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Volume 89, Issue 3

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2017-10-20

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Vol. 89 No.3 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017 -www.piolog:com
. Symposium revitalizes free speech debates
Faculty and students dispute over which speakers should be allowed to voice their opinions on campus
By JACKSON SONDHEIM but they have absolutely no right to go
T unchallenged."
HE COMMUNI1Y• & Free
The proceedings livened up even
Speech Symposium, sponsored
more when those attending were giv
by IME and several other cam
en a series of hypothetical scenarios
pus groups, took place on Oct. 11 from and the floor was opened up to the au
8 a.m. to 7 p.m., consisting of several·
dience. The first scenario involved the
events, all open to the Lewis & Clark
invitation of the writers of the musical
community. Talks and presentations
"The Book of Mormon" to campus and
regarding such topics as "The Consti
the potential detriment to members of
tutional Backdrop" and "Influences of
the Mormon community, and the sec
Media on Ideology" were part of the
ond comprised a similar situation in
proceedings, but perhaps the most rel
volving a representative of the group
evant to the LC campus wa·st he panel
responsible for President Trump's
entitled "Limitations on Speakers
travel ban.
Yea or Nay?"
"I would say no," Holly Martinez,
Last spring, one of the speakers in
a third year student at the LC Law
vited to the International Affairs Sym
School, said in reference to the first
posium was Jessica Vaughan of the
scenario. "I very strongly disagree
Center for Immigration Studies. This
with the idea of the majority bene
organization was named a hate group fits at the cost of the minority group, •
by the Southern Poverty Law Center,
whatever that minority group might
prompting members of the commu
be."
nity to protest against the invitation
But opinions about the issue .were
in the hopes of it being rescinded. It
divided. •
was not, and Vaughan's presence on
''Instead of putting all the labor
campus was met with a wide range
into talking about these issu~s' with
of reactions, from a question and an ration and Discovery Christopher . her opening remar~s, referring to the illustrating the futility of attempting
peop1e that don't have the power of
swer session that consisted mostly of Roberts and Associate Professor and importance of context and power dy rational debate with those who aim
policy decision-making, I'd rather
statements rather than questions, to Department ·Chair of International namics in choosing which speakers to primarily to provoke.
confront the person who is writing the
a demonstration outside of the venue Affairs Heather Smith-Cannoy. The invite. Kanter was the next to spe_ak. "Spencer and the white suprema
policy so I can save myself a little bit
which included the activation of two panel was moderated by Associate "We have, in this country, gotten cists don't have to win an argument;
of time," Miranda Mora '19 said in re
fire alarms. While most members of Profossor and Chair of Educational . tpo politically correct...lt never works they only have to make others lose,"
gards to the second scenario.
the community did not actively protest Leadership· Mollie Galloway. Each of to censor." Roberts said.
President Wim Wiewel was also
the event, -the questions it raised were the panelists took a ·position on the Roberts, however, disagreed. Smith-Cannoy held a different
present at the symposium, and before
repeated throughout the Free Speech topic at band, though there _were no "My position is for vetting the opinion.
Symposium. strong disagreements. speakers who come to campus," Rob "I don't think there should be lim it was over he offered his own two
cents. In regards to the risk inherent
The members of the panel were "The right to speak does not entitle erts said. its ·on who we invite to campus-and
in inviting controversial speakers to
Associate Professor of.History Reiko you a right to a platform; it does not Roberts then cited white national what they should be permitted to say," campus, "that's the price one pays for
Hillyer, Professor of Law Steven entitle you to be lifted up above oth ist Richard Spencer saying, "We came, Smith-Cannoy said. "Even hateful democracy," Wiewel said.
Kanter, Adjunct Professor of Explo- er potential speakers," Hillyer said in we triggered, we left" as a means of speakers should be allowed to speak,
ASLC deliberates about student union representation
required to sit as guests for a year campus do not have representation in "If the group wants representation
before earning a seat on the board. ASLC, reaching out to the ASU would then they should come to us and then
However, despite this, there have been cause a few issues. Primarily, if ASLC it should be a question at that point,"
organizations who have bypassed the were to personally reach out to one Valdez said.
year-long wa"iting period. In 2015, club, it would be unfair to the rest of Due to the points made by Valdez
due to receiving immediate senatorial the clubs and organizations that were and Betters, an additional straw poll
support, the Black Student.Union was not contacted. However, if ASLC were was conducted to see if there were any
given representation once contact to contact various clubs and organiza changed votes. In the second round
ing ASLC. While the senators did not tions, then they would. run the risk of of voting, several minds had been
vote on the DSU's request, the topic of limiting senatorial power. changed -and the nays had the vote.
group representation came up again "It starts to get tricky," Better said. Deciding which student° organi
later in the meeting. "If we start reaching out to people, zations to include in ASLC will take
Senator Hannah Posey-Scholl '20 because then why aren't we reaching more than just a straw poll. With their.
brought up the idea of contacting the out to other (clubs) ... There's a lot of failure to reach a consensus, ASLC
MORGAN FRIES/PIONEER LOG Asian Student Uniog (ASU) to discuss u.nions on campus who don't have rep will.f ace the issue again in the future.
Vice president Zack Johnson '19 addresses ASLCm embers about representation. a potential seat on the board. resentation in the senate ... And ifwe
"I know that the ASU is also· give everyone representation it's going
By MACKENZIE HERRING a representative· seat on the ASLC reforming on campus and I was won to outweigh the senators."
board. DSU members Taylor Walters dering if we could do a straw poll (an Hyperpluralism is a prevailing is
IN THEIR MEETING on Oct. 5, '18, Peter Saatlioff-Harshfield '18 and unofficial vote) to see if people are in sue for many representative governing
the Associated Students of Lewis Hera Dewan '19 gave a presentatio.n terested in contacting them so they are bodies. V.aldeza lso pointed out that if
& Clark (ASLC) discussed the ex on why the DSU is important, what. aware that this is something they can there were inany representatives from
tent· to which student groups should their goals are for the year and why come and present," Posey-Scholl said. groups, it would limit the power of the
be able to influence the organization. they wish to have representation in Prior to discussion, there seemed democracy in ASLC.
ASLC currently has six representa theASLC. .to be consensus among the senators "It makes us kind of question how
tives from organizations on campus: "Something we want to do is be a and cabinet .members that reaching much of a democracy we are," Valdez
the Black Student Union, the Feminist little bit of a middle ground for stu out to the ASU would be beneficial said.
Student Union, the Queer Student dents," Dewan said. to the ASLC. However, when the vote Senators are elected by the student
Union, International Students of LC, After the presentation was over was co_nducted,A SLC president Ma body, a.nd representatives are elected
the Student Athlete Advisory Commit and ·the DSU representatives left the rissa Valdez '18 and Community through the groups they represent.
tee and Gente Latina Unida. room, and the senators deliberated. Service and Relations Coordinator Vi Valdez and Betters were concerned
The organization entitled "Em The typical procedure to introduce olet Betters '20 voted differently. that more representa.tives on ASLC
power," also known as the Disabled .new representatives typically takes up Valdez explained that since the would only decrease the student body's
Student's Union. (DSU), requested to a.year, as future representatives are majority of clubs and organizations on influencei n the decision-makingp rocess.
IA Speaker Series Animal Cruelty iQ Art Interview with Wiewel Halloween Movies Coach Jay Locey
International Affairs department holds first IA The Guggenheim Museum takes down a President Wim Wiewel responds to statement. A run through of some of the best Halloween Locey looks back on his time as a student at
speaker serieS of the years with the theme of controversial art exhibit depicting animal cruelty released by the PSU Student Ugion on troubling movie options for those looking to get spooked Oregon State Univer~ity and celebrates his first
resurgent nationalism. after protests from animal rights activists. claims made against his administration. thism0nth. wins with Pioneer football.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017
2 NEWS
"Growth in Portland: ·Whose Livability?"
Tuesday, October 24, at 7 p.m ..
· Ecotrust Building, Portland, Oregon
The event is sponsored in collaboration with Oregon Humanities, and features a
panel discussion with audience engagement on the Portland comprehensive plan.
Panelists are from Coalition of Communities of Color, Eastmoreland Neighborhood
Association, Portland Bureau of Planning ana Sustainability, ~d Portland for
Everyone.
Transportatiown illb e:prooidferdo m campus.A amissioni s free.

. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017
'NEWS
3
Inconsistent enrollment
creates budget issues, cuts
By NICK SABATINI Cole said. "That may or may not square "My main point would be that Lewis
with the family's understanding of their & Clark is a healthy institution with a
FOR THE THIRD year in a· row, ability to contribute." great reputation," Meyer .said. "We are
Lewis & Clark has missed its en On Aug. 7, an email regarding en not in a situation where we are willing
.r ollrnent target, wfth this year's rollment numbers was sent to the to make choices that would· dismantle
enrollment coming in lower than ex faculty. According to the email, fewer our mission for the sake of having a
pected. There are 525 first-year students, students means. LC gains less money larger class. We want to educate pre
which is up from 508 students last year, from tuition, which is the college's main pared students side by side with our
RAYA DEUSSEN/PIONEER LOG
but down from 654 in 2015. source of revenue. Last year, there were excellent faculty. That's the goal for all Holllecollling, falllily
Stewart RA Seren Villwock '19 has budget cuts across all departments due of us."
seen the effects of the lower enrollment to low enrollment. • Interim Dean of the College of Arts
in the residence halls. She said that The email stated that even though and Sciences Bruce Suttmeier and other
Stewart does not feel as cramped as it enrollment is low, the college this year budget ma,nagers have been.working to w~ekend approach_es
normally does, although there are not a is close; to the enrollment target than close the budget gap created by the low
significant number of empty rooms. last year. In additiori, the latest class is enrollment. On Nov. 14, a meeting of
"There are• more empty rooms this academically stronger and, consisting the Strategic Enrollment Management
year," Villwock said."Last year, we had of 27 percent students of color, more Committee will be held. This meeting By HANN~ MERZBACH On Saturday, the festivities wtll be
a lot of triples at the beginning of the diverse. It is also more gender balanced will discuss how enrollment ma_nage gin with a Tryon Creek nature walk and
year, which becanfe de-tripled. We than in previous years, with 44 percent ment works and what the college will HOMECOMING and Family a Student Organization's Brunch coor
typically dori't have any empty rooms •o f students identifying as male. do to improve its enrollment practices. Weekend will be held this com dinated by Graduate Assistant Shishei
available, but this year is an exception Cole decided to join the Strategic Villwock said she understands en ing weekend, Oct. 20-22. Since Tsang M.A. '19.
where there are some empty rooms." Enrollment Management Committee rollment fluctuates, and it can be hard "We really just want to have the
this year is LC's 150th anniversary, the
•L isa Meyer, Dean for Enrollment in response to this year's enrollment to predict how many students choose to school has made it its goal to bring as ·student organizations come out and be -c
and Communications, said the reason because she believes it is important enroll. . • many alumni and family members fo. represented and then start ~onnecting 11
for low enrollment is demographics. • for faculty to be involved. Cole said the "•its eems like a pretty difficult thing campus as possible to celebrate. with ·the alumni and parents," Tsang .1
"It was a difficult ·year across the goal of this committee.is to make sure to do, to accurately predict that every said. •
"We try and always create events
country," Meyer said. "And that has to there are representatives of the differ time," Villwock said. "It seems normal that are compelling to bring the alum A meet and greet will follow with
do with demographics. The number of. ent groups on campus who can affect to expect some years to be lower and artist Bill Will, whose work is being
ni back to campus," Associate. Director
stufients that are graduating from high this issue. some years to be higher." showcased in the Hoffman Gallery. Will
of Alumni .and Parent Programs Ginger
school is decl1ning at this point in time. Meyer said that enrollment is not all lives in the Portl;md area, providing a
Moshofsky '83 said. "Homecoming, in
There is a reality in just what the mar about numbers. particular, is a great time for alumni, connection between the LC campus and
ket looks like." families and their students to socialize the greater Portland community.
According to a recent National As "President Wiewel has said how be
together."
sociation of College and University This year, the theme is sustainability; really wants the school to connect more
Business Officers survey, 36 percent of with the Portland community," Moshof-
.since the 20th Annual Environmental,
liberal arts colleges have met their sky said. •
Affairs Symposium kicks off next week.
enrollment targets for the 2017- Wiewel's goal will be reflected in the
Guests will be encouraged to download
2018 school year. main-Saturday evening activity: a Port
the "Homecoming & Family Guidebook
Meyer also said that cost con App," as a printed schedule will not be land Spirit cruise along the Willamette
cerns have become increasingly provided. to the Morrison Bridge, which will be lit .r
•i mportant in the college-choos From 2 to 3 p.m. on Friday, Sus up in orange and white. I
ing process. Some families are The ticket-price for this event, which -e
tainability Director Amy Dvorak will be
looking for cheaper institutions includes dinner, was $50 in advance. . .i
leading a Sustainability Tour of cam
as tuition rises across the US. For . pas, starting at the Corbett Circle on the More than 200 people, including alum
California residents, the cost of go0. ni, family and students, are expected to
Graduate Campus.
ing to a University of California or join. Wiewel will also be in attendance,
Afterwards, the first session of Pi"
a Cal1forKa State University is much oneer College classes will be heJd, one providing him with an opportunity to
less than it is to attend a private college of wbich is related to the sustainability conmi,ctw ith the LC community.
