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Portland State University PUBLISHED since 1946 Portland State University Published since 1946 THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 • VOL. 66 NO. 56 PSU centers to merge in 30 years of excellence 2012-13 History Professor Linda Walton wins prestigious Millar Award Bridge between centers closes; merger better Katrina Petrovich that many people at this university Vanguard staff supports faculty needs do well. We all struggle with limited he 2012 Branford Price Millar resources, but so many people go the Gwen Shaw Award was recently present- extra mile.” Vanguard Staff Ted to Portland State Professor Walton said she first became - in Linda Walton for her outstanding terested in China and East Asia at Starting in the 2012–13 academic year, scholarship and service to the uni- the age of 10 after reading a book of Portland State’s Center for Academic versity. Walton, an internationally tales about a Chinese grandmother. Excellence and Center for Online renowned Chinese and world histo- In middle school, she corresponded Learning will become a single entity. rian, has been a PSU professor for with a Japanese pen pal, but it wasn’t The merger brings together what the more than 30 years. until college that Walton had the op- two departments do while leaving In her time at PSU, Walton has portunity to take Chinese classes. out many overlapping aspects. been an incredibly active and en- Walton—who teaches the Asian ADAM WICKHAM/VANGUARD STAFF “This merge is bringing two fac- gaged professor. She was chair of the studies sophomore inquiry class as Millar Award winner Linda Walton in her office at PSU. ulty development units together to Department of History for six years, well as comparative world history— provide integrated support for cur- founded and directed the Institute has always appreciated the overall di- scholarship and research.” “Dr. Walton is internationally re- ricular innovation and excellence,” for Asian Studies, edited a schol- versity of PSU and has witnessed the History Professor and Center for spected both as a scholar of Chinese said Melody Rose, vice provost for arly journal in her field, speaks both university experience unprecedented Japanese Studies Director Ken Ruoff history and of global history,” Ruoff Academic Programs and Instruc- Chinese and Japanese, is currently growth over her tenure. explained that the Millar Award is said. “Scholars elsewhere so value tion. Both centers had similar ideas learning classical Mongolian and “I’ve always enjoyed PSU students. reserved for those professors who Dr. Walton’s interpretations that and resources, so they found it would continues to conduct several research I like the age, cultural and ethnic di- have shown career-long service to they have undertaken the pains- make more sense to close the divide projects in China. versity of my students,” Walton com- PSU but, more importantly, an out- taking process of translating her between the two. “I’m honestly humbled,” Walton mented. “I’ve seen this institution standing determination for further- scholarship, including complete said. “I see this award as one person grow tremendously over 30 years, ing scholarship, which is something SEE MERGER ON PAGE 5 getting recognized for doing things including its stronger emphasis on that Walton has definitely achieved. SEE MILLAR AWARD ON PAGE 5 Japanese American document collection available at Millar Library

Collection contains val in January, the Portland chapter variety of documents “We receive many inquiries has become a large part of the local Japanese American community. on internment, cultural from the community, Students may also get involved with events, civil rights individuals, media JACL through Unite People, a youth SARIA DY/VANGUARD STAFF and students about the group that meets the third Friday of Design away! Design prize winners from left to right: Anh Ngo, Hung Nguyen, Thang Vo, Hoa Nguyen. Shanna Cranston each month at the Epworth United Vanguard Staff experience of Japanese Methodist Church. Regardless of Last year, the Portland Japanese Americans in Oregon,” race or ethnicity, anyone interested in Intel Vietnam Scholars American Citizens League donated Jean Yamamoto promoting universal civil and human documents to Portland State con- Portland JACL Co-President rights is encouraged to join. taining information on Japanese The Portland JACL has been Program students win American civil rights dating from documenting events since the estab- 1941 to the 1980s. After a long process lishment of the Portland Japanese involving proper storage and cata- “to secure and uphold the human and American community and its forced national prize for design loging, the Millar Library recently civil rights of Americans of Japanese relocation during WWII. View- announced that the documents are ancestry and others to promote and ing the struggles and achievements Students competed against 22 other teams, includ- now available to PSU students, preserve the cultural heritage and val- of Japanese Americans during the ing the Massachusetts Institute of faculty and staff. ues of Japanese Americans.” Found- resettlement period, the organiza- against 22 schools, Technology and University of Cali- “The Portland State Library is ed in 1928, the national organization tion became dedicated to preserv- including MIT fornia, Berkeley, among others. so pleased and honored to be se- is the oldest Japanese American ing the rights of American citizens The team developed a prescription lected by the Portland JACL to be group to champion human rights. as well as honoring those who had Austin Maggs drug identification program that pro- the repository for their collection,” The Portland chapter, founded experienced such injustice in the Vanguard Staff vides drug information from online said Head of Special Collections in 1930, is involved in multiple civil past. It holds annual events like the On May 5, four Portland State elec- or built-in databases. A camera or and University Archivist Cristine rights issues within the Portland Day of Remembrance around Feb. trical engineering seniors—Hung a barcode identifies the drug and, if Paschild. “Already, we’ve seen a lot of area, such as the city’s withdrawal 19 in recognition of the 1942 signing Minh Nguyen, Hoa Van Nguyen, unable to identify, the user can then interest from our students in using from the Joint Terrorism Task Force, of Executive Order 9066, which au- Anh Viet Ngo and Thang Duy Vo— manually type in markings on the the documents in their research. It’s a and works closely with other civil thorized the forced relocation of all won the top prize at the Cornell Cup drug into the database to help iden- wonderful collaboration for us.” rights groups, including document- people of Japanese ancestry from the USA, a national embedded-system tify it. The device needed 95 percent The Portland chapter is part of the ing more than 80 years of involve- West Coast. design competition at Disney World larger national JACL organization. ment in Oregon. Also attending in Orlando, Fla. They competed SEE DESIGN PRIZE ON PAGE 4 According to its website, its mission is events such as the Mochitsuki Festi- SEE JACL COLLECTION ON PAGE 5 2 VANGUARD • TTHUEUSRDAYSDAY, M, MAYAY 1, 17,2012 2012 • NE• NEWSWS NENE WS WSNE NEWS • • WS T T U•U E E STH•SDAY DAY TUUR,E ,SJ SJDAYANANDAYU,U ARY,MARY MAYAY 24, 17, 1, 2012 • VANGUARD 3

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NEWS EDITOR [email protected] Vanessa Wendland Award-winning PSU advertising team OPINION EDITOR [email protected] Joseph Mantecon Lecture questions non- ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR [email protected] Erick Bengel prepares for greater challenges ahead SPORTS EDITOR [email protected] Cory Mimms Regional-winning “What’s greatest is that COPY CHIEF team gets ready our presentation very much Kathryn Banks rocked the boat. We continue traditional universities to put PSU on the map. We’re PRODUCTION MANAGER for national Ben Patterson showing ourselves off. Prior competition members feel like they’re part PHOTO EDITOR of something even though Adam Wickham How do Sam Lloyd they’re not here anymore. Vanguard staff VIDEO EDITOR We want to develop the 486 for-profit Jann Messer name,” Hart said. ONLINE EDITOR An overwhelming victory at “Portland advertising has universities Bryan Morgan the regional portion of the typically been seen as just National Student Advertising Wieden+Kennedy. We want it to CALENDAR EDITOR measure up? Competition has the Portland be seen as Wieden+Kennedy and Erick Bengel State advertising team think- 486 Advertising,” Specht said. ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR ing of loftier goals. Still, the students have a Kali Simmons Vanguard staff [email protected] In the regional competition lot that they are proud of and Meredith Meier on April 28, the team, known hope to continue to promote ADVERTISING MANAGER as 486 Advertising among its the university and the city it- Barmak Nassirian, associate Iris Meyers members, finished well ahead self through their work. executive director of the of second-place finisher and “I’m really proud of the team. American Association of ADVERTISING DESIGNER Karl Kuchs/VANGUARD STAFF Laura Shea favorite University of Oregon 486 Advertising poses with its award. I’ve never seen a tighter group Collegiate Registrars and in the District 11 regional. of 10 people, and have never Admissions Officers, spoke to ADVISER Judson Randall The team was graded on its “We are going to do a pre- But the hard work hadn’t presentation and the book; they seen a group balance their Portland State faculty, staff and 20-minute presentation and sentation on May 23. Within even started there. Before went through different sections skills like this. I’m proud of the students at a recent lecture on ADVERTISING ADVISER its 32-page plans book, with our program, we’ve been putting their ideas together, and weighted things differently. work they’ve done. It means the state of higher education. Ann Roman each medium scored out of doing fundraising the last few they needed to come up with We won Best Presentation, and a lot for PSU and Portland in During the lecture, “For- ILLUSTRATORS 40 points. PSU finished with weeks. We love donations,” an idea for the ad campaign Lane won Best Male Presenter,” general,” Christy said. ■ Profit Higher Education: Elizabeth Thompson 67.1 combined points out of 80, Specht said. Nissan pitched, and it was a Specht said. Subprime goes to College,” DESIGNERS easily besting Oregon’s score This presentation will take difficult process. Nassirian voiced his criticism Tom Cober, Elizabeth Thompson, of 59.1. The team’s victory will place in the Smith Memorial Nissan, a manufacturer of the current state of higher Colton Major allow it to move on to the na- Student Union next Wednesday, of cars and trucks, gave the education policy. Previously, tional competition in Austin, May 23. The group will be giving team its assignment, which Crime Blotter he appeared on a 2010 episode WRITERS Mike Allen, Kat Audick, Texas, June 2–5. its presentation and accepting was to create an advertising of Dateline, titled “Education Kristen Carangi, Becca Cotton, “It’s a great opportunity to donations for members to reach campaign for the company May 12 Inc.,” and discussed his opin- Veronica Everett, Desmond Fuller, Terry Gaskill-Barsness, Melinda go to Austin. The competition the Austin conference in June. that would hit three desig- 3:09 p.m. Cramer Hall ions on implications of the Guillén, Chelsea Hannah, Rosemary is a big part of it, but minor in Christy, however, wanted nated demographics: Chinese Campus Public Safety officers made contact with a male growth of for-profit institu- Hanson, Isaac Hotchkiss, Josh the grand scheme. It’s where to make it clear that the Americans, Hispanic Americans tions in higher education. Kelety, Anita Kinney, Nicholas Kula, non-student for a misdemeanor warrant and possession of Emily Lakehomer, Holly Laycock, a lot of professionals go to motivation for the event was and African Americans. The heroin. The man was using the first floor restroom of Cramer News entities such as ABC Sam Lloyd, Austin Maggs, Alex receive awards. This is the site not simply to raise money; team was also expected to tar- World News, The New York Times Hall when officers found him. Corinna Scott/VANGUARD STAFF Mierjeski, Alex Moore, Hannah of the national conference. It’s rather, it was to raise interest in get the youth segment of all and Dateline have recently Barmak Nassirian visited PSU to talk about concern of cost and financial aid granted to for–profit universities. Noble, Allison O’Neill, Katrina Petrovich, Eva-Jeanette Rawlins, $400 per ticket just to attend; PSU advertising. three populations. The group examined universities such Jeoffry Ray, Austen Ruzicka, this will be a great opportu- “The event on May 23 is found itself immediately won- May 11 as the University of Phoenix entirely online courses. The of federal financial aid going to obtain a degree while work- and holds the same level of several forms—objective ex- Janieve Schnabel, Gwen Shaw, Kali Simmons, Nilesh Tendolkar, nity for the team,” said Tim more of a recruitment, as well dering how to proceed. Time unknown, PSU campus that run on a for-profit model cost for attending WGU does to these universities. The con- ing or raising a family. institutional accreditation as ams, performance tasks, port- Ryan Winters, Aimee Zink Christy, faculty advisor for as a celebration. We do it every “At the beginning of winter An officer was asked to perform a follow-up investigation regard- as well as other nonprofit and not vary depending on credit cern is that for-profit universi- “Students increasingly want America’s top schools.” folios, projects, etc. As part of the group and PSU assistant year, whether we win or not. It’s term, we were starting to get for-profit distance-learning hours. Instead, students pay a ties are operating using federal accelerated study at conve- Mitchell also said that WGU their competency assessment, PHOTOGRAPHERS ing a possible bias crime that occurred on campus. Previously, more of a way to promote the students in teacher licensure Saria Dy, Karl Kuchs, professor of marketing and into the creative concept. We Portland State student group Christians United for Israel filed facilities such as Western flat rate of $2,890 for six months grant money that could be used nient times and places that are provides students with a solid Miles Sanguinetti, Corinna Scott, advertising management. national competition and the didn’t have a firm idea of what a report to the Bias Crime Team. On May 10, the group had put Governors University. of classes toward a teach- to support state and private geared toward landing a job. education. “All graduates have programs complete student Drew Martig “It’s been a few years since advertising team in general,” we wanted to do, so we had up posters on campus advertising an event to be held later Their findings have brought ing, information technology universities. Nassirian said Students can start a program at demonstrated that they’ve teaching; those in nursing pro- PSU has gone to nationals. Christy said. “There’s going to people come to the table and of- up many questions about or business degree. Other that these institutions “target University of Phoenix imme- mastered the competencies for grams do clinical rotations,” COPY EDITORS that week. One of the posters placed between Smith Memorial Sasha Fahrenkopf, Emily Gravlin We’re setting the foundation be a 20-minute presentation, fer their ideas. We talked about higher education. What does a programs, such as a master’s low-income people when they diately, whereas at traditional their degree fields by complet- she said. ■ for next year and what’s going and then I’m going to talk about how Nissan cars had been Student Union and Cramer Hall was defaced with a swastika degree mean for students? What degree in business or nurs- don’t have their own money to university they may have to ing