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Members of the Lewis & Clark campus community are frequently in the news. Here is a sampling of recent media mentions.
April
4/29/08 Indian Country Today (Rapid City, S. Dak.) Benedict XVI: Reflections on the pope’s visit to America
Robert Miller, professor of law, responding to comments made by Pope Benedict XVI, during his recent trip to America, explains how the pontiff’s statements ignore the history of the church and its historic role in the colonization of the Americas and the unfair treatment of Native Americans.
4/23/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Amendments put teeth in victims’ rights
Doug Beloof, professor of law, embraces items No. 51, 52, and 53 in the May 20 Oregon ballot which he says will, “allow the courts to operate they’re supposed to operate.” Beloof notes that, although Oregon’s services for crime victims are notable, the rate of enforcement is not nearly as impressive.
4/22/08 Portland Tribune (Portland, Ore.) At event, every ‘toon tells a tale
Emily Block, a sophomore art major, participated in Cosmic Monkey Comics 24-hour comic-drawing marathon, the Drawpocalyspe, on April 5. Block’s comic, a childhood-inspired story about a girl who obtains her father’s magical flying sweater, will be on display at the Stumptown Comics Fest at the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel on April 26 and 27.
4/20/08 The New York Times (New York, N.Y.) The odds for a retirement nest egg, recalculated
Harold J. Schleef, associate professor of economics, and Robert M. Eisinger, associate professor of political science, coauthored “Hitting or Missing the Retirement Target: Comparing Contribution and Asset Allocation Schemes of Simulated Portfolios,” which was published last year in the Financial Services Review. Schleef and Eisinger used computer simulations to analyze different rates of investment before retirement.
4/17/08 The Lake Oswego Review (Lake Oswego, Ore.) Earth Day confronted by a warming earth
Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein feels optimistic that the number of people who recognize the danger of global warming continues to rise. Goodstein hopes this realization will get “half of Congress, the Senate and governors into dialogues.”
4/11/08 Portland Tribune (Portland, Ore.) Primary is closed for a reason
Robert Eisinger, associate professor of political science, stresses that an open primary in Oregon would allow Republican voters to sabotage the democratic result by voting for Clinton in order to extend the democratic race to the convention in August.
4/5/08 Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Ariz.) 2 Ariz. students Truman Scholars
Ben Brysacz, political science junior, was named one of 65 Truman Scholars in 2008. Interested in constitutional law and environmental policy, Brysacz’s work as deputy state coordinator for Students for Barack Obama has helped him gain momentum as an impressive leader.
4/3/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Living-wage jobs vital to District 49 hopefuls
Law student Nick Kahl is running against city councilor Barbara Kyle in the Democratic primary for House District 49. If elected, Kahl says his main focus would be on health care and education. Kahl believes that, “it’s the little policy changes that are going to help us take back our community.”
March
3/31/08 USA Today (Portland, Ore.) Is God silenced on college campuses?
Tom Krattenmaker, associate vice president for public affairs and communications, believes that Lewis & Clark’s successful screening of “Lord, Save Us From Your Followers,” a documentary exploring the collision of faith and culture in America, challenged the notion that secular college campuses are closed off to discussions of faith: “The conventional wisdom, as it turns out, is not quite right,” he writes.
3/27/08 The Beaverton Valley Times (Beaverton, Ore.) Club seeks to increase world awareness through summit
Claire Cushing, a first year undergraduate student, will speak at Westview High School’s Earth in Crisis Summit, hosted by the Awareness to Action Club. Cushing has played a key role in fundraising for the non-profit Invisible Children, a group that brings to light the issue of Northern Uganda’s child soldiers.
3/23/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Breaking away
A feature on alternative spring break programs details Lewis & Clark’s immigration history course, US-Mexico Borderlands, which traveled to Oaxaca and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 22-29 to document Oaxacan immigration to Oregon.
3/14/08 Portland Business Journal (Portland, Ore.) Clinical trials
The Small Business Legal Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School, the recipient of a recent grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, provides valuable legal assistance to low-income entrepreneurs and emerging businesses, who might otherwise not be able to afford the guidance they need.
