Daily Vanguard June 30, 2010

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Station taken off air after a controversial discussion

KPSU loses AM signal

Corie Charnley Vanguard staff

New legislation invests in urban universities Congressman Wu introduces new bill to promote innovation and economic recovery PAGE 2

ARTS

A Big French Box of Crayons Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s latest is big on style, short on substance PAGE 4

After airing for over 15 years, KPSU, Portland State’s studentrun radio station, had its signal permanently revoked from KBPS 1450 AM after a controversial onair incident occurred last Thursday night. However, prior to the incident, Portland Public Schools— the owner of KBPS—had already decided that it would not renew its contract with the college station.

At around 10:55 p.m., panelists on KPSU’s “Debate Hour” briefly entered into a discussion about sodomy. At the end of the conversation, one of the guests said, “I think we can all agree that sodomy is great, and we want to do anything we can to encourage it.”

In addition, one of the panelists said, “I’ve decided that you can do anything you want as long as you can pay FCC fines.”

Though KPSU did not violate any licensing guidelines defined by the Federal Communications Commission, it failed to comply with the obscenity clause outlined in its contract with KBPS, said KBPS General Manager Bill Cooper.

According to the contract, KPSU is restricted from broadcasting any obscene or indecent content. In addition, it is required to comply with a conservative interpretation of the FCC guidelines.

KPSU Debate Hour: The college station will no longer air on KBPS 1450 AM after the show sparked controversy.

“[KBPS] broadcasts in the public interest,” Cooper said. “That’s what our goal is and we need to take a conservative approach to the content that is aired on this radio station.”

Cooper was informed about Thursday’s program on Friday morning through various online blogs. After reaching a “unanimous” decision with others in the PPS, Cooper said the decision was made

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to terminate its contract with KPSU, and the station’s signal was shut down that day. However, the contract also designates

KPSU continued on page three

Dropping stuff for science

Should I Be Here? Art and Institutional Learning An interview with Harrell Fletcher, Judy Fleming and.

Marc Moscato PAGE 5

OPINION

Weightless environment now available in the atrium Amy Staples Vanguard staff

Pot clouds custody battles Medical marijuana can lead to problems in custody cases PAGE 6

Adam Wickham/Portland State Vanguard

DDT: New tower gives researchers an opportunity to observe weightlessness.

A unique new structure in the Engineering Building enables students and faculty to learn more about what happens in space.

The Dryden Drop Tower is 102 feet high, which gives researchers 72 feet of free-fall in which to observe weightlessness.

The two second time span is long enough to observe how fluids react in a low gravity environment. The tower, located in the Engineering Building’s atrium, reaches from the fifth floor to the basement. The open enclosure allows people to view the drop from any floor.

The inaugural drop occurred on June 16 at a party held for donors and friends of the former dean of the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, Robert Dryden.

The tower is named after Dryden, who served as dean for 13 years.

According to the DDT website, the project was headed by the DDT Board, composed of Yongkang Chen, a mechanical and materials engineering research associate,

Trevor Snyder of Xerox and Mark Weislogel, a mechanical and materials engineering professor.

Drop towers are used to learn how fluids and other materials behave in low gravity. According to the DDT website, the fixture is similar to the 2.2 second drop tower operated by NASA in Cleveland, Ohio. The DDT is unique because it is located in a public space, available for viewing by anyone in the building.

According to Weislogel, the materials that are to be studied are loaded into the payload center. A drag shield surrounds the chamber to remove drag caused by the air the chamber falls through. Highspeed video cameras inside the chamber enable researchers to see what happens to the materials being tested.

The DDT will primarily be used to study capillary action and fluid dynamics. In low gravity environments—like in space—fluid behaves very differently. Designing fuel containers, cooling systems and life support systems in low gravity environments is important for space missions, Weislogel said.

Capillary action refers to how liquid behaves. This behavior

DDT continued on page two

Vanguard 2 | News June 30, 2010

Virginia Vickery Editor-in-Chief Corie Charnley News Editor Nicholas Kula Arts & Culture Editor Zach Chastiane Opinion Editor Robert Britt Sports Editor Bryan Morgan Production Manager Heather Noddings Photo Editor Adiana Lizarraga Online Editor Kristin Pugmire Copy Chief Kristin Pugmire Calendar Editor Jae Specht Advertising Manager Judson Randall Adviser

NEWS

KPSU |

KPSU still available online and on 98.1 FM

Vanguard News | 3 June 30, 2010

New legislation invests in urban universities

Cooper as the one who ultimately makes the final decision on whether or not KPSU violated any on-air content restrictions.

In a letter addressed to PSU student publications adviser Judson Randall before the incident, the school district revealed that June 30, 2010 would have been the last day KPSU would air on KBPS. The KPSU staff was not immediately notified of the contract rejection because PPS feared that a DJ could retaliate over the air by violating FCC guidelines, which could ultimately lead to the district’s license being revoked, Judson said.

“This ends 15-plus years of student broadcasting on the AM band for 59 hours each week,” he said.

According to its website, KBPS is a student station operated out of Benson High School. As a result, KPSU shared time on the PPS radio frequency that often times has younger listeners during the day.