assessments, which take ADVERTISING SALES to be expected of next year’s nationals and offer applications average but were beginning to and the words “never again include Palestinians” written on the should it mean? In an exam- ing, can cost up to $4,250 for offer, but they have vouchers wait for the next semester to roll Sam Gressett, Jae Specht, poster. The complainant in the incident said that they wanted Erik Weiss, Brittany Land class. We want to prove that for next year’s team. We do use look sexier. We analyzed the ination of these universities in one six-month “term.” WGU worth thousands of dollars.” around,” said Rick Castellano, we’re a great advertising pro- it to ask for additional funding, idea of duality from that and the university to be aware of the incident but they did not want comparison with traditional operates as a nonprofit uni- “About 79 percent of our University of Phoenix director DISTRIBUTORS gram,” communication senior but that’s secondary,” he added. played along with it. We went anyone contacted in order to prevent any issues that could arise settings such as PSU, there are a versity and doesn’t maintain a students receive some type of public affairs. Hales, Smith head to Brittany Castillo, Brandy Castillo Jae Specht said. Christy hopes that the stu- along with that and came up between students and student groups. few clear distinctions both sides physical campus. of financial aid (Pell grants, The greatest issue that It will take additional help dents view the national com- with our concept,” said mar- make between costs, learning “WGU is different in two scholarships, student loans),” Nassirian sees in these univer- November primary for the entire group to get to petition as more of a positive keting senior David Hart. May 9 processes and methodology. important ways. First, WGU Mitchell said. sities is their lack of legitimate nationals, however. Typically, experience in terms of pro- “All three of the subcul- 4:30 p.m. Millar Library With issues of cost, accessi- uses a competency-based According to a 2010 report accreditation. “How do we Election results for the Portland mayoral race are in: Charlie Hales only each team’s advisor and moting themselves rather than tures are proud of their back- A student was cited on campus for smoking marijuana on the bility and employability all at learning model that allows published by the U.S. Senate’s help people connect the dots?” and Jefferson Smith, in a neck-and-neck race, will head into a presenters receive funding to as simply an event that needs grounds here, and we wanted east side of the Millar Library. Officers seized the marijuana and stake, these universities offer students to earn their degrees Health, Education, Labor and he asked. runoff election in November. go to regionals. As there are 10 to be won. “What counts is not that as part of their identity. referred the student to the Dean of Student Life. students alternative methods by demonstrating what they Pensions Committee, of the 15 Nassirian explained that members of 486 Advertising the competition but the expe- But they’re also Americans; of education. know and can do rather than for-profit schools they -exam the process through which As of Wednesday, May 16, 81 percent of ballots had been counted, and only five of them are- in rience they can share to pro- they were born and raised May 8 To receive a Bachelor of spending time in class to ined, “eight schools more than schools and universities be- The Vanguard is published according to The Oregonian. Hales was in the lead with 38 percent spective employers. Focusing two days a week as an volved with the presentation, here and know the culture. 3:54 p.m. PSU campus Arts degree in English from accumulate credit hours,” said doubled the amount of Pell come accredited can be very of the vote, followed closely by Smith at 31 percent. Early frontrun- independent student half of the group will have to on winning is limiting your That added to the idea of du- A female student filed a report detailing an extended period of the University of Phoenix, Joan Mitchell, director of pub- grant dollars they received just complex, but with the right ner Eileen Brady secured only 22 percent of the vote. newspaper governed by pay their own way. thinking,” Christy said. ality,” said marketing senior the cost of attendance for one lic relations at WGU. between 2006 and 2009, with resources the process can be the PSU Publications harassment on campus by a non-student male. She reported Board. Views and editorial But this is where the team’s This especially held true dur- Lane Martell. that a man had followed her from the MAX stop on Southwest year would be $10,840 for “The second difference three more nearly doubling. At completed. Universities then content expressed herein greatest strength is revealed: ing the buildup to the team’s This idea culminated in the Fifth Avenue and Oak Street to PSU, then to the 7-11 located on tuition and materials. The is the use of technology to least two companies have seen have access to federal and are those of the staff, its loyalty and insistence on regional victory. The process product that the team eventually cost per credit hour would be facilitate learning. Technology increases of about 85 percent in state funding. “These are cre- contributors and readers, Southwest Broadway and Market Street, then to the University and do not necessarily maintaining itself, valuing provided members with in- put out, which they named Two $420. In order to obtain such a has increased the productivity Pell grant funding just between dential agencies rather than a Center Building. When she arrived, she spoke to the man, represent those of the PSU each member’s contribution sight into how they would cre- Lives, One Life. It related the degree in Portland, the cours- of nearly every industry except fiscal year 2009 and 2010. These university,” he said. student body, faculty, staff who proceeded to ask her for directions to the restroom. She or administration. One equally. The team is attempt- ate such presentations in the idea of Nissan’s duality as both es would have to be taught education, where it is most of- increases, from $143 million to Castellano defended Uni- copy of the Vanguard is ing to raise funds to ensure future as well as how difficult it a sensible-seeming and sexy- then checked in for her dental appointment. The man later entirely online. ten an add-on cost and not used $266 million and $193 million to versity of Phoenix, saying, provided free of charge to that all members can attend is to initially create them. looking vehicle with the duality returned to the office looking for her, created a disruption and The cost for one year of en- to change or improve teaching $358 million, respectively, have “University of Phoenix con- all community members, additional copies or the conference. According to Christy, the of Americans from different eth- was escorted from the property. The suspect was described by rollment at 12 credits per term and learning,” she said. significant implications for the sistently provides a quality subscription issues may incur a 25 cent charge. “We want to send all 10 of plans book went through at nic backgrounds balancing their witnesses as 6-foot-2, with white hair, beard and mustache. The at PSU would be $6,532.80 PSU Assistant Professor federal government funding education to non-traditional our members, so we try to least eight or nine drafts before cultural identities with inherited student said that the man said his name was Michael and that for residents and $18,708 for Jennifer Schuberth expressed these grants.” students. The university of- The Vanguard is printed on 40 percent help them reach their fund- being finalized, and through pressures to adhere to American non-residents. The cost per concern that these low costs Accessibility is another ma- fers more than 100 degree post-consumer recycled paper. he was 52 years old. She also said that the man was “homeless ing goals. Each member has seven drafts before it was even societal norms. credit hour would be $136.80 “put pressure on places like jor issue in the current college programs at the associate ©2011 Portland State University Vanguard looking,” and had touched her on multiple occasions, attempting All Photos courtesy of the candidates 1825 SW Broadway to raise a certain amount, and laid out. Often the team would “There were four judges, all to hug her and grab her hand. for residents and $475 for PSU to do it cheaper.” climate. Universities like WGU through doctoral levels. The Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm. S-26 Jefferson Smith Charlie Hales Portland OR, 97201 right now we’re about $1,000 have to stay past 1 a.m. to finish people in the industry. For the non-residents. Other professors are also and the University of Phoenix university is accredited by the short,” Christy said. work on certain portions. score, the judges graded both the WGU offers degrees using concerned about the amount offer students an opportunity Higher Learning Commission 4 VANGUARD • • THTTHUUEURSRSDAYSDAYDAY, ,NOVEJ, AN MJANAYUARYU M17,ARYBER 2012 24, 19,15, 2012 2012•2011 NE • WS • •NE NE OWSPWSINION NEWS • THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 • VANGUARD 5

FROM PAGE 1 MILLAR AWARD there is a very strong correlation between being a world-class with a portfolio of supportive materials: letters from former Walton instrumental in growing scholar in his or her discipline and being a great teacher and students and colleagues, citations of scholarly works, evi- PSU facility provides space for LED light research great professor overall,” Ruoff said. dence of university service and any outstanding teaching ac- Asian studies at PSU According to Cathy Knight, assistant to the provost and vice complishments. president for Academic Affairs—the office that handles the Ruoff claimed that Walton’s Millar Award is further evi- Pacific Light Technology like at the nano scale, how monographs, into Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Portuguese.” award’s organization—the Millar Award is meant for profes- dence of the high caliber of PSU history professors. The “Often times these big is it, what is the size dis- Only a very small percentage of humanities scholarship is sors who excel in more areas than simply teaching. Department of History has won seven Millar awards, uses Business Accelerator collaborations allow tribution, what elements are translated into even a second language, let alone four, accord- “The Branford Price Millar Award is given annually to a more than any other department, since the award was startup companies present, are there defects in ing to Ruoff. The fact that Walton’s work has been translated faculty member in a tenure-track or tenured appointment first issued in 1979. to create new, more efficient manufacturing and many so many times speaks volumes about her record as an East who has demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, “Considering that demonstrated distinction in the access to scientific others along those lines. Asian scholar. instruction, university service and public service and whose area of scholarship is a requisite for the award, it speaks LED light equipment they But ultimately, a big part Ruoff said that by establishing the Institute for Asian performance in the area of scholarship and research is judged volumes about the ongoing strength of the depart- cannot afford to of CEMN is its relationship Studies and serving as its director, Walton provided PSU with to be exceptional,” Knight explained. ment, which is flush with renowned scholar-teachers,” Gwen Shaw don’t like the color—it looks with PSU. a forum to further inform the university community about The award is named in honor of Branford Millar, PSU’s sec- Ruoff said. Vanguard staff too blue to them, and they buy and consulting “The economic develop- Asia. Walton has also dedicated herself to garnering recogni- ond president. According to the Office of Academic Affairs, The award comes with a citation, a $1,500 prize and a ocal startup Pacific are too expensive. They’re by highly qualified ment and education work at tion for smaller areas of Asian studies underrepresented at Millar helped transition what was once Portland State College chance to speak at the fall 2012 convocation ceremony. Light Technology re- like $25, and you can buy an faculty at PSU.” CEMN helps PSU students PSU. Despite all of this, Rouff claimed that Walton’s contri- to the university we know today by adding master’s and doc- Walton plans to use the award money to help fund a re- cently got $3 million incandescent for almost $1,” have job opportunities upon butions to PSU go far beyond simply her noted scholarly and toral programs to the institution’s offerings. search trip to China scheduled for September. There, L Tony Chen to start research on LED light said Juanita Kurtin, Pacific graduation,” Chen said. institutional accomplishments. The nomination process for the Millar Award is quite thor- she will be studying the role that traditional Confucian Manager at the Center for technology. Currently part- Light chief technology of- Kurtin said that besides its “Dr. Walton is widely respected for her strong people skills, ough. Knight said that a nominator must submit a five-page schools and monuments play in the realm of Chinese Electron Microscopy and ■ nered with Portland State’s ficer. “So our material will Nanofabrication use of the center’s resources, including a genuine streak of empathy, but at the same time, essay explaining why a professor deserves the award along heritage tourism. Business Accelerator, the lab make the color quality some- Pacific Light also hires some and office space provided thing that is more pleasing to PSU students to help as lab MERGER FROM PAGE 1 JACL COLLECTION FROM PAGE 1 will help Pacific Light to de- the eye, and it will do that at technicians in its research. Meyer and Frank receipt, velop technology that will a better efficiency, so the bulb and Nanofabrication, which Chen said that projects New center will be located at Documents give detail on Japanese dated Dec. 8, 1941, lead to more efficient and less should be less expensive.” works closely with PLT. like Pacific Light’s and shows the sale of expensive LED lights. In general, LED lights last The center is a core re- other companies using the Millar Library Americans in Oregon a flag set. This is Most of the $3 million came much longer than the aver- search laboratory at PSU Business Accelerator are just a sample of the from the Oregon Angel Fund age household light bulb, used by many people and is greatly beneficial to PSU and Currently, the centers do “We receive many inquiries and 1955 and contacted JACL. collection’s many and Pivotal Investments. using less electricity, so they a signature facility of Oregon society in general. They help basically the same thing; one Currently, the centers from the community, indi- “All our records were kept documents. Later this year, PLT plans are environmentally friendly Nanoscience and Microtech- PSU students “gain direct just focuses more on online viduals, media and students in a rented storage unit, and to go into another round of while also bringing down nologies Institute. Chen said knowledge of nanotechnolo- classes and activities. The do basically the about the experience of Japa- Robert spent considerable funding and come out with the electricity bill. They are they support the technology gy and nanofabrication from CAE, located in Cramer Hall, same thing; one just nese Americans in Oregon,” time looking through the box- $4–8 million to help start expensive, but Pacific Light and product development of real-world industrial appli- provides support to teach- focuses more on Portland JACL Co-President es,” Yamamoto said. “He sug- manufacturing. Pacific Light expects to be able to sell the PLT by providing them with cations,” Chen said. ers, helping them connect Jean Yamamoto said. “Some gested that we connect with started in April 2011 and be- new bulb for about half the state of the art