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Portland State University Published since 1946 Portland State University Published since 1946 TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012 • VOL. 66 NO. 45 New PSU Oregon MESA receives $216,000 Entrepreneurial Center hits the grant for invention education ground running Lemelson Foundation grant to Executive Director Shelley help MESA expand Gunton aims to help students turn ideas into reality programs across

Sam Lloyd Oregon Vanguard Staff Austen Ruzicka The Portland State University Center for Vanguard staff Innovation and Entrepreneurship has a single staff member: Executive Director Shelley Gunton. regon Mathematics, Engineering, But with extensive experience in growing busi- Science and Achievement recently nesses from ideas, Gunton knows how to get O received a $216,000 grant from the things off the ground, and her sights are set on Portland-based Lemelson Foundation to ex- launching the new center, which will act as a pand its focus on invention education. MESA hub for students, faculty, staff and anyone seek- programs provide early pathways for the next— ing to start a business. and future—generation of engineers and scien- Gunton, who has been involved in the field tists, giving support and tools to Oregon middle of entrepreneurship extensively since 2005, and high school students. Its programs teach stepped into her role as executive director of the students in the early stages of their educational COURTESY OF DAVID CORONADO/OREGON MESA MESA Day Ockley Green School students showcase their wind energy designs to judges. new center on Feb. 1. While the center is still in careers about degrees that could help them pur- its planning stages and has no physical location sue work in the engineering and science fields. as of now, Gunton has big plans for the latest This most recent grant from Lemelson is Invention education focuses on the practical David Coronado, executive director of Oregon addition to PSU’s expanding entrepreneurial actually the third grant awarded to Oregon application of science, engineering and math- MESA, said that school doesn’t adequately efforts. Her goal for the center is to make it a MESA and will support expanding its curri- ematical concepts. Programs that encourage it, teach invention education to students. “Schools place where students can grow their ideas into cula to other schools in the state, creating new like Oregon MESA, allow students to develop focus on content education, which is important, real businesses and jobs. invention-based programs that solve global solutions for real-world problems. but does not give space for students to be cre- “There’s a real electricity that’s created when issues, training new teachers and mentors and “Invention can create change, and it is at the ative,” he said. “Creativity is important. When people get together and start working on new funding the annual MESA day competition. root of economic well being and the quality we lose that edge in creativity, innovation dies. and exciting things,” Gunton said. “The CIE The grant, which will be dispersed over the of life enjoyed in the developed world today,” If you look at the biggest inventors, they were will act as a catalyst to help make this happen.” next three years, will also be used to develop wrote Erin Tochen, program officer at the As an experienced entrepreneur herself, new curricula each year. Lemelson Foundation, in an email. SEE MESA GRANT ON PAGE 5 Gunton knows that the job environment of the present day is such that being an entre- preneur is less of a risk and more of a viable option. She believes that it is a valuable career path for students, given that it will provide TriMet to release them with business knowledge and the abil- ity to generate ideas. And Gunton isn’t alone in her sentiments. “I think it’s good that the university is in- final budget proposal structing students not just how to get a job, but if they want, how to make their own job,” said computer engineering junior Erik Wright. Gunton believes the new center will pro- in mid-April vide infrastructure and resource coordina- tion, which will help support students in their missions to become entrepreneurs. Above all, Transportation agency “The full budget has not been re- she believes in giving students the opportunity still working to fill leased yet,” said Mary Fetsch, Tri- to do what they want in terms of their businesses Met’s chief media relations officer. and making their ideas into realities. deficit gap Fetsch estimates that a final budget “I am working on a variety of different pro- will be released sometime in mid- KARL KUCHS/VANGUARD STAFF Josh Kelety Commuting students board MAX at the Academic Student Rec and Center stop. grams that can help students, faculty and staff Vanguard Staff April, after the agency reviews the now,” Gunton said. “For example, we’re plan- feedback from the second round ning a ‘Start-Up Weekend’ for Oct. 5–7 that will be As TriMet’s town-hall style public of town-hall style public hearings while cuts in service will still be that has now been increased to $1.2 open to all students, faculty and staff —it’s a crazy, forums and meetings regarding its held throughout March. made, the number of cuts have been million. The most recent proposal high-energy few days of working on business $17 million budget deficit and sub- Feedback from these past events significantly reduced. “About half notes the streamlining of TriMet’s ideas brought to the event by the participants and sequent systemic changes come to will likely be factored into TriMet’s the service cuts have been taken off internal functionality through ad- building out a plan to make them happen.” an end, Portland-area communities final budget proposal and - ulti the table,” Fetsch said. ministrative layoffs and fiscal cuts Gunton suggested that PSU students interest- could soon see how their input fac- mately the actual functioning In order to make up for less ser- in TriMet’s various transit support ed in starting their own businesses sign up for tors into TriMet’s proposed changes. budget. “Additional changes to the vice cuts, TriMet has outlined its departments and programs. the Entrepreneurship Club in order to get up- According to TriMet, it has been proposal will be made based on plans to find revenue gains within Despite the reduction in service to-date information on what the center will be revising its initial budget propos- feedback from hearings and other its own operations. Fetsch said cuts, the elimination of some bus doing. Gunton is in the process of planning the als to incorporate input from the public comments,” Fetsch said. that TriMet is looking at “internal routes and the Free Rail Zone still workspace for the center, and how to use it in Portland and outlying communi- One of the biggest sources of con- efficiencies, including layoffs and stand. The current proposal shows such a way that would provide maximum re- ties, and while the final budget has troversy regarding TriMet’s budget program cuts to close the $12 to $17 the elimination of the Free Rail sources and aid to students. yet to be released, the proposals proposals has been its suggested million shortfall.” The initial pro- Zone would generate $2.7 million have been refined for further anal- service cuts, and recent versions of posal indicated $500,000 would SEE SHELLEY GUNTON ON PAGE 4 ysis and discussion. the budget proposals indicate that come from internal reductions, but SEE TRIMET ON PAGE 5 2 VANGUARD • TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012 • NEWS NNEEWS WS N E WS• • T T U U•EE S STDAYDAYUES, ,DAYJ JAANUNU, AARYARYPRI L24, 17, 3, 2012 • VANGUARD 3

