Portland State Vanguard, Vol. 73, Issue 6

PORTLAND STATE VANGUARD

VOLUME 73 • ISSUE 6 • OCTOBER 16, 2018

COVER: THE VIOLENCE VIKING VOICE: HOW PORTLAND STATE ALLOWED A RAPIST TO AGAINST WOMEN’S GO UNPUNISHED P. 5 ACT SHOULD NEVER BE CONTROVERSIAL P. 4

NEWS: WTF IS BOARD OF TRUSTEES? P. 8–9

CONTENTS

CONTENT WARNING: P. 5, P. 10–11 CONTAINS MATERIAL REGARDING GRAPHIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE.

COVER DESIGN BY SAVANNAH QUARUM NEWS STUDENT VETERANS SHARE THEIR STORIES

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COVER MAKE TIME FOR WOMEN

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VIKING VOICE PORTLAND STATE ALLOWED A RAPIST TO GO UNPUNISHED

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SPORTS VIKINGS CLAIM BIG VICTORY IN HOMECOMING ROUT

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SPORTS STATS

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STAFF

SPORTS EDITOR Davy Gillespie

EDIT ORI A L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Nada Sewidan

ONLINE EDITOR A.M. LaVey

MANAGING EDITOR Missy Hannen

SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN Nico Vessia

NEWS EDITORS Chris May Fiona Spring

COPY CHIEF Hannah Welbourn

INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Marena Riggan ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Justin Knipper OPINION EDITOR Katharine Piwonka

COPY EDITOR Erin Bass Contributors Sabrina Achar-Winkels Lukas Amsden Andrew Gaines Shandi Hunt Jeremy Husserl Van Vanderwall

INTERNATIONAL THIS WEEK AROUND THE WORLD

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PORTLAND STATE OF MIND WELCOMES JAPANESE FILM DIRECTOR

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DISASTER HITS SULAWESI

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ARTS & CULTURE CANNIBALS, ZOMBIES AND WHITE GUY KUNG FU

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FINALLY RICH: CHIEF KEEF’S SILENT INFLUENCE ON THE MUSICAL LANDSCAPE P. 14 EVENTS CALENDAR

PHO T O & MULTIMEDI A PHOTO EDITOR Brian McGloin

DIS T RIBU TION & M A R K E TING DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Chris May

MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Emma Josephson

MARKETING MANAGER Katelyn Plummer

PRODUC TION & DE SIGN CREATIVE DIRECTOR Robby Day

T ECHNOL OGY & W EB SIT E STUDENT MEDIA TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR Corrine Nightingale

LEAD DESIGNER Savannah Quarum DESIGNERS Briana Brown Colin Davis Lisa Dorn Danielle Emeka Leah Maldonado Keyali Smith Margo Smolyanska

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANTS Damaris Dusciuc Long V. Nguyen Annie Ton A DV ISING & ACCOUN TING COORDINATOR OF STUDENT MEDIA Reaz Mahmood

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NEWS MISSY HANNEN

OCT. 9: INDEPENDENT GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE EXCLUDED FROM TELEVISED DEBATES Patrick Starnes, the independent candidate for Oregon governor, was excluded from televised gubernatorial debates due to “limited broadcast time and his low odds of winning,” Portland Tribune reported. Referring to a 2017 law, Starnes filed a complaint with the Elections Division, claiming that news outlets must “report the cost of the debates and air time as in-kind contributions” to the other candidates—Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, and incumbent Governor Kate Brown. This is despite the fact that on a phone call one day earlier, Elections Director Steve Trout told Starnes he determined that televised debates do not fall within the confines of breaking the 2017 law.

OCT. 9–13

OCT 12: DANCING CREATING CONTROVERSY IN CITY COUNCIL RACE In an open letter shared with Willamette Week, Baruti Artharee responded to County Commissioner and City Council candidate Loretta Smith, who said his dancing with Smith’s opponent Jo Ann Hardesty at an arts forum “revictimized” Smith “to throw me off my game.” In 2013, Artharee publicly made suggestive sexual remarks about Smith, which led to a suspension from his position—which he later resigned—as aid to the mayor. The open letter begins with “Dear Commissioner Smith: You should be ashamed of yourself,” and goes on to disparage Smith’s response in the era of the #metoo movement.

OCT. 12: WHAT ARE WE VOTING FOR? As KGW8 reported, many local issues face Oregon voters on Nov. 6. The race for governor is tight, with a new poll showing incumbent Kate Brown leading Republican Rep. Knute Buehler 49 to 45 percent. Measures 103, 105 and 106 have proven controversial: A no on 103 would potentially enable taxes on groceries in a state with no sales tax, a no on 105 keeps Oregon a sanctuary state, and a yes on 106 “would prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for certain abortions,” according to Statesman Journal.

OCT. 13: BUEHLER IN HOT WATER OVER POTENTIAL TAX CREDIT ABUSE Portland Tribune reported Buehler and his wife invested $100,000 in Oregon Business Energy Tax Credits, the same tax credits Buehler lambasted in a speech to the Oregon House of Representatives last year. In a guest opinion written for The Oregonian during the same period, Buehler wrote, “[BETC] sent millions of tax dollars to energy speculators and well-to-do investors that could have been better spent on Oregon students.” Though Buehler didn’t respond to Tribune’s request for comment, Monica Wroblewski—Buehler’s gubernatorial campaign spokesperson—said the tax credits the Buehlers purchased were “before state mismanagement of the program.”

STUDENT VETERANS SHARE THEIR STORIES SHANDI HUNT Veteran Viking Week continued on Oct. 11 in Smith Memorial Student Union with a three-person panel of student veterans who offered advice and answered questions from students, faculty members and other veterans.

In 2017, there were approximately 873 veterans attending Portland State, which is the largest veteran group of any other public university in Oregon. That same year, PSU’s Veterans Resource Center served 713 users.

Interim Director of the VRC Taylor Paschall introduced the panel by asking what being in the military meant to them.

“I got to join a brotherhood that extends all over the world,” said Jeff, an accounting student and former Marine. “If I meet a Marine anywhere else, that person is instantly my family.”

“The VRC is the only reason I stayed in this school,” Jeff continued. “It’s a bunch of good people who make it [better here].”

Rose, a student in the Criminology and Criminal Justice program, said the significance and meaning of military service is different for everyone. For her, the desire to join stemmed from her family’s history of service. “My dad was in the Army,” Rose said, “[And] my grandfather was in the Navy, which was why I was in the Army and then the Navy.”

One student attendee, also a veteran, wanted to know if the panelists had encountered any prejudice from teachers because of their status as veterans.

“It’s not uncommon,” Jeff said. “[In my experience, veterans have] quit because they [felt] discriminated against.”

The same student attendee who asked the question went on to describe how a professor had once asked them, “What do you call your enemy?” According to the student, there were other examples of questionable conduct—including when the same professor asked another veteran in the class how many people he had killed.

In instances such as these, the panel suggested going to the Dean of Student Life, placing an anonymous complaint or talking to an advisor about placing an informal complaint.

