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Volume 88, Issue 1

Lewis & Clark College Student Newspaper

Pioneer Log Staff

2017-02-10

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LC holds gathering of support for international
con1n1unity -following Trun1p's in1n1igration order
By ALIX SOLIMAN
ON JAN. 27, President Trump
signed an executive order ban
ning refugee resettlement from
all countries for four months and from
Syria indefinitely. Further, he us
pended entry into the U.S. from seven
majority Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq,
Llbya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Ye
men for three months.
Originally, the order also banned
permanent legal residents (green card
holders) from re-entering if they left.
Thi issue has ince been resolved by
Homeland Security, but students, mi
grant worker , foreign profes ionals,
athletes and others are still prohibit
ed from returning should they leave.
Vi a holders may be proces ed case by
case, but there is not yet a set screen
ing proces for re-entry.
Trump has al o reduced the num
ber of refugees allowed to seek asylum
in the U.S. by 60,000- none of which
will be Syrians, who e homes continue
to be ravaged by warfare.
Whether thi order i technically legal
is still up for debate.
While it is illegal for Trump to pro
hibit entry based on religious or ethnic
prejudice, the President doe have the
jurisdiction to suspend the entry of
non-U.S. citizens so long as be deems
them "detrimental to the in.terests of
the country."
Lewi & Clark's Interim President M U.YR BIN • U.Y/PI
David Ellis released a me age of sup Members of the Lewis & Clark community listen to David Ellis discuss the ramifications of President Trump's executive order on immigration.
port for the international community,
affirming that "such actions will have Jez, Director of the Counseling Service The tone was one of both support and affiliation , etc. to the limits of the how the travel ban applies to each one
no impact, however, on the love, re John Hancock, AES Director Laura slight disbelief of the way the travel law" and that "we treasure their pres specifically. Additionally, my staff and
spect and support we have for each Shier and all of the ISS and IME staff ban order was announced so sud ence here." I have talked (on a walk-in basis) with
and every mem~r of this community" attended. denly, seemingly without the amount Gonzalez is currently working with additional international students who
and that "we will continue to work to Approximately one hundred faculty, of thought, preparation and care we the counseling center to make sure are anxious and/or worried that the
ensure that LC is a safe place for all." taff, and students gathered to discuss would ordinarily expect from the office that the psychological needs of LC's ban might be extended to them in the
Fortunately, no students, faculty or the implications of the ban at LC and of the President of the United States. I international community are consid future."
staff from any of the seven countries offer support and resources. Among am proud to be a member of a commu ered. Educational sessions will also be ln the wake of the proliferation of
are on any of LC's study abroad pro the speakers were White, Gonzalez, a nity that demonstrates such support provided to help the whole communi "fake news" and contrasting rumors,
grams at this time. law student who works for the officeo f for our friends in uncertain times, but ty get a better grasp on how the new White emailed the international stu
On Jan. 31, Director of Internation Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and of course I would expect no less.• ban affects colleges and universities. dents with a link to a resources and
al Students and Scholars Brian White Dagmar Butte, a local immigration Further, he ensures that LC is White confirmed, "I have met with facts page that clears up much of the
held a gathering of support in Smith attorney and adjunct professor at our "committed to protecting the confi each LC international student from a confusion. It is titled "January 2017
Hall for tho e affected by executive law school. dentiality of personal information of country on the travel ban list to advise Executive Order: Resources for LC In
order. Following the gathering, Ellis said, each community member ..: their im them specifically on how to maintain ternational Students & Scholars" and
Ellis, Dean of Students Anna Gonza- "There was a lot of love in the room. migration status, religious and other their lawful presence in the U.S. and can be found on the LC website.
Safety, aesthetics, efficiency motivate groundskeeping
By JONAH SVIHUS
GROUNDS Maintenance at has been a busy winter for us.• soon as we caught our breath Estate Gardens due east of the Manor underwent multiple changes in own
Lewis & Clark keeps the cam Ashwell expressed the dif to see where we left House. The restoration of the Estate ership. As a result, shrubs and trees
pus open and operating while ficulty in managing the Col all the sudden Gardens will provide a change of fo grew out of control, with each owner
modernizing the grounds during the lege's grounds. His staff we get hit liage as well as irrigation systems for of the Estate not knowing what to do
Spring 2017 semester. has been working over with another that area of campus. Currently, the Es with the design of the Garden.
The winter of 2016-2017 created time, sometimes staying [storm] and tate Garden runs on the same irriga Under the guidance of Ingrid Hal
many unique challenges for the staff overnight to tend to it's right back tion system that was used when it was lin, the landscape designer responsi
of the Grounds Maintenance depart various hazards and work." planted and designed in the 1920s. ble for the.replanting done for the Es
ment. The start of the storm sea on problems that Now that This requires hand watering, which is tate Garden section by the reflecting
began in October and left Grounds arise in the night. the worst costly and inefficient. pool, Grounds Maintenance hopes to
Maintenance busy. From a series of "We usually have a of the win In trying to restore the gardens to save precious water resources by auto
downed trees across campus to the small contingent of weather their original condition, Ashwell con mating and modernizing the irrigation
broken baseball fence, to removing employees that will has passed, sulted historic photos of the Estate system through a series of sprinklers
snow and keeping walkways free of stay the night," Ash Grounds Garden. and irrigation lines. The restoration
ice, Grounds Maintenance has worked well said. "We have Mainte "How did it get from a manicured and modernization of the Estate Gar
around the clock. three campuses and nance is garden that was very presentable and den will be completed by May 2017.
"There was a lot of damage. A lot of 130 acres to cover. continuing aesthetically pleasing, to this over After finishing the largest section of
downed trees,• Brad Ashwell, assistant It's tiring, espe with up grown growth?" Ashwell said. the Estate Garden, Grounds Mai!Jje-.
director of campus grounds, said. "It cially this winter. As grades to the The Estate that houses LC today nance will begin begin working on the
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Founders Day College Issues David Ellis Profile "Valentine's" Playlist Women in Sports Day
LC celebrates its 150th birthday and commemo In lhe first 2017 installment of his column, Zack Interim President David Ellis talks about his Skyler Pia curates a mix to make your holiday suck NGWSD emphasizes the importance of remaining
rates rich history in tamm Johnson tackles lhe issue of tuition-free college career path, new role, and plans for the future. just a little bit less. active and discovering inspiration and motivation
lhrough physical activity.
Seepage 2 Seepa e4 Seepage 7 See page 9 See page I I

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2017
NEWS
2
LC celebrates Founders Day, sesquicentennial birthday
By ALIX SOLIMAN encourage philanthropic giving, and to from LC's past, keeping with the theme
engender a sen e of levity and fun. of historical celebration.
Last Thursday, Lewi & Clark cele Stamm dining hall was filled from The new Interim President David El
brated its 150th or "sesquicenten 2p.m. to 4p.m. In attendance were fac lis spoke about the importance of rec
nial" birthday, fondly referred to ulty, staff and tudents from all three ognizing the history and growth of the
a Founders Day. The two-hour celebra of LC's colleges. There were a variety of college.
tion was the result of over six month refreshments, including orange punch "I heard the president talk, and he
of planning by the Founders Day Cele and a specially decorated cake. wa a rather kind-faced gentleman.
bration Committee, which con isted of Tables were adorned with orange There was a good spread, including a
nine LC taff. balloons and jelly beans to match. In delicious cheesy artichoke dish," said
Their mission was to honor the ac 1891, the second president of the col Lucas Heilbroner '18. "An important
complishments LC prides itself on after lege, Elbert Condit, selected LC's school detail is that they were giving out free
150 year of establi hment. The FDCC's colors (then known as Albany College) water bottles which is why mo t of us
goals for the esquicentennial are to based on bis alma mater, Princeton. went. I took two."
promote engagement within the college, Computer monitors displayed images The acapella group, Section Line
Drive, performed "Wonderful Every
day" , by Chance the Rapper, "Same
Love" by Mary Lambert and ended with
a rendition of"happy birthday." Dean of
tudents Anna Gonzalez kicked off the
festivities, introducing many students
for the first time to Ellis, who also led
the birthday song.
"I found Interim President Elli to
be much more personable than Barry
Gia ner, who abandoned us," aid Stu
dent Bradley Ralph '19. Members of the
Black Student Union, led by Christen
Cromer '18, sang the birthday ong as
well.
There were a variety of booths et
up in Stamm. After completfog the ac
tivity at each booth, attendants entered
a raffle to win prizes, including an iPad.
Attendants were invited to bring an
item to place in a time cap ule that will
be held in the Watzek Library archives.
They were also invited to take the com
memorative gift of an orchid seed, in
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an effort to call attention to the natural
Photo caption from First President Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook: "The Benjamin Thaxter, Professor of English and Biology (1939-1952), celebrating the
beauty of the campus.
Ten Year Dinner -The Multnomah Hotel." ten year an°!versary of Lewis & Clark College at the Fir Acres campus In 1952.
ASLC Senate passes Groundskeeping keeps on
keepin' on
new resolution
By JONAH SVIHUS ed the Senate on the progress of the ad Continued from page I had motivating words for his depart
0 n Feb. 2, the Associated Stu hoc committee to create a committee on swimming pool and pool house area, as or people to go and leave ower or ment.
light candles. It should be a quiet area
dents of Lewis & Clark Senate diversity. Johnson presented an early well as the flag pole terrace, tennis court "If we get complacent with what we
pa ed a resolution in response draft of the purpose and scope of the area and the rose garden. On the Grad of solitude for people to go." have, we will cease to even be on the list
Construction on the grief garden
to President Trump's executive or committee on diversity. uate School campus behind the South [of the most beautiful campuses]," Ash
der on immigration. The Senate al o Another senator expressed the de ire Chapel, plans for a grief garden are un is in its infancy. Ashwell i meeting well said. "There are colleges and uni
with the contractor in the coming days
discu ed important i ues regarding by the Student Engagement in Eco-De derway. Spon ored in part by Spiritual versities that are striving to make the
student rights, transportation and the fense organization to encourage the Life, the grief garden will give a space to get an estimate on the co t of the list or do _whatevert hey can to get some
con truction and design. In regards to
ASLCc onstitution. school to dive t from fossil fuels. The for students, staff, and faculty who need notoriety. We would be tupid to just sit
The re olution, calling for the resci - Senator explained tqat it i not a fea a place to grieve. _ maintaining tatus a one of the most back and enjoy it. We have to constant
ion of Pre ident Trump's executive sible goal for the school to completely "It will be a quiet, out-of-the-way beautiful college campuses in the U.S. ly be triving to better what we have.
according to publications like The
order on immigration, received only divest from all fossil fuels; instead, the area," Ashwell said about the planned That's the focus. Lets not get comfort
Huffington Po t and Thrillist, Ashwell
minor edits and amendments on the College should focus on divesting from grief garden. "It's going to be a pace able. Let's strive for something better."
senate floor. After a short discu sion of environmentally harmful oil and gas
who hould receive the resolution, the practices.
document wa pa ed unanimou ly by The Senate also di cu ed con titu
the Senate. ents' dismay with the broken vending
The Student- thlete Advisory Com machines in the library.
mittee representative briefed the Sen There was di cussion of legi lation
ate on SAAC's annual coin drive for concerning the exual as ault policy
the special olympics. Additionally, the for the College. atalie Souders '19 fo
SAA representative reported that the cused the discussion around putting a
school \\>Ouldre nt out ports facilities to notation at the bottom of perpetrators'
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he would clarify prices and concern passing the resolution calling for the re
about summer storage on campus. In sci ion of President Trump's executive
addition, Senator Johnson also updat- order on immigration.
