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A one-horse race After candidate disqualifications, pres and VP are now uncontested
I’m feeling lucky Google has nation clamoring for super-fast Internet PAGE 3
ARTS
(Don’t) let them eat cake A breathtaking portrayal of the French Revolution in Lady and the Duke pAgE 5
Vinh Tran Vanguard staff
Within hours after Jil Heimensen had her first public debate against her opponent for ASPSU president, she learned that the Elections Board decided to disqualify both her and her vice-presidential candidate Johnnie Ozimkowski. As it stands, Heimensen’s opponents Katie Markey and Selina Poulsen are running uncontested for president and vice-president for next year’s ASPSU, respectively. The decision was reached by the E-Board at a special meeting held Wednesday night, according to its chair, Debra Porta. In an e-mail sent to Heimensen, Porta said that there were three complaints of rule infractions brought against Heimensen and Ozimkowski that were reported to the E-Board.
The untold story of Queen Lili’uokalani Elinor Langer shares her research about the end of independent Hawaii pAgE 6
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From closet hymn to electro groove Botanist crafts music with a mellow sound and a modest attitude pAgE 7
NEWS Katie Markey and Selina Poulsen Meet the candidates running for ASPSU pres and VPs pAgE 8
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Vikings and the great outdoors A new face for a new defense Q&A session with Eric Jackson, PSU football’s new defensive coordinator PAGE 10
Ultimately, the board ruled that two of the complaints were grounds for disqualification and dismissed the third. The candidates have the opportunity to appeal to the ASPSU Judicial Board. Their names will still appear on the ballot but any votes cast for them will be considered invalid. The first infraction included Heimensen’s use of an ASPSU copy machine to make copies of the signatures she gathered in an effort to apply as a late registration candidate. Porta said such use violates the E-Board’s prohibition of the use of student resources for the purposes of an election. This complaint was brought against her by current ASPSU communications director, Laura Morency. Heimensen said she was shocked by the decision. In a letter to the E-Board, Heimensen said she did use the ASPSU copier to make a copy of one particular signature from her application for personal reasons. “The first signature I received [for my application as a late registration
Commenting on budget caps, Gent said, “Do I agree with everything? Not necessarily…I’m in favor of some caps, and others, not as much.” This year, Gent said he saw student groups with funding that had “untapped potential,” as well as groups with budgets that were threatening to rise to “grossly absorbent” amounts. “I do not want to see the fee at $500 a term while I am a student here,” he said. —Stacy Austin
James Gent James Gent, the current vice chair of the Student Fee Committee, is running for the position of next year’s chair. Gent is also the former president of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and an active member of student opera. Gent aims to not raise the student fee by working through his current relationships with student groups and by holding them “to an extremely high level of integrity and accountability.” “[Working with the SFC] has been a long difficult process and amazing learning experience to absorb,” Gent said. Working from the current legislature, his primary goal is acting in a “viewpoint neutral manner” and continuing to get “to know every student group.” In addition, Gent wants to further improve the communication between the SFC and students by improving “transparency” between the two. According to Gent, this includes improving the SFC meeting minutes. Gent also said “a public forum would be an invaluable service.” He hopes that forums could be held one or more times a month. According to Gent, student fee-funded groups provide students with additional learning opportunities that they are unable to receive from the classroom.
Krystine McCants Krystine McCants is an undergraduate student studying Economics and Theater Arts who is running for office in the hopes of spending her senior year as Student Fee Committee chair. McCants has over six years of experience working with two owners of small businesses. As one who works in real estate, she said, “I understand that allocation of dollars is extremely important.” She has had prior involvement with the SFC as an intern. McCants said she enjoys the benefits of other groups, including the theater and the publication, the Spectator. “PSU is a huge campus. It is easy to feel lost on campus,” McCants said. She wants students to use the groups to get to know people and make friends. Various groups serve different roles.
candidate] was from Soloman Trimble, an actor…so I wanted to [keep] my original copy… that has his signature on it so I could keep [it] as a memento,” Heimensen wrote. Heimensen said as late registration candidates, she and Ozimkowski were prohibited from campaigning on campus, which put them at a disadvantage. Porta said the candidates were made explicitly aware of the rule and its applications at candidate orientation sessions. In the second infraction, the E-Board said Heimensen’s posting of campaign information on her Web site, www.psusfc.com, violated the no-campaigning rule for late registration candidates and is also not allowed because of the site’s links to the Student Fee Committee, on which Heimensen currently serves as a member. “The implications of the damage to ASPSU and to the university as a whole weighed heavily upon us in these deliberations,” Porta said. “New candidates are traditionally expected to make the odd misstep in an election. We explicitly told candidates that, if unsure about a course of action they were thinking about during their campaign efforts, to ask before acting.”
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STUDENT ELECTION COVERAGE 2010 Porta said she made Heimensen and Ozimkowski aware of the rules on more than one occasion. In a response to the E-Board, Heimensen said that the Web site had been in use since last year when she ran as a candidate for chair of the SFC. In last year’s election, Heimensen received a similar complaint from her opponent last year over the name of her Web site, which they claimed gave her an unfair advantage, as it may have
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SFC CHAIR CANDIDATES “There are as many roles as there are groups,” McCants said. Groups can provide “resources, outreach…and give students an experience they would not otherwise get in a classroom,” McCants said. PSU is known as a less traditional university and McCants can relate to students with children. She said she had to leave once the debate ended to pick up her child. “A lot of student groups don’t understand how decisions were made in regards to the budget,” McCants said, referring to this year. McCants said she looks forward to working as a liaison, as each SFC member has groups to work with intimately. She questions the use of blanket policies and caps for all groups. “There is diversity amongst groups,” McCants said. She said she was concerned that caps would “undermine [the] objective” and caps “need to be specific for each group’s need.” “If a group passes the process and their mission is approved, then your job is to fund it for its mission statement,” McCants said. As SFC chair, she wants to further increase communication between students and the SFC, and to make sure decisions and processes are understood by both. —Stacy Austin
Syed Qasimuddin SFC chair candidate Syed Qasimuddin has worked at a public relations firm, managed a successful business and was involved with student government at his previous school, where he helped establish various student groups’ presence on campus. He was unavailable for an interview with the Vanguard. “These experiences equipped me with the essentials for facilitating and conveying, with precision, the important aspects of any given project or decision and progressing towards the [project’s] goal,” Qasimuddin said in his statement of candidacy. According to Qasimuddin, his goal is to “aid and abet the interests of students at PSU.” Although this is his first year at PSU, Qasimuddin said it would allow him to bring a fresh perspective to the SFC. “Ultimately, I intend to stand apart from my fellow candidates in offering the right set of expertise and experience in collaboration with an invigorating perspective that will best serve the students’ needs,” Qasimuddin said. —Corie Charnley
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Sarah J. Christensen Editor-in-Chief Virginia Vickery News Editor Theodora Karatzas Arts & Culture Editor
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As student government elections approach, it is becoming apparent that students are encouraged to be a part of a deteriorating system. They are being asked to vote in an election for which they have had little time to prepare, and are expected to understand the issues of a campus that doesn’t communicate. On average, each student pays over $200 per term to ASPSU. In turn, ASPSU decides which projects and student groups will receive funding. For example, it determines whether the debate team gets the money to travel to competitions, and how many issues the Vanguard can afford to print. ASPSU even allocates its own funds. ASPSU is in charge of more money than most faculty departments; roughly $13 million. Considering the weight of its decisions, it is frustrating to watch the ASPSU elections turn into a circus, and it is more disappointing that there isn’t an easy way out of this political mess. It is the job of the Elections Board to run the elections that determine next year’s student government. Its members are selected by ASPSU as an attempt at political neutrality. But the Elections Board is failing at its job, and is just as biased as ASPSU. The election this year was barely announced, the deadlines were cramped
together and overlapped with spring break, and the majority of people involved are the same as in past years. Last election had the lowest voter turnout in 10 years, and this year threatens to beat that record. Each year, ASPSU grows more disconnected from the student body. This needs to change. If students are more aware of the election process, then they may be more connected to ASPSU’s actions during the year, or at least know what ASPSU is. The Elections Board should not be appointed by ASPSU; the process needs to be reformed. The ASPSU advisor, designated by Student Activities and Leadership Programs, is a good candidate to select the Elections Board members because of their familiarity with the student government. Having a faculty member determine the Elections Board removes political agenda from a neutral organization and stabilizes the system. Another option is to rework the Elections Board guidelines to require at least two candidates for each position and to establish a minimum number of student votes in order to have a legitimate election. A third, fantastic option is to contract out and privatize our student elections. However, if the movie Robocop has taught us anything, it’s that such an action can have disastrous results.
