Daily Vanguard February 12, 2010

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010 • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY • VOLUME 64, ISSUE 67

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It’s a terrible day in the neighborhood The Worst Day of the Year Ride pushes pedals this weekend PAGE 5

Love comes in many varieties One of Portland’s biggest art shows returns for its fifth exposé on love PAGE 6 What’s cookin’, good lookin’?

Valentine’s Day recipes for your sweetheart or your best friends PAGE 7

NEWS Be counted Why the census is important to students PAGE 8

Confusion over equipment ownership costs PSU restaurants money Joe Hannan Vangaurd staff

Both Food For Thought Café and Subway in the Smith Memorial Student Union had to turn away students this week who tried to pay for food using money from their meal plans.

Following a dispute with Aramark, both restaurants were left without a declining-balance machine, which is used to reduce the Dining Dollars of students who have on-campus meal plans.

Last Thursday, representatives from Aramark went to Food For Thought Café and took its declining-balance card reader to give to Subway, which had a broken machine, Food for Thought employees said.

“It happened at noon, during the rush hour,” said employee Milo Hayden. “We had a line out the door, when a representative from Aramark came in and told us that they were taking our reducingbalance machine.”

Café employees say Aramark claimed the machine belonged to the company.

“They told us that Subway’s reducing-balance machine had broken previously that week and that they needed one,” Hayden said. “Without a reducing-balance machine, we had to turn kids down who used declining balance, some kids cannot afford the expensive meals of other places,” Hayden said.

“We are losing $300 a day without that machine,” said Amy Altman, Subway manager.

“A lot of kids don’t want to be eating Aramark food—ours is delicious, and a big part of our clientele is vegans [and] vegetarians, this is a big pull for them to come in, and when stuff

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Equipment confusion: Food For Thought Café lost money after Aramark mistakenly took its declining-balance card reader.

like this happens it really hurts, for us and the kids who can’t eat here,” Hayden said.

Food For Thought employees then took the machine back from Subway, said café employee John Lambert.

The machine was taken back from Food for Thought and again given to Subway. Café employees then called Student Activities and Leadership advisor Marie Schramke to explain the situation and to receive counsel on what steps to take.

Schramke looked into the financial archives and found a statement showing that the machine was purchased by Food For Thought in 2007 from Aramark.

She then talked to Lisa Potter,

Aramark food services director at PSU, and explained that the machine rightfully belonged to the café and should be returned.

“We got the machine back on Monday, we plugged it into our system and it did not work,” Hayden said. “I took the machine up to the Aramark office and showed them that it was not working, [Aramark representatives] even tried to make it work.”

After a conversation between Schramke and Potter, a resolution was reached between Food For Thought, SALP and Aramark regarding the loss of funds and the machine. It was agreed that Food For Thought would be prorated for its losses on Thursday and Friday of last

week and that a new machine will be purchased by Aramark for the café.

Altman said of Subway’s involvement, that there “is no animosity toward either Aramark or Food For Thought and no party is really to blame.”

Aramark Limited is a corporation that supplies over 600 schools and colleges around the nation, as well as Victor’s Dining Hall and the Smith Food Court with dining services. The company is based in Philadelphia, Pa., ranked 219th on the Fortune 500 list of employment, and is the second largest foodservice provider in the nation, according to its Web site.

PSU has A portal Information system launched last year to little notice Catrice Stanley

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A little-known new technology for Portland State students will be getting more exposure this month when spring registration begins.

PSU launched a portal in October 2008, but students have not had much experience with it yet.

According to Kristin Boden-McKay, director of Web communications, a portal is an application that draws information and links in from various places, displaying related content on a single page.

Most students will begin using the portal in the coming weeks, as it will now be used to sign up for classes online.

Students can access the portal at my.pdx.edu. The related information is all set up by tabs at the top of the

screen, allowing the user to quickly jump back and forth between tabs.

“This is designed to make access to this information, all related to your business of being a student, available on a single screen,” Boden-McKay said.

The portal site is called Luminis, named after the platform upon which it was built. Boden-McKay said the Luminis platform was chosen because SunGard Higher Education, the same company that provides Banner, the PSU student information system, offers it. This system will integrate easily with the Banner system.

The portal presents all of the basic information a student needs to access classes, grades, financial aid requirements, personal information and account balances.

“In addition, students have access to campus resources, library resources, etc., along with a single sign-on to Blackboard for Blackboard-enabled classes,” BodenMcKay said.

Portals are not here to replace

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other Portland State Web sites, such as www.pdx.edu. Instead, it offers an additional Web site to access via Web browsers.

“However, my.pdx.edu is exclusive content, pulled from multiple sources and providing access to multiple services, all via a single tab, or set of tabs,” Boden-McKay said. “My.pdx.edu is a resource designed specifically to

help students manage the business of being a student, in a single application.”

Boden-McKay does want to know how the portal is working so far for students.

“Comments and feedback on the portal are welcome, and there is a handy comment form on the home tab of the portal,” Boden-McKay said.

Vanguard 2 | Opinion February 12, 2010

Sarah J. Christensen Editor-in-Chief

OPINION Editorial

Virginia Vickery News Editor Theodora Karatzas Arts & Culture Editor

Where to turn?

Shannon Vincent Production Manager Marni Cohen Photo Editor Zach Chastaine Online Editor Robert Seitzinger Copy Chief Robert Seitzinger Calendar Editor Jae Specht Advertising Manager William Prior Marketing Manager Judson Randall Adviser Ann Roman Advertising Adviser Illustrator Kira Meyrick Production Assistants Bryan Morgan, Charles Cooper Williams Post-production Assistant Adiana Lizarraga Writers Stacy Austin, Will Blackford, Bianca Blankenship, Corrie Charnley, Meaghan Daniels, Sarah Esterman, Amy Fylan, Natalia Grozina, Patrick Guild, Rosemary Hanson, Steve Haske, Nadya Ighani, Carrie Johnston, Tamara K. Kennedy, Anita Kinney, Gogul Krishnan, J. Logue, James MacKenzie, Daniel Ostlund, Sharon Rhodes, Wendy Shortman, Catrice Stanley, Nilesh Tendolkar, Robin Tinker, Vinh Tran, Katherine Vetrano, Allison Whited, Roger Whightman

There are times at Portland State when an incident occurs—be it bed bugs, floods, teacher-student fiascos or bomb threats.

Whatever the day’s ills may be, it is during such times that many students look to the university administration to offer all-encompassing solutions.

The university does bear a responsibility to look after the best interests, safety and fair treatment of students. It is also logical to appreciate the fact that there is only so much administrators can do, and only so much we as students can ask of them.

In 2008, the university responded to a bomb threat in Neuberger Hall. The building was evacuated, classes canceled and caution tape displayed. In such situations, PSU has established protocol—partially developed with help from the federal government—meant to assure campus safety.

Aside from reacting to such threats to the university itself, what about disputes and concerns from a student’s perspective?

Recent occurrences, such as the incident involving Professor John Hall and Zachary Bucharest, and bed bugs in housing near campus, call to mind what position the administration plays in such matters.

Rumors filled the hallways and fact was difficult to discern from fiction. How should campus leaders react in such events?

Every situation is different and therefore calls for an appropriate response; a bomb threat needs to be addressed far differently than a student dispute, or a housing issue.

Scott Gallagher, director

of communications and university relations, notes that at institutions such as PSU, they should not have a single type of response to every issue or situation, and acting otherwise disregards the uniqueness of the circumstance. As with any issue, the emotional and physical safety of students, staff and faculty are the first concern—as are the rights of all parties involved.

Perhaps another issue entirely is where students can turn when they have concerns or grievances.

For every dispute there is a different person to go to, from housing to financial aid, and it can be overwhelming and confusing to navigate the bureaucratic mess.

There needs to be one central point for students to go for guidance when they need help from the university.

Beyond the immediate services the university offers, there are also areas where it cannot help, such as with legal assistance regarding conflict between students and the university. The Center for Student Health and Counseling can only help so many students as well, because not all students are eligible for care. When the university cannot help, they should at least know where to guide students. This falls under their responsibility of looking after student well-being.

We as students can only expect so much from the administration, and they are not an answer to all of our needs. However, the university does need to step up its game in guiding students to the help they need in times of confusion or crisis.

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By Dick Richards

Screw VD!

Another month rolls along and with it yet another worthless holiday, mass marketed and meant to empty your pockets. You all know what I am talking about, Valentine’s Day. A holiday with little genuine sentimentality.

In general, I hate most holidays. Come on, they aren’t really anything special, with the exception of Halloween and Thanksgiving. Those festivals are pretty straightforward and don’t hide behind some pseudo-noble façade to excuse their existence.

