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Here’s one opinion on it! pg. 7

Turn the quirk up to 11 with ‘Stargirl’. pg. 10

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NEWS

TIME FOR A TUNE-UP Preventative health care strategies at PSU ALESYA IZOITA

The stress of finals week has taken its toll on the student body at Portland State.

Now with summer in the air, it’s time to start thinking about physical tune-ups.

Preventative health care plays an important role in overall well-being and for students at PSU, the Center for Student Health and Counseling is a resource.

The United States, compared to other countries, has always lagged in preventative health care. The national systems of comparable developed nations place heavy emphasis on prevention.

“Some people joke that our health care system should be called a medical care system because it tends to focus more on after the fact, when you need medical care, rather than trying to keep people healthy,” said PSU professor of community health Dr. Karen Seccombe.

The Affordable Care Act implemented some provisions to encourage preventative care.

Often people tap into insurance and only search for doctors in medical emergencies.

Yet insurance can aid in a much broader way by utilizing preventative care options, which may reduce the bigger health problems that arise from neglect.

You down with PPO? Health care professionals and insurance experts at SHAC offer advice for keeping bodies and minds at optimal performance levels with minimal out-of-pocket costs.

Full-time students at PSU are required to have health insurance, and those who do not want to use the student plan must submit a waiver that shows comparable coverage.

Without a waiver, students are automatically enrolled in the PSU Student Health Insurance Plan. Students who were covered for spring quarter will retain coverage through summer at no additional charge.

Students enrolled in five or

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STUDENT HEALTH AND COUNSELING (SHAC) PROVIDES support for the physical and mental health of students and the campus community

more in-load credits for the summer term are charged a student health fee—not part of insurance coverage or charges—which provides them access to many of SHAC’s medical, counseling, dental and testing services.

Spring and summer insurance coverage runs until midnight on Sept. 19, 2015.

Check yo’self before you wreck yo’self SHAC’s Medical Director, Dr. Mark Bajorek, finds that most students are stressed, and when the mind is stressed, the body revolts.It is difficult for health care workers at PSU to provide fixed advice due to the diversity of age and lifestyle in the PSU student body.

“People work for PSU, they teach something else, they have jobs and then they come in for classes,” Bajorek said. “They are juggling a lot and don’t have time built into their life to get things checked out.”

When it comes to physicals, Bajorek suggested directed exams that are either agespecific or focused on family history. If there has been cancer or diabetes in the fam-

ily, that should be monitored.

Many students have not had a physical in five years, according to Bajorek.

Snoozefest Adequate sleep is also important for preventing illness.

“Pay attention to your head. If you’re not getting sleep, your immune system is shit,” Bajorek said. “If you’re not getting enough sleep, it’s hard to concentrate. There are probably a lot of awesome midnight discussions in college, but eighty percent of the time, try to get sleep because it really helps everything else fall into place.”

Getting enough sleep may sound unrealistic while in college, but sleep deficits are very damaging to overall health. Bajorek recommended seven to eight hours per day, even if it’s 2–10 a.m. When people don’t get enough sleep, for instance, sometimes the body perceives fatigue as hunger so they end up eating when they really need to rest.

Seeing is believing Studying means spending countless hours staring into

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computer screens; therefore, eye care is critical. Hendrix & McGuire Optical takes PSU’s insurance and Dr. Nancy Buset treats many students.

There are a couple different options to promote eye health. One method is called the 20/20/20 rule.

“Every 20 minutes, you should take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away to let your eyes relax. You can also add 20 blinks to rejuvenate the tears on the surface of the eye,” Buset said.

Another approach implements anti-reflective coating filters on glasses to reduce glare and reflection, particularly from screens and monitors that cast a blue glow.

The use of filters is still being studied, but there is suspicion that a computer’s blue light has an effect similar to ultraviolet light, which increases the risk of cataract degeneration.

There is a possibility the blue cast from screens may cause the same trouble over a lifetime of use. Some of the new anti-reflective coatings help reduce that blue light.

Aetna covers 20 percent of the anti-reflective add-on to prescription glasses, bringing the out-of-pocket cost to $120.

You are what you eat The nutritional recommendations for eye care are the same as the recommendations for general health.

Eat a lot of vegetables, particularly leafy greens like spinach, kale and broccoli. The green pigment includes many essential vitamins such as vitamin K, which some doctors believe promotes eye health.

In the Pacific Northwest, there are large chunks of time without sunlight so it’s important to get adequate vitamin D, either through dairy products or supplements. At least 1,000–2,000 units per day can help with mood and bone density.

Get some exercise every day to keep the circulatory system in good shape. Avoid tobacco smoke and ultraviolet exposure, because they are age accelerators which make the whole body get old, including the eyes.

A routine eye exam is recommended every two years.

Many vision problems don’t have symptoms upfront and catching them early may prevent a lot of problems.

Students often go to SHAC with headaches in the brow area. That is a vision headache, which usually means they are straining at their comput-

ers or over homework. The 20/20/20 rule and some light prescription glasses can help alleviate that.

Relax, don’t do it, when you want to go to it The Mind Spa is a space at SHAC for students to rejuvenate through biofeedback, light therapy or a chair massage at no charge.

Biofeedback is a technique which promotes relaxation, helps to reduce and manage stress by harnessing mental power, and increases selfawareness.

The Light Therapy Alcove is equipped with soft pillows and light that mimics natural sunlight. The radiant power of light is known to have numerous health benefits, which support the immune system and balance mood.

The 15-minute chair massage session is a therapeutic way to lower anxiety and cortisol levels, and to increase the production of delta waves, which relax the brain.

Bajorek recommended finding awaytoputalidonallthestressors.

“Stop worrying about everything that’s going on and relax for half an hour before those things start causing jaw aches and disturbing sleep,” Bajorek said.

Learn more about health resources at pdx.edu/shac

NEWS

CLEANTECH CHALLENGE SEMIFINALISTS ADVANCE TO DEVELOP PROTOTYPES

ELIZABETH HENDRICKSON

The semifinalists for the Third Annual 2015 Portland State Cleantech Challenge have been announced. These semifinalists are each given $2,500 to fund a prototype over the summer, along with mentorship and workspace.

