LC fails to rescue Chuck

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The Lewis and Clark High School
Issue 4
January 2006
J ournal
January is
National Hot
Tea Month!
Canned food drive
shows LC’s charity
photo by spencer tower
Collections from the food drive were stored in a large chicken
coop in the main hall. All donations went to the food bank.
PHOTO COURESY OF YEARBOOK
The orange wave of Tiger Pride unfortunately could not recuse Chuck from the Saxons
LC fails to rescue Chuck
Rubber Chicken
2006:“SOS Chuck
Overboard” does
not return Chuck
by Danielle Kugler
Staff Writer
Unfortunately, the Saxons
took Chuck with them once
again after a three hour
long Rubber Chicken Jan 5.
The Saxons have had Chuck
since last year when they
won the competition with
their theme “Scarlet Fever.”
Although LC’s theme, “SOS
Chuck Overboard,” was creative,
it failed to excite the majority
of the LC student crowd.
“There were a lot of people on
the LC side that weren’t cheering,”
said freshman Jelane McBride.
“Ferris had drums,” said freshman
Cheyenne Mackay. “The drums
are loud and they helped when
they did some of their cheers.”
For those who may not be
aware, Rubber Chicken is
an annual spirit competition
The News
between
Ferris
and
LC.
Rubber Chicken started in 1983
when a student, Josh Collins,
suggested they start a competition
between the two schools to increase
the amount of school spirit.
The students are judged on
their sportsmanship, creativity,
attendance, volume,
halftime
performance,
and
execution
of
the
theme.
You can find more information
about the history of the
Rubber Chicken on the LC
website,
www.lctigers.com.
This year LC’s theme was
SOS
Chuck
Overboard.
LC students sported sailor
outfits and the sailor hats provided
by the school in the prop bags.
This year, the design for the
Rubber Chicken
t-shirt was
made by junior Norma Rose.
The Rubber Chicken has
always taken place on a Friday so
the students can go straight from
the Arena back to LC to attend the
annual Rubber Chicken mixer.
However, this year Rubber
Chicken took place on a Thurs.
Speculation as to the change
of day included consideration
of
students’ tendency
to
consume
alcohol
before,
during and after the event.
“If Rubber Chicken being on
Thursday has anything to do with
in
drinking than I think that it is
stupid,” said sophomore Ashley
Woodruff. “We have a choice
of what we want to do. Our
parents can keep us in control
as far as drinking; we don’t need
the faculty to do it for them.”
“I don’t think that it will help
drinking by not having a mixer,”
said freshman Kelsey Miller.
“Mixers are not the only things that
influence kids to drink alcohol, so
if kids want to drink, they are going
to anyway, mixer or no mixer!”
Although many students,
especially
seniors,
are
disappointed by our loss, LC
seems to be in a good position to
win back Chuck in the near future.
“I think that having so many
eager freshmen will help with
our
spirit
tremendously,”
said junior Skylar Kliewer.
“I think like the majority of the
freshmen like chicken, so maybe
that will help,” said Mackay. “If
we win the rubber chicken, we
can’t eat the chicken at the mixer
because there isn’t a mixer!”
[Editor’s Note: While this
sentiment is open to interpretation,
the general disposition of the
LC student body post Rubber
Chicken loss seems to be
discouraged, yet optimistic in
looking to the younger classes
to triumph in the years to come.]
Brief
page 2: Sally Pfeifer elected to AP board
page 5: LC has too many
clubs
page 9: What to do in January and February
page 3: Teachers get real
soda in vending machines
page 6: Wild animals on
South hill create havoc
page 10: McDonald’s
reopens
page 4: New Year’s Resolu- page 7: Mid-season ski
report
tions rarely stick
page 8: Rubber Chicken!
page 11: King Kong = epic
page 12: Pride and Prejudice does not suck
the challenge,” said Karina
by Vally Moua
Walker another ASB member.
Staff Writer
According to Walker, LC
The LC canned food drive started
out at a slow pace with few cans
but as the weeks went by and the
end of the food drive came near,
the Tigers brought in more cans
each day. Although many students
helped donate for the food drive,
LC did not achieve the goal of
15,000 cans. More than 14,000
canned foods were collected, just
short of what LC wanted to collect.
The Leadership class helped
organized the food drive this year
with the help of math teacher
and ASB advisor Mark Eastman.
Seniors Morgan Yost, Stephanie
Grow and Kjersti Cubberley
were the leaders in ASB who
helped make the canned food
drive possible. “We didn’t reach
our goal,” said Yost, “but we saw
many people bring a lot of cans.”
“LC really did a great job
and people really rose up to
might have slightly more cans
than the announced results since
many students brought cans in
after school the last day. The
students who made the last
minute effort to give to the food
drive put the cans into the cart
as the Leadership students and
cheerleaders helped load up the
truck just outside of the school.
Families who participate with
the Second Harvest Food Bank
benefit from the canned food
drive. The Leardership class
delivered 11,000 pounds of canned
foods to KHQ and then unloaded
the foods at the food bank.
Math teacher Raelynn Westby’s
class won the homeroom
competition this year with over
3,000 cans. Her class will receive
a pizza party for winning. This
is Westby’s fourth year in a
row winning the homeroom
competition for the food drive.
New Benches at LC
by Emmily and Rachel
Staff Writers
Unless you live under a rock,
you have probably noticed
the big plastic-metal masses
that have taken over the
hallways. These new benches
have replaced the previously
hazardous ones of past years.
The old concrete benches often
cracked and fell apart, sometimes
putting students at risk. “One
student even had a smashed finger,”
said LC Principal Jon Swett
As a result, Swett put in
a request to the district for
assistance in purchasing new
and efficient benches. Assistant
Superintendent
Dr.
Mark
Anderson offered to help with
this daunting task. As part of
the original renovation, Anderson
was eager to help LC find
benches that would complement
LC’s architecture and style.
The benches were ordered in
a slightly different color then
those delivered to LC. But rather
then let this minor detail destroy
LC’s hopes of new benches,
Swett decided the color was
really not an issue and could
be fixed by a simple paint job.
“Our options were to send the
benches back, or just repaint
them in the future,” said Swett.
Though the color of the benches
is somewhat odd, the style is
quite nice, and provides ample
seating to LC students. “I do not
want kids to have to sit on the
floor unless they choose to,” said
Swett. “We might even look into
getting some more furniture.”
Overall, the district paid
$18,000 dollars to purchase the
benches, and so far they seem
to be performing their duty.
Students sit and relax joyfully,
happy to have a place to sit.
“They are very comfortable and
a great place to take a nap,”
said junior Simone Phillips.
All you bench-sitters will be
happy to hear that an additional
seven benches will be added
to the LC halls sometime
within the coming weeks.
However, some students seem
to think the benches are a form
of abstract art, and therefore
take it upon themselves to
criticize every minuscule detail
of the benches. One suggestion
to all these haughty students
confident in their own decorating
taste is: suck it up or stand up.
The Lewis and Clark High School Journal
issue 4
News
pAGE 2
January 2006
LC students make
WMEA State
Senior Katie Sloane (Vocal)
Junior Joe Sullivan (Trumpet)
photos by spencer tower
Senior RJ LeClaire (Trumpet)
by Eve Jegou
Senior Melissa Lindsey
(French horn)
not for everyone since it
Staff Writer is
requires many years of hard
LC music teacher Kathleen Blair
is an active member of Washington
Music Educators Association
(WMEA) and is extremely excited
about the opportunities that the
organization has provided for
numerous LC students this year.
Every year, WMEA organizes
an important event for student
musicians in United States. For
2006, the WMEA held 2,500
auditions with aspiring students
from all around the country.
Only 1,100 were selected, and
among those, nine were from
LC. With a smile on her face,
Blair said, “They were the best!”
Participating at the WMEA
All-State, is an opportunity to
have a musical career for many
students. Many professional
musicians credit their All-State
experience as crucial in their
decision to pursue a musical
career, according to the WMEA.
Other local students are interested
in becoming music teachers, or
finding some way to incorporate
music into their lives, like senior
Gregory Holtz who said, “(I want
to be) an airplane pilot who sings!”
However, WMEA All-State
work and love of music.
WMEA All-State is the best
reward for these student musicians
and for some of them, it is not the
first time participating in this huge
event. “I’m very happy that I’m
able to participate in the program
again,” said senior Katie Sloan.
WMEA All-State will take
place in Yakima, WA between
Feb. 15-20, where the best
student musicians in the country
will perform as members of
band, orchestra, choir or jazz.
This opportunity will allow
students to meet more people, to
discover new sensations, and to
work differently with new people.
Junior Whitney Burr said with
enthusiasm, “I will get to meet
more people and sing with other
experienced singers. I’m excited
to work with other musicians.”
These LC students are grateful
to be involved in the exclusive
group and to be given the chance
to demonstrate their talent.
“Music is amazing,” said
Sloan,. “For the people who let
music be a part of themselves, it
adds something. It helps make
me what I am and it makes
others what they are as well.”
O u r A p o l o g i es
for the issue of:
November 2005
PHOTO COURTESY OF SALLY PFEIFER
Sally Pfeifer, esteemed Tiger teacher and AP test grader for many years, has been awarded a coveted spot on the AP board. Her role is one of great honor, so she will not be accepting bribes. Sorry.
Sally Pfeifer elected to AP Board
is a public high school teacher. submits eight different texts
by Mac Smith
other five members are either at a time, and you’re lucky
Section Editor The
college course level educators if even one is chosen to go
Every so often an LC
teacher
will
be
honored
with
an
acknowledgement
of their contribution to the
learning community; perhaps
a “Distinguished Educator”
plaque, or even a writeup in a local newspaper.
However, never has a member
of the LC community been given
such a unique position as our
very own Mrs. Sally Pfeifer.
Recently, Mrs. Pfeifer was
elected to the national academic
council as a head of the AP
English
Exam
Committee.
“I’m now making the test
that all the kids take, and there
are only six people on the
whole committee,” she said.
Not only that, but Pfeifer is the
only member of the board who
Staff
Box
or
private-school
teachers.
“It’s a huge honor,” she said.
Pfeifer was head of the English
department at LC for 20 plus
years. She began teaching AP
English here in 1981 before
becoming a reader/scorer for the
actual AP English exam in 1989, a
prestigious position in and of itself.
That same year, she also became
a consultant to the College Board,
a position she still holds. It was
in 2002 that Mrs. Pfeifer was
elected to the national academic
council where she began
her work with the AP board.
Pfeifer’s job with the board
currently entails writing the course
guidelines which help teachers
prepare students for the exam, as
well as finding pieces of literature
to base AP prompts and questions.
“Each member of the board
Sports Editor
Elliot Boswell
Opinions Editor
Mac Smith
The headline for the article on
Amnesty International should
have read: “Amnesty club to
sell Sudan t-shirts” (page 6).