Commenting on the different demographics of listeners, KPSU’s station manager, Jeremy Hardy, said, “You’ve got a kid-friendly radio and then you’ve got college students…That’s kind of a clash of philosophies.”

“I think [Cooper’s] demeanor has been very disrespectful to us, but we have definitely broken some rules,” he said. “In a sense he really does have a right to defend KBPS and to watch out for its license.”

According to Cooper, KPSU DJs have shown a continuous pattern of inappropriate behavior over the years.

“In the past there has been profanity spoken by the DJs and in the music that they aired,” Cooper said. “[There has been] complaining about KBPS regulating KPSU, but we’re the landlord and KPSU was the tenant, and when you’re the tenant and you break the rules, you’re asked to go someplace else.”

Randall said that over the years there have been only two instances in which KPSU violated FCC regulations.

The contract states that, for the first violation, KPSU would be suspended for 24 hours, and for 48 hours for the subsequent violation. However, no action was ever taken, according to Judson.

KPSU is still available through its online stream and through its weak signal on 98.1 FM on PSU’s campus. Doug Friend, KPSU’s incoming station manager and current music director, believes that breaking with PPS could be beneficial to the station.

“The day we found out that we were cut we stepped up our online presence,” Friend said. “We’re looking at it as an opportunity to push new technologies.”

In addition, Friend said that KPSU is also looking into FM/HD radio options, in addition to increasing its online presence.

“We’re committed to providing a place where people can get handson broadcasting experience,” he said. “I think people should be able to express themselves.”

According to Friend, KPSU is going through a series of hearings to determine what happened on Thursday’s show. “[KPSU has had] a surprising amount of support from the community,” he said. “I think it’s a testament to what we provide to the community.”

The station’s webstream can be listened to 24 hours a day at www.kpsu.org/listen.

News Editor:

Congressman Wu introduces new bill to promote recovery Corie Charnley Vanguard staff

Last week, Congressman David Wu announced a new piece of legislation that will invest in urban universities and their surrounding communities nationwide in order to increase economic prosperity and innovation.

Wu, alongside Portland State President Wim Wiewel and Sheila Martin, director of PSU’s Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, announced the new Urban University Renaissance Act of the 21st Century in the Academic and Student Recreation Center

on June 21 to a small room of individuals, including several of Wu’s staff members. The legislation was introduced to Congress the following day.

“While we face many challenges in Oregon and in our nation…none are more vital, more urgent than the recovery of our economy,” Wu said at the press conference. “Urban universities serve as the anchors of our nation’s cities and [are] at the heart of our economic revival and renewal.”

According to Wu, PSU serves as a model institution for urban universities striving to build partnerships with their metropolitan areas. The measure aims to nationalize “the Portland State model” and to lend urban universities the resources needed to better serve their communities.

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Congressman David Wu

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If passed, Wu’s bill would re-establish a program in the Higher Education Act to provide grants to the institutions in order to allow them to address various problems within their regions and to expand urban renewal in areas such as K–12 education, healthcare, innovation, economic development, sustainability and housing.

For example, the measure will encourage universities to work with city leaders and superintendents to ensure that high school graduation requirements are more aligned with college and workforce expectations, Wu said.

In addition, according to Wu, the bill will support grant programs to fund urban university research, especially in areas of environmental issues in lowincome neighborhoods.

“When we involve urban universities in a more systematic way in our communities, we can amplify the good work that they do,” he said.

Wiewel compared the legislation to a business incubator established in north Portland in 1996 through a one-time grant. The incubator is still in operation today and has supported over 420 companies and has provided over 1,300 jobs for students, he said.

“That is just an example of what can be done with a one-time grant,” he said. “Just think about what can happen when it becomes ongoing support in many more areas.”

According to Martin, the legislation will also benefit the IMS, which conducts research and gathers data about trends that are affecting the area.

Commenting on the measure’s significance, Martin said, “It will encourage urban universities to work with community partners on problems that really matter to our “community.”

During the press conference, Wu declined to provide any specific details on the legislation’s estimated cost.

“The estimated cost is significant but very, very worthwhile,” he said.

Urban University Renaissance Act at a glance: According to a press release, Wu’s new education legislation aims to: -Help more teachers learn the specific skills needed to successfully teach in urban environments.

-Encourage urban universities to work alongside mayors, superintendents and business leaders in their cities and regions to ensure that high school graduation requirements are better aligned with college and workforce expectations.

-Re-establish a program in the Higher Education Act to support the multi-faceted work of urban schools.

-Support university research on environmental issues in lowincome neighborhoods.

-Provide for public health research to reduce health disparities and to improve care.

-Help urban universities provide assistance to local nonprofits committed to community development and affordable housing, in addition to strengthening existing programs to make them more effective locally.

-Strengthen innovation policies to promote partnerships that create regional economic growth.

The full text of Wu’s bill is available at www.thomas.gov.

Photo courtesy of house.gov

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Tower experiments will be performed aboard ISS changes depending on the forces at work on it.

“When gravity is gone, smaller forces that are always there start dominating and it looks weird,” Weislogel said. Fluid can be forced to move in a very different way in a weightless environment, depending on the geometry of the object containing it.

