Daily Vanguard April 30, 2010

FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010 • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY • VOLUME 64, ISSUE 100

Event of the day The Portland State Center for Transportation is hosting a lecture titled “Overcoming Barriers to Bicycling in Low-Income and Minority Communities” as part of the center’s Transportation Seminar.

When: Noon Where: Urban Center Building, room 204

WWW.DAILYVANGUARD.COM • FREE

INSIDE OPINION

Taxi cab concessions Bribery in Portland’s taxi industry PAGE 3

ARTS

ASPSU OFFICE IN TURMOIL Efficacy of transition process in question amidst internal fighting Vinh Tran Vanguard staff

Art for social change Making Space involves the community in creating art to change the world pAgE 5

Everyone loves the ladies Lozen heats up the stage with tribalistic, feminist punk pAgE 6 Happy yeaster Belgian beer brewed big and bold PAGE 7

NEWS McNair Scholars program accepting applications Program provides career guidance, high success rate pAgE 8

SPORTS

Phat and happy Belly-dancing class promotes positive feminine body image PAGE 10

There is only a little over a month before Jonathan Sanford’s administration ends on June 1, but the ASPSU president has watched his executive staff dwindle to only four legitimate members. One staff member was asked to leave and another left of their own accord as a result of disagreements.

In a recent e-mail sent to the Judicial Board’s listserv, Sanford explained his reasons for letting go of Outreach and Funding Coordinator Tasha Triplett after a tense confrontation during a staff meeting. However, Triplett remains on staff at this point because she says Sanford didn’t follow the proper procedures for firing her.

Chief of Staff Zaki Bucharest also left the office this month after Sanford said the two reached a mutual understanding.

“We talked and decided it wasn’t the best place for him right now,” Sanford said.

Sanford said the troubles began on April 12 and have continued since.

“The fights we’ve been having in the office have been getting more heated,” he said.

In the J-Board e-mail, Sanford said, “Tasha Triplett acted very

Powwow celebrates Native American heritage UISHE holds annual powwow today and tomorrow Sara K. Kemple Vanguard staff

The United Indian Students in Higher Education is celebrating its annual spring Powwow today and tomorrow, May 1, in the Peter Stott Center.

The mission of this year’s powwow, according to UISHE, is to be friendly, hospitable and generous.

The event will feature Native American drum music, food, and dancing. In addition, there will be vendors from all over the country selling handmade crafts, clothing and jewelry.

“With the powwow we want to encourage participation from the whole Northwest,” said UISHE member Nicole Charley, who has been involved with the group’s annual powwows for the past two years.

UISHE is a student-run group that has been at Portland State since the 1970s. According to its website, the group’s mission is to provide support for Native American students entering higher education,

Drew Martig/Portland State Vanguard

Shrinking staff: As the year winds down, the ASPSU executive staff is dwindling.

help natives preserve their customs, provide a base for cultural education to non-native peoples, improve community racial relations and develop positive role models for its members.

“These events are held to renew the culture and preserve the heritage of the Native American Indians,” Charley said.

The Friday session will start with the registration of all participants who wish to be in the Miss Naimuma contest, which is a contest for young native women ages 13 to 18.

“The title of Miss Naimuma is only given to young women who have shown responsibility and can be a positive role model to the community,” Charley said.

Friday’s event will kick off with a “Grand Entry,” starting at 7 p.m., which honors elders, veterans and tribes. Afterwards there will be a blessing to “open up the floor,” Charley said.

The HeadMan for this year’s event, Gary Olney, will do men’s fancy dancing, while the HeadWoman, Thea McCloud, will do a women’s traditional dance.

On Saturday the celebration will begin at noon, and will include a tradition special, followed by the introduction of all of the participants in the Miss Naimuma

contest. After a dinner break at 5 p.m., the winners for the contest will be announced.

In addition to the Miss Naimuma contest, there will also be a contest held to recognize the best dancers and drummers. Winners will receive prizes from the community.

“This year’s event is a bit different from the previous years, because we are having southern and northern host drums,” said Cornel

aggressively toward me, cussing at me [and] then called [the] public safety office in an effort to force me out of the office. I do not feel safe with her in the office or around me.”

ASPSU continued on page eight

D. Pewewardy, associate professor of Native American Studies at PSU. “This unites the drumming from the north with the drumming from the south, and these types of drumming techniques are very different from each other,” he said.

“The northern drums are more high-pitched, while the southern drums are more low-pitched.”

Young KingBird from Red Lake, Minn., and InterTribal Veterans from Window Rock, Ariz. will be this year’s host drums.

Members of UISHE have diverse backgrounds and represent a number of tribes throughout North America, according to its website.

For more information about UISHE, visit www.uishe.groups.pdx.edu.

Powwow: The public is invited to attend the annual event.

Photo courtesy of Christina’sPlayPlace/flickr.com

Vanguard 2 | Opinion April 30, 2010

Sarah J. Christensen Editor-in-Chief Virginia Vickery News Editor Theodora Karatzas Arts & Culture Editor

OPINION Editorial

You’re doing it wrong part 1

Richard D. Oxley Opinion Editor Robert Britt Sports Editor Bryan Morgan Production Manager Marni Cohen Photo Editor Zach Chastaine Online Editor Kristin Pugmire Copy Chief Kristin Pugmire Calendar Editor Jae Specht Advertising Manager William Prior Marketing Manager Judson Randall Adviser Ann Roman Advertising Adviser Illustrator Kira Meyrick Associate News Editor Corie Charnley Production Assistants Stephanie Case, Justin Flood, Shannon Vincent Post-production Assistant Adiana Lazarraga Contributors Stacy Austin, Will Blackford, Bianca Blankenship, Leah Bodenhamer, Meaghan Daniels, Sarah Engels, Sarah Esterman, Amy Fylan, Courtney Graham, Natalia Grozina, Patrick Guild, Joe Hannan, Rosemary Hanson, Steve Haske, Nadya Ighani, Carrie Johnston, Sara M. Kemple, Tamara K. Kennedy, Ebonee Lee, J. Logue, James MacKenzie, Natalie McClintock, Daniel Ostlund, Sharon Rhodes, Tanya Shiffer, Wendy Shortman, Robert Seitzinger, Catrice Stanley, Amy Staples, Nilesh Tendolkar, Robin Tinker, Vinh Tran, Andrea Vedder, Katherine Vetrano, Allison Whited, Roger Wightman Photographers Drew Martig, Michael Pascual, Liana Shewey, Adam Wickham Copy Editors Noah Emmet, Amanda Gordon Advertising Sales Sam Gressett, Iris Meyers, Ana SanRoman, Wesley Van Der Veen Advertising Designer Beth Hansen Distributor Cody Bakken The Vanguard is chartered to publish four days a week as an independent student newspaper by the PSU Publications Board. Views and editorial content expressed herein are those of the staff, contributors and readers, and do not necessarily represent those of the PSU student body, faculty, staff or administration. One copy of the Vanguard is provided free of charge to all community members, additional copies or subcription issues may incur a 25 cent charge. The Vanguard is printed on 40 percent post-consumer recycled paper.

Copyright © 2010 Portland State University Vanguard 1825 SW Broadway, Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm. S-26, Portland, Ore., 97201

Letters

Now that the ASPSU election is over for the year, many are still surprised to find that the election even occurred at all. Many mistakes were made in this election; we now have the opportunity to learn from them and correct the process for next year.

One major problem that should have been addressed before the election started was the lack of exposure for voting. This election continued the bad habit of being a secret event. Once the actual dates for the elections were established— only days before it occurred— students found voting stations, in some cases, by pure luck alone. Although it was possible to vote online, very little effort was made to notify students about this option, leaving most in the dark.

Simply telling students to vote is not enough.

Providing information on where, when and who is also imperative. Due to lack of competition in several of the races, candidates stated that they did not feel a need to campaign because their victory was inevitable. A table in the Academic Student Recreation Center and chalk messages on blackboards in classrooms were two observed methods used to reach students.

These complacent efforts succeeded in motivating a mere 701 students (out of 28,000) to vote.

It’s difficult to say how many of those 701 students were familiar with the candidates for which they were voting. Some students

mentioned deliberately neglecting to vote simply because they had no knowledge of the candidates.

Information about candidates was available online, but it was not made common knowledge.

This election also lacked fresh blood. Many of the contenders had already served in some capacity with ASPSU before this election, and while experience is important when considering a candidate for office, it is not fair for students when new candidates simply adopt the policies of their predecessors.

More worrisome than the lack of new candidates is the cronyism that seemed to cloud this election. It is perfectly fine if experienced candidates are running, but if that experience and connection to ASPSU unfairly influences the election, provides an unfair advantage for the party in power or simply prevents others from even engaging in the student government, then this is a serious issue that needs to be looked into and resolved.

ASPSU elections are important, as the people being elected hold a significant amount of power at the university and are responsible for millions of dollars in student fees. When the election of these officials is poorly run, it is a disservice to students.

Next Friday, we will offer our suggestions and solutions for these issues. In the meantime, we encourage and invite your input and ideas for next year’s ASPSU elections.

