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Volume 91, Issue 2

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2018-10-05

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Disarrr1 PSU derr1ands carr1pus gun reforrr1
Arming of campus security officers turns fatal after a shooting results in the death of a veteran
By AUDREY BARRETT marched to the site of Jason Washing- •
ton's death where friends and family
THRONG OF people marched were given a space to speak.
n the streets of downtown Sonia Gibbs, a friend and pastor
ortland Qn Monday, Sept, 24. for the Washington family as well as
Students, activists, and community an alumni of the sociology depart
members gathered to protest the ar ment at PSU, emphasized how close to
mament of Portland· State University home this tragedy was.
campus security officers, a devel "It's time to address and end the
opment that occurred while Wim racial biases and fears that contribut
Wiewel, Lewis & Clark's current ed to Jason's death," Gibbs said. Then
president, was p'resident of PSU. Jason's •w ife, Michelle Washington,
This past summer, an innocent black and their daughters came to the front.
man was shot and killed by a I'SU "He was our everything," Ms.
campus security officer. The victim's Washington said. "He died protecting
name was Jason Washington. his friend ... I will miss him every set
Wim Wiewel originally armed the opd of my life until I meet him again
•o fficers as a way to protect "campus in eternity."
safety," a decision "rooted in our The final stop on the march was at
values of diversity, engagement and the PSU campus security office. PSU
accountability." However, the deci SU leaders intended to occupy the
sion was made by the Board of Trust area for as long·as possible.
ees, which, according to an email sent • Three PSU campus security offi
out by the LC chapter of the National cers stood on the steps behind her.
Lawyers Guild on Oct. 1, is comprised Pariah opened up the floor for audi
of "n business-oriented minds, one ence members to speak; one was PSU
student, one faculty member, one staff associate professor Lisa Bates. Bates
member, and Mr. Wiewel." has been extensively involved in sup
The president was unavailable for AUDREY BARRETT/PIONEER LOG porting the disarmament movement,
comment, but LC Director of Public Protesters march in the street in dissent against the arming of campus securityo fficers,a fter the death of veteran Jason Washington. but she thinks more faculty members
Relations Roy Kaufman referred us should do the same.
to a PSU Campus Safety FAQ page "We told them that the system of security before the decision was few other members of YDSA went "I'm really ashamed that students
on President Wiewel's behalf. On this policing in and of itself is oppressive made, otganized the rally to honor downtown to support the protest. have to be on the front lines and bear
page, the answer to "Was this change and racist, and we don't want it on the Jason Washington and to denounce "Hearing the PSU students speak, it the brunt of punishment for speak
made because the campus was un campus," Pariah said. the decisions that led to his mur sounds like the decision was made pri ing,'' Bates said.
safe?" is "No. But .. ." followed by' an Pariah left PSU al~ogether because der. Protest leaders spoke about marily because by giving the campus Another PSU faculty member,
explanation of how urban areas can she was dissatisfied with the. way the three specific- demands: to imme- officers guns, you could turn to busi Roberta Hunt, pointed out that in a
be inherently unsafe. Also, in polls of university had ignored her organiza • diately disarm all campus security nesses and say 'Downtown is gonna be similai: situation, guns were pulled
both students and faculty, the major tion's requests. She is now co-chair of officers, for the officers involved in safer, you should open up a storefront out of schools in Toronto. In her view,
ity of respondents were against the Portland Jobs with Justice. the shooting, Sean Mackenzie and on our campus,'" Virgin said. "The peo it is entirely possible for the same to
decision to arm officers. However, in The protestors chanted as they James Dewey, to be fired, and for ple who made this decision [Board of happen at PSU.
the context of police brutality occur marched through the city: "Wim PSU to set up a permanent memo Trustees] will never ever face the con "To the students, thank you,"
ing around the US, some found this Wiewel! Blood on your hands! Board rial to Jason Washington and his sequences of this decision, because it Hunt said. "This says that your ed
decision to be dangerous. of Trustees! Blood on your hands! · family. is something like two members of the ucation is working. To the faculty,
Alyssa Pariah, a former PSUSU PSU! Blood on your hands!" Ben Virgin '20 is a co chair of board live in downtown Portland." may we continue to fight, may we join
member, was one of the leaders of the The PSU Student Union (PSU the LC Young Democratic Socialists The event began with a rally out the fight, may we be loud, may we be
protest. SU), who opposed arming campus of America (YDSA) club. He and a side the PSUSU. Protesters then fierce."
J Street U circulates petition to include -Palestinian· speaker
By AMELIA EICHEL end to Israel's occupation of Palestine. the Israel-Palestine conflict when young Palestine are intentionally avoided cannot comment on what they said,"
The petition was first shown to LC stu Jews go to Israel on Birthright trips. on Birthright. Sherman said.
PEITTIONT O bring a Palestinian dents at Pio Fair and has since been "I've been involved in J Street "When I went on Birthright, one Hillel International has not made
peaker on PDX Hillel Birth spread via word of mouth and at the J U since my freshman year and I'_ve of the IDF (Israeli Defense Force) a public statement about the Birth-
ight trips is be.ing circulated Street U Israel-Palestine Conflict info heard story affer story of students soldiers told me they weren't allowed right petition. College campuses
by J Street U, the Lewis & Clark session on Sept. 27. that went on Birthright, not neces to talk about the conflict," Sheridan across the country have circulated
chapter of a nation-wide organiza The petition is a response to what sarily with PDX Hillel but also with Shenkin '19 said. "If people are going very similar letters addressed to
tion that works for a two-state solution members of J Street U perceive to be a PDX Hillel, but. were never taught to go to Israel, they need to be able to their campus-specific Hillel, but it is
to the Israel-Palestine conflict and an lack of discussion and education about about the occupation," J Street U have a conversation with a Palestin- unclear how many other Hillels have
club leader Naomi Goldman-Nagel ian who can allow even the smallest reached out to Hillel International
'19 said. glimpse of the way the occupation is and whether or not Hillel lnterna
Hillel sends an average of ten LC affecting people •." tional will put pressure on Birthright
students on Birthright Israel trips Goldman-Nagel clarified that to bring a Palestinian speaker on
every year. They spend ten days trav "Birthright bans Palestinian Israeli trips.
eling through Israel, learning about citizens from speaking on the trips." - "When students are not taught
the culture, history and people there. Many of the J Street U members about everyday Palestinian suffer
"Students traveling on Birthright are also members of Hillel. They told ing due to Israeli occupation, they
Israel trips have access to a wide PDX Hillel leadership that they were remain extremely complicit in this
array of perspectives on the geo circulating this petition and Hil- human rights crisis," Goldman-Nagel
political issues facing the country, lei leadership responded by asking said. "For ·me, the Birthright peti
including meeting with experts which speakers they would want 011 tion is one step toward taking more
on the region's history and current the trips and contacted Hillel Inter- communal accpuntability for the
events," PDX Hillel Director Hannah national with the information. injustices that occur in part because
Sherman said. _ "We worked with LC students to of the complacency of American Jew
LC students in J Street U feel that see what speakers they would be in- ish institutions and education about
the Palestinian perspective and geo terested in seeing. We did pass that Israel that omits mention of the Israeli
ARY HASHIM/PIONEER LOG political issues between Israel and information to Hillel International, I occupation."
LC students at the Israel-Palestine Conflict info session listen to proposals.
ASLC Senate Elected Ignorant Marxism LC.Increases Diversity Japanese Breakfasts tuns LC at PDX Timbers
After the voting period for ASLC Senate clo.;,s, Ignoring its darker side, some campus groups The Compass Scholar program successfully Japanese Breakfast, plays crowd favorites and Students take advantage of Portland sporting
the newly elected make goals for the upcoming celebrate hammers and sickles as a paradisal encourages more students of color to choose a amazes audience in kinetic performance at events and city traditions with LC Night sponsored
academic year. paradigm liberal arts education. Wonder Ballroom by Student Activities •
See page 3 See page 4 See page 6 See page 8 See page I I

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
NEWS
2
Candidates for Dean of
Students hold open sessions
By MACKENZIE HERRING at_ Lewis & Clark College," Figueroa Bradley. addressed the dynamic na
said via email. ture of the college student demographic.
IN WAKE OF THE former Dean The first candidate, • Robin He believes that inclusion and diver
of Students Anna Gonzalez's de-· Holmes-Sullivan, hosted her session sity are both crucial components for
parture to Harvey Mudd College on Oct. 1. Holmes-Sullivan is currently new students.
in California, the Lewis. & Clark ad working as Vice President of Student "Students are constantly changing;" I]
ministration bas brought forth two Affairs at the University of California, Bradley said. "We live in a constantly
final candidates for Open Commu Office of the President, and works with changing world, We have to know who
nity Sessions in the search for her all, ten UC campuses. Holmes-Sulli it is that we are serving ... We are in a
replacement. The LC community is van has also worked for the University time where our students expect that
able to attend these sessions, and re of Oregon, in various capacities for 25 diversity and inclusion is going to be a
sumes for both candidates were made years. part of their daily lives. We have to ineet
available beforehand. Holmes-Sullivan mentioned that those needs."
According to Mark Figueroa, Asso despite working with much larger uni While discussing the differences
ciate Vice President for Institutional versities, she believes that her skills between the roles of Vice President of
Research and Planning and Search can be applied to serve LC. Student Affairs and Dean of Students,
Committee Chair, the Dean of Stu "The opportunities that I have had .Bradley said that both jobs are very dif
dents specifically deals with Student in the office of the president I really ferent, and often people in that position
Life programs and activities. think are very transferable to what is don't understand that.
"The Vice President is responsible needed here as well," Holmes-Sullivan "Those are two very separate jobs,
for fostering the College's commit said. "I'm a visionary leader, I under and often times people forget that," .
ment to student success by actively stand how to create strategies and Bradley said. "I've seen people come in
developing, implementing, and main inspire people to be better and to with those titles and they're so excited
taining programs that enrich student move towards common goals." about being a Vice President for Student
learning, build and maintain a strong While addressing her ability Affairs, they forget they are also a Dean
sense of community, and promote to work with students individually, of Students. A Dean of Students has to
growth through engagement in the life. Holmes-Sullivan said that despite the be present, they have to be out there."
large student body at UC, she is able to
reach them in other ways.
"I would also add that while
meeting with the search commit
tee someone asked m·e, 'well you I
don't interact with the students',
and I just want to put that to rest,"
Holmes-Sullivan said. "The difference
is that I don't belong to a campus so I don't
have students that I have regular interac
tion with, or that I can see their progress
from beginning to end, and I really do
miss that quite a bit."
Earlhagi J. Bradley, being the second
candidate, had his session on Oct. 3. As
the current Vice President for Student
Life and Dean of Students for Earlham
College in Richmond, Indiana, Bradley
has worked in administrative roles in
colleges and universities throughout the
MACKENZIE HERRING/PIONEER LOG South and Midwest. MACKENZIE HERRING/PIONEER LOG
Holmes-Sullivand is_cussehse r experience. Bradley adresses the LC community.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
NEWS 3
Faculty proceeds with Strategic Enrollment
Administration, faculty and staff collaborate in effort to improve enrollment, retention and finances
.B y AMELIA EICHEL education requirements in ·their early
years at LC, general education courses
DEAN OF THE COLLEGE Bruce become key. to student's satisfaction
Suttmeier is leading adminis with the institution, or lack thereof.
tration, faculty and staff in a -"It's absolutely imperative that
new initiative, referred to as Strate we keep the impact of our general ed
gic Enrollment Management (SEM), programs on enrollment in mind as
aimed at boosting net tuition revenue,, we redesign general education espe
raising retention rates and stabiliz cially because when we are recruiting
ing fluctuating enrollment numbers. students. to the college, what happens ,
"We've been working since the be during their first year is a large part
ginning of last year to boost the college's of what's attracting them," Cole said.
effort to attract, admit and retain strong Specific departments have also
students," Suttmeier said. "What's im made changes to the courses they of
portant is that SEM become a broad fer to first year students with hopes
based collectively implemented effort, of engaging them academically.
that it be run not through one or two "In religious studies, we have shift
offices, but that it includes all of us ed departmental resources toward
who interact with students before first-year oriented classes," Depart
and during their time on campus." ment Chair and As~ociate Profes
The SEM steering committee includes sor of Religious Studies Paul Powers
the college's administrators and a fac said. "We started offering four new
ulty representative. There are also five 100-level classes. They're meant to .•. • .. • • • •.. ' ' ·r1- . · ·'•· ··.··· •••
subcommittees, or work groups, of catch people's attention and address ' ' '
administrators, faculty and staff who subjects that we know students are '
are tasked with collecting data on and interested in. The issue isn't serv
strategizing about retention, marketing, ing our department and getting more
student life, finances, and academics. majors in, the issue is putting good
Rachel Cole; Associate Professor of classes in front of first-year students." n
English and Department Chair, is the Powers is a member of the reten
faculty representative on the steering tion subcommittee for SEM which
committee. She leads the academic work started meeting in Spring 2018: be RACHAEL OBERMILLER/PIONEER LOG
group charged with reviewing the curric fore the full SEM Committee was can't handle it academically or because important to understand that Lewis & is connected to the greater Portland
ulum and all academic programming, formed. The retention subcommittee they ran into some crisis but for other Clark is •i n a very competitive market community," Interim Dean of Stu
with an eye towards meeting the insti focuses on obtaining data that can reasons that are harder to identify." place," Cole said. "Most of our com dents Andrew McPheeters said. "We
tution's enrollment management goals. help identify why students leave LC, LC has an 84 percent average reten petitors ·have more resources than we need to look at if we are bringing
"Our particular constellation of and finding strategies to address the tion rate for first and second year stu do; they have larger endowments ... uniquely Portland things to campus."
majors and minors, overseas pro issues identified through the data. dents which is consistently a few points The school will be looking at how we SEM's steering committee's
grams, and the opportunity to work "Ten years ago one of the problems lower than comparable institutions. can use the departments, programs goal is to complete and spbmit to
closely with professors in and beyond we had here was retaining students "We ·have a lot of energy put into and faculty that we currently have to the president .a CAS Strategic En
the classroom are all aspects of LC who struggled academically," Powers our majors, so when people find those develop new courses and new inter rollment Plan early Summer 2019.
academics that excite prospective said. "We really revamped the office of connections, people are really happy disciplinary programs, like the Middle "The enrollment plan, like the
students and that can make us dis academic advising. The good news is, here," Powers said. "What we're not do East and North African Studies.minor." institutional strategic plan almost
tinct from other colleges," Cole said. the data seems to suggest that while ing right is ~tching students earlier.»· Another strategy involves taking bet completed, will have many program
LC faces a challenge with regards we didn't move our overall retention Retention is also a financial ter advantage of the college's location. matic goals embedded in it - such
to first and second-year students; name numbers, we do seem to be serving strategy. The loss of tuition reve Portland's robust artistic scene, natural as boosting retention and graduation
ly, that they often, feel less connected students. who are st.ruggling better nue when students leave makes it environment, business community and rates, better identifying struggling
JQ tM Co)leg,f!µ ,t1ti,lJ :bey..hfl.,v.ec hosen _.in heitig able .to. .g ~t people.out.of mo ~,~ plan the budget and en- history of racism provide many engaging students - but it is working toward
a major and made strong connections ments of crisis. The bad news is our •' sute--·tlie college's financial stability. opportunities for students and faculty. these goals that will help us reach our
with a department and its faculty. retention numbers didn't go up dra- One strategy for improving enroll "So many of our conversations larger goals of strengthening our fi
Because many first and second •m atically, so we still have students ment and retention is making the col brought us to the realization that nancial picture and better fulfilling our
year students complete their general who are leaving here not because they lege distinct from its competitors. "It's we need to look at how student life pedagogical mission," Suttmeier said.
LC. he.alth ·professionals respond
to· potential FDA e-cigarette ban
By GELSEY PLAZA • school students were current users of substantive ways in order to protect
e-cigarettes in 201; i. children and teens from the potential
N CORDING TO A RECENT In order to deter a new generation health risks involved in vaping.
ealth and science article from of teens addicted to nicotine, the FDA Making online access to tobacco
NBC, the Food and Drug Ad ordered five ·nicotine vaping brands - • products more difficult won't neces
ministration (FDA) is considering Juul, British J\!nerican Tobacco's Vuse, sarily keep them out of the hands of
banning online e-cigarette sales. FDA Altria's MarkTen, Imperial Brands' Blu those who are addicted to them, as
Commissioner Scott E-cigs and Japan To-· there will undoubtedly be ways to get
Gottlieb dubbed youth bacco's Logic - to sub around these kinds of restrictions,"
"I find it hard to
use of e-cigarettes an mit plans within 60 Duntley said. "But I kn9w that we as
"epidemic." Prelim trust.major tobacco days describing how a college are dedicated to helping stu
inary data from the . ,, they will prevent teens dents to stop smoking in the interest
companzes ...
