INDEX Martyrdom and the Reign of Terror NEWS............................2 FREE ARTS...............................6 The Vanguard is published every PSU Opera presents Frantces Poulenc’s OPINION.........................11 Tuesday and Thursday Dialogues of the Carmelites PAGE SEVEN SPORTS..........................14 PSUVANGUARD.COM PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY SUSTAINABLE SINCE 1946 PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY PUBLISHED SINCE 1946 TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012 • VOL. 66 NO. 49 Confusion Education urban renewal area surrounds Children’s presented at public forum Center Hearing held at PSU Urban Center summer highlights proposed changes services GWEN SHAW would be allowed, which would re- VANGUARD STAFF sult in an average tax base annual s one of a series of pub- growth rate of 3.5 percent over the Miscommunication lic forums and hearings project’s lifetime. According to the leads to summer A on the proposed educa- quick-facts sheet provided by PDC tion urban renewal area, the forum and PSU, this is a 1.2 percent increase funding questions held at Portland State on April 17 over the estimated average tax base if was intended to increase awareness the area was not a part of an urban JOSH KELETY VANGUARD STAFF and garner public approval. More renewal plan. than 100 people attended the hear- “The money comes from the Many Portland State student-parents ing at PSU’s Urban Center to learn growth in the property tax revenue,” take advantage of campus child care about and discuss the proposed plan. Wiewel said. He explained that in the MILES SANGUINETTI/VANGUARD STAFF services, including the Children’s Attendees were able to ask questions 144-acre area designated by the city Urban renewal discussion Mayor Sam Adams, PSU President Wim Wiewel and Portland Center, located on the first floor of and voice concerns or comments for the renewal plan, current proper- Development Commission Executive Director Patrick Quinton spoke at the education urban Smith Memorial Student Union. that were then answered by PSU ty taxes would continue to be paid as renewal area forum on April 17. Funded by the Associated Stu- President Wim Wiewel and Portland they are. But the growth in property dents of Portland State University’s Development Commission Executive taxes, whether it comes from the 2.8 Portland Mayor Sam Adams they do great things with it,” Ad- Student Fee Committee, the frequently Director Patrick Quinton. percent per year increase that Oregon was present for the beginning of ams said. “$100 million sounds used center is a valuable resource The renewal plan would include has or from the construction of new the forum. He introduced Wiewel like a lot of money, and it is; but it’s for student-parents, enabling them 144 acres in and around the university buildings added to the tax base, will and spoke a little bit about the pro- over 28 years.” and would take 28 years to com- pay for the additions and improve- posed plan. “Every time PSU gets SEE CHILDCARE ON PAGE 5 plete. A maximum debt of $169 millio ments in the area. a little bit of unexpected money, SEE URBAN RENEWAL ON PAGE 4 Jordann Kearns receives The final countdown Oregon’s Young Dietitian TriMet of the Year award announces 2012–13 budget PSU dietitian focuses proposal on intuitive eating, ALEX MIERJESKI personal awareness VANGUARD STAFF AUSTIN Maggs After months of seeking solutions VANGUARD STAFF for the projected $12 million budget There are numerous methods that shortfall for the 2012–13 fiscal year, people use to try and manage their TriMet announced its final budget weight, including exercise, dieting proposal on April 11. Still citing a and measuring how many calories stagnant economy, a dip in federal they eat in a day, among others. But operating funds and continued prob- Portland State dietitian Jordann lems negotiating the Amalgamated Kearns teaches a different method. Transit Union 757 contract, TriMet By definition, a dietitian is a food scaled back some of the initial service SARIA DY/VANGUARD STAFF Beth deHamel, TriMet’s chief financial officer, spoke to Portland residents at a meeting earlier counselor and specializes in re- cuts contained in the earlier budget this year. searching diets and counseling pa- proposals. However, the proposal re- tients in developing their eating tains some of the more drastic chang- System changes would take effect McFarlane to the TriMet Board of habits. Kearns focuses on intuitive es ever seen to the overall service the in September and will likely affect Directors, McFarlane lauds Tri- COURTESY OF SARA GRAY eating, also known as mindful eating, Jordann Kearns is a SHAC dietitian. agency offers. commuters who use buses and those Met’s cooperation with the public to which isn’t a diet but a food philoso- A merging of the original propos- who rely on the MAX Free Rail Zone, produce an outcome that takes into phy, where people are attuned with als released in late December 2011 which encompasses downtown account the needs of the agency’s their hunger signals to help control and nutrition, choosing registered and around 16,000 public comments Portland and stretches to the MAX ridership while also recognizing their hunger. dietitians as food and nutrition ex- TriMet has received since then, the Lloyd Center stop on Northeast 11th certain financial needs of TriMet. On April 23, Kearns received perts, and their vision is to opti- final budget proposal represents Avenue. The final proposal will have “The recommended service changes Oregon’s Young Dietitian of the Year mize Oregonians’ health through the perceived convergence of public a public hearing on April 25 at 9 a.m. reflect difficult choices and actions award presented by the Oregon food and nutrition. “It’s an honor need and corporate ability to accom- at the City of Portland building in necessary for fiscal stability,” the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. to be recognized for my work on modate. The revised plan includes, Downtown Portland. memo states. It further reflects on The academy is Oregon’s largest campus and I guess for my contri- among other things, the elimination According to TriMet, this final the open-house process that TriMet food and nutrition expert group bution to the dietetic community,” of fare zones and the move to a flat- proposal emphasizes the agency’s arranged in order to solicit feed- and represents every dietitian in Kearns said. fare system, the elimination of the continued consideration for its rider- back from the Portland community. Oregon. Its goals are to improve MAX Free Rail Zone and bus service ship’s input and opinion. In a memo Oregonians’ health through food SEE KEARNS ON PAGE 5 cuts and reconfigurations. from TriMet General Manager Neil SEE TRIMET ON PAGE 5 2 VANGUARD • TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012 • NEWS NENE WSNEWS WS • • T T•UU E TESUSDAYDAYESDAY, ,J JANAN, AUUPARYARYRIL 24, 17, 2012 • VANGUARD 3 EDITOR: VANESSA WENDLAND [email protected] NEWS 503-725-5690 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF [email protected] Joshua Hunt NEWS EDITOR [email protected] Vanessa Wendland Taking back the night, breaking the silence PSU students win Oregon Indian Education OPINION EDITOR [email protected] Joseph Mantecon ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Association awards [email protected] News Briefs Erick Bengel SPORTS EDITOR SAM LLOYD [email protected] VANGUARD STAFF Randall Theil Higher One faces lawsuit over hidden fees COPY CHIEF Higher One, currently partnered with Portland State as an option Kathryn Banks for financial aid distribution, is being sued by students in California for PRODUCTION MANAGER various alleged offenses. Ben Patterson Students at Ventura College are engaged in a lawsuit with the com- PHOTO EDITOR pany for $5 million, claiming breach of contract as well as violations of Adam Wickham prominent California state government acts, including California’s Con- ONLINE EDITOR sumers Legal Remedies Act and Electronic Transfer Funds Act. Unlawful Jann Messer fees cited by the plaintiffs include Higher One’s $25 fee for transferring ONLINE EDITOR money between accounts, as well as its $0.50 PIN transaction fee and Bryan Morgan $4.50 fee for using a non-Higher One ATM. Higher One made $66 mil- lion in convenience fees in 2010. CALENDAR EDITOR Erick Bengel “When, on that Higher One website, students are asked to choose how they would like their financial aid refund disbursed, Higher One Shilo George, an arts practices senior, recieved the Outstanding Volunteer of ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR concedes students’ other banking options, deceives students about its the Year award. [email protected] Adam WICKHAM/VANGUARD STAFF Meredith Meier United for a cause PSU students and community members march at the 2011 Take Back the Night event. excessive and unconscionable fees, and does not adequately disclose people that I taught, and that Multnomah County—do not the full complement of fees students will be subjected to by Higher ADVERTISING MANAGER is a wonderful thing.” graduate from high school, One,” said Sherry McFall, a Ventura College student and plaintiff in the Iris Meyers the official TBTN website, Like George, Hopinka be- and of those who do, only PSU to hold event in solidarity case, in an official statement. ADVERTISING DESIGNER people in Philadelphia as- lieves education is very impor- 54 percent attempt high- Laura Shea with survivors of sexual violence sembled in solidarity after The Associated Students of Portland State University had taken issue tant to Native Americans. “It er education,” said Tana the murder of Susan Alexan- with topics similar to these shortly after Higher One was implemented empowers native youth to take Atchley, secretary on the ex- ADVISER der Smith, who was fatally at PSU. So far, there are no signs of a similar lawsuit being filed by pride in their identity, to learn ecutive board of the Oregon Judson Randall GIovanna MarronE VANGUARD STAFF with a sidelong glance and a stabbed by a stranger only a anyone enrolled at PSU.