INDEX Nationals or bust NEWS............................2 FREE ARTS...............................6 The Vanguard is published every Senior Sean MacKelvie moves OPINION.........................11 Tuesday and Thursday SPORTS..........................14 on to nationals in javelin SPORTS pagE 14 PSUVANGUARD.COM PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY PUBLISHED SINCE 1946 PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY PUBLISHED SINCE 1946 THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2012 • VOL. 66 NO. 59 Strategies for a ASPSU president approves global university SFC 2012–13 budget proposal PSU releases internationalization of the local re- new vision for gion, leveraging global engagements and mobilizing international alumni. internationalization The strategy was created by the In- ternational Council, a group of more KATRINA PETrovICH VANGUARD STAFF than 20 faculty, staff and student rep- resentatives from all of PSU’s differ- Portland State has a new vision for ent academic colleges and institutes. global education. The university recent- According to the council’s chair, ly released the Strategy for Comprehen- Professor Vivek Shandas, this inter- sive Internationalization, a report that nationalization strategy was two and establishes an eight-year framework for a half years in the making. how PSU plans to become a more glob- “This strategy tries to help coor- ally focused institution. dinate, integrate and then ultimately “The creation of this strategy follows disseminate all the internationaliza- from a recognition that we live in a global tion efforts happening on campus,” society now. All of the things that a uni- Shandas said. versity does need to fit into that context,” He claimed that, unlike a lot of uni- explained Provost and Vice President for versities, PSU has a multitude of in- Academic Affairs Roy Koch. ternational activities taking place on The strategy focuses interna- campus—but these activities have no tionalization efforts on six priority areas: student learning, faculty re- SEE INTERNATIONALIZATION ON PAGE 4 search, institutional infrastructure, SARIA DY/VANGUARD STAFF The student fee committee meets to discuss budget issues. Committee hopes new budget The year winds down after com- ing off a busy period of various proj- will encourage more responsible, ects and the passage of the 2012–13 budget for student fee allocations. sustainable spending After the ASPSU senate passed the budget proposal at the end of last term, it was presented to President DESMOND FULLER a new SFC coming in with the new Adam Rahmlow, who, after discus- VANGUARD STAFF Associated Students of Portland sions with SFC Chair Mart Stewart- State University administration. Smith and questions to the general As the year comes to a close, the stu- These are tasks ASPSU Vice Presi- committee, approved the budget. dent fee committee is wrapping up dent and SFC Chair-elect Nick Rowe The 2012–13 budget aimed at activities, documenting final balances called “very important to the current trimming some of PSU’s larger for fee-funded areas and finalizing and continued smooth functioning of MILES SANGUInettI/VANGUARD STAFF SEE SFC ON PAGE 5 Library on the move 50,000 books and 36 study seats will be relocated for the new center documentation for the transition to the SFC.” in Millar library. Merger claims up to Writing Center faces potential 4,800 square feet of administrative move Concerns about such as the Women’s Resource Shelly Chabon. This fiscal year, Millar Library Center, student housing and the there was a university-wide budget funding, services multicultural center. It also oversees reduction. All of the colleges and fis- surround debate enrollment and admissions. cal units were asked to plan for a 5 Joining of PSU’s Center for Online Giving the student affairs office percent cut. to move center jurisdiction over the Writing Cen- “Because of the cut the entire col- Learning, Center for Academic ter would change its funding so that lege took, there was a reduction to it wouldn’t be solely funded by the the center,” Chabon said. “Our de- KALI SIMMONS Excellence sparks concerns VANGUARD STAFF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, sire is to make it to a place where thus expanding its funding source. it would be protected against that.” GWEN SHaw VANGUARD STAFF In a previous Vanguard article, The Portland State Writing Center The Department of English is con- Chabon said that the university had it was reported that, currently, the may be undergoing changes during cerned that the shift could interrupt spoken with the center to help them COL and CAE are located in the university restructuring. Currently some of the services that the center resolve and reduce cuts they were On May 7, Portland State announced Market Square Building and Cramer run through the Department of Eng- provides. The Writing Center was going to face this term. that the Center for Online Learning Hall, respectively. Melody Rose, vice lish in the