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(From left to right) Senators Ella Crawford, Natalie Sauders, and Zack Johnson

FRIDAY,F EBRUARY1 0, 2016
NEWS 3
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General lack of interest in news
writers leaves editors worried
By ALIX SOLIMAN & JONAH
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, exactly one three [w riters]. I guess stories about ad
new writer appeared at the con ministrative changes and in ects aren't
tributor's meeting (held every interesting enough for some people.
Tuesday at 5 p.m.) in J.R. Howard Hall, We just can't compete with features;
room 202. She approached the table writing about dogs is way sexier than
with caution from the other side of the writing about tinkbugs. Maybe some
room as the News Editor sat awaiting day we'll have a new Renaissance, then
her arrival. students will actually know what thing
One Pioneer Log ews Editor reflect they should be mad about."
ed, "When he walked up, I think I in "We're going to have ton of writers,
timidated her a little bit. I looked at her and it's going to be tons of fun," Drake
with such intensity, ucb enthu iasm." MacFarlane '17, Editor-in-Chief of the
• ew has never been more import Pioneer Log, aid at the first editors
ant," said the other Pioneer Log ews meeting of 2017. MacFarlane failed to
Editor. "Given the current political cli mention that mo t of these writers were
mate, we need reporters who can erve going to be interested in either the Arts
their community. People want to get or the Opinions section.
involved? People want to make change? "We are itting at these meetings,
Change starts in the information that scrambling to cover all the news, and
is disseminated to the masses. Writing it's like a gho t town for the new ec
new for the Pioneer Log is a great way tion," said one of the ews Editor . •A t
Crime in review to start building the the end of the day,
kill needed for the news is about dis
"Change starts in the
next generation of covering the joys
reporters and critical information that is of journali m. It is
Alcohol and marijuana referals thinkers." disseminated to the about having fun,
The ews Section of building your re
the Pioneer Log had masses." sume and getting
spike for the -month of February
high hopes for the paid:"
spring 2017 emes Concerned News Editor '18 "As I was read-
ter. One News Editor ing my Econ. 100
By JONAH SVIHUS was elated after hear- book for Professor
ing the report on bow many writers the Bekar's 8 a.m. class, I realized some
Reported crimes at Lewis & Clark the theft of property valued greater than stolen. I wasn't worried then and I am paper bad for the Fall 2016 semester. thing: the supply of news far surpasses
College for the 2016 calendar $1,000; two reports of Theft 2, which is not worried now." "For the first issue last semester, I had the demand of news," the other news
,year are down nearly 8 percent. the theft of property valued between "There's crime on campus already?" nearly a dozen writers," said former editor said. "Moreover, the demand for
The college continues to maintain a $100-$1,000; and one report of Theft 3, Decker O'Donnell '18 said. ews Editor Peter Kranitz '18. While labor is higher than the supply of labor,
downward trend in alcohol and mari which is the theft of property valued less Last year was also a significant year currently studying abroad in Ireland, he which gives writers the power to shrug
juana related referrals. than $100. for crime due to the lack of reported has ruminated on bis days as news edi off responsibilities since they are guar
In January 2017, LC had two re Some students weren't aware of the hate bias crimes. In 2015, there were tor. "By the end of [the semester] I had anteed job security."
ported crimes: one report of computer crimes and continue to live their lives in two reported hate-bias crimes.
crime that occurred on Jan. 24, and normalcy. Sex crimes, stalking and dating vio
one report of criminal mi chief that "I wasn't personally aware of the lence also had zero reported crimes for
occurred on Jan. 28. Comparative thefts of la t year, so it has no effect on 2016. In other words, if they occurred, Labor Market
ly, January of 2016 had four reported me," Isaiah Claggett-Singleton '18 said. they were not reported through police (News Writers for the Pioneer Log)'
crimes: one report of Theft 1, which is "l am not worried about my stuff getting and campus safety. Price
In 2016, campus safety also i ued (favors,
less alcohol/marijuana related refer
probably)
rals. In January 2014, there were 24
marijuana and alcohol referrals; Janu
P demanded Supply
JS ary 2015 had ten marijuana and alcohol
referrals; January 2016 had eight mar by writers of writers
ijuana and alcohol referrals. Campu
safety has yet to release data on January
2017.
The month of February presents a
unique situation for crime on campus. Equilibrium*
For the last three years, February ha
had the highest reported incidence of
marijuana and alcohol referrals. The
only month on record to top February P news editors
is September 2014, when 30 marijuana are able to give
and alcohol referrals were i ued. Demand of
"People coping with the cruel reality writers
of being single on Valentine's Day need 0
Qs (set# of
something to numb the pain," Josh Quantity
potential
Fichera '18 said. "Marijuana is the clos (potential writers)
writers)
est thing po ible to numb that pain."
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Backdoor Editor Features Editors Opinion Editors Copy Editors
Drew Matlov ki Althea Billings Natalie Rich Leanne Glikbarg
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Social Media Manager Administrative Assistant Web Manager
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FRIDAYF, EBRUARY1 0, 2017
OPINIONS
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This ·Issue's College Issues: Free tuition arid
the promise of a four-year college education
In the first 2017 installment of his column, Zack Johnson tackles the issue of tuition-free college
By ZACK JOHNSON for a vast majority of Oregon college cans who never attended college or
students and will continue to provide felt otherwise indifferent to the idea
LAST YEAR, when the state legis aid in addition to the implementa of our generation being able to afford
lature passed the Oregon Prom tion of the Oregon Promi e program. college. His equitable plan was swift
ise, solidifying free community Furthermore, undocumented high ly and negatively transformed into a
college for all graduating high school school graduates are now eligible to pseudo-socialist "hand-out" plan by
student , the initiative was touted participate in the program and ear the media for us darned millennials,
as a revolutionary measure support ly prediction cite nearly 70 undoc subsequently fading into obscurity
ing young adults in continuing their umented students participating in as Clinton clinched the Democrat
secondary educational pursuits. The the program. Pulling only $10 mil ic nomination. And yet, perhaps his
minimum requirements of the Ore lion from Oregon' nearly $9 billion plan was questionable all along.
gon Promise - that students main yearly budget, the Oregon Promise The very blunt point of the matter
tain a 2.5 GPA, apply for the FAFSA, program provides a clear image of is that not every American citizen can
hold Oregon residency for one year the feasibility of expanding commu succeed within the collegiate sphere,
and graduate from high school or nity college to all interested students. nor does every American student
a comparable GED program within The promotion of "free college" want to attend a four-year university.
one year of application - allows stu became a mainstream political ideol The very novel, egalitarian philoso
dent to apply for the program and ogy during Bernie Sanders' presiden phy of "free college" implies that ev
attend most Oregon community col tial run last year. However, Sanders' ery student who wishes to participate
leges for a flat rate of $50 per term. plan ignored almost entirely the ex in college will complete four addition
Upon completion of two years at pansion of programs like that of the al years of schooling beyond that of
a community college, students are Oregon Promise. Instead, it focused the twelve already completed at the
then encouraged to apply to Portland upon the promotion of "tuition-free conclusion of high school. Thrusting
State University to continue their college" within the context of public, stud~nts directly into the four-year
schooling and eventually receive their four-year universities. The very con college environment - and not of
bachelor's degree. early 12,000 cept of Sanders' pro po al was a partic fering programs similar to that of
students applied for the program in ularly vague one, primarily due to the the Oregon Promise - only address
2016, and officials from the Oregon variety of avenues one could approach es certain issues within the overall
Department of Education predicted in achieving such a concept. For the sphere of affording collegiate educa While the cost of college tuition college-as well as trade schooling
a nearly 25 percent increase in recent American public, the term "free tion. For some, particularly tho eon is certainly ridiculous and has grown and vocational schooling-programs
high chool graduates enrolling in college" was easily misconstrued. the fence of whether or not to attend to sickeningly exorbitant levels, sim throughout the nation. By expanding
community college in just one year. Sanders' mostly feasible plan for a four-year university - or any col ply making it "free" for all students programs such as the Oregon Promise
The Oregon Promise - modeled cutting college tuition costs quickly lege at all - offering them the ability does not entirely solve the problem. and Tennessee Promise nationwide,
after the pioneering Tennessee Prom metastasized into a philosophy that to experience college first through a Retention and graduation rates must we can econumically and efficiently
i e Program - rests predominantly even his own campaign could not free community college program may be maintained amidst a new influx cater to thousands of additional stu
upon other federal and state finan control. In the end, his promotion foster the experience necessary to dis of students. Before we can make dents wanting to pursue secondary
cial aid programs to function. Federal of "free college" ultimately detracted cern whether or not the four-year col four-year universities "tuition-free," collegiate education, allowing any
grants already cover nearly the entire from his image as a politician, espe lege environment is something they we ought to explore the pos ibili student who wishes to pursue college
ty of community college tuition costs cially for the large sector of Ameri- are interested in pursuing further. ties of expanding free community a realistic avenue toward doing o.
