Daily Vanguard April 13, 2010

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Candidates reinstated,

INSIDE OPINION Guest Opinion Let the smokers stay PAGE 2 Riding out the Recession Missing poetry reveals TriMet’s financial woes PAGE 3

VOTING BEGINS TODAY

NEWS Restructuring task forces formed Several campus organizations evaluating Wiewel’s white paper PAGE 4

ARTS

Drew Martig/Portland State Vanguard

Out of the gates: Ozimkowski and Heimensen are now able to compete once again.

Decision to disqualify Heimensen and Ozimkowski overturned It’s the end of the world as we know it Sharan Newman explores apocalyptic predictions from religious to scientific PAGE 6

Friends through thick & thin The Chosen shows families helping each other through difficult times PAGE 7

SPORTS

Virginia Vickery Vanguard staff

The ASPSU Judicial Board overturned the Elections Board decision made last week to disqualify presidential and vice-presidential candidates Jil Heimensen and Johnnie Ozimkowski from the student government race. Voting begins today and all candidates will be listed on the ballot, but the voting period will likely be extended by a week.

“All the votes will be valid, it’s just a matter of how long the election will be extended,” said J-Board Chair Brad Vehafric.

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STUDENT ELECTION COVERAGE 2010

Tough times Men’s tennis loses two and women drop another over the weekend PAGE 9 Off the rock and into the city Freshman Britney Yada opens up about college life and golf PAGE 10

The J-Board overturned one of the E-Board’s two rulings on campaign violations brought before them, which were grounds for the disqualification of Heimensen and Ozimkowski. The J-Board also decided to recommend that the E-Board postpone the elections and for the application process for candidates to be reopened.

However, after an informal meeting between E-Board Chair Debra Porta and Vehafric last night, it was unofficially decided that the elections would begin at the appointed time but would be extended by about a week. In order to be official, these decisions must be approved by the E-Board at its next meeting, which is currently scheduled for Friday.

Vehafric said that the timeline for the election, as it stands, would preclude reopening the application process.

In regards to his reinstatement, Ozimkowski said, “I commend the J-Board 100 percent and it’s a step in the right direction. The [current ASPSU] administration completely dropped the ball on this election.”

He also said he would support the application process being reopened.

“Honestly, I would like to see them open it up for everybody again in order to have a big election,” he said. “The ASPSU election is now in the everyday vernacular and it might have a higher success rate by opening it up to other people…it’s best for PSU.” The disqualification of Heimensen and Ozimkowski

40 Years of Black Studies Black Studies dept. celebrates four decades of scholarship and activism Sharon E. Rhodes Vanguard staff

This year marks the fortieth anniversary of Portland State University’s Black Studies department and Black Studies in the U.S., which was established in 1969 towards the end of the civil rights movement.

The object of Black Studies at PSU is to “facilitate the systematic and scientific study of the history

came after the E-Board ruled last Wednesday that two of three complaints brought before them about campaign infractions were grounds for disqualification.

The infraction dismissed by the J-Board regarded Heimensen’s use of an ASPSU copy machine to make a copy of the signatures she gathered in an effort to apply as a late-registration candidate.

Porta said such use violated the E-Board’s prohibition of the use of student resources for the purposes of an election. Current ASPSU communications director, Laura Morency, brought the complaint against Heimensen.

The J-Board members concluded that Heimensen’s use of the copy machine was minor and that strict enforcement of ASPSU’s rules regarding the machine’s usage in this instance would be hypocritical because it is often used for non-student government purposes by others.

“Would I have made this decision,” said Vehafric during the J-Board’s discussion, “Well, I’m not on the E-Board…petty comes to mind,” he said.

The E-Board’s ruling on the second infraction remains standing, which resulted from a complaint by the opposing vice presidential candidate Selina Poulsen that Heimensen posted campaign information on her Web site, which contained links to the ASPSU Student Fee Committee, on which Heimensen currently serves as a member.

There is a point system assigned to infractions and the accumulation of at least 15 points leads to

disqualification. A major infraction is worth ten points and a minor is worth one. The two infractions deemed major by the E-Board originally totaled 20 points. With the overturning of one of those major infractions, Heimensen is down to ten points, which is why she is reinstated, according to Vehafric.

Heimensen and Ozimkowski originally planned to appeal to the E-Board, but because the J-Board would ultimately have the final say in the matter, its members decided to go ahead with a ruling because of the tight time frame in which they were working.

“By the time [Heimensen] could get that through to us, the elections would be over,” Vehafric said.

Voting is open today for ASPSU student government positions.

The voting period will tentatively run from April 13 to April 27.

Students can vote by logging into Banweb.

See the April 9 edition of the Vanguard for candidate profiles and endorsements.

Also visit the ASPSU Web site for official candidate statements: aspsu.pdx.edu/upload/eboard/ candidates.pdf

Virginia Vickery/Portland State Vanguard

Judicial Board: Found the disqualification unofficial.

of origins, development, nature and culture of people of Africa and the African Diaspora as a means of reconstructing and explaining the formation and transformations in their experiences,” according to the department’s Web site.

“In the last forty years, the Black Studies Department at PSU has served as a forum between the university, faculty and students of different disciplines, especially those who share interest in the study of the black experience,” said

Dr. E. Kofi Agorsah, the department chair and professor of Black Studies who has a Ph.D. in archaeology from the University of California at Los Angeles and a master’s degree in African archaeology from the University of Ghana in Legon.

According to Agorsah, one of the main endeavors of Black Studies is “to reconstruct and explain the formation and transformations in experiences, often characterized as

STUDIES continued on page four

Vanguard 2 | Opinion April 13, 2010

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OPINION

Guest Opinion

Let the smokers stay Whitney Hopple The Daily Barometer staff

Last week, an article was released in The Daily Barometer explaining the proposal to ban smoking on the entire Oregon State University campus.

In 2008, the Student Health Advisory Board surveyed more than 700 students and found that 73 percent support the idea of increasing restrictions on where students may smoke.

The proposal to ban smoking campus-wide is set to go into effect in the fall of 2011.

Simply put, increasing restrictions on people who have already been moved out of buildings and at least 10 feet away from entrances to enjoy a personal pleasure is pretty ridiculous.

Students who choose to smoke are already inconvenienced enough to make sure they are not impacting those around them and are fully aware of the hazards of the habit.

Students are educated about the dangers of smoking from as early as elementary school. In these lectures, we learn that cigarettes are “bad, bad, bad” for us and our health.

As a non smoker, I have made the personal choice not to smoke cigarettes in the same way that smokers have made the personal choice to smoke them.

If smokers make the choice to smoke anyway, they already know the warnings and have the right to decide for themselves.

One of the major concerns for the majority of non smokers on campus is the impact of secondhand smoke.

According to the article, about 1.6 percent of students are daily smokers.

The survey revealed that students and faculty were more inclined to increase restrictions on smoking locations because they were primarily concerned with the secondhand smoke being produced on campus.

However, if only 1.6 percent of students smoke daily, I doubt that excessive amounts of pollutants are being produced. With this limited

number of people, I even doubt that a walk to class would yield frequent encounters with students who are smoking while you walk by them.

To the non smokers who approve the smoking ban: Students who have chosen to smoke already left our buildings; the least you could do in such an open space is walk around them. After all, they are already abiding by the current laws by not smoking near entrances.

Banning on-campus smoking may hurt students and Oregon State more than it helps. Smokers may choose to wander off campus between classes, using up more time and potentially causing students to be late to class more frequently.

They may also choose to gather at off-campus locations when not focusing on academics, drawing social groups away from school businesses.

I have never had a bad experience with smokers on campus and have yet to find myself “holding my breath while walking to class,” as some have described it.

In fact, when around my peers who chose to smoke cigarettes, they even take the time and courtesy to determine which direction the wind is blowing and blow the smoke away from me.

Even the on-campus smokers know they are better off finding a place away from heavy foot traffic to have a cigarette.

They stay near ashtrays or sit together on an outdoor bench away from crowds to minimize their impact. In essence, they know the stigma associated with their choice to be a smoker, and they know people who do not smoke typically want to stay away from cigarettes.

Smokers have been inconvenienced enough. We have pushed them out of buildings and away from entrances where they are polite enough to ensure that their personal choice does not impact our decision not to smoke.

To push them even further off campus seems rude and insensitive.

They have accommodated our ways; let’s take some time to accommodate theirs. *This article was originally published in The Daily Barometer. It is reprinted here in its original form.

