Portland State Vanguard, Vol. 73, Issue 8

PORTLAND STATE VANGUARD

VOLUME 73 • ISSUE 8 • OCTOBER 30, 2018

COVER: POTENTIAL MIDTERM ELECTIONS VOTER TURNOUT • NEWS: CONCEALED CARRY ON CAMPUS • ARTS & CULTURE: REVISIT DON COSCARELLI’S ‘BUBBA HO-TEP ‘

LEAH MALDONADO

CONTENTS

CONTENT WARNING: P. 10 CONTAINS MATERIAL REGARDING GRAPHIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE.

COVER PHOTO ILLUSTRAION BY LEAH MALDONADO

NEWS LARS LARSON APPEARS DESPITE SECOND P. 4 AMENDMENT EVENT CANCELLATION PSU COMMUNITY WEIGHS IN ON PORTLAND’S HOUSING BOND

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SPORTS VIKING CROSS COUNTRY SQUADS EXCEED EXPECTATION IN BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP RACE

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SPORTS STATS

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COVER VOTER DEMOGRAPHICS FOR MIDTERM ELECTIONS

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INTERNATIONAL BRAZIL’S POLARIZING RUNOFF ELECTION

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STAFF EDIT ORI A L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Nada Sewidan

SPORTS EDITOR Davy Gillespie 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 Madison Cecil Sophie Concannon Savanna Ford Andrew Gaines Adam Holland

Shandi Hunt Julianna Robidoux Devon Wanderon PHO T O & MULTIMEDI A PHOTO EDITOR Brian McGloin MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Emma Josephson PRODUC TION & DE SIGN CREATIVE DIRECTOR Robby Day LEAD DESIGNER Savannah Quarum DESIGNERS Danielle Emeka Leah Maldonado Keyali Smith

ETHNOGRAPHERS HELP SAVE DYING LANGUAGES

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HUMAN RIGHTS AND JOURNALISM IN HONDURAS

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OPINION IN SUPPORT OF ‘FAKE’ SERVICE ANIMALS

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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ARTS & CULTURE EGYPTIAN MUMMY SUCKS THE SOULS OF THE ELDERLY...OUT OF THEIR ASS

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EVENTS CALENDAR

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DIS T RIBU TION & M A R K E TING DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING MANAGER Chris May T ECHNOL OGY & W EB SIT E STUDENT MEDIA TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR Corrine Nightingale TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANTS Damaris Dusciuc Long V. Nguyen Annie Ton

A DV ISING & ACCOUN TING COORDINATOR OF STUDENT MEDIA Reaz Mahmood STUDENT MEDIA ACCOUNTANT Sheri Pitcher

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ASPSWHO?

NEWS

OCT. 21–26 SOPHIE CONCANNON

OCT. 21: OREGON LEADERS PLEDGE TO UPHOLD TRANSGENDER PROTECTIONS Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives Tina Kotek, D–Portland, and United States Sen. Jeff Merkley, D– Ore., came out in support of transgender Oregonians and promised to push for anti-discrimination legislation. “We will not let the Trump Administration tear down our community,” Kotek said in a press conference hosted by Basic Rights Oregon, “and for those right now who are very scared about what this means, please know that my colleagues and I in the Oregon Legislature will do everything we can to protect you.” This statement was in response to an unreleased Department of Health and Human Services memo proposing a strict definition of gender based on one’s genitals at birth, obtained by The New York Times.

OCT. 23: U.S. TO WITHDRAW FROM NUCLEAR ARMS TREATY President Donald Trump announced the United States will withdraw from a 30-year-old nuclear arms treaty with Russia.

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, signed by thenPresident Ronald Reagan and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987, banned both countries from possessing short and intermediate-range missiles. U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton confirmed the plans to withdraw after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials.

OCT. 25: TRUMP CAN’T WITHHOLD FUNDS FROM SANCTUARY CITIES, JUDGE RULES Federal Judge Richard A. Jones has ruled in favor of Portland and Seattle in a case regarding President Donald Trump’s January 2017 executive order declaring cities refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities ineligible for federal grants. Jones’ ruling was based on an August 2018 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declaring the executive order unconstitutional on the basis that only Congress, not the president, has the authority to withhold federal grants from sanctuary jurisdictions.

OCT. 26: APPEALS COURT BLOCKS RELEASE OF 2019 LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS Oregon’s Court of Appeals granted a request by state officials to block the release of more than 250 bill proposals for 2019 just minutes before a deadline for disclosure set by a Marion County judge earlier in the week. Attorneys pushing for disclosure argued that Gov. Kate Brown was attempting to keep her proposals out of the public eye until the conclusion of the tightly contested gubernatorial race between Brown and Republican candidate Knute Buehler.

ASPSU MEMBER LELANI LEALIIEE. COURTESY OF LELANI LEALIIEE ALEX KIRK AMEN Portland State science major Lelani Lealiiee has served as vice president for the Associated Students of Portland State University since June 2018. Lealiiee, a senior who plans to attend medical school next year, served with ASPSU for two years.

Lealiiee said her role as vice president is largely internal and managerial. “The president deals with all the outward administration parts of student government. I help manage everything inside,” she said.

According to the ASPSU constitution, the president and vice president are responsible for working together to act as official representatives of the student body and are also tasked with proposing student government projects and campaigns and making hiring and firing decisions for executive staff and directors. The vice president also acts as chair and casts the tie-breaking vote for the student senate.

Lealiiee said she wants to use her position to foster stronger relationships within ASPSU. “What I want is for all of us to become a big community that can [reach out] to students,” she said. “Where students can feel comfortable coming and talking to us about anything, whether they agree or they don’t agree.”

Lealiiee said she sees the vice presidency as a direct support role to a number of campus organizations. Among the projects Lealiiee helps to oversee is Illuminate, PSU’s interpersonal violence prevention program. “I’m very passionate about sexual assault prevention and making sure students understand the resources they have on campus,” she said.

While her role is demanding, Lealiiee said the people she works with keep her driven. “What keeps me motivated is that I’m working with a great team,” she said. “We all have different passions and we’re able to work together to try to create a better campus for everybody.”

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NEWS

LARS LARSON APPEARS DESPITE SECOND AMENDMENT EVENT CANCELLATION CONSERVATIVE TALK RADIO HOST SAYS PSU FIREARM POLICY VIOLATES STATE LAW SHANDI HUNT Portland-based conservative talk radio host Lars Larson appeared on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 25 in Smith Memorial Student Union with a concealed firearm following Monday’s cancellation of an event hosted by the Portland State College Republicans celebrating the Second Amendment.

