Daily Vanguard April 4, 2010 by Portland State Vanguard

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TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010 • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY • VOLUME 64, ISSUE 101

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INSIDE OPINION Jump starting college is good for some To earn dual credits or not to earn dual credits? PAGE 2

Social Purchasing Careless consumer culture reaches new heights PAGE 3

Historic building might become history No bids to move house on SW 11th leave PSU with few choices Catrice Stanley Vanguard staff

Brandon Spencer-Hartle first noticed the old building at 1633 Southwest 11th while a student at Portland State. Though he graduated in 2009, Hartle still thinks about the building as a grad student at the University of Oregon, where he is in the Historic Preservation Program.

Portland State has been thinking about the building, too—it wants to get rid of it. The building was first built in the 1880s, meaning it was built more than 60 years before PSU was founded in 1946. However, it has stood empty for years due to asbestos and other issues that make it unsafe for use, according to Scott Gallagher, director of communications for PSU. There was an offer to give the house to any prospective buyer for only $1, as long as they were able to move the structure by June 30, according to an article in the Daily Journal of Commerce.

However, bids for the house haven’t come in because of the expense required to move the building. Moving it could cost anywhere between an estimated $30,000–50,000, according to Keith Settle, President of Northwest Structural Moving Company. The estimation does not include moving power lines or streetcar lines. As of now, there is no clear proposal for any development to replace the building. According to Spencer-Hartle, the assumption is that there will be a new housing building or a mixed-use building.

“One of the issues is that you would likely have to cross the streetcar line. And if you cross the streetcar line, you have to cut the streetcar wire, and that’s a big financial hurdle just to move it across the street,” Spencer-Hartle said. Proposals for moving the house are over and questions of tearing the building down have begun. “Even if we don’t find an owner, we will recycle the building after we abate it,” Gallagher said in the “We’d work with the Rebuilding Center so

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NEWS Silent activism University of Chicago prof gave speech on silence as a form of political activism PAGE 4

ARTS

Sexy space music PSU student Nichole Cooper steals the show in Wild Space A Go Go PAGE 6 Tasty ’n’ perfect John Gorham opens a new brunch restaurant that hits the spot PAGE 7 Liana Shewey/Portland State Vanguard

Cost prohibitive: The house couldn’t even be sold for $1 because the cost of moving it to a new location would be too high.

SPORTS

Nathalie Nève studied biomechanics and particle interactions Courtney Graham Vanguard staff

Viks to compete at Regionals Women’s golf team set to take a swing at NCAA West Regionals PAGE 9 Meet Dennis Ferguson A chat with the athletics department’s director of new business development PAGE 10

Nathalie Nève recently became the first student to receive a Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, which is housed in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science. When Nève began her studies in 2006, the program had not yet been confirmed. However, on March 10, 2010, Nève successfully defended her dissertation, which was the third and final step in the process of receiving her Ph.D. from the program. Nève’s dissertation focused specifically on “The MicroPIVOT:

First Ph.D. awarded by Dept. Of Mechanical and Materials Engineering An Integrated particle image velocimeter and optical tweezers instrument for microscale studies.” Through her research, she developed a technique that allows a particle or cell to be optically suspended in a flow such that the particle’s velocity may be measured, manipulated using tweezers, and its surface can be imaged at a very high resolution. “My research was more in biomechanical engineering,” Nève said. “I started a lab [at PSU] where I had to build a novel

instrumentation in the lab for myself and for students in the future to use.” According to Nève, the device is a combination of two laser technologies: microPIV and optical tweezers. Using these two lazers, Nève was able to develop an instrument that could essentially trap an object in space using light, resulting in minimal interference. The applications for this device are numerous when considering how it can be used to test fluid stress on particles and synthetic materials

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Nathalie Nève

that will be used in the human body—a very fluid environment. For example, this knowledge could be used to develop synthetic bones or other biomaterials, Nève said.

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Vanguard 2 | Opinion May 4, 2010

OPINION

Sarah J. Christensen Editor-in-Chief

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Setting the record straight I find it appalling that you published Jonathan Sanford’s criticisms of ASPSU’s executive staff yesterday [“ASPSU office in turmoil,” April 30], given that they are complete crap. Not only are the staff of ASPSU the hard-working people on campus, but Jonathan himself has consistently failed to fulfill the expectations of his job. He has flaked out on meetings left and right, failed to represent students at important events on many occasions, and he hasn’t even been in the office more than a couple of times a week. Most importantly, he has created a hostile work environment for everyone in the office. He routinely shows up to the

office hung over, yells and screams at staff, and makes oppressive and hostile comments. Furthermore, his attempt to fire Tasha Triplett was without grounds and did not follow due process. His presence in the ASPSU office is a cause for considerable anxiety to staff, but they are still in the office round the clock. They have consistently fulfilled their duties, against all odds, and I can assure you that transition binders are the least of everyone’s worries. —Rowan Griffith Legalization of marijuana In response to all the articles on the legalization of marijuana I wanted to provide an outside

perspective [“Everybody’s doing it, so tax it,” April, 28]. From someone who is allergic to it, yes I know I’m very rare, I can honestly say I am quite often confronted with “pot” users with absolutely no sense of respect. Honestly there is nothing to make me care whether or not people smoke pot on their own. It affects me when they do so in public places, unaerated apartments, on public transit. Each incident can lead to something as small as a headache to as large as a trip to the ER. Yet when approached, approximately 90 percent of the people smoking nearby don’t care about the effects they’re having. Pot, like cigarettes, does not only affect the person smoking, it affects people nearby

as well. Maybe if pot smokers were a little more considerate about when and where they smoked I wouldn’t have the opinion that pot really shouldn’t be legal. On average I’m affected once a week by an inconsiderate pot smoker. How bad will it get if it’s legalized? If you’re going to smoke, at least be considerate. Cigarette smokers have been forced into being considerate, now it’s pot smokers’ turn to realize your choices aren’t just affecting you. —Jay

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To earn dual credits or not to earn dual credits? Amy Fylan Vanguard staff

The survey is finished and the result is…undetermined? In a never-ending struggle to have every student’s needs met, the Oregon University System’s latest report on whether dual credit courses are a benefit or a hindrance to future college students gave no clear answer. Dual credit courses are college courses offered to high school students for credit towards their diploma as well as towards their future college degree. The major question the OUS wants to answer by conducting these reports is whether or not these dual credit courses are actually helping in the preparation for a college workload.

I took dual credit courses during my senior year of high school. I completed a whole year of history, got my first year of writing mostly done and walked into my freshman year of college with 15 credits under my belt. I could have had more credits if I also had math, but like many, that was not my forte. Two studies were recently conducted—the first performed in 2008 and the second recently drafted. They contradict each other on one major aspect—high school students successfully completing a dual credit sequence at college level did not perform as highly as the students that took the entire series of courses at a community college or four-year university after high school. The first study found no disadvantage while the second proved otherwise. However, this year’s report only accounted for 4 percent of dual-credit students, whereas the 2008 report had 9 percent. The smaller study

sample may have something to do with the latest finding—but the fact remains that further analysis is definitely in order. A couple of facts that the studies do agree on is that about 81 percent of dual-credit students continue on to postsecondary education and do advance to sophomore status at a higher rate than regular freshman. “We really need more analysis to draw conclusions on what could be very important evidence that efforts to offer college courses to prepare high school students are well-founded,” Bob Kieran, director of the Office of Institutional Research for the OUS told The Oregonian. Whether or not this particular study becomes definitive or is forever indeterminate, the program itself does have its pros and cons. I personally benefited from taking the dual courses in high school and getting a jump-start on my credit requirements—though

in the end it didn’t matter how many credits I entered college with, because it took three years to achieve my associate degree and another five years to go back to finish my bachelor’s degree. I wasn’t prepared for the culture shock and freedom of college life, even if it was only community college. But that was personal and people react to the same situations in different ways, and that is partially what OUS is curious about—whether or not such a program actually prepares young students for college study. How fast or slow a person earns any type of degree is based on their own learning style and how determined they are to achieve their goal. Some students are so determined that they know exactly what they want and have laid out plans of action in order to get it. Many don’t know who they are or what they want to be doing the rest of their lives, so it takes quite a bit of contemplation, and their path is a little longer. Though I chose a longer path to my college degree, such programs that offer high school students college credits are immensely helpful. Most students have a bit of a shock when entering college life and study whether they have enrolled in such programs or not. In the end, it benefits students by knocking down a few credits while not wasting any time and money in either institution.

