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

Volume 87, Issue 6

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2016-12-02

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.Vol. 87 No.6 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016 www.piolog.com
USPS failed to deliver ballots -on Deari
Gonzalez.
time_, LC -priori_tized election mail
honored
By NATALIE RICH
BSENTEE VOTING can be a
difficult process for college stu- By NOAH FOSTER-KOTH
ents. Often first-time voters,
students have to navigate registering NNA GONZALEZ, the Dean
to vote, choosing whether or not to f Students at Lewis & Clark,
establish residency in Oregon or regis as been chosen to receive the
ter in their home state and, of course, Scott Goodnight Award of Outstand
choosing who to vote for. On top of ing Dean. This award is given once a
that, some students at Lewis & Clark year by the National Association of
struggled with getting their ballot ·on Student Personnel Administrators
time. Ozzie Reif '19 is one such stu (NASPA), the oldest and largest Stu
dent. dent Affairs organization in the Unit
"I had issues getting my ballot sent ed States. •
in the first place, but eventually I was Gonzales received the Goodnight
told by the state of Delaware that it Award on Nov. 11 at the NASPAW est
would arrive Sunday before the elec ern Regions Award Luncheon. Accord
tion, and I went to check my mailbox ing to the LC newsletter, The Source,
and it wasn't there," Reif said. "I sent the Goodnight award is only given to
an email to the mailroom asking if "a professional who has served as a
they sort mail every ·day when it ar senior student affairs officer for more
rives, and they said no, particularly than 15 years and has made exempla
on Sundays because they have limited ry contributions to the student affairs
staff Sundays." profession."
Reif got his ballot on Monday, Nov. Gonzalez has worked in higher
7, the day before the election, and sent education for 20 years and has been
it in with expensive one-day shipping serving as LC's Dean of Students since
in order to ensure that.his vote would July 2011. Prior to her work at LC,
be counted in his home state. Gonzalez worked in several student·
"It was just kind of a mess," Reif affairs offices in colleges across the
said. country, including the Universities of
Reif was not the only one affected Illinois and California, and her most
by this. Other students said they had recent positions have been as Vice
issues getting their ballots in a timely Chancellor for Student Affairs at the
manner. Univer.sities of Illinois, Virginia and
"I know there were five or six peo Pittsburgh.
ple filling out [their ballots] in the MORGAN FRIES/PIONEER WG Gonzales said via email that she
hallway with me [on Nov. 7]," Reif The Lewis & Clark mailroom received an overwhleming number of ballots this election but strived for efficient delivery. was drawn to LC because she "saw
said. Lewis & Clark as a place where I can
Stephanie Takashima, Manager of constantly going through and getting we brushed it off and didn't care about Takashima · said. "I've made several make a significant impact on the lives
the LC Mailroom, shed some light on things sorted in a timely manner." it. We tried to give our best attention phone calls to the post office asking, of students and the future of the insti
the ballot-sorting process in the LC Takashima said that every ballot to it. I feel bad because I know there's because some days we wouldn't get a tution itself."
Mailroom. they received before the election was a lot of kids who came in in a panic." lot of first class mail. Somedays I'd be "I loved the energy and the intel
"Ballots are sorted like a letter, sorted and put into a mailbox. The main issue for students, ac on the phone with people for an hour lectua} curiosity of the students, the
but they get first priority,"·Takashima Senior Services Specialist Kathi cording to Gates, is ballots that did not trying to figure out why we'd be so ethos of care that the faculty exhibited
said. "We go through all the mail and Gates added: arrive in the mail on time. light one day and so heavy the other and the resiliency and commitment of
pull out all of the ballots, all of the vot "We get six, seven bins of mail and "We're still receiving ballots," day, so a lot of that stuff is out of our the staff," Gonzales said.
er-relatecl information, and work on we went through every single piece Gates said on Nov. 21. "Every day hands. I don't just ignore it." Gonzalez used to be a student lead
that first, so obviou,sly that informa and pulled out everything for elections we're getting stuff that should have In addition to sorting the mail for er, and she said that her interactions
tion would get sorted, typically same and tried to get it all done as quickly as been here long ago. So part of the LC undergraduate students, the mail with administrators from this period
day, sometimes the next morning. The possible." problem is we're not receiving it fast room also receives mail addressed to of her life contributed to her desire to
only area where there can be a delay There is no effective way for the enougl;i. And I can't sort mail I don't students that graduated and never become an administrator herself.
is if there isn't enough information mailroom to communicate with the have in my hands." updated their-addresses, which adds "As a former student leader, I was
on the recipient information, like the students that their ballots may be in Takashima pulled out a stack of to the confusion. However, thi.s year is inspired by administrators who chal
MSC is missing or there's a misspelled unsorted mail, but they said that all of five or six ballots and ballot informa not an anomaly. Certain times of year lenged and supported my personal
name. T.liose go to our research pile, the ballots they got were sorted quickly. tion that had just arrived on Nov. 21. are plagued by an increase in mail, like development," Gonzalez said. "I also
and still we are on that every single "We had a couple [students] that Since then, the mailroom has stopped the holidays and election season. thought it was important to have ad
day. You can imagine how much infor we let come in ·and go through (the receiving ballots. . "It's a problem every election, ministrators who would have both a
mation we are getting in, so much mail unsorted mail)," Takashima said. "It's "I don't want to throw USPS under Takashima said. "There's only so lived understanding and theoretical
during election time, so it was just us a lot of first-time voters. It's not like the bus, but they lose a lot of mail," much we can do." ''Award" continued page 2
LC considers sanctuary status
BySHANIBERENHOLZ presidents at Reed College and Port said. "What a sanctuary campus
land State University have declared would mean symholically wo·uld be a
0 N NOV. 11, Professor of History their campuses to be sanctuaries for message of support to undocumented
and Director of Ethnic Studies undocumented people. people on our campus as well as to all
Elliott Young created a petition "A sanctuary campus is a declara non-citizens that we consider them
to declare Lewis & Clark a sanctuary tion that our community believes in equal members of our community in
for undocumented people, which has protecting undocumented students, the face of a [United States] president
over 1,500 signatures at the time of faculty and staff on our campus and that clearly looks down upon undocu
writing. Young got the idea after con concretely that would mean not coop mented immigrants." -
necting with various immigration his erating with the Immigration Customs The Committee on Diversity and
torians across the country. Colleges Enforcement (ICE) and other federal Inclusion (CDI) task force met Nov. 18
throughout the country have started immigrati,m enforcement agencies to discuss the question of what a sanc
petitions and declarations to become unless ordered to do so by the court tuary campus is and what needs LOG
"sanctuary campuses." The college in some sort of court order," Young "Sanctuary" continued page 2 Campus groups are seeking to make LC a safe place for undocumented people.·
Glassner on Trump Alt-right students? Waterfall wanderings Young Thug Women's basketball
LC President Barry Glassner signs open letter to Alt-right leaders across the naten have South Fork Clackamas Falls offers a majestic Thugger is the artist we all need and definitely Women's Basketball starts season strong with
the president-elect calling for more support for started to use brainwashing tactics on college look into the ruins of past waterworks projects. don't deserve. three consecutive wins, including one game with a ..a....
marginalized groups. ~ students. final score of 108 -34.
See page 2 See page 3 Seepage 6 See page 8 See page 10

FRIDAY,D ECEMBER2 , 2016
2 NEWS
"Sanctuary" may not be the Award to recognize
right title for LC, CDI says Dean of Students'·
continued excellence
Ciontinuedfrom page 1 working on collecting legal resources A rally is still being planned for the
to be done to support undocumented and communicating with various affin Presidential inauguration. After CDI
people at LC. Dean of Diversity and In ity groups on campus to get their input. talked to multiple affinity groups on
clusion Janet Steverson is working with LC has not announced itself a sanc campus it is likely that the rally could Continued from page 1 for the College."
this-task force and students from the LC tuary• campus due to the task force's incorporate the support of not only foundation on issues of historically dis Bennion said that Gonzalez "con
Law School on the issue. growing concerns with the term's am undocumented people on campus, but enfranchised and marginalized commu sistently contributes to the profession
"Barry Glassner asked us to give him biguity. Glassner and Steverson believe other groups of people that have been nities." al development of peers at aU levels
advice as to what we think the college that the college can support undocu threatened by the Presidential elec Paul Bennion, a member of NASPA through her leadership roles on confer
should do with regard to the question mented people on campus without de tion. The main reason why the rally has and the Dean of Students at the College ence and institute committees, partici
of the best support and protection of claring itself a sanctuary, although CDI been moved was to ensure that there of Idaho, said in an email interview that pating on boards, serving as a mentor
DACA [Deferred Action for Childhood is still keeping the discussion ·open.- would be enough time to develop a well "Anna [Gonzalez] is highly respected and presenting on a host of important
Arrivals] students or undocumented Originally, Young was working with thought out and substantial demonstra by her peers for her professionalism, topics."
employees which includes the question a group of students, staff and faculty tion. David Shapiro '16, who attended extensive knowledge, compassion and Wiktoria Plawska '17 is an intern in
of sanctuary, but it's a broader ques to create a public gathering which they Young's first sanctuary information enthusiasm." the Dean of Students' office. Plawska
tion because protection may be more • were calling "Soli.darity for Sanctuary." and planning meeting, believes that a Bennion works with· Gonzalez on said over email that her experiences
than just saying we're a·sanctuary, like However, due to the letter released by gathering is a great opportunity to come several NASPA boards, including the working with Gonzalez have been pos
what does that mean?" Steverson said. Glassner and Steverson in response together as a community and develop NASPA Small College and University itive.
"What I'm working on are our priorities. to the. petition, the gathering is most student engagement on campus. Division Board. "Anna is a true leader that inte
What's our highest priority for individu likely going to be renamed and moved "I think more than anything issues "I have numerous positive memo grates her own personality with the
al community members that are uncer closer to the Presidential inauguration like the sanctuary· are opportunities ries of working with Anna, but one re needs of the students and the college,"
tain as to what resources are available in January. Young said that the action for students to really occupy the con cent professional interaction sticks out Plawska said. "She pushes me to learn
to them and I'm·working on that." will be to distribute an informational versation"," Shapiro said. "What [the to me," Bennion said. "I reached out to independently but is also a constant re
"If we're working towards the same flyer to those most likely to be affected. 'Solidarity for Sanctuary' gathering] a few colleagues in the region for advice source for any question ... Anna shows
goal-protecting the members of our CDI and Young's group came to this is really going to address is undocu on a tricky matter concerning an inter me and people around her what is it
community-doing so collaboratively decision after discussing what will be mented students and so I think it's national student. I heard back from a like to be cool under pressure and solve
is the best way to go so that everybody most useful for undocumented people important that students engage not few other colleagues ... but only Anna problems on the go."
has all the same information and is op on campus. only in this conversation but engage responded with very thoughtful and "It is such a privileged position to
erating on the same page," Steverson "I think we all want to protect un in reshaping what it means to be a LC reasonable-feedback that truly helped learn from the students on all the cam
said. documented people on our campus," student. Right now I think that means me navigate the situation in a manner puses I've worked with," Gonzalez said.
President Glassner and Dean Stever Young said. "It's just about now figuring showing that we're going to fight for that led to a compassionate outcome for "You all teach me a great deal about the
son came out with a letter on Nov. 21 out how to do that within the confines our fellow students who are going to the student and responsible outcome world .". •
reporting LC's efforts to support all stu of the law. I think there is some room be under attack in the coming years.
dents regardless of their immigration· between noncooperation with the au So, in addition, we don't really know
status or religious affiliation. The lette~ thorities and the legality. What we can what's to come in the future but what
reminded the community that LC al do now, besides the petition, are public we do know and what we do have con
ready cannot give the government con demonstrations of that message that we trol over is this community."
fidential information under the protec support undocumented people on our While there will not be a rally this
tion of the Family Educational Rights campus. We treat them as equals and so semester, the LC community is working
and Privacy Act (FERPA). Additionally, this idea of a 'Solidarity for Sanctuary' towards the same goal to create a safe
any form of law enforcement has to go gathering would be one element in pub and supportive space for undocument
through campus safety before entering. licizing one element of our_c ommunity ed people on campus and other groups
CDI and LC law students are currently message about that." affected by the election.
sent
Ito 36.6 days
in ' prison
for a fatal
hit-and-rup •
incident last'
fall.
