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Volume 89, Issue 4

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2017-11-03

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Bon Appetit union fights for sustainable future
"I have comm11nication with quite
By ALIX SOLIMAN
a few student groups on campus,"
THE LEWIS & CLARK Bon Ap Lead Barista and Cashier at Maggie's
petit workers went public as a Cheryl Roberts said. "They're com
union in March 2017, with ap municating with their higher-ups
proximately Bo percent of the workers saying 'can we get involved and be
• voting in favor of forming a union. supportive."' Roberts was cut off by a
After the vote, a large group of full wave of laughter from the rest of the
time, part-time and student workers committee as they said, "We're going
confronted management to inform to need a bigger room!"
them of the unionization and to begin The committee also felt the power
bargaining with them over the terms behind their organization.
and conditions of their contract. "I think we were collectively met
"We're the only sect of the workers with more respect when they walked
on campus that doesn't have a union into the room today," Van said. "I
contract yet," hourly Sous Chef Travis didn't feel the same level of animosity
Vance said. that I'd felt."
The union's Bargaining Commit Roberts agreed and spoke about
tee, consisting of four Bon Appetit how difficult.b ut effective it is to find
employees and Union Representa strength in numbers.
tive and Vice President of Unite Here "It's hard to get people who are
Local 8 Jennifer Graham, met with really unhappy to do much," Roberts
negotiators from Bon Appetit's cor said. "We got a lot of people to go out
porate office on Oct. 19 to negotiate and stand up against something we
better wages and benefits. This was thought was wrong. I think that they
their sixth and most recent bargaining didn't expect us to be able to do that,
session. and so when we came in after our
Graham said that the past five two delegations, they were like 'okay,
bargaining sessions helped secure we're going to take you seriously."'
non-economic items like union rights, The committee spoke about the
grievance rights, scheduling, vacation MORGAN FRIES/PIONEER LOG difficulties they face in dealing with
time and seniority. LeslieV an (right) says her co-workers are quitting because they are underpaid and overworked as MicheleM artinez 0eft) listens. a large corporation. Bon Appetit is a
division of Compass Group Interna
"I'm one of the higher tions. Graham and Vance said that to pay bills. I still have credit prob Zane Dundon '18 attended the tional, which is the largest contract
paid workers here. I still they felt good about how .that process lems. I cannot afford a lot of basic delegation and spoke out about the food service corporation in the world,
went. necessities." importance o~ standing behind the followed by Aramark and Sodexo.
struggle to pay bills. I The committee proposed $14 per The day before the sixth bargaining umon. Compassi s known for being a highercend
still have credit prob hour as the lowest threshold in their session, the union h~ld a delegation in "I think the workers in our dining food service that touts its social and
initial wage proposal. They were the foyer of Templeton. Bon Appetit hall are members of our c9mmuni environmental ethics.
lems. I cannot_ afford a dismayed ·with the company's wage employees, still in their kitchen uni ty and we need to stand up for them "They have initiatives to help other
lot of basic necessities." counter-proposal, which planned to forms, formed a circle with students when they're H'm t1 unfairly by the workers in the foodservice industry,
contract food service workers for three and General Manager Mac Lary. They company they work for," Dundon said. like migrant farm workers," Van said.
Sous Chef Travis Vance years at Oregon's minimum wage with spoke directly to Lary about their dis Ten students attended the most "They have a lot of .outward-seeming
no possibility of a raise dependent on approval of the company's minimum sixth bargaining session, and the com social responsibility, but where their
"Now .we're down to the money, years·worked at the company. Accord wage proposal. mittee felt the impact of student social responsibility is failing is to
which is wages, health care, parking, ing to Graham, there are employees "Frankly we don't find this accept encouragement when they sat down wards its own workers."
retirement," Graham said. that have dedicated several decades able and we're demanding a better pay to the negotiating table. The committee members said that
They repositioned the classifica to Bon Appetit and are still making raise the next time they come to the "It was amazing, we had students they are proud to work for an envi
tions of the current workers based on $11.25 per hour. table," Vance said. "We also wanted to in the bargaining room to show their ronmentally conscious company, but
seniority and job duties, since wages "I'm one of the higher paid work let you know that we have the support support," Trail Room Cook Leslie Van
are determined by those classifica- ers here," Vance said. "I still struggle of the students behind us now." said. "LCf ood service" continued on page 2
Low enrollnient causes budget deficit, LC fundraises
ByHANNAH Because LC has a relatively small on faculty and staff. committed here," Martinez said. At this point, LC is raising money
POSEY-SCHOLL endowment, the college has had to This year, the CAS faculty and the LC is implementing a system called in a campaign for the first time in 10
compensate with cuts in certain areas. common services employees for all Strategic Enrollment Management, years, and implementing the Strategic
FOR THE SECOND year in a While some may think the Trail Room three LC campuses have yet to receive which has been in the works since Enrollment Management system with
row, Lewis & Clark College has and• bridge closures are the result of their salary letters for the year, mean Barry Glassner was president. It's now the goal of bringing in more students
a budget deficit. One of the main this, in reality these are unrelated to ing they don't know what ·their raises finally being launched under hewly in who will want to stay at this school.
reasons for this is that LC has failed to the budget issues. The bridges were are or how much they are being paid augurated President Wim Wiewel. This is the second year LC has missed
bring in and retain enough students closed due to issues of structural in for their jobs. "It's about using data to make de its budget, and it isn't looking for a
to meet their enrollment projections, tegrity and are in the process of being ''Usually even in a bad year with a cisions about 'what does a successful third.
and the college's budget relies on stu rebuilt, whiie the Trail Room closure budget shortfali we get salary letters," Lewis & Clark student look like?' How
dent tuition. This year, the College of is caused by LC wanting to keep food Associate Professor and Chair of Eco do we measure that, how do we find
Arts and Sciences (CAS) has 111 fewer costs low as Bon Appetit's operating nomics Clifford Bekar said. "It may be them," Finn said.
students than expected due to admit costs increase. modest but we actually had them and This year, now that the enrollment
ted students not attending LC and Even though the bridge repairs are this year we don't even have them. The numbers are finalized and the Board
former students not returning. not impacted by the budget issues, incentive effects are weak, so I think of Trustees and Finance Committee
Right· now this is a national prob other maintenance projects have been ultimately that's not only demoraliz meetings have passed, the Fiscal Year
lem, as only 40 to 45 percent of small put on hold. • ing but in fact it can probably be felt '18 budget is finalized and CAS.f aculty
private liberal arts colleges met their "The way we do a lot of our de by the students." and staff should hear about their pay
enrollment targets this fall. National ferred maintenance projects here is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the next .couple of months. From
ly, fhe number of high school students it's paid for out of the operating bud and Chair of the faculty Budget Advi here on out, the school starts planning
graduating is falling and is not expect get, and then it goes into wliat we call sory Committee Joel· Martinez agreed next year's budget.
ed to rise again until 2026. depreciation reserves, and we spend that if any part of the budget cuts are Wiewel has a history with success
"The only institutions that aren't out of those reserves to do various affecting students, it's the changes ful fundraising, and even in the two
feeling these pressures are the ones projects around campus," Finn said. made to salaries. However, both Bekar days of the Board of Trustees meet
that have a billion or more of endow "So we've pulled back on some of and Martinez mentioned faith in the ings, he left an impression.
ment," Alan Finn, Vice President for those projects" dedication of faculty here at LC. "It was the most hopeful two days
Finance and Business and the Ti;ea Nevertheless, the budget uncer ''I'd be surprised if it affects anything since I've been here," Finn said, who
surer for LC, said. tainties this year have taken their toll in the classroom because (faculty) are so has been at LC for the last two years. RACHEL OBERMILLER/PIONEER LOG
ASLC Meeting Outdoor Adventures Missed Connections Kiarostami Revisited Ski Club Shreds
ASLC meets with Center for Entreprenuership CO trips are a fun and affordable way to get off The page administrator describes the process A look back oo Abbas Kiarostami's film "Where is Ski club, under new leadership, eagerly awaits
director and votes to support proposition for new campus and build new friendships, even for behind LC's most romantic anonymous My Friend's House?" 30 years after the original winter weather to arrive at Mt. Hood and for the
entreprenuership minor. non-hikers. Facebook page. Iranian release. season to begin.
See page 3 See page 5 Seepage 8 See page 11 See page 14

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
2 NEWS
ENVS Symposium kicks off with keynote panel
By ALIX SOLIMAN balanced and implemented. These prin more difficult to really interact." was shocking, and that there are a lot symposia.
ciples are economic prosperity, human Following the panel debate, LC of wealthy people that are upset about "What I loved about this was that
THE LEWIS & CLARK Environ health, environmental health, equity students, faculty, staff and members growth." · (the panelists), with their life's work,
mental Studies Program kicked and resilience. of the Portland community discussed Marlene Guzman '19 was intro had skin in the game," Davis said.
off their 20th annual Environ "We knew we wanted to model the the growth they had observed in their duced to the multidimensional aspects "It's more than a topic they're study
mental Affairs Symposium from Oct. kind of civil disagreement that really hometowns and its consequences. • of growth that she had previously not ing, it's their blood, sweat, and tears,
24 to 26 with a keynote panel, followed happens in Portland around growth," "Clearly (the conversations) were been aware of. and not in identical ways."
by a student engagement training and Proctor said. "It's a vexing issue and it's lively, and I just think it set a tone for "It complicated the issue of urban Symposium Student Organiz
project proposal session. Due to the di an issue for which we all have concern." honesty, and to me, that's a good way to planning for me, and it was easier to er Georgia Reid '19 talked about her
visive political climate engendered by The keynote event was held down move forward with engagement," Proc see why that was the case, why growth preference for a more collaborative
rollbacks in environmental legislation, town to get students off campus and tor said. is such a contested issue," Guzman said. approach.
the theme this year is "Environmental into the world. instead of inviting the Alex Groher-Jick '18 was struck by The planners were pleased with "Choosing to make it participation
Engagement in Tough Times." world onto campus. how different from him other people their decision to have a spirited pan based was a really important decision
"These are indeed tough times, and "I just love seeing the students.in thought on this topic. el debate and group discussion for the we made, and I loved how it turned
environments, once a rallying cry for teract with Portlanders," Proctor said. "I'm surprised that more people are keynote event rather than a lecture fol out," Reid said.
unity given our common stewardship of "We're on the hill, we're not the urban upset about growth," Groher-Jick said. lowed by a question and answer period, This year's symposium reflected
earth, are now just as divisive a terrain (Portland State University) campus. It's "To hear the 'I was here first' argument as was done in previous environmental the goals and organization of the new
as others," Director of Environmental required course for the environmental •
Studies Jim Proctor said. "We have the studies program, ENVS 295: Environ
opportunity, at each moment when we mental Engagement. The symposium
.encounter others in the context of the leaders came directly from this class.
environmental issues we care deeply "It provides more continuity and
about, to practice environmental en more broad-based student support than
gagement." we've had in the past with our maybe
The keynote panel was held in the one or-two chairs who get saddled with
Ecotrust building in downtown Port too much work, so it seems to be a bet
land on Oct. 24, titled "Growing in ter model so far," Proctor said.
Portland: Whose Livability?" The panel "Rather than spending our bud
consisted of various executives of both get on various speakers and banquets
municipal bureaus and community or throughout a Jam-packed week, we're
ganizations, and was moderated by giving that money directly back to
Executive Director of Oregon Human students through student initiated
ities Adam Davis. engagement projects," Student Orga
The panelists debated Portland's nizer Nicole Godbout said.
2035 Comprehensive Plan, which pro The organizers expect approxi
poses using five guiding principles to mately 10 events ancf 10 projects to be
determine how growth in the city will be ALIX SOLIMAN/PIONEER LOG carried out in 2017-18.
From left to right: facilitator Adam Davis and panelists Kristiana Nelson, Joe Zehnder, Maggie Tallmadge and Madeline Kovacs.
LC food service workers locked
in "wage cage" by Bon Appetit
continued from page 1 tion rate, they should raise the wage to a Martinez's family has been serving
they don't feel the same respect is being price that people are willing to work for. food at LC even before Bon Appetit and
extended to them. The committee talked about how Compass took over.
"We care about food services for a people are quitting because they are "My mother started here original
sustainable future, but our futures ar overworked and underpaid. Roberts ly," Martinez said. "Then I started in
en't sustainable," Van said. "We can't said that three co-workers quit in the the early nineties, after Bon Appetit
afford to live. We talk about cages, we last two weeks. took over. All three of my children have
talk about 'gestation crate free pork' "My grandson, Chris, he put in his worked here, and my third grandchild,
and 'cage-free eggs' and yet, all of us two weeks notice," Michele Martinez, Chris, has worked here, and my great
are in wage cages that they don't want cashier and barista on the grad campus niece Patricia."
to open. And we need that, we need to cafe Food For Thought, said. Martinez said she has cultivated
have the wage cage opened." "I got to see my grandson all the personal connections with the stu
Along with a livable wage, the bar time, but he just can't make any money dents, faculty and staff to the point
gaining committee is fighting here," Martinez said. where she is invited to graduations.
for affordable health care. "I love the community on the grad
"There's a large per campus, I love my job there, I mean, I
centage of us that qual couldn't ask for a better place," Mar
ify for Obainacare, tinez said. "It's been 25 years and I
to the point where couldn't find myself on another cam
Obamacare is free for pus."
us because we make Vance recounted a similar connec
such little money," tion to the community.
Roberts said. "I'm one "I've worked in the Law School
of those people." now for two months and I'm already
The committee said on a name-to-name basis with almost
that only a handful of workers everybody there," Vance said. "People
have health care because it is col!le up and want to talk to me and
simply out of reach based on their know what's going on in my life, and I
pay. Graham said that Compass know what's going on in theirs. We
is subsidized by the government, have small, but personal conver
showing how corporate welfare sations every day."
is being prioritized over worker Although the Bon Appetit work
welfare. ers consider themselves to be part
"The company-offered HMO of the LC community, the
plans are prohibitive for even a union has not yet reached
I single person, but for anybody out to the LC administra
r
with a family or a spouse, it's crip tion for support.
I_ pling," Van said. "I've seen premi "We just haven't
ums at $300. We get paid terrible gotten to a point where
money anyway, and there you we've directly talked to
go. That's why we can't pay rent, them or that we need
I that's why people need to go on them yet," Roberts said.