Letters Seriously?

Are you serious when you state “Having a faculty member determine the Elections Board removes political agenda from a neutral organization and stabilizes the system”? Honestly, you think that the SALP advisor, by the way he is NOT faculty, would remove a political agenda from the elections? This truly can’t be the stance of the editorial board?

I have seen Domanic Thomas advocate for issues that are very politically biased, not to mention biased toward his own, and other advisors job security.

Would Domanic establish an E-Board that approves a slate of candidates that wish to END the employment and subservient relationship between student groups and the advisors? Hmm, one would tend to think not.

Consistently I become more disappointed in the Vanguard and

the reporting, for instance, there was not ONE word mentioned about the how those in the Senate debate actually answered the questions about restructuring with responses that referred to the construction and tunneling projects occurring on campus. This was such a blatant lack of either focus, education or knowledge especially on the response given by Makoto Matt Blasa when he specifically mentioned the tunneling project. This only expresses the lack of reporting that students should be aware of.

This is the first time I really have become totally disappointed in the editorial board. While I will not disagree that ASPSU has been an ineffective organization, the systemic failure to engage the student body is certainly not in dispute. With this said, you should reconsider your view on the role of the SALP advisors.

Thank you, A.W.Bridge

Online Comments The story doesn’t stop when the print hits the page. Don’t like something that you read, want us to cover a story or feel that there is more to be said? You have the opportunity to praise or rip us apart here at the Vanguard. Post a comment online or write us a letter and tell us what you think. Here are some highlights from last week’s online comments.

Do some follow-up Would the Vanguard please offer a follow-up regarding the university professor who initiated all the drama? Hearing both sides of the outcome would be fair and proper journalism. Thank you (“Bucharest exonerated,” April 2).

—Anonymous

What the f*^k?

What the f*^k is an X (“ASPSU eligibility issues,” April 8)? It is not a grade and states online it is “no basis for grade.” How does that now change to an A? I guess you can get anything done for you if you control $13 million on this campus. Maybe the professor was afraid of a rally?

—James T.

Shady Shady is not announcing this to the student body, shady is hiding it

and not admitting it when others ask, shady is denying it to the press when first asked (“ASPSU eligibility issues,” April 8). The Vanguard should publish each person that denied the story initially. So much for students first, so much for transparency, so much for integrity.

—Adam

Earn the pay So Mike Soto is asking for more pay (“Investigating more pay,” April 2)? How about we pay them more if they train their officers more! Maybe requiring them to be more respectful to the students they serve, I have yet to have a positive interaction with any of the CPSO folks. In fact, try calling in a suspicious person or event, you will see how rude and condescending they actually are.

Yeah I see them driving their patrol cars up and down the streets, often without wearing seatbelts or using turn signals, but I have yet to see one actually patrolling a building on foot. Instead they would rather harass the homeless in the Urban Plaza. Is that making me safer? NO! The people know the job before they are hired, and if that job requires them to “investigate” crimes outside their normal patrol duties, well that is what you signed up for! Do it or find a different job.

—Doug

Riding out the Recession Missing poetry reveals TriMet’s financial woes Patrick Guild Vanguard staff

Have you ever really looked at the advertisements on the MAX? Amid real estate adverts and warnings to stay off your cell phones lie the Poetry in Motion placards, injecting a little bit of sunshine into an otherwise dreary morning commute. Perhaps you’ve also noticed that they haven’t been changed for the last three years.

The national Poetry in Motion program is returning to Portland buses and trains after a three-year hiatus. The placards, which showcase work by Portland high school poets and local writers including Oregon Book Award finalists, were cut in 2007.

The placards wouldn’t even be returning now if not for the charity of a Wilsonville sign maker and Lamar Advertising Company, who installs TriMet advertising. Literary Arts, the nonprofit that has worked with TriMet since 1997, hasn’t been able to afford the $10,000 needed for new cards and TriMet, who is donating the advertising space, wasn’t willing to pay for the poetry itself.

You see it in high schools and federal programs all over the country—when money is tight, the arts are the first to be cut.

The disappearance of the Poetry in Motion placards is a sign of TriMet’s financial woes. TriMet is considering cutting service to some areas, increasing the time between arrivals by two to 10 minutes and a 5-cent fare increase to make up lost revenue.

About 55 percent of TriMet’s

operating revenue, or $210 million, comes from payroll taxes. With Portland’s high unemployment rate and lowered passenger revenue, the company is looking at a $27 million shortfall.

The proposed bus frequency reductions and line eliminations are a last-ditch effort by the company to cut costs. Last year, they faced a $31 million shortfall and had to lay off 120 employees while also instituting a hiring and salary freeze.

Service was virtually untouched.

TriMet’s recent discontinuation of Fareless Square has left a lot of Portlanders angry, and the new changes aren’t helping. The company has held five neighborhood open houses and three public hearings to address the public’s

concerns and consider public feedback on the proposed plan.

Cutting stops with low ridership is a natural process that transit companies all over the country do yearly to increase efficiency.

If having to walk two extra blocks means that someone gets to keep their job, I don’t have a problem with that. But TriMet has a serious problem that they are refusing to address.

The Westside Express Service (WES) is a blight on TriMet’s budget.

It took $161 million to build and only attracts about 1,000 riders a day. TriMet pays $50 a mile to operate WES, compared to $16 for MAX. The cost of operation is about $20 per WES commuter, 10 times more expensive than the MAX.

In its first year, there were so many breakdowns that TriMet bought two used locomotives from Alaska to use as backups this summer.

Because the WES leases and shares freight tracks, TriMet can’t alter its schedule to include weekends or increase daily trips.

And unlike the whisper-quiet MAX light rail, the heavy WES isn’t able to work near communities or work with housing committees to build around the line to ensure ridership.

320,000 MAX and bus riders have to suffer for the benefit of the 1,200 WES users because TriMet is too heavily invested to abandon their sinking ship.

Think of WES as the annoying friend from high school that happened to have a car. He’s loud, he smells, and 90 percent of the time, he’s completely useless. But because you need him for those few hours on Friday nights, you’re willing to put up with him for the rest of the week.

WES is the single largest user of biodiesel fuel in Oregon. During last year’s 16 full days of breakdowns, TriMet shuttled WES users using an armada of gas-guzzling buses.

WES costs $100 weekly per rider.

For that amount of money, TriMet could lease a brand new hybrid car for each of them and save money every month. If the commuters were truly responsible and carpooled, the savings would be astronomical.

TriMet is quick to point out that it offers the first and only suburb-to-suburb commuter train in the country. I think I know why.

So the next time you’re wedged between “Doesn’t Shower Guy” and “Talking on the Phone Guy” on the Red Line from Beaverton, think of the man using the WES and its Wi-Fi as he stretches out in his barely occupied cabin. He can watch Netflix on his commute, but at least you have some new haikus.

Illustration by Kira Meyrick/Portland State Vanguard

Libraries keeping up with the times E-books available from your county library Amy Fylan

Vanguard staff

Spring rain and lovely Oregon weather alike make anyone want to escape to warmer climates.

You close your eyes and transport yourself to a tropical destination where you are basking in the sun. Sitting in a little coffee shop overlooking the ocean, you pick up…hmm, what do you pick up?

With so many options nowadays it’s hard to choose. Do you pick up the local newspaper, your favorite book, or instead do you have your laptop, Kindle, Nook or iPad in your fantasy? The decision is one of personal preference but, the digital option being fun, new and convenient, it seems to be the winning option these days.

With digital reading devices growing more popular among the general masses, it has given our state’s county libraries an idea: Have e-books available for check out.

With a library card in hand and the necessary software, thousands of titles are within your grasp for FREE. Washington County is the latest to join the Oregon Digital Library

Consortium called Library2Go, which allows county residents to log on and view the pages of various books of interest. As with all books, you are allowed to check out up to six titles at a time for up to 21 days.

And there is the added bonus of no late fees due to the fact that the book will automatically become unavailable after its due date.

However, there are some restrictions. Though the Adobe software used by the libraries is available for Mac, it is not yet compatible with the iPad. And Kindle users are not eligible for the service as its technology is strictly for Amazon only.

Students at universities have the added bonus of their perspective college’s databases for e-books as well as e-journals. This comes in handy while conducting research for projects—there is no need to step foot in the library.

While news of this latest advancement is wondrous, I can’t help but wonder if society is headed down a path where the written word will no longer be written on paper. First newspapers were made available free online, and now books.