The
LEXI KELLEY/PIONEER LOG
Dean of Students Anna Gonzalez won an award for her professional achievements.
Glassner signs open letter asking
Trump to tone down rhetoric
By HANNAH CREASEY Southern Poverty Law Center released Ocelia Stanley '20, representative of
a report on Nov. 11 stating that it had the LC College Democrats, expressed
UWIS & Clark President Barry at that point counted 201 "incidents of ways that the on-campus club is looking
Glassner and other college presi election-related harassment and intim to take action.
ents signed a letter to President idation" since the Nov. 8 election. How "The day after the election, College
elect Trump on Nov. 18. The signatories, ever, the SPLC acknowledged that this Democrats held a meeting to deter-
totalling around 130 and still growing, one report does not encompass all of the mine our best course of action given
urge Trump to "condemn and work to occurrences. the sh0cking results," Stanley said. "We
prevent the harassment, hate and acts Anna Merkt '19 expressed concern decided to focus our efforts on sending
of violence that are being perpetrated over the normalization of these inci aid to organizations whose work may be
across our nation, sometimes in your dents. restricted in the next four years. This
[Trump's] name, which is now synony "Whether or not Trump condones election serves as a reminder-to us au..__ __
mous with our nation's highest office." these crimes is irrelevant. They're hap that having, and even voicing, opinions
Barry Glassner reflected on the deci pening in his name and that a presi-• is not enough. We need to take con-
sion to sign the letter. dent's rhetoric could inspire these sorts crete action to protect the version of the
"Leaders in higher education have of things and make them seem normal world we want."
a responsibility to use our voices to call frightens and angers me." The college presidents' letter. ends
for fairness, empathy, and a renewed At Texas State University, hateful fli0 by calling on Trump to "protect and em
commitment to the common good," ers are currently being investigated. The power the most vulnerable" as a mark
Glassner said. "So the joint statement I fliers threaten to tar and feather college • of his leadership. In an interview on 60
worked on with other college presidents officialsw ho support "diversity garbage," Minutes, Trump addressed a question
puts us, proudly, on record. We called The Austin American-Statesman report concerning the reports of harassment.
upon the president-elect to reaffirm the ed. According to the SPLC report, the He answered,
values so important to all of us: human phrases "Trump 2016 MAGA"a nd "you "I am so saddened to hear that. And
decency, equal rights, and freedom gotta go back now" were painted on a I say, 'Stop it.' Ifit - if it helps. I will say
from discrimination." wall at the University of South Florida. this, and I will say right to the cameras;,_
The letter was in response to the in At Reed College, two bathrooms were 'Stop it."'
creased occurrence of hate crimes being vandalized with anti-Semitic, racist, ho . Trump's transition office bas yet to
perpetrated on college campuses across mophobic and pro-Trump graffiti, ac respond to requests for comments on
CYANC OWAP/ PIONEER LOG the nation since Trump's .election. The cording to Willamette Week. the letter.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016
OPINIONS 3
This Issue's College Issues: Trying to target
college students with alt-right rhetoric
Alt-right leaders across the nation have started to use brainwashing tactics on college students
By ZACK JOHNSON American popular culture. The most remains primarily within their own
prominent of these groups was the al white supremacist communities, and
IT TAKES A particularly selfish dis ternative right, abbreviated alt-right. with the exception of the few publicized
regard for human well-being to not The alt-right is a group of online rallies certain denominations hold each
only promote false information, white supremacists that have adopt year, their hateful behavior has no rel
but to spread it while simultaneously ed a political movement .to promote evant effect on the fabric of American
equating it with truth. With an Amer conservative principles not commonly politics, as politicians gain nothing
aligned with popular Republican doc from their support. However, the alt
ican citizenry willing to believe nearly
trine. Their platform consists of white right has climbed through the window
anything from even mediocre relevant
nationalistic and western ideals of so Donald Trump's White House in the
sources, the dissemination of false in
.ciety, though many related websites form of Steve Bannon - an equally
formation continues to ravage the Unit
purposefully avoid making definitive moronic man to that of Spencer - and
ed States at an almost depressing rate.
claims on specific ideology. Many de the group holds the potential to pervert
Perhaps at a further intensified rate
than ever before, the false informa nominations nevertheless exude in future presidential policy, therefore in '
tion being shared contains extremely escapable homophobic, mysoginistic, creasing the power of their hate speech.
dangerous subject matter and rhetoric, Islamophobic, antisemitic and nativ Those who have read previous en
often purposefully targeted at specific ist nuances, and essentially resemble tries of my column and of my vehe
a modern white power movement. ment defending of the American con
groups of people. With the addition
In response to the recent presi stitutional right of freedom of speech
al rise of inaccurate news reporting, it
dential election, prominent alt-right ·may be questioning why I have found
has become increasingly difficult for
leaders have declared their newest offense in this particular situation. Be
the average citizen to differentiate fact
brainwashing targets: college students. yond simply the fact that the horren
from opinion, and the resulting confu
Transitioning from an entirely online dous rhetoric shouted by alt-right lead
sion yields dangerous consequences.
platform and into the real world,· the ers directly coincides with threatening
Concern ought to be raised when one
approaches the direct threatening of leader of the National Polity Institute hate speech - and therefore is neither
- a hate-mongering institution of gar legal nor protected - the specific tar
fellow citizens through the circulation
bage - Richard B. Spencer - imagine geting of impressionable college stu
of false information, especially when
here an image of a Hitler-esque cari dents with hateful rhetoric almost di
news networks are so easily trusted.
cature sans mustache with a. Twitter rectly mirrors the efforts of Adolf Hitler
In recent months, election-related
account - has devoted much of his in the 1940s. He sought young, mallea
tensions have produced countless in
time in the upcoming months to ap ble minds with which he could implant
accurate and otherwise purposefully
incorrect claims directed at specific - pearing at college campuses through his disgusting ideologies, then simply
often already marg{nalized - groups out the nation to preach his alt-right watched from afar as humans brutally
of people. Predominantly for politi agenda. Texas A&M University and the murdered one another over something
cal gain, notable political figures have University of Michigan have already as irrelevant as religious denomination.
spewed deliberately incorrect claims scheduled the nut, and Spencer is set It is not hard to imagine a similar sit
to appear at the former this week. De uation occurring today, as the darkest
targeting "the other" - whoever that
spite protests from students and the segments of history often find an eerie
may have been at the time - with
surrounding community, the leaders of way of repeating themselves. Spencer
the sole intent of convincing as many
Texas A&M have reassured Spencer of is already banned in twenty-six Euro
Americans as possible of blatantly
his welcome to campus, claiming that pean countries for his proclamations
false ideas. Plucked from the bowels
of the Internet and circulated as far as cancelling the event would be illegal, of white supremacy and ethnic cleans
prominent television news networks, as the university is a public institution. ing, and that should serve as precedent
We unsurprisingly have entered enough for institutions to deny him ep.
harmful stories were spread through Where do w~ go· froni
out the nation to an already gullible into yet another dispute of free speech try onto the.ir property. It is more than
citizenry. Simply because the informa and hate speech. I feel my verdict upon mere speculation to predict Spencer is
tion was rooted in political ideology, this particular situation will differ from attempting to accomplish a similar feat
significantly uninformed individuals those I have made previously within to that of previous Nazi and white su here? Finishing 2·016
suddenly adopted strong stances on this i;_olumn,b ut nevertheless we must premacist organizations, and it should
examine the situation in its entirety. not be illegal for the administrators of
topics they had not previously enter
Bluntly, the rhetoric of the alt-right the colleges -'--even in public institu
tained whatsoever, resulting in the
incredibly divisive election season we movement is hate speech. Without tions - to reject Spencer accordingly.
recently experienced. Consequently, as a sliver of doubt, I believe the group While the voices of the alt-right de By MADELEINE . have seen others like them physically
the vast majority of information many is not protected within First Amend serve their place within the American ORONA-BURGOS attacked for simply being. They hate the
used to ground their political beliefs ment rights of free speech. The mere political environment, they must nGt institutionalized bigotry that oppre&'!,es
was constructed entirely upon falsi suggestion of ethnic cleansing - of confuse simply objectionable rheto THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL elec them. It isn't a blind feeling that they
ties, the image of American political which Spencer can be directly quot ric with direct threats towards certain tion has been one of the most feel only because Trump will take office.
ideology was heavily shifted, though ed in suggesting - as a platform for a groups of people. Should the alt-right verbally charged elections in People who feel there is nothing to
in a rather disheartening fashion. political movement is a threat, as it di continue with their repugnant lan history. It also appears to have played be done, often called "moderates," con
From the remnants of the polar rectly targets particularized groups and guage, they ought to thoroughly re a part in what modern American po tinue to respon·d to this with the same
izing election, questionable ideolo seeks their removal, either physically examine their place the nation that litical discourse looks like. Before, dialogue. They claim there is hate on
gies once reserved merely for private or geographically. Moreover, the group - despite their wishes of whitewashed the figure of "the racist distant rela both sides, that both sides have lost,
discussion and Klan meetings were differs from other supremacist groups, Trump America - still protects all its tive you only see during holidays" and that minority groups shouldn't bother
thrust into the spotlight, allowing ex such as the KKK, as they have transi citizens, not simply their white asses. "Facebook friends from high school to protest because it is a waste of their
tremist groups to enter the political tioned from private gatherings to the that post morally gray statuses and time. Kliloe Kardashian even tweeted,
arena, and perhaps more frighteningly, public political environment. The KKK feel superior about it" had been played "I guess either way you look at it, his
off as jokes. We didn't think that they tory will be made tonight. Spread love,
were tangible things that exist in our not hate!" But what moderates fail to
own offline social circles. And as much understand is that the capacity to hate
as we want to accept the results and is not what prompts many protestors
move on, we have to address the state and objectors to be angry. They are
of political and social justice dialogues. angry because they do love. They love
Dialogue their families, their
among Amer friends, their neigh
This election, if
icans is large bors; even strang
ly divided into anything, has shown ers like them. They
two schools of are angry that those
us that there is more
thought. There people that they
are two subsets need for discussion than love will be put in
to this discus- harm's way in a
ever.
sion: people who country where they
are mobilizing ------------ are supposed to feel
to protect peo- safe. Moderation
ple who might also seeks to pin
be affected negatively and people who point how one side attacks the other
feel there is nothing that can be done and preaches a message of acceptance
and that we must simply live with what of one another. However, more often
is to become of the nation now. While than not they are going afterm1nori-=-----
both perspectives can be seen as valid, ty groups voicing their distaste in acts
only actively working to protect people such as neo-nazi graffiti tagging and the
who face ever-present danger can really growing number of children in schools
be considered productive. People who being beaten and verbally harassed -
are working to help others have voiced there 1s little discussion of how those
their aggravation in more ways than acts should stop because those peo-
one. They are peacefully protesting in ple must also accept minority groups.
our own backyard in orderlo have their This election, if anything, has
voice heard: While many of them will shown us that there is more need for
say the word "hate" to express those discussion than ever. Although one
feelings of frustration, it is not without person cannot dictate what that dis
provocation. They hate the prejudice' cussion should be com)>rised of it is
which will become normalized under more constructive to discuss what can
Trump's administration. They hate the be done to lessen negative impacts.
fact that they feel afraid to interact with than it would be to simply write the
their fellow Americans because they whole thing off and hope for the best.