LikeL C. theme. This session is presented by the . "(Wiewel) was enthusias\ic from the
Rachel Cole, Admissions, Financial Environmental Studies faculty and will start about the events already planned,"
Aid Chair and Associate Professor of be held in J.R. Howard Hall, room 102. Director of Alumni and Parent Pro
English and Department Cbair, said "Parents can be in the classrooms grams Andrew McPheeters said. "He
the Free_A pplication for Federal Stu with their students and visitors can see ·really has jumped into being a Pio and
dent Aid (FA FSA) sometimes calculates (an example of an LC class)," Moshof made connecting with students, parents
an amount to pay that doesn't always sky said. and alumni a high priority."
match the families ability to pay.
"There are some colleges where they
say we will admit you, and then accord
ing to the FA FSAf orm, it calculates how
much each family is able to qmtribute," •
SARAH BRADBURY/PIONEER LOG
IA department gathers_ to discuss resurgent -nationalism
By MACKENZIE BATH tional thing. On the other hand, we're of political change for a long time? I you haven't taken ·a·class from my dear "I want foe sfudents to see an array
talking about this in IA because this think that what strikes me as new is that colleague Bob (Mandel), it's fun to hear pf world views," Levin said. "Students
TWICE PER SEMESTER since is a trans-national phenomenon. A it's occurring more in Western States: what be has to say and it might make • should challenge their assumptions
2012, faculty and students from political movement's success in one in the US, in Europe, in France." students interested to take one of his about the world and learn from pro
the International Affairs· (IA) country provides an increase in plau "I do not think the international in classes if they haven't already been ex fessors on how to refine and construct
department have been gathering to dis sibility for similar changes in other stitutions. will survive completely this posed to him." their own ideas.~
cuss important and relevant topics out countries." wave," Mandel said. "I think the disin • "I know it's going to be a vibrant The topic of immigration during the
side the classroom. The theme for the "The good news is that the insti tegration of the European Union, which conversation," Levin said. "There are a discussion after a question from Mfran
event on Oct. 17 was resurgent nation tutions that we've created are intact, I am eagerly ro'Otingf or, is an example lot of viewpoints in IA; and our profes da Mora '18.
alism and populism in international regardless of who is in the White of ·an institutional structure that may sors are fantastic. I'm just excited to see "Do you think that it's just a coinci
Affairs, chosen by student coordinator House,"Partovi said. "I think that the not survive. I think we need to go back what everyone brings to the table, and dence that the levels of immigration are
Jack Levin '19. institutions are a lot stronger and this and remember that nationalism doesn't I'm hoping students are gonna jump in rising and the refugee crisis is becom
Levin is the first student coordinator will pass." necessarily mean mindless support for as well." • ing more severe, and at the same time,
for the speaker series, joining faculty Vinson specializes in African Pol one's country." Questions from students sparked these nationalistic movements ate ris
coordinator Heather Smith-Cannoy. itics, and looks at this issue from that Coordinators Smith-Cannoy and lively discussions between faculty mem ing?" Mora said.
The event began with 43 students point of view. • Levin bad some expectations . for the bers. Approximately half of the students "Definitely an anti-immigrant senti
fil\ng into Howard 102. They faced· a "Is it really resurgent?" Vinson said. event. in attendance were taking notes, and all ment is always a part of the movements
panel of five International Affairs fac . "It's· been taking place. Nationalist "We wanted· to increase the sense were engaged. The discussion was dot that we're talking about here," Lascu
ulty members. Smith-Cannoy kicked movements, populist movements, are of community between faculty and stu ted with nods of approval, comments of rettes said.
off the event by introducing herself and they really new, or have they been a part dents," Smith-Cannoy said. "Even if disagreement and laughs of recognition. "The reaction to globalization and
Assistant Professor of IA Laura Vinson, inequality from the have-nots is too of
the newest member of their team. As ten to blame the other, and blame the
sistant Professor of IA Kyle Lascurettes, outsider."
Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences Cyrus "This is not a coincidence,"
Partovi and Professor of IA Bob Mandel • Smith-Cannoy said. "Suddenly we have
all then introduced themselves. borders going up, we have xenophobic
Each of the professors bad prepared sentiment, this movement towards na
short statements on what they thought tionalism is dangerous."
of the topic, then encouraged questions Many different ideas ~ere brought
' from the students. up, and students and faculty alike ex
"Nationalism can mean a lot of pressed their views freely.
things," Smith-Cannoy said. "One way "We look at it as a really fun oppor
to think about it is this extreme form of tunity to just talk outside the confines
. patriotism." of the classroom." Smith-Cannoy said:'
This was the first definition of na "No' one's worried about grading or
tionalism, and the other professors testing, this is our chance to talk about
added their own to the discussion. topics that we hope that everyone in
"Nationalism is in one sense really the major finds interesting and to hear
about your country and no other country, student perspectives and get our own
it's a feeling of increased identification perspectives challenged by students.
with your country," Lascurettes said. "In We think of this as fun. because \fs low
that se.n se it shouldn't be a trans-na- ,, .. HANNA MERZBACH/PIONEER LOG stakes-,b ut something that's topical."
IA professors Heather Smith-Cannoy, KyleL ascurettes and Cyrus Partovi voice their opinions on the rise of international populism.·
,

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017
4 NEWS
LC ·creates general education ''super team''
By GEI.SEY PIAZA could be different than it is endless discussion, pletely deliver its purpose of being an
now," Fitz gibbon said. "But which is why this process interdisciplinary class. •
THE GENERAL Education Steer we want to start from the per has been going on for near "Overall, E&D classes serve a purpose
ing Committee is in the ·process spective of our commitment to ly ten years. but are generally disliked ·by students,"
of devising a Core and General the LC identity and to our Drake hopes to see a • Mcfarlane said. "I think this is in part be
Education curriculum that reflects the students, and then make sure quantitative component· to cause we are forced to take them during
Lewis & Clark identity. The Steering that our requirements really Core, taking advantage of freshman year. The rest of.our general
Committee,. commonly referred to as reflect who we are as an in the growing interest in data education requirements can be com
the General Education Super Team stitution." science across a number of pleted at any point, but E&D makes
(GEST), was formed by last year's Cur The CC • and . GEST departments. it harder to explore other classes as a
riculum Committee (CC). would like to retain the "The notion of truly in freshman, which is when I wanted to try
GEST is chaired by Associate Pro Foreign Language.require terdisciplinary core courses is out different majors the most. Because
fessor of Music and Director of Cho~al ment, further enhance criti also intriguing," Drake said. I was taking English courses my fresh
Activities Kathy FitzGibbon. The. com cal inquiry skills with Symbol- "E&D was originally meant to man year along with my E&D class
mittee also . has two faculty members ic and Quantitative Reasoning provide this, but in practice es, I didn't feel like I was exposed to a
.each from arts and humanities, social in the first year and sustain a -it has become a humanities well-rounded liberal arts education.".
sciences and math and natural sciences. first-year Core experience to course. Students have told Alden Chatfield '19 also thinks that •
There are also mel)lbers who attend and best meet teaching goals and us that they want to learn Core isn't very interdisciplinary.
participate in the meetings but are not to foster community. However, how to have discussions "In my experience, each professor
official voting members. a bi_gq uestion surrounding the with people from different teaches their core class essentially in
According to Fitzgibbon, there is a Core experience is whether Core backgrounds; ~reaking whatever way they want, randomly
lot of enthusiasm among faculty for do would exist solely in the first year disciplinary boundar throwing element% of their department
ing something quite different for Core, or if it could potentially be incor ies is the first step in and training into the result," Chatfield
such as replacing Exploration & Dis porated as a part of the senior this direction." said. "While this makes each class
covery (E&D) with a different freshman year capstone experience. As an English stronger on its own, the presumed idea
requirement. In May 2017; the College According to Associate major, Katie Mcfar of a 'core' general requirement is to cre
of Arts and Sciences faculty approved Professor of Computer Science lane '19 also-thinks ate an equalized, consistent educational
DisCo (distribution requirements and Peter Drake, GEST is trying to that E&D is similar basis for all students. I think a better
Core) as the framework for general ed create a transparent, inclusive to a humanities or approach is to -require actual interdis-
ucation. and deliberative process .. The even English class. • ciplinary exploration by making some
"The balance between how much topic of general education pro She thinks that 100 level courses for all range of depart
is Core· and how much is Distribution vides E&D does not com- ments required."
IME hosts "wokeshop,"
urges intersectionality
By HANNAH POSEY-SCHOLL then "that you're least aware of" to get
everyone thinking about the different
THIS SEMESTER, THE office of intersections of their own identities and
Inclusion and Multicultural En to compare experiences of everyone in
gagement (IME) has been putting the room.
on "Wokesbops," the purpose of which, Alexis Drakatos, the Graduate Stu
as stated the IME page of Lewis & dent Assistant for IME, said there were
Clark's website, is "to engage.in critical multiple things she appreciated about
reflection, dialogue with people from. the Wokeshop ..
different backgrounds, explore various "The activity was really unique, and
identities, and understand systemic I really appreciated the different in
privilege and oppression." The Woke formation," Drakatos said. "(The peer
shops are facilitated by students, for educators) found completely different
students, and IME encourages anyone resources than I probably would have
and everyone to attend. found."
The most recent Wokeshop, held on When everyone sat back down, a
Oct. 10 and titled "Understanding Inter discussion on the effects of the activity
sectionality," was an introduction tci the began. Marquez and Franco wondeyed
Magali Rabasa and Dr. Michelle_S tewart organize the improv and applied an'thropology activity for the attendees to undertake. concept of intersectionality as coined in what commonalities were surprising
1989 by Kimberle Crenshaw. Crenshaw and asked participants about the im
Guest sp_eakerp resents research
was a p~Messor of critical race studies portance. of being aware of different
and constitutional law at UCLA and the identities.
Columbia School of Law. Marquez and Franco gave a few
·Reconfiguring (dis)ability through improv and.anthropology Intersectionality is, according to more examples and quotes about inter
the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, "the sectionality before the event ended.
complex, cumulative manner in which "People are saying 'let's be more
By CAN ALTUNKAYNAK they should. Thus, individuals might not After· presenting the project, Stewart the effects of different forms of discrim intersectional!' but they forget that a
receive the support and services they moved onto improv exercises with the ination combine, overlap, or intersect," • lot of that comes from being aware of
MICHELLE STEWART, Associ need within the community." participants, who formed a circle and and the Wokeshop introduced it as a oppression at play," Franco said. "You
ate Professor in· Justice Stud Stewart said that FASD is a disability used their creativity to create invisible way to take into account the identities really have to always analyze how your
ies at the {Jniversity of Regina with a racial aspect due to high rates of objects within seconds, which was fol-. of individual people. actions impact others.or how your pas
in Canada, came to Lewis & Clark on alcohol consumption within indigenous lowed by collaborative exercises focused Before the event, Marissa Marquez sivity perpetuates oppression towards
Wednesday, Oct. 11 to present her proj communities in Canada. Nevertheless, on improvised movement. '19 and Emma Franco '20, peer edu others."
ect "Reconfiguring (Dis)Ability Through anyone that has been exposed to alcohol "I really appreciate the improv and the cators for IME and the leaders of the "It's really important to have these
Im prov and Applied Anthropology." The during pregnancy has a chance of being different activities we did even though it Wokeshop, taped eight posters on discussions, because a lot of the time
project was conducted with the help of born with FASD. From this perspective, •i s not something I usually do," Sarit Ca the wall. Each poster had a different we forget to talk about these things or
her colleague, Rebecca Caines, who is an the disability itself does not only con bana '21 said after experiencing the im aspect of identity written on it: immi they're kind of looked over," Marquez
interdisciplinary artist at the University cern specific racial groups, but rather a prov activities during the presentation. grant status, socio-economic class, abil sai!f.