Careless consumer culture reaches new heights Meaghan Daniels Vanguard staff

Move over Myspace, Facebook and Twitter, there is a new social networking site on the Internet, but it is asking a lot more than just “What’s on your mind?” Blippy is a social networking site that mimics Twitter’s real-time posts, but instead of updating how you are feeling, you are updating what you are spending. The website encourages its users to share their spending habits. Blippy is a social networking site that allows you to automatically share your purchases as you make them. This includes the place you made the purchase, the amount, and in some cases, the item. Then other Blippy users can comment and “like” people’s purchases just as someone can “like” a person’s status on Facebook. Since its launch this year in January it has raised $11.2 million from the Silicon Valley venture capital firms August Capital and Charles River Ventures. That values Blippy.com at $46.2 million. It is based in Palo Alto, Calif. Blippy allows users to link their credit and debit card information to the site so that people can share the things they buy everyday with other users. Recently, Blippy’s website had a malfunction where almost 200 transactions made by four users’ card numbers were leaked into Google search results. Blippy.com founder Philip Kaplan acknowledged the glitch and said that it was an incident that occurred while the site was still in Beta testing. This kind of malfunction really should not have been such a shock. What else do you expect when you personally advertise your credit/debit card number over the Internet to brag about what you have recently purchased? Putting this kind of information on the Internet used to be considered something people would never do—it was something people

were warned about, and with good reason. You are not just sharing this information with a small group of friends (let’s face it, who really gives their best friends their credit/debit card numbers), but with a large public. At face value, one would expect that people would not be so careless as to connect their credit and/or debit card numbers in order to share to the world their shopping habits. But Blippy, in the short time it has been around, is growing more and more popular. It seems like the point of Blippy is to brag about what users have purchased and to either approve or disapprove of those purchases. How much of a consumer culture have we become? How obsessed must we be as a society with material objects for a site like this to even get off the ground?

Why do people care what other people buy? Most of the time when you are talking to someone about the dinner you bought over the weekend, they do not care unless you are going to share that dinner with them. Why care now? Why risk the identity theft? What is the point? Blippy claims its point is to give recommendations and suggestions to people. That seems like a plausible possibility without sharing vital information such as your debit or credit card number.

Here is a grand idea: Actually talk to someone. Ask someone for a recommendation. Do not rely on a website for that. Or, if that is too far out of your comfort zone, then there are plenty of reviews online without sharing any important information. The whole Blippy concept is ridiculous. Wise up and grow up. It is ludicrous to have to brag about recent shopping adventures or dining experiences. Or, if you want to brag, stick to Facebook and Twitter at least.

Social purchasing

Vanguard Opinion | 3 May 4, 2010

On this day in history 1929 Actress Audrey Hepburn is born in Belgium. 1932 Gangster Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion and is sent to the Atlanta Penitentiary. 1950 Pogues bassist Darryl Hunt is born in Hampshire, England. 1959 Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald win awards at the first Grammy Awards. 1964 As the World Turns makes its television debut. 1973 Female nudity is first intentionally broadcast on television with Valerie Perrine starring in Steambath. Yep, they actually recorded that for the history books. 1973 Paul McCartney’s band Wings releases its second album Red Rose Speedway. Don’t remember that album, you say? Well, neither does anyone else. 1976

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Guest Opinion Appreciate your mom before she smacks you Charles Leineweber Daily Barometer staff

The saying goes that “no one loves you better than your mom, even when she smacks you on the bum.” I heard it on an Outback Steakhouse commercial once. So with OSU’s Mom’s Weekend now over and Mother’s Day coming this Sunday, it is a good time to stop and appreciate what our moms do for us. There is the generic image of the mom putting a Band-Aid on your skinned knee or taking you to a weekend baseball tournament in Washington that you only go to because she knows how much you love the game—even though it is ridiculous that “All-Star” teams for 8-year-olds even exist.

But besides those examples, mothers provide us with services that we may not even notice. My mom’s biggest task may have been to provide some sense of feminine know-how into my life. Aside from our adorable puppy, Lucy, my mom was the only female in the household of four boys and my dad. Obviously, with that ratio, the activities and happenings of the family were pretty male-centric, but she kept it all under control. Men can’t hold things down around the house. Let’s face it, we can’t exactly multi-task too well, and we’re usually too preoccupied watching TV to get any work done. So it was my mother’s job to make sure the place didn’t collapse in on itself. She did, and she still does, all the work to make the whole unit function, which isn’t easy. Sure, I like to think we helped her out, but she did all the work that got us through the day, every day.

Kiss rocks its very first concert—the band quickly learns how difficult and expensive it is to actually rock n’ roll all night, and party every day. 1990

Whether it was scheduling an orthodontist appointment or showing me how to prune a tree (life skill), she made family life function. I know there are some people who don’t have very good relationships with their mom, which can probably make the whole Mom’s Weekend and Mother’s Day a little more difficult, but it’s always important to put things in perspective. Without your mom, you wouldn’t have had the opportunity to not get along with your mom. So there’s always that to thank her for. It may sound cliché and Dr. Phil-ish, but having a healthy relationship with not only your mom, but both your parents is a very important aspect to your overall social health. It has been shown—and is somewhat common knowledge now—that a strong family base helps children develop more fully than children with dysfunctional backgrounds. And even though we may not be children anymore (that depends on who you ask, though), it is still important to maintain a healthy relationship with your parents. Actually, it is arguably

even more important now. Beside the obvious financial support that is so important to people our age, parents can offer an understanding that others can’t. The classic Funky Fresh Prince line of “parents just don’t understand,” can come to mind a lot. But you also have to realize that for most of us, our parents have been in our exact situation before. Sure, school wasn’t as expensive back in the day, and it may have been a little easier to find a job, but the overall confusion and frustration associated with this age period is pretty universal. So if they bug or pester you to get your act together (“get a job, ya damn kid!”), try to remember it’s all a form of encouragement. They know what it is like; they weren’t born with jobs. Most importantly, though, just talk to your mother. If you don’t do it often (which you should, you ingrates), call her. It might make her day. And when you make someone’s day, it’s harder for them to bug you. *This article was originally published in the Daily Barometer. It is reprinted here in its original form.

Angela Bowie publicly claims that her ex-husband, David Bowie, slept with Mick Jagger.

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Vanguard 4 | News May 4, 2010

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

Quality sleep a factor for good health A recent study shows that the quality of sleep one gets each night is related to their overall health and life longevity, according to an article published by Psych Central News on May 1. The study included data from 15,638 adults ages 65 and older, a portion of which were from China, the country with the world’s largest elderly population. The results determined that around 65 percent of people reported receiving seven and a half hours of sleep each night. “However, those over the age of 100 that reported they have a good night’s rest were 70 percent higher than participants younger than 79 years of age,” according to the article. The research also revealed that those who reported poor sleep experienced deteriorating health conditions, such as anxiousness and disease. Those who suffered from health problems were 16 percent less likely to receive a good night’s sleep.

