2 The Pioneer Log February 10, 2012

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Red cups were all the rage at
last ursdays student government
meeting. Senator Tyler Janzen (14)
reported that students had been
self-enforcing the no-theft rule in
an initiative that has generally been
considered successful.
e print balance has replaced
big cups as the prevalent theme in
constituency reports, the weekly
part of ASLC meetings when sena-
tors report what they have heard
from others in their class. Print
balance quantities were not replen-
ished at semester as they have been
in past years, leaving many stu-
dents feeling low on paper during
a pressing semester. As of yet, no
solutions have been proposed.
Miles Paterson (13), the stu-
dent representative to the Collins
View Neighborhood Association
(CVNA) had news to report fol-
lowing their neighborhood asso-
ciation meeting. Lewis & Clarks
parking issues have impacted the
community, and students were re-
minded that parking in the neigh-
borhood will merit a ticket.
Paterson also discussed the po-
tential loss of several Trimet lines
that service the neighborhood, and
the potential of a collaborative ef-
fort between the college, CVNA
and Trimet to develop alternative
public transit solutions. Such ideas
have a history, and Celestino Limas
met with Trimet several times dur-
ing his time as Dean of Students to
assess the possibility of a line from
LC to downtown, with no success.
Much of the rest of the meet-
ing was dedicated to a number of
sustainability-related measures,
the product of extensive work by
President Annalisa Peterson (12),
LCs Sustainability Manager Amy
Dvorak and several sustainability
initiatives created by students over
the past two years.
Among the listing was the de-
velopment of new booklets to high-
light features of the new residence
hall. e booklets are being pub-
lished by a local Portland company,
using local materials. A facilities-
initiated composting program for
dorms and academic buildings has
been working well, and eorts are
being made to incorporate more
educational components. Dvorak
is also taking a popular program
that brought CSA boxes to campus
under her wing.
eyre working on electric ve-
hicle charging stations, Peterson
said, and clean canteens for incom-
ing students. Peterson also report-
ed to ASLC that the Sustainability
Council is supporting a Facilities
initiative to seek Salmon Safe cer-
tication, which will verify LCs
commitment to local watershed
health. Lots of room for student
involvement exists in all of these
initiatives, with those involved try-
ing to gure out how to get student
groups, classes and volunteers en-
gaged. Peterson nally presented
ASLC with the nal job descrip-
tion for a student sustainability po-
sition that was created out of legis-
lation in the previous year.
e meeting closed with a post-
ponement of a discussion about
community perceptions of LC, and
a reminder about the student fo-
r um on Glassners strategic initia-
tives.
ASLC Update
On Jan. 9, while students were
home for break, a tragic email was
sent out from Interim Dean of
Students Je Feld-Gore that a stu-
dent, freshman Paul Epain, had
died after being hit by a train in
his home country of France. Ep-
ains death was later ruled a sui-
cide by authorities in France.
Epain has been described by
those who knew him as a hard-
working individual who followed
in the footsteps of his older broth-
er, Luke, a senior psychology ma-
jor at Lewis & Clark, while also
blazing his path as his own per-
son.
Pauls personality, work ethic
and spirit will be missed by many
on campus, and a memorial cel-
ebrating his life will be held to-
day in Agnes Flanagan chapel at
4 p.m.
Sta from Counseling Services
(counsel@lclark.edu, x7160) are
available for guidance through this
time of loss.
A celebration of the life of deceased freshman Paul Epain
will take place this afternoon at 4 p.m. in the chapel.
Paul Epain Memorial
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BY MICAH LEINBACH
Staff Writer
had removed their approval for the
change to the Bon.
But accounts disagree on other
major points. When asked about
the price of meal plans at the Co-
peland meeting, Feld-Gore said
price will go up, while Bekar
suggests that on the nancial end,
once they get rid of the override,
the cost of a meal plan should go
down. Some things may get more
expensive, but gross payout should
go down. Feld-Gores rationale
also does not t with both Bekar
and Feiners explanation that the
override would go away to incen-
tivize increased retention, raising
questions as to the primary moti-
vations for the changes to the Bon.
Feld-Gore explained that the
cost increase would be due to a
missed meal factor that currently
exists. Because of this factor, stu-
dents only pay 80% of the cost of
a full set of meals, based on data
that indicates students only make
it to that many meals. Feld-Gore
did conrm that despite the meal
plans costing more money, stu-
dents would likely be paying for
less food, but more value as you
will only pay for what you buy.