of Regina. wider global community. "Activities spoke to different abilities ity, sexual orientation, race and/or eth There are four IME Wokeshops
The main organizer of the event, As "When we study the mar and senses rather than one specific one." nicity, religion, nationality and gender. left this semester, ranging from "What
sistant Professor of Hispanic Studies at "Improv exercise was helpful to break After introducing the concept of is Cultural Appropriation?" to "Self
LC Magali Rabasa,' said that she worked gins, it always tells us a down standardized expectations of vocal intersectionality, all the participants Ca,e for Social Justice Advocates." The
cl9sely with Stewart iB the Anthropology story abo.ut t!J_e. center. leader/authority figure and silent/sub stood up and Marquez and Franco ran events take place every other Tuesday
Department at the University of Califor missive audience," Visiting Assistant of the identity signs activity. They told in Stamm at 6 p.m., though the last two
nia, Davis when she was a Ph.D. student. We need to understand Anthropology and Asian Studies Kabir the group to go stand under the poster Tuesdays in November will feature the
"When she told me she was coming to how and in what ways Mansingh Heimsath said. "that you think about the most," then last two Wokeshops consecutively be-
• Portland," Rabasa said, "she offered to Stewart believes improvisation is "that's the most difficult to talk about" fore the semester's end. •
share her research and I decided to or people are marginalized, highly beneficial-for both the research
ganize an event-at LC with SOAN and ers and .the 2_articipants. She explained·
and that is the only way
two of the interdisciplinary programs I that improvisation works with the con
work with: ·Gender Studies and Ethnic we can say that it is not cept of "Yes, aoo. .." which means that
Studies." nothing is negated, and is instead built
acceptable for people to
The aim of the project is to shed light upon. Moreover, a willingness to be risky
on the lives of people with Fetal Alco be marginalized." is accepted and valued in improvisation
hol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). FASD since it is a process of transforming mis
is the broad term of conditions that can Dr. Michelle Stewart takes into creative opportunities. Stewart
occur as a consequence ofalcohol expo- • advocates for the usefulness of improv
sure during pregnancy such as learning "When people do not have the sup in helping researchers better under
disabilities, ·poor coordination and hy port and services they need, they start stand the patterns with FASD, due to
peractivity. FASD is a complex disabil- to fall through cracks and that is when its foundations in communication and
ity, meaning that it is cognitive 11nda they have the contact with the justice response.
lifelong disability that affects the whole system and the police," Stewart said. "When we study the margins, it al
body. "This is one of the things we are trying ways tells us a story abouf the center,"
"I think one of the challenges we have to address with this project." Stewart said. "We need to understand
is that FASD is often called an invisible Thus·, the project offers better under how and in what ways people are mar
disability," Stewart said. "You might not standing of the individuals living with ginalized, and that is the only way we
look like you have a disability when you FASD and provides opportunities for can say that it is not acceptable for peo
have FASD, which ~eans that systems them to express themselves through ple to be marginalized. That is why we
are not ready to accommodate for you as certain art ·forms and improvisation. study margins. To rupture them."

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017
OPINIONS 5
At what point is art no longer free speech?
Guggenheim pulls three controversial new art pieces as online-petition breaks 800,'000 signati,,res
By JACKSON SUNDHEIM dogs and cats are seen by many as in
telligent companions.
WHEN I WAS a young boy If the Guggenheim.had recognized
the legiti_mate concerns of those who
of perhaps five or six, my
signed the Change.org petition, then
grandmother took me to the
perhaps the controversy would lose
San Francisco Museum of Modern
steam and common ground could be
Art. One of the works on display was·.
found. Instead they chose to cast an
Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain," which
imal rights activists as violent, angry
consists of a urinal tipped on its side
criminals and ignore ·the actual issue
with the inscription "R. Mutt 1917"
at hand altogether.
painted on the rim. In my efforts to
However, many argue that pulling
comprehend why it counted ~s art, I
these art· pieces sets a precedent for
came a little too close and attracted
infringing on an artists' right to free_
the attention of a security guard who
speech. PEN America, a free speech
told me to back away from the "art."
organization based in New York City,
In the decade and a half since this
stated in a recent statement that
bewildering experience, I have come
"even artistic expression that deep
to terms with ·the fact that museum
ly offends is not a justification for
curators will go out of their way to
threatened or actual violence ... those
acquire a slightly altered urinal for
who celebrate the removal of these
their collection, and artists have the
works should consid& what gets re
right to make their art, even if I don't
moved next, and at whose behest."
like it.
Though I believe in artistic free
However, not quite everything
dom, much like the slippery slope
created in the name of"art" can go on
argument made by President Trump
display unprotested, as the curators·
regarding the removal of Confederate
of the Solomon R Guggenheim Mu
statues, it only holds water if you be
seum in New York recently found out.
lieve that the pieces of art in question
The museum's current exhibit,
are not harmful. I believe that these
"Art and China After 1989, Theater of
art pieces were inherently harmful,
the World," is now three pieces short
-since they clearly hurt animals, and
of its original scope. The exhibit is a
sex. Almost 800,000 people have But when the museum announced made our decision necessary." by exhibiting this behavior, normal
series of art pieces created between
signed the petition, including myself. the withdrawal of the three pieces on Regardless of whether· these ized this. If the exhibit had shown
the end of the Cold War and the 2008 I myself believe in the causes of Sept. 25, I was dismayed that they threats were actually made as the live people being tortured against
Beijing 'Olympics meant to address
animal rights made no mention museum claims, the decision to ig their will, would the Gu_ggenheim
China's rising power and increasing
globalization. and was hope I believe these art pieces of this peace nore the hundreds of thousands of have agreed to put i-t on display? But
ful that the ful resistance to peaceful activists who used polite • since it's animals, it isn't a matter of
The exhibit is now truncated Guggenheim were inherently harmful, animal cruelty. dialogue shows a, distinct and wor concern for the .Guggenheim or PEN
because of an online petition -on
<;:hange.org which urged the curators curators would because they hurt animals. According to the risome disdain for the issue which America. For these groups, equating
respectfully press release on caused the petition to gain so much animals with inanimate objects is at
to remove three pieces, which include
acknowledge the closure of the traction. Anirµal rights are difficult worst "offensive" because, in their
a video of pit ·bulls forced to run on
the beliefs of problematic art, to get any sort of consensus on, espe eyes, animals are simply inferior and
treadmills, a cage full of live insects
so many people opposed to the ex "the Guggenheim regrets that explicit cially in a society in which cows and exist solely for our enjoyment - no
and reptiles eating each other, ap.d a
hibit, even if they kept these pieces. and repeated threats of violence have pigs are used to feed the populace but matter the cost.
video of caged, painted pigs having
Inside LC's unique dating scene
Relationships and hookups abound, but not casual dating
By MACKENZIE BATH simple: You ask someone out, you go scary, and we don't want to give some
on a date and you see if you.have any one else that kind of power over us. This
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD me proba ·chemistry. If all goes well, you go out is something that has been pointed out
bly would have thought that 20 again. It seems to be the most logical about our generation, but seems to be
year-old me would have a partner way to find someone to be a potential even more prominent on our campus.
at this age, but she didn't know the re partner. You're on the same page about Yet there is also a trend of serious
ality of what college dating was going to what might happen, no one gets hurt if relationships at LC. From what I've
·entail. Some people started "dating" as it doesn't lead anywhere and you can • seen, these don't come out of hookups
early as middle scho_ol,a nd some have try again with a new person soon. In or going on dates. People "hang out"
a small co)lege full of young adults, it until it's revealed that one or both par- .
never had that experience. In college,
would seem that actual dating would be ties have feelings for the other. This can
the freedom we have as students would
a common occurrence. Yet, at LC this lead to two things: a relatio{lship or an
appear to lend itself to more easily hav
concept is somewhat a thing of the past. awkward parting of ways. At LC, people
ing relationships. We have no curfew,
At LC, casual dates are few and far often go straight from friends to exclu
easy access to new activities and a room
between. What I see much more often is sive relationship. A lot of couples do this
our parents don't live near. But what is
the hookup: students will get together successfully and you'll see them happily
the dating scene at Lewis & Clark real at some event. This is casual, fun and walking around campus together, hand
ly like? From what I've seen, it's been
devoid of feelings. But is this really what in hand. In fact, you will rarely see them
thrown out in favor of the dichotomy of people want? I believe that this can be apart.
hookups and relationships. a defense mechanism to avoid getting Relationships are long-lasting at LC
What is dating? My definition is too close to people. Our emotions are for a variety of reasons. It could be that
on a small campus, people feel pressured
to establish a relationship and maintain
ij:, afraid that they won't be able to find
someone else to date. It could also be
that we happen to be a great place· for
fostering healthy, supportive relation
_ships. Most couples I know are happy,
and a lot of single people I know would
like to be part of a couple. So why can't
we figure out how to date?
Dating is an in-between stage where
people get to try things out and see who
and what they like. In this modern age,
where often caring can be seeir as a sign
of weakness, people don't open them
selves up enough to just go for it; no one
wants to go on a date if it isn't leading
somewhere. While the long-term re
lationship scene at LC is thriving, the
dating scene is practically nonexistent.
Fear of rejection, humiliation or loss of
friendship •c an be daunting obstacles
to dating, but most of those things are
only in the head of the worried student.
Especially because LC is so small, the
prospect of awkward encounters after·
a rejection are extremely high. These
struggles pres.~nted by going to LC only
add to the hardships of dating that most
millennials are facing.
The world isn't split up into people
in relationships and those who just have
hookups, but our campus seems to be
divided this way. It's either be single or
get committed. People are so afraid of
the possible negative outcomes that our
MORGAN FRIES/PIONEER LOG campus is deprived of actual dating.
AJs:u ch a small and insular school, it can be difficult to have a casual relationship.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017
6 OPINIONS
California fires ravage homeS, destroy lives
Sonoma native reacts to her hometown and surrounding counties suffering from devastating blazes
By ANNA DESME'F or a discarded cigarette butt or, the
worst of the possibilities, someone
0 N OCT. 9, I woke up early to playing with fire. There's also a the
find a stream of messages and ory .floating around that substantial
one missed call. The messages winds brought down some telephone
were all variations of: "Are you okay?" poles that then sparked the disaster.
"Is your family safe-?" "Is your house I hope for the sake of my state that
still standing?" these fires were n9t caused by human
And that's how I found out a series stupidity. Washington Post reports an
of wildfires threatened to burn down estimated 5,700 structures destroyed,
my hometown of Sonoma, California. at least 40 dead, hundreds missing
Since then, six fires have burned and thousands evacuated. All of those
in the hills and towns surrounding numbers are certain to go up. Most of
my town. There are a total of 20 fires those deaths have been elderly people
statewide. Glen Ellen, a town so close who were burned alive in the homes
and small it feels like an extension of they couldn't leave because they were
ours, was hit. As was Santa Rosa, one too frail. One victim was only 14 years
of the nearby cities to which Sonoma old. There is so, so much heartbreak
residents drive for shopping or enter caused by these fires.
tainment. Multiple nights this week, A hometown friend recently told
I've gone to bed thinking about possi-· me, "If someone started these fires
ble strong winds that could push the they should be given the death pen
literal wall of fire over the hills and alty,_ and I don't even support that
into our valley. s**t."
I know humans are meant to If people did indeed start these
adapt, but still I am unnerved about fires, and if I were the only decider
how quickly I changed fro!Jl a bun~ of the la , I would put all of the fire
die of nerves and stress, worried sick starters on trial for manslaughter and
about my homet_own, loved ones and destruction of property. There have
neighbors, to a functioning, mostly been people have been put on trial
emotionally stable person. It may not for much less. That being said, I know
be exactly healthy, but hey, at least I they will suffer regardless of if.they're
can function well enough to show up caught or not. They will have to con
to my midterms this week. PHOTO COURTESYO F BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTC ALIFORNIA tinue with their lives knowing that
And yet, I am one of the incred their actions killed dozens ·of people
As fires rage throughout Northern California, firefighters work to quell the blazes before they destroy more property and land.
ibly fortunate ones in this tragedy. and ruined the lives of hundreds,
Though the fires are still active, my· lost their homes. So I say again: (am much worse wa)'s than I have. Keep form or another, according to Ken possibly thousands. If they have any
house is still standing, my family is one of the lucky ones. • - them in your hearts, please. - Pimlott, the director of the California of-the compassion humans are meant
safe, fires haven't entered Sonoma to have, perhaps this is punishment
Many of our peers are affected by Ninety-five percent of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protec
proper a_nd none of my close friends enough. I hope it is.
these fires too, and SOJne,of them in (ires are starte~ by humans in some tion. It could be a forgotten campfire,
t :-_~Y --~.5. "
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No light at the end>~fthe tunnel
for LG ~-campus ft~T;king'w oes
By DREW MATLOVSKY fer from th\s problem. So, all oflower There used to be a· parking lot where
Gri;wold will be taken up by··non-law Howard and Olin are today. Our college
IT'S NEVER GOING to get better. students. Spots next-to the· dorms are also had a smaller student body than it
It won't. No matter bow much we full by those who live on campus and does now - if the Bon lines weren't a
moan or pout, parking on campus drive. And those who work in Temple telltale sign. Of course, parking was
isn't going to change. It will ·always be ton or the Frank Manor House, who still a problem back then, and was only
a colossal was.te of time, a gargantuan arrive at work before 9 a.m., will secure . exacerbated over the past 30 years as .
mess and a bureaucratic quagmire that the creme de la creme locations: right new classrooms were built, and our
rivals the DMVfor incompetency .. by Templeton and Akin. So of course, student body increased in size. To its
Why is parking on campus like the your only option, if you're even lucky credit, LC has combated these issues
experience of finding a parking spot at enough to find a spot, is to park on the by offering incentives to carpool, ex
IKEA on a busy Saturday? Due to a va graduate campus. Yes, that place. panding its shuttle program and most
riety of reasons, Lewis & Clark cannot If you are "blessed" with having recently offering subsidized pricing for
and does not want to build any more your first class after 9 a.m., you will TriMet passes. LC has also been trying
parking lots. We own the land behind have to really hustle to make it from to build a new dorm wing and push
us and we have the ability to feasibly the graduate campus on -time. I have for an increased residency require
expand our parking to accommodate timed it. It is a brisk 11 minute walk ment, which would alleviate its car
more commuter students, faculty and from the Graduate school to your Mill problem by having fewer commuter
staff. However, the neighborhood er classroom. And pray yo;ur class isn't students.