Sarah J. Christensen, Editor-in-Chief | Virginia Vickery, News Editor Theodora Karatzas, Arts & Culture Editor | Richard D. Oxley, Opinion Editor Robert Britt, Sports Editor | Marni Cohen, Photo Editor Bryan Morgan, Production Manager | Zach Chastaine, Online Editor Kristin Pugmire, Copy Chief
The Vanguard’s 2010 ASPSU candidate endorsements President and Vice President The Vanguard annually endorses candidates in the ASPSU election that we as an editorial board find to be best suited for the job. This year, however, the pool of candidates is lacking not only in size but also in diversity. At the beginning of the election, voters had two choices for president and vice president. But now, after the disqualification of two candidates on petty technicalities, the student body is left with no choice in their leadership. As the Vanguard Editorial Board members attempt to make our endorsements, we find it regretful that we have no more than one candidate to select from. We instead strongly urge the Elections Board to reopen applications for candidacy and to postpone the elections—if not reinstate all candidates. This will allow for more competitors in the race, and for the student body to have a choice on voting day.
Krystine McCants
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SFC Chair We endorse Krystine McCants for SFC Chair. Her interest and understanding of student groups on an individual level is a refreshing concept. This could result in more efficient use of student fees through responsible spending. Further, the emphasis she places on liaisons developing relationships with student groups is encouraging. We find that her experience this year interning with the SFC will be an asset, and are delighted to endorse her.
I’M FEELING LUCKY Google has nation clamoring for super-fast Internet Patrick Guild Vanguard staff
Internet giant Google has announced plans to provide ultra high-speed Internet connections to a very lucky, soon-to-be-chosen city. The city would serve as a testing ground for the company’s new Google Fiber, an all fiber optic network that allows one gigabit per second download speeds—about 100 times faster than most of the country. More than 1,100 cities have submitted bids, including Portland. Do we have what it takes to grab this golden ticket? In honor of Google, I would say, “I’m feeling lucky.” Portland has a better chance than Charlie Bucket in serving as Google’s testing ground. Other cities in the country are clamoring to gain Google’s attention with interesting but desperate pleas. Topeka, Kan. was the first when it renamed itself Google. Duluth, Minn. promised to name all the town’s firstborn children after Google. The mayor of Duluth even jumped into the currently frozen Lake Superior. We won’t see Mayor Sam Adams swimming the Willamette any time
soon, and for good reason. Portland is perfect for this project, and the rest of the country knows it. I’ll admit, we have had a few ploys to attract Google’s gaze. Hopworks Urban Brewery has launched a Gigabit IPA and a local glassblowing company has introduced a Google-inspired pipe that works with tobacco products among other substances. Mayor Adams has organized a group of Portland’s geekiest to serve as ambassadors for the city, including Ward Cunningham, the inventor of the Wiki, Intel executives and advocates for Net Neutrality including the Personal Telco Project. Not to mention Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, who lives in Lake Oswego and has expressed interest in Google’s network. The City of Portland has created a Web site, www.portlandheartsgoogle. com, to showcase our Googlefriendly attributes. We were the first to endorse “open access” broadband Internet, meaning small Internet service providers would have the same rights to infrastructure as physical owners like Comcast or Qwest. Google is a leading advocate for open access networks. Google is seeking a city with 50,000 to 500,000 residents. In 2009, Portland had about 580,000. I say that’s close enough. Fiber is also a green initiative, something Portland is no stranger to. According to
Vanguard Opinion | 3 April 9, 2010
The Grammar Grouch by Robert Seitzinger Using “like” in conversation
Illustration by Kira Meyrick/Portland State Vanguard
www.pdxcommunityfiber.com, fiber optics in the home will save millions in energy costs and allow our city’s already significant telecommuting workforce to possibly increase. Portland has also been trying, and failing, to create municipal Internet for over a decade. Remember the MetroFi disaster? MetroFi, a fledgling company from California, promised to provide free, high-speed Web access to Portland by the summer of 2008. Portland spent $250,000 on planning and an official’s salary, and all we had to show for it were strange antennae on street posts throughout the city. A company like Google would provide the stability and strength that Portland needs to finally make good on its promise to provide Internet as a utility. Our current fiber optic networks are limited to the suburbs where Comcast and Verizon have laid down infrastructure as cities have grown. Qwest, the phone company that owns all the phone lines in Portland, has been slow to offer fiber optics for the city. With all the buzz around Google, Qwest has been advertising its “fiber optic” comparable connection that
offers 20 mbps. However, that is a comparable connection—they aren’t really using fiber to the home, the way Google plans to. Brace yourselves, it’s about to get really nerdy. Qwest’s fiber optics exists only from the neighborhood terminal to the Internet. But from that terminal to your home, they use regular old DSL. According to tech journalist Michael Weinberg, Qwest simply moved the DSLAM (the device that creates the DSL signal on the phone line) into a box in your neighborhood, and connected that back to their main office with fiber optics. Google will offer the only true fiber optic network with one gbps speeds directly to your home. Portland has worked hard for years to become a world-class leader in creative technology. Google has a state-of-the-art facility right here in Portland, Intel’s research division is located in Hillsboro at Jones Farm, and two men who have changed the world, Ward Cunningham and Linus Torvalds, have chosen Portland as their home. With many of our creative techs out of a job right now, this is a perfect opportunity for Google to choose Portland as its new home for ultra-fast Internet.
Dorms and luxury suites Housing costs rise, but it may be worth it Natalia Grozina Vanguard staff
The cost of education grows ever higher these days. But Portland State students living on campus could soon see their housing cost head further skyward. As inflation rates have caused student housing and tuition to increase at PSU by 3.53 percent, unemployment rates have also gone up. Fortunately, the PSU student-housing rates have not gone up by the anticipated 5 percent rate. Corey Ray, Director of Housing and Residence Life at PSU, reported that “the 3.53 percent increase is the average. Montgomery Court is even smaller at 2.84 percent because the rooms are sleepers.” More so, over the last seven years, PSU has
seen an increase of students—from 1,200 to 2,100—choosing to reside in university housing. And while some of them residing in Montgomery Court and Blumel Hall have to deal with the construction, the overall quality of housing keeps improving. Student housing at PSU provides a diverse environment and many opportunities for students to meet each other. PSU may not have walk-in closets or private baths in all units, along with stunning views of downtown Portland, as does Boston University’s new Student Village II. Nor does it have amenities such as wood-fire pizza ovens, flat-screen TVs and courtyards with gas fireplaces like in the new Barrett Honors dorm at Arizona State. What PSU does have is a realistic college experience that doesn’t resemble a four-year resort, one which ends after you graduate college and move back home with
your parents while searching for a job that may or may not buy back the wood-fired pizza you ate whenever you pleased. One of the things PSU does have to look forward to is the new College Station student-housing building that will be built between the two MAX lines. “A plan,” as Ray stated, “is now in the works.” And in 10 to 15 years, the ideas and plans PSU Housing has are to build “three more after that [College Station],” said Ray. Students always need a place to live, but what they don’t need is a resort-style dorm room. You should be paying for education more than paying to live in a fancy dorm with a plasma flat-screen TV. Boston University and Arizona State are examples that simply confirm that student housing in the U.S. is completely disproportionate. While there are universities unable to get the funds to build
student housing, there are universities on the other side of the country building skyscrapers for students. Sharing a common area allows you to meet more people. Despite PSU being a commuter school with many students living at home and working, there are also international students and out-of-state students who do not have the same knowledge of people and the city as locals do. Thankfully, PSU has programs such as Global Village and the Russian Immersion program at Stephen E. Epler Hall where local students can live and interact with international students. If universities want to attract more students, they should find better ways to do so. If dorm rooms are the only attractive thing about the university, the school will have students who end up spending too much time inside rather than socializing and building networks of friends.
