personal success and ow what does that mean, successful? A recap of the Tennis teams' fall season
Tursi: I did. I was very fortunate to play you are in control of it. As a coach, my We will be successful no matter what, I
at a high level. I played for the U.S. satisfaction comes from watching a kid know that. Winning a conference title An overview on the Blazers' tumultuous offseason
Olympic team when I was 16, but we progre from something he cannot do, in our conference is very tough, but that ...a nd much more!
boycotted the Moscow 01)'11lpicst hat and believe he cannot do, to being able is our goal.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
12
Sean1en to· be memorialized all around the
Levvis & Clark can1pus this sen1ester
The unlikely story of how ·community interest, a historical society and a few avid enthusiasts saved
Lewis & Clark's beloved: companion and mascott, Seaman
By LESLIE MUIR statue, Seamen, as is often the case,
T goes unnoticed on the college campus.
he Lewi & Clark History The clo e proximity of his likeness to
Department is plea ed to the athletic department is fortuitous
announce the commemoration however, as they openly accept him
ceremony of the campus' latest statue more than any other student group,
of a brave pioneer: Seaman. This daring throwing parties in his honor and even
rascal, the dog and faithful companion incorporating him into their practice
of Captain Meriwether Lewisd uring the regiments.
1805 expedition, was an integral part of The school's mascot is a black
the crew. "Seaman was Newfoundland,
loved by all. The whole" • b h r ]which is the
party would play fetch, It lS a out ow LSeamen same breed that
and he and his balls touches the student body a cc Om Pan i e d
were the chief source of ,, the explorers on
entertainment," noted at a personal level their journey.
visiting historical . . . Here at Lewis &
authority, Dick Smith, -Campus Activities Board Clark, the dog has
from the Southwest conveniently been
Division of the E.ortland Chapter for rechristened as 'Pio,' in an obvious
the Advancement and Promotion of ploy to deny Seaman his rightful place
Historical Placards. amongst his fellow explorers. "The
We at SDPCAPHP believe that SDPCAPHP believes that Seaman
he was integral to the expedition. should be represented here in name
Sacagawea liked him, and it's even because of his historical significance,
thought in some academic circles that • as he hould really be on all college
William Clark took a special interest in campuses that have any sense of
him as well, although this is only his- decency," Smith continued. While
torical speculation," Smith added. York and Sacagawea are well respected
The trusty companion is the only figures in the historical field, outspoken
important figure from the original community members fear their beloved Lewis & Clark's Seamen, glistening majestically in the afternoon sun
expedition not to be fairly represented Seamen will lose his viri.lity with
on the Lewis & Clark Campus. contemporary experts, and tum into a
Lewis & Clark gave us th.e school's dry, crusty residue in the minds of the History Department faculty bas yet to there, amongst the students," said an school, this community, than simply
namesake, and Sacagawea and York people of Portland. reveal where Seaman will permanently anonymous member of the Campus being a mascot. It is about how he
appear as statues looking over the Smith and his colleagues at the reside, although there is speculation Activities Board. "We are confident touches the student body at a per onal
well-manicured grounds, but where is SDPCAPHP will be present at next that it will be the first statue to grace that th~ commemoration ceremony level, and the look he leaves on people's
Seaman? Residing outside of PamplLn month's dedication ceremony for the student housing side of campus. will draw big crowds, and why not? faces afterwards. That is what Seamen
Sports Center a a rather unimpres ive Seamen's brand new statue. The "There's a special interest in him over That dog means a lot more to this means to the People of Lewis & Clark."
Criminal conversion program hits L&C
Admissions program breaks new ground, freshmen's will to live Illustratorsw anted
..
By DREW MATLOVSKY
turned out to be really handy during a Some concerns have been raised Do you like illustr'Gtmg?
C
game of Ninja on campus." about overcrowding on campus, due to
iting a need to reform America's
Lewis & Clark has also taken a the sheer volume of would-bereformees
most troubled, Lewis & Clark's
cue from America's correctional who are now participating in the Lewis
Criminal Conversion Program
institutions, in an effort to better & Clark educational experience. Dorms
(CCP) bas expanded its efforts, adding
assimilate these new students. Hence packed to the fullest, community
an additionaJ 250 reformed convicts forth, several buildings around lounges hastily renovated into living
t o o n t r h e e c o c rd la . ss " A o m f e 2 r 0 i 1 c 9 a , is i t i s n n la e r e g d e s o t f e tr v u e e r campus have been renamed. Fields quarters, and the increased stress Do you like you·rem emes
Dining Room, named after board placed upon the school's infrastructure
prison reform, and the time to act is
of Trustees Chair -Arthur L. Fields, are all point of major concern. For
now," spoke Gerry Blassner, President dank?
has been renamed "Mess Hall," Barry Glassner, however, everything
of Lewis & Clark College and former
Pamplin is now "The Rec Yard," and is going according to plan. "Last
sociology professor at the University
Watzek has been year we rolled
of Phoenix. The school's highly inno
retitled "Solitary "The American prison out the 'Pioneer Youc ouldb e illustrating
vative program has supplemented the
Confinement," as Success Institute'
freshman year class with crimina.ls according to one system has an 82% to get students for the backdoorl We pay
from the local Portland area, encom
source: "no one recidivism rate ... Those acclimated, and
passing convicts from Inverness Creek
Jail and Columbia River Correctional leaves that fucking . • a.I] our work since youl It is not a scaml EmaiL_
place.· are the kind of retentton then has been
Faci.lityr espectively. The program, for
Testaments rates we at Lewis &-Clark with this goal in danielelliott91clark.eduo,r
a nominal fee, bestows a "some-what from the reformed d b . h ,, mind". Certain.ly,
prized" four year education and inte
convicts themselves ream a out at mg t the hours of come to meetings, Tuesday
grate crimtnaJs with their fellow stu
highlight the forced servitude,
dent , introducing them to new, yet
innovation of the -Garry Blassner motley cast of f) 5·00 PM, Thayer.
fairly familiar activitie , such a giving
school's program in questionable
stick-and-poke tattoos, taking cold
creating a well adjusted environment characters and extended periods of
to lukewarm showers, and being held
for prisoners. Jeffrey Dahmer, a sensory deprivation that came to be
back by crushing weights, only, the No but seriously please do, I
prisoner convicted in 1992, has been known as PSI, have been preparing
weights at Lewis & Clark are financial.
recently accepted into the class of students of what was to come, but for
"Honestly I was a little concerned 2019, spoke of the program's success: Garry, it's really about the big picture. promise I will not make fun of
when I heard all of the freshman class
"I'm living in Hartzfeld right now, and "The American prison system has
was going to be made up of criminals, you.
it's great, I feel like I'm right back in an 82% recidivism rate. That means
but once I met them, I realized they
prison. The lack of natural sunlight, almost 82 out of a hundred people
weren't so bad," poke Erik Dobe, a
the brick walls, the double locked come back the next year. Those are the
returning sophomore. "Prison Mike
doors, it aU brings me back to my cell kind of retention rates we at Lewis &
showed me how to make a 'shiv,' I
room. I bone tly couldn't have wished Clark dream about at night.•
think that's what it's called, which
for a better transition."
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