•a ssociation is putting up much resis in Evans, as you might as well camp These may be noble steps, but LC
tance to us expanding our parking. We out in the music room the night before. parking woes are systemic problems,
are in a residential neighborhood and And don't you even dare to think about ones caused by geography and, un
so it's·difficult to get anything new done parking close by in the neighborhood. fortunately, its growing student body.
without their permission. However, the You'll get ticketed. Until we all bike to work, which we
school should take more action to se Is LC aware of this problem? Of should be doing anyway, or someone
cure better parking for its students. course. Parking issues go back into steps up and convinces the neighbors
As a student, if you arrive on campus the 196o's with students complain to let us build a new parking lot, we're
past 10 in the morning, you will never ing about increased prices and; you going to be living in a pretty dismal
find parking. Upper Griswold is always· guessed it, lack of parking spots. As our situation. So no, you can't park there.
reserved for law students, who ~lso suf- campu~ expanded, parking did as well. It's reserved.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017
FEATURES 7
Dung·eons ·and Dragons fans find community
By CAMILLE PIERSON ning with his friends. . ing. That's what brings people into it.
"You have to think about the people • It's not necessarily the combat, it's not
ECENT YEARSh ave seen an in who are playing your game what's going necessarily the dice. It is about playing
creased interest in the fantasy • tobefunforthem."Millersaid, "Youalso someone who isn't you, connecting with
abletop game Dungeons and have to role play all the characters that that person and the emotions that can
Dragons (D&D). Though some of us aren't the player's characters so there's come out of that are really valuable. It's
may only be familiar with D&Dt hrough a lot of improvisational work that goes a good way to feel connected. Especial
shows like "Stranger Things" and into it. Basically, you're a world-build ly in an age of digital games, I feel like •
"Freaks and Geeks," there is a growing er, you're an actor and you're sort of a D&D is much more connective than
community of players at Lewis & Clark. people mediator in ensuring that every something over the Internet which is
"My dad has played D&D since it • body else gets what they want out of the why I think D&D has been seeing a bit
was invented in the 1980s;" Amanda game." of a rise recently."
Giesler '19 said. "When I was little "I think what appeals. to me most In additibn to being a player, Ed
he made some simple campaigns and is the storytelling aspect and how it's wards is the co-founder and president
introduced me into how to play. I like a way to create a story in a group of LC's new D&Dc lub.
picked it back up again in college and but there's still some parameters "We've had ju~t over a hundred
right now I just ·started playing a new and rules that we have to follow and people sign which we were ·really sur
campaign with a group of people." we're all _int he same game universe," prised by," Edwards said. "Right now
From the outside, the game can Giesler said. "If the role-playing or I'm in charge of just coming up with
seem very complicated but once you story telling isn't so much for you, a lot of concepts to keep people inter
understand a few key concepts, the rest some people are more into building ested. It's a very non-traditional club
falls into place. the coolest character, gaining levels, because we don't meet weekly. Just
"You basically just find a group collecting all the magical items or getting people in contact with others
of people an_d each person makes a something completely different. It's is kind of what we're focused on and
character." Giesler said. "Each type· really an_o pen space for you to play then we'll teach people you know how
of character has specific rules that go in." to make a character and how to run
with them, but most of the game is Jasper Edwards '18 also finds the sessions and stuff lik\! that."
based around rolling diee." collaborative storytelling aspect ofD&D Edwards, along with. Sam Bunden-. I)
Dice are rolled to determine the incredibly valuable and has acted as thal '19, co-founder and vice president,
success or failure of your character's de Game Master for several games of his Gwenn O'Connor '20, treasurer, and Wm
sired action. For example, fighting an own. Salyards '18, operations manager, try to
opponent or using a spell requires you RACHAEL OBERMILLER/PIONEER WG "It's amazing how open D&Di s,",Ed work around members schedules to help
to roll the dice· and add your player's wards said. "You can adapt the system tliem network and connect to other play
whose job is to interpret the rules and is responsible for designing quests for
ability score to whatever the number guide the encounters of the players. The everybody io go on. in a lot of ways. My favorite momenti, in ers. If you are interested in finding out for
on the dice is. The game is guide.d by D&D are when someone is so invested yourself what D&Di s all about there are
Game Master also establishes the initial Mc Miller '18 is currently acting as a .
Game Master, or Dungeon Master, premise of each particular game and Game Master for a campaign he's run- in the story that they have a very ob plenty of ways to get involved,a nd people
vious emotional response when play- like Edwardsa re more than happy to help.
David Galaty's most dangerous and inspiring adventur~s
By ARIANAC ARINO& nothing about the Maya ... When I of Wisconsin when he first visited Yucat
NOAH FOSTER-KOTH first went there I had three ~ords of an in 1976.A t the end of his first stay in
Spanish." the region, he wanted to return to the
H
R THE PAST 40 years, Assis During his stay in Yucatan, Galaty area with some of his students.
ant Professor David Galaty has realized that the village where he was "Essentjally, I built a Yucatan study
equented the Maya ruins of staying would make a good place for a program that went on until I moved to
Yucatan, Mexico •a nd developed close cultural trip. Galaty began bringing his Portland," Galaty said. For the next 30
relations wi.th the region's inhabitants. students from the University of Wiscon years, he brought his students to Yucat
His travels in the region have widely ex sin to the Yucatan for study abroad trips. an with him.
panded his field of study, but a few of his He became increasingly knowledgeable Galaty said that his academic trips
adventures nearly cost him his life. about Maya culture and .began studying were largely successful and that his stu
Galaty was first exposed to Maya cul it in greater detail. dents never had any trouble with their
ture while on sabbatical in the 1970s. "(The Maya) had the same level· of Maya hosts. However, after the semes
"I wanted to leave the United sophistication as, say, Rome," Galaty ter ended, one or Galaty's adventures
States," said Galaty. said. "They've got these big buildings, put him in real danger. G
"I was headed to Guatemala, and they're astronomically oriented, they After his students had returned to I;
GRACE ANDERSON/PIONEER LOG
Guatemala had a terrible Earth have a tremendous amount of knowl the United States, Galaty stayed behind Assistant Professor David Galaty is currently workil)_go n a Maya research paper _:I
quake. They said, 'please don't come edge and they had a writing system. My and had a friend fly him over the jungles
in. We can't handle anybody that's field was history of science and I got in of Yucatan, in an effort to locate Maya
not a medical person.' So r turned terested in ancient Mayan science." ruins that were inaccessible on foot. i1
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left and ended up in Yucatan. I knew Galatywas teaching at the University "At one point, we got lost while we
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If the soldiers had detained. them, ,: PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID GAI.,\TY v
Templeton Student Center Galaty and his friend could have been Galaty has been exploring Maya temples like this one (Palenque) for forty years e
Lewis & Clark College imprisoned or executed. kept asking the ex-con about his pe ed to help the community with recon f,
"They were trained to try and fer
nis, until the man sarcastically asked if struction efforts.
Music ret out foreigner that were helping the Galaty needed a diagram. Not catching "We bought roofing materials C
Communist insurrecti.on," Galaty said. the sarcasm, Galaty responded enthusi and took them to people who need 7,(
"The actual danger would've been that a
by DJJ uan Piedra y Mi Gente astically, and a few weeks later the ex ed them, and then we bought food
they would've shot us, cause they were
con presented Galaty with a detailed, and made care packages for people
all night lorig! coming out with their rifles."
anatomically correct diagram drawn by who were out of food," Galaty said.
Galaty and his friend manage to es
his wife. "It turned ot_1tt hat people needed
SalsaD anceI nstruction cape before the soldiers could detain
"That kind of misunderst<Uidingw as materials, but they had no desire for
them.
funny for me, but it's how wars get start our help in rebuilding their roofs. It
by RachelL idskog "(The pilot) touched down, we saw ed," Galaty said. turned out that our· students were
the soldiers running towards us, and he
Dance WithJ oyS tudios One of Galaty's most significant getting in the way. At one point, I-had
just gunned it and went up into the air,"
experiences in Yucatan took place dropped off a package offood and just
9:00pm to 10:30pm Galaty said. "Then we found the Yacinta after a huge hurricane hit the region started crying because the need was .[
river and figured out where we were ... tl
in 1987. Galaty and students from the so great and my ability (to help) was
****-* We could've ended up in a military pris
University of Wisconsin raised mon so small."
Opend ance on in Guatemala for a long time." h
ey to help Maya people rebuild their Galaty is in the midst of finishing
Not all 'of-Galaty's cultural mis
homes. a paper about the iconography 'on
10:30pm to 12:00am understandings have been this life
"I made a promo film, I talked to an ancient Mayan door in Yucatan.
threatening. At one point, he tried to
. television people and we raised sev Galaty is not sure when he will return d
interview a recently released prisoner
eral thousand dollars," Galaty said. to Yucatan again. However, he still
$150 worth of PRIZES! about his experiences· in the penitentia
"The guarantee was that ioo percent feels at home every time he visits Pro
ry, but confused the Spanish words for
Admission:F REE!! ................. • of it went to the villages." greso .
"penitentiary" and "penis."
Galaty and his students took the "I feel like it's a part of me:"
. Not realizing his mistake, Galaty
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017
FEATURES
8
Presiden-t Wiewel discusses time at PSU, LC
After nine years at Portland State University, Wim Wiewel responds to statement from student union
ByKAESVANDERSPEK "My Vice President of Finance and
Administration and the Chief of Public
0 UR NEW president, Wim Wiew Safety had told me that they thought
el, is a somewhat controversial we should go to a sworn police force,"
figure. He has an impressive re Wiewel said. "I resisted that, you know,
sume, having spearheaded incredibly the Netherlands (his birthplace)" is a
successful fundraising campaigns at country where there are no weapons
Portland State University (PSU), where ... I am very anti-gun. So I didn't like
he was president for nine years, while that idea at all. So the first few years I
still maintaining a focus on environ said I don't even want to think about it,
mental sustainability. I don't want to talk about it."
However, in a statement released However, as campus and school
by the PSU Student Union last sum-. shootings rose and PSU became more
mer, some rather troubling claims ·saturated with heroin dealers, Wiewel
were made against his administration. began to consider. the proposal.
"(Wiewel) is not suited to uphold "It really wasn't about being armed,
any position of power," the statement it was about being a sworn police-of-
said. "(He) has perpetuated the corpo • fleer," Wiewel said. "(As a ·sworn po
ratization of higher education ... has lice officer).you can serve warrants so
drastically increased tuition ... (and) you can pursue cases even if they go
voted to begin arming and deputizing off campus ... when you go knock on
PSU campus security ... the·same night somebody's door to serve a warrant
a grand jury_ ruled against the indict or you stop a car, you need to have a
ment of Darren Wilson, the officer who bulletproof vest and be armed, because
• killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, you don't know what the guy behind
Missouri earlier that year." the door has in his dashboard or in his
These are very serious claims, ~nd pocket. So, I became convinced that it
have spai:_keda good deal of concern was a good idea."
within the LC student body. However, Finally, Wiewel defended his ac
they only tell one side of the story, and tions in spite of student protests.
it is essential that we understand both / PHOTO COURTESY OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS & COMMUNTCATJONS "We do not make decisions in the
sides. New president Wim Wiewel poses in front of the Frank Manor House on the Lewis & Clark College undergraduate campus. University by popular vote," Wiewel
Wiewel stressed his commitment said. "I had a responsibility as pres
to the LC educational experience, and think Lewis & Clark is really really percent and then only this last year it only option we had." ident to do what I thought was right.
to the financial goals of the institution. good at. So that means I will spend a went up by I think 5.75 percent. So, the According to the PSU tuition re Does this mean that I don't listen to
"My specific tasks in that, for bet Jot of my time fundraising." first thing is, it is simply not true. Now cords and data released by the College students? Absolutely n.ot. We listened
ter or for worse, revolve significantly In response to accusations con there were a few years ago I think, 2010 Board, not only does Wiewel's data hugely to students, and to faculty, and
around money," Wiewel said. "Making cerning tuition spikes at PSU, Wiewel or 2011 ... when the recession hit and check out, but rising tuition rates at staff but in the end ... as a legislator or
sure that the money is there, that al generally denied them, with a slight the state cut its support by 20 percent, PSU fall well within national averages. an executive, you ultimately have to
lows us to have the faculty that is ex qualification. well, unless you want to fire a whole lot When questioned about his role in vote to do what is the right tfiing. And
cellent, the staff that is excellent, and _ "It's actually not true," Wiewel of faculty, we did have to raise tuition a deputizing and arming the PSU cam you listen broadly but you cannot give
enough of them that we can give the said. "The last six years, I think, the lot. It's just a matter of looking at what pus safety, Wiewel noted that at first, away the responsibility for the deci
kind of personalized attention that I average tuition increase was about 3.5 the operation requires and that was the he was ve·ry against the-proposal. sion." _
J Street U increases their presence at Lewis & Clark
National advocacy group seeks to raise awg,rene~ssa bout ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine
By EVA LOVE ship to end the conflict between Israel
and Palestine.