Cop-Shop students are directly involved in the detection,
cleaning, and indentifying of
graffiti (page 3).
Advisor
Jennifer Showalter
Features Editor
Kjersti Cubberley
Editor-In-Chief
Jessica Reichard
Photography Editor
Meaghan Driscoll
Principal Jon Swett’s name
was misspelled as “John
Swett” (page 1).
Editor Elliot Boswell would
like to apologize to the majority of the human race for being inherently offensive.
News Editor
Kandy Lindstrom
Photographer
Spencer Tower
The Hart Vandalism article
should have included that
We messed up. We’re sorry.
Ad Manager
Lindsey Ridgway
on the actual test,” she said.
On top of actually writing the
exam, the members of the board
are also required to take the test
and resubmit their own work
for the scrutiny of their peers.
“It’s a lot of work for
little
prestige,”
she
said.
Many reading this article may
be terrified at the prospect of
having a former LC teacher
writing the questions and
prompts that will appear on the
test they will be taking this year.
But fear not, my fellow tigers,
for Mrs. Pfeifer harbors no
resentment for her former home.
She promised she will do
her best to make the exam as
fair and healthfully rigorous
as possible. In short, no, she
is totally not accepting any
bribes; I know, I asked.
Staff Writers
Garth Ahern
Emmily Eisenrich
Will Ferguson
Culley Grow
Evan Haines
Eve Jegou
Danielle Kugler
Vally Moua
James Newell
Nathen Olney
David Sheppard
Jack Siddoway
Rachel Thomas
Robert Weigle
James Newell
News
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January 2006
Teachers get real soda in
staff vending machines!
Nutrition policy allows sugared soda in staff workrooms
by Rachel Thomas
Staff Writer
When the district nutrition
guidelines made their appearance
last spring many teachers and
students alike mourned the loss
of “real” pop (or soda containing
sugar). These longed after
beverages are no longer available
to students, however teachers have
recently discovered a new source
of soda: the staff workroom. Two
machines have been placed on the
first and second floor workrooms.
The controversial food
guidelines, which have been
disputed by many students
including LC Journal staff
writer Kandy Lindstrom, are an
attempt to provide students with
healthy choices to counteract
the growth of obesity. Procedure
8140 (the district name for the
nutrition policy) is aimed only
toward students. According to
Teacher Jeff Norton, who often
deals with the “Coke guys” the
district made it clear that after
school concession sales and
areas inaccessible to students,
such as the staff workroom,
are exempt from the new rules.
The new machines are the
first to be available to staff only
via the workroom since before
the move to Holly Mason. The
vending machines are in place
to benefit teachers who spend
lunch helping students. Most of
these teachers store their lunches
photo by spencer tower
Senior Jordan Clark created Sports for Youth, a program which
collects sporting equipment for underprivileged children.
photo by RACHEL THOMAS
While students can choose from carcinogenic diet sodas, the
teachers are supplied with regular soda in the staff workrooms
in the staff refrigerator. With the
new machines they will be able to
grab a soda and their lunch while
hurrying back to help students.
The profits from the hallway
machines
go
directly
to
the ASB budget; the staff
workroom machines, however,
benefit the general budget.
The placement of the new
machines was “more born out of
convenience and opportunity”
said Norton. In fact, the “Coke
guys” or the distributors who
handle the vending machines,
talked to LC first, noting
that any beverages would be
allowed in the staff workroom.
The machines which occupy
the first and second floors contain
water, PowerAde, Coke, Diet
Coke, Sprite, lemonade, and Fanta,
among other sugared drinks.
Although the nutrition guidelines
say that “staff are encouraged
to model healthy choices” the
placement of “real” or sugared
pop in staff machines is still
allowed. The policy clearly states
that “placing more nutritious
foods and beverages that align
with the nutrition standards in
procedure 8140 in staff vending
machines in strongly encouraged.”
New drug testing policy at LC
by David Sheppard
Staff Writer
LC activity coordinators have
made a proposal to keep the
students in all activities, not just
athletics, drug free. The proposal
is in partnership with a nonprofit
organization called Washington
Drug Free Youth. WDFY is a
program that provides an incentive
to become or remain drug free
through positive reinforcement,
instead of punishment. The group
is open to all high school students.
Greg Smith is a student assistance
specialist in the student office,
who is in charge of implementing
this new program. “This program
is strongly encouraged to student
athletes and other students who
sign a contract to participate in
school activities,” Smith said.
As of right now, the only contract
forms a participant in an activity
needs to fill out are a doctor’s
physical, and any other minor
forms relevant to that activity.
Sadly, many kids feel the pressure
to take anabolic steroids to boost
their personal performance. The
idea of the program is to help kids
who are having trouble staying
clean keep drug free. Another
purpose would be to promote the
idea that kids should stay clean.
Unlike most schools, LC and
West Valley took the initiative
and are the only two GSL schools
that have voluntary drug testing
programs. This is a great way
to stay clean and keep academic
honesty. After all, nobody would
PHOTO COURESY OF INTERNET
We do not want our LC Tigers to look like this, now do we?
like to compete with a teammate
or against another student athlete
who take performance-enhancing
drugs. It would ruin the whole
idea behind sports and fair play.
“Washington Drug Free
Youth
supports
kids
to
make positive choices and
to stay clean,” said Smith.
More recently, another proposal
has been made to make drug
testing stricter. The main idea
of the proposal is to involve
parents to help athletes and other
club members stay clean. There
would be random drug tests as
often as four times per year.
By taking part in WDFY’s new
proposal you are promising to
stay drug and alcohol free. Each
member’s test results will be
completely confidential. When a
student has a positive drug test, that
student’s parents will be notified.
Punishment will follow district
discipline policies if applicable.
Kylie Lewis, a junior at LC
and debate student, had an
interesting view on the idea
that students in all activities
should be tested for drugs.
“It is kind of ridiculous that
they want to test us, but if they
want to test us on this issue, they
have all rights to do so. It may be
a legitimate concern,” Lewis said.
LC student creates
“Sports for Youth”
to give back to the community,”
by David Sheppard
Clark said. “If you have sports
Staff Writer equipment that you have outgrown
Sports for Youth is a
nonprofit organization started
by Jordan Clark, a senior
at LC.
This organization
helps
underprivileged
and
disadvantaged kids by collecting
new and old sports equipment.
“I decided to do a good deed
when I was cleaning out my
room,” Clark said. “When I saw
all my old sports equipment, I
thought I could do something that
would help out underprivileged
and low economic kids.”
The Sports for Youth foundation
benefits the Martin Luther
King Center of Spokane. The
kids helped come from a very
limited background.
This
organization is a great place to
give your old sports equipment to.
“Sports for Youth is a great way
or are done using, you can bring it
to room 107 and help out a worthy
cause. So far we have made one
trip to the MLK Center and we
hope to make several more.”
Your excess sports equipment
can be brought in until June.
Clark will then deliver them
to the Martin Luther King
Center in a timely manner.
So if you or someone you know
has a surplus of extra sports
equipment, strongly consider
donating some or all of it to
Sports for Youth. Some examples
of equipment that you could bring
in would be basketballs; baseball
equipment, such as gloves, bats
or balls; and football equipment,
such as footballs, helmets and
uniforms. Other sports equipment
from basically any sport will be
taken and greatly appreciated.
issue 4
Features
pAGE 4
January 2006
New Year’s resolutions rarely stick
Tiger
spotlight:
Cyler
Conrad
hefty
by Culley Grow
Staff Writer
price.
by Culley Grow
Conrad said
Staff Writer that he bought
Sophomore Cyler Conrad
really blows…into his bagpipes
that is. For the last seven
years, he has blessed people’s
ears with the sweet sounds
of this Scottish tradition.
Conrad was first attracted to
the bagpipes as an eight yearold in third grade when he saw
a bagpipe concert and said
it looked pretty cool. He has
been taking lessons ever since.
Often times when one thinks
of the bagpipes, they are sure to
think about the appropriate attire
that accompanies it. Of course,
I mean the infamous kilt. Since
different cultures have different
styles, each kilt is its own.
Along with types of kilts, there
are different ways to wear them.
“I like going traditional,” said
Conrad. “It feels real nice.” For
those of you who are unaware
of the bagpiper ways, kilts
are traditionally worn without
any sort of undergarments.
Being a piper can run up a
his bagpipes
at a pawn
shop for $600.
A new set of
pipes
costs
around $1500,
PHOTO BY CULLEY GROW AND JACK SIDDOWAY
and kilts are
about $600.
Currently, Scoltand complements Cyler’s soft facial feaC o n r a d tures and engorged cheeks as he plays the pipes
plays
with
the
Shadle
Bagpipers. He has been about learning to play the
with them since he was in bagpipes is that I can blow,
eighth grade and next year suck and squeeze all at the same
he will be their senior piper. time, a vital skill for playing the
That means that he leads pipes.” In the summer of 2007
the cons, practices and all he will be traveling to Scotland
other performances if their to play in bagpipe competitions.
adult teacher is absent.
Conrad has high hopes
Along with being a very for the future. He would
talented musician, Conrad is a like to attend a college in
dedicated performer who loves Scotland, hopefully receiving
the art of the bagpipes. At last a scholarship for his skills.
year’s Lilac Parade, he marched
He said that one day he
with Shadle’s band, and then would like to teach others
marched again with LC’s band to play, passing on his love
right after to play the sax. for this wonderful tradition
Conrad said, “The best part for generations to come.
Ski and board club in Huff’s room
by Vally Moua
Staff Writer
Juniors Kosei Imamura, Jason
Guthrie, Clark Dinnison and
sophomore Parker Hemmingway
were sitting around eating
their lunches when the topic
of a new club came up in their
conversation. After talking with
each other they decided to try
and create a ski/snowboard club.
“We were really excited,” said
Imamura, “and we wanted to get
other students involved. We don’t
want to isolate ourselves with only
this group, we want others too.”
Imamura, Guthrie, Dinnison and
Hemmingway talked with English
teacher Ryland Huff who thought
the club was a great idea and who
volunteered to be the advisor.
Ski/snowboard club meetings are
every Tuesday during lunch in
room 223. The club had their first
meeting on the 29th of November.
According to Hemmingway,
a lot of students showed up for
the first meeting. After talking
with a few students who came,
he said that overall the club
was a success. Hemmingway
also said many of the students
would love to come back again.
What exactly do you do
during ski/snowboard club?
“We’ll watch a video in the
background and talk about cool
places to ski and where the snow
is at,” said Imamura. Every week,
the movies are switched. One day
it is about skiing and next week
it would be about snowboarding.