Weislogel is collaborating with a team in Germany on experiments that will be performed at the International Space Station sometime this year.

“The drop tower has been essential for our experiments,” he said. “It also proves our tests so we’re guaranteed the experiments in the space station will work.”

Renjeng Su, dean of MCECS, said, “We expect that the Dryden Drop Tower will attract students of all ages, faculty from many institutions, and industrial

scientists and engineers. We will welcome them to conduct experiments with the Tower.”

The DDT cost over $300,000 and was paid for by donations, including design donations, Su said.

“It is a project that has generated enthusiasm and support from friends of the Maseeh College as well as a wide engineering and architecture community in Portland,” he said.

According to Weislogel, the project provided the opportunity to honor Dryden and to reach out to K–12 students. As long as nothing breaks, he said that the structure takes little money to maintain.

Learn more about the drop tower and opportunities to get involved at www.ddt.pdx.edu or e-mail Mark Weislogel at mwei@pdx.edu.

Adam Wickham/Portland State Vanguard

Weightlessness: DDT used to study capillary action and fluid dynamics.

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Where to view fireworks in Portland For this year’s Independence Day— which falls on Sunday— www.about.com provides a few Portland locations that will host firework displays: -Waterfront Blues Festival at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park at 10:00 p.m.

-Oaks Park at 9:55 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for anyone under 15.

-Blue Lake Park at dusk. The price is $10 per vehicle or $15 for large vans.

Online possiblities: After losing contract with Portland Public Schools, KPSU will explore new technologies.

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Vanguard 4 | Arts & Culture June 30, 2010

ARTS & CULTURE

Arts Editor: Nicholas Kula 503-725-5694 arts@dailyvanguard.com

Rad Shows You’ve Just Gotta See Resist, Disaster Strikes, Streetwalker, Rentokill, Puke N Rally, Clackamas Baby Killers Resist has been in the crusty punk scene for a while, and you can tell by the scads of street kids who have Resist patches all over their jeans. Also, because this show has so many bands, you can pretty much bet that each band’s catalog consists of songs that top out at little over one minute.

Still, if punk rock is your thing, not much else will make you want to renounce the oft repeated “punk is dead” mantra.

July 1, Plan B, 9 p.m., $5, 21+ JonnyX and the Groadies, Thrones, Purple Rhinestone Eagle A lot of metal bands in Portland owe a lot to JonnyX and the Groadies. This show marks the band’s 14th anniversary and new album The Upheaval. If you want a lesson on how to be a great metal act, have a blast while not taking yourself too seriously, one need look no further than JatG. Also, as a bonus, Salem’s Thrones are opening, as are one of Portland’s best bands Purple Rhinestone Eagle. If you plan on going, be sure to bring some earplugs, because this show will be enough to wipe you out. Also, it’s free!

July 4, Artistery, 7 p.m., free, all ages Pierced Arrows, Harlem, Hunx and His Punx, Red Fang, Lord Dying, Madison Concrete, Meercaz East End is going all out for their Independence Day affair. Not only have they roped in the elusive Pierced Arrows, they managed to snag Hunx and his Punx and Red Fang.

Not only that, this show is one of the cheapest you’ll find of the day, at four dollars. That’s cheaper than just one (good) illegal firework from Vancouver. This show starts at four in the afternoon and is billed as a “block party,” so it’s sure to be nuts.

I know Portland has a hard time going to anything before 8 p.m. or so, but under no circumstances should you miss Red Fang.

You’ll hate yourself if you do.

July 4, East End, 4 p.m., $4, 21+

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Anthony Bourdain exposes more than kitchens in his new book Medium Raw Kat Vetrano Vanguard staff

If you’ve ever watched Anthony Bourdain’s show No Reservations, you’ve seen his callous New York exterior break down slowly with the addition of alcohol and life-changing food at the end of the episode. We’ve all seen it—Bourdain sets his fork down, looks around a crowded room of Italians, Vietnamese or Nigerians and his eyes get glassy. He pontificates about how this is what it’s all about—the colors, the flavors, the families and the people.

Bourdain’s new book Medium Raw reads a little like a conversation with an (articulate) drunk—soft and contemplative at times, and at others, the randomness of subject matter seems to come from almost nowhere, but is always interesting nonetheless.

Over the years, Bourdain has made quite a stir in the food world, beginning with his dirty exposé Kitchen Confidential. His food-driven travels have taken him to every imaginable corner of the globe, but that’s hardly how he’s made his name. His unrelenting opinions have likely been the cause of many lost fans—and gained supporters— along the way. After all, who isn’t on Bourdain’s shit list?

What brings life to his new book is the fact that, yes, Bourdain’s tough guy act is present, and he is still calling people out (in fact, he has an entire chapter devoted to the people he does and doesn’t like), but he also spends time pointing out the flaws in his own logic. It’s easy to hate a bully, but a bully with a conscience as well as an intelligent, funny voice? Not a chance.

This is not to say that Bourdain’s book is a memoir about how he is actually a big softie who watches Food Network all day hugging a teddy bear, but we do get to see a side of him that usually appears only during those last five to 10 minutes of No Reservations.