ON SEPT. 28, students from J "As a J Street U chapter we try to use
Street U were tabling in Howard our voices as· students to bring people
to raise awareness about the Is together and have the hard conversa
raeli government's threat to demolish tions that surround this issue, and put
the Palestinian village of Susya. pressure on people and institutions that
"Susya has been threatened with de have pgwer. to make a difference in the
moiishment continuously by the Israeli conflict," Rybeck said.
government," J Street U coordinator J Street U's social media campaign
Jack Levin '19 said. "It currently has a for Susya is just one example of the ac
military occupation in the West Bank. tion-oriented events they do. The club .
The event was a response to the Israeli is also planning educational events on
Defense Minister who was preparing for campus, including events entitted "Is
demolition." rael 101," "Defining Terms about the
The J Street U chapter at Lewis & Conflict," "Understanding Left-Wing
Clark is lead by coordinators Levin, Israeli Politics" and "Birthright Unfil
Shoshana Rybeck '20 and Sheridan tered."
Shenkin '19. J Street U's stance on-the Students and professors are also
conflict is pro-Israel, pro-Palestine and working to bring speakers to campus.
pro-peace. . "There is an NGO that works with
"What that means is we support the Palestinian and Israeli children in Is
State of Israel while of course criticizing rael called 'Hand in Hand,'" Levin said.
some of the actions but •s till support "The head of.the NGO lives in Portland.
ing its right to exist," Levin said. "We We wa_ntt o bring him to the school so
support the creation of an independent he can tafk about what it is like to work BLAKE ASHBY/PIONEER LOG
Palestii:i,ian state and we support dia with young people." J Street U student ~oordintor Jack Levin '19 leads a presentation detailing the continuous struggle ~etween Palestine and Isn~el
logue between Israel and Palestine about The larger J Street U organization •
er educational opportunity to speak at 4A5 p.m. in J.R. Howard. Meetings want to open up the space to make sure
peace, formation of a Palestinian state, also ho~ts two different annual confer
with professionals who work on this cover topics such as conflict terminolo tliat everyone who has been affected by
and human rights crises in the area." ences, one regional and one national.
conflict and to see the number of stu- gy and history. the conflict or is involved in it feels com
J Street U is the college and uni "Last year we sent over 35 students
•d ents that work on this conflict," Levin "It is really important for us to come fortable and works towards a two-state
versity branch of the "larger, national to the national conference in Washing
said. to terms with the multiple narratives solution."
advocacy group J Street; which pro ton D.C.," Rybeck said.
J Street U meets every Wednesday around this conflict," Levin said. "We
motes and supports American leader- . "The national conference is a broad-

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1968 study abroad group plans a return trip
50 years ago, a group of LC students bonded for life during a visit to Austria. Now they're going back.
• By CATHERINE CINGUINA with host families in the countryside
and small towns, with the host families
WITH THE assassinations of from the cities and families frci{n: the
Martin Luther King Jr. and countryside getting together at a local
Robert F. Kennedy, anti-war discotheque called Georgen to hear the
protests and Nixon's ascension to the latest bits such as "Hey Jude.';
presidency, 1968 was arguably one of However, their homestays were
the most politically and socially tense a stone's throw away from Comrnu
years in American history. nistcontroJJed Hungary and Czech
It was during this fraught time, Republic. On_w eekends, they some
when Europe was still divided by the times visited Yugoslavia on the· other
Iron Curtain, that 25 Lewis & Clark stu side of the Iron Curtain. •
dents went on a study "Police were with you
abroad trip to Austria all the time ... undercov
Grube happened
together and formed a er spies were following
lifelong bond. Yet their to be standing in you," Grube said. The
four years at LC would group was unable to visit
the perfect spot to
lead them down en the Czech Republic be
tirely different paths. be directly hit by cause a young man bad
One member of the burned himself at a pub
a "firehose of cat
group, David Grube, lic squa(e in Prague to
would eventually "fall urine" as the lion protest communism.
in" with the pre-med • Despite the unusu
sprayed those
students and go on to al circumstances sure
become a doctor. An standing behind rounding their trip, what
other, Bruce Lamott, is most unusual about
him.
became a teacher and the 1968 student trip to
a self-described "draft Austria is the bond the
dodger," receiving his PhD in Music students formed that bas spanned de
from Stanford. Their 1968 study abroad cades.
trip to Austria played a huge role in Dqring • the winter months in
their career decisions. Austria, the group was able to form a fa
50 years later, 15 members of the milial bond in order to look out for each PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID GRUBE
original group will be returning· to other. Grube discusses the students The student group lines up to feed geese on a bridge in the the viJJageo f Gmunden, during their first visit to Austria in 1968.
Austria. helping each other through depression
Grube was born in Alaska and had and homesickness. The older and more this trip get together in Portland every ..
never even visited LC when he decid experienced students ended up leading five years. They've gone on to become
ed to enroJI in 1965. Grube intended to the younger kids, some of whom were teachers, businessmen and women; di
either study music or become a priest. • incoming freshmen, a dynamic which rectors of museums, heads of·hospitals
Likewise, Lamott, born in Walla Wal Lamott describes as "a mix between and priests.
la, Washington, was initially attracted 'Party of 5' and 'Lord of the Flies."' The trip to Austria in 1968 influ
to LC for its Presbyterian association, One of the most memorable mo enced Grube and Lamott in numerous
which suited his conservative person ments of the trip for Grube was the ways. For Grube, Austria became an
ality. group's visit to a zoo in Salzburg. The important place in his life. All of his
Grube described the atmosphere on animals weren't in enclosures as they children have lived there, and he has re
campus during 1968 as "problematic." are today, or surrounded by moats; they turned 10 times. For Lamott, it proved
Not only were students protesting the were in cages that you could easily walk to him that he should change his major
Vietnam War, they also protested the up to. Grube, along with others on the to music and_woulg Je_g_hdi m crown an __
building of the Agnes Flanagan Chapel. -trip, watched a lion, "a king of the jun entirely different professional path.
Some of-the students had initially gle, walking back and forth, back and For many of the students who had
been drawn to Austria for the immense forth." never been outside of the country, they
cultural history of Vienna. Lamott and But Grube happened to be stand discovered how entirely different and
Grube and other self-described "culture ing in the perfect spot to be directly hit similar other countries ai-e to America.
vultures" especially enjoyed the 75 cent by a "firehose of cat urine" as the lion As Grube says, everyone has "moms
standing seats at the National Opera sprayed those standing behind him. and dads and brothers and sisters. Peo
Ho1,1seN. ew Year's Eve was memorable Being unfamiliar with the "physiology ple need to work and people need to
as the opera house would put on Johann of cats," he had not anticipated this at eat.i'
Strauss's Die Fledermaus annuaJly. all. Stinking and soaking wet, Grube Through the relationships they
While Lamott described 1968 as the had to return to the hotel on a city bus formed with each other and the good
"most difficult year to be a teenager," while citizens of Austria crowded on the and bad choices they made (such as
traveling to Austria was no way to es opposite end of of the bus, some even standing too close to a lion), these LC
cape political and social strife. Part of leaving to escape the smell. students changed the course of their fu- David Grube climbs into a cannon at Salzburg castle during the group's first visit.
their semester trip to Austria was spent 50 years later, the students from tures together.
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ARTS
The Consultation: A cursed seance and a-dog
Emily's fictional story about two men in white, a rather helpless dog and a terribly unlucky narrator
By EMILY PRlCE grotesque purple and was beginningr to · th.e .h.o.use., a.nd we all shiver; then --~-......,. to touch the body. There's and furtive glances everyone -gives the
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swell. "I know someone you should-talk . silence. ./' ',;...---~-~---' • already a fly buzzing others when •t hey think they're not
T HE SEANCE is my last chance: to," she said. • L· ~'-1.,. --:., \ around the dog's wet looking, in the way some of them stare
really. I'm sitting in the front I co~ldn't afford a private , , ; ' "-·<-,,~,L_-0>;----.,........~ ~-·\. nostrils. at the dog's body almost lovingly, with
garden of a large house in La consultation, so I shelled out . ~!...LL,,.... "~-- "Does a kind of ownership: this one is mine,
Vista, with twenty other lost souls-in for a group seance: now here • -"""""a' nyone have they're saying.
varying degrees of distress, staring up we all are, aFranged • a phone?" After about ten ·minutes a grey van
at a young woman with shoulder-length· around the serious someone asks. with a silhouette of a dog on the side
blonde hair .and a tattoo of a crow on young medium like T'here is rolls up to the curb, an·d two men in
her left bicep. The young woman is the spokes on a silence, white Tyvek coveralls step out. All of ·
singing, though J.c an't tell what about. wheel. /; but we all
us on the steps scoot to one side to let
The garden is a study in grief. One ·know the
them through. They are professionals
of the women sitting· next to me has e;~~,?.st~~ourfL: answer.
and work fast, without speaking. In
grabbed hif thinning hair and_isp ulling medium . : Who
their hands, the dog becomes a problem
it rhythmically, one fist and then the says. We •. brings a
waiting to be taken care of.
other. Another has untied the laces close cell phone to
It feels selfish not to hope that this is
of her tennis shoes and twists them our eyes. a seance?
someone else's relative or friend come
around her fingers, turning the tips The sun beats I reach into
bright blue. I can barely look at them; down heavy my pocket; I, back with some kind of message. But
my own distress seems insufficient by on my lids. apparently, as I watch the two men in their white
comparison, ridiculous even. Nothing missed the memo. uµiforms heave the dog into a plastic
I've been struggling for months, happens. "I'll do it." sheet and 'carry it between them down
working part-time· as a secretary and Eventually As ·we wait for the stone steps, I wonder if it's my
writing poems on Twitter about • a I cheat and animal control ·,o curse, come to tell me that it's over. I
woman I asked out for coffee several reopen my arrive, most of us sit think about what will come _oft he body,
times too many. My troubles have built eyes. The • on the steps and put our how it will be bundled, disassembled,
on one another, starting a few months other guests heads in our hands. The incinerated; I can}' help but feel a
ago: former friends began to ignore me are more woman with the shoelaces shiver of joy at the thought of my·
when ·1 saw them in the supermarket; disciplined, but sits on hei- heels next to the misfortune being so totally destroyed.
high schoolers started throwing chunks O. • gradually they fidget in dog's head, dangling the laces just Behind me, the medium begins to scrub
of dog s**t at my car One morning, plate and scrl).tcht heir noses One by one we stand. We above its blood. The medium paces the deck with a sponge, and the blood
when I was walking ou_t of the Office and crotches. It's obvious they're walk past the medium as one -down on the lawn, scowling; perhaps that·hasn't set washes down the steps
Depot near my work with a stack of getting restless. Minutes pass. There body and ascend the stairs. We she is wondering how to explain the in soapy rivulets.
yellow pads, a moped veered off the are no ghosts. don't even reach the top of the steps damage to the house's re.al owner. We The next day, the medium sends us
street and clipped my left side. My first We haven't been going for more before we see the carcass of a dog lying all expect someone to come and-take all an email: she wants to invite us all
day back from sick leave, I slipped on a than a quarter of an hour before there's at the foot of the sliding glass door, responsibility, but no one comes. to another seance, free of charge. One
discarded coffee filter and sprained my a loud crash from somewhere in the which has . cracked from the impact. The aiJ is thick-with the smell of woman replies to the group-; her profile
ankle. house. The medium's eyes snap open; The dog is the size and color _ofa fox. blood in the heat. No one says anything, photo is all long gray hair and sad
"I think ·rm cursed," I told my she looks annoyed. The possibility that Bright -red blood seeps from its head
but I can tell what they're all thinking: eyes. Her email reads only, My needs
coworker as she elevated my leg onto a this could be something supernatural onto the welcome mat.
what if the dog is a sign? What if it's a . have been met. Her confidence, almost
stack of oven mitts. • ·• ~ - floats through every.one's heads, along The woman with the shoelaces
brother, or an old friend, or a husband, saintly, radiates out to all of us. No one
-She wrapped a tea towel full of ice with the suspicion that we have all wrapped around her hands moves
come back to say one last thing? I can else replies.
around my ankle, which had turned a been conned. There is a long wail from forward hesitantly, as if she wants
read something else in the pursed lips
A whole lotta latte: Cafes to visit in downtown PDX
ByCHARLOTIEWALLACE and the barista who forces me to
practice my French. Although pleasant,
IT IS NO STRANGE, unexplainable Courier Coffee is small, so there is not
phenomenon that a coffee shop has enough space to study. It's more suited
emerged on what seems like every for having a cafe au lait or a latte before
block of downtown Portland. In a city brunch with a friend on Saturday. The
with weather typically below 60 degrees flavor of the coffee is not overpowering
Fahrenheit and what feels like constant but rich and the price is on the low
rain, a coffee shop is a convenient side for how good it is. It is only $4
escape. You can do your work, consume' fqr one of the best lattes in Portland.
large amounts of caffeine and only • The rich flavor, creamy texture in the
have to spend about $5 to stay as long foam, right temperature and perfect
as you wish. Downtown is drowning balance of coffee to milk make the latte
in coffee spots, but not all beans are an experience you will return for. The -
created equal. After a rough few days traditional, French style hot chocolate
of excessive ·caffeine consumption, I is also worth trying, repeatedly. Courier
can report the best and the worst of the Coffee is unique because it combines a
downtown coffee spots. traditional French_ .cafe -atmosphere
with the artistic styling characteristic
Case· Study (802 SW 10th Ave) of many parts of downtown Portland. It
Conveniently located in the heart of is all white except for local art for sale
downtown a block from City Target, on the walls. You can have a classic cafe
this coffee spot is always busy. If you au lait, but, on warmer Sundays, you
like your coffee strong and your chai can also enjoy a farmers' market plum
spicy, you cannot go wrong with Case shaved ice with caramel and red beans.