Of course Christmas comes to mind, but I don’t want to give that sorry excuse for consumption any more press. But Valentine’s Day is a day commemorating a saint who invented the heart shape as well as wrote the very first greeting card for his secret significant other, right?

Actually I made that up, because no one knows who the hell this guy was! Sure, folks all have different theories—the most prominent being some guy who got beheaded after restoring sight to his jailer’s daughter—but really no one knows.

And all those are really trivial details, given the modern context. If you ask me, I believe it is a conspiracy involving my ex-girlfriends, the trans-global chocolate industry, Hallmark and the government. All conniving to get me—and you—to spend more money during an otherwise sluggish month in regards to useless spending.

Think about it! In January, we are all recovering from that other crap holiday, and then there is a twomonth slump until the next buy-athon which is Easter. They needed something right in the middle to make you dish out some dough, and Valentine’s Day is what we got!

So now we have to get cards, candy, flowers and other junk to shower our significant others with. And as for all those aforementioned gifts, they are all obviously for the gal in your life. Ever think of what the guy gets? If you guessed nothing, then you’re exactly right. There is no Valentine’s Day gift for a guy. But while we’re on the subject, I will concede some of my contempt for the holiday if Jack Daniels comes out with a Valentine’s Day gift package.

Where was I? Oh yeah, and then the dinner: This is partially the contribution of my ex-girlfriends in the conspiracy to get me to wear a tie and go someplace nice…other than TGI Friday’s that is. Now you have to go someplace and listen to some jackass correct you about which is the proper fork to use.

Well they can go fork themselves!

Put this all together and what do you get? Well, you don’t get anything actually, but you do lose something—your damn money!

All these hearts and poems disguise the fact that Valentine’s Day is nothing more than a crock. And ladies, don’t kid yourselves, your men aren’t truly being romantic. They are just going through the motions. We know that if we don’t get you a gift, flowers and candy then we sacrifice a peaceful evening in place of you screaming at us, and more importantly, we sacrifice that small hope of getting some sex in the foreseeable future.

So there you go: Valentine’s Day is a sad, pathetic day where we guys are dragged around town like assholes losing our cash. To you, it may be a day of romantic delight— for me, it’s torture!

Hybrid education

Vanguard Opinion | 3 February 12, 2010

Opinion Editor: Richard D. Oxley 503-725-5692

How mixing online and in-class resources benefits students

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The Grammar Grouch

Amy Fylan Vanguard staff

From botany to automobiles, we’ve all heard the phrase hybrid tossed around. You take the desired traits of two different entities and make them one. In the spirit of taking the best of two worlds, Portland State is giving new meaning to the word “hybrid.”

Beginning in spring term 2010, students will have more opportunities for class structure besides lectures or online courses.

They will have the option for both: In what the Center for Academic Excellence is calling hybrid instruction. This new class structure will consist of classes that are spent half on campus in lecture, and half online.

So far, there are only a handful of classes offering the hybrid instruction option, but give PSU time—more instructors will eventually jump on the bandwagon.

The instructors who are leery about teaching an online course should try a hybrid one first. It is not hard to understand that this type of class structure offers the best of both worlds. It allows instructors to meet their students face-to-face, and gives them the luxury of conducting half of a class online.

These classes will also allow for two different courses to share lecture space. Twelve courses are confirmed for hybrid instruction, while only six classrooms are being used. A hybrid course can either conduct their lecture on Tuesday or Thursday. This benefits the college out quite a bit, as it saves on classroom slot space in response to growing enrollments.

Hybrid courses are also giving students a great advantage—the flexibility that a regular online class offers, with the added bonus of having access to your professor once a week. This will allow students to meet demands in other areas of their life. It will give them more time to work and, let’s face it, there are a lot of us in that situation. If there came a day when you only needed to come to campus one day a week and

Utilizing foreign languages Natalia Grozina Vanguard staff

What do you look for in classes?

Is it something you want to put on your résumé, or do you actually want to feel like you’ve learned something?

Do you prefer lectures, or do you like hands-on classes? For different people, it is different things.

SpeakEasy, a class based on CBI, “content-based instruction,” has the idea that a language is better learned when it is being used for a purpose other than just learning about the language. Currently, the German and French departments are working together to create SpeakEasy Language Learning products. This year, they are working to create multilingual and sustainable greeting cards that they sell on campus.

The main point of these kinds of classes is that students and teachers acquire an identity other than just student and teachers.

by Robert Seitzinger, copy chief Semicolons It’s my experience that most people are sloppy grammarians incapable of using proper punctuation (let alone understanding it or appreciating its beauty). This is especially true of college students who spend most of their time with a bong in one hand and a Pabst in the other, the sort of jabbering dunces who really should have just gone to trade school instead of slacking off for several years.

So in order to whip you dipsticks into shape, this curmudgeon of a copy chief will make a weekly appearance to remind you all just how grammatically ignorant you are. Hopefully, you’ll take notice and start earning better marks on your term papers.

Illustration by Kira Meyrick/Portland State Vanguard

the rest of your coursework could be done in the comfort of your own home, on your own time, that would be a great day indeed.

I admit, I had my doubts with this concept. Online courses require a certain level of discipline, and some people, even myself at times, really need that face-to-face class time. Not all learners can benefit from words written out plainly in black and white.

They need interaction to fully grasp

a concept, whether it’s simply from a teacher or from their peers. After all, learning is not the same for everyone.

Students who have the discipline for online classes, but still want an inclass interaction—well, the hybrid class is perfect for you. And students who need that extra step with learning through interaction, I would still encourage you to try the hybrid course, so that interaction is not fully taken away from you.

Though in its infancy, it would be an immense step in the right direction if this idea takes off.

It just takes a few classes to get the ball rolling, and in time more instructors will be inclined to teach such a course. It’s a time saver not only for students, but for teachers as well. Perhaps in the future, when people say the word “hybrid,” they will associate it with PSU classes.

Use it to learn it “CBI-type language instruction is far more common in K–12. Two of my daughters went all the way through school here in Portland in the Japanese immersion program.

Much of their subject-area learning was experienced in Japanese,” said Dr. William Fischer of the German Department. “A great advantage here is that people can learn both subject-area knowledge and a language at the same time.

The school doesn’t have to create another classroom period. Those kids have to be in school anyway, so why not have a teacher that can teach, for example, music while speaking French? For really young learners, CBI is the only way to go.”

Is that not one of the greatest programs you have heard of? From what I remember of learning French

in middle school, I was doing grammar lectures and vocabulary games every day, none of which made me want to learn anything more about the language than my mother knew. Even now, being a French major myself, the classes I am limited to are grammar lectures and literature classes from the 17th Century. What do you do if you still want to learn the language but are not interested in Louis XIV? But it’s not just for the young learners. PSU works with this idea.

For example, there is a greeting card program that has recently been heard of on campus. You know, the ones made from elephant poop. Using a foreign language in a manner different than just sitting in a class lecture can help build foreign language skills in a more fun and effective way.

Lisa Gresham, a student currently enrolled in “FR 399: Business Simulation,” commented on the class by saying, “I’ve felt like I am able to focus more on communicating rather than memorization and regurgitation of information, and I think in that sense it more closely mirrors a real world immersion experience. In a class like this we are looking at language acquisition from a different angle. My other French classes have been invaluable this term as well, but I think this class is an excellent complimentary course to traditional lecture. I feel like I’m getting a little bit of everything.”

The important concept to understand is that CBI classes can benefit students and teachers by easing the transition from a focus on language to a focus on content.

This inaugural Grammar Grouch column will focus on semicolons, a punctuation device abused more often than alcohol by an Irishman (I can say that, I’m Irish). These glorious marks are, sadly, most often used nowadays for sake of a wink in a text message—you dumb clowns! A semicolon is used to bring together independent clauses in a compound sentence, not as a goddamn wink!

Semicolons can also be used for separating items in a serial list—as in, when you have multiple things to say about a subject that’s in a list of subjects. So, to review: Semicolons are OK for independent clause linkage and serial list separation.

Now, I’m sure some of you are sensible writers already aware of the information my column will contain. Please forgive my bitchy angst and impatience with the crowd of mouth-breathing bozos you slog through each day in pursuit of a quality education. As for you pinheads who needed a dictionary just to finish this column, listen up: I will insult and educate you at the same time in the coming weeks, so swallow that pride and look for this column each Friday.

Letters to the editor are gladly accepted and should be no longer than 300 words in length. Submissions may be edited for brevity and vulgarity.

E-mail letters to opinion@ dailyvanguard.com.

Vanguard 4 |4Opinion | News February January Month Day, 23, 13, 12, 2009 2010

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Should medical marijuana use be allowed on campus?