In the PSU Cleantech Challenge—which is presented by Wells Fargo—students, faculty and staff brainstorm a creative solution that would benefit resource conservation. Contestants from a variety of disciplines submit innovations.

“PSU has a robust engineering program, so in the past, we’ve seen a lot of strong engineering-focused concepts,” said Quinn Read, the program manager of the Cleantech Challenge and the PSU Center for Entrepreneurship. “I think the ‘tech’ part of Cleantech is a little intimidating for students in other disciplines.

But Cleantech is defined pretty broadly for the purposes of our competition:

CRIME BLOTTER

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Smith Memorial Student Union

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WARRANT ARREST

An anonymous caller complained about a woman on the first floor of SMSU at about 5:17 p.m. Officers Brian Rominger and Sergeant Robert McCleary arrested the individual because she had three warrants for her arrest. She was taken to the Multnomah County Detention Center.

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CAR PROWL

A student reported that his car was broken into and his suit in a garment bag was stolen. Surveillance cameras captured a blond male leaving the southwest exit with four bags at 4:10 a.m. He carried a black handbag, blue backpack, black backpack and what looked like the garment bag, according to Officer Gary Smeltzer.

The case was closed due to insufficient leads.

WARRANT ARREST

CRIMNAL TRESPASS ARREST

A man was found to have two misdemeanor warrants. When Officers Rominger and Shawn McKenzie attempted to arrest the man, he tried to flee the area and “passively resist arrest.” He was taken to the Multnomah County Detention Center on his warrants and Criminal Trespass II.

Officer Chris Fischer contacted a male and female who were previously excluded from campus.

The male was legally restrained from the female; a special note was attached to the order, “if cordial with each other and nonviolent.” The male fled from Officer Fischer but was stopped, and

Urban Plaza

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any product, process or service that contributes to a healthier planet.”

This year’s competition brought in environmental solutions from 13 teams. Six of those teams were selected to receive additional funding.

The judging panel received submissions from PSU, University of Portland, Reed College, Oregon Institute of Technology and Catlin Gabel, a Portland independent K–12 school.

“We had five schools in the competition, which increased the diversity of the applications we received,” Read said.

“One happy side effect of including other schools—especially liberal arts institutions like Reed and [UP]—is that we saw some really cool consumer product and business ideas coming from students outside of the tech mainstream.”

“For example, We have a semifinalist making beautiful audio equipment from reclaimed materials, and one developing bilingual bird

identification flashcards and a companion website to make birding accessible to underserved communities.” Read continued.

This was the first year the Cleantech Challenge was open not only to participants from PSU, but to people from colleges and universities across the entire Portland area. The PSU Cleantech Challenge is expected to be statewide by 2017.

On the competition’s expansion, Read said, “I think the impact was one hundred percent positive! Increased competition raises the caliber of the applications and that benefits everyone.”

Semifinalists will submit their summer’s progress on their idea on Sept. 9 at the Oregon BEST FEST. This year’s Cleantech Challenge semifinalists are: From OIT, Nick Carew, Nicholas Babcock, Michael Bettis and Elliott Weinberg for an anaerobic digester with a water distillation sys-

tem to process wastes and to improve sanitary conditions for rural, developing world communities.

From Reed, Esther Forbyn with bilingual bird identification flashcards and an associated website.

From PSU, Ben Hendrickson, Joshua Olsen, Dr. Morley Blouke and Nick Day with efficient solar-power delivery systems.

From Catlin Gabel, Ben Kitoko with an aesthetically pleasing, compostable composting bin.

Also from PSU, Trevor Leake, Greg Morris and Derick Thomas with a dronemounted water collection system to be used in field water sampling.

From UP, Matthew Musgrave with reclaimed, environmentally friendly audio equipment and an accompanying environmental restoration business model.

More information about the competition can be found at pdx.edu/clean-challenge.

Weeks of June 20–June 27 both individuals were issued trespassing citations.

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FELONY WARRANT ARREST

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A suspicious person was sleeping in the lobby at 1:19 a.m. Officers David Baker and Denae Murphy contacted the non-student who “was evasive and refused to identify himself.” The officers arrested him for Criminal Trespass II. They then discovered his felony warrant for sexual assault with bail set at $750,000. He also had a misdemeanor warrant for Theft III. He was arrested and taken to the Multnomah County Detention Center.

He is excluded from Portland State and flagged as resisting arrest with “an extensive criminal history, including robbery, unlawful possession

of a weapon, fraud, theft, etc.”

ATTEMPTED UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Parkway Residence Hall

While a woman was working in the morning near the dumpsters, she saw a man dumpster diving. When she got into her car an hour later, the man yelled and knocked on the window while trying to open the passenger-side door.

She drove off immediately.

Officer James Dewey checked the area after her report but did not find the man.

EXCLUSION

Walk of Heroines

After receiving a complaint at 7:30 a.m. about a transient sleeping in the area, Officer Dewey conducted a welfare check and found a man pulling up his pants near a tree. He “immediately apologized and

said, ‘I couldn’t hold it.’” When asked what he was doing, he said, “I really had to go. I have irritable bowel syndrome, so if I hadn’t gone there, it could have been three days before I could go.” Officer Dewey issued an exclusion, then requested facilities clean up the human feces.

JUNE 26

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Montgomery Parking Lot

Officers David Troppe and Smeltzer were dispatched on a report that two men were throwing glass bottles at PSU parking enforcement officers at 1 p.m. One of the officers said he did not think the men intended to hit the officers.

They were both arrested.

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STUDENT CONDUCT

Montgomery Residence Hall

A male and female were fighting in the elevator and “sounds of slapping” were reported to Officers Troppe and Smeltzer at 1 a.m. They conducted an area check and found that the couple had been kicked out of the nearby Plaid Pantry on SW Mill. The officers returned to Montgomery and spoke with a student witness, who said “she went to the [fourth] floor and saw the female pushing the male against the wall with her hand over her mouth.”