Study. They roast their own beans and
all their coffee-beverages are dark roast, Hea:rt (537 SW 12th Ave)
hence the strong flavor. Dark roast is Heart is certainly the most expensive
not normally my preference, but Case of the downtown coffee shops: for a
Study's coffee has -a pleasant, siightly very sma)l latte you pay $5, and the
nutty and not too qitter flavor: it is dark CHARLOTTE WALLACE/PIONEER LOG price jumps with the complexity of the
roast without the burnt Starbucks taste. Behind the Museum Cafe-brews medium roast coffee and offers a wide selection oflattes and even ceromonial matcha beverage and the size. However, the
Beware, Case Study's flavor is prone to coffee at Heart does have a good flavor.
fluctuation due to their changing beans. They roast their _own beans and do a
but the only roast they offer is burnt. Art Museum but not affiliated with the iliat lend up there almost every Sunday.
- The house-brewed chai is excellent if strong dark roast. If you like a bitter, II
There is no pleasant atmosphere to idle museum. They roast all their own beans I would never expect a place specializing
you can handle Sriracha-level spice. rich taste in your dark roast, as many
in that justifies the bad coffee. They and only use organic coffee beans. in Japanese snacks and tea to have
Case Study's beverages are simple like people do, Heart is right for you. They
also failed to make .a decent latte. The Behind the Museum Cafe's expertise the best iced latte in Portland. Their
their wood furniture and dark interior accomplish the bitter flavor without the ,{
foamed milk on top of mine completely is not limited to coffee: they have cappuccino is also perfectly balanced
color scheme. They make a good cup of . lacked the pleasant creamy texture ceremonial matcha and the best matcha and not too bitter from the espresso . disgusting, burnt taste at Cafe Umbria. (
coffee but there are other places close by The latte was quite good.and the foam e
desired in a latte. Bon Appetit serves latte I have had. The cafe also offers
with better lattes, mochas, cappuccinos Cafe Umbria in Fields, Maggie's and great food like onigiri, sandwiches and Courier Coffee (923 SW Oak St) had the best creamy texture of all the C
and hot chocolate. For example, there lattes I had downtown.-Heart has cocl,
• the Dovecote and for how expensive beautiful pastries baked fresh daily Small and easy to miss, you will never
cappuccinos do not ha\le the right black modern decor and nice outdoor
meal plans and coffee in the cafes are, •f or hungrier visitors. The only issue find an annoying tourist or anyone )1
balance of foam to espresso: they are benches for when the sun makes
we deserve better. I have with Behind the Museum Cafe taking a picture of their food or
above tp.e pleasant amount of bitter. an" appearance in Portland. Heart
is tl1e very small sizes and no option bever~ge in Courier Coffee. It is my
The price is -fair for the good quality, . is located in one of the best parts of
Behind the Museum Cafe to size up. The lattes are a decent size personal favorite because they_ serve
however the chai is quite expensive downtow{i. It is right across the street
(1229 SW 10th Ave) but everything· else can be finished in traditional French style coffee, snacks,
at $5 for the 6 ounce size. Overall, it from Tasty n Alder and near popular
Behind the Museum .Cafe has an a few sips, and I find myself becoming and pastries. The beverage sizes are a
is a nice place to spend tl1e afternoon art and clothing shopping destinations
excellent medium roast and excels at disappointed when my delicious bit larger than Behind the Museum
studying or witl1 a friend. like WM Goods and Alder & Company.
more elaborate coffee beverages like beverage disappears all too quickly. Cafe's, which is a plus since everything
It's a fun place to sit and people watch
cappuccinos and lattes·. But if. you The atmosphere is pleasant and makes at_B ehind the Museum Cafe is just a bit
Cafe Umbria (710 SW Madison) while enjoying overpriced coffee. The
prefer dark roast, Behind the Museum this coffee spot a nice place to spend the too small. Courier Coffee roasts their
Cafe Umbria is only a few blocks coffee was not too strong in caffeine
Cafe is not for you: all their beverages · afternoon. The cafe is full of traditional own beans and does a medium roast,
north from Case Study. However, Cafe content, so for people who like a strong
lack the _strong, bitter sensation loved Japanese art and modern ceramics which is more bitter and has more
Umbria is a "no go." They claim to buzz Case Study is probably a:b etter
by those who prefer dark roast. The from Portland artists. It is a great place flavor than Behind the Museum's. I l{
offer a dark roast and a medium roast, choice.
cafe is located behind the Portland to study. I am embarrassed to mention enjoy the clean, minimalist atmosphere

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017
ARTS
12
Folk trio Red Molly returns to a devoted crowd
By EMILY DAVIS He was right. The trio walked on
stage, greeted the crowd and dove
RED MOLLY, a folk trio who right into their set. While I wasn't very
played at the Alberta Rose familiar with them before attending
:rheatre on Oct. 8, brought the • their show, I am a big fan of folk and
ever-resonating style of Americana bluegrass music. The trio, comprised of
music to Portland for a spectacular Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner and
show. The intimacy of the theater and Molly Venter, had amazing voices and
the relationship between the musicians the soul to back up a small, profound
and their fans created an amazing _show,T he three women were front and
atmosphere. center, with MacAllister on bass, Venter
Upon entering the Alberta Rose, I on· guitar and Gardner on a Dobro lap
was struck by two things that I had not steel guitar.
been expecting: a completely seated After playing their third song of the
venue and a largely older crowd. I'm not evening, a cover of Dolly Parton's "Do I
talking older than your average college Ever Cn;iss Your Mind," they asked the
student; I'm saying I was the youngest •c rowd how many had seen them before.
person there by 20 years. But damn, Hands went flying up. A notable part
were they a lively crowd. As I took my of their performance was the banter
seat, an older ·gentleman behind me between the performers and the fans,
asked me if I had ever seen Red Molly known endearingly . as "Redheads."
play before. Upon lemming I hadn't, he They interacted like they were· all a
told me they "have the vo~ceo f angels." group of friends who get together every
year to catch up with one another.
After a two year hiatus, Red Molly is
back with a 2017/ 18 tour promotingtheir
new album "All For One &_Onef or All"·
and giving the crowd a preview of each
member's forthcoming solo albums.
Venter's song was about her newborn
son, a slow smooth song relating the
joy and pain of motherhood. Venter's LEXIE BOREN/PIONEER LOG
strong and heavy voice, coupled with Sisters Abbie Gardner, Laurie MacAllister and Molly Venter serenade the enraptured crowd at the Alberta Rose Theater.
her vocal range, made her stand out
from the other members. MacAllister
Lynch's "Once the Teardrops Start to whom are members of the Brooklyn song off their solo records, Red Molly
went next and sang her-song."Vertigo,"
Fall," which she covers on her solo based band Roosevelt Dime. Akin played the entirety of their forthcoming
which was about
album. was 100 percent the hype-man of the album, which consists of six songs.
love and ~the They interacted like
They each evening. He seemed like a big fan of It is worth noting that their solo acts
fear of opening
they were all a group of played their the ladies of Red Molly and was easily were different from one another, each
up to someone instruments the person most moved by the music. having their own style and flare that was
only to be hurt. friends who get together
for most of • After intermiss"ion, the ladies came personal to the performer. However,
MacAllister has
the show, back out"a nd played "Weeping Willow" • that's what makes Red Molly's music so
a slightly softer every year ...
occasionally which, if you want to know what Red amazing: they all skillfullyc ombine their
voice, and can hit --------,----
adding good Molly is by listening to a single song, personal tastes to create an eclectic style
high notes well.
ol' -foot stomping and tambourines is the· one to hear. A combination of that moves the soul of the audience.
LEXIE BOREN/PIONEER LOG Gardner described her new album as to the mix. They were backed up by country, folk and bluegrass creates the And move them they did: Red Molly,
''bluegrass without as much grass" and
Eben Pariser on guitar and drums and beautiful Americana sound they are upon concluding their show, received a
Gardner harmonizes with her band
sang a beautiful rendition of Claire
Craig Akin on the double bass, both of known for. After each playing another standing ovation from the entire crowd.
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and rave reviews on its side. So why to the new movie's box office failure Exchangea nd Teaching_(J ET) Program providesc ollege graduates a
aren't people liriing up to see it? is its tone. Both "Blade Runner" films
unique opportunityt o teach Englisht o studentsi n the Japanesep ublic
For one thing, while the original offer a bleak, cynical representation of
· Blade Runner has an established fan humanity and its future. The series has school system. Graduates help develop foreign language education
I . base, it never achieved the widespread always forced audiences to consider
popularity of rival sci-fi franchises like the worst sides of human nature, from by serving as Assistant Language Teachers or Coordinators for
"Star Wars." As a result, the sequel the way we marginalize low-ranking
International Relations.
needs to appeal to people who haven't members of society to the way we're
seen the first film in order to make 7ictively destroying our home planet.
This successfula nd respected·p rogram helps promote inte~national
a profit. Unfortunately, the plot of "Blade Run:ner 2049" boldly embraces
"Blade Itunner 2049" requires some the inherent darkness an\i compiexity exchangea t the local level by fostering ties between Japanesey outh
familiarity with the 1982 original, of these subjects, which is part of what
which severely limits the number of makes it a great science fiction film. and JET Programp articipantsf rom around the world.
people who can appreciate this year's However, the idea of being immersed
sequel. This isn't to say that the sequel in a more environmentally ravaged and
has a poorly written or overly derivative socially divided version of Earth might
plot. "Blade Runner 2049" tells its own not appeal to the average moviegoer
story, expanding on the original· film right nciw.I n a time when the.real world
rather than copying it. However, the . is full of environmental catastrophe and
big reveals and secrets in the new film social discrimination, audiences might
won't mean anything to audiences who be less interested in spending two and
haven't seen the first movie. Th_at's half hours in a future-fantasy where
not an objectively bad thing from a • things have gotten even worse.
screenwriting perspective, since this The financial woes of "Blade Runner
film is meant to be a companion piece to 2049" arguably serve to continue the
the 1982 classic. But it does mean that legacy of the 1982 "Blade Runner,"
moviegoers will struggle to understand which was also a box-office bomb when
the plot, and appreciate how clever it is, it was first released. The original film
if they aren't already fans of the original only found an audience on the home
"Blade Runner." video aftermarket when movie lovers
One of the main reasons movie buffs could soak in the movie's unusual
love the original film is that its gritty, atrn'osphere and heady philosophical
dystopian vision ofEarth's future makes themes over multiple viewings. Blade
it stand out from the brighter, cleaner Runner 2049 may establish a similar
worlds of other 'Sos sci-fi movies. To its cult following in a few years, but it won't
credit, "Blade Runner 2049" does a great make a pile of cash along the way.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017
ARTS
13
Varda,· Stiller and more return to the big screen
Brendan's periodic guide to best-selling blockbusters? low-budget indie flicks and everything in between
By BRENDAN NAGLE wife Eliz.abeth,p rominent psychologists comic book writing. Inspired in part by material with tenderness. The film is largely predictable, hitting all of the
at Harvard in the 1920s, are famous for the traits of his two lovers - the fiery erotic, but it doesn't overindulge like dramatic turning points expected of it,
Faces Places inventing the lie detector. They later Elizabeth (stunningly acted by Rebecca "Fifty Shades of Grey" does. Its eroticism but as a romance it's radical, exploring
AGNES VARDAd escribes herself entered into a polyamorous relation Hall) and the pure-hearted Olive (Bella is more restrained, as the characters are • a lifestyle that rarely sees the big screen.
as "a little old lady, pleasantly ship with a_youngs tudent, Olive Byrne, Heathcote) - he creates the amazonian the real focus. It is celebratory rather For anyone in need of a refreshingly
plump"; she is all of those things, • daughtero f radicalf eminisEt thel Byrne. To qu~en Wonder Woman. The comics, than exploitative. The weakest element different type of romance, "Professor
but she is also much, much more. The many, this relationship is still seen as though successful, are plagued by con of the film is its framing structure. The Marston" is worth a trip to the theater.
