Men’s basketball goes 3-2 Loses to University of Portland and University of Oregon, still holds their ground

PHOTO BY MAGGIE MCDERMUT

BY FIONA CORNER Sports Editor

The Lewis & Clark men’s basketball team has started off their 2011-12 season 3-2 just coming off a loss to the University of Port- land 76-64. The Pioneers have faced off two Division I contenders so far this year, UP and the University of Oregon, and with the exception of Oregon (100-58), have held their ground.

Despite their defeat on Tuesday night, James Hollins (’13) earned a game-high with 19 points. Currently ranked second in the Northwest Conference in rebounds with eight per game. Hollins finished the 2010- 11 season early due to a season ending injury against California Baptist on Dec. 30th.

Ross Erickson (’13) scored 16 points for the Pios while PJ Taylor (’12) earned 14 points.
Taylor leads the team offensively with 73 points. CJ Rayford (’15) leads in field goal percentage with .600 and in three-point per- centage with .667.

Coach Dinari Foreman’s inaugural season as head coach is off to a positive start com- pared to his predecessor, whose inaugural season earned a 0-12 record. During his time as a Pioneer, Foreman won an NAIA All- American honorable mention in 1994 and an NAIA All-American 1st team in 1995. He was also the scoring leader in 1993-1994 with 19.5 points per game and in 1994- 1995 with 25.7 points per game. Foreman is second on the scoring average per game single season leader list and first in field goal career percentage with .619.

Picked to earn third place in the NWC with 52 points the Pioneers fall behind Whitman College picked to finish second and Whitworth picked to finish first earning six of the nine first place votes and 67 out 72 possible points in the poll.

The Pios are back on the court, Fri Dec. 2 for the first conference game at Whitworth starting at 8 p.m.

Get up on this! Women’s basketball #18 in nation

PHOTO BY MAGGIE MCDERMUT

BY FIONA CORNER Sports Editor

Monday, Nov. 28, Lewis & Clark’s wom- en’s basketball coach Juli Fulks earned her 100th career win in a 79-65 victory over Corban College. Currently ranked 18th in the nation in the D3hoops.com Week One Poll, the Pioneers are off to a 5-0 start.

“The games we’ve won so far and the games we win in the future will definitely be a product of the confidence and togetherness of our team,” said Neva Hauser (’12).
Opening the season ranked 25th in the preseason poll, the first time the team has been ranked in D3hoops.com standings, the Pios have defeated nationally ranked teams Oneonta State and Kean in the Kean Tour- nament in New Jersey and has also faced off against nationally ranked NAIA opponents Corban and Concordia, Ore.

Kristina Williams (’13) leads the team in scoring with 77 points and in rebounds with 23. Cassie Beucherie (’14) leads in field goal percentage with .500.

On average the Pios are scoring 71.8 points per game, 14.8 more than their op- ponents, and are rebounding on a positive 11.2 margin.

Megan Spence (’12) leads the Northwest Conference in three-point percentage with .545.

“We have a lot of returners that just really want to win, a deep and supportive bench, and an incredible coaching staff,” said Hauser. “When we master the balance of all three of these pieces, we will be a dangerously great team.”

If you can dodge a wrench... SAAC is hosting the annual dodgeball tournament and anyone can win it!

BY MICHAEL D’ANGELO Sports Editor

From our first induction in middle school gym classes we quickly learn of the periph- eral sport known as dodgeball. For a limited time this Thursday, the Student-Athlete Ad- visory Committee (SAAC) will be allowing students to team up with friends to relive all the glory, triumph, torment and agony of this blood sport.

For those of you who were void of a child- hood, or too busy rebelling with Marilyn Manson and torn jeans in middle school, dodgeball is a simple sport in which the ob- jective is to harpoon the enemy team with red balls while avoiding being hit yourself until all of one team’s players are benched or in the hospital.

The history of this archaic sport is hotly debated within the historian community, but it is currently held that it began around 4,000 B.C. Legend has it that a caveman by the name of Dirk was one day playing with his brother’s rocks in a violent fashion when a rogue rock accidently flew into his broth- er, killing him. To Dirk’s surprise, he found the entire scenario very amusing, and thus dodgeball was invented. Fast forward a few years and you have the form of dodgeball that is now played around the globe.

Maybe you were the kid in P.E. class that was always picked last, or maybe you where that head-hunter who played it like it was counter-strike and pegged everyone in the face, either way SAAC is inviting anyone and everyone to gather up their friends, create teams and hit the courts this coming Thurs- day in the annual Dodgeball Tournament.

ASLC UPDATE: What happens in Senate

By Jake Simmonds

Last Thursday, Nov. 10, the Associated Students of Lewis & Clark (ASLC) passed a resolution endorsing the administration’s plans for  composting pilot program in the dorms, postponed a resolution making the opt-out Student Media Fee mandatory and talked to associate vice president of facilities Michel George about DSAs as art spaces. Rumors that the Expo station at the Bon is no longer vegetarian were confirmed as well in what was a quiet senate meeting. 

A composting pilot program to be implemented in Juniper (the Pioneers in Environmental Action and Service or “PEAS” dorm of Forest) and one other residential hall (still to be determined) will begin before the semester is out. The resolution, introduced by senators Tyler Church (’14) and Isabella Fabens (’15), stated that ASLC supports the program. The resolution passed unanimously. 

Senator Ginny O’Brien (’12) introduced a resolution that would replace the current opt-out Student Media Fee of $20 per semester with a mandatory $40 fee per academic year. The Student Media Fee was introduced this year, with the intention of keeping student media independent of ASLC. In its first semester, the opt-out fee worked well; however, the college received calls from people who did not realize that the fee existed until they had paid. The Student Media Board is concerned that many students may opt out and the income from the fee will decline, which would cut funding for student publications. Several senators wanted to see evidence behind this concern and cited rainy-day funds allocated when the Student Media Fee was established, so the resolution will be reintroduced at a later date. 

The Expo station at Fields Dining hall is, in fact, no longer strictly vegetarian. “They’re trying to offer more vegan food, but not just at the Expo,” said Senator Hannah Olsen (’14). Bon Appétit hopes to provide more vegetarian and vegan offerings as well as more diversity within those offerings, and felt this could be done best by refocusing the Expo.

The Results Are In!

2011 Oregon Collegiate Newspaper Contest

1st Place, Best News Story: Lindsey Bosse

2nd Place, Best News Photo: Rye Druzin

2nd Place, Best Sports Photo: Maggie McDermut

Hon. Mention, Best Sports Story: Scott Pisapia

Hon. Mention, Best Writing: Natalie Baker

Congratulations 2011 staff!

For full list of results, see ONPA's website.