Sarah J. Christensen, Editor-in-Chief | Virginia Vickery, News Editor Theodora Karatzas, Arts & Culture Editor | Richard D. Oxley, Opinion Editor Robert Britt, Sports Editor | Marni Cohen, Photo Editor Bryan Morgan, Production Manager | Zach Chastaine, Online Editor Kristin Pugmire, Copy Chief

Meatless diets are good for you Dear Editor, In response to your recent article “Grant Butler Is Going for Good” (28 Apr.), I would like to compliment Mr. Butler for exploring the benefits of a meatless diet during his monthlong journey. For students who are looking for a quick and easy way to avoid the “freshman 15,” cutting meat out of their diets is a superb choice, plus it helps work toward an end to the unhealthy and inhumane business of raising and killing animals for food.

Vegetarians have a mere fraction of the rate of heart disease, strokes, obesity, and cancer that meat-eaters have, and vegetarians don’t support one of the most ecologically destructive and cruel industries on Earth: animal agriculture.

Most people are horrified to discover that animals raised and killed for food are treated in ways that would warrant felony cruelty-to-animals charges if cats or dogs were the victims. Chickens often have their beaks cut off without any painkillers, and cows and pigs are skinned and dismembered, often while still conscious. This kind of abuse is standard in an industry that refuses to make even the most basic changes in the way that animals are treated.

What Do You

Fortunately, as Butler outlined, there are so many delicious vegetarian options available these days— including barbecue veggie riblets and vegan pizza—that it’s easier than ever to give meat the boot for good. For more information, visit peta2.com and request a free vegan/vegetarian starter kit as well as stickers and a DVD. Sincerely, Drew Winter College Campaigns Assistant peta2.com Great article, but a couple of corrections Thanks for the support Vanguard [“Everybody’s doing it, so tax it!”

April, 28]!

I wanted to add a few corrections to the story. Recreational cannabis will NOT be sold in liquor stores.

Adults 21 years of age and older will be able to purchase cannabis that will be taxed at licensed retail stores that do not sell liquor.

Also, hemp will not be taxed and regulated, it will be like any other crop for farmers to grow.

Thanks again for the support and we look forward to more coverage on this awesome initiative.

—OCTA Campaign

*The above was originally submitted as an online comment.

?

Think Semesters

It may come as a surprise to some, but most universities in the United States use a semester system instead of the quarter system that Portland State has become accustomed to. It seems that because of funding concerns, Oregon’s universities may look into the semester system as a means of saving money.

But does switching to a semester system translate into having an equal or better education than what we have now? Will such a transition harm the experience of

PSU students who have to make the change partway through their studies?

As the cost of education grows ever more expensive, such changes may be inevitable. But will cutting corners and changing the way our educational system conducts business come at the sacrifice of a quality education?

Let us know what you think. Write a letter to the editor and e-mail it to opinion@dailyvanguard.com. Or to make it easier on you, use the letter to the editor option on the Vanguard’s website.

The semester solution Replacing quarters with semesters?

Amy Fylan

Vanguard staff

After two years of surging enrollment in Oregon’s state colleges, the Oregon University System is preparing for the worst.

Anticipating that funding will become more limited at any time, OUS is considering other options to make up for the deficit without raising tuition too much.

One solution that is being considered is to convert our academic calendar from quarters to semesters.

Declaring an “emergency” in the 2009 Oregon Legislation Session, Senate Bill 442 requires that the Joint Boards of Education run a study of the pros and cons of converting some or all state universities and colleges—including community colleges—to the

semester school year while knowing that the initial change will be a high expense to reconfigure.

Why the consideration for conversion?

Apparently 89 percent of the country uses the semester academic calendar, allowing for easier transfers if one desires.

The OUS has a list of “Merits of Semester vs. Quarter System” on their website, along with their other findings on converting to a semester school year, which was submitted on October 1, 2010.

A second report is due on October 1, 2012 before any official decision is made.

Even though the pros for the semester change on the merit list outweigh the pros for quarters, I personally lean towards quarters and I have my reasons.

After making an impromptu decision to go back to school and finish my degree last winter, the major I selected requires that I earn my Bachelor of Arts, though my associate

degree was geared toward a Bachelor of Science. Which means I have to either take two years of a foreign language or test out—and since it has been 10 years, I’ve lost most of the German language skills I gained in high school, leaving me with little chance to test out.

Therefore, I am taking the first year of my required language this summer to be caught up and ready to take my second year this fall so that I’m not taking classes for three years when I already have junior status. I don’t think it would be possible for me to graduate on my time schedule if we were on semesters.

A quarter system’s major proargument is flexibility. And in this day and age, when more and more people are returning to college due to lack of employment and/ or advancement, flexibility is a must—especially if a person still has to make a living to do so. Add in Portland State’s unique community of students, which includes a rather wide age range, families and those who

manage working with study, flexibility becomes an educational necessity.

Fortunately, when and if the change is made, it is estimated to have up to a three-year transition period. And, most likely, the system won’t begin changing until the 2013–14 school year, so we have plenty of time to wrap our heads around this semester idea.

If semesters are considered, Oregon’s universities will have to reorganize more than just their calendars—they will have the arduous challenge of reorganizing how students navigate through their schools, and college students will be forced to make the change for better or for worse.

Check out the OUS list of merits of semester vs. quarter system online: www.ous.edu/state_board/jointb/ sem/res.php

Taxi cab concessions Bribery in Portland’s taxi industry Patrick Guild Vanguard staff

It’s two in the morning. You and three friends are stumbling out of a bar somewhere deep in southeast Portland. The MAX is closed for the night and the lone man at the bus stop is beckoning you over with a silvertoothed grin and grimy fingernails.

You decide that this situation calls for a taxi. You hop into the yellow cab, unaware of the battle that the driver just fought to pick you up.

Portland’s not a big taxi town.

You notice them lined up near boutique hotels or parked by food carts, but rarely do you see one actually moving. For a starving student, cabs are a luxury when the MAX, a bus or even a bicycle would serve just as well. The taxi industry in Portland is dying if it isn’t dead already. There are hundreds of new applicants for permits and not enough business to go around.

As a result, drivers are forced to pay kickbacks to hotel doormen and valets that set them up with the ever-elusive airport fare. Portland taxis are required by the city to pick up anyone for any destination

no matter how short the ride is.

The only trip that really makes any money is the long ride to the airport, which is also being serviced by private town cars and shuttles.

Drivers are paying doormen a $10–15 gratuity to secure airport fares ahead of other drivers. Drivers who pay are shuffled to the head of the line. Drivers who refuse to be shaken down are forced to wait hours in line while others pass them.

Recent articles have demonized the cab drivers, like the Portland Tribune’s “Is it a bribe, is it a tip?”

It’s neither—it’s extortion. Cab drivers charge about $40 to go to the airport. Subtract the payoff, the $2 fee they have to pay each time they enter the airport area, and the cut that goes to their company, and drivers are barely left with enough to cover expenses. And this is their most lucrative trip!

Portland isn’t New York or Las Vegas. Downtown is easily navigable and about 20 minutes across. In other cities, the drivers hold the power. Cab companies in Las Vegas are under review because drivers divert passengers only to strip clubs that pay them

kickbacks—up to $100 a person.

Considering the ludicrous amount of money club owners make a night, it’s hard to feel bad for them. Payoffs between drivers and doormen is a common practice in other large cities and the amount of tourists with large pocketbooks means that a bribe guarantees a return.

But Portland isn’t a large city.

We have strip clubs, but club owners prefer to advertise $4 steak dinners rather than pay drivers to sway customers. Anyone who goes to a strip club for dinner isn’t going to be dropping enough cash to warrant a payoff. Maybe we’re too perfect.

Maybe our urban planning garners too many great options in an easily navigable small area. My car got towed from southeast Portland the other night and it took me about five minutes to get to Northwest Quimby to get it out. Try getting from the Lower East Side of Manhattan to Central Park West in five minutes.

Fogettaboudit.

The city’s For Hire Transportation board conducted a sting last year and fined town car drivers and a hotel for taking away airport fares

from cab drivers. By law, taxis are supposed to receive airport fares.

What can the board do now?

The previous issue wasn’t about the kickback, it was about stealing rides. Taxi drivers who compete with other drivers aren’t technically breaking any laws. Their payoffs to doormen are considered gratuities and are a common courtesy in other cities like Seattle. Politicians and cab owners who cite Seattle’s business practices as a model for our own are ignoring the bleak economic situation we have here.

Seattle’s unemployment rate is about 9 percent. Portland’s hovers around 11 percent with a smaller population. Drivers here make about $100–150 a day. But that’s after working a 12-hour shift. Paying off doormen multiple times a day severely reduces their income.

For most of us, getting into a taxi immediately feels like we’re being ripped off. The $2.50 minimum flag drop could be breakfast at the Cheerful Tortoise. Each consecutive mile is another grande Americano from Starbucks. It’s easy to blame the driver, but the reality is, you might be costing them.

Vanguard Opinion | 3 April 30, 2010

The Grammar Grouch

by Robert Seitzinger There, their, they’re This week, I’m frustrated with homonyms that get misused more often than medical syringes by scraggly junkies under the Burnside Bridge.