Centers for Disease from. sing their prod of promoting personal and communi
Control and Preven ucts. Commissioner ty health."
tion's annual .National Gottlieb is even tlireat As Director of Student Health
Dean of Spiritual Life
Youth Tobacco Survey. ening to pull flavored Services, Margaret Upton has seen
'show that the number . Mark Duntley e-cigarettes off the the addictive nature and the harmful
of high school students market. effects of nicotine on patients. There
who have used e-cig- Dean of Spiritu fore, ·she agrees with restricting use to
arettes during the previous 30 days has al Life and chairperson of the Student teens that are under age for usage of
skyrockated by about 75 percent. Fur .Health Advisory Board Mark Duntley vaping products.
thermore, according to FDA statistics is personally appalled by the way some "Professionally, I am glad that
about e-cigarette use among U.S. youth, companies are targeting. their vaping the campus has gone tobacco nico
more than two million middle and high products to teens. Thus, he too supports . tine free,"· Upton said. "However, I
the FDA's efforts to curtail these practic recognize that quitting an addictive
es. This is Duntley's own personal opin substance Such as nicotine is very dif
ion and not coming from his position on ficult. I hop~ that students are encour
the Officeo f Spiritual Life. aged to get non-judgmental support
"Major tobacco companies have from our office in their efforts to quit
been notorious. about their willing the addictive nature of nicotine."
ness to overlook and sometimes even The Associate Director for Health
deceive consumers about the risks of Promotion Melissa Osmond also ac
smoking, and now it seems they are knowledges that nicotine is highly
adapting some of those same tactics addictive and consumption of tobacco
with vapi_ng," Duntley said. "Nicotine products in any form carries serious
is a highly addictive drug, and the prof health risks.
it motive seems to be more important "As a public health professional, I
to some companies than is the health support efforts by the FDA and other
and well being of people. Based on bodies to keep people, especially ado
their past performance, I find it hard to lescents, from becoming addicted to
trust major tobacco companies and ap nicotine in any form," Osmond.said.
plaud the efforts to protect American Jack Levin '19 shared his opinion
consumers, both young and old, from on the potential federal ban on e-cig
product lines and marketing schemes arettes.
that can have long-term health and "I would understand the ban, but
wellness consequences for millions." I think it's ridiculous," Levin said. "I
Duntley hopes companies will ad already feel so restricted as a 21+ stu
LEXIE BOREN/PIONEER LOG dress these real concerns in sincere and dent on campus, why add to it?"

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
OPINIONS
4
Common phrase implies cultural superiority
"Getting educated''stirs memories of American exceptionalism _an~t he suppression of non-Western ideals
By CAN ALTUNKAYNAK I also feel this reflects larger patterns
of how the United States acts as a global
SINCE I HAVE STARTEDs tudying actor in the international arena. Good
in the U.S., "getting educated" is examples include US involvement in
one of the expressions that bothers Afghanistan and Iraq, as these efforts
me the most. It is used so often without were based on the belief that peo
the awareness of its implications that, ple could be educated in a way that
after a time, I began to cringe every would lead them to adopt democrat
time I heard it. I do not blame people ic norms. We all have seen that this
for using it as that is how they were was not the case, and efforts to better
brought up, but I feel that we should the lives of people through American
at least try to be critical of what we values only made the situation worse.
are saying. When someone says "getting edu
To begin with, education Tequires cated," I cringe thinking about Iraq,
an institution to transfer certain bod Afghanistan, colonialism and the
ies of knowledge. By saying "educate fixed fallacies people have in their
yourself," one refers to a certain agent view of the world. I cringe when
enforcing a collection of values. If we someone tries to explain to me how
look at modern education, we see that my culture is, and what I am, and
in many places around the world ed : who I am. I cringe when people try to
ucation shows children the values of teach me how to pronounce my own
government and central society. Being _name because that is how it is sup:
so, the education system inadvertently . p9sed to be pronounced in English,
pressures young students to conform to not even realizing that English spell
the general rules of society. ing is irregular and does _not follow
This is problematic in many con logical rules. I cringe when someone
texts, because education is used to expects me to choose between Europe
provide the tools necessary to explore or the Middle East as a Turkish per
numerous aspects of the· world. Yet, son because European and Middle
not every education system teaches Eastern culture can never coexist.
self-expression, authenticity and crit Why? Because their education says
ical thinking. This leads p·eople to so.
believe there is only one truth, and This is why I cringe, because when
most of the time it tends to be the RAYA DEUSSEN/PIONEER LOG someone says "getting educated,"
one they know:" theirs. they. imply I must act in a certain
There are numerous examples in way in accordance with their values,
history. When European nations began says "getting educated," it reminds me knowledge, everyone outside of a par I was a freshman. However,· when rejecting my own. I think it is better
exploring the world, they thought the profoundly of colonial powers trying to ticular cultural norm is considered asked them about Turkish culture, they if we all learn .from each other, guide
people they saw were inferior and tried educate others with their own values, ignorant. I felt stuck in this position did not know much; meanwhile, I was each other, explain our perspectives
to edu~te them. The U.S. federal gov making the native culture with.er away. many times when people expressed speaking their language fluently and and respect our differences rather than
ernment tried to do the same thing with Because education assumes a cen extreme surprise towards things I did knew significantly more about their cul educating people whom our education
Native Americans. Thus, when someone tralized and standardized system of not know about American culture when ture than they knew.of mine. considers inferior.
Students praise Communism without historical context
Ignoring its darker side, some campus groups celebrate hammers and sickles as a 61-issful paraaigm
By ANDREW HAYES ideologies and promotes equality among wlio caused the deaths of one-fourth of Bosnian Civil War or the Hungarian emphasizes this. Butthere must also be
all people. Many students on campus the population of Cambodia?· Even the Revolution of 1.956.T he socioeconomic recognition of the reasons why Com
ARL MARX'S Communist Man identify as either liberal or progressive more obvious examples of Joseph Sta qualities of Marx's writing propel equity munism historically denied human
festo serves an important role and there have been many past student lin and Vladimir Lenin do not seem to and security in the workplace. Marxism liberty, if not for thorough inquiry of
n the CORE program at Lew- demonstrations on campus illustrating challenge the support of both human appears to take care of its citizens in the subject, then for respect towards
is & Clark, exposing _students to a key student support for equity and accep freedom and Communist theory. Is ways that often is not feasible in a cap the tragedies r.esembling those that LC
literary work of the modern era. Many tance. However, student support for it right for students to pick and choose italist nation. students protest today.
students on campus find Marxism com Communism in discussion as an ideal which historical tragedies to condemn, However, sensitivity towards men Not a single Communist nation
pelling and view it as utopia of sorts. At without regard for historical precedent while ignoring so many others that who abused these ideals is neither vis has legalized gay marriage. China im
LC, Communism is celebrated among creates dissonance. contradict their support of a socio ible nor present on campus. Moving plemented a policy allowing citizens
many students. During fall of 2017, Are students on campus discussing economic system that has historically forward with ideals often means ac to have two children after almost four
some students threw a "Communist" dictators such as Ho Chi Minh, a Viet denied universal liberty? cepting why they had previously failed. decades of a one-child policy. Commu
party, romanticizing the ideal through namese revolutionary ~ho arrested or It is important to acknowledge the This does not seem to be stressed in nism has historically limited human
loud music and celebration. killed 250,000 of his own people? Or difference between the implementa the CORE program nor recognized by freedom. Modern day_C ommunist na
The LC community encourages liberal Pol Pot, the leader of the Khmer Rouge .tion of Communism and the results of students, whose support for Marxism tions continue to deny many rights
men who-took advantage of it. Marx remains unchallenged by its historical that are regarded as basic rights to LC
never intended for the death and suf precedent. students. Where and when do students
fering of so many nations to QCcur;h is LC emphasizes the celebration of begin to reconcile their hatred for tyr
manifesto never detailed the birth of diverse beliefs and encourages students anny and their support for an abused
fascism and the western terror of the to challenge their way of thinking. The socioeconomic system that allowed
Red Scare. Nor did Marx· foresee the inclusion of Marx as a required reading tyrants to commit so many tragedies?