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NEWS EDITOR [email protected] Vanessa Wendland ASPSU considers Current structure and proposed Growth stunted for nation’s first ‘living building’ OPINION EDITOR [email protected] changes provided by ASPSU committee Joseph Mantecon lar building,” Gregory said. “The project team is really ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR [email protected] restructuring “PSU remains deeply com- continuing the process of Erick Bengel mitted to being a living evaluating what the options SPORTS EDITOR laboratory for sustainability are for private sector fund- [email protected] Vision and Reform Committee initiatives and continues to ing, so what that would look Randall Theil proposal could be on the May need the sustainability re- like and what amounts and COPY CHIEF search, faculty office and the timing is still something Kathryn Banks 2012 ballot classroom spaces that the the team is still working on,” building would have brought Uhlman said. “The project PRODUCTION MANAGER to PSU,” Gregory said. “So we team is going to continue Ben Patterson Giovanna Marrone Vanguard Staff constituencies under the cur- remain interested in finding to look at what options are PHOTO EDITOR rent system can be a mess for a way to meet those needs. available in the private sector Adam Wickham Citing low retention rates and various reasons,” he said. Any solution will need to be and what we can do to work ONLINE EDITOR communication barriers with- Powell pointed to reasons cost effective and sensible for to move the Oregon Sustain- Bryan Morgan in the current student govern- that stood out in particular, PSU in the current budget ability Center forward.” CALENDAR EDITOR ment body, the Associated explaining that there are times climate, and not having state Johanna Brickman, sustain- Erick Bengel Students of Portland State when senators are not neces- financing in the mix makes able built environment pro- University’s Vision and Reform sarily placed in the right con- that more challenging.” gram manager for the Oregon ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Committee is proposing to stituency according to their One possible solution is to Built Environment and Sus- [email protected] Meredith Meier restructure student govern- strengths and interests, and The current operating model spreads functions across five separate branches, according to ASPSU. find private investors, but tainable Technologies Center, ment. If approved by the ju- how a senate that does not have some proponents of the Sus- a partner in the OSC, echoed ADVERTISING MANAGER dicial board and senate, the full membership can lead to tainability Center believe that the same sentiment of opti- Iris Meyers revised structure will be unrepresented student com- relying on private investment mism for the future in a blog ADVERTISING DESIGNER placed on the student elections munities. “Because one person would add further costs to post for Metropolis Magazine. Laura Shea ballot this May. is assigned to only one constit- an already costly project. In “I still hold out hope for ADVISER The new proposed structure uency, there are varying work an August 2011 Budget Note the OSC because the project Judson Randall is nearing the final stages of loads in which one constitu- Response to the Joint Ways continues to enjoy a broad development. The basic prem- ency will need a lot of attention and Means Committee, Jay base of support and the ADVERTISING ADVISER Ann Roman ise of the restructuring is that and will overwork a senator— Kenton, vice chancellor of fi- project team is committed the current five branches of often leading to resignation nance and administration for to working in partnership ILLUSTRATORS student government should be and thus greater turnover— the OUS, said that outside toward the construction of Elizabeth Thompson consolidated into three: a judi- whereas another constituency funding brought additional the OSC…In the event that DESIGNERS cial board, an executive board may not need much in way of risk to the project. this particular living build- Tom Cober, Elizabeth Thompson, and an executive cabinet. advocacy,” Powell added. “Most other forms of non- ing is not built, our ability Colton Major The latter two would consti- The Vision and Reform public financing would -ex to pursue all 11 of the OSC’s WRITERS tute an executive branch and Committee was established acerbate already high rents, research projects in a single Kat Audick, Kristen Carangi, will form the general assem- in August 2011 under the di- as public financing carries a building may be at risk; but I Lindsay Caron, Becca Cotton, Desmond Fuller, Terry Gaskill- bly. The judicial board will rection of ASPSU President much lower rate of interest,” wouldn’t discount it.” Barsness, Rosemary Hanson, continue to be a separate enti- Adam Rahmlow. Nick Rowe, COURTESY OF Oregon Sustainability Center Kenton wrote in an email. The current vision of the Isaac Hotchkiss, Josh Kelety, ty to ensure an efficient checks who serves on the Student Fee The Oregon Sustainability Center is projected to cost nearly $62 million. “The team has explored mul- sustainability center may not Emily Lakehomer, Holly Laycock, Sam Lloyd, Austin Maggs, Alex and balances system. Committee, was appointed tiple options to finance this come to life, but its propo- Mierjeski, Alex Moore, Hannah “We need to re-focus the to chair VARC, with Powell project, including private nents remain optimistic that Noble, Allison O’Neill, Katrina way we represent, advocate serving as vice chair. The for that,” Gallagher added. ter is not on the list,” State bank financing, use of Federal the project will bear fruit of Petrovich, Eva-Jeanette Rawlins, Project members remain Jeoffry Ray, Ben Ricker, Cheryl and communicate with stu- Committee’s primary goal was Projected to cost almost $62 Board of Higher Education EB-5 funding mechanisms, some kind. Rogers, Austin Ruzicka, Janieve dents,” said Donovan Powell, to address communication is- million, the center’s realiza- member Jim Francesconi low-interest federal grants, “We’re talking about big Schnabel, Gwen Shaw, Kali optimistic despite hurdles Simmons, Nilesh Tendolkar, Ryan ASPSU publications director sues between the branches of tion was contingent on receiv- told The Oregonian last week. loans and other public and projects with a lot of people Winters, Aimee Zink and vice chair of the reform student government and the ing $36 million in state bonds. Despite the loss of funding private funding mechanisms. involved, and with a lot of Alex Mierjeski committee. “Without these low retention rates of student for our growth, we still need Another $3 million was to from the state and OUS, the In all cases, these alternative money, and a lot of needs, PHOTOGRAPHERS Vanguard Staff Saria Dy, Karl Kuchs, changes, I fear student govern- government officials. The to find ways to expand our be granted by the Oregon Sustainability Center’s project scenarios increased costs to the and that’s not easy to put Miles Sanguinetti, Corinna Scott, ment will lose its respect with group started meeting biweek- research opportunities espe- University System, an initial members remain optimistic. participants, project complex- together quickly,” Gallagher Drew Martig poor leadership as it has in ly to address these issues. Af- The materialization of the cially in the area of sustain- key partner in the project, According to Mark Gregory, ity and risks,” Kenton added. said. “And so we had one past years. These changes will ter these initial meetings, it Oregon Sustainability Center, ability…so whether it’s this but following the legisla- PSU associate vice president Despite the numerous particular proposal, and that COPY EDITORS Sasha Fahrenkopf, Emily Gravlin ensure function that caters to was concluded that a special what would be the nation’s project, or another project, ture’s unfavorable decision, of finance and administration, setbacks, Shawn Uhlman, a proposal didn’t work in re- the needs of the student body.” task force was needed to effec- first “living building,” hit a or another couple of proj- OUS decided to back out of the university will continue spokesman for the Portland gards to getting funding from ADVERTISING SALES Under the current govern- tively address the instability wall last month when the ects, we’re still committed the project. to look for ways to fund the Development Commission, the state. You have to step Sam Gressett, Jae Specht, Erik Weiss, Brittany Land ment structure, the compo- and the ineffectiveness of the Oregon Legislature denied to working with the city and “Moving to 2013, there are center. “The city and PSU are maintained what seems to be back and reevaluate, look at nents of advocacy, policy and student government. essential state bonds to help with Portland Development going to be other priorities, considering other ways of the general consensus: hope all of the options, and that’s DISTRIBUTORS governance are split between Each VARC member is cur- finance it. However, the team Commission to find solutions and the Sustainability Cen- funding that project or a simi- for future options. what we’re doing.” ■ Brittany Castillo, Brandy Castillo the five branches. rently serving in other gov- leading the project hasn’t lost The new structure would ernment positions, which has COURTESY OF Donovan Powell of Aspsu hope of seeing it come to life. place these facets under the di- directly influenced their work The proposals would consolidate ASPSU into three branches. But in the face of continued rection of the general assembly with the committee and its cen- funding issues, the disappear- as a whole, functioning as a co- tral project. Sen. Amira Caluya An ASPSU committee seeks to restructure student government with hope that the new system will bring ance of key project partners operative conglomerate of sorts, serves on the VARC board Sen. higher levels of transparency and better communication with the student body, according to ASPSU Communi- and changing leadership, the with general assembly meetings along with Sen. David Coburn. cations Director Anthony Stine. The majority of ASPSU representatives feel the current ASPSU structure—mod- project’s future seems up in that involve all branches. Both expressed their general eled after a federal structure—is unsatisfactory. the air. Failing to gain state Within the general assem- satisfaction with the proposal funding is a major setback for bly is a constituency tracks addressing the needs of sena- “Really, what this amounts to is infighting, drama and erroneous power grabs by individuals and branches the center, but proponents at component that would al- tors specifically, the student that ultimately distract and even prevent student government representatives from accomplishing their main Portland State remain focused low senate representatives government body and how it on meeting the demands of the The Vanguard is published purpose: representing students,” Stine said. two days a week as an to collaborate in groups in advocates for student groups. university’s expanding stu- independent student order to advocate for their They believe the proposed re- dent body and needs. newspaper governed by constituents. The many con- structuring would grant stu- The proposed building, to the PSU Publications Board. Views and editorial stituencies, ranging from the dents a larger presence in the be at the corner of Southwest content expressed herein School of Social Work to decision making process with Montgomery Street and Fourth are those of the staff, contributors and readers, Students with Disabilities, will the PSU administration. Avenue, may not come to frui- and do not necessarily be housed under eight com- “The main problem that [published in the Vanguard ture also allows for a greater are in,” Coburn said. tion, but according to PSU represent those of the PSU mittees divided up by types, this proposal addresses in March 15] or interbranch, sense of continuity: “One of Powell added that by facili- Director of Communications student body, faculty, staff or administration. One such as the Academic Affairs my mind is the problem of in regards to last year’s the other aspects of this I am tating communication across Scott Gallagher, the university copy of the Vanguard is Committee or the Equal Rights internal division,” Coburn Incidental Fee Budget pro- excited about is that it brings functions, the new proposed is still looking to find ways to provided free of charge to Affairs Committee. Each sena- wrote in an email. “Our old cess. I feel this model brings together student government, model would cover more increase classroom space and all community members, additional copies or tor would be required to fill model was based on the feder- everyone together and encour- so that when someone like constituencies, leading to build on the university’s repu- subscription issues may incur a 25 cent charge. two committees, resulting in al system, which was designed ages people to collaborate by Wim Wiewel or Monica Ramai increased cooperation, com- tation as a key player in the five members per committee. to be slow and encourage con- placing everyone in the same wants to talk to student govern- munication, oversight and field of sustainability. The Vanguard is printed on 40 percent Powell explained that these flict, and one needn’t search room and giving equal voice ment en masse, there is a clear advocacy. “Everyone is in “PSU’s needs have not post-consumer recycled paper. committees would serve as task far for anecdotes of student to what student government place to go and the best minds the same room communicat- changed,” Gallagher said. ©2011 Portland State University Vanguard 1825 SW Broadway forces to better integrate mem- government conflict, whether does,” Coburn added. in student government get to ing in an effort to eliminate “We still desperately need Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm. S-26 Portland OR, 97201 bers from student groups into intra-branch, with ‘ASPSU Coburn also pointed out hear them and ask questions communication breakdown,” large classroom space that’s the political process. “Assigned Vote to Retain Leaf Zuk’, that the proposed restruc- regardless of what branch they Powell said. ■ on campus to accommodate 4 VANGUARD • • TTTHUUEEUSSRDAYDAYSDAY,, ANOVJ,PA JRINUANULEARY M3,ARYBER 2012 24, 19,15, 2012 • 2012 2011 NE WS• • •N N EOPWSEWSINION NEWS • TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012 • VANGUARD 5

SHELLEY GUNTON FROM PAGE 1 MESA GRANT FROM PAGE 1 tential to impact 17,300 middle and inventive individuals, develop something similar to a utive director of Lemelson, in Professor focuses on supporting Oregon MESA focuses on improving school students and 16,200 Tochen said. It also allows heat lamp that would warm in- an email. “The program is an high school students. PSU students and professors fants could be as cheap as $20. opportunity for these students entrepreneurship, innovation math, engineering and science The program helps stimu- to serve these students as men- According to Tochen, Lemel- to begin asking the kinds of late out-of-the-box thinking tors and collaborators. son chose Oregon MESA to be questions that lead to solutions skills in under-funded schools in students by working with “Along with Oregon MESA, the recipient of the grant be- to today’s biggest problems.” “Ideally this would include ing distributor of organic and not classically trained; they fall behind in the high-tech them to design low-cost solu- the Lemelson Foundation’s cause of its clear connection MESA is a national program work space and ‘idea labs’ natural products for pets. just had an abstract mind and industry. tions for problems in devel- hope is that these students to invention and hands-on that began in 1970 and branched along with an ‘entrepreneur Castor & Pollux Natural could think in that type of Oregon MESA targets pre- oping countries. “We connect begin to see themselves as in- application of science, engi- out to different areas of the in residence’ program, men- Petworks became success- space.” college students in under-fund- students with personal stories novators and problem solvers, neering and related fields and U.S. It came to Oregon in 1989 tor database, incubator space ful enough that three years Housed at Portland State ed schools to improve and build and issues that are important,” and more creative and em- its potential to influence other and now serves approximately and innovation showcases after starting, Gunton sold under the Maseeh College of proficiency with math, engi- Coronado said. “We find that phatic citizens,” Tochen said. MESA states. The assistance it 49,000 students nationwide. for students and faculty,” the majority of it to a pri- Engineering and Computer neering and science and to im- many students really want to “Oregon MESA is contributing provides to developing coun- The Lemelson Foundation Gunton said. She explained vate equity firm in Boston. Science, Oregon MESA aims prove rates of college entrance help people. We show that in- to a campus environment that tries by creating solutions was was established by prolific in- that the Portland State Gunton is still involved with to train and teach the next and high school completion. ventions can really improve supports creativity and inven- also ideal. ventor Jerome Lemelson, who Business Accelerator, a lec- the company, working on wave of scientists and en- “Our goal is to educate other people’s lives and have a sig- tiveness,” she added. “Oregon MESA does an believed that invention played ture series given by the De- the board of directors, but gineers. This is especially programs in under-served nificant impact.” An example of a project amazing job of connecting the an integral role in the econom- partment of Architecture, has since branched out to important because, accord- communities about invention Oregon MESA builds criti- that Oregon MESA is think- next generation of inventors ic well being of the nation and and the incentive program other entrepreneurial pur- ing to Coronado, there will education,” Coronado said. cal thinking skills, mentoring ing of undertaking, according with the toolkit that will let that new innovators needed to from the Maseeh College of suits. She will be chairing be an extreme shortage of According to Tochen, Oregon skills and shows the students it to Coronado, is finding a low- them build upon their math, be trained to continue the vi- Engineering and Computer the Angel Oregon Invest- people in these professions MESA partners with several serves how to give back to their cost solution to reduce infant engineering and science skills tality of the nation. This vision Science are examples of ment Conference this year, as many of them retire in the other MESA programs nation- community. It also aims to mortality in developing coun- in creative, hands-on ways to was expanded to taking inven- innovations that she would and currently works on the next five years. As a result, wide, giving the curriculum close the gap for disadvantaged tries with high rates of infant identify problems that impact tion to countries that need it like to build on for her Board of the Oregon En- said Coronado, the U.S. could put out by the program the po- students and to create diverse mortality. A simple solution to lives,” wrote Carol Dahl, exec- most to improve lives. ■ planned activities. trepreneurs Network. She Innovated “PSU has so much and yet also is vice chair of Girls transportation so much additional poten- Inc. and a board member of a Mt. Tabor TRIMET FROM PAGE 1 “responsibility to make sure tial to become the true hub of Good Deeds. Middle School they’re cutting the right things entrepreneurial activity and “Based on my previous student works TriMet’s one-way ticket proposal and to make the most of the innovation in Portland, and experience with Shelley, she on developing revenue that would be gained MILES SANGUINETTI/VANGUARD STAFF is now ‘off the table’ even the region,” Gunton said. is a very adept manager and a solution to from them.” Gunton began her own very focused,” said Sarena Professor Shelley Gunton (right) meets with students over lunch at Blue Fin Sushi. transport five Another big source of con- business in 2005, winning an Regazzoni, director of mar- gallons of water in yearly revenue. “If we don’t an email. Rackham is a daily troversy—the flat-fare -in investment award at the An- keting and communications done to this point. She is Regazzoni added. back from the PSU communi- able: “Email me at sgunton@ over distances. eliminate the Free Rail Zone, TriMet rider and uses the crease and elimination of gel Oregon Entrepreneurship at the Oregon Entrepreneurs a strong leader, she is tal- While Gunton may be a ty. She fully welcomes input pdx.edu with your thoughts it would require an addition- Free Rail Zone “at least once zones—remains in the budget. Conference and using it Network and an associate of ented, she is a tremendous staff of one, her focus on and ideas from students, staff on what’s needed to sup- al 10-cent increase in fares,” a week.” For him, Portland’s However, the one-way ticket to start Castor & Pollux Gunton’s. “From a personal mentor to many entrepre- building a foundation of sup- and faculty on how to cre- port entrepreneurship and Fetsch said. public transit system was a proposal “is off the table—at Natural Petworks. The com- basis, she’s been very suc- neurs and PSU is lucky to port for entrepreneurs also ate the best entrepreneurial innovation on campus,” Philip Bachman is a fresh- big draw in choosing to at- least for now,” according to pany quickly became a lead- cessful at everything she’s have her join their team,” includes factoring in feed- support environment avail- Gunton said. ■ man Japanese major who tend PSU. “I understand it’s TriMet’s website. lives on campus. For him, the really expensive to run, but it TriMet is also planning to elimination of the Free Rail was one of the main reasons I reduce its annual contribution News Briefs Zone wouldn’t be that big of a was so excited to come to PSU to the Portland Streetcar, pro- change. “Cities need to make in the first place,” Rackham jecting a savings of $300,000 money somehow. Anywhere added. per year. According to Fetsch, Former governor to start instructing at PSU Kulongoski served as Oregon’s governor from January 2003 to The deadline for proposal abstracts is April 13 with the full that is in the Free Rail Zone In addition to eliminat- the elimination of the Free Rail Former Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski has taken a teaching position January 2011. He has also served as an associate justice to Oregon’s proposals due May 4. Development of the projects will begin Aug. 31 is a short distance from cam- ing the Free Rail Zone, Zone is in line with the Street- at Portland State. Kulongoski will be teaching political science Supreme Court and as the 14th Attorney General of Oregon. and are expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2013. pus,” Bachman wrote in an under-used or overlap- car’s plans. “The Portland courses in the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government. Currently, he email. ping bus routes will be ter- Streetcar is proposing to begin is working with Christopher Shortell, associate professor of political PSU reveals National Institute for Transportation Board of Higher Education to meet with PSU For many Portland State minated to reduce costs charging fares later this year, science, to teach U.S. Politics, PS102, this spring term. and Communities students, faculty and staff students, though, eliminating by a yearly $1.1 million. so it seemed a natural shift for In fall 2012, he will be instructing his own course at the Portland State has long been a supporter of developing new and Delegates from the Oregon State Board of Higher Education will be the Free Rail Zone would have According to the TriMet TriMet,” she said. university. According to a press release, his classes will focus on the interesting ways to keep the community sustainable. The newest visiting Portland State for an open campus forum on Friday, April 6. significant impact on how website, 10 low-ridership bus As mid-April approaches, interactions between policy, politics and government. venture involves the development of a grant program, the National The event will be held in the Vanport Room of the Smith Memorial they commute to campus and lines would be removed from PSU students and Portland Shortell said that Kulongoski is very excited about teaching and Institute for Transportation and Communities. A faction of the Student Union from 2–2:30 p.m. around the city. service and 15 would be re- community members alike that his goal is to “help students becomes more engaged with Oregon Transportation and Research and Education Center, the Students will be able to ask the board members questions during Social sciences freshman configured to reduce overlap- will be on the lookout for Katie Schrattenholzer said ping. This could mean more TriMet’s finalized budget. politics.” NITC is a partnership between PSU, University of Oregon, Oregon the event, according to an email sent by PSU President Wim Wiewel. that getting rid of the Free Rail transfers for bus riders, mak- “I will definitely be fol- “I am pleased to welcome Gov. Kulongoski to Portland State,” said Institute of Technology and University of Utah. Members of the Board of Higher Education that will attend the Zone would have the great- ing the daily navigation of lowing the news on TriMet,” PSU President Wim Wiewel in a press release. He will continue in The program is funded by a $3.5 million grant received by PSU forum are Preston Pulliams, Emily Plec and Paul Kelly. Pulliams est impact. “I ride the MAX public transportation more Schrattenholzer said, “be- the tradition of the late Sen. Hatfield by helping to educate a new from the U.S. Department of Transportation. PSU was one of 22 is the current president of Portland Community College, Plec downtown all the time, and tedious. However, TriMet is cause it could directly affect generation of citizens and leaders for Oregon. Maybe someday a universities in the nation to receive the grant. is is Western Oregon University’s chair of the Department of as a college student, the idea “no longer proposing to dis- my day-to-day life.” future governor will be sitting in one of his classes.” The NITC is currently requesting proposals for projects. They Communication Studies and Kelly is an attorney who served of having to pay for a ride is continue weekend service on More information on Tri- In addition to his work as an instructor, Kulongoski will also be are looking for research and technology transfer projects, projects as president of the Board of Higher Education from 2009–11. daunting,” Schrattenholzer any bus lines, or reduce MAX Met’s proposals as well as the contributing to PSU’s Center for Public Service and its international relating to data collection and transportation projects that promote wrote in an email. service,” the website states. projected budget schedule programs in Asia. education and create community leaders. I’m pretty bummed about In response to the proposed can be found on its website: it,” wrote political science service cuts, Schrattenholzer trimet.org/mailforms/budget COURTESY OF DAVID CORONADO/OREGON MESA freshman Kevin Rackham in said that it would be TriMet’s proposal_refined.■

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EDITOR: ERICK BENGEL [email protected] ARTS & CULTURE 503-725-5694 Sacred scrolls and rare manuscripts

An everyday love story McClanan said she hopes that her students’ Rare manuscript exhibit research and the exhibition will make it easier Academy Award-winner The Gift of the Word for people everywhere in the university to ac- cess and study these materials. Ernest Borgnine to now on view in PSU’s “Just as the seminar students built on the capstone student’s work, I’m hoping that this appear for screening of Millar Library exhibit is a springboard for other students,” McClanan said. “The work offers all kinds of the filmMarty Aimee Zink opportunities for students to do original re- Vanguard staff search.” Jeoffry Ray The title The Gift of the Word has a two-fold Vanguard staff “There’s a dazzling spectrum of cultures rep- meaning. Firstly, the exhibition honors the gen- resented in this show, and each one has a story erosity of Gordon Hunter, who passed away in Ernest Borgnine shines as a lovable lug in Del- about relationships that people have with the 2006. bert Mann’s 1955 award-winning classic film, written word,” said Anne McClanan, a Port- “He was someone who had a lot of passion for Marty. His portrayal of a Brooklyn-area butch- land State art history professor. libraries and especially for rare books and doc- er looking for love continues to resonate more Millar Library’s Special Collections depart- uments,” Paschild said. “He was kind enough than half a century after its original release. ment will present its latest exhibit, The Gift of to donate money to endow a fund that would be Borgnine will introduce a screening of Marty the Word, on the first floor of the library through used to buy Special Collections materials, rare at the Portland Art Museum’s Northwest Film Wednesday, June 20. The exhibition features books and manuscripts. That’s been a real gift.” Center Thursday, April 5. He will appear along- several rare manuscripts, including 10th and “Everyone’s always so shocked when they side Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies 14th century Quran pages, an Ethiopian magic hear that PSU bought this stuff,” McClanan as part of the channel’s 2012 Road to Hollywood scroll, an Armenian prayer roll, a Coptic manu- SARIA DY/VANGUARD STAFF said. “It’s because of this one person.” Carolee Harrison, conservation technician with Millar Library, arranges part of The Gift of the Word exhibit, which film tour. script and a leaf from an Italian book of hours. opens this week. Secondly, The Gift of the Word acknowledges “This is the first and only program in the The oldest works in the exhibition are the two “the many different ways that people have re- Turner Classic Movies tour where Ernest Quran pages. The 10th century page is in a style “The prayers were often very specific to the user. students’ research to write the catalog entries, lationships with the written word,” McClanan Borgnine will be in attendance,” said Jessica called Kufic script, the earliest phase of Arabic They responded to individual needs,” McClanan make podcasts and organize the exhibit. said. Lyness, spokesperson for the film center. “He writing. The 14th century page has two styles of explained. “All of the works in this exhibit were Millar Library’s Special Collections depart- “As the written text is migrating from the will introduce the film, and people will have script and includes a gold leaf. handmade, so they’re one of a kind. They resonate ment, which acquires, organizes and protects printed page to the web or digital media, it’s the opportunity to ask him questions.” There are two scrolls featured in the exhibi- with the needs of the owner in a way that the printed the rare manuscripts, is a fairly new department. especially interesting to revisit what forms Marty tells the story of an unlikely romance tion, the Ethiopian magic scroll and the Arme- book doesn’t.” Paschild, who came to PSU three-and-a-half the written word takes in the pre-printing between two people plagued by private inse- COURTESY OF hecht-lancaster productions nian prayer scroll. Both were personal scrolls One of the world’s leading experts on Ethio- years ago, is the first head of Special Collections. era,” she said. Budding romance Betsy Blair, left, and Ernest Borgnine find each other after years of rejection in the sweet-hearted classic filmMarty. curities. Set in 1950s New York City, the film carried by individuals, usually women. pian magic scrolls, professor Steve Delamarter After their collection of rare books grew from “In this day and age we’re getting used to ex- follows Marty (Borgnine), a lonely butcher The Ethiopian scroll is rather large and is fea- of George Fox University, will be giving a lecture gifts and donations, the Special Collections de- pecting digital access to items,” Paschild added. with a golden heart. Pushed by friends and friends lambast him for dating an unattract- time and place, and although the gender roles Film Center. Lyness said that a successful tured in its fully unrolled glory. about the scrolls tomorrow at PSU. partment was formed in order to give the docu- “But the object itself tells you a lot that can- family to spend his weekends looking for ive woman and pressure him to return to the and dynamics seem dated by today’s stan- viewing could lead to future screenings. “There’s something about seeing its actual size The exhibition represents the culmination of ments proper care. Paschild said she wants the not be communicated through scanning it and love, the bulky bachelor finds only rejection nightlife. Even his cousin suggests that he re- dard, the themes are timeless. “Our audiences are a good match with that and getting up close to it that really communicates two of McClanan’s courses. Her summer capstone department to be a good match for PSU. sticking it online.” ■ and heartache in the 72nd Street nightclubs. main single and unburdened. The film was a critical success when it was of Turner Classic Movies,” she said. “We the role it played in people’s lives, and not just the class did the original research, which included “We’re not trying to have an ivory tower Fortune changes for Marty at one of the Will he succumb to peer pressure, or forge first released and garnered several Academy show a lot of classic cinema and film noir, and symbolic role but the physical role as well,” said videos uploaded onto its own YouTube channel. sort of museum experience. The goal is to clubs when a successful snob blows off his his own path by calling back the girl his Awards. In 1956, Marty won Oscars for Best their audience fits with our features.” ■ Cristine Paschild, head of Special Collections at “It was remarkable how the summer capstone protect the materials but, at the same time, PSU Special Collections presents own date, the plain-Jane chemistry teacher friends and family have denounced? Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Director and Best PSU, who said she appreciates the physical, hand- students took this research far out of the realm of let the students have as much access as possi- The Gift of the Word Clara Snyder (Betsy Blair). Marty consoles Marty takes place during a two-day period, Picture. written nature of the pieces. their regular experience and did this really inter- ble,” Paschild said. “We see this as a resource On view through Wednesday June 20 her as she cries on the balcony and sweeps giving the film immediacy and focus. It is Thursday’s screening is the last stop of The Armenian prayer scroll, however, is nar- esting body of research on them,” McClanan said. for the students, the faculty and the commu- Millar Library, first floor Northwest Film Center and Turner Classic Movies present Free and open the public her back to the dance floor, where they dis- less the story of a romance than the story of TCM’s third annual Road to Hollywood tour, Delbert Mann’s Marty (1955) row but very long—so long that it cannot be un- In her art history seminar this fall, McClanan’s nity, so we’re always trying to welcome people cover they’ve both suffered the same flog- a meeting that could become a romance. The which featured 10 films in 10 cities. The tour Thursday, April 5 rolled and viewed all at once. undergraduate students used the capstone in here.” gings of rejection. film’s attention to detail in the dialogue and began with Robert Mulligan’s To Kill a Mock- 7:30 p.m. Just when he begins to take control of his characters provides a poignant portrait of ingbird (1962) in New York City, and each stop Whitsell Auditorium situation, Marty’s peers turn on him. His their relationships and underlying motives. has featured a special guest. 1219 SW Park Ave. mother, who had chided him for being unwed, The performances infuse the film with Thursday’s event will mark the first part- Free admission with tickets, available at nwfilm.org suddenly speaks out against his romance. His warmth and humor. Marty deftly captures its nership between Turner and the Northwest Rediscovering medieval magic George Fox University An avid amateur musician and astronomer, Evan LaLonde’s A Camera is a Room Delamarter also holds the position as director An operatic evening professor Steve of the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project. “EMIP is a project to locate, digitize and cata- Delamarter to discuss log Ethiopian manuscripts and return images of them to Ethiopians—first to the Pope and Retired Associates of sing in traditional operatic style. Ethiopian magic scrolls authorities of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church “In a live performance, you never know what and, second, to the scholars at Addis Ababa PSU to host preview of will happen. You are experiencing it as it is cre- at PSU University at the Institute of Ethiopian Stud- ated, which is thrilling for the audience mem- ies,” Delamarter explained. spring opera Dialogues bers and the performers,” Meadows said. “Op- Hannah Noble “Invoking the Secret Names of God” is co- era is exotic, intense, extreme, decadent theater Vanguard staff sponsored by the MESC, the Portland State of the Carmelites and music.” library and the Portland Center for Public Hu- Meadows played the violin as a child and Magic is conventionally defined as something manities. Ryan Winters took singing lessons as a sophomore in college. supernatural, mysterious and unbelievable. With the help of the MESC, PSU has recently Vanguard staff She has made it her life’s work. But professor Steve Delamarter of George Fox acquired various Middle Eastern artifacts, in- I love the physicality of singing and cre- University argues that magic is all around us. cluding an Ethiopian magic scroll, two Quran “Every year, before our opera production ating a character from the text and music,” Tomorrow evening, Delamarter will explain pages from the 10th and 14th centuries, an Ar- opens, we do a little performance where we talk Meadows said. the worldview and practices surrounding the menian prayer roll and an excerpt from a Coptic