Sigh. I tried, Bozos. I tried to leave and keep a shred of my sanity intact after enduring the incessant garbage you expose my delicate grammatical sensibilities to. I even tried posting a goodbye letter in the hopes that you’d get the message. It took about two days for me to realize that I should never assume the best for you buffoons. I spend several weeks describing punctuation marks and how to use them properly, even going so far as to instruct on how to effectively symbol curse. Then, mere hours after seeing my farewell column, I was walking behind a trio of freshmen that reminded me clearly: My work is never done. I heard them say “like,” punctuating every fourth word out of their mouths, more times in three minutes than I had in the three years beforehand. Now, because this is Portland State Clown College—where the Bozos are the mascot and an accurate description of most matriculating—I know to expect a certain level of ironic hipsterdom from students. Perhaps they were imitating the Valley Girl aesthetic that hasn’t been relevant since that damn Alicia Silverstone flick, aptly titled Clueless. I doubt this, however, and so will turn the episode into a lesson for you Bozos. Hopefully this helps stymie the flow of verbal diarrhea frothing from your mouths every day. “Like” is OK when you’re talking about friendly appreciation, as in you like something because of blah, blah, blah. “Like” is not a filler word to be used in the way those dolts I witnessed did…believe me, it’s better to take a moment and conjure a complete thought before smacking your gums than it is to let your lips get ahead of your logic. So, like, did you get it, dipshit? Because if not, I’ll, like, be back next week and, you know, like, teach you something else, whether you like it or not. The Grouch is reborn out of sheer indignation at your stupidity, but I won’t give up the fight just yet! Do you, like, understand?!!?! Good!
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Today in history 1667 In Paris, the first public art exhibition takes place. Finally, hipsters of that time have a place to congregate and attempt to talk about stuff they know nothing about. 1833 The first public library supported by taxes opens in Peterborough, N.H., offering knowledge, entertainment and education to citizens. Or as the Tea Party crowd would call it: Anti-American socialist agenda!
By Dick Richards
Taking it in the Rearguard In its March edition, Portland State’s student publication the Rearguard printed a piece on the “Vanguard’s dirty little secret” titled “Everyone’s a critic: The Vanguard takes heat for silencing dissent.” Well that sounds controversial! And it was—that is, at least it was when the Rearguard artificially created it. Quite a few accusations and insinuations were made. I can’t, however, find one that is remotely true. Don’t mess with the bull—and thus here we go. The article attempted to explain the Vanguard’s recent hacking incident last January. It was implied
1866 Despite President Andrew Johnson’s veto, Congress passes a civil rights bill certifying anyone born in the United States as a citizen regardless of race. 1926 Hugh Hefner is born in Chicago. You read that right, 1926. And he dates girls younger than the average student attending PSU. 1950 First TV appearance of Bob Hope. 1953 The first published issue of TV Guide hits stands. America’s suffering literary credibility takes another blow. 1959 Frank Lloyd Wright dies at 89 years old. 1965 The single “Ticket to Ride” by the Beatles is released in the UK. 1970 Beatles officially break up as announced by Paul McCartney.
that this could havebeen some sort of conspiracy. What actually happened was that College Publisher, the Web host for the Vanguard, got hacked, resulting in much of its online material being lost. Later, some articles were able to be reposted, though without the previous comments attached to them. As this “conspiracy” nefariously grew bigger, they claim that our online editor was “actively rejecting comments.” You’re damn straight our online editor rejects comments. As if that is something controversial or a dirty little secret. You know how much crap gets submitted?! In general, offensive comments that the Vanguard would reject are more geared toward, for example, racist or anti-Semitic notions. This is nothing new. And hey, the Rearguard might feel fine promoting homophobic rhetoric in their paper, but it’s not something that contributes to discourse in the end. Which is another online policy, along with not publishing advertisements or threats. The “official” policy reported in the story
Guest Opinion Three steps to becoming green Mark Costigan Daily Emerald staff
The announcement to initiate domestic offshore drilling not only destroys the environmental progress we’ve made in Congress— it’s a sheer travesty in the American campaign process at large. Sure, politicians need to compromise parts of their agenda, but oil drilling? Really? Obama promised us change. He just brought us health care. But what’s a public option in 2026 going to do when tsunamis and hurricanes prompted by everrising carbon dioxide levels are drowning us? We have an addiction to foreign oil that threatens both our economy and our national security, but ruining our domestic communities, both urban and wild, is not the solution. Economists and environmentalists have argued tirelessly for green jobs and renewable energy projects to work together. We were on the brink of progress last year until yet another climate reform bill was squashed. Obama is a politician. And politicians sometimes make
promises they can’t keep. But this is a downright slap in the face. We need to step up. One thing I’ve started to realize when I’ve traveled outside our borders is that I’m not ashamed to be an American. You shouldn’t be either. It was not your decision to let the stars and stripes wave in the wind while bombs blow up innocent women and children in the Middle East. You are not responsible for actions committed by those in power. But you are responsible for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere when your children—and your children’s children—are trying to get an education in tsunami-flooded classrooms in 30 years. As a country, we have an enormous impact. We also can have an enormous influence. That’s where you come in. So our politicians want to let the oil lobbyists bully them around? So what. There has never been a more vital time where those with a passion for environmental justice can spread positive ideals. But note: There are three components of environmentalism that can make or break your case.
Get educated There are thousands of oil company-hired skeptics out there blowing smoke. If you go to Washington, D.C., the government
was therefore inaccurate. Comments such as “you guys suck” usually get through just fine. Anyone who looks through any of the Vanguard’s online articles can tell pretty quickly that there hasn’t been censoring of anyone’s criticism. Trying to make it appear as if a Big Brother is running the publication is a little off. Hell, the Rant and Rage receives regular disparagement. Perhaps the saddest aspect of the article is at the end, when the Rearguard revels in self-admiration, flaunting a tolerance of dissent that their sister publications don’t have. Was this all manufactured drama just to make yourselves look good? It can be a blow when you find out something you’ve published is, well, full of crap. So I offer my sympathies to the Rearguard. Why don’t I throw out a tip to help those in similar situations: Do some reporting. For the Rearguard, this would have been rather simple— step outside your office door and take five steps to the left (I counted). By doing so they could have gotten answers and other material for their “news” story—some people
like to call them facts—such as an accurate policy to quote, or the details of what actually happened with the hacking incident. You can also take those steps to let your sister publication across the hall know that they have more people hacking into their system! Especially when you know how they are doing it. And did anyone else wonder why the hell they blurred out the user name of the person who actually changed the statuses on the so-called evidence or screen shots? Not that it matters if he ever did accept or reject anything, but they already named Online Editor Zach Chastaine in the article, so why blur out his name if he really did make these changes? Furthermore, to imply that the Rearguard has enough nerdy might and sway to operate an organization such as a Bothan spy network is laughable. They are more apt to act as Dominion spies going through withdrawal from Ketracel White— nothing pisses off Star Wars geeks like a good Trek reference.
buildings are historic and beautiful, but guess which private buildings showcase the most royal of granite floors? The lobbyist buildings are built for success. Each and every day, thousands of big-oil advocates stroll through Congress trying to squash progressive bills not in their interest. And why wouldn’t they? Business isn’t going anywhere. And neither is its political influence in Washington. But one rule will continue to stay the same. Have you ever heard the phrase, “He who has the gold makes the rules?” Well, it’s more true than ever in 2010. And right now, the old, tired ideas of the past are losing their momentum. This country—and the rest of the world—are asking for something new. So go out there and prepare yourself to make the clean energy ideas of the future a reality.
WinCo or Sundance? American Apparel or Buffalo Exchange? I know, I know. You think your pockets aren’t deep enough to save the trees. Well, recycled clothing is certainly cheaper. And food? WinCo might have a “value” size ground-beef package, but last time I checked the United States has an obesity epidemic. Is three pounds of beef really a better investment than one natural, free-range pound for the same price? If you cut your food consumption by a third (which often will still leave you above the recommended serving size), you can eat healthier and more sustainably.
Put your money where your mouth is When I sat down last Friday with Michael Nixon, owner of the Wandering Goat Coffee Company, he summed up consumer choices with some of his first-hand experience. “We’re never going to reach some eco-utopian fantasy where we have absolutely no impact,” he said. “But what we can do is support choices that are economically, ecologically and culturally sustainable.” You vote with your dollar. Every time you support a local, ethical business that uses environmentally sound practices, you’re supporting a movement much larger than drinking water out of your SIGG bottle. Consumer choices are a powerful political statement, and there’s no place with more options than Eugene.
Lead by example Sorry, but no one listens to the militant vegan or fixed-gear biker who wears it on their sleeve. Riding your bike to school and eating organic produce is awesome, but remember to show, not tell. This is really important at the local level, but is increasingly becoming more important at the national one, too. America is already behind on dominating the clean-energy market. India is moving citizens to sunny states such as Arizona and Nevada every month to get ahead of the solar energy eight-ball. We have an unemployment problem and environmental problem that needs some attention. The sooner environmentalists, business entrepreneurs and politicians at local, state and national levels start working together, the cleaner—and greener—our children’s world will be. *This article was originally published in the Daily Emerald. It is reprinted here in its original form.