When speaking aloud, homonyms don’t present a big issue, and you Portland State Clown College attendees—the Bozos, as I have dubbed you jabbering dunces— can get away with saying things like “gorilla warfare.” Idiots. It’s homonym-butchering like this that makes me quote Jules from Pulp Fiction: “English, motherfucker, do you speak it?!!?!”

“There, their, they’re” is the homonym I most often see written out incorrectly, and it pains me when one of the few people among my friends I consider a fellow elite grammarian texts me, “we’re almost to there house for the party.”

Yes, the Grouch parties…

I spend the whole night correcting everyone and eventually get kicked out, but at least those Bozos spend a few minutes having grammatically-correct conversation before they shred their brain cells with Pabst and bong hits.

“There” is a reference to a place. It’s also a comforting word in repetition, as in “Bozo, there there, you’ll learn grammar eventually.”

“Their” is a multiple possessive word. For example, “PSCC sure is proud of their Bozos!

They keep admitting them year after year, anyhow!”

“They’re” is a contraction of “they are.” This is an indication of action by multiple subjects or objects, such as “Bozos, man, they’re all so goddamn stupid!”

Learn to use grammar appropriately…even Facebook has a group dedicated to “there, their, they’re” accuracy. So join up, learn grammar and do your best to ascend to my level of grammatical glory.

Letters to the editor are gladly accepted and should be no longer than 300 words in length. Submissions may be edited for brevity and vulgarity.

E-mail letters to opinion@ dailyvanguard.com.

Illustration by Kira Meyrick/Portland State Vanguard

Vanguard 4 |4Opinion | News February January Month AprilDay, 23, 13, 30, 2009 2010

On this day in history 1492 Christopher Columbus is given a royal commission to equip his fleet for a journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

1789 George Washington becomes the first president of the United States of America.

1889 The first U.S. holiday is instituted on the centennial of Washington’s inauguration.

VikingVoice Should Oregon legalize marijuana?

Zechariah Dangerfield Student taking a break from studies

Tracy Mattner Junior Liberal studies “I don’t really care. Sure, why not, it doesn’t hurt anybody.

The money could go towards a lot of things like, shit, healthcare, education, [etc.].”

1889 The George Washington Bridge opens, connecting New York City to New Jersey.

92% Yes

1952 The first TV commercial for a children’s toy airs for Mr. Potato Head.

1961 Shuttle flights between Washington D.C., Boston and New York City begin.

1974 President Nixon releases partial transcripts of Watergate tape recordings.

6% Maybe with restrictions

1988 In Pennsylvania, the largest banana split in history is made, totaling 455 miles long.

2% No

1997 Ellen DeGeneres comes out as gay in her sitcom “Ellen.”

Over 42 million watch the episode.

—todayinhistory.com

Here we go again. It’s the age-old debate over whether or not marijuana should be legalized.

Currently, the Campaign for the Restoration and Regulation of Hemp, along with Oregon’s branch of the National Organization for the Return of Marijuana Laws, have put forth an effort to once and for all legalize the personal recreational use of marijuana.

The proposal known as OCTA 2010 (Oregon Cannabis Tax Act) will regulate marijuana while also encouraging Oregon’s hemp industry. The act calls for the legalization of marijuana, which would be purchased in special licensed stores—similar to the way liquor stores sell liquor.

Following Natalia Grozina’s opinion article this week, the Vanguard posted a poll on Facebook asking whether or not marijuana should be legalized.

While past polls have fluctuated in participation, this survey garnered the most input of any Vanguard poll ever. Hmm…

Sarah Sterling Sophomore/Junior Sociology major community development minor

Rant Rage The

Hear this!

Dick Richards Vanguard staff

Hey, guy blaring his subwoofers down the street. You’re an asshole.

I know you think you’re expressing an image of cool, but all you’re really expressing is how much of a douche bag you are.

You come bumping and thumping, or perhaps rocking and rolling, while you pump what is inevitably crap music through a sound system that most likely takes up all the spare space in your car. I can imagine how it sounds from your perspective, but from my perspective, inside my home where my windows are shaking and my floor is pulsating, it just serves to annoy me as it competes with the viewing of one of my favorite flicks—Red Dawn—and I can’t hear Patrick Swayze take down the red army.

Or perhaps I am simply walking down the street, and your ride shakes the ground as you pass by. Sure, it doesn’t really ruin my day and we all have to deal with annoyances in life. But here is the thing: You come off so unbelievably douchey—and a high level of douche-baggery is just one pet peeve I can’t shake.

Somehow you may believe that this display of alpha-audio dominance strikes onlookers

Chris Yates Freshman Theater arts major

“Medicinally it’s already legal here…I think it all depends upon personal discretion.

Alcohol is legal, and I don’t consider marijuana any more dangerous, probably far less dangerous, than alcohol.

Maybe if they made a legal smoking age or something like that, though God knows that doesn’t do much good when it comes to drinking anyway. It’s probably less addictive and less dangerous than nicotine for crying out loud.”

“I think it should be decriminalized. But I think if they legalize it then I wouldn’t like it to be sold in like 7/11 or something where they can put any taxes on it that they want. I think if the government legalized herb that it wouldn’t be the best thing, because then they would just have control over taxing it and I don’t think the government should. I would like it to be something people can grow in their house if they wanted to… like tomatoes and herbs.”

with an impression of your awesomeness. However—and forgive me if I am destroying your fantasy here—what we are all really thinking is, “Man, that guy has a tiny penis.”

What we really perceive is some twit jumping up and down yelling, “Look at me! Look at me! I’m compensating for my horrifying inadequacies!”

Much in the same manner that many have stereotyped people with obnoxiously oversized trucks as being ignorant rednecks lacking in their southern bits and pieces, you have equally branded yourself as suffering from the same physical ailment.

Try to look at it this way. Inside your ear is a system of tiny hairs that transmit the sensation of sound to the brain. When repeatedly experiencing sound at extreme levels—usually over 100 decibels— these hairs become damaged and therefore cannot pick up sound. In other words, you lose your hearing, fast, when you continually crank up

the tunes. It’s similar to when you get out of a concert and you just can’t hear as well, only instead of going away, this hearing loss stays around for the rest of your life.

But I digress—if the imminent threat of losing your hearing doesn’t sway you from disturbing all those around you, as I assume it doesn’t, then let’s focus back on the fact that your gear-under-there is so sad that you feel the need to act out, filling the streets with overwhelming sounds blasting from your speakers.

And oh man, if you’re driving a huge truck and blasting tunes so loud it registers on the Richter scale, then I truly pity you.

So just keep in mind that the next time you feel the need to share Lil Jon’s latest poor attempt at a single with the entire city, we only hear your poor attempt at compensating for your Lil Jon. Or perhaps you prefer to enjoy your favorite classic Tool jam at volumes that could crack the Earth’s crust— but remember that the only tool we see is you.

sHOULD OREGON LEGALIZE MARIJUANA?

and

Letters to the editor are gladly accepted and should be no longer than 300 words in length. Submissions may be edited for brevity and vulgarity.

E-mail letters to opinion@ dailyvanguard.com.

“It’s basically the same deal as prohibition in the ’20s with alcohol. It’s not really harmful—more harmful than alcohol anyway…So many people smoke weed and there’s no income to the state [from marijuana revenue] as it is right now. It definitely would be a great form of income.”

facebook poll

1904 The ice cream cone is invented.

Year Unkown Happy birthday to Daily Vanguard editor-in-chief Sarah Christensen.

“I do believe marijuana should be legal in all states. I think it would definitely bring in some revenue tax-wise—depending on quantities to sell and of course how good the bud is.

I don’t believe marijuana is necessarily harmful to anybody.

I’ve never gotten stoned and punched out a window.”

Jonathan Mooney Aramark employee

ARTS & CULTURE Art for social change Making Space involves the community in creating art to change the world Roger Wightman Vanguard staff

Social change and art have gone hand-in-hand for a long time. Artists have seemingly always used a blank canvas or the lens of a camera to provide commentary and instigate change within political, economic and social systems. In a city known for progressive and alternative lifestyles, it doesn’t come as a surprise that an art gallery exists with the sole purpose of promoting social and environmental change.

SEA Change Gallery is that gallery—founded with the purpose of advocating environmental responsibility and social justice through the use of art. With a mission statement like that, it makes sense that the exhibits which fill the walls monthly would share the gallery’s values and also fit within the niche arena of unique ways of propelling social movements.

All photos courtesy of Sea Change Gallery

Founded a little over a year ago

by Katherine Ball and Alec Neal, SEA Change seeks to change the culture within the art community and engage the city’s environmental and social policy in a way that has not been done before.

“We are interested in the intersection of environmental and social issues,” Ball said.

By exhibiting events that detail environmental degradation and its toll on communities, SEA Change is able to provide a connection between issues affecting the environment and how these events are affecting us on a very personal level.

The SEA Change gallery space is not only used for art, but also as a gathering space for grassroots organizations, non-profits and fundraisers which support the SEA Change mission statement.

“As long as the groups don’t charge a fee for attendance, we don’t charge to use the space,” says Bell.