I
I food stamps. To pay for health care." The committee mem
Some committee members com bers don't want to give up
i- pared the health care plans available their jobs. They want to work
,_ through Bon Appetit with the cheaper under respectable conditions, and are
I plans they had at previous jobs. Roberts "If we could just move these ne willing to fight for as long as it takes to
paid $50 per month with no deductible gotiations forward, just a little faster, achieve those goals.
at her prior job in the Fred Meyer Cor maybe they could've stayed, maybe we "We're gonna fight until we get
porate office. could've given them the ray of hope what's right, what's fair," Graham said.
On top of the wage scale and ex they needed to not give up," Van said. "So that's how long it's going tCJta ke."
pensive health care, the bargaining "These are good people, and we don't The next bargaining session is on
committee is concerned with the labor want to see anybody throw up their Nov. 3 and is open to all. The union en
shortage and how it is increasing the hands in frustration and ,say 'ok well I courages the LC community to attend,
company's expectations of them. tried to fight the good fight but I can't and to remember who they are actually
"We're having a huge problem with take it anymore' you know, it makes you fighting.
retention," Van said. "All of the people want to cry." "We' need to have a big group of
who already work here are being asked Despite the issues they face on a dai support behind us to get these things
to perform the duties of not just their ly basis, the committee said that they're done, because without the people we're
own job, but other jobs as well, just to willing to stay and fight because they not going to get anywhere," Vance said.
keep the kitchen running. So we're all truly enjoy their jobs and the work en- "We're not trying to attack our man
working one and a half, two, three jobs, vironment at LC. • agers, we like these guys. We're not
but getting paid for the one." "I love the students, I love my co against them, we're against the com
Van said that if management is workers, I love the job itself," Roberts pany."
interested in fixing the understaffing said. "I don't want to change the place Management did not respond to re
issue and raising their employee reten- that I work or the job that I do." quests for comment.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
NEWS 3
ASLC passes resolution for Earthquake drill
entrepreneurship minor prompts preparations
By MACKENZIE HERRING ByEVALOVE information to guide people who are
given these roles," George said. "We've
THE ASSOCIATED Students of THE OREGON Office of Emer trained a lot of facilities people.
Lewis & Clark (ASLC) discussed gency Management predicts that We've also trained people that live in
the possibility of introducing an there is a 40 percent chance the the neighborhood who are affiliated
entrepreneurship minor and its effects Cascadia Subduction Zone will cause a with campus. If a disaster happened
on the school's budget in the meetings 9.0+ magnitude earthquake within the after hours we would look to these peo
on both Oct. 19 and 26. ASLC President next 50 years. The Lewis & Clark Emer ple from the surrounding community.
Marissa Valdez '18 also relayed infor gency Management Team is constantly We're in the process of training (Area
mation about the school's endowment working to improve safety measures Directors) to take on that role too."
and tuition increases. and education on campus to prepare for Former Environmental Geology 150
During the first meeting, Director of this disaster and others like it. LC re students Marlene Guzman '19 and Ariel
the Center for Entrepreneurship Samir lies on the surrounding neighborhood Moya\ '19 said that it is important for LC
Parikh proposed a possible entrepre of Collins View to successfully execute to have emergency procedures in place
neurial studies minor to ASLC in an emergency responses, including earth not only to respond quickly but also to
effort to elicit representative support quake emergency procedures. support the surrounding community.
from the student body. The minor must Emergency Response Coordinator "Emergency plans are important
be passed by a majority in the curric Jason. Holmgren explained that safe because we won't necessarily be able
ulum committee, then be approved by ty is the first priority in any disaster to wholly depend on outside resourc
the full faculty. event. LC uses the Great Oregon Shake es to provide that for us because other
If the resolution is approved, the mi Out drill to teach individuals how to people are going to be needing that sup
nor could be in place as early as the fall MORGAN FRIES/PIONEER LOG "Duck, Cover, and Hold on" to protect port, and will possibly be in even worse
2018 semester. A formal request will Left to right: Jonathon Torres, Feona Rehfuss, Terrell Mwetta and Tom Stratton themselves during an earthquake for circumstances than LC," Guzman said.
be sent to the curriculum committee precisely this reason. Fifty-six coun "I •r emember Liz (Associate Pro
·by the end of the month, but before its tries use the Shakeout drill, which was fessor of Geological Science Elizabeth
submission, Parikh wanted to demon help students find employment after ming from low enrollment rates at LC started in California in 2008. This fall, Safran) talking about how schools are
strate student approval by reaching out LC and would serve as a connection to came up again as Valdez discussed in the LC community, .in addition to insti often community safety zones where
to ASLC at their meeting. businesses and corporations fa the area. formation relayed by high level faculty. tutions and organizations throughout people meet to distribute goods, so we
"One big thing that resonates, as you , "(Many) students wonder, 'when I "We budgeted for 111 more students Oregon, practiced the drill ·on Oct. 20. also provide to the rest of the communi
guys can imagine, is when the curr.ent come to Lewis & Clark, when I graduate than (who) came," Valdez said. "That's Businesses, -schools, non-profits, gov ty," Moyal said. "We can't just deal with
students say, 'we want this program,"' will J have a.job?"' Parikh said. "Also, the tuition of 111 students. That's why ernment organizations, families and our issues, we also need to deal with the
Parikh said. more fundamentally, "am·-i going to be our budget is so constrained this year." " hotels are just some of the groups that community's needs."
able to do the things I want to do?"' According to Valdez, despite the partake in the drill. Holmgren also acknowledges the
"(Many) students wonder, Parikh concludes that developing an school's comparatively smaller endow "We do the Shakeout drill so that ev important role LC's neighbors play in
entrepreneurship minor will help the ment, the tuition rate increases are, on eryone at least has some simple, easily emergency situations. While LC hopes
'when I come to Lewis & low enrollment rates at LC that are af average, on par or lower for colleges of followable instructions on how to pro to support its populous and neighbors
Clark, when I graduate fecting the school's budget. our size and standing. She also said that tect themselves however they are abie, many
"A lot of students are looking for this President Wim Wiewel has LC in a cap during an residents of
will I have a job?' Also, program, and because we don't have ital campaign to assist the endowment. earthquake," Collins View
more fundamentally, 'am it or don't feature it, it hurts our enroll Valdez also cited a new admissions Holmgren have also of
ment," Parikh said. "Every other prom strategy aimed at lowering the dropout said. fered their
I going to be able to do the inent liberal arts college is doing this, and transfer rates at LC. The approach LC also services in
things I want to do?"' they are way ahead of us. To a certain is called strategic enrollment and is uses Instinct the event of a
extent, they've had these centers up and being implemented in hopes of better Command disaster.
Center for Entrepreneurship running for years, we're playing catch selecting students who are going to stay Structure "The flip
up." and graduate from the school. (ICS), which side of that
Director Samir Parikh ASLC Vice President Zack Johnson "(They are) trying to learn more is a national coin is that
'19 later confirmed the school's recent about the people who actually end up protocol for neighbors
The minor would involve four difficulty in receiving tlie revenue need staying at LC to better inform our de responding to • might be rely
coursework classes, one elective and ad ed from tuition. cisions on who we let in and where we disasters. ing on us but
ditional extracurricular requirements. "They usually shoot for 550 million advertise," Valdez said. Associate Vice we will also be
I W t in w t o er u i l m d , r a e q w u e i e re k -lo st n u g d e e n n t t s r ep t r o e ne a u tt r e i n a d l " in T h re is v e n n e u x e t f y r e o a m r' s t u ( i g ti o o a n l , ) " i J s o 5 h 4 n 2 so n m i s ll a i i o d n . focu O s v ed er h t e h a e v i l l a y s t o n tw t o h e w p e r e o k p s o , s A ed S L e C n t h re a s P F r a e c s i i l d it e ie n s t of MADELEINE ORONA BURGOS/PIONEER LOG Ho r l e m ly g i r n e g n o sa n i d t . h " e D m u ," e
competition, and one workshop that is last years was 580. They haven't met it preneurship minor in relation to the Michel George e:iqilained that the ICS to our isolation up here on the Hill,
hosted by the Oregon Entrepreneurs the last three years." school's budget and other approaches framework designates specific tasks to having a neighborhood cadre of retired
Network (OEN). Additionally, the stu In the following week's meeting, taken to assist the school's financial certain individuals to maintain order nurses and doctors, people in construc
dents would need to have one lunch ASLC passed a resolution confirming situation. Throughout the rest of the se during a disaster. tion, mental health professionals who
with a leader from the department and their support for the entrepreneurship mester, ASLCw ill continue to maintain "We would have somebody on cam have already donated their time during
find one internship through the Center program. The resolution passed unani communication with various faculty pus to be the commander, the planner an emergency situation really helps us
for Entrepreneurship. mously and was sent to the appropriate members ·and keep tabs on the entre wbtil.d be the· next person you appoint, out. It's about building that community
Parikh believes the minor would committees. . preneurial center's progress in creating and we have backpac_ks that contain resilience."
The topic of budgetary issues stem- this major.
Visiting Belgian Ambassador discusses· Brexit consequences
By ANNA DESMET experi·ence; the Embassy of Belgium The U.K. is a powerful member of
reports that Wouters joined the Belgian the EU, with one of the biggest Europe
BELGI AN AMBASSADOR Dirk Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980. an armies and the fifth largest economy
Wouters gave a presentation en "The Belgian ambassador was very in the world. The U.K. is also a large
titled "Brexit, the EU and the US: knowledgeable and explained the whole contributor to international aid and de
An Example of De-Globalization" to situation very well with Britain and the velopment.
Lewis & Clark students and community coming negotiations," Connor Ayers '20 "The U.K. is one of the most import
members on Oct. 27. said. ant contributors to humanitarian aid
"The somewhat mysterious title "We were lucky enough to have a and development corporations in the
of. my presentation originated from a connection to Ambassador Wouters world," Wouters said.
conversation with some of my friends," through Life Trustee and great friend Leaving the EU might have an affect
Wouters said. "We were trying to an of the College, John.Bates," Suttmeier on the U.K.'s trade flows. Forty-seven
swer the question ... How would future said. "(Wouters') work seemed an ideal percent of their trade is with EU mem
historians and history books look back fit with the College's exceptional (In ber states, amounting to 7.2 percent
on the present-day that is so, let's say, ternational Affairs) depgirtm_ent and of their GDP. In the IO days following
disturbing?" Overseas Programs office." Brexit, there was a IO percent depre
On June 23, 2016, the U.K. voted Wouters believes Brexit occurred in ciation of the pound. International
to leave the European Union, an orga part because the U.K. has "always been Monetary Fund worsened the U.K. eco
nization 28 countries strong. It was a a unique and exceptional member of nomic forecast.
narrow margin: 52 percent voted for the European Union."0It has not always "There will be an economic impact,"
leaving the EU while 48 percent voted been a member of the EU; it joined 21 Wouters said.
to remain, with 65 percent voter turn years after the EU's formation. Brexit also created divides within
out. Wouters' presentation focused on The U.K. has also negotiated the the country itself: regionally, between
the history leading up to this event, greatest number of exceptions for itself London and the rest of England,
commonly referred to as Brexit, and to the common law of the EU. For ex and between the younger generations
the potential consequences for the U.K. ample, it is not a part of the Justice and and the older generations.
and the world, as well as the steps that Home Affairs Council. Brexit will also affect the U.S. It
the international community takes after Historically, the U.K. government might mean a new trade deal between
such an event. has been hesitant to become more the U.K. and the U.S.
HANNA MERZBACH/PJONEER LOG
"The talk, which discussed Brexit in closely entwined with the rest _oft he "But if I can go into a personal com
Ambassador Wouters provides context about the U.K.'s relationship with the EU.
the context of more widespread politi European continent because the U.K. ment here,"· Wouters said. "Good luck,
cal movements, was extremely ti!]1ely economy has performed better than good luck, good luck.''
and extremely well received," Bruce the economies of the other countries Little more than 30 percent of the
Suttmeier, Interim Dean of the College involved. population made this monumental de
of Arts and Sciences, said. "The Ambas Wouters explained how we will not cision.
sador, with his deep experience at the be able to guess the full extent of those "The worst thing is that if the young
EU and elsewhere, had a great deal of consequences until March 29, 2019, the people, 16 and 17 years old ... would
insight to share with the students and deadline for negotiations for the With have been allowed to vote in (the EU)
the rest of us." drawal Agreement, to come to a close referendum, then the results would
Wouters' has decades of political and the U.K. officiallyl eaves the EU. have been different," Wouters said.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
4 OPINIONS
Despite flaws, GenEd classes serve everyone
In an ever-expanding world of interconnectivity, a core education is a baseline for student interaction
By CAN ALTUNKAYNAK The most well-known class of those
is Exploration & Discovery (E&D).
GLOBALIZATION MADE it so Even though I have heard many peo
people from vastly different ple complaining about the function of
backgrounds can end up in sim E&D, I feel like it is essential not only
ilar social and professional circles. You because we· are reading crucial books
can be the only artist in a room of en about the world and the U.S. but also
gineers if you are working in a theatre because we read those books with
or be a professional swimmer visiting a everyone else at LC. While students'
foreign country in which people do not opinions about these books are very
speak English. Maybe the love of your subjective, I am sure everyone has
life will have a profession that is differ bonded with someone else over the
ent than yours. We do not always know course of the first weeks of college by
the social or professional environment talking about the books - whether
we will end up in. This is why General those comments be positive or nega
Education (GenEd) requirements are tive.
helpful as they ensure that we have a That being said, GenEd is not per
broad range of skills and perspectives. fect. It can be challenging for students
GenEd requirements are a set of who do not excel in certain areas. I
classes we are expected to choose from have seen students worried about
in different disciplines. In this sense, math and science classes because the
they are one of the most important class could potentially lower their
thing!, we have in common: the corner GPA. I personally would be really an
stones of the diploma we will have at gry if I am getting a lower GPA than I
the end of our college experience. This expected just because I had to take a
means that we are not just a college in class I did not want to take.
which students go in and out of their Another problem with GenEd
classes to obtain a diploma to get a job, is that it can feel like it is taking up
but rather a place with shared values credits, especially if you are going to
and character. double-major. On top of this, if you
That being said, let's explore what want to study abroad, I suggest that
an ideal LC student is like based on you decide what you want to double SARAH BRADBURY/PIONEER LOG
GenEd. According to LC's website, major in.quickly. This was something endless possibilities and the inflexible a difficult time fulfilling their GenEd have different likes and dislikes. Still,
"Lewis & Clark's General Education re I dwelt on a lot during the summer credit system for double major plus requirements and exploring the broad GenEd requirements help create a
quirements consist of the Core course before I came to LC. f wanted to study overseas study made me worried even opportunities that a liberal arts college community by interacting with people
(Exploration & Discovery) and courses and do lots of things in college but had though I was not yet a freshman. offer. Evaluating GenEd requirements from different backgrounds, interests
in international studies, scientific and very limited credits to fit everything Hence, I believe that these prob can be confusing as it is a standard and majors to synthesize something
quantitative reasoning, creative arts, in. Imagine a boy, worrying ab.out his lems with GenEd need to be addressed model offered to LC students that unique that in the future will help us in
some language other than English and classes and credits even before being as double major students are having are from diverse backgrounds who different areas of our liv~s-
physical education/ activity." physically present at his college. The
BLAKE ASHBY/PIONEER LOG
The Pioneer Express currently runs from Lewis & Clark to Portland State University, making scheduled stops along the way.