MADDI MASTERSON/PIONEER LOG

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
OPINIONS 5
First-year involvement is an asset to ASLC
Despite their inexperience, young candidates bring enthusiasm and fresh perspectives to the Senate
By HANNAH POSEY-SCHOLL wheri I was taking classes and in available. Alongside three sopho Senate with first-years was fantastic. run for Senate positions. Last year
teracting with students of all years. mores and two juniors, the first This year, eight out of eighteen I was the only Senator who had any
0 NE OF THE experiences However, this· change was also years easily made up more than candidates were first-year stpdents previous experience with ASLC, and
that characterizes the begin made because there were not enough two-thirds of the candidates. This - nearly half of the candidates, but that was only because I sat in on Sen
ning of fall semester is the upperclassmen running to fill their was reflected in the election re also a significantly smaller percent ate meetings for months as a member
speedy election of the Associated class Senate seats. Two years ago, sults: after the tie was resolved, age than the two-thirds. we saw last of the public when I was a first-year.
Students of Lewis & Clark (ASLC) there were initially two senior can six of ten senators were first-years. year. Three of these first-years were This year, we at long last have for
student Senators for the upcoming didates and one junior. There were That election sparked the discus elected to this year's Senate, and I mer Senators who have been elected
year. My first semester at Lewis & six first-year students running. I sion about a Senate full of first-years. think they will once again! I am
Clark was the final time each class did not have access to their candi Some refer to the supposed arrogance be extremely im excited to see
was supposed to be represented by date statements (because those were and ignorance of first-year students portant to ASLC. First-years are notjaded Senators Nicole
three Senators. When this changed only sent to the seniors and juniors coming in, saying they do not know First-years are by the misconception Dean '21, Nay
~last year and allowed anyone in any who could vote for them), but as anything about the school and there not jaded by the lor Finnerty '19
class year to vote for any candidate, far as I remember, none of the peo fore will not be able to do anything. misconception that ASLC does not and Jacob Mus
I was relieved. As someone who tries ple who ran for Senate that year Others worry why upperclassmen that ASLC does accomplish anything. carella '21 re
to participate in ASLC and help the had participated in ASLC before. are not running for the positions. not accomplish elected. I have
school as much as possible, it felt Last fall, 12 first-years were But, you know what? Despite the anything. They confidence that
silly to represent only one class year candidates for the ten Senate seats all of the criticisms, working in the are excited about their experience
the school because it is still all-new will allow this Senate to add to the
to them, and they are ready to do efforts of last year's in ways that
whatever it takes to make. the school have not been possible before.
even better for everyone. Sure, they As I am·writing this from Wash
do not have a full grasp on campus ington, D.C., I can honestly say that
dynamics at that point, but- they I am grateful for the way ASLC, in
learn quickly. They also may not my experience, has always been able
know about the past efforts of ASLC, to work together. I am excited to see
but can easily be brought up to speed. what. the new Senators and Cabinet
My favorite part about this situa focus on this year, and I hope to
tion? First-years have so much time join them again, somehow, in the
left at LC. One of the things that has Spring. Take it· from someone who
concerned me is how few people stick has participated as both a member
to participating in the Senate - it is of the public and as a representa
common to participate in Senate one tive: ASLC does make a difference,
year, and in Cabinet thereafter. This and it is worth it to participate, no
is often why so few upperclassmen matter what class year you are.
LEXIE BOREN/PIONEER LOG
Ariel McGee '21, Mikah Bertelmann '21 and Hannah Posey-Scholl '20 were active members of ASLC spring semester last year.
Competition for classes limits
participation in Theatre minor
By MACKENZIE BATH on design, performance, or literature/ giving them more room for General
history, minors choose between gener Education and major classes. Unfor
THE GOALS OF majors and mi al theatre studies and dance. With the tunately, both the large time commit
nors in any given department limited classes available, some stu ment and the unreliability of produc
have their differences, with mi dents decide that they simply cannot tion credits are reasons some students
nors tending to desire a less intensive add the minor. decide not to become a minor.
learning ttack. This is especially true Complications within the minor If one is able to successfully (and
for the Theatre minor. Theatre is al also occur due to the variation in cred willingly) navigate the uncertainties
ready a relatively niche field of interest it value across classes and production of the Theatre minor, they will discov
and it is even more exclusive at Lewis & work. While being in a production can er that the reward is worth the effort ..
Clark in that the requirements are~dif mean earning two to four credits to Experience in theatre can improve
ficult to fulfill. Unfortunately, the cur boost your credit count, a spot within public speaking skills, interpersonal
rent structure of the program seems to a show can be difficult to obtain. With relationships, time management, re
deter many from pursuing the minor. four shows per year and only a select spect and, of course, theatrical tech
Problems are largely caused by number of four-credit roles, not every nique. Although. minors are probably
the limited number of courses offered student can earn their minor through not educating themselves in this dis
each semester. For example, there productions. Productions also require cipline to get a job in theatre, they
are usually no more than three dance an incredible amount of time. To be still commit to the work because they
courses offered simultaneously, and in a production, a student is expect care about the art and the experience.
the range of genres and professors is ed to be in the theater most evenings They also do it for the opportunity to
quite small. Similarly, only one or two for three to four hours and to be do better themselves and prepare to be
of the six dramatic literature/history ing work for the production on their a productive member of society. To
courses are held each semester. Due own time (memorizing lines, charac allow more students the opportunity
to the fact that majors and minors are ter research, etc). While this is a rea to have such a fulfilling experience,
both required to take these courses, sonable amount of time fo_r a major the program should allow for more
they fill up quickly. It thus becomes to be spending every semester, it can flexibility in requiring fewer credits
difficult to specialize within the The be quite taxing for a minor. On the and omit theatre history, for the most
atre minor because there are not many other hand, this commitment allows unique and valuable aspects are ta~ght
classes in each discipline that a stu students to complete the minor with through the time spent in the theater
dent can take. While majors can focus out filling their normal class schedule, itself.
BLAKE ASHBY/ PIONEER LOG
With the number of hours required for classes and performances, Fir Ac~es Theatre becomes a regular haunt for minors.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
6 FEATURES
Compass· Scholar program attracts diversity
Project contributed to a record-breaking increase in students of color who recently enrolled at LC
By IHSAAN MOHAMED weekend alone, there was a whopping
54 percent return rate. Yet, finding a
THE CLASS OF 2022 will go community on a campus is not the only
down in Lewis & Clark College factor sought by prospective students.
history. For the first time in For Bri Slaughter '22 there were
15 years, LC has managed to gain a many fac;tors to consider. She hails
significant population of students of from Salt Lake City, Utah and at
color. Since the school's establishment, first had been adamant on finding
it has had a mostly homogenous a college with a huge population of
population with a few ethnic sprinkles. students of color. However, she quickly
Yet just within the past fi.ve years th·e realized that she had to factor in more
population of students of color has than just the diversity of a school.
more than doubled, going from 18 to "By the time I was choosing which
32 percent. This raises the question school I wanted to go to, it ultimately
of why students of color are choosing came down to things like financial aid
to come to LC now more than ever. and the academic rigor," Slaughter
Freshman Emma Macon's said. "I had to prioritize those."
grandfather was a LC alumnus and These sentiments echo true for
often encouraged her to look into many students, and the Compass Schol
the school. And when her school ar program had realized this before as
took her class on a tour of LC, she well.-That's why Compass Scholars have
realized it was the perfect time to a scholarship and mentorship program
scope out the school's environment. dedicated to their success in college.