This month at SEA Change, local nonprofit Project Grow will be overtaking the space and transforming it into their workspace. Project Grow uses a variety of methods to enhance the lives of developmentally challenged adults including art, farming, yoga and music.

Not coincidental is Project Grow’s dedication to being a community organization, striving to include the community in projects and events as well as educating the community on the value of art and natural food.

One of the more exciting developments to come to Project Grow’s itinerary of good is the North Portland Farm. The farm is run by developmentally challenged adults who produce enough food to supply CSA members with 17 weeks’ worth of 65 different varieties of vegetables, berries, flowers and artwork that is made by the farmhands and other challenged adults that the program works with.

Project Grow has also been the host of many lectures series dealing with the challenges that face the developmentally challenged, the environment and other social issues.

Many of the specifics of Project Grow’s SEA Change residency are yet to be defined. The residency hopes to address larger issues like what it means to be normal, while staying within the confines of the group and galleries objectives.

“A bunch of different projects will be activated in the space,” Bell said. “It is going to be open-ended; there are no parameters. The point is to engage with the public.”

Making Space by Project Grow is bound to be a unique experience to participate in art and support the communities’ involvement in the important work of local nonprofits.

Flying solo

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

Big, fat list of shows: Friday’s live music lineup

Singlehandedly brings back the lost art of the oral storytelling

I Will Be King, Roctopuss, Tinzen, Honey Wars Ash St. Saloon, 9:30 p.m., $5, 21+

Natalie McClintock Vanguard staff

What has happened to the art of oral storytelling? Portland Story Theater has the answer. In its upcoming solo performance festival, Singlehandedly, performers have their stories in their heads and most of them are never written out.

There are nine performers in the solo shows who get an hour each on stage, and two perform every night. On May 14, the night of the StorySLAM, there are eight artists who spin their tales for 10 minutes apiece.

Lynne Duddy, one of the founders of Portland Story Theater, said that this year’s theme is finding a “sense of place.” This means different things to all involved.

Penny Walter, the puppeteer of the group, performed her set last Saturday using a multitude of props, music and puppets to tell the story of her childhood and her career. Last weekend she even smashed a guitar onstage, to the great delight of the crowd, receiving a standing ovation after her performance.

Taru Sinclair, a classically trained actress from the United Kingdom, takes an entirely different route with her routine.

“It was a process of distillation,” Sinclair said. “I had to fit my stories into a framework that had a beginning, middle and end that made sense, and let the stories tell me the meaning. I’m still finding that meaning.”

Her hour-long presentation started with 11 hours worth of material that she eventually edited down. Sinclair has performed in Portland before in a critically acclaimed one-woman show called Man to Man. The performances, which are all personal narratives, are much

Ugly Colors, Pegasus Dream, The Jezebel Spirit Backspace, 8 p.m., $5, all ages

Photo courtesy of Isaac Koval

Lawrence Howard

different to perform than a more traditional role on stage.

“It’s like you’re naked,” Duddy said. “There’s nowhere to hide. You have to commit and show your heart. The audience will know if you’re faking it.”

Walter agreed, admitting that acting in the show is much like improv theater, as the story will change with the audience.

“If a joke works for three audiences and not for the fourth, you have to change how you’re telling the tale because you aren’t going to pause for laughs,” Walter said.

Duddy considers the show to be the performer’s gift to the audience and that much of the show will break the “fourth wall” between the actors onstage and the people in the crowd.

“Part of our mission is to give everyone their own voice,” Duddy said. “Everyone has their way of telling their story.”

Singlehandedly Portland Story Theater 1847 E Burnside April 30, May 1, 7, 8, 14 8–10:30 p.m. $12+

Making Space by Project Grow SEA Change Gallery 625 NW Everett St, Gallery #110 Mon–Wed and Fri from 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Opens May 3 Runs through May 17 Opening Party Thu, May 6 5:30–9 p.m.

Vanguard Arts & Culture | 5 April 30, 2010

Photo courtesy of Hipbone Studio

Hot, steamy theater: Sexy Nurd is just one of the unique components in this year’s Singlehandedly festival.

Aqualung, Krista Polvere Doug Fir, 9 p.m., $13 advance, $15 door, 21+ Paper Brain, The Rainy States, The Caps The Knife Shop, 10 p.m., $4, 21+ Thee Headliners, Ghostwriter, Advisory Kenton Club, 10 p.m., free, 21+ Lozen, Palo Verde The Know, 7 p.m., free, 21+ Hawkeye, Soft Paws Langano Lounge, 9 p.m., free, 21+ Head for the Hills, Scott Law, Asher Fulero Mississippi Studios, 9 p.m., $12, 21+ A Diamond Eye Shines In Failing Light The Parlour, 7 p.m., $4, all ages Warwolves, Volahn, Ashdautas, Walpurgisnacht Plan B, 9 p.m., $5, 21+ Javelin, Copy, May Ling, Chrome Wings Rotture, 9 p.m., $8, 21+ Cicada Omega, Gravelroad, Pure Country Gold Slabtown, 9 p.m., $5, 21+

Vanguard 6 | Arts & Culture April 30, 2010

Tomorrow at the NW Film Center

Lozen heats up the stage with tribalistic, feminist punk Leah Bodenhamer Vanguard staff

Music On Hold Hernan A. Goldfried Argentina, 2009 “Ezequiel, a nearly broke film music composer, has 20 days to deliver a score. He’s just not hearing it.

One day he calls his bank, and listening to muzak while on hold for Paula, an executive he’s never met, he hears a song that inspires a breakthrough. How to find that song again, among the hundreds of inane on-hold tunes?

Paula, meanwhile, has not told her very conservative mother that, though she is pregnant, she is no longer with her boyfriend. When mother and composer both wind up in her office, she impulsively introduces Ezequiel as the father. They each have something the other needs, and though they are not even acquaintances, Ezequiel and Paula soon enter into a strange partnership.

A witty romantic comedy that has been a sensation in Argentina and a hit at this year’s Portland International Film Festival, Hernán Goldfrid’s breezy film features a stellar cast that includes Norma Aleandro, Diego Peretti, and Natalia Oreiro.”

9 p.m.

All screenings are in Whitsell Auditorium, 1218 SW Park Ave. Free with PSU student ID. —nwfilm.org

Distortion, rage and droning vocals like haunting caves and brooding waves. It’s primitive like the earth’s bowels and feminine like her coasts and clouds, her intrinsic patterns. Two pairs of brown feet stomping like the illusive Apache warrior they name themselves after, Justine Vandez and Hozi Matheson of Lozen create no passive presence.

If the world could use any more of any one thing, it would definitely be more female punk rockers.

The two women met during their freshman year in high school in Tacoma, Wash.—Vandez hailing from Las Vegas and Matheson raised in Tacoma, born a Puyallup Indian.

Matheson has been playing music for most of her life, performing live for the past 10 years and playing drums for the past 14. She drummed for another female duo called TNA for a few years, playing more experimental rock, though not really taking part in the harmonic songwriting aspect.

When Lozen began, Matheson found herself picking up the guitar seriously for the first time to create songs from a melodic point of view. Though her style is still very rhythmic, its simplicity is refreshing, honest and to the point—similar to Tom Morello’s style in Rage Against the Machine.

Vandez started playing drums seriously in college after borrowing her uncle’s kit. Her style has a particularly brutal punch-to-theface sound that is so beloved to the world of punk drummers—tight, powerful and driven.

Though it may be misleading to describe the vocals as “singing,” both members partake in vocal expression, notable for their appealingly grimy and confrontational execution. They yell like Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex, with no less of a delivery. The two found the initial playing and creating together a feat of smooth

ease as if they were supposed to be doing it all along. After being friends for so many years, non-verbal communication had come naturally.

“Three or four months after we started jamming together,” Vandez said, “We had our first show...It was horrible, but I’m glad I did it.”

They chose the name Lozen because of the cultural component behind it, as well as the similarities it draws to their own story. Lozen was the sister of Victorio, the great Apache warrior who fought against the forces of American colonization. Lozen was considered “strong as a man, braver than most and cunning in strategy.” A legendary hero among many native peoples who were forced off their homelands, little is known of her and no photographs exist. Vandez and Matheson particularly like that aspect of her history—that despite her heroic nature, very little is known about her.

Similarly, the duo’s most recent release is a 2009 10” vinyl (with digital download) called Oona.

Oona was another folk legend—an Ojibway baby born with big owl eyes who had the power to silence babies in escape.

“We’ve talked about releasing a vinyl since the beginning,” Vandez said. “So it’s like our own little owl-eyed baby.”

When asked about whether or not they are trying to communicate a feminist or native message, they said that, although both these aspects of their lives influence them, they are not specifically trying to persuade anyone of anything.

Over time, however, they have become a bit more direct in lyrical undertones. One’s life experiences are indefinitely translated through creative expression, and Lozen is no exception.

Lozen The Know 2026 NE Alberta Street Tonight, 8 p.m.

21+

All photos courtesy of Duke City Music

FULL THROTTLE

After Burner: Climax brings a blistering sense of speed to flight games Steve Haske Vanguard staff

When you’re talking about flight games, they generally fall into one of three categories: hardcore flight simulators with ultra-realistic physics, arcade dog fighting games with streamlined physics and controls and horizontal or vertical shooters.