NEWS

Silent activism University of Chicago prof gave speech on silence as a form of political activism Sharon Rhodes Vanguard staff

While most forms of political activism have, and do, rely on noise—such as the chanting of slogans—there has also been, historically and to the present day, silent activism, according to Dr. Lauren Berlant. Last Thursday Berlant, the George M. Pullman Professor of English and Women’s Studies at the University of Chicago, presented her paper “On the Desire for the Political.” at Portland State. Duke University Press will publish the paper in 2011, as the concluding chapter to Cruel Optimism, according to Berlant. Berlant, also the author of The Queen of America Goes to Washington City: Essays on Sex and Citizenship, said a cruel optimism is one wherein the object of a group or individual prevents them from obtaining their desires or achieving some goal.

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For instance, “If you choose a bad love object” that prevents, rather than furthers, one’s quest for love, “That is cruel optimism,” Berlant said. In “On the Desire for the Political,” Berlant examines contemporary political art and, by highlighting the emotional impact of the political world, how artists and activists may or may not represent relationships of cruel optimism, she said. Most of the art Berlant examines are non-silent films filled with ambient noise, static or music, but minimal human speech. She said the first silent protest was a voiceless speech—suffragettes simply stood in a public space refusing to speak “because being unflappable just freaks people out.” More recently, an ad campaign called “Declare Yourself ” promoted voting with the slogan “only you can silence yourself.” It displayed photos of people, mostly celebrities, whose mouths have been in some way obstructed, she said. Like the Declare Yourself campaign, Cynthia Madansky’s public service announcement project is not about silence, but barriers to speech, according to Berlant. “[Madansky’s PSA Project] use[s] ambient sound to stand in for the

speechlessness of the failure of politics,” Berlant said. Unlike the Declare Yourself campaign, the PSA Project assumes that the audience already agrees with its message. As a result, instead of persuading the audience, the PSA Project reaffirms the beliefs of the group and strengthens solidarity, Berlant said. Another form of silent activism arose in response to the proliferation of surveillance cameras following the events of 2001 in New York City and 2004 in London. According to Berlant, one instance of surveillance camera art is the Surveillance Camera Players who put on plays in front of surveillance cameras while also filming themselves. During her lecture, Berlant showed the recording of one play titled, “It’s Okay Officer.” In this play, members of the SCP hold up placards that read things like “going shopping” and “on my way home” as they march through the gaze of a surveillance camera. According to Berlant, the SCP obstructed the camera’s gaze and “usurp[ed] the camera’s capacity to choose its subject.” In effect, Berlant said this undermined the proposed use of surveillance cameras, to record activity on a “just-in-case basis,” by filling the area they surveilled not with everyday and potentially criminal activity, but with a play. Finally, Berlant showed a short selection of a silent documentary by Liza Johnson called “South of Ten.” Though most media preferred to record and report on the tragedy of New Orleans in the aftermath

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Dr. Lauren Berlant

of hurricane Katrina, Johnson filmed the effect of the storm on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, much of which suffered more than New Orleans. According to Berlant, Johnson’s film shows the “democracy of crisis,” which hurts rich and poor, young and old, with equal measure. The silence of this film emphasizes the parallels of wandering children and wandering adults and between the play of children and the salvage work of adults, she said. In conclusion, Berlant said that “optimism might not be cruel at all, but the bare minimum” necessary to continue a fight, whether in recovering from a natural disaster, bringing an end to a war, or protesting the threat to anonymity posed by surveillance cameras.

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House to be dismantled could date back to 1880s

In addition, the study revealed a correlation between sleep and access to healthcare. Those with adequate access to health care were 84 percent more likely to receive quality sleep. In addition, people who were financially comfortable were 56 more likely to sleep well, according to the article.

nothing goes to waste.” Spencer-Hartle started a Facebook group called, “Don’t Just Demolish Portland State’s Past” in order to bring attention to the historic building after he heard that proposals to move the building were not going well. “I’m not fighting a crusade to see the demolition stopped, I’d just like to have the conversation. I’d like to make sure students are getting their money’s worth,” Spencer Hartle said. “It is going to cost money to tear down the building, and if there’s no need to tear it down and there’s no immediate proposal to build something on the site, is it really worth spending the money on the demolition?” Spencer-Hartle has been infatuated with the building and has done some research into the history of it. “There have been changes to the exterior but generally the house that is there is the house that was there in the mid-1890s,” Spencer-Harlte said. “It’s likely the oldest building on campus—the only other one that could be older is the immediate neighbor where the honor’s school is.” The research that Spencer-Hartle has done suggests that an earlier version of the house dates back to the mid 1880s. He has determined that at some point in the early 1890s there was a remodel, because records indicate that there was a smaller house on the same footprint

“Age and health conditions are the two most important factors associated with self-reported sleep quality and duration,” said principal investigator and lead author of the study Danan Gu in the article. Gu is a faculty member of the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State. —psychcentral.com/news

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Housing history: The building was erected more than 60 years before PSU was established.

in about 1885. “It wouldn’t be uncommon to have a homeowner build a house and then like a decade later, if their economic situation was going well, to have them add a second story or a kitchen onto the house, which is what I think is what happened with this house,” Spencer-Hartle said. “But what I think is important about it is that the house is able to tell a story about the people who lived in the PSU area before it was a university. To tell the story of the average Portlander at the time that it was built. Because it wasn’t a mansion, it wasn’t owned by a significant lumber baron or banker or mayor, it was the average person’s house,” Spencer-Hartle said. Spencer-Harlte believes that PSU should express an interest in the building because it is “representative of what came before the university and representative of Portland’s history”. It is not only a question of preserving history for Spencer-Hartle. “It is also, in my mind, a question of sustainability. To take that building down and build something new…there is quite a bit of research to suggest that it is a less sustainable option than to do a remodel or rehabilitation,” Spencer-Hartle said. “I think that if PSU has a desire to be a magnet for sustainability, [they could] look at issues like this and ask, ‘What is really the most sustainable thing [we can] do?’”

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Department has strong legacy of female success “The instrumentation itself is very powerful as well, because we can now better understand how particles interact in different fluids without influencing their reactions,” she said. “We can confirm theories that have been around for centuries.” For PSU, possessing such an instrument, as well as having been host to the person that created it, is very exciting. Nève herself said that it is not significant that she specifically was the first to receive her Ph.D. in MME at PSU, but that it happened at all. In recent years the university has been striving to generate a greater amount of its own research and the programs that will allow it to happen. Her research was conducted under Associate Professor Derek Tretheway, whose research focus is in the Thermal and Fluid Science Group in the department of MME.

His specific areas of focus are micro particle image velocimetry, measurements of flow in microdevices and non-Newtonian fluid flow. Nève’s success is a part of a larger movement on the part of the College to begin awarding advanced degrees in all of its departments, beginning in 1985 by introducing master’s degrees in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. This came after the School of Engineering and Applied Science left the College of Science and Applied Science and became its own separate entity. In 1985 the school’s first Ph.D. program was approved in electrical and computer engineering, according to the program’s website. Other engineering-related doctoral programs were offered as a systems science Ph.D. with an emphasis in civil and mechanical engineering. Funding provided by the local technology company Tektronix, Inc. was very crucial in the development and success of the SEAS throughout the 1980s.

In 2000, the College became officially known as the College of Engineering and Computer Science under Robert D. Dryden, who was the dean at the time. Under Dryden, the program continued to expand and gain further funding for program development. He also helped initiate the Northwest Center for Engineering, Science and Technology, a 136,000 square-foot, five-story building proposed for the Portland State campus on Southwest Fourth Avenue. In 2004, Fariborz Maseeh, PSU alumnus and founder of the Massiah Foundation, donated $8 million from the Massiah Foundation to the CECS, making it the largest private gift in the university’s history. This officially established the CECS as the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science. Beyond its institutional background, the Maseeh CECS has also been rapidly expanding its research and education opportunities in recent years. In 2005, the first Ph.D. was awarded to a female student in electrical and computer engineering. Nève’s accomplishment only serves to further contribute to the strong legacy of female success in PSU’s engineering programs.

