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The Pioneer Log, APRIL 15, 2011

Awarding Udall scholarship

BY ALLY HUBBARD
Staff Writer

Pluralism and Unity Board captures the many voices of LC on film

BY DARYA WATNICK
Features Editor

Salsa, merengue and other Latin American dances, oh my!

BY DARYA WATNICK
Features Editor

One of only 80 students around the country to be awarded the Udall Foundation Scholarship of $5,000, Laura Bogar (12), has committed herself to bettering the environment throughout her young career. The Udall Foundation, founded in 1992, celebrates the careers of Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall for vast public service and awards scholarships every year. The scholarship awarded to Bogar is intended to help students who are committed to pursuing environmental careers in more ways than just public service. Bogar, who is a Biology major, hopes to pursue a career that will investigate, protect and celebrate the natural systems that surround us. Specifically, Bogar is interested in research that can help her shed light on environmental issues. Im most excited about systems-level ecological concerns. Lobbying is important and political action is important, but they are not where my greatest strengths lie, said Bogar. Im hoping to look into general conservation biology issues for grad school, particularly evolutionary ecology. I cant imagine ever getting tired of it, she said. Bogar recognizes that the unique predicament your world is facing is also an opportunity for research. Right now our ecosystems are experiencing this collapse of biodiversity that is unprecedented within this span of human history. Weve never seen anything like this before Thats a lot to research about biodiversity and organisms and what forces govern those changes, Bogar said. With these career goals in mind, Bogar applied for the scholarship through the Udall Foundation Faculty Representative, Dr. Stephen D. Beckham, who is able to choose two representatives from each school to apply for the scholarship every year. The Udall Foundation focuses on two main areas. The general concept is to continue the legacy of the Udalls, which is focused on land conservation, environmental issues Native American indigenous rights. This summer, Bogar will attend a scholarship orientation in Tucson where the 80 scholars from around the country will come together to connect over common goals and build a network to help them along their way.

Continued from page 1 PUBs open-ended prompts for the short interviews are meant to be creative and easy to answer. Kyle Yoshioka (13), another of the eight Pluralism & Unity Board executive members, stressed that students should know that there are avenues for them to express what they want from their experiences here, and it is not just the administration that has a say in what goes on. Theres a lot of talk about how LC is segregated or divided, not just in a racial way, but in an image way. That happens naturally and its hard to get across those divides once they happen, said Matsumoto. PUBs goal is to reach as many people as possible as they walk by the vans before and after classes. The group figured the easiest way to reach the most people would to interrupt daily routines in a way that is not obtrusive but creates intrigue. After three days of filming for five hours each day, the board will compile the footage into one long video that

Outside of J.R Howard Hall sits a van set up by the Pluralism and Unity Board where interviews are held.

PHOTO BY DARYA WATNICK

they will stream in Thayer on Apr. 25 and 26. The board wants students to have a way to see others perspectives that they might not normally encounter. Even if people have something negative to say, we arent trying to censor that, said Yoshioka.

The Pluralism & Unity Board is dedicated to creating a safe, inclusive and culturally competent environment through programming such as this event. Said Yoshioka, We are a student-run initiative and this event is the embodiment of what we want to do in PUB.

LC History: Regarding Presidents Past

A weekly column dedicated to digging up the colleges past
BY MICAH LEINBACH
Staff Writer

With much fanfare, regalia and ceremony, Lewis & Clark appointed its 24th president last Friday. As is custom with such events, the tradition and history of the institution were cited frequently. This included medallions, maces, flags, gowns and more, showing off LCs 144-year span. Those years have been presided over by 23 presidents, many of whose names are still around (Odell, though the building was named for his wife; Monteith; J.R. Howard and Geary, for example). Other names may not have adorned a campus building or room, but remain part of the history nonetheless. Often their contributions come in surprising ways Glassners inauguration booklet would not have been orange and black had President Elbert Condits (1887-1894) alma mater not been Princeton, which shares