The College Republicans cancelled the event, at which Larson was scheduled to broadcast his show, after Larson received a letter signed by Cynthia J. Starke of the PSU Office of General Counsel informing him that while on campus, he would be required to comply with the university’s firearm policy and requesting that he affirmatively state he would not carry a firearm on campus. Larson refused to do so.

In his Thursday appearance, which he streamed on Facebook Live, Larson claimed the university’s policy violated Oregon state laws regarding firearms. “The university doesn’t

have any right to do that,” Larson said. “They have no right to regulate possession, transfer or anything else involving firearms…except as expressly provided by statute…PSU has been unable to get any such statute passed.”

Larson said he was carrying a firearm during the livestream.

“I have a [concealed handgun license] in my wallet,” he said, “that allows you to carry a pistol, and I’m carrying one today.”

College Republicans President Phillip Arola said he could not speak for Larson, but that he didn’t think he was prepared for the university’s reaction to his plans to carry a weapon on campus. “I think he wasn’t anticipating the legal threat because this has already been tried in Oregon courts before, and every single time the universities have lost,” Arola said. “They’ve proven time and time again to be in violation of the law.”

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Arola went on to say he was optimistic the situation would be resolved and the College Republicans would be able to invite Larson back to campus, but it might mean threatening PSU with a lawsuit over its firearm policy.

In 2011, a three-judge panel of the Oregon Court of Appeals invalidated an Oregon University System firearm ban after a Western Oregon University student was arrested for carrying a firearm on campus in 2009. In its decision, the court stated the university’s ban “[exceeded] the agency’s authority.”

PSU’s firearm policy currently follows OUS policies adopted in 2012 prohibiting anyone except on-duty law enforcement officers, public safety officers and military program participants from carrying a firearm on university controlled or owned property, including buildings, dorms and sporting events. The policy does not prevent a CHL holder from walking armed through the Park Blocks.

The PSU Board of Trustees has not updated or modified the firearm policy since taking over university governance in 2014.

Arola and Larson both said College Republicans members were threatened with expulsion and defunding for violating Student Activities and Leadership Programs Community Standards if Larson, as an invited guest by the student group, did not comply with the firearm policy. However, Arola said the alleged threats were not explicit. “In my experience, these kinds of threats are very veiled,” he said.

An email thread between a College Republicans member and PSU Academic and Pre-Professional Group Advisor Virginia Luka published by conservative site The Gateway Pundit shows that Luka stated individual group leaders who assisted with planning the event may go through the conduct process with the Office of the Dean of Student Life.

However, Luka did not suggest this until a member of the College Republicans explicitly asked about the consequences if they still allowed Larson to come to campus with his CHL and concealed firearm.

During his appearance, Larson also said the College Republicans told him the university threatened to discipline any student who participated in a separate livestream Larson offered to do in lieu of physically appearing for the Second Amendment event. However, an email dated Oct. 17 shows Luka offered the College Republicans a list of alternatives to having Larson appear at the event in person, including “phone, Skype or Google Hangouts, or some other video conferencing type of program.”

Arola said the College Republicans found these alternate options to be insufficient substitutes for an in-person appearance. “The only real alternative PSU offered was teleconferencing in for a call…[but] you could do that any day of the week that Larson is broadcasting,” Arola said. “[Having him] live on campus, that’s a lot more impressive [and] an actual event.”

Arola said asking Larson to appear unarmed would have defeated the purpose of the event. “If we are going to be talking about the Second Amendment and advocating [for it], why would abdicating that right be productive?” he asked.

“Wouldn’t that display weakness or cowardice?”

“One desirable outcome [might be] that…people would want to exercise their Second Amendment rights,” Arola continued.

“I don’t personally, but I do know people who do [carry concealed firearms] on [this] campus.”

NEWS

PSU COMMUNITY WEIGHS IN ON PORTLAND’S HOUSING BOND JULIANNA ROBIDOUX The 2018 General Election ballot on Nov. 6 will include Portland’s Housing Bond initiative, which aims to authorize $652.8 million in general obligation bonds to fund the acquisition of 3,900 affordable housing units in the Portland Metro area.

“I think 3,900 units will make a difference for a lot of households,” said Marcco Higham, a Portland State senior in the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning. “It needs to be greater but that’s a good start.”

The plan’s policy framework aims to build affordable housing for low-income households; purchase, rehabilitate and preserve affordability of existing housing; buy land for affordable housing; and help prevent displacement.

According to Metro, the bond is estimated to cost area homeowners 24 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value annually, or approximately $5 per month on average. A City Club report states units would be built over a five to seven-year period, and costs would be spread out over the course of 30 years.

In addition to the bond, there is a statewide constitutional amendment on the ballot that would allow private developers to establish, own and operate publicly financed affordable housing in partnership with public agencies.

The Oregon constitution currently prohibits government agencies like Metro from sharing ownership with private developers or entering into partnerships that use any federal funding. Without this partnership, Metro would be unable to enter into public-private ventures to use funds from the bond measure, affecting how the bond is implemented. If the amendment does not pass, the number of units acquired will go from 3,900 to 2,400 and the number of units for low-income renters will go from 1,600 to 1,200.

Shannon Singleton, an instructor in PSU’s Graduate School of Social Work who teaches social welfare policy, spoke in favor of the bond at a debate hosted by the City Club of Portland on Sept. 14.

Singleton, a commissioner for the Portland Housing Bureau and executive director for local houselessness advocacy organization JOIN, said the language of the bond was developed with a focus on racial equity by

incorporating the input of groups and individuals representing communities of color.

“I think that the [Metro] region does a lot of talking about racial equity, but I don’t know that they’ve done their own work on how to actually implement racial equity,” she said. “I think that’s really important for officials and leaders to learn how to do that so that they can have a more intelligible conversation about the impacts of race, institutional racism and the realities of the historic racism in Oregon, and how it has impacted communities of color.”

Gerard Mildner, a professor of real estate finance at PSU said he was concerned the bond would harm a portion of the population already struggling to meet housing costs.

“We have a substantial number of people out there who are having trouble affording their homes,” Mildner said. “Any increase in taxes is a burden on those folks.

So while we can make the argument that…we’re helping about 10 percent of the folks [whose incomes] fall [at or below 60 percent of the area median income], we’re hurting about 90 percent of those [other] folks…

The message we’re trying to drive home is that we need to have some compassion for those 90 percent who can’t afford these steadily increasing taxes.”

