THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010 • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY • VOLUME 64, ISSUE 99
Event of the day Come out and show your commitment to ending sexual violence at Take Back the Night/Bike Back the Night. The march and ride through the city will be followed by a survivor speak-out and vigil to honor sexual assault survivors. When: 6 p.m. Where: PSU Park Blocks
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March against sexual assault WRC organized march, ride and rally against violence against women tonight Sharon Rhodes Vanguard staff
Tonight from 6–9 p.m. the Women’s Resource Center and the Portland Women’s Crisis Line will join together in hosting the Take Back the Night and Bike Back the Night events on the Portland State University Park Blocks. April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and the WRC organized a number of events, including a workshop on consent and several lectures related to sexual assault, according to the Women’s Resource Center website. Take Back the Night, a rally, march and bike ride, is the culmination of the month and aims both to celebrate survivors and spread awareness about sexual assault and its prevention. According to the Take Back the Night Foundation, both the foundation and the rallies that it
helps to organize exist in the hopes of ending the anxiety that women face when walking alone at night. Miranda Williamson, the WRC’s faculty and community liaison, said, “the first recorded ‘Take Back the Night’ occurred in 1976 at the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women in Brussels.” In that instance, 2,000 women marched to protest sexual violence, Williamson said. Although some organizations have used the phrase “Take Back the Night” to protest pornography and more general violence, “over the last 30 years in the United States, Take Back the Night has returned its focus to eliminating sexual violence in all forms,” according to the event website. Williamson said, PSU has hosted Take Back the Night events since the 1990s. Since that time “it has grown from a small group of women organizers...into a huge inclusive event that draws hundreds.” This year the Portland Women’s Crisis Line and the WRC will be hosting Bike Back the Night together with Take Back the Night as “one large event with the goal
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Take Back the Night: Last year's event drew large crowds.
of spreading the message on both a bike and march route,” Williamson said. According to Williamson, Brickers, a local ska band, will open the night at 6 p.m. with a short concert. Next, an artist known as Tash will give a spoken word performance, followed by a short speech. Around 7 p.m., marchers and bicyclists will begin their separate routes, both with chants and signs to increase awareness and to protest sexual assault, Williamson said. When riders and marchers return to the PSU park blocks, around 8 p.m., survivors of violence can share their stories in the survivor speak-out portion of the rally. “Survivor speak-outs are an inseparable part of Take Back the
Night,” Williamson said. “Take Back the Night has inspired both women and men to confront a myriad of social ills, including rape, sexual violence, domestic violence, violence against children and violence against women.” And according to the TBTN Foundation, survivor speak-outs particularly “help survivors know that they are not alone.” A candlelight vigil to honor survivors of sexual assault will follow the survivor speak-out. Both groups hosting this year’s event, the WRC and the PWCL, Williamson said, “are striving to raise awareness in our communities and end sexual violence” by making both assault and survival more visible.
Spring textbooks unavailable Bookstore repairs will limit textbook sales Amy Staples Vanguard staff
Students who have not yet purchased all the books needed for spring quarter should hustle down to the bookstore before May 1. The bookstore’s lower level will be closed from May 2–16 in order to finish necessary repairs. “All of the work is related to the damage from the flood in February,” said Ken Brown, bookstore president and CEO. On February 7, 120,000 gallons of water inundated the lower level, destroying thousands of dollars of books and supplies. “Remaining work includes re-carpeting the entire basement, replacing damaged fixtures and furniture, and repairing the walls that were cut as part of the abatement efforts,” Brown said. DOW Columbia is the contractor that has been working in the bookstore since the flood. “We tried to time [the closure] to impact students the least,” Brown said. He said that summer is not a good time to shut down because
classes start every week and students need books continuously throughout the summer quarter. Water damage to sheetrock, cubicles and carpeting on the lower level is still visible. DOW Columbia staff have been painting the office area on the lower level and have replaced much of the damaged sheetrock. Bookstore staff have been displaced by the flooding and subsequent repairs. “It’s been very disruptive,” Brown said. “We’ve had to move out of our office.” He said that the cost for this phase of the repairs mainly repainting, re-carpeting and replacing rusting fixtures and furniture is somewhere between $370,000 to $400,000. That number is in addition to the cost of the initial cleanup, $125,000 in lost inventory and $75,000 in computer equipment. “If the books are here they will be available until they are returned to the publishers,” Brown said. However, “We have already done a large number of publisher returns so we don’t have to handle the product more than necessary,” he said. Although spring books will be largely unavailable after May 16, summer books will be available as usual after that time.
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Buy books now: Redmodeling in the basement to repair flood damage will halt access to buying
spring textbooks.
Other items found on the lower level, including art supplies, test forms and some office supplies, will be available on other floors during the closure. There is still an active review and investigation into the cause of the flooding being handled by the bookstore’s insurance company
and the State of Oregon’s risk management company. “Logistically this has been very interesting for us,” Brown said. “DOW Columbia and the other companies working on this have been running very tight and wellorganized, so that’s been nice.”
Vanguard 2 | News April 29, 2010
Sarah J. Christensen Editor-in-Chief Virginia Vickery News Editor Theodora Karatzas Arts & Culture Editor Richard D. Oxley Opinion Editor
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Student for Unity host civil rights activists at Law and Order event at PSU Joe Hannan Vanguard staff
“Our grandchildren will be slaves, our lives have been ruined. Every one of us,” speaker Rob Los Ricos said last Thursday at the Students for Unity “Law and Disorder” event in the Smith Memorial Student Union. A number of civil rights activists spoke at the event, which began at 2 p.m. and ended around 6 p.m. Local hip-hop artist Mic Crenshaw performed and a Q-and-A forum with the speakers was held in conjunction with the event. Students For Unity Event Coordinator Stephanie Rio Collier coordinated the program. “We worked in partnership with the Northwest Student Coalition, the Jericho Movement and other Portland area student groups, as well as Reed College,” Collier said. “The event was actually held at two other
universities—Mt. Hood Community College and Washington State University at Vancouver.” Collier said that the event was created to bring about awareness of police brutality, political prisoners and the framework of a police state. The program also helped to initiate an Oregon Chapter of the Jericho Movement, which is a movement spearheading the recognition of political prisoners in the U.S. prison system. The Law and Disorder event began with Mic Crenshaw performing five songs for an audience of about 150 people. Los Ricos, a self-proclaimed anarchist who had just completed a seven-year prison sentence for rioting and assault in Eugene, spoke about a future under the “new world order of bankers and government.” He began his speech by talking about the ills of capitalism and the growing consumerism around the world. “Hold your head up high, Panthers movin’ by,” and “free the people,” were two slogans shouted by the anarchist, speaker, writer and a former Black Panther member Ashanti Alston Omowali.
Alston spoke on the principles of anarchism and civil rights. He also told stories about what his participation had been in the Black Panthers, as well as what people can do to be involved in anarchist movements around the country. He spoke of what racism looks like today, and the ways in which freedoms are abridged by the state on a daily basis. Alston served more than 10 years in prison after being arrested for armed robbery. He remarked that robbing banks was like being Robin Hood. Commenting on what being free means, he said that “to be free you gotta be a little crazy.” Jeff Luers a convicted “ecoterrorist” spoke about forest conservation, the environment and his concepts on anarchism. He was previously convicted as a terrorist and initially sentenced to a 100-year prison sentence for arson and domestic terrorism. Luers is internationally known as a political prisoner. He appealed his case and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2008. He was released in 2010. Luers said that there is a “terrorist plot” pushed by the government that is similar to
the Red Scare. He has participated in many protests, notably the Fall Creek tree sits. “A man can posses a cyanide bomb and not be a terrorist— I can give a speech and be labeled a domestic terrorist,” Luers said. Tre Arrow, an environmental activist and anarchist, spoke and performed a song he created in prison called “Rise Up.” Arrow was convicted on arson counts that date back to 2001. In 2004 he fled to Canada and asked for asylum. It was not granted and he was extradited to Portland. In 2008 he was sentenced to six and a half years in prison. In 2009 he was released and sent to live in a halfway home in Portland. Arrow spoke about civil rights, protecting the environment and what it means to be an anarchist. Sophomore Timothy Moss also read poems that he composed regarding the civil rights movement, saying “It’s bigger than doing this, it is a lifetime investment, and it is really heavy.” Collier can be contacted for information about future events at colliers@pdx.edu.
MAY DAY MARCH crimeBlotter (Times and dates are when incidents were reported.)
Portland worker coalitions to host a rally Saturday against SB1070
Transportation troubles and a Peeping Tom April 13 Ondine Housing — 11:56 a.m. Larceny: Bike stolen from bike rack near resident hall.
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On May 1, 2010 a May Day march and rally will be held in honor of International Workers Day. The rally is made up of The Portland May Day Coalition, a group of grassroots organizations, labor unions, faith groups and community members. The coalition will also work in conjunction with Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition and Jobs with Justice. The rally will be held in part as a response to the anti-immigrant bill SB1070, which recently passed in Arizona. The bill “allows a law enforcement officer, without a warrant, to arrest a person if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed any public offense that makes the person removable from the U.S.” If found to be undocumented one could face fines, imprisonment and possible deportation. According to the organizers, the rally will begin at 11 a.m., at which time there will be entertainment and sign-making. At noon the rally will be held and at 1 p.m. a march will begin at Southwest Park and Salmon.
School of Extended Studies — 3:00 p.m. Larceny: Bicycle stolen from the east side of XSB.
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PDX May Day March '06
A news release from the coalition claims that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will begin to use local police as an extension of the agency, including in Clackamas County. A stated goal of the rally organizers is to blame large corporations instead of “scapegoating immigrants or the working poor” for the recent economic collapse and job losses. For more information regarding the rally contact Samantha Alloy, a Portland State student organizer, at samantha.alloy@gmail.com, or contact Stephanie Rio Collier, Students For Unity Event Coordinator, at colliers@pdx.edu.
April 14 Stephen E. Epler Hall — 5:32 p.m. Other offenses: Suspect stole victim’s bicycle
April 20 Smith Memorial Student Union Grounds — 2:55 p.m. Peeping Tom: Unwanted pictures taken in the women’s restroom. Parking Structure 1 — 5:20 p.m. Theft From Motor Vehicle: Car broken into and GPS taken Parking Structure 1 — 8:08 p.m. Theft From Motor Vehicle: Items stolen from a motorcycle.
April 21 Parking Structure 3— 2:59 p.m. Theft From Motor Vehicle: Suspect broke into victim’s vehicle.
April 16
April 22
Science Building 1 — 4:43 p.m. Other offenses: Suspect stole victim’s bicycle.
Broadway Housing — 1:49 p.m. Larceny: Bicycle stolen
April 19 Parking Structure 3 — 10:41 p.m. Trespass of Real Property: Criminal trespassing in a PSU parking structure. Market Center Building — 10:45 p.m. Other Larceny: Bike stolen from south side of building.
April 24 Parking Structure 3 — 2:48 p.m. Theft From Motor Vehicle: Suspect broke into victim’s vehicle
April 25 Parking Structure 3 — 6:36 p.m. Theft From Motor Vehicle: Car window broken and GPS stolen.