The club would like to try
and have some guest speakers
come in and teach them a little
bit more about skiing and
With New Years behind us,
everyone’s mind is now on
New Year’s Resolutions. And
everyone is asking themselves,
“How do I get out of this
without
anyone
knowing?”
The truth is that we know you
have already given up. How can
you stick with your resolution
these days, especially with the
mundane things everyone is
choosing? Nobody really wants to
do the work to lose weight or spend
more time with their family, which
is what many of us resolve to do.
That is why I am here; to
help you, the reader, find a
resolution worth sticking to. I
will show you real resolutions
that real people are making.
For example, the very real person,
Jack Siddoway, resolved to stop
defecating himself, but we all
know there is no way that will last.
I myself have so far narrowed
my choices down to a top three:
first, to read half as much this
year as last, but then again half of
nothing is still nothing; second,
to procrastinate more, (for some
reason I still have passing grades),
but nobody is perfect; and third,
to start being more superstitious,
an overall better way to make
friends and get ahead in life.
But the important information
lies in the opinions of others, so I
went out amongst the many experts
at LC in search of resolutions that
can satisfy your New Year’s needs.
Many responses were of course to
pick up some new habit. The most
popular were to start smoking, to
start biting their nails and to start
compulsively lying. These can
apply to anyone and everyone.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE INTERNET
A must have New Year’s tradition: artificial displays of fireworks to help ring in the year.
How about some specifics
though? A certain sophomore
who asked to remain anonymous,
Cyler Conrad, said his resolution is
to marry teacher Anecia Grigsby.
Sophomore Galen Gorski and
teacher George Brown have
together made a dual resolution.
Brown, who has created his own
way of making it easier to keep
resolutions, makes his resolution
at Thanksgiving and holds it until
New Years. The two have promised
to be nice to each other, but Gorski
said he doubts that it will last.
Now you know what others
around you have been trying,
and whether or not it will work
for you as well is something
I cannot answer. For these
resolutions may be perfect for
their respective people, they
may not be appropriate for you.
Therefore, you must forget
your own ideas for a resolution.
Instead, listen to your crazed
friends and their insane theories
on
human
reproduction;
they truly know their stuff.
Crafting the LC stage
at non-school events hosted in
by Emmily Eisenrich
the LC auditorium and are even
Staff Writer paid for these outside events.
PHOTO COURTESY OF INTERNET
Royland Hough shreds up the fresh powder on his Vokl P60’s
snowboarding. “There’s a ski
patrol guy who works at Mt.
Spokane,” said Imamura, “and
he comes here sometimes and we
can get him to talk about safety
because safety is a big part of it.”
So not only do you learn
about the basic of skiing and
snowboarding, you get to learn
about how to stay safe when
you are up in the mountains.
Imamura said that he and a few
of the other students would like
to tape themselves skiing and
snowboarding to show their skills
on the slope and bring in the
footage so the club could watch
how to do the basics and discuss it.
According to Huff, in just two
weeks, the club had doubled in
size. “It seems like a good place
for skiers and snowboarders
to get together,” said Huff.
The Ski/snowboard club is open
to all the students and you do
not have to know how to ski or
snowboard in order to join the club.
Anyone who would like to learn
about skiing and snowboarding
or just want to be a part of the
club can come to the meetings.
“Ko and I didn’t have any
friends,” said Dinnison, “but
we do now. Anyone of all ages
is welcome even if you aren’t
into skiing or snowboarding.”
“It’s a really cool club,”
said
Hemmingway,
“and
we would really appreciate
response from the students.”
Students and staff often see
the effects of their work; the
endless time and labor put in to
make sure each set, light and
sound speaker functions just right
during every production. This
behind the scenes crew is none
other than the LC stagecraft class.
“Stagecraft focuses on technical
aspects of theater such as light,
sound, and costumes,” said
Drama director and Stagecraft
instructor
Greg
Pschirrer.
“We carefully craft each
product with careful love and
devotion. Sweat, tears, and
even blood go into the sets,”
said sophomore Mark Khay.
“It helps you hone in on good skills,”
said sophomore Morgan Lynch.
The amazing Stagecraft class
builds and designs all the sets,
and run all concerts events
in the auditorium including
light and sound operation.
“It is extremely fun. You make
great friends, and you get to play
with glitter paint,” said Lynch.
Stagecraft is a 0-hour elective
class that counts as a Pro-tech
credit and commences at seven
in the morning each day, often
operating perilous “power tools
while half asleep,” said Pschirrer.
Some students go on to work
“It is pretty cool, I sometimes
make ten dollars an hour
working concerts. I enjoy it,”
said senior Courtney Drake.
Stagecraft is planning some
interesting projects for the
upcoming musicalWest-side Story.
However, the surprises are
proving to be a great undertaking
due
to
time
constraints.
“I think we are going to have to
build a balcony and fence. Maybe
there will even be a disco ball… just
kidding,” said junior Kyle Carter.
If students would like to see
these sets and designs they
will have to go to the musical
and experience the fruit of
stagecraft’s labor for themselves.
Pschirrer founded the
Stagecraft class three years ago,
and at first only four students
participated.
Conversely, this
year there is almost a full class
with little remaining positions to
fill. There are no pre-requisites
to the class, “You just have to
like using power tools early in
the morning,” said Pschirrer.
Consider Stagecraft a
possibility next time you
register for classes if you are
interested in backstage technical
work
sometimes
involving
glitter glue and power tools.
“It is buckets of fun,” said Drake.
issue 4
Features
pAGE 5
January 2006
PHOTO BY JACK SIDDOWAY
Groundhog’s Day
by Evan Haines
Staff Writer
Ah, Groundhog Day is a oneof-a-kind holiday! What do you
on Groundhog Day? I have all
the answers for you, so grab
your furry little friend and enjoy.
First what is Groundhog Day?
Groundhogs day is February
2. We wait for our little
Groundhog to come out of his
hole after a long winter slumber
to see if he spots his shadow.
The mostfamousofallgroundhogs,
Punxsutawney Phil. Phil is in
Punxsutawney,
Pennsylvania.
According to legend, Phil was
born in 1880s, and is still alive.
Punxsutawney Phil, had seen
his shadow 85 percent of
the time, and has not seen
it 15 percent of the time.
Each year people gather from all
around the country to see Phil, and
celebrate this joyous occasion!
Phil was at his highest state of
fame when he had an appearance
in the 1993 film “Groundhog
Day”, staring Bill Murray.
There are two options for our
groundhog buddy, if he spots his
shadow we will get to “enjoy”
an additional six, long weeks
of winter, but if Mr. Groundhog
does not see his shadow, this
is a sign that spring is upon
us and winter is almost over.
So, to celebrate the holiday,
I have a few traditions. Well I
have the perfect meal to have on
A Power Ranger grabs a Madden football while skiing/snowboarding.
Phil the groundhog looks stoic
on a billboard at Gobbler’s Knob
Groundhog Day, fried lime flavored
Jell-O; a delicacy in Azerbaijan.
Ok, I know what you are
thinking I got the tunes, food,
what else I could possibly do.
You need to get the Groundhog
tree. Yes, the Groundhog tree, I
said it. The groundhogs tree is
way better than any Christmas
tree. You place ornaments of
groundhog on the tree to pay
homage to the great Groundhogs
of the past. Every Groundhog Day
we gather around the tree, and sing.
So next time you see a groundhog
stealing your golf ball, do not try
to blow him up or try club him to
death. You need to tell him how
thankful you are of him, because
he can tell whether we will
endure six more weeks of winter,
or get a jump on spring. Have a
happy and safe Groundhog Day.
Olney’s ‘scopes
and Johnny divorces his wife and
by Nathan Olney
you. The wedding will
Staff Writer marries
be in Vermont if you’re a guy.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19):
You will be arrested and the
police will find the millions of
dollars that you have been hiding
in your backyard. They will
realize this is because you have
been robbing dozens of banks
across the country. You will then
suddenly turn into a kiwi fruit
and all charges shall be dropped.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22): You
will discover the cure for Cancer.
Before announcing your wonderful
discovery to the scientific
community you will decide to
have a drink to congratulate
yourself. You will be sleeping in
the back of your car when you
vomit from all the drinking you
were doing, sadly you asphyxiate.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18):
You will go for a nice swim
in the ocean. Then you will be
thrown onto a giant rock by a
tsunami. You will then slowly
die from lack of nutrients as
you sit on the lonely rock.
Leo (July 23 – August 22):
You decide to become one with
your zodiac sign and move in
with the lions at the zoo. Sadly
they disagree and eat you.
Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20):
You will get bored and buy a
very large canvas, on this canvas
you will paint one of the greatest
paintings ever to exist. Then it
will spontaneously combust.
You will be so depressed by
your failure that you will drop
out of school and live the rest of
your life working at Taco Bell.
Aries (March 21 – April 19):
You will take over Argentina
with a mixture of cunning and
garlic
flavored
toothpaste.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20): You
will be selected to star in a movie
directed by Tim Burton and costarring Johnny Depp. You will
have the best time of your life and
become the single most famous
person ever to exist…then you
will die from an infected paper cut.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20): You
will be brought on to the movie
Taurus is starring in to act as a
personal assistant to Johnny Depp.
You will have the time of your life
Virgo (August 23 – Sept. 22):
Your analytical nature will be
severely perturbed after your
wallet explodes while you
are standing in the checkout
line at the grocery store.
Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22): You
will throw an enormous party and
invite everyone. The entire school
will come. Then the caterer will
accidentally bring one metric ton
of bacon flavored lard instead of
the food you ordered. Everybody
laughs at your horrible mistake of
a party and you turn into a cold
depressed shell of a human being.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21): You
finally meet your soul mate. Sadly
they have been dead for the last 40
years. Numerous felonies occur.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21):
You and your best friend embark
upon a journey to discoverAmerica.
You meet a loveable hitchhiker, a
hooker with a heart of gold, and
numerous other corny stereotypes
that do not really exist. Then your
car breaks down in the Ozarks and
you experience “Deliverance.”
He loves clubs at LC.
Abundance of clubs at LC
by Robert Weigle
snowboard club can talk about willingness to host club
Staff Writer skiing and snowboarding, meetings in their rooms during
Pokemon, Power Rangers,
trading card games, comic
books, and John Madden
video games: Brings back
memories from fourth grade,
does it not? Actually, these
are a few examples of the new
clubs sprouting up all over LC.
There are two types of
clubs at LC: ASB-sponsored
organizations (like RACE
and National Honors Society)
are more formal, usually
academic, community service
or politically oriented, and must
have a constitution approved
by the ASB; student- initiated
clubs, however, have less than
rigorous standards, and can do
just about whatever they want.
Not many restrictions exist
on starting new clubs. As
long as the topic matter falls
within district and school
rules, anything is fair game.
For instance, the ski and
but they cannot plan trips
while at school because of
liability issues, according to
Vice Principal Dan Close.