equipment Students are able to get a with students and work on online classes and questions are about the forced PSU to see if they might be in- gan the Business Accelerator price of today’s cost. and employee training. better idea of what a career teaching, learning and engag- activities. relocation during World War terested in the collection. Last in June. It is a materials com- Ron Nelson, CEO of Pacific PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KARL KUCHS/VANGUARD STAFF CEMN’s support of PLT in that field would be like ing with the community. The II to internment camp, Nisei year we deeded the collection pany that primarily focuses Light, was out of town and Illuminating efficiency Pacific Light Technology is working to change the goes right along with its mis- and to help prepare them for COL, located in the Market veterans and their heroic ser- to the library.” on making materials to go unable to speak to Vanguard future of LED technology. sion, which is “to support fac- future careers in nanotech- Square Building, not only sup- Koch said that before they vice during WWII, redress or Special Collections is a de- into LED lights. staff prior to publication. In a ulty research, education and nology and other emerging ports online courses, but also decided to do this merge, about cultural events that we partment of the Millar Library Currently, PLT is working press release issued on PSU’s what help the LED lights have times these collaborations al- collaboration with industry technologies. It also greatly helps faculty with any tech- “there was an artificial dis- sponsor,” she said. that oversees rare books and to develop a material that will website, Nelson said that a more eye-friendly color. low startup companies access partners that fosters econom- enhances the partnership of nological aspects they wish to tinction between the place In 2010, PSU graduate stu- manuscripts and historical re- improve LED light quality. Pacific Light plans to elimi- Partnering with PSU’s to scientific equipment they ic development in Oregon.” university research and in- use in the classroom. you go if you want to do a dent Robert Hedgewood had cords from the university and They will have a better color, nate the use of phosphors Business Accelerator allowed cannot afford to buy and con- The Center helps research- dustrial innovation, which “It quickly became clear technology related instruc- been looking for documents community archives. These mainly a better white light. in LED lights and replace it Pacific Light to access vital sulting by highly qualified ers seek answers to a number helps the Portland commu- that the work of creating rich tion and a place you go, that on civil rights and redress collections are available to “Right now, the reason “with ‘quantum dots’—chem- space and equipment neces- faculty at PSU,” said Tony of questions they may have nity by providing future em- learning experiences for stu- could be related to technol- efforts dating between 1945 students by appointment. The people don’t necessarily buy ically created microscopic sary to work on developing Chen, manager at the Center regarding their research: ployment opportunities for dents in online environments ogy, but is broader in terms of JACL-donated collection in- LED lights is because they semiconductors.” These are the LED materials. “Often for Electron Microscopy What does a material look PSU graduates. ■ has much in common with activities.” cludes correspondence to leg- COURTESY PORTLAND JACL/PSU LIBRARY ARCHIVES good practice in traditional As technology becomes islative groups regarding the that the documents represent too were, first and foremost, face-to-face modes of in- more prevalent in students’ techniques for addressing Alien Land Law Act and the in their relationship to each Americans,” Paschild added. struction,” said Gary Brown, everyday lives, incorporating modern technological chal- Civil Rights Act, documents other,” Paschild said. “You To view the Special Col- current director of online it into the classroom seems lenges that perhaps they did on supported services that can see the steps and nego- lections, contact the depart- DESIGN PRIZE FROM PAGE 1 pills, shapes and colors, and gineering builds an innova- with the databases, external future,” Hung said. learning and future director of like a great idea. Teachers not experience as students,” assisted Japanese Americans tiations that needed to take ment for an appointment he spent more than six months tive application that leads to hardware, project planning Hoa, Vo, Ngo and Hung are the combined center. should be able to easily access she added. returning to the region after place to make change hap- by calling (503) 725-9883, or Engineering students design working on the project. Hoa a better life. Ngo also feels and graphical user inter- preparing to graduate this Brown has been at PSU the tools needed to do that. Since the merger is a big WWII, programs of cultural pen…There is a receipt for via email at specialcollec- prescription drug identification enjoys engineering, saying he he learned greatly from par- face. Hung is interested in summer. After they graduate, since last July and, prior to “We find that more and change, some people took events and youth clubs after a flag set from Meier and [email protected]. The wants to still be an engineer ticipating in IVS. “It’s a great robotics and programming. they hope to commercialize that, gained 15 years of expe- more faculty teach in mul- the opportunity to make a internment, and business Frank, a department store archives can be searched system 10 years from now. “It’s fun program where Vietnamese In Vietnam, he studied their device but are currently rience directing a center for tiple ways: face-to-face, tech- change for themselves as and membership directories in Portland, that is dated online and appointments to be an engineer,” he said. “I students have the chance to automatic control engineer- working to improve the de- teaching, which also brought nology-enhanced, hybrid, well. In a press release on that map out the changes December 8, 1941, the day can also be made at library. accuracy when researching extra lengths to make it right,” want to work with problems experience U.S. education and ing until he switched to elec- vice’s accuracy and speed. in a technology side and initi- fully online, etc.,” Rose said. the PSU website, two em- of the community over an after the bombing of Pearl pdx.edu/specialcollections. drug information, and the Faust said. and solve them.” the multicultural environment. trical engineering when he “It’s not only an ambitious ated an online course design “Sending a single faculty ployees of the CAE are mov- 80-year span. Harbor. This one item says html. For more information team used actual drug sam- “There’s a fairly sophisti- Vo’s role was to engineer a These experiences will be very enrolled at PSU. “IVS is a and successful project, but it process. “So I have stepped member to two different plac- ing back to previously held “The relevance of the col- so much about the despair on the Unite People group, ples during testing. cated camera subsystem and mechanical system, calibrate helpful to us in our careers great program that provides has clear and immediate ap- across this divide before only es for instructional support jobs. Directors Kevin Kecskes lection is not just in one or and fear the community felt email [email protected] or check Electrical and Computer image feature for color, shape, the lighting system, and design with Intel after,” Ngo said. us not only an education in plications. They also dem- to discover, again, that it is a doesn’t make sense anymore.” and Leslie McBride, who two documents but in the as they tried to emphasize out the JACL’s website at Engineering Assistant Profes- size and imprint. The project a suitable background that the Hung was the leader of the U.S., but also chances to onstrated they can compete false divide,” he said. Koch gave an example of Brown said have done a ter- processes and interactions to their neighbors that they www.pdxjacl.org. ■ sor Mark Faust and Professor uses three databases contain- drugs can lie on while the ma- the project and participated get involved in U.S. culture against some of the best engi- For now, the name and large classes with 100 or more rific job of bringing the CAE Marek Perkowski helped pre- ing information about more chine reads them. Vo has been in every part of it. How- and Intel culture, which are neering students in the coun- location for the new cen- students. Professors looking to where it is now, will be pare the team while Faust led than 16,000 prescription interested in electronics since ever, Hung mainly worked really important to us in the try,” Faust said. ■ ter are undecided. Rose ex- to create a more active envi- moving to faculty positions them to Florida for the com- drugs,” Faust said. “After a suc- he was a child and feels like plained that in the short run, ronment for student learn- in the College of Urban and petition. “It was great seeing cessful match it queries both an he has evolved by studying they plan to continue to work ing would typically go to the Public Affairs. the recognition for their hard offline database and an online through the IVS program. “I where they are now. In the CAE. But as time went on, Aside from the physical work,” Faust said, regarding database, if there’s a network think it changed my life a lot. long run, the Space Commit- technology associated with aspect of being merged, the the award. “They not only had connection, to provide detailed I have had a chance to study tee has approved the merged making a more engaged class- people working and the fac- a great project that was well information on dosage, contra- in the U.S. for two years and NOW HIRING unit to build out a section of room became more readily ulty coming together is a great executed, but early on they indications, side effects, etc. It’s I learned many, many good Millar Library. available. thing to be noted, according established real success crite- capable of updating its offline things about technology, work- “Moving the combined unit “So trying to bring the to Brown. ria,” he added. database remotely over the ing methodologies, working to the library accomplishes technology pieces with all “Both units have great peo- Faust previously taught all web,” Faust added. culture and so on,” Vo said. three things,” Rose said. “We of the other stuff makes ple who will no doubt find four students in a capstone All four students at- Ngo’s role involved the NEWS will retain our faculty devel- this merger very sensible,” great synergies as we gain course, where they learned tend PSU through the Intel image-processing module. opment center’s place in the Koch said. experience working together. about real-world product de- Vietnam Scholars Program, “The whole team spent about heart of campus, save money Teachers that have great But even more exciting are the velopment, which includes which brings Vietnamese seven months to design, imple- WRITERS on the space currently being support and resources to faculty colleagues who will be learning needs and objectives, students to the university. ment and test the device,” he leased by COL and we will get ideas on how to engage coming together to help us test plans, project scheduling “This was a chance for me to said. “The scope of the project 4–10 hours per week at $8.80/hour expand on the unit’s partner- a classroom could make in our work,” Brown said. “I and more. Faust also taught study abroad and gain expe- is large enough to challenge the ship with library colleagues learning easier and more understand the work of fac- several of them in computer rience before coming home. team, especially when we did Develop skills in interviewing and reporting through in course design.” accessible. ulty support to be one that architecture and microproces- Although it has not offered not have any experience in im- on-the-job training. Candidates should have a strong grasp of Brown said that in the next “These activities assist engages broad collaborations sor system design classes. me everything, I have learned age-processing before. Howev- the English language and be willing to work with an editor on few weeks they would be faculty directly by providing to innovate and transform the “They’re a rare combina- several things in the U.S., in- er, we overcame it and had fun polishing their craft. No publication experience is necessary. scheduling a retreat with the ongoing professional devel- student learning experience. tion of intelligent, extremely cluding how to be a good engi- working together,” Ngo added. advisory committee to come opment,” Rose said. “They When that happens, when hard working, ambitious neer,” Hoa said. Ngo also enjoys program- up with and develop a new also benefit students by keep- we all learn—students, fac- and tenacious. They demon- Hoa’s project duties includ- ming and building circuits. APPLY ONLINE AT mission and strategies. ing our faculty up to date with ulty, instructional designers, strated throughout the project ed image processing and train- He wants to be an engineer PSUVANGUARD.COM Provost and Vice President the latest changes and trends administrator too—that is re- that they’re willing to get to ing the machine to recognize because he believes that en- for Academic Affairs Roy in our field, and giving them warding and great fun.” ■ 6 VANGUARD • • THTTHUUEURSRSDAYSDAYDAY, ,OCTOBERJ, AN MJFANEBRAYUARYU 17,UARYARY 2012 10,25, 26, 2,20122011 •20122012 ART •• S• OO &PARTPINION INIONCUSLT &U CREULTURE ARTS &ART CUSLT & UNE CREUWSLT • U •RETH T U U•R E STHSDAYDAYUR,, SFJDAYANEBRU, UARYMARYAY 26, 10,17, 2, 2012 • VANGUARD 7

