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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010 • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY • VOLUME 64, ISSUE 66
The "Effective Change Agent" Capstone is holding a bake sale today to raise relief funds for Ecuador, which was devastated by a volcanic eruption last February. When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Parkway North (near Park Blocks in SMSU)
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INSIDE NEWS Bike boxes found effective PSU reasearchers found bike boxes may contribute to less traffic incidents PAGE 2 No green zone Students unable to use medical marijuana on campus PAGE 3
Arts
ASPSU impeachment proceedings SFC member facing impeachment charges, counter impeachment filed Vinh Tran Vanguard staff
Several months after Student Fee Committee member Ron Lee accused the Pre-Law Society of financial mismanagement and its adviser of making threats against him, he finds himself up against impeachment charges.
Wam, BAM, thank you ma'am Portland hosts its first beer and movie festival PAGE 4
Ron Lee
Behind the scenes with breweries Zwickelmania hosts free tours and tastings this Saturday PAGE 4
Protein run Wiiware's Muscle March is absurd homoeroticism at its finest PAGE 5
Sports
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IMPEACH continued on page two
Students lobby for aid tomorrow
Position filled within two weeks after Chitsaz’s resignation Virginia Vickery Vanguard staff
At Tuesday night’s Student Senate meeting, it was announced that ASPSU President Jonathan Sanford appointed administrative director Ed Hallman vice president. Azadeh Chitsaz vacated the elected position on Jan. 26, citing a need to spend more time with an ill family member. Hallman served as the ASPSU administrative director under last year’s administration and retained the position into this school year. “Eddie has been one of the hardest working members on staff and speaks openly and frankly about his views of PSU, and how students should be best served,” Sanford said in a written statement to the Senate. “I trust his opinion, and look forward to his leadership throughout the campus.” At the meeting, Hallman said, “I want to be more engaged in policy.” As vice president, Hallman will preside over the Senate. “I have known Eddie Hallman since he started in ASPSU during the [2008– 09] academic year and he has worked hard on making sure to keep ASPSU running as smooth as possible,” said
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Ed Hallman: Senior majoring in philosophy
and biology.
Daniel Lyons, Senate pro tempore. “I believe that as vice president, he will bring a fresh perspective to what has been plaguing ASPSU, specifically with the Student Senate in running the meetings and making sure that Senators are doing their duties in an effective manner.” Lyons said he believes he and Hallman will work well together on issues soon facing the Senate, such as the Student Fee Committee’s final budget and ASPSU’s upcoming elections. "I'm really excited to work with the Senate," Hallman said. "I know all the members and have been to every meeting."
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Student lobbyists: ASPSU Vice President Ed Hallman, volunteer Matt Fleskes, Chief of Staff Zaki Bucharest,
Senator Amaya Taina, Deregulation Intern Rowen Griffith.
ASPSU and OSA will lobby for Oregon Opportunity Grant funding Corie Charnley Vanguard staff
Long and winding road Viks earn mixed results over the weekend, but chalk first Big Sky win PAGE 6
He has since filed his own impeachment request against ASPSU President Jonathan Sanford. In a letter submitted to the Judicial Board on Jan. 25, ASPSU Senator P.V. Jantz claims that Lee’s actions warrant impeachment. According to Jantz’s letter, Lee used his position on the SFC to carry out a personal agenda, made false accusations that damaged a student group and acted outside his position in an unethical manner, among other concerns. In response to Jantz’s impeachment request, Lee said that any accusations made against him that he used his position as an SFC member to further his own agenda are false. “I have not done anything unethical and it’s disconcerting that a student leader would take action without doing some of the investigation first,” Lee said. Lee said Jantz erred in using two articles on the Pre-Law Society incident published by the Spectator and the Vanguard, as evidence for his claims. The Vanguard reported that, in late 2009, Lee publicly accused PLS President Ashley McClain of
Hallman named Vice President
As state legislators convene in Salem tomorrow, members of ASPSU and the Oregon Student Association will lobby for an increase in funding for the Oregon Opportunity Grant. The Oregon Student Association’s (OSA) lobby day message is “students are paying more and getting less,” which reflects Oregon’s higher education budget cuts, increased tuition, overflowing classrooms and dwindling financial aid. The OSA, a statewide nonprofit advocacy group for higher education, will propose a $19.7 million increase in funding for the Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG), the largest state-funded, need-based financial aid program in Oregon. Additional
funding would help maintain the level of aid students receive and make more aid available for those hoping to move on to higher education. “We registered over 14,000 students [to vote] across the state, and that shows that these students care that they have a voice. The best way to show that we have a voice is to actually talk to representatives to let them know that tuition, funding and the OOG are extremely important to us,” said Katie Markey, ASPSU interim legislative affairs director. ASPSU expects to bring a group of 24 Portland State students to Salem, where they will join another 200 students from public universities across the state. According to Markey, OSA staff members have been at the capitol for the past two weeks scheduling meetings with Oregon representatives. Although the schedule has not been finalized, OSA is trying to arrange meetings between students and their own district representatives. “We're trying to get
representatives from [the students’] districts so that they can talk to them, and say, ‘Look, I’m your constituent and I really care about this, so you should support the OOG,’” Markey said. Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Speaker of the House Dave Hunt are also expected to address the students on Friday, said Markey. ASPSU and eight other schools that participate with OSA are collecting written testimonies from students affected by growing tuition costs and financial aid. According to Markey, ASPSU is compiling the testimonies onto CDs to be distributed to state representatives. As Oregon faced an economic crisis last year, large numbers of people decided to pursue higher education, leading to a shortfall in the OOG, explained Ed Hallman, ASPSU vice president. “That wasn’t something we could have predicted, but it doesn’t change the mission, the intention, and the reason behind the OOG. I think that’s something we know as students and as activists, and I think
that the Legislature knows that they need to adjust it in order to keep Oregon viable,” Hallman said. According to Markey, last year’s unexpected demand for the grant resulted in overspending. Consequently, payouts were reduced for students who were already receiving it. The proposed $19.7 million increase in funding would compensate these students, as well as sustain the grant for the upcoming academic year. Aside from lobbying, members of the OSA will present “Golden Clipboard” awards to honor Oregon’s representatives and senators for their student voter registration work. Among the recipients will be Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown, House Majority Leader Mary Nolan and Reps. Sara Gelser, Brent Barton and Michael Dembrow. For more information about OSA's lobby day, visit ASPSU’s Web site at aspsu.pdx.edu or stop by their office at Smith Memorial Student Union, room 117.