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At one point, he mentions how completely unforgivable it is to be disrespectful to anyone waiting on you. He gives his parents credit and admits they are not to blame for his disgruntled nature, and he devotes an entire chapter to being a dad and how today he is less concerned with “coolness.”

Like a drunk, though, the topics and tones in his book are scattered.

They do fall under the subtitle “A bloody valentine to the world of food and the people who cook,” but vary so drastically that sometimes the book doesn’t feel cohesive. Each chapter reads more like a wellcrafted essay on topics related to food instead of a thread of stories that relate back to Bourdain himself.

One chapter spends time discussing the disgusting way ground beef is being produced in America, one gets into the mind of bizarre yet brilliant chef David Chang, and another

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revisits an old girlfriend and his chaotic time with her on St. Barths.

Luckily, Bourdain’s tone is not like a rambling, incoherent drunk, but one that thoughtfully and unapologetically discusses several ideas on the average food-lover’s mind today.

He ignites interesting questions about the significance of cooking in today’s time: “When we finally closed down home ec, maybe we missed an opportunity. Instead of shutting down compulsory cooking classes for women, maybe we would have been better off simply demanding that men learn how to cook, too.”

Vegetarians, do not jump up too quick, Bourdain is not a fully transformed man. While he spends a lot of time discussing his beliefs in the kind treatment of animals, he also says, “I don’t care what you do in your home, but the idea of a vegetarian traveler in comfortable shoes waving away the hospitality— of say, a Vietnamese pho vendor (or Italian mother-in-law, for that matter) fills me with sputtering indignation.”

Sure, sometimes he goes off track and gets a little heavy with his food descriptions (one chapter is devoted to just these), but the hard on the outside and gooey on the inside nature of Bourdain’s personality makes us feel that he is exactly the kind of drunk you want to be around.

Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine To The World of Food and The People Who Cook Harper Collins Publishers

Richard Oxley Vanguard staff

Bazil’s got a bullet in his brain, literally. With a new lease on life and a band of oddballs along for the ride, he’s going to get back at the people responsible. Micmacs may be imported from France, but it certainly hits upon a not-soforeign nerve.

If you’ve experienced the style of director Jean-Pierre Jeunet before, you know what to expect—a circus of visuals and sound held up by an offbeat and quirky story. Some may recognize his previous work from award-wining films such as Amélie and The City of Lost Children— or perhaps Alien: Resurrection, a cinematic circus of a much different form. Micmacs fits right in with Jeunet’s distinguishing reputation.

Losing a parent to a landmine as a child, Bazil grows up to be a film enthusiast, loyally manning his post as a video store clerk. One night, Bazil hears a commotion outside his video store and upon inspection he witnesses an actionpacked shootout between a skilled motorcyclist and gunmen racing

a hotrod down the street. For the second time, a weapon dramatically affects Bazil’s life as he catches a stray bullet in his head. He survives, however, though carrying a significant piece of lead in his brain.

Putting the man out of commission for a time, Bazil finds himself jobless. He turns to the streets, and in perhaps a most stereotypical move, becomes a street mime. I’m not making that up—when the going gets tough, the French guy becomes a mime—a position that introduces him to a variety of characters who will aid him in his new life’s mission: To get back at the weapons manufacturers whose products have significantly screwed him over time and time again.

If you think that description is a bit heavy, then get ready to settle in because that is merely the set up. What follows is a series of scenes akin to eccentric sketches that wittily forward Bazil’s plans of revenge.

Jeunet plays off his main character’s love of movies, giving the film a classic cinematic presentation similar to the nostalgic sense provided by the black-and-white movies of yore. Though viewers aren’t completely removed from a modern reality, the sets are highly detailed and truly create a world of their own.

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An interview with Harrell Fletcher, Judy Fleming and Marc Moscato Justin Flood Vanguard Staff

An education in the arts requires personal exploration that often takes place as much outside of school as within. Recently, the Vanguard talked to a number of artists and organizers regarding their experience in school, critically examining the system and posing the question: “Is a college degree a relevant way to enter the art world?”

Harrell Fletcher, artist, co-founder of learningtoloveyoumore.com and PSU’s Art and Social Practice MFA program.

A Big French Box of Crayons Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s latest is big on style, short on substance

Albums— They’re Coming Out

Daily Vanguard: What was your institutional education like?

Photo courtesy of Epithète Films

French Roulette: Jean-Pierre Jeunet wants everyone to know that bullets are the real enemy here

The story is intrinsically comedic, yet with a sense of the highbrow.

Even simple potty humor, a brand America has quite a handle on, is absent of juvenile delivery. And even the most serious, somber or dramatic moments are glazed over with a layer of hilarity. This can leave the audience confused with an initial impulse to “awe,” but end up guiltily snickering anyway.

The one downside Micmacs suffers from is a bit of overkill from the fashionable style Jeunet brings to his films. At points I found myself ready for the plot to unfold further, but ended up waiting through yet another surreal sequence.

