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VOLUME 71 • ISSUE 4 • JULY 19, 2016

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COURTESY OF TONI MASINGALE (MANNING) ON BEHALF OF THE MANNING FAMILY Bill Manning, a former professor at Portland State, passed away in his home after a fight with cancer on Tuesday, July 12. Bill was 73, and taught at PSU for 33 years in the School of Business Administration. He retired from the university in 1999 with emeritus status.

Bill and his wife, Nora, also gave to the city of Portland through volunteer work, including work with the Portland Rose Festival, for which he was named Volunteer of the Year in 2012. Bill also worked with church groups on outdoor activities, such as camping and fishing trips.

In addition to Nora, Bill is also survived by his daughters Toni Masingale, Kelly Summers and Andee

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McNabb, and sons-in-law Daren, Chris and Bill. Bill also parts with nine grandchildren, all from the Portland area. Bill’s brother Jim, also passed, was also a member of the PSU faculty.

Bill also leaves behind many within the PSU community that have been touched by his work and his influence.

Friend and fellow business professor Ellen West wrote to the Vanguard about the faculty’s time with Bill: “He was an amazing friend and colleague and so very positive about life,” West wrote. “He taught us all about taking care of friends and being so supportive of all of us.

And his laugh was one of the best things about him. He did that often and it was wonder-

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fully infectious and so reflective of the amazing person that he was.”

From the family: Those with whom he shared his life and love are invited to attend his Celebration of Life on Saturday, August 6 at 1 p.m. at St. Clare Catholic Church, 8535 SW 19th Ave., Portland, Oregon 97219. A reception will follow at the Parish Hall. There will be no burial service. Memorial contributions may be made to the PSU School of Business or the Portland Rose Festival Foundation.

You are invited to his CaringBridge site at caringbridge.org/visit/ billmanning2/journal and to sign the online guest book at www.oregonlive.com/obits.

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FRANCE REELS, MOVES FORWARD IN THE WAKE OF BASTILLE DAY ATTACK JESSICA REED Additional Reporting by SERINA HERSEY & ALANNA MADDEN Eighty-four visitors to the Bastille Day celebration on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France were killed on Thursday night when a man in a semi-truck drove into the crowded, pedestrian only thoroughfare.

One hundred twenty-one remain hospitalized. The attacker also fired upon civilians and police with a 7.62 automatic pistol before he was neutralized. Replica rifles were found in the vehicle alongside a replica pistol, dummy grenade, documents, a cell phone and a credit card and driver’s license identifying the driver.

Six of the attacker’s associates have been taken into custody by security forces since Thursday for further questioning. The attacker’s ex-wife was taken into protective custody over the weekend and released on Sunday.

This is the latest in a series of attacks on French soil, and the second deadliest in the past year—eclipsed only by the shootings and bombings

at the Bataclan nightclub in November 2015 in which 130 people were killed.

The Islamic State, or Daesh, claims to have played a role in the attack, but connections between the attacker and the organization have not been verified by intelligence officials. The group regularly and opportunistically claims responsibility for lone wolf attacks as a way to inflate their capabilities. Paris Prosecutor François Molins said the investigation would seek to learn whether the attacker had ties to Islamist militants, and added that the attack was “in line with the constant calls to kill” from militant groups.

Reaction on the ground was led primarily by French security forces, but ordinary citizens united to help each other find safety and locate their loved ones. Much of the civilian response came via social media with hashtags #PortesOuvertes and #RechercheNice trending in the wake of the violence.

La Croix Rouge, France’s Red Cross organization, also reported overwhelming support to their calls for blood donations.

Bastille Day, or French National Day as it is formally known, is an annual celebration of the liberation of political prisoners held in Bastille prison in 1789. It marks the beginning of the French Revolution and the end of feudalism, with the abolishment of the monarchy in 1792. It has been celebrated as la Fête Nationale since 1880 and is a symbol of the Democratic values of liberté, égalité and fraternité. The storming of the Bastille provided momentum to the revolutionary undercurrent in France during this time. This action was praised by prorevolution Jeffersonians and was ardently supported by the then U.S. Minister to France himself, Thomas Jefferson.

President Francois Hollande highlighted the significance of the attack on the Promenade

des Anglais in his official statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “France was hit on its National Day, 14 July, the symbol of freedom, because human rights are denied by the fanatics, and because France is obviously their target.”

Seconding President Hollande and emphasizing the shared values of the U.S. and France, President Obama’s official press release stated, “We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover from this attack… we are reminded of the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France an inspiration to the entire world, and we know that the character of the French Republic will endure long after this devastating and tragic loss of life.”

The social media response reflects a more genuine sentiment. Twitter users took to including the hashtag “#jesuisepuise,” or “I am exhausted,” alongside a litany

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of other tags used as displays of solidarity for past attacks in Orlando, Bangladesh, Paris and Brussels, among others.

France’s state of emergency has been extended three months due to the attack.

“So I’ve decided, at the prime minister’s proposal and together with the ministers concerned—the defense and interior ministers— firstly that we’ll maintain Operation Sentinelle at a high level, which enables us to mobilize 10,000 soldiers, in addition to gendarmes and police,” President Hollande said in his official press release. “I’ve also decided to call in operational reserves— i.e. all those who have at some point served under the flag or been in the gendarmerie— to come and help relieve the pressure on the police and gendarmes. We’ll be able to deploy them wherever we need them, particularly for border control.”

In the context of growing political polarization and

populist, nativist views across the west, this attack has been capitalized on by factions seeking to bolster their claims to legitimacy.

Immediately following the attack, the National Front leader Marine Le Pen released a statement on the party’s website declaring “the war against the scourge of Islamic fundamentalism has not started, it is urgent now to declare.”

In the U.S., the presumptive Republican candidate for president has called for everything from a ban on Muslims entering the country to surveillance of existing Muslim communities.

Newt Gingrich, in an interview with Fox News, echoed the same rhetoric.

“Western civilization is in a war,” Gingrich said. “We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background and if they believe in sharia they should be deported.”

Similar feelings were con-

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The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s spokesman asked people to not play Pokemon Go on their phones, and that it was “extremely inappropriate” during the visit to the memorial.

More than 6,000 were detained and at least 265 people have been killed after the failed military coup in Turkey on Friday.

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A IMAGE BEING SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO OFFER COMMISERATION FOR THE TRAGEDY IN NICE. tributed by Geert Wilders of the Freedom Party in the Netherlands and Mariusz Blaszczak, the interior minister of Poland’s right-wing government.

Speaking to the complex nature of the problem and the deeply divisive language was Dr. Michael Wright of Portland State’s International and Global Studies Department.

“Yes, there is clearly growing anti-Muslim sentiment in France,” Dr. Wright said in an email interview with the Vanguard. “The thing to look at in that regard is a

combination of economics and immigration.”

Wright said that recent austerity measures imposed

by European states have had a withering effect on employment opportunities, particularly for the young and immigrant populations. He noted that such an atmosphere can contribute to anti-Muslim backlash.

“Immigrants are easily blamed, and those immigrants—particularly outof-work young men of foreign descent—are treated as enemies of the society. That creates a breeding ground for exactly

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the sorts of people who would perpetrate the horrific acts that we have been witnessing.”

In regards to right-wing movements across Europe and North America, Dr. Wright added, “The immigration debate in France, as well as in most European countries with large immigrant populations, are not greatly unlike our own. There is a segment of the population that is vehemently opposed to immigration. Of course, the fact that many of those immigrants are Muslim does put a certain twist on things. The critical question is how large that segment becomes.”

In Nice, the investigation into the motivations of the killer are still underway. He is currently being identified as 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a Tunisian emigre. He was unknown to security officials and lived in Nice since 2010. His record includes charges of petty theft and assault, according to Prosecutor Molins. Investigators said that Bouhlel rented the truck he used as a weapon, and on CCTV footage, Bouhlel could be seen surveying the scene of the attack in the days prior.

France observed three days of mourning and a moment of silence was held before the

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commencement of the Tour de France.

“We wondered about having a race today or not,” said Tour de France organizer Christian Prudhomme. “But in agreement with the state authorities, we believe that the race must go on and we shouldn’t give in to the pressure of people who would like us to change our lifestyle. The Tour de France will go on in sobriety and dignity.”

The defiance in the face of violence is shared by those in Nice, as the beaches and shops have filled back up in the aftermath of Thursday’s attack.

For those concerned about loved ones in France, the best way to contact or locate U.S. citizens living or traveling in France is to contact the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747 or (202) 6475225. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also established a hotline for missing person’s inquiries at 011-33-1-45-50-34-60 or you can submit a request to American Red Cross online.

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Qandeel Baloch, a well-known social media personality in Pakistan, has been murdered by her brother in an apparent “honor killing.” This is a widespread practice in Pakistan when women violate social rules and are killed by their male relatives. The brother disapproved of her controversial social media posts, and although this act usually goes unpunished, authorities say that will not be the case this time.

Twenty Vietnamese protesters were detained and forced into unknown buses and cars on Sunday. They were attempting to protest against China’s rejection of the recent court ruling that “denied its vast claims in the South China Sea,” according to Reuters.

A gunman who killed three policeman and two civilians in Almaty, Kazakhstan may be an Islamist militant, officials say. Police have detained the killer who attacked a police station and a KNB security service office.

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ATHLETICS HUDDLES ON FUTURE VIKING PAVILLION

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Construction is underway on the Viking Pavilion, a brand new venue on the Portland State campus for sports games, academic forums and other university events. The 15,000 square foot building will feature new and upgraded classrooms and sports facilities, along with an arena capable of seating 3,000 people.

The project should be completed by January 2018 and will cost roughly $50 million total, paid for primarily through philanthropic giving and state bonds, according to Mark Rountree, director of athletics at PSU. Rountree said he hasn’t heard of any backlash against the expenditure, adding that the philanthropic donations were made to the end of improving PSU’s campus as a whole.

“It’s really two projects in one,” Rountree said. “It’s the construction of a new center, but then it’s a renovation of the existing building—the Peter W. Stott Center.”

Rountree added that the glass, glaze and open student facilities of the pavilion should help it accomplish the goal of making the new facility welcoming to students in contrast with the relatively plain Peter W. Stott Center.

“This facility will really be a reflection of a first class ur-

ban institution of the size of PSU,” Rountree said.

“I’m just frustrated in general with the amount of attention this has gotten over things that I believe should take priority,” said Associated Students of PSU Equal Rights Advocacy Director Kaitlin Hoback, referencing issues of poverty and homelessness among students at PSU. “In general, we’re not known for being a sport school, and that isn’t a bad thing,” Hoback added. “We’re known for a lot of really great programs here, academic programs that have been really successful. Sports isn’t one of them, and that’s okay, it’s a university.”

Hoback formerly worked as a caller for the PSU Foundation, and noted that PSU puts more emphasis on “project[s] that look shiny, pretty and good for the university.”

The renovation of the Peter W. Stott Center into the Viking Pavilion is long overdue, according to Jonathan Gonzales, the Vikings football team’s kicker and health studies, physical activity and exercise major.

“I came here two years ago as a sophomore transfer and I could just kind of tell that this facility wasn’t up to date,” Gonzales said.

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The older facility’s weight room was too small to accommodate the different teams that used it, Gonzales said.

According to him, the new facility will offer additional space and weights along with superior air conditioning compared to its predecessor.

According to Braxton Tucker, a forward for the Vikings men’s basketball team and economics major at PSU, the upgrades to the weight room are his most eagerly anticipated part of the project. New top-of-the-line weights and turf in the weight room were particularly exciting features, he added.

Tucker said that his team can do sled training in the new space, which is a part of several workout regimens he had previously heard about from other schools’ teams. The new equipment should help bring his team up to par with some of their tougher competitors, he added.

The Viking Pavilion’s capacity as a venue for large-scale events—which in the past the university has sometimes not had space for—should serve students both inside and outside the athletics program, according to Rountree. It will feature open study areas, lounges and cafes for students, he added.

SCOTT FABIAN, DIRECTOR OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING, GIVES THE VIKINGS A WORKOUT IN THE NEW WEIGHT ROOM ADDED AS A PART OF THE RENOVATIONS. MILES SANGUINETTI/PSU VANGUARD “We’re really excited about how this building really is going to impact this campus and not just athletics,” Rountree said. “Yes we’ll be able to play basketball games there and volleyball games there, but [also] from the nature of really making the Park Blocks a signature area of our campus.”

The Pavilion’s large lounge areas and study areas should be beneficial to students not on PSU’s sports teams and help them mingle with athletes, Gonzales said.

“I think it will bring everyone together,” Gonzales said.

“Not only just athletes, but

an ongoing issue and previous activity logs regarding fights and noises backed up the claim. The specific suspect was no longer on the scene and the involved person did not choose to cooperate at the time. Though there were also no witnesses, there were indications of narcotics use inside. The resident involved was not present and all other involved persons were not PSU students. Matthew Prasch was arrested on a felony warrant and Brandon Stanislawski and Brenden Ambert were warned that entry without the resident will result in trespass charges.

JULY 7 Felony Warrant Arrest & Warnings Outside Epler Hall Reports of an escalating verbal altercation brought officers to the scene where they learned that there was an alleged fight outside the building. The building resident that alerted officers stated that this was

JULY 8 No Place to Sleep Neuberger Hall A man named Troy Mclean was found sleeping in his pajamas in the northeast stairwell in Neuberger Hall on the fifth floor. When Officer Robert McCleary approached Mclean, he immediately woke, apologized

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“The basketball gym is going to add a couple more thousand seats, which means there’s a couple more thousand fans,” Tucker added.

Additionally, according to Tucker, the new windows and other improvements to the arena spaces should make sports games more attractive to viewers, even when his team isn’t doing well during a season, the improvements to the court should help draw more fans to the games.

“I think students will really enjoy this building for years and decades to come,” Rountree said.

EMILY BARNES

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JULY 6 Car Prowl Parking Structure Three Officer Gary Smeltzer found two bags, clothes and a tripod in the east stairwell on the third floor of the parking structure. He suspected that they were products from a recent car prowl and after contacting the student victim, the student claimed that the items were his. Now the property is in dispatch awaiting their owner’s signature to take them.

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people from outside. They’ll come here and they’ll kind of realize that this is just a place where they can hang out.”

One feature that will allow the Pavilion to serve athletes and non-athletes alike will be the construction of practice floors that PSU’s basketball and volleyball teams can utilize while sizable academic events are taking place in the main arena, according to Rountree.

Tucker said that the Pavilion will put his team in a better position to find new recruits. “For athletics, it’s going to bring everybody closer together and… more proud to be a Viking.”

and stated that he just wanted to leave. Once he was dressed, Officer McCleary escorted him out of the building while explaining that he could not be sleeping in or on PSU property.

JULY 9 Elusive Fifth Floor Attempted Trespass Montgomery Housing Campus Public Safety was dispatched to respond to a suspicious male repeatedly attempting to gain entry to a room on the fifth floor of the building. His attempts were foiled not only because he did not live in Montgomery Housing, but also because there is no such floor in existence. In the past he has entered the lobby on at least two separate occasions, only to be ushered out by residence staff.

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NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP BRINGS YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS TO PORTLAND JESSICA REED

Portland State is the first institution in the Pacific Northwest to host the Mandela Washington Fellowship.

Doctors, entrepreneurs, industry leaders and politicians from 21 sub-Saharan African countries have joined the PSU community this summer to develop skills focused on civic leadership through the Department of State’s Mandela Washington Fellowship program.

“T h e p r o g r a m i s a n important contribution to the university’s focus on internationalizing the campus, and [is] crucial for the development of cross-cultural understanding and citizen diplomacy,” said Vandy Kanyako, Ph.D., director of the Mandela Washington Fellowship program at PSU. Kanyako, a conflict resolution professor at PSU, became familiar with the Mandela Washington Fellowship after meeting a few young professionals in Ghana and Nigeria while doing research for a book.

The program was conceived by the Obama administration as a way to engage young professionals from sub-Saharan Africa with a record of leadership within their communities according to Kanyako.

Annually the program receives over 42,000 applications; only 1,000 are accepted. It is funded by the Department of State under the Young African Leaders Initiative.

“The fellowship is designed to engage with change agents on the African continent,” Kanyako said.

During the six-week program, fellows enter one of four academic tracks: busi-

A PORTRAIT OF NELSON MANDELA IN HONOR OF NELSON MANDELA DAY, JULY 18. ILLUSTRATION BY TERRA DEHART ness and entrepreneurship, civic leadership, public management, and the most recent addition, the specialized institute on energy. Currently, 40 American universities host different Mandela Washington fellows programs.

The Mandela Washington fellows at PSU are involved in the civic leadership track, with their projects expanding on the work they have already accomplished at home.

“The fellows come with really advanced skill sets in a wide range of work that falls under the umbrella of human

rights, civil rights and activism,” said PSU’s Chief Diversity Officer Carmen Suarez.

One fellow is a doctor who provides free healthcare to those in slum communities.

Another fellow directs a program that enrolls underprivileged children into school. Other projects from participants concern women’s advocacy, LGBTQ rights, environmental issues, anticorruption and freedom of the media.

Gift Mambipiri, a fellow from Zimbabwe, is a media activist currently placed at

Oregon Public Broadcasting.

During his first visit to OPB he met with Executive Director Sarah Jane Rothenfluch, sat in on an editor’s meeting and discussed his objectives for the fellowship.

“I know this would not be possible without the gratuitous spirit of the people within the city who, from the fellow passengers I met on the bus to the driver and all, have really been helpful,” Mambipiri said in an email to Kanyako. “I am also grateful to the people at [the] OPB newsroom, as

media houses are often busy areas, but they had the time even when they appeared not to really know what this fellowship is all about until I shared. They were just eager to help.”

The Mandela fellows are between 25 and 35 years old. According to Kanyako, the purpose of the program is to polish the skills the fellows already possess so they can serve their communities most effectively.

It is unique that the fellowship does not end once the fellows have completed

their final presentations.

They continue to be funded once they return home. The fellowship also hosts an annual gathering where all of the cohorts spend five to seven days brainstorming and sharing the impact of their work.

“The whole idea is to make the program have twoway traffic,” Kanyako said.

“It’s not just these students coming here and learning about the United States, but also the other way around, where young people can take a genuine interest in Africa on things that don’t necessarily make the headlines. When it comes to Africa, there is always a stereotype about what the continent and its people are, but I think what these young people are doing is the kind of work that doesn’t make the headlines. I think it would be good for people from here to know what they are working on and how they are bringing change.”

The Mandela Washington fellows at PSU are entering the halfway point of the program. Their last few weeks will be focused on grant writing, public speaking and a final project. The project is a TedX style talk, where the fellows answer the question: “If you had the attention of President Obama, what would you tell him so that he remembers you five years from now?”

These presentations are open to the public with details forthcoming.

Kanyako urged that if any students are interested in volunteering with the program they can reach him by emailing vkanyako@pdx.edu.

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One of the many things that really stands out about this city is the music.

Portland has long had a noted music culture, from the once-thriving jazz scene stretching up Williams Avenue (before it got gentrified), to the dreary folksy basement style of Elliot Smith (before he died of stabbed wounds in questionable circumstances in 2003), and on to the ongoing greats like the Decemberists and Red Fang.

But never mind the popular favorites: What really sets Portland apart is its thriving music-making community that spans across genres and lights up the scene with a wealth of original songwriting at all levels. Whether it's venue-crawling or festival-hopping, or even a trip to the zoo, there's a bit of great sound happening in all corners of the Rose City.

It would be impossible to touch on every hanging note in this town, but the Vanguard has put together this resource guide in an effort to get you off campus and into the scene that keeps Portland rocking.

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DEL PHOENA PERFORMING AT MCMENAMINS AL’S DEN & RINGLERS ANNEX ON JULY 15, 2016.

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SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE

MUSIC-THEMED BARS IN PDX ALANNA MADDEN If there’s one thing Portlanders are good at, it’s adding beer to literally everything. And you know what makes beer better? Bands. That’s right, beer and bands—assuming they don’t suck—can really help you get your groove going until your head starts spinning faster than a DJ tripping out on ... You know, sunshine and shit.

The Portland venue scene has lost a lot of real standouts over the years: Satyricon, Backspace, and soon enough, The Know, to name a few. Fortunately, there are a few good rockin’ (or rollin’ or ravin’ or yodelin’ or hippenahoppin’ or what-have-you) bars still holding the fort. Following is a list of just a few of the places you can go to check out a show while throwing a couple back with your buds.

1. CHURCH

2600 NE SANDY BLVD. HOURS: 4PM – 2AM

“Eat. Drink. Repent.” Church made its way into the number one spot for music-themed bars in Portland because of its vivacious, snarky attitude toward a sinister night out, amazing bartenders, and its dedication to hosting parties on a nightly basis for dance and hip-hop enthusiasts. The food and drink menu is great and affordable, and they even have a “confession” booth, which is actually a photo booth with amazing lighting. Acts such as Booty Bassment, Wu Tang Wednesdays and Free Music Mondays are guaranteed to keep the party going any day of the week!

2. BLACKWATER BAR 835 NE BROADWAY HOURS: 6PM – 1AM

Blackwater Bar holds a special place these days in the Portland area because it’s one of very few bars that allows minors up until 11 p.m. and serves alcohol like it’s going out of style. Blackwater hosts exclusively punk/metal shows on a regular basis, allowing the underground Portland music scene to thrive and allowing a safe place for music enthusiasts of all ages. With many venues such as The Know or Dante’s closing, hopefully Blackwater will stick around and

keep the music alive. The food menu is plentiful, the staff are great, and it’s two steps away from the next bus stop outside.

3. TURN! TURN! TURN! 8 NE KILLINGSWORTH ST. HOURS: 4PM – 11PM

Turn! Turn! Turn! rests along a corner of Killingsworth, slightly inconspicuous to the fun hidden inside.

This bar serves great drinks, food, vinyl records and clothes! Being one of the few bars that sticks to the traditional Portland folk-alternative scene in regard to original acts and artist appreciation, make sure you stop by and show your respect! You will not be disappointed.

4. JIMMY MAK’S

221 NW 10TH AVE. HOURS: MONDAY–SATURDAY, 5PM-2AM If you’re looking for a way to swoop your jazz loving date off their feet, make sure you take them here first. It’s dark, swanky, romantic and inspiring to any music enthusiast. If you’re feeling up for a good steak, you can order that too.

5. KELL’S IRISH RESTAURANT & PUB 112 SW 2ND AVE. HOURS: 11:30AM–1AM

Even if Kell’s is notoriously rough around the edges at times, if you’re looking for great Irish folk music to jig and sing along with, then you’re in good hands. There is usually a cover fee, and the service can be slightly discouraging at times; however, the music is fantastic and the atmosphere is perfect for any rowdy team of weekend warriors.

6. LANDMARK SALOON 4847 SE DIVISION ST. HOURS: 4PM–2AM

Landmark is slightly hidden from Division Street by all of the growing apartment construction and heavy traffic, but once inside you will be greeted by an environment perfect for any country music enthusiast looking to get away from the usual Portland hipster scene. Landmark offers a full bar, indoor and outdoor seating, as well as folky scenery and a full stage for rotating acts. There is even a breathalyzer at the door in case you’re worried about the damage caused.

7. FOSTER BURGER 5339 SE FOSTER RD. HOURS: 11AM–10PM

Foster Burger is a hidden gem within the growing Felony Flats area of Portland. FB is primarily a burger joint (one of the best in town), but also offers a full bar and an amazing selection of blaring rock music. Concert posters dating back to the early ‘90s cover every inch of wall space.

Head banging, burgers, and rock ‘n’ roll. What more could you want? If your answer is strippers, you could literally walk one block away and have that too!

8. VOICEBOX KARAOKE NORTHWEST 2112 NW HOYT ST. HOURS: 4PM–12AM

Voicebox is located in the semiindustrial part of inner Southeast Portland and is provided to party groups on a reserved basis. The bar can be expensive, but the bartenders really know what they’re doing. Once inside you can sing along to over 800+ songs, request them using your smartphone, and dance along under a disco light in your own private room. Nobody needs to see me rap along to NWA in public; the privacy is honorable.

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SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE

MUSIC, MUSIC: READ ALL ABOUT IT! Breakdown of Portland's music-themed print publications COLLEEN LEARY

PORTLAND HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN for its punk-rock indie styles. While the underground scenes of yesteryear may seem to be fading beneath the overpowering shadows of brand-spanking-new high-rise apartment buildings, fancy organic grocery stores and over-the-top artisan ice cream shops, many Portlanders hold fast to the city’s indie roots. This can be evidenced by the July 9–10 16th annual Portland Zine Symposium, where attendees perused over 150 independent zine exhibitors tabling throughout Northeast Portland’s Ambridge Event Center.

According to PZS organizers, many of these indie magazines and publications include content dedicated to helping OG and brand new Portlanders navigate the city’s rich music scene. A list of the symposium’s vast array of exhibitors can be found at portlandzinesymposium.org.

PORTLAND MUSIC MAGAZINES Here’s a list of some additional Portland music-themed publications you can find floating around the city’s corners, coffee shops, dive bars, punk rock basements…and Powell’s Books.

ILLUSTRATION BY RACHEL GOLDSTEIN SHE SHREDS MAGAZINE Locally founded and operated magazine that highlights badass guitarists and bassists who happen to be female. #shefuckingshreds Self-Description: “We strive to change the way women guitarists and bassists are depicted and presented in the music industry and popular culture by creating a platform where people can listen, see and experience what it means to be a woman who shreds. Our goal is to transcend boundaries like gender and genre—supporting radicalism, respect and revolution.”

Where to find She Shreds: Online: sheshredsmag.com In Print: Powell’s Books, Beacon Sound, Rich’s Cigar Store, Trade Up Music North, Old Town Music, Tender Loving Empire and more. She Shreds also distributes in several other states between here and the East Coast.

ELEVEN PDX MAGAZINE Southwest Portland–based magazine dedicated to any and all things related to Portland’s music scene.

Self-Description: “Eleven is the definitive source for learning about new local and national music, getting the inside scoop on your favorite bands, and finding great concerts in our awesome city of Portland.”

Where to find Eleven PDX: Online: elevenpdx.com In Print: All over Portland really. Some big distribution spots include Mississippi Studios, Holocene, Every Day Music, Aladdin Theater, Jackpot Records, Sizzle Pie, Tender Loving Empire, and PSU’s very own Smith Memorial Student Union.

Cost: Free

Cost: Usually $10 per issue

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VORTEX MUSIC MAGAZINE Quarterly magazine focused on diving deep into Portland’s music scene and culture through long-form journalism and multimedia.

Self-Description: “Both thoughtfully explore Portland’s music scene, covering aspects and angles often untouched by other media outlets that simply skim the surface of the music community. We’re not just about what’s hot at this very moment— we aim to tell the stories of the culture, creators, educators and businesses that support our thriving music scene.”

Where to find Vortex: Online: vrtxmag.com In Print: Aladdin Theater, Beacon Sound, Crossroads Music, Everyday Music, Holocene, Music Millenium, Missisippi Studios, Tender Loving Empire, Whole Foods Market Hollywood, Wonder Ballroom. Many, many more coffee shops, bars and theaters.

Cost: Free on stands or donation-based subscription.

ABOUTFACE MAGAZINE This PDX-based interview-heavy magazine familiarizes us with the names and faces of dynamic Portlanders, including local and visiting musicians.

Self Description: “Highlighting the celebrities among us, from the famous to the infamous. Focusing on innovators in all fields and industries: arts, culture, music, fashion, business, design and science. With a special spotlight on local heroes, those people who make a difference every day.”

Where to find AboutFace: Online: aboutfacemag.com In Print: New Seasons Markets, Food Front, Rich’s Cigar Store, Powell’s Books, Fred Meyer, Whole Foods Markets.

Cost: $4.95 per issue.

PICKS BY KSPSU DIRECTOR

JORDAN RASMUSSEN

ON WHAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE a perfect, sunny weekend, the 13th annual PDX Pop Now! Festival will be held July 22–24 underneath the Hawthorne Bridge at Audiocinema (226 SE Madison St.). This year’s edition of the festival showcases a staggering 44 Portland artists across two stages, including food carts, a street fair and a band-on-band basketball tournament known as Rigsketball.

With a festival lineup that encompasses nearly every sound or genre in Portland, 2016’s PDX Pop Now! Festival has something for music fans of any affiliation or age group, bringing them all together to a gathering of the best local music that Portland has to offer.

Full disclosure: I served on the booking committee for this year’s festival, meaning that I helped vote on which bands would play the festival. That being said, here are just a few of my top picks for PDX Pop Now! 2016.

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With a voice reminiscent of fellow Party Damage artist Andy Shauf and sweetly played, timeless folk guitarwork, Brian Mumford’s noise-folk project Dragging an Ox through Water sounds like something your grandfather might like before all the feedback, static and noise convinces him to insist that something must be wrong with the speakers. Dragging an Ox through Water’s latest release, Panic Sentry, showcases Mumford’s eerily beautiful ability to juxtapose melancholy folk-ballads fit for a rainy, hungover morning with the harshnoise textures and warm feedback loops that could soundtrack a panic attack.

Force Publique is a decidedly Pacific Northwest electro-pop band, splicing together swelling, moody synths with rapid-fire drum machines evocative of Crystal Castles or Salem. What separates Force Publique from their electro-pop peers is the addition of richly textured, grey-skied shoegaze ala A Sunny Day in Glasgow, creating intricate and rewarding songs that can appease both the electronic music geeks and goths alike (probably a decent amount of crossover between the two groups anyway). If we’re lucky and we behave, they might even grace us with their gorgeous cover of The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Today,” which you can find on their Bandcamp page.

BLOWOUT BLOWOUTPDX.BANDCAMP.COM It’s been a long time coming, but one of Portland’s loudest and catchiest bands, Blowout, is finally prepared to release their debut album, No Beer, No Dad, on August 5 via a split release with West Coast–based labels Lauren Records and Making New Enemies. If you haven’t hopped aboard the hype-train for the Willamette Week’s 8th Best New Band of 2015, this year’s PDX Pop Now! is the perfect opportunity to do so before this band blows up! The lead single “Indiana” on their upcoming album is a tightly wound amalgamation of technical, fast-paced guitar work and pristine emo-pop hooks with sing-alongs ala Swearin’ or The Get Up Kids.

Other PDX Pop Now! Picks: Little Star, Ali Muhareb, Mr. Bones, Sabonis, SAOLA, A Volcano, Landlines, Love Cop, Mic Capes.

Support local music and enjoy the show! Full line-up and schedule available at pdxpopnow.com

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GET YOUR MUSIC ON WITH THESE PORTLAND SUMMER FESTIVALS

GRAY BOUCHAT THE EXPECTATIONS TO HAVE AN amazing summer are always daunting. And if you’re an Oregonian, traveling to Portland and going on a grand adventure or attending one of the many events hosted in the city is an absolute must. With summer almost to the halfway point, I’ve accumulated a list of four events that I find to be quite interesting, and are sure to make one’s summer a lively one.

CHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST SUMMER FESTIVAL The Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival opens July 14 and continues until July 31. This is the literal definition of throwback. While some enjoy the contemporary music that is played on the radio, this festival encompasses the music of composers such as Beethoven and Mozart. This festival is great for anyone who loves classical music and appreciates the music of God’s Composer. However, the festival also features tango music and contemporary composers to spice things up.

PICKATHON The Pickathon embodies the definition of Portland. The festival, which runs from August 5–7, prides itself on being wastefree and environmentally friendly. Even though it may be nice to the environment, it isn’t so nice to the wallet, as tickets can range as high as $600 for divas looking to reserve a preset camping site all ready to go for the weekend. World-class chefs will also be on hand for exquisite curated meals. The music lineup includes Beach House, Black Mountain and Fruit Bats.

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I may have never heard of these bands before, but I’m sure they are quite fitting for Portland.

PORTLAND OPERA I’m also aware that Portland State has a huge opera program with many enthusiastic students. Opera in the Park is a free festival that showcases the talent of opera singer Angela Meade. The goal of the festival is to encourage others who want to pursue a career in opera. One of the main reasons why the festival is free is to help inspire and spread the culture of opera.

The festival is on August 6 on Southwest Kingston Avenue.

CONCERTS IN THE PARK While not strictly a festival, the Concerts in the Park series runs all summer long.

All performances are free and hosted in various parks around the city, running from Monday through Friday and on occasional weekends. For those seeking sun and great free musical entertainment, this is the series to follow, incorporating music from Celtic to funk, African jazz and everything in between.

These festivals are only a handful of what Portland offers. As you probably know, Portland is very cultured and takes pride in providing art, especially through the summer when school is out and it’s time to have fun. If you’re looking for a festival that isn’t provided in this short list, a good place to look is travelportland. com. But remember, have fun and keep rocking!

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PLACES FOR PEOPLE 21

UNDER 21

COLLEEN LEARY

EVERYONE LOVES TO SEE LIVE music. Most of us can easily recall the first concert we saw, who accompanied us, and what it was like hearing our favorite songs in real time: I was 14.

It was the Hives and the DirtBombs at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Hungarian foreign exchange student living in my parent’s basement convinced me to sneak out and make the journey down for a night I would never forget and never regret (even though I got severely grounded upon arriving home).

For most of us, these first concert memories occurred well before we could legally drink a beer.

It can be a real bummer when you find out your favorite band is coming to town, only to see that pesky little “21+” in tiny print at the bottom of the poster.

Excluded again! Shocker:

Even people under 21 love going to shows.

Thankfully, many Portland venues find ways to accommodate the city’s beer-drinkers, as well as underagers.

In the next few months, Portland’s underagers have the chance to see a pretty cool spread of live music.

Here’s a list of a few Portland venues that want to include you in the fun: Crystal Ballroom 1332 W. Burnside St. Upcoming All Ages Shows Aug. 16: The Used 15th Anniversary show Sept. 1: Explosions in the Sky Hawthorne Theatre 1507 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Upcoming All Ages Shows August 21: Digi Summer Tour 2016

The Roseland Theater 8 NW 6th Ave. Upcoming All Ages Shows Aug. 6: David Nail Sept. 14: Coheed and Cambria Sept. 15: Bloc Party Star Theater 13 NW 6th Ave. Upcoming All Ages Shows July 28: BJ The Chicago Kid and Elhae Wonder Ballroom 128 NE Russell St. Upcoming All Ages Shows July 21: Crystal Castles Aug 21: Minus the Bear You can find many other all ages shows throughout the year at Portland’s Aladdin Theater, Kennedy School, Revolution Hall, and many others.

Also, don’t forget about PDX Pop Now! Portland’s own all ages, totally free music fest coming up July 22–24.

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SUMMER BRINGS SYMPHONY OUTDOORS THOMAS SPOELHOF THE MILD SUMMER PORTLAND IS enjoying provides the perfect opportunity to take in the high arts from a lawn chair. Local symphonies will be performing outdoors in a variety of settings free of charge. Several concerts scheduled this summer offer the chance to take in professional-level symphony performances surrounded by contented fellow concertgoers under the open Oregon sky.

The following is a brief overview of a few of those opportunities: OREGON SYMPHONY The Oregon Symphony plays its annual Waterfront Concert September 1 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. A range of acts perform throughout the day’s celebration, such as Metropolitan Youth Sym-

phony, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Portland Ballet Theater and the Portland Opera. The celebration peaks with the Oregon Symphony concert as the day’s events introduce the symphony’s 120th fall season. Expect the symphony to perform at an optimum level of excellence under the direction of Carlos Kalmar.

Oregon Symphony takes the stage at 7 p.m., promising a show that crescendos with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and concludes with cannon fire from the Oregon National Guard. Tchaikovsky’s Overture is a movement recognized by millions of Americans as the soundtrack of America’s Independence Day, July 4, when in actuality it glorifies Napoleon’s messy retreat from Russia in 1812. But that’s neither here nor there because the auditory impact of the Oregon

Symphony is spectacular—the perfect backdrop for fireworks.

PORTLAND FESTIVAL SYMPHONY Portland Festival Symphony provides free outdoor concerts in surrounding city parks throughout July and August. This is music director Lajos Belogh’s self-proclaimed last year as conductor, so witness this local legend while you still can. Belogh immigrated to the United States as a young man from Hungary in 1967.

Since then, Belogh’s musical gift to the people of his new homeland has blossomed into an annual Portland tradition. Now in its 36th season of free cultural performance, the symphony will play a set list that includes the canon of classical composers Enesco, Haydn, Mendelssohn and Vivaldi, to name a few.

PARTY ANIMALS PARTY AT THE ZOO

THE ZOO ISN’T JUST FOR animals anymore! Check out these summer concerts brought to you by the Oregon Zoo. All concerts are held at 4001 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR 97221.

UB40 FEATURING ALI CAMPBELL, ASTRO & MICKEY 2016 THE WAILERS FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2016 DOORS: 5:00PM / SHOW: 7:00PM $32.50–$62.50 ALL AGES THE B-52S THE ENGLISH BEAT SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2016 DOORS: 5:00PM / SHOW: 7:00PM $34.50–$94.50 ALL AGES

PINK MARTINI FEATURING CHINA FORBES & STORM LARGE WITH SPECIAL GUEST ARI SHAPIRO FRIDAY & SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 & 6, 2016 DOORS: 5:00PM / SHOW: 7:00PM $35.50–$95.50 ALL AGES FITZ & THE TANTRUMS PHASES FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016 DOORS: 5:00PM / SHOW: 7:00PM $30.00–$60.00 ALL AGES LORD HURON TRAMPLED BY TURTLES SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2016 DOORS: 5:00PM / SHOW: 7:00PM $30.00–$60.00 ALL AGES

OMARA PORTUONDO & ELIADES OCHOA SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2016 DOORS: 5:00PM / SHOW: 7:00PM $32.50–$92.50 ALL AGES NEEDTOBREATHE PRESENTS TOUR DE COMPADRES FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 DOORS: 5:00PM / SHOW: 7:00PM $39.50–$99.50 ALL AGES

Festival Symphony plays several city parks this season: Cathedral, Laurelhurst, Peninsula, U.S. Grant and the main stage at Washington Park. Shows are scheduled for July 30–31, and August 6,7 and 14. Portland’s city parks often offer historic settings and the beautiful Pacific Northwest skyline as its theater. These are family friendly events where children dance, lovers love and the good people of Portland invest themselves in high cultural immersion at no cost.

All of the scheduled concert parks are within range of Portland State’s campus and are easily reachable via Trimet. For more information on specific times and venues, see orsymphony. org or portlandfestivalsymphony.org.

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JOE WALSH JD & THE STRAIGHT SHOT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 DOORS: 5:00PM / SHOW: 7:00PM $45–$105 ALL AGES Tickets are available at: www.zooconcerts.com/

JAKE BUGG SYD ARTHUR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 DOORS: 5:00PM / SHOW: 7:00PM $22.50–$52.50 ALL AGES

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PDX ON VINYL.

“PEOPLE ACTUALLY STILL BUY THESE THINGS?” JON RABY VINYL CERTAINLY LOST POPULARITY OVER the years, through the ‘90s, really, but it never really died. Slowly, records have been coming back. At Everyday Music an employee said they sell more than CDs today. Tons of bands are still releasing on vinyl, as well, and the most special releases are always in vinyl format, not CD. Cassettes also have some following, and some would say they are certainly the best for mixtapes, but records still hold the crown for feeling the most special to those who own them.

But it’s more than just the popularity: the feel of flipping them in your hands, their sheer size, the delicacy in sliding them back in their sleeves. Any record collector knows you don’t let just anyone handle your LPs. But in the end it’s really about the sound. It just feels authentic,

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2ND AVE. RECORDS 400 SW 2ND AVE.

EXILED 4628 SE HAWTHORNE BLVD.

EVERYDAY MUSIC 1313 W. BURNSIDE ST.

LITTLE AXE like it’s being made on the spot, which it is. The pops, scratches, knicks and the crackle as the needle makes its way along that spiraling 30-minute course into the center at approximately 78 revolutions per minute, until finally you are left with just pops as it continues to spin on an endless circle of non-silent silence.

We just missed National Record Store Day which is the third Saturday in April; good news, though: the Portland Record Store Crawl is on August 13. You will need to sign up in advance for this, must be at least 21 and it costs $30. They will drive you around on a bus, give you beer, food and swag, and bring you to record stores and cool music places— like Turn, Turn, Turn, a favorite bar of mine. I think the focus will be on the bigger stores, but maybe not.

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LOGAN LYNN DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS a “singer and songwriter, although probably singer/songwriter doesn’t really evoke the kind of imagery that I am wanting,” and much to his credit, the image his life’s work evokes is far more than this. With numerous singles, EPs and albums under his belt. the Portland artist is now bringing a new album, Adieu, and a new campaign to fight stigma around mental health.

Adieu is a notable departure for Lynn, who describes the shift as a move from “electro-pop” to what he calls “organic music,” a process that was as much about music as it was about self care and awareness of mental health.

“The techno was probably a product of me not knowing what I was doing and just being a DJ, it was like an accident,” Lynn said, and it was after what he called a public mental health breakdown in 2010 and a period of reflection that the album began to take root.

With ongoing mental health challenges in his life, Lynn said he “didn’t really know what to do with those feelings, and so I did what I used to do with feelings and I wrote songs.” The process was difficult, Lynn said, adding, “I don’t think any of it was easy, which is why it was four years in the making.”

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Stylistically, Lynn credits Liz Phair and the Sundays in part as guiding his musical style, and Adieu’s style represents a type of music he feels he should have been making in the first place. Being homeschooled also contributed to his style today.

Phair, Lynn said, “taught me everything I know about music, frankly—her and Amy Grant. It’s quite the mix.” Phair provided the antithesis to Grant, rounding out his early influences.

Other major influences for Lynn include Portland locals Elliott Smith and the Dandy Warhols and what he called the old Portland scene, a scene he described as dirty, grungy rock.

“The Dandy Warhols took me under their wing, just as Elliott had done,” Lynn said. The feeling of Old Portland, magical as he calls it, is evident in Adieu.

“There is an element of Old Portland in the feeling experience of the record,” Lynn said.

During the long process toward Adieu, Lynn kept himself busy in the community.

“I think my music led me into community work,” Lynn said, and that it drew him into work with the Q Center and then Cover Oregon for the Affordable Care Act rollout. It was this work that led him to being approached to start work on a community engagement program for Tril-

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lium Family Services, Oregon’s largest provider of mental and behavioral health care for children and families.

“If the whole city can get behind the social movement of ‘Keep Portland Weird,’ surely we could get people to rally around keeping Oregon well, and from there I launched it,” Lynn said.

Keep Oregon Well. Working with Sheila Hamilton, author of All the Things We Never Knew, a memoir about her husband’s suicide and her family putting their lives back together, Lynn began the campaign. Keep Oregon Well is “a coming out movement” for mental and behavioral health discussions, Lynn said.

As with much of his life, music is a key part of the campaign.

Over the past year, Keep Oregon Well hosted over 100 shows with headliners like the Dandy Warhols, Walk Off the Earth, and even Kevin Bacon. The campaign uses music to start a conversation, with artists playing three songs and engaging on the idea of ending the stigma of mental health. Many of these shows in the concert series are at the Skype Live Studio, mere blocks from Portland State.

When asked what PSU students can do to help the campaign, Lynn suggested students take the pledge online to fight behavioral and mental health stigma online with Trillium. Lynn added that he hopes people “feel inspired to honor every part of them,” and to recognize that “you can be successful and depressed.”

Adieu is set to be released on September 23 on CD and red double vinyl, and Lynn will be playing two live shows: one at Mississippi Studios on September 10 and another close to campus on September 30 at Skype Live Studio.

PORTLAND ARTIST LOGAN LYNN CAME OUT WITH NEW ALBUM, ADIEU, AND A NEW CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH. COURTESY OF LOGAN LYNN THROUGH XO PUBLICITY

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JEOFFRY RAY

SO YOU’RE ONE OF THOSE holdouts ignoring the credo that “Goth is dead.” Or maybe you’re like one of the other Portland anomalies—the total throw-back. Or maybe you just got a thing for dead dudes.

Fortunes are with you, batty ones, because Portland Goth hasn’t gone entirely to the grave. In fact, some in the scene might call it prime: it’s fluid and hard to track, leaving little room for the True Believers to do their bloodletting and bonecasting and BDSMing in peace, without as much interruption from the Cali tech-bro hordes making up the PDX nouveau riche.

As a confessed former-goth of midwestern Cincinnati, I can’t say I’ve caught all PDX has to offer on the following mini-resource list (alas, I’ve retired both the fishnet and the fangs), but these little treats are sure to get you started. I’m not going to include addresses in this case, because if you can’t do a little digging in the dirt, you probably shouldn’t be partying with the black mass.

Just remember, if you’re trying to gauge whether you’re dealing with the real-deal goth or a Friday-night poseur, always look at the shoes.

LOVECRAFT This is it, the citadelle gothique.

Southeast Portland’s horror-themed bar runs everything from glam and deathrock, to industrial and darkwave, and all things in between. The Lovecraft regularly features live shows in their smokey-dark little venue, and on weeknights they offer an array of events (goth karaoke and Tom Waits night, anybody?). Their menu is amusingly vegetarian/vegan, and their Unhappy Hour is ... to die for.

CHURCH OF HIVE Downtowners: with the fall of the Fez, this is your only hope. Church of Hive is an active concert venue of dark-themed bands and acts. Hosted by Star Theater, Hive has long been a mainstay of Portland Goth, offering a change of pace for those that want a step away from Lovecraft’s tight quarters.

BRICKBAT MANSION/STEEP AND THORNY WAY TO HEAVEN I really wish I had more to say about this little haunt. I’ve spoken (nearly interned,

even) for the Steep and Thorny’s directors, and my understanding was that it was a dark-themed art event on First Fridays. Brickbat Mansion, also tied to First Friday, would appear to be a goth/shoegaze-themed event venue. It is highly likely that your erstwhile editor-in-chief will be in attendance this August, escaping that oppressive Oregonian sunshine (rare though it is).

MOVIES IN THE DARK Okay, so this maybe isn’t entirely music-relevant, but really, the fact that Hollywood Theatre hosts a night dedicated to dark film is pretty sick. The

Vanguard has been thus far unable to verify that the Projekt Records–hosted event occurs with any regularity, but there is a showing of The Dead Zone on July 29, so check that out.

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JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM LAUNCHES ARTISTIC RESIDENCY FOR FALL AWARD-WINNING ARTIST ALICIA JO RABINS TEACHES CULTURE AND IDENTITY CATHERINE JOHNSON

ALICIA JO RABINS, A NEW PROFESSOR FOR THE JEWISH STUDIES COURSE.

COURTESY OF STEPHANIE RABINS

The Jewish Studies program is launching a new residency that will bring a visiting artist to campus for a full term to teach an undergrad uate course. This fall, that position will be filled by the award-winning, internationally acclaimed artist Alicia Jo Rabins, a composer, musician, performer and poet.

Her course, Arts and Jewish Experience: Exploring Diverse American Identities through Art, will give students the opportunity to work firsthand with a practicing artist while exploring culture and identity. Students will be invited to think about their cultural traditions, their ancestors, how they define themselves and how art can help them contemplate complicated questions.

“I believe profoundly in the two-way power of art to help us explore these ideas. Art can help us understand our own experiences, situations and beliefs, and communicate them to others; it can also help us learn about those who are different from us,” Rabins said.

As a Jewish-American feminist musician and writer, Rabins pursues the intersection of ancient Jewish texts and gender studies in her own works. The class is grounded in Jewish studies as a jumping-off point, but will use music, dance, visual art and writing to explore a range of American identities includ-

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ing race, religion, sexuality, gender and class, while focusing on both the creative process and analysis.

Rabins was inspired by the way so many people today are claiming and celebrating various identities. Her class will ask how we understand and examine those identities, how we can share those experiences with others, and how we can expand our empathy and consciousness beyond their boundaries. The primary vehicle for doing so is art.

“Art can be a light to help us better understand the terrain of our complicated identities,” Rabins said.

An experienced teacher in addition to being an artist, Rabins compared making art and teaching as similar vocations. Part of the job entails being prepared, but she said it’s just as important to stay open to the moment. She never really knows what will happen when she sets out to create something.

“I have spent tens of thousands of hours strengthening my artistic craft, but an equally important part of my job is remaining open to the magic,” Rabins said.

For her, it’s the same with teaching. “I see the classroom as a sacred space, where we all show up in the middle of everything else that is going on in our busy lives, our jobs and errands and care-taking, and for just a little time we do the best that we can

to set that aside and learn from each other,” Rabins said.

She is interested in how other artists, as well as students and those who do not consider themselves professional artists, use fine arts and craft practices to investigate identity. She will bring a range of artistic forms and media to the class, from pop music and poetry to video and memoir.

“One class will focus on punk explorations of identity ranging from Muslim-American to Irish to African-American to Ashkenazi Jewish. Another session will investigate storytelling and poetry from African-American, Native, Latino/Latina, Asian-American and queer voices,” Rabins said.

She has designed the course to be fun and engaging, and to value the students’ voices as much as any of the texts being studied. She also hopes students will incorporate work by some of their favorite musicians, writers, artists and filmmakers. They will have the choice between creating an artistic project or a research paper.

“I’ll be very much available to help students think through ways they might want to engage with the final process,” Rabins said.

“Interviewing family members, watching a range of films about diverse cultures, creating a dance piece or studying other artists who explore identity—any of these would be great ways to begin.”

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SUMMER DAYTRIP ON THE CHEAP GET OUTSIDE FOR HIGH QUALITY, LOW COST ENTERTAINMENT THOMAS SPOELHOF

It’s summertime and the livin’s easy, except you’re a college student and have little to no money to enjoy it. Chin up, campers, because opportunities abound that are free or of little expense. Here are a couple options for good times in and around the city for those of us on a slim budget:

TAKE A DAY TRIP TO THE GORGE It’s no longer a necessity that you have your own car in order to experience the fantastic natural beauty that surrounds Portland. As a new service for 2016, Trimet now offers round-trip buses to the Columbia Gorge, Friday through Sunday. From May 27 through September 25—the last weekend before fall quarter begins—riders can catch the bus at Gateway Transit Center to either Rooster Rock State Park or Multnomah Falls.

Round-trip tickets for the Columbia Gorge Express are $5. You can’t even get a sandwich in this town for $5. Buses depart from Gateway 12 times each day, Friday through Sunday, including holidays. Return trips depart from Rooster Rock every fifteen minutes. Another bonus: These are not the juggernaut buses you ride around downtown Portland; the Gorge Express uses shuttle buses—comfy, clean and quiet.

Oregon Department of Transportation Scenic Area Coordinator Kristen Stallman is thrilled about the new Columbia Gorge Express service and dubs Multnomah Falls as Oregon’s top natural recreation destination.

“Portland is a great city, but what makes it great is its access to the outdoors,” Stallman says in a promotional video. “That access is really why we live here.”

A variety of hiking trails surround the Multnomah Falls site, including the 1.2 mile climb to the top of the falls and the more ambitious six mile ascent to the top of Larch Mountain. Both are great exercise and completely free.

Rooster Rock State Park boasts three miles of riverfront access for swimming, sunning or grilling. There’s a clothingoptional beach for the swimsuit averse, and two disc golf courses for testing your disc-whipping skills. More hiking trails adorn the site and of course, all along, you have great mountains and the wide river.

Even if you’ve never used Trimet before or if you have your own vehicle, the Gorge Express is a great way to get in some quality, stress-free study time while a professional driver gets you there safely. Experiencing the gorge for five bucks is a steal.

ENJOY LIVE SHAKESPEARE AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE—FREE You may have experienced a live Shakespeare play before, but not the likes of Ops Fest, a Portland perennial since 2009.

Under the guidance of Artistic Director Brian Allard, the 2016 troupe will perform 13 different Shakespearean plays in 30 days, now through August 20. The plays are performed in various city parks, completely free for audiences and authentic in their representation of the original Shakespearean form.

Ops Fest—that’s Original Practice Shakespeare—players, not actors, don’t rehearse as a cast. They perform true to the dictation of the bard’s First Folio stage direction and cues, including an onstage prompter. Players are quick to acclimate to their script and their audience. Often, they incorporate the audience into the show.

According to Ops Fest board member Amanda “Andy” Swinford, reviving the First Folio performance style is “theater mimicking life in the most authentic way.” Swinford points out the players’ remarkable ability to learn their parts independently and act on little rehearsal before live audiences.

The players provide “honest, in-the-moment, realistic portrayals of universal human emotions and challenges,” Swinford said.

OPS FEST PRESENTS FREE SHAKESPEARE PLAYS IN PORTLAND PARKS THROUGHOUT JULY. COURTESY OF KATHLEEN KELLY If Shakespearean players bringing the ornate verbiage of the Bard to you from a variety of settings, showtimes and scripts isn’t impressive enough, perhaps the economics of Ops Fest will appeal.

All Ops Fest performances are free. Colin Kane, a four-year veteran with the organization, appreciates the value of First Folio artistic loyalty as much as the value of open performances for the public patronage.

“Theater is good. Free theater is great!” Kane said. The Original Practice company member then spoke of the challenge and satisfaction of telling a coherent story in Shakespearean verse with little rehearsal beforehand.

“Ops actors are geared toward big performances and bold choices,” Kane said. “We use everything available at our disposal to create entertainment.”

Titles performed include favorites Hamlet, The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Scottish Play, which shall remain nameless, will be performed once, after dark, late on a Saturday eve. Spooky, man.

Ops Fest’s greatest accomplishment, though, may just be bringing a new and fresh accessibility to Shakespeare and his words to many people for an amazing price: free. For more information on Ops Fest 2016, such as dates and times of play performances, see Opsfest.org.

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OPINION

CH-CH-CH-CHANGES EXAMINING THE POSITIVE SIDE OF GOING OFF-BOOK Adapting a work into a different medium like TV or film is easier said than done. A book or comic series typically has an established fan base, and your job when adapting said work will (usually) be to try and balance pleasing this fan base by respectfully adapting what they love, while creating a work that is approachable for the larger public.

You also need to please the studio executives, producers and actors (all of whom have their own ideas about the movie they’re making). Hopefully you’ll also respect the work of the original creator(s) whose work you’re adapting.

With any luck, after many script drafts, on-set rewrites, takes and edits, you’ll end up with a film that tells a good, cohesive, emotionally satisfying story that pleases almost everyone.

Sounds pretty easy, huh?

Adapting something beloved is a pretty thankless job. Even if you create a satisfying film that makes lots of money and wins academy awards, people are still going to ask you where Tom Bombadil was.

So what makes a pleasing adaptation? There seems to be a consensus that a good adaptation means being imitative to the source material, but how well does that really work? As much as I enjoyed the Harry Potter adaptations, sometimes it felt they were slavish to the point where they were just taking the book and ripping pages out until it became condensed enough to fit into a two-and-a-half-hour movie.

That doesn’t always translate very well to film or television.

They’re two different mediums with different needs and ways

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of telling a story. What can work for one doesn’t necessarily work for the other.

When the Harry Potter films expanded their last film into two parts to include more of the final book, it left the first of the two films feeling unsatisfactory as a movie or, as my friend would describe it, “The one you skip.”

In cases like this, I wonder how much tweaking the plot and structure of that first part would have “changed” the movie to make it more engrossing and satisfying for everyone. What if, dare I say it, they went a little more…off-book?

Before you start sharpening your pitchforks and lighting your torches, let me direct you to the current seasons of Game of Thrones and Preacher. Both adaptations have garnered critical acclaim, as well as positive reactions from fans. They have also gone off-book, albeit in different ways.

In the case of Game of Thrones, a lot of their best material this season has come from the show deciding to stop dragging its feet waiting for new books. Instead, they are charging onward with the story that George R.R. Martin has given them and using the characters and pieces they have to tell a story that fits within Martin’s and the show’s narratives.

Much like a certain mopey bastard, the show now feels like it’s been given a second life, moving briskly onward and leaving everyone watching much more satisfied with the show than they were last year.

Preacher, meanwhile, has taken the opposite approach; instead of being a direct adaptation of the cult-classic Vertigo comic, the show is taking a lot more liberties with the show by moving characters and story beats around, while keeping all the characters fairly true to the ones they were on the page.

In the case of both Preacher and Game of Thrones, going offbook also allows the opportunity for everyone to be surprised and allows the adaptation to stand on its own. That’s a good thing—adaptations that are too similar to the source material can be a bit droll for readers. I remember watching the Watchmen movie thinking, “This is the book. I’d much rather just read the book.”

Surprises can be good. I was only halfway through the Scott Pilgrim series when I watched the film and I was pleased to find out the filmmakers took enough liberties that the entire story wasn’t spoiled for me. It’s okay to keep both readers and audiences guessing as long as they’re not spitting in the face of the heart and characters of the original.

Going off-book doesn’t have to be a problem for an adaptation. Sometimes off-book adaptations can lead to more satisfying reading experiences than a more traditional step-by-step adaptation.

As long as it remains respectful to the spirit of the original work, it should be allowed some room to tell a story that is able to stand more fully on its own. Ultimately, that’s what a good adaptation should do first and foremost: Tell a good story.

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OPINION

EAT, PRAY, LOVE, STUDY, TRAVEL I graduated high school and did everything the “right” way. I filed my FASFA; I applied for scholarships; I pulled out loans. I spent two years as a full-time student, fumbling and stumbling my way through confusing exams, never-ending essays and all-nighters spent studying or crying.

I worked during that time too, anywhere from 30–42 hours a week. Despite the long hours, the free time I never had, and the dark circles that became a permanent part of my aesthetic, I only stopped long enough to indulge in a fantasy-like week of Spring Break, something every college student hopes for.

I almost never stopped studying and I never stopped working.

When I finished my associate’s degree and proved to myself that I really could do two things at once, I came to realize two years had passed me by, yet I had seen nothing but the inside of classrooms, coffee shops and restaurants.

I listened to countless lectures and I could repeat random facts of information. I knew the smell of espresso and the exact pitch the steamer would reach when the milk hit the perfect temperature. I could predict just when and where the usual customers would sit when they came in for their Saturday coffee.

Besides that, I had seen, heard and learned very little else.

Although I had been working and saving the last two years, I lived like I was a poor college student. Despite the amount of money I had, I spent very little of it (which came in handy since I am now truly living like that). I learned there was a difference

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between want and need, and if it wasn’t necessary to my survival or my happiness, I never gave it a second thought.

So I quit my jobs, said goodbye to my income and spent my summer traveling.

Over the three months of my summer, I visited 17 different states. I followed the footsteps Confederate and Union soldiers had once taken in the streets of downtown Gettysburg.

I tried authentic gumbo and visited old plantations in muggy Atlanta. I set my eyes on the green of the Pacific Northwest and experienced the famous coffee of Portland.

I watched the endless thunderstorms roll through the corn fields of Nebraska. I brought the sin to Las Vegas. I rescued jellies on the beaches of Santa Cruz, and I learned first-hand just how terrible the inflation of San Francisco really is.

I returned from my trip broke and jobless, but the things I experienced I could never have learned from my textbooks, my coffee shop or my restaurant.

Traveling not only opens you up to new places, new people and new outlooks on life, it teaches you lessons about yourself (and the world) more than anything else. Once you begin to see what else the world has to offer, your worldview changes forever.

This is the best way to discover that no matter where you are in this world, there are going to be good and bad people everywhere. Traveling tests your people skills and your bravery in more ways than one when every familiarity

is suddenly challenged by a new area, a new culture and new people.

Because of that, wherever you go, you have the opportunity to connect with the best of the best, and it’s eye-opening to realize no matter where you go, you never escape the worst of the worst.

Wherever traveling takes you, no matter who you meet and no matter what you see, you’ll realize that a lot of people have it a lot worse than you. Poverty and homelessness go much deeper than the old man begging for money on a corner. Seeing the world makes you see the real struggles happening to other populations that you had never even thought about before.

Traveling allows you to see all types of people in the world and you quickly realize that everyone is chasing everything they desire. Before you know it, traveling teaches you to understand strangers.

The things you experience while traveling will become more meaningful than you could imagine. You gain a deeper appreciation for the world each time you travel and you realize how much beauty really can be found anywhere.

It is true that college students have loans to pay, instant ramen to buy and textbooks that cost hundreds of dollars. But no matter your financial situation, no matter how “broke” traveling may make you, you should travel whenever you have the chance. And you should travel often.

Some things are priceless: No matter how many hours are spent in lectures, how much research is put into an essay, and no matter who you meet during your workweek, there is no greater teacher than the world itself.

You’ll never be able to experience all it has to offer stuck in your dorm or behind a counter.

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TOTALLY LEGIT HOROSCOPES Cancer (June 21–July 22)

You are hopeless Cancer...hopelessly devoted to your boo thang, Sandra Dee. Your goal for this week is to pull the opposite of an Olivia Newton and stick to your guns instead of changing for your Danny, Dani or Danielle. Although it can be tough remembering to hold your own in a relationship, just keep in mind that even if they weren’t around, you’d be as cool as a cucumber.

Your song of the week: “Survivor” by Destiny’s Child.

Leo (July 24–August 22)

As you enter mid-summer term, you may feel as though your soul is slowly dying, Leo. But just do what you do best and keep your eye on the tiger. You tend to commit to one too many things and there’s a good chance you’re gonna burn yourself out. Bust a move and get your booty on the dance floor.

Your song of the week: “Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor.

Virgo (August 23– September 22)

Step down from that high horse Virg, and allow those around you to help a friend out.

Your stubborn self has been more of an ass than usual, and it’s pushing the ones you love

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further away. Take a breather from the small stuff and focus on the bigger picture: getting home to a big tub o’ ice cream and watching Mad Max: Fury Road with your fremps.

Your song of the week: “Let Love In” by The Goo Goo Dolls.

Libra (September 23– October 22)

That promotion you received is starting to take a toll on your mental health. Or maybe it’s all that ganga you’ve been smoking?

Don’t worry, I’m not the one that’s gonna tell you to hit it or quit it. (How else is one suppose to relax in a legalized state?) But maybe take your traveling bong on the road, grab your groupies, and take a hike!...To your favorite view spot.

Your song of the week: “Because I Got High”

by African.

Scorpio (October 23– November 21)

Stop what you’re doing and listen to this song: “Do You Realize??” by The Flaming Lips.

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Pisces (February 19–March 20)

Capricorn (December 22– January 19)

Aries (March 21–April 19)

Sag, you’re making my 500 days of summer dreamz come true. Way to set the bar REAL high! What am I supposed to do next summer when you’re off gallivanting around the world!? Just rude.

Your song of the week: “You Make My Dreams” by Hall & Oates.

Although your birthday is months away, did someone celebrate a little too early this summer and forget to turn in their homework for summer term? Don’t worry bout a thing, Cap. Use those smooth talking wayz you have and twerk it out with your professor, they’ll understand...or not.

Your song of the week: “Three Little Birds”

by Bob Marley.

Aquarius (January 20– February 18)

If you haven’t been in a body of water all summer, Pisces, you’re failing at life. You’re a born fish! Hop your neighbor’s fence and jump in their pool, lounge in your K-Mart kiddie pool with a bottle of the Champagne of Beers, or skinny dip in the ocean. I don’t care, just do it!

Your song of the week: “Swimming Pools” by Kendrick Lamar.

Stop fooling around, ya goof ball, and start dancing around! You’re basically killing it at life right about now. There’s nothing you can do wrong. You just keep doing you, ya star.

Your song of the week: “You Be Killin Em” by Fabolous.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

What are you doing? Now do the opposite.

Your song of the week: “Space Oddity” by David Bowie.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Get it together Aquarius; get a job Aquarius.

Srsly. We’re over your shit.

Your song of the week: “I Hate Everything About You” by Three Days Grace.

Step aside Gems. Your time of year is over.

Now what are you gonna do, you lost puppy?

Here’s one solution: Get a cat!

Your song of the week: “Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Cat” by The Aristocats.

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