LCs colors. In 1819, students of Albany voted to adopt Princetons colors to honor Condit (though notably, Glassner has said that his favorite colors happen to be those of the school perhaps the booklets would have been the same). To say that LC has had 23 presidents depends on how you count. It has technically had five, Glassner being the sixth. 18 presidents presided over LCs previous incarnations, Albany College and the Albany Collegiate Institute. To confuse the numbers further, three men served as acting presidents during gaps at Albany, but were never inaugurated. One of those had been a president before, so the total number of individuals to have sat in the office comes not to 24, but to 26, counting Glassner. In 1942, Albany became LC. Rev. Morgan Samuel Odell became its first president (or 20th, counting Albany), and served an unprecedented eighteen years. A devoted

Presbyterian who did missionary work in Africa after his presidency, Odell was an acclaimed and dedicated man who served LC well beyond the 18 years of his presidency. Odell was regarded for his Christian faith, but even that proved flexible at times. Once, in 1944, a lumber strike had halted the construction of a Thaxter Hall (which stood where J.R. Howard now is). A desperate Odell asked Graham Griswold, a lumberman and friend of the school, if it would be possible to complete the building. Griswold told Odell it might take a bottle of Scotch in the right place, and that this might not be acceptable to a Presbyterian college. According to LC historian Martha Montague, Dr. Odell replied that the lumber would be most welcome in whatever spirit it was donated. It was. There are countless such stories of past presidents to be retold. With Glassner now seated in the presidency, it seems fair to count on many more to come.

Now in its 13th year, the Fiesta de Salsa will be held in Stamm dining room tomorrow, Apr. 16. The Fiesta de Salsa has become a tradition: even the DJs and the dance instructors have not changed since its first incarnation in 1999. It is held every year at the end of the Admitted Students Program for visiting students to enjoy. The Admissions Office and Ray Warren, former director of Ethnic Stu-

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dents Services, requested the fiesta to be held on a weekend that is popular for visiting students, much like the luau. There will also be a raffle for gift certificates to Fred Meyer, La Costita and Starbucks. The dance instructors will be part of the event at 10 p.m. with a show presenting their current choreography to be used at a competition in California next month. They will then teach the basic steps of salsa, merengue and other Latin American dances. In its infancy, the Fiesta de Salsa was the efforts of many clubs pooling resources. Now, Dean of Students and Chief Diversity

Officer Celestino Limas teams up with the Office of Multicultural Affairs to provide funds and resources to ensure the continuity of the fiesta. Spanish instructor Cecilia Benenati, Spanish language assistant Leticia Garcia and Multicultural Affairs Student Life intern Osaebea Amoako all help to plan and organize the event, along with some assistance from the Spanish Club and various students. The fiesta will begin at 8:30 p.m. in Stamm, with dance instruction until 10 and free dancing until midnight.

PHOTO COURTESY OF CECILIA BENANATI

Dancers pair up as the fiesta goes into full swing.

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Gender Studies Brown Bag Supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Thayer, 11:30 a.m.
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Fiesta De Salsa Come dance and check out $150 worth of prizes. Stamm, 8 p.m.
tuesday

April 15th through April 23rd sunday saturday 16

African Dance Concert Provided by the Ghanaian dance class. Evans, 7 p.m.
wednesday

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It Happened on the Way to War Author Rye Barcott discusses his novel at Powells on Hawthorne. 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 7:30 p.m.
thursday

Mallet Madness A spring concert featuring a percussion ensemble. Evans, 8 p.m.

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Student Composition Recital Featuring music from numerous student composers. Evans, 8 p.m.
friday

Movie: Square Grouper Free movie screening based on the happenings of the 70s. Council Chamber, 8 p.m.

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Walk the Labyrinth Experience the spiritual excersise of walking through a labyrinth. Diane Gregg Memorial Pavilion, 10 a.m.
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Sunburn! Music Fest Featuring artists Woods, Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside, Astronautalis and more. Stamm, 6 p.m.

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