EDITOR: ERICK BENGEL [email protected] ARTS & CULTURE 503-725-5694 Art escapes the museum Cinema of empathy people are coming from to engage in this PSU’s School of Fine “[The things that make Dash unique are] the PSU’s art and social conversation, and not necessarily as presenters, same elements that led Hollywood execs to dis- people coming from Korea, the United King- and Performing Arts to miss Daughters of the Dust as ‘unmarketable.’ practice MFA program dom or Denmark—a really broad swathe of Her films have an authentic sense of place, her people,” Reyes said. “I always feel like we have host groundbreaking protagonists are usually strong African Ameri- to host weekend-long a nice representation of students from here at can women and her storytelling style is often PSU and the greater Portland area.” African American nonlinear,” Brower said. “Instead of the mascu- art conference PSU’s art and social practice program has line, patriarchal perspective of most Hollywood been on campus for five years. As its name sug- films, Dash’s films employ a female, feminist Jeoffry Ray filmmaker Julie Dash Vanguard staff gests, the program explores the concept of so- sensibility.” cial engagement in the arts. Hannah Noble The Rosa Parks Story will be shown for free Socially engaged art will hit Portland State in “It was really born out of the idea that artists Vanguard staff in Lincoln Hall, while Daughters of the Dust will full force this weekend during the 2012 Open don’t need studios in which to make work, but be playing at Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Engagement conference. they can make their work out in the world, and Portland State will host two special screenings Auditorium. Tickets for Daughters are available This free, three-day conference will take that art can emerge from the context in which with director Julie Dash Monday, May 21, and for $4. place Friday, May 18, through Sunday, May 20, the artists find themselves and put themselves,” Wednesday, May 23. “Dash isn’t just a filmmaker,” Brower contin- with events spread throughout campus. Devel- Reyes explained. “In my opinion, that work can The events will begin with showings of ued. “She’s an artist who had to beat the odds oped by the students and instructors of Port- be a lot more meaningful and a lot richer.” the films Daughters of the Dust (1991) and The and crash a lot of barriers to become a filmmaker land State’s art and social practice Master of The Open Engagement conference will have Rosa Parks Story (2002)—playing Monday and and tell the stories she wanted to tell. I think Fine Arts program, the conference will feature something for everyone, and, to be sure, there Wednesday, respectively—and will be followed she’s an inspiration.” ■ an array of projects, panels and keynotes ex- will be plenty of art making. To Reyes, this immediately with a question-and-answer ses- ploring the many facets of socially engaged art. remains a key component to the conference’s sion with Dash herself. COURTESY OF KINO INTERNATIONAL “Since it’s been happening at PSU, the con- CORINNA SCOTT/VANGUARD STAFF success. “For over 20 years, Dash has been recognized Julie Dash is a filmmaker known for her emotional authenticity in telling stories of marginalized people. PSU School of Fine and Performing Arts presents Jen Delos Reyes is director and founder of the Open Engagement conference, which is as much about making art as it is ference theme and direction is really guided by “One of the most important things about this as a groundbreaking director,” said Sue Brower, about dicussing art. the MFA students in the art and social practice conference is that it’s not just talking—there’s professor in the School of Fine and Performing theater release. In 1999, the 25th Annual Newark her work is in Daughters, her short films, such as Daughters of the Dust Screening with director Q-and-A program,” said Jen Delos Reyes, associate cept of “spending.” Another is the Practical these exciting people to the program and also to actually a lot of doing,” Reyes said. “There are Arts and coordinator for the events. “She was Black Film Festival honored Dash and Daughters Illusions or her piece in the HBO film Subway Sto- Monday, May 21 professor of the program and director of the Joke Class Final, which will explore comedy as be available to a much broader audience.” things that manifest and happen at this event. the first African American woman—of whom as one of the most momentous cinematic achieve- ries that subvert conventions of film narrative,” 7:30 p.m. conference. “We talk about those themes that a tool for creating art and ideas. Gregory will host a panel Sunday, May 20, It is about the production of art as much as it’s there are still only a handful—to write, direct ments in black cinema in the 20th century. Brower said. “Dash tells stories that are usually Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium they feel are relevant and coming to the fore Also featured will be three keynote speak- exploring curatorial work titled “Inside and about the discussion of art.” ■ and produce a feature-length film. As an artist, Her more recent film, The Rosa Parks Story, ignored—of women, of racial minorities and of Tickets $4 for people that are working in this socially ers, Shannon Jackson, Paul Ramirez Jonas Outside the Contemporary Art Museum: Ques- she has succeeded in an industry that continues won the Family Television Award, the New York the poor…and she finds the joy and courage and engaged way.” and Tania Bruguera. Jackson is director of the tions of Curation and Representation within to be dominated by white men.” Christopher Award and made Dash the first passion in their lives.” The Rosa Parks Story The conference will include events explor- Arts Research Center at University of Cali- Social Practice.” A pioneer in the film industry, Dash has pri- African American woman to be nominated for Daughters of the Dust follows an extended Screening with director Q-and-A ing four themes of socially engaged art as en- fornia, Berkeley; Jonas is an artist and 15-year This year’s conference will be the third of its marily narrowed her scope to the history and the Director’s Guild of America Award for Out- African American family living in the Sea Is- Wednesday, May 23 11 a.m. visioned by the graduate students: economies, professor; and Bruguera is an established kind to be hosted at PSU. Previous conferenc- PSU’s art and social practice MFA program presents stories of African American women. standing Directorial Achievement. lands off the coast of Georgia in 1902. As some Lincoln Hall Studio education, politics and representation. The stu- performance artist. es have attracted hundreds, including people Open Engagement 2012: Art and Social She made her filmmaking debut with Daugh- “She is a skilled director who can success- of the family decides to resettle in the north, Free and open to the public dents and other participants will host panels, “One of the great things about the conference from abroad in addition to students, according Practice ters of the Dust, the first feature film directed by fully direct a mainstream biopic such as The the whole unit gathers for a final picnic, where lead group art projects and screen films about is that the speakers spend time instructing on to Reyes. Friday, May 18, through Sunday, May 20 an African American woman to have a general Rosa Parks Story, but I think the uniqueness of conflict arises. topics related to these themes. campus throughout the year, running up to The event also draws other learning institu- Portland State campus The scope of featured events is quite broad. the event,” said Eliza Gregory, a graduate stu- tions, such as the Pacific Northwest College Free and open to the public Examples of projects include the Emancipation dent involved with the conference and the art of Art and Lewis & Clark, which have formed Visit openengagement.info for details and full schedule of events of Money, which will involve the circulation of and social practice program. “A great aspect of partnerships with the program in the past. an alternate form of currency without the con- conference’s structure is that it is able to bring “It’s always surprising to me how far away Stalking Bill Cunningham

seems to enrage some critics, and Cunningham semble neglected archival footage. The upbeat offers a glimpse, but it fails to answer our ques- jazz score evokes old New York and especially tions and raises still more. its art scene, of which Cunningham is both a A journey without borders So Press contents himself with talking central part and lone outsider. around the man. The history of Carnegie Hall, There is a substantial amount of real archival International Night Cunningham’s friends, acquaintances and sub- footage depicting a younger Cunningham, and jects, the workings of The Times and fashion it does add depth to our understanding. This 2012 to represent PSU’s runway footage fill a significant portion of the Cunningham is compelling in his intensity. He 84-minute runtime. articulates his artistic vision with a nimbler globally diverse student There are numerous montages of Cunning- tongue and meatier face. ham’s stills, interminable interviews and plenty But eventually Press runs out of ways to keep population of footage of Cunningham riding his bicycle it fresh, to keep the story moving. We begin to down Manhattan streets. It feels like we are cir- politely stare at the screen, not out of genuine en- Melinda Guillén cling a figure, like detectives trying to clue our gagement, but out of respect for this eccentrically Vanguard staff way into the mind of a wily outlaw, too clever to good natured old man with his camera. be caught red-handed. We understand his work, but we still don’t get The Smith Memorial Student Union Ball- International Night 2012 will take over the Why doesn’t he like to eat? Why won’t he ac- his motives, and the motives must indeed be com- room teemed with commotion as the first first three floors of Smith. cept a paycheck? Why is he so attracted to these pelling. But the mystery still remains, as impla- International Night 2012 rehearsal went into On the first floor will be food tables. On the COURTESY FIRST THOUGHT FILMS/ZEITGEIST FILMS New York fashion eccentrics, models and hip cable as ever. full swing. second floor will be informational booths rep- Cunningham shoots photos on the streets of New York City. youth when he himself repairs his cheap rain- The direct personal questioning elicits tears, Tables were bedecked with by bright yel- resenting the many home countries of PSU coats with duct tape? which is painful to see but is largely a failure. low pieces of paper, markers and differ- international students, who will be on hand already be familiar with his photo spreads docu- There is media about Cunningham, including a Why does Press ask Cunningham if he’s gay (eas- ent shapes of clip art. Volunteers watched to answer questions. And in the third floor Richard Press’ menting the fashion trends on both the runway 2002 piece in The Times called “Bill on Bill,” and it ily the cheapest interview question ever)? He does as a group of seven danced on the stage as ballroom will be students performing skits, and the sidewalk. Cunningham is more anthro- all tends to cover the same ground. Clearly these recover it and gets more to the point, but perhaps the song “Bring the Boys Out” blasted from dances and songs. documentary Bill pologist than artist. questions present themselves to anyone who con- he could have more tactfully gotten there. the speakers. Korean hip-hop, American hip-hop, Saudi He is as mysterious as he is successful and templates Cunningham. This film does somewhat The film gets lousy with talking heads. Yet we All of this activity was in preparation for the dances and other Middle Eastern performanc- Cunningham New charismatic. His New York Times column, On the better than print by virtue of its being a film; the have learned nothing about Cunningham that we approximately 900 people expected to fill the es will be prologue to a large dance party that ALL PHOTOS SARIA DY/VANGUARD STAFF Street, has run for well over three decades. He still image is the best way to document the photogra- couldn’t have surmised from conversations with Whitney Gee, above, sets up a table while Emad Mohammed, top left, rehearses on the oud. ballroom Friday, May 18, when the Interna- will bring the evening to a close. York runs out of ways shoots in film. He doesn’t accept money. And for pher as it speaks the same language. Watching friends or from what he himself volunteers in his tional Student Organization will present their “Not all of us have the means to travel around a fashion photographer, he is self-consciously un- Cunningham work is watching a maniac on the article. annual International Night. the world, so this would be like a glimpse of a “People come from all over the world to PSU. so when there’s political upheaval, or when to dance around its fashionable. loose in the streets of New York with a camera. Perhaps there’s nothing more to know. Perhaps Called “A Journey without Borders,” this whole set of different countries and cultures When we had people think about what travel there’s acts of nature that happened in these When William Press began filming Bill Cun- He stands around and watches people un- Cunningham is not meant to be understood. Per- event will showcase a culturally diverse ar- here on campus,” said third-year committee meant to them, we came up with ‘A Journey students’ home countries, they have some subject ningham New York (2010), Cunningham was one til he sees someone interesting, then he runs haps just as he photographs clothes rather than ray of performances, information and food member Supipi Weerasooriva. without Borders,’” she said. help,” said Jill Townley, associate director of of two tenants still residing in the rent-controlled around, crouching into different positions, people and says “fashion is the armor of modern Mike Allen from many different countries, all of which Scott Anecito, a third-year participant, will International Night has been held annually international student life. ■ Vanguard staff artists’ flats above Carnegie Hall. Press takes us snapping feverishly. We see him crash his bi- life,” his work is his own armor. And perhaps it’s are represented in the Portland State student be performing Sorambushi with a group. This for about 15 years inside Cunningham’s file-cabinet-jammed apart- cycle into the back of a short-stopping cab. We best to respect that. ■ population. ancient fisherman dance, which originated “We are really proud of ourselves because it Some subjects are more constructively talked ment, but he fails to penetrate Cunningham’s see him get harangued by subjects. He doesn’t By the time the first rehearsal took place, from the northern islands of Japan, is ener- is a chance for us to help our community pro- “around” than “about” because they can’t be heart. ask for permission. In fact The New York Times 900 tickets had been printed and less than 300 getic and powerful. mote the diversity at PSU,” co-coordinator Nhi International Student Organization presents approached directly. Some subjects are talked “I have no idea about his private life. I have no no longer does, either—thanks, at least in part, 5th Avenue Cinemas presents remained. “I hope the audience and participants real- Vu said. International Night 2012: A Journey without around because they are impenetrably enigmatic. idea if he’s lonely. I have no idea where does he eat to Cunningham’s column. Bill Cunningham New York (2011) “It’s about celebrating the multicultural di- ize that, even though we are all different…we The event is free, though donations are en- Borders Fashion photographer Bill Cunningham is one of dinner every night,” says Anna Wintour, editor- The film begins at a good pace, then quickly Friday, May 18, 7 and 9:30 p.m. versity that is represented here on campus,” can be more peaceful together,” said Anam couraged because they go directly to the or- Friday, May 18 these subjects. in-chief at Vogue, a sentiment echoed by everyone settles into exposition. The sequences of Cun- Saturday, May 19, 7 and 9:30 p.m. said Whitney Gee, co-coordinator of the event. Pasha, who is in charge of the event’s enter- ganization’s international student emergency 5–10 p.m. You may know that Cunningham’s genius is his else in the film. ningham at work, interspersed with his stills, Sunday, May 20, 3 p.m. “It’s about celebrating multiculturalism and tainment and fashion committees. relief fund. Smith Memorial Student Union evenhanded devotion to the fashion of the pro- For a man who so loves to talk, to chat really, make for the most engaging cinema. There are Free for PSU students; $2 other students and seniors; $3 having a place for students to come express Pasha’s push for a travel-based theme is what “We also see this as a chance to give back to $5 student and $10 general public donations suggested letariat and that of the glamour class. Readers of Cunningham is tight-lipped about himself. Press some great effects, such as the grainy, Tech- general admission that.” gave this year’s International Night its name. our international student emergency aid fund, The New York Times and followers of fashion will asks a series of personal questions, a scene that nicolor sequences splotched with black to re- 8 VANGUARD • • THTHUURRSSDAYDAY,, M JANAYU 17,ARY 2012 26, •2012 ART S• &ART CUSLT &U CREULTURE ARTS &ART CUSLT & UNE CREUWSLT •U RE •TH T U•UR E THSSDAYDAYUR,,S FJDAYANEBRU, UARYMARYAY 26,10,17, 2, 20122012 •• VANVANGUGUARDARD 97