FRIDAY,D ECEMBER2 , 2016
OPINIONS-
4
I will stand with you: A student's promise to
perse.vere in community after the election
Madeleine Orona Burgos makes her addresses to the fearful, the confused, a_nd the unyielding masses
By MADELEINE ORONA think about that. Understand that he Understand that we are not just To people who want to take a middle to try to do just that. Understand our
BURGOS appointed Mike Pence who supports charging the streets with blind, unin ground and who also vilify protest: perspective and what we are facing.
violent conversion therapy for queer corporated anger. We are not just pic
TO TRUMP supporters who are and trans Americans. What crime tures on social media or videos on the I cannot support your perspective, To others like me:
vilifying protesters, however have they committed other than exist news. We are real people. We are ex and for that I am sorry. I cannot share
peaceful: ing without fear? They are American pressing our First Amendment right the sentiment that submitting to this I know that we all come from differ
citizens and their government should of freedom of speech by speaking out election will solve the outrage. I don't ent backgrounds and we have different
Please understand that to a lot of not want to see them in pain. Under against a man who we believe will hurt think it wil[ Unprovoked and outright stories to tell. It is at this time that we
people in America, he poses a real stand that people who have come to us. Our tears are not simply caused violence won't solve it either. What need each other more than ever. We
danger. Maybe not directly, but his this country in search of a better life by Secretary Clinton's loss. They are will solve this problem is the refusal to must unite together and protect one
words and his promises incite vio for themselves and their families no frustration. They are fear. We are real be sil.eitced by two men who think that another. We must stand together and
lence in the hearts of people who sup longer feel as though their lives will people and we are afraid. We should the people that. they promise to erase make our voices heard. Peaceful pro
port him. There was even a man who be better if they stay here. We have not be afraid of our own leader. from the American narrative will just test is our right. If we cannot depend
s
got so angry after a black man cut prided ourselves on being a safe hav I cannot say that I can understand taking this lying down. Our anger is on each other then we have truly given
him off in traffic that he said, "If you en from persecution. Our own consti every person's individual reason not without direction. Our fear is not up. The fight will be long and it will be
weren't filming me right now, I'd kill tution states that all men are created for supporting Donald Trump and without something to be afraid of. Our hard, but we can survive. We must re
you." He then started chanting Don equal. How can we then tell people voting for him. I cannot say that all sadness is not without broken hearts. fuse to roll over and submit to tyranny
ald Trump's name. Please take a min who pursued their dreams and felt as Trump supporters are racist, misog Complacency in lieu of supporting by continuing to peacefully protest,
ute just to think. Think about the fact though we are the greatest country ynistic, queerphobic, transphobic either side weakens the strength of by encouraging those in swing states
that there are real, living, breathing on earth that they have supposed or otherwise prejudiced. But I do the people who need it most. Looking who oppose Trump to call and write to
people in your classes and in your im ly ruined our country and they must know that ·you saw him say things down your nose at us does nothing but their senators and petition that they
mediate ·circles that are afraid of this leave specifically because of their skin that represented these ideas, sup give support to two men whose politi vote for Secretary_C linton, by spread
man. Please, just take a moment to color or where they have come from? port people who are,. and decided cal supporters promise that we will pay ing resources for people seeking help.
that that is the voice that should for the crime of opposing them. I am I will stand with you. I will stand
speak for our nation. You decided not angry at you. I am disappointed. with Muslim women who have been at
that is what our country stands for. To supplement that, I'd also like tacked for·wearing hijabs. I will stand
You gave your support to two men to say that screaming "MIDTERM with Latinx children who cried when
whose ideal America is one without ELECTION" in someone's face isn't their fellow classmates chanted "build
people like me in it, even if you ac comforting. It's rude. It spits in the the wall" in their middle sc4_oolc afe
knowledge that you don't support faces of people who felt genuine ter teria. I will stand with the family who
their bigoted comments or policies. ror and despair in their hearts when woke up to a note that.said that they
My family has served during war. they saw that Donald Trump and Mike will "burn in hell." I will stand with
They fought for what they felt was a Pence are projected to have won the black students who are forced to sit
noble cause: protecting their coun Electoral College vote and tells them idle while their classmates harangue
try, their families, and Americans their feelings don't matter. I get that them with racial slurs. I will stand with
who could not protect themselves. you're trying to comfort someone the woman on the bus who was called
They suffered_ physical and men like me, a person who's affected by "filthy" for her Asian heritage and
tal injury to do it. Is this what they this election in more ways than one. was then told that she has ruined our
sacrificed for? Did they sacrifice I get it. But getting annoyed with peo country. I will stand with queer and
peace of mind and valuable time ple who are still in tears, who felt so transgender Americans who are more
with us for their· fellow Americans to afraid that they didn't leave the house fearful than ever before. I will stand
be afraid of men who are supposed arid who are being forced back int<i with you. Even if all that I can do is
to protect us and lead us in times the closet for fear of death and phys write and help your voices to be heard,
of uncertainty? I do not think so. ical violence, is not the way. Comfort that is what I will do. I stand with you
I cannot say that I can see human me by saying that we will be there for because I am a part of you. We can
ity in the same light as I did before. each other. Comfort me by saying that only fight back if we do so together.
I knew that there were other Ameri you are here for me when I lose hope.
cans who felt hatred towards people Comfort me by saying that while yes, To Donald Trump and Mike Pence:
like me because of our skin color, there are midterm elections, the Elec
sexuality, gender identity or any toral College doesn't officially vote You are not, and never will be, my
thing else that makes us who we are. _ until December, which means there's president and vice president. I will
I didn't know that that hate would a chance we can keep him out of the not forget what you have said. I will
have power over so many people. I White House by writing to our sena not forget what you stand for. You
sincerely wish that it didn't. But this "tors and begging them not to vote for can take away my civil disobedience
is the choice that you have made in him. Comfort me by sa·yingt hat we will when you pry it from my cold dead
your presidential vote. Though your keep fighting back. We will fight back hands. I will not submit to tyranny.
feelings that Trump and Pence are against people like him, until we ar
what America needs are valid, so are en't afraid of them anymore. Until you
the ones that I voice in this J"etter. can understand that it is not politics From,
that we are fighting against, but real A marginalized American who will not
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016
FEATURES 5·
Off-campus ho.uses handed down between
generations of students offer history, havoc
BY NATALIE RICH then contacted the landlady, who lived
across the street.
0 LDE COUNTRY. The Destruc "I start describing [the problems] to
tion Zone. Lobo • LouJ;J.ge.T o her ... she called back to inform me that
the untrained eye, these houses they were taking the house off the mar
may seem entirely ordinary. But within ket for a few months," Gensler said.
their walls rest legacies and often de He and the other renters-were able
baucherous pasts. to-find other housing options, but in the
Off-campus houses have a history first week of school, Gensler became
of being handed down from •s tudent aware that Olde Country had been put
to student, and as such have acquired on Facebook pages for students search
their fair share of traditions and myths. ing for housing.
Often these houses are passed down "That place was not safe to live in
through sports teams, li_ke soccer or ... •s o it became, who do I contact, and
football, and gain reputations based on how do I contact them," Gensler said.
parties held there. Yet one of the most He filled out an online form through
infamous houses that has been passed the city, detailing the issues with the
down by students isn't a sports house: house. The city took action under City
Olde Country. Traditionally, Olde Title 29 for a lack of permit to convert
Country has been a house for "theatre the garage to a living space, and it is
kids," and is usually inhabited by the MADELEINE ORONA BURGOS/PIONEER LOG .now illegal for Olde Country to be list
atre majors and minors, or members of Smay also sp_oket o the features of than optimal experience at Olde Coun of the windows seemed to be sealed, ed for rent until the issues have been .
the LC theater community at large. ·the house, including quotes written on try. He and some friends were the mo_st. there were signs of water damage. dealt with. Gensler mentioned that the
Hannah Smay '17 lived in Olde the walls and an infamous box of coach recent group to try and rent Olde Coun There were two or three lighting fix previous tenants he spoke to were un
Country over the summer. figurines. try, but didn't end up in the house. tures that had exposed wiring," Gensler sure whether or not the house had been
"It's been the theatre house for more "The athletic department made [the said. inspected before.
than a decade. The people who lived figurines] for a coach [Robert Gaillard] "There were so many ru He and the other renters made a list "When we had informed the land
there with me were not theatre majors, when he retired, and they put one too mors flying about how • of the damage they noticed, including lady that one of the people who was
so it was kind of an aberration from the many zeroes on the order, I think. We a converted garage with a collapsing coming up knew about these things
previous tradition," Smay said. have a box that someone rescued, and it's unfit to be lived in ... roof. • in a very professional way, because he
Olde Country is one of the most it's been there for like 10 years," Smay none of us died in there, "We didn't look into the attic or was a contractor, she said, and I quote,
well-known and popular off-carnpus said. crawl space, because we didn't even 'I don't want a professional inspector
houses for LC students. It is known for This semester, in a break from tra so clearly it's fine." want to know what's [sic] in there," he coming through.' She played the whole,
its theatre parties, among other things. dition, no LC students are currently liv said. '04, no, I didn't know about that' atti
"It's one of the biggest houses you ing at Olde Country. Gensler began looking at the le tude. She knew it was a house that peo
can get for the cheapest amount ... it's "There was a lot of stuff that went Hannah Smay '17 gal aspects ·of the situation. He found ple on campus knew about," Gensler
a five-minute walk to campus," Smay down that was unclear, but the land that Oregon law stated that any house said.
said. lords didn't rent to them ... so no one "[The landlady] was infuriatingly had to be watertight, amenities had to He continued, "I can hope that by
"There were so many rumors flying is living there, for the first time in a relaxed ... there was very little paper work, etc. He even mentioned the wa the time the house is back on the mar
about how it's unfit to be lived in ... while," she said. work. My mother and I showed up ... ter heater, which he described as be ket, no one in the theater department
none of us died in there, so clearly it's Sam Gensler '18, spoke of his less every single room had black mold, none ing held together by duct tape. They knows it's Olde Country."
fine," Smay said.
RHMS professo~ and student researc_h assistant win
Knower award for cardiac communication.research
BY GELSEY PLAZA Cardiac Event." Their research appeared tionship. asked Domann-Scholz if she would like a methodology for a· possible doctoral
in the 2013 Journal of Communication, Goldsmith started tliis project 15 to work with her, Domann-Scholz im dissertation."
THE KNOWER AWARD .from the volume 63. years ago when she was a professor of mediately jumped at the opportunity. At LC, Domann-Scholz worked in
Interpersonal Division of the The Knower Award is given to a communications at the University of II-- According to Domann-Scholz, she the Behavioral Health and Social Psy
National Communication As scholarly article for "scholarship of linois, Urbana Champaign. She appreci greatly -enhanced her research and chology lab with Chair and Professor of
sociation was awarded to Professor of exceptional quality and influence." ates research that combines tlieoretical analytical skills through tliis project. Psychology Brian Detweiler-Bedell and
Rhetoric & Media Studies Daena Gold Although Goldsmith and Domann and practical importance. Goldsmith empowered her to take risks Professor of Psychology Jerusha Det
smith and Lewis & Clarl<a lumna Kelsey Scholz's publication of their research "The theoretical importance [in this and pursue her interests in other areas. weiler-Bedell. They both greatly enjoyed
Domann-Scholz '11 for their paper enti came out in 2013, they did not win the study] was the conception of openness Domann-Scholz is a Licensed Profes collaborating with Domann-Scholz.
tled "The Meanings of 'Open Commu award until 2015. They recently present and questioning all of these theories of sional Counselor Associate (LPCA) in "[Kelsey] was highly responsible,
nication' Among Couples Coping with a ed their research and the major impli openness and the effects of openness," the state of North Carolina as well as a professional, and personable, making
cations of it on Nov. 12 in Philadelphia Goldsmith said. "The practical part is Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). her an ideal person to interact with
at the annual meeting of the National advice given to couples of how they She currently works as a therapist witli • research participants," J erusha said.