Most flight games fall somewhere in between the first and second categories, often tweaking the flying style so you can bank, barrel roll and other useful tricks to avoid missile collisions or get enemy bogies in your sights.

After Burner: Climax is a hands-down 100 percent arcade game (it’s actually a port of an arcade title of the same name Sega debuted in 2006), but it doesn’t operate exactly under normal parameters—namely, it’s much faster. Much, much faster.

The game’s sense of speed is, in a word, ridiculous. If you think about fast, forward motion in a game—whether it’s racing, aerial dogfighting or whatever else—it’s fast, sure, but always programmed so

that a seasoned player can skillfully navigate the track or level without getting tripped up too much.

The speed in Climax, on the other hand, is even faster. You can still blaze through a level in one piece (after a few tries, anyway) but the game’s clip is disorienting at first.

The camera moves relentlessly onward, even if you’ve eaten the front-end of an enemy’s missile one too many times, and if you don’t shoot down whoever’s in your crosshairs within the pretty stringent three- to five-second window you get to do so, there’s no second chance.

In fact, playing through the game with some of the extra options turned on (like the ability to fly at max speed at all times), you can blow through a level in around 30 seconds, literally.

Thank god the game’s blink-and-you-miss-it gameplay is streamlined to the degree it is.

Your missiles constantly reload and you don’t run out of machine gun ammo, and any time your reticle touches an enemy plane, it goes down in flames in seconds. You can also build up your combo meter to unleash a Panzer Dragoon-like volley of missiles.

Not that you have time to sit around and watch the fireworks.

Climax throws you into a constant

kaleidoscopic barrage of smoke trails and explosions that leaves you very little time to even understand what’s going on before it’s zipped right by you.

The game is still gorgeous though, running at a high frame rate (if it’s not a constant 60 frames per second, I’d be damn surprised) and sporting great HD visuals. Running on the original arcade hardware in 2006, the game looked good, but this new version blows it away.

Sadly, there’s a downside to all the breakneck action herein: The game is really short. Again, this is an arcade port, and you can see exactly how, since you can get shot down in as little as 10 or 15 seconds— you can almost imagine how much

money it would take to get to the end of the game.

However, with the convenience of console ports, that’s not really a problem, so you can beat the game in about 10 minutes. The first play-through took me about 12, with continue times added in, and the second took a whole seven.

Caveat emptor: This game is awesome, but if you’re not looking for an arcade dogfighter, $10 can be a little steep. This is one of those games you play over and over to unlock extras and improve your score, rather than getting a long experience the first time around. Still, it’s hard to argue with how badass it is to waste an entire screen full of enemy bogeys with a well-placed combo.

After Burner: Climax

Sega PSN, XBLA $9.99

All photos courtesy of Sega

HAPPY YEASTER! Belgian beer brewed big and bold Bianca Blankenship Vanguard staff

When Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers started four years ago, the beer festival’s tap list consisted of only 10 beers from 10 brewers. Now, with 28 brewers taking part in the festival and 33 beers on tap this year, Portland’s Cheers is both a popular festival and a striking example of how the Oregon craft beer scene has skyrocketed in recent years.

While the festival originally limited itself to brewers from the Portland metropolitan area, it has since expanded to include all of

Oregon. Plenty of local breweries are taking part this year, but there’s also a chance to sample beers from top-notch breweries beyond the city limits, such as Fort George Brewing from Astoria and Cascade Brewing from Bend.

What’s bringing all these brewers together is a specific strain of yeast—Wyeast 3726, to be exact, which is best used for farmhouse ales. It comes from Wyeast Laboratories, located in the Columbia River Gorge. The Wyeast Laboratories website touts the strain’s “earthy and spicy notes,” proclaiming it to be “slightly tart and dry with a peppery finish.” The beers at Portland’s Cheers have all been made using this strain.

Naturally, the beers at the festival are farmhouse ales or

All photos courtesy of Brian Buteschue/Oregon Brewery Guild

Belgian style ales, but brewers are releasing different versions of the ales in order to keep it interesting.

After a dart-toss contest between the brewers in January, each brewery was either assigned a particular style or given creative leeway, depending on how they scored at the dartboard.

Ambacht Brewing will pour its Black Gold Porter. This is the second of two beers that Ambacht now offers, the first being Our Golden Ale. The Hillsboro brewery has been gaining recognition since it appeared on the popular BREWPUBLIC blog, which most Portlanders trust to advise their beer choices. Ambacht stands out for its all-organic ingredients and the use of honey for bottle conditioning. The porter is a darker take on a Belgian beer. The tart, fruity notes of a Belgian are coupled with a chocolaty flavor from the chocolate malt. This is sure to be one of the more interesting styles to taste this weekend.

Other slants on the farmhouse ale style at Portland’s Cheers will be IPAs, red ales and even a wheat ale. Brewers who stuck with the traditional Belgian style still found

ways to spice up their recipes with unique approaches. Oakshire Brewing’s La Ferme Farmhouse Ale includes rosehips, lemon and grapefruit peel. Lompoc Fifth Quadrant’s Saison the Beach has thrown in some candied ginger and peppercorns for good measure. There will certainly be no lack of choices.

Hopworks Urban Brewery hosts the festival this year and the winner for Best Of Show will get to design and brew a beer with Hopworks.

Prizes will also be awarded to winners in the category of Belgian Strong Ale, as well as Belgian and French Ale. The festival is a sort of in-between beer festival, as it says farewell to the heavy winter beers of the Holiday Ale Festival and happens two months before the onslaught of summer beer festivals begins. There’s plenty more beer to come. Get your mugs ready.

Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Hopworks Urban Brewery 2944 SE Powell Blvd.

Saturday, 12–9 p.m.

Free admission, $5 goblet/$1 per taste 21+

Vanguard Arts & Culture | 7 April 30, 2010

Tomorrow at the NW Film Center Close-Up Abbas Kiarostami Iran, 1990 “Werner Herzog calls this ‘the greatest documentary on filmmaking I have ever seen.’ Much stranger than fiction, Close-Up recounts the bizarre case of Hossein Sabzian, a frustrated film buff who pretended to be well-known Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf (The Peddler Gabbeh, A Moment of Innocence). Under the guise of preparing a new project, the imposter wormed his way into the home and hearts of the well-to-do but naive Ahankhans family. His ruse, however, was soon discovered by a magazine reporter.

Kiarostami (The Taste of Cherry, Through The Olive Trees and Life Goes On) read a newspaper article about the incident, obtained permission to film Sabzian’s trial, and afterwards persuaded all involved (except the journalist) to recreate the events.

Poignant, compelling, and frequently humorous, Close-Up works on many levels.

It documents the vulnerable nature of the human ego, highlighting every person’s need for recognition and self-esteem. Its mix of cinéma vérité and reenactment underscores the subjective nature of ‘filmed truth.’

Ironically, it also fulfills the dreams of both Sabzian and the family he duped, allowing them to be in the movies at last.”

6:45 p.m.

All screenings are in Whitsell Auditorium, 1218 SW Park Ave. Free with PSU student ID.

—nwfilm.org

Vanguard 88||News News February Month AprilDay, 30, 12, 2009 2010

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

PSU recognized for going green Portland State has recently been featured in the Princeton Review’s “Guide to 286 Green Colleges,” which recognizes it as one of the most environmentally responsible schools in the nation.

“Portland State University in Oregon recently received the largest donation in its history, and the greenest, so to speak: $25 million from the James F. and Maron L. Miller Foundation for research and projects with an emphasis on sustainability,” according to the guide.

“The school has also received significant federal funds for green building labs.”

In addition, the guide commemorated the recent projects of the university’s Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices, including community food systems, green technology, integrated water resource management and sustainable urban development.

“Portland is the United States’ most sustainable city,” according to the guide, “and PSU is centrally located and slated to become part of the city’s first ‘eco-district,’ a community initiative to create neighborhoods that are resource-efficient, that capture and reuse energy and waste, and that provide a rich diversity of green space.”

The Princeton Review invited 2,000 colleges and universities to take its survey, and only 286 were featured in the guide. Though the schools are not ranked, they were chosen based on their scores in three different areas: -Whether students have a campus quality of life that is both healthy and sustainable -How well a school is preparing students for employment in the green economy -How environmentally responsible a school’s policies are For a full list of schools, visit www. princetonreview.com/ green-guide.aspx.

NEWS McNair Scholars program accepting applications Program provides career guidance, high success rate Tamara K. Kennedy Vanguard staff

The Ronald E. McNair post-baccalaureate achievement program is directed at students who want to pursue a Ph.D. program.

Past McNair scholars have been accepted into some of the finest graduate programs in the nation.

Currently, 30 Portland State McNair scholars are listed in the program, which was established in 1986 by the U.S. Department of Education and named in honor of Challenger Space Shuttle astronaut, Ronald E. McNair, according to its website.

The program is funded by a grant of $924,000, given by the U.S. Department of Education and cost-share funds, dispersed over a period of four years.