Coco Fusco does what she wants Devotional selves in a Christian empire Holy works of art and text,” Drpic said. “I would in that world. The world of visual art includes a Ivan Drpic presents mother say the major difference [between their culture Performance artist to lot of electronic media, and also I’m not wedded of God and ours] is the mode of expression available to to video as my medium. It’s there if it serves me. lecture on Byzantine A painted icon them, but the underlying concerns, the driving deliver latest Art and VG: You were talking there about narrative and of the Virgin force behind it, are the same: the nature of hu- Mary with the how you don’t sit down and write scripts, but you epigrams as a medium manity.” Social Practice MFA epithet “Hope of do seem to take a lot of stock in narrative. Your the Hopeless.” The distinction between public and private work doesn’t seem to defy narrative—it seems to for social identity spheres of life did not exist in the Byzantine lecture at PSU embrace narrative. Empire. Epigrams and icons were often intend- Ryan Winters CF: I’m not interested in being thought of as a Vanguard staff ed for personal use but were later donated to Mike Allen Vanguard staff filmmaker. That doesn’t serve me. It doesn’t serve churches and viewed by wider audiences. me to start talking about myself as a filmmaker. To kick off the new Hellenic Studies program “Through these objects, you are addressing, Coco Fusco is a New York-born Cuban Ameri- I’m not interested in that. I’m interested in doing at Portland State, art history Professor Anne on one hand, this devotional sphere—a saint, or can, multimedia and interdisciplinary artist per- what I do, and that can take a variety of forms. I’m McClanan has invited a series of guest speakers Christ, or the Virgin Mary—but you are also ad- haps best known for her performance and video not interested in filmmaking. I studied film when to visit PSU and talk about Greek topics from dressing your social peers, your social environ- pieces. Her work falls squarely into the category I was an undergrad— ancient times to the present. ment,” Drpic said. “So personal and devotional of what is referred to as “social practice”—art VG: I’m not trying to talk of you as a filmmaker. One of these speakers, Ivan Drpic, assistant in Byzantium is always social at the same time whose primary focus is a social, political or eco- I’m just speaking of your work as having narra- professor of art at the University of Washing- and also political.” nomic critique/exploration. tive, of art having narrative... ton, will give a lecture Friday, May 18, in the Art Drpic came from Serbia, on the northern Fusco deals primarily with themes of gender, CF: Well, there are some things that I do that Building on art and identity in the last century fringe of the former Byzantine Empire. There, race and power dynamics. Her style is brash and involve storytelling. But I know what happens of the Byzantine Empire. he gained an interest in Byzantine history, art often heavily ironic, her resume is long and im- when people go to film school, and they sit in Drpic’s lecture will focus on Byzantine epi- and culture because it gave birth to his own cul- pressive, and her work has been featured around COURTESY OF COCO FUSCO scriptwriting classes, and they have to go and grammatic poetry and, more specifically, how ture. He obtained his doctorate at Harvard Uni- the world and in two Whitney Biennials. Coco Fusco, left, is a multimedia artist whose piece develop and workshop. I have no interest whatso- Byzantine devotional epigrams shaped the versity and began teaching at the University of Fusco, who is currently an associate profes- “La Plaza Vacia” (“The Empty Plaza”), above is meant to ever in being part of that world. None. identity of their patrons. Washington in September 2011. sor of fine arts at Parsons New School of Design, contrast with overused spaces of public protest in the And I have no ambition to put my work on a Though centered in modern-day Greece and His lecture showcases his current research will be delivering the latest art and social practice Middle East. movie screen. That would actually destroy me as Turkey and dominated by Greek-speaking peo- on Byzantine epigrams, and he hopes for posi- Master of Fine Arts lecture Monday, May 21, in On top of that, we tell ourselves self-impor- an artist. I know what the consequences of that ples, the Byzantine Empire continued the Ro- tive feedback from the audience so he can write Portland State’s Shattuck Hall Annex. tant stories as women about how we under- are. I don’t want to sit around for 10 years trying to man Empire in the east as a Christian empire. a book on the subject. Drpic became interested She was kind enough to speak with the stand suffering more than anybody because get half a million dollars to make a movie or com- “The Byzantines referred to their own empire in these epigrams because they offer a rarely Vanguard about her body of work and forthcom- we’re women, and that’s also not true. Women peting with people who have resources and ideas as the Roman Empire and called themselves studied and unique perspective on Byzantine ing talk. The following interview has been edited and their sexuality were key to this, and that’s that are completely outside my world. Romans,” Drpic said. “One of many names of art and culture. for length and clarity. what I was focusing on. VG: I hear from the art department that you the ancient city of Constantinople—modern “This entire corpus of knowledge has been Vanguard: How do you refer to your art? VG: The piece called “Operation Atropos” also never actually received any formal training as Istanbul, Turkey—is the ancient name “Byzan- neglected by scholars. Here we have a huge Coco Fusco: I do video, I do performance, and came out of this? an artist. tium,” or “Byzantion” in Greek, that became ap- body of texts dealing directly with art and that’s basically what I make. I’ve had the oppor- CF: Yeah, that piece was part of the project. I CF: Uh-huh, I didn’t go to art school. plied [by 16th century historians] to the entire COURTESY OF IVAN DRPIC coming from a really unique environment,” tunity to experiment a little bit with online stuff got several women to come with me to train with VG: But you do teach now, correct? empire, culture and civilization.” “There has long been a misconception that were other aspects which were much more im- Drpic said. “Epigrams were composed for when that was coming out in the ’90s and early former army interrogators so that we could learn CF: I do. As an undergraduate I took photogra- Epigrams, which are poetic inscriptions individual identity emerged from a certain pe- portant,” Drpic said. “This is one way in which members of the elite by professional poets, and aughts. I do a little curating work, and I also write. about their tactics, and so that I could observe phy and filmmaking and film editing and video, on objects, formed a rich collection of lit- riod associated with modernity,” Drpic said. their culture differs from our culture.” they reflect and reveal a great deal about this I’ve written some essays which have been anthol- COURTESY OF DANNY CHRISTENSEN them to understand the character of an interroga- and I apprenticed and worked for many different erature from the Byzantine Empire. Sev- “I’m mainly trying to argue that these texts and The conservative, hierarchical society of elite culture.” ■ ogized into books. the military. I tried to find out as much as I could tor, to be able to write a monologue. The video is a artists. But basically, I’m a child of immigrants. eral of the epigrams Drpic will discuss state objects working in concert are projecting not the Byzantine Empire lived by strict rules and VG: When you lecture here, what are you going about it, and I tried to create a character who was documentary about our training. I helped to put myself through school with my the name and origin of the object they re- only a persona in social terms, but also a whole conventions. This often leads some people to be speaking about? What can we expect? a woman in the military who was proud of being a VG: That training looks really intense. Can mom, who was widowed by the time I went col- late to, and most of these objects possess sphere of devotion and religion.” believe that Byzantine art is essentially all the CF: I was asked to talk about my work, and I victimizer, who sees it as a patriotic act. you speak at all about that experience? It looks lege. It would have been unthinkable for me to go religious significance. The objects, which were extremely impor- same, but Drpic disagrees. also was told that the degree program was fo- I thought there was a tendency for artists and terrifying. to art school. Absolutely unthinkable. Due to my “Nowadays we would call these objects tant to the Byzantines, reflect a site of self- “Within these conventions, within these es- cused on social practice. So they’re interested in intellectuals to immediately, in an obviously un- CF: It’s not really terrifying. A lot of people as- family background, it would not have been in the works of art, but for the Byzantines they were representation, so that personal devotion and pi- tablished norms of behavior, there is an entire the intersection between art and politics, which ethical situation, jump to identify with the victim, sume that we are much feebler than we are in real realm of possibilities for me. various kinds of devotional objects, primarily ety themselves became a form of self-represen- discourse about art and about donation and is something that I really frequent. I feel comfort- and that’s very easy for Americans, to sympathize life, and if you’re an athlete or a dancer or anybody So after I graduated from school, I couldn’t icons,” he said. “I also deal with other devo- tation and expression in Byzantium, according about the proper religious decorum,” Drpic able talking about my relationship to certain kind with the victims of violence that we perpetrate. who has to train themselves and use their body afford to go to art school. So I had to learn from tional objects such as reliquaries, inscriptions to Drpic. said. “However, I think there was enough space Middle East Studies Center presents of politics, progressive politics, and then also how But I still think it’s much harder to understand in their work, you have to put yourself through working for other people. That’s what I did. I on textiles, embroideries, some inscriptions on For the Byzantine Empire, the inscribed ar- for a playful engagement with these conven- A lecture by Ivan Drpic: “Devotional Selves: I deal with politics as subject matter because a lot that we are the perpetrators of violence in our incredibly stressful training situations. And if learned from working for other artists, other monumental architecture, also fresco paintings tifacts served a primarily religious purpose, tions and also a kind of creativity.” On Art & Identity in Byzantium” of my work does address political situations and very culture, in the very violence that we carry on you’re an actor and you go by method technique, artists and other independent filmmakers. And and mosaics.” with their looks serving only as a secondary Epigrams served as a medium for social iden- Friday, May 18 political relationships, relationships of power. outside as well as inside. you also have to subject yourself to very difficult I worked for nonprofit organizations, and -I un The epigrams tell the story of where these ob- function. tity during the Byzantines’ heyday. Art Building, room 12 VG: My next question was about politics and We are all implicated in that, whether we voted psychological and emotional scenarios to develop derstood how you get funding and how you get jects came from, who commissioned them and “They were complex and multifaceted ob- “This realm of personal piety really allowed 10 a.m. Free and open to the public art. How did that come to be your focus? for Bush or didn’t. Simply by virtue of the fact the awareness you need for a role. distribution. I worked as a program officer, and I what the people from that time period thought jects in which their aesthetic dimension was people to creatively engage with works of art CF: Well, some people are moved by nature. that these acts are carried out in the name of all They put you through immersive simulation learned how to write grants. of themselves. definitely important but not the key. There and to confession their own personae through Some people are moved by sexuality. There’s lots Americans, we are implicated. I wanted to bring for a day or two in which you’re living like a pris- So I had to learn from working because I don’t of things that move people that make them want that persona of the victimizer who feels justified oner of war, but you’re not really a prisoner of come from a cultural background where art to respond creatively, and the things that I’ve al- to the stage. I wanted to demonstrate that there war. You’re somebody who paid a lot of money to was seen as a legitimate area of study. My fam- Sweet tart This recipe ways felt inclined to respond to creatively have a was a logic—that the logic was very perverse but go to a class, and that’s not the same thing. It looks ily would have never permitted me to do that in Pomegranate kiwi salsa reinvents salsa for political dimension. That’s just how I explain it. nonetheless was an officially sanctioned one. scary on camera, but it’s nowhere near as scary as school, and then I didn’t have money. I didn’t have the 21st century. I’m not an agitprop artist. I don’t try to force People inside of that world are made to believe it would have been in reality. Volition and dura- anybody to bankroll me while I spent two or three people to do anything with my work. I don’t ex- in its legitimacy through training. We, by exten- tion are the two key elements of the psychology of years at art school. So I had to work. A bright and refreshing Joe’s, where you can find packaged pomegranate pect the work to change the world, either. But I do sion, normalize that behavior because the enter- torture. VG: Can you speak about some of the other dis- seeds in the produce section. think that political situations, political relation- tainment pop culture in which we bathe ourselves VG: And the “we” that you’re referring to when ciplines that you draw on for your work? twist on a classic dish In a large bowl, combine diced kiwi, pome- ships and political history can be subject matter daily completely endorses the kinds of actions you say, “people assume we are feeble,” who do CF: I work from a conceptual art tradition in granate seeds, cucumber, jalapeno, cilantro and for artwork. that were carried out by the military. you mean? Actors, artists, women, or all of those? that I start with an idea, and then I find the me- Kat Audick green onion, then toss lightly to mix ingredients Vanguard staff VG: One thing I’ve noticed in your work is irony. It’s not a pretty picture. It’s not a happy story CF: In my case, I have to talk about the people dium that’s most appropriate for it to come out. I together. It’s really raw and brash, especially in the piece that I’m telling. It’s a very concerning one, and it’s who are on camera with me. Every time I show don’t think that what I do is that different from Looking for a colorful side dish to brighten up Drizzle olive oil and lime juice over mixture and “A Room of One’s Own: Women and Power in the very comforting for Americans who don’t sup- the video, somebody’s like, “Oh my God, are you what a lot of other artists do. your dinner? toss again until salsa is coated. Salt and pepper to New America.” There is irony to be gotten there, port the war to pat themselves on the back and OK, did they recover?” And I’m just like, “You My art professor in college was somebody This pomegranate kiwi salsa is the perfect reci- taste, and add chili powder if desired, then stir to- right? Can you talk straight about it for a min- say, “I had nothing to do with it.” But we have ev- never cried in your life? You never fell down and who had written novels, started an underground pe to throw over fish, steak, tacos or simply serve gether until well seasoned. ute? About the role of women in the War on Ter- erything to do with it. hurt yourself? You never gave birth?” We do a lot press, photographer, lighting design, made ex- by itself with corn chips. It’s a fresh and crunchy Allow salsa to chill for at least 40 minutes in ror? I realize you’re coming at it slantwise in an So I could have sat there and pretended to be of things in our life that are very painful, and we perimental films and also made sculptures. This side that is surging with sweet and tart flavor. A refrigerator before serving over food or with ironic sense… a prisoner from Abu Ghraib and had everybody get over it. was a person who was my most important teach- little fresh jalapeno helps add a kick of spice, and chips. ■ CF: I was very disturbed about the invasion of cry for me, but I frankly find that useless because VG: A lot of your work does seem like it’s cine- er. He told me I could do whatever I wanted. the crisp cucumber balances out the tart kiwi. Afghanistan, the war in Iraq. I wanted to respond it’s really easy to cry and much harder to deal with ma. It’s film. What separates it from cinema, film? That’s what I do: I do what I want. ■ Pomegranate seeds add deep color and deli- to the war. I felt that the best way to do that was the damage. CF: I don’t shoot on film. cious flavor to this recipe, but they are admittedly Ingredients to look at the performative dimensions of the VG: So what you’re saying is that irony is a pow- VG: I’m sorry, I mean film in the broader sense. fickle fruit. 