Another audience member asked the panel about campus disarmament, identifying herself only as a PSU faculty member working in the Office of Graduate Studies.

The panel’s consensus was to continue to have armed officers on campus. “By disarming PSU Police, you are just increasing response time,” said Charles, a Coast Guard veteran and PSU student. “Portland police are also armed.” Before PSU armed its campus police force in 2014, campus officers would wait for back-up from the Portland Police Bureau in certain situations because of jurisdictional issues or safety concerns.

The veterans also addressed challenges and concerns about how to help a partner sign up for Veterans Affairs benefits after they have recently returned home from deployment to a combat zone.

Since 2013, the VRC has offered resources and advocacy services to assist with students’ academic success.

A Vocational Rehab Counselor is also available on campus for veterans, dependants and active duty students.

Due to concerns over potential backlash against the subjects of this story, their full names have been withheld.

PORTLAND STATE VETERAN ROURCE CENTER IN SMITH STUDENT UNION DURING VIKING VETERAN WEEK. COURTESY OF PSU VETERAN’S RESOURCE CENTER

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EDITORIAL NEWS

MAKE TIME FOR WOMEN

EXPANDING COVERAGE FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SHOULD NEVER BE CONTROVERSIAL

VANGUARD EDITORIAL STAFF Amid rising political partisanship and the diminishing role of facts and analysis in civic discourse, it’s more important than ever to call out and demand accountability from elected officials who shirk their fundamental responsibilities toward those they are supposed to represent.

A prime example of evading responsibility occurred last month when Congress temporarily renewed The Violence Against Women Act until Dec. 7, 2018. The renewal represented part of a larger package securing over $600 billion in annual military funds, while prioritizing the protection of women with the same urgency as implementing myopic immigration policies that were being mocked in political cartoons over 100 years ago.

One of the primary roles of federal and state governments should be protecting public health. According to the United Nations, failure to do so is a violation of women’s human rights.

The most vulnerable groups to violence against women include the LGBTQ community, members of indigenous communities, immigrants and low-income individuals.

In 2015, the Association of American Universities reported that among undergraduate students, 23.1 percent of female students and 5.4 percent of male students experience physical sexual assault, and according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 4.8 million intimate partner-related assaults against women occur per year.

VAWA, which funds social agencies aiding survivors of sexual and domestic violence, is up for reauthorization this year.

The bill is sponsored by House Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D– Texas, who has expanded the law to allow law enforcement of-

ficials to confiscate weapons from abusers who can’t legally possess them, as well as increasing the funding for rape crisis centers. Crimes covered by VAWA include domestic violence, intimate partner homicide, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking and, as of 2013, violence against women on university campuses.

VAWA arose from demands to recognize the increasing frequency and severity of violent crimes against women. Former U.S. Senator Joe Biden drafted VAWA after the 1991 Anita Hill hearings, and it was passed by Congress in 1994.

In 2011, VAWA was up for reauthorization with an expansion to include protections for immigrants, Native American women and members in the LGBTQ community. However, these provisions were resisted by a handful of Republican lawmakers, resulting in two years of negotiations from 2011–2013 under the Obama administration.

Out of 173 co-sponsors currently on the bill, none are Republican. Additionally, Senate Republicans pushed through Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court despite demands for investigation into credible evidence bearing on Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the summer of 1982.

“Expanding coverage for domestic violence should never have been controversial,” said Sen. Patty Murray, D–Wash., in a statement following the vote. “Where a person lives, who they love, or what their citizenship status may be should not determine whether or not their perpetrators are brought to justice.”

One of the lawmakers who resisted these provisions was House Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R–Tenn. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because she is currently running for a U.S. Senate seat and was recently called out for her voting record against women by Tennessee resident Taylor Swift.

Aside from the lesson that power concedes nothing without a demand, history has shown VAWA works: The Bureau of Justice reported between 1994—when VAWA was passed—and 2008, intimate partner violence against women decreased 53 percent, and violence against men decreased 54 percent. For victims of assault, it is essential there are funded social services available.

There is no such thing as not voting. If you choose not to vote, you are essentially voting for a continuation of the status quo.

Casting a ballot alone will not fix the systemic causes of violence against women. If it did, the largest recorded day of protest in U.S. history would not have coincided with the inauguration of a president who faces accusations of sexual assault or harassment from at least 22 women.

The consequences of our individual and collective decisions never cease to shape the institutions and systems which define the parameters for how we exist in the world. Politics is not a realm anyone can simply step into or out of—it permeates every aspect of our lives, whether we acknowledge it or not.

Acknowledging that stories like the one on the following page happen literally hundreds of times a day is a necessary first step. What comes next is to do something about it when those who should, do not.

SAVANNAH QUARUM

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VIKING SPORTS VOICE

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR There’s something to be said about women having the courage to speak up about sexual assault experiences, even when voicing the abuse might feel like losing. In the wake of Kavanaugh—where a Supreme Court nominee can still be appointed justice amid allegations of sexual assault and rape—stories from women everywhere are surfacing.

Four years ago, a woman was raped on the Portland State campus in the Broadway Building. Below is a graphic recounting of the event. Eden Paul is one of many who have been assaulted, abused, threatened or sodomized in a world that lacks priority for women.

I decided to publish this voice for many reasons, but the main reason is to remind our campus, our public, our world that consequences of sexual assault run deep within a person’s life. This is a reminder that survivors of sexual assault, rape and violence never forget and move on as easily as the public that reads about it. It stays and becomes part of the person long after the fact. This is the reality for women everywhere: in our cities, neighborhoods, homes; it’s the reality for your sister, your mother, your friend.

Viking Voices is an open platform, rolling submission op-ed column open to all studetns, faculty and staff of Portland State.

Submit your thoughts, stories and opinions to opinion@psuvanguard.com.

Please provide your name and major or affiliation with PSU.

I stand for women. I stand with voices of sexual assault. Situations where men sexually abuse and assault women and get away with it have become rampant, and in a time where these same men are trying hard to silence us, women will rise up.

Submissions are voluntary, unpaid and not guaranteed to be published. All submissions will be reviewed and selected by the Vanguard Editorial Staff.

NADA SEWIDAN PSU VANGUARD EDITOR IN CHIEF

DEAR PORTLAND

PORTLAND STATE ALLOWED A RAPIST TO GO UNPUNISHED AND NEARLY RUINED MY LIFE

Guest Submission: Eden Paul, former PSU student I was raped and assaulted, then forced to participate in a process that tried to steal my dignity and resulted in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and deprived me of my educational opportunity.

I can still remember the laughing as I entered the room of joking PSU Board of Trustees members—the people who would decide the outcome of the hearing—who seemed more prepared for a casual meeting than a hearing where I was to describe a violent rape and assault. I remember them making me watch the surveillance video again and again—a video of me walking with a complete stranger—and telling me I didn’t look drunk enough as I walked into the Broadway Building elevator with my rapist moments before the brutal rape took place.

