News 9/27
News 9/27
NEWS
BY GEORGE BLIKAS
STAFF WRITER
A new addition to the Lewis & Clark College curriculum has taken shape under the Center for Entrepreneurship. Brian Detweiler-Bedell, an associate professor of psychology and the department chair, is the new academic director of The Center, as he likes to call it. Staff provide students with classes in entrepreneurship, mentoring and venture competitions. The newly-established Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation class, Detweiler-Bedell said, is the first of many. The class aims to allow students to to translate their liberal arts passions into action, to create their own opportunities and
to succeed. Steven Goebel, assistant dean and director of the business law program at Lewis & Clark Law School, and Associate Professor of Theatre Michael Olich head the classan unlikely combination of creativity and business expertise. However, this is exactly what Goebel and Olich stress as a necessity for being an entrepreneur: collaboration. Both
LC educators hope to see entrepreneurial innovation classes evolve into a rigorous concentration [of curriculum].
of them want students to employ their liberal arts knowledge in the business realm. As Olich said, I do not want you to just use the front page. No. The whole nine yards. With such a broad image in mind, how has the first class exemplified this objective? The class drew 17 males, five females, and has 25 out of the maximum 30 spots filled. Whether this is indicative of the Centers curriculum and future is still too early to tell. The Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation class (EINV 201) will be offered again in the Spring, and LC educators hope to see entrepreneurial innovation classes evolve into a rigorous concentration [of curriculum].
Sometimes, the hike from the academic side of campus to the Trail Room or Bon seems grueling. The uphill climb culminates in food that doesnt vary often (especially in the Trail Room), limited seating and a time crunch when you factor in the commute to your next class. Luckily for hungry students, the options are no longer limited to the Dovecote and Watzek vending machines. A Bon Apptit Food Carttemporarily named The Dub Busmakes its first appearance today. Menu, hours and location will rotate daily, with appearances on all three of Lewis & Clarks campuses. It wont begin
serving food for two more weeks, though. Weve been talking to Bon Apptit about it for a while, said Vice President for Business and Finance and Treasurer Carl Vance. It makes sense; food carts are popular in Portland, and theyre an economical way to experience LCs food service. The cart will be available for student groups to rent out at events, and rumors are circulating that it will make special appearances on late nights near dorms. Dean of Students Anna Gonzalez hopes to use Twitter to keep students up-to-date on the food carts location. Gonzalez is hosting a naming competition for the cart. The winner will receive $150. Submit your ideas by Oct. 11 to [email protected].
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Le devoir de mmoire
BY CAITLIN MORRIS
STAFF WRITER
On Monday, Sept. 23, the French studies department hosted Richard Joseph Golsan, distinguished professor of French at Texas A&M University, to speak about le devoir de mmoire, or the duty of memory, in France. The duty of memory refers to the dark years of Vichy France and is still a cause of guilt in the nation. During this time, France aided the Third Reich in the persecution of 76,000 French Jews during World War II. Professors and students from multiple departments, including art history, French studies, German studies and history, attended Golsans talk, making this event truly interdisciplinary. Among the students was Haley Best (15), a history major. She
attended the event because she is fascinated by the dangers of historical comparisons, such as Frances duty to memory. The duty of memory was thought to be a way to remember the dark past and prevent the emergence of similar regimes. However, Golsan argued that this way of thinking has been problematic and misguided. It creates a competition of victims, and the obsession with guilt leaves citizens ignorant of current problems in France, such as antiSemitism and racism. For Lewis & Clark College and the French studies department, this idea resonates well. LC emphasizes the importance of understanding history in a way that encompasses the whole picture and allows the institution to move forward without debasing the past.
On Sept. 20, criminal mischief was reported in Miller Center. Another instance of criminal mischief in Hartzfeld Hall occurred on Sept. 21. On Sept. 22, there was a second-degree theft from Copeland Halls bike rack. On Sept. 24, criminal mischief occurred in Miller Center, Fields Art Center, Templeton Campus Center and J.R. Howard Hall.
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