4 ripe kiwis, peeled and diced conflict. The military interrogations were a very erful manner of speech, and you deviate from a I don’t mean… For easy separation—and to stop your hands key way to look at performances because inter- narrative of victimhood… CF: I don’t work in the filmmaking world. I don’t from looking like they were involved in a crime 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds rogators do approach interrogation as a kind of CF: But also of redemption. The Abu Ghraib make feature-length films. I don’t make scripted scene—dig out the tasty pomegranate seeds us- 1/3 cup cucumber, diced theater, as political theater. You also train and pre- scandal is going to become the representa- narrative films. I don’t function in that circuit. I’m ing this method: Fill a large bowl with cold wa- 1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, minced (add more pare to interrogate the way that actors do. tive moment of that conflict, if it isn’t already. an artist, and sometimes that work ends up in a ter, slice the pomegranate in half and push out as desired) When I started researching military interroga- That’s what will be remembered in history, video image and sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes PSU School of Fine and Performing Arts presents the seeds from the white flesh under water. The 1 1/2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped tion was when all the news about abuse of prison- what we did in those prisons. I don’t think what it ends up as a book. Sometimes it ends up as a Coco Fusco: art and social practice MFA lecture spongy membrane will float to the surface, and 1 stalk green onion, finely chopped ers in Abu Ghraib came out in the media. I was we’ve done there is that different from what’s photograph. Sometimes it ends up as a video. It Monday, May 21 all of the plump seeds will sink to the bottom. 1/2 tsp olive oil 7:30–9 p.m. studying the photographs that were in circulation been done in other military prisons in other ends up as all these different things. Scoop the white bits off the top and drain your 1 tbsp lime juice and was very struck by the images of women as times. But we tell ourselves very majestic sto- But I’m not a filmmaker. I don’t sit around writing Shattuck Hall Annex pomegranate seeds in a colander so that they are Free and open to the public 1/4 tsp chili powder (optional) victimizers. It was not what I expected. I had at ries about how we’ve transcended torture, and scripts. I don’t run to Hollywood. I don’t go to Sun- ready for salsa! Salt and pepper to taste the time a much more naive view of women in that’s not true. dance. I don’t have a film degree. I don’t circulate You can also skip the work and visit Trader PHOTOGRAPHER/VANGUARD STAFF 810 VAN VANGUGUARDARD • • TH THUURRSSDAYDAY, ,J ANMAYUARY 17, 2012 26, 2012 • O P •INION ARTS & CULTURE ARTS & O CPUINIONLT OUPREINION • • TH T U• ER THSSDAYDAYUR,,S JJDAYANANUU, ARYMARYAY 10,19,17, 2012 • VANGUARD 11

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Vanguard Editorial done by Oregon Health and rear lights, helmets, locks, er cost might be beneficial as Former PSU student Sciences University, 20 per- membership to the PSU an insurance policy for the Rolling away cent of bike commuters will Bike Hub and an annual bike Bike Hub. If nothing else, have a traumatic event on parking permit for use of they could put the money to- their commutes within their the PSU Bike Garages and ward expanding the program Peer pressure entrepreneurs pop-up first year—with 5 percent Bike Rooms. or securing insurance on of all commuters requiring Despite the rather large their bikes. PSU’s bike rental program good medical attention from these amount of equipment provid- As for the cost per term, events—it is probably a good ed by each, the PSU VikeBikes $45 isn’t bad. One of the rea- in the city but could use some maintenance plan to make sure bike rent- program only charges $225 if sons PCC can offer it for less t has been said that jour- win the approval of our ers have some form of medi- the renter fails to return his is that PCC received $40,000 nalists write the first readership, the approval cal coverage. or her equipment. PCC, on to kick-start the project. The I draft of history. News- of one’s peers is as close as As such, the Bike Hub the other hand, charges up to Bike Hub, which falls under paper reporters operate un- most journalists will ever get might consider increasing its $400 for the failure to return the heading of Auxiliary Ser- der a tremendous amount to being satisfied with their Taking grocery shopping to the streets minimum credit requirement their rentals. vices at PSU, was able to start of pressure in the hope of own work. ortland has become a student takes a minimum to five credits, matching The lower price may be the program with the help of delivering a representative To be recognized as the hub for bicycle com- Janieve of three credits per term, school requirements for in- good for PSU students, but the Solutions Generator win- document of the moment. best college newspaper in P muting. It only makes Schnabel whereas the PCC program surance coverage, to ensure perhaps not the Bike Hub it- ners from 2009. Deadlines, eth- the state of sense that its schools work to- requires a 6-credit minimum. its riders are safe. self. In order to sustain itself, Moreover, the program has ical dilemma, Oregon by in- ward making bike commutes about 50 bicycles available at An argument can be made for There is also, of course, the the Bike Hub needs to be able only recenty taken off. Last evasive sourc- dustry profes- Eva-Jeanette safe and affordable, right? $15 per term for rent, and it either side—more inclusive issue of keeping the program to replace its equipment. At quarter, only seven bikes es and spin- To be sionals is truly Rawlins The answer is yes, but only hopes to round out the year versus more invested and itself sustainable. The rental the moment, the Bike Hub were rented out of the 21 the doctors are recognized as humbling. if care is taken to ensure that with 100 or more. whatnot. However, for safety cost is higher for VikeBikes simply refurbishes bikes Bike Hub had. Now, all 22 just a handful the best college However, what t’s not every day that we the programs these schools PSU’s bike hub has a reasons, it might be a bet- than the PCC rental program, that have been abandoned on bikes have been rented, partly of the obstacles newspaper in the makes this see a practical applica- start are carefully planned program similar to PCC’s, ter idea to require the same but the Bike Hub does not campus or donated by sup- because of a free rental promo- that frequently recognition Ition of what we learn in and are not abused. Specifi- although the pricetag is a number of credits as is re- take as many precautions in porters of the Bike Hub. But tion for those interested in the stand between state of Oregon even more sat- the classroom toward our cally, the bike rental programs whopping three times the quired to use student health the event that a bike is totaled there’s not always the option Bike to PSU challenge. a newspaper by industry isfying is the day-to-day lives. available at these schools need amount, at $45 per term. insurance. or stolen. of receiving and refurbish- Now that it’s spring again reporter and professionals is class and qual- Rarely do we sit in our sta- to remain vigilant to be suc- VikeBikes, as the program PCC does not offer its own Both programs give the ing said equipment for a and the weather’s a bit nicer, the truth. We ity of the com- tistics classes and daydream cessful. is called, was initiated in fall health insurance, so it isn’t as renters a significant amount low price. the Bike Hub might want to know we don’t truly humbling. petition. The about all the ways we can Both Portland Community 2011. It currently has about 22 much of a concern for them. of equipment. PCC rent- Helmets should always be advertise VikeBikes a little always get the Daily Emerald, change the world through College and Portland State bikes available, with no word However, many students at als include bikes, fenders, new, good locks are expen- more. With some modifica- story right, but in particular, data collection—or maybe it’s University now offer bike on if and when they will get PSU would otherwise be un- helmets, bells, locks and sive and even when the work tions, VikeBikes might just at the Vanguard is a fine news- just me. rental programs. The PCC more. insured without PSU’s cov- lights. VikeBikes rentals in- is done in-house, refurbish- become the model for a uni- we try very hard to serve the paper that has the benefit In any case, the point is program, which is new as First of all, the VikeBikes erage. And considering that, clude bikes, fenders, a rack ing a bike can be costly—any- versity bike rental service. PSU community, and we’d of drawing its staff from the such daydreams may not of this winter, currently has program requires that a according to a 2010 study or basket, a set of front and where from $50–100. A high- Let’s see how it goes. ■ like to think that we succeed tremendous pool of tal- be as far from reality as we more often than we fail. Last ent that is the UO School of think. A group of PSU stu- Friday, the Oregon Newspa- Journalism. We’re honored dents decided just that— and per Publishers Association to compete in the same cat- are now, in fact, changing the space and free speech applies. ers or have stricter regulations On the other hand, though, gave us even more reason to egory with a publication world, one pop-up mobile Shawn Rodgers, Portland on such tirades. if an individual was cam- think that this is the case. that has done so much to grocery store at a time. Where have all the Parks and Recreation’s man- And while the South Park paigning for a women’s right On Friday, the ONPA raise the standard of student Yup, that’s right. Pop-up ELIZABETH THOMPSON/VANGUARD STAFF ager of customer service said, Blocks may be public, they are to choose, I would probably awarded the Vanguard eight journalism in Oregon. To be mobile grocery store. of expansion into new neigh- huge, unfriendly supermar- “Some challenges in it being encircled almost everywhere think of them as an activist first place prizes in catego- awarded ONPA’s top honor In a city where pop-up borhoods, but without losing ket produce sections where a public space is the fact that by privately owned build- that’s trying to raise public ries where our competition amongst such class is an stores and carts are com- A recent survey the local ties to each commu- the announcements blare zealots gone? Constitutional rights apply, ings and private residences awareness as opposed to an was University of Oregon’s accomplishment that we’re monplace, former graduate revealed that nity that are so important to loudly over the intercom and and the nature of what people for students. So when a loud- overzealous crusader. Daily Emerald and Oregon truly proud of. students in PSU’s School of us. We also think it would be the staff are scarce. talk about because of that… mouth comes along, it feels No matter how much I State University’s The Daily In the past year, the Business Administration 40 percent of really cool to give the people The trio bagged up indi- People have a lot of complaints like an infringement of those want to argue against people Barometer. The Vanguard’s Vanguard has been put under Amelia Pape and Colin Gal- Portlanders live in the opportunity to become vidual heads of lettuce whilst Pesky protestors or devoted activists, about that.” private spaces. speaking in the park blocks, first place awards were for pressure, even derided by lison took the idea to a whole areas with limited entrepreneurs.” Agreed. chatting with their custom- And there may be lots of “I did question how people just because I disagree with best section (news), best those who didn’t like some new level a little over a year What’s equally cool is that ers. One couldn’t help but the park blocks are open to everyone complaints about the mes- could come onto public state (most) of the messages that editorial, best spot news of the things we reported. ago. Along with fellow co- access to a large this small company is taking think, “Isn’t this the way it sages people are spewing, school property. I was con- get proposed there, college photograph, best design, We’ve been called sloppy, founder Eric Johnson, they grocery store or on the huge task of debunk- should be?” but unless they’re violating fused by that because it didn’t campuses are supposed to best review, best cartoon- biased, negative and much conceived the idea of taking supermarket. ing the commonly held belief Pape said coming into the city noise ordinances, there’s seem like the place for that. encourage inquiry and criti- ing, best graphic, best house worse—usually by individu- grocery stores to the streets that eating healthy is impos- MBA program, she had no idea not much to be done. “We’re Maybe if we were on a reli- cal thinking, communica- ad and, the big one, general | als who disagree with some that essentially pop-up sible in lower income com- she’d end up an entrepreneur, hroughout my college It’s even more upsetting for in an election year, so you’d gious campus,” Bravo said. tion, the diversity of human excellence. of the things critical report- wherever they please. munities. let alone the president of a experience, a constant Holly students who live on or near think that there would be “If it’s public, then anybody experience, and ethics and Each May, the annual ing digs up. The standards But not just any grocery market flaws and develop a In a 2011 study in the Ar- company. And yet, here she is. T that I could always Laylock the park blocks, frequently a certain level of activity,” could be there and be per- social responsibility. In fact, ONPA awards give us an op- that we hold for ourselves store—a store on wheels. responsive solution. chives of Internal Medicine, She doesn’t claim that it’s count on was that, come rain awakened by threats of fire said Rodgers. “It’s been a suasive to students and try these are the exact goals of portunity to be evaluated by are so high that at times we The My Street Grocery truck, What started out as a class fast food companies had been easy, in the least. Sad- or shine, there were always Other students I’ve talked to and brimstone or the holy quiet year.” to meld their minds to some- the University Studies pro- a newspapers harshest crit- were tempted to believe it, stocked with fresh fruits, project turned into a full- the highest boosts in sales dled with as much debt as the people in the South Park have noticed this absence—this beats of Cedric, the religious Quiet for now, but in years thing that doesn’t have PSU gram at PSU. ics outside of its readership: but in spite of that we put vegetables, milk and other fledged business, and one when built in low-income average student and running Blocks yelling about some- blissfully peaceful silence!