As resistance continues, safety beconies iniportant
By MADELEINE ORONA ing if protest will really do anything. Ultimately, he is responsible. What are voice of the oppressors and silence any That being said, what should you do if
BURGOS A common mantra among those tho e affected supposed to do when the who dare disagree. Moderation allows you want to protest? What measures
who oppo e protest of any kind is: government that is meant to protect us groups like white supremacists to orga should you take in order to protect
THE YEAR 2017 is only a month "Protest won't do anything, all it does now stands to hurt us? What are we to nize and continue to devalue minority yourself while till making sure your
old and already_ we have seen i make people angry and violent." Pro do when our voice in politics is being Americans by stating that those they voice is beard? Common measures are:
massive protests of Donald test does not make people angry and taken away from us little by little? Or attack are "too mean." lf your beliefs
Trump's admini trative policies. The violent: oppressors paint protestors as ganization is our only option. Even if are rooted in the delegitimization of 1. Go in pairs or groups of people fa
Women's March, conducted both here angry and violent becau e they do not nothing changes, we cannot sit idly by omeone's humanity because they are miliar to you (close friends, family, etc.)
and around the world, has been classi want to recognize the validity of differ without at least trying to make it change. not the majority, they are not "beliefs," and stay in that group no matter what.
fied as the largest protest in American ing opinions. Almo t every day, Donald An approach that further dampens they are hatred and they are wrong. You
history as stated by a Univ. of Connecti Trump seems to pass another measure, the voice of the oppressed is modera cannot teach humanity to someone who 2. Write important contact num
cut professor who has made public a bill or executive order which seeks to tion. Since the start of the rise of pro knows what it is yet refuses to see it in bers somewhere on your body with
document of the number of attendees at strip people within American borders of tests against a fascist regime, there bas anyone but themselves. Our protests a Sharpie, in case of emergency.
all protest sites. Airport protests aero their rights strictly because they are not been an increase in calls for moderating are not against democracy, our protests
the country have given way to an emer seen as his ideal American. Many theo instead of "fighting." The main goal of are against a fascist regime who tells us 3. Coordinate with an off-site contact
gency stay on Trump's travel ban. How rize that this is the work of Mike Pence, moderation is to maintain that both we are not worthy of life because we are and have an emergency plan if you ar
ever, despite the progression that orga Trump's cabinet members or other out sides of an issue are affected negatively, not the majority. Our lives matter more en't in touch with them by a certain time.
nized resistance has made in the wake sider groups. But the fact remains that therefore both sides' struggles are val than pacifism in the name of "party pu
of the inauguration, many are wonder- his signature is on each of the e edicts. id. However, all this does is further the rity." Our lives are worth fighting for. 4. Cover your face with some kind
of mask to protect your anonymity.
5. Water will make pepper spray worse.
If there is a risk of being attacked with
B
TANCE pepper spray, use milk or liquid antac-
WE id. To that effect, do not wear contacts,
wear goggles or an equivalent instead.
6. If there is a risk of tear gas, take off
all clothes affected when you get home
MUST
and keep them in a sealed contain-
er for decontamination. Shower with
cold water to avoid opening your pores.
7. Carry a first aid kit. This is meant to
ALWAYprovide all thiSng necess ary to tabilize
bleeding if a major injury should hap
pen. Buy in bulk. Group should buy
things together, to be co t-effective.
FIGHT8. Beware of those attempting to get
you to destroy property. Do not do
anything you are uncomfortable with
and do not be afraid to ask que tions. _
9. Make ure all mobile devices are
BACK fully charged. Bring a power bank or
mobile battery in ca e there is no
where safe for you to charge them.
10. Take care of yourself both physi
cally and mentally. Protest is important
but you can't protest effectively if your
mental or physical health i lacking.
Self-care is an important measure to
take before, during and after a protest.

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OPINIONS 5
Trump Supreme Court nominee worth a fair
trial, is a classic conservative judicial voice
Judge Neil Gorsuch would fill Scalia's seat, providing a contemplative, cautious opinion.
By ZACK JOHNSON whereby political party polarization to be some sort of cultish, population the same thing to Gorsuch that McCo inees of the Trump administration,
and the infantile behavior of brainless control-esque novel, the contents of nnell did to Garland less than a year and although that is certainly subject
WHEN ASSOCIATE Justice politicians were swiftly favored over which would render Gorsuch to be ago. This is the cycle of our govern to change, the man does not outwardly
Antonin Scalia passed away that of the Constitution and historical equally questionable to that of literal ment: one party whines about the ac pose a threat to our nation. Within the
last February, he left behind institutions of American democracy, ly every other Trump nominee in exis tions of another, blames them for the seemingly cataclysmic news produced
an impressively conservative - none President Obama was ultimately de tence. However, the book was actually inefficiency of the system, and then about Gorsuch, one must remember
theless consistent - court record. He nied a Senate confirmation hearing a quite thorough examination of a - when power change hands, seeming that the repealing of DOMA, the sub
sat on the Supreme Court for nearly for Garland by the Republican ma sisted suicide and euthanasia, and one ly forgets about their own complaints sequent nationwide legalization of
thirty years, and during his tenure jority within Congress. In declaring that effectively explored both the so and do quite literally the exact same same-sex marriage, and the upholding
solidified him elf as a strong, consti their opposition against a lame-duck cial and ethical stipulations surround thing to which they originally object of the Affordable Care Act all occurred
tutionally traditionalist force on the president nominating a Supreme ing the extr~mely controversial prac ed. This, my dear readers, is why under a 5-4 conservatively-leaning
bench. Scalia's death was both unex Court Justice, the Republicans insist tices. Bluntly, Gorsuch provided an our government gets nothing done; bench. A successful confirmation
pected and sudden, and es entially ed the American public ought to voice articulate denouncement of assisted we have such feeble-minded leaders of Gorsuch will return the Supreme
thrust the Supreme Court into the their choice for the next Supreme suicide and euthanasia; unsurprising that would rather halt the process of Court to a 5-4 conservative lean, and
spotlight of American news coverage. Court Justice through their selec as a conservative political figure, but American democracy than simply hear yet so much progress - with respect
Usually only visible during high-pro tion of the next president. Undoubt uncharacteristic of other Trump nom the Supreme Court nominee of an op to civil rights rulings - was achieved
file rulings, the Supreme Court wa edly, the Republicans were hooting inee in that Gorsuch possessed actu posing party. Even as a Democrat, I under a similarly ideological court.
transformed into a highly publicized, when Donald Trump won the pres al knowledge of what he was writing sincerely hope the Democratic Party Though Gorsuch' existence on
highly politicized entity. Within the idency, as their gamble with Amer about. Whether or not you agree with fails in their attempts to halt Gorsuch the Supreme Court will be rooted
context of the election ea on and Pres ican democracy had fully paid off. his conclu ions, Gorsuch nonethele s from a Senate hearing. We all ought in the Trump admini tration, I pro
ident Obama's last year in office, Scal When President Trump first re used his capacity a an academic fig to be sick of the foolishne and hy po e we give Gorsuch a chance to
ia's death proved shockingly dra tic to lea ed his list of proposed cabinet po ure and law professional to produce pocrisy of our governmental leaders. be recognized, at the very least, in
the American governmental system. sitions, and the American public took a thought-provoking piece of work. It can be very difficult imagining a an unobstructed Senate confirma
In respon e to Scalia's death, their first gazes at the overwhelming Maddeningly predictable - espe Trump nominee in any department to tion hearing. The proce s of Ameri
President Obama nominated Merrick ea of wrinkly, sour, unqualified, old, cially within our wonderfully inept be relevant, or at the most basic of ca can government cannot afford to be
Garland, the chief judge of the Unit white billionaires - and the occasion governmental system - i the oppo pacities, sane. While Trump has nom halted any longer, and if we expect
ed State Court of Appeals for the al neo-Nazi, or perhaps even worse, sition currently underway by Senate inated a slew of blockheads to fill hi to recover after the next four years
District of Columbia Circuit, as hi that grizzly-bear-loving nut Betsy De Democrats toward confirming Gor establishment, perhap Gorsuch may of unconstitutional presidential gar
succe sor. Twice considered yet over Vo - lhe thought on the back of ev such as a judge. A particularly sad be the small - truly almost un eeable bage, we must uphold the Constitu
looked by Pre ident Obama - fir t in eryone's mind was, "which white guy piece of.the modern American gov - light at the end of the Trump tunnel. tion now, when it seems most diffi
2009 when Justice Sonya Sotomayor will Trump nominate to the Supreme ernmental system that never cea e to As it currently sits, Gorsuch seem to cult, and allow Gorsuch to be heard.
wa elected, and again in 2010 when Court?" On Jan. 31, Pre ident Trump urprise me is the seemingly unavoid be one of the least problematic nom-
Ju tice Elena Kagan was selected - announced his replacement for Scalia able hypocrisy that divides our Con
Garland's close proximity to both in the form of Neil M. Gorsuch, an ap gre . When Senate Majority Leader
Exec. Orders show
President Obama and the political en pellate judge from the United States Mitch McConnell succeeded in barring
vironment of Washington D.C. made Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Merrick Garland from a Senate confir
it appear he would be confirmed with A quick online search of" eil Gor mation hearing last year, and in do
no trouble. A two-time Harvard grad such" will supply you with two initial ing so let his jowls hang low upon the flaws in the syste1n
uate, Garland embodied a moderate findings. First, and unsurprisingly, fabric of our Constitution, the Demo
judicial figure with occasional liber you will discover Gor uch to be a po crats - rightfully so - responded with
al tendencies; Garland would have litical con ervative. Second, and quite heated backlash, acting as if McCon
provided non-partisan, independent urprisingly, you will find a novel en nell's actions were the single worst be ByMIRAND MORA
judicial rulings, occasionally erring titled The Future of Assisted Suicide havior to have occurred in American
toward the left regarding issues of and Euthanasia, penned by Gorsuch. history. However, the tables turn ever F:nm lASl' couple of weeka. that the counby has sufferedf rom
freedom of speech and civil rights. When I first came across the latter, I so slightly, and Pelo i now heads the have been stormed by in the last three presidential periods
In the following eight months, was shocked. Initially, I expected it opposition, implying she plans to do rnages of the newly elect demarks a weakening democratic
ed President Donald Trump sign system of representation. The is
ing executiYe orders flanlted by sue becomes even more concerning
his white and male council. For when a man like Donald Trump gets
many, this image represents sta access to power. Donald Trump will
bility. For me, it is just terrifying. follow the tradition that his prede
If we go back to the tradition of cessors set for him. The problem is
executive orders, we find that it is that the current divisionist govern
customary for a president to have ment is willing to go beyond bipar
a peak in the signing of executive tisan politics to establish his presi
orders in the first 100 days of gov dential agenda. His executive orders
erning. Since 2009, however, when include controversial content and
Obama took office, an unprecedent are creating further friction for an
ed amount of executive orders have already polarired bipartisan system.
been signed. Arguably, the tension The issue of executive orders
ing of bipartisan politics has some needs to be analyzed in a broader
strong influence on this. Obama sense. Beyond Trump's recent pol
signed 19 executive orders and pres icy decisions, Americans need to
idential memorandums in his first look at how their democratic and
100 days (considerably more than public institutions are function
W. Bush or Clinton). Donald Trump ing. Why has there been a boom
has signed 20 and we are not even in executive orders in the last two
halfway through his first 100 days. presidencies? Why are democrat
MADELEINEO RONAB URGOS/PIONEERL OG Since 2009, executive orders ic institutions not conversing with
Art is vital to activism, progress have flooded the policy-making each other when it comes to such
process in Washington. Most exec controversial policy decisions?
