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ASPSU candidates investigated before campaigning begins Elections Board holds hearing about possible campaign infractions Corie Charnley Vanguard staff

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Infractions: Current ASPSU Senators Adam Rahmlow (left) and Pearce Whitehead (right) testified at the Elections Board hearing yesterday.

Just a few days before student government election campaigning begins, running mates Adam Rahmlow and Pearce Whitehead have been accused of violating campaigning rules established by the ASPSU constitution.

The Elections Board held an emergency hearing yesterday to discuss the allegations made against Rahmlow and Whitehead.

According to E-board Chair Ari Wubbold, Rahmlow—who is running for ASPSU president—was videotaped while talking with the Student Veterans Association (SVA) about his campaign. However, the ASPSU constitution prohibits candidates from soliciting votes from anyone in the campus community before April 15, the official start of campaigning.

The constitution also prohibits candidates from posting any campaign materials on campus before the start date but an unidentified complainant spotted Rahmlow and Whitehead writing about their campaign with chalk on various sidewalks around campus.

In addition, Whitehead was accused of hanging up campaign posters near his dormitory in Epler Hall.

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College Station on the rise Portland State’s latest student housing project scheduled to open fall 2012

Oregon legislative lines will soon be drawn for the next decade Peter Browning Vanguard staff

Oregon’s House and Senate redistricting committees visited Portland State on Friday to hear public feedback on the plan to redraw Oregon’s state legislative lines.

The hearing, which was held in the Chancellor’s Office in the Academic and Student Recreation Center, was part of a series of public hearings. Roughly 60 community members showed up for the event.

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Student group aims to wean PSU off bottled water Group argues tap water is more economically, ecologically viable Sierra Pannabecker Vanguard staff

Following a model that the City of Portland implemented years ago, the Portland State student organization Take Back the Tap has been working on a plan to eliminate all bottled water sold and used on campus.

Bottled water creates a significant impact on the environment and the economy, according to Professor Catherine Howells. This is the reason city officials decided to replace bottled water with pitchers of water from the tap at all meetings and functions.

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Although Portland State formally announced its plans on March 30 for College Station, the university’s latest student housing project at Southwest Jackson Street and Fifth Avenue, the building’s construction is already well underway.

Due to open in fall 2012, the 16-story high-rise will add 978 beds to the on-campus housing options.

The project’s design is the result of extensive collaboration between PSU and American Campus Communities (ACC), a Texas-based real estate firm known for its highly popular, amenityrich student housing projects. Today, ACC is the nation’s largest developer, owner and manager of student housing, according to Gina Cowart, ACC’s vice president of Investor Relations and Corporate Marketing.

When finished, College Station’s housing units, with the exception of the studios, will be fully furnished apartments with

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an outdoor courtyard, bottom-floor retail space, mailrooms, management offices and an interior pedestrian corridor connecting one side of the building to the other so that students need not walk around the block to get to campus, according to Mark Gregory, associate vice president of finance and administration.

At the beginning of this month, the Animals and Society Institute (AIS) announced the eight winners of the 2011 Human-Animal Studies fellowship. Portland State English professor Alastair Hunt was among the recipients.

The fellowship will take place for eight weeks this summer, bringing together scholars from across the country. From May 23 to June 1, the eight fellows will reside at Wesleyan University to work on their various projects.

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Campus construction: College Station, which is currently under construction, is located on the corners of Southwest Jackson street and Fifth Avenue.

both private and shared occupancy on offer, according to Cowart.

“The building is designed to facilitate social interaction with the concept of ‘neighborhoods’ located on every third floor, with each neighborhood featuring a social lounge, laundry area and study rooms,” She said.

In addition to housing PSU students, College Station will contain classrooms, a fitness center,

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The PSU Food Pantry, which ASPSU opened in 2010 as a “from students, for students” food donation bin, has recently moved to its permanent home in 325 Smith Memorial Student Union.

Previously, the food pantry was located in ASPSU’s office.

However, the office quickly became an awkward place to store the food, and student government officials faced a lack of privacy and space.

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Donations: The food pantry, located in 235 SMSU, is already filled with hundreds of donations.

There are currently hundreds of cans stocked in the pantry, along with other nonperishable food items. The staff keeps a log of the food that is taken, but the rest of the process is confidential—no student names or IDs are asked for.

The food pantry donations are collected in both the ASPSU office in SMSU room 117 and the new food pantry location. However, other locations are being looked into, including the Women’s Resource Center and the Native American Student and Community Center.

“What we’re currently working on is getting our volunteer spots filled so that our pantry is always fully-staffed,” Harrel said.

With spring term just beginning, the schedules of the staff have left several gaps in the volunteer times. Intern

Cameron Plese is currently working on finding more volunteers.

“I jumped on board about a month ago, and have just hit the ground running,” Plese said. “I work at the pantry a couple of hours a week, and am also working on getting donations from classes.”

Plese found out about the food pantry from an extra credit assignment that was offered in Professor Rachel Webb’s Statistics 243 course, “Intro to Statistics.”

“I’m trying to get the word out,” Plese said. “People are still shocked that this kind of a program exists—we want struggling students to stop worrying about putting food on the table and be able to focus on school.”

Former ASPSU Vice President Selina Poulsen first realized the food pantry last year to help students who were struggling to make ends meet. However, when Poulsen resigned in August 2010, other ASPSU officials, including Harrel, picked up where she left off.

The pantry is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 325 SMSU. Students willing to volunteer for the pantry are encouraged to email Harrel at aspsu.affairs@gmail.com. ■

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PORTLAND (AP)—Searchers still looking for the body of a 14-year-old Portland girl probed caves Sunday in the Rocky Butte park area. Police believe Yashanee Vaughn was killed last month at a house in that area of northeast Portland.

On Friday a grand jury returned a murder indictment against her 16-year-old boyfriend, Parrish Bennette.

KGW reports Vaughn’s family and friends held an emotional vigil for her Saturday night near Madison High School.

The family is distributing fliers in the area, asking anyone with information about the case to call police. There’s a $1,000 Crime Stoppers reward for useful information.

Surge in Oregon public employee retirements PORTLAND (AP)—More public employees in Oregon are retiring early, apparently to lock in medical coverage before state lawmakers tighten benefits.

The Oregonian reports nearly 1,700 public employees retired

in the first three months of the year — a 50 percent increase over the average. At this pace, the Public Employees Retirement System is likely to have it highest level of retirements since 2003, when the Legislature changed the retirement plan.

The system covers more than 200,000 public employees.

A state human resources administrator, Diana Foster, says workers don’t want to risk possible changes. And Ed Hershey with the Service Employees International Union says workers are saying, “I’m going to get out before they take it away from me.”

Civil War 150th anniversary marked this week FORT SUMTER NATL. MONUMENT, S.C. (AP)— The opening salvo of the American Civil War will be recreated in the harbor of Charleston, S.C., as part of events marking this week’s 150th anniversary of the start of the conflict.

The island stronghold Fort Sumter will be the focus. Part of the National Park Service, events can go ahead there now that a federal government shutdown was averted.

The superintendent of Fort Sumter National Monument,

Tim Stone, says the observance is not a celebration but a somber commemoration of a war in which 600,000 Americans died.

Concerts on Monday evening and before dawn Tuesday will precede a daylong recreation of the canon bombardment Tuesday. Confederate forces demanded that a Union garrison surrender the fort and fired on it on April 12, 1861.

Union forces surrendered two days later.

Oil falls as hopes grow for Libyan cease-fire NEW YORK (AP)—Oil fell Monday as Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi appeared to accept a cease-fire plan with rebel forces, increasing the chances that Libyan crude ill return to world markets soon.

Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery lost $1.04 at $111.75 per barrel in morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Earlier in the day, crude rose as high as $113.46 per barrel, the highest level since September 2008.

The drop followed news over the weekend that Gadhafi had accepted a “road map” to a cease-fire from a delegation

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of African leaders. Experts say most of Libya’s exports will be shut down for months, until the country sees some political stability. Traders still consider the cease-fire plan a good sign that oil will once again leave the country. Most of Libya’s oil went to refineries in Europe.

Student protest in Syrian capital turns violent BEIRUT(AP)—A Syrian rights activist says security forces have opened fire to disperse students protesting at Damascus University, killing one person.

Ammar Qurabi, head of Syria’s National Organization for Human Rights, says one student took a bullet as he was demonstrating Monday along with a few hundred students calling for freedoms.

He says the student hails from the southern province of Daraa, where anti-government protests that later spread nationwide erupted on March 18. The report could not be confirmed by The Associated Press due to severe restrictions Syria has placed on journalists.

More than 170 people have been killed since March 18, according to human rights groups.

Because ACC is the sole financer of College Station—thereby pulling money from Texas into Oregon—the project’s development hasn’t absorbed any tuition fees or state funding to get off the ground. Consequently, PSU and the wider community only stand to gain from the deal, according to Gregory.

“We didn’t pay out of pocket on this [project],” he said. “From an economic standpoint, it’s just a straight-up win.”

Jackie Balzer, vice provost of Student Affairs, gave two reasons why College Station is a good idea.

First, it is convenient for incoming students to have near-to-campus housing available. More on-campus housing draws more students from the city and from around the world.

“Whether you’re a transfer student or a new student, knowing you have to live in Portland, the easier we can make that, the better,” she said.

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“Thanks to a unique partnership between PSU, TriMet and ACC, College Station is located at a light-rail station with adjacent bus stops, creating a truly pedestrian environment,” Cowart said.

In fact, according to Gregory, this transit-oriented development is the very reason it has been named College Station: The project has been designed from the ground up to be integrated with public transportation.

Partnered with local firms Walsh Construction and SERA Architects, ACC responded to the university’s September 2008 RFP (request for proposal) for student housing and was awarded the project in March 2009 through a competitive process, Cowart said.

All told, ACC is pouring $90 million of its own money into the housing project. The company will own the building, collect profits by renting out the rooms to students and lease the land from PSU, making a net profit for the university as well.

The Campus Public Safety Office is required by law to maintain a public crime log, which it publishes on Mondays and Fridays. Here are some excerpts.

March 31, 4:13 p.m: Suspect broke into vehicle parked in Parking Structure 3 and broke ignition.

March 31, 9 p.m: A female was found trespassing in Urban Center Building.

March 31, 9:41 p.m: Suspect stole backpack from a car parked in Parking Structure 1.

March 31, 9:41 p.m: A car window was broken while parked in Parking Structure 1.

April 1, 10:30 a.m: Tree branches were broken off near the Art Building’s parking structure.

April 2, 2:31 a.m: Person arrested on a misdemeanor warrant near Cramer Hall.

April 2, 2:31 a.m: Person arrested for reckless driving near Cramer Hall.

April 2, 7:41 p.m: Suspect stole camera from the southeast entrance of Shattuck Hall.

April 3, 12:23 a.m: A victim was thrown down stairwell outside of the University District.

April 3, 6:51 p.m: Suspect entered Locos Locos Burritos and stole a television and money.

April 3, 6:51 p.m: Suspect smashed two cash registers, ripped down duct work and threw other items on the floor in Locos Locos Burritos.

“There is some confusion around what is allowed before [April 15] and after,” Rahmlow said.

Before becoming officially recognized as a candidate, each candidate must attend on orientation with the E-board. However, Rahmlow said that he and Whitehead attended an alternative orientation because they were not able to make it to the others.

“This is a new process for us and it’s the first time we’ve ran for an election,” Rahmlow said.

“There’s a definite learning curve and we’ve made some mistakes along the way.”

Commenting on the incident with the SVA, Rahmlow said that he left the orientation with the impression that he was allowed to speak to students as long as he did not distribute any physical campaign material.