“You can’t have a bomb
making club or a drug smoking
club,” said Close, but something
as innocent and harmless as
the Mighty Morphin’ Power
Rangers is fine. At one point, a
handful of students attempted
to establish an archery club,
but under district and school
policy this is not acceptable.
Starting a new club is
remarkable easy. All one needs
to do is fill out a form available
in the office and find a teacher
willing to host club meetings.
Under the freedom of access
law, students are allowed to
come together to discuss or
participate in common interests.
According to Close, there is
no official limit on the number
of clubs LC can support.
The only limit is teachers’
lunch or before or after school.
Next to LC’s more illustrious
clubs (RACE, Key Club, NHS,
etc.), some people think the
newer student-led organizations,
like Pokemon, Power Rangers,
and the video-game oriented
societies, are unreliable and
childish.
“These
random
clubs have no structure,” said
sophomore Zach Alexander.
“The people who are supposed
to be there don’t even show up.”
Somewhere between five and
ten student initiated clubs are
started every year. Many fizzle
out; only about five studentled clubs initiated more than a
year ago are still active today
(Spectrum,
for
example).
So there is no need to fret
about
the
overabundance
of clubs with less than high
school age subject matter;
statistics show that wayward,
gimmick clubs will soon drop
in popularity and disappear.
New indie cinema hits Spokane
Northwest, agrees that it is so that Spokane is in dire need of
by Jessica Reichard
important to have an independent an independent movie house.
Editor-in-chief movie house in Spokane. It is “What we have now is pretty
With
indie
flicks
and
documentaries becoming more
and more popular and respected
in mainstream America, Spokane
remains behind the times.
The closure of the Magic
Lantern in 1999, Spokane’s only
independent movie house caused
many residents to wonder when
exactly a new cinema was going
to open. Despite the huge number
of movie theaters in Spokane,
few are open to the public. The
Met plays independent movies,
but infrequently and much
after their original release.
And yet, there is hope. Jim
Sheehan, founder of Center
for Justice, the nonprofit law
firm in Spokane, has decided
to give his money and time
to more than one good cause.
His latest project tackles the
problem of Spokane’s lack of local
independent movie houses. He
is currently renovating a building
just to the east of the Community
building on Main, where he plans
to open a restaurant, several office
spaces for nonprofits, and yes, a
long awaited independent cinema.
The cinema, whose opening
date has yet to be announced, will
play various independent films,
documentaries, and anything that is,
as Sheehan said “non-Hollywood.”
“I think film has the possibility
of being a really important avenue
for culture, growth, and art,” said
Sheehan of his excitement over
opening a new movie house.
Dave Tanner, a producer
and co-founder of North by
about time, as Tanner pointed
out. “I mean, Boise has one!”
“What’s really important,” Tanner
said, “is for the art community to
get behind it and go to the films.”
Without a regular, fairly large
audience, it is a money drain. The
Magic Lantern closed in the late
1990s thanks to this lack of support.
Rich Cowen, another producer
from North by Northwest, agrees
with both Sheehan and Tanner
that it is essential for Spokane
to have a place to play the
many well-done independent
films made around the world.
But he recognizes that it will
definitely be a problem to fill seats
for low-budget indie-films when
competing with the huge amount
of big chain theaters in Spokane.
“I believe that if it is done properly
with first class facilities, acoustics,
sound systems, seating, etcetera,
it can be successful,” said Cowen.
Junior Nathan Weinbender,
a young filmmaker, agrees
lame. If we ever get anything,
it is about three months late.”
Weinbender, along with several
other students (including the
voraciously talented Mac Smith
and the mildly overrated Erik
Walters), have formed their own
production company, Mozeltov,
It’s a Clovenhoof! Productions.
Without a venue to showcase
their filmmaking, the group often
resorts to private screenings in Eric
Woodard’s room, making room 011
one of the most regularly frequented
independent film house in Spokane.
Spokane’s long overdue
transformation
from
totally
uncultured
and
conservative
to diverse, both artistically
and ethnically, has brought
many positive changes to the
community. Spokanite artisans
encourage citizens, especially the
younger, more impressionable
members, to support these
local endeavors to bring color
and interest to our community.
issue 4
Features
pAGE 6
January 2006
Dealing with finals stress
Jack Siddoway
Staff Writer
With the semester coming to a
very sudden halt, many students
find themselves cramming for
their class finals. This ‘change
of the season’ from happy-golucky class free-time to daunting,
painful cramming time finds
itself into every aspect of my life.
I have a hard time doing the
things I love—I have trouble
riding a bike, it is difficult to
play baseball with my children
as my arthritis kicks in, and
I find myself subconsciously
being aggressive towards my
loved ones, like my grandmother.
My psychiatrist associates
such distress with seasonal
affective disorder, but, I alone
know the true cause—finals
stress. Common among many
students in high school settings,
finals stress often leads to
chronic depression, spontaneous
hemorrhaging and hypoxia.
There are a few easy-cheesy
solutions to this little doozie that
has presented itself. I myself will
take out my anger on random
elementary school children.
However, I do live right next
to Hutton elementary and I
am sure a variety of students
in the LC community do not.
Thus, there has to be some
other way to relieve stress.
Of course, many ‘well-known’
psychiatrists (who have nothing
on me) will tell you that they
know all of the secrets, but to put
it bluntly, they do not…at least all
but Oprah do not…but she really
is not a psychiatrist-she is just
wonderful…and a little cute…
I find that being around small
PHOTO BY MEAGHAN DRISCOLL
Convenient 10 hour parking meters line the streets bordering LC
Elliot Boswell stresses before the massive influx of semester finals.
He has yet to read this article. *NOTE* This is a dramatization.
children revitalizes the body in
times of stress. The mentality of
newborn infants makes me feel like
I have no problems in the world.
That is why I suggest going to
the infancy ward at Deaconess
and stealing a baby. Of course,
you better do it soon before
Deaconess reads this article and
adds extra security (because
believe me, it gets around).
I have also created a new-age
way to clear stress through the
senses. I originally got the idea
from aroma therapy, where one
relaxes themselves by lighting
candles and incense to appeal
to the senses—but that can be
pretty gosh darn expensive.
Thus, my new-age-supergreat-stress-cleanser uses the
less expensive and long lasting
gasoline which, upon inhaling,
can clear the head instantaneously.
Of course, do not use flames or
operate toasters around the gas,
because horrible disfigurations can
occur as a result—have you ever
seen a squirrel with no facial hair?
You probably would not look like
that because squirrels tend to be
really small, furry, and tend to live
in trees, but that is irrelevant…
The Chicken Soup for the ___
collection also is very motivational,
and can relieve stress as a result.
I recommend “Chicken Soup
for the Military Wives’ Soul,”
because, if it does not relieve
stress, at least you will know how
to cope with your significant other
going to war…which is bad...
Whatever happens with your
finals, you must know that
the result is no big deal—it
is just your future career and
possible family you are risking.
Who knows, maybe you
will get a bad grade, fail high
school, start working at a Dairy
Queen, and then you contract
tuberculosis and die…too bad…
Wild animals create havoc,
harass cats in Spokane
PHOTOS BY MEAGHAN DRISCOLL
The South Hill has become a wildlife refuge. Let me explain. First of all, there have been some
strange sounds emitting from the backyards of completely innocent bystanders. Staff members of
your very own LC Journal have even come close to being attacked by animals emmitting such wild
sounds. I’m not talking bears, either. These animals are WILD, like never been domesticated, still
eat from trees and stuff kinda wild. Bears are mean and all, but these south hill animals know no
boundries, literally. By now i’m sure you’re all wondering what kind of beasts would really make their
homes nestled neatly on the suburban outskirts of the south hill. Mean ones. Coyotes, raccoons, deer,
wild turkeys, heron, and the occaisional homeless person. And I haven’t even mentioned the Valley.
The rabid coyotes will seriously RIP YOU UP. Watch your back tigers... they’re coming for you next.
Where to park
your car at LC
James Newell
Staff Writer
If you are like me and arrive to
school five minutes before the bell
rings you are probably thinking
“where the heck do I park?”
Many students at LC have
found parking not only a hassle
but a nightmare. Each month it
seems that more and more under
classmen are getting their licenses.
This adds even more stress
to the utter chaos that erupts
each and every morning at the
parking lots under the freeway.
So what is a solution to the
problem? Resort back to using
the buses? Ask your parental(s)
for a ride to school? Or maybe
get some exercise and walk?
Our grandparents did walk
twenty miles up hill both ways
in the snow to get to school.
The best places to park are,
number one: The schoolprovided student lot across from
the field house, number two: the
other student lot across from
the Church and number three:
the multiple curbside spots.
Besides designated student lots,
there are many places to park along
side streets, that is if you want to
gamble with the outrageously
marked street signs and the not
so uncommon burglaries.
I find it very amusing to see the
oblivious sophomore park for the
day under a sign that says “2 hour
parking,” and then return later that
day not understanding why they
had received a parking infraction.
“When the parking lots are
full I find the next best place to
be the hill on 4th and Bernard”
said senior David Graham.
“This year I resorted to
not even buying a student
parking pass. What’s the use?”
What about that really nice
sports field that we have just
south of the field house that
no-one uses? Could District 81
have saved a lot of money and
time by just making that unused
acreage into parking spots to
accommodate the student drivers?
I guess we will never know,
but LC is going to have a
monstrous problem when the
months of spring roll around.
Not only are more
underclassmen going to pour
into the lots, rumor has it that
starting in May 2006 construction
crews will be working on the
freeway, meaning that under
the freeway parking will be
closed about a month before
students get out for the summer.
The best spots as far as walking
distance is concerned, are twenty
or so premiere parking spots in
front of the school, but they just
so happen to have a parking meter
next to them. For those of you
who can afford to fork out about
a dollar fifty a day, equivalent to
roughly two hundred and seventy
dollars a school year, congrats.
For the rest of us we need to
find sufficient free parking.
If you are sly there are some
spots that are well within walking
distances if you are fortunate
enough to have a family member
or relative that works in one of
the many businesses near LC.
“I personally have connections
with the Fidelity insurance parking
lot,” said senior Angela Wilkins,
“It’s a great place to get towed
if you don’t know the owners.”
Unfortunately I am sad to say
that with all my investigating
I can not tell you any
new secret spots to park.
But if you happen to find a good
spot close to LC, with a great view,
preferably near Jacob’s Java or a
fast food restaurant, let me know.
LC student drivers, we need
to speak up about the parking
problem we face everyday.
Let everyone know of the
hassle we deal with day in and
day out. It is only going to get
worse as the year progresses.
issue 4
Sports
pAGE 7
January 2006
Skiing better than last year Gymnastics hopes
to improve record
by Will Ferguson
Staff Writer
With the December opening
of Spokane’s two premiere
ski mountains, Mt. Spokane
and Schweitzer Resort, the
season that all die hard skiers
and snowboarders have been
waiting for is finally here.
“The season is off to a good
start; we already have more
coverage than we ever did last
year,” said junior Clark Dinnison.
Indeed, as of December, with
25 inches at the base and nearly
50 on top, Schweitzer Mountain,
along with Mt. Spokane, which
has 26 inches at the base and
52 on top, already have more
coverage than either of them did
at any time during the last season.
All local area resorts were
open only intermittently last
year due to the abysmal snow
conditions and the unusually
warm weather. The season ended
abnormally early as well, closing
in early March of last year.
To start off the 2006 season, 49
Degrees North, and Lookout Pass
opened on Veteran’s day weekend
with decent snow coverage. Both
Schweitzer and Mt. Spokane
were unable to open at this early
date for a lack of personnel.
Both were unable to open over
Thanksgivings weekend as well
due to a temperature spike but
with the recent snow showers,
both mountains were able to open
Area Snowfall as
of January 11
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE INTERNET
Silver Mountain on January 3
up the first week of December with
more than decent amounts of snow.
“I am really looking forward
to a good year, the last three
years of skiing have been really
disappointing,”
said
senior
Steve Smythe. “Its wicked
awesome that we have received
so much snow so early, The
only bad thing about going up
to Schweitzer on the opening
weekend was getting stuck on
chair six for thirty minutes.”
Despite a few technical problems,
Schweitzer Mountain as well as
Mt. Spokane are revving into gear
for the season, building up their
terrain parks and grooming runs.
“There is no comparison to
Mt. Spokane
• Base: 50 in.
• Summit: 95 in.
Schweitzer
• Base: 54 inches
• Summit: 101 inches
Silver Mountain
• Base: 51 inches
Lookout Pass
• Base: 52 inches
49 Degrees North
• Base: 38 inches
how much better the skiing is
this year,” said senior Evan Reed,
“I have new skis, new gear, and
the snow has never been better.”
And if by some inconceivable
reason you did not buy your season
pass, day passes at Schweitzer
are 32 dollars and day passes
at Mt. Spokane are 25 dollars.
With a little luck, and of course
a little more snow, this year is
looking to be the best ski year
we have had in a very long time.
Wrestling off to good start
by Rachel Thomas
at around 40 or 50 wrestlers the Match, also known as King of the
Staff Writer whole season, and being 2 or 3 Hill, has not been won since the
wrestlers deep for each weight competition started. The match will
The LC wrestling team continues class. Injuries have caused take place Thursday January 19th
to grow and improve every season, several forfeits this season. at 7:00 pm in the LC field house.
The team successfully defeated
and this year is no exception.
We lost Chuck, and if Ferris
The guys are 3-1 losing one dual G-Prep, Rogers, and NC. The NC wins King of the Hill our loss will
match to State
Champions
U-High.
Anthony
Varnell, the
team’s only
returning
state veteran
is expected
to make state
again along
with four or
five others.
Trevor
P o w e l l ,
LC
junior
and varsity
wrestler,
said
that
“Everything
is
going
g o o d . ”
D e s p i t e
the loss to
PHOTO BY RACHEL THOMAS
U n i v e r s i t y,
the
team’s
expectations Sophomore Tony Gonzales struggles to hold off a pin in a win over Gonzaga Prep
are
high.
Four
Dual
Matches
and
three match was the best LC wrestled as be all that more embarrassing. So
tournaments have occurred. a team. Powell says the main goal go to the match and cheer on the
Alan Bohac, LC math teacher is to “have a winning season.” Tigers. Break the losing streak.
and wrestling coach, describes Bohac agreed, adding that they
this season as “so far, so good.” would like to be at least “top two in Remaining Wrestling Schedule
But that is modest; this season is the GSL level.” The team has not
the best the team has had in the had a winning season since 1987. • Wednesday, January 11: vs.
Three matches remain; among
last twenty years. Under Coach
West Valley @ West Valley
Lingo the team has changed them are West Valley, Ferris and • Wednesday, January 18: vs.
greatly. Varsity only has one Clarkston. The team has been
Clarkston @ LC
forfeit rather than the previous looking forward to Clarkston
two or three. Next year they would for quite some time; Clarkston • Thursday, January 19: vs.
like to fill the 103 weight slot. has won this match consistently
Ferris @ LC
Their future goals are, staying for over five years. The Ferris
by Danielle Kugler
team, the higher the score will be
and Vally Moua
and whoever has the highest win.
Staff Writers The judges score the competitors
The LC gymnastic team has
fifteen members this year and
three of them are boys. They
are sophomore Kenny Andrews,
junior Deroice Solomon also
the manager of the team, and
senior Kelton Peterson. In a
way, they are part of the team
but when it comes to competing
against other schools, they
are not allowed to participate.
The reason why is because
District 81 does not allow boys
to compete in gymnastics. If they
did, the boys would have to have
their own boy’s coach and own
equipment because boys and girls
have different events to compete in
and they use different equipments.
Therefore, LC would have to
create another team added on to
the team that LC currently has.
Also, it would cost a lot to pay for
the extra coach and equipments.
That is why boys are not allowed
to compete in gymnastic.
What do they do then? Andrews,
Solomon, and Peterson help out
with the coaches during practices
and set up the equipments for the
girls, and lift up heavy equipments.
“They are good and they bring
the energy level up when we
practice,” said junior Beta Hsu.
Gymnastics practice started
November 7. The first meet was
on December 7 against CV, Roger,
and Lakeside. The team ended with
a final score of 136.2.following
CV, with a score of 151.6, and
Lakeside with a score of 139.175.
The scores in the meet depends
on how good the individual
performed and how many
members there are competing.
The more members that are on the
individually first in each event
and then the individuals’ scores
are added to the other members
of her team. “The higher the
score, the better,” said senior
Captain Courtney Van Leuven.
In gymnastics, the girls
participate in four events which
are bars, floors, beam and
the vault. The teams with the
most members participating in
the meets usually have more
of an advantage as far as the
scoring goes. So the number of
participates does matter in a meet.
Their next meet was one
December 14 against Ferris. The
final score was 141.2 LC and
149.275 Ferris. Noelle Wessman
and Rachel Rupp placed 3rd
and 5th all-around, respectively,
with Van Leuven and Rupp each
placing in one individual event
and Wessman placing in two.
The team is halfway through
their season and they are waiting
to go to district. The team goes
to districts and whichever team
makes it to the top three they go to
state automatically. Also, whoever
placed individually are also safe
and goes to state when it is time.
The Tigers biggest competitions
are Mead, NC, and CV. LC
had a meet on January 6
against Mead, NC and CV.
Despite their best efforts, the
LC placed 4th with a score of
145.425 with no one placing.
“Both Mead and CV have
some really good girls,” said Van
Leuven. “It was hard because we
were against the top three schools.”
“We’ve been doing pretty
well this year,” said Hsu, “We
have new people this year and
they are really improving.”
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pAGE 8
January 2006
LC girls basketball
remains undefeated
On January 5, the girls met
by Elliot Boswell
Section Editor the (4-4) Ferris Saxons in
The Lewis and Clark girls
basketball team is living up to even
the loftiest expectations and are
currently sitting on a (9-0) record.
The team has been winning by an
average of 40 points, paced by
leading scorer, Gonzaga-bound
senior post Heather Bowman who
is averaging 16 points per game.
“The season’s been going well;
we’re undefeated,” said senior
guard Morgan Parker. “We’re
starting to get in the flow. Our game
plan is ‘feed the bird’ [Bowman].”
Touted as the number two team
in state and heavily favored to win
the Greater Spokane League, the
girls have run off an impressive
streak of victories including
an 82-34 romp over 2005 state
participant Redmond in which
junior guard Lyndi Seidensticker
led the Tigers with 18 points.
the vaunted Rubber Chicken
game. Eleven players scored,
including Bowman’s seasonhigh 21 and Seidensticker’s
10, and LC ran away with a
thirty-point
victory,
63-33.
“We all came into it so pumped
up, especially the six seniors,”
Bowman told the Spokesman
Review. “We came out ready to
play. It’s Ferris, that Hill rivalry,
you know?” (Spokesman Review)
Head coach Jim Redmon
commented
on
Bowman’s
performance, “I’ve actually
had some people ask me why
her scoring is down this year.
She could score more, but she’s
only playing about half of the
game.”(Spokesman
Review)
The girls should maintain
perfection and meet a talented U-Hi
team on February 16 for what will
hopefully be the GSL title match.
PHOTOS BY KAMERON SMITH
From the state-worthy Drill and Girl’s Basketball team to the eager cheerleaders and Spooh Crew, the Tiger’s truly brought it to this year’s Rubber Chicken
Seahawks finish fantastic season; look to playoffs
by Evan Haines
Staff Writer helped the Seahawks to have
The Seahawks finished a
tremendous regular season,
unlike last year. In 2004, Seattle
was the “sexy” super bowl pick,
but finished a disappointing 97. They won the NFC West, but
suffered a quick playoff exit,
losing to the St. Louis Rams,
in the NFC Wild Card game.
This year we can look forward
to the playoffs! However, I
would not like to curse the
Seahawks, just like I cursed
the Cougars to a 4-7 record.
Seattle was a solid team.
In years past they had an
outstanding offense, but lacked
the defense to win the big games.
This is not the case anymore
with rookie middle linebacker
Lofa Tatupu and such free agent
pickups as corner Andre Dyson,
and defensive end Bryce Fisher.
USC grad Tatupu was a
second round pick in the draft.
This rookie currently leads the
team in tackles with 105. Seattle
has had many problems in the
past with the middle linebacker
position; Tatupu is now a strong
candidate for NFL defensive
rookie player of the year.
Bryce Fisher came to Seattle
from their division rivals the St.
Louis Rams. Fisher has been
a force on the defense; he has
the most sacks in the NFC.
Andre Dyson was a star with
the Tennessee Titans, and is now
a star with the Seahawks. Dyson
is the leader of the Seahawks
secondary. The Hawks secondary
now has a leader to guide their
young stars in the right direction.
Dyson has been in a Super
Bowl before, so he possesses
knowledge to help his teammates.
The Seahawks are still
loaded on offense with running
back Shaun Alexander and
quarterback Matt Hasselbeck!
The Seahawks improved a
receiving core that had problems
catching the ball last season,
with the free agents signing such
as Joe Jurevicius from the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers, and Peter
Warrick from the Cincinnati
Bengals. Furthermore, head
coach Mike Holmgren let loose
wide receiver Koren Robinson
because he had been previously
suspended for substance abuse.
Hasselbeck has had a
spectacular season, leading the
Hawk’s offense. He is had the
fourth highest QB rating at 98.2.