At the meeting, Mildner criticized the effectiveness of Portland’s Housing Bond and said he thought Portland should be investing in infrastructure instead.

Singleton responded that housing is infrastructure.

“The rents are increasing every year now,” she said.

“I too am a renter…The idea that rents aren’t going to increase—they have continued to in the region over time and they’re expected to increase again in the coming years. So that idea of the cost being passed on to renters is already happening, but it’s not actually going to build affordable housing, it’s just going into the pocket of the landlord.”

Higham said he thinks the issue of affordable housing goes beyond the debate over the ballot measures.

“I think housing is really complicated,” he said. “I think the U.S. needs to rethink its approach to housing. It needs to not be so dominated by the private market—treating housing as a commodity is always going to cause a shortage of housing for people.”

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SPORTS

PSU’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM ROLLS PAST SIMPSON IN EXHIBITION OPENER ADAM HOLLAND

The Vikings women’s basketball squad was ready for their first game at the new Viking Pavilion athletic facility in what has been said to be a season full of promise.

The Vikings defeated Simpson 90-52 during an exhibition preceding a season in which they have been predicted to finish 2nd in the Big Sky conference—their highest preseason pick since the 2011–2012 season.

The Red Hawks, hailing from Simpson University in Redding, Calif., came out on the offensive and held an early lead in the first quarter. By the second quarter, however, the Vikings began to assert themselves.

Freshman guard Desirae Hansen was a spark off the bench, helping to ignite a flurry in the 2nd quarter, in which Portland State outscored Simpson 28-9.

Size also played a big factor as the smaller Red Hawks team struggled to compete with Portland State

beneath the basket on both ends of the court. A bevy of offensive rebounds increased PSU’s scoring opportunities while, defensively, they used their height advantage to block several shot attempts by Simpson.

Jordan Stotler, a 6’4 junior forward from Roseburg, Ore., led the team in blocks, recording five overall.

Despite a comfortable lead heading into halftime, the Vikings did not let off the gas pedal in the 3rd quarter. Sophomore guard Kylie Jimenez scored six of her 15 points and dished out three of her seven assists in the third quarter alone, which ended with the Vikings holding a 30 point lead, enabling the starters to rest for a majority of the 4th quarter.

The Vikings will play Lewis & Clark at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 in an exhibition match that will be followed by a men’s basketball exhibition against Multnomah at 7 p.m. as part of a Vikings basketball doubleheader.

SENIOR GUARD ASHLEY BOLSTON (0) FINISHED FRIDAY’S EXHIBITION WITH 18 POINTS, THREE REBOUNDS, TWO ASSISTS AND TWO STEALS. COURTESY OF SCOTT LARSEN

VIKINGS CROSS COUNTRY SQUADS DEFY PRE-SEASON PROJECTIONS AT BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP RACE DAVID GILLESPIE

Going into the Big Sky conference championship cross country race in Sacramento, Calif., Portland State’s men’s and women’s teams both sought to exceed the lackluster expectations given to them during preseason coaches polls. The women’s squad was projected to tie for 9th, while the men’s team was predicted to come dead last in the twelve-team conference.

The women’s team handedly defied such projections, placing fifth place overall as a team—the best finish ever in the program’s twenty year history. Kaila Gibson and Sarah Medved both turned in fantastic performances, placing ninth and 10th as

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individuals, respectively. Both runners improved their 5k records by thirty seconds and became the first pair of PSU female runners in the program’s history to both place inside the top 10 during a conference championship race.

Equally impressive to the top 10 finishes of Gibson and Medved was the performance of the women’s cross country team, overall. Apart from the program-best fifth place finish, all of Portland’s top 7 female runners placed within the top 50 of the championship race, the first time they have done so since 2004. Freshman runner Hunter Storm led the charge for Portland’s

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young set of runners, placing third for the team and 28th overall.

The men’s team came out with impressive performances that led them to place eighth overall, four positions higher than predicted. Despite placing in the bottom half of the Big Sky conference, PSU’s young talent shows promise, assuring the men’s team will continue to improve in consecutive seasons.

Freshman runners Max Norman and Drew Seidel led the pack for Portland State with individual finishes of 31st and 32nd, respectively.

Both teams will return to Sacramento on Nov. 9 to compete in the NCAA West Regional championship race.

GIBSON (289) AND MEDVED (293) BOTH GARNERED PERSONAL RECORDS WHILE FINISHING 9TH AND 10TH IN THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE. COURTESEY OF PORTLAND STATE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

SPORTS

KEEPING SCORE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

0 - 3

VS. SOUTHERN UTAH OCT. 25 @ CEDAR CITY, UT

SOUTHERN UTAH (3-20, 2-9 BSC)

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

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23

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17

25

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9. KAILA GIBSON, 16:58.7 10. SARAH MEDVED, 17:01.2 28. HUNTER STORM, 17:31.5 39. LINNAEA KAVULICH, 17:46.8 42. PHOEBE JACQUES, 17:55.4 43. DELANEY WHITE, 18:00.2 48. SAMMY BURKE, 18:04.7 70. MCKENNA MARTIN, 19:11.1

52 - 90

MEN’S FINISHING PLACES & TIMES

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

VS. SIMPSON UNIVERSITY OCT. 26 @ VIKING PAVILION, PORTLAND, OR

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

WOMEN’S FINISHING PLACES & TIMES

(5K CHAMPIONSHIP RACE; TEAM PLACED 5TH OVERALL)

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3

4 TOTAL

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9

14

18

52

13

28

26

23

90

3 - 0

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL VS. NORTHERN ARIZONA OCT. 27 @ FLAGSTAFF, AZ

NORTHERN ARIZONA (17-8, 9-3 BSC)

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

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2

3

25

25

28

15

20

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MEN’S FOOTBALL

VS. SACRAMENTO STATE OCT. 27 @ HORNET STADIUM, SACRAMENTO, CA

31. MAX NORMAN, 24:57.6 32. DREW SEIDEL, 24:59.9 52. ANDREW STAFFORD, 25:27.6 54. JASON RAE, 25:28.2 65. LUKE RAMIREZ, 25:51.8 67. IAN VICKSTROM, 26:00.4 68. ANDY SOLANO, 26:04.3 73. JAYSON MAULE, 26:10.5

WOMEN’S GOLF

TEAM SCORES

14 - 41

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3

4

TOTAL

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7

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7

14

3

21

3

17

41

(2-6, 0-5)

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

(8K CHAMPIONSHIP RACE; TEAM PLACED 8TH OVERALL)