In 2008, two female alumnae from the CECS were inducted into the Denice Dee Denton Women Engineers Hall of Fame at the College. Nève’s current success adds to a long list of past achievements, including the receipt of funding for her research from the National Science Foun.dation, the Engineering Technology and Industry Council and the National Institutes of Health. She also received the College’s Maseeh Fellowship in 2008–09. Nève received her B.S. and M.S. in mechanical and materials engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique Feminine in France. She also received her M.S. in bioengineering from Clemson University, in 2004. As far as the future is concerned, Nève sees herself eventually becoming a professor. Commenting on why she would like to become a professor, she said, “We all remember one of our best professors, and it would be nice to be one of those.” For now, however, Nève plans on taking some time off. She is currently nine months pregnant and would like to raise her 19 month-old and her new baby before trying to find an industry job.

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Vanguard News | 5 May 4, 2010

Correction In the article titled “McNair Scholars program applications,” Avel Gordly, a PSU professor and former senator, was included in a list of McNair scholars. However, Gordly is not a McNair scholar. The Vanguard regrets its error.

Economic Census Conferences On May 6, PSU will host two sets of economic census conferences. The program agenda includes: -Background on the Economic Census: basic concepts and uses of the data -North American Industry Classification System and Census Geography -2007 Economic Census products -Working with Economic Census data in American Fact Finder -More frequent business data from the Census Bureau The morning session will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in Cramer Hall, room 1. The afternoon session will be held from 1:30–4:30 p.m. in the Urban Center, room 304.

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Thousands of people filled Portland’s streets on Saturday for a number of causes, but the largest group rallied in honor of May Day, which has also come be known as International Worker’s Day. A peaceful but impassioned group listened to speakers on the South Park Blocks near Portland State University. The Portland May Day Coalition, a group of grassroots organizations, labor unions, faith groups and community members organized the rally.

The organizers spoke against legislation recently passed in Arizona, which would require law enforcement officers to ask for documentation of citizenship with little cause. The rally in the park blocks came after a march through downtown that went by the Nike store to communicate solidarity with Honduran workers laid off by the company. Also among the crowds on Saturday were supporters of police reform and advocates for the legalization of marijuana.

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

Out today: New music releases 8Ball & MJG: 10 Toes Down (Push Management/ Grand Hustle/E1) Batusis: Batusis (Smog Veil) Blank Dogs: Quiet Years (Captured Tracks) Booka Shade: More! (Get Physical) (North American release) Broken Social Scene: Forgiveness Rock Record (Arts & Crafts) (U.S. release) The Fall: Your Future Our Clutter (Domino) (U.S. release) The Flaming Lips/ Stardeath and White Dwarfs: The Dark Side of the Moon (Warner Bros.) (CD release) Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma (Warp) Future Islands: In Evening Air (Thrill Jockey) The Hold Steady: Heaven Is Whenever (Vagrant) (U.S. release) The Joy Formidable: A Balloon Called Moaning EP (Black Bell) Steve Mason: Boys Outside (Double Six) (U.S. release) Minus the Bear: Omni (Dangerbird)

ARTS & CULTURE PSU student Nichole Cooper steals the show in Wild Space A Go Go Andrea Vedder Vanguard staff

Billed as “a wild and sexy new space musical—for those who happen to be groovy,” Wild Space A Go Go is a funky and loving tribute to cliché 1960s sci-fi adventure movies. The hair is big, the boots are high and the farce is on-point. Our heroine is special agent Barbarette Blade (compellingly played by Lisamarie Harrison), a beautiful but aging intergalactic spy who flees Earth and lands alone on Planet Tri-eX. This planet is entirely populated by shallow and sexuallycharged virgin women called The Pretties. Their leader is Empress Pudanda (the fantastic Nichole Cooper), who notices Barbarette’s “feet of the crow” and “marks of the stretch” and swiftly sends her to the dimension of The Ugl-i. After Barbarette’s banishment, a team of men sent from Earth to find and rescue Barbarette from her space adventure arrive on Planet TrieX, where they are mistaken for ugly women. Captain Buck Braddock (Don Colliver) is Barbarette’s boyfriend, Doc Rock (Matthew D. Pavik) is the president’s bodyguard and on this mission for no clear reason and Cadet Wally Wallace (Norman Wilson) is the token catty gay man with no real prestige or power. Of course, when he and Barbarette accidentally switch bodies, Wally hatches an evil plan and bitterly

Wild Space A Go Go The Embers Avenue 110 NW Broadway Fri-Sat, 7 p.m. May 16 and May 30, 2 p.m. Runs through May 30 $28 regular admission, $22 matinee 21+

The New Pornographers: Together (Matador) Josh Ritter: So Runs the World Away (Pytheas Recordings) Snowglobe: Little More Lived In (self-released) Stereo Total: Baby Ouh! (Kill Rock Stars) Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!: I Love You. I Love You. I Love You and I’m in Love With You. Have an Awesome Day! Have the Best Day of Your Life! (Luaka Bop) Paul Weller: Wake Up the Nation (Yep Roc) The Whitsundays: Saul (Friendly Fire) —pitchfork.com

refuses to return Barbarette’s mind to the body that pleases her lover. Wally’s character is so played-out that it’s hard to appreciate Wilson for what he gets right: His one scene of comedic sexual farce with Captain Buck. The show-stealer, though, is Cooper, a Portland State senior. Her lines and songs are delivered with the attitude and hip-swivel of a great diva and it is hard to peel your eyes from her while she’s onstage. Costuming and make-up design contribute to this, of course, as Brynne Marie has done an absolutely fantastic job of dressing her actresses in white vinyl boots, gold lame heels, catsuits, shift dresses, nighties, furry bikini tops and wigs. Another notable performance comes from chorus member Stephanie Heuston. Her interaction with the audience and her obvious love of performance art makes her a key cast member despite her small role. The script and songs for Wild Space A Go Go were developed over a three-year period by friends and colleagues Kurt Misar, Brad Beaver and J P Linde. Everything is original (though the creators do cite inspiration from the movie Barbarella) and the band Pars Orbitalis performs the musical numbers live. Embers’ has been transformed into a cabaret stage and features video projection, strobe lighting, fog machines and lasers—all perfect complements to the retro-futuristic mood. The actors in this play are, for the most part, bona fide entertainers intent on capturing the audience’s attention and keeping it until the end. Their contagious enthusiasm helps you through the too-long performance, but the atmosphere helps too. Embers Avenue is a bar, not a theater, and you may order as many alcoholic beverages and tater tots as you please during the two-and-a-half hour show. Seating is limited and restricted to bar tables, so show up early for an unobstructed front-andcenter view. The bar is cash only, but there are two fee-based ATMs on site if you’re caught with your pants down and your wallet empty.

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space music

Photo courtesy of Bryan Reith/Wild Space Productions

Take control of the aging process Start thinking about living longer at a young age with The Roadmap to 100 Wendy Shortman Vanguard staff

Randall Stickrod and Walter Bortz believe that everyone has the potential to live to 100, despite common “consequences of aging” that we as a society have grown to accept. “We talk a lot about average life spans,” Stickrod said, “and the truth is a majority of people—that don’t have a genetic time bomb going off—have the potential to not only live until 100, but live well.” Stickrod and Bortz’s new book, The Roadmap to 100: The Breakthrough Science of Living a Long and Healthy Life, places an emphasis on the key ingredients to longevity and happiness—health. Stickrod makes it clear that the book is based on recent research from real scientific breakthroughs.

