Friday, February 25, 2011

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Vol. 76, Iss. 5

eres electricity in the air

COLLEGE ENERGY NOW CERTIFIED AS 100% WIND POWERED
BY MICAH LEINBACH
Staff writer

SCRIPT rocks the PANTS o PCC

SERIOUS CLUB REALLY INTENSE PERFORMANCE TROUPE PERFORMS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BY ERIC PROTSMAN
Staff writer

As of last week, money raised through the Green Energy Fee has been used to o set Lewis & Clarks energy consumption with the purchase of Renewable Energy Certi cates (RECs), achieving a longstanding energy goal for the college. According to LCs sustainability website, which has a feature on the project, one reality any consumer of electricity must face is that we all get our energy from the same grid. While the energy actually owing through the wires on campus includes coal, wind and solar, and cannot be traced to one particular source, LC has chosen to participate in a program that supports the development of alternative energies by purchasing RECs. e higher energy price from RECs is used to purchase clean energy sources, like wind, raising demand for that energy as a sort of investment. Portland General Electric (PGE), the company that supplies our campus with its energy, purchases renewable sources from wind farms in Washington and Wyoming. Other sources of clean energy include low-impact hydro and geothermal power from Idaho and biomass energy generation from British Columbia. e move to wind energy was facilitated by LCs student group Students Engaged in Eco-Defense (SEED). e campus organization received over 500 signatures on a petition to implement a green fee that would cover the higher cost. Im really happy about it, said SEED president Caitlin Piserchia (13). One of the major arguments against it was that the number of people participating would go way down so its kind of a big deal. Its pretty cool that we managed to get 100 percent... not many colleges can say that. The achievement is one part of a multi-faceted campaign by Facilities Services to make the campus more ecologically conscious.

e Serious Club, LCs improv group, took their talent to the Portland Community College stage last Friday to preform alongside the PCC group, PANTS (People Acting Not Too Seriously). e Serious Club received a special invite to do the joint performance after a PCC student saw one of LCs shows last semester. Compared to many organizations on campus, LCs improv team is fairly new. e group has only been around for three years, with the last two involving a fulledged, dedicated performance troupe. is years team consists of a total of 12 people, ten of whom were present on Friday at PCC. e troupe is full of young blood with eight rst-years, three sophomores and one junior on the team. For those who may not know the way an improv troupe functions, improv (short for improvisational theatre) is just unscripted sketch comedy. If youve seen Whose Line is it Anyway, youve got a pretty good understanding of what goes down. Audience members shout out prompts that are then translated into live scenes on stage. Every single part of the show is made up entirely as the group goes along. To get a feel for the spirit of the team, consider their 4-5 hour weekly practices or simply look to their name: Serious Club Really Intense Performance Troupe.

KLC: not just for punk rockers

CENTER FOR CAREER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HOSTS WEEKLY RADIO SHOW ON LIFE AFTER GRADUATION News 2
PHOTO BY GRACE GUENTHER

Weekly ASLC update

BY JAKE SIMONDS
Staff writer

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In their weekly meeting on ursday, Feb. 17, the Associated Students of Lewis & Clark (ASLC) discussed plans to back a proposal for use of a $50,000 surplus from the optional Green Energy Fee for undergraduates. ASLC increased the optional fee last year from 20 dollars to 85 dollars. at money was used to purchase green energy for all three colleges. However, due to the volatility of energy usage levels, especially in regards to heating, a $50,000 surplus from the green fee was left over this year after green energy purchases. Sustainability Manager Amy Dvorak informed ASLC that student proposals on how to use the surplus will be accepted, which prompted last ursdays discussion.

No legislation has been brought forward yet. Many possibilities were discussed, including bringing back the Pioneer Express throughout the day, bringing back the Sellwood shuttle and instituting a communal bike-swap. Due to the tight Mar. 4 deadline set by the administration for proposals, the notion of a permanent Green Energy Fund gained considerable traction as the meeting progressed. e Green Energy Fund idea gained the most support, said Senators Miles Paterson (13), Callie Rice (14) and Neil Murray (13) in a joint statement by email, as it provides the most leeway for future proposals and also helps insure that the school can continue to purchase 100 percent green energy.

Campus ranks third in nation for Peace Corps volunteers

PHOTO COURTESY OF SARA LEWIS

BY FIONA CORNER
Sports editor

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Men... and their makeup?

WEEKLY FEMINIST COLUMN EXAMINES MAKEUP FOR MEN
BY MAGGIE HENNESSEY
Staff writer

Imagine a hyper-masculine, stereotypical male. Maybe he plays football, likes to lift weights, or talks about the stock market and his various romantic conquests. After all this, he goes out and grabs a big juicy burger. Worrying that he might have gotten a little oily from all that grease, he then whips out his makeup bag and powers his nose. Wait... what? 2011 has brought me many sur-

prises, but none as exciting as the prospect of men wearing makeup. Marketed as skin correctors and man powder instead of the more feminized concealer and blush, male makeup products have become all the rage right here in America. I found it hilarious looking at these products online, but not because they were for men. In the product descriptions, the company (KenMen) reminds us Mens Makeup is not meant to be camouflage or combat gear, it is meant to enhance and cor-

rect. God forbid mens makeup be detectable, or even worse, feminine! Makeup has been used since pharaohs ruled Egypt, and National Geographic reports that $19 million is spent yearly on cosmetics, yet makeup sales remain a predominately female market. Women can wear most any makeup they choose, but artistic male makeup is shunned and left for gorgeous drag queens and emoscreamo rock stars.

For 50 years, students fresh from the Lewis & Clark bubble have been gallivanting into the Peace Corps to do their part in helping those who are desperately in need of clean water, NGO development and animal husbandry work. Now their e orts have earned LC a third place ranking for the number of volunteer graduates in the 2010-2011 Small Colleges and Universities Division. e school sits comfortably behind University of Mary Washington, who has 32 volunteers, and St. Olaf College, with 24. LC is currently in a three-way tie with Gonzaga University and University of Portland with 23 volunteers. Since 2006, LC has sent between 15 and 20 students into the Peace Corps. It was the increase this past year that bumped the school up to number three.

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THE VOICES OF VESP

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY NATALIE BAKER

WOMENS TEAM BOUNCES BACK

PHOTO BY MAGGIE OLIVER

HEAR FROM THE FACULTY AND STAFF SLATED TO STEP DOWN AT END OF SEMESTER NEWS 3

WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM SCORES CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2002 SPORTS 11