"I had heard about how white it was Another major factor for most
on campus," Macon said, "and then I saw students were the clubs on campus. The
just how white it was (during a tour)". college offers a variety of multicultural
Although Macon went to a majority clubs, including the Black Student
white high school, it worried her that Union, the Asian Student Association,
she might not be able to find many peo and Gente Latina Unida. The fact that
MICAEL MONROE-ALLSUP /PIONEER LOG
ple of color to build a community with the college is supporting these spaces
here at LC. She was hesitant to attend Bri Slaughter '22 and Emma Macon '22 wanted to find a school with a large population of color, but had other concerns too. for students of color to find people with
a school where she would not be fully similar experiences and create safe
founded by Senior Dean of Admissions the number of students of color getting the Compass scholars connected
comfortable. However, that all changed communities with them is important to
Adrienne Enriques six years ago attending LC has been on a steady rise. to current students," Brown said. Giving
when she was invited to LC's Spring a lot of students and had a huge impact
originated as a way to encourage more According to Senior Assistant them time to bond aided prospective
2018 Compass Scholars Weekend. on their decision to attend the college.
students of color to choose a liberal Dean of Admissions Lauren Brown, students in establishing a community on
The Compass Scholar program, Through clubs and the Compass
arts education. Every year LC holds the Compass Scholars program campus. This was intended to heighten
formerly known as LEAD (Lead, Scholar program, LC is delivering
two Compass Scholar weekends: one has managed to find new ways to the chances that those students of
Explore, Achieve, Discover) has been its intention to diversify the campus
in the fall and another in the spring. . connect students of color to LC. color would return, and that pro;ed
vital to the increase in population both in ethnicity and experience.
of students of color. The program - Since the beginning of the program, "In recent years (we've) prioritized true this year. From the spring 2018
Lack of -Health SerVices funds
causes conc.ern anio}lg students
By RILEY HANNA center struggled to accommodate all order to remediate the lack of action
students in need. Last year, when from the Board of Trustees, Dean
LEWIS & CLARK'S cuts to Julianna Volta '21 scheduled an ap stated, "the ASLC decided to take
student services and clubs pointment with a counselor to discuss the initiative and allocate $62,500
this academic year have raised her mental health concerns sbe was for the 2018-2019 acad~mic year in
questions among the student body. forced to wait an hour after her sched- order to prevent reduction of service
The •s udden reduction of available • uled time, only to have the counselor capacity toward a resource that
funds to the Counseling Services explain to her that their time slots for already has difficulty managing the
causes concern for students who rely individual clients were all filled. In overflow of students who need it."
on the campus' mental health services. stead of getting the relief she desired, Essentially, the funding allocated
John Hancock, the Associate Dean Volta was handed packets filled with by the ASLC is a temporary solution
of Students for Health and Wellness information on local, off-campus pro for a long-term problem. After this ac
and Chief Psychologist for the Coun viders she could go to instead, where ademic year, the counseling services
seling Service, explained the change. she would have to pay for their services. will be back to square one trying to find
"About five years ago, a donor came "There's a sense that what they funding. Hancock proposed a "Student
forward, and gave a gift of $200,000 advertise would be available to Health and Wellness Fee" as a possible
to the counseling services to expand us wasn't actually what they had solution for the long term. According to
access to counseling appointments . available," Volta said. Numerous other Hancock, many other public universi
for students," Hancock- said. "The students have had similar encounters ties have implemented this fee; and as
money that the donor gave was sup as Volta with the Counseling Services. students' needs continue to increase,
posed to last· for four years, and we ASLC Senator Nicole Dean '21 tuition alone might not cover the nec
stretched it to five just because of serves as a chair ort the Student Health .essary costs for adequate services.
some interesting things that h:ippened. Board, and was directly involved in Because of the stresses that college
But, "'those gift funds essentially end finding a solution for the counseling can provoke, a space that students
ed at the end of last academic year." services sudden reduction of funding. are able to turn to· for support is
Furthermore, a dietitian was "The demand for mental health necessary to create a healthy college
hired last year as a -part of Student services is rising,. therefo~e we need environment. If you feel that this
Health Services, which meant ad additional funding," Dean said. The space should be offered to students
ditional funding had to be removed ASLC urged the Board of Trustees to without extra cost, contact the Board
from the Counseling Center's budget. allocate additional funding for the of Trustees and express your concerns.
Even last year ~hen the counseling Counseling Services, yet .the Board After -all, LC is funded_ by students,
services had more funding, the health of Trustees decided against this. In and students deserve to have a voice.
...
ARY HASHIM/PIONEER LOG
The on-campus health center can be a resource for students, but recently the struggle for finances means it's not rriuch help.

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FRIDAY,O CTOBER 5, 2018
FEATURES
7
Financial and academic concerns
motivate LC students to transfer
By CAN ALTUNKAYNAK did not have
much to
TRANSFERRING COLLEGES is do with
not an abnormal phenomenon her in
in the U.S. Many students who terests.
do not feel like they are in the right "I feel
place transfer for a better education like the
and life. According to National Student school
Clearinghouse Research Center in does not
2015, "The overall six year transfer and offer very
mobility rate for the 2011 first-time much for
cohort of students was 38.0 percent. In how expen-
other words, iµmost two in five of the sive it is,
students who began their postsecondary which is re
career in fall 2011 had enrolled in more ally frustrat
than one institution within six years ing in terms
and before earning a bachelor's degree." -of , foods and
A common reason for transferring programs,"
from Lewis & Clark is the lack of Ackerman said. ""
major options. Amelia Easley is a "There are . lots
former LC student who is now a of clubs but
sophomore at Mount Holyoke College. there are not
Easley came to LC during the fall of many school MADDI MASTERSON/PIONEER LOG
trips were
2017 kno.wing that she was going to organized ac- starting to take up a lot
major in Geology -and Earth Sciences. tivities that a
of time ami money," Barr said via
"After I accepted my offer of admis lot of other colleges our size have."
email. "The final deciding factor .
sion the previous February, I looked Ackerman also .added that there
was that Lewis & Clark didn't really_
again on the college's website and saw was not much of a connection b~tween
have a major that jumped out to me."
iin entire portion of the Geology cours LC and downtown Portland and that
Both Easley and Barr said that they
es was gone," Easley said via email. "I it was relatively hard to discover what
missed LC but that they did not regret
had emailed with Dr. Safran back and the city had to offer if you lived on cam
transferring. For them, transferring
forth and came to· realize that even pus unless you made a special effort.
seems to be mostly due to academic and
more courses currently on the web • Additionally, some ·students
financial concerns rather than social.
site had not existed in years." Lack experience personal issues which makes
These students' thoughts might
of information seems to cause stu transferring more appealing to them.
also affect future enrollment.
dents to transfer in this specific case. Alex Barr is a former LC student
"There are a couple kids from my
Considering the size of the financial who transferred to University
high school that were considering com
investment, students have high of Oklahoma who is currently
ing here and one of the things I told
expectations of their college experience. a letters major and pre-law.
them was you got to be really sure what
Amalia Ackerman '21 has consid "Ultimately, I decided to transfer you are interested in is offered here "
ered transferring. Ackerman realized because oframily issues, missing home,
Ackerman said. "We are good in a l~t
LC didn't have any majors that she was and my long distance relationship- my
of specific ways but if you are generally
interested in. She could not design her boyfriend goes to school at Bowdoin
interested into a liberal arts education
own major since the available classes in Maine and the cross country plane
then probably is not the place for you."

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8 -ARTS
Japanese Breakfast satisfies crowd~s appetite
Up-and-coming indie band amazes all while playing for a packed house at Portland's Wonder Ballroom
By MADELEINE SHOAFF who moves to the keyboard later for the "Dreams" feels like the original song
FELLOWS few songs in which Zauner trades her through a filter of sleep-deprivation
electric guitar for a classical acoustic. and nostalgia.
N OLD MAN in a neon red tank The band also employs synths to pro After a couple of songs, Zauner
op, jorts, and a fanny pack duce an otherworldly sound that cate confides in the audience that she's shy
tands front row.at the Japanese gorizes Japanese Breakfast as "dream to be in Portland as someone with an
Breakfast show on ~ept. 27 at the Won pop" or "shoegazing." "Eugene inferiority complex." Growing
der Ballroom. He and a crowd half his Zauner has a contagious smile as up two hours away, Zauner says she
age bob along with the opening post she belts out cathartic lyrics about drove into Portland for her formative
punk band, Ought, whose frontman love, rejection, and her mother's pass concert experiences. She cites Death
Tim Darcy has • ing. Even her Cab for Cutie and Built to Spill among
a voice so deep most joyful the bands she saw in Portland as a teen
it sounds like Zauner boasts a contagious songs seem ager. She guiltily admits to seeing and
he's yawning. smile as she belts out cathartic tinged with loving Kings of Leon as well. Years lat
Darcy's dance sadness. On er, Zauner's "rowdy" bachelorette party
moves begin lyrics about love, rejection, and slower songs took place in Portland,_in which she and
and end at fin her mother's passing. like "Ti! friends were kicked out of a handful of
ger wagging, Death," her bars. She laments our city's strict rules,
which seems pure soprano and the crowd hollers in agreement.
to be his signa- pierces above Japanese Breakfast's sound is more
ture thing. During Ought's final song, a the distorted instrumentation. Only distorted and muddled live, as opposed
cluster of fans point their fingers to the when she belts like this are the lyrics to the more polished haze of the record
beat of the drums. The crowd is small comprehensible. Otherwise, Z:aun ing. On her most recent album, there
yet buzzing for Ought. But as Michelle er's enunciation is intentionally lazy, are a couple instrumental transitions,
Zauner of Japanese Breakfast glides which heightens the dreamy quality of but Zauner chose not to play these at
onstage, bodies pack together in the her music. Her voice floats above the the live show. These tracks are rem
small venue, elbows knocking. We all spacey band like a lone and vulnerable nants of Zauner's idea to release a con
wish we had left our coats at home. ·astronaut. The band's energy fills the cept album about space.