—as rapper who used to troll the past, the parks blocks have approval.” She added that it In a way, park block dis- industry peers. Newspaper our heads down and got on necessities, makes stops in that has more than just prof- areas. My Street Grocery is a business that doesn’t exact- thing. Now in my last term, I’m well, which only confirms that area in years past. At least he been alight with controversy. might be acceptable “if it were course actually supports the industry professionals from with the job. And while first neighborhoods to serve cus- its as its bottom-line. out to change that statistic, ly scream “invest” to big-time realizing that I haven’t heard the diatribes are as obnoxious was creative, though. PSU is a unique school for student-run.” goals of PSU. across the state scrutinize drafts are never perfect, it’s tomers who might otherwise What’s crucial about this and it seems to be work- venture capitalists, finding a any rants about God, the envi- and intrusive as I’d imagined. According to the University a number of reasons, one of Perhaps I’m also swayed I suppose what I have the submissions, recognizing comforting to know that our not have access to such a va- venture is the potential for ing. When asked what their way to make ends meet can ronment or what-have-you for “It might’ve been the begin- Planning department, there’s which being the fact that as by the fact that (let’s be hon- biggest problem with, then, excellence in each category peers feel that our document riety. Pape said in an email, a varied and broad group most popular items were, be a tight rope walk. So, she months. After the monsoon ning of last term,” says Vanessa no explanation for the de- Oregon’s largest university, it’s est) most demonstrators are is simply the noise factor. based on strict standards. is representative of this mo- “We serve people who face of stakeholders. My Street Pape proudly responded, observed, it takes a whole lot spring we’ve been having, the Bravo, a music education post- crease in speakers. While PSU located in downtown Portland spouting religious propagan- Who knows how long this As difficult as it can be to ment at Portland State. ■ barriers to healthy eating. Grocery got off the ground “We’re thrilled that fresh of creativity and flexibility. weather (not to mention the bacchalaureate student. “I don’t does keep track of events that in the midst of the city. This da, a cause I’m not in favor of, lull in public discourse will Common barriers include thanks to a Kickstarter produce is a top seller…sweet “I work a couple of side jobs tumultuous political climate) know if they were fundamen- are taking place in the South sets it apart from the Univer- and that these invectives usu- last? In the meantime, I’ll mobility, lack of transporta- campaign that raised nearly potatoes just flew off the with very flexible hours that has finally become ideal for talists or if they were just very Park Blocks, the land is actu- sity of Oregon or Oregon State ally incite screaming matches, just enjoy the birds chirping tion, financial constraints, $13,000, making it a commu- shelves.” allow me to keep my focus these crusading opinion-tout- conservative, but they were say- ally owned by the Portland University, with more tradi- when college campuses are and the steady hum of stu- time, cooking interest or abil- nity-driven enterprise rather What’s also key is that their primarily on My Street.” ers, but lately they’re few and ing “God” a lot and people were Parks and Recreation De- tional college campuses that supposed to make students dents (quietly) enjoying our ity and physical proximity to than a bank-owned one. food comes with meal plans So it’s not a walk in the far between. kind of getting upset.” partment, meaning it’s public might not allow outside speak- feel safe. shared public space. ■ LIKE US ON a grocery store.” This bought them their and recipes—what they call park. But one could look at People, like the elderly, first truck, effectively putting dinner kits, providing simple it this way—money spent on who can’t make it to their lo- wheels on their vision. Fur- instructions on how to as- our education? In the thou- cal store regularly subsist on ther, they have developed key semble a well-balanced meal. sands. Hours spent studying? FACEBOOK non-perishable foods, which relationships with local com- This can be critical for those Hundreds. The chance to see are often lacking in nutrition panies to provide them with who want to eat healthy but what you learn in theory be- Let the latest and abundant in artificial items at a fair cost, so that are unfamiliar with how to come reality? Priceless. preservatives. their prices can remain com- prepare some types of food, or When asked what one of campus news and But it’s not just seniors. A petitive with the large, corpo- for the elderly who may need her key learning experiences event information recent survey revealed that rately owned mega-markets. extra help. was, Pape points to her Pio- come to you. 40 percent of Portlanders Engaging the local com- In a recent KGW News neering Innovation class that live in areas with limited ac- munity in their enterprise story, the My Street Grocery helped her identify a market cess to a large grocery store is what makes this such a truck was shown pulling into failure. “That was very im- or supermarket. These are unique and exciting business. a local senior living commu- portant because we knew we known as urban deserts—a In an interview with Fast nity. It was heartwarming to were creating a needed ser- facebook.com/ subject that Pape focused on Company, Pape revealed that see the individual care that vice that had a place in the in her Pioneering Innovation their “long-term goal is to of- Pape, Gallison and John- market. You can’t say that for PORTLANDSTATEVANGUARD class at PSU, where she was fer micro-franchises to com- son were able to give their all new business ideas.” challenged to look at current munity members as a means patrons. A far cry from the Indeed. ■ JOSEPH MANTECON/VANGUARD STAFF 12 VANGUARD • • TTHTUUEUESRSDAYSDAYDAY,, J ,NOVE,AN JMANAYUARYU M17,ARYBER 201210, 19, 22, 2012 2012 •2011 O P • INION • SP • O SPORTPINIONORTS S ETCETC . • ETC • TH T U• ER THSSDAYDAYUR,,S JJDAYANANUU, ARYMARYAY 10,19,17, 2012 • VANGUARD 13

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a doctorate will earn $1 mil- women in the second class: they truly believe women don’t UPCOMING EVENTS because we are valued less, we belong in the workforce any- lion more in his lifetime than a Edited by Will Shortz No. 0412 May 17 through May 21 The gender woman with similar education. are given less opportunity for way and therefore wish to dis- Many fundamentally sex- economic advancement, and, courage it by allowing women Across 28 Norma of 61 “Go farther” 123 45678 910111213 ist practices are thought to without economic power, we to be paid less. Or perhaps it’s 1 Govt. org. whose “Sunset sloganeer, once THURSDAY contribute to the adjusted, continue to be valued less. something more subtle. It is logo depicts an Boulevard” 62 Lassitude 14 15 16 eagle standing “unexplained” portion of the After its equal pay law was said that the biggest privilege 32 White jacket, 63 Break wage gap—myth? on a key often 17 18 19 gap. Studies show that when passed, in just one year Wis- of all—in this case, regarding 64 Debussy A workshop with Quincy Newell: “‘Is There No 4 Actress Veronica 35 Core contemporary it comes to subjective evalu- consin climbed to 24th among male privilege—is the luxury who was the 20 21 22 23 36 Computer maker 65 Breaks Blessing for Me?’ Jane James’s Construction of ations carried out by both national rankings of gender of remaining wholly unaware model in the last cigarette ad 37 Unimagined 66 Lack of focus, 24 25 26 Space in Latter-day Saint History and Practice” colloquially employers and customers— pay disparity, with women of your privilege. Perhaps shown on U.S. 38 Clearance sites? 2 to 4 p.m. which play a part in who gets making 78 percent as much as the masculine majority in the TV 27 28 29 30 31 Neuberger Hall, room 407 The value of being a woman 42 Vocabulary- Down a raise or promotion and who men. One wonders, then, why Wisconsin legislature simply 9 Backyard event, related informally 1 Annual Image 32 33 34 35 In telling her life story, African American Mormon woman doesn’t—women are almost lawmakers such as Walker could not handle the fact that 45 Kind of wave 14 View from Awards grp. Jane James positioned herself near the center of the Latter-day always judged more harshly and Grothman would be so their successes may have been 46 Judiciary 36 37 Casablanca: 2 Alternative to Saint story, inserting herself into LDS myth-history. In this than men; men are routinely diametrically opposed to that due in part to pro-male dis- Abbr. checker: Abbr. Putinka, briefly 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 way, she carved out a space in LDS history and practice for Last month, Wisconsin Re- major, occupation, industry, assumed to be more capable, kind of evidential progress. crimination, and their failures 15 Item on a 47 Forage storage 3 Literary middle toothpick, maybe name herself despite the efforts of the church hierarchy to marginalize publican Gov. Scott Walker Kristen sector, hours worked, work- even when the opposite is true. It’s entirely possible that in spite of it. ■ 48 Faucet 45 46 16 Stop abruptly attachment 4 He is “more an her because of her race. This essay focuses primarily on signed a repeal of that state’s Carangi place flexibility, experience, Parental status also affects 17 I.S.P. giant 52 Steamy place antique Roman 47 48 49 50 51 the autobiography James dictated in the first decade of the 2009 Equal Pay Enforcement educational attainment, en- men and women differently: 18 Queen of India than a Dane,” in 55 Some 26-/21- literature 20th century in order to understand how and why James Act, which allowed victims from women’s “decision” to rollment status, grade point fathers in the workplace are 19 Persian Gulf port Down volunteers 52 53 54 55 56 5 Georgia’s on its inserted herself into the center of the LDS story. Contact us at of workplace pay discrimina- prioritize child rearing over average, institution selectiv- respected and encouraged, Online Comments 20 Founder of the 57 Capital of the side 57 58 59 60 [email protected] to receive a copy of the workshop tion to seek damages in state their careers. ity, age, race/ethnicity, region, whereas mothers are deval- 26-/21-Down, country that’s who died on 6 Where long- paper. This event is free and open to the public. courts. The equal pay law pro- “What you’ve got to look marital status and number of ued, either because they are The story doesn’t stop when the print hits the page. Don’t like some- alphabetically distance calls 61 62 63 April 12, 1912 first in the United tected against pay discrimina- at,” he said, “and Ann Coulter children, a 5 percent differ- perceived as not being dedi- thing you read in the Vanguard? Want us to cover a story? Do you feel are made in the 23 Initial feeling? Nations Mideast? 64 65 66 tion based on race, gender, age, has looked at this, is you have ence in the earnings of male cated enough or due to the be- there is more to be said? You have the opportunity to praise us or rip 24 It helps you get 59 Some 7 ___ since FRIDAY disability, religion and sexual to break it down by married and female college graduates lief that they “should be home a handle on Beethoven us apart here at the Vanguard. Post a comment online or write us a things 8 It flows with the Puzzle by Michael Shteyman orientation; however, it was and unmarried. Once you one year after graduation was with their kids.” Even the hir- works wind letter. Tell us what you think. 25 It’s a thought 33 Yearn 52 They’re lifted on enacted mainly in response to break it down by married and still unexplained. “After 10 ing process itself is skewed 60 The Battle Born 9 Cool quality, in 41 Transport on two International Night 2012: A Journey without Here are some online highlights from psuvanguard.com. 27 Torch bearer State: Abbr. wheels chairlifts the fact that the gender wage unmarried, the differential years in the workforce, there’s heavily in favor of men, with modern slang 34 When doubled, a Borders 10 “Father of,” in vitamin 42 Openings gap in Wisconsin was worse disappears.” an unexplained 12 percent several studies showing that 53 “No ___ nada” 5 to 10 p.m. ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE Arabic deficiency 43 Deleted, as text (“Don’t worry than the national average. 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EDITOR: CORY MIMMS [email protected] SPORTS 503-725-4538 Outdoor championships cap off record- Spring scrimmage gets the kinks Throwing gold Senior Sean Mackelvie won breaking season the Big Sky Cham- pion men’s javelin out for football throw. He qualified Some Vikings will Sprinters led the women’s the season, the Vikings met and for regionals along move on to NCAA side. Junior Geronne Black even exceeded what Harrison with Geronne The Vikings closed whole spring, and finally we The day was infused with a finished first in the women’s and the rest of coaching staff Black, who won out the quarter got the chance to [play] in a sense of optimism. The Vikings West Regionals 100-meter dash, an event she wanted. the women’s game setting,” freshman defen- packed the stands at Cronin 100-meter. with their annual Alex Moore has led all season. Black was “As a coach, one of the sive end Sadat Sulleyman said. Field and viewers spilled over Vanguard Staff also a part of the 4x100 relay things you want at the end spring game at “It was great competition.” onto the grass to watch the team that took first place. She of the year is for everyone to Jesuit High School Sulleyman is one of the team show their stuff. Portland State broke numer- competed with junior Sierra be better than they were at emerging stars on a defensive “We’re so happy because Brooks, senior Anaiah Rhodes the beginning of the year,” side that looks stronger every we’re coming off a winning ous conference and school re- Randall Theil cords last weekend at the Big and freshman Jazmin Ratcliff. Harrison said. “I saw that Vanguard staff month. The Viking defense season,” junior wide receiver Sky Outdoor Track and Field After the conference meet, the happen on all levels. Every- forced five turnovers during AJ Powell said. “We’re not sat- Championships. The women’s relay team was ranked 19th in one improved. We do need to Spring is the season of re- the game and won the two-hour isfied with 7-4. We want to go 4x100 relay team broke the con- the west region. The top 25 go work on the competitive side. building for football. The match 44-24, using the game’s to the national championship. ference championship record to the NCAA West Regional. If that can improve, and it Vikings, who ended their first modified scoring system. We want to win the Big Sky. en route to winning their event. Senior Mandy Keifer was does over time, it’ll give us a winning season in half a de- “I think they were very op- We want to do all that and be Senior Dominique Maloney also successful in her last meet shot at scoring more.” cade last year, also lost their portune,” Burton said. “That number one in the state and broke the Portland State record as a Viking. Keifer finished in The conference season may adam wickham/VANGUARD STAFF star quarterback and running was the thing. They took advan- number one in the nation.” in the women’s 400-meter. And fifth place in the heptathlon. be over, but the Vikings have a back as well as leaders on de- tage of opportunities. Tipped Powell said the team had a to top it off, senior Sean Mackel- Her finish was the fifth best few athletes that are qualified fense. Months of rebuilding balls. And believe it or not, it’s new sense of commitment af- vie was the Big Sky Champion in Portland State history and for regionals. Mackelvie and and training culminated last the stuff we practice. We con- ter last year, and all the play- in the men’s javelin. earned four of the women’s to- Black will be going, and it is weekend in the Vikings’ annu- stantly practice tipped balls, ers were focused on what they Overall, the women finished tal 71 points. highly probable that the 4x100 