We live in a world of convenience and the most opportune devices we have with us at all times are our digital ones. But fear not, that classic

feel of a book in your hands isn’t going away anytime soon. “[I] couldn’t comprehend a world without books,” said Portland State graduate student Sara Mahan.

“Turning everything digital feels like dishonoring the written word.”

Mahan’s sister Brenda echoes this thought, adding “while it’s a great idea for students and the public to get copies of books from a library and allow such an easy way to receive information, there is something so acute and visceral about holding a beloved book in your hands and reading for enjoyment.”

For the time being, tangible books and newspapers seem to be doing OK, well, somewhat OK, while people are still willing

to pay for them. It is refreshing to see libraries keeping up with the technological times and, by doing so, expanding their ability to grant access to knowledge and the simple pleasure of reading. Though in my tropical destination fantasy, I will always have my favorite paperback book in hand.

Photo courtesy of apple.com

The iPad: Not yet compatible with the libraries’ e-books.

Vanguard Opinion | 3 April 13, 2010

On this day in history 1829 Catholic Emancipation Act is put into effect, granting freedom of religion to Catholics.

1883 Alfred Packer found guilty of cannibalism, which later serves as the basis for the 1996 smash hit Cannibal!

The Musical.

1902 Kemmerer, Wyo. is the first home to a JC Penny store.

1934 As the Great Depression continues, 4.7 million U.S. families report receiving welfare payments.

Or as Tea Partiers would say, “Damn Nazi Commies!”

1957 Short on money, the U.S. mail temporarily suspends Saturday service, holding true to the old adage: “neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds... except for perhaps lack of funds.”

1965 “Help” is recorded by the Beatles.

1992 Crystal Pepsi holds test marketing in Providence RI., Denver,. Colo., and Dallas, Texas. Ah man, remember Crystal Pepsi. They should bring that back.

—todayinhistory.com

Vanguard 4 | News April 13, 2010

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

Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program accepting applications The Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program at PSU is now accepting applications for the 2010–11 school year.

The program works with undergraduates who want to pursue Ph.D.s.

Through the program, students can attend academic seminars and take part in a summer research internship.

The program also introduces PSU juniors and seniors to academic research and effective strategies for getting into and succeeding in Ph.D. programs.

According to its Web site, the program benefits may include: -A $2800 summer research internship stipend to complete an original research project -One-on-one faculty mentoring -Opportunities to participate in academic research conferences and other scholarly activities -Enrollment in the McNair program seminar -Participation in an active PSU McNair Scholar community To be eligible for the program a student must be a low-income, first-generation college student. However, students who are not low-income can still apply if they are members of a group traditionally under-represented in higher education.

Additional qualifications include: -Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student at PSU -Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better -Junior or senior status, based on total credit hours at the start of the program -U.S. citizenship or permanent U.S. residency -Intention to graduate from PSU and immediately enter an academic graduate program with the goal of attaining a Ph.D. Applications are due on Monday, May 3, 2010 for the cohort starting winter term 2011.

For more information on how to apply, call 503–725–9740 or visit www.mcnair-program. pdx.edu.

—mcnair-program.pdx. edu

NEWS STUDIES |

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Department expansion planned the ‘black experience’, as they relate to World Histories and Cultures.”

“As we objectively explore the black experience…we can provide an alternative to traditional interpretations and approaches to the study of world history that have bypassed the African experience in Africa and the African Diaspora,” Agorsah said.

According to Agorsah, PSU’s Black Studies department hopes to “expose students from all cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds to academic experiences beyond those generally found in traditional college curricula.”

Currently, the Black Studies department has 11 faculty members, three of whom are full-time professors, as well as four affiliated faculty members.

One such affiliated faculty member is Dr. Veronica Dujon,

E. Kofi Agorsah

Photo courtesy of PSU Black Studies Dept.

a professor and department chair of the sociology department at PSU. Last year Dujon coauthored Understanding the Social Dimension of Sustainability, a book that seeks to define “social sustainability” and explores the factors that can prevent or encourage social sustainability such as access to fresh and local foods.

Another professor of Black Studies, Dr. Pedro Ferbel-Azcarate, splits his time between Portland State’s Black Studies department and the University Studies department. Ferbel-Azcarate has a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary archaeological studies from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

In addition to teaching, FerbelAzcarate has “led workshops on building with earth masonry (or cob), community design and urban agriculture,” according to the PSU Web site.

With funding from the National Science Foundation and in conjunction with partners in Ghana, Agorsah said his next research project will be to “undertake an archaeological investigation of the cultural formation and transformation of the historic Kormantse settlement on the Gold Coast, and to examine its response to changes occurring through colonization.”

According to Agorsah, one of the goals of PSU’s Black Studies department is to “provide the university and the broader community with cultural activities to stimulate and enlighten the intellectual atmosphere as a means of contributing to greater

understanding and cooperation between ‘races.’”

In an effort to achieve this goal, Black Studies hosts a number of events each year such as its Black Bag Speaker Series.

The department last hosted a Black Bag called Race and Environmental Justice in Oregon with speakers from the Multnomah County Department of Health, Oregon’s Department of Environmental Equality and Robin Collin, director of the certificate program in sustainability law at Willamette University.

Another goal of Black Studies is “to promote national and international activities in support of PSU’s vision of internationalization,” Agorsah said.

In keeping with that goal, Black Studies has designed its own capstone, the African Overseas Capstone, which takes place in

Ghana and other regions of Africa.

Interested students can download an application at pdx.edu/blackstudies/ african-overseas-capstone.

Looking forward, Agorsah said, “We continue to have [a] clear vision, as the only Black Studies of its kind in the nation that addresses issues of African, African-American and Caribbean history and culture on an equal basis.”

According to Agorsah, Black Studies hopes to introduce new themes into old courses, as well as entirely new courses concerning diversity and race relations like “history of important personalities, events, themes, theories, media, artistic traditions etc. in Black Studies.”

In addition to the proposed expansion of courses and themes, Black Studies hopes to add a master’s program by 2012, Agorsah said.

Black Bloc

Marni Cohen/Portland State Vanguard

Protestors once again took to the streets over the recent police-involved shootings in Portland. On Friday, about 20 people affiliated with the Black Bloc movement, wearing its trademark black attire, blocked off Northwest Everett and 13th Street.

Black Bloc’s literature states, “In the world we are fighting for, it would not be necessary to riot because our social systems would not violently

exclude us from the decisions that affect us.”

The pamphlet also stated that they don’t have a name for their group, which has been the cause of police and media confusion. Black Bloc literature states that it “is a tactic, not a group. It is often used by anarchists, but not exclusively.”

—Sarah J. Christensen

Restructuring task forces formed Several campus organizations evaluating Wiewel’s white paper Stacy Austin Vanguard staff

Six task forces have been formed at the request of President Wiewel to give feedback on his draft discussion paper on the possibility of a financial restructuring of Portland State. The document, also called the “white paper,” was written in response to previous University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer’s report—released last fall—suggesting a restructure of higher education in Oregon.

Special Assistant to the President, Melody Rose, Ph.D. said that five task forces were formed in January, and an additional task force was just recently formed.

“President Wiewel met and asked them to form…to seek input from all communities,” Dr. Rose said.

These task forces include the Alumni Association, PSU foundation, Service Employees International Union, ASPSU executive staff and Student Senate, Faculty Senate, and most recently, the PSU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors.

“The white paper evaluates PSU’s financial situation [and] provides a range of options to stabilize the future,” Rose said.

AAUP is a faculty union, with the PSU chapter representing 1,200 half-time or greater faculty academic professionals. AAUP’s task force was added several months after the other groups.

“At this point, we do not have any positions. Just researching,” AAUP PSU Chapter President Jonathan Uto said.

“We are happy to have input and be involved in the process,” Uto said.

Several AAUP members have been appointed to work on the task force, including Uto, Councilor Michael Taylor, Vice President of Collective Bargaining Michele Gamburd and Executive Director Phil Lesch.

Rose assists the task forces by coordinating dialogue on campus.

She said she facilitates group meetings and attends, as needed.

“It has been a really effective process,” Rose said, in regards to her experience with the various groups.

Rose said President Wiewel has made an active effort to get early input from the task forces and start dialogue prior to developing a proposal for change. Rose said it was “proactive” to seek “guidance from the community.”

“All groups are working at their own pace,” Rose said.

Liana Shewey/Portland State Vanguard

AAUP Task Force: Lesch, Gamburd and Uto providing input for the future.