utive orders signed by Obama were Maybe the answer to these ques
intended to revoke policies previ tions is that Americansh aw become
By MADELEINE ORONA be less known is the history it has in ing. However, it also may discourage ously approved by other presidents. a comfortablseo ciety accustomedt o
BURGOS social activism. Even in recent history, the contribution to work at all for fear It is unprecedented that Donald democracy at no CXJStN. ow it is the
art is still finding ways to contribute of seeming as though you act alone, Trump's executive orders are not time for Americans to rediscover
THE DAY after the inauguration, and speak out against injustice. The therefore taking credit away from the on]y revoking previous presidential and push for democratic institutions
Lewis & Clark hosted a teach-in For Freedoms SuperPAC, an artist whole. Unfortunately, people are more decisions, but are creating unprece that respect representationa nd the
session on the pr ence of art in collective, erected multiple billboards enthused by the idea of a solitary genius dented action withoutc ongressional best interests of the common per
times of social activi m. The presence throughout 2016 to send a message. because we are taught that a genius acts debate. Even Obama'so rder to close son. The new president has shown
of mu ic during the social reforms of One such billboard in Pearl, Miss. on their own with no aid whatsoever, Guantanamod etention facilities had that he is not afraid to bypass pub
India during the 195os-196os, the sol bowed pictures of Bloody Sunday in therefore making them somehow worth congressional debate before its sign lic discourse to implement policy
itary genius vs. the arti tic collective, as Selma, Ala. in 1965 with the words more than the works of their peers. ing and it has been a topic largely that goes against American values,
well a the importance of solidarity and "Make America Great Again" embla Despite this, artists of all disciplines discussed in open debates in Amer so it is time for Americans to de
art made by tho e affected by prejudice zoned aero it in large boldface type. hould contribute even more to art col ican politics. The travel ban for sev cide what their values really are and
were all topics discussed. A particular Thi use of the imagery associated with lectives and on their own time, even if it en Muslim-majority countries is an if they are ready to fight for tnem:
movement that caught my attention BloodyS unday gave way to the mention might never be seen. Poetry, Literature, alarming and unprecedented pres Trump's immigt,1tion laws
was The Cultural Front of the 1930 , to of the Black I Beautiful artistic move music, visual art and other medium idential action. The horrifying con are only the beginning of what
which dancers, musicians, writers and ment of the 1960s. Blacka rtists, writers help shape how others view the world tent of the law hows a man who em we thought were just charades.
social activi ts all contributed. and poets worked together to challenge around them. Art i the development powered by po ition who is willing American civil society i going to
to pu h for policy while disregard be te ted for the next four years,
One byproduct of thi artistic col the assertion that white people in the of culture, emotion and what it mean
ing legislative debate and tea ing and pre erving the institutions
lective in 1935 was Langston Hughe 's art world were the only ones worthy to be human. That is what makes it so
work "Let America Be America Again". of having their visage and their work powerful when it i made in times such the U.S. branches of government. and the democratic character
These executive orders are pol of the countn i. in cven·one's
Attending this teach-in, I wa n't really called "beautiful" because as a majority a these.
icies that the president is trying to hands now. Comfort and. igno
sure what to expect, but coming away group, they set the status quo. From one creator affected by the
implement without congressional rance have no room in Trump·s
from it I have a newfound sense of civic The ubject of the collective versus current state of affairs to another: never
approval, and even if they can't re America. Democracy should not
duty. I must continue to contribute cre the olitary genius is also something stop creating, even when it eems like
place laws previously approved by be taken for granted. When big
ative works in the face of in urmount worth noting. In a way, it allows large your world i again t you. Your state
Congress, executive orders are a sign otry rules. education and activism
able odd becau e that is how my voice groups of people to contribute to in ment is influential and your presence
can be heard. stallations like Shia LeBoufs four-year here is far more powerful and po itive of a weakened democracy and re become the most powerful weap ....
public. The peak of e.'<ecutiveo rders ons against divisionist governments.
Art has always been a part of Amer livestream of the words "he will not di than you are lead to believe. You belong
ican culture. However, what eem to vide u " painted on the ide of a build- here, and o does your artwork.

FRIDAY,F EBRUARY1 0, 2017
6 FEATURES
KELLENO CHI /PIONEER LOG
By SHANI BERENHOlZ undocumented pe~son. I guess we did pool. That's it, we're just labor. That's along with a fellow undocumented stu grams that would partner with LC and
have to grow up a lot faster just translat what it feels like after graduation and dent and the Director of Freedom Uni is waiting to hear back from them. The
0 N JAN. 24, DURING Martin ing for our parents, having to take home being banned from the colleges." versity Laura Emiko Soltis. On creating Ethnic Studies department bas also cre
Luther King, Jr. Week, speak all certain bills and stuff like that." Sanchez grew up alienating herself awareness of undocumented students ated a class this semester to continue to
ers from Freedom University, The state of Georgia is one of the from her own community-having to lie and emulating change, Soltis has ideas spread awareness.
an underground school in the southern hardest places to grow up as an undoc to her friends and not going out because on what private colleges like LC can do. "It wouldn't be a four-credit class,
freedom tradition of achieving social umented student. The Georgia Board her parents told her that driving wasn't "What students and universities but I think with what's going on in
and political quality, came to Lew of Regents' Policy 4.1.6 and 4.3.4 ban worth the risk. The police in Georgia are can do is make sure that their admis the country now it would be useful for
is & Clark for a workshop on building DACA students' eligibility for admis devoted to working with ICE. So, the sions policies are welcoming of un students to reflect on past examples in
awarenes and organizing change in ion to Georgia's top five public univer- police can instantly turn undocumented documented students," Soltis said. "So the United States and in other coun
support of undocumented students sities and in-state tuition rates. people in to immigration. recognizing that it's not just domestic tries on civil disobedience and protest
across the country. Undocumented people with DACA "Undocumented people don't real or international, but that there's a real movement~ as well as to connect stu
Freedom University's students are (Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv ly congregate," Sanchez said. "When third category of student,s and to treat dents to local activist organizations,"
undocumented students from the ages als) are eligible for in-state tuition in you're undocumented you just kind of undocumented students who might Young said. "So the workshop has the
of 17-24 who are banned from public only select states. But with high ap stay by yourself and you don't share meet state residency requirements or goal of both having students and faculty
higher education in the state of Georgia. plication fees and strict requirements, that experience with anybody else." pay state taxes to treat them as domes and whoever else who wants to join to
The school is a place for these students DACAi sn't a reliable source for many. Since Sanchez discovered Freedom tic students." theoretically reflect on these issues of
to continue their education in a safe After graduating high school in 2012, University, for the first time she was "Coming up with solutions for pro protesting, but al o the practical and of
space and includes free college-level Sanchez was able to achieve DACA ta able to be in a space where everyone viding financial aid can come through connecting to local organization that
classes, college application assistance, tu and go straight into the workforce. was undocumented. She has become private donations, from student initia are doing this work."
leadership training and movement skill "I work at Petsmart and to me that's a leader helping other students in her tives to do fees and raise scholarship The first class session with begin
building. a really fulfillingj ob because I've always school and participating in actions in money, to working with private donors Feb. 9, from 5-6:30 p.m. in Miller 210
22-year-old Arizabeth anchez is lov d nimal ," Sanch z id. "Sine Atlanta, Georgia. who are looking for colleges to partner and is open to students, faculty, staff
one of these students. Sanchez moved you can't go into college your job sort of "I feel as a veteran, I've been here with where they have the money but are and the public. There will be over 20
to the United States from Mexico when determines the future of your life. And a few years, my role is to sort of guide looking for colleges to accept undocu professors facilitating the conversa
she was six years old and has been liv not in a bad way, my parents always people," Sanchez said. "I've been to mented students." tions and will provide suggested read
ing in Atlanta, Georgia. Growing up as compare me to my sister. She's a really a few actions. I inform the newer stu The workshop bas sparked inter ings. The class is meant to be active
an undocumented person in the U.S., good waitress and always gets good tips dents and rai e their consciousnes a est in getting undocumented students and participants are encouraged to add
Sanchez's experiences after graduating so she's able to earn more. Right now well about certain issues. Newer stu to campus, especially since there ar resource and materials to the curricu
high chool have been different than the she's taking classes at schools that we're dents haven't really known the history en't many at LC. However, the topic lum.
average teenager. not banned from, but she ha to pay in of being undocumented, they don't re of financial support for undocumented There are 11 million undocumented
"I always knew I wa undocument ternational fees. It's extremely expen ally know the currentization [sic] be students still remains to be one of LC's immigrants living in the U.S. This year,
ed so I knew that there were going to sive and she's taking only one class at hind the "I" word [students prior to at biggest issues in getting these students 65,000 of those undocumented immi
be things as soon as I got out of high a time each semester. It's like absolute tending Freedom often call them elves onto campus and was also one of the grants will graduate high school. Now
school that I wasn't going to be able to shit obviously." "illegals"], certain things like raising reasons why the administration hesitat more than ever, it's important that col
do," Sanchez said. "So tho e teenage "But I'm very happy at work, but their consciousness and their ability to ed to call the school a anctuary cam leges make higher education available
years I knew I wa sort of an outsider yet don't earn enough," Sanchez said. humanize themselves. So for me that's pus. for undocumented students.
community-wise. But besides knowing "You're stuck and in Georgia where sort of what I see as my role at Freedom With new funding ideas from the "We don't need permission from au
I wa undocumented it was pretty nor you're not allowed to go to higher edu University as a part of a whole." workshop, Elliott Young, Professor of thorities to do this," Soltis said. "This is
mal. Well, a normal a it can be for an cation to further our lives, it completely Sanchez shared her experiences at History and Director of Ethnic Studies, about education, which is a universal
makes u stuck in this low-wage labor the Organizing for Change workshop has started working on contacting pro- human right."
Abiqua Falls: Visit the geometr_ic
maj.esty with volcanic origins
By SHAWN BOLKER road conditions. From Crooked Finger a large igneous province of basaltic
Road, follow road CF300 downhill for rock that stretches throughout much
BEAUTIFULA T ANY flow-stun about a mile to a large parking area on of eastern Oregon, eastern Washing
ning in full throat, Abiqua Falls the right. From here, it is about a mile ton and western Idaho. A bulk of these
is a place of wonder. No words and a half walk on the road to the offi- flows spilled through the Columbia
can describe the glorious scene that cial trailhead. • River Gorge, and scraped the northern
unfolds as one enters the falls' ma Avoid all spurs and keep heading end of the WiJlamette Valley-where
jestic basalt amphitheater. Abiqua down towards the creek. Ugly clear Abiqua Falls is located. Abiqua Falls
Creek pours in picture-perfect fashion, cuts mar the scenery above the creek. itself lies on tbe Scotts Mills Forma
plunging nearly 100 feet into an ex Logging aftermath is starkly evident tion, a thick sequence of volcaniclastic
pansive pool. Not only here. Upon reaching sediments. The falls lies on the Abiqua
are the falls stunning The fracture pat the creek one will be Member-the middle layer of this for
-the surroundings tern that forms at able to slightly see the mation. The basalt columns and joints
are overwhelming. top of the falls. Do not around the falls formed when the rock
Abiqua Falls displays the cooling surface take any spur trails contracted as it cooled. The fracture
some of the most tends to run down here as they will lead pattern that forms at the cooling sur
striking and unique to steep and treacher face tends to run down the lava as it
columnar basalt for the lava as it cools, ous drop offs. Instead, cools, forming geometric columns.
mations in Oregon. fonning geometric follow the road about The trail becomes steep during the
Diverse species of li a quarter mile further final descent to the creek, ropes are in
chen and mosses grow columns. to a sign stating that place for assistance. Upon reaching
on these cliffs, adding the area is owned by the stream, all evidence of clear cut
colorful textures to Mount Angel Abbey, ting becomes a distant memory as tall
the scene. but public access is allowed. The Ab evergreens and moss-draped decid
The long and possibly arduous bey is generous in opening this beau uous trees dominate the scene along
journey to the falls makes the destina tiful falls to the public, please be con crystal blue Abiqua Creek. Follow the
tion all the more satisfying. The Abi siderate. creek upstream for shortly to the falls.
qua Falls Trailhead lies at the end of The striking basalt formations seen There is a large gravel beach here,
a long, rough and winding dirt road. along the creek and at the falls are perfect for relaxing on any day. Much
Although the official trail to the falls all part of the Columbia River Basalt time can be spent here exploring Abi
is a mere quarter mile in length, most Group, a series oflava flows that erupt qua Falls' mighty basaltic bowl'or just
will have to bike at least a mile or two ed from fissures almost 17 million simply sitting and being mesmerized
on the road because of rough, rutted years ago. These lava flows comprise by its graceful plunge.
SHAWN BOLKER/PIONEERI .DG

FRIDAY,F EBRUARY1 0, 2017
FEATURES
7
Interini President David Ellis talks career path,
transitions, and the road ahead in his new role
By ALTHEA BILLINGS & me allowed them to feel comfortable Ellis credits "serendipity" for such
EMMA GRILLO that I could step in and help." a diverse and varied career path.
Part of Ellis's commitment and "Sometimes you think about ca
0 N JAN. 17, the Provost's Office love for LC stems from his own under reer trajectories, and it's not a straight
graduate liberal arts education. ELiis line, typically. [For] some people it is.
sent out an email to the Lewis
attended Sonoma State College, then It's more of a roller coaster thing, I
& Clark community,. explain
relatively new. He was enrolled in the think," Ellis said.
ing that President Barry Gia sner had
Hutchins School of Liberal Studies, • Although Ellis never envisioned
stepped down from his role, effective
where he graduated with a degree in ending his professional career as a
immediately. The email quoted Glass
biology. college president, he is glad that it
ner's desire to "focus his time and
"It was terrific turned out the way
attention on his writing and his role
because of the small that it did.
as a public intellectual," as the reason ''.Asp resident, I
setting. There was no "As president, I get
that he was stepping down so sudden
hiding, there was no get the honor and the honor and oppor
ly. For perspective, at comparable in
stitutions, presidents typically give a ability to not talk and opportunity to try tunity to try to provide
be part of the conver some of that vision
year to a year and a half notice before
stepping down. • sation. There was no to provide some of about why the rest of
The email also explained that the ability to not do the that vision about the world should care
homework, because about us. And that is
Board of Trustees had appointed Da
it was very evident in why the rest of the what I'm really excited
vid Ellis, previously vice president, PHOTO COURTF.SYO F LCIARK.EDU
secretary to the Board, and general Interim President David Ellis the seminar . " world should care about," Ellis said.
With his biology This vision extends
counsel to LC, as interim president.
Despite the "interim" at the begin degree and love for about us.,, beyond the confines of
Ellis began working at the Law thing like that," Ellis said. "I am so botany, Ellis opened the college.
ning of his new title, Ellis recognizes
the weight and influence that his of School in 2000, and planned on retir- committed to you guys, the students a nursery in Sonoma, President David Ellis "The part that 1
ing this coming May, at this college. I'm very happy to do Calif., growing ferns, hope to provide, is to
fice holds.
"If you think about "If you think about but when he got the this." orchids and brome- be able to go to the
it, we're all interim call from the Board Although Ellis was surprised to re liads from tissue cultures. When the Board, and go to the community and
it, we're all interim of Tru tees, he knew ceive the call, he understood why the onset of a drought put his nursery out the various communities from which
something. We're all
interim alive. So I have something. We're that he was looking Board would choose him. of business, Ellis made the choice to we draw our students, and tell the
at an opportunity he "I've been here for a long time, I've go to law school, bringing him to Or- story about why students should pick
to use that in my title,
all interim alive." could not pass up. worked at the law school, I've worked egon. here," Ellis said. "Why parents should
it describes my role.
"The only thing in central administration and I've Following his graduation from law want to send their students here. Why
But I'm the president
for an interim period, President David Ellis that I would rather been teaching in the graduate school, school, Ellis found employment at law we make a difference, and why other
do than retire, is do so I know the institution pretty well ... firms, financial institutions, and even people can make a difference by sup
a period between two
other periods. And I'm not going to sit this, so this is not So I think that my knowledge of the the state Department of Justice before porting us. So that's what I get to do. I
conflicting with my golf plans or any- college and the Board's relationship to coming to LC. am o excited about it."
stiJI," Ellis said.
Adventures in Ecuador: Sophomore Noah Foster-Koth
journeys to the center of the Earth
the men they killed would be out look
ing for revenge unless they sewed the
lips shut.
Today, the Ecuadorians who live in
Mitad de! Mundo still have a variety of
unique crafts, though none of them in
volve decapitation or human taxider
my. One of their signature products is
a cream-colored sunhat that rests on
the top of the wearer's head and helps
them keep good posture. In a pinch,
the bat also doubles as a weapon.
Like characters from a James
Bond film, the Ecuadorians who wear
this type of hat can also send it flying
through the air, and the hard material
is painful when it makes contact with
an unsuspecting person.
"When they hit somebody, it's like
a frisbee or a boomerang," our guide
says. I'm skeptical, but I dare not
question her, lest she decide to use me
for target practice,
Shrunken heads and boomerang
Foster-Koth visits Mit ad de! Mundo, a museum designed to resemble an Andean hats aren't the only strange things
ettlement located at the Earth's exact center. Above, the mock village. Below,a about this museum. At latitude
model of an excavation site. oo*oo'oo", the effects of gravity are
different than in any other part of the
globe. For example, when water flows
down a drain at latitude oo•oo'oo",
tlie liquid plummets directly down
wards instead of swirling in a circle
the way it does everywhere else. Walk
a few feet away from oo*oo'oo" and
the water physics go back to normal.
Bizarre physical phenomena like this
allowed the indigenous South Amer
icans to find the exact center of the
Earth before the invention of longi
tude and latitude.
In certain circumstances, the
unique gravitational effects at Mitad
de] Mundo also make it difficult to
walk straight ahead. When our guide
dares us to try walking straight ahead
with our eyes shut, I'm only able to go
forward a few feet before gravity pulls
NOAH FOSTER-KOTH/PIONEERL OO
me in the wrong direction. It's a little
By NOAH FOSTER-KOTH can feathers decorate what remains of before: it's an entire mock-village !rated by Hollywood movies and Dis embarrassing, but not as embarrass
his forehead. reconstructed to resemble an Ande neyland rides. Our guide in Mitad del ing as having my head turned into a
STANDING FACE-TO-FACEw ith Fortunately, this shrunken head an settlement located at the Earth's Mundo explains that the Amazonian trophy of war.
a shrunken head is an unsettling is an antique on display in Mitad del exact geographical center. The repli warriors of old really did decapitate After my visit to Mitad de! Mundo,
experience. It's always uncom Mundo, and our guide reassures us ca village is filled with artifacts from their enemies and turn their beads I started volunteering at the city zoo,
fortable to look into the eyes of a dead that headhunting has been illegal in ancient Ecuadorian history, including into necklaces or trophies of war. where I met a massive animal'that had
man, and the discomfort only increas Ecuador for over 50 years. taxidermied snakes, caiman and, yes, "They close the eyes and sew the been shot 10 times and survived. But
es when his face has been reduced to Mitad de] Mundo is an open-air shrunken heads. lips, to preserve the spirit and the tliat's a story for another issue.
the size of a child's fist. One can't help museum located at the exact geo I had always assumed that the sto power of the person in the head," our
but feel sorry for the hapless fellow: graphical center of the world. This ries of Amazonian warriors collecting guide says. Allegedly, the ancient peo
his lips have been sewn shut, and tou- is unlike. any museum I've bee~ to shrunken heads were myths perpe- ple of Ecuador believed "the spirit of

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2017
8 ARTS
Constructing Identity: Exhibit explores the
African Anierican experience through art
predominantly European, Italian between an ironic piece and a more
By HANNA MERZBACH
Renaissance-inspired exhibit across sentimental one, so I . decided to
FfER witnessing the first the hall. include them both. One is entitled
month of 2017, it was made This exhibit's pieces have been "Afro Abe" by Sonya Clark, a mere
rutally obvious that this categorized into six central themes: five dollar bill with an afro drawn on
year, and the years to come, will "abstraction," "community," it (do with that what you will), and
focus on issues of identity. From the "faces," "gender," "spirit" and "the the other, "Mattoon #4" by Debra
historic post-inaugural Women's land." As it is nearly impossible for Priestly, consisted of images of the
March to the recent Muslim ban, me to review each piece (in addition artist's own fantlly in mason jars.
identities are being questioned and to that ruining all the fun), I have Moving on, the "faces" theme
redefined like never before. The decided to pick the piece I found strives to show the defining
Portland Art Museum has chosen most striking in each category to elements of African American faces
to address this i ue head on: the provide a snapshot of the gallery as in a culture where they are often
first exhibit this year is entitled a whole. deemed inferior. Nelson Stevens
"Constructing Identity," a collection The museum defined defies these cultural boundaries
of African American art from the "abstraction" as a "series of songs in his piece, "Spirit Sister," using
Petrucci Family Foundation. This without words" or, in another sense, silkscreen to print vivid color on an
exhibition opened Jan. 28 and will pieces showing the essence of African African American woman's face.
remain open until Jun. 18. American culture. I found Marita The works of the "gender"
The exhibit's diver e content was Dingu 's "Blue Quilt" the mo t category were some of my
shocking. Pieces are incorporated captivating in tliis category. While I favorite, resisting stereotypical
from as early as 1908. More than struggled to relate some abstraction representations of Afican American
80 African American artists' work is pieces to African American culture, woman in popular culture. Arvie
showcased and mediums vary from the quilt demonstrated a key aspect Smith's "Trapeze Artist" is one of
standard oil on canva to bottlecaps of it, along with its aesthetic appeal. the exhibit's defining pieces. Smith
and recycled materials. You could Next, "community" focused used his firsthand experience
say tliis exhibit is a bit different on defining identity and "how in the Jim Crow South to bow
from the repetitive Andy Warhol African Americans haped - and the beautiful imperfections of an
exhibit that had occupied the space were shaped - by America." When African American woman in vibrant
previously-not to mention the focusing on this theme, I was tom oil colors.