The results of the program have been phenomenal, according to Dr. Toeutu Faaleava, director of the McNair scholarship program at PSU. “Graduate programs from around the world recruit PSU McNair scholars,” Faaleava said. “We have brilliant students doing compelling research in their fields under the guidance of faculty experts.”

Carmen Anderson, a McNair scholar, is currently the Returning Women Students Program

ASPSU |

Coordinator for the Women’s Resource Center. Anderson’s awards include PSU Student Ambassador, winner of the 2008 President’s Commission on the Status of Women essay and President’s Awards Award for University Service, according to the program’s website.

“McNair scholars are highachieving people who are going places, who are doing something serious,” she said.

Anderson said she is also pursuing her lifelong dream of doing comedy. Since her success at the PSU Hellooo Cancer event she held in the Multicultural Center in December of 2009, Anderson has appeared at Club Calabash, A.J. Java on the Rails and Duffy’s Hanger. She may be appearing in Florida in June at a cancer fundraiser.

Other McNair scholars include former senator and PSU professor Avel Louise Gordly and professor Dalton Miller-Jones, according to Anderson.

After serving three terms in the House of Representatives, Avel Gordly was the first African American woman elected to the Oregon Senate, according to PSU’s Black Studies website.

Miller-Jones is a member of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. He is also a professor of psychology at PSU and served as vice provost for academic affairs for three years and chaired the Black

Rodrigo Melgarjo/Portland State Vanguard

Carmen Anderson: A McNair scholar and cancer survivor, she has produced an inspirational

play, works for the Women’s Resource Center and was a Student Ambassador.

Studies department, according to the Oregon University System website.

Jones said the McNair scholarship program at PSU is “significant.” “[The McNair scholarship program] provides a high quality, one-to-one research mentoring experience for students, especially for students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds,” he said. “Most of the McNair students have a distinct advantage when applying to graduate school or to professional programs in medicine and technology.”

Jones said that in a large urban university, students can get lost in the machinery of paperwork.

McNair scholars involved in a lab or on a research project get outstanding individual career and informal personal counseling from their contact with the faculty, as well as graduate students, Jones said.

The Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program is currently accepting applications, which are due on Monday, May 3. To apply, visit sites.google.com/site/ psumcnairscholars/home.

Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program information According to the website, the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program include the following: -Summer research internship to work on original research project with a faculty mentor -$2,800 summer research internship stipend -Scholarly activities designed to prepare students for graduate and doctoral studies -Academic counseling and tutoring -Assistance in graduate admissions and financial aid -Assistance in presenting and publishing research

from page one

Sanford said staff is burnt out and can’t account for work Jonathan Sanford’s Executive Staff changes in 2009–10 Christopher Proudfoot—Legislative Affairs Director: Resigned November 1, 2009 to focus on outside work. Position filled

by Katie Markey.

Drew Martig/Portland State Vanguard

Photos by Adam Wickham/Portland State Vanguard

Jonathan Sanford

Tasha Triplett

Zaki Bucharest

Sanford said there have been growing problems in the office with Triplett for a while.

“After several weeks of looking into the successes of each position at ASPSU, it had become apparent that some staff members were not performing their job description,” Sanford said in an e-mail to the Vanguard on April 17.

According to Sanford, the blow-up between him and Triplett happened after he asked the staff to turn in “transition binders,” which are to be used as reference materials about ASPSU by president-elect Katie Markey’s incoming administration.

Sanford said he gave Markey a transition binder the day after she was announced as president, but many remaining members of his staff have not been

cooperative with the process.

Sanford said he is unable to account for much of the work his staff members are accomplishing.

“They’re all just burnt out and no one wants to be held accountable right now,” he said.

Sanford said the problem with Triplett illustrates the problems with the staff as a whole, who are all tired at this stage of the year.

Sanford and Triplett must now go through mediation through the campus Ombuds office before Triplett’s employment status can be changed in any way. Though Triplett claims she is still with ASPSU, Sanford does not list her as one of the remaining staff members. Triplett declined to comment, as did ASPSU

communication director Laura Morency.

As Events and Outreach Coordinator, Triplett makes $600 per month in the form of a stipend, according to the SFC Budgeting System, which she is still getting paid despite her unknown status with ASPSU. Earlier in the month, Bucharest was exonerated by the university of all charges brought against him by economic professor John Hall. Bucharest was accused of being an FBI agent. At a student code of conduct hearing on March 19, Bucharest was supported by members of ASPSU including executive staff members. He declined to comment on his departure from ASPSU.

Azadeh Chitsaz—Vice President: Resigned January 26 to tend to an ill relative. Position filled February 9 by Eddie Hallman, former administrative director.

Administrative Affairs Director: Hallman vacated the position to take over as vice president after Chitsaz left.

Christian Aniciete—Communications Director: Resigned February 10, citing having different interests, but expressed frustration with ASPSU members during an impeachment process this spring.

Position was filled by Laura Morency in early March.

Sarah Lynn Doherty— Equal Rights Advocate: Resigned fall 2009. Position vacant.

Zaki Bucharest—Chief of Staff: Resigned in April. Position vacant.

The Daily Cut

Vanguard News | 9 April 30, 2010

Your world in brief

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

Immigration Enforcement PHOENIX (AP)—A referendum drive and a lawsuit have emerged as potential road blocks to Arizona’s tough new law on illegal immigration that has thrust the state into the national spotlight.

The legal action set to be filed Thursday in federal court is aimed a preventing enforcement of the controversial measure, while the ballot question could put it on hold until 2012.

Signed last week by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, the law requires local and state law enforcement to question people about their immigration status if there’s reason to suspect they’re in the country illegally, and makes it a state crime to be in the United States illegally.

A draft of the proposed lawsuit obtained by The Associated Press shows the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders will seek an injunction preventing authorities from enforcing the law. The group argues federal law pre-empts state regulation of national borders, and that Arizona’s law violates due-process rights by allowing suspected illegal immigrants to be detained before they’re convicted.

Other Hispanic and civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, are also planning lawsuits. And U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said the federal government may challenge the law.

On Wednesday, a group filed papers to launch a referendum drive that could put the law on hold until 2012 if organizers wait until the last minute to turn in petition signatures needed to get the measure on the ballot.

Opponents of the law have until late July or early August to file the more than 76,000 signatures—the same time the law is set to go into effect. If they get enough signatures, the law would be delayed until a vote.

But the deadline to put a question on the November ballot is July 1, and a referendum filing later than that could delay a vote on the law until 2012, officials with the Secretary of State’s Office said.

“That would be a pretty big advantage” to the law’s opponents, said Andrew Chavez, head of a Phoenix-based petition-circulating firm and chairman of the One Arizona referendum campaign.

The legislation’s chief sponsor, Republican Rep. Russell Pearce, said

he has no doubt voters will support the new law at the ballot box, which would then protect it from repeal by the Legislature. In Arizona, measures approved by voters can only be repealed at the ballot box.

The clergy group’s lawsuit targets a provision allowing police to arrest illegal-immigrant day laborers seeking work on the street or anyone trying to hire them, according to the draft. It says the solicitation of work is protected by the First Amendment.

State Rep. Ben Miranda, a Phoenix Democrat who will serve as the local attorney on the case, said it was important to file the suit quickly to show local Latinos and the rest of the country that there’s still a chance the law won’t be enacted.

“I think there’s real damage being caused right now,” Miranda said.

“How do you measure the kind of fear...going on in many parts of this community?”

At least three Arizona cities also are considering lawsuits to block the law. Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon said the measure would be “economically devastating,” and called on the City Council to sue the state to stop it from taking effect.

The council rejected that idea Tuesday, yet the mayor told

reporters he retained legal counsel to prepare a lawsuit to file on behalf of the city.

Tucson leaders also are considering their options to block the law, and Flagstaff City Councilman Rick Swanson said the city had a duty to protect its residents who might be targeted.

Meanwhile, the effect of the law continued to ripple beyond Arizona.

A Republican Texas lawmaker said she’ll introduce a measure similar to the Arizona law next year.

Texas Rep. Debbie Riddle of Tomball said she will push for the law in the January legislative session, according to Wednesday’s editions of the San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle.

And Republicans running for governor in Colorado and Minnesota expressed support for the crackdown. “I’d do something very similar” if elected,” Former Rep. Scott McInnis, told KHOW-AM radio in Denver.

—Jonathan J. Cooper, Paul Davenport

Global Cannabis March in downtown The eleventh annual Global Cannabis March will take place this Saturday, May 1, in Portland at 10 a.m.

Participants will meet at Pioneer Courthouse Square at noon for the march, and will continue through downtown, according to a press release.

“This year’s performers and speakers are all from the Portland area as part of our efforts to provide a more environmentally and economically responsible event,” said Scott Gordon, Oregon’s National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Vending and Hemp director, in the press release.

For more information, contact Oregon NORML at 503-239-6110 or visit www.ornorml.com

Vanguard 10 | Sports April 30, 2010

SPORTS

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

Group X fitness class schedule Gentle Yoga Mon 6:30–7:30 a.m.

Wed 6:30–7:30 a.m.

11 a.m. to Noon 4–5 p.m.