Vanguard 2 | News February 11, 2010
Sarah J. Christensen Editor-in-Chief Virginia Vickery News Editor Theodora Karatzas Arts & Culture Editor Richard D. Oxley Opinion Editor Robert Britt Sports Editor Shannon Vincent Production Manager Marni Cohen Photo Editor Zach Chastaine Online Editor Robert Seitzinger Copy Chief Robert Seitzinger Calendar Editor Jae Specht Advertising Manager William Prior Marketing Manager Judson Randall Adviser Ann Roman Advertising Adviser Illustrator Kira Meyrick Production Assistants Bryan Morgan, Charles Cooper Williams Writers Stacy Austin, Will Blackford, Bianca Blankenship, Corrie Charnley, Meaghan Daniels, Sarah Esterman, Amy Fylan, Natalia Grozina, Patrick Guild, Rosemary Hanson, Steve Haske, Nadya Ighani, Carrie Johnston, Tamara K. Kennedy, Anita Kinney, Gogul Krishnan, J. Logue, James MacKenzie, Daniel Ostlund, Sharon Rhodes, Wendy Shortman, Catrice Stanley, Nilesh Tendolkar, Robin Tinker, Vinh Tran, Katherine Vetrano, Allison Whited, Roger Whightman Photographers Aaron Leopold, Michael Pascual, Liana Shewey, Adam Wickham Copy Editors Noah Emmet, Amanda Gordon Advertising Sales Ana SanRoman, Wesley Van Der Veen Advertising Designer Shannon Vincent
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NEWS
Bike boxes found effective PSU researchers found bike boxes may contribute to less traffic incidents Sharon E. Rhodes Vanguard staff
Last year, the City of Portland installed 10 bike boxes—seven of which are painted bright green—in the hopes of preventing future righthook accidents, such as those in which two bicyclists died in 2007. To determine the efficiency of the bike boxes, the City of Portland partnered with researchers at Portland State who are part of the Oregon Transportation and Research and Education Consortium. The team’s preliminary research suggests that the bike boxes improved both the perceived and actual safety of bicyclists and motorists. Dr. Christopher M. Monsere, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Dr. Jennifer Dill, OTREC director and associate professor of urban studies and planning, led the bike box study. Nathan McNeil, a master’s student in urban and regional planning and OTREC student of the year in 2009, also worked on the project assisting Dill and Monsere both with the study’s design and the analysis. According to the surveys collected, 77 percent of cyclists surveyed feel that bike boxes make cycling safer. Dill established the importance of bicycle infrastructure and perceptions of safety in encouraging people to travel via bicycles in OTREC’s 2008–09 annual report. Researchers looked for conflicts between motorists and cyclists in video footage and categorized each as either a minor, substantial or major conflict. They found two major conflicts: those in which the cyclist had to use some sort of quick
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evasive maneuver in order to avoid a collision, and five substantial conflicts. In all, there were 20 conflicts before the installation of bike boxes and only 14 since. Monsere said that after adjusting for the number of cyclists—1,471 before the bike boxes compared to 2,301 since—there were significantly fewer conflicts after the installation of the bike boxes at most of the intersections studied. “One thing that surprised me a bit at first was that many right turning cars took a narrower turn [i.e., went closer to the curb] after the bike boxes had been installed—part of the reason for this may be that, with the bike boxes, the bicycle lanes don’t go all the way to the intersection,” McNeil said. Monsere said they based the bike box study on two experimental traffic-control devices: the sign near the bike boxes that depicts a yield sign and cyclist on a strip of green, and the bike boxes with a green bike-lane strip preceding and succeeding each bike box. The green lane is “supposed to make [motorists] more aware of bikes,” Monsere said. According to a survey given to motorists, 89 percent of motorists surveyed prefer the green-colored bike boxes to those that consist only of a white outline. Also, 43 percent of motorists surveyed feel the bike boxes make driving less convenient at the intersections, while 55 percent believe the bike boxes make drivers more aware of bicyclists generally. “Critics say it does nothing to prevent right hook [accidents] on green,” Monsere said. However, the preliminary research shows that “it most likely hasn’t made things worse, [but it] most likely has made things better.” While the current research does not definitively show that bike boxes prevent right-hook accidents, they do keep both cars and bikes out of crosswalks, Monsere said.
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Bike boxes: Initial findings of PSU researchers is that they prevent traffice incidents.
Two sources of data—video from cameras set up at intersections with and without bike boxes, and surveys given to both bicyclists and motorists—were analyzed. “I spent a number [of] rush hours out on street corners giving postcards to passing cyclists directing them to the online survey,” McNeil said. The City of Portland solicited motorists via e-mail. Although the cameras collected 918 hours of video, time constraints forced researchers to select only six hours of video from each intersection. “It took myself and two other students 3 to 4 hours per hour of video to collect all of the data on cars, bicycles and pedestrians at each intersection to get all our data and examine how they interacted,” McNeil said. Unfortunately, a dearth of data limited the conclusions that researchers could draw. “It's just not a lot of data,” Monsere said. “If the City does go ahead and implement more bike boxes, [they will] set up cameras differently, so that we could see cyclists’ head turns [and other movements].” The researchers did not have as much control in the experiment as they might have wished. For instance, Monsere said that the quality of the video changed before and after the bike boxes were installed and that cameras were not set up in a way that allowed researchers to see traffic signals and whether or not pedestrians were present. Asked whether motorists and bicyclists may have struggled with the unfamiliarity of the bike boxes, Monsere said, “There probably was a
learning curve, but [it was] probably pretty short.” For instance, Monsere said that in some places, experimental bicycle infrastructure confuses drivers, who mistakenly drive around something that transportation officials had intended them to drive through. “Portland is the first city in the U.S. to have this many bike boxes,” Monsere said. Currently, Austin, Texas, Tuscon, Ariz., and New York City, N.Y., are working to install their own bike boxes. “They have an advanced stop bar for cars about 15 feet before the intersection, with a stencil of a bicycle in the space in front of cars—however that area is regular pavement and not colored. The bike boxes in Portland definitely catch your eye more than those in New York,” McNeil said, who recently visited New York. There are also bike boxes in Europe. “[In London] they call them advanced stop lines, they are almost identical, but they used red and are provided for left turns,” Monsere said. Though some believe that what works well in Europe may not work in the U.S., McNeil conducted preliminary research on similar forms of bicycle infrastructure such as those found in Denmark, New Zealand, and England and related studies. In London, 53 percent of all vehicles stopped before the advanced stop line, according to www. westminstercyclist.org.uk. In Portland, however, Monsere said that over 80 percent of all cars that observed stopping did not encroach on the bike box.
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Counter impeachment against President mismanaging funds after Lee failed to receive $5 owed to him after he paid the $15 membership fee with a $20 bill. McClain said the delay was an oversight and the result of a change in the group’s leadership. Lee also alleged that the group’s adviser, philosophy professor Kevin Hill, intimidated him on a public listserv—the adviser has since stepped down. McClain said Lee’s accusations negatively impacted the group’s reputation and ability to operate after the loss of their adviser. Lee claims the two articles are biased and should not be used as fact. “It’s personally very insulting to me that I’m doing everything I can do to make a positive contribution to the university and to have that undermined,” Lee said, adding that he is confident he would be found innocent if the impeachment process is reliant upon facts. According to Brad Vehafric, chair of ASPSU Judicial Board, the board considered Jantz’s request within a week after its submission. “The board’s job is to investigate whether Lee should be up for impeachment,” said Daniel Lyons,
president pro tempore of the Student Senate. “If the board agrees [with Jantz’s letter], then the case will go forward to the Senate, who will vote whether to remove Ron Lee.” However, at Tuesday’s Senate meeting, it was determined that the Judicial Board cannot make a decision because three out of four members recused themselves from the case. “At this point, the Judicial Board is not able to ethically come to a ruling due to conflict of interests or direct involvement in the case,” Vehafric said in an e-mail. Lyons said that two of the justices who withdrew, McClain and Anandi Hall, are members of the Pre-Law Society and thus were directly involved with the case. The third justice, Casey Payseno, is a coordinator for the Queer Resource Center, a group for which Lee serves as an SFC liaison. Vehafric said the case would now go directly to the Senate without the decision of the Judicial Board since the ASPSU Constitution does not have specific guidelines on how to resolve internal conflicts. “I came to the conclusion that having only one active voice on the Judicial Board defeats the purpose,
[but also] understand that simply dismissing the allegations against [Lee] is equally ethically compromising,” Vehafric said in an e-mail. Vehafric said he wants to add a guideline to the ASPSU Constitution in the upcoming election that would outline what Adam Wickham/Portland State Vanguard ASPSU should do in the P.V. Jantz: ASPSU senator who filed the charges against Lee. event of a justice’s recusal from a case. another student. In a letter submitted “If you read the [impeachment] to the Judicial Board requesting that paper work it doesn’t even make sense, it investigate impeachment against it’s illogical,” Sanford said. “It’s just all Sanford, Lee said Sanford has failed his personal opinions and thoughts, in his responsibilities as student there are no actual facts.” body president. Lee claimed he did On Feb. 9, Vehafric e-mailed not approve requests for funding Sanford to inform him that they in a timely manner and alleges that had received impeachment charges Sanford was overheard by students to against him and will investigate have called Jackie Balzer, vice provost the claims Lee made. According to of student affairs, a derogatory term. Lee, the Judicial Board will work “He’s just trying to fight back and is on Sanford’s case after Lee’s case is blaming me,” Sanford said. “I have no decided. idea why.” “I have respect for the [Judicial] Lee also said that Sanford made Board and its proceedings and will defamatory statements against him make sure I don’t get in their way,” by telling other students and staff that Sanford said. Lee made a physical threat toward
NO
green zone Students unable to use medical marijuana on campus Stacy Austin Vanguard staff
The university is unable to accommodate medical marijuana usage on campus, regardless of a student’s possession of appropriate medical marijuana authorization. A concerned Portland State student said he is frustrated by the fact that he is prohibited by the PSU policy to medicate on campus and feels he has been encouraged to use medical marijuana on campus with discretion. Due to the stigma he feels on campus, he wished to be identified only as David, an undergraduate student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Administrators say the policy is not specific to PSU—it is simply congruent with state law. David became an Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) patient last month, and was surprised to find he was unable to medicate on campus. He is a disabled veteran and lives in constant pain because of reconstruction surgery on both of his knees, feet and lower back. He previously eased his pain with Percocet, Oxycodone and other pain medications. He sought a different alternative because he felt that typical prescriptions had a “horrid” affect on his “life, relationships, [and] job.” He felt that using medical marijuana was the “lesser of evils,” but stresses that it is not his choice. David does not advocate marijuana usage as a party drug. He said he is in an “extreme amount of pain [and] deserves to be comfortable.” David has spoken with Jeremy Robins from the Disability Resource Center and Michele Toppe, interim Dean of Students. He felt that he did not receive a clear answer about why he could not medicate or carry
medical marijuana on campus. The Housing Student Code of Conduct states that PSU residence halls are unable to accommodate medical marijuana usage in their facilities, regardless of the possession of appropriate medical marijuana authorization. Natalee Webb, interim assistant Dean of Students, explained that it is not a PSU policy, but “it is the state’s medical marijuana statute describing the rules for use and possession,” as defined in Oregon Revised Statute 475.316(b). “PSU does not have a policy specifically addressing use because under that ORS, it is already defined for us,” Webb said. Advocates say marijuana is effective in treating chronic pain and nausea, among other ailments. In Oregon, only patients with a qualified debilitating medical condition can participate in OMMP. Some qualifying medical conditions include chronic pain, cancer, glaucoma and HIV or AIDS. Statistics, as of Jan. 1, indicate that there are currently 26,274 patients holding cards, with Multnomah County having the largest number of patient cardholders in a county at 4,466. Oregon was the second state in the nation, after California, to create a medical-marijuana program. Other states also allow medical marijuana in some form, including Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. While California has public medical marijuana dispensaries,
Vanguard News | 3 February 11, 2010
News Editor: Virginia Vickery 503-725-5690 news@dailyvanguard.com
News in space All photos by Liana Shewey/Portland State Vanguard
PSU just says no: Students who are OMMP patients cannot medicate on campus.