MILES SANGUINETTI/VANGUARD STAFF about the opera we’re going to be doing and per- Opdal, who has played piano at RAPSU’s popular use of amulet “magic” scrolls in Ethio- manuscript. These are presented in an exhibit Portland State Master’s of Fine Arts candidate Evan ways, and their form flattens. form a little bit of music, to give people a taste meetings for 10 years, fell in love with the in- pian culture in his lecture “Invoking the Secret titled The Gift of the World, on view in Millar of what the music is,” said PSU Opera Director strument as a young girl. Names of God: How Ethiopian Magic Scrolls COURTESY OF STEVE DELAMRTER/ETHIOPIC MANUSCRIPT IMAGING PROJECT through Wednesday, June 20. LaLonde’s work will be on display Monday, April 2, The translation that first happens outside the Magic scrolls from the Marwick Collection, now on view in Millar Library. Christine Meadows. “When I was 11 years old, I asked my parents Work for Protection and Healing.” “Delamarter’s important research places him through Wednesday, April 11, in the Autzen Gallery, camera occurs again inside the camera, where it The Retired Associates of PSU will host this if I could have lessons,” Opdal said. “From then The event is a part of the Middle East Stud- among the world’s leading experts on Ethiopian located on the second floor of Neuberger Hall. The applies its own mimetic “painting” process. The re- year’s preview at the Lincoln Concert Hall on, I was hooked.” ies Center Lecture Series and will take place in Delamarter continued. “We will explain the be- theological educator since 1979, he has facili- magic scrolls, and his talk will provide a deeper opening reception will be held Thursday, April 5, sulting images hover somewhere between the real Thursday, April 5. The event will open with a The spring opera production of Dialogues of Millar Library. liefs they have and the practices they employ to tated learning in several Christian colleges and understanding of [PSU’s] collections,” said Tam from 5 to 7 p.m. and the cinematic, where the imagined confronts half-hour performance of classical piano music the Carmelites is scheduled to open April 27. ■ Delamarter’s lecture will include a summary create and use these magic scrolls.” seminaries throughout the area and has digi- Rankin, program manager for the MESC. ■ Evan will be displaying cyanotypes in his exhibi- the absolute. by pianist Ella Opdal, followed by a 45-minute of his work with Ethiopian manuscripts and These god-emulating scrolls, which were tized and catalogued more than 600 Ethiopic tion A Camera is a Room. In choosing pieces for the The title A Camera is a Room implies that these performance by Meadows’s opera students. amulets and an explanation of the beliefs sur- used for many centuries in medieval Europe, manuscripts that have come to North America. exhibition, Evan made a special point to utilize the photographic objects might still live inside the camera Meadows will conduct her students as they rounding magic scrolls. Arabia and Ethiopia, are often believed to pos- Delamarter’s interest in these magic scrolls natural light in the gallery. and remain unformed. It also aims to reveal a dream- sing excepts from French composer Francis “The belief in the power of Ethiopian magic ses healing and protective powers. flourished recently after a rather enlightening Middle East Studies Center Lecture Series presents The negatives used to print the images in A Cam- like translation that occurs in all things photographic, Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, composed scrolls is based in a set of ideas and stories with “[The users] are grounded in worldviews trip. “Invoking the Secret Names of God: How era is a Room did not originate inside a camera, nor according to the exhibition statement. in the early 20th century. Retired Associates of PSU present which most Christians in the West would be that have their own internal logic but which are “I went to Ethiopia in 2004 in search of some in- Ethiopian Magic Scrolls Work for Protection “It’s an opera that hasn’t been thought of as quite unfamiliar,” Delamarter said. “Some of quite foreign to the modern world,” Delamarter formation to help me sort out a particular puzzle did they come from two-dimensional images. They LaLonde is an artist working and living in Port- A preview of Dialogues of the Carmelites and Healing” standard repertoire, but this opera is definite- Thursday, April 5 these are based on stories from the Bible; oth- said. “All of them seek to find protection from about scribal practices in the Dead Sea Scrolls,” Wednesday, April 4 came from painted forms disguised to look like land. He holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from the ly one of the top operas of the 20th century,” 12:45 to 2 p.m. ers are based on extra-biblical stories which harm, whether in the form of spiritual forces or he said. “I wanted to study the sociology and roles 7 p.m. negatives. When painted with inverted colors, the Maryland Institue College of Art and will receive his Meadows said. Lincoln Concert Hall (room 326) circulate in Ethiopia. natural calamity.” of living in scribal communities. They still exist Millar Library 170 surfaces of these objects are activated in strange MFA from PSU this spring. Opdal will play a variety of classical tunes from Free and open to the public “All of them center ultimately on a belief Delamarter joined the George Fox faculty in Ethiopia, so I went there, traveled around the Free and open to the public her book of sheet music. Meadows’ students will in a power resident in secret names of God,” in 1993. As an Old Testament scholar and a country and interviewed scribes.” 8 VANGUARD • • TTHUEUSRDAYSDAY, A,P JRIANUL 3,ARY 2012 26, • 2012 ART S • & ART CULST &U RECULTURE ARTS & ART CULS T &UN REECWSUL T• U •THRE T UU •RE SSTDAYDAYUES,, DAY FJAEBRNU, AUARYPARYRIL 26,10, 3,2, 20122012 •• VVAANGUNGUARDARD 97

Open-faced artichoke tuna melt Canned tuna never tasted so swanky

Kat Audick Vanguard staff

This recipe is a classy twist on a hearty diner favorite. Open-faced artichoke tuna melts are perfect for brunch with a group of pals. The ingredi- ents are cheap, and because the sandwiches are broiled instead of fried, you can cut down on calories and cooking time! The finished product is a golden melty sandwich that looks decadent and tastes delicious. This meal is also easily transformed into an appetizer. Instead of a French loaf, use multi- grain crackers to serve up your tuna. Roughly chop spinach and dice tomatoes before incor- porating them into the tuna salad mix. For an even more healthful option, serve your tasty Ingredients tuna concoction with a side of celery sticks for dipping. 2 cans albacore tuna in water Drizzle sliced French bread with olive oil and 1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped place under oven broiler for 3 to 4 minutes until 1 loaf French bread bread begins to crisp. Remove and set aside. 1 tbsp olive oil In a bowl, combine tuna, mayonnaise, ar- 1 cup fresh spinach tichoke hearts, garlic powder, mustard, and 1 cup mozzarella salt and pepper to taste. Lay spinach leaves 2 tomatoes, sliced on bread, cover with tuna mixture, then lay- cup mayonnaise er sliced tomatoes. Sprinkle mozzarella over 1/2 sandwich and finish with a dash of oregano. 1 tbsp Dijon mustard Place open sandwiches on a baking sheet 1/4 tsp garlic powder and place under broiler another 2 to 3 min- 1 tbsp dried oregano, divided ALL PHOTOS KARL KUCHS/VANGUARD STAFF Before and after A tuna melt pre-broil (left) and in all its broiled glory (above). utes until cheese has melted. Serve with Salt and pepper to taste your favorite side of chips and enjoy! ■