In it, you won’t find information about the latest health gimmick, miracle drug or antioxidants in fruit that supposedly correlate to a long life. Stickrod explains how bogus those strategies are, and backs them up with real scientific breakthroughs. “If any of those [gimmicks] were really true we would have this big revolution, and that’s not really what’s happening. It’s how people are living,” Stickrod said. “That’s what’s different about this book, our focus is on science, good science— the best stuff we know today.” Although the book largely pertains to the baby boomer generation and the current issues of dementia and other “aging side effects” we see today, we can pull out useful information about things we can do at a younger age to ensure longevity. Stickrod and Bortz talk about some ways of maintaining health that we’re all familiar with, as well as some we don’t think about—for the most part—as a society. Stickrod talks about being physically strong,

posing an important question: Are you strong enough to be 100? “We know about aging people falling down and breaking their hips,” Stickrod said. “Physical strength is important in maintaining lean muscle mass and keeping your metabolism functioning.” Or what about leading a sexually active lifestyle, even up until your senior years? Before you start having traumatic mental images running through your head, Stickrod explains that science shows that being sexually active really does lead to a longer life. “Sexuality is another key point that we don’t really talk about because it’s taboo,” Stickrod said. “Maintaining sexual health over the age of 60 is another key factor to overall health and longevity.” Adding to that, even being a “necessary” member of society, or staying socially active can really help people live longer. The party doesn’t have to stop once you’re over the hill, guys.

Photo courtes y of Palgrave

Macmillan

“The thing about old age is—it’s not about mortality,” Stickrod said. “It’s about being progressively dependent on other people to do things for you like feed you and take you to the bathroom.”

Reading with Randall Stickrod Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. Tonight, 7 p.m. Free

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Weekend box office: Top 10 highestgrossing films for the weekend of April 23–25 All photos courtesy of Strange Holiday

New to the Northwest Strange Holiday is carving out a niche for themselves in their new home Scott Ostlund Vanguard staff

With one EP called Archipelago under its belt and a new album on the way, Strange Holiday has made the most of its four-month career here in the Portland music scene. With shows at Ella Street Social Club and Holocene on the horizon, the band is gaining recognition for its efforts that started as a solo project from lead singer, guitarist and keyboard player Alison Ables. “I started playing music in San Diego many years ago and toured with various bands,” Ables said. “I decided to come to Portland a couple years ago to finally start my own project. So I started making a record, I made an EP...and I basically just started playing music with some people. We’ve been playing around town for maybe four months now.”

The band initially became Soft Fruit and included Ables, Ben Simpson and Andrew Grosse, but the band later changed its name to Strange Holiday after adding Kevin Davis on guitar and Jess Robert W on Drums. With Ables taking the lead, the band has released an EP which reflects Ables’ style based on a high amount of performance experience. As the band continues to write a new album, expect a slight transition in sound as Strange Holiday takes advantage of each member’s creativity and experience. “Right now, since we are a brand new band, we basically just have an EP...that was done in my home studio,” Ables said. “I did pretty much most of the song writing... It was pretty much done by me but our next record should be a full collaboration between all the members.” Tomorrow night Strange Holiday will be playing with People Under

the Sun, another Portland band who will actually be joined on stage by Ables. She met People Under the Sun recently and agreed to collaborate with the group after enjoying the sound that this former Tacoma, Wash. band brings. “I’m very much looking forward to People Under the Sun,” Ables said. “I’m actually going to be playing guitar for them...we maybe met like two months ago and I think they are an amazing band and they are also new to Portland.” Tomorrow night’s show will be one of the first opportunities for many Portland music fans to catch a glimpse of Strange Holiday. Without a lot of experience in the Northwest under the band’s belt, the next two shows are events that the band members are excited for. “We are really looking forward to this show coming up at Holocene on June 6,” Ables said. “We are going to be playing with Born Ruffians. And we are also looking forward to recording some of our new LP, which

is in the works right now and should be probably getting tracked in the next five months or so.” Strange Holiday is hoping that its trek north was worthwhile as it comes into new show opportunities and album production. Tomorrow’s show at Ella Street Social Club is a can’t-miss opportunity for Northwest indie music fans. Portland has created a performance environment that Strange Holiday has enjoyed, and now it is time for local fans to seek that same enjoyment from new bands Strange Holiday and People Under the Sun.

Strange Holiday Ella Street Social Club Tomorrow, 9 p.m. $5 21+

Photo courtesy of Tasty & Sons

Katherine Vetrano Vanguard staff

In front of John Gorham’s new brunch spot is a sign mimicking a nametag. It reads, “Hello! My name is: Tasty.” The sign doesn’t lie. Within the gentrified yet gastronomically satisfying Mississippi neighborhood has popped up a new family-style brunch spot that seems to do it all right. Whether Tasty & Sons is owned by an actual family and not just Gorham is up in the air, but its soul-satisfying dishes make you feel right at home. Tasty & Sons offers traditional breakfast dishes with inventive culinary twists. The Bambino (a biscuit with soft scrambled eggs and bacon) comes with a generous serving of honey butter to add some

sweet to a salty concoction that you pile up yourself. Both croque madames and Monte Cristos appear on the menu with innovative changes (such as serving the Monte Cristo open-faced and slathered with spiced maple syrup) as well as Kyle’s homemade granola served with fresh Oregon strawberries. For brunch options, Gorham brings forth dishes that feel more like stunning dinner fare that just happened to be paired with an egg than your expected brunch options. The cast-iron frittata highlights the produce of spring with nettles, asparagus, olives, caramelized onions and fromage blanc. The polenta finds the perfect middle ground between firm and soft and is topped with a meaty ragu sauce and a fried egg. Your cheapest option is the grilled bacon-wrapped dates, which are swimming in real maple syrup and run for just $2 each. Luckily, the entire menu is wallet satisfying, with every dish being $10 or less. Another way to stay eating on the

cheap is to order from the “smaller plates” section of the menu that features dishes like chocolate potato donuts with crème anglaise or the charcuterie-esque breakfast board. The smaller plate menu runs from around $4–7. Classic brunch drinks are also available with bloody marys, coffee cocktails and three mimosa options (all made with Prosecco). Two standout drinks are the Flamingo, which consists of Prosecco, vodka, grapefruit and Campari and an Asian-style Mary called the Dim Summore with vodka, tomato, hoisin, lime, Sriracha and ginger. High ceilings with rich red walls and cement floors create a mix of style and informality. Upon entering, diners see a huge painting of a bicycle, a sure tribute to the inhabitants of Portland and the neighborhood. Servers are seriously spot-on. The professionalism executed here is not something you often can find at a brunch establishment. Dishes are

2. How to Train Your Dragon Weekend Gross: $10,614,289 Gross to Date: $192,173,750 3. Date Night Weekend Gross: $7,577,352 Gross to Date: $73,604,361 4. The Back-Up Plan Weekend Gross: $7,255,762 Gross to Date: $22,963,517 5. Furry Vengeance Weekend Gross: $6,627,564 Gross to Date: $6,627,564 6. The Losers Weekend Gross: $5,888,471 Gross to Date: $18,013,781 7. Clash of the Titans Weekend Gross: $5,855,368 Gross to Date: $153,911,073 8. Kick-Ass Weekend Gross: $4,515,940 Gross to Date: $42,228,273

Tasty ’n’ perfect John Gorham opens a new brunch restaurant that hits the spot

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Weekend Gross: $32,902,299 Gross to Date: $32,902,299

coursed perfectly (all family-style) by servers who are friendly and helpful without being overbearing. Vegetarians are not left out to dry. They have sweet options like Auntie Paula’s French Toast, which is served with strawberries, rhubarb, maple syrup and whipped cream, and vegetable-laced dishes like Shakshuka, a red pepper and tomato stew that houses baked eggs, a Radicchio salad with parmesan reggiano vinaigrette and more. Tasty & Sons represents all that makes Portland’s culinary scene great: Well-priced dishes that can be classic or creative offered from a chef with superstar talent.