She stated the male said he was autistic and was going through nicotine withdrawals, and that he “kept slapping himself as he ran out of the building.” Resident Life staff said it could be new residents who fit the description. Officers left a voicemail with the male they suspected was involved in the incident.

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OPINION

THE PATH TO BECOMING BILINGUAL IS DARK AND FULL OF TERRORS OR MAYBE JUST LOTS OF TRIAL AND ERROR The Bigger Picture

by Brenden Leary

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My interest in foreign languages started when I was in the eighth grade. My classmates and I had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. to visit some of the greatest museums and historic areas that exist in our country today. During our tour of the National Archives & Records Administration, I had the pleasure of meeting our tour guide, Buzz.

Buzz was adamant on telling us before the tour that he was fluent in 22 languages, something most of us couldn’t believe at first or care too much about. He gave all of us a moment to say whatever we desired in any language and he would try to reply. As the rest of my class’ focus turned

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finding the “clue” in the Declaration of Independence from National Treasure (thank you for the false hopes, Nicolas Cage), my friend and I decided to see if this jolly old man was the real deal or just talking out of his ass. I jokingly asked in Spanish where the bathroom was, as it was the only thing I knew besides English, and he replied in Spanish.

We then asked for him to say, “How are you?” in 22 languages. He started with Spanish, then proceeded to use languages spoken from a multitude of areas in the world, all with eloquence and ease.

My friend, being from Poland, decided to ask in Polish how he was able to learn all of those languages. He simply answered back, “You just have to use it.”

His response has stuck with me. My reason for pursuing a Bachelor of Arts was partly due to my fascination with Buzz, the first true linguaphile I’ve ever met. With two years of Spanish and an upcoming trip to the Basque

Country, I’ve come to understand how valuable his answer was and how critical it is for students studying another language. As Business Insider once explained, the true problem with linguistic studies is “treating language as an object, something you learn about, rather than as a skill, something you do.”

Even though we humans have had the ability to communicate using languages since our baby-gibberish days, it’s also known that as aging adults, we do have a disadvantage to acquiring other languages since our mighty brains begin to lose their juices. With bundles of new information being dropped on students in other academic fields, it’s tough to make quality practice time for linguistics. For linguistics, it’s less about studying like you would for a history or science class and more about trial-anderror and learning through experience and mistakes.

As all of my 200-level Spanish syllabuses have stated, “Active participation is critical. Active participation means leaving your comfort zone to take risks with the language, asking questions, answering thoroughly, listening to others and following along attentively in class. Active participation is essential to making progress in learning a language and is therefore required.”

Now, as a more introverted individual, I never found answering a question in a foreign language in front of 30 or 40 people to be my favorite activity. Since it was 30

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percent of my overall grade, I stuttered my poorly conjugated responses and trudged along.

It came as a surprise to me how beneficial this process of learning has become, but it still isn’t enough to just try in the classroom; you have to envelop yourself in the culture of the language. Find something about the culture that interests you. Whether it be food, sports, music, art or something else, you have to incorporate it into your everyday life. I cannot begin to describe how many times I’ve become lost in translation when watching telenovelas or fútbol matches. I’ve even told my favorite Mexican food cart to only speak to me in Spanish when I come (and holy hell, she has taken that to a whole new level). It’s stressful at first, but as you practice and continue learning, those random phrases you can barely make out start becoming sentences you can understand.

bilingual. A writer from the New York Times said it best when writing about learning French, saying, “I used to joke that I spoke French like a three-year-old, until I met a French three-year-old and couldn’t hold up my end of the conversation.”

What he said has so much truth to it. You think all those late nights studying tenses and vocabulary will be your ticket to mastering it, but you’ll surely be dumbfounded when you realize that learning about a language is half the battle.

Overall, I believe the PSU language department is on the right track when addressing these issues. They encourage participation in every class and try to challenge students with further developing their grammar and vocabulary—but they could still use improvement. I would hope for more activities outside the classroom, such as class trips to go order food, working

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with others that may know the language you’re learning while they’re learning English, or

even having current event discussions at the beginning of every class.

I encourage everyone to become bilingual. We live in a world lead by globalization and it’s going to get even harder to keep up with what’s going on. You’ll learn a lot about your work ethic and maybe even be inspired to experience some of these languages in their countries of origin.

As I think of what Buzz told me—and also about how he was probably a huge babe magnet back in his prime days—I think it’s time to challenge everyone and myself to continue taking that next step of linguistic learning.

OPINION

LEGALIZED POT: MORE GOOD THAN BAD The Campus Oracle

by Nathan Anderson

So marijuana is being legalized in Oregon.

I spent a good long while asking myself if this was a good thing or a bad thing. My initial reaction was that it’s a bad thing.

When I was growing up, I knew a lot of people who smoked weed, and most of them were ordinary citizens who held down jobs, paid their bills and stayed out of trouble. But a couple of people I knew were glaring exceptions to this: People who spent their lives on the fringes of acceptable society and who seemed to view committing criminal acts as somehow exercising political statements. With the enthusiasm of Dick Cheney torturing innocent civilians, these people partook in copious amounts of recreational drugs, most notably pot. I succumbed to the fallacy that these individuals who lived on the lowest rungs of society lived this way because they smoked pot all day, rather than accepting the reality. These people were losers because, well, they were losers. Pot had nothing to do with it.

Two people I know were recently diagnosed with cancer.

Against their doctor’s advice, these two individuals managed to procure for themselves a concoction made of cannabis oil in capsule form that True Believers claim heals all sorts of ills.

One of these individuals claim the capsules eliminated the side effects of chemotherapy and thus allowed her to complete the treatment regimen; today, she is cancer-free. The other individual was given 12 months to live—that was over two years ago and she is still here and living more or less as she was prior to the diagnosis. While I am well aware that two anecdotes do not equal data, I’m convinced these mixtures helped my friends.

Thus the pendulum swung in favor of decriminalization. The losers of society are losers not because of weed and those that use it responsibly use it, well, responsibly.