Sellwood bus route? Not right now
By EVA LOVE "I think it would be really expensive If LC had the funds to support an
to get the.Pio to stop in Sellwood," John additional bus or route, that would
STUDENTS LMNG off campus Loudon '17, a former student employee be ideal and worthwhile for students.
in Southeast Portland often talk for Transportation and Parking, said. It would give students greater access
about how difficult it can be to "It doesn't seem like it's that much of to the Portland area and enable them
find transportation to and from Lewis a problem. Most people just figure out to get to Southeast Portland more
& Clark. Those without cars often re- their own transportation if they live in easily. However, as Loudon pointed
sort to biking and carpooling; however, Southeast. I think it's their responsi- out, changing the Pio route or adding
depending on weather and schedules, bility if they choose to live across the a new one would be costly. With the
these options are not always reliable. bridge anyway. It's definitely easier if current budget crisis that LC is dealing
As a student living in a house on Ter you have a car though." with, keeping the current Pio route is
williger, the Pioneer Express (Pio) More students seem to be interest- definitely the best option. While some
stops at Riverdale and Market of ed in living off campus to save money. students may want to get to Sellwood
Choice are incredibly convenient on Sellwood is definitely an appealing mor.e easily, carpooling, biking and
rainy days or when my bike has a flat neighborhood to live in for a lot of public transportation are still viable
tire. While some students may wish students, especially considering the af- options even if they are not quite as
the Pio ran through Sellwood, what fordable housing options in that area. convenient. At this moment in time,
would such a plan involve and where "It's more of a community than LC has bigger things to worry about
could this funding come from? At this what's around LC," Marlene Guzman than altering the route of the Pio, like
point in time, it seems like LC's dwin '19 said. "People don't really hang out debt, renovations, financial aid and
dling budget would be better spent around (LC)." professor salaries. While rumors seem
elsewhere. The Pio stop downtown enables to go around every year that the Pio is
According to Marilyn Sbardellati, students to· access s·everal neighbor- changing routes, Transportation and
Transportation and Parking Program hoods, like the Pearl and Alphabet Parking confirmed that they currently
Manager, there are simply not enough Districts. It also stops right next to the have no plans to alter it, which is for
funds to support an additional route or Saturday farmer's market at Portland the best. Students who want easier ac
bus. State University, a popular destination cess to Southeast Portland should look
"Financing the Pio costs roughly for many students on the weekends. into carpooling or borrow a friend's
$58 dollars an hour, which is funded In this regard, having the Pio travel bike. Financing a new Pio route or in
by parking fees and citation revenue, down·town is definitely better than if vesting in a second bus not on1y seems
Sbardellati said. "One reason we do it were to go to Southeast, especially like a waste of time and resources but
not have another route is because our since most students live on campus or an unrealistic expectation altogether,
budget is limited." around school. at least for now.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
OPINIONS
5
CO trips: affordable outdoor weekend getaways
·Trips allow students a fun and affordable break from the high-stress environment of LC academics
By AUDREY BARRETT paddleboarding, snowshoeing, rock mountains and even the Pacific coast.
climbing, rafting, mushroom forag CO adventures allow us to experi-
ARE COLLEGE Outdoors (CO) ing. Whatev- ence the beautiful
trips worth it? In a word, yes. er floats your world around us.
The people are passionate,
Where else can you spend boat. I cannot Make sure you
upwards of six hours preparing and recommend it cool and super friendly. take some nature
eating a few crickets? Don't worry, highly enough appreciation mo-
it's not required. With so many trip as a way to get ments, where you
options, CO is an awesome resource off campus and just stop mid hike
for students to learn outdoor skills. In reset your brain. Leaving friends for to stare and express your amazement
my experience, though, the best part a weekend might give you some ma with an expletive exclamation. Don't
is getting to know other people and jor FOMO, but you'll come back with forget to take a rain jacket! .
yourself better. a whole new group of friends anyway.
People are more authentic in the The wilderness somehow erases nor
outdoors. Being isolated from daily mal social walls, making people open
worries and incessant Twitter no up more easily. Everyone is outside
tifications brings me fully into the their comfort zones and is able to
present, where my mind is occupied bond over the experience. The price
with the task at hand, whether that . holds some students back, too, but
be hiking, cooking or just hanging out there are discounts for students with
with friends. I mostly do CO's back financial aid, and the price is honestly
packing trips. When you are on the well worth it.
trail, every ounce of energy goes into CO trips have helped me find new
keeping your group alive, comfort friends, a self-esteem boost, beautiful
able and trucking up the next massive scenery and outdoor skills. I love how
hill. Food becomes sacred, especially accessible to newcomers they-are.
when·you have to share - hence the Even if you've never stepped on a trail
aforementioned cricket consumption. or slept outside before, you can walk
You will miss the convenience of the to Templeton and sign up outside the
Bon, but trail food can be creative and CO office. The gear warehouse gets
often involves Nutella, so it's worth it. me super excited in a outdoor-nerd
Not to mention, hiking with a way, since I can check out everything
pack half my weight makes me feel from jackets to backpacks or even
like a badass. It is very much what I guidebooks. The people are passion
call "Type Two Fun," meaning that it ate, cool and super friendly, since
hurts while it's happening, but is sat people who sign up for and lead trips
isfying afterwards: bruises on my hips all have something in common: they
RACHAEL OBERMILLER/PIONEER LOG
and blisters on my feet are more em want to escape everyday life and go on
difficult concepts in class or leading bad vision that after I take out my
powering than they seem. Honestly, I an adventure.
a group toward a common goal. Still, contacts I can't make out any stars no
would be way less fun and indepen We are blessed to live in Portland.
snuggling into my sleeping bag after matter how gorgeous the Milky Way
dent if I hadn't spent so much time Being from Colorado, I am forever
a long day is the best part. Connect is.
outdoors. Pushing myself when I was stunned by how ridiculously green
ing with nature by staring at the stars I've been focusing on hiking
feeling unsure gives me confidence in everything is. We have the opportuni
until I fall asleep ... Or at least, that trips, but CO has a ton of options
other areas of my life, like mastering ty to enjoy !us~ forests, snow capped
would be the ideal, but I have such to choose from. Kayaking, stand up
,_____ ,_,,_L_sC_tu_ d__en_ ts are not apathetic
By MACKENZIE BATH sweatshirt for another school than for own things that they go to, and they
ours. will stick with that.
I CAME FROM a high school ·that Why don't we show up in spades to It seems to me that we are proud to
cared about school spirit. Peo support each_other? People talk about be students here, but we do not deem
ple paintec;l their faces and bodies the community at LC, but the issue is it necessary to show that pride through
for football games, we all came out to that we simply do not have anything school colors or events. Very few peo
watch basketball and volleyball, every that brings us all together as one com ple look good in that particular shade
one owned at least five items of school munity. Instead, we are a bunch of of orange that someone decided would
sponsored gear and countless clothes adjacent groups with just enough over be a good choice for us. School spirit,
in the school colors and we had spir lap for us to feel connected. That isn't with cheerleaders and orange balloons,
it weeks. Upon my arrival at Lewis & school spirit, it's just the outcome of a feels fake to the average LC student.
Clark, I found this spirit to be almost small school. There's overlap between We are here to get an education, not
completely absent. groups because there are only so many prove our school's superiority.
You won't find an onslaught of LC of us to be involved in things. You see Perhaps this view is pretentious, as
students at any given school sports the same people because we don't have many liberal arts colleges are labeled.
event. Some blame our lack of school that many people. Yet we all came to this school knowing
spirit on our Division III athletics, but However, the issue is not that LC that there was not much school spirit
I believe this is a scapegoat. Yes, our students are entirely apathetic. We to work with. If "ra-ra go team" was
athletics don't necessarily perform as simply reject the idea of our whole what you were looking for, LC does not
well as other schools, but that isn't the school getting together for one event. offer you that. We love our school qui
reason we don't go to games. We don't We are all unique individuals and we etly and by ourselves. I'm content with
show our unified support for any of the are not passionate about the same that. We show that through the dedi
other groups on campus either. In fact, things; events and groups on this cam cation we put into each class, event
most students don't own any clothing pus are relatively self contained. The and relationship that we are personally
that is even school colors, aside from people that go to the football games, involved in on campus: from theatre
the free shirts given out during New the dance shows, the symposia or the to fire art club. The LC community is
Student Orientation. You are more theater performances do not tend to thriving, even if we don't do things the
likely to find a student wearing a change very much. People have their way that other colleges do.
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Many LC events struggle to fill seats, as the student body seems unmotivated to tum up in large numbers to most activities.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
6 FEATURES
Nontraditional students build a community
Students describe their experiences in the adult world before they enrolled at Lewis & Clark College
By AMELIA EICHEL mattered and that helps people direct
ly," Bennet said. She received her GED
MOST LEWIS & Clark students when she was 29, and spent the follow
begin their college experience ing decade dividing her time between
right after high school. How work and school. She decided to apply
ever, some students come to LC after to LC when she heard about a scholar
having other formative experiences in ship for nontraditional students.
the nonacademic world. These experi "Every nontraditional student has
ences can range from pursuing a career an interesting story," Bennett said.
in financial services to serving time in "We've lived lives before coming here."
prison. Katie Mitcheltree '19, attempted col
Lukas Soto '20, a nontraditional lege right after high school but ended up
student who came to campus this fall, dropping out.
endured many transformative circum "I graduated high school when I was
stances before enrolling at LC. Soto 17, so in retrospect, I probably could
dropped out of high school his sopho have benefited from a gap year," Mitch
more year and moved to Chile, where eltree said. She ended up moving to
his family is from. Soto got his GED Germany, where she has family, to work
when he returned to the United States as a nanny. When she came back to the
in 2007. He also got married and had a U.S., she met her husband and had two
son _righta fter he turned 18. sons. She decided to come back to col
During this period of his lite, Soto lege when her kids were old enough to
struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. be in elementary school.
His addiction landed him in prison "I enjoyed being a stay at home
twice. During his second prison term, mom but I was ready for something
he realized he needed to make major more, so I decided to come back to
changes in his life. After his release, school," Mitcheltree said.
Soto began hormone-replacement ther After having a great experience at
apy and got divorced. He also went into Portland Community College, Mitchel
recovery after struggling with home tree decided that she wanted more of an
lessness and additional drug abuse. LEXIE BOREN/PIONEER LOG academic challenge, so she enrolled at
Soto is going to be four years sober in A few nontraditional students gather together as a community to celebrate, l:l~!oween off-campus, in.P..qrtland. LC.
November. Mitcheltree shared that when she
After his recovery, Soto decided good at. I know what I'm passionate ANTS was established at LC in 1993 -. 18:22 (yegi.or ld;,),...I would stick out.like came to campus for New Student Ori
to go back to school, hoping to have a about. As an older person I can make and has since served as a space for non • ·a sore thumlt' Jen· )3enHett;·t b:e"jlresi-. entatio_n,·s~ went to the info desk to
better experience than he had in high better choices about how I want to traditional students (most of whom · dent of ANTS said: ·- . _,,:• • '' • -• _.. • find out where to go, and she was sent
school. He enrolled in Portland Com spend my time and get a good experi live off campus) to rest during the day, : : In 1993, w,hen B.~:ng_e4.-jft ~rpped0 pt to the parent preview. This slip-up did
munity College in 2015. ence out of my education." store their food, make coffee and orga of high school; tfie·econoiny ~a4'lfoom not sour her experience at LC though.
"It's been really fun," Soto said. "I Soto said that one of the hardest nize events .with other nontraditional ing. She goUtjob as' aR. assist;nt at·a "One of the best things about being
am so grateful to be doing my college parts of being a nontraditional student students. A nontraditional student is -stock broker;ge' firm in 'ewYork and a nontraditional student is that' every
experience as an adult. I think I have a is being surrounded by people who are typically someone who is over the age worked her way up to management over one is super friendly," Mitcheltree said.
much better relationship with, and un younger than him. This is why he finds of 24 or a veteran or is married or has the next 10 years. "Now that I've gotten to know my class
derstanding of, myself. Looking back at it helpful to have a space like the As children. She was well-paid in corporate mates and other people here, I don't
my 18-year-old self, my world was so sociation of Nontraditional Students "I s01,1ghot ut the ANTS when I got America, but eventually realized that feel stigmatized in any way. Our differ
small. Now I know the 'things that I'm (ANTS), where older students ~an meet accepted to LC because I knew I was she wanted more. ent life stations make our conversations
people.in similar situations. coming into a school that was mostly "I wanted to do something that - that much more interesting_."
ByEVALOVE criminals, Biedermann ends up joining the nature of the firefighter costumes Jordan explained that the firefighter Students and staff are currently
them after he invites a couple drifters, that Hull described required unconven costumes are intended to convey an working hard to complete the costumes
COSTUMES ARE always an im- who also happen to be arsonists, into tional and creative design methods. otherworldly characteristics with their for the upcoming productions during
portant element in theatre, but his home. "A typical day in the Costume Shop unique design, however, executing this the first two weekends of November.
the process of creating them is Costume Shop Manager Ashton Hull really depends on where we are in the vision was difficult. Audience members at this semester's
more complicated and tiipe consuming explained that she always considers a process," Margaret Jordan '18 said via "The reflective striping on 'fue suits showcase of "The Arsonists" can expect
than many people realize. Lewis & Clark character's identity and symbolism in email, a theatre major studying cos was some of the most complicated work to see innovative, conceptual costumes
has its own Costume Shop wh_eres tu . order to c~eate a detailed and tho!-J.ght- tume design who has been working in I've aone, becau~e every suit had to be that contribute and complicate the sto-
dents, volunteers, staff and faculty work ful design that adds to the storyline. the Costume.Shop since her sophomore taped out where the reflective tape had ryline. •
together to design costumes that they'r,e Hull said that tliis semester's play year. to go, and then masked incredibly well Those who are interested in seeing
unable to rent from stores or other Port has a fable-like quality, so she and 01- '~Two weeks ago, I was spending so that we could use spray adhesive to these costumes can buy tickets online
land colleges. ich are focused on using the costumes all of my hours in the shop epoxying lay the reflective tape," Jordan said. or at the office in Fir Acres.