Wendy White strolls through her studio in New York City’s Chinatown. The architecture of visual art Painter Wendy White thick lines running boldly down it in a man- ner of electric power cables. shares her creative White said that “Three Stripes,” along with her other recent works, demonstrates her process in tomorrow’s dedication to the process of creation. “I want my art to become part of the archi- MFA lecture at PSU tecture, to actually be architecture in itself. It’s all about working with the space I am given, Becca Cotton molding and shaping it until it is an integral Vanguard staff part of the artwork,” she said. “Hopefully, students who come to the lecture will come Wendy White’s approach to painting is away with a perception of how I do this.” unique and eclectic. For her, the materials Architecture plays a cardinal role in she uses to paint with are as important as the White’s art. Not content with the traditional paintings themselves. artist’s solitary canvas and brush, she uses In her MFA Studio Lecture, taking place her base material as yet another color in her tomorrow in PSU’s Shattuck Hall Annex, artistic pallette rather than as a jumping-off White will discuss her most recent pieces and point. This style has not always been revered provide insight into her own creative process. by the academic art community, which still She will also cover how her creations differ, adheres to the classic painting forms, accord- both literally and metaphorically, from more ing to White. traditional methods of visual art—one of hu- “In no way am I an anti-intellectual. I got my manity’s most popular outlets for emotion, master’s degree in fine arts and am very - con All photos COURTESY OF WENDY WHITE/FETTE FOR FREUNDE VON FREUNDEN storytelling and social commentary. nected with artistic academia,” White said. “I have always been a creative person, but and transform what’s in my head into some- “Historically, painting—all art, basically— “However, that certain scholarly community until my time in graduate school I was paint- thing that others can experience for them- has been about illusion, about putting some- is a very serious group of people with a very ing with different things and using different selves,” White said. “If I feel like it has to lean thing on the canvas and getting it out there. specific way of speaking, and I would like to de- styles. I didn’t paint furiously and in the way I towards you—stand on its own or seem far There is much emphasis on scale of depiction, mystify that language so it is more accessible.” do now until about six years ago,” she said. “I away—I make it do that.” on how well you can imitate what you are White worked largely with sculpture until became a painter trained in fibers—canvas— Sometimes, in order to create something painting,” White said. “For me, it’s not just an 2001 when she received her MFA. Since then, and from there I started working with ways truly original, you have to be willing to break image I’m making; it’s how I’m making it.” her paintings have gained increasing media that I could use canvas as art in itself.” the rules, White said, and she uses this rule of Among the pieces discussed in White’s attention. Her work has been featured in Art As is true for so many artists, White’s in- rule-breaking to her advantage. event will be “Three Stripes,” a satire on the in America and New York Sun magazines and spiration comes from her personal life. But “I am a free artist. I allow myself to be famous Adidas symbol made of three-dimen- has taken her to Germany, Hungary and all functionalist-style Scandinavian architecture changed by my art,” White said. “Being multi- sional wooden frames. The painting reminds across the United States. She has also had and her urban Chinatown neighborhood also dimensional and open is how I am able to do one of elegant graffiti, with spray-painted dozens of solo exhibitions, mostly in her number among her muses. what I do, and bringing people into my world words and letters in various colors and three hometown of New York City. “Once I’m inspired, I have to manifest it through art is part of that.” ■ 10 VANGUARD • • TTHUEUSRDAYSDAY, NOVA, PJARINUELM 3,ARYBER 2012 19,15, •20122011 OP I N• • I ONOP ARTINSION & CULTURE ARTS & OP CULINTI ON UOPRE I N • I • ONTH T U •ER SSTDAYDAYUES,, DAY JJAANUNU, AARYARYPRIL 10,19, 3, 2012 • VANGUARD 11

EDITOR: JOSEPH MANTECON [email protected] OPINION 503-725-5692 Not another one… Students grade Internet service Proposed urban renewal will fail to impact housing prices teachers? providers strike back