Japanese Breakfast is Zauner's solo Wonder to the brim during "Everybody Seeing Japanese Breakfast live is
project, though she is accompanied by a Wants To Love You," the best known wildly cathartic for me, as someone
band of three: a sturdy bassist, a goofy song off of Zauner's debut album. Their who has danced, belted along with and
guitarist, and a drummer with a mullet sweeping cover of The Cranberries' cried to her music. MADELEINES HOAFF FELLOWSI PIONEER LOG
Singer/guitarist Michelle Zauner performing at the Wonder Ballroom on Sept. 27.
Hoffman Gallery exhibit .explores
grieving process after loss of parents
By CELESTE KURNIK. decides to honor both the feelings and fabric, to pictures from family va
the people that come in and out of our cations, ceramic dishes, a La-Z-Boy
THIS FALL, THE Hoffman Gal lives. chair - even human hair. Their use
lery is showing "Loss of Materi ' 'Upon entering '£lie·g allery;one is bf such' nenfs'embo8'ie§' the process of
al Evidence," a collection creat met with a ka- sifting through joy
ed by partners in life and in artistry, leidoscope of This exhibit honors •t he ful memories under
Maria T. D. Inocencio and Mark R. large textiles the blanket of pro
Smith. In the wake of their parents' and an eclec inescapable, universal found loss.
passing this collection captures per tic collection human triumph of coping Pieces such as
fectly the paradoxical journey of los of • household "Father: Late Arriv
ing a loved one. Caught between the items. Such with loss. al" use found framed
affliction of death and the commem items ranged photos set into the
oration of a life well lived, the couple. from strips of canvas, which in
terrupt a spiral of
colorful fabrics, and bring to mind the
way objects containing memories can
cause our mood to change directions
so quickly and dramatically.
Other pieces were created as the
artists actively coped with death. In
ocencio's "Waiting to Cry" depicts a
monitor flatlining from a distance.
The long paper strip used to create·
• this imagery was sewn on while her
mother was in hospice to, as Inocen
cio says, "mark time as I waited for an
event that I did not welcome."
Towards the back of the exhibit
are two rooms you inust enter to ful
ly experience. The first, "After Image:
The Night Sky," contains a La-Z-Boy
chair softened and dulled by apparent
years of use. Illuminated above is a
cosmic scene created through an array
of smaller textile pieces.
':As I looked at this, I imagined
someone laying back in that chair,
thinking of their loved ones as they
loqk up at the stars. Just as we do
with the people we lose, we look up
at the stars even when they have long
burned out, effectively staring into the
past.
The second of these rooms takes
you walking through a paper forest.
"Comforter -Beloved Embrace" wraps
you in a blanket of paper leaves dec
orated with cutouts of "photos from
family albums." The experience is one
of great peace and comfort which one
can only assume is a tribute to-the en
ergy projected by the person the piece
commemorating.
This exhibit honors the inescap
able, universal human triumph of
coping with loss. It brings to mind the
way creativity can assist in one:s cop
ing process. Along with its wonderful
symbolism, the exhibit is aesthetically
beautiful and enticing.
If you have not visited Lewis &
Clark's Hoffmari Gallery this fall, I
would highly suggest you do not
miss out on experiencing these
A student takes in "Time Tunnel," one of Smith and Inocenio's colorful textile pieces.
works of art.

• •
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
ARTS 9
Dean Blunt's latest album is a mysterious hit
Elusive and ephemeral, "Soul on Fite" encapsulates Blunt's eclectic style, yet still baffles listeners
By BEN WEINSTEIN these days) know when to call bullshit unreviewed bio published on Genius,
on his claims (always), but for definite written in Italian. "Lady T is a vocalist,
BEFORE KANYEt ook to Tidal and proof one needn't look further than rapper and Bolognese radio speaker"
began the "Life of Pablo" rollout, his sampling. Past sources range from is what Google Translate fed me back.
London-based enigma Dean Kate Bush to Smog to Psychic TV, so - Her singing in English made me imme
Blunt was notorious for altering (and if there's an end-goal beyond his own diately dubious of this being the Lady
often deleting) previously released entertainment - the Oasis reference T in question. With Blunt, however,
albums, as well as uploading several might've served more as commentary this cast of elusive collaborators is rou
distinct versions on several different on his relationship to Britain than as an tine. I run into similar difficulties with
platforms. The mastermind behind expressed devotion to Britpop. "BEEFA" singer Pois.on Anna. The re
this ephemeral discography, however, On "Soul on· Fire," Blunt pulls from maining artists that Hyperdub Records
proves even harder to trace than any of the acoustic intro to Metallica's "Bat lists as being featured on the EP - both
the vanished albums themselves. Fol tery" for closing track "BEEFA," while London duo Jockstrap and prolific
lowing the release of his new EP "Soul mid-album highlight "A/X" creates a songwriter/ composer /producer /past
On Fire" I found myself traversing in UK composite out of a Genesis guitar Blunt collaborator Mica Levi - aren't
ternet rabbit-holes, trying to shed light lick and Blunt's approximation of the given credit on any specific track, so ...
on art pop's most shadowy figure. lyrics to Gang of Four's "Love Like An
thrax." The cut boasts a mesmerizing
soul on fire -YouTube ·vocal feature from the nearly untrace
able It's with these cold trails that I be
Knowing that nothing is guaranteed grudgingly accept the fact that I won't
when dealing with Dean Blunt, I wasn't Lady T (13) Discography at Discogs be the one to tear down Blunt's expert
shocked when the first iteration of his self-mythologizing, no matter how
new EP I found wasn't "Soul On Fire," PHOTO COURTESYO F DEAN BLUNT The closest I could get to infor much my review of his new EP might
but rather 'soul on fire': a 28-minute, an outsider artist, he has more access may be a chopped sample of the strings mation about this mysterious Lady benefit from it. "Soul On Fire" is rei!lly,
OMX-sampling drone piece released to the inside than any other. His hav from Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, T (the 13th, apparently) was from an really good though.
last March on a YouTube channel that ing produced and written two songs Tonight" if we are to believe
may or may not be Blunt's. Yet Pitch on Rocky's latest LP convinced me of
fork assured me that the "Soul On Fire" this even before seeing '.'Soul On Fire" (Reddit) SOUL ON FIRE
I wanted featured A$AP Rocky, leading streaming via Billboard. His role on deanblunt
me to find the EP on SoundCloud and Blunt's EP, so far as I can gather, is
learn that he and Blunt have a rapport; much less pronounced - namely, act Blunt claimed in a 2012 Guardian
as evidenced primarily by • ing as his hype-man on opening track interview that Oasis' "(What's the Sto
"CHANCER." Blunt sounds authentic ry)' Morning Glory" is "the best album
Testing (album) -Wikipedia as he asserts, "I ain't even gotta try that ever" and literally all he listened to "day-·
hard," yet the moment still feels mo in day out." At this point Blunt's devo
If Dean Blunt can be considered mentous and "Mellon Collie" over what tees (for he hardly has casual listeners
Latest installinent in the "Predator"
franchise fails to live up to original
By WILLIAM MAYHEW ready to do a far more competent job While the original knew how to sprin
fighting them. Just when they think kle its gruesome visuals throughout the
IN 1987, THE spectacle of Arnold they've made one Predator tbeir prey, film in a way that added to the tension,
Schwarzenegger and a trophy-hunt the heroes must contend with the dual this film peaks early with one excellent
ing alien warrior squaring off in one threats of incompetent government offi one in 'the first few minutes.
of the most testosterone-filled fights in cials and the arrival of a supersized new Overall, the problem with "The
film history made the original "Pred Predator. • Predator" is less what it does and more
ator" into a major hit. The memorable On the surface, the film seems to do what it doesn't do. Shane Black set out
design and motivation of the alien race • everything that one would expect and to make a fun action movie, and that's
known as the Predators led to two di want from it. However, the cracks be what he did. There's nothing wrong
rect sequels and two crossovers with the neath the surface become increasingly with that in theory, but this film plays
"Alien" franchise. pronounced as it progresses. The action it too safe and doesn't surprise viewers
Despite their popularity, up until scenes that make up most of it are both nearly enough. Even the sequel bait re
this September the Predators hadn't fast-paced and well-executed, but they vealed in the final scene isn't especially
preyed on audience's wallets since 2010. never manage to match the suspense shocking.