3/9/08 The Denver Post (Denver, Colo.) Democrats fear brokered convention
Associate professor of Political Science Robert Eisinger provides insight about the role suerdelegates will play in determining the Democratic Party’s nomination.
3/4/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Young people ready to get out and vote
Lewis & Clark undergraduates are enthusiastically participating in the presidential campaign, part of a trend among young voters who have become increasingly involved during this election season.
3/1/08 National Jurist (Arlington, Va.) Debt salvation
Lewis & Clark Law School was ranked 9 of 195 among institutions educating public interest lawyers. More than 12 percent of Lewis & Clark students enter government positions and around 12 percent pursue public interest law.
February
2/27/08 The Seattle Times (Seattle, Wash.) History and money color casino fight
Stephan Beckham, Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. professor of history, explains that the Cowlitz Tribe is also recognized as the Hu-lu-etul people, who once occupied the area along the Columbia and Lewis rivers. The Cowlitz are currently in a battle over this territory, where they hope to build a reservation and casino.
2/18/08 The Business Journal (Portland, Ore.) Options exist for finding an intellectual property lawyer
Joseph Miller, assistant professor of law, gives advice to business owners about protecting their intellectual property in an increasingly computer-oriented world, suggesting that people seek help from general practice lawyers first or reach out to Lewis & Clark’s Small Business Legal Clinic.
2/16/08 The New York Times (New York, N.Y.) Well, doctor, I have this recycling problem
Thomas Doherty, an adjunct faculty member in counseling and psychology and practitioner of ecopsychology—a contemporary movement to recognize a connection between mental health and the natural environment—discusses his field and how he counsels patients fighting global warming anxiety.
2/12/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Trip to Pakistan opens law student’s eyes
Second-year law student Saba Ahmed describes the effects of corruption and violence on the country of her birth, after returning from a recent visit, during which Benazir Bhutto was assassinated.
2/11/08 The San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, Calif.) Gecko research a sticky subject
Associate Professor of Biology Kellar Autumn’s research on the remarkable adhesive-power of geckos’ toes, has inspired a new tape-like substance.
2/8/08 Time (Washington, D.C.) Changing the climate on campus
Global climate change is the youth movement of this generation, and Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein’s Focus the Nation initiative is the vehicle that could unite the efforts of American youth.
2/7/08 The Denver Post (Denver, Colo.) Dems may see superdelegate “chaos”
Associate Professor of Political Science Robert Eisinger offers perspective about the impact of superdelegates’ loyalties on Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama’s battle for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
2/1/08 The Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington, D.C.) Campuses nationwide take creative approaches to climate-change event
More than 1,750 colleges and organizations highlighted climate change as part of Focus the Nation, which Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein organized as a way for professors to engage the next generation in environmental awareness.
2/1/08 MSNBC (Portland, Ore.) Hundreds of profs hold green ‘teach-in’ for environmental action
Focus The Nation’s national teach-in, the “brainchild” of Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein, was meant to “reach a captive audience of students in many fields who might not otherwise tune in to climate change issues.” At Lewis & Clark, activities included a mock debate and lecture series.
January
1/29/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Lawmakers say session too short to fix tort cap
Law professor Ron Lansing, who teaches torts, says Oregon lawmakers should make haste to address the state’s $200,000 liability limit on damages from injuries. Recently, the Oregon Supreme Court approved a $17 million medical malpractice lawsuit against the state in an effort to push lawmakers towards raising the cap.
1/27/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Book Report
In an article examining recent reports about the decline of reading, Visiting Professor of English Jerry Harp explains that the perceived movement away from reading “posits a golden age of reading that never existed” and “seems to be related to the mentality that things are not as good as they used to be.”
1/24/08 The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Mass.) Nationwide ‘teach-in’ for climate change
Focus the Nation activities in Vermont, Virginia, Colorado, and Missouri are featured in this article about the significance of Focus the Nation, which Project Director and Economics Professor Eban Goodstein hopes will “move America by 2009 to the point where we say, ‘Of course we can stop global warming. Of course we must.’”