Fri 7:30–8:30 a.m.

Deep Water X Mon/Fri 8:30–9:15 a.m.

Tue 5:15–6 p.m.

Thur 11–11:45 a.m.

Shallow Water X Tue 11–11:45 a.m.

Wed 8:30–9:15 a.m.

Thur 5:15–6 p.m.

Cardio Blast Mon/Fri 9–9:45 a.m.

Power Vinyasa Yoga Mon 11 a.m. to Noon 7:15–8:15 p.m.

Tue 5–6 p.m.

Wed 7:15–8:15 p.m.

Thur 6:15–7:15 p.m.

Sun 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Advanced Yoga Tue/Thur 8:30–9:30 a.m.

Bootcamp Mon/Wed/Fri 12:15–1 p.m.

Robert Britt/Portland State Vanguard

Vikings wrap up conference road schedule with series at Weber State James MacKenzie Vanguard staff

The Portland State softball team headed to Utah to face Pacific Coast Softball Conference newcomer and

DANCE HAPPY Belly-dancing class promotes positive feminine body image Robert Seitzinger Vanguard staff

ShimmyPhat Fitness Tue 5–6 p.m.

Pilates Tue/Thur 11 a.m. to Noon Core Center Mon/Wed 5:15–6 p.m.

Sat Noon to 12:45 p.m.

Cycle Mon 5:15–6 p.m.

Tue 12:15–1 p.m.

7:15–8 p.m.

Wed 5:15–6 p.m.

Thur 12:15–1 p.m.

Fri 4–4:45 p.m.

Zumba Mon 6:15–7 p.m.

Fri 5–6 p.m.

Sat 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Body Strong Tue 6:15–7 p.m.

Wed 9–9:45 a.m.

6:15–7 p.m.

—All classes located in the ASRC. More information and additional classes can be found at www.pdx. edu/recreation/fitness

Belly dancing is an art form that mystifies much of Western culture, with its deep Arabic roots and alluring motions. Campus Rec currently offers ShimmyPhat Fitness, a weekly class where students interested in belly dancing can learn from a certified fitness instructor who has developed her own innovative dance style.

The workout combines belly dance moves with other feminine dance forms to maximize fat burning and body toning, according to the Campus Rec website. Shara English, the instructor and creator of ShimmyPhat, said the class aims to embrace women of all body types, not just the slender form typically associated with female beauty.

“Basically, as a belly dancer, you have to have some adipose tissue, you know, a bit of fat to shimmy and to shake,” English said. “In Arabic culture, it’s very respected to have a curvy body. I realized shimmy and fat together, spelled p-h-a-t, sounds pretty cool.”

English, who has worked as an advertising professional, taught the class in North Carolina starting in 2005 before moving to Portland for a job. She said the

division-rival Weber State in a four-game series today and tomorrow.

Weber State, which last faced the Vikings in 1982, comes into the series holding a 1-41 record, with their lone win against conference opponent Utah Valley earlier this month.

The Wildcats, who have revitalized a softball program left dormant since 1983, have struggled mightily in their first season in the PCSC. Weber State can attribute power of advertising, such as Dove’s “Campaign for Real Beauty,” made her realize she could advocate for positivity among women of all body shapes and sizes.

“I realized that I could do something on a large scale that can help women have a different body type that’s promoted in fitness, beyond just the hardcore-cut abs, Jillian Michaels body,” she said.

“There’s something powerful about a woman who is truly confident.”

During this Tuesday’s class, eight women attended the session, most of them for the first time.

Postbac student April Mullen said she’s taken classes before from English, and that ShimmyPhat sounded interesting.

“I expect it’ll be a lot of fun,” Mullen said before the class. “Shara’s a fun and positive teacher—she does a good job of breaking movements down, and encourages her students to feel good about themselves.”

Afterward, Mullen said she will “definitely try to make it to her class again.”

About 10 students typically attend the free ShimmyPhat class on campus each Tuesday, and English said as many as 20 students have participated in a session. Alison Smith, senior, said this Tuesday’s class was the second she has attended and that she wants to continue taking ShimmyPhat with English.

“It’s a lot of fun to be in the class,” Smith said. “I’ve taken belly dancing classes before, and Shara’s great.”

Signe Spencer, a senior who took the class for the first time Tuesday, said she felt the class focuses more on holistic well-being rather than just physical health, and added praise for the instructor.

“It is impossible to ignore her positive attitude and vibrant energy,” Spencer said. “It is very obvious that she is passionate about belly dancing as a means to achieve mental and spiritual clarity along with physical fitness.”

ShimmyPhat classes take place in a general-purpose room with a mirrored wall for students to watch themselves perform the motions while English instructs them.

Students are encouraged to expose

much of its struggle to a pitching staff that has allowed 10 or more runs 25 times this season, leading to an unsightly team ERA of 9.83.

Britinie Hardine has been the lone bright spot in the Wildcats’ rotation in conference action, as she enters this weekend’s series with a 3.71 ERA in 17 innings pitched in the PCSC. Hardine has struck out 12 batters to only four walks in 17 innings of conference play, but has allowed 12 extra-base hits in that span.

Hardine is also the focal point of the Wildcat offense, as she leads the team with an on-base plus slugging percentage of 1.056 and is tied for second in the PCSC in home runs with 10. As a whole, the Weber State offense has put together a .244 average and has clubbed 20 home runs.

As has been the case the entire season, Portland State will look to ride the pitching and defense of its club as it looks to avoid a letdown after sweeping two conference opponents at home.

Freshman pitcher Anna Bertrand won her third PCSC Mountain Division Pitcher of the Week award this week, after striking out 16 Idaho State batters in Game 1 of last weekend’s series while holding the Bengals to one unearned run in 14 innings. their bellies during the lesson if they are comfortable with it, since many of the moves focus on hip and abdominal motions, but she said it is not required.

“There’s an Arabic saying that says that a woman without a belly is like a night sky without stars,” English said. “Isn’t that awesome?”

ShimmyPhat Fitness ASRC, room 430 Tuesdays, 5 p.m.

Free

Shara English

Bertrand’s weekly honor is the Vikings’ sixth for a pitcher and ninth overall. Despite being a freshman, Bertrand has dominated the PCSC and leads in nearly every statistical category. Her 164 strikeouts are 50 more than her nearest competition, and her 1.65 ERA is nearly a run lower than Saint Mary’s Britany Linton’s 2.64 ERA. Bertrand, however, has not been alone in conference play, as Portland State’s entire pitching staff has shut down conference opponents. The Vikings’ conference ERA is barely visible through a microscope, sitting at 0.76, while the staff as a whole has only allowed one home run in 83.0 innings.

The Vikings will no doubt need to continue the sterling pitching that’s been their trademark all season against a team that has little left to play for except stealing games from conference opponents. With a sweep, the Vikings could even their overall record at 24-24 and shake away impressions that Portland State has had a sub-par run this season.

“You look at our record and most people think we’re having an off-year, but I don’t think it’s really indicative of what kind of team we really are,” head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk said last weekend.

About Shara Shara English is a choreographer, performer and instructor of multiple dance forms, including her own creations of ShimmyPhat and Sambali. Check out her YouTube channel and website for more information about her classes and professional performances. www.youtube.com/user /dhushara www.sambali.com/

All photos by Adam Wickham/Portland State Vanguard

etc.

The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation 500 Seventh Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Friday, April 30, 2010

Edited by Will Shortz

KenKen® is a registered trademark of Nextoy, LLC. ©2010 KenKen Puzzle LLC. All rights reserved. Dist. by UFS, Inc. www.kenken.com

● Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.

●

The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given

operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.

4-30-10

Your Ad Here Call the Vanguard 503.725.5686

Across 1 Nightclub in the Trump Taj 7 Like some party prizes 14 Part of the iris bordering the pupil 15 Getting there 16 Famous bodybuilder 18 “On Golden Pond” wife 19 “Closer Than Ever,” e.g.

20 Fed. management org.

21 Zoologist Fossey 22 Permanent solutions 23 Resort town on I-70 24 TV lawyer Stone 25 Splotchy apparel, familiarly 26 Often-used word in Matthew 1

ANSWER L A B F E E L A C T

A G L E A M

I N P U B A L L I P C

L A O T S E

W E T R A N G A U S T O I P L S U S

27 Holds over?

29 Apollonian 30 In days of knights?

32 Factors in handwriting analysis

35 Oldest of a literary quartet

39 Unwieldy ships

40 Song from Sondheimʼs “Into the Woods”

46 New York Cityʼs first Jewish mayor 47 “In Search of Identity” autobiographer 48 Famous body builder?

51 All at once 52 When dataʼs been ___ …

53 … you may have to ___ it 54 Lettuce

Down 1 Vegetable-oil soap 2 Old 3 To look, in Leipzig 4 Cricketerʼs action 5 Mobile home: Abbr.

44 Hide 6 Disapproving comment 45 “Laus ___” (words atop the 7 “Speed” star Washington 8 CD, e.g.?

Monument) 9 Priceless?