However, the pendulum swings back. A while back, a car was speeding through the city after dark when it hit, of all things, a full-grown deer. The two young men who were in the car jumped out and immediately began to laugh hysterically, pointing at the freshly dead pile of bloody flesh and making Bambi’s mom jokes. When two passersby (guess who one of them was) stopped and asked these two young men if they were OK, they began to laugh even harder, and one made a comment that they had just smoked a bowl and were extremely glad they had finished—hitting the deer while smoking might have resulted in the unfortunate loss of bud. The car appeared totaled, with the front grill and radiator completely ripped off and the front of the engine exposed to the street light. The two young men obviously cared only about the sanctity of their marijuana supply, and laughed at the life they had just taken. The two passersby went on their way, quietly asking each other how these two would have responded had they hit a pedestrian.

So I return to my previous uncertainty. Pot causes people to be stupid. That is hardly up for debate. How stupid and how long that stupidity lasts is quite another question, not only open to debate but likely completely unanswerable. Our society tackled that question when the dangers of drinking and driving were first becoming apparent, and there is no reason to think such measures can’t and won’t be applied to weed.

The die is cast, and history marches on. What was once the evil weed has become little more than a rather stinky and still somewhat socially unacceptable mild substitute for alcohol.

Clearly the mass insanity and huge crime waves that we were warned about in decades past were nothing but the fantasies of fear-mongering conservatives. Weed is now legal; some people will abuse it, some will ignore it and others will use it for medicinal purposes or to relax now and again. And all this can be done without fear of a jail sentence. The civic benefits of fewer pot convictions and less resources dedicated to fighting its use are self-evident. Arguably, all of this is better than what has been in place for decades by declaring weed illegal: unregulated and untaxed production, drug wars, long prison sentences for nonviolent offenders and users being considered societal outcasts.

I’ve never smoked pot and absolutely never will. I person-

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ally find a nice bottle of Château Latour the perfect way to relax after a day of academic toil, but clearly others find a joint more to their liking. To each their own. And it’s a good thing that each’s own is becoming legal.

KAYLA TOWNSLEY

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COVER

A-pot-calypse Now! Tools for surviving legal weed

by Colleen Leary

Oregonians voted in November 2014 to legalize recreational marijuana, and the time has come for the Grim Reefer to slink out of the shadows and into the light.

Recreational weed in Oregon is legal July 1.

You may be asking, “Hasn’t it been legal all along?” Sure, Oregon’s enforcement of the wacky tobaccy has been pretty lax compared to the rest of the country, with weed decriminalized since the ’70s, but now it’s official. That doesn’t mean it’s a weed-forall free-for-all. Here’s what you need to know before you go dabbing it up all Willie Nelson.

1) Smoke it, don’t sell it—and don’t buy it This rule will probably cause the most problems in this new frontier of legal weed: You can’t legally buy it or sell it yet, but you can share or give it away. Licensed recreational retail shops aren’t likely to open until mid-2016. If you’re not going to grow your own, you better hope you have some generous friends.

So, legally, this is not a way for you to get on the fast track to your first million—though it’d be pretty cool to pay off your student loans with weed money. The Oregon Legislature recently approved the sale of recreational weed at medical dispensaries starting in October, but until then no one is supposed to be profiting off this new freedom.

2) None for the children Recreational weed is still off-limits if you’re under 21. Sorry kiddos, you’ll have to wait a few years to partake. This means your twenty-first birthday will be extra special when you can buy a six-pack and smoke a joint with no cares in the world.

3) Friends don’t let friends toke and drive Do not puff, puff, pass on by an officer while partaking in your car. Driving and smoking is not only illegal, it’s also dumb. Take an Uber, walk or find a sober friend.

Driving while stoned can result in a Driving Under the Influence charge. So far, it’s pretty vague how the OLCC and police plan to enforce this law.

4) Keep it off the streets You can only use recreational marijuana at your own home or on private property where you have explicit permission.

Public use is illegal.

Basically, that means you can smoke in your house or your friends’ houses, but everywhere else is fair game to be bothered by the long arm of the law.

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6) Try your hand as a gardener

The OLCC says you can possess up to 8 ounces of “usable” marijuana in your home and up to 1 ounce outside the home. Usable means dried, trimmed and smokable weed.

The definition includes leaves, so having a bunch of trim at your house in addition to 8 ounces of flowers might be problematic in the eyes of the law. Don’t worry, 8 ounces is more than enough for one person who is not selling, even if that person is a permastoner.

You can grow up to four plants per residence, as long as you can’t see it from the street.

You’ll still want to be careful about this if you’re a renter.

Landlords have the authority to ban growing activities, just like they can ban pets and cigarette smoking. Also, growing can be expensive. Since we’re not supposed to be selling it, this could be a difficult hobby to maintain.

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7) You can’t take it with you You can’t travel with marijuana into or out of Oregon—even if you’re headed to fellow legal states like Washington and Colorado.

There won’t be any marijuana-infused burgers or pies popping up on your favorite restaurant menus any time soon. The law says you can make edible products at home or receive them as gifts, but you’re not supposed to use them in public.

Though we’ve reached the day for legal weed, the OLCC still has a lot of work to do before the recreational system is ready to roll. The passing of Measure 91 authorized the OLCC to tax, license and regulate weed, but it won’t be accepting license and grower applications until January 2016. The regulation and future of edibles, oil, wax and other concentrates is still hazy. So feel free to recreate after July 1, but be smart when navigating this new—and vague—system.

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ARTS & CULTURE

‘STARGIRL’ IS THE ORIGINAL MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRL LISA DUNN

self. When we meet Leo, he’s a sweet

Fifteen yea r s ag o, Britney Spears dominated the airwaves. Justice was still called Limited Too. Y2K, it turns out, was a total bunk, and I was just starting to suspect that I was not like other kids.

I was about to start middle school. I rocked a puffy silver coat, butterfly clips in my hair and constantly broken glasses. I had just quit soccer, so I was growing quite the belly. I also forgot how to socialize.

While other people were developing their interests in the opposite sex, I was sitting at home playing Neopets and writing Harry Potter fan fiction.

In a town of 10,000, where you go to school with the same 200 people from the time you’re in diapers to the time you slink away to Rutgers and develop a drinking problem, it’s hard to be a potbellied, Harry Potter–obsessed weirdo.