1/21/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Characters confirm just how weird life can be
A review of CoHo Theater’s production of the Czech play “Tales of Ordinary Madness,” which Associate Professor of Theatre Stepan Simek translated and directed, calls the two-act tragicomedy “a gem of audacious absurdism.”
1/17/08 InsideHigherEd.com (Washington, D.C.) Global warming ‘teach-In’
The unique teach-in model of Economics Professor Eban Goodstein’s Focus the Nation sets it apart from other environmental initiatives vying for attention and support by encouraging participation of professors and students.
1/15/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Novick touts differences that voters can see
Sociology professor Bob Goldman analyzes recent political ads in the U.S. Senate race and comments on their effectiveness.
1/14/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Is this the year Oregon matters?
Associate Professor of Political Sciences Robert Eisinger’s editorial about the potential significance of Oregon’s May primary considers how close contests in both the Republican and Democratic parties are changing the typical momentum of the primary process.
1/12/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Serial rapist will remain in prison
Law Professor and Executive Director of the National Crime Victim Law Institute Doug Beloof discusses a parole decision that took into account a rape victim’s rights, a case which could change the way parole boards operate in the future.
1/8/08 Portland Tribune (Portland, Ore.) Q&A with Se-ah-dom Edmo
Se-ah-dom Edmo explains how the Treaty of Indigenous Nations may protect resources and discusses the environmental aspects of Lewis & Clark’s Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program, which she coordinates.
1/6/08 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Malice for Muslims
Tom Krattenmaker, associate vice president for public affairs and communications and professional writer, offers regular commentary on religion and public life for USA Today and The Oregonian. In his latest op-ed, Krattenmaker points to anti-Muslim rhetoric as not only demeaning to Muslims but destructive to U.S. political discourse.
December
12/27/07 The Lake Oswego Review (Lake Oswego, Ore.): Countdown begins to Focus the Nation
With less than a month to go before the national global warming teach-in takes place, Focus the Nation student organizers junior Kiel Johnson and senior David Norse discuss their hopes for a successful event.
12/22/07 Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Fla.): Victims force company to face its past
Doug Beloof, professor of law and executive director of the National Crime Victims Law Institute, describes how the victims’ rights movement has effected court cases in recent years.
12/19/07 The Gazette (Gaithersburg , Md.): Use of live animals as teaching tools protested
The National Center for Animal Law, based at Lewis & Clark Law School, has asked Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda Maryland to stop using live animals for medical school training. Uniformed Services University is one of 10 medical schools in the country that has not moved to alternative educational options.
12/14/07 Gresham Outlook (Gresham, Ore.): Student tackles next e-waste issue: cell phones
Law student Nick Kahl leads a new recycling initiative that hopes to prevent potential environmental consequences of landfill cell phone disposal
12/13/07 OregonLive.com (Portland, Ore.): Eco-anxious? He knows the feeling
Thomas Doherty, an adjunct faculty member in counseling and psychology and practitioner of eco-based therapies, talks about the negative affects the holidays can have on the human psyche and the healing powers of nature.
12/13/07 U.S. News & World Report (Washington, D.C.): Giving crime victims more of their say
Meg Garvin, director of programs at the National Crime Victims Law Institute, talks about turning victim rights into more than rhetoric.
12/8/2007 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Taking a chilly plunge for warming awareness
Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein led a Polar Bear Plunge into the Willamette River in downtown Lake Oswego with the hope of drawing attention to his national symposium on global warming, Focus the Nation.
12/7/07 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): A monitor’s motivation
Law student Saba Ahmed will travel to Pakistan in January with lawyers from the U.S., France, and England to monitor elections and talk to opposition leaders.
12/6/07 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): A humanist philosophy for art
The artistic shift of Debra Beers, senior lecturer in art and program head of drawing art, from depictions of downtown life to the natural world, influences this review of her series of drawings currently on display at the Mark Woolley Gallery.
12/1/07 Oregon Business (Portland, Ore.): Around the state
Associate Professor of Political Science Robert Eisinger analyzes the lessons learned about Oregon politics in the November 6 election.