10 Bewilderment TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 11 Carousel riders?

C A M A C H O A G O 12 Summer wind in the H A R S H E R M O W Mediterranean O U T T I R E S A L E 13 Nickname of O N B O A R D Chancellor Konrad M A N A S S A I L S Adenauer I T U S B L E U R A B I A N S L A R 17 Balancing act?

18 Broadway star E R I E H A L F O F F Linda who won D I A G O N A L $100,000 on E M A N A T E S “Star Search” R E D E S T I V A L 22 Flings O L A R R S T U 23 Actress Felton of U I T S S L A S H E D 1950s TVʼs T H E V I E W O R G “December S U R P L U S W Y E Bride” 41 ___ Claire

42 11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs 43 Racehorse whose 1955 Kentucky Derby win kept Nashua from taking the Triple Crown

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

14

8

9

10

12

13

CALENDAR Today

17

18

19

21

20

22

24

23

25

27

26

28

29

30 33

11

15

16

32

No. 0326

Vanguard Etc. | 11 April 30, 2010

31

34

35

39 42

37

38

41

43

45 48

36

40 44

46

47

49

50

51

52

53

54

Puzzle by Henry Hook

25 Barrows

44 Michelangeloʼs 34 1932 song or country 1984 movie 36 More frail 46 Cordage fiber 28 See 50-Down 37 Gradually 29 Makes binding 47 Coveleski of quieting, in Cooperstown music 31 Back in business 32 Some people do 38 Jabba the ___ of 49 Governed “Star Wars” it to think 50 With 28-Down, 33 Swiss canton or 40 Reveille, e.g. its flag has a lion 43 Just know its capital holding a sword 26 Radiant

For answers, call 1-900-285-5656, $1.49 a minute; or, with a credit card, 1-800-814-5554.

Annual subscriptions are available for the best of Sunday crosswords from the last 50 years: 1-888-7-ACROSS. AT&T users: Text NYTX to 386 to download puzzles, or visit nytimes.com/mobilexword for more information.

Online subscriptions: Todayʼs puzzle and more than 2,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year).

Share tips: nytimes.com/wordplay.

Crosswords for young solvers: nytimes.com/learning/xwords.

Read the Vanguard

5th Avenue Cinema French Film Festival 2010 7:30 p.m.

5th Ave. Cinema, 510 SW Hall Friday is the first night of the festival, featuring Eric Rohmer’s film Les Amours d’Astrée et de Céladon

Monday Bike Hub Workshop: Basic Maintenance 5 p.m.

PSU Bike Hub Classes are open to Bike Hub members and those interested in becoming members MFA Monday Night Lecture Series: Hank Willis Thomas 7:30 p.m.

Shattuck Hall Annex Hank Willis Thomas is a contemporary African American visual artist/ photographer whose work focuses on race, advertising and popular culture.

Read more about his work at www. hankwillisthomas.com

Tuesday MBA+ Information Session Noon Clark College, 18700 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, Wash.

PSU offers an MBA+ degree, which goes beyond the fundamentals and emphasizes technical and leadership skills that will help to prepare students for career advancement opportunities PSU Live! Spring Concert Series Noon PSU Park Blocks Don’t miss this opportunity to see some free, live and local music!

To place an event: Contact vgcalendar@ gmail.com or pick up a calendar request form at the Vanguard advertising office, SMSU, room 115.

It’s pretty.

SPORTS EXTRA

Adam Wickham/Portland State Vanguard

Schott talks soccer A Q&A session with the head of PSU soccer and 2009 Big Sky Coach of the Year Laura Schott Vanguard staff

Daily Vanguard: What are your thoughts on the spring scrimmages?

Laura Schott: Spring is a great time to work on our weaknesses and plan for the coming year.

We’ve learned from our mistakes and our successes and we plan to take what we’ve learned and apply it to next fall.

As the reigning Big Sky soccer regular-season champion, Portland State has had a tough start to the spring offseason. Playing without last season’s seniors, the team has scored just one goal in three scrimmages but conceded eight.

Portland State head coach and the league’s 2009 Coach of the Year, Laura Schott, took some time away from the pitch to share her thoughts on the upcoming season.

DV: The team’s defense has been playing without last season’s starters Emily Rohde and Toni Carnovole. How big of a factor has their absence been in the defense in the offseason?

LS: The defensive line has seen a lot of change this spring with injuries, graduation, etc. It’s been good to see players step into those positions and perform. The majority of what I’ve seen from those players has been very positive.

Nilesh Tendolkar

DV: What are your thoughts on the team’s offense so far? As of now, who is the most likely to step up and score the goals that Dolly Enneking scored last season?

Former Golden Boot winner, Frankie Ross has often played on the right side of midfield in the offseason. Is this a permanent or a makeshift move?

LS: We have a number of players who can score goals for us next year. That will be one of the dangerous things about our offense this fall—we have a lot of players who are scoring threats.

Concerning positions during spring season, a lot of them will change in the fall, some of them will not. We are mostly concerned with improving, gaining experience, regaining health and setting ourselves up for a successful fall campaign.

DV: What are your thoughts on the team’s goalkeepers and the midfield positions? Who is going to step in and fill the roles which Cris Lewis and Nathalie Wollmann played last season?

LS: The players stepping into those roles have done a good job this spring. We won’t make final decisions on who will start or play until the fall, but many players are capable of playing those positions well.

DV: What is your overall impression about the team’s performance in the spring season?

LS: We are a young, talented team. This group has expectations and goals in line with what our program has made priorities in the past—Improve, perform and enjoy the game.

DV: What has the team learned and where can it improve?

LS: We’ve worked on solidifying our team defense and team attack. We’ve identified parts of our current game that are good, and others that will need to get better. The most important thing we are learning is that we are talented and have the ability to be successful in the fall.

DV: What are your thoughts about the competition in fall and the eight new signees?

LS: I like our fall schedule and I’m excited about the group of players we will have this fall. Camp will be competitive and I’m excited to see who comes back motivated to make a mark on this fall’s roster.

DV: What are your thoughts about the two upcoming games on May 1?

LS: May 1 is going to be a lot of fun. Our first game is against WOU, whom we play every spring.

Our second game is our alumni game. We love welcoming our former players back to campus to compete against our current team.

—This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

Vanguard Sports | 12 April 30, 2010

This weekend (plus) in Portland State sports Friday Crew club Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta Where: Sacramento, Calif.

When: 8 a.m.

Softball at Weber State (Doubleheader) Where: Ogden, Utah When: 11 a.m.

Track and Field Oregon Relays Where: Eugene, Ore. When: 3 p.m.

Saturday Crew club Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta Where: Sacramento, Calif.

When: 8 a.m.

Track and Field Oregon Relays Where: Eugene, Ore. When: 10 a.m.

Softball at Weber State (Doubleheader) Where: Ogden, Utah When: 11 a.m.

Soccer vs. Western Oregon Where: Tualatin Hills Park and Rec When: Noon

Photo courtesy of PSU Athletics

Soccer Alumni game Where: Stott Field When: 5 p.m.

Sunday

Spotlight

Athlete of the Week Hawaiian-native freshman golfer Britney Yada settles into Portland Tanya Shiffer Vanguard staff

Daily Vanguard: Why did you come to Portland State?

Britney Yada: I wanted to get away from Hawaii for a little bit and live in a big city.

DV: What is your best moment on the course?

BY: When I shot a 69 at the UNLV Spring Invitational. It was also the first time I ever shot a bogey-free round in my life!

DV: If you could change one rule in golf, what would it be?

BY: That we get mulligans.

DV: What’s your greatest strength?

BY: I hit the ball really straight.

Adam Wickham/Portland State Vanguard

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

BY: Chipotle. I like their burrito bowls.

DV: What is your favorite thing to do around Portland?

BY: I like to shop.

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

BY: I don’t know what I would get, but a house of my own sounds good.

DV: Do you have any hidden talents?

BY: I play the ukulele.

DV: Do you have any nicknames?

BY: People call me Yada or just Brit for short.

DV: What is the last thing you cooked?

BY: Spam musubi—it’s popular in Hawaii. It’s spam in between rice and wrapped in seaweed. It’s basically spam sushi.

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

BY: I would have really liked to have gone to the Masters that just ended a couple weeks ago so I could have seen Tiger Woods play.

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

BY: Business 101 with Eichelberger.

DV: What is on your iPod right now?

BY: A lot of Hawaiian reggae because I miss it.

DV: If you could have dinner with three people from history—alive, dead or fictional—who would they be?

BY: I would pick Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam and Arnold Palmer.

DV: Do you read the Vanguard, and if so, how often?

BY: I usually pick up a copy when someone tells me they saw my name mentioned in it.

DV: What song are you most likely to sing at karaoke?

BY: “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls.

DV: What is the last thing you read?

BY: A book about golf rules.

DV: Do you have a favorite superhero? Why/why not?

BY: I don’t really have a favorite superhero but my favorite cartoon is Spongebob.

—This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

Crew club Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta Where: Sacramento, Calif.

When: 8 a.m.

Wednesday Golf NCAA West Regional Championship Where: Stanford Golf Course, Palo Alto, Calif.

When: TBA Softball at Oregon (Doubleheader) Where: Eugene, Ore. When: 4 p.m.