Groups are submitting preliminary reports to President Wiewel, with their opinions, concerns and reflections.

“President Wiewel needs feedback and input from the community,” Rose said.

“It is unfortunate how much attention is spent on privatizing or

corporatizing. [Those terms are] not on the table,” Rose said.

“We are a public university. We will remain a public university,” Rose said, referring to Portland State.

Rose said the focus is on how to become the best with the resources PSU has available, and how to secure that future for the whole community.

Campus-wide forum on restructuring to be held on May 11, 2–4 p.m. in Smith Memorial Student Union.

The president’s white paper develops six principles as a recommendation to restructure higher education. The principles include: (1) a state funding floor, (2) the authority to go directly to voters for funding support, (3) the ability to manage tuition, (4) a student based funding model for state allocations, (5) the ability to control capital expenditure decisions and issue bonds, and (6) general operational flexibility. The paper also offers various models of restructuring that could accommodate these principles.

Business school offers remissions SBA students in financial need received payback Robert Seitzinger Vanguard staff

Students admitted to the School of Business Administration pay a greater amount of tuition than non-admitted Portland State business students but, for the second time, this spring the SBA offered remissions to some students in light of the higher costs they pay.

Remissions were first distributed last year to undergraduate students whose financial aid did not meet the total cost of their tuition paid to the business school, according to the SBA’s Chief Accounting and Budgetary Officer Kathy Black.

Remission amounts are determined by the number of credit hours a student is taking, with 12 or more credits qualifying that student for a $300 remission. A remission of $100 is available to those with less than 12 credits.

Black said the student must have been enrolled in the SBA since the fall term of the academic year for which the remission is offered. She said the Financial Aid Office provides the SBA with data regarding students’ tuition, and that students with unmet needs are considered for a remission.

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Professor wins Fulbright Scholar grant

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“The Financial Aid Office came to us and said, ‘Here’s the budget and here’s what you can give in remissions and we were happy to do it,” Black said. “When you charge a differential tuition, you hope to be able to give some of it back.”

About 200 students qualified for remissions this year, according to Darrell Brown, associate dean for SBA undergraduates. Black said 10 percent of the funds collected with the differential tuition, or about $50,000, were distributed by remissions according to which students had the most unmet needs.

“Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough to give to everyone this year…we gave it to students who needed it the most,” Black said. “It’s based on a descending order of amount due after aid.”

Brown said the number of students selected for remission this year decreased from last year, when the SBA first offered remissions. He said remissions will likely continue in the coming years, though he did not know whether to expect an increase in students that receive remissions or not.

“We hope to see the number of students to whom we can provide remissions to grow, but it depends how much money we have to offer,” Brown said. “There are more students now that are actually

Smart money: Business school offers a helping hand for students.

admitted to the SBA, more paying the differential, so we should see the funds increase.”

Black said, “We’d love to continue the program, as long as the Financial Aid Office approves it. We know students appreciate it.”

Brown said changes to the SBA’s admission policy and course scheduling will affect the amount of funds raised by the differential tuition. The minimum GPA for admission was raised to 2.85, up from 2.75 last year, and will be set at 2.9 for fall 2010 applicants.

This year, it also became a requirement for students to be formally admitted to the SBA before they could register for upperdivision classes. Brown said that previously, students could register for 300- and 400-level classes

without being admitted to the SBA, but that priority registration had been offered to admitted students Brown said the new policies will affect the amount of funds collected from the differential tuition, but that he does not think they will curb the number of SBA applicants.

“I don’t think the new requirements for 300- and 400-level classes will change the number of students applying and being admitted to the SBA, but the new GPA requirement will likely make a difference,” Brown said.

Business students will have to pay a differential during the summer term, according to the summer session Web site. Registration for summer courses begins May 3 for all students, regardless of admission to the SBA or academic year.

Cost, per term, of 12 credits for resident undergrads

2009–10 Summer 2010

PSU $1,891 $1,771

SBA $2,020 $1,891

University Studies professor Andrew Giarelli has won a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture in the Slovak Republic next year, according to an article published in The Oregonian on April 8.

Giarelli will teach American literature and American studies at Comenius University in the Slovak Republic’s capital, Bratislava.

It is the largest and oldest university in the republic, according to the article.

In 1993, Giarelli won a Fulbright senior lecturing award to teach in Malta.

According to the article, Giarelli taught English at PSU from 1996 to 2006, founding its graduate writing program and he was the founding editor of the magazine titled Edging West.

Before coming to PSU, he was a journalism professor at Utah State University and New York University.

—oregonlive.com

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

ARTS & CULTURE Lunar: Silver Star Harmony updates a classic JRPG Steve Haske Vanguard staff

Weekend box office: Top 10 highestgrossing films for the weekend of April 9–11 1. Clash of the Titans Weekend Gross: $26,633,209 Gross to Date: $110,226,524 2. Date Night Weekend Gross: $25,207,599 Gross to Date: $25,207,599 3. How to Train Your Dragon Weekend Gross: $24,863,535 Gross to Date: $133,404,438 4. Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? Weekend Gross: $11,017,379 Gross to Date: $48,537,039 5. The Last Song Weekend Gross: $9,832,326 Gross to Date: $42,255,196

It’s a tale as old as the hills: A young man makes a journey across the land to find his destiny, thwart an ancient evil and save the world.

This is exactly the kind of thing that I usually hate about the homogenization of Japanese RPGs. In the early days of gaming tales like this, despite their epic scope, they were relatively quaint (given that the genre still had a lot of growing up to do) in terms of presentation and, for the time, that was fine.

Now, however, no one wants to role-play their way through the archetypal hero’s archetypal journey in a black-and-white, clear-cut, good-versus-evil world. We need intrigue, depth and substance (the fact that JRPGs still fail to capitalize on this a great deal of the time is another issue).

Despite its classic trappings, you should cut Lunar: Silver Star Harmony some slack. Yes, it’s very old school, and its narrative is as old-timey as its well-worn mechanics. But that’s because the game has been around for years and years, seeing iterations on multiple consoles.

My first bout with Lunar came in the form of the PS1’s Silver Star Story Complete release, which back in 1999 was a pretty impressive if

Lunar light Lunar: Silver Star Harmony XSEED games PSP $29.99

traditional package (it was already the third re-release or update of the game up to that point).

What made Lunar special is that its translation and characterizations (not to mention graphics and presentation) had been lovingly re-crafted, giving the game not just a fresh lick of paint, but also instilling a real sense of personality within the broader character archetypes the game dealt with regularly. It wasn’t Pulitzer-worthy writing, but for a game about a warrior who must defeat an evil wizard, it was pretty damn good, and often pretty funny.

Silver Star Harmony, then, follows the same route. For this PSP release (now the fifth iteration of the game

that’s been made over the years) the game has once again been torn down and reconstructed, emerging with the glossy, updated veneer required of games these days, with completely renovated graphics and a slicker and (slightly) more streamlined presentation.

While the bulk of the gameplay is largely the same, mechanics have been tweaked ever so slightly as well—the ability to save your game anywhere has been added (this is a PSP game, after all) and traveling on the world map is now a point-to-point affair rather than a directionless slog through an unzoomable mass of land. Needless to say, this is helpful.

The translation seems to be touched up again as well, retaining the great, funny dialogue of the PS1 release while adding extra, expanded bits of the story with extra sequences.

Best of all, it’s all presented in glorious, high-res 2D—even the hand-drawn anime cut scenes added for the Playstation release are all present—and it looks sharp on the PSP’s screen.

So despite its old-school trappings, Lunar is a great little throwback.

PSP-owning fans of JRPGs would be wise to seek it out—it won’t even cost you that much—with the caveat that it’s filled with the level-grinding and traditional fantasy you’d expect from an RPG classic.

6. Hot Tub Time Machine Weekend Gross: $5,431,021 Gross to Date: $36,969,649 7. Alice in Wonderland Weekend Gross: $5,301,730 Gross to Date: $319,009,518 8. The Bounty Hunter Weekend Gross: $4,215,156 Gross to Date: $55,916,622 9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Weekend Gross: $3,979,641 Gross to Date: $53,636,368 10. Letters to God Weekend Gross: $1,101,204 Gross to Date: $1,101,204

—boxofficemojo.com

Photo courtesy of Game Arts

Lunar: Silver Star Harmony : A welcome update in the vast world of JRPGs.