The E-board later discovered that the literature given to candidates at orientations were contradictory; one handout did clearly state that addressing students about one’s campaign was allowed. As a result, several E-board members decided that the board needed to be lenient.

Second, students who live on campus spend more time on campus. Much of the education literature reveals that the harder a university works to build a campus community by enabling students to live on or near campus, the better the outcome is in terms of the student experience, according to Balzer.

“Students who spend more time in classrooms, gyms, with tutors, going to health services, hanging out in the student union, hanging out in the library do better,” she said. “[College Station] is a step towards being more and more of an engaged, residential campus.”

Gregory explained that by living on campus, students are more immersed in the overall college experience and are more likely to get actively involved in university programs, such as campus publications. Living in student housing, according to Gregory, can also help to reinforce student productivity and reduce extra-curricular distractions.

And from a practical standpoint, on-campus student residents don’t spend as much of their time figuring out life logistics, such as how to commute daily to and from campus.

“If [students] can fall out of bed and be in class, their likelihood of staying in their program is higher,” Gregory said.

What’s more, adding another thousand students to the area is expected to generate a surge of commerce in nearby businesses.

“It’s going to be tremendously important as an economic driver to have that many hungry students,” Balzer said. “I can imagine vendors in this area are thrilled.”

According to Gregory, roughly 7.5 percent of PSU students live in housing owned and operated by the university, while another 7 to 8 percent live in privately owned housing that caters to students.

After conducting a series of studies to determine the demand for on-campus student housing, it became obvious that there was far more demand for student housing than PSU could supply, according to Gregory. The construction of College Station is partly a response to that increasing demand.

The university’s goal is to have 20 to 25 percent of its students living on campus within the next several years, Gregory said. ■

“It’s obvious that [the documents] conflict,” said E-board member Aubrey Hoffman.

In addition, the E-board decided to drop the charges regarding the use of chalk drawings because there was no evidence that it had occurred on campus.

The infraction that the E-board will primarily continue to investigate is the hanging of campaign materials in Epler Hall.

“We take full responsibility of [this charge],” Rahmlow said. “Quite frankly, we just got carried away.”

Whitehead, who is a resident of Epler Hall, said that he posted the materials on his door and two of his friends’ doors.

“I take it as my home and I messed up on seeing the boundaries there,” Whitehead said.

Though the E-board dismissed the other charges, its members will continue to discuss how to handle the hanging of campaign materials—what they determine to be a very clear campaign infraction. Hoffman added that Rahmlow and Whitehead also violated another campaign rule: They did not have their posters approved by the E-board before distributing them.

The E-board will meet on Friday to announce its verdict. Some potential punishments discussed yesterday included not allowing Rahmlow and Whitehead to hang posters on campus during the official campaigning period. ■

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Tanning your hide Wear that pale skin with pride

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t’s safe to say that many Oregonians these days are sporting a pasty shade of white on their sun-deprived skin, especially compared to those living under the persistent blue skies of southern California and Hawaii. Although many of us have learned to accept this unfortunate Christine reality, others selvy often resort to the pathetic act of getting a fake shade of tan at the beauty salon.

Reality television shows—heck, the media in general—have given Americans the idea that in order to be attractive, a Jersey Shore-esque tan is a necessity.

Getting a tan is a real waste of money—money that could be spent on buying Jersey Shore DVDs, which would allow us to only look at fakeness rather than going out and becoming it.

Tanning at the salon is a completely unnecessary way to put yourself at risk for several health problems. Yes, our elders have been telling all of us since our early days in high school that we’re bound to develop skin cancer if we even step foot in the tanning salon. Well, they were right, and their constant hounding us really is because of their concerns about our health. At least when the sun is exposing you to ultraviolet radiation you’re also getting the benefits of Vitamin D exposure, which is now being referred to as the new Vitamin C. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, indoor tanners are 74 percent more likely to de-

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velop melanoma than non-tanners. Have some crazy idea that you’re immune to skin cancer if the rays aren’t coming directly from the sun?

Think again. In a study released by the University of Minnesota on skincancer.org, researchers found that “people who had tanned indoors for more than 50 hours (more than 100 sessions, or 10 or more years) were between 2.5 and 3.0 times more likely to develop melanoma than non-indoor tanners.”

Aside from that, it is not difficult for Portlanders to determine who has or hasn’t been hitting the tanning bed on a regular basis throughout the winter months. Unless you were one of the lucky few who took a vacation to a tropical paradise during winter break, it is quite obvious that the fake tan you spent a fortune on doesn’t appear as naturally sun-kissed as you might’ve hoped. I understand that the average Orego-

nian’s current state of paleness is probably not considered the most beautiful look in the world, but as the sun continues to peak its head out of the clouds more frequently, our skin will naturally be exposed to its powerful rays and thus will give us a decent amount of color, along with some much-needed Vitamin D. If you are one of the unlucky folks, like me, who has skin that is more likely to burn than tan, perhaps it is time for us to take a look at ourselves and rethink what we consider to be so attractive.

The idea of what is the most desirable skin color to possess is incredibly subjective, whereas being diagnosed with harmful diseases such as melanoma is an unfortunate and relatively likely outcome that many would agree is simply not worth it.

President Obama’s recently implemented “tanning tax” will add a ten percent tax on indoor tanning rates starting July 1 of this year;

Thinkers and decision makers A generalized philosophy of America’s foreign policy Joe Mantecon Vanguard staff

We’ve gotten to know President Obama fairly well over the last three years. Even among his critics, whether you criticize him for doing nothing, or criticize him for changing everything, we can all agree that, as with his predecessor, Obama has had a healthy amount of headaches on his plate recently. No sympathy here—it’s called leadership.

So, how has he done? Just what kind of leader is our current president?

Generalization alert! Let’s simplify things.

When it comes to leadership, especially as it applies to the position of American president, I believe there are two basic extremes: the “thinker” and the “decision maker.” Of course, this applies any number of fields, and any given individual undoubtedly displays characteristics from both sides. Just for kicks, let’s take a look at each.

The decision maker is, unfortunately, not much of a thinker. They are not the best at determining the root cause of a problem, due to an innate hostility with complex ideas. He or she is not an idiot—rather a pragmatist. They are more comfortable with experience, rather than conjecture.

They also shun the perspective of their opponent; they are enemies, after all. They know what is right, pick a method, and follow it through to the end. Sometimes they choose the wrong method. Sometimes the failure is a spectacular one.

The thinker is, unfortunately, not much of a decisionmaker. They can identify a problem im-

mediately, determining its probable causes, its ultimate significance, and can express this information in an intelligent and succinct manner.

They are fairly knowledgeable; well-read, comfortable with complexity, distrustful of black and white generalizations. They can appreciate the views of his opponent—he’s just a guy with different ideas, after all.

Sometimes, a thinker gets muddled up in all the competing interests in a given scenario.

They are right, and so is the opponent. They knows that this method has worked in the past, but also knows that the exact opposite has been successful, too. They thought they understood an issue, but the more learned, the less defined it becomes. Mired in cautious neutrality, thinkers can get trapped in a purgatory of indecision.

Neither one has all the answers, nor does any one extreme make a better a leader. History

shows success can pick either archetype. Frequently, as is the case in the military and police work—thinking officers coupled with decisionmaking platoon sergeants, or such—the two tend to work together.

As you’ve probably guessed, yes, the moral of the story is that both are necessary, and indispensable.

A million and a half arguments can be made for either side, though I’m personally inclined to peg President Obama as being on the “thinker” side of the equation. Regarding his predecessor…well, let’s just say that thinkin’ wasn’t his strong suit.

When it comes to foreign policy, President Bush was, by a wide margin, a decision maker. We were attacked by al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda was operating from Afghanistan. We attacked Afghanistan. American, British and Israeli intelligence indicated Saddam photos courtesy of wikipedia.org Hussein was involved, too. Hussein was operating out of Iraq. We attacked Iraq. Come hell or high water, Mr. Bush was at least committed to sticking both out— whether this was from being stubborn, or determination is in the eyes of the beholder.

Obama, on the other hand, varies in his approach to foreign affairs. Actually, as far as American foreign policy doctrines go, he has said remarkably little. Indeed, the biggest consistency of the Obama doctrine is its

not surprisingly, devoted visitors of tanning salons are reconsidering where they spend their money. Even bronze queen Snooki was quoted saying that she isn’t going to tan anymore because of the ten percent increase. Although her supposed halt on fake tanning will probably be short-lived, if genuine at all, it is a start. Maybe this price increase will result in fewer people visiting the tanning salon, which might decrease the staggering number of melanoma cases that must be treated every year.

It’s time for us all to get our priorities straight and decide if wrinkles, skin cancer, and wasted money are all worth getting a little bit of color in a seriously harmful way, rather than obtaining a more natural look and a healthier amount of UV rays and Vitamin D from the sun’s natural rays. Be a true Oregonian—wear your pale with pride. ■

inconsistency—which is not necessarily a bad thing. After all, it is foolish for so complex an art as foreign intervention to be reduced to a simple equation. Flexibility, and a willingness to adapt to myriad scenarios are crucial to successful foreign policy.

Thus far, the president has avoided any major slip ups. Whether this is due to good luck, or sheer coordinative skill is impossible to say, though I would argue for a combination of the two. No particularly tricky foreign policy decisions have come his way. In Iraq, go by the Bush plan. In Afghanistan, go by the Bush plan. In Libya, dump the Bush plan, and let NATO get its hands dirty for once.

Unfortunately, I doubt this policy can ride on the wave of good fortune indefinitely. While flexibility is basically good, too much will leave our standards of foreign policy an incohesive mess.

The Libya campaign, painless as it was, took a painfully long time to be implemented. The rebel forces were all but decimated by the time we finally entered the fray. My response? As I learned in the Marines, a good plan enacted competently now is better than a perfect plan enacted too late.

The rules of strategic engagement are especially poorly defined. We got involved in Libya for, it seems, little more than moral support. What about Darfur? Rwanda? My answer here is that neither one yields any real strategic relevance to the United States. This leaves a number of questions unanswered.

President Bush Sr. was a fairly healthy combination of decision maker and thinker, as was President Clinton. The junior Bush was a decision maker by any measure. Obama is a thinker, with a small touch of the decision maker— though in my opinion, not nearly enough.

It’s a bit of dreary reflection of the times when we as Americans are limited to one or the other extreme. ■

Money changes everything PSU budget makers search for funds It’s budget-hunting season at PSU President Wim Wiewel’s office, and boy has he found a catch.

Given that the 2011–12 budget is facing challenges, an expected $23.7 million gap to fill and a graduation rate of 35 percent, the administration is generally optimistic that they can efficiently balance it well.

IAN Their soluBELLAMY tion: capitalize on Portland. According to the pdx.edu website, “the University has a goal of increasing out-of-state enrollment to 30 percent over the next four to five years as a way of bringing in more tuition dollars. Currently, 20 percent of PSU students pay out-of-state tuition. By comparison, University of Oregon’s out-of-state enrollment is 40 percent.”

What we have here is a diminishing of Oregon state funds into the higher education system— a bitter $17.7 million when combined with federal dollars, subtract this from budget cuts, and we have our overall need. There is an admittedly “limited” budget, which necessitates tuition adjustments and tends to realign the allocation of funds. According to the budget report itself, this redistribution of currency is in terms of multimillions, requiring an increase of tuition revenue by $11.3 million for the next year.

Part of the plan seems to be to take advantage of the higher tuition rate charged toward non-resident students. That which needs to be asked, is why does the president of Portland State determine that the wallets best suited for extraction are those of out-of-state students?

The national average for out-of-state tuition is near $12,000, while the average for a resident just over $10,000, which is not a huge difference in terms of the grueling reality of college loans. PSU’s numbers show, respectively, $18,792 and $6,036! That is a gigantic divide, one that should perhaps be remedied.

Out-of-state tuition costs are designed to cover for the state-contribution the University would have received during the length of the student’s residency. If state contribution to the school decreases, so should the idea that some students are charged more than others.

Residents are taxed by the state, in part to pay for higher education. If the state is allocating fewer funds to higher education and if those monetary gaps are filled by specific groups of people (in this case, those from outside the state), then one can expect those retention and graduation rates to drop amongst that group.

Students from the same country, yet from different coasts or regions, contribute to the concept of “diversity” as much as a foreigner and, even if you must perceive diversity as mere nationality, out-of-state students contribute equally as much to the “transplant” crowd that is becoming more prevalent in Portland.

PSU holds to the value of diversity, while potential higher prices for the “diverse” might turn them away from attending in the future.

Tuition hikes for residents might turn us away.

If PSU plans to depend on non-residents to help fill our financial gap, they need to present an attractive price tag without frustrating either party—which given the difference between the two tuitions, I’m surprised this hasn’t happened. Yet. Portland’s recently perceived popularity (a la "Portlandia") may be capitalized upon during a possible influx of young folks from not-too-distant lands. While I doubt that the administration would explicitly cite that potentiality as reasoning for population goals, I will hope they have enough foresight to look at how PSU’s culture and the budget interact.

While the budget development process continues, (this is only a proposed outline) students will get a last-minute chance to influence the final decision on tuition hikes on May 11.

Whichever way budgeters choose, the administration is stuck in a double bind directive—that of increasing rates while swelling the population of non-residents, all while maintaining PSU as an accessible education. ■

Finding Kyron Efforts continue in search for missing boy after ten months It’s been nearly a year since the disappearance of Kyron Horman. The FBI has been brought in to help determine what might have happened. Volunteer crews still search janieve any places he schnabel might have ended up.

Over one million dollars have been spent looking for him. And even so, there is no fresh news. A more cynical person might throw their hands up and abandon the search.

But even after ten months, Portland won’t.

And that is going to make all the difference.

For those in the dark, Kyron Horman is Portland’s most well-known missing child. He went missing from his elementary school last year in early June, and despite intensive efforts from law enforcement and search and rescue volunteers alike, he remains unfound. Investigations have centered on his stepmother and searches have been carried out all over Portland

and the surrounding areas. The media still reports on his case often, pleading with viewers to keep this boy in their thoughts.

There is no question that Kyron has received more media attention than any other missing child in Oregon. He still hasn’t been found. This begs the question: How does one find a missing child? How much of it is due to law enforcement? How much is civilian and volunteer input? And how much of it is just plain luck?

In many cases, it is a matter of how quickly law enforcement is brought in to deal with the disappearance. The now familiar Amber Alert was created after it was found that 74 percent of missing children who are murdered are killed within three hours of going missing. Now, that alert, along with other factors, has led to an astonishingly high 99 percent of all children reported missing in the United States being found within hours or days of their disappearance. It is almost always the case that these children are found by law enforcement officials.

For the remaining one percent, such as Kyron, the approach must be changed. One in six children missing for prolonged periods are found because someone recognizes them from a

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photo they’ve been exposed to, whether on the news, in the paper, or even on a milk carton.

Portland has obviously embraced this; Kyron’s photo is everywhere.

But the real key to finding someone who has gone missing is purely looking. In the days and weeks following Kyron’s disappearance, searches and sweeps were an everyday occurrence. His photo and story was passed along both in fliers and by word of mouth. Everyone’s eyes were peeled, looking for even the slightest hint of the boy. While the efforts have tapered off to a point, they’re not anywhere near being abandoned.

In February, investigators from the FBI joined the search. In March, volunteers searched the North Plains area, and Kyron’s biological mother, Desiree Young, staged a roller derby to raise funds for the search. The chief investigator is confidant Kyron will be found, even ten months after he first went missing.

There are theories from all sides regarding what might have happened to Kyron Horman.

A number of people believe that the disappearance was somehow orchestrated by his stepmother, while others attribute it to an abduction or the boy getting lost outside his school. A few even suggest he was a runaway at the tender age of seven, as far-fetched as that is. The media has been focusing on these theories recently, reporting on his case with some regularity. Regardless of what really happened to him, the boundless speculation is keeping the focus on him.

Portland refuses to abandon the search for Kyron. More importantly, the people of Portland are unrelenting in their belief that he won’t be missing long. Whether it takes one million more dollars or one million more people, Kyron will be found. Portland will make sure of that. ■

Further information can be found at www.bringkyronhome.org Call the Multnomah County Sheriff tip line with any information regarding Kyron’s case: 503-261-2847.

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6 VANGUARD ■ TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011 ■ OPINION Online comments Not qualified

GUEST OPINION

I just wanted to point out that I am not qualified to comment on this Department issue, nor any Department matter, and as such I retract my comments here within [“Communication breakdown,” April 5].

for most of us.

I feel bad for Sean Rains, as a grad student I bet he got scolded by someone for telling the truth...way to encourage clear, honest communication, Communication Department Leadership.

Sean Rains

Dylan Knapp

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PSU is top heavy

I’m a post-bac Communication major, and I received the original “we’re sorry to tell you that COMM 409 (internships/TA positions) is cancelled this term” email – TWO DAYS AFTER the term began [“Communication breakdown,” April 5]. Fortunately I had everything squared away beforehand, but who knows how many kids got the shaft. The content of the email was disingenuous at best, written as if the Comm leadership was blindsided by sudden budget cuts, which couldn’t be further from the truth. In the real world, nine months is an eternity when it comes to finding replacements for lost staff, but I guess the world of tenure-track PhDs is separate from reality. Ah, the glory that is Academe!

The Career Center is a great resource if you’re looking for a work-around to compensate for the Comm Department’s official lack of interest in your working future. The people there are more than willing to help students set up internships of some kind (possibly not for credit), but it’s a shame that a resource like Jil Freeman and her network of contacts is now out of reach

Seventeen percent cut is not enough [“Proposed 9.2 percent tuition hike this fall,” April 5]. PSU is top heavy on admins and energy costs are nuts. Admins create work for themselves, just like every other university, that does not need to be done. Inefficient. They are screwing students once again to pay off their mortgages while students suffer for a lifetime of debt before home, car and other loans life sometimes dictate. It’s evil. (Everyone working for the VP for University Advancement excluded, classified staff excluded, professors et all. excluded).

F’ That.

Tim Young, Former OUS Board Member

You mean like in “Grand Prix”… oh I just got it I’ve long been of the opinion that we as students get too much money in financial aid.

Thank you PSU for finally doing something about this [“Proposed 9.2 percent tuition hike this fall,” April 5]. Prix.

Anonymous

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“The purpose of foreign policy is not to provide an outlet for our own sentiments of hope or indignation; it is to shape real events in a real world.”

John F. Kennedy

WATER FROM PAGE 1

Take Back the Tap is working to eliminate the use of bottled water at campus events

Media reinforce skin color hierarchy Tyree Harris Daily Emerald staff

When I first watched the movie “Precious,” I loved it. I thought its depiction of an obese black woman struggling with incestuous rape and illiteracy was vivid, and I thought it touched on so many issues that it was great for our society to see this movie. The actors earned several Oscar nods, and the movie received great reviews all over.

At first, I totally agreed with the millions of people who loved this movie. The second time I watched it, however, it disgusted me. A movie I thought was a powerful narrative that we all needed to see quickly turned into another indirect perpetrator of what I like to call the “light-skinned vs. dark-skinned rule” — the rule that darkskinned African-Americans are somehow inferior to lighter-skinned blacks.

In “Precious,” her abusive, incestuous mother is dark-skinned, her rapist father is dark-skinned, and her illiterate self is dark-skinned. In contrast, the boy she fantasizes about, the caseworker who gets her out of her troubled home, the teacher who teaches her how to read and even the charming male nurse who cares for her in the hospital are all fair-skinned. This implies that dark-skinned African-Americans are more sexually ruthless, physically violent and less educated than light-skinned African-Americans.

If you think that this was just a coincidence and that the makers of “Precious” just so happened to put the characters in this order, think again. Every single nook and cranny of a movie is well-planned, and casting is a very particular process. Do you think that an Academy Award-winning movie with a $10 million budget would skim over any detail? Absolutely not.

These sorts of injustices have been around for as long as black people have been in America. During slavery, the lighter-skinned slaves were treated much better than the dark-skinned ones because they were usually the children of the slave master. They ate better, were more likely to learn to read and write, and usually served as the house slaves. Dark-skinned slaves were more likely to be left in the field to do the hard work under the sun.

This discrepancy lead to a growing distrust between light-skinned and darkskinned blacks. Today, social constructs are just as interested in maintaining this distrust as they were in the past. Lightskinned males are more likely to get jobs than dark men, light-skinned children are seen as less devious than dark-skinned children, and dark women are seen as less

attractive than their fair-skinned counterparts. Not only does this harm the confidence of dark people, but it also confuses light-skinned and mixed blacks who are finding their place within the AfricanAmerican narrative and it establishes internal enemies within the African-American community.

Black women are probably most familiar with these forces. Because lightness is associated with beauty, dark women often feel pressure to seem lighter or to posses European traits to get more attention from men.

Conversely, because authentic blackness is associated with dark skin and natural hair, light women are pressed to make up for their lightness by asserting their authenticity. All black women lose in this situation — the darker woman has to fight to assert her beauty, and the light-skinned woman has to fight to assert her blackness.

The media do a great job of ensuring that black women have a hard time fully embracing themselves. People Magazine’s list of most beautiful people almost never includes dark-skinned women. The 2010 list only included one dark woman: the obese star from “Precious,” Gabourey Sidibe. While it seems like just another cheap public relations move to make it look like they actually care for inner beauty, it became clear that something was wrong when every other person on that list was fair skinned and slim.

It’s like they were saying there aren’t any beautiful dark people in Hollywood capable of fitting the same standards of a fair-skinned celebrity.

Beautiful dark women like Gabrielle Union, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and Naomi Campbell didn’t make the cut, but the obese dark woman who’s only been in one movie gets the nod?

The enforcement of color hierarchy on black America dampens black unity and throws yet another divider into an already stratified culture. Our social construct tricks us into believing the shade of our skin is a measurement of black validity and that the lighter we are, the better.

This is why I cringe when I watch “Precious.” It looks like you’re being empowered and taught a lesson, but really you’re just watching them maintain the barrier that sits been between light-skinned and dark-skinned African-Americans. *This article originally appeared in the Daily Emerald. It appears here in its original form.

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Redistricting: Representatives Chris Garret (left) and Committee Administrator Lori Brocker (right) at the public hearing on Friday.

REDISTRICTING FROM PAGE 1

Census revealed that some state districts are below required population The latest census data revealed a 12 percent growth for the state of Oregon since 2000, which now stands at 3,831,074. The problem for the 60 state representatives and 30 state senators is how to draw the district lines while maintaining what the law requires.

Each House district should have a population of approximately 63,851, while state Senate districts should have a population of approximately 127,702 and encompass two state House districts.

After the release of the most recent census, however, some districts are below the required population, while others are above.

This leaves a tough task for legislatures who must try to create new district lines while maintaining districts of common interest.

Districts are drawn this way so that elected officials, as well as the communities themselves, have a contiguous relationship with one another.

These district lines have come under fire in the past, and though law prohibits diluting the voting strength of minority groups, states have been accused of gerrymandering. A few of the requirements that the Legislative Assembly or the secretary of state have to consider districts as are contiguous, of equal population, utilize existing geographic boundaries, do not divide communities of common interest and be connected by trans- Senator Suzanne Bonamici portation links.

Representative Chris Garrett (D-Lake Oswego), co-chair of the redistricting committee, noted the importance of public meetings like this.