College of Liberal Arts and alerted to these potential changes in “There was going to be a cut from and the Center for Academic Excel- provost for Academic Programs and Sciences, it may be moved under the early April of this year. the College of Liberal Arts and lence would merge to create one col- Instruction, said that in the short guidance of the Office of Enrollment “The original sense was to pro- Sciences, so they identified an laborative center that combines the Management and Student Affairs, tect the Writing Center from future offerings of each. SEE MERGER ON PAGE 4 which currently oversees groups cuts,” said CLAS Associate Dean SEE WRITING ON PAGE 5 2 VANGUARD • TTHUEUSSDAYRDAY, M, MAYAY 1, 31,2012 2012 • NE • WSNEWS NENE WS WSNE WSNE • • WS T T U•U E E THS•SDAY DAY USTU,RDAYE ,J SJANANDAYU,U ARY,MARY MAYAY 24, 31,17, 1, 2012 • VANGUARD 3 EDITOR: VANESSA WENDLAND [email protected] NEWS 503-725-5690 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF [email protected] Joshua Hunt NEWS EDITOR [email protected] Vanessa Wendland ‘From A Name to a Number’: TriMet receives federal grant for OPINION EDITOR [email protected] Joseph Mantecon ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR [email protected] A Holocaust survivor’s tale Portland-Milwaukie MAX line Erick Bengel SPORTS EDITOR [email protected] Alter Wiener and bone that live and eventu- need to tell their stories over Line is expected provided by TriMet Chief Media build large, critical transporta- in a statement regarding the hazardous material mitigation Due to limited parking space Cory Mimms speaks at PSU ally die. He deserves to be equal and over again. A listener to cause business Relations Officer Mary Fetsch, tion projects because we work $85 million federal grant post- and coordinate the construc- availability at the CLSB, stu- who respects and cares for the COPY CHIEF about horror, to everybody and everybody boom in project the grants are a nod toward the together,” Portland Metro ed on his website. tion of the light rail. ZRZ has dents are encouraged to find Kathryn Banks equal to him. We are all God’s speaker is crucial to that pro- beginning of construction. Councilor Carlotta Collette said. The construction of an ex- also donated land under the other modes of transportation forgiveness, children. We all want to have a cess. Grieving and healing are area According to TriMet, the new “No single city or county could tended 7.3 miles in rail line is light rail bridge to help TriMet until the opening of the MAX PRODUCTION MANAGER roof over our heads, to love and thus collective processes,” she rail line will be built with this have provided half the cost of expected to create up to 14,500 determine South Waterfront’s line. According to PSU Trans- Ben Patterson struggle against to live in peace and dignity. Al- added. SHANNA CRANSTON goal: “Expanding transit op- this project, but together we’ve new jobs and $573 million in rail alignment and reduce re- portation and Parking Ser- VANGUARD STAFF PHOTO EDITOR prejudice ter Wiener suggests despite all “I was pleased when a tions is essential to the livabil- been able to match the federal personnel salary. While many mediation costs by addressing vices Associate Director Sarah Adam Wickham his suffering of injustice never trauma counselor told me On May 22, TriMet was award- ity and economic vitality of our support to expand transporta- of these jobs will be directly low-level contaminated soil un- Renkens, parking permit de- RavlEEN Kaur VIDEO EDITOR VANGUARD STAFF to succumb to the temptation that sharing my true life story ed $745.2 million in federal growing region, which is ex- tion options in our region.” involved with the construc- derneath light rail alignment. tails and rates are still in discus- Jann Messer of becoming bitter.” might be a healing catharsis grants from the Federal Transit pected to add one million new Federal Transit Adminis- tion and maintenance of the ZRZ Manager of Develop- sion, and PSU parking permits ONLINE EDITOR “The Germans have a say- Wiener’s message has reso- for me,” Wiener said. Administration to help with the residents and nearly 100,000 trator Peter Rogoff signed the Orange Line, it is expected ment Planning Rick Saito is will most likely not be valid at Bryan Morgan ing: If you lose hope, you lose nated widely. When Wiener retired from completion of the MAX orange new jobs within the project grant alongside Sen. Suzanne that businesses located along excited for the future of the the CLSB. everything,” said Holocaust “I heard Mr. Wiener speak accounting and moved to light rail line. Along with the corridor by 2030.” The project Bonamici (D-Ore.). “The Port- the rail route will be positively South Waterfront due to the Students needing transpor- CALENDAR EDITOR survivor Alter Wiener, who at my son’s middle school last Hillsboro in 2000, he was $85 million in federal aid that will also promote sustainabil- land-Milwaukie Light Rail ex- affected and allow the creation new rail line.