Over email, Michael Olich, Associ to complicate character identity and hoses and air filters to the motor
ate Professor of Theatre, explained that ethics. cycle helmets," Jordan said. "Last
LC's Costume Shop has been designing "Michael (Olich) bas been interest- week, my coworkers were doing a lot
costumes since the college began pro ed in that intersection of being true to of harid-stit~hing on the sleeves of the
ducing plays. the characters, referencing the arche- suits that are being used in 'The Arson
Student workers and volunteers play types of the characters and conceptually ists.' Generally, though, we'll come in
an integral role in this process, compris heightening the world in the piay," Hull and check in with Ashton (Hull) to see
ing the majority of the costume produc said. "We have a chorus of firefighters what needs to be done."
tion team. . and they're questioning the ~udience, When working in the Costume Shop,
This semester's .. ma.instage play,, reflecting ideas,back. Th-ey'rew ritten as there is nevei a shortage Qf.i;hallenges
"The Arsonists,",. follows Mr. Gottlieb firefighters, buf what does that rtJ.eani n to overcome,,H uli said that the ~e.atest
Bieder~ann, ani~erag~, unremarkable this context? So we have a version of_a challeqge-is scope and deadlines. Stu
businessman whose town· is being ·de- firefighter that nobody has_e v~!...~~en.•" . ...._-dents'alsor un into challenges, such a'·
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
FEATURES 7
Animal Collective sparks student involvment
Student ·organization advocates for the rights of animals through tabling, workshops & campaigning
By CASEY PICKARD forms of animal control. at the law campus, and we collaborate Lighthouse, Green Acres and Wild Bishop said that Animal Collective
Tarun Bishop '18 has acted as one of with on-campus clubs sometimes, like ~ood, which aims to rescue factory is open to students of any lifestyle and
THE LEWIS & CLARK Animal the leaders of Animal Collective since SEED, Garden Collectivea nd now we're farm animals and abandoned pets. that students do not have to be vegan
Collective is the animal rights his sophomore year. Bishop coordi starting with Psych Club," Bishop said. "We've gone on days when they have to join.
club of LC which is involved in nates Animal Collective's connections work parties and we've gone on days The only vegan policies they have
a multitude of current campaigns. One • with other animal rights organizations Bishop added that Animal Collective just to volunteer," Bishop said. "There as a club is to not serve any animal
of their most recent campaigns focuses including the Humane League, Factory will also work with Student Leadership will at least be one sanctuary, if not products at their cooking workshops or
on the abolition of shock collars, prong Farming Awareness, Heart and Mercy Services for visits to animal shelters. more, in this area that will welcome vol use their budget money to buy animal
collars and choke chains on campus as for Animals. Animal Collective schedules trips to unteers." products.
LC currently has no policy against these "We also have a couple organizations animal sanctuaries like Out to Pasture, He also added that Animal Collec Animal Collective looks beyond the
tive aims for a "couple sanctuary visits vegan community in terms· of how to
per semester." During these sanctuary best defend the rights of animals.
visits, members will care for the ani "The best work we do is definitely
mals through stall cleanups and animal engaging people who are at different
feedings. Additionally, members have stages of animal advocacy," Bishop said.
the opportunity to learn about the mis Their biggest goal is to interact and
sion of the sanctuaries as well as gain a engage with as many LC students as
greater knowledge regarding the animal possible; not matter their dietary life
rights advocacy community in Portland. style or how involved they are with the
Animal Collective's popular "cook animal rights advocacy community.
ing ·workshops," are mainly conducted Natalie Roberts '19 found Animal
by Kellan Navarre '20, another member Collective to be a place of solace for her
of the club's leadership. ' in her freshman year.
"At club meetings we ask people "It feels really cool, like another
what kind of foods they're interested in family," Roberts said. "I think it's real
making," Navarre said. "Then we all get ly helpful because I don't know a lot of
together, cook and hang out." these recipes on my own. It's way more
The main goal of these workshops fun than just looking up recipes online."
is to offer a comfortable community for Animal Collective offers a wide vari
LC students and community inembers ety of activities to a wide variety of the
to engage with each other on relevant student body. Although many of their
topics like animal welfare, social, envi events revolve around cruelty-free liv
ronmental justice and nourishing food. ing, the club is excited to listen to new
"Everything is vegan to encourage perspectives and to engage the students
how good, yummy and fun plant based of LC that have not yet had exposure to
eating can be, and also to give more ex the animal rights advocacy community.
posure to people who are interested in "Everyone's welcome," Navarre
cruelty-free cooking," Navarre said. said. "You don't have to be vegan. We
Recent cooking events included a like to create a harmonious, comfy, safe
sushi night, pizza night and breakfast environment to hang out in."
LEXIEB OREN/PIONEERW G
Speaker Jose Elias from The Humane League presents the nonprophit's mission to reduce the suffering of farm animals. for dinner. They also host a yearly vegan Animal Collective meets every
Friends-Giving event. Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the KLCl ounge.
Student energy projects reach Portland and Malaysia
By AMELlA EICHEL community. In ight of this guideline, that many affordable housing complex a while," Hashim said. "(REFF) gave me After coordinating with the people
Groenveld organized a grant writing es have difficulty funding. the opportunity to make my idea into a of Kampung Dadri, Hashim made a
FOR YEARS, Lewis & Clark stu workshop for LC students, held a panel Ari Hashim '20 applied for a REFF real thing. There's a lot of forms to till five-day trip to Malaysia to install the
dents have been receiving REFF at the ENVS symposium with CCC and grant during the spring semester of his out (to get a grant). They want to make solar panels.
grants to create renewable energy created three internships for LC stu freshman year. He used the grant to sure the money is spent well." Monsoons frequently force people in
projects for people who need alternative dents at CCCa nd Empower Oregon. build a solar farm in Malaysia, where he The project took Hashim an entire Malaysia to move to drier lands. As a re
energy resources all over the world. Over the past two years, the solar is from. semester to complete. With help from sult, it was imperative that they be able
Students pay a RenewableE nergy Fee panels on the CCC building have pro Hashim was inspired to bring solar his uncle in Malaysia, they found a vil to move their solar panels, so Hashim
as part of their tuition every semester. duced 30 percent more energy than to a rural village in Malaysia when he lage called Kampung Dadri that wanted designed energy efficient, small, porta
Because the cost of renewable energy is Imagine Energy predicted. The money saw what solar power enabled volun their help to bring solar power to their ble panels that automatically turn back
decreasing, not all of the renewable en saved from this unexpected efficien teers to accomplish during one of his people. Before this, Kampung Dadri on once the monsoon passes and sun
ergy funds are used. The surplus funds cy will be used to make the affordable turtle conservation trips to Malaysia. did not have any access to electricity or light reemerges.
are put into a Renewable Energy Fee housing earthquake-proof,' a necessity "The idea had been in the works for light. Hashim wrote articles about this
Fund (REFF) from which students can project in Malaysian newspapers.
receive grants to start a renewable en "LC has a reputation in Malaysia
ergy project. now, which is exciting," Hashim said.
Kori Groenveld '18 received a REFF During the .creation of his project,
grant her sophomore year and used it Hashim reached out to a the nonprof
to install solar panels on an affordable it organization Green Empowerment.
housing building in Portland. He spoke with the Executive Director
Groenveld was inspired to take on of Green Empowerment, who gave him
this project due to her concern with the some advice on his project. •
gentrification that results from sustain "She encouraged me to look at my
ability projects in Portland. project from the point of view of the
"Solar energy, bike lanes and other Malaysian people themselves and go
efforts like these drive up property val from there," Hashim said.
ues," Groenveld said. Hashim said that he wanted to make
Groenveld teamed up with the non sure that the Orang Asli, the indigenous
profit Empower Oregon and Imagine people of Malaysia, actually wanted
Energy solar company to install solar their help and were committed to main
panels on the Central City Concern taining Jhe operation and success of
(CCC) affordable housing building in their solar farm.
Portland. He invited, Gabe S. Wynn, an LC
"CCCi s a comprehensive homeless alumnus who works for Green Empow
ness agency," Groenveld said. _"They erment t9 present at the Wind, Water,
own the Sally McCracken building in and Sunlight: Inspired Renewable En
downtown Portland. This building pro ergy Projects panel on Oct. 17.
vides heavily subsidized, almost free, Wynn works in Malaysia to bring
housing to formerly homeless and ad a technology called microhydro min
dicted people. This project was one of igrids. Microhydro technology takes
the first collaborations between a solar water from a river, passes it through a
company and a non profit organization turbine to create energy and deposits
in Portland. This is because the most the water downstream, back into the
popular incentive to install solar is the original source.
tax breaks, which nonprofits do not "Microhydro syste_ms are a
need." low-impact alternative to ·mega-dams
This project began in the fall of that are destroying the natural resources
2015 and took 18 months to complete. in Malaysia and displacing thousands of
Groenveld and her collaborator, Francis indigenous people," Wynn said. "Other
Swanson '17, had to navigate many chal benefits are that they have a stable base
lenges, the biggest one being weather. load, meaning there is no need to store
"They were already building a com energy in batteries Oike with solar), be
pletely new roof on the building which cause the water is always running. Also
is why the solar worked out, but they the technology is intuitive and easier for
couldn't take apart the roof while it was the indigenous people to understand be
raining because it would ruin the build cause it uses water and turbines."
ing," Groenveld said. "The rain set back REFF grants allow LC students to
installation bymonths." pursue renewable energy projects like
Projects funded by REFF grants are these in places as distant as Malaysia or
required to in some way benefit the LC ANNAD ESMET/PIONEERW G right at home in Portland.

FRIDAY, NOV~MBER 3, 2017
8 FEATURES
Tumalo Falls offer scenic, peaceful getaway
By SHAWN "SHAGGY'' distinct tiers into a cavernous, basaltic
BOLKER gorge. A viewpoint placed conveniently
along the trail allows a head-on view
MANY DON'T expect too much of this shaggy cataract. Another 30
from the eastern side of the foot cascade lies almost immediately
Cascade Range in Oregon, upstream. Upon passing these two wa
especially in• terms of waterfalls. Due terfalls, the trail climbs a bit and the
to a topographical rain shadow effect • creek goes out of sight. Ip a mile the
forcing most precipitation to fall west of creek joins back up with the trail and it
the Cascade Crest, areas to the east re- is one waterfall after another from here
ceive far less rainfall. The stark contrast until the Swampy Lakes Trail junc
between the lush forests of the western tion. Three of these falls can be clearly
Cascades to the brushy lava plateaus of seen from the trail while a few others
the east is startling. Although there are -require some bushwhacking. All are
indeed fewer-waterfalls on the east side, miami though and well worth seeking
the falls do persist and some are spec- out.
tacular. Upon reaching the Swampy Lakes
Such is the case at Tumalo Falls, Trail junction, one can either continue
arguably Oregon's best waterfall east of straight ahead for 0.7 miles to Happy
the Cascade Crest. Tumalo Falls is a pie- Valley (a popular backpacking desti
ture perfect plunge of 90 feet at the head nation), turn left and head back to the
of a winding, volcanic canyon. The area trailhead via the Bridge Creek Trail or
around the waterfall is lovely as well, simply retrace your steps back to the
with high rocky cliffs .and dense forests trailhead. Note that no dogs or swim
of ponderosa pines. During the late ming are allowed here, as the Tumalo
spring, summer and early fall months it • Creek watershed is the primary water
is possible to drive Skyline Raad all the source for the city of Bend.
way to the waterfall viewpoint, making
the trip all too easy. However, during Driving Directions
winter, the last two miles of road before From Portland, take I-5 south 37.6 miles
the falls is closed, adding an extra four to OR-22 E toward Detroit Lake/Bend.
miles round trip of hiking or skiiiig to Exit here and continue on OR-22 Efor
the excursion. Although it adds extra 80-3 miles to US-20 E. Take a slight left
miles, this portion of the road is stun here and drive 20 miles to Sisters. Here,
ningly scenic and the falls are worth the •t ake another slight left onto US-20 E
extra effort. and continue 16 miles to the outskirts
If one wishes to hike further than of Bend. Just before Tuma/o State Park,
the lower viewpoint, several more wa turn left onto O.B. Riley Rd. and follow
terfalls lie upstream. To reach these it 1.2 miles to Tumalo Reservoir Rd.
bonus falls, take the main trail to the Turn right here then quickly turn left
brink of Tumalo Falls for a sweeping onto Johnson Rd. Follow Johnson Rd.
view of the surrounding mountains 6.2 miles to a traffic circle. Here, take
and an up-close look at Tumalo Creek the first exit onto NW Mt. Washington
tumbling over the edge. From here, Drive. Continue on NW Mt .. Washing
continue a mile upstream through qui ton Dr.for one mile then turn right onto
et forest to the first of seven falls along Skyliners Rd. In 8.7 miles, take a slight
upper Tumalo Creek. Here, the creek right onto Tumalo Falls Rd. The trail
cascades and hurtles 70 feet over two head is at the end of this road.
SHAWN BOLKER / PIONEER LOG
The Turnalo Falls are located on the east side of the Cascade Range. An adjacent trail leads to other waterfalls.
Love and lust found throllgh LC Missed Connections
By MACKENZIE BATH such as concerts, shows or big parties. which green eyed guy could be the ob
There are multiple types o_fm issed ject of these affections.
U SIT ACROSS from her in connections posts. Many are about "I don't know if I would say LC
ass every day and you never get specific encounters with the writer's Missed Connections is important, but
the nerve to talk to her or tell her person of interest, including dates, I definitely think it's fun," the page ad
how beautiful she is. The class ends, and locations and what the person was ministrator said. "I think it makes the
you missed your opportunity to talk to wearing. These may get a few likes, LC community feel more connected,
her. At Lewis & Clark, there's a second but are mostly passed over because seeing people from all different groups
chance on the LC Missed Connections it's nearly impossible to identify and areas of campus getting shoutouts."