I started to feel selfconscious to the point of barely functioning. It was that typical pre-teen angst—which is totally a thing I didn’t make up—of just wanting to belong. And then something wonderful happened: Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli was published.

Narrated by a shy, under-the-radar teenager named Leo Borlock, Stargirl, at its heart, is a story about being your own bad

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little kid who collects porcupine neckties and lives in Pennsylvania. Then he and his family move to the repressively conformist town of Mica, Arizona, and the porcupine neckties are put to rest.

At the beginning of Leo’s junior year of high school, wacky costume-wearing, ukulele-playing Stargirl comes to Mica Area High School—a place where no one stands out—and dares to be weird.

The school is tragically conformist and needs a good kick in the boring old pants. Stargirl is that kick.

She sings “Happy Birthday” to people she’s never met, she leaves notes of encouragement for perfect strangers, she wears pioneer-era costumes and she cheers for both teams at basketball games. She gets the school worked up into an individualization frenzy and she inspires Leo to think outside the box.

Stargirl borders on manic pixie dream girl territory: She’s quirky to a fault and she seems to exist to help Leo become bolder in his individuality and see the beauty in life. I mean, for the first two-thirds of the book, we really only see her crazy clothes and cartwheels.

She actually dances in the rain and I can practically see the Zooey Deschanel bangs sprouting from her head. It’s a little bit troubling to see this as a model for relationship dynamics for young readers.

But eventually the school

turns on her quirk. Leo begs her to act normal so she won’t be a social outcast anymore. She complies and we start to see her emotional complexity. Well, some of it.

We f i n d o u t t h a t Stargirl is, in fact, Susan Caraway, a mousy girl from a relatively average family. Susan tries her best to fit in for Leo’s sake, wearing normal clothes and participating in school clubs, but in the end she realizes that she’s Stargirl, not Susan, and she decides to be true to herself.

The ending, though important to the message— “You do you, boo”—is still too close to the manic pixie dream girl trope for my liking. Stargirl is very much still a concept because her attempt to be normal, and subsequent decision to be herself, is conveyed in shallow terms: the clothes she wears and the things she does, not how she feels or the motivations for her actions.

To boot, almost as soon as we start seeing the person behind Stargirl, she and her family move away. The mystery of the manic pixie dream girl is contained. To be fair to Spinelli, Stargirl is narrated by a 16-year-old boy who might not exactly have the ability to see Stargirl as anything more than a concept, but I wish he had acknowledged as much in the book.

Spinelli wrote a sequel in 2007 called Love, Stargirl, which is from Stargirl’s perspective. In it, we get a three-dimensional picture of her: her home life, her motivations for the costumes and her emotional response to Leo’s rejection.

It almost reads like an afterthought: “Whoops, forgot to mention that

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Stargirl is a person and not just a concept, so here’s this.” But it’s better late than never. Stargirl as a narrator finally enjoys the same melancholy humor and thoughtfulness that Spinelli pours into all of his other characters.

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Overall, Stargirl is a sweet, well-written book that, at times, suffers a bit from exposition. But that’s coming from a 25-year-old reading a book for 12-yearolds, so take that with a grain of salt.

Spinelli, who authored the

likes of Maniac Magee and Crash, has a particular gift for making his readers feel warm and fuzzy inside. Stargirl is especially adept at inducing the fuzzies—especially in kids who feel like they’re forced to be a bunch of Leos when they really want to be Stargirls.

ARTS & CULTURE

HOW TO THROW A POOL PARTY THAT DOESN’T SUCK MORIAH NEWMAN

BYOB is a perfectly acceptable approach to any large-scale pool party.

School is out, summer is upon us and the season to gather around swimming pools and water holes has begun.

If you’re lucky enough to have a pool in your backyard or apartment complex, chances are that word will get out and you’ll soon find yourself hosting pool parties: The challenge is how to host one that doesn’t suck.

We’ve all been there: The party where the food ran out way too soon, there was nothing cold to drink and people were more caught up in working on their tan lines than actually goofing off in the pool.

That is the type of pool party to avoid.

Here are a few easy and fun solutions for hosting

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the perfect summer gettogether.

Thinking about hosting a pool party extravaganza?

Plan accordingly. While it’s certainly not expected of you to have enough food to feed a pool full of hungry company, it should be your responsibility as a host to provide the main dish, whether that be burgers, kebabs or whatever you choose to prepare.

Asking guests to bring sides, salads and drinks is perfectly acceptable, so don’t be shy in delegating what foods to bring.

As a host, there’s no way you’re going to be able to relax and enjoy the party if you’re running around trying to feed everyone or prepare a five-course meal single-handedly!

We all know alcohol can get expensive, especially if you’re expecting a large crowd, but showing up to a pool party with no cold beverages is just plain rude. Bottles of water, soda or iced tea are cheap and yummy alternatives to providing cases of beer or liquor.

Bringing your own beer is a pretty standard rule of thumb, so asking guests to bring their own special beverages, either for themselves or for communal consumption, is also acceptable. Because let’s be real, no one wants to show up to a dry pool party.

As a host, it’s your job to make sure people are having a good time and enjoying themselves, but keep this in mind: You are not their babysitter. It’s not your responsibility to give

MAKE SURE TO HAVE A BACKUP PLAN for games and other activities to keep the party moving; water pistols come to mind.

them a schedule of outlined activities or tell them to have more fun. Have a few games in mind if there’s a lull in conversation or to amp up the party energy.

Organize water Olympics or other exciting water activities. No one comes to a designated pool party just to suntan on the side or gently glide through calm, glistening water. Get your guests excited!

Water Olympics, water challenges, water beer pong or obstacle courses offer endless entertainment and an exciting excuse to enter the water. Make water festivities a challenging yet fun competition, and even consider offering prizes to winning teams.

Think blow-up pool toys are just for kids? Think

again. Water seesaws or bumper boats offer hours of slippery fun and are a musthave for any kind of pool party extravaganza. For even more fun, adult-size hamster balls for the pool make a great sporting event.