But now they're back in "The Predator" that made the original film so grip ,With a more suspenseful and ambi
directed and written by Shane Black, ping. The characters are all quite fond tious script, "The Predator" could have
who not only has an excellent track re of quipping and some of them are pret been great, but instead it's nothing
cord writing and directing films such as ty good at it, but the original remains more than an av.erage action flick that
"The Nice Guys" and "Iron Man 3", but superior in the one liner department. fails to measure up the original.
also served as an uncredited script doc
tor and actor in the original "Predator."
What could go wrong? Well, according
to the critic and audience approval rat
ings on Rotten Tomatoes, it seems that
. something definitely did.
The premise of the film is simple
enough. A Predator lands on Earth and
is captured by a secret government or
ganization dedicated to hunting down
extraterrestrial invaders. But the se
cret government organization seems to
have spent most of its time being shady
and corrupt, devoting far less time to
figuring out that normal machine guns
don't work on the creatures that they're
supposed to know how to fight. Lucki
ly, a sniper (Boyd Holbrook), a scientist
(Olivia Munn), and a squad of quirky
military veterans (all of whom have
just found out that Predators exist) are
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
SPORTS
10
Womens volleyball starts the 2018 season strong
With a new coaching staff and passionate players, the team fosters intensity and is set up for growth
By AMELIA EICHEL stats and Kendall Malone '22 has
established herself as a dominant
W TH A BRAND new outside hitter.
coaching staff, nine "My concern coming • in as a
ncoming freshmen and a freshman was thinking that since
7-0 preseason winning streak, Lewis there were only six seniors, we are a
& Clark women's volleyball came out very young team and we (first-years)
against the odds this season. w were going to have to compete for
Emily Hayes joined the Pios as our spot," Kelsey Parker '22 said.
an assistant coach in 2017 and was "But we came in for preseason and
hamed head coach at the start of the we started winning everything which
2018 season. Hannah Stinson and was really awesome. It just made
LC alum Bailee Cragun '18 are the our intensity on the court and our
new assistant coaches. This means ambition to win even stronger."
that the six seniors on the team are The team won more games in the
the most veteran of anyone in the 2018 preseason than the team has
program. won the past
"The seniors "We could tell during two seasons
have really combined. Their
preseason jus_t how hard
shown a lot of winning streak
dedication and people were working and ended. with
have shaped the a loss to the
pushing each other ... We
culture," Stinson Whitman Blues
said. "Having started_o ff really strong." on Sept. 15.
them present "We could
constantly tell during
shaping the Head Coach Emily Hayes preseason just
culture and how hard people
thinking about were working
leaving their legacy is really special and pushing each other ... We started
for those nine first-years coming in. off really strong," Hayes s~id. "Now
They look up to them so much and I we have to continue to have that
think that's going to drive us forward mindset that we can beat anybody
in the future." and be disciplined throughout the
Pio Volleyball's newest recruits whole match."
packed a punch at the beginning Kortney Meyer '18 is making a
of the season. The class of 2022 huge impact on the court as she is a Pio Volleyball played hard on Sept. 21, enduring a ch_allengingg ame against the University of Puget Sound M f O a c F i R n IE g S a /P I 3 O -1 N E l E o R s s. L OG
accounts for nine of the 19 members six-rotatiown middle, which means
of the team. This is a significant she plays all six positions on· the
increase from last season, when the court. hitter would be someone who doesn't Overall, the team is 8-4, 1-4 in Pios will face the Whitman Blues at
total team size was ·10 players. "Anyone that knows volleyball pass that much, but Kortney plays ·conference. They won against Linfield home on Oct. 12 and the Whitworth
Ka'anelaokapu'uwai Pakaki-Pias knows that is not common at all," all six positions and is a consistent and lost to Whitman, Whitworth, Pirates on Oct. 13.
I I '22 has hit the board with impressive Stinson said. "Usually your middle threat." Puget Sound, and Willamette. The
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NSPIRED BY the fictional
I - soaring sport of the Harry Potter
series, the real-world version
of quidditch combines running,
dodging, and blocking to create a
1· game that draws players at Lewis &
I ...... Clark and at college campuses across
I the country .
• The -LC Quidditch Club is led
' bY RuthMabel Boytz '20. "A lot· of
1·
people are really excited when they
I
hear about it," Boytz said. "People
I
think that it's kind of just a weird,
r
quirky LC thing but then I tell them
r
that lots of other schools have teams,
I
I and then they're like 'oh, wow, this is
' actually a nationwide thing."'
' Originally formed during Fall
2016, the club has grown in the past The team uses deflated volleyballs as q'qafflesa nd blud~ers, N a I n C d O a F A h R u R la E L h L o /P o p O J N o E E s R c o L r O e G .
two semesters, partly by gathering
players at the Pio Fair, where
curiosity about the rules frequently This curiosity goes beyond long and intercept the quaffle, which is· a
piques students'-interest. time fans of the fictional books. Boytz slightly deflated vo1leyball, and score
"People come up to me and ask said that even . players who aren't points by thi:owing it through the
how it works," Boytz said." And that's familiar with Harry Potter have fun hoops. One_ player is a Keeper, who
how we get with quidditch, recalling a friend blocks these shots to guard the hoops.
them to join • who. joined despite Two players are •B eate,rs, who can
the club." "People think that it's kind being unfamiliar throw dodgeballs, called bludgers, at
This sense oif.1·usat weird, quirky LC wi th its wiza rd1 Y members of the other team, forcing
•of fascination- inspiration. them to drop the. quaffle or othe·r
was echoed thing but then I tell them "I just said it's bludgers and run back to th~ir; team's
by Sunny that lots of other schools like dodgeball, and hoop before getting qack in play.
Broadhead '22, he picked it up really _ The Snitch, which (ri. the Harry
who joined this have teams, and then quick," Boytz said. Potter universe is a small, golden,
semester after they're like 'oh, wow, this Well, dodgeball with ' wi'riged° ball that flies thrnugh the
learning about brooms, that it._. . •p itch· on its own, is represented by a
the club at the is actually a nationwide Emma Campbell player who runs to avoid. each team's
Pio Fair. thing."'_ '20, who started Seeker, dodging_around other player~
"I read the the team along with while the rest of the game plays on. •
Harry -Potter Boytz, reflected "There's a perceived weird factor,
books when RuthMabel Boytz '20 on how the game but kind of an endearing weird fa<:tor,
I was ·a kid, translates into real because,people -are like, 'this i~ goi.ng"
a
and I have lot of friends who are life. to be awesome,"' Boytz said. "It's so.
Potterheads," Br.oadhead said. "The "It's hard· to picture a sport that odd that you -have tq be able to laugh
second I told them we have a quidditch only exists in books, but it is kind of at yourself -and have a go0d ti11Je'."·· :
club, they were like 'oh my god, that's how I thought it would be/' Campbell LC Quid'ditch: Club meets,Frida)\s
. awesome, you have to go, tell us how said. "It's very silly, which is good . at 4 p.m. o,n. the Great Plat FieiS., '
it is,' so it was partly out of obligation Silly but fun." ~ immediately below the refleotirrg_
to them and also cur_iosity, because ·1 On a full team, three players are pool. New players at any level of
didn't know how it was going to work." Chasers. In this position, they pass experience are welcome at any game.

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FRiDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
SPORTS 11
LC students enthralled by Portland Timbers
Tickets subsidized by Student Activities help students afford professional soccer experience in Portland
By JAKE PETERFESO at winning the game: The game ended in
a o-o draw giving each team o_nep oint in
SATURDAY SEPT. 29 was LC the standings.