It’s the end of the world as we know it Sharan Newman explores apocalyptic predictions from religious to scientific Wendy Shortman Vanguard staff

In Sharan Newman’s book, The Real History of the End of the World, the author provides an array of historical and religious perspectives of how the world will end. Newman gives a brief overview of ideas about the end of the world, from Christian ideas of the Rapture to an ancient society’s calendar system to a hypothesized mass technological crash.

Newman divides her short anthology by the eras in which the stories or myths of the end of the world were created. The first part deals with the very first recordings of humankind asking questions about our existence on Earth.

The second part describes the ideas that arose within the first five centuries of the “common era.” In it we find examples arising from some of the first renditions of modern-day religion. These beliefs are explained within the context of the first

Christians and the Yellow Turbans of China, for example.

In the third part, Newman shifts gears, discussing ideas that evolved in the Middle Ages, including the basis of the Mayan calendar, and the infamous 2012 prediction of the end of the world. Some of the details may surprise you.

Newman travels further through time, outlining both some well known and relatively unknown to the Western ear myths about the end of the world. The author discusses the stories that look at life on this planet as a circular process that only starts all over again, or as a linear process in which life as we know it will end.

Throughout the book, Newman lays out the distinct philosophical ideas era by era. She addresses Christian beliefs about Israel and the end of the world and John’s revelation and the vision of the end of the world that he reported that God showed him. She also covers the Christian Rapture, leaving all non-believers behind.

In this section, Newman suggests that believers take public transportation so that, in case the Rapture happens, the non-believers will be okay.

The author adds a little of her own humor to the stories of such a sullen topic. This is where the reader either praises her writing or finds it rather stale. The fusion of the subject matter and her style of humor can cause her jokes to fall flat from time to time. It’s never a good thing when you’re left wondering if something was meant to be a joke.

Another thing worth mentioning is when the author adds commentary such as “I think,” which takes away from her credibility.

Although the book seems to be well researched, these comments are hard to ignore.

Newman deserves credit though, as she successfully covers a lot of ground.

With such a wide range of content to deal with, she covers many societal and religious ideas of what will happen at the end of life on Earth.

If you’re feeling depressed or scared by the end of the book, thinking about what is to come or what will happen in 2012, you can take comfort when Newman provides you with some alternative scenarios that seem like a stretch. If you’re confused about who predicted what and when, just reference the handy-dandy chart in the back of the book.

Photo courtesy of Berkley Publishing Group

Reading with Sharan Newman Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.

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The Chosen shows families helping each other through difficult times

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“These and those are the words of the living God.” These words are spoken in the opening monologue of Portland Center Stage’s production of Aaron Posner’s The Chosen, directed

by Chris Coleman. These opening words come to define the rest of the production, as two boys from different worlds become the best of friends.

The show is set during the ending years of World War II, in a Jewish community, and is narrated by Reuven Malter (Matthew Boston).

Young Reuven (Carter Hudson) and Danny Saunders (Jonathan David Martin) meet on the baseball field, and become friends after Danny’s base-hit becomes acquainted with Reuven’s eye, landing him in the hospital.

This may not sound too unusual, but Danny is the son of a Hasidic leader (an ultra-orthodox sect of Judaism), while Reuven is an Orthodox Jew and the son of a controversial scholar of the Torah.

On top of this, Danny openly admits in his first visit to Reuven’s hospital room that he intended to kill him.

Somehow, a very close friendship is founded between the boys despite the confession, growing through mutual respect and opposing

interests in secular studies. Reuven’s father, David Malter (John Rothman), encourages Danny’s studies, recommending Freud and Nabokov, while Danny’s father Reb Saunders (David Margulies) invites Reuven over to debate Torah on Shabbat.

Their relationships with their fathers and with one another’s fathers are contrasted many times throughout the show, each time showing a greater juxtaposition but no less love.

The news of the war’s end, preceded by the horrible blow of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death, is followed quickly by news of the Holocaust, which weighs heavily on the boys’ fathers. In 1947, the U.N. proposed the idea of a Jewish nation in Palestine, causing a bloody and bitter civil war, and an equally bitter separation of the American Jews— Zionists versus non-Zionists—or, in terms of the play, David Malter versus Reb Saunders, leading to a year of silence between Danny and Reuven.

Reb’s first appearance is during the liturgy at the Hasidic temple, and it is during this monologue that the viewer first realizes what a wonder Margulies is to watch. He is every inch a distinguished religious leader, and even more so an awkwardly caring parent. The connection

between Margulies and Martin is a beautiful disconnect, and it is totally believable to watch them read and sit together in complete silence. It is incredibly moving to watch as Reb talks to Danny through Reuven about his decision not to follow his father into the service of their community— the audience can feel Reb Saunders’ love for his son, and can read Danny’s emotions on his face.

Michael Olich, the set designer, created an efficient and easily accessible world for the show. There was no unnecessary clutter on the stage to distract from the story, and the rotating floor made for perfect choreography, as there was not a single superfluous move of the actors or (one would assume) the stagehands all night.

By far the best idea was the wall that was set behind the action.

It looked to be made out of stone, sectioned into large rectangles, and was decorated with Hebrew words.

During especially spiritual or important scenes, certain words shone like stars, and it gave the impression that some higher being approved of what was said. They lit up when Reb spoke and during David’s impassioned Zionist speech, again reminding the audience

of the beginning verse. It also serves as a metaphor for the boys’ religion: Heavy, ever-present but breathtakingly beautiful at times.

There’s a reason that this production has won awards during its ten years on the stage, and the presentation of Chris Coleman’s interpretation of the script is a gift to the audience. Any theater fan would appreciate this show for its passion, and regardless of the dogmatic substance, The Chosen does not come across as preachy.

The Chosen Gerding Theater at the Armory 128 NW 11th Ave Wed–Sun 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m.

Runs through May 2 $20 students

3. “In My Head” Jason Derulo 4. “Imma Be” Black Eyed Peas 5. “Rude Boy” Rihanna 6. “Hey, Soul Sister” Train 7. “Nothin’ On You” B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars 8. “Carry Out” Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake 9. “Tik Tok” Ke$ha 10. “Breakeven” The Script

Rock 1. “Between the Lines” Stone Temple Pilots 2. “Your Decision” Alice in Chains 3. “Savior” Rise Against 4. “Letter From A Thief” Chevelle 5. “Uprising” Muse 6. “1901” Phoenix 7. “Break” Three Days Grace 8. “Resistance” Muse 9. “Cryin’ Like a Bitch” Godsmack 10. “(If You’re Wondering If I Want To) I Want To” Weezer —Billboard

The Chosen: Two families come together during hard times to support each other.

by Sarah Engels

All photos courtesy of Owen Carey/Portland Center Stage

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This week at the 5th Avenue Cinema Be Here to Love Me dir. Margaret Brown, 99 min.

“Musician Steve Earle once proclaimed that Townes Van Zandt was ‘the best songwriter in the whole world and I’ll stand on Bob Dylan’s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.”

Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt is a moving and candid documentary about the outlaw poet and troubled man.

Although Townes struggled in life for sobriety and success, in death he has gained an ever-growing cult following and the respect of generations of artists, from Bob Dylan to The Meat Puppets, from Conor Oberst to The Cowboy Junkies. We are proud to bring this gem of a documentary about the phenomenal Townes to 5th Avenue Cinema.”

—HP April 16 & 17 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., April 18 at 3 p.m.

Fifth Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall Free for PSU students. $2 all other students and seniors. $3 general admission. Admission includes free popcorn for all.

—5thavenuecinema.org

Local film highlights Photo courtesy of Archimede

Mid-August Lunch

New and classic films playing locally this week Sarah Esterman Vanguard staff

There are a lot of sweet films playing at local theaters this week and unless you’re already staring at the calendar and counting down the days until summer, you probably don’t have the time to pick out the best ones. But don’t worry about it—we’ve searched through them for you.

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Red Riding: 1983

G.I. Joe Film Festival 2010

Mid-August Lunch

Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger

By this point, we’re familiar with the serial killings in 1970s and ‘80s Britain, as well as the conflict within the police force working the case, and now, without further adieu, we are graced with the third and final installment of the Red Riding trilogy. In the 1983 segment, we find Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson realizing he may have put the wrong man behind bars when a young girl’s abduction follows the same disturbing trends as those in 1974.

If you were to pick only one film event on this list to go to this week, it had better be this one. Sponsored

by The Onion, the G.I. Joe Film Festival 2010 is making a stop in Portland on its nationwide tour, and it is not something you will want to miss. Featuring an array of fan-submitted short films, the festival showcases up-and-coming filmmakers in this incredible event.