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ARTS & CULTURE (Don’t) let them eat cake A breathtaking portrayal of the French Revolution in Lady and the Duke Sarah Esterman Vanguard staff
There’s something about period films—particularly those based on true stories—that seems fabricated. The irony is that these sorts of films are (literally) fabrications, mere imitations of a time period none living can truly understand. With this distinct lack of insight, filmmakers are often left to their own devices and must do their best with the resources they have. Clearly, some of these filmmakers function better in this situation than others, as is evident by the fact that some period films are outstanding (see: Pride and Prejudice) and others tend to fall flat (see: much of the rest of them). The Lady and the Duke, directed by Eric Rohmer, lands somewhere in between. Not fantastic, this French film with English subtitles seems to drag at times in order to keep the plot moving through the 129 minutes. This is probably due to the fact
that the film is composed almost entirely of dialogue with very little action, forcing the viewer to be constantly reading (unless he or she understands French). The director’s choice to tell rather than show was probably not the wisest considering the subject matter: the narrative of aristocrat Grace Elliot during the French Revolution. A native Englishwoman, Elliot considers France her “adopted home” and refuses to leave at the start of the revolution. In doing so, she surrenders any later attempt to leave the country and is automatically considered a “suspicious person” because of her place of birth and her loyalty to the royal family. Yet the revolution seems to serve only as a setting, with the true story being about her and Duke Orleans, cousin to the fallen King of France. The Duke, Elliot’s former lover turned best friend, is an older fellow with more flexible political values. This is the main source of tension between the two of them, considering Elliot’s strict faith in King Louis XVI and the queen (“Let them eat cake,” is referenced, of course). There is
even a point when Elliot refuses to speak to Orleans—which, because the film is all talk, basically means she spends that time chatting up other people about the fact that she is not speaking to the Duke— after he votes to sentence his own cousin to death. The script is not so boorish that the viewer doesn’t care. In fact, there were moments when I found myself wishing the subtitles would come on the screen faster so I could know what was being said. The dialogue was certainly crafted in a way to keep suspense of the growing violent resistance at a peak. Part of this suspense is due to the fact that nothing in the movie is unbelievable. Every character, backdrop and word spoken adds to the notion that it is actually the early 1790s and that the French Revolution is in full barbaric swing. Adding to this is the incredible scenery. Rohmer made a brave choice when he directed this film by—instead of filming outdoors— digitally infusing the actors into paintings to portray the few outof-doors scenes. That’s right. There are no recreated buildings and cobblestone streets. Instead, we
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have paintings that portray 1792 France to the exact detail, and doing it in such a way that—while it certainly doesn’t look real—it adds to the feel and tone of the time. Because of this use of technology, The Lady and the Duke stands out among other period films. This, along with the accurate portrayal of both political parties, makes the film a must-see for those that like a little history mixed in with their art (or perhaps some art mixed in with their history).
The Lady and the Duke Directed by Eric Rohmer Friday, 7:45 p.m. Whitsell Auditorium $8 general admission, $7 members
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Big, fat list of shows: Friday’s live music lineup Death Songs (Nick Delffs of the Shaky Hands), The Woolen Men, Inside Voices The Artistery, 8 p.m., $6, all ages Juniors Gang, Hairspray Blues, Datgun and the Vignettes, 48 Thrills Ash St. Saloon Pan, 9:30 p.m., $5, 21+ Kelli Schaefer, Giant Cloud, Botanist Backspace, 9 p.m., $6, all ages Faith and the Muse, Soriah, Surpentine Berbati’s Pan, 9 p.m., $10 advance, $13 door, $5, 21+ RJD2, Busdriver, Happy Chichester Dante’s, 9 p.m., $18, 21+ Miles Kurosky, Pancho-San, Eux Autres Doug Fir, 9 p.m., $12, 21+ Meercaz, Shallow Seas, Barnaby Woods Duckett’s, 9 p.m., free, 21+
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The untold story of Queen Lili’uokalani Elinor Langer shares her research about the end of independent Hawaii Wendy Shortman Vanguard staff
For the award-winning journalist Elinor Langer, it all started on a family vacation to Hawaii 15 years ago. Langer was critical of a misleading statement in a guidebook to Maui, and she realized that there was more to the story of America’s annexation of Hawaii than she knew. “[It said] that in 1893, American business interests overthrew the queen and that they all lived happily ever after,” Langer said. “A voice in my head said, ‘no way, they didn’t live happily ever after.’” Langer’s research led her to the most prominent figure of the time at the end of the Independent Kingdom of Hawaii, Queen Lili’uokalani. The queen, who often fell victim to a distorted view during and after her lifetime, was treated very poorly in newspapers and schoolbooks that portrayed her as being unintelligent and deceitful. Langer explains that this notion couldn’t be further from the truth. “None of [these representations] had any reality,” Langer said. “The
queen was very intelligent, and a gifted politician despite being overthrown. She worked really hard, and is a great figure that has been first misrepresented, and neglected.” Not only did her people admire her because of her position; she was also a prolific composer, which is evident in past and present-day Hawaiian music. Contemporary artists draw from her authentic Hawaiian songs and plays. Although Queen Lili’uokalani’s songs and plays can be easily found today, and she even wrote an autobiography, Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen, personal records of the queen have been hard to locate. Langer explains that a lot of these documents may never be recovered, because a lot of them were destroyed when she and a couple hundred Hawaiians were imprisoned two years after American businessmen overthrew the kingdom. “A lot of papers were gone through and scattered among several archives—several in Honolulu, and some in peoples’ families,” Langer said. “It makes it hard to get a strong sense of her own passage, but it’s not impossible.” For her upcoming visit, Langer will be sharing some of her research thus far, for a book about Queen
Lili’uokalani that should be released in or after 2013. But for now, you can find her published article in the Special Issue of The Nation from 2008, “Famous are the Flowers: Hawaiian Resistance Then and Now.” Queen Lili’uokalani is honored and commemorated in Hawaii today, being the subject of five or six formal occasions a year. There’s also a statue of her between the Iolana Palace and the state capitol that is draped with fresh leis everyday. “On days that there are other commemorations at the palace, which are frequent, she’s so heavily draped in those [leis] she’s literally covered. You’d think the statue would fall down,” Langer said. Langer sees connections between some of her previous work to her recent research. She is the author of A Hundred Little Hitlers, released in 2004, about the neo-Nazi movement in the U.S., as well as her first book, a biography of the radical Josephine Herbst. “There are some connections to the racism in this country at that time in the 1890s,” Langer said. “The birth of the imperialist movement was very strong, even the anti-imperialist movement had a very strong radical movement.” One of the ways this ties into American annexation of Hawaii had
to do with the fact that some anti-imperialists didn’t want to accept Hawaiians as Americans because of their race. Langer explains that her book about Josephine Herbst, about the radical movement in response to the capitalist movement, as well as her work about the skinhead movement, are related to her recent work because they seek to explain and expose strong social movements. “There’s a strong element of social movement in the queen’s story to preserve her kingdom,” Langer said. “I like to tell the stories that people don’t know very much about, the stories that aren’t exactly popular subjects. Those are the stories that interest me.”
