FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010 • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY • VOLUME 64, ISSUE 100
Event of the day The Portland State Center for Transportation is hosting a lecture titled “Overcoming Barriers to Bicycling in Low-Income and Minority Communities” as part of the center’s Transportation Seminar. When: Noon Where: Urban Center Building, room 204
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There is only a little over a month before Jonathan Sanford’s administration ends on June 1, but the ASPSU president has watched his executive staff dwindle to only four legitimate members. One staff member was asked to leave and another left of their own accord as a result of disagreements. In a recent e-mail sent to the Judicial Board’s listserv, Sanford explained his reasons for letting go of Outreach and Funding Coordinator Tasha Triplett after a tense confrontation during a staff meeting. However, Triplett remains on staff at this point because she says Sanford didn’t follow the proper procedures for firing her.
Chief of Staff Zaki Bucharest also left the office this month after Sanford said the two reached a mutual understanding. “We talked and decided it wasn’t the best place for him right now,” Sanford said.
Sanford said the troubles began on April 12 and have continued since. “The fights we’ve been having in the office have been getting more heated,” he said. In the J-Board e-mail, Sanford said, “Tasha Triplett acted very
Powwow celebrates Native American heritage UISHE holds annual powwow today and tomorrow Sara K. Kemple Vanguard staff
The United Indian Students in Higher Education is celebrating its annual spring Powwow today and tomorrow, May 1, in the Peter Stott Center. The mission of this year’s powwow, according to UISHE, is to be friendly, hospitable and generous. The event will feature Native American drum music, food, and dancing. In addition, there will be vendors from all over the country selling handmade crafts, clothing and jewelry. “With the powwow we want to encourage participation from the whole Northwest,” said UISHE member Nicole Charley, who has been involved with the group’s annual powwows for the past two years. UISHE is a student-run group that has been at Portland State since the 1970s. According to its website, the group’s mission is to provide support for Native American students entering higher education,
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Shrinking staff: As the year winds down, the ASPSU executive staff is dwindling.
help natives preserve their customs, provide a base for cultural education to non-native peoples, improve community racial relations and develop positive role models for its members. “These events are held to renew the culture and preserve the heritage of the Native American Indians,” Charley said. The Friday session will start with the registration of all participants who wish to be in the Miss Naimuma contest, which is a contest for young native women ages 13 to 18. “The title of Miss Naimuma is only given to young women who have shown responsibility and can be a positive role model to the community,” Charley said. Friday’s event will kick off with a “Grand Entry,” starting at 7 p.m., which honors elders, veterans and tribes. Afterwards there will be a blessing to “open up the floor,” Charley said. The HeadMan for this year’s event, Gary Olney, will do men’s fancy dancing, while the HeadWoman, Thea McCloud, will do a women’s traditional dance. On Saturday the celebration will begin at noon, and will include a tradition special, followed by the introduction of all of the participants in the Miss Naimuma
contest. After a dinner break at 5 p.m., the winners for the contest will be announced. In addition to the Miss Naimuma contest, there will also be a contest held to recognize the best dancers and drummers. Winners will receive prizes from the community. “This year’s event is a bit different from the previous years, because we are having southern and northern host drums,” said Cornel
aggressively toward me, cussing at me [and] then called [the] public safety office in an effort to force me out of the office. I do not feel safe with her in the office or around me.”
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D. Pewewardy, associate professor of Native American Studies at PSU. “This unites the drumming from the north with the drumming from the south, and these types of drumming techniques are very different from each other,” he said. “The northern drums are more high-pitched, while the southern drums are more low-pitched.” Young KingBird from Red Lake, Minn., and InterTribal Veterans from Window Rock, Ariz. will be this year’s host drums. Members of UISHE have diverse backgrounds and represent a number of tribes throughout North America, according to its website. For more information about UISHE, visit www.uishe.groups.pdx.edu.
Powwow: The public is invited to attend the annual event.
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