—Information from Campus Public Safety Office campus crime log—
Oregon Sustainability Center moves to schematic design Smaller building necessary to keep costs low Catrice Stanley Vanguard staff
Plans for the Oregon Sustainability Center are moving forward as schematic design begins this summer. In addition, substantial revisions to the project have been made. If all goes as intended, Portland could see the OSC begin construction by the end of this year, said Lisa Abuaf, Portland development commission manager for the South Park Blocks Urban Renewal Area.
Downsizing to save: Sustainable mixed-use
building on PSU campus to be smaller than orgionally planned to save money.
One of the project revisions has been to reduce the building to a smaller size. Once imagined as a 200,000 square foot-plus building, it has been resized to a more modest 165,000–150,000 square feet. The decision to resize the building was influenced by several factors, including finances. “We were really taking a look at the cost because we wanted to make sure that this had intentions of being not only an icon for the city of Portland, but also that [the design is] something that is replicable,” Abuaf said. “In order for it to be replicable, we feel like there will likely be a premium to the project,” she said. “But making the cost delta not so wide that people say ‘This is just a one-of-a-kind thing, this can’t be done again.’” Also, committee members did not want there to be a lot of unused space in the building. “There is a lot of office space on the market, and relatively [little] green office space,” Abuaf said. But already groups like Oregon University System and Oregon Best are committed to being part of the OSC. The City of Portland is planning to locate the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability in the OSC as well. Nonprofit groups such as Earth Advantage, Oregon Environmental Council, the River Network, Conservation Services Group and the Community Help Partnership have been involved with the building, and expect to have space in the OSC. “We knew that this was a building that was going to need to be
tenanted by mission-driven groups, given the energy performance they would be signing up for,” Abuaf said. Even with the strict energy performance policies, companies are still expressing interest in being part of the building. In order to compensate for this while moving forward with the project, Abuaf said that they will “walk into schematic design with a lot of flexibility.” This includes designing one or two floors that could potentially be included or taken out, depending upon the space needed at construction time. The OSC is considered a one-of-a-kind building model for several reasons, including its compliance with the Living Building Challenge, which mandates that it use net-zero energy, water and wastewater. In addition, it is larger and has greater use demands than most green buildings. “Conventionally, the projects pursuing the Living Building Challenge are lower density,” Abuaf said. “The higher density you go, you run with the challenges of a smaller footprint for your project.” The Living Building Challenge is a program designed to “raise the bar and define the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment,” according to a publication from the Cascadia Region Green Building Council, the group that put together the challenge. “Really it’s a priority at a city level and a priority at a state level right now, showcasing what Portland and Oregon’s strengths are in sustainability,” Abuaf said.
Vanguard News | 3 April 29, 2010
News Editor: Virginia Vickery 503-725-5690 news@dailyvanguard.com
Professor discusses genetically modified foods This afternoon, Portland State’s Lisa H. Weasel, a professor of molecular biology, will discuss her book Food Fray: Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Food.
All photos courtesy of Oregon Sustainibility Center
Often buildings like the OSC are showcase or exhibit centers, and do not receive regular high-frequency use as planned at the center. The OSC will be built on the edge of Portland State’s campus, located on Southwest 4th and Montgomery. The location was decided because of the area’s access to public transportation, such as the MAX light rail, bus or streetcar. “One of the aspects of this site that lent itself to this project was that it is at the juncture of all of these alternative transportation options, and it is one of the stops that is most frequently used,” Abuaf said. To see the brochure for the Oregon Sustainability Center, visit www.pdc.us/pdf/rfps/2009/RFP-0826-OSC-Brochure.pdf.
According to Weasel’s website, “Food Fray captures the real-life experiences and wide-ranging perspectives of the scientists, farmers, policymakers and grassroots activists on the front lines of this fierce debate, teasing out the hype from the reality and uncovering the very real pros and cons of genetically modified foods.” Weasel received an A.B. magna cum laude in biology from Harvard University, as well as a Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Cambridge, according to her website. In addition, Weasel has received several awards and fellowships, such as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral fellowship and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. The event will take place this afternoon, from 4–5 p.m. in the Branford P. Millar Library, room 170. It is free to the public. For more information about Weasel’s works, visit www.lisaweasel.com.
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Unpaid internship legality up for debate at U of O Eugene, Ore—Now is the time of year when students and soon-tobe college graduates are applying and interviewing for summer internships. But before becoming interns, experts advise that University students become aware of their employer’s expectations and the terms they are agreeing to. The legality of unpaid internships and the distinction between an internship and a part-time job has been a topic of investigation in Oregon and across the nation. Employers need to meet six internship criteria under Oregon law, said Bob Estabrook, spokesperson for the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. According to the law, the intern must be trained, the internship is for the benefit of the student or trainee, and the intern should not replace an employee who was laid off. There is no automatic advancement from the internship, and the intern is not entitled to a job or wages at the end of the training period. “An internship is supposed to expose a student to all aspects of the industry,” Estabrook said. “If that is absent or questionable, we have to look at the other criteria.”