In Search of Lili’uokalani with Elinor Langer Presented by PSU Friends of History Smith Memorial Student Union Cascade Room 236 1825 SW Broadway Tonight, 7 p.m. Free
Toiletooth, Shrubbery, Convenient Noise, Renfield Dunes, 9 p.m., free, 21+ White Fang, Numerators, Magic Johnson East End, 9 p.m., free, 21+ Gratitillium, Ocean Age, Yeah Great Fine, Like A Villan Ella St. Social Club 9 p.m., $5, 21+ Lazer Sword, Wireblock, Tokimonsta Holocene, 9 p.m., $12, 21+ Spectral Tombs, Excruciator, Nuclear Wasteland The Know, 7 p.m., free, 21+ The Shivas, Historical Babes, Lindsey Walker Laughing Horse Books, 9 p.m. $3 donation, all ages Blue Cranes, The Physical Hearts, Brothers Young Mississippi Studios 9 p.m., $10, 21+
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Celebrity news is not news Not such a survivor The wife of former Survivor producer Bruce Beresford-Redman was found strangled in a Cancun resort, ANB News reported this week. BeresfordRedman was arrested with cuts and bruises on his arms, according to the prosecuting attorney general, and there is no word on the whereabouts of the couple’s children. In other words, there’s a guy who helped launch the reality TV phenomenon, and then we all got to see Richard Hatch naked (ugh). Turns out, not only does said guy think it’s a good idea to film everyday people in survivalist situations, he might have a screw or two loose. Tragedy is, sadly, the most common theme in journalism now, and people just seem to love celebritizing anyone remotely interesting. However, Beresford-Redman was no celebrity, and it’s hard to imagine his life as stressful enough for the everyman to sympathize at all (especially since the guy’s probably rolling in residual bucks from all 5,219 seasons of Survivor). All things considered, let him rot in Mexican jail. I’m sure viewers would love to see a reality series made out of that, so get those cameras rollin’! Speaking of awful reality TV… MTV’s Jersey Shore built a fan base around the idea that people just love watching pretty people act like morons, and the best way to spark some dramatic flare is to add culture shock via transplantation. The show started its second season in Miami’s South Beach, but the cast will finish the season in Seaside Heights. There’s only one thing to say here: Fuck the swill merchants running MTV today for their crude tactics of shoving awful ideas down our throats about how pop culture should be. Nothing about this show, nor any other show MTV has aired in the last decade, is in any way realistic. It’s overproduced garbage…hmm, maybe if Beresford-Redman gets released, he’ll start spending time with his old buddies that helped him get Pimp My Ride on the air. Then he’ll get the urge to choke someone. We all win!
—Robert Seitzinger
Warhol and others provide impressive commentary on the human form Roger Wightman Vanguard staff
The exhibition room at Reed College’s Cooley Art Gallery feels a little bit strange these days, much like walking into an abattoir or the back room of an adult video store. Moans and groans echo throughout the room while flickering light pulsates shadows of your figure across the walls. Here is where you’ll see it all: a slaughter, portraits of grandmothers, chicks with dicks, wood puppets and snapshots of a meal from hell. Don’t think this juggernaut of an art show is just for junkies and Satan worshipers. Scarecrow provides a compelling visual array for your eyes to transcend the boundaries of normalcy and reflect on our most sacred temple, the human body. Scarecrow has provided Reed College with the opportunity of a lifetime to tout its impressive one-hundred-year-old collection of art from artists around the world. Compiling pieces from six famous artists, Reed students pieced together what is bound to be one of the most important shows of the year outside of the Portland Art Museum. Daniel Spoerri, Lynda Benglis, Robert Rauschenberg, Mary Bauermeister, Sol LeWitt and most famously Andy Warhol are represented in the exhibit. The recent donation of original Warhol prints was a godsend for Reed. Being one of only two Oregon institutions to house the rare works, it was imperative that they find a
way to utilize the prize. The Warhol corner of the exhibit is composed of portraits and a black and white film clip titled “Screen Tests.” The portraits detail the variety of the human form from gay to straight, male and female, old and young and everything in between. In “Screen Tests,” the subjects are filmed with a still camera fixed on only their faces. The blinks and twitches act as dialogue through their piercing eyes. As with the entirety of the Warhol section, the subjects’ faces become both beautiful and horrifying as you slowly uncover the flaws and the perfections just beneath the surface. Spoerri’s work is a needed supplement to the exhibit by offering up the most critical view of the human form. A collection of
photographs documents a meal and the behavior surrounding it. Towers of meat dominate the dinner table, only to be followed by us barbarians ripping, shredding into the cooked flesh and leaving a god-awful mess. Turn around and you’re watching a film made by Spoerri called Resurrection, which is literally the resurrection of a hamburger slowly transforming back into an eating, breathing, and shitting cow. Spoerri’s pieces express the flaws of our form and the barbaric nature of survival. With a decent dose of media variety, Scarecrow is able to lift the veil off of typical gallery art. The exhibit is alive and almost interactive with the pieces both fascinating and challenging. When we think about our anatomy and the temporary nature of life, the
heavy burden of perfection slips away and we are left with the raw and sometimes ugly reality of our existence. Scarecrow gives guidance and commentary to this journey of discovering ourselves and reminding us that we are only human.
Scarecrow: Exhibitionism, Ritual & Theatricality Cooley Art Gallery, Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. Tue–Sun, Noon–5 p.m. Opens tonight 6 p.m. Runs through June 9
Photos courtesy Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery
Afternoon meal: Daniel Spoerri’s photos document a meal and the strange landscape and behaviors accompanying it.
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This weekend at the NW Film Center Sweetgrass Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor U.S. 2009
Botanist crafts music with a mellow sound and a modest attitude Leah Bodenhamer Vanguard staff
Imagine a soft-spoken pacifistic huddled in a tiny closet, a guitar vertically smashed against his body, recording the definitive beginnings of Portland’s mimic electronic group Botanist. Grant Harold, the man who recorded over 100 songs literally in his closet and can read words through frequency waves heads this band, focusing his musical energy on love, relationships and the transcendence of mere instrumental sound. On their recently released four-track EP, two of the four songs are heavily influenced by Harold’s “closet tracks.” With a varied and interesting intellectual background, Harold employs his knowledge of sound effects on the human brain to deliver a holistic mind-body experience. “A song is first inspired by a feeling,” said Harold, “then I try to decide which medium would best translate that feeling—with the music or the words.”
The Botanist sound is like Thom Yorke hooked up with Jón Þór Birgisson of Sigur Rós and hired Björk for beats. The secret is in their recording method. Using software typically associated with electronic music to record and play through during live shows, Botanist’s happy-go-lucky indie becomes a unique conglomeration of edgy crunch and simplistic pop riffs. “We want it to be pretty, to have a groove, and to make you feel something,” Harold said. Be it snippets of childhood memories or proactive anti-war sentiments, Botanist utilizes audio recordings of water and creaky boats in order to associate experiential familiarity embedded within their music. All members of the band have relatively similar backgrounds, gaining musical prestige through the church-worship ensembles and school jazz bands. In fact, their newest addition, drummer Graham
Photos courtesy Botanist
Grant Harold: The man behind Botanist’s music.
Clement, is a recent high school graduate with allegedly impressive jazz chops, though his skills do not come out much on their EP. Harold and bassist David Carroll—who was then living with soon-to-be keyboardist Nathan De Ceasar—met up after almost two years of cyber communication. Drummers came and went, but they finally decided Clement, though young, would fill the hole. Harold claims their success as a band has been the result of each individual’s strong faith serving as common ground for communication and respect. Though other members of the band shy away from the term “religious,” Harold is not hesitant to attribute his lyrical influence to the love of not only his wife, but also of God. In “Rifles Shoot Hearts,” Harold uses poetic imagery referencing an olive branch and “a bird with a leaf ” in order to credit religious themes. The story behind this particularly catchy song is one of heartbreak
and redemption. Though many critics believe “Rifles” captures Harold’s pacifistic worldview, Harold claimed it is the most political song he has ever written. Behind the sadly and delicately strummed guitar, electronic beats and tasteful string accompaniment is a story influenced by (and dedicated to) the Christian Peacemakers who travel to Palestine, Israel and places in Africa and use modern video technology to peacefully protest injustices to the native peoples of those lands. In one of their videos, a brief shot of a stenciled rifle spouting out pink hearts tags the walls of some war-torn land, and thus the title was born. On a lighter note, at tonight’s show you can expect to be uplifted, moved and swung into unstoppable motion as the catchy rhythms infiltrate the basilar membrane of your inner ear.
Botanist Backspace 115 NW 5th Ave Tonight, 9 p.m. $6, all ages
“Lucien CastaingTaylor, who teaches in Harvard’s Visual Anthropology department, and Ilisa Barbash of Harvard’s Peabody Museum, describe themselves as “recordists” rather than filmmakers, as they capture a family and their animals in their final season herding sheep in Montana’s spectacular Absaroka-Beartooth mountain range. The herders work like cowboys out of the old West, but unlike cattle, stubborn sheep can be hilarious to watch. From the cockeyed sight of a massive sheep drive down a small town’s empty main drag, to a herder pouring his heart out on a cell phone at the top of a monumental vista, Castaing-Taylor and Barbash sharpen their sense of humor as well as their all-embracing lens to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.” —The New York Times
Saturday 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m. Sunday 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m. All screenings are in Whitsell Auditorium, 1218 SW Park Ave. Free w/ PSU student ID. —nwfilm.org
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News Editor: Virginia Vickery 503-725-5690 news@dailyvanguard.com
The last Hawaiian queen Award-winning journalist Elinor Langor will visit Portland State to discuss her upcoming book titled In Search of Lili’uokalani. According to a press release, in 1893 American business interests in Hawaii forced Queen Lili’uokalani, the last Hawaiian queen, from her throne. Shortly after, the Hawaiian Kingdom was turned into a republic, but was soon annexed to the U.S. Langer will talk about her research for the book and Lili’uokalani’s strength in leadership during the colonization of Hawaii, as well as why she remains a beloved figure in Hawaii. Langor is also the author of the 2004 book A Hundred Little Hitlers, which details the investigation of the 1988 murder of Mulugeta Seraw in Portland by white supremacists. The event is sponsored by PSU Friends of History and will be held tonight, April 9, at 7 p.m. in 236 Smith Memorial Student Union. It is free to the public. For those attending the event, parking in the PSU parking structures will be free after 7 p.m. For more information, call 503-725-3917 or visit history.pdx.edu and click under the “events” tab.