That video still haunts me every day in my memories. I realized then what they were looking for was an easy way out. To them, I was the problem in the situation, not the violent rapist, but me: the victim. I was the one tarnishing PSU’s reputation. If they could point to any inconsistencies, they could cover my story up.

The result is they concluded this was a case of consensual sex.

I was not only raped, I was raped with a tampon inside me: the worst pain I have ever felt in my entire life, and I have endured rheumatoid arthritis since I was 12 years old, at times so bad I have been in a wheelchair. I was strangled, and I was punched, right over my heart, repeatedly, so hard I could have died.

I had a rape kit done at the hospital, and they gave me a shot to make sure I didn’t receive any STIs. The shot made me so sick I was retching all night on the bathroom floor. The substantial bruising left all over my body, around my neck, chest, my blood-covered bra, as well as the tampon collected after the rape kit was done, was all cataloged as evidence. I thought it was enough to prove this student was dangerous—so dangerous he should be removed from the school and imprisoned.

The assault affected my life in many ways. Two years ago, I attempted suicide. I felt hopeless and lost. I still have nightmares about the assault. Four years later, my PTSD has gotten worse. I can’t go out alone; I must watch my back every time a man walks behind me. I can’t hold eye contact with people like I used to. I sit at home most days not able to do anything I enjoy anymore. I used to love writing poetry. I used to draw, make cards for people, make jewelry, hang out with friends, go to museums, go for hikes and walks. I used to love school; I have always loved learning new things.

I enjoyed doing these things. These things kept me going after my sister died when I was 15, something that devastated my life. I lost all those things when I was raped, beaten, and then alienated by PSU. To top it all off, I have recently been diagnosed with a disease called interstitial cystitis caused by the extreme brutality of the assault, something that causes pain similar to passing a kidney stone.

When I was accepted to PSU, I was so excited. I had a 4.0 GPA when I transferred to PSU as a sophomore. I worked really hard at my first school to maintain the scholarship I received because if I did, it would transfer to my next school. I lost all of that when I was beaten and raped.

I stopped attending classes because I would see my rapist on campus. I would start to have a panic attack and feel crippled with fear. He even smiled at me once while I was just trying to print my homework in the library: a look that felt like a reminder of who held all the power. Some of my professors were understanding and did not completely fail me, but others weren’t as sympathetic. My GPA dropped, and money dwindled.

I still had to pay for these classes I had failed, I’m still a constant reminder of the injustice of it all.

I dropped out. I couldn’t even fathom going back to class when my safety was not promised. I worried he might kill me at times. I lost my scholarship and any hope of graduating and moved back home. He, on the other hand, got to graduate and go on to a career promising him money and a future.

So why am I writing? I am writing this to help anyone out there that shares my experience in any way. I want you to be heard. After my assault, I went to get a restraining order, which I so gratefully received, but while I was there, there were two or three other women from PSU with stories similar to my own, doing the only thing they could to protect themselves because of a school that failed us.

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SPORTS

JENNA MULLEN PLAYER PROFILE JENNA MULLEN STRIVES TO HELP YOUNG STUDENTS AND ATHLETES ALIKE

DAVID GILLESPIE Jenna Mullen’s athletic and academic performances at Portland State have been impressive. One of the four seniors on the PSU Volleyball squad, Mullen has been part of the team since her freshman year. She worked her way into being a fixture within the squad, even earning the Big Sky Conference award for Outstanding Freshman in 2016. Mullen has also consistently proven to be an outstanding student, earning academic honors from the Big Sky Conference every season.

Mullen didn’t hesitate to give recognition to her outside influences. “I’ve had a lot of help along my way and along my journey,” Mullen said, crediting her athletic and academic success to a slew of positive role models who helped her reach such achievements.

All that support instilled a sense of responsibility in Mullen early on, leading her to pursue avenues through which she could help others. During her time at Emerald Ridge High School, Mullen participated in the Emerald Ridge Transition Team, a group that focused on assisting junior high students in the area. She also served as a coach, scorekeeper and official in the RAGE Youth Volleyball League and spent time volunteering at St. Francis House, an organization that provides food and clothing to those in need.

Upon graduation, Mullen intends to pursue a master’s degree in educational counseling and would like to attend school close to her hometown of Puyallup, WA. “I want to get back into coaching for my old high school team and club teams,” said Mullen, who sees sharing her experience with younger athletes as another way to benefit those around her.

It is no surprise Mullen is pursuing higher education as a way to be of service. “I want to focus on going into counseling in a school setting,” said Mullen, who is in the final year of her bachelor’s degree in the Health and Family Services program at PSU. According to Mullen, her time at PSU has allowed her to learn leadership skills from individuals who are great leaders themselves. “It has been great to have such an awesome group of coaches and professors who can help mold you into who you want to be,” she said.

It seems as though Mullen possesses an undeterrable drive to seek out and help those who are in need of some guidance.

“I would love to be the person [who] helps someone succeed.

I want to be the one who makes sure kids graduate, they find their path, they have success in high school just like I did and go on to pursue college,” said Mullen. “I want them to know there is someone out there who supports them.”

PORTLAND STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYER JENNA MULLEN. COURTESY OF PSU ATHLETICS

VIKINGS CLAIM BIG VICTORY IN HOMECOMING ROUT DAVID GILLESPIE

At no point was there any ambiguity regarding the outcome of Portland State’s homecoming game at Providence Park on Saturday, Oct. 13. In the wake of a walk-off upset victory against Montana State on Oct. 6, the Vikings hit the ground running, and the Northern Colorado Bears seemed incapable of stopping the surge. With a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 28-0 at the end of the half, PSU’s victory was negotiated quickly and without adequate resistance.

Leading the charge was sophomore quarterback Davis Alexander, who had himself yet another big game in a season where he has proven himself to be a formidable offensive force, contributing to at least one touchdown via passing or rushing in all but one game. During the game, Alexander had rushed for three touchdowns before halftime and ended the game passing for six completions on nine attempts.

Also instrumental to the win were two interceptions made by cornerbacks Montre Brown, a junior, and Anthony Adams, a freshman. Both interceptions were made within 20 yards of Northern Colorado’s endzone, and both led to subsequent Vikings touchdowns. These highlight interceptions were merely one part of a menacing Vikings defense that limited the Bears to a 16-yard rushing total.

The Vikings now have their second conference win in a row under their belt, and the confidence shown in their play as of late has been a sign that Head Coach Bruce Barnum’s plan to come back from a winless 2017–18 season is beginning to take hold.

The Vikings will seek to keep their momentum going on Saturday, Oct. 20 against Sacramento State.

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BRIAN MCGLOIN/PSU VANGUARD

POSING FOR PICTURES WITH THE PSU VIKINGS MASCOT DURING A TAILGATE PARTY BEFORE THE HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME. BRYAN CARTER/PSU VANGUARD

PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS PLAY THEIR HOMECOMING GAME AT PROVIDENCE PARK AGAINST NORTH COLORADO UNIVERSITY BEARS. VIKINGS WON 28-14.