The mu eum defines the spirit
category as pieces that "manifest
in the openness to the ecstatic
potency of being." Interestingly,
these pieces focu ed less on making
a social statement and more on "Trapeze Artist" by Arvie Smith 2014. Photo by Iyy Denham-Conroy
entertainment. The deceased
and objects of symmetry together. pieces fill it in the months to come.
Gregory Warmarck's "Guitar," for
In addition to the themed pieces, The museum is working hard
example, is made out of bottle caps
"Constructing Identity" includes to include the community in this
and other recycled materials, giving
an educational community gallery exhibit by whatever means po ible.
it a sort of bedazzled effect and
entitled "The Art i Our ." By On Feb. 11, the event "Constructing
making it one of the exhibit' stand
partnering with Museum of Impact Identity: Conversations of African
out pi ces.
(MOI), the museum was able to American Art & Culture" i being a
The final category, "the
create an interactive element for held: a two-part program bringing
land," focu es on nature, home and
museum-goers; there are more than the collection's curator and many
sense of place. Mickalene Thomas's
30 African American art history featured artists together for panel
"Landscape Majestic" was the first
books and a community artistic discussions and gallery talks. In
piece to genuinely captivate me in
response wall. Since the exhibit bad the context of 2017, I believe tliis
the Museum. Thomas used a mix
ju t opened, the exhibit was sparse event could not be more relevant
of woodblock, ilkscreen and digital
at the time of attendance. I would, for LC students and the Portland
print to collage images of nature
however, be interested to see what community as a whole.
"Mattoon #4" by Debra Priestly 2001. Photo by Iyy Denham-Conroy
Arts events in January
By JULIE OATFIELD "Join us as community members and
local celebrities read from their favorite
Thu. 2/9 -Sat. 2/25 Play: works by African American writers.
"Swimming While Drowning"
7:30 p.m. (most) @ Milagro Theater, SE Tue. 2/14 Queer Horror: Bound
6th & Stark 8-10:30 p.m. @The Hollywood Theater,
"Teenager Angelo Mendez decid to 4122 NE Sandy Blvd, $7 tudents
leave his home out of fear of further
disappointing his homophobic father. Thu. 2/16 Resistance! The Variety
Spoken word poetry and teen romance how
collide in this coming-of-age story as 8-9:30 p.m. @ Shout House, 210 SE
two homeless teens find inspiration to Madison, free of charge & donations to
live life on their own terms." Civil Liberties Defence Center
"Every month will have a different
Fri. 2/10 Anti-Valentine's Day theme, and will feature 10-12 short
Concert acts, which may include music, theatre,
7:30-9 p.m.@ Evans Auditorium, free comedy poetry, trainings, skill sharing,
for LC students, $10 general admission, circus acts, political commentary, etc."
5 LC faculty/staff, seniors and alumni
"LC's choirs (Community Choral, Fri. 2/17 Screening of"Gender
Cappella Nova, & Voces Auream) and a Revolution - A Journey with Katie
cappella groups sing to celebrate/mourn Courie"
Valentine's Day!" 7 p.m. @ Council Chambers, free of
charge
Sat. 2/11 Interstate Bridge's 100th
Birthday Celebration Fri. 2/17- Sat. 2/18 lSt Annual NW
3-6 p.m. @ Red Lion Hotel, 909 Black Comedy Festival
Hayden Island Drive by Jantzen Beach, Friday: 6 p.m. @ Funhouse Lounge,
free of charge 2432 SE nth Ave
"Music by the Fret Tang Nippers. Saturday: 7pm @ Ford Food and Drink,
Presentation by Professor Carl Abbott, 2505 SE nth Ave #101
PhD from PSU." $10-Individual showcases
$25-2 Day Festival Pass
Sat. 2/11 Art + Identity+
& istance howcase ho ted by Sat. 2/17 -Fri. 2/23 Screenings of
Milagro & Latinx Pride "I Am Not Your egro"
9-10:15 p.m.@ Milagro 525 SE Stark, 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.@ The Hollywood
free of charge Theater, 4122 E Sandy Blvd, $7 for
studen
Sat. 2/11 Once Upon A Weekend: "I AM NOl' YOUR NEGRO" connects
The Post the past of the Civil Rights movement to
10 p.m.-12 a.m.@ Fir Acres Theater the present of BLM, and challenges the
very definition of what America tands
Sun. 2/12 African American Read for. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson,this
In documentary, made by Raoul Peck,
2-3:30 p.m. @ North Portland Library, envisions the book that writer James
512 N Killingsworth St, free of charge Baldwin never fini hed.

FRIDAY,F EBRUARY1 0, 2017
ARTS 9
A Valentine's Day Cloud Nothings lose their bite on
playlist for your disappointingly dull fourth LP
special son1eone BY BRENDAN NAGLE throwing in a piano intro and slow subject matter has always been some
ing down tempos doesn't make mu what derivative (dissatisfied youth, not
LEAD! G UP TO Cloud Nothings' sic more interesting. Especially when belonging, general uncertainty about
fifth album, primary songwriter it comes at the expense of the band's life, etc), but when coupled with power
(vvho you don't
Dylan Baldi struggled with writ greatest strength: their raw energy. ful instrumentals it felt passionate and
er's block. Writer's block at this point in The band's lack of vitality leaves meaningful. Now it just feels hollow.
a songwriter's career is somewhat com Baldi's songs much more exposed. With Life Without Sound isn't a terrible
mon. Almost everyone goes through it at previous albums, the instrumental album. In fact, I would venture to say
actually like)
some point and Baldi was no different. component of his songs were expressive it's a pretty good album. It is full of
Much like countless musician before, in their own right. Songs like "Wasted very listenable pop music, with plenty
he just wasn't satisfied with what the Days" and "Pattern Walks" were viscer of catchy hooks and cool riffs. The lead
band was producing, and was unsure al and intense, the drums and guitars single "Modern Act" is a fantastic pop
BY SKYLER PIA of how to proceed. From 2010 to 2014, pounding frenetically without relent. song, potentially Baldi's best melodic
Similar to #1, this track is recommend Cloud Nothings put out three albums, But on the newest album, the band is work to date. And the album improves
W:TH THE GRADUALd ecline ed if you w_antt o make it abundantly however, their fourth, Life Without more subdued. When the instrumentals as it goes on; closing tracks "Strange
of consumer-friendly physi clear that you never want to see this Sound, took nearly three years to com are less emotionally evocative, it means Year" and "Realize My Fate" show
cal music-listening formats, mix's beneficiary ever again (with an plete. Unfortunately, three years wasn't the lyrics and vocals need to carry more flashes of the brilliance they achieved
one could be forgiven for calling the added reminder that their appearance enough time for Baldi to break out of his of a burden, and on Life Without Sound, on previous albums. My primary cri
art of the mixtape a lost one. In fact, would make that part pretty easy). rut, and Life Without Sound is the band's Dylan Baldi simply isn't up totbe task. tique is not that this is bad music, but
however, playlist-making thrives in the flattest, most uninspired record yet. With his voice more in the spotlight, his that it's boring music and in my opinion
digital age, continuing to give hopele - 6. Marianne Faitlifull -Why D'ya It's hard to imagine that Life With lyrics simply fall flat. The chorus on "En there isn't much reason for it to exist.
ly romantic music nerds an outlet for Dolt? out Sound is the product of anything ter Entirely" is a good example. "And Baldi and Co. are trying too hard to be
their thinly-veiled emotions. Alas, Feb other than Dylan Baldi settling. At this now the lights are turning on here/My something that they're not and in the
ruary 14 is not typically quite as kind to The Kicker: "You had cobwebs up your point, he has already proven that he is mind has fallen/And taken everything process they've lost touch with the en
those who find themselves sans sweet fanny, and I believe in giuing to the a very capable songwriter with a sixth it knows now/About belonging/There's ergetic spirit which fueled their previ
heart, so if V-Day has you down on poor" sense for catchy hooks. The new album someone I would like to be if I could be ous albums. Once hailed as a modern
love as a concept, why not instead u e certainly has no shortage of great mel but/The path is frightening/So when I torchbearer for guitar-based rock mu
that newfangled technology and throw Seven minutes of unbridled rage and odies, Baldi can always be counted on fall away then I would like to see/I enter sic, Cloud Nothings are only adding fuel
together a playlist to how someone in acidity, this notoriously blunt post for that. What's missing, however, is entirely." Lyrical simplicity can be very to the steadily growing "rock is dead"
your life how much you dislike them? punk classic is an anthem for tho e the energy. Everything that made Cloud profound, when done right, but it's a think piece fire with Life Without Sound.
who have 0iterally) been screwed over Nothings stand out from ·the dull mo difficult thing to pull off. And in Baldi's
1. The Mountain Goats -No Chil one too many times. Best played for notony of 2010s indie rock is gone. The case there isn't any meaning to derive
dren your S/O whilst setting their sexiest raw, punk spirit that made Attack On from his straightforward lyrics. Baldi's 5/10
article of clothing on fire. Memory and Here And Nowhere Else
The Kicker: "I hope when you think of o exciting has been replaced by a tam
me years down the line, you can't.find 7. Carissa's Wierd -Sofisticated er, cleaner sound. The furious, impos
one good thing to say/ And I'd hope F"*k Princess Please Leave Me sibly fast beats which previously char
that if I found the strength to walk out, Alone acterized drummer Jayson Gerycz have
you'd stay the hell out of my way" vanished. And Baldi's distinctive gut G.C...W0' Hii~.:;,s
The Kicker: "Saying sad things that tural scream is almost entirely absent. • ~ e 'rl"OJ, :,a.,nd
A time-tested, bitter classic, this jaunty don't make sense/ Can just make you As listeners, we're left with a bunch of
John Darnielle joint has it all: decep look like a liar" nice pop-rock songs, which sound fine,
tively pretty acou tic guitars, a singa but don't require any extra attention.