The bonus: All of the films are not only stop-motion, but only star G.I. Joe action figures.

Living Room Theaters 12:20 p.m., 5 p.m., 9:40 p.m. $6 w/PSU ID 21+ after 4:30 p.m.

Hollywood Theatre 7:30 p.m. $7 All ages

Mid-August Lunch is an awardwinning Italian film that will be making its U.S. debut this week.

Starring and directed by the incredible Gianni Di Gregorio, the film follows the broke Gianni as he lives with his 93-year-old mother in a terribly expensive condo that he cannot afford. As the rent debts rise, Gianni must take care of his landlord’s mother during the biggest Italian holiday of the summer in order to pay his dues.

When she shows up with both an aunt and doctor in tow, he must keep the four women happy and fed in the tiny apartment.

This coming-of-age story follows Esther Blueburger, a young Jewish girl sorely uncomfortable with her family and appearance when compared to her beautiful blonde classmates. When Sunni—who goes to public school—befriends her, Esther decides to go undercover and pretends to be a Swedish exchange student at Sunni’s school. Through the less sheltered realm of public school, Esther learns more about herself as she encounters sex, loyalty and class differences. Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger is featured as part of the 18th annual Portland Jewish Film Festival.

Living Room Theaters Time TBA $6 w/PSU ID 21+ after 4:30 p.m.

Whitsell Auditorium 8 p.m.

Free w/PSU ID All ages

Photo courtesy Fanboy30/Flickr

Photo courtesy of Channel Four Film

Red Riding: 1983

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SPORTS Cheerleading

gets makeover PSU Cheer to offer dance team and scholarships Rosemary Hanson Vanguard staff

Portland State’s cheerleading squad is looking forward to huge changes in their program.

In the fall, PSU Cheer plans to separate the team into stunting and dance squads and reward their athletes with partial scholarships.

Open tryouts for the stunting side of the team will be held April 23–24.

The team currently trains year-round and cheers for the football and men’s and women’s basketball teams, but they are not considered a varsity sport. As a result, funding is limited and they have not been able to offer scholarships in the past. With the new reforms there will be scholarship opportunities for the athletes.

Senior Ilona Malenkovich, the team’s captain and a triplemajor in English, communication studies and arts and letters with a minor in sociology, said that adding scholarships would increase dedication in the team.

“With the incentive of the scholarships, everyone will really buckle down and commit for the entire year,” Malenkovich said.

The dynamics for the team’s 2010– 11 season will feature a co-ed squad of ten men and ten women, with scholarships for $750 to $1,500 and ensured game performances given to the top six couples, as decided by the coach. The other members will be considered as alternates.

The cheerleaders will be responsible for cheering at all home basketball games, home football games, and selected appearances at volleyball games and certain away games. They will also be required to be involved in community and volunteer opportunities that are given to the team.

Though some question the legitimacy of cheerleading as a sport, Malenkovich said that the practices are regimented like any other sport.

“We run, stretch, review material, tumble, stunt, condition and then have a team meeting,” she said.

Coach Ryan Long will again be heading the team after finishing his first season with PSU this year. He was a past cheerleader for U of O and also stunted for the Trailblazers cheer squad. He will be bringing in a new assistant coaching staff of Stephanie Sheron for dance and Jacob Brasuell for conditioning and tumbling.

Open tryouts for the stunting cheer team for the 2010–11 season will be held on Friday, April 23 from 6:30–10 p.m. at the Stott Center in the small gymnasium. There will be a second mandatory tryout on Saturday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for females, and 1–6 p.m. for males. The cost for the tryouts is $10.

Females will be judged on four main aspects of their ability: Cheer, tumbling, dance and partner stunting. Males will be evaluated on tumbling techniques and partner stunting levels. More information on both teams can be found at psucheer.com.

Malenkovich offered advice for those that may be returning to the sport or even starting new.

“Use the first year as a learning experience, take it all with a grain of salt, and learn that your teammates may correct you, but that they are always trying to help you,” she said.

Men’s tennis loses two and women drop another over the weekend

Tough times

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

Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff

The Portland State men’s tennis team suffered twin losses in California to Big Sky favorite Sacramento State (7–0) and UC Davis (6–1) over the weekend. The women’s team also extended its losing streak to six games after losing to Weber State (5–2) on Saturday at the Club Green Meadows in Vancouver, Wash.

The weekend results leave the men in the fourth spot in the Big Sky table with a 3–3 conference record (6–9 overall) while the women remain rooted at the bottom of the standings (0–6 Big Sky, 2–15 overall).

In Friday’s match against Sacramento State, PSU was without the services of four of its players, including junior Chris Rice and former Big Sky Athlete of the Week Alex VanDerschelden. The players were suspended due to a violation of team rules.

As a consequence, the Vikings had to default on a doubles and a singles match. Junior Sean Eberle and freshman Zach Lubek came close to winning one set each in their matches. Both players managed to extend their set to a 6–4 scoreline against their opponents.

The Viks returned to their usual lineup on Saturday against UC Davis and hoped to resume normal services, but the Aggies managed to pull off a series sweep over them after a 6–1 win on Saturday. The Aggies had won the earlier game against PSU in February (5–2) at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center.

PSU managed to win one doubles match, but lost the other two and the doubles point. Senior Kyle Erickson

Viks soar in the 31st annual Sun Angel Classic After a bumpy weekend at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz. the Vikings track and field teams remain focused.

Two Vikings ranked in the top 15 in the 100-meter. Junior Karene King clocked in at 11.98 seconds to place eighth and freshman Geronne Black clocked in at 12.19 to finish 13th. King also ranked in the top 10 in the 200m, with an eighth-place time of 24.58 seconds.

Down, not out: The Portland State men’s tennis team is still fighting for a

Photo courtesy of PSU Athletics

postseason appearance.

earned PSU’s only point with a 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 win over UC Davis senior Nic Amaroli.

These results mean the Vikings need to win both of their remaining conference matches against Northern Arizona and Idaho State to qualify for the Big Sky semifinals.

With Sacramento State, Weber State and Northern Arizona virtually sealing their spots in the playoffs, PSU is a part of a three team pack— which includes Eastern Washington and Montana—vying for the last leftover semifinal spot.

The Viks take on Northern Arizona at the Club Green Meadows

in Vancouver, Wash., on Monday at 10:30 p.m.

Continuing with their recent trend, the women’s team fought a close battle with Weber State in the doubles matches but could only win two of six singles games. Junior team captain Caitlin Stocking and sophomore Marti Pelicano won their respective games against Weber State’s Greyce Farias and Brittiny Moore at lines two and six.

The women play their final game of the season against Idaho State on Saturday at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center in the battle for last place in the Big Sky standings.

A split start for Beavers Portland loses a pair, wins a pair against Sacramento in opening weekend Robert Seitzinger Vanguard staff

The Portland Beavers dropped their first two games of the 2010 campaign against the Sacramento River Cats but quickly rebounded to win the next pair over opening weekend at PGE Park.

Beavers pitcher Wade LeBlanc opened the series with eight strikeouts, but also allowed four hits during five innings—including a home run from Landon Powell that came close to hitting a passing MAX train. Portland never led and the season opener ended in a loss, 6–2, in front of 6,973 fans.

Outfielder Dusty Ryan made his debut for the Beavers Thursday night and had a homer in the fifth inning, and reliever Scott Munter also took the mound for his first time in a Beavers uniform.

He pitched two innings for one strikeout and one run off of two hits.

The Beavers lost again Friday night, 5–10, to a considerably smaller crowd of 1,919 after the River Cats took a commanding lead early and Steve Tolleson broke a tie in the eighth inning with a grand slam. Josh Geer started the pitching for Portland, allowing five runs and eight hits in six innings, with just one strikeout and two walked batters. The pitching loss went to

reliever Adam Russell, who pitched Tolleson his grand slam and had two strikeouts in one inning.

Portland turned it around on Saturday, earning their first win for 2,622 fans after a strong start at bat that kept them in the lead throughout a cruise to victory, 7–3. First baseman Craig Cooper knocked out his first homer as a Beaver for two runs in the first inning and outfielder Luis Durango stole two bases on three hits.

Cesar Carrillo started on the mound for Portland, pitching 3 2/3 innings for two strikeouts and just one run off of four hits. Munter relieved him and earned the win with no hits and a pair of Ks in 1 1/3 innings.