Bon management has cited re-
duced food waste and production
as benets of an a la carte system,
raising questions as to what would
cause meal plan costs to increase.
Feld-Gore explained that the
increased value is coming from
convenience, exibility, timing,
taking food out of the Bon, but
admitted no quantitative data ex-
ists indicating comparing students
values of those options versus hav-
ing larger quantities of food. A
student survey performed last year
did list concerns about food qual-
ity, cost, or availability as the fth
most mentioned issue overall, but
left no indicators as to whether stu-
dents would want to pay more for
the factors Feld-Gore mentioned
above.
Feld-Gore recently announced
in an student body e-mail that the
College has decided to postpone
the movefor at least one more
Dr. Llerena Searle, a tenure
candidate in the Sociology and
Anthropology department, ad-
dressed a group of faculty and stu-
dents gathered in Howard 202 last
ursday morning. Searles topic,
Instrumental discourses: transpar-
ency claims, foreign investment,
and global landscapes in contem-
porary India, drew those connect-
ed with the SOAN Department as
well as students and faculty recent-
ly returned from fall semesters In-
dia abroad trip.
Searles research, which focused
on upper class high-rise apartment
developers, dealt with largely unex-
plored issues. For two years (2006-
08), Searle investigated the ques-
tionable business deals between
large Indian developers, small out-
side contractors and the interna-
tional standards of transparency.
Dr. Oren Kosansky, head of the
SOAN department, said Searles
lecture represents...the thrust of
much recent anthropology, and
that the SOAN department is
looking to hire people who work
in urban areas, because of the
importance of economic liberal-
ization, the spread of capitalism,
roughly speaking, globalization,
particularly through this lens of the
spread of capitalism in todays eco-
nomic climate.
e year-long position will be
given to a Ph.D. who holds exper-
tise in South Asian anthropology.
While there were many reasons
for this focus, Kosansky said, we
certainly had the overseas [India]
program in mind when deciding
to look for a candidate who special-
izes in South Asian anthropology.
Searle herself expressed interest in
leading an India trip, and, more-
over, seems well qualied for the
position. As Kosansky put it, We
were really happy that the impor-
tance of having someone in South
Asia...corresponded with what we
took to be contributions the col-
lege more broadly.
Likewise, Searle left with a posi-
tive impression of Lewis & Clark.
e students all seem engaged,
enthusiastic and creative, which
is very exciting, she said. So it
seems like it would be a great place
to teach.
To say it is reason-
able to expect it to
be done next year is
as reasonable as to
expect we nd $1.8
to $2.4 million in the
budget next year,
said Bekar.
SOAN tenure candidate shares held
research on upper class housing in India
BY HANNAH THOMPSON
Staff Writer
BY RYE DRUZIN
News Editor
Bon nances leave questions
year. When pressed about the like-
lihood of the money inhibiting a
switch in the future, Feld-Gore
said the money will still be there.
On the nancial end, however,
Bekar said [he]d be surprised if
the money was there. As a goal it
hasnt changed, he says, but to say
it is reasonable to expect it to be
done next year is as reasonable as to
expect we nd $1.8 - $2.4 million
in the budget next year.
In an ASLC meeting following
Feld-Gores announcement, Trea-
surer Simon Hudes (12) said he
was fairly certain that when we
had presenters coming in and the
question of the cost was raised, this
senate was assured that it would
not be an issue. ASLC Advisor Ja-
son Feiner responded, saying they
couldnt make that work. Evi-
dence suggests that this continues
to be the case.
At a public meeting in the Platt
main lounge, Hudes conveyed to
Feld-Gore that we had people as-
sure us [ASLC] it was nancially
viable...and then it was not. He
expressed his frustration, saying,
I dont think high-level student
leaders should come back and not
know what is going on with our
school. But with unanswered
questions remaining rampant, the
student body may remain in the
dark.
2011-2012 Budget by the numbers $
Food Service Revenue $4,962,854.00
Food service Costs $3,351,809.00
Override (aggregate) $1,611,045.00
Overide (avg. for 1181 on-campus residents) $1,364.14
Percent of annual revenue
covered by food income: 7%
ILLUSTRATION BY SAMANTHA SARVET