Night at the Portland Timbers, an Win, lose or draw, attending a
exciting opportunity for Lewis & Portland Timbers game is one of the
Clark students to go and see one of the city's more exciting and fun nights out.
premier soccer teams in Major League As one of only two professional sports
Soccer. Jason Feiner, Director of Student teams in Portland, the Timbers attract a
Activities, said LC Night is an excellent large following ofloyal fans.
way to experience a distinguished part Tom Stratton '20 commented on his
of Portland's culture for less of the cost. experience attending the high-energy
"The tickets sell out every year. It's event.
such a great opportunity for students "It's hice to go to sporting events,"
to engage in Portland, we're referred Stratton said. "Especially in Portland
. to as Soccer City USA," Feiner said. because you feel more connected to .
"The chance to Portland and the
participate is a whole big city
"The atmosphere is wild,
great opportunity experience."
because tickets are like there's a bunch of The atmosphere
so expensive, and flags waving and smoke at .the stadium
the cost can be a was electric and
barrier to some." and chainsaws." nearly every seat
The game was filled. Leading
was played at Tom Stratton '20 the excitement •
Providence Park, was the Timbers
the Timbers' home field located in Army, a group of rowdy fans-who stand
d9wntown Portland, just a short drive and lead the rest of the crowd in chants
from LC campus. The Timbers played throughout the game. The Timbers MO FRJES/PIONEER LOG
the first place team in the MLS Western Army even includes a full band, which Portland Timbers Defender Alvas Powell prepares to block FC Dallas Midfielder Santiago Mosquera's advances toward the goal.
Conference, FC Dallas. amplifies the enthusiasm felt throughout
The first half of the game was mostly the stadium.
uneventful with each team having a Additionally, the Timbers have
few opportunities to score, but neither several zany traditions that add to the
being able to capitalize. However, fun of the game. After each game, one
in the second half things picked up tradition is to chop a piece of wood off
significantly with each team generating of a tree with a chainsaw for every goal
chance after chance to score. • scored. These traditions and the energy
As the game drew near to the end, of the fans make Timbers games unique
with each team still yet to score, the and exhilarating sporting events to
excitement in the stadium increased attend.
dramatically. The prospect of victory "It's awesome. I love going to
was on the line. Every scoring chance Timbers games," Stratton said. "The
brought the fans to their feet. atmosphere is wild, like there's a
In the 75th and 80th minute, Portland bunch of flags waving and smoke and
had two great opportunities to score, chainsaws."
but all of theiuittempts were turned - -For - LC-students- interested in
away by the opposing team's goalie. In attending a Timbers game, Providence
the 90th minute during stoppage time, Park is just a 15 minute drive from
fans' tempers flared when the Timbers campus or a one mile walk from the
captain Liam Ridgewell was given a red Pioneer Express stop at PSU's Shattuck
card for allegedly kicking a player on the Hall in downtown. If you missed this
opposing team. opportunity, be sure to take advantage
When the game came to a close, loud of the next LC Night at the Portland
booing filled the air as Timbers fans felt Trailblazers happening on Sunday, Apr. MO FRJES/PIONEER LOG
that the referees had cost them a chance 7, 2019 at 6 p.m. at the Moda Center. Forward Andy Polo attempts to navigate past FC Dallas Midfii,lder Victor Ullora, causing a collisi~n and a bounds violation.
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The Backdoor is a work of humor and fiction
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·students age eons as professor fixes projector
By MADELEINE SHOAFF periodically craning his neck around With 30 seconds left in class, Dr. and Theatre major Riley Hilbert '19, all their memories. Transfer student
FELLOWS and squinting at the blank screen. He Clark successfully found the correct was pacing back and forth in the front Will Yonkers '20 says he saw his entire
simply could not "get the darn thing to button. YouTube was projected onto the of the room. He reportedly began recit life flash before his eyes. Eric Sanderson
SEVERAL STUDENTS lost their work." screen. Cries of relief echoed through ing lines from Hamlet, using another '19 was asleep during the incident, yet
"I aged fifty years," Stephanie Paul out the room. However, when Clark recently-deceased student's skull. when he awoke, he had lost tlle ability
minds Thursday as a result of an
innocent professor trying to turn son '22 said."He was fumbling around made the video fullscreen, he kept the "I kept my cool as best I could," Hil to taste food.
up there for so long. I felt my face be cursor on the play button, so the bor bert said. "It didn't affect me like it did Twenty-five students are suing Clark
on an overhead projector.
It was an ordinary morning in In come wrinkly and haggard like an old ders of the video never went away. This the others. I mean, Professor Clark took for emotional damages. !;l"inetyp ercent
tro to Physics when local professor, Dr. crone. I looked at myself in the mirror only drove his students deeper into so long up there that ReJ:?ecfad ied of of his students have ffe,oppedo ut of col
Lorenzo Clark, decided to incorporate a afterwards.· I was unrecognizable. I'm madness. natural causes and fully _decomposed. lege altogether. Two of tllem decided to
YouTube video into his lecture. literally an old woman now. Umm ... "What really pushed me to the edge She's just a pile of clothes now." hit tlle road and just drive, and never
"I thought it would be fun," Clark what should I do?" was when he wouldn't move the cursor Out of a lecture hall of So students, look back. As for Dr. Lorenzo Clark, he
said in an official statement released "I kept thinking, 'Someone's gotta go away," Bobby Donovan '21 said. "And 65 sustained minor to severe injuries, faces 15 charges of involuntary man
Thursday afternoon. "Oh how wrong I up there and help him out,"' IT employ that the videohad no sound. That's why all of which were self-inflicted and in slaughter and is currently being held
was." ee Deon Lewis '21, said. "But then my I threw myself off the roof of Olin, and clude eye-gouging, self-scalping, and in a maximum security prison. Let his
The middle-aged professor arbi face started melting off. And here I am why I'm in a full-body cast right now." most horrifically, pants-pooping. A story be a lesson to all professors every
trarily pushed buttons on the computer, now, without a face.'; During the incident, Physics minor - handful of students claim to have lost where.
Tobacco industry collapses as LC outlaws on-cainpus use
By ANDREW HAYES and will never touch another nicotine recently published a statement which
product again. This caused an unprec suggests tllat LC students should not
IT IS NO SECRET that every single edented economic crisis; over 12,000 end their nicotine addiction, but modi
Lewis & Clark student for the last individuals working in tobacco man fy it to comply witll tlle premises of tlle
151 years has been smoking a pack ufacturing have lost their jobs. The ban.
of cigarettes a day. With new nicotine United States has entered yet another "We implore the students of Lewis
alternatives such as tlle JUUL and oth recession. & Clark College to continue purchasing
er electronic cigarettes, the tobacco In an interview with CNN, the CEO JUUL pods. Though students will be
industry has especially tllrived among of Marlboro, Philip Morris, plead that unable to vape on campus, we encour
LC students who were fin:tlly able to LC revokes the ban on nicotine prod age our loyal customers to consume the
get their fix of nicotine, while simulta ucts due to a cessation on production JUUL pods. for their fix of nicotine,"
neously avoiding the other smokers at of Marlboro black label cigarettes. reported JUUL. In fact, JUUL is plan
Designated Smoking Areas on campus. "It seemed very strange at first. The ning on releasing a cookbook to allow •
However, studies show that the global demand for our harshest blends of to LC students to be creative with their
tobacco industry has collapsed due to bacco practically stopped existing," plastic-eating. Other students have
LC's recent ban on nicotine products. Morris said. "When I found out Lewis taken a similar approach in injecting
According to a study conducted by & Clark College banned tobacco prod the JUUL pod liquid into their veins.
The Economist, global tobacco revenue ucts, I realized that it was because LC On the bright side, LC's ban on
has decreased over 50 percent since students were the only ones buying smoking and vaping has single-handed
the beginning of LC's fall semester. them in the first place. It is a very sad ly ended Jung cancer. According to tlle
There is no doubt that this is a result time for Marlboro and we beg that the Surgeon.General, Jung cancer has sim
of the administration's decision to ban college undoes its actions." ply stopped being a problem since LC
smoking on campus. Since the ban was Unfortunately, Marlboro is not the made tlle choice to eliminate nicotine
set in place, every single stildent at LC only company facing economic col products. Global life expectancy has in
has ditched their nicotine addiction lapse in the wake of the ban. JUUL has creased by 100 years. • BECCA TEICHMAN/PIONEER LOG