Hasselbeck has improved his
decision making and mechanics.
Having a former Seahawk
(Jim Zorn) as Hasselbeck’s
quarterback coach is also a plus
to making him a better player.
League MVP Shaun Alexander runs for one of his record 28 TDs
The Seahawks season did
not start on a good note: they
lost their season opener to
Jacksonville 26-14. “It was
a very sloppy game,” said
quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.
The team rebounded after that
loss, but lost a heartbreaker
to Washington in overtime.
Since that loss the Seahawks
won 11 in a row, including
a 28-13 win over the
unstoppable Indianapolis Colts.
The Seahawks finished with
a record best 13-3, surpassing
their 1984 record of 12-4. The
Seahawks also finished with the
second best total offense in the NFL
behind the Kansas City Chiefs.
On top of that, Alexander
had a record breaking season
with 1,880 rushing yards. He
won the NFL rushing title.
Alexander also broke the single
season
touchdown
record
held by the Chiefs’ running
back Priest Holmes. Holmes
had 27 touchdowns and
Alexander had 28. Alexander
also won the NFL MVP award,
beating
out
Indianapolis
quarterback Peyton Manning.
The playoffs have not been kind
to the Seahawks. The last time the
Seahawks won a playoff game
was in 1984—22 years since
a playoff win. Last year was
probably the worst loss in the
playoffs for the Seahawks: they
lost a 27-20 nail bitter to their
division rivals the St .Louis Rams.
Seattle also improved a twentysixth ranked defense from 2004
to a sixteenth ranked defense in
2005. “Their defense seems more
aggressive and better at getting
pressure on the quarterback,”
said junior Tyler Bailey.
Backing up the front four is a
secondary full of youth. Next time
you think of the Seahawks you
will not just think of their amazing
offense but their tenacious D!
This Seahawks team has had
a different vibe to it. In the past,
teams would not finish games
strong and they would lose the
close ones. This is not the case
with the 2005 Seahawks. They
play hard till the final whistle.
issue 4
Sports
pAGE 9
January 2006
Black belt Karate kids at LC Boys basketball
ready to improve
by David Sheppard
Staff Writer
Siblings Danielle and Ben
are perfect examples of how
hard work pays off. The two
siblings have been working
diligently in their field, Goju
karate, for over seven years each.
“Karate helps you when
something arises,” Ben said. “It
helps you build morals for life in
the real world. Karate is useful
both mentally and physically.
When exercising, it pushes you
to surpass your limit mentally.
The exercising and stretching
also gets you in good shape.”
Doing karate has helped to
strengthen
the
relationship
between the two siblings as well.
“Karate helps us look out for
each other,” Ben said. “We
drive each other to succeed.”
The two siblings do many
different types of karate
based activities. One of their
favorites is breaking wooden
boards with a bare hand.
“Karate can protect you and your
friends when you get yourself into
a bad situation,” Danielle said.
Becoming a karate
black belt is not exactly a
common
accomplishment
for the general population
still see hope for later in the season.
by Will Ferguson
we start playing better
Staff Writer as “If
a team I think we will
PHOTO BY SPENCER TOWER
Brother and sister duo Danielle and Ben get ready to rumble
of the student body at LC.
In fact, the sibling’s
accomplishment is a unique one
for all current LC students. “I
don’t know of any other karate
black belts at LC,” Danielle said.
“We memorize karate virtues,”
Danielle said.
“There are
ten of the virtues. They are
extremely important to us. We
follow them very closely when
we are practicing. They are:
1. We are proud to be a
karate ka.
2. We shall always
practice and study.
3. We shall be quick to
seize opportunities.
4. We shall practice
patience.
5. We shall always keep
the fighting spirit of
karate.
6. We shall always block
and hit hard.
7. We shall always
believe that nothing is
impossible.
8. We shall always discard
the bad.
9. We shall always keep
the good.
10. We shall always be
loyal to ourselves.”
The New Year has come and
gone and the LC boy’s basketball
team is well on its way into the
season. With a (2-7) record as of
January 6, the boys are not off
to their best start; however, they
see much room for improvement.
“Almost all of our losses have
been within ten points, we have
a lot to work on and I think we
will be able to win some more
games later in the season,” said
senior forward Dan Fullmer.
With new head coach, Jeff
Norton at the helm, the LC
team feels confident that they
will continue to build towards
a more successful season.
“Coach Norton has a lot of
experience and is a good coach,”
said senior Jordan Washington. .
With a win against Mead and
a recent win against Cheney,
the team had hoped to build off
a win by beating state-ranked
Ferris at the Rubber Chicken.
Unfortunately while they were
unable to overcome the fifth seeded
Saxons in a 57-36 loss, the Tigers
really improve,” said Fullmer.
While qualifying for the post
season will require the the
Tigers to win at least seven
games, the team is confident
that they are able to make it. .
“Most of our losses have
been within a few points and
if we really pick up our game
we could make it to the post
season,”
said
Washington.
“We have a young
team, almost half of the varsity
squad are either sophomores
or juniors, we are getting better
every game,” said Fulmer.
On January 10, the Tigers
played SP and unfortunately
lost by one point when Josh
Landsverk sunk two free throws,
putting the Highlanders uup by
one with 1.3 seconds remaining.
With their season really getting
underway the Tigers are looking
to the post season. With a new
coach and more experienced
players they definitely have a shot
and will be able to imrpove for the
latter part of this year and next.
What to do in January
and February
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Opinions
pAGE 10
January 2006
Mars Volta does good things
By Robert Weigle
Staff Writer
Think you’ve heard ‘em all? Try flying spaghetti monsterism...
Strange Religions
parody on the Christian statement
By Garth Ahern
that the earth was only created a
Staff Writer few thousand years ago and things
Ever since the dawn of man,
religion has played a part of
everyday life. No matter if it was
the ancient Greeks or modern
Christians, both have played major
roles in shaping societies for the
better or worse. But what about the
religions you do not hear about?
I have found some of the
strangest religions in existence
today, including the newest
parody
religions,
like
the
church of the Flying Spaghetti
Monster, to the Last Thursdayists.
The church of the Flying
Spaghetti Monster was created
to make fun of intelligent design
and renounce it as a science.
FSM states that the world was
intelligently created by an allpowerful being made up of pasta
and meatballs. One TV network
offered $250,000 to the person
who could prove conclusively
that
the
Flying
Spaghetti
Monster is not the son of god.
Another parody religion
that sprang in the wake of the
Intelligent Design trials was
Intelligent Falling. It disputes the
theory of gravity stating that god
intentionally pushes things down.
Last Thursdayism is also a
like dinosaur bones and remains of
ancient civilizations were put their
by God to mess with our minds.
Last Thursdayism states that the
earth was created last Thursday,
with everything from our memories
to McDonalds already in place.
Some religions are also spin offs
from smash movies. For instance,
Star Wars created its own cult
and was itself based of elements
of three other religions. Lord of
the Rings has also become a cult
classic but stops short of creating
an actual religion. Some may
argue saying that they worship
Lord of The Rings like a religion
and that it is actually real.
Other cults range from death cults
like the Heaven’s Gate cult to larger
church/cults like the “Church”
of Scientology. Death cults like
Heaven’s Gate do not usually last
long due to the suicides of everyone
in the cult. All the members of one
cult reportedly killed themselves in
order to be taken away with Haley’s
Comet when it passed overhead.
Scientology is now one of the
largest cults in existence and focus’s
on blackmail, brain-washing,
and bribery to get more members
and avoid bad media coverage.
Best wishes to Tom and Katie.
So not “Lovin’ it”
By Kjersti & Lindsey
Editors
Judging by the exterior
of the remodeled, spunkylooking McDonald’s, we had
high hopes for a pleasant midafternoon snack. However, as
we strolled in the door, we were
greeted by the overwhelming
stench of grease and paint.
Compared to the previous
puke colored McDonald’s, we
were surprised to find a more
sophisticated,
rustic
cabin
appeal with the chrome facets
and rich mahogany colored
walls. Things were looking up.
McDonald’s new interior design
is much more contemporary with
colorful, eccentric artwork and a
stylish metallic accented atrium.
However the new aesthetic
appeal came at the price of a
significantly smaller facility due
to the removal of the lower level.
McDonald’s has also
completely redesigned their menu
presentation for a more classy,
“Starbuck’s” appeal. In fact,
they have added a new display
case featuring Seattle’s Best
coffee and a variety of pastries.
After sampling an M&M
McFlurry and some crunchy
chicken fingers, we concluded
that fast food is still fast food;
PHOTO BY SPENCER TOWER
The new McDonalds on Third
greasy but tempting to numerous
Lewis and Clark students.
As senior and McDonald’s
frequenter
Stephanie
Grow
said, “It does get pretty
crowded at lunch time, but for
me, it’s well worth the wait.”
On our way out the door, we
were also reassured to find the
typical McDonald’s cliental
(homless folks, and the occaisonal
stoner who never found his way
to third period) keeping business
booming and students entertained.
Despite the innovative and fresh
appeal to the younger generation,
we know that it is the same old
fat farm it has always been.
“Scab Dates,” the new live CD
from The Mars Volta, is an album
that grows on you and gets better
with every listen. It took three
spins of the disc before I really
started to appreciate it. The first
time around I was questioning my
choice of acquiring this record due
to its overwhelming complexity.
You cannot comprehend
everything that is going on with
just one listen. In fact, it is hard to
get through the entire album in just
one listen. “Scab Dates” is hard
to digest, clocking in at a hefty
73 minutes with only six songs.
Musically, there is a lot (almost
too much) going on. Twentyone people contributed to the
performances, and at one point or
another you can hear every single
one of them. Aside from the five
members of the band, it is quite
easy to pick out a saxophonist,
at least one additional keyboard
player, some sound effects people
and assorted percussionists.
If you have a low tolerance
for long songs, unstructured
jamming, liberal amounts of
strange noise, guitar noodling
and general “loose” playing,
you will not like this album.
The tracks on “Scab Dates”
are taken from different Mars
Volta shows spanning 20042005. Despite this, the songs
flow seamlessly into each other;
the album sounds like one long,
extended jam. This is another
example of the genius of The Mars
Volta, along with their amazing
ability to blend multiple genres
(punk, prog, latin, funk, the list
goes on and on) into their unique,
innovative music, work bizarre,
conceptual storylines (sometimes
based on actual events) into their
albums, and have a thorough
technical command of their
Singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala wears tight clothes while guitarist
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez looks on with concern and excitement
instruments while still possessing
a distinct style all their own.
“Scab Dates” is at least twice
as overblown and pretentious
as their studio albums, but
through their immense talent and
creativity they pull it off. If any
other band attempted something
of this scope, they would most
likely fall flat on their face.