Plus everyone gets to see you inside a giant, inflatable ball. There’s nothing better.

Additionally, placing blowup sharks in strategic locations to give your guests a little scare is never a bad idea. In fact, it should be mandatory.

Is there a blank wall on the side of your house or somewhere in your backyard? Perfect! Projecting a water-themed movie once the sun goes down is a fun and relaxing way to transition into phase two of the most epic pool party.

Guests can relax in or out of the water while waterthemed films such as Finding Nemo, Titanic, Jaws, Cast Away, Hunt for Red October or Moby Dick, among others, are being projected for entertainment.

Still have those inflatable sharks hanging around?

Good. Finding moments in the movie to sneak up on friends with your shark pal is bound to create an uproar and keep the energy alive. Plan surprise attacks throughout the night just for kicks and giggles. We all know that the main reason people love attending parties of any kind is to watch someone else do something stupid, laugh at them and later share that moment on social media. Shark attacks are the perfect excuse.

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EVENT CALENDAR JOHN PINNEY

June 30

Food for Thought

12 p.m.

The Old Church, Kinsman Hall

This free jam session (while you eat your brown-bag jam and peanut butter sandwich) will allow you to pick the brain of composer Aaron Jay Kernis and others as music and the creative process is discussed. FREE

Rob Thomas

7:30 p.m.

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Tickets start at $95 The guy that leads Matchbox 20 has revived his solo career, and at least the Arlene Schnitzer seems to be giving his new world tour a sort of glowing review.

Fun fact: One of my favorite Rob Thomas stories is about the midnight karaoke duet with Dave Holmes (one of my heroes) where they sang “Islands in the Stream”.

Trio of Music

tion of works from Brahms, Bach and Kernis will uplift your spirit and will also premiere the new Kernis string quartet song (or group, I can’t tell which), “River.”

July 1

Willamette Park Full Moon Paddle 8–10 p.m.

Willamette Park

Another part of the universally loved chamber music festival, this celebration and collabora-

July 2

Waterfront Blues Festival Weekend Waterfront Park

Registration is free, but there is also a donation page for the estuary partnership, which this supports. I can attest to the fact that the river will not mutate you (I was on the Jetboats this week and still have the appropriate number of limbs and eyes) and that you’re quite likely to have fun. No paddling experience is necessary and it could be both a really cool and a really spooky time. No one under age five, please. FREE

The North American Indian Central Library (third floor) Free

8 p.m Lincoln Hall

plicity and the struggle of the Native American life, though the specifics of tribes and themes are unknown. This should be both a powerful testament and a good learning lesson for any curious person. FREE

Featuring a display of photos from the first third of the 20th century, this documentation will take patrons through the sim-

This festival is a mixture of blues, beers and civic pride. Local talent mixes with local tasty treats and even allows you a safe and less-crowded space to watch Fourth of July fireworks. This iconic event is quickly becoming a Portland classic, so it’s a not to miss event happening from today through July 5, even if blues aren’t your specific thing.

Wight Glass

6 p.m.

Shaffer Fine Art Gallery One of the First Thursday events, this presentation of glass sculptures by David Wight will amaze you with his passion and prowess. David is known for his unique style of glass sculpting, creating movement and energy

in a somewhat stationary medium.

July 3

Cannabis Legalization Celebration 2 p.m.

MCF Craft Brewing Systems Fee: $40

Cannabis is pretty legit here in Oregon. A lot of people really like it, though I am not one of those people since I have an allergy to it. If you’re one of the pro-cannabis crowd, this legit festival will have legal samples, vendors, vapo demos and alcohol. No outside cannabis will be allowed in.

Gays in the Park 7:30 p.m.

Director Park

One of the great summer traditions in Portland is free music at Director Park, and this evening the Portland Gay Symphonic Band and Rose City Swing will treat the audience to an Independence Day celebration that’s sure to stir patriotic and maybe queer yearnings in your soul. FREE

July 4

HAPPY AMERICAN FANATACISM DAY Note: When setting off fireworks or going to fireworks displays, please be aware that fireworks may set off PTSD in both veterans and most dogs.

Thank you.

Red Stars at Portland Thorns 11 a.m.

Providence Park

Kick your patriotic rear into gear with a battle between the Chicago Red Stars soccer group versus the Portland Thorns soccer group. I don’t know much about sports. I’m just glad that Sepp Blatter and Jack Warner are no longer a thing in FIFA.

Portland Craft Beer Fest

June and July in Portland. This one is unique in that it brags about only serving beers brewed within the Portland city limits.

Which begs the question: How far does Portland extend? I know people in Beaverton who consider themselves Portlanders. 21+

July 6

Pioneer Farmers’ Market 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Pioneer Courthouse Square

For those directionally challenged, the Green and Yellow Line from campus both stop across from Pioneer Courthouse Square and the Square can be a great way to experience a little bit of the city. This farmers’ market is almost as big as the one on campus every weekend and also, during the summer, they tend to do live music and sometimes a drive-in movie event. KINK 101.9 radio will be on hand giving away swag. FREE

4–10 p.m.

The Fields Neighborhood Park Fee: $20 at entrance for 10 tickets It would probably be really easy to make a chart of all the beer fests happening between

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PSU FREE OPEN TO PUBLIC 21 & OVER

FEATURED EVENT Hollywood Presents: Rock Operas Hollywood Theater Most at 9:30 p.m. for $8

I am without shame—and legitimately without regret—excited for this series. Three of my favorite campy and classic rock opera movies are playing at the Hollywood (one of my favorite local theaters) and these classics are not to be missed. I can’t vouch for the last classic since I haven’t seen it, but let’s be honest and say it probably rocks.

July 1–3: Purple Rain– Prince figures out why doves cry and then wears a veil while riding a motorcyle.

July 10–11: Phantom of the Paradise– A Faustian bargain leads the girl who would go on to play Janet in the Shock Treatment movie 20TH CENTURY FOX | 1974

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into the throes of the evil lord of the Paradise Disco and the hero’s obsession with both her and his parrot will leave you begging for more.

July 24–25: Pink Floyd’s The Wall– Let’s not pretend like I have to intro this one for you. It’s long, it’s a rock opera, there’s lots of Jesus and Nazi imagery. That guy that played Mario in the Super Mario Brothers movie is in it. Go see it.

July 31–August 1: Streets of Fire– I’ve never seen this one, but I imagine it’s like Chariots of Fire but more about marathon running than running in the Olympics.

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HOROSCOPES

Cancer (June 21–July 22)

JOHN PINNEY

Someone from your past is thinking of you this week and they miss you as much as you miss them. I say, go for it.

Leo (July 23–Aug. 22)

Libra (Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

Excuse me, but do you have a minute to talk about our lord and saviour Crossfit? It will change your life.

Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

Treat yourself this week by going out to eat somewhere that’s a little fancy. Sit at the bar and have a drink, if able, and nibble on your favorite pork chop or seitan loaf.

Aries (March 21–April 19)

Please be responsible this week and don’t leave yours or any other child at an amusement park.

Taurus (April 20–May 20)

Scorpio (Oct. 23–Nov. 21)

Remember that when you Always make sure when buybreak a bone in your body, it Ah, summer! Time to shell ing strawberries at the store Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) out big bucks while traveling that you look at the bottom of Welcome back to the world needs time to heal. Rest and for weddings. Don’t forget the clear basket to make sure after your break-up, Aquari- take care of yourself when that your presence is a pres- they’re not already molding. us. You really are ready to get you need to and you’ll be ent, but also that people reback in the dating pool. Trust much happier. ally like standing mixers. yourself.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

Virgo (Aug. 23–Sep. 22)

All that winter weight you tried to lose is just going to come right back once you get off this juice diet. You shouldn’t have tried the easy way to fitness.

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SPORTS

REMEMBER JULIUS?

CHECKING IN ON THE FORMER VIKING

COMMENTARY BY ALEX MOORE

Remember Julius Thomas?

The basketball/ football player at Portland State who turned into one of the best tight ends in the National Football League? A household name in fantasy football leagues, Thomas gained his notoriety from being one of Peyton Manning’s best receivers in Denver.

Thomas even represented Denver in Super Bowl 2014, which spread his fame even further and also created a matchup between two former Vikings, as Deshawn Shead played for the opposing Seahawks.

Unfortunately for Thomas, his Super Bowl experience didn’t end with him and the rest of his Broncos getting rings. Instead, the arguably number one offense in NFL history put up eight points in a Super Bowl that saw the largest margin of victory

ever for the final game of the season.

As Denver’s star tight end, Thomas finished Super Bowl 2014 with four receptions for 27 yards. It wasn’t much for the pro bowl selection, who had 788 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns over the course of the regular season.

So what’s Julius Thomas up to now?

Last season Thomas’ numbers were down from Denver’s Super Bowl appearing season. He caught the same number of touchdowns, but had 300 less yards. And he started in four less games.

He was on fire through the first five games of the season, catching nine of his twelve touchdowns in that span. But the Broncos offense wasn’t quite the same as the previous season.

All of that experience with Denver was enough to earn

Thomas a five-year, $46-million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Jacksonville, a team that can be described as the polar opposite of Denver, will allow for the next step in Thomas’ career. Instead of being on a team with Hall of Fame experience and veteran leadership that made Thomas the student, the tight end will now become the exact veteran experience that he learned from in Denver.

Jacksonville is a young team. If you need any reason to think Jacksonville is young, look at the quarterback position. Blake Bortles, who will be throwing to Thomas, started 13 games last year. He was the third pick in the NFL draft. Thomas will be catching footballs from a quarterback who has 2,908 yards in his career, instead of 69,691 yards.

The Jaguars will just be another obstacle in Thomas’

career. Playing without Peyton Manning will be about Thomas proving he is worth the contract that Jacksonville gave him.

Also, as a former PSU athlete, Thomas’ story accomplishes more than selfvalidation. It gives more of a voice to any PSU athlete who wants to make it on a professional level. From basketball to football, if you can say anything about the tight end’s career, it’s that he’s constantly working hard to get where he is. Look at his first couple of years in the NFL: he caught only two passes.

He caught over 1,000 yards and 24 touchdowns in the next two seasons.

Keep watching Thomas.

Pick him up in your fantasy league. Maybe don’t turn off a Jaguars game right away like most NFL fans do. Check out Bortles to Thomas first.

FORMER VIKING JULIUS THOMAS playing for the Denver Broncos in 2011.

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BEING HEALTHY HAS A BAD RAP BUT IT CAN CHANGE AND SO CAN YOU COMMENTARY BY JACQUELINE C. BRYAN

HEALTH& WELLNESS Being healthy gets a bad rap. It’s everywhere in society: in advertisements, in conversations, in our thoughts.

We’ve been bombarded with the idea that exercising and eating healthy are for wimps, hippies and people who don’t accept themselves for who they are. Nutritious foods are often labeled as “rabbit food,” and people who exercise are intense, obsessive and self-involved.

Whether we like it or not, these ideas get buried in our subconscious and, with enough exposure, being

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healthy starts to sound like a hassle. More importantly, this gives a negative spin on the actual practice of it. Instead of enjoying the benefits being healthy has to offer, we dread the experience before it happens and hate it while it’s actually happening. It becomes a tiresome experience simply because of the way we feel about it, which makes it harder to actually get out there and do it.

On the same wavelength, we’ve become conditioned to settle for instant gratification. These are where ad-

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dictions, as well as things we know are bad for us, trump all else. Take the example of someone with diabetes who chooses to eat candy bars on a daily basis, rather than leaving them out of

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their diet, knowing the latter will benefit them greatly in the future. Many would rather indulge in that instant gratification of eating a candy bar, despite the consequences, instead of con-

ditioning themselves to cut it in order to live a longer, healthier life.

Things like this happen every day and the more individuals who are exposed to it, the larger the problem becomes.

Change is scary, and adhering to our usual lifestyle feels safe. There’s a little part of our brain that keeps telling us to smoke that cigarette or to just give in to skipping that hike. It can feel impossible to rid ourselves of the things holding us back from becoming the best versions of ourselves. But things don’t have to be that way.

The bottom line is that we have to change our attitude about health. We have to change the way we view it in order to truly benefit from the experiences that come with attaining a healthy life. So much of what we do is greatly affected by the thoughts we have, and the right attitude

makes them not only easier to accomplish but enjoyable as well. Just like anything else in life, your body and mind simply need time to adjust. Eventually, this will become an organic process, and you’ll soon look forward to your daily run or your superhealthy meal plans.

Society, that commercial that you keep seeing, or your disgruntled friend shouldn’t be a factor in your decision to take care of yourself, and neither should those nasty cravings and addictions that don’t seem to want to leave you alone. You can change your attitude and with that, you can be free from the oppressive thoughts telling you that you aren’t capable of that same change.

Don’t dread the things that make you a better person: embrace them. Be part of the movement that says, “Yes, change is possible.”

SPORTS

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP NETS EXCITEMENT IN CANADA COMMENTARY BY PHUOC FRANCIS NGUYEN

On May 29, 2015, Sepp Blatter was re-elected to his fifth term as FIFA President, over Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein of Jordan. The Swiss Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice continue to investigate FIFA with questioning and arrests, and with indictments scheduled.

As a result, Blatter has announced he will resign as president. This scandal has distracted some from the 24 countries who entered the FIFA Women’s World Cup with dreams of holding the prestigious trophy.

Lost in the commotion of the FIFA corruption scandal was the anticipation for the Women’s World Cup, held this year in Canada. The host nation’s team kicked off the tournament on June 6 at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton against China PR. Portland Thorn and former University of Portland Pilot star Christine Sinclair converted a stoppage time penalty to give Canada a 1–0 win and three points to start the competition.

The U.S. Women’s National Team has gone through some changes since Pia Sundhage decided to take over the Swedish National Team in 2012.

Her 91–6–10 record as head coach includes two Olympic gold medals and a secondplace finish at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Tom

Sermanni took over in 2013.

After a win-less Algarve Cup in 2014, the U.S. Soccer Federation decided to hand the reins over to Jill Ellis.

Group D, considered by many experts and analysts as the “Group of Death,” includes the national teams for the United States, Sweden, Australia and Nigeria. This group makes up the teams with the highest combined FIFA rating in the tournament, generally making them the toughest group.

The United States is ranked second, Sweden fifth, Australia tenth and Nigeria thirtythird. Sweden dropped no points in their 10 qualifying matches in their run to get to the World Cup. Australia finished second in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, behind defending World Cup winner Japan, who won the final 1–0.

A story coming into the World Cup was the health of Thorns star Alex Morgan, who was dealing with a bone bruise in her left knee that resulted in missed games for Portland. The United States kicked off group play against the Australian women’s national soccer team—nicknamed the Matildas—at

Winnipeg Stadium on June 8. The U.S. opened in their traditional 4–4–2 formation with Hope Solo in goal.

The defense consisted of Klingenberg, Johnston, Sauerbrunn and Krieger. The midfield consisted of former University of Portland Pilot Megan Rapinoe, plus Lauren Holiday, Carli Lloyd and Christen Press. Sydney Leroux and Abby Wambach made up the forward pairing in attack for the U.S. In the twelfth minute, Rapinoe opened the scoring. The Matildas answered back in the twenty-seventh minute with Lisa De Vanna finishing past Solo. In the sixty-first minute, Press scored her first World Cup goal to put the Americans up 2–1. Rapinoe got a brace in the seventyeighth minute. Portland Thorns Tobin Heath and Alex Morgan came on as subs in the sixty-eighth and seventyninth minutes. Houston Dash midfielder Morgan Brian made her World Cup debut in the eighty-sixth minute. The 3–1 win propelled the U.S. to first in the group.

June 12 would see an en-

counter between Pia Sundhage Sweden’s against her former team, the United States. Her knowledge of the players was well documented in the lead-up to the game.

This resulted in a 0–0 draw with the U.S. The Americans (1–0–1, 4 points) were first in the group after two games.

On June 16, in Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium, the U.S. Women’s National Team wanted to finish first in their group. To guarantee that, they would need to win against Nigeria. Seconds before half-time, Captain Abby Wambach sent a Rapinoe corner kick home with a volley to make it 1–0. That lead would hold and the Americans won Group D with 2–0–1, 7 points.

In the Round of 16 matchup against Colombia, forward Lady Andrade guaranteed a win over the United States.

Colombian goalkeeper Catalina Perez took out Morgan and received a red card, dropping her team down to 10.

Wambach would miss the ensuing penalty kick and Morgan scored in the fifty-third minute to make the game 1–0.

MEGAN RAPINOE in the 2012 London Olympics.

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Rapinoe drew a penalty in the sixty-sixth minute, which Lloyd calmly put in the back of the net, past back-up goalkeeper Stefany Castano. The 2–0 lead would be the final score, putting the U.S. in the quarterfinals against China PR. On June 26, in Ottawa’s Lansdowne Stadium, the anticipated quarterfinal matchup between China PR and the U.S. Women’s National Team took place. The U.S. team was forced to play without their two stalwarts, Rapinoe and Holiday, in midfield. To counter the loss, the team started Alex Morgan with Amy Rodriguez, who had made only one appearance in the 0–0 draw against Sweden.

Morgan Brian and Kelley O’Hara would both come on in the eleventh minute. In the second minute, the lineup paid off with Rodriguez going one and one with the keeper

before sending it wide of goal.

The U.S. dominated the first half with 54 percent possession and 11 total shots, three on-goal. Their opponents were kept to 46 percent possession with four total shots and none on goal.

China, however, kept the game scoreless with their numbers in defense. On a long pass from Johnston, Lloyd leapt higher than her defender and placed the ball in the corner to make the game 1–0 in the fifty-first minute. In the second half, the U.S. raised possession to 56 percent, due to high pressure on defense. The U.S. team would walk off the field with a victory.

The semifinals are up next for the U.S., against number one ranked Germany.

This is the match every soccer spectator has been waiting to see. Kickoff happens June 30 at 4 p.m. in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium.

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