88 year old started as a photographer, taboo, so you can only imagine the re troversy surrounding its depictions of story js told via a series of flashbacks
but later took up filmmaking. Her sec action nearly a century ago. Ostracized BDSM and homosexual allusions. An as William is being interrogated by the Brad's Status
ond featu.re film, "Cleo From s to 7," a by the psychology community, William gela Robinson directs with an elegant director of the Child Study Association. This film continues to confound me.
defining film of the French New Wave, Marston, played with warmth by Luke touch, treating her characters and the It's an unnecessary and somewhat dis It's hard not to feel like "Brad's Status"
catapulted her to international fame. Evans, is·f orced to take up a new career: radical (by Hollywo·od standards) tracting device. As 1\ biopic the film is is a film that simply doesn't deserve to
Since then she worked on performance exist in 2017. Ben Stiller plays Brad, an
art and installation pieces, while still arrogant and insecure father suffering
continuing to experiment with film. a midlife crisis. As he and his genius
In recent years her filmmaking inter son (Austin Abrams) travel to the East -·
f e o s r ts m . h a S v h e e t m ur a n d e e d "T to h e t h G e le d a o n c e u rs m e a n n t d a r I y " fi Hit q tt • u ! q d I ' t (iii b C a o c a k s t t o to h v i i s s i d t a c y o s l le a g s e a s , s B tu r d ad en i t s b at r o T u u g f h t t s
in 2000 and then "The Beaches of Ag Uti(lf.tUUt{tnftw. University. While all of his college
nes" in 2008. Her latest film, "Faces friends are now impossibly successful,
Places," continues ber work as a docu il :.l l Lt i it ll t(f ti {t H 1 if Brad has spent his time toiling away
mentarian. In it she and prominent street '\it Hd {U Et t tr tit H H l at non-profits and feefs like a failure. •
artist JR travel the French country Being back on a college campus makes
side in a large truck that doubles as a tth~((:{tUt UtU(UH him long desperately for the idealism of
printer for JR's · massive photographs. •1 l l t t l t l t { t { l r l f if J.Jt his youth. Many are likely to be turned
They stop in various villages, taking off immediately. If the thought of a
pictures of people they meet and plas HUtU ft! ttUUHH!i' movie about an upper class white guy
tering the photos onto buildings. Like •Kh-.ILtlCtlfU1! !/H itt whining about his inadequacy because
Varda's previous two films, it is a work he doesn't have a private jet sounds
of humanism. Varda and JR find pro ,t\\tH~tUHUHttlHh u repulsive, I wouldn't blame you. If you
fundity in unlikely places: goat farms, tilUU l H{ H { \ l ( t rtl ll. t I can get past all of that, however, "Brad's
loading docks, factories. The film's Status" is actually a :well-made film that
most poignant moments, though, are· ;ilt,U[tl({{ft(1Hi!Htti\·, at times flirts with real profundity. Still-
when we see Varda grappling witli her er manages to make Brad, insufferable
loss of vision. It's ironic and sad that a as he may be, into a sympathetic charac-
woman whose legacy is defined by her ter. His insecurities, though undeniably
work with visuals is losing her ability privileged, are, in some ways, universal.
to see. But for Varda there is only one "It's stupid to compare lives," he says
appropriate response: to document the in his opening monologue, "put when ,,-'
profound power of faces and places and I do, I feel somehow I've failed." Mike
to bask in the beauty of photography White's direction (you may remember
while she still can. It brings to mind him as Ned Schneebly in "School Of
the words of Werner Herzog, who said Rock") keeps the film afloat. Though
that if the world was ending tomon-ow "Brad's Status" seems like _the kind of
he would start filming a movie. "Faces work that progressive filmmakers are
Places" is a beautiful, celebratory work. rebelling against, White's ever-shaking
camera explores the frailty of the white
Professor Marston and the male ego, and the blindness of Gen X
Wonder Women· liberals. It won't resonate with every
. The story of Dr. William Marston, one, and it's certainly not a must-see,
creator of the Wonder Woman comic but "Brad's.Status" may have more go-
book series, is so improbable that one - ing on than its premise would suggest.
RAYA DEUSSEN/PIONEER LOG
couldn't make it up. Marston and his
Fright night: a guide to H·alloween hor_ror •
n10.v1es
By MACKENZIE HERRING can easily recognize the famous premise, but whose execution
quotes and shots from the is flawed. Despite the cheap
Newer greats film. Wliat may be particu scares, "Children of the Corn"
''THE BABADOOK" (2014): larly interesting to fans is a is a classic and is an excel
Named after a sinister chil documentary following the lent movie to poke fun at
dren's book, "The Babadook" conspiracies, inaccuracies and throughout. In a small town
is a twisted and bleak view at the dete questionable influences within surrounded by corn, shock
riorating sanity of a widowed mother the movie. "Roqm 237" follows ingly enough, children take
and her child, played by Essie Davis five different interpretations over and kill everyone over
and Noah Wiseman, respectively. The of the film, and it delivers •t he age of 18. The group
movie has been referenced as an al theories that range from the is run by a boy preacher
legory for worsening depression and convincing to the ridiculous. If named Isaac, who is quite
grief, with a very literal "monster" eat you want to know why a small convincingly played by John
ing at the mother's sanity. The child in corner of the world believes Franklin. The movie is fun to
the film experiences his own psycho Kubrick faked the moon land watch and the shots are ac
logical episodes, and desperately tries ing, this is the documentary tually very pretty. Watching
to help his mother fight the creature. for you. Regardless, "Room this film with a fun group
Despite the intensely sad state of the 237" is an intriguing and and a sense of humor is key.
characters in the film, "The Babadook'.' thought-provoking watch that
is still frightening in the traditional will have you putting on "The "Cabin in the Woods" (2012):
sense. With a lingeFing, supernat Shining" for the 50th time. This film contains an ex
ural and shadowy figure, the movie tremely creative take on com
is one long nightmare with bits and "The Exorcist" (1973): "The Ex mon horror cliches. The movie
pieces of reality scattered throughout. orcist" is one of the most.highly has very typical characters: the
·regarded horror films to date, stoned goofba,ll, the jock, etc.
"13 Cameras" (2015): Despite being ·a and it lives up to that expecta The unique aspect of this film
relatively unrecognized film, "13 Cam tion. Despite the year of this is the mystery th·at develops
eras" feels real and flawed and, despite film, it expertly captures along with the haunting of
its simple premise, is exceptionally un popular horror tropes like the characters. The film pokes
settling. It's also great if you are not into demonic possession and fun at horror movies, and
the supernatural, as all the monsters in the connection between successfully so, but also
this one are human. The movie follo':YS .the supernatural and keeps you intrigued a·nd
a newly married and pregnant couple the religious. The cast the right amount of
(Sarah Baldwin and PJ McCabe), who is quite small but the confused.- The mov-
have just-moved into their first home. characters are well ie has greats like
While the relationship between the two developed. The Sigourney Weav-
has its troubles, the problems become movie follows a er and Bradley
exposed once their creepy landlord priest (Jason Whitford. "Cabin -
(Neville Archambault) secretly· installs Miller), who is in tlie Woods"
cameras within their home. "13 Cam experiencing a is rather inno
eras" is a quick watch and banks on lapse in faith due to vative in ---terms
its ability to leave you wondering how his ill mother. His faith is soon of what modem
this slowly developed disaster will end. tested when a 12-year-old girl (Linda hon-or can be, but ac
Blair) is possessed by the devil. The girl's Movies that will make you complishes this in a way
Classics detailed descent into madness is enter question your seqse of humor that's easyto follow and enjoy.
"Room 237'' {2012) / "The Shining" taining and horrible to watch at the same "Children of the Corn" (1984): Like
(1980): Most people are fam~iar with time, but it promises to make "The Ex many cult films in the Sos, "Children
Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" and orcist" a movie you're not likely to forget. of the Corn" is a movie with a good

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017
SPORTS
14
Athlete focus: Remington
Campbell, linebacker
By CASEY PICKARD through FFA." there that always hurt us," Campbell
Campbell spent his past three sum said.
I l THE LEWIS & CLARK Football mers and winter breaks working on a Campbell explained that one of
,. team bas enjoyed success ·in the feedlot in his hometown, Brawley, Cal the team's bigges~ goals this year was
t
past few weeks. One member of ifornia. Campbell bas also worked with not to put themselves down after each
the defense, Remington Campbell '18, is a veterinarian that visits the feedlot. He game and instead tell themselves "~kay
an aspiring veterinarian who has a pas even :travels with the \,eterinarian to we can do this" as they heaq into their
sion for animal care and football. • Arizona. The experience has motivated event. •
After he earns his biochemistry ma him to become a vet. "Getting over that mental hump ...
jor, Campbell looks forward to attending "It's a lot of work but I really enjoy that's been one of the biggest things for
• graduate school to become a large animal it," Campbell said. us," Campbell said. After years of loss
veterinarian. The inspiration came from Playing for the Pios since his fresh es, it bas been easy for the Pios to lose
working with farm animals throughout man year, Campbell provides a unique steam and begin to expect a loss instead
his childhood. perspective on their recent wins. In his· of anticipating a win.
"I've applied to five veterinary' sophomore year, he made the jump Campbell is enthusiastic about the
schools so I'll hear back sometime in from special teams to starting lineback new recruits for the football team.
the winter or early spring if I got in," er and his performance earned him the "They've been really good," Camp
Campbell said. Much of Campbell's an position permanently. bell said. "We've brought in some some
imal experience comes from working Campbell hadn't won a game until really good freshmen." This season,
with his father, who is a Future Farm this year. first year players make up a quarter of
ers of America (FFA) teacher. FFA is "It's been fun to go through it with the football roster. I've got a freshman
a youth organized organization that everyone who's stuck with it." Never playing next to IJle which has been awe
promotes and supports agricultural before winning a single game with his some to teach him and stuff like that"
education. teammates makes the wins against Campbell.said.
· "My dad is an AG adviser for the Pomona-Pitzer and Willamette in This Saturday, Oct. 21, Campbell
FFA," Campbell said. An AG adviser is September all the more sweeter. is looking forward to playing with his
an agriculture teacher. "I was. always "I think we're doing our jobs now. teammates in the homecoming game LEXIE BOREN/PIONEER LOG
helping him out with animals for the We've always had the right people and against Pacific University.
Remington Cll-ni.pbel'l1 8 hopes to become a veterinarian after graduating from LC.
fair. I also showed pigs in high school we've just made tiny mistakes here. and
I,
I Coach Locey shares
I
I his sports philosophy
I
I
I
I By CASEY PICKARD Locey believes that this philoso
phy can be applied to anything in life
JAY LOCEY.HAS BEEN the coach through the mindset of pursuing one's
of the Lewis & Clark football team best in spite of a win or a:l oss. The focus
. since Dec. 2014. He recently en should be about the things that you can
joyed his first wins with the program control.
and is excited to see the program prog "You can work your tail off and get
ress. a C in a class but you can still feel really
Locey was raised in Corvallis, Ore good about it," Locey said, "If we get a
gon, where he eventually .enrolled into group of people working together, push
Oregon State University (OSU). Early ing to be their best in whatever aspect of
on in his studies, he chose to switch life, I think we got a pretty good chance
his major from business to health and to be successful on the scoreboard."
physical education after discovering his By instilling a mindset tl1at values
passion for science. achieving excellence in all aspects
"I started off in business but that of life, regardless of what the results
wasn't interesting to me," Locey said. are, Locey-believes that tlie Pios have
"I enjoyed studying the biology part ... a greater chance at winning more
the anatomy and physiology was pretty games. In fact, the LC men's football
intrigµing to me." team has won more games this season
Additionally, Locey played men's than they have in three years. After
football for the OSU Beavers. He winning their games against Pomona
claimed that it was fun although not a Pitzer and Willamette in September,
very "bright time in OSU atliletics" as the philosophy that Locey has been
many of their teams weren't winning . instilling into his players is coming to
games, including his team. However, fruition.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BRYCE JOHNSON -through this experience Locey devel When he beg11nh is position, Locey
Football players Bryce Johnson '19 Oeft) and AJ Smith_'2 1 (right) hold'their fists up in a Black Power salute on the field. oped a philo'sophy that tales the focus asked _his players, "What do you like
off of the scoreboard. most about Lewis & Clark?" Many
Spor_ts commentary: art update "In spite of what .the scoreboard responded with, "I love my teachers and
said, push every day to be your best," professors."
Locey said. "Chip Kelly's motto at the "That had just not been the dialogue
University of· Oregon (UO) was 'win of the previous schools I had been at,"
on the national ap.theni protests
the day' and it had nothing to do with Locey said. "That's the piece that really
.,.,.
the scoreboard." Kelly coached the jumped out."