ortland Mayor Sam zone near PSU. The proposed The importance of end-of-term The fight against Internet piracy Adams has a plan for Janieve urban renewal area actually evaluation forms moves closer to home P the University Dis- Schnabel overlaps another current ur- trict. Depending on whom you ban renewal area in the park ask, it’s called either an “urban even a studio apartment in blocks. This area has been re- renewal” or a disaster in the Portland, he’d have to either ceiving funds and attention for veryone’s heard that ways, most commonly in waiting. spend more than half his pay 20 years, and it makes up over saying about the Emily promotion and tenure re- Emily File sharing made easy Adams’ plan, unveiled in or work 80 hours per week for half the proposed area. If the E working world: You Gravlin views of individual faculty Lakehomer his January State of the City it to fall into the “affordable” already-existing urban renew- won’t always like the people members, and to meet the address, is to invest approxi- housing range. al area hasn’t helped assuage you have to work with, but stricken region of Africa or requirements of special- mately $100 million into a new The urban renewal pro- the problem, what are the you have to work with them the Middle East; think about ized (program or disciplin- ust when we thought Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing (the preferred method of anti- urban renewal area. The area posal would put $46 million odds that the new one would? anyway. But the truth is, get- how difficult it is to learn ary) accreditation, where we were safe after copyright Internet piracy) accounts for 43–70 percent of all Internet selected was the University in tax increment financing There’s also the question ting an education is no dif- there, where teachers are as applicable. JSOPA and PIPA were traffic in the world. District. into the Portland Housing of where this money would ferent—you may not like or scarce as books and pencils. The Northwest Commis- scrapped, the media industry A good amount of the mon- Bureau over the next 25 years. come from. The money is sup- agree with the people who Those students are undoubt- sion on Colleges and Uni- police have thrown another Bittorrent, the flagship P2P file-sharing protocol, has more active ey is meant to improve PSU. In The PHB would then use this posed to come largely from tax teach you, but a serious stu- edly just happy to have the versities, the accrediting curveball our way. users at any given time than Facebook and Youtube combined. particular, this is supposed to money to freeze housing costs increment financing, which dent will figure out how opportunity to go to school, commission for Portland Comcast, Verizon, Time The economic impact of P2P file sharing—on the music and film go toward affordable housing, in the urban renewal area at essentially means future tax to learn from those people such as it is. State, requires all institutions Warner Cable and other ma- which seems like a good thing the currently assessed values. increases would pay for the anyway. We Portland State students that it accredits to conduct jor Internet service providers industry, in particular—is virtually impossible to determine, as the at first. The Portland Housing An apartment valued at $1,100 project. Not every teacher can be have it pretty good, and the course evaluations, but does have all recently announced labeling of an illegally downloaded file as representative of a “lost Bureau has stated that the pro- now would remain at $1,100 in In other words, the money fun or witty or even interest- least we can do (besides pay not address how they should that they will be launch- sale” is highly contentious. posal could help them to keep 2013, 2018, 2025 and so on. going to create affordable ing, and even though those for it) is participate! Serious- be used. ing programs to police their housing in the University Dis- But this doesn’t change the housing in the urban renewal traits can make the differ- ly, we’re investing too much I know it can be discour- networks in an effort to stop ILLUSTRATION BY JOSEPH MANTECON/VANGUARD STAFF trict affordable. fact that an apartment valued area would be a loan from fu- ence between a good teacher aging to think that the ef- digital piracy and illegal file with cutting Internet service ed material, and who isn’t. But if you look a little bit at $1,100 wouldn’t be consid- ture taxpayers. That doesn’t and a great one, the thing to fectiveness of an evaluation sharing. of those found guilty, but a For example, if you’re using more closely, Adams’ proposal ered “affordable” housing exactly sound very fair. keep in mind is that a teach- Don’t bother filling depends partly upon the This was first announced final decision remains to be Mediafire to share the files Degree of success? makes about as much sense as unless the person in question And, of course, it’s not as er’s job is to help you learn— out a teacher teachers—they are as free last summer when the ma- seen. needed for a group project, an Amish dating website. was making $3,600 per month. though improving the afford- not to entertain you. And one to ignore students’ sugges- jor ISPs said that new ef- This new effort is coming how will that file sharing be Nobody at PSU could deny At the current minimum ability of housing around PSU of our greatest responsibili- evaluation if you’re tions as they are to imple- forts were being put forth to just months after Megaup- recorded? Will the ISP tech- that there is a serious need for wage, that’s about 90 hours is going to help tuition any. ties as students is to facilitate just going to say, ment them—but just like in prevent illegal downloading load, an Internet file-sharing nicians be able to distinguish A retrospective on college, graduation and more affordable housing in per week. In fact, with the future tax that learning process in any “Professor So-and-so the workplace or the govern- of copyrighted material. Ac- entity, was shut down by the between copyrighted and the University District. Many The PHB has attempted to get increases meant to subsidize way we can, including the ment, that’s not enough rea- cording to Cary Sherman, FBI. Despite Internet users non-copyrighted material the wide world beyond students at PSU work for min- around this by suggesting that this project, PSU could prob- very important task of fill- is boring. I didn’t like son to not participate. In an chief executive of the Record- losing access to one of the from a remote location? imum wage and have to take some of the funds be used to ably justify another tuition in- ing out end-of-term teacher this class.” The value era when higher education ing Industry of America, the major file-sharing websites, The various ISP companies out student loans just to afford create new affordable housing crease because of the property evaluations. of an evaluation is in is more expensive than ever, ISPs are now ready to wage piracy has, surprisingly, not have not yet stated how that rent. If housing became more projects in the University Dis- value-based tax increases that I know, I know. It’s bor- and when college enrollment their war on those of us who slowed down since Megaup- will work, but we can be sure s graduation begins to standards, work within affordable, wouldn’t that make trict. This would be good news would follow in the area. Stu- ing. After the grind of a full the specificity. is at a record high, there’s participate in the illegal load’s demise. that many revisions and tech- to materialize tangi- Terry generally accepted guide- life easier for PSU students in for those genuinely in need. dents would be footing the bill term of homework, papers never been more reason to downloading of movies, mu- According to DeepField nical tweaks will be going on A bly on the horizon Gaskill-Barsness lines, be a team player and general? The answer is no. Older people or those with twice over. and those dreaded finals, fill- put in your two cents. sic and software. Networks, an Internet con- before there’s a final system. of the impending future, I find complete tasks. In order for housing to disabilities would certainly Adams’ urban renewal pro- ing out some Internet form into our educations to not Dr. Kenneth Peterson, a Sure, we have heard this all sulting firm, Megaupload’s In the current state of myself anxiously awaiting the thing you’ve been studying After all, what does being a be considered “affordable” benefit. People who have been posal for the University Dis- seems like a total drag. And help the system work bet- professor in the department before, right? Both the SOPA files counted for around 30– things, is Internet piracy receipt of some supposedly the last several years of your college graduate mean in 2012 at minimum wage, the rent put out of work by illness or trict is poorly thought-out and it’s easy to convince yourself ter—after all, we’re the ones of curriculum and instruc- and PIPA bills made it pretty 40 percent of all file sharing what we should be focusing sacred slip of paper, which life no longer interests you? America? I mean, I have al- paid monthly would have to injury could also qualify for relies too heavily on future tax that there’s not a point. who have the most to lose. tion in the Graduate School clear that their main goal was prior to the takedown. on anyway? Never mind the is the proof of my purchased Since I was 16, I wanted to be ways known a liberal arts de- amount to no more than 30 these projects. And those who dollars to be beneficial in the I mean, if you liked your in- So I advise PSU students of Education, and the author to stop piracy of copyrighted That may seem like a big wars we are involved in, un- knowledge. an English professor. Litera- gree would not make me huge percent of the renter’s income. fall below the poverty line long run for PSU students. structor, why bother critiqu- to contribute to making of “Effective Teacher Evalu- material, so do we really have chunk of Internet usage going employment, education and My diploma dangles over ture was my greatest means of sums of money immediately For a student working full- could also potentially qualify It fails to outline precisely ing his (or her) performance? higher education better for ation,” said that students’ anything to worry about with away after the takeover, but anything else you can think my head, completely within escape from living in a small following graduation. I chose time and making minimum for affordable housing with how it will impact housing And if you didn’t like him, all of us—and to put at least reports “give us essential this new effort? Megaupload’s closure has not of. Heaven forbid that poor reach. Yet now more than ever town. Fiction fulfilled in me a to pursue it anyway, because wage, this would amount to a the proper documentation. affordability or how it differs you probably never want to as much effort into it as you information about teaching Apparently so. ISPs are now had the effect on file sharing college students download I feel as if that damned docu- desire to experience different I believed I was following my maximum of $500. That’s a lot of people, isn’t from the long-running urban think about him again, and might put into, say, a Yelp re- quality, and departments developing databases that that copyright owners may an album because they are ment may as well be a boulder lifestyles, different personas. passion. The current average rent in it? And considering that renewal in the park blocks that means trashing the eval- view or a post on your Word- take the results seriously.” will log IP addresses and keep have hoped. DeepField stated spending their money on tu- on a string, weighted down by Books provided not only But these days, it seems hard Portland for a studio apart- downtown Portland alone has (which, by the way, will con- uation form without a second press blog. This is the infor- He added that “students are track of repeat infringers. Be- that web traffic related to file ition, groceries and rent. obligations of the post-gradua- knowledge but a communion to defend pursuit of personal ment is about $1,000 per lost more than 1,000 afford- tinue being subsidized by tax thought. mation age, after all. fair” and that most are able cause each ISP is different, sharing recovered almost im- It is understandable that big tion lifestyle shift. with artists throughout time. passion when people seem re- month. A one-bedroom apart- able housing units since 1994 dollars well into the 2020s). But it’s like government: if Don’t bother filling out a to “separate merely liking the design and infrastructure mediately as users utilized media corporations want to And I am just standing here, I thought studying these things duced to merely being resourc- ment averages $1,200 per (according to the PHB) that In short, the urban renewal you don’t participate—if you teacher evaluation if you’re an instructor from report- will vary slightly, but each other file-sharing havens. stop piracy; that is how they waiting for it to crush me. would bring me to a deeper lev- es for a corporate job market, month, and a two-bedroom makes for a lot of housing that proposal makes little sense. don’t vote—you can’t really just going to say, “Professor ing her effectiveness. Much will operate on the same basic It is understandable that make money. But many mu- Of course, my initial el of understanding. Yet, as my and a college degree functions averages $1,550 per month. needs developing. It should be thrown out alto- complain about the outcome, So-and-so is boring. I didn’t research has been done on system. media corporations want to sicians and artists are happy thoughts are about the oner- college career comes to a close, more like an indicator of task In order for someone mak- And it’s not as though this gether before someone decides can you? Evaluating your like this class.” The value student reports; they clear- While SOPA and PIPA con- protect their copyrighted ma- knowing that their work is ous fact that I will soon be hit I feel as though the majority of completion than a mark of in- ing minimum wage to afford is the only urban renewal to take it seriously. ■ instructors isn’t something of an evaluation is in the ly have a place in teacher centrated on finding those terial; it is, after all, how they being seen, heard and enjoyed with a wave of college loan it has been spent learning how telligence or creativity. you do for your own benefit; specificity. evaluation and department guilty of copyright infringe- make money. However, if we by fans. debt. Then, it is time to join to work the system. Graduation from a universi- it’s for the benefit of those If your employer was eval- decisions.” ment to “bring them to jus- could not pirate music, mov- If you were to survey col- the hundreds of thousands of To me, papers tend to mea- ty is merely a résumé builder, I did it because I thought Of course, other life expe- my degree. I don’t want to hapless students who come uating you, and all he told Teacher evaluations of- tice,” this new ISP act differs ies and other media, would lege students and ask them other happy graduates who sure how well a person can another tool for finding a - ca that it would get me where I riences could yield the same spend any more time objecti- after you. you was that you’re not very fer us the chance to help slightly. Under SOPA and we go out and buy them? if they were guilty of down- are trying to avoid the unem- follow MLA standards while reer. So when potential em- needed to go. I thought I need- exposure to new people or fying the works of whatever Help them to learn more good at your job, you would our teachers, help our fel- PIPA, anyone found guilty For the majority of the pop- loading music and other me- ployment line. using deconstruction theory ployers are shuffling through ed to go to college. Now, I’m ideas. In the Internet age, author I am told is worthy of effectively by letting your find it pretty difficult to low students and help our- of digital piracy would be ulation, especially the college- dia, most would probably say Then I think about how, in and properly citing sources, the stacks of applicants, a de- not so sure. people have more ways than study. I also want to opt out of teachers know how they improve. selves. And for what we pay tried and sentenced for their aged group, the answer is yes. Digital piracy is going all likelihood, graduation in rather than serving as tools gree is a competitive edge. It is There are things I could ever to connect to one another the corporate-controlled work can teach more effectively. Extend your instructors to attend college, we ought crimes. The ISP act works on most likely no. to happen whether the gov- today’s economy means get- for the development of ideas. a step in shuffling you along have done without a degree, and to learn about differing force, and work toward self- After all, you’ve undoubt- the courtesy of being as de- to take advantage of what a more gradual scale. As with the heated re- ernment likes it or not, and ting a job that has nothing The most important part of your career path. and saved myself the money worldviews. sufficiency. edly benefited from the opin- tailed in your assessment voice we do have—espe- This means that customers sponses to SOPA and PIPA, if it keeps getting restricted, to do with a specific degree. the college paper is the dead- That is great for people that and time it took to go to a uni- Certainly, for those studying I want to live my life so ions of students who came as you’d want them to be cially when so many stu- found guilty of illegal down- if people really want to down- people are just going to get If you’re lucky, you can find line, and satisfaction of length want to follow a set track. versity. Learning on my own literature, it would not be hard that I never have to look back before you. in the classroom. And try dents are demanding an loading will receive one or load copyrighted material more creative. an occupation which values requirements. I, however, have spent my may have been just as fruitful to use the Internet to learn and remember the “good Consider it a privilege of to consider their feelings: even more active role in their two notifications from their and participate in illegal file If you’re super concerned a college education and pays For this reason, college has entire college career working as being taught. Knowledge just about anything a student times” I had in college. I the democratic process we Criticism should be con- educations. ISPs alerting them that they sharing, they will find a way about whether your ISP is its employees a higher-than- torn my desire to remain in within templates. And gradu- given is usually filtered, biased could in a college classroom. want to devote my life to self- Americans love so much. structive and perhaps accom- How can we protest ris- have been caught. If the il- to bypass any efforts put forth going to start policing your average base-rate, simply be- academia from me. ation for me is the abolishment or agenda-driven anyway. Perhaps our university sys- actualization and develop Imagine the tedium of get- panied by suggestions for ing costs, fewer classes, legal downloading contin- by the government and media Internet usage, contact them cause the job requires an aca- I guess as a teenager I pic- of boundaries. Is going to college more tem is just an outdated model, my spiritual self, as well as ting an education in 19th improvement. or any other issue related ues, subscribers will receive industries. and ask about any new policy demic degree. tured college as a community People talk about college be- valuable than just the time which is no longer practical strengthen the familial ties century England, reciting There is no need for in- to education if we are not another notification that Pirating media is easy, and changes coming up. If you are If you’re extremely fortu- of intellectuals creating togeth- ing the best time of their life, be- invested and the cost of books outside of things like scientific in my life. dry epic poems and getting sults, ever. And by all fully exercising the rights requests acknowledgment almost anyone can figure it going to pirate an album or nate, or else well-connected, er, studying together and toil- cause allegedly there are wild and tuition? study. I want to create art and ex- smacked on the knuckles for means, if you have noth- we already have? Do the re- that the notifications have out with little or no help. In- film, know what sites are saf- you might find a career out of ing together toward the better- parties, endless hookups I have met interesting peo- Regardless, the fact remains press myself without fear of forgetting a word. Do you ing but positive things to sponsible thing, do the con- been received. ternet users are not just going er than others. This new poli- college that not only pays well ment of society. Having gone and minimal responsibili- ple in my classes, learned new that I did go to college. I will judgment. I want to exist free think any of those poor stu- say about an instructor, say structive thing—heck, do After this, bandwidth allo- to sit idly by and let some- cy won’t be starting until July, but actually utilizes your skills through it, it feels more like ties. This was not my experi- perspectives and have been graduate. I will have to pay from the negative influence of dents had a say in the way them all. I’m sure they ap- the easy thing, the form is cation can be cut and Internet thing like this happen. but keep in mind that your IP and knowledge base. an extension of the American ence, as I spent most of my exposed to things I may oth- exorbitant rates of interest on a confused society. their teachers taught them? preciate praise as much sitting right there in your service could potentially be One major problem with address could be logged for But what happens when high school factory system; a time in college working full- erwise not have known about. my already excessive student Of course if that doesn’t They certainly did not. as anyone else. inbox anyway—and evaluate shut down. Many Internet the ISP plan of attack is how future reference. you’re about to graduate, and person’s progress measured time overnight jobs to pay These things could be consid- loans. work out, I’ll always have my Even worse, picture a Departments use the your teachers at the end of providers have not released they plan on figuring out who Stay educated and stay you suddenly realize that the by their ability to conform for tuition. ered valuable. Yet, I have no intent to use degree to fall back on. ■ classroom in some poverty- evaluation forms in various every term. ■ whether or not they agree is actually pirating copyright- alert. ■ 12 VANGUARD • • TTHTUUEUESRSDAYSDAYDAY,,, J A,NOVA PJNUARINUELARY M3,ARYBER 2012 10, 19, 22, 2012 2012• 2011 OP •I N • SPOI •ON OP SPORTINIRTSONS ETCETC .• ETC• TH T U •ER SSTDAYDAYUES,, DAY JJAANUNU, AARYARYPRIL 10,19, 3, 2012 • VANGUARD 13

