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Features 7The Pioneer Log, March 18, 2011

Session I May 16-June 24

Session II June 27-August 5

Summer Sessions at Lewis & Clark College

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Dorm Cooking: Pita with hummus and bell pepperBY MARI YAMATO

Features Editor

For this tasty and healthy sandwich reci-pe, you will need a frying pan. Hint: Cope-land G-wing usually has cooking utensils if your hall is lacking cooking supplies.

Ingredients:One half/whole bell pepper

HummusPita breadOne tablespoon canola oil

Directions:1. From the side, slice pita bread halfway 

through, making a pocket, so you can stu bell pepper slices inside.

2. Rinse bell pepper and make a circularcut around the top of the pepper. Pull stemfrom pepper and scoop out unwanted seedsand membrane. Slice bell pepper into thinstrips.

3. Heat frying pan on medium high withone tablespoon of canola oil. Once pan isheated, place pita bread on pan for approxi-mately 30 seconds on each side.

4. Once pita bread is thoroughly toasted,

throw bell pepper strips into pan. Cook for3-5 minutes, depending on desired texture,and stir regularly to prevent burning.

5. Spread hummus inside the pita bread,then stu the cooked bell pepper slices in-side. Enjoy!

Last week, the 30th annual Gender Sym-

posium looked towards the future of genderin society. is week, the LC History col-umn looks toward one remarkable story of gender struggle in the past with a focus onalumna Jeanne M. Holm (’49), the UnitedStates Air Force’s (USAF) rst female gen-eral.

Born June 23, 1921 in Portland, Holm’searly life is largely undocumented, one fact  we know is that prior to military serviceHolm was a professional silversmith.

On May 15,1942, the Women’s Army   Auxiliary Corps was established by Con-gress, allowing women a chance to serve inthe military. Holm would enlist as a truck driver, but by 1943 she had been commis-sioned as a ird O cer, her rst o cialmilitary rank.

“We felt like pioneers… we knew we were breaking new ground,” she said. Holmlater reected on her rst experience in themilitary with a statement that suited heralma mater nicely.

roughout World War II, Holm com-manded and trained a regiment of femaleservice members, having moved from rainy Portland to sun-baked Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. As the war came to a close, Holm left her

LC History: Alumna MajorGeneral Jeanne M. Holm (’49)

BY MICAH LEINBACHStaff Writer

Perspectives: Arlen Nishida

BY JULIA STEWARTOpinions Editor

PHOTOS BY MARI YAMATO

Campus safety officer Arlen Nishida considered lawenforcement but wanted to avoid the politics.

PHOTO BY JULIA STEWART

 Arlen Nishida hails from Hawaii, but hasbeen patrolling the “streets” of campus to en-sure our safety for the past 11 years. He plansto spend another 15 years as a campus secu-

rity o cer until he can retire at age 67.“I have always admired the police and redepartment and the people who are out therehelping,” said Nishida. Although he consid-ered pursuing those jobs, he wanted to avoidthe politics that his policeman brother-in-law warned him were involved. In workingat a college campus, Nishida said that he en-  joys the “camaraderie between the o cers,sta and students.”

Nishida spends a large portion of his day behind the wheel of the large-and-in chargeCampus Safety pick-up trucks. e sustain-ably-minded folk on campus may wonder  why a Toyota Prius wouldn’t be just as ef-fective. “Trucks are better to haul the barri-cades we use for special events,” said Nishida.“Also, we do transportation of injured peo-

ple. at’s why we have the four-door trucksinstead of the small two-door ones.”In his eleven years, Nishida said he has

only had to go into action ten times. “Oncein a blue moon you think about things thatcould have gone wrong, or maybe that Ishould have done it this way.” But in termsof fearing for his life, Nishida said that is notan emotion he has to face.

Marijuana violations are the most com-

mon incident he faces. “[Marijuana] is adrug and it will fry your brain,” warnedNishida. He continued, “Every type of drughas its good and bad [aspects] and I wouldrecommend staying away from those drugs.”

Even though Nishida said there isn’t any-thing he doesn’t like about his job, he said

the best part is the end of the day when hegets to go home to his wife, three Chihua-huas and two Chow Chows.

command of a military hospital in favor of acivilian life. She attended Lewis & Clark as arst-year in 1946.

But the start of the Cold War would draw 

her back to military service. e rst crisisto incur casualties resulted in Holm beingcalled back into active service, and she wasforced to leave her studies after two years.

She returned nearly a decade later, in1956, to complete her degree. In the timebetween, she served in Berlin, helping tooversee the airlifts over the Soviet blockade.

Holm became the rst woman to attendthe Air Command and Sta School. ACSS was the Air Force’s college for eld o cers,and clearly Holm did something right. She would come to serve under three presidentialadministrations, write a book on women’srole in the military and act as one of the mili-tary’s leading activists for women in service.

Holm has too many accolades to list, butthe high number alone demonstrates her

life of service and success. One impressiveachievement is the USAF Center for O -cer Accessions & Citizen Development wasnamed after her.

Video interviews of Holm in her old age,shortly before her death on Feb. 15, 2010,show a ery redhead with spirit to match.It was that spirit that earned her the Distin-guished Alumni award for exceptional lead-ership from LC—and many honors besides.

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