However, don’t write the movie off too quickly. Micmacs is most certainly a fun film. It provides all the endearing qualities that made Amélie a success, and all the spectacle that made The City of Lost Children a pleasure to watch—

this film is wonderful to view, with a number of picturesque frames worthy to be hung on the wall.

Micmacs also establishes its own mission to force its audience to consider certain moralities and issues—in this case, the various perspectives on the business of weapons and the arms trade—yet manages to do so in a way that doesn’t come off preachy or inyour-face.

Aside from deconstructing the movie, Micmacs is simply fun to watch with non-stop charm and kicks.

Micmacs Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet Now playing

Harrell Fletcher: K–12 public school, sort of like minimum security prison for kids; Humboldt State University for three years. I only took classes that seemed interesting to me, some were great, some were sort of standard—in general, it was a relief to be out of high school and away from home. Transferred to San Francisco Art Institute and took a lot of photo classes for a year so that I could graduate; worked with a few great teachers like Reagan Louie and Jim Goldberg. Two years later I went to grad school at California College of the Arts for two years. Worked with some other great teachers like Larry Sultan and Lynn Kirby and got in trouble a lot for trying to reform the school—it was an interesting education through opposition. Two years after that I went to UC Santa Cruz to do the Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture and Sustainable Food Systems program; they worked us hard and I loved every minute of it.

DV: What did you find the most useful about school?

HF: I liked the libraries a lot.

DV: What learning experiences outside of school did you find most beneficial?

HF: Road trips, hiking trips, working on farms, swimming in rivers and the ocean, talking with friends, making books and zines, volunteering at a place called Creativity Explored in San Francisco,

which is an art center for people with developmental disabilities.

DV: What would you change

about the state school system?

About classroom learning? What doesn’t work?

HF: I’d make it more like The

Highlander Folk School. I think it is important to leave the classroom as much as possible and find out what’s going on in the out-of-classroom-world. I like to concentrate on making things work rather than worrying about what doesn’t work.

DV: Do you have any advice for

students pursuing a career in the arts?

HF: Go to all of the PSU MFA Monday Night Lecture Series lectures.

Judy Fleming, recent college grad and founder of the arts organization Public Social University DV: What was your institutional education like?

Judy Fleming: My institutional education was varied. I went to [Portland Community College], Marylhurst and Portland State University and studied psychology and art primarily. I have had many kinds of teachers. The classes that I have enjoyed the most have employed engaged pedagogy.

DV: What did you find the most useful about school?

JF: How to make connections with people and remain engaged is really useful. I have learned just as much from the students that I have sat next to as the teachers who have taught me. I always kind of joke about how one of the best classes I ever took was a class on African history at PCC Cascade. This is funny to me because it was such a large workload and was completely removed from my requirements, but I learned so much relevant material.

I felt really confused about what would be the best thing to study, because I wanted to make ceramics, and I was interested in art in a different way than purely studio work. I also felt really art damaged by critiques. My counselor at PCC told me to stop taking ceramics, and I finally fell into art and social practice at PSU. There, I finally felt something drop in for me as far as art school. I felt like I could finally latch onto an art form that gave the work more importance as I could start connecting my art practice to social change. I suppose that was a great

thing to learn. When you give more relevance to your work it feels more complete, and has the opportunity to change people and situations around you, it also gives your work an opportunity to be more fun, and that is important too.

DV: What learning experiences outside of school did you find most beneficial?

JF: Public Social University, of course, has been a great big learning experience. Through Public Social University I have learned a lot about organization, public speaking, collaboration, non-profit accounting and grassroots fundraising, how to ask people to participate in something great, how to say yes, and how to say no to invitations. I have also learned a lot from tutoring immigrant and refugee youth for the past two years, the kids that I have worked with are so humble and kind and have gone through so much in their short lives. Oh yeah, and travel is a really important learning tool, it helps you gain outside perspective on a lot of things.

DV: What would you change about the state school system?

About classroom learning? What doesn’t work?

JF: College professors don’t have to be endorsed in teaching in order to teach at college level. I think this is a problem, as many professors don’t understand how to teach at varying levels to challenge students who are more advanced at the subject (known as differentiated learning).

I also think that teachers should take into account different learning styles besides auditory, linguistic and some visual. It’s hard for someone who is a kinesthetic or naturalistic learner to sit in a lecture hall for two-plus hours; I don’t think a lot of teachers think about that. I also think students need to be challenged more to go outside of their comfort zones. All too often we are asked to recite, memorize and then perform for an exam. This kind of learning just doesn’t work. What does work is asking each other questions, really examining structures and systems and building foundations for relationships in the “real world.” I have also really fantasized about having a school without chairs or clocks in circular shaped buildings heated and cooled with geothermal and rooftop gardens...but that might just be wishful thinking.

DV: Do you have any advice for

students pursuing a career in the arts?

JF: I suppose my advice would be to remain engaged, ask questions and be brave. Failures can lead to greater successes. And…don’t let discouraged people discourage you.

Marc Moscato, director and founder of the arts and culture organization The Dill Pickle Club

DV: What was your institutional education like?

Marc Moscato: My public elementary schooling and private schooling in high school was in the suburbs of New York state. I got my B.A. in Media Studies at the University of Buffalo in 1998, and my M.S. in Arts and Administration at the University of Oregon in 2003.