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: JOSHUA HUNT The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation [email protected] 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 503-725-5691 ETC. For Release Tuesday, April 03, 2012 UPCOMING EVENTS Edited by Will Shortz No. 0228 Invisible Children vs. Joseph April 3 through April 5 Across 38 Less’s opposite 70 Lacking starch 1234 5678 910111213 1 Norwegian city 40 Seating choice 71 Most egregious 14 15 16 5 Corrida shouts 41 Hint’s next part 72 Caught sight of Tuesday Kony…and everyone else 17 18 19 9 Start of a carol 44 Buddy List user 73 Glasgow lovely 20 21 22 14 Proceed slowly 45 Father of a foal Student Union Feasibility Project public open house 23 24 Controversy distracts from a potent message 15 Explorer Marco 46 Bumper blemish Down 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Smith Memorial Student Union, room 298 16 Mississippi, e.g. 47 Derisive looks 1 Boy of Mayberry 36 37 38 39 40 See the results of months of hard work by PSU students and f you’ve been living un- pears the stress was too much hundreds of thousands of 17 “Othello” bad 49 Bugler’s melody 2 Serbian or Pole staff and the project team. There will be concept images of pos- Eva-Jeanette 41 42 43 der a rock for the last few to handle. youths all over the world to see guy 51 Hogs’ enclosure 3 Box in a theater sible future unions, diagrams showing how floor space will be weeks and haven’t heard Rawlins The arguments have all themselves as part of the solu- 44 45 46 improved to serve students and more information about all the I 18 Port of Algeria 52 Surreal ending? 4 Secret targets? these two names, here’s a been made, the positions tion to end injustices against ways in which a student union could make PSU a better place for 47 48 49 50 51 quick recap. helping the victims. taken and the criticisms lev- children. In 2006, the orga- 19 Modern Persian 54 Tiny brain size 5 Pogo and others coming generations of students. Members of the project team will On March 5, a U.S. based Over the last four weeks, eled, so this will be none of the nization held a Global Night 52 53 54 55 be on hand to tell you more and answer any questions. Food? Of 20 Hint — first part 56 Last of the hint 6 Actress Singer advocacy organization, In- every possible angle has been above. Rather, what seems the Commute, a campaign to iden- course. No open house is complete without delicious grub. visible Children, released a taken on the subject. The vid- most interesting piece of this tify with children who walked 23 KLM competitor 65 Half a wolf’s cry 7 Personal flair 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 video called “Kony 2012” that eo has had 120 million (and growing puzzle is the “why” for miles to escape capture by 24 Pres. Obama, 66 Daily delivery 8 Vocalizations 65 66 67 sparked an avalanche of con- counting) views and the or- behind it all. the LRA. Young people num- Ben & Jerry’s PSU PartnerShop celebrates Free troversy. The goal of the video ganization has been reamed The intensity to which both bering 80,000 across 130 cit- once 67 Odd collection 9 Eastern, in a 68 69 70 Cone Day was to raise awareness about a and celebrated, scoffed at and the positive and negative reac- ies in seven countries spent way Noon to 8 p.m. 25 Public hanging? 68 From square 71 72 73 Ugandan war criminal, Joseph championed, demonized and tions have risen is mind-bog- the night sleeping in parks to Ben & Jerry’s PSU on the Urban Center Plaza (510 Mill St.) 10 Mag.’s statistic Kony, and the atrocities he has praised. One wonders if it gling and, as they say, where show support for them. 28 Magical dragon one Puzzle by Randall J. Hartman The entire campus is invited to enjoy a free scoop of ice cream carried out against children as knows what hit it. there’s smoke, there’s fire. And that was just one event. 11 Nascar circuit 31 Words of relief 69 Old Dodge from the Ben & Jerry’s campus shop, which opened last year. the leader of the Lord’s Resis- Sadly, the answer seems to Something is burning within Fast-forward to today. The 35 Short-tempered 50 Filming locale 59 Baseball stats ILLUSTRATION BY JOE MANTECON/VANGUARD STAFF 36 Café lightener model 12 List on a laptop There will be live performances and entertainment featur- tance Army. be no. the consciousness of our nation Kony 2012 video has gotten 120 37 You, in the Bible 53 Internal notes 60 Facebook entry ing PSU student talent as well as opportunities to learn about Where’s the controversy? In the aftermath of this and, for better or for worse, million views. Say what you centuries is wince-worthy. Yet, thankfully so. Twenty-five 13 Sandusky’s lake ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE the “PartnerShop,” which is operated by local nonprofit New In a nutshell, Invisible Chil- colossal response, the orga- Russell and his organization will about the methods, naive- it’s nothing new. years of attempts to catch 39 Pound of poetry 55 Coral reef isle 61 Bit of dialogue PIPPI ASOF ADZE 21 Incessant talk Avenues for Youth to provide work experience and profes- dren received widespread nization’s co-founder, Jason stoked the white-hot coals. ty and fact checking—Invis- History has shown that su- Kony have failed, and the fact E NRON L OWE T O A D 42 Pain in the neck 56 Melting period 62 Director Kazan sional skills training for Portland’s at-risk youth. The support criticism for presenting a Russell, was hospitalized and There are two overarching ible Children has tapped into perpowers rarely know what that most of his soldiers are 22 Grazing ground STANDSTALL EGGS and business of the campus community enables the shop to simplistic view of a very com- is being treated for a “brief themes that have emerged— something that is undeniable. is best for the not-so-super- children he has kidnapped 43 Former airship 57 Boss of fashion 63 Canyon locales TRIG AOK IDIG 25 False identity continue helping youth to become self sufficient. PartnerShops plex problem, for not getting reactive psychosis” after he desire and delusion. People want to help. Young powers. It would take volumes means that military cam- LAS K I SSANDTELL 26 Blathered away 48 Opposite of 58 Beam in a 64 Absorbs, with are Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shops that are independently owned its facts straight and for us- was found walking the streets Desire: Through its clear people, at that. of books to cover how western paigns would undoubtedly EYEL ID LEE ROE and operated by community-based nonprofit organizations. ing too much money raising in a “state of undress” and and empowering message, In- The massive response says governments have waltzed leave them the victims. 27 Duke or duchess NNW bridge “up” ENHALO FE L T PartnerShops offer job and entrepreneurial training to youth awareness and not enough on ranting unintelligibly. It ap- visible Children has mobilized our country is hungry to get into countries to solve their Additionally, a poignant HAND I NTHET I LL 29 Beau Brummells For answers, call 1-900-285-5656, $1.49 a minute; or, with a credit and young adults who face barriers to employment. In 2011, behind something that really problems (many of which they moment in the video is when RENT GRAVEL card, 1-800-814-5554. New Avenues for Youth became the first and only nonprofit in matters. People are tired of caused in the first place) with Russell states that because of AMA I RR I AMSAM 30 Mango and Annual subscriptions are available for the best of Sunday crosswords from the last 50 years: 1-888-7-ACROSS. the country to run two PartnerShops, both of which train and hypocritical politicians and ri- devastating effects. his growing notoriety, Kony HI GHWAYTOLL UZ I guava AT&T users: Text NYTX to 386 to download puzzles, or visit employ homeless and at-risk youth in the community. ROOM I C E E T A S diculous celebrities, so when a Whether by throwing mil- has gone further into hiding. 32 Wasn’t truthful nytimes.com/mobilexword for more information. video about a man most people lions of dollars at an issue Does this not suggest that a ARAB J ETHROTULL Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 2,000 past L IMB ELLE PAREE 33 Hearth residue puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). have never heard of manages or providing weapons to the video making him more fa- Share tips: nytimes.com/wordplay. POSY T I ER STEAD to gain traction faster than “right side,” the superior, pa- mous is effectively making 34 Not be vertical Crosswords for young solvers: nytimes.com/learning/xwords. even Lady Gaga, something’s ternalistic attitudes that have him more elusive? Wednesday going on. marked centuries of western Desire. It’s there and it’s Second: delusion. There has involvement in other countries good. We’d be stupid not to been major criticism of the have largely resulted in short- celebrate and encourage it. Vanguard Video Indigenous Peoples of PSU meet and greet video’s simplistic view of an term bandages and long-term Delusion. It’s often in- 4 to 6 p.m. extremely complex problem. dependency. Unfortunately, grained. But we cannot let the Native American Student & Community Center (710 SW Jackson St.) The message of the video is, many humanitarian efforts spirit of Invisible Children’s basically, that the good guys have followed the same model. cause become, well, invisible, An intimate look at The Belden Piano Quartet This informal gathering is for new and returning faculty, staff need to get the bad guys, and There’s an established be- just because it’s not perfect. and students of Native American, Alaskan Native and Pacific we know how to do it. The lief that we know what other Their passion should be em- in rehearsal at Lincoln Hall Islander backgrounds, as well as allies to meet and get to know good guys are, of course, all people need, a belief that su- braced, not vilified or mocked. each other. Come enjoy potluck style dinner, music and discover of us, and the bad guy is one persedes listening and asking We have an opportunity to the different student groups and services that support the Joseph Kony. questions. Rather than riding in see how, with a willingness to indigenous community at PSU. For more information contact There is no doubt that Kony on a white horse waving a shiny listen and learn, we can work center staff at 503-725-9695 or Rachel Cushman 503-725-9697 is an evil man, but the sugges- sword, what would it look like if with others to seek justice for [email protected]. tion that one 30-minute video we were to walk on the ground those children. will tell us all we need to know with a desire to learn? That is, if we stop throwing about a situation that has This is a question that stones long enough to remem- Thursday evolved over decades and even the video has sparked, and ber them. ■ Symposium: Social Determinants of Health—Solving Problems in Partnerships 4 to 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Recital Hall Join us for a major symposium on the Social Determinants of Health, featuring Bruce Goldberg, director of the Oregon Health Authority, three internationally recognized scholars in social determinants of health, leading PSU researchers and community partners and foundation leaders. Hosted by the School of Social Work Regional Research Institute for Human Services, College of Urban & Public Affairs School of Commu- nity Health, Department of Sociology, with lead sponsorship from the PSU Office of Research and Strategic Partnerships. For more information, contact Lindsay Coffey at lncoffey@pdx. edu.

KPSU Game Night: Spring 2012 Edition! JANN MESSER/VANGUARD STAFF 6 to 10 p.m. Viking Game Room Online at PSUVanguard.com For $5 with student ID, $8 without ID, you get pizza from Sparky’s, beer from Lagunitas, pool, bowling, 10 KPSU DJs and a live band, Sexxon Valdez. For more information, contact KPSU Programming Director Jay Turk at programming@kpsu http://twitter.com/psuvanguard http://www.facebook.com/portlandstatevanguard or at 503-501-1679. 14 VANGUARD • • TTUUEESSDAYDAY,, AJPARINULARY 3, 2012 10, 2012 • SPO •RT ETCS . SPORTS • TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012 • VANGUARD 15

EDITOR: RANDALL THEIL [email protected] SPORTS 503-725-4538 Cycling team gears up for Montana meet

Riders roll on Fifth place club looks to Peter Buco finishes a race in climb in the standings Bellingham, Wash. Despite having a Rosemary Hanson roster filled with Vanguard staff “New racers are the blood new riders, the of the team,” Ditto said. “They cycling club is The Portland State cycling club provide continuity and lon- posting impressive, is getting ready for a weekend of gevity and they are an integral competetive competition in rural Montana. part of our mission.” finishes. The races begin with a meet The Portland State women hosted by Montana State on a saw specific successes in the challenging course that finishes race hosted by Washington with a rough, five-plus-kilome- on March 24 and 25. Viking ter climb to the finish line. The racer Shelley Dunlop took the Vikings then head into a meet podium both days with back- hosted by Montana, which to-back third place finishes in highlights a shorter route—re- the women’s B field. sulting in multiple laps Satur- The Washington weekend’s day. The Vikings currently sit races placed Portland State as in fifth place in the Northwest a team on the podium in two Collegiate Cycling Conference categories. They placed sec- standings out of the total 12 ond in the Women’s C category schools. in team standings and third in Portland State has a young the Men’s B standings. team, with a roster of over half Although the complete re- COURTESY OF James ramey/PSU cycling club new racers, but club officer and sults of last weekend’s most to the best of their abilities and results from previous races While the team is halfway great way to test the water racer Vanessa Ditto said the en- recent races in Washington, seeing personal improvements and seeing how you have im- through their 2012 season, Dit- that is bike racing by provid- thusiasm and energy the rac- hosted on March 31 and April as the season continues. proved in the long term.” to said they are always looking ing you with all of the experi- ers bring to the team has been 1, were not available as of “As for performance expecta- Freshman racer Abby Noon forward to next season and ences you need to see if bike a positive change. She said press time, after the first day tions, all we require is that ev- echoed her teammate’s words getting new racers involved. racing is for you.” that the combination of expe- of racing Dunlop again found ery racer gets to the start line, on expectations. “Next season we are once In the meantime, the Portland rienced riders, new racers, the success after winning the ride hard, leave it all out on the “My goals for the upcoming again looking to expand the State team will focus on their support of the Portland State Women’s B race. course and have fun,” Ditto meet are to give every race I team. Portland has such a upcoming meet in Montana. Bike Hub and new head coach Despite Portland State per- said. “To me, it’s not about enter my all,” Noon said. “It’s huge pool of untapped talent The results of the weekend’s Chris Swan have allowed Port- forming well in recent races, how you measure up against been exciting to see everyone and has produced great rac- races can be found by going to land State to perform as well as Ditto said the focus continues them, but success on the bike is on the team’s progress each ers,” Ditto said. “The Port- www.nwcollegiatecycling.org/ they have been. to be on the racers performing measured by comparing your week.” land State cycling team is a results.html. ■