BRYAN CARTER/PSU VANGUARD

SPORTS

KEEPING SCORE

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

VS. NORTHERN COLORADO OCT. 13 @ PROVIDENCE PARK, PORTLAND, OR

43. DREW SEIDEL, 24:39.0

14 - 35

MEN’S FOOTBALL

NORTHERN COLORADO (0-7, 0-4)

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

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3

4 TOTAL

0

0

0

14

14

14

7

0

14 35

(3-4, 2-2)

3 - 2

VS. IDAHO STATE OCT. 13 @ VIKING PAVILION, PORTLAND, OR

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105. ANDREW STAFFORD, 25:20.6 111. JASON RAE, 25:24.8 133. ANDY SOLANO, 25:47.4 142. LUKE RAMIREZ, 25:58.7 148. IAN VICKSTROM, 26:03.1

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY FINISHING PLACES AND TIMES (6K CARDINAL RACE; TEAM PLACED 28TH OVERALL) 76. KAILA GIBSON, 21:27.8 160. HUNTER STORM, 22:23.9

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167. SAMMY BURKE, 22:28.5 175. DELANEY WHITE, 22:33.8

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25

25

25

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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

25

13

27

21

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186. PHOEBE JACQUES, 22:41.0 200. LINNAEA KAVULICH, 23:01.6

WOMEN’S GOLF

(12-18, 1-7 BSC)

WOMEN’S SOCCER

2 - 3

VS. SOUTHERN UTAH OCT. 7 @ THUNDERBIRD STADIUM, CEDAR CITY, UT

(2-12 (1-4 BSC))

61. MAX NORMAN, 24:51.8

128. SARAH MEDVED, 21:59.8

(12-9, 6-2BSC)

SOUTHERN UTAH

FINISHING PLACES AND TIMES (8K RACE; TEAM PLACED 15TH OVERALL)

PRE-NATIONALS

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

IDAHO STATE

SANTA CLARA BRONCO INVITATIONAL OCT. 13 @ BAYLANDS PARK, SUNNYVALE, CA

NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIE INVITATIONAL OCT. 8–10 @ NEW MEXICO STATE GOLF COURSE, LAS CRUCES, NM TEAM SCORES 1. UTEP, 290-290-299 = 879 2. CALIFORNIA BAPTIST, 294-304-290 = 888

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2

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2

2

3. FRESNO STATE, 297-302-291 = 890 4. NEW MEXICO STATE, 297-299-299 = 895 5. UTAH VALLEY, 299-298-303 = 900 6. SOUTHERN UTAH, 298-312-292 = 902 7. NORTHERN ARIZONA, 301-304-301 = 906

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

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T8. ORAL ROBERTS, 292-312-304 = 908 T8. GRAND CANYON, 304-306-298 = 908

(4-9 (2-4 BSC))

T10. TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI, 295-307-307 = 909 T10. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, 300-312-297 = 909

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

3 - 2

VS. WEBER STATE OCT. 11 @ VIKING PAVILION, PORTLAND, OR

2

3

4

5

(11-5, 6-1 BSC)

21

25

25

18

15

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

25

15

20

25

10

(2-17, 1-6 BSC)

13. NORTH DAKOTA, 305-302-30 = 917 14. UC RIVERSIDE, 304-315-306 = 925 15. WEBER STATE, 305-321-316 = 942

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WEBER STATE

12. PORTLAND STATE, 304-305-301 = 910

16. UTRGV, 306-319-319 = 944

PORTLAND STATE PLAYER’S SCORES T13. VALERIE HERNANDEZ, 71-74-77 = 222 T23. JASMINE CABAJAR, 75-77-7 3= 225 T43. WINDY HUANG, 81-74-74 = 229 T57. ELISE FILUK, 77-80-77 = 234 T86. ILIANA TELLES, 81-86-84 = 251 PSU Vanguard • OCTOBER 16, 2018 • psuvanguard.com

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NEWS

WTF IS BOT?

DEFINING THE PSU BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PORTLAND STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES LISTEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE ARMAMENT OF CAMPUS POLICE OFFICERS. BRIAN MCGLOIN/PSU VANGUARD CHRIS MAY AND FIONA SPRING The Portland State Board of Trustees, established in 2013 with the passage of Oregon Senate Bill 270, is a state-appointed body vested with the authority to govern the university and exercise all powers granted to the university by law.

The bill set the stage for a new system of administration for Oregon’s seven public universities, which would eventually replace the now-disbanded Oregon University System with independently operating governing boards.

According to its bylaws, the Board is tasked with determining the university’s mission, supervising and participating in strategic planning, overseeing the university’s finances, setting tuition rates and hiring and firing the university president.

The bylaws refer to the Board as the university’s “final institutional authority;” meaning, its laws and policies have precedence over other policies established by the university’s administration.

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However, the Board generally takes a role of “oversight and policy determination,” delegating administrative duties to the president and educational and research concerns to the faculty.

While the Board is not obligated to incorporate student and staff perspectives into the decision-making process, its policy on shared governance states it “encourages student and staff participation…within the limits of attainable effectiveness.”

Student trustee Antonio Leiva said when he was first appointed to the Board in late September, he believed his role would be that of a representative for the student body. However, he said this was not necessarily the case.

“In the bylaws it says I am a representative of the school now,” Leiva said. “So I have to vote for what is going to help the school as a whole. But the way I see it, the students…make up the school. Without the students, you don’t have the school.

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Without these resources, you don’t have the school. There isn’t a Portland State without the students.”

“It is very difficult at times when I have a lot of students come up to me and ask me about all the stuff that is happening around campus,” Leiva said. “Half the time, I don’t have an answer to give. I wish I did. For now, I’m just trying to figure it all out and do the right thing.”

By law, the Board is to be comprised of 11–15 members, including one student, one faculty member and one nonfaculty staff member. Trustees are appointed by the governor—with the approval of the Oregon Senate—to two-year terms for student, faculty and staff and four-year terms for all other trustees. All trustees serve on the Board on a volunteer basis and receive no monetary compensation for their Board-related duties.

NEWS

WHO ARE THEY?

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

TRUSTEES SERVING SINCE 2013:

Before PSU had a Board of Trustees, there was a statewide board overseeing all seven of Oregon’s public universities. The Oregon State Board of Higher Education existed from 1929–2015 and served as a centralized oversight, budgeting and management body for each university.

The single, eleven-member board was appointed by the Governor of Oregon and confirmed by the State Senate.

In 2009 and 2010, PSU and the University of Oregon began advocating to change university governance models. They argued that allowing each public university to shift toward its own individual board would better enable the institutions.

In 2013, former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber outlined the benefits in a statement: “Local governing boards at our public universities will produce increased transparency and public accountability, while at the same time leveraging increased private investment and community engagement.”

The new boards would enable Oregon’s public universities to lobby donors and the state both individually or as a group. When the legislation to decentralize public higher education governance was first proposed, there was some concern smaller universities wouldn’t be able to compete for donors as effectively.