—pdx.edu/events
NEWS Katie Markey and Selina Poulsen Meet the candidates running for ASPSU pres and VP Catrice Stanley Vanguard staff
Katie Markey, 22, and Selina Poulsen, 20, are currently running for ASPSU president and vice-president under the slate “Students First.” “I had considered [running for office] during the summer, when the vote drive was underway,” Poulsen said. “However, Katie and I only seriously considered the possibility of running [during] winter term. We had seen the way this year had gone and knew some of the challenges that were to be faced next year and we decided that we wanted to be a part of it.” Their platform revolves around a student voice in restructuring, student dignity and student control over services funded by student fees. Markey and Poulsen feel that these themes are important because they impact every student at Portland State. “It is our goal to consistently work for students, listening to their needs and incorporating them into our goals for next year,” Markey said. She and Poulsen have several other candidates on their slate.
“For the SFC chair we are supporting Krystine McCants and for SFC member we are supporting Aaron Baker. On the senate side of things, we are supporting James Au, Cathy Symes, Matt Fleskes, Lucius Shields and Karen Ulbright,” Poulsen said. Both Markey and Poulsen have now been involved in ASPSU for a year. Markey got involved last year when she ran and was elected as a student senator. She is now the interim ASPSU legislative affairs director. Markey met Poulsen when she became involved with the ASPSU registration drive. “It started with the vote campaign where I was the canvassing coordinator and [Poulsen was] the class rep coordinator,” Markey said. “I chose to run with Selina because she is a hard working, compassionate individual who has students’ best interests at heart and is willing to ask the tough questions.” Markey believes that the experience Poulsen gained as a senator and coordinator of the ASPSU food pantry will be invaluable next year if they are elected. Poulsen, an applied linguistics major with a minor in classical studies, began in student government when she was recruited to help with the Vote Campaign.
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Students first: Katie Markey (left) is running for ASPSU president and Selina Poulsen (right) is
her vice-presidential running mate.
“I decided that I loved the work that student government was doing and wanted to keep doing it,” Poulsen said. “I was appointed a senator by [ASPSU] President Sanford and have not stopped working for students since.” “I have been involved with ASPSU for a year now,” she said. “I have gotten to know the way the system works and have the skills to navigate it. As for what I can bring to the table that the other candidates cannot, I have been highly involved in the restructuring process since it was first presented to the student senate.” “I am willing to sift through all the proposals for restructuring and advocate for the one that best fits students’ needs,” Poulsen said. “I have also successfully run the food pantry since the first major donation and I have the passion to make sure that wonderful programs like that continue.”
Markey, a political science major with a minor in international economics, ran the non-partisan vote drive at PSU for the special election, and has also lobbied for students at the capitol, where every bill she helped support was passed. “I think students want to see tangible results of what ASPSU does for them,” Markey said. “I think they want more outreach and communication between students, branches of ASPSU and the [university] administration.” “This past year, I have gotten to know the administration, our state and federal representatives, and I have earned their respect while still fighting for student’s issues,” she said. “Next year will be incredibly important for students with the restructuring of the Oregon University System, and students are going to need someone with extensive lobbying experience representing them at the state level.”
Candidate face-off Presidential and vice presidential candidates participated in debates Corie Charnley Vanguard staff
With the ASPSU elections approaching, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates faced off in Wednesday’s debate to discuss the issues affecting Portland State and the goals of their campaigns. Originally, presidential candidate Katie Markey and vice-presidential candidate Selina Poulsen were running uncontested. However, late last week, presidential candidate Jill Heimensen and vice-presidential candidate Johnnie Ozimkowski were added to the ballot. Though they were allowed to participate in the debate, Heimensen and Ozimkowski have since been disqualified by the Elections Board. Their names will still appear on the ballot but any votes cast for them will not be considered valid. Markey and Poulsen represent the “Students First” slate. According to Markey, the team’s campaign has three main themes: student voice and restructuring, student dignity and student control over the services funded by the student fee. In order to ensure student dignity, Markey and Poulsen wish to establish safe prayer areas and gender-inclusive spaces.
Heimensen and Ozimkowski are both current members of the Student Fee Committee, of which Ozimkowski is the chair. Heimensen assured the audience that their experience with the SFC and knowledge of budgeting processes will be beneficial, especially when discussing university restructuring. Commenting on their top three goals, Markey said, “Our number one goal is student voice and restructuring because its going to impact every single student, and we want to make sure that students are going to be part of that discussion…Our second
[goal] is outreach…a lot of people don’t know what’s happening [within ASPSU] and we want to make sure that [the student body’s] concerns are being brought to the table.” In response to the same question, Heimensen said, “The top goal would be working with the university administration and the [Oregon University System] as far as the restructuring goes, and having two people at the table who have budgeting experience… is going to be a huge factor in how the students are going to be represented at that level.”
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Spectating the debate: Candidates at a debate hosted by the Spectator, a student publication.
Heimensen and Ozimkowski’s other goals include cutting ASPSU salary costs and providing access to SFC-funded events via a onestop events calendar. According to Ozimkowski, getting students registered to vote, as well as representing PSU students’ interests is also highly important. “I would use the extra money in salary savings to co-sponsor events,” Ozimkowski said. Both presidential candidates were also asked how they would approach university restructuring. “The problem is that the revenues for the university system are going down, and [the OUS] has to do something,” Heimensen said. “However, students have to have a voice.” Heimensen also said that she hopes to work in collaboration with the university, rather than protesting against it. Markey said that she and Poulsen also wish to work with university administration, while ensuring that students have a voice in the process. “Selina and I are actually working with the administration on restructuring right now,” Markey said. “We want to make sure that everyone is involved.” Elections will open at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 13 and will end at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20. Voters can access the ballot via their banweb account.
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Heimensen filed a complaint, E-board said it wasn’t official misled voters into thinking it’s the SFC’s “official” Web site. Since then, Heimensen said she has taken steps to make sure that the Web site reflects her personal campaign, and not the SFC as a whole. The acronym “SFC” was re-titled to stand for “Students For Change.” “It was commonly referred to as the ‘unofficial SFC site,’” she said, “When I decided to run for president [this year], I took down all the SFC-related materials.” Porta said SFC-related material remained on the site as well as a link to it from the official ASPSU SFC Web site, which was formally brought to the E-Board’s attention in the way of a formal complaint filed by Poulsen. Ozimkowski said he was unaware of a link to the page located on the ASPSU SFC Web site and, therefore, could not have removed it. “The site has been a concern of the board from the beginning,” she said. The third infraction brought to the board, which was ultimately dismissed, was against Ozimkowski. “The infraction limit had already been reached, there wasn’t really a point,” said Porta about why the board dismissed the complaint. The complaint alleged that he made an announcement of candidacy in a public forum before being approved by the E-board as an official candidate. Such an action is a violation of the E-board’s bylaws, Porta said. According to Aaron Baker, a member of the PSU Debate Team and a candidate for next year’s Student Fee Committee as part of Markey and Poulsen’s slate, Ozimkowski had announced his candidacy one day before he was approved as a candidate by the E-Board.