Facebook page, a page dedicated to the them. Occasionally, the anonymous post
hookups and romances of LC that have "To the guy in the black Toyota who er will talk to the person they wrote
yet to come to fruition. I rear ended on terwileger (sic): I'm so the missed _connection about. Very
Missed Connections has been sorry!" one post said. "Also I think ur often this leads to an uncomfortable
operating '.since 2013, servicing LC cute and you have my number and my in-person thank you, and both parties
students b~ providing a home for insurance info so hit me up." move on.
0
compliments people do not give in Posts which include names almost "It was really flattering," said a stu
person. The administrator of the immediately have that person tagged in dent who was in such a situation. They
page is an anonymous LC student. the comments. The person mentioned asked to remain anonymous to protect
While the page itself is well known, in the post will sometimes post a com the identity of the person who wrote
the person behind vetting the posts ment in response, saying things such as about them. "But nothing was ever go
remains a mystery. They asked to re "just come say hey!" or other encour ing to·happen between us."
main anonymous for this article. aging messages. There are seldom any This student asked to remain
Of course, this page wouldn't work negative responses posted· in. the com anonymous as well, but mentioned
without submissions. The page includes ments .. getting multiple missed connections
a link to a Google form in which stu Some students write poems about during their time at LC.
dents can type anything they like. The the person they're interested in, in "It feels nice to be noticed," the
administrator adds a number in front cluding acrostics with the first letter· of student said.
of the submission and posts them to the each line spelling a name. These posts In other cases, the pair ends up
Facebook page. are sometimes from an anonymous ad hanging out or going on a date. One stu
The purpose of these posts is to mirer, but are often from friends of the dent said that she went on a few dates
point out a fellow student seen on cam person mentioned in the post. with the person she wrote a missed con
pus that the poster thinks is attractive. Inside jokes are also popular, and nection to, but they never. developed a
It is a "connection" between two people the comments on the post often consist relationship.
that has been "missed" because one of of a group of friends poking fun at each To keep it a fun and clean space for
them wasn't paying attention. other. students to express themselves, the
With the busy life of a student, it can "He is tall, well built, charismatic and administrator has to screen the posts
be hard to keep up with the amount of handsome," one post reads. "His eyes, before they can be published.
submissions this page receives. green with flecks of amber, are piercing "I try to censor things that are over
"I try to post often, though I am a yet warm. His .charm is legendary. But ly sexual or could come off as negative
student," the page administrator said why is he single? Raised from a young towards the person or others," the page
via email. "It can be hard to keep it up age by goblins who discovered him in administrator said.
to date. Because of this I usually post in the wilds, he quickly ascended to the This does not mean they get rid
batches of around 10 (posts) rather than position of goblin king with his superior of the strange submissions. There
as I receive submissions." human strength, ushering his clan into a are still some gems to be found in the
This means that students have to goblin golden age." waves of posted compliments.
!.
check back occasionally to see when V\!hoever wrote this post was very • "I want you to stuff me and fold me
t a new batch of posts is published. The creative, yet it's unclear who it's about. up like one of your tacos in the Bon,"
I batches are generally larger after events Students guessed in the comments one such post said. RACHAEL OBERMILLER/PIONEER LOG

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
FEATURES 9
Students explore paganism, Wicca and more
By LEXIE BOREN "We did this ecstatic dance ceremo
ny on South Campus a couple of years
MANY OF US grew up hearing ago during the lunar eclipse, and that
stories about witches and mag was just a really wild night," Merchant
ic, reading Harry Potter and said "We were all just dancing."
dressing up as wizards for Halloween. Although the club does organize sev
But for some, magic and witchcraft takes eral rituals and ceremonies throughout
on a much more important and serious the year, members point out that their
meaning. practices are rooted in being one with
Lewis & Clark is home to Common the earth.
Ground, a group that focuses on pagan "The nice thing about earth-based
ism, Wicca, shamanism and earth-based spirituality and witchcraft is that as
spirituality. The group was created by long as you're attuned to yourself and
Miles French '18 in his freshman year to the natural world, it's very hard to not
provide a sense of community for those practice it," Common Ground member
who practice earth-based spirituality. Stephen Hanley '20 said. "Even.b eyond
"It's an animistic, earth-based, often practicing and doing rituals, it's just
pantheistic or polytheistic way of form taking a moment to attune yourself to
ing a relationship with nature, and so nature, and to notice how it's moving
there is real spiritual substance behind and how it affects you and how you af
it, and it is a living and thriving practice, fect it."
and it can be very specific and very pow Many stigmas exist around the prac
erful," French said. tice of earth-based spirituality and magic
The club meets weekly for discus itself.
sion-based-meetings in which they exam "People think, because of things like
ine specifi_cto pics concerning spirituality. Harry Potter, that the belief in witchcraft
"(When I first started practicing) specifically is hogwash and was never
I was interested in various things like real, or that it's just a fashion trend and
crystal healing, the chakras and plant there's no actual spiritual substance be
based medicine," Austin Mercliant '18 hind it," French said.
said. "I didn't really know a lot· about Despite these stigmas, members of
any of those things, I was just kind of in Common Ground work hard to ensure
terested in all of them, and earth-based that they are accepting to all.
spirituality allowed me to kind of dive "It started as a way just for people
into it and find out what all this meant in to talk about alternative spiritualities,
a really personal way." and that's something that I really want
Merchant is a co-facilitator of the to continue," Merchant said. "You don't
club and helps to lead its discussions have to align with any particular belief
and the several retreats and ceremonies system to find meaning or contribute to
throughout the year. the discussion." SARAH BRADBURY/PIONEER LOG
The untold story of the York statue
By KENDALL ARLASKY know it's an African man but not some
one you would recognize. She wanted
IF YOU'VEE VER walked the crowd him to be facing west and holding a ri
ed ath th ro ds e Glade, fle. Saar also wantedhim to be shirtless
you-may have ·noticed a statue of so that from the behind you could see a
a tall black man. This statue is of Wil map carved into his back. This map in
liam Clark's slave, York, who was a part Saar's vision was going to represent the
of the Corp of Discovery's expedition map that William Clark 'made in which
West. While most Lewis & Clark Col he honored York by naming a dry river
lege students can tell you the name of creek bed after him.
the man that the statute memorializes, The committee loved the idea and
many students don't know the formal commissioned Saar to complete the
name of the artwork itself. sculpture.
The memorial is named "York: There are multiple components of
Terra Incognita." This phrase means the sculpture, many of which draw a re
"unexplored territory" and helps us sponse out of students.
remember that there are many aspects "If you see York you can't help but
of York's life that remain unknown and respond to him," Tesner said. "I think
unexplored even that there's some
today. "It reminds you on a thing about that
The process of sculpture that makes
creating York was daily basis that these you want to know
not an easy task. things that we enjoy more about the sto
A former law ry."
are built on atrocities
student named Students in partic
Charles Neal and suffering. " ular seem to respond
'07 decided that to York. Kaes Vander
LC did not have spek '21 •n oticed that
enough represen Kaes Vanderspek '21 there is a culture on
tation of diversity campus that forces the
and felt unwel- students to recognize
come as a result. and acknowledgeY ork.
"Charles Neal was struck by the fact "Everyone knows the story of (Meri
that LC has the name of the two explor wether) Lewis and (William) Clark, but
ers, the leaders of the Corp of Discovery, I didn't know the story of York before I
but no·representation of York," Linda came here," Vanderspek said. "We need
Tesner, Dir~ctor of the Hoffman Gal to honor those people who have been
lery, said. historically ignored. It reminds you on NOAH FOSTER-KOTH/PIONEER LOG.
York recieves many gifts from students.
Tesner is also the chair of the com a daily basis that these things that we
mittee who brought this idea to life. The enjoy are built on atrocities and suf
committee had a hard time deciding fering. While it is uncomfortable, it is "I appreciate that the statue honors
what the memorial would be. something that we need to be reminded a person of color, but it is wrong to have
"I wanted an image 'to show who of time and time again." a depiction of (Meriwether) Lewis and
York was," Tesner said. "Other people Some of the students at LC have a (William) Clark's slave while the school
on the committee felt very strongly that tradition ofleaving small gifts for York, carries their names," Dant said via
that was not what they wanted. So the such as food or flowers. email. "This reverses the apparent hon
"ery first thing we did was we got into a "Whenever I go by it and I see or bestowed upon York and attempts to
room and we all talked about our hopes more flowers it just makes me smile," erase the violent colonization that (the
and dreams for the York Memorial with Vanderspek said. "There was a single explorers) carried out.''. .
the moderator. At the end of the day rose and one day I noticed it had fallen Regarding the controversy surroy_nd
we came up with a very simple way of and so I put it back. The next day there ing York, Dant talked aboutthe need for
thinking about York. We wanted him to was an entire bouquet. It's a very cool the school to "decolonize" by returning
be portrayed as both a slave and a sig and silent form of respect." all the native artwork and educating
nificant." Tesner said that Saar is thrilled by every student about the marginalized
Once it was decided that York these small acts of kindness. groups of the corps of discovery. Then,
would be commemorated with a sculp "She loves it," Tesner said. "Espe as a final step, changing the schQ_ol's
ture, the committee sent out a call to cially last year when the raincoat was name.
artists for proposals. They were at a put on him by an art student. It seemed York's memorial is a reminder of his
loss until Tesner stumbled across Al like the student cared about York and presence in history and can be viewed
ison Saar's work and sought her out. his comfort." often not only be students but faculty
Saar had seen the proposal and knew Dahlia Ana Dant '18 has been walk as well because of it's presence in one of
exactly what she wanted to do. Tesner ing past York for years, and as a result the most travelled areas on campus. His
described Saar's vision as a York who has some thoughts about the statue's memorial is meant to invite us to take
looks abstracted enough· so that you role in campus culture. a journey and explore some of our own
terra incognitas.

r
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
ARTS
10
Black Dahlia Murder returns "The Ooz" review
By GABE COMMISSARIS make for a truly By ALEX COHEN into a guitar and far-off saxophones,
powerful track. hinting at the unrealized musically ex
IF THERE IS ONE word to define There are plenty of WHEN MY FRIENDS first in perimental possibilities of "The Ooz."
The Black Dahlia Murder (BDM) it other noteworthy troduced me to King Krule It's not all bad, though. The sin
is consistency. Since the release of moments on the in 2013, I couldn't bring my0 gles ("Czech One," "Dum Surfer" and
2001s "Nocturnal," they have found album, but overall self to enjoy Archie Marshall's unique "Half Man Half Shark") are all solid
their distinct sound which consists you can tell that the sound. Gradually and with much re pieces, and perhaps their earlier re
of a combination between the brutal BDM really nailed peated listening, Marshall's powerful, lease led to higher expectations for this
sounding death metal that is prevalent it with this one by deep voice grew on me, so much so album. The frenetic pace of "Emer
in the states and Sweden's more me adding more inter that his debut album "6 Feet Beneath gency Blimp," where Marshall breaks
lodic sounding metal music. You can esting dynamics the Moon" remains one of my most lis from his rambling, is my favorite track
now always count on them to release and melodies to tened to albums to date. On his most on the album. In the wider context of
a quality album that stays true to that the song structures. recent album "The Ooz," however, I find the album, however, it's held down
sound. Their latest release, "Night All members myself still waiting for things to click. by too many similar and slow tracks.
bringers," is no exception. This album - of the band give Sound-wise, this album meanders There's nothing wrong with Mar
is still the BDM doing what they do top notch perfor between King Krule's jazzy, guitar shall mumbling and slow vocal style.
best, which is making balls-to-the--wall, mances and make heavy debut and his 2015 hip-hop and Not only is it his own unique sound, it
crushingly melodic death metal. This it clear that they synth-fueled project, "A New Place 2 worked really well on "6 Feet Beneath
, album, however, stands above previous want to leave yotJ Drown." With a runtime of over an the Moon," especially on tracks such as
releases because of its stellar produc petrified. Guitarists hour, great songs such as "Biscuit "Cementality" or "Neptune Estate." Yet
tion, variety and easy accessibility. Brian Eschbach and Town" or "Dum Surfer" are bogged that was an album where these slower
When the BDM released "Abysmal" Brandon Ellis deliv down by many others that sound like tracks didn't feel monotonous. They fit
in 2015, there wasn't enough variety er their usual full amorphous filler after a few listens. in the context of a greater work where
and none of the tracks really stood out frontal riff assault Tracks like "Slush Puppy" sound like we hear Marshall crooning, scream
amongst previous releases. This made while managing to a subpar version of the last half of "6 ing and using his incredible voice to its
the album pretty forgettable after a keep things interesting. They also high pitched screams and the deep Feet Beneath the Moon" and detract fullest, creating an emotionally provoc
few listens. That isn't the case with have some incredible melodic rhythms morbid growls that he is known for. from the listening experience. Marshall ative effect. With the length of "The
"Nightbringers." With the new record, and solos spread throughout the album The album's lyrical themes are pret experiments stylistically on "Bermond Ooz," however, there are just too many
the BDM are firing on all cylinders that have the classic At The Gates (one ty standard for the BDM: "Of God and sey Bottom (Left)" and "Bermondsey of these slow and repetitive tracks.
while adding some new and catchy of the founders of adding melodies Serpent, Of Spectre and Snake" is an Bottom (Right)," two tracks which put As renowned electronic musician
elements to the song structures, mak with death metal) influence. The best alternate take on the story of Adam and guests vocalists at the foreground and John Maus put it in a recent interview,
ing it a much more memorable listen. examples of this can be seen on tracks Eve. "Catacomb Hecatomb" is about be subvert all but the faintest instrumen "Verse can only serve the music, and it
The minute you hear the intro to "Kings of the Nightworld," "As Good ing devoured by spiders. The title track tation. This sounds fine on the first can certainly stand in the way of the thing
"Widowmaker" you know what you're as Dead," "Catacomb Hecatomb" and is about wreaking havoc on Christiani few listens, but I find myself skipping if it isn't handled right." There's an argu
getting yourself into. The intro is "Matriarch." Bassist Max Lavelle chugs ty. "The Lonely Deceased" is a chilling them after their novelty has worn off. ment to be made for Marshall's focus on
straight out of a horror movie, com along with them, though his contribu account of a man working at a morgue. The middle of the album is where I his lyrics on "The Ooz," but they needed
posed of various keyboard synths and tion to the album gets muffled by the There are metal bands out there who find myself wishing Marshall had cut a to be backed with an interesting vocal
a
other creepy background noises that are guitars and drums. This is a problem chose a different lyrical approach that few tracks, or at least shortened a few. delivery la "6 Feet Beneath the Moon"
likely to give you goosebumps. This then seen in a lot of newer metal bands. The focuses on more meaningful themes. The movement from "Bermondsey Bot in order to make them actually work.
leads into that familiar buzzsaw riffage bass seems to get lost in the mix and The BDM, however isn't one of them. tom (Left)" into "Logos," "Sublunary" Maybe I just don't "get" art rock.
and throat eviscerating vocals that the you almost forget that it's there. Alan Expect nothing but sheer cruelty and and "Lonely Blue" sounds monotonous, But as a long time King Krule fan,
band is known for. Another track worth Cassidy does a great job on the drums, de blasphemy when listening to this album. and Marshall rambles with an uncharac "The 0oz" left me feeling a btt disap
mentioning is "Kings of the Night livering plenty of blast beats and mak Overall, "Nightbringers" is another teristically boring vocal delivery. There pointed. It's a testament to how good
world," which is one of the more sinis ing good use of the double kick. This solid release by the BDM that shows is definitely some captivating instru "6 Feet Beneath the Moon" and "A
ter BDM tracks. After a short build-up, is Cassidy's third time recording with that they have no intention ofletting up mentation, however: "Logos" ends with New Place 2 Drown" were that I had
the guitarists get a very catchy groove the band, and you can tell that he bas anytime soon. Their dedication to their a wailing saxophone and synth com such high expectations for this album.
going that links almost perfectly with improved. Lead vocalist Trevor Strnad sound will not disappoint longtime fans, bination instantly evocative of "6 Feet But unless you're an avid King Krule
the double kick. That and the screech still delivers an outstanding perfor and is likely to draw the attention of oth Beneath the Moon," while "Sublunary" fan, you're going to find yourself lost
ing vocals from all the band members mance, switching between the viscous ers, considering its easy accessibility. opens up with a siren which blends in the mire of Marshall's "The Ooz."