Oregon is unique in having public places where people can socialize and use marijuana for medicinal purposes. These are useful for patients visiting Portland who need places to medicate. There are two public locations for medical marijuana patients to gather in Portland. Highway 420 was opened by Steve Geiger as a small lounge in the back of his tobacco products shop at 6418 SE Foster Rd. Cannabis Café is located on the first floor of 700 NE Dekum St., and is operated by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, commonly called NORML. By law, patients are not permitted to buy marijuana, but they may chip in on the cost of growing. On Oct. 19, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder reversed years of practice by announcing that federal authorities will not pursue marijuana users in states with medical marijuana programs. Despite the legality of medical marijuana and OMMP patients to carry medical marijuana in Oregon, David feels he has received the message that university policy does not allow him to carry his medication on campus.
Legal status of medical marijuana SECTION 3. ORS 475.316 is amended to read: 475.316. (1) No person authorized to possess, deliver or produce marijuana for medical use pursuant to ORS 475.300, to 475.346 shall be excepted from the criminal laws of this state or shall be deemed to have established an affirmative defense to criminal charges of which possession, delivery or production of marijuana is an element if the person, in connection with the facts giving rise to such charges: (a) Drives under the influence of marijuana as provided in ORS 813.010; (b) Engages in the medical use of marijuana in a public place as that term is defined in ORS 161.015, or in public view or in a correctional facility as defined in ORS 162.135 (2) or youth correctional facility as defined in ORS 162.135 (6). More Oregon Medical Marijuana Program data can be found at its Web site oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ ommp/data.shtml
Changes on the sun's surface cause aurora An active sunspot of the sun, Sunspot 1045, has sparked solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) this week. The sunspot has also spawned shortwave radio bursts that can be heard in observatories. Sky watchers at high elevations, particularly those near the Arctic Circle, can expect a display of aurora borealis, or northern lights, tonight when the CMEs are expected. —spaceweather.com NASA to launch observatory An Atlas V rocket is being prepared to launch the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) this morning. The launch was originally set for yesterday but was cancelled one second before lift off because of high winds. The SDO will orbit 22,300 miles above Earth and will monitor the sun's weather. —nasa.gov
Vanguard 4 | Arts & Culture February 11, 2010
Arts Editor: Theodora Karatzas 503-725-5694 arts@dailyvanguard.com
Portland International Film Festival, this Thursday and Friday I Am Love Luca Guadagnino, Italy 2009 “The polished rooms of a Milanese villa ignite with anxious activity as a wealthy industrial family, the Recchis, prepare to celebrate the birthday of their patriarch. It is an occasion designed to ensconce family traditions—the handsome grandson, Edoardo, introduces his new girlfriend; his sister presents another piece of her artwork to her grandfather; and the grandfather, knowing this is his last birthday, names the successor to his empire. But in the glow of all that is and has come before, change approaches the family dynasty with devastating certainty for all. As the refined familial machinations unfold, the woman of the house, Emma Recchi (Tilda Swinton), skates along the tight seams of the family, exuding elegance and uncertain turbulence.” Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.
John Rabe Florian Gallenberger Germany 2009 “Ulrich Tukur (The Lives of Others) gives a gripping performance as John Rabe, a German industrialist in China who, in 1937, intervened to save an estimated 200,000 Chinese civilians from the rape and slaughter perpetrated by the invading Japanese army. Reluctantly drawn into the relief effort by a coalition of fellow internationals, including an American doctor (Steve Buscemi) and a French school headmistress (Anne Consigny), Rabe and company create a safety zone at Rabe’s Siemens plant where refugees fleeing the Nanking massacre can take shelter. But mounting pressure from the aggressive Japanese commanding officer (Teruyuki Kagawa) pushes their resolve to the breaking point. Based on Rabe’s diaries (published as The Good Man of Nanking: The Diaries of John Rabe), Gallenberger’s film is the winner of four German Film Awards including Best Film and Best Actor.” Jan. 28, 8:30 p.m.
All screenings are in Whitsell Auditorium, 1218 SW Park Ave. Admission is $10. —www.nwfilm.org
ARTS & CULTURE
Wam, BAM,
thank you ma’am Portland hosts its first beer and movie festival Bianca Blankenship Vanguard staff
Portland has done it again— another festival, this time with more beer and more movies. Wednesday marked the start of the first Beer and Movie Festival (BAM). This is yet another chance to watch movies while drinking beer—on the cheap, at that. Co-founded by local film lover Jacques Boyreau, Willamette Week’s Aaron Mesh and Beer Northwest Magazine, the festival celebrates craft beer and cult films. The idea for the festival arose out of a passion for good beer and good film. BAM features nine different breweries, four movie theaters and dozens of films. In a mere two-anda-half weeks, it packs in more than enough. While the four theater pubs in town are naturally hosting the event, some pubs and bars will be screening films as well. Hopworks Urban Brewery and the Dublin Pub are among those screening and will be hosting specials like happy hour beer prices and free samples. Other theaters like the Academy Theater and Cinema 21 will host the festival as well. BAM has cleverly geared itself toward a young, beer-drinking crowd that doesn’t want to spend
much money, i.e., a large sum of Portlanders. Nearly all of the screenings are free, the beer prices are low and the films are admittedly cultish. Repo Man kicks off the event tonight at the Hop & Vine. A 1980s classic, it tells a wacky tale of the underworld of repo men into which the main character is admitted. In an over-the-top combination of action, comedy, mystery and even some UFOs, this film’s meaning might be absent, but the entertainment is not. A cult film festival is only a true success, though, when it features a number of films that aren’t as well known as Repo Man. BAM does this well. A notable BAM screening is Adventures in Babysitting, showing at the Bagdad Theater. Chris Columbus, who also directed The Goonies and Gremlins, started his directing career with this little known film. A teenage babysitter who’d rather be hanging out with her boyfriend than babysitting has to take on an unexpected adventure as she tries to rescue her geeky best friend, and has to drag the kids along. It’s cheesy. It’s over the top. And it’s simply superb. Other cult favorites to expect at BAM are Alien, The Wild Bunch and Labyrinth. The festival’s website features a full list of its films. Because cult films ought not to be viewed without delicious beer,
The Wild Bunch
Photo courtesy of Warner Bros
Labyrinth
Photo courtesy of Jim Henson
this festival doesn’t leave its audience lacking. There’s no bottom-line PBR here, either. BAM is featuring spring seasonal beers from its participating breweries. Ninkasi’s fiery Total Domination IPA and North Coast Brewing Company’s fruity Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale are among the delicious specials that will be served. In addition to film screenings, BAM has also thrown in some pricey beer dinners, an art gallery show and a metalhaus concert. The concert will feature local bands like Tallboy Shotgun and Heathen Shrine. It’s an
unusual addition to a beer and movie festival, but then again it’s BAM’s debut, so it’s certain that they’re still figuring out their motif.
Beer and Movie Festival Feb. 10 to 26, times vary See Web site for locations and prices www.bamfestpdx.com 21+
Behind the scenes with breweries Zwickelmania hosts free tours and tastings this Saturday Bianca Blankenship Vanguard staff
With the boom of Portland’s craft breweries in the last decade, it’s certain that this is a good city for beer snobs. But beer snobbery can’t be achieved with sophisticated taste terminology alone—a substantial knowledge of the brewing process is also needed. The Second Annual Zwickelmania this Saturday provides the beer proletariat a chance to learn more about local breweries and to make our way toward being beer bourgeoisie. Zwickelmania is a statewide event that hosts 32 breweries, the majority of which are in Portland. Each brewery will open its doors for tours, chances to meet the brewers and—of course—beer tasting. The name comes from the term “zwickel.” A valve that attaches to the side of a fermentation tank, a zwickel allows beer to be poured directly from the tank. It is used mainly to check for quality, but it’s also a great way to taste beer at its freshest. The Oregon Brewers Guild (OBG), who will host the event, is wise
enough to supply shuttles for those interested in brewery hopping. Allowing people to visit multiple breweries without the inconvenience of supplying their own designated driver, OBG’s shuttles will run regularly between breweries. The shuttles will be free. Though Zwickelmania will take place extensively in both Eugene and Portland, no shuttles will run between the two cities. Upright Brewing is one of many local breweries on the list. Coming up on its first anniversary of opening, Zwickelmania should help the young brewery gain a little recognition. One of Upright’s brewers, Gerritt Ill, will be there to lead tours and offer tastings. Laurelwood Public House & Brewery is another spot worth checking out, if only for the specialty homemade chocolates and beer pairings. Lompoc Brewing Company’s Fifth Quadrant location will also host special beers for the event and its brewers will be pulling beer directly from the zwickels. Zwickelmania is not limited to Eugene and Portland. Breweries in smaller cities like Astoria, Medford and Bend will also take part. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to talk your valentine into a trip to Astoria’s Fort George Brewery and Public House to take part in its month-long celebration of stouts. At least, that’s
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Upright: The kind folks at this local brewerie making some tasty beers chocked full of love.
what a true beer snob would want for Valentine’s Day. If that isn’t convincing enough, then consider that Zwickelmania is a cheap date. Each brewery is sure to provide free tastings—some more than others, so it’s wise to check out details on OBG’s website—and some are offering free appetizers to pair with the beer, in addition to other beer swag. Attending the event itself costs nothing, the shuttles are free and the tours are on the house. And
since it’s only being hosted for five hours, it’s not a pub crawl that will leave us, well, crawling.
Zwickelmania Check Web site for locations Sat, Feb. 13, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 21+ Free
Wiiware’s Muscle March is absurd homoeroticism at its finest Steve Haske Vanguard staff
I love insane Japanese games. Back in the day, though, few of them ever saw the light of day in the U.S. Some old favorites of mine are No One Can Stop Mr. Domino, about a domino that wreaks havoc on a poor Japanese family, and Incredible Crisis, where a hapless salaryman has to get his family to Grandma’s birthday party by making it through various outlandish scenarios. Then there was Katamari, a series that (arguably) forever opened the gates of bizarre Japanese games to potential localizations (though these are only three examples out of many), paving the way for games like Muscle March. I still don’t know whose idea it was to actually bring this game to America. I’m guessing the $5 price tag might’ve had something to do with it. At any rate, I guess it’s no weirder than, say, Sega’s Seaman or Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers. No wait, it is. In Muscle March, you play a big, beefy (comically beefy, in fact) bodybuilder of your choosing (though the option to play as a polar bear is also available). Some aliens and assorted ne’er-do-wells have stolen you and your friends’ protein powder. What’s a big, muscle-y meathead to do? Chase them! But a normal chase wouldn’t be silly enough, even when all you’re wearing is a tiny Speedo. So to compensate, the thieves pose while they’re running, flexing their muscles as they crash through walls that leave Looney Tunes-esque cutouts in them—all you have to do is match the thieves’ pose to pass through the hole without injury. This simple concept is pretty much all there is to Muscle March. The Wiimote and Nunchuck each control an arm, which can flex up or down, for a grand total of four poses—not so hard, right? At the start of each level your friends are in front of you, with everyone chasing the thief. As you continue to do well and gain combos (the game keeps track of how many walls you pass through without screwing up), they’ll fall victim
to stray banana peels, letting you move ever closer to the thief. But the closer you are, the less time you have to react. So, when you’re right on top of the thief, you’ve got generally less than a second to form the next pose. Get hit and it knocks a heart from your stamina bar—five hits and you’ve got to start over. The game definitely tests your reflexes, but it has an unmistakably Japanese charm. It’s a good thing the game’s only $5 though, because it’s not a long one. What it lacks in depth is made up for in character. The bright, colorful Dreamcast-era graphics, general WarioWare-style aesthetic and flat cut-out background NPCs actually help Muscle March’s unique, burly, man-filled presentation reach its full, hilarious potential. The characters and thieves are so goofy looking it’s hard not to chuckle, with blue androids, imps and terrifying rabbit humanoids (nothing like the ones in Final Fantasy XII) facing off against you and your muscle-bound friends. And where else has feudal Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga absconding with someone’s protein powder? The music fits the game’s tone well, too. It’s the sort of typically lighthearted, catchy J-pop you’d expect to hear in a game like this one, but it’s still pretty effective, particularly when coupled with the sound effects. Aside from participating in chase scenarios across the city, the rural Japanese countryside and in space, Muscle March also sports an up-tofour-player, endless-running competition that, despite my not being able to test it, seems like it would be a fun endeavor when drinking with friends. Despite the fact that you can reasonably beat Muscle March in under an hour (I did), it’s hard not to recommend it, particularly for fans of off-the-wall Japanese games. It may not be the craziest Japanese game I’ve ever seen—that honor might have to go to Sukeban Shachou Rena, which I highly recommend you Google—but for the cost of an iPhone game, Muscle March is pretty entertaining stuff.
Protein run
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Thirsty Thursday: Live music to go with your drinking problem Vivian Girls, Beat Coast, Meth Teeth After releasing their second studio album late last year, Brooklynbased Vivian Girls have been getting a lot of attention for their grungy lo-fi punk sound. They’re a great throwback to bands like Bikini Kill and the Raincoats, with their off-kilter singing and hard-driving guitar parts. The group also has been known to put on quite a live show. They may be a fairly new outfit, having started back in 2007, but these ladies are on their way to great things. Holocene, 9 p.m. $10, 21+ The Presidents of the United States of America, Jared Mees & the Grown Children, BOAT
Muscle March Namco-Bandai Out on Nintendo Wii (Wiiware) $5 Photos courtesy of Nintendo
Muscle March: Go on a wild and ridiculous chase to reclaim your protein powder.
Forget The Presidents of the United States, Jared Mees & the Grown Children are way more worth your time. Mees and his band make peppy, indie rock that will get your feet moving and paste a huge grin on your face. Mees’ voice and general demeanor are riveting and the rest of his band is made up of very talented individuals who all play with skill and charisma. BOAT is from Seattle and also put on a great life show. Their music is packed with thoughtful lyrics, catchy guitar hooks and some ace instrumental arranging. Roseland Theater 8 p.m., $20, all ages
A successful comeback
Water and Bodies stays creative on their sophomore EP Robert Seitzinger Vanguard staff
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A blend of innovation, intrigue and raw talent are necessary for a band to make their name and stand out against the vibrant mosaic that is Portland’s music scene. Water and Bodies possess each of these traits, combining them to superb effect in their sophomore effort, The Rain City Sessions Part 2, an EP that captivates and inspires wonder from its opening drums through its closing lyrics. Sessions comprises six tracks of dulcet guitar tones, lovely pianos and bass that tickle a listener’s ears without drowning out the rest of the music. This solid instrumentation combines with ethereal soundscapes that will paint your imagination across a starry sky as you ponder the infinite and appreciate the present. Vocalist Christopher Ruff caps it off with singing that ranges from a catchy falsetto to a powerful yell bordering on a scream, but with grace and a level amount of force
that doesn’t invite larynx damage. The band’s clever lyrics incorporate much wordplay that is actually meaningful and prescient—they’re not the sort of wordsmiths who just come off as pretentious garblers. The only downfall of Sessions, as with the self-titled EP, is how quickly it ends. The 12 tracks released by the band thus far are all superb, but it’s high time for a full-length album that doesn’t draw listeners in, only to end so soon after making a fan out of those listeners. All things considered, this group is among the Portland elite for creating introspective music that doesn’t get old.
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Rain City Sessions Part 2 Rain City Records Out Feb. 16, available digitally at www.raincityrecords.net/store
White Rainbow, Infinite Body, Eye Myths If you’re looking for the kind of music you can wrap your entire mind in, White Rainbow has got it. Pulling listeners into a hypnotic trance, their music is beyond ambient and trippy. Similar to Black Mother Super Rainbow, it’s fitting that their name should be a more basic version of the band-called-somethingrainbow genre. Their music is strange and interesting, but unlike BMSR, there’s less of a disco element and more of a rambling weirdness. It’s the kind of music you need to sit and enjoy, as it isn’t the easiest to dance to. The Wail, 7 p.m. $6, all ages
Vanguard 6 | Sports February January 14, 11, 2010
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Brandon Roy, NBA all-star… sort of Brandon Roy's recent hamstring issues have been the frosting on a sheet cake of misery for Portland Trail Blazers fans this year and his absence hurts the team in a major way. It's also affecting his player profile—he was voted onto the Western Conference All-Star Team this year, but concerns over his hamstring sidelined Roy through All-Star Weekend. Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman will replace Roy on the all-star squad, and Kaman's play under the rim has been solid all season. Regardless of his merit, what was NBA Commissioner David Stern thinking when he tapped Kaman to replace Roy? How does one decide to replace a speedy two-guard with a lowpost behemoth? Does Stern even watch the game anymore?
SPORTS Viks earn mixed results over the weekend, but chalk first Big Sky win Nilesh Tendolkar
Long and winding road
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The Portland State men’s tennis team signed off from its four-game weekend after earning one win and suffering three losses. Over a span of three days, the Vikings played four teams in two cities, during which they won their duel against conference opponents Montana State but lost to UC Davis, Idaho and Oregon. Portland State began the long weekend on Friday with a matchup against UC Davis at the LouisianaPacific Tennis Center in North Portland. Despite two wins by the doubles pair of juniors Chris Rice and Sean Eberle over Nick Lopez and Hunter Lee (8–2) and junior Alex VanDerschelden over Chris Aria (6–2, 6–2), the Vikings fell to the Aggies, 5–2. On Saturday, the Viks returned to North Portland to face a familiar foe in the Montana State Bobcats, who Portland State had not defeated since the 2007–08 season. Going into the match, then-head coach Brian Parrott said the meeting
with the Bobcats “will be the most important match of the weekend.” The Vikings rose to the occasion and won two of their three doubles games and four of their six singles matches to defeat Montana State, 5–2. The duo of Rice and Eberle once again won their game, this time besting MSU’s Corey Smith and Pawel Turzanski, 9–7. Meanwhile, Portland State juniors Matt Erickson and Jeff Cero won over Montana State’s Esteban Ferrero and Myles Perkins. In singles competition, victories by Rice, VanDerschelden, Eberle and Cero over their opponents from Bozeman helped propel PSU to victory. The win over the Bobcats gives the Vikings their first in conference play, and raises them to the top of the Big Sky standings beside Northern Arizona. “Sean and Chris played extremely well together,” said coach Jay Sterling. “The way those two clicked, I would have felt comfortable pairing them against anyone in the country.”
Ah, but we were discussing Roy, not some washedup wrinkle due for immediate retirement. Seeing Roy out of action has been painful, and it's up in the air as to what will happen next with the Blazers—but already I hear the mournful blowing of horns signifying no postseason play this season. With any luck, my prediction is wrong. I'm no expert analyst, and perhaps Roy and the boys will recover in time to make the playoffs. I am, however, entitled to blind spite.
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After their triumph against the Bobcats, the Vikings raced to Eugene to take on Idaho that same evening. However, the Viks could not sustain their momentum and fell to the Vandals, 7–0. In a matchup with Oregon in Eugene on Sunday, the Viks again lost, this time to the Pac10 Conference Ducks, 7-0.
The Vikings now have a 2–4 overall record in the season, and are 1–0 in the Big Sky. Portland State continues conference play this weekend when they will host Montana and Eastern Washington before playing non-conference rivals Lewis & Clark.
Tennis coach steps down Assistant takes over as interim head coach Robert Britt Vanguard staff
In the midst of its third season since reinstatement, the Portland State tennis program is under the guidance of its third head coach. Brian Parrott, nearly halfway through his second season as the men’s and women’s head coach, stepped down yesterday to pursue other ventures, according to a statement released by the school. Assistant coach Jay Sterling has been tapped to take over in Parrott’s absence and will serve as interim head coach. Sterling, who came to Portland State a year ago last month, describes his promotion as bittersweet. “It’s never fun to lose a coach, and we all liked Brian,” he said. “It’s not a fun way to get the job, but I’m still excited about it.” Parrott, who has a background in promoting and directing tournaments, has organized three Davis Cup competitions in Portland and plans to continue
working in event promotions. He came to Portland State in fall 2008 after former head coach Steve Ascher left to coach at the University of Montana. Sterling came to Portland State from Atlanta, Ga., where he was an instructor at the Baskin-Ginepri Tennis Academy. Prior to that, he served as a year-round hitting partner for members of the University of Georgia women’s tennis team for three years. During that time, the Bulldogs made it to the NCAA quarterfinals twice and won an SEC Championship. “Portland State is fortunate Jay has agreed to take on the head coaching duties. He brings good personal experience and a strong commitment to building the program’s success,” Athletic Director Torre Chisholm said. Sterling takes over the tennis squads midseason but said he is excited for the remainder of competition. “We’ve set some goals,” he said. “So now we need to go out and achieve them. This is a good lesson in working through adversity. There are life lessons in the things we’re going through now.”
Endurance tennis: Junior Chris Rice and the Vikings played four opponents in three days in two cities.
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Senior Nick Trubachik sets records in the heptathlon and the kitchen Nadya Ighani Vanguard staff
Daily Vanguard: Why did you come to Portland State? Nick Trubachik: I came to Portland State because the Division I track had better competition and it wasn’t too far away from my home. And it’s in the city, so Portland State was a good option for me. DV: What was your best moment on the field? NT: In my sophomore year, I won the Big Sky Conference for the outdoor
decathlon and then my teammate— and best friend—Vince Kenny got third that year, so it was a really good time and we had a lot of fun. There are tons of other best moments. I’ve had a lot of good times on this team.
DV: If you could change one rule in track or the decathlon, what would it be? NT: Um…I’m not sure. In the past, I’ve said an optional 1,500-meter at the last event. A lot of the decathletes say they don’t want to run four laps—it’s a really tough race, it gets really tiring after two days. I guess another one would be…I don’t know. I like track the way it is. DV: What is your greatest strength? NT: The jumping and throwing events. DV: Which is your favorite place to eat around campus? NT: Cheerful Tortoise. It gets really crowded. DV: What is the first item that you
would buy if you won the lottery? NT: First, I would pay off college. And then…I don’t know. I’d probably get a house, but nothing too crazy.
DV: What was your most embarrassing moment on the field? NT: Last year, at conference, when I was doing the long jump I got really excited and I yelled four steps out and completely messed up my long jump. It was really embarrassing. DV: Do you have any hidden talents? NT: I’m learning how to play the guitar. DV: Do you have any nicknames? NT: A lot of people call me Trub, because it’s really hard to pronounce my last name. It’s just a short nickname everyone can get. DV: What is the last thing you cooked? NT: I cooked caribou actually. It’s weird—we went on a trip to Montana to see our friends on their track team, and they had caribou in the freezer. They said, “Go ahead and take this home with you.” So I made caribou steaks with mashed potatoes and green beans. DV: If you could attend one sporting event anywhere, what would it be? NT: I would either want to see the Olympics or World Track and Field, or actually participate in London 2012—hopefully.
DV: What has been your favorite class at Portland State? NT: Environmental Health with Tony Uliano. He brought up a lot of new ideas I never thought of before, and made me think about a lot of new things. DV: What is on your iPod right now? NT: MSI, MGMT and Pearl Jam. DV: If you could have dinner with three people from history—alive, dead, or fictional—who would they be? NT: Paul Bunyan, I guess…shoot, I’ve never really thought about something like that. The guys from BASEketball—they look really fun—and the track team from Cool Runnings. DV: Do you read the Vanguard, and if so, how often? NT: Yes, pretty often because I work at the Smith Center. DV: What’s your favorite color? NT: Vikings green! DV: Is there anything you want people to know about you? NT: I’m a pretty laidback person. I really don’t dislike anybody and I get along with everyone. I like a lot of different things like music, getting out, staying in and traveling—I love it. *This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.
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Ringing in a different new year Nine ways to bring forth the luckiest Chinese New Year Katherine Vetrano Vanguard staff
Lately, it feels like holidays are everywhere. During the same time as bean dips and beers for the Super Bowl and candy hearts for Valentine’s Day—and the upcoming Mardi Gras celebration—is a holiday all about generating good fortune. This Sunday marks the Chinese New Year, and it will be a year of the tiger. According to Chinese Portland resident Agnes Yuen, the tiger symbolizes “a year that will be powerful, passionate, daring and colorful.” Here is a list of nine (a number that means “forever good” in Chinese culture) ways you can start this year off right. 1. Get together with your family for dinner. Yuen stresses the significance of this tradition. “Having dinner with everyone in the family is important because it means the family will be together during the whole year, too,” Yuen said. 2. Serve a chicken, all of it. Another activity that symbolizes togetherness is to feast on an entire chicken. Try roasting it accompanied by slices of lemon. 3. Give a red pocket. Often, in Chinese culture, people will give a small red envelope filled with money to young children and those who are not married for good luck. 4. Enjoy some citrus. The orange symbolizes luck, while the
pink-fleshed pomelo represents abundance. 5. Cook up some noodles. They also bring good luck—just make sure not to break them, because it’s bad luck to do so. 6. Eat some crispy egg rolls. These fried treats are associated with wealth because, when stacked up, they resemble gold bars. 7. Go fishing. Eating a fish from head to tail will bring “a good beginning and end to the coming year,” according to Yuen. 8. Replenish your sweet tooth. Eating dried fruit and sweet cake will give you a rich, sweet life in the coming year. 9. Eat your veggies. Lettuce is a word that, according to Yuen, is “pronounced like the Cantonese word for rising fortune,” so try cooking up some lettuce wraps or the veggie recipe below.
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This dish is meant to wish you a blossoming and beautiful beginning in the new year. You can also add cooked crabmeat to the egg white sauce for an extra dash of abundance in the year of the tiger. Jaden Hair of www.steamykitchen.com and author of The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook: 101 Asian Recipes Simple Enough For Tonight’s Dinner suggests the following recipe. Serves four Ingredients 1 small head cauliflower, cut into florets (8-oz cut florets) 1 small head broccoli, cut into florets (6-oz cut florets) 1 carrot, thinly sliced 1 teaspoon cornstarch w/ 1 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon cooking oil (canola, vegetable or peanut) 1 clove garlic, finely minced 1 cup vegetable or chicken broth 1 egg white Salt to taste
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To keep your celebration going you can attend the Chinese New Year Cultural Fair at the Oregon Convention Center on Sunday. There will be live music, dancing, Chinese food and cultural booths.
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Method In a large pot of salted water, boil the cauliflower florets for 1 ½ minutes. Without removing the cauliflower, add the broccoli florets and the carrot slices to the same pot and cook for another 1 ½ minutes, until fork tender at the stem. Rinse the vegetables with cool water to stop the cooking and drain. Lightly salt the vegetables. In a small bowl or cup, stir together the cornstarch and the water to make cornstarch slurry. Set aside. Heat a wok or large frying pan until hot. Add the cooking oil and swirl to coat. Turn the heat to medium and add the garlic. Fry 15 to 30 seconds until fragrant, but take care not to burn the garlic. Pour in the vegetable broth and add the salt to taste. Let the broth come to a boil. Stir the cornstarch slurry one more time, and then pour into the pan. Stir and let simmer for 30 seconds until broth has thickened. Slowly pour in the egg white and use a fork or chopsticks to gently swirl in one direction to create long tails. Immediately turn off the heat. Taste the broth, and add additional salt if needed. Pour mixture over the vegetables and serve.