LAS VEGAS COLLEGIATE SHOWDOWN OCT. 21–23 @ BOULDER CREEK GOLF CLUB, BOULDER CITY, NV PAR 72 / 6,343 YDS 17 TEAMS / 90 PLAYERS

(4-20, 3-9 BSC)

SACRAMENTO STATE

BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP RACE OCT. 27 @ HAGGIN OAKS GOLF COMPLEX, SACRAMENTO, CA

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(4-19, 3-8 BSC)

SIMPSON UNIVERSITY

CROSS COUNTRY

1. OREGON STATE, 280-278-280 = 838 2. TULSA, 284-276-282 = 842 3. AUGUSTA, 286-279-281 = 846 4. LONG BEACH STATE, 284-285-287 = 856 5. IDAHO, 286-284-287 = 857 6. UNLV, 290-290-283 = 863 7. FRESNO STATE, 291-292-281 = 864 8. COLORADO STATE, 291-285-290 = 866 9. NEVADA, 292-292-290 = 874 10. NEBRASKA, 290-294-291 = 875 11. SAN FRANCISCO, 288-300-289 = 877 12. NORTHERN ARIZONA, 296-295-294 = 885 13. MINNESOTA, 299-297-291 = 887 14. PORTLAND STATE, 299-296-296 = 891 15. UC RIVERSIDE, 296-294-303 = 893 T16. ORAL ROBERTS, 297-292-306 = 895 T16. UC IRVINE, 305-295-295 = 895

PORTLAND STATE PLAYER SCORES T19. JASMINE CABAJAR, 75-72-68 = 215 T53. ELISE FILUK, 71-76-76 = 223 T64. SHWETA MANSINGH, 78-72-76 = 226 T84. ILIANA TELLES, 75-81-78 = 234 T84. WINDY HUANG, 82-76-76 = 234

(4-4, 3-2)

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COVER

WHO VOTES AND WHO DOESN’T

VOTER DEMOGRAPHICS FOR MIDTERM ELECTIONS CHRIS MAY All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for grabs in this year’s midterm elections, and along with choosing the next governor, Oregonians face multiple ballot measures on issues ranging from revoking the state’s sanctuary status to whether or not to spend over $600 billion on affordable housing.

Young adults and traditional-age college students are the group least likely to vote in this election, according to government census data. Midterm elections have historically low turnouts compared to presidential elections, but some estimates say this year’s election could see the highest rate of ballots cast in 50 years. The last midterm elections in 2014 saw a record low turnout of 36 percent.

Lynn Santelmann, associate professor in the applied linguistics department, has been at Portland State nearly 20 years. She sent out an email on Oct. 25 listing Oregon’s political parties and providing links to voter guides. She said the information in her email was categorized alphabetically to avoid favoring one party or guide over another.

As a faculty member, Santelmann can’t engage in political advocacy, but she said she often sends out emails like this “just to remind our students that they need to vote, and it’s not that hard—especially in Oregon.”

A POSTER ON A PILLAR IN THE URBAN CENTER. BRIAN MCGLOIN/PSU VANGUARD

WHO VOTES?

“If you look at the relationship between who votes and who has the most entitlements, there’s a very, very strong relationship there,” Santelmann said.

Santelmann pointed to the examples of Medicare and Social Security—government programs that historically have not seen funding cuts by politicians because of the strong voter base in support of the programs.

When Oregon Governor Kate Brown, who is seeking re-election this year, met with members of the Associated Students of Portland State University and the Oregon Student Association at PSU in May of this year, she echoed Santelmann’s sentiment.

“Do you have a sense that students make the connection between who gets elected to the legislature and the impact on tuition?” Brown asked student leaders.

“Who’s electing our officials?” she added. “It’s people who are older than me. Who are elected officials responsive to? The Baby Boomers.”

Clarissa Au, an international studies major, is voting for the first time this election. She already had her ballot partially filled out, but had not finished making all of her decisions. “I still need to do more research on some of the candidates and issues so I’m sure I’m making the right choice,” she said.

Au said she had difficulty finding news sources she felt presented information in an objective way. “Sometimes it’s hard to know what is real.”

In recent years, many U.S. adults have said they have lost trust in the news media, citing issues of accuracy or bias.

Ads from both campaigns in the race for Oregon’s next governor have been found to be misleading and false at times. The political contest is the most expensive in the state’s history, with the majority of campaign funds going toward advertising, marketing and political consulting firms.

Jannike Allen, a junior studying environmental science, said she wants to vote, but is currently registered in California and has experienced frustration with getting her ballot forwarded.

“I keep hearing how important this election is, so not being able to participate is really frustrating,” Allen said.

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A POSTER ENCOURAGING VOTING HANGS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SMITH. BRIAN MCGLOIN/ PSU VANGUARD

WHO DOESN’T VOTE?

Aside from geography, there are a number of barriers that can contribute to lower turnouts. One of the largest groups of U.S. citizens unable to vote are felons.

Over six million citizens are barred from voting nationwide due to felony disenfranchisement laws, according to the Sentencing Project. These laws are part of a legacy of punitive justice systems barring those who violate social norms from participation in the political process.

In a 2014 review of the U.S. under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, a UN committee suggested all states reinstitute voting rights to felons who have served out their sentences.

The committee also stated concerns that voter identification and other eligibility requirements for voters “may impose excessive burdens on voters and result in de facto disenfranchisement of large voters, including members of minority groups.”

While it is difficult to estimate the overall impact on turnout by such laws, multiple studies have shown that voter ID laws disproportionately impact minority communities, and at least one Republican lawmaker has publically revealed the intent of the laws: to give an edge in swing states with diverse electorates.

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BALLOT BOX IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY. ALEX KIRK AMEN/PSU VANGUARD

Au said she was eligible to vote in the last presidential election, but didn’t like either of the candidates running. “I didn’t want to be held responsible if I helped one of them win,” she said.

Au wasn’t alone. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, the most common reason for not voting among most age ranges surveyed was “Did not like candidates or campaign issues.”

“I think there are problems with the system,” Allen said, “but we can’t let it get any worse.”

Santelmann said she acknowledged the limitations of voting, but felt it was important for those looking for change to work both inside and outside the system. “If you look at the big changes, like women’s right to vote in the ‘20s…there were street protests, there were lots of actions, there were boycotts…but the change came through legislation.”

Santelmann also highlighted the effectiveness of Oregon’s voteby-mail system, which has high levels of support across party lines.

Oregon’s senators and congressional representatives have consistently attempted to expand the state’s system nationwide, the most recent effort being in 2017.

