http://piolog.net/index.php/site/forum The Forum section of the Lewis & Clark College Pioneer Log. en-us Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"} The Pioneer Log. All rights reserved. forum@piolog.net (Maia Penchansky and Helen Hunter) webmaster@piolog.net (Sam Stigler) Newspapers, College, Education, Portland, Oregon, Op-Ed, Forum http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html 1440 http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/701/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/701/ Throughout the past semester there has been an increase in the number of students creating unnecessary work for the housekeeping staff by leaving trash and other messes in places beyond their private dorm space. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:21:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/700/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/700/ For our class, changes on campus started small. We transitioned from introductory courses and surveys to more advanced classes that would lead to majors and maybe even career trajectories. We transitioned from “gatherings” in the dorm to “gatherings” at the flagpole and at off-campus houses until classes, jobs, internships, athletics, research projects, abroad semesters (over 60 percent of our class went on one), volunteering, student clubs, and, finally, thesis projects stole every available moment. forum@piolog.net (Stephanie Beechem) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:53:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/699/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/699/ Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. — Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:44:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/698/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/698/ CBB released its final budget on April 6, and since then the Board has learned of several dissatisfied students and groups. Because we take our responsibility to the community very seriously, we would like to explain our procedures and decisions. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:02:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/697/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/697/ Sustainability is not some final, standardized result that can be implemented across the nation. It’s not a top-down approach to set “greener” practices. It has to do with asking what I want to sustain, what you want to sustain, and what our faculty and staff want to sustain. It’s about getting community stakeholders together (that’s you) to talk about a common vision, and to find connections where we didn’t see them before. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:54:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/696/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/696/ Moustaches: dangerous or debonair? I began writing this article with the intention of laying out the moustache ground rules: which styles are acceptable, and which styles make you look like a huge tool. But upon further investigation, I've realized that the moustache is the Russian roulette of facial hair. forum@piolog.net (Helen Hunter) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:42:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/532/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/532/ "I know there are some people who want to shut this down, and I think they are wrong. I have no intention of stopping until we finish what we started and until we see what happens in the next 10 contests and until we resolve Florida and Michigan. And if we don't resolve it, we'll resolve it at the convention -- that's what credentials committees are for." -Hillary Clinton forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:01:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/265/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/265/ Okay, we know everyone hassles you for your money, OPB, the save the world folks downtown, the ubiquitous "(wo)man"—it seems like everywhere you go somebody wants your dollar. The senior gift committee is no different.... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:29:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/262/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/262/ Why does our school address start with a 0? forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:52:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/261/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/261/ Thank you for your truly illuminating review of the underground blacklight party in Stewart on March 1. You very succinctly recognized the major flaws of the party, but failed to understand why they happened. Let me help you. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:38:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/260/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/260/ A two-hundred and forty-two kilometer relay race between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea stretches runners’ endurance as they try to survive the eleventh annual “Dead to Read” forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:27:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/221/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/221/ According to Li Yinhe, a sociologist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 60-70 percent of China's residents have had premarital sex. This is a 15 percent increase from numbers established in 1989. forum@piolog.net (Raleigh Overlie) Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:49:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/220/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/220/ I would like to respond to a troubling series of discussions, lectures, and films regarding the Middle East conflict two weeks ago. I attended two of the three events, and, apart from the lectures by Professors Powers and Kosansky of L&C, the events were horribly skewed toward the pro-Palestinian side of the debate.... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:32:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/219/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/219/ ... You undoubtedly know of which group I speak. The homosexual community will never be accepted, never be treated with the human dignity they deserve until they are granted the right of marriage. Until they have the same rights as every other American, they will be subjected to discrimination. ... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:12:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/218/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/218/ ... in execution, the success of the dance was overshadowed by its fatal flaw: choice of venue. forum@piolog.net (Sarah Bobertz) Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:05:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/364/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/364/ With the Republican race already decided, most of the focus of the media and the punditry will be on the exciting Democratic race. forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:56:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/363/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/363/ The Chinese government is avid in their assurances that, by August, the air quality in Beijing will meet international standards. However, only 5 months away from the historic torch relay, U.S. sport physiologists are preparing Olympians with high tech masks made to fit over noses and mouths. forum@piolog.net (Hannah Hultine) Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:43:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/136/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/136/ Observe, the virgin, an endangered species on college campuses. They walk, talk, and kiss just like any other student. Except for one detail that doesn’t seem like a big deal, but often causes confusion, doubt, distress, and typecasting. Like any other rare species, college virgins are surrounded by mystery and myth.... forum@piolog.net (Helen Hunter) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:00:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/138/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/138/ I don’t care whether this gets me labeled a total square: American Apparel’s advertising campaign makes me a little sick to my stomach. For years and years I, and the rest of the world, have been seeing in newspapers, on the internet and blown up to life-size proportions in its stores, AA’s wildly slimy marketing exploits—or is it marketing exploitation?—which do not seem to be changing anytime soon. forum@piolog.net (Caitlin McCarthy) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/139/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/139/ I’ve been asked to contribute a few thoughts and stories about Dale O’Bannon, Professor of Economics, who died about a week ago... forum@piolog.net (Angela Webber) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/140/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/140/ As I write on Monday, it has not officially been announced who won today’s parliamentary elections in Pakistan. But according to early returns, it is clear who lost: Pervez Musharraf, and by extension, President Bush... forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/141/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/141/ Graduate school applications bleed the spirit and the wallet forum@piolog.net (Stephanie Beechem) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/130/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/130/ “A vote for Hillary is a vote for McCain” was Rush Limbaugh’s suggestion for Senator Barack Obama’s new slogan. Limbaugh, the conservative radio talk show host, along with many other voters believe that if Senator Hillary Clinton were to receive the Democratic nomination, the Republicans have a sure-fire chance at electing Senator John McCain as president and keeping the Oval Office. forum@piolog.net (Anna Michaels) Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:47:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/131/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/131/ Isn’t it great growing up in the ADD generation? We can poke our friends thirteen times a day, Wikipedia the meaning of post-modernism before class and mope in front of our webcams anytime we feel sad. I mean, what’s there not to love? If we’re bored, we can catch the latest CRAZZZZY clip on YouTube.... forum@piolog.net (James Reddick) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/93/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/93/ While the current action against the unfair treatment of the drug policy is a plus, students should broaden their focus forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:03:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/88/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/88/ Over the past few months, more and more politicians, actors, and random notorious folks have been shifting their weight in the political process by endorsing the candidate of their choice for the '08 Presidential race. forum@piolog.net (Angela Webber) Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:01:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/87/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/87/ Super-Tuesday results fail to answer who will be Democratic front-runner forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:53:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/86/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/86/ A toast to underwear and their hidden rays of sunshine forum@piolog.net (Helen Hunter) Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:47:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/33/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/33/ When most people look at Iowa, they think of the battle raging between Clinton, Obama, and Edwards. The Democratic Presidential field seems to have the advantage of fame, enthusiasm, and press attention. Meanwhile, the GOP has been struggling to find a candidate who can unite the party against their potential Democratic foe. Lucky for them, a man who is currently running second among likely Republican caucus-goers in Iowa may be the answer to their prayers.... forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:45:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/32/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/32/ The power of choice is one of the greatest that we wrestle with. I found out over Winter Break my senior year of Lewis & Clark that I had been accepted into Teach For America - New Mexico. I was faced with a choice: to serve a community with high need or continue with the path of graduate school or taking time off. The choice to serve would profoundly alter the course of my life.... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:34:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/31/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/31/ After the anonymous Letter to the Editor from the Oct. 19 issue of the Pioneer Log and the subsequent responses from students and administration, the matter of sexual assault has been brought to the foreground in many minds around campus. Students reacted to the new attention the issue received in various ways, some questioning the power of the administration to prevent such tragedies, some just plain angry at the supposed perpetrator of the crime... forum@piolog.net (Sanne Stienstra) Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:28:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/29/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/29/ Staff writer Stephanie Beechem's latest update on her experiences in New York. forum@piolog.net (Stephanie Beechem) Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:20:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/28/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/28/ Student Life staff have recently been asked a variety of good questions about campus policies and procedures. We are open to all questions and concerns and welcome dialogue about any areas of interest. All Lewis & Clark community members might benefit from reading these questions (and responses) to 10 of the questions we have heard... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:07:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/197/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/197/ “I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn’t cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them.” --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004 forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:40:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/322/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/322/ Hippie LC vs. Preppy LC? It’s all trendy LC. The hippies have iPods and the preppies drink maté. Students at LC aren’t diametrically opposed, and neither are students and the administration. Accusations that the administration is “sacrificing learning for prestige” are completely unfounded.... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:58:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/205/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/205/ In response to mounting evidence that some offshore manufacturers of College sportswear were engaging in abusive labor practices, Lewis & Clark in 2000 signed an affiliation agreement with the Fair Labor Association (FLA), a watchdog agency that monitors offshore manufacturers for instances of worker exploitation. We have maintained that affiliation ever since. Recent proposals from various student groups on campus have demanded that LC dissolve its relationship with the FLA and replace it with an alternative affiliation with the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC). I am taking this opportunity to inform the College community of actions that the administration is taking in response to recent developments in this important area of human rights surveillance. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:11:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/324/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/324/ It was an innocent question from a Harry Potter fan. “Did Dumbledore, who believed in the prevailing power of love, ever fall in love himself?” The answer drew gasps followed by tumultuous applause from the audience gathered at Carnegie Hall. “I always thought of Dumbledore as gay, actually,” said Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.... forum@piolog.net (Maisha Foster-O'Neal) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:05:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/332/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/332/ Symptoms of depression from DSM-IV (the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States): depressed mood, diminished interest in activities, weight flux, sleep problems, abnormal, motor behavior, fatigue or loss of energy, worthlessness or guilt, difficulty concentrating or making decisions, contemplating suicide. I was told the other day that 20 percent of the Lewis & Clark campus is depressed. forum@piolog.net (Hannah Hultine) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:25:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/331/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/331/ I sometimes wonder if we live in a democracy. Obviously there is no way to have a pure democracy on the scale of the United States, but we are led to believe our government is at least considering our thoughts and concerns. However, this administration is no longer even feigning interest in the desires of its constituents. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:22:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/329/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/329/ I’ve heard people say that the best food in the world can be found in New York, and it’s true—it comes in paper form to my door every day before six. Hence, my breakfast: an update on the Writers Guild strike, an opinion piece about God by the famous theorist Stanley Fish, Ben Brantley’s rave review of the new Tom Stoppard play Rock ‘n’ Roll, and a travel guide to a weekend in NYC titled “My Demitasse Runneth Over,” not to mention the weekly delights of Monday’s “Metropolitan Diary” and Sunday’s NYTBR. Now, if this time spent in New York City has done nothing to improve my bitterly antisocial tendencies, pessimistic outlook, and questionable moral character, it has certainly confirmed the vital importance of reading.... forum@piolog.net (Stephanie Beechem) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:18:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/326/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/326/ I am writing to congratulate Lewis & Clark students for their leadership in raising awareness about global warming solutions, and helping to “Focus the Nation.” forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:06:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/204/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/204/ The last thing anyone in this country needs is more hypocrisy and empty gestures. This is why, though I’m as opposed to global warming as anyone on this campus, I decided that I could not in good conscience participate in the Green Torch Relay. I regret that I was not able to express my reservations earlier, when they might have served some practical purpose, but it was only recently that my thoughts on the subject became clear enough to convey to anyone else. However, I think that this is still an important topic to address.... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:06:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/192/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/192/ Good idea, bad execution: There is nothing wrong with having our colors and logo on the Pioneer Express shuttle bus. In fact, the splash of color is a welcome sight on what was a bland bus. But the Public Affairs and Communications office is trying to build up something that doesn’t exist. They say the new look bus will “build awareness of our presence in the city and affirm our role as a neighbor/citizen in Portland." forum@piolog.net (Hunter Franks) Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:24:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/309/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/309/ All across the world, in every kind of environment and region known to man, increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it’s here, and its effects are giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster. -U.S. Senator Barack Obama forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:16:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/306/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/306/ Top three things that made homecoming this year less than amazing: The shuttle system, The daylight on the dance floor, The shuttle system. forum@piolog.net (Hannah Hultine) Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:05:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/335/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/335/ I was appalled to read the letter from “Anonymous” in last week’s issue of the Piolog which detailed her on-campus rape and the pressures she feels to remain silent. Nothing I can write could possibly express how awful I feel for her and the other victims of this kind of crime. It is a gross failure of our school’s security system, sexual assault advocacy, and community as a whole.... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:41:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/334/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/334/ Hi, I really like the idea of decorating the shuttles, aside from the talk about ‘branding’, which is a little unsettling. I’ve gotta say though, the Pio-Express is looking a little gaudy, like she has caught a case of cholera somewhere on the trail. I think this is kind of opposed to the spirit of the community. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:36:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/333/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/333/ We would like to respond to the anonymous letter in last week’s (Oct 19) PioLog regarding sexual violence at Lewis & Clark College. First to the survivor and author of the letter, you are not to blame for what happened to you. Regardless of the alcohol use, and your initiation of contact, your description of the incident is clearly a violation of the College Sexual Conduct Policy. It is very brave of you to come forward in your letter. Second, to the author, and the rest of the L&C community, we would like to address the support services available to survivors and clarify College statistics and reporting issues. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:27:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/188/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/188/ This goes for anyone just starting at LC this year as well: Enjoy the sun while it lasts, because the period from November through the beginning of Winter Break (and possibly the first few weeks back after Winter Break) is going to be UTTER HELL. If you’re not from the Northwest, you will likely see more rain than you have ever seen before. If you have an umbrella, chances are it will be broken by heavy winds unless it’s an über-fancy one. Invest in a high-quality rain jacket instead. forum@piolog.net (Sam Stigler) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:02:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/314/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/314/ I like the Bon. There, I said it. Want to pelt me with your stolen pineapples? Bon-hating seems to have reached a never-before-seen fervor this year with the new changes in portion size and elimination of certain ingredients from the menu. But I have always liked it, and now I am prepared to defend it. All of this bitching has caused me to wonder if anyone is thankful for food anymore. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:31:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/313/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/313/ Benefit-goers, air kissers, bejeweled billionaires, WASP debutantes, Southampton benefit belles and the men who bankroll them: all are on garish display this month at photographer Jessica Craig-Martin’s posh new exhibit in New York. The photos, which I visited last week in the appropriately haughty Greenberg Van Doren Gallery on Fifth Avenue, just below the park, teem with outrageous diamonds, lip-gloss, Restylane, lobster finger food, and perfect French pedicures next to perfect rooftop pools. New York Magazine rightly called the photos a testament to “opulence, pretense, overkill, and plain bad taste.” forum@piolog.net (Stephanie Beechem) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:28:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/312/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/312/ Raymond Burke, the Archbishop of St. Louis, made headlines in the 2004 election by saying that he would deny communion to then Presidential Candidate and pro-choice Catholic Senator John Kerry. He now says that he would deny communion to Republican Presidential Candidate former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is also pro-choice. For myself, and doubtlessly other Catholics, this smacks of hypocrisy, and a dangerous direction for the Catholic Church. forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:25:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/311/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/311/ When the menu at the Bon is not looking that great, or when class is in ten minutes and there isn’t enough time left to stand through the endless lines, the Trailroom was a great option. However, since receiving its new facelift, the beloved Trailroom is not the saving grace it once was. forum@piolog.net (Liz Holliday) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:23:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/310/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/310/ Are you a Republican? If you attend Lewis & Clark, you’re probably not. Are you conservative? If you attend LC, it’s not likely. Do you support President Bush right now? If you attend LC…okay, not even God supports Bush right now. In all seriousness, Republicans or even just moderates at LC may feel left out of the conversation. It is important to remember that although we enjoy our liberal haven, we must remember that to advance the LC intellectual community and help lead our country in the right direction, we must be open to all sides of the conversation. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:20:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/307/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/307/ After reading and hearing many of Action-A-Week participants’ various “spontaneous, anonymous, peer-based” complaints, many opinions on similar subjects could be seen repeated numerous times. However, one important issue that has yet to receive the attention it deserves in this student forum is the problem with the Lewis & Clark student body’s community, or rather, the lack thereof. forum@piolog.net (Sanne Stienstra) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:11:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/327/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/327/ When I first visited Lewis & Clark, I asked Campus Safety how many rapes and sexual assaults had been reported in the last year. They told me that they had none on record, and that was a statistic that I admired about the school. However, now – a year and a half later – I know that statistic to be untrue... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:11:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/190/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/190/ He has faced tough questions on Hardball, Overtime with Bill Maher and the Colbert Report. He received the endorsement of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Jon Stewart deemed him not quite socialist, but pretty liberal about the environment and education. He took second place in the Ames Republican Straw Poll and overwhelmingly won the Values Voters Debate. I think it is time to recognize Mike Huckabee as the best candidate for President in 2008. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:11:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/315/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/315/ When one looks at the Republican field, it is anyone’s guess who will be the eventual nominee. But when it comes to Washington Press Corps and political pundits, it Clinton’s to lose. In national polls, she is double-digits above Barack Obama, her nearest competitor. And while there is no clear winner in Iowa, she is the clear lead in every other early primary state. While it is far too early to assure she has the nomination, this says wonders about the unfortunate state of our politics, and our primary process. Party insiders seem to fear nothing more than a “Dean Scream”. forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:44:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/317/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/317/ Dear All, In response to the September 14, 2007 article “Trailroom Deflowered by KLC;
Fails to Perform”:
I left L&C because I felt like my space was being encroached upon.... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:43:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/316/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/316/ from Angela Finke, ASLC Vice President for Budget & Finance forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:38:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/303/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/303/ On September 17th, a student of the University of Florida was tasered after posing a question to John Kerry during the question period of a public forum. This incident follows less than a year after a UCLA student was tasered following failure to produce his ID card at the library. Both students were tasered by campus police and neither displayed what could be called due cause.... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:50:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/302/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/302/ “[The Western countries] know that they are not capable of inflicting the slightest blow on the Iranian nation because they need the Iranian nation. They will suffer more and they are vulnerable.” -Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:47:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/193/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/193/ As an environmentally conscious Lewis & Clark student, you have no doubt been asking yourself which 2008 presidential candidate will come to the rescue and improve the nation’s practically nonexistent energy policy. For that matter, you may want to know which candidate will implement any environmental policy in the first place. Keep in mind that every candidate, even those that have openly admitted to voting against renewable energy initiatives (Fred Thompson, anyone?), is trying to suck up to voters by creating an environmental “plan” of some sort... forum@piolog.net (Sarah Bobertz) Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:28:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/556/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/556/ Sustainability is hip. Whether it’s McDonalds offering Newman’s Own organic coffee with an Egg McMuffin or Native American tribes offering wind power credits to “offset” your home’s carbon emissions, corporations and individuals throughout the world are using the term “sustainable” to bring profits and legitimacy to their products and causes. Almost inevitably, the increased use of the word has lead to some misconceptions about its meaning and implications. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:20:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/555/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/555/ Henry David Thoreau was arguably the first American hippie, but he was also the prototype of the Lewis & Clark progressive. ... Thoreau and the LC progressive also share, however, the criticism of being hypocrites. Although he prided himself on “roughing it” in the wild, Thoreau would occasionally skip down the road for some tea with his good friend Emerson. forum@piolog.net (Sarah DiSab) Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:17:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/554/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/554/ In an effort to expand our horizons (thereby delivering you a better product), the Pioneer Log sent members of their editorial staff to LA for three days of journalism workshops. But they encountered far more than just InDesign tricks and interviewing tips. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:21:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/553/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/553/ While America focuses its attention on 9/11 and the War on Terror, globalization remains a prominent feature in our foreign economic policy. Many student groups at Lewis & Clark focus on the external negatives of globalization, and rightly so. While we live lives of comparable comfort, we remain aware of those overseas who suffer while producing the material goods that sustain our often-extravagant lifestyles. forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:17:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/552/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/552/ Lynn Levin’s hilarious ode to the “I Saw You,” entitled “Are You Reading This,” opens with “GIRL WITH DOG IN RAIN! / Saw you at 16th and Walnut with your chocolate lab under an awning. / It was raining parking lights and car horns. I was the guy double- / parked delivering a tray of bagels to a corporate meeting,” and closes with “OLD LADY AT QUIK MART. When I weighed your peppers, you / said I had my thumb on the scale, then you called over the manager / who yelled at me and docked my pay. Please give me the opportunity to stab you.” Real personals ads are rarely as amusing as those in Levin’s ode, but they are every (column) inch as fascinating and as strange. forum@piolog.net (Stephanie Beechem) Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:16:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/551/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/551/ Students choose to attend this school for good reasons. For most, it is a seemingly socially aware campus, inhabited by students who are motivated to learn and who are outspoken about their beliefs, faculty who are accessible and truly enthusiastic, and an administration that encourages students to see themselves as part of a larger global community. Yet, when it comes to issues regarding race and ethnicity or multiculturalism and diversity, LC seems to be stunted as a campus. The opportunity to overcome this handicap is at hand. An Ethnic Studies minor is being proposed here at LC. Perhaps you’ve seen the fliers, worn the buttons or heard murmurs here and there, but are unsure exactly what it is. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:10:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/584/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/584/ I feel I must respond to last week’s forum column, “Protestors don’t wear fur, anything.” First of all, I am disappointed that Ms. Sbordone would write a column suggesting that fur is a compassionate, eco-friendly choice based on a single interview with a man who runs a fur shop. That seems a little like trusting Camel when it tells you that its cigarettes won’t give you lung cancer.... forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 03 Mar 2006 23:43:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/583/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/583/ What do Katrina, 9/11 and the war in Iraq have in common? Besides being devastatingly costly for both the fiscal budget and humanity in general, they also share a root cause: addiction to oil. forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Fri, 03 Mar 2006 23:39:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/582/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/582/ I generally avoid activities that involve drunk college students stealing fake money in hopes of winning a cheap DVD. Casino Night is no exception. However, there was a time when I was optimistic enough to believe I could have a good time at such an event. Let me share last year’s experience. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 03 Mar 2006 23:37:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/581/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/581/ Laura Sbordone’s article on Schumacher’s Furs was completely wrong, and insultingly stupid. The fact that Laura wrote “there are two sides to every story. Or at least there are two sides until you investigate and find out there aren’t,” demonstrates either extreme ignorance, arrogance, or a little of both. The “facts” that the Schumacher employee (possibly one of the owners since that store is the company’s headquarters) fed to Laura are utter lies on all accounts. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 03 Mar 2006 23:33:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/580/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/580/ Lewis & Clark students have the luxury of pursuing truth - or at least knowledge. But as we pursuit these worthy ideals, there are people who are serving us. Janitors at LC are largely invisible. They often work in the dead of night or in dorms during peak class times, minimizing contact with students. When janitors and students do meet, they are expected to ignore one another. It is an unspoken Skyline policy that janitors are not to fraternize with students. Skyline has asked custodians to eat their lunches in closets to avoid contact with students. Even saying hello is frowned upon. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 03 Mar 2006 23:31:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/579/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/579/ Now don’t get me wrong – I like women. But when it comes to public breastfeeding I’m just not a fan. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Fri, 03 Mar 2006 23:29:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/608/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/608/ I grew up in Austin, Texas, which, even though it is relatively more liberal than the rest of the state, has a distinctly conservative feel to it. In Texas, we respect our mother and father, make good use of the word “y’all” and never ever talk about our vaginas. Last Saturday, I threw all of that out of the window and took part in Lewis & Clark’s production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.” What’s more, my father, a 70-year-old boot-wearing native Texan, flew to Portland to watch me. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:48:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/607/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/607/ The Vagina Monologues, performed on Saturday, Feb. 20, was a gigantic disappointment. Although intended to be liberating for women, the play falls utterly short of its goals, instead reverting to the destructive mentality to which it is supposed to be opposed. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:46:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/606/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/606/ As the eminent Melody Rynerson (‘06) puts it, “everyone knows that killing animals is sad”—but there are two sides to every story. Or at least there are two sides until you investigate and find out there aren’t. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:42:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/605/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/605/ About four years ago, George W. Bush triumphantly stood before the country and the world as he declared that Iraq, Iran, and North Korea “constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world”. This important speech laid out his post-Afghanistan foreign policy in an effort to keep America safe from ‘rogue’ nations and terrorists.... forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:38:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/604/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/604/ Despite the great diversity of issues represented by groupings here on campus, there is only one which reflects a truly interesting socio-political diffusion between the issue and those individuals that identify with it. This singular issue is that of Latin American activism, or, to be more precise, the activism on the behalf of the population of Latin America by North Americans. Here at LC, it is not simply an aggregate collection of North Americans who seek to fight on the behalf of the disenfranchised, downtrodden, and oppressed region and its people; rather, it is a collection of middle-class white Americans. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:34:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/603/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/603/ There are several points that we would like to respond to in the article “Booklists available online” by Laura Sbordone, appearing in the 2/3/06 issue of the Pioneer Log. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:29:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/602/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/602/ The 2/3/06 edition of the PioLog featured the article “Booklists available online” fails to mention the role that the Co-Op played in the process of getting booklists. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:21:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/601/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/601/ It was hoped that members of the student body would step up to represent their peers, feeding on a “wealth of input” from those concerned about LC’s future. Although a few have signed on to the Task Force itself, we still lack the “wealth of input” originally called for by our President. Such a depressing turnout is not only a problem for the Task Force, it is indicative of a larger problem at LC. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:17:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/673/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/673/ Being part of the upper middle-class seems to be a characteristic that has been associated with the Lewis & Clark Student. More than once my professors have assumed that I come from a family that is more than able to pay for my education here. I was quick to correct this notion and point out that, thanks to many of the endowments that the school receives, as well as the thirty percent of the student population which pays full tuition, I have been able to go to LC, but by no means does this mean that my family can contribute to my education. This stereotype about my wealth has frustrated me several times and, hopefully, there are other students who agree with me. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:30:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/672/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/672/ The September 9th issue of the Pioneer Log reported how the incoming first-year class was on average academically superior, arguably hotter, more fashionable and into cooler indie bands than any class on campus. As information about the upcoming first-year class begins to trickle in, we can only report that the trend is only getting worse for those of us already feeling the pangs of obsolescence. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:28:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/671/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/671/ The Golden Globes have fallen on hard times. No one seems to value awards shows anymore, but the Golden Globes seem to be the least appreciated. While the masses have begun to lose interest in this three-hour event, I have only grown more attached to the coverage. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:21:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/670/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/670/ I’m not totally sure what to make of Samuel Alito. While he would not be my first choice for the Supreme Court, he is certainly better than Harriet Miers. Because I have not heard a compelling reason for why he should not be confirmed, I offer my endorsement of Samuel Alito as associate justice of the Supreme Court. forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:18:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/669/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/669/ How strong a connection do you feel to Lewis & Clark? What changes would strengthen your connection? What aspects of academics and student life are most enriching? What improvements could be made? How central to your education is diversity? How could you benefit from connections between the college, Law School, and Graduate School? What characteristics best describe LC? What aspects of LC do you like to brag about? forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:15:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/668/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/668/ bell hooks is a unique American public intellectual. Since writing her first book at age 19, bell hooks has asserted a viewpoint that is rarely considered and even more rarely held among American Intellectuals: that of a Black Anti-Capitalist Feminist. Given what American media is, it is surprising that hooks has been able to make her voice heard at all, let alone to the extent that she has been. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:12:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/667/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/667/ My sister Katie was diagnosed with severe restrictive anorexia when she was a freshman in high school, and it almost killed her. At the height of her illness, when she was finally hospitalized, she weighed seventy-two pounds and had a core body temperature of ninety-two degrees. This holiday season, she had her sixth serious relapse since she was diagnosed three years ago. She’s seventeen years old now—a senior in high school—and when we put her on the scale in early January, almost exactly three years after that first hospitalization, she weighed an even 85 pounds wearing all her clothes. Her goal weight is 95 or above. forum@piolog.net (Stephanie Beechem) Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:11:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/666/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/666/ There are certain things that alternative marketing has programmed me to do: buy my organic, vegan soup at Whole Foods, drink fair trade coffee, make ‘zines, have co-op memberships, shop at American Apparel and subscribe to Adbuster’s. This stuff is marketed to my demographic: the socially conscious college student. I, like most of my generation, have an expendable income and a credit card—the formula for this exploitation. I know it’s not a coincidence. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:07:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/462/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/462/ As a rarity on the Lewis and Clark campus, and by that I mean a good ‘ole fashioned, red meat eating, testosterone-laden, hairy-faced, sex hungry American man, I found Stephanie Beechem’s October 14 editorial, “The Pussification of the American Male,” comforting and well-timed. Not to mention VERY sexy. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:45:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/461/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/461/ I felt that having a contemporary fiction author stuck in the middle of mostly primary source documents from the 1700’s was pretty strange. I wasn’t impressed by Russell Banks’ article initially for various reasons (most due to unfounded conjectures) and went to his lecture to figure out why it had been included as text material. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:43:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/460/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/460/ Masturbate your problems away. It’s a suresteady way of relieving any kind of sexual tension. After all, usually, every form of tension, no matter how much superstructure is toppled upon it, is usually sexual in nature. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:41:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/459/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/459/ One of the greatest strengths of American civic society is the ability and duty to question and criticize authority. Although we might like to think that the media is beholden to corporate interests and that your average voter watches Fox News like it’s C-Span, in reality most people on both sides of the political spectrum actively examine current events and the news sources they came from. This critique is perfectly healthy and indeed a responsibility of all citizens, there is a line that should not be crossed. That line, my friends is the Pioneer Log. Frankly, sending letters criticizing every view, often those in the editorial section, serves no point. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:38:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/458/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/458/ Two years, two hundred billion dollars spent and two thousand lives taken. The Iraq War has been costly indeed. Here’s another number: 77, or the number of senators who authorized the invasion of Iraq if Hussein restricted inspection. Or 296, the passing vote from the House. Matt Savage’s argument published in last week’s Pioneer Log is unsound for one main reason. When it comes to legislation, the public is ignorant and unreliable. The debate over Iraq should be one of ideals. We should not withdraw from Iraq simply because there is little public support for the War. We should stay in Iraq because it is a war worth fighting. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:36:01 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/457/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/457/ While the streets of Paris are ablaze and anarchy reigns throughout France, many of us here in the states are left in disbelief. What is going on? Why did this happen? What is the solution? forum@piolog.net (Matt Savage) Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:35:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/456/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/456/ Chug! Chug! Chug!” We have all heard it. Whether it was in Animal House or in our own kitchens, that kind of party dialogue is familiar—especially as college students. Since LC has no Greek life, one would think that we do not know how to party, right? Wrong. Instead of sorority car washes and frat house wars, we have sports teams. forum@piolog.net (Sarah DiSab) Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:34:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/455/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/455/ In her article “Society neglects identity of white males,” Abi Kurfman argues that, in the ever-evolving study and discussion of gender, men—particularly white men—have been neglected. While Kurfman’s conclusion has some merit, her arguments leave much to be desired. forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:32:00 PDT http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/454/ http://www.piolog.net/index.php/site/article/454/ Yoplait yogurts, ice cream bars and tampons have all been snatched from dorm rooms and kitchens. We blame male sexual frustration, and those bitches stole my cheese! forum@piolog.net (PioLog Staff) Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:29:00 PDT