L&C Magazine
Summer 2004
Cover Story
Spiders An Evolutionary Detective’s Best Friends
The array of test tubes and glass vials lining the shelves of a small, temperature-controlled chamber in the Biology-Psychology building hold hundreds of the world’s most reviled yet ecologically vital organisms: spiders.
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Ancient Remains Trigger a Modern Court Battle
In a high-profile legal tussle over 9,200-year-old human remains, one of the most prominent attorneys is 28-year-old Rob Roy Smith JD ’00.International Flair
International Fair, one of the College’s most well-known and long-standing traditions, celebrates the rich variety of traditions and heritages from every corner of the world.
Newshound Turns ‘Loose Moose’
Jeff Ray ’82, a pit bull disguised in business attire, confronted Boise’s police chief outside the police station with TV cameras rolling. It was February 14, 2003, the day the city’s mayor had resigned in scandal.
An Argonaut’s Journey to the Rainforest
Today I fly to Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport. I was so lucky to be selected to join the JASON XV Project expedition team, traveling with the scientists and production team to Barro Colorado Island and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in the middle of the Panama Canal Zone… . I will update this [Web] page with my daily journals so my fourth-grade students and students anywhere in the world can follow along “virtually.”
On Palatine Hill
Introducing 2 New Minors
Beginning this fall, Lewis & Clark students may dig into a classical studies minor or soar into a dance minor.Symposia in Brief
Scholars and international experts debated the role of global humanitarian intervention in dealing with human rights crises during Lewis & Clark’s 42nd annual International Affairs Symposium in April.Phi Beta Kappa Inductees
In April, Lewis & Clark’s Gamma of Oregon Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa initiated 47 new members, including one alumna. A faculty review committee selects students on the basis of academic excellence and breadth in the liberal arts as well as good character. The committee chooses alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction since graduating at least 10 years ago.Mr. Levinger Goes to Washington
“Academia and activism are part of my personal chemistry,” says Matthew Levinger, associate professor of history.
The Case for Same-Sex Marriage
It is not always easy being married, but on life’s hardest days—if you are in the hospital, if you are in a funeral home, if you are in court—being married matters.30 Years of Watzek Award Winners
On June 3, more than two dozen past recipients of the College’s Aubrey R. Watzek Award gathered to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the event.Students Receive National Honors
Students Receive National Honors
Broide = Top Teacher
For the third time in five years, a professor in the sciences has been named Lewis & Clark’s Teacher of the Year. For 2004, students selected Michael Broide, associate professor and chair of physics, for the honor.Hochstettler Named College’s 23rd President
On May 6, the College’s Board of Trustees unanimously accepted the recommendation of the Presidential Search Committee and named Thomas J. Hochstettler, vice president for academic affairs at International University Bremen, the 23rd president of Lewis & Clark College. He will assume his new post on August 16.
The Oregon Case Against Gay Marriage
It is now beyond serious dispute that the process used by Multnomah County Commissioners this past March in their clandestine decision to begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses was hopelessly ill-advised, unwise, and a violation of every principle of open government.
Biochemistry Grad Wins Ratte Award
She’s been described as a “jewel of a student” and “an unquestioned academic leader.” Indeed, Leah Honigman ’04 made such a positive impression on the faculty at Lewis & Clark that they selected her for the Rena J. Ratte Award in May.Thank You, Fred
Fred W. Fields stepped down as chair of Lewis & Clark’s Board of Trustees in May, after serving in that role since 2001.A $1.4-Million Assignment
What started out as a four-page consultation paper for Kacky Hoffman’s school psychology internship class turned into a $1.4-million grant supporting after-school programming for three Portland elementary schools for five years.Quick on Land and Water
Quick on Land and Water
Alumni News
Online Directory Continues to Evolve
Online Directory Continues to Evolve
Shearer Family Boasts 18 L&C Graduates
Shearer Family Boasts 18 L&C GraduatesGolden Reunion
Golden Reunion
Profiles
Afterword
Commencement—and What My Mom Knew
Three years ago, every time I heard the word “commencement,” it reminded me of the uncertainty ahead. A few days before graduating with an econ degree in 2001, I expressed my career and life concerns to my mother. She replied, “Try to relax. Your father and I have never been able to accurately predict what would be happening in our lives two years down the road, and we’re 50 years old!”
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