Communication Association. should live their lives." individual adults as well as youtlis and "Kelsey was a pleasure to work witli not
Their research explored the ideology Goldsmith recruited 1>atients their families. only because she was so reliable and
of openness, focusing on open commu tlirough the hospital in Urbana Cham "It was a great crash course in qual trustworthy, but also because she un
nication among couples coping with a paign, as well as tlie University. She also itative methods and i: think in many derstood tlie true nature of collaborative
cardiac crisis. They analyzed questions interviewed people from tlie outlying ways sparked my interest in pursuing research.
such as: How does communication be farm areas. Her sample was fairly big counseling as a career path," Domann Goldsmith shared tlie sentiment.
tween spouses change after a major witli numerous participants, yet not ra Scqolz said. "It felt so intimate to read "I love working witli students," Gold
heart event, such as a heart attack? Will cially diverse. Most patients were of Eu transcripts of interviews with individ smitli said. "There is tliis nice tliread
l;hings be easier or harder to converse ropean~American descent and between uals describing how tlieir relationship since I worked with a professor on in
about? How, if so, has health affected the ages of 37-81. On average, couples with their partner changed as a result terviews at LC about taboo topics. And
other aspects of life? Goldsmith and . were together for 36 years, witli a range of a cardiac event, and I now have tlie tlien 20 years later I'm a professor work
Domann-Scholz discovered tliat open of 3~55 years. By tlie time Goldsmith great honor of being with people on a ing with a student. So it feels like things
ness and privacy are important constit moved to LC in 2006, she had gath daily basis as they experience all types of have come full circle, so tliat's nice."
uents ofhealtliy relationships. They also ered all of her interview data. She just personal challenges and mental health
PHOTO COURTESY OF DAENA GOLDSMITH
found that couples have different views needed scholarly assistance in coding concerns. I am also currently tliinking
Domann-Scholz and Goldman
of what it means to be 'open' in a rela- interview transcripts. When Goldsmith about ways that I could use a version of
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6
South Fork Clackamas
Falls-: Waterworks· R·uins
SHAWN BOLKER/P!ONEER LOG
BY SHAWN BOLKER Ropes are in place here for assistm:ice. the half-burnt, mossy forest. water around this falls. The new intake The longest tunnel in the area by
Upon reaching cascading, log Abundant tunnels and ·relics here improved water pressure and allowed passes this falls and drops hikers at its
TUCKED AWAY IN the remote .jammed, Memaloose Creek, the first along the South Fork Clackamas are the project to be used for many years brink. Although more falls are rumored
South Fork Clackamas River can of many tunnels comes into view. The remnants of past waterworks develop after. These tunnels and pipes were of to lie upstream, there is no trail and the
yon lies a mystic wonderland of upper cascades of Memaloose Falls can ment attempts. In 1913, Oregon City ficially decommissioned in 1985. Since bushwhack could prove long and haz
obscure ruins and high falls. Mysterious be seen from the tunnel entrance. Upon suffered a typhoid outbreak from the then, once vital waterworks· have been ardous.
tunnels, drilled in the early 1900s for emerging from this fern draped passage, increasingly polluted Willamette River, slowly reclaimed by the forest. Although the rewards of this hike
an Oregon City waterworks project, by continue downstream and stay high their only source of water at the time. Once over the bridge, the route are great, the descent into the South
pass several waterfalls. Blasted through above the creek. The trail is especial These outbreaks spurred a "Pure Moun reaches a junction. Left leads to spec Fork canyon is difficult and dangerous.
solid basalt cliffs, these tunnels add ly hard to find here and is overgrown. tain Water League" with the purpose of tacular 120 foot South Fork Clackamas The hillside is precarious, steep, muddy,
an intriguing element to this Indiana Memaloose Falls hides around the cor finding a cleaner drinking water source. Falls and the longest tunnels in the can and the trail can be hard to follow once
J ones-esque adventure. Three thunder-- ner from the tunnel exit. The scramble The League chose the South Fork Clack yon. Right leads to So foot Lower South at the bottom. Aftermath of a recent fire
ing falls lie in the immediate vicinity of down to the falls' base is too hazardous amas River. Starting in 1915, the South Fork Falls. To reach the main falls, fol is abundant in the canyon, with many
the ruins and several others lie further and brushy to attempt. Getting to this Fork Water Board began diverting water low the path shortly uphill to a precari burnt, fallen logs. to climb over. Also,
upstream on the South Fork Clackamas. falls might be safer and easier in dry from Memaloose Creek and the South ous overlook of dilapidated bridge span Memaloose Road is closed beyond its
A unique, enigmatic, yet st.;irkly conditions. Fork Clackamas River to Oregon City ning a steep tributary canyon. Although bridge over the main Clackamas River,
beautiful landscape awaits in the can Upon continuing downstream, moss and West Linn. This is when Memaloose the bridge is too dangerous to cross, a adding another mile of incline to the
yons below. Beginning from a small, -and fern -caked ruins of old structures Tunnel and some of the lower tunnels steep path leads down and across the hike. I wouldn't recommend any casual
-unmarked turnout along Memaloose can be seen along.the creek. Before too were ddlled to contain water pipes. small stream to the beginning of two or inexperienced hikers to explore this
Road, the "trail" makes its way through long, the trail ends up at a bulky, wood . The project was expanded in 1939. back to back tunnels. Upon emerging area.
a long clearing, dipp_ingu p and down en bridge over the South Fork Clacka With help from the Works Progress Ad from the s·econd tunnel, South Fork · For the sake of erosion prevention,
through a series of trenches. Soon • mas. Use extreme caution while cross ministration - one of Franklin D. Roo Clackamas Falls comes into full view. waterworks preservation, and hiker
enough, the route turns towards the ing this bridge as the wood is mossy and sevelt's New Deal recovery programs - This waterfall is stunning; cascading safety, driving directions will not be
·canyon and wastes no time going down. slippery. The confluence of Memaloose the main intake was moved to above the and hurtling more than 120 feet over featured.
Use extreme caution during the descent .. Creek and the South Fork Clackamas largest falls on the South Fork. Several towering basalt cliffs. Steep routes lead
River can be clearly seen here amongst more tunnels were also drilled to divert to the massive plunge pool below.
Behind the scen,es: A capella arrangement, an art in itself
BY GEISEY PLAZA time signature. When Kambour arrang arrangements that col_Ilpletelyc hange
es, she pulls up software such as Music the rhythmic groove or harmonic lan
LLV OCALSA ND no instruments. Notes or Free Score and then inputs the guage, or combine parts from different
Lewis & Clark's four a cappella key and time signature and finds the songs. To me it is the most challenging
roups, Semper, Momo and the starting notes. and rewarding part of singing in an a
Coop, Section Line Drive and The Mer "I never start with the solo - it usu cappella group." •
ryweathers are entirely student-led, from ally is the last thing I arrange," Kam According to Section Line Drive sing
arrangement to performance. bour said. "I work measure by measure, er Sofia Puorro '19, song arrangement
Students within groups collaborate to making sure first that the notes are right, can take many hours, especially if start
arrange songs and medleys. Usually, they and then making sure the rhythm fits. ing from scratch. However, if they have
vote on songs they'd like to sing. They An arrangement goes through extreme a borrowed arrangement to use for refer
either volunteer to arrange the music or amounts of editing and by the end of it, ence it makes the process a lot quicker.
take turns. Groups meet about twice a you're pretty sick of the song. But, there's "The nit-picky part is trying to dis
week and rehearse bits of different songs nothing cooler than hearing it all come tribute different harmonies and rhyth
at each rehearsal. together exactly how you imagine it." mic textures evenly between all the voice
The Merryweathers singer ·Monique Section Line Drive alumnus Michael _partsa nd then arranging things in a way
Calfe-Smith '17l oves the fun and creative Severson put a cappella arrangements to make the song a little bit different from
a cappella community. This semester, she into one of three categories: Transcrip the original," Puorro said. "We have four
• has arranged two songs: "Milk and Cere tions, Lifts, and Arrangements. Accord hours of rehearsal every week and we
al" by the band G. Love & Special Sauce ing to Severson, a transcription is an ar usually work on two to three songs for
and "Q.U.E.E.N."by Janelle Morn'le. rangement that stays true to the original the first concert of the semester and four
"Typically in my group when some PHOTO COURTESY OF RYAl'l COOK song and just adapts it to fit the a cappel to five songs for the winter concert. The -- -
one gets inspired by a song, they arrange Members of LC a capella group Semper take to the sea. la medium. A Lift is like a transcription • great part about this whole.processi s.that
it on Noteflight, which is an online mu that the whole group does together. For it is completely collaborative; anyone and
one has such a unique personality and we Chen said. "[With song arrangement,]
sic-arranging software," Calfe-Smith example, during rehearsal they might everyone will chime in to offer sugges-
alljustjivewell together-like a big group the thing that makes arranging take so
said .. "Depending on how much time I play a song and start singing along with it tions about what we can change and what
of friends." long is the sheet music software, not the
spend on it - or how obsessive I get about - each picking out their own parts. A true we can do better."
Semper singer Eleanor Chen '19 ap song itself. When you're writing out the
it - arranging can take me anywhere Arrangement of a song is something that A cappella is a place for students to
preciates how in a cappella they get to sheet music, you have to annotate each
from a couple of weeks to a month or so." completely reimagines the original song come together with a supportive group
choose music they love while pursuing individual note in each part. The anno
According to Semper sing_er Ryan and does it in an interesting new way. of peers to share their passion for making
it in an educated, artistic way. Accord tation process can be exhausting - and
Cook '19, Semper usually performs two "[An Arrangement] takes the longest and singing music.
ing to Chen; once they learn the pitches then you have to look over [and] listen
and four songs per concert. They·s tart re time because the arranger has to form a "A cappella has been a unique expe
of a new song, which usually takes some to your work and make sure it's what you
hearsing songs about four weeks before unique 'musical vision for the piece, write rience from all of my past choral sing
sectional work, they then tackle all the want it to be."
each concert. Cook enjoys the Greative it all down, and get everyone else in the ing because it such a fun and informal
nuances. According to Section bine Drive sing
musical outlet that a cappella offers him. group on the same page," Severson said. environment within which we have the
"This will always mean working er Zoey Kambour '18, the first step in
"I love Semper for indescribable rea "You're not just trying to recreate the opportunity to collaborate [to] make mu
things like diction, energy, and dynam song arrangement is to listen to the song
sons," Cook said. "Each group has their original .recording, it's more like you're sic that we are really excited about sing
ics, but different music presents different repetitively in order to try to pick out in
own vibe, and you just kind of mesh or composing a new piece using someone ing," Section Line Drive singer Cheylane
challenges, especiallyf or memorization," dividual parts, the key signature, and the
you don't. It's hard to explain but every- else's framework. Examples of this are Brown '17 said. •

FRIDAY,D ECEMBER2 , 2016.
FEATURES
As official vote approache-s, Professors Powers and
Kosansky reflect on dev~lopinent of MENA Ininor
BY NATALIE RICH schedule•. There will be four core If and when the faculty votes to add
courses, of which students must take the minor, it will make LC the only lib
FOR PROFESSORS Paul Powers two: Kosansky's course, Culture/Pow eral arts college in the Pacific North
and Oren Kosansky, the process er in the Middle East, Powers' cours west with a Middle East studies mi
of getting a Middle East/North es, Islamic Origins and Islamic Law, nor. Both Powers and Kosansky talked
Africa Studies minor at ,Lewis & Clark and Partovi's Middle East Politics. In about the possible reasons for the lack
started out as a casual conversation in addition, students must complete 201 of MENA minors.
the hallway .. in Arabic and should they participate "If you look at the wider context ...
"It's been brewing for some time. in the Morocco program, those classes I came to Lewis & Clark in 2001 and
I'd say the roots of it go back to 2011, would count towards the minor. there were no faculty appointments
when Oren took up.the charge to put "We have sufficient courses on cam that were directed at the Middle East
together the new Morocco program. pus [for the minor]. We're happy if a or North Africa at that point," Powers
Once that was in place, we .started professor wants to add a course that is said. "Prior, a lot of interest in inter
exploring the possibility of bringing related to the Middle East, all the bet national politics was dominated by
Arabic [w hich was first offered in Fall ter for us, but the proposal as it stands the Cold War. After the supposed end
2015] to campus. After that, we had does not call for the addition of any to the Cold War, you see this shift of
the curriculum to. gather a minor," co_urses.W hat it does is provide a con attention to th~ Middle East. ·The first
Powers said. , text for students who are already tak Gulf War and 9/11 changed the land
Powers, Department Chair and As ing courses in the Middle East to feel scape. Lewis & Clark had hired me
sociate Professor of Religious Studies part of the community, to thirik about before 9/11 in a term position, not a
and Kosansky, Associate Professor of the courses' relationships, to have an tenure track. 9/11 happened, and then
Anthropology and Department Chair advisor, go on the overseas trip to Mo they turned it into a tenure track. In
have led the charge to implement a rocco, have a more integrated experi those few years after 2001 you saw the
Middle East/North Africa (MENA) ence," Kosansky said. number of jobs in this field shoot up
Studies minor. Powers identified Kosansky identified some exam everywhere. So a lot of it is a post-9/11
Kosansky as the driving force behind ple courses that could count towards experience."
RAYA DEUSSEN/PIONEER LOG
the process. College of Arts & Sciences. so when we got to the point of moving the minor, including French literature Kosansky offered a different expla
"Three years ago, I decided that I • The MENA minor may be imple it through official channels, we were courses, history courses and even a po nation for the underdevelopment of
would make a first draft of what a pro mented as soon as fall 2017. The facul pretty clear on campus support." tential class about colonial South Asia, Middle East Studies in liberal arts col
posal might look like for a Middle East ty will likely be voting on Kosansky and "One of the interesting experiences due to a shared history of British co leges in Oregon and Washington: geo
studies minor," Kosansky said. "From Powers' proposal at the next faculty throughout the who!~ thing is the ex lonialism. graphic proximity. He said that since
there, I worked with the faculty and meeting, in early December, and once tent to which students, independent "If there was a course on Ar there aren't significant Middle Eastern
the Dean's office. Now, we have for the minor is in the LC course catalog, of faculty, were bringing it to the at ab-Americans living in the United populations in the Pacific Northwest,
mal proposal for consideration of the it is official. tention of other students and facul States, that would cou'nt as well," as opposed to other groups like Lat
minor."· Kosansky spoke to the pro ty," Powers said. "The students who Kosansky said. inx communities,-programs like Latin
"I've been in the inner ci_rcle,a con-· cess of judging support for the mi put together ilie Middle East Studies "The Middle East is a region that American Studies are mucb better de
sultative partner, I don't know how nor. Symposium, Dina Yazdani and Julia is going to be important in geopolitical veloped. He went on to describe the
you'd formally describe it," Powers "For me, the commitment to creat Duerst, got that rolling on their own. and economic terms, and people are necessity of a MENA minor.
said. ing the minor was never 'Middle East So we had these two parallel processes, increasingly aware that it is an inter ''One of the key values of the LC ed
Other professors closely involved Studies or bust,' or because Paul and and when we went to administration, esting cultural and historical place as ucation is that we're a college that has
include Senior Lecturer Cyrus Partovi, I think it's important. It was 'Okay, we could point to independent student well," Powers said. "Students who want a deep commitment to international
Professor Molly Robinson-Kelly, cur let's see if people are interested and activity that demonstrated demand for to go from here into state or NGO work education," Kosansky said. "This is an
rent Chair of Department of Foreign if they are, then that's great!' then [a minor]. It's meeting their interests can draw on having a Middle East mi area of the world that matters so much
Languages and Literature, and Bruce . we would be happy to be the folks to as opposed to generating int\!rest." nor as a credential. Also, it can't be a and corresponds so clearly to the val
Suttmeier, former Chair of Depart make it official. We have worked with The minor itself serves to bring to bad thing to have more people who ues of the college, that it will improve
ment of Foreign Languages and Litera students, staff, faculty, the Dean's Of gether opportuniJ:ie.st hat alre_adye J{ist have a deeper understanding of the our ability to offer students an interna- •
ture and current Associate Dean of the fice, all these different components, at LC. Kosansky described the course Middle East." tionar education."
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016
8 ARTS
A guide to three of Portland's preinier record stores
BY HANNA MERZBACH Jackpot has its own label, created by the section, a bigger punk section, a bigger
owner who originally opened the store. metal section than other stores in town,
JACKPOT RECORDS: Best "The focus of the label is put but we also have a large rock section,
local punk, classic rock and ting out old local punk and psyche in die rock and classic rock," Hagen said.
'6os psychedelic delic music," Sutton said. "They are Although Hagen did not explicitly
very Portland-bMed reissues. Be mention it, 2nd Avenu\! clearly excels
Jackpot Records has been a Haw cause we put those records out, peo in carrying rock and metal T-shirts and
thorne Boulevard staple for 19 years. ple kind of .come in from all over posters, given the amount of parapher
Recently, the store has become icon who seek those types of music." nalia covering the walls. Out of all of
ic, appearing in both Portlandia and a Portland's many record stores, 2nd Av
Sleater-Kinney music video. Jackpot's 2nd Avenue.Records: Best rock enue Records is the place to go if you're
·neon-red "record" sign, which hangs paraphernalia and punk/metal looking to grunge up your style with a
in the middle of the store, attracts· Clash or New Order button to put on
tourists from all walks of life, mak 2nd Avenue Records, located on the your vintage denim jacket or a Bowie
ing the trek just to take a picture of it. intersection of SW Second and Stark, T-shirt to tuck into your ripped jeans.
For years, my experience at Jack has been downtown's vinyl headquar
pot was limited to the occasional ters since 1982. Walking into 2nd Av Mississippi Records: Best prices
walk-by on the way to nearby haunts enue is like entering a time warp back and blues/jazz/international
Red Light Clothing Exchange and The to the '8os: there are AC/DC and Led
Waffle Window. I would stop and sift Zeppelin posters covering the walls, Mississippi Records has served as
through the bins of sale records out punk blasting from the stereo systems Northeast Portland's leading record
side the store and then pull myself away and thousands of records filling ev store for the last 14 years. It was ev IVY DENHAM-CONROY/ PIONEER LOG
before getting too deeply immersed. ery· nook and cranny. You have to step ident upon entering Mississippi Re The cozy interior of Mississippi Records makes it feel like an intimate coffee shop.
Last week,' I ventured into the store over bins of records and shimmy· be cords that they 0iterally) sing an
for the first time and was immediately tween shelves to get from place to place. entirely different. tune from Jackpot eels in diversity; vinyl spans from ground's debut album, priced at $17 at
impressed by its selection. As a clas "Most· musicians in town have and 2nd Avenue Records. Instead jazz and blues to international mu Jackpot Records, was $11 -a price prac
sic rock collector, I was pleased to find memories-of going there when they of blasting punk like 2nd Avenue or sic such as Belizean and Ethiopian. tically unheard of for new classic vinyl.
that the rock section accounted for the were a little kid and buying Nirvana psychedelic rock like Jackpot, Mis Mississippi's close relationships with "The problem with a lot of this
majority of the records. I found every records and things like that," Jackpot sissippi played soothing smooth jazz. its customers allows it to only or reissue culture is a lot of people are
thing from used Talking Heads to new Records employee Chris Sutton said. In Mississippi Records, I im der the titles that they know will sell. price gouging on them and it's mak
[insert indie rock band here] vinyl. "2nd Avenue is totally an institution." mediately felt as if I was in a inti "We are very specialized in that we ing it not a very sustainable culture
"We do a lot of local punk, classic The employee,.sl ook as if they have mate coffee shop rather than a re try to narrow every section down to buying .records," Isaacson. said. "If I
rock and soundtracks," employee Chris not seen·the light of day in 30 years, cord store. The overwhelmed feeling just interesting records," Isaacson said. was 18 now and I walked into a record
Sutton said. "We try to carry everything, sporting oily hair, pale skin and that I have when entering record ·stores My experience proved this statement store, I would look around and be like
but that is what the store is centered on." classic all-black punk attire. While like 2nd Avenue (similar to the one I that Mississippi only sells "interesting" 'there's no way I am going to start col
Jackpot has an equal ratio of new to other record store employees jumped have when entenng a tliree-story For records to be true. I call myself a Deven lecting records. I can't afford this."'
used records. Unlike stores like 2nd Av at the opportunity. for a little extra ever 21) was nowhere to be found. dra Banhart fan. However, I discovered . Mississippi's personal relationships
enue that stack scuffed-up used records . publicity, the 2nd Avenue employees· "The idea is for it to be kind of a Banhart album I had never heard of with record labels allows it to guar
ceiling-high, Jackpot carefully selects seemed inconvenienced and annoyed, an extension of the sidewalk," own before: a brand new record priced ~t antee prices $2 cheaper than every
used records based on quality and rock/ nearly refusing to answer my ques er Eric Isaacson said. ".You11n otice, $5. I also stumbled upon two iconic Led other store in town, typically pricing
punk leanings. This selectiveness and tions. But, hey, it is all in the good name on a busy day, a lot of people just Zeppelin records that helped to com new records between $10-$12. That
organization made my experience all of keeping up the grunge reputation. wander in and wander out. Howev plete my collection. Although ust!d, I fact alone was enough to sell me; Mis
the more enjoyable, as I did not have After a bit of persuasion on my part, er, I like when people treat it as a li found them to be in miraculously good sissippi is now my go-to record store.
condition for their low prices: $5 for Led
to dig through hundreds of scratched employee Cathy Hagen agreed to answer brary and come and spend five hours
up records to uncover hidden gems. a few questions about the store's special just sitting at •t he listening station." Zeppelin I and $3 for Led Zeppelin II. ***PSA:M ississippi Records only takes
Like many record stores in town, ties. "We do probably have a bigger rap Mississippi's music selection ex- As I walked through the store, the cash or check.
phenomenon continued. Velvet Under-
Young Thug: The artist·we all need 15 years to bloom: a
look back at Wildflower
BY BRENDAN NAGLE 3 and JEFFERY, are his most com · Louis Armstrong impression and the
mercially successful releases to date, next second he's screaming, "I got the
IN A YEAR RIFE with monumen marrying the eccentricities of his early devil inside of me," his voice cracking
tal steps backwards in America, releases with a refined pop sensibility. as it's pushed beyond its physical lim by The Avalanches
the rise of Young Thug has been As it was the final installment in its.-"Harambe" feels _like a moment
one of our only saving graces. Seem" the Slime Season series, Young Thug of pure musical catharsis, and it's a
ingly put on this earth with the sole commemorated Slime Season 3's re downright beautiful thing to experi
purpose of pushing every boundary he lease with. a literal funeral procession ence. JEFFERY closes out with Travi$ BY AIDEN TRIGG-HAUGER who fell in love with Since I Left You
can, Jeffery Williams is providing hip through the streets of Atlanta. It sym Scott-assisted "Pick Up The Phone." An the first time I heard it, I am somewhat
liop with a much-needed step forward. bolized more than just the end of a undeniable candidate for· song-of-the- N OT HAS CHANGED since biased, but in short: worthy it was. The
Despite its relative youth, hip-hop series, though; it represented the end • summer, "Pick Up The Phone" was om he Avalanches left us. The Avalanches' second album, Wildflower,
has one of the richest and most fasci of an era, the end of Young Thug as nipresent from the moment it dropped ustralian sample-based wun is a psychedelic journey that manag
nating histories of any popular music we knew him. SS3 was notable, too, in June, with Thug perfectly playing derkinds released their debut album, es to capture the same magic as SILY
genre. However,. with such a substan because in its eight tracks it only fea into his newfound role as a pop star. Since I Left You, back in 2000, and it while advancing The Avalanches' sound
tial culture comes certain drawbacks: tured one rapper other than Thug. It Young Thug's musical contributions is only now, 16 years later, that their in new ways. It features collaborations
legions of fans firmly rooted in old was a testament to Thug's ability to to hip-hop are massively important sophomore effort was finally released. with Danny Brown, Toro y Moi, Father
school purism write off new, experi command a track on his own without for the genre's advancement, but just While it was hardly ignored upon its John Misty and Biz Markie, and samples
mental artists as blasphemous and a anyone else's help. And he did just that. as important (perhaps even_m ore so) release, the album does warrant revis sources ranging from "The Sound of Mu
dishonor to the rappers who came be Songs like "With Them" and "Drippin"' are his experimentations with gender iting as we approach the end of the year sic" to The Beatles to horses whinnying.
