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Accompanist Paul Evansmith talks music, dance, value of improvisation

December 2, 2022 Venus Edlin 0

Courtesy of Paul Evansmith Paul Evansmith has been accompanying dance classes at Lewis & Clark for over 10 years. Evansmith, who studied at California State University Long …

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Alex G blesses Portland with new album tracks

October 28, 2022 Summer Dae Binder 0

Growing popularity of singer-songwriter leaves longtime fans nostalgic for intimate house show performances Rachelle Binder / The Mossy Log ​​Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Alex G, formerly (Sandy) Alex G, …

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Interview with indie musician Left at London

October 28, 2022 Mo App-Singer 0

A year after the release of her debut album, Nat Puff talks inspiration, mental health, upcoming EP Sofia Reeves / The Mossy Log It seems that Left …

100 gecs on stage

Concert superlatives: 6 reviews of music’s return

September 29, 2022 Mo App-Singer 0

Chronicles of ups, downs of many 2022 concerts including Charli XCX, Lady Gaga, 100 gecs, The Ophelias YOU HAVE HEARD of high school yearbook superlatives. Now, get …

PioLog Editor Picks for Fighting Off Post-Graduation Anxieties

April 26, 2019 The Log 0

*shels  – “Butterflies (on Luci’s Way)” I love all the work that supergroup *shels produces, but “Butterflies (On Luci’s Way)” is still the song that I go …

Duster Returns to Orbit after 18-Year Hiatus

March 22, 2019 Ben Weinstein 0

IN THE MIDDLE of indie rock band Duster’s sold-out show at Mississippi Studios last January, founding member Clay Parton asked the audience whether they ever feel a …

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Iceage continues busy year with new single

December 7, 2018 Ben Weinstein 0

By Ben Weinstein Iceage probably doesn’t want me writing about them; at the very least they’d be wary, and rightfully so. Since the Danish band released their …

The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Adore,” two decades later

November 2, 2018 Brendan Nagle 0

By Brendan Nagle To listen back to The Smashing Pumpkins’ bizarre fourth album “Adore” is to hear a band at a crossroads. Prior to its release 20 …

Dean Blunt’s latest album is a mysterious hit

October 5, 2018 Ben Weinstein 0

By Ben Weinstein Before Kanye took to Tidal and began the “Life of Pablo” rollout, London-based enigma Dean Blunt was notorious for altering (and often deleting) previously …

Paul McCartney returns with new album

October 5, 2018 Jack Conroy 0

By Jack Conroy In 1958 Paul McCartney wrote the soon-to-be Beatles smash hit single “Love Me Do.” Sixty years, 13 Beatles albums, seven Wings albums, and 24 …

Yves Tumor amazes listeners on latest album

September 21, 2018 Roshan Bhatia 0

By Roshan Bhatia The newest release from producer and singer Yves Tumor, “Safe In The Hands of Love” is his strongest project yet, one that takes inspiration …

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BACKDOOR | Backdoor Puzzle, studying abroad editio BACKDOOR | Backdoor Puzzle, studying abroad edition: Are you ready for traveling? • By Charley Booker

The Backdoor is proud to present our recurring puzzle feature with contributer-made original crosswords, wordsearches and more. Any mistakes are definitely their fault, and we as editors claim no responsibility. Any opinions expressed are also those of our contributors, unless we happen to agree with them, in which case they were our ideas the whole time.

You can check your answers on the Mossy Log website, piolog.com. Yes, we are still working on changing it. No, we do not know when it will change. Yes, we know it is confusing. Seriously, stop DMing us on Instagram with questions. We have them too. 

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SPORTS | Team speaks about struggles retaining coa SPORTS | Team speaks about struggles retaining coaches, concerns for future competition • By Venus Edlin

Head Men’s & Women’s Golf Coach Bradley Johnson announced he would be leaving in two weeks at the golf team’s first practice of the season on Feb. 21.

Lewis & Clark hired Johnson in January 2022, with many in the athletics community hopeful for the impact he would have for the program. Johnson had a reputation for improving collegiate programs: He took New York University’s men’s team from being 130th in the nation for more than a decade to 8th in the country, and coached their women’s team to a national championship in 2019. Now, Johnson is returning to New York where his wife was offered a lucrative job opportunity.

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ARTS | Campus creatives vend, spend at spring Co-o ARTS | Campus creatives vend, spend at spring Co-op art market • By Summer Dae Binder

On Feb. 26, the student-run cafe and hangout spot The Co-op held their first art market of the Spring 2023 semester. The market had roughly 30 vendors, who displayed their various wares of jewelry, prints, fiber arts, clothing and more in a maze of tables within the cozy cafe, all with a backdrop of snowfall outside.

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FEATURES | Editors stir up booze-free take on clas FEATURES | Editors stir up booze-free take on classics • By Venus Edlin & Emma Ford

On March 17, or Saint Patrick’s Day, many flock to bars or stay home and get drunk. However, there are many reasons why people choose not to drink: they have already had one too many, (hopefully wanted) pregnancies, attempting to defeat the alcoholic streak in the family or just wanting to break Irish stereotypes. No matter the case, here are some just-as-tasty non-alcoholic options, because everyone deserves a delicious drink in hand. 

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OPINION | LC must boycott NY Times in protest of t OPINION | LC must boycott NY Times in protest of transphobic news • By Venus Edlin

Lewis & Clark needs to stop supporting the New York Times.

The Associated Student Body (ASB) should stop providing digital access, professors should stop driving clicks to their website and if you have a paper subscription, it is time to cancel. The New York Times, an institution of United States journalism, has an agenda against transgender people.

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NEWS | IT services have been working around the cl NEWS | IT services have been working around the clock since Friday in ongoing investigation into widescale cyberattack • by Summer Dae Binder

Lewis & Clark has been the target of an ongoing cyberattack that has caused network outages of systems and services since March 3.

A campus-wide notification was sent at 7:35 a.m. explaining that the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone system was experiencing an outage. Another notification was sent at 9:38 a.m. that all three campuses were experiencing a widespread outage with no estimated time for restoration. On March 4, the Executive Council notified the school that the outage was the result of an external cyberattack on all of LC’s IT systems, though the source of the attack is unknown.

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Issue 3 out now! Issue 3 out now!
Brenden Patrick reaches career milestone, ties Pam Brenden Patrick reaches career milestone, ties Pamplin record for points scored, shares story • By Noah Reese-Clauson

Brenden Patrick ’23 has accomplished a career-defining goal by surpassing 1,000 career points with the Lewis & Clark Pioneers, in only three seasons. This milestone puts him in one of the top 25 D3 scorers in the nation.

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