Many University students are willing to take an unpaid internship, without pay or college credit, for the career experience. “The current economy is such that a lot of students are in a situation where they say, ‘I’ll do anything.’ It’s a situation that can lead to exploitation,” said Marcus Widenor, associate professor in the University’s Labor Education and Research Center. Deb Chereck, director of the University Career Center, agreed. “In some industries, it’s been so much a function of the industry that people are willing and eager to do these (unpaid) internships,” she said. Bill Sherman, assistant director for employer relations at the Lundquist College of Business Career Services department, disagreed. “This is a temporary phenomenon,” he said. “It has to do with the downturn of the economy. More and more companies are being turned on to the idea of internships, but can’t afford to pay interns.” Oregon’s law states that an employee is rendering service to an employer, and a for-profit business cannot have a volunteer worker. Volunteers can work at non-profits and can do religious, educational or charitable jobs. —Sarah Walters
Lane County budget seeks efficient use of scant funds Eugene, Ore.—Lane County’s proposed budget for the fiscal year 2010–11 has been released, and, predictably, it reflects the county’s attempt to slim down expenditures in the face of dismal economic conditions. The current proposed budget is projected at $549.7 million, a 6.14-percent decrease from the 2009–10 fiscal year. Of that total, approximately $70.4 million is the discretionary general fund. That fund suffered a 6.5-percent decrease. “The proposed budget attempts to provide for the minimum level of services needed to support a healthy community,” County Administrator Jeff Spartz said. He referred to the county’s current budgetary situation as “hitting a recessionary wall.” The budget approval process got underway on Thursday when the Lane County budget committee released its proposed budget. At this point, the total budget has been adjusted from last year according to projected shortfalls. The approximately $550 million will be allocated to core county services: According to the
committee, measuring actual results of public services will be the gauge of a program’s priority within the scant budget. Because of the shrinking budget, maintaining the county’s current level of services is impossible. The committee also presented on Thursday a budget message titled “Another Precarious Budget,” a document authored by the committee that aims to clarify the impending changes in the county budget. The message outlines a basic funding philosophy that attempts to strike a balance between maintaining current service levels and sustaining services into the future. According to the budget committee, the county’s program funding philosophy is centered on three focuses: providing effective outcomes, leveraging other funds and maintaining the general fund. The budget approval process will continue for several weeks to come, with the budget committee and public service organizations scheduled to hold open work sessions every Tuesday and Thursday evening until May 20. —Ian Geronimo
Vanguard 4 | Arts & Culture April 29, 2010
Arts Editor: Theodora Karatzas 503-725-5694 arts@dailyvanguard.com
Big, fat list of shows: Thursday’s live music lineup Colin Meloy, The Alialujah Choir, Ah Holly Famíly, Musée Mecanique, Dj Jeremy Peterson The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel, 6:30 p.m., $35, all ages The Blank Tapes, Fpodbpod, TBA The Artistery, 8 p.m., $6, all ages Wave Array, The Daveys, Archers Ash St. Saloon, 9:30 p.m., $5, 21+ Vagabond Opera (benefit for Planned Parenthood) Backspace, 8:30 p.m., $5, all ages The Nextdoor Neighbors, The Grapefruit League, Travis Wiggins Ella Street Social Club, 9 p.m., $5, 21+ The Ponys, Disappears, Meth Teeth Hawthorne Theater, 8 p.m., $12 advance, $14 door, all ages Grouper, Eluvium Holocene, 9 p.m., $10, 21+ The Winebirds, Nathan Hughes, Chantelle Tibbs, Lee The Knife Shop, 9 p.m., $4, 21+ Dirty Mittens, DJ Beyonda, Dj Hannukah Miracle Mississippi Studios, 9 p.m., $5, 21+ KPSU Presents: Here Comes A Big Black Cloud, The Taxpayers, Grrrl Friend, Tiny Knives The Parlour, 8 p.m., $4, all ages Potbelly, Retarder Plan B, 9 p.m., $5, 21+ Baby Dee, The Golden Bears The Woods, 9 p.m., $12, 21+
ARTS & CULTURE Close-Up takes you inside the mind of a man accused of fraud Sarah Esterman Vanguard staff
Often, when watching one of the many ridiculous documentary-style television shows on the Discovery Channel, TLC, or the like (e.g., I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant, anything on Shark Week, etc.), there are those cheesy moments in which the creators attempt to reenact the scene that the interviewees are talking about. For some bizarre reason unknown to the intelligent portion of mankind, the producers of these shows have decided that the best course of action is to hire more attractive, younger and remarkably awful actors to liven up these scenes. Rarely, if ever, will you see this kind of action taken in a full-length documentary film. Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami decided to switch things up with Close-Up, which has proven to be a spectacular example of how to use reenactments successfully. Kiarostami came across an interesting case in the late 1980s. Mr. Sabzian, an unemployed and divorced man, convinced a respectable family—the Ahankhahs—that he was the famous Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The Ahankhahs proceeded to let him enter their home after Sabzian told them it would make a wonderful location for a film and that the children would be wonderful actors. They even gave the man money here and there. As soon as his lie was discovered, Sabzian was arrested. After getting permission to film the trial, Kiarostami asked each of
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Close-Up: A strange tale from Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
the characters to portray themselves in a reenactment of the scenario. What results is a cinematic first: A careful blend of real-life and redone events, and surprisingly, it works. There are moments—thanks to the drab cinematic style—in which it is difficult to decipher if what you are watching is real or reconstructed. As it turns out, the Ahankhahs only accused Sabzian of fraud because of the money they gave him—it appeared as if he was attempting to rob them blind. Yet during the trial sequences—which are not reenactments, but actual footage—it becomes clear that Sabzian wanted no such thing. He only wanted to be a respected
individual of society—a “somebody.” It was because of this desire to not just be an average, unemployed, divorced man that he took on the role in the first place. It is this emotional depth that makes the film so incredible. Instead of looking at Sabzian as a criminal, Kiarostami challenges the viewer to look further and realize that he is merely human. The film transcends its original promise of telling the story of a bizarre case into something much more—a story about human nature, asking: How far will we go to be famous? Grappling with this question, it’s easy to overlook the awkwardness of some of the reenactment scenes that are at times difficult to watch. There
is a moment when the film focuses on a can that has been kicked down the street and is rolling for a dreadfully long time. The acting of the Ahankhahs is also not on the fabulous side—it’s rigid at best. However, interestingly enough, it is Sabzian’s acting that saves these scenes. It is clear that he has studied film for quite some time, because he knows what he is doing. Granted, it is certainly not the best acting the world has ever seen, but it is far better than that of the men and women that he shares the scenes with. A particularly moving scene— which is real-life—comes after Sabzian is released from the prison. He walks out and comes face-to-face with the real Makhmalbaf. Immediately, he begins crying as Makhmalbaf embraces him. Together, they ride the director’s motorcycle to the Ahankhahs’ and as the film ends, the viewer’s thought processes are far from over. Close-Up is one of those films that keep the mind reeling long after you’ve finished watching. Because of this, it is easy to overlook the sometimes-sketchy acting. Kiarostami made some brave moves when he chose to blur the line between what is real and reconstructed, and it paid off. Close-Up is the perfect lesson for directors and producers alike on reenactments done right.