Tasty & Sons 3808 N Williams Ave Open 7 days a week 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

9. Death at a Funeral Weekend Gross: $4,123,105 Gross to Date: $34,900,278 10. Oceans Weekend Gross: $2,564,843 Gross to Date: $13,460,115 —boxofficemojo.com

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Billboard Top 10 Week of May 8 Pop

Local film } highlights Photo courtesy of Six Productions

1. “Rude Boy,” Rihanna 2. “In My Head,” Jason Derulo 3. “Hey, Soul Sister,” Train 4. “Nothin’ On You,” B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars 5. “Break Your Heart,” Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris 6. “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum 7. “Telephone,” Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce 8.”Breakeven,” The Script 9. “Your Love Is My Drug,” Ke$ha

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

There are a lot of sweet films playing at local theaters this week and unless you’ve spent the last week staring at a bottle of José Cuervo counting down the minutes until Cinco de Mayo, you probably don’t have the time to pick out the best ones. But don’t worry about it—we’ve searched through them for you.

10. “Carry Out,” Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake Rock 1. “Between the Lines,” Stone Temple Pilots 2. “Your Decision,” Alice in Chains

Wednesday

Thursday

Core

Vincere

Just in time for late spring— sunshine and warmer temperatures will hopefully join us soon—comes Core, a film that (according to director Chuck Fryberger’s website) “goes to the heart of climbing.” Core follows kickass climbers from around the world as they brave some of the toughest rocks out there. Giving a deeper understanding of the varying lifestyles of the athletes juxtaposed against their achievements, the film takes viewers on an incredible visual journey that you won’t want to miss out on.

There is something most people don’t know about Benito Mussolini. Before becoming the fascist dictator of Italy, before the First World War even, he had a wife named Ida Dalser who bore him a son, Benito Albino. Vincere tells the heart-wrenching story of the woman who gave up everything for Mussolini, only for him to disappear after he joined the Army, and re-emerge married to another woman. Denied his love, locked away in an institution with her son, the scorned Ida refuses to give up without a fight.

Hollywood Theatre 7 p.m. $6.50 All ages

Living Room Theaters 2:20 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10:05 p.m. 21+ after 4:30 p.m. $6

Photo courtesy of Offside

Photo courtesy of Produzioni De Sica

Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures Corporation

3. “The Good Life,” Three Days Grace 4.”Savior,” Rise Against 5. “1901,” Phoenix 6. “Uprising,” Muse 7. “Resistance,” Muse 8. “Cryin’ Like A Bitch!,” Godsmack 9. “Give Me A Sign (Forever And…),” Breaking Benjamin 10. “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To,” Weezer —Billboard

Tuesday

Friday

Saturday

The Professionals

The Bicycle Thief

The Human Centipede

For the last installment of April Action Month—yeah, yeah, I know, it’s not April anymore, but cut them some slack—Laurelhurst Theater brings us another classic western. The Professionals, set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution of 1917, has everything a classic action flick ought to have: kidnappings, a powerful villain, seduction, and yes, some good old-fashioned gun-slinging heroes. The film stars Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Claudia Cardinale and Jack Palance.

In newly restored 35mm print, The Bicycle Thief is an Italian classic that ought to be added to your foreign film repertoire. Directed by Vittorio De Sica, the film follows Antonio Ricci as he searches for his stolen bike. Needing a bicycle for work, Ricci finds himself on the streets of Rome, looking high and low, with no help from the police. Based upon the novel of the same name by Luigi Bartolini, The Bicycle Thief stars Lamberto Maggiorani.

The film is just as the title sounds. That is, The Human Centipede is a horror film about—you’ll never guess—a human centipede. OK, OK, that’s not exactly how it goes. The 2010 film by Tom Six is about a mentally deranged doctor who surgically connects three victims together, mouth to anus, to create a human centipede. Sound creepy and weird enough for you? (If not, then you need some help.)

Laurelhurst Theater 9:20 p.m. $3 21+

Hollywood Theatre 12 p.m. $6.50 All ages

Cinema 21 Time TBA $7 w/PSU ID All ages

by Sarah Engels

Photo courtesy of Chuck Fryberger

Women’s golf team set to take a swing at NCAA West Regionals Tanya Shiffer

SPORTS Viks to compete at Regionals team in an NCAA regional. They placed 20th in 2004, 21st in 2005, and 20th in 2008. The top eight teams and top two players from each regional will advance to the NCAA National Championship at Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C. on May 18–21. The Central and Eastern regional tournaments are being played on the same weekend at Otter Creek Golf Course in Bloomington, Ind. and Ironwood Country Club in Greenville, N.C., respectively. The 71-par Stanford Golf Course spreads over 6,212 yards and will host 24 schools on May 6–8. Five players will compete for each team but only four will count toward the team’s score.

Portland State golf 2009–10 scoring averages Team: 309.7* Stephanie Johns, Sr., 76.25   Britney Yada, Fr., 76.37   Tiffany Schoning, So., 77.76   Kalyn Dodge, Jr., 78.42   Alexia Brown, Jr., 79.04   Danielle Ranallo, Sr., 80.67   Aubrey Vaughn, Jr., 80.67   Justine Hix, Sr., 80.89   Corrine Gilbertson, So., 89.00

Portland State in NCAA Regionals

Robert Britt 503-725-4538 sports@dailyvanguard.com

Thirteen Portland State student-athletes from three teams were selected last week to the Big Sky Conference’s 2009–10 Winter All-Academic teams, according to a statement released by the league.

2003 16th, 936 strokes Karsten Golf Club, Tempe, Ariz. (hosted by Arizona State)   2004 20th, 943 strokes Stanford Golf Club, Stanford, Calif. (hosted by Stanford)

Six members each from the Portland State women’s basketball and women’s track and field teams were named, as well as one member of the Vikings men’s track and field team.

2005 21st, 952 strokes New Mexico State Golf Course, Las Cruces, N.M. (hosted by New Mexico State)   2008 20th, 928 strokes Lincoln Hills Golf Club, Sacramento, Calif. (hosted by Sacramento State)

Sports Editor:

PSU studentathletes named to All-Academic teams

Vanguard staff

The recent winners of the Big Sky Conference Golf Championship are not simply going on vacation to a sunnier climate later this week. The Portland State women’s golf team is instead headed to Stanford, Calif., to compete in the NCAA West Regional Golf Championships on May 5–8. The Vikings are led by AllConference freshman Britney Yada, who finished tied for third place at the Big Sky Championship. Joining her in California are senior Stephanie Johns, sophomore Tiffany Schoning, junior Kalyn Dodge and junior Alexia Brown. Head coach Kathleen Takaishi, this year’s Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year, expressed confidence in her team’s chances at the regional. “I think they will do really well,” Takaishi said. “They’ve practiced hard and earned their spot. We look forward to the challenge.” Portland State earned their tee-times at the NCAA Regionals after winning last month’s Big Sky Championship at the Ocotillo Golf Resort in Chandler, Ariz., where Portland State finished with a combined team score of 900, two shots under Sacramento State. The Vikings’ score marks the fourth-lowest 54-hole score in league history. This year’s championship is PSU’s fifth golf title in the last eight seasons, and the second in Takaishi’s three seasons at the head of the Portland State program. This week will mark Portland State’s fifth appearance in the NCAA regional. In 2003, PSU placed 16th for their best-ever finish by a Viking

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To be eligible, students must have posted at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, participated in no less than half of the team’s competitions and completed at least one academic term at the current institution. Cinderella story: The Big Sky Champs are

taking their game to the NCAA Regionals.