In a 2016 Oregonian story, several leaders from the state’s smaller schools expressed cautious optimism with the new board system.

The piece also featured one of the most vocal critics of the new decentralized system, Oregon State Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem. “Once you break up centralization, you create seven or eight turfdoms,” Courtney said. “It’s just a war.”

After the shift to individual governance, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education was replaced by a new body, the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission. HECC continues to perform certain statewide higher-ed functions, like presenting collective budget recommendations of the state’s public universities to the Governor’s office and approving new academic programs.

Erica Bestpitch, PSU Women’s Resource Center Administrative Director, serves as the Board’s staff trustee. She holds a master’s degree in conflict resolution from PSU. Maude Hines is an associate professor of English and former presiding officer of the PSU Faculty Senate.

She serves as the Board’s faculty trustee.

Gale Castillo, board chair, is the co-owner of Cascade Centers, Inc. She holds a master’s degree in education from PSU. Sho Dozono is a PSU alum with a master’s degree in education and president and chief executive officer of regional travel agency Azumano Travel.

Thomas J. Imeson is the vice president for public relations at Northwest Natural Gas Co. Pete Nickerson is the co-founder of Chinus Asset Management and former general manager of Nike in China. He is the former chair of the PSU Foundation Board of Directors and the PSU Board of Trustees.

Peter W. Stott has been president of Columbia Investment Inc. since 1983. He attended PSU and holds an honorary doctorate from the university.

Christine Vernier is a co-founder and chief operating officer of Vernier Software and Technology. She has previously served on the boards for Oregon Business Education Compact and Board of Visitors for the College of Science at Oregon State University.

TRUSTEES SERVING SINCE 2014: Margaret D. Kirkpatrick is the senior vice president of environmental affairs for Northwest Natural Gas Co. and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Associated Oregon Industries.

Irving Levin is an entrepreneur and the founder and chairman of Genesis Financial Solutions.

TRUSTEES SERVING SINCE 2015: Lindsay Stewart is a trustee of the PSU Foundation Board. He has spent most of his career working in legal and management positions for Nike. He has served on the Board of Trustees for Willamette University and as a trustee for the Oregon Health and Science University Foundation.

TRUSTEES SERVING SINCE 2017: Gregory Hinckley is the president of Mentor Graphics Corporation and serves as vice chair of the Board.

TRUSTEES SERVING SINCE 2018: Antonio Leive is a first-generation college student and community development major at PSU. He serves as the board’s student trustee and as a senator for the Associated Students of PSU.

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

First meeting of PSU’s BOT; Academic and Student Affairs, Executive and Audit, Finance and Administration committees established

Special Committee on Campus Public Safety established

Approved roughly $110 million in bonds and payments for Peter Stott Center, School of Business and Administration and deferred maintenance request projects

Approved 8.31% increase in tuition and fees* for 2017–18

Approved 4% increase in tuition and fees* for 2016–17

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APR 2017

APR 2017

Approved new three-year employment agreement with PSU president Wim Wiewel

Board appoints Rahmat Shoureshi as PSU president

MAY 2017

Approved decrease in 2015–16 tuition and fees* to 3%

MAR 2016

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MAR 2015

Approved 4.3% increase in tuition and fees* for 2015–16

JULY 2015

Resolution passed to commission sworn, armed officers at PSU

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JAN 2014

Provisional bylaws approved

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DEC 2013

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Senate Bill 270 established governing boards for University of Oregon and Portland State

Approved $100 million Approved 3.67% education and health increase in tuition center project with and fees* for 2018–19 OHSU, PCC and the City of Portland *TUITION FOR RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE AT 15 CREDITS PER TERM

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Romania

The constitutional amendment which would have banned gay marriage failed amid low voter turnout. Only 20.4 percent of the population cast a ballot, thus making the referendum change invalid; in order to validate the change, at least 30 percent of the population would have to vote. The amendment would have changed the language of the constitution to define marriage as being between a man and woman instead of the current “spouses,” which is gender-neutral.

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Afghanistan Oct. 7, 2018 marked the 17th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan following the Sept. 11 attacks. At least 54 people died across the country in separate attacks, including 19 Afghan civilians and 35 military personnel, as reported by Tehran Times. Since the start of the war in Afghanistan, $150 billion has been used to fund the military campaign.

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A group of 11 ethnic Uighurs arrived in Turkey from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after their immigration charges were expunged by the prosecution. The group of men are originally from China’s Xinjiang province, where Uighur Muslims are a persecuted minority. They were first jailed in November 2017 in Thailand; however, they crossed the border into Malaysia after breaking out of prison. Charges were dropped on humanitarian grounds and the men were released despite Beijing’s formal request demanding their return.

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A report released Oct. 9 by the National Research Council via The Intercept details extreme susceptibility in U.S. military technology. The report assessed weapons systems in the context of cybersecurity, stating, “Testers playing the role of adversary were able to take control of systems relatively easily and operate

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largely undetected.” Additionally, the report stated that “in operational testing, [Department of Defense] routinely found missioncritical cyber vulnerabilities in systems that were under development, yet program officials [Government Accountabil-

“U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced her resignation in the Oval Office, saying she would depart at the end of 2018. She also denied speculation of plans to run in the 2020 election.” ity Office] met with believed their systems were secure and discounted some test results as unrealistic.” The report is 50 pages long and used research going back 30 years.

Separately, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced her

resignation in the Oval Office, saying she would depart at the end of 2018. She also denied speculation of plans to run in the 2020 election. The decision has sparked varying reactions around the globe.

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Central America; Mexico; Southern United States

Democracy Now reported 13 people dead after Hurricane Michael passed through Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador, wreaking havoc with torrential rains, flash floods and landslides. The Category 3 storm hit parts of Mexico and Cuba with 80 mph winds while gathering strength on its way to Florida and Alabama. By the time Hurricane Michael hit Florida on Oct. 10, it was a Category 4 storm with 155 mph winds, as reported

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In Mexico Beach, 14 people were killed, around 255,000 people are without power and schools have been closed indefinitely.

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Opposition leader of the conservative party Popular Force Keiko Fujimori was arrested upon arrival at the state prosecutor’s office for allegations of money laundering and election campaign fraud. According to the BBC, prosecutors allege her playing a lead role in laundering $1.2 million from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht during her presidential campaign in 2011. Al Jazeera reported 19 others associated with the scandal have been arrested as well.

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Schoharie, New York

Nauman Hussain, the operator of the limousine company responsible for the death of 20 people on Oct. 6, was arrested for criminally negligent homicide on Oct. 10.

The limousine was operating without a license at the time, having failed a safety inspection in September. Democracy Now reported the owner of the limousine company,

Nauman Hussain’s father Shahed Hussain, was found to be an FBI informant known for giving false information connecting Muslim men to acts of terrorism. In 2010, information from Hussain led to the conviction of four Black Muslim men falsely accused of conspiring to target a U.S. military plane.

ing beaten, electrocuted and raped by anal penetration on two separate occasions. His family was deported to the U.S. following the arrest, and he is still awaiting release.