DV: What did you find the most useful about school?

MM: Institutional schooling allows for an encouraging environment and time to test out ideas.

DV: What learning experiences outside of school did you find most beneficial?

MM: My internship at Squeaky Wheel, a media access center in Buffalo, NY was life-changing. Another great experience was running a venue out of a basement during grad school. I would also encourage doing internships and practicums as much as possible while in school.

Go out and make your own opportunities and don’t be afraid to apply theory to real world situations by getting involved in the community.

Portland is calling you.

DV: What would you change about the state school system?

About classroom learning? What doesn’t work?

MM: Tuition. There are thousands of young people going into serious debt. I also think that students should get serious about the real world after school. It would be great if teachers were willing to learn more from students. Bill Ayers’ “To Teach” is an excellent book.

DV: Do you have any advice for students pursuing a career in the arts?

MM: There are too many students and too few jobs. Be open to opportunities that come your way outside the discipline.

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Opinion Editor: Zach Chastaine 503-725-5692 opinion@dailyvanguard.com

Oregon Marijuana Law Marijuana still remains a controlled substance under state law for non-medical marijuana cardholders, and possession, cultivation and delivery are illegal.

-Possession (less than 1 oz.): misdemeanor, no prison time, $500 to $1000 fine.

-Possession (1 oz. to 110 g): felony, up to 10 years prison, up to $100,000 fine.

-Possession (more than 110 g): felony, variable prison time based on prior record, variable fine.

-Delivery of marijuana without sale (less than 5 g): misdemeanor, no jail time, $500 to $1000 fine.

-Delivery of marijuana without sale (5g to 1 oz): misdemeanor, up to one year prison, up to $5,000 fine.

-Sale of marijuana, any amount: felony, up to 10 years prison, up to $200,000 fine.

-Sale of marijuana to a minor at least three years younger than seller, or within 1000 feet of a school: felony, up to 20 years prison, up to $300,000 fine.

-Manufacture (growing) marijuana, any amount: felony, up to 20 years prison, up to $300,000 fine.

-Sale of paraphernalia: misdemeanor, up to one year prison, up to $5,000 fine.

-Knowingly maintaining, visiting or even staying at a place where people are using, storing, or selling marijuana (less than 1 oz.): misdemeanor, no prison time, $100 fine.

-Knowingly maintaining, visiting or even staying at a place where people are using, storing, or selling marijuana (1 oz. or more): misdemeanor, up to one year prison, up to $5,000 fine.

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a reason to restrict a parent’s visitation. Clearly that is not the case in Washington.

If there is no evidence of abusing their legal right to use medical marijuana, then they should not lose custody or visitation rights of their children. Since when does abiding by the law make someone an unfit parent?

The Marijuana Policy Project notes that in Michigan and Maine, two of the 14 states with medical marijuana laws, patients won’t lose custody or visitation rights unless the patient’s actions endanger the child or are contrary to the child’s best interests.

People cite psychological disorders in an effort to win custody,

saying that the opposing party is unstable. It is rare to see someone use the medicine people are taking to remedy those disorders in custody cases.

People who use medical marijuana, like Pouch, are using it to control and manage their pain. If it is legal in their state, why are they out of line? Is it harder for medical marijuana patients to measure the intake of pot than for someone with bipolar disorder to measure their medicine intake?

Seattle lawyer Sharon Blackford has said that urine tests can be an effective way of measuring how much marijuana a patient is using to help determine whether they are abusing it or if they are under too

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Medical marijuana should not be a deciding factor in custody cases. In fact, it should not even be cited as a negative effect in custody cases unless there is evidence of abuse. If no such evidence exists, then the point is moot.

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Summer classes are great for some students Natalia Grozina Vanguard staff

Summer is here. The sunshine is making Portland more beautiful and your friends are at the beach getting an amazing tan, and enjoying every relaxing moment they can get, because they just finished three quarters of classes. You, however, are debating whether or not you want to take summer classes.

The first things you should consider are the costs of summer classes, the scheduling and whether or not you want to live on campus, all at the cost of a much shorter summer break. You must also consider if you will be able to start fall term next year and not be burnt out on school.

Many students choose to take summer courses because they believe it is a faster and easier way to get the same amount of credits but spend less time going to class.

Summer classes last only about four to eight weeks at most colleges.

This may sound like a good idea if you are taking summer courses just to get the credit for it.

However, your brain may have a hard time absorbing everything so fast because it is such a short period of time. Like in any class, you have to write the same amount of essays, read mountains of books, do homework and take a midterm and a final exam. If you get lucky, your professor might take out some material and information that he or she would usually teach in a regularly scheduled class, but many professors don’t.

One possible disadvantage to taking summer courses is the longer amount of time you are sitting in lecture compared to the amount of time you would be sitting in class if you were taking it fall, winter or spring term. The days are longer when you are taking summer courses. There is no other way to fit in a three- or four-credit class. If the days and weeks are shortened, then the hours you sit in the classroom increase. This makes some people

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Lastly, although rates stay nearly the same during summer as they do during the regular school season, there are also disadvantages.

