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  Portland adopts ban on plastic bags that takes effect Oct. 15
  The Portland City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Thursday that prohibits plastic shopping bags at checkstands of major grocers and certain big-box stores. The new rules, designed to curb pollution, take effect Oct. 15. The linked video features L&C’s very own Tara Gallagher! Thanks for all your work on this, Tara!
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  Distinguished Visitors
  Notable guests bring inspiration and big ideas to campus.
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  Leading the Way
  President Glassner shares his vision through writing, outreach, strategic planning.
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  Highlights of 2012
  We’ve rounded up the 10 biggest Lewis & Clark stories of the year.
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  Law alumna becomes first graduate to serve as U.S. senator
  Heidi Heitkamp J.D. ’80 is the first woman elected to represent North Dakota in either the U.S. Senate or House and the first Lewis & Clark graduate to serve as a U.S. senator. Prior to this notable victory, Heitkamp served as tax commissioner and attorney general, and led two successful ballot initiatives in North Dakota.
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  Lewis & Clark students gear up for election
  As candidates for the nation’s highest office prepare for their final debate, Lewis & Clark’s President Barry Glassner and undergraduate student body president Xander Blair will host an event to cap off a busy election season.
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  Law students launch online movement for change
  On August 29, Lewis & Clark Law School students Mallorie Grehn and J.J. England were following a conversation with President Obama on reddit when inspiration struck.
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  Student sees victory in campaign manager role
  This spring, Anthony Ruiz ’13 took his interest in political science out of the classroom and onto the campaign trail.
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  Faculty prepare next generation of social changemakers
  This fall, Tod Sloan and Bruce Podobnik are leading a series of workshops for members of the Lewis & Clark community who want to be more effective community leaders and advocates.
• Quality of life on Hayden Island one of the concerns about Columbia River Crossing
  Jonathan Ostar, Lewis & Clark Law School alumnus, is working with West Hayden Island residents to ensure that the project, if built, has minimal impacts to that community. Ostar said Hayden Island residents, particularly those in a manufactured home community on the west side of the island, were initially left out of the conversation about the design of the project – and mitigation of its impacts.
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  Students find history and inspiration in alternative spring break trip to El Salvador
  When Molly Hetz ’11 first volunteered in the rural village of Guarjila in northern El Salvador as a high school student, she immediately connected with the people and knew she needed to return.
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  Professor sees encouraging signs in Middle East turmoil
  Professor Paul Powers offers a cautiously optimistic analysis of the transformational events in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
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  Professor encourages fuller understanding of current Korean conflict
  Professor Hart-Landsberg asserts in the LA Times and on his blog that arbitrating a controversial maritime border could defuse the current Korean conflict.
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  Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales responds to law professor’s analysis of war on terror
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  Alum wins Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning
  Matt Wuerker B.A. ’79 won the 2010 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning work for POLITICO.
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  Professor Abrams explores landmark case in new book
  Professor Abrams explores landmark case in new book
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  Law alumnus named adviser to Interior Secretary
  Law alumnus Steve Doherty’s new appointment by Interior Secretary Salazar receives endorsement from The Oregonian editorial board.
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  Gallery exhibition explores trade and globalization
  This spring, the Hoffman Gallery at Lewis & Clark is hosting an exhibition that poses contemporary questions about the effects of the global marketplace.
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  Alum steps in to Oregon House of Representatives
  Margaret Doherty, M.A.T. ‘76, is a former teacher and education advocate. She will focus on education issues in her new role as representative of Oregon House District 35. Read a profile of her.
  
• AG selects alumni to head environmental law enforcement agency
  Law alumni Stephanie Parent and Patrick Flanagan will head new environmental law division at the Oregon Department of Justice.
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  Professor advocates “antidote to lobbyists” in new climate change provision
  In an Oregonian editorial, Professor Rob Kugler suggests a cap-and-dividend provision for new climate change legislation as “an antidote to the lobbyists’ power and money.”
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  Dean Klonoff shares insight about former classmate Sonia Sotomayor
  Dean Klonoff shares insight about former Yale classmate and Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor with a number of national media outlets.
  
• Anti-trust expert addresses European Commission ruling against Intel
  Law lecturer Geoffrey Manne addressed the European Commission’s ruling against Intel and the Obama administration’s announcement to pursue more anti-trust cases at Forbes.com and the New York Times.
  
• Expert on torture comments on released interrogation memos in LA Times
  In a recent LA Times article, law professor John Parry offered his views on the legal justifications outlined in the interrogation memos written in 2002 and recently released by the Obama Administration.
• Alum earns Pulitzer nomination
  Alum Matt Wuerker ‘79 was one of three finalists for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning.
• Professor defends academic value of Chavez’s controversial gift to Obama
  Bruce Podobnik, associate professor of sociology, shared his thoughts with FOXNews.com about the book Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez handed to President Obama at the Summit of the Americas earlier this month.
• Professor pens editorial on pending climate change legislation
  Kugler, chair of the Religious Studies Department, published an editorial that highlights his concerns for leaving future generations a livable planet.
• Professor, alum earn top honor for collaborative research
  Political science professor Todd Lochner and Rhett Tatum ‘06, along with fellow researcher and political scientist Dorie Apollonio, were recognized by the editorial board of Regulation & Governance for their joint article, Wheat from Chaff: Third Party Monitoring and FEC Enforcement Actions.
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  Students bring war pundits to campus for International Affairs Symposium
  A small group of students set out on a quest to develop an conference to address a series of serious questions facing the international community about the rules of war, who participates in war and how war is covered.
• Two Overseas Juniors head to Strasbourg to discuss Obama’s presidency
  Parasa Chanramy (’10) and Jeanette Valleau (’10) were among over 60 students and speakers from North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, who gathered recently for a three-day conference in Strasbourg, France, to discuss whether or not President Obama would make a difference in US - European relations.