Close-Up Directed by Abbas Kiarostami. Whitsell Auditorium 1219 SW Park Ave Saturday 6:45 p.m. Sunday 7 p.m.
Ambient bliss Eluvium takes his music and his audience to a state of musical calm Leah Bodenhamer Vanguard staff
After recently releasing Similes, an album full of surprises for the seasoned Eluvium listener, the ambient act consisting of solo artist Matthew Cooper will be kicking off his nation-wide tour with Eric Macey and Charles Buckingham. His new album embodies the same sort of emotional excellence as his other albums, but translated through a new form of expression. Similes is his first album to utilize the oh-so-exploited verse-chorusverse formulation, complete with percussion and vocals. Cooper sings for the first time on this new work of art and it might throw you back a few steps. His voice has that sonorous and shaky appeal found in various bands from the indie movement of the past 10 years, but the lyrics ring true to the essence of Eluvium. It’s refreshing to hear the voice behind years of such profound composition.
“The Motion Makes Me Last” may be one of Cooper’s best songs, not only on this particular album but also over his entire discography. It tastes a little like something tied up and suspended between indie popand progressive ambient—like the saddest of The National and the least electronic of Emilie Simon, all doused in reverb kerosene and set on fire. His lyrics take on a sort of philosophical obscurity. “When shapes are for looking at, and their colors create my mood, I’m a vessel between two places I’ve never been,” and “Creation is a pathogen, what’s more than subtle in these minds” are delivered in an equally heartfelt, restrained and uncertain way. Cooper creates all his music alone in his own home studio, where he finds himself unhesitant and unbounded by people or time constraints. In 2008 he released a beautiful collection of sounds called Miniatures on Gaarden Records, under his own name Matthew Cooper, rather than Eluvium. These recordings originally came to life when Cooper was trying to create an orchestral composition, but he found the life of each instrumental melody too precious
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Smooth ride: Eluvium graces the stage tonight at Holocene.
to compile them into a complete symphony. Instead he dedicated each track to a harmonic fragment of the greater whole. One can hear traces of Philip Glass and Erik Satie in Cooper’s humble urgency and ease of emotional magnification. Following the completion of Miniatures, Cooper went on to score the film “Some Days Are Better Than Others” by Matt McCormick. While the short film is self-described as tackling difficult and complex “ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment,” the soundtrack might be the best part of a film that appears to be an overly dramatic plot pilled in by actors stuttering cliché after cliché. “I’m a considerably nervous and over-analytical person,” Cooper said. “Sound has always been my respite.”
With music that seems to delve straight into your heart without a moment’s hesitation, Eluvium is surprisingly reserved—someone who seems to slip in and out of existence, who wastes no time on stage performance, who gives, gives, gives himself in the name of ambience.
Eluvium Holocene 1001 SE Morrison St. Tonight, 8:30 p.m. 21+, $10
Portable bean salads keep your stomach and your wallet full Katherine Vetrano Vanguard staff
Portable meals are a constant struggle for students and cubicle workers alike. Why waste time packing something tasteless when you could buy lunch near work or campus and know it’ll be tasty? If you choose to spend $7 a day on lunch, plus $3 for a coffee to get you through your slug moment in the afternoon, that’s $50 a week just on food! Bean salads are economical, filling and will soak in the flavors you have added throughout the day without needing to be refrigerated. Save your money and make these easy (and affordable) meals to take with you. Use your extra cash for hangover breakfast on Saturday—or better yet, for next week’s grocery bill.
Beans à la Provence Ingredients 1 can of cannellini or great northern beans ½ cup of green olives, pitted Olive oil 1 red bell pepper Juice from one lemon Salt Pepper ¼ cup of fresh parsley Dried or fresh rosemary
Method Rinse and drain the beans, making sure to get all extra juices and added salt off of them. Finely chop parsley. Mix beans with the rest of the ingredients, eyeballing the olive oil with fine drizzles, a little at a time.
Fiesta Bean Salad Ingredients 1 can of black beans ½ avocado 1 can of corn 1 red bell pepper 1 tomato (if in season) Juice from one or two limes Red pepper flakes, if desired
Method Chop veggies and drain beans and corn. Finely chop cilantro and mix with veggies and beans in portable container. Squeeze mixture with lime juice, adding red pepper flakes based on your heat preferences.