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Tanzania

Mohammed Dewji, billionaire owner of conglomerate Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (MeTL), was abducted

Egypt at gunpoint while entering a hotel gym in A Human Rights Watch report released the major economic city of Dar es Salaam, Oct. 11 detailed the disappearance and tor- as reported by Al Jazeera. The men reture of Egyptian-American sponsible were seen citizen Khaled Hassan, who “On May 3, Hassan was held on surveillance firwas arrested by the Naing shots into the air secretly while being beaten, tional Security Agency on before shoving Dewji Jan. 8, 2018 in Alexandria. electrocuted and raped by into the vehicle. In He was detained following response, Regional accusations of joining the anal penetration on two Governor Paul MaIslamic State, according to konda has ordered The Washington Post. Be- separate occasions.” tightened border and tween the date of arrest and airport security in his hearing before a military prosecutor on order to prevent the men from escaping to May 3, Hassan was held secretly while be- any neighboring countries.

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Guatemala Mount Fuego, a volcano near Guatemala’s capital and a major tourist destination, erupted, causing evacuations in the surrounding area.

The volcano spewed lava and pyroclastic flow, dense, hot ash which moves at high speeds, almost 16,500 feet into the air and traveled about 10 to 13 miles in the surrounding area.

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In an ongoing trial of a U.S. student who was held in administrative detention for connections to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, the Tel Aviv District Court rejected Lara Alqasem’s file for appeal on Oct. 12. However, after filing an appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court, her deportation was delayed until court members decide on Oct. 17 whether to grant or reject the appeal. Alqasem was detained on Oct. 2 in Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport while en route to Hebrew University where she had been admitted as a graduate student.

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PORTLAND STATE OF MIND WELCOMES JAPANESE FILM DIRECTOR SABRINA ACHCAR-WINKELS

“JAPANESE FILMS IN THE MODERN ERA,” A TALK BY DIRECTOR RYUTARO NAKAGAWA. BRIAN MCGLOIN/PSU VANGUARD

Japanese film director Ryutaro Nakagawa came to Portland State on Oct. 11, the opening day for the university’s two-week festival, “Portland State of Mind,” which showcases symposiums, lectures, film screenings, sporting events and more. Nakagawa, a poet and the youngest director selected by the Tokyo International Film Festival two years in a row for his films August in Tokyo and Tokyo Sunrise, shared the importance of non-major feature films and how they affect society in his presentation, “Japanese Films in the Modern Era.” Nakagawa began writing poetry and love letters at the age of 16, introducing himself to a world full of emotion and memory. While referencing the dying tradition of Japanese love poems, Nakagawa spoke to his fascination with emotions as an extension of words. “I then realized that words were a way to express yourself or a way to anchor memories in place, but I learned...words are a powerful tool to discover your emotions,” Nakagawa said via an interpreter.

Realizing poetry would not financially support him, Nakagawa began looking into film and directing. When he started his career as a film director, he and his team endeavored to share stories, which can be universally

interpreted. “The goal is not to become a film director; it is to create work that has a meaning and purpose,” said Nakagawa.

Along with his other award-winning films, Nakagawa’s most recent film Summer Blooms (2007) was awarded the International Critics Prize at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. The film’s protagonist is Hatsumi Takimoto, a young woman who quits her job as a teacher and begins working part time at her family’s cafe, thus finding solidarity in her life.

After losing her husband three years prior, she then finds the strength to become a teacher once again. Through his unique storytelling ability, Nakagawa is able to narrate the difficult process of dealing with loss, showing the sorrow and emotion that is built years after a loved one’s passing.

Nakagawa’s films feature a consistent theme surrounding death, inspired by the passing of a close friend. “With his death, I made one promise that is: As long as my life goes on, I will continue to shoot films.” With the memory of his late friend, Nakagawa continues to direct films in order to convey messages that resonate with the human condition.

DISASTER HITS SULAWESI LUKAS AMSDEN

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Sept. 28, displacing more than 82,000 people and killing 2,045, though that number is still increasing.

The coastal city of Palu was hit the hardest with 67,000 homes destroyed or damaged. Approximately 300 families disappeared overnight, with their homes and cars swallowed by four meters of mud as a result of soil liquefaction. Thousands more may still be buried beneath the earth—the death toll could be as high as 5,000 according to disaster agencies.

In the aftermath of the disaster, the government has allocated $37 million for disaster relief, and volunteers have come from neighboring cities. The city of Palu alone had over 10,000 rescue workers on-site.

Due to the difficult terrain and advanced stages of decomposition, the search for the missing has been called off, angering thousands of families. “On October 11, we will hold joint prayers in Balaroa, Petobo and Jono Oge to end the evacuation of bodies,” said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman to the National Agency for Disaster Management, via Al Jazeera.

Many of the discovered remains have been left unidentified and buried in mass graves to prevent the spread of disease. “We’re Muslim. We need a proper burial, in the Islamic way,” said Hajah Ikaya, in an interview with Reuterse. “We don’t want this. Many of us are angry that we haven’t found our families and friends and they want to give up?”

Over 25 countries responded to President Joko Widodo after he pleaded for international assistance; however, little aid has reached the disaster zone. Desperate residents have turned to looting abandoned stores for food and water, while

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others salvaged anything they could sell. “We have to do this because there’s no assistance from the government,” Zaitun Rajamangili, who lost his home in the tsunami, told TIME. Despite earlier calls for assistance, independent aid workers have also been ordered to exit the disaster zone, as reported by The Asahi Shinbun. The National Agency for Disaster Management declared in their English-language statement, “Foreign citizens who are working with foreign [non-governmental organizations] are not allowed to conduct any activity on the sites affected. Foreign NGOs who have deployed its foreign personnel are advised to retrieve their personnel immediately.”

Indonesia has a history of restricting foreign aid to protect its image in handling disasters. Just last August, after the island of Lombok suffered from a series of quakes killing 505 people, the government refused the foreign aid they were offered.

At a briefing in Jakarta, Nugroho said, “Reconstruction and rehabilitation are scheduled to start in early November.” Data and mapping of the area are being compiled to help determine a safer placement for housing. The areas affected by liquefaction will be converted into parks, sports fields and memorials.

Nugroho did not comment on when the houses would be ready.

While thousands are staying in camps in Mamuju and Makassar, many survivors are living in makeshift shelters made from salvaged wood and plastic in the city and surrounding hills as they wait for assistance.

“They keep saying there’s going to be compensation, but where is it?” asked Ahmad Hidayat, a student who works in what is now a heavily damaged garage. “What are the plans?

Are we going to be relocated, will there be help to move people back? There’s no certainty.”

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RESCUE WORKERS SEARCH THROUGH RUBBLE AFTER EARTHQUAKE-TRIGGERED TSUNAMI WATER RECEDED IN INDONESIA. COURTESY OF UNICEF

ARTS & CULTURE

CANNIBALS, ZOMBIES AND WHITE GUY KUNG FU GARBAGE DAY: RAW FORCE ANDREW GAINES When you begin a new project, you decide which ideas to run with and which to cast off—if you’re a smart, savvy filmmaker such as Edward D. Murphy, the director of Raw Force, you just throw all those concepts into a pot and start cooking. No matter how much actual movie is in your movie, it can handle it.