Many can have a summer job that can fund the rates which PSU charges for classes but at the same time, many students don’t have the same opportunities to save money on books. First of all, you won’t have a lot of time to buy textbooks from online discount stores and decide whether or not you want to drop the class.

Secondly, many students underestimate the amount of reading they have to do in such a short period of time, causing them to fall behind in reading and ultimately to receive a failing grade.

Unfortunately, the only option is to pay the full price at the college bookstore instead of waiting for your cheaper books to come, at the cost of falling behind in reading.

In the end, many people view summer classes in two different ways: They like some elements of it but dislike others. To determine whether or not summer school is for you, you must weigh the pros and cons of both. This shows you some elements to consider—but it is not the same for everyone. It is only up to you to decide if it is worth it.

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Medical marijuana can lead to problems in custody cases

Medical marijuana is a hot topic in the news. People are always hearing about whether it should be legalized in more states or if the legalization should be revoked.

There is a side effect from the use of medical marijuana that people are not aware of. Medical marijuana use is viewed negatively in courtrooms during custody battles.

Nicholas Pouch of southwest Washington runs an organic farm and glassblowing studio. In 2007, Pouch’s former partner tipped off a drug task force who raided his property, according to The Oregonian.

The criminal charges were dropped, but his former partner still cited the incident in an effort to win custody over their two boys.

Pouch has only been able to see his children under supervised visits twice a month at a neutral house in Olympia.

Pouch uses medical marijuana to treat pain from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome aggravated by glassblowing, and a shoulder that frequently pops out of its socket.

Pouch is in complete accordance with the law. According to several states’ laws, including Washington’s, complying patients “shall not be penalized in any manner, or denied any right or privilege.” If this were held to be true in Washington, Pouch’s former partner would not have been able to cite his medical marijuana use in a custody battle.

An appeals court in Colorado last month ruled that medical marijuana use is not necessarily

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

SPORTS Trubachik joins national track team PSU’s star decathlete headed to Germany

PSU enters new radio broadcast agreement

Robert Seitzinger Vanguard staff

Portland State sports fans will need to adjust their radio dials to listen to Viking football and basketball games this year.

Earlier this month, Portland State athletics entered into a threeyear partnership with Alpha Broadcasting partner station Freedom 970 AM, KXFD-AM, to broadcast PSU football and men’s basketball games.

The new agreement will be an improvement to the athletic program’s previous radio partnership with Salem Communications station KPDQ, as KXFD broadcasts at a higher wattage and with higher ratings.

As part of the Portlandbased Alpha Broadcast Group, which includes KINK-FM, KUFO-FM, KXTG-FM/95.5 “The Game” and several other stations, Freedom 970 AM will place PSU sports broadcasts among those of Portland’s professional teams.

“PSU Athletics is excited to be part of the Alpha Broadcasting family,” Athletic Director Torre Chisholm said in a statement released by the school. “KXFD will be a great flagship station for PSU football and basketball. KXFD and Alpha will be great partners in spreading excitement and interest for Viking Athletics.

Alpha is home to the state’s premier sports properties in the Blazers, Ducks and Timbers, and now the Portland State Vikings.”

In the same statement, Brian Jennings, Alpha’s director of Talk Programming, said he was “delighted” about the new partnership with Portland State.

“PSU is the largest institution of higher learning in Oregon, and with Alpha’s commitment to local programming, we have taken another step forward in the mission to bring the best local content to our airwaves,” Jennings said.

—Robert Britt

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Nick Trubachik is a locomotive showing no signs of slowing down.

After dominating the decathlon at the conference level in May, Trubachik competed in the NCAA Track and Field Championships and qualified for the U.S. Championships, where his performance earned him a place on the U.S. National Team.

The recent Portland State graduate took home the gold in the decathlon at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in May with 7,390 points—more than 500 points above his nearest competitor. That first-place finish earned him a slot in the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene on June 10-11.

The nationals drew a crowd of nearly 12,000 spectators, a Hayward Field record, and inspired

Trubachik to complete his Viking career by setting a pair of records for himself. His javelin throw of 204 feet, 11 inches marked a personal best and placed him second in the event. He then followed it with a personal best of 4 minutes and 40.92 seconds in the 1,500-meter race.

Trubachik finished in seventh place in Eugene with 7,510 points, enough to send him to the U.S. Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, from June 23–27.

His participation alone in Eugene was groundbreaking. Trubachik was the first male athlete from PSU to compete at the national level since the school moved up to the Division-I level in 1997. The All-American decathlete finished his tenure as a Viking with three school records, two gold medals and four Big Sky Championships on his résumé.

“He knew he was going to be contributing to the legacy, not only to himself but to Portland State,” said his former coach Ronnye Harrison in a press release. “He knows that, and he did it in fine fashion.”

In Des Moines, Trubachik placed

eighth at the U.S. Championships and finished with 7,485 points after entering his second day of competition in 10th place. A topfive finish in four events was the push he needed to earn a slot on the national team. Trubachik will compete with the team in Marburg, Germany, where the U.S. will challenge Germany in the Thorpe Cup, a multi-event competition held in August.