“As Oregonians, we have fewer instances of disenfranchisement than in some other places in the nation,” Santelmann said. “If you’re feeling like the system is rigged, [Oregon] is a pretty good place to be.”

COVER

SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

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INTERNATIONAL

THIS WEEK 4

around the

WORLD October 21–28

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Oct. 21

Jordan

King Abdullah II of Jordan issued a statement declaring the country would reclaim two agricultural areas, al-Ghumar and al-Baqura, which are currently being maintained by Israeli farmers under private ownership. The land use was originally part of the 1994 Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty in which Israel agreed to recognize Jordan under the conditions of private land ownership. The deadline for renewing the lease was Oct. 25.

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Oct. 21

Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has halted future arms sales to Saudi Arabia in an attempt to pressure other governments to follow suit, as reported by The Washington Post.

Merkel made the announcement during a news conference, clarifying the decision was made in light of the recent killing of Jamal Khashoggi. “There is an urgent need to clarify what happened—we are far from this having been cleared up and those responsible held to account,” she said. While current sales, which were previously agreed upon, continue for the time being, there is possibility they will also be halted.

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Oct. 22-26

United States

According to The New York Times, at least 14 pipe bombs were discovered between Oct. 22 and Oct. 26, having been sent to the addresses of various prominent Democratic figures in U.S. politics. The first was found addressed to George Soros on Oct. 22, followed by former Secretary Hillary Clinton, former Director of the CIA John Brennan, former President Barack Obama, California Representative Maxine Waters and former Attorney General Eric Holder on Oct. 24.

An additional three were sent to actor Robert De Niro and former Vice President Joe Biden on Oct. 25, while California Senator Kamala Harris, philanthropist Tom Steyer, former U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker all received similar packages on Oct. 26. None of the devices exploded and no one was injured. However, a suspect has been apprehended. The FBI arrested Cesar Sayoc on Oct. 26 in Plantation, Fla. and preliminary investigations show a matching fingerprint to one of the devices sent to Maxine Waters.

At least 14 pipe bombs were discovered having been sent to the addresses of various prominent Democratic figures in U.S. politics.

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Oct. 25

European Union

The European Union declared defamation of the Prophet Muhammed is officially not protected as a form of free speech, as reported

by Turkish news outlet TRT World. The ruling comes after an Austrian citizen held two seminars in 2009 titled “Basic information on Islam,” in which she claimed the Prophet had “pedophilic tendencies” due to his marriage to Aisha in the early seventh century.

The ruling was passed by a panel of seven judges in which it was decided defamation “goes beyond the permissible limits of an objective debate.”

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Oct. 26

Freiburg, Germany

Following the Oct. 14 rape of an 18-year-old woman who was drugged at a nightclub and assaulted nearby, eight men aged between 19 and 25 were arrested in connection after DNA evidence linked some of the men involved. All eight are accused of assaulting the woman after one of the men drugged her drink. While one man is a German citizen, the other seven are Syrian, further complicating the case due to the political contentions over Germany’s high influx of Syrian refugees.

Oct. 27

Pittsburgh, U.S.

A group of 11 people are dead and six others wounded after a gunman opened fire during morning Shabbat service at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue while shouting, “All Jews must die.” The suspect, Robert Bowers, faces 29 charges and has previously conveyed anti-Semitic, white nationalist and far-right rhetoric via social media. According to The Washington Post, the FBI believe Bowers acted alone in the attack.

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Oct. 26

Muskat, Oman Oct. 28

Ramallah, West Bank Sayyid Qaboos bin Said al Said, the Sultan of Oman, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Oct. 26 in the Omani capital of Muscat to discuss peace initiatives for the region. The unannounced trip followed a threeday visit from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abas and marks the first time an Israeli leader has visited the country since 1996. Additionally, an Omani envoy met with Abbas on Oct. 28 in the West Bank city of Ramallah, though the topic of the meeting was undisclosed.

INTERNATIONAL

BRAZIL’S POLARIZING RUNOFF ELECTION MADISON CECIL

Amid a polarizing presidential campaign, Jair Bolsonaro, described as a “Brazilian Donald Trump,” won the Oct. 28 runoff election with 55.1 percent of the vote.

The two candidates represented opposing ends of the political spectrum, with Fernando Haddad running for the democratic socialist Workers’ Party (PT) and Bolsonaro representing the conservative Social Liberty Party.

Polls opened at 8 a.m. local time and closed 11 hours later at 7 p.m. By 7:37 p.m., 96 percent of votes had been accounted for. Reuters reported over 57 million votes were cast for Bolsonaro, while only 47 million were for Haddad, giving the far-right candidate the official victory as predicted.

Brazil’s general election was held on Oct. 7 with 13 candidates vying for the presidency, the most notable being Bolsonaro, Haddad, and Ciro Gomes of the Democratic Labor Party (PDT). Bolsonaro led with 46.93 percent of votes, followed by Haddad with 28 percent and Gomes with 12.5 percent, as reported by Reuters. Because no candidate secured at least 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election was required between the two leading candidates.

Since 2014, Brazilian politics have been engulfed by corruption scandals. While it began with a state-owned oil company, the scandal dubbed as Operation Car Wash has now implicated nearly 80 politicians and business elites, including the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Professor Shawn Smallman of international and Latin American studies at Portland State said during an interview prior to the Oct. 28 election, “It’s stunning to me how successful Bolsonaro has been. He polls very well with men.

He polls very poorly with women. He’s from southeastern Brazil, but he doesn’t have a lot of support from the Northeast. I think he is showing how desperate Brazilians are after the corruption scandal.”

On the other end of the spectrum lies Haddad, who was more focused on boosting the country’s economic recovery following the effects of Operation Car Wash. “We combine fiscal responsibility with social responsibility. We are not going to sacrifice the people any more,” he told The Guardian. “Without public investment, without families spending, without cheap credit, the economy won’t recover.”

However, Haddad struggled to gain support and recognition from the Brazilian population throughout the campaigning process. This is partly due to his association as the running mate of the PT’s official candidate Lula da Silva. Though Lula is currently in prison on corruption charges, he was still legally the party’s presidential candidate. And while Lula is still a prominent name among Brazilians, not many recognized the name of the candidate filling his shoes.

Bolsonaro has been widely likened to a “Brazilian Donald Trump” due to his unrestrained commentary on women, minorities and people of the LGBTQ community. His “beef, Bible and bullet” platform gained him a significant following in the wake of Operation Car Wash.