November
11/25/07 The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, Calif.): Amador ups ante against lone casino plan
Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor of History Steven Beckham’s research about a tiny Ione Indian tribe has been cited by California’s Amador County in a case to bar the tribe from building a casino southeast of Sacramento.
11/23/07 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Reborn artist, newly seen
A review of the William Kentridge exhibition currently on display at the Eric and Ronna Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art emphasizes the South African artist’s unique process.
11/23/07 Portland Tribune (Portland, Ore.): Q & A with Greta Binford
Assistant Professor of Biology Greta Binford chats about her work with dangerous spiders, which has taken her to destinations ranging from Namibia to Argentina to L.A.
11/6/07 Science (Washington D.C.): Natural selection, not chance, paints the desert landscape
Twenty years after beginning a field study in the Mojave Desert, evolutionary biologist and William Swindells Sr. Professor of Natural Sciences Paulette Bierzychudek has published a report challenging a theory that has influenced scientists and researchers for decades.
11/6/07 Sierra Magazine (San Francisco, Calif.): Hot jobs for a warming planet
Lewis & Clark Law School was highlighted in the article “Hot Jobs for a Warming Planet” as a top school for prospective environmental attorneys.
11/5/07 Portland Business Journal (Portland, Ore.): Law schools add prep sessions for entering students
Lewis & Clark Law School’s orientation program directed at ethnic and cultural minorities stands out as a model for helping students overcome first-year obstacles.
11/4/07 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Putting faith into action for the common good
Associate Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications Tom Krattenmaker seeks ways for our religiously plural society to engage in inclusive, tolerant political dialogue.
October
10/24/07 Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.): Student call to action rolls to Capitol steps
Some 100 college students participated in the Green Torch Relay to the state capitol to invite political leaders to take part in Focus the Nation, a nationwide initiative to discuss global warming solutions that began at Lewis & Clark.
10/9/07 Portland Tribune (Portland, Ore.): Doctor takes in mind, body, planet
Thomas Doherty, adjunct professor of counseling psychology, discusses the role of an emerging discipline, ecopsychology.
10/2/07 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Portland educator gets top district job
Carole Smith, a doctoral candidate at Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, is Portland Public School’s new superintendent.
10/2/07 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): In Oregon, ‘Impeach’ is not just a bumper sticker
Stephen Kanter, professor of law, explains that impeaching President Bush would not only be a bad move for Democrats, but also be nearly impossible.
September
9/28/07 The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): A prosecution tests the definition of obscenity
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Todd Lochner, feels that United States attorney for Western Pennsylvania, Mary Beth Buchanan, has established herself as the nation’s top obscenity prosecutor.
9/28/07 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Waterston’s metaphysical play
San Francisco artist Darren Waterston’s two-part exhibition, “The Flowering (The Fourfold Sense)” and “Constellations: Paintings by Darren Waterston,” is currently on display at the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art.
9/27/07 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Extra help pays off in Binnsmead scores
Binnsmead Middle School brought in Lewis & Clark College to coach teachers on how to help meet federal benchmarks in reading and to improve test scores.
9/27/07 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Wash.): Mike Rathbun’s current installation evokes a hostile American frontier
Visiting assistant professor of art Mike Rathbun’s immense, new installation, “N47°36.878’ W122°20.788’,” is currently on display at Seattle’s Suyama Space.
9/21/07 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): 2 Democrats in race to be state’s top lawyer
Lewis & Clark Law professor John Kroger announced his candidacy for Oregon attorney general; if elected, Kroger plans to confront methamphetamine manufacturing and corporate pollution, protect civil rights, and enforce child support.
9/12/07 The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.): What’s on tap: Santa Cruz brewery goes organic; registration required
Lewis & Clark alumna Emily Thomas, co-owner of Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, brews organic beer.
9/11/07 Portland Tribune (Portland, Ore.): Schooled in progress
Lewis & Clark’s food service provider, Bon Appetit, prides itself on providing fresh, flavorful food with a commitment to sustainability and socially responsible practices.
9/7/07 Whitehouse.gov (Washington D.C.): Personnel Announcement
Lewis & Clark Law School alumnus Walter Lukken has been nominated by President Bush to serve as the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
9/5/07 Oregonlive.com (Portland, Ore.): Lewis & Clark professor launches national teach-in
The Oregonian’s new environmental blog, PDX Green, announced that it will follow Focus the Nation’s progress, as Eban Goodstein, Focus the Nation project director and professor of economics, continues his campaign to recruit participants and voice his critical concerns about global warming.
August
8/19/07 Washington Post (Washington D.C.): The invisible manuscript
Co-editors of the forthcoming Ellison novel, Three Days Before the Shooting, Morgan S. Odell Professor of Humanities John Callahan and Adam Bradley ’96 describe the course of their significant, though painstaking, work.
8/16/07 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Make safety on campus a priority, officials warn
Preparing for the beginning of a new academic year, Dean of Students Houston Dougharty provides some tips for first-year students about protecting themselves and their belongings to ensure a safe and successful move to campus.
8/6/07: Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, Calif.): Finders keepers in the Arctic?
Professor of Law Robert Miller, an expert on the history of the Doctrine of Discovery and Native American land rights, weighs in on Russia’s contested claim involving natural resources and lands at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean.
July
7/29/07: The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Portland inventor is stuck on geckos
Professor of Biology Kellar Autumn discusses the myriad applications of gecko-adhesive technology.
7/22/07: Wall Street Journal (New York, N.Y.): Property-rights showdown
Erskine Wood Sr. Professor of Law James Huffman examines both sides of Oregon’s property-rights battle, which will remain a divisive force in the state at least through November, when a bill to reform Measure 37 will appear on the ballot.
7/22/07: The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Portland’s precious patron
Jim Winkler, a graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School, helped create the DeSoto Project, a multi-use art center in downtown Portland.
7/17/07: Washington Times (Washington D.C.): Test-optional colleges won’t require SATs
An article examining the growing trend in higher education towards SAT-optional admissions notes that Lewis & Clark stopped requiring test scores in 1990.
7/15/07: The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): NEWS UPDATE - Lewis & Clark won’t rate peers
Members of the Annapolis Group, a consortium of private liberal arts colleges which includes Lewis & Clark, have declared that they will refrain from filling out a reputational survey used by U.S. News & World Report to rank colleges.
7/8/07: The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Robert Pamplin Jr., ‘as is’
Dr. Robert Pamplin Jr. ‘64, businessman and philanthropist, prepares to donate a portion of Ross Island to the city of Portland.
7/2/07: The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): The ground war against workers’ rights
Associate Professor of History and Director of Latin American and Ethnic Studies at Lewis & Clark College Elliott Young reacts to a recent workplace raid in Portland, which led to the apprehension of 167 immigrant laborers, in an Op-Ed detailing his views about their detention and the exploitation of immigrant workers.
June
6/29/07: The Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington D.C.): The growing field of animal law is attracting activists and pragmatists alike
Lewis & Clark Law School remains a leader in the increasingly popular study of animal law and presents its students with the ideological challenge of balancing idealism and pragmatism.
6/14/07: Diverse (Fairfax, Va.): Getting to know: Dr. Eban Goodstein
Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein’s Focus the Nation includes the Green World Project, which educates Hispanic and Asian immigrants about how America’s consumer culture impacts global warming in their native countries.
6/13/07: New Scientist (Oxford, England): Gecko’s gravity-defying trick explained
Professor of Biology Kellar Autumn explains the secret behind the gecko’s extraordinary wall-climbing ability: their setae act as a unique quick-release mechanism that allows an animal to adhere strongly to a surface, but then detach with ease.
6/12/07: WDAF (Kansas City, Mo.):
Kansas City’s FOX affiliate ran a segment highlighting Lewis & Clark’s decision not to participate in a reputation survey that provides information used to develop U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of college rankings.
6/7/07: Eugene Weekly (Eugene, Ore.): The life artistic: Marlis paints in the fresh
Eugene-based painter, photographer, and fashion designer Marlis, who was educated at Lewis & Clark College, paints in a style that builds off the Japonisme woodblock prints of the late 19th century in music venues.