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ARTS 11
''Where is My Friend's House?'' revisited at -30
Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami 's internationally acclaimed film retains its beauty and grace
By RAY FREEDMAN the problem. His worry seems child
ish and mundane to the adults in the
THIS YEARM ARKS3 0 years since village, and Ahmed must surrepti
the initial release of "Where is My tiously but relentlessly navigate to and
Friend's House?" in Iran, a film through unknown territories to try to
that showcases the power of beloved return the notebook. Ahmed is alone
Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. as he goes through hills, paths and
There is a raw innocence and com houses, the film unrolling like a fable.
passion that embodies this 1987 film. Ahmed runs from one village to
Once the first close-up hits the screen the next. There is a moment where •
in "Where is My Friend's House?," it he approaches a hill. The camera sits
is hard not to be enveloped by the ten far away, showing the entirety of the
der but intense hands of Kiarostami. hill. The trail on the hill is shaped
A wide-eyed Ahmed (played by Babek like a zigzag. Kiarostami holds the
Ahmed Poor) listens to his teacher camera there as Ahmed runs end
humiliate his friend Nematzadeh for lessly from side to side to the top, the
writing homework on a loose sheet of image depicting the crookedness it
paper, rather than in his notebook. takes to achieve something simple.
Kiarostami frames What's most
the next shot on surprising about
Nematzadeh· cry Three decades later, the film is its
ing in the middle it's easy to see why it ability to unnerve
of the room. The audiences. When I
teacher hovers, was Kiarostami's first showed the film to
chastising him and film to gain interna my father, a man
threatening expul who was a medical
sion from school. • tional attention, paving malpractice law
Ahmed sits, his the way for his legend- yer for 20 years,
face evoking pure he couldn't believe
sympathy, but ary career. how nervous the
there is nothing film made him. He
for him to do. was almost tor- ..
The story is Ahmed's story, the tured by worry for Ahmed. The length
listener in the first scene. Ahmed acci to which Kiarostami extends the title's
dentally takes Nematzadeh's notebook question is compelling, but uncom
home, which could lead to his friend's fortable. Ahmed's worry becomes the
expulsion. He must return the note audience's-worry,a nd makes one remem
book so his friend may complete his ber the fearful predicaments of youth.
homework in it and avoid expulsion The tension between Ahmed and
from school. But he does not know the world around him is created by
where his friend lives. This results in Kiarostami's artful direction. The
an overwhelming, and perhaps sur camera follows ~med's eyes and YUMI WILSON/PIONEER LOG
prising, se~se.of anxiety. Ahmed must feet with extreme focus, often cut- we just move with the character. his death in 2016, filmmaker Jim Jar than prisons, etc," Jarmuscb said.
ask himself the question: where is my ting between bis eyes and what he's Three decades later, it's easy to musch reflected on Kiarostami's work. "Where is My Friend's House?"
friend's house? It is deceivingly sim looking at - his movements and see why it was Kiarostami's first film "More than anyone I know, he shows how human expression, through
ple and shameless in its vulnerability. where he's going. The lens, mimics to gain international attention, pav represented the fact that ideas and simple observation, can permeate with
Ahmed embarks on a iourney, no Ahmecl, 1>1.!ce4.tgegm 2.athy wi!!i,011_t i.ng th.e way for-bis• lege:n.dary career. human expression are s_om uch stron rare sincerity.
one in the film quite understanding pulling any formulaic cinematic tricks At a~tribute event for Kiarostami aftei; . ger than authority, money, guns,
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Brendan's periodic guide to best-selling blockbusters, low-budget indie flicks and everything in between
By BRENDAN NAGLE nearly 15 percent of the script. This
actually makes sense given how incom
The Florida Project plete the movie feels. But regardless,
''THE FLORIDA PROJECT" "The Snowman" isn't worth your time.
focuses on the residents of a
place called the Magic Castle ..., , Geostorm
- but the fantastical name and vibrant In an age dominated by superhero
pink paint job belie a much darke_r franchises and endless remakes, the
world. The Magic Castle is actually a 0riginal .sci-fl blockbuster seems to be
motel on a touristy strip located in the· .. ~ thing ofthe past. With the commer
shadow of Walt DisneyW orld. Everything cial and critical failure of "Valerian
is bright and colorful, but underneath and the City of a Thousand Planets"
the facade is a grim world of pover- - Luc Besson's $200 million passion
ty and strife. This film lets us into the project - many sci-fl fans are still
world of this not-so-magical kingdom looking for a savior, a break from the
through the eyes of young Moonee endless onslaught of "Spiderman"
(Brooklynn Prince), who lives at the and "King Kong" reboots. Unfortu
motel with her mother Halley (Bria nately, "Geostorm" is not that savior.
Vinaite). To Moonee and her friends, Unlike "Valerian," which, though
the motel is magical. Largely unsuper- not perfect, is a visual marvel of a
vised, they gallivant around, scamming movie and interesting in spite of its
tourists and annoying motel residents'£.·, J '.f flaws, '.'Geostorm" is rather bland. The
(one of them being the warm patriarchal film is set only a few years in the fu
figure Bobby, played by Willem Dafoe ture in a world where scientists have
in one of the best performances of his been forced to build a network of
career). Prince's performance is one weather-controlling satellites in order
for the child acting pantheon. As the to keep climate-change induced natural
charming troublemaker, she is so natu- disasters from destroying humani
ral that it leads one.to suspect she may ty. The· premise is actually somewhat
not even be acting. topical, as climate change is an in
Films that deal with impoverished creasingly troubling subject in our day
or underprivileged people so often con and age, but, oddly," Geostorm"i sn't really
descend to or exploit their character's concerned • with environmentalism.
situations, but director Sean Baker does It's more concerned with bureaucratic
neither. For those who've seen "Tanger- RACHEL OBERMILLER/PIONEER LOG corruption and the problems between
ine," Baker's 2015 film about a day in genius engineer Jake Lawson (Gerard
the life of two transgender sex workers, doubt one of the best films of the year. bender, to put the clues together and the chilling novel of the same name by Butler) and his politician brother, Max
this should come as no surprise. The solve the case. The killer has been tar Jo Nesb0, an extremely talented cast (Jim Sturgess). While th!l -premise
adults in "The Florida Project" are not The Snowman geting mothers of young children and (Fassbender, J.K. Simmons, Chloe Se- seems like it could be interesting, the
perfect. Some might be taken aback by Dubbed one of the worst films of the leaves eerie little snowmen at the scene vigny, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer, film plays everything as safe as possible.
the way Halley acts in front of Moonee: year by many critics, "The Snowman" is of each of his crimes. The story that Rebecca Ferguson) and a director, To- Despite being an original story, the film
she swears constantly, does drugs and a mess. The biggest issue is in the nar ensues is muddled and confusing. mas Alfredson, who seems perfect for feels more in line with something out of
even involves Moonee in some of her rative. I am not someone who likes to Hardly any of the plot points resolve the job (he's responsible for 2008's uni- the Marvel cinematic universe. There's
criminal schemes. But Baker empathizes nitpick movie logic - I prefer to give and we understand little of the char versally acclaimed vampire thriller "Let nothing ambitious, or even moderately'
with the impossibility of her situa movies the benefit of the doubt when acter's motivations. When the killer is The Right One In" and 2011'su nderrated interesting about its structure, visu
tion, and also recognizes the deep love I can - but plot holes aren't even re finally revealed, it's hard to tell whether spy flick "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"). als or characters. Unlike the Marvel
she has for her daughter. "The Florida ally the issue here. It's hard to follow or not it is a twist because it's unclear It was even edited by the legendary movies, which are bolstered by the
Project" is ultimately about the dissolu from the get-go. The story takes place who we're supposed to be suspecting. Thelma Schoonmaker, a seven-time magnetism of stars like Robert Downey
tion of :fantasya nd innocence,a dissolution in snowy Oslo, Norway. A serial killer What is especially disappointing is Academy Award nominee - but none Jr. and Chris Evans, "Geostorm" is an
that, via the cycle of poverty, comes is on the loose, and it's up to detective the fact that this movie should be good. of that matters. Alfredson claimed in chored by the decidedly un-magnetic
much earlier for Moon ee than it should. Harry Hole (that is his real name), an Or at least passable. The film has seem an interview shortly after the release. Butler. "Geostorm" isn't abborqmt by
"The Florida Project" is without a alc.oholicl oner played by Michael Fass- ingly adaptable source material from that they did not have time to shoot - any means - it's just unremarkable.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
ARTS
12
Violets: Life and death in the London canals
Emily's fictional story about a bundle of flowers, a rather difficult decision and a boat named Trinity
By EMILY PRICE hours of drying out, he would rise and
shake himself like a wet dog, renewed.
EVERY DAY FOR six months, I • Perhaps he would tell me something I
woke at dawn in the belly of a • didn't want to hear.
two-story purple narrowboat After about an hour, when it was
named the Trinity, which I'd purchased clear no one was coming, my neighbor
with what was left of my rent money came by to borrow a pair of scissors.
two days before I was evicted from my She saw the body before I could explain
apartment. Two hundred pounds had it.
bought me its fresh coat of purple paint, "He's going to start rotting if you
its unreliable back motor that had leave him there," she said, pulling at
to sputter for several minutes before her work gloves, which were crusted
starting, its two finicky but useable with dirt. Some of it fell from her hands
electrical outlets, which were occupied and landed on the man's chest.
by the plugs of a hot plate and a toaster. "Well, I can't put him back," I
This was my kitchen, set up on top of said.
a plastic table, where I made eggs on "Why not?" She hopped over the
toast every morning. If I ever bought Trinity's railing and onto the walkway
something perishable, I had to sacrifice between our boats. "Give me a
either the hot plate or the toaster to minute."
plug in my small fridge, which stood She returned with an armful of
surprisingly well on the rocking floor of violets, their stems covered with soil
the ship but had a tendency to flood. from their pots. The man's fingers were
After breakfast I would walk up to still flexible enough for us to press them
I the deck, where the cold morning air around the stalks, so ·that the flowers
shuddered through me. It was London rested against bis collarbone. I grabbed
r- air, but different, less disgusting; there his head and my neighbor grabbed his
wasn't the breath and smoke and sweat legs, and together we hoisted him over
of thousands of other people clogging the railing and laid him as gently as we
your nose, only the air sweeping off the could into the water. His back scraped
tight curves of the canal tunnels and, against the side of the Trinity, and
if it was early enough, the stench of flakes of purple paint scattered down
drying fish. around his head and tangled in his hair.
That was where I found the body. He floated away from us slowly, as if he
It was a man floating face-up, his were still capable of reluctance.
dark brown hair sticking out in tendrils There was nothing else to do; my
around his pale face and his two closed neighbor shook out her gloves, wished
eyes sunk into bloated cheeks. One RAYA DEUSSEN/PISJNEEER LOG me a good· morning, and went away
of his legs was tangled in the corner with the scissors. The currents were
of my net, so that his lower body was my palm, still puffy. tight then." began watering her plants. The sun rose slow, so that I could watch 'as the man's
submerged. He wore a pair of heavy I called the police, speaking softly, She hung up and I looked at the man over the canal and broke the water into hands came unstuck from the violets
work jeans and no shirt. His skin, or so as not to wake my neighbors. The lying in the middle of my deck. His face sparkling fragments that hurt my eyes and scattered petals through the water.
what I could see of it, was bluish-white, woman on the other end was groggy was turned away from me, and his arms and left dark spots in my vision when.I They stuck to concrete pilings or to
covered in raised veins. and unsympathetic. were splayed out, as though I'd caught looked away. the ropes of fishing nets or floated
My arms are very strong - living on "Where'd you find him?" him in the middle of a particularly I tried not to think too much about unsupported until, overcome by the
a boat will do that to you - but even I hesitated, not wanting to admit bad dream. In a sense, I guess I had how the man had ended up here. weight of the water, they sank.
so he was heavy, and I had to lift him that I'd fished him out. interrupted something. There were news reports about this Eventually I roused myself -and
over the edge of my deck in pieces: first "He was just floating in the water," I sat down gingerly on the deck, all the time. The canal bridges were began to sweep my deck clean. I must
the head and shoulders, then the torso, I said. "He went right by my boat." lifting my feet to avoid the puddle beautiful and old; their views predated have looked away too long, must have
then the tangled feet. When it was done "We're a bit short staffed right now, near the man's shoes. I stared at him concerns about public safety. As the forgotten there was anything to look
he .took up most of the deck, water love. You don't know who he is?" • and waited five minutes, then 10, then sun crept onto the deck and no one at: the next time I glanced at the canal,
seeping out from his jeans and pooling "No, I've got no idea." 20 more, until his jeans began to dry came, I kept watching his face; every there were only the waterlogged petals,
on the treated wood. I checked his She sighed. "It'll be about twenty into hard denim lines around his legs. so often, I thought I saw an eyelid bobbing up and down like tiny vessels
breathing; his lips rested cold against minutes until we get down there. Hold My neighbor came out of her boat and twitch. I imagined that, after a few in the current.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
ARTS 13
Rae Armantrout "Entangles" words and sound
By PETER KRANITZ post: "My erasures were featured."