Bolsonaro was charged with inciting hatred in April for discriminatory comments on multiple occasions, such as when he said in The Guardian, “I would be incapable of loving a homosexual son…I would prefer my son to die in an accident than show up with a mustachioed man.” In December 2014, he told a female lawmaker, “A few days ago you called me a rapist...and I said I wouldn’t rape you because you’re not worthy of it,” while acting as congressman on the floor of the national legislature, as reported by TIME. As a result of Bolsonaro’s victory, there will likely be a series of socially conservative legislature enacted in Brazil, as well as a reduced size of government. “I think it would be a really frightening decision for the LGBTQ community,” Smallman said. “I expect he would try to put through legislation to basically undermine women’s rights.”

FERNANDO HADDAD. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

JAIR BOLSONARO. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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INTERNATIONAL

ETHNOGRAPHERS HELP SAVE DYING LANGUAGES

HUMAN RIGHTS AND JOURNALISM THREATENED SABRINA ACHCAR-WINKELS

COURTESY OF PORTLAND STATE LINGUISTICS DEPARTMENT SAVANNA FORD Of the roughly 7,000 languages in the world, the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, and the scientific community at large estimate around 3,000 are in danger of going extinct by the end of the century.

The documentary film, The Linguists, sponsored by Portland State’s departments of anthropology, applied linguistics, world languages and literatures, and history, provides insight into the world’s endangered languages. The film crew follows ethnographers Dr. David Harrison and Professor Greg Anderson as they encounter dying and endangered languages around the world. Together, they speak 25 languages.

“The way that knowledge is packaged in a language is unique. It doesn’t usually survive translation into other languages,” Harrison said of the disappearing languages and cultures. “It’s not just a list of things they know, but it’s a hierarchy of knowledge.”

About one language dies every two weeks, according to the film’s findings. Many of these languages have never been officially recorded, and The Washington Post reports around 2,000 have fewer than 1,000 speakers.

Languages are dying primarily due to institutionalized racism, violent economic unrest and the effects of urbanization on smaller communities—such as in Siberia, Bolivia, Arizona and India—which inspired Anderson and Harrison to put their skills to work documenting languages.

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In Bolivia, Kallawaya the language, previously thought to be extinct, was successfully documented after meeting Max Chura, a Kallawaya healer.

In Siberia, Anderson and Harrison embarked on documenting what was left of the Chulym language after coming across a dictionary produced by a former ethnographer over 50 years ago while in Tomsk. According to one native speaker Vasya, people were once forbidden from speaking the now near extinct language.

In India, the team set out to document the Sora language. While there are roughly 300,000 speakers of Sora, the language is endangered due to urbanization and boarding schools where children often choose to stop speaking their ancestral language in favor of the dominant one. “People abandon languages because they feel it’s not important in the modern word,” Harrison said.

Although urbanizing communities and globalization pose a notable threat to these languages, more people are beginning to uncover the potential in becoming bilingual speakers. The film aimed to counter the belief that only a global language such as English or Spanish could be useful in the modern world, and that this belief is strictly ideological, not factual. “There are these pressures as we get increasingly urbanized,” Harrison said, “but people are beginning to successfully push back.”

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Journalist Jennifer Ávila spoke on Oct. 18 at Portland State about the journalistic freedom amid violence in Honduras.

In a presentation titled, “The Silencing of Dissent: How Freedom of the Press is Threatened in Honduras,” Ávila described how the root causes of migration and the struggles of Central American citizens were linked to United States and Honduran policy. “[Honduras’] geography is strategically located because of drugs and the fact that 90 percent of the drugs going to the U.S. have to pass through Honduras,” Ávila said via an interpreter. “That strategic location along with the richness in resources...has turned into a purse for Honduras and created a series of problems.” Ávila co-founded a digital media platform promoting journalism while educating the public on harsh realities in Honduras.

Honduras experienced an indigenous movement in 2015 in which five environmental human rights activists were killed for drawing attention to the mineral and hydroelectric concessions exploiting their land resources. This movement inspired Ávila to be a co-founder to the digital platform known as Contracorriente, gathering journalists to talk about the importance of shar-

ing the issues of Honduras and using new technology and innovation to promote journalism. The objective of Contracorriente is to be a platform for the history of Honduras and its citizens while subverting those who use power to plunder the state and undermine the Honduran people.

This global movement impacted the streets of the small Central American country after the looting of the Honduran Social Security Institute was linked to the National Party, in which public health funds were directly diverted for the political campaign of current President Juan Orlando Hernández. Human Rights Watch has described the situation under Hernández as being, “marred by corruption and abuse,” while reforms remain ineffective. “Impunity for crime and human rights abuses is the norm.”

“Honduras is a country [where] memory is erased, and this has created a serious identity problem within people and has then showed up in ways in which as citizens we don’t feel empowered to exercise our rights,” Ávila said.

As a journalist and activist, Ávila and her team will continue to promote awareness of issues in their country, creating a platform open to all.

JENNIFER ÁVILA, A HONDURAN JOURNALIST SPOKE ABOUT VIOLENCE AND JOURNALISTIC FREEDOM IN HONDURAS. ÁVILA SPOKE IN ENGLISH WITH A SPANISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR. BRIAN MCGLOIN/PSU VANGUARD

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford weighs heavily on me. Survivors are watching and listening to how our government, country, places of employment and universities are responding to Ford’s testimony and the conversations around sexual assault and harassment. In my role as Portland State’s Title IX coordinator, I think of how this is impacting the PSU community.

We know that reporting sexual violence is one of the most difficult things for survivors to do for many reasons. As such, PSU strives to provide all the resources necessary to make sure all students are treated with compassion and the utmost respect during this process.

My goal is for students to receive the resources they need to continue their education and to help reduce barriers for students to report sexual misconduct—sexual harassment, sexual assaults or any other form of sexual violence, which are all covered by Title IX. Some of the resources PSU provides include student access to confidential advocates, who are PSU staff members specially trained in the dynamics of sexual and relationship violence to provide students with confidential support. We encourage students to work with advocates to create safety plans, to obtain assistance in their academics and housing and to receive support in reporting sexual violence to law enforcement or university officials. When a student discusses an incident with an advocate, the information will be kept confidential unless the student decides to make an official report.

When a student files a university complaint against another student for sexual misconduct, the matter is handled by PSU’s office of the Dean of Student Life to determine if the accused has violated the student code of conduct. While consulting with me, a conduct officer investigates the complaint by meeting with all parties involved and witnesses separately. When appropriate, a case will be heard by the student conduct committee. These hearing are never heard by the PSU Board of Trustees as they do not get involved in sexual misconduct investigations.