Portland State’s 2009– 10 Winter All-Academic team selections Women’s basketball Kate DePaepe, Jr., Biology Claire Faucher, Sr., Business Administration Nichole Jackson, Fr., Undeclared

*On pace to break the school record All photos courtesy of PSU Athletics

Eryn Jones, So., Health Sciences Karley Lampman, Fr., Undeclared

Soccer team closes spring offseason with final scrimmage and Alumni Game Nilesh Tendolkar Vanguard staff

The Portland State women’s soccer team and reigning Big Sky regular season champions closed out the spring season scrimmages with a 1-0 win over Western Oregon on Saturday at the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation in Beaverton. Later that evening the Vikings hosted the annual Portland State Alumni Game on the Stott Community Field to a crowd of fans and former players. The Vikings won the final scrimmage of the offseason off a goal from freshman striker Megan Martin. Going into Saturday, the Vikings had lost two scrimmages and earned a draw in another over the spring offseason schedule that featured NCAA favorites Portland, as well as Seattle and Seattle Pacific. Against Western Oregon, sophomore striker Martin gave Portland State the lead off an assist from sophomore Amanda Dutra and freshman Kimmie Tammen. “Amanda hit a very good shot,” Martin said. “I thought it was going to go over, but it came off the crossbar and came back. But Kimmie [Tammen], Kala [Renard] and I were right there to get it. If I wasn’t there, they were going to score.” Throughout the spring season, the Vikings played without two of

Erin Yankus, Sr., Speech & Hearing Science

Spring win!

Women’s track and field Adrienne Davis, Jr., Black Studies PíLar Dorsett, Jr., Business Administration Quiana Jackson, So., Health Sciences Alexis Kitzman, Jr., International Studies Alyssa Rife, So., Physical Activity/ Exercise

Spring win!

Aaron Leopold/Portland State Vanguard

Kicking it spring-style: The women’s soccer team took to the pitch for its last spring scrimmage and annual Alumni Game.

last season’s starting defenders, sophomore Toni Carnovale and junior Emily Rohde. The team also missed the services of Big Sky Offensive MVP and Golden Boot winner, Dolly Enneking, Defensive MVP Cris Lewis and team captain Nathalie Wollmann—three seniors whom played their final game for Portland State last season. “I think our team did really well,” Martin said. “We just need to finish more, but our passing has been great. I think it’s going to be a team effort. We want everyone to score goals, including the defenders—like Toni Carnovale,

who scored two goals last season.” Head coach Laura Schott, last year’s Big Sky Coach of the Year, was pleased with the performance of her team. “We created a lot of chances and got a win out of it,” Schott said. “We have been moving forward all spring and we are looking forward to the fall.” On Saturday evening, the Vikings welcomed former players and alumni onto the pitch for the annual Portland State Alumni Game. The friendly match ended in a 1-1 draw. Current assistant coach and Portland State alumna

Melanie Langley scored the goal for the alumni team. “We just came out to have fun,” said Enneking, who played in her first Alumni Game on Saturday. When asked what she plans to do next, Portland State’s all-time leading goal score said she has plans to keep playing soccer. Schott said she enjoys the annual tradition of the Alumni Game. “The alumni game is always fun,” Schott said. “It’s great to get people out that we don’t see all the time and have been connected to the program. I think everybody enjoyed themselves and it was a good day.”

Amber Rozicha, Fr., Physical Activity/ Exercise Men’s track and field Jeff Borgerson, Fr., Civil Engineering

Meet Dennis Ferguson

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PSU women’s basketball signs transfer Kate Lanz The PSU women’s basketball team announced the signing of transfer Kate Lanz to a financial aid agreement. The 5-foot-10-inch Lanz comes to the Park Blocks after spending her freshman season at Oregon State. The Oregon Class 6A state Player of the Year as a senior at Central Catholic High School, Lanz returns to the Portland area to play for the Vikings, but will have to sit out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA transfer regulations. “We are so excited to welcome a local star back to Portland,” said Vikings head coach Sherri Murrell. “PSU’s academic and basketball cultures fit Kate’s needs and she will flourish in our environment.” In her only season playing for the Beavers, Lanz appeared in 28 games and averaged 2.3 points and 1.5 rebounds. Lanz lettered all four years at Central Catholic and was heavily recruited as a senior. In her final season, she led the Rams to a third-place finish at the state tournament and averaged 15.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 4.1 steals. She left as the school’s all-time leader in points (1,542), rebounds (619), assists (405) and steals (303). In each of her final two seasons, Lanz was chosen as the Gatorade Oregon Girls Basketball Player of the Year. She was the Mt. Hood Conference MVP as a sophomore and earned first team all-conference honors three times. Before winning state Player of the Year honors as a senior, Lanz was a first team all-state pick as a junior and second team selection as a sophomore. A strong, physical guard, Lanz played for one of the state’s top prep programs at Central Catholic under Head Coach Sandy Dickerson. With Lanz leading the way, the Rams took third place at the state tournament three consecutive seasons from 2007–09. Current Viking Katy Wade played with Lanz in 2006–07 and 2007–08. “Kate is a tall, strong play-making guard and one of the toughest competitors around. I have no doubt she will help us in our quest for more championships and NCAA appearances,” Murrell said.

—Ryan Borde, PSU Athletics

Photo courtesy of PSU Athletics

A chat with the athletics department’s director of new business development Allison Whited Vanguard staff

Daily Vanguard: You have a pretty fancy job title. What does a Director of New Business Development do? Dennis Ferguson: Well, [laughs] I was in business here in Portland for a long time, then I applied for the job of Development Director but I actually got hired for [Director of] Business Development. That is basically going to the businesses in

our community—mainly downtown, but all around the community—and introducing or reintroducing Portland State athletics to them; talking about what we’re trying to accomplish with our student-athletes, trying to raise money for scholarships, trying to get also some advertisements and sponsorships. Until the economy tanked, we were doing very, very well. Now it’s a little tougher, but we’re still getting good dollars for football and for scholarships and women’s basketball.

DV: When you say you were in business here in Portland, what kind of business did you do? DF: I ran an insurance brokerage firm that basically would be called risk management. I did that for 35 years and ended out running the firm, but for most of the time I was running around handling and selling business. DV: Insurance and college athletics are worlds apart. How do you make that transition? DF: I retired for two years and I was playing golf and I was having fun. But the problem with retirement is everybody is old. When everybody is old, they talk about two things: They talk about money and they

For the Blazers…GAME 6 Commentary on another devastating first-round playoff exit

SUCKS

Robert Seitzinger Vanguard staff

Game 6 is the enemy for Portland Trail Blazers fans. The Blazers’ last two postseasons ended during the sixth contest of the first round, and excuses abound from fans as to why. Portland had never lost Game 6 of a first-round series at home until last week, going 5-0 all time. The Blazers have now lost six straight playoff series, currently the NBA’s longest such streak— they haven’t won a series since the 2000 postseason. Last year’s series loss was blamed on the refs. Fans decried officials for calling Portland on fouls that other playoff squads enjoyed lenience over, and for whistling a slew of iffy travels and turnovers that busted up their rhythm during crucial stretches. That argument has some merit, though officiating wasn’t responsible for the scant 28 points scored by anyone not named Brandon Roy or LaMarcus Aldridge during Game 6 in Houston. Those two shot 20 for 38, compared to 10

of 33 shooting from the rest of the team. Moreover, weak defense let Houston outscore Portland 31-18 in the second quarter. Ouch. Blame the refs if you want, but the agonizing truth is that Portland was simply outplayed. I stand convinced that Luis Scola is to blame: His ugly mug and oily, floppy hair just plain distracted Roy, Aldridge and Joel Przybilla from focusing well enough to advance past the first round. This year, injuries hindered the Blazers with limited post presence and inconsistent performances from perimeter players. Furthermore, starters and bench players were shifted around quite a bit, and there wasn’t much cohesion or communication between the five Blazers on the floor at any given time. Double ouch. Blame injuries if you want, but the agonizing truth is that Portland was, again, simply outplayed. I stand convinced that Nate McMillan is to blame: His poor play design and rapid-fire roster jostling just plain

talk about healthcare and I wasn’t really interested in either one of them. I said, “I’ve got to get out of here. I’ve got to go where people still talk about what they want to do with life.” This opportunity came along and athletics is the window into a lot of universities. When people are looking at Portland State and they say oh, they have a great basketball program or great women’s programs—which we do—or a great football program—which we are becoming—then people want to be a part of that. People like to be a part of winners. As much as academics is really what we’re all about in college, academics doesn’t sell. We connect the business community to our scholar-athletes, but basically with the bigger understanding of our university.