Conspiracy theory of the week Communism No, not just communism alone.

Rather the idea that an economic philosophy is bent on world domination, and all the fun theories that come along with it.

McCarthyism helped kick off a certain communist paranoia in the 1940s and ’50s, as Sen. Joseph McCarthy went on a commie hunt throughout various levels of American society.

Alex Sempel Junior, anthropology…maybe

Matthew Lucas SHAC employee

“I think that it’s fine. I think people should be able to use it. They aren’t harming anybody. It’s their own deal…[specified medical marijuana locations] would be a good compromise, and some people are offended by it, but there are smoking benches for cigarettes, they should have the same thing…[consuming marijuana] could be fine too but I think it’s more accessible to people that are using to just smoke.”

“I hadn’t really thought about it. I suppose so. The only negative I can see would be that it costs money. I mean, if we’re going to set up huts and things like that—money that could be spent better elsewhere maybe. Other than that I don’t see a problem.”

Jason Filo Sophomore, English and film

Rorry Niles Senior, sculpture

“I think they should just allow it all because I have no qualms with it. I don’t see any negatives. They’ll make more money on food sales, and a positive is class will blow people’s minds.”

“They should allow it all. It’s a medicine just like any other medicine. It’s doctor prescribed so it’s like any other prescription medication. I think smoking it is fine, obviously they’re adults and if they’re responsible, and it’s prescribed.”

McCarthy insisted that communism was antiAmerican and spread this notion with fervor, famously butting heads with television news figure Edward R. Murrow and creating the Hollywood blacklist containing suspicious screenwriters, actors, directors and so forth.

Various lives were disturbed as a result But those are just the basics. From there we get a number of premises interwoven in our daily lives.

It has been rumored that the assassination of JFK was a communist plot brought about through the KGB. Even the Warren Report on JFK’s assassination places communism as a key factor in Lee Harvey Oswald’s motives and methods.

Professor Revilo Oliver who contributed to the Warren commission claimed that President Kennedy was a puppet of a communist conspiracy and was assassinated because he was failing to deliver America into the hands of communism.

Perhaps giving us a reason to drink bottled water again, some say that communists devised putting fluoride in our water as a means to make us all docile and possibly kill us. Pretty much the same thing as in Dr. Strangelove.

Claiming that fluoride is also a poison, some theorists say that at any time, a communist could over contaminate our water with fluoride and kill us all.

But perhaps the greatest contribution that communist conspiracies have given us is the amazing 1984 film, Red Dawn, wherein communist interests from around the globe invade America, successfully taking over portions of the Midwest. And the only heroes who can take down this evil occupation are Patrick Swayze, Ponyboy from The Outsiders, and a few other select ’80s teen movie stars. If communists do attack, this movie serves as our guide.

Should patients prescribed medical marijuana be allowed to use their medication on campus?

Yes 50%

Ethical omnivores D-I-Y butchering comes to Portland Robin Tinker Vanguard staff

At the very least, factory farms are unappealing. Most people would cringe at the conditions animals endure at most of the farms.

Contrast that to an old-fashioned farm with cows, pigs, chickens, crops, red barns full of cats, hay bales, and apple trees—that sounds like a more enticing place than a giant building jammed with stationary livestock and mechanized systems.

The way we get our meat in America has drastically changed in the last generation. Much of it now

No 17%

Other 8%

comes from less-than-healthy animals in sad and unsanitary conditions on giant factory farms.

The livestock on family farms no doubt lead happier and healthier lives, and for those of us who partake in the eating of meat, they taste much better too. Happy pigs make delicious bacon. Sadly, many people don’t know how to get the good meat or think they can’t afford it. A new movement here in Portland is aiming to change all of that.

Is it not surprising that a city with a high percentage of vegans also has omnivores looking to be more conscious with their choice of meat. According to The Oregonian, starting in February Portlanders will be able to sign up for classes on how to butcher their own meat at one of two new local specialized businesses. Further proving the point that ethical omnivores are emerging, The Oregonian also pointed out that last November’s Art Institute culinary butchering event, called Livestock, was completely sold out.

According to the new business Web site, www.pdxmeat.com, Camas Davis, former vegetarian and

Undecided 25%

Medical marijuana has made headlines over the past year, with the White House announcing it will not bother with states allowing the medication, and the arrival of two medicinal clubs here in Portland. The medication has become more prevalent every day, with new voices, such as reported in the Vanguard, being heard.

Amidst the emerging issues regarding medical marijuana, the Vanguard ran a poll on our Facebook page asking what you think about medical marijuana use on the PSU campus.

former food editor for Portland Monthly, is in the midst of launching the Portland Meat Collective, a network for bringing local meat to local people and a traveling butchering school.

Davis was scheduled to appear along with Kathy Hessler from the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark College, and Ramona Ilea, professor of philosophy at Pacific University, on Feb. 11 at PSU. The Portland Center for Public Humanities is sponsoring the event called, “Eating Animals: A Panel Discussion.” It has been rescheduled to an undetermined date.

Another Portlander, calling himself “The Ethical Butcher,” is gearing up to offer similar classes. If the sold-out spot last November at a culinary school is any indication, these two are going to be pretty busy butchers. According to his BlogSpot, you will be able to find The Ethical Butcher selling his bacon at the Portland Farmers Market on the Park Blocks starting in March.

It does seem a little extreme to go from stopping at Safeway to pick up a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken to actually killing and plucking one, but

shouldn’t we be OK with killing it if we are choosing to eat it? We seem to have evolved past what is natural.

Our ancestors would probably be ashamed at our lack of ability to sustain the protein in our diets.

We are too far removed from our meat sources, so this is a step in the right direction. Ask your grandma if she has ever killed and plucked a chicken. The answer will probably surprise you. There seems to be a squeamish factor today that didn’t exist 50 years ago among meat eaters. They want to partake in the benefits, but they don’t want to know exactly the where, who or if the animal may have had a name.

If you eat meat, you should at least be able to stomach the sight of “where” your food came from. And for those who want to take it a step further, now you can. After all, if someone has to slaughter and prepare that animal before it ends up on your plate with gravy, it might as well be you.

The do-it-yourself butchering movement may not be for everyone, but it sends a good message to giant food corporations and factory farms.

Be proud of that, Portland.

ARTS & CULTURE It’s a terrible day in the neighborhood The Worst Day of the Year Ride pushes pedals this weekend Bianca Blankenship Vanguard staff

With Valentine’s Day approaching, some single Portlanders might be planning to hide indoors and drink cheap wine on what they consider to be the worst day of the year. The folks partaking in the ninth-annual Worst Day of the Year Ride will be having plenty of fun outside though—and it has nothing to do with Valentine’s Day. Up to 3,500 cyclists are expected to participate in this year’s Worst Day of the Year Ride, which starts in downtown Portland. In addition to a local crowd, participants are streaming in from out of state, from places like Idaho, Michigan and even parts of Canada.

When it started nine years ago, the ride boasted a sizeable 250 riders. It’s since come a long way in drawing folks from all over the country.

“People are embracing this ride as their annual tradition,” said Ayleen Crotty, the event’s coordinator and marketing director. “People know Portland is a bike-friendly city.”

The ride is organized by Good Sport Promotion, which runs other popular events like the Night Ride and Biketoberfest.

Proceeds from the ride will benefit programs at the Community Cycling Center, as they have since the annual event’s inception. These programs range from handing out free bike lights, to providing lowincome families with bikes and helmets. CCC focuses on enhancing community and creating equal opportunity for people to have bikes.

They also offer low-cost bicycle maintenance classes and cheap parts at their shop in northeast Portland.

Aside from benefitting a good cause, the Worst Day of the Year Ride is just plain fun. Thousands of cyclists show up—more every year—and about half of them are in costume, many of whom have obviously put tons of work into their attire.

“About a quarter of the riders really go all out on their costumes,” Crotty said. “They’ll put wigs on their helmets.”

Costume judges will filter through the crowd throughout the event and announce winners of the costume contest at the end. This year they’re giving away free passes to the Night Ride in July.

The ride’s name has nothing to do with the holiday—this year it simply happens to fall on Valentine’s Day. The name was created based on historic data that reveals severe weather events throughout Oregon in the month of February. The Willamette River rose 31.8 feet during February 1996, during what’s commonly known as the Great Flood in Portland. Also in February—of 1933—the cities of Seneca and Ukiah dropped to the state’s all-time record low temperature of negative 54 degrees Fahrenheit.

The ride is sponsored by a number of Portland businesses.

Sponsors will provide riders with free perks like coffee, cookies and soups at rest stops. Mechanical bicycle support will also be on hand.

To please both the casual cyclist and the more serious, pedal-pumping

cyclist, there are two routes to choose from. An 18-mile route through downtown and nearby neighborhoods takes riders along a fairly flat course with three stops along the way. The Challenge Loop casts riders into the steep and curvy West Hills for a total route of 40 miles.

Space permitting, registration will still be open Saturday and at the preride check in on Sunday. Spectators are welcome and can refer to the ride’s website.

Worst Day of the Year Ride Lucky Labrador Brewpub 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Sun, 10 a.m. $35

Vanguard Arts & Culture | 5 February 12, 2010

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

Celebrity news is NOT news!

John Mayer, not a playboy The seductive singer and guitarist is no stranger to notoriety and he’s given quite a few candid interviews in the past. However, a recent interview with Playboy went well beyond his usual antics, including use of the N-word and talking dirty about Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson. MTV reports on their Web site that Mayer is turning over a new leaf in the wake of bad press his Playboy interview racked up.

Racial slurs aside, how is this controversial or newsworthy? A dude who sings about bodies being wonderlands tells a magazine— that displays those wonderlands nude— about his sexual ardor, and we’re supposed to gasp in shock? If you think celebrity sex lives are newsworthy, please, take up a hobby.

Knitting, pottery, stamp collecting—pick anything other than convincing People and US Weekly that they’re going a good job.

Lady Gaga’s pearls

Worst Day of the Year: These folks really don’t make it look too bad.

Bobby Torres Ensemble lights up Jimmy Mak’s

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Bobby Torres: The jazz legend plays this Saturday with his ensemble.

The winner of the “most childishly named singer ever” award attended the amfAR charity event dressed in just platform shoes, panties, a bra, leggings, a silly hat and a jacket—all of which were white. She also glued hundreds of pearls to her face, legs and midriff, the NY Daily News reported.

This woman does not need any more attention! Stop giving it to her! If you want to shake your ass to her music, fine, but the ridiculous getups and publicity stunts are not needed. Maybe if you stop feeding her attention, she’ll stop acting a fool.

—Robert Seitzinger

Jazz ensemble brings creativity to Portland jazz scene Scott Ostlund Vanguard staff

American jazz and Brazilian bossa nova are not quite the same, but the Bobby Torres Ensemble wastes no time in combining the two styles by incorporating a community of sounds and musicians. The ensemble has produced one album entitled It’s Heaven I Surmise and is sharing their music with jazz enthusiasts at multiple Portland venues.

Though the ensemble has produced only one album, Torres himself has appeared or worked collaboratively on many records, including Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen, The Captain and Tenille’s Do It To Me One More Time and Gladys Knight’s 1980 studio

recordings. These recordings have helped put Bobby Torres on the short list of talented jazz musicians in the Portland area, and though many Portlanders may consider his ensemble a local project, it encompasses talented and experienced players who bring upbeat excitement to each performance.

The ensemble started after Torres recorded an album with multiple horns and a larger sound. This inspired him to make that the basis of his new group, which became the Bobby Torres Ensemble.

“I recorded a CD and I used five horns on it and I liked it,” Torres said. “I started having…three singers at one time…It is just so much more fun when you have that many people and you are all in sync.”

Their use of horns, keys, rhythm and vocals creates a layering that all great jazz music is based off of.

The ensemble consists of roughly

nine members including vocalists Karla Harris, Carmelo Torres (who will be touring with Jason Mraz) and Julana Torres. The band also features horn player Lars Campbell, co-leader of the Portland Jazz Orchestra. Each of those sounds, combined with the depth that Bobby himself brings to the stage, makes the Bobby Torres Ensemble a group that continually blesses the Portland jazz genre.

Each song has a mix of American jazz and Latin musical details. This was inspired by Torres’ Latin background and influences from artists like Cocker, Eddie Palmieri and Tito Puente.

“I used to play Latin [music] in New York and then I got into rock and roll when I started playing with Joe Cocker...I wanted to play more jazz, something more challenging, and being I’m Latin, I wanted to have a Latin tinge in everything I played,” Torres said.

Though Torres was born in New York and lived in the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens, he has grown to love the local community in Portland.

“I live in Portland, Oregon,” Torres said. “The best city in the world…this is paradise to me compared to any other.”

The Bobby Torres Ensemble will be playing regular shows at Portland venues including Paragon Restaurant and the Heathman Hotel Tea Room as well as other independent shows around the city.

Bobby Torres Ensemble Jimmy Mak’s, 221 NW 10th St. Feb. 13, 8 p.m. $15, 21+ Minors welcome for first set (usually lasting until 9:30 p.m.)

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Friday night’s alright for a fight (or just checking out some awesome live music) Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose, Benoît Pioulard As if Laura Gibson wasn’t already making stunning music, she recently teamed up with Ethan Rose to produce Bridge Carols, a gorgeous, ambient mixture of Gibson’s signature voice and Rose’s ethereal instrumentation. The finished product is something straight out of a dream. Gibson’s voice is as sweet as ever, but has been stripped of its cuteness and replaced with something deeper. Rose sets a perfect scene for her vocals, creating a soundscape that will totally envelope the senses. Here’s to hoping the two continue to collaborate on future projects, because what they’ve got right now is too beautiful not to continue.

Photo courtesy of Natasha Bacca

“Love Growing”

“Jungle Love”

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Photo courtesy of Chuck E. Bloom

“Love and Lust Contemplating Their Predicament”

Photo courtesy of Austen Weymueller

“Hooked”

Holocene, 7 p.m., $10, 21+ Horse Feathers, Sean Flinn and the Royal We, Alela Diane and Friends, Celilo Mississippi Studios has done it again.

Booking an all-star local lineup of talent, the kind folks at this cozy little venue are giving the people of Portland yet another amazing benefit show to provide relief for the recent tragedies in Haiti. There have been a lot of these shows lately, some with some pretty heavy ticket prices. At $15 though, this show is a steal.

Of particular interest are Horse Feathers and Alela Diane, both of whom gave some seriously arresting performances this summer at Pickathon.

Mississippi Studios, 8 p.m., $15, 21+ Hosannas, Orca Team, Double Plus Good, Chrome Wings In case you’ve been living under a rock the past few months, Hosannas is not a new band, but rather the group formerly known as Church. After being threatened with legal action from a group in Australia called The Church, they changed their name not once, but twice. Luckily they settled on Hosannas, as opposed to their first idea, Ape Cave.

The band is still the same in every way with the exception of their name, meaning audiences are in for spacey, dream rock, layered with lilting vocals and well-placed distortion. Plan on being entranced, because these guys really know how to put on a show.

The Pink Room, 9 p.m., Free, all ages

Photo courtesy of Sara Smith

“Shibari 5”

“Shameless”

Photo courtesy of Kimball Davis

Love comes in many varieties One of Portland’s biggest art shows returns for its fifth exposé on love Roger Wightman Vanguard staff

Oh Valentine’s Day, a day of almostcertain seduction for relationship junkies and the one day of the year when taking one too many Lexapro is considered socially acceptable for those without a mate. Either way, the daunting task of deciding what to do on a day where everyone is expected to do something can be overwhelming to say the least.

Thankfully, the Portland art community has anticipated this need for activity for both lovers and loners alike.

The Fifth Annual Love Show kick starts its month-long celebration of love in all its varied forms tonight at the Olympic Mills Commerce Center, with tunes provided by DJs Non-Profit and Roscoe. The show began as a giant “fuck you” to all the cheesy jewelry and romance ads that circulate the media this time of year.

“That portrayal of love is sappy, sweet and gross,” said Love Show

founder Ben Pink. “Love is so much more than that.”

Pink began the Love Show five years ago at his gallery, Launch Pad, as a way to give emerging artists a chance to exhibit their work in whatever way they wanted.

“I wondered what artists would do if they had the chance to exhibit work that was completely uncensored and not judged,” Pink said. “Our artists are not required to sell their work, so it allows them to exhibit stuff that they may not otherwise have shown.”

What began as a small collection of love-themed pieces that annually decorated the walls of Launch Pad has become a bit of a beast. With more than 300 artists signed up to exhibit and sell their work, the event now has its own Web site, volunteer opportunities, 11 sponsors, live music and requires the sponsor gallery to close its doors until after the event.

The talent on display is as varied as love itself. From portraits of bondage-clad women to an anchored heart, it can be assumed that whatever your vision of love is it’s on display here. Maybe it’s the field of heart-shaped flowers that

tickles your fancy, or the canoodling of jellyfish deep in that mysterious blue ocean—they’ve got it all.

You’re bound to despise some of the work that is on display. You may think some is too sappy or that some of it looks like the kind of art you would see hanging on the walls of that neighbor who’s way too into dream catchers and psychedelics.

This, however, is why the exhibit feels alive, as each piece represents the person behind the art and their one, small perspective of this driving force behind all of us.

The show is not just for happy people who want to look at happy art. It includes work that captures a raw feeling of torment and anguish that creeps in the shadows along side all of life’s best moments.

“Try,” states a bleeding heart nailed to a wooden plank. In another, a canvas of monkeys all go about their lives, some screaming, a few embracing, others eating, but most distinctive are the ones that just sit and wait—their bored, darkened eyes telling the story of loneliness.

The Love Show will also be a partial benefit show by donating

10 percent of bar sales to support the American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund, as well as donating 5 percent of art sales to the Zimbabwe Artist Project. Attendees are also encouraged to bring a can of food to donate to the Oregon Food Bank.

Date or no date, this is bound to be one of the biggest art shows of the year, the perfect segue into a weekend of classy meals and edible undies, or just something to prevent you from calling your ex, and maybe meeting a fellow member of the Lonely Hearts Club in the process.

The Fifth Annual Portland Love Show Olympic Mills Commerce Center 107 SE Washington St. Mon through Fri, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Through March 12 Opening party, Feb 12, 7 p.m. to midnight Free for all ages

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Valentine’s Day recipes for your sweetheart or your best friends Katherine Vetrano Vanguard staff

On Valentine’s Day, it’s not unusual to use cooking to celebrate. Even though they may be popular, cooking on this holiday shouldn’t be limited to just steaks and shrimp. The following recipes are outside the box and look much harder than they taste. Because this holiday is about love for all, included are recipes for a romantic dinner for two, as well as a fun recipe to make with the other loves of your life—your friends.

Tilapia with Purple Potato Crust and Rosemary Oil Inspired by Giada De Laurentiis This dish is not only affordable, but also beautiful. Purple potatoes are an easy find (from Safeway to Whole Foods, they can be found nearly everywhere), and look beautiful on the plate. Feel free to substitute rosemary for any light herb of your choice, such as chives or dill, or combine them like Giada De Laurentiis does in her original recipe.

Ingredients 2 tilapia fillets (4 to 6 ounce) 4 medium purple potatoes, very thinly sliced 3 tablespoons fresh minced rosemary leaves 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Method Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

What’s cookin’, good lookin’?

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With Valentine’s Day swiftly approaching (read: it’s this Sunday), plenty of my female friends have made plans to take their beaus to the latest romantic comedies at the box office. When in Rome premiered two weeks ago (we reviewed it last week), Dear John hit theaters last Friday and Valentine’s Day is set to come out on, well, Valentine’s Day. But who are we kidding? We’re college students, right? Which one of us actually has the dough to spend at the theater to see a crappy film? Though we can’t say much for Valentine’s Day, considering it has yet to be released…with the way things have been going with the rom-com industry as of late, let’s just say there aren’t very high expectations. So save yourself some cash and spend the night in with these awesome tried-and-true films.

It has been estimated that as many as 1 billion cards are sent worldwide each year, on Valentine’s Day.

It has been estimated by the Greeting Card Association that of all the people who purchase cards on Valentine’s Day, around 85 percent are women.

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Place the fish fillets on a cutting board and season with salt and pepper. Top each of the fillets with enough slices of potato to completely cover the surface of the fish, overlaying the potatoes like shingles. Sprinkle the potatoes with a bit more salt and pepper, and a tablespoon of rosemary leaves.

Heat a medium ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1/4 cup olive oil and the butter. When the butter is melted and the oil is hot, add the fish, potato side down, being very careful not to let the potatoes fall.

Place the skillet in the oven and bake until the fish is cooked through, about 15 to 17 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine the tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil with the remaining tablespoon of rosemary, salt and pepper in a small bowl.

To serve, place the fish on serving plates, potato side up. Drizzle the fish and the plate with the rosemary oil. Serve immediately.

Pair with: Viognier from Illahe Winery

For the individual that just got out of a relationship

Sarah Esterman

Around 15 percent of U.S. women are believed to send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day.

Shakespeare made a reference to Valentine’s Day in his play Hamlet (Act 4, Scene 5).

Pizza for the heart

Method

Why should only couples get tasty meals on Valentine’s Day? This recipe lends itself well to teamwork. One person can chop ingredients, another can roll out the dough and another can make the sauce.

As the Italians say, badda boom badda bing, you’ve got a delicious Valentine’s Day meal filled with love.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

Slice mozzarella into moon-shaped slices. Cut bell peppers into thin strips.

Julienne the basil (stack leaves, roll into a cigar shape and thinly slice).

Ingredients Sauce 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 can low sodium diced tomatoes 1/4 cup fresh sliced basil, or a few dashes of dried 1 teaspoon of sugar 1 large garlic clove, minced 1 tablespoon of tomato paste (it’s best to keep a tube instead of a can in your pantry for uses like these) Toppings 1 bell pepper 1/2 lb. ground Italian sausage 1 small ball of fresh mozzarella 1/4 cup freshly sliced basil 2 balls of purchased pizza dough Flour

Cook sausage at medium high heat in a medium skillet, moving around with spatula until all pink is gone. Drain any excess fat.

Meanwhile, make sauce by combining all ingredients in a small bowl, tasting and seasoning to your liking.

Roll out each ball of pizza dough on floured surface into a large rectangle (or heart), making sure to flour rolling pin first. Place each on oiled baking sheets.

Top both pieces of dough with sauce.

Scatter bell peppers and sausage on one pizza, and top the other with only mozzarella and a few slices of basil beneath the sauce.

Put both baking sheets in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Pair with: Woodshed Red from Southern Oregon Brewery

Love may be in the air, but it’s not on the big screen Spend the night this Valentine’s Day with these awesome flicks

Valentine’s Day trivia

500 Days of Summer Don’t you worry, Mr. or Mrs. Ijust-broke-up-with-the-love-of-mylife-and-Valentine’s-Day-sucks. We didn’t forget about you. And what better way to spend your night in with Ben and Jerry’s than to watch a great film that is not your typical love story? Actually, I don’t think it can even be classified as a love story, considering it’s more of a breakupand-move-on story. Whether you view relationships like Tom or Summer, this is the one to watch to get that dose of reality out of all the unrealistic rom-com fabrications out there.

For the best friends turned romantically involved When Harry Met Sally No one can forget Meg Ryan’s classic orgasmic food moment in this one, and for good reason. If you haven’t seen this film and have no idea what I’m talking about, then this is your chance to laugh it

For those that have been together since before dinosaurs were extinct Some Like It Hot Oh you. You’re the couple that has been together for pretty much ever.

You’ve done Valentine’s Day with the same person more than anyone you know. You think you’re better at

Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone on Feb. 14 (i.e., Valentine’s Day) in 1876.

St. Valentine’s Day was declared an official holiday in 1537, by England’s King Henry VIII. It is believed that it was on Feb. 14 that St. Valentine was put to death. Before dying, he wrote a note for his love—the jailer’s daughter, signed “From Your Valentine.”A heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged cupid are amongst the most popular Valentine’s Day symbols.

In the Middle Ages, men and women used to draw names from a bowl to see who their valentine would be.

In Victorian times, if you got a card on Valentine’s Day, it meant bad luck.

For the artistically-sophisticated new couple

For you elitist I’m-so-much-better-than-all-of-those-other-films types, this brilliant foreign film will definitely quell your cinematographic desires. Since it’s French, there’s plenty of nudity without it being raunchy, and while the romantic story is idealized, it strays from the usual boy-meets-girl variety.

Elton John and Renate Blauel, Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, and Sharon Stone and Phil Bronstein are among the couples that got married on Feb. 14.

Two out of every three Valentine’s Day cards are accompanied by a gift.

up with your main bestie-turnedsqueeze while you watch Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Ryan) follow down a similar path. It’s the film that brought up the question of whether men and women can ever truly be “just friends.”

Amélie

NECCO has been making heart-shaped valentine candies, with sweet sayings printed on them, since 1902.

Some Like It Hot

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figuring out how to spend your night than I am. Well, let’s face it, you’re probably right. But I’ll be darned if I don’t go down without a fight.

For you, I suggest this classic 1959 film starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Why, you ask? Simple: If you had been alive before its release date, you’d surely have been together then too.

Aside from that, there’s also the hilarity of Curtis and Lemmon crossdressing to escape from the mob after they witness the Valentine’s Day Massacre. Seems fitting, does it not?

If none of these films really rocks your socks, then you might consider Love Actually, Sleepless in Seattle, Pretty Woman or Notting Hill.

Sweden is the only country that does not celebrate Valentine’s Day. The launch of penicillin was announced on Valentine’s Day. Flowers are the most popular Valentine’s Day gift.

On Feb. 14, 1962, Jackie Kennedy hosted the first televised tour of the White House.

It was believed that Feb. 14 is the day when birds and fowls select their mates.

Duke of Orleans sent the first Valentine’s Day card, after being captured in 1415.

—iloveindia.com

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News Editor: Virginia Vickery 503-725-5690 news@dailyvanguard.com

The Kitchen Sink

NEWS be counted the forms are not received, students may get a visit from a census taker, who will ask the same questions in person.

The census counts all students, including international students, said Erika Nebel, an intern in Multnomah County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury’s office.

College students living on campus will be counted in either April or May. Students who rent an apartment or house will be mailed the form in March.

A single form may be sent to offcampus shared housing situations.

In that case, it is important for one person to be designated the “head of household” and for everyone living in the home to be counted on the form.

Students living at home with parents should be counted on the

Why the census is important to students Gogul Krishnan

Arrests made in lighthouse vandalism Two men were arrested yesterday, who police say are responsible for the vandalism of an Oregon coast landmark and historic site.

Twenty-three-year-old Zachary Jon Pyle and 26-year-old David Reign Wilks, Jr., were arrested in Florence following an investigation by several state agencies.

The Cape Meares lighthouse suffered heavy damage from bullets and a vehicle.

Several windows were broken and the Fresnel lens was damaged.

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said the lenses were very old and cannot be replaced.

Vanguard staff

The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States, as required by the Constitution to occur every decade. More than $400 billion will be disbursed by the government to communities throughout the country, depending upon the answers received by the Census Bureau.

In March, census forms will be delivered to every residence in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Students will only have to answer 10 short questions and mail the form back. If

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form they receive at that house.

If they do not live at home, their parents should not count them on the form they receive, Nebel said.

“Being counted is really important for students because that means more money for [them].

The Department of Education uses the information [gathered for] the census to increase money allocated to grants and loans,” Nebel said.

If the total number of students is not recorded properly, the information might mislead the department of education to think there are fewer students, thus grant and loan budgets might not increase.

“If [students] are undercounted, that could mean a decrease in the amount of money students get when they file their Free Application for Federal Student Aid,” Nebel said.

The census also asks about ethnicity so that the diversity of the population can be tracked as the country grows from decade to decade.

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“It’s really important for underdocumented populations to be counted,” Nebel said.

Oregon could possibly gain an extra representative in Washington, D.C. because of this count.

The information received by the bureau will be kept private. No other government or private entity can gain access to the names and addresses of the people who fill out the form. This information cannot even be accessed through the Patriot Act. Employers and landlords also cannot get specific information about how many people live in one apartment or house. The census does not ask about citizenship status.

It does not differentiate between whether the person filling out the form is a citizen or non-citizen.

By law, census takers are not allowed to share the information they collect. Violation of this law can result in a fine of up to $250,000 or up to five years imprisonment.

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The lawn leading to the lighthouse was also damaged due to a vehicle. Built in 1889, the damage to the lighthouse is estimated at $500,000. Wilks Jr. and Pyle have been released on bail.

—katu.com Veterans in Oregon and the U.S. - 23.2 million veterans in the U.S. in 2008 - 1.8 million female veterans Portland’s Veterans 39,557 people are classified as veterans.

Veterans are anyone 18 years of age or older who have at any time served in the U.S. Armed Forces and are not on active duty.

Census: The U.S. Census Bureau begins its count of the nation’s population in March, as it does every decade.

CAMPUS CONNECTIONS

38.2 percent of Portland’s veterans served during the Vietnam War era.

13 percent served during the World War II era.

11.9 percent served during the first Gulf War era (August 1990 to August 2001).

9.1 percent served during the Korean War era.

4.2 percent have served during the present Gulf War (September 2001 or later).

—census.gov

Photo illustration by Charles Cooper Williams and Michael Pascual/Portland State Vanguard

News for students, by students

Heart for Haiti University students have raised at least $6,500 for victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti selling T-shirts.

There are two different student organizations that have sold shirts whose proceeds go to benefit Haiti.

One shirt, which says “4 Haiti” inside of a red cross to symbolize aid, was designed by Uuniversity student Marcus Harvey and is sold at the University’s Duck Store.

University student Greg Mills helped market the idea to the Duck Store.

Harvey said that more than 400 have been sold, for a total of more than $5,500 raised.

Harvey said the Duck Store has ordered another shipment of the shirts, which the women’s basketball team wore during a warm-up for its game against Oregon State University last Saturday.

The other shirt, created by the University’s Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán, reads “Todos somos Haiti” (“We are all Haiti”).

Its creation was funded through the University administration, the ASUO, and two student groups.

University student organizer Lidiana Soto said the shirt has raised $924 so far.

—Alex Tomchak, Daily Emerald

OSPIRG campaigns for ASUO funding After a year of attempting to prove itself, OSPIRG is asking the ASUO for funding again.

The committee that funds the ASUO’s contracts will vote today on whether to grant the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group the approximately $117,000 contract it is requesting for the 2010–11 school year.

In 2009, the ASUO voted to strip all student funding from OSPIRG, a political advocacy organization that draws its funding from student governments across the state. Defunding OSPIRG was the culmination of years of action against the group by campus conservatives, who questioned how it spent its money, benefitted campus and set its left-leaning agenda.

That year, OSPIRG’s primary opponent was then-ASUO President Sam Dotters-Katz, who was a part of the student government faction opposing the group. This year’s president, Emma Kallaway, has taken a more sympathetic stance toward the group, and on Tuesday sent a letter to the five-member group making

the decision, the Athletics and Contracts Finance Committee, calling for “incremental increases in funding” for OSPIRG. The letter was the culmination of a year OSPIRG spent rallying support from students and influential members of student government. Its leaders spent much of winter term canvassing along East 13th Avenue for signatures on a petition aiming to put the group’s funding on the ballot for the 2010 ASUO election.

—Alex Tomchak, Daily Emerald

Housing, roommate horrors a consistent issue for students Many students at OSU have personal horror stories of problems with renting in Corvallis, either between a landlord or a roommate.

Problems can range from plumbing and heating regulations to rent and contract disputes.

Some problems can go as far as endangering the lives of the tenants, such as rented-out basement rooms with no windows or any way to escape in the event of a fire.

Oddly enough, students are actually the least likely to officially complain about issues they are having with their rentals.

“Students actually make up the smallest group that call me,” said Bob Loewen, an official with the Corvallis Housing Division who handles cases of landlord-tenant disputes.

Loewen says part of the problem may be students not knowing their rights as tenants, and that some simply do not have the time or interest to pursue an issue.

“I think students put up with a lot more,” Loewen said. “They are looking for a place that is close to campus and cheap.”

According to Loewen, more disputes actually occur between roommates than between landlords and tenants. He says a student can get into a situation where they are living with a roommate and do not agree on issues of alcohol, cleanliness and even guns.

Loewen said many students don’t know how to handle a situation in which one roommate ends up leaving before the lease is up.

—Rebecca Johnson, Daily Barometer

Women veterans brunch

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Bits and Pieces Un-Date Night with the QRC Students can honor their single status tonight at Un-Date Night. The evening starts out with a passion party in the Queer Resource Center, located in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 401, at 2 p.m.

Catch up with the crowd from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Viking Gameroom for bowling, then cap the evening off with a movie at 5th Avenue Cinema.

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SVA member Mandy Martin.

“Our big goal was to encourage, facilitate and foster women’s specific outreach,” said Martin, a sophomore and herself a veteran.

At the event, the idea to form a women’s veteran group was floated and Martin hopes that it comes to fruition.

PSU Board Game Society settles into new digs Starting this Sunday, join the PSU Board Game Society in the new Rec Center from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Rec Club Office on the second floor.

For more opportunities to play Settlers of Catan, Bang, Race for the Galaxy and more, the group also meets Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

For more information, send an e-mail to bgames@pdx.edu.

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Nearly 30 students attended a brunch for female student-veterans Thursday morning in the Multicultural Center. The event was co-coordinated by PSU’s Student Veteran Association and the Women’s Resource Center.

The purpose of the brunch was to gather female student-veterans at an event with representatives from community veteran resources, according to

All events are free and bacon pizza will be provided in the Viking Gameroom. For more information visit the QRC Web site at qrc.pdx.edu.

President’s Commission on the Status of Women Writing Award A writing grant is offered to support undergraduate or graduate students working toward any degree at PSU. Students who “honor women’s achievements and the richness of diversity on our campus” are welcome to apply, according to the Web site.

To see this year’s theme and get more information visit pdx. edu/pcsw/essaycontest-0.