During the conduct hearing, PSU takes efforts to reduce additional trauma by not having both parties present in the room at the same time and not permitting cross examination as you would find in court. The conduct committee decides whether there is a “preponderance of evidence,” meaning that the accused will be held responsible if the conduct committee determines that the accused has more likely than not engaged in sexual misconduct. The investigations and hearing are conducted equitably based on the parties’ Title IX rights.

If PSU students experience sexual violence, myself and the university are committed to provide all the necessary support to assist the students to successfully handle their cases and continue their education.

Julie Caron, Associate Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion Title IX and ADA Coordinator

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OPINION

IN SUPPORT OF ‘FAKE’ SERVICE ANIMALS GAMING THE ESA SYSTEM

DEVON WANDERON Having faced common questions and accusations and after jumping through ridiculous hoops in order to obtain the coveted Emotional Service Animal letter myself, here’s why I fully support gaming the system for your very own furry companion when you otherwise wouldn’t be able to.

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, upwards of 18 percent of adults age 18 and older suffer from anxiety disorders or depression in the United States every year. Fortunately, research conducted by Harvard Medical School has indicated that owning a furry companion—especially a dog—has positive impacts on our health; no pharmaceutical prescriptions required. These health implications reach far beyond helping depression and anxiety and have been linked to improving cardiovascular health, as well as helping introverted individuals break free from their introspective shells.

In short, animals can have positive mental and physical health benefits for all individuals.

The problem is not everyone qualifies for an

ESA—which is officially meant to treat emotional or psychological disabilities.

If you find yourself in a no-pets-allowed living situation and you truly believe a dog or other pet will change your quality of life, obtaining an ESA letter is the workaround you’ll likely turn to. It’s hard enough to find a reasonably priced apartment or house to lease in Portland; add finding a spot which allows pets, and you’ll find yourself wanting to toss an electric scooter into the Willamette River.

Does it make you a terrible human being for owning a “fake” ESA pet that still caters to your overall well being, even though it doesn’t meet some stringent medical definition of suffering? Assuming you will be a responsible pet owner who doesn’t abuse what the ESA letter does and does not allow you to do, then no, it doesn’t.

When I found myself struggling with my own depressive funk and felt there was something missing in my life, I decided I needed a dog.

Realizing my apartment had a zero-tolerance dog policy and simply moving to an apartment which did allow dogs wasn’t a fiscally feasible option, I turned to the almighty ESA. Portland State’s Center for Student Health and Counseling couldn’t help me. SHAC cannot provide ESA letters and will inevitably refer you to a private healthcare provider. Not wanting to commit to multiple sessions, or more accurately multiple copayments, I turned to a fast-track internet service some health professionals do not support. Around $100 later, I received my very own “CertaPet” letter in the mail.

My Corgi has improved my life. However, what I went through trying to get an ESA Letter

the right way, only to turn to the internet for a shady alternative, is absolutely ridiculous.

The rapid increase of requests for ESAs highlight how draconian and antiquated these regulations on pets are in the first place. In an apartment setting, just because some people can’t handle owning a pet shouldn’t equate to a zero-tolerance policy against pets altogether, especially when considering the health benefits animals can have.

It should be mentioned while I might agree with gaming the system for an ESA letter when it means overcoming apartment and rental regulations, I disagree with people who fake the need for a service animal because they want to take their pet everywhere.

There is a line between gaming the system and abusing it. Those who don’t meet some predetermined medical criteria in order to receive an ESA letter or can’t afford the costs of required sessions and copayments shouldn’t be barred from living with a pet that improves their quality of life. If the way around this is getting a sketchy ESA letter, so be it.

KEYALI SMITH

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ARTS & CULTURE

EGYPTIAN MUMMY SUCKS THE SOULS OF THE ELDERLY ...OUT OF THEIR ASS

DIRECTOR DON COSCARELLI’S MODERN CLASSIC ‘BUBBA HO-TEP’ ANDREW GAINES Don Coscarelli is one of the kings of low-to-no-budget horror.

Every Coscarelli movie is soaked with his own blood, sweat and tears, and I have no problem calling him one of the hardest working directors in horror today.

Arriving on the horror scene with the 1979 film Phantasm, his movies have a homespun, independent vibe where you feel like you’re seeing every cent put into the production on screen. In fact, one of his later films, the psychedelic horror novel adaptation John Dies at the End, actually resorts to rudimentary animation for a critical scene due to financial restraints.

At the Hollywood Theatre, Coscarelli and a crowd of fans gathered for a screening of one of my favorite films of his: Bubba Ho-Tep. Based on a short story by weird-fiction and pulp crime auteur Joe R. Lansdale, the movie sees Bruce Campbell of Evil Dead fame play an aging, grumpy Elvis Presley living in a disgusting home for the elderly after swapping lives with an Elvis impersonator; no one believes the claims of his true identity, and he’s treated like another reject of society that everyone is waiting on to die. His only friend is Jack— played by the late, great actor and civil rights activist Ossie Davis—a man who claims to be President John F. Kennedy after a CIA plot saw him forcibly removed from public life and dyed black.

This alone would make a compelling dramedy, but since this is the director of Phantasm we’re talking about—a film that is, at various points, about a very tall interdimensional mortuary worker, evil dwarves shrunken by the gravity of other worlds, and silver balls that forcibly remove your brains with a drill— there’s a twist. The nursing home is under attack by an ancient, evil force: specifically, a mummy brought back from the dead by an Egyptian curse.

The mummy wears a cowboy hat and boots as he sucks the souls of the elderly out of their ass. Normal movie things.

Bubba Ho-Tep combines two simultaneously funny and touching performances with a high-concept horror plot in a genreblend that really works because of how distinct it is and how fresh it still feels.

On stage before the film, Coscarelli chatted about what it took to get Campbell to sign on to the film—he had to promise to not show the oft-referenced growth on Elvis’ genitals, his dashed hopes for a sequel involving a vampire or a possible sasquatch colony, and setting his head on fire while filming Phantasm’s driverless hearse car chase. What a guy.

Coscarelli was also promoting his new memoir, True Indie: Life and Death in Filmmaking and while I haven’t read it yet, I really want to, as more anecdotes from several decades of indie filmmaking are always worth a read for me.

If you’re a horror fan and haven’t checked out Coscarelli’s lineup, I highly recommend it, as well as looking into tickets for the Hollywood Theatre’s upcoming “Masters of Practical Effects” series, including Rick Baker talking about his landmark work on An American Werewolf in London.