Kicking off the new term The PSU men’s soccer Willamette. This term the club will be traveling to Eugene for club offers competitive a collegiate tournament. “We had a strong show- opportunities on campus ing in the fall, which is our main season in the Cascade this quarter Collegiate Soccer league,” Lewis said. “This spring, we are playing the [University of Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff One factor which attracts Oregon World Cup] tourna- students to the club is the ment in Eugene. It takes place The Portland State men’s team’s spirit and camaraderie over the second weekend of soccer team is an Academic on and off the field. the term, and is always a blast and Student Rec Center club “I wanted to play soccer in on and off the field.” that practices every Monday, a competitive and structured To become a member of the Wednesday and Friday from environment with coaching,” club, students need to fill out a 6:30–8:30 p.m. at the Peter W. Cory Lewis, a club officer and waiver and pay a quarterly fee Stott Field. The 25-menber club two-year veteran said. “When of $150, covering team jerseys is currently headed by finance on the field in my position, I and travel expenses. The play- senior, club president and team feel like I am a part of a larg- ers are responsible for food. co-captain Zachary Kanner. er group and love seeing the In addition, prospective “Soccer is something I’ve practice pay off.” members need to make the cut done my whole life, and it’s my Soccer is arguably the most during tryouts held every fall passion,” Kanner said. “It only popular sport in the world, the and spring term, regardless of made sense to me when I got Portland State men’s soccer their performance in the previ- to Portland State to continue club attracts a good number of ous season. The last two try-out playing competitively at the international students. sessions saw about 50 prospec- college level.” “Soccer is a daily thing tive members show up, out of Kanner has been with the to do in other countries,” whom just 25 made the roster. club for three years. Bauder said. “Not like in the “I would tell anyone who Community development United States where football is considering joining the junior and central defender is the dominant sport. They club to come ready to commit Daren Bauder has also been play everyday, and it’s more a lot of time and energy to with the club for three years. of norm of lifestyle. So when the club,” Kanner said. “It’s He saw the club as an opportu- the international students get not the kind of club where nity to continue playing soccer here, they are looking to play, you can come whenever you through college. and we are the only high-level want. You have to come to “I have always played soccer place that they can play.” practice.” since I have been little,” Bauder The club is coached by first- “I’d also tell them to come said. “After high school, I want- year head coach Peter Monah- prepared to tryouts,” he add- ed to still play at a high level an and competes against other ed. “Tryouts are very com- play and also focus on school. colleges. In the winter term, petitive, and nobody should Karl Kuchs/VANGUARD STAFF Club contention in soccer city Midfielder Corey Lewis shows off his ball-handling skills during a So when I heard about the club, they played friendly games come out expecting to just practice at Stott Field. The team is hard at work preparing for the University of Oregon World Cup tournament. I had to make the team.” against Lewis and Clark and cruise on to the team.” ■ 16 VANGUARD • • TTHUEUSRDAYSDAY, A,P NOVRIL E3,M 2012BER 10,• SPO 2011RT S• SPORTS

Weekend Results Experiencing wild Portland Friday, Mar. 30 Portland region has Rose City Track and Field Ranging (Willamette Invitational, two days) wealth of outdoor Portland residents opportunities in Kyle Kirburry and Top performers: Lauren Naone hike Geronne Black: First in 100m dash, 11.67 spring the trail to Council Sierra Brooks: Second in 200m dash, 25.02 Jake Ovgard: Second in 100m dash, 10.90 Crest. The Council Crest hike is one of Randall Theil Softball Vanguard Staff several that start in the Portland (Double header) metro area. at With the university finally coming out of its winter shell, students will be looking to get Game 1 out and experience the wildlife Portland State 7 in the Portland area. Portland Utah Valley 0 is one of the best cities in the country for hiking and camp- Game 2 Portland State 0 ing, hosting a large amount of Utah Valley 1 trails that start in and around the city, as well as sitting near Top performers: two huge national forests and a Alicia Fine: 1 run, 3 hits, 2 RBI Crysta Conn: 2 hits, 2 RBI large number of state parks. Danai Martin: 1 run, 2 hits The Portland State out- door program is getting into Saria Dy/VANGUARD STAFF the swing of the busy season. Saturday, Mar. 31 Their slate of spring events is we can help you pick a trail to the northwest, and you can For an experience further valleys and ice melt–fed kicking off on Earth Day with or pick a site.” find a huge diversity of edible out, the Mount Hood National streams. These places can a beach cleanup, followed by The trail keepers of mushrooms on trails and paths Forest, which sits about 62 miles get pretty busy in the spring, Women’s Tennis a dog mountain day hike the Oregon have assembled a around the city. All that the Rain out from the city, offers a bigger but natural isolation can next day. The outdoor program great field guide on local Promises and More by David range and diversity of wilder- still be found if you go far at offers resources for people who hikes at portlandhikers.org. Arora is a handy little pocket- ness for hikers and campers. enough in. For the rugged are new to camping and hiking, There you can search hikes sized field guide, which has The Gifford Pinchot nature seeker, ideal camping Portland State 0 including advice and equip- by difficulty, sights and large, color photos to help you National Forest in south- locations start when bullet Colorado State 7 ment. They regularly have gear locations. The Council Crest identify the different types of west Washington also has holes outnumber letters on such as tents and sleeping bags Hike, Marquam Trail and mushrooms by sight. many excellent camping lo- road signs. Top performers: in the $10 range for up to four Pittock Mansion hike all The closest campground to cations and hikes for those More information and Megan Govi: Lost 6-3, 7-5 Ashley Spencer: Lost 6-3, 6-2 days of use. start in southwest Portland. Portland is Milo McIver State willing to branch out a little. advice on local hikes and Marina Todd: Lost 6-2, 6-3 “Basically, you can come in Looking to get more out Park. Located about 25 miles Nearly linked to Mt. Hood camping can be found at the and ask us about what sort of your hiking experience? away by highway, Milo McIver National Forest along the campus outdoor program Softball of gear you need,” Dustin Mushroom picking is a great offers showers, restrooms and Columbia, Gifford Pinchot located at 505 SW Harrison, (Double header) Abbott, an assistant trip diversion to spice up your places to park your tent or trail- has similarly stunning views in the opposite corner of the leader, said. “And then, hikes. The rains always bring er. Milo McIver just re-opened and great, vigorous hikes building as the Campus Rec at depending on your skill level, a rich bounty of mushrooms to the public on March 9. through tree-carpeted hills, welcome desk. ■ Game 1 Portland State 3 Utah Valley 2

Game 2 Baseball club looks to go big Portland State 1 Utah Valley 0 Batter up Vikings prepare Students interested in see- Top performers: Senior outfielder ing the baseball club will Becca Bliss: 1 hit, 1 RBI for April 14 game and pitcher Karmen Holladay: 1 run, 1 hit, 1 RBI, 12 PO against Seattle Jordan Frasier get their chance soon at the Alexa Morales: 1 run, 2 hits takes the club’s only home series of University measure of his the season. The baseball MLS bat. club will be taking on Seattle Alex Moore University at Lind Park and vs Vanguard Staff Walker Stadium the week- end of April 14. Besides that, Portland State’s baseball pro- the program has a Facebook Timbers 2 gram is in its second year as a page, which will lead you to Real Salt Lake 3 club sport. The baseball club their website and Portland Top performers: is on its way toward joining State page. Darlington Nagbe: 2 goals, 3 shots on goal a conference with teams like The Vikings practice on Eric Alexander: 2 assists Jorge Perlaza: 3 shots Oregon and Oregon State and the Stott Field on Tuesdays, hopefully playing in the world Wednesdays and Thursdays. series of club baseball in the Spring term may be a little Sunday, Apr. 1 near future. The club is doing more difficult for them to get this despite a lack of finances. Miles sanguinetti/VANGUARD STAFF practice times, which may With a bright future seem- starting a women’s sport just literally started on the pa- Abrams and Sharman hope be reduced to Tuesdays and Women’s Tennis ingly in store for baseball at so it could be more possible.” perwork within the first few numbers will grow enough be- Wednesdays. Despite the Portland State, President Abrams said. weeks. Man, I am still doing fore that point so the Vikings setbacks and trial and error vs Michael Abrams hopes for There isn’t a clear avenue paper work.” can compete in the five-team of managing a club sport at even more. to turning baseball into a The work that Abrams conference. The winner of the Portland State, Abrams con- Portland State 1 “I envisioned it as being a school sport, so for now, the and the club’s vice president conference every year goes tinues to push through. Northern Colorado 6 Portland State collegiate team,” club management’s focus is Colton Sharman have put in to the World Series of Club “It’s tough,” Abrams said. Abrams said. “My goal was on what the Vikings can do. have led to Portland State’s Baseball in Georgia. “The Northwest has always Top performers: when I graduated it [would Portland State is in the middle baseball club punching above “We plan on definitely been pretty good for baseball, Megan Govi: Won 6-2, 5-7, 10-7 Marti Pellicano: Lost 6-4, 6-3 be] a school sponsored sports of its first season as a club, and its weight, event-wise. The keeping this program going,” and I figured that if we get Ashley Spencer: Lost 6-2, 6-1 team. Unfortunately, because Abrams is still working hard baseball program has been Sharman said. “We’ve had a established well enough and of Title IX, we can’t do that.” to get the club where he wants competing against high- lot of interest, and next year have enough fans coming out, NBA In order for baseball to be- it to be. ranked colleges, including the the school will support us a this could still happen.” come an officially sanctioned “When I first came to number-16 seed in the nation, lot more because we’re join- The Portland State Vikings vs sport at Portland State, a new Portland State my freshman Western Washington Univer- ing a conference. This year baseball club will take on equally sized women’s ath- year, first term, my worry sity. The team has yet to win we’ve competed a lot more Seattle University on April 14. letic program would have to was not being able to play a game, but that hasn’t damp- than I thought we would, even After that, the Vikings have Trail Blazers 119 be added or a men’s program baseball,” Abrams said. “The ened their spirits. though we haven’t won a game. one more scheduled game Timberwolves 106 would have to be eliminated. first few days here I figured The Northern Pacific West We’re definitely trying to get this spring, against Corban Top performers: LaMarcus Aldridge: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists “Honestly, when I heard out what it would take to Conference is where Portland our name out there. That’s the University on April 25 at the Nicolas Batum: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks about that, I thought about start a baseball program. I State hopes to be next season. biggest thing right now.” Warrior Field in Salem. ■ Wesley Matthews: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal