Daily Vanguard March 9, 2010 by Portland State Vanguard

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TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010 • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY • VOLUME 64, ISSUE 80

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INSIDE OPINION

Capital projects: an overview ASRC, Lincoln Hall and future improvements Courtney Graham

Frappuccinos and firearms Businesses should ban openly carried guns PAGE 3

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Intro to Asian American Studies Chiron Studies will offer a new class in spring term PAGE 4

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Urban dwelling: Not all parties have moved into the ASRC or Urban Plaza.

ARTS

The dreaded dead Capcom fleshes out Resident Evil 5 with Lost in Nightmares PAGE 6

ASRC continued on page five

More students eligible for tax credit Corie Charnley

SPORTS

Quarterfinal win advances Vikings No. 6 Portland State upsets No. 3 Montana State in first round of Big Sky tourney PAGE 9

The Academic and Student Recreation Center is still awaiting the conclusion of some legal proceedings that would make it fully operational as an academic, recreational and commercial space. Not all partners—most noticeably, the City of Portland Archives—have fully moved in, so the formation of a building association that would govern the use of the common space in the ASRC cannot occur, said Associate Vice President of Finance and Administration Mark Gregory in an e-mail. A building association would be a standard part of the condominium agreement the ASRC is contracted under which enabled it to create a public-private partnership. “The ASRC building is a partnership with the City of Portland, the Chancellor’s office, PSU academic space, and the rec center—with some retail tenants thrown in,” Gregory said. Portland State has attempted to conserve as much space as possible throughout the construction

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The IRS has temporarily introduced the American Opportunity Credit A hipster’s guide to burritos The tastiest, though fairly Americanized, Mexican restaurants PAGE 7

J-Board reviews student Senate impeachment process of SFC member Corie Charnley Vanguard staff

NEWS

Exec staff shuffle ASPSU still filling empty positions, encouraging others to get invloved now PAGE 5

Illegitimate impeachment

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For the 2009 and 2010 tax years, a broader range of students will qualify for tax credits to help offset the cost of higher education. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the existing Hope Credit has been replaced by the American Opportunity Credit. The AOC has been expanded to incorporate students or parents with higher income levels and to those who owe no tax. In addition, students or parents can claim the new tax credit for the first four years of postsecondary tuition, rather than just the first two, as defined by the Hope Credit. Also, qualifying expenses covered by the credit have been

expanded to include required course materials. “[The AOC] is a tax incentive for students or parents who are claiming dependents to receive additional tax credits,” said David Kahl, Creating Assets, Savings and Hope Oregon volunteer. Under the AOC, the maximum annual credit is $2,500 per student. Students or parents with an annual income of less than $80,000, or less than $160,000 for married couples, are eligible for the tax credit, according to the Internal Revenue Service Web site. According to Kahl, the tax credit is calculated dollar for dollar for up to $2,000 of the cost of tuition and qualifying expenses paid during the 2009–10 school year. For an additional $2,000 worth of expenses, taxpayers will receive a credit of 25 percent. This is a $700 increase from the Hope Credit, according to the IRS Web site. The AOC has expanded the qualifying expenses to include any cost that is required for additional

enrollment, such as lab fees or books, Kahl said. According to Kahl, taxpayers who choose to claim the tuition and fees tax deduction on their returns may not claim the AOC. Taxpayers enrolled in graduate school are not eligible for the AOC, however, there are several additional credit opportunities, including the Lifetime Learning Credit, Kahl said. CASH Oregon provides free tax preparation for students, as well as for low-income families and individuals. For PSU students seeking tax services, CASH Oregon’s office is located in room 360 of the School of Business Administration. They will offer free services for PSU students until April 11, and are open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Their office will be closed on March 20–21 and March 27–28. For more questions regarding CASH Oregon, call Student Legal and Mediation Services at 503-725-4556.

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Tax time: The American Opportunity Credit may give students thousands back on their tax returns.

After the Student Senate spent two meetings on the impeachment proceedings of a Student Fee Committee member, the ASPSU Judicial Board decided the final decision to impeach was not legitimate. On Thursday, March 4, the J-Board began a review of the ASPSU Senate’s decision to impeach SFC Member Ron Lee. According to Brad Vehafric, chair of the J-Board, it was ruled that the Student Senate must provide Lee an opportunity to offer rebuttal at its meeting tonight. The ASPSU Constitution requires that the J-Board review all impeachments that result in the removal of an ASPSU officer, Vehafric said. Lee faces impeachment charges after he accused the Pre-Law Society’s President Ashley McClain of financial mismanagement. On Feb. 23, the Student Senate passed a motion to postpone the impeachment hearing until the following meeting, which took place on March 2, because McClain was not in attendance at the meeting. The Student Senate also agreed to send McClain and Lee a letter or e-mail requesting their presence or a written affidavit at the next meeting. According to Vehafric, a letter or e-mail was never sent. At the March 2 meeting, the Student Senate voted to impeach Lee, though he was not present and no affidavit was given. Lee will be given an opportunity to provide testimony at tonight’s meeting, though the submitted evidence and testimonies already given are still valid, Vehafric said. Since the impeachment hearing, Lee provided new evidence revealing other instances of PLS membership dues having not been deposited. Lee filed the complaint of financial mismanagement against McClain after he failed to receive $5 in change from his payment of dues. In an e-mail to the Student Senate, Christian Aniciete, former communications director for ASPSU and current co-chair of the Programming Board, wrote that during the time he “spent in ASPSU as [an] elected senator and communications director over the course of five years, I have spent countless time and energy as many of you have, helping build ASPSU as an organization that truly matters and actually impacts every student at Portland State…with three months remaining this year, how do you want your ASPSU administration to be remembered?” According to Vehafric, until the impeachment process concludes, Lee is still an active member of the SFC. The next Student Senate meeting will take place tonight in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 296, at 5 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.

Vanguard 2 | Opinion March 9, 2010

OPINION

Sarah J. Christensen Editor-in-Chief

Letters

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 Associate News Editor Corie Charnley Production Assistants Bryan Morgan, Charles Cooper Williams Post-production Assistant Adiana Lazarraga Contributors Stacy Austin, Will Blackford, Bianca Blankenship, Leah Bodenhamer, Meaghan Daniels, Sarah Engels, Sarah Esterman, Amy Fylan, Courtney Graham, Natalia Grozina, Patrick Guild, Joe Hannan, Rosemary Hanson, Steve Haske, Nadya Ighani, Carrie Johnston, Sara M. Kemple, Tamara K. Kennedy, Ebonee Lee, J. Logue, James MacKenzie, Daniel Ostlund, Sharon Rhodes, Tanya Shiffer, Wendy Shortman, Catrice Stanley, Nilesh Tendolkar, Robin Tinker, Vinh Tran, Katherine Vetrano, Allison Whited, Roger Wightman

Bugged by reporting

Bookstore rip off

I am a PSU grad student and resident at the Park Plaza Apartments. I am grossly distressed by Carrie Johnston’s front-page article on the bed bug problem at Park Plaza [“Pest Plaza,” Jan. 14]. I have no qualms about the community taking an interest in the citywide bed bug problem. What I take offense to is the one-sided, non-newspaper worthy “story” that has been presented as front-page news. Ms. Johnston spoke with a few disgruntled tenants, and did NO fact checking. That is POOR journalism. NO apartments at Park Plaza have been fumigated. This single mistruth has been told to FOX News and now the Vanguard, and no one has bothered to find out. That is simply misinformation. If Ms. Johnston had done her homework perhaps she might have been driven to actually investigate the facts. [This] problem is not limited to Park Plaza. It is a worldwide problem. As long as we are a diverse community, with many world travelers, we will be forced to deal with the problem. How many bed bugs are presently in PSU student housing? How many of those infected, are moving into non-student housing and bringing their problems with them? We are lucky here! We are not being forced to pay for the pest control that is solving the problem one apartment at a time. We have a compassionate and energetic staff that is doing everything possible to help us stay pest free. I resent seeing my home on the front page of the paper or on FOX News. It is both embarrassing and frustrating/depressing even, when I know personally how hard the Park Plaza is trying to solve this problem. Shame on the lack of fact checking by a university newspaper. *This letter has been edited for brevity and clarity. —Kerry Bassett

At the beginning of winter term I spent $285 on three textbooks required for my classes. Ten weeks later I went back to the Portland State University Bookstore to sell back those same textbooks and left with $80 in my pocket. This was nothing out of the ordinary; I’ve come to expect less than a 30 percent return on my textbooks. But if you take a closer look it’s easy to see why PSU book buyback prices are so low. The PSU bookstore qualifies as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit business and uses that title to justify their unusually low textbook book buyback prices. But this “nonprofit” title is misleading and a large profit margin does in fact exist. So where does that extra money go? Currently, most goes back to the students in some form, such as textbook scholarships or other donations (about $1 million a year), which is why the bookstore qualifies as a nonprofit. But book scholarships mostly go to single parents. Many students do not qualify for these scholarships. Book scholarships should not come at the expense of students who are already dealing with Oregon’s largest (10 percent) tuition and fee increase in the 2009–10 academic year, from $6,147 to $6,764. Book scholarship money should be state or federally funded, as this is the case with most other scholarships or grants. The PSU Bookstore needs to be more transparent if it plans to continue with its buyback policy. —Keith Crawshaw

Rearguard rape jokes Most rape jokes trivialize rape as well as shame and belittle rape survivors. It is easy to assume that any joke about rape was written by a misogynistic asshole—most of the time that is the case and I don’t blame anyone for making that assumption about the Hagar the Horrible parody the Rearguard ran. With that in mind, I found the comic to be an incisive satire that targeted a misogynistic society as the punch line of the joke, rather than rape victims. Rape is never

funny, but in this comic the joke was at the expense of a culture that does trivialize rape. The comic featured two men, one as the potential rapist, one as the potential survivor. Although the vast majority of rape is committed by men and the vast majority of rape victims are women, the truth is anyone can rape and anyone can be victimized by a rapist. By presenting rape as something that Hagar was expecting to be rewarded for, the comic satirizes our culture as one that does little to prosecute rapists and even less to prevent rape; in news stories about rape, victim blaming is rampant. Our culture practically celebrates rape, which, I believe was meant to be the joke in this comic. The comic presented a date rape scenario for what it is: rape. Many people don’t realize the seriousness and prevalence of date rape. When juxtaposed with recent findings that one in five women on a college campus will be sexually assaulted, this point becomes especially poignant. Ultimately, Hagar, the potential rapist, is painted as threatening, manipulative, and callous; he is portrayed simultaneously as a stupid, insensitive oaf and as someone who doesn’t take rape seriously. The fact that our school mascot is a viking only emphasizes the ironic humor. This comic does not trivialize rape, nor does it blame or belittle rape survivors. This comic exposes date rape and our society’s tacit acceptance of it. If nothing else, this comic has incited an important discussion about a topic that is typically, and tragically ignored. On a final note I would like to point out that many rape survivors have posttraumatic stress disorder and can find discussions, or even casual references, to rape or other kinds of sexual assault triggering. I suggest that future discussion of this topic or related topics should come with a simple “trigger warning” at the beginning so those who have PTSD can avoid experiencing a traumatic flashback. Thank you for reading. *This letter has been edited for brevity and clarity. —Natalie Mahan

Parasitic Student Fee Committee The charges against Ron Lee mostly seem to be that he damaged his own position and his own personal reputation as well as that of the SFC. This begs the question: Does anyone not invested in the SFC have confidence in the SFC? In the entire time I’ve been here I’ve never heard much of a positive opinion of the SFC—what confidence or esteem exists that can be damaged? Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against people pissing away public money to pay people to perform activities that could easily be duplicated with the cost of a pizza, a couple of two liters of soda and a couch. If I were in a position to piss away someone else’s money I almost certainly would. But let’s be frank: The average student sees no material benefit from funded student groups; who seem to exist primarily to pad the resume of those who are members or in leadership positions and train the special interest lobbyists of the future and to cause extreme and frequent litter about campus with various posters and leaflets that they leave to others to clean up. The SFC and the bulk of groups funded by the SFC are simply parasitic entities that enrich the lives of a very few people on campus while providing an easy scapegoat for the actual administration to direct student frustrations toward. They are certainly no more wasteful than having sports that we don’t do well in or sell enough tickets for due to lack of interest or shitty midnight breakfasts or paying an outside design company to come up with a green swastika when we have an actual fucking design department at this very school. As far as I can tell Mr. Lee’s sin lies in his lack of desire to play at the bullshit game that is policy with a student government that campaigns on ideas like lowering book costs but knows fuck-all about how they would actually accomplish such a thing. *This letter has been edited for brevity and clarity. — Chris Boatright

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Frappuccinos

and firearms

Businesses should ban openly carried guns Robin Tinker Vanguard staff

Guns are always a hot topic and have been recently linked with the Pacific Northwest’s favorite hot beverage. Starbucks has unwillingly become involved in a heated debate between a growing open carry movement across the country. Recently, www. opencarry.org and the anti-gun Brady Campaign have been at the center of this debate. Gun enthusiasts in California and Washington, among other states, have been testing their rights to openly carry guns in public places by walking into local businesses, sometimes in groups, with guns strapped to their hips. Concealed weapons carried by individuals with permits do not have the same intimidating effect, but many gun proponents believe these permits are too difficult to obtain. Perhaps this is their way of protesting. It would seem that chain restaurants and coffee shops have become some kind of strip mall danger zone and people don’t feel safe unless they are armed, but that is not the case, it is a symbolic protest. The Open Carry Web site slogan is “a right unexercised is a right lost.” This practice is quite alarming to unarmed patrons, and businesses are caught in the middle. Anti-gun patrons may feel that the growing presence of guns has made them feel less safe, while the gun carriers feel safer. What is a business to do? According to the Associated Press, open carry enthusiasts in Walnut Creek California caused California Pizza Kitchen and Peet’s Coffee to change their policy and ban guns

from their establishments after 100 armed activists attempted to enter the two businesses. Starbucks remained neutral on the issue, deciding instead to just follow the law. If it is legal to carry a gun in the state, it is legal to carry a gun into Starbucks, and this has lead to the controversy. A giant successful corporation like Starbucks undoubtedly tries very hard not to anger either side of an issue such as this because they will potentially lose business from one side or the other, but in this case, remaining neutral has caused anger among gun control advocates. The Brady Campaign delivered a petition requesting “espresso shots, not gun shots” with 28,000 signatures to the coffee giant’s Seattle headquarters two weeks ago according to the Seattle Times. In a March 3 press release, Starbucks asks all involved parties to refrain from putting them in the middle. But if you go on either opencarry.org or bradycampaign. org, Starbucks is center stage. It seems they are going to have to take a side. If they do nothing, they are essentially taking the side of the progun movement. For those of us uninterested in owning and seeing guns, it is very intimidating to be next to someone in public who is obviously packing. Many people would choose to go to Peet’s Coffee over Starbucks if they knew they could avoid this unpleasantness. On the other side of the coin, Starbucks could become the coffee shop of choice for gun culture, but somehow, it doesn’t seem

like that is what they are going for. In Oregon, it is legal to openly carry a firearm, yet the city of Portland has banned firearms in public places. Businesses are private property and it seems they have the right to ban firearms on their property without violating the second amendment. Coffee shops and restaurants are not war zones and there is no reason that your grande frappuccino needs to involve a deadly firearm. Gun advocates seem to think their rights are in jeopardy and are flexing their constitutional muscles, even though gun laws recently seem to be following a trend of getting more lax. New gun laws just took effect regarding national parks, making it legal for licensed gun owners to bring them into the parks. According to Newsweek, the liberal organization, the Constructional Accountability Center, is on the side of progun conservatives in the current Supreme Court case McDonald v. Chicago. The case is attempting to prove that Illinois’ ban on handguns is unconstitutional. Gun rights are not in any immediate danger. President Barack Obama

has even failed to follow through on stronger gun regulation as spoken about in his campaign. In this climate, groups of gun toters openly carrying firearms while dining out or getting coffee probably does more harm than good to the pro-gun movement. This radical behavior is unfounded. Open firearms are extremely intimidating, and just because you can carry one is not a valid reason to do so at such unnecessary moments. Going to get coffee is not dangerous and does not warrant such protection. Good thing businesses can prohibit such practices, and hopefully Starbucks and others will follow in the footsteps of Peet’s and California Pizza Kitchen.

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What do ya think? Where is it appropriate to carry firearms? While the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the “right to keep and bear arms,” some feel uncomfortable with concealed weapons in public. Oregon’s Constitution echoes the U.S. Constitution in regards to firearms, yet cities such as Portland have a ban on concealed weapons in public places. Is this in contradiction to federal and state law? Should private businesses have the right to ban firearms on their property? Or would such an act be a violation of the constitution? Let us know what you think. Write a letter to the editor and e-mail it to opinion@ dailyvanguard.com. Or, for an even easier method, use the letter to the editor button on the Vanguard’s Web site.

poll While you’re at it, head on over to the Vanguard’s Facebook page and take part in our firearms poll. Look for the results later this week. Illustration by Kira Meyrick/ Portland State Vanguard

Public market nearing fruition Attraction would spur growth in the area Patrick Guild Vanguard staff

Portland developers are hoping to work with Multnomah County in creating a year-round, indooroutdoor public market that showcases local growers, similar to Pike Place Market in Seattle, Wash. The James Beard Public Market, named after one of Portland’s first famous foodies, is proposed for creation at the foot of the western end of the Morrison Bridge. Currently, the Multnomah County-owned space is being used as surface parking lots. Ron Paul, consulting director for the project, is working with developer Melvin Mark Companies to revitalize the four blocks into something that will have a significant impact on our local economy. Melvin Mark, Jr. led the campaigns to renovate Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Portland Art Museum and the downtown library.

This is a great idea. A public market in Portland serves as a focal point for the zeitgeist that Portland is so famous for. Portlanders love honest, nourishing food and wine— and our region produces the best. The success of the Portland Farmers’ Market is an indication of the possible economic impact the public market could have. Paul states that according to case studies on buying locally, from every $100 spent at a nationally owned company, only $17 remains in our local economy, though $54 from that same $100 purchase remains circulating here if spent buying local products. The public market would cut out the wholesalers and middlemen, and directly connect our rural and urban communities. National companies like Whole Foods and New Seasons Market capitalize on our region’s wealth of available goods. Whole Foods (or as I like to call it, Whole Paycheck) sells locally grown foods at a premium. The public market would allow growers and customers to meet face to face, getting us that much closer to an honest understanding of where our food comes from.

Growers would also be able to charge competitively and have some agency in the sale of their product post-production. This means Portland residents would have access to affordable, healthy food year round, nourishing themselves as much as their local economy. A venue for local goods puts the dignity back in farming. Corporations and the tyrannical seed industry have stripped growers of millennia-old farming practices, such as saving seeds, in order to keep land-rich, cashpoor farmers under their control. Huge corporations like Monsanto recently announced a 42 percent hike on its genetically modified seeds. Farmers that choose to save their seeds rather than buy more from Monsanto the next season are actively pursued and devoured by the corporate giant. Providing a direct connection between growers and the public is a step in the right direction for the sustainability of the industry. This wouldn’t be Portland’s first public market. Ankeny Square and the New Market Theater building (1872) were the locations of the first, organized attempt. From the 1890s to 1930s, Southwest Yamhill Street was home to hundreds of vendors and served as a catalyst for the surrounding area. The city tried to capitalize on the Yamhill market and built a permanent facility downtown. The Portland Public Market lasted for about a decade but deviated from the successful formula proven by the Yamhill market and died by World War II.

Our current Farmers’ Market is seasonal, only occurring on weekends, yet has remained wildly successful for almost 20 years. The nonprofit boasts 620,000 visitors annually and $6 million in sales in 2009. The market has been lauded as one of the country’s 10 best by The Huffington Post and the best in the world by Delta Airlines. All of this, and not a cent of help from the city. Instead, the Portland Farmers’ Market must pay $20,000 in permitting fees. The market’s annual $550,000 budget comes directly from dues paid by the market’s 200 vendors. The proposed James Beard Public Market will house about the same amount of vendors. Leaders of the Portland Farmers Market have expressed interest in a permanent, covered facility to allow them year-round sales. City subsidies would help to lower the burden on individual vendors and allow smaller companies the ability to showcase their products. I think I see a love connection developing here. Come on guys, let’s get involved. Rather than investing millions in research and development for a new market, why not invest in the successful market we already have? City officials and developers are looking to Seattle and San Francisco, Calif., for examples of public markets when the best model for Portland is already here. If history has taught us anything, markets, like the food they sell, must grow organically. A city subsidy would be the next big step for the Portland Farmers’ Market and a giant leap for Portland.

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Vanguard 4 | News March 9, 2010

News Editor: Virginia Vickery 503-725-5690 news@dailyvanguard.com

Environmental justice event The Governor’s Environmental Justice Task Force will host an event on Wednesday, March 10, to raise awareness about racial discrimination and inequality. This event is organized in collaboration with Portland State’s Black Studies Department and Multicultural Center, according to its brochure. By definition, environmental justice is equal protection from environmental and health hazards, according to materials provided by the EJTF. Environmental justice communities include minority and low-income groups, as well as tribal communities.

NEWS Intro to Asian American Studies Chiron Studies will offer a new class in spring term Stacy Austin Vanguard staff

A new class, “Intro to Asian American Studies,” is being offered for spring term 2010. The class qualifies as a Women’s Studies elective and will be taught by Kevin Thomas. He said it took five attempts at applying to have this class available through the Chiron Studies program. According to their Web site, the program “helps students develop and teach university-accredited courses with the support and guidance of a faculty sponsor.” Thomas first became interested in teaching a Chiron Studies course after taking one himself.

The class gave him an “amazing perspective” on what gender is. “How can you have that perspective in a book? Having a different person teaching the class with their history and perspective… it’s different,” Thomas said. He looks forward to the challenge of teaching this class, which will focus on 1850 to the present, and will look at who is Asian-American. According to Thomas, this is not a simple answer. “People don’t know the basics. This information is not being taught in high schools,” Thomas said, referring to Asian-American history. Thomas said different students will find different benefits within the course he has created and will teach next term. “Some students will be learning about their own family and background. Some will take what they know and experience and

hopefully share with the class,” Thomas said. “It can be painful to not see yourself reflected in curriculum or media,” Thomas said, referring to ethnic minority students. The class description states that the course will focus on the experiences of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Southeast Asian, Mongolian and Asian-Indian immigrants as well as Pacific Islanders. Thomas hopes to have guest speakers from the community come speak to the class. Depending upon scheduling, the class may have speakers from the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center and Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. He is building a syllabus with realistic reading loads for each week from varied sources, available in a course packet that will be available at the PSU Bookstore.

“We will be constructing the big picture…it’s impossible to answer everything in one class, but we’ll be building good foundations for students’ future,” he said. Thomas said that during the first week of class, he will be building a “safe space” for students to speak and share their own input and expectations. “Culture is a story,” he said. “This class will not just be me lecturing.” “Talking about racism, sexism and all the other ‘isms’ can be painful,” Thomas said. “I want to create a space where people can trust their classmates and say what’s on their mind.” The class requires 15 students to register, but is limited to 20 students. The class is offered Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 1:50 p.m. To register, look for IST-199, Section 011, CRN 65635.

The event will begin at 5:45 p.m. with a reception that will include advocates, officials, and community leaders involved with environmental justice. The reception will be followed by a panel discussion led by PSU adjunct associate professor Avel Gordly. Speakers will include Mikell O’Mealy of the Department of Environmental Quality and Benjamin Duncan from the Multnomah County Health Department. The event will take place in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 228. For those who are interested, RSVP to Benjamin Duncan at benjamin.e.duncan@ co.multnomah.or.us.

Students teaching students: Through Chiron Studies, a new introductry class to Asian American Studies is now available.

ASPSU still filling empty positions, encouraging others to get involved now Stacy Austin Vanguard staff

ASPSU’s executive staff recently refilled two positions, although an additional position is yet to be filled. Staffers are encouraging students who want to be invloved, to become active now. Former ASPSU Vice President Azadeh Chitsaz resigned to take care of an ill relative, according to Chitsaz’s resignation letter. Former ASPSU Communications Director Christian Aniciete also resigned for personal reasons. Laura Morency is the new communications director. Morency was previously involved as a legislative intern. ASPSU President Jonathan Sanford has appointed former ASPSU Administrative Director Ed Hallman as the new vice president. Hallman has been involved with ASPSU for the last two years, starting as a student senator. ASPSU is currently hiring for a new administrative director. Hallman encourages students to apply for his former position, or become involved in ASPSU in other ways, including through student groups.

All photos by Adam Wickham/Portland State Vanguard

Exec staff shuffle Hallman explained that as vice president, he has taken on a larger responsibility in representing the interests of the student body to the Student Senate. He is confident that the infrastructure is in place to end the year strong, including helping to finalize the Student Fee Committee’s budget and helping candidates during ASPSU’s upcoming elections. Hallman said the Senate is “finishing housekeeping stuff ” to be completed by the end of winter term. However, in the spring term, Hallman said, “[ASPSU is] going to regroup and decide what we’re doing this year, and make the end of the year strong.” In regards to the elections, the current executive staff will aim to make themselves “visible and valuable to the candidates face-to-face…to help the transition go smoothly.” Hallman said he will graduate at the end of this school year with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in philosophy. He is looking forward to his two final classes, scuba diving and an epistemology course in philosophy.

“My involvement at ASPSU contributed to at least half [of] what [I’m] taking from college,” Hallman said, referring to his added “experience, knowledge, and wisdom.” Hallman said that he almost did not run for the Student Senate initially, which was the first position he held in ASPSU. He was hesitant about turning in his application. “But I did it, and I can’t imagine how different life would be for me if I hadn’t,” he said. “It’s the best thing I did in my life.” “It gave me direction, a voice, skills, and has been hugely valuable,” Hallman said.

Students can visit the ASPSU office in SMSU, room 117, for more information on getting involved or running for office. Applications for the administrative director position are available in the office, and at www.aspsu.pdx.edu soon.

Aaron Leopold/Portland State Vanguard

Ed Hallman: ASPSU vice president started

out as a senator: he’s glad he decided to run.

ASRC |

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New city regulations fueling building boom at PSU process, which explains why construction in the Urban Plaza continues and vacant retail space has yet to be filled, even while the ASRC is in use. “Really, the finishing touches on the building are being completed while it is in use,” Gregory said, “which is a reasonable approach since so much of the building is already usable.” Gregory expects that once all tenants are moved in and operational—most likely in early April—an agreement will be reached regarding the use of common spaces. “I fully expect student events, academic events, city events, and other uses to happen [in the common spaces],” he said.

New capital projects According to Robyn Pierce, director of Facilities and Planning at PSU, projects like the ASRC have become commonplace over the last decade. This trend is partially a response to a City of Portland regulation, which says that all ground-level spaces of newly constructed buildings must be coded for retail use, Pierce said. While the space doesn’t necessarily have to be contracted out, the capability must be there nonetheless. In the Epler Hall dormitory building, for example, the

space is being used for university offices rather than retail. Pierce also explained that when the university contracts with private partners on major construction projects, it can create opportunities for the future. Such endeavors most often occur when PSU develops a project plan—such as a plan to build a new dorm—and then opens up the contract for bidding from private partners. The private partner will then, in many cases, absorb the majority of the costs of construction, permitting and maintenance of the building in exchange for the patronage of PSU and possibly retail space. Contract terms will then stipulate that after a certain period of time, the university gains full ownership and use of the space. A project that would follow this model of development is currently being considered by the university, and would result in a new student housing building at Southwest Fifth Avenue and Jackson Street, according to Pierce. As of yet, it is not certain what the budget for this housing project will be, or where funding will come from. Other potential capital projects included on FAP’s wish list are a major upgrade and renovation of Millar Library facilities and an estimated $90 million School of Business Administration project.

These developments come at an opportune time for workers in a state with a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 11 percent, calculated in December by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Despite a recession that has tightened both state and university budgets, PSU is trying to continue building and contracting with local companies and suppliers, Pierce said. “The recession means lower labor and materials costs,” Pierce said. For this reason, the $1.5 million PSU received from Oregon University System economic stimulus funds were able to contribute to purchasing and installing all new energy-efficient windows for Lincoln Hall that were made here in Oregon. For Pierce, it’s an important step forward to be able to contract with Oregonians, to help stimulate the local economy, and most of all, to buy sustainable whenever possible. To accomplish this, capital bidding and procurement projects’ requirements must be made more stringent, to ensure that the lowest-cost option is also the most sustainable and the best for the university in the long term. “The market is really turning in a sustainable direction,” Pierce said. This increases the availability of product choices and improves projects’ long-term cost outlooks. She also added that the university has developed its own

set of standards for sustainability as a part of its mission, and is not regulated by the state in any specific terms. However, there are certain standards which apply when seeking “green” certification through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) scheme. LEED certification (running up to platinumlevel standards) evaluates buildings and communities on a set of sustainable criteria and determines whether it “was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: Energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts,” according to the project’s Web site. According to Pierce, PSU has internalized these standards and attempted to push them further to “ratchet up our own benchmark to be cost effective, healthier, and safer.” It is especially important as we move ahead to consider deferred maintenance projects that can be completed using new, energyefficient systems, which are both cost saving in the long run and more environmentally conscious.

Vanguard News | 5 March 9, 2010

Correction In the article entitled “Vet benefits,” it should have been reported that 2,800 troops from the Oregon National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team will arrive from Iraq and Kuwait this spring. The Vanguard regrets its error.

Vanguard 6 | Arts & Culture March 9, 2010

Arts Editor: Theodora Karatzas 503-725-5694 arts@dailyvanguard.com

Weekend box office: Top 10 highestgrossing films for the weekend of March 5–7 1. Alice in Wonderland Weekend Gross: $116,101,023 Gross to Date: $116,101,023 2. Brooklyn’s Finest Weekend Gross: $13,350,299 Gross to Date: $13,350,299 3. Shutter Island Weekend Gross: $13,225,411 Gross to Date: $95,750,005 4. Cop Out Weekend Gross: $9,289,311 Gross to Date: $32,504,610 5. Avatar Weekend Gross: $8,118,201 Gross to Date: $720,607,444 6. The Crazies Weekend Gross: $7,078,851 Gross to Date: $27,472,164 7. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Weekend Gross: $5,124,623 Gross to Date: $78,057,749 8. Valentine’s Day Weekend Gross: $4,154,110 Gross to Date: $106,303,870 9. Crazy Heart Weekend Gross: $3,312,591 Gross to Date: $29,532,002 10. Dear John Weekend Gross: $2,782,079 Gross to Date: $76,626,086 —boxofficemojo.com

ARTS & CULTURE

A layered film Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies has a lot going on, but falls a little flat Sarah Esterman Vanguard staff

It is one thing for me to sit around and critique mainstream popular films each week, but quite another when it comes to a documentary about art and film. The same formulas do not apply. Instead of commenting on any trite plot lines or flat and forgettable characters, I enter into unknown territory full of experts seated just so in front of elaborate backdrops (generally composed of their own artwork) and an obscene amount of information that doesn’t seem to stick. Such was the case with Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies. Actually, when it comes down to it, it’s difficult to view this film as cinematographic documentary, as it was reminiscent of something one might watch in an art history course. There is no clear structure to the film and—unless you are familiar with the

works of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque—it’s difficult to follow along with interest. The so-called experts (one could argue that a few of them are merely self-important artists) seem to discuss things at random, which results in some confusion due to the lack of a linear timeline. In fact, if it weren’t for the title of the film, it would be entirely unclear whether it was about Picasso and Braque’s similarities as artists or if it was about the early development of film (it’s both). There is no clear introduction to the film, except for a short word from Martin Scorsese (director of The Departed and Shutter Island), but even that does not leave one with a clear idea of what they are about to view. Regardless of the lack of a clear purpose, Picasso and Braque did have some promising moments. Once you get past the fact that— like any historical informative film—it’s a tad on the boring side, it’s easy to become quickly enamored by the clips of early film (circa the early 1900s) and amazed at how far this technology has come (like, for example, the fact that filmmakers would literally dye the film in order to create a colorful effect).

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Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies: Scorsese gives a short conclusion to this confusing film.

It’s moments like these that bring the viewer into a sense of nostalgia. You can close your eyes for a moment—though not for too long, because you don’t want to miss any of the spectacular early footage—and you can almost feel yourself sitting in the first Parisian theaters hearing the live piano just above the clicking of the film reel. Then one of the artists starts talking again, about themselves and their own art, and the attention of the viewer is lost, as the film shows unnecessary and strange angles of the speaker (there is literally a moment when the camera switches to show one of the artists talking behind a large object). There are the parts that are ridiculously confusing and too abstract, as the camera pans across pieces by Picasso and Braque while numerous voices speak in the

background, sounding like chatter you might hear in a crowded room. Even that is excusable once the hour-long film is over and Scorsese gives the short conclusion. While I might perhaps know less about Picasso and Braque than I did before the film, it’s OK, because I’m left with wistfulness for times I’ve never seen and a desire to make old things new again.

Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies Directed by Arne Glimcher Whitsell Auditorium 1219 SW Park Ave. Wed, 7 p.m. and Sat, 5 p.m.

Survival their borders within

Fictional story takes readers into the life of a Salvadoran family living in the U.S. Wendy Shortman Vanguard staff

Do They Know I’m Running? is a heart-wrenching novel about family loyalty and the empty promises of the American dream for a Latino family. David Corbett introduces a cast of complex characters that deals with issues of love, loyalty and individual hardships. The main characters are Roque Montalvo, his brother Godofredo (or Godo), his cousin Pablo “Happy” Orantes and his aunt and uncle, Tia Lucha and Tio Faustino. Roque is an 18-year-old musician, living with Godo, Lucha and Faustino in a singlewide trailer in a California trailer park. When he’s not taking care of Godo, who suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder as a result of fighting in Iraq, he’s off with his lover, Mariko, who’s much older than him. Godo, with an injured leg and an even more injured psyche, drowns his sorrow in pain pills and endless packs of beer. He has night terrors and hallucinations from hearing dogs bark, which arise from a jolting memory of his time in the war. The family’s already stressful situation rises when Faustino, the main provider of the household and an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, is picked up and taken out of the country by American immigration forces. Faustino’s son Happy, a former soldier in Iraq who is known to be

heavily involved with the gang culture in both the U.S. and El Salvador, sets out on his mission to restore his family honor and get Faustino back into the country.

We soon learn it’s not just his father he wants to bring back into the country, but also a Palestinian whom he owes his life from the war. Happy doesn’t want to do it himself and instead sends Roque, who has an American passport, down to El Salvador. There, the young musician finds himself in the midst of deadly gang relations and a young, troubled woman for whom he develops feelings. Corbett takes us on a treacherous journey as Roque, Faustino, the Palestinian and the young woman, travel from El Salvador and through the borders of Guatemala, Mexico and then the U.S. Although purely fictional, it’s easy to get fully enveloped into Corbett’s story. Though it may seem extreme in some aspects, the story seems painfully realistic. One can’t help but feel for the family as they fight for their survival. Do They Know I’m Running? makes the reader think about the All photos courtesy of Ballantine Books price that immigrants pay for just a chance at life in America, with Reading with David Corbett all its promise. It also proposes that the reader Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing think about the military services provided from 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. those people and what it Wed, 7 p.m. still means for them and their family when they get back to the states.

David Corbett will be at Powell’s tomorrow, but if you miss him then you can catch him on Thursday at Murder by the Book on 3210 SE Hawthorne Blvd. at 1 p.m.

David Corbett: The author behind this

engaging fictional tale.

The dreaded dead Capcom fleshes out Resident Evil 5 with Lost in Nightmares Steve Haske Vanguard staff

If you’re a survival horror fan, you probably love Resident Evil. The original game more or less invented the genre as it’s known today (though more action-oriented trends in design are straying further and further from that “classic” definition), and Capcom has generally upped the ante with each core installment in the series. This culminated with Resident Evil 4, which took both the series and survival horror in general in a bold new direction, free of canted camera angles and other would-be restrictions to the genre. Aside from a new shoulder-cam view and the ability to manually aim your firearms (rather than auto-targeting specific points) RE4 was able to retain the horror and atmospherics of the series’ classic entries. At the same time, the game ratcheted up the intensity and panic resulting in all out assaults from new, smart (mob mentality) enemies that pursued you relentlessly. Resident Evil 5, while still good, was somewhat of a disappointment. It felt more like a summer blockbuster that just happened to have zombies in it rather than another true survival horror title.

This resulted in a game that played almost identically to RE4, but just could not deliver the tense action or scares of its predecessor. Needless to say, after five years in development, this was a letdown. Now Capcom is improving on RE5’s original story through storybased downloadable content. Lost in Nightmares chronicles an investigation by longtime series protagonists Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine (both of whom play a significant role in RE5) at the European manor of Umbrella’s founder, and it’s a refreshing change of pace. Unlike RE5’s tribal aesthetic and oft-times sunny environments (c’mon, it’s Africa), Lost in Nightmares is old-school Resident Evil, through and through. Loyal fans of the series will appreciate the manor’s opening layout—an obvious fan-service homage to the mansion of the original game—as well as the re-teaming of Jill and Chris, who were the first to survive Umbrella’s biogenetic horrors back in the PlayStation One era. The tone of this episode is much more classically oriented as well— taking place before the rest of RE5, there are no parasite-infested enemies here. In fact, compared to the two-guns-blazing tone of RE5’s main course, combat is almost an afterthought here. Instead, the focus here is on atmospherics and suspense, making it much closer

Vanguard Arts & Culture | 7 March 9, 2010

This week at the 5th Avenue Cinema Where the Wild Things Are dir. Spike Jonze, 101 min.

Lost in Nightmares: This Resident Evil add-on gives the game extra sparkle.

to Resident Evil 0 or the GameCube remake of the original game in style and presentation. Eventually Jill and Chris do discover some monsters, but even when they do, the focus remains on scares more than action. It’s good that Capcom was willing to stick to their guns here and actually deliver a Resident Evil-experience that’s far more authentic than the rest of RE5. Despite its brevity, it’s probably the most honest thing they’ve done with the series since its GameCube installments. It should be noted that if you already own RE5, this DLC will only cost you $5. That’s a good deal, especially for fans that have been following the series since the beginning. If you haven’t already picked up the game, RE5: Gold Edition is hitting stores this

week, packaged with both Lost in Nightmares and another new episode, Desperate Escape. Lost in Nightmares may only add about an hour to an hour-and-a-half to RE5’s total running time, but its old-school look and feel are really something special, hearkening back to the old days of the franchise. I can only hope the inevitable RE6 returns to the series’ roots the way this brief glimpse into the past did.

Resident Evil 5: Lost in Nightmares Capcom PSN, XBLA $5

“Based on the children’s book by Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are is a wild rumpus fit for kids and kids at heart. We follow a boy named Max (Max Records) as he leaves his stifling home in search of adventure. He finds himself on an island filled with monsters who deem him their king. As king, Max’s duties include constructing forts, determining what game to play, and conflict management. Directed by Spike Jonze, written by Dave Eggers and with a soundtrack by Karen O and small children, this film is a fantastic modern spin on a classic children’s book.” March 12 and 13 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., March 14 at 3 p.m. 5th Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall St. Free for PSU students. $2 all other students and seniors. $3 general admission. Admission includes free popcorn for all.

All photos courtesy of Capcom

by Sarah Engels Vanguard 8 | Arts & Culture March 9, 2010

Billboard Top 10 (Week of March 13) Pop 1. “TiK ToK” Ke$ha 2.“Bad Romance” Lady Gaga 3. “Telephone” Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce 4. “According To You” Orianthi 5. “Imma Be” The Black Eyed Peas 6. “BedRock” Young Money feat. Lloyd 7. “Sexy Chick” David Guetta ft. Akon 8. “In My Head” Jason Derulo 9. “Carry Out” Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake 10. “Need You Now” Lady Antebellum Rock 1. “Your Decision” Alice in Chains 2. “Uprising” Muse 3. “Break” Three Days Grace 4. “Savior” Rise Against 5. “Kings and Queens” 30 Seconds to Mars 6.”1901” Phoenix 7.”Snuff” Slipknot 8. “(If You’re Wondering If I Want To) I Want To” Weezer 9. “I Will Not Bow” Breaking Benjamin

The tastiest, though fairly Americanized, Mexican restaurants Katherine Vetrano Vanguard staff

It seems every food category is represented in Portland, and Mexican food is no exception. Sure, there are many wannabes, but let’s be optimistic eaters and look at what the Portland Mexican food scene is doing right these days. And the award goes to….

Best place to have a healthy meal ¿Por qué no? Taqueria This order-at-the-counter spot on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard is always buzzing with a cool crowd of mixed ages. The popularity of this restaurant is justified when looking at the menu: There are lots of options, and if you don’t purchase one of the alcoholic drinks, they are extremely economical. Those who are hoping for something a little healthier than your average Mexican fare might reach for the Bryan’s Bowl. This filling meal comes with beans, rice and an array of vibrant veggies. To top it off is flavorful crema, queso fresco, creamy guacamole and lime wedges. Served on the side is your choice of three tortillas or crispy tortilla chips. Coming in at a mere $6.50, it’s just what the doctor ordered.

4635 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-467-4149

A hipster’s guide

to burritos Best place to fall into a food coma (and like it) Taqueria Los Gorditos While this part vegan/vegetarian friendly place may have many light (and sometimes lackluster) dishes, one menu item should not go unnoticed. The torta (which is especially fantastic with juicy carnitas) is a massive and satisfying meal for just $5. Between two pieces of airy, toasted bread is a mixture of beans, cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato, soft chunks of avocado, jalapeños, onion and cilantro. Those with small appetites may choose to save some for later, but those with brave eating habits should certainly take on the challenge. The combination of spicy, juicy and crunchy make this Mexican sandwich the ultimate lullaby before naptime.

5000 SE Division St. 503-875-2615

Best burrito in town

Honorable mention

Cha! Cha! Cha! Now this restaurant may be a chain, but there are many aspects of Cha! Cha! Cha! that are reminiscent of the multitude of hole-in-the-wall taquerias in California. One, they always have various horchatas and aqua frescas (fruit water) brewing, great music and burritos that always satisfy. With dozens of choices from the Oregon Harvest burrito with tempeh and goat cheese in a whole-wheat tortilla to the Classico with tender steak and chile relleno, every burrito eater can find their personal burrito. The flour tortillas are soft and flavorful, and the Chile Relleno is a dream for vegetarians and carnivores alike. The wait staff is kind and genuine, and there is outdoor seating for the spring season that’s just around the corner.

La Sirenita A very, very close second to Cha! Cha! Cha!’s burrito is the burrito at La Sirenita on Alberta street. This tiny spot has been in the neighborhood through thick and thin, and through the years has still offered fabulous Mexican food. La Sirenita offers more traditional meats such as tinga (spicy chicken) and lengua (beef tongue). The prices are fantastic, with no burrito over $5. Their vegetarian items are limited but nonetheless, La Sirenita offers a solid, cheap and tasty burrito.

2817 NE Alberta St. 503-335-8283

3433 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-236-1100

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Burritoey goodness: Only the fattest and most tasty shall suffice.

SPORTS Quarterfinal win advances Vikings

Vanguard Sports | 9 March 9, 2010

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

No. 6 Portland State upsets No. 3 Montana State in first round of Big Sky tourney Robert Britt Vanguard staff

Leading up to Portland State’s quarterfinal matchup with Montana State in the Big Sky Men’s Basketball Tournament on Saturday, one question stood on everyone’s minds: Would senior guard Dominic Waters start? Waters, Portland State’s leader in points and assists, injured his left heel during the final game of the regular season and was listed as doubtful going into Saturday. Head coach Tyler Geving even posted on his Twitter feed that sophomore backup point guard Dane Johnson needed to be ready for the biggest game of his life. But Montana State head coach Brad Huse was prepared just in case his squad had to face a Watersled Viking charge. “I’m not going to believe all I read on electronic media,” Huse said in a radio interview prior to the game. Waters indeed got the start, but he wasn’t the player Huse should have worried about. With the score tied and the final seconds running off the clock, junior guard Melvin Jones hit a threepointer with 3.7 seconds remaining to give the Vikings a 68–65 win over the Bobcats, and a ticket to the Big Sky semifinals. The upset over third-seeded Montana State advances Portland State (13–18, 7–9 Big Sky) to the conference semifinals for the fourth consecutive year. They will next

face regular season champion Weber State for a spot in the championship game. “This time of the year, the coaches just try to put guys in the right spot and a guy has got to make a play,” Geving said in a statement released by the school. “We made a good defensive play, and then Melvin Jones made a big-time three.” Both teams fought back and forth for the entire 40 minutes of play, and the lead changed hands a total of 18 times, but it was in the final minute that the game was decided. With 1:05 remaining, the Bobcats took a two-point lead then stole the ball from Portland State on the next possession. Montana State’s Marquis Navarre hustled to the rim for a fast break, but senior forward Julius Thomas made his second block of the night to keep PSU in the game. An MSU foul on the rebound sent junior forward Paul Guede to the free throw line with 34 seconds left, where he hit both shots to tie the game at 65-all. The Bobcats took possession and had a chance to pull out the win, but Portland State’s strong defensive pressure forced a turnover to give the Vikings the ball. Waters—who chalked eight points, five assists and a steal on the night—fed the ball to Jones in the game-deciding play. Jones recalled the final possession during a postgame radio interview. “I’m standing in the corner and the coach is on the bench yelling ‘Melvin, be ready to shoot. Be ready to shoot,’ ” Jones said. “Dom makes the nice pass to me, and as soon as I catch it, I just catch and shoot…I’m happy it went in. I was not trying to go into overtime. I wanted the win.” Defensive pressure kept the game within reach for the Vikings. They

Sitting off the fence

Basketball stats on the side Julius Thomas 8 for 12 shooting 3 for 5 free throws 19 points 6 rebounds 2 assists 1 steal 2 blocks 37 minutes Paul Guede 2 for 7 shooting 2 for 2 free throws 7 points 3 rebounds 1 assist 2 steals 26 minutes All photos courtesy of PSU Athletics

On to the semifinals: Dominic Waters (left) and Melvin Jones (right) led the Viks to victory.

held Montana State, who had shot over .500 in both of the season’s prior meetings, to .396 from the field and .345 from beyond the arc. The Vikings shot just .468 on the night and .421 from downtown, but scored 17 points off Montana State turnovers. Thomas led all scorers with 19 points to tie a career high, and also grabbed six boards. Jones scored 17, including the gamewinner, and tallied three rebounds and two steals. Saturday’s game also saw two school records broken. Thomas became the school’s new record holder for career games played with 120, and at just over a minute into the contest, senior forward Jamie Jones blocked his 71st shot of the season to become Portland State’s new record holder for single-season blocks.

Fencing Club left hanging when Oregon and Lower Columbia cancel Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff

The members of the Portland State Fencing Club had to be content fencing amongst themselves in the Valhalla Épée Invitational fencing tournament held at the Academic and Student Recreation Center on Saturday after lastminute cancellations from Oregon and Lower Columbia College. Club president Jenny Grant voiced her disappointment in the cancellations. “We were looking forward to fencing with everyone, but it’s been a fun opportunity for us to spend a day fencing,” she said. Due to lack of outside participants, the club played an intra-team tournament involving all three fencing styles, namely épée, foil and sabre.

Scores by period 1st Portland State 29 Montana State 29

2nd 39 36

Total 68 65

Men’s and women’s tennis teams win and lose Vanguard staff

The Portland State tennis teams walked away from this weekend’s matches with mixed results. The men’s team earned its sixth win of the season against Seattle but lost the important match against Big Sky opponent Weber State in Portland over the weekend. The Vikings (6–7, 3–2 Big Sky) stand fourth in the conference. On the other hand, an injuryplagued women’s team fell to crosstown rival University of Portland 7–0, but managed to overtake the team from Lewis & Clark, 5–2, to earn their second win of the season. The men’s team won important games at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles slots in Friday’s match against Seattle at the Stott Center, to defeat Seattle, 5–2. All three doubles matches went down to the wire with the scores reading 8–6, 8–5 and 8–5. The Viks then took on the Weber State Wildcats on Saturday at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center. Despite their impressive form in the Big Sky competitions, the Viks went down 5–2 to the Wildcats.

Melvin Jones 5 for 9 three-pointers* 2 for 2 free throws 17 points 3 rebounds 1 assist 2 steals 40 minutes Dominic Waters 3 for 10 shooting 2 for 2 free throws 8 points 1 rebound 5 assists 1 steal 40 minutes

* Including the gamewinner with 3.7 seconds left

Weekend double-split

Nilesh Tendolkar

Grant, who specializes in the foil style of fencing, said that in light of the cancellations, she was happy to get some practice with other styles. “I spent time with some weapons that I don’t usually fence with,” Grant said. “We have some of the best facilities on this side of the Mississippi, and it’s really bad that the other teams didn’t show up” Coach Ethan Brown said, “I think everyone did great and had a lot of fun. Some players used weapons they had never used before. I am proud of all of them.” Brown noted that club member Devin Thompson is one of his rising stars. “He has been destroying competition left and right, and he is a natural at fencing,” he said. “Someday I would love to see Portland State have a NCAA team but that’s a long way off. Right now, it’s mostly just a fun club, and we have our rivals in Oregon State and Reed College,” Brown said. The Fencing Club practices in room 440 of the ASRC from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays.

The race for Portland State’s third straight Big Sky Tournament title, and with it the conference’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament, continues tonight. No. 6 seed Vikings take on No. 1 Weber State on the Wildcats’ home court in Ogden, Utah. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m., and the game will be televised on the Altitude network. Live stats will be available at www.goviks.com.

Jamie Jones 2 for 3 shooting 2 for 2 free throws 6 points 6 rebounds 1 assist 1 block 23 minutes

Interim head coach Jay Sterling was still impressed with his team. “I thought that we played well against both teams. We were a little flat in doubles in both duels, so we will have to address that issue, but otherwise everyone competed really well,” he said. “We had some good opportunities in a couple of the matches that we lost, but couldn’t quite convert at key moments.” In Friday’s game played at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center against Portland, the women’s team had to default on a singles and a doubles match due to injuries to key personnel. As a result, the Viks had to suffer a 7–0 defeat at the hands of the Pilots. In Saturday’s contest, the Viks showed their grit when they won their match against Lewis & Clark despite being forced to give the line three doubles and line six singles wins to the Pilots due to lack of players. “I was glad to see us recover from the Portland loss and come back strong against Lewis & Clark. There was a big Lewis & Clark crowd there, which rattled them a bit in doubles, but our women did an excellent job at quieting them down with their strong singles play, and really took care of business.” Sterling said. The men’s and the women’s team next head to California to take on Sacramento State and UC Davis next weekend.

Vanguard 10 | Sports March 9, 2010

The Big Dance cometh The men’s basketball squad at Portland State has a rough road ahead of them to earn a third-straight NCAA Championship Tournament berth. Now, I’m a Portland Trail Blazers fan, so letting optimism override realistic expectations is nothing new. However, I’m also an avid Hunter S. Thompson reader and his wisdom regarding sports betting is vital: You can bet like a fan, if you enjoy losing. If you want to be the person in any given living room who fleeces those losers with ease, bet like a cold-blooded pro. Bearing that in mind, here are some key dates for March Madness: Opening round March 16 Regionals March 25–28 Final Four April 3–5 Note that the Vanguard doesn’t publish again until after the regionals, so you’ll have to look elsewhere for your Big Dance coverage. Be sure to check out www.goviks.com regularly, just in case the Viks make it. —Robert Seitzinger

Spotlight Athletes of the Week Senior infielder Becca Diede and freshman pitcher Anna Bertrand have more in common than just softball Nadya Ighani Vanguard staff

Daily Vanguard: Why did you both come to Portland State? Anna Bertrand: I came to Portland State because I really like the city and I wanted the opportunity to play Division I softball. Becca Diede: I came to Portland State because I wanted to continue playing softball and there was an opportunity for me out here to do so. I’m from Colorado, but I knew I wanted to move somewhere on the West Coast and this was my opportunity to do it. DV: If you could change one of your sport’s rules, what would it be? AB: I think that we should make cheering against the rules—complete silence. BD: I don’t know about complete silence, but I definitely would veto the cheering. I’d still clap. AB: Me too, I’m into clapping. BD: And another thing is that I’d also like to charge the pitchers when they hit me in the box. AB: As long as we can charge back. BD: I’d like to charge Anna [laughing]. AB: No bats though—they can charge without the bats [laughing]. DV: What’s your greatest strength? BD: I think Anna’s is pitching. AB: Thanks. I think Becca’s is… umm, Becca is really consistent, very dependable—which is always a good thing to have behind you. BD: And I think that we’re both very quiet. But it’s a good thing because no one ever knows what we’re thinking. We’re pretty intimidating, I think—and you have a really good change-up. AB: Thanks. BD: You’re welcome. AB: And you hit that change up.

DV: Where is your favorite place to eat around campus? AB: I like Hot Lips. BD: I like Big Town Hero. DV: What is your favorite thing to do around Portland? AB: This is going to sound really nerdy, but I go to Powell’s all the time—just to go and look around. BD: Really? AB: Oh, and I like going for walks when I’m bored. Especially when the weather is nice, there’s a lot to look at. BD: I like to go to the Safeway parking lot in downtown. It’s never hot or cold, it’s like the perfect temperature. DV: What do you do there? BD: You park and walk into Safeway. But it’s my favorite part of Portland because it’s quiet [laughing]. DV: What is the first item you would buy if you won the lottery? AB: I would probably buy a car and pay for parking here—because I would need to win the lottery to pay for the parking here. BD: I’d probably get the mall-cop thing. What are they called? AB: Umm…Segways? BD: Segways, yeah. I would get a Segway. DV: What was your most embarrassing moment on the field? AB: I was supposed to fake a throw in a certain situation, and when that situation happened, I got into it and I really faked the throw. Except I let go of the ball and it went out into leftfield and the runner scored. BD: It wasn’t a fake. AB: I over tried—it was really funny. BD: So, we’re wearing metal cleats, and now I tie my shoelaces so that

they sit on the left side of my shoe. But last year my shoelaces would sit on the right side of my shoe, so when I was running my cleat would clip my shoelace and I would fall. That happened like five times last year.

DV: Do you have any hidden talents? AB: No! BD: Come on. AB: Come on? Do you? I have to think about it. BD: Can you fold your tongue? AB: I can moonwalk [laughing]. BD: So can I! AB: Really, that’s so funny. That is a hidden talent. BD: I can move my ears, but not like Alfalfa. DV: Do you have any nicknames? AB: Anna Banana. BD: Nope, Becca Diede. DV: What is the last thing you cooked? AB: I heated up some chili and rice. BD: I made cereal. DV: If you could attend one concert or sporting event anywhere, what would it be? AB: I would go to the Olympics, I think. And just have a pass for everything. BD: The Summer or the Winter Olympics? AB: The Summer Olympics. But the Winter Olympics are also really cool, so it doesn’t really matter. BD: You like gymnastics huh? AB: I like gymnastics, and ice skating. BD: Gymnastics are my favorite. AB: But I feel like the Summer Olympics would be warmer. They’re in the summer so that’s a plus—but the Winter Olympics has cool stuff like ski jumping. Any Olympics, it doesn’t matter. I just want to go to the Olympics. BD: Oh, my turn? Probably the Super Bowl. DV: What has been your favorite class at Portland State? AB: I took an intro to Native American Studies last term and I really enjoyed it because… BD: Oh, you like this question huh? AB: I do. BD: She’s really smart. AB: [laughing] I enjoyed it because

it focused on things you don’t really learn in regular classes. The professor was really good and the people in the class made it fun. BD: I really don’t have a favorite class. I don’t even remember what I took last year, or last term. I guess I really liked my psychology class last year. It was the teacher that made it so much fun. AB: Teachers make the class. It doesn’t matter what it’s about.

DV: What’s in your iPod right now? AB: I think the last thing I listened to was Lady Antebellum—I have a boring iPod. I’m not really that much of a music person. Becca on the other hand… BD: Yeah, I like music. I think Atmosphere and the Grateful Dead are the last two things I listened to. DV: If you could have dinner with three people—alive, dead or fictional—who would they be? AB: Dr. House, Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mocking Bird, and Lorelai Gilmore from Gilmore Girls. BD: Louis from Even Stevens, probably Rob from Rob and Big, and the tennis player that gets in trouble all the time for being so mean. He’s on Mr. Deeds…McEnroe, John McEnroe. DV: What has been your best moment on the field? AB: For me, I think it’s been this year. Just being able to—for one— play a college softball game, because it’s been something I’ve wanted to do since I was little. It’s also been really cool to play schools like Arizona State and UCLA, because they’re the best, and it’s really awesome that we have the opportunity to play teams like them. BD: My best moment on the field can come at any point of any game. I think it’s really just that turning point of each game—where that one hit that needed to be linked together happens, or the one diving play, or the one double play happens. That one big play, whether you’re on offense or defense, that happens to change the game, and you’re either winning or losing, and it makes everything more exciting. I think that’s when you know that you’re really in it, and that’s my favorite part of the game. *This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

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Vikings lose to EWU and get reduced to No. 5 seed Rosemary Hanson Vanguard staff

With stellar shooting and rebounding, regular season champion Eastern Washington passed up the Portland State women’s basketball team in the final game of the regular season on Saturday. Eastern Washington’s Julie Piper went double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds to push the Eagles to a 78–68 win over the Vikings. The loss sent PSU (15–14, 9–7 Big Sky) out of contention for a second place seed, and with wins from Montana and Sacramento State, forced them into the No. 5 seed in the Big Sky Tournament beginning on Thursday. The Vikings held their only lead of the night at six minutes into the

game. A layup by sophomore guard Katy Wade put PSU ahead 8–10, but they only held the lead for about two minutes until a shot by Kyla Evans put the Eagles (19–10, 14–4 Big Sky) ahead 13–11. From there, EW never looked back. Although the Viks never regained the lead, the second half saw a much better performance for the Portland State squad. They improved their shooting from .357 to .394, but more notably their three-pointers found the mark in the second half. PSU went from shooting a dismal .091 average from above the arc in the first half to .500 in the second. “We were passing the ball to the right inside players, but shots just weren’t falling in the first half,” head coach Sherri Murrell said. “In the second half they were, but we just need to learn how to play strong for the entire 40 minutes.” It was three-pointers that got PSU back into the game. After starting the second half down 38–26, the Vikings showed some life.

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Threes from senior guard Claire Faucher and junior guard Lexi Bishop finished up an impressive 16–4 run to tie the game 42-all. Similar to the Viks’ early lead, this glimmer of domination would not last long. The Eagles began a nine-point streak less than a minute later off a three-point shot by Chene Cooper. From there, the closest the Vikings would see to another tie was from a layup by junior center Courtney Cremer that pulled the team within three points, but Portland State would still be behind on the scoreboard, 58–55. With just over a minute left the Viks began a series of fouls, attempting to regain possession, only to lead to the Eagles making all but two of their foul shots to put the final score, 78–68. For the Vikings, junior forward Kelli Valentine led in points with 16.

Faucher posted her fifth doubledouble of the season with 11 points and 11 assists, and also led the Vikings in rebounds with six, and steals, with four. Behind her, junior forward Kate DePaepe and sophomore guard Eryn Jones went in double digits with 11 each. Despite the disappointing fifthplace finish to the regular season, the Vikings are headed to the Big Sky Tournament. “This has been our goal since the tip-off of our very first game, to make it into the Big Sky Tournament,” Murrell said. “We need to give it everything.” Because Eastern Washington is the overall champion of Big Sky play, the tournament will be held at their home court. The Vikings will see their first match up on Thursday in Cheney, Wash., against No. 4 Idaho State. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. at Reese Court.

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Big Sky Conference women’s basketball standings 1. E. Washington*$ 19–10 (12–4) W1 2. Montana* 15–13 (10–6) W2 3. Sacramento State* 15–14 (10–6) W1 4. Idaho State* 15–14 (10–6) W6 5. Portland State* 15–14 (9–7) L1 6. Montana State* 16–13 (9–7) W1 7. Northern Colorado 14–16 (6–10) L1

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Three out of five PSU chalks 27 hits in first day, but offense disappears over final three games James MacKenzie Vanguard staff

After tallying 27 hits and scoring 19 runs in their first two games at the Eller Media Stadium Tournament, it looked as though the Viking softball team would have a big weekend down in Las Vegas. However, the bats cooled in the second day of the tournament, and then a late home run on Sunday by New Mexico State pinch hitter Brittany Clifton erased any hope of returning home with Portland State’s first winning tournament of 2010. The Viking bats were due to come around after 12 games of hitting .212 and around they came against Southern Utah and host University of Nevada, Las Vegas Friday. Freshman pitcher Anna Bertrand, who had been the toughluck loser on a one-hitter against Cal Poly, would have plenty of run support against Southern Utah as the Vikings blasted through the Thunderbirds, 9–0. Bertrand pitched five innings, scattered three hits, struck out nine and walked none for the first time in her collegiate career. She’d get all the help she would need from senior

catcher Brandi Scoggins, who went 4–4 on her way to eight straight hits over the first day of the tournament. With a blowout already under the Vikings belt, it looked as though it would be more of the same as Portland State jumped out to an early 7–0 lead against UNLV. Led by a bases-clearing double by senior second basemen Becca Diede and an RBI single from Scoggins, the early seven-run lead after two innings looked as though it would be more than enough for senior pitcher Tori Rogers. Rogers cruised through the first two frames, but the potent bats of UNLV caught up to her in the third and fourth inning. Consecutive singles by UNLV hitters Tayler Aleman and Alyssia De La Torre chased Rogers in the fourth and would come around to score on a three-run home run hit off relief pitcher Nichole Latham. The threerun blast courtesy of Marissa Nichols brought UNLV to within a run and they would tie the game at seven-all in the fifth. The Vikings, however, could not lose on Friday, as UNLV managed to keep the game tied for only half an inning. A single and an error put two on board for freshman center fielder Danielle Lynn, whose propensity for big at bats is already apparent in her young career. Lynn, despite sitting out of the Kajikawa Classic, leads the team with nine RBIs and dealt UNLV its biggest blow

8. Northern Arizona 5–24 (3–13) L9

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of the evening, doubling in Brandi Campos and Arielle Wiser. UNLV would mount one more comeback attempt, scoring two in the top of the sixth off Bertrand. Bertrand walked lead off hitter Aleman to lead off the seventh, but struck out the final two batters of the inning to preserve a 10–9 victory. The offense pulled a disappearing act once again on Saturday, as No. 13 California blanked Portland State, 7–0. Pitcher Rogers took the loss, allowing five earned runs in five innings, striking out three and walking one. The loss to California was Portland State’s fourth loss in four tries against Pac-10 teams this year. UNLV would avenge their close loss to the Vikings after Portland State’s loss to Cal in a game that was never close. It was the Rebels that jumped out to an early lead this time and the Vikings were unable to respond. The game may have remained close had it not been for a couple of errors that led to five unearned runs for pitcher Bertrand. Despite the loss, she still struck out five in her 3 1/3 innings of work. It was against New Mexico State however, where some of the Viking’s most glaring weaknesses shone apparent. The Vikings jumped out to an early 2–0 lead in the bottom of the second, as freshman Alexa Morales singled up the middle to bring in De’Chauna Skinner and would later score herself on a wild pitch. The Vikings however would be done scoring despite out-hitting New Mexico State 9–5. Mental gaffes on the base paths and nine stranded base runners slowed the Viking offense to a glacial

pace as New Mexico State chipped away at the PSU lead, plating one in the top of the fourth. Bertrand weaved in and out of trouble as an erratic outing led to six walks and one hits batter in 5 1/3 innings of work. Despite Bertrand’s wild outing, she was able to avoid major damage until the top of the sixth, when a single and a late home run by pinch hitter Clifton pulled New Mexico State ahead for good, 3–2. Rogers, who struggled in games against California and UNLV, came in to relieve Bertrand and ended the tournament on a high note, throwing 1 2/3 perfect innings to keep Portland State within biting distance. Portland State softball will be back in action again this weekend, as the team heads north to Seattle to the Husky Softball Classic, where the Vikings will take on the defending national champion Washington Huskies.

Eller Media Stadium Tournament Fri Portland State 9, Southern Utah 0 Portland State 10, UNLV 9 Sat California 7, Portland State 0 UNLV 8, Portland State 0 Sun New Mexico State 3, Portland State 2

9. Weber State 9–20 (3–13) L5