Baker said he made the E-Board aware of Ozimkowski’s actions, but said he wouldn’t characterize Ozimkowski’s action as entirely wrongful. “We’ve been strongly cautioned by the E-Board to keep your candidacy to yourself until you’re approved,” Baker said. “[Ozimkowski] told me about his candidacy as Jill’s vice-president and asked me to support him and [to] secure votes from the debate team for him.” Heimensen said she is unaware of the specifics regarding Ozimkowski and what constitutes a “public forum.” It’s too late to remove Heimensen and Ozimkowski from the ballot, according to Assistance Director of Student Leadership and Activities Programs Domanic Thomas. “No action will be taken to remove them until all appeals are exhausted…which could be as late as after the election,” he said. Heimensen said she believes that she and Ozimkowski are being treated unfairly by the E-board because of the issues they stood for in their campaign. During a public debate against Markey on Wednesday, Heimensen said her main goal is to work with the university to ensure students will have a voice in the university restructure discussion. She also said she did not agree with ASPSU’s protest against restructuring, which took place earlier this year. She also said that because of her and Ozimkowski’s experience in handling student fee money, as opposed to Markey’s political roots as an ASPSU legislative affairs director, the two are more fit to have discussions with the
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university administration when it comes to restructuring. “The whole restructuring thing is really a larger discussion of a bigger budget, how to move things around with the decrease in revenue,” Heimensen said. “Johnnie and I both have…an intimate understanding of the SFC budget.” Before Heimensen was disqualified by the E-Board, she said she had notified them of a possible rule violation by Markey and Poulsen in their campaign. In an e-mail dated April 1, Heimensen wrote that her opponents had made copies of students’ voter registration cards collected during ASPSU’s “Get out the Vote” campaign with the intent of using the contact information for the ASPSU election. “Aside from being highly questionable at best and potentially illegal, my concern is that they will use the names gathered to their advantage in the upcoming election,” Heimensen wrote. According to Heimensen, the E-Board has not responded to her complaint. “[The E-Board] didn’t do anything about that, but [made] a big deal out of me using the copier,” Heimensen said. “That is just ridiculous.”
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Porta said the complaint was never lodged in a formal manner, but that if it were, it would be taken very seriously. Heimensen said the E-Board’s decision to disqualify her was to have an ASPSU president who is more sympathetic to the Oregon Student Association, which opposes any kind of corporate governance of the university as the result of restructuring. “[OSA has] a problem with us because we tried to cut out the campus organizer [position] from the ASPSU budget this year,” she said. “They’re just trying to find some way to disqualify us and have a more OSA-friendly candidate, in my personal opinion.” Heimensen cited two examples of the E-Board’s decisions that put them at a disadvantage. “They have told Johnnie that if he’s going to talk to people about the campaign, he needs to take off his ‘ASPSU’ button, then he can talk about it, and he can put it back when he’s done,” Heimensen said. Ozimkowski said, “I was surprised by how much support I got right out of the gate…the E-Board and Katie did kill the silent majority at PSU and spat in the face of the 26,000 students who come to PSU to just get a degree.”
Students graduating from college this year are expected to make less money than those who graduated in 2009, according to an article published by CNNMoney.com on April 8. According to the article, the National Association of Colleges and Employers reported that the average salary offers to those graduating in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree is $47,673. That is down 1.7 percent from last year’s average, which was $48,515. Those with liberal arts degrees are facing pay offers as low as $33,540, which is 8.9 percent less than last year. Not all graduates will face lower salaries. The average salary offered to those with computer-related degrees is $58,746, a 5.8 percent increase from last year. Introductory salaries are up 1.6 percent for finance majors and 0.4 percent for accounting students. —money.cnn.com
Vanguard 10 | Sports April 9, 2010
SPORTS
Sports Editor: Robert Britt 503-725-4538 sports@dailyvanguard.com
Miniature golf apocalypse comes to town “Forget everything you expect and be prepared for innovative chaos.” That’s what the inventors and creators of Smash Putt, the unique fusion of mini-golf, mechanical engineering and alcohol-fueled debauchery currently taking place in Portland want you to know about their version of mini-golf. Put on by artists, builders and prop designers jointly known as the Department of Culture Collective, Smash Putt is advertised as an “interactive art exhibition that defies the ordinary.” The event takes mini-golf to a new level by combining it with animatronics and imagination, and adding just a touch of destruction—all located in the unique setting of an old storefront on West Burnside. Smash Putt is a 21-and-over experience that features two bars for refreshments, with catapults, moving putting greens and air-powered golf ball cannons for excitement. Smash Putt begins at 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday until April 18, and no-alcohol matinees are available from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are available at the door or at www.smashputt.com. Smash Putt Mini-golf apocalypse 1719 W. Burnside Fri Sat* Sun
6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. 6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. 6 p.m. to Midnight
21+, $10–15 Tickets at the door or www.smashputt.com *All ages matinee from Noon to 3 p.m. on Saturdays —Robert Britt
Photos by Brad W. Smith/Cinematic Images Group
Ivy League ideology: Eric Jackson comes to Portland State after spending 10 seasons working for Princeton’s football program and two years at Cornell.
Q&A session with Eric Jackson, PSU football’s new defensive coordinator Allison Whited Vanguard staff
Daily Vanguard: What has impressed you the most about the team since you arrived in January?
Eric Jackson: I think it’s just their overall eagerness and enthusiasm to be coached—and to get better. You never know, when a transition comes in, how guys are going to be. Is this going to be like pulling teeth? Are they going to want to change? But from day one, when I went out for winter conditioning in the weight room, the guys were pretty eager to get going and they wanted to get better.
DV: Who made the decision to switch from the 3–4 defense to the 4–3 defense?
EJ: [Laughs] That was the head coach [Nigel Burton].
Beavers go to bat Opening weekend gets underway in Portland Robert Seitzinger Vanguard staff
Despite all the gray skies and drizzling rain, it’s officially springtime and that means baseball is back in season. The Portland Beavers played their season opener last night at PGE Park against the Sacramento River Cats, and there will be three more contests between those teams this weekend. The Beavers play in the Pacific Coast League as an affiliate of the San Diego Padres, and last year they
DV: What exactly does the switch mean?
EJ: That just means four defensive linemen and they’re going to attack up the field. We are going to have guys aggressively coming downhill as linebackers and as safeties. We’re going to play a lot of press coverage as corners. It’s really going to be pressure-packed in terms of people being in someone’s face all of the time. That element can be a little intimidating when you’re on offense and you’re looking at your options, where you’re going to run, where you’re going to throw, and there’s a body there. And it’s a good body and people are constantly attacking. There aren’t a lot of windows for you to execute and be successful.
DV: How familiar with the 4–3 were you coming here?
EJ: We ran it when I was coach at Idaho. We ran it when I was coach at Cincinnati a long time ago. We ran it at Cal Poly, that was our base, and we did elements of it at Princeton. So I’ve done it everywhere I’ve been.
posted a 60–84 record for a lastplace finish in the Pacific North Division. The Beavers will have 11 members on their roster from the Padres to open the season. Concerns abound regarding the Beavers’ home field, as PGE Park is expected to be remodeled to accommodate the incoming Major League Soccer team in 2012. Currently, there is no official word indicating where the Beavers will play after this year, as the remodel would forgo the Beavers’ 2011 season. Despite the uncertainty, Portland has a strong team this year, with right-handed pitchers Will Inman, Josh Geer and Cesar Carrillo and lefty Wade LeBlanc working the mound. Manager Terry Kennedy announced that tonight’s starter is Geer, with Carillo and Inman slated to lead off the second half of the series, respectively. Portland will next play the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, also at
DV: How will it hold up against Big Sky opponents?
EJ: I think it still gives us a great deal of flexibility. It lets us be very aggressive. Our main focus is always stopping the run, and we’re hoping that all of the students come to the games so they can give us a good chant whenever we get a chance to line up to stop the run. But there’s no difference in the flexibility. We’re going to be just as athletic, just as fast, I guess as any other defense.
DV: So, as we are watching Vikings football this coming season, what can we expect the defensive signature to be?
EJ: You know, the thing you want—you want that…Are you old enough for the movie Jaws?
DV: I have seen it, but you really aren’t supposed to ask things about a lady’s age.
EJ: Well, I’m old so we just do what we do. You know that fear that people had when they heard that theme music
PGE Park, for a four-game series before traveling to California for two series, one each against the Fresno Grizzlies and the River Cats. Tonight’s game begins at 7:05 p.m. and includes a $1 menu—fans can purchase a hot dog, bottle of water and popsicle for $1, and this menu will be offered at every home game on Fridays throughout the season. The first 2,000 fans that head to this weekend’s home stand will receive a Beavers magnet. All Beavers games will be broadcast on AM 970, and Saturday’s game will be shown on Fox Sports Northwest. Sunday’s third and
come on? We want that anticipation. I mean, shoot, if the pep band plays that, and our defense sticks a play, it’s like, ‘Oh my goodness, they’re going to get after these people.’ Especially when it comes to third down, and it’s key to get our offense back the ball, we want that kind of anticipation. Shoot, what a mistake they made coming out onto the field. The defense is about to throttle them down because we know [the defense] is going to attack the heck out of them. That’s the kind of anticipation we want. Just think of that Jaws theme and the anticipation that something is going to happen to you and it’s going to be good for us.
DV: You’ve been out on the east coast for quite some time. What makes you the happiest about being back on the west coast? EJ: Change is always good, I think that’s the biggest thing. I think people are nice on both oceans. But my kids are here and that’s the most important thing to me—I’m close to them.
final contest between Portland and Sacramento will start at 2 p.m.
Portland Beavers ticket prices Home games played at PGE Park Club seating Infield reserved Outfield reserved General admission
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Impact Entrepreneurs: Leadership for an evolving world— Accelerating the (r)Evolution of Business 1 p.m. Academic and Student Recreation Center, room 660 Discussion organized by the Impact Entrepreneurs as part of the Social Sustainability Colloquium
Saturday They Threw Like Girls 7:10 p.m. Fifth Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall St. Come out and support local student filmmakers at this free movie showing! Event: “The Maids” 8 p.m. New Studio Theater, Market Center Building A production of Jean Genet’s play, described as a “psychological drama” full of “illusion, deception and murder.” Only $5 for students and $7 for non-students
Monday MFA Monday Night Lecture Series: Stephanie Syjuco 7:30 p.m. Shattuck Hall Annex Stephanie Syjuco, an artist from San Francisco, is giving a lecture on her work. Stephanie’s artwork is described as mixing the familiar consumer world with imagined or future worlds. Don’t miss this free event!
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The race for a title begins PSU opens conference competition against Northern Colorado Grizzlies James MacKenzie Vanguard staff
After one of the toughest non-conference schedules in recent memory, the Viking softball team begins conference play this weekend in a four-game set against Northern Colorado at Erv Lind Stadium.
Portland State went 10–21 against the bulk of non-conference opponents, but has hung tough with some of the Pac-10’s elite in recent weeks despite heading into conference play on a six-game skid. Northern Colorado began the season 8–23. “I think we’re just now hitting our stride and getting stronger and fixing the things we needed to fix during preseason,” said coach Tobin Echo-Hawk. “I think going into conference we’re feeling pretty confident.” Heading into conference last season, PSU experienced increases in nearly every statistical category against PCSC competition. The Vikings increased their on-base plus slugging percentage last season from .724 to .850 and lowered their ERA from 3.94 to 2.09 against conference opponents. The increase in productivity led to the 15–5 run which catapulted PSU into the NCAA tournament. “If we play our game and we’re consistent the way that we need to
Tennis EXTRAVAGANZA! Women’s team plays two games, men play three over the weekend Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff
This weekend the Portland State men’s tennis team looks to do what the women’s team could not—to earn a win over Sacramento State and UC Davis in California. After facing Sac State on Friday and UC Davis on Saturday, the men then take on Northern Arizona at the Club Green Meadows on Monday in a bid to keep their semifinal hopes alive. Meanwhile, the women’s team enjoys home court advantage at the Club Green Meadows on Saturday
against Weber State and on Monday against Northern Arizona. The men’s team stands fourth in the conference with a 3–2 record (6–7 overall), and are well placed to make the final push to qualify for the Big Sky semis. Friday’s opponent Sacramento State heads the Big Sky with a 6–1 record and has yet to lose a game at home this season. “Sacramento State is always a tough team to play,” said interim head coach Jay Sterling. “We have to bring our A-game for sure. We have been working really hard to compete against teams like Sacramento State and now is the time to execute what we have been working on.” In Saturday’s contest, the Vikings will seek revenge against UC Davis who beat them 5–2 in February. Former Big Sky player
be, I think that it could be pretty close to repeating what we did last year,” Echo-Hawk said. The Vikings would welcome a leap in production again this year, as the team has batted just .224 so far this season. Senior catcher Brandi Scoggins leads the team in batting average at .315, while senior Becca Diede and freshman Danielle Lynn have provided the bulk of PSU’s power—slugging .437 and .477, respectively. Freshman Anna Bertrand has led a pitching staff that has not disappointed pre-season expectations of being one of the top rotations in the PCSC. Portland States’s 3.95 ERA is second only to Loyola Marymount, while PSU has a league-leading 169 strikeouts. Despite a rocky start that saw her give up 14 runs in 4 2/3 innings, last season’s PCSC pitcher of the year junior Nichole Latham has turned her season around in recent weeks. Latham won PCSC player of the week honors for the week of March 23 after holding Boise State to one run in nine innings. Northern Colorado, a newcomer this year to the PCSC, fields a team that hasn’t had as much trouble hitting the ball as PSU but has struggled to keep runs off the board. Erin Wilkinson and Melissa Ryba have powered the Grizzly lineup, hitting .344 and .340 respectively, knocking six home runs between the two. Pitching, however, has been the problem for Northern Colorado in 2010 as the Grizzlies have limped to a team ERA of 7.93 in 191.2 innings pitched. The Grizzlies have had trouble keeping the ball in the park, giving up 37 home runs thus far, and have been unable to keep the bases clear, walking 152 against 102 strikeouts.
If the Vikings can get runners on base this weekend and register some timely hits, PSU should have no problem adding to the woes of the Northern Colorado pitching staff. “They do have a pretty high ERA, but they also have a pretty good team batting average. They kind of balance themselves out as far as a team and we need to make sure that we balance ourselves out. In the past we’ve kind of been a defense-oriented team and we really need to pick it up on the offensive side of things,” Echo-Hawk said. A play-by-play of each game can be heard on the Live Events section of www.goviks.com, where live stats will also be available.
of the week Alex VanDerschelden said, “We had a lot of close three-set games against UC Davis and they are certainly a team we can beat.” The Viks then go head-to-head against third-placed Northern Arizona on Monday in what promises to be a crucial match for both teams. “The Northern Arizona game is extremely important. We need to take at least two of the three remaining conference games, and the Northern Arizona game is key to our chances to make it to the semis. It’s going to be a battle and our guys are really looking forward to it,” Sterling said. The women’s team (0–5 Big Sky, 2–14 overall) plays Weber State, who is placed just one rung above in the Big Sky table on Saturday, and table-toppers Northern Arizona on Monday. “Weber State is a match our women should compete well in. We have the skill and the ability but the girls need to have the belief in themselves that they can do it,” Sterling said. Sterling feels that there is a lot of scope for improvement in the women’s team’s game. “We have been struggling to hold serve, which is particularly frustrating in doubles. We are too good in doubles to not be holding serve more often, but we have to do a better job taking care of our service games, starting with a better first serve percentage throughout the line-up.” “We need to be more active at the net and more fluid in our team movement, which we’ve been working on a lot this week. In singles, we need to have better movement and point construction,
and focus on making a higher percentage on our service returns, particularly on weak second serves. We’ve been giving away way too many free points to our opponents, and we are better than that,” he said.
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This weekend in Portland State sports Friday Women’s track & field Sun Angel Classic Where: Tempe, Ariz. When: 9 a.m.
Men’s tennis
at Sacramento State Where: Sacramento, Calif. When: 4 p.m.
Saturday Crew club
Covered Bridge Regatta Where: Dexter, Ore. When: TBD
Women’s track & field Sun Angel Classic Where: Tempe, Ariz. When: 9 a.m.
Cycling club Portland State (10–21) vs. Northern Colorado (8–23) Sat, Noon (Doubleheader ) Erv Lind Stadium Portland State vs. Northern Colorado Sun, 10 p.m. (Doubleheader) Erv Lind Stadium
Whitman College Missionary Omnium Where: Walla Walla, Wash. When: 9 a.m.
Men’s tennis
at UC Davis Where: Davis, Calif. When: 10 a.m.
Soccer
vs. Seattle Univ. (spring schedule) Where: Seattle, Wash. When: 11 a.m.
Women’s tennis
vs. Weber State Where: Club Green Meadows Vancouver, Wash. When: 11:30 a.m.
Softball vs. Northern Colorado
(Doubleheader) Where: Erv Lind Stadium When: Noon
Sunday Cycling club
Whitman College Missionary Omnium Where: Walla Walla, Wash When: 8 a.m.
Softball
vs. Northern Colorado Where: Erv Lind Stadium When: 10 a.m.
All photos courtesy of Adam Wickham
Men’s tennis schedule Fri Sat Mon
at Sacramento State at UC Davis Northern Arizona
Women’s tennis schedule Sat Mon
Weber State Northern Arizona