"The Mossy Log" surrounded by moss-covered bricks.
  • Home
  • Staff & Contact
    • Story Ideas & Tips
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Arts
  • Sports
  • The Backdoor
  • Archive
    • In Print
    • The PioPod

Articles by Ihsaan Mohamed

About Ihsaan Mohamed
Ihsaan Mohamed '22 has been writing for The Pioneer Log since her freshman year. She loved it so much that she joined again her sophomore year. Only this time as an opinion editor. She believes everyone deserves to be heard and hopes to support and encourage the variety of voices who write for the newspaper. Ihsaan is an International Affairs Major and Middle East and North African studies minor. As an IA major, she is incredibly passionate about human rights and hopes to pursue a career in law. In her free time she enjoys reading, writing, golfing, baking, and hanging out with her huge but wonderful family.

President Wiewel: The man behind the mask

April 15, 2022 Ihsaan Mohamed 0

At the culmination of the Spring 2022 semester, President Wim Wiewel will retire from Lewis & Clark College and academia. Current Vice-President of Student Life and Dean …

Shalini Hanstad ’22 selected as commencement speaker

April 15, 2022 Ihsaan Mohamed 0

When Shalini Hanstad ’22 first received a nomination last February to be a student speaker at spring commencement, she was both surprised and hesitant. “I wasn’t sure …

Mitchell S. Jackson to speak at 2022 commencement ceremony

April 15, 2022 Ihsaan Mohamed 0

Pulitzer Prize winning author Mitchell S. Jackson has accepted an invitation to speak at the Spring 2022 commencement. Jackson is native to Portland and currently resides in …

Log’s Editor-in-Chief bids paper farewell

April 15, 2022 Ihsaan Mohamed 0

As I sit here writing this letter, it is five in the morning. My final layout as editor-in-chief is almost over. I am attempting to eat suhoor, …

No Image

Ambassador Yun visits LC, discusses North Korea

March 11, 2022 Ihsaan Mohamed 0

On Feb. 25, former U.S. Ambassador to North Korea Joseph Yun visited Lewis & Clark as part of the second annual Ambassador Edward J. Perkins Distinguished Speaker …

Bus shelter relocation sparks student action

February 25, 2022 Ihsaan Mohamed 0

On the evening of Feb. 15, a large group of Lewis & Clark students physically picked up the bus shelter previously located across from the graduate campus …

Letter from the Editor: Every Month is Black History Month

February 25, 2022 Ihsaan Mohamed 0

When I first joined The Pioneer Log, I was the only Black editor on the board. As a Portlander, this was not a new phenomenon for me, …

LC names Robin Holmes-Sullivan as president

February 14, 2022 Ihsaan Mohamed 1

On Jan. 26, in a historic move, Lewis & Clark’s Board of Trustees announced that they had selected Vice-President of Student Life (VPSL) Robin Holmes-Sullivan as the …

ASLC grapples with pay issues after SAAB chair demands equitable wage structure

March 5, 2021 Ihsaan Mohamed 0

After a tumultuous few weeks, the Associated Students of Lewis & Clark (ASLC) reconvened on Feb. 23 for their third Senate meeting of the semester. The evening …

Art for Social Change Seeks to enact antiracism

February 23, 2021 Ihsaan Mohamed 0

Every Tuesday at noon, members of Art for Social Change gather over Zoom. Membership spans across all three campuses and is composed of faculty, staff and students. …

Tensions arise between ASLC, administrators

February 23, 2021 Ihsaan Mohamed 0

Editor’s Note: In an effort to provide relevant information to its readers, The Pioneer Log has granted anonymity to some sources in this story. The term “multiple …

Posts navigation

1 2 3 »

Retraction

The Mossy Log formally retracts the article “Cross Country team scrutinizes coach’s behavior,” initially published in print and online on April 28, 2023. The article was not consistent with The Mossy Log’s journalistic standards, and has been removed from our website. We apologize for the inaccuracies contained in the article and the adverse effects they may have had.

Most Recent Issue

ISSUE-5

Most Recent Podcast

@mossylog.news

First SEE Fair successful, over 100 clubs table- b First SEE Fair successful, over 100 clubs table- by Rosalie Zuckerman

Head to piolog.com to read more!
Issue 1 out now! Our section editors weigh in on Issue 1 out now! 
Our section editors weigh in on who they think would beat them in a fight… watch out for Emma!!
meet our marvelous copy chief, J! meet our marvelous copy chief, J!
Introducing our wonderful business manager, Irene Introducing our wonderful business manager, Irene Hilman!
Swipe to get to know our amazing managing editor, Swipe to get to know our amazing managing editor, Rosalie Zuckerman!
We are thrilled to introduce our new editor in chi We are thrilled to introduce our new editor in chief, Amelia Doyle!
We are hiring!!! The Mossy Log is hiring! We are We are hiring!!! 
The Mossy Log is hiring! We are currently looking for section editors, a web designer, and visual illustration editors. If you're interested all applications can be found in the linktree in our bio and are due by July 28th!!
BACKDOOR | Editor disappointed 420 festivities not BACKDOOR | Editor disappointed 420 festivities not for her • By Maya Mazor-Hoofien

On April 20, the city of Portland exploded in holiday celebration. Lewis & Clark students gathered in observance, in a commemoration that was a welcome break from finals plagiarism and publicly crying in the silent section on the third floor of Aubrey R. Watzek library. 

What, you may be asking, were these students celebrating? Well, dear reader, with my honed journalistic senses and Jewish aptitude for gossip, I wondered the same. I grabbed my spiral-bound reporter notebook, donned my Mossy Log baseball cap (available for purchase last semester! Sorry, you snooze, you lose), and ventured out to get to the bottom of this story. 

Read more at piolog.com
Visual by Leo Bernstein Newman
[Image description: Mazor-Hoofien’s celebratory fantasy ft. birthday twins, important historical dates]
Follow on Instagram

Rate Us!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Tell us more

Quick Links

  • Home
  • Story Ideas & Tips
  • Staff & Contact
  • Code of Ethics

Email

piolog@lclark.edu
About Us

Established in 1942, we are Lewis & Clark College's award-winning student-run newspaper. By employing the highest standards of ethics, integrity and transparency, we produce stories that inform and challenge the Palatine Hill community.

How To Contribute

The Mossy Log holds weekly staff meetings every Monday at 5 p.m. in J. R. Howard Rm. 135. Staff meetings are open to all members of the Lewis & Clark community. Come and hear pitches for articles and visuals and connect with The Mossy Log’s editorial board.

Donate

Are you interested in supporting student journalism at Lewis & Clark? Consider donating to The Mossy Log by visiting this link.

Social Media
  • View thepioneerlog’s profile on Facebook
  • View @TheLog1867’s profile on Twitter
  • View @TheLog1867’s profile on Instagram

Copyright © 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes