Daily Vanguard October 15, 2009

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009 • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY • VOLUME 64, ISSUE 19

Event of the day Sit in on a physics lecture by University of Missouri professor Ta-Pei Cheng entitled, “The Dark Universe Observed: Dark Matter and Energy.” You might learn something!

When: 4 p.m.

Where: Science Building 1, room 107

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INSIDE NEWS Red Cross marketing strategies receive new life Bret Bernhoft brings companies into the information age PAGE 2 The Daily Cut Your world in brief PAGE 3

Arts

Free stuff for everybody!

How one Portlander is trying to bring free fare to all PAGE 4 Fam’ly matters Ah Holly Fam’ly’s new album shows off the folksters at their best PAGE 4

Headbanger’s ball Brutal Legend delivers a ridiculous, epic opera of blood, gore and rock PAGE 5

Sports

More university housing for

FALL 2012

Portland State plans for new building, will house 950 Erica DeCouteau Vanguard staff

A new on-campus housing building is in the works. The building, to be named College Station, will likely be located at Southwest Sixth Avenue and College Street and house approximately 950 students. Housing officials estimate that the facility will open in the fall of 2012.

Planning for the new residence halls began in spring of 2008 with a preliminary search for a development company to collaborate with.

That search has ended now that Portland State is in the final stages of contracting with American Campus Communities, a Texas-based company that specializes in highquality student housing.

The only out-of-pocket expense to Portland State is the cost of acquiring the land, said Associate Vice President for Finance and Controller Dee Wendler.

“Since [the land] is adjacent to the new Green Line light rail, TriMet is acquiring the various parcels on that block as part of the transit-oriented development, and will then allow the university to purchase it, at slightly less cost,” Wendler said.

Changing hands: TriMet acquired this building and is selling it to Portland State for a university housing project.

The university already owns part of that block, the Sixth Avenue Building.

“We have authority from the State Board of Higher Education to sell up to $8 million in bonds for land acquisition for the project,” Wendler said.

The school would then groundlease the land to ACC and use those lease payments to cover the annual debt service on the bonds.

Like the Broadway Building, College Station would be built, paid for and owned by an outside entity.

“From an urban planning perspective, the site for this project is an excellent location for university housing as part of a transit- and pedestrian-oriented development,” said Associate Director of Auxiliary Services Dan Zalkow.

Like Broadway, the new facility

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will also incorporate eco-friendly amenities and bicycle storage space.

It will also be mixed-use, with retail space and offices on the lower levels and badge-access-only housing on the higher floors.

“The dense amount of retail and housing will create an incredibly vibrant node of activity in the

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The Antarctic comes to Portland State Darcy Winslow presents her documentary on climate change Holly K. Millar Vanguard staff

Portland State’s chapter of Net Impact, an international organization for people interested in business and sustainability, along with the Center for Global Leadership in Sustainability, is hosting Darcy Winslow for a presentation on climate change.

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Tyler Katzenberg: President of Net Impact’s Portland State chapter.

Winslow will show a documentary, Leadership on the Edge: 2041 and Antarctica, about climate change and her own experiences in Antarctica with environmentalist and explorer, Robert Swan.

The film will be presented today, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom. It will be followed by a short lecture and Q and A session.

“I think the event will serve as a great way to educate attendees on climate change, but will also allow those that are interested in the topic to network with like-minded individuals,” said Kylene Fickenscher, a member of Net Impact at Portland State.

Winslow has worked toward sustainability in several managerial positions within the Nike Corporation and is the founder of Designs for a Sustainable World.

Tyler Katzenberg, the Net Impact chapter president at Portland State, said that the goal of this free event is to raise awareness of environmental issues and the upcoming U.N. Summit on Climate Change, as well as to bring people together on the issue.

The Kyoto Protocol, which currently protects our environment, is set to expire in 2012. Antarctica is protected from drilling and mining for a few more decades, but unless the U.N. Summit comes to an agreement, those assurances will expire and could be altered in 2041.

“It is amazing how many people with different backgrounds and experiences are passionate about this.

And it is going to take all of those backgrounds and all of that expertise to deal with climate change,” Katzenberg said.

Nate Young, vice president of Portland State’s Net Impact chapter, said, “It’s not just the U.S. signing on to the Kyoto Protocol but also me turning down the thermostat and taking the shorter shower.”

Leadership on the Edge: 2041 and Antarctica Thursday, Oct. 15 6:30 p.m.

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Vanguard 2 | News October 15, 2009

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Hitting the waves: PSU student encourages Gen Y to be community-minded.

Bret Bernhoft brings companies into the information age Kate Alexander Vanguard staff

Bret Bernhoft, a chief partner of InsYght Consulting, creates social marketing strategies that enable large organizations to reach out to Generation Y, people between the ages of 18 and 30 years old.

“Bret is prolific,” said Peter Lund, partner and co-founder of InsYght Consulting. “He produces vast amounts of stuff.”

Bernhoft is currently developing a marketing plan that would connect the Red Cross to Generation Y. According to Lund, immediate results of Bernhoft’s work with the Red Cross include the organization’s use of Twitter to keep in touch with young people.

“If we were weaponry, Bret would be a shotgun,” Lund said, “and I would be a rifle. He produces as much in one week as I produce in eight.”

Bernhoft uses social media tools including Twitter, Facebook, blogs and a vast amount of personal and professional Web sites to cater to Generation Y’s need for constant, new information.

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Bernhoft’s experience at KPSU has presented another opportunity to market Red Cross opportunities to youth. The radio program was the breeding ground for the initial business idea, which developed between Bernhoft and Lund in February of 2009.

Lund recalled how he and Bernhoft met through a Craigslist posting.

“I needed a job, and Bret was advertising for a co-host for a radio show about marketing,” said Lund. “He called me in to the studio to do a show, and we worked really well together.”

Soon, because of the content of the show, Lund and Bernhoft started batting marketing and business ideas around.

“We found a business idea that let us do something that we’re interested in and it addressed a societal need,” Lund said of the beginning stages of InsYght. “We see a lot of companies who don’t know how to talk to Generation Y, and they’re slow to learn. InsYght enables these companies to understand Generation Y and to give them the services needed to appeal to Generation Y’s interests.”

The consulting agency further allows its partners to address their interests.

“I’m a third generation donor, recipient and volunteer for the Red Cross,” said Bernhoft of his family

history. “Red Cross is a stellar organization with opportunities that you can’t find elsewhere.”

While at a conference last year, Bernhoft seized an opportunity to combine his interests.

“I met the volunteer coordinator for the Red Cross, and she introduced me to the CEO,” Bernhoft said.

Bernhoft then introduced both the CEO and the volunteer coordinator to his idea for a Generation Y marketing strategy for the Red Cross, which Bernhoft describes as being “quick, impactful and efficient.” They were sold, and InsYght was hired.

“One of the central goals of our project is to produce generational donors,” Bernhoft said, “but those aren’t the only opportunities available to Generation Y through the Red Cross.”

Other opportunities for involvement with the Red Cross include manning the blog for a day, inputting data, doing outreach events to develop Red Cross public representation and being a part of the Red Cross Youth Council.

“What the Red Cross offers is entrepreneurialism,” Bernhoft said.

Developing Generation Y marketing strategies has more possibilities than ever before, but the field doesn’t come without difficulties.

“The biggest hurdle is apathy,”

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Bernhoft said. “It’s not a lack of anything, [Generation Y] just haven’t been inspired yet.”

Bernhoft gets much of his inspiration from his work with the Red Cross. On top of his family history with the organization, Bernhoft believes in the mission of the global organization.

“What is so great about the Red Cross is that you know someone who has benefitted from it,” Bernhoft said.

“Anything that the Red Cross can do, it has already done for someone.”

For Bernhoft, the Red Cross has provided him the opportunity to combine his interests with family legacy and professional goals to spread the mission of Red Cross into the consciousness of Generation Y through a direct marketing campaign.

Bernhoft has four shows through KPSU, which he uses to reach out to his generation, but only one of those shows is specific to InsYght. During his show Sex Talk, Bernhoft hosts candid sex talks from 10 to 11 a.m. on Sunday mornings.

“There’s a trend for people to become entrepreneurs in depressions and recessions,” said Lund. “Some of today’s great businesses came out of the Depression. Today’s entrepreneurs are going to be this generation’s post-recession business leaders.”

Bernhoft is working for this to be the case.

“I want my own business,” said Bernhoft, who won’t be in this line of business forever. “You can’t market to youth when you’re 40 years old.”

New building planned for 2012 Bernhoft’s KPSU shows: university district,” Zalkow said.

This new building, however, will not be open to new first-year students aged 19 or younger. Officials say this is because they want to branch out and meet the needs of older and continuing students, specifically those with a desire for privacy and personal space.

In order to get an accurate idea of what students are looking for in housing, an online demand-study survey was sent out to current Portland State students last week. It covered topics such as amenities, cost and location.

“That survey is critical in making these final decisions,” said Executive Director of Auxiliary Services John Eckman.

While many of the finer details

are still uncertain, it is very likely that College Station will feature more community space—such as game or exercise rooms—than other buildings, and floors will be set up to more closely resemble a neighborhood setting.

Housing officials hope that these unique features will help to instill a strong sense of community among residents.

Looking farther into the future, University Housing is also hoping to collaborate with ASPSU on the development of more family housing, as well as the possibility of graduate student housing.

“We just love to keep increasing the number of options students have,” Eckman said.

Sex Talk, Sun, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Hangover Hour, Tue, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

PDX Generation Y, Sun, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

InsYght, Fri, noon to 1 p.m.

Red Cross comes to campus: Donate blood Oct. 19 and 20 SMSU Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Your world in brief

World: 85,000 Iraqis killed in almost 5 years of war BAGHDAD (AP)—Iraq’s government said at least 85,000 Iraqis were killed from 2004 to 2008, officially answering one of the biggest questions of the conflict—how many perished in the sectarian violence that nearly led to a civil war.

What remains unanswered by the government is how many died in the 2003 U.S. invasion and in the months of chaos that followed it.

A report by the Human Rights Ministry said 85,694 people were killed from the beginning of 2004 to Oct. 31, 2008 and 147,195 were wounded. The figures included Iraqi civilians, military and police but did not cover U.S. military deaths, insurgents or foreigners, including contractors. And it did not include the first months of the war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

The Associated Press reported similar figures in April based on government statistics obtained by the AP showing that the government had recorded 87,215 Iraqi deaths from 2005 to February 2009. The toll included violence ranging from catastrophic bombings to executionstyle slayings.

Until the AP report, the government’s toll of Iraqi deaths had been one of the war’s most closely guarded secrets. Both supporters and opponents of the conflict have accused the other of manipulating the toll to sway public opinion.

The 85,694 represents about 0.3 percent of Iraq’s estimated 29 mil-

lion population. In a sign of how significant the numbers are, that would be akin to the United States losing about 900,000 people over a similar period.

Violence in Iraq has declined dramatically since the height of the fighting but almost every Iraqi family has a story of relatives killed, maimed or missing. Ali Khalil, 27, of Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood, said he was not surprised by the government’s figures.

—Rebecca Santana

Nation: New York Times calls off sale of Boston Globe BOSTON (AP)—The Boston Globe is off the market.

The New York Times Co. said Wednesday it won’t sell the newspaper after all, following “careful consideration and analysis.”

In a regulatory filing, the company said it was still weighing its options for its other major New England property, the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass.

In a memo sent to Globe employees late Wednesday, Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and CEO Janet Robinson acknowledged the “long and painful process” that led to the decision to keep the paper.

“The Globe has significantly improved its financial footing by following the strategic plan it set out at the beginning of this year,” Sulzberger and Robinson wrote. “All along, we explicitly recognized that a careful restructuring of the Globe

was one possible route and, thanks to your hard work, that is precisely what has been done.”

The memo alluded to a series of steps taken by the newspaper, including a restructuring of labor contracts that is projected to save $20 million on an annual basis, consolidation of printing facilities and price increases for both newsstand and home delivery.

The Globe is also exploring ways to charge for online content on its Web site, Boston.com.

“The great things you have accomplished both on the financial side and the editorial side of the Globe and Boston.com have solidified their positions as the leading media vehicles in the region.”

Rick Edmonds, a media business analyst for St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Poynter Institute, a nonprofit school for journalists, said he was not surprised by the fact the Globe has been withdrawn from the market.

“I have thought since early in the year this might not be the right time to sell the Globe...because the industry is doing so badly, very few people are in a position to offer good prices for newspapers,” he said.

The Times Co. disclosed in August that it had retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. to explore a potential sale of its New England Media Group, which includes both newspapers. Company executives later told Globe employees that the newspaper’s finances had improved significantly and that a sale was no certainty.

The Globe, citing anonymous

sources, reported that two groups made preliminary bids and visited the newspaper’s headquarters in September.

One group was led by Stephen Taylor, a member of the family that sold the newspaper for $1.1 billion to The New York Times Co. in 1993. The other was Platinum Equity, a private equity investment firm which purchased The San Diego Union-Tribune in May. Neither group had publicly discussed their interest in the Globe.

A spokesman for Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Platinum Equity declined comment, saying the company does not discuss prospective acquisitions.

Taylor did not immediately return a call seeking comment Wednesday.

Scott Allen, a Globe reporter, said while some staffers might have hoped for a sale during the painful labor negotiations, it became evident as the newspaper’s financial situation improved that the Times Co. might well remain as owners.

“It’s good that this process is over, it’s good that we can start planning for the future again, but we don’t want the New York Times to forget how much we sacrificed to turn the Boston Globe around and they need to acknowledge that in deeds and not just in words,” said Allen.

Robinson was scheduled to hold an “employee town hall meeting” in Boston on Thursday.

The Times Co. had said the Globe’s operations were on track to lose $85 million this year before unionized workers agreed to concessions.

—Bob Salsberg

News Editor: Danielle Kulczyk 503-725-5690 news@dailyvanguard.com

International Socialist Organization event Discussion of Capitalism: A Love Story Today, Oct. 15 Smith Memorial Student Union cafeteria, first floor 7 p.m.

Join the International Socialist Organization for a discussion on the economic crisis, Michael Moore’s new movie, and what we can do to organize for a society based on human need, not corporate greed.

—International Socialist Organization

Vanguard 4 | Arts & Culture October 15, 2009

Arts Editor: Theodora Karatzas 503-725-5694 arts@dailyvanguard.com

Seven cheap dates around Portland: 1. Mexican mayhem at Esparza’s Feast amid the tack and kitsch of Esparza’s—home of Mexican-hued mayhem, a tequila shrine, a zoo’s-worth of stuffed creatures hanging from the ceiling and vast portions.

2. Try your luck at Ground Kontrol Make those quarters last and challenge each other to duels at Donkey Kong, Frogger and other retro video games at this retrocade in the Pearl District.

3. Explore the farmer’s market Saunter around Portland’s Saturday Market. Sample organic Oregon fare–pears, wines, baked delights and local berries.

4. Catch a second-run movie at the Bagdad Grab a $3 beer and a slice of pizza, prop them on the table in front of you and watch a show in this ornate Moorish-style palace in the Hawthorne neighborhood.

5. Go back to (Kennedy) School Whether you’ve got young ones with you, or are just young at heart, head back to school at the Kennedy School—where bars and a tasty snack menu have replaced the school canteen food, and secondrun movies show in the old school hall. Although the building has been renovated, you still expect frowning nuns to appear round the corner any minute!

6. Coffee and used books at Powell’s Browse thousands of titles at the world’s (alleged) largest bookstore, Powell’s, and then compare finds over lattes at World Cup.

7. Coffee and used books at the Red and Black This co-op-run cafe serves really great beer, coffee and hot food. Impressive folk and acoustic acts take to the ‘stage’ on weekend nights.

—www.tripadvisor. com

ARTS & CULTURE stuff Free everybody ! for

How one Portlander is trying to bring free fare to all Bianca Blankenship Vanguard staff

If you’ve ever peered into one of the many boxes of free stuff on the sidewalks in Portland, you might know that they are often gold mines.

Anything from iPods to cashmere sweaters can be found in these gloriously free boxes of stuff. But who has time to scout the streets for such goods? Ben Aubin, that’s who.

He’ll do it for you and it’s all free.

Aubin owns and operates the Free Store, which has been open for just over a month. The store is an old school bus decorated in painted designs by local artist Heidi Elise Wirz. Inside the bus is a constantly rotating array of items that you might find at a yard sale: clothes, records, cookware and even sewing machines.

Aubin and his team of bike messengers gather free stuff from around the city and give it away at the store. Yes, give it away. As the name implies, everything is free at the Free Store.

“I was inspired by the free culture that was here in Portland,” says Aubin. “I’d also never been to a place that rained as much as Portland does.”

Determined to save free boxes from the wet weather and to bring

the joy of free stuff to others, Aubin gathered a team of bike messengers to pick up Portland’s free fare and bring it to the store, which is open five days a week. Additionally, he fulfills wish lists. Anyone can fill out a wish list, in person or on the Free Store’s Web site, listing any items that they need, from disco balls to bike fenders.

In tough economic times, everyone can appreciate a little charity. Yet, the concept of free stuff has been hard for most customers to grasp. They are almost bashful to return to the store, assuming that some sort of barter is necessary.

“For me, it’s about expansion and outreach,” Aubin said. “We need to change our mentality. Everybody is so used to thinking from a place of scarcity…someone has to be coming from a mental place of abundance.”

This Saturday is the store’s grand opening celebration. In addition to loads of free stuff available, there will be booze and live music. Ninkasi and MacTarnahan’s are co-sponsoring the event, along with four kegs of beer, and DJ D.A.N., DJ Deena Bee and a special guest will be providing tunes.

While this is Portland’s first free store, the idea is not new. It originated in San Francisco in the 1960s and the idea has since been alive but scarce. There are free stores in cities such as New York, Baltimore and

All photos by Adam Wickham/Portland State Vanguard

Free Store: Whether you’re checking out the bus or filling out a wishlist, you’re bound to find something.

Des Moines, though the stores are often geared toward a low-income or at-need population, rather than for anyone.

Aubin’s Free Store is also unique because it mixes the free culture and bike culture that are central to Portland. Bike messengers who work for tips and deliver wish list items to your doorstep support the business.

It also fills Portland’s popular niche of sustainability, reminding you that every free box nabbed is one less box of stuff in a landfill.

Ben Aubin: Founder and organzier of the Portland Free Store.

Free Store Grand Opening SE 11th and Clay Sat, Oct. 17, 7-11 p.m.

Free 21+ www.freestoreportland.com

Fam’ly matters Ah Holly Fam’ly’s new album shows off the folksters at their best Stephanie Fine Sasse Vanguard staff

In an odd way, groups like Ah Holly Fam’ly are precisely the reason why there are so many crappy indie folk bands out there. Think about it. A couple of friends with a dozen piano lessons between them get bored one night when they hear the homespun melodies of Ah Holly Fam’ly and think to themselves, “I could do that.”

Wrong.

Despite their effortless sound, Ah Holly Fam’ly is a meticulous, albeit dichotomous, assortment of elegance and vulnerability. Their eightpiece cast of quirky characters is the archetypal indie folk setup with one exception—they have the talent that made such arrangements clichéd in the first place.

The band is the nursling of guitarist Jeremy Faulkner, who tends to take charge without becoming the ruthless, dictator type.

“The music is often collaborative,” said Faulkner. “A lot of the musicians write their own parts and harmonies. I write the songs then everyone brings their own mood.”

Often compared to Sufjan Stevens, that “mood” consists of flute,

strings and percussion, harmonized with sleepy lulls and spooky twangs.

On their new release, Reservoir, Faulkner’s trembling, earnest vocal styling punctuates the far more polished tones of his co-singer and wife, Becky Dawson. The resultant balance of idyllic and kooky are the stuff that field frolicking and river-floating dreams are made of.

Such comparisons seem only appropriate considering Faulkner’s Idaho upbringing.

“It’s very much a memory kind of record—me dwelling on the past and my childhood recreation. It’s kind of a deconstruction of sentimentality, that’s the tag I gave it. It’s debatable whether it achieved that or not, but that’s the basic idea.

It’s more of a personal thing—me trying to get through to myself, not to dwell on the past.”

The project is biting at times and often capricious, much like the inconsistency of childhood. Sprinkled with Americana breakdowns and embedded with delicate chimes and plinks, the attentive listener is privy to a well-managed smorgasbord of sounds.

“The shows I really enjoyed were house shows with these big ensembles. Listening to a lot of classical, avant-garde music, I really wanted to do something complex and orchestrated for a long time. So I spent years getting a crew of talented musicians together.”

The chosen few stem from a wide

Ah Holly Fam’ly: Bringing their unique brand of orchestral folk to Holocene tonight.

variety of backgrounds and dispositions, from engineering to science to writing and the variance is evident in the music. Though this isn’t Faulkner’s first release, he considers Reservoir to be his first “real record.”

After signing with Lucky Madison, Faulkner began shaping a more holistic approach to his work while paying more attention to details and musical nuances.

“The record is very theme-oriented. Aesthetically, it’s all meant to fit together and topically it’s linked. I feel like the songs flow one into another really well. It’s definitely a lot more baroque than anything I’ve done before.”

Despite the repeat-worthy tracks on Reservoir, Ah Holly Fam’ly is a house band at heart. Minimalist and profound, their sound is sculpted to appeal to a live audience.

“I really love to play intimate venues and house shows,” Faulkner said.

“If we can get away without using mics, it’s really rewarding for me to make that connection with a group of people with as little interference as possible. If I can forego a stage, and forego a sound system, I really

like that feeling.”

Whether it’s obvious or clandestine, every band has its strongest suits.

Ah Holly Fam’ly’s is its niche-y, easily identifiable sound. Not to be confused with the copycat folk poseurs, perhaps Faulkner’s most exclusive trait is his focus on self-medication and expression over industry or scene success.

“To me, my music is really personal. I’m not necessarily trying to make any statement or be didactic or teach a lesson. My take on things is very individualistic. I only do it for my reasons.”

Ah Holly Fam’ly Album Release Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison Tonight, 8 p.m. $6 21+

Headbanger’s

ball

Brutal Legend delivers a ridiculous, epic opera of blood, gore and rock Steve Haske Vanguard staff

Brutal Legend is an unlikely game. It looks like the deranged love child of renegade ex-Pixar animators and the editors of Heavy Metal (part of this is in fact true), with maybe a hint of Tim Burton’s stylized aesthetic, as well as a bit of Tolkien.

Its universe is populated with fantasy beasts and environs paying homage to classic metal album artwork. Its soundtrack has everyone from Black Sabbath and Motorhead to Cradle of Filth, Iced Earth and Mastodon. It’s very entertaining, and what’s more, entirely unique. Metal fans will eat it up.

But what about non-metal listeners? Go ahead and throw up those devil horns—they’ll enjoy it too.

Brutal Legend spares no expense in making fun of modern hardcore, emo-goth/industrial and whatever else, under the umbrella of just about every metal cultural and associated stereotype in existence.

It doesn’t hurt that the game isn’t like much of anything else you’ve played. This isn’t that unusual, given the game is the latest from Tim Schafer who made his name at LucasArts with pointand-clicks like the Monkey Island series, Grim Fandango and Full Throttle.

Like the rest of Schafer’s oeuvre, Brutal Legend sells itself on narrative, humor and personality. Jack Black plays Eddie, the world’s greatest roadie, who, after a slight mishap with the gods of metal, is transported to a living Boris Vallejo/Julie Bell painting, only more intentionally (and lovingly) hyperbolic and ridiculous.

As it turns out, the demons of the metal world have enslaved humanity and only Eddie can build up a legion capable of laying waste to the dark armies of their evil lord. During his quest, Eddie fights a giant metal spider to collect strings for Lemmy Kilmister’s bass, and Ozzy Osbourne himself puts in a turn as the Guardian of Metal.

There’s plenty of great, cartoonish violence, guitar solos, one-liners and headbanging. It’s probably the most bizarre game, or one of them, I’ve seen since Conker: Live and Reloaded. Basically, you never quite know what to expect in Brutal Legend, from the title screen onward— a quality that’s too rare in most games these days.

Even the gameplay is a surprise.

When I first played the game at E3, it seemed like a straightforward hack and slasher, albeit one with a seriously unique art direction.

Then there were the parts with Eddie in a metal hot rod.

What the demo didn’t show was that the game is actually a bizarre hybrid of real-time strategy (RTS),

hack and slashing and vehicular manslaughter. Eddie’s ax and, uh, ax (as in guitar) combat and the open-world driving are pretty straightforward. But RTS? That was a surprise.

Then again, no one ever said holding the best metal show of all time (one would hope) wouldn’t kill armies of marauding demons. Essentially these stage battles work like any other kind of RTS—you can build your units, a mixture of band crew, personnel and metalfantasy things—and send them out to crush the opposition, though you can still go in and cleave some skulls on your own if you wish.

Units are powered by the number of fans you have, and should the gods of rock bestow luck on your side, they will be plenty. The RTS segments can be a little tricky to navigate, however, and the unitselection system isn’t as quick or intuitive as it could be, either.

But this is a minor setback in what is a pretty metal experience.

And although Brutal Legend isn’t quite as funny as some of Schafer’s past games have been, it’s no less interesting or alive with its own vibrant sense of being. Where else can you ride a badass, fire-breathing metal beast into glorious battle?

There’s really no excuse not to try Brutal Legend. Just make sure to wipe that demon blood off the double bass before use.

Brutal Legend Electronic Arts PS3, Xbox 360 $59.99

Brutal Legend: Showing us the unlikely convergence between metal and videogames.

Vanguard 6 | Sports October 15, 2009

Sports Editor: Robert Britt 503-725-4538 sports@dailyvanguard.com

Big Sky suspends Eastern Washington player for illegal hit The Big Sky Conference has suspended Eastern Washington football player Kyle Wilkins for an illegal hit in last Saturday’s game against Weber State, the league announced Wednesday.

Wilkins, a senior linebacker from Monroe, Wash., will serve a one-game suspension this Saturday when Eastern Washington plays at Montana.

Wilkins was penalized for a personal foul after hitting a defenseless Weber State wide receiver above the shoulders with 3:08 to play in the second quarter of the Eagles’ 31-13 loss to the Wildcats.

“These types of hits have become a point of emphasis in the NCAA this year,’’ said Big Sky Conference Commissioner Doug Fullerton. “It is a new policy. It is an outgrowth of the commissioners’ involvement with the college football officials’ organization, and their attempt to get dangerous plays out of the game.’’

Rule 9-6-2 in the 2009 NCAA football rule book states: When there is a foul called for initiating contact or targeting an opponent that does not result in a player disqualification, there shall automatically be a video review by the conference for possible additional sanctions before the next scheduled game.

Rule 9-1-3 states that: a) No player shall initiate contact and target an opponent with the crown (top) of his helmet. b) No player shall initiate contact and target a defenseless opponent above the shoulders.

“Because this rule is new, we asked for an additional review of the play by David Parry, the national coordinator for NCAA football officials,’’ Fullerton said. “He concurred with our decision.’’

—Jon Kasper, Big Sky Conference assistant commissioner

SPORTS A player’s coach Vikings basketball begins its preseason led by new head coach Rosemary Hanson Vangaurd staff

The 2009–10 basketball season is quickly approaching, and with it comes the new leadership of firstyear head coach Tyler Geving. Now, after four years of working with Vikings basketball, the last two as associate head coach, he is ready to lead a winning season.

Geving begins as the 12th head coach in Portland State basketball history and hopes to further the team’s recent success. The Vikings took the Big Sky Tournament Championship and appeared in the NCAA Tournament in both 2008 and 2009.

Geving said that the foundation built with former head coach Ken Bone is something that will help the team this season.

“We need to keep the formulas that worked in the past,” he said.

But, as always, there is room for improvement. Geving said the team needs to work on being a good rebounding team. “We need to learn how to value the basketball—to work on our assists-to-turnover ratio. And that is something we have been emphasizing early on,” he said Geving is a “player’s coach,” said Portland State junior guard/forward Paul Guede. “He knows us. He gives us freedom on the offensive end, so long as we work on the defensive end.”

“Geving coaches an up-tempo game,” Guede said.

Gevin has been on the coaching scene in Washington and Oregon for over a decade. He said that, over the years, knowing the players has always been one of his strengths.

“I relate to the players well. I’ve always been able to communicate with them. Not in a friendship sense, but [I’ve] really been able to communicate with the guys,” he said.

Due to his close work with prior head coach Ken Bone, Geving said that the game will not change drastically. The one thing he said is different between his predecessor and himself is the intensity level.

“I show emotions. That’s one thing I respected about Bone, was how even-tempered he would be,” Geving said.

As a team, the Vikings look strong both offensively and defensively. “This will be a big year for us,” he said.

Some players to watch out for are the strong returners. Senior Jamie Jones, forward, played for the Vikings all last year and knows about the level of competition at the NCAA Tournament, and brings great leadership to the court.

Geving said senior forward Julius Thomas, junior forward Phil Nelson and senior guard Dominic Waters have all played in the NCAA postseason and are also strong leaders for the new players.

“It’s a good quality to have boys that know how to win show the new guys what it takes to get there,” Geving said.

On the recruiting side, Geving has brought in many strong competitors to the team. He brought four new players to the court this season: freshman guard Chris Harriel, junior guards Melvin Jones and Alonzo Brandon and junior forward Phillip Thomas.

With the mix of the experienced players, such as 2008–09 starters Jamie Jones and Nelson, and Geving’s new recruits, the Vikings hope to cover any weak spots the team may have had.

Outside shots from Nelson, who hit 57 three-pointers last year, and inside shots from Jamie Jones, who had .589 field goal shooting, lend well to a high scoring game.

Waters shot 60 three-pointers and was named to the All-Big Sky Conference Second Team. Julius Thomas posted a school record of .643 in field-goal shooting, and was

Moving to the front of the line Portland State faces another long road trip against Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona J. Logue Vanguard staff

Heading into a pivotal match-up against Northern Colorado tonight, the Vikings will be starting their toughest road trip in Big Sky Conference play thus far. Landing in Greeley, Colo., Portland State will have their hands full with a Bears team that matches up well at every position against the Vikings.

“Both of our teams are similar,” said head coach Michael Seemann.

“They have a lot of speed. They have some big kids in the right areas.”

Led by a senior-laden team that boasts a 5-1 conference record, the Bears rarely make mistakes in any facet of the game. With most of their success a product of good team play, they enter tonight’s game as the

top-hitting team in the conference with a .239 average, and are second in both assists and kills.

While their stats make it evident that most of their success comes from good team play, they are lead partly by the stellar contributions from outside hitter Ashley Lichtenburg and setter Marissa Hughes. Lichtenburg is hitting a whopping .355 this year, and is someone the Vikings will need to key in on to be successful.

“We want to slow down their middles,” Seemann said. “They have a great outside [hitter]. We’re going to try and hold her down a little.”

After Northern Colorado, the Vikings will travel to the northern part of another state—Arizona.

Playing the Lumberjacks on their home court, Portland State will have to stay focused and not let emotions

on the Big Sky Conference AllTournament Team.

Guede returns to the court after a broken bone in his foot put him out just two games into last season.

The two other returners, sophomore guard Dane Johnson and freshman guard Austonn Lazoff, were redshirts last season.

The new players bring strengths as well. Melvin Jones has an impressive assist-to-turnover ratio of 111/56. Phillip Thomas has .558 shooting percentage, and walk-on freshman forward Kenton Bhansemer was named All-State at the Oregon 4A level. Two other newcomers, junior guards Nathan Lozeau and Nigel Peter-Denman, will be redshirted.

Of the team’s strength, Phillip Thomas said, “We have depth.

Everyone can play.”

The solid roster combined with Geving’s intense coaching technique should equate to wins this season.

The team is working towards another birth in the NCAA Tournament, and hopes to make it beyond the first round.

Geving is excited for the season to begin and said he is pleased with how hard the guys are working. “I feel we are already more of a team than last year, and you can’t put a price tag on that,” he said.

The season begins on Nov. 13 when Portland takes on Washington, Belmont and Wright State in the Athletes in Action Basketball Classic in Seattle. The Vikings play an exhibition game on Nov. 3 at the Stott Center, and the first regular season home game is Nov. 21.

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Hoops: The Viks are looking for their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance this year.

from the Northern Colorado game disrupt their play on Saturday.

“Their record, and what they have done so far, indicates they can put some pressure on you,” Seemann said. “You don’t want to come out of this weekend 0-2.”

Led by the play of newcomer Kelli Dallman, their freshman setter, Northern Arizona will be a tough out for the Vikings, especially on the road.

With a young team that has three freshmen starters, the Lumberjacks could be dangerous, strictly based on their lack of exposure to and respect for the Vikings.

Despite their seventh-place ranking, Northern Arizona has shown signs of improvement and had their second highest hitting percentage (.319) in a win against Montana State last weekend. The key to the game will be who can play sound team defense and who can control the middle of the net.

Seemann says a goal for his team is to serve tough and take the advantage away from the Lumberjacks.

“They play good defense,” he said.

Reaching the mid-point of Big Sky Conference play, the Vikings could

give themselves some breathing room if they win this week. While Northern Colorado is clearly the more important of the two, winning both should serve notice to the rest of the conference that Portland State is the team to beat.

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Women’s Resource Center Social Sustainability Network launch and discussion 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

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ARTSCULTURE POP & CULTURE That new car

smell Becky’s New Car drives smoothly through midlife crisis Anita Kinney Vanguard staff

Becky’s New Car serves as a pitchperfect counterpoint to All My Sons, which is showing simultaneously at Artists Repertory Theatre. Written over a three-year period as a personal commission by Seattle-based playwright Steven Dietz, the play follows a middle-aged woman who, with the help of audience members, begins an affair.

Becky Foster (Marilyn Stacey) works in a car dealership. Her husband, Joe (Todd Van Voris), is a roofer. Their son, Chris (Rollie Walsh), is a 26-year-old psychology graduate student who lives in the basement.

The family chitchat that the play opens with is natural, clever, funny and contemporary, revealing Dietz’s skill as a playwright. Talking to his parents about girls, for example, Chris protests that he needs more than “audiovisual stimulation” from a partner. “That’s what your iPhone is for, right?” Joe quips, setting the tone for the rest of the play. Like the

best television—Becky’s New Car recalls I Love Lucy and The Office in equal measure—the show is selfaware and self-referential without succumbing to navel-gazing or overly cutesy dialogue.

Add in Becky’s neurotic boss, Steve (Michael Mendelson)—who hasn’t taken off his hiking boots since the tragic camping accident that killed his wife and often drops

by Becky’s office and the Fosters’ house for impromptu grief counseling—and there’s enough material here for an entire season.

But Dietz isn’t content to coast on strong characters and his knack for dialog. Instead, he introduces a compelling plot that drives the play forward and explores crevices of a middle-aged woman’s psyche that are rarely displayed on stage.

Wealthy widower Walter Flood (David Bodin) waltzes into Becky’s dealership and is instantly smitten with her, believing that she, too, has lost her partner. Through a series of misunderstandings and a job promotion, Becky is able to assume a double identity as Flood’s girlfriend, while maintaining her façade at home.

Things come undone quickly as the play reaches its climax, which

features Becky having a very real midlife crisis in the luxury car, symbolizing another woman’s midlife crisis.

Becky’s New Car explores many things­: marriage, death, family, forgiveness, redemption and, of course, the American fascination with the automobile. Dietz breaks the fourth wall routinely, forcing the audience to condone Becky’s adultery, and proves himself a master of surprise by delivering a number of unannounced twists and turns, veering sharply from the more obvious conclusions revealed earlier in the narrative. But Dietz’s masterstroke is endowing Becky with love. She narrowly avoids a selfish escape from her problems, choosing to confront them and put the people she loves above herself by submitting herself to their judgment.

Despite a few near missteps— Walter’s trust-funder daughter, Kenni (played by ever-likable Amaya Villaza), steps dangerously close to being a stereotype, as does depleted trust funder Ginger (Susan Coromel), who gets a crash course in feminist tropes from Becky—the play succeeds in being a rousing exploration of relationships, life and the nature of love and money.

Becky’s New Car Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 SW Morrison Thu–Sun 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m.

Through Oct. 26 $20–$47

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As fall weather rears its ugly, freezing head upon our city, leaving us with only memories of how the sun feels, what better way to cure that seasonal depression than by sharing some laughs with your fellow sufferers at Mocktober?

A Favorite Show comedy series running this month, and every third Saturday of every month, it’s only $5 to get in and $3 if you come dressed in a Halloween costume. Look ridiculous and save those dollars.

The headliner of the show, Don Frost, who has been described by event promoter, host and comedian Whitney Streed as “totally improv” and “kind of a genius,” will be headlining the show this month. Also sharing the stage will

be comedians Whitney Streed, Veronica Heath, Cody Cooper, Shane Torres, Shawn Fleek, Katie Jean Arnold and the Decision Makers Penthouse, which has been featured on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

What also makes this comedy show so special, you ask? Not only is the event stand-up comedy, but the show will also feature multimedia elements. There will not only be stand-up comedy routines, but videos and music as well.

“I really like the multimedia thing, because so many people make funny videos,” said Streed.

“It mixes it up…sometimes it’s hard to watch just a block of people talking. It makes it feel more like a show.”

In addition to hysterical videos, singer Katie Jean Arnold will be performing some of her songs.

“She’s a singer, but her songs are funny…they’re really honest,” said Streed.

The host of Saturday’s shows, Streed, who has been running Favorite Show, has also been the co-

Thursday shows not to be missed: Why?, Mount Eerie, No Kids Phil Elveru, how do you do it? Founding member of the Microphones and the fabulous Mount Eerie, Elveru oozes talent and seems to get his hand into everything cool going on in Northwest indie music. His slightly off-kilter whisper of a voice is like a warm hug on the coldest of rainy days and the touching honesty in his music will nearly break your heart. In the past, he’s collaborated with some great local talent like Mirah and Khaela Maricich (the Blow).

Elveru always stays true to his particular brand of sleepy, indie-folk.

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Becky’s New Car: Main character Becky Foster juggles a career, relationships and love.

Make this October a funny one Share a few laughs this month with Favorite Show and guests at Mocktober

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Little Claw and the Whines are pretty much a live music match made in heaven. Both have slightly nasally lead female vocalists that sound a little on the crazy side. Both make music rife with distortion and a grungy lo-fi garage rock quality that makes them sound delightfully vintage.

Having not seen the Whines previously, let’s hope that they put on as energetic of a show as I’ve seen Little Claw do in the past.

Ella St. Social Club, 8 p.m., $2–5, all ages

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Holocene, 9 p.m., $6, 21+

Mocktober: For one night, you get to trade the frights for laughs.

ordinator for the last four months, taking over for founder and her predecessor, Kevin Wilson.

“I was booked for one of the shows, and he wanted to take a break from doing all the hosting and promoting,” Streed said. “He’s working on other stuff now, and I thought it was a really neat thing and I didn’t want it to end.”

Streed began doing stand-up comedy this last January, and is the newest comedian out of this month’s group. She first started after graduating from college and moving to Portland last September.

“I was trying to figure out a creative outlet. I was writing and doing poetry and it didn’t work out too well,” After going and seeing a comedy show she got inspired.

“I was at a show, and afterward I went to my car and just started writing down jokes that I would make…my first show went really

bad, but it was really fun and I realized it was something that I really wanted to be doing. Now I can’t think of anything better to do.”

Mocktober is guaranteed to be a hoot. With a blend of stand-up, music, videos, and hilarious people, you can’t go wrong. And with that money you’ll save by looking ridiculous, you can purchase a nice refreshing Pabst while laughing amongst friends.

Favorite Show: Mocktober Urban Grind East, 2214 NE Oregon St. Oct. 17, 8 p.m. $5, $3 with costume