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Ingredients ¼ cup sugar snap peas ½ cup shelled edamame 1 yellow bell pepper 2 teaspoons of Sriracha 2 tablespoons neutral oil like canola or vegetable 2 teaspoons sesame oil Juice from one large orange, seeds removed
Method Finely dice bell pepper into bite-sized pieces, trim snap peas and thaw edamame if frozen. Add oils, orange juice, and Sriracha in a small bowl or cup and whisk thoroughly. Mix with veggies and beans and enjoy.
Build your own bean salad Bean salads can really be adapted to whatever is in your cupboards. Choose one or two from each of the below categories based on your own pantry. Top your bean and vegetable combo with a homemade or store-bought sauce of your choice, some herbs and you’re good to go. Remember, don’t be afraid to be creative!
Beans shelled edamame black beans kidney beans great northern or cannellini beans lentils, cooked or canned navy beans lima beans fava beans
Veggies bell peppers, diced sugar snap peas, trimmed tomatoes (when is season) pearl onions asparagus (cut into one inch pieces) broccoli florets carrots, cut into small pieces green beans mushrooms olives (pitted) red or green cabbage, shredded napa cabbage spinach bean sprouts
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Tomorrow at the NW Film Center Where You From Sabrina Lee, U.S., 2009 "This surprising journey into rural American hip-hop follows a beat far from the urban streets where the music was born. We meet Franco from Fortuna, California, who hopes to win the top prize at Scribble Jam, the hip-hop competition that helped launch Eminem; Tommy 2 Tone from Livingston, Montana, who is fighting addiction and legal problems as he tries to make his music and become a good father and husband; and Chris from Bozeman, Montana, who is still seeking closure in his relationship with his estranged alcoholic father. Sabrina Lee's film is a visually stunning, provocative portrait of young men confronting small town life, broken families, and drug addiction, and ultimately seeking triumph in their music." 7 p.m. All screenings are in Whitsell Auditorium, 1218 SW Park Ave. Free with PSU student ID. —nwfilm.org
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Sports Editor: Robert Britt 503-725-4538 sports@dailyvanguard.com
Portland State golf 2009–10 season stats Team Scoring average 309.7 Head-to-head record vs. Big Sky opponents 23–4 Titles Big Sky Conference Championship
Individual All-Big Sky Conference Britney Yada All-Big Sky Tournament Britney Yada Scoring averages Stephanie Johns Senior 76.25 Britney Yada Freshman 76.37 Tiffany Schoning Sophomore 77.76 Kalyn Dodge Junior 78.42 Alexia Brown Junior 79.04 Danielle Ranallo Senior 80.67 Aubrey Vaughn Junior 80.67 Justine Hix Senior 80.89 Corrine Gilbertson Sophomore 89.00 Personal records set Tiffany Schoning 18 holes: 73 54 holes: 226 Kalyn Dodge 18 holes: 73 54 holes: 229 Britney Yada 18 holes: 69 54 holes: 218 Stephanie Johns 54 holes: 222
SPORTS Blazers’ playoff fate in peril heading into crucial Game 6 Robert Seitzinger Vanguard staff
An injury-marred regular season didn’t keep the Portland Trail Blazers from winning 50 games, and it isn't keeping them from making noise in the postseason either. After five games of first-round play, the Phoenix Suns lead the Blazers by one game, 3-2. Portland wins when they control the tempo, though they’ve lost by large margins when Phoenix pulls ahead early. Andre Miller netted 31 points and eight dishes during Game 1 in leading scorer Brandon Roy’s absence, and Marcus Camby pulled down 17 boards while providing strong post presence. Nicolas Batum and Jerryd Bayless both contributed 18 points, and they had no turnovers between them. Portland’s five-point victory came after a hard-fought fourth quarter, and their defense held Phoenix, who led the league with 110.2 points per game during the regular season, to an even 100. However, Portland’s D withered over the next two games, as Phoenix scored 119 and 108 to win Games 2 and 3, respectively. Martell Webster was Portland’s top scorer for Game 2 with 16 points off the bench, and they shot just 38.2 percent from the field while committing 10 turnovers and getting out-rebounded 43-34. The plus-minus scoring—or the team’s net scoring while a given player is on the floor— was negative for every Blazer. They left Phoenix in shame, hoping to reclaim their series lead at home during Game 3. Alas, they were again blown out as the Suns ended the first half ahead 66-37. Portland didn’t catch up in the second half, and not even a trio of three-pointers from Rudy Fernández could close the gap. Portland tightly guarded Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire—both starters for the 2010 Western Conference All-Star squad—only to leave Jason Richardson with a clear path to a series-high of 42 points on 13 of 19 shooting, including 8 of 12 from behind the arc. Batum again injured a shoulder that has hampered him all season, and he sat out the second half. Things looked bleak for Portland’s postseason hopes in the wake of two blowouts. Then, at the start of Game 4, Roy was announced as active and he took the court to the theme of “Rocky” and roof-raising cheers from the
PSU coach named Big Sky Golf Coach of the Year Takaishi honored after guiding Viks to championship Tanya Shiffer Vanguard staff
Women’s golf head coach Kathleen Takaishi was named the Big Sky Conference’s 2009–10 Golf Coach of the Year after leading the Portland State golf program to its fifth conference title last week. Coaches throughout the league voted for their choice, and Takaishi said that being chosen Coach of the Year by her peers “is a great honor.” This is her first such recognition.
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Spin it to win it: Several members of the
Portland State Table Tennis Club played in the Bill Mason Memorial tournament last weekend.
Table Tennis Club competes locally PSU players struggle at Bill Mason Memorial Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff
Photo courtesy of Ninja M/Flickr
NBA playoffs: The Blazers host the Suns for Game 6 of the Western Conference playoffs.