At the Frank Manor House,
I FIRST ENCOUNTERED Rae Armantrout read from "Entanglements"
Armantrout's poetry when I was and "Partly," her 2016 collection of
working for Fonograf Editions, new and selected poems, as well as
a Portland-based vinyl record parts of poems from forthcoming
only poetry press. Armantrout's manuscripts. Many of the poems she
"Conflation" is the press's second read are also featured on "Conflation,"
release, featuring recordings of the yet the experience of seeing them
poet reading both previously circulated read in person differs dramatically
work and pieces from yet-unpublished from hearing the recordings. Poetry
manuscripts. Listening to the record, I
readings are inherently performative,
was immediately taken in by her crisp
even with less expressive writers.
annunciation and the way her high,
Listening to a poet read his or her own
flute-like voice so clearly intones her
work illuminates how they hear it, the
language. Amazingly, although I had
cadences and rhythms that he or she
never seen these poems on paper, I
envisioned when writing it. Seeing
could tell exactly where the line and
a poet read adds a more expressive
stanza breaks went. Her poems look at
dimension; the poet's body language
the world slightly askance, refracting
and mostly subconscious movements
the familiar through a lens of wry
curiosity. reveal how a poem feels. Armantrout
"I like a poem that surprises me," rolling her eyes when describing a
Armantrout told me before her reading car on a mountain road as "so cliche"
in the Frank Manor House on Oct. 24. in "Object Permanence," shaking her
"Ultimately you don't want to think head with the "don't ask" in the last
'well that's just wrong,' you want to line of "Persistence" or tapping her
go 'oh that's good, I never thought of hand on the podium with each line in
that.'" "Pinocchio" may have little bearing
Indeed, Armantrout's poems do on the meaning of the poems, but it
just that. Her career spans nearly 40 subtly changes the tone, modifying and
years and includes a Pulitzer Prize amplifying elements that could slip by
for her 2010 collection, "Versed." Her unnoticed on the page.
latest chapbook, "Entanglements," At the end of the reading,
is a collection of poems inspired by Armantrout answered questions about
quantum physics, the result of her her inspirations, her writing ·process
decades-long interest in the field. Other
and her attempts to grapple with the
poems draw from the more mundane:
political through poetry. Her early
an ad on the back of the New Yorker, a
writing was in part influenced by the
line from an Instagram poet, a garbage
Orwellian misdirection of politicians in
can at Starbucks. Armantrout's poems
the Vietnam War era. Now"i n a political
have an immediacy that comes from
atmosphere that she sees as defined by -
writing in what she refers to as the
unobscured "evil," the political is more
subjective present, a span of "about
difficult to address.
three seconds."
SARAH BRADBURY/PIONEEER LOG
"How can you be more surreal,
"Mostly I respond to what comes
into my attention, and it gives me ideas heard." the language: the speaker of "Scumble" comes from this linguistic play, how can you get out ahead of what's
and I riff off it," Armantrout said. "I'm Armantrout tinges the present invites the reader to imagine "if I creating phrases like "insouciant happening," Armantrout said. "(It's)
not saying that I only include things moment with her distinct blend of irony were turned on by seemingly innocent septuagenarians" in "Sonnet 3," or the weirder than you could possibly
that I had just seen, but it usually starts and linguistic playfulness, at times words." The often understated humor first line of "My Erasures," itself an imagine or catch up with, which makes
with something I had just seen or just even manifesting as a literal pleasure in of Armantrout's poetry frequently erasure of someone else's Faceoool< it a little hard for an artist."
Brunch: The bad and the boujee G-ucci's·album fizzles
By CHARLOTTE WALLACE By LEROY TUCKERTON
LEWIS & CLARK students get GrCCFS NEW album sucks.
rallied for an important event eventeen months after, as he
every Saturday afternoon. No puts it, "coming out da feds,''
offense to the football team, but it is GuccbMane retiirns with his eleventh
not football games; we never win at full-length album, which is even '
those. It is brunch, something we and softer than he's previously been, now
the city of Portland are best at. Every post-ice-cream-cone face tattoo and
neighborhood in Portland has a solid "devilii;h juice" addiction. Chock full
brunch spot offering an eggs benedict of tedious production ancl lackluster ,
that someone swears is the best. But Jines, the project is pandering on
whose eggs reign supreme? Here are a the same scale as the Gucci clone
few oft-recommended classics. conspiracy - a theory that surfaced
when Gucci was released ft;om prison
Jam on Hawthorne a changed man - which the album
(2239 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) "Mr. Davis" may serve as evidence for
Jam serves standard West Coast believers. Set alongside the new six- East Atlanta Santa." Instead we get
comfort food like hashes and breakfast pack, the new marriage, the new face auto):)iographical and rhymeless bars
bowls. Brunch is served all day and in and the fact thatthis new album is a like, "Thisis what a dream look like /
large portions. The wait can exceed commercial success might make one If you hate tell me what yo se1f-esteem
twenty minutes on Saturdays and wonder if whoever had Kubrick -film look like/ Ex-dealer but I left tha.t life
Sundays, so avoid showing up at 10 a.m. / I can't even remember what a triple
the moon landing was at play on the beaw look like.» Don't play with us,
on the weekend. Jam is your typical six
out of ten brunch spot: it is satisfying, production of this album. •n ew Gucci, we know those aren'treally
Throughout .the project, Gucci
tasty and reasonable but nothing seems to either pull from old material rhymes. Save it for the autobiography
special. Well, actually, their homemade (his 1!.owi n "Changes" mirrors exactly (worth noting, actually: Gucci did
jam is a bit special. They offer a rotating · recently make number four on the
variety available to purchase and take his verse on Migos' "Slippery") or New York Times Bestseller list with
home. I bought two jars of their peach Maurice (pictured here) offers a delicious curation C o H f A F R r L e O n T c T h E W in A s L p L i A re C d E /P b I r O u N T EE ic E h R f a L ir O e G j i u n s t co fa n l v l er t s o a ti m on o . r e In o r n le e s a s r ly r ap e p v i e n r g y "The Autobiography of Gucci Mane,"
jam two weeks ago and it disappeared sense, "Mr. Davis" feels bloated and a-.s elf-help book modeled after bis
far more quickly than I anticipated. with blueberry compote, steak and • in the winter, hence the name, and own experience with keeping busy
Their chai pancakes and eggs florentine eggs, homemade granola, potatoes they open the front glass wall of the Khaled-lik e in its overproduction, an in prison). As thes'e bars indjcate,
are the best dishes. Jam has solid food; bravas, bim bop egg bowl, radicchio restaurant in the summer. The menu obsequious casb,,grab for new Gucci. "Mr. Davis" is as lyrically weak as
do not let the linoleum cafeteria floors salad and seasonal cheese board. changes seasonally but the rhubarb He comes to bat with 14 features (10 Gucci was physicallr weak when he
more than his previous full length-
and old booths turn you away. challah french toast, grilled grapefruit, album), which for the most part don't was 80 pounds heavier before his
Olympia Provisions romaine wedge and seasonal veggie incarceration.
Tasty n Alder (107 SE Washington St.) hash have been some of my favorites. seem to be as carefully thought out as In the cloyingly .syrupy "Made
they are simply flashy names: Nicki
(580 SW 12th Ave.) If it were not for Tasty n Alder, Their eggs benedict is also good, but Minaj, Chris Brown, Big Sean, The It (Outro)," Gucci says, "I act like
As a regular brunch eater, I can say would have given the best brunch Olympia Provisions has them beat on Weeknd. It often sounds as if Gucci I forgot but I was once a mental
Tasty n Alder offers the best brunch in title to Olympia Provisions. However, that one. patient / Sittin' still in a cell while
Portland, no doubt. However, the up to if you are vegan, the only thing you is masking his past self, wherever my career deteriorated /"' Now .~very
Maurice theyre keeping him. In "Changes" he
two hour wait times make it not always can order is the side of fruit - sorry.
(921 SW Oak St.) says "Old Gucci Mane was addicted day I wake up I feel invigorated."
worth it. I recommend getting there Olympia Provisions is also a butcher, But we haven't forgotten. And that's
If you prefer lighter fare or the perfect to dranking / New Gucci Mane, I'm
at 9 a.m. when the waiting list opens, and they cure all their own meats, because we can't forget, "Mr. Davis"
pastry for your brunch, Maurice is your addicted to Franklins / No, we not
putting your name in and going to grab from sausage to pate. My omelette
best choice. It is a traditional French the same, I'm evo_l _v_in_g ." Ve~·cutious .feels like ;m offense 'against the old
a coffee while you wait. A secret: they standards will never be the same after indeed. • -,, Gucci Mane. With it's overproduction,
luncheonette and offers superb quality
serve brunch all week and the wait is ordering their mushroom, goat cheese ostentatiously popular featµres,
y o o n u ly k n 2 o 0 w m w i h n a u t t e to s d o o n t he w n ee e k x d t a ti y m s. e N yo o u w r a a n m d a zin sp g i n c a h c a h rc ut o e m rie e le a t n t d e. ch T ee h s e e y b o h a a rd v s e d it i s i h s e s c lo . a se n d d S p u a n s d t a ri y e s a . nd U i n s f o o r n tu ly n a o te p l e y n , Wltethe 's r " l e a v c o k l s v ed th e oi , ; r aw c , l o l n o e w d - , weak autobiographical bars,a!]-d a
1 ical .J)f;,Gucci's _, noticeal>le absence of slurry so~zled
professor cancels class. The menu is and, yes, the best eggs benedict. Their from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. other days.
• a nota'.Bly good, , 1:;puns, new .•G ucci del.ivei:s a passable
extensive and portions are small, but salty house-cured ham and homemade Their Norwegian meatballs, quiche arid
Tone it Down" '"referrin disappointment with "Mr. Davis."
everything is intended to be shared. English muffins are the secret. Polenta Clafoutis are excellent. For the Fli And for ose who ·were convinced
Bring your friends and try as much as pastries, the black pepper cheesecake of t\le thentic of th
you can. You cannot go wrong with any Fireside (801 NW 23rd Ave.) and lemon souffle pudding cake are
lo t
of their dishes. A few of my favorites Fireside is the perfect place for the delicious, but you can expect as much
are the homemade cottage cheese with coldest or the warmest of brunch days. from any other pastry you order
pineapple jam, lemon ricotta pancakes . They have a fireplace to sit in front of here. hood-zen b'
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FRIDAY,N OVEMBER3 , 2017
SPORTS
14
eSports level up-
Video games gain traction as they fight
for a place alongside physical sports
By MADELEINE ORONA - magazines. The phenomenon was even. :
BURGOS l~rge enough that a competitive video-~
game tournament was featured in the
ESPORTS ARE becoming a new 1982 motion picture "Tron." Larger
avenue towards higher education tournaments surfaced during the 1990s,
for students, with schools in Cal- when television shows were aired cov
ifornia granting eSports scholarships ••e ring the them in Australia, Britain and
for competitive video game playing. Canada.
These video games are mostly multi- The biggest epicenter for eSports
player and include "League of Legends," currently is South Korea. The boom is
"Overwatch," "Data 2," "Counter-strike: attributed to the mass production of
Global Offensive" and "Super Smash broadband internet companies in the
Bros." Since the eSports explosion in wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis
the early 2000s, game developers have in which Singapore, Malaysia, Thai
been structuring their games toward • land, South Korea,-Indonesia and the
this intersection of competitive activity Philippines all faced extreme e~nom-
and videogame cnltures. i~ duress._Around:the early 2Cl00St he
eSpocts were largely coordinated Korea e·Sports Association, the Kore-
by friends or students at schools • an Ministry of Culture, and Sports and MORGAN FRIES/PIONEER LOG
before the consolidation of a single - Tourism in Korea. worked-together to Universities across the country are beginning to offer scholarships to students who excel at competitive gaming or "eSports."
formal professional league. The first promote and regulate the widely grow
eSports gathering was a "Spacewar ing industry.
player was accused of cheating over whether or not the eSports league with Paris, the host city for the 2024
Olympics" that was hqsted by students Even -one of Overwatch's most
because many believed that in a male can really be considered "sports." ESPN Olympic Games, to consider including
at Stanford University in 1972. Students popular char-acters is an eSports player.
dominated field her 80 percent win rate correspondents and contributors like eSports in the worldwide competition.
were invited to watch. gamers play the Hana Song or, as many players know
popular game of the time, "Spacewar." lier, "D.va", was not only a playable was impossible for a girl. This group John Skipper and Bryant Gumbel have Regardless of divisive opinions on its
also gained fame for participating in the merits, the eSports league is climbing
The grand prize was not money but character in the Overwatch canon but openly cast doubt over the athletic
South Korean stretch of the Women's up the ladder of the sports world and
rather a subscription to Rolling Stone • is also .a high-level eSports player in merit of the activity. However, there is a
March on Jan. 21 of this year. becoming bigger than ever.
magazine. her national league at age 19. D.va is push from many to reconsider. Just this
It was not until recently that eSports Colleges have started offering
Eight years later, the· company At- currently on hiatus from the world of year France and the Philippines passed
gained a more legitimate status which scholarships for students interested in
ari held a competition for their game esports in order to serve in the Korean legislation to regulate their own eSports
"Space Invaders" that garnered 10,000 Army. D.va's trademark bunny symbol came with a higher viewership of activities. In the 2018 Asian games, eSports. University of California Irvine,
Robert Morris University, University of
participants, making it the largest-scale is also used as a figure for the feminist events and created monetary prizes for a multi-sport competition for Asian
Pikeville and Columbia University have
competition of the time. Players with group National D.vaAssociation, mainly tournament players. The number of nations, eSports will be an exhibition
recently formed teams, and granted
extremely high scores were even in- made up of Overwatch enthusiasts. The professional tournaments went from event and in the 2022 games they will
them an allotment of scholarship funds
ducted into the Guinness Book of World group chose D.va's symbol as their own around 10 as of 2000 to nearly 260 a be a medal event. The Intern_ational
to incentivize enrollment. Could LC be
Records and featured in Life and Time when a female professional Overwatch . decade later. Now, debate has started Olympic Committee is even in talks next?