long chorus and some of the most pal This one's seething slowness fits the lyr Nothing about Life With Sound com
pably pissed-off lyrics ever committed ical subject matter a little more closely pels me to listen more than a few times.
to record. If your than this playlist's The band's attempt to change up
goal is to make pr viou picks, their ound i appar nt from th first
(painfully) clear but it certainly ong. "Up To The Surface" has a piano
that you want gets the job done intro, something not usually found in a
omeone to drop as far as convey Cloud Nothings song. This is the same
off the face off ing the frustration misguided path that so many bands
the earth, this is and dread creat before have gone down. Baldi and the
an ideal opener. ed by spending band felt like they needed a stylistic
too much time change; Here And Nowhere Else re
2. GoSailor around the ob ceived heap of acclaim, but it wasn't an
FineDayFor noxiously mopey. update sonically from their previous al
Sailing bum. This is likely the source of Baldi's
8.Bjork-5 writer's block. He knew he could make
The Kicker: "I'ue Years another good album in the same style
become quite he had been working in, but he felt that
adept at pre The Kicker: "You it wa necessary to do something new
tending you're think you're and different. Unfortunately for Baldi,
nice/ If you denying me of PHOTO FROMC ARPARKR ECORDS
don't be1ieue it, ANNA SCHAUJ PIONEERL OG something I Well
pretending will I'ue got plenty Process shows why Sampha is the
haue to sufficen I You're the one
who's missing out/ But you won't
Adorable, right? Listen closer. Throw notice"
this one in between your cla i artist everyone wants to work with
cally cute twee pop love songs to This classic 1998 cut solidifies Bji.irk's
let your mix's recipient know they justified (and apt, considering her
"ruined your life, no big deal." home country of Iceland) reputation
as a master of shutting exes down. BY DREW MATLOVSKY themselves do not feel out of place, Dual served to hamper rather than en
3. Of Montreal -Advice From however, as Sampha wonderfully tran hance his tone. Free of these constraints
A Divorced Gentleman To Hi$ 9. Leonard Cohen -Avalanche SAMPHA'S PROCF,SS is a won sitions from song to song, creating a and placed in a studio, Sampha's voice
Bachelor Friend Considering derful album. It's a mix of inter sense of fluidity throughout the album. can finally shine on his debut album.
Marriage The Kicker: "The crumbs of loue that twining sounds, thoughts and The production is sparse, and the In 2010 Sampha's mother was diag
you offer me/ They're the crumbs I'ue feelings - a kaleidoscopic record of minimalist aspects employed by Sam no ed with cancer. After everal years
The Kicker: "As years drag on when left behind" slick R&B production, lachrymose pi pha allows his voice the breath and space of remission, her cancer returned in
you wake up next to her/ You'll wish ano melodies and heartbreaking loss, it deserves. Sampha's vocal range has 2014 and she lost her life to the debili
that in your sleep you had died" The palpably ominous fingerpicked with the unifying falsetto of Sampha's always been remarkable, and the closed tating disease in 2016. Hardship wrecks
guitars and storming strings act voice tying the whole project together. off "bedroom" style production of his EP Process, and like a ship cast out at sea
A similarly insidious vaudeville melody as a fittingly menacing backdrop It's of little wonder musical during a storm, Sampha feels
belies a tongue-in-cheek but nonethe for that pained, indignant growl, diversity is his greatest gift, isolated and alone, lamenting
less snarky vignette from the point of one that only the late, great Mae as Sampha has marked his the death of his mother. "(No
view of omeone who's Seriously Done stro of Melancholy could deliver. career as a beatmaker, vo One Knows Me) Like the Pia
With Love. Recommended for tho e calist and songwriter for the no" is emblematic of this feel
trying to break off their engagement . 10. Another Sunny Day -You likes of Kanye West, Drake ing of despair, as Sampha sings
Should All Be Murdered and Solange - to name a few. of her love: "You took a part
4. Momus -I Want You But I His skillset is in full effect on of me and never let me go."
Don't Need You The Kicker: "I'm going to murder all his first fuII length record, as Process is a masterful de
the people I don't like ... / The people Process is aptly titled: an al but album by Sampha and one
The Kicker: "If your pleasure turned who broke my heart so bad it neuer bum in which Sampha hasn't that was a long time coming.
into pain/ I would still lick for my mends/ The people who wrecked my yet found hi musical niche It is often said the transition
personal gain" life & all my so-called friends" and is happy to experiment from EP to LP is the greatest a
within his own repertoire. new musician has to make, and
The mu ical equivalent of spending Does your anti-intended dig the boun With the exception of Sampha succeeds marvelously
a pleasantly breezy ummer day in cy whininess of the Smiths? Try this the previously released "Bad in this regard. Process proves
the park with your partner as a bird jangly near-soundalike on for size - it Blood," which feels ill-suit Sampha's musical longevity
omehow poops on their face repeat covers pretty much all your bases as far ed to the record, Sampha and anticipates his future fame
edly, and all you can do is crack up. as shots at tho e who've wronged you. succeed9 in his goal. Process to come; His final track must
Just don't let them see the title first. experiments a great deal, be viewed as a question then,
5. Jim O'Rourke -Memory Lame from the hallowing melody as "What Shouldn't I Be" re
driven "(No One Knows Me) mains open to Sampha's won
The Kicker: "Looking at you reminds Scan to reach the Like the Piano" to the more derful musical interpretation.
me of looking at the sun/ And how the Spotify playlist: upbeat percussion-based "In
blind are so damn lucky" complete Kisses." The tracks PHOTOF ROMY OUNGT URKS

FRIDAY,F EBRUARY1 0, 2017
SPORTS
10
Pink out games provide hope, heart
break for men and women's basketball
Pioneer women lose in overtime
and men escape with a win
By ABE WEILL • quarter. The crowd was so into it, they
bad to be restrained from jumping onto
ON TUESDAY, the George Fox the court. Unfortunately, the six points
Brnins came to Pamplin to face in overtime, all from Afolabi, weren't
off against Lewis & Clark. The enough to take down George Fox. A
Women's game tipped off at 6 p.m. It foul with three econd remaining gave
was "pink-out" night for the Northwest the Bruins the lead and the game, giv
Conference (NWC), meaning the crowd ing them sole possession of third in the
dressed in pink and donated to raise NWC. The women have five games re
brea t cancer awareness. The first half maining, all of which are vitally import
started sluggish, with many free throws ant to retain their playoff spot.
and few fastbreak points for either team. Two losses last weekend sent the
George Fox quickly got out to a large men's squad to the fringe of the playoff
lead, shooting and making double the picture. At sixth in the NWC (4-6), the
free throws of LC. The Pios at first bad Pio ' game against third place George
no answer to the Bruins sophisticated Fox (6-4) was a do-or-die moment.
2-3 zone, going into the half down 22- ln the first half, both teams came out
39. strong offensively; George Fox had 44
After going down 20 in the first three points on terrific shooting (53 percent
minutes, fifth-year captain Sarah An from the field, 64 percent from 3), rat
derson '17 (whose tling in seven threes.
mother and aunt "When [Vickers] LC finished the half
have been diag with 43 points and
nosed with breast has it going, we all seven threes of their
cancer, making own. sharpshooter
the pink-out night have it going." KyleO wens '19 came
personal) knocked off the bench and PHOTO COURTESYO F LC PIONEERS
down a three-point added three 3-point Alex Jones '17 pulls up for the jump shot over George Fox on January 3L
er to get her team, Cannen Roberson '17 ers in the first half.
and the crowd, back into the game. In the second half,
The defensive intensity picked up, with LC put on a show.
a steal from the other captain, Miyah Andrew Vickers '20, from Columbia
Leith '18, leading to two more Pioneer River High, dominated the second half.
points. The fourth quarter began with He ended the game with a new high for
a three from Sara "Hoagie" Hogman his short collegiate career, 20 points (7-
'19, whose defensive prowess and over 10 from the field, 4-7 from three), and
all hustle helped spur a fourth-quarter tacked on nine rebounds, five assists
comeback. While Hogman's impact was and two steals playing all but three min
definitely felt, the comeback would not utes in the game. This showing from
have been po ible without the impres ickers was complimented by Cannen
sive ball-handling of point guard Deja Roberson '17, posting his best shooting
Nichols '17, who was able to break down performance in two weeks, going 8-10
the Bruins' full-court press single-hand from the field with 17 points. With 32
edly. Once in the half court, the Pios seconds left, the Pios took a two-point
go-to option was Ayisat Afolabi '17, who lead on Vickers' made layup. George
finished the game with 19 points and Fox looked for it all, hoping to take the
14 rebounds. With 41 seconds remain lead with a three Gust like PLU bad done
ing, and LC down four points, a costly to LC on Saturday), but it went off-iron
travel gave George Fox back the ball. On and Vickers, fittingly, secured the re
the inbound, Nichols took a gamble and bound ending a four-game skid for the
tole the pass, making a layup to puts Pioneers.
the Pios only two points behind. Anoth After the game, Roberson '17 said of
er steal by the clutch Hogman tied the Vickers, "when he has it going, we defi
game with 22 seconds remaining and nitely all have it going." Looking forward,
sent the game to overtime. the team bas to take things one game at
In overtime, an Afolabi layup gave a time, the captain continued, "we have PHOTO COURTESY OF LC PIONEERS
the Pios their first lead since the first a chance to handle our own destiny." Ayisat Afolabi '17 squares up to play defense in the Pio's OT loss.
Tennis starts the
season on a roll
LC's Men's Tennis team gets a confidence
boost heading in to a testing season
By TILER LEBOVIC doubles match 8-5, while Michael Brew
er '17 and David Furman '20 followed up
LAST WEEK, the tennis season with an 8-3 doubles victory of their own.
began as the Lewi and Clark "The whole team played pretty solid,"
men's team traveled to Salem, Brewer says. "It was nice to start off my
Ore. to take on the Willamette Bearcats. senior season with a confidence boosting
The match was outdoors, but the cool win," he added. The other two doubles
weather did not stop the eighth-ranked matches featured Ben Deluca '18 and
Pio on their way to a 9-0 sweep, winning Pim Trouerbach '18 along with Keane
all the singles and doubles matches. Hindle '18 and Raed Attia '19; both pairs
won their matches 8-2. PHOTO COURTESYO F LC PIONEERS
"It was nice to start off In the singles matches, the Pios Michael Brewer '17 focusing on returning a serve in one of his matches.
my senior season with dominated. Brewer, Furman, Deluca,
a confidence boosting A m t a ti t a c , h e a s n d i n th s e tr a B ig a h r t r o s w e s ts ' . eac B h r e w w o e n r c t a h m ei e r Upcoming Sports Events on February 11
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wm. from a 5-4 deficit to win 7-6, thanks to
a tiebreaker before winning the second Baseball home game Basketball Home Game
set 6-1. Attia won two 6-2 sets, Furman
Michael Brewer '17 earned victories of 6-4 and 6-1, Deluca against Whitworth at against Pacific University
won 6-o and 6-3, Brendan Barrows won Women at 4 p.m.