fore them. Innovators like Lil Yachty showcase his ability to utterly domi norms. Hip-hop, and frankly popular and "best of' lists start cropping up. Wildflower focuses much more on
and Future are discredited as villains nate a beat, contorting his voice around music as a whole, has been polluted But first, let's take a quick look back crafting fully formed songs than its pre
who have come to destroy the foun production from Mike Will Made-It with a gross masculinity complex for to the not-too-dlstant past of the year decessor. While SILY was a pleasant
dations that hip-hop was built on. and London on da Track. Though fan most of its existence. But with his ec 2000. Since I Left You is an album whirl of continuous mixing, Wildflower
This mindset has led to an increasing tastic in their own right, I'm Up and centric fashion choices, Young Thug that is hard to talk about, simply be places a greater emphasis on the indi
amount of stagnancy in contemporary Slime Season 3 were merely warm-ups has broken through many of these cause there is pretty much nothing to vidual tracks. Often times these more
rap music, making it extremely diffi for Young Thug's true masterpiece, hardened gender norms. JEFFERYs compare it to. While other artists have fleshed out songs are comprised of
cult for new ideas and styles to emerge. Released just this past August, JEF album art is one of the most pertinent adopted The Av- multiple tracks on the album that func-
Luckily, we have Young Thug to save FERY is the most thrilling work Young examples of this: the cover is a photo alanches' unique tion as a greater
rap from the clutches of monotony. · Thug has ever produced. An amalgama of Thug wearing an androgynous pur method of cre The Avalanches' second whole, such as
Thug's influences are apparent, but tion of bizarro trap bangers and glossy ple dress that looks like something out ating entirely album, Wildflower, is a the disco-sam
his style is unprecedented. His music is pop production, JEFFERY feels almost of Mortal Kombat. Earlier this year he new tracks out pling groove of
grounded in the Atlanta trap sound pi as if it was meticulously crafted to ce modeled womenswear for Calvin Klein, of samples, most psychedelic journey that "Subways" and
oneered by Gucci and Young Jeezy, but ment his status as a crossover star. "Wy with the advertisement's caption read have stuck to ei manages to capture the its coda track
what truly separates him are his vocals. clef Jean" features a reggae-influenced ing, "I disobey in #mycalvins." In the ther playing pop "Coming Home,"
He twists and tangles his voice in ways beat - somewhat unfamiliar territory accompanying campaign video, he de samples over same magic as SILY while or the three
that no vocalist-- rapper or otherwise for Thug. But he grabs the reins imme livered this quote, which has since gone hip-hop beats, advancing The Avalanch part crescendo
- has ever done. A master of space, he diately. He hops on right as the bass viral: "In my world, you can be a gang such as Girl of "Park Mu
careens in ·and out of impossibly com comes in, riding just behind the beat, his sta with a dress or you can be a gang Talk, or com es' sound in new ways. sic," "Livin' Un
plex phrases; speeding up and slowing flow mirroring the lazy, laid back feel of sta with baggy pants." Young Thug's bining samples derwater" and
down without any sort of recognizable the TM88-produced instrumental. "Ok insistent disobedience is not new - he with original in- "Wozard of Iz."
pattern. Thug spits with the reckless my money way longer than a NASCAR claims that his wardrobe has been 90 strumentation, HQweyer, the
abandon of a drunken scat singer. Sud race," he mutters, "I told her keep going percent women's clothing since age 12 such as pretty album featui-es
den bursts of screeching triplets morph on the gas fuck the brakes." This seems - yet it is something that the hip-hop much anyone the same con
into infectious, cascading hooks that to be a motif, not only in his music, but world is in desperate need of No art from Saint Pepsi cept of obscure
only he can pull off. This recklessness in his life. Young Thug is always moving ist in the mainstream has ever pushed to Kanye West. On their debut album, ,melodies repurposed over me-
is what makes him so engaging; he has forward, with little interest in slowing gender limits this fil.r, and with every The Avalanches combined thousands ticulously crafted beats.
little interest in doing what people want • down. Since February of 2013 - when dress he wears he chips away more and of obscure samples into entirely new What makes this album one of my
him to do. According to friends and he released his breakthrough tape, 1017 more at the firm clamp of masculinity. tracks, crafting a unique and strange top albums of the year, however, is the
collaborators, when he's in the studio Thug - he has released 12 full-length Young Thug is a once-in-a-genera ly tropical brand of music that defies beauty found within the album's sub
he doesn't come in with 'raps written mixtapes. That is an average of three tion type of artist. He's a visionary on easy categorization. This magic is what 'tleties. Samples of children's laugh
down. Instead he brings only a sheet tapes every year. And even the weakest par with others like Kanye West and made their sophomore effort so high ter, wind chimes and ancient orches
of paper with abstract lines and scrib of those tapes are still quality releases. Beethoven; it's clear that he sees possi ly anticipated, and the band was said tral scores all run together to paint a
bles and uses those as his guidelines, The album's zenith is its seventh bilities in art that the rest of us simply to be at work on the record shortly af psychedelic story. of runaway youth,
Early 2016 found Young Thug on track, "Harambe." Thug provides one don't see. His unflinching uniqueness ter their debut came out. Then came drugs and alcohol, and above all an
the brink of stardom, and he capital of the most jaw-dropping vocal perfor and commitment to shameless, per 16 years of rumors, false starts, band obsession with the life-affirming pow
ized on his momentum. He released mances in popular music history; one sonal expression are beyond necessary members leaving, reassurance that er of music. Every listen reveals. .a.. little
three mixtapes, becoming the first second he sfarts off at full speed, drop • to the evolution of hip-hop as a culture. th~ album was imminent, and waiting. more of the story, and it seems there
ever artist with three top 5 debuts on ping short bursts of hard syllables with As 2016 comes to a close, the world Could this release possibly be worthy of are always more myst~ries to explore ..
the Billboard Rap chart in the same an intensity rarely seen in rap, then all needs Young Thug more than ever. so much hand-wringing and buildup?
vP:ir. ThP.t anes. I'm Uv. Slime Season of a sudden he leaps into a bonafide Admittedly, as an Avalanches fan

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016
ARTS 9
A temporal trek: Zadie
A Eulogy for
.Smith's ''Swing Time."
Leonard Cohen
Zadie Smith's new novel tackles the past, present and future
BY KIRBY CUTHBERT well be his lyrical masterpiece, "Hal
lelujah" and 10 years writing the song
WHILE WORKING ON his "Anthem." In the twilight of his life,
BY EMILY PRICE copy of everything else she's written. her neighborhood echoes through -final album, You Want it while he labored over his final album,
It really is that good. to the narrator's travels in Africa, Darker, Cohen told an in Cohen divulged in an interview, "I
I N A RECENT INTERVIEW with One of the most effective tools where she begins to question wheth terviewer, "I don't dare attach myself don't think I'll be able to finish those
NPR, novelist Zadie Smith was Smith uses is the time-lapse of her er well-meaning philanthropy can or to a spiritual strategy. I don't dare songs. Maybe, who knows?" The al
asked whether she believes that narration, which moves back and should overcome tradition. do that. I've got some work to do. bum was released earlier this year,
the result of the American presiden forth between the main character's While the narrator and her moth Take care of
tial election, more than ·anything else, childhood in London and her adult er are perhaps the most compelling business. 1
is a sign that voters wanted change. travels between England and Africa. characters, the novel is full of fresh am ready to
Without pausing for a second, she Whenever a novel tries this, it runs faces, from Hawa, an enigmatic die. l hope
says, "I think what voters wanted is a the risk of frustrating the reader with woman whose ideas about female it's not too
time machine." the seemingly random decision to ,put education clash with the NGOs she uncomfort
That longing for an idyllic past, a string of exposition about a charac is constantly dealing with, to Louie, able. That's
and the struggle to find value in a past ter's childhood dreams in the middle Tracey's father, who is an alternately about it for
that's less than perfect, is something of a serious scene happening in the threatening and comforting presence me." A poet,
Smith explores in her newest novel, present. Smith avoids this partly • for two young girls hoping to break a novelist, a
"Swing Time." Smith is a British writ because her narrative, while inter away from the neighborhood they've waylayer, a
er who can be found on just about ev esting throughout, isn't particularly grown up in. A few disappoint: Ai vagabond,
ery "Best Of' list of young novelists suspenseful; partly it's because she mee, the pop star whom the narra- an . itiner
there is. She began her debut novel at does such a great • tor is constantly ant singer,
21, and each of her successive books job of making While the narrator and running errands a songwrit
has explored different aspects of race sure everything for, remains er, a lover,
and belonging. Needless to say, the she brings back her mother are perhaps one-dimension- a father, an
release of one of her novels in the from the past is the most compelling al through most icon. Most of
UK is treated with the sort of rever relevant. I actu of the novel, all Leonard
ence and subdued literary excitement ally found myself characters, the novel IS and several late- Cohen was a
that is reserved for new Wes Ander looking forward game emotfon spiritualist.
son movies in the U.S. She's almost to the sections full of freshfaces. al redemptions Bob Dylan
a household name: not everyone has set in the nar- can't prevent once said of
read her books, but everyone has rator's child- her from seem Cohen, "His
• heard of her. hood and adolescence more than the ing unrealistic. Overall, though, the gift or genius
"Swing Time" follows an unnamed scenes in the present, because they eccentricity of the characters pairs is in his con
narrator as she grows from a child offered tantalizing hints about the well with Smith's laser-like attention nection to the PHOTOBYROBVERHORST
obsessed with dance, to an adult as most mysterious part of the novel: to detail and her ability to flesh out music of the
sistant, to Aimee - an international the events that draw the narrator and a character's personality in just a spheres." His
pop star. Through it all, she remains her best friend apart and (eventually) few sentences. Consider this excerpt spirituality always interceded. Cohen but the questions yet bears inquiry:
preoccupied by her childhood friend, back together. from a meeting between the narrator, was raised Jewish, and remained so did he finish? In 1992 Cohen said, "I
Tracey, a troubled dancer whose ev The novel always returns to moth her mother, and her mother's part through his life. "I have a deep tribal never had the sense that there was an
ery move exudes technical genius, ers and children, something Smith ner Miriam, a luncheon where no one sense," he told the New Yorker last end - That there was a retirement or
and whose friendship with the nar has acknowledged comes from her wants to aeknowledge the emotional month. "I grew up in a synagogue that there was a jackpot." For Cohen,
rator has been destroyed by an un own experiences as a mother and a conflicts simmering beneath the sur that my ancestors built. I sat in the music was just a limitless exploration
speakable act of revenge. . When daughter. The narrator's mother is face: "I nodded in the right places and third row." of the divine and mystic.