Ski club hopes to shred Oregon
sl_opes during upcon1ing winter
By CASEY PICKARD last year," Delay said. He said that the Northwest is "one of the best kept
gap in Ski Club activity was due to the secrets" for skiers due to its accessibility
ALTHOUGH they are beginning prior leadership's responsibilities that and because it's often uncrowded.
the school year with a decreased didn't involve the club. . "Mt. Hood is super easy to get up
budget, the new l~adership of "The leaders were seniors and they and down," Delay said. "There's barely
Lewis & Clark's Ski Club is determined were in charge of frisbee team," Delay any traffic and lift lines are pretty short."
to make ski culture on campus just as explained. "They were putting all their He also explained that although popular
prominent and sought after as it was in love into the frisbee team and not the skiing locations like Utah and Colorado
previous years. ski club. Which, looking through their are accessible, there are "millions of
Jake Sherer '20 is one of the newly perspective, is totally understandable." people" and they're "really busy."
appointed leaders of the Ski Club. He Delay expressed his desire to regain In addition to adding movies and
explained that the focus of Ski Club LC's status as a ski college. ski clinic events to their schedule,
is shifting from real time ski trips to "We just want to make Ski Club Delay and Sherer also want to revisit
lower cost events that will still engage a really prominent again," Delay said, competitions that Ski Club attended in
variety students. "Lewis & Clark used to be known as a prior years. After looking through Ski
SARAH BRADBURY/PIONEER LOG
"In the past, Ski Club has been really really rowdy ski school with lots of good Club's email account, Sherer discovered
focused on reimbursing gas to Mt. skiers." that members of Ski Club attended Teqrn loses to Pacific
Hood," Sherer said. "It's a lot of gas. Sherer mentioned that LC made it competitions called rail jams.
Unfortunately, because _we don'.t have onto Unofficial Networks' "The 10 Best The new leadership of Ski Club is
a budget, we can't make th::it happ~n." Colleges for Ski Buffs" in March 2016. ready to make ski culture at LC "rowdy" in_·homecoming game
Instead, Sherer said that club -The article claims that ski buffs who again. The budget cuts have caused
leadership is looking at the situation as attend LC "won't regret it" and that Delay and Sherer to rethink the types of
an opportunity to encompass a greater s:tudents prefer "unstructured outdoor events they can offer students. However By $YR.AH STARNES Cameron Chang '21, who is currently
variety of students. activity" compared to "organized they look at their circumstances as in a three-way tie for 3rd in conference
"We want to pivot what Ski Club sports." Additionally, the article claims an opportunity to reach out to more ON OCT. 21, Homecoming and in total sacks with a total of 4.5 sacks
can do," Sherer said. "We want.to have that LC is a school that "may get LC skiers- and snowboarders. 'I'.heic• Family,.W eekend,,-Pion~er foot on the season, had one this game for a
more variety, we ~ant to do more low overlooked by avid skiers" as it doesn't first meeting of the -year was hel.d ·on ball looked.for a win~against the loss of two yards. The only interception
cost events that have high exposure and lie in the shadow of a ski slope. Oct. 25; and their next _one is yet to be., Pacific University Boxers, hoping to end 'of the game was caught by defensive
high group cohesion." Delay agrees that the Pacific determined. their two-game losing streak after a loss back Tyler Kalinske '21 at the Pioneer
Sherer also explained that many to Linfield College (ranked 8th nation 27-yard line.
students who are interested in ally) last weekend. After ending the first The Boxers dominated possession
attending ski trips may not have their quarter tied 7-7, the Pios failed to score "time with over 36 minutes, whereas the
ski equipment with them during the for the rest of the game. Pioneers only had less than 24 minutes.
school year. The first score of the game was Pacific allowed LC only four offensive
"We're trying this. year, partially from Pacific in the first quarter, a 64- possessions in the second half.
• because we don) n_ave a budget, .to yard touchdown from sophomore Running back Michael Abraham
incorporate· (students without ski quarterback JT Greenough'·to receiver '21 rushed for 114 yards, a season-high.
eq{!,ipment) on campus," ·sh!;!re_r- siµd. Kobe Williams. This was the longest For Pacific, their running back Brandon
Boyd rushed for 186 yards, also a
"We want to run clinics and a1so-try to reception for Williams this season.
season-high. In his senior year, Boyd
show some ski m~vies. Lets bang out, The Pioneers responded with a drive .
leads the conference in yards per game
let's talk, let's make this fun." • of nine plays and 83 yards, ending
with 125.8.
As far as events go, the Ski Club is with touchdown pass from quarterback
Thor Retzlaff '18 had his ~cond suc
planning on continuing their annual Sawyer May '21 to tight end Dallas
cessful fake punt of the season, gaining
trip to Skibowl on Mt. Hood. Sherer Garreaud '19. Of the four passing plays 10 yards on a fourth down. •
claimed that Skibowl has "excellent" of that drive, the most notable was a "Pacific is known for their
night skiing and the tickets are usually 33-yard pass from May caught by wide physicality," Blake Garrison '18,
cheaper. receiver Heisman Hosoda '20. a defensive tackle, said. "But we
"We can buy a bunch of tickets Pioneer defense held strong against responded very well to that c~ange, and
for members and then offer them an Pacific's offensive front. Cale Crawford held them, actually, below the average
extremely subsidized rate," Sherer said. '19 led the defense with 12 tackles, fol that they have been scoring per game."
"It was one of the events that really lowed by Dante Smith '21 and Tawayne "At the beginning of the game, we
solidified me and Clay's (Delay ·'20) Malone '19 with eight tackles each. had (forced) three turnovers," Garrison
place in th~.skiing· ~oinmunity at ½ewis The torrential downpour of the af said. "It showed that we can compete
·&Clark." • ternoon affected both teams. Pacific with these guys, which gave us the con
• Clay Defay r~presents the other half had four fumbles and the Pioneers had fidence that we haven't always had, and
of Ski Club leadership. Clay Delay '20 cuts across a powdery slope on Mount Bachelor in Bend, Oregon. three, one of which was recovered by that we were able to match their phys
"Ski club did not have a lot of events the Boxers. icality."

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
SPORTS 15
N/PIONEER LOG
John Cabrera '21 deftly manipulates the ball during a late practice at Griswold . ./,,,-
LEXIE BOREN/PIONEER LOG
From left: John Cabrera '21, Yonas Habte '18, Pablo Osuna '18, and Juan Morales '21 are current players on the LC club team.
Unforunately for current club
players, Inen' s team not likely
By ZACHARY LERMAN varsity team. en's soccer wasn't added until 2004.
"Definitely some us can play (Di "In 2004 they finally decided to
LEWIS & CLARK is currently vision III). It all comes down to being bring back women's soccer because of
the only Northwest Conference serious or not," Habte said. Title IX," Goff said. "They had to add a
team that does not have a varsity Habte believes that bringing back a women's team first."
men's soccer team. However, there was varsity soccer team would bring a lot of The school looked into re-adding
a men's soccer team in the 1980s that good things to the school. men's soccer but their plans never came
won two Northwest Conference titles in "With recruited players and a larger to fruition. As for the current situation. LEXIE BOREN/PIONEER LOG
1979 and 1980. The varsity team's last budget, the team would do better and "Facilities is still an issue," Goff Yonas Habte '18 Oeft) quickly reacts to a kneed ball from Juan Morales '21 (right).
season was in 1990, almost 20 years the school would benefit from it," Habte said. "We are fortunate enough to get
ago. said. lights because we are in partnership
It has been frustrating not having a However, there are reasons for why with Riverdale High School. So that's
varsity team on campus for some stu there currently is no men's va~sity soc the reason the field has lights but even
dents. cer team on campus. with added amount of time where teams
"I wish there was a varsity men's "There were two primary reasons can practice, you're looking at inter
soccer team before I graduated," Yonas why it went away," Ryan Goff, Direc collegiate teams, club teams, Riverdale
Habte '19, a player on the men's club tor of Athletic Communications, said. High School, physical education,
soccer team, said. "Right now no one re "Facilities was a main one. The stadium intramurals, all these teams that are
ally cares about club soccer except for a wasn't turf, so it was grass and by the trying to access one field."
few friends. It's really frustrating, we do end of the season with both soccer, foot Goff doesn't see LC adding a men's
most of our things on our own and we ball and every other club or recreational varsity soccer team anytime soon, given
get little support for performing well." team it would just get tore up. So it was the current restrictions on facilities and
Despite this, the club team has done tough to maintain the field and toward NCAAT itle IX regulations, which would
well in recent seasons. They won a title the end of that season." require LC to add a women's lacrosse
last season and their squad continues to The overall "lack of interest" ex team along with a men's soccer team.
compete against other colleges in Ore pressed by the students during the Even with student interest in men's
gon. When asked about whether some 1990s is another reason there is not a soccer, adding a men's soccer team is
of the current club players can play in a varsity men's soccer team. Varsity worn- still a distant dream.
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bled hot sandwiches or watch apathet-
THE LEWIS & CLARKc ampus lias 1cally as they steal individually wrapped
been swept by a wave of doubt Lindt ch6'colates. He was a mess, but
with the arrival of a new employ the next day he told me he had found
ee at Maggie's Cafe. His unexpected his calling and I haven't heard from him
presence has left more than a few stu since."
dents debating whether or not he is the The Backdoo_rr eached out to Mag
Irish singer-songwriter Hozier. gie's cafe for a comment.
"I know Hozier wears a lot of plaid, "He has a name tag, we all have name
and. distressed denim," C-oltyn tags," an employee said. "Learn how to
Corby '21 said. "But with the read, douchebag."
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2014 but has been stopped the student
relatively quiet body, including those
~'"News tudy finds LC actually
since then. Some who are skeptical, from creat
speculate that his ing their own theories.
decision to walk Liam Jenkins '21, thought
away from his it was absurd to think that
has an Athletics department
fans was prompted someone as high profile as
by the events of one Hozier would work an en
fateful evening. try level position.
By MO MACSAI-GOREN the college said. "We have no idea who discovered Athletics department, the "One night he "There's no way
these athletes are but we know they ex news of its existence came as a surprise was just spiraling," that's Hozier," Jen
SHEDDING LIGHT on where most ist." to others. an anonymous source kins said. "It's
of our budget goes and who actu The study goes on to detail the first "I really just can't believe it," Blaze close to Hozier said. probaoly just
ally lives in Copeland Hall, a new signs of Athletics department activity Looshin '21 said. "Do they ... do they "He was shouting some Gotye."
study conducted by a team of Lewis & and tlrns its undeniable existence. play other teams? Why have I never thing about how his plat
Clark private investigators concluded "Students walking around with clear been to a game? Do they have games?" inum _r ecords didn't
that the college does, in fact, have an gallon jugs as water bottles and wireless Looshin was then shown a map of mean anything if he
Athletics department. headphones were the first signs of life," campus and directed to Pamplin Ath
Over the past 18 months, LCi nvested another LC private investigator said. letic Center.
over $2.6 million in the study, because "As soon as we surveyed the amount of "I thought those were just practice
tuition money has to go somewhere. high white socks worn, it was over. All fields for middle schoolers to get yelled
The team of private investigators spent the pieces were there, they had been at on," Looshin said.
over six months staking out Griswold there all along." Some students voiced support for
stadium and the alleged "practices" that The study goes on to detail the full the newly-found Athletics department,
took place. Their results? LC has some LC athlete experience, featuring "par while others were not as content.
vague number of sports teams. ties with bouncers for no reason" and "This is problematic," every SOAN
"Although we were unable to find "taking your shirt off in a crowded major said before finding out what was
,,_.5mte xactly how many teams there are room." An investigator for the college being discussed.
I I dnd what sports they play, we are able later clarified that the latter behavior The Athletics departmen has yet to
I to unequivocally confirm that LC does, was "also for no reason." release a monosyllabic grunt as a state
r in fact, have an athletics department," While some of the students seemed ment addressing the new study.
an anonymous private investigator for completely unphased by the recently
Lewis & Clark ou.tranks .Harvard*
By LAUREN KEEGAN In light of this joyous discovery, it "we don't have an inferiority complex."
.,,;... is now the policy of the Admissions Of It was determined that the unques
IN A SPECTACULARt urn of events, fice to regurgitate this statistic at least tionably true fact of LC's usurpation of
Lewis & Clark College has officially seven times to prospective freshmen the historic .Harvard University aligns
beat out Harvard by a landslide in when they tour campus and when they better with the red brick, cobblestone
one category. A shameful blemish upon ask about LC's appallingly low reten and meticulously manicured landscap
the reputation of the once prestigious tion rate or the size of the endowment. ing aesthetic that is so painstakingly
381-year-old Ivy League institution, its Other mandatory admissions jargon curated. A budget proposal is now in
floppy fish-fry of a motto -.Veritas, the includes "holistic learning," "Manor the works to decorate the entire interior
Latin word for "truth" - has been put House," "r-igorous," "liberal arts" and of the Frank Manor House in 24 karat
to shame by LC's simple yet verbosely gold and Burmese rubies in celebration
eloquent Explorare, Discere, Sociare, of the momentous achievement, and to
Latin for "to explore, to learn, to work show Harvard that LC doesn't need
together." It is official: LC outranks 49 Nobel Laureates to be fancy.
Harvard in leng\:h of school motto. This will subsequently cause a
When approached for com $12,000 hike in tuition per stu
ment on this devastating blow, dent ani:l the delay of bridge
Harvard University officials reconstruction for another
were surprised to hear 27years.
that LC exists. -Reporters During a press con
searched Harvard's Cabot ference on Nov. 2, LC
Library for a student opin President Zim Ziezel
ion on the issue, but were congratulated the stu
unable to find anyone ca dents, faculty, staff and
pable of such a response, administration for such
_ since every student was ei- a profound victory.
- ther sleeping under a desk, Upon learning that the
crying into an Economics . achievement was having
textbook or on so much Ad a slightly longer school
derall that they couldn't blink. motto, sources say Ziezel
The only students that spoke to left the podium, walked to
said reporters mistook them for his car and drove down the
Goldman Sachs recruitment offi- street in the direction of Reed
cers and quickly left the conversation College.
upon learning that they were, in fact,
"West Coast plebeians."
IMAGE COURTESY OF LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE *In length of school motto