DV: You started Coach’s Corner last year. Tell me a little bit about that and where you got the idea. DF: [A couple of years ago, Portland State] had a golf tournament that raised about $25,000 and it’s a ton of work. I didn’t put it together, some alumnus did, but they got tired and said they were not going to do it. So when I was with [ former football head coach] Jerry Glanville at Montana State...he introduced me

disoriented the team and effectively ended the series. The cohesion, trust and familiarity that existed between the Blazers on their path to 54 victories last season was strained by injury this season. However, they persevered to the tune of 50 wins by knuckling down and exploiting opponents’ assumptions that a deteriorated roster meant they were weak. Other teams would find a groove, a certain cruise control to operate on, and then one or two Blazers would explode and catch fire long enough to secure surprising upsets against better, healthier squads. Andre Miller and Aldridge both dropped 31 points in Games 1 and 4, respectively, but no other Blazer took the helm against the Suns firmly enough to survive the series. Dante Cunningham may have been the most consistent Blazer this series, scoring 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting while grabbing five steals and committing just three turnovers in 42 minutes. With Przybilla and Greg Oden gone, McMillan should have established a consistent big-man rotation of Aldridge and Camby as starters, with Juwan Howard and Cunningham coming off the bench, instead of just shuffling the first three according to foul trouble. The ugliest rumor since last week’s Game 6 loss is that Rudy Fernández may leave Portland next year. Granted, his sophomore campaign was shoddy in comparison to his stellar rookie season, but he’s still a force behind the arc and his defensive presence is only going to continue getting better. If any player should be on the chopping block, it’s Oden: He’s a lumbering injury magnet, and it’s

to a guy up there and they have what they call a Cornerback Club. Same concept. [In the Coach’s Corner] everybody gives $1,000 a year and we’ll have 50 people doing that this year. That’s $50,000 dollars and it all goes to football. It goes to [head coach] Nigel Burton and he gets to determine where that money is spent. Part of it is having a party once a quarter. We have it at this racket club, which is very nice. We have hors d’oeuvres and cocktails and they get to talk to the coach personally. If they want to know some inside scoop, then they get it.

DV: What do you like best about working in athletics? DF: It’s fun. It’s a lot of fun. Business was not fun, but it was extremely rewarding because you got paid if you were very good at what you did. In athletics, the money doesn’t necessarily follow, but the product is so much fun. You’re working with young scholar-athletes...you get to work with these young coaches. Well, they’re young to me. So you know, you go, is this a good deal or what?

—This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

time for Portland to accept that he isn’t the wunderkind we saw at Ohio State. All things considered, this summer will inevitably bring about some difficult changes and require lots of development. Here’s for hoping the Blazers earn a third consecutive 50-win season and step out of their playoff rut, staying healthy while they do it. Even if that means winning in Game 6 of the first round.

All photos courtesy of Portland Trail Blazers

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Roots Festival Volunteer Meeting 2 p.m. Smith Memorial Student Union Multicultural Center There’s still time to join the Roots Festival organizing committee— if you’re interested in getting involved, make sure to attend one of the weekly group meetings Climbing Center Movie Screening/ Game Night 4 p.m. Portland State Climbing Center This is a new weekly event. Activities include a movie projected onto the climbing wall, games, music and open ropes for climbers

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SPORTS EXTRA Vikings win four games over Weber State in final conference road trip

Softball sweeps series over Wildcats

Vanguard Sports | 12 May 4, 2010

Pacific Coast Softball Conference standings

James MacKenzie Vanguard staff

The Portland State softball team swept a four-game series over Weber State on Friday and Saturday, and now the Vikings find themselves in an enviable position heading into the final week of regular season play. With only four conference games left and a three-game lead over next weekend’s opponent, Seattle, the Vikings will only need to split their series with the Redhawks to ensure a spot in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference tournament. With the exception of a 3-2 cliffhanger in the series finale, the Vikings plowed through a struggling Weber State softball program (1-45, 1-13 PCSC) to even PSU’s overall record to 24-24 and raise their conference record to a league-best 14-2. In a season that has been largely defined by the Vikings pitching rotation, the offense carried the weekend series. PSU batters scored 34 runs on 45 hits, while senior catcher Brandi Scoggins assured her place in Portland State history by breaking the school’s career record for doubles. Scoggins set the career mark early, with two doubles against Wildcat pitcher Ariel Whiteman in Game 1 of the weekend series. Scoggins first tied Kiauna Anderson’s Portland State record of 40 doubles, then broke the record with an RBI-double in the top of the sixth that brought in junior shortstop Arielle Wiser. “She’s such a kid that doesn’t worry about that kind of stuff,” said head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk. “We talked about it, but she doesn’t want attention. She just wants to play and have the team do well, so she’ll downplay it and move on like it’s no big deal.” With the offense scoring 34 runs over the weekend, it wasn’t just Scoggins who saw the ball well. The lineup as a whole a hit five home runs, four of them coming in Game 2 of the series alone. Junior outfielder Brandi Campos struck first with her first career home run, while senior infielder De’Chauna Skinner hit her fourth of the season and Scoggins and Alexa Morales added shots of their own in the 11-1 win. The offensive explosion didn’t end with home runs and doubles but continued with senior second baseman Becca Diede who, along with Scoggins, has been a model of consistency all season. Diede extended a streak that has seen her reach base safely in every PCSC game and 18 games overall, in which time she has hit safely in 16 of 18 games. “She’s just focused and on a mission,” Echo-Hawk said. “She’s doing everything she needs to do to stay in a good spot. She doesn’t have too many highs or too many lows. She’s pretty even-keeled when it comes to the offensive side of the game and I think that’s what’s helped her be so consistent—just the way she approaches it.” While the Viking hitters provided more than enough support for Portland State to win without great performances from the rotation, the pitching staff did more than enough in allowing only 12 runs in 24 innings of work. Nichole Latham and Anna Bertrand were again the stalwarts of the weekend with both pitchers winning each of their starts. The wins moved Bertrand to 13-9 on the

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Field of dreams: The Vikings have a strong hold on first place in the PCSC Mountain Division going into the final week of conference play.

season, while Nichole Latham now sits at 8-5. Latham’s wins over the weekend now make it 10 straight conference decisions in which she has emerged as the winning pitcher. “[Latham] knows what she needs to do and she doesn’t try to do too much,” Echo-Hawk said. “That’s the good thing about her is that she lets her defense work for her and doesn’t put it all on her shoulders to do everything. When you do that as a pitcher it relaxes you and it allows you to have a little bit more control and command of your pitches.” Latham’s 10th consecutive conference win was needed in

the series finale, as the Vikings narrowly avoided an upset and defeated Weber State 3-2. With Portland State scoring three in the first inning and chasing Wildcat starter BreAnn Jones before she could record an out, it looked as though it would be another game in which the offense would explode. Weber State pitchers Britinie Hardine and Angela Devries, however, combined to blank the Vikings over the next six innings while the Wildcat offense brought the score to 3-2 off a double from Heather Jackson. With a win on the line, senior Tori Rogers came in to close the

game and collect her first career save. The seventh inning wasn’t without a bit of hand ringing, though, as Linnea Ketcher singled to lead off the inning and a sacrifice bunt moved her into scoring position. Despite the pressure, Rogers bore down and coaxed Jackson into a pop-up bunt to first before Ariel Whiteman grounded into a double play to end the weekend. “We had a good weekend. It was a much-needed weekend for our offense. We definitely shined a little bit more offensively than defensively. Overall, it was nice to see the kids hit well,” Echo-Hawk said.

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