Amendments within punitive policy hint at broader scope of change
By Christie Wright

Student conduct letters are looking a little different this year.

A committee of Student Life administrators revised the letters this summer to be less dense and accusative. The letters, which students receive after being documented in an information report citing a potential college violation, notify recipients of conduct hearings and the outcomes of said hearings.
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Numbers on binge drinking are down: Has LC returned to its grass roots?
By Ethan Stone

After a surprising increase in the consumption of hard alcohol on campus last year which sent the number of policy violations skyrocketing, initial reports from Campus Safety and College officials indicate that Lewis & Clark students living on campus this year have backed off on the booze.
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LC shuttle cut to save Trimet line 39
By Abi Kurfman

TriMet line 39 is on probation, but Lewis & Clark College is doing what it can to increase line 39 ridership this semester.

The Transportation and Parking Committee submitted a number of changes to shuttle service, all of which were approved. This semester, the Burlingame-Mt. Park shuttle was cancelled...
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Law & Order: Timothy O'Dwyer becomes LC's new Director of Campus Safety
By Aron Phillips

After retiring from a twenty-eight and a half year career working for the Portland Police Bureau, former Police Detective Timothy O’Dwyer joined Lewis & Clark this fall as its new Director of Campus Safety. He occupies the position lately held by former longtime director Bill Curtain.
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Portland beat
Spackle and supports: City Repair cements communities in Portland
By Peter Beland

City Repair is a 10-year-old non-profit organization founded to facilitate community growth and promote sustainable resource awareness. Through such projects and programs as “T-horse,” the “Village Building Convergence” and “Intersection Repair,” they stimulate those interested in becoming more acquainted not only with the people in their immediate environment but also the environment as a whole.
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