The Mars Volta are certainly
more “raw and rough” live.
During some segments, Cedric
Bixler-Zavalla’s singing has more
in common with his angst-filled,
shouted vocal performances
for his first band, At The Drive
In. And sure, Omar RodriguezLopez’s playing is a little rough
and sloppy, but his guitar work is
still undeniably tasty and original.
The highlights of “Scab Dates”
are undoubtedly “Take The Veil
Cerpin Taxt,”
“Concertina”
and a magnificent four-part,
42-minute
long
“Cicatriz.”
The other tracks mainly serve
as introductions for the three
mentioned above, with odd sound
effects and improvisation in
excess. Special mention must be
made of the track “Haruspex,”
an
energetic
instrumental
workout previously unreleased.
Overall, “Scab Dates” is an
album that will probably only
be enjoyed by the more devoted
fans. Although it is without doubt
unique and musically interesting,
its strangeness and rawness are
most likely a barrier for most
people. Because of this, it is not
destined to be a classic like their
two full length studio albums,
“De-Loused In The Comatorium”
and “Frances The Mute.”
Keeping warm by looking hot
By Jessica & Kandy
Editors
LC, we are here to tell you that
yes, it is quite possible, and in
fact, advantageous, to don gay,
heat-retaining apparel during
this freezing cold season, despite
what communists and some cocky
eskimos want you to believe.
Here are some fashion forward
clothing choices to keep you
warm and stylish (trust us,
we are on the fashion board).
If your head is cold:
- Ear bands
- Hats with Earflaps
- Wrap-around Earmuffs
- Ski Mask, sans eye-holes
Hands…are cold
- Convertible Mittens
- Wrist/Hand warmers
- Hand-sized vat of heated
seal fat
Legs… are cold
- Leather Chaps
- Snow pants (duh), but lose
the bibs
- Leg warmers
- Spandex under jeans
(especially neon blue, the color
of the season)
Clavicles…are cold
- Turtleneck sweatersseriously, its chic!
- Chunky wrap sweaters with
big buttons
- ‘Sailor’ sweaters, with
Robert Weigle struggles to keep warm in the chilly outdoors
diagonal buttons
- Chinchilla-lined coats
(Italians love them)
Feet…are cold
-Hipwaders
-Furry Boots… check out
mom’s closet
- Metallic Space boots
- Thick horse-hair loomwoven socks from Patagonia
- Congealed goat’s milk (it
forms to fit your foot!)
Nose…is cold
- Nose cozy
- Warm cup of cocoa
- leftover witch’s nose from
halloween
You owe us big time, LC!
We have added at least three
years to your life by aiding
you in your over all style and
appeal. No longer will you be
shivering and alone, smoking
under the freeway.
Opinions
issue 4
pAGE 11
January 2006
King Kong saves the day
By Jack Siddoway
Staff Writer
Oscar predictions are making
their approach and several the
biggest blockbusters are in the
running. This includes movies
such as “Good Night and Good
Luck,” “Capote,” “Brokeback
Mountain,” and “The Chronicles
of Narnia” to name a few.
Peter Jackson, director of
the “Lord of the Rings” series,
premiered his jaw dropping
new film, “King Kong” on
December 9. Set in the 1930s,
Jackson’s film captures the
Great Depression as well as,
if not better than, the original
1933 version of “King Kong.”
The movie starts in New York
where comedy troupe actress
Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) has
just lost her job as the theater she
once performed in shuts down.
She is left alone, hungry, and
searching for another acting job.
Carl Denham (Jack Black), a
safari movie director, has also
just been turned down by the
people producing his movie,
so he speeds off in search of an
actress before taking filming
equipment and setting sale for the
setting of his latest movie. When
Denham comes upon Darrow,
he finds her to be the perfect
woman for his newest film, so
he takes her with him on a boat
destined for the infamous skull
island, which many of the boats
crew members fear. On this boat,
Darrow meats Jack Driscoll,
the writer of Carl Denham’s
film, and a fancy of Darrow’s.
The boat is also where one of
the worst parts of the movie is
introduced—the
relationship
between crew members Hayes
and Jimmy. Jimmy is a teenage
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Kong and Ann Darrow (Naoimi Watts) share a tender moment
boy who seems to do everything
wrong, and Hayes is a wise older
man who ‘takes care’ of Jimmy.
This subplot runs through a lot of
the movie, but comes to an abrupt
stop part way through, making it
pointless and somewhat annoying.
The entire crew proves useless
throughout the rest of the movie.
Once in a while, when trouble
met the rest of the group, the crew
would save the day, but there
was little character development
for each of the characters.
After a long montage on the
boat, the crew comes to an abrupt
stop at an uncharted island, aka
Skull Island. Thought to be
deserted, the film crew soon finds
that the island is inhabited by
ancient natives who take Darrow
and sacrifice her to ‘Kong.’
The rest of the movie flows
just like the plot of the original
movies, except for a little more
‘excitement’ on Skull Island.
Jackson adds a brontosaurus
herd, a t-rex fight and a giant
insect fight to the original
drab story of “King Kong.”
When Carl Denham loses all
of his filming equipment to a fall
from great heights, he decides to
use King Kong’s love interest with
Ann Darrow in order to capture
him. Upon the capturing, the film
moves back to New York, where
Kong, after being shackled and
presented in front of an audience,
reaps havoc upon the city.
When hearing of the disasters
occurring, Darrow immediately
runs out in search of the giant ape in
order to stop the destruction. The
ape and Darrow come upon each
other in an evacuated street, and,
for some sort of romanticism, the
ape climbs to the top of the Empire
State building with Darrow.
In this scene, Jackson managed
to incorporate fantastic views of
1930s New York, and he managed
to create an intense fear of vertigo
upon the audience. This fifteen
minutes or so of film was worth all
of my money. I found it difficult
to watch this scene because of how
high Darrow and the ape were.
This movie was a great film, and I
recommend, because of the great
action scenes, that one watches it
in the theater, and not at home.
Deerhoof: “The Runers Four”
– Nothing I can say in this blurb
could adequately sum up Deerhoof.
Bizarrely brilliant musicians, one
small, cheerful Asian woman, and
a collection of the most musically
challenging and purely uplifting
pop songs ever recorded using
intensely overdriven guitars.
Standout Track: “After Me the
Deluge”
Sufjan Stevens: “C’mon, Feel
the Illinoise” – With another
step in his massive project to
record and dedicate an album to
every state in the union, Sufjan
Steven proves his ambition and
dedication with this sprawling
22-track album dedicated to
Illinois. With songs ranging from
the delicately simplistic to the
brilliantly complex, the “folkMozart” never runs out of things
for the listener to uncover, whether
it is a song about Superman or
John Wayne Gacey Jr., a flute trill
or an odd time signature change.
Standout Track: “Casimir Pulaski
Day”
Kings of Leon: “Aha Shake
Heartbreak” – History shows
that the most stripped-down
albums are usually the best
(“Abbey Road,” “In Utero,”
“The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,”
“An N* Sync Christmas” ). The
of guitar tracks, vocal dubs and
even musicianship help push this
dirty, gritty, southern bar-fight
of an album eons past 2003’s
“Youth and Young Manhood.”
Standout Track: “King of the
Rodeo”
Wilco: “Kicking Television”
– Many would consider putting
a live album on a “best-of...”
list to be blasphemous, after all,
they did not actually write any
new songs, right? Wrong. On
“Kicking Televsion” Wilco shows
that they are still one of the most
dynamic and entertaining live
bands around, and proves that
their songs take on a whole new
meaning in a concert atmosphere;
screaming, soloing, falling apart
and returning in glorious triumph
through over an hour of live music.
Standout Track: “Misunderstood”
Iron & Wine: “Womanking”
– Although only a six-track EP,
“Womanking” carries enough
weight on its own to validate its
position on any “best-of” list.
This album marks considerable
artistic growth for Sam Beam,
brainchild of Iron & Wine,
when it treads into territory far
darker than any other album
thus far; there is even swearing
and (gasp) an electric guitar.
Standout Track: “Evening on the
Ground”
Television
blasphemy
LC student films at First Night
By Will Green
Former Editor-In-Chief
entered films with their groups
By Jack Siddoway
of friends.
Also, there was
Staff Writer a large turnout of EWU film
For the past five years, the city of
Spokane has celebrated the New
Year with a bang—fireworks,
live music, art demonstrations
and this year, a film festival in
the City Council Chambers.
Known as “First Night Spokane”
this idea was originally adopted
from the city of Boston, which
started the celebration in 1976.
Usually drawing about 25,000
Spokanites from their usual
celebration of the holiday to
downtown
Spokane,
First
Night drew a new crowd this
year with its Film Festival.
Fifteen aspiring film groups
entered, including a few from LC
itself. Students like senior Anica
Eagle, junior Brenan Chambers
and junior Nathan Weinbender
students, including Jed Dimah.
“I heard about it from my
teachers.
They approached
us and totally wanted to see
us dominate,” Dimah said.
The goal of this competition was
to create a film about five minutes
in length that incorporated an
object, a quote and a theme. The
catch was that this film was to be
finished within 48 hours of learning
the object, quote and theme.
The filmmaking began on
Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:00 PM, when
the competitors were told the
object—a bottle cap, the quote—
“Wow, velvet really is soft,”
and the theme—“A World of
Wonder.” The movies were due
on Sunday, Dec. 4 before 7:00 PM.
“Staying up was really hard,”
Cameras like this film movies
Dimah said. “I got about four
hours of sleep that weekend.”
Some found incorporating
the object, quote and theme
to be somewhat difficult.
Some did not worry about it.
Weinbender said, “We just
tried to think freely. We just
thought, ‘What if the characters
just have a bottle cap?’.”
After the long, tedious
and tiring 48 hours of work,
most were happy to finish.
However, there was a long
stretch of time afterwards until
competitors knew how they did.
At First Night on New Years
Eve competitors and viewers
were gathered in the Spokane
City Council Chambers where all
the films were shown and judged.
No Lewis and Clark students
won. However, Dimah and his
group received second place.
“I was happy to get second. I
totally thought that the first place
winner deserved it.” Dimah said.
Both Weinbender and Dimah
said that they were “Heck yes,”
going to continue making films.
There’s stupidity, and then
there are abominations.
The
recent cancellation of “Arrested
Development,” qualifying as one
of the latter, can now assume a place
on the mantle of ‘all-time greatest
iniquities’ next to Prohibition
and the discontinuation of
scratch-n-sniff
stickers.
The show was finally given
the axe earlier this November.
Now that another of television’s
rare masterpieces has been
flushed down the drain, fuel
is added to the long-standing
claim that shows appealing to
the masses are valued more than
the sanctity of smart television.
However, fans of “Arrested,”
are fighting back. With any luck,
the dumpsters outside FOX’s main
offices should by now be filled
with an apoplectic outpouring;
“Arrested” devotees are rumored
to be mailing mass amounts
of
inside-joke
memorabilia
from the show to the network’s
Beverly Hills headquarters,
among them frozen bananas,
prosthetic arm-hooks and blue
paint. But while fans may gain
self-satisfaction from FedEx-ing
such contents to the doorstep of
“the man,” they might also try
arguing the facts of the matter.
Smart television is not
“mainstream” television, and thus
will struggle at first, if not always,
to achieve mainstream ratings.
That said, smart television can
still be successful, even on
networks which strive to cater to
the lowest common denominator.
Look at some of the FOX’s
recent primetime jewels which
could have taken “Arrested’s”
place on the chopping block:
“Stacked,” which features Pamela
Anderson, Carmen Electra and
salivating men working in a book
store, and “Trading Spouses,” a
show devoted to the eponymous
activity, and going to great lengths
to make a spectacle blatantly
low-life, bizarro Americana.
But is it not in the long-term
interest of networks to serve more
than just one (the “bored, 18-34
year-old”) demographic? If FOX
chose to use shows like “Arrested”
to build a base with other groups,
they could tap into the large
market of people who have
better things to do with their time
than watch “Trading Spouses.”
(which, believe it or not, is huge.)
Cutting just one of their heinous
battery of shows is certainly a
small price to pay in order to
leave room for “Arrested” and
potentially gain many viewers they
would otherwise rarely attract.
Shows like “Arrested” serve to
build an important and unusually
loyal base, but always seem to
be stopped dead in their tracks
if the attraction of viewers is not
immediate. Here is hoping that
one of these days a new “Arrested”
comes along and gets the patience
from its network that it needs to
grow and succeed. If not, “Nanny
911” will simply have to do.
Opinions
issue 4
pAGE 12
January 2006
“Brooklyn Follies”
Eve Jegou
Staff Writer
Bright Eyes rocked the Moore Theatre with an unprecedented mix of songs from every album released
Bright Eyes rocks the indie
by Elliot Boswell
like moody Franz Ferdinand and
Section Editor when she sang, it degenerated into
Conor Oberst, the indie wunderkind
from Omaha, Nebraska, is fast
on his way to becoming one of
the last relevant songwriters in
music today. His harrowing and
emotive songs stretch on and
on and are only held together
by his sublime lyrical abilities.
Oberst, the only invariable in
the smorgasbord of musicians
who make up Bright Eyes,
brought his indie-rock tunes to
the Moore Theatre in Seattle
on Nov. 4 with openers Willie
Mason and Sons and Daughters.
Mason came out first, channeling
TownesVan Zandt and accompanied
by stand-up bass and mandolin.
While this was certainly not the
choice genre of the majority of the
audience, no one seemed offended
and Mason took his applause after
about half an hour of acoustic folk.
Sons and Daughters, a fourpiece group from Scotland,
ensued with up-tempo garage
rock. When he sang, it sounded
Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
with a thick Scottish brogue.
By now the audience was tired of
waiting, so it was quite the relief
when Bright Eyes took the stage. I
was expecting music predominately
from either one of their recent,
simultaneous releases, “I’m Wide
Awake, It’s Morning,” or “Digital
Ash in a Digital Urn,” but Oberst
opened with the chilling “Sunrise,
Sunset” from 2000’s “Fevers and
Mirrors” and continued to play
songs from that album and 2002’s
“Lifted,” including “Calendar Hung
Itself,” “Nothing Gets Crosses
Out,” and “False Advertising.”
Oberst, who cut a slightly comical
figure with his skinny body and
oversized shoes, displayed a
stage presence that was a far
cry from the anguished persona
portrayed in his reviews. On the
contrary, he was grateful and
charming, and possessed a selfdeprecating wit unique to youth.
“Thanks for coming to our
show, everyone. If we lived
in Seattle, we’d be seeing the
My Morning Jacket concert
tonight, not Bright Eyes,” said
Oberst at one point, as the band
played a few bars of “Wordless
Chorus” by My Morning Jacket.
As the set progressed, Oberst
played songs more familiar to
many members of the audience,
primarily “Hit the Switch” and
“Gold Mine Gutted” from “Digital
Ash,” and “Old Soul Song (For
the New World Order)” from
“Wide Awake.” One especially
powerful selection was the jaded
acoustic ballad “Lua,” a song
about hopeless nature of love.
“Lua was amazing,” said
sophomore Galen Gorski. “When
he played it, I soiled myself again.”
After about an hour and a half
set with a twenty-minute encore,
Bright Eyes exited the stage to
wild applause from the sizable and
overwhelmingly satisfied audience.
“It was reassuring to see an
artist come out and play with
such unbridled emotion…and
put on a fantastic show,” senior
Nils Ringo said of the concert.
PHOTO BY ELLIOT BOSWELL
The “The Brooklyn Follies”
was an entirely new experience
for me, it being first book
I read by Paul Auster.
“I sought a quiet place to die,”
is the first sentence, and from it
we can understand the tone of
the book throughout: the sadness.
The story is not original; a
retired man, Nathan Glass, has
a lung cancer, and seeks a place
to die. But, Auster knew how
to make the common story of
death into a fantastic work.
Also, one sees a book within
a book when the main character,
Nathan Glass, himself writes a
book titled “Book of the humane
madness.” I recognized the
principles of psychoanalysis,
where Nathan wrote about
everything going through his head.
Since reading “The Brooklyn
Follies,” I read another book by
Paul Auster, “Moon Palace,”
and I found a few similar things:
the author creates his characters
with big troubles in their lives
(homelessness, without family,
meetings with strange people,
solitude, death), and I can
conclude that Auster seeks and
finds himself in his own writing.
“The Brooklyn Follies” is far
from boring: religion dominated
a few chapters; the psychology is
present in the whole book because
every character is very interesting,
with different personalities.
The reader must dig to see and
understand the subtleties of
the “The Brooklyn Follies.”
Paul Auster’s most recent novel
follows the life of fatally--sick
man looking for a place to die
Moreover, Paul Auster writes
simply, intelligently and clearly.
After some pages, immediately
I thought of another book:
“The Catcher in the Rye” by
the famous J.D Salinger. In
both books, I could understand
that society leaves no room for
sensitivity and naivety. Dreams
and unconcern do not belong.
“More than anything else that
was what I was aspiring to. A silent
end to my sad and ridiculous life,”
is my favorite sentence because
we can see the hopelessness of
the principal character and it
is really disturbing, and deep.
I recommend this book, because
Paul Auster is really good
contemporary American author
and everybody can read his books,
those which do not like to read as
those which are a good reader.
How many does it take
“Pride and Prejudice” pleases to screw in a lightbulb?
by Jessica Reichard and
Kjersti Cubberley
Editors
Amid a season of novel
adaptations (many less than
stellar),
director
Simon
Langton’s newest version of
Jane Austen’s classic, “Pride and
Prejudice” provides audiences
with a concise, accurate
and heart wrenching film.
As with almost all mainstream
movies, the lead character carries
the production. Keira Knightly’s
portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet is
arguably her best performance to
date. Austen painted Elizabeth
as a smart, witty, beautiful and
very selfless second daughter
of a middle class family of
seven;
Knightly
embodies
this
character
completely.
Wit and sarcasm, though
apparent when reading the
novel, are not nearly as funny
as when portrayed on screen.
Knightly, Donald Sutherland
(Mr. Bennet), and Tom Holland
(Mr. Collins) are all equally
funny, but in different respects.
`Knightly and Sutherland
were witty and sarcastic; their
subtle mockery of family and the
general society of aristocratic
England was effective in
conveying the general satire
Austen hoped for when writing
“Pride and Prejudice” in 1813.
Holland, on the other hand,
was an overly complementary
baboon whose
actions not
only elicited
laughter
from
the
audience, but
portrayed an
exaggerated
v e r s i o n
of what a
l o w e r- l e v e l
noble
was
like during
the
early
19th century.
From a nonbook-reader’s
point of view,
Matthew
MacFayden’s
portrayal of
Mr.
Darcy
was slightly Keira Knightly, as Elizabeth Bennet, stuns
less romantic audiences with beauty, grace and talent in
than the hype the latest adaptation of Austen’s Classic.
surrounding
his character.
Nevertheless, Darcy was still totally untrue to the novel,
tender, in a stoic, mute way. the rest is fairly accurate and
From a book-reader’s point of tear jerking.
Mr. Bingley’s
view, though, Darcy was perhaps complete infatuation with timid
more obvious in his affections and kind-hearted Jane, though
than in the novel, though they denied for much of the film, is
are omnipresent in both versions. adorable and desired by any sane
Speaking of romance, the close woman on the face of the earth.
of the film will give anyone Gentlemen attending: take notes.
with a beating heart weak
So, through the accurate
knees and chills up their spine. adaptation, fantastic acting,
Though the very last scene is subtle wit and soul-touching
slightly awkward, what with romance, this newest release of
the calf-groping and awkward “Pride and Prejudice” surpasses
pet name discussion, and all holiday-movie expectations.
Meaghan Driscoll, Elliot
Boswell, Jack Siddoway
Writers of varying rank
How many Emos does it take to
change a light bulb?
3: 1 to screw in the bulb and 2 to
cry in the dark
Everyone has heard the familiar
light bulb jokes before, but here
is a new take on them. .
Evergreen: 100: 1 to change
it; 99 to study the process of
changing a light bulb as their
major, and then become teachers
Washington State University:
Who needs light when you have
alcohol?
Seattle University: 11: 1 to
screw in the light bulb and the
other 10 to go to Laos to protest
light bulb sweatshops.
Gonzaga University: 46: 1 to
screw in the light bulb and 45
to celebrate the light bulb being
screwed in without alcohol or any
other god-hating substance
Montana State University: 36:
1 to valiantly try to change the
light bulb, 5 to realize they do
not have a light bulb, and 30 to
search the campus for anyone
sober enough to find one.
Apollo College: Too busy
becoming a veterinary assistant…
Reed College: 0: changing a
light bulb is a symbol of sucking
up to “The Man”
Cornish: 10: 2 to screw in
the light bulb and 8 to do an
interpretative dance about it
Pacific Lutheran University:
38: 3 to screw in the light bulb
and 35 to thank god for giving us
light
North Idaho College: 0: they
don’t use light bulbs in Idaho
Whitworth: 20: 1 to screw in the
light bulb, 19 to advocate waiting
until marriage to screw…in the
light bulb
Eastern Washington
University: 13: 3 to change the
light bulb and 10 to tend to the
cows
Western Washington
University: 12: 1 to screw in
the light bulb and 11 students
wearing Old Navy zip-up
pullovers to call him a poser for
not being alternative enough.

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