Portland crowd. His return gave the Blazers a huge confidence boost, and LaMarcus Aldridge knocked down a playoff career high of 31 points while grabbing 11 boards. Roy was relatively quiet until the fourth, when he hit a trey that put Portland up by six and secured the W to even the series. The 96-87 victory reinstated much of the faith lost after two savage beatings, but the Blazers couldn’t carry the momentum into Game 5. Despite leading by 14 in the first quarter, they committed 28 fouls and 15 turnovers while getting out-rebounded 41-29, resulting in a 19-point loss. The series resumes tonight with a crucial match at the Rose Garden, as tonight’s result will either lead to one more game in Phoenix or the end of Portland’s postseason campaign. If there is a Game 7, it will take place at U.S. Airways Center on Saturday.
The regular season and playoffs have shown Portland’s resilience. If they reach the second round, they face either the Dallas Mavericks or San Antonio Spurs—both teams that the Blazers won their regular-season series against.
The selection came after Takaishi and the Vikings won the Big Sky Conference Championship, held April 19–21 at the Ocotillo Golf Resort in Chandler, Ariz. It is the fifth championship in eight seasons for Portland State golf. Takaishi directed an injuryridden Vikings team through a 2009– 10 season that, at one point in March, featured just four active players. At last week’s Big Sky Championship, all five Portland State players competing finished in the top 20, with freshman Britney Yada leading the Vikings pack with a tie for third place. Takaishi became the Vikings head coach in 2008 and led her team to the Big Sky Championship tournment that year, where the Vikings finished fifth. Before coming to Portland State, Takaishi was an assistant coach at Oregon State and UC Riverside. As a player, she was an All-American and lettered four times. She is currently Oregon State’s record holder in single-season scoring average, career scoring average, total rounds played, low-54-hole total and top-10 finishes in a season and a career.
Next up for Takaishi and the Vikings golfers is the NCAA West Regional Golf Championship at the Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto, Calif., on May 6–8. It will be the fifth time Portland State has competed in the NCAA Regionals and first since 2008.
Point margins When Portland wins: 201–187 +14 points Scored at least 96 points When Portland loses: 267–334 -67 points Scored no more than 90 points
Photo courtesy of PSU Athletics
Coach of the Year: Kathleen Takaishi earned a nod from the Big Sky after leading the Viks to a title.
The Portland State Table Tennis Club earned mixed results from the Bill Mason Memorial tournament held at the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation on Saturday. The club fielded a seven-member squad for the two-star round-robin tournament, but no PSU players succeeded in getting past the second round. Team member Vyong Nguyen enjoyed some victory, however, winning five of his eight matches across the two rounds. Team captain and club vice president Shubham Chopra, along with players Suha Ardahan and Brian Yoder, trailed Nguyen with four wins each from their eight matches. The Bill Mason Memorial featured 75 competitors in total. The roundrobin event featured preliminary groups of five players, based on USA Table Tennis ratings, followed by a second preliminary round determined by the results of the first. First-round winners then played in four round-robin matches, again determined by rankings. The top two players from each round robin competed in a single-elimination bracket to determine first through eighth places. Chopra said that, because of how the event was set up, his best players faced higher-ranked opponents and that factored into the team’s results, but he remains optimistic. “The results could have been better if we had practiced more,” he said. “I think we can work on our tournament preparedness and service.” Rookie team member Kunal Patil won two matches, and was frank in summing up how he felt he did. “I think my performance was dismal,” Patil said. “I think I need to improve on my serve and my topspin. Since this was my first tournament, I am not aware of my USATT ranking yet.” Earlier this season, the club finished last among five teams in the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association regional tournament. In 2008, the club tied for first place in the NCTTA regional, and finished third in a tiebreaker. Past Portland State teams, featuring players Renjith Retnamma, Brian Yoder, Roger Castles and Sehwan Kim have taken the team to the national championships. The table tennis club practices every Wednesday and Friday from 7–11 p.m. in the Academic and Student Rec Center.
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Dr. Horrible takes over the stage Local community theater takes on a stage adaptation of the online phenomenon Natalie McClintock Vanguard staff
Photo courtesy of Jon Monteverde/Blue Monkey Theatre
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog: The popular
web series gets adapted for the stage.
What musical combines plot-relevant songs, clever lyrics, a perfectly loveable anti-hero and Neil Patrick Harris? If you guessed the online cultural phenomenon Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, you would be absolutely correct—and you should be very excited to know that there is an onstage version playing in Portland this weekend at the Pacific Crest Community School. Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog came out as a three-part online mini-series during the 2008 writer’s strike. The goal of the production was to create something that modern audiences would enjoy without spending too much money and—on top of that—to do it well. With the amount of awards the mini-series has won, including
seven Streamys, an Emmy and a Hugo, it’s pretty evident that they succeeded. The filming is divided between what seems to be a web cam and a traditional camera set up. This makes for an interesting viewing experience—one that would be hard to replicate on the stage—but the characters have no problem at all making the transition. Dr. Horrible himself is so incredibly vivid that, even if viewers can’t see his face in the theater, his words and actions will speak volumes if played by the right actor. Even the seemingly one-dimensional Captain Hammer seems to be made for the stage (originally played by Nathan Fillion of Firefly) this character is crying out for his own dance number in the mini-series, and with the space that a large stage can provide, there is nothing this narcissistic “corporate tool” can’t do. Dr. Horrible (originally played by Neil Patrick Harris) is an aspiring super villain who is in the process of applying for a position in the Evil League of Evil, run by Bad Horse,
the evilest of evil villains ever to antagonize the populous. The audience discovers during the first blog entry that Captain Hammer is Dr. Horrible’s nemesis and, of course, that the beautiful Penny is his love interest. Despite his evil aspirations, he can barely get up the courage to speak to her when he sees her at the laundromat. His life starts to spiral downward during the heist that should have sealed his application to the League. Not only does Captain Hammer intervene with the van, causing the car to veer out of control, but the van almost hits Penny. It is thanks to Dr. Horrible that Penny is saved, but Captain Hammer somehow manages to steal his spotlight again—this time along with the girl. Dr. Horrible manages to walk away with the Wonderflonium for his freeze ray, but he does so with full knowledge that Penny is now in love with Captain Hammer and that he now must find a new despicable deed to submit to the League. The results of this disastrous heist lead to an eventual tragedy of Shakespearian proportions that somehow satisfies whilst being utterly depressing.