Also known as the more forthcoming Kung Fu Cannibals, Raw Force stars a bunch of nobodies and a slightly more prolific nobody, Cameron Mitchell, in a cinematic epic combining several classic genres such as the idiots-abroad comedy, the white guy kung fu action epic and the tropical horror film.

I should emphasize that this is white guy kung fu, not actual kung fu. Actual kung fu is a brilliant mix of speed and strength, displayed in classics like Drunken Master II and The Magnificent Butcher; it is a beautiful thing. White guy kung

LEAH MALDONADO fu, though, is primarily defined by core characteristics such as sweatiness, clumsiness and mullets and/or paunches. It can be seen in classics such as Best of the Best and every episode of Walker, Texas Ranger.

Raw Force follows a group of kung fu students as they pile onto a cruise boat for the Burbank Kung Fu Club’s big vacation trip. Sexy antics abound: Women go topless, and men of wildly varying attractiveness go shirtless and kick things to show off. That last bit is what seamlessly transitions the film into action territory, as a gang of sex traffickers led by a Hitler lookalike hijack the boat, giving the shirtless men some live targets to practice on.

Eventually, this nonsense leads them to a mystical island, where violent, deadly monks and undead warriors from World War II reign. You might be able to tell from this description that this movie isn’t too kind towards women or

people of Asian descent. It’s gross and offensive, but it’s unfortunately par for the course with a movie like this.

The film doesn’t give you too much time to focus on any of its aspects, good or bad, as it blows through scene after scene at a relentless pace. With the exception of a truly bizarre party scene, the movie runs at full steam ahead until it hits the credits. There’s literally less than a minute of resolution between the kicks stopping and the film ending.

If you like your movies fast, dumb and absolutely baffling, you owe it to yourself to watch Raw Force. It’s available on a few niche streaming services, or you can grab it on Blu-ray, because we live in a world full of beautiful individuals who decided that a zombie-shooting, high-kicking, greasy masterpiece like this should be seen in the highest definition possible.

ZOINKS, SCOOB! MURDER MYSTERY MACHINE AT THE FUNHOUSE VAN VANDERWALL Ah, autumn—the time of year when our collective thoughts turn to…horror? Whether you’re a horror nut or a theater nerd, look no further than the upcoming Murder Mystery Machine production at Funhouse Lounge.

Murder Mystery Machine, a Funhouse Lounge original, is a fully improvised slasher film combining the tropes and cliches of Saw and Texas Chainsaw Massacre with the zany, more innocent antics of the classic Scooby Doo cartoons. Actors will take a small number of suggestions from the audience, but otherwise will be improvising the entire time.

Owner Andy Barrett had been toying with the concept of an improvised Scooby Doo parody for some time. Several years ago, while performing in an improv troupe specializing in slasher-themed pieces, Barrett decided to create a mashup of the two.

“I’m always looking for angles,” Barrett said about his penchant for combining disparate but familiar ideas or turning old cliches on their head to create new shows.

Barrett spoke of the unique experience of each performance. Drawing from a core group of longtime Funhouse players, joined by actors and performers from other parts of the Portland theater scene, each show will feature a different cast. “If you see the show three times, you’ll see three different casts and three different stories,” Barrett said.

DANIELLE EMEKA People can also expect audience participation, meta-commentary, intentional character and scene breaks for laughs and a generally free-wheeling and loose feel. In addition to the live performances, the Funhouse has odd and unique visual art on display. Regarding the aptly named Clown Room, one has to see it to believe it.

Specific details for Murder Mystery Machine remain secret, but Barrett promises attendees can expect “a certain atmosphere with real horror,” likely meaning that any costuming, special effects, fake gore or staged violence will have an element of sinister realism, as well as fun kitsch.

Be forewarned.

The cast list and casting for each night remain under wraps until the production opens, but a constantly changing roster of players guarantees a fresh and zany new take on the starting premise of each performance.

The Funhouse Lounge is more than just this show. “We’re looking to create theater experiences you can’t get anywhere else in Portland,” Barrett said. Other Funhouse productions include musical parodies of Evil Dead, Die Hard and the currently-running Back to the Future, as well as stand-up comedy, burlesque shows, DomProv (billed as “improv with a safe word”) and more. “People might come in for Die Hard: The Musical expecting it to be cool, kitschy and weird, but leave feeling blown away by the quality of the acting and the songwriting. You’re going to get more than you expected.”

Never before have those meddling kids encountered a mystery quite like this. Zoinks!

Funhouse Lounge 2432 SE 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 Murder Mystery Machine runs from Oct. 4–Oct. 27 www.funhouselounge.com

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CHIEF KEEF’S SILENT INFLUENCE ON TODAY’S MUSICAL LANDSCAPE JEREMY HUSSERL The Hawthorne Theatre is louder than usual; I’m close to the stage as mosh pits erupt behind me, though I’m too busy to gauge the size of the crowd. Chief Keef is onstage and only a few feet away, which is something I never thought I would see since my move to the West Coast.

Whether you like his music or not, the fact that most—if not all—charting hip-hop songs contain elements that reflect his influence on today’s music. The heavy bass sound is unique to drill music, the subgenre of rap that Chief Keef and Young Chop created in a basement on the South Side of Chicago more than eight years ago.

At face value, Chief Keef, also referred to as Sosa, has changed the entire rap industry with his straightforward lyrical content, carefree attitude and lack of regard for those who get in the way of his success. This is how Chief Keef, born Keith Cozart, cultivated such a loyal fan base, while simultaneously rubbing the music industry the wrong way with his work.

The first time I heard Chief Keef was back in Chicago in 2010; my brother initially played a popular song of his called “Bang.” His simplistic, yet incredibly grim and honest lyrical content was unheard of at the time, and with these new ad-libs—similar to scatting in jazz—controversy quickly arose among the older hip-hop fanbase.

For better or worse, songs filled with ad-libs have become the norm in modern rap; take a look at the Billboard Hot 100 and see for yourself.

In the same way that Lil Uzi Vert does “mumble rap,” or rap minimalism, Chief Keef still takes this undeserved scrutiny years later. The key difference between drill music and rap minimalism is how dark and violent the content is in drill music.

I understand the arguments against this trend in modern hip-hop; some concepts should be straightforward. I see it as a matter of perspective, though. Take Keef’s “Trust My Gun,” with spiteful lines like “I don’t trust no one but my gun.” One could interpret some of his lyrical content as simple bragging and bolstering, but I see his lyrics as a reflection of society. I see this

SAVANNAH QUARUM braggadocio as a proclamation of “making it” after struggling for his entire life—not simply unjustified gloating.

Some would say this is a perfectly acceptable critique of the subgenres, but Chief Keef has a lot to say about his life experience; Keef survived a gunshot by police in Chicago and had multiple attempts on his life as recently as June.