BETWEEN al spring scrimmage at Jesuit fumble calls, stuff like that. And were supposed to be doing in seventh place with a score Although the women’s relay team will qualify as well. High School in Beaverton. so I think it paid off for them.” during the offseason. of 71 points. The men finished team did not get a top three Regionals will be held in Aus- “By far, [it was] the best Part of the defense’s suc- “We made a great transition eighth with 15 points, a victory finish, the program is - aim tin, Texas, on May 24–26. spring bowl we’ve had here,” cess could be attributed to the from last fall to this spring for a team that only brought ing to improve on their result After school ends, the Vi- head coach Nigel Burton said. number of quarterbacks who because of the work they did four athletes to the competition. next season. The expectations kings will begin summer train- “One of the best I’ve ever seen were called up for the scrim- over the winter,” Burton said. “If I was a coach at another are to repeat a top three fin- ing. Harrison hopes to change in terms of where we left off in mage. The Vikings, who are “We would have Saturdays up the workouts and improve Abandon all hope, where we would have 80 guys school, I’d probably be in ish in the indoor season and the fall—the amount of guys still looking for a replacement pretty big trouble if I brought get a top three finish in the all the athletes in different ar- who needed to come in and for senior quarterback Connor out on the field working. So a whole team and a team that outdoor season. If the Vikings eas than they are used to. take on big roles for us and the Kavanaugh, cycled quarter- what I told them is to make only brought four people did continue to be successful, the “Right now, the plan is for Timbers fans way they stepped up. I was re- backs for nearly every series. sure that same progression— better than me,” head coach program can grow in other students to finish up strong ally proud of the quarterbacks Burton complimented his that same commitment—con- Ronnye Harrison said. aspects, like recruitment. in their last term of school,” and running backs in particu- quarterbacks after the game, tinues through the summer.” Two of the four men that “We just have to continue to Harrison said. “During the Randall Theil derail a soccer season is personnel decisions of a lar. I felt like they got better but didn’t tip his head about The spring game ends the Vi- Vanguard staff competed finished 10th or grow in other areas besides the summer, I like to work on literally being pulled down man who makes enough every day.” the team’s selection. kings’ football program for the better, awarding the team sprints,” Harrison said. “I real- some other areas of the body The Timbers haven’t had into them. They are a singu- money daily to buy my The day started with a youth “I feel great because, in the quarter. The team will come with points. One of the two, ly want to see our distance pro- that don’t normally get hit an easy time this year, but larity of bad. life, but the guy has looked camp and Viking alumni flag end, the thing you’re looking back together in August to get Mackelvie, finished first in the gram start becoming a more during the year. So I hope to the last time we discussed We are being cosmically worse than clueless this football game, but the high- for is guys to step up, not for ready for its 2012 campaign. men’s javelin throw, but the functional part of the program. get people in shape during them, there was still reason punished for abandoning season. Who decided it was light of the afternoon was the everybody else to retreat and “It was a great spring and a senior also scored in the triple We have to get the right people the year.” to be optimistic. Kenny Cooper. We were a good idea to move star offense-defense scrimmage, one guy not to,” Burton said. lot of guys showed up,” senior jump with a ninth place finish. in the right training, and that Another off-season plan for That hope is gone now. fools to trade away his lov- midfielder Jack Jewsbury to where Viking fans got their “And so what happened was, a quarterback Nick Green said. Freshman Jake Ovgard also will come through recruiting Harrison involves former Vi- As I write this, the team able caveman brow and defender against Columbus? first look at the 2012 Viking bunch of guys stepped up, and “We were out there all winter scored points for the team in the right folks.” king Karene King, who is still is marching to Houston guileless smile for Scottish I guess it worked out in the football squad in an actual continue to make it hard for us working hard, and we’re go- Karl kuchs/VANGUARD STAFF Perfect pass Wide receiver Justin Monahan snatches the ball. The Vikings are still looking for a replacement for star the men’s 100-meter dash. Harrison wasn’t disap- coached by Harrison. King is like doomed Spartans, and striker Kris Boyd’s Jason end, since Jewsbury was in game setting. to make a decision. And that’s ing to continue to work hard quarterback Connor Kavanaugh. “That’s a lot of pressure pointed with his squad’s per- working on qualifying for the though I do not know the Statham-esque reced- position to head out a dan- “We’ve been going at it the exactly what we want.” through the summer.” ■ for a young kid to have, but formance this year. As far as 2012 Olympics, and if she does, outcome of that match, I ing hairline and human- gerous ball in the 27th min- he held his own really well,” expectations at the beginning of Harrison would go to London can’t imagine it will be pret- sized nose. ute, but it also took the wind Harrison said. the year and at the beginning of to coach her. ■ ty. The Timbers are just an- We got rid of the guy out of the Timbers offense’s other doomed notch on the who scored the Timbers’ already-deflated sails. We Stellar defense Houston Dynamo’s safety- first goal in major league were lucky to walk out of Junior Courtney caution-orange bedpost. soccer, and look where it’s that game nil-nil. Awards galore VanBrocklyn won Let’s drop the pretense. gotten us. Cooper is play- We’re currently sitting the Best Defensive The Timbers are the worst ing for the New York Red in last place in the West- Women’s basketball to Senior Shauneice Samms Player award. team in the league right now. Bulls and currently tied for ern Conference with eight won the Team Player award Six other players Sports Writers Needed “Oh, but Randall,” you goals with French phenom points. That might not prepare for next season for her unselfish play. She av- made the cut protest. “Toronto FC is the Thierry Henry for most sound too bad, but my eraged 6 points a game and 3.9 for the Big Sky worst team in the league. goals scored, at nine. sources tell me last place is after annual post-season rebounds in 2011–12. She also Conference All- They haven’t won a game Nine! Nine goals! actually the worst standing led the team in shots blocked Academic teams. all season! Their goal differ- Cooper has outscored when it comes to getting a team awards this season, with 34. ential is -12, for God’s sake!” our entire team by him- playoff spot. Statistically, The Viking Power Award That is nonsense, dear self, and he isn’t even the the team in last place is quite went to sophomore transfer Nilesh Tendolkar reader. The Timbers’ two premier striker on a team unlikely to make tourna- Vanguard staff week at the BridgePort Brew- Kate Lanz. This award is given wins are a mirage. They named after a god-damned ments where membership Pub in Portland, where numer- to the player who works the don’t exist. They are worse energy drink. is determined by winning. This season wasn’t the most ous awards were given out. hardest during physical con- than a mirage. They are I don’t want to pin this At this point, we might be successful for the Portland Senior Eryn Jones won the ditioning exercises. an affront. The Timbers’ all on Boyd, because evi- better off hiring the best State women’s basketball team. team’s Most Valuable Player Jones, Lanz and Greene second win shouldn’t even dently he walked into a computer science major in After winning the conference award. Over the season, Jones also made the Big Sky Con- count. The goal wasn’t much more precarious Scotland to surreptitiously and making it to the NCAA averaged 13.3 points and 4.2 as- ference All-Academic teams scored by our dynamic new position than was origi- change the standings on tournament last season, the sists. Jones led the conference in along with senior Stephanie offense; it was put in by nally supposed. After last MLS’s website. Vikings failed to make it to the three-point shots and had a top- Egwuatu, and freshmen Lariel Kansas City’s own defend- year’s strong performance, I don’t want to indulge Big Sky Conference playoffs 10 record in scoring and assists. Powell and Mikaela Rivard. ers. That win embarrasses it looked like a hot forward in conspiracy theories, this year. The team finished Freshman Allison Greene Under current fifth-year both teams. If I can get all was all Portland needed to but have you looked at our with a 15-14 record (7-9 in the received the Most Improved head coach Sherri Murrell, Einstein for a moment, I take it to the next level. In- last-five-played record? Big Sky Conference). Player award. She averaged the Vikings have finished Get paid $8.80 an hour/4–12 hours per week to write. would ask you to visualize stead, they’ve turned into a It’s L-L-W-L-T. That might However, there were some 4.8 points and 2.5 rebounds with a winning record every See your work in print every week. Get behind-the-scenes access to college and profes- the Timbers’ 2012 season pumpkin before our eyes. look like nonsense at first, positives from this year’s per game after starting six season. Her overall record sional sports in Portland. No newspaper experience required. Must be enthusiastic about as a bowling ball pressing No one has looked more but have you considered campaign: the team finished times this season. is 98-60. The Vikings will reporting, willing to cover any event and responsive to constructive criticism. down into a memory foam surprised by this turn of Spencer and Boyd might be with an overall winning re- The Best Defensive Player miss three outgoing seniors mattress. The Timbers events than coach John trying to spell “thanks for cord, and six of its players award went to junior Courtney from the current 13-player are so dense with misery Spencer. I wouldn’t nor- the paycheck, assholes” in made the cut for the Big Sky VanBrocklin, who averaged roster next season, but with Send your resume and writing samples to sports editor Cory Mimms at [email protected], that everything that could mally second-guess the their native Gaelic? ■ Conference All-Academic 13.2 points and 3.7 rebounds. new player acquisitions and or apply at the Vanguard office in the Smith Memorial Student Union sub-basement. teams. To celebrate its ac- She made 45 steals overall and spring practices, the team complishments, the team shot just over 90 percent from should be ready to charge Karl kuchs/VANGUARD STAFF held its annual banquet last the free-throw line. once again next season. ■ 16 VANGUARD • • THTHUURRSSDAYDAY,, M NOVEAY 17,M BER2012 10, • SP2011ORT •S SPORTS

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all photos adam Wickham/VANGUARD STAFF Throwing lighting Pitcher Anna Bertrand slings in a strike at the PCSC Championship. She led the team to a 1-0 victory in game two. 205-pounds Jordan Hinchman vs Jeremy Morse

170-pounds Championship title for Vikings Grant Burger vs Softball takes victory, moves on to NCAA Tarrance Williams 155-pounds Rosemary Hanson at bat, Saturday was all about sixth. The play was the result Turning Two Vanguard staff Junior Carly Clint Patterson vs the pitching. Junior Anna of a lead-off hit by Fine, who McEachran makes William Hill The Portland State women’s Bertrand led the team to the was traded at base for pinch a double play. The softball team beat St. Mary’s 1-0 victory, pitching a full- runner Aubrey Nitschelm. Vikings progress to become the two-time Pa- game shutout. The junior gave Karmen Holladay followed to the NCAA Cycling cific Coast Softball Confer- up no walks and only three up Fine’s hit with a sacrifice regionals for the Reach the Beach ence champions. The Vikings hits while striking out eight bunt, advancing Nitschelm to fourth time. Begins at four locations: defeated the Gaels 6-1 in game batters. Bertrand’s perfor- second base, and Hendrickson Portland (100 miles), Newberg one on Friday and followed it mance earned her the Most nailed a hit that drove her (80 miles), Amity (55 miles), with a 1-0 shutout on Satur- Outstanding Pitcher award teammate home. Grand Ronde (28 miles) day. The Vikings advance to for the championship. The game finished with the NCAA regionals for the “I think our edge was defi- key catches in foul territory Sunday, May 17 second year, and they have nitely our great pitching,” paired with Bertrand pitch- been selected to face Oregon in senior infielder Jenna Krogh ing her eighth strikeout of the MLS Eugene for the first round of said. “We are not as good as St. day. The Vikings managed to NCAA play. Marys at the plate, but Friday stop the Gaels from scoring Day one against the Gaels we came out hard and hit real- and secured the champion- vs featured Viking offense at its ly well, and on Saturday Anna ship victory. finest, as sophomore Becca kept us in that game.” The Vikings play the Timbers (2-5-3) vs Bliss and freshman Brittany Bertrand’s performance this Oregon Ducks for the opening Chicago (4-2-3) Hendrickson each slammed weekend and throughout her round of NCAA regionals in a home run. The teams were entire season also earned the Eugene, where they had a dou- Jeld-Wen Field tied at 1-1 to start the top of junior a unanimous Mountain ble-header in non-conference 4 p.m. Forecast: high of 55, overcast the sixth, but Bliss’ homer Division Pitcher of the Year play earlier this season. There drove in three runs. The home award. She earned the honor couldn’t have been a better run from Bliss could not have alongside teammate Alicia draw because the teams pre- come at a better time for the Fine, who got Mountain Divi- viously played each other, sophomore, who had many of sion Freshman Player of the Echo-Hawk said. Game times for NCAA her earlier hits caught by the Year, and Echo-Hawk, who “I think it is definitely ben- Gaels’ defense, head coach got Mountain Division Coach eficial for us at the plate,” Krogh regionals in Eugene Tobin Echo-Hawk said. Next, of the Year. said. “We’ve seen their pitchers. Courtesy of goducks.com Hendrickson sealed the deal “[Bertrand] just has been We know what they’re working with a single run off her hom- our rock all season,” Echo- with, and we’ve played at their Thursday, May 17 er in the seventh inning to Hawk said. “She is one of the stadium. So it is nothing new, 3 p.m. game 1: BYU v. Mississippi State complete the 6-1 victory. main reasons we have been which keeps us relaxed and able 6 p.m. game 2: Oregon v. Portland State “We worked really hard as successful as we have, and to perform at our best.” the last two weeks to prepare it was nice to see her go down The Vikings will play Friday, May 18 for their pitcher,” Echo-Hawk there and have a little suc- Oregon on Thursday at 6 p.m. 11 a.m. game 3: game 1 and 2 winners said. “We knew we were go- cess…She lost to them earlier The format is double elimi- ing to see their number one in the season, so I know she nation, giving the Vikings 2 p.m. game 4: games 1 and 2 losers at some point, so we really was going in with something two chances to progress in 5 p.m. game 5: game 4 winner v. game 3 loser practiced hard working on to prove, not only to them and the tournament. This is the the things she was going to to our team but to herself.” second consecutive year Saturday, May 19 throw us.” The winning run for the and fourth time the Vikings Noon game 6: game 3 winner v. game 5 winner While the opening game Vikings was off a hit by Hen- have made it to the NCAA showcased the Vikings’ ability drickson in the bottom of the regionals. ■