He placed third in the javelin throw in Des Moines, throwing for 192 feet, 10 inches. He also narrowly topped the personal record he set two weeks prior, finishing the 1,500m at 4:40.31.

Trubachik said that though he exhausted his collegiate eligibility, he will continue competing through next year.

“I’ve always been an energetic person and I could get that energy out. I could hang out with my friends and work to my next goal,” he said in a statement released by the school. He later told The Oregonian, “I’m going to take two weeks off and get right back to it.”

Soccer rejuvenated

World cup enters quarter final round

Fans come out of the woodwork for World Cup

Giants fall to minnows in string of World Cup upsets

Tanya Shiffer Vanguard staff

In the land of the gridiron, diamond and hardwood, soccer competes among many American sports for recognition.

Thousands of children from all over the country play the game every year and parents deliver mini-vans full of treats for halftime rejuvenation. But something happens when the kids grow and move beyond school competitions: People forget about soccer.

Then every four years, a worldwide reminder brings them back to the competitive and passionate nature that surrounds the sport.

Welcome to the World Cup, where countries from all over the globe send their best in hopes of claiming global recognition and honor.

Better than any Super Bowl, World Series or Stanley Cup, the World Cup doesn’t get bogged down with the same team dominating the competition.

Players only gets two to three chances for a World Cup title—four if they’re lucky. David Beckham was going to be the first English player to appear in four World Cups, but a ruptured Achilles tendon ended that dream.

This year’s cup is held in South Africa, which poses some viewing challenges to its West Coast viewers.

With early-morning matches, the latest of which begin at 11:30 a.m., watching at home seems to be the only option.

However, pubs have opened at these irregular hours to support public viewing of the action on the South African pitch. The Thirsty Lion in downtown Portland is among the many places to go to watch any and all World Cup matches. Jerseywearing fans join for breakfast, giveaways and the chance to root for their favorite teams.

Though the American squad will not advance into the quarterfinals, the 2010 campaign brought about hope and excitement for a sport that has been largely lost among the crowd.

Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff

Ever since South Africa won the right to host the greatest sporting spectacle—the 2010 FIFA World Cup—the African nation has pulled out all stops to make the tournament a success. And although this is the first time the World Cup has been held in Africa, the tournament has lived up to both onand off-the-field expectations.

Many nations without a rich soccer heritage proved that they can’t be taken for granted by the traditional soccer giants anymore.

The occasional upset by underdogs was a trend observed in the previous two World Cups, but the South Africa tournament has taken it to a whole new level.

It all began on the first day, with Uruguay holding 2006 finalist France to a 0-0 draw, and World Champion Italy had to come from behind to draw 1-1 with Paraguay, another South American underdog.

France lost its other two games in the group stage to Mexico and host South Africa to finish at the bottom of the group. The French team was also involved in off-thepitch controversies involving a player-coach spat and team mutiny.

On the other hand, Italy’s worldrenowned defense—which conceded just two goals in the entire 2006 campaign—let in five goals in the three group games, and the Italian offense lacked the spark and creativity of top play-maker Andrea Pirlo, who

is not playing due to injury. They too finished at the bottom of their group behind minnows New Zealand.

Despite the massive home support from the fans blowing the infamous ear-numbing vuvuzelas, South Africa became the first host country to not make it to the next round.

Perhaps the most anticipated match of group play was the clash between the U.S. and England.

Bob Bradley’s talented team took full advantage of the goalkeeping howler by England’s Robert Green, to holding their more fancied opponents to a 1-1 draw.

Despite being on the wrong end of a few bad calls by the match officials, a last-minute injury–time strike by forward Landon Donovan propelled the U.S. to the top of their group with a win over Algeria.

In other groups, favorites Argentina, Brazil, Netherlands and Portugal qualified for the Round of 16 without breaking much of a sweat, but first-ranked Spain and powerhouse Germany had to each overcome 1-0 defeats in their groups in order to qualify. Ghana was the only African country to make it through the group stages.

In their Round of 16 game against Ghana, the U.S. squad came from behind to draw level against Ghana, but eventually went down 1-2 in extra time.

In their Round of 16 match, England’s fans were left to wonder about what could have been after a Frank Lampard goal was disallowed despite the ball being over the line against Germany, who won 4-1. In the aftermath, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has promised to look into

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World Cup: Jozy Altidore (right) of the U.S. team battles with Slovenian player Bosjan Cesar for position in front of the net. The U.S. won 1-0.

adopting goal-line technology to avoid similar errors in the future.

In other pre-quarterfinal matches, Brazil, Argentina and Netherlands each prevailed against their opponents. Surprisingly all four South American teams, including Paraguay, made it through to be among the final eight. In the last match of the round, Spain became the first team to score a goal against neighbors Portugal in the World Cup, and the lone goal was enough to see the European Champions through.

In the quarterfinals, Brazil takes on Netherlands on July 2 in a repeat of the 1998 semis, while Diego Maradona’s Argentina squad faces a young German team on July 3. Uruguay takes on Ghana and Paraguay faces Spain in the other two quarterfinal clashes.

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