DANIELLE EMEKA

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OCT 30–NOV 5 FILM & THEATER

ART

MUSIC

MIGRATIONS ANTLER GALLERY NOON–6 P.M. • FREE Josie Morway and Scott Listfield’s joint exhibition at the Antler Gallery is an exploration of wildlife and the biosphere through painting.

EMILY SUVADA W/ FONDA LEE POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS 7 P.M. • FREE The author of This Mortal Coil comes to Powell’s to discuss her new book The Cruel Design with Fonda Lee, author of Jade City.

BEETLEJUICE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 7:30 P.M. • $9 The Tim Burton classic starring Michael Keaton in one of the most unique horror-comedies of all time. A live séance inside the theater will take place directly after the film. Spooky!

NNAMDI OGBONNAYA MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS 9 P.M. • $10–12 • 21+ Alternative hip-hop artist Nnamdi Ogbonnaya joins Sen Morimoto onstage at Mississippi Studios for a pre-Halloween evening of dancing and tunes.

INTO A STUDY [BETWEEN VENUS AND MARS] FORD GALLERY 9 A.M.–6 P.M. • FREE Artist Paul X. Rutz and neuroscientist Amanda Hampton Wray bring you a half-installation, half-neuroscience exhibition by employing biometric equipment to blend science and art.

MY SUMMER AS A GOTH NORTHWEST FILM CENTER 7 P.M. • $8–10 The 45th Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival kicks off on Halloween night with My Summer as a Goth, a coming-of-age comedy directed

by Tara Johnson-Medinger. Sing-along séance following the film.

LIL B HAWTHORNE THEATER 8 P.M. • $25–30 Lil B, the hypest, most based-out deconstructionist rapper in modern hip hop, graces Portland with his postmodernist presence on All Hallow’s Eve. Keyboard Kid and friends will support.

HEAVY METAL HALLOWEEN THE HILT 9 P.M. • FREE • 21+ The XRAY.FM team will be doing a live broadcast of Heavy Metal Sewing Circle as they simultaneously host a heavy metal Halloween party and costume contest at The Hilt.

TONGUES FLOATING WORLD COMICS 6 P.M.–9 P.M. • FREE Portland cartoonist Anders Nilsen celebrates the release of his latest issue of Tongues, a comic interpretation of the Greek myth of Prometheus set in modern-day Central Asia.

PDX NATIVE FILM NIGHT HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 7 P.M. • FREE National Native American Heritage Month kicks off with a special event celebrating the stories and diversity of Native peoples with a variety of films, documentaries and panel discussions.

GAVIN EDWARDS POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS 7:30 P.M. • FREE The author of The Tao of Bill Murray visits Powell’s to celebrate the release of his new biography, The World According to Tom Hanks.

Tom Hanks not included.

THE NITEMARE B4 XMAS—LIVE! ALBERTA ROSE THEATRE 8 P.M. • $17 Portland’s Saloon Ensemble will perform the popular movie’s soundtrack live with a 10-piece band. The show will also have costume and screaming contests.

TYGER! TYGER! PDX CONTEMPORARY ART 11 A.M.–6 P.M. • FREE Tyger! Tyger! is a new exhibition of sculptures by Jeffry Mitchell, who uses animals to express a wide range of emotions. Woah.

CARNAL CREATIVITY THE HOXTON HOTEL 6 P.M. • FREE W/RSVP A naughty Friday, indeed! Amory Jane and Gretchen Leigh discuss the world’s most popular kinks, fetishes, fantasies and more at The Hoxton. Oh my.

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? CINEMA 21 7 P.M. • $7–9.25 Melissa McCarthy’s new criticallyacclaimed comedy biopic on writer Lee Israel opens at Cinema 21.

FORWARD W/ TRAGEDY DANTE’S 9 P.M. • $12 • 21+ Japanese hardcore legends Forward find themselves in Portland for this extremely rare West Coast performance. Tragedy will support.

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GLUTEN-FREE FOOD ALLERGY FEST PORTLAND EXPO CENTER 10 A.M.–4 P.M. • $15 Touted as “the largest expo of its kind in the Portland area,” the Gluten-Free Allergy Fest will feature over 100 exhibitors offering their best in GF food and food-related education.

42ND FRESH FILM NORTHWEST PORTLAND ART MUSEUM 11:30 A.M. • FREE See some of the best short films made by high school filmmakers from around the Northwest.

ART BY TARTS: THE SEX WORKER ART PARTY SANCTUARY CLUB 7–9 P.M. • $5 The Sanctuary Club will host their fourth annual Art by Tarts event, a showcase of art made by sex workers from around the world.

SUFFOCATION W/ KRISIUN CRYSTAL BALLROOM 8 P.M. • $28–30 Say adios to Frank Mullins on his final tour with New York metal luminaries, Suffocation. Brazilian blast-gods Krisiun will support.

SUN NOV 4

DRAG QUEEN BRUNCH NIGHTLIGHT LOUNGE 11 A.M. • $23–50 Enjoy brunch with a Sunday afternoon cabaret show featuring some of best performers in town. Coffee and brunch included with admission, but mimosas? That’s all you.

SARI NOT SARI THIRD ROOM NOON–7 P.M. • FREE A group of Filipinx-American multimedia artists will transform the gallery into a virtual Sari-sari store (a unique style of convenience store found in the Philippines).

THE TRUTH PROJECT THE ECHO THEATRE 2:30 P.M. • $20–28 The Echo Theatre presents The Truth Project, a performance art piece that uses physical theater and dance to explore themes of social justice.

MARK GUILIANA JAZZ QUARTET THE MISSION THEATER 7:30 P.M. • $25–30 Widely known for his performance on David Bowie’s final album, Black Star, drummer Mark Guiliana brings his tight-knit four-piece to downtown Portland for a night of modern jazz.

THE AMERICAN FUTURE PICA AT HANCOCK NOON–6 P.M. • FREE Abigail DeVille’s exhibition will feature a number of her most recent works.

VEGAN CHEESEMAKING WORKSHOP PEOPLE’S CO-OP 4:30 P.M. Beginners are invited to come to this unique workshop focused on how to make smoked gouda from almonds and fondue from cashews.

Yum-yum, gimme some.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND HOLLYWOOD THEATRE 6:30 P.M. • $7–9 Orson Welles’ final film screens in its original 35mm format tonight at the Hollywood Theatre.

PETRUSHKA ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL 7:30 P.M. • $25–125 Igor Stravinsky’s powerful ballet will be performed by the Oregon Symphony and conducted by Carlos Kalmar tonight.

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COMMUNITY

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