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If rap music reflects the artist’s environment, he has worked incredibly hard and come a long way from surviving a rough neighborhood.

Chief Keef has the life experience and is one of the most influential artists of our generation.

There is no denying his significance to mainstream music culture.

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HERMITAGE PIANO TRIO LINCOLN PERFORMANCE HALL • ROOM 175 7:30 P.M.–9:30 P.M. • $30–55 • $5 W/ PSU ID The acclaimed chamber music group from St. Petersburg, Russia will perform works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Dmitri Shostakovich.

ESMÉ PATTERSON W/ LAURA PALMER’S DEATH PARADE MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS 9 P.M. • $15 The Denver indie-folkster hits up North Portland for an intimate performance at Mississippi Studios.

PORTLAND STATE OF MIND: A POP-UP ART HISTORY OF STREET ROOTS CRAMER HALL 441 11:30 A.M.–1:30 P.M. • FREE PSU’s Department of History and Street Roots host this celebration of 20 years in publication as Portland’s own street newspaper.

PORTLAND STATE OF MIND: CHRONOOPS AUGMENTED REALITY GAME PARK BLOCKS IN FRONT OF MILLAR LIBRARY 1 P.M.–2 P.M. • FREE Come play a PSU-student designed augmented reality game.

Players must bring an iPhone to participate.

“A PHILOSOPHER WALKS INTO A BAR: AN EVENING OF STORYTELLING” GROWLER GUYS IN THE KARL MILLER CENTER, SUITE B 7 P.M.–8:30 P.M. • FREE Faculty from PSU’s Department of Philosophy will share their favorite stories related to their areas of expertise.

SÓL W/ NECRODANCER TWILIGHT CAFE & BAR 8:30 P.M. • $7 • 21+ Renowned ’90s indie rockers Sól share the stage with France’s Necrodancer for a night of eccentric rock.

DAVID FRIESEN QUARTET WITH JOE MANIS LINCOLN RECITAL HALL NOON • FREE Fresh off teaching a nine-day workshop in Nigeria, legendary bassist Dave Friesen brings his unique style of jazz to PSU.

ROCK CLIMBING 101 REC CENTER 4 P.M.–5 P.M. • FREE Come learn the basics of rock climbing. No experience required, though all participants will complete basic safety training before climbing.

2018 NINA MAE KELLOGG LECTURE: AUTHOR CHERYL STRAYED SMITH MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION 7 P.M.–8:30 P.M. • FREE The English Department at PSU presents the annual installment of its Nina Mae Kellogg lecture, given this year by best-selling author Cheryl Strayed.

RIETVELD’S DAUGHTER LINCOLN HALL STUDIO THEATER 115 7:30 P.M. • $20 Writer and actor Audrey Bolder’s one-person show follows the life of Dutch painter Gerrit Rietveld as told by his daughter.

“EXPLORING THE GEOMETRY OF MUSIC WITH TECHNOLOGY” SMITH MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION 5 P.M.–6:30 P.M. • FREE Steven Bleiler, professor of mathematics and statistics, will speak on the ways modern computational software can be used to model and measure music and sound.

SPLASH MOB: PACIFIC ISLANDERS CLUB REC CENTER 5 P.M.–7 P.M. • FREE Meet members of the Pacific Islanders Club while playing water basketball, log rolling and enjoying other pool games—and the spa.

EAST PORTLAND ARTS & LITERARY FESTIVAL (EPALF) PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SOUTHEAST CAMPUS 6 P.M.–9 P.M. • $5 SUGGESTED DONATION The Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon is hosting the 2nd annual EPALF festival at PCC. It is led by and features over 75 artists of color.

BUBBA HO-TEP W/ DON COSCARELLI HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 7 P.M. • $12 Elvis Presley (Bruce Campbell) and President John F. Kennedy (Ossie Davis) hunt down an evil mummy for a few hours in this cult classic.

Q-and-A with director Don Coscarelli after screening.

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OPEN HOUSE SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TEACHING CENTER LOBBY AND ROOMS 219 AND 257 NOON–3 P.M. • FREE The PSU Department of Biology hosts this open house to showcase new interactive exhibits.

ONDINE RESIDENCE HALL 7 P.M.–10 P.M. • $2–5 FREE W/ PSU HOUSING ID Join students in a family-friendly fall festival and haunted house installation. Boo!

WITCHAVEN & COVEN TWILIGHT BAR & CAFE 8:30 P.M. • $12 ADV. • $15 DOOR San Bernardino Venom devotees Witchhaven and ’70s cult rock heroes Coven will join forces for Action Movie Metal Weekend at Twilight. Seattle’s Oxygen Destroyer will support.

LO FIVES THE WAYPOST 9 P.M. • $5 DONATION • 21+ The Portland rockers will join the Cedars and Head the Hive at The Waypost for a night of loud tunes and house-made tacos.

SUN OCT 21

“FATIMAH ASGHAR IN CONVERSATION WITH SAMIYA BASHIR” POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS 2 P.M. • FREE Fatimah Asghar, creator of Brown Girls, will speak about her first published poetry collection, If They Come For Us, with Samiya Bashir, author of Field Theories.

“THE UNTOLD GAZE” POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS 7:30 P.M. • FREE Painter Stephen O’Donnell’s works have been used as the basis for 33 works of short fiction in the new collection The Untold Gaze.

RUN LIKE HELL! PIONEER COURTHOUSE SQUARE REG. 7 A.M. • RACE 8 A.M. • FREE Halloween-themed half-marathon, 5K and 10K that begins and ends at Pioneer Courthouse Square followed by an after-party.

MON OCT 22

“THE TRANSFORMATION OF NORTH KOREAN PAINTING: 1945–2018” SMITH MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION 6 P.M. • FREE Frank Hoffman, renowned Korean art historian, will give a talk on the changing styles, themes, materials and more in North Korean art over the last seven decades.

COLLIDE-O-SCOPE HALLOWEEN THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 7 P.M. • $7-9 This local visual art collective arrives at the Hollywood Theatre for a night of bizarre found-footage horror mashup videos...and prizes! You love prizes. Stop lying.

“UNIVERSITY OF NIKE: HOW CORPORATE CASH BOUGHT HIGHER AMERICAN EDUCATION” POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS 7:30 P.M. • FREE Joshua Hunt, former editor of the Vanguard and alumnus of PSU’s Japanese Language program, discusses his new book.

TUES OCT 16

“FEMINASTY” POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS 7:30 P.M. • FREE Author Erin Gibson, host of the podcast Throwing Shade will discuss her new collection of personal essays Feminasty: The Complicated Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death.

WED OCT 17 THU OCT 18 FRI OCT 19 SAT OCT 20

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. WONDER BALLROOM 8 P.M. • $35–40 See former Sex Pistols vocalist Johnny Rotten perform before he croaks.

PSU Vanguard • OCTOBER 16, 2018 • psuvanguard.com

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