The opening series ended Sunday with another Beavers win, 7–4, with attendance at 2,582. Former Beaver Jack Cust played for the River Cats, but his return to PGE Park yielded just two walks and no hits. The lead changed three times through the bottom of the sixth, when Portland secured their win with four runs.

Outfielder Chris Denorfia had four hits on five at-bats, earning him an RBI and a run of his own.

Starting pitcher Will Inman pitched five innings for the Beavers, allowing the River Cats their only two hits of the game and all four runs while walking four batters and striking out three. Greg Burke relieved him for 1 1/3 innings and netted the win, and Ryan Webb earned a save after his ninth-inning effort that included two strikeouts, no walks and no hits.

All four games last just minutes shy of three hours and were played in late-40s to mid-50s temperature with cloudy weather and varying wind, though there was some sun during the last game of the series. These typical Portland spring conditions are expected to continue into the Beavers’ next series at home against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. That series began last night, with Portland beating the Sky Sox, 1-0. Their second match starts tonight at 7:05 p.m. with tickets still available at the PGE Park box office.

It will also be broadcast on Freedom 970 AM, and Thursday night’s series closer will be aired on Fox Sports Net.

Opening weekend results Thursday Sacramento Portland

R H E 6 9 1 2 7 0

Friday Sacramento Portland

10 12 4 5 6 2

Saturday Sacramento Portland

3 9 3 7 12 2

Sunday Sacramento Portland

4 2 0 7 12 1

In the field, junior shot putter Adrienne Davis chalked her best throw of the season with a fourth-place toss of 45 feet, 3.75 inches.

Sophomore Alyssa Rife nearly recorded a personal best in the 400m hurdles, but missed it by .18 seconds.

Despite her 21st place finish, Rife still holds the third-fastest 400m hurdle time in the conference this season.

Assistant coach Seth Henson said that although the Viks “didn’t bring their A-game,” they are still confident and have high expectations for this week’s competitions.

Portland State will send multi-event competitors to the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif., on April 14–15. Sophomore Joenisha Vinson will compete in the heptathlon and seniors Nick Trubachik and Vince Kinney will participate in the decathlon.

PSU track and field will then reunite in Sacramento, Calif. at the Mondo Invitational on April 17.

—Nadya Ighani

Vanguard 10 | Sports April 13, 2010

Hawks holding on The Portland Winterhawks are 3–2 against the Vancouver Giants during the second round of the 2010 WHL playoffs, and they need a win tonight to keep their first playoff run in four seasons alive.

Off the rock and into the city Freshman Britney Yada opens up about college life and golf Tanya Shiffer Vanguard staff

The series nearly ended in Vancouver on Saturday, but Portland stayed in contention by jumping to an early lead and staying ahead the rest of the way to a 5–4 victory.

The Hawks won their first series against the Spokane Chiefs in seven games, with all four victories coming on the road. Portland has yet to win a playoff game on their home ice, though a change in venue could yield better results: The Hawks have so far played their home games this postseason in the Memorial Coliseum, but tonight’s game takes place in the Rose Garden.

The Giants set a fast offensive pace during the first two matches in the Coliseum, outscoring the Hawks 16–10.

Both of Portland’s victories in Vancouver were by a single goal, and the total scoring on the series favors Vancouver at 27–21.

If the Hawks earn their first home win of the playoffs, Game Seven will take place Wednesday night at the Coliseum. Tickets for tonight’s game are available through Ticketmaster outlets, including all Fred Meyer locations, and the Rose Quarter box office. It will be broadcast on The Game 95.5 FM, and Freedom 970 AM will broadcast tomorrow’s game if necessary.

When: Tonight, 7 p.m.

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Britney Yada: Yesterday the freshman standout was named a First Team All-Big Sky selection.

Women’s soccer team kicks off spring season Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff

Portland State, the Big Sky Conference’s reigning regular season soccer champion, began offseason scrimmages with a match against Concordia on April 3 at the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation in Beaverton.

The Viks followed it up with a hard-fought 3–0 loss to fourthranked Portland on Wednesday, and a solitary-goal defeat to Seattle on Saturday.

The Vikings come off of a memorable 2009 season that saw them earn the regular season crown and hosting rights for the playoffs.

PSU lost in the semifinals to playoff nemesis Northern Arizona in a penalty kick shootout (4–3) after a

Where: Rose Garden

With the regular season behind her and the Big Sky Conference Championships looming on the horizon, First Team All-Big Sky selection Britney Yada took time to reflect on her freshman year at Portland State.

New to Oregon this year, Yada is originally from Hilo, Hawaii, where she graduated from Waiakea High School in 2009. It was there that she lettered all four years in golf, a sport her father Harry introduced her to when she was 8 years old.

“He was always a big golfer, so I just picked up the game from him,” she said.

In 2008, during the Junior World Championships in San Diego, Kathleen Takaishi, PSU’s head golf coach, met Britney for the first time.

“I talked to her dad, and after the tournament I talked to her. I was really impressed with her game and we kept in communication,” Takaishi recalled.

After an official visit, Britney chose PSU to continue her golf and academic pursuits.

“I really liked coach Kathleen and the team was really nice. Also being from Hawaii, it was really nice to get ‘off the rock’ and into the big city,” she said.

double-overtime draw ended 1–1.

Big Sky Coach of the Year Laura Schott plans on utilizing the spring season as a way to train and prepare her players for the regular season.

“Our goal in the offseason is to keep getting better and keep working towards our tournament in fall,” Schott said.

In Wednesday’s match against Portland at the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation, the Vikings were missing the services of returning defenders junior Toni Carnovale and senior Emily Rohde. Midfielders Michelle Hlasnik and Esty Geiger filled in at the wide back positions.

“We were playing without our lower back today,” Schott said.

The Pilots exploited the chink in the Vikings’ armor and scored all

Athlete of the week

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Junior tennis player Alex VanDerschelden Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff

Daily Vanguard: How do you feel after being named the Big Sky Athlete of the Week?

Alex VanDerschelden: I feel very honored to be mentioned within Portland State Athletics.

DV: How do you think the men’s

tennis team has done so far this season?

AV: I feel like we made a lot of progress in the last two years and I think we have good chance of making the top four in the conference and even making it to the NCAA tournament.

DV: Why did you choose to come to Portland State?

around, and has really good course management.”

The future for Yada is open to anything, but her focus on golf is her driving force.

“Golf has become who I am and I can’t picture myself doing anything else,” she said.

She would eventually like to become a professional golfer, and despite the recent issues that Tiger Woods has been going through, she still considers him to be one of her idols.

“I still see him as the best golfer in the world.”

Takaishi is positive that Yada will continue to excel in her collegiate career, and considers her to be on track to earn a place in PSU’s record books for lowest-scoring average.

“I definitely see her getting better each year,” she said.

Yada feels that her parents have been her biggest inspiration, and their support has always helped her.

“Even when they are miles away back home in Hawaii, they are following me through every tournament,” she said.

With her past achievements and a record-breaking first year as a Viking, Yada has a future firmly set on a path to success.

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When she isn’t playing golf or studying, Yada enjoys hanging out with friends, shopping and watching MTV. She said that although she loves Portland because of all the fun things to do here, she misses her friends and family, as well as the weather back home.

She listens to Hawaiian reggae, plays the ukulele and loves movies that make her laugh, but when it comes to food, “I could always go for some pizza, but I haven’t found a food that I don’t get along with,” she said.

Fall season posed a challenge for the young freshman, but she did enjoy her business courses.

“It was hard adjusting to college life while still trying to play good golf,” she said.

Yada claims her performance at the UNLV Spring Invitational has been her best moment on the course so far.

“It was my first bogey-free round in my life, and it was even more special that it happened in a college tournament,” she said.

According to coach Takaishi, Yada’s strongest asset on the course is her temperament.

“I can’t tell if she’s playing well or playing poorly—she’s pretty even keel,” Takaishi said. “She’s solid all

AV: I came to Portland State

because it was closest to home and a drivable distance from where I live in Lake Tapps, Wash.

DV: What has been your best moment on the field?

AV: My match against Eastern

Washington’s No. 2 player. I lost the first set but came back in the last two sets to win the deciding match for the team.

DV: If you could change one your sport’s rules, what would it be?

AV: I would probably change the net rule. Like if it hits the net you take two or take one.

DV: What is your greatest strength?

AV: My deadly forehand!

DV: What is your favorite place to eat around campus?

AV: Chipotle and Buffalo Wild Wings.

three of their goals after crossing the ball from the flanks.

“Defending crosses is a bit of a concern, but that’s what Portland does very well,” Schott said. “They always make it to the NCAA quarterfinals if not the final four.

They are going to get some good opportunities and it’s our job to deny them when we can.”

Portland State’s 2010 campaign will feature an adjusted lineup after the loss of last year’s senior class.

With the absence of the Big Sky’s Golden Boot winner and Offensive MVP Dolly Enneking, goalkeeper and Defensive MVP Cris Lewis and CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII first team selection Nathalie Wollmann, the Vikings face serious adjustments.

Enneking alone scored a record twelve goals in 2009, almost half of the team’s 25 total goals.

“We have been talking about who is going to step up and be the goal scorer for us this season,” team captain Rachel Jarvis said.

“Hopefully, we will figure it out in the next spring games and the summer.

We have some really good forwards on the team.”

Schott remains confident in her team.

“I think we created a few very good chances, but we need to start finishing what we create. It will come,” she said.

Up next for the Vikings is a scrimmage with Seattle Pacific at Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation in Beaverton on April 17.

At Chipotle I have the chicken burrito with black beans every time.

DV: What’s on your iPod right now?

AV: I have Phoenix, Usher and DJ

DV: What is the first item you would buy if you won the lottery?

AV: I would buy a yacht.

DV: Do you have any nicknames?

Why? AV: Vandy, because my last name is VanDerschelden and there are two Alex’s in the team.

Caleb. I have a lot of variety in my music.

DV: Do you read the Vanguard?

AV: I do once in a while.

—Interview edited for brevity and clarity.

DV: What was the last thing you cooked?

AV: I cooked stir-fried chicken alfredo in a pan.

DV: If you could attend one sporting event anywhere what would it be?

AV: It would be a Blazers playoff game against the Lakers.

DV: What has been your favorite class at Portland State?

AV: I don’t know. I

don’t really have a favorite class.

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Portland State softball category leaders Batting average Brandi Scoggins .327 Becca Diede .277 Danielle Lynn .253 Arielle Wiser .243 Alexa Morales .208 Slugging percentage Brandi Scoggins .452 Danielle Lynn .440 Becca Diede .434 Arielle Wiser .297 Alexa Morales .264 On base percentage Brandi Scoggins .375 Danielle Lynn .364 Becca Diede .341 Arielle Wiser .274 Sadie Lopez .259

OFF TO THE RACES Viks sweep N. Colorado in a pair of doubleheaders over the weekend James MacKenzie Vanguard staff

The Vikings used the experience gained from a preseason that featured some of the best programs in college softball to sweep Northern Colorado in a four-game conference opening set at Erv Lind Stadium.

Despite entering Pacific Coast Softball Conference play with a disheartening 10–21 record, head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk believes the early season challenges prepared the team for a conference that preseason polls predicted they would win.

“Even though we didn’t win in our preseason, we still learned a lot about ourselves. We had this fight that we knew was in there, it was just a matter of time for it to come together,” Echo-Hawk said. “The reason why we played that hard of a schedule was to prepare for

conference, and I think the kids are seeing the benefits of it now.”

The wealth of experience led to a dominating four-game sweep of the Grizzlies in a series the Vikings never trailed in. Behind back-to-back shutouts from Anna Bertrand and Nichole Latham, the Vikings combined to throw 16 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings until an RBI single by Grizzly pitcher Kelli Henderson broke the streak in the bottom of the third inning in game three of the series.

“We have to be on it [to achieve that]. The pitchers did a nice job, and though a couple got themselves into trouble, they got themselves out and I think that shows a lot of maturity and strength,” Echo-Hawk said. “At the same time, the defense made some pretty fantastic plays to help us out…if the pitchers need a big play, that’s what happens…it was nice to see them work so well together.”

Bertrand was dominant yet again, striking out a career-high 12 batters en route to a tight one-run victory in game one. In a quintessential pitching duel, the

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Vikings needed only one run to topple the Grizzlies as the scoring was over after the first inning.

Leading off the bottom of the first inning, junior right fielder Brandi Campos hit a ball to left field that Northern Colorado outfielder Jessie Schoepflin couldn’t handle, resulting in a two base error—the first of seven for the Grizzlies over the series. Campos later came around to score on a passed ball that went through the legs of catcher Kelli Henderson as the Vikings began to make a habit of taking advantage of Grizzly mistakes.

In a 4–0 victory in game two, starter Latham was given more than enough run support to turn in her finest performance of the season. In Portland State’s second shutout of the afternoon, Latham pitched seven innings without allowing a walk while conceding only four hits. She was dominant throughout the series, pitching 10 innings—three of them in relief—and picking up two saves without giving up a run.

Leading by a run entering the bottom of the fourth, Lacey Holm walked to lead off the inning before being replaced by pinch runner Alyssa Roblez. After Roblez stole second, senior first baseman De’Chauna Skinner promptly deposited a Melissa Ryba offering into deep left field, with the ball disappearing into the trees lining the back of Erv Lind Stadium. Freshman pinch hitter Maddie Taylor added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth by hitting a solo home run to right field for her first PSU hit.

Sunday’s first game was more of the same, as the Vikings took advantage of two Grizzly errors in the top of the first, leading to a quick 5–0 lead that PSU would never relinquish. Senior Tori Rogers pitched five innings and allowed two runs, one of them earned, while four Viking hitters knocked in a run apiece.

Northern Colorado had their best chance to salvage their weekend in the fourth and final game of the series, answering PSU run-for-run in a 2–2 tie that went into the top of the seventh inning.

Freshman centerfielder Danielle Lynn, however, singled to lead off the seventh and after Skinner advanced her to second, Echo-Hawk elected to have freshman infielder Alexa Morales pinch hit for Sadie Lopez. On a 2–1 pitch, Morales hit a screaming liner to center field for a triple, plating the go ahead run, giving the Vikings a 3–2 lead.

A double by freshman Carly McEachran and an error pushed the lead to 5–2. Nichole Latham entered in the bottom of the seventh to collect her second save in as many games, preserving the 4–0 sweep.

The Viking offense, which had quelled in clutch situations during the preseason, is coming around at just the right time according to Echo-Hawk.

“We struggled in that category in the preseason, and they’re starting to get runs, manufacture them and make the game fun. They’re allowing me to call different things: steals, hit and runs— whatever in order to help in the process. We had some this weekend on offense,” she said.

With the confidence that a four-game sweep instills, PSU heads to Utah Valley next weekend to take on what Echo-Hawk believes may be their biggest challenger for the conference crown.

“They’re a pretty tough team— I think if you were to ask me right now who our biggest competition would be, it’d be Utah Valley. We just have to stay on top of it both offensively, defensively and really fight the whole team because it’s hard to beat any team four times,” Echo-Hawk said.

Photo courtesy of Ryan Borde/PSU Athletics

Weekend Results

PCSC Mountain Division Standings

Saturday Portland State 1, Northern Colorado 0 Portland State 4, Northern Colorado 0

School Portland State Utah Valley Idaho State Seattle Weber State Northern Colorado

Sunday Portland State 5, Northern Colorado 2 Portland State 5, Northern Colorado 2

PCSC 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4

Runs scored Arielle Wiser 17 Brandi Campos 11 Danielle Lynn 11 Becca Diede 10 Carly McEachran 9 Hits Brandi Scoggins 34 Arielle Wiser 27 Becca Diede 23 Brandi Campos 21 Danielle Lynn 19 RBIs Danielle Lynn 16 Becca Diede 12 Lacey Holm 11 Arielle Wiser 11 Brandi Scoggins 10 Doubles Becca Diede 10 Brandi Scoggins 9 Triples Brandi Scoggins 2 Danielle Lynn 1 Alexa Morales 1 Brandi Campos 1 Home runs Danielle Lynn 3 ERA Anna Bertrand 1.92 Nichole Latham 4.10 Tori Rogers 4.31 Wins Anna Bertrand 9 Tori Rogers 3 Nichole Latham 2 Saves Nichole Latham 3 Anna Bertrand 1 Innings pitched Anna Bertrand 98.1 Tori Rogers 65.0 Nichole Latham 58.0 Batters struck out Anna Bertrand 123 Tori Rogers 41 Nichole Latham 28 Kendra Suhr 3 Games started Anna Bertrand 15 Tori Rogers 12 Nichole Latham 8

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