Vanguard 10 | Sports February 12, 2010

SPORTS

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

The Spirit of Curling Curling—that captivating on-ice sport that is an amalgamation of bowling, archery, shuffleboard, marbles and obsessivecompulsive sweeping— apparently has deep roots in good sportsmanship.

The World Curling Federation (yes, it really exists…stop laughing) provides guidelines for courtesy as well as gameplay. The WCF is so adamant about politeness in play, in fact, that there is a published curling credo.

So, before you go heckling the other team and laughing when they slip on the ice, take a look at the “Spirit of Curling:” “Curling is a game of skill and traditions. A shot well executed is a delight to see and so, too, it is a fine thing to observe the time-honored traditions of curling being applied in the true spirit of the game. Curlers play to win but never to humble their opponents. A true curler would prefer to lose rather than win unfairly.

A good curler never attempts to distract an opponent or otherwise prevent him/her from playing his/her best.

No curler ever deliberately breaks a rule of the game or any of its traditions.

But, if he/she should do so inadvertently and be aware of it, he/she is the first to divulge the breach.

While the main objective of the game is to determine the relative skills of the players, the spirit of the game demands good sportsmanship, kindly feeling and honorable conduct. This spirit should influence both the interpretation and application of the rules of the game and also the conduct of all participants on and off the ice.”

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Up to bat: The Vikings begin the softball season with a six-game tournament in Arizona this weekend.

Softball opens season

Kajikawa Classic is first test for defending PCSC Champions James MacKenzie Vanguard staff

The Portland State softball team headed to Tempe, Ariz., yesterday to play six games in the Kajikawa Classic, marking the second consecutive year that the Vikings opened their season in the tournament. Last year, Portland State chalked a 2–2 record at the Kajikawa.

Fresh out of the gate, the Vikings will face some their stiffest competition of the season in No. 5 Arizona State and No. 12 California, as ranked by the NFCA coaches’ poll.

Portland State opened the tournament last night with a 2–0 over Ohio. Senior Tori Rogers pitched six innings and struck out three batters.

Freshman pitcher Anna Bertrand entered the game at the top of seventh and sealed the victory by striking out three.

The Vikings open Friday’s doubleheader in the morning against North Dakota State, who are winless against PSU in two attempts. The tables, however, will be turned in the afternoon when the Vikings face

an uphill battle against No. 5-ranked Arizona State. The Sun Devils have thus far flummoxed the Vikings with seven straight victories over Portland State, including an 8–0 drubbing in last year’s Kajikawa Classic.

No precedents are available for the Vikings to use as predictions for the outcome of Saturday’s games. PSU will be meeting Ole Miss and Purdue for the first time, but neither will be a walk in the park. Both teams participated in last year’s NCAA tournament, and Purdue also placed 37th in the NFCA poll.

On Sunday, the Vikings will need to be on the top of their game to pull off a tournament-closing win over No. 12 California. The Golden Bears have dominated the series with PSU, earning a 16–2 record against the Viks.

Kajikawa will be the first chance for the assortment of Portland State’s freshmen to make an immediate impact. It will also be the first test against tough competition of what has been lauded as one of the best pitching staffs in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference.

The pitching staff, led by junior Nichole Latham and Rogers, welcomed sophomore Kendra Suhr and Bertrand, Gatorade’s Oregon Player of the Year from McMinnville High School.

Table Tennis, part II Table Tennis Club hosts second leg of NCTTA tourney Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff

On Saturday morning, Portland State’s Table Tennis Club plays the second leg of the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association’s regional tournament at the new rec center.

The PSU squad, which currently stands fifth among seven teams after a disappointing show in November, is competing for the chance to represent the Northwest Division in the NCTTA National Championships.

Although there remains just a small mathematical possibility the Viks will qualify, the players remain upbeat.

“I think that we will do well this tournament,” said Vuong Nguyen, Table Tennis Club coordinator. “It is on our home court, so that gives us a bit of an advantage.”

At the 2009 NCTTA Table Tennis Open in November, Portland State could not repeat their first-place finish of 2008 and instead finished at the bottom of the table. The Vikings’ A-Team lost all four matches against other northwest teams, but the

B-Team surprisingly swept all four of their matches.

Brian Yoder and Shubham Chopra were the only two players in the first team who were able to win a match in the tournament. Yoder won his match against Oregon’s Xie Tan, while Chopra came up trumps in his duel against Ilam Keshet, a paddler from British Columbia, Canada.

In 2008, the Viks tied for first place in the NCTTA and came in third in a tiebreaker. Past PSU teams—with players Renjith Retnamma, Suha Ardhavan, Brian Yoder, Roger Castles and Sehwan Kim—have taken the team to the national championships.

Saturday’s competition begins at 9 a.m. on the third floor of the Student Rec Center. The Table Tennis Club practices every Wednesday and Friday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the rec center.

Teams participating Portland State University University of Oregon Oregon State University University of Washington Seattle University University of British Columbia Highline Community College

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Increased cost: New control over the Stott Center resulted in extra fees for the Tennis Club.

Tennis Club left mostly homeless Fees make practicing at the Stott a burden James MacKenzie Vanguard staff

The Student Rec Center provides new opportunities for students to relieve the stress of study while also expanding the space and visibility of the university’s numerous rec clubs, but there remain those who have been left in limbo between the old and new.

The rec center, though hosting an array of new playing surfaces and equipment, lacks accommodations for tennis. With no access to tennis courts at the new facility, the Tennis Club continues to practice at the Stott Center—at the extra expense of over $700 per term.

With the transition of Campus Rec to the new building, their allocation of student fees that once paid for the operation and use of the Stott Center was transferred to the rec center. The Athletics Department now maintains operational control over the Stott Center, and must now find ways to fund and operate the building.

Rick McReynolds, athletic equipment coordinator for the Athletics Department, explained that there are three primary ways in which the Stott Center is now funded.

“We have a few things that happen: We have activity classes,” McReynolds said. “We have athletic events—team practices and our competitions. Three would be our internal rentals—club sports, any organization that wants to rent the building for something—or external rentals.”

With the Stott looking to cover overhead costs without the help of student fees, the Tennis Club must pay a significant amount of money per term to practice half as much as they did before the switch. Since the transition comes in the middle of the academic year, the budget allocated to the club from the Student Fee Committee doesn’t cover the fees the club must now play to practice at the Stott.

Prior to the switch, the Tennis Club paid regular club dues that amounted to roughly $50 per year to practice, or $20 per month, according to club member Daniel Erickson. The dues covered all fees and included travel and racquet costs, and though the club has always paid to participate, the courts and their usage were formally the least of their worries.

In all, the new fees for the club amount to $756 a term or $32 an hour for two hours once a week.

Add in extended staff for the hour

between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., and the price jumps to $84 a week. The prices, previously nonexistent and unconsidered by the Tennis Club’s budgeting needs, have posed difficulties for the club.

Due in large part to the increase in cost, members like Erickson have drastically cut down the amount of time they spend on the court both inside and outside of the club.

“I used to play tennis five times a week and now I play once a week,” Erickson said.

The Tennis Club falls outside the umbrella of the athletics department and must now pay fees equal to any other organization or student that wishes to use the center for extended periods of time. Sami Faile, Rec Clubs coordinator, explained that Campus Rec essentially has its hands tied due to the organization’s recent departure from the Stott.

“Prior, [the services] were free because we were in the building.

Campus Recreation utilized half that building,” she said. “We were a stakeholder in that building, so they didn’t pay to use it, but now that we’re not a stakeholder in that building—that’s why we have to pay.”

For the time being, not much can be done to alleviate the costs the Tennis Club would dearly love to have reduced. In a perfect world, the Stott would remain free, but the issues of overhead costs trump the needs of student organizations at the moment.

“They wouldn’t charge students if they didn’t have too,” Faile said.

“They have revenue expectations they have to meet and this is partly how they’re going to meet those expectations.”

McReynolds echoed the same sentiment, saying the issue at the moment simply comes down to overhead costs and maintaining the Stott Center.

“Does it make sense for us to have somebody [around] to keep the men’s and women locker rooms open for two to four people playing tennis when we don’t have rec basketball going on or other activities going on? It just seems like it’s a lot of money,” McReynolds said.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel: With the transition still new, both Faile and McReynolds emphasized that the policies are not permanent and may change as time goes on.

“It’s not the end of the world and we’ll get through it. It’s a little bit of growing pains,” Faile said.

McReynolds agrees the issue is not closed.

“Is this all set in stone? No. We’re just kind of feeling it out ourselves,” he said.

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SPORTS EXTRA Grizzlies and Bobcats come to town

Vikings hit the road to take on Montanas

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This weekend in Portland State sports Friday Softball Kajikawa Classic vs. N. Dakota State Where: Tempe, Ariz.

When: 9 a.m.

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PSU ready for the Lady Griz and Bobcats Rosemary Hanson Vanguard staff

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Coming off last weekend’s unexpected loss at home, the Portland State women’s basketball team is ready to get back on track. The Vikings hit the highway today to take on Montana in Missoula, and from there they head to Bozeman on Saturday to take on Montana State.

Break: (From left to right) Dominic Waters, Julius Thomas, Melvin Jones and coach Tyler Geving.

Men’s basketball hosts Montana and Montana State this weekend J. Logue Vanguard staff

The Portland State men’s basketball team has an opportunity this weekend to reclaim some of its former glory and move up in the Big Sky Conference standings. Hosting third-place Montana and then fourth-place Montana State, the Vikings will play two teams situated between them and a playoff game at home.

Having already taken on both teams once this season on the road, the Vikings (10–13, 5–5 Big Sky) should be prepared for whatever the Bobcats and Grizzlies throw at them. At home in the Stott, they should also be more comfortable and should get better results than the two losses they already received.

Beginning the weekend tonight with the Montana Grizzlies (17–7, 8–4 Big Sky), Portland State will have an opportunity to exact revenge for the 90–58 beat down they were handed in Missoula. The Vikings won the last two games at home against the Griz, and should possess the mental edge needed to beat a team that is just average on the road (5–6 this season).

Allowing an average of just 59.8 points per game, Montana will provide another tough test for a Vikings offense that shot only .396 the last time they met. Led by senior guard Anthony Johnson, who scored 20 points last time these two

teams met, the Grizzlies have been on a tear lately. Montana has won four games in a row and seven of its last eight.

With less than 24 hours between contests, Portland State will then host the Montana State Bobcats (12–11, 7–5 Big Sky) on Saturday.

This is a win the Vikings need if they want to move up to the fourth spot in the rankings and guarantee themselves a home game in the first round of the conference playoffs.

Similar to Portland State’s key players, the Bobcats are led on the inside by the strong play of forward Bobby Howard, and on the outside by guards Erik Rush and Marquis Navarre. With each averaging double figures in scoring, the Vikings will have to split their defensive focus between each of them in order to have success.

Portland State outshot, outrebounded and kept it close for most of the game, but narrowly lost to the Bobcats 77–71 earlier this season in Bozeman. With plenty of motivation to even the series—and prove the first game was just a fluke—the Vikings have to limit their turnovers and not commit the 20 they did the first time.

With great opportunities abound and the chance to even their series against both teams, Portland State can go a long way towards gaining some ground in the standings while reasserting themselves and possibly becoming a dark-horse favorite to win it all again in the conference tourney.

Tip-offs for both games are scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at the Stott Center, and the games can be heard live on 800 AM, KPDQ.

Finish line in sight Indoor track and field teams compete in final events of the regular season Nadya Ighani Vanguard staff

The Vikings wrap up the indoor track and field regular season this weekend in Seattle, Wash., and they are off to Bozeman, Mont., after that for the Big Sky Indoor Championship.

The men’s and women’s teams compete in the University of Washington-hosted Husky Classic on Friday, then turn around to participate in the UW Indoor Open the following day.

“We’ve reached the point in our season where projections, possibilities and progress absolutely must come together with performance on the day of the competition,” head coach Ronnye Harrison said.

Last time out, Portland State was in New York City, N.Y., competing

A look at the Vikings Ranked third in Big Sky standings behind Montana, PSU knows this weekend features must-needed wins.

The Vikings (12–10, 6–3 Big Sky) began the season dominating at home, winning three of the four games played at the Stott Center.

The hot streak included a major win over top-ranked Eastern Washington that handed the Eagles their first conference loss. Starting out with an early Eagles lead, the game turned to favor the Viks after an impressive performance from the bench. Junior guard-forward Kate DePaepe helped turn the game around to lead Portland State to victory.

Against Sacramento State, it was PSU’s senior leadership that brought the game to a nail-biting finish, and eventual win. Senior center Erin Yankus posted 20 points with 10 rebounds, and senior guard Claire Faucher reached another career milestone with her 500th rebound. She is now one of only nine Vikings to join the 1,000-point, 500-rebound club.

A look at the Lady Griz Second place in conference standings, Montana (12–10, 7–3 Big Sky) is ready to take on Portland State for the second time. They opened their second round of conference play with split games between Idaho State and Weber State. Montana lost their first game to Weber State, and then went on to beat Idaho State the following night.

It was the second half of the Idaho State game when the Lady Griz turned on the heat. They shot .609 in the half to turn a one-point difference at half to a 67–53 win. Last weekend was a stellar one for senior in the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the world-renowned Armory Track and Field Center.

Several Vikings walked away with notable performances to compliment the famous locale.

Sophomore Joenisha Vinson marked a time of 8.71 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles to tie the school record. Out of 58 runners, including some of the nation’s premier sprinters, Vinson took 20th place.

In the 200m, junior Karene King finished third with a time of 24.87 seconds. She cut 13 seconds from her previous score to earn her seasonbest time. Sophomore Geronne Black also earned a new season best in the 60m with a 7.69-second time to place third overall.

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Lauren Beck, who averaged 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and was perfect from behind the arc, where she went seven for seven.

Montana is an impressive defensive team. They currently lead Big Sky in both field goal defense and scoring defense, and have held their last nine opponents to 38 percent shooting.

A look at the Bobcats Montana State (12–11, 5–5 Big Sky) comes off a three-game winning streak. First they took out Northern Colorado at home, and went on to sweep Weber State and Idaho State on the road. They are currently ranked fifth in conference standings behind Portland State then Sacramento State.

Against Idaho State, the Bobcats moved up from a three-point deficit at the half to their 83–72 victory. It was senior Erica Perry that dominated for the Bobcats, chalking 25 points, six rebounds and four assists. Behind her, two other Bobcats shot in double digits. Katie Bussey had 18 and Janette Jackson had 12.

Earlier in the season, Perry became the 15th player in school history to hit the 1,000-point mark with the Bobcats. She currently posts 1,098 points, putting her 12th overall in Montana State’s history.

Past matchups The Vikings swept both Montana and Montana State in their meetings earlier this season at the Stott Center, but PSU has lost the last 12 games in Dahlberg Arena. The Vikings have not won there since the 1998–99 season.

PSU overcame a 20-point deficit in this season’s home game against Montana State to win, 69–62. Last year, the Vikings cruised to a 75–61 win in Bozeman behind Faucher’s third career triple-double. She had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals, and she was just two assists short of a quadruple-double. Portland State has a 2–2 record over their last four games in Bozeman.

How to tune in The game will be covered live on BigSky TV and can be followed at www.goviks.com.

athletes made the Big Sky’s top performers, with the top spot belonging to King for her 7.62 in the 60m. The conference’s secondhighest score in the heptathlon goes to senior Nick Trubachik for his 5,307 points—just 18 points short of NCAA qualification.

Vinson earned the No. 2 spot in conference in the 60m hurdles and 55m hurdles for her time of 8.71 seconds in the 60m hurdles. Her 8.71 converts to 8.14 in the 55m event.

Sophomore Tony Crisofulli tied for third in the 800m with a time of 1 minute, 53.03 seconds. His finish falls just 2.53 seconds short of NCAA qualification.

After the weekend, the Vikings compete in the Big Sky Indoor Championship on Feb. 26 and 27.

Softball Kajikawa Classic vs. Arizona State Where: Tempe, Ariz.

When: 3:30 p.m.

Men’s tennis vs. Montana Where: LouisianaPacific Tennis Center When: TBA Women’s basketball at Montana Where: Missoula, Mont.

When: 6 p.m.

Men’s basketball vs. Montana Where: Stott Center When: 7:05 p.m. *Coaches vs. Cancer night

Saturday Indoor track and field Husky Classic Where: Seattle, Wash.

When: 8:30 a.m.

Softball Kajikawa Classic vs. Ole Miss Where: Tempe, Ariz.

When: 9 a.m.

Softball Kajikawa Classic vs. Purdue Where: Tempe, Ariz.

When: 1 p.m.

Men’s tennis vs. E. Washington Where: TBA When: TBA Women’s basketball at Montana State Where: Bozeman, Mont.

When: 6 p.m.

Men’s basketball vs. Montana State Where: Stott Center When: 7:05 p.mz.

Sunday Indoor track and field UW Indoor Open Where: Seattle, Wash.

When: 9 a.m.

Lacrosse Club vs. UC Davis Where: Stott Field When: 10 a.m.

Softball Kajikawa Classic vs. California Where: Tempe, Ariz.

When: Noon