Wal-Mart’s high cost of low prices: Sweatshop workers tell their stories
By Lexie Briggs

Beatrice Fuentes was a humble flower cutter in Colombia. Although she did not make a lot of money, she had a reasonable salary and relatively good job security. That was before Dole Food Company, the multinational corporation, bought the 20 largest flower producers in Colombia – essentially monopolizing the Colombian flower market. Now Fuentes is fighting against all odds to ensure fairer employment practices for her co-workers.
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90’s dance hopes to pick up where Casino Night left off
By Craig Gilden

Stamm will be packed tomorrow night, Saturday Feb. 24, for the first ever “I love the 90’s” dance party. The party is the brainchild of ASLC First Year Advocate Brad Elkins (’10) and is being used as a replacement to the dance that is usually held on Casino Night.
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U.S. Supreme Court overturns Oregon ruling in Philip Morris suit
By Aron Phillips

Last Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court threw out a $79.5 million award that a 1999 Multnomah County jury had ordered Altria Group’s Philip Morris USA to pay to the widow of Jesse Williams, a former Portland Public Schools janitor and longtime smoker who died of cancer.
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Monica Lewinsky spotted on campus; raises eyebrows

An unnamed source confirmed that Lewis & Clark’s most infamous alum visited campus last Tuesday to pick up a copy of her unofficial transcript.
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LC vaginas loud, proud and apparently on fire as they inform and educate on Valentine’s Day
By Hannah Hultine

Even a mysterious fire alarm could not dampen the spirits of students who packed the Chapel in support of vaginas. More precisely, in support of “The Vagina Monologues,” are a compilation of monologues that respond to the guilt and embarrassment that many women experience in connection to their bodies and sexual identities. The event, presented by Lewis & Clark’s Womyn’s Center, took place on Feb. 15.
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Young philosophers enlightened by unique presentation on martial arts
By Daniel Cochran

Professor Jesus Ilundáin of Linfield College came to Lewis & Clark on Wednesday to deliver a presentation on his recent paper, “Reflections on the Edge of a Katana: Zen, Swordsmen and Philosophy.” The presentation was one of several colloquiums offered by the Philosophy Department throughout the month of February.

Ilundáin’s presentation focused on the differences between Western and Eastern martial arts and philosophy, arguing that the latter region concentrates more on heritage and inner atonement.
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Crime beat

• From Feb. 14 to Feb. 21, there were a total of five drug and alcohol related incidents on campus.
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