Aimee makes a characteristically an immigrant with political ambi looked through the menu and man Later in life, All his works, whether lyric, verse
unexpected decision to become a tions and a thirst for knowledge, and aged to order some wine from a pass he was a saddle or prose, func
philanthropist, the narrator travels she refuses to be confined to either ing waiter, all without breaking the bag Buddhist in For those who seek, tion more as an
with her to East Africa, where she household duties or failed relation flow of Miriam's talk, her numbers the Los Ange-· Leonard Cohen's music individual study
finds herself an uncomfortable inter- ships. At times when she approaches and percentages; the various 'bril- Jes hills. At one of faith than as
liant' things point, he was no does not provide an performative ma
my mother longer Leonard. swers - perhaps allu terial. In the gen
had said to Cohen but Jik esis of his career,
.~E Mt.1 1Y• so-and-so at an (the Dharma - sions. It will, however, his records went
this or that name, "Silence") decorate the road as a nowhere. As with
vital moment and he lived in Joan Baez and
·ms ~f. .. and how so a monastery, his sonic offering. Bob Dylan, Leon
A"t.V P and-so had music career at ard Cohen need-
responded, a halt. After he ed to be dragged
poorly, to left, in his collection of poems, "Book into the glare of publicity garnered by
whatever bril of Longing", he wrote, "I finally un the sweeter voice of Judy Collins. And
.... ANVft WNl ltf.f\f! liant thing it derstood / I had no gift / for Spiri really dragged. Collins recalls the fear
was my moth tual Matters." He spent the next year and anxiety Cohen experienced in his
er had said." studying the Hindu discipline Ad firsLperformances; he was absolutely ,..
This week, vaita Vedanta in Mumbai, with daily terrified. Often, early in his career,
in between satsangs - spiritual discussions. To Cohen needed drugs or alcohol to at-
numerous wards the end of his life, Cohen began tain any degree of comfort on stage.
holiday din to study Kabbalisril. "I even danced He was never a showman.
ners requir and sang with the Hare Krishnas - And his music reflects this sensi
ing countless no robe, I didn't join them, but I was bility. His incantatory, half-spoken
uncomfort trying everything." Even Scientology songs resemble prayers or spells
able political took his interest for a spell. more than a conventional lyric.
discussions, Whether it was with psychedelic With his haunting bass voice, his ny
this situation pantomimes, careening on his porch lon-stringed, deceptively vacillating
strikes me as on the Greek island of Hydra waiting guitar patterns and Greek-chorus
particularly for God, in his profound and enduring backing vocals, his lyrics which weave
relatable. romantic escapades, in his religious through religious references, sexuali
For a lot explorations, or in his art, he was al ty and personal confession, Cohen's
of us, 2016 ways a tireless wanderer. "Anything, songs never seemed oriented for the
has been a Roman Catholicism, Buddhism, LSD, cult of rock and roll. He once thought
less than per I'm for anything that works," he once of his audience as "inner-directed
fect year. The said. It showed. Nearly everything adolescents, lovers in all degrees of
book release he wrote is imbued with the texture anguish, disappointed Platonists,
calendar has of liturgy. Cohen pubiished two nov pornography-peepers, hair-handed
mediary between two vastly different difficult situations with rhetoric rath been no exception to this. No nov els, 13 collections of poetry, record monks and Popists" folks trekking
opinions on charity, education and er than empathy, it's difficult for the e'l can fix either of those things, but ed 14 studio albums and never left the same tumultuous path to spiri
what makes a community. narrator to empathize with her black- this one can at least remind us that anything finished. His work is an tual meaning that he spent his life
Despite a cov an d-w hit e the past, while valuable, isn't always omnibus of palimpsests. He spent 10 rambling down. For those who seek,
er that calls to mind way of worth returning to. If any book can years writing, rewriting, and agoniz Leonard Cohen's music does not pro
the unfortunate color If any book can both seeing the both indulge our anger and frustra ing over one of his more recent col vide answers - perhaps allusions. It
scheme of J.K. Rowl indulge our anger and world, but tion at the way the world seems to be lections of poems, "Book of Longing." will, however, decorate-the road.as a
ing's serious adult her frus headed, and offer us sDme hope that He spent five years writing what may sonic offering. -- -
frustration at the way the
book, "The Casual tration is reflecting on the past can be our best
Vacancy," and a few world seems to be headed, always un help in resisting it, this might be the
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FRIDAY,D ECEMBER2 , 2016
SPORT·S
Basketball comes
out swin.ging
For the first game since 2013 season,
Women's basketball score 100 points
By TATE KELLEY against the Redlands Bulldogs, win
ning 88 to 71. Four players were in
OVER THE THANKSGMNG double figures, including who Lauren
break, the Lewis & Clark Pio Wood '18 posted 20 points and 12 re
neer Women's Basketball Team bounds, her first double-double of
stayed busy, hosting two games over the season. Miyah Leith '18 added 19
Friday and Saturday. In Friday's game, points, shooting seven-of-eleven from
the Pioneers routed the Walla Walla the field.
University Wolves 108-34. This was Janessa Willie '19, who scm:ed 10
the first time LC has scored over 100 points in the win, talked of the team's
points. in a game since the 2013-2014 intensity on the court, "Our energy is
season. Alyx Crager '19 and Rachel Cox great. We're competitive."
'18 led all scorers with 17 points a piece. Sarah Anderson '17 wrapped up the
"Everyone's contributing and sup players in double digits, shooting 60 PHOTO COURTESY OF LC PIONEERS
porting each other," Cox said of the percent from the field and finishing the
Lauren Wood '18 earned a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds in the Pioneer's game against Redlands on Nov 27.
team's chemistry. game with 11 points. The Pioneers have
"We're excited to keep getting bet shot over 40 percent from the field in
ter." Sarah Anderson '17 was a perfect their last three games. The two wins
five-of-five from three-point range, this weekend improved the Pioneers to terms of scoring average and limiting
adding 16 points. four wins and one loss on the season, . their opponents to the second lowest
Ayisat Afolabi '17 was one rebound already topping their record from last points.
away from a double-double with 10 season. The Pioneers kick off league play
points and nine rebounds. This was Coach Findlay said of the team's the weekend of Dec. 2 by hosting the
the third game in a row where the Pi progress this season, "They are so tal Pacific Lutheran Lutes on Friday at 6
oneers were over 75 percent from the ented and it is fun to see those pieces p.m. and making the journey to Mc
free throw line. come together." Minnville, Ore., on Saturday evening
The Pioneers stacked up their Compared to the Northwest Con to play the Llnfield Wildcats at 4 p.m.
fourth straight win in Saturday's game ference, LC is ranked in the top four in
Men's basketball team starts the season slow
The primarily young Pioneers look toward strong upperclassmen leadership set the tone for the season
PHOTO COURTESY OF LC PIONEERS
Cannen Roberson '17 makes a drive to the hoop during their home game against Cal Lutheran during Thanksgiving break.
By CASEY PICKARD were a big thing coming in they did a lot be determining the offense for the Pios.
for us in this game and we're really excit Boosting the LCt eam to an early lead,
LEWIS & CLARK Pioneers Men's ed for the rest of the season with them." Alex Jones '17 quickly scored a 3-poi.nt
Basketball had a rough start to the Still, in the second half Owens shot. Although, this was only one of the
season, with a loss at their Warner helped LC overcome a 19-point deficit several shots that the Pios scored during
Pacific College game on Nov 15. Kyle after Vickers fouled a 3-point shot. the game. Soon after, within the first
Owens '17 said, "We were chipping away "My teammates set me up well," said five minutes of the first half, the Stags
at the lead the entire game. I knew as Owens. "They hit me with a lot of good scored 10 points, setting Claremont up
soon as I went in I would be ready." passes. I was open sometimes and I just for_t he foundation of a win.
Although Warner Pacific began the knocked them down." "A lot of offensive boards, a lot of sec PHOTO COURTESY OF LC PIONEERS
first eight minutes of the game with a When given six shots, Bricker scored ond chance points and we just couldn't
Andrew Vickers '20 waits for the team to set up on the court to start the play.
22-6 lead, Markel Leonard '17 boosted five, :finishingw ith 11 points. Continuing string the stops together," said Leonard.
the team with back-to-back three-point in the second half, Zeke Crawford '20 "They made a lot of shots and we Jnissed
ers. Without pause, LC jumped back as took four• of his six point opportunities a lot of shots, and that's usually what it
Leonard scored eight first-half points, and ended with a high total of eight re comes down to." high four steals between the two of
finishing the first half of the game with bounds within the game. In an effort to defeat the lead within them, Clareinont won 70-45.
14 points. The intentional effort was seen as the the first half, fellow Cannen Roberson "I just have to stay aggressive all year
Nico Bricker '20 went up for a bas Pios ended the second half with a score '17 gained a free throw shot and then whether I start one-for-six or si.x-for
ket but was fouled with 12:09 remaining of 60-49. However the score was just assisted Owens. Owens then scoring a six," said Leonard. "Coach believes in
in the second half. Soon after, the Pios not close enough as the final win went to 3-pointer for the Pios. Roberson went me to take open shots and be great for
led a 13-4 stretch, in which the Knights Warner Pacific with a one point victory on to successfully score seven points and myself and for my teammates."
responded and rebuilt their score up to of 94-93. two rebounds by the end of the night. When asked what his key to suc
15. For well over four Jninutes, the Pios "This was a tough loss," said Owens. Leonard explained that, "The score cess for the year would be, Leonard re
then stalled Warner Pacific from mak "But just based on what you guys saw we can go up quick and the deficit becomes sponded, "I just have to stay aggressive
ing a field goal. Andrew Vickers '20 was rallied together and we can basically do big when you can't string stops togeth no matter what. That's what the biggest
fouled soon after the hold up and hit· anything in this league. er." difference for last year is I'm in attack
three free throws. Landing the pioneers During the LC-Claremont game on Which is unfortunately what result mode from the jump all the way to the
in their first lead of the second half. Nov. 19, Coach Dinari Foreman chose ed in LC's loss. Although players like last buzzer sound. So me staying in at
"The freshman class is really special Leonard to start as point guard - a huge Jonathan Boddie '18 and Vickers had tack mode and me staying aggressive no •
this year," said Owens. "We knew they responsibility considering that he would five rebounds, five pints, and a game- matter what will be a big keeper."

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016
SPORTS 11
Bacchus prepares for a killer spring season
After placing third in nationals, ultimate frisbee had a enjoyable and successful fall 2016 seaso,;,
By ABE WEILL the basketball court, and organized
many bonding events, including off
AFTER A TERRIFIC third-place campus co-ed games and a BBQ.
finish at last year's Division This season's timeline came to a
III National Championships, close Nov. 20-21 when two Bacchus
Bacchus, the Lewis & Clark's Men's squads went to Eugene to compete
frisbee team, has come· bac_k strong in the annual OFUDG tournament.
this fall. Competing in four tourna On day one, Bacchus X (with only
ments and one round robin this fall, 10 players) fought stiff competition,
Bacchus has posted a 16-10 record. losing to two Division I teams and
While Bacchus lost seven Seniors, in posting a win over regional rival Uni
cluding both oflast season's captains, versity of Portland. Bacchus Y (also
new captain Will Beck '17 has started with 10 players) lost to the host team,
the season keeping the pace up both Northwest powerhouse, Universi
in practices and on the field. Bacchus ty of Oregon, and beat DI Nationals
has also gained ten committed first attendee. University of Utah, DI cut-
year students throat competi
and is always tors Chico State,
accepting more. Competing in four and regional rival
Due to Gris tournaments and one Pacific Luther
wold Stadium an University. On
bei-ng used in round robin this fall, day two, Bacchus
the fall by the Bacchus has posted a combined squads, PHOTO COURTESY OF MARLENE COLLINS
NCAA teams as there had been
from 4:30 p.m. 16-10 record. many injuries leav The Bacchus 2015-2016 team went on to finish third in the Division III National Championship in South Caroliiia May 2016.
until 10:00 p.m. ing the two teams
In the final game of the fall sea players in shape over Winter Break.
when the lights limping for players
son, the unfamiliar wind began to The teams will come together for the
turn off, in ad- by the end of day
pick up, and the seasoned veteran Third Annual Holiday Dinner and
dition to Riverdale High using the one. Only 14 players remained. The
frisbee players of their competition celebrate a long, fun fall season and
field on Tuesday and Thursday morn combined group was placed in the
were able to pick apart the Bacchus prepare for the real test: the Spring.
ings, Bacchus was forced to prac Championship bracket, and played
defense and take the win. After the Look out for a game showcase in
tice from 6:oo a.m. to 8:oo a.m. on· against the local high school team,
weekend, the Bacchus team culmi the Spring at Griswold between cur
Monday and Wednesday mornings. South Eugene, Despite some awe
nated the on-the-field season with a rent Eacchus and Bacchus alumni.
On-Wednesdays, the field was split some play from the high schoolers,
pair of co-ed scrimmages with Arte If anyone is interested in joining the
by four club teams. With the limited Bacchus edged them out led by Jack
mis (the women's team). team, email bacchus@lclark.edu for
field space and time disrupting tradi Hochberg '17, and Leland Rege-Colt
Over the next few weeks, the team more information.
tional Griswold practices, the crafty '18, (co-captain of the team) with four
will initiate weight-training • and
Bacchus players utilized the weight goals apiece and moved on to face the
conditioning routines to keep the
room in Pamplin, played frisbee on University of Oregon Alumni.
.S wimming takes on the Loggers
LC Swimming gears up for Logger Invitational in Tacoma, WA.
By GELSEY PLAZA technique a lot and I mainly swim a different environment. The Loggers
breast stroke!' • have a new pool since we had gone
THE LEWIS & CLARK swim When asked about how he feels there once before in early Novem
team is heading into an open competing at the upcoming event, ber."
swim against Puget Sound on Witmer responded positively because The trainin-g regiment for the LC
Dec. 2 through Dec. 4. The "Logger of past meets LC bas had with the swimmers has also changed in recent
Open" is the last meet on the sched Loggers. months, which could provide a fresh
ule until Jan. 20. "Puget Sound has a. good team," experience for the team.
William Witmer '20 has been he said. "They are very well-balanced "We train from early September
swimming for his first semester with and they have a good mid-distance to November, although we still taper
LC and reflected upon his recent swimmers. We beat their 200 medley now, mostly weightlifting and worl<
meets. relay at our dual meet in early Oc ing on our heart rate," said Witmer.
"The last meet we had was two tober. Personally, I did pretty well. "This meet is important because
weeks ago before thanksgiving break It was my personal best time of the we've been doing less conditioning PHOTO COURTESY OF LC PIONEERS
against Whitman and Whitworth at season!" arid now we're able to get out of prac
Lewis & Clark," said Witmer. The women's team won their med tice about an hour earlier than usu Men's swimming line up during their competition against Whitworth on Nov. 11.
Witmer placing second in the 100 ley as well at the same meet. al."
meter breastroke, only two seconds The Logger Open will be different Witmer has set personal goals for
important. The main reason I've-been there. are a lot more mature people
behind Whitman's first-place finish from other meets, however, accord the Logger open as well.
so focused is staytng in the present here. It was mainly high schoolers
er with fellow Pios Samantha Duran ing to Witmer. "For myself I plan to hopefully
but still think about the future with and people below high school so there
'20 and Kassie Kometani '19 rolling "It's an invitational meet so make it back to finals and it would be
out dwelling on the past. If you don't was a lot of angst and drama. Here
in first and° second in the 200-meter there's going to be more than two fantastic to place in the last beat for
do the work you need to do today how there are a lot of swimmers who swim
freestyle. teams there," Witmer said. "Of course my events, the 200 and 300 breast
are you going to perform tomorrow?" because they enjoy it so that has made
"I did pretty well this season," Puget Sound is going to be there, but stroke," he said.
Join the Pio Swimmers on Friday, it an easier transition. I'm grateful
Witmer said. "My transition from there's going to be a few other-teams In addition, Witmer described
Dec. 2 through Dec. 4, at the Puget for the team here at Lewis and Clark
club swimming to college swimming from our conference and it's going to presence as a tactic to stay motivated
-Sound Logger's pool in Washington. because I wanted to keep swimming
has been very different. Thanks to be over the course of three days. Per for preparation and success.
"I definitely enjoy swimming in without the same intensity so I can
the coaches I've been working on my. sonally, I hope to do well because it's "Motivation in swimming is very
college a lot more. Mostly because enjoy a diverse college experience."
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016
The ·Backdoor is a work of humor and fiction.
Writer penning fluff piece cannot The Fractor factor
help but think of depressing
Adam Fractor, chiropractor and
character actor, proposes new
social and political circunistances
tractor as reactor benefactor
By DANIEL ELLIOTT head up again to continue writing. love. And then I start thinking about By DREW MATLOVSKY. The nuclear ·reactor, with a fracture,
"Yeah, I was just feeling really wild animals, like deer, and monkeys, & ALTHEA BILLINGS might indeed shatter! Such a problem
'' LOCAL HERO donates down in the dumps." Canitz later told and like baby birds man, and all begged a fast actor and a crafty
hundreds of coats for the Pio Log. "I mean, it's great what the pollution, ahd how we're about THE LONG ELUSIVE Fractor crafter. Fortunately, Adam Fractor,
homeless dogs." So wrote that guy did. Really great. Nights are to dump an assload of coal dust all Factor, the President of Student the Fractor Factor, responded to the
Pioneer Log news correspondent • getting colder, the animal shelters are over their their little, tiny, helpless Government Actors, found reactor: "What is the matter? I am an
Peter Canitz ·before a sudden surge filling up. Dog sweaters need selling. faces. And hell, while we're at it, the determining factor of LC's new adapter, a chiropractor and character
of depression caused the muscles But I just cannot bring myself to then why not throw in all the nice, contractor to be a bit oflaughter. The actor, and in regard to our reactor, we
in his neck to involuntarily release, write about this shit right now. I just hardworking people that might get disaster came after the fracture of need a tractor!" A tractor, the proposed
slamming his face into the keyboard. think about the puppies, and then I deported because of fear-mongering LC's new atomic reactor. Built-by a solution from the Fractor Factor,
Witnesses at the scene told the think about how the funding for their and deeply ingrained xenophobia. defence contractor, William T. Baxter, would likely be a b~nefactor. Adam
Pio Log that Cantiz then let out a shelters will probably be slashed by And what kind of effect will that have the reactor cracked faster making for Fractor, tractor enactor, was· a victim
despondent moan, lasting between this time next year. They'll be out on on the economy? It all just gets a an unhappy Fractor. For the matter, of splatter (for the matter) when the
five and 10 seconds, before lifting his the street, starving, with no one to to little too real, you know? Does what Adam Fractor, felt a bit scattered: tractor shattered a rafter.
I'm writing even matter anymore?
The dog coats probably won't even
make that much of a difference. I
mean they already have fur."
SeJOn after his collision with
the keyboard, Cantiz went back to
writing. "53-year-old Jerry Evans,
the sixth-grade school teacher of 25
years who donated the coats said he
just loved the feeling of spreading
holiday cheer." Canitz stood up from
his chair, wringing his hands in a
clearly agitated state.
"He was just so pure, so
unabashedly positive and kind. I
couldn't stand it. Hbw can anyone
be so cheerful at a time like this?
The doomsday clock has reached·
11:55. We are on red alert here, and
this school teacher spends his life
savings for some cute doggy parkas?
Doesn't he realize he's probably
about lose his job? If only I could be
so enthusiastic."
PHOTO BY PETER ALFRED HESS PHOTO COURTESY OF ASLC
WHAT CLUB DO YOU-REALLY BELONG TO?
By DREW MATLOVSKY & DANIEL ELLIOTT
Spring hasn't exactly sprung, but come January a new semester will be upon us at Lewis & Clark College. For students returning from overseas trips, or for those who never really
acclimated socially, Spring Semester is a great time to (finally) join a student club on campus! We break down several key clubs to join.
3. Favorite band?
1. What's your Zodiac sign? 2. What your aesthetic?
A. Childish Gambino
A. Oh my Gosh! Pisces! A. DIY-Zooey Deschanel
B. Ken Burns Civil War soundtrack
B. Supply-Side Economics B. Brooks Brothers country club
C. The critically acclaimed jazz drummer, Buddy Rich
C. Hemingway C. Ruggedly handsome fellow in a trenchcoat trekking through
D. Kings of Leon
D. I prefer comparing my friends and me to the characters on the hard New York City rain. Where is he going? What is he
"Everybody Loves Raymond" thinking? What is he looking for? Jazz plays softly
D. Dave Groh!
6. What's your biggest challenge in life?
4. What kind of job would you like after college? 5. Favorite place on campus? A. Cinnabon
A. Selling vitamin supplements on Faceb ook to my friends A. The Howard meeting rooms. )3. The anxiety of measuring· up to my parents,
B. Internship with House Speaker Paul Ryan B. A corner in Templeton so I can study expectations
C. Deep investigative journalist for the New York Times C. Wherever they leave the New York Times C. Self-loathing
D. Inspecting fish for infections and signs of stress D. The "squirrel hole" D. The Iraqi Occupation of Kuwait
7. What do you do for fun? 8. No one cares about your major. What's your minor? • 9. What is your greatest accomplishment?
A. Planning fun pizza parties with my friends! Oo, with A. English. But like, only the modern stuff A. Making my parents go to all the PTA meetings
candy necklaces! 5 p.m. sharp! B. I already double-majored. Forbes says minors don't matter B. Getting a 5 on my AP Economics exam.
B. My dad said I can have fun after I pass the Bar Exam once you hit the job market C. Understanding David Foster Wallace better
C. Nurture my alcohol dependency C. Daddy issues than David Foster Wallace
D. Practice my Bop-It! skills D. Melittolqgy D. Getting 97 percent on "Through the Fire and
Flames" on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Answer Key: If you mostly chose ...
A. Board of Campus-Activities (BCA) B. Student Government
Are you proud of your exuberant positive outlook? Do you secretly like having control over other Did you think this quiz was a pointless and vapid waste of time? Congratulations, you're in student
people and the ability to set up a pizza party whenever you want? In high school your friend asked government! While that acute sense of futility doesn't necessarily coincide with your judgement of
you to join her club. In a month's time you were the leader and everyone loved you for it! Secretly, extracurriculars, that's of little consequence. People haven't taken you seriously since the Clinton
you know you're too good for this place, but your endea'ring outlook keeps you going! Stanford didn't Administration, but that's OK. You're going to enact real and meaningful change at LC, dealing with
let you in, neither did NYU, but if JYeoplea sk, this place was your first choice. You love the simple issues like parking, posters, and those losers at the Pioneer Log. You're a serious, down-to-earth kind of
things in life: crooning Youtube singer-songwriters, bingeing op carbohydrates and complaining about person who understands dressing up means more than throwing on a clean T-shirt. So what if you have a
upcoming finals. membership discount at Brooks Brothers? You look_fly.C ongressional class of 2030 here we come.
C. The Pic;meer Log D. Beekeeping Club
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Extra Extra! Read all about it! This just in! - Are you nostalgic for the past, but also never want to be BUZZ BUZZ! Do you like-bees? No? That's OK too. You're not really sure who, or what you'are. You spend
wrong? Print isn't dead, dalill)lit, it's still alive and kicking and in a smart pair ofloafers to boot. The a little too much time doing strange, isolating rituals and you think !FL science is just the best. People
fourth estate doesn't go down that easy! Do you wish 2016 was aesthetically like 1956? Good, because just don't "get" you, and thats OK, most people (mouth breathers) wouldn't be intelligent enough to win .._
you're in the right:~Jub~P rur up that newsboy cap with a superior attitude and you'll go f~ kid. At the an advanced round of sci-fi Trivia Crack if they tried. Soon enough you will be outta this place and on to
Pioneer Log we foster healthy habits that will carry you long into your adult life: self-loathing, a (un) bigger and better things than these jocks and losers ever could imagine. Until' then, though, it might be
healthy dependence on other people's attention and a kick-ass Linkedln profile. nice to meet sonie friends.