“Mistakes do happen. In 2000, 38 percent of state Senate and House districts went unchallenged,” Garrett said.

Karl Twombly, who works for the Portland City Club’s redistricting research group, discovered one such mistake. Twombly lived in King City, Ore. until areas of his neighborhood were redrawn. He therefore found himself living in “unidentified Washington County,” rather than King City. “[Portland City Club] is looking into what components work, and whether an independent initiative, a proposal that recently failed, would work better in the drawing of these district lines,” Twombly said.

The three-minute panels had groups lobbying for their interests, backgrounds and ethnicity. Julia Markeley testified that Asia and Pacific Islanders make up 4 percent of Oregon’s population, but are also the second fastest growing.

“I encourage you to consider race in your redistricting,” Markeley said.

Shawn Lindsay, who represents House district 30 encompassing Hillsboro and North Portland, said he is new to the redistricting process.

“One of the most important things is to have as much transparency as possible. It’s open to everybody,” Lindsay said. “[Everybody] gets to hear and everybody gets to comment. The more transparency the better result.”

One issue that was brought up was the idea of an independent panel for redistricting, a process that California voted for this past year.

“I’m holding off on that opinion right now because I frankly don’t know,” Lindsay said. “There’s a bill out to consider it, reason being some people think it will get rid of any type of politics. Let’s see how this goes; let’s digest it—we’ll make legislative tweaks if necessary. Maybe this is the best make up; we have 50 percent [Democrats] and 50 percent [Republicans] on both committees, and maybe if we get it done then that’s the solution.”

The governor must sign the bill by July 1, 2011. If he has not signed it by then, it will automatically go the secretary of state, who will have until September.

To submit a testimony or to find out more information on redistricting, visit www.leg.state.or.us/redistricting/. ■

Howells teaches a senior capstone class about water management and usage. Students in the class collaborate with the Portland Water Bureau to inform citizens about the water in Portland and the dangers of bottled water.

More water goes into the process of making the bottle than goes inside the bottle itself, Howells said. In addition, bottles inevitably end up in the waste stream and require more water and energy to recycle when they are done being used.

Howells gave an example of the irony inherent in the bottled water industry. Coca Cola owns the bottled water brand Dasani, which has a plant in Wilsonville and pumps water from the Willamette River. Tap water in the city of Portland, on the other hand, comes from the Bull Run Watershed, a pristine and wellprotected river and tributary system.

Moreover, Howells added, there is no regulatory body governing the production of bottled water. Bottlers add minerals while refining the natural minerals that are already in the water.

“You just don’t know what you are drinking,” Howells said.

Lisa Meersman, a co-coordinator of the PSU chapter of Take Back the Tap, has been working to implement multiple programs to make it easier for students to drink tap water.

“We are currently working with student groups to get all student events free of bottled water, and we are working with ASPSU to pass a resolution through the [Student] Senate to discontinue the use of PSU funds for the purchase of bottled water,” Meersman said.

Take Back the Tap is responsible for the nine reverse-osmosis tap water refill stations located around campus, and are in the process of installing 14 more.

Unlike bottled water, tap water is regulated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency through the Safe Drinking Water Act. The University of Portland banned bottled water one year ago.

There are no vending machines, and students fill up their reusable water bottles at taps around campus, Howells said.

In addition to the ecological stance against bottled water, there is also economic recourse to the bottling of water.

“Companies like Nestle will move into an area and pump the natural water supply,” Howells said. Over time, this depletes the normal water level and affects the water supply.

According to Howells, bottled water costs up to a thousand times more than tap water.

Getting student participation is the most important step in the

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Bottled up: There is no regulatory body governing the production of bottled water, according to professor Catherine Howells.

process of making the change from bottled to tap water, Meersman said.

“Through taking small steps and reaching out to as many students as we can in our education and outreach campaign, we plan to change behaviors on campus,” she said.

Howells stressed the importance of the group’s campaign.

“I support this effort because we should celebrate how great our water is,” Howells said.

Portland Water District delivers water to 20 percent of the state’s population, and each year it uses only about 10 percent of Bull Run water at any given time.

Howells said Nestle, the parent company of a plethora of bottled water brands, has been trying to move into Cascade Locks for years. However, there is resistance to its bid to tap the Columbia Gorge well water, especially from the watchdog organization Food and Water Watch. ■

HUNT FROM PAGE 1

Hunt’s current book will explore human rights discourses The fellowship brings together scholars from varying fields who have an interest in human-animal studies, according to Margo Demello, the director of the Human-Animal Program at AIS. “[It] allows [the scholars] to work on their various projects for six weeks without any other distractions,” Demello said.

Projects vary from person to person. Many will be working on journal articles and others, like Hunt, will continue to work on book projects.

Hunt said his goal is to finish another chapter and the introduction to his book, which will examine the human rights discourse since the late 1880s. Hunt is particularly interested in the idea of human rights—or rather, the idea that humans have rights simply because they’re human.

Hunt first became interested in the field when he was an undergraduate student taking a philosophy course in practical ethics. He said that the course examined the basis of equality, sexism, racism and later the environment and animals. One of the questions that came up in class was “What are our ethical obligations to animals?” “[Human-animal studies] entails every possible aspect of the human-animal relationship,” Demello said. “Whether it’s real humans or virtual animals. We’re looking at animals in media, literature and pop culture.”

Demello said that the goal of human-animal studies is to assess what kind of effect human actions have on animals and society.

“We’re connected to animals in every possible way,” Demello said. “We eat them, we keep them as pets, use them as labor. How does that work? How do we feel about it? What does it mean for us and them?”

These are the big questions of the human-animal studies field, he said.

Mark Berrettini, an assistant professor in the Department of Theater Arts, first became interested in human-animals studies in the late 1990s when there was an increasing number of Animal Planet documentaries and shows such as “Crocodile Hunter” and “Grizzly Hunter.”

Berrettini said that one of his interests in the field is “how some of this material gets positioned to spectators.” A prime example of this can be seen in the 1975 film “Jaws.”

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Fellowship: Professor Alastair Hunt will have the opportunity to work on his latest book during his fellowship.

There has been a lot of scholarly debate over the film because it “goes out of the way to make the shark a villain along the lines of a serial killer,” Berrettini said.

Scholars have discussed the fact that “Jaws” might have enhanced an already widespread fear of sharks in the public eye, according to Berrettini.

While he doesn’t believe that there is a direct link between a film such as “Jaws” and the actions of the public, Berrettini is interested in how viewers understand the material.

One of the unusual aspects of human-animal studies is the fact that it is such an interdisciplinary field. Both Berrettini and Demello emphasized the fact that this new field of study is bringing together people from more hard-science backgrounds with people from humanities backgrounds. The field is bringing together people of different fields that have the same questions, according to Berrettini.

“It’s not even necessarily a field that is precisely defined,” he said.

Hunt moved to the United States from New Zealand in 2001 and moved to Portland in 2009. He has his Ph.D. in literature and specializes in literature of the late romantic period. In addition to working on his book over the summer, Hunt has two articles that will be published in literary journals this year. ■

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8 VANGUARD ■ TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011 ■ ARTS & CULTURE

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Interpretation and interruption at the museum Jim Neidhardt’s “Museum” captures the meta-moment Joshua Hunt Vanguard staff

In the small back room of NW Portland’s Blackfish Gallery, artist Jim Neidhardt has captured a uniquely meta-moment with his exhibition “Museum.” The installation of pigment printed photographs captures patrons of the British Museum in London engaged in what Neidhardt argues is an increasingly popular way of experiencing art.

“It begins with photography,” Neidhardt said.

“When permitted, people will often take many photographs in museums, and I began to notice that the staging of photographs can dictate the experience. People move around, even bumping into one another, in order to get a good photograph, rather than studying or thinking about the artwork.”

Neidhardt observed another curious change in museum patronage during recent years, one not aimed at documenting the experience, but rather at interpreting it. The use of electronic devices, such as iPods, to offer patrons virtual tours is now practiced widely at institutions like the Portland Art Museum.

“Patrons are using these electronic devices in an attempt to educate themselves,” Neidhardt said. “While that’s nice, it fundamentally changes the way that an artist interacts with the public. These people are not allowing themselves to make up their own mind about art, they’re letting the technology dictate the experience.”

“Museum” takes full advantage of the British Museum’s allowance for both unfettered use of electronic devices and flash photography, which Neidhardt said is particularly rare. The photographs capture the compelling phenomenon of a museum full of people not viewing art, but

also an inexplicable intimacy. Neidhardt’s photographs seem to document rooms full of people very publicly caught in private moments.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, photographer Thomas Struth famously captured images of patrons viewing paintings at the world’s great museums.

“I wanted to remind my audience that when art works were made, they were not yet icons or museum pieces,” Struth told the Artnet. com website. “When a work of art becomes fetishized, it dies.”

Neidhardt instead captures the fetishizing of technology, the implications of which may be far greater than the perceived life or death of individual works of art. Dr. Erik Palmer, a photographer who has instructed courses in Communication at both the University of Oregon and Portland State University, offers insights into what Museum says about the institutional aspects of art in society.

“Neidhardt’s project helps reveal deep ways in which the core identity of the museum has changed,” Dr. Palmer said. “We used to think of the museum as a shelter, a place shut off from colloquial or commercial intentions. But artists, curators and the public now see the boundaries of the museum as permeable. The contemporary museum promotes participation as a higher value than its traditional mission of preservation.”

There is a certain post-modern voyeurism implicit in “Museum,” and one cannot help but have a sense of staring deeply into the void. In the midst of Blackfish Gallery, a consumer art space, viewing photographs of people not viewing art in what is supposed to be a non-consumer art space, the museum. It is an experience that is confounding, if not deeply backwards, particularly when viewed in the context of Neidhardt’s artistic intentions.

“As an artist, I think that art should be mysterious,” Neidhardt said. “It should be what you

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So meta: "Museum" might make you lose faith in humanity, but you'll have fun doing it.

make of it. People want to understand everything, but when they are busy taking pictures and listening to an audio tour, they can tend to not even notice the works that aren’t explained to them. I think that in order to become more accessible a lot of art has become too instructive.”

“Museum” is a challenging assertion of both the artist’s capacity for individuality and the tendency of the world at large to mediate singular achievements into tribal events. It at once charms and breaks its own spell, and in doing so, provides patrons with the maximum opportunity for reflection. In discussing the length of the

project, Neidhardt gave the sense that the work has not yet ceased its effect on him.

“I worked on these photographs for about a year,” he said. “In that time, I noticed more and more unsettling things in them. Some of the people in these photographs don’t even seem to be in the room.” ■

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What does culture mean to you? It’s more than just an active ingredient in yogurt. Although it can be difficult to peg culture down with one universally accepted definition, it’s generally agreed upon that people who want to be considered cultured go to places and events which allow them to think symbolically and creatively, and involve learning a little about the humanities. This month, The Artist’s Repertory Theatre has just the thing if you’ve been feeling lately that your life could use a shot of culture.

Premiering on April 19 and running through May 22, The Artist’s Rep is putting on a new, avant-garde interpretation of what is Anton Chekhov’s last, and arguably most famous play, “The Cherry Orchard.”

Adapted by Richard Kramer and directed by Jon Kretzu, this new version of Chekhov’s classic story about a bourgeois Russian family whose estate is about to be foreclosed promises to be “ghost-like” and “ethereal” and “not a traditional treatment of this play.”

Kramer, who has been a writer for both stage and screen, was green-lighted by Artist’s Rep to adapt “The Cherry Orchard” as part of their Chekhov Project, in which four of his most famous plays were given new life. Although

Kramer maintains the play’s prominent themes about the inevitable fall of the aristocracy and subsequent rise of the bourgeois, he has apparently taken quite a bit of liberty with the play’s character development and dialogue—even going so far as to add Chekhov’s ghost as a character in the play.

Since the play’s first performance in 1904, directors and adapters alike have faced the problem of how best to deal with the play’s inherent dualism. Though Chekhov wrote the play as a comedy and it includes many elements of farce, there is also an air of tragedy surrounding the relationships between many of the characters and the loss of the family’s home and destruction of their much beloved titular cherry orchard.

This doesn’t seem like it was an issue for Kramer and Kretzu’s adaptation, which they have said will be “dreamlike, vicious, funny, and tender.” According to Kretzu, “Chekhov’s plays have inspired every single writer since they were put on paper. They are simply life put on stage, and this version is a brilliant adaptation that speaks directly through him.”

The play begins on the eve of the return of Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya to their Russian estate, which they soon learn is going to be sold at auction to pay the mortgage. To them, as well as to a groups of family friends and the servants who work for the Ranevskys, this is unthinkable, and much of the play is then devoted to the characters trying

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Records, “Moment Bends.” The band displays musical variety at its best on this record in two distinct schemes. One form that separates them is that the group actually produces rather impacting and well-written lyrics that stick with you, as your typical mainstream top 40 list songs would. Their second unique characteristic is that Architecture in Helsinki brings a new level of sound to further compliment its' collection of pan-flutes, samplers, handclaps and synths.

By adding in everything from horns to a clarinet and even a recorder, they may catch you off guard when you first listen to them, leaving you unable to properly digest it. You may probably ask yourself: “Was that a concert section playing in between the drums and synth?”

The scariest part about their unique and diverse sound palette, which they exercise with ease, is that this band pulls it off without reservation.

Their best songs off of “Moment Bends” are “Contact High,” “Escapee” and “Desert Island.” Everything else on the record just doesn’t seem up to par. These three songs bring justice to this new musical fashion emerging from the faraway land. Besides the fact that they are truly catchy tunes, the group does a fantastic job of giving the listener enough familiarity to somewhat hide their influences and yet making these tracks hit very close to home. If you are at all curious to catch a glimpse of what the future of pop music holds, I recommend this album to you. ■

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Don’t let their rather unusual moniker fool you: This band is not from Finland, nor are they anywhere near being architects for that matter.

Architecture in Helsinki is yet another Aussie powerhouse floating up to the U.S., bringing back a familiar retro-style boom that seems to be catching on amongst the lively bunch down under and especially with the younger generations of today.

Lately, as the contemporary trend has been, there is a common thread with most upcoming bands today that tends to lean towards the involvement of a glockenspiel and conventional synth-pop style renditions, ultimately forcing their listeners into a crazed dancing frenzy.

Groups such as Belle & Sebastian, Shout Out Louds, Los Campesinos!, and more recently Cut Copy all seem to be digging up the past (as well as their old 80s records) by going through this conventional pop phase while trying to tastefully find their own artistic cup o’ tea.

Originally starting up in the late 1990s, Architecture in Helsinki is currently made up of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry and Kellie Sutherland. The band has added and dropped members since they started however, but overall has remained musically stable since Bird, its founding member and creative engine began writing songs. Its first album, “Fingers Crossed,” was self released in 2003 and was supposedly heavily influenced by Bird’s visit to the ever-so-inspirational Portland on a holiday.

Its second and highly welcomed album, “In Case We Die,” which released on its own label Tailem Bend, gained enough merit to earn itself three nominations in the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Music Awards. The nominations were in the topics of Best Independent Release, Best Artwork and Best Adult Contemporary Release. Since the group’s wide success with “Fingers Crossed” in 2003, it has since released three more LP’s and has gained extreme international popularity with their music.

The group was put to the test and proved itself in the realm of touring in 2008, when it came to the U.S. for its first time as a group.

Coasting on the experience of several national and international tours, the quintet has been on tour with groups such as Death Cab for Cutie, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and has opened for acts such as David Byrne, The Polyphonic Spree, Yo La Tengo and Belle & Sebastian.

These architectural Finnish wannabes are from the inner-city suburb of Fitzroy in Melbourne, Australia. It is not surprising that Fitzroy happens to be known throughout Australia as a prominent artsy cultural hub, which first blossomed in the 70s, giving birth to Australia’s first punk culture. Much like Portland, this town is blanketed with street art and is notorious for its live music scene. The city’s live music schtick has been appropriately coined the “Fitzroy Beat,” and harbors most of the country’s bohemian types. With that in mind, this re-vamped musical revolution of 80s style pop now has a specific epicenter to quite possibly take the blame.

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to think of ways to save the house and the cherry orchard which meant so much to many of them. Unfortunately, due to the folly of many of the characters, neither the house nor the orchard can be saved, and the play closes with the son of a former serf buying the estate, and the sounds of the cherry trees being chopped down as the family leaves.

Suitable for high school and adult audiences, “The Cherry Orchard” deals with themes such

as the effect that social change has on people, and the preconceptions people have based on their identities in society. It’s a play with a message that endures the passage of time, and offers its audience members a chance to expand their mind by considering things from a different perspective than their own. It basically oozes culture, so head to down to the Artists Rep this month, and gobble up some of the good stuff.

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A slow show week, but don’t miss these:

The classic DJ setup and how to obtain it Looking to get started?

You can do no wrong with the classics Johnny Mayer Vanguard staff

There’s a plethora of equipment in the DJ world—so much so that sometimes it can get to be overwhelming and downright scary. Here’s a classic review of one of the all time favorite setups, a go to option for DJ’s all over the world.

Every basic DJ set up has a few basic elements: turntables, mixer, and headphones.

When it comes to turntables, Technics has been the definitive brand of decks since the introduction of the SL-1100 in the late 60s. DJ Kool Herc was among the first pioneers to use the Technics brand in his normal equipment rotation.

By the time the SL-1200 series dropped in 1972, the DJ game and the market were changed forever. Featuring a magnetic direct drive motor that made it easy and possible to scratch records, a high amount of torque for an almost instant start and stop of records and variable pitch control, which is essential for syncing up tracks, known as “beatmatching.” Many other brands have similar features and claim to stand up to the Technics in a side-by-side comparison but fall more than a few yards short of its highly specialized features, ease of use and durability.

Sadly, they were discontinued last year as Panasonic (Technics’ parent company) decided to focus more on CD-based turntables. But, it’s important to mention that these things are built like tanks, they’re road ready and road tested when for when it comes time to pack it up and play out. With proper use and care, a 1200 will last you a good 15 years or until you have kids and toss in the DJ towel.

You can’t have a DJ setup without a saucy mixer and Pioneer is king when it comes to them.

With the introduction of the DJM-300 in the late 90s, Pioneer was destined for success, and the DJM-800 is one of the snazziest four-channel mixers on the market today.

Popular for its effects, 24-bit processing and MIDI output, the uses are almost endless. Features include a fader with an adjustable curve control which is highly important based on the type of mixing you’ll be doing, a sharp curve for scratching between records or a slower curve for longer fades between tracks.

The “Auto Harmonic Tuning” option is a first on Pioneer’s DJ mixers, allowing for tuning correction of records by up to three percent, which can aid in a seamless tonal mix of two records.

The onboard effects of the 800 series are bountiful and beat synchronized including a killer echo, one of the best filters on any DJ mixer and a killer beat roll that can stutter hits, bass drums and any other sound with high powered machine gun precision.

Headphones are critical to any DJ setup.

Sony’s MDR-V600 are one of the industry’s best pairs of DJ cans. Its first appearance on the market is in the early 90s, a time when DJ’ing started to become widely popular and much more accessible to people interested in honing their skills.

Since the MDR-V600 headphones are commonly used in studios for mastering and recording, it’s no wonder they’ve found a home in the DJ culture. Headphones are the gateway to mixing records with a fluid movement through cueing. With a frequency response of 5 Hz to 30,000 Hz, they deliver a colorful spectrum of tone from the deepest sub-bass all the way to the highest highs of stringed instruments. Swivel ear cups allow the wearer to monitor one side, which is especially helpful as a DJ in order to hear the overall mix of two or more tracks together at once.

Equipment costs can add up though, and quite fast I may add. A pair of 1200s can range anywhere from $500 to $800 on the used market. Pioneer’s DJM-800 is still available brand new from many reputable dealers, but with a price tag of $1,599 new, your best bet is to invest in a used model. The Sony MDR-V600 is definitely the cheapest component of the three, averaging about $75 overall.■

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Richmond Fontaine: A bunch of "glass half full" type of guys.

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Tunnel vision: Dora and Anita are shocked that there's a camera at the end of their hallway.

Anita see this "Anita" plays NW Film Center’s Jewish Film Festival KARL KUCHS/VANGUARD STAFF

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Shadow lifting: Quite possibly the scariest workout of all time.

Sleep is a body’s best friend What you do the night before the gym is just as important Rian Evans Vanguard staff

People have a tendency to overlook mundane details and focus on more exciting things, and with fitness it’s no different. We obsess about our training routines—what exercises to use, how much weight to lift, how many repetitions to perform, and how often to train.

It’s not uncommon to find a complete beginner following a highly complex routine that is far too advance for them, despite the fact that a basic, “boring” novice routine would deliver the same results with less hassle. When it comes to eating, they’ll invest tons of cash into five different pre-, post-, and intra-workout protein shakes, without ever first making sure their day-to-day diet is adequate. With this type of mindset, it’s no surprise that many trainees are ignoring one of the most crucial elements of a successful training program: getting enough sleep.

We’ve all had the importance sleep drilled into out heads for years, but as we seek to cram more work or leisure into our daily lives, sleep is often the first thing to be sacrificed. While skimping on sleep every now and then isn’t a significant problem for most, regularly or semi-regularly getting inadequate amounts of sleep can really sabotage one’s health and fitness goals.

The most obvious reason for this is energy levels. Exercise in general is physically demanding, but activities like intense weight training, sports, or cardiovascular conditioning place some pretty serious demands on the body. Without adequate sleep, energy levels suffer and performance can significantly decrease as a result. For trainees with ambitious goals, a regular decrease in performance is going to mean results slowing down or even coming to a grinding halt. Even those who are just exercising to stay in shape are likely to find their motivation completely zapped. The low energy levels may become an excuse to not exercise at all.

Less obvious, but also worth noting, is that the human body needs adequate amounts of sleep to properly function. Okay, actually that is obvious, but most trainees don’t know that getting inadequate amounts of sleep can elevate stress-related hormones, like cortisol. Why should we care?

Because chronically elevated cortisol levels not only encourage the body to store more fat (as we’ve all heard numerous times in ads for snakeoil weight-loss supplements) but it also has a catabolic effect on muscle tissue. It’s a recipe for more body fat and less muscle mass, the exact opposite of what any gym-goer is trying to accomplish.

Other important hormones may be influenced by sleep, such as the male sex-hormone testosterone. Testosterone is king when it comes to muscle building, which is why it isn’t uncommon to find less scrupulous college and professional athletes injecting themselves with up to several times the amount of testosterone the average male produces. While I’d never suggest that anybody take such measures, especially with the laws surrounding hormone use today, having sub-par levels of testosterone isn’t a particularly good situation for someone looking to gain muscle and lose fat. Much like the scenario of chronically elevated cortisol, low testosterone levels will translate into increased body fat and decreased muscle mass.

For those who have trouble falling asleep or getting restful sleep, supplements may be able to help (it should go without saying that I’m not a doctor, and that individuals should consult a medical professional before taking new supplements or medications). Personally, I sometimes use a product that contains a combination of valerian, melatonin, and bacopa. Many have also had success with magnesium or GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid).

In my opinion, these supplements are superior to the more common methods of falling asleep, such as taking diphenhydramine (Benadryl) or nighttime cold medicines. I find these drugs definitely help me get to sleep, but it is very difficult to fully wake up the following day.

They produce a lingering brain fog. ■

One day Dora leaves Anita in charge of their family-owned shop while she must run an errand. She would only be gone for fifteen minutes. At least that was the plan—before the explosion.

Anita spends every day with her mother, Dora, in Buenos Aries, Argentina. They traverse the city, work in the shop and visit her late father’s grave together. Dora and Anita make quite the pair. They rise and rest together. Anita greatly relies upon her mother, for you see, Anita has Down syndrome.

Anita’s brother, Ariel, is moving speedily along with his life—with a beautiful wife and successful career. Though the only time he spends with Anita is to come over for dinner and break promises to further spend time with her—but hey, it is the world cup after all.

Events conspire that set Anita on her own after a disaster hits Buenos Aries. She has always operated with her mother at her side, handling all the specifics of her life. She has never been on her own before. But now in the midst of a crisis, she navigates the city, alone. As far as she is concerned, her mom will still return when the big hand touches to top of the clock. She doesn’t know where she lives so she cannot ask for directions or tell anyone where she is from.

It’s cold out and she is growing hungry. Anita is in quite a bind.

Lucky for her she meets Felix, a drunk who helps Anita on her way. We are soon drawn into Felix’s story as well, as he struggles with his ex-wife and tries to see his son. However, Felix is but one person Anita meets on her journey.

She encounters a number of characters, all with unique and diverse stories to tell.

While Anita has her “adventure,” Ariel races to check on her and Dora after receiving word of the crisis at hand. He finds no one, and continues through the film trying to piece together what happened. He has no idea if they are alive or dead.

The film tells the story of Anita’s lost journey through Buenos Aires, the innocence she carries with her and the strangers she must rely upon.

It is a film that incites a few tears set against a couple smiles.

While it doesn’t explicitly say so, it can be assumed that the film takes place during the chaos of the July 18, 1994 bombing that took place in Buenos Aires—a tragic attack where a car bomb was exploded at the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA). It is the deadliest bombing in Argentina’s history, killing 86 and injuring hundreds more.

As part of the 19th Annual Jewish Film Festival, the NW Film Center will be screening Anita on April 13. ■

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Wire

Richmond Fontaine, the Low Bones, Chris Marshall

Wire is as proto punk as proto-punk gets these days.

Formed in ’76 in England, they’re still around and still kicking everyone’s asses just like they used to back before you were born. Since their first album, 1977’s “Pink Flag,” they’ve been solidly dedicated to taking punk’s roots and transplanting them into rock’s terra cotta pot, complete with very period-esque synthesizers—which, like most experimental records of that era—were added in by the producers. Though Wire took a hiatus sometime around 1990 that lasted until 1999, they have been back together for 12 years—long enough to get their footing back and then some.

Dante’s, $20–25, 9 p.m., 21+

Another entry in the long list of “bands that are well-known outside of Portland that are criminally underrated inside of Portland,” Richmond Fontaine are made up of the standard four members, one of which is Willie Vlautin, local critically acclaimed author. The quartet have been all over this country and Europe as well—the Europeans love these guys. As a matter of fact, RF tours the European Union at least once a year. They (especially the English) can’t get enough.

Perhaps they are so well known in Europe because they are near-master songsmiths in the rootsy Americana genre. Americans have almost hard their fill—though RF has flown under everyone’s radar, both locally and nationally—for years now. Come out tonight and show Richmond Fontaine the love they’ve always deserved.

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SHEEN WATCH: World’s first documented instance of fecal osmosis occurs as Jersey Shore cast members attend Charlie Sheen party Charlie Sheen, fresh off the first couple shows of his touring heckle factory, is throwing another party.

As a preface, Sheen’s tour, dubbed the “My Violent Torpedo of Truth Defeat is not an Option Tour” (no, we aren’t making this up) has been attracting hecklers equipped with boos spanning all octaves. On opening night, Sheen was heckled into submission and the tweetwaves kicked back first-hand accounts of the fog-horniness of the show. The fateful stop left many wondering “is this supposed to be standup, or what?”

There’s no official word on how stupid people who actually paid for a ticket feel overall.

That said, Sheen’s “only area performance” (read: some tiny town in south Jersey) is gathering attention not for the suck-fest that’s sure to ensue, but for the afterparty.

Not only are two no-name celebrities from “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” going to be there, but an unnamed Jersey Shore cast member, a male one, is going to be there as well.

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Sheen, pictured here with no upper jaw.

You know that Sheen’s got it bad when Jersey Shore guys are embarrassed enough to not want their name public about this one. Charlie’s not going to have any of that green room coke by the time everyone shows up! Just kidding, there’s no green room. ■

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Find adventure with Portland State’s Outdoor Program

Wolverines spoil softball’s conference opener Robert Britt Vanguard staff

Meg Lawson Vanguard staff

at the plate against UVU. Junior outfielder Jenna Krogh sits in 12th place in the league with a .337 average and is in a threeway tie to lead the league with three triples.

Moving forward, EchoHawk feels the only adjustment that needs to be made to her team is that they need to remain confident. “[We just need to] maintain our focus and our confidence and just keep playing the way we know how to play. And hopefully, if we take care what we need to, some other teams will give Utah Valley some losses and everything will work in our favor."

“Ultimately, we just need to play our kind of softball and good things will happen.”

Vikings next travel to Pocatello, Idaho this weekend for a four-game series with the Idaho State Bengals on Saturday and Sunday. Portland State does not play at home until April 26, when the Vikings host North Dakota for a non-conference doubleheader.

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After the first week of league play, Portland State softball already has some ground to make up in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference.

The Vikings opened league play over the weekend by dropping three of four games to the visiting Utah Valley Wolverines at Erv Lind Stadium on Saturday and Sunday. With the losses, PSU falls to 13-15 overall and 1-3 in conference, taking them from first place to fourth in the PCSC’s Mountain Division standings.

Utah Valley took Saturday’s Drew Martig/VANGUARD STAFF games 5-4 and 4-1 before split- Team unity: After a tough weekend series against Utah Valley, the Viks will try to rally and finish the rest of the season in strong fashion. ting victories with PSU the next day. The Vikings shut out the appearances to improve to 8-7 ly lead with a three-run second backing her up with 11 hits on the season. Echo-Hawk deWolverines 10-0 in six innings on the season. Latham allowed inning. Junior infielder Karmen along the way. scribed Holladay’s performance on Sunday afternoon, but Utah just 10 hits with three walks Holladay doubled to right field The Vikings put up one run as “outstanding.”

Valley secured the series win and six strikeouts in 13 innings to drive in two runs before se- in the second inning off an RBI “I knew that that is what she with a 2-0 victory that evening. and she now ranks second in nior outfielder Brandi Cam- single from freshman Crysta was capable of,” Echo Hawk PSU head coach Tobin Echo- the PCSC in wins and for her pos brought Holladay around Conn before coming alive with added. “She had a Hawk said her thoughts about 1.87 ERA. off an outfield rough start and she Sophomore Anna Bertrand single. The Wolthe weekend were hard to put just kept working earned two losses, despite tal- verines, though, “It wasn’t what I wanted into words. and kept working.

“I know some people would lying 20 strikeouts and scat- were quick to for our first weekend I told my assistant be disappointed and frustrat- tering 14 hits over 13 innings. respond.

A out, but we learned some coach before coned,” she said. “But we still have Bertrand leads the league in Ks three-run inference started, a lot of games left in conference (102), strikeouts looking (37) ning in the top things and figured out ‘I think Karmen and we still control our own and in lowest opponents’ bat- of the third tied some things we need to is going to break destiny, as far as how well we do ting average (.228). the game at 3-all out in conference.’

On the season, Latham and and two runs in work on.” in the next couple of weeks.

And she did just “It wasn’t what I wanted for Bertrand are combined for a the fourth gave TOBIN ECHO-HAWK that. She was our our first weekend out, but we 2.69 ERA and a .241 oppo- UVU a 5-3 lead. go-to, she had learned some things and fig- nents’ batting average.

Bertrand was power numbers…

“We’re still a very strong pitch- able to hold off the UVU of- three more runs in the top of she just had a huge ured out some things we need to work on. And fense with three-up-three-down the fourth. Sophomore Carly impact on our now we just have innings in both the fifth and McEachran took a 2-1 pitch team this weekto keep moving sixth to give the Viking offense past the center field fence for end.” forward.” a chance to reclaim the lead, but her third home run of the seaSophomore The weekend PSU’s one-run sixth inning did son and RBIs from Campos catcher Lacey marked the first not prove to be enough and the and senior shortstop Arielle Holm leads the Vitime that a series go-ahead run was left stranded Wiser gave PSU a 4-0 lead. kings with a .368 with UVU was at first base.

Led by a grad slam from Hol- batting average ever set in PortIn seven innings of work, laday and a solo shot from fresh- and ranks sixth in land, and in their Bertrand scattered six hits while man Kayla Norrie, Portland State the PCSC in hitfirst visit the Wolstriking out 12 batters for the put the game out of reach with a ting and fourth in Drew Martig/VANGUARD STAFF verines wreaked eighth double-digit strikeout six-run sixth inning. runs batted (22). Pitching power: Viks pitching was solid, but havoc on the game of her career, and her secThe Wolverines held the Vi- She went 3-of-13 more run support is needed.

Viking ship. Deond this season. kings to only four hits in spite being outhit In Game 2, Utah Valley the final game of the seScores by inning by the Vikings, struck first with a two-run long ries and secured the series 30-20, Utah Valball in the top of the fourth. win with a solo home run Saturday ley became the Portland State sliced UVU’s in the third inning and a Game 1 R H E first team to take lead to 2-1 in the bottom half RBI single in the fifth.

UVU 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 6 0 a PCSC series in of the inning when Holladay PSU attempted to rally PSU 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 0 Portland since hit an RBI single in the bottom in the top of the seventh, G ame 2 Sacramento State half of the inning, but it would but the offense couldn’t UVU 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 8 2 took two-of-three be the only run the Vikings get a runner beyond first PSU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 from the Viks in could get on the scoreboard. base. Despite striking out 2005.

The Wolverines added two in- eight batters and holding Drew Martig/VANGUARD STAFF Sunday Utah Valsurance runs in the sixth inning UVU to only four hits as Hit and miss: Despite out-hitting Utah Valley 30-20, Game 3 ley (10-19, 3-1 the Vikings missed the mark in the win column. for the final score of 4-1. well, Bertrand took the PSU 0 1 0 3 0 6 X 10 11 1 PCSC) remains On Sunday, the Vikings put loss to fall to 5-8 on the UVU 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 2 3 in second place in the division ing staff, and they have a lot of an end to their six-game losing season.

G ame 4 after Northern Colorado took confidence,” Echo-Hawk said. streak in Game 3 of the series Holladay went 6-of-11 PSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 over the top spot with a 4-0 “Now we just have to make sure with a 10-0 shutout of the Wol- on the weekend with half UVU 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2 4 3 we score runs for them.” league record. verines. Latham held UVU to of those hits going for Game 1 of the series began just two singles over six innings extra bases. She is batSenior pitcher Nichole Latham earned one win in two with the Vikings taking the ear- and had the Viking offense ting .250 with nine RBIs

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Yuki not enough: Women's tennis lost to Northern Arizona despite another singles win by freshman Yuki Sugiyama.

Vikings fall to Lumberjacks Women’s tennis falls to seventh place after a tough loss this past weekend Rosemary Hanson Vanguard staff

The women’s tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss to the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks yesterday morning in Flagstaff. Northern Arizona played its first game outdoors last week, but unfortunately for Portland State, the Jacks headed indoors for this week's match—a court notorious for its difficult playing surface.

Portland State lost the opening point in doubles, as the Jacks took the Vikings in a clean sweep. The doubles point is an element of the match that both head coach Jay Sterling and senior captain Anya Dalkin identified prior to the match as a “key aspect” of focus for the team to start their momentum.

Unfortunately for the Viks, NAU seemed to have the same goal. Their one and two positioned players won in set scores of 8-2, and 8-1 respectively. But it was Vikings’ third seed that made a showing for the visiting team. Junior Mash Los and partner junior Marti Pellicano

sent their doubles match into a tiebreaking set, although it was the Jacks that had the final say, winning the tiebreaker 7-2.

The singles competition started off in the opposite fashion as the doubles, as freshman Yuki Sugiyama won her opening match. The freshman won the opening frame 6-3, but NAU hard-hitter senior Edit Suhajda answered back and reversed the second set score in her favor 3-6. Sugiyama had an answer of her own, showing her resiliency as she rallied to take the match with a final 6-3 set score.

Two big wins by the Lumberjacks followed Sugiyama’s performance, but at the fourth position the Viks saw another close match. Pellicano came out with the same intensity she did in her doubles round. She lost her first set by just two points, 7-5, but the junior came back winning a set of her own 4-6.

Still, the Jacks had the final say as senior Yumi Hasegawa grabbed the deciding frame 6-4.

The loss set PSU’s record at 4-11 overall and 1-4 in conference. The loss became the fourth in a losing streak for the Viks, although the first three losses were against non-conference opponents. PSU needs to find the intensity it had in

its first conference win against Northern Colorado, as the team goes into its final three matches of the season.

In order to qualify for the postseason, the Vikings would need to win their final matches in combination with losses from Northern Colorado and Weber State to advance in the rankings to the necessary fourth-place spot. Currently, Sacramento State is the only team to have secured a spot in the Big Sky Tournament.

PSU will face the undefeated Sac State Hornets this Friday at home. The Hornets continued their winning streak yesterday when they beat the Weber State Wildcats 6-1. Following the Sac State match, the Viks hit the road Saturday for a match against Eastern Washington. Dalkin earlier stated that EWU is a key match in which the Viks hope to earn a victory, with the Eagles close to Portland State in the standings.

The Sac State match is set to begin on Friday at the Viks’ home-court of Green Meadow at 1 p.m. On Saturday, the match will begin at 3 p.m. in Spokane against Eastern Washington.

Don’t let money become an obstacle for seeking adventure and a little fresh air. Portland State’s Outdoor Program is designed just for Viking students to find fun in the sun, offering students a chance to bond with each other and Mother Nature.

Maybe you’re feeling adventurous enough to go rock climbing, snowshoeing or rafting, or perhaps you desire something more relaxing, like a hike or bike ride. With all of Oregon’s beautiful scenery, it’s easy to find adventurous activities with the PSU Outdoor Program.

There are many things that make Oregon a unique and special place in which to live.

With the state parks, beaches and mountains, there is an outdoor activity for everyone.

Even with the heavy dose of rain, Portland State students find many outlets to catch sun rays during the right times of the year. The Outdoor Program allows students to tap into their adventurous sides and try new things. It’s a great outlet for students to meet other students with similar interests. Also, it doesn’t require experienced outdoor-obsessed people. Anyone can do it, whether it’s your first rafting trip or your 20th hike.

Student rates for trips and gear rentals are discounted as much as 50 percent from public rates. Some of the more popular locations are Forest Park and

McIver State Park. Forest Park is also one of the country’s biggest urban forest reserves. Volunteer trips are also available, where students can spend half of their time volunteering and the other half participating in the outdoor activity. With such close proximity to Portland State, it’s a very convenient activity for students.

The program also offers gear rental and rock wall climbing, both very popular programs with students. The belay rock climbing classes cost as little as five dollars. On top of that, the movement classes are free and whenever the Student Rec center is open, students can access the bouldering section of the climbing wall. In general, other rock climbing gyms tack on steep prices. Of course, the gym is also fully staffed with employees who can help anyone who is new or uncomfortable with wall climbing.

Hiking is another great outdoors activity, since it doesn’t have to be expensive. Students can rent gear at a fairly low cost.

According to Tina Shantz, one of the graduate assistants at the PSU Outdoor Program, students typically rent gear over extended breaks. Students are allowed to rent gear for 10 days over a break, while paying at a four-day rate. For information on rental cost, schedules and other details, be sure to check the Outdoor Program section on the PSU official website.

For students interested in getting involved in the program, there are many opportunities available to start out as a volunteer. Volunteers typically spend 30 hours per week with

the ODP, learning how the program works and developing their leadership skills. Once that is completed, they can apply to be a leadership volunteer, and eventually get promoted into a paid trip leader. Conveniently, students don’t need any experience to be involved in the program. According to Shantz, these volunteer service trips fill up fast. She also mentioned the rock climbing and whitewater rafting trips fill up fast, so don’t wait too long to sign up.

“I think we say it best on the website when it says, ‘Our wide variety of programs offer students the chance to enhance their academic careers through leadership development opportunities or in finding affordable ways to escape and meet fellow students,’” Shantz said.

While you’re a student, take advantage of the program.

Whether it’s snowshoeing, skiing, kayaking, whitewater rafting, biking or hiking, there is a trip that will likely fit your outdoor desire.

“There really aren't other places students can access such a variety of programs and not have to pay,” Schantz added.

“One of the things I often hear alumni say is that they wish they had taken advantage of the Outdoor Program before they graduated, because now they can't afford to do the activities or don't have time. Not only is it cheaper and greatly organized; it’s also set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. After all, the mountains, rivers, parks and beaches so close to urban life are partly what makes Portland so special to live in.”

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Portland State goes 1-3 against Utah Valley in first series of league play

The Outdoor Program offers many trips at low or no cost to students

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Players of the Match Marti Pellicano

Yuki Sugiyama

4-10 overall 1-4 conference

11-3 overall 4-1 conference

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Sugiyama is the team leader in overall and conference wins. She won the lone point at NAU, and did so in a three-set match. Her 11-win total this season sets an all-time Portland State record.

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The junior had two close losses against NAU. Alongside Masha Los, the duo sent their doubles match into a tiebreaker, but lost to NAU. In her singles competition, Pellicano ensured a three-set match after coming back to win her second frame 4-6, but in the end, NAU earned the win.

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CALENDAR Today Nature Cleans Industrial Waste Water Noon Smith Memorial Student Union, room 236 The Student Water Resources Group has invited Mark Madison to speak about his work involving natural systems for wastewater treatment. There will be pizza and an opportunity for conversation with Madison after the presentation.

InFARMataion (and Beer!)

5:30 p.m.

Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St. InFARMation happens every second Tuesday of each month, hosted by Friends of Family Farmers. This is an opportunity to bring the issues that Oregon family farmers face onto the radar of urban consumers and the community and general. The topic changes each month, but always focuses on the larger picture of the connection between food and farms in our local food system.

Jewish-Russian Poets Bearing Witness to the Shoah 7 p.m.

SMSU, room 296 This lecture examines Holocaust poems created by Jewish authors in the Russian language during World War II, printed in Soviet mainstream publications in 1941–46, and read by mass audiences. Dr. Shrayer will focus on the wartime poems by four major poets: Ilya Ehrenburg, Ilya Selvinsky, Pavel Antokolsky and Lev Ozerov.

Wednesday Film Viewing of “Playground” 4:30 p.m.

Women’s Resource Center This film explores the reality of the child sex industry in America. The viewing will be followed by a discussion led by a survivor of human trafficking, and will close with helpful suggestions and resources for getting involved.

Sustainable Solutions Seminar Series: Building a Resilient Local Financial System 5 p.m.

Shattuck Hall Annex Jared Gardner will discuss how the establishment of a state bank will help build a resilient local financial system, and transfer benefits and power to the citizens of the state.

This event is free and open to the public.

MBA Healthcare Information Session 6 p.m.

School of Business Administration, room 550 OHSU and PSU are working to transform the business of healthcare through their online and in-person hybrid format MBA program.

Learn more at their free information session.

“India and Ireland, 1870-1947: a study in comparative nationalism” 7 p.m.

SMSU, room 236 A lecture by Professor David Campion, sponsored by the PSU Friends of History and Indian Student Association.

Philosophy Talk Live at OSU 7:30 p.m.

LaSells Stewart Center’s Austin Auditorium “Latin-American Philosophy” is discussed with Philosophy Talk hosts (and Stanford Professors) John Perry and Ken Taylor. John and Ken welcome Oregon State University Philosophy Professor, Joseph Orosco the Director of the Peace Studies Program at Oregon State University, for a celebration and illumination of the philosophy of Latin America.

Thursday Introduction to Interviewing 10 a.m.

University Services Building, room 402 Learn the basics of interviewing and begin to develop your interview skills in this introductory workshop.

Basic Bike Maintenance Class 5:30 p.m.

PSU Bike Hub For the new and seasoned alike, this class covers the essential elements of bicycle maintenance.

We’ll cover flat repair, cable adjustment and identifying mechanical issues before they get out of hand. This is your chance to get to know your bike better. Workshops are free for all Bike Hub members. Non-members should inquire about availability and fees.

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Free Film Screening: “Tony” 7 p.m.

SMSU ballroom Join the Invisible Children as they share their latest documentary, “Tony,” at this free screening. Invisible Children uses film, creativity and social action to end the use of child soldiers and restore peace in Northern Uganda. Hosted by the Bridge at PSU.

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Portland Review Poetry Reading 7 p.m.

SMSU, room 238 The Portland Review presents Mindy Nettifee, Long Beach poet and Grand Slam Champion of the Long Beach/Orange County Poetry Slam. Mindy has toured poetry shows and festivals both nationally and internationally performing her work on stages from Hawaii to New York to Munich. Come by and enjoy!

Philosophy Talk Live at Pacific University 7:30 p.m.

Tom Miles Theatre, Warner Hall Stanford Philosophy Professors John Perry and Ken Taylor tackle the familiar, but nagging, query, “Is Nothing Sacred Anymore?” with their guest, University of Virginia’s Professor of Philosophy and Law, Cora Diamond. Please join two of Stanford’s finest intellectuals in an entertaining evening of stimulating thought on the Big Questions.

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This past weekend, the Portland State track team traveled down to Sacramento State University to compete in the Mondo Invitational.

“The meet was awesome!

There wasn’t a single athlete who had a really bad meet,” Assistant coach Cassie Stilley said. “Two school records in the women’s 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay were broken, as well as various athletes making new personal records.”

Starting off with the school records, the 4x100 relay team almost broke the school record at the Oregon Preview earlier in the season, but they blew their previous record (45.92 seconds) out of the water with a new time of 45.24. The team is made up of senior Karene King, juniors Joenisha Vinson and Anaiah Rhodes and sophomore Geronne Black.

Also, the 4x400 relay team ran a 3:47.81, which was about four seconds short of Fresno’s winning time. This relay team has King, Black and Vinson as well as junior Dominique Maloney. According to head coach Ronnye Harrison, Maloney ran her leg at an impressive 55-second time.

As for the new personal records, sophomore Sean Mackelvie threw his javelin an incredible 221 feet and four inches, smashing his old record by over 21 feet. It was Mackelvie’s first time competing on the collegiate level in javelin. He is now first in the conference with his new distance, and is also ranked in the triple jump.

King was not only involved all photos courtesy of goviks.com with both of the relay teams, Looking up: Freshman Allison Burkett throws the javelin as the PSU track team but also ran in the 100-me- has a record-breaking year. ter and the 200-meter. She a time of 55.37. Last weekend, keep people hungry to finished second, by only .03 he was only short of qualifying compete,” Stilley noted. in the 100-m, and took first by .40 seconds.

The only Viking not getting with a new PR of 24.18 in the One of the tough compo- a break is Vinson, as she will be 200-m. nents of this meet was the competing in the Mt. Sac Relay Someone who is begin- competition, and although Heptathlon on April 13 and ning to sneak her way into there was plenty of talent in 14, in Azusa, Calif. This will the limelight is sophomore all of the events, the Vikings be her chance to qualify for the Brittany Long. She competes seemingly used this fact to help Big Sky Championship, since in the 3,000-meter steeple- motivate the team and put her last attempt at the Cal chase, and has been improving them at another level.

Multi was thwarted by a canher personal record weekly.

“The competition was great, cellation on the second day. ■ Last weekend at the Stanford and I think that’s one of the Men's Tennis Invitational, she shaved her things that helped the athtime down by 23 seconds, and letes perform so well,” said Big Sky Standings at this meet she took off an Stilley. “Almost every event had School Conference Percentage additional 14 seconds. She is a new meet record set. Every sacramento state 8-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 only three seconds away from school was there to compete montana state weber state 3-1 0.750 qualifying for the Big Sky hard.” northern arizona 3-1 0.750 Championship and is ranked This next week the Vikings eastern washington 3-3 0.500 ninth in the conference. will be taking a break, focusing montana 2-2 0.500 Also worth noting is Rhodes, on keeping up the hard work portland state 2-5 0.400 who ran a new PR in the and improving in some areas. idaho state 0-4 0.000 100-m with a time of 12.21. Then “We can really address any northern colorado 0-7 0.000 sophomore Amber Rozcicha, weaknesses the athletes still who ran the 5,000-meter for have, and it helps keep them the first time last weekend, from getting burned out,” dropped back down to a familiar Stilley said. race, the 800-meter, finishing Other benefits include giv13th but still qualifying for ing the athletes a chance to rest the Big Sky Championship. both physically and mentally.

Another athlete who qualified Stilley recognizes that the team for the Big Sky Championship traveling every weekend can was sophomore Nate Lightner take a toll on the players. in the 400-meter hurdles with “A little down time helps Men's tennis: Roman Margoulis

End of the road for the Vikings Men’s tennis falls out of playoff contention after twin losses to Montana State, Montana on the road Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff

“We will be very disappointed if we don’t make it to the playoffs,” head coach Jay Sterling said before heading into the weekends matches against Montana State and Montana.

It was our teams goal when we started our season. It was something we all agreed to.

We finished fifth last year. We want to do better this time.

Sadly, the Portland State men's tennis team will have to be content with not making it to the Big Sky semis this season. The team slipped to seventh in the conference after losing on the road to Montana State (2-5) and Montana (1-6).

With these results, the team now holds a 2-5 record in the conference and 5-11 overall.

The Viks have just one more conference game left to play.

On Friday, the game against Montana State started on a sour note. The Vikings lost all three doubles sets and the doubles point. The pair of senior Chris Rice and freshman Roman Margoulis fought hard, but fell to their opponents 8-5.

Senior Alex VanDerschelden and sophomore Mitch Somach narrowly went down to their

Bobcats opponents 8-7 as well.

In the singles, the Viks managed to register two wins, but lost the other four matches. At line three, Somach beat Montana State's Alberto Fuentes in straight sets of 6-3 and 6-4. Margoulis won his match against P. SivaSubramanium 6-2, 6-4 at line six. Despite those two strong efforts, the Viks still lost the overall contest 2-5 to Montana State on the road.

With their playoff hopes disappearing, the Viks knew that the game against Montana the following day in Missoula would be crucial, even just to match their 4-4 conference performance in 2010. However, things got off to a bad start once again.

The Vikings again lost all three doubles matches. The team of VanDerschelden and Somach lost in a heartbreaking tiebreaker 8-7 (4) at line two of doubles competition.

On the singles side, Somach once again emerged victorious at line three. Somach defeated Montana’s Mike Facey in a thrilling three-setter 4-6, 6-3, 10-7. However, this was the only silver lining in an otherwise disappointing result, as the Viks lost the remaining five singles games.

The Vikings play their last two games of 2011 against Eastern Washington in Cheney, Wash. on Friday and against Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston, Idaho on Saturday. ■

16 VANGUARD ■ TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011 ■ SPORTS RECENT RESULTS THURSDAY APRIL 7 NBA Portland Trailblazers 98 At Utah Jazz 87 Top performer: Gerald Wallace (POR) - 29 pts, 8 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk

FRIDAY APRIL 8 NBA Portland Trailblazers 93 Vs LA Lakers 86 Top performer: LaMarcus Aldridge (POR) – 24 pts, 11 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 4 blk MLB New York Yankees 6 Vs Boston Red Sox 9 Top performer: Dustin Pedroia (BOS) – 3-5, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 HR

SATURDAY APRIL 9 Men’s Tennis Portland State 2 At Montana State 5 Top performer: Mitch Somach (PSU) def. Mike Facey (UM) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 Softball Game one: Portland State Vs Utah Valley

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Home sweet home: The Portland Timbers are determined to win their first-ever MLS home match this Thursday night at Jeld-Wen Field, with kick-off set for 8 p.m.

Timbers to face Chicago Fire in MLS home opener Portland seeks first win of MLS season at Jeld-Wen Field this Thursday Stephen Lisle Vanguard staff

The Timbers return home this week after starting off their MLS regular season campaign with three consecutive road games.

The Timbers have made it back to Portland with a 0-2-1 record to start off the regular season, but have made large strides in team chemistry. Confidence has grown and with a sold-out crowd awaiting their arrival in the newly named Jeld-Wen Field, there is sure to be plenty of motivation to go around come April 14.

Portland had its first taste of victory after defeating Chivas USA on March 29 in a U.S. Open Cup match, although the game did not count toward the team’s overall MLS record. The win gave them a sense of confidence and the drive to play on the road once again, as Portland forced a 1-1 draw against a strong New England Revolution side at Gillette stadium only four days later. With nearly two weeks between games, there’s been plenty of time for Portland to prepare a winning strategy and put its first check in the win column.

The home opener will not be a walk in the park, as the Timbers are pitted against the Chicago Fire (1-1-1, 4 pts). The Fire are coming off a 2-1 loss against the Seattle Sounders

last Saturday, but had an impressive 2-1 victory in U.S. Open Cup play against the 2010 MLS champion Colorado Rapids only two weeks ago. The Rapids managed to dismantle Portland in a 3-1 victory to spoil the Timbers first regular season game as an MLS franchise.

As the Timbers continue to build cohesion and momentum through the first four games of the season, leaders have begun to emerge out on the field. Midfielder Jack Jewsbury has stepped up and proudly donned the captain’s armband. Jewsbury scored one of the Timbers’ two goals in league play so far, but his value goes far beyond his raw scoring potential, as his 10 seasons of MLS experience help him guide a team full of young players. Timbers head coach John Spencer described Jewsbury as being “the voice that we need in the middle of the field,” according to The Oregonian.

Also, 20-year-old Darlington Nagbe, a big name out of the University of Akron, has Timbers fans holding their breath for a breakout season. Nagbe was selected second in the 2011 MLS Superdraft by the Timbers, but underwent sports hernia surgery in spring camp and has recently been easing his way back into the lineup.

Injuries have been a setback for Portland this season, but as new injuries pile up, older injuries are beginning to heal.

Of the many names shifting to and from the injury list, expect to see forward Eddie

Johnson, midfielders Sal Zizzo and Nagbe break their way into the rotation soon. Goalkeepers Troy Perkins and Adin Brown are also expected to be back on the field within the next few weeks, with Perkins already participating in light exercises.

The injury bug has been vicious, but most players are on the mend, working on fitness and getting back into gameshape. Last Saturday, the Timbers played in an exhibition match against Oregon State’s soccer squad, defeating the Beavers 1-0 with a lone goal coming Nagbe. The exhibition match gave reserves who haven’t seen much time so far and players getting back from injury, a chance to play a full 90 minutes.

The injuries should not be an excuse, according to head coach John Spencer, but if the Timbers expect to shut down a potent Chicago offense and come away with a win this Thursday, it will help to have returning players fully healthy and making an impact out on the field.

The Chicago Fire will be seeking their first win on the road for this season, and have a few players that will be a challenge for the Timbers to keep in check. Forward Diego Cháves has been huge for the Fire, scoring three goals in three games this season. The Fire have notched five total goals this season, with midfielder Marco Pappa and forward Gaston Puerari scoring one goal each.

With lineup changes and in-

juries contributing to the sluggish start to the season, it’s difficult not to be a bit skeptical when it comes to the Timber’s success this season. Still, Spencer feels his team is getting better every day, and in the process has found players capable of stepping up.

Rookie goalkeeper Jake Gleeson, a player who gained experience with the Timbers U23 squad last year, is a prime example. Gleeson was thrown into the lineup in Toronto after keepers Adin Brown and Troy Perkins went down with injuries. Since entering the lineup, Gleeson has emerged as a true playmaker, allowing only two goals in the last three matches.

For the Timbers to defend their home field and get their first victory as an MLS soccer team, they will need to feed off of the crowd’s energy and show improvement in team chemistry. With Nagbe returning and players like Jewsbury helping to lead the team and create scoring opportunities, Portland should be ready to make its fans proud come Thursday night.

Kick-off for the home opener against Chicago is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Jeld-Wen Field. The match will also be televised live on ESPN. The Timbers will turn around quickly and host FC Dallas three days later at Jeld-Wen at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 17. ■

Timbers cut down by injury bug Unfortunately, with only two days until the home opener against the Chicago Fire, many Timbers players aren’t doing so hot when it comes to staying healthy. Out of the starting squad, two players have been helped off the field during practices in the last few days. Starting center-back David Horst suffered a high-ankle sprain last Thursday and is expected to be out for two to three weeks. The next day, center-back Kevin Goldthwaite, a player that started in the first two games of the season for the Timbers, suffered an injury.

Head coach John Spencer has been frantically looking for players to fill in the holes left by his fallen players. Spencer has brought in some extra bodies to help with training, including former Timbers player Cameron Knowles and goalkeeper Keegan Rogers. Rogers is a star player from Portland Christian High School. “[Keegan] came in to help us out because guys are dropping like flies,” Spencer told droppingtimber.com. “I hate talking about injuries because then people think you are making excuses, but it would be nice to catch a little break.”

Spencer even managed to find a little playing time for himself during practice last Friday, filling in at right-back during a scrimmage. Still, with the new injuries continuing to pile up, older wounds are on the mend. Rookie Darlington Nagbe will be back on the pitch this Thursday after undergoing sports hernia surgery. Also, goalkeeper Troy Perkin and midfielder Sal Zizzo will be returning to the field soon.

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Game two: Portland State 1 Vs Utah Valley 4 Top performer: Karmen Holladay (PSU) – 4-6, 3 RBI, 1 R (2-game total)

SUNDAY APRIL 10 Men’s Tennis Portland State 1 At Montana 6 Top performer: Roman Margoulis (PSU) def.

P. Sivasubramaniam (MSU) 6-2, 6-4 Women’s Tennis Portland State 1 At Northern Arizona 6 Top performer: SUGIYAMA, Yuki (PSU) def. SUHAJDA, (NAU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Softball Game one: Portland State Vs Utah Valley

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Game two: Portland State 0 Vs Utah Valley 2 Top performer: Nicole Latham (PSU) – 6 IP, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 H (game one) Track and Field Mondo Invitational (April 8–9) PSU won three events - the 4x100 relay (45.24s) with Geronne Black, Joenisha Vinson, Anaiah Rhodes and Karene King, the javelin (221 feet, four inches) was won

by Sean Mackelvie, and the 200-meter

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