5:oop.m.
6-2 and 6-4. Gordon Barrows, mean-
Men at.6 p.m .
Brothers Gordon '18 and Brendan . while, impressed with two 6-o victories.
Barrows '18 delivered in winning their

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FRIDAY,F EBRUARY1 0, 2017
SPORTS 11
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NATIO AL Girls and Women place in Portland on Feb. 1, 2017. 1-
in Sports Day ( GWSD) has At the "Encourage and Empower" ·Ii
emphasised the importance after-school event, each girl from the .e
of remaining active and di covering Portland Tennis and Education (PT&E) ei
in piration and motivation through program partnered with one of 30 fe
physical activity. The day also erves as male tenni players attending college
a reminder to push past any given lim in the Portland area who are aptly ti- e t l l
it , whether they be based on physical tled "schol-
ex~rtion and fitn ar athletes." cl'
The girls from PT&E were w
goal or based on The afternoon n,
any given gender given the opportunity to was filled with
stereotypes. "girl power"
connect with another fe -ii
The day has activities and
been celebrated for male athlete who is pursu games in which ·U
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more than three the girls from
ing sports and her educa Jil
decades since it PT&E were giv e
was recognized by tion at a collegiate level. en the opportu ,.
Congress in 1987. nity to connect
The philosophy be- with another n
hind the GWSD female athlete
i that honoring the qualities which an who is pur uing sports and her educa l(
individual gains through playing sport tion at a collegiate level. I
such as leadership, determination, and PT&Ew rites that their program "ex
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self assurance can give girls and women ists to trengthen and inspire families
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power to push themselves in their per- to reach their potential. We are dedi
onal lives and communities. cated to the academic success and life ~ , , !
The day also recognizes the ma long health of Portland's underserved ·,
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jor benefit of taying healthy through youth, supporting them in becoming PHOTOC OURTF.SYL C PIONEERS
physical activities and devotes pur well-rounded learners, exceptional ath
poseful time and thought to expand letes, and global citizens." Their purpose Lewis & Clark College, each girl from they do pursue college in the future. playing a sport as a young girl improves
and inspire that very philosophy. Each is to help young girls who may not have PT&E got her chance to engage with a This year's NGWSD's theme was her health, confidence, leadership and
year more than 1,000 events take place an after-school sport readily available to female collegiate athlete, allowing them "Expanding Opportunity" in an effort academic skills. Still, 60 percent of
in the U.S. in which hundreds of thou pursue their talents and future achieve to see how accessible pursuing a higher to examine and appreci.ate the immense girls don't play sports, making this day
sands of people attend to gain and share ments through their program. education through hard work and their progress since the creation of Title lX. of honoring and supporting girls and
insight on being a girl or woman in Through pairing up each of the ath own passions really can be. The per The purpo e of Title lX was to end dis women in sports so important.
sports. The "Encourage and Empower" letes from colleges such as University of sonal connection can also be incredibly crimination based on gender and sex in
event was one of those program to take Portland, Portland State University, and special for the young girls to have when sports. NGWSD's website claims that
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ByBE SOLEIM tion of Deion Mock and Kodie Artner have done a great job encouraging one hand, looks to establish herself as one him sixth of all time. Avery accom
for the 2016 CAA Division Ill Out another." of the top long distance runners in the plished this feat by placing top four in
FOR MANYa t Lewi & Clark, our door Track & Field Champion hip . With only four eniors on the roster, conference. Renee Despyne '18 in just the long jump, high jump, pole vault,
historically bad winter wa lit While many of the team's mo t ac the 2017 Pioneer are young, hungry her second year of competition, will shot put, discu , javelin,' and the 100
tle more than a rea on to stay complished and have incredible try to build on the 12.97 she ran in the meter . Avery is a part of a stellar cla s
bundled up and avoid going to cla s. athletes have "Our team has also depth in all the event 100 meter at last year Pacific Preview. that includes standout printer Bryce
However, for the LC Track and Field graduated, a categories. After a strong offseason, Locey is de Johnson '19 and long distance special
team, it has meant that their promi - trong offsea grown closer together, and On the Women's termined to et per onal bests in both i t Ryan Nguyen '19. All of whom will
ing ea on tumbled out of the starting son program we have done a great job side returning Sarah long jump and triple jump. play an important role if the Pioneer
blocks. With an early meet in Pullman, has provided Bucknovitz '17, Fran On the Men's ide, a senior-less are going to meet their own high stan
WA canceled, the Pio's full squad will a platform to encouraging one another." ces Swanson '17 and group is looking to build on strong per dards. •
get back on the track Feb. 12 at the build on. Madison Sullivan'17 formances at the NWC championships. "A long-term goal for us i to win
Demp ey Open in Seattle. " T h e look to et the tone David Lovitz '18 finished fourth at the the conference again," Locey aid.
Boa ting one of the largest teams peed has Rachelle Locey '19 for the rest of the tournament in the 1,500 and 100 me "We are all in better shape mentally
on campus, the Pioneers have a chance definitely in team. Bucknovitz, an ter and fifth in the long jump. Earn and physically, and are ready to attack
to build off of a succes ful 2016 sea creased on the track and we have got NWC Championships top-three placer ing him a total of 5,406 points, the competition season."
on. One that saw sixth-year Director ten stronger in the weight room," Ra in last year's hammer throw, is a re eighth-highest point total in LC histo The Pioneer will play ho t on ...
of Cro s Country and Track and Field chelle Locey '19 explained. "Our team liable and experienced anchor in the ry. ot to be outdone, oah Avery '19 March 17 and 18 for their annual
Keith Woodard over ee the qualifica- has also grown closer together, and we throwing events. Swanson, on the other amas ed 6,068 points, enough to place Spring Break Open.

Barry's
Bye Bye Barry!
You know him from around the office, you know
• Meticulouslyd nwn by Raya "The Doour" Deussen
him from ... well he's the president, er, well he was.
What's behind those wire rims?
By DREW MATLOVSKY BG: Peppermint winter rose. Gone, but
DM: What's your biggest Bark Haagen not forgotten.
THE MAN. The myth. The flaw? Dazs Ice Cream
Legend. Barry Glassner's with a spoonful DM: Favorite
69-year tenure as Lewis BG: Caring too much! I want of nutella. inspirational
& Clark's Imperial Grand Mas to be free, ya know? I feel like Sometimes I quote?
ter has been a momentous one. people of our generation don't like to curl up
Glassner's reign saw widespread understand the word "live" after a long day BG: "Heroes are
change across LC's campus, in anymore. It's all about work, with a glass of vino and ordinary people who make
cluding implementing the first work, work - and not in the watch "The Notebook." themselves extraordinary."
electrical lights in Howard Hall, cool Rihanna sort of way. I feel - Gerard Way, former
a revolutionary four-year gradua like we need to get out more -as DM: What's your ideal first lead singer of My Chemical
tion program and the lengthening a generation, and go out and date? Romance and revolutionary
of the Bon Appetit cafeteria hours experience the love and joys of human being.
by thirty minutes. Needless to the world! BG: I just love a night in. I
say, The Boss's presence on cam love someone who can, like, DM: Any farewell words
pus will be sorely missed. Yet, as DM: Who was your first cook for me. I want to be you wanted to share?
the sun rises again in the morn crush? wooed ya know? I love me a
ing, so too must we say goodbye baked macaroni and cheese BG: Ye. You know how it is,
to our beloved public servant. As BG: Easy one. I remember with a fresh kale caesar. you gotta do what you gotta
a wonderful inspiration to all, and back in 1959 falling in love After dinner, it's all about do. Shoutout Michelle O for
perhaps especially the Backdoor, with an objectively very pretty that Ken Burns documentary keeping it real all tho e years
we interview Barry Glassner one lady by the name of Ayn Rand. and chill. I entertain most of - I love ya girl. I wanna top
last time. Shine on you crazy di What a knockout - let me tell my suitors with "Baseball" - it off with some words from
amond. ya. I remember reading Atlas truly a riveting production! my main man Yeezus: "But you
Shrugged when I was eleven My absolute fave episode is graduate when you make it up
Drew Matlovsky: First years old and wondering if "8th Inning - A Whole New outta the streets / From the
BURNING question: What's I, too, could build such big Ballgame." It really just speaks moments of pain, look how far
the haps? -What are you up railroads. to me on an emotional level. we done came / Haters saying
to?! you changed, now you doing
DM: When did you realize DM: Most embarrassing your thang." It's been real LC.
Barry Glassner: Oh not you wanted to be "Prez" of moment?
much, girl. 'Been cruising, LC?
and just livin' ya know? I hate My last six years of employment. Quick
"labeling" things and feel like BG: I wouldn't say I've ever
we should just be happy with reached that conclusion. DM: Biggest sorrow in your broke
what we have. (I do have some life? up. I love you Facts!
cray-cray spin off projects DM: What do you eat on Gerard Way!
in the works though, so stay your cheat day? BG: On March 22, 2013 when You were my
tuned!) My Chemical Romance (MCR) sunshine, my life, my sweet
- Can do a handstand.
- Is a public intellectual.
- Can name all of the prime
Get that look: Always wanted to look pretty
numbers.
- Published in the New York
Times, Washington Post and
fiy ... for a white guy? Dres$ like the ''G" ! Brazzers.
- Speaks seven different lan
guages, including Java, C++
and supply side economics.
- Operates on a patent pend
1) Dorito Cheesern colored Ralph 5) College tear resistant cotton ing Infinity Stone crystal bat
Lauren Silk Tie ($129) wool suit by Perry Ellis ($429) tery that allows for 72 hours
2) Snakeskin Oxford leather 6) Ninja Stars (Three payments. of continual function before
shoes ($249) of $19.99) charge.
3) Google Glasses ($199) 7) Legalize Weed 420 Blaze It™ - Favorite song is "Black and
4) Hydro-dynamic Pen with port socks ($4.20) Yellow" by Wiz Khalifa.
and starboard attachments and 8) Kids 4D Watch (Priceless) - Can eat an entire Taco Bell
turbo drive ($139) 9) Red Power Rangers Party Pack™ in the course
Underwear ($12.75) of four minutes and twenty
seconds.
~
- Second favorite Barry on
campus.
The Backdoor is a work of dank humor and fiction. You're
welcome,A merica.- DM