UO Ducks, who played in the national This response from Lacey's players
championship in 2015, and he had brief "enamored" him and made him feel
By MADELEINE ORONA Trump. can make anything seem unfamiliar,
coaching stints with the Philadelphia even more confident that they would
B~GOS & ANNA SCHALL Trump also attacked NBA player make no mistake: in America, sports
Stephen Curry who declined an and politics have always had a special Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. have:a good response to the outlook he
P RESIDE,.NT TRUMP'S recent invitation to the White House with his relationship. Competition often serves After college, Locey coached at Lake wanted to implement into tliem.
incendiary comtnents on protests team, the Golden State Warriors. Trump as a battleground for societal equality; Ridge High School in • Lake Osweg9 "I like that I can coach and recruit
made by black athletes has insinuated that Curry should be grateful and competitive sports' ability to appeal for four years and then continued his young men that will be pushed in the
brought the issue of politics in sports to for the invitation, that it would have to such a wide variety of Americans education· at UO's graduate school. classroom and be their absolute best,"
the forefront. He labeled NFL players been "a great honor." This prompted lends it even more social power. Jackie After his graduation, he resumed his Locey said. "I thought that was very
who took the knee in solidarity with fellow NBA athlete. LeBron James to Robinson broke segregation in baseball coaching career at Linfield College congruent with the school and it was
Colin Kaepernick "sons of bitches" and defend Curry on Twitter saying, "Going and became the first black man to play where he worked for 23 years. going to be an easy thing to implement."
called for them to pe fired. Trump felt to the White House was a great honor America's pastime in 1947. Two decades
that players who took a knee during the until (Trump) showed up!" In the midst later Muhammad Ali refused the Draft
anthem were solely being "disrespectful" of all this, Trump tweeted that if NFL for the Vietnam War - citing his
and made no comment on the player's' players want the privilege to play the religion as the source of his opposition
intent. He proceeded to <;!aimt hat these sport then they shouldn't be ·allowed to to the war - and was promptly stripped
protests are the reason behind low disrespect the nation or the flag. of his boxing titles. American· athletes
NFL viewer ratings and_w hy the league Trump's· reactions to the protests. Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised
seems to be suffering financially, despite. of black athletes hint towards a larg their fists in a Black Power salute on the
evidence that ratings have i!_ctuallyri sen er belief that politics and social issues podium at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
from the previous year ·according to have no place in sports. Indeed, sports These athletes served as some of
the New York Times. In response to often provide a brief period of unity for the most visible examples of black
Trump's comments, even more NFL communities of all sizes - from a small American success, and this public role
players joined the protest linking arms. town tci an entire nation - in which empowered them to advocate .for what
in solidarity with one another to ·speak each participant can share their love they believed was right. Kaepernick,
out against the injustices faced by black for the game. From this point of view, Curry or any other black athlete who
Americans. politics seems nearly -antithetical to stands up for what they believe in now
Even Trump-supporting Daniel sports; politics have the ability to divide is no different than those who preceded
Snyder of the Washington Redskins kin from kin,,to render a nation in two. them. Regardless of how one feels about
and Shahid Khan of the Jacksonville the subject, sports are a highly valued
It is not unreasonable to wonder if, in
Jaguars joined their players in kneeling aspect of American culture, and as
or Jocking arms. Other owners, like New today's political climate, politics and Jong as they continue to be so, they will LEXIE B0R.EN/PIONEER LOG
sports should ever overlap.
England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, continue to serve as a stage for social Locey celebrated his first wins since he became head coach in December 2014.
While our new president's candor
expressed their "disappointment" in change.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 201_7
SPORTS 15
ANNA SCHALL/PIONEER LOG
Wide receiver Dennis Kamakana '18 runs toward the end-zone in the 4th quarter.
Win streak -over
Football team drops two games in a row
By ABE FIELD 203 yards, one toucbdown, two inter
ceptions and completing 17 out of 44
THE LEWIS & CIARK football of his passes. The interceptions ·were
team had a tough few weeks in his first of the season arfd his collegiate
their schedule, facing a resilient career.
University of Puget Sound (UPS) team The Pioneers fared worse against
on Oct. 7 and 10th ranked Linfield on Linfield, who are ranked 8th among Di
Oct. 14. The Pios lost to UPS 35-13 and vision III teams. Although May threw
to Linfield 49-14. for 137 yards and two touchdowns, the
UPS scored all of their 35 points in Pioneers could not overcome the ex
the first half and were up 35-3 at half plosive Linfield offense who torched
time. The UPS Logger defense forced them for 436 yards· of total offense.
four costly turnovers which led to the The Wildcats,. who have been favored
Pioneers being out-gained -485-246 by Division III sports analysts since the
yards over the course of the game. The •b eginning of the season, sc01;edi n ev
Pioneer defense forced a turnoveL in ery quarter on their way to handing LC
every game since Nov. 2016 until this their second consecutive loss.
game. After losing their last two games, the
Reisman Hosoda '20 scored from Pioneers fell to 2-3 on the season and 1-2
36 yards out for his third straight game in conference play. The Pioneers next
with a touchdown on a pass from Saw game is the Homecoming and family
yer May '21 in the 4th quarter. May weekend game against PacificU niversity.
- . PHOTO COURTESY OF LC PIONEERS could not continue his high level of play The game kicks off at 1 p.m ..a t Griswold.
Quarterback Sawyer May '21 looks down-field to pass to a teammate during the game against University of Puget Sound. from earlier in the season, passing for
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The Backdoor is a "work" of "humor" and "fiction"
Halloween 201 7 : a guide to Life after Lewis &
spooky costume originality Clark: we catc;h up
Dress to impress and fill the ever-widening void in your life with Barry Glassner
By LAUREN KEEGAN Characters are a sure-fire way to For a duo, the costume that .will elicit
get people to like you; they ·convey a the most screamed catchphrases from
HALLOWEEN IS just around the mutual interest in a popular figure, as passersby is Rick and Morty. Once you
corner, which means it's time well as providing a nice escape.from the find a friend to designate the lesser cos
to call upon your-knowledge horrific drudgery that is your existence. tume of a yellow shirt and jeans to, you
. of 2017 pop culture, dig deep through cari treat them like garbage and have a
your closet, and spend hundreds of dol -great excuse to buy a lab coat and drink
la,rs on Amazon in a game of constant from a flask all night. A classic option
one-upsmanship with your friends. with some room for variation is the
In order to mark yourself as the clear scary clown: Pennywise from Stephen
winner, it's time to visit all the in- King's "IT," Donald Trump or my
genious, groundbreaking, uncle Craig. Any way you spin
non-repetitive bodily dis it, mothers will be keeping
plays of creative genius their children far away from
that are the costumes you. Alternatively, if you're
of Halloween 2017. De really hot and you want
clare yourself· as LC's to make sure everyone
new sovereign of both knows it, you can go as
fashion and intellecf Batman, Wonder Woman
with any one of these or a Baywatch character
snazzy getups. with full confidence that no
A popular object is always one else will be wearing what
a safe play. Are you a luxurious you are:
princess who mourns the death of Last but definitely not least,
summertime and listens to Lana Del the piece de resistance, the Holy
Rey every waking moment of your life? Grail of 2017 Halloween costumes:
Go as a swan pool floatie to evoke mem memes. Fully dissociate and revel in
ories of lounging poolside with your anonymity by embodying the mental
girls! Or, if you're an adorable artsy crutch of a:n entire generation. There is
shorterall-clad granola girl, you eould no greater joy than memes; that spark
go as a succulent, eyeryone's favor of warmth in your heart as you read
ite photosynthesizing desert chode. A the text, view the image, and feel as if
twelve-year-old who's overly active on some inkling of meaning has been re
social media is suited perlectly for a fid stored to your dumpster fire of a life.
get spinner costume, or perhaps eve_na Bask in their glory as you ascend above
puddle of slime. Both are fine since God the tattered remains of every dream
is dead. you1ve ever failed to achieve, wash away
If you're the walking representation the bitirig pain of existence, and forget
cif the term "extr.a," ,you've likely al how much you're suffering since life is
ready considered the option of cove~ing devoid of all meaning and we're all just
yourself in glitter, jewels, neon spandex slowly decaying corpses. It matters not
and colorful body paint and going as a what meme you dress up as this Hal
unicorn, mermaid, fairy, alien, peacock low's Eve. What matters is the feeling
or whatever the hell you want to call as onlookers glance at your attire, an
yourself. It literally does not matter. alyzing -the persona you have dawned
You could be a bowl of cornflakes and just for the night as the smile spr~ads ANNA DESMET/PIONEER LOG
you're still going to look amazing; that's across their face; you both savor the By ANNA DESMET "You could say that," he said. "I've
the power of glitter. If only there were fruitful moment of connection. Happy got a couple ofleads on my next path."
•g litter for every major life decision I've Halloween, Pios. • IT. WAS A DARK day on campus I congratulated him. I told him that
i made and subsequently ruined. RAYA DEUSSEN/PIONEER LOG when-the Lewis & Clark student this was more than most of our graduat
i Terrible roommate yawns wrong body n,ceived an email with the ing class had. But there was something
subject line "President Barry Glassner still unsaid floating between us.
Steps Down; David Ellis Named Inter ·"Why did you leave us?" I asked.
im President." Many were confused, "Some people think the higher ups
ByALTHEABILLINGS . Huckleberry, the RA for the hall. and even more were hurt. asked you to leave because ·you didn't
"Typically the roommate "This is an absolutely critical time find enough donors for our ever-small
CAMPUS SAFETY was called Sat issues we deal with have • for me to contribute to general public endowment and· instead neglected the
urday evening to respond to an to do with personal discourse," Glassner said in the official school into the state of disrepair it's in
incident occurring in the second space, cleanliness statement. "Over this next period, I plan now."
floor of Howard. At approximately 8:40 and sexiling; yawn to devote myself to my research, writing Glassner then made multiple state
p.m., a loud crash could be heard down ing is a first for and speaking before returning to the m~nts I cannot print the entirety of, for
the hall. The RA on duty responded to me," Huckleberry faculty." This explanation satisfied few. legal reasons. I've left what I could for
the disturbance. said. "I just don't understand why he's you here: "There are ... watching ... trust
"When I opened the door, ·it ap Peele went leaving us," Alder Olivier '20 said. "I each other... I asked the Bon to use few
peared as if the microwave-minifridge on to explain .thought we had a good thing going, you er.onions."
combo had been violently overturned," the conflict. know? This is so sudden. I w_asg oing to "But what did you do for the school?"
Arlow Huckleberry '19 said. "The "She yawns introduce him to my parents next week I pressed.
half-heated soup was splattered across wrong. She re end." "Look,· kid," Glassner said. "I've
I the carpet." ally does! She And yet; Glassner left. Within a written three books. I bet you didn't
I - According to the write up provid flares her lips week, most of the student body ques know that. It's true. Look it up: barry
1 ·ed .by Campus Safety Officer Frederick and doesn't do the tioned whether or not Barry had existed glassner.com. Have you written any
Monteeth, Jessica Peele ',u, one of the noise right. Like at all, or if he had q_Jerelyb een· a hallu books? No, I didn't think so."
residents had been provoked into a fury you can see all cination shared between 2,500 people. • I apologized. I tried to explain that I
by her roommate. of her teeth and I never really believed that ·Barry hadn't meant to insult him.
"I don't know exactly how it hap she doesn't make was gone for good. I knew he had to be "If you have to know .,," Glassner
pened, it seems like a dream now," the 'aah' sound ... out there somewhere, waiting. Being. It said. "It was time tor me to go. I need
Peele said, "I remember all the little It's a guttural caw took me nirie weeks to track him down; to go home now." A§ _he said--i:his, he
things, y'know? All the little things from that always scares I traveled from the endless stretches of looked past where the Pio was now ap
that day just boiled over inside of me." me no matter what. corn in Illinois to the parched land of proaching, and for a moment I couldn't
Gary Carter, a counselor at the She flicks her Arizona. In the end, I found Glassner tell where he was looking. The road?
Health Center said .that this type of be tongue around ... where I never thought to look: home. The mountain behind that? Perhaps
havior is not irregular at LC. every time she has He was standing patiently at the Pio- even ... beyond?
"It's that point in the semester to yawn she repeats . neer Express bus stop, never having left When I looked back, Glassner was
when stress starts to build that tensions it like three times," campus in the first place. The exchange gone, as was the Pio. The only evidence
among roommates can show them ANNA DESMET/PIONEER LOG Peele said. "It's upset I had with him then will never leave me. that he had been there at all were the
selves," Carter said. bagel even though it had my name on ting." I greeted him, to which he replied, screeches of the Pio -braking just out
While the incident may seem "like a it!" Peele said. "She leaves the hair from Peele's roommate declined to com "It should be here any minute now ..." side campus limits. I don't know where
dream" for Peele, the buildup was very her hairbrush all over the room and ment and -requested to rerriain un- • I dismissed this. What had he been Barry Glassner is anymore, but I like-to
clear. when she was heating up soup - who named, but Peele maintains that the doing all this time? Was he really work think that he's still somewhere near:
"This morning she started playing eats soup, by the way - she yawned." yawns can be heard e_choing through ing to continue his research, writing waiting; watching; preparing for the
music 15 minutes before my alarm for This admission came as a suprise to Howard anytime after 8 p.m. on week and speaking all of these months? day when he is needed again.
rny 9:10 class, then she ate my last plain days.