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Pacific Crest Community School 116 NE 29th Ave. Fri and Sat, 8 p.m. $15 door, $10 w/costume
All photos courtesy of Daniel Jacob/Flickr
Ugly Colors release Perfect As We Are tomorrow at Backspace Scott Ostlund Vanguard staff
Tomorrow at Backspace, Portland band Ugly Colors will play its album-release show in support of its debut full-length Perfect As We Are. The band, composed of Daniel Jacob Harbold, Alexander Walker, Max Martin, Joey Lewis and Fernando Cruz IV, is playing its second show at Backspace with a new level of excitement as the band releases a record that has been a reflection of its experience and journey. “This album is a story of our lives,” said singer and guitarist Harbold. “We wrote these songs at both high and low points of our lives over the course of roughly a year, and you can tell. There is energy, emotion and everything in between.
But with this album we wanted listeners to get to know us better and feel that they can relate to us.” Ugly Colors began as Harbold’s solo project under the name of Eli Keller. Soon after, the act turned into a full band project and released an EP called The History of Military Uniforms. After a brief breakup, the band came together under the name Ugly Colors thanks to the support of Baron Bodnar and Mediaskare Records. “Fortunately, Baron decided to take a chance on it and we joined the Mediaskare family…we decided to rename the band Ugly Colors,” Harbold said. “We tracked the album, filmed a music video for ‘Speakerphone’ and started playing around...anticipating its release.” Harbold and company are excited for tomorow’s album-release show, as well as inspired by the finished product which, though it was time consuming, reflects the band’s story and musical diversity. “What I am personally looking
forward to about the show is just knowing that we did it,” Harbold said. “We released the album and everyone we care about got to share and celebrate that with us. We also look forward to heading out on the road to share our music with new friends and fans...We have a couple awesome tours in the works right now! We look forward to heading out on the road.” From the band’s endeavors as Eli Keller in 2005 to the release of its debut album under the name Ugly Colors in 2010, this Portland band has transitioned in more ways than one. Through avenues of success, changing members and diversified styles, Ugly Colors has found Portland to be its home and pivotal to its success as a band. The northwest environment has also developed the band’s writing style into a collaboration of creativity. “There’s no place like home,” Harbold said. “It has all of our friends and fans we’ve had from the start and that’s important to us.
We jam based on how we feel and it tends to sort of form itself. I then write vocal melodies and some lyrics, but I usually wait until the song is finished before I begin writing my story over it.” Ugly Colors has a traditional rock sound and impressive production on its new album. Whether tomorrow’s show is an opportunity for you to discover a rising star in the Portland music scene or congratulate them on a successful release, don’t miss out on an exciting show. Ugly Colors will be joined by Pegasus Dream and The Jezebel Spirit.
Ugly Colors Backspace 115 NW Fifth Ave. Tomorrow, 9 p.m. $5 All ages
Vanguard Arts & Culture | 8 April 29, 2010
This day in history: April 29 1813: A patent for rubber was given to J.F. Hummel of Philadelphia, Pa. 1945: American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany, where tens of thousands of people had perished. 1960: Dick Clark told a House of Representatives investigating committee looking into the payola scandal that he, the host of American Bandstand, never took payola for records featured on his daily TV show. Clark would, however, relinquish rights to music publishing that he owned. The value of those rights, Clark indicated 30 years later, amounted to about $80 million. 1969: Sir Duke, Duke Ellington, celebrated his 70th birthday. He was honored with the presentation of the Medal of Freedom, the U.S. government's highest civilian honor. 1974: Phil Donahue’s TV show was on the move. Donahue was moving to Chicago, Ill., where it would remain until 1985. The show was originally based in Dayton, Ohio. Following more than a decade in the Windy City, the show again moved, this time to New York City. During its stay in Chicago, Donahue earned nine Emmy Awards. 1981: Steve Carlton, the Philadelphia Phillies pitcher, became the first left-hander in the major leagues to get 3,000 career strikeouts. He fanned Montreal’s Tim Wallach in the first inning of a game that saw the Phillies beat the Expos 6–2. Carlton was only the sixth major-leaguer to strikeout 3,000 batters. 1985: George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees, fired manager Yogi Berra. Berra was canned after only 16 games into the young baseball season. In his place, Steinbrenner brought Billy Martin back...for the fourth time. 1986: Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox set a major-league baseball record by striking out 20 Seattle Mariner batters on the way to a 3–2 win. This record for the Bosox hurler surpassed the 19 strikeouts for a nine-inning game held by Nolan Ryan when he pitched for the California Angels. Tom Seaver of the New York Mets and Steve